The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 9, 1936, Page 4

i I T A CARE Y THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1936. Daily Alaska Empire ROBERT W. BENDER - - Editor and Manager Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau. Alaska Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered In carrier in Juneau and Doulas for §1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the following rates One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; (me month, in advance, $1.25. Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any falure or irregularity in the delivers o *heir papers Telephones News Offi ME! OF 1 S The Associnted Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited In this paper and also the local news publishec berem Office, 374 ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION PR R P 2N ‘.,”"su\\ shaaona WELCOME LOS ANGELES Juneau extends Alaska welcome today to the members of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce We in the north are glad to have you pay us a visit and trust that you will take home with you a lasting picture of our great Territory which is ripe for a de- velopment that is slowly but surely coming You from California, who are used to great things and long distances, will be interested perhaps to know that Alaska has approximately 600,000 square miles with but 60,000 inhabitants, about half of that population white. You can see that we have room to grow. You will see here the famous Alaska Juneau gold mine, the largest low grade gold ore producing mine in the world. You will learn of the millions that is taken out of Alaska each season in mineral wealth, from the mining properties throughout the Territory. You will see some of the famous Alaska salmon can- neries, where is packed the silver forde and which is Alaska's largest industry. You will learn about our fur, game and sport fishing; the last great para- dise on the North American continent for the big game hunter and fisherman. You perhaps will think we are pretty well off and we are. But that you might see the great advance vet to be made in Alaska so that she can take her | place in the list of States, let us give you just a glimpse of just one of the things the Territory lacks— roads. | Alaska has only .004 mile or 21 feet of road per square mile. The Territory has less roads per square mile than any district in Africa, known as the dark compiment s, I LE g Iceland has- less roads per square mile than any country or possession in Europe and yet it has only 180 miles less roads than Alaska with 13 times as much road per square mile. { Sweden comparable with Alaska in climate, has| 125 times as much road per square miles,—Finland 75 times as much. Russia (including Asiatic Russia) has 60 times as much road per square mile as Alaska. Nevada, the most sparsely populated state of the Union, has almost twice as many miles of road as Alaska and over 9 times as much road per square mile as Alaska. It has only 19 people to each mile of road, Alaska has 27. The Federal Govermment on an average spends over three times as much money annually in the state of Nevada for roads,—a state whose area Is less than one-fifth that of Alaska and whose population is about the same. The Federal Government has spent more money for roads in several states in one year than has been spent in Alaska altogether since it was purchased. The total funds spent for roads in several of the states each year for many years exceeds the total spent in Alaska up to the present time, The Federal Government in one state allotted purely for the purpose of beautifying highways, in one year, almost as much money as has ever been spent in Alaska for roads. You, who are accustomed to traveling on paved highways, will readily see that one of our greatest needs in the north is additional transportation. LIBERALISM AT CLEVELAND turn at Cleyelanll but he apparently is determined to fall into nq trap. fepe The voters will watch with a great deal of interest for that platform to come out of Cleveland, and they need not be surprised to see it nicely sugar-coated with liberal phrases. If by some strange quirk of fate success should come to the Republican party | in November, those same voters can look to see the sugar coating soon washed away and the same Old | Guard reactionary policies in full play. RE-EMPLOYMENT Unemployment, which has been and still is one | of the grievous problems of the nation, is slowly but persistently into “re-employment. There is general evidence that the present upward Industrial trends are likely to continue, bringing with them re- employment and a diminishing Federal relief !