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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY MAY 24, 1938. —baily Alaska Empire nday by the Published every evening except EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Prestdent 1 B L Al HELEN TROY BFNDFR R. L. BERNARD Becond and Main Stree.s, J Vice-Presi: iness Manager Bntered in the Post Offic SUBSCRIPTION Deltvered by carrler By msil, B Oue year, In one month, in ad; Bubscribers will the Business Office livery of their nspc Telephones: Kews Offic of any republication of otherwise credited ublished herein CONFLICTING LABOR VOTE The strength of labor prganizations in the politi- cal field remains a mooted question. Following the Pennsylvania primary the other day John L. Lewis, the CIO leader, predicts increased political strength | for labor. But it was Mr. Lewis' candidate, Thomas | who was Kennedy, United Mine Workers official, defeated for the nomination for Governor of that| state. Last Friday in Oregon, the successful candidate) for the Democratic nomination for Governor, Henry | Hess, claimed the support of both the CIO and the| AFL, while Gov. Charles Martin, whom he deteated, claimed administration support, as did Hess, but labor to a large degree looked upon him as an opponent because he was reputedly the business man’s can- didate. Doubtless the so-called labor vote played portant role in both primaries, but the results are con- flicting. In Pennsylvania a dyed-in-the-wool labor candidate, Kennedy, was defeated. In Oregon a poli- tical unknown, who claimed to have a support of two Jabor factions, was elected, while Martin, an admitted supporter of administration which has done more to aid labor than any other one in history, loses out If there is any conclusion as to comparative labor strength to be drawn, it is that the so-called labor vote is like all the rest of the voters in the country It tends to vote for or against the man, depending on his record and actions, rather than a bloc in support of any movement in behalf of labor. an im- THE LABOR BOARI l)ll()\l) SCOPE Due fo the conflict in industry between labor and employer, which has precipitated scores of shutdowns and 1=uch inactivity, there probably is no single piece | of naticnal legislation which has focused the public| attention more than the National Labor Relations Act. The proceedings and decisions of the Board have aroused the criticism of both employer and union. Generally, however, its decisions and proce- dure have thus far received the approval of the courts. ‘This perhaps is due to the broad power which is given | the Board in interpreting the labor act. As Dean Dinwoodey, a Washington authority, points out, Labor Board is acting under a statute which directs generally the course of its activities and decisions, but the Wagner Act, however, provides only a framework upon which the board is building. The law leaves to the Board the task of applying its general terms and provisions to specific situations.” Commenting further, Mr. Dinwoodey gives some of the reasons for the Board's harassed position: “That the role of the board cast by the Wagner act is an authoritative ong has been made apparent to many employers by the'bgard's rulings and’ the courts' decisions sustaining them. The board, for instance, determines the labor organization with which an em- ployer must bargain and the conduct of bargaining negotiations, the workers whom he must rehire because of di iminatory discharges, and his liability to re- imburse even strikers for wages lost, once they have applied for reinstatement. ! “The importance of the board’s place in labor re- Jations is evidenced, also, by its decisions determin- ing what in its opinion constitutes the process of col- flective bargaining. It has ruled, for example, that signing of agreements whose terms are agreed upon is one requisite of that process, and that an employer does not bargain collectively when, in advance of ne- gotiations which he is willing to undertake with a union, and whether or not the union is a responsible organization, he tells the union that he will not place his name to a contract. “The Wagner act guarantees to workers the right of ‘collective bargaining,’ but does not define it. “As it has been applied by the labor board, the term ‘collective bargaining’ places upon an' employer three principal duties: (1) To meet with the union representing a majority of his employees at its re- quest; (2) to endeavor in good faith to adjust dif-; * ferences and reach an understanding; and (3) to fmbud)’ understandings reached in a signed binding ®greement for a definite term, “Under the Wagner act, the employer need bar- L laln only