The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 25, 1937, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, OCT. 25, 1937. Daily Alaska Em pire ROBERT W. BENDER - - Editor and Ma.nl{er‘ Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE | PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, | Alaska. | Botered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class | matter. ( SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by earrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid. at the following rates One year. in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; sne month, in advance, §1.25 | Bubscribers will confer & favor if they will promptly notify | the Business Office of any failure or iriegularity in the de- | livery of their papers. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRES: The Associatea Precs is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or noi | otherwise credited in this paper and also the locil news oublished hereln. i ALASEA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. POREEEN, somone?yconr. Yootk TAX LEVIES That there will be no reduction in Federal taxa- tion for the present, but rather a further spread is indicated in various sources. Secretary of Commerce | Daniel C. Roper, speaking recently at the American | that “it Trade Association Executives meeting, said is obvious that in the future we must face compara- | tively large tax levies.” | Discussing in a general way the tax problem, the| Becretary pointed out: One of the major problems of our imme- diate future, in this connection, is that of a comprehensive study of our entire tax pro- gram, Federal, state and municipal, with a view to better coordination for the prevention of over-lapping. This study should look to the simplification of laws and procedures, safeguarding against complexities and con- fusion on the part of taxpayers. With this, however, must be associated a never-ceasing effort to adjust the tax burden in accordance with the ability to pay, and with equity and justice. To this end, all laws and regulations, whether for revenue or for the maintenance of fair trade practices and safeguarding against competition-destroying monopoly, should be and will be kept under constant observation and investigation, to the end that the fundamental objective of encouraging fair business enterprise will not be thwarted Corrections in the interest of equality and justice must be made in the light of experience in the administration of the laws, as well as of a correct understanding of the fiscal needs of business and government. It is the responsi- bility of such representative business groups as this, in. cooperation with the Government, to work to the end that the definite place which small business has in our economic life be carefully safeguarded by ' equitable oppor- | tunity for succe: under efficient manage- ment. We should not, however, judge or class- | ify business by physical dimensions, but by | the utility it renders to society. In all cases, determination should be made that sale prices are justified by bona fide costs as a matter of protection to the consumer and fairness in competition. To this end, our competitive system should become a more effective in- strument for self-regulation and thus mini- mize the necessity for legal restraints to safe- guard good business and the public. The future success of busmness, the pros- perity of the country, and the happiness of our people depend upon our awakened inter- est in these matters and the determined suc- cess of business organizations like yours both practicing - and -advocating -these objectives. Why shouldn’t every business organization, recognizing the necessity of safe stabilization, make it a business Gi discouraging to the limit of their ability all unfair practitioners and racketeers? It is obvious that in the future we must face comparatively large tax levies and adjust our capitalistic system to a basis of moderate, but more stabilized earnings. In my opinion, we can look forward to increasing volume pro- duction in most industrial lines, or more busi- ness with smaller but safer net returns. The objective will be to arrive at a just distribu- tion of economic rewards for bona fide capi- tal investments; for an executive management surcharged with a high sense of righteous treatment under its trusteeship for the stock- holders, for labor and for the public, or con- sumer. We must not forget that the success of business and the creation of wealth de- pends upon the imagination, initiative, cour- age and skill of executive management in deal- | ing with consumer requirements as well as on | | | | |de force. willing to make commitments in advance to abide by decisions reached by foreign Gov- ernments, But this has not, under President Roose- velt, meant the degree of isolation that some extremists want, It was only a few weeks after he had been inaugurated that he autho ized Mr. Davis to make his promise of cooper- ation. At Montevideo, in the autumn of 1933, Mr. Roosevelt authorized Mr. Hull to promise our Latin-American neighbors that we would not interfere in their domestic affairs. He fol- lowed this up by straightening out, finally and definitely, such tangles in the country’s relations with the nations to the South as the Platt Amendment affecting Cuba, the marines in Nicaragua and the fiscal supervision of Haiti's finances, At the time of the Italiah invasion of Ethi- opia the League hesitated to apply oil sanc- tions against Italy because certain members alleged a fear that the United States would “chisel in” on the business and supply Italy with all the oil it needed. The President and Mr. Hull stepped into that breach and per- suaded American oil companies to sell no more to Italy than they had been doing in peacetime. Mr. Hull believed that this “normal com- merce” theory was real economic neutrality. He embodied the principle in the only Admin- istration “neutrality” bill that has ever been presented to Congress. His bill, and the others offered in 1936, failed of passage in the gen- eral compromise that was found necessary. There has been method behind the appar- ent slowness of the United States. Early sug- gestions for a conference of signatories of the Nine-power treaty were received coldly here. It was resolved that the question of aggression and lawless international conduct must be considered as of world importance and con- cern. The fact that its latest manifestation occurred in the Pacific area was not.deemed sufficiently vital to permit the majority of the world’s nations to disavow responsibility. Now that almost the whole world has con- demned Japan, the United States is ready and willing to concur in the judgment, having ex- amined the question in the light of its own | | | f | | | | interests. The possible implications of the hardening policy of the Administration go far, of course. If the nations branded as aggressive do not respond to the show of moral force which a close combination of the United States, Great Britain, France, the Scandinavian countries and probably the Latin-American countries would provide, it might conceivably divide the whole world into two camps—a step it has been hoped to avoid. On the other hand, there is considerable disposition here to believe that Germany, and Japan would abate their ambitions if they found themselves facing a united front. They are all extremely vulnerable to economic discipline. They could hardly be of sufficient military assistance to one another to force a fight with the rest of the world. Two Foreign Policies (New York Times) Between the tentatively emerging foreign policy described by the President in his Chicago speech and the Neutrality Act which is already on the statute books there is a fundamental conflict_in philosophy. | The essence of the new policy, as Mr. Roosevelt stated lit, is “a concerted effort” by “the peace-loving nations” /in “opposition to those violations of treaties and those | ignorings of humane instincts which today are creat- ing a state of international anarchy and instability | from which there is no escape through mere isolation or neutrality.” The distinguishing characteristics of this policy are (1) its explicit rejection of the theory that the United States can hope to avoid the risks of war “through mere isolation or neutrality,” (2) its equally explicit affirmation in favor of *“concerted action” with other nations in defense of international law and order, and (3) its corollary willingness to throw the influence of the United States against {those violations of international law and order which create a state of insecurity and instability. The philosophy of the Neutrality Act is precisely the reverse of this. For the Neutrality Act (1) bases on an isolation which is to be as complete as legislative ingenuity can make it, (2) makes no provision what- ever for “concerted action” in defense of international law, but (3) on the contrary, specifically requires that any action taken under the-terms of this legislation— whether in the matter of embargoes on munitions or embargoes on other war materials, or restrictions on the use of credit—shall apply even=handedly and Wwithout discrimination against the ‘nations which’ violate international law and the nations which up+ hold it, against the