The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 13, 1939, Page 4

e e b W e - - o v = o - - - i [ Duib' Alaska Elllilire % [ Published every evening except Sunday by the | EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY HELEN TROY BENDER - = = - President R. L BERNARD - - Vice-Presiden. and Business Manager Alaska. Second and Main Streets, Ju Post Office in Juneau as Entered in the Second Class Matter RSCRIPTION RATES. Denvered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid. at the following 1ates One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month $ Subscr iber @ favor if they will promptly notify the Busine failure or irregularity in the de- | livery of t paper Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled & the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to {t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news | published herein RCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER ALASKA CT ] THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. | 5 by the Fenger-Hall Co., Ltd. with| Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, ON LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY just about one life- President of the own time he was as bitterly ong ago Lincoln was During hi opposed as any President we ince, the all of it, has had time to realize that here The Nation greatest name in our history revered »d by the years shows us what! e 1860's could not see, that the ast in his endeavor to right n though that might mean is e whole social or economic system both his aims and the means iccomplishing them wdopted by the Republican party been F the greatness of that party’s origin 1 ble, in fact, to trace the name “Repub- lican” back to n Lincoln, the first President who bore that name as a party label. Who were the Republicans of 18602 They were licals of that day, the dangerous people who lling to tamper with time-honored American n order to bring about reform, the brain- ters who had the audacity to attack the great who even fomented Civil War ion to make over the social order. titution of s in their determi Seventy-five years from now Americans will be Jooking back upon our day with an unobstructed view we do not have. In fact, they will not even have to cept the tradition of reflecting on it. Lincoln the great of our day will be a part stop to look back, just as we Abraham Lincoln without is part of our live ¥ adershiy worthy of standing shoulder to shoulder in the halls that 1860, great and revered as Our e millions of Americans are certain, of history w of that is A CANAL FROM HERE TO IDAHO An Lewiston ¥ waterway extending from Juneau to Idaho, is envisioned by Congressman Martin | mith of the State of Washington, who includes | a recent issue of the Congressional Record an ar- inland tic district in Western Washi The idea is that ship canals be build at an esti- on a scheme for a network of canals in his own gton. mate t of $3 land links be- tween here and the inland waterways of the Colum- | bia and Snake Rivers. Three Congressman Smith surveys them (on the map) as follows: from Puget to Grays Harbor, by way of Olympia and the Chehalis River, length about 50 miles; from ays Harbor to Willapa Harbor, length about nine miie: Willapa Harbor to the Columbia River, 30 miles, 021,638 to breach the canals would be necessary. Sound and length about No work would be nece / up at this of the circuit and it is reasonable to suppose that C mentioned Juneau at all for purpose project sound as grand as pos- nec ry canals from Juneau to Olympia been dug by the Great Excavator. sman Smith does ring us in on his of course. sa essman only ‘. es: already But C He writ purpose of the waterway is to connect the terways of Puget Sound and northern waters inland waterways of the Columbia Sr River The present barrier to inland mmunication from the Snake River to J he natural obstacle the canals would re- X the greatest inland waterway in the i the way, the Congressman proposes, to accommodate a vessel 60 t of 14 feet 20,000 men would be indirectly. with a dr al least rectly or during the which probably would be guite a number of mighty tall hills route his canals would take. ty nice, we must admit, to t we could row a boat if we wanted om here to Portland, Oregon, or Lew- ice. isten, 1 ). Migh X PACIFISM IN THE APIARY It wou ypear that been trying to d a stingle bee i (bee-keeper to yo t the Dominion atal Farm in Mani- vould be defensele gainst the moths wasps. and other and human robbers been pointed out ganization 1 ency which the human but it appears that ve amassed some honey must 'Im prepared to defend it against their hungry neigh- | which President Roosevelt imparted to the members |, the Senators, did not, apparently, go far beyond the ! ' o%rosc@e I “The stars incline but do not compel” bors. No doubt some excellent persons who deplore the waste of the bee’s resources on his sting, a piece of war material that serves no economic purpose, may propose that the technigue of appeasement be imru.i duced into the insect world Give ants, kunks, enough they will want no more TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1939 | Astrologers read this as an unim- | portant day in planetary”direction. | It is a day to pursue routine work, | moths, and even bears and to satisfy their hunger, and But this is to overlook the WAaspS honey fact that there is one other honey-loving crvnlun‘.‘. avoiding the signing of contracts| man, whose desires are not satisfied even when his{yinding for the future, | belly is full Disquieting news may be expected | Bees had best keep their stings. this week as foreign affairs become N |of grave significance. fieinocracw.x’ . " will face critical sta- Must Stand Together bility. o‘wf ?f:&hf" o (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Feontec Hews ARSI torles the stars presage Tinal defeat in the Chinese war, ‘With Tevolution fol- | lowing in the empire o(:’he aggres- sOrS. g Minor political crises in India may | g 3 ~ ! be expected. In Iran changes that of the Senate military affairs committee Tuesday Was | ... peneficial are forecast as benefic traightway imparted to the natlop, | aspects rule Teheran, One doubts if the administration feels very badly | “Secrets” told to a bunch of Senators are appar- ently fully as secure as those related in the traditional ewing circle. So it is not surprising that much of the information concerning the European situation | ) ¥ Women should be interested in about it. Neither should other thoughtful Americans. |,y hospitalities today which is|tain at an informal dance in the From a standpoint of national policy it is desirable, picious for informal entertain-|lobby of the hotel with a St. Val- (hat the relationship between the dictatorships and+{ . tc Love affairs may be luke-,entine’s motif. the democracies of Europe, and U\(*ir ef{ectv upon this | warm even though it is St. Valen- —_— ation’s procedure receive the fullest possible pub!lc_”m,‘S Day. Shopping should be| Max Gutfield, Skagway business attention i rather lucky under this configura- As a matter of fact the President, in his talk to the tion High winds are indicated for the vords of his message to Congress of January 4, when ;next few weeks and in middle west- he said |ern states blizzards of extraordinary “Obviously they (the democracies) must proceed | severity may be expected. along practical, peaceful lines. But the mere fact that | Comprehensive plans for cultural we rightly decline to intervene with arms to. prevent | proprams and high classtentertain- icts of aggression does not mean that we must act as ments for the public are prophesied if there were no ageression at all. Words may be futile, | a5 likely to bring great benefits to but war is not the only means of commanding a decent | workers. respect for the opinions of mankind. There are many Although war clouds lopm over methods short of war, but stronger and more effective | foreign countries, the United States than mere words, of bringing home to aggressor na- is to enjoy in 1939 many added ad-| tions the aggregate sentiments of our own people.” vantages through recognition of the The revelation of the current sales of airplanes to rights of all its citizens to a com- France, and the administration’s willingness to expe- moen heritage of happiness: dite similar transactions with Great Britain, indicate Persons whose birthday it is may some of the “other methods” which the President had have unexpected windfalls this year.! in mind | Children born on this day have These methods seem fully justified in the light of | lucky stars to guide them. The sub- 1e international situation, and the obvious fact that | jects of this sign of Aquarius may if democracy should be destroyed on the continent of be exceedingly talented and lovable, Europe, it could not long be safe in this hemisphere. | They gain success with little effort. If the day has come when the first bulwark of de- (Copyright, 1939) | mocracy