The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 20, 1939, Page 4

- nrw‘q THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1939. Daily Alaska Empire . Published every evenirg except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY WELEN TROY BENDER - ® L BERNARD Second and Ma President Vice-President and Business Manager Streets, Juneau, Alaska. — 3 Bntered In the Post Otfice in Juncau as Second Class Matter. da— " SUBSCRIPTION RATES. e A Selivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for §1.25 per month. s By mail, postage paid, at the following rate One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; ome month, in advance. £1.25 Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Bustness Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- Bvery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 — e MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. e Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for | sepublication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. — ALASEA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION, Representod nationally by the Fenger-Hall Co. Ltd.. with @ffices tn San Prancisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, New York and Boston THE NEWSPAPERS—GOD BLESS During the past ten years more than 400 books have been written on newspapers. Every day thousands of letters on the subject of newspapers are written by readers It is a wholesome sign of the times that present- day newspaper service, the most vital and dominat- ipg agency for communication the world has ever ~&nown, is being closely examined and scrutinized “Ehese days by friends and foes alike. “% The newspaper, along with the school and the “pulpit, has helped give us in America the highest J@verage of intelligence this old world has ever known, “No subject discussed among newspaper and .8dvertising men,” in the words of the late Marlen «E. Pew, dean of the publications industry, “rivals for Interest the amazing development of the communica- tions service in this country. It is what we are Wealing with in varied forms, and while most of us comprehend its social, political and economic Value, . few realize the extent of the giant web that serves t make us one people with common life-patterns and national ideals. In the modern day, thanks to 'thi.s system of communications, Americans are stan- dardized from border to border, and very rapidly 8l trace of sectional differences in thought, behavior, dress and custom, is vanishing. The agencies of ¥eommunication are present in every community. The triumph of the system is that it has produced an age of common understanding. American public opinion, which gave the daring forefathers plenty of trouble owing to crazy misunderstanding and wild sectional differences, in this day is cohesive, unified, common and dependable. The frightful schism on the slave question could not, by any stretch of imag- ination, occur today. Washington as the national capital, in early times seriously objected to because its extreme Eastern location, is the center of national Iife in this day, thanks to the communications net-| ‘work. When tragedy or good fortune occurs among the people of any county, city, or state, the facts are ' known in a few hours in every county, city and state. | Understanding, appreciation, sympathy, fly on fast “'wings and in every direction. We are one people.” The personnel required to render this nation- ¢ ¥ [wide service on all of the daily newspapers of the country is in excess of 125,000 full time employees, and if we were to include the carriers, the total is more than 200,000. Part time and unpaid corres- pondents would add 100,000 more. This service is maintained primarily to deliver the minute by minute—day in and day out—spot news report ito practically every home in every city in the land having a daily newspaper and there are 1,457 of these cities—in fact 406 morning newspapers sell 16,000,000 copies a day—1,577 evening newspapers sell about 25000000 copies a day and 539 Sunday papers sell more than 31,000,000 every Sunday. That the American people are grateful and ap- preciative of this vitally important service is shown by the fact that they pay more than $250,000,000 a year to have these newspapers delivered to their homes and by the further fact that during the past , ten years this daily and Sunday circulation has in- creased more than 4,000,000 copies per day and more than 5,000,000 copies per Sunday. Newspaper service is not perfect—any more than humanity is perfect—it mirrors each day the passing scene—mistakes do occur—some editors and publish- ers serve selfish intere this is all true—but the miracle is that so few mistakes are made considering the speed with which the service is rendered. The remedy for newspapers which are false to their implied trust, which regard themselves as purely commercial enterprises with no public responsibility, is, as it always has been, a process of attrition. Good i Inewspapermen drift away from a crooked sheet. Bad | newspapermen succeed them and accelerate the pro- cess of decay. Circulation falls away, advertising fol- lows, and another name is erased from the rolls. The | whole tale may take a generation to tell, but in the history of American journalism, the end of bad news-| papers is inevitable. It would