The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 8, 1936, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, FEB. 8 & % [to adopt the same method. Reports from throughout Dall\’ AlaSka E"ll)lre | the world clearly indicate the action can not be taken HAPPY. ) too soon. ROBERT W. BENDER - - Editor and Manager — BIRTHD Y T Published _every evening _except Sunday by the| With all the hot air theré is usually around Con- . I ' A B L G CUMEANRE e ”“"“px-‘-5s1‘>|\;.1 lobbies you wouldn't think a little 16-inch | < - snow storm would tie them up. The Empire extends congratula- Entered 1n the Poet Of au as Second Class i, 1% oW AL tions and best wishes today, their matter A — — - Mesiaa P ke " Uirthday anniversary, .2 the follo SUBBCE BTIDN RATER | n contrast to Fourth of July and Christmas, but |- *% ‘ Oslivered by carrier in Juneay and Douglas for $1:25 | equally jmportant to remember, is March 15, last day H r month. RESER By mail Puig, followin for filing income tax returns. FEBRUARY § N R e R ey e : B .nv — e e zxx C. I’w Je:ne 1 Subseribers will confer a f they will promptly £ % Nl arry Worobec e Busl fice vy failure or irregularity ystponi Bonus Cash. L | potify the Busincss Office of any v irregularit Postponing Bonus C G. I Ingman | s Office, 602 iness Office, 374 ik Cirevis — - (New York World Telegram) oY "3"*0 (;jq‘t‘l:_mn | Ll A S g T L ‘o the| The Veterans Administration reports that approxi- | R RBROARS o 1l news dispatehes credited to | mately 3,500,000 veterans are now alive, eligible for a G‘ E. km"sé : Credited dn this paper and also the |04 or the $2,000,000,000 added to the budget by the Falet o e i 5 i | Mrs. B. M. Behrends — bonus bill. It is predicted that some 2,700,000 of these | Gt Wit N T e b or\REER | veterans will stampede to cash their bonus bonds “as | Do e - Z = | soon as they can find a post office.” | Barb w{nn i | Many thousands of veterans don't want ‘q nm?x | Mrs, Harty G. Watson | never did believe in it; were disgusted at the vociferou. A i outcries of the organized bonusites and feel themselves e Tagr somewhat in a'quandry today as the baby bonds are | HeaggeRrses to be passed out. In the most patriotic sense they ;\ro‘ g conscientious objectors. ren i S The vast majority of these, we venture to predict, | '\ = 4 will not refuse their bonds. They will feel that since From The Empire 1 20 YEARS AGO | B e they can't stop the raid and most certainly must pay taxes to settle the debt eventually they may as we take the money. | Such acceptance is not consistent with the uttermos? | stretcn of logic, but we believe it is a practical human attitude and the one most bonus opponents will adopt FEBRUARY 8, | What is a well-meaning veteran to do, after all?, E. J roller” White, | We believe these in this state of mind should re- |tor visiting in Juneau, remarked member that postponement of collection is a help to |that the town was “growing fast. the United States which the patriotic veteran can |During the period between the first render without in any sense squeamish or precious. and second times T visited Juneau | To -the veteran in need and under financial pres- |[there was scarcely any change,” he | The Alaska American Legion convention to be held [Suré we offer no counsel of perfection. He will take |remarked, “although the period men- | his bonus money. But to the ones who have been getting | tioned was for eight years, [ror along without such aid we say that it would be highly | 1898 to 1906. On both*occasions the promises to be the best and largest convention the proper and desirable to let the money lie until the |town stopped only a few blocks north | Already the Le- bonds mature in 1945, An organized drive for pledges |of the present office of The Empire. 5 not to cash the bonus bonds would be a useful move- [beyond which in the uncut and prac- ment for some patriotic society to foster on a nationsal |tically untrodden grass the wild fox at.work laying plans and discussing ways and means |scale dug his hole unscared and the rank of making it the success it should be. Undoubtedly, they | thistle, had there been any such vez- ! |itation, would have nodded in the wind. The thistle may still be ab- | sent, but I notice the wind is still on the job . .. But sometime dur the past ten years Juneau has eme ed fromn the cocoon in which she has been reposing. I am convinced that the town has passed its experimental stage.” 1916 MUSH ON TO THE LEGION GOLD BELT CONVENTION. during the first week of next September in Juneau Alaska Department has ever held. gionnaires and Legion Auxiliary members are actively The Mediterranean Tension. (Cincinnati Enquirer) Great Britain, far from withdrawing its armed strength from the Mediterranean area, is concentrat- | occasion for Juneau and the Gastineau Channel com- |jng more and more troops in Egypt. The British naval munity. This is the capital city of the Territory. It is contingent in the Eastern Mediterranean is reported to this community that the rest of Alaska naturally to have been reduced, but that appears to be inspired | looks to accomplish things in a big way, because it is by the same caution that has led to an even larger the headquarters and the metropolis of the north by | fleet concentration at Gibraltar and nearby. The | French also