The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 12, 1938, Page 4

Saturd: Report is that the arch they had at Doug- las was lost in the fire. The harmony was lost before Daily Ari aska Empire that. Published evers evening excer BRI EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Ford and the NLRB at Se s A Cias Matier Entered in t (New York World-Telegram) G SUBSCRIPTION RATES i Henry Ford will fight to the finish the order Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douclas for §1.35 permonth. | 0 )0 [ apor Relations Board which charges his com- e ; i |pany with violating the Wagner act. We believe he one month, im advance Subscribers will co the Business Office o lvery of their papers X Teleph News Office, 602; Business will lose if he wins, for we think he is bucking a tide too strong. That tide has been sweeping for more han a generation toward a public acceptance of the right of labor, as well as capital, to organize. Ford, the very symbol of the modern as an inven- tor and a manufacturer—the man who more than s|any other in our time has switched us from horse and buggy to internal combustion and high speed—is 4 otfice MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The A ss s sively entitie republicati otherwise published HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Empire extends congvatula- tions and best wishes today, tneir |birthday anniversary, to the jollow-| :: I ing: JANUARY 12. l‘ Mrs. J. L. Jewett Virgil Anderson ] Dick McRoberts Mrs. Edith Bolduc Dorothy Pegues Martin Karset Harold R. Brown Norman C. Banfield ! UARANTEED TO BE LARGER PUBLICATION curiously archaic an employer, as distinet from me- chanical, relationships. Feudalism and gasoline won't mix. Ford should learn from gland about the worker's rights. England modernized her state of mind a quarter of a century before we did ours, and there’s industrial peace in England. Many large employers in this country are adapting to the trend, | despite its irritations. We believe that Ford will even- { tually substitute for his hatred of unionism an accep- tance of the basic justice of ht to speak for itself through representatives of its own, not the com- labor’s r pany’s, choos 1 The Ford case, however, as it goes through the |courts, may bring clarification of several issues, and in that respect do good both for labor and capital in bringing a better understanding of how the rule should | work | Most important is the right of expression, H After all, no matter how much may differ NECK AGAIN |with Ford as an employer, in his views | with labor organizers on their views, ele is purely a!democratic scheme of things is the r those views. Two strange phases unionism or ALASKA GETS IT IN THE As strike to express situation local to Seattle we understand it, the ship The trouble is between the have appeared in the Ford longshoremen in Seattle and the steamship com- |situation. First, the Labor Board orders Ford to cease panies. Longshoremen in other ports are not in- and desist from expressing himself. Second, through | the thin subterfuge of a city ordinance, emvloyees volved. Yet, we notice that the ships which went N oy being arrested in Dearborn for obstru traffic in an open port. circulating their pro-union propaganda. So we have then went over to Seattle and tied up, claiming they 'on both sides of the controversy a definite threat to |free speech. And if, out of the labor dispute. freedom of opinion is crushed, that most precious of all our they can’t| democratic privileges may in other ways, and perhaps load in Tacoma if they unloaded there? The long- |completely, by { Cease and desist from saying what you think, whether the sayer be Ford or Frankensteen, the labor The longshoremen in jeader, is a form of government by injunction; of muz- Juneau are reported as saying they will handle freight zling “before the fact,” and such government in final down from Alaska unloaded in Tacol couldn’t serve Alaska because they couldn't load What we can't quite understand is why shoremen in Tacoma are not on strike and haven't| refused