The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 11, 1936, Page 4

¢ Daily Alaska Empire | — Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska Bntered In the Post Ofi‘ce in Juveau as Second Class matter. SUBSCRPPTION RATES. Delivered In carrier in Junean and Pouglas 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 failure or irregularity in the delivery of their papers. Telephones News Office, 602; Busines office, 374 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Assoclated 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 published herein. ALASEA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. I HAVE A RENDEZVOUS WITH DEATH I have a rendezvous with Death, At some disputed barricade, ‘When Spring comes back with rustling And apple blossoms fill the air— 1 have a rendezvous with Death shade ‘When Spring brings back blue days and fair It may be he shall take my hand And lead me into his dark land And close my eyes and quench my breath— It may be I shall pass him still. I have a rendezvous with Death On some When Spring comes 'round ag And the Sirst meadow flowe: nows ‘twere better to be deep Pillowed in silk and scented down scarred slope of battered hill, in this year appear. Where love throbs out in blissful sleep, Pulse nigh to pulse, and breath to breatH, Where hushed awakenings are dear, But I've a rendezvous with Death At midnight in some flaming town, When Spring trips north again this And I to my pledged word am ‘true, I shall not fail that rendezvous. year, —Alan Seeger. YOU KEPT YOUR RENDEZVOUS WITH where anything might happen anytime, the perspec- H iives of these poems, written twenty and eighteen s2ars ago are thought provoking: ying: i PUBLIC IMP CE The note of impatience by the public of San Francisco with the strike as reflected in yesterday's news dispatches probably is the best indication that action will have to be taken shortly by the two oppos- ing factions toward settlement or public sentiment will defeat the cause of both the employers and the em- ployees. The public as ever pays, and it is paying terrifically in this tie-up. The Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce paints a graphic word picture of the public’s part in the maritime dispute when it says: Regardless of which side is right and which DEATH You kept your rendezvous with Death! Attended by your bayonet, You crossed the poppy fields and met The edge of dawn, in whose soft glow You kept your rendezvous with Death, ‘While vagrant winds blew to and fro. He drove his lance through your young side And fiercely loosed the crimson tide Whose ebb stole ruthlessly your breath, With eager step and radiant glance H You kept your rendezvous with Death, And spent your flaming life for France; So only might the fleur-de-lis And the beleagured Marne be free! God knew ’twere better you should sleep i A broken soldier on some hill, | Your grave a shrine, than cradled deep With one you love, breath touching breath, Still hear France call, “Christ, send us men!” You kept your rendezvous with Death At daybreak when the steel was chill is wrong the fact remains that every big strike means a loss not only to those directly in- voived, but to the general public. The public, by far the most important faction, is the innocent sufferer and the time will most certainly come when the public will be rep- resented by a more potent element than a group pleading for arbitration but “getting nowhere.” If the maritime strike runs its course both sides in the dispute will suffer serious loss. Considering the matter locally, Seattle, a great seaport, may be paralyzed for months and its people suffer as a result of a strike that could well have been prevented if the so-called labor relations board—in this case the mari- time commission—spoke a little louder and carried a bigger stick. Let us keep the strike record in America straight. Fifty years and more ago strikes and lockouts were being called in this coun- try. Often the strikers were wrong; often the employers were wrang, but in every case the public eventually paid the bill. Wiy shouldn’t the public have a defender—forceful representation. in every controversy. pregnant with the possibility of a costly strike? All lines of business are effected when shipping along the entire Pacific coast is halted and hundreds of vessels are tied up at piers. A waste that is almost criminal re- sults. And who pays the bill in the end? Does anyone doubt who pays that bill? The public pays and, thus far, it has had a pitifully weak voice when it sits in between the two factions damning each other. Surely, in half a century, we should have found some means of preventing such stupid spectacle as we now observe in the maritime strike. If the strike runs its course it may mean privation and no Christmas for thou- sands of strikers and their families. And when the matter is finally adjusted the bill must be paid and who, besides the third and innocent party, the public—pa; Some day hot-headed employes and em- ployers will turn a more attentive ear at the conference table, to the words of representa- tives of the public because they will know that the public is well aware of the losses that may be incurred and that the public does not intend to be put to the resultant inconveni- ence and expense of needless strikes Every day the public knows it is paying a little more. Here in Alaska it is brought home to us in no uncertain manner when we have to spread the butter a little thinner and if no dispensation made for Alaska soon we will have to quit spreading butter at all. There will be no butter. And regardless of what the two factions shout down in Seattle there will be many other things we will have to get along without. The public is paying from Seward to San Diego and that public is getting a little more im- patient from day to day. Eventually its pressure will be so great that settlement will be reached. In the meantime, the shipowners and unions are passing up all their opportunities for winning public senti- ment by refusing to bargain. is NO CONTEST IN FOURTH Any report of an election contest in the Fourth Division is entirely erroneous, it is pointed out by Andrew Nerland, veteran Legislator from Fairbanks and one of Alaska’s best known pioneers and business leaders. The Empire is in recepit of the following letter from Mr. Nerland which is substantiated by the official count made by the Territorial Canvass- ing Board: In your issue of Ottober 20th, you stated that an election contest would probably take place in the Fourth Division, it being reported that Andrew Nerland was only a few votes ahead of his nearest opponent. It might be of interest to you to know that there never has been any chance for a contest in the Fourth Division in this election. With practically all votes counted, T am still in third place and Mr. Victor Ross the fourth man is nearly a hundred votes ahead of the fifth man. The men elected to the house without a contest from the Fourth Division are: Dan Green, Leo Rogge, Andrew Nerland and Victor SUCH NOBLENESS MUST NOT BE FUTILE With every large power in the world arming to! what they consider modern war-strength, with con- | #mental . Burope “the “Hair-trigfer | And drowsy poppies nodded, then On your pledged word, through fields of dew, You hastened to that rendezvous. —Frank E. Hering “I Have a Rendezvous with Death” was written by Alan Seeger, a young American who enlisted in the French Foreign Legion before the United States entered the war. He was killed in action on July 4, 1916. This poem is numbered among the half dozen greatest World War poems written in English. | The answer, by Frank E. Hering, editor of The Eagle Magazine, was written in December, 1918, at Belloy- en-Santerre, France, near the spot where Alan Seeger fell. Japanese Civilian Gains (New York Times) Japanese civilian authorities, in their perennial jockeying with the high military command for control of national policies, have won at least temporary gains on two fronts: In China, where the negotia- tions between the Japanese Ambassador and the Chinese Foreign Minister for the settlement of the chief differences between the two countries have pro- ceeded amicably, despite repeated public pronounce- ments of Japanese Army officers that decisive mili tary action was imminent. And in Japan, where the army leaders, who have been pressing for a re- organization of the Government in order to enlarge their powers, have agreed to a postponement of such readjustment until after the parliamentary meeting | this fall. It is not certain that Premier Koki Hirota and | the civilian members of his Cabinet differ fundamen- tally with the military authorities on the question ot what Japan should seek in China. Neither group is explicit in stating its objectives. Both prefer to speak in general terms about the necessity for a peaceful, well-organized, sympathetic China, willing sincerely to cooperate with Japan. Both are determined that Japan's economic interests in China as a source of raw materials and as an almost inexhaustible poten- tial market for Japanese manufactured goods shall | be fully safeguarded. The difference between the politicians and the military men is not so much on ultimate objectives as on the method and the tempo of Japanese expansion in China. On this point Hirota, anxious to avoid a break with China that might lead | to open conflict, appears now to have had his way. At home the withdrawal of the Japanese military appears to be strategic. Their demands for changes in the Cabinet were apparently designed to assure them, in addition to their absolute control over the army and the navy and their right of direct access to the Emperor, a larger if not a decisive influence in | both domestic and foreign policies. Nothing in the news would indicate that the army and navy have | given up this program. None the less, their decision to refrain from pressing the issue removes the danger of an immediate internal crisis which might have led to the overthrow of the Hirota Cabinet and would | almost certainly have had an adverse etfect on the | pending negotiations with China. Except for the possibility of a serious clash be- tween Japanese and Chinese troops in the province of Suiyuan, adjoining the Japanese-controlled province of Chahar, the prospect for a temporary settlement is favorable. provided Japan will be satisfied with a | somewhat fuller opportunity to strengthen its eco- nomic position in Northeast China. A mission: to the South Sea Islands reports that it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep the native women in clothing. Same over here, | brother.—(Washington Post.) In some parts of China, an information note tells us, knives are still used in place of money. This must make dealing with a bill-collector a real pleasure. —(Boston Herald.) In Kenilworth and other North Shore suburbs children rowed in wash-tubs in the streets following a two-day downpour. The last rows of summer, | perhaps.—(Chicago Daily News.) When Lady Astor advised the students of the University of Virginia to prefer work to public office, she showed a keen appreciation of the nice distinctions of American life.—(Boston Herald.) to his principles and will continue to support Borah. —Dayton, Ohio, News. Americanism: Teaching the kids to gamble; wondering why all the grown-ups hope to get rich without earning it.—Akron Beacon-Journal, And little Belgium dives: into the eyclone cellar. { should cne ever inter It begins to look as if Senator Borah is Mlcklng' APPY BIRTHDAY The Empire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the follow- NOVEMBER 11 James Baroumes Edward J. Brostrom Jr. Ruth Bertholl Robert A. Paul 1. R. (Bud) Anderson Kenna Adams Henry Behrends Gust Erickson Andrew. Anderson Howard D, Stabler Paul Kegil - k3 . 4 | LOOK and LEARN By A. C. Gordon o 1. How many books are there the Bible? 2. What unit is used in weighing — in gold? 3. What was the cost of the dir- igibles, Akron and Macon? 4. Who was the Roman god of the sea? 5. How did the United States ac- quire title to the Philippine Islands? 2. )y ounce, 3 ,000 each. 4. Neptune. 5. They were ceded to the Uni States by the treaty of peace concluded April 11, 1899, oo 1 | 20 YEARS AGO | From The Empire Horoscope || “The stars incline but do not compel” ] -Ij 1 NOVEMBER 11, 1915 |l A special meeting of the Juneau| |city Council was called to consider| THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1936. |the purchase of the Juneau Water Although this should be a fairly |Company from R. F. Lewis An‘furtunau‘ day in planetary direc- opticn on the plant was given which | tion portents that seem to presage vould expire November 15. |world distress are discerned by as- | trologer The Juneau Gun Club had come| The morning is an auspicious time |to life again with the first shoot|for both business and professional for some time called for Sunday.|men and women to push important The leading event would be the matters. Lawyers will benefit und hoot for the'loving cup awarded|this sway which promises honors {to the club by the DuPont Com-:for learned jurists. | pany. | It is a favorable rule of the stars for beginning what has been long of |planned. Astrologers stress the be- the Episcopal Church at Sitka, who lief that destiny may be read |had been conducting services dur- everyday happenings—that the fu- ing the absence of the Rev. Guy D. ture may be known from the pres- Christian 'who was attending an ent. |Episcopal conference in the East,] Labor continues under a sinister returned to his home. {direction of the planets. There is a sign that encourages deception, was appointed continued lack of harmony among Alaska Gastin- |leaders, and even physical violence, | The Rev. George E. Howar Dr. A. J. Palmer physician for the inj Weatner Man BEERS AND BOOZ [ ATTEND COLLEGE ==~ TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 11.—Nick- inames for 8. D. Flora, Federal Met- EVANSTON, Ili, Nov. 11.—Beers, corologist here, were vary the mfw Booz, Bock and Benders, Rainwat-|eorologist here, vary with the a- er, Pond, Pool and Brook are some|sons. In July it was “Sun In of the names on the Northwestern October it's “Frosty.” In Decem- University student roll this semes-: ber he's called by his real given ter. .name—Snow. Flora likes his nick- In addition, there are six Steins,| names all months but March. Its a Beerman and a Brewer. Two den- “Windy” in March. tal students enrolled are Jirka and! .- Toothacker. A Sophomore law stu-| dent is named Heckler and others| include Frizzell and Fry, Stirrup,: Steed and Saddle, Creed and Motto, Sailor Bone. IS FREE ON BOND Eric C. Redgrave-Gunner, accused of illegal entry into the United | States,” and recentl; rres| a and Seaman, Finger and|Ketchikan, is froe on. nafl;(]toedbu::: by immigration officials, fur- nished by his wife in Seattle. His case has been referred to the immi- gration authorities at Washington, |D. C. by the Ketchikan Federal ‘offlcers. RIS KETCHIKAN CHANGES NAMES, CITY STREETS Ketchikan is changing the n:\m(‘s{ UNITED STATES of many of the city streets, accord-‘DEPARTMENTOFTHE INTERIOR ing to the telephone bock, just GENERAL LAND OFFICE sued. The changes are follo eau Mining Company at Perseve: ks the Penelope Club, Douglas, greatly enjoyed the meeting. They spent the evening ewing, playing games and dancing Refreshments were served by Doris Oliver, Agnes Livie and Etta Brown. | The girls of Friday given evening an M.D.C. dance in the A. B. Hall for 1 Carl Anderson who was leaving Ju- s neau for the States. It was attend- led by practically every member of {the high school who had gathered (to give Carl a send-off. Fire Chief Sim Freiman gave no- ice that all fire boxes in the city tested. were to be Dewey Erickson, a Juneau lad, {born and raised here, left for Cali- *- = = & MODERN [i ETIQUEFTE { By Roberta Lee i - 4| Q. Is it nece ry to introduce a newly arrived guest to another guest who is taking leave? | A. No, this nov necessary. Nor ¢ a conver- | sation between two persons in order to introduce a third { Q. Whose duty is to make the first move towards breaking up a dinner party? A. This is usually done by the woman guest of honor. Q. What are the most importan requisites of visiting etiquette? A. The two most important things are amiability and punctugl- ity. | - o> | L D SN— | DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. L. Gorden — | Words Often Misused: Do not say, | 'We shall be everlastingly grateful | to you for this courtesy.” S: Wwel shall be extremely grateful.’ Often Mispronounced: Estate. Ac- |43 cent last syllable, not the first Often Misspelled: Symbol; one"" “Smiling Service” m. Symmetry; two m's. | ) Synonyms: Difficult, arduous, Bert’s Cash Grocery | laborious, onerous, troublesome | Word Study: “Use a word three | times and it is yours.” Let us in-| crease our vocabulary by mnswrmg“ one word every day. Today's word: Impropriety; that which is 'm‘f proper. “The impropriety of his conduct caused comment.” - Try The Empne : clas quick results. ifieds for PHONE 206 Juneau Radio Service ’ For Your RADIO Troubles [ 122 Second St.—Next door to * i ¢ San Francisco Bakery | PHONE 36 For very prompt LIQUOR DELIVERY | A Alaska Music Supply T Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplies Phone 206 122 W. Second P e e “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” Juneau’s Own Store —— QUALITY AND ECONOMY - Ny, fornia to spend the winter in an attempt te henefit his health. Albert Leonharat, formerly of the Post Office Store, left for Sitka Hot Springs for his health J. H. Nicholds cus Mayer and Sam Bornstein, well-known travel- ing men, were in Juneau. Weather: Maximum, mum partly cloudy. 