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and we find there is no need for sensible ] | Ala y Dmly Alas’la El‘!plre }(‘mplo\m.s and employees being adversely affected by Publisheq_every evening except Sunday by the he wages and hours Jaw, [+ *:{“’“"‘ B v wanion T NEW YORK TO ALASKA IN LESS T g THAN A DAY Becond and ka. | Matter. f Batered in the Poct "ot SUBSCRIPTION RATES. New York to Alaska in less than a day sounds " ‘®ellvered by carrier in Juneau and Do ,u..r..rcv 25 per month. | like speed, and it is. And it is being forecast for S LA, psase pRid at 11 ) Tolon year via the new Pan-American service from i ‘eme month, in advence, $125. Bon Bisioess, OMict of wny fabiurt o L Walker, Vice President of traffic for S“Yvery of thelr paper: tinental and Western Air, Inc, in Seattle B srpm Ot 0 D recently that projected schedules are being i NW:‘ -y worked out 1 his company so that passengers may BB pAtion” - of wve New Yo TWA at 5:30 in the afternoon, tem credited Ne o 3 thwest Airlines in Chicago for Seat- Alaska the following afternoon via connect with tle, and arrive in A'.Asn CIRCULATION GUAR EED TO BE LARGER Pan ays, requiring a little less than 24 AN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. e IS 5 hours e journey. According present plans, Pan-American ex- pects to st passenger service around the first of the ye next summer it is probable that 1 be pc e to reach the east coast of the United s by airplane over regular air routes in a single it a mighty small world CHAMBERLAT DRAMATIC MOVE The decision of Premier Chamberlain to fly to ead of di; an emissary has broken all and given [ to the world. Never be- tory of modern international relations reat government gone in person appeal to the head of another gov- Chamberlain did. In the history se he head of a Mr, ) make s THE WAGE-HOUR LAW AND ernment a of THE EMPIRE the British Empire no Prime Minister has ever made - - a gesture so unconventional, so bold and in a way The Dailv ska Dmpire comes under g » h e. In a lite sense Mahomet goes to the Labor rds Act the em- mountain ployers in Alaska, but 1 its wage scales Whether or not actual war breaks in Europe, hours s0 that its employees ca can come out of the present situation more per week as natic than the bold attempt to avert war by the Del ech in the um | B 1 Premier. As the New York Times points out, Theatre at Juneau Slicty Swages. cbold: bei] ielttier (Hls Grtaatl impulse is a supreme stroke of adjusted so that d employees would im 1ative statesmanship or it is a spectacular ad- not be affected by the wages and hours law. He mission of desperation. When Mr. Chamberlain goes proven to be correct in this statement, and we elf, on his own prop: to try to find a peaceful assume that he h a plan in mind for reducing the ition to the present crisis, he acknowleges that hourly wages for the first 40 or 44 hours just enough his emis have failed to convince the Germans so that by paying time and a half for overtime, the of the consequences of an act of aggression in Czecho- wages are the same for a regular 48 hour 3 lovakia. He ac Hitler of the intention to start Since after two years it will be necessary to pay hestilities without delay and at the same time recog- time and a half for all work in excess of 40 hours in nizes him as the arbiter, or the co-arbiter, of Europe. # any week, The Empire has adopted the 40 hour week. Viewed as a recognition by Britain of the power of Wages of the men have been reduced 7.7 percent the Third Reich its leader, the journey has an ““for the first 40 hours worked in any week, but for almost incredible ificance in the relations of the all hours in excess of 40, time and a half will be paid two Governments. If Mr. Chamberlain's mission THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, SEPT. 26, I938 A Horosco pe “The stars incline but do not compel” *- 4 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY | LS 20 Years A g0 From The Empire The Empire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the follow ing: - Dr. Robert Parott, Mrs. Parott and * + TUESDAY, SEPT. 27, 1938 According to astrology this is an unimportant day in planetary di- rection. It is a time to follow rou- tine programs of social or business affairs. It is a most fortunate configura- tion for women of all ages and ghould mark the lauaching of their public activities. Both business and professional work is under good guidance. There is a promising sigh for ac-| tresses. New stars will be successful, | but few will reach lasting faine. | It is a lucky date for entertain- Hostesses will benefit -through | Mrs. James Ramsay Jr. Charles Talmage M. W. Dorman Mrs. Albert E. Gletz Kenneth Shudshift i 1 Mis. Earle Clifford John Nickinovich William Litchfield Ruth Torkelson John Newmarker Mrs. L. R. Smith - MODERN Dr. and Mrs. L. P. Dawes. Dr. Par- ott and Dr. Dawes a short hunting trip. John L. Carlson, cannery man of Auk Bay, was staying at the Gas- | tineau Hotel. | H. D. Berry, of the Libby, McNeill and Libby cannery at Taku Harbor was in Juneau. Mrs. C. B. Walker, Joan and | Bobby Walker left on the City of | Seattle for Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, ing hospitalities under this rule .of the | ETTQUETTE | where they were to visit a _short stars. | | time. Lawyers should profit at this By Roberta Lee = time, National honors are prognos-| | H. R. Shepard received a night “letter from his son Gowey Shepard, ticated for men of unusud Rttain-| ments in legal lore or diplomatic| Q. Is it better for a hostess to |stating that the latter had arrived training. % make the tea at the table, with tea |at Sacramento to begin work at the Bad news may be expected fe-|leaves or essence and hot water, or|training aviation field. rding national policies. The 'séers| bring it in from the kitchen al-} el i foretell the sudden close ofdcareers' ready prepared at medium! The Alaska Rifle Team won 24th of great national importance. strength? |place in the National Rifle Match T is a happy wedding day. The A. If there are not too many,at Camp Perry, Ohio, according to| stars presage the endurance of ro- mance and good prospects for fin- ancial suc tea at the table, asking each guest's | fice. reference as to the strength de-| Engagements to marry announced | sired. | Weather: under this sway promise good for-; Q. When attending a dinner|rain, tune. Although an extraordinary!dance, should a man ask bhis host- number of summer romances will ess or his dinner partner for the come to naught, lasting partnerships | first dance? OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS in marriage will be the lot 6f sur-! A. He should ask his partner for| If you have a voice and desire viving lover. { the first dance, but not fail to ask | the best training available, for con- 'hose birthdate it is have | his hostess for a dance later in the |C€ft, opera and radio. call Marye lowest 46 Highest 53; - e Persons & the augury of a year of new friend- | evening. | Berne, Red 530. adv. ships and varied pleasures. Acci-| Q Should one use punctuation R dents affecting business or financial | marks when writing formal invita- resources are foreseen. tions and replies? lor sale at The Empire Office. have celebrated it include Francis Marion ‘ physician, 1869; George English illustrator Others who a birthday By A. C. Gordon Children born on this day' prob- A. No. ably will be gifted in music or the| o st arts. Subjects of this sign of Libra |+ + JAMES C. COOPER | v reach fame in more than one | | ||| certified Public Actountant field of deavor. T Aulhoxwm to practice before George Wharton James, ethnolo- LOOK and LEARN ‘ the U. S. Treasury Department | gist, was born on this day 1858 i and | i U. S. Board of Tax Appeals. | — hank, 1. What is the oath prescribed by the U. S. Constitution, and taken (Copyright, 1938) to each employee, with the result that the men will should fail, the immediate consequences are unpredic- by all presidents on their inaugura- PETER PAN work the same 48 hour wee d rec actly the table, but ver will war guilt have been more firmly 5 tion? BEAUTY SHOP—Triangle Bldg. same wages per week as they have been receiving or more dramatically . 2. What unit of weight in troy 5 During the first year after the law goes into e —— Ipsy Irewa er weight s the same as avoirdupois? Telephone—ZZl effect, on October 23, 1 the employers and em- How Much to l)chr the Link Between 3. Who are wne uumortal eight” -aniil ployees need only adopt a 44 hour week, and durin Ham and Eggs? referred to in English literature? - the second year a 42 hour week, but eventually _— Escue y 0 Ine 4. What is the “West Point” of 8 40 hour week must be adopted, there is no reason (Philadelphia Record) Canada? [ Vlslt the ! . ves 0 re the r ire v LR | for not permanently adopting it now. It reall Congressman Dies reveals that his committee’s Are the 1a_1lroml\ required by | no difference whether rates are adjusted to a 44 hour investigation of “un-American activities” has cost,| RENO, Nev., S(pr 26.