The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 23, 1939, Page 4

" . Daily Alaska Empire B Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY WELEN TROY BENDER - - President R. L. BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Manager Second and Mair s, Juneau, Alasra Entered In the Post Office in Junesu as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATE! Delivered by o for §1.25 per month. By ma ing rates One vea six months, in advance, $6.00; | ene month S bers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- livery of their paver News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. Telephones ATED PRESS. led to the use for to it or not | the local news MEMBER OF ASSO The Associated republication of al otherwise credited published herein ARANTEED TO BE LARGER Y OTHER PUBLICATION. ALASKA CIRCULATION THAN THAT OF AN Represented nationally by the Fenger-Hall Co. Ltd.. with eoffices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, New York and Boston of their children, of whom they are most solicitious to control it, should-be continued Munitions Nationalize (Philadelphia Reeord) Now, when we are beginning a gigantic arms | orogram, is the time to renew discussion of the issue hat will nationalization of the munitions Industry, This is a discussion that has a way of being in- errupted mysteriously whenever it approaches the stage of action Usually a rabbit is pulled out of the hat to stop he distressing nationalization-of-munitions talk; two vears ago a great take-the-profits-out-of-war move was aided by munitions interests themselves, to shift the ground of the debate and confuse the issue. With a $552.000,000 arms bill about to be offered or debate, on top of normal military naval expendj- ures of a billion a year, we want to see the nationali- not die | FIGHTING T.B. IN ALASKA Hope that tuberculosis among natives of South- | cast” Alaska can be abolished is expressed by a group of experts in the just completed here a study lasting through the winter disease who have | There is no reason tuberculosis cannot be:| wiped out in at least some of the viliages, concludes | Dr. Joseph D. Aronson, special expert, in a brief and | informal report made before he and three assistants sailed for the States this week. Metlakatla provides an example of what can be done. There, where better housing conditions prevail, Dr. Aronson found no new cases of tuberculosis this year. The results of this year’s study indicate definitely that the home is the main source of infection rather than the school, since 75 percent of the children who| became tuberculin positive during the past year were | of preschool In nearly every instance where| tuberculosis was found with the x-ray the children | Improvement in home why age. were too young to be in school conditions and isolation of the open case is essential| in order to rapidly lower the rate from tuberculosis. The Alaskan Indians as far as can be ascertained were free from tuberculosis until the first navigators and explorers carried it along with other diseases to the newly discovered people. From that time on began the widespread tuberculization of the Alaskan Indians With modern means of transportation scarcely a village | remotely situated in Alaska has escaped tuberculous disease. Tuberculosis is undoubtedly the chief cause of death among the Indians. For instance in 1936 there| were reported 697 deaths (from all causes) among the Indians, giving a general death rate of 23, and of the 697 deaths 238 were reported as due to all forms of | tuberculosis. ! In tuberculin surveys in Alaska unsuspected dis- seminators of being discovered. From| the public health point of view and for the welfare of the Territory it is imperative that such “open cases” of tuberculosis be seg ated. It is impossible for the Office of Indian Affairs to provide hospital care for| all such cases. Isolation in the home is not satisfac-| tory because of the very limited facilities and ever-| increasing menace to the young children. It is in- evitable then that the incidence of tuberculous in- fection should be high and continuous, not just casual Tuberculosis is a serious handicap in the economic life of the Indian, the highest mortality being in the’ most productive age groups. The loss of the bread- winner from tuberculosis invariably leaves the family dependent on Federal relief. | There has been a gratifying decline in tuberculosis mortality among the Negroes and it has been said that there appears to be no reason why they should not attain as good rates as white people of similar| social strata. It cannot be said that there is any de- cline in the tuberculosis mortality rate among Alaskan Indians whose tuberculosis problem is somewhat com-“ parable to that of the Negro. It is the opinion of many that a campaign for adequate improved housing, sanitation and personal hygiene should be initiated among the Indians. This in turn presents the question of cost of materials for construction of better homes, plumbing and heating and an initiative on the part of the Indians to desire such improvements without waiting for the projects 1o be developed entirely with Federal aid. In the few villages where attempts have been made by the inhabitants to improve their living con-| ditions, there e been reduced incidence and (ewer" deaths from tuberculosis. ! The Natives of Southeast Alaska are fully alive disease are | include these items in his list. |a wartime resource :ation discu d by Congress again. What are munitions? That's the first question to be answered. If we are going to nationalize the arms industry, in order to control it, to prevent sales of 1rms to potential enemies, to break up the arms lobby, to make neutrality easier to maintain, we have to decide what munitions are. Munitions in wartime are not the same as muni- tions in peace. In wartime not only bombs and guns but many innocent commodities become munitions. Motor trucks are munitions in war; so is gasoline. Binoculars are munitions in wartime; so are heavy shoes for infantry wear. Any one of these items may be as important as powder when war actually starts. No advocate of nationalization of munitions would Mainly, we think, the list should confine itself to products which are clearly made for war use. Such a list would include ordnance of all kinds, military rifles, ammunition, aerial bombs, anti-aircraft apparatus, precision instruments of the plane-detector; submarine-finder and range-finder or- der; submarines themselves; military explosives. If these goods were made only by the Government, there would be no such periodic flare-ups as the dis- pute ‘this week over the private sale of anti-aircraft apparatus to Engiand. There would be no such abominations as our recnt private sales of bombs to Japan to hasten the murder of Chinese civilians. In a Gallup poll on the question, three ye: ago, | 82 percent of the people voted for nationalization. We think that percentage would be higher today. But so far that majority has never found its voice. Planes are a vexatious problem. To nationalize the manufacture of military planes doesn’t solve it We have Secretary Hull's word for it that commer- cial aireraft can be speedily adapted for military use; Germany has been buying commer aircraft here and adapting it. Hitler’s airfleet, terror of Europe, rides on Ameri- can motors. Yet to nationalize all plane factories is dangerous. We are planning to build 3,032 new military planes to add to our current 2,320 now in the army’s posses- sion. As important as the new planes themselves is the development of plant capacity for producing planes in a hurry. The Government is as interested in de- veloping that plant capacity and increasing the ex- perience of the plane-builders as it is in having the | new planes. What we need when war comes, says General Hugh 8. Johnson, is not planes so much as the ability to build planes on a mass production basis. Huge stocks of planes are impracticable; they become obso- lete almost as fast as they come off the-line; planes a year old are military antiques, We need plane-factories more than planes. The ! Administration wants to develop them by giving the private companies “educational orders” in the ful- fillment of which they learn their business. Their capacity for building commercial planes also becomes We can’t nationalize military plane construction without nationalizing commercial plane construction: the army wants neither. But we do think the army could begin to build its own types of war planes, in its own factories, as part of the huge new program; giving itself an education and increasing our total plant, while educating the private manufacturers. That would be a start toward ultimate Government control of every weapon Of offense Better Team Work (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Attorney General Murphy, at the request of Presi- dent Roosevelt, calls a national conference to study the problems of parole standards and administrative procedure. The President suggests a round table dis- cussion as a means of presenting the facts about parole, and pointing the way to closer cooperation between the Federal government and the States. The conference, to be held probably in April, can be productive of much good. Today's means of trans- portation and communication have obliterated state boundary lines, so far as the criminal is concerned, but law enforcement officials often find themselves limited by practices belonging to the horse ar.d buggy era Not many Americans would consider the Rhine a United States boundary, but if Mr. Hitler gets the idea and it gives him pause, it may serve a useful pur- pose even though it is a romantic idea. The Texas couple who were expecting triplets and got quadruplets are proof positive that optimism pays dividends. Czech Ex-President Welcoméd 7tor>U:;itéd,States Dr. Eduard Benes Benes Mayor LaGuardia Aayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia (right) welcomes Dr. Eduard Benes, former Czechoslovakian president, upon the latter’s arrival in New York from England, where he has resided since Germany seized the Sudetenland and forced his resignation, Mrs, Benes smiles her approval. Intensive education concerning the dangers of this disease, its method of spread, and the steps necessary THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, FEB. 23,1 to the dangers of this disease and we are certain will help in any way that they can to protect the health %roscope “The stars incline but do not compel" FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1939 may be uncertainty and ising planetary government, accord- ing to astrology. 1t is well not to lainch anything important today as there may be obstructions and disappointments. should await sudden changes in trade which" will be favorable to enterprise. The Sun is in a place most fortu- nate to those who have attained suc- cess or high positions. Recognition of the need of reliable leaders will be general as spring draws nhear Hostile opinions will be encour- aged in certain’ guarters regarding public . policies. Secret prppaganda will be accepted by many untrained minds, but the principles of demo- cracy will guide the nation Advancement in science is prog- nosticated as American universities produce men and women of high attainments. Medicine and surgery will make tremendous progress. Under this planetary government romance is likely to languish, for the stars seem to stimulate concern in 'individual problems regarding employment of financial security. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of expansion of all interests. Prosperity will bring happiness to many men and women. Employees may expect promotions. Children born on this day prob- ably will be healthy and well bal- anced in mind and charac! The subjects of this sign of Pisces usu- ally have ambition that is attain- able. (Copyright, 1939) NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE UNITED STATES COM- MISSIONER'S (EX-OFFICIO PROBATE) COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, JU- NEAU COMMISSIONER'S PRE- CINCT. In the Matter of the Estate of WILLIAM H. DICKINSON, De- ceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in pursuance of an order of sale made and entered by the Pro- bate Court of the Juneau Commis- sioner’s (Ex-Officio Probate) Pre- cinet, First Division, Territory of Alaska, on the 14th day of Febru- ary, 1939, in the matter of the es- tate oz WILLIAM H. DICKINSON, deceased, the uncersigned executor of said estate will sell at public auc- tion, subject to the confirmation of the above-entitled Court, the following described real property, and in the following parcels, to-wit: First: The Northerly one-half, also known as the Northwest one-half of Lot 5, Block 10, of the official plat and survey of the City of Juneau, Alaska, and if sufficient money for the pay- ment of all of the obligations of said estate is not received from the sale of said property, that then, Second: The Homestead at Eagle River on Glacier, Auk Bay, Pearl Harbor road out of Juneau, Alaska, known as Homestead, Anchorage No. 08306 (for which a patent has been received since commencement of the administration of this es- tate). Said sale will take place and be made - on the 20th day of March, 1939, at 2:00 oclock p.m. at . the Building in said town of Juneau, Probate) Precinct, Territory of A aska. The terms of said sale being cash, gold coin of the United States, ten per cent (10%) being payable at the time of the bid, and the balance being payable upon confirmation of said sale by the above-entitled Court. Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 15th day of February, 1939. GUY McNAUGHTON, Executor. Publication dates: February 16, 23; March 2, 9, 1939. In the early hours of today there | lack of initiative, but later there is & prom- the yarious precincts of the Terri- Merchants and manufacturers ’ front door of the Federal-Territorial | Juneau Commissioner’s (Ex-Officio | |- | Catherine Elizabeth Shaw, Rosina | YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRE FEBRUARY 23, 1919 2 The L. J. Johnson property | Tenth and Willoughby on had been purchased by E. C. Nordleif Canvassing of the returns from | tory started by the Canvassing | Board, proceeding along the rules |set forth in the several opinions | written by Attorney General George | B. Grigsby. Mayor N. G. Hanson had tele- | graphed Glen Bartlett that the | “flu” quarantine at Haines had been | lifted. J. E. Aseltine and J. H. Rust ar- | rived in Juneau to be connected with | the local wireless office. They were |at the Gastineau Hotel | With “standing room only” and |a full load of what shipping men called “plunder” the Curacao ar- rived in Juneau northbound after making the trip to the Westward as far as Kodiak. It was rumored in Juneau that Delegate James Wickersham, whose term of office as Delegate to Con- gress was soon to terminate, would come to Juneau and open a law office. The Princess Sophia hearing was to begin this week in Juneau in the District Court of the Court House. The two-day hearing was to be con- ducted before Justic Aulay Morri- son. Martin Hofstal, merchant at Scow Bay, arrived on the Jefferson and was at the Gastineau Hotel. Weather: Highest 32; lowest 28; cloudy. - BREAKS LEG Frank Alba, prospector, suffered a broken leg while driving his dog- team on Dome Creek, Kaiyuk moun- tain district, and was taken to Kal- tag by his partners, Kenneth Ox- ford and Frank Spelljack, to be flown to Fairbanks for treatment. NOTICE OF HEARIN ACCOUNT AND REPORT AND PETITION FOR DISTRIBU- TION MISSIONER'S (EX-OFFICIO PROBATE) COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, JU- NEAU COMMISSIONER'S PRE- CINCT. In the Matter of the Last Will and Testament of GUSTAVE HEN- RY MESSERSCHMIDT, deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 31, 1939, HENRY T. MESSERSCHMIDT, as executor {of the estate of GUSTAVE HENRY MESSERSCHMIDT, deceased, made |and filed in the above entitled | Court at Juneau, Alaska, his Final | Account and Report and Petition | for Distribution, and that on said |day the said Court entered its order directing that a hearing be |had upon said Final Account and |Report and Petition for Distribu- |tion before it on Monday, April 3, 1939, at 10 o'clock a.m. at the office jof the said United States Commis- sioner, in the Federal-Territorial Building, in Juneau Precinct, Ter- intor_v of Alaska, and requiring all |persons to then and there appear and make their objections, if any, | thereto, and to the settlement |thereof and to the distribution of residue of the assets of this estate direct to Edith Teresa Kyler, | the | Paulina Schmitz, of Juneau, Alaska, |and Frances Helen Niederhelman, residing at 6244 Winthrop Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, daughters of the deceased, ana William Howard Biggs of Kimshan Cove, Alaska, George Gustave Messerschmidt, and | Henry T. Messerschmidt of Juneau, Alaska, sons of the deceased. | HENRY T. MESSERSCHMIDT, | Executor. First publication, Feb. 1, 1939. Last publication, Feb. 23, 1939 PHEASANTS FOR MATANUSKA Fifteen hundred Chinese pheas- ants will be hatched in the colony hatchery this spring, to be released benefit of hunters, according plans underway in Palmer. in the Matanuska Valley for the to SYSTEM CLEANING PHONE 15 - || Alaska Laundry L e " TheB.M. Behrends Bank Juneau, )\lulku COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars 939. | 5 ON FINAL iIN THE UNITED STATES COM-I Happy PBirthday The Emptre extends congratula- tions and *best wishes today, their birthday anniversary .o the follow- ing: FEBRUARY 23 Mrs. Grover C. Winn B. F. Kane Bob Martin George V. Kudzoff MODERN ETIQUETTE * By Roberta Les Q. Is it necessary to purchase | the tickets in advance when giving ' a theater party? | A. Yes, it is much better to do have one’s guests stand in line while the tickets are being purchased, par- ticularly when necessary to discuss different locations and prices. Q. Please suggest refreshments| that may be served at an evening wedding reception. A. Sandwiches, salad, ice cream, cakes, and beverages. Q. What is the proper way announce a birth? A. By telephone, telegram, or let- ter. | to | ' DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Cordon Words Otien Misused: Do not say, “She has been to school.” Say, “She has been at school.” “She went to| school” is correct. Often Mispronounced: Ultimatum. Pronounce ul-ti-ma-tum, u as in up, i as in it unstressed, a as in may, accent third syllable. Often Misspelled: Earring; two r's. Write as one word. Synonyms: Join, unite, connect, couple, combine, consolidate, fasten. Word Study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- rease our vocabulary by mastering | one word each day. Today's word: Chromatics; the science of culor.x.} (Pronounce first syllable kro, o as| in no). “Her knowledge of chromat- ics was evident in her paintings.” >o— LOOK and LEARN -4 By A. C. Gordon | | | : 7% obtained | How does the light by the earth from the moon com- pare with that from the sun? 2. In what country 'is most of | the silk goods of the world made? 3. Who was the first woman to wear silk stockings? 4. How many tentacles has octopus? 5. What is the oldest American settlement in Alaska? { ANSWERS 1. The full moon gives about 1/600,000 as much light as the sun. an| 2. The United States. 3. Queen Elizabeth of England. 4. Eight. 5. Juneau. ST IN RACE FOR QUEEN Fourteen girls are in the contest race for Queen at the Fairbanks Ice Carnival. They are Jane Gordon, Ann Erickson, Marion Gregg, Edna | Miller, Charlotte Johnson, Barbara | Brewis, Minnie Motschman, Mar- |garet Berry, Mary Young, Naimy Jackson, Margie Larson, Alice John- | son, Marguerite 8mith, Hildegaard Straus. s0, as it is often embarrassing to| | || HOTEL JUNEAU DRS. KASF". & FREEBURGER DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 Ur. A. W. Stewart 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. | EE ey, T DR. H. VANCE 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 | ! Bhessbeielobresiamnrslo: ki s ot A — 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 BEAUTY SHOP LYLAH WILSON Contoure Telephone X: Er-Vac - 538 HOUSE OF DANIEL GREEN “COMFY” SLIPPERS DEVLIN'S Paris Fashion Shoes CALL 642 TRIPLEX ‘Odorless’ DRY CLEANERS | Pickup Delivery—‘Sam the Tailor’ | [OFFICIAL MAPS OF| JUNEAU—25¢ J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” R A 1) 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 Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Chaflne-lv—!l ol B. P. 0. ELKS meet % every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. DR. A. W, STEWART, Exalted Rul- M. H. SIDES, Sec- <« Second and fourth ~HAS. W. HAWKES- DRUGS | MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Monday of each month & in Scottish Rite Temple « A\ beginning at 7:30 p. m. WORTH, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. GuySmith PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED | Front Street Next Coliseum PHONE 97—Free Delivery "Tomorrow’s Styles ‘ Today” Hall Juneau's Gwn Store "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists Butler-Mauro ' H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING N S AR 5T Gastineau Motor l Service ! PHONE 727 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING Gas—Oil—Storage H H »” HARRY , RACE . | DRUGGIST “Thé Squibb Stores of Alaska” “The Store for Men"” I SABIN’S | Front St—Triangle Bldg. I GASTINEAU CAFE | | 2 qb LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES Krafft’s |. Mnfg. & Building Co., Ine. d CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 62 TELEPHONE—51 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 29, PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 o oy - First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASKA