The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 12, 1938, Page 4

3 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1938. Daily Al Published every cvening exce EMP'IRE ka Empire PRINTING COMPANY HELEN TROY BENDER - - = R. L BERNARD - Vice-T Second and Ma Entered in the Post Office g SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by carricr in Juneau and Do By 1 by the Henry Ford at 75 World-Telegram) far fror where sprawls our 5 evidence of twent century industrialism fanager & Son named He va 75 years ago to Mary, the wife of an It nm int named William Ford In tha I ( arters of a ce ry no man has o Wrought & gre ¢ in the physical fabric of America, or \ has Henry Ford. He found a hc 1 1 and mechaniz it 6.00; |40 'a sonse © crossroads fifling station and every hard-surfacec ighway i 1 tribute to the lean gra mar ) is being honored today at Detroit—which is i monument to him. There are those who think Mr. Ford's soci and political philosophy has not kept pace with his progress across mechanical and industrial fronti Critics of his labor policy call it a survival of the very horse-ar v age Wi in its tangible aspect was liquidated largely by his own ing and daring. But his stubbornness on such matter NRA and the Wagner act is likely, over the long haul to be recorded as a fleeting phase, Indeed, his de- fiance of NRA is already a rusty memory, and so, too, in a few years may be his resistance to col hrl]\' bargaining and his reliance on the “labor relation: technique of strongarm squads Those things w pass But not the story of the £$28,000 investment that became an empire of machin- ry tur out at its pi 10000 cars a (14‘. Nor of the man who could look at such a plant and say, “In- dustry as yet is a crude ge.” Nor of the revolu- ionary $5-a-day minimum wage for all hands, which brought down upon Mr, Ford’s head in 1914 the angty cry of “Socialist”! Henry Ford is a rugged individualist. His com- pany—which means himself—usually has about half 1 billion dollars in surplus and reserves. Seventeen years ago, when he was pressed for money and Wall - S . e reet offered to help out—in return for a voice in the COL. .ll)ll‘\\U\ S VISIT gement—sis reply was In politics he s has picked men rather than parties; he indorsed four Announcement Lo Johnson, Assis-| Presidential candidates—Wilson, Hoover, Coolidge and 4 Landon. He tried to end the World War almost taht ‘Secretary of War ka this month ;010 handed with his “peace ship.” with one of his purposes to look into the possibilities Americans have been proud of Mr. Ford for of the proposed International Highway has aroused long time; they have poked a little fun at him some- imes, it is true, and fumed at various policies in some sources the thought that primary purpose p,.: w. think the rest of tubfesiibtry joins in hoping of the road is for a military highway. While the|that he will round out the fourth quarter-century route may have its advantages from that standpoint,| which he starts today. ertainly the major objective of the highway is not - — - military. Rather, it is one to serve the needs of peace Is Life Worth Living? and the promotion of commerce for the United States e SR and Canada (New York Times) These two nations which have gotten along W. ‘Warde! Balanced for eleven shours on admirably through the years—a model to the entire|pj ge seventeen stories above the street, wasn't world—without thought of a fortification on the He said no at last. Excey hi ctacular border are not greatly concerned about military high-|choice of an exit he was not u Suicides are ways. And if they were, the proposed route would | frequent enough to figure in the actuarial tables. serve one as well as the other. It's basic purpose Accorc to Dr- Houissr. -Dublin, if the present Iaje ff ever used for 'a military route would be mutual|in this country is maintained, eightcen out of every r 3t 5 +1.1 thousand white males born, five out of every thousand defense of the United States and Canada from attack | o e o L S Uy By Msose’ from Tolitgide “ehs JANprih - Amer €O pe expected, the rate goes up with increase of years. tinent Some races cling to life more than others do. Negroes It is an encouraging sign that the Assistar -lin the United States are about one-sixth as likely retary of War is going to look over the Internati to commit suicide as tl white brethren a The Highway. The more influential officials of people of the Irish Free State, between 1930 and 1934, countries who see at first hand the possibilities had a suicide rate about one-twelfth that of Austria the route the sooner it v become establ The Japancse and Germanic races lead all others in opening up a vast section of western Canada as well | their tendency to do away with themselve: i ’ 7 S But the individu of death from suicide as part of Alaska to mineral and other development S e P There can be seen in the visit of Assistant Secre-' °° * 0 BT S heads. If the truth were