The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 10, 1936, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1936. nimg _except hed e Published e e EMPIRE PRIN Streets, Juneau, Entered in the Post Oifice in Juneau as Second Class matter. at Alaxka. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by carrler I Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 ver_month. By mail, p paid, at th One year, in $12.00 $6.00; one month, in Subscribers will confer a ness Office of they will promptly foillure or irregularity e deli of their papers. 5 Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 MEMBER OF ASSOC'ATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusi y entitled to the ~~a for repvhlication of all news dispatches credited to #t or not otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein ALASKA CIRCULAYION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAM THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. REX BEACH AND AL/ KA AIR MAIL.| Rex Beach, Alaska’s ambassador without portfolio, who has done as much if not more than any other single individual in making the nation Alaska-con- scious, comes again to the front with another inter- | esting story on the northland from his brilliant pen; this time emphasizing the need of more adequate aerial transportation, something we in the Territory have been urging for years, but which until the last year or two has failed to get any appreciable attention. Now, with the $3,000,000 airways program before the author- Ities in Washington, Mr. Beach’s article is especially timely, and it paints a picture of Alaska flying con- ditions in that straight-forward, colorful and able manner with which all the famous writer’s stories and articles are marked. Writing in the American magazine Mr. Beach tells a graphic story in these paragraphs: Alaska is an incredibly vast country. It is thinly populated, and travel by water is slo by land, it is difficult at best, and often impos ble. It has few railroads and fewer highways which lead anywhere. Since the arrival of the airplane, dog teams have become some- thing of a curiosity, for everybody flies. The air mileage per capita is said to be higher than anywhere in the world, and yet less has been done to encourage and to foster aviation there than in any of our possessions. Develop- ment along that line hsa been left entirely up to private enterprises. Not one cent of public money has been spent for airports; there is no air-mail service to link the Territory with the States; inside its boundaries there is but one air-mail route ,and that, like a pair of skates, is used only part time. A business man can fly from one end of the | North country to another, year in and year out, but during the open season if he needs to send a letter by air he must bootleg it. Passengers and freight are handled with celerity; a post- age stamp is practically useles This state of affairs is the result of that habitual indifference which has always char- acterized the government’s attitude towards Alaska. She has played the stepchild so long that she is used to the part. Impracticable theories of conservation, so popular when she was young, were tried out on her, and, like unsound theories of child hygiene, they only served to stunt her growth. Whatever prog- ress she has made towards increasing her earning power has been accomplished, not by reason of paternal care, but largely in spite of it. She has been a steady wage earner and has | regularly turned her bit into the family till, but | she could turn in a lot more if the family = | would get behind her. i Mr. Beach says a great deal more that is sound and fitting, but in conclusion sums up with an eye! to the future of air travel in the north and !hrough- out the world, pointing out again the need for gov- ernmental aid in bolstering flying in the North. | One of these days ships will fly regularly to the Far East via Bering Strait, for that I route is nearly 2000 mlles 5hor'.er lhnn lhe gance; sured for “hoarding.” route by way of Honolulu and the Pacific lands. The most direct and the easiest air- way from New York to Moscow is across Alaska and the Pole. Furthermore, it is less hazardous than the North Atlantic crossing, incredible as it sounds, flying conditions, both winter and summer, are actually better that way. Isn't it high time we lend a hand to those intrepid Alaskan fliers who haul its freight and passengers, who gamble with its glaciers, and risk their lives on blind mercy flights? Wouldn't it profit us to spend some of the money that is flowing elsewhere in quantities to establish a decent air-mail service in the north, and to build landing fields, hangars, light beacons, radio-control and weather stations It would open up new mines, create work for thousands, build towns, and swell our national bankroll. There’s millions in it. That $3,000,000 airways program before the Federal authorities in Washington is the answer to Mr. Beach’s appeal. Its authorization would which move Alaska ahead by ten years, and it could well| mean doubling or tripling her annual output which now runs in the neighborhood of $60,000,000. Now that the boys have been paid off with their trenches? Who says Juneau isn’t getting metropolitan? A na- | tional broadcast from an airplane over the city, and an attempted murder ending in suicide all in one week end. Somebody should remind Mr. Hitler what hap- vl)cned the last time a German ruler turned his eyes toward Paris. Plan. News) Informed observers generally are of the opinion that | the strength of the Townsend old-age pension move- ment is waning, despite assertions of paid organizers to the contrary. This conclusion is based on results of several polls conducted among representative vot- ers, and on the observation that Congressmen are be- coming less “jittery” in considering the political con- sequences of opposition to this unsound pension ]nn- posal. A decline in the strength of the movement is to be expected as the people, both young and old, become better acquainted with the plan. Members of the younger generation know they would be lost under | thé unbearable burden of taxation that would be im- posed on them in the raising of funds for $200-a-month pensions. Older persons who could qualify for such pensions' are realizing that the plan, if once accepted, soon would collapse of its own weight, carrying with it the progress made toward the establishment of sound old-age pension systems. Both Right And Wrong. (Lynchburg News) Senator Borah's declaration that “the favorite son proposition is a sham and a deception” is partly true and partly false. It is a sham and Borah was not the first to find it out, but it is not a deception. It de- no one. Everybody knows that a favorite son ation is usually but a variation of the uninsf ed delegation. Sometimes a State delegation goes convention instructed for a notable of that State be- cause of the faint hope that something will happen | to give their candidate a chance and sometimes for no other reason than to pay a compliment, deserved or undeserved, to a distinguished citizen. But usually the purpose is to prevent that delegation from being instructed for any candidate and to give it a trading value in the convention. It is, to speak in the pariance of the day, very often a racket, but it isn't a deception. The leisure class to which Mr. Morgan refers does ;‘ really get quite a raw deal. When the leisure class loafs, it is charged with idlen of taking work away from the people “that really need it.” When it spends money, it is charged with extrava- and when it doesn't spend money, it is cen- Boston Evening Transcript. No, our national sport isn't baseball. It's an elgh!- letter word beginning with p, and played the year- | around.—Lorain, Ohio, Journal. A prominent physician says no device will change the shape of the adult nose. Well, at that, you cant call Joe Louis a device.—Jackson (Miss.) News. The Treasury-Postoffice Department approprlanun “calls for a mere billion dollars this year. Protests are expected from near and Farley.—Springfield Union. A look at the thermometer d I(’;\r ot nudlsm—Delrou Free Pre ipates all present Py ‘-—.. ————— wYO. INEBRASKA SRy Renewal of Dust Storms Threatens West bowl” region of the west in © 1934 is threatened in six states as heavy winds ~ sweep the grain fields from Amarillo, Tex., north to Sidney, Neb. At Dodge City, Pueblo, and Waynoka residents have been forced ur stalled by dust at Tex- boma, Okla. is« now | ! | { for three hours. They were !‘lrallzed undertaking and Southern driven off finally by a concerted at- —eeea |California will be a factor in its | tack of the 13th cavalry. success. | | | | | HAPPY —BIRTHDAY The Empire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their Uirthday anniversary, <o the folloio-| (ing: Mrs. C. J. Bergstrom Lucy H. Sinclair Dr. J. A. Baughman SR e B MARCH 10, 1916 Five hundred Pancho Villa ban- |dits attacked the city of Columbus, New Mexico, at an early hour, killing |a number of civilians, bonus, it can’t be that the European powers think|women, and taking pos it's time for the Yankee doughboys to go back to the | town The MARCH 10 Lucille: Fox ! Maydelle George Victor Froni The Emplre 20 YEARS AGO }, village and northeast of Verdun, were captured by the Germans later in the day. Modern Etiquette By Roberta Iee 2 Q. Is it proper for parents Lroduw their children to adults? is excellent training While many peo- A. Yes, it for the children ple do not think it necessary, |bred parents do so at every ‘mnny. i Q Should fish be served o plates or cold plates? Rue 7 on hot plates. Q. Is it necessary to send upon receiving an announcement of a birth? A. No. | e eee —— in English iy W. L. Gordoa both men and ession of the Fort of Vaux, Often Mispronounced: Infal A Russian loan of $50,000,000, to be | ¢ @nd accent first syllable. used to pay for war chased in America, was floated in Wall Street. Pursuant to a call issued by Robert Republican commitieeman | residing at Juneau, a caucus was held at the council chambers Hurley, | Douglas The Juneau Fire Department call- ed a meeting for eight o'clock. for he purpose of nomi- mating delegates to the convention at Seward. supplies pur- | b s | emission; two s’s. nonyms: Dress (noun), ise our vocabulary by mas in|© word each day. Tod; Variable; |inconstant. are variable.” - The Altar Society met with Mrs. |Julius Turner at her residence, 423, East Seventh. | A bill to form a national guard | | organization in Alaska By A. C. Gordon | 1. How many miles is it frol earth to the nearest star? was intr A. Fish should always be served Daily Lessons Words Often Misused: Do not say, hey disagreed from the idea.” “They disagreed with the idea.” Pronounce the a as in ask unstress- Often Misspelled: Omission, attire, ! |apperel, garment, raiment. oy | Word Study: “Use a word three| persong whose birthdate it is have |times and it is yours.” Let us in- s word: | liable to change; unsteady; “The