The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 14, 1939, Page 4

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Ltd.. with | Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, END OF THE GOLD BOOM NOT YET IN SIGHT Preliminary estimates indicate that world gold pro- duction in 1938 amounted to over 37,000,000 ounces, against 35,100,000 in 1937 and barely 19,318,000 in 1929.i The story thus continues to be one of steady expansion | to successively higher levels of output that would have ! been regarded as fantastic dreams a few years ago.| And the end has apparently not been reached yet. | | legal reserve companies very ominous indeed. ‘poly in this phase of their injuiry; for insurance is an | spite regulation which virtually precludes price com- so far removed is it from the subject matter of mono- poly. ‘The one factor in the life insurance business which might concern the monopoly committee is the uni- formity of rates. But while identical prices in the steel industry or some other industry may The companies are under the strict supervision P! state governments, and the reserves they must accumulate are fixed by law. It would be sign of danger if the premium charges to policy- holders were not rather uniform. If the committee were inclined to be suspicious of bigness, in itself—as it is not—it would find the Their enormous size is difficult to comprehend, even in a country accustomed to manufacturing corporations worth a half billion or a billion dollars. But size rep- resents strength with them. What the insurance com- panies provide, apart from insurance on the lives of policyholders, is skillful and safe management of the investments of 64,000,000 people. It goes without say- ing that the committee will not find an odor of mono- a industry which has remained highly competitive de- petition in the ordinary sense. Rubber’s Century of Service (Cleveland Plain Dealer) } Columbus discovered rubber along with America. ! He and other early explorers found the Indians— ! not the baseball variety—playing lively games with | what one of the early chroniclers correctly described as “lumpes of jumping gum.” Samples were carried back to Europe to amuse the home folk, perhaps with the hope that they would help divert the skepticism of contemporary conservatives who looked upon the western voyaging as a crack-brained sort of advance planning. But it was three and a half centuries before Charles Goodyear, a Yankee kitchen chemist, dis- covered that rubber might be used for other things than bouncing balls, as an unreliable material for | waterproof garments and, as its name indicates, the elimination of surplus pencil marks. So Columbus plus Goodyear plus many other pio- | neers produced the vast rubber industry of today. and | the spectacular rise of Akron, “rubber capital of the | world.” Akron is now celebrating the 100th anniver- With the exception of Russia, which is reported to have encountered technical and administrative d“_i ficulties and for which estimates are in any case open | to question, there was no indication of a slowing up| in the growth of gold production in 1938 Assuming | the Russian estimates to be approximately correct, the | physical output of gold in 1939 will be fully twice as) large as in the last half of the 'twenties. ately succeeding years this high level of production will almost certainly be maintained. Growth of gold production during the present | decade has been due largely to the higher prices paid for gold by monetary authorities throughout the | world as a direct outcome of the world dvpres:mn.‘ As the value of foreign trade shrank and nervous money began to shuttle back and forth between mar- kets, one country after another found that its re-{ ceipts from sale of goods and services, and from financial transactions, were insufficient to cover its outgo. Gold payments were suspended and the gold value of currencies declined. In the United States this decline, as reflected in a 70 percent increase in the price of gold from 1929 to December 1638, was less drastic than in most nations. Of the principal gold producers, the increase in the price of gowl was approximately 40 percent in Belgium, 70 in Canada, 75 in British India and in England, 80 in South Africa, 125 in Australia, 185 in Japan, Korea and Formosa, 190 in Colombia and 310 in Mexico. At these higher prices 1t has been profitable for mines to mill ore with a gold content below the previ- ous limit of payability and to increase substantially the scale of operations. This has been the experience in Alaska, where the rise in the gold price has re- sulted in mining of low grade ore, which could not be touched before, with consequent beneficial effect on employment and Territorial prosperity. In most countries the response has been rapid. Production in the United States and Canada, for example, is much more than double that of 1929, and in many other countries