with a representative designated by a ma- ;onty of his employees, but the employer acts at his peril in refusing to negotiate with a union whose ma- Jority claim he suspects but cannot disprove, or in' entering Into agreements with any rival organization not known to represent the majority. Often. too, he may be held to violate the law in refusing to bargain with a union whose majority representation at the time of its request to bargain is found to have been dissipated by the employer’s unfair labor practices. “The employer must negotiate, the board has ruled, ‘with whatever agent or agency a majority of his employees have selected’ He may not refuse to bargain with a union which engages in violent sit- down strike tactics, nor is he privileged to deny col- lective bargaining to a representative merely because he views the representative as irresponsible. A strike & flu not _relieve an employer of the statutory ob-| t. locm'dhx to¥ithe Labor, cisi to issue bulletins acknow!edg- aceeptance of the demands of a union or agree- 'land we in Ketchikan do wonde |ally | at “the | ments reached with it duced $o Writing | for a definite term counter-proposals. if (he union requests and be made There must be proposals and But an employer is not required to continue negotiations when those already held indicate that to do so would be futile. Resumption of negotiations may be called for, however, by a change in conditions, “The element of ‘good faith’ in collective bargain- ing is less tangible of application than the other ele- ments. Whether an employer bargains in good faith wholly a matter of judgment—the judgment of the Labor Board. That judgment necessarily is a deduc- tion arrived at by an appraisal of the employer’s con- duct. Such things as removal of a plant, making con- racts with individual employees, attempting to reach a settlement otherwise than by bargaining, and ex- tending r stiations are considered by the board in making that appraisal, Orders of the Labor Board are not enforcible ntil approved by a Circuit Court of Appeals. But on iew the board has an advantage over the attacking its ruling that comes from the act’s provision, similar .40, provisions in other tatute ich as the Federa]l Trade Commission Act which declares that findings of fact, if supported by evidence a1l be conclusive.” Interrupted Mail Service (Ketchikan Chronicle) What with strikes, walkouts, lockouts, fogs, storms and a general lack of traffic, Alaska at best enjoys what the smallest crossroads hamlet in the States would call a poor mail ice. Added to that, now is parently from taking Alaskan mail as a courtesy imposition of a postal law or regulation which ap- prevents pursers of the non-mail carriers We can have no quarrel with that. Nor could we quarrel if pursers, burdened with an excess of mail were to complain. The mail properly should be cleared through regular postal channels. But we can wonder- —why all regularly scheduled steamers cannot, be designated as regular mail carriers. Special dispensation apparently has to be ob- tained from Seattle before mail ¢an be.placed offici- on the Northland line boats. This perniission, true enough, has generally been readily enough granted when it appeared necessary, Thus, for example, the local post office was authorized to place mail on the southbound motorship Northland this week inasmuc - Ondefatanaings must be fe- H APPY BIRTHDAY The Empire extends c(mmatula- tions and best wishes today, their| birthday anniversary, to the follow- ing: MAY 24 Charles Sabin Emma Ness . John D. Emmons Eckley Guerin Mrs. Wallis S. George Mrs. Sam Guyot' ! Pete Kirkebo Annabelle Edwards « MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee 0 Q In bn,\inA hte—lephonh\u who terminates the call, the person whe calls or the person who is called? A. The person who puts in the however, if he talks on irrele- ant matters and the business of the person called is interfered with, that person may terminate the call. Q. Who should escort the debu- tante to the dinner table? A. Her father or her guardian | Q. to a christening? A. By telephone or informal! note PEBAELPRER TGSl * . | DAILY LESSONS | ‘ IN ENGLISH | By W. L. Gordon | - Words Often Misused: Do not say “We have one chance of a hundred Say, “We have one chance in @ hundred.” Often Mispronounced: Realm Pronounce relm, one syllable, e as as the next regularly scheduled mail boat will follow |in elm. the Northland by several days. But it was said this will be the last authorization this year in, we are told that mail should not be given plank on non-mail carriers because they do the not have mail clerks. clerks? After all, on many occasions the mail at the post office closes many, many hours before a boat ails. In such cases it is necessary to place mail on the boat itself or else let the mail remain here perhaps a week before another mail boat sails, We do not know the background of this current situation. There may be good reasons for it all. it does look to us as if our mail service is poor enough, by the nece without making it worse by denying us the privilege of sending mail on all regularly scheduled passenger vessels. The Problem of Relief (New York Times) The been investigating the problem of relief has recom- mended certain changes in the policies of the National Government, but strongly endorsed the basic principle of continuing a Federal program of work relief committee is opposed to the alternative plan ;‘gxunl.s in-aid” to the States, though was recommended to it by the most experienced of all | private relief groups in the field—the Community Mobilization for Human Needs, to whose lot it fallen, during recent years, { munity chests in all parts of the country. The Senate committee’s objection to this plan is | that it would “mean the abandonment of work reiief” and “also amount to a general lowering of relief | standards.” But neither of these points is well taken | The plan recommended to the committee did not call | for the discontinuance of work relief, | posed to leave to the States and their communities the question of deciding how large a part of the total available funds should be spent locally for work relief, how much for direct relief and how much for a com- ‘hinaticn of the two. As for the question of lowering present standards: it must not be forgotten that work of aid, and denied to many others who are no less qualified as “employables.” - A system which averaged | relief is now granted only to a part of those in need benefits more equitably would raise the standard imany cas The method favored by the Committee for Human Mobilization—a system of Federal grants conditioned |upon an adequate contribution by the States them- selves—would put an end to the present arbitrary di- vision between the so-called “employables” and the so- called “unemployables.” It would enable the contri- | bution of the Federal Government to stretch farther, (and do more good, by making certain that it was supplemented by larger contributions on the part of those States which have hitherto done relatively little. It would restore to local communities the re- sponsibility which they ought properly to have in uw matter of deciding how relief funds can be used to best advantage, and it would take “the relief f prob- lem” out of national politics. of Fascism in Latin America (Cincinnati Enquirer) Now that Italian Fascist and German Nazi agi- tation has had time to simmer in Latin America for a time, the results are beginning to show. And they show a negative reaction, emphatically. Argentina, \Bmzil and .Chile, the three principal powers there, bhave imposed drastic. measures restricting Fascist activities. President Vargas of Brazil, hailed as a !brother-in-arms by Mussolini and Hitler, has been the most severe of all in s ppressing the open propa- ganda of the Eurppean isms. | Propaganda alone did not have much effect, either on the radio or in the press. But when Germany began organizing Storm Troopers in Brazil, a hostile public opinion was quick to develop. In Argentina one important effect of Nazi agitation is a ruthless investigation of all foreign schools. Some of them are being closed, others put under surveillance. As often happens, the strategists in Berlin did not pause to consider foreign psychology before laying their plans for conquest by propaganda, Probably the worst blunder made by the Nazis was to put forward a demand for “minority rights” in Latin-American states—rights that would protect Germans as such. To small and large countries alike which are deeply concerned with their sovereignty and jealous of any encroachment, this was a sure method of insult. Latin-American Presidents, it may be concluded, are quite likely to be or become dictators, by the stan- dards of judgment prevailing here. But they are not Fascist dictators, by any comparison with the ideologies of Europe. They may neglect the procedures and even flout the spirit of democracy at times; but they {are not systematically engaged in destroying it; and | they plainly will not aligh themselves with rcmmnwd to that goal. Well, why don’t they have mail | quence, Often Misspelled: Trey (three, al cards, dice, or dominoes); distin- guish from tray Synonyms suc Word Study: on, progression. “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word Insinuating; introducing artfully, or indirectly. “It was a sly, polite, But | sinuating address.” - ry nature of our transportation system, | g | LOOK and LEARN ; By A. L Gord How should one invite friends | +# | Muriel Folsom, Gradation, series, se- | | in- PRBERRAR. Bt A ? | 20 Years A 1 ears "0 x OroscopP From The Empire “The stars incline RS s 2 ) L but do not compel” | _ | & [ MAY 24, 1918 i IR | Mouth organs and phonograph| ~WEDNESDAY, MAY 2. 1938 Jconcert was to be used for the pur-| After the eatly morning hours {pose of seal slaughter. Deputy State| many obstacles may be encountered | Fish Commissioners left for Useless| by persons engaged in important |Bay to kill predatory hair seals | business or government affairs. | which destroy food salmon. It had| There is a sign read as foment- peen learned that the seals were|ing secret and perilous plans, De- | attracted by music and then could|¢eption and intrigue may affect men | be easily slaughtered. who bear heavy responsibilities, Fear should be cast out of consci~ PROFESSIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINEAU CHANNEL T ¥ B. P. 0. ELKS meet DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER every Wednesday at 8 ¢ DENTISTS p.m. Visiting brothers i Blomgren Building welcome. C. H. Mac- \ PHONE 56 SPADDEN, Exalted Rul- Hours 3 am. to 9 pm. er; M. H. SIDES, Sec- | retary. o ;| MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 141 | | Second and fourth | | Monday of each month 1 Dr', Chgg::"sl;' Jenne P Jin Scottish Rite Temple 1 | beginning at 7:30 pm. . Rooms 8 and 9, Valentine Bldg. i | Ketchikan was soon to lose thelousne under this configuration: prestige as the first port of call Americans can accomplish nothing, | for steamers navigating Alaskan|the seers declare, by borrowing waters. The Government was to es-| trouble regarding possible conflict tablish a customs house, school and | With foreign powers. postoffice at Nakat, five miles nmln‘ Good news may be expected under | of the Canadian boundary, to ac-| this ruleof the planets. Tidings that commodate the fishing trade, reassure young and old, personal| ok |as well as general predictions of | better fortunes, are prognosticated Jewelers will profit in the sum-, Vocal and instrumental pupils of | Mrs. L. P. Dawes gave a recital ar the Presbyterian Church. jmer through a novel fashion that | - | makes special appeal to the young. | “Drafties” from Ketchikan, Pet-|Keepsakes of odd design may be| | ersburg, Wrangell, Sitka and Juneau, much in vogue. had been given a big send off w,m‘ This is a promising eonfiguration| 1 parade which included a float of for gardens. The cult of beauty in| the local Italians. At the Palace.the home will be prominent. As Eu- Theatre, Gov. Riggs delivered a|ropean cities and their priceless art short address followed by Judge R ‘tonlenls vanish there is to be in- W. Jennings. At the close of the|creased achievement in the Unnea‘ | speeches the Red Cross girls passed States. Artists and sculptors are to | through the audience and collected command attention. nearly $300. Girls who pdrucu)atnm Persons whose birthdate it is have in the parade and collected were|the augury of a year of difficulties | Misses Marie Otteson, Helen Smith,| While financial affairs are fortu- | Bess Orchard, Neilie Orchard, Doro- | hate there.may be domestic anxie- {thy Troy, Vera Mullen, Helen Troy,| ties. Eileen Rosenberg, C.. Children born on this day prob- . G. Laughlin, Dorothy | ably will be imaginative, high-strung | Haley, E. Campbell, R. McDonald, |and extremely sensitive. Subjects of Kenna Campbell and Helen McDon- | this sign usually are studious and |ald. inclined toward unusual habits of | thought. [ { Warm Springs Bay was to be the, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Americun: | center for the herring industry for author and philosopher, was born on the summer. The fish were to be this day 1803. Others who have cele- packed under the direction of brated it as a birthday include Alois | Scotch experts. Maier, noted chemist and derma- tologist, 1888; Lord Bulwer-Lytton, | J.J. Finnegan, of Seward had ar- English novel 1803. |rived from the Westward on the (Copyright, 1938) - | Northwestern to assume duties of his new office, as executive officer | for the draft in Alaska. He was ac- Prom Queen companied by his wife and chil- dren Weather: highest 61; lowest 35, Clear. - -+ - Try The Empire ciass.fieds for results. 1. What color of the eyes has | predominated among the presidents | of special committee of the Senate which has | ‘l'ht': this proposal | has | to raise funds for com- | but simply pro- | in | the United States? 