The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 5, 1937, Page 4

promises that there will be less of a tendency to force Lhmugh ill-advised proposals because of strength and ! more of the calm consideration necessary to sound Daily Alaska Empire ROBERT W. BENDER - - Editor and Manager the EMPIRE treets, Juneau legislation. If all of us made the front pages, like the Barry- mores, everytime we had a family spat there wouldn't be enough room in the papers. Perhaps, after all, there are advantages in mediocrity. Published every evening PRINTING COMPANY al Alaska. except and Seconc Juneau as Second Class Entered in the Post watter. —— SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered In carrier in A Douglas for §1 5 per month. | One Joarin savance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00 Even making up a deficit of a million dollars for ome month, i e, $1.25 the Republican party should not prove such an un- e BT Wl O O e arity in the delivery |Pleasant job for Mr. Hamilton at the pay of $25,000! of their papers a r. And he landed it by threatening to quit. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 The man belongs in politic: We wish we knew They have a humg label. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the u republication of to it or not ot wise creditad in ews publisted berein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARAN THAN THAT OF AN these more about “sit-down” strikes. Alaska Fur la\perlmemul Fur Station EED TO BE LARGER | JBLICATION (Seattle Fur Journal) The Daily Alaska Empire recently carried a story | that assistant regional forester Wellman Holbrook | told the Juneau Chamber of Commerce the fox farmers | in William Sound area are having a hard time of it and most of them unable to make a living. What | the trouble is has not been revealed and he stressed | he need for an experimental farm to study the sub- |Ject and otherwise assist the industry in the north. There is nothing new or startling about this. just happened that Mr. Holbrook in the course m\ duties visiled some of the islands in the Chugach | ational Forest area leased from the forest se by fox farmers and found that the boys are having, a tough time, probably could not pay lease money and | beset with other and more serious problems. \ This same thing has been happening all over the Territory. The farmers have been crying mem heads off for the last ten years and not even the last moans as they faded out of busiriess have had any effect upon thosé;who are suppesed to be lookmuj | STRIKES AND BUSINESS RECOVERY GO HAND IN HAND In the dark cloud that hangs over Alaska and the Pacific Coast as a result of the maritime strike it is sometimes difficult to ‘glimpse a silver lining But if one can look around or over the immedi: problem that each of us has for a moment there i after the welfare of Alaska. A lot of public money is being spent in the Terri- tory for various purposes and it is all right for . Alaska to get a 'share while it is being lavishly smeared al over the gountry. In the hand out the| fur farmer wants a share to help carry on research some solace, meager as it may seem at a time when |and experimental work neces&,“{ and beneficial to we get notice of the postponement of yet another {00 | his industry, but he is not. getting it. There is abso- | ship to the Territory, in the fact that strikes througn | lutely no doubt as to the neeessity but in the annual' the years are the omen of improved general business | divvy of fuhds the fur men are not present. Where conditions. |is he and what's the matter? Strikes are normal phenomeha Of “recovery ‘To use a football picture, every fellow in the game Improved business, bringing with it rising profits knows what's the trouble, mo team work and no v tcoach. Sporadic attempts have been made to organ- as has been the condition in the nation during the ize and some good starts occurred, but they failed last 12 to 18 months, usually means an increase in|to develop a workable body and fizzled out. There has industrial disturbances, particularly when accomparn-'been too much sitting around the hot stove and lnlk-‘ ied by rising prices. It is at such times, the records!ing about doing this and that and not enough of of the years will show, that labor moves to retam | working hard and persistently at what they all know better living standards and increased earnin; Lflbol'\lxs necessary and good. | producing HAPPY BIRTHDAY, The Empire extends congratula-| tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the /allow-1 ing: JANUARY 5. Eleanor Gruber Ada M. Anderson Carl W. Vogt John Homme Diana Ayres —_— MODERN ! ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee ] Q. What does the bridegroom us- | fually provide for his best man and ushers at a church wedding? A. He usually provides the ties, |gloves, boutonnieres, and a gift to I(uch of a small piece of jewelry. | Q. How can a child be trained to mas gifts equally? | A. By teaching him thoroughly ,important than the actual gift. | Q. What kind of dress shnuld a woman year to an informal din- 'S nm” A. Any pretty dress may be worn, with special attention to the coif- fure. | -3 LOCK anid LEARN By A. C. Gordon 1. Who was the only man in American political history, nomin- tated a third time for the Presidency after two previous defeats? 