The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 25, 1937, Page 4

TH E DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, JAN. 25, 1937, needed. We trust that some way can be de- vised. Incidentally, this instance is wrong » and I ighe than from in public we have in typical of nation, we believe that something rather with our government Generally speaking, pay for talent in public life is much private life, The number of sal- $15,000 up in private industry is life almost countable on the Daily Ala ka Empire | ROBERT W. BENDER - - Editor and Manager Publis PRINTINC Alaska. Entered matter. n aric great Delivered in carrier in June; 25 per wonth By e m incongru- One year one month, i Subseriber the Business ¢ of thelr paper Teiep: for example, such an uneconomic spectacle a $2,500-a- n down political hack lawyer rep- the people before a State corporation rate matter involving mil- consumers’ money—t d of public 1 up against the $100,- 000-a-year attorfiey for the private utility And no wonder the public loses Therefore we think it is not a ing ti total of governmental nt, but rather to in- 1d thereby in The As: republicatio: wise credited herein. ncrea save dealt with a of gov- 1 b comprehensive overhauling ime, let's keep McGrady < the nation in i tru ane people can dc 1 forc of itribution to the assi: e Red Cross Sprir n they see the sun Point Barrow WAR AND PROFIT g ure has 45 days left to handle a g An interesting commentary on war and its cau i the country ant Territorial business. is reve Russia plots & dispatches in most recently reported plo! that being . New Year Strikes counter that imitted to conspiring plots si; 17 of th to furn oll from Sakhalin Tsland in the event of W Japan and the United States New new year has tate York Times) begun with an outbreak of s and threats of strikes which naturally cause and cloud the immediate future. To some extent, of course, the present trend is a natural phe- nomenon of recovery. A marked upturn in business such intention ' activity, bringing with it rising and higher no | prices ally accompanied by increase of in- | dustrial controversy, as labor seeks either to retain !the high purchasing power of wages paid during de- pression or to share to a larger extent in the earnings of business during a period of greater prosperity But there is this special and significant fact about the strikes with which 1937 has begun: in compara- tively few of them is the question of higher wages the ,| dominarit issue; that thev aleo may, | Other phase of the demand for union recognition This is perfectly clear in the case of the stri such a break. At ANy ypiopn now beset the automobile industry. The pri- ld do nothing to deter|mary issue here is not wages at all, but the insistence {of the United Automokile Workers upon negotiating s much |with the management of the General Motors Corpora- whole management has expressed it ness to conduct negotiations with employe | representatives. but I ht to limit such negotia- {tions to an individual plant basis. Tts explanation of position in this matter is that ance should logically, and must necessarily be handled locally lin the case of an employer whose plants, scattered thirty-five communities in fourteen States, oper- under a wide variety of local conditions and in Whatever happen in the prosent strike|circumstances which vary sharply with the different Tt il {hat_Edward F. Mc-|manufactures which they produce able drgument. ~But it Frady, Ssista Secrets Labor, has 8 a repu- P tation which bim many strong admirers who tion. The “sit-down™ strikes which have been begun are going to protest I ing the Labor De) in a number of General Motors plants are di Report is that McGrady, who has been such an out-jat an effort to establish industrial unionism and the standing, figure in the maritime strike closed shop in mass-production industries. leaving the department for a more lucrative position It remains to be seen how much active support his friends pointing out that he has passed the meri-|this effort will receive from the rank and file of TUEE SR P the'ahadows labor in the automobile industry. Several considera- SERY PRl R o tions make it seem highly doubtful whether the union by leaders are speaking for the great mass of workers in forin piouebly with e pr: the automobile industry. One is the fact that when side of labor depart- | the workers in this industry were polled by the Auto- ment. With his reputation of years standing it is not | mobile Labor Board, an official Federal agency ap- at all improbable that he been offered in private pointed by the President, it was found that 69 per enterprise a much larger salary than the government can afford. But he had made some strong supporters cent of 163.000 voting workers cast unaffiliated ballots who are going to cry at losing his public services. The | and 13 per cent favored various employes’ associations, leaving only a comparatively small fraction in favor New York World-Telegram already has started a cam-| paign to keep McGrady, and commenting on ‘the of unions affiliated with any wing of the organized ady a ish the Japane r between| The between this country for The prediction of war and Japan ha an olc theme and both countries have in turn denied any which the particular urge on the part of either nation for wa But it is sigr because of forces profit the: in Russia could make But been favorite vear profits is probably exact situation. There is 18 t that wars do not always start often unseer they difference Too promote war that that the figuring 50 may may be reported plotter were merely gamblers how they some money if tual clash came tc by the to promote they w an ac pass ed lure of gain have conspired it is a rate, safe to say warfare th open There of hostilities the profit on the Congr e intrigue of out and|tion as a The of s to set up legis- from about taking war strong side those men W argument working 8 RO whi who are lation supplying of materials of war own would prohibit in resulting th McGRADY HAS HIS FRIENDS ate else become lent s Wor artment. | | is considering and ni- is as convers ant A movements as any one in the ha labor movement. This poll, to be sure, was takea some time ago; but it seems doubtful whether senti- ment has changed completely in the months which {have passed since the board reported .its findings. R, particularly the case when it is remembered |that these months have witnessed a general increase |of emsployment and of payrolls. And here a second | consideration casts further“doubt on the union leaders. They are asking workers to strike | for an abstract principle of labor organization in an |industry in which, as the Government’s own records | show, .per capita weekly earnings are more than 20 per | cent above the average for all manufacturing indus- | tries in the country as a whol | SR | A magazine success-story describes a | never went to school and writes Hollywood sci | But why expose ! Times-Dispatch sistant Se ays | We hope that some means may be worked out to prevent his departure, for his peculiar abilities are desperately needed right now. Al- most any price that might be paid would be cheap indeed return for what he can do toward bringing just peace out of the costly conflicts that are how occurring. Not amot tary's reported leavi in has he demonstrated what ts to 3s in handling disputes between labor and capital, but he has the confider of both factions in the serious inter-labor strife between the A. F. of L. and the C. 1. O. His gift for his job arises from a'rare combination of buoyant good nature and fir good health, tremendous energy, infinite patience, skill and knowledge resul AT of experience, and a cl f conciliatory man fitted a critical tin nment which billions on th ) k P WORK KEI only er ess the tricks of the trade?—Richmond nt from many y rac 1 in that must be felt by to be at- he fits I And ¢ a te T Pennsylvania’s Governor is named le and the »al industry is convinced that he is no ‘count.—Dallas orning News. Its ave task re: vet it t “Thirty thousand cattle passed in review before Mussolini in one day at Bologna.” This puts it up to Hitler to give a frankfurter parade.—Toledo Blade. i more that car one ma > obviou NATIONAL GUARDSMEN BUSY A TP] 7 id its adjoining grounds became the headquarters of Michigan national guardsmen sent to Flint, Mich,, to preserve order in the automobile workers’ strike against Fisher Body plants. Here is a view of the camp as it was set up, with smoke rising from field kitchens and passing residents pausing to view the soldiers at work. (Associated Press Photo) far from the is the closed shop or some ' This is a r\:‘flSOl\-' es not make | the success of HAPPY ' | BIRTHDAY, The Empire ertends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the follofo- ing: 20 YEARS AGO From The Empire JANUARY 25, 1917. wiest fighting in any of of the European war was on the Russian a sector where the Ger- ven the Russians back region of the great In spite of heavy ar-| Germans failed st the Rus- | loffense. JANUARY 25 Mrs. J. E. Click Elliott Robertson Mrs. Harold Shippey J. W. Schaefer Henry Neble J. B. Bernhofer Henry Messerschmidt D advise matters. trustworthy in the Ri cau |mans had d la mile in the Tirul marsh, tillery fi {make ang sian de the the wdway agai: ODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee The steamship Al-Ki, southbound| on her first trip of 1917, announced | first class passenger fares had 250 between Ju- res on other the Border Line| ion Company announc- could make money fromgovernment traveling public at the lower fi-|this year nd did not intend to charge|ough orgar t the traffic would bear |of democr g E william Stubbins and Paul Bloed-'extended t merchs and Ru-|will becom . manager of the Bar- |water, the s Hotel in Doug left for justme n Springs Bay to revel in the utility ncident to bathing in Na- projec water. Each of the thre mands. new n slashed to ! encouraged 5 $28 influences. [ Q. Is inquisitiveness fatal to real|vd arm? v Yes. A person may po |many charms, but an inquisitive D 'manner will overshadow all of them.| Q Is it correct to use envelope: with the gay-colored linings for cial correspondence? A. These envelopes should be ! 1sed only by the young girl. Should a woman remove s in a theatre? Women usually prefer to re- aps unless the auditor- If she is accom- panied by a man, and wishes to re- move her coat, he can arrange the upper part of it over the back of the seat com; her delight t hot Senor nine when he was “well done." nate in the M been Wil und anks, who reatment at the| Anthon, s was well enough public cv emoved to her home at the'a sway tha £ ] LOOK anid LEARN By A. C. Gordon Anxiety was felt for a four men who left on a prospecting to trip aboard the Murelette. They were J. K. Neville, Jesse Neville, A and another man Thy ows a week overdue from Gambier and Persons have the a I par event | ction of t 1. What percentage of rubber consumption is used by the automo- bile? Guests at the f picked new name for the management of which had been destinies taken over by S. Zynda, owner of directed the building. Hotel Zyn was the Children selected. Each at the ably will with a chanc: a prize, lucky and wggested a first, second and third sign may choice; drawing was made from ways. hat by Miss Gertrude Hurlbut, Roy Cha and n suggested by drawing the evenson What s do right wing and leit wing signify, in politics? 3. Who is the villain peare’s play “Othello”? What Unted States City is the siyk trade? race of women use their cradles? ANSWERS About 83 per cent. Right signifies the party, left the radic Tago. Paterson, Eskimos he of in Shakes name Lotel hoods for seven people, fur-'day 1884 the prize for brated it to Miss Helen G reluctant to for the hotel, 1 9 2 haotel Though > his name used 2 Zynda was overruled by chance and bis guests, and the new name conserva- time 3¢ 3 4 5 N.J >ee s will be reached be Arana cquipped with a fork to deter- Spanish republic when the civil war !started, is to be exceedingly fortu- had | fcr he will gain grea as presaging for Gr 2 prominence orawth of political power Shiras, (Copyright, 1937) Horoscope “The stars incline but do not compel” ition in all by certain will g he ization rs presage thor among American homes gener cers prophesy panies and president of e autumn of this y advantages. Eden, who is in t is not propitio sat > milit he has and naval long hat he sta in public whose birthdate ugury of a year of it tes mer Cain Hotel which demands the utmost caution hotel, Many changes- are probable, for the - re- { many are to be born on this day be fond of original yain fame in pman Andrews, Others who have as a birthday jurist, 1832, - Try an Empire ad. was allowed to stand el [+ 5 | 1 Weather imum 40; minimum 34; cloudy. M DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH [ { | | | | .o {\RHODA MAY CLARK Foc. cui-|| Phone 2 | and Supplies 06 122 W. Second By W. L. Gordou rectionist. 517 Goldstein Bldg. adv W ! -~ - ol ———— i o% HARRY RACE, Druggist “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” Words Often Misused “Neither M Brown were there.” Say, Brown nor his wife Often Mispronounced: Prodigy. Proncunce prod-i-ji, o as in of, both’ i's as in it, and never proj-i-di : Often Misspelled: Diminish; di.! not de Dc not say, or b wife “Neither Mr. was there * - ) Expense, expenditure, Compounaed Synonyms: : outlay cost, charge, Word Study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering word each day. Today's Imperviou impenetrable, impervious to water) exactly as written one by your word “A substance or air.” new | doretor. Juneau Drug Co. b ol it ST Lode and pwmcer location notices for sale at The Empire office. 9 H i Pay’n Takit | PHONES 92 or 35 ‘ Free Delivery Fresh Meats, Groceries, Butler Laquors, Wines and Beer We Sell for LESS Because; ®—— GENERAL MOTORS and MAYTAG PRODUCTS W. P. JOHNSON I [ [ | THE REXALL and Dress $2.95 WA BIG VAN'S 228 Front St. STORF” your Reliable pharmacists compound prescriptions. Mauro Drug Co. e e the in England, comes under | for it Bri- II base of the plant. sought t | Astrologers read in the horoscope front |for today certain evil portents and important The judgment may be un- Under this sway it is well to deal to{more carefully with employees ~for there may be a disposition to take The seers warn that while workers are to enjoy many conces- sions they may make excessive de- Astrologers persistently report dis- !(urml viaws on public affairs as planetary Forces hostile to the United States ain great influence enemies ectric energy will be rflpldl}w‘E and |, lly used as| Many ad- | stween | government | the! ucators now come under a di- rs which foreshow- affairs is prob- adventure, Subjects of this unusual natural- Hotel Zynda” won. As it had ist and explorer, was born on this cele- include . s » Alaska Music Supply | Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments We sell for CASH ,- Leader Dept. Store ! George Brothers | ) | PHONE 26 For very prompt LIQUOR DELIVERY The B. M. Behrends Bank Juneau, Alaska COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars S0 “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” Juneau’s Own Store CARDINAL CABS 25¢ Within City Limits [SIMMONS HOPS /SALMON RUN | NORTH, SOUTH THREATENED THI SEflRNING Stiiped Bas from Calfiia | | Waters Invading Coos AAT Pilot Goes to Haines! Bay Section . | and Prince Rupert Today | porrranp, oregon, san. 25— | ~7Ketch1kan Tomorrow |The salmon run of the Coos Bay 5 |region is threatened with exterm- inaticn because of the invasion of the striped bass from California wa- ters, V. E. Brook, aguatic biologist, warned. ¢ Records show a steadily decrease in catch of salmon but a sharp in- crease in the catch of bass S — Starting with dawn to make up for time lost when he was held on the ground yesterday by weather, Pilot Sheldon Simmons took off from Gastineau Channel this morn- ing at 7:30 o'clock in the Alaska| Air Transport Nugget, on a circle yflight on which he delivered Bill) -Flory to Hawk Inlet, took C. E Ferron and Art Bevan to Haines, then returned to Juneau empty at 9:30. . Out again at 10:15 o'clock, Sim- mons flew W. C. Arnold and A.| Schoettler to Ketchikan and Capt. R. W. Esperson, R. A. and| W. A. Kelsey to Prince Rupert. |Simmens is now on his way back to Juneau from Prince Rupert and |is expected here shortly after 4 le'clock this afternoon 'ION 0. E. 8. Regular meeting of Juneau Chap- ter No. 7, Tuesday 8 p.m. BIRTH- DAY PARTY, entertainment and refreshments. LILLIAN G. WATSON, Secretary “Smiling Service” Bert’s Cash Grocery PHONE 105 Free Delivery | Juneau | Simmons plans to make a mgm‘L !to Petetsburg and return at 8 %, clock tomorrow morning, and will || ‘thm again head south for Ketchi- |kan tomorrow noon. —— wWooD Hemlock $6.50 Cord Cash | Delivered | Fireplace—Glacier Alder—Any | length cut to order | Bill Manthey PHONE 2653 | 3 ! Shrubs then are plants whicih renew elves by new growth from the| | & PSR LS A S R R TR RO L B Y R FOR INSURANCE See H. R. SHEPARD & SON Telephone 409 B. M. Behrends Bank Bldg. HOTEL GASTINEAU Every Effort Made for the Comfort of the Guests! GASTINEAU CAFE in connection AIR SERVICE INFORMATION Telephone 411 CONNORS MCTOR €0., Inc vistributors PONTIAC 230 South Franklin CHEVROLFT BUICK ————— LUMBE Juneou Lumber Mills, Inc. WINDOW CLEANING PHONE 488 INSURANCE Allen Shattuck Established 1898 Juneau Alaska Remember!!! It your "“Daily Alaska Empire” has not been delivered By 6:00 P. M. 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