The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 9, 1937, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY; AUGUST 9, 1937. And, of course, what applies to sports applies to gen- eral business a great deal more. The value in dollars and cents to Alaskans from adequate rial trans- portation is inestimable. Daily A laska Empire BENDER - Editor and Manager ROBERT W. the EMPIRE Juneau, We may not think much about it now, but in years to come this aviation conference may be looked back upon as the starting point of a major air trans- portation program for Alaska. except Sunday by Published every ever Second and Main Streets, PRINTING COMPANY & Aluska. Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class matter The New Housing Bill (New York Times) Most of those who have looked into the housing situation in the United States will agree, first, that the housing needs of the lower income groups cannot be met without some form of public subsidy; second, that the Federal Government will have to furnish at least a part of this subsidy; third, that the subsidy must be accompanied by Government loans at a rate lower than can usually be had for money borrowed in the open market 1 If we are realistic, however, we must admit that ium Government will not, in the present condition of its finances, obligate itself to make a large expenditure for low-rent housing. What it can do is to declare SUBSCRIPTION RATES. by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for § at the following ra six months, in a. per month. ance, $6.00 Delivered By n One vear. one month, in advance Subscribers will confer the Business Office of any failure or uregularity livery of their papers Telephones: News Office favor if they will promptly notif; in the de- 602; Business Office, 374 MEMBER OF The Associated Press republication of all new otherwise credited in published herein. ASSOCIATED PRESS. lusively entitled tq s credited and also th the use for or not al news ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANT THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER F :D TO BE LARGER a policy, set up a system and provide loans and grants | with which a fair test may be made. If a low-rent housing plan can be made to operate successfu and by success in this field we ought to mean not lonly financial soundness but a of minimum housing standards throughout the coun- | try—it can be expanded. If the plan fails it can be dropp(-d and another substituted The Wagner-Steagall Housing Bill, which has been favorably reported to the Senate and which Majority Leader Barkley believes will pass, is a first step. It is a shorter step than Senator Wagner ori- ginally proposed, but it should not be scoffed at on that count. What we need is a demonstration of san be done by a judicious combination of Fed- eral grants Federal credit and local support. The | solution certainly lies in this direction, although any Out of the aeronautics conference here the Past| pecific plan will doubtless have to be modified as | week is likely to develop a first rate aviation program jgeas and conditions change. for the Territory. Federal agencies throwing their i Wagner has shaved his proposal down, strength, technically and financially, back of such a plan, will mean an aerial network for Alaska that tions at this time, to a proposed total loan of would be impossible for the Territory with its limited 000 at the going rate of Federal interest, during the | next three years, and grants of not more than | mbryo $20,000000 a year during a twenty-year period stage, definite progress toward actual construction essence of the plan, which 1s that the grants shall bt‘ and operation was reported and the spirit of applied directly to the mnfmvnanvo of low rents suppesedly not more than $5 or $6 a room monthly operation emanating from the sessions gives assurance p.c'peen retained. There is no danger that the money that the ultimate result will be of lasting benefit to i) pe wasted or diverted. If the sponsors do not the Territory keep the rents down they will not receive the grant. It is probable that out of this conference will re- The immediate cost is comparatively small, amount- sult a regularly scheduled airline between Puget Sound i to but $26,000000 during the first three years. It ST Alass, il focder Mines opérabing ‘fo 'the majer | WUl INCTeRse o)l maximum a5 the nex Rou 4 t P ikton ) A F s Territors, | 1€CtS 7€ put into operation. The safety of the prin- centers of population throughout the Territory. .y, wijl depend upon economical construction and, Playing an important role in this predicted setup Will' gfficient ms anagement. Some risk has to be taken be the U. S. Weather Bureau, the Signal Corps and the Federal Communications Commission. Facilities rehousing of all those whose living quarters are now for gathering weather data and a means of communi- below what has come to be considered a decent stan- | r- dard will ultimately cost far more than this bill pro- In this as in other fields some of us must be taxed for the benefit of the rest of us. But the actual sys- ©ost need not be as great as the apparent out-of- pocket cost. Good housing minimizes the expense of A MILESTONE IN ALASKA AVIATION PROGRESS tor means to establish. While the actual plans are still in the el co- cation for transmitting such information to the ai plane operators is just as important, if not more so, than the construction of adequate aviation fields Beacons, weather