The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 13, 1936, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire ROBERT “'T BENDER - - Editor and Manager Published ept _Sunday by _the eve evening _exc 'ING COMPANY at | | EMPIRE PRINTI Second and M.(m" Streets, Juneau, Alask " Entered in the Post Office in Juncau as Second Class matter ~ SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Qelivered by carrier In Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per _month. By mail, the following rates One year, v six months, in advance o in advance, pers will confer they will promptly Bus fallure or irregularity llh(‘ Wilcox bill. _ [matter for Alaska as wel — {lions in revenue from fish, gol Telephones ; Business Office, 374 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associatcd Presa is exclusively entit ume for republication of all news dispatches credited to| it ¢+ not otherwise credited in this paper and also the locs! news published herein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION THE TECHNOLOGICAL UNEMPLOYED. Despite the eriticism of those so dividualists who still insist there is alw man or woman who seeks it, there remains in this|went on record for control of production. i | and bring to pass the long hoped for regular air route between the Territory and the United States. Inci- dentally, it might have important bearing on those | air mail contracts, the future of which at latest reports is not so bright, of course, the Army’s idea Defense of the coast is in ving out such a program, which is dependent on the action of Congress in making appropriations for And defense is a very imperative as the nation. Aside from ' | the 60,000 of us up here who might be cut off from | lending any assistance to our country in the event of an attack from the west, there is the matter of mil-| little too excited Sirovich are just a anese, but it is still better to spend mil- Congres about the man lions for defense than be forced to pay it in tribute. | Our not visualize, program should be, as too many just against possible Japanese invasion. It defe | should be against any invasion by any enemy. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. little confusing. Back 1832 the Republican party adopted a platform which, among other things, declared that “the fundamental problem of American agriculture is the control of production to such a volume as will balance supply with demand.” Equally inconsistent, the Democrats went on record against the “unsound policy of re- stricting agricultural production to the demands of the domestic market.” The Democrats, under the now outlawed program, found it necessary to restrict agricult Sometimes it is just a in fa n alled rugged in- | production, for which one would naturally expect the fon October 1, A job for the | Republicans to cheer in view of the fact that they| But no. counttry the problem of technological unemployed. Rather they began shouting to high heaven against Which means that large groups of persons who have |the very thing they had written into their own plat- | ;00 o week erve the ss and the five vowels. been forced out of employment by improved machinery | form. Apparently, it makes a great difference just who | and general advanced methods of production. Consider, for example, the romantic old telegrapher. Today throughout the states automatic printers do the work of thousands of the tormer dot men. One person, often a girl, sits at a machine, with a keyboard similar to a typewriter, and starts typing (known in the trade as punching). inventive genius, the words she types on the machine are automatically copied on receiving machines in offices all over the country, eliminating scores of re- ceiving telegraphers. and dash As a result of |dential years, we get a re-emergence | The same sort of elimination of | yesterday. is going to do this crop controlling Employers, Employees, Vetes. (New York World Telegram) Whenever politics warms up, particularly in Presi- | of politically | minded employers who can’t resist the temptation to do a little “missionary work” among their employees with | a view to influencing votes. A case in point was revealed by the World-Telegrem | man power Is found in dozens of other industries. Frank Shepart Co., charges the firm has been engaged | These are the technological unemployed. is to be done for them, or, perhaps better to s where are they to find new means of livelthood? Harold I. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior an ministrator of Public Works, made an excellent point in the in this connection in a recent address Capital when he said: With the depletion of our natural resources there has gone hand in hand a sharp curtail- ment of opportunities for employment on the farms, in the mines and in the factories. Year after year, due to improved processes more produce and goods are being turned out with less human labor. The result is what has come to be known as technological unemployment It has been estimated that in 1929, which was gupposed to be the peak year of Americah prosperity for all time, there were in this country between two and two and a half mil- ion men ready and willing to work who could find no work to do. There seems to be no limit to the output of American inventors and tech- nicians. And it is reasonable to suppose that. as time goes on, there will be more and more men unable to find employment for techno- logical reasons. What do we propose to do for these men? ‘Without even making a struggle in their be- half, shall we endure the building up in this country of a permanent class to which we shall grudgingly dole out a bare living? Or shall we seriously address ourselves to sroblem of creating worth-while employment for all the men and women of America who want to sustain themselves by their own efforts in the honorable and traditional American manner? It may not be the only way out, but to my mind, one of the soundest and most statesman- like undertakings in which we could engage would be a system of useful public works, which, while taking up the slack in employ- ment, at the same time would add to our national assets. Obviously, such a program should not be undertaken unless it could be kept free of politics. The nature, the size, the extent and the location of the projects should be determined by the best brains the country contains solely on the basis of facts, unaf- fected by prejudice or uninfluenced by those who poss power. That ancient and dishonor- able institution, the American pork barrel, should be rolled down the precipice of public disapproval to burst its staves beyond repair on the hard rocks of scientific and objective determination of what undertakings should have priority for the greatest good of the country as a whole. Personally, I favor a program of public works in a time of unemployment because, both socially and economically, it is much to be preferred to the dole. - As Secretary Ickes sa a sound program of public works may not be the only answer, but surely it is ecne that is worthy of serious consideration in at- tacking the ever-growing employment. Relief, or the dole, was an emergency measure absolutely essential to keep people from starving, but the dole as a permanent feature of our existence is not a pleasant picture. It is admittedly destructive of morale. It weakens the moral fibre, and tends toward developing a class whose sense of pride and personal integri 5 permanently under- mined. As a nation of all parties and creeds, we do not want the dole. What then, if not publicworks, do we want as a solution to the problem of technologi- cal unemployed? New invention is taking a share, but s0 far it is eliminating man power faster than it is creating new jobs. ES. Report that Gen. Oscar Westover, chief of the Army air corps, feels an air base for Alaska fits into the general plan of Pacific Coast defense comes as mighty welcome news to Alaskans, for it may mean the actual construction in the not far distant future of a huge base in the Territory, costing in the neigh- borhood of $19,000,000 and with facilities in an emerg- ency for 1,000 airplanes. What construction on such a gigantic scale with the expenditure of that amount of money would mean to Alaska is easily foreseen., But, more than that, it would directly tend to promote aviation in the north Courier-Express, problem of technological un- | What then|in a three. National| the firm’s employees by its president profes months’ campaign to induce its 200 or more | to enroll in the American Liberty League. | s recent speech attacking the Roosevelt | employees “Al" Smith d Agd- | Policies is said to have been used in a special effort | "y o to round up the reluctant. The persuasive “memorandum” earlier addressed to pd to be a “personal communication in no was involving this com- pany or your association with the company.” Ne heless, other officers of the firm are alleged to © said that joining the league “means an expression of |loyalty to the company.” One officer is even quoted as | Board to admi | ernment. | disastrous. interest of the Treasury is identical with the wellbeing | declaring, “If you don't join you certainly will not get a raise—I don’t know whether you will lose your job.” Obviously, this kind of “persuasion” easily becomes |something very like threat and corpulsion in the view {of an employee dependent upon his job. Tt is as in- | defensible as it is improper. We think every right minded employer., however strong his political likes | or dislikes, should lean over packward in avoiding even the suggestion of influencing the votes of his emplo; The best advice to employers contemplating such move, however cautions, is “Don't.” The New Federal Reserve. (Cincinnati Enquirer) Under authority of the recently enacted law, Presi- dent Roosevelt has chosen a new Federal Reserve er the stronger powers allotted to the board. Of the old board, he has retained only two members, Mr. Marriner 8. Eccles and another of his own appointees. Thus the new board is wholly of Mr | Roosevelt's choosing., as the new law intended, and |has been confirmed by the Senate without any oppo- | sition. The new appointees are men of ability, but seem to policy to the interes as to their course would be as unfair as it would be unwise. From the new board may come a vigorous and independent policy such as the country needs, and will need increasingly as recovery proceeds. There is danger, however, that the board will go along too readily with the major economic policies of the Government. It is impossible, of course, to have an effective cen- tral banking system which is at odds with the Gov- A serious conflict between the two would be Nevertheless, it does not follow that the of the economic system over which the Federal Reserve has far-reaching influence. Much depends on the integrity and intelligence with which these new appointees approach their task. Whether it is also better for the country will depend on the willingness of the bhoard to look for guidance be- yond the policies of the Government, to the larger is- sues involved in the orderly control of credit. In Spite Of The Court. (Baltimore Sun) It is well to point out again that in its ruling in the Hoosac Mills case the Supreme Court declared that ity whatever to regulate agricultural production. The court did not stop to dilierentiate between this or that particular form of control, but simply held that all such' regulation is unlawful. ‘The Senate Commirttee on Agriculture seems to have perceived this fact, and it is a useful service that its members performed yesterday when they called upon the administration to revise its latest scheme. Despite this unequivocal interpretation of the Con- stitution by the highest court, virtually every substi- tute for the AAA brought forward to date, whether by the Democrats or the Republicans, provides in one way or another for Federal regulation of farm pro- duction. It is almost as though both sides had simply decided to ignore the court's ruling. Add_Similies: As unreliable as an Ethiopian cas- ualty list from Italy.—Ohio State Journal. And amid all the shivering otherwise, politics has been getting hotter and hotter.—Indianapolis News. Pity the poor old-timers. They had to work for their living.—Dallas News. Mr. Al Smith will not be alone when he takes his walk.—Toledo Blade. Townsend version: Age will be servedA—BuIraloC { and fur which would | $4 a gallon for gasoline in 1926, al- be of a sort calculated to subordinate Federal Reserve s of the Treasury. Any prediction | Their role is certain to be more positive and more | forceful than that of the older Federal Reserve Board. | the Federal Government has no constitutional author- | HAPPY ' —BIRTHDAY = The Empire extends congratila- tions and best wishes today, their Cirthday anniversary, <3 the follois- ing: ; a FEBRUARY 13 l, | Mrs. James Drake r T. W. Thomsen Helen Grigmaier Thomas Graef Mary Bowman g .| be lost to the enemy, if Alaska was seized | ion prope: Perhaps Senators Pittman and J. Ham Lewis, and | L e e | ‘f From The Empire 8 ! 20 YEARS AGO ,;. FEBRUARY 13, 1916 | New British craft, equipped with glass bottoms, reported capturing total of 68 German submarines dur- | ing the last three months. In one of | foeee e asam e o e the ships, the captain talked his‘; crew into allowing him to murder them, er than to surrender, and [he afte Is suicided. In Rio de Janeiro the interned German cruis- er Ascension was again riding at anchor after a futile effort to es- | cape the harbor. Office Department, | D. C., announced that | 1916, air mail servic ! weuld be inaugurated in the Ter- ritory, the route to cover the links|. ibetween Seward and Nome, thence !to Fairbanks, and return to Valdez | The Post | Washington Miss Mae Otteson, daughter of Mrs. Charles Otteson, is returning on the Alameda. She has been at-|U tending school in the States but i returning to Juneau until the weath- jone word each day. Btherealize, i Etherealized, moreover, by spiritual er in Scattle becomes more settled | and the storms abate | Stroller White, famous discoverer | of the ice worms, left on the Jeffer- son for Whitehorse after a week’s lvisit in neau. An editor of the law publihing concern of |5t in Juneau | Word was received in Juneau that | the Sitka basketball team was con- | templating a visit to Juneau, where | {they will take on their old ri 5 au high school team and the D fore world.”— THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, FEB. 13, 1936. Modern Etiquette 2 Roherta I .ee 1 \ \ { ! \ \ { § \ B ) Q. When a man takes a girl to night club, should he go first to table, and then excuse himsel ile he goes to the men’s room to brush up?” A. Yes. It is the girl's privilege tc 0 to the women's room first, but a 1 should always get his com; settled at the table be- leaving her. Is it all right to address the Q. nvelope 1w a woman, “Jene R {8Smith?" A. No. The prefix Mrs. or Miss /s be used Q. Which is the proper w erve soup, at the table or from itchen? A. Either way is all ri erely a matter of prefe e hould al ] Daily L.essons ! in English | L7 W. L. Gordon ' ! Words Often Misused: Do not say, I shall discuss that subject later n.” Omit on. Often Mispronounc: Fortuitou: ronounce for-tu-i-tus, o as in for irst u as in tune, i as in it, accent econd syllable. Often Misspelled: Trousseat. Ob. s: Kingdom, empire, do- main, realm. Word Study: “Use a word three imes and it is yours.” Let rease our vocabulary by Today to render spiri ommunications with the other Look and Learn By A. C. tordon 1. How did the term “doubting A. B, team. Thomas" originate? | 2. When, where, and by whom In its editorial columns The Em- pire opined “We shall not be paying though the present price might lead the unthinking to the melan- (choly belief that we shall.” The steamer AI-Ki arrived from |the south at midnight, but on ac- count of the high winds blowing was unable to land at the city .dockd j ing plant of the Pioneers’ Home. A broken two-and-a-half-inch forms of sailors in the U. S was the first violln made? 3. What is the branch of botan, hat deals with fungi? 