are increasing their naval forces in the virtue of greater population. Virtually one sixth of | ¥ 2 9 |inland sea, as well as their armies near the Italian the entire population of the Territory lives in Juneau, Soaritier Douglas and the immediatg Gastineau Channel area. will succeed in their efforts. But the Legion convention should be more than just an ordinarily successful gathering of Legionnaires and Auxiliary members. It should be made an his oric Also among ‘the editors. W. F. Thompson, former manager of the Fairbanks News-Miner, became the All this is being done because both Powers fear a [Proad father of a baby boy born in Here we have the world's largest low grade gold ore |quick Italian move to attack the British fleet—a ges- | San Francisce. producing mine with the greatest year-around payroll |ture of supreme defiance by a dictator who dares not in the north. The Federal and Territorial offices are admit frustration in his African adventure for tear| A second swimming carnival wa here. It is the nerve center of Alaska, just as Seattle| Of 1osing power at home. It is commonly said, and |scheduled for the Arctic Brother- is to the state of Washington, or Washington, D, ¢, | With some basis in fact, that this tense situation has |hood natatorium, with Woodbury Ab- been created by the League of Nations, in its effort |bey and H. P. Crowther managing. to impose sanctions on TItaly. to the nation. Such a community, if it is to retain its position, must live up to its advantages. | This is one way to put it. But one might better | The Methodist Church held a hard Next summer's Legion convention is such an OPPOT- | consider what the situation would be today if Italy's | times social in the church basement, tunity. It can be m | le the crowning point of a summer |war on Ethiopia were proceeding in the absence of of marked activity. Coming as it does at the close of a League of Nations. Britain’s interests would be no- | High winds in Treadwell b the summer season, the convention can be made the less menaced. Many smaller powers would be deeply |the 700 stack. goal for scores of Alaskans from other parts of the cOncerned by the spectacle of aggression against a small African state, knowing they might be next as the victims of the aggressive designs of the great ] Cial | powers. The same resistance to Italian policy would There still will be tourists heading home- |pe manifest, But it would have no means of expression ward. The Legion convention can be made their part- save the threat of retaliatory war. ing entertainment fling in the north. All eyes can| We might see precisely the same mobilization of turn to Juneau and it can be made the mecca, if the forces in the same area. But the policies of the na- entire population of Gastineau Channel gets back of | tions pitted against Italy would not be subject to the the convention to make it the outstanding affair of | Yeasoned decisions of an nnermf\uonal agency. All in the 1936 season in this section. Its result will reflecy 21 the peace seems less precarious by reason of the organization of the world community in a League | which acts at least in some part as a unit and under up and coming com- | the aegis of a covenant which embodies principles of Capital City of the North. | international justice. The efforts of the League to Let'’s make it a capital convention in the Capital restore peace may or may not succeed. But the danger | City. as the lads of 17 mush on to the American | Of major war in Europe seems to be less than it would Legion gold belt convention at Juneau in 36, be in the international anarchy of pre-war Europe. over Mrs. P. R. Bradley was elected chairman of the committee to make preliminary arrangements for the opening of the new St. Ann’s Hos- pital in Douglas on February 17. The Juneau Public Libra out a plea asking that persons who had borrowed books and not re- turned them, please do so at once, since the stock of the library, never large, was rapidly being depleted by such procedures. Territory. Already plans are under way for large del gations to come {rom Seattle and other points by spe steamer. sent | not alone in Legion circles but it can establish Junean and vicinity as a wide-awake, munity worthy the title Scottish Rite Masons of the Val- ley of Juneau continued their work, conferring in full form the four- | teenth degree of Perfect Elu THE MOVE AGAINST COMMUNISM. Widows 'As Candidaten | Weather: Maximum, 34; mini- Fi |mum, 17; clear. (St. Louis Globe-Democrat) i : The sudden, spectacular action of governments| pus once more the q"mumf O?C{he sticoessalon of R TR against red agitation in southeastern Europe, South|widows Jn political office is raised. That widows of | LADIES' TRINITY GUILD America and Mexico emphasizes again the old warn- | some members of Congress have earned places for | Valentine Contract Bridge, Trin- ing against communistic activity, a warning that can | themselves as lawmakers in their own rights—Repre- ':ity Hall, Saturday, Feb. 15. —adv.| not too often be repeated in this country if we are to sentative Florence P. Kahn of California, for example— | T e o preserve our present form of government. Five nations MUst be conceded. Yet the fact remains that the | in southern Europe find the red menace making in- wi(‘!ows sandidacy] i the fizst, instance, &5 lonst, capi- talizes on the fact that she is the widow. As such it s 19 ] |appeals to the sentiment rather than to the reason | : Chile and Paraguay trace of the voters. The conclusion is inescapable that Mrs. | their railway strike trouble back to communistic head- | Henry T. Rainey set a good example when she rejected | quarters, and from Mexico, where Communists have the counsel of leaders in her party to run for the long been active, disturbance from a red source are | Illinois seat of the late Speaker of the House. reported Closer to home, in our own country, wherever in- AAA And The Constitution. dustrial strife has broken out, whatever its merit, the Communist has been found in the background throw- ing oil on the flames of emotion, attempting, and (oo‘ often succeeding, in causing further and more pro- roads, under what is said to be the guiding hand of the Russian Soviet. (Emporia Gazette) In all the discussion of the problem that has filled n the press since death knell of the AAA, no one in re- If you're out to please the man sponsibility seems to consider seriously an amendment || of the family . . . let us help longed trouble. It is the scheme of the Communist to the Constitution to permit the necessary Federal || you! A grand selecticn of program. Causing discord and dissension is part of solution. If it can be solved without consmuuonafi good food . . . vegetables and the plan for the world revolution—the big goal of all amendment, well and good, but if not, hesitation over} all the iZings that men like communistic activity. constitutional change will have only the appearance || best. Here in America most of us are inclined to look °f Political cowardice. g Sanitary Grocer: upon the Communist movement as insignificant. We _ After all, the Constitution must serve the chang- PHONE 83 or 85 4 glance over the votes cast at the national eleotions, | g ec 5 °F the people. Thelr welfare, in the last|} . FOO S8 S0 Yukon edi- |y Modern Etiquette 2y Roberta I .ee -3 Q. When giving a photograph of one’s self as a gift, should the pho- tograph be framed? e T e T 1936, Horoscope “The stars Zacline but do not compel” SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1936 Mingled good and evil planetary aspects rule today, according to as- A. No; one does not know wheth- | yrology. The dominating influences the wall, place it on desk of mantle, or even keep it in a drawer. Q. Please name a few known as “finger foods.” things | tjos A. Celery, radishes, olives, corn on the cob, cookies, and bon-bons. Q. Which entertainment is a greater compliment to the guest, the formal or the informal? A. The informal entertainment. TG R Daily Lessons in English ¥ W. L. Gordon tai [ O, Words Often Misused: Do not say, We plan on spending our vacation |pe there.” Say, “We plan to spend our | tig ation there.” Oiten Mispronounced: Piano. Pro- nounce pi-an-o, is as in pit, a as in an, o in no, accent second syllable. Often Misspelled: Pumpkin. Cor- rect pronunciation is pump-kin, al- hough colloquially and commonly pung- Synonyms: muffled, low. Word Study: “Use a word three) times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabula me word each day. Today's word: Acquisition; the thing acquired or ained. “Learnnig is an acquisition.” - - | ol e Look ar:d Learn By A. C. Gordon to | in Inaudible, indistinct, | att crif Idaho, Washington. {leg the Protestant Episcopal Church. o) 3. The study of language, as-|t0 pecially as a science. un] 4. French revolutionist (1758-!be 1794) 5. The olive e is SHOP IN JUNEAU, FIRST! I e SPECIALIZING in French and Italian Dinners | Gastireau Cafe Short Orders at All Hours |m [ |cle ( 0SS CONSTRUCTION CO. Juneau |to Phone 107 | | | o {| IDEAL PAINT SHOP || | If It's Paint We Have It! [ | FRED W. WENDT | | PHONE 549 \ | whi e “THE REXALL SIORx” e W H. will be strong under th: stars, ‘umong the young. This is a favorable day for enter- ing of aims and ambitions will be helpful. Young men and young wo- men should benefit. Trends toward religious observ- ances should be marked this winter. One great church organization is to Motion p! greater success than in the past and most modern of arts. A young ac- tress will become famous. Physicians and surgeons will b2 in. | the next few weeks. Great advance- ment in both medicine and surgery | will be made this year. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of some dif- by mastering |ficulties of mysterious origin. Legal papers may cause anxiety, but there ould be general good fortune. 