likewise be true, we in the newspaper business think, that any clinic of doctors or any con- ference of the members of the bench and the bar, ;discussmg earnestly, intimately and honestly the practice of medicine and of law, would find just as many imperfections in the practice of these great professions as have been uncovered in the practice iof Journalism The press with all its admitted defects is func- tioning today in the public interest more ably. than |ever before in its history. It is today more truly 4 | tribunal of the people than it ever has been. It will | be better yet and its improvement rests entirely with |the consecrated and devoted men and women who are in love with the ‘profession they serve. No pro- fessional group, no business group, approaches its daily task more earnestly, and ddy in and day out | more ably and bonestly, than the army of newspaper- imen serving America. ' ! | (Cleveland Plain Dealer) | The littoral of North Africa again will become |the stage on which world history is enacted if pres- |ent sign furnish a clew of what is to come. .Empires have clashed before on the southern shore of the Mediterranean and they may again, unless the pecu- liar type of diplomacy inaugurated at Munich is again North Africa, Battle Ground cession. | The long conflict between Rome and Carthage | was resolved at the spot where the city of Tunis now stands. Across the fertile strip of North Africa swept the hordes of Islam carrying their culture through Spain into France. There operated the | Barbary pirates. There in the last century, in the | period of imperial expansion, the European powers more than once came to the verge of conflict. Today the new Italian empire seeks to enlarge its conquest at the expense of the French empire in the same region. | | Italy has dispatched 60,000 men to Libya. On the scene is Marshal Pietro Badoglio, chief of thc} Italian staff. At a conference in Algiers, Gen.‘ August Nogues, military chief of France's I'Armee d'Afric, called the most powerful military force of its size in the world, has taken steps to coordinate the defense of Tunisia. Rumors of border clashes, well founded or not, indicate the hostile atmosphere which broods over the sands. | In Paris, Premier Daladier said, in obvious refer- ence to the Italo-French tangle, “when it becomes a question of the independence of our fatherland and the integrity of our territory we are resolved to stand firm in the face of all threats.” In London Prime Minister Chamberlain issued a warning to aggressors in the words of Shakespeare, “Come the three corners of the world in arms, and we shall shock them.” His words were echoed when W. S. Morrison, chancellor of the Duchy of Lan- caster, acting as a government spokesman, said the French and British general staffs were continuing | their consultations and if war should come “all our | resources would be thrown in.” | If these words mean what they say the armed forces mobilized in North Africa will not clash. The dictators hope to gain by threats rather than actual warfare. This was indicated by Hitler's expressions of “pained surprise” at Britain's rapid rearmament. | The democracies are rearming in step with the words of their spokesmen. If the dictators are made to realize that the two go together there will be no breach of the peace in North Africa. | A Curse Disproved | (Cincinnati Enquirer) | When Howard Carter, famous Egyptologist and |discoverer of King Tut-Ankh-Amen’s tomb, died | Thursday, he had lived for 17 years after the “ancient |curse” descended on him as the “desecrator” of the tomb of the Egyptian monarch. Since 17 years is |quite a long time, this ought to persuade supersti- | tious folk that undue importance cannot be attached to the legends built up to protect the mummies of 132 centuries ago. Mr. Carter, one of the outstanding scholars of all time in the field of Egyptian history and arche- ology, might have lived out his life quite remote | from the general public. But his discovery of “King | Tut’s tomb” in 1922 thrust him into the spotlight of the news. It was an archeological discovery of |extraordinary moment, and of unprecedented news value, with its vast store of jewels and ornaments. No doubt there will remain some individuals who believe the death of Lord Carnavon. sponsor of Mr. Carter’s expedition, was the result of the “ancient curse.” are superstitious. with Mr. Carter who characterized the theory of the curse as “unpardonable and mendacious.” And all who are privileged to visit Cairo and see in its magnificent museum, the breath-taking wonders dug {out of Egyptian tombs will agree that these treasures are worth more on public display than buried under the sands at Luxor. H Julius Streicher, the Nazi who urges persecution | of the Jews, says when he comes in late at night he | doesn’t turn on the lights lest he awaken his two pet canaries. Undoubtedly many people hope that if he should stumble in the dark and fall down and break something it won't be his arm. invoked or the western democracies decide lonce and for all to put a stop to conquest by wn-i The superstitious are stubborn—because they | But all the rest of us will agree | TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1939 According to astrology .this may be a confusing day, for conflicting planetary aspects are agctive with adverse influences strong. Through the morning hours there may be a sense of futility and a lack of positive motives. It is well to take no risks and to follow beat- |en paths in business. The Sun entérs Aries on this date and the spring ingress is aftended by portents of supreme importance to the troubled Earth. Economic conundrums Wwill be numerous. Changes among government execu- {tives in Washington are indicated There is a sign presaging tense |interest in foreign affairs among |members of the Cabinet. Army, {Navy and Air Forces will be cer | ters of official attention. With Anglo-American relations exceedingly close, concern regard- !ing British affairs will be keen as | jeconomic threaten. : Illnesses in many parts of Europe (will result from malnutrition and ‘expmsure, Epidemics may cause |many deaths. American physicians and nurses will be helpful. Universities and other educational |institutions will be active in pro- moting studies of financial and and financial crises |economic conditions. The younger generation in the United States is to prepare for heavy responsibili- Progress in- knowledge of practi- cal things will be evident among students of all grades. The study of twentieth century history will produce superiority complexes among the young, as mistakes of voters as well as statesmen are re- vealed. American girls come under a rule of the stars most promising to them. In addition to beauty they are to have well developed talents which contribute to the genéral welfare and progress of the nation. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of average good fortune. Many will travel, but they have the forecast of possible obstacles or accidents. Children born on this day prob- ably will be forceful and able to produce successfully whatever they desire to create, be it n,,,pi'\mcnl composition or a practical inven- tion. 7 (Copyright, 1939) S eee o PRESENT POPE WILL HAVE FOND MEM OF HIS VISIT L voice a note higher pitched ;than common. His speech was given ex- itemporaneously and was most mem- orable for his manner of chdosing the precise word to exp&ess thoughts he undoubtedly was think- ing not in English but in Ttalian. It is an intriguing experience to see a scholarly man, speaking in an unfamiliar language, search around diligently in his mind and finally come up with exactly the word you had in mind he should use. Some 22,000,000 Catholics in the United States as well as others here have an interest in knowing that a man occupying such a vital place in the world has had at least a quickie tour of the United States. JR. TRINITY GUILD MEET AT PARISH A meeting of the Junior Trinity Guild will be held tomerrow night at 8 oclock at the Trinity Parish Hall and all members are urged to attend. Hostesses for the evening will be Esther Metzgar and Elizabeth Kaser. SUMMONS No. 4333-A IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, DIVISION NUMBER ONE, AT JUNEAU Ed Eiseman ana Louis Wagar, MARCH 20. 1919 Senator W. E. Britt introduced a |bill into the Senate providing pub- lic loans' to bona fide settlers who would engage in fishing and who take up farm lands. The measure was offered as a step toward en- couraging the actual settlement of Alaska by those who would come to the Territory to live permanent- ly. Maj. Gen. J. W. McAndrews, Chief-of-Staff to Gen. John J. | Pershing, twice stationed at Sew- |ard, contemplated visiting Alaska |as soon as her services were no | longer required in France. | Everyone 'pronounced; the dance |given by the Gastineau in the lobby | of the hotel in honor of the Legis- lators as a huge success. The Gas- tineau‘expected to give another in- formal dance in two weeks. C. C. Nichols and Mrs. Nichols arrived in Juneau on the Princess Mary and were at the Gastineau. Mr. Nichols was recently discharged | from the Army. | | | Robert Barclay left on the Electo | for his logging camp at Gambier | Bay. Dr. H. W. Vance was pinning to return to Alaska, according to a letter received from him by Billie Taylor. Dr. Vance was at this time located at Picton, Ontario. T. O. Bell, who had been with the Alaska Road Commission for the previous several years, was a visi- tor in Juneau while the Alaska was in port. Mr. Bell, accompanied by his family, left Alaska for Oregon. Charles D. Garfield returned here on the steamer Alaska. Weather: lowest 33; rain, Highest 35; Plaintiffs, vs. Wiite Eagle ‘' Gold Mining Company, Kasmir Olsheski, Frank Dennis, Max Sehlbach, Sam Warwick, Harold F. Broomell, John Doe, Richard Roe, and Martin Moe, as trustees and directors of the White Eagle Gold Mining Company, Defendants. To the above named defendants and each of them: You and each of you are hereby required to appear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division Number One, at Juneau, within thirty days after the date of the last publication of this sum- mons, to-wit, within thirty days after the 3rd day of April, 1939, in case this summons is published, or within forty days after the date of its service upon you personally, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiffs, on file in said Court in the above entitled cause. The plaintiffs in said action de- mangd the following relief, to-wit: Judgment and decree against each and all of said defendants adjudg- ing that plaintiffs are the owners in fee, in possession and entitled to the sole and exclusive possession of the following described placer mining claims, to-wit, Apex Num- ber one, Apex Number two, Apex Number three, Apex Number four, Apex Number five and Apex Num- ber six, all situate at the head- waters of Paint Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of Shuck River, | the latter emptying into Windham | Bay, Juneau Recording District, Al- aska, and that defendants, or either of them, have no estate, title, claim or interest in or to said mining claims, or any of them, or in or to any part of them, and that de- fendants and each of them be for- ever debarred from asserting any claim whatever in or to said premis- es adverse to plaintiffs. And in the event you fail to so appear and answer, the plaintiffs will take judgment against you and each of you for want thereof, and will apply to the Court for the re- lief demanded in their said com- plaint and as hereinbefore stated. Witness the Honorable George F. Alexander, Judge of said Court and the Seal of said Court hereunto af- fixed this 4th day of March, 1939. .(Seal of District Court) ROBERT E. COUGHLIN, Clerk. Publication dates, March 6-13-20-27, 1939. Juneau, Alaska COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Birthday The Emptre er'onds congratula- tions and best wishes today, ‘heir birthday anniversary .o .“e Jollow- ing: MARCH 20 Dorothy Whittaker Mary Arlene Glovanetti Billy Converse Arvo Wahto Mrs, W. E. Britt ‘Larry Pusich Olaus Larsson 'MObERN LV ETIQUETTE ByRob‘:rhz[u Q. When one receives a formal invitation, 4nd is very , busy wouldn't it be all right to phone the hostess one’s acceptance? A. Never. A formal invitation re- quires an answer on note paper, ac- ceptance or regrets written in the third person. Q Should one say, “What a cunning gown, Mrs. Martin”? A. No. If it seems necessary at all to make comments about Mrs. Martin's gown, say, “What a beau- tiful (or pretty) gown.” Q. When should the down at the table? A. The host should be the last person to take his seat. host sit | DAILY LESSONS | IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Gorden Words Often Misused: Do not say, “The distant sounds were audi- ble to the ear.” To the ear is tau- tological, as audible eans capable of being heard (by the ear.) Often Mispronounced: Duel. Pro- nounce the ue as in fuel, not as oo in tool. Often Misspelled: Occurrence; cc and IT. . Synonyms: Augment, enlarge, in- crease, make bigger. 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: Clarify; to make clear. (Pronounce the a as in at). “To clarify the pro- position, he went over the details carefully.” LOOK and LEARN * By A. C. Gordon 1. What language is employed by the postoffices of the world for | communication? 2. What were the names Moses' brother and sister? 3. How many knights belonged | to King Arthur’s Round Table? 4. What is the popular name for the mineral, pyrite? 5. Of what country is the thistle the national emblem? ANSWERS 1. French. 2. Aaron and Miriam. 3. One hundred and fifty. “Fool's gold.” 5. Scotland. of Irene Stewart's LENDING LIBRARY BARANOF BASEMENT LOBBY | New Books to Sell and Rent | i | Director Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 RPN | . W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 4.3, to 6 pm. :{ SEWARD BUTLDING Office Phone 469 Dr. A Dr. Judson Whittier 3 CHIROPRACTOR . Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. NE 66 | PHONE 667 i Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. | N S R R e i T | 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 l_'_‘—_‘_w 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 Xaudwig Nelson's Jewelry Store Phone Green 331 FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET | OFF THE LOWER L.0BBY BARANOF BEAUTY SALON LYLAH WILSON Frederics—X-ER-VAC CALL 642 | TRIPLEX ‘Odorless’ DRY CLEANERS Pickup Delivery—‘Sam the Tailor’ OFFICIAL MAPS OF JUNEAU—25¢ J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstép Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” Juneau Melody House Music and Electric Appliances (Next Irving's Market) Phone 65 Front Street ALASKA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P.O. Box 2718—Phone 3—Office 119 Seward Sf., Juneau, Alaska Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting orothers welcome. DR. A. W, STEWART, Exalted Rul- er; M. H. SIDES, Sec- retary. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 142 Second and fourth G )¢ in Scotuish Rite Temple '\ beginning at 7:30 p. m. “HAS. W. HAWKES- JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street Next Coliseum Monda» of each month WORTH, Worshipful Master: PUROLA REMEDIES PHONE 97—Free Delivery | “Tomorrow’s Styles 3: Today" Jllorer> Juneau's Gwn Store . 'The Rexall Stcre” 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. : 8 _—__.___l GASTINEAU CAFE COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAPITAL—$50.000 SURPLUS—$100,000 E P vl i 2% PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASKA ‘GO FLY A KITE’ is a military order in Germany where army men are festing the use of these huge kites in stormy weather, replacing the balloon barrage as a defense protection for indus- trial centers. During British maneuvers with the balloon barrage, high winds. tore loose seversl halloons, letting them escape; kites are a Nazi answer to the wind problem. L