to handle the goods. arriving here from any port except Seattle. That ‘”‘“"-;f"‘* ]‘\L‘;‘"“';“" i wha 'ord says v: 'S v Ford ca makes it fairly definite that it is purely a Seattl2 an PR RS, (then. Ford cdn be prosecuted for violation, as he can under the law problem. of libel. But that doesn’t prevent his saying. If what; a labor leader says incites to violence, that, too, can be coma, which is only a hop skip and jump from Seattle? prosecuted after the fact of expression, but it doesn't Why won't they Alaska when they have an prevent the expression opportunity, instead of kicking us in the face while So, if the Ford contest of the NLRB ruling clears they are having trouble with a group in Seattle? up that question, all the effort and time and lawyer We have no doubt but what there is a great deal fees may be worth while, even though Ford's general of pressure being brought on the steamship companies Policy of resistance to the right to organize is out in Seattle not to patronize a rival town. Our “big ©f Step with the times as is the oxcart. brother,” the Seattle Chamber of Commerce probably E e isn’t any too keen about it. It wasn’t in 1934 w some ships were loaded in Tacoma for Alaska. Bu ness interests in Seattle probably are against it be- (Richmond Times-Dispatch) cause they can't bear to think of a couple nickels By far the most outstanding and instructive case worth of Alaska business going through some other On freedom of speech and of the press that occurred port. It may even be that the steamship companies 17 Virginia during the World War (and one of the B Vel ot cars wiither they Alaska at MOSt notable in the nation), was that of Professor this season of the year or not. This isn't the tourist. 1y e Daeone, Cr cor of the school bt Y at the University of rginia, who was dismissed for season or the fishing season when the big business “unpatriotic and disloyal, if not seditious, utterances.” ,Public furor followed Professor Whipple's speech at in Sweet Briar College, in which he said peace was better : u't quite get it why the people and more logical than war. in the Territory of Alaska get absolutely no considera- ‘I am a pacifist for the plain logical reason that tion from Seattle or the steamship companies when | War just does not work,” Mr we need it most |Events Club at Sweet Bria Perhaps some of those Alaskans who are xwxmru-u‘x:“l; e s ““'““““-“ ": P8 cp tie v:'m-m fale m‘l % o ik < iy _ .. |democracy, or even protect our own democracy | S its stand for peace, despite the fact that the nation rolling produce up here by that highway these days sacrificed its greatest opportunity when it entered while the ships are idle. the war. That is why I gave money to the cause of Morris Hillquit instead of investing it in Liberty | Bonds at 4 percent.” | For these words, Mr. Whipple was drummed out of a state where freedom of speech was an historic ¥ b : i & AR . /brinciple, by outraged officialdom and by astounded ;x::;;n:“;I.:H,..::x.:): fi,’””,’,"'f.f..",‘,;:f’;;f,‘}’.c”pfiéé.fii l\l““ [patriots whose thought in those days had been well . aV: regimented, even if they were not in uniform. Senator “My, there are a lot of airplane crashes recently.| Thomas S. Martin said this professor was not fit to It just makes you afraid to ride in one. They can't instruct Virginia youth, and Governor Stuart called be very safe.” {upon the rector and board of visitors of the university True, there are a few big airplane crashes in!to take prompt action, adding that “men of Professor which the loss of life is high as in the present casc! Whibple's way of thinking would find no countenance | in Montana in which pioneer pilot Nick Mamer and !YWhere in Virginia his load of nine went into the side of the mountain, The BRS o who hiad dared o stana Up sgainst presumably due to bad weather conditions, There hu\w[ 1e dollar-a-year-men 541\(1 the minute men was hissed ) been other similar tragedies over the mountains of “1. bt lh.e slu%(‘. .’“‘F S?Fe Rreee ha.d deibia up comparatively new, and flying is yet something of a|What couldn’t be understood then—to quote the speech thrill, the crashes become spectacular and of great la distinguished Richmond alumnus of the University interest to the reading public. Years ago, a train|of Virginia made to the University Club here at the wreck was the last word in big news. Everybody de- |time—was the “operation of a man’s mind who will manded all the details of the train wreck in those|Stand up and have himself kicked all over the days just as they demand all the news of the big air|-OWRtY:" : liner crash today Mr. Whipple was kicked upstairs Because the public, nowadays particularly uu»'pmre»or b Jouf.fm“mx B Ntw S Unarehy, and E £ i h anni- that happens to them is news. versary of his dismissal from the University of Vir- big news. The result is that people read that news |ginia seemed to us to be worth a rather extended re- because they are interested in airplanes and naturally |view. For here was a man who'd rather be right—and enough they comment, “My, there are a lot of anrplane‘\\'lm really was, in his predictions as to the results accidents,” of the war. s But the fact of the matter is that plane crashes| ARd If the sacrosanct Liberty Bond hadn't been are comparatively few and the death toll from a“_“ummune from criticism by. a regimented press, this plane accidents is s nothing compared with the num- | S0 criment maybe wouldn't have loaned $100,000.000 ber. of @eaths from automabile sccidents, '1;0 the provisional government of Russia when it was B o there et iR ity 40006 pe"-‘ ax;krupt a;:i on the F:n{lk of .re\'olunon. And maybe R i b Dot 4 e a lot of other Lm_ugs wouldn't have happened—like ons n r nited States in auto accidents jsending the American expeditionary force to Arch- and a million injured. (Ask your insurance man, |angel to fight with the white Russians [against the hell give you the exact figures). Compare those|Bolsheviks] after the World War was over. figures for a moment with the number of airplane T crashes you can think of which took as many as ten As we get it, Congress Is going to rear back and lives. Of course, the plane fatalities are virtually |P4sS & law to keep the American farmer from bank- nothing in comparison. But we won't stop to lhini{ ruplhg nimse)f A the Mpdyction of. togwanich about that when we read about the next plane crash. Wealth.—Memphis Commercial, Appeal. We'll just say, “my, { % cidems’." i Withere e 8 JobigCaimlan ao . War is the quintessence of beauty, says Il Duce’s However, we'll keep right en using the airplane 63.',,;‘;.‘:‘g";,onvtfie";f»?i:nfi:;s“:n It‘;:'\!:[mf[ 0\{' g We'll travel millions of miles without a mishap, and|in Detroit News. T the time will come when airplane accidents, like the train wreck, will be passe. That is, if there are any of us left after the automobile accidents which are mounting annually at such a terrific pace, Why won't the steamship companies load in Ta- sérve W as War Worth It? serve » despite those angles which always figure eh t T nhles, i Whipple told the Current | “War does notl remove A LOT FER IN THE AIR Another big alr liner has crashed in Montana If it's a crash, it is| There may be differences of opinion about liberal- ism under the Soviet, but nobody can deny that they are conducting their executions in the most liberal manner.—New York Times. Secretary Wallace says the farmers are growing Ppoor. Why single out the farmers? Mrs. Roosevelt says she sees no reason why a woman couldn't serve on the Supreme Court bench. Nor can we. The court always has the last word, Some people think they are progre 3 wear last year's suit, drive a this year's car, and live on next year's salary.—Biddeford (Me.) Journal. Haile Selassie in Who's Who remains Emperor of Ethiopia, but would have no such standing in What's What.—Louisville Times. Has any one considered the idea of building a nice, bright “harmony arch” and selling it to the Re- publican convention which is schéduled to meet here Il Also, if you can make better claptrap the world will beat a path to your door.—Ottawa Jourpal. He became a & .- MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee — at m; w the clothes of her mistre: friend ther or godmother? | 20 Years Ago - From The Empire JANUARY 12, 1918 An Indian found a package of letters, postmarked Thane, on a rock “on the shore of Gastineau channel,” and turned it in at Doug- las. The letters were found to have been postmarked a few days be- fore Christmas and contained sev- er; money orders. The package as either stolen from the Thane postoffice before dispatched or fell oif a boat and the sack containing the package looted. The drive during Christmas for the Juneau Red Cross chapter net- ted the sum of $5,620.50, it was re- | ported Q. What are the principal du_- -y e ties of a lady's maid? tdke care of all 5, and also A. She must be asked to act A. No. DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordon Pronounce in me, both i’s as in it, accent sec- Haines ond syllable. able; times and it is you: crease our vocabulary by mastering ' boys one word each day. Confer; able to bestow happiness on those |France.” one loves, is surely #he greatest; blessing | Thackeray. Words Often Misused: Do not say, Grill, announced that his place nev-'peculiarly poisonous this winter. “The apple is “The apple is cut in halves cut in half.” Say, Often Misproncunced: Resillience. re-zil-i-ens, f e as Often Misspelled: Usage; sa. sea Synonyms: Thrive, prosper, suc- Use- ceed. Word Study: “Use a word three Let us in- Today’s word: to grant; bestow. “To be conferred on man.” e LOOK and LEARN Bv A. C. Gordon m ed m the month of Januar for sale at The Empire Office. 1. How much of the total railway ileage of the world is in the Unit- States? 2. In what year was Martin Lu- ther excommunicated from the Ro- an Catholic Church? 3. What is the flower symbol for 4. What is the tallest animal? 5. What is the Gaelic name for Ireland? ANSWERS 1. The United States has 242- 000 miles of the world's total of 805,000 miles of railway. 2. 1520, 3. Snowdrop. 4. The giraffe. 5. Erin. —— .- Lode and placer location notices MARINE BUILDING 707 Rock—Coal Hauling Stove—Fuel Oil Delivery “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” | Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, Candy | COFFEE SHOP | Percy Reynolds, Manager Fred Lynch ond his wife, the former Mollie Wiitanen were locat- ed at Shewelah, Wash., where he tend to her hair-dressing, facial!was employed in the magnesite assage, and manicuring. Imine. Both were former residents Q. When a husband and wife|of Douglas send a' floral tributie to a funeral, R hat card should they enclose? Movies were to be shown at the A. The double card. Labor Union Hall was scheduled Q. Should anyorie with the ex- for this night with a five-piece or- ception of a relative or an intimate |chestra engaged as godfa- = | Movies were to be shofn at the |Perseverance mine, according to an |announcement made by L. W. Storm, 'Ralph Healey and Charles Perelle. | | Grant Baldwin had purchased the Ibig launch Robin which was to be used for towing purposes at the logging camp at Whitewater Bay. | Tom Radonich, of the Alaska er closes, as he was operating with three shifts, Johnnie Morrison, hotel man of had arrived ready for grand jury work at the coming session of the Federal District Court | The dance given by the Seniors of the Juneau Hig Schol, the {previous night, was a complete suc- jcess. Senior boys and all other or men attending paid $1 'which went into the Clark Gritfith baseball fund for the “boys in The King and Winge arrived in Iport with 40,000 pounds of halibut which was to be shipped to Seat- tle. Jules B. Caro and James Mc- Closkey purchased the Alaskan Ho- tel at a creditors’ sale. | Mrs. C. W. Hawkesworth was to |entertain the Native Red Cross |Auxiliary at her home one day du {ing the coming week. The members were working on hospital garments. | | The Prince of Wales, enroute to | Sitka, got far as Thane and lanchored during the night, riding out the gale. The craft proceeded tm daybreak as Bruce Rodgers, editor of the Nome Industrial Worker, had been found guilty by a jury at Nome of pub- lishing seditious atements. Ed Russell, newspaper man of Juneau, was to represent Alaska at a special program to be given in the Arctic Club, Seattle. A blizzard, with 14 degrees below zero temperature, was raging in the Middle West STates. Weather Report—High 31; low 30. Cloudy. e FIRE AT FAIRBANKS I Joe Downs’' combination garage and warm storage building at 318 Second Avenue, Fairbanks, was re- cently gutted by fire, loss estimated at $1,500. The loss on two autos, 18 tons of flour and other mer- chandise stored in the building, has not been announced. - D - HURT CUTTING WOOD Andy Johnson, U. S. Smelting Co., placer driller, recently received a serious injury to his left eye while chopping wood at his home in Fairbanks. —.e—— The Laocoon group of the Vati- can was sculptured between 40 and 20 B.C. The B. M. Behrends Bank Juneau, Alaska . COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars T3 I NAL PROFESSIO! Horoscope || DIRECTORY FRATERNAL SOCIETIES “The stars incline but do not compel” | |*"\p< KASER & FREEBURGER | 0. ELKS meet | | every Wednesday at 8 | pm. Visiting brothers welcome. N. C. BAN- FIELD, Exalted Ruler: M. H. SIDES, Secre- month, according to astrology. Ex- 1 tary. treme caution should be exercised|—— — B = " = " by busy men and women. W i MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 B. P. i &) | DENTISTS | Blomgren Building THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1938 | | BHot 5 Certain stars frown upon the Earth on this thirteenth day of the Hours 9 am. to 9 pm. | Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p.m The planetary government ap-| pears to favor those who hold plac- ,‘ Dr. Charles P. Jenne ‘es in the Sun. Heads of business| | DENTIST Rooms 8 and, 9, Valentine Bldg. and government affairs are under 3 lucky stars which may encourage TELEPHONE 176 % FORREST R. BATES, misguided optimism toward world Worshipful Master; JAMES W. perils. LEIVERS, Secretary. Mars is in menacing mood which o REBEKAHS MRy nofpe ATFEEEE 10N Perseverance Lodge No. 2 A meets zens of the United States. Resi-| | Dr. Richard Williams | evecy second and fourtn wednes- dents of the Pacific Coast are to| | | |day. LOOF. Hall. BETTY Me- be interested in naval movements.| | DENTIST | -4 VELL, Noble Grand; RUTH OFFICE AND RESIDENCE s i 1+{ £, Secretary. GOLDSTEIN BUILDING Vit ook This is not a favorable date for {starting anything and projects long considered may be prevented by un- toward events i Discontent in Canada owing to the high cost of living is prognos-| ticated. The government may be faced with difficult issues. i egislation will thwart certain ‘. ! ;u-nxivuhxlv\ H‘i“. bring big profits to| Otice ““’"'"S:,l',o_'lz' 4sh B s Imerchants and manufacturers, but| | R00mS 2-3-4 Triangle Bldg. | | PHONE 667 | [there will be new fortunes for many| ., H forrrrrrrr e Guy Smith DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR | Drugless Physician PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- S S S S S S A Americans this year. Speculation|- WSz will be profitable to certain men =’i ) FULLY COMPOUNDED connected with big business. 18 it Bikeet * Nest Collsenn Women are warned that words . DI’. AW Stewart | | PHONE 97—Free Delivery |carrying fear of any sort should be| | DENTIST | avoided. They should be especial- Hours 9 a.m. to 6 pm. ‘,:':T”"""”’"’“"‘ {ly thoughtful in speaking in the SEWARD BUILDING |presence of children } Office Phone 469 “The Rexall Store” | | The young should be taught to [ lavoid any but constructive ideas|m— —_—_—— 3| | your (Criticism and pessimism may be| | DR. H. VANCE 11 Reliable | A OSTEOPATH il pharmacists Persons whose pirthdate it is| | gonoitation and examination | | | compound | {have the guguryi ol 8 year of pro-| | e s 36(to 48)10 0 55 || prescrip- | jeress, but there may be disap-| | ~5'4; 980 by appointment. | tions. | 1pmntmpms and delays. Both men{ | ; Gastineau Hotel Annex Phone 177 {and women should abhor hatred and | Ishould cultivate the spirit of for- giveness. (1t Children born on this day prob ably will ke energetic and indus-| trious. Subjects of s sign suc- ceed by hard work | Salmon E. Chase, jurist and statesman, was born on this day 11808. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include Horatio Al-| ger, writer, 1834; William Copley Winslow, archaeclogist, 1840. | (Copyright, 1938) { Phone 3441 or Night 554 Former Juneay Ll L ey | P Dr. South Franklin St. ; Butler-Mauro Drug Co. \ SO SO ‘Tomorrow’s Styles Today” | Robert Simpson, Opt.D. | | Graduate Los Angeles College | | of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground WHEN IN A HURRY CALL COLE FOR OIL 34 plus or 27 gravity, in any amount . . . QUICK! | COLE TRANSFER | SoSe e e e § /{Juneau’s Own StoreE brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrree s “The Clothing Man” | Home of Hart Schaffner and | | Rae L. Carlson | | Marx Clothing | OPTOMETRIST Office Ludwig Nelson's Jewelry The first wedding of the new! year in Fairbanks took place short- | |ly after midnight New Year's—as the whistles stopped blowing for Shop Phone Green 331 1938 Mrs. Mary Ellen Waterud and = s Honmannys Phannacy Arthur S. Brown were united in i W | 201 Seward St. Phone 45 PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY | COMPOUNDED FROM | | FRESH DRUGS FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET matrimony by U. S. Commissioner William N. Growden, in his office in the Federal Building. The Com- missioner was waited on shortly after midnight to issue the license and to perform the wedding rites. Attendants at the ceremony were Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Lambert. After the ceremony the newlyweds and other friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Her | : +| J.B. WARRACK VOE THE EEZZANINE . | Engineers—Contractors | HOTEL JUNEAU | : H where a delicious wedding spread BEAUTY SHOP [ {1 JUNEAU was enjoyed. LYLAH WILSON | Mr. Brown is the proprietor of Contoure Telephone the Arthur S. Brown Jewelry Store, | | X-Er-Vac 538 Audit—Tax and System Service JAMES C. COOPER, at the corner of Second and Cush- man. H | Mrs. Brown is the mother of Mrs | C. P. A John Butrovich, Jr., and Mr. Brown SIGRID’S | 303-05 Goldstein Building is the father of Mrs, William BEAUTY SALON ||| Public Slcno(raipher Hunter, Jr. | “YOUR APPEARANCE IS Notary Public ~ Mr. and Mrs. Hunter are students | OUR RESPONSIBILITY” | in Washington State College, Pull-’ Shattuck Bldg. Phone 318 man, Wash. | (e Mr. Brov;:r; welm LowFalrpank;A in — — i SPECIALIZING 1928 from Edgerton, Wyoming. Mrs. | ** Brown has made her home here JUNEAU In French for years, and formerly was a resi- MELODY HOUSE ; i | Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) Mrs. Pigg Phone 65 dent of Juneau for years. | Mr. and Mrs. Brown will make} their home in apartments at Sec- ond and Cushman, over Mr. Brown’ Jewelry Store. —,,——— i DAWSON THEATRE BURNS | " The Family Theatre in Dawson Alaska Musnc Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager was recently gutted by fire and| films and everything esle in the | Pianos—Musical Instruments | amusement place are a total loss.| and Supplies The fire started at 6 am. and at| | Phone 206 122 W. Second | 6 pm. firemen were still putting | &— 44 water on the smouldering ruins. PINEETN g o s (o 6 The Eagle Hall on one side and the skating rink on the other side were saved. Italian 3 Dinners 3 GASTINEAU CAFE [ GASTINEAU CAFE e Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office. e Empire classifieds pay. The First National Bank TUNEAU Try the Empire classifieds for results. HURRY HURRY HURRY Equal Rights Reservations close Friday noon, January 14. adv. e g | THE VOGUE— | Correctly Styled Clothes bt CAPITAL—$50,000 | 101 SEWARD sT. | SURPLUS—$100,000 = T T TR Ty [ ] Health Foods Center f COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS AND 01“;{‘;‘::‘;‘!3‘"]‘:2":::“ ACCONNTS L m ::2:’::;. e SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 'uneau ‘elephone "“Alaska Federal Savings | | and Loan Association Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P. O. Box 2718———Phone 3 OFFICE—119 Seward St. | Juneau, Alaska e | -y