the increase has been threefold and more. Some consideration must be given to the possi- bility that the conditions which have made gold min- ing exceptionally profitable in recent years will not persist and that the expansion of gold output will be checked or a contraction initiated as the result either of a rise in mining costs or a reduction in prices paid for gold. Any considerable increase in business activity and prices throughout the world is almost certain to be accompanied by a rise in costs of mine labor, serv- fces, and materials. It is true that gold mining wages and the eost of services may rise less steeply than those in other types of industry, and it may be taken &s certain that the prices of mining materials will not rise as much as the established indexes of wholesale prices. None the less, some increase in the costs of gold mining is to be expected during a period of gen- eral business recovery. Prospects for a reduction in the prices paid for gold by monetary authorities are more difficult to appraise. At $35 an ounce the value of gold output in 1938 was nearly $1.300,000,000, or more than three times as large as in the late 'twenties. Although a gold output doubie in volume and triple in value that of a decade ago is no longer a fantastic dream, it has beeome something of a nightmare to monetary author- ities, particularly in the United States. This country has acquired more than $7,000,000,000 of gold since January, 1934, and there can be little doubt that the high level of gold output was an important factor in the magnitude of the gold flow to the United States and in the problems of monetary management that it has created. How nothing has been done at Washington or elsewhere to take any of the glitter out of the In its annual survey and outlook number, the Engineering and Mining Journal predicts that the period of high production will continue for present gold boom many months to come. How big a business is insurance? The special Congressional committee investigat- ing monopoly found out recently when figures reported 1o it showed that the total assets of legal reserve com- panies in the United States amount to $27,750,000.000, which is $11.000,000,000 greater than the total taxable value of New York City. The committee learned also that these committees insure something like 64.000.000 persons. It is difficuit ta imagine why the committes sary of Goodyear’s discover that rubber, if heated with sulphur, became tough and retained its flexibility. This was vulcanization, which turned rubber into THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, reflect | }monopolmxr practices, the identity of rates in insur- | ance does not c%;roscope “The stars incline but do not compel”’ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1939 One of the rare days of good luck is indicated in the horoscope for to- day. The morning is a promising time to initiate projects. The stars indicate profit for all who buy and sell. Commerce and merchandising will be greatly stimu- lated. There will be expansion in many lines of trade. Although labor continues under ill omens there will be great increase in many industrial activities: Exports should be greater than ir previous years and should be bene- fited by diplomatic policies. Closer relations between the United State: and Great Britain are contindall prophesied. 4 # While the British Empire, con- tinues under 'threatening . pottent™ that seem to indicate the loss of many of its possessions the friend- ship of the United States will tenc to protect it from hostile neighbors in Europe. History is to write strange chap- ters in 1939 and one of them wil record the fact that the nation founded on the colonies which tri- umphed in opposing British rule, be- comes the benefactor of the mothe: country. Important works are to issue from the presses of publishers this spring and thinkers are to gain wide fol- lowings. College professors will suc- ceed as authors. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of steady rise in professional or business activi- ties. Promotion for women is fore- told. Children born on this day will be lucky as well as industrious. Sub- jects of this sign of Pisces usually make excellent organizers and exec- utives. Many reach supreme success. (Copyright, 1939) — e one of the world's most useful products. A statute of Charles Goodyear will be unveiled this afternoon in | front of Akron’s City Hall. | Today rubber means, among many other things, jobs to 4,000,000 people. Without it the growth of the | In immml_‘au!mno!i\'e industry would seemingly have been im-|CITY OF JUNEAU, TERRITORY | possible, and many other arts of peace and war would | OF ALASKA, NOTICE is hereby not exist. And in Akron and scores of other centers | the experimentation still goes on. New uses are con- | tinually being discovered, as well as new perfections in old ones. Civilization rides on rubber. Millions | who never heard of him owe a debt to the curiosity and energy of Charles Goodyear who, like Columbus, was also laughed at by the know-it-all conservatives of his day. The Kulak From Mt. Vernon (Philadelphia Record) There is no practical way of copyrighting great historical personages or events. They belong to the | | ages, which means that they can be exploited by such publicity hounds, self-seeking organizations and just plain nuts as see fit to make use of them. | For instance, the huge Nazi rally in New York | was presumably held in honor of George Washington 1 By demagogues who think the average ciitzen has a | mental age of five years, this is rated as brilliant | tactics. The public is supposed to thing (a) the Nazis | are patriotic Americans because they celebrate Wash- ington's Birthday and (b) George Washington would | be a Nazi if he came back to earth. Not to be outdone, the Philadelphia Communists | yesterday journeyed to Valley Forge to commemorate | Washington’s Birthday. They made speeches identi- fying their own movement with Washington spoke | of their ancestors in the American War of Indepen- | dence (it isn't polite to call it revolution) and laid a | wreath on the grave of the great enemy of foreign ‘Washington was a slave owner and one of the largest land owners of his day, holding 4,000 acres at Mt. Vernon alone. It is scarcely necessary to argue | that in social outlook he was about as remote from | Marx as two men can be. Not long ago Communists | were referring to Washington’s type as “Fascist.” In Russia, kulaks such as the gentleman from Mt. Ver- | non were shot in large numbers as “enemies of the | people.” But the comrades stood in snow and biting wind at Valley Forge to call attention to their own | shallow inconsistency. One of these days politics will return to the point | where !eflder.s try to persuade people to agree \ulh} them, instead of attempting to disguise their own beliefs to conform with those of others. George Wash- | ington, who was a candid man, would have had more respect for Communists demonstrating in honor of Stalin than for Communists who think they are kidding someone by demonstrating in honor of George Washington i The Film Awards (New York Times) Aside from its recognition of George Bernard | Shaw as the best script-writer of the year, the Motion | Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences appears to have followed a conservative course in its selection of this | season’'s recipients of the little gold-piated statuett, which the film industry impiously calls Oscars. The chief Oscars went to Bette Davis and Spencer Tracy for performances, to Frank Capra for direction un&‘ to Mr. Capra’s film of “You Can't Take It With You” as the best picture of the year. The method of se- lection was democratic, by vote of between 10,000 éxxrj 12,000 producers, directors, writers, actors and techni- clans, and the result must be considered democr: too: there wasn't an extreme Oscar on the shelf. Possibly the most interesting thing about awards is the evidence they provide not quite so flee! atic, the that fame is ting in Hollywood as is generally | behe?/e.d Miss Davis won an academy award once before; so did Mr. Tracy. and this is Mr. Capra’s third Oscar. They all have bee " N flourishing in pictures for s Davis since 1930, Mr. Capra the human turnover in Holly- at and the public not so fickle. But ence is apt to dull the she 3 e een of an academy Oscar rotating always among the same fixed stars. Perhaps the academy could brighten him up, restore some of his lost glamour and surprise b, passing a no-repeat rule. Even Mr. Disney must weary | of having to accept each year the same old Oscar, i lits twin brother, for the best animated cartm;n 5 years—Mr. Tracy and Mis: since 1921. Actually, wood is not so gre; this very perman: Quoting Shakespeare, Nevi] “Come the three corners of the shall shock them.” Jeasement, no doubt, ‘e Chamberlain says: world in arms, and we By some shocking plan of ap- After two years of such prising that either side in znough like itself to be W fighting, it's right sur- the Spanish civil war looks recognized” by foreigners. should have determined to investigate life insurance. There are over 500 muscles in th |ing officers, to-wit | resolution, duly designated the vot- | easterly of Gold Creek and Capital ALASKANA. By Marie Drake, 50c NOTICE OF ELECTION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE given that, pursuant to the provi- sions of Ordinance Number 177 of the City of Juneau, and in confor- mity therewith, a Genergl Munici- pal Election will be held on TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1939, be- tween the hours of 9 o'clock. A. M., and 7 o'clock P. M., of said day for the purpose of electing the follow- A MAYOR THREE COUNCILMEN ONE SCHOOL DIRECTOR The Common Council of the City of Juneau having heretofore. by ing precincts of said City and the Polling Place in each thereof, the electors are hereby notified; That all duly qualified voters re- siding within the boundaries of Vot- ing Precinct No. One of said City of Juneau, which are as follows: All that section lying on the northerly side of Second. Street and West Second Street extended across the tide flats to the City Limits and | Avenue, will vote in the Fire Appa- ratus Room in the City Hall Build- ing, located at the corner of West Fourth and Main Streets, the same being duly designated Polling Place in and for Precinct No One, City of Juneau That all duly qualified voters re- siding within the boundaries of Vot~ ing Precinct No. Two of said City of Juneau, which are as follows: All that section lying on the southerly side of Second Street and West Sec- ond Street and the extension of said West Second Street across the tide flats to the City Limits will vote at 104 Front Street. the same being the duly designated Polling Place inand for Precinct No. Two, City of Ju- neau. That all duly qualified voters re- siding within the boundaries of Vot- ing Precinct No. Three of said City of Juneau, which are as follows: All| that section lying on the northerly | and westerly side of Gold Creek and Capital Avenue and including the Seatter Addition, will vote in the building located at 731 E Street, the same being the duly designated Polling Place in and for Precinct No. Three, City of Juneau. Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 14th | day of March, 1939, ETTA MAE KOLASA, Clerk of the City Juneau, Alaska Publication date, March 14, 1939. £ | of | » | | | | | The B. M. Behrends Bank Juneau, Alaska COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1939. | YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRE MARCH 14, 1919 Governor and Mrs. Thomas Riggs were to give a reception from 9 to 12 o'clock to meet members of the | Legislature. Cards of invitation had been sent those who had called at the Governor's House, but the re- ception was to be public. | | | | The following officers were elect- ed by the Moose Lodge the previous night; “Sigmund Wallstedt, Dicta- tor; Chris Madsen, Prelate; Joseph J. Stocker, Treasurer; W. B. Kirk and William Steinbach,, trustees; H 3. Graves, Representative to Grand Lodge; E. C. Russell, alternate Rep- resentative to Grand Lodge. G. F. Talmadge, claim agent of hé Alaska Steamship Company and me of the veteran transportation nen of Seattle, said there were no ndications that the high cost of iving had affected the traveling ublic, especially those making jour- 1eys back and forth between Seat- tle and ports in the north. Selmar Jacobson, the local diver who recently made a number of im- sortant discoveries at the wreck of the Sophia, returned the first of he week to the Gypsum properties vhere he was hired to descend to the flooded mines and secure some »f the big pumps for immediate op- sration by the Gypsum Company. Courses had been outlined for the College of Fisheries established by the University of Washington, said to be the only one of its kind in the world outside of Japan, the Im- perial Fisheries Institute at Tokyo, having held a unique place in the past. Thomas Mugford, of Treadwell, who had been serving in the Army, was to return to Juneau on the Jef-| ferson which had left Seattle. Weather: Highest 12; lowest 11; light snow. ., LOOK and LEARN | By A. Cfi, Gordon 1. What is the largest state in the Union in area, and what is the second largest? 2. In what business did Ulysses | S.Grant engaged after he was Pres- | ident of the U. 8.? 3. What is a certified check? 4. How many tides are there in | 24 hours? 5. What bird can fly backwards? ANSWERS 1. Texas, 262,000 square miles; California, 155,000 square miles. 2. Banking. 3. A check whose payment is guaranteed by the bank on which | it is drawn. 4. Two. 5. The hummingbird. — e Workers on the federal writers’ project believe that Capt. William | Moore, born in Ulster county, Ire- land, in 1726, was the first white settler in North Carolina west of | the Blue Ridge mountains. PR R i Charles Brockden Brown of Phila- delphia was the first American nov- elist. NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF CREDITORS IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, AT JUNEAU In the matter of MARKO SAVO- VICH, Bankrupt, In Bankruptey. | To the creditors of Marko Savo- vich, of Juneau, in the First Di- vision of the Territory aforesaid, a bankrupt: Notice is hereby given that on the eleventh day of March, AD., 1839, the said Marko Savovich was | duly adjudicated bankrupt and that the first meeting of his creditors will be held at the office of the undersigned referee at Number 268 South Franklin Street, in the City | and Precinct of Juneau, Territory | of Alaska, on the 25th day of March, ! 1939, at the hour of 2 o'clock in the | afternoon, at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting. H. B. LE FEVRE, Referee in Bankruptcy. Publication date, March 14, 1939, | syllable, not the first as so often | times and it is yours.” Let us in- | crease our vocabulary by mastering Trinity Jr. Guild S e human body. |7 Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars lAnd only one brain The Emptre ertonds congratula- tions and best wishes today, ‘heir birthday anniversar? .o i“e follow- ing: MARCH 14 Stella Young Martin Lynch George W. Folta Lars Sorenson Mrs. Herman Weiss Dan Mahoney Mrs. N. A. McEachren Mrs. George Dull Mrs. Harry Olds Mrs. Oscar Mangsol I ObERN [ ETIQUETTE flyRob:rlaLeq Q. Is it permissible for a guest to use his own fork or spoon to help himself from some dish? A. No. If the dish does not con- tain a fork or spoon, it is an indica- | tion that whatever is on it is to be taken with the fingers. It is rather grotesque to see a guest trying to spear a stalk of celery with a fork, or dish out potato chips with a spoon. Q. Should a girl of sixteen offer | her seat In a streetcar or bus to a man of fifty who is standing? A. Tt is not necessary, unless the | man seems feeble or ill, or is carry- ing a baby. Q. Should one ask permission of | the one referred to, when furnish- ing a reference? A. Yes; one should always ask for permission of the individual whose name is given as reference. (DALY LESSONS IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Corden Words Often Misused: Do not say, “The wedding occurred at the bride's home.” Say, “The wedding took place at the bride’'s home. Things take place by arrangement, they cccur usually by chance or ac- cident. ~ Often Mispronounced: Discharge. Accent both noun and verb on last heard. Often Misspelled: Column; umn. Volume; ume. Synonyms: Quiet (adjective), restful, peaceable, tranquil, undis-| turbed. | Word Study: “Use a word three | one word each day. Today's word: Cogent; appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing. (Pro- nounce the o as in no). “He pre- sented cogent reasons for pursuing this particular course.” > Meeting Tonight| The regular weekly meeting of the Junior Trinity Guild will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Robert Rice. Assisting the hostess during thei affair will be Mrs. Muriel Ferguson. All members of the group are in- vited to be present. MAX MIELKE PAINTING and DECORATING SERVICE PHONE 407 WANT TO SELL 2 WANT TO BUY « Happy Directory . | fiir th day Y Gastineau Channe—l”-] . B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting orothers Drs. Kaser and free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 9:30 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex welcome. DR. A, W. F; Ieehurger STEWART, Exalted Rul- o DENTISTS ’ er':"l hf H. SIDES, Sec- ) Blomgren Building e T - PHONE 56 | | ~——— |MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth €« ¢ < i Mondary of each month I Dr. A. W. Stewart G ) in Sootitin Rite Temple DENTIST A wmm 7:30 p. m. “HAS. W. HAWKES- e e WORTH, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. Office Phone 469 4 e p—— L e Dr. Judson Whittier ||| GunySmiith| . CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician o Office hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. FHONE 007 4 PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- : B FULLY COMPOUNDED Dr. John H. Geyer | 1 DENTIST Front Street Next Coliseum Room 9—Valentine Bldg. | PHONE 97—Free Delivery ! PHONE 762 | L4/ Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. LA A ot ] " » DR. H. VANCE Tomorrow's Styles . . v 2 " OSTEOPATH I‘oday Consultation and examinaton vy South Franklin St. Phone 177 R ST, Tt ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground Juneau's Gwn Store "The Rexall Store” ‘Your Reliable Pharmacists Butler-Mauro Drug Co. The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST H. S. GRAVES Office Ludwig Nelson’s Jewelry “The Clothing Man” - ‘ Store Phone Green 331 HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER » 4‘ & MARX CLOTHING IERIE SRS A FINE ‘ Watch and chelrilkepnlrlnz —_——— at very rcasonable rates - ‘ astineau Motor PAUL BLOEDHORN || Gastineau | S.FRANKLIN STREET Service i PHONE 721 g GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING ‘ OFF THE LOWER LOBBY Gas—Oh-Statare BARANOF BEAUTY SALON LYLAH WILSON Frederics—X-ER-VAC HARRY RACE DRUGGIST S;IEIN’:S [ Front St—Triangle Bldg. | 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” = GASTINEAU CAFE Juneau Melody House Music and Electric Appliances (Next Irving’s Market) Front Street Phone 65 LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES Krafft’s Mnfg. & Building Co., Ine. CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 62 ALASKA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P.O. Box 2718—Phone 3—Office 11y Seward St., Juneau, Alaska L — TELEPHONE—51 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 29, PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASKA