The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 10, 1937, Page 4

Dai shed every evenin G COMPANY Ly A_ldskn Em pire Editor and Manager. EMPIRE PTION RATES s for st owin month £6.00 notify nptly the de r papers ME ASSOCIATED PRESS. credited to MBER OF use for ¢ other- publ NTEED TO BE HER PUBLICATION LARGER | THE MATTER OF ENFORCEME | R ) | It evident but day is a strange phenomenon condition nevertheless an that the following th respective airings of the proposed new dog m'xlmun(n‘ before the City Council there is a significant absence | of .dogs from the city streets, Officials have noted | this remarkable condition to exist for as much as, five days, particularly when there is evidence that| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10, 1937. of that year. It is true, the decline in prices from the fairly stable average of the eight pre- ceding years had been in progress since the beginning of 1930, and even the present aver- age is still more than 12 per cent below the vearly average of 1929 or 1928. Still, the rapidity of the rise in the closing months of 1936, and its continuance this month, have caused much comment on the movement. In some quarters they have aroused uneasiness over the question whether “credit inflation™ may not be introducing into the general price structure a speculative .and artificial in- fluence On that point it may be said, first that in advance such as occurred in 1936 has always been characteristic of a period<in which con- sumption and business activity:wene recover- ing rapidly, after a depression period. Eng- land has had the same experience; the British Board of Trade's monthly average rose some 10 per cent last year, or more than ours. Furthermore, a little study’ of the “index numbers” in the separate groups of commodi- ties will show the advance to have been very unequally distributed. As against last year's rise of 4% per cent in the general average, the percentage rise in textiles, metals, fuel and house furnishing goods was the same as the “general index,” or less. But for farm products, the average price advanced in 1936 no less than 14 per cent. Even when compared with the low month of 1933, the 41% per cent rise in the general average contrasts with recovery, during the same period, of 121 per cent in farm pro- ducts. For this disproportionate rise the reason is perfectly well known. It has been only to a relatively small degree a resuit of the increased consumption of better times, which has made itself felt in other branches of production. Primarily, it has measured the great change since the early Thirties in the world's agricultural production; particu- larly the recurrence of short crops such as always follows prolonged abundance; this action of Nature being emphasized by the official program of restricted acreage in this country. These considerations do not prove that some ‘concrete action may be forthcoming. ! Some facetious observers have remarked that the dogs are just “smart” and have been “listening, in-on- some - of - the-warm remarks that have been emanating from the City Hall on Council nights, and | it is true that considerable canine comment has been | heard outside the bujlding on each and every casion that the dog ordinance has come up. However, there is greater evidence to support the contention that the owners are the ones who suddenly become | oc-| the recent rapidity of the rise in general prices, with the speculation always incited by a movement of the kind, does not need careful watching as a phenomenon which may hereafter, if continued at the recent pace, exert deleterious influence, economically and sccially. They do, however, show that the present stage of price recovery is neither unusual at this period in the “business cycle” wnor abnormal in itself, and that even now the general average is below that to which we had accustomed ourselves in the so-called “normal HAPPY T L BIRTHDAY| 20 YEARS AGO The Empire extends congratula- | From The Empire tions and best- wishes today, their ¢ birthday anniversary, to the follow- | - -/ ing: i FEBRUARY 10, 1917 The bill providing for universal FEBRUARY 10. military training was favorably re- | Capt. Thomas Hill ported upon by the Senate Com- Marims D Johmson mittee on Military Affairs. Rudy Pusich I Mrs. A. R. Duncan ‘1'f | 1t was understood that the gov- Mark J. Storms i ernment: of Germany had address- W. P. Mills & led to the