The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 18, 1937, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, DEC. 18, 1937. Daily Alaska Empire ROBERT W. BENDER - - Editor and Manager shed ¢ ers evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE e BOMPANY ot Second and Majn Streets, Juneau, Entered In the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class wstter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered br carrier in Zaneau and Douslas for §1 By matl, postage . at the following Ome year, in advan 00; month, in advance, € Bubscribecs will confer a favor if thsy will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or ircegularity in the de- avery of their papers. e elephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. per month. tes: six months, in advance, $6.00; ALASKA CIRCULATiON GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION MBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republieation of wll news dispatches credited to it or mnot otherwise credited in this paper and also the locsl news onblished herein THEY CAN'T CRACK ALCATRAZ? America’s No. 1 insti- It is located Alcatraz penitentiary is tution for the incarceration of criminals. on a rocky isle that juts its head up out of San Fran- cisco bay and has been generally accepted as “escape proof.” In other words, it is so situated that it was considered impossible for a prisoner to get out and escape to the mainland. Now comes news from the south that two desper- ate criminals have escaped from impregnable Alca- Prison officials express doubt that the men They are of the theory that they traz have escaped alive perhaps were drowned while trying to make shore which is several miles distance. Perhaps. But the reported fact remains that two desperate men have gotten out of America’s No. 1 penitentiary, where, our prison authorities have boasted, are kept only the very worst type of criminals; the tough ones, such as Harvey Bailey, the kidnapper, Al Capone, the coun- try’s-old No. 1 public enemy and chaps of the stripe of Ralph Roe and Theodore Cole, who made the L:('l-l away. 1 “They can't crack Alcatraz’ has been the word| given out by the authorities in copious magazine and | newspaper articles, with accompanying illlustrations of why it couldn't be done. The nation has accepted that statement at its face value. No one thought it could be done, but it has, and naturally the law- abiding citizens of this country are going to demand “how come?"” H They are entitled to a full and complete answer, not only in the case of Alcatraz but in the wave of other prison breaks and riots which have occurred about the country. It wasn't but a few weeks ago that the Warden was killed at San Quentin during a | prison riot. Recently a break was made from a New York prison though the prisoners were apprehended. | Can it be, despite our modern, almost escape proof 'a bit farther, would confer upon the President the | criminal institutions, that we treat prisoners with| too great a degree of leniency? Are we granting them | too many radios, athletic privileges, too much reading| matter and leisure hours with all the comforts of | home, except that it must be enjoyed within px'lsonl walls? Are prisoners who have money, or whose| friends have money, given special concessions be-| cause the almighty dollar rules mankind? Couple those conditions with our impossible parole! system which permits a person sentenced for life to| get out in a few years for good behavior and you have| something to reckon with in the problem of handling | criminals. “They can’t crack Alcatraz.” But they did. 'T SHOOT TILL RETURNS ARE IN| D President Roosevell, asked if he thought a gen-l eral vote of the nation before declaring war was con- sistent with the American form of government, very frankly replied “no.” The question was asked follo ing the circulation of a petition in Congress propo: ing a constitutional amendment to that effect. Of course, such a referendum is not consistent with our form of government, as every school boy knows, because our system grants the full power to Congress to declare war. But aside from that, the idea is far-fetched from a military standpoint. Can you imagine our military and naval leaders holding their fire in an emergency, as enemy flayed them with shells, from Four Corners precinct on whether the residents of that section desired to go to war? the while returns were awaited | ’law as Representative Ludlow is suggesting in his H A P P Y ‘q)runon to the House of Representatives. | | e A U | We predict without hesitancy that nearly every |automobile will be decorated with a Christmas tree tomorrow, and by tomorrow night there will be lots of new lights around Juneau. Sergeant Morgan may like a true soldier he always keeps it up. i have froze his chin, but Moscow reports its Arctic explorers are drifting cake. Russia isn’t the only country that's ky ice these days. on a huge ice drifting on she Emporia (New York Times) William Allen White of Kansas, in an article in the Survey-Graphic (which is celebrating a quar- ter of a century of the life of the nourishing Survey Associates), uses a sentence of St. Paul's to suggest to us a strange and to him inexplicable thing: *“I show you a mystery,” That mystery is the town of Emporia itself, in Lyon County, Kansa Most of the people who have ever heard of this city know it only as his home town. Years ago he was being sought {10 come to New York and carry on his daily writing there. But, fortunately, he has stuck to Emporia as a base for observation and operation. Emporia is a real town, “typifying urban life,” situated in a county which “symbolizes country life..” Almost the same number of people lived in Em- poria twenty-five years ago as are there now (27,000). The production of wealth in the county has not greatly increased in that period. About the same acreage is under cultivation now as then. “And the amount of brains and brawn is today about what it was when Taft was President.” But, for some reason “the things we are using now in our daily lives to make them brighter and happier cost two or three times as much as the things we used a quarter of a century ago, and vet for all our excess spending our bank deposits have more than doubled, which shows that with our prodi- gality we are saving. It's crazy bedbug—but there it is! There is now an automobile for every family There are about as many radios in the town and county as there are houses. The r otherwise made passable in all seasons; but the State has no road debt creased and the taxes have risen 20 percent, It doesn't all seem possible, but he assures us that it is all true To quote him literally: upon reali The people are better fed and better dressed. Further details only deepen the “mystery.” But he leads us to the conclusion that what has hap- pened in thirty years in his home town of Emporia Justifies a faith in the processes that lie in democracy. They are still at work. The gains are indeed “the substance of things hoped for.” Emporia would be a good yardstick for America. Scheme To (Cincinnati Enquirer) The scheme to authorize the President to veto individual items in appropriation bills, which some members of the House of Representatives have sug- gested as a device to put a stop to “log-rolling,” would be an unfair imposition upon the President and an avoidance of congressional responsibility. The thought behind the plan is that members of Congress could be “good fellows” on the subject of all spending, and the Chief Executive could veto the e» travagances |mies without hurting himself politically Pas s the Buck According {to Representative Edward T. Taylor, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, the proposed pro- cedure would save “a great many millions every year.” ads have been paved or | Yet the gross income has not in-| “It seems a fairy tale built | being in better position to effect econo- | | | The line of reasoning behind the plan, projected | responsibility for all unpopular legislation, such as taxes, sparing Congr all political risks. Congress’s function as a Congress would be limited to popular undertakings. Admittedly, the scheme has its attraction as an expedient. The policy of “log-rolling,” in which one Congressman votes for the extravagances proposed b; a fellow member in expectation of reciprocal courtesy is well ingrained in the average Congress, just as it is in the average state legislature. A number of the states follow a plan of having the Governor trim ap- propriation bills through the exercise of a selective veto power It means, however, a substantial abdication of leg- islative responsibility, which may or may not be as hurtful in a state government as in the Federal Gov- ernment. It gives to the Chief Executive, along with the odium for unpopular economies, a serviceable wea- pon with which to bulldoze the legislative body. avoid responsibility, but a greater and more whole- are not conscientious legislators. Britain is having next war the casualty lists will be made up largely of “babies killed in action.”—Rochester (N. Y.) Demo- |erat & Chronicle. i Going-geing-gone— | China’s all but won; I Japan, though, will explain That this is all humane. —Buffalo Courier-Express. Sometimes we wish the Duke of Windsor would If we want to give every potential enemy a handi- cap and kick our own defense program in the face, it would be just a dandy idea to pass such an asinine take his Duchess on a flying trip to Great Britain. We'd just like to see what would happen.—Detroit Free Pr WHEN BIGGER BOMBERS ARE B ers, Herc are two giant new “Harrow” warplanes being insmed by the Parliamentary air committee UILT, Britain expects to be among the build- at Radlett, Herts, Eng| The need in Congress is not for some scheme to | some appreciation of responsibility; but buck-passers me trouble in designing a gas\ mask for babies. It is niot at all impossible that in the foi + BIRTHDA Y|| The Empire extends congratula- } 20 Years Ago s e “The stars incline but do not compel” SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1937 tions and best wishes today, tneir birthday anniversary, to the follow- ing: DECEMBER 18, 1937 Shortly after a searching party, headed by Capt. James Davis, had been organized to go out after Capt. Jack Cann and his wife, word was received they had arrived in Juneau. They had been stranded near Hoonah, but were able to get DECEMBER 18 ‘William Bosch Frank H. Foster Mrs. M. J. Lynch John B. Marin William H. Neiderhauser According to astrology this should be a fortunate day in which the human mind puts off many cares and admits many a happy thought. The encourage foresight and impart a sense of confidence in DECEMBER 19 i Sam Guyot their boat off and proceeded to 2 : * Gilbert DeVault town under their own power. Cap- "1"9 "Iutur.e. The]ChUICh% Sfi?gld Gordon Gray tain Cann was one of the best known|Profit through generous contribu- ¥ in Alaska waters, and,|tions. navigators Marjorie Tillotson The Empire said, it would require Oliver Drange Philanthropies and charities ben- Ely J. Post something out of the ordinary to efit under this configuration which Douglas P. Babcock keep him away from port lo g afterjawakens a sense of broad human e he was due. relationship. Institutions of many sorts will be overcrowded and cost of their upkeep increased greatly. Labor is subject to planetary in- v+ DAILY LESSONS Officers for the next year elect- ed by the Treudwell Fire Depart- IN ENGLISH |ment were Herbert Spencer, Dave|fluence that may bring better un- |Kinzie, Cary Kronquist, Arthur|derstandings among organizations By W. L. Gordon |shumann, James Livie, Robert Tra-'and united demands for certain ver, Al Lagergren, Charles Pride, William Kelly, Frank ¥,|Oliver, Robert Fraser. Chief Jack Say, | wilson explained a new code of sig- “Why did you do that?” Inals formulated by him in case of Often Mispronounced: Invaliu'lm' in Douglas, which would be (one who is ill); accent first syl- announced by the - Ed McIntyre,|needed benefits. i ) be evident as the winter advances. An evangelist will win a large fol- lowing as he advocates drastic ‘rules for living. Again sharp contrasts in Amen-‘ Words Often Misused: Do not ‘What did you do that for blasts from lable. 1Invalid not having legal Treadwell siren. can modes of spending money are| force); pronounce the a as in at A presaged by the stars. While mil-| and accent second syylable. | The finest gentlemen’s resort in!lionaires will endow great founda-|s» Often Misspelled. Till (preposi-|Alaska was to be opened soon when|tions for human betterment per- tion); two I's. Until; one 1. |the Juneau Billiard Company would;sons of lesser possessions will in- Synonyms: Exact (verb), extort,|throw open its doors to its place onldulge in reckless extravagance. demand, force, impose. ,Fronl Street to the public. William; A period of gayety of the sort Word Study: “Use a word three|Garster was to be in direct charge‘lhm always prefaces great events times and it is yours.” Let us in- of the place as manager. Simon in history is prognoiticated as 1936 crease our vocabulary by mastering Hirsch was president of the com-japproaches. The holidays will prove one word each day. Today’s word: pany and Wikiam Biggs, secretary memorable for brilliant social en- Pagan (adjective); relating to the and treasurer. tertainments including much danc- worship of false gods; healthen; as, ' ing, hasty ‘courtships and daring pagan tribes or superstitions. P. M. Mullen, for eight years reg-|athletic feats in winter sports. | e ister of the United States Land'of- Famous foreigners will contri-, 4 fice, was operated upon at St. Ann's bute to social interest in New York| Hospital. and Washington. Official etiquette| |will prescribe caution that may| had prove embarrassing to visitors. *. Judge Robert W. Jennings dismissed the petit jury and or- dered the courf term ended. A new the augury of a year of much good term was ordered for January 14. luck. Relatives will be exceeding- — T 5 ly generous to the young. i LOOK and LEARN Bv A. C. Gordon * 1. How fast is a ski jumper trav- vlmgam the time he makes his o Children born on this day may jump | ] be practical, quick-witted and pub-| 2. Who was Copernicus? || Health Foods Center r s 8 'h el ! BATTLE CREEK, HAUSER lic spirited. Girls who belong to 3. What is a statoscope? 5 4 9 this sign may gain fame in public| AND OTHER DIETETIC | FOODS | 230 Franklin St. | Juneau Telephone 62 4. What is the average amount of money collected by the Empire States Building in a day, in en- trance fees to the tower? 5. What coumnftry leads the world in the production of grapes? life. H Mary A. Livermore, reformer, was born on this day 1821. sz |have celebrated if as a birthday in-/ clude Jane Cunningham Croly (Jen- "' nie June), journalist, 1931; Minnie | Maddern Fiske, actress, 1865; Ed- | |ward M. Stanton, onetime Secretary | |of War, 1814. | (Copyright, 1937) | | | SATISFACTION IN FOOD QUALITY AT UNITED FOOD CO. TELEPHONE—16 | ANSWERS 1. Between 60 and 110 miles an hour, depending upon the steepness of the incline. 2. A Polish astronomer. 3. A barometer for recording small changes in atmospheric pres- sure. 4. $1000 a day. 5. France. MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1937 Evil portents are read in the % horoscope for today. According tol [ astrology omens of grave danger| H. S. GRAVES ! “The Clothing Man” Home of Hart Schaffner and Marx Clothing |to the nation are seen in the stars. | Perils of widespread war seem | |to be imminent, but in the United| i\ |States financial dangers threaten % las the national debt mounts and « |gold values seem to be menaced. ‘ | The Secretary of the Treasury in ‘Washington is to face great prob-! {lems, it is forecast, but he will re- !ceive aid from the Congress through, Ea session of supreme test to Amer- ican statesmen. As the holiday season begins the | GARBAGE HAULED Reasonable Monthly Rates E. 0. DAVIS TELEPHONE 212 Phone 4753 st] Q. Who should order the table' | d’hote meal in a restaurant, when | ')';:‘i:g:"e five or six persons in the | — seers foretell little work and amuch| i S R . Y zi|play. They warn of fatigue and A. Each persons usually gives his |\ colds which will be of widespread individual order to the waiter. HFLODE. YOUR HOME WIS () G yhar P i s . — ’ ti Q. Is it correct to say, “Mrs. DAR-Natures (it Ryestaating Accidents in winter sports and in Jones sent invitations to Mary and GARLAND BOGGAN traveling are likely to be unusually, B3 | 1| myself.”? PHONE 582 numerous. The wise will exercise| i A. Nq: One should say, “to Mary Buy Your Floors with a caution, especially in transporta-| and me,” as both pronouns are ob- GUARANTEE | |tion by automobiles ang airplanes.| jects of the preposition to. Q. When should the clergyman be consulted about the wedding? A. Just as soon as the plans for the wedding have been discussed. - Lode and placer location notices r sale at The Empire Office. ‘Women today will find most pleas-| ure in contributing to the joy of| those who need help. The stars smile upon philanthropies of all| sorts. Thrift should be practiced, de- |spite holiday lavishness as famil- |les celebrate Christmas, the seers |emphasize. The spirit of the an- (nual celebratiion should be devoid |of selfishness and greed. Warning is given that the ex- |pectation of benefits as well as gifts will be dominated by desire "COME IN and SEE the NEW | | STROMBERG-CARLSON | { RADIOS [ J. B. Burford & Co. | “Our door step is worn by | at Legion Dugout Satisfied Customers” Phone—Green 119 |vear. %“élz | Persons whose birthdate it is have | the augury of a year of good oppor- Buy and Read tunities social as well as financial. The M: Government employees may have |some disappointments. Children born on this day may be fond of display and endowed with keen minds, These subjects of Sag- ittarius who are on the cusp of Capricorn usually are independent and enterprising. Nicolas Toussant Charlet, French painter, was born on this day 1792. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include the Duke of Kent, brother of King George VI of Eng-| land, 1902; Cyrus T. Brady, clergy- man, 1861. (Copyright, 1937) —————.—— Please have your laundry bundles sent in not later than Wednesday for Christmas delivery. This will help all enjoy the Holidays. adv. SNOW WHITE LAUNDRY | If It's Paint We Have It! COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS }' IDEAL FAINT SHo® PHONE 549 , [ Correctly Styled Clothes For Women ALASKA NOW ON SALE 101 SEWARD ST. 2 The B. M. Behrends Bank 1 Juneau, Alaska Resources OV(?!‘ Two and ""Th‘;l;; Fmsm‘_‘ One-Half Million Dollars | and Loan Association ¢ ‘ B0 Dot T phane Temporary Office: COLUMBIA LUMBER 0O. | Horoscope | Revival of religious interest should| | | Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Persons whose birthdate it is have,# Others who | |for gain greater than usual this i) DIRECTORY DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER Hours 9 a.m. to 9 pm. PROFESSIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINEAU CHANNEL i o B. P. 0. FLKS meet every Wednesday at DENTISTS p.m. Visiting brothers Blomgren Building welcome, N. C. BAN- PHONE 56 FIELD, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, tary. Secre= MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. (4 Dr. Charles P. Jenne DEN1IST | Rooms 8 and 9, Valentine Bldg. TELEPHONE 176 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite T, e X beginning at 7::30 pm AORREST R. BATES Worshipful Master; JAMES W LEIVERS, Secretary. Or. Richa : DENTIST | OFFICE AND KESIDENZE | JOLDSTEIN BUILDING REBEKAHS Perseverance Lodge Ilo. 2 A meeta every second and fourth Wednes day, I.O.OF. Hall BETTY Mec- DOWELL, Nobi. Grand; RUTE BLAKE, Secretary. rd Williams Drugless Office hours | Rooms 2-3-4, | PHONE 667 { " Guy Smith DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- Physician 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 Triangle Rldg. " FUL.LY COMPOUNDED SEWARD Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST H Hours 9 am. to 6 p.m. Office Phone 469 Front Street PHONE 97—Free Delivery Next Coliseum D s ) DR. H. OSTE Consultation and examination | Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5: [ | | free. | 7 to 9:30 by Gastineau South Franklin prescrip- tions, BUILDING | L — #|| “The Rexall Store” | % your & Reliable VANCE pharmacists CPATH | compound | | appointment. Hotel Annex | Rutler-Mauro Drug Co. | S8t. Phone 177 | | ™ — '+ | poee e S e e Graduate Los Glasses Fitted Robert Simpson, Opt.D. l' } of Optometry and | Opthalmology | “Toniorrow's Styles Today” Angeles Coliege Lenses Grouund Qyorsend 34 plus or 27 amount . | Phone 3441 WHEN IN A HURRY CALL COLE FOR OIL COLE TRANSFER P% e Juneau s Own Store - gravity, in any .. QUICK! WP S or Night 554 £ Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson | OPTOMETRIST Office Ludwig Shop — | | FAMILY SHOE STORE “Juneau’s Oldest Exclusive Shoe Store” LOU HUDSON—Manager Seward St.———————Juneau l Nelson’s Jewelry Phone 331-2 rings | e | & | PV T Hollmann’s Pharmacy | 201 Seward St. Phone 45 | PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY HOTEL BEAUTY SHOP Watch and Jewelry Repairing e ' at very reasonable rates i = PAUL BLOEDHORN & || & FRANKLIN STREET | | i = - J.B. WARRACK | ST T L s oN THE MEzzaNINE | | | Engineers—Contractors | JUNEAU JUNEAU | LYLAH WILSON Sentoute Telephone | | 57 3t fax and System Service | X-Er-Vac 538 \ gt e JAMES C. COOPER, — " C. P. A I 303-05 Goldstein Building SIGRID'’S [ Public Stenographer BEAUTY SALON Netaey ol A “YOUR APPEARANCE IS e OUR RESPONSIBILITY” | | S e Shattuck Bldg. Phone 318 A e JUNEAU ; - MELODY HOUSE || Jtalian Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) Dinners Mrs. Pigg Phone 65 — : =1 GASTINEAU CAFE b i |{ Short Orders At Al Hours Alaska Music Supply | Arthur M. Uggen, Manager — 0 Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplies PERCY’S CAFE L Phone 206 122 W. Second Try The Empire classifieds for results. COFFEE SHOP Percy Reynolds, Manager i 4 | ’] Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, Candy The First National Bank & CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 [ J COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES S 3