The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 8, 1939, Page 4

B B .. S A by President Roosevelt have studied the problem of | the new road. They will meet in the spring with a | similar Canadian group to discuss financial quotas New airports and air commerce regulations, tariffs Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY B sihbineht nd St ';’l:‘l‘)z‘:: and labor restrictions also will be considered. Al- BERNARD - - -President usiness : + ® Lorfii and anulc;uer:;j T.x.:x:u. Alaska, though the small populations of Alaska and Britich Columbia are not able to raise the entire cost, it is| 0 be hoped that finances will not shelve the projec! carrier in Jumeau and Douslas for $1.25 per month, 25 has happened twice before since the plan was at the following rates broached in 1929, Federal funds might be borrowed 00; six months, in advance, $6.00; i or a tax put on Alaska’s tax-free real estate.” Now, we must that the Times editorial writer was getting along pretty well until he got down to the last sentence. In those final few words, how- ever, he gave himself away . Bntered in the Post Office in Juneau as S SUBSCRIPTION RATE Dehvered by By mail. postase pa. One year, in advance. . one month, in advance. $1.25 Bubscribers will confer & favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any [ullure or irregularity in the de- Mvery of thetr paper Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 admit MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The ‘Associated Press is exclusively entitled & the use for o gt A0 e | republication of all news dispatches credited to ‘t or not A tax on all of s tax-free real estats mot etherwise credited in this paper and also the local news ,yned by Uncle Sam would fall so far short of footing published herein. % ey ——ee————— | the bill for the International ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER Highway as to amaze THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8, 1939 '—%roscope “The stars incline ; but do not oompel' (2072525 | Happy " emsRuany 5, 100 i. @irthday | | The last match game of the Inter- DAY, FEB , 1939 | national bowling tournament was i3 . ? The Empire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their Women should be lucky under rolled with Dawson acclaimed as this planetary government, accord- | winner of the cup, while Skagway | birthduy anniversar» .o the follow- ing: ing to astrology. The stars encour- nosed out Juneau for second place. age them to follow hospitable in-/ clinations and to benefit through The court party which had been social contacts. There is a sign|at Ketchikan for the past several _F’EBRUARY 8 favorable for shopping. The value|Wweeks was to return to Juneau on John E. Turner of color in attire is to be recognized.| the Alaska and the City of Seattle. Mary Sarwor Mrs. T. E. Hall Mrs. J. C. Patterson Theaters come under a sway| | | which seems to promise success for| Mrs. I. Sowerby entertained with | even a New Yorker. If tax would build even ten miles of the highway it would amaze Alaskans who know how little al estate, the sense the editorial have here in the Territory THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. such a Represented nationally by the Fenger-Hall Co. Ltd. with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Bew York and Bosion | in intends, we | All of which may be another argument for building the highway, which would at least make it easier for such people as the New York newspaperman to come and visit us and see what kind of country Alaska really is Bible Holds Its Own (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Jumping nimbly from politics and social issues te literature. over the reading tables of America and come back with the information that the Holy Bible has not yet been eclipsed by “Gone With the Wind,” or even by Dale Carnegie’s compendium on how to get along in the world The news is reassuring. THE HALF-WAY MARK Of course. Yesterday was the 30th day of the session of the J everyone has Y4th Tarritorial’ Teglslature. | At the! half-way" mark long known that the Bible is the perennial best seller 2 among published volumes. But many have wondered the legislative box-score is as follows 5 how many of the millions of Bibles which run off the | Bills Introduced i | press and into the channels of trade, are actually read Memorials Introduced 35 The question put by the Gallup pollers was: “What is Resolutions Introduced 7 | the most interesting book you have ever read?” And Bills Passed (both houses) 10 | still the Bible comes up first. The nineteen which Memorials Passed (both houses) 5 follow on the index of interest include eight published Resolutions Passed (both houses) 6 within the last few ye All along the rest of the list pop up old favorites like David Copperfield, Ivan- hoe, asure Island and Tom Sawyer. Since the Bible in the versions available to most | Americans indubitably which deal | This tabulation shows that of 129 measures intro- duced, only 21 have been enacted and more than half | of these are either memorials, which simply ask some- one else to do something, or resolutions finest English, its widespread approval would seem merely with the mechanics of legislating an encouraging indorsement of the public taste. Yet | But, lest this picture appears zloomy. the record it is not holding its own as it should among younger of the separate houses is better. The Senate’s ac- readers, if the Gallup findings are valid. Thus while | 37 percent of those ove 36 as “most interesting 50 and over named the Bible book, the percentage for thos for instance have been complishments to date Bills Introduced Metorials Totrodticed 8 under 30 was only 6. However, some of these younge SoatBlos Tairodiioed 4 folk may, like their elders, turn toward the Bible when s s In their years lengthen e Bills Passed 17 Incidentally this Gallup poll showing the high Senate Memorials Passed 1 regard for the Bible comes almost at the same time Senate Resolutions Passed 3 t the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in House Bills Passed 3 America reveals figures which indicate that church House Memorials Passed 5 membership in the United States is now growing twice | House Resolutions Passed 2 as fast as the gain in population. Similarly, the House record is as follows: In Tl;uu* of thv X(“;n's ;)r t]ho,st' wnT fancy the world : ik is rapidly going to the devil, it is clear that a great e toinhdiod ot many of us still read our Bibles and belong to churches Memorials Introduced 27 R Wiy solutions Introducec 3 il i 15 g:s«‘xmxm\ ‘P:l:-\t'du, 16 | Shipping Strike Embarrassments House Memorials Passed 14 42 2 House Resolutions Passed 3 (S SUDANKS NEWSEM un) One mare shipping strike in Seattle—-and just at Senaté Bills Passed 7 |a time when it ties up ships serving Alaska at the Senate Memorials Passed 0 | beginning of the busy season of the year—brings a Senate Resolutions Passed 4 {lot of embarrassment and disappointments to the It will be seen in even a summary study of these | traveling public and Alaskan shippers figures that another terrific jam of -legislation is piling | Aside from the merits of the issues at stake, up for the end of the session. In 14 short days (two! trouble comes at a time when Alaska little can aff of them Sundays) the legislative hoppers will close.| to see an interruption in | practically is her life line. r ay be troduced In 29 short| » RIS SRy Mo- TG ay. be fatecdiion] | As in previous troubles of the kind the rd the shipptg service that travelers to days (four of them Sundays and two others, Wash-| id from Interior and coastal points, may have to ington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays, legal holidays) the|resort once more to availing themselves for the time session will be over. Legislators thus have only 23|of the services of Canadian ships plying the Alaskan | working days left waters from British Columbia ports. y And there is still lots of work to be done The measure pending in the Alaska legislature ‘ S, EER RPN | broposing a repeal of the Jones act, which forbids TACOMA AND THE TERRI'I‘()‘R\' Canadian ships handling freight to Alaskan points, { will likely come into more intensive consideration be- | cause of this strike, and its fate in no small degree affected thereby The predicament in which Alaska again finds her- self in this strike and no assurance of when another may be staged, emphasizes the fact that Alaskans at no time can afford to be caught without ample reserve | stocks, especially of staples and essentials. | Even if the government put on ships to relieve this region, as it has done in similar troubles in the past, Among Alaska’s true [riends on the Outside is the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce which “went to bat” for the Territory in 1938 on numerous occasions with timely boosts to resolutions and petitions to Washing- ton for specific projects here, | The Tacoma Chamber, in its annual review of the , body’s activities in the past year, lists the following relating to Alaska “1. Promoted Puget Sound-Alaska air mail f‘ re?\mw m{ little preliminary planning and negotiat- ing complete the essary arr ke g A“ r” r)x]plm ](1.: :ocrs;arh\ arrangements. olonged strike g r o v “2, Helped in securing Federal bujldings at Ket- F ged strike at this period, coming when the throng of Alaskans wintering in the States are chikan and Anche starting northward and when supplies are beginning “3. Worked to have parity of freight rates be-l1to move for construction during the open season, tween Seattle and Tacoma on Alaska maintained. makes the situation all the more aggravated. Entertained numerous visitors from Alaska. What g er may be done between the contending " parties and the government in the way of settlement should be done with all possible speed and with all mindful of the vital fact that Alaskans, who are in nowise responsible for the disputes and who make Maintained also kept pects in Alaska constant contact with Alaskans, Tacoma firms informed on business pros- 6. Cooperated in promoting Pacific International i possible the jobs and business enjoyed by the seamen liphwa and shipping concerns, should not as innocent parties Helped secure harbor improvements in the|pe kept at the mercy of others ritory I *8. Cooperated with Alaskans in trying to secure Army and Naval bases | E 9. Now trying to secure lower radio, telephone (Cincinnati Enguirer) and telegraph rates between the Sound and Alaska.” The average person does not go to a hospital GRS % 4 ften, but finds the cost a severe burden when he does NEW YORK LOOKS AT ALASKA need hospital care. To meet this situation seven hos- e, pitals of Cincinnati have developed a plan for pro- A sample of the well-intentioned. friendly but ‘ll“ll']'l;inz\x:nl:-l» care on a yearly budget basis. Hos- thoreughly i ant attitude toward Alaska held by ‘-’uliu.rl:.,\\mm ,'H ," it A o (‘" :h"' ‘1"‘1“1?1 “"‘l' e L A i o s quii scussion, and negotiation. It holds much Mmost people on ght Quiside 15 the following. sddUteIllyomice bagduse it 1s being Abapen 1o, fib-the ness o enfitled “Road To Rediscove which appeared the 1 vast number of persons of modest income. In its tentative form e number of other day in the New Y There is Times the enterprise envisions a individuals paying an annual fee, 1 of a greal de merit in the proposal| ‘arg that the Alaskan-International Highway be extended | Dossibly $25 for a family. This would entitle the par-= frem Seattle through Canada to Fairbanks, Canada | ‘icipants to such hospitalization as they require, up now has a highway reaching to Hazleton, B. C. the| 0 @ maximum of perhaps three weeks each year, with first lin 1 pioneer road that would bring American virtually all the facilities needed, apart from actua: motorists to their country’s last frontier. An easily| *°FVices of physiciar trave route would attract tourists to Alaska for Parallel with this undertaking, physicians of this ‘ommunity are at work on a plan for the provision of medical care on a somewhat similar bas Their dea, a very good one, is to offer a fairly complete a first taste of the T and cool ritory's craggy scene summers Hitherto the natural grandeur of Alaska has been | medical service on terms the ave age family of small “ enjoyed only by ‘outsiders’ who have gone north by boat | income can afford, preserving the fundamental prin- or After seventy-two years, ‘Seward’s Folly'| *iple of free choice of one's physician. airplane has yiel Both enterprises ndicate a serious nd medical care on led immeasurable wealth, including are vacation have not been fully tapped be a free-flowing artery be- encouraging, because they cautious effort to put hospisal @ practical budget basis, with At sacrificing in any way the advantages of our tra- pleasure, and its resource The road proposed w tween the parent U 1 Blates andian Alaska ‘orsdiitoies Avetam of free madicingl practice. Provided phaned’ by geographic remoteness. hey offer distinct monetary advantages to the public “The orphan’s youthful energies be In-lind at the same time protect the revenues of hos- creased by easier acce o Nortk rn States, ¥ sitals and physicians in general, these plans shouid ble { s of wealth be exported for making ava ;0 a long way toward silencing a chorus of critic m- that cannot ike the gold discovered in | t chorus which could compel drastic experiments with | the Klondike ry results, if not silenced by a better solution “During recent months members of the United n D - . States International Highway Commission appointed Dr. Gallup's ubiquitous investigators hover | contains some of the world's | Over in Spain, they're finally trying to kick goal, | plays of heroic or tragic theme. An|a dinner party, honoring the J. D J. Greves actor i¢ to gain wide fame in the| Helps, guests including Mr. and Mrs G. 1. Ingman | spring C. D. Garfield, Miss Sprott, Miss 3 i An adverse sign warns against|Nelson and A. W. Fox = = reckless spending. Heavy losses N nm‘;;\r} e resaged for s 'S @ for| A sleig E y was give ;L’:iu:;‘:flon‘nm-iec:a‘?k: SDn‘\xy‘([.\l are|the Girls' Athletic Association of M O D E R N | likely to pile up under this configur- | the High School, after which re- E T I Q U E 'r ~r E | freshments were served at the home Borrowers should take spec m];uf Charles Perelle. Hostesses for the thought regarding the payment of affair were Misses Emma Perelle ! obligations. This is a year of pros- | Belle Hood, Sybil Campbell. Dorothy Leila ation. * By Roberta Les ‘ DRS, KASF". & FREEBURGER DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 l Ur. A W. Stewart | DENTIST | Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. | SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 S— Dr. Richard Williams DENTIST perity which is to be followed by Troy, Nadja Kashevaroff. Q. If the wedding to be so| ~ OFFICE AND RESIDENCE lean times, due to international dif- Ptack and Mary Kashevarof small that wedding invitations are |, GOLDSTEIN BUILDING ficulties which affect trade rela- not engraved, how should the bride | tions. | A baby girl weighing 11 pounds|anq bridegroom invite their guests? The seers counsel girls of all class- | Was born to Mr. and Mrs. C. A A The bride should write each es, rich and poor alike, to prepare Chamberlain a few days previous invitation personally. ! mselves for wage-earning. The e Q. Which is the correct form, Ineed of trained hands and well- Harry Sabin, son of Mr. and Mrs.| when a husband and wife are sign- developed brains is foretold |Mark Sabin, who was in service in ing a greeting card, Mary and John! | | sudden death of a European ruler | the Navy, had recently returned|o: john and Mary? is prophesied. Before the end of from a trip to France as a radio| A Mary and John is the correct| 1939 many changes in foreign gov- |operator on the Virginia, according ments are presaged. The United | to word received States is to gain prestige through form Q. Should a woman include her husband’s name on the invitanonsi Charles the jeweler, wise diplomacy. C. Ostrom to a tea? | This is an auspicious date for|Was to move into his new residence| A No. | | weddings. Marriages on this day|on Main Street e should be lasting through a period e of financial uncertainties. Many| James Barrack, manager of the i ¥ older persons will choose life part- | Samson Hardware Company of Fair- || LOOK and LEARN ners this year. | banks, was a passenger south on % | Severe storms are foretold and, the Alameda 4 disasters at sea are proguosticated. | - - By A. C. Gordon Spring floods will again cause dam-| Weather: Highest lowest | light snow 1 | - - H ANNOUNCEME; . but they may be expected later han usual. Persons whose birthdate it is have the world with a population of 1,- T 000,000 and over? How many cities are there m‘ ( | | the augury of a year of happiness| George Grigsby wishes to an-| 2. How far away is the stratos- to which love affairs contribute | nounce that he will be glad to - | phere? | much inspiration. Pinancial matters | ceive his clients at the office of 3. Where did Napoleon fight his | hould be fairly satisfactory. am Duker, 213 Seward, where he | battle? Children born on this day usu- will be temporarily located ady 4. How many years does the av- | lally are exceedingly gifted in ar-1" erage thoroughbred horse race? tistic lines. Many of these Aquari- | UNITED STATES | Which state supplies the ans succeed as musicians. Their | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | 87¢atest amount luel y day is Saturday. (Copyright, 1939) - { States suphur? ANSWERS 1. Twenty-nine GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office 4 Anchorage, Alaska New Jersey | The Charles W. Carter of the United | | | dairymen put carrots January 9, 1939, | Approximately 7 mile above | in corn silage to produce milk and Notice is hereby given that George | *¢% level { | butter with more color and to add 'J. Bedner. has made application for | 3 Waterloo, Belgium a new use for the carrots. {a homesite under the act of May 26, | & Usually between 5 and 8 years. RERBEIS {1934, for a tract of land situated on| ° Te¥s | | Frire losses on farms in the United | Tee Harbor about 18 miles northwest | bR | States in 1938 were estimated to|of Juneau, Alaska, Anchorage serial |amount to $95000,000, an increase | 08370, U. S. Survey No. 2266, con- | | of five per cent from 1937. taining 4.60 acr latitude 58° 24’ T e 36” N. longitude 134° 45’ 30” W. and Empire Ads Pay. . it is now in the files of the U. S.| [ DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH |~ 7%~ ——"|1and Office, Anchorage, Alaska. ! * | SUMMONS > Any and all persons claiming ad- | By W. L. Gordon | No. 4309-A {versely any of the above mentioned ! land should file their adverse claims jin ‘lz‘el Uf- 8. l‘;l““d Office, within the | .ppe consensus of opinion was that | | period of publication or thirty days | . was innocent.” Of opinion is re- | thereafter, or they will be barred by oY, | dundant. Consensus | the provisions of the Statutes. ! | In the District Court for the Terri- J tory of Alaska, Division Number One at Juneau. PEDER LERO., Plaintiff, Words Often Misused: Do not say. | vs. IDA means agree- | | LERO, Defendant. ment in matters of opinion. Say.| | THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT- GEORGE A. LINGO, | .The consensus was that he was | ED STATES OF AMERICA g 5 egister. | jnocent.” First publication, Feb. 1, 1939. | | TO IDA LERO, Defendant, GREET- ING: You are hereby required to appear in the District Court for the Terri- | tory of Alaska, Fi Division, with- T} | in thirty days after the last publica- | tion of this summons, namely within | thirty days after the 15th day of | February, 1939, in case this sum- | mons is published, or within forty !days after the date of its service upon you, in case this summons is ! served upon you personally, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff on file in the said Court in the above entitled action. The said plaintiff in said action | demands the following relief: | The dissolution of the bonds of | matrimony existing between the plaintiff and the defendant at the | present time. And in the event you fail to so appear and answer, the plaintiff will | take judgment against you for want ‘Lheroof, and will apply to the Court | for the relief demanded in his com- L |plaint, and as hereinabove stated.| reeeeeeeoo ‘ Wit , the H ble George F. | itness, the Honoral ronn AGE“cY | Alexander, Judge of said Court, and | (Authorized Dealers) Often Mispronounced: Interesting. | Accent first syllable, not the third. Often Misspelled: Squirrel; two |1's, one 1. | | Synonyms: Methodical, systemat- | | ic, orderly, regular, businesslike. | Word Study: a word three times and it Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: | Palliate; to cover with excuses; as, to palliate faults. (Pronounce firsf a as in pat). | - WATER NOTICE Last publication, March 29, 1939. NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT e undersigned administrator having on the 24th day of January, 1939. filed his final account as ) administrator of the estate of Harold | Grimstad, deceased, in the Probate ! Court for Juneau Precinct, notice is !'hereby given to all heirs, creditors, and other persons interested in said estate, that Wednesday, March 29, | 1939, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon | of said day, at the office of the! United States Commissioner, in the o | Federal and Territorial Building, in| Do not let your faucets run con- | |the City and Precinct of Juneau,|tinually. There is a good supply of | | Territory of Alaska, is the time and | Water in the reservoirs but the city | place set for the hearing of said ac- | Mains cannot handle the water if | count and the settlement thereof. |it is allowed to run all the time.| H. B. LE FEVRE, {If this notice is not heeded we will | Administrator of the estate of |be obliged to shut off your water. | Harold Grimstad, deceased. |adv. JUNEAU WATER CO. | First publication, Jan. 25, 1939, | Last publication, Feb. 22, 1939, WANT |the Seal of said Court, hereunto {affixed on this 17th day of January, Eriiy GREASES | (Seal) ROBERT E. COUGHLIN, Foot of Main Street TO SELL Clerk of Court. | GAS — OILS o | By J. W. LEIVERS, | Deputy. | | First publication, Jan. 18, 1939. | Last publication, Feb. 8, 1939. Juneau Motors 2 WANT TO BUY i £ The B.M. Behrends Bank S Rloaka » Ly | ; " COMMERCIAL | and SAVINGS USE THE “WANT” ADS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars | | Store Phone Green 331 | || HOTEL JUNEAU | Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. | PHONE 667 ol S S S e 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 [ ————iereeeeeny | ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. | Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground i | | Mortuary i Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 Sk - Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson \ OPTOMETRIST | Office Ludwig Nelson’s Jewelry | FINE | 1 Watch and Jewelry Repairing | | { at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET s oo o R A A O | ON THE MEZZANINE BEAUTY SHOP LYLAH WILSON Contoure Telephone X-Er-Vac - 538 “NEW AND DIFFERENT FOOTWEAR” DEVLIN'S | Paris Fashion Shoes i | | OFFICIAL MAPS OF JUNEAU—25¢ J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by | Satisfied Custoniers” Juneau Melody House Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) Phone 65 — e e ALASKA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P.O. Box 2718—Phone 3—Office 11y Seward St., Juneau, Alaska —_— Director i | | { | I ‘ PUROLA REMEDIES | o [ Professional Fraternal Societien Gastineau Chansel B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at & p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. DR. A. W. STEWART, Exalted Rui- er; M. H. SIDES, Sec- retary. ‘. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth &4 Monday of each month ‘ 2 in Scottish Rite Temple A\ beginning at 7:30 p. m. “HAS. W. HAWKES- WORTH. Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. GuySmith DRUGS o \ PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDEL Front Street Next Coliseum 4§ PHONE 97—Free Delivery " Today" | Juneau's Gwn Store | ‘ S umsm i "The Rexall Store" Your Reliable Pharmacists Butler-Mauro Drug Co. PRESCRIPTIONS ] P’ H. S. GRAVES ¥ “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING [ — i 1 | Gastineau Motor Service ’ PHONE 721 N GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING | Gas—Oil—Storage [H HARRY . RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” " | ! “The Store for Men" SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. [ GASTINEAU CAFE | Krafft's | « Mnfg. & Building Co., Ine, CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 62 TELEPHONE— 2% PAID ON SAVINGS 51 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAPITAL-—$50.000 SURPLUS—$100.000 SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASKA o