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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR , TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1938. Daily Alaska Empire Publighed evers evening except Cundas by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY at Second and gntered in the Post Of Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Jolivered by carrier In Juneau und Dourlas for S1.25 per mon(h : e in advance, the. In advance; $6.00 Onme year, in advanc > 14 vance, $1 ne month, in adva subscribers will o of promptly notify in the de- ho Business Office heir papers g jened; Business Office, 374 i Me CIATED PRESS : therxier " . news “FALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF JTRER PUBLICATION e WELCOMES THE GLEE CLUB cities in welcome lee Club. Tt has ame north. This years, but the a i various groups from tt come north. Most of us in the Territory the Seattle school as almost a much ar {ution as our University at Fairbanks the feeling lts from the fact that aygreat many of u have ded the U. of W. or have sent, or are sending our n there. The n tie is close, with that we welcome the visiting Glee Club as our own The twenty club, will appear here ton 3y t in concert. We have program will be an entertaining and pleasing one. An exc muke the I k to attend one or both of th conce t a f idea of what they are turning out at the Uni versity IT BY NAVAL BILL ALASKA TO BEN 1w be on its way to Assag I'ne House yesterday ke e ve been ma but in view of thi nament race n the est ¢ he wolld, s far they have met with little succe There probably are fairly ar a o it an ex iture for war machinery 1 i 1 vote in the House Ltae Congres ther le L imely the Pacii'c and Atlantic Territorial Del the Territory a vote in the House, as cur own does not have the privilege a vital and primary interest in the of a vote, naval bill and general naval program. It is the Navy that Alaska must look to, along with the entire Pacific Coast for its first i major line of defense. Our thousands of miles of coast line, which run in the far north to within shooting distance of a foreign land, can not be adequately protected without the service of a powerful naval forc Without it we can readily become the victim of an invadi force from the west or north—and the latter direction 1is no idle tiought as one considers what has transpired in the way of airplane flights in the last few years. The nayal program now being given action in Congress means that Alaska naval de plready under way, will be expanded bases planned. but awaiting funds for development Probably be pushed along; naval defense of Pacific from Alaska to Hawaii will come to have a lneaning other than the tentative it has been for so many y BIG TOU l(l\l \i ASON Ala: one of the best in histery and it The three boats to the the amer Capacity LOOMS Indications are that travel > to be mark loaded tourist or season may set a ew last two or have bheen gangway and exception morning was no ad was reported ma e travelers at this visits Outside, what we refer jority of t rom of time returr sprin robin, them a tourists. Like the forthcoming. tra s f inquiry and mont} there is among 0 as they are the harbinger cf the el season om the Repor transporte vat ion com the in for travel stands for Alaska is 30,000 to expecting cn reser already made summer , reveal cle year b & been e of being 38 y that a banner travel annual e we have aceustome # good chanc far surpassed in this coming Luunmer of 1§ F area are San Francisco joined forces. It's a union ago if both expect and business reported to have wirch should have to profit men in the been made Tce on the” water this morning, we is just nature’s reminder that there is no use in getting tco ambitious about this spring gardening yet suppose Lnd of a Great hear(h ‘F‘ulbd)\»s I\ev\\-Mlllvr\ Announcement of the withdrawal of all Soviet planes and parties from Alaska and ‘northern Canada which long have sought the long missing Levanc piane, marks the close of a notable chapter in one of the most if not the most colorful and intensive quests of the kind in history. . While the search will be continued by sians from their Siberian bases, the phase of the undertaking js concluded. For more than seven months fhe Russians have spared no effort or expense in conducting this search l*.mk Mhfle had the fullest. cooperation of the the Rus- international has been particularl The stationing her raved on a social visi Royal Shepard thanked his f the Russian staff of ex es and technical men, carq friends for placing his name for nd direction of r of earch planes from this A. No nomination as a candidate for city brought Fa ""' ks -into particular promipence s > —— councilman but wolild not consent and accentuated the impc ice of the place incon- , .~ . 4 to become a candidate and refused nection w northern aviation route. to file. It will be no surpri eventually the Russians DAILY LESSSRE 4~ 7 e establish a scheduled ational aviation route A g S e o The basket social given by the Russia has contemplated ice, to link Rus- | By W. L. Gordon | greatly enjoyed by all who attend- sia with the United States countries of this #t—————————————— " \ricc :May Dillon, of Skagway, continent T tral i . it it ; , L | Words Often Misused Do mgt say, Won first prize for the best baske uch a route logically would come Via Fairbanks : o > hd second prize was won by Mrs \ake this the northernmost terminal on the he reason for asking you is be- e rican continent, ‘calling for a major field fit to "T‘“”' 1 "'”'“' "“““k S Sy, s AR AL s AaitRat of g together “Th= reason asking you is that Jl( n\v\uu.”(l .lx)ll '].\); st il[ll I ll \L .|\11I \\H:! I must know ationce Mrs. Arthur Ficken and son had ars, machine shops and the like, that would mean 2 J Iispre rod: o left for the south on the Princess the diture of millions. In casting estimates for Ot iMisorooncod ST Rasal the future, Fairbanks and all Alaskans and Ameri- “‘"”k“" fronumcintion BERREe(s, 1 0V Eom s concerned in these great progressive movements 25 M KISS. o %} hould keep these fact. iuL.m-m) Often Misspelled: Flew (past of J. H. King had disposed of his i . il ¥ fly). Flue (a passag shim is in the A a Steam Laun- who Hib s Boer: in fly). Flue (a passage, as in & chim- he Ru Fair ians ks in con- y to E. R. Jaeger. Mr. King he 1 with the great search have proved efficient R s i to their work and tireless ey have formed | Synonyms: Wreath (noun), gar- on' Shie. Pyiotes Hogal to Ib' Sehuniaanins . Jave TOTMEC land, festoon, chaplel h his wife who was ill in the friendships in Fairbanks and among others 'afid. festoon. chaplet v they contacted, and in depar carry with | Word ul“"‘\ Use a word three sout the esteem and good will of this community !IMes and it is yours.” Leb#ls in-, £ 5 a wide circle of : kans cres our vocabulary by mastering To aid the farmers of the We \Ifhotsh IosSAR B IE T have been ©N€ Word. each day. Todaysiword: Ward in moving potatoes to Juneau, t xu':‘lwi'm t ruits that will grow out of the lemnity; immunity from penalty Petersburg and Ketchikan markets. ' " st offenses. “Having first ob- the Pacific Steamship Company had \dventure may be among the most prized ) 3 & b it Simbd tained a promise of indemnity duced the tariff rate from $12.97 e rf by . ed : o $8. Over 500 tons of - mein of those lost in the polar fli the riot they had committted,"— per ton to $8 _? ST be cherished here and elsewhere as long as histo Sir W. Scott tatoes grown 1d\ e Atiign L holds its spell over men - - section were ready shippe epic events irbanks will not forget that the Russians have 1 and more than was expected of them in spar- ing no e .lm' to LO cmd LEARN Instead of fipnnu “laughing gaily in Douglas it was blown in by in locate the men who lost their lives in feet of snow had ‘fallen making Racial Planning 1. What is a “Yankee dime"? it almost 20 feet in some of the 2. Who was Sitting ? high drifts Gitcimgt Bohutta 3. Which is the world’s chief 4 : iR b fiber-producing enimal? | ¢. J. sullivan had filed his de- \ ngeles st has observed that if a 4. What is the source of tapioca?|cjaration as a candidate to the iperman could n riages at ‘arace 5 Which of the Canadian pro- office of city councilman, Sullivan uld be produced, the les nt individual of vinces has the largest population? as running on an independent which would have a iter intellect than Aristotle ANSWERS 1“,“’01_ ket & & Berniete Goethe, or wten.” It is an int ng idea. But 1. An expression denoting pay- ‘;: b £ 1;;); n-;n.-‘d for a candi- for every geneticist who will share this view, it pro- | ment in full by a kiss g o e bably is possible to find e or four others who admit| 2. An Indian medicine man, who *-° fors city cour 4 biologists and psychologi e not far enough along Jed the Sioux in the battle in which Weather: H lowest, 18 in their field to know with certainty who should be Custer and all his men were killed. 1 ! ; mated with whom to bring about a race of supermen. 3. The sheep. L ow Even ing that genetics has reached this point | 4. Tapioca, which is of native { competence, there are some insurmountable diffi- Brazilian origin, is obtamned from M = T L] Ities. Our troubles today are not so much in the lack | the starch in the roots of the plant “Audit—Tax and ¢ intelligent leaders, as in the fact that most persons |known as bitter cassava. wnicn | | JAMES C COOPER will not listen to them. It is equally true that intelli- indigenous to tropical America. C. ‘nce has been put at the service of evil almost as 5. Ontario; 3,431,683 (Census of 303-05 Gold&mn ‘Building often as at the service of human happiness. One Canada, 1931) Public Stenographer needs only to consider the tremendous contribution I sy Pablic of science to the art of \wlr the art of mass murder- Lode and placer location notices 3 s S T SR S to see how inadequate is sheer intellect in the ordering for sale at The Empire Offic, £ - e fowire Offee.""BODDING TRANSFER | l:vu‘ st ambitious ;\p!)\u-.\uun of genelics today U THOINEBB M A T ‘ MARINE PHONE | probably in Germany. There an actual effort is | BUILDING 707 being made to prevent the reproduction of the unfit FORD AGENCY | Rock—Coal Hauling and to encourage the multiplication of good strains (Authorized Dealers) [ Stove—Fuel Oil Delivery 1 But this is taking place in a society which has denied g 3 o TR ™ the freedom of science, which has denied the suprems cy of law, and which has set the human individual at a lower level, as a mere creature of the state, than has prevailed for centuries in the Western nations. Considering the intelligence of those who govern Germany and that of the great intellectual fizures n out of Germany, it is all too plain that stics | may be a dangerous weapon, serving to breed out the qualities that lift mankind to higher levels of mind and spirit. l‘ |mllv Size shrmk~ 1 (New York Times) i Relief authorities now multiply the number of home relief clie: by 3.9 to get the total number of beneficiaries. In cther words, the standard family now consists of 3.9 persons. In 1930 the average was 4.1 1920 it was 4.3; in 1910 it was 45. We are two years | away from (he 1840 census, but the eéxperts apparently | | have decided that the regular decennial shrinkage of two decimal points in the size of the family has already taken place. Decimal points are not so impressive s actual figures. A little over a quarter of a century JUNEAU MOTORS { | The Charles W. Carter Fourth and Franklin Sts. GARBAGE HAULE;—‘r Reasonable Monthly Rates GREASES | GAS — OILS When in Need of DIESEL OIL—STOVE OIL YOUR COAL CHOICE GENERAL HAULING STORAGE and CRATING Foot of Main Street s e CALL US JUNEAU TRANSFER Phone 48—Night Phone 6% Mortuary PHONE 136 - “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. o TELEPHONE 212 | Fhone 4753 ) E.0.DAVIS ||| | ago, in 1910, a gioup of 100 families would have com- prised 450 per Today they would be only 3%0. | A Still, this average American family is a reminder | 2NN that averages often mean little in social problems. | e Fof instance, in 1930, as we have said, the average family had a shade over four persons. Actually there were more than twenty million families-in the nation having four members or less—including nearly two and a half million “families” consisting of one person | But in 1930 there were also about thre 1a half million families of seven persons or more. Seventy percent of all American families, having four mem- bers or less, accounted for only lation of the country. The small family is ative and average because it comprise: every four American families. But arising out of are chiefly concerned with the one family four that is not typical or average 5 percent of the popu- represen- three of problems protection in every the unemployment and social Civilization—the system under which a bu man rushes (o town and pays a quarter to park his car, so he won't be fined a dollar while he is eating a 15-cent breakfa D. M. in Saturday Post. ess Zvening A scrgen actor insists he takes a bath ir each morning istic acting in Enquirer, ice water If so, he probably does his most real- emerging from the tub.—Cincinnati Josef Stalin, like ‘Jll"." Garbo, “wants to be alone, and he's certainly doing somthing about it these | -Walter O'Keefe in N, Y. World-Telegram. days The B. M. Behrends Bank Juneau, Alas'n COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half-Million Dollars American and Canadian governments and many of H A P P | +-2~ r most skilled ators :md trained men in the ather and sigoal corps servisesc: Wifatos’ s |~ 108 SANNNNNDYY! (. () Flaiibis N 2o | Horoscope teur radio operators and private citizens volunteered The Empire extends congratula- m_mu u many occasion | ions .”M best .mehcs today, their From The Empire | “The atars incline Since the beginning of the ill-fated Lev virthday anniversary, to the jollow | 1’ ght, the Russians have expended millions of dollars | ing PR % but do not compel”™ | Y Gorineotior ) the enterprise and the subsequent T 4 S * et it " earch. The huge plane. one of the best equipped and Mis. R. W. Bender MARCH 22, 1918 = 108t Cos d its cquipment together with several Clifford Mason Mrs. Harriet S. Pullen, of Skag- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1938 earch planes which were damaged or put cut of com- exander Sey way, was a guest at the Gastineau ccording strolony: thistts et nission represent material losses that mount into Jerry Cole Hotel. She believed that in spite| According to astro S e igh figures. Aside from the material losses are the Betty Wilcox of the Wy Bkl there would be o |Ubimportant day i Renewsy i ves of the men who went to their doom, - 4 000 THAnY, Visitets to Afasks dur- | réction. Brphasis;should Le Risced The numerous p ¢ breakers and other craft it ing the summer months. f:x:;"p:_‘:"}’;qI_:Imf\‘:“;f;:_";xl‘,“‘::(‘ n(u:l:,]l(:\ ngaged under direction of the Russians, and chiefly . | L o s e BT t their expense, together with the small army of men MODERN Mrs. Hull, mother of Mrs Fred “C% = . Stotkiaing. b hey detailed to the work testify to the thoroughness ETIQUETTE Kinberg was entertained at a knit- | Uere € B8 B0 B0 ol ith which they went about the business. Forbidding | P f party in honor of her de-| =~ Atabld.altion |'| th‘vrP S hE arctic conditions in mid-winter did not deter them By Roberta Lee parture for the south, Those pres- 0¢ Profitable althoud’ we “He daring way in which their expeditions penetrated T T ent' were: Mesdames W. L. Martin "’“T‘f' m\“‘,}"‘fi:fiil({f\? k::“,;'mjm.mm he polar regions and laced every portion of the vast If a young man's propbsal of George Canfield, George F. Free- W“Al\l bt ‘l;mm“‘(fl‘mw il rea over such a long period presented a spectacle marriage has been accepted, should burger, Roy Anderson, R. R. Young.! o 'y "y e voraple for interviews inparalleled in dramatic action he ask for consent of the girls M. D. Summers, C. B. Bradon, C.| ti05 o While the dram: nacted i e of the colde: father before informing his own B. Walker, Howard Cle nd, Mrs. Astrologe! >. foretell the formation nd most inhospitable ms ¢ , the s parents of the engagement? Brandon, Sr, Mrs. Lillian Mac-| " "o a1 League of Natlons to .“:”n : (m‘ .\”','x‘x’v ‘m : nted ”':\ m?;f;‘”"le; ',\,f\":\"&,“'\"“”) know Millan Pl stabilize and to control I\\m?d h‘n- Arctic cond their bear! Q. Would it be all right to invitc ‘ive men were initiated into the i’\’ (:v‘,;,':f,:l“f;\ :::«‘1):“»(,,?,(;:':, i ’.“4 viation, is 1 knowledge doubtless 5 jarge number of people to a chri ntlered hérd, They were: 3. H.| oo e T trisate sclence of ill be emp! great advantage, cning? Kline, Cash Cole, Dudley G. Allen, p .0 : : Fairbanks, as proje terminal of the ill- A It is not customary, H. C. Debo and O. E. Bennett. ARHCHEneR T hkies il be Bromine ated polar flight, and the American base of the Should one’s business add: — o it ittt bmedtls . The food problem will continue acute in many nations and the ccst of living remain high. Women should be luck undes this direction of the s if they confine attention to distinctly fem- inine interests. House building and rearrangement are under promising pl encour: pr anefary rule While this is not a configuration ging to romance it seems (c pleasant associations for omise young men and young women. ominous thy Oc naval maneuver Mars Ci and Herschel culminating a presage a final upheaval to the peace of Europe and e United States. The Pacific ean will be the scene of extended Persons whose birthdate it is have 1e augury of a r of unusual ha- zards and cf dissension among bus- iness associates. Prudence should be ¢ *d in firancial matters Children born on this day may be fond of change and ambitious to br 8cl dent of P. . Subjects of this sign usually op a wayward spirit and are hard to direct re Simon Lap! noted astronomer was born on day 1749. Others v ated it as a bi huyler Colfax, one d 10 have cele-~ the aul Led Here is an excellent portrait of Arthur H. Jones, judge of the Su- P erior Court of Pennsylvania and eandidate for nomination for gov- ernor of his state. It was taken as | & h e addressed a rally in Pittsburgh. His opponent in the Republican v rimary will be Gifford Pinchot, former governor, SATISFACTION IN FOOD QUALITY AT TELEPHONE—16 | | UNITED FOOD CO. | | | GENERAL MOTORS DELCO and MAYTAG PRODUCTS W. P. JOHNSON “The Frigidaire Man” [ VISIT THE Sand N . FIVE AND TEN i ! | | PERCY’S CAFE | Tce Cream, Soft Drinks, Candy ‘ COFFEE SHOP | Percy Reynolds, Manager | 4 HARRY RACE DRUGGIST ___._.______._.-——-—G' Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P. O. Box 2718——FPhone 3 OFFICE—119 Seward St. Juneau, Alaska and Supplies ¢ Phone 206 122 W. Second ¥ kS Lode and placer location notices tor sale at The Empire Office. Try the Empire classifieds for L — | results, Empire, classifieds pay. 3 | I PROFESSIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINFAU CHANNEL Directory ¥ ff’ B. P. 0. ELKS meet | DRS.KASER & FREEBURGER | every Wednesday at 8 | DENTISTS {1 p.m. Visitng brothers | Blomgren Building | ;V':IEC&I;\&F NI.t g RBA?N- PHONE 56 i , Exalte uler; Hours 2 am. to 9 pm. ‘ M. H. SIDES, Secre- " ih tary MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday ¢f each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Charles P. Jenne || | DENTIST | G/\,’f Rooms § and 9, Valentine Bldz. | | """ pANIEL ROSS, Wor- AR ) ' |shipful Master; JAMES W. LEI- .. | VERS, Secretary. REBEKAHS Perseverance Lodge No. 2-A meets y second and fcurth Wednes- day, 1.O.OF. Hall. BETTY Mc- CORMICK, Noble Grand; RUTH BLAKE, Secretary. | Dr. Richard Williams | DENTIST | OFFICE AND RESIDENCE r i { & GOLDSTEIN BUILDING TR 1 ol A Dr. Judson Whiitier ' | G“y sm‘th CHIROPRACTOR : Drugless Physician ! D R U G s Office hou 10-12, 1-5. 7-9 : Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. | { i PUROLA REMEDIES PHONE 667 16} PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Next Coliseum | Dr. A. W. 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Hollmann’s Pharmacy 201 Seward St. Phone 45 PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY | COMPOUNDED FROM | FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN | : S. FRANKLIN STREET FRESH DRUGE Ige | J.B. WARRACK | Engineers—Contractors | | ON THE MEZZANINE HOTEL JUNEAU BEAUTY SHOr | | LYLAH WILSON Contoure Telephone X-Er-Vac 538 JUNEAU e — & "COME IN and SEE the NEW | STROMBERG-CARLSON | ; RADIOS | EW AND DIFFERENT i J. B. Burford & Co. I EOOTVIEAR" | “Our door step is worn b; DEVLIN’S Satistied Customers” Paris Fashion Shoes i [T & SPECIALIZING ‘ JUNEAU .. MELODY HOUSE S i ‘ Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) and Mrs. Pigg Phone 65 )i Italian a . Dinners - Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments GASTINEAU CAFE ! it ) The First National Bank | JUNEAU ® | CAPITAL—$50,000 | SURPLUS—$100,000 ® COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 2%, Paid on Savings Accounts