‘011[’ As Secretary Roper put it, business as a whole is maintaining current operations and paying dividends for the first time in six years without drawing on capital or other resources. | | Viewing the situation from this angle, Louis changing Times, delves into the causes and comes forth with the following interesting analysis: These causes may be found principally in three factors: (1) The government's efforts to provide relief and jobs; (2) industry's efforts to maintain employment and to in- crease jobs, and (3) the cooperative efforts of business and government. To these factors should be added “natural” causes which are general and spring out of world trends. i Part of the Federal contribution toward recovery is to be found in the grand total of persons employed under the works program of the WPA. As of April 25 last, the agencies of the WPA gave employment to 3,523,638 per- sons and by the end of the fiscal year on June 30 the WPA will have expended $4,300,000,000. The WPA itself accounts for 2,586,134 jobs and the remaihder are credited to a variety of governmental agencies ranging from emer- gency conservation work to rural electrifica- tion. The ta: assigned to these millions of workers are on a multitude of projects from highway and road building to art, literary and recreational activities. The increased income that went to the farms as a result of the administration’s agri- cultural policy is credited with stimulating the industrial market to a considerable extent. While much of the government’s farm-subsidy payments went to pay interest on farm mort- gages and taxes, agricultural economists say | that the portion which remained to the farmers resulted in a heavy purchase of manu- factured goods. In fact, they estimate that 40 per cent of Stark, writing from Washington for the New York) . HAPP Y- BIRTHDA Y| 20 YEARS AGO The Empire extends congratula- tions and best wishes todey, their birthday anniversary, t~ che follow- ing: From The Enapire JUNE 9, 1916. According to a report received JUNE 9. J. J. Meherin E. M. Polley Elsie Minch-Scobee Frank McCafferty L. W. Torrell by local officials of the Marconi wireless, the longshoremen's strike along the Pacific coast had been settled temporarily pending arbi- tration and the strikers returned to YR R work . For two days members of | the International Longshoremen’s w5 TR ~~® | organization had been in session at MODERN San Francisco with the steamship company officials . At Seattle and ETIQUETTE other leading shipping ports ef- forts were made by officials for [ By Roberta J.ee arbitration which was apparently | successful Q. Is it correct m close a letter! President Wilscn astcnied to the with “Sincerely,” or “Cordially”? | practically completed .draft of the A. No; when ualng an adverb | platform to be submitted to the ending with ly, always add the pos- Democratic National Convention. pronoun yours; “Sincerely The principal plank was to consist “Cordially yours,” “Very of a declaration showing the Ad- truly yours.” ministrator's success in guarding Q. What day of the week isthe | the honor and interests of the Umt— most unpopular for a wedding? ed States and _m the same time A. Friday is chosen less than any keeping the nation at peace, spec- other day. “ lifically in foreign affairs. Q. When a man gets into the clevator of a hotel, should be re- The Republican Convention. at move his hat? Chicago would not accept former A. Yes, always. President Theodore Roosevelt as its & ————— - standard bearer. The elimination & —_——— of Roosevelt had to come about | through the action of Roosevelt LOOK emd LEARN || st aa-tne. Bragsmatven. sere By A. C. Gordon still refusing to consider any other l course than his nomination. Giving @ up all hopes of harmonious agree- 3 ! ments with the Progressives, the 1. What makes soap float? call of the States for nomination for 2. Which of the great composers president was ordered. Gov. Charles was the first to write music for:s Whiteman of New York took the | the piano? | platform to place in nomination the 3. What little well--known field nume of Justice Charles Evans animal has no neck? Hughes. 4. What is the Marseillaise? 5. In what two states are most Ernest Kirberger, of our oranges grown? | Trading and Packing e Ol a Juneau visitor. ANSWERS 1. This is caused by tiny air bub- | A new concrete and tile lobby was bles that are blown into the soap being constructed in the Elk’s Hall. while it is hot; these bubbles are The flooring of the old lobby be- invisible to the eye. came badly cracked and the tiling 2. Beethoven. was in bad shape. New reinforced 3. The mole. concrete pillars were also being| 4. The national hymn of France, Put in under the corners of the of the Kake Company was the 1932-34 increase in factory employment can be attributed to the improvement in rural trade. Half of this 40 per cent is estimated to have come directly through increased buying | of farmers and the other half from buying in ! rural communities whose income depends on i farm conditions. Rural retail trade was estimated at $5,800,- 000,000 in 1934, as compared with $3,900,- 000,000 in 1932. i Title 1 of the Federal Housing Act is said | to have stimulated directly and indirectly | $1,500,000,000 of modernization and repair | work ! The contribution made by business toward re-employment, according to figures supplied to the members of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, has been the re-employ- ment of 5,500,000 workers since the low point of 1933. Excluding relief and emergency workers employed by the government, it is estimated that approximately 41,000,000 per- sons are gainfully employed. Of this number | some 8,000,000 are in manufacturing, as com- ‘ | pared with the employment peak of 10,000,000 in 1929. Probably the most amusing paradox of the pres-l ent political muddle is the titular head of the Repub- | lican party—Mr. Hoover—talking for States' rights. | | Vandenberg says he has no band wagon. But, | nevertheless, it promises to be a circus at Cleveland. | ‘Not a Candidate (New York Times Once more, and for the last time, Mr. Hoover de- clares what “should have been evident by this time,” that he is “not a candidate.” He has “rigidly pre- | vented” his friends from making any efforts in his behalf. His name has been entered in no primary or State convention. He is opposing no candidates. His political activity is concerned solely with the prin- ciples and the issues upon which the Republican party is to go to the country. The statement made at Chi- cago Monday is simple, dignified and candid. It should set at rest the surmises, rumors and inven- tions, born of partisan malice or political and personal enmity, that have been put in circulation from time to time. The cry of the moment at Cleveland seems to be “stop Landon,” and one naturally inquires why stop Landon, the Governor who was given such wide- spread publicity for balawcing the Kansas budget with the aid of thirty million dollars in Federal funds? It would be logical to assume, in view of the epublican cry for a balanced budget, that instead of stopping Landon the delegates at Cleveland would be massing behind him. But it isn't a matter of logic at Cleveland. It is & matter of politics, and victory in November if pos- sible. A great many astute Republican leaders real- ize that a too conservative nominee might well spell the doom of the party so far as voting strength is concerned. Thus it will not be surprising to see a decided swing to the left at Cleveland for vote- getting purposes. That is not to say that Mr. Laridon may not be nominated. He may well: be. In fact, his chances as the convention opens appear especially bright. But the proposal that Senator Borah be named the spear- head for a concerted drive of various forces to control the convention would indicate that it isn't so much a matter of the man as the platform. The powers that be at Cleveland appear to want a platform that can be offered as bait to the unwary. They want to make it sound liberal in the hope of convincing some of the electorate that it isn't so much the New Deal policies they are against but the methods by which the policies are put into operation. But Mr. Borah thus far seems to have outfoxed them. He declined the invitation to be the big man of the moment. He was aware that once control was gained, he could very easily be junked in Savor of a man the real leaders want and his liberalism would be sacrificed on the altar of party control. As the leader of his party, the man who has re- ceived from it his fill of honors, it is not only his right but his duty to give it his best and disinterested serv- ice. That he has given and is giving. It is natural that he should consult with leaders in many States and make political speeches. Yet whenever he has! collogued with Republican politicians or ventured to | glve his views on public policies there has been a whisper or a bawl that he was working or talking ror‘ himself. The unreasonable savage ferocity with which he was pursued as if he were the fount and" | origin of the depression has pretty well died out.