stationg and communication poses. tems—all are a part of an aerial development pro- pgjice protection, fire protection and the public health | gram and Alaskans can feel grateful that the Federal gorvices, It is probably worth to all of us whatever agencies which handle these things are COOPErating it costs us with the Territorial setup. The Wagner-Steagall bill ought to pass both And Alaska’s aerial lines must be on par houses at this s on. It is too important to be lost in fhces 10 the States'and 1h ofher” coungrips: and o Ui¢ Shutfieigkifongress stralns to kot home. Rerhaps guarantee this the Bureau of Air Commerce and the Department of Commerce is lending its full support to the program. All these Federal agencies have sent F. D. R., according to news dispatct some of their best men to Alaska in connection With governmental budget cuts, but there's a catch in it; this program and their efforts coupled with the ef- they are to be effective, not “now”—but in 1939. Tk forts of some of the Territory’s ablest aviation men good news to the taxpayer who can keep from star which made up the Commission is bound to bring re- ing to death until that time—Cleveland Plain Dealer. sults. e An idea of what those results will mean to the with The latest is that the Nazis are double-crossing people of Alaska can be found in happenings of the the Ttalian brother in Spain. A couple of professionals last few days in Juneau, Ketchikan and Juneau had Picking each other's pockets to keep in trim are an B ka0 for 5 meilks o bAll pamss. Bome!prithe Spousbing et DeCol Kot Ketchikan players arrived by plane. Yesterday the The reply to the foreign agents who want to know final game was called in the fifth inning to Permit what would be our 1)oslb:=on e e e the players to catch the plane back to their home. war should be this: Positively no more loans. With regularly established air lines plying to and Detroit Free Press. in the Territory, not only can inter-city games such as the series between Ketchikan and Juneau be ar- Now ranged and played out but a similar situation will €Xpenses. prevail throughout the Territory. With proper air relief gold-brickers. A_gnod. appropriate slegan might lines there is no reason why Juneau and Fairbanks "¢~ S0ak the sponges!”—Boston Herald. or Anchorage or Nome can not meet in competition. | & B T e T womg be ng The New York stock exchange thinks that there transportation reason why exchanges could not be otlgm i b mbie \radl?v or gt valljlaventons Bo well-balanced prosperity.” Especially for the brokers. mde between Alaska cities and points in the States. *Ind)a[\apuhg N(- that Ci Heat Wave Is No Mmace fo T bese Peop e Beaches were jammed and highways crowded a thousands sought cooling breezes or refreshing dips. Some of those who found novel means of enduring the hot spell are shown above. Belated arrival of hot weather left most sections of United States gasping for relief as the heat wave took a death toll of neariy 400 in the nation and sent the thermometer soaring into the nineties. permanent raising doubtless to meet Treasury objections to large opera- | $700,000,- | The | ¥ |dairy cow eat We should not shut our eyes to the fact that the | it is hot in Washington, but not so hot or so menacing | to health as life in the worst slums of our great cities. | | | s, has ordered | rgress is talking of whittling down | maybe something might be done about the | HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Empire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the /ollow-I ing: AUGUST 9 H. M. Porter, Jr. George S. Baroumes William Cashen John McLaughlin Dorothy Lydia Anderson .- ;WS . CRES DAILY LESSONS | IN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordon | t | 1 R & Words Often Misused: Do not say. “I only read three chapters of the book.” Say, “I read only three chapters.” | | Often Mispronounced: Indigenous Pronounce in-dij-e-nus, both i's |in it, e as in me unstressed, u as in us unstressed, accent second | syllable. | "Often Misspelled: Reed (a grass); not read. Synonyms: Prologue, pre face, |prelude, preamble, introduction, Word Study: “Use a word three |times and it is yours.” Let us fin- |crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: ‘Inuldmdte‘ exct ve, intemperate “Tke passions produce certain de- Istruction if suffered to become .in- |ordinate.”—Burton. LOOK and LEARN | | By A. C. Gordon i 3 1. On what date is the sun near- eal the earth? 2. How many psalms are there in the Book of Psalms? 3. Who educated Alexander Great? 4. How the much grass should a daily? 5. What are the three principal languages spoken in Switzerland? ANSEWERS 1. December 21st. 2. 150. 3. Aristotle, the greatest of Greek philosophers. 4. About 120 pounds. 5. German, Frcnch 1an. and Ital- e MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Fee 5 Q. When the employer in a large office is to be married, should an employee give him an individual gift? A. Tt is better to suggest to the other employees that each contri- bute a like amount for the purchase of one gift from all. Q. Where should one place the hands, at the table, when they are not in use? A. The hands should be in the lap. Is a christening placed usually an " elaborate affair? A. Very seldom. ee- FLEISCHMANN'S GINS (Dry or | Sloe) cost no more than ordmary} gins! —adv. | S e Try The Empire ciassifieds for results. MODISTE TO WOME! OF BETTER TASTE MRS. STERLING Room 300—Goldstein Bldg. PHONE 553 GREEN TOP CABS PHONE — 20 Years Ago From The Empire AUGUST 9, 1917 Night letters were being accepted the United States cable office. | Frank A. Boyle was elected tem- | pora treasurer of the Red Cross |chapter in place of Mrs. R. W. Jen- inings who was going south for a couple of mont. ' by | | Men ordered south, on war call, to attend the Second Encampment of Officers Reserve (Training Corps included: H.';S. MWorcester, W. C. Collyer, Leo H m;xn from Juneau; C. R. Horner},of fireadwell; W. I Nelson, F. M. Jardine, H. B. Snead and R. A. Wilson, of Thane. The Canadians were tightening their grip on Lens and the Ger- mans were showing uneasiness. The Rev. Catholic Church at Douglas, had been transferred to Missolua, Mon- tana, and was leaving on the Alas- ka. The Rev. A. J. Rocatti arrived from the south, a passenger aboard | the Princess Sophia. Miss Lillian Collins, for some time employed by the Juneéau Transfer Company, had been appointed post office clerk in charge of the deliv- ery window. Fifty thousand of salmon, Lad already been cannefl at the Tee Harbor plant and it was expected the pack would reach 10,000 more cases. C. W. Hawkesworth, ent of Indian Educatipn for the First Division, returned on the Northwestern from Metlakatla where he had been for several weeks. H. L. Faulkner had booked pas- sage on the Admiral Evans for Pet- ersburg on a professional trip. v 61. Clear. Weather—High 7 - The average price paid for sub- marginal land by the Reséttlement Administration in 1936 was $4.50 an acre. Joseph Bruckert of the, Superintend- | Inter-American Monetary Meet | This is read as an unfortunte day i for most human plans of an ambi- tious nature. According to astrol- ogy it is wise to devote the hours Two Reject Proposals, [to whatever has been well started in business or professional activi- Three Unreplied | ties. | Leaders=of trie" people may ‘be| . WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. — Eight peptiHIE" toriitong idess’ anf b nations have approved and two re- ‘pc soral’ FIeTOMGET WIS (s loay Je Clt'flr the proposed Inter-American | figuration prevails. It is a day to :‘l”]‘c“‘!,'x‘,'l' A;;:f;_‘.’f”’“‘d’ Al "11‘ [take wise counset which is impert ¢ 0 " g e sonal. The' parley was suggested at th Although /Uit is o' sien inter- Pan-American ‘éo'qc“ac( rd-(- e preted as presaging good news of iz;st yesr Kl ol ey national moment its effects may be| "y 60 ‘annroving the conference ! overcome i the b\x§11\1>m? world by on monetary policies are ‘\‘!Z;:t persistent labor difficulties. Deminican Republic, Ecuador, Gua- | | Women are subject to portents ¢ | temala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Uru- that seem to presage anxiety \"d‘guuy. and. Bollvia, uncertainty regarding family for-| ™ cihe anq Venezuela both said tunes. For many, aration from 4 'sons and daughters who engage 1x1;t)};_fu:32“1:’5d“:2; nmeoxfas iy g | hazardous ventures is indicated. |” - S gL ] {5bier" t6l dfose Who take | The United States, Argentina and 't in| ; ; 4 strikes ‘and “labor difficuldes gs|Bredi! have mot replled. foretold. D 1 This is not elderly folk. Death will remove a SEABISCUIT SETS woman. u;'hu lux;‘gv 1}1;;‘}?.»\311 u(:;]-flv RECORD IN TAKING 1spicious ‘in public affairs in n’ $50,000 HAND[CAP“ should attend young G ST Dnited States. Good Iuck men who sign. contracts that signi-! BOSTON, Ma Aug. 9.—Sea- Ify responsibility in business or fi-| biscuit, owned by Mrs. C. S. How- |nancial matters. Bank positicns, ard, copped the $50,000 added Mas- ;should be specially fortunate. isachusetts Handicap at Suffolk Dontists now will benefit through Downs; running the mile and one- important new inventions that as-|eighth in the record time of one sure improvement in whatever per- minute, 49 seconds, to beat Jacobs '16-TON GERMAN SEAPLANE IS ON INITIAL FLIGHT LUEBEC, Germany, Aug. Eight Nanom Are in Favor, ! L Horoscope “Fha stars incline but do not compel” o+ 9.—The fthansa Airline mechanics today \unnnm(l a 16-ton seaplane for the first German survey flight and are ;Iolrking forward to a regular air service to New York. | The first takeoff is tentatively |set for midnight tonight to Lishon, Por Lu'.al e WHITNEY’S PUMPKlN SETS BACK STRONG FIELD AT SARATOGA SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, Aug. 9—Pumpkin, from the Whit- ney Stables, took the $8,000 purse {up for the Saratoga Special, with DeMitt Page’'s Maetall and War- ren Wright's Bull Lea trailing. - merv classifieds pav HOLLYWOOD SHOE SHOP 174 Fronklin St. The Home of Modern Shoe Work HENRI MAKI, Proprietor a fortunate rule for| your Reliable pharmaciste compeund prescrip- tions. Butler Mauro Drug Co. tains to the replacement of natural Calallerc teeth 22 T R TR Persons whose birthdate it is h.nr Sugar cane, now an important the augury of a year of obstacles'American crop, was introduced to that may be due to illness in the the new world early in the sixteenth family. Good news on money mat-'century from the Canary Islands. ters may be expected. Ckildren born on this day prob- ably will be temperamental but able to conceal their moods. Many subjects of this sign are reticent, independent and successful. Edmund Randolph, statesman, was born on-this day 1763. Others who have celebrated it as a birth- day include Herbert C. Hoover, former President of the United States, 1874; Jay Gould, financier, 1821. PRONE 1Copyrmh(. 1937 Audit—7ax and System Service | JAMES C. COOPER, C. P. 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