The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 28, 1939, Page 4

Ly TRETEY asvaeCcaTIMOGR Y PEIYIST RTINS TN IR QOYY THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, FEB. 28, 1939. Datly Alaska Em pire by the Y Published every evening except Sundi EMPIRE PRINTING COM WELEN TROY BENDER BERNARD i Becond and Matn Streets, Juneau, . President Vice- President and Business Manager Alusra. -und ln the Post Office in Juneau as S!confl cl-sc Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. i elivered by earrier in Juneau and Doulas for §1. "By mail, postage paid. at the following r One vear. ance, $12.00; six months, in a¢ month, in advance, $1.25 o8¢ gubscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- Mvery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 " MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED, PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for | republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not etherwise cmflun n Lms pnyer and also the local pews publiched het 'ruuv ‘I'HA'X 5 Revrésented mationally by the Femger-Hall Co. Ltd., with oftices in San Prancisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Mew York and Boston. ED TO BE LARGER PUBLICATION. SKIING WHERE SKIING'S GOOD Skiing isn't new. It's as old as the hills and the | snows and man's desire to get across them. But it's new as the great winter preoccupation of | the people of the United States. Three years ago $417,000. was spent by citizens of the United States for skis and snowshoes. Last year they spent $3,000,000 for skis, $6,000,000 for ski clothes | nominator in the composite American meal; States, the Philippines. Hainan gives Japan's navy a convenient southern base from which to operate against Australia and the islands of the Pacific, includ- ing Guam. It stands to reason, however, the Japanese generals are not going to undertake simultaneous op- | erations against the western powers in the south and | Russia in the north. What becomes of the war in China while these The answer to that un- "new moves are under way? | doubtedly furnishes the key to the maneuvers. Japan | has left only 200,000 soldiers in China. Canton is held | by only 25,000. No further westward thrusts against the armies of Gen. Chiang Kai Shek can be under- | taken now. This could indicate that Japan has had enough of the Chinese war. The state of her economy, | the most potent among many reasons, perhaps inspires a wish for the ending of hostilitid. But Japan could not retreat and save “face.” What better, then, than create a diversion elsewhere—on the Siberian border —demanding Japanese military attention and move troops from China. | What We Eat (New York Times) |and Asia increase’ of %roscope “The stars incline but do not compel”’ WEDNESDAY MARCH 1, 1939 Benefic aspects dominate on this| first day of the month, but Saturn| is in adverse sway, according to as- | trology. The signs appear most promising for early spring Under this planetary sway rulers will gain power—the Ppesident or the United States, as well as for- eign government heads, Fears will abate as business gains impetus. Merchants and manufac- turers should profit as buyers spend money generously. As winter conditions recede there | should be a rising tide of confidence | in the United States, but in Europe | Convicts at San Quentin Prison in California have | been on strike against corned-beef hash, which they | say appears too frequently on their menu. One would | have thought that hash was the greatest common dc-] 50 it is be- | wildering to find it entirely omitted from the palate | poll of the American worker which the Department | f Agriculture has been conducting. Apparently there ! | is no part of the United States where hash is the favor- | ite food It is not astonishing to find that Southern Negroes | eat more watermelons than the people of any other section. They manage on the average to consume about thirty pounds of watermelon a year, which is ten times the amount consumed by the average person in the North Atlantic States. Southern Negroes also eat more chicken, duck and turkey than any other residents of the United States except those of the North Atlantic States, where the average consumption is four pounds more. Again the South leads with corn-on-the-cob and bread and rolls. The heaviest beef-eating is done not around Chicago, but in Alabama and Tennessee. In fact, all the way through the South seems to prefer the most substantial diet. The two coastal extremes of the nation prefer greens. The Pacific Coast is more partial than any sand $15,000,000 for transportation and lodging at ski spots. Skiing has become a grand sport and a big busi- _hess only in very recent years, Ski fever runs higher in Juneau, pxobabl\ Lhan‘ in any other city in the nation. Here if is the first Yove, "through four months of the year, of a very large | I + Thievery young Juneauite, like every child of Kongsberg,| B IR S T T B e T D S R PP part of the populace. 3 Juneau is blessed with ideal skiing terrain at hel & front-door, with snow early and late, with a mild win- , ter climate which allows devotees to enjoy the sport ‘and with the hardy young men and women who would | rather spend their days outdoors than in. Refer back to the figures on the cost of skiing in| the United States, Transportation and lodging cost | five times as much as equipment. Even in a place as favorably situated in winter sports territory as Seattle, an automobile ride of 100 miles or more is necessary | to reach the ski country. To reach snows no bette than ours, Californians travel all the way to Idaho. In Juneau the skiier can walk from his front door to the Douglas ski area in a very few minutes. Or he| can take a taxi: fare 35 ‘cents. . ” - other section to spinach, lettuce and onions, while New | England and the North Atlantic States cling to cab- | | bage. In the Rocky Mountain region milk is more | | popular than anywhere else. The Department of Agriculture does not say what all this proves, but it seems to indicate that America likes a good table and demands a diversified diet, even in prison A New Mandate (Cincinnati Enquirer) Despite its checkered career, the Dies committee has received a new authorization to proceed, and by a vote so overwhelming as to justify Mr. Dies in feeling | very pleased with himself. Not many measures are approved by such a vote as 344 t0 35. A more accurate measure of the confidence Congress has in Mr. Dies and his committee, however, will come when an ap- | propriation for the renewed investigation is made | Whatever, the vote, it has been cleam for some | time that the Dies Committee has been guilty of some | unfortunate blunders and some unwise practices. It | | took volumes of testimony from persons entitled to no credibility. It heard only one side of many questions. l ‘Il ranged far from its proper subject matter of alien | fstalm\mnn of advanced years is fore- ws}sfid{guws\ will be apparent. Labor continues under. threaten-| |ing portents that presage:trouble in many unions, especially “in artists and writers’ groups. This month is threatening to ag persons who should be most careful jto avoid colds and digestive ail- ments. The death of a distinguished teld. Jupiter culminating in the Middle West is read as favorable for trade and commerce. The Great Lakes re- gions should prosper through the summer. The stars appear to prowise suc- cess for fairs and expositions. San PFrancisco is subject to good plane- tary conditions and New York will experience success that includes at least one major sensation, it is fore- told. Women should make the most of | shopping opportunities today, which is auspicious for bargains and good wlerlwns, This is a day more fortunate for women in practical, everyday affairs than in entertaining or public work. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of extraordin-| ary chances for advancement. Men | and women should use their best en- | ergies. | Children born on this day may be extremely s msitive and restless, but in the main good-natured and easy- going. They are subjects of the sign Pisces with Jupiter as their ruling planet. 0 | 1939) | (Copyright, PR STRING ON DOG MEANS TELEPHONE THE OFFICE’ ST. JOHN, Kans. Feb. 28-—Like the St. Bernards of Alps' fame, the dog of Dr. Ernest Baker, St. John | | veterinarian, carries things around his neck. Instead of refreshments| for the weary, however, it is- a mex-[ The fascinatiorr of the sport is such as'to call themn“ and thrust itself into purely domestic political |sage. When Dr. Baker isn'tlin the | skiier back week after week. Spring, summer, fall are| questions In an election year, especially, this was | office, but is wanted there..his \tafr]Flhl publication, Feb. 21, 1939. 80 much waste time to the serious devotee. The months | of midnight sun could be banished from the calendar for all of him. Growth of the sport here from year to year is|at the bottom of the ideological agitation stemming | town. Th tribute to its entire suitability to the region and to|from Fascist and Communist sources. This should be the office.” » Alaskans. No doubt it may keep on growing until Norway, will find himself on hickory staves from the _time he learns to walk. I GOVERNMENT SPENDING The eyes and minds of the Nation today are focused on Government expemditures. The matter of what Uncle Sam has been doing with his money is| certain to be one of the great issues of the 1940 cam- paign. What he has been doing with it is shown in the following figures, comparing on a percentage basis the budgets of 1940 and 1929: 1929 169 60.7 178 1040 11 35 14 General government Protection Economic development Social welfare 4.0 31 Miscellaneous 08 3 Thus is illustrated the fact that under the Roose-~ velt administration expenses of Government have been cut in every category except two. One of these is the little matter of “miscellaneous” items, where the share of the total spent is up 2.2 percent. The other is a very large matter indeed. Expen- ditures for social welfare have been increased almost ten-fold. Where Herbert Hoover’s treasury was using | only four cants of every dollar for social welfare— | which means for the good of the people—Franklin D.| Roosevelt'’s was spending 37 cents for the purpose. More than a third of the New Deal's expenditures have been directly for the welfare of those who needed it. The Nation is charged with the duty of promoting the general welfare of its people. At no time in our history has that general welfare been more endan-! gered than during the past decade. It is most sig- mificant that the past three Congresses have seen fit to recognize this fact. It is significant that they have, at the same time, reduced the costs of general govern- ment, the costs of protection and the costs of eco- nomic developme.t in order that the general welfare of our people might be properly considered This is our answer to the critics of the New Deal, What ls Jdpdl\ Up l‘n" (Cleveland Plain Dealer) The armies of the Mikado are on the move again in Asia. Leaving central China and the Yangtse Val- Jey, departing from Canton, number of 600.000 are Chahar and Suiyan in the Par East On the surface these maneuvers would seem to in- dicate a pending large-scale attack against Russia. The border clashes of the last two weeks give some | credence to such an imption. But other facts make | that improbable. JUapan would not attack the Soviet Union unless the resources of Moscow were also en- gaged in Europe. There is no indication that they will be for some time to come Last week Japan landed forces on the island of Hainan, her most daring gesture to date, challenging the position of the western powers in the Orient. A New strategy is in the making import not yet clear Japanese-controlled Hainan can cut Hong Kong from | the British naval base at Singapore. It can threaten French Indo-China, the Dutch East Indies, the Malay Japanese troops to the | concentrating in Manchoukuo, | not a creditable performance. Probably the large vote in favor of continuing the | investigation reflects above all a genuine desire to get | the task of the committee. It is an important job, and deserves to be done thoroughly and objectively. ! With a new mandate, and when it receives funds for its work, the Dies committee should go ahead by all means, but with a greater sense of responsibility than it showed last year. Its task is to find facts, not ! to publicize the hysterical bleatings of amateur sleuths; | to follow bona fide clues wherever they may lead, but ! not to smear American officials and private citizens merely because they happen to support causes which | Communists or Fascists also happen to support for different reasons. Archeological Note | (Philadelphia Record) Our enthusiasm for archeology was awakened from a long snooze by the word that Dorothy Lamour’s sarong been installed in the Los Angeles Museum, along with the dinosaurs’ bones and the Egyptian mummy cases. And to Dr. Arthur Woodward, museum director, who thought of the idea “to stimulate interest in the whole museum,” we credit the beginnings of a | wave which may streamline all our American mu- seums. i Competition may be expected to develop. We |await, for example, spirited bidding for Sally Rand’s famous bubble and Faith Bacon’s fans. After the New York World's Fair is over there undoubtedly will be an undignified scramble for the privilege of stuffing the birds from the “dove dance” which is o be one of the features of the Midway. It may even be that | Little Egypt’s attire will be brought out of some dusty | attic, while the Metropolitan Opera Company ransacks | | its properties for Mary Garden’s “seven veils” which | created such a sensation y’ars and y’ars ago. In due | time perhaps, the growing collection of lingerie, bustles, wimples and other adornments of the feminine famous | may crowd the dinosaurs and mummies into the cellar. But our enthusiasm carriés us away. On second | thought, this may not be such a hot idea. After all, | what's Dorothy Lamour’s sarong—without Dorothy | Lamour? Laboratory workers at the University of North Carolina learn that white rats pass completely out if | allowed to smell alcohol. If that's the case what would a good shot of prohibition liquor have done to them? In Mayor Frank Hague's Jersey City a bull goes | on a rampage, not in a china.shop but in a boiler fac | tory. It must have taken a lot of rtunors of subversiv | activity to make him get that tough. Maryland’s new governor will seek legislation to | prevent him from succeeding himself, Has six weeks’ | dodging of job hunters made him weary of public| | office? Dr. Hutchins, President of Chicago University, is concerned because college students do not receive any popular insignia” short of graduation. Why not coopskin coats for all juniors, Doctor? First prize in the Irony-of-Justice Contest goes to the Illinois man who was arrt:swd for making coun- terfeit nickels—and Io"dmg them into slot machines. Gov. O'Daniel of Texas after three weeks in office says he couldn’t be elected dog-catcher. If he has .made that many enemies among politicians he must | have been gmng a pretty good administration, turns the dog loose with a black shoe | string tied to his collar. He never! misses finding his master dlflundi e string means: Telcphone‘ | , What Is Your News l. Q"’ ly The AP Feature Service | | |of iherein and that a hearing will be YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRE 20 FEBRUARY 28, 1919 That General Manager, George T. | Jackson, and his local organization had worked wonders throughout sthe war period, and that conditions with the Alaska Gastineau Mining Com- pany were in excellent shape, was the declaration of B. L. Thane, Man- aging Director of the company, be- fore his departure for the south. W. H. Hanson and Mrs. Hanson [1eft on the Princess Mary for the south. Otto Hearing, of the Alaska Bev- erage Company, was a southbound | passenger on the steamer Princess I Mary. Lieut. L. B. Hutchinson and Mrs. Hutchinson, who arrived on the Princess Mary from the south, were at the Gastineau Hotel. They were | on their way to Fort Seward Charles Goldstein was elated with results of his purchasing trip to the Interior, at which time he se- cured a large quantity of furs and arranged for future shipments. With a wineh broken, which de- layed her in unloading freight,. the Northwestern was late in leaving Ketchikan for Juneau. A large crowd was present at the Elks dance, with several members of the Legislature in attendance ‘Weather: Highest clear, 9; lowest 9; — e 3 Empire Classified Ads for res NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL REPORT In the Commissioner's Court for the Territory of Alaska. Before Felix Gray, Commissioner and ex- officio Probate Judge, Juneau Pre- cinct. IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT AND ESTATE OF ISAIAH N. O'- MEARA, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Guy McNaughton, executor herein has filed his final report in the matter of the above entitled estate and petitioned for a decree of distribu- tion in accordance with the terms the will of deceased probated held on th on April same at 10 o'clock a. m. 1939, at which time all |persons having claims against said estate, objections to closing the same or to said final report and petition may appear and be heard at the office of the undersigned. (Seal) FELIX GRAY, U. S. Commissioner and Probate Judge, Juneau . Precinct. Last publication, March 14, 1939. NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL ACCOUNT AND PETITION FOR DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION In the Probate Court for the Terri- tory of Alaska, Juneau Precinct. Before Felix Gray, U. S. Commis- sioner and Probate Judge at Ju- neau, Alaska. (N THE MATTER OF THE ES- TATE OF GUNNAR BLOM- GREN, deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN | that Birdie L. Blomgren, executrix | \ of the above named estate, has filed her final account herein and peti-| tioned for a decree of distribution according to the will of deceased probated herein and that all per- sons having objection to the closing | of the administration of said estate or the decreeing of the residue | thereof according to such will may jappear and be heard at a hearing upon such final report and petition | which will be held at the office of | the undersigned in Juneau, Alaska, Each question counts 20; each | | part of a two-part quemon, 10. | | A score of 60 is fair, 80, good. || | 1. Identify this S. circuit || court iullllte’md tell why hehas || been in the news. d ; ‘ . U. 8. sales to eman n- r:ugdiw.:e than 40% in 1938. ‘True or false? 3, Why were five men fired for encldu jokes' | 4. How old is Bn'pt'l kiu:.‘ 5. What major power ope! its fnnuer to the army of an- other country? [ (Answers on Page Six) — el Today’s News Tuaay.—Empire. | (SEAL) 1on April 17, 1939 at 10 o'clock a.m. Given under my hand and seal of the Probate Court abhove men- tioned this 14th day of February, | 1939, FELIX GRAY, U. S. Commissioner and Probate Judge, Juneau Precinct. Fhst publication, Feb. 14, 1939, |Last publication, Mar, 7, 1939, BYSTEM CLEANING PHONE 15 Alaska Laundry £ Tuneau, Ex-King Allunim mt»bahly v.hlnkn that ll they had left him in charge all this. wouldn't have happened, COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS The B. M. Behrends Bank Alaskufl: B & Resources Over Two and One- Half Million Dollars | SHappy PBirthday The Emptre extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversar» .o the follow- ing: FEBRUARY 28 Mrs. H. L. Wood Nathan Skinner Mrs. George E. Hall Mrs. W. N. Redling M. G. Minzghor Mrs. Lee Quong David P. Mahlum Richard Fitzgibbon MODERN ETIQUETTE * By Roberta Lee Q. Would it be proper, as an in- troduction, to say, “Mr. Marshall, this is Miss Wilson"? A. Reverse the names. The man should be presented to the woman. Say, “Miss Wilson, this is Mr. Mar- shall.” Q. Should the wedding rehearsal be held several days prior to the wedding? A. No; it is customary to have the rehearsal the day or evening preceding the wedding. Q. When calling to see a friend | who is ill, and one is not permitted | to see him, is it all right to write| short message on one'’s card? A. Yes. | | | {DAILY LESSONS || N ENGLISH * By W. L. Gordon the Words Often Misused: Write, is to be a one week’s vacation,” is to be a two (or more) weeks’ va- cation,” the apostrophe following LheI s | ik. Pianos; nounce ark- |lk not a Ofu-n 0s. i Kingly, royxl‘} imperial, majestic y: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by master- ing one word each day. Today's| word: Infinite; any kind. “By heaven we understand a state of happiness infinite in de- gree, and endless in duration.’— Franklin. regal, LOOK and LEARN 4 By A. C. Gordon 1. How many years is a copyright effective? 2. How many children did Abra- | ham Lincoln have? 3. What letter of the alphabet is most frequently used as the initial letter of a word? 4. What is a solecism? 5. In what U. 8. city is denied an American citizen? ANSWERS Twenty-eight years. Four. The letter “8.” A blunder in speech. Washington, D. C. suffrage | Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos——Musical Instruments and Supplies Phone 206 122 W. Second WANT TO SELL o WANT TO BUY | apostrophe preceding the s, or, “It| | | i Often Mispronounced: Arctic. Pro-| | | without limits of | i OFFICIAL MAPS OF Director 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. PHONE 667 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 | | ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles College” of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground ity 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 | mouse or paNIEL GREEN “COMFY” SLIPPERS 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 Melody House Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) Phone 65 —_——— ALASKA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel B. P. O. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 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 Mordav of each month @ in Scottish Rite Temple A beginning at 7:30 p. m. “HAS. W. HAWKES: WORTH, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. GuySmith DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Next Coliseum PHONE 97—Free Delivery | I ——— Front Street Y @ — "“Tomorrow’s Styles Today"” Juneau's Gwn Store R | i "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists Butler-Mauro H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING S BT Gastineau Motor Service PHONE 727 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING | o 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 Mnfg. & Building Co., Ine. Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P.O. Box 2718—Phone 3—Office 119 Seward St., Juneau, Alaska CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 62 TELEPHONE-—51 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 29, PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank JUNEAU— ALASKA