32; Mini- | Winter Rates SITKA HOT SPRINGS | Good food, canoeing, hiking. | | Accommodations to suit every | taste. Reservations Alaska Air | | ‘Transport. SR S | For Every Purpose Pacific Coast Coal Co. PHONE 412 | PHONE 105 [ !residenb of the First City for 23 2 | District Land Office Austin Street, formerly West Park Anchorage, Alaska. Street. | October 13, 1936. Brice Street, formerly Grant Way.| Notice is hereby given that David Deermount Avenue, formerly Ma- ' Simonson, entryman, together with honey Street. |his witnesses, John Rogers and Elliott Street, formerly Cliff Way.|John Dotson, all of Juneau, Al= Fair Street, formerly Hatchery aska, has submitted final proof on Street. his homestead, Anchorage 08117, for First Avenue, formerly West First a tract of land embraced in U, S. Street. lespecially on the Pacific Coast. | This is a promising day for exe- |cutive work of every sort. Whatever lis constructive should benefit.| !Science is to offer novel vocations; n the coming winter. | Care of the health is urged, es-| peci in diet. The wise outlay of marketing funds will be of exact importance in the coming months. | ¥ Survey No. 2195, containing 5.32 For the young there is great prom- ' Second Avenue, formerly West|acres situate on the east shore of ise. ability is to be tested Second Street. Favorite Channel, at Eagle River In the -n ec the Third Avenue, former] West Landing, latitude 58 degrees, 29° N. demonstrations ¢. pacifism .iay Third Street. |longitude 134 degrees, 47 W. and Freeman Street, Street. Park Avenue, formerly West it is now in the files of the local |land office at Anchorage, Alaska, formerly Harris\and if no protest is filed in the cause trouble. One of the signs o. .ne times seems to indicate that great events will % Bt § Street, Park Street and Rccreauon’land office within the i be U scovere: as . | period of be undiscovered as Lhey gather o). .- [ riilcation s o7 diniks Aatet world momentum. Surprises will '\ y ys there- . Tongass Avenue, come even to the most farseeing ,. persons, and modern prophets will ke confounded | Persons whose birthday it is have the augury of a year of gain in fi- nancial m: but changes will come to many subjects of Scorpio. Children born on this day prob- ably will be serious and studious. They may be unselfish in their de- sire for public service and con- cerned regarding human welfa Richard Baxter, British noncon- formist clergyman and author, was born on this day 1615. Others who formerly Cliff|after, said final proof will be ac- enue and Charcoal Boulevard. cepted and final certificate issued. | White Cliff Street, formerly WhitsI GEORGE A. LINGO, 'Cliff Avenue. | Register. Wiley Street, formerly Alabflmaihrst publication, Nov. 4, 1936. y Last publication, Dec. 30, 1936, Lode and placer location notices \for sale at The Empire office. y All streets now known as Ways are to be called streets ALASKA MEAT CO. FEATUR!ING CARSTEN’S BABY BEEF —DIAMOND TC HAMS AND BACON—U. S. Government Inspected have celebrated it as a birthda include Elizabeth Cody Stanton, re- e > st —_— former, 1815; Joseph Hopkinson, st and auther of “Hail Colum- E 1770 L ‘ l (Copyright, 1936) e oote > o L L AT THE HOTELS | SIEPuR * Y«a are invited to present this coupon at the box office of the G A it Capitol Theatre Juneau; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mu- | seth, Juncau; Bob Warren, Ju- and receive tickets for your- av self and a friend or Alaskan relative to see Henry F. Hansen, Juneau; Bob Strong, Juneau; William Garns, Ju- e . 99 neau; Joe LaRue, Juneau; Fred T, C Nepus, Juneau. ungs to Come S ATTENDS MOTHER'S FUNERAL J. J. Hendricks, of Juneau, who went south on the last trip of the Northland to Ketchikan, arrived there in time to attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Kate Gustafson, As a paid-up subscriber of The Daily Alaska Empire Good only for current offering Yonr Name May Appear Tomorrow WATCH THIS SPACE years, who died suddenly Ilast Thursday night after a brief ill- ness. o B [Pleceect | Free Delivery Juneau | - o+ > L N | #, | € ~ | % * z/~ THE BEST TAP BEER IN TOWN! THE MINERS' Recreation Parlors and | Liquor Store i ® . BILL DOUGLAS ’ INSURANCE Allen Shattuck HARRY RACE, Druggist “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” G e Established 1898 | MAYTAG PRODUCTS W. P. JOHNSON Juneau Alaska compowes ||| For Prompt, Safe, Efficien: ~ PHONE _ as written ‘ Service CALL A 5 5 6 by your CHECKER CAB _ doctor. [~ : = (= g [ 3 —_— THE TERMINAL “Deliciously Different Foods” The B. M. 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