—A tipsy 1aw to carry mail? | ! SITKA HOT SPRINGS week or a 40 hour week to date, $25,000 citizen whose name police wouldn't ANSWERS I IVI::&eul1 Hot B.n;- : Pei o, o In addition to a special premium, the revelation tell, finally got home 1. “I do solemnly swear that I | Accommodations to suit every | The plan is not objectionable by reason of the .4 ghiney Temple has abetted Communists, the —Patrolman Frank Clear reported |Will faithfully ‘execute the office of | | taste. Reservations, Alaska Afr | | fact H?ut”umpln_ es taking a 14-\\‘da‘x.< off v\x?I‘ fufif: Congressman says the public, in exchange for the the case like this: President of the United States, and | | ‘Transport 7.7 percent less because of not receiving overtime as g5 000, has received the following benefit: “This fellow found himself to be | defend the Constitution of the - — s = The Empire had adopted a policy of giving the absent “The commitlee has established definite links iy a rather unusual position, stand- | United States.” T . .empl-yoe advantage proper proportion of between the Communist party in America and Mos- ing on a telephone cable between| 2: The grain is the same. An i $¥his overtime if he will notify the foreman of his in- cow, and the German-American Bund and the Reich two poles, steadying himself with |2Voirdupois pound contains 7,000 tention to take time off and receive permission to do Government an overhead wire. grains and a troy pound 5,760 SYSTEM CLEANING ‘e 80. Thus the result of taking a day off will not result We're not parsimonious But we think $25,000 “He told me: ‘I went home this (zr:nns 3 > PhOne 15 is % in the lowering of wages for the remainder of the @ SUIf price for that information. For two reasons: way once before. He was talking 1J- gll'lt?n. Kbhakce-pt“flm Coler- | L Aloreovar i Sibloyeas. on’ oompensaticn for ‘1 Earl Browder, boss of the Communists in the iy a rather thick voice and con-|id3¢ S A; "rw ‘(’n‘(s. Byron, Brown- ALASKA LAUNDRY RY || i il b R el wase ertime «q U-SA. told the McNaboe Committee in New York fessed he was uncertain as to| 18 and Tennyson. Bl injuries will be given an allowance for overtime so g g : ; S . 1 T8 Bove i Blare Colloge. at | i that compensation rates will not be affecte Btaje, months ago, that U. 8, keds and, Moscow ignich, direction he should: “travel 3 i ol LN T e Hie ]vl‘“v e e :\'m‘k('d hand in hand. And it hadn't been a secret nexi» K?w‘l{yn. Ontario. e s AR 3 A% before that The fire department aided the Tl 2. The German-American Bunds not only have a police and rescued the man, using | g At osisad Dealere s pay far in excess of the minimum wages “definite link” with the Reich Government, they have , twenty-eight-foot ladder in the s | s/ provided by the law, which was designed to correct had for years. and they have boasted about it to the process, DAILY LESSONS GREASES | conditions in some industries in the States, the likes point of carrying a flags in street parades, - | GAS — OILS OGRS arh Aot AnOTAL e Just why it should have cost $25,000 for the Dies | IN ENGLISH | » Delegate Dimond has been unjustly criticized for Committee to obtain this information we can't imag- | [ oL Rvine! AlRNin dxdbh i SR pRovIlons of tho ‘1;‘ xl(‘]’x‘th(\; u;\;(“\\:) 1|I|\.~ cost of trying to twist it to e s ac I"g, | By W. L. Gordon IUNEAU MOTORS i scre e New De law, but anyone who followed the action of Congress| SRS S | ‘ +* i i 7 ;B¢ the time of the passage of this law will know that If Europe goes to war, should Alaskans frown? Words Often Misused: Do not say, o Rt T ! Sdebate limited #'} _have been obtaine 4 ditions as it was was and that exceptions could The law will prevent such con- meant to correct from beginning in DY, During was booming | now forgotten the last war, Southeast Alaska, at any rate, with lumber camps and copper mines E PAST was made by planes from the United s:’uss :hr;ne corps, fi'\ ins in rmal Id fort, El Morro, which for centuries has guarded San Juan, Puerto Rico. P.um“;‘:e:v:vrh::l: v‘v.rzi;'Il e:ded ‘:o U. S. by Spain in 1898, is a territorial possession. Lt. Col. Pat Mulcahy g commands above unit of Uncle Sam’s protective air force. "SALUTETOTH == Fuund i Potato “She is older than m “She Say, 1 CALL 771 |is older than I am old). ] Davis, daughter of a potafo grower | 3 T Marie’s Beauty Shop | | in Twin Falls, Idaho, will get back | Ggien Misspelled: Skull (the | 231 Seward St. | her grandmother’s wedding 1ing, | geeleton of the head). Scull (an|| (above Family Shoe Store) I? {found inside a large potato BY & loar used at the stern to propel a|® | hotel chef here on June 2. Miss Davis was one of several persons who claimed the ring, but hotel | (officials said her description was |the most accurate. The ring had been lost as Miss Davis' father {tilled his fields. - ATTENTION O.E r meeting Juneau Chapter | boat by sculling). Synonyms: Duration, extent, continuance. Word Stud Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Cynical; contemptuously distrustful’ of human nature. (Pronounce first syllable sin). “He treated all that time, period, | TIMELY CLOTHES | NUNN-BUSH SHOES || STETSON HATS ‘ QUALITY WORK CLOTHING No. 1, So. Prarflin Street | Phone Single 0 [ - ALAS‘(’\N‘\ lfl Marie Drake, e Ungr‘::fi;\ fmx:;z Initiation |was said with cynical indifference.” LILLIAN G. w.A"rsoN, — FRED HENNING L AR Birelug \, NEW ALASKAN Complete Outfitter for Men || les’!;‘rly’:s"l‘lw rmpire ctassifieds l¢‘| HOTEL ‘LJI‘JNEAIJ 50c. | “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. The B. M. Behrends Bank Juneaun, Alaska Mnfg. & Building Co., Inc. CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 62 HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and = g One-Half Million Dollars PERCY’S CAFE ! Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, COFFEE SHOP Percy Reynolds, Manager their daughter, were visiting with| ere to leave on | guests, it is preferable to make the|word received at the CGovernor's of- | Lode and placer location notices |& Directo | DENTISTS Blomgren Building | PHONE 56 Hours 3 am. to 9 pm. 1B '| Dr Richard Williams w DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE GOLDSTEIN 3UILDING ‘-‘.'f DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 T SR T Dr. Judson Whittier ' Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 am. to 6 p.m. | SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 DR. H. VANCE | OSTEOPATH | free. Hours 10 to 12; | 7 to 9:30 by appointment. | Gastineau Hotel Annex South Franklin St. Consultation and examination | 1 to 5; Phane 177 E | | Robert Simpson, Opt.D. | Gracuate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground | Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MIiSSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Beward Street Near Third | Have Your Eyes Examined by i Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Store | Office Ludwig Nelson's Jewelry Phone Green 331 PROFESSIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINEAU CHANNEL B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Visitinz brothers welcome. DR. A. W. STEWART, Exalted Rul- er; M. H. ©IDES. Seo- * retary. MOUN™ JUNEAU LODGE NO. 14? Second and fouwsth Monday of each month in"Scottish Rite Tempie beginning at 7:30 p.m. DANIEL ROSS, Wor- shipful Master; JAMES W. LEI- VELS, Secretary. REBERAHS Perseverance Lodge NG. 2-A meets every second and fourth Wednes- day, 1.0.0F. Hall. BETTY Mec- CORMICK, Nohle Grand; RUTR BLAKE, Secretary. y ] DRUGS i PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street Next Colisemm PHONE %i--Free Delivery 3 it ety “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET | ON THE MEZZANINE HOTEL JUNEAU BEAUTY SHOP LYLAH WILSON Contoure Telephone X-Er-Vae 538 | 5 | f— “NEW AND DIFFERENT FOOTWEAR” DEVLIN’S Paris Fashion Shoes —— MELODY HOUSE Music and Electric Apphances (Next Gastineau dotel) Mrs. Pigg Thone 65 H. 5. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” ‘l Home of Hart Schaffner and Marx Clothing pr, R —_— | GASTINEAU MOTOR | SERVICE | PHONE 727 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING Gas—Oil—Storage J. B. WARRACK Engineers—Contractors JUNEAU ME N and SEE the NEW | ~ STROMBERG-CZRLSON | i RADIOS | J. B. Burford & Co. “Our door step is worn by Satistied Customers” ) Alaska Music Supply | Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos— Musical Instruments and Supplies 122 W. Second Phone 206 i Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P. O. Box 2718———Phone 3 OFFICE—119 Seward St. Juneau, Alaska it Lode and pracer iocation notices for sale at The Empire Office. The First National Bank JUNEAU - [ J CAPITAL—$50.000 : . SURPLUS—$100,000 [ J COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES s Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office. Empire classifieds pay. 2% Paid on