The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 5, 1939, Page 4

4 i Daily AIaslm I’ mpuv registered Where voters were than half of to go to the polls yesterday Less Juneau's hered Published every even EMPTRE PRINTING u,\n'\\\ HFLEN TROY BENDER - “ n te? R L BERNARD Vice-President and E 3 Second and Mafn Stre 3 A hen failed to make use Numeric: of their priceless privilege to they were the majority in yester- Their votes could have changed every s election e Post Office 1n Juneau total vote w 1,534, almost identical with SUBSCRIPTION RATES hat of In the various precincts the com- - b B o : inton wrison with the 1938 total was close last year two third votes less, in the 15 votes less 1 the Th: he discrimination they showed at the polls yesterday cted as a result EMBER OF nd in the fine men who were el thi: ATED PRESS in aper Understandable Language (Cleveland Plain Dealer) rds of hard-working Leslie Hore-Belisha cretary of War, paradoxically enough weight in Berlin and Rome than do the Prime Halifax that THAN THAT OF ANY OT The 3ritain’s we fonalls Hore-Belisha's announcement Britain is prepared to put an men in France in case of war is the needs no translator to make the any totalitarian state. W‘n‘d War the Central Powers ob- sure from jibes at “the con- which constituted the British It is true that to meet the first into France that army was com- 000 men and reinforcements were In the course of years contempt gave Ay a hi v fear of Tommies. wuld it be necessary to repeat the trans-channel tary operations of 1914 the British Army will be from contemptible. It will consist of nineteen They will be drawn from the regular army territorial army, comparable to the American Guard, which now contains 210,000 fully memb Naturallv a full complement of tanks and artillery would accompany such lition If the dictators surmise that such a force would ain British man power and leave the island unde- nded they have reckoned without Hore-Belisha. A omplete anti-aircraft army would still protect the ed Kingdom. In addition a third army, the Mid- ast Reserve, is being treated to meet emergencies » Mediterranean and Red Sea areas. This anno nt of British preparations sup- ments in a practical way Chamberlain’s statement a month ago that Britain would stand back of s France Dictators will significance in it from Mayor| ne fact that it is a reversal of the position of a year Of} 200, Then Britain talked only of “limited warfare hereby Britain would supply air and sea power but the question of man power entirely to France it is notable that Britain plans to act without on assistance from the dominions and rmy 300,000 nd of 1k tl Early of in in the ined a vicarious pl mptible little army peditionary Force rman 1t ng clear onsla sed of W in coming on st 1d the 2tior ppe craft 1 e run Every tg office Mayor Harry of his nearest co faom the app: to the City The life of ¢ From n very candidate s returned 1. Lucas, 300 votes ahead | ¢ running titor take satisfaction today a the voter he past year blic official is nof b; next election mpliments, 56 see w the very few word or But he I of complaix Yester was the eive few col encoura will one day Ve they believe in t people did show The greatest v of these plans may lie in their on the a ors, There is no reason so ve that Chamberlain has abandoned his appeasement at the expense of other nations. h Britain’s growing military might concessions |to t ators will find less and less justification as | # means of peace. Britain now can, if Chamberlain » desires, talk to the dictators on an unl.xl footing an 200 vote: n which he poll “Kelly” Mayor’s their first cam- B, J m were on the ‘The remarkable run mad: Eirc Blake | oy Ninnis, botk ere making utstanding fea- | the ticket wit with 837 being electec ember of the mett Botelho, This is the s nd phe defeated by only 14 votes I G. Emil Kra Ceouncilman for ment at run Lucas. The resul reelected Councilmar file for that office Henr ing re respectively, mann, makir a surprisingly close race test, drawir Robertson. That voters in City pay no ¢ fenticn to pre-election pleas to “vote ‘er straight” wa N e evidenced by yesterday’s ballotir The spread be-| e’ onera fween the high and low man Peoples Ticket,| 3 remunerative “racket.” Some of the said Arabs for instance, was 333 votes, this case to are described as *thug: and the peril of being spell the difference between election and defeat. On | “bumped off” is noted. Capping the climax, a thought- fhe Progressive Citizens Ticke 148 | ful remark is made anent the “rake-off” enjoyed by the votes. Arab terrorists. 1 ~In the leader writer kn (Cincinnati Enquirer) retired Color of London clubs and write lor Times now have something quite, quite new about, Long suspecting a deterioration in al fiber of the military and civil services of \ey have irrefutable proof in a docu- ar Office from the military com- came withi ponderous o ) W he r nent nand in Palestine. This document, a report on conditions in that per- lly disturbed area, reflects a momentous lin- change which cannot possibly be for the better ast in the judgment of the ripe old gentlemen who write letters to the Times. The report in question contained the interesting and vivid observation that the 'Gl‘dl)d Mufti is nothing but a big stiff.” True or false, this far more expres- sive than officers of His Majesty’s armed forces have usually allowed themselves to be in formal communi- cations, the disappoint- Mayor beer has served City nee ning man as nd. that he could have d he again Messerschmidt and R. F s City Councilman and School Directc were returned Russell Her- a first stab at Juneau politics, made of the School Director con- against Robertson, seek-|PCW tion to office 775 of the veteran | election little or 1t~ to the fons of same graphic document, the Arab bands are not a war but on the enough in the spread was words of the startled Daily Telegraph’s It is as though Damon Runyon him- °d Whitehall to write parts of it.” The Telegraph, however, overlooks the retired Colonels, wh ter all write their letters chiefly to | the T wd reflects that the change is wholesome. franchise won easy rati-| It had complained. along with many other individuals it would. Not more than' and organs of opinion, about the wearying pedantry out of the 1534 who went rnment. repo; It no longer complains, but 1o o raRaN U » wonder how far the reform will extend. Again they the helm of the rd that the fran- tion carried, 711 to 171. a town the f Juneau, where almost every- personalities play tic The c en gives his ws ana respects instead of one Imost else, a everyone self had vis phone company no one doubted v sibly. t the California‘'mountain which has le and three-quarters in five davs heard that there was a man named Mohammed in the vicin- ity? B VE HEADS EAST, slatesmenb ;:mrmhrring tha:; Hitler pder over the fate of Switzerland, tiny buffer state between Germany | favors swifl Ssurprise Aa e ertands madequate army includes small anks that chug across Tivers udin s;fdwrs to maneuvers, Early in March Ernst von Weiszaecker of the Berlin foreign office g bearing ny was not preparing action against the Swiss. But that was before umer ** assured France that Germa horkein bideof o, £ swallowed Czecho-Slovakia and the democracies began to say, op Hiiler, stop er, | WHILE THE MNAZI DRI 7% he 1,600 who had taken the trouble to register and || | { c7fo roscope “The stars incline but do not compel’ THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1939 Under this planetary government In the first lLun]mppV mental conditions may be second four votes less and |prevalent in the morning hours, ac- cording to astrology. The desire to people of Juneau are to be congratulated m““l"‘m‘ will be strong, and selfish- ness will be a dominant trait in per- sons of all ages. The mind is likely to be hospitable | to what is disturbing and even de- | to believe E: ructive wherever human relations concerned. This may lead to | disputes, quarrels and even riots. Under this sway the wort unhappines the inclination will cause do- mestic due to cal governmental conflicts. Fear should be sternly rebuked while this sway has influence. Bear- of bad news should beware df predicting more than appears on the surface, In the evening kindly stars rule It is a time most favorable to inter- meetings and social affa There is a sign encouraging frank discussion and honest opinion. Compromises will benefit business capital and iabov 'reach satisfac- tory agreements, Manufacturers will speed important orders, especially for trucks, airplanes and water craft alestine