The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 11, 1938, Page 4

‘z | "‘gu\-ernmem reserve,” on the premise that “it isn't o . Daily Alaska Empire s o wow: Alaska, as the foregoing figures reveal, can be Published every evening except Sunday by the | self-supporting in time if given a fair opportunity EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY It produces wealth annually far in excess of the ori- |ginal purchase price despite the curbing hand of Fed- | eral dominance. What couldn't it do if some of the e\ 1| Dette. barriers were removed? Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Dous 1,25 per month y mail, postage paid. at t 5 at Second and Main Streets, Juneau Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second C One year, in ix n ce, $6.00 n nth, in adva 2 el s at b K " Subscribers will cor favor if they will promptly notifs With the hubbub there is about deporting Harry the Business Office of failure or irresularity in the de- [ Bridges, it would appear to just an ordinary American e 5 "News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 | that Congress could spend a little time on the immi- Telepho! gration laws to good purpose. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for ! BRPEMEVASIES, 17 republication of B A bt 1 e We suppose when that frog industry is developed otherwise cre this pa and also the local news published her we'll all have a little more jump in-our step ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER — - An eighth grade girl in Tilinois correctly spelled THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION the word “misogynist,” but for gosh sake don’t go around telling vour wife you're one. 'We looked it up Making Maternity Safe (New Yc 1es) Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes said of his now fe paper on “The Contagiousness of Puerperal that he did not know that he would ever again have s0 good an opportunity of being useful as was granted him by the raising of the question which produced the essay. Its teachings were opposed by certain leading professors and practitioners of obstetrics, but Holmes took no offense and attempted no retort. saying that no man could make a quarrel with him “over the K N 2 \ counterpane that covers a mother with a new born ALASKA ON THE ROAD TO infant at her breast.” Mothers and children in suc- SELF - SUPPORT ceeding generations whose lives have been saved by L T v his teachings should keep burnished the tablet which 00,000 to bears the epitaph: Miscuit Utile Dulci. The Maternity ritory of Center Association has not only extended his oppor- tunity to be useful long after his going, but has carried on a ceaseless campaign of latest information for the safeguarding of expectant mothers In some parts of the United S there,” as Mrs, Shepard Krech, president of the Ma- ternity Center Association, said in her address at the twentieth anniversary meeting of the association, the is just shipments from Alaska. The inbound trade naternal death rates are as low as two or less for reached a value for the twelve months of $43.083.998. every one thousand babies born alive. For the country making an aggregate value of Alaska commerce during at large, however, nearly six mothers die for each the year recently ended of $124,051,181, and revealing thousand live births. Three hundred children are a balance of trade in favor of Alaska for the year 1937 born in New York City daily, but at the sacrifice of of $37,883,185 at least two mothers and no doubt the disability of X 3 many more. Dr, Parran, lately the Commissioner of Analyzing the export trage. the Customs figures Health for this State and now Surgeon General of show that copper ore accounted for $6,938,483, a four tpe ynited States, said three y s ago that two out million dollar increase over the previous year. Gold of three deaths from puerperal fever could have been export jumped up $1,123.022 for a total shipment of prevented. It was found by a special study that $17.776.401. Fish products aggregated $49.561,300 of during a three-year period about two-thirds of the which canned salmon accounted for a declared value deaths of mothers occurring annually were prevent- of $42,026365. Fur value was over two million, and able. It has also been found that there are enough platinum, a rapidly growing industry. was exported in Nospital beds in the city to care for all mothers, but the amount of $118,850 that while some hospitals have scores of vacant beds, others are crowded to the danger point. These In addition, the report shows that 36.043 persons tistics do not mean much till we come down to cases arrived in Alaska last year, an increase of 2,390 persons to individual mothers and babies. If the public could over the previous year, and airplanes, 101 of them, but become aware of the “stark tragedies,” it would carried 20958 passengers along with 3,184,263 pounds soon wipe off the map of the United Stales “this of freight and mail darkest blot on our public health picture.” Figures, on the whole, are dry things. Most of Adequate medical, nursing and hospital care in us do not pay much attention to them. But it seems every community for every mother and child in need of such care * ublic expens V] er pro to us that the Customs report figures for 1937 are worth i& 1o e oo :\”111:‘: ‘::n;\lz.c:d “;:l’fl"] ::1”.\(:‘-1':-:?\“10“ a litlle attention. We feel that they could be used to advantage in planning the future development of A rentit TR vt the e e BathE the Territory toward ultimate Statehood. They might = oo v mav lead the uninitiated to wonder if be worth a lifte-scrutiny by those economists whp See ypey have some sort of metric system calendar over no nerticular advantage in developing Alaska but tpere with eight more Saturday nights in it—Cin- prefer to grab a few huge pieces of the Territory for cinnati Enquirer sl ) CAUSTIC THRIFTY WEEKLY FOOD COMMENTS NEWS “A Newspaver Within a Newspaper” ! pay Back in 1867 the United States paid $7 Russia for the area now known as the Te Alaska. Customs office report published in vesterday’s Empire reveals that during 1937 Alaska export trade alone reached a value of $80,967.183, an increase of $4,220.318 over 1936, or, in other words, an increase in one year of more than half of the total price paid for the Territory in the original instance. And that States, “here and THE FRIENDLY STORE Friday, Feb. 11, 1938. THE FRIENDLY STORE couner PALMOLIVE | GOLD DUST WASHING POWDER Large Package For Fine Washing Pkg. B¢ 20¢ ‘ Seldier: What have we to eat NUBORA today, cook? PlNEAPPLE Cook: Oh, millions of things. FLAKES Soldier: Swell! What are they? MCE | Cook: Beans. i Wilh_ l?arlhenware 0—0—0 Mixing Bowl - < > = L7 | | A refreshing, non- | Diner: “I can't eat this soup.” | fattening drink. | Waiter: “Sorry, sir, TIl rall; 45c | the manager.” | tall Call lsc Diner: “Mr. Manager, I can't| cat this soup.” | Manager: “I'll call the chel” | EXPECTING TOO MUCH l Diner: ‘Mr. Chef, I can't eat| this soup.” | Professor—Why don’t you an- SWEET | Chef: “What's wrong with it?" | *wer me? othing. ‘I haven't got Freshman—I did, Professor; I POTATOES "™ .. s Professor—But you don't ex- SMART BUSINESS pect me to hear it rattle away up here, do you? Whole Potatoes—Ready to Slice and Fry. “Shine jou 'sHoes, Mister?” No.214 “Not time, Sonny.” e Can C “Well, to start the day right . g A 'T'll do one for nothing.” ‘h'-‘“;*’b h"’ Mom, you “‘: % e aby as your eyes an ‘All right, go ahead.” Daddy’s nose, didn't you?"” “There, how does she look, boss?” Mother: “Yes, darling.” Old Lady: I wouldn't cry like that, my little man. ine. W e: “Well you'd better Boy: You camn cry as you “Well, for 10 cents I'll do the watch him, he has grandpa's please. This is my way. other cne.” teeth now.” CALL GARNICK’S —PHONE 174 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, FEB. 11, 1938. HAPPY ; BIRTHDAY | 20 Years Ao l PROFESSIONAL The Empire extends congratula- From The Emplre\ ‘ 1 - Dlrecto FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINEAU CHANNEL Horoscope “The stars incline tions and best wishes today, tneir ()lrtfzday anniversary, to the follow- — but do not compel” 5, B. P. 0. ELKS meet ks FEBRUARY 11, 1918 i ) | DRS.KASER & FREEBURGER | every Wednesday at § FRARUABY i Steamer Northwestern arrived this — == W DENTISTS | e e | S B night enroute westward, The steam- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1938 | Blomgren Building | welcome. N. C. BAN= Mrs. Violet Crasby er had been stuck on the mud for Benefic aspects dominate today, PHONE 56 i FIELD, Exalted Rule: Shivey St il three hours at Ketchikan due to according to astrology. Good mews | Hours d am. to 9 pm. | M. H. SIDES, Secre- "\’1‘(’“1 DA"“RI«OBGI;I . rope fouling the propellor for the nation is forecast as mem- | tary. LS., KRk SR DAY ories of a great statesman are re- — ————% Mou g 4 AVl S Juneau bakeries were advertising called. 5 s = (MUPHE LTI TREDE NO. 14 Mrs. Henry L. Clark special “Victory Bread. . This is an auspicious sway un- i Second and fourth Horace Adams, Jr p R der which to take advice or plan Dr. Crarles P. Jenne | Monday of each month Capt. Thomas Hill Inelement weathior. with 1o bust< futire’ policies. 'Yt As Horpunkie MR T [aols 0 ALIES X o | in Scottish Rite Temple Phyllis J. Edwards ness in sight, postponed the regu- public meetings to discuss nation- DENTIST | beginning at 7:30 p.m e RS lar Douglas City Council meeting al affairs Roonis 8 and 9, Valentine; Bldg:i DANIEL ROES, Worr A scheduled for this might, Mayor Leaders in business now come un- | TELEPHONE 176 | shipful Master; JAMES W. LET (flM;;bleCMoBmorlx‘ " Smith announced. der a planetary government which J, VERS, Secretary harles G. Burdicl Wk R W LTSI E. L. Ciitlior S i : q .n’\’p)um (“lt',m“ ‘mm:v,lu.i {x(h cou = - o e REBEKAHS urser Garry Bach of the Ad- rage in financial ventures. The 5 PRPARIOUL et oy R It J. C. Thomas " miral Evans was some “jiner.” He stars presage good luck in the Unit- » A | ! - second and fourt! 5o S : was & member of every Red Cross ed Stat Many fears regarding Dr. Richard Williams £0.0:8 -l ‘;F‘,I..de"“; ' P T~ ") organization from Anchorage to trade and commerce will not be ful- } DENTIST CORMICK, Noble Grand: RUTH MODERN Seattle and I““i. his : n‘.wlmluq»\lup nu[:-d o i« 3 OFFICE AND RESIDENCE BLAKE, Secretary % cards thumb-tacked over his desk espite predictions of learned ec- GOLDSTEIN BUILDING - 1 Bresiits " Federal Territorial and city otti- coming months will bring surprises “ By Roberta Lee ces and stores were to close the in the way of international devel- - - Gu smlth — — .— % next day. Lincoln’s birthday. School opments. Secrecy will shroud dip- 7 J d wh. R @ Is the word fiance both mas- Was to observe a half holiday lomatic activities. Dr. Judson ittier culine and feminine, and how is it e Relaxation and ition are CHIROPRACTOR | D R U G s Weather Report—High 36; low, 32. enjoined, but Americans are warn- Drugless Physician pronounced A. Fiance (one e) is masculine; fiancee (two e's) is feminine. Pro- nounce fe-an-se, e as in me, first as in ah, second a as in s rin- tained ;;xp‘u} '; .,,;0:‘,"1.: T What Is Your Young people should lind this a 3 G Which s Bkl Tesoang to ) lucky day. Girls will have special | a short woman, a long-waisted or a News I Q pleasure in social contacts. It is a | Dr. A. W. Stewart | hort-waisted gown? > ®® favorable day for wearing new | DENTIST i A. The long - waisted effect is clothing Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. | Winter resorts will profit great- SEWARD BUILDING ( i Cloudy. ed that dissipation must be avoid- Office hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PUROLA REMEDIES | - ed if national progress as well as i ©HONE 667 g individua prosperity are to be at- PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street Next Colise.m PHONE 97—Free Delivery ETIQUETTE ‘ ; onomists and prominent statesmen ; ‘ r»«uflu——,—---,,_--, § | | ' \ \ \ \ \ il } } \ ] N \ \ ] ) \ \ \ i e nore becoming to a short person. Q. Should a woman physician use her title of Doctor in private ly and desert colonies will flourish | Office Phone 469 Dude ranches are to have a pros- | - o = [] E Q = wn - [e] - [ life? D?;Zu.s season. Fot your A. No s preferable e plain ines and mining will gain spe- * iable bt RIS aps plain cial interest this month when rare | DR H. VANCE ph‘:emmum- LS much sought minerals will claim | OSTEOPATH i compound i attention. | Consultation and examination | r prescrip- i Persons whose birthdate it is | free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; | tions. DAILY LESSONS have the augury of a year of 7 to 9:30 by appointment. | IN ENGLISH changes or upheavals. Romance Gastineau Hotel Annex ‘ Butler-Mauro Dmg Co. | may be detrimental to business suc- | South Franklin St. Phone 177 I BT 2 By W. L. Gordon | cess and women may be especially et 5 ST o U e R A ‘ susceptible. Bt — A 42 a8 Children horn on this day have s Tomorrow S ~ tyles Words Often Misused: Do not say, Each question counts 20; cach the best planetary guidance. Sub- | Robert Simpson, Opt.D. | | Tod ‘Have you spoke to her about it?" part of a two-part question, 10. A jects of this sign usually have great | Graguate Los Angeles College ! O CXY Say, “Have you spoken to her about rcore of 60 is fair; 80 good. initiative and independence. They of Optometry and fey 12" 1. What wreck is this? What extraordinary in inteiligence Opthalmology Tl { Often Mispronounced: Confidant caused ‘i|‘.' ; ¥ abiliTy. Glasses Pitted Lenses Ground | : (masculine) ; confidante (feminine) 2. Will Princess Juliana's Charles Robert Darwin. scientist st e - § Pronounce kon-fi-dant, o as in on, daughter succeed to the throne was born on this day 1809. Other TRREALIR Sk i as in it unstressed, a as in an, cf the Netherlands? who have celebrated it as a birthds WHEN IN A HURRY T ; principal accent on last syllable. 3. Were steel operations early include George Meredith, En CALL COLE FOR OIL Often Misspelled: Pillar; ar, not this year (a) about cnuthirdh of novelist, 1828; Todeusz Kosciusko 34 plus or 27 gravity, in any ! er. capacity, (b) considerably bet- Polish patriot, 1746 unt . . . QUICK! 4 ¥ Synonyms: Leadership, guidance, ter than late in 1937, C (Copyright, 1938) CaBOLE TRAQNSFER Z]“nec“’- S own Store‘, direction percent of capacity? > L,,,,,,,,,,,,..-,---..,; Word Study: “Use a word three 4. President Rocsevell's de- A O aLE AN Phone 3441 or Night 554 | times and it is you Let us in- fense message was cenfined al- BNl R e e e e T T crease our vocabulary by master- ~mest entirely to plans for build- 4 .\ 0h int, custody by W 2 g g 3 ing one word each day. Today's ing up the navy. True or falde? .., w R seldfridge Cr: Have Your Eyes Examined by H;| Sfl &I}AYIES” word: Adventitious; accidental; cas- 5: W’l:a( country is rulerless cording ' to word to the Alask D R L C l n ! 'The Clothing Man’ ual. “Measuring greatness by ad- While it awaits proof that a ce 3ame Commission. They are: r. hae 2 arisol Home of Hart Schaffner and ventitious circumstances of great- tain Chinese boy is the reincar- George Carle, who pleaded guilty OPTOMETRIST I Marx Clothing ness."—Goldsmith nation iof ‘its dead leader? to trapping before the season op- office Ludwig Nelson's Jewelry ->oe Answers on page six ened and was sentenced to $100 gpop ‘Phone Grean 831 | —= e ey BT and 60 days suspended; David - — ] MINING INCORPORATION Jjason, who pleaded guilty to hunt- A ! . LOOK cmd LEARN W —__ ing without & license and was fined FlNE { | Hollmann’s Pharmacy Bv A. C. Gordo: Articles of incorporation have gy charies Nelson, Fred Erickson || 201 Seward St. Phone 45 s sculion: » GeRalsay the Territorlal 4pq pmos Williams, who pleaded | Watch and Jewelry Repairing PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY b i i el 1t g:)‘m‘::“l’-‘ur”g F: e ,‘;‘};”‘m"”]‘;‘;fii guilty to hunting without a license at very reasonable rates j COMPOUNDED FROM N eward e company o At bt o doaite i s e e o Bevacs, [k SO |l Gl Natyiia o sin PAUL BLOEDHORN FRESH DRUGS | : - - e c) light from the sun travel? following men are incorporators: e 3 E} FRANKLIN STREET = 2. Who painted the most famous § L. Godfrey of Fairbanks, Henry i A -‘« picture of “The Last Suppper”? Lemont and William McMullen z o R l c - — 7 H | 3. What is the Southern Cross? both of Seward e J. B. WARRACK ; 4. What is sweeter than sugar _— i = E 1 f 2 : S AR UPIAIE . b ngineers—Contractors | 5. How much of all the land on DRY CLEANING HOTEL JUNEAU . sarth is owned by Great Britain?/| ! BODDING TRANSFER BEAUTY SHOP | sosab iy | MARINE PHONE 11 ANSWERS | BUILDING 07 ® LYLAH wa.?rolN o) l 1. The distance being 92000,000 | Rock—Coal Hauling f Qoukowse el s " § miles, and light reaching the earth | Stove—Fuel Oil Delivery | X-Er-Vac 5 ; 3 in 8 minutes, it travels more than ¢ - SO“ o * T Audit—Tax and System Service | 11,000,000 miles a minute AT Water i | JAMES C. COOPER, | 2. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) 9 s C. P. A 3. A comsellation of siars seen | PERCY’S CAFE l Washing | SIGRID’S | || 30305 Golastein Building | in the Southern Hemisphere, ! 2 | BEAUTY SALON | Public Stenographer 4. Saccharine. Toe C";'(';‘P_:,‘F"; ';';'{'3‘;' Candy | ® “YOUR APPEARANCE IS | Notary Public Iy 5. About one-fourth. sy | OUR RESPONSIBILITY” o 3 Percy Reynolds, Manager e | Shattuck Bldg. Phone 318 Empire classifieds pay. r..-.,.,fl-m"-”- —— ,--,,,,,,,,,,,}: YOIII' T :]UNi‘:AU e SPECIALIZING “The Store for Men” v a l en t ines ALASKA | MELODY HOUSE | In French | Music and Electric Appliances ! \ i SABIN s i‘ ATTHE S & N L AUNDRY w (Next Gastineau Hotel) ‘ Ans e Front St.—Triangle Bldg. FIVE and TEN Mrs. Pigg Phone 65 Italian Dinners PHONE 15 b ¥ z | GARBAGE HAULED Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager GASTINEAU CAFE TOP NOTCH | | | I ! Reasonable Monthly Rates m Sl | 5P 115-2na St | | Pianos—Musical Instruments | E.O0.DAVIS FOR FINE FOOD | | Mo s s | and Supples | eeeeeeed TELEPHONE 212 Luncheons 50c | Phone 206 122 W. Second | | S | 47 | i e and placer ion notices o LU ._;‘ T e e | ’ EAU" §AL0N l g ~ | tor sale at The Empire Office. a 2 v "‘““ o&’i’:flfi:‘:’:’ffeswmm | Try the Empire classifieds for| P RO i S P :fi Z wyyou — You should be g ‘ results, } Empire classifieds pay. ! ]053 | coming to us.” i - HARRY The First National Bank RACE JUNEAU DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of 4 Alaska” CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 (] The B. M. Behrends Bank Juneau, Alaska ' Health Foods Cent COMMERCIAL | Breaie cuemk, HAUSER COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS | AND OTHER DIETETIC and SAVINGS 3 ¥00DS \ ACCOUNTS 230 Franklin St. Juneau Telephone 62 | SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES Resources Over Two and i ik Rl s i 2% Paid on OneHalf Million Dollars ' and Loan Association PEEY) Savings | Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 7 P. O. Box 2718—Phone 3 Accounts | OFFICE—119 Seward St. Juneau. Alaska »l