The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 10, 1937, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Empire ertends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their A i i il Horoscope “The stars incline Hermann, owner of the Juneau Drug v Company. Mr. Phillips was put in touch with the local store through Stapleton’s recommendation, Mr. Phillips is no stranger to Al- aska, having been located in Ket- (great bulk of the taxes come from. It would make :lor greater economy in spending and general satis- faction if population and sources of taxation were more fully recognized. Both in population and tax EMPIRE production the First and Third Divisions are clearly | Jack Phillips At Juneal Drug Co. Daily Alaska Empire Editor and Manager 20 Years Ago ROBERT W. BENDER - - From The Empire oxcept S| and Main Streets, t Second Juneath entitled to a larger representation. - | v ik i 3 i e x P by AR Lo 6 bxrt‘hday anniversary, to the follow-|:: 5 but do not mMfl chikan years ago. but declares - ot TGuke] DYDY D o Or WD SN0, AUGUST 9, 1017 : himself thoroughly sold on Junesu Entered In the Post Office in Juncau as Second Class course, involved, the pEOple of Alaska at. the next 4 *. . . . i matier J ’ W asked 0 wh AUGUST 10 T Arrives to Join Hermann's|as 2 business town. “Its the livest ybr T - — | general election are, apparently, to be asked to choose filk Elniate The gas boat Mamook, being used) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1937 A town I have seen in the past ten Detivered by carrier | BATES. ror 815 per month. |between a unicameral legislature and the present polsmes in drag work at Tee Harbor by the| This is not an important day in| Staff—Brings Regards |ears” ne aectared. “ana that's not By v paid. at the following bicameral one — in plain English between a one- . Coast and Geodetic Survey, was|planetary direction, according to as- | baloney, either,” he added. e ¥ sl on| uvance, $6.00 P ’ » 'y e gon g This Laura Goldsteln [0 0veq by fire, loss $2,000. The trology. It is, however, ill-omened from Stapletons ] ——————— 1500 3 House legislature and a two-House legislature. Helpeck i, DTS for speculation. MUSICIAN GOES OUT Subscr ! tavor if will promptly notify 4 e A & f four escaped with their ie Business Offi ilure or ircegularit e, |is an off-shoot presumably of the controversy in the crew O pe _ 4 . Yivhey O thelr viaper sk s el {Senate over the Supreme Court and other matters. g' : lxl;:;]p:dd:n lives, but lost everything with the| Banking affairs are under a fa-| Arriving Saturday on the Mount| Lyle Warner, recent arrival in ones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 I1n that coltroversy, the: Benate BEGhRIE Host obyscs e msen exception of the clothes they wore.|vorable sway in the morning. It is McKinley, J. W. (Jack) Phflllps.‘ydunenu by plane from Fairbanks, > v, He has joined the ranks of Juweau is southbound enroute to St. Paul an auspicious date for settling old accounts and adjusting financial matters. Astrologers long have stressed the importance of keeping one's prop- erty in investments where there is least risk and in a condition easily convertible into cash. Many sudden fluctuations in stocks MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. | The Associated Press s exclusively entitled to the use for | republication of all news dispatches eredited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. tionable. Well, a unicameral legislature is something new and many people will find the idea attractive on the principle that in Alaska half a legislature may be | better than a whole one and a fourth of one might be better still. This, of course, is the hard-boiled view. [In the meantime, of course, the interest is in where its members come from; whether it be unicameral or — % DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordon pharmacists and is now a part of the staff of the Juneau Drug Com- pany. Mr. Phillips came to Juneau directly from Omak, Washington, where he has been manager for the; past two years of the Omak Drug Company. Previously Phillips worked to visit his mother. Warner is a member of the Jazz Orchestra in the Interior city. i —————— CLAYSON IN NORTH . Will Clayson, in the Klondike days a clothing merchant at Skagway, and later at Cordova and Anchor- The gasboat St. Nicholas started on a regular service to Chatham Strait ports from Jneau. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION Deputy Marshal Harry Morton was at Douglas securing the names of those eligible for jury duty in the Federal Court in Juneau. . * for bicameral. ) i t S e PREEE R e AR ol and bonds may be expected within[SeVeeral years in Seatile drug stores, age, passed through Juneau on a THE BASIC ISSUE one” Say, “besides (i addition| Indians ‘csime to:town and de-|the next few months, it is fore-|80d was for some time in charge of‘recvnt steamer westbound. ks to) this one” posited a sack containing $500 in|told. Amazing and unexpected ncrescflpuon work for the Owl Drug ————— In the controversy over the Japanese fishing in| Often Mispronounced: Direction, | Silver dollars with Clerk of the events will affect international fi-|Company in Seattle. He is a grad- BIGELOWS GO SOUTH S S |Court Bell for bail for “Gambier nance. uate of the College of Pharmacy at| Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bigelow, whe Pronounce first i as in did, not as | the University of Washington. have been visiting their son, C. A, Bristol Bay the point has been made that the Japanese in die |Bay” Jim, who had been bound) While this is a fortunate day for government did not know or approve of Japanese or.ten Misspelied;. Relmrse; over to the grand jury for threat-!shipping and the rule of the stars Mr. Phillips brings regards to|Bigelow, Engineer for the Yuba 3 se; | accidents |Juneau people from Mr. and Mrs.|Consolidated Gold Fields, at Fair- should benefit the navy, or misadventures are presaged. City Clerk and Municipal Magis-| The seers long have prognosti- trate E. W. Pettit announced that cated perils on the high seas which he would resign at the next Coun-|may precipitate war, but they stress cil meeting as he was soon leaving|persistently sudden events that are for Seattle with his family and|only vaguely foreseen and have the would locate in Seattle. element of surprise. | Persons who exercise power over f J. 1. Stern, stenographer in the human destiny today are under a office of the Pacific Coast Steam-|stimulating and energizing plane- ship Co., received orders to report|tary influence. This configuration lat the Officers Training Camp at/may influence rulers, generals and| P ’ Takit admirals. | s ay n fishing vessels in that area. Perhaps they did not. ening to kill. And it makes no material difference, the major point is whether they are going to sanction such operations {in the future. \ Commenting recently on this phase of the ques- tion, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer makes this point: reim. Reembark; reem. | Synonyms: Valor, heroism, brav-| ery, boldness, daring, intrepidity. | 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: Contrition; repenitence; self-re proach. “To err is human; but contrition felt for the ecrime dis- tinguished the virtuous from the wicked."—Alfieri. James S. Stapleton, formerly of Ju-|banks, are passengers southbound neau. Mr. Stapleton, he states, is{on the Baranof. now field representative for McKes- | — Ll ool g Mmoo HOLLYWOOD | SHOE SHOP | ton is affiliated with the White [ | 174 Fronklin St. A REAPPORTIONED LEGISLATURE The chairman of the board of the Associa- i tion of Pacific Fisheries, H. B. Friele, a leading figure in the exposure of the menace of JAp- anese fishing in Alaska, believes that the Jap- anese government did not know that its na- tionals were taking salmon off the Alaska coast and acted in good faith in assuring this government that their operations were limited Cross Pharmacy, in Wenatchee, which is owned and operated by The Home of Modern Shoe Work HENRI MAKI, Proprietor H. E. Hermann, brother of R. R. . FOX Editorial Writer 53 There is a growing opinion in the Territory that 4 San Francisco. there should be a reapportionment of the represe ——— — tation in the local Legislature. The present assign- ment of the several Divisions hgs been outgrown, whether considered from the viewpoint of population or tax production. It was never equitable; but we somehow got along with it and in spite of it. Especi- ally in spite of it The Senate of the Alaska Legislature consis of 8 members, 2 from each of the 4 Divisions, and Certainly the s to crab and bottom fishing. This government has also had experiences | with citizens who cheat a little upon occasion. abrupt departure of the Japan- ese fishing vessels, before our state depart- ment representative had an opportunity for a first hand investigation of their operations, has a suspicious appearance. If it is true that the Japanese government George J. Beck, in charge of the HAresbyterian mission at Hoonah, arrived in Juncau aboard the mis- - 4 sion boat Leis, which was brought 1. Who succeeded George Wash- here for repairs. ington as President? | 2. What common English word means a color, and also means a noise? LOOK and LEARN By A. C. Gordon Mrs. H. G. Anderson, of Juneau, while picking blicberries with a party of friends near Douglas, fell | Diplomats in two countriees will lose caste before the end of the month, owing to circumstances of great importance to the preserva- tion of civilized institutions, it is foretold. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of great suc-; cess and popularity. Women may PHONES 92 or 3 Free Delivery Fresh Meats, Groceries, Liquors, Wines and Beer We Sell for ESS Because We Sell for CASH George Brothers expect social prominence. was imposed upon it has a clear duty to per- | form. There should be a frank acknowledgement that it has been deceived by its own fishing interests and effective steps should be taken | to see that the offense is not repeated. The United States government must not let matters drop with this. The main point at issue is not whether Children born on this day prob-| ably will be exceedingly anxious; the House of Representatives consists of 16 members, 4 from each Division. | Roughly the U. S. Census of 1930 shows a popum»{ tion in Alaska, whites and Indians, of 60,000 (59,278).! Taking 60,000 as a basis and dividing that number h_\" 8, there is 1 member of the Senate to every 7.500 in- habitants. Dividing 60,000 by 16 gives 1 member of lh(" House of Representatives to every 3,750 inhabitants.| The population of the four Divisions of the Territory,| (10" japanese fishermen imposed upon their according to the Census, scparately stated, with pro- government, or cven whether their operations | posed reapportionment, is as follows: : this year were sufficient to interfere materi- 1 ally with American salmon fisheries. I p. @nd broke two bones in one of her ‘ ankles. She was brought to Ju-| neau and taken to the General Hos-'to attain distinction in whatever pital. vocation they may choose. These | subjects of Leo usually reach the n b A birdseye view of Hell was the‘goals to which they aspire. Robert G. Ingersoll, lawyer and way an American flier styled the fighting on the Flanders front. The orator, was born on this day 1633. Others who have celebrated it as Allies were making a great advance a birthday include Gifford Pinchot, at heavy losses, aided by tanks, but the going was crater marked from|Governor, 1865; Hobart Bosworth, actor, 1867. the German shells. (Copyright, 1937) 3. How many people in the S. play golf? 4. Where are the coins minted that bear not mint mark? 5. Is a signature legal written with a lead pencil? ANSWERS 1. John Adams. 2. “Hue.” 3. Approximately 3,000,000. 4. Philadelphia, where our first | Population Present _ Reapportionment The fundamental issue is whether the Jap- mint was. established, and which 4 Genate House - Sennte Moune anese government intends, now or hereafter, [has been in operation since 1795. The_privei’at: eanmed sakuon was ; p oA S ¥ S ¥ to depend largely on the pack from| The principle of the electric cell Division 1 19,304 2 4 257 5.14 to countenance its vessels being sent across the . Yes. Southeast Alaska canneries, it was|Wwas discovered by Luigi Galvani, i Division 2 10127 23 4 135 270 | Pacific, to prey upon an industry built up and faiatod 2 g o Prrapeibnints St J Division 3 16309 2 4 217 434 preserved by the expenditures of the United el d ey : = ivis 13,53 2 4 1.80 3.61 s &= e—_— I ARaenon 4 L | ——_— I Three steamers were due from| | pPRESCRIP- Cigm The only satisfactory settlement will be a MODERN the south and three were scheduled | The decimals as factors, of course, are interesting | v % s | e but superfluous. Actually the number of senators and | f:f:pllm al;:: ;:;{’;:g:“l;a??::gé‘ierfiiflem ETIQUETTE ‘to arrive southbound. i o A Cigurefles 't representatives should not exceed 1 to each 7500 a0d| hag given the North Pacific fisheries must not ! | | compoundea c RDmAL : 3750 inhabitants respectively; and, by the way, the be broken down by any alien exploitation. By Roberta Lee | The weather instruments were| | exactly as andy ‘ population of Alaska has hardly varied at all in the ek ! _ag busted. apparently, for there was| written past six or seven years. This would reduce the num- It has been raining elsewhere in Alaska as well Q Shouid 4" bride pay for (he no report. [:iy your Cards ber of senators from 8 to 6 and the membership of as in Juneau. The Valdez Miner says: “Cheer UP;\j iqesmaids’ costumes. BN i i e octor. 25¢ Within City Limits The priceless r.ecords of William mA.bNO. The bride pays only for Gilbert, originator of the modern A e bouquet her bridesmaids carry. science of electricity, were lost in | What has become of the League of Néllons? Sometimes a very wealthy bride will|the Great Fire of London in 1666, that the size of the Senate and House would remain‘w;rs are becoming so common that you don’t even iinsist on bearing the entire cost. | hear the League saying “tch tch” any more when one; Q. Should a man remove his hat B ‘the same. | The sources of taxation, as might be expected,'starts. |when entering an office where wo-| ,men are employed? | follow the areas of population. For convenience,| | there have been taken from the Treasurer’s report of | Tpe Government has begun re;'nvewixsi' z’let We}:l-bfedtman will | 5 ' Py ative schee " i s hat when entering the biennium, 1935-1936, two representative sched- pack to the Indians, says the Seward Gateway, stating oerice even his own entering any l | P the House of Representatives from 16 to 14. Two!it can't rain always. We may have snow instead.” other senators and two other representatives might be elected at large to make up these differences, so THE NEW ARCTIC Pabst Famous Draught Beer On Tap . Juneau Drug Co’. Visit the SITKA HOT SPRINGS Mineral Hot Baths Accommodations to suit every taste. Reservations Alaska Air | Audit—7"ax and System Service JAMES C. COOPER, C. P. A 303-05 Goldstein Building Public Stenographer Notary Public to give the land| ules, the same situation appearing in the tables of | {},.¢ 551 miles near Anchorage has been set aside for R Whirs - shB A etrestaanik receipts as a whole: | a reservation and concludes with “put a fence around be served at an informal tea? LICENSE TAXES 1935-6 SCHOOL TAXES 1935-6 | the entire Northland and we'll be a z00.” A. In the ~ving room, on the porch or on the lawn. Money Earned EARN AT Division 1 $499,583.64 $55,434.35 | Division 2 38.363.08 571150 | Germans are being instructed now in the delights | PSS L “Tomorrow's Styles | 4 Division 3 3179,034.00 71,868.50 | of eating horse meat, beef being scarce. But, they| The week of seven days and the " p l c c Lv e ”" Division 4 106,159.99 13,374.90 |are assured, horse meat is much better anyway and (day of 24 hours were measured and Today JIMMY | their ancestors liked it a lot. This just shows the lestablished by the ancient Baby- From the above figures, there can be no question | peauties of a dictatorship getting back to the good |lonians. as to where the population is located and where thelold customs.—Los Angeles Times. - . ; ; 3 § 3 MODISTE TO WOM| OF BETTER TASTE MRS. STERLING Room 300—Goldstein Bldg. PHONE 553 CARLSON WIGGLY 300 Rooms - 300 Bati: Jrom *2,50 - Special We R frrgagesa | ALASKANS‘:II?S Tie | Alaska Cost United States Only $1,400,000 (Continued from Page One) Notice to Mariners warrant for $1,400,000 was the war- rant for the purchase of Alaska, the warrant for $5,800,000 was for Rus- sia’s expenses in her naval demon- stration in our behalf, but history only knows the fact that the Unit-|* ed States paid $7,200,000 for this territory, which is now demonstrat- ed to be one of the richest portions of the earth in mineral deposits.” The check used for thigdual pur- pose, which, on enactment of the bill introduced by Delegate Dimond has been transferred to the Gover- nor of Alaska to be placed in the ‘Territorial Library and Museum at Juneau, should have increased in- terest for those who view it there in the knowledge that in addition to purchasing the Territory it also set- tled a moral obligation of the Gov- ernment arising out of the Clvfll |War. o3y Juneau’s Own Store ation i The following aids to nav n Alaskan waters ¢ I never knew until some years later, vhen I learned the story from Sen- out of commission but will ator Dawes, who said that prior to stored according to advices rc-|the war, there had been some ne- ceived from W. C. Dibrell, Superin-|otiations between the United States tendent of Lighthouses: and Russia for the purchase of Al- Sumner Sarti—Keku Strait Bea-|aska, and the price of $1,400,000 was con 6A reported missing March 2. agreed upon. In fact this was the Wrangell Narrows — Turn Point [amount that Russia asked for this Buoy No. 36 reported missing Aug- |8reat tgrriwry, which was regarded ust 6; Petersburg Bar Front Light as nothing more than a barren field No. 39 reported extinguished and|of ice. dolphin destroyed August 6. “During the war the matter lay Stephens Passage — Grave Point|dormant. We had more territory Light reported extinguished Aug-|than we could take care of. When ust 3. England, however, began to mani- GREEN TOP CABS PHONE COAL For Every Purse and Every. Purpose PACIFIC COAST COAL CO. PHONE 412 230 South Franklin Telephone 411 CONNORS MOTOR CO., Inc. Distributors PONTIAC CHEVROLET FOR INSURANCE THE MINERS' b Recreation Parlors BILL DOUGLAS e — Cook Inlet—Gray Cliff Light re- ported extinguished August 4. Alaska Peninsula — Arch Point Light reported extinguished October 16; Fox Island Light reported ex- tinguished August 4. Unimak Island — Cape Pankof Light reported extinguished July 26. Aleutian Island—Tuscarora Reefl Lighted Buoy 2 reported extinguish- ed May 31 Aids Relighted or Restored Resurrection Bay — Resurrection Bay Lighted Buoy 2 was relighted August 2 Shumagin Islands—Baralof Light was relighted August 6. Permanent Changes Shelikof Strait—Raspberry Strait | Light established July 24, on Cape Nuniliak, north side of Raspberry Strait, 50 feet above high water. | Kodiak Island—Harvester Island Spit Light was discontinued July | 17. The pile structure remains as a daymark. - .- LANDS 27-POUND TROUT Dr. L. L. Hufman, Fairbanks'| foremost fisherman, recently land- | ed a 27-pound trout at Paxson’s Bay fest her friendly disposition toward the Confederacy, and we learned from Europe that England and France were carrying on negotia- tions for the recognition of the Southern States, and possibly of some manifestation by their fleets against the blockade which we had instituted, (and which they claimed was not effective and merely a paper blockade), we looked about for a| friend, and Russia was the only European country upon whose friendship we could rely. Thereupon Secretary Seward secured from Rus- sia a demonstration, in American ports, of Russian friendship. Her ships of war sailed to both of our( coasts, the Atlantic and Pacific,| with the understanding that the ex- | \pense of this demonstration should |be met by the United States, out ofi the contingent fund. It was to be a| |secret matter. ” “The war came to a close, and im- How It Was Done 1 CORDOVA GIRLS ON TRIP The Misses Minnie Dooley, Ellen Swalling and Alice Swalling of Cordova, left recently for a several days trip to interior points. They were to first visit with Patty Dooley, who is at Valdez, then go to Fairbanks over the Richardson Highway, returning by the same route as far as Chitina, thence to Cordova by train. Miss Minnie Dooley is the sister of Miss Roberta Dooley and Mrs. Wilbur Irving of Juneau. UL S AR MRS. CARR SOUTH Mrs. Katherine Carr, mother of L. L. Davis and Burt Carr of Seward, passed through Juneau re- cently enroute to her home in Bremerton. She visited for two | months in Seward. —e s | James E. Mitchell, pioneer resi- g2 The B. M. Behrends Bank Junean, Alaska COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Hesources Over Two and DRY CLEANING Soft Water Washing Your ALASKA mediately thereafter Lincoln was|dent of Valdez, died recently in a assassinated and the administration | Seward hospital. He had been changed. It was no longer possible totally paralyzed for over a year. to pay for this demonstration, se-|{He is believed to have gone to cretly, under the excuse of war, but, Valdez in 1897 or 1898. For many a way was found for paying Russiafyefl-rs he had been a partner of Lake. through the purchase of Alaska, theJ Senator James H. Patterson, One-Half Millior: Dollars LAUNDRY PHONE 15 See H. R. SHEPARD & SON Telephone 409 B. M. Behrends Bank Bldg. LUMBER | Juneau Lumber Mills, Inec. INSURANCE Allen Shattuck Established 1898 a Juneau Alaska