The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 24, 1938, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire publighed evers cvening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY o Streets, Juneau, Al Entered in the Post OIf 5 s. b SUBSCRIPTION RATE n Junesu and Douglas for S1 5 per month Selivered, by y oarrler | Ju Dou or $1.23 One yesr. 1n 2 e. $12 montt dvance, $6.00 ne month, in advi subscribers will cc : the Business Office of any fa y of tueir pepere livery of t et i 1 promptly notify the de- 1 they wil £ frregularity Business Office, 374 MEVS!R OF AESOCIATED PRESS "TALASKA CIRCULATION GUA THAN THAT OF ANY OT PUBLICATION JET MEANS WHAT THE HALIBUT TO JUNEAU In another week the 11 be putting out for the season's ti »ens April 1 Report is that twenty-two boat | leave Juneau for the banks, most of them carrying four fish That is Juneau's part in the yast operations which estend from far westward Al to the California hores. At first glance it doesn't seem like much, but closer scrutiny will reveal that the buters mean a tidy industry for this communit For example thi hich operate out of Jun 000 to $10.000 apiece, a elf. Then there i equipment. An offha reveal something like this Seventeen skates of gear, at around $20 a bare skate: 150 glass floats, as 75 cents each; 2,000 fathoms of line, at $110; eight flag poles, at a doliar a pole; eight flags, 65 cents nine 40-pound anchors. at 18 cents a pound p bottoms, at $1.25 each, and tops, at 50 cent two buoy lights at $13 each four gaffs, three dol ; four knives, six dollars; bait calling fish $160 a se 50 a tol for an expenditure of about $15 a trip to keep the trip. In s ermen to requirements in good s gas and oil, $75 a 1tion estimated by fis there is gear loss which i run around $75 each trip. Just to equip alone, the fisherman estimate cest of around $750. Then he figures $1500 a s for ice, bait, gas and oil, and For the out of Juneau, osts in the boat fleet which operates neighborhood of $48,000 for operations for the season, according to the Lest estimate It may run a little more some years From that outlay of capital, the big bulk of fvhich flows into Juneau’s marts of trade, the fisher- man himeelf hopes to make an average Income of from $900 to $1.200 for the season. Last year the here veraged between six and a pound for their catch tial part of our industrial activity is 1t i n Junean, one which should be fostered and encouraged in every way possible HE WANTS WRANGELL ISLAND The recent government move to lay claim to vari- ous islands in the Pacific, primarily for the purpose ! of landing fields for trans-oceanic planes, has aroused Mr. John B. Burnham of Essex, N.Y., to write to his editor. In a letter to the New York Times. Mr. Burn- ham suggests that while the government goes about claiming islands it d pay a little attention to ‘Wrangell Island, in the ic off the Siberian coast king his point, the New Yorker writes: Wrangell Island, while it had been ) and named by American whalers, had never been reached until 1881. 1In that year the United States revenue cutter Corwin, while in search of the logt Jeannet(® expedition, got to the island and @ landi party raised the American flag and formally took possession in the name of the United States In 1922 Stefanssen, relying on the fact that this country had neither colonized the claimed the found this out iberia the same vear and and notified the State island nor r ted sovereignty, island for Gre Britain. I on my return from went to Washingtc Department The department not interested the fact that Wrangell is comparable in size with Long Island and has every indication of being rich in coal, oil and copper, and will one day be valuable as a landing field for air trans- port. The department. however, in a friend- ly way gquestioned both Great Britain and Canada and received replies both dis- avowing interest Thereupon an American citizen, Carl Lo- men of Nome, Alaska, sent a colonizing expe- dition to the island, led by a white man named Charles Wells, put composed chiefly of Ameri- can Eskimaes, The following year this exped tion was foreibly removed by the Soviets, carried to' Vladivestok and imprisoned. Lo- men appealed to the State Department, but as we had not yet recognized Russia, the de- partment refused to act, and Lomen at his own expense was forced to bring back the Bski- mos. Wells had died in prison I suggest that the State Department, in view of its new . interest in American dis- coveries, take up the matter of Wrangeli Island and negotiate with the USSR. for the return of the island, seized by the Soviets in violation of all the ethics of international law. Perhaps, as Mr. Burnham suggests, it might be a good investment for the United States to have Wran- | gell Island. It might prove an asset to tar north flying as air lines come to circling the globe in all directions. Also it may have coal, oil and copper was despite from ‘ as the New Yorker asserts. But it should not be overlooked that Alaska has "enc undeveloped resources of coal, oil and copper ‘well as other valuable minerals. It has countless for airfields which will have to be developed *W!fi' lines are to operate on far northern routes. preserve. for Alukq and the States m.nmurswus,lre which is being threatened in far more important than laying claim to romantic Wrangell Island on which Soviet Russia already has stablished rights It may happen in the best of organizations, but ve were prised to find that it is the National “ederation of Federal Employees branch in the Pana- a Canal zone that is proposing a “Foreign” Service seiation to inc Alaska, Hawali, the Virgin slands, and other U. S. possessions. If Federal Gov- yees believe t is a foreign land fishing interests for simi- rnment empl we wardly blame Japanese misconception The former Austrian paper-hanger seems to be till doing a little pasting of the home folks. s to imitate Nero. Why doesn't ome one le? Saving Face j New York Times) Debate in the House of Representatives on the wew tax bill has brought out one interesting point. Many of those members who insist most strongly on retaining the present tax “in principle” freely wdmit that it has in practice. Why, then f it has work tice, so badly that these nembers are es prepared to vote sweeping changes in it it be retained “in prineciple?” At this point the argument is made that only by re- aining it “in principle” can a certain type of tax woidance be prevented. But since there is already 1 existence ion of tax law which impc A penalty on X eor used for tax avoidance purpos ince ction is or can be made sufficient to take care of all real cases of ax avoidance, this argument does not hold water. In these circumstances the que arises whether an- other factor has not played a more shaping Democratic opinior present tax “in princ saving. The present tax was enacted in the summer of 1636 despite explicit’ and repeated warnings on the part of its opponents that it would bring pressure to important part in wor of retaining the is the factor of face bear on corporations to follow an improvident divi- dend policy, that it would force dissipation of reserves needed for a rainy that it would penalize the efforts of business to expand through reinvestment of its earnings. It has done all these things—so notably that there is not a handful of members in eithe anch of Congress prepared to defend the measure as it stands. But to go so far as to repeal it outright, for the good reason that it is a demons! ed failure, is a course of action which apparently ems Lo some member: the majority party to err on the side of unnecessary candor. To go this far would be to admit in so many that the party blundered badly. Hence a desire to retain the tax “in principle” and to attribute its unfortunate consequences merely to the fact that it was put together badly This is the traditional method by which mistakes rectified in American politics, But even from the point of view of politics there is reason to wonder whether it is a method as effective as a different which the President once recommended, in of another Administration bill. He said on sion ¥ “If a fair administrative trial of it is made and it does not produce the hoped-for results, shall be the first to acknowledge it and advise you Haif a Loaf are (Cleveland Plain Des the position of rail revenues are inadequa nmission authorized rcent. It is“the re: will add Accepting present rail Cemmerce C 5 t0 10 pt that the the carriers ‘The rate appointing 15 percent granted On the basis of current traffic the new rate structure will not add enough to the income of the industry as a whole to take its operations out of the red he rail industry with its top-heavy fixed ct and a high degree of rigidity also in its variable costs is feeling the current depression more severely than any other major industry. It January net income was down 80 percent from that of the first month of 1937. The commission is, of course, aware of these facts, and of the fact also that the rate increases it has authorized will not be enough in themselves to put the industry on a sound financial basis. | The commission, however, learned long since railroad rates rhay easily be advanced where they yield diminishing returns; that in times of sub-normal business activity, particularly, ihere is grave danger that higher transportation charges will drive business av and thus defeat purpose. It is understood, of course, that rates is but one of the measures the had in mind for rehabilitation of the railroad industry. A conference is being held at the White House to consider a far-reaching program of financial reorgani- zation for the industry, one involving the major objec- tives, if not the precise plans, of the consolidation program long under consideration in the lust decade. Judgment of the future of the railroads and of its probable bearing on the course of business and indusf as a whole will therefore be reserved until the outline at least of the proposed pr been revealed. The hope had been widely entertained that with a substantial* increase in revenues the railroads soon would be in a position to resume buying on a broad scale and to add immediately to the demand for both materials and labor. Certainly nothing spec tacular may be expected from that direction as result of the rate decision. As the situation now stands the carriers are likely to hold their purchases to a minimum and to contiuue the policy of curtail- tment which was \initiated when ‘the business picture | {began to change d executives i e, the Interstate rate increases of nion of the commission $270,000,000 annually to at revenues 1 will be widely regarded as dis- of decisi, The roads had asked for an increase and had hoped for more than they wi rges that to a point their own the increase administration Keep Going, Sir! York World-Telegram) A country which was preparing a big funeral for yhim is now experiencing instead the inspiring sight | of General Pershing’s determination to live, | There’s fight in the old'soldier yet. He fought | pretty much around the world during more than ;fnru years in the army. He has deserved well of his {country for his performance of every duty to which | Since the war he has sidestepped | | it assighed him. the trap of personal ambition and lived so as to in- crease the respect generally felt for him. | Now he keeps up the fight. The vast ma jority {of his fellow-Americans are following the bulletins eagerly, cheering in their hearts at the encouraging ones. We hope’that he in his bed is aware of the admiration which his courage has evoked and of the volume of geod will which is extended toward him. At 77 General Pershing should have a measure of satisfactory living still ahead of him, and we hope he comes back to realize it to the fullest measure, Henry Ford says that the current “recession” is making people think. Maybe it's worth the Pprice, but ilhe cost puts it in the luxury class, in | i HAPPY The Empire ecxtends congratt ing: Mir ie Goldstein ine Arnold and Thomas White Phillip Nowell A. R. Edwards Mrs. A. Mogseth Buddy Mogseth Mike Kosloff Henry W. Gieske Morris Tonsgard B Ennis | MODERN ETIQUETTE BIRTHDAY la- tions and best wishes today,” their birthday anniversary, to thé follow THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1938 20 Years A go | From The Empire Arctic snowbirds had arrived in Juneau due to the extremely cold winter which had been experienced in the northern country The most pressing need of the yovernment service in Washington was for a large number of weil qual- ified stenographers. The Civil Ser- ice Commission urged persons who were equipped to pass the steno- to phic at once . examination apply In a fast game of basketball play- ed in the High School Gymnasium, the defeated the Doug- Juneau girl By Roberta Lee las girls by a score of 17 to 2. Those SR S 1 who played on the Douglas team @ Isn't it rude for a hostess to Vere; Wilma Gamble, Virginia specify in an invitgtion for a Laughlin, Lina Aalto, Lillian Wil- a definite length ‘of AR the liams, Impi Aalto, Verne Hannah is expected to stay? ind Helen Neimi. The Juneau team A No. 1618 noti¥uaBl #bts cus- |consisted of nces Ptack, Mary toHLry or e Hodtk 2. Kashevaroff, Roberta Coryell, Belle there miay be no toiFEALMEAN Hood, Vivian Spaulding, Emma Per- Q. When a man elle to dine in some public place s houldn't he draw back her chair With William Ott, Manager, the for her? Liberty Theatre in Douglas was op- This is the waiter’s duty ned for the first time. The Theatre escort may do so if no waiter is pre was not quite completed as some ent f the lighting fixtures and furnish- Q. Should a person attend ar ings had been delayed in transit, but public affair, party, lecture, or thea- 'the Manager had decided not to ter, while suffering from a bad co! delay his opening on this account A. Never. It is very inconsid to do so. Provost Marshal Crowder from - ~ Washington had asked Gov. Steph- o — — ens to report number of draft DAH_.Y IESSONS lifornia who were ey ed in the fishing industry, be- IN ENGLISH the National Food Adminis- By W. L. Gordon or feared a serious reduction 2 u ¥ 4 in the output of the Al i n\)'zm;; ZEA indv The local mption Words Often Misused: Dg,not say had refused to allow fish- “T am going with you, arent I?° ermen in class 1 to leave for the Say, “I am going with you, am I fishing banks, and the fish output not?” Aren't is a colloguial contrac- {rom Alaska must be kept up. tion of are not Often Mispronounced: Mussolir Pronounce moos-so-le-ne, 0o a too, third o as in obey, both e's in me, principal accent on thi syllable. Often Misspelled for steering a boat). Synonyms: mutable, alterable, Word Study: “U: times and it is yours.” Let crease our vocabulary by masterin one word each day. Toda Placid; undisturbed; peaceful; Oar (impleme Ore (met: Variable, altering. » a word thr changeable i, Weather: in Snow Hlahe\( 24; lowest 20, - AGRICULTURE ACT APPLIES ce = [N TERRITORY quiet “The mind that is cheerful will meet '\VAQHINGTON 'Vlauh 24. — The the bitter occurrences of life With agricultural Adjustment Adminis- oy - -“ 8 stration announced today that Sec- oo retary Henry A. Wallace had ap- v % | proved soil conservation programs LOOK and LEARN | for Alaska similar to those in effect 0. Gord last year. Farmers receive benefit i By A. C. Gordon for observing soil rebuilding prac- $) tices designed to prevent erosion 1. Wat beverage is drunk more A&Nnd improve fertility. Rates of pay- A any iHes S ntiig ment are approximately the same 2. What comman investment, a5 those in the United States now universal, a law in France? 3. vhat was ton’s middle name? 4. What does the “allegro” mean? 5. What country has the shor musical est expectation of life in the world? was once considered gambling and was prohibited by George Washing- term - - Be careful not to {ill baking dish- es too full. Escalloped foods, rice puddings and fondues need about two inches of rising space. Foods made with baking powder, soda, (. cream of tartar or egg whites re- " quire at least three inches. Horoscope “The stars incline but do not compel” FRIDAY. MARCH 25, 1938 This is a fairly fortunate day in planetary direction, since the stars encourage opjimism, enterprise and general good feeling. According to astrology the mental vision should be clear and the influences propi- tious for planning big projects. Women, it is forecast, will assume he: responsibilities in public af- fairs before the end of the year, It is an unlucky date for letter- writing or for signing any legal papers. Divorce applications are es- pecially ill-omened. Lawyers and government officials are well lirected by the stars. The summer months will bring unusual party alignments. Old campaigners may meet with lack of enthusiasm among former supporters Increased revenues and a possibie reduction of federal taxes are fore- cast. War clouds may be less threat- ening today. ’ arthquakes in the Argentine and Brazil are prognosticated for May The West Indies will sustain sei mic shocks. Foreign astrologers prophesy tha! the United States will be unable to maintain aloofness from interna- tional troubles. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of pleasure and happiness through unusual activity Discretion in love affairs is advised as evil portents are discerned Children born on this day proba- bly will be talented and love gl beauty. Subjects of this sign are in- dividual and independent, domin- eering and successful. Gutzon Borglum, famous ', was born on this day rs who have celebrated sculp- 1867. it as a birthday include Isham Randolph noted enqineer 1848; Cleveland Abbe, Jr.,"geographer, 1872. ICcup\'nght 1938) - . John Barrymore Collapses While Working On Set HOLLYWOOD, Cal. March 24— John Barrymore collapsed today while working on the Alaskan sal- mon cannery picture “Spawn of the North” and was taken in an uncon- scious condition to a hospital. Mrs. Barrymore said his condition is not serious and he will resume work nexi week - e TOUEH MAN EVANSVILLE, Ind. March 24— A store keeper telephoned the po- lice a few evenings ago and said: “Come quick. A toughlooking man Jjust got out of a car and is standing in front of our place. Wi afraid he is going to hold us up.” A squad car dashed to the store and found the “tough looking man” was Butler “Spike” Porter, police re ANSWERS mechanic, on an errand. 1. Tea. i = 2. Life insurance. | BODDING TRANSFE ]! TR 3. He had none. | MARINE PHONE | FORD AGENCY 4. Brisk; lively. | BUILDING 707 (Authorized Dealers) 5. India, with 23 years for wo- | | Rock—Coal Hauling ' men and 22 for men. | Stove—Fuel Oil Delivery | GREASES - = 3 GAS — OILS L | Audit—Tax and System Service | | JAMES C. COOPER, | C. P. A 303-05 Goldstein Building Public Stenographer ld Notary Public When in Need of | The Charles W. Carter | Mortuary | Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 ! GARBAGE HAULED I | Reasonable Monthly Rates | E. 0. DAVIS I TELEPHONE 212 Il Phone 4753 1 ! | DIiESEL OIL—STOVE OIL [ YOUR COAL CHOICE .‘ | GENERAL HAULING STORAGE and CRATING 1 T CALL US JUNEAU TRANSFER Phone 48—Night Phone 696 * |} “The Store for Men” SABIN’S 'Front St.—Triangle Bldg. The B.M . B Bank Juneau, Alaska = A Behrends COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars JUNEAU MOTORS Foot of Main Street S —_— SATISFACTION IN ! FOOD QUALITY AT ! | | UNITED FOOD CO. TELEPHONE—16 -5 | | | & T GENERAL MOTORS DELCO and MAYTAG PRODUCTS | W. P. JOHNSON “The Frigidaire Man” VISIT THE Sand N | FIVE AND TEN [ PERCY’S CAFE | j Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, Candy { COFFEE. SHOP | Percy Reynolds, Manager | | HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb "Il Directo PROFESSIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINEAU CHANNEL DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 | DENTISTS p.m. Visitng brothers K" Blomgren Building welcome. N. C. BAN- i PHONE 56 FIELD, Exalted Ruler; ‘ Hours 2 am. to 9 pm. M. H. SIDES, Secre- | tary. MO[’NT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 | Dr. Charles P. Jenne g DENTIST | Rooms 8 and 9, Valentine Bldg. 1 TELEPHONE 176 beginning at 7:30 p.m. DANIEL ROSS, Wor- JAMES W. LEI- Second and fourth ‘V@@ Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple shipful -Measter; VERS, Secretary. | Dr. Richard Williams DENTIST | OFFICE AND RESIDENCE | GOLDSTEIN BUILDING ; REBEKAHS | Perseverance Lodge No. 2-A meets | econd and fourth Wednes- | day, LOOF. Hall. BETTY Mc- [ CORMICK, Noble Grand; RUTH | 4 BLAKE, Secretary. Dr. Judson Whittier | CHIROPRACTOR | Drugless Physician Office hours: Rooms '2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 | Dr.-A. W. Stewart | DENTIST | | Hours 9 am. to 6 p. SEWARD BUILDING N Office Phone 469 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- % FULLY COMPOUNDED 5 . 3 Frent Street Next Coliseum 4 "“Tomorrow’s Styles ! O | Consaltation Heurs 10 to @ 7 to 9:30 by appointment. | | Gastineau Hotel Annex South Franklin St. | free. DR. H. VANCE i STEOPATH I and examination Today” Plone 177 | g 42 i . | | Robert Simpson, Opt.D. | | Graduate Los Angcles College of Optometry and Opthalmology | Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground ) N ! { \ N { 1w5;|‘ § { § L your &3 = Reliable WHEN IN A HURRY 1 pharmacists | CALL COLE FOR OIL compound 34 plus or 27 gravity, in any prescrip- tions. amount . . . | COLE TRANSFER | Phone 3441 or QUICK! Bu!]er-Mauro Drug Co. ] Have Your Eyes Examined by | H. S. GRAVES { “The Clothing Man” ] Dr. R()%%;nglson || Home of Hart Schaffner and AT | Marx Clothing Office Ludwig Nelson’s Jewelry y .é Shop Phone Green 331 e . Ld 5 ’ i Hollmann’s Pharmacy | FINE | 201 Seward St. Phone 48 | Watch and Jewelry Repairing { at very reasonable rates it PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET | PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED FROM FRESH DRUGS & Contoure X-Er-Vac ON THE MEZZANINE HOTEL JUNEAU BEAUTY SHOP LYLAH WILSON J. B. WARRACK | Engineers—Contractors | JUNEAU Telephone i COME IN and SEE the NEW | STROMBERG-CARLSON | “NEW AND DIFFERENT | FOOTWEAR” DEVLIN’S Paris Fashion Shoes CErel J. B. Burford & Co. | “Qur door step is worn by Satisfied Customers” L e [SUSTUSEBESSTT e | Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments | and Supplies | | Phone 206 g JUNE_AU i SPECIALIZING MELODY HOUSE In French Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) and Mrs. Pigg Phone 65 I Italian Dinners GASTINEAU CAFE B e e 122 W. Second | | Lode and placer location notices | Try the Empire classifieds for | results. for sale at The Empire Office. - e Empire classifieds pay. { The First National Iank JUNEAU COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES : ® CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100.000 ® ACCOUNTS ’ 2% Paid on Savings Accounts Py P Ape— L