The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 16, 1939, Page 4

_fi;ily Alaska Em ffi're Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY IR HELEN TROY BENDER - - - - = restdent B. L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Manager Second end Main Strects, Juneau, Alaska. Matter. Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Cla SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Deltrvered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. By mail. postage paid. at the following rates One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $1.25. Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers o Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of &ll news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local published herein. news ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. " Represented nationally by the Fenger-Hall Co. Ltd, with offices in S8an Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, New York and Boston pechelis A RATING ALASKA'S CITIES An index to how the various cities of Alaska “rate at the present time is afforded in the section of the howing what funds were the 1937-39 bien- Territorial Auditor returned to the nium s Teport municipalities in As the amount of this aid to municipalities is based upon revenue originating in each city, which in tyrn is .determined by the population and wealth of that place, the index should be a fair one. Anyhow, it fur- nishes provocation for argument Alaska’s cities, under this rating, are as follows: 1. Juneau $127,440.38 2. Ketchikan 114.375.03 3. Anchora 85,726.35 4. Fairbanks 79,727 5. Petersburg 54,879 6. Cordova 47,666.73 7 42,790.00 8. Nome 35,154.91 9. Wrangell 10. Sitka 31,928.13 11. Skagway 28,265.44 12. Douglas 20,670.67 13. Haines 18,821.40 14. Valdez 18,165.55. 16. Craig 17,098.92 16. Nenana 14.520.91 17. Eagle 3.332.86 18. Port Alexander 1 D.00 19. Klawock 913.83 ECONOMY THE WATCHWORD Spending only five percent of its total budget for| administrative purposes, the Territory of Alaska sets an example which many a State might with profit imitate. Auditor Frank A. Boyle's report to the Governor and Legislature shows that directing of the Territory’s multifarious activities required an outlay of bat $203,223.36 in the biennium. Included under administrative expenditures are appropriations for. the offices of Governor, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, all 20 Territorial boards, legislative and eléction costs, emergency appropria- tions and outlay for vital statistics, enforcement of liquor law and miscellaneous administrative func- tions. Administration, in fact, was the least of Alas fihancial burdens. Industrial development claimed seven percent of total expenditures, development of the Territory 12 percent, public welfare 29 percent, aid to municipalities percent, and education percent. & Into the last thrée departments went more than three-fourths of all money spent by the Territory since the beginning of 1937. Ongce upon a time, of course, activities which might have been classified as “administrative” took practi- cally all the money of governments.. Support of the king, his court and his army to which taxes were put. In our own time we those were the purposes ha seen the mushrooming of public welfare have witnessed the rapid advance of education into a foremost position among those things which the public wants to sup- port and promote with its money. The uses of government change through the years. A decade hence the picture will have altered vastly Administration, however, we will always have with : Film ‘Stars Attendrarn activities and us. It would be difficult to conceive a more economi- cal administration than Alaska’s at the present time, Scene 1, Monopoly Inquiry (Philadelphia Record) The curtain has just fallen on the first |in the monopoly inquiry. The theme was the patent. | In a kind of economic charade, the Temporary Nation- | 21 Economic Committee put on display a “good” patent ndustry, motors; a “bad” one, glass In the automobile industry, r since Ford broke the Selden patent in 1911, there has been free inter~ hange of patents through one of three methods: The patent pool of General Motors, the licensing of Pack- wd and the sharing of patents by Ford. The effect has been to bring down the price of the automobile by giving free rein to gompetition, and to speed improvement of the motorcar by freeing new processes from unéconomic. restrictions, The motor industry deserved its hat on the back; As the other extremé, the committee presented the case of the glass industry, where two related com- panies control more than 96 percent of the output through their control of basic patents and by “totali- tarian” practices. t Testimony ghowed that the main company, Hart- ford-Empire, can tell “independents” what kind of slassware to make, how much to manufacture, what price to ch in what territory to sell and under what conditions they may use machinery on which Hartford-Empire does not hold the patents. In 1937 Hartford-Empire, according to the evidence ubmitted, earned 67.77 employed-— [ higher charges for glassware. What is to be done aboyt it? That is to appear when the curtain rises on Scene 2, with the commit- tee's first report to Congress early in February. e, Niemoeller’s Best Sermon (New YorkK Times) In some countries it is a disgrace to be in the | custody of the police. In others it is not. For the Rev. Martin Niemoeller, who is in a Nazi concentra- tion camp at Sachsenhausen, it is décidedly an honor. Herr Niemoeller was acquitted last February of a | charge of treason based on a sermon in which he had declared, “We must obey God rather than man.” A nominal fine and prison sentence Wwere imposed for some minor expressions of an irreverent attitude | toward the Nazi Government, but as he had already | more than served this sentence while waiting trial the intention of the court was that he should be re- | leased. What happened was that he was taken into protective custody™” at the prison gates. | “Protective custody” in Germany can mean a | number of things—including torture, starvation and | forced labor. Herr Niemoeller, it appears, has been { treated with consideration—the reason for which, | judging from other-acts of the regime, is not a genial | humanitarianism but the fear of widespread resent- |ment if any other course were followed. But he has |not been released, and it has been clearly intimated |to a Times correspondent that he would not be set | free until he promised to reverse his original position as to the relative priority of God and Hitler in Ger- | many { This he has stoutly refused to do. It does not belittle him to say that he is what old-fashioned New Englanders would call set in his ways. It has been | men set in their ways who won the liberties of nations —including Germany—in times gone by. The firm- | ness of Pastor Niemoeller is a good omen in a dark time. Though silenced, he preaches from day to day the most eloquent of sermons. Safety in Numbers (New York World-Telegram) Dr. | Washington and remind Congressmen that many of | their elderly constituents would like to be pensioned generously—at the expense of younger taxpayers. Arthur L. Johnson, of the General Welfare Fed- eration, is already on the scene in Washington mar- shaling support for a rival tax-and-pension plan. ‘ssu-a»mnmh pensions, apparently without disturbing | himself about the source of the necessary funds. fornia despite November’s setback, may be expected project. The taxpayer can at least take some satisfaction from the adage, “There's safety in numbers. soon be enlarged and variously revised. Persia broke off diplomatic relations with France as a result of a joke about,a cat, That illustrates the difference between occidental and oriental attitude. Japan and China don't seem to have allowed a little thing like a war bring about a formal rupture in their diplomatic relation: Winners of the 1938 Irony-Of-Fate Contest: ‘The burglars who stole the gold shield -from:a :Chicago synagog. upon which was inseribed the eommand. ment, “Thou Shalt Not Steal. s blame democracy for the Coster case and spots on the sun so far are not indictment Nazi lead but earthquake: inclhuded in the Earl Carroll Opehihg This gay twosome is Claudette Colbert, actress, and Mervyn LeRoy, producer, pictured as they -t:lnded ing of Earl Carroll’s new theater-restaurant at Los Angeles, Calif. .Many members of the film eolony RpeRn paid a thousand dollars for “life memberships,"” | scene F. E. Townsend is preparing to descend on | Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, is calling for | The Ham-and-Eggers, still plenty active in Cali- | eventually to knock on Congress’ door with their $30- ;| every-Thursday | percent on its net capital]d he consumer paid the bill in the siape |auests | | | | ings. TUESDAY, JANUARY 1%, 1939 Astrologers read this un- important day in planeta | tion. The horoscope shows e in adverse aspect. £ & The seers warn of the previ ce of spies and increase in degefl double-dealing among individuals and nations. Scandals in high places among Europeans are forecast. Royal persons will become volved in international negotiations | and incur suspicion among foreign THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, JAN. 1 %roscope “The stars incline but Prom THE EMPIRE do not contpel” | JANUARY 16, 1919 Headlines in The Empire were to the effect that the State assem- blies had ratified the prohibition amendment to make the United ;Stal.es dry. The amendment pro- | hibits the sale of intoxicating bev- erages, to become effective a year |after the date of final ratification. Meanwhile the Nation, was to go dry July 1 of this year by a Presi- dential Proclamation. d in- W. B. Kirk, who had been in ‘the south for several weeks, was to re- envoys. Americans are warned that| turn to Juneau on the City of Se- they are still in the kindergarten |attle. 