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

on gra , the ¥ year ‘eommer “n some school 182,250 being .‘, .paying only 70 or 80 percent o su i nid et WMo g & <t {9 chaidud T Disw sate T sarfsuin waA 1 fsminimum in his case «Division under this system, for instance, " or retire - THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 1939. - 'majnn!\' of teachers are not asking for ehactment of J 1 tenure law, their only request being passage of Mr. | Coffey’s bill which would insure them $150 in the | monthly pay envelope. From its reception on the floor of the House in | second reading Tuesday it was evident the measure will pass that body uncha It is to be hoped, in | the name of decency and justice, that the Senate foo, will see fit to give the bill favorable consideration. ka Em j)ire . ¥ Alas NTING COMPANY President Manayer FELEN TROY R. L. BERNART P ni |, and- Busine: Junean. Alasra s d. J as Second Class Matter ISCRIPTION RATES s carricr in Juneau and Douglas for § per month. Peace by Precept ance, $6.00; | (Cleveland Plain Dealer) American foreign policy, in these troublous days, reeds to be compounded of equal parts of realism nd idealism. If the right proportion of either is »mitted, one is likely to get a foggy and hence a dan- | serous picture of his country's relations to world af- fair % Herbert Hoover, addressing the council of foreign relations at Chicago, is fearful that the Roosevelt policies, as unfolded pletemeal in presidential state-. nents, is leading the United States toward the pefil f war. The former Chief Executive thinks his suc- essor puts too much emphasis;on the expansion of | American arms, and too little reliasice on mor#l*armor nd leadership. | “Tosave this civilization,” says Mr, Hoover, “there must be a changed attitude of men. Our country, tanding apart, can make a contribution of transcen- lent service in holding aloft the banner of moral elationships.” This fine rhetoric, but exactly what does it |mean in a world dominated in large and increasing |areas by men who think like Hitler and Mussolini? | Does any one believe for a moment that these European dictators will be frightened, or even im- pressed in the least degree, by the figure of America, 13,000 miles across the seas, holding “aloft” a banner {with a moral precept? TR S A e | Most Americans are likely to agree with Hoover THE TEACHER, TOO, hat their country’s policy of defense should not be IS WORTHY OF HIS HIRE tinged with hysteria, but ought to be based on needs G s estimated in caimness of spirit, with every known {actor given its proper weight. One such factor, cer- tainly, is the width of the two great oceans which separate us from more tumultuous lands. pupt Most will agree, too, that we should have a consis- these same pupils step, | (ent foreign policy, as changeless as changing, condi- pay more money than|tions permit and one that has no secrecy about it. | War being an affair of whole peoples, those who must miners, even ! bear the brunt of it if it comes are entitled. to the Alaska | largest possible participation in plamns te prevent its i) | coming ; tandand So far we go with Herbert Hoover. It must be e admitted, however, that facts are stubborn things, lictators are little amenable to moral reasoning and The teacher must dress|rajsing aleft a banner is not likely to prevent a war and keep up, always at consid-| or restore a ravaged territory to its outraged owners. with the th When the highways of earth swarm with armed men, the man of peace goes armed or stays inside. thi If he chooses to remain indoors, he at least barricades Anchorage (he entrances. He does not trust a “banner” to keep cher .into| 1€ _enemy away Equally dangerous theorists who rely ness Office D PRESS. titled to MEMBER OF ASSOCIATER ociate ¢ i the use for it not local news erein N C ANTEED 70 BE LARGER ER PUBLICATION AT OF ANY CIRCUL AN THAT itd., with Chicago. poor schoolteacher ity 1 He (oy she) jrum a little knowledge ito the heads of 1d then suffers | e embarrassment ¢ tion, into j ck pect of ever earning teacher earr common laborers, all are more highly paid in than are our t The of livin able to afford it well, liye respec t maint though he teache reover, mu 1 2 from w laborer is better is excused ably erable expense intellectual fashions of e | Hay. the House week 1 Coffey of of the schoolt ble Cons pay to peace is the attitude of r comp ices in ritory. num wages for teachers | insist on brandishing a club to scare others into decent behavior. Somewhere between the two extremes there must be a middle ground where men may stand who hs follow In the First In the Thi In the Division, $1,800 per year. 1 Division, $1,980 per year ourth - DIvisfors have no great fear that Europe will infringe on these hores but who still insist that this country shall stand always and firmly on the side of the world’s democ- racies. Mr. Roosevelt seeks this middle ground. With the Teachers co-operation of Congress and the understanding ap- his neighborhood, we are informed, proval of his countrymen, he proposes methods and $90 a measures of defense he believes adequate but not teachers to remain in Alaska | provocative. And if a blundering neutrality statute the country, gaining stands in the way of so sensible a program, the law instructors of the Terri- and not the program must be changed. dia Aisithas THat Pon akab ”‘“”A.A.b;:\\.(:l all ;Is)(; firjmm-az;s lcannot flq‘ard to put the taabhat dh-Aldske bhal DS 1 .m anners raised aloft to point a moral lesson. For the moment, at least, the world pays little In the First peeq (o sandwich men. the teacher in his second year will be paid a minimum of $1,845 in his third $1,890, in his fourth $1,935, and so| on up th year, when the progression ends at $22 the act would go, the highest minimum salary provided in $2.100 per to raise te ary on the pre fact essary in this year 1939 0 $150 per month is a s affairs, achers’ s tate of in mre paid as little a month In « and bec therel tory's c year of s der to encours 1 quainted with n Iness a e in by is to go up $45 vear But Is It Sport? to the te e e I the (Philadelphia Record) Competition is the life of more things than trade. this Division Interest in heavyweight boxing will :le(‘lmv some sa; ] because of the almost instantaneous victories won by Thus, a teacher after 10 years of service in the| ;' "y i in pis fights against Schmeling and Johr schools of Alaska would have to be paid the magnifi-| pro oy owic cent sum of $189.50 per month. Of course this is not| too much. | sporting events, unless swatting flies comes under your In orde onable burden on definition of sport. the individual Territory would Not that it’s Joe Louis’ fault. He can’t be blamed foot the entire ies instead of | if the visible contenders are only contenders up to the at present. time thi into the ring. If Joe tried to carry i 9 el them alor alaries, beyond the present ., yholesome situation. bill be about $278,000 But maybe the fans like it this way. the first biennium, pc s more than that| « wednes in succeeding bienn as service lengthens, but|qoubt about the outcome. Finding a man who lost never a g 1 more, as each retirement and every money on the Louis-Lewis fight is ke finding one s to marry will mean employment | who lost money in the stock market in 1928. figure. H There's an old political rule: “Never surprise the 1 and approved by the voter If you're telling a story on the stump, tell an ijon and by the Commis- 0ld one that everyone knows so they can feel pleasant- ly is as far as not to put 0ol bill for The additional cost for expenditure, would un the They turned et de time a teacher resi of a new teache The Territ sioner o Backers fused bill h: € 1 E of Educa superior Perhaps that's the way the fans react to Joe Louis. They know he's going to win and when it’s all over ach man goes away with his judgment vindicated. That’s nice. But not very exciting, of the measure hope it will not be con- mind with the teachers' tenure which there was con- the session. No and Poor Benito Mussolini, He doesn't the faring so well at second table. in the pu nt proposal about sidorable of tent ill ha the uced in the Legislaturs seem to be one. Certainly, been int been intr apparently is a dead e When a Captain Needs an Icebreaker prvrens Aty a0 e b s nine g anlisor 100 s et i I s 300t kil i 1009 emimi | g S Members of crew of Comanche examine ice. Not a Polar expedition, but the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Comanche trying to open a channel in the ice- blocked Hudson river off West Point, N, Y. Recent ecold wave caused ice to form in great chunks. too much on traditional nationa! | policy to save us from war; and that of men who would | believe America’s place is in America, not Europe, who | You couldn't call either of them fights, or even | for a few rounds that would be a much | ¢ night, even though there wasn’t much | 600D TU | without steady ! c%roscope “The stars incline but do not compel”’ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17,1939 Friendly stars rule today, accord- ing to astrology. Important matters should be pushed with zeal. Mer- chandising is under exceptionally favorable planetary direction The trend toward luxury will be evident this year. Lavish expendi- tures will be made by persons who gain sudden fortunes. The demand for beauty as well as comfort will stimulate artistic