The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 4, 1937, Page 4

Auxiliary went into action” with the Legion- .naires ang from a hurrjedly set up dirst-aid statioh fendered aid and assistance to the in- jured. and from an equally hurriedly estab- lished kitchen served hot coffee, sandwiches and mulligan to the rescue workers. None Jeft the job until the crisis had passed Alford John Bradford Post has been warmly commended for its work by officials of its city and territory, and by the citizens of Juneau generally. The post immediately set about to render such work more efficient in the future, should the need ever arise, by the organization of a disciplined and well instruct- ed emergency relief corps Again it is revealed that the American Legion ;mn be and is one of the outstanding forces in this - Daily Alaska Empire | Editor And Manager | Published every ev AW PRINTING COMPANY Alaska. Entered matter. EMPIRE Juneau SUESCRIPTION RATES. Belivered in earrier | By mail, po One year. in ad ome month Bubscribers w e, $6.00 y will promptly notify | YA dativiry 1 oftice ness Office, 374 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Pres titled reputiication of & credited to wise credited in this 150 the lenai berein. ALASKA CIRCULA { of community welfare. In those tender years when i the men who make up its ranks today were just round- |ing into manhood they l€arned, in the emergency of a _Inationgl, crisis, whet to do:; ‘They Jearned in the | thorqugh but hard school of reality the value of ynited |effortiand the advantage 61 ‘executing orders promptly t or not other- published ws paper and. to the letter. They were taught to carry on no|* matter what the obstacle. That'js why the Legion | can ‘act promptly and with dispatch when the need |arises, as the’ members of the Juneau post did so | effectively during last November's disaster. The residents of this community appreciate their | | service. But their forces can be of even greater value, |if they push ahead with their plan to organize an efficient emergency relief corps. Disaster may well | strike again. It could have happened the other night | during the Taku wind had not the small fire in the, Juneau-Young Hardware store been seen and reported | The Legion should not overlook this opportunity to prepare itself to give service at its maximum strength. Its program calls for “a sense | of individual obligation to the community, state and | { { | when it was. AIR PASSENGERS PROTECTING Some enlightening information not alone for members of ‘the Territorial Legislature but for entire traveling public of Alaska was presented to the | 5 Legislature this week by Hugh Brewster, Aeronautics The hurricane, it appears, was a day late striking| Inspector for Alaska. Appearing before a vommmvelllw Alaska Steamship Company and the Juneau! of the Senate yesterday afternoon the Inspector|Chamber of Commerce. pointed out the biunt fact that the Territory actually | AR — has no- legislation to protéct lives of air passengers. Fortunately, virtually all the airplane operators in the Territory héed the regulations of the Department of Air j@gmmerce. They are tp to standards in ever resgeckiand ‘conséquently . flying in Alaska is as safe| as d#fiyWhere on’earth. But tiae point that Mr; Brewster was making, and | one which' eertainly needs making, is that there is| no Territorial law to make flying the safe thing it is in the north. In other words, an airplane operator A (Cincinnati Enquirer) can come into :Alaska, file his registry number, thumb| oo oo Pl UlRE M for reorganization | his nose at the Federal regulations and go out "‘""Eor the executive branch of the government is the | carry all the passengers he wishes to and nobody|most far-reaching proposal in this field ever to be cen do anything about it. He can risk his own neck |made from the White House. It should find a sym- and those of his passengers and no one has authority | pathetic reception in Congress and among the public, to tell him nay }regardless of party. The key to the situation is found in the fact, as| _ His reorganization plan should not be CU"’“SEdl the Inspector pointed out, that Federal air commerce with his hopes of expanding the powers of the Federal regulations are interpreted to apply only in a restrioted | COYSERIIB byex] Goonomio 116, agatnst WHREAS e e RPIEY S newspaper has had occasion to sound warnings. The sense to intra-state commerce, or