The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 19, 1938, Page 4

Jaily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY TROY BENDER BERNARD Becond and M President siness Manager Vice-President and B 2 Streets, . Juneau BSCRIPTION RATES d Do-glas for $1.25 per month. One year, in advance ene month. in advance, @ubscribers wiil or if they will nromptly not the Business Office of failure or irreularity in the de- lvery of thetr waper : A Selephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 §3 m OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. : ed to the use for revublication of ol credited 1o it or not J ebieswise credited in e local news Pubiished berein WLASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION for placing it in reserve and opening perhaps portions of it under a planned development. An interesting sidelight on the opinion 1n the Westward is found in a recent issue of the Seward Gateway. Says Editor Busey: ; kind reservation for wildlife on 2 hat would restrict road buildin settlement will not meet with by the majority of the people who plan those her many ) take e of opportunities to establish heme hat area There is no question but that the wildlife of Alaska should be protected, and there are agencies created to do that. But the Gateway ves that such agencies can and will such protection without sacrificing the inalienable rights of people to live and enjoy the fruits of progress. Authoritie: to withhold aside at Washington have been asked ny contemplateti act that would , eas from settlement until heard from b iblic most vitally interested, and if there is any clique or group who imagines there is no vital interest in the proposed road building and subsequent settlement they will find they are much mistaken That e interests are working for . | such m has been fairly well shown. | It is now up to agencies and authorities to i watch their step and not allow themselves | to be bowled over by such influences | Harmony Would Help ; | (Philadelphia Record) WAGE-HOUR LAW EFFECTIVE | though the causes of the depression are eco- MONDAY | nomic t psychological, a cessation of the intense i N ! verbal wars over national policy would help speed Next Monday, October 24, starts the experiment in | yecovery now that the Government lending-spending regulating wages and hours; it is the effective date (program is getting under way. of the “Fair Labor Standards Act” passed by the last President Roosevelt, pointing to the recent “saber 3 Europe, makes a timely request for peace session of Congr commonly known as the [T85 "8 T H N onts wage and hour law. Reports from Washington indi- | irst, there is the interminable jeremiad that cate that the enforcement ncy will not be com- | certain industrial spokesmen direct at the Federal i | Government. They have a right to criticize and pleted by that time vut the law will be effective, f 00 TeTh, earthiy good is accomplished by these nevertheless, and ultimately the mact of ad- | fantastic scare stories about the “Roosevelt dictator- ration w cat p W time element t p" or the wegerated reports that the country is That it 1 experiment sene admitted, | going to hell on a toboggan even by the members of Congress which passed it. | It must be clear by this time that the nation S5 misionity n is that it will be a successful | iSn't going back to the Old Deal. Much of the New | Deal legislation will remain. Some of it will be modi- experiment, but time alone will prove that. Funda-| .5 "o berience and other reforms will be added g Ny, o Spbear 1; its major objectives | o oo problems or old problems that have not laudable, It proposes to fix a ceiling of 40 hours on|p . coveq the standard work week floor of 40 cents an hour Busine will accomplish proper modifications for wage to abolish harmful child labor re it accepts fundamental New Deal But that it will run into some diffi s, which may | reforn wre inevitably manent whether i out later, snerally conceded | ness lik them or not. g f the thi it is expected to accomplish, | s t, alert s man can profit s it does only interstate commerce, is an | e reform of them instead qual footing for manufacturers of the various stat 0)hp Shgit I RO s ot ‘the ) State Labor Commissioner of Washing- | gy grunes quoted as saying: R e L e nufactu n this state (Wash- | AP e the same footing with the| \p antagonism to it a give them the additional ad- | ] thus s I re- ses ir ith local buyers by eliminating | s which have existed because | m C 1 J 1 b € 1 r do not alter the fact that he craft type of 1 var balancad and areas where the costs of the VAr: dimt. SRt el iAW V71l there & tendency on the part of employer lod wor in the high communities to drive down In Brit Bweden Francs and ito the w and hour law scale, thus cutting down |ty where unionism has made marked progress, craft the employees’ purchasing power? and industrial type uni exist side by s Not e t a thing in the wage an hour law to|only do they refrain from destruc qua but