endeavor. Astrologers emphasize the mernace of war and stress the fact, that, this is to be a golden year in tfin United States. Expositions and -othdr cen- ters of attraction will be successful Wesp: will Be. strong, but each: part of the country' will have its special triymph. Better understanding among residents of widely: separated states*is foretold. Motion pictures come under a sway that presages important devel- opments. International interests are to be well served on the screen London astrologers foresee crisis in the economic conditions of Ger- many and her allies. Hostile gestures from unexpected quarters are prophesied. \ Access of power through interna- tional banking is to be sharply dem- onstrated at an early date. Modern warfare has armaments in vaults of gold, the seers remind the world. This should be a sway stimulating to outdoor sports which will gain are omens of many accidents, es- pecially in snow-covered mountain regions. Persons whose birthdate it is have plenty of hard work. Benefit through change of scene indi- cated. is energetic and enterprising. Those born in the morning may become successful in aviation or other vo- cations requiring courage and re {sourcefulness. (Copyright, 1939) - RN T0 BOY NETS LIFE- JOB OFFE JENKINS, Ky, Feb. 16—C. Gifford, veteran Eastern Kentuc coal miner, invested 20 cents in a meal for a hungry Indiana farm boy last summer and persuaded the youth to return home. Recently Gifford received a let- ter from the youth's father, T. H. Alexander of near Martinsville, Ind., offering him a home on.the farm for life. Gifford. who has spent 54 of his 65 years in the mines, had been employment two years. o TRINITY GROUPS MEET TOMORROW At 10 o'clock homorrow morning members of the welfare group of the Trinity Guild will gather in Trinity Hall to continue with their sewing. Mrs. William A. Holzheimer will act as hostess for the day and A regular meeting of the Trinity |Guild is scheduled for 2:30 o'clock in the atfernoon at the hall, and tea is to be served to this group. - - IS GLAD TO GET FINAL WARNING BATON ROUGE, Feb. 16.—State Labor Commissioner B. W. Cason gets some unusual correspondence. One letter one sentence long read: “Will you please send me a job by return mail?” Another short note also straight to the point: “I have a letter telling me that you have sent me final notice. I am glad. I'am tired of getting them.” " FRANK HELLER ] I went BARBER Temporarily located at Robert Light’s Barber Shop T Rivalry between the East and the | in popularity this month, but th(--reI the augury of a year of success after | Children born on this day may be | luncheon will be served to all work- lers. | NEXT TO ALASKAN HOTEL || YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRE FEBRUARY 16, 1919 At a meeting of the Home Guards of Juneau a vote was taken to dis- band and a motion was carried that money in the general fund, about $800, be turned over to the Juneau School Board to be used to buy uniforms for the High School lads who were being drilled by James F. Hurley. J. D. Bagley, formerly with the United States army in the Panama, was now in Juneau as purser on the Estebeth. Grover C. Winn, local attorney, re- turned on the Estebeth from Skag- way where he spent several days on | business. | Harry Lyons was in Juneau from Chichagof and was to spend several days here before returning to the mine. Lieut. Earle C. Jameson, of Ju- neau, was present at some of the wonderful demonstrations given in honor of President Wilson in France, and had written Juneau friends of the enthusiasm, and was sending photographs of them which he made himself. Mrs. L. A. Bickell left on the Princess Mary for her home in Oak- land, Cal. J. Frank Warner of the General Land Office left on the Princess Mary on his way to California. C. P. Cole was to return to Ju- neau on the Admiral Farragut after having spent several weeks in the south. Mrs. F. E. Murrah, who had been visiting in the south, was to re- turn on the Admiral Farragut, | R, Weather: hest 40; lowest 37; light snow. 'TUBERCULOSIS A " MEETING TOMORROW | There ‘will be a special meeting | of the Board of Directors of the, | Alaska Tuberculosis Association Fri- | Iday evening at 8 o'clock in Health H | Center of the Territorial Building. | E.| - Less than eight per cent of 9,540 | sugar cane firms in Louisiana aver- |aged more than 12 acres of cane each in 1938 ‘ What Is Your ' News . Q.2 By The AP Feature Service Each question counts 20; eacl part of @ two-part question, 10. A score of 60 is fawr, 80, good. 1. This airliner, the Cavalier, figured in what dramatic news event? " 2. What man living outside the U. S. is actively boomed for President? 3. Who were charged with | taking 144 tons of nickels? 4. Both France and Englan‘d | | sided with U. S. against Japan’s trade barriers in China. True or | false? ( 5. Who is Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht and what job did he lose? | (Answers on Page Six) o FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES Foot of Main Street GAS — OILS Juneau Molors & i The B.M. Behrends Banlk Juneau, Alaska ;" COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS 7 Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars SHappy Birthday The Emptre extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary .o the follow- ing: FEBRUARY 16 Percy E. Reynolds Kenneth Junge Olga Paul MODERN ETIQUETTE * By Roberta Lee Q. When having personal sta- tionery printed, should the return address be placed on the front of the envelope or on the flap? A. It should be on the flap, though it is omitted entirely on en- velopes used for formal purposes. Q. May one “ring off” in business telephoning without saying “Good- by"? A. No; it is rude to leave the other party ignorant that you have rung off. Q. Is it correct to serve a dessert with the silver‘on the plate? A. Yes. - .. [ DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Cordon Words Often Misused: Do not use couple as an indefinite amount: “I have a couple of dollars in the bank.” Say, “I have some money (or, af small amount of money) in the bank.” Often Mispronounced: Recoup. Pronounce re-koop, e as in me un- stressed, 0o as in boot, accent last llable. Often Misspelled: Stiletto; one 1, three t" Synonyms: Neglect (verb), regard, overlook, slight, ignore. 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: | Exonerate; to clear, as from an ac- i cusation. “He was exonerated from | |blame for the accident.” dis- LOOK and LEARN ‘, * 11 By A. C. Gordon 1. How many sailors are there on | a ‘battleship? 2. What large eastern city in the |U. S. was the last to give up the horse car? | 3. Who was Vice President of the Confederacy? 4. What does “sotto voce” mean? 5. Where is the “Roof of the World"? ANSWERS Approximately 1,400. New York. Alexander Stephens of Geor- . In an undertone. 5. The Pamir Plateau, in west Central Asia, ranging from 11,000 |to 25,000 feet high. .- Out of 600 members of the 1939 | Smith’s Winter Visitor club at St. lPetersburg. Fla., 229 were named John Smith, ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING ‘ PHONE 15 '| Alaska Laundry WANT _ TO SELL 0l WANT TO BUY || OFFICIAL MAPS OF DRS. KASF™. & FREEBURGER DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 ~— Ur. A. W. Stewart l DENTIST Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 | el o o e 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 f————‘ 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 at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET ON THE MEZZANINE HOTEL JUNEAU BEAUTY SHOP LYLAH WILSON Contoure Telephone X-Er-Vac - 538 | “NEW AND DIFFERENT FOOTWEAR” DEVLIN'S Paris Fashion Shoes CALL 642 TRIPLEX ‘Odorless’ DRY CLEANERS Pickup Delivery—‘Sam the Tailor’ " JUNEAU—25¢ J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” Juneau Helody House Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) Phone 65 S SN _—nm ALASKA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P.O. Box 2718—Phone 3—Office 11y Seward St,, Juneau, Alaska Directory T e SRR L TR | Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel B. P. O. ELKS meet " every Wednesday at 3 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. DR. A. W. STEWART, Exalted Rul- er; M. H. SIDES, Sec- retary. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth G‘\@ in Scottish Rite Temple A beginning at 7:30 p. m. ~HAS. W. HAWKES- JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. GuySmith PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDEDL Front Street Next Coliseum Monday of each month WORTH, Worshipful Master; PUROLA REMEDIES PHONE 97—Free Delivery "Tomorrow's Styles Today" Talzsen Juneau's Gwn Store S— - ’ ‘The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists Butler-Mauro H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING - — Gastineau Motor Service PHONE 727 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING Gas—Oil—Storage HARRY . RACE - DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” “The Store for Men"” SABIN'S | Front St—Triangle Bldg. GASTINEAU CAFE LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES — Krafft’s Mnfg. & Building Co., Ine. CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE TELEPHONE—5I COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAPITAL—$50.000 SURPLUS—$100,000 29 PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASKA