The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 5, 1938, Page 4

*Daily Alaska Empire Published every cve: EELEN TROY BEWDAR B L BERNARD g except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond and Main Street Eatered In the Post Office tn June By One year, In advi ene month, Subscrivers wil the Business Offi lvers of their puper Telephor The Associated Pr republication ‘etherwise cndn(d SUBSCRIPTION RAT Beliversd by carrler In Juneau and mail, post in advance confe nes: Nev MEMBER OF new: In this of all ALASKA THAN THAT OF CIRCULATION A Vice-President nd Bustn J will prom egularity in the de- 374, the use for o it not the al news 0 BE LARGER it N. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 1938 the young chap who came out from Chicago to %mle nd at one time In those early days worked as a Ic oreman, Later he w dmitted to the bar in Seattle and began the practice of law there. He erved for a time in the Washington state Legislature ngress from Washington and in 1896 was elected to C 15 Congre At e. He was interested in vari- ous ventures c Pu Sound, but he was best known what were de d as “pink” whiskers, in and his ant at pride, f a traditional story now, but F newspapermen who will testify to its truth, that on one occasion “Jim Ham" stood n attle in a pouring rain, hat hand to lady for half an hour. Not v weather could change the Senator’s perfect gentleman. ss other stories of similar nature “Jim Ham,” But aside from these life perfect y greomed 3 spats, kers and all. as an enviable record in public was endorsed by the Pacific Coast states v Vice President with U. S. Senator Stephen White ornia. He was the author in Congress in 1897 resolution for recognition of Cuban independence the Spanish-American war served in Cuba v General on the staff of Gen. Brooke. Af war he was appointed to the commission v iet in London on the Alaska-Canadian boun- nd under the McKinley administration was to arrange customs regulations between C Northwest United States, the west for Chicago in 1903 where he m counsel and was elected to the T in 1912 from Illinois. He served until MAKING JUNEAU A BETTER TOWN ! re-clected in 1930 and again in 1936, his \ m not expiring until 1943, Native of Vir- Cc ways a staunch Democ the Senator accordance ne won a majority of 750,000 in the 1930 elcction and in in the comr 1936 was re-nominated with a majority of nearly a inhabitants of a ¢ o 1 million votes. other commun g Jim Ham” gave distinguished serv to hi while the home X ountry during the World War and was de ited by an old, old p President Wilson for special war work, mostly to do as it was yea A It with handling wounded soldiers. In recognition of a mining camy city his services he was knighted by the King of Belgium Juneau c¢ € g camp today d the EIng of Greece and made a member of the If, when the town ¥ 1 the residents Knights of the Round Table by the King of England done all their b for examp k: He ved at the international conferences in Genoa merely lived here w t d in the r e, there d Lausanne and won further rec ition would have beer e e 2 having a city here. A truly outstanding individual James Hamilton It could have 2 mining camp. But those! Lewis. Countless friends are g regret his re- early resid wanted the advantages which come tirement from active public life. A “Jim Ham” from the establishment of a city with its own govern- doesn’t come along every diy. ment, its own schools, its ov churches, stréets, side- ———— - walks, ir i and the countless other ber Friendly but Firm fits which our c ation offers when col nitie: - strives for them (Cleveland Pl Dealer) The result has been the growth of Juneau to be iendly but firm is S: ary Hull's finger shak- the leading city of the Territory and still moving | ing Mexico. The Hull note urging an international ahead. However, it can move backward just as arbitration of claims for American-owned lands ex- rapidly as it been mo ead Juneau res propriated by the Mexican government diplomatically dents send their business to other cities, If, for ex-| Omits mention of the receht oil property seizures, an ample, half of the buyers in Juneau sent to Seattle | 155Ue which is much hotter at the moment than the for all their goods—groceries, clothing, hardware and|180d controversy, The latter dispute dates etk o 1916, a diplomatic stew whicH has been only mildly the other many other commodities which we use in " ” 4 simmering for years. ¢ the course of our existence—Juneau would have just That Hull should now take occasion to speak > 50 percent of the business it now enjoys, and conse- | sharply about the failure to pay for these 1 & quently it would be only 50 percent as good a town.