affections of T O R e Look and Learn Horoscope “The stars incline but do not compel” 3 - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1936 Astrologers read this as a day of rare good fortune. They advise energetic work in whatever calling has engaged attention. Both men and women should benefit. Women appear especially well guided under this configuration {Which presages opportunities that are most favorable to their ambi- tions. College girls should improve every chance to gain a start in busi- ness or the professions This is a most auspic.ous wedding day since it promises prosperity as well as lasting loyalty and love. News of special importance to women is prognosticated. Actress- es should profit for there is a fore- |cast of revival of nation-wide inter- est in the stage. Again a national theatre will be |advocated, but it will not be a cen- —~— to in- well- opor- n hot a gift Drama in real life will mark af- fairs in Congress, it is foretold. Some i sort of a tragedy is prophesied for | the national capital. Writers are to continue under a planetary direction that will bring | them added honors as well as in- creased returns. Changes in the | | heads of publishing houses are fore- Say, mous. and | the augury of a year of advancement | that will bring the fulfillment of ambitions. Much social activity will mark the coming months for many. Children born on this day prob- ably will be well-balanced and ex- ' ceedingly just in their appraise- ments of human values. Subjects of this s ture. Otis Fisher Bl'\ck noted biocaem- | ist, was born on this day 1867 Others | who have celebrated it as a birth- | tering men gn usually are retiring by ne.- | m the ecoiomist; Henry Bryan Hall, 1808, engraver. duced into Congress. 2. Who was the author of the (Copyright, 1936) Decameron?” ) By SR gl =y Weather: Maximum, 46; mini-| 3. What is the common name | “WORK GUARANTEED" 24 mum, 31; partly cloudy. {or delphinium? S R dl L Vi b SR ‘ 4. In what ways is geometry use- upreme Kadio ser“ce ' f THE MARTHA SOCIETY ful after one leaves school? CALL 634 i {will hold a food sale and counter; 5. In what year did the last horse | ! I { FOR SERVICE AND FREE || lunch at Sanitary Grocery, Satur-!car operate in New York Citv? TUBE TEST | |day, March 21, from 10:30 to 4:30. ANSWERS . '! | 1. 25500,000,000 miles. = | S —————| 2. Giovanni Boccaccio i INDIGESTION— Hp | GARLAND BOGGAN | |° GET QU]CK RELIEF| 4. It is used in architecture, car- Hardwood Floors ’ ! pentry, engineering, mechanical ; . P | drawing, astronomy, and many oth- | Wuxmg Po]lshmg | lons of men and women are suf- |, | : Fom distirbances of thee vestive | °F WAYS. Sanding | te to acidity, s often | & { the real catse of Wl healthy tired-out, o | - o | EHONE o8 L feelin; loss of “pep' and zest for | ¢ ‘_—h'_‘-u when it works, it is accused | Pottle n, as pain: of the intes ity and sick ignore Tablets, to Gasa atonic If you are suffering dyspepsia stomach,’ (enteritls), aches warning the Doctor's Prescriptios, | which are intended to soothe the inflamed lining of the raw d these and to help convert dextrose. Because of this remarkeble suc-, |cess in many cases of acidity e troubles r fon: back. must On sale at BUTLE ilting from acid condi- Gasa Tablets are offered to suf- ferers under a guarantee that the first| produce -MAURO DRUG from indi- sour stomach inflammation | gastric acid- | an't afford | sns. Take | you Ta “acid stomach," starchy foods into and di- QUALITY AND ECONODMY results or money | co. - Peter Pan Beauty Shoppe PHONE 221 Harry Race Druggist CHOCOLATES PIGGLY WIGGLY e s ras e i : | | STRATTON & BEERS | MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS SURVEYORS . VALENTINE BLDG. Telephone 502 i WARRACK Construction Co. Phone 487 Juneaun you! best. Sanitary Grocery 'HONE 83 or 85 “The Store That Pleases™ the BEST! If you're out to please the man of the family . . . let us help A grand selection of good food . . . vegetables and all the hings that men like MARGARET 'LINDSAY, Prop. HELVI PAULSON, Operator “THE REXALL SfORL” “JIMMY" CARLSON f’n day include John Henry Clay, 1859, | | | I B | ERSTSTESE PHYS)OTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra =a Ray, Medical Gymnastics 207 GOLDSTEIN BLDG. Phone Office, 216 { DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 Hours 9 am to 3 p.m. PROFESSIONAL _ | J Fraternal Societies | = R T OF ~—— } Heleno W. L. Albrecbt | | C®ineau Channel | B.P. 0. RELKS meea | i every Wednesday at 8 P, i M. Visiting brothers wels come. M. E. MONAGLR, Exalted Ruler. M. H SIDES, Secreiaxsy. KNIGHTS OF COLU‘W.BUS Seghers Council No. 1760. Meetings second and last Monday at 7:30 p. m. Transient brothers urged to at- Dr. C. P. Jenne DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine tend. Ceuncil Chum- bers, Fifth St. JOHN F. MULLEN, K, H. J. TURNER, Sacretnry ‘lUUl\T JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Consu! Free. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH lcation a nd examinaticn Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 L0 6:30 and by appointment. | Building "Uecond an d fourth Mon- é__ Telephone 176 A day of each month in . S % L Scottish Rite Temple, e, 14 beginning at 7:30 p. m. MARTIN S. JORGEN- Dr. Richard Williams SEN, Worshipful Master; JAMES DENTIST W. LEIVERS, Secretary. OFICE AND RE JIDENCE | - 2 | Gastineau Bu.lding o Phone 431 | 1 = 5|| YYPEWRITERS RENTED | o 5 | $5.00 per month \ 3 1 Dr. A. W. Stewart i J. B. 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