continues under sinis- ter-omens. Surprising and unexpeei- cd events are prognosticated, despite British authority and efforts to afeguard residents of different races and faiths. In the British Empire the ruling minority, composed of the Anglo- on people, will undergo supreme | tests in statesmanship. More than| one change in the Cabinet is prop- hesied Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of strenuous effort that may bring into play theix best talel Changes should be avoided Children born on this day prob- ably will be positive and persistent in, character. These subjects of{ Aries usually are serious thinkers able to achieve material succes (Copyright, 1939) -o o TRAGEDY FOLLOWS HER CHEERY NOTE SAN FRANCISCO, April 4—In the morning Bertha Lanz Brainard, pe gardener here, received a 'y letter from her former hus- band in Honolulu, where he was vacationing. That afternoon she re- ceived cabled news of his sudden mysterious death there. The husband, Jack H. Brainard, thirty-seven, was found dead in his hotel room. An autopsy disclosed poison in his stomach. He was Pa- cific Coast manager of the National Association of Manufacturer: CITATION In the United States Commissio) Court, Territory of' Alaska, Di sion Number One, Juneau P cinct. Before the Honorable Fel Gray, Commissioner and Judge Probate. In the Matter of the Adoption y PATRICIA DIANE COOLIN, minor, To FRANK COOLIN and to ali whom it may concern: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFI that on the 21st day of March A. Dy 195y, Wiillam C. Walther and L. Walther filed their petition hepe= in for a decree of adoption Of, Patricia Diane Coolin, a minor; ax that an order was duly entered me on said date ordering a hears to be held on said petition befg me on May 8th, A. D, 1939. b2 7 NOW THEREFORE, you and each of you are hereby commanded tg be and appear before me in my nrfiee" on the fifth floor of the Federal- Territorial Building in the city of Juneau, Alaska, at the hour of 10500 | oclock A. M. on May 8th, A. D. 1939; then and there to show cause, if any exists, why a decree of adap- tion should not be entered as pray- ed for in said petition. WITNESS my hand and official | seal this 21st day of March A. D, 1939, at Juneau, Alaska. FELIX GRAY United States Commissioner and Ex-officio Probate Judge for Ju~ neau Commissione®s Precinct. First publication, March 22, 1939, Last pubncacion, April 5, 1939, un- Minister Chamberlain and For- | founded jealousies as well as politi- *| personal THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRF WE DNI'SDAY APRIL 54 YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRE APRIL 5, 1919 A joint meeting of the Transpor- ation Committees of the Senate nd the House met to consider the pping Bill introduced in the enate and House. Mrs. Anna Winn had returned from the east, bringing with her an exquisite array of hats, which were on display at her shop on Second Street. The Presbytery of Alaska was to convene in Juneau in the near fu- ure, the gathering consisting of ninisters and delegates of all the Presbyterian churches of Southeast a “Our City Offi ., or After the ection—What?" was to be the ibject of an address at the Metho- Church by the Rev. J. T. Mc- 1een. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church was delightfully ntertained at a five-course lunch- on the previous day by Mrs. Clare md Mrs, J. T. McQueen. C S ver Mesdames Wallis George, artin George, N. L. Burton, M. B, aub, G. Davis, George W. Mock, C. E. Kimball, Ray G. Day, M. S. Sutton, Oak Olson, F. B. Harrison Fred Jonas, J. L. Cavanaugh, A. Clare, J. T. McQueen, Miss Frances Davidson and Miss Leona McQueen C. W. Jackson and Oscar Binn- nger left on the Admiral Watson or the Westward. John Beaton, who was in Juneau | for some time in connection with he death of his wife on the Sophia, left Anchorage for Iditarod where e is interested in mining. Mrs. Britt entertained with the third of a series of bridge parties ziven for members of the Legisla- ure. Weather: 43; rain, hight lowest 38; UVYTFIJ \TATE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska. January 9, 1939, Notice is hereby given that R. L. | Stewart, has made application for a | soldiers’ additional homestead, under Sec. 2306 R. S. Anchorage serial 08549, situated approximately 1 mile northwest of the Juneau Douglas bridge on the east shore of Douglas' | Island, embraced in U. S. Survey No. 2335, containing 2.77 acres. Latitude | 58° 18’ 45” N. Longitude 134° 26’ W. and it is now in the files of the |U. 8, Land Office, Anchorage, Al- aska. Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claim lin the District Land Office, within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter or they will be barred by the Statutes. | GEORGE A. LINGO, \ Register. | First publication, Feb. 8, 1939. Last publication, April 5, 1939. NOTICE OF SALE The undersigned as agent of Ger- man Consul at Seattle, Wash., will sell at Public Auction at 2 p.m., Monday, April 17, 1939, the real and property of WILLIAM MEYERS, DECEASED, consisting of tideland lots on Willoughby Ave- i nue, near Jim Ellen's’ Store: A. Lot about 52’ by 126" with two cabins, Nos. 231 and 233, Court House side of Willoughby, B. Lot about 26’ by 50,' cabin No. 232, water side of Willoughby, C. Lot about 26" by 50, 4-apart- ment. building, No. 203, W. Third |and Willoughby. on water side. Fu hings to be sold with cabins. Seller reserves right to re- | Ject any and all bids and all bids subject to approval of German Con- sul. | I virthday annive.sary .o i“e Jollow- 1939. FHappy PBirthday | The Empire ertends congratula- tions and best wishes today, ‘heir ing: APRIL 5 F. R. \Bates Ernest L. Carter Mrs. Anna Winn James Sey Perry Tonsgard Ernestine Tyler Victor Crondahl Rev. David Waggoner Betty Ruth Allen Dave Burnett - eee — | MODERN ETIQUETTE ByRob:r!uLu Q. Is it all right, in conversation, for one to use the words phone, wire, photo, ad, etc., instead of telephone, telegram, photograph, and adver- | tisement? A. These colloguial abbrevia- tions, so commonly used in the commercial world, should really be | avoided in our social life, where wef are not so rushed. It is just as easy | to say photograph as photo, advor-} tisement as ad, etc. Q. Isn't n. impolite for a person on a streetcal or bus to read a news- | paper held by a fellow passenge! | A. Yes; this is not good form, re- rardless of where one happens to be. Q. Is it good form for the host to sharpen his knife at the table, before carving a roast or a fowl? A. No; he should do this in (he kitchen before the meal is served. - eee DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH L By W. L. G ordim | Words Often Misused: Do not say, | “Endless instances can be found to| prove this fact.” Say, “Innumerable instances can be found.” Innumer-| able means too many to be counted; | numberless. Often Mispronounced: cent last syllable, not the first Often Misspelled: Meerschaum. | Observe the four vowels. i Synonyms: Hateful, malrvnlcn(.e odious, obnoxious, offensive. 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: | Infest; to trouble greatly by num- | bers or by frequency of presence. “The building was infested \nln‘ rats.” 'LOOK and LEAR * By A. C. Gordon 1. What is the distinction be-| tween manslaughter and murder? | 2. Where is the largest harbor | on the Gulf of Mexico? 3. What American humorist noted for his “Fables in Slang”? 4. What prune? 5. Where is the French pena colony, which is called Devil's Is. land, located? ANSWERS 1. Manslaughter is the unlaw- ful killing of another without malice; it is the absence of malice which distinguishes this crime !rom murder. Galveston, Texas. George Ade. A dried plum. Off the coast of French Gui- , South America. is | Terms cash: 10% when deed delivered. WYATT KINGMAN. Wirst publication date, April 4, 1939. Last publication date, Apnl 15, 1939. down, balance | | "*h || Irene Stewart's LENDING LIBRARY BARANOF BASEMENT LOBBY Hours: Noon to 5:30—7:30 to 10 p.m., Sundays: 12:30 to 2 p.m. it 5 The B. M. Behrends Bank Juneau, ¢ and SA Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars COMMERCIAL g Alaska VINGS USE THE “WANT” ADS | — Excess. Ac-| | | Satisfied Customers” Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel J' Dlrectory B‘ l’. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting prothers welcome. DR. A, W, STEWART, Exalted Rul- er; M. H. SIDES, Sec- retary. Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 — Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a..\ to 6 pm. 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