tary Johnson, however, a definite defense note for ¢514 " noarly every one would probably have to admit The Teprftory’ The Wilcox bill; passed two Years ago,|{hat the suicidal impulse has come-perhaps after provides for “frontier” air defenses. In that program g pereavement, perhaps during illness, perhaps after is the proposed Army air base in Alaska, generally some kind of worldly disappointment, perhaps from accepted as being planned for the Fairbanks region|sheer boredom or a disinclination to get up in the of the Interior. Plan eady have been drawn up morning. By the same token the impulse is either for this proposed base. Several inspections of sites Illusory or is shaken off. The will to live is almost in the area have been made by high ranking Army| inseparable from our consciousness. Nature endows Bfticials. Ths vikih by ObL 4 on may be the fore., U With pain and fear to remind us that our lives g are not our own. As a whole, the race accepts her runner of seeing the base actually established at an} jim’ T¢ there were not an appreciable average early date. net profit in being alive, humanity would have died e ol * D out long ago. The optimist’s best argument is that THE SECRETARY GRASPS THE he is here at all ALAS l\\ NOTE Of course life is worth living. The suicide’s = fallacy lies in a temporary or permanent defect of Alaska needs more than “postcard” tourists is|the imagination. He cannot picture the beautiful the conclusion of Secretary Ickes after a jolting on| things that can happen to any one: a majestic sun- the government-owned Alaska Railroad on which he' S€t OF moonrise; the stars on a clear night; the sound F; of rain on a roof; the perfection of a flower; a song, also expresses himself emphatically. Alaskans will vibrant human veice; the making or doing agree with him on both points, ! sful thing; an understanding look in another The Territory can be made the mecca of travelers! person’s eyes; the grip of a_friendly hand; the sense on the North American continent by promotion of|of a destiny shared with others; the certainty of not its natural advantages and establishment of recrea-|being utterly alone, even in the loneliest of worlds tional resorts. What the Territory of Hawaii is as a|Men have kept their couragh and cheerfulness to the winter resort, Alaska can be made in the summer]last, even in the grip of painful and incurable diseases: particularly, as well as a sports paradise in the winter| General Grant, for example, dying of cancer but it ! finishing his memoirs for his family’s sake. . Risking one’s life deliberately because one wishes And the Secretary hits the key note—trans- ;s i = i key note—trans-|y o taot the last drop of flavor from it is another portation. Faster and more adequate isportation.! Cortiean. At HEREEHe other Aay" The Gers A start has been made with the beginning of the jang and Austrians who climbed the Eigerwand did Pan American tionmal serviee of this kind Highway and they will be coming As the Alaska Railroad Ickes has the answer in members of Congress a ri with to de over money out of them. Tt bodes well for the been so furt has hi: thoroughly impressions of the needs and that he ge in the sc northland may be for the PHOTO MEMO air link with the States the to Ala perhaps it Territory that impressed s which can do the his suggestion to give ke the and the We of Alaska able to spread his' Here's Key To Waiting-Up Problem By Lydia Gray Shaw Couple addi- it International | time: ka in hor Secretary | courageous hope most good such men do not mean to die they do die. They mean to conquer death. in one form or another, is the human endeavor: not the | but to run toward it; for one’s self and others; | with open arms. But though sor that, to run from Secretary A research worker in textile chemistry as Pel sylvania State College announces that shirts S0 Jonger for the man who shaves more frequently. I a possible last-hope vance to her husband of a Sunday aftern fails that are it as me- | And whole trend of | life not to despise it but to enrich it, not to fear it but to aceept it nn- | last We ment a wife oon | for an effective way et high school daughter back home a conventional hour, entrust her wno" This wateh-dog' mother is getting all ready to say, “Where have you been?” the minute daughter opens the front door. No wonder a girl dréads commg home. Since she’s front door. 'rhat gives her a feel- sure she’s misunderstood, it’s dufficult to get her re- t to lationship with her mother ona mutual trust HAPPY s imia (b s s BIRTHDAY| Horos 20 Years A The Empire extends congratula- 01’03(‘01 )e e(lrs go tions and best wishes today, their “The stars incline A ::rg/:hdu!