United States a com: Al Zenger Imunication suggesting that the two TR ) governments . discuss ways and [ 8 means of preventing actual war be- MODERN | [tween them. | ETIQUETTE i | | “prepare for any emergency that may arise, but decline to be stam- v peded,” had become the Acdminis- { By Roberta.Les :mlmn slogan in the German sub- i% ) marine crisis. sid?red';r;:)lg:: it The annual Reunion of Scottish A. No. High hand-shaking is Rite Bodies was ending its five- merely affectation. The only pmpq,d“" essions with the conferring of er way is to shake hands naturally. the 32nd degree and a banquet, Q. What is the best way to ad- |Officers in charge of the evening !ceremonies were R. A. Gunnison, {H. H. Post, L. D. Henderson, H. T. Tripp, C. E. Davidson, Charles 1 (dress a letter to two sisters, un- married, who are living together? A. Address the enevelope to the \older sister. If they are intimate friends, begin the letter, “Dear .Al- ice and Clara.” Q. Is it poor taste to use a high centerpiece on the dinner table? A. Yes. The centerpiece should 1be low enough, not to obstruct the lviow of persons sitting on oppesite sides of the table. ) M. S. Whittier, J. W. Bell, J. L. {Museth, E. D. Beattie, G. K. Gil- bert, M. N. MecCall. T. J. Donohoe, member of the firm of Dimond and Donohoe, and Democratic National Committee- [man for Alaska, and Mrs. Donohoe, {president of the Federated Women's Clubs of Alaska, were in Juneau at the Gastineau Hotel. [ | | e | s LOOK aud LEARN |/ The Black Sheep of Thane, “that now-famous ‘Channel social organi- Goldstein, H. I. Lucas, W. W. Casey, | IWHO IS HEAD Horoscope “The stars incline but do not compel” THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1937 Who Are to File In- come Tax Returns According to astrology this is not an important day in planetayy di- rection. It is wise to catch up! A taxpayer, though single, whc with unfinish business and to look|supports and maintains in one after financial obligations. household one or more individuals There is a sign read as slightly)who are closely connected with advantageous to labor and adverse|him by blood relationship, relation- to the claims of employers. Under|ship by marriage, or by adoption this sway workers should push their|{and whose right to exercise family interests. control and provide for these de- Women are subject to a direction|pendent individuals is based upon of the stars under which they,some moral or legal obligation, ‘s Ishould postpone public activities| he head of a family, and entitled while they concentrate upon rou-'t0 the same exemption allowed a tine household or social matters, jmarried person—$2500. Also he | Lovers will benefit through writ-|™ay claim a $400 credit for each |ten assurances of loyalty instead of déPendent. For example, a widow- |personal meetings. The contigura-|f WhO supports in one household |tion tends toward uncertainty and|2P 8ged mother and a daughter 17 i y years old is entitled to an exemp- inconsistancy. tion, of $3800 ‘a8 ‘the Hesd. of Signing of legal papers should be family plué % aremt of”“mo ro?‘ lucky under this rule which en- courages employment rather thnn';,ahc: g;ope::;?: g";‘;:"‘e’r 0‘: $3,300. I i 3 , does nof independent business ventures. I appl. to the wife Girls now will revive their in-|lpo b € e or busband of o |terest in kitting, rug-making and $ Y ally dependen |other household arts. Changes in} peg,verzlu?:?w:l ealf’em::\‘rolved in fashions of dress and couiffure have determining whether a person who a special meaning to those Who files a return as the head of a study occultlsm. Again the seersifamily is to be thus classified. The foretell emergency service for wo-|slement of either legal or finan- |men. . cial dependency must exist. A tax- j ~ One of the malefic portents is|payer who supports in his home iread as foretelling the contests of|minor children over whom he exer- !brothers in civil contlicts arising|cises family control is classified as from difficulties affecting industry|the head of a family, even though | OF AFAMILY? More Data Given to Those| the children may have an income of their, own sufficient for their maintenance. If he does not sup- port them, by reason of their own income, but does exercise family control, he cannot be classified as the. head of a family. If an individual supported is an /adult and there rests upon the tax- payer a moral or legal obligation to provide a home and care for such individual, the exemption as the head of a family is allowed, provid- ed the individual is financially de- pendent. If the individual is not financially dependent, the exemp- tion, even though the taxpayer maintains the common..home and furnishes - the. chief support, does 10t apply. ———— Try The .Empire classifieds; tor fquick, results. S e e e e N AND SILVER MINES PAY BIG with Straub machinery, Send for catalog. Gives 11 details of really modern mills—prices from $220. Ore esting service. ; ' STRAUB MFG. CO. 550 Chestnut St., Oakland Calif. ""EDSON WAVE SHOP | - | ~Machine and Machineless ' | PERMANENT WAVES ' Ask about FREE RADIO | Room 6, Valentine Bldg. Ph. 666 e —— U 3 | H By A. C. Gordon | 1. What are the six most useful imetals to mankind? | 2. What Revolutionary Geh‘x;ul stands second to Washington?' < 3. How many bricks can the av- 4. What bird was worshipped by lerage bricklayer place in ane: day?| and transportation. W Persons whose birthdate it is have| See H. R. SHEPARD & SON the augury of a year of crises in| [zation,” gave its first party of thefsocial and financial affairs. Chang-i f Telephone 409 B. M. Behrends Bank Bldg. : e —————————————————— vear 1917, The dance was up to es should be beneficial. | the Black Sheep’s usual high stand-| Children born on this day prob-| ard and was enjoyed by many from ably will be serious and studious.| Juneau who made the trip to Thaneisubjecls of this sign are lnventive: jon special ferries provided for the 'and resourceful. | occasion. Thomas A. Edison, inventor, was| lbum on this day 1847. Others who, Word was received here by have celebrated it as a birthday in- C. W. Hawkesworth, of the Board,clude Melville W. Fuller, {the ancient Egyptians? jurist, 5. Which state ranks first in the production of wheat? Paul Revere! i years,” a decade or more ago. of Education, to the effect that W.|1g33; Alexander H. Stephens, dog conscious with the result that they take care! of their dogs for a few days. All of which does not | result in anything permanent, and leaves the Juneau T. Lopp, chief of the Bureau, was|states-man, 1812; Washington Glad- lin Metlakatla makir}x arrange- den, minister and author, 1836. 1 EVeW Effon Made fOr the ments for the construction of a can- | ! Comfort of the Guests! Get Going dog problem just as much of a problem as ever, and A nery there the next spring for the | pm—— e e | we haven't heard any one say thus far that there is i | 1. Gold, silver, iron, copper, tin A< ; | ~ any one say thus far the (Philadeiphia Record) G e natives. [ GASTINEAU CAFE \ not a minor problem in connection with the control The British captured Washington, D. C., in 1814.| 2. Nathaniel Greene, | The Alaska-Washingtonian So- of dogs in the city. ¢ They practically captured it again in 1917. | 3. 1,000, ciety, composed of graduates or for-| . h’l connection But it strikes us that one point in the present Are they going to capture it & third time in 1937 | 4 The sacred ibis." 2L h;lm:ents fil dthe Umrersiw of | 4 5 % Ty 3 . b ! are w X S ashington, Al organized and - canine controversy can stand just a little more serious A lot of people are wondering. They see the| 5 Kansas. o i consideration. That is the all-sweeping matter of incoming boats loaded with British big shots. i planned, as’ their first meeting to! HARRY RACE, Druggist AIR SERVICE INFORMATION enforoement, How is thesnew prdimance g@oing fo| . Walter Runoiman, head of the British Board of jg .. = gy have a banquet, which it was hoped | “wvhe Squibb Stores of Alaska” s Trade (equivalent to our Secretary of Commerce) is ‘would become an annual event, on s, DAILY LESSONS the proposed new ordinance which would take care Of the important British Imperial Policy Group). o8 ipub ntaeffect, “";““’S :‘“; ‘xl“‘ Gouncfl ]i‘“”“{«" arriving today, and will spend the next week-end at Washington's birthday, February = it — _— decides to put it on the books? It is generally ad-|the White House. Sir Otto Niemeyer, monetary expert 1| 2. | GENERAL MOTORS 230 South Franklin y 1 mitted that the present ordinance_(there are two'und official of the Bank of England, will arrive on | IN ENGLISH . 