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Daily A laska Empire Published every cvening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY HELEN TROY BENDER - - - = = President LET’S Even the wes able to the ann Monday, and with its cooperation the unsightly stains tions and best wishes foday, f winter should THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE SATURDAY, APRIL 23, I938 G l\ E JUNEAU A NEW DRESS ather gives indication of being favor- ual Cleanup campaign which opens have disappeared by the end of next R. L BERNARD -’ - Vice-President and Busine Manager Becond and Main S Juneau, Alaska veek if all residents of the mmunity ‘\.'Hl make Entered in the Post Of Second Class Matter, it an individual point to share in the laudable city 7 enterprise skl Mayor Harry I. Lucas announces that trucks will ths, in advance, $6.00; 1a gyailable to haul away the debris as is the custom will promptly notify e Thete is no ¢ for this service. The f larity in the de- 5 principal outlay to cooperate in this campaign is News O 602: Business Offics, 374 ; ndividual effort. Either take a little exercise on the MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. ely. entitled to. the use for vourself or hire some of the men vake and yard tools The Associated Press exce republic: dispat credited to it or not otherwis paper and also the local mews around town who need the work to clean up your et yard and premises for you, is the suggestion of the ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE Sa "™ Cleanup Committee, and an excellent suggestion it is. DR - i Spring is here. Let ive her a new dress in Jun o t she will to the hest advantag Let's check over sanitary conditions about our place uck water and W connections, and, while we're about it, it m it be a good idea to check on the wiring and other fire haza which may exist around the house. coming week is the time to do those dozens of odd-job tasks which we have -been putting off during the winter No one likes to live in a dirty, dingy city, or where fire hazards exist Juneau will not be in that class if everyone will join wholeheartedly in the Cleanup ampaign and fix up his own premises. 5 Goering Sunny Jim Be WHY YOU SHOULD \UI E ON TUESDAY (Cleveland Plain Dealer) “Sunny Jim" Farley is still the best political prophet of modern times. He can out-guess even Field Following the adjournment of each Territorial Marshal Hermann Goering of Germany who pre Legislature there is invariably a great deal of com- dicted a 100 percent votk for Austro-German union plaint about what the Legislators did. It is almost and didn’t get it. Naziism's rotund No. 2 man has W a tradition among some of the critics to cry “this was ‘be satisfied with a 99.75 percent vote in Austria and only 99.08 percent count for the whole of Ger- worse than the last one,” which, without exception, 15 Togsge pant hole; ot ek "ariey 5-t0-2 electoral college prognosis sty unfounded in fact. And too often among the rail " o e Do i i ot ¥ T L 1 B Thiad stands as the perfect record in ballot box clairvoyance RIXS WD, FAIE 118 MOWL 803t SEY L (D0 So R, he Democratic national chairman’s achievement great many who failed (o do their part in selecting pecomes positively astoundif when it is remembered the lawmakers. Most of them probably went to the t vote-getting means Hitler, Goering and th: polls in the general election; but in the first instance, Nazis had at their disposal. First of all were der orations about his “homeland” at the primary, when the nominations were made fuehrer’s teat-jerkir they were significantly absent. Primary returns al- and the Austrian y who made good. Propaganda W show an apathy on the part of the voters, many Minister Goebbels kept up a verbal stream since ear of those same voters who shout that there isn’t any- it March that far outdid anything ever heard in a femocratic country where politicians are prone to eral election body worth voting for when it come: f exaggerate and promise the moon. In ition Aus: s Y \ t ive seen the uninviting consequences of Next Tuesday Alaska voters again are called upon tE e B cematE e Vot to go to the polls and select nominees on the Demo- | for national extinction overcame any desire to vote cratic and Republican tickets, the candidates who will| “nein” and run the risks involved compete for victory at the general election on Sep- With such methods Farley could have included tember 13. All the competition in the primary centers even Maine and Vermont in his prediction. But the about the Legislature. There are no contests for few thousands who did dare the Browh Shirt dis- Delegate to Congress or for Territorial Treasyrer, bui | Pleasure, including the 66 Ustrian soldiers who s there are tontésts Yor thie House on both: tickets, and 10’ are worthy .to join the tmmortal company of g dthan Allen's Green Mountain boys. Weren't they a race for the Senate on the Democratic ticket 3 from Vermont? Are you, Mr, Voter, golng to sty away from the Plebiscites in dictatorial states would be humor- polls next Tuesday and then in September say therc g5 were they not mass demonstrations of the tragedy is no one on the general election ballot Who you con- | of a people. They are sacrilegious jokes on the ballot sider ,worth voting for? box. They give the dictator an excuse for marching Some of the older voters will recall the old sys- ahead to new conquests. Central Europe, particu- tem of selecting party nominees when one had to have larly Cze hoslovakia, will feel the repercussions from a loud voice or be closely affiliated with the party or- the German vote. This synthetic support encou the regime to stage such farces as a treason tr tion'-to be heéard: That system was abandoned of its abuses and the volzss had little ex-Cha »r Schuschnigg to be held in the fall and ssrie pbvy e to issue a warrant for treason against Archduke Otto In who the party nom=' ¢ g, ihurg who sought the Austrian throne. These fact that the rank and choice inces would be. Lut today we have the primary—the|y,o,0qucts of goose-step plebiscites affect history guarantee that every person over the age of 21, able more than the plebiscites themselves, to read and write and with at least one year N PSR dence in the Territory immediately prior to el day can have a voice in who shall represent the par Of the M.lkmu: nf Laws HAPPY h BIRTHDAY 20 Years Ago || iloroscope The Empire extends comgratula- their From The Empire 'l “The atars incline virthday anniversary, to she follow- | but do not compel” || ng: “ | do— | APRIL 23 AFRIL: 23, 1918 | sunpDAY, APRIL 24, 1938 W. K. Burford George A. Parks was aboard th: | According to astrology this should Pete Jelich steamer Alaska on his way to Wash- | be a happy day. Benefic aspects ruie Myrtle A. Knusey ington, D.C., having been commis- | after the early morning hours. ay Carothers sioned as first lieutenant in the En-| The clergy comes under a swa Henry Reinikka gineering Corps. He had been serv-| which seems to promise added wo Mrs. Violet Lundell O'Neill ing as a U. S. mineral inspector,|and increased responsibilities. Hon- LT with headquarters in Juneau. | ors will be bestowed upon leadin APRIL 24 . | Catholic and Protestant prelates by A. Bernsten Ole Scarbo : Gus Brown & Mrs. Patricia Stoddard . Mrs. F. A. J. Gallwas arle Monagle D. Morrison G. G. Brown,, » — e |~ MODERN | ETIQUETTE | By Roberta Lee - £ » Q. Is it proper to send wedding invitations to relatives and friend | who live in distant cities, when onc In many places in the States such lack of inter- (New York Times) est has been shown in primary elections as to encour- A statistician attached to the Council of Statc | age thought toward returning to the convention sys- | Governments has been at work on the output of| tem of selecting party nominees. American State Li atures during 1937. He find Don't be a vwnerable rail bird next September, (hat 7.466 State Senators and Representatives passed 17,194 new laws, an average of about two andi one- half laws apiece. They tried unsuccessfully to pass 37,000 other bills, an average of about five apiece They were paid a total salary of $4,660,000, so that crying that thero is no one on the ticket worth voting for, or again next January when the Legislature con- venes, declaring it the worst yet. Go to your votilig place Tuesday, call for a Democratic or Republican bal- lot, 4nd make your selection of the men or women who you believe to be worthy of representing your party in the forthcoming cimpaign, and in the next Legislature if the majority of the voters so decide next September 13. The average State Legislature enactea New York in for nothing. about one-third of all the bills introduced. was more conservative. It enacted only fifth of the bills introduced. The gods may laugh at this spectacle of legisla- For_the convenience of voters here i the list o |00 Tun Wild, and so may some morlals. el we t be 3 v laws creats candidates on the respective tickets where contests must be r Asona ble. The new laws did not create | ) 17,194 new crimes. Many of them were necessary to oceur: : 3 Sl | enable administrative agencies to keep up with our DEMOORATIC | hard-riding civilization, Many were trivial. Many, For the Senate, vote for one: Crystal Snow Jenne| and Henry Roden after being tried out, will either be repealed or quietly forgotten. Few will be efficaciously enforced unless For the House, vote for four: J. P. Anderson, there is public opinion behind them. Quite a number James V. Davis, Fred G. Hanford, Joseph F. Krause, 0f sumptuary laws were passed during the prohibition John McCormick, Henry Messerschmidt, George H 8. Were they enforced? And what became of Peterson, George S. Talbot and Arthur P, Walker. | them? ¢ i REPUBLICAN Our legislators reflect our folkways. They pass | For, the House, vote for four:. :Prink 8. Barnes,| 27> hat some of us ask for and that they. fondly Cash Cole,. Frank H. Foster, Mildred R Hvrm'\nn’ hope most of us, if we hear about them, will accept. i Xy e 5 They can’t order us about. They can't bully us. They Frank D. Price, Royal M. Shepard and Jack Wilson. can't go counter to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights—not for long. On the whole, our multitude of laws does not rest heavily oh our shoulders. Certainly | they beat the mandates of dictators, which are also | numerous, all hollow. Inventors say they have perfected a new type of coal burner. Perhaps it will carry out the ashes and dump them in the alley Caught in Path of Georgm Recent Flood "Part of the debris left after a 23-car freight train was wrecked by a bridge washout in the flood at Fair- ‘Three cars of acid fell into the stream, killing large numbers of live stock which had escaped ‘from the wrecked train. each new law passed, with the bills that failed throw | about one- | knows they will be unable to attend? A. Certainly; they are as much entitled to invitations as if th lived in one’s neighborhood. Q. What is the proper way eat an orange at the table? A. Peel the orange, and then pu it apart. At breakfast, the orange is ofen cut in halves and eaten wit! an orange-spoon. Q. When a man is introduced to a hostess, should she extend her hend? A. Yes, alw | "DAILY LESSONS ‘ IN ENGLISH A By W. L.-Gordon Words Often Misused: Do not sa “All of the books are on the shelves. Omit of. Say, “All the book: Often Mispronounced: Credulou Pronounce kred-u-lus, e as in bed the du as in during, second u as i us unstressed, accent first syllable Often Misspelled: Nonpareil; the eil is pronounced as ell in bell Synonyms: Preposterous, irration- al, nonsensical, ridiculous, absurd Word Stud; Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by master- ing one word each day. Today word: Grandeur; grandness; emin- ence: sublimity. “Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.” — Spur- geon. - eee . Sl el L 1 1 | LOOK and LEARN | By A. C. Gordon S R A O 1. How does the bee produce its humming noise? 2. What mythological person fell in love with his reflection in the water? 3. What was the property destroyed by fire of 1871? 4. What straw is used chiefly value of the the Chicago | making straw hats in America and Europe? 5. Which is the largest of all the tributaries of the Mississippi River in respect to the amount of water discharged? ANSWERS 1. By the rapid vibration of its wings, and not with its mouth as is so often supposed. 2. Narcissus. 3. $200,000,000. 4. Wheat straw. 5. Ohio River. FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES GAS — OILS JUNEAU MOTORS m| Food Commissioner Gurr, of the United States government. For| | Douglas, reported having in his pos- ‘ the Jews under the Stars and Striper session licenses for the fnlluwln:;\grom. access of political and finan- applicants for engaging in hing: | cial power is prognosticated John Barrett, J. M. Adamson, J. J.| Religion will continue to gain Penglase, J. B. Laughlin, Roscoe M.|supporters in this country as the| Laughlin, A. Hyvara, F. Hubbard. | quest for spiritual aid spreads east| B. Gravrock, J. F. Henson |and west, north and south. | TR | Before the end of the year the Capt. J. M. Hewison, of the wreck-| government in Washington, D.C. ing tug Salvor and J. McHandy, in|is to become the arbiter of destiny | charge of the construction of the|in a crisis of world issues, it is cofferdam about the wreck of the|prophesied Admiral Evans, stated that the boi- The stars indicate that the god tom of the Evans was in good shape of chance will rule through the and that she would be raised in|coming weeks when there will be about four or five weeks. Betting as well ek speculation on an extended scale. first! Extravagant spending will An-| profit to many retail merchants chorage for the season, sed | Americans appear to adopt the pol- through Juneau southbound. Due | icy of living for the day and ignor- to the ice in Cooks Inlet the passen-|ing future needs. Admiral Watson, the unload passengers at The boat to gers and freight were landed with| persons whose birthdate it is have lighters the augury of a year of unusual op- AR timism which n be justified by The chairman of the Home Sgrv-| pleasant experiences. The young will ice Section of the Juneau Chapter of American Red Cross was R. E. be ambitious and will formulate im- portant plan: Robertson. Other members Were children born on this day prob- Hon. R. W. Jennings, Dr. P. J. Ma- aply will be serious in mind, ener hone, Mrs. G. D. Christian, J. L. getic and studious. Subjects of this Gray, and Mrs. J. L. Gray. ign may possess intellectual powers of unusnal quality Martin Hansen, whose residence Edmund Cartwright, inventor, was Shattuck addition that C. W was in the Case wanted it understood born on this day 1743. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday Fries was not “the only pebble on jnclude Saint Vincent de Paul, the beach” when it came to having prench divine, 1576; Charles S. Sar- flowers bloom under the snow. Frics gent, botanist, 1841, had daisies in bloom but Hansen i Ay could produce pansies which had MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1038 bloomed under their winter blanket 3 3 o Astrologers read s a fairly Henry Roden made the statement forturate day in pla d‘f’“fi’ to the press that it was about time tion. It seems to promise al of ss and real optimism in that Juneau after the fishing trade. was going 5 commercial centers. The early hours are favorable to planning, writing letters of impor- DR. W. W. COUNCIL, | g MRS. CAUTHORNE |ciudine contrac oo ational in RETURNING NORTH oot o o g terests may be expected this week Expansion of certain manufacturing | Dr. W. W. Cr)ux\(l’ Commissioner of Health, and Mrs, plants is presaged. Bitter contention within and Mary K. Cauthorne, staff member | without party lines will continue of the Territorial Department of |ic muddle voters through the sum- | Health, are returning to Juneau|mer. Surprises in the choice of fav- aboard the Yukon. {orite ‘sons will mark politics as Both attended health conferenct premature talk of the national cam- in Washington, D. C. Dr. and Mrs. | paign engages many editors and poi- Council visited for some in the East and on the West Coast, and Mrs. iticians. The evening is most auspicious for Cauthorne also spent her vacation in the States. meetings or banquets. Oratory is to 2 g Territorial become too general to be effective, the seers warn. Try the mmpire classifieds for Sweeping cHa in radio per- . | results. sonalities and programs are prog- | SERVICE nosticated. Television and other im- | FINE ol L o provements also are forecast. iring | : il be wis e [ aLch and Pupty S | GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING ; Women will be wise to a ot very -reasttiable’ retes It It's Paint We Have It! | | 5000 to personal intere EDHORN | Gas—Oil—Storage | IDEAL PAINT SHOP | ing domestic duties and social inter- | PAUL BLO! ] - - u FRED W. WENDT <. There will be much courtship| | S. FRANKLIN STREET PHONE 549 { |at colleges and high schools. 2 : Persons whose birthdate it is have | | J. B. WARRACK | the augury of a year of prosperity | NE 14 % = and atrees in busineks ‘and’ thet 17 1 CLGRES SEERSEL Engineers—Contractors | Audit—Tax and System Service | | Professions, but for many there may HOTEL .'UNEAU | 5 ‘ JAMES C. COOPER be family troubles. The young mey | BEAUTY SHOP | JUNEAU ] . J be hard to manage. } | ) G P..8 | Children born on this aay probs LYLAH WILSON | & a8 dad . | S ay proba | 303-05 Goldstein Building | | )"y e extremely clever in man-{ | Contoure s it T blic' St ) iely.o 7 _Er- [ R R TR | { ru fizur;n;ng;:gh" aging their own affairs and able to| | X-Er-Vao iss__d | "COME IN and SEE the NEW | lead. Subjects of this sign of Taurus| > : STROMBERG-CARLSON | —r—reRt s usually know how to make money. ’————-—-—-'{ ) RADIOS | '\ . D % | Edwin R. A. Seligman, political| ( =~ «NEW AND DIFFERENT ) | BODDING TRANSFER || cconomist, was born on this. day S DI -J. B. Burford & Cg; MARINE PHONE |1861. Others who have celebrated ic| DEVLIN’S st g BUILDING 07 |as a birthday include George O©.| | | Satisfled Custcmers' Rock—Coal Hauling Boldt, hotel proprietor, 1851; Paul| | Paris Fashion Shoes | i e 2 Stove—Fuel Oil Delivery | | Armstrong, dramatist, 1365. s R S e S e S e = | (Copyright, 1938) | ot = | RS 5 BN TSR e | T RS VT s o e e e i 3 IN i > | JUNEAU SPECIALIZING : Lode and placer location notices ‘or sale at The Empire Office. GARBAGE HAULED || Reasonable Monthly Rates E. 0. DAVIS = F o *| PHONE 412 | jamseactiox ™ || FAMILY SHOE STORE | | PACIFIC COAST | || UNITED FOOD CO. ||| ™ol me || COAL CO. | TELEPHONE—16 | ! LOU HUDSON-—Manager ! | | J: 3 :] ‘. Seward St. -Juneau | HARRY RACE The B. M Juneau, Resodr(;fes Over Two and One-Half' Million ' Dollars e Bank COMMERCIAL : and SAVINGS = DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” Behrends GENERAL MOTORS DELCO and MAYTAG PRODUCTS W. P. JOHNSON “The Frigidaire Man” 4 ¥ PERCY'S CAFE | | | Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, Candy COFFEE SHOP Percy Reynolds, Manager Alaska bring| | FROFESSIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINEAU CHANNEL Directory N B. P. 0. ELKS mect | rery Wednesday at § | URGER I every We 3 L Kn;;fr«‘:rfsfl;sm o p.m. Visitng brothers i Blomgren Building | welcome. N. C | PHONE 56 { i fa'IELD g?;‘ésfll 5 | H. Bk | Hours 3 am. to 9 pm. \ary 2 | MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 111 T Second and fourth Monday of each montn in Scottish Rite Temple i Dr. Charles P. Jenne i G/\\? | DENTIST beginning at 7:30 p.m | Rooms 8 and 9, Valentine Bldg. { DANIEL ROSS, Wor- | TELEFHORE 176 shipful Master; JAMES W. LEI- VERS, Secretary. SR REBEKAHS ! | | Perseverance Lodge No. 2-A meets Dr. Richard Williams DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE | M GOLDSTEIN BUILDING | | BLAKE, | | every second and fourth Wednes- | | day, 1.O.OF. Hall BETTY Mc- | | CORMICK, Noble Grand; RUTH Secretary. rn---_»-,,,,',,-—,--,- ¥ 1 i GuySmth? DRUGS | { Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR [ Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-8 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 PUROLA REMEDIES | PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED . ll Dr. A. W. Stewart | | DENTIST | Hours 9 am. to 6 pa» SEWARD BUILDING Front Street Next Coliscum PHONE %i--Free Delivery | porrrrrrrr e | Office Phone 469 H H i i G | } gy T ——.. | “Tomorrow’s Styles% ¢ DR H. VANCE || Today” 3 i OSTEOPATH | _!’ | Consultation and examination 3 Y | free. Heurs 10 to 12; 1 to 5; | ! | 7 to 9:30 by appointment. | —@ { | Gastineau Hotel Annex ] South Franklin St. Phone 177 I { #{ Juneau’s Own Store! : - ' ‘¥ ' Robert Simpson, Opt.D. T S Graduat: Los Angcles College _— LR |4 | of Optometry and 5t » Opthalmology i EZ ¥ . | Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground | The Rexull Store _.__—_—J your Reliable | WHEN IN A HURRY pharmacists K | CALL COLE FOR OIL compound | 34 plus or 2V gravity, in any prescrip- vy X amount . . . QUICK! tions. M | COLE TRANSFER Butler-Mauro Drug Co. | Phone 3441 or Night 554 . g " ‘| H.S. GRAVES | “The Clothing Man” | Dr. Rae L. Carlson | \ Have Y ur Eyes Examined by Home of Hart Schaftner and OPTOMETRIST { o Gt Office Ludwig Nelson's Jewelry Shop Phone Green 331 / ! ) “GASTINEAU MOTOR | MELODY HOUSE Rl Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) and Mrs. Pigg Phone 65 Italian P & : - Dinners Alaska Music Supply GASTINEAU CAFE i Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office. Try the Empire cluslfled.s for results. Empire classifieds pay. The First National Bank JUNEAU [ CAPITAL—$50.000 SURPLUS—$100,000 [ ] COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 2%, Paid on Savings

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