/ anniversary, to the fo’low- but do not ('(mlpcl" From The Empire P St TSI el ) ke AUGUST 12 @ | SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1938 Royal M. Shepard left for Seat- Ed Garnick Although benefic aspects domin- | tle on the Prince George in response Pearl Peterson \ate today, according to astrology,|to a telegram from the command- Mrs. John W, Jones {adverse influences are active. Both |ing officer of the Naval Reserve ir Harry D. Lauder ood news and bad may be expect- | Seattle. Margaret Rand ed regarding international relations e A Women' are fortunate under this| Sim Frieman, Fire Chief, an- P suration which stimulates en-|ncunced that the fire boxes, al | DAILY LESSO ; b and directs attention to out-|of them, would be tested and re- NS | | door recreations and pleasant hos-|quested that no one be alarmed by | IN ENGLISH 1 pitalities. There is a sign presaging | the tolling of the fire bell | 2 | | use of needles by women of every i IR ]n‘;(;ri?wv S Bk /. 3 | | class. 1g as well as sewing will mporta apers we o By W. L. Gordon | o ”,“Q’::‘l,‘,‘,‘,‘;‘ ‘m\l,j,i(,,'m TR ;hv the local exemption board it * MRS T AT S hington and New York will|the Customs House, for Valentine Words Olten Misused: Do not ontinue to be Meccas for m‘\un-‘\'mnm. M. S. Whittier, clerk of the We had an elegant time,” Say, “We | ZUished foreign visitors who would | board, requested that he call for ¥» "% ctrengthen international ties. As-|them, as his address was not known had a pleasant time.” Eleg means correctly fine in dress or per- trologers insist . an ey . rant | be impossible Often Mispronounced: Gello, Pro-| SPOrts are to establish many|making a trip to Warm Springs| nounce chel-o, e as in bell, o as|Pleasant contacts with European|Bay and Tyee. in no, acoent first sylwhis, id not | devotees Sud Wil exeselse .8 car-) A B e et g tain influence in future relations| The Port Althorp cannery e Often Misspelled: Emperor; not | With foreign powel i packed 61,000 cases of fish, accol emporer. Trouble with Mexico over Ameri-|ing to reports received in Juneau Synonyms: Associate (noun); nc- | Can holdings may flare suddenly complice, companion, comrade, col- |In the next few weeks. There will| Martin Gallwas accepted a posi- league, partner, ally. be upheavals in the government of| tion at Thane, and Harold, younger Word Study “Use a word three OUr neighbor. son of F. A. J. Gallwas, took Mar- timi \d it is yours.” Let us in-| Fersons whose birthdate it is have | tin's place in the store in Douglas. | crease our vocabulary by mastering | the augury of a year of mysterious| = el one word each day. Today's word: @0d Puzzling developments in do-| A. Garn expected his famil; Acrimony; biting sharpness, as of Mestic and business affairs. Jour-| home from Warm Springs Bay. temper or language. “Ridicule more | 1€ are indicated for men | where they were visiting with Mrs. often settles things more thorougnly Children born on this day prob-|Garn's sister, Mrs. McBlain. and better than acrimony.”—Hor-:2bly Wwill be intellectual. Many | So0 > lovers of books belong to this si Mrs. Mabel R. Borland, wife of e SO Pelix Adler, educator and lec-|Dr. W. A. Borland, was in Juneau A 4 |turer, was born on this day 1851.'from Hoonah, during which time Others who have celebrated it as a|she stayed at the Gastineau HoLel birthday include Lucy Stone, re- LOOK and LEARN former and suffragist, 1818; Mar-| Miss Domlhy Goddard, daughtes tha J. R. N. Lamb, historian, 1829, By A. C. Gordon o 1. What is tne origin of the word rubber”? By whom were r wedding ma the two most 1es written? At what rate does a hous John Golden, American - play- | | fly beat its wings in flight? — wright and producer, has com- 4. What are the three princi-| ROME, Aug. 12.—Premier Musso- posed more than 1,000 songs pal agricultural uses of land? lini ordered all government civilian 5. How many miles long is the | employees (o wear uniforms during : wix wsons Panama Canal? erking hour I1 Du news- ANSWERS paper described the action as “ar - 1. When rubber was discovered |other step in the ritual mobiliza- it was noticed that the substance |lion of the country Thrlst cc‘op would era: or “rub” out, pencil | " mar +“Wagner andt wncerwonn. | | BODDING TRANSFER | | BUY FOR CASH 3. 330 times a second. | MARINE PHONE and SAVE the PROFITS 4. For crops, for pasiure, and for | | BUILDING W on your own spending. forest I Rock—Coal Hauling | 50': miles. Stove—Fuel Oil Delivery ( PR it AR PHONE 767 MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee Q. If the marriage is a double- ring ceremony, is it proper to have the ring of the bridegroom engraved with initials? A. Yes; the bridegroom’s ring is marked with initials, or a senti- ment; just as the bride chooses. Q. When riding in a Pullman section of a train, which seat goes with the lower berth? A. The seat facing forward is that isolation will for the United States ( (‘0))\ rmu 1938) Civilian Workers _ To Be Unformed = "2 trrrrr s ras rrrr s FOR HEALTH AT THE BRUNSWICK {CREATION ALLEYS CAFE IN CONNECTION, Spec- ializing in Chinese and American r———— used by the person who has re- R served the lower berth. Q. What is the correct way to eat bread? Dishes—TRY US ONCE! A. Break off a small piece . 