2. From what kind of tree is bark obtained that is used for making quinine? | What is the birthstone of De- cember? | 4. What was the first woman's patriotic society organized in Amer- ica? | 5. What important western city S i Alaska should be the greatest fur gfep";::‘l:'f .:x;lr):“m;\ “_‘:mm:'m:; ”(‘;%m'm‘;’e r!munm in the world instead of trailing the procession, 15 the second oldest permanent 3 : v e | Surely, the Territory needs an experimental fur farm, White settlement in the United notable import in our industrial life. As the busi-|and any time its fur men really want it to the extent States? 1 ness barometer moves up, industrial unrest grows as|of organizing to get it they will have it. It may take | LR i everyone seeks the goal of increased income. |time but it will come. Washington needs research ANSWERS The present situation is not unsimilar to condi- and experimental work for its fur farmers, they m'u[ 1. William Jennings Bryan. tions over the years in that respect. Business moved |after it now and are going to get it 2. Cinchona. up during the past fall months until it reached almost| Its often a rocky road to good places. All our: 3. Turquoise. to boom time proportions, and did reach that pv.\k‘“mk were rocky or otherwise impassable at one 4. Society of Colonial Dames of . : K i o time, but they are being smoothed out and made America. In some instances. Steel is a typical example. The | cape This was not done by sitting down and feel-| 5. Santa Fe, New Mexico. | latest report of Business Week reveals that the steel|ino sorry for ourselves, We know this down here £ e industry has been jacked up to 79.2 per cent of capa- | and you do up there. | e 5 city and plants are working at top speed to fill orders taken at old prices as a boost in price is forecast. It is in the steel industry that labor is moving pointedly | right now to improve its condition, and also to union- | ize the industry. A similar situation is apparent in the automobile industry and in a more general way | tie-up should focus attention upon the terrific loss suffered by the nation as a result of a strike whica in the maritime strike, although in the latter the!” jor apparent point is hirin e hict could have been avoided had counsels of reason pre- Fissor Sppareny i & g preference WRICh | o569 at the start, as they must finally at the finish. simmers down to an open and closed shop issue. i Ship-owners estimate the over-all cost of tha And while the industrial history of the country strike to date at between $311,750,000 and $350.000,000, reveals that strikes follow business uplift, it alsojand the current loss to Pacific business and mari- shows that these conditions without exception have'time strikers as approximately $7,250,000 per day. been adjusted. They will be adjusted in the p]p\pn'_' The estimates, which do not seem unreasonable trouble. The railroad strike difficulties of the pasl\m view of the extent of the economic obstruction, were settled in large measure through the formation|COVer & period of only a month and a half. On that 4 : basis, it will readily be seen that the loss figured on of the National Mediation Board which has had &R |y, pagis of a year mounts into billions of dollars. A important role in putting the railroad industry back\dam loss of $7,250,000 would mean, in a year's time, on its feet. It may be that some such an action will over two and a half billions—not far from the sum be the step necessary for settlement of the marine jwhich the Federal Government expended to relieve industry’s difficulties. Whatever the action, it is an|nation-wide depression distress. industrial fact that such controversies as the present | The public, which in the long run is the victim have been settled in the past and they will be in this|Of the strike, must bear the loss, the suffering, and the instance. |mconvemence of the tie-up, yet largely is ignorant of With that settlement, if history repeats itself, ana |!* t‘(;‘r::: L(:]od ;,‘::::sago & maMUMEsbIke paraliiedl it rarely fails to do so, will come an improved sta- |west Coast shipping for three months. - It seems that | bilized general business condition throughout the if a strike could prove anything, the 1934 tie-up would land; a new era of well-being and prosperity in which have proved it. At this distance, particularly, it ap- Alaska is destined to share more than the States| pears highly doubtful if the possible ultimate con- | because the Territory has more of the natural re_‘cexsxons could be worth anything like the cost. BN i aire boinrles el | The West Coast maritime tie-up illustrates, on a large scale, both the desirability and the necessity of | | hitting on some method whereby such costly periods | of industrial paralysis can be avoided. The method, | |in most cases, means only the means of substituting | As Congress swings Into session again to wrestle|Teason for pigheadedness before the latter is trans- with some of the problems facing the nation one lated into terms of millions of dollars lost and thou- . |sands of people inconvenienced and suffering. change stands out in bold relief from the situation ki prevaiiing at the last two Congresses. That is the There Must Be a (,ure (Cincinnati Enquirer) Estimates of the cost of the West Coast maritime BUSINESS ATTITUDE CHANGED lad Man!™ entirely different attitude that business has taken toward the A(umxw ration since the November 3 (Beward: Giatawa BN nstead of the oul and out. batile. Whick The article “Mo Goes to Alaska,” in the Univer- has been in pr s since 1933, big business execu- | jty of Washington Columns has a foreword—"Inco- | tives have at last declared their intention to co- herent Notes from the Little Black Book of a L.n.ermy\ operate. Rather than taking the Administration te Mad Man.” ' Just how literary Mr. Lachman is The | task as id in their previous annual sessions, |Gateway is not prepared to say, but if the venor‘l f his story is any evidence of the state of his men- ality there is no good reason to doubt the rest of if. ‘The article is a splurge of ridicule about*Alaska ttitude atien for can| now they the we do to further a betier s™ accepted This ote was sounded at the r owns, Alaska people, Alaska accomplishments. There National A <o re 2,000 people in Juneau, “big town,” says Mr.| Third Council Lachman, and the Richardson highway is described The manu 5 a cow path. Roads and bridges everywhere are aricatured. . Nobody knows what the Matanuska valley colony 5 all about, the writer says, least of all the govern- laration of p inc for an govern their pr 15 nent, of the mos fis Seward, with its modern hospital, thoroughly ompetent doctors and nurses, does not escape. A A year ago they *on the yricken Chtinese boy is described as being rushed New Deal o Seward from a “Nome fishery plant” and isolated in The indusirial cou ivocated a s of the nstitution building government Reduced to hysteria he of the basic principl NRA and suggested co-|strangles himself with a piece of string while a operation with government all along the line. Ttldoctor is being hurried by plane from hundreds OI! was in marked contrast with the same group’s ses- Wiles away to the rescue. et crime is the kind | If the “Mo Goes to Alaska” of stuff that goes into the columns of the University of Washington Columns, it would be a splendid thing for the university to establish a censorship board made up of faculty, or some adult-group to pass upon sion of last year when it broke up in confusion with the words “lie” re-echoing from the members. The recent action: not necessarily mean that tl eye copy submitted | to eye with every plan that may arise in the present The article is a fearful travesty on good sense session of Congress. But it does forecast that a spirit and good manners, and is either a striking display of co-operation is going to be evident where here- of abysmal ignorance or wilful distortion of truth. tofore it was only direct war against everything and L and of these powerful groups does are going to see e o 4 — Ireland has started distilling mashed potatoes thing offered by the present Administration nnyw th the ver: ierwu’ problem of é-empioyment| 0’ Make industrial glcohol, oF MMer Sar POl " ith ¥ S | ¥ €Il s said to be powerful.—Boston Globe. and other important matters on which hinges the welfare of the nation to come up before the Congress it bodes well that a spirit of co-operation is in evi- Huang Fu, Chinese diplomat, is dead. The rea- s for Chinese diplomats are becoming few, 100.— S S —Y Winter Rates DAILY LESSONS | [ IN ENGLISH | & By W. L. Gordou | Words Often Misused: Do not say,’ “Mary will learn you how to do it." Say, “will teach you.” Often Mispronouacea: Sect and sects. Pronounce sekt and sekts, not sek and sex. Often Misspelled: Change; ge Changeable; gea. Changing: gi. Synonyms: Repeat, recite, reit- erate, quote. Word Study: “Use a word three times and it is yours:” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Intimidate; to make afraid; alarm;| frighten. “Their threats could not!| intimidate him.” S e TRAPPERS SAFE Two trappers, who were report- ed missing in the Yakutat district some weeks ago, have returned safely, according to a message to the Governor's office today from U. 8. Commissioner Hardy Tretz- gar at Yakutat. SITKA HOT SPRINGS Mineral Hot Baths | Aecommodations to suit every taste. Reservations Alaska Air ‘Transport. e We truly believe thaf; we sell America’s Greatest Shoe Values and Prettiest Footwear DEVLIN’S !dock at Cordova until the freighter or would reopen his cigar factory. e e 20 YEARS AGO From The Empire JANUARY 5, 1937 The steamer Admiral Watson of the Pacific Steamship Company ran ashore at Fidalgo Bay during a blinding snow storm. The freight- A substitute air gas that would L«L(- the place and could be used |for the same purpose as gasoline, distillate, cooking gas, illuminating heating gas had been invented by Charles Warner of Juneau. Mr. Warner had been working on the|p, invention for two years and had brought it to the stage where he was| making practical demonstrations. The gas was produced by blowing | air through tanks containing a dry 1t 'appreciate each one of his Christ- Powdered chemical and was abso-| Intely dry when produced. It had been used to run a gosoline engine| lad ice |that to be remembered is far more under tests made by Mr. Warner. |, Dr. E. H. Kaser, who had been south for two months taking a post |graduate eourse in dentistry, was returning to Juncau on the Mari- posa. [is Mayor B. D. Stewart left for| Washington to endeavor to get early {clear thinking dealing seers warn that honesty is the best policy in business and politics. | promotion rection of Horoscope “The stars incline but do not compel” & WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1937 Until late in the day adverse as- er Cordova immediately left Cordova |trology. In the morning hours there for the scene of the disaster. The[may be a sense of unrest and un- !steamer Alameda was held at the|certainty. ; World news will be perplexing un- returned and would take the Wat-!der this direction of the stars which son’s passengers south will bring reports of naval and mili- go—— tary movements in many foreign countries. Labor continues under a swap that encourages discontent and difficul- es are likely to multiply, | compromise the personnel of the United States:princess Juliana’s bridesmaids. t The despite efforts. Changés in epartment of Labor are forecast. a favorable rule for Deceit and double- widespread. The This is not may be evening planning and may be outlined with In the nfidence. mising for beginning new enter-; prist manufacturers and merchants. s and it is especally lucky for| 2t honor for a distinguished western attorney is prophesied. Ap- pointment as ambassador or judge probable. Legislators now come under a di- the stars which entails action on the Federal Building, the cXtraordinary experiences for law- Gastineau Channel Bridge, and glso| ™ to secure a man to make a sanitary survey of the city and surrounding " Warning is given that resentments sed by the recent national cam- |§ Feature pictures at the Juneau Paign may be cherished instead on country. of 10 theatres were: “The Shooting Dan McGrew,” with Edmond Breese ' playing at the Coliseum; “The Gen- | tleman from Indiana,” with Dustin Farnum, and a Fatty Arbuckle com- edy at the Dream; Kathlyn Wil {liams in a Selig animal picture and ® “Every Girl” with Vinnie Burns and factory. Love affars Clare Whitney; at the Puhcc «The for the young and those not so (Last Act,” with Bessie Barriscale YOUns. ! and Ford Sterling, and Polly Moran| Children born on this day prob- in a Mack Sennett comedy. lably will be exceedingly quick-wit- ted, aginative and successful. Gus Gijlis left for Ketchikan on S a business trip. ion aro| and many conflicts of opin- Fiery speeches in Congress and te Legislatures are foretold. orgotten as has been the case ln he past Reprisals are prognos- cated. Perscns whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of good fortune Busine will be satis n which friends fig nd financial affair ubjects of ths sign usually are dif- ficult to guide and always independ- ent S. Zenger announced that he| Weather: Maximum, 15; Mini- 98y include Tox Mix, cowboy and mum, 5; Cloudy. |character screen actor, 1889; Henry D 5 S |E. Dixey, actor, 1859. i JUNEAU WOMEN'S CLUB |g¢ B e S Will hold a meeting Tuesday, | “THE KEXALL STORE” January 5, at 2 P. M., City Council Chamber | —— your CLARA McKINLEY, | adv. Secretary. | Hetnae T A | pharmacists Columbia University embraces Columbia College, which was found- | SexIpoEna ed as King's College in 1754, Dr. F TR Samuel Johnson was the first pres- ident. —————— Empire classifieds pay. 9 . Pay’n Takit PHONES 92 or 25 Free Delivery Fresh Meats, Groceries, Liquors, Wines and Beer We Sell for LESS Because | We Sell for CASH Leader Dept. Store George Brothers PHONE 36 For very prompt LIQUOR DELIVERY PIGGLY WIGGLY & —sal The B. M. Juneau, One-Half Mil dence rather than the antagonism of the past. It Bank COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS ‘ Resources Over Two and Behrends Alaska lion Dollars w who have celebrated it as a birth- Carl Sandburg, American poet, as born on this day 1878. Others Butler Mauro Drug Co. HARRY RACE, Druggist “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” There is an aspect most jtional flags and ant] FOUR INDIAN BOYS FROZEN INSLUSH ICE Bodies, C;less, Lightly Clad, Found Near Hiking Goal + THE HAGUE, Jan. 5. — Formal| VANDERHOOF, 8. C, Jan. 5— protests have been sent to Berlin|Indians of two reservations mourn by _the Netherlands Government, |as a coroner prepared to investi- against what was termed an “in-|gate the deaths of four boys whose sult to their Queen.” bodies were found frozen on the The “Insult” is the asserted hold- 'surface of Frazier Lake last Satur- ing up of passsports by the German | day night. Government. for three of Crown! Morris Justice, aged 8; Johnny | Michael, aged 9; Allen Willie, aged protest climaxed friction 8 and Andrew Paul, aged 9, were that has developed between Ger-| the little victims. many and the Nethetlands out of | The bodies were taken to Nauley the preliminaries to jnext Thurs- Reserve, near Fort Frazier, 50 miles day's wedding of Prifcess JM i O £ rince Cueak to Prince Bernhard Zu Lippe- “ qnpless and lightly clad, the bod-A teld, German. w“'h:mr:h frozen 1; the; slush ice’ The D n three quarters of a mile of ol g 1gnnrod N‘" r:::zley Reserve, the boys’ mxm Netherlands in | Protest of Nazi Passport Holdup pects are active, according to_as-|Protest Culminates Friction Growing Out of Wed- ding Preliminaries marital activities, o NOTIC! ! J. 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