The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 6, 1938, Page 4

3 | e R s R SR n R ~out a program of adequate 7] Daily Alaska Empire the Senator talks about have been expended on Army and Naval air bases and other facilities for home de- fense this country isn’t adequat protected, regard- Published evers evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY less of what the situation may be in Europe. The B Ans T P% Vioe-President and By o eadent growing armament race which doubtless will be given Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alas r impetus abroad due to the Czechoslovakia inci- e he Pest ONfied St ¢ ¥ o Mat lent can well speed up our own program as Senator Butered In the Post Office in Ju as Second Class Matter King but the fact remains that it should be speeded up no matter whether Hitler marches to We can’t remain a great suggests, SUBSCRIPTION RA ®elivered by carrier in Juneau and Do By mail, postace paid. at ti 1 s for §1.25 per month. rates Prague or the South Pole. ot e T dokuce, T cer S0 ower unless we back it up with powder. Subscribers will confer favor if they will nr ¥ notify 3t PR it the Business Office of any [i or irregularity In the de- i : 7 g OB R Bty oPRGh St ! Creating Jobs Sl s i e New York Times) republication of or not Among the fallacies that help to give California’s okherwise credit local news | $30_eyery-Thurs scheme its appeal in certain b s & _ | quarters is the belief that the jobs vacated by persons ALASKA CIRCULATION | sver 50 to make themselves éligible for the pension s e P vill provide an equal number of jobs for younger | sersons now unemployed. In the case of the Cali- ornia plan the idea must seem statistically attractive. In the 1930 census persons over 50 constituted 21 | sercent of the gainfully employed. They also consti- | uted 21 percent of the unemployed in that year. | suppose approximately these percentages now hold | n California. The pensions (assuming they work as Xpt d by their sponsors) would take care of a fifth { the unemployed. If the offer of pensions, in addi- ion, caused almost every one over 50 to quit work to et them, about as many jobs would be vacated as here are unemployed available to fill them. It by no means follows, however, that all these acated jobs would be filled. They would not be mmediately filled in the case of the self-employed— SN - - mall farmers, small storekeepers, etc.—for the un- D, AT ety A A - , mployed would not have the necessary capital to SNFORCING THE WAGE-HOUR LAW ike their place. They would not be filled in the case & 4 f some older employees now retained partly for Word comes from Washington that administratior umenitarian reasons, They would not be directly offices for the new “Fair Labor Standards Act,” com-} jjiq iy the case of those retired persons who had monly known as the wage and hour law, in the Ter-} ome highly specialized skill or. unique ability in ritory will be established at Juneau, but when they | some line will be opened is still problematical. At the same But the chief reason why jobs equal in number time Administrator Elmer F. Andrews announced that vacated would not be likely to be filled goes ) these feeper than any of se reasons. - Many jobs would case to exist because purchasing power would be lestroyed. It is clear, in spite of the rhapsodical logic f its sponsors, that no purchasing power would be reated by the plan. For those who paid the stamp- axes on the warrants would lose as much purchasing ower as the pensioners would gain—and lose 4 per- he probably will be unable to get all his enforce ment machinery into action by October 24 when the law goes into effect and therefore actual enforcement may be delayed several months However, it should be kept in mind that machinery of administration is not set up by Octobe: because 24 it will not necessarily invalidate the law. The| ent in addition. This would be the result if the effective date of the Act is specifically fixed in the | varrants really circulated and if every one continued Jaw, 120 days after its passage and approval, and it] o Wc But those who quit work to get the pension was signed by the President on June 25, making it | vould cease to produce goods themselves. Ultimately, wy one kind of commodity is the purchasing power effective October 24. The Administrator his administrative invalidate or other kinds. Oranges, for example, come on the narket as supply of oranges, but they also come on he market as demand for moving picture admissions nd automobiles. Automobiles not only come on the have sufficient time thi; not nay or funds to get month, but that does not setup ready the act of Coh- gress. Only Congress can change the law, and Con-| market as supply of automobiles but as demand for gress isn’t in session. Thus / nistrator Andrews | ‘arm products. To reduce supply is to reduce demand statement that the law will not be enforced for several| 5y an equivalent amount. months merely means that he will not be prepared The California pension plan would not reduce to press for enforcement. The law will be effective| he total number of unemployed in California. That just the same and months afterward an enforcement | nemployment will not be reduced unless its basic officer can come around and make inguiry why those) AUses are removed. If every other cause should be effected did not abide by it. Incidentally, the penalt: | cMoved.-the pension plan would itself create unem- those rloym m; over 50 and, through the loss f their services, would reduce the wealth produced nd shared among the people of the state for violation of any provision of the action is a fine of not more than $10,000 or mor in jail, or both than six months In view of the impression which prevails in some sources, due to the reference which is made to it as Important Step for Northland Highway (Fairbanks Ne Miner) the “40-hour week™ law, that 40 hours is the maximun Announcement Thursday by Premier Mackenzie work week provided in the act from the outset, it| <ing of Canada that he will appoint a Canadian may well be reiterated that starting with its effective | :ommission to cooperate with the American com- date this month, the law provides for a 44-hour maxi- | mission in respect to the proposed International High- mum : during the firs Starting October | ¥ay to link up Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia and 24, 1930, that max'mum is reduced to 42 hours and| he States will be hailed by all friends of the great roject. And this means thousands of Canadians and Americans. Some doubt had existed as to the attitude of the anadian government in the matter. The fact that in October, 1940, is when the 40-hour provision actu- ally applies, giving two full years to industry to get down to the 40-hour week. Of course, Congress may change the act at any|.he chief executive of the Dominion is willing to time, but actually the law as it becomes effective on| neet the Americans on even grounds means a long | October 24 is a 44-hour week statute for the next 12| step forward. A Prem T as been an ardent supporter of the highway projec At the same time, there is the 40-hour othing to keep week months. industry from adopting from the start, as many are planning on doing 1at he will continue to lend his best efforts s SR o beyond doubt The recent good will expressions by the President THE NEED FOR SPEEDI of the United States and the Premier of Canada at DEFENSE the op 1g of the new St. Lawrence bridge and et imilar utterances by other emingnt leaders of the There probably is a great deal of truth in the Deminion and the States doubtless created a much statement of Senator William H. Kinz of Utah that|more friendly attitude among all on both sides of recent developments in Europe might make it neces- sary for the United States to spend hundreds of mil- lions of dollars more for military purposes. It not only might but likely will. the Canadian highway commission. Mutual advantages as to developme: | national defense nt of territory, and building up of a great future it very tourist traffic are sure to result from the opening While it would appear that Senator King means) of a highway to serve this vast Northland to leave the impression that such an expenditure atulations to the premier of the great nelghboring Dominion on his progre would not be warranted unless conditions were what they are abroad, it can not be overlooked that regard- less of the recent in Europe the very best way to maintain peace for America is to carry ational defense One of the best examples of its inadequacy at the present time can be found right here in Alaska. With! a coast line greater than that of continental United | States, and an area one-fifth the size of the States, we have virtually no defense. Tru eps are being Sl ik taken to correct the condition. Iceland newspapers have adopted the comic strip. But until a great many millions of dollars which Welcome to civilization, Icelanders! America, Too, Brushes Up Her ssive step. and is afraid her neutrality might be vio- lated in a Central European war, To hear Hitler talk, you'd think he was afraid German’s neutrality might be violated, too, emergency { In Milton, Wash., a mule elected to member- ship on the Reépublican central committee. He's by no means the first jackass to win at the polls. Defenses America is removed by thousands of miles from war-scared Europe, Uncle Sam’s defenses are in good shape, soldiers are trained rigorously in maneuvers. Here, infantry in Third Corps Area at Fort Meade, Md., set up & flo calibre amti-tank gun capable of penetrating the heavy sides the “ieep-wagons.” D. Pattullo of British Columbia long | the line and helped pave the way to appointment of THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, OCT. 6, | I ————— Horoscope “The stars incline but do not compel” - + FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, Contending planetary are active today, according to | trology. In the morning hours it is wiser to plan than to act. Changed opinions regarding in- dustrial conflicts are presaged with 1938 as- influences | | Edward Christensen 938. 20 Years Ago | From The Empire 23 L2 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY - = | The Empire extends congratula- |tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the follow ing: i | OCTOBER 6, 1918 | According to word received from| Guy J. Johnson, formerly of Tread- | well, he had received an appoint- |nient to the Engineer Officers Mrs. Kate Jarman | 1 s, | OCTOBER 6 Harry D. Murray Fred Newman Mrs. Peter Bond a rising tide of sympathy for busi- | ness heads who suffer losses through | labor difficulties. | While workers’ organizations are to gain in strength they will bene- fit most through compromises and closer relations with employers, it it forecast. Accidents may be more general than usual while this configuration prevails. 1 The evening is most auspicious for women and their social enter- pr Girls will find dances and informal parties encouraging to ro- mance. | There should be success in public entertainments tonight. Theaters, | concerts and even political meetings are well directed by the stars. The day is favorable for the aims f those interested in improving iculture. Science will contribute | amazing aids to overcoming nb»‘ stacles in soil or temperature. Persons whose birthday it is have the augury of a year of difficult] problems in business and domestic relations. Jealousies may cause| trouble. Children born on this day prob- ably will be intense in their emo-| tions and firm in their decisions.| Subjects of this sign are courageous and adventurous. ‘ James Whitcomb Riley, American poet, was born on this day 1853 Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include . Frederick Hale, statesman, 1874; Joseph Eugene Ransdell, one time U. S. Senator, 1858, (Copyright, 1938) Stiower Is Civen Miss Jorgenson Wednesday Eve Complimenting Miss Gertrude Jorgenson, who is soon to become the bride of Joe Snow, Mrs. Min- nie Hurley and Mrs. J. W. Leivers were co-hostesses with a linen show- er last evening at the Distin Ave- nue home of Mrs. Leivers. | A clever centerpiece for the table | was the four minature dolls, one completely garbed in a Moose base- | ball suit, representing the groom- to-be, another, gowned in the pro- verbial wedding attire, represent- ing Miss Jorgenson. The remaining two dolls were seated on tiny toad stools, each shooting an arrow at| the prospective bridal pair. Tall| lighted tapers offset the romantic | scene. | Two guessing games were played | during the evening, with Mrs. Wil- | liam Norton winner of the first,| “The House That Joe and Ger-| trude Built;” while Miss Ray Jor- genson guessed high for the second, | “The Romance of a Tree.” The re- | mainder of the evening was spent in sewing, with each guest embroi- | derin her name on a block, which | blocks will be used to complete a quilt. Guests present included Mrs. Joe A. Williams, Mrs. William Norton, | | Mrs. Knute Hildre, Mrs. Alfred Zen- ger, Mrs. Fred Schmitz, Mrs. John | Pegues, Mrs. H. B. Callow, Mrs. Har'- | old Swanson, Mrs. Anna Snow¥Mrs. | Crystal Snow Jenne, Mrs. Gharles Peterson, Mrs. Roy Carrlgaxwlm Kelly Blake, Mrs. Daniel Ross, Mrs. W. A. Warwick, Mrs. C. M. Jargen- |son, Mrs. George Jorgenson, - Miss 1Elma Olson, Miss Claudia Kearney, | Miss Helen and Louise Hildfe]Miss | Dolores Smith, Miss Doris Swap, lMi’“ Ray and Millie Marie Jorgen- son. | e | Beston has suffered severely | from fires. Destructive fires oc- curred there in 1676, 1679, 1711, 1760, 1872, 1889, 1893. = PR MOTORSHIP ESTEBETH Will sail for Sitka and wayports Friday noon, October 7. adv. > t News Today. mbite. Vivian Gruber ! Nancy Elizabeth Rice E. F. Clements Agnes Tubbs Express Compapy in Seattle, ar- rived in Juneaujon the Humboldt | and was registered at the Gastineauj % DR & .. | Hotel. MODERN T. Running, J. J. Fargher and T.| | J. S. Shearer, draft men, were regis- ET‘IQUETTE tered at the Gastineau Hotel. By Roberta Lee | W. A. C. Baldwin and Mrs. Bald- win were to arrive on the Admiral Farragut from Seward. Mr. Bald- Q Is it all right when making | Win, well known hotel man in the an introduction to say, “Let me | North, was to be employed in' the present Mr. Lee’? | Alaskan Hotel. A. Yes, the phrase is all right, | but it is a little too pretentious to Miss Frances Meisenthal was to| use for ordinary occasions. It is bet- | leave for her home in Centralia, ter to say, “Miss Moore, this is Mr. | Wash,, on the Admiral Farragut. Lee.” j The following speakers were| Q. In what way does the groom | scheduled at the theaters for the, pay the wedding fee? §Fourth Liberty loan: C. D. Gar- A. He gives it to his best man, | field, M. S. Whittier, H. L. Faulk- who hands it to the minister after ner, H. H. Folsom, John Rustgard the ceremony. |and J. H. _CDbh. @ When on shipboard, would it| Mrs. Thomas Riggs returned to be all right for a person to.ask: w:Juneau from her trips throughout be placed at the captain’s table? ‘Lhé Territory and was to be at home A. No. This would be presumptu- |to the ladies of the Channel. ous. The captain reserves the priv- o 7ir i Tl S ilege to invite the guests he wants.l‘ . . R Dedication Date | 3 > rook and LEAsN | Rogers Memoria ~ Mugeum I Nov. 4 ice-President Garner and Jesse Jones Invited By A. C. Gordon 23 1. Under what classification do animals with backbones come? | 2. Whose poetry is most widely to Spedk ;r read? | 3 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 6 —Vice President John Nance Gar- ner and Jesse Jones, Chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corpor- How many pints are there in one bushel? | 4. What is the derivation of the word “clan”? e Dl e, AUreCtON ation, have been invited to_speak o N GmEar at the dedication of the Will Rogers 3 b tad 3 Memorial Museum at Claremore on | November 4. I Both the Vice President and Jones 9 That of Omar Khayyam. 3. Sixty-four. R b ; > s ., were intimate friends of the humor- “clann,” | ; o * m;fl;‘;" rgfi;l; “{:fietmg ANt list who died in Alaska, near Point Barrow, in a plane crash with Wiley scendants of a common ancestor. P Y 5. From south to north 0 el : | An effort is also being made to have President Roosevelt and DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordon others broadcast speeches on a na- tionwide broadcast. ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING * i Phone 15 Words Often Misused: Do not say | deplacement. Authorities do not | AL_ASKA LAUNDRY 1 recognize this word. Say displace- ment. Often Mispronounced: Paltr Pronounce pal-tri, a as in all, in it. Often Misspelled: Mortgage. Ob- erve the t, which is silent in the| pronunciation. Synonyms: Erase, efface, obliter- ate, cancel, expunge, rub out. | Word Study: “Use a word three! times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: | Passively; inertly; unresistingly. “The student is to read history ac- tively and not passively.” ENTERS HOSPITAL Alben Syverson underwent a ma- jor operation at St. Ann's Hospital | this morning, having been admmed‘ last evening. | PETER PAN BEAUTY SHOP—Triangle Bldg. Telephone—221 FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) | GREASES ! Foot of Main Street | GAS — OILS ; JUNEAU MOTORS | i S oy CALL 771 Today’s News Today.—Empire. _} !"or Appointment | i e t|| Marie’s Beauty Shop 231 Seward St. | NEWALASKAN |||, hem e || | HOTEL [ i = [ So. Frarklin Street l | | JUNEAU———Phone Single O | T 5| | JAMES C. COOPER ||| NUNN-BUSH SHOES Certified Public Accountant | STETSON HATS ‘ Authorized to practice before ] | | the U. S. Treasury Department | | QUALITY WORK CLOTHING d | ‘ U. S. Board :x; Tax Appeals.” | | - @ Juneau, i COMMERCIAL ] and SAVINGS Resourges Over Two and | One-Hdlf *Million Dollars FRED HENNING Complete Outfitter for Men : “The Store for Men” { SABIN’S Front St.—~Triangle Bldg. ——3 Behrends Alaska Mnfg. & Building Co., Inc. CABINET WORK—GLASS DRUGGIST Stores of H. S. Wilson, of thé!Wells Fargo| | | OFFICE—119 Seward St. Juneau, Alaska PROFESSIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINEAU CHANNEL Directo B. P. 0. ELKS meet DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER every Wednesday at 8 DENTISTS p.m. Visiting brothers Blomgren Building welcome. DR. A, W. PHONE 56 STEWART, Exalted Rul- er; M. H. ¢IDES. Sec~ retary. Hours 3 am. to 9 pm. H—————————“J:__ D1 Richard Williams DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE GOLDSTEIN 3UILDING :J’ Dr. Judsun Whittier _T | CHIROPRACTOR | Drugless Physician | office hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 | Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. | MOUN™ JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 in Scottish Rite Temple \ beginning at 1:30 p.m. VRIS, Secretary. every second and fourth Wednes- day, 1.0.OF. Hall BETTY Mec- Second and fourth Monday of each month DANIEL ROSS, Wor- shipful Master; JAMES W. LEI- REBERAHNS Perseverance Lodge NG. 2-A meets CORMICK, Noble Grand; RUTH BLAKE, Secretary. = — | Guyé;;t; | Dr. A. W. Stewart |} ] DENTIST | D R u G s ; | Hours 9 a.m. to 6 pm. 1 SEWARD BUILDING | PUROLA REMEDIES Office Phone 469 | N [ /! PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- R, TR DM BT FULLY COMPOUNDED DR. H. VANCE Front Street Next Coliseum OSTEOPATH | Consultation and examination | free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 9:30 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex Phane 177 PHONE %i--Free Delivery South Franklin St. & i | Robert Simpson, Opt.D. | Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology | Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground -4 The Charles W. Carter Mortuary | Fourtn and Franklin Sts. | PHONE 136 — —— — Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Office Ludwig Nelson’s Jewelry | Store Phone Green 331 Butler-Mauro Drug Co. | —— PR R ST R AR R NS OB T it ] e || “H. 5. GRAVES FINE “The Clothing Man” Watch and Jewelry Repairing Home of Hart Schaffner and at very reasonable rates Marx Clothing PAUL BLOEDHORN & S. FRANKLIN STREET & —&| | GASTINEAU MOTOR —— e SERVICE ON THE MEZZANINE PHONE 727 Y/ GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING HOTEL JUNEAU AL AUT REPATRING | BEAUTY SHOP LYLAH WILSON St o Visit the bt 40 te SITKA HOT SPRINGS [ Mineral Hot Baths ! Accommodations to suit every “NEW AND DIFFERENT FOOTWEAR” DEVLIN’S | Patis Fashion Shoes P o JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE Music and Electric Apphances (Next Gastineau dotel) Mrs. Pigg Thone 65 taste. Reservations, Alaska Afr ‘Transport COME "N and SEE the NEW | STROMBERG-CARLSON ) RADIOS J. B. Burford & Co. ! “Our door step is worn by Satisfied Customers” ! GASTINEAU CAFE Alaska Music Supply LAY, e R S T T Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P. O. Box 2718———Phone 3 LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office. Empire classifieds pay. Lode and pmcer location notices for sale at The Empire Office. The First National Bank IUNEAU [ CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 [} COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES ot 2% Paid on Savings Accounts e A A\ B P PP