commerce Withinl oo oanization scheme would not increase Federal ! the boundaries of a state or Territory. The only regu- | power or even the Executive power. It would merely | lations the unlicensed operator actually must observe|facilitate administration and give more unity to the | are air line regulations, or regulations that become |executive branch—a unity which the founding fathers | effective when the plane gets into the air. In other|sought to insure. | words, the Department holds it has no authority over | In brief, Mr. Roosevelt’s proposals are (1) to ex- unlicensed equipment or operator while they are on|Pand his own staff to include several executive as- the ground. No inspection is required of the un-|Stants. @ to strengthen the budget bureau and " planning agencies, (3) to extend the merit system to licensed “operator to 'see that lis eraft is air Worthy oouer virtually ‘the whole Civil Service, (4) to add two or that the pilot is physically fit and properly trained |executive departments with Cabinet members at their to operate a plane. He can take any kind of an old head, and then bring the 100 independent commission: “crate,” as the aviators refer to them, into the air under one or another department, and (5) to revise with passengers under the present set-up. True, there | the auditing system drastically. is some legal dispute as to the all-encompassing | In the main, these are as sound as they are com- power of the Federal government over a Tm-rlwx-_\-.\l"'““’”“'“"" Two questionable proposals will occur some holding that the Pederal regulations should .w most thoughtful students A°r. Rublic_ affairs. Opeg |is the attempt to bring “all” independent commis- apply. But the fact remains that the legal depart-|gions under an executive department. This would ment of the Air Commerce bureau has held otherwise geny an independent status to several boards, such | with the result that Alaska is at the mercy of any|as the Interstate Commerce Commission, which have | wnlcensed pilots and aircraft that might come into|quasi-judicial functions and should be strictly inde-! the Territory. pendent of the President, except as he appoints their | It personnel. The other questionable step is the aban-; " . |donment of the present auditing system, by which of the Territory have not been victimized by such {he Comptroller-General must approve expenditures sircraft. But the fact that they have not to any pefore the Treasury can pay vouchers. appreciable degree is all the more reason why action Even in these cases’ the cause of efficiency would should be taken promptly to guard against just such |doubtless be served by the President’s plan. But some & situation. independent commissions have been strikingly suc- Fort b R e, paciitona s | cessful, and their status should not be changed lightly. related with the Federal regulations which serve as|eccarily the work of government, arrogating a judicial & protection to air passengers. Alaska, where flying | role in addition to an auditor’s role, But he has also is such a vital means of transportation, can not afford been a valuable check on that sort of carelessness in to dilly-dally. The Legislature, we believe, should act|expenditure which can become a grave abuse. Much promptly to rectify the existing condition. All of us | thought should be given to this feature of ‘the Presi~ in the Territory are urging further airway improv(___‘:dm\l’s proposals, by Senators and Representatives, be- ments. We see it-as the opening wedge to our fulurr:‘“ma they sanction the. change. 3 On the whole; however, the President 45 to be development. But why encourage aviation (rxp’g,psmn‘vmmmndmI 3 ex s 3 2 P . el or the reorganization plan which his com: In the tiorth if We do nothing to makeflying as sz b P f€mittee has develbped. The plan is not a danger es igrhumanly possible for those who use the #irways? our democratic system of self-government, but, is' flpr.,irthere is a disputed question over the scope, consistent with it. By making democracy more effi~ of Federal authority in air commerce regulation? Why clent, it should buttress. the constitutional system: not eliminate the question by setting up our own Ter- Which we all cherish. ritorial protection for air passengers? g R P e T =i Redder Than Red the | ! the | Pation. ‘We rah across our fishing fly box. last night, and | somehow or other we are kind of losing’ interest” in winter. ‘When - shipping gets back to normal, it may be! hoped: that we'll remember how to act normal. Effective Government is purely a lucky condition that the people, “WHEN DISASTER STRUCK JUNEAU” ! «Philfl;lelphm Record) The latest riots are reported from Mexico City. Following Trotzky's speech denouncing the Soviets lower Franklin Street has won national recognition. !n‘r.sab(?taglng‘ the - Spanieh workersv !'evolullon to_ avoid frightening the French bourgeoisie, a wave of The current American Legion Monthly, a nationa!|gisorder broke loose in which seven persons Were in- publication, devotes the better part of a page for pic- jured and eight were arrested. More than 500 Mexi- tures and an article tefling of the part the Legion- cans were involved in the fracas. naires and Auxiliary played in the rescue. Com- violent agitation for Trotz menting under the. hea “When Disaster Struck au,” the Lég‘mn My@v AyS: o From'a far outpo: .of the Legjoniorganiza- tion comes anp ‘rggjry of Fervice. prompt end efficient, s’ {ime of.greatineed, when on the night of Nuvfi:&m an avalanche of dirt and rocks roared down the side of Mount Roberts into the gity, of Juneau, capital of Alaska., “The slide carfied death and destruc- tion in its path—twenty-three persons wer ;caught. fourteen of whom were Killed out-" right, when an apartment_house, a ‘boarding house and several residences wefe’ swept away, Many other bufldings were wreckKed and the town was cut in two by the debris, which com- pletely blocked streets to a depth of from eight to sixteen feet. Rescue workers swung into action immedi- stely. Leading in this work were the members of Alford John Bradford Post of Juneau, who had responded almost to a man to a call from Commander William O. Johnson. Handicapped by darkness and a continuing rain, with a small river of water and debris pouring down the mountain and flooding the streets, the men worked on, digging out the people caught by the onrushing slide and imprisoned in the swreckage.. Some grabbed picks and shovels, some eleared the tebris and wreckage in which fire had broken @t while others policed the Bradford Post, American Legion, and the Auxiliary women did during the slide disaster of last fall on a 's expulsion. "What group is it .that would expel. Trotzky from Mexico? None other than the Communists them- selves. And they are going to back up their determina- tion by staging a “major demenstration” against Trot- Zky by teachers’ and railway workers’ groups.. So, as matters stand, Trotzky nhot-only .is teo red for the capitalist countries, too red for the Socialist countries, too red for the Fascist countries, He is also. oo red for-the Communists*themselves, both the Rus- |sian Communists and the Mexican Communists. that makes him, we don't know. But on’one thing all | governments seem agreed: That when they see Trotzky they see red, too. That cow which won first prize in the Tulsa (Okla.) beauty’ contest did not wear a bathing-suit, nor did she have her hoofs painted crimson and her lips and cheeks smeared red.—Cleveland Plain Denler. New eras bring new standards, and now we see that the feminine gage of sobriety in Ohio says 2 woman isn’t drunk as long as she can hold a glass of beer in one hand and powder her nose with the other. —Kansas City Star. The only place these European nations seem able to get together is on top of some other nation.—Dallas News. ' - | 'The Mediterranean promises to become the churn- o the use for {and every community for carrying forward a program [ isay, |as Marie.” ‘lusory hopes.” | The Comptroller-General has often delayed unnec-;| Riots are to Leon Trotzky what the lamb was tol The excellent work that members of Alford John Mary. Wherever Leon goes, riots are sure to follow. | And today- there ‘s’ \ In short; Trotzky is redder than red. WHhat color|” 20 YEARS AGO The Empire extends congratula-| From The Empire tions and best wishes today, their| birthday anniversary, to the follow- | ing: : -/ FEBRUARY 4. William W. Bergstrand Mrs. H. B. Crewson Evaline Feero Mrs. Helen Erskine Samuel B. Baker Bob Thibodeau - e,e —— MODERN, ETIQUETTE: By Robetfa Lee | -8 | | atr FEBRUARY 4, 1917 It was stated in semiofficial cir- |cles in Berlin that the German government would do all in its power to prevent a rupture with the Unit- ed States from going further. In the meantime, the American steamer Housatonic was sunk by a |German submarine. The captain of {the submarine