4. What is the significance of the 1 and white stripes on the uni- Navy? 5. What is the greatest inlet in he Atlantic Coast of the U. 8.2 ANSWERS 1. From the disciple Thomas, who oubted the Lord’s resurrectio and anchored in the stream until 2. Brescia, Italy, in 1540, by Gas- daybreak. par da Salo. g - ; 3. Mycology. The first auto delivery to be in-| 4 Red stripe for firemen, white * laugurated on Douglas Island was|for seamen % put in operation by the Douglas| 5 Chesapeake Bay Meat Market. 2 = ‘430 Sat tand l SPE | Fire at Sitka destroyed the heat-| STEND “""‘"E YOU MAKE IT! | ! -tk SHOP IN JUNEAT! [stand pipe in the Circle City hotel,) T S i flooded the place, damaged the |\ SPECIALIZING basement of B M. Behrends store || and flooded Seward Street from || %t | Third to Front. { . Keenplh S ! and Weather: Maximum, 39; mini- |mum, 32; clear. Italian ———————— { Dinners FERN BEAUTY PARLOR Closed during the absence of Mrs. |H. C. Shippey in California. Will | | reopen for business March 3. adv. Gastineau Cafe Short Orders at All Huurs — | FOSS CONSTRUCTION CO. Phone 107 Juneau If you're out to please the man of the family . . . let us help you! A grand selection of good food . . . vegetables and all the #Ings that men like best. Sanitary Grocery | PHONE 83 or 85 “The Store That Pleases” “THE REXALL SIORk” — =S Reliable =/ pharmacists compound o Butler Mauro Drug Co. ' Resources (M{ L) [ COMMERCIAL i and SAVINGS Half Millien Dollars %) The B. M Behrends Junelji:. Alaska Two and One R Horoscope “The stars “aclie 5 but do nol compel FRIDAY, RUARY 14, 1938 Benefic aspects rule today, accord- . Under this plane- restores nd luxuries. ary gove nany oldtime customs Older persons now should benefit hro! v gained by experi- of the aged will for persons past ther 1 be of wide concern and through ther astrologers progn ndependent move: 1standing determ- | ned opposition, astrologers forecast. Sencational occurrences will dis- rb the national capital. There m: important branches of the gov- erument. i Women o will benefit most wrough domestic or club interests. at women are | I nt public serv- | eulist in peace move- > birthdate it is have | ar of average suc- be smell vexations Poise should be culti- | | who: Children born on this day prob-‘ ly will be brilliant in intellect and | 1 use their talent achiev ig iccess through 1 merit and hard work Winfield Scott Hancock, ! Commander, was born on 324. Othe who have cele- a birthday include neral liam Mays Venable, engineer, 1871. (C right, 1936) - - o J SHOF IN JUNEAU! | - SHOP IN JUNEAU, FIRST! NOTICE No. 3878 A. IN ADMIRALTY. (Vi 325-808 Revised Statute: In the Di One, e served long will bej = de- | "} Dr. C. P. Jenne many changes in the personnel | | ably. Subjects | 1 | Massage, PHYSIOTHERAPY Clectricity, Infra “ad Ray, Medical Gymnastics 207 GOLDSTEIN BLDG. Pnone Office, 216 | | Helene W, L.Albtecht | | | | | DRS. 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Re- WHEREAS, a libel has been filed in the District Court for the Terri- | t of Alaska, Division Number One. at Juneau, on the 6th day of Febru- | ary, 1935, by the United States of America, against the gas screw v sel JANIE K, official number 2163 her engine, tackle, apparel, furl ture a in a cause of f feiture, and praying that said vessel, | her engine, tackle, apparel, furniti and so forth may be condemned and sold to the use of the United States,— | NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuanc: of the writ of said court to me di- | rected, I DO HEREBY GIVE PUB- | LIC NOTICE to all perso:ss claiming | or having any interest in said vessel, | her engine, tackle, apparel, furniture, | skiff and so forth, to be and appear | before said court at Juneau, Alasl on Saturday, the 29th day of Febru- ary, 1936, at the hour of 10 o'clock |in the forenoon of said day, provided | the same shall be a day of jurisdic- tion otherwise the next day of juris. diction thereafter, then and there to interpose their claims and mak? their allegations in that behalf. Dated this Tth day of Februacy,| |1936. WM. T. MAHONEY, | United States Marshal. | Date of first publication, Feb. 8, 1935. 'Date of last publication, Feb. 24, 1936. 1+ P i T || IDEAL PAINT SHOP N If It’s Paint We Have It! |l FRED W. WENDT 1 t PHONE 549 ) Home of Hart Sehatfner and Marx ~'othing i o —_ SPEND WHERE YOU MAKE I1! ool | STRATTON & BEERS MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS | | SURVEYORS | | : | . VALENTINE BLDG. | | ‘Telephone 502 = —0 " S ol | WHEN IN A HURRY | CALL COLE FOR OIL! | 34 plus or 27 gravity, in any | amount . . . 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