The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 30, 1939, Page 4

it’s all a hallucina- = . | to be. Science insists, Dailvy Alaska Emrnre ot s Thble adh that 1) s the idvIdHE O . i 1e weather which change: AR A -l Be this as it may, take a look at Juneaw’s gener- HELEN TROY BENDER Z - Prestdent ,uqy so-called Winter, A merry sun plays a joyful BRCIRRARD i e MADSET 1a ha with frost and snow. The making of snow| Sntered I the Post Office in Jubeau as Second Class Matter. | DT is 8 ruined industry. If there were any sleighs - — _ e here might be sleighing if there were any show. By at i ate S s 00; six sdvance, $6.00 o5 Sty SERE The Certain Winner T egularity in the de- | (Cincinnati Enquirer) i — - m““— — Whatever the te of the Spanish people may RESS. be, it'is clear thats Mussolini is certain to benefit tre- Jely entitled b the use 0! ;0 dously from the Insurgent victory which Franco's also the local news present advance in Catalonia seems to insure. Italian to Southern Spain before 1936. Italian troops have intervals throughout the war, st Malaga, Bilbao, and Barcelona. 3 lanes were on their LATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER the revolt broke out July OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. been active at irreg %rosco pe “The stars incline but do not compel TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1939 As the month closes benefic as- pects rule, according to astrology. The planetary direction is especially fortunate for bankers and finan- ciers, Money will be the chief topic in Congress through coming weeks. De- { spite opposing efforts, government expenditures will increase. Preparedness is to become of par- amount interest to persons of di- vergent political views, it is fore- cast. foreign affairs will cause new anxieties next month. Industry is well directed today and iincromod employment is probable. n planes have been a r Far more Italian soldi have been killed in Spain han were lost in the conquest of Ethiopia. Musso= ini has paid more in blood and treasure for this ‘Spanish invasion than for his adventure in East a. So it is not surprising that he is sacrificing ven his territoridl claims against France rather than vield any profits from his costly venture in Spain Italy's stakes are large and diverse. Italy wants to regain the mercury monopoly, he world's richest hich was under the republic of 1931 and will be stored by the rebels when they win. Far more im- s to retain the naval and air base st valuable strategic point in Span- aling even Gibraltar, Italy war llorea, the H Retaining Mallorca, Mussolini will have a base ! capable of threatening France at her most vital point the sea lanes to Algeria and Tunisia. He likewise 1 be able to threaten British seapower in the West- Tediterranean as he has done in the Middle Medi- THE GALLERIES o the ri nate and House have nean—and as his naval bases off the Turkish e ainn i el el enable him to do in less definite fashion in the Reop’e car ested in the processes of Territorial| o o routarly gifted prophet could today lawmaking anc gn also, no doubt, that the Legis-! qescrik s circumstances in which the Spanish peo- Jators are puttir m how. ple i1l find themselves after an Insurgent victory } A anitals, are| The extent of Italian and German control cannot be S idi TR Sty A ecast, nor.can the degree to which Spain itself will el 0iine tion openly arrived at 15 @, ¢, .004 into the Fascist pattern. Neither can anyone feature of Democracy. Visitors are barred from the|y,,y jn advance what mass punishments will be im- council tables of the Dictatorships, where the decrees on the people of Madrid and Barcelona by the that r th countries are drawn up. Here intere onguerors for daring to support the government they on t art of the public is welcomed cted. But in all this uncertainty, one prophesy is Refutation at hand, too, for the argument safe amely, that Fascist Italy will achieve a san- {hat our laws are made in hotel rooms anyway and |guinary victory comparable to Hitler’s bloodless con- that what is to be seen the Sénate and House|Quests in the Danube Valley. chambers i t so much floss. Watch a controver- i & 7 sial mea come to the floor of one of the House Time They Met Uncle here. There will be argument enough, maneuverin PRI S Smeniing, SpUun A e This time the daugh is on Jack Benny. That is, to convince anyone he principal features of our| . " o oy 1 in the open. g or afternoon to floor of the Fede: laws are still being mold No sooner had Benny pleaded “not guilty” to smug- $2.130 worth of jewelry than Albert N. Chaperau, and other notables, Drop around some morn Legislative chambers ng accused of having helped Benny building for a good look at Democracy in action. The |y to smuggling charges, and indicated House of Representatives meets generally at 10 o'- ar as a witness against the Holiywood ¢lock in the morning, while the Senate convenes at [comedian 11 or at 2 oon. On most days there will| Probably Benny and George Burns (who pleaded i Sidiat | one house or the other from |gUilty), both comedians, thought it was very, very {4 % | fur at the time. No doubt they chuckled at the el n and from 2 until 4 in the after-| . o1 eqq of it all—in company with a great host of BER | respectable Americans who wouldn't steal a penny pen- SEmtiMe: (he sessions are routine and dull, bub cj) put whoe regard it as.sport to do Uncle Sam out more off will be clashing 1ators | of revenue labor to whip the Territory’s laws into 1 These smuggling cases will serve a wholesome pur- The impression carried away by most spectators | pose if they do no more than introduce the comedians is that the care given to our legislation is surprisingly |and those very respectable people to their Uncle great and lent displayed by our lawmakers of | Samuel. It's high time they met him high calibre | For years Uncle Sam has been considered fair game for everybody. What would be cheating with LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER S i good behavior; | sid {anyone else was smiply “finesse” when it was done to him. The business of playing loop-the-loop with me tax laws became a game in which it was con- red a distinction to find the newest and slickest ake it back.| way of doing Unc! So with smuggling. People said o themselves: “Only the Government loses, so what?"” But now that more people are being introduced to Uncle Samuel the rest may really recognize him. | He's not a remote individual or agency against whom arthritic there is a m"\’i no injury or e counts. He's not a subtle foe weapon is justified. Neither is he against whom anj | the familiar figure in top hat and patriotic ribbon. January is a grand month, during and if we ever Juneau tk Today } Coolth and sun made a the eyes of the paunchy and ch happy Grumblers at the weather a word against it w seen a number of specimen days year ha | been one of them, rarer than a day in June. | perfect cocktail and even in VOuSs, gleam, et us reform. Let us think of our mercies and contrast them with the Asu(-i Uncle Sam’s picture is found in your own mirror. ferings of the poor devils who are having midsummer | He is you, and you, and you. In shor/ US, in the Antif »s. How would you like to have been| When we cheat Uncle, we cheat ourselves. When B3 8308 Adad te of Vietoria, in the so fitly| One of us cheats Unicle—he cheats the rest of us. ; % § | funny? No, its true. named town of Ul for example, which took th Funny , M ke for inflamed di fort one day last week with| mt . e e wing| Prime Minister Chamberlain ‘says of England TP R (Al 3417, . HOW Wolld (YOu ROy 2| that “we are today in a position, should the need arise, in Bourke, New South Wa which has illustrated| ¢, gisc} our obligations to.our allies, the empire, the fervid Celtic tem ment by 25 days of more|ang oursely How reassuring that is to others will | than 100 degree tempe ? Such is Southern|depend upon how they construe it. Summer on a while January is giving Alaska an —— early Fall or Sprin | France, Engl and the United States have sent January is showing the way for the year. | notes to Japs otesting against Japan's attitude Calm as gods, the meteorologists keep telling us| !0’ ard the open door pol in China. They don't, that any old sort of weather is “normal” We refuse| it seems, like to have a door slammed in their faces. that character and ingist that right now we're doing T T much better than that $ A convict in a (‘uln'l nia prison invented a ro\.m- Men and women of the remembering age find i p““, e ol 'lmfl. ‘p from hlacl.( $9: 180 ok ¥i belief that aren't what they used W for heir of business conditions on the outside. : Teachers’ Salaries Cut—Pupils Get Vacatianw When Mayor William E. Kane of Woburn, Mgsé.<ordered teachers’ salaries slas drive, the school commiitee ordered the school doors locked. These youngsters, congregated in front of the high e~h~~! went only as far as the door, to have their picture taken, and didu't appear unhappy sboug - N . the exira vacation, of important enterprises. | While this is not a fortunate date I for signing big contracts, planetary | influences are believed to stimulate | development of important plans. | Good feeling should prevail, es: i pecially among younger men in business and the learned profes- | sions. The older generation will rec- ! ognize the need of new ideas in a | changing world. | There is a good sign today 'for girls who meet men. Romances will move swiftly toward marriage. Venus culminating next month at Berlin and Rome gives astrologers cause to expect united action be- tween the dictators. Mars in mid- heaven at Lisbon is an ill omen for the Spanish loyalists. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of fair for- tunes. Advancement is indicated for both men and women. Children born on this day prob- ably will be serious and industrious, These subjects of Aquarius may reach success of a high order. Many are natural leaders Nathan Straus, merchant and philanthropist, was born on this day 1848. Others who have celebrats ied it as a birthday include PFranz Schubert, composer, 1797; James G. Blaine, statesman, 1830. (Copyright, 1939, D FOR MINING COURSE Twenty-seven registered for the first lesson in the mining course at Ketchikan. The course is conducted by Howard Wilcox, mining instructor of the extension course of the Ui~ versity of Alaska. One woman istered for the short course. W hat Is Your:. ) News |. Q.? By The AP Feature Service Each question counts 20: each part of a two-part. question, 10. A score of 60 is fair, 80, good. 1. This is Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of North Attleboro, Mass, What's his job in Washington? 2. What is Germany's new bid for sea power? 3. Were passenger-miles flown on U. S, airlines in 1938 (a) about the same as in 1937, (b) 15 per cent more, or (c) three per cent less? 4. “Mighty” Matt McGrath is retiring from the New York po- lice force. How was he famous in sports for 16 years? 5. Who was the AEF chief of staff that recently wed the daulg,hur of a Confederate gen- eral? Answers on Page Six OFFICIAL MAPS OF JUNEAU—25¢ J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” | Confidence in return of prosperity | {will be evident in the promotion| | O[) YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRE JANUARY 30, 1919 | Officers installed at the meeting | of the Order of Eastern Star in- cluded: Harriet Case, Worthy Ma- tron; Harry E. Brown, Worthy Pa- | tron; Clemantine Wahlgren, Asso- | ciate Matron; John Bendel, Treas- | urer; Louis McCoy, Secretary; An- | nette Naghel, Conductres: Alice [ Brown, Associate Conductress; Anna | Harding, Chaplain; Irene Morton and Alice Cass, Star Points, Amy McCoy, Warder; Carl Swanson, Sen- | tinel. } Frank A. Boyle, receiver of the United States General Land Office. | returned to Juneau on the Alameda after making a short business trip to Seattle. | A. H. Ziegler, Juneau attorney, neau on the Alameda after discharged from service in navy. prominent - young returned to Ju- being the Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hellenthal returned home on the Alameda from a vacation and business trip to the South and East. A. A. Humpfrey, of the Alaska Supply Company, who had been in the Craig Lumber Company, in which he and Henry Shattuck, pres- ident of the Alaska Supply Com- pany, were interested, returned and was to devote his attention in the future to the business of the com- pany in Juneau. Fred J. Cox, representing Walter and Moore, of San Francisco, one of the leading Juneau salesmen, re- turned here on the City of Seattle with his bride. Weather: light snow. Highest 28; lowest 28; - HosriTaL NoTES Harold McKinley, who sustained a broken legt on the Douglas Ski Trail five weeks ago, was dismissed | yesterday afternoon from St. Ann's | Hospital. Andrew Anderson, a member of | the crew of the Princess Norah who | has been receiving medical care at |St. Ann's Hospital, left on the | southbound trip of the ship yester- | day morning. Mrs. Dave Simonson and baby boy | Ann’s Hospital. Elizabeth James underwent a sur- gical operation this morning at the Government Hospital. Martha Kunz was admitted to the Government Hospital today for medical attention. | Mrs. Erma Thomas was dismissed | yesterday from the Government | Hospital after receiving surgical care. | - e CATCHES WOLF A CCC worker in the Ward Lake area recently caught a dark female | wolf in one of the traps he had |set to rid the section of predatory | animals. w0t R TR Coconut Grove, Fla., was settled |long before Miami, of which it is now a suburb. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN | that at 10 o’clock a.m. March 4, 1939, | in the District Court, First Division, at Juneau, Alaska, hearing will be had on the petition of Herbert Riewe, bankrupt, for final dis- charge in bankruptcy. Creditors and persons concerned may appear at said time and place and show cause, if any they have, why the petition should not be granted. ROBERT E. COUGHLIN, Clerk, District Court. First publication January 23, 1939. Last publication January 30, 1939. FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES Foot of Main Street GAS — OILS Juneau Molors =) The B. M. Behrends Bank Juneau, Alaska COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars were discharged yesterday from St.: | Happy Birthday The Emplire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their virthday anniversary .o the follow- ing: JANUARY 30 H. F. Stolfi Astrid Loken Geoffrey Pegues Mrs. Tay Bayers Sylvia Nowell David DeLong Susan Jane Boggan Lodema Johnso! - e MODERN ETIQUETTE * By Roberta Lee Q. Does the hostess shake hands with the guests as they arrive at a formal afternoon tea? A. Yes; and if sumeone receives with the hostess she also extends her hand to each guest when intro- duced to her. Q. While making announcements at a banquet should the master of ceremonies rise or remain seated? A. He should rise as a matter of courtesy, and so that he can be heard by all the guests. Q. May a bachelor dispense with the chaperon when entertaining in his apartment? A. Not unless all his guests are men. S e LOOK and LEARN ® | By A. C. Gordon I -V Which is longer, the mile or the nautical mile? 2. On what island did the Apostle Paul suffer shipwreck? 3. How many pieces are used in the game of chess? 4. Whose was “the face [launched a thousand ships”? 5. Which is the oldest university in the world still in existence? ANSWERS 1. The nautical mile, 6,080 feet; statute mile, 5,280 feet. 2. Malta. 3. Thirty-two. 4. The face of Helen of Troy. 5. The University of Bologna, at statute that Bologna, TItaly; founded in the| eleventh century, e DAILY LESSONS | IN ENGLISH | | * By W. L. Cordon Words Often Misused: Do not say, “I wish to state that we shall be there.” “I wish to say that we shall be there.” “I wish to say that we shall be there” is better. Often Mispronounced: Recipe. Pronounce res-i-pe, first e as in less, i as in it unstressed, second e as in pea, accent first syllable. Often Misspelled: Municipal. Ob- serve the ¢ (no s), and the pal (not ple). Synonyms: Height, altitude, ele- vation, tallness, loftiness. 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: Implacable; not capable of being pacified. 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