in this nation is the military efficiency of - = France and Britain—and we incline to believe that it has—it is folly to evoke wishful thinking in an attempt to deny these hard facts. We fully realize that this point of view, and the President’s words to the Senate committeemen, will arouse a storm of protest. Hiram Johnson is already rumbling. One may expect a new outbreak of isola- NO CLAIMS TO tionism which twenty years ago contributed so much G. o. p. REINS to the failure to make the peace of 1919 a lasting one There are men in Congress, and out of it, who ’ will strive to make partisan capital out of the situation We realize that there are many others, wholly sincere SULLIVAN LAYS Second Division Senator’ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, FEB. 13, 1939. FEBRUARY 13. 1919 Everyone was present, it seemed, at the Firemen’s Annual Ball at the A. B. Hall the previous evening, judging from the crowd which squeezed into the large place and filled the floor and overflowed the spectators’ gallery A. Shouca’ manager of the Leader Store, left on the Alaska for the south and east, on ,a buying trip in New York. The J. 8. Morgan Transfer Com- pany had secured a temporary of- rice ‘with the Nelson Shoe Store on Front Street, until the Renovatory was repaired from the damage caused by a recent fire. The management and the Gastineau Hotel were to enter- guests of man and City Councilman, arrived n Juneau on the Estebeth and was registered at the Gastineau Hotel. He was to remain in Juneau for a| week. A. A. Hamburg of Ketchikan ar rived on the Estebeth from Fort Sew ard where he was released from the | Army and was to leave on the Al- aska for his home. He was also reg i istered at the Gastineau Hotel | sa JHappy Pirthday FEBRUARY 13 Mrs. James Drake Mrs. L. E. Iversen Harold Knight MODERN ETIQUETTE L4 By Roberta Lee I Q. How may one recall invita- tions to small informal affairs? A. The invitations may be re- called by brief notes, or by tele- | phone, Q. Which wedding anniversary is called the “china anniversary™? A. The twelfth wedding anniver- ry is so called. Q. What are some rules of be- havior for servants? A. The well-behaved servant keeps the voicé low, walks as silently s possible, does his work quietly, and is always courteous. L A [ DAILY LESSONS Oak Olson left on a short business trip to Ketchikan on the Alaska. Martin Grunzil left oa the Alaska | bound for San Francisco and East| on a business trip. Mr. Grunzell had { been employed at the Perseverance Mine for some time. He stayed at the Bergmann while in this city. | cal commercial | Sidney Jacobs, gent, left for Ke wind thoroughly patriotic, who may disagree with the President’s policy It is proper that such dissent be expressed in Con- Is Speaker at Lincoln Day Dinner Here and on other forums. No one wants to stampede America into the danger of war. But it is reasonable to ask that such discussion be dominated by reason rather than prejudice and, in so far as is humanly possible, divorced from partisanship. There is no violation of the present Neutrality Act in the sale of planes or other munitions to France Senator LeRoy Sullivan,’ though | he was the only Republican (*lv('wdi to the Territorial Legislature last |fall, has no pretensions to leader- | 18] arty in Ala8ka, the | or Britain, so long as the transactions are “cash on |uP. Of the party in ] - » Fourth Division solon declared in the barrel head.” Neither of these nations is at war. R a talk at the Juneau Lincoln’s Those who profess to see in the present Neutrality Act a guaranty of complete isolation may argue that the spirit of the law is violated. But the record has already proved that the Neutrality Act does not guarantee iso- lation. One does not know if the majority of Americans would today favor in all detail the policy outlined by | Birthday dinner Saturday evening. “I do not feel the Republican party owes me anything, but rather that I owe a great deal to the Re-, |publican party.” Senator Sullivan | said. He added he is willing to fol- the President in his conference with the Senators, But [10W any leader \\ho‘ may ‘arise in| it Is sound American common sense to approach a|Alaska to head the Republican hard situation realistically. This, it appears to us, | foFCeS: 60 Attend Dinner | Sullivan’s address was the prin- cipal one at the Republican din- | ner held in the Methodist Episco- pal Church parlors. Some 60 per- | sons attended Quotations from Lincoln’s speech- es were read by Howard D. Sta- bler, Toastmaster. ‘ H. B. LeFevre, oldest Juneau Re- | Gone are the old days when a shipping strike 5 i ‘ g ublican, was introduced and spoke utterly cut off the possibility of getting a letter from grielly in recollection of the gays} Interior Alaska t water points save by 2 H A o tidewater points save by dog team, ¢ pinooln's administration, when | double-ender or behind a chugging locomotive. LeFevre was a boy in Michigan The newly established Pairbanks-Juneau airmail “poha1q Lister led community service is functioning perfectly, and with star mail _ singing and he, along with E. E.| connections gets the more important mail over the ‘-‘nss'rom and Ed G‘;mick made | routes with comparatively no delay. o ¥ 9 A p the Committee which arranged | Patronage of the service is booming as the present b 5 | the dinner. | shipping > holds. The mounting airmail volume e i s sk | ittests the confidence and appreciation on behalf of is what Mr. Roosevelt is doing. Airmail Saves Alaska Situation (Fairbanks News-Miner) Let the sea dogs battle over wages, hours, condi- tions or what have you, Uncle Sam’s mail now goes through between Alaska’s capital and Interior Alaska ports [ What Is Y our 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 Rep. J. P, Thomas (R—N. J.). Against what cabi- net officer did he file an im- peachment resolution? 2. What famous estranged couple dined together recently in Rome? 3. Was it Hitler’s (a) third, (b) sixth, or (c) tenth anniver- sary as ruler that Germany re- cently celebrated? 4. What big job was claimed by both Homer Martin and R. J. Thomas? ( 5. The Supreme Court re- cently ruled the TVA plan was | constitutional. True or false? (Answers on Page Six) the public, especially in emergency. B"“HDAY D'N“ER i When the next and final link is established be- | iween Juneau and Seattle, giving through airmail FOR HAROI-D KN'GHI} service between continental America and the heart of Alaska, first class air mail worries will be practically i i e e, e ries will be practically | 1, celepration of the birthday: of Harold Knight, Mrs. Knight is en- tertaining this evening with a din- ) |ner party at their residence on| their innumera siness stions | Lor { erable business connections Main Street. and friends in the States will benefit immeasurably. | Six couples will be present for| As the r lar airmail on the Juneau-Fairbanks the occasion and a valentine motif | The through airmail service cannot come too soon to please Alaskans, and when it does come not only Alaskans but ' FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES Foot of Main Street GAS — OILS route already has developed in volume far beyond d exe | g w3 : Al ectatic 2 is being carried out in decorations | J M |)‘Ul“ill‘1‘ within the eight months of its existence, for the affair. The evening is to be | uneau o’flrs so will it expand on the through system. once § : | starts, through system, once it|gpent informally. | Uncle Sam has rendered Alaska no more modern convenience and public service than in setting up the £ Coast-to-Interior air mail service, May he not hesitate to soon complete the chain, and tie Alaska to the heart of the continent in the same progressive way We see where if codfish were allowed to. reproduce without interference, after five years the Atlantic Ocean would be solidly filled with codfish. That sug- gests a possible way to keep the United States out of | i X i - ope's n;»uh.. If three thousand miles of water : 4 on't do the tri | 4 I Aloska, - 5 o~ 'uneau, Alasi > Ir L[Jml‘.m[h lis Health Department official warns | thabitants to expect three colds this winter, In many ; 5 this . In y = places it is the custom to contract but ome, It la + COMMERCIA ‘ sy 4 1tre § s5ts L from Thanks 12 until Memorial Day [ M ER I L | experts predict that women's will contain less materjal od trick if they can do it! | A publi cost of a head cc a month hes authority estimates the average ). That's just a trifle over $1 round variety for the yea The last of the e bees imported in England Sc little stingless diplomacy. dies now we're has Germany broduced a new type of airplane Foe The B. M.-lfehremls Bank and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars |adv. IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Cordon Words Often Misused: Do not say, “We had an awfully good time.” Say, “We had a very pleasant time.” Often Mispronounced: Hovel. Pre- ferred pronunciation is hov-el, o as in of, e unstressed. jars tehikan Wi Al'i onlen Misspelled: Zephyr. Observe o o et 9. | the phyr: Weather: Highest 34; lowest 314 Synonyms: Journey, trip, tour, ex- Mgt anow fART cursion, expedition, pilgrimage. | T NeEean | Word Study: “Use a word three z gy : nes and it is yours.” Let us in- e Junesi Wimin 51 club ?““ crease our vocabulary by mastering hoid a special meeting to diSCUSSlon. yorq each day. Today's word: jrestalative ”’""'"‘I'. i,"\"‘*l‘l'"“ \F"bf Incompatible; incapable of existing |14, at 2 pm. at the Penthouse ofjy,.0iher in ggreement or harmony; 'C“" Alaska Electric Light and POWET | 4, 00 qant “The critical faculty is 1 i Inot of itself incompatible with im- MRS. (CLOURDLARRE: aginative and creative power.'—| adv Secretary. Stedman ! -~ eee—— LOOK and LEARN * By A. C. Gordon | x | called “Bobbies"? Why are the British 2. How many Moslems are there in India? 3. When is the Cotton Wedding celebrated? 4. Who in American history, was called “The Great Commoner”? 5. Which is the longest canal in the world used by sea-going ships? ANSWERS 1. Their police system was or- ganized by Sir Robert Peel, and they are called “Bobbies” after him. 2. Approximately 70,000,000. 3. On the first wedding anniver- sary. 4. William Jennings Bryan. 5. Suez Canal. - EE AR o WATER NOTICE Do not let your faucets run con- tinually. There is a good supply of water in the reservoirs but the city mains cannot handle the water if it is allowed to run all the time. If this notice is not heeded we wil be obliged to shut off your water. JUNEAU WATER CO. L R e VALENTINE TEA Feb. 14, 2 to 6 p.m. adv. USE THE “WANT” ADS Hitler seems bound to be up in the ‘air, éne way or another The Emplire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their i birthday anniversar? .o the jollow- ing: I police | | ,_— . DRS. KASF”. & FREEBURGER DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 | Ur. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a.m. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. Richard Williams | DENTIST § OFFICE AND RESIDENCE GOLDSTEIN BUILDING 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 { Jein 7 to 9:30 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex South Franklin St. Phone 177 l ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and | Opthalmology | | GlaSses Fitted Lenses Ground || The Charles W. Carter ! Mortuary ’ Fourth and Franklin Sts. | | PHONE 136 — | ' | Have Your Eyes Examined by | Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST | Office Ludwig Nelson's Jewelry Store Phone Green 331 FINE, | | Watch and Jewelry Repairing 1 at very reasonable rates | || PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET | ON THE MEZZANINE | HOTEL JUNEAU || BEAUTYSHOP | | LYLAH WILSON | Contoure ‘Telephone | X-Er-Vac 538 “NEW AND DIFFERENT FOOTWEAR” | DEVLIN'S | Paris Fashion Shoes R e =iy sm ey g oot e OFFICIAL MAPS OF JUNEAU—25¢ J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” | | | | | | ) | | i Juneau Melody House Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) Phone 65 { ALASKA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P.O. Box 2718—Phone 3—Office 11y Seward St., Juneau, Alaska ectory free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; (5 B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday al 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. DR. A. W, STEWART, Exalted Rul- er;: M. H. SIDES, Scc- retary. » i MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month 2 in Scottish Rite Temple \ beginning at 7:30 p. m. “HAS. W. HAWKES- WORTH, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. GuySmith| - DPRUGS | PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDEL Front Street Next Coliseum PHONE 97—Free Delivery » ' “Tomorrow’s Styles Today" ‘ Juneau's Gwn Store J { "The Rexall Store” |-* Your Reliable Pharmacists Butler-Mauro 4 H. S. GRAVES .“The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING ; Gastineau Motor Service PHONE 727 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING Gas—OQil—Storage | “The Store for Men” DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of 5 Alaska” o i « SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. GASTINEAU CAFE Krafft's | Mnfg. & Building Co., Ine. CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 62 TELEPHONE—5I SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 29, PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES | First National Bank JUNEAU-— COMMERCIAL AND CAPITAL—$50.000 SURPLUS—$100.000 (3 ) {\ ALASKA