|farms is a plain indication that when he writes “land” o Real estate and property values would go down, pay- | he also means “oil.” i rolls would go down, half of the stores in town would | In effect the secretary tells our neighbors across 2 g0 out of business. In time tax rolls would go down | the Rio Grande that they have done very poorly in i and the city without income would, insteadl of going! CarTying out their pled to pay for expropriated : ahead, begin to fall into decay. It wouldn't take many Property. The record in the long drawn out land a “ | controversy abundantly supports this indictment. years at that rate camp class. If, on the other hand, 100 percent of the in Juneau bought their goods in the city, the picture would be just the opposite. Business would increase, payrolls would increase, stores would expand, offering more and greater variety, and Juneau would ahead with mutual advantages to every the community Yesterday in this newspape of Juneau said in their mess to Empire readers: “Buy in Juneau and insure your own future,” Think it over. Where does your money go when you send it Outside to purchas which you can buy It certainly doesn’t go to make Juneau a better for you and your family to live in. to put Juneau back in_the mining ht of how Mexico has not paid for seized farm lands it is not at all surprising that the owners of seized oil lands have been eptical of recent promises of adequate compensation for their holdings. When the oil seizures took place a few months ago Washington took a much more conciliatory attitude toward Mexico than did Britain, whose citizens like- wise have a large stake in the Mexican oil trade, Our State Department did not then, and does not ants | POW challer the right of the Mexican government " to do as it pleases with its oil resources, whatever the ownership of the interests operating them. There was to be no “dollar diplomacy” and no landing of marines to “protect” American interests. All this is keeping with the good neighbor policy toward Latin America which has been notably advanced by the Roosevelt administration. This atti- tude has the thorough support of the American people But there no conflict between a readiness let Mexico work out her own problems in the way she thinks best, and Secretary Hull's insistence proper compensation paid promptly when property of foreigners is appropriated. In effect, Hull is telling Mexico that the good neighbor always pays his bills, and that he hopes Mexico is that sort of a| neighbor. In the buyers move resident of r a group of me: ge 300dis in your home town? place “JIM HAM TO STEP DOV rivate Announcement by Senator James Hamilton Lewis t Hy of Illinois that he will retire from the Senate after the next term of Congress means, if the Senator fin- ally decides to carry out his announced intentions, that one of the most colorful figures in public life will be dropping from the active scene. Famous for his courtly the gentleman de luxe if there ever was one, 1 Ham,” as he has been for years familiarly known, is one of the k‘oneut students of politics and government in the country His record, aside from that part of it built on his mannerisms by which the public knows him best, one of outstanding service to his country Many of those of an older generation will recall It's getting so a man can’t have Brides and grooms have been forbidden a Cleveland church, and officials in clamped a ban on wailing at funerals seript. any fun any more. to kiss in Cairo have Boston Tran- manne long known to gridiron scribes the Japanese brother, viz., that in a final score.—Atlanta A great truth, dawns gradually on first downs don’t count Constitution. Where Bomb Killed 38 in Palestine is § : ] | i ‘The building at tbe nzht is the vegetable market at Haifa, Palestine, where thirty-nine Arabs were the -height of the shopping hour, n bomb exploded. Forty others were injured, and | to inerease. Fo. glowmg the bombing, mlfllkmd ‘Arab mobs sacked and burned Jewish stores. Police, unable to handle the situation, were forced to call on ish troops and marines, upon | HAPPY ing: AUGUST 5 M. D. Williams William T. Douglas Harley H. Rutherford C. B. Arnold Irwin Borgwardt L 4 L3 By W. L. Gordon 5 = Words Often Misused: Do not say, The winter was excessively cold.’ Say, “The winter was exceedingly cold Often Mispronounced: Profile Webster pronounces last syllable file, other leading authorities prefer feel Often Misspelled: Aeronautics Observe the six vowels. nonyms: Fearles, bold, brave daring, dauntless, courageous. Word Study: “Use a word threc times and it is yours.” Today word Profusely; bountifully. “Nothing is given so profusely as adviee a Rochefoucauld. -es —— R LOOK and LEARN By A. C. Gordon VRS Tl A L i 1. What food furnishes mo nutriment at a lower price than any other of our staple foods. 2. Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence? 3. Why doesn’t a canary fall oif his perch when he goes to slecp? 4. What is the “Decalogue”? 5. Where is the busiest street corner in the world? ANSWERS 1 Beans 2. Benjamin Franklin. 3. The muscles of his legs arc arranged that when the bird percii- es his toes are bent and w0t | open until he rises again. 4. The Ten Commandments. 5. Forty-second and Broadway New York City BIRTHDAY The Empire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today their| birthday anniversary, to the follow- | P. R. Bradley, tor, Engineering AUGUST Food Administ issued a permit to the Alaskan | Commission 80,000 pounds of flour to the Com- | mission’s camp at Nenana. 5, 1918 to sk The members' of the Society | Engineers entertained with a fare-| well banquet at the tel for V. N. Dupu Frank Metcalf, H. P. Crowthe members of the s J. P. Walker, R. G. W stineau Ho-| hip | o | of | ty who have taken their examina- tions for commissions in the En-| gineering Corps of the Gov present were Thomas ny. Others | Riggs, | Maj. W. H. Waugh, Fred W. Brad- ey, and Hugh P. Gallagher. | | J. C. Hayes, superintendent of roads for Southeast A . and the | crew which has been work on | bridge, completed the Salmon ! Creek structure. practical efforts Word was received by The Empire | E that fre Ale m John xander Stewart the from e trolling wi Port | as good on the west coast of Baranof Islangl, Bay especially Cramer, Rig at took around stary a permaner the Gastineau Whale to Gov- le nt Patrick M. Mullen, former puk ficial and for many years a les ¢ citizen of this city, passed away at St. Ann’s Hospital at the wge of 70. Mr. Mullen was survived by his widow, Mrs. Theresa B. Mul len. Mrs. F. W. Hebert, Miss Vera Mullen, Nate Mullen, Willlam P Mullen, and J. F. Mullen. The first nml-hmrry for the manufacture of wood pulp ever or- dered for Alaska arrived, together | with machinery for a four-unit saw- | mill with a capac | per day | Mrs. J. F. Pugh tia Pugh a trip to S ka city and Miss viled on the Spokane fc of 100,000 fe Ven I Jennings - i, weeks vacationing in the sout . 2 * i | Weather: FZhest lowest 5 | MODERN | rain i | oo i il | ETIQUETTE Try The Empire classifieds By Roberta Lee Ele DR * — |} Audit—ax and Sreteri Servies: Q. When a woman makes a so- JAMES C. COOPER cial call at a man’s office, and . P. A i n he has im- what should keeps on chatting, wh portant work to finish, he do? A. At the first pause say, “Well, Mrs. Green, I am glad you stopped in to see me.” Even this is not guar: anteed to work. Q. When a hostess has no maid, and must do all the serving, is it all right for her to serve two or three dishes at a time? A. Yes. No considerate guest would criticise her for doing so. She would not be doing the ving if the affair were formal. Q. Should two men always shake hands when being introduced? A. Yes, always, unless they are |in such a position that it is awk- ward to do so. . The Charles W. Carter Mortuary |1 Fourth and Franklin Sts, | PHONE 136 | BODDING TRANSFER [ I 2 A. Green left stenog to apher spend 303-05 Goldstein Building Public Stenographer Notary Public et to a h. for | ! ! FOR HEALTH AT THE RECREATION ALLEYS CAFE IN CONNECTION, Spec- ializing in Chinese and American Dishes—TRY US ONCE! SRR, GARBAGE HAULED | | _ EB 1| ; MARINE PHONE .|| Reasonable Monthly Rates | l | | BUILDING w4 | E. 0. DAVIS | ‘ Rock—Coal Hauling | TELEPHONE 212 | | Stove—Fuel Oil Delivery | || Phone 4753 | o —si | g | Sanitary Meat Co. ||| Jones-Stevens Shop [ FOR QUALITY MEATS ! A S ' FREE DELIVERY 3 Seward Street N il Call Phones: 13 and 49 b i | i | The B. M. Behrends Bank Alaska Juneau, COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Mllhon Dollars = i’y 20 Years Ago Horoscope o S0e Emph’c | ¢ s'nri)::,c:l:lenflt fflm"cl" SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1938 Adverse planetary to dominate today trology. It is a time for — aspects appear according to as- rest and recreation from urgent business or professional matters. Treachery and will be apparent in many relations. International double-dealin, human pacts may be broken on flimsy pretexts before many weeks have passed. Accidents or disasters water are prognosticated. Suez and the Panama be prominently mentioned rent news as autumn draws on Both in demands upon service and them for toward profess training. the the| national | hould concentrate upon | ion- | Canals will| cur-| Astrologers emphasize the p(*nls‘ |due to the threatening aspects of| Mars, which have their influence | upon individuals as well as nations.