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i g 4 Daily Alaska Empire v Published evers evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY BMELEN TROY BENDER - - - - President B L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Manager by Second and Main Strects, J are not at the present moment in APA’ I'H\' l‘\ ELECTIONS to be hoped that the genera ked this off-year election campai apathy which 1 will not Bntered In the Post Off Ji u as Se d C be reflected when the votes are counted tonight and i SUBSCRIPTION RATES tomorrow throughout the Territory. Welivered by carrier In Juneau and Do-glas for §1.25 per month On basis of voting population, Alaska should Y8 By mail, postare paid at the follow es v One year, in advance, $12.00; six months. in advance, $6.00; poll, even in a year when the presidential issue is fgne month, in advance, $125 3 N i S " oy F RS Bubhrbert Wil conte mptly notify | NOL up, more than 15,000 votes and still hot have a the Business Office of any in the de- | hundred percent vote. But political leaders are hop- actually ing somewhere ing for 14,000 while around 13,000. 602: Business Off anticipz ttice. TMIMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS X The Associated Pres ely e the use for Apathy of elections is one of the unsolved mys- wpublication of all cr it or not ; eI o local news | teries. The April primary gave a strong hing ef it Bublished herei when one of the smallest votes in recent recorded. Of course, there are many who do not to be affiliated his year "ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARA THAN THAT OF AN ¥ TEED TO BE LARGER was in- PUBLICATION. ent voter care with any party, with the result that the primary vote is never up to the poll of a general election. But this year's primary was particularly dormant. The ame general lack of political interest has been re- flected through the campaign. There are at least two generally accepted reasons. First, the campaign has been conducted during the height of seasonal activity in the Territory. A arge part of the voters have been engaged in fishing mining and other seasonal work. They haven't had ime to pay much attention to things political Secondly, there has besn no outstanding opposi- Delegate Dimond, the head of the ticket Even many of his opponents have been conceding his | election. The attitude is reflected in the money 5 circles. There is practically no betting reported in HITLER POSTPONES THE DAY today’s election. There was no money to be had e T] A 1 lost | that either Republican or independent candidates e German march for return of possessions lo: : ; 3 . "‘“ ’I o i awhat| WOUId unseat the Delegate. , What few wagers being - g e Worl Jar continues voiding wh _ L ¥Nbirou 1)-:‘ hig "“ { ' ontright | made had to do with how much of a majority Dimond ¥ many Europeans feared would amour an outright would roll up. e decl: { war, Adolf Hitler in peech at 3 d‘d'l SR ‘[‘ i e L While it is a fine compliment to Delegate Dimond S i el | that he is so universally liked and has made such an s no intentions of back-tra T ut hea 1 t ;flam AS no In y ; : : excellent record, it is not conducive to bringing out ward toward establishing Germany as one ( ¢ 3 ! | Sttty ; he vote. Through the years it is shown that the %, most powerful nations in the world el N s s Skl H ibverly Bvading the qudstion. the world was asi< | YEATS 01 L1eDIE VOReE ae LS ONes 1h WA'Oh, Her Rty F 5 vigorous battle between candidates and strong, s ing —“Will Germa use force to achieve her am- partisan feeling is aroused * bitions for Sudeten Germar Hitler t rather Ry - il & about 1€ yhis” of the German minority in Czecho- 4 ¢ slovakia and of its “self determination” to become a Why Don’t They Stay in Their Own part of the German nation Back Yard? > It was a typical Hitler speech, and it reveal e $ that the German strong man is as politically (Philadelphia Record) as any of the diplomats in Europe. Had.he hurled Pity the poor Republicans. They don't have a » 3 I > defiance at the world yesterday, he would have had | yard of their own to play in and so, their tongues " to shoulder the responsibility for war in Europe. Hit they are mooching into the Democratic fah reorgis ¢ ler was too smart to do that. He has indicated that where el Idaho, in Geor 4 They are lone litica stors C at S « he has no objections to war in order to gain Jlost . They are lon I““‘]l”“”'(":(l‘ Or ””l 1\’( H’y; €, German prestige, but he wants somebody else to be Ther ’J“" party is ba 1;\”I;¢ T : olitical program as and is of flannels. Y blamed. He would much prefer to cause internal POUCK ;“’] i Sivire D dinberania Y trouble in Czechoslovakia and then move in under e » the pretense that he is “saving” that little Republic We think the President was right to reprimand ¥ from itself. Then the burden of responsibility would them, to call their practice one that is politically i fall on the Czechs and not Germany. That is the | immo We think the President was right to re- * familiar Hitler procedure. It has worked before and | n that the self-righteous and pretentious Tory 4 very likely he figures that it will work again s is rather conspicuously insincere in failing to . The German leader's greatest danger at home, | rebuke the G.O.P. for llm‘» prl:u’tu"(-_ w llll‘nl)(ll)l . N violates the principle of the direct primary, which nd he probably knows it. He has built up a military & 4 g ’ 3 s ith which Kaiser| i5 Supposed to represent a free choice, by party mem- machine comparable with the one with which Kalser|, . " 14 not by ringers from another party, of official Wilhelm started to march to Par That military ... qidates to carry the party banner. n leaders were v long + machine is beginning to feel its power. What a typi- But we 1 Air Minister Goering uttered the other think that if the Republic would have scolded their own p For the Re- wise, they day when he declared “Germany is invincible; we before waiting for the President to act red to withstand a blockade of 30 years.” publican tactics, in creeping into the Democratic Goering is Hitler's fighting man. He is imbuing Idaho primary to defeat Senator Pope, were a con- fession of Republican futility The end result will fighting psvchology. But one of these days that war Dhurt the elephant more than the donkey. i machine, like the history of all war machines bent on This practy lllegal in many . 3 " sneaky and unworthy anywhere aggression and conquering, will want to prove itself e i e M R R § There is indication that Goering would like (0 Prove y.vcivers ™ Nor will they be inclined to trust such it right now. Hitler's biggest task will be keeping apti-New Dealers as O'Connor who engage in the cog it in check to await the time when he can use it to nate maneuver his army with the theory that it is all powerful, good is States; it is the best advantage. with political consciences flexible enough to enable | : The Czech incident is far from closed. As the them to run as fish and fowl at the same time. French spokesman said, Hitler’s address only post- e T 3 FVps rides are ping sol r @ o as $3.4 2 poned the danger for a while, Germany is again Gypey brides are being sold for e ‘I’:“‘ a8 ‘5)“‘“ i Ser A, accol g a news repor over 1€ 4 on the march for lost power. Hitler gave no indica- ‘: S I’” ‘“1(1”[”( to xhl (“ ']',l"“‘“ “"‘ m'xunv‘i 4 N it’s anything like it is over here, owever, C gina tion that it was going to halt that march. Thos i g, cost is likely to be deceivir % nations which permitted Germany during the years AR = Temple has been commissioned a colonel Lindbergh, by senior- since the'war to smash up the Versailles Treaty bit * by bit are now p: ng the price, Ultimately, they < Will be back in the position they were in 1914, Shirley in the Illinois National Guard ity, however, ranks her. ame vorgyretnfAfocsdfacralt suniframag b un i fucaayraant COUNT FOR MULE COMBINE d i = heller farm near Walla, WaMla, Wash., and a lo‘r‘l?dnnve‘:’::x:dnlgda:‘oz‘: s:fr& lr’:!::’ R éji 15 of entering both primaries at once, | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1938. HAPPY | 8 o 1| o i BIRTHDAY | Horoscope 20 Years A oo The Empire extends congratula-| T S tions and best wishes today, their “The stars incline £ birthday anniversary, to the foRow- but do not compel” From The Empire . I 1 ing: RN » | — e SEPTEMBER 13 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14, 1938 SEPTEMBER 13, 1918 Mrs. Arthur Adams Benefic aspects rule dominantly Vella Truitt Moehring Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Walker ar- \today, according to astrology. It is (a time to use one's best energies in | carrying out plans. In the early morning there may be mental confusion, but s | procedure will be most under this configuration. | Women are subject to stimulating land helpful planetary influenc Amusements’ of every sort will benefit and there will be access of interest in 'gports. ‘Theaters will profit and whatever offer§ oppor- - ‘ tunity for betting will attract much money 1. How many words does the av- | e 0 e bhe need of erage modern book contain? {oonfleviby hodlth & Sl Tds th 2. Who invented dynamite? 5 |ancial resources. Many catastrophe: 3. What is the distinction 3 ¥ tween the words “vestige” “trace”? 4. What is a spirometer? 5. What because Samson Bakke David Brown Marilyn Jewett Narilyn Jewett ——e—e — e LOOK and LEARN By A. C. Gordon - be- anc ANt} advanc Preparedness for war will be of | | paramount_concern in_the coming of the | e mmbes of strosme whish orl. | Vear. astrologers prophesy. Peacel ERE I which ori-1 ) oments should be pushed with nate in it, is sometimes called “The Mother of Rivers'? |unflagging oeal. ki Persons whose birthdate it is have ANSWERS the augury of a year of upheavals L . Between 200,000 |, and changes that may be unplea words. 100,000 and ant but in the end fortunate. Ad-| 2. Alfred Nobel. | 4 | vancement will come to many 3. A vestige is always a part of | Lo g that which has passed away; g ? 4 4 Children born on this day prob- trace may be merely the mark made ably will be imaginative, artistic,and alented. Subjects of this sign suc- ed as writers and many are scien- | tists. by it. 4. An instrument for measuring the breathing capacity of the lung 2 (““"‘*'“1"’-- Alexander von Humboldt, Ger- AN , |man_scientist, was born on this i [ day 1789. Others who have celebrat- | DAILY LESSONS ||cd it as a birthday include Ch | | Dana Gibson, artist, 1867; will Tr- | IN ENGLISH | | win, writer, 1873, | | (Copyright, 1938) | By W. L. Gordon ’ B AT b 2 4 | : s Loafm o Words Often Misused: Do not say, | “It was a tiny little package.” Omit | T F ’) tiny or Nittle, as tiny meangtvaly| 4 O I' AIMNE small 5 | bl Often Mispronounced 'vx(u-ts(mm“ DETROIT, Sepr. 13 Withont Pronounce mal-strom, a as in male. | oo “ang “effort, Billy Rogell © 8 In from unstressed, accent. £ifst| yeteran’ Detrott, Tiger shortstop. has yllable. / crashed the major-league baseball Often Misspelled: Tray (receb-|recorq hooks on three different oc- tacle). Trey (three at cards, etc.) casions | ©On June 16, 1936, Rogell played through 10 innings in a game here without having a putout or an as- Only once before in American- Synonyms: Anniversary, memoration, festival, jubilee. Word Study: “Use a word threc times and it is yours.” Let us in- com- crease our vocabulary by masterir i i i league history and but six times one word each day. Today’s word: | ; 3 in major-league baseball had a Equanimity; evenness of mind;| N shortstop played 10 innings without calm temper. (Pronounce e-kw 4 accepting a chance. nim-i-ti, e as in me, a as in a: wctly one year later Rogell unstressed, all i’s as in it, accent i i ! It accent | went through 12 innings at Wash- third syllable). “His placidity of de- |- meanoy arises from trte ecaans. |IPgton without accepting a chance. g Shn Now Rogell has established a re- 3 cord of inactivity > batting de- B y in the baiting d partment by gettine tive bases on balls. On August 18 in his last time at bat against the White Sox here he walked. ven consecu- MODERN ETI@UETTE ’Ih'* next day Johnny Whitehead, | Sox hurler, gave Rogell five con- By Roberta Lee sses. The following day ¥ walked his first time up T TR > ) | inst St. Louis here to extend Q. When is the double card, |his string to seven. He rolled out reading Mr. and Mrs., sent? | two innings later to break the A. The double card is sent wjth |String, Oral Hildebrand being the a wedding present, with flowers te|enemy pitcher. a debutante, with flowers to & funa| On June 16, 1938, Jimmy Foxx of eral, and is also used in' pawing Boston drew six passes in a game formal visits. |at St. Louis. Only one other batter Q. Is it required that one send|in history had equalled this mark He was Walter Wilmot of the Chi- cago Nationals, who walked six a gift to a debutante when she is being introduced to society? A. No. Relatives and friends|times on August 21, 1891. |often send flowers. ———e Q. What are appropriate flow-| Today's News Today.—Fmplre. ers to place on the dinner table dur- |ing early autumn? ; 7o . A. Asters, daisies, goldenrod, and Visit the zinnias are all nice. | SITKA HOT SPRINGS | el T T Mineral Hot Baths There were only two cases of \ Accommodations to suit every murder or manslaughter reported| | taste. Reservations, Alaska Ah‘ in Kansas' two largest cities in { April, May and June this year. One| % case was in Kansas City and dhe | e S ,other in Wichita. ‘ ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING i " Phone 15 | ALASKA LAUNDRY Transport WHEN YOU DINE AT THE ROYAL CAFE Dinners from 5 till 9 Daily. Special Sunday Dinners 11 to 9. ' NEW ALASKAN 1 | | HOTEL | So. Frarfxlin Street | JUNEAU. JUNO-MAID ICE CREAM In Dishes, Cones or Bulk Phone Single O -z | The B. M. Behrends | A T | p | 4 Juneau, Alaska COMMERCIAL , and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars GBS A Oy I ' . _Efi i stematic are prognosticated as the autumn: | rived in Juneau on the Spokane neau a month on business in con- nection with the Bureau of Fish- J. M. Saloum, St. Ann’s Avenue shoe merchant, expected to move his stock of goods and family Juneau from Douglas. | Mr. and Mrs. left for a pleasure trip and outing | to Chichagof, to be gone for two | weeks. F. J. Wettrick, who had been stay- ng at the Zynda Hotel since his| ‘.¢,rna1 here fron¥ the south, leit| on the Princess Sophia for Seattle. ‘ An eight pound baby girl was iborn to Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Abbott | Mr. Abbott was the magazine | keeper pany plant. H. J. Fisher, M. H. Truesdell, H. ‘T. Tripp and C. W. Carter left for Rocky Pass for a ten days’ outing. Fries and J. D. Helps were from the grand jury C. W excused Highest 39; lowest 36; Weather: - eee NEW CASTLE NOW DEGREED NEW CASTLE, Ind, Sept. 13 Uncle Sam has seitled a 117-year- old argument by ordering this In- diana city's name split into two words. The Post Office department at Washington, D. C. revived the controversy recently by pointing-out that some confusion had risen be- cause the name was spelled as both “Newcastle” and “New Castle.” The local postmaster recor cord g and found the earliest ve the name as two words. - >oo = The rmpire ct Try results. - n “Audit— ax and System “Service | JAMES C. COOPER, C. P. A 303-05 Goldstein Building Public Stenographer Notary l’uhlie CALL 771 11 For Appointment « Marie’s Beauty Shop | 231 Seward St. (above Family Shoe Store) TIMELY CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS QUALITY WORK CLOTHING ® FRED HENNING Complete Outfitter for Men Mr. Walker was to remain in Ju-| M. A. Pittshmann | dug up the | %! | Rooms 8 and 9, Valentine Bid. at the DuPont Powder Com- | | | Dr. A. W. Stewart | DENTIST ) Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. | SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 ssifieds for | | “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. Mnfg. & Building Co., Inc. CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 62 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 RO | flAlukA Federal Savings and Loan Association Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P. O. Box 2718———Phone 3 OFFICE—119 Seward St. Juneau, Alaska | | | T2 | Perseverance Lodge No. 2-A meets I | |every second and fourth Wednes- | | |day, LO.OF. Hall BETTY Mec- |1 D Richard Williams | | CORMICK, Noble Grand; RUTE | DENTlST | | BLAKE, Secretary. Director PROFESSIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINEAU CHANNEL B. P. 0. ELKS meet DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER every Wednesday at 8 DENTISTS pm. Visiting brothers Blomgren Building welcome. C. H. Mac- PHONE 56 SPADDEN, Exalted Rul- Hours 3 am. to 9 pm. ::“r‘;‘ H. CIDES, Sec~ - = IEOUN"‘ Jl’NE;U LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth ionday of each month %@/\ in Scottish Rite Tempie \ beginning at 7:30 p.m | DANIEL ROSS, Wor- shmlul Mdst,er JAMES W. LEI- Secretnry Dr. Charles P. jenne DENTIST TELEPHONE 176 ! OFFICE AND RESIDENCE | GOLDSTEIN 3UILDING | | Guy Swith | NE— § Guy Smith | Dr. Judson Whittier || D R U G s i CHIROPRACTOR i PUROLA REMEDIES Drugless Physician | PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- | | Office hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 | Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. | | | | FULLY COMPOUNDED Next Colisemm PHONE 667 1'|{ Front Street PHONE &i—Free Delivery SO “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” Halvor CE ; OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination | | free. Hours 10 w0 12; 1 to 5; ‘i 7 to 9:30 by appointment. | Gastineau Hotel Annex i South Franklin $t. Phone 177 Robert Simpson, Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology s Fitted Len: G o o compound ] | prescrip- | Jones-Slevens Shop g LADIES'—MISSES’ il 1| o ) \ Dy AL L Butler Mauro Drug Co. J | Beward Strect Near Third o SRR PP = ! H BERPE R g \ H. S. GRAVES T- Have Your Eyes Examined l;y “The Clothing Man” | Dr. Rae L. Carlson ||| Home of Hart Schatimer ana | | ! ®PTOMETRIST ) Marx Clothing 4 Office Ludwig Nelson’s Jewelry J Store Phone Green 331 = || GASTINEAU MOTOR | ' : e SERVICE FINE 1 PrHONE 727 Watch and Jewelry Repalring | | | GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING at very reasonabie rates .J Gas—Oil—Storage | PAUL BLOEDHORN = | 5. FRANKLIN STREET T ‘i‘ & —&|| J.B. WARRACK { —- 3| | Engineers—Contractors | - « ON THE MEZZANINE i i HOTEL JUNEAU i { B BEAUTY SHOP B s B LYLAH WILSON gl Al B Contoure ‘eleph | ke & | L = RADIOS ) | “NEW AND DIFFERENT ||| ."lo'ml.;'d,_g_uigrg gmc:; FOOTWEAR® ! Batisfied Customers” ! DEVLIN’S | A i Paris Fashion Shoes = . et |\ GASTINEAU CAFE i JUNEAU [ French and MELODY HOUSE T Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) Mrs. Pigg Fhone 65 A i 3 Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos— Musical Instruments and Supplies y Phone 206 122 W. Second Try the Empire classifieds for results. Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office. Empire classifieds pay. The First National Bank JUNEAU [ CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100.000 . [ J i3 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS K ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 2% Paid on Savings Accounts