2. Who wrote “The of Notre Dame?” 3. What were the Seven Won- ders of the Middle Ages? 4. What does “amour Hunchback propre s the wealth of Gre greatest t Britain? natural ANSWERS 1. Blue 2. Victor Hugo. 3. The Coliseum at Rome, Cata- combs at Alexandria, Great Wall of China, Stonehenge in England, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Porcelain Tower of Nankin, and the Mosque of St. Sophia at Constantinople. 4. Self-love, or self-esteem. 5. Coal and iron. ) udit—Tax and System Service | JAMES C. COOPER, C. | 303-05 Goldstein Building | Pnhnc Stenographer | » P. A. | GARBAGE HAULED Reasonable Monthly Rates | E. 0. DAVIS TELEPHONE 212 Fhone 4753 | s if It’s Paint We iave It! | | IDEAL PAINT SHOP | FRED W. WENDT PHONE 549 Emplre. Today’s News Today. NEW ALASKAN HOTEL So. PFranklin Street JUNEAU: Phone Single O FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES GAS — OILS JUNEAU MOTORS Foot of Main Street Pt r l SATISFACTION IN FOOD QUALITY AT \ UNITED FOOD (0. TELEPHONE—16 | | | Jones-Stevens Shop | LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Juniors Seward Street Near Third Jeanette Prinz at Indiana university proved their ability to “pick 'em”™ when they selected pretty Jean- \ | ette Prinz of Louisville as class | queeén to reign at their annual prom. ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 ALASKA LAUNDRY |“Alaska” by Lester D.’ | | } | The Charles W. Carter | Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. l BODDING TRANSFER | £ | ks L el il % PHONE 136 BUILDING 07 -— Rock—Coal Hauling Stove—Fuel Oil Delivery T‘ PORTRAITS—by | FAMILY SHOE STORE TED COWLING | “Juneau's Oldest Exclusive | Shoe Store” Phone 369 —photographer LOU HUDSON—Manager Old 1st. Natl. Bank Bldg. * Seward St.————Junean L HARRY RACE The B. M. Bank ! Juneau, COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars powers l DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Behrends GENERAL MOTORS DELCO and MAYTAG PRODUCTS W. P. JOHNSON B e Sl PERCY’S CAFE | Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, Candy COFFEE SHOP Percy Reynolds, Manager Alaska . Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P. O. Box 2718——Phone 3 DANIEL ROSS, Wor- shipful Master; JAMES W. LEI- VERS, Secretary. TELEPHONE 176 £ REBEKAHS Perseverance Lodge No. 2-A meets évery segond and fourth Wednes- day, 1.O.OF. Hall BETTY Mec- CORMICK, Noble Grand; RUTA BLAKE, Secretary. Dr. Richaré Williams DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE GOLDSTEIN SUILDING 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- : o FULLY COMPOUNDED 3 Dr. A. W. Stewart | {{ Front Street Next Coliseum DENTISY | PHONE ®i—Free Delivery | Hours 9 am. to 6 pa. o iy | SEWARD BUILDING e Office Phone 469 “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” DR H. VANCE | { OSTEOPATH { | Consultation and examination | free. Hours i0 to 12; 1 to 5; |7 to 9:30 by appointment. | Gastineau Hotel Annex South Franklin St. Phone 177 —_— —_—E P e Juneau’s Own Store 53 | Robert Simpson, Opt.D. | | Graduate Los Angcles College of Optometry and ‘Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground | “The Rexall Store” PRI H your % o T Reliable \' WHEN IN A HURRY | | pharmacists CALL COLE FOR OIL compound 34 plus or 27 gravity, in any prescrip- amount . . . QUICK! | tions. ’ | COLE TRANSFER Phone 3441 or Night 554 Eutler-Maum Drug Co. H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” | | Home of Hart Schaftner and ) Marx Clothing Have Y)ur Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Otfice Ludwig Nelson's Jewelry Shop Phone Green 331 = | GASTINEAU MOTOR FINE {l SERVICE e PHONE 1727 p iry Re e ressonsnle mtes | | | GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING PAUL BLOEDHORN e S. FRANKLIN STREET ~&F | [ 2. | v : | J.B. WARRACK ON THE MEZZANIN 1 OTEL JONEAU Engineers—Contractors BEAUTY SHOP e LYLAH WILSON - & Contoure Telephone & J, X-Er-Vae o A umm i STROMBERG-CZRLSON | RADIOS - . “NEW AND DIFFERENT FOOTWEAR” DEVLIN’S { Paris Fashion Shoes J. B. Burford & Co. e —4 SPECIALIZING (Fet . JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE In French Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) and Mrs. Pigg Phone 65 | Htali Dinners Alaska Music Suppl, vt ot Usten, Managey ||| GASTINEAU CAFE Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplies B il Phone 206 122 W. Second Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office. —— e ———— Empire classifieds pay. Try the Empire classifieds for results. The First National Bank JUNEAU [ ] CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100.000 [ J COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS | ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 2% Paid on Savings Accounts OFFICE—119 Seward St. Juneau, Alasks L