| | Quarrels and dissensions will be| numerous in coming months. Women should prepare for future | Girls may find this an unsatis- | factory date for social entertain- ments. may. prove exceed-| ingly sted. The configura-| tion encourages selfish motives Mars in Leo causes expectation of ¢ where tement in streets many persons congregs Sudden demonstrations of may mark labor difficult Race consciousness may phasized as the war in the arouses sympathy Eurcpe seek sanctu ed States Persons whose birthdate it i the augury of a year of and plac be in the Uni violence em- Orient nd refugees from have mall prop- | erty gains, but the attention of | many may be diverted to romances | that are unlucky | Chiidren born on this day prob-| ably will he sentimental and pleas- ure-loving as well studious and industrious. Subjec of this sign of Leo often gain wide fame. | Lord Alfre ‘ennyson, Engli | poet, w born on this day 1809, Oth wl have brated it as . ay inch Francois de Salignac Fenelon, French author 1651; William Davis Ticknor, pub- lished, 1810. Copyright, 1938) ZORIC STEM CLEANING Phone 15 ALASKA LAUNDRY Jarman’s-Friendly & Van’s Store 278 S. FRANKLIN “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. Mnfg. & Building Co., Inc. BINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 62 NEW ALASKAN HOTEL . So. Franklin Street JUNEAU————Phone Single O —— | - PORTRAITS by TED COWLING Phone 369 —photographer Old 1st. Natl. Bank Bldg. HARRY RACE DRUGGIST PERCY’S CAFE Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, Candy COFFEE SHOP Percy Reynolds, Manager i | | | 2% "Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P. O. Box 2718———FPhone 3 OFFICE—119 Seward St. Juneau, Alaska Al L] PROFESSIONAL lrecto FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINEAU CHANN!I. "‘” B. P. 0. ELKS meet DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER every Wednesday at 8 DENTISTS pm. Visiting brothers * Blomgren Building welcome. C. H. Mac- 4 PHONE 56 SPADDEN Exalted Rul- Hours 9 am, to 9 pm. ‘M. H. FIDES, Sec- retury | MOUN™ JUNEAU LODGE NO. 141 Second and fourth . Monday of each month Dr. Charles P. Jenne . n Scottish Rite Tempie DENTIST ,4‘(/\ beginning at 7:30 pm Inoo 8 aBA 0. Valbattas Bid ! DANIEL ROSS, Wor- ms 8 and 9, Valentine K. ; JAMES W. LEI- 3 shipinl Mast.cr. JA . TELEPHONE 176 | vers, Secretary. © REBEwANS Perseverance Lodge No. 2-A meets Dr. Richard Williams every second and fourth Wednes- ‘day. 1.0.O.F. Hall. BETTY Mc- | CORMICK, Noble Grand; RUTR Frem OFFICE AND RESIDENCE GOLDSTEIN BUILDING Dr. Judson Whittier | CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician | Office hounr: 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. | PHONE 667 | Dr. A. W. Stewart | DENTIST Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING oOffice Phone 469 | OSTEOPATH | DR.H. VANCE Consultation and examination | 10 to 12; 1 to 5; | :30 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex | South Franklin St. Phone 177 Robert Simpson, Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and |1 our Opthalmology | nZlL\ble .f‘:la es F)l_tc—d—r Lenses Ground | pharmacists compound& S — prescrip- HURRY tions. CALL COLE FOR OIL | COLE TRANSFER | 34 plus or 27 gravity, in any amount . . . QUICK! | Phone 3441 or Night 554 | Have Your Eyes Examined by | Dr. Rae L. Carlson ||! Marx Clothing | OPTOMETRIST ) iofhce Ludwig Nelson’s Jewelry . Store Phone Green 331 | | ||| GASTINEAU MOTOR FINE | Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET — DEVLIN’S Paris Fashion Shoes MELODY HOUSE Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) Mrs. Pigg Thone 65 Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager | Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplies DENTIST | BLAKE, Secretary. Front Street PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Next Coliseam PHONE %i--Free Delivery v rrea ) | Butler-Mauro Drug Co. | Home of Hart Schafrner and Tomorrow's Styles Today” H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” | | Engineers—Contractors SERVICE PHONE 727 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING Gas—Oil—Storage J. B. WARRACK | | ON THE MEZZANINE JUNEAU HOTEL JUNEAU ||| : BEAUTY SHOP : LYLAH WILSON ; & Contoure Telephone COME IN and SEE the NEW X-Er-Vae 538 STROMBERG-CLRLSON | I RADIOS #1| J. B. Burford & Co. ol “NEW AND DIFFERENT “Our door step is worn by FOOTWEAR” Satisfied Customers” i i French and ' Italian Dinners S ) LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES ATone Mo 122 W. Second | | p,q¢ ana phacer location notices T **lfor sale at The Empire Office. 35" Try the Empire classifieds for e — §13 results. Empire classifieds pay. [ CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 [ ] COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 2% Paid on The First National Bank JUNEAU