| The attribution of a statesman’s course to persunnl| motives is a familiar political habit. If Mr. Hoover had taken no hand in pollucs he would have been ealled “a base ingrate.” When he does take a part his interest must be seliish. Such are the amenities of politics; and it would' be idle to hope for a change. Mr. Hoover’s denial was unnecessary to his friends, still a multitude. Is it likely that Mr. | Borah will swallow the evidently “sinister” 1mphcn-' tion in this remark of Mr. Hoover's?, = ' ‘The seriousness of the convention is evidenced by the fact that the large majority of delegates are being sent by the people of the States without other | instructions than to find the right thing to do (ur, the country in the greatest crisis we have met in two generations. “ To approve uninstructed delegations is to ‘oppose Mr. Borah. He knows them for a trick of the Old Guard to bamboozle the convention, frustrate the will of the Republican people, choke “liberalism” and keep the party in the wilderness for four years more. Russia is planning equality on sea with Germany and Japan. So the Bear that walks like a man ex- | pects to be the man that swims like a whale.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. There is home speculation as to what Borah will do, although the voters have been telling him.—Ohio State Journal. Mr. Borah as everyone knows has been around the 'dmul ring quite a long time. It may not be his |who changes heavyweight minds.—Toledo Blade. Schmeling thinks ‘he will Win-over Louis; the boy | Robert Lee, 5. California and Florida. building in the lobby. St Mrs. Z. M. Bradford wife of the of prehistoric Juneau postmaster, was returning been discoveéred near from the south on the Spokane af- Texas ter having spent several weeks vis-; oo iting. A new graveyard animals has Miss Frances Meisenzahl was em- y WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1936 Benefic aspects rule strongly to- day, according to astrology. What- ever is important should be pushed with energy. Opportunities of su- preme impprtance may be numer- ous on the Earth. Persons who have the key to suc- cess in business or politics now will gain greatly in advancing their plans. Again the seers foretell con- already possess much. This is an auspicious day to bar- gain for future rewards, whether they be commercial or political. It is lucky for entering into big con- tracts for the future. whatever is associated with educa- tion. It is fortunate for ceremon- ies and for entertainments. a busy summer, also persons who tracts of land. Because of dishonest practices at fairs and other places where ent new laws prohibiting gambling in all forms will be enacted in many parts of the country. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a vear of extraor- dinary experiences of a happy sort. Pleasure will mark the coming months when there will be tempta- tion to spend too much money. Children born on this day prob- ageous. Subjects of this sign have great initiative and are exceedingly self-reliant. Jean Joseph Benjamin stant, portrait painter, Con- was born celebrated it as a birthday include William Wayne Babcock, surgeon, 1872; Minot J. Savage, clergyman 1841, (Copyright, 1936) . - - £ ployed as head saleslady at the Par- isian. PIGGLY WIGGLY QUALITY AND ECONOMY Mrs. Wilfred Leivers underwent | a major operation at St. Ann's| Hospital. Dr. L. P. Dawes was the attending surgeon and reported the patient resting easily. The Douglas City Band planned a benefit dance to be given in the Mayflower pavilion the next even- | ing . Excellent music by a 5-piece ocheslra was to be provided, and refreshments were to be served ]Bler‘ /in the evening. The entire brass | 1 band was to play in the streets for |an hour preceding the dance. | Weather Report :Maximum, 54;| minimum 41; Partly cloudy, rain,| 03 inch. | i istmying his growing wheat, - - - Noting that jackrabbits were de- 0¥ ;poison and next day found 500 dead rabbits B A, Peter Pan Beauty Shoppe PHONE 221 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 tkings that men like best. Sanitary Grocery PHONE 83 or 85 “The Store That Pleases” Ludwig Nelson WATCHMAKER and JEWELER Juneau, Alaska 162 ' * GARBAGE HAULED | Reasonable Monthly Rates | ‘ E. 0. DAVIS TELEPHONE 584 Phone 4753 HELVI PAULSON, Operator 17 New York Life ‘ J,l INSURANCE TYPEWRITERS RENTED $5.00 per month | J. B. Burford & Co. “Our doorstep is worn by snmfled customers” KEITH G. WILDES —HEY B et The B. M. Behrends Bank Juneau, Alaska COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two und One Half Million Dollars iy ¥ = = | vating.” | word: ! Shafer of Hugoton, Kas. put out|j DAILY LESSCNS iN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordon S Words Often Misused: Do not say, The child’s conduct was aggra- Say, “was provoking.” Often Mispronounced: Laryngit- is. Pronounce lar-in-ji-tis, a as in !at, first and third i's as in it, sec- ond i as in lie, principal accent on| third syllable. Often Misspelled: Pneumatic. Ob— serve the pneu. Synonyms: Vexation, trouble, harassment, irritation. Word Study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by masfer- ing one word each day. Insidious; characterized by treachery and deceit. “The insid- ious plans of the enemy were ex- posed.” T SHOP IN JUNEAU FIRST! Guy Smith DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- “ULLY COMPOUNDED Fiunt St. Next Coliseum PHONE 97—Free Delivery —_— ) 7N If you enjoy indoor Here’s one of the M—‘lll BOWLING! BRUNSWICK BOWLING ALLEYS Rheiniander and Alt BEER ON TAP tinuation of success for those who| Engineers and architects will have | manufacture products made of iron | i "‘|‘ " PROFESSIONAL Horoscope || “The stars incline Helene W. L. Albrecht but do not compel” Mm:,"' ’;f:?;fifi‘f?’(‘,', Red . . Ray, Medical Gymnastics The rule of the stars encourages |, 14 | 307 GOLDSTEIN BLDG. Phone Office, 216 DRS. KASER & FREEBURGEB DENTISTS { Blomgren Building [ PHONE 56 Hours 9 am. to 9 pm. Dr..C. P. Jenne DENTIST ! Rooms 8 and 9 Valetine Building | TELEPHONE 176 L — ] J, l PSPV TH T W3V WA ., Or. Richard Williams DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE horse races attract crowds, string- | ! | | | | | | ably will be independent and cour- | on this day 1845. Others who have | | Today’s | | | | 4 ly —e | Rbert Simpson, Opt.D. | | (i DRI A L L b W )‘ i ‘ | | ’ Construction Co. | oo Guastineau Building Phone 431 l and steel. The seers forecast ex-|ss = ' traordinary demands upon certain = industries. R There is a good sign affecting ag-" Dl’- A. W. Slewart riculture. Much tilling of small| DENTIST farms is indicated and changed | methods of food production will be | Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. ! tried successfully. SEWARD BUILDING { Real estate should be bought un-| Office Phone 469 & der this configuration, but it does fl—‘——'——_—-l not encourage speculation in Iarge;:} A TELEPHONE 563 Office Hours—9-12; 1-6 Dr. W. A. Rystrom DENTIST Over First National Bank X-RAY | DR. RAE LILLIAN CARLSON | Optometrist | Eyes Examined, Glasses Fitted. ! Office in Ludwig Nelson's Jewelry Store Graduate Los Angeles Col- lege of Optometry and 1 Opthalmology | Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground 7T TDRH, VANCE | OSTEOPATH ) Consuluuon and examination | Free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 9:30 and by appointment. Office Grand Apts., near Gas- | tineau Hotel. Phone 177 ————— H. B. FOSS COMPANY ARCHITECTS--CONTRACTORS PHONE 107 JUNEAU | Stratton & Beers MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS | | SURVEYORS VALENTINE BLDG. Telephone 502 WARRACK Juneau Phone 487 Juneau Ice Cream | Parlors i Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, Candy COFFEE SHOP || Percy Reynolds, Manager l . When in Need of DIESEL OIL—UTAH COAL GENERAL HAULING STORAGE and CRATING CALL US JUNEAU TRANSFER Phone 48 Night Phone 4708 Rice & Ahlers Co. HEATING PLUMBING SHEET METAL WORK — GARLAND BOGGAN Hardwood Floors = | Waxing Polishing | Sanding | 4 PHONE 582 e 35 The Jl_megu ht_mdry [ | - Franklin Street between Front and Second Streets 'PHONE 358 (l————————-—, Fraternal Societies | of Gastineau l Channel i B. P. 0. ELKS meets every 2nd, 4th Wed. at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. WALTER P, SCOTT, Exalted Ruler. M. H. SIDES. Secretary. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Seghers Council No, 1760. Meetings second and last Monday at 7:30 p. m. Transient brothers urged to ats ‘end. Council Cham- bers, Fifth St. JOHN MULLEN, G. K, H. J. TURNER' Secrstary, MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 14* Second and fourth Mon= beginning at 7:30 p. m. MARTIN S. JORGEN=~ day of each month in Scottish Rite Temple, SEN, Worshinful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. REBEKAHS Perseverance vodge No. 2 A meets every second and fourth Wednes- day I. O. O. F. Hall. EDNA M BUTTS, Noble Grand; MILDRED CASHEN, Secretary. | RELIABLE TRANSFER Our trucks go any place any | time. A tank for Diesel Oil and a tank for Crude Oil save burner trouble. PHONE 149; NIGHT 148 W‘JEAU YOUNG | Hardware Company | PAINTS—OIL—GLASS | Shelf and Heavy Hardware | Guns and Ammunition BUY AT HOME! ELEVATOR SERVICE S. ZYNDA, Prop. ! —a | McCAUL MOTOR | COMPANY | | Dodge and Plymouth Dealers = RS S o— <l | PAINTS — OILS | . Builders’ and Shelf | HARDWARE | Thomas Hardware Co. H. S. GRAVES l “The Clothing Man” Home of Hart Schaffner and Marx Clothing | OPEN ALL NIGHT—24 Hour Service Fresh Meats, Groceries, Liquors, Wines and Beer We Sell for LESS Because We sell for CASH Leader Dept. Store George Brothers | IDEAL PAINT SHOP if It’s Paint We Have It! FRED W. WENDT I ! j_ PHONE 549 2, o~ £, < THE BEST TAP BEER IN TOWN! [ ] THE MINERS' Recreation Parlors and Liquor Store BILL DOUGLAS (Y TLOWES'I‘ CUT RATE PRICES Low Rent District Men’s Dress Oxfords—$2.95 Clothing, Guns, Ammaunition | BIG VAN, Opposite Winter and I GENEBAL MOTOES MAYTAG PRODUCTS !