keep employers from doing just that. If they do, the| (hey cooperate actively with each othe; There no reason why a similar harmony can- result will be a marked advantage to the employer who reduces s against the employer in the low who is compelied to raise them to keep within the law. Somewhere in the preamble of the new is mention that it is not the intent of the law to drive down wages. But it cannot be overlooked that business is done for profit and that regardless of good intentions if it becomes necessary to slash wages to make profit employers will be found doing it. t there| Doubtless, there will be other difficulties arising 1 } Nefay tr in the administration of the new law; there are POSCRE AIR \\0\}1(] ek e Borad o be aitficuities dndie Subh. for sench i keynote for a saner, calmer discussion of national RaR any such Iar-reachibe | jsues in a spirit of mutual cooperation. : legislation But there are distinct advantages in s L SN the new statute and it is probable that if a coopera- tive spirit is displayed on the part of employer and employee alike in carrying out the provisions of the act its benefits may be quickly reflected and its v weaknesses corrected when they are made more clear. THE K I DEVELOPMENT During the last year and more there has been censiderable agitation for development of the Kenai Peninsula. Balanced against those who would throw it open to general settlement and start a road building program in the area is an equally strong sentiment FROM FRANCE, 50,000 STEEL HE in the industry, become a bit raucous and hysterical 1ot be breught about in the United States. The issue fundamental. It's simply a question of finding ical formula for cooperation. nation as a whole has a right rganized labor to solve this relatively simple problem its own before the unions ask for a greater voice ational industrial life. B * . * . After six years of almost unprecedented debate, labor and perhe Government, too, have President Roose- We weren't surprised at the ignorance of the person who wrote a newspaper information bureau asking who is King of Italy; what took us aback was his or her thirst for such highly inconsequential information A member of Long Island’s smart set went to court over the fact that her husband kept guinea pigs in the bathtub. It appears to us like the guinea pigs might have had a better case. Great Britain and France have been so generous with the land of Ethiopia and Czechoslovakia that they might as well hang a sign on the door of the League of Nations: Just Help You v Boys. LMETS were ordered for the Mexican army which tried out new military headgear during independence day parade at Mexico City. to expect | SRR G 0 S Horoscope | “The stars incline but do not compel” | | *. ™ THURSDAY, OCT. 20,8038 | In the morning hours of ‘ghis day benefic aspects encourage ‘Amengal | activity, according to astrology, The configuration may be reassuring to persons who are contemplating busi- ness expansion. The planetary government stimu- lates intellectual leaders and en- | courages those who study political and economic issues. -, Aviation benefits under ‘this di- eotfon of the stars. In the United States development of airplanes will be marked, but the stars séem io indicate that Russia will compete for supremacy in the air. | This is not a favorable date for signing contracts or legal papers, and is especially threatening to in- ternational agreements. Warning is given that secret and subversive influences will be strong in the United States where hostile organizations will gain impetus through governmental apathy.* Under this configuration, the in- clination toward severe conflicts of opinion will be marked. Perfils to peace in international matters are numerous. Again the seers foretell that se- cret aid to Arabs of the Near East will cause added trouble for the British government. Bloodshed will be frequent all through the winter. New fortunes are presaged for American business men, but much gold will be stained with blood, be-; cause it is exchanged for materials| to prolong foreign wars. | Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of good luck| which carries with it added friend- ships and extended interests. Children born.on this day prob- ably will be poised and inclined toward reticence. Many subjects of this sign have philanthropic im- pulses. A. F. Pillsbury, merchant and manufacturer, Ww: born on this day 1869. Others who have celebrat- ed it as a birthday include John Dewey. scholar and educator, 1859 Sir Christopher Wren, English ar- chitect. 1632. | (Copyright, 1938) i roer Wins First Round in R.R. Gase | 1) Ruling in favor of Capt. Hein: I r in his suit to restrain the! Alaska Railroad from blockihg the leading to the city dock, Hellenthal bhas ‘held that the Federal District Court has hirhway Judge Simon jurisdiction in the suit and will | b the merits of the case. The decision is a victory for| Berger in one phase of the suit but further court procedure will h(-i necessary before final orders will! be entered. The action is scheduled | to come up for hearing before | ‘Judge Hellenthal next January. In a ruling dated October 3, copies of which arrived in yester- s mail, Judge Hellenthal wrote 10 pages on the contention of the railroad that his court has no juris- diction. The decision resulted from | a hearing conducted here last Aug- | ust. | In his ruling, Judge Hellenthal | accepted statements by both sides | 1s to the legal status of the road | to the dock and the railroad right ! | table? | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19, 1938. " S R | HAPPY BIRTHDAY T The Empire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their| 4 birthday anniversary, to the follow-|&— ing: OCTOBER 19 Albert Peterson George A. Bacon Amy Gail Morrison Daniel E. Simonson - e MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee Q. Should anything be written on the inner envelope of the wedding invitation? | 20 Years Ago From The Empire OCTOBER 19, 1918 United States Marshal J. M. Tanner left St. Ann’s Hospital where he had been ill with the grippe, and left on the Humboldt for Skagway where he was to spend several days. Alaska Day passed off quietly.| | Campaign workers busied them- selves getting pledges for the Fourth | Liberty Loan which was to close at once. Mrs. P. F. White, Arthur and Grace White left on the Humboldt to visit in the south. Mrs. M. P. Mullen, Mrs. F. W. He- bert and Mrs. William Hebert left | | { Directory PROFESSIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINEAU CHANNEL A o B. P. 0. ELKS meet DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER every Wednesday at 8 DENTISTS pm. Visiting brothers Blomgren Building welcome. DR. A, W, PHONE 56 STEWART, Exalted Rul- Hours 3 am. to 9 pm. er; M. H. ¢IDES. Seo~ ¢ retary. D1 Richard Williams DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE GOLDSTEIN 3UILDING < e R Y MOUN™ JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning af 7:30 p.m. DANIEL ROSS, Wor- shipful . Master; JAMES, W. LEI. | VEL5, Secretary. e - e e e | REBERAHS +*- ¥ | Perseverance Lodge No. 2-A meets | A. Yes, but it should bear only |on the Humboldt to spend the win-| | the name of the person to whom it: is sent, not the address. | Q. Is it good taste for a mother to allow a small daughter, of six to ten years, to have her hair curled | artificially? i A. No. Such a lesson in vanity| at this tender age is premature. ' Q. How long are the bread and butter plates left on the dinner A. Until the time to serve the! dessert. | - | e Ul *. DAILY LESSONS || IN ENGLISH ‘ By .W. L. Gordon | Words Often Misused: Do not sa) “The entertainment was very unique.” Omit very. Unique means being without an equal, or the only NOTICE OF FILING OF FINAL | one of its kind. | Often Mispronounced: Denoue- ment. Pronounce da - noo - mang, | first a as in day unstressed, oo as in too, second a as in ah, accent second syllable. ! Often Misspelled: Prophet (one| who foretells events). Distinguish from prof Synonyms: Torpor, stupor, coma,’ lethargy, inactivity. | 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: Calumnious; slanderous. “A calu- mnious abuse, too often repeated becomes so familiar to the ear as to lose its effect.” - S (i LOOK and LEARN By A. C. Gordon - - 1. Why is money sometimes called “lucre”? | 2. How many cups are there in a | pint? 3. Who was the famous daugh- ter of Powhatan? 4. What percentage of adults in |after and thereupon make and enter | the U. S. wear glasses? 5. What river flows through Paris? ANSWERS | 1. It comes from the Latin “lu-| crum,” meaning gain. | 2. Two. | 3. Pocahontas. | 4. Thirty percent. 5. The Seine. i S DIVORCED AT KETCHIKAN ter in Seattle and California Miss Helen McDonald and Miss| 4 Rachel McDonald left on the Hum- boldt for Seattle where they were ito make their future home. George B. Smith, of the Sullivan Machinery Company, returned to Juneau after making a business trip through the Ketchikan district. The merchants in Juneau antici- pated a good fall and Christmas trade and had ordered large stocks | of merchandise. Weather: highest 36; lowest 35; partly cloudy. . SR RUMMAGE SALE By Lutheran Ladies’ Aid, Wednes- day, October 26, in Church Parlors. Starts at 10 a.m. adv. ACCOUNT AND FIXING A DATE FOR HEARING THERE- ON IN THE UNITED STATES COM- MISSIONER'S COURT FOR THE PRECINCT OF JUNEAU, ALAS- KA, BEFORE THE HONORABLE FELIX GRAY, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER AND EX-OF- ‘FICIO PROBATE JUDGE. In the Matter of the Estate of CHARLES NYE, Deceased. THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE that Katherine Nye, as executrix of the estate of Charles Nye, deceased, has on the 18th day of October, 1938 filed her Final Account as such executrix, and that upon the filing | thereof the Court has fixed the 20th |day of December, 1938, as the date | for the hearing of objections to such Final Account, and notice is hereby given that upon said date the Court will hear all objections