The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 22, 1937, Page 4

Daily Aidska Em i)ire | ROBERT W. BENDER Editor and ‘Wana;rrl Published_every_evening except Sunday by the T PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau Alask Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Clas matter i T SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Juneau er month By mail, postage paid ) Oue year, in_adva: nce, $6.00 one month, i advance s will promptly notify regularity in the de- livery of Telept Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitle republication of ws dispatches creditec otherwise credited this paper and also the local new published herein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER TON ANY OTHER PUBLICA THAN THAT OF WHY THE C \\ \l)l\‘\ ROUTE? For several months negotiations have been going of an mail route to on relative to the starting air nada. Several weeks ago & Alaska via Edmc representative of the Postoffice Department was in Edmonton in cor EMPIRE | is an jon with Canadian and air line favor of a line a mystery. Perhaps 1 minds in the Alaska erned and n Canadiar air ee merit in Ce United f Alaska serv tes Medi 1ealth aut lly across centr he flood of protests will refresh the Postoffice Department that after all it mail service with which it is con- ot Canadian. We see no objection to mail service but it is difficult for us to jan air mail service fostered by the rtment under the guise air A Pos ice. actually be ities know best about that, not necessary, the but psyeho- it may ogically w spect that closing the schools right 1ow for two or three weeks would ease the mental ittitude of this community appreciably John Hamilton says “the trend is away from Roosevelt,” Is the same John who predicted a Re- ublican victory last November, and about as right usual. Universal Fingerprinting (Cincinnati Enquirer) 1 The prediction that universal fingerpriniing will be compulsory | two years was | President of |inal Tdentifics next two decade: i’n‘lwru remains to be broken down first a wide preju- jdice against |the fact that associated in United States within the next ently by Arthur H. Muchow. the ernational Association of Crim- ation Experts. Had he said he probably would be nearer right in the ma noncriminal fingerprinting, based upon the taking of fingerprints is so closely the public mind with criminality Unquestionably in time the public phobia against J being ' years the past voluntary fili of lost memor imet with deat of time lunteered for arate from th officials and from this conference grew the generallga. however, belief that an air Al line would be started. In fact, themselves of announced plans for the inauguration ent a scouting plane out to map one company of an air line out flight details. A storm of protest has arisen from the Pacific Coast cities, including Vancouver in British Columbia, Not especially against the estab- Edmonton, but because a route in preference to and and from Alaskans. lishment of an air of the establishment of such one up the British Columbia and Soutk t Alaska coasts to make connections all over the Territory The general theory is, and it is probably near correct, is started from Great Falls, Mont Edmonton to Whitehorse and then redistribution in Alaska, a route via coastal Ala to wait a long time before the Postoffice line via that if a r mail route for via may have Department air mail routes to the Territory It is naturally assumed that the ambition of air mail route to Alaska from the States is to serve the Territory not to give a contract to some concern which might want to start a line to the north To serve the Territory, it follows that the major points of the Territory, and its closest business connections, the Pacific Northwest, should have first consideration 1t is only by establishment of a route up the coast that such a goal can be achieved. In the first place, it is shorter than any contem- plated route across Canada and it touches the centers can see its way clear to establish two an and a of population with direct connection to Interior and a Westward points by established line now operating out of Juneau. Bringing air mail into Alaska acrogs Canada and via Whitehorse would be going around to bring it in the back door. The only logical busi- ness entrance to Alaska is through the Southeast, which any map will reveal is east of the major portion f Alaska An air mail route up the coast would not only be shorter, and therefore faster, which, after all is the purpose of air mail, but it would serve all Alaska and it would serve it through the Pacific Northwest which is the Territory’s major business contact point. A mail plane ccming fv Seattle would touch Vancou: ver, Prince Rupert etchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau in almost a direct line connection is now available Alaska Airways tablished to Cord d an: From here direct to Fairbanks via Pacific to the enviawie one of Finland other direct line could be es-her semi-annual instaliments wva, Anchorage and Westward points, | {ail, larger debtors soon may realize by comparison the of nts o igation. I "must be remer dred and eig and by that t Aside from fingerprints ol to be ashame heart they that fing print nting g ever made compulsory | ard P. Mulrooney, Commissioner of the New | York State Department of Correction, is urging that all public schools require fingerprinting, along with | securing the custon personal information about |a pupils. It has also been suggested in New York that | automobile drivers be fingerprinted when they secure | their licenses. Through either of these methods a long stride co printing, with Whao When Sec He was no defau It remain point. Brea she came for $58.868.96 duri thirtieth of tI in arrears. Not much all an honest she does owe sold to the |States Grain |in 1920, | The spirit tant than the erpri identificati law-abiding *‘citizens— mig they would not want to t to lead everyone few days ag kept inviolate, Hur inted will be removed, of fingerprints, for use in instances mistaken identity, or those who have h or serious injury and have no means n upon their person. Fingerprints r such purposes are kept in a file sep- e bureau's criminal fingerprint file. “So only some 450,000 people have availed the proteetion—it amounts to that in of having their n file with the Federal Bureau of In- f that seems to be a large number, it mbered that it is less than one-two hun- hty-eighth of the nation’s population, oken a woefully inadequate file. 1 popular superstition that having one’s n file with the authorities is something d of, the public resistance to universal also stems from the feeling down deep of even the most law-abiding citizens sht some day do something for which ca t. It will take time to a common sense attitude toward Nor can everyone be led. For finger- | to b me universal, it will have to be uld be taken toward a minimum of trouble. Else Will See the Point? (Philadelphia Record) retary Hull reminded one foreign Power o that international promises should be the subject was war. ot thinking of the $11,000,000,000 foreign 1t on debts to Uncle Sam. ed for little Hungary to so apply th® ng from the circle of defaulting nations, ard with an offer to pay Uncle ng the next three years, or about one- e amount of which Hungary already is of course, but something—and above acknowledgment on Hungary’s part that America close to $2000,000 for flour arian Government by the United Corporation under an act of Congress of Hung 2 sum involved. y's offer is far more Adding this example “on the line,” without or distribution could be made by feeder lines out {their own questionable position. of Fairbanks This was the original plan for the Alaska air mail program. It still is the plan which the Alaska Aeronautics and Communications Commission and representatives of Federal aeronau- tics and communications groups, including the Bureau of Air Commerce, the Federal Aeronautics and Com- munications Commission and the U. 8. Weather Bu- reau, endorsed when here several weeks ago. Just why the Department, which been giving us encouraging reports from time on the proposed establishment of an air mail route to Alaska, should suddenly abandon the original for a line from Seattle north via the coast They met Postoffice has to time plan line in And it is the one with| While just debts, armament America business. We aff Speaking bring home th Philadelphia Serving notice on Japan for other seems tc water on a duck’s ba Respects what has beel hell.—Toledo irming their to seitle bility and Finland—do not consider that clean W me Hungary to the meat pric the provider who can bacon these days is no mean financier. Bulletin, of this, that and the bout the same effect as mmmg k.—Indianapolis News, 0 have to the memory of General Sherman n going on in Shanghai is undeclared Blul(- Unusual View of Crater Blasted by Meteor This striking and unusual view of meteor crater near Winslow, Ariz., was taken from a TWA trans- continental passenger plane, showing the huge de- pression whi in the earth’: | ago. ch was supposed to have been blasted s surface by a shooting star centuries hin the but not in two The Federal Bureau of Investigation for 'ral years has sought to encourage the universal tinger- | impor- | PO L ettusive who pays Uncle Sam | |tator,” | What famous book is credited al Canada is something of H A p P Y BIRTHDAY]|| The Empire ertends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the follow- ing: SEPTEMBER 22 Margaret Femmer Thomas A. Morgan T. J. Selby Helen Piclfetts Mrs. C. F. McNutt Thomas W. Hall, Jr. Frank Maver Earl Schroeder | DAILY LESSONS & Wor Say, Walter is waj IN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordon rds Often Misused: Do Iby 20 Years 45;0 From The Empire ‘ | o L SEPTEMBER 22, 1917 W. A. C. Baldwin who came lol Juneau from Cordova in March, had given up his lease on the Hotel Zynda and S. Zynda was to take it back and operate it as manager. The Perseverance road was to bc‘ closed during building of & \)riqm‘ the Alaska Road Commission |near the Red Mil not | down in Cuba.” “Walter is away down in Cuba,” or merely, “Walter is down in Cuba. Often Mispronounced: Errand. Pronounce er-and, as in and unstressed allot- as in oft ment otted, Synonyms: termination. Wor fine, times crease ing word: off an evil spirit agined he was exorcising the devil F one e as in bet her), a en Misspelled: Allot, one t follows the o. allotting; two t's. d Study: “Use a word t and it is yours.” Let us our vocabulary by word each day. Exorcise; -“The natives (not All| | Limit, boundary, con- hree * g in- master- Today'’s to expel or drive im- L4 LOOX and LEARN - L 8 2. What is the feminine for By A. C. Gordon a “tes- a person who leaves a will? with having hastened the abolition of slavery 3 in the United States? Are colds more frequent in the United States than any other dis- eases? 4. How m; people are em- ployed in the railway mail service? 5. What city in |state ANSWERS 1. Testatrix; piural, testatri ((Proncunce second syllable, d accent second syllable.) “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” rriet Beecher Stowe. Bi- ey 4. About 20,000. 5. Wilmington S C R Delaware con- ains nearly half the people of the ces. tay by Sam MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee Q. Should a woman rise to ac- cept an introduction to another wb- men? A. Not if the woman is of the same age or younger. But if she is twenty or thirty years older, then one should rise. Q Is it proper to say, “She is going to entertain her daughter- in-laws”? A. No: ore should say, ‘“‘daugh- ters-in-law." Q. What is the effect of a very, their | 1y dump billions upon billions into re- A take. much e apology? It merely emphasizes the mis sincere apology A quiet, better. e Today’s News Today.—Empire. “Smiling_Service” Bert’s Cash Grocery PHONE 105 | Free Delivery Juneau | i bt s When ip Neeu ¢ DIESEL OIL—UTAH COAL GENERAL HAULING STORAGE and CRATING CALL US JUNEAU TRANSFER Phone 48—Night Phone 696 day, beginning of | and cold in Doug- “m\, and led a newcomer to say, |“Ef des be first day of fall, what de hal will first day of winter be lak"? The previous {fall was stormy Judge Robert W. Jennings return-; ed from the south on the Humboldt | and the District Court was to open on September 24. Mrs. Charles Hawkesworth, had been visiting in Oregon, arrived in Juneau aboard the Spokane. who' william Neiderhauser had been ordered to report at Bremerton as a member of the Naval Reserve and subchaser force. S | Mr. and Mrs. William Britt gave a dancing party for Miss Helen Troy who was leaving for Seattle to enter the University of Washing-| » ton Mrs. A. J. Picken was hostess at a tea honoring Mrs. H. Beresford, visiting in Juneau | Weather report—49 high, 43 low; cold and rainy. - D From Lake Ascotan, in Chile, 15,- 000 feet above sea level, is obtained half of the world’s supply of borax. - - Cockroaches were originally con- fined to the tropics. They spread “'ilh the increase of commerce. Pay’n Takit PHONES 92 or 35 Free Delivery Fresh Meats, Groceries. Ligquors, Wines and Beer We Sell for LESS Because We Sell for CASH George Brothers “Tomorrow's Styles Today” fyoperd Juneau’s Own Store | Guy Smith DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED lof public money. |rubber and other commodities offer !talists. |be serious. | perplexities Horosco pe “The stars incline but do not compel” THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1937 rologers read this as an un- day. As the Sun enters Libra at I.he beginning of the au- r Mars rises over the qu.\pv:lous trade for the fall is indicated for the United States where there will be an outpouring Financial agres- ments with foreign powers includ- ing Russia are presaged. Speculation will be a feature that {causes widespread anxiety among ive financiers. Wall Street y a boom in which wheat, ol nser great possibilities of gain. Labor troubles will increase de- spite numerous truces with capi- In many places riots may Fraud and robbery may cause in the postal service 'where secret tampering with the| !mails is foretold. Warning of high winds and de- structive storms are given. The Wu st may suffer from frequent cy-| ! clon According to a London a»trolo('m\ the transit of Mars, passing and repassing the places of Saturn and Uranus as seen in the horoscope of Anthcny Eden, British states- \man, may be read as an ill omen§ Ithat brings war close to the nation| in which he has performed brilliant! service. Portents of worldwide unrest and |discontent seem to presage for alll nations a winter of supreme tests.| Bloodshed, epidemics, severe cold and flood shortage are forecast by| foreign seers. | | America, Arctic Bullding, Seattle, artment of Agriculture Bureau of Public Roads, September | Bureau of Public Roads, Septcmhcr U. 8. Department of Ag 17, 1937. Sealed bids will be receiv- |17, 1937. Sealed bids will be receiv- ed at the office of the Bureau of | Public Roads, Federal and Terri- torial Building, Juneau, Alaska, un- til 9 oclock A, M. October 28th,| 1937, for reconstructing and proving the Glacier Highway, Auke Bay-Pearl Harbor Section, Alaska National Forest Road project, 2- F4G1, located within the Tongass National Forest, First Judicial Di: vision, Teritory of Alaska, involv- ing 220 acres. clearing, 13.0 acres grubbing, 17400 cu. yds. unclassified excavation, 1400 cu. yds. structure excavation, 12700 cu. yds. unclassi- fied borrow, 153,800 station yds. special overhaul, 10,600 mile yds. special overhdiil, 5800 cu.yds. crush- er run bottom, 4200 cu. yds. crush- er run top, 2534 lineal ft. bitumin- ous coated corrugated metal pipe, 2780 lineal ft. untreated wood guardrail, 2605 lineal ft. redwood box culverts, 63 cu. yds. Class B concrete, and 782 M ft. B. M. treated timber. Where plans and specifications are requested a de- posit of $10.00 will be required to insure their return within 30 days after the opening of bids. Checks shall be made payable to the Treas- urer of the United States. Plan: and specifications may be exam- ined at the Bureau of Public Roads, Federal and Territorial Building, Juneau, Alaska, and As- sociated General Contractors of Washington. Bid blanks may be obtained at the office of the Bureau of Public Roads, Juneau, Alaska. M. D. Williams, District Engineer. First publication, Sept. 20, 1937. Last publicubion Sept. 22 1937. The Statue of mLm( A York harbor, weighs 225 tons. e The smull(‘sl parce! of real estate In the world is a two-foot long tri- angle on a New York sidewalk. | attle, ln New |ed at the office of the Bureau of | Public Roads, Federal and Terri- 'wrm Building, Juneau, Alaska, un- til 9 o'clock A. M., October 28, 1937, im- |for surfacing t.hc Sitka Highway, Park-Power Station Section, Al- aska National Forest Road project, F. H. E. C. 11-A3B3, located with- in and adjacent to the Tongass National Forest, First Judicial Di- vision, Territory of Alaska, involv- ing 3500 cu. yds. crusher run top and 50 cu. yds. supplemental crush- ed gravel. Where plans and speci- fications are requested a deposit of $10.00 will be required to insure the return within 30 days after opening of bids. Checks shall be payable to the Treasurer of the United States. Plans and specifications may be examined at the Bureau of Public Roads, Federal and Territor- jal Building, Junecau, Alaska, and Associated General Contractors of America, Arctic Club Building, Se- Washington. Bid blanks may be obtained at the office of the Bureau of Public Roads, Juneau, Alaska. M. D. Williams, District Engineer. First publication, Sept. 20, 1937. LasL pubhcatxon, Sept. 22, 1937. Some globe trotwe.s say that the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico is more spectacular han the great Sahara Desert. .- Low: ana ptacer wocaiion notices ror sale at The Empire Office. HARRY RACE, Druggist “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of new experiences and changed environ- ment. . Success, journeys and pro-| gress are indicated for both men and women. Children born on this day prob-' ably will be extremely individual and gifted. Subjects this sign cnjoy change and travel if they con- tribute to vocational progress. Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, author, was born on this day 1848. Others who have celebrated it as day include Elihu H. Washburr statesman, 1816; James Carroil Beckwith, painter, 1852; Eli H vey, artist and sculptor, 186( of Today's News Today.—Empire. | The Juneau Laundry | Franklin Street between Front and Second Streets PHONE 358 your Reliable pharmacists cowpound prescrip- tions. Butler Mauro Drvg Co. 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