The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 1, 1937, Page 4

Dail Al(lska Em pirc abroad for his h ROBERT W. BENDEKR - - Editor and Manager | | it was reported PIRE | He was through Juneau, | Published_every evening except Sunday by th PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Alaska. Butered in the Post Oifice in Juneau ¢ matter. maneuver. The Commission. it pays some $12, SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dedvered by carrier in Juneau and Douslas for S1.2 per month. By mail paid, at the following rate One vear, in advance, $13.00; six months, in auvance, $6.00 oae month, in advance, $1.28. 11l confer a favoy if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- pension the rest Aivery of their papers Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 week MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS, " Of course, there is considerable protest. There The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for are loud cries directed at Tammany Hall. Judge Sea- vepublication of all otherwise credited Published her.(n news dispatches credited to it or not in this paper and also the local news DUIY, able thing Jimmy himself ALASKA CIRCULATION THAN THAT G UARANTEED TO BE LARGER Y OTHER PUBLICATTON, ' | | | | been qualifie wouldn't surprise ALASKA, THI-, U ‘\l\\()“\’ | It appears that there is yev much work to do in| convincing some people Outside that Alaska is a part | tors now traveli of the United States. A notable example is found‘l', would not havi in a recent communication to John B. Bernhofer,|in session. Manager of the Harri Machine Shop here. Mr. Bern- hofer had written to Popular Science Monthly, a! New York publication, which boasts in its letterhead that it was “founded 1872, crdering a certain book backe d Joe Loui: of formulas' to be sent CO.D. In reply, the Juneau % man received this enlightening information: | A" Polish . “We regret to state that there are no C.OD.| B (DU postal arrangements between the United States and | W10 Wrote a no | there before he Alaska. We would, therefore, suggest that you send | your remittance of $1.13—$1.00 to cover the cost or} the book and 13 cents to cover the cost of the postage and same will be sent you at once. | After the first shock of this revelation had passed Mr. Bernhofer, who had been laboring, like the rest Sitios of us, all these years under the assumption that Alaska and democratic was part of the United States, finally rallied and in- strong, militant dited the following, which strikes us as covering the come the rising situation quite admirably: Herbert Hoover, into action once Popular Science Monthly New York City Gentlemen: In your letter to me dated August 17th you write, among other things— “We regret to state that there are no C.OD. arrangements between the United States and Alaska.” Such ignorance is appalling. You ask to send $1.13. What security have on his familiar t economy” and |there is less of The Democr: other hand, Mr. I? Probably Uncle Sam might aiscontinue all postal arrangements before the remittance poration.” The gets into your hands, failed because i More than one person must have written your letter. Don't tell me—let me guess the on the Riviera and in London and last year was wel- comed home with open arms by New Yorkers. Now New York is all agog over the latest Walker assistant something or other for New York's Transit One of the features of the job is that all aflutter, point out that back on the city’s payroll the former Mayor soon will be eligible for a nice fat who conducted, the original investigation, let go with some blasts of indignation. But, Temark- 1"‘~————~——-¢ there inkling of why when he takes the matter for a sar- castic ride in these words: There is no sense of scandal over Mr ker's pension or the manner in which he has about as brazen as anything that Tammany ever has done in town editorial indignation, but ment, obviously, Many a grouse hunter who looked out his window this morning had the same feeling as the boys who our ri Writing in Atlantic Monthly, |against what he calls the New Deal's “promises of delivered happiness.” President Roosevelt to big corporations, Ipublicans in 1936 lars from the individual members of one large cor- liberty for big business and not from spiritual and intellectual liberty.” THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT, 1, 1937 ealth. For several years he sojourned Jimmy, was back to enter the practice of law. with politics for life. genial James has been appointed as 000 per year. The New York papers, ol his life, running around $240 per has e few darts directed at genial Facetious Westbrook Pegler gives an are Wal- d for it through an appointment Oh, there is a little the general senti- is that $12,000 a year won't us if he ran for mayor again one e been just as well to have kept them HAPPY BIRTHDAY The E'mpire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the follow- ing: Word Study: SEPTEMBER 1. Glenwald Kirkham Al Noren George Messerschmidt William E. Wakeham Terry Wiley Pegues Mrs. T. S. Sheldon Aime L. Stanton Dean Royal Johnson DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordon | . el Words Often Misused: Do not say, | “I guess you " believe (think or suppose) you are Shriners passed through Juneau af- qustrial problems and reduce the are right.” Say, right.” Often “U Mispronounced : Cadence. | | Pronounce ka-dens, a as in cake, ac- * s to win by a knockout blisher asks a pardon for a convict | vel. Maybe wants to get him out of writes another. ot LOOK and LEARN By A. C. Gordon | . 4 1 said, 3 What is the highest tempera | ture to which water can be heate Of what English kind was Is cannibalism still red? Hoover Spc.kau | Mr. Hoover dwells heme—the issue of personal freedom | “coercive, planned | But common scolding, more of honest | party self-searching here than usual. ats sell $250 books autographed by but, on the Hoover observes pointedly, the Re- secured nearly a half million dol- Liberty League revolt of Democrats ts concept of liberty “sprang from “There are Old Guards of both | 4 | planet of our solar point is 212 degree 2 3 ly Which is the farthest known|of woman's suftrage, m? (New York World-Telegram) 5. On what river is the city of epublic cannot progress along safe ! Knoxville, Tenn.? lines without the functioning of a| e and statesman-like minority, we wel- | ANSWERS voice of that doughty individualist, | ;1 The hoiling point, as he calls his almost voiceless Party | pends upon the surrounding again. pressure. At sea level the boiling Fahrenheit Charles 1. of England. “No man so good was ever so Ibad a king”? which de- | air 20 Years Ago From The Empire SEPTEMBER 1, 1617 The Empire’'s campaign to “light | a pipe for the boys in the trench had resulted in $300 being subs i ed in 2-bit contributions and a draft| was to be sent at once. The second campaign had started. Juneau's registration for war duty |passed the 500 mark. of Douglas, ! three| ‘The Nelson out hunting, fine bucks. family, returned with | schools were to open| Monday but the opening of the Douglas schools was unceitain asi the teachers had not arrived. Rex Thompson and a party of | Treadwell ter a visit at Cordova. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Otteson re- break us, and what if he did do what Seabury |cent first syllable. turned from Funter Bay. 1)( profitable to engineers, contrac- said he did? What do you want for a Mayor— Often Misspelled: Imaginary; ary S 'tors, builders and designers of a reformer? Inot ery ! Mrs. Harley .1 Turner entertain-'ships and airplanes. | ictias Cin 5 " | bridge and guests were Mes- in lace believed to St 2 - | Synonyms: Gaunt, haggard, em-(ed at g ranus is in a place be So Jimmy is back on the public payroll. It| Synonyms: dames Britt, Martin, Dupuy, Friend, presage the spread of ‘bad blood a word three McNaughton, Jacobs, Semple, King, among workers. Much wrong think- ing will result from dangerous pro- |paganda of these times and get elected. The man knows his o ot SRV TR E TOIE I Tucas, Winn, Cartwright, Hooker, politial-way arpund, crease our vocabulary by mastering Wilbelm, Ostrom. o one word each Today’s word: | It g | After reading some of the statements from Sena- | Causticity; severity of language;| Helen Smith was spending the o o | 3 vity P stort. * week-end at Taku Harbor as the ng about the country, we wonder if|as, the causticity of a retort 3 PO IS guest of Esther Carlson. A girl baby weighing 8% pounds,! was horn to Mr. and Mrs. H. L. VanderLeest at St. Ann’s Hospital Anncuncement was made that headquarters of the Salvation Army A= 47 would shortly be established in Ju- i | neau Weather—High 66, low 54 Cle A e S Amelia Bioom! eariy advocate is remembered advocacy of the originally de- beth Smith Mil- chiefly for her “bloomer” costume, gned by Mrs. Eliz ler ~ Visit the 1 | SITKA HOT SPRINGS | i Bl Mineral Hot Baths | Accommodations to suit every l Yes, but of course not as wide- | | taste. Reservations Alaska Air as in historic times. Neptune. MODERN ETIQUETT By Roberta Lee | Transport. rom....m.m, —————— When ip Neeu ¢ DIESEL OIL—UTAH COAL CRAL HAULING GEN! H STORAGE and CRATING number. |parties,” as well as lunatic fringes to both. More | Q. When a woman stops at a Bt e i “Come up and see us solie time” via Parcel \:;agg-sal';ersdxnllst be pu[L] 0[“ "an“ azurnmtl ez\rmng' restaurant table to talk for a min- A ost. asis.” Freedom requires that “swollen fortunes must yte with some acquaintance, should Very truly yours, be diffused and the descent of great economic POWEr |inc men at the table rise, wheger JUNEAU TRANSFER JOHN B. BERNHOFER | prevented by ‘(.Bx(’s on inheritance.” _ |they are acquainted with her or Phone 48—Night Phone 696 — e | ‘T believe,” he writes, “in a creed of economic 'y,o fair play wherein the economically more successful | . 2 = 4 DG U AG \ > A. Yes, if the men belong to.the JIMMY POF 50}"01’[&‘#2}*% AND must through taxes or otherwise help bear the burdens iy ot the table, they should rise,| F———— AT $12, im Llllese mu[rg:)n?:ll gl'(l)ups in pr:\‘x:l:fih{or ;m”agn.‘;x]x;‘- Q Would it be all right to ‘an. | PRESCRIP- E ; A @nployment, better homes and health, whether: they | syer ‘o' formhl invitation. infordig)s TIONS Many men have been credited with remarkable pe in the city or on the farm.” (Yes, this is Hoover ! I political rea.Ls but reports from New Y'urk indicate | speaking, l}ot anklmv Ro?se"eltv I EEERY No, (A ‘fommal’ invitation il compounded that the prize should go to former Mayor James J. 4 We wish Mr. Hoa'\er well as he hnsv‘t'he &.zm(lu'sl the Umd person should be answered | e)'cacbly as Walker of that city. | trail. We fear, however, that a real revival, such a5 in tne same way, an informal fnvi- written A few years ago “Jimmy,” as he is fondly known |he calls for, awaits some new and younger Republican t,tion answered informally. | by your along the big white way, resigned as mayor of Ameri- | leaders. Certainly ‘m.s party can get nowhere with | Q When a person is visiting Yl doctor. i ity under fire of the Seabury investiga- | (N 0ld carping tactics that led Landon to defeat. It \a girange city, is it proper to ssk| ST e city nies Tes of e e ¥ hat the|Peeds what Mr. Hoover calls “affirmative purpose.” |n ‘taxi driver for directions to a| Juneau Drug Co. tion. General reports were to the effect that the Without new leaders and new principles it is \ popular official was asked some embarrassing ques-|jikely to go the way the Federalists went as they built their program with the single negative purpose of de- The next report was that Jimmy had gone; stroying Jefferson. tions that he could not, or at least did not care to, answer. 1921 —“Miss A.merlcas —1936 i FIRST SECTION. T0 BE GIVEN TO Meelmg to Be Held Tomght | at Scottish Rite Temple ‘ | The first section will be conferred in full form tonight for Shriners of | this city, who will meet at 8 o'clock \at the Scottish Rite Temple. | Local Shriners will have the op-| \portumtv to officially meet Carl E. Croson, Potentate of the Nile Tem- | |the taxi. \man California led all states in popu- 1920-30, Florida lation (with a gain of 64.7 per cent. was second with an increase of 51 6l pexcent certain place A. Not unless one expects t0 Use | foeeee = o Otherwise, ask a police- increases between LUCAI. SHRINERS | creEn Top cass PHONE 678 | Payn 'l‘akit'f PHONES 92 or % Free Delivery Fresh Meats, Groceries, Liquors, Wines and Beer We Sell for LESS Because We sell for CASH George Brothers SOV | ple, and other high officials who| have been in Juneau for several| \days. A banquet will follow the meeting. All Shriners are urged to attend. - | | The visiting Shriners enjoyed a| trip to beautiful Mendenhall Gla- | cier yesterday. ———t—— || JANE BLOMGREN PARTY HOSTESS| An enjoyable pre-school party was held last night by Miss Jane Blomgren at the Blomgren cabin on Lena Beach An interesting contrast in styles and beauty fashions is provided i . [Margaret Gorman by this comparison of two “Miss Americas”. On the left is “Miss America, 1921”, Margaret Gorman of Washington, D. C., first to be chosen. Her height was then five feet one inch; bust, 30 inches; waist, 25 inches; hips, 32 inches; calf, 12} lnches, and ankle, 7% inches. On the right is last year's “Miss Amer‘cl Veronica Coyle of Philadelphia who is five feet four inches tall; bust 34 inches; waist, 233 inches; hips, 341, inches; calf, 13 inches, and ankle, $3 inches, The group enjoyed dancing and hiking during the evening. A late| supper was served to the guests. ! Approximately 30 people attended |the affair. B (‘OVPINED TO HOME Eileen and Colleen Hellan, daugh-| ters of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hellan, are confined to their home with| !mumps. They are reported recover- ‘mg nicely. e by Leéster D. Henderson, '“Alaska” The B. M. Behrends ‘ Bank Juneau, Alaska COMMERCIAL i and SAVINGS Hesources ‘Over Two and One-Half Million: Dollars {who will as security becomes especially de- land advancement. H PHONE o Horoscope “The stars incline but do not compel” — A THURSNAY, SEPTEMBER 2. 1937 According to astrology this is a lucky day in which women may be unsually fortunate in planetary di- rection. Early autumn days are to be fill- ed with public interests for women attend their organiza- tions and prepare for public ser-}: vice. Labor should bemefit under this rule of the stars, but there is a sign indicating great enmities towards employers. Industrial boomerangs are foreseen Improved machinery is to attract worldwide attention. Inventors will be hailed as wizards who accom- plish marvels that complicate in- 'number of employees This is a fortunate rule for every sort of constructive effort and should | Insurance in all its forms will be supreme concern at this time rable in American families. Novel ideas are to be adopted by KANSAS QUEEN Lucia Benton Pride of the wheat beit is charme newspapers which open their col-| ing Lucia Benton of Kansas who umns to changed demands on the! part of the public. The careers of two old and outstanding editors are near their c! A Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of gain Both mén and| women will enjoy improved fortunes. | Children born on this day prob- ably will be endowed with strong personality and great energy. Sub- jects of this sign may be much in! the limelight. | Hiram W. Johnson, California statesman, was born on this day 1866. Others who have celebrated 1t as a birthday include Murat Hal- stead, editor, 1829; Hoke Smith, on: time Secretary of the Interior, 1855; | Eugene Field, poet, 1850. | e of Lode and placer location notices (), for sale at The Empire Office. ne in “MODISTE TO WOMEN | | OF BETTER TASTE | MRS.STERLING | | Room 300—Goldstein Bldg. | 553 COAL For Every Purse and Every Purpose PACIFIC COAST COAL CO. PHONE 412 300 Roems . 300 Bats:: Jfrom 2,50 Sfecial Weekly Kutes ALASKANS LIKE Ti leaving here was chosen to represent her home state in the national beauty pa- geant at Atlantic City, Sept. @ PETERSBURG FIRM iS INCORPORATED Articles of incorporation were filed with the Territorial AUILOr | e 'trx‘lxy by Tk Alaska Builders, Inc., Capital stock is lis Petersburg led at $50,000 and incorporgtors are { Thomas K. Winsor, Grace MRS. SPICKETT BACK Al R. Boyer, Winsor nnd | Gom welia Boyer. FROM TRIP TO CAL. Mrs. J. T. Spickett returned on ¢ Princess Charlotte to her Ju- au home. She has been visiting California and other places since about June 1 PHRONE CARDINAL 25¢ Within City Limits 'No Hops Today By AAT Pilats, - Two Yesterday Alaska Atr Transportpliots todayl rested in the company's hangars{ |after flights from Sitka and Atlin| 'by Pilots Sheldon Simmons and; L. F. Barr, respccv,ivnly, yosterday‘ |afternoon. Simmons returned ffom Sitka m. the Lockheed with F. N.' Litton, 8. J. McCormack, Karl H: Robinson, |John Harmon and Harold Lind- quist. Charles Nickovich, who had} left here th Simmons. for Chi- chagof, was taken back to Juneau‘ ‘bccame of bad weather around LhaL | vielhity. | Pilot Barr, who had flown to At-. 1y Monday night, returned 'yester-| |day at 4:10 p.m. with John Bo« {quist and John McEllagott from, Atlin. } 'STOCK QUOTATIONS | \ NEW YORK, Sept. 1. — Closing |quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock is 11'., American can 100%, :American Light and Power 9, Anfl-. jconda 53'%, Bethlehem Steel 89%,! |Calumet 14, Commonwealth and’ Southern 21, Curtiss-Wright 5%, | General Motors 52%, International |Harvester 1067, Kennecott 57%, |New York Central 33%, Souther: !Pacific 37%, United States Stee 1104%, Cities Service 2%, Pound $496 11/16, Republic Steel ..[ Pure Oil 18%, Holly Sugar 27%, Un |ited States Treasury bonds 2% | 97.23, Atchison General fours 110% | Bremner no bid, asked 6. a DOW, JONES AVERAGES ' The following are today's Dow, {Jones averages: industrials 173.08, rails 48.21, utilities 26.73. Cigars Cigarettes Candy Cards THE NEW ARCTIC| Pabst Famous Draught Beer | On Tap 4 CARLSON THE BEST ™ IN TOWN! | (] THE MINERS' 230 South Franklin CONNORS MOTOR CO., Inc. Distributors PONTIAC CHEVROLET Telephone 411 BUICK Recreation Parlors BILL DOUGLAS ZORIC DRY CLEANING (] i Soft Water Washing Telephone 409 B. M. FOR INSURANCE See H. R. SHEPARD & SON Behrends Bank Bldg. LUMBER Juneou Lumber Mills, Inc. INSURANCE Allen Shattuck Established 1898 Juneau Alaska - “