to such Final Account or to any part thereof, and will pass upon the validity and ac- curacy of said Final Account. And upon such hearing the Court will adjudicate and determine who the heirs and distributees of the de- ceased, Charles Nye, are, and will make and enter a decree allowing or disallowing the Final Account either in whole or in part, as may be just and right; and the Court will there- an Order and Decree fixing and de- termining the rights and interes of the heirs and all parties interes ed in the estate, and direct the dis- tribution and settlement of the es- tate in accordance with the facts as found. Dated this 18th day of October, 1938. KATHERINE NYE, Executrix of the Estate of First publication, Oct. 19, 1938. of way. These matters will come up| At the last day's session of the|Last publication, Nov. 9, 1938. for question at the hearing in| January, | - TO GET POWER Telephone ana electric service .on Pennock and Gravina islands will ibe started with a few days, it was | |recently reported by W. T Stuart, i manager of the Ketchikan Public | Utilities, in a statement on earnings | and activities of the utilities during |the past month. . b Today's News Today.—Empire. District Court at Ketchikan di- vorces were granted to Alice Ny- | gaard from Connie Nygaard, Nina | Casperson from Oscar Casperson, | Henrietta Hewson from Wesley | Hewson and Louise J. Johnson from | Clifford A. Johnson. | | | \ | e NEW ALASKAN || HOTEL | So. Frarklin Street JUNEAU——Phone Single O | | | | | £ Alaska Music Supply l | Pianos— Musital Instruments | | Phone 206 122 w. Certified Public Accountant | Authorized to practice before | the U. S. Treasury Department and U. S. Board of Tax Appeals. | JAMES C. COOPER | | | Arthur M. Uggen, Manager | and Supplies Second % = | | Juneau, Resources Over Two and One-Half, Million Dollars Bseme - g " The B. M. Behrends Bank COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Alaska Dr. John H. Geyer |every second and fourth Wednes- ‘ day, 1O.0.F. Hail. BETTY Mc- DENTIST CORMICK, Noble Grand; RUTH 310 Goldstein Building BLAKE, Secretary PHONE 1762 ' Hours: 9 am. to 6 p.m. SRR, S0, 55 b v || Gty Smith | {| Dr. Judson Whittier ||} “y Il i | CHIROPRACTOR | Drugless Physician | D R U G s { | | Office hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 |! - ‘ || Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. "PUR ! i SEONG 65 UROLA REMEDIES i [f— £ PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- T L AT | || FULLY COMPOUNDED 1 | \ Front Street Next Coliseam | Dr. A, W. Stewart || ) { DENTIST PHONE ®i-—-Free Delivery ! Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. | { SEWARD BUILDING | —— e Office Phone 469 : “Tomorrcw's Styles | | Robert Simpson, Opt.D. || | Gracdrate Los Angeles College | of Optometry and Op*halmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH | Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 7 to 9:30 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex South Franklin St. Today” Tl 1 to 5; | | Phane 177 | # ‘jJuneau’s Own Store “The Rexall Store” | - = i l [ The Charies W. Carter || Mortuary | Fourth and Franklin sts. | | Sutler-Mauro Drug Co. @ 1 PHONE 13€ ] |2z L.Gn = ¥ | Have Your Eyes Examined by H. S. GRAVES C | “The Clothing Man” Dl’. Rae L. lson { Home of Hart Schaftner and OPTOMETRIST Clott Office Ludwig Nelson’s Jewelry ON THE MEZZANINE HOTEL JUNEAU BEAUTY SHOP Contoure FINE , Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET GASTINEAU MOTOR Store Phone Green 331 Lo B s1|® 1 SERVICE PHONE 727 GENERAL AUTO RBPAIRING Gas—Oil—Storage Visit the SITKA HOT SPRINGS | Mineral Hot Baths Accommodations to suit every taste. Reservations, Alaska Afr Transport ] [ § LYLAH WILSON Telephone SE————————————— . } 538 X-Er-Vac COME "N and SEE the NEW |l STROMBERG-CARLSON FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES GAS — OILS JUNEAU MOTORS Foot of Main Street Charles Nye, Deceased | TIMELY CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS QUALITY WORK CLOTHING [ J FRED HENNING Complete Outfitter for Men | IR i 24 0 SRl iy PO “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. —— Mnfg. & Building Co., Inc. CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 62 HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “m it B Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P. O. Box 2718———FPhone 3 OFFICE—119 Seward St. Juneau, Alaska “NEW AND DIFFERENT FOOTWEAR” DEVLIN’S Paris Fashion Shoes JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau dlotel) Mrs. Pigg RADIOS J. B. Burford & Co. “Our door step is worn by Batisfied Customers” | GASTINEAU CAFE 4 Khone 65 LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES Lode and placer location moticea Lode and pracer location notices for sale at The Empire Office. for sale at The Empire Office. Emplre classifieds pay. The First National Bank JUNEAU ® CAPITAL—$50,C00 SURPLUS—$100.000 [ J COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 2% Paid on Savings Accounts P —— P 4k