The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 18, 1937, Page 2

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR[: THURSDAY NOV. 18, 1937 mmk, MODES ARETIC HoP, /e MOMENT .Bad Wealher Is Reponled lto fresh ¢ from Dixon Entrance to Cape Hinchinbrook. : \ in North—Skiis Work | : ‘ LOCAL DATA Perfeclly ! iy s | Temp. Humidity Weathet i W m,c:§ | PL CHy | Clgudy | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BU‘KEAU‘ THE WEA THER Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.nt, Nov. lS‘ Cloudy tonight and Friday: moderate to fresh easterly winds. Weather forecast for Southeast Alaska: Cloudy tonight and Fri- day; moderate to fresh easterly winds, except fresh to strong over Lynn Canal, Forecast of winds along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska: Modcmte SKI SUITS with lots of Smart VIM and VIGOR! Barometer 30.02 30.04 30.09 Time 4 pm. {4 am, | Noon Wind Velocity NE 14 NE 12 12 44 35 43 26 43 RADIO RI vest'y today today EDMONTON, Nov. 18—Unfavor-| able weather reports from the north caused Sir Hubert Wilkins to delay| until tomorrow his hop to Aklavik, to resume his search for the six missing Soviet fliers. | The new all-metal skiis which| had been placed on his big plane | worked better than expected in the| first test made yesterday and the| | Max. temp. | | Station last 24 hours | Anchorage Barrow Nome | Bethel Lowest 4a.m. 4am. Precip. temp. temp. velocity 24 hrs. 10 - - 16 28 10 26 26 6 14 14 12 4am. Weathet Pt. Bldy Cleaf Clear Windproof! Water Repellent! W ell Tailored! All-wool 2-pc. suits! Ski suits with hoods! Flannel lined jack- sts for extra warmth. Sizes 12 to 20. CHILDREN'S SNOW SUITS Sizes 3to 12 2+ Prices $5.95 and up ® Rich Bright Solids! ® Plaid and Plain Combina- tions! ® Black, Brown, Navy, Wine! B. M. Behrends Co., Inc.}: Juneau's Leading Department Store - i Moxu o, Making Lullv ()ncs o ()nvs, Is Giving : U. S. State Dept. Nightmare Out of Bi :CO\'(‘)'H[I](‘H( Providing + Farms for Under-Priv- ileged 90 Per Cent : By PRESTON GROVER %~ WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 Mexican government, in +he abundant life to that under-privileged 90 per employing methods whis *our State Department wi the-clock nightmare Mexican laws authorize ernment to make little farm: tof big ones and it so happen some of the very big owned by wealthy American ~Americans have been the ‘A Three Days’ Cough ‘Is Your Danger ‘ugnal No matter hi you have tried for cold, or bronchial The bringing country’s cent., is L provide 1 round- Gov- out th that he Rich target * Creomulsion, Zthe seat of the trc ture to sooth mucous membr sand expel the ge “~ Even if other re: “don't be discour ion. Your drugg wrefund your money if « thorough +fits ob d sbottle. Creomulsic “aiwo, and it I = Ask for it plainl on the bo! lIIlIlIIlulIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIHIIIIll(lIIIIIHIIIIIIIIHII ||I||lIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIH1FA-_ i kbl It's a Good Time to Get Your NEW GCGE REFRIGERATOR! ® n the higher food prices NOW Get t Y of Fall and Winter. eral many Alaska Electric Light 8 Power Company SERVING Juneau—Douglas—Alaska : TllmlllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIHlIIIIIIIlIIIIlIII||III||IIIIIIIIIIIIIII|l|||IIII|IIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIII=i"'r sale TRERRRE: ‘S ) ~and you will save ican objectives but decries - the method. ernment is frying foreign land own-| ers in a grease of their own boiling. | worth for part of its real value. for years in every state in the union and was brought near to perfection in many places in Mexico. landed estates were valued by their share-the-wealth drives in this country but hardly in the divect approach adopted by Presi- dent Cardenas. Under the law, Cardenas may limit the size of any farm to 150 acres of irrigated land. Measured by American farm standards that is still a sizeable acreage, but it is merely a chicken-run compared to some of the foreign-owned estates Cardenas is cutting up, waffle fash- ion, for distribution among landless of recent fragment of their true worth. Very well, says Cardenas, that them over. Perhaps even that harsh treat- ment might have been passed over without State Department inter- peons. ican Government is paying . the | American land owners in Mexican As an example, the 272,000-acre : of William. Jeplging ba-the| 25 01 8/Ype WA Dave B erelt value, State of Pueblo has been “nation-|immediate alized” It will be split up into|ash: cow pasture sizes to be farmed by peons who never owned the shad- ow under their own sombreros. Sim- ilarly large tracts are owned in So- nora by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit-| ney and the John Hays Hammond estate. “ s e MEXICO'S SUPREME COURT Foreign land owners used to have recourse to Mexican courts but Car- |denas performed an operation on | Mexico's Supreme Court that makes {the Roosevelt Court plan seem as impotent as day-old beer. Terms of the Justices were lim- ited to six years and they have to This business of putting the farm|run for office right along with laborer on a pace of his own has|the president. So effective was the been one of the theme songs of the|change that the Court soon agreed present administration in the Unit-|to cooperate with the Administra- A LESSON IN VALUATION cd States and naturally this coun-|tion’s social betterment program. It| try can't foam with wrath when|exhibited the style of its co-opera- Mexico decides that what is good'tlon by refusing to hear a test case for the share-cropper north of the|of the constitutionality of the seize- Rio Grande also is good for the and-divide-law. peon below. Little in the U. S. mm‘ The State Department is talking tenant bill, however, parallels that(very frankly behind the scenes do-it-now purpose of the Cardenas With Mexican officials to remind plan. }lhem that the “good-neighbor” pol- The State Department, whose job|icy must work both ways. But it is to fret over these things, does |frankness—not fury — characterize not dispute the virtue of the Mex-|the representations — STOCK QUOTATIONS —t NEW YORK, Nov. 18. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mhine stock today is 12, American Can 88%, American Light and Power 7'z, Anaconda 28%, Bethlehem = Steel 50%, Calumet 8%, Common- wealth and Southern 2%, Curtiss | Wright 3%, General Motors 36, In- |ternational Harvester 63'%, Kenne- cott, 33%, New York Central 18% Southern Pacific 20%, United States H Steel 54'%, Cities berHLc 2, Repub- £ lic Steel 17%. Choose your Gen- llar every month. DOW, JON; AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, {Jones averages: industrials 12548, rails 32,01, utilities 22.31. D Amnmxm are being used by the Federal Government along the Florida coast to locate and destroy wild cotton trees infected by pink bollworm. e at The Empire Office. | It seems that the Mexican Gov-| It is an old Yankee trick to report| to the tax assessor that a farm is| taxation only a small 1t has worked | Large | owners for tax purposes at only . a' is what we will pay when we take cession. if it were not that the Mex- instead of hard| explorer and his pilot Hollick-Ken- yon are thoroughly pleased with | them. JAPAN AIR ACE ENDS LIFE IN Captain Sheriaso Crashes Own Plane Into Chi- nese Position TOKYO, Nov. 18.—Naval com-| munique today announced that Ja- pan’s war ace on the Shanghai front, Capt. Sadao Sheriaso, sacri-/ ficed his life in the traditional man- |ner of Japanese airmen by delib-| erately crashing his bomb laden plane into the Chinese position at' Soochow. Sheriaso, bombing Chinese ma-| shine gun nests, failed to score a‘ hit, so he power dived in the Chin- | ese emplacement which was de-; stroyed by the crash. He is credited with shooting down 32 Chinese| planes in dog fights on the Shang- hai front and with taking part in 22 major bombing operations. The Shanghai dispatch states that he crashed to death after anti-air- craft shells set his plane afire. — e — ' DOUGLAS | NEWS ‘WO‘VIENb CLUB IS CONTINUL FOR S DRIVE | "HOOL FUNDS Entertained by Mrs. Mike Pusich who was assisted by Mrs. Charles Fox, the Douglas Island Women’s |Club held its monthly meeting here liast night at the Pusich residence. ‘Mrs. Vena Crone was a visitor at |the meeting for the purpose of dem- onstrating a new type of electric liron which is now on the market. |The generation of steam is provided for in the construction of the iron |which is advantageous in pressing lor ironing certain kinds of materi- als, it was pointed out. The recent card party sponmred by the Club to raise money to pur- chase equipment for the new school was reported a success. It was de- cided to continue with the program of school Renefits outlined at the | Engstrom, Mrs. Sam Devon and |Miss Catherine Elliot were named !a committee to arrange for the next activity along that line. A swap party will feature next month’s meeting of the Club to be held at the home of Mr. Marcus Jensen, Mrs. Engstrom assisting. s SCHOOL GLEE CLUB IS A meeting of the eligibles for the |the school yesterday afternoon. Stu- dents from the upper grades as well as high school are expected to turn out this year to insure sufficient members for a creditable showing. Among those present at yester- day's meeting the following were assigned as Langseth, Helen Edwards, Borghild Havdahl, Arline Rice, Jackie Sey; altos—Grace Pusich, Annabelle Ed- wards, Dorothy Langseth, Bobhy Fleek, Billy Feero, Glen Kronqulst The music of several songs they will be heard in this winter already ordered includes “Neopolitan Nights,” “In the Gloaming,” “Bells of St. Mary’s,” “Etiquette Blues” and “Trees.” - e FEERO TO GO TO SKAGWAY In response to a message telling him to come, Willlam E. Feero ex- pects to leave tomorrow for Skag- way where he will work for the ‘White Pass and Yukon Route. He will go by plane ‘if it is available, otherwise he will make the trip by + | boat. Estebeth Out | The Estebeth, Capt. Gus Gustaf- son and Purser Dave Ramsay, left Juneau last night for Sitka four passengers for Tenakee Angoon. Albert Frank went Lo Angoon | and W. Madsen, William Shay and N. Groundsma went to Tenakee. DIVE ON ENEMY beginning of the season. Mrs. Elton ' |high school Glee Club was held at sopranos — Virginia ~ Onlsland Run: with| and 1 | toria, | Harbor, | Prince Rupert, | cloudy, Hawk |stone 34; Cordova, clear, thy, fo ‘cloud; clear, FASHION PAPRIKA Paprika—a cross between rust and pimiento—is one of the fall's new shades. It comes to town in this modestly priced frock of sheer wool crepe designed with a high neckline and dart detail at the shoulders. A brown suede belt and beret are the accessories. Fairbanks Dawson |st. | Dutch Kodiak | Cordova | Juneau | sitka ... | Ketchikan | Prince Rupert Edmonton | Seattle | Portland |San Francisco New York | Washington Sea eastward to the Mackenzie River one at Fort Norman where a pressure of 30.70 inches was reported and the second crest was at Nome where a pressure of 30.58 inches was re~ ported. -4 4 Cleat Pt.eldy Paul Harbor cleqdy Cloudy Cload v oy cigudy PL Cldy Cloua ot in chudy Cleay Cloud, 3 ics ;g § clgxy: rafitell, ! eiguayy Roaoo 0 o 0 2 0 .06 02 04 i i§ 52 38 36 8 olcawme e 0 0 WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 8 A.M. TODAY Seattle (airport), cloudy, temperature 48; Blaine, raining, cloudy, 44; Vancouve 44; Alert Bay, cloudy, cloudy, 47; Triple I Langara Island, partly cloudy, Ketchikan, cloudy, 46; Petersburg, cloudy, 36; Sitka, cloudy, 44; Hoonal cloudy; Radioville, clsudy, 40; Tenakee, cloudy; SBoaps cloudy, 36; Juneau, cloudy, 43; Skagway, partly cloudy, 30; St. Elias, cloudy, 40; Chitina, foggy, 8 McCarr -6; Anchorage, cloudy, ound fog), 17; Fairbanks, partl Nenana, clear, -4; Ruby, clear, 0; Nulato, clear, 10 Kallmj’ -8; Flat, clear, 1; Ohcgamu clear, 18. Nov. 18. — Sunrise, 7:55 a.m.; sunset, 40; Inlet, Point, Juneau, 3:34 pm WEATHER SYNOPSTS High barometric pressure continued this morning from "the Bmmg Valley, there being two crests, Low barometric pressure prevailed from the Gulf of Alaska southwestward to the Hawaiian Islands, the lowest reported pressure If You Work It $ Worlh While to Muke a Study Of Your Own M(llf(’-Up POWDER POINTER Dolores Schultz (left) demonstrates to Lee Andreola that she’s learned her beauty lesson by applying powder with a light brushing | metion, not rubbing it in. LINING UP FOR PRACTICE TAKE THIS SLOWLY Careful application of lipstick is important for the salesweman. Lee Andreola uses a large mir- ror and does the job carefully. | DEBATE ON NAILS Kathryn Noonon (left), tells Dorothy Schultz carmine on her left fingertips is wrong, recom- | mends the rignt hand’s light | tips. esman is out, to The Albany girls seek to deter-| mine the most becoming style of | hairdress. Demonstrations and experiments convert many a fluffy coiffure into a neater, flatter type. Color and Quantity They also try out several shades of rouge and lipstick—to discover the correct color and quantity to enhance their individual complex- ions, They are told that while carmine- tinted nails may be all right for evening wear they have no place behind the sales counter. Nails of too bright hue distract customers and actually cut down sales. And they are encouraged to take |some time out during the lunch hour to groom themselves for the afternoon rush of customers. This is a wise precaution because the ALBANY, N. Y, {school girls are learning that thar’s ‘gold in that lipstick and powder puff—if those implements are wield- led correctly. Like many other girls enrolled in |personal regimen courses through- out the country these young wo- men are learning to make the most {of their personal appearances. They aren’t thinking, however, of snaring wealthy husbands. They are seeking to carve careers behind sales counters. Helps Promote Sales Dr, R. A. Coulson, superintendent of schools, explains the theory be- (hind the course, known to students as “P.A” (personal appearance), thus: “Knowledge of selling is only one side of the problem of salesman- ship. The salesman and saleswoman must present an appearance condu- |average shopper gets pretty jaded cive to sales. The day of the gum- in the afternoon and the sight of a |chewing, rouge-smeared salesgirl is|fresh, well groomed salesgirl is a Nov. 18.—~High being 29.30 inches over the Pacific Ocean at latitude 38 degree: longitude 144 degrees. morning over the northern portion of the Gulf of Alaska. This gen- eral pressure distribution the Pacific Northwest States, and at Ketchikan, of the field of observation. The barometric pressure was falling slowl! has been attended by precipitation sover southern British Columbia, at K?éfl( and by generally fair weather over the remall Crooner Crosby Given Degreo Harry Lillis (Bing to you) Crosby receiving an honorary dppter ol philosophy degree from Mons. W. J. Condon of Gonzaga Unlvenn’ in Spokane, Wash. At the left is Pres. Leo J. Robinson. i 4 gone. The back-slapping type of] wal restorative. 4 OU’LL find roomy luxury and dependable service in reclining chair coaches, modern Pullman Tourist apd Standard Pullman Sleepers — all Air-Conditioned —on d‘n roller-bearing — NORTH COAST LIMITED It costs no more to enjoy the comforts of the NORTH COAST LIMITED than to travel on an ordmary traij Dining car meals, 50c up — also tray service in coaches d Tourist sleepers at lunch counter prices. Thru cars to Kansas City, Twin Cities and Chicago. Ask for lowest fares to any point. Cable, write or call on KARL K. 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