The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 12, 1937, Page 4

ROBERT W. BENDER Published every evening except PRINTING COMPANY at Second ar Alaska Dailv;f Alaska Empire ] Editor and Manager THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1937. tructure of a society is the principal factor in deter- mining the speed of overcoming public and- industrial inertia against new inventions. He hints that a | planned economy which calls for government control, by the EMPIRE |offers the best scheme under which the masses of the Streets, Juneau. | nopylation may realize the benefits of new inventions. He says: HAPPY. BIRTHDAY The Empire extends conprztu!a-‘ tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the follow- ing: au as Second Class e e o e “Capitalism has inherent in its structure and g unctioning, factors i st sucl - AUGUST 12. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, fl. t, ning, factors which militate .agmnsl .SuLh re: ploAgd 3 | Delivered by carrier neau and Douglas for $1.25 ver month. | alization, and thus prevent industrial practice from )d Garnicl | By mail. posta at the following re eI pifions ifor 3 Harry D. Lauder One year, In advance, $12,00; six months, in auvance, $6.00; | K€ePINg pace with scientific knowledge. Mus, JZhn W, Jotek in advance, $1.25 If that isn’t a bid for the outcries of red-baiters, s L | nfer a favor if they will promptly notify we've muffed it. Pearl Peterson | ss Office of any failure or ivregularity in the de- livery of their pa Helen Weyland Felentionas:"News Office. 602 Business Office, 374 C. D. Stockford MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. MICKEY MOUSE GAINS EMINENCE | b £ The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for e Frank Christofferson otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news The castor oil school of education, we are happy published b ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION, x SOMETH Without being able to put a finger on the exact | NEW—TRENDS, POLICY S e 7 Y DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordon to report, has suffered a serious blow. What we call the castor oil school is the tribe of pedagogues which believes that in teaching as in medicine one gives children what is good for them, even if it requires holding their noses, forcing open their mouths and pouring the educational dram down an unwilling gullet | Dr. Harold G. Campbell, superintendent of New e | York schools, is bearer of the good news. We salute dlo‘:?;d{:o;:; g4 {him. He announces that Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck. | ;i (¢ recline) Benjamin Bull, Elmer Elephant, Penny Penguin and | often Mispronounced: Tnnumer- the lesser lights of the animated cartoon will become |aple. Pronounce the u as in unit, ypart of the elementary school curriculum. So will the inot os so in soon. Dionne quintuplets. A book on Mickey Mouse and his Often Misspelled: Dilapidated friends and a book on the quints have been added to Observe the two i's = + Say, “T lay The past tense of is lay, not laid. the recommended reading list in the elementary| Syncnyms: Intimidate, frighten, ! schools. cow, overawe, bully, terrify. AR The world does progress, after all. Dr. Camp-| Word Study: “Use a word threc | 5 N times ¢ it is y S, - bell’s explanation is so sensible that we begin to fear |tiMes and it is yours.” Let us in crease our vocabulary by mastering , he will lose academic sta.ndmg “We are not interested | /.04 oach day. Today's word in Mickey Mouse as Mickey Mouse,” he said. “How- | Propensity; natural inclination. “A ever, we know that the pupils in the lower grades re- | propensity to hope and joy is real Words Often Misused: Do nofsay, | *. 20 Years Ago From The Empire AUGUST 12, 1917 Nine men employed by the Ter- ritorial Road Commission on road work at Eagle river quit because they did not like the luncheons put up by the cook when working away from camp. Others remained ion the job perfectly satisfied with |the eats. I | A large pocket of high grade ore |was uncovered at the Chichagoflyy pe more tham usually helpful mine. The Central Power Plant at Treadwell was being dismantled and six large boilers were being made ready for shipment south. Col. D. C. Jackling, Vice-President nd General Director of the Alask: stineau Mining Company oper- Q ating at Thane; Judge E. H. Gary, officers under the United States held up and bound occupants of the Jr Walther Phelps President of the United States Steel flaq. ‘ b Lo S and Charles Hayden, | of the Hayden Stone Company of nate for leaders in politics, busi- Boston, were expected to leave pess and education. Seattle for Junmeau to inspect the ge) will be widely sought. Corporation, work done vicinity. and property in this Horosco pe “T'he stars incline but do not compel” PR FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1937 Although benefic aspects rule strongly through certain hours to- day, adverse or disrupting planetary influences are active, Women today are Wwell directed and should be. most fortunate as counselors to the men of their fam- |ilies. Private secretaries” are likely isince the stars impart poise and | foresight. } Girls may find the sway favorable in association with eligible young men who today are likely to seek sympathetic companionship. One hundred and seven new mem-'mayv be prevalent in certain qua bers were added to the Tolls of the tars where pe Southeast Alaska Fish and Game jou5 contemplation of future pros- Club that met the previous evening.'pects. 2 jmportant and the stars seem to|voisier Depression and discouragement | " | ne indulge in' ser-| * Special Session | | . FUR THIEVES;; Is Now Indicat 1 | 8 zimcrprcwd by Congressmen to mean that they may be called back in Campfire Ashes Lead B. C. !y special session in the fail. & e i Officials After Robbers | 1 . . men that he had not received suf- Who Pl“el'ed Skins (ficient guarante of adequate crop !control legislation to warrant au- —Camplfire ashes led Provincial po- and other crops are selling too low, ‘Ilcv today along the trail which according to th resident. may end in the arrest of the men gy o who stole $34,000 worth of furs NEW CORPORATION ,BVT(IJ»- July 12 of last year. | Northern Commercial, Inc., a he _{“mt started Sunday when wgashington corporation, has filed an Indian found most of the furs with the Territorial Auditor. Ju- Eyan?( not fnr‘rrom the fort. Game of: business and Seattle the head ‘andrn J. 8. Clark headed the office. Resident agent is George (search. The furs were taken back Preston. of Fairbanks. Incorporators bery. ; Phelps, Jr., vice-president, and Relph Sheffield and Henry Cour- Clara B. Fullington, secretary. Di- were arrested and charged rectors of the corporation are Vol- LnflT FUUN ‘ WASHINGTON, Aug’ 12. — Com- jments by President Roosevelt are President Roosevelt told the news- PRINCE GEORGE, B. C., Aug. 12.'thorization of Federal loans. Cotton at. Hudson Bay Post, Fort Nelson, under a tarpaulin cover on the river neay is listed as the principal place Taxes may seem unusually|to the fort shortly after the rob- within the Territory are Walter with being two of the six men who ney Richmond, Volney Richmond, |burdensome. Vaval movements now may be, Epremge fame and premotion for {post at the time of the robbery. The configuration today is fortu- The trial was delayed, and the men |were released this spring coun-, T o | Today's News Today.—Empire. n that in national; foresee future Wa- -es Try results. Schilling The Empire classifieds for Their Astrologers relief projects they perils of gravest possibilities. [ spot, readers of the report of the National Resources A e Cammithit. ‘on. yaite Trends and National 82rd Mickey as a hero and that they will want to)riches; one to. fear and sorrow, Ierbert C. Hoover was appointed ges anq salaries that drain public When in Need of Policy” are likely fo get a distinet feeling that the |T¢ad about his adventures. You might get the same| real poverty.’—Hume. Food Controller of the United States funds may cause concern next win-| <l : . ’ - letter combinations in ‘Paradise Lost,’ but you couldn’t e by President Woodrow Wilson. ter. i} DIESEL OIL—UTAH COAL Y Writers of this latest national brain tome want the " . itary school childrén to read that, could|#- ~ - | Jupiter is in a place read as Federal Gur\'oxvmrm to have more control of the em- "‘;uo,_ soids 7 ; | LOOK d LEARN ' Weather report—High 54; 1ow 52, promising to farmers who should GENERAL HAULING POJIEnY o6 BNY. Hlyeniions i We know how grandfather felt when he lived to an ea . profit from crops that are in e STORAGE and CRATING There is much diligent research in the 388 PAEES oo 1o horseless carriage. | By A. C. Gordon | A Ry TR |traordinary demand. High pr! of the document, but much of it reads as if it had S reay | CARD OF THANKS for grains are again prognosticat- | been clawed out of the piles of theses that any uni > e We Wi @ Sahe s SRR o PALL IS | 5 S . " 5 Players and fans of the Gastineau Channel Base-| RERRIR N lodges and organizations, friends, F ' i av | , 4 e i ok o > 1. What flower is symbolic of | Persons whose birthdate it is have . versity has in & back room, left there by scholars Who pa); jeague should not lose spirit—games in the big|august? i °" and relatives who have been sp won- 10 ausury of a year of good for | JUNEAU TRANSFER Chili Powder wrote them for Ph.D's leagues have been postponed on account of rain. Wa¥| 5" \who set up the first central derfully kind to us during the ill- {yne although speculation may Phone 48—Night Phone 696 You go for a scholarly gallop through charts and pack in 19-something, we had just such a summer 'giition for the commercial di ness and death of our beloved hrove too tempting for many. Jeal- graphs to come to this through polsylable words and when baseball games were postponed but finally 'bution of electricity? : il {:““’ :flaui"‘"‘v Especially oysies and rivalries are foreseen, =~ b = prosaic conclusion: August went out without an umbrella and September| 3. Why is iron galvanized? if;lf."(“l_‘};_’atf l!h:"hulvl[):ch]::i% W. Children born on this day prob- fose=e=uve— - p “The outlook for the immediate future seems was a regular Indian summer. The schedule was!| 4. What is one called, in basi il MRS. ADDIE M.CKI[:I‘;JOV ably will be endowed with SR 9 o to be in the direction of further technological progress completed and thanks to being in the Banana Belt, |ball parlance, who bats either right- MRS. LUELLA EGaN UAl talents and keen bral i Sub- ay n !t 7l 1 toward a level of productivity substantially higher spinach and carrots took on a second crop, it was so handed or left-handed? MRS. GARNET LAHR P ;’ il i than that attained prior to 1929. The rate of advance summery. Z ,What is the chief city of Ne- adv. FREDERICK LAUGHLIN (?h:;m: Vh Iy FONE copihiins PHONES 92 or #5 “ of course differs in differen industries, but since our _———— ‘f‘“ W e T TR Emma Eames, opera singer, was Free Delivery economic system has not evinced an ability to make One of the headwriters in The Empire yesterday ANSWERS NOTICE born on this day 1867. Others who Fresh Meats, Groceries, this necessary adjustment fast enough, it may be ex- had a head on an item—"Ice in Arctic.” Thanks— qpo oot After this date T will not be res- have celebrated it as a birthday | Liquors, Wines and Beer pected that the dislocation occasioned by technologi- now we know what that frozen water combination IS 5 Tpomas A. Edison ponsible for any bills contracied jncluge Martha Lamb, historian, { We Sell for LESS Because cal progress will continue to present serions problems —thought it was skim milk chilled or cottage cheese.| 3 To prevent it from rusting -b"x 1"“1;’“; 3 1 Felix Adler, educator, 185 We Sell for CASH of industrial, economic and social readjustment.” Ctl | 4. %A switeh hitter’ vttty MOREIBRONOARD suifrage leader, 1818. oy Somehow, we have felt nearly everybody knew | Norway glaciers are melting; hot weather is cause.| 5. Reno. £ R Wt yright, 10397 George Brothers ¥ i | - The name America was first ap- PRSI St 901 wibny. Hurtely for, Notwey 1 R T 5 Plied to the new world in a map «plaska” by Lester D Henderson. - ST s ) But somewhat more exciting is the conclusion of e A e %2 v Waldseemuller in 1507, RO e denderson. o | Bernhard J. Stern of Columbia university department| They have delved into history and related that MODERN ! i Al = o CF e I acswnie) of social science. He tells an enthralling story of the the United States really paid only $1,140,000 for Al- s Today’s News Today.—Empire. PRESCRIP- Cigars difficulty various inventions, such as the steam engine, aska. Now the Treasury officials report they have ETIQUL; 1 e e TIONS l | railroads, gasoline motors, and airplanes, had in over- lost the cancelled check to prove it. wm: are we | By Roberta Lee MODISTE TO WOME § e { PHONE Cigarettes coming public and governmental resistance. |coming-to anyway? Where are the G-Men? \ | OF BETTER TASTE compc:; e | B As each new invention has come along, he records, ' e b gt i sl RS | bnd ! andy ] there has been opposition to it on the ground it would “Flies Over Mt. McKinley” is the head on a news| Q How large a mouthful of food '| Rofl 3o£l;§d|§'k!;Ngdé p wrilien | H create unemployment, would destroy existing industry, item. Sourdoughs in that section probably will at should one take when at the ta-| | PHONE 553 v zyocig‘:’ | i| Cards | or present such a preposterous aspect as to drive once dispute that and say if there are flies over Mt, ble? 4 p people insane in droves McKinley somebody must have looked quickly, that' A. No larger than can be man- “In most countries,” he sa of recent times, the flies were mosquitoes, for flies could hardly exist j.gc‘d '_‘(‘,‘“"3 ';}lw“lf’ one be 'asked I H E 53 “there have been requests for ‘scientific holidays’ and that high and also because there are only mosquitoes :u?:g; l::fln loon:c“i :‘exmof)”; da‘l = 4 a mur;bonum on 111\ex}1.1011>: which have found echo in that section of Alaska. talk with a mouthful of food. your Vislt the | & in business and scientific circles.” R R TR | Q Are there any special rules Reliable ! | He then steps out boldly to commend Soviet The Nazi doctrine, according to a party publica- of etiquette for the batnmg b(‘ach;? pharmacists | | | SITKA HOT sPRlNGS | methods of fostering technological progress “as a | tion, holds that German “hausfraus” should know - A. No; there are no special rules compound | | | Mineral Hot Baths | A R c T l C means of achieving the governmental (Soviet) objec- more about their husband’s business and see them Jf etiquette, and at the prosent prescrip- Accommodations to suit every | tive of a socialist, planned, large-scale economy for at work. What a doctrine—just as if the poor hus- time, very few rules of dress. tions. taste. Reservations Alaska Air | c AmmAL the satisfaction of expanding consumers’ needs.” bands were not being “worked” at “home, sweet Q. Should the inner envelope ‘Transport. He concludes with the assertion that the economic = home.” ‘(’é;‘ Wwedding invitation be address-| | Butler Mauro D"g Co. o & cABs Pabst Famous ed? |3 = T G TS o e R ———————————————| A, Yes. Merely write, Mr. and| fm—eerrrrrrrrrrre e Drauqh‘ Beer > am Green, President of Mrs. Walter Morgan. Omit t he! ,, i 25¢ On po 4 the American Federation of | address. |{ “Tomorrow's Styles = Labor, said the nomination is - ithi i imi " " “both pleasing and satisfactory | Thelflxmk;ck rifle remained m; hln CItY Ll ts ]Hl\q/%\éél\] to Labor.” general use for nearly 200 years. A Is APPO!NTED; John L. Lewis, of the CIO, SET Tu ATTEMPT' 300 Rooms . 300 Bati: c HIGH TRIBUNAL Name of Democrat from Alabama Sent to Sen- ate by Roosevelt (Continued from Page One) siderable opposition to Iresi- dent Roosevelt’s appointment of a successor to Justice Van De- vanter during this session. UNUSUAL SECRECY The nemmnauion was made amid unusual secrecy and was listed ameng ether routine no- minations sent to the Senate. The ncmination was not even made public at the White House as usual. The nemination created a tremendous stir the Senate. Leaders immediately gave hearty endorsement as did or- ganized 'abor leaders. FOR QUICK APPROVAL Chairman Ashurst of the Judiciary, demanded immedi- ate approval without reference to the committee, which is the usual procedure. He said: “I cannot conceive how the Presi- dent could have made a wiser selecticn. Senator Black is a lawyer, industrious, and courte- ous in debate. He is young and vigorous and has a splendid character and attainments.” LITTLE FIGHT STARTED Senator Burke, one of the leaders of the recent fight against the Supreme Court which Senator Black supported, cobjected to immediate consid- eration and this mevement was joined later by Senator Johnson. Chairman Ashurst immediate- immediately in ly named a sub-commiiltee to take up the nominaticn. The sub-committee consists of Ser- ators Neely, Logan, Deitrich, MeGill, Borah and Austin, Audit—"fax and System Service | JAMES C. COOPER, C. P. A 303-05 Goldstein Building Public Stenographer Notary Public said: “I am for him.” Senator Black told the news- | men he knew of the nomina- Mlx UNGE AGAIN ! tion only a few hours before. | ¥ | |l 6. J, ALEXANDER The softballers made the hardbal- lers look like sissies last evening, when the former played their sched-! uled game while the latter failed to LEXANDER | | put in a showing at Firemen's Park HAS HESIGNEB:IM that much-postponed ball bat- GREEN Top CABS tle between the Moose and Elks. | PHONE But, “We can’t let them get away Quits International Fisher-|with that!” is the rallying cry of pe - TS E the hardballers today, and that 1es Commxssnon, Ple' same Elks-Moose fracas is on once| mier Announces jagain; scheduled for Firemen’s| iPark this evening at 6 o'clock. | From the looks of the weather this afternoon, it is possible that| the often-attempted contest will fi- nally be crossed off the slate this| evening; that is, if the baseballers| make good their word and really VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 12.—Pre- mier Pattullo announced today that George J. Alexander has submitted his resignation as a member of the Tnternational Fisheries Commission to the Federal Government. It is/ a matter for the Dominions consid-|appear on the scene. eration, he said ruggist ACE, D) “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” | For Every Purse and Every Purpose PACIFIC COAST COAL CO. PHONE 412 .- — Previously Hon. George Pearson, i | British Columbia Minister of Fish-| % eries, said he understood that the| resignation had been asked. P e R STATESVILLE, 11, tendance at church services CHINESE BROUGHT HERE YESTERDAY supplant solitary confinement for | rule-breaking convicts at Stateville | The B. M. Aug. 12—At- FOR OBSERVATIONi Brought back from Pillar Bay late | yesterday afternoon by U. S. Deputy Marshal William J. Markle, Wong i < Juneau, Huey, 39 year old Chinese, is being %‘;’:fig";fi;ty"‘ng zden domenh held under observation in the Fed- e eral Jail here. “We are going to ury out this }ne»\ system,” he said. “We believe | |it will have a wholesome effect on the men. If it works, we hcpe to |eliminate solitary confinement en- Huey was reported as having “acted queerly” during the past sev- eral days. by officials of the Fidal- go Island Packing Company at Pil- lar Bay, for which firm he has|tirely.” | worked for the past two years.Mar-| Lenr‘h of the “sentence” to at-| kle flew to Pillar Bay by AAT plnm-ilendnnce at religious services wm“ yesterday in response to a complaint' depend upon the offense, the war- and SA alleging insanity against Huey,| den explained which had been filed by the can-| Anticipating criticism for placing nery. church service in the light of pun- e, 3 %o ishment, the warden explained: There are approximately 47,500/ “We do not consider church at- licensed amateur radio operators|tendance as punishment, but as a in the United States Imoral tonic.” ’ - Behrends will| Bank Alaska COMMERCIAL VINGS HResources Over Two and One-Half -Millior: Dollars Jrom 2,50 Sjuctal Weerly Mutes ALASKANS LIKE THZ 230 South Franklin | CONNORS MOTOR CO., Inc. 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