The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 7, 1939, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY WELEN TROY BENDER - - R. L. BERNARD - - Vice-President and Busine Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska - President Manager ter. e <y : Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Ma — i UBSCRIPTION RATES i Delivered ¥ carrier in Juneau and Douslas for §1.25 per month. Y mail, postage paid, at the following rates One.'vear, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00 one menth. in advance, $1.25 Subscribers will cdufer a favor if they w the 'Business Office of any failure or irr Jters of their papers & Telephones: News Office, 603; Business Office, 374 ——— promptly notify ity in the de- EMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRES: The Associated Press s exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herei ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. Represented nationally by the Fenger-Hall Co. Ltd. with offices in 8an Fruncisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago New York and Boston LAND A reminder of just how new and undeveloped is this Territory of ours is found in a new report of the General Land Office, showing that of the 378,165,760 acres in Alaska only 2,106,835 have been surveyed We haven't even had a look, so to speak, at 99| percent plus of our Territory. Great riches, certainly, ne awaiting Alaskans in those 376,058,925 unsurveyed acres. When we speak of “just having scratched the surface” of Alaska's re- source we are about right. Public lands, that is the domain which has been acquired by the Goverrniment of the United States by treaty, cession or purchase and which has not been released to private ownership since, amount to 346,- 174,242 acres in Alaska. That is almost as large an area of public domain as remains in all the rest of the United States. That total is 404,174,242 acres. Alaska was the last great addition to the United States public domain, the vast territory having been picked up by Uncle Sam in 1867 at a price of about 1 9/10 of a cent per acre. This was the Nation’s great- est bargain. Calfornia, Nevada, Utah and parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Arizena and New Mexico were purchased from Mexico in 1848 for about 4': cents per acre. The Mississippi purchase from France, con- sisting of the area of Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Towa, Nebraska, South Dakota and parts of Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, North Dakota, Mon- taria, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico, cost Uncle 8am 5 1/7 cents an acre. Florida cost 17 1/10 cents Texas 20%; and the “Gadsden Purchase” comprising portions of Arizona and New Mexico, 52 cents per acre. Large areas of Alaska seem destined never to be developed. The administration of the public domain, once one of development, has undergone a very de- cided change in recent years. “Today,” according to the Land Office publica- tion, “conservation rather than disposal is the domi nant note in activities of the General Land Office, and, with some exceptions, the public lands may now be disposed of only after appropriate cla.;sm-“ -| many, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1939 s a topic still debated among American educators. But here is no debate in Italy, where the Fascist Grand Zouncil has just approved a scheme of education ~hich is to produce the “new Italians.” The merit of .eachers, and of textbooks, consists in “absolute Fascist oyalty”; and the purpose of education is defined as 10t merely the “moral and cultural formation” of ({talian youth, but also their “political and warlike preparation.” Of the zeal with which the warlike preparation s being carried on, every newsreel and every picture supplement gives evidence; and it does not seem as f much time need be wasted on political preparation. When the first great axiom of politics is “Mussolini is ways right,” everything else can easily be deduced from that premise. The Grand Council salutes Italian students, who wre preparing themselves for “supreme trials in the ‘ields of work, weapons, culture, science and art.” It would be irrelevant to remark that the Fascist nations have done better so far in the first two of these fields dhan in the last three; for if Fascist weapons go on revailing, our grandchildren's definitions of culture, science and art will be very different from ours. Spanish Reconstruction (Cleveland Plain Dealer) The powers are overlooking one important detail in their efforts to persude Gen. Francisco Franco to eliminate Italian and German influence from Spain | at the conclusion of the war. London and Paris have made it clear that Franco can find abundant credit in their money markets to finance the reconstruction of the war-torn Iberian Peninsula. So far, however, nothing has been said by any statesman about what compensation will be given to Germany and Italy for | their aid to the Insurgent cause. Italy, it is known, expects colonial territory from France as the price of withdrawing from Spain. Ger- too, may press colonial demands on Britain. Unless they are satisfied with some such compensa- tion there is no reason to believe that they will leave Spain to her own devices. To expect them to leave just at Franco’s request or because Britain and France wish them to is to expect too much. Franco, the key man in the situation, has not yet committed himself. In the past the Insurgents have promised the elimination of foreign influence. Franco, however, has refused to accept the three-point pro- gram, the evacuation of foreign volunteers, pledging no reprisals on Spaniards and eliminating foreign influence, as a basis for a truce. He demands an un- conditional surrender. A full military victory would put him in a much stronger position than a negotiated | peace. That he will eventually listen to London and | Paris, however, is almost sure because he must have | foreign financing. It is estimated that $10,000,000,000 will be needed | to rebuild Spain. This is a heavy debt, almost $500 for every Spaniard. Germany cannot supply it. Italy has her own financial troubles. The nation or nations which make such a loan will be the dominating influence in the future Spain for a long time to come, 7’l.‘ake 7\’our Ci\oice | (Cincinnati Enquirer) | Since Adolf Hitler came into some slight promin- (ence a few years ago Americans have been denied the | privilege of reading his greatest literary effort in full | text unless they happened to know German. An edi- | tion of “Mein Kampf” in English has been available, but it is condensed and incidentally expurgated. Pre- | sumably the publication of a complete translation of the Nazi “bible” was made impossible because of the | author’s unwillingness to have it published here. In approximately a week there will appear in America not one full edition of “Mein Kampf” but |two. It never rains but it pours. From having no complete translation of Hitler's revealing opus, we are thrust into the luxury of having two independently | made translations from which to choose. Advance information about them suggests that i there will be no reason to stew and fret about which to buy—if one wants to read “My Struggle” in the language of Shakespeare. One edition is the work of several able schelars and is heavily annotated for he edification of the reader. This is the edition authorized by the German publisher—and presumably therefore by the widely known author. The other edition is issued under the theory that %roscope ‘The stars incline but do not compel” WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1939 Through this day a benefic aspect exercises a strong influence, accord- ing to astrology. The stars encour- age vision and understanding. With energies stimulated by the planetary influences, man: should push building and development pro- jects; It is important, according to the seers, to hasten work on Nation- al defense. . ¥ ' Women are subject to contrary impulses and may be .difficult to deal with while this configuration prevails. Avoid important business in which they are interested. This is an_unfortunate sway for love affairs. Broken | engagements | may be numerous ahd disappointed swains will exhibit temporary cyni- cism. & Girls are enjoined to concentrate on useful and practical activities Training for hospital service is recommended by astrologers. Although the stars appear to pres- age war for Europe, the United States will not become involved im- mediately, if the seers are to be trusted. But Britain may require friendly aid. The learned professions are sub- ject to changes of extraordina character as economic conditions continue to be unsatisfactory to mil- lions. Persons whose birthdate it is have he augury of a year of continuous activity that will be profitable. The young will be prominent in sports Children born on this day may be well adapted to express their feel- ings in writing or acting. Subjects of this sign of Pisces should be fortu- nate all through their lives. (Copyright, 1939) - ,——— NEW BOOKS AT PUBLIC LIBRARY has the The Juneau Public Library the following new books on shelves ready for distribution: Widdemer, “Hand On Her Shoulder”; Douglas, “Disputed Pas- sage”; Grey, “Knights of the Range Baldwin, “The High Road”; “A Starry Night”; Salten, Stong, “The Long Lane.” ' Several new mystery stories have also been received - TANANA ICE SAID ONLY 3 FEET THICK With the ice reporied to be only three feet thick, no snow cover and ice sheet standing at lowest” on record, arguments have dlready started on “when the ice will move at Nenana Bower, “Perri e Despite expanding tobacco pro- duction in Empire colonies, British importations of the American’ leaf reached a new high in 1938, What Is Your Aldrich, “Song of Years”;| [0 MARCH 7, 1919 ! Officials said that the funds for |continuing railroad work in Alaska was to be provided by President Wil- | son, probably from the War Emer- | gency funds. | | A convention of the Alaska Pres- bytery was scheduled to be held here, at which all members of the, | Presbyterian Church and missions | Selmar Mauritsen anda Mrs. Violet | Morris were married in the Deanery | by Dean Guy D. Christian, and were | attended by Mrs. R. Kippen and E. Gilkie. | Harry J. Fisher was to leave on the City of Seattle for a short visit | with his brother who was on his way from the East to California. They were to meet in Seattle. Sergeant C. P. O’Kelly arrived in Juneau on the City of Seattle and was to spend about a week here vis- iting friends before leaving for the Todd Packing Company's plant, where he was™ to be employed dur- ing the summer. ‘The Savoy Cafe on First Street, / | opposite the Occidental, was to be opened by S. Ruath and wife. The place had been renovated and fur- ] FHappy | PBirthday The Emptre extends congratula- lum and best wishes today, their birthday anniversar? .o the follow- Iiny: MARCH 17 Joe Hill Jesse W. Payne Lloyd Hildinger Jack Schmitz Jr. Jean Simpkins M ODERN ETIQUETTE R4 By Roberta Lee Q. Would it be good form for a woman ¢n a streetcar, when a man | has given her his seat, to say, “Thank you; you must be a stran-| ger in this city"? A. No. Such humor would at- tract attention. Merely smile and say, “Thank you.” Q. When a man and a woman | are strangers and approach a door | at the same time, it is necessary for| low the woman to pass through | first? | nished with new outfits brought from the States. Mrs. J. H. Kline returned to Ju- neau on the City of Seattle after | visiting with friends in Seattle for a month. Commissioner of Education L. D. Henderson, who had been attend- ing a meeting of the State Superin- tendent’s Department of the Na- tional Education Association, was to return to Juneau on the Alaska. Oliver Drange, of the Juneau Cold Storage Company, arrived on the | City of Seattle [ weather: | cloudy. DR. JOHN GEYER HAS OPENED NEW OFFICE Highest 35; lowest 34; *| Dr. John Geyer, dentist, who was !burned out in the Goldstein Build- (ing fire, has opened his office in | the Valentine Building. Dr. Geyer went south and pur- |chased new dental equipment, and | this is now installed in the new |office. He is now ready to con- | tinue his profession. ->oo MRS. MURPHY SAILS Mrs. B. Murphy was an outbound | passenger on the steamer Tongass, | which left Juneau this morning for Seattle. | Rural electrification promoters hope 1,680,000 American farm homes will receive electricity for the first | time during the next eight years. 08B 2ol SR i A. Certainly. One should bcl courteous to strangers as well as to friends. | Q. Ts it good form for a man’s| wife tc give him instructions at the | table about carving, passing certain ! dishes, etc.? A. .No. A woman who does this is in the same class with the back- | Iseat driver. The average husband resents it. ‘ DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH | By W,L‘.Cordm Misused: Do not write, “He staid at the Grand ‘Hotel, Staid means steady and sober; sedate. Write “He stayed at the Grand Hotel.” Often Mispronounced: Grimace. «Pronounce gri-mas, i as in it, a as in ace, and accent last syllable, not | the first. Often Misspelled: Mantel shelf). Mantle (a garment). Synonyms: Pageant, parade, spec-| tacle, exhibition, tableau. | 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: | Microcosm; a little world. (Pro-| nounce mi-kro-koz'm, i as in mine, | first o as in no, second o as in of,| accent first syllable). “Philosophers | say that man is a microcosm, resem- bling in miniature every part of the world."—Swift. Words Often (a the man to open the door and al-| | | | South Franklin St. cation. | there is no valid copyright. To put it in the worst “In other words, the indiscriminate allocation of | light, it is a pirated edition. To use the best terms, tracts of public domain is no longer made; on the|it has the welcome feature that no royalties on it will contrary, the Secretary of the Interior must decide | be paid to the author, whose personal needs we under- that the land applied for is suitable for the use to|stand are very simple. This edition has a minimum which it is proposed to be put, before the allocation | ©f annotations and undertakes to be the exact English 15 made.” | equivalent of the volume millions of Germans have : < | read and still read. Alaska joined the Nation too late to participate Unlike Germans, we in America are to have a in the eanlier policy of land development . A Nflflon‘lcnmce of editions of “Mein Kampf.” Also, and again which had extended its borders in comparatively few|unlike Germans, we are under no compulsion to be- years from the Atlantic to the Pacific paused to con-i lieve what we read. With two simultaneous, compet- sider the future and decided Alaska should be a store- | ing publishers on the job, we predict for author Hitler house of natural resources. ;sn impressive sale, especially of the edition which In addition to 346.174,242 acres of public Sl " T o' reyRites there is rese‘rved in Alaska today 1939493 acres in The Nazis are reported to be negotiating for Mount McKinley National Park, 1164800 acres Inip .o of Liechtenstein, The singular part about Glacier Bay National Monument, 2,697.590 acres in|i; j{ negotiations aren’t being conducted at the Katmai National Monument and 21,346,221 acres set | point of a bayonet, literally speaking. aside in Namional Ferests. ‘ Remainder—5,000,000 acres in private ownership. ' Jersey City's Mayor Hague is vacationing in This is less than two percent of the area of the Ter-| Florida. He seems to enjoy life in the United States, ritory. ! for a change. world seems dark and difficult, just worse it would be to be a liberal in When all the | think how much (New York Times) Germany. How far school children should be indoctrinated g o with what their teachers regard as correct ideas, and Eduard Benes, in the United States, has nothing how far they should be encouraged to discover that to say about Adolf Hitler. His is a very expressive on some subjects there is honest difference of opinion, 'silence, however % Gal; Blows Tug High Upon Reef Educating Young Fascists “Climb Down the Ladder, Boys!” The tug Cayuga s stranded high and dry on Penfield Reef, off Fairfield, Conn,, by sudden gale which swept up the Atlantic ecoast. The captain walked ashore to summon aid. A barge which the tug had heen towing broke loose during the blow and went ashore nearby. i | ‘A score of 60 is fair, 80, good, [ LOOK and LEARN || 3 = = i ¢ -4 News |¢ Q'? NOTICE OF HEARING ON FlNAL! By A. C. Gordon “ @ By The AP Feature Service 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. |IN 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 jaccording 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 mnyI appear and be heard at a hearing . upon such final report and petition ' which will be held at the office of i the undersigned in Juneau, Alaska, ! on April 17, 1939 at 10 o'clock a.m. | | Given under my hand and seal |of the Probate Court above men-! WANT :lno;:d this 14th day of berunry,s T0 SELL | (SEAL) FELIX GRAY, U. S. Commissioner and Probate Judge, Juneau Precinct. 2 First publication, Feb. 14, 1939. | Last publication, Mar. 17, 1939. Empire Ads ray. 1. How many slices of bread does the average American eat each day?i 2. Which two Presidents of the U. 8. died in the White House? 3. What part of cow’s milk water? 4, To,,what branch of the nut family does the,peanut belong? 5. What country, other than Italy, is shaped like a boot ? ANSWERS is 1. Five. 2. William Henry Harrison and | Zachary Taylor. 1 3. About 87 percent. 4. The peanut is not a nut, but| belongs to the same family as the| common pea and bean. 5. New Zealand. Each question counts 20; each, part of a two-part question, 10. 1. Where has she agreed to break a bottle of champagne next September? 2. What group seeks granting of peaceful death”?” 3. 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