0f | L oo bread at a time, butter it, and con- vey to the mouth with the fingers. [ A L f pemocratic womens crus | | 1he Charles W. Carter Will meet Monday night at 7:30.| | Mortuary Election of officers. adv. l‘ Fourth and Pranklin Sts. —————— 8] PHONE 136 Empire classuleds pay. TSR —— S Sanitary Meat Co. ||, FOR QUALITY MEATS AND POULTRY | E. 0. DAVIS | FREE DELIVERY “ TELEPHONE 212 Call Phones: 13 and 49 GARBAGE HAULED Reasonable Monthly Rates Fhone 4753 - 'TONY’S BARBER SHOP | | 276 SOUTH FRANKLIN ’ Specializing in Ladies’ and Gentemen’s Hair-Cutting J | Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third — L Bank Juneau, Alaska COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars The B. M. Behrends N. P. Madsen returned | capt to Directo DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER Blomgren Building Hours 3 am. to 9 pm. PROFESSIONAL — | DENTISTS p.m. welcome. PHONE 56 er; M. H. retary. £IDES, FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINEAU CHANNEL B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 Visiting brothers C. H. Mac- SPADDEN, Exalted Rul- Sec- Dr. Charles P. Jenne | Rooms 8 and 9, Valentine Bldg. TELEPHONE 176 DENTIST beginning at 7:30 Master; Secretary. shipful EXAHS Dr. Richard Williams OFFICE AND RESIDENCE | GOLDSTEIN BUILDING |day, 1.0.0F. Hall DENTIST | BLAKE, Secretary. -~ MOUN™ JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 3 Second and fourth . Monday of each month ‘n Scottish Rite Temple p.m. DANIEL ROSS, Wor- JAMES W. LEI- Perseverance Lodge No. 2-A meets every second and fourth Wednes- BETTY' CORMICK, Noble Grand; RUTR Mc- | Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR ! Drugless Physician | Office hou: Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PUROLA REMEDIES 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 | PHONE 667 FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street || Dr. A. W. Stewart Hours 9 am. to 6 p.m. | SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- Guy Smith | DRUGS Next Colisewm PHONE %i—Free Delivery 3 DENTIST of Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Goddard, of| Sitka Hot Springs, passed through | Juneau on the Spokane bound for| Seattle where she was to attend school. wm)m Highest lowest 50 ED A. ZINCK, Manager Audit—Tax and System Service JAMES C. COOPER, >. P. A, 303-05 Goldstein Building Public Stenographer Notary Public ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 [ ALASKA LAUNDRY “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. s - Mnfg. & Building Co., Inc. CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 62 " NEW ALASKAN l HOTEL n Street Phone Single O ."JNEAU || PORTRAITS—by TED COWLING {] Phone 369 —photographer Old 1st. Natl. Bank Bldg. HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” PERCY’S CAFE Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, Candy COFFEE SHOP Percy Reynolds, Manager ' — —— T Alaska Federal Savings | and Loan Association Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P. O. Box 2718———FPhone .3 OFFICE—119 Seward St. Juneau, Alaska =t | | Consultation and examination i free. Hours 10 to 12; 7 to 9:30 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex South Franklin St. DR H VANCE OSTEOPATH 1to 5; | Phone 177 | “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” Halyorerd : | Juneau’s Own Store Robert Simpson, Opt.D. | | i | | Graduate Los Angeles College "The Rexa“ Store of Optometry and Opthalmology your Glasses Fiited Lenses Ground | Reliable dtikg - pharmaciste | ! compounc WHEN IN A HURRY | i) CALL COLE FOR OIL | | | tions. | COLE TRANSFER 34 plus or amount . . Phone 3441 or 27 gravity, in any | . QUICK! i o ight 554 | e H. S. GRAVES Have Your Eyes Examined by || Dr. Rae L. Carlson | OPTOMETRIST | Office Ludwig Nelsor Store Watch and Jewelry Repalring at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN “The Clothing Man” Marx Clothing Jewelry Bufler-Mauro Drug Co. | Home of Hart Schaftner and ‘ e Phone Green 331 FINE { | | | | HOTEL JUNEAU ||| BEAUTY SHOP LYLAH WILSON 1 GASTINEAU MOTOR SERVICE PHONE 727 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING Gas—Oil—Storage o0 TRANSHIVOTRERE AL J. B. WARRACK #——————————| | Engineers—Contractors ON THE MEZZANINE JUNEAU s DEVLIN’S Paris Fashion Shoes S Contoure Telephone B S || © COME IN and SEE the NEW L nke-Yao ol STROMBERG-CZRLSON | 5w > RADIOS » \ #1| J. B. Burford & Co. “NEW AND DIFFERENT [ “Our door step is worn by FOOTWEAR” Satistied Customers” A P s i JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) Mrs. Pigg French and Fhone 65 Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments Phone 206 and Supplies = 122 W. Second for sale at The Empire Office. | | results, Try the Empire classifieds for 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 Accounts Italian Dinners LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES Lode and placer location notices