3 class in the game of diplomacy. | This should be a favorable date for progressive plans and efficient work. |dent of Education for the First Di- Young people will find employment | Vision under the Bureau of Educa- in new fields. Naval disputes are prophesied as battleships are directed on secret| Honors for United States' naval officers are foreseen. Those who seek employment to- ay should be encouraged in their Only the young and highly however, may expect good missions. trained positions. Girls will progress toward realiza- tion of ambitions today by merely future waiting for Bad judgment i configuration. Not a lucky day for accepting a suitor. Gossip will be widespread regard- ing important socialites. It is well to guard speech. Newspapers should be doubly cautious in avoiding libel suits Persons whose birthdate it is have a year of fair ad- vancement, but deception may be expected among business assocfates. the Children born on this day, prol George R. Dedman, one of the ably will be exceedingly energetic|Proprietors of the Golden North! and industrious. Subjects of this|Hotel in Skagway, was a passen- sign may reach supreme success|8er for Seattle on the Princess Mary | through foresight and persistency. which passed through Juneau. David Lloyd George, British| - statesman, was born on this day| Weather: Highest 25; lowest 1863. Others who have celebrated it | clear. as a birthday. include Benjamin Franklin, TUCKETTS ARE HOSTS 1} Mr, and Mrs. Ed Roller are the parents of a baby boy, born at St. Ann’s Hospital last night about 11 o'clock. The little fellow balanced the scales at 5 pounds, 6 ounces. John Edward was mentioned as the » As lm,gjprobable title for the prospective as the evangels of get-rich-guick-by-giving-it-away | Shortstop ! are so divided among themselves there is still hope |Succeed his father to that position for a survival of the sensible program that was|On the baseball diamond when he launched under the Social Security act and that may | 8ets big enough. H - | FIREMEN AND FOUNDRYMEN TO SETTLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow evening | Douglas Firemen and the Treadwell Foundry team will play their third {and final game to decide which is the champion at basketball | team has won a game and as they |are closely matched the play off should be particularly Besides the glory to the winners a | keg of beer will be enjoyed by the | players at the expense of the losers. A Preliminary game will be play- ed between Douglas high school and Alummni starting at 7:30, ., JACKIE SEY AT SMITHS Jacynth Sey has succeeded Agnes Baroumes as assistant at Guy's Drug -{ Store. Miss Baroumes plans to go south some time next month. B Today's News <oaay.—Emplre, augury of (Copyr RSN N DOUGLAS NEWS AT Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tuckett en- tertained a number of their friends at a houset warming party Satur- day night. Inspection of the newly- | built home brought out many ex- | pressions of praise for the arrange- ment and interior finishing of the cottage and also for the”futnish- Appropriate and useful gifts for the house were presented to the couple by the guests. e N IS BORN TO MR. AND MRS. ROLLER who American statesman and philosopher, 1706; Mrs. Henry Wood, | English novelist, 1814. C. W. Hawkesworth, Superinten- tion, was to leave for Ketchikan on the Admiral Watson. Sergeant E. Lang Cobb arrived in Juneau on the Estebeth from Ft. Willlam H. Seward to visit with | his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cobb. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church was to hold a Silver Tea at the home of Mrs. J. opportunities. | T- McQueen. s likely under this W. P. Lass, Mrs. Lass and their thildren went through Juneau on the Admiral Watson on their way south from Chatham. They planned to spend the winter in California. Mrs. Anna Winn and her son, Burdette, who had been recently discharged from the Navy, were now visiting in Chicago. NORWOMEN DINNER ight, 1939) OF LEGISLATORS At G oclock Thursday evening the wives of the legislators will be 4 entertained at the monthly meeting of the Norwemen, the dinner being held as usual in the Parlgrs of the Northern-Light Presbyterian church. Mrs. H, L. Faulkner will be guest speaker for the occasion, her topic HOUSE-WARMING 6, 1939. IS TO HONOR WIVES| JHappy Pirthday The Empire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversarr .o the follow- ing: JANUARY 16 Livingston -Wernecke Henry Langfeldt, ‘Arléen Godkin Doris' Moran Mrs. Windifild Garcavy i Mrs, Hilda Bergrenn + Gary Aalto Bach Richard I.'Radelet Donald Foster ] E. W. Bliss Gladys Uggen Wesley Turner MODER ETIQUETTE * By Roberta Lee Q. Who is present when the wed- ding rehearsal takes place? A. Only those who take part in the rehearsal. Any one else may cause confusion by offering un- asked-for suggestions. Q. When driving at night, shouldn’t a motorist dim his lights when another car is approaching? A. Yes, always. Every courteous driver .will do s Q. Has a®house guest permission to monopolize the radio? A. No; he should allow the mem- bers of the family to select the pro- grams. LOOK and LEARN By A. Cf Gordon | 1. What ancient Jewish patriarch worked 14 years for the wife he wanted? 2. What percentage of the | weight of a human being is blood? 3. How does the frog partake of water? 4. What was the first law passed { by Congress to provide against mon- | | opoly and trusts? { 5. What famous river flows mtn‘ the Dead Sea? ANSWERS 1. Jacob. | 2. Between 5 and 7 percent. 3. It absorbs water through the | |skin, and does not drink it. congerning her recent trip to Europe. Mrg Lela Maé ' ' Aléxander, = well known Juneau soprano, will sing ing. All reservations are to be made with Miss Mary Jeannette Whittier as soon as possible, ————,——— A Wine Fountain, fiowing with red and white “liquid gold” from California vineyards, will be a fea- ture of the Wine Temple at the 1939 California World's Fair. ., In 1935 France had 16,823 farm- ers’ cooperative societies. e e el FEDERAL POWER COMMIS- S_IOI‘_I, Washington, D. C. Public no- tice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791-825r) that the Pelican Cold Storage Company, whose ad- dress is Juneau, Alaska, has made applicaglon for a preliminary permit for project No. 1521, to be located on an unnamed stream on the north shore of Lisianski Inlet on Chicha- gof Island, in Sitka Precinct, Terri- tory of Alaska, affecting lands of the United States in the Tongass Nanpnul Fore consisting of a di- version dam, a tunnel 200 feet long, a flume 650 feet long, a penstock 300 feet long, a power plant having in- stalled capacity of about 500 horse- power operating under static head of 120 feet, and an electric power lme_ 2,500 feet long. Any protest against the approval of this applica- tion or request for hearing thereon with the reasons for such protest or request, and the name and ad- dress of the party or parties so pro- testing or requesting, should be sub- mitted before February 23, 1939, to the Federal Power Commission, Washington, D. C. By order of the mission: Leon M, - i M. Fuquay, Sec- | First publication, Jan. 2, 1939, Last publication, Jan, 23, 1939, will undoubtedly at the Nat, Each interesting. = The B. M. Behrend e by Bank Juneau, Alaska N = %* COMMERCIAL = and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars several selections during the even- | | 4. Sherman Anti-Trust Law. | 5. Jordan River. ' | D S | DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Gordon’ | Words Often Misused: Say, “I | sat beside (by the side of) George,” and, “Besides (in addition to) wealth he has health.” Often Mispronounced: Passe. Pro- nounce pa-sa, first a as in pat, sec- !ond a as in say, accent last syll- able. Often Misspelled: Mattress; t's and two s’s. Synonyms: Shapely, symmetrical, trim, neat, well-formed. 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: Salubrious; conducive to physical well-being; healthful. (Pronounce ;Lhe u as in cube; accent follows the ‘;u). “California is distinguished for { its salubrious climate. ———————— Empire Ads Pay. two [ » DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER USRS RS SARE AR S S | B. P. O. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 Pp. m. Visiting brothers DENTISTS welcome. DR. A. W, Blomgren Building STEWART, Exalted Rul- PHONE 56 d er;, M. H. SIDES, Sec- Hours 9 am. to 9 pm. retary. Dr. A. W. Stewart l.—‘——’ Dr. Richard Williams OFFICE AND RESIDENCE DENTIST Hours 9 am. to 6 pm, SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 1 DENTIST G P e e S - Dr. John H. Geyer Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 ~ Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 { . DR. H. VANCE Consultation and examinaton free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; South Franklin St. — ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground AR T The Charles W. Carter| Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson ‘Watch and Jewelry Repairing PAUL BLOEDHORN DENTIST 310 Goldstein Building PHONE 762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm, | MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Monday of each month G )¢ in Scottish Rite Temple CHAS. W. HAWKES- WORTH, Worshipful Master; g PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- S K FULLY COMPOUNDED PHONE 97—Free Delivery _— I : 3 Tomorrow's Styles . § Second andg fourth A beginning at 7:30 p. m. JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. GOLDSTEIN BUILDING PUROLA REMEDIES Front Street Next Coliseum " Today Juneau's Own Store OSTEOPATH o ""The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists Butler-Mauro Drug Co. - PRESCRIPTIONS 7 to 9:30 by appointment, Gastineau Hotel Annex Phone 177 raduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER | & MARX CLOTHING Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 | e e g gy Gastineau Motor OPTOMETRIST b Service Office Ludwig Nelson's Jewelry . PHONE 727 Store Phone Green 331 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING Gas—Oil—Storage’ < FINE HARRY RACE at very reasonable rates S. FRANKLIN STREET DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of ON THE MEZZANINE ‘Alaska” HOTEL JUNEAU o e e lore lor en BEAUTY SHOP , Conmfir{u i Tel):phone S AB ' N S i X Voe i Front St—Triangle Bldg. “NEW AND DIFFERENT ; FOOTWEAR” GASTINEAU CAFE DEVLIN'S ! Paris Fashion Shoes Juneau Melody House Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) [ Fhone 65 | | |} UNCHEON SPECIALTIES : — 4 ALASKA FEDERAL i ) SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. ||| Krafft’s Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 Mnfg. & Building Co., Inc. P.O. Box 2718—Phone 3—OTfice CABINET WORK—GLASS 119 Seward St., Juneau, Alaska PHONE 62 TELEPHONE—5I 4 4 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS : CAPITAL—$50.000 SURPLUS—$100.000 V. 29 PAID ON SAVINGS [ SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES p First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASKA 1 15 !