1 ‘II fLerephone 41) I or thre® o ¥heM adhne® ®ith afiwhal® rodiming dePanbther boat :any mimite now, And next month a ’ : ¢!t Weather: Highest temperature,fj | ' MAYTAG PRODUCTS e » Jarge) is not enforced. The natural question then ereat delegatioh of 45 members of the British Parlia- | By W. L. Gordou o ,45; lowest temperature 34; cloudy. | W. P. JOHNSON arises whether there is any particular provision in Ment will show up in Washington (they're all members;u “[ e ! . r | s M T s hc Why this vast “invasion?” Words Often Misused: Do not Meeting at 8 o'clock Wednesday | g]fd z:; i:;::‘x::l m:rwfx:o:‘;n:;nih f‘ifi""?"‘f}g@m:'?; Officials tell us that there's nothing to it, that say, “I shall tell you what trans- ?lsgt at Oddfellow’s Hall. Good at- ork re Distributore aves hief o : 2 X ¥ o ; ; s . A W and Dress these gentlemen merely have decided to take their pired during my absence.” Say,|tendance is desired. : Drill practice after meeting. = CHEVROLFT PONTIAC BUICK l appoint a dog-catcher to carry out the provision of yacations in the good old U. S. A. They're “Seeing “what occurred during my absence. the existing law which sets up all the conditions!America Second.” | Often Mispronounced: Vacein under which a dog can be declared a nuisance. The! But remembering the famous vacations of Sir Pronounce last syllable sin (pre< new ordinarce reads: “It shall be the duty of the Montagu Norman, each of which put an economic ferred), or seen; accent first syl Chief of Police, or some person appointed by him, crimp in Uncle Sam, we must beg to confess our laple. to restrain and impound such dogs.thus found.” doubts. : e 2 Often Misspelled: Thus, it would appear, that there is little difference Indeed, we regard with grave misgivings this 1 and observe the i. ) “invasion” by these very polite British leaders, par- | Synonyms: Irritable, irascibl e 3 & 5 $ ) ) | y 2 A S e, in the enforcement clause of either ordinance, except yo.iayy since it coincides suspiciously with the sudden ill-tempered, petulant, fretful, cross. I| that under the new proposal any dog that is not onapnointment of Georges Bonnet, former Bank of | word Study: “Use & word: thrde leash could instantly be declared a nuisance. Buf France official, as Ambassador to America (or a term times and it is yours.” Let us' in- the question still remains, who is going to pick up understood not to exceed six months). icrease our vocabulary by master- the pooch? H Yes, this “invasion” packs more danger to the ing one word each day. ; Chief of Police Roy Hoffman had made it clear U-S. A. than would an invasion by half a dozen army wo.q. Implicity; trusting why the present dog law is not enforced. He has COrPS ”A_“d “l"‘h"‘g. Sontioms B “355 ot S“Sp‘ck‘l‘_’":wurd or authority of another told the Council {ime and again, and he is supported o . ('2n the aura of secrecy and evasion WhiCh paye jmplicit confidence in A | surrounds the whole business. ises by fhe recard, that he.can't get a dog-catcher to stay President Roosevelt may sincerely believe that PrOmises: on thie jobi Several' have been employed by’ the City |Mr. Runciman just wants to visit him for a few cups | "The 184 1awmakers)in thet 1937 but all have quit after a short time for one reason o tea and a look at the White House. But the British 'Niissouri' Legislature ‘répresent 1 and another; the primdry one being that they don't financial press says plainly that it's “business.” ' 80 ithan a score of prof - like to catch' dogs. does the French pre - lcupattons; ~Tnere are That, it appears, is the crux of the whole situa- We believe Mr. Runciman, M. Bonnet, Sir O10 gnq 48'farmers—and &’ magiétan, tion—the 1ack'of & dog-catcher. It doesn’'t make any and the rest of the migratory aggregation have two | RS ik 2 : A . 3 § B definite objects in view: — particular 'differenc@. what the law is. If it is not| First, a bargain settlement of the war debts, so ’ w. ler.R . 3 9 or 25 enforced itymight, ag }"fn;um be on the statute books.| Britain and France can float more loans over here | I SITKA’ HOT spm@ ' v : < Free Delivery The new ordinance ‘Will be no more effective than!in case of another war. & the, old unless its provisions are carried out. Pass-| ~ Second, and equally important, a stabilization Mineral Hot Baths '/ EIeSh ,Mea_ts' Groceries, ‘Atcommodations to suit every 1quors, Wines and Beer ing one ordinance or a dozen isn't going to solve the agreement or monetary pact by which the financial O dog nuisance problem unless the ordinance is en- |leadership of the world would be snatched from Wash- We Sell I:or LESS Because We Sell for CASH forced. | ington, where it is today, and put back in London, s e | where it rested for so many, many years. 7 We are_inclined to believe that no dog’ ordinance | ™ s Leader Dept. Store George Brothers MILDRED CASHEN, Secretary. adv. Coliseum; one i LUMBER Juneau Lumber Mills, Inc. — WINDOW CLEANING PHONE 485 B INSURANCE Allen Shattuck Established 1898 * “ ¥ i The whole history of “holidays” spent by foreign | should be too strict. ‘The m.au? idea is to keep ”"‘m;economia(s and high officials in the United States is| under control and off the principal streets where they a history of trying to get something that we've got admittedly are nuisances. The primary responsi- | that they want. bility of course, rests with the owner, but the fact We don’t mean to be unduly suspicious or crabbed. | remains that the owner will not always shoulder | ‘But it is high time to end this business of coating his responsibility, thus the need for an enforcement |Visits of foreign bigwigs with applesauce in attempts official. | to fool the American people. Elsewhere they control dogs. Surely, somewhere “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” Juneau Alaska PHONE 36 | For very prompt | LIQUOR DELIVERY | G, e SR is | Juneau’s Own Store S r!H! ¥ Remembe If your "Daily Alaska Empire” has not been delivered’ By €:00 P. M. 226 A copy w1ll'be n‘t, you IMMED- IATELY by SPECIAL CARRIER. The B. M. Behrends Bank Juneau, Alaska | The American people are NOT fooled. And we - can only hope and pr: £ i in the Territory of Alaska there is a person who will Y. 90n) pray that the;fingndlal. leqipa ot serve in the capacity of dog-catcher. Until he Unforgotten is the fact that the colleagues of the _ . twenty ordinances will not solve the dog nuisance and_ g_mstretcned hands only a few years ago were BRODIIY oo <5 s I(-rw)g “Uncle Shylock!” Understood are the shabby S lw)-g‘d democracy in Spain at the same time British |8 :‘renvh diplomats have been hailing President Rise in prices coupled with the steady upturn|cracy.” - 2 in business has aroused apprehemsion in some sources | We've hall enough of playing Uncle Sucker. that which brought disaster in %the late twenties azmln"t‘f"”t‘\;“)"““ let the British and French visitors real- early thirties. P of such fipancial chaos, and (o picket Pennsylvania avenue! whether they will serve the end desired remains to| the Administration aren’t fooled either. found and employed by the City of Juneau, one or very gentlemen who now arrive with broad smiles |maneuvers of Britain and France whith have de- 71 Pl ] : T I RISING PRICES H ¢ Kt Be Y S vk b, i 2} 5 A r Roesevelt as “the new-found leader. of world demo- that we may be moving into a boom era similar t.|Washington must realize that. And in a very gracious arriers ve been raised mn an effor: Barriers have been 1s. | Otherwise, we can only cry for a new Paul Revere— to avert reoccurrence be seen. However, close observers of the business | A college student in Peoria, Illinois, is said to trend and government statisticians discount the leux'ihzu e confessed to ten house burglaries. Working his expressed in some cuarters, basing their conclusions way through, presumab! Indianapolis News. on figures which tend to show the improved busines | condition is universal and the normal of today is far ?brr-.?]np.wlju -ana[r]:a:,im]m!,gg p;:-mg.s of American D, the,hoot day. stndards, ! feel more comfortable. il‘:h tl mdi E s e Basing its observations on present government | PO T Express. figures, the New York Times draws the followirg | If you think punctuation doesn't matter, try interesting conclusions, indicating that no abnorn ‘d‘,shmmu the comma in that news head: “Alice Marble, condition has been reached yet though there is a Champion.”—Sales Management. pronounced; revival in all lines of business end‘eas"o‘r. e According to the Labor Bureau'’s coms’. putations, theggeneral average rose 4% | pefs cent in 1938. At the opening of January' ft was 41% per cent. above the lowest monthly average of depression times, recorded in Feb- ruary, 1933. It is the highest since the middle s BRBBAPEALY. e s 83 0 A COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS CARDINAL CABS Ciiy‘unflh. Resources, Qver Two and “Qhio inventor devises a bell w the Adam'’s Baes 43t to wake up dozing drivers, St Beter has boen One-Haif Hfiition Dollars u,-.nfi a harp.—Dallas Journal. 3 ‘ o2 The trend appears<to be about the same every- ~ where. Even in Spain,.when there’s a_boom, the, reaf’ : O i R t )