who gave the pas- Ese-n_ur and crew of the Housatonic \full warning, and aided in the res- ) [one of life boats from the steamer, : id he had been ordered to sink every ship going to England. The Northwestern, northbound, 14 |was quarantined for smallpox at Q Hasn't a woman the- privilege Ketchikan. Tt developed, after she of refusing to shake hands,. even had left Seattle, that there was a| if the person she meets extends|case fo smallpox aboard. Juneau his hand? |bound passengers included Royal A A. No. Never refuse an offered Cunnison, Mrs. M. Greenbaum and hand P. Crowther. Q. What is the most important et e thing to remember when keeping In addition to straining their ears a business appointment? for the first tap of the fire gong, A. Punctuality. Do not ‘be even members of the Juneau Fire De- five minutes late. . partment were busy working out the Q. Is it good form to write a|details of their Eleventh Annal Ball letter to the bride wher one re- !0 be given on Lincoln’s birthday, ceives an announcement? Y February 12. The executive com- A. Yes, it is a nice thing ‘to Mittee in charge of the affaii con- send best wishes, but unless an in- Sisted of Max Humfrey, Dave Evans vitation to the ceremony is received and Clarenc(\_ Carpenter. The boys' it is not obligatory. B were determined that their dance >oe 3 #“should eclipse all previous ones in| . o L8iigy ! point of splendor, decorations and| a music. LOOK anid LEARN./| 4 c. McBride, of the ¢. W. Young Company, announced that his com- By A. C. Gordon-, |pany had given up the agenty of p . ¢ ¢ silmithe Border Line Transportation| : oo 'Company and that the business of | wnluldH:“carm:uc:s umrzor:.av;fi“.g;'.m company would be handled ind m.p.h. than one traveling 30 mep.h.? 4}1(» (utu'u' by the Alaska Supply 2. Who is considered the great- C°PANY est French novelist? 7 3. What are the five Zm"fifl&fl The high schooi midgefs defeated | the world? el their eighth grade opponents at! 4. How many feet does af\‘flm basketball with a score of 18 to ’l.{ kangaroo leap when in full flight?|On the high school team were 5. Whit city is the world’s goedt- Koskey, Clark, C. Brotherton, E. est milling center? .y |Ashby and C. Ashby. The eighth- igrade players were Perelle, Launer, Peltret, Bussey and Hendrickson. ANSWERS 1. 20 per cent more. 2. Victor Hugo. bitt # .- ifor March 6 to choose a representa- [3 ;Iori: Fs‘“g“:]‘ ,?mm F;emPe.".me to the Legislature from the sle, TODEL e emperate, 30d| pit Division to replace the late South Frigid. t N 3 i 4 1048 12 feet. 4 Judge John G jleld. Weather: Maximum, 25; minimum w|22. Cloudy. 5. Minneapolis. e DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Gorgou 4 ‘[’J 4 BTNy Empire ads are reaa. Money Saved Z el Money Earned EARN AT PIGGLY WIGGLY Words Often Misused: Do not “Anne is nowhere near as old Say, “Anne is not near- ly so old as Marie.” Often Mispronounced: Catalogle. Pronounce the o as in of, not as in soft. ’ fosig Often Misspelled: Victual (food),, though pronounced vit-1. | . Synonyms: Questionable, unre-|.~—'——— liable, disputable, detestable. Word Study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by master- |ing one word each day. Today's word: Illusory: deceptive, mislead- ling. (Pronounce the s as in_sa, inot as z). “Illusory promises, 'il- Coempounaed exactly as written by your dnctor. Juneau Drug Co. i ’ z 4 |l Pay’n Takit HARRY RACE, Driggist { PHONES 92 or 5 “The Squibb Stores of Alaska”. |[" Free Delivery - ) Fresh Meats, Groceries, =/ {.Laquors, Wines and Beer [ ‘We Sell for LESS Because “~14~" We Sell for CASH ‘1' JLeader Dept. Store ! George Brothers ! 4 —a PHONE 36 | For very prompt LIQUOR DELIVERY l The B ’ M .E_‘fgeiirends ‘Bamk. Juneau? gl.nski COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars area_and kept bacly the ever-present crowd of g A_!fleh 8 . The members of the ing point of neutrality,—Buffalo Courier-Express. Horoscope'’ “The stars incline but do not compel” FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1937. Benefic aspects dominate today, according to astrology. The plane- tary government is especially for- tunate for women annd their per- sonal aspirations. It is preeminently auspicious for entertaining. Hospitalities under this sway should be especially bril- liant and memorable for congenial groups of guests. Love affairs are likely ‘to flour- ish' while this rule prevails. The stars encourage speedy courtships wnd romances in which common sense consideratien has no part. The stars seem to presage excite-; ment that is subtle but likely to spur the young toward reckless gay- sties and daring exploits. This is a lucky day for shopping. Merchants and exporters will profit in coming weeks. Those who are wise will prepare for future con- tingencies regarding prices of food, fuel and clothing. Internationally important wed- dings and political alliances are prognosticated. Many long estab- lished customs and precedents will be ignored. The Duke of Gloucester is subject to the best possible direction of the stars and may be much in the pub- lic eye after next May. He will gain military fame. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of pleas- ure and good fortune. Women will meet distinguished persons who will contribute to their happiness. ably will be intelligent and thought- ful. Subjects of this sign are often under planetary guidance that sends them to fame. Mahion Pitney, longtime Associate Justice of the United States Su- preme Court, was born on this day 1858. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include Ole Bull, violinist, 1810; Dwight L. Moody, evangelist, 1837. (Copyright, 1937) — . GOODIE SALE A special election had been called | will be given by the Rainbow Girls | next Saturday, February 6, at the Sanitary Grocery. Starting at 10 | o'clock. | Lode and praver location notices |for sale at The Empire office. | 1 o | 1 ¥ 0 {| Alaska Music Supply I Arthur M. Uggen, Manager I | Pianos—Musical Instruments i and Supplies Phone 206 122 W. Second [ 3 ‘. Work and Dress PSS “Tomorrow’s Styles T od GYn Juneau’s Own Store! e R S T S, Children born on this day prob-' returns lhouh: be filed onor before February {15, Bfim ; i All of the Va tybed of com- pensation, unless specifically ex- empt by statute, or exempt by fun- demental law, should be included lin the tax-payer's return of gross { income, such as salaries, wages, fees, it:ommisslm-ners, bontses, tips, honor- |ariums, prizes, awards, retiring al- lowances for past serivces, ete. ‘Where services are paid for in whole or in part with something other {than money, the fair market value |of the think taken in payment must | be included as income. Other items Isubject to tax are fees received by ministers of the gospel for funerals, baptisms, masses, and: like services; executors’ fees; directors' fees; Fed- eral jury fees; and prizes received in contests of various kinds. The salaries of Federal officers and employees are subject to tax, including the salary of the President IHow to Report lIncome from Salaries, Wages (Article No. 3.) Of the millions of income tax re- turns that are filed annually, the vast majority are from salaried per- ,sons and wage earners whose in- come is derived from personal ser- vices. b “/In general, compensation fot' per- sonal services should be 'reparted | for taxation purposes in the year it' is received or unqualifiedly made subject to demand. = Compensation .cred:pdb to the account of or set «apart. for a taxpayer, without any |substantial limitation or restrictlonfi:x,u?:: gm.',‘f 3:',:‘ ::t::df::,:‘ 4nd; which may be drawn upon by office after the date: of emccmznst him at any time, is subject to tax of the Revenue Act of 1932, which for the year durng which so cred-|was June 6, 1932, The salary of the ited or set apart, although not then|vice President of the United States rctually reduced to possession. If ang the salaries of members of the ‘he services were rendered during House of Representatives and mem- the year 1936, the entire amount is'pers of th | e United States Se : taxable in the year received, or made also subject to income tax. i3 'unqualifledly subject to demand,, PR o PR il when the taxpayer is reporting on| the cash receipts and disbursements| President Lazaro Cardenas,.de- basis, which is the basis used by creeing 1937 “aviation year” in Mex- most persons in reporting net in- ico, announced 1,000,000 pesos ($277- come. 1000 U. S.) will be expénded for new The names of all empioyees to!fighting planes. whom payments of 1,000 or over a| SRR i e year are made must be reported.| NOTICE The information returns should bel During my absence the Fern made ‘on form 1099, accompanied|Beauty Parlor will be closed. Wil by transmittal form 1096 showing'reopen about March 1. . the number. of returns filed. These' MRS. H. C. 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