The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 26, 1938, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire ay by the Publighed every evening except EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY at Becond and Main Streets, Jur Entered In the Post Off Juneau —————————— ka 1ss Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Selivered by careler In Juneau and Douslas for $1.25 per month By mail, postage pa L Qne year, in nd ne month, in advance, sul ibers will confe: favor Office of any T r gularity in r papers Kews Ofiice, ance, $6.00 will promptly notify the de- » the use for it or not otherwise cr new pablished hereia. ALASEA € LARGER JUARANTEED TO BE THAN 3 ADVANTAGE OF WESTERLY ROUTES FROM HAZELTON and planned International Highway from the States to Alaska via Canada seems to have become more than just a matter of extending s road from Hazelton, B.C Instead of one now there There are ral Cana- and at least generally that The long . proposed on north several e route. are to be easterly routes, backed b; Rocky Mountain States interests. from Hazelton which are It is with the latter it Propo: reporte da and two routes leading termed as westerly routes, Alaska, at cerned oOf the tw the N: Jeast this portion of primarily is con- t westerly route from Hazelton and Iskut rivers would be the both Americans ly route from Hazel- Mountain, via the iork from 0, the mc Bell Irv 1tageous The ne northward the Babine K y pr via g most Canadians, ton directly the upper po: of the Na offici: expensive to route Canada than any other r These two most we. of the greates value and military They rivers, on which transportation lines larly established with Prince Rupert Juneau. These routes connected Prince Rupert and Sl +o connect with Atlin BC. by Tourist if it river one of several a tainly be available if either of the: selected. From a the proposed eastern routes route and ad to most wester to Groundhog River Valley m of east the the rs he This the Dominion Territory of Alaska easterly would be and appan appe least latter orts of oposed routes to be construet t would be of the United ute and maintain value to of nd the h would run more more 1te: sterly proposed routes from both an economic t possible standpoint connect navigable been regu- and have Wrangell by with are rail way and could easily be m; elegraph Creek, and Ste: be much lar road travel would motor vehicle making were ] e for tourists to use and twi teamers in any trips, w > we. boats Ite: » route would cer- orn routes ¢ Territorial Dominion and defense point, would be ot no and the development greater than in es In view of the pre bear in support of easterly routes timely for Ala groups, other organizations as well as individuals to get solidly back of the westerly routes if any material gain is to come to the Territory timber and mineral resources for poter in western are much Alberta to the more ern British Columbia or sure which is being brouglit area it would seem tc be ka civie from the construction eventually of the International Highway. SUPPORT GIVEN ALASKA EDUCA- TIO? SYSTEM The Ad on Edncation appointed by President Roosevelt in September of 1936 to make . on education in the United for the use of the Exect sory Commitiee a comprehensive report States and its pos and Congress completed its copy of its full report has just the chairman Floyd W. of twenty-three has Jnade a present educational system tions for its improvement. While dealing primarily with the S mittee has not overlooked Alaska , areas and its comment and recommendations to them are enlighte for kans. Pointing out t! systems of public quality to those in the ing of outlying p The Committee vision of s the inhabitants of the couraged, and that these facilities be or and administered thr procedures as demo- cratic as may proy sible in the various situations. In a number of the areas there should be ch more emphasis than at present upon democratic participation in the deter- mination of educational programs ad policies, with the ulti of full freedom to maintain and opera hools that serve chil- dren and adu in accor with their individual and needs At present th s no office Government that regularly emplo) for the purpose of studying educ outlying areas, of advising on policies with respect to those areas, and of rendering advis vices to them. The facilities of the United States Office of Edu- cation should be supplemented for these pur- poses, and should be drawn upon much more systematically than they have been in the past. It is also ted that it would prob- ably be desirable to add a qualified specialist in education to the central staff of the Division of Territories and Island - Possessions, -who should devote bis time exclusively to the problems of - those are and work in co- operatian with the area school administrators and with the Office of Education ‘The commiliee has carefully considered the desirability of including the various areas in Federal aid to the States for e tional pur- poses. It seems clear that the two Territories should be included in all of the proposed grants on the same basis as the States. The case is not so conclusive for the other areas. but the needs are great in all of those areas and are very unlikely to receive suitable consideration sioy ve month and a Under work last been received Reeves the committee thorough study the drafted recommenda- ) of of and the com- outlying ates and other relative Alas- tain and encouraging Alaska and Hawaii mai education comparable in type States, Committee, speak- the essior reconmends that the pro- onal facilities for all be en- anized itable ¢ everal areas ate objective social in the Federal specialists on in the educational and | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1938. ool if left for individual treatment. In the ab- sence of decisive reasons for other treatment moreover, the Committee believes that in the distribution of funds all of the various out- should be treated as parts of the ¢ ates. It therefore strongly recom- mended that the outlying are be includeri so far as feasible all of the existing and proposed new Federal on the same basis as the various The adoption HAPPY. BIRTHDAY The Empire extedds congratula- and best wishes today, their sirthday anniversary, to the follo ng tions MARCH 26 Mrs. G. Isaak wrl Bennett Joseph M. Smith J. 8. MacKinnon MARCH 27 llen McKechnie Mary Paul Arvo Wahto Bobby Phillips George Walmsley Mrs. Robert Simpson william S. Dapcevich - eeo MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee e of this recommendation would not institute an entirely new policy Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico now partici- pate in Federal aid for the land ant colleges. gricultural experiment stations, for agri ervice, and for vocational in Islands, Guam and been omitted from need for services of the grants, 1d some therefore be made receive assistance Amer Samoa those grants. They the type promote special through in accordance In addition erritories, the have by provision should will with their ne recommendations for s further 1150 proposes funds For in | Comur assistance | for Indian educatior f adult educat al library adult education 1939-40, uggested a he ion service it proj five million dollars $2,425 19¢ would up be of which receive and i ale throu when rritory’s would library etup with Alaska getting 1942 appears to have given territories Q show What courte her husband in The devoted and tactful w will be interested in his busines thorough con- '&Irs considerate when he is ti or ill, consult him in regard in helping to s sccial act 5 in which he i in the years fo come. yo1vaq and show appreciatior iR all courtesies he extends to her just consider @ How should a divorcee Lithuanian Cabinet and her name? tting to boot A. She should use the surname of her former husband, prefixing her maiden name. Q. Sheuld the title “Reverend be used when introducing a clergy- man? A should ¢ service it proposed the ho $1.248 for rural libr Altogether, the Alaska as well a ideration imilar rk committes the work by other which probably will result improve our educational system It's tough to be b with the of gef out ot 10D, Ut being out of a with a good chance hot 3ob Burns i become a father, respect to Bob, Mrs, a mother. shout Burns goir With going to become to the also is news reports. Stock Exchange that the edat also i seat sells for a new low price. of rtainment omewhat possible caliber en one from such lower these DAILY LESSON S IN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordon The \lo\um Lesson (New York Imn ) overwhelming ht had no such spectacle Moscow treason trial, now in its $ historic signifiance far transcend drama. What has happened Soviet Russia is of vastly more fate of Stalin or his opponents loday the moral and intellectual munism. To read that lesson it is not necessary for us to decide whether Bukharin, Rykov and their associates are guilty or innocent. It is enough that Stalin’s in- dictment should have been presented and the trial held. If the Stalin charges are true, what is this Communist Russia in its twenty-first year? It is only the old Russia which cynics defined as an absolutism | ¢ tempered by assassination An autocrat who calls himself a Communist reigns, and the only way in which his opponents can get a hearing is by murder Here twenty-first year of what its votaries call the gres 1t in human history, and what ail of us regard the g social experiment of our time, and it is the old story of ruthle viclence above countered by desperate violence from' below; if the Stalin version is true. But if the indictment does not tell the the defendants are did not commit, we human society of + Words Often Misu “I don’t want to.” End the infini- tive by scaying. “I don’t want or, “T don’t want to see him Often Mispronounced: Anno Do- mini. Pronounce an-o dom-i-ni, a as in an, first o as in no, second o as in on, first i as in it unstre second i as in lie, accent tirst ble of each word Often Misspelled ious. yrionyms: Unsociable, inhospitable, reserved Word Study: “Use times and it is your ease our vocabulary by |ing one word each day. word: Digress; to deviate, sed: Do not say an For generation story, this the latest final stages. But the personal happening to than the witnessing of com- to 20." and is importance We are collapse ed V1l sylla- Piteous; not pit- unsocial word th Let us ree master- Today's especial- or speaking. gressed Imm the scene: m 2 g “He frequently the story to describe as test - oo LOOK and LEARN By A. (‘ Gordon truth and confessing to crimes which they are plainly not living in the new the Communist dream. We are| 1, back in the torture chambers of the Aztecs and the 3 Druids. We have not changed human nature in Russia by abolishing the system of capitalist exploi- tation have the same e From what are prunes made? How long has Judge Kenesaw Landis been commissioner of pro- fessional baseball? old human nature com-| 3. What and where is “Big Ben"? pet % Stalin is right, for the priviiege of operating 4. In what battle, and on what a system of State exploitation, and using any weapon | date, was the American flag first that lies ready to hand. | carried? It is the same intellectual dilemma if the Moscow 5. In what country did chop suey proceedings are explained in terms of Russian “psy- | originate? chology People will often be heard to say that they have read too many Dostoievsky novels not to believe anything is possible in Russia. Dostoievsky has pre- | 1 pared them, on the one hand, for Russian physicians | ing. who poison their patients or, on the other hand, for | Russian physicians who confess to murders of which 3 they are innocent But if this is true, and the Russians are a race apart, the idea of a world revolu- tion is bankrupt Obviously an experiment no 4. Battle of Brandywine, experiment which has no validity outside the latora- | tember 11, 1777 tory. Plain people everywhere have been saying that| 5. In America. communism might do.for Ru but not for their | - own country. Stalin’s treason trials have driven Lome this argument. At the very time when he is summon- ing the workers of all countries to join Russia in a world revolution he does his best to prove that Russia | stands outside the world. We come, finally, to the question of secial p | in the light of the Mascow trial. Soviet Russ ! first and greatest example of a planned soc : ’ Her first Five-Year Plan has been imitated all over| | the world, including the rival dictatorships. The idea | | f planning, in various degrees, has won prestige every- | where as the substitute for drift or blind competition. It is an ideal which calls up the picture of of philosophers and administering the affairs | f a dom and selflessness, in a| pirit of moderation and compromise. Bul the picture of Soviet Russia as painted in the Moscow trials is a pieture of ferocious rival planners engaged in murder- | ous competition. It is a planned order in which the slans are determined, in the last analysis, by firing squads and ssination, Plums, by the process of dry- Since 192 A large clock in the he houses of Parliament England. tower of London, for sale at The Emp Office. The Charles W. Carter 3 Mortuary ‘ | Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 . GARBAGE HAULEfl Reasonable Monthly Rates E. 0. DAVIS TELEPHONE 212 1 conclave | Sep-| Lode and placer location notices | 20 Years Ago From The Empire * MARCH 26, 1918 Dr. Howe Vance was in Seattle and was expected to return on the Princess Sophia. Word had been received in Ju- neau that a fire had wiped out the shaft house and adjoining build- ings at the Gypsum Mine on Chi- hagof Island. The small buildings and bunkers on the beach were d and it was believed that those destroyed would be rebuilt immediately had leased the g Brewery to H. F. Suessdorf and Otto Herring of the Valdez Bev- erage Company. Machinery and supplies had been purchased by Zynda while in the East for mak- ing near beer and soft drinks. He had operated the Eagle Brewe the past 20 years but due to health he was forced to retire business. S. Zynda for in from wenty-three Germans istered with Postmaster under the “alien enemy Officers of the Juneau rtment were elected for the com- ing year as folows: Sim Freiman, chief; J. W. Bell, assistant chief; Martin Lavenik, secre reasur- Frank Sargent, truck driver and rd Gunning, assistant truck driver. had reg- Bradford act.” Fire De- Juneau High to receive military nection with their s planned to set aside a certain days of lthe week which would be directed by Juneau Home Guard given to drill School boys were training in con- school work. It period for the drilling officers of the Credits for work were to be those who took part in the Weather: Highest Partly cloudy in- Iy from the main subject in writing | di- | FROM NORWAY came Karen Flagstad (above) and mother to visit Karea's opera star sister, Kirsten Flagstad. SATISFACTION IN FOOD QUALITY AT UNITED FOOD CO. Audit—Tax and System Ser JAMES C. COOPER, ] C. P. A | 303-05 Goldstein Building | Public Stenographer Notary Public When in Need of DIiESEL OIL—STOVE OIL YOUR COAL CHOICE GENERAL HAULING STORAGE and CRATING | | | CALL US JUNEAU TRANSFER Phone 48—Night Phone 696 ey “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. Moscow compels us to look with a kindlier eye on sur own alleged “chaotic” democracy Beoze Finder (Cieveland Plain Dealer) Science devised the lie-detector. Now the medical \ orofession presents not only the booze-finder, but | sts its application in cases where it is suspected | hat a drunken motorist is responsible for an accident. | ‘The official journal of the American Medical Association reports experiments which show that even ne glass of beer incr the incidence of error in m individual; that two or three shots of whisky | ause “definite variations” from the rules of condugt | normally followed by the average individual. Slight ntoxication starts with a blood content of 1-10th of 1 percent alcohol; five times that amount and it is time for’the victim’s friends to take him home in a | axi and put him to bed. | This publication cites the fact that 7 percent of | he automobile drivers and 11 percent of the pedes- rigns involved in the accidents which brought death ‘0 37.800 peopie in the United States during 1936 howed symptoms of alcoholism. Fines, jail and | werkhouse sentences seem to have little deterrent | ‘ffect, often because it is impossible to convince a magistrate or a jury that a suspect, not discovered ctually lying in the gutter, was drunk at the instant his accident happened. These booze-finding tests may take the question out of the realm of speculation | | nto that of science. The B. M. ases Juneau, Behrends Bank Alaska COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars Horoscope “The stars incline but do not compel" SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 1638 | Good and evil planetary aspects | contend today, according to astro- | logy. The tendency to destroy old | faiths may be strongly evident under | | this configuration. : Uranus is in a position presaging PROFESSIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINEAU CHANNEL Directory DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER | DENTISTS Blomgren Building * PHONE 56 Hours 3 am. to 9 pm. B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Visitng brothers welcome. N. C. BAN- FIELD, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, Secre- tary. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 loose thinking and lack of religi- ous interest. The young may be sus- ceptible to evil suggestion. The clergy should benefit as they ally the churcHes with civic re- forms. Widespread campaigns against vice and crime will be con- | Rooms 8 and 9, Valentine Bldg. Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p.m. DANIEL ROSS, Wor- shipful Master; JAMES W. LEI- VERS, Secretary. Dr. Charles P. Jenne DENTIST \® 1 TELEPHONE 176 ducted through the coming months when startling revelations of las law enforcement will arouse public feeling Women today are under favorable planetary influences which will vi- talize their aid to charitable and | philanthropic organizations. | Arbitration will settle a serious | labor dispute before midsummer, but the result not be permanent. the seers prophesy. Girls who wear new clothing to- day come under a rule of the stars that seems to presage good luck in meeting strangers. The modes will reveal reactionary trends as well as extremes in modern ideas. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of suc- cess, which may be accompanied, however by many vexations. They should avoid arguments and dis- putes. Children born on this day bably will be of artistic nature and pro- REBEKAHS Perseverance Lodge No. 2-A meets every second aind fourth Wednes- iay, 1.O.OF. Hall. BETTY Mc- CORMICK, Noble Grand; RUTH BLAKE, Secretary. Dr. Richard Williams | DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE GOLDSTEIN BUILDING ( i i & Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12, 1-5 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street Next Coliseum Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 am. t0o 6 pr SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 PHONE 9i~-Free Delivery strong character. These subjects of Aries are able to reach the heights “Tomorrow's Styles in whatever vocation they choose. Genevieve Ward, famous actress, was born on this day 1833. Others | who have celebrated it as a birth- | day include Jamer Cruze, motion picture director, 1884; General Adol- | phus W. Greely. Arctic explorer, | 1844, | free. Hcurs 10 to 12; | South Franklin St. DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH | Consultation and examination 1 to 5; 7 to 9:30 by appointment. i Gastineau Hotel Annex | Plone 177 Today” MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1938 As the week begins benefic aspects are strongly dominant and there is a good sign for merchants of al classe: Contracts, leases and partnership pap should be sighed under this configuration which presages good fortune. Although farmers come sway which may bring bad weather there will be demand for producs at higher prices, if the seers are correct Labor is subject to unfavorable influences today. There may be con- under a | tests for leadership within union or ganizations. Women are likely to be exceed: ly lucky under this planetary gov-: ernment. Tt is a favorable date for shopping and other activities which coniribute to the comfort of the home. This should be an auspi ding day, since the stars promise us wed- # { Juneau’s Own Storez \ L U TS § Robert Simpson, Opt.D. Graduate Los Angcles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground | | | { | 5 your Reliable pharmacists compound prescrip- tions. Bu{ler-Mauro Drug Co. WHEN IN A HURRY CALL COLE FOR OIL 34 plus or 27 gravity, in any amount . . . QUICK! COLE TRANSFER Phone 3441 or Night 554 H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Home of Hart Schaffner and Marx Clothing Office Ludwig Nelson's Jewelry Shop Phcne Green 331 lasting love and loyalty. Marriages will be numerous among the young who will be indifferent to uncertain- ties regarding income or employ- ment. Theaters should proflit greatly | through the spring season when the | desire for amusement will be active and audiences large Persons whose birthdate it is the augury of a year of much fortune. Hard work will bring erous returns. Children born on this day proba- bly will be intense in nature and keen in mind. Subjects of this sign of Aries are usually independent and self reliant. Aristide Briand, French have good gen- states- # | Hollmann’s Pharmacy | 201 Seward St. Phone 45 PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED FROM FRESH DRUGS ik FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates 'PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET ON THE MEZZANINE HOTEL JUNEAU BEAUTY SHOP LYLAH WILSON Contoure Telephone | J.B. WARRACK | Engineers—Contractors | | JUNEAU | | COME IN and SEE the NEW ] ! STROMBERG-CARLSON | man, was born on this day 1862.!7 Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include Freddie Bartho- | lomew, motion picture actor, 1924; William A. Neilson, educator, 1869 (Copyright, 1938) 8 RADIOS | '| J. B. Burford & Co. | “Our door step is worn by Satisfied Customers” “NEW AND DIFFERENT FOOTWEAR” DEVLIN’S 5 Paris Fashion Shoes I BODDING TRANSFER | ks | |2 MARINE PHONE | BUILDING 707 Rock—Coal Hauling ‘ ! Stove—Fuel Oil Delivery | GENERAL MOTORS DELCO and JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) Mrs. Pigg Phone 65 Dinners MAYTAG PRODUCTS W. P. JOHNSON “The Frigidaire Man” e VISIT THE Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplies Phone 206 122 W. Second GASTINEAU CAFE S e el Lode and placer location notices Sand N FIVE AND TEN S { results. | | PERCY'S CAFE | | | Tce Cream, Soft Drinks, Candy | COFFEE SHOP | | Percy Reynolds, Manager i HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” T Alaska Federal Savings ‘ | and Loan Association Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P O. Box 2718——Phone 3 fi\_—————fi OmCE—llD &'fld St. for sale at The Empire Office. Try the Empire classifieds for| | Empire classifieas pay. The First National Bank JUNEAU [J CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100.000 ® COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 2% Paid on Savings Accounts