1 Children born on this day prob- ably wil lbe individual in mind and | aracter. Subjects of this sign often 2. “The Churchman,” allied with | Hi Conservative busine |should be fortunate tod lending. _'ruling thought. | | Sudden fluctuations on the stock market are forecast. Wild buying will mark more than one day and the early spring-will present odd con- | ditions. | Trouble over certain relief pro- Jects is prognosticated. Both chari- | ties and philanthropies will be sub- | ject to extraordinary strain in meet- ing late winter demands. Mercaants may have serious griev- ances, if the stars are rightly read. Buying and selling are under a sign that indicates unexpected commer- | cial crises. | While there will be a steady gain | ;inay cause serious problems for Un. | profit greatly, it is foretold. | | Persons whose birthdate it is have | the augury of a year of good luck ' ;should avoid speculation though it | |may be exceedingly tempting. | | Children born on this day prob. ‘rb]y will be keen of mind and given this sign usually combine the poetiz | |outlook with philosophic ideals. William Allen White, journalist, was born on this day 1868. Others include Charles Lamb, English es- cayist, 1775; Charles W. Bryan, one- time Nebraska governor, 1867. Closed during the absence of Mrs, reopen for business March 3. SHOP IN JUNEAU. FTRST! ler the recipient wishes to hang it on [are adverse. Disturbing conditions marked in families as well as in na- will be ns at this time. There will be un- settled labor issues and a tendency toward bitter disagreements. Women now come under a sway that gives them some leadership in molding public opinion. Efforts to- ward peace pacts will be widespread Love that binds together families | rule of thet It also encourages romance ning friends whose understand- prominent in participating in no- mal affairs. tures are to attain even command new recognition as the extraordinary demand through ain fame in unusual ways. Amy Lowell, American poetess and | tic, was born on this day, 1872. Others who have celebrated it as a | birthday include George Ade, writ- jer, 1866; George H. Moses, United | | 1. What five states, named in or- |States Senator, 1869. der from east to west, form the| southern boundry of Canada, west| of the Great Lakes? i What is the oldest religious journal in the U. S.? 3. What is philology? 4. Who was Robespierre? i 5. What is the oldest known fruit? | str ANSWERS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1936 erse planetary aspecs teday, according to astr It is not a date on which (o |launch any important project. Under this sw there may be a ong tendency to argue and lose |one’s temper. This influence may be 1. Minnesota, Dakota, Montana, abparent in Congress and in other | islative bodies. 1 nervous tension may ca men to be irritable and diff; please. In the home there may be | pleasant scenes. Self control must practiced s dealings but there danger in borrowing as well as in Safety first should be the business, international affairs | Sam. Bankers and farmers will which friends contribute. They intense introspection. Subjects of | 0 have celebrated it as a birthday (Copyright, 1935) — - FERN BEAUTY PARLOR C. Shippey in California. Will adv. analysis, is more sacred than any written document, | note how small the Communist ticket ballot is by | Any attempted change, of course, will receive strenuous | comparison, and then go back to sleep on the matter | opposition. But this opposition will come largely from as a nation. Various communities rise up trom time die-hards who stand to gain from the status quo. to time when red agitation breaks out in their midst, but the rest of the country is too busy with other things, so the clamor usually dies down. But the reds have probably achieved their end in that particular locality—causing trouble and winning a few more dis- 2 & gruntled converts. A great many of us passed by the G8Y reprieve apparently because he believed Hi8t thete were other persons involvd in the ki&naping crime | report of Earl Browder, Communist leader in this and that opportunity should be given for further | country, made to the Seventh Communist convention |effort in clearing the mystery. Now Ellis Parker urges | last summer in Moscow. Browder told the convention modification of the sentence to life imprisonment, on the program in this country mapped for the American substantially the same pleading. And, if that were branch of the party at the previous international con- 0 be granted, how long would it be before some one vention had been carried out in its entirety. Whatever | Would suggest that the prisoner be released on parole | that program was it means gains for the movement in '© elP in running down the conspirators? this country. The !18m(‘.lhll':lg will go on trom year to “War is the year, unless drastic action is taken. will for survival” The Communist movement can not be combatted |pent in the last one. And still they say, live and learn. by any community, municipality or state. It requires __Troy Record.” | the united action of the majority of the whole peopie | of the nation. It can be wiped out only by direct Fed- Stoutish middle aged women, a motor expert has eral action. A person who betrays his government is discovered, are the safer drivers, but, my boy, you'd classed as & traitor and due and just punishment is Detter be pretty darned careful whom you compliment meted out. Why is not the person who works in behalf of on that score.—Boston Herald. ‘ the red cause and for complete overthrow of our system 1o oep00 Republican, very gloomy as always, pre- | of government exactly the same thingy and why cannot y,.is that President Roosevelt will tie up the radio he be handled in the same manner? The Communists stations for an all-day address on election day.—New are direct actionists. We in this country can do well York Sun. From Bad To Worse. (Philadelphia Bulletin) | Governor Hoffman granted Hauptmann a thirty- | The B. 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