aggressors and their victims, instability” and the countriés whose security is jeo- pardized by these conditions. The two foreign policies are deeply and fundamen- tally irreconcilable. To be sure, Séhator Pittman, |chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, | finds it possible to endorse both of them and to recon- cile neutrality with unneutrality. But this is a tour If the new policy outlined in the Chicago speech is actually to become the policy of the United States, there is no proper place on the statute books for the Neutrality Act. The President must be pre- pared to face the formidable opposition which he will find in Congress to any departure from the philosophy of that legislation. He must be ready to argue his case for “concerted action” at the bar of public opinion. And he must undertake to convince a nation its hope of safeguarding the peace of the United States | against the creators of “intgrnational anarchy and | HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Empire extends conaratu;u- tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the follow= ing: OCTOBER 25. Edith Danielson Bob Scott John A. Covich Arline Rice - e DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordon Words Often Misused: Dot not say, “The bride has lots of nice things in her home.” Say, “has many nice things.” | 20 Years Ago From The Empire o+ OCTOBER 25, 1917 An official report received from Paris said that 25 German planes had been brought down in a battle with the Germans near Chavignon. from “Somewhere in France” from {Lieut. Perry A. Delo, former mill \foreman ‘at Thane, where he had been employed for your years. Pete and Harvey Nicholson had Ireceived word from Norway that Hhey were to share in the fortune Neft by their grandmother in the old country and were asked to see a local attorney about settling their share of the estate Often Mispronounced: Don Quix- ote in obey, accent second syllable. Often Misspelled: Faint (a swoon) Feint (false appearance.) Synonyms: Romantic, idealistic, imaginary, extravagant. Word Study: “Use a word .three times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by master- ing one word each day. ward: Complacency; contentment; self-satisfaction. “We must mot lower the level of our aim that we may more surely enjoy the com- placency of success."—Ruskin. L - LOOK and LEARN By A. C. Gordon 1 water support its occupants? 2. What was the principal poem of John Milton? 3. What flower is Egypt's nation- al emblem? 4. How many cigarettes are sold annually by the leading manufac- turers? 5. Which state ranks highest in average salaries paid to school teachers? ANSWERS 1. Tt is claimed that it has enough buoyancy to support several occu- |pants with head and shoulders above water, even when filled with watery 2. Paradise Lost.” 3. The Lotus. 4. During a recent year, 135,000,~ 000. 5. New York. - MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee Q. It is permissible to have one's address printed or engraved on the flap of the envelope, for social cor- respondence? A. No. This is all right for bus- iness correspondence, but not for social. Q. Should a woman retain her! hat when attending an afternoon | reception? ! A. Yes, Q.. Is it proper to extend z\ny‘ and all kinds of invitations over the telephone? A. One may use the telephone for almost any invitation with the exception of formal ones. ——ee 5 Try Top Notch Lunch—35¢c. adv. L (e, Pay’n Fakit PHONES 92 or 95 Free Delivery Fresh Meats, Groceries, Liquors, Wines and*Beer: We Sell for LESS Because We Sell for CASH George Brothers Ianclful.‘ | \ | John McLoughlin, who had been Pronounce don kwik-sot, first 'in charge of the road camp at|we 0 as in on, i 4s in it, second o &s Mendenhall under the direction of! J. C. Hayes, had returned to Ju- neau. ! | James McCloskey, pioneer of Ju- neau, was returning aboard the Princess Alice from. a trip south. Anxiety was felt for the safety Todaws, pf Mr. and Mrs. John Ptack, overdue the winter 'om a hunting trip to Oliver Inlet by several days. 4 il R. E.xMurphy, Alaska sales man- 'ager of the Dupont Powder Com- pany, returned ifrom a trip to the Westward and.Was at the Zynda. Among the delegates to the Doug- las food conservation meeting which was called to order by Mayor El- $————————————————————4 mer Smith who named P. R. Brad- th¢' seers prophesy. Will 8 canoe that is filled with !¢V President and E. J. Wl:]it;, s“n‘int novel fortifieations is forecast. ohnson, retary, were: Mesdames Martin, Murray, Coster, Mugford, Olson, Venson, Livie, Hull, and Rob- Letters were received in Juneau| Horoscope “The stars incline but do not compel” | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1937 After the early morning hours this is read as an unfortunate day in planetary government. According to astrology adverse aspects domin- |ate. £ | Growth of power among workers ‘or various classes is forecast. Work- ing conditions should be improved, although in many lines of manu- facture production will be needed. Business heads will emphasize the need of guantity production and {volume of work through the winter when efficiency will be measured carefully. Need of trained hands and well leducated intelligence will be stressed “by employees. College men and |women will be measured carefully. Machines will be perfected which will eliminate the human. element more and more. New inventions \will increase the perplexities of 'those who hope to solve unem- ployment problems. ) What has been long predicted by \economists will be realized as bus- iness conditions are stabilized for trade. Industry will carry heavy burdens and capital will |sustain many difficulties. Bad news concerning taxes may be expected in many states. Re- sentment among property holders now will be broadeast by the press, |but protests will be futile as new idemands on public funds become imperative. | Large outlays for national defense will pe necessary along new lines, | Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of acti- |vity. Young persons may be dif- Construction | ICAPT, J. A, BECK IS TRANSFERRED 0 NORTH WIND Capt. J. A. Beck will not be aboard| the North Sea as first mate of that| steamer when she arrives in Juneau on the present voyage. He relieves| Capt. S. K. Gilje in command of| the North Wind which has been| chartered to the Pan-American Aviation Supply Corporation to car-| ry supplies for Midway, Wake and | Guam JIslands. The North Wind| will be on the supply trip for ap-| proximately four months, according to advices received here. The Der- blay, of the Alaska Steamship Com- | pany was chartered at first but she| missed her delivery date and the| North Wind was then charaered. nal” Thieves Publish Trade Journal WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 25. — A raid on a flop house has yielded a surprising trophy—the “trade jour- of Warsaw thieves. It is full of advice to thieves of all kinds and items from home and abroad of crimes interesting to “the boys.” Queries on trade problems are answered under the head: “Among Ourselves,” Editors of the paper, called “New Life,” have been arrested. e 4 Education is compulsory in Soviet Russia. R PR B N The average enlisted strength of the U. S. Marine Corps is about 16,500. “ R U Empire classifieds pay. Plane Pancakes ™ At Tacoma;Three Persons Killed TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 25.— [hree persons were killed and seven in- jured in the crash of a trimotored sightseeing plane late last Satur- day afternoon on the Tacoma Field. The dead are Pilot Leonard iRhiner, 34, of Kansas City, Missouri; {Fred Williams, 20, of Tacoma, and Mrs. Helen MombloWw, 178, also of Tacoma. The plane pancaked on the take- off when only 25 feet in the air. FOURTH VICTIM TACOMA, Oct. 25.—A fourth vic- time of the plane crash here late ert Trevor, Neds Anderson, O. J.\ficult to manage and may cause SAturday is Roger Jones, 22, of Lea- Gorseth, John Richards, John Feusi, L. W. Kilburn, Oscar Fitzberg, Alec Sturrock, Jack Hanson, O. E. Ben- ably will be imaginative and tal-| nett, the Rev. Larson and the Rev. Bollinger. Weather: rain, Highest 45; lowest 36; e DON'T FORGET The Business & Professional Wo- men’s Club Annual Educational Ball Saturday, Oct. 30. It keeps a girl in college. adv. ON THE MEZZANINE HOTEL JUNEAU BEAUTY SHOP | " LYLAH WILSON Contoure Telephone | X-Er-Vac “Tomorrow's Styles Today” jéz&m"fi’@ y‘ Juneau s Own Store BSOS SPUON Cigarettes Candy Cards THE NEW ARCTIC Pabst Famous Draught Beer On Tap anxiety through secret plans. Children born on this day prob- ented. Subjects of this sign may gain fame through their person- alities. | Adelaide Philips, jsinger, was born on this day 1833. Others who have celebrated it a: a birthday include William Auer: bach Valmer, Editor, 1886; E. M. Statler, hotel owner, 1863. (Copyright, 1937) S e More than 3,000,000 persons have viewed New York from the Em- pire State Tower. Empire classifieds pay. —_—— 7"\ here’s one of the besti—TRY BOWLING! BRUNSWICK BOWLING ALLEYS Rheinlander and Alt Heidelberg BEER ON TAP 300 Rooms . 300 Bat; Jrom *2,.50 Spacial Weenly Rates ALASKANS LIKE THE 0+ SPECIALIZING in French |venworth, Wash. He died in a hos- |pital as a result of injuries. { The United States Bureau of Air !Commerce began an investiagtion |today. | | “Smiling Service” Bert’s Cash Grocery PHONE 105 Free Delivery Juneau Alaska Federal Savings | and Loan Association Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P. O. Box 2718———FPhone 3 ‘Temporary Office: COLUMBIA LUMBER CO. "i | I ) HARRY RACE, Druggist “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” " THE VOGUE Correctly Styled Clothes For Women 101 SEWARD ST. | il AT LOW place of your home. You range to your friends. You will miss—the chore of feeding the old wood stove—but what of i JUNEAU $15.00 Down $12.00 Monthly BEAUTY AND CONVENIENCE This Hotpoint will make your kitchen the show- ‘Il be proud to show this CALROD HOTPOINT cook for you. LIBERAL TRADE- Alaska Electric Light 8 Power Company wetess o NG STILL BUILDING FIRES? S8ZRERERIRARSAERRNRNZNIAENIRERIAERERAN COST— IIITIL INERRAENZRCAITISINBERG t? Let the new long life SERIZI: IN ALLOWANCE BIEIEEIIZIRIREAL DOUGLAS Values that can not be surpassed in many models —RIGHT NOW |long steeped in the unrealities of isolation that its 4 |safety, its honor and the considerations of its en- to security through relations with the public |lightened self-interest all require it to accept a larger that sustain confidence. The asset of good will | : & 3 e !share of the responsibilities which fall naturally to through fair dealing is the greatest of all la great werld Power. competitive adyantage. "JIMMY" CARLSON the labor factors. Business policies must look Franklin Street between Front and Second Streets PHONE 358 and Jtalian Dinners GASTINEAU CAFE Shorg Orders At All: Hours 3 ; CONNORS MOTOR CO., Inc. JUNEAU PHONE 411 | ! 1 ! HARDENING FOREIGN POLICY (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Not in 20 years, since the World War, has Amerl-| Reindeer from Alaska, arriving in Seattle, remind can foreign policy attracted to much attemtion &%t |yg that the holiday season is getting near. home or abroad as in the last few weeks. The Presi-| shipped to alll parts of the United States, the dent’s recent address in which he expressed a more deer will provide ocular evidence to innumerable aggressive attitude against aggressor nations has|youngsters that* the stories of Kris Kringle and his Santa’s Dividends ' The First National Bank The B. M. Behrends shunted into the back many of the national problems while eyes of this nation and others are centered on the international picture where may be found threats of war on two or three fronts. The reaction has been wide-spread and an en- lightening interpretation is made by Harold B. Hin- ton, writing from Washington to the New York Times. He says: Mr. Roosevelt's speech in Chicago came as a surprise, but the sentiments he voiced are by no means new to his Administration. Ever since he took office in 1933 the American Gov- ernment has shown a greater disposition toward cooperation in preserving the world’s peace than it has manifested since the days of Woodrow Wilson. That disposition, however, has displayed marked differences from the one behind Mr, Wilson’s crusade. In the present case this country has insisted upon retaining its inde- pendence of judgment and its right to exam- ine all problems, as they arise, in the light of its own needs. It has been persistently un- isbcmping sjeeds are not entirely myths. Behind' the blissful beliefs of* childhood is' the fact that the reindeer has been more than an ap- pendage of Christmas to Alaska Eskimos and Indians. !Providmg both food and clothing, the deer have |saved the lives of Uncle Sam’s wards and have enabled this nation to prove to the world that white guardian- ship of a backward race need not be destructive. And the shipment of reindeer venison, which ar- rived here for dispatch to Eastern markets, provides new proof that the virtue of generosity, besides being its own reward, can produce dividends. “United States citizens should get the hell out of (China and stay out. We ought to get every American |out of that war zone and then let the financial inter- |ests who are crying over there run up their own flag |and fight their own battles."—Major General Smedley |D. Butler. ¥ | | Prize Fighter James J. Braddock says he. isn’t going to fight any' more this year because of income taxes. Jim apparently objects to getting socked both on the jaw and pocketbook.~=Cincinnati Enquirer. - Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars Bank Juneau, Alaska COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS FOR ED unit FOOD Vistthe | SITKA HOT SPRINGS | Mineral Hot Baths Accommodations to suit every taste. Reservations Alaska Air ‘Transport. — JUNEAU [ ] CAPITAL—$50.000 SURPLUS—$100,000 [ ] COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 2% Paid on % Savings i Accounts