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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, | it was the home of Grinnell Collc r Of all the things O Horosco pe :!In])k\n.\' mother desired in this world for her son, “The stars incline _Dail y Al aska Em pi re Published every evening except Sunday by the 20 YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRR {a college education was the most precious, the most important. EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY ! TROY BENDER - & -' B ;x Y‘h;n!deg: Harry went through Gfinnell College. He played b J ¥ | g Vice-President usiness Manas : B. L BERNARD nd Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. emi-pro baseball in summer to earn his way. i ut do not compel’” || JANUARY 27, 1919 Entered In the Post Office in Juneau as Second Cla Then a job running a boys' camp in N:l\;\ York | 1 S et inbad i o ~SUBSORIFTION BATES, e Ao launched him into a career of social service. 1€ nmn‘ SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1939 Pederal Food Administrator as & Dehivered by carrier In Juneau and Douglas for S1.25 per month. | has devoted the best years of his life to that work. In war measure had been repealed at By mail. postage paid, at ihe following rates: o | it he met, married and separated from his f wife,| Benefic aspects prevail today, ac- | (his time, the final chapter being Soonth 1n b’ by She | cording to astrology. In the morfi- | the removal of licenses from salt ind married his second, herseif a social worl] th. in g ; S g . Bubsoriver favor !f they will promptly notify ing there may be a sense of uncer- | water fishermen, which was con- Bubscriber died last year, leaving one child, little Diana Hopkins, :‘u-"n Btfase Oftios ol ‘an failure or irregularity in the de- \1;:: 1:”(“':(‘;1“ le \'.\,":: ’(YH\K\V}”l’YI‘ iy T | tainty and futility, for a discourag- tained in a code issued by P. R P Felephones: News Office, 602 ness Office, 374 i Tk ing planetary influence may affect | gradley, Federal Food Administra- - - o R sensitive persons. This configura- | (or for Alaska. MEMELR OF ASSOCIATED PRESS, As Governor of New York state President Roose-|ion stimulates business activity. | sl R R g e dleoetones ot o the use 1ot | 1t was attracted by Hopkins' ability as State Relief| Women may be exacting and a| R. J. Sommers, Territorial Mine and also the local news otherwise credited in this paper Administrator and when the Feder: Government | bit unreasonable. Poise should be Inspector, had established permin- e s . | went into the relief businéss Hopking west to. Wash- | sought by girls with social aspira- | ent headquarters in the Goldstein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER ngton, took off his coat, and became the nation’s|tons Building. AN T OR AT O T R e e This is not a fortunate rule for | e D enger-H Co., Ltd., with |" e S roms a e g y o Py B offices in Ban Fran AR 8, Boatite, Chioaso, Harry Hopkins enters his new job as Sec l'r':\[')’l(v"‘:‘l‘::;l\ ‘I'[‘:'l:“n“‘:mu\b‘;o“x;N“d"w!.\ Duck hunting was not wery good Few York and Bc | of Commerce in bad health. The doctors of Mayo| e 8 shun eco- ot the Bar according to Charles — 4 s : o romindh 410t dofig ago, | "OIRIE responsibilities Goldstein and Barney A, Roselle, [e) i} an ule out of his stomac! C ago, k- 3 . inic cut ar er ; K. | Tt is a lucky date for Shopping|who spent the day at the sport ind there are those who say the end of his physical |and merchants should profit. Purs |They brought back several mallards troubles may not be in sight. But there’s still fire| will be in demand as severe weather | however, yes, and his brain works like a flash. True,| prevails next month wrinkled. Tt remains to be, Speculation may be disappointing| . o today. Stocks will be sensitive to|juneau on the Alameda which was Shihady 5 the Tantis T ooms | foreign influences. Horse-racing will (o arrive in Juneau within a day { : | be unprofitable. & or two. . | Saturn in Aries, the ruling sign lof Great Britain, may presage cer- |in hi his face is haggard, pale Sabin was a passenger for | seen how hard and fast he can drive his physical ma- Safety Valve A. Van Mavern, who had been in | = ’ | tain recessions in trade, but colon-|the south for the past month, wa (Cincinnati Enquirer jial exports will be fairly satisfac-|to return here on the City of Se- In some instances public hearings of Senate com- | tory, a London astrologer predicts. | attle. nittees on presidential appointments are for the pur-| Central Europe will continue to L pose of eliciting information about the appointees.|be affected adversely by Herschel| John I. Museth had been released case; o In other the hearings operate as safety valves and Mar hrough which private individuals suffering from hal- lucinations, growing pains, and ingrown social preju-| Persons whose birthdate it is have | dices can get some temporary relief. In this con-|the augury of a year of many unu- appointment of | o iion it should be remembered that for some in- |sual events. There will be ups and been | 4ividuals there is no agony quite so intense as harbor- | downs for many \d now that Delegate An-|ing a long-cherished hatred and finding nobody (o | fortune with danger of more in- ternational and internal disputes. from the Army at Camp Grant and was in Seattle, according to a tele- gram received here by Mrs. Museth She was to leave on one of the steamers to join her husband. with ultimate good el Dr. W. A. Borland. Public Health — - MEET HARRY HOPKINS Now President Roosevelt Harry L. Hopkins confirmed by the that of Commerce ha thony J. Dimond ha led to etary Hop-|listen to an expression of it. | Children born on this day prob-|service physician and United Statc kins the name of Senator Norr R er for m«} The hearings on Professor Frankfurter's appoint- 'ably will be exceedingly lucky. These | commissioner at Hoonah, was pointment to the office of U Commissioner of Fish- | ment to the Supreme Bench appear to be definitely subjects of Aquarius are often tal-|istered at the Gastineau Hotel. He eries it might be interesting to Alaskans to find out |in the la category. The “chief” witnesses were fented arrived here on the Estebeth. T AR Starrs Hopk | persons with little or no knowledge of the appointee, | Albert Smith Barnes, publisher, £ Wusk What) End Of £ o ¥ | but with acutely hysterical notions about Jews, foreign- | was born on this day 1817. Others Druie Jackson Harden of Hood Bay and Mary Herb of Denver, Col., were married this afternoon by Judge Newark L. Burton. Witnesses were Eugene Petitjen and Klonda E. Olds. s Secretary of Commerce caught His appointment | born | Most | who have celebrated it as a birth- by | day include Henry M. Stanley, ex- and | plorer, 1841; George Huntington | Williams, geologist, 1856. (Copyright, 1939) PRI I AR 5 rsons, and defenders of civil liberties. the business commu John | ' them betrayed their real purpose—publicity Citizen, by surprise. Why | jqunching into diatribes against the President the President named this famous spender of relief | members of his family and official fam billions to a post requiring actual business experience. { Their testimony cannot be taken s not claim, so far committee. It is unfortunate | to the nation’s highest v of the nation, as well as Business wanted to know Sena that an court, a singul Weather: Highest 34; lowest 30; a qualification Harry Hopkins does as anybody knows ; e G after | able appointee, should be subjected to this type of > teQyis tH g v Then John Citizen war to know why, after |aple app Should be SWWEZeial Bpe, O Flghts Seizure light snow the appointment was announced, everybody went into | aract ssination at the hands E! apj fees e gty t it no doubt is better to conduct brief . ASSOCIATES, Engineers, Shattuck such a stew? | Mficient reasons from the to forestall any c of railroading a con- ! Building, Jun ka, until 1:30 There are good ¢ ion, even though the hearing attracts only a few ebru: i Roosevelt. poiit « appp et e | ity seekers who happen to be in Washington at g 2:‘"1?::::.1 he (,,)e:?::';;:idp‘.:l‘,l.l likewise, there are the V«“:‘L of View | the time. licly read aloud. Bids received after of the opposition, for the subsequent stew. | —_— e | the time fixed for opening will not | They Turned Down the Medicine be considered. Pl Specifications Reasons for the appointment from the New Deal T e and form of Contract Documents notnt e view | (Philadelphia Record) # imay be examined at the Office of 1. Harry Hoj probably is the ablest adminis- Certain anti-New Deal spokesmen are getting all | the Clerk of the Seldovia Public trator in the Pederal Gover As far as even |warmed up to make political capital out of the repost | Utility District and the offices of { N. Lester Troast & Associates, En- | gineers, Juneau or Anchorage, Al- aska. A set of Plans, Specifications and forms of Contract Documents may be obtained from N. LESTER TROAST & ASSOCIATES at either Juneau or Anchorsge, Alaska, upon ta deposit of $5.00 {~ The full amount anization has been a|of a Special Committee on Returns, appointed by efficient, and cer- | President Roosevelt. | The report shows 135,500,000 questionnaire businesses must report their | ditferent Government | questionnaires seeking the | There undoubtedly is I better where they jand it undoubtediy the opposition can see, hi smooth-running machine, capable tainly fast on the draw | arry Hopkins apparently is the one man in| ident trusts above all dent’s mind to unfriendly tone. that the Government sends out forms a year, that some pay rolls 12 times, that agencies send out different ame information, etc uch waste and duplication, the the administration others. Perhaps he business—either ir k the Pre friendly, or an of deposit for and business mer underst < nuisance and an expense io stand with the White Housc business men to a r these forms. jone set of documents will be re- 3. Hopkin: ) far, 1 been labeled a left-wing | But this questionnaire situation is merely one of turned to each actual bidder within New Dealer, entirely satisfactory to the advanced|many such arising out of the maze of conflicting and {2 reasonable time after receipt of | bids and the return of the Plans and | Specifications. Other deposits will be (refunded with deductions not ex- | ceeding the actual cost of reproduc- 1[101\ of the drawings, and upon the return of all documents in good con- overlapping Government bureaus. :an capi- | President Roosevelt attempted to clear away some |of this dead wood and confusion last year. But his | attempt was met with the loud shriek that he was | | trying to make himself a dictator. former, yet “brain-trust” through it all a profound belief i talistic system and the efficiency of private enterprise type of re he has professed | the Ame! Reasons why the capitol went into a stew over the % The Pr ent's attempt was that sensible, harm- P Hopkins appointment—in other words, the arguments| joss measure known as the reorganization bill. Those dition within thirty (30) days after against his appointment, whether or not they are m;,;vd‘ who refused the cure can’t now complain that the gHw date of opening bids o ot Hiseane s Dr . Bomrraits favit [, Each bid shall be accompanied v ke’ o mahtisene: by a certified check, 5] r's ¢l 1. The originator of WPA is not a business man, | You can’t have it both ways, gentlemen, | | ck. cashier’s check jof bid bond (with authorized surety i Governor George D. Aiken, of Ver- | | " = rass politicians resent Commerce Secretary = mont, voted a defense fund of 2. The appointment of Hopkins to the commerce | HOPKins's description of Kentucky politics as “strange + 367,500 by the state legislature to s fight encroachment of state prop- |than 57 of the amount of the bid. i o | The breed must be getting soft—the last generation ¢ pos! ay signify the President's -intention to carry| 4 federal government, | The SELDOVIA ') Ak unqh:‘:“"p;)f\:-”' R St hie risia V! hardly batted an eye when Judge James Mulligan | & by, the - POVIA PUBLIC UTILI | called ti ltlos Haatredes urges congress to amend the fed- | TY DISTRICT reserves the right to 3. Harry Hopk e ool T AR o poalles the state’s politics (dfnn es! | eral control actd;o prevent the t_:t- 'H-(.J(‘m any or all bids and: to Waive tives to overshadow the long range question of the | ing of state lands and waters with- !informalities spending prainciple | and his spending program has been the antithesis of | budgeted expense limitations upon business men surety) made payable ::Ln the Owner in amount not less ns ha out consent. The cause of the action | No pidder may wi o ay withdraw his bid is a nromsed”f‘edegl flaod-c?fififgl |after the hour set for the opening ‘ : ;i;x:r Ttrcasnione Vi,f:g::"gg"mi‘]e: | thereof, or before award of contract, s Hary Hopkins | colonize with people B MhtDEeE, {unless said award is delayed for a family is the story of | enough for vou? | | period exceeding thirty (30) days. New England father - - — | & o N. LESTER TROAST & AS- Two Philadelphia physicians, writing in a national |~ =} SOCTATES, Sag ‘ ko e ADVERTISEM publication, warn people. to. keep their mouths shut |, gpappn BIDS IN TRIPLICATE, ingineers for the SELDOVIA PUBLIC UTILI- Explorer Ellsworth flies over 80,000 square miles in the Antarctic and claims the United States. A good place to who, these days, ask “is it cold | of ice and barrenne: entire area for the Well, what kind of fellow The story of Harry Hopkil a pioneer American family. H | joined the Union side war between the states | and Mother Hopiin ! took her brood to the new country Old "Moore’s Almanac First publication, Jan, 27, 1939. valves and fittings in the gquantities beyond: the Mississippi, settling in Towa. Rejoined by | !f they would remain healthy. And, they might have | o " rurnishing and delivering, C.LF. HDOVIA Pather: Hopkins after the war, they builtuip a profit- | 2dded, if they want to keep out of trouble docks Seldovia, Alaska, wood stave ¥ DISTRICT, e s bt SELDOVIA, ALASKA able harness business or to 1o " of s e I cast iron pipe, fire hydrants, pEe » AL, 2 able harness b lose it in the panic of Gne. of Grest: Britaln's| ) 4 pip h ! 1893. that one high famous astrological annuals, predicts -} the proposal form, will be Second publication, Feb. 3, 1939 The family moved from pillar to past through Towa | German official will fall nest vear. Nominations are | owi on e Propos 4 AL s i R o b ey % 3 e reived by N. LESTER TROAST & | e ____ 3 in order o o EE and Nebraska, settling finally in Grinnell—bec i FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES Foot of Main Street GAS — OILS Juneau Motors 'OFFICIAL MAPS OF | JUNEAU—S50c [ J. B. Burford & Co.. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” TheB M vBehremls Bank * Juneau, Alaska 7 « * COMMERCIAL ° and SAVINGS ’ Resources Over Two and i One-Half Million Dollars THE BURDEN OF A WHOLE STATE rests on each of these men, each of whom is the only representative from his own state. Left to right: Charles A. Plumley (R.-Vt.); John R. Murdock (D.-Ariz.); James ( crugham (D.-Nev.); Frank O. Horton (R.-Wyo.); George S. Williams (R.-Del.). Not in picture is Bep: John J. Dempsey (D Mex.). who also comes from a state which, like the others indicated above, has but ane representative in this congress. FRIDAY, JAN. 27, 1939 Happy PBirthday The Empire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their i birthday anniversar? .o the follow- ing: JANUARY 27 M. Ernest Powers Don Wilcox Mrs. Emily Snell K. N. Neill Eulala Archer Georgie Lepevich Joan Campbell Helen Campbell Eric A. Oslund Joyce T. Talbeck MODERN ETIQUETTE" * By Roberta Lee Q. What is the maximum length of time before a person should ac- knowledge any kind of invitation? A. An invitation should be an- swered within one or two days if possible, or not later than a week when necessity forbids an earlier reply. Q. When a man is dining in some public place with a girl, and a wo- man friend of this girl stops at the table to talk, what should the man do? A. The man should rise and stand as long as the woman remains. Q. Where should the date be written in a social letter? A. It is usually written on the last page, at the left of the signa- ture. - e LOOK and LEARN * By A. C. Gordon 1. What mammal s able to do without water the length of time? 2. What great statesman was also famed as the greatest figure of eighteenth century American liter- ature? 3. What are mals? 4. Who was the “Mad Monk” of Russia? 5. Which city ranks after Bos- ton in size among the New England | States? for greatest “gregarious” ani- ANSWERS 1. The rat. 2. Benjamin Franklin. 3. Animals which live or flocks. 4. Rasputin. 5. Providence, R.I. - e - in herds I DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Gordon Words Often Misused: Do not say, “He generally passes here every day.” Say “He generally passes here every day.” Say. “He usually passes here every day.” Often Mispronounced: Tithe. Pro- nounce the i as in tie, the th as in smooth, not as in both. Often Misspelled: Secede; ede. Succeed; eed. Synonyms: Reform (verb), re- claim, redeem, rectify, regenerate, restore, correct, convert. 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: Vicissitude; changes of fortune, con- dition, etc. (Pronounce all i's as in it, accent second syllable). “A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected.”—Samuel Johnson USETHE “WANT” ADS Professional Fraternal Societios Gastineau Chansel Director ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers B. P. O. DRS. KASF". & FREEBURGER el welcome. DR. A‘R“l" Buildin, STEWART, Exalted Rul- Blomgess 2o er; M. H. SIDES, Sec- PHONE 56 retary. SRS | 2 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 > Second and. fourth Monday of each month Dr. A. W. Stewart G )\¢ in scottish Kite Temple DENTIST A beginning at 7:30 p. m. Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. “THAS, W. HAWKES- WORTH, Worshipful Master; SEWARD BUILDING | Office Phone 469 | & o GuySmith DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESORIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street PHONE 97—Free Delivery | Dr. Richard Williams ‘ | - "HENTISE | OFFICE AND RESIDENCE | GOLDSTEIN BUILDING Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST 310 Goldstein Building PHONE 762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. 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 | OSTEOPATH Consultation and examinaton free. Hours 10 to'12; 1 to 5; | 7 to 9:30 by appointment. | Gastineau Hotel Annex | South Franklin St. Phone 177 Next Coliseum "Tomorrow’s Styles Today” Tl ""The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists Builer-Mauro —_— | ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D.E I Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and | Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground ' The Charles W. Carter Mortuary i Fourth and Franklin Sts. | PHONE 136 ] H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson Gastineau Motor Service OPTOMETRIST Office Ludwig Nelson's Jewelry PHONE 727 Store Phone Green 331 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING Gas—Oil—Storage Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN HARP:Y RACE S. FRANKLIN STREET DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of ON THE MEZZANINE Alaska” HOTEL JUNEAU BEAUTY SHOP LYLAH WILSON “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Contoure Telephone X-Er-Vac - 538 Front St—Triangle Bldg. e s ey B | “NEW AND DIFFERENT FOOTWEAR” DEVLIN'S Paris Fashion Shoes e GASTINEAU CAFE Juneau Melody House Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) Phone 65 LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES Y_-_— ALASKA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P.O. Box 2718—Phone 3—Office 11y Seward St., Juneau, Alaska Krafft's Mnfg. & Building Co., Inc. CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 62 TELEPHONE—51 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 29, PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASKA IS * B L e R Y 3 S e Tl e A - rd ~ i DR oY e s . W o