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. Duily Alaska Published every cvening except Surday by FMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY BWLEN TROY BENDER - - - = = R. L BERNARD - - Vico-Presi end Business Manager Second and Main Stre Juneau, Alaska mpire Prestdent neau as Second Class M: -t-nd in the m Offies n Jui T SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Butvered by carrler in Juncau and Douglas for §1 By mail, swing One year. In advanc ns, in advance, $6.00 eme month. in advance Bubserihers will confer a the Business Office of sny fai livery of their pepers Telephones: News per month. they will promptly notify rity in the de- Office, 602 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRES The Associated Press is exclusively entitled republication of all news dispatches credited otherwise credited in this puper snd also published bherein. for not news to the it or local ALASKA CTRCULATION GUARA D THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION: Represented natfon: 1 Co. Ltd., with offices in Bon Pransisco, Los Angel and, Seattle, Chicago, | New York and Bosion st e | | upon { | at United States Majority Leader ulogy was Alben pied a that Hamilton Lewis, who still ed man th ate, Is dead Barkiey place in the cannot be filled “Jim Ham” the one see. Once seen beard was appa of the n were not alw were handkerchiefs w cloth, shoes ensemble said ye arts and memories ¢ body ssional leger wanted to His pink already a visitor to Wa could never be forgotten 1 enough to stamp the appearance any memory, but Lewis decked man. every to ton he it as if that elf out Natty suits complem t so perfec rmonize. Gleaming the bott hat and spotles: m of and a fawr olored young-man Her¢ And what a mar of Senato H and gracefu a Seattle from Wi ir the century a who once Seattleite remember It was as the from Iilinois, however, that Lew United States his At 72 he cratic whip in the Senate, a boundles g staved oun Vim Ahni raise straps [ ha was born, and his father almost simultaneously suf- fered a Civil War injury which left him an invalid the rest of his life. Young Jim spent his boyhood with pelatives, then sfruck out by himself in a knightl attack on the heights of fame. Stevedore cl lawyer, Congressman, soldier, diplomat and Senator ‘were the steps in Lewis’ rise. He was Senator for three terms, no mean accomplishment for a Democrat in his era. Yes, Senator Lewis occupied a place in t} and memories of the Nation, as well as the which cannot be filled. RICHES OUT OF THE NORTH water and seen we Jir pink-bearded d determina energy a himself b; ginning wn elegant boot- rom humble be His mother died a S For another month which springs eternal in the human breast invigorate the thousands of Alaskans and others who hope they can tell when the ice will go out of the Tenana. Sometime between April 26 and May 15, on the basis of past experience, the breakup will stop a clock | which as surely means riches to some fortunate indi- widual as it means that spring has come to the In- terior. It's too late now for an in the 1939 ice pool but not too to exult what a grand ins! t laskan, this Nenana fce pool is. It puts Alaska on the tongue of almost| every American and a on the Page of every newspaper in the The pleasant prospect of collecting on the breakup | more or less, the hopse will warm and over story ayoff on the front | country. | will mean happiness { conscription issue se THE and daydreams in many minds for many days (Cleveland Plain Sometime before the end of Chamberlain must call a general election. At the moment opposition is running strong against his for- eign policy within the ranks of his own Conservative party as well as among the Labor and Liberal mem- bers of his majesty's opposition. Unhappily it takes 1 long time for opposition to crystalize in Britain and the government is generally left free to pick its own time and its own issues for an appeal to the country Munich created consternation in many thoughtful political groups in Britain. The Prime Minister’s do- nothing attitude, his continued pious admonitions to the dictaters to “be good,” and now his international defeat in the occupation of Czechoslovakia and his Dealer) 1940 Prime {failure to hring more than discussion out of his nebu: have all made the forces Currently the peace-time jolted anti-Chamber- the country will be lous “stop Hitler’ scheme, of opposition more voluble, ms to.have unlikely ti that score Eden, former Foreign Seécretary, looked inaccurately as the. antithesis of attitude and philosophy, called for national government afte ster. He was sternly rebuked by Eden is one of the sharpest crit 1 in the Conservative party and so it that disagreement in the Tory ranks Minister’s policy has come to naught played a great part in holding mem- in cept for such individuals as former De Duff-Cooper and party affairs is negligible, however opposition of the seems ineffective. When one of that group’s members, Sir Stanford Cripps, called for on of a national government of all parties to lain forees, b i appealed to ¢ Anthony somewhat Chamberlain in the creation of Czechoslovakian d Sir John Simon »{ Chamber s little wonder with the Prime Party loyalty hy line Minister influence on 'n the proclaimed e Their E party leadir form oust Cha Labor party The Cons 1mons won 387 seats in With only 2,000,000 Labor party has only government has less strength rvative party holds 1 10.488.626 vot 2in s commandin: would indica For these reasons he ably hopes to avoid a general election until a domestic matter can be inflated for campaign The people of Britain are unlikely to forget and Prague, however. C(\l'lln"n~ ch \\ nh or Without New York Times) the purity the Maine bill forbidd To viol shment of Sieeper threw the love a of tomatoes - in - chowder Philadelphia chowder The State Commissioner has been working over the true chowd over the cou laration tha in mind Cog of Hot the f > law would a bar Unsleepin ition, Mr. of atives introduced a in clam approp ums at higlh ] tiscord. The friends to their ns¢ expedition to Maine. send the for orresponde € use temat ring the coc philos ither on the Pacific ist be notab 1as begun we no d curiosity b n m: 1 A poll of Governor who has no fondness for at the tomato is no ingredient Mr. ¢ the tomato a New Er owders, per Mr. Sleeper rages Massachu. that compound known as hattan clam chowder” pervades both States. The student of origins, remote from the heat of the contro’ will approach it in the spirit of un- historical inquiry The custom of cooking a ingredents with certain condiments in idiere) was brought by E found i and thence to and New England. The tom: There may be men livi ho remember it was regarded not only as unedible but with & certain disgust; the despised fruit of what a contem- porary cyclopedia impolitely describes as “a strag gling, clammy, ill-smelling, grayish-green plant.” Not till the middle of the last century was the tomato a respectable fruit. The orthodox New English chowder i long been fixed. the chowder is the with the intolerance g that away “New York chowder didn’t put in a leetle tone of New 1y Maine nt, rted poor relation, of clam chowder, approved tall of Massac etts is n, can't Rhode tnholy Connecticut opinion. If ‘Man- basic urmet regard 1pon carryir f 1s for iek lton: 1use he the 1" again ur to are not mistaken, kely ch ased and other o is of much g; and we of the Cape ir of of mpatt who, hes 1 of that they z tobaccer.” ea have no Codder the comp seed enters aid he bird seed t in social hygiene says th recipe for training children succes ) there is a foolproof recipe for then everybody knows whe d cake. reported to be concerned with protect- hope is that they fare better il the protection of sus to do D M. Hamilton predicts the end of the it has ignored realities,” John to be ignored. Deal “bec how it feels MHH.\I’-!’I | ¢ounsel, the | Winston Churchiil ‘ Labor | the | mberlain he was officially expelled from the |} the | | should DAILY ALASKA EMPIRF TUESDAY APRIL Il 1 'c%;roscope “I Vi “The stars incline but do not compel” | APRIL 11, 1630 Benefic aspects of extraordinar promise seen for today, bul strong adverse planetary inflnence are active, according fo astrolosy | Conflicts between employers anc employees may be numerous in morning hours, & Men and women who exercise an- thority may be inclined towgrds ai- rogance and independence, 1t is 1o a favorablg day APRIL 11, 1919 Thomas Riggs nominatec Smith to be Territorial ve for another term Gov. stein G I'reasurer of four years. TUESDAY, @ Roy Mulvihill of Skagway. son of W. J. Mulvihill, pioneer train dis- patcher on the White Pass and Yn- u kon Route, returned to Skagway or the Princess Ma C. R. Arundell, chief of the ficld livisiori of the United States Gen- for Offer'?g g00d |eral Land Office, returned to Ju- \ean from Ketchikan on the City of Seattle and was at the Gastineal Hotel. ‘Women today dinarily should. be lXtrIlwl— Tucky if they areiBelf-suf- ;firiem and able to manage thei | own affairs, They should have | judgment and clear vision paring for the futu | This is an aus rting - on lon, voyages should be successful w they are undertaken recreation In the coming summer astrologers forecast 3 travel in the U 18, Tours from east to west and frc west to east will break all records The stars appear to presage ¢ ordinary patronage for both t York and the San Francis sitions As ¢ tlons are met, achies vention and m“lmm' uring in education and the come symbols of peacetime atiz me long to be rememberad ‘The evening of this d i promising to leaders of thou be fortunate for speakers. Theaters also Persons whose birthday it is have the augury of a year of enjovable experiences. Strangers may be more valuable than relatives in promot- ing success and happiness at Kake, Children born on this day may be independent d individual courageo expressing their opin- and difficult to de. These subjects of Aries are usually. conseci- entious and dependable. (Copyright, 1939) D AIR LINE CHANGES NAME The name of the nited Transport, Ltd., aviation firm oper- ating south from Whitehorse to Ed monton and Vancouv has be changed and will be known as ti Yukon-Southern Air Transport. - F. Clements, and Di Chester Tripp had returned nort} and resumed his former positior Thane. Mr. Tripp had been in air service. ate for Qczan ether for business or W. T. Lopp, Superintendent the Alaska Division of the Bures { Education, who had been in Ju- neau for the previous week, left or the City of Seattle for the south of Mrs. Charles W. Hawkesworth was to return to Juneau on one of the| ext boats from the south been spending the winter friends in Eugene, Oregon C. E. Hooker, of J Company, left on the tle for Petersburg ises in B City caro £s of Se as arts most helpful the Presbytery at the City Juneau on its the dele- ern that to be After one of the ngs ever held of Alaska adjourned previous day as the was not to call at return from Skag > gates from both nc southern_points left on The next meetir most ht and public ill profit noon ship. held | Weather: cloudy. Hig! 42; -0 DEFENSE PLAN IS APPROVED, FRENCH CABINET PARIS, April 11 The Cabinet today approved of the Na- nu.nl Defense me s drawn up ay during an extraordinary ing of military chieftai he measure points toward aration for all eventualities.” - ATTENTION MASONS There will be a Called Communi- jointly with Gastineaux No. 124 on Wednesd: eve- ning at 7:30 o'clock. Wor the M. M. degree. With visitation from Bro. Ed. Lecken, D. D. G. M. J. W. LEIVERS, Secretary ions French E Territorial Bar Marcia H Di- r “prep= for the Territorial Health, both of Fairbanks and 1 Nordale Hotel - cation B 2 Lodge - cost of cit ment in Chicago is $149,981 UU(\ merican S aries of S later become pres - e Americans - spent $647,821,000 postage in 1938. on The 1 Cons t of Ger- at Seattle, Wash,, will Public Auction at 2 p.m, April 17, 1939, the real and property of WILLTAM DECEASED, consisting land lots on Willoughby Ave- , near Jim Ellen’s Store { Lot about 52" by 126" with tv cabix Vo side of Willoughby, | B. Lot about 26 by 50, cabin No, | 282, water side of Willoughby, | C. Lot about 26' by 50, 4-apar ment building, No. 203, W. Thn(l land Willoughby on water side, | Fur i to be | cabins. Seller reserves right to re- | Ject any and all bids and all bi man sell | Monday sul. | Te | whe | cash: 10% delivered. WYATT KINGMAN. down, de: | First publi Last 1wu1u ation date, April 15, 1939, | OFF KEY NOTES justcan’t appear in Dorothy Lou Humel’s symphony of good luck. An 18- year -old eoncert pianist from Cleveland, Miss Humel (above) is to have a fllm career in Hol- lywood despite her lack of pre= vious acting experience. Irene Stewart's LENDING LIBRARY ‘BARA\OF‘ BASEMENT LOBBY | | Hours: Noon to 5:30—7:30 to 10 | pm., Sundays: 12:30 to 2 p.m. Behrends Bank Juneau, Alaska The B. COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars | | 939. EARS AGO {%’cppy Dlrect Professional Fra ernal Socizties Gastineau Channel APRIL 11 K. (Bob) Toussaint Wort Newman Albert E. Rhodes Mrs. R. T. Kaufman sunice Wanamaker Frances Tucker —— e, The Emptre ertowds congratula- tions and best wishes today, ‘heir birthday anrive sar? .0 "¢ jollom- | ing J. G r_M O E RN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Les Q. Should one tw around the rungs of a ¢ A. Tt might be pardonable when | in a chair on the lawn during had) ¢hould be placed in front of | | and | | pr | served in s of Seattle| | windstorm, in a vain attempt to find an anchor. Otherwise the feet the chair, in a relaxed position Q. What is the real definition “etiquette”? | A. The forms required by good breeding, social conventions, or! cribed by authority, to be ob- | al or official li | Q. When two men and two girls are dining together at a table for four persons, how should they be seated? A. The two girls should face each of | other. and | 231 and 233, Court House | subject to approval of German Con- | { balance | I | | - - —— il Dr\” Y L l S'i()l\'s N ENGLISH * By W. L. Coi lon Words Often Mi washwoman or woman Often Proncunce unstre s in it, accent Often Misspell n's and two a's, not gramm: s Poise (noun) nimity, composure, self-posse “Use a word times is yours.” Let u crease our vocabulary one word each day Prolific; reproducing freely. “Re- member that money is of a prolific | nature. Money can beget money Franklin 1: Do not s Vagary in; Mis a as d a as in care, | ond syllable. Gramma two equa- | n three in- onym ° .- R ] LOOK and [ F ! \R\ L # B oot By A. C. Gordon the only the signers of Independence? 2. For what single offens the most people imprisoned 3. What country has the larg area in the world?, 4. What is the April? vented? two 1. Who w brothers among Declaration of birthstone whom was dynamite in- ANSWERS 1. Richard Henry Lee and cis Lightfoot Lee, delegates Virginia. Drunkenness. Russia; 8241,921 square The diamond. Alfred Nobel, in 1366 - D - ATTENTION MASONS There will be a Stated Communi- cation of Mt. Juneau Lodge Mon- Fran- from miles, sold withlday evening at 7:30. Work in the " |F. C. degree. By order of the W. M. I J. W. LEIVERS, |adv. Secretary. cation date, April 4, 1939. | | WANT TO SELL | | 1 | | P WANT TO BUY D3 USE THE “WANT” ADS I —— ! PGPS, LA | Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 RS BEN | Dr. A W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a... 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 P ig. PHONE 667 Dr. John H. Geyer | ‘ DENTIST | Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. 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 \ Opthalmotogy | | Glasses Fitted - Lenses Ground RESENGuty | The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE i36 Have Your Eyes Examined by | Dr_Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Office ¥udwig Nelson's Jewelry | Store Phone Green 331 — FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates | PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET OFF THE LOWER LOBBY BARANOF BEAUTY SALON LYLAH WILSON Frederics—X-ER-VAC TRIPLEX ‘Odorless’ DRY CLEANERS Pickup Delivery—‘Sam the Tailor’1 'OFFICIAL MAPS OF | JUNEAU—25¢ J. B. Burford & Co.» “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” Juneau Melody House Music and Electric Appliances . , (Next Irving's Market) Front Street Phone 65 ALASKA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P.O. Box 2718—Phone 3—Office 11y Seward St., Juneau, Alaska | "The Rexall Stcre” | ‘ HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER CALL 642 P, 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. 147 Second and fourth Monda> of each month > in Scotish Rite Templa A beginning at 7:30 p. m. %y” ~HAS, W. HAWKES- WORTH, Worshipful JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secre: GuySmlth Master; PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street PHON Next Coliseum 2 97—TFree Delivery i Tomorrow's Styles Today” Your Reliable Fharmacists utler-Mauro | . H.5.GRAVES “The Clothing Man” & MARX CLOTHING S oy (Gastineau Motor Service PHONE 727 NERAL AUTO REPAIRING Gas—Oil—Storage HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibbk Stores of Alaska” ‘ “The Store for Men"” l SABIN'S | Front St—Triangle Bldg. —_— GASTINEAU CAFE LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES Krafft's Mnfg. & Building Co., Ine. CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 62 TELEPHONE—5I COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 29, PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASKA UNTO THE THIRD CENERATION persists year-old Ernest Engerer, jr, in a cage with lions 2t the \R his father and grandfather tamed lions; his father was bad ing time, and Schoolboy Ernest took over the act. He says backward step inside the arena. After I get out an the tradition of lion-taming that puts 18- Long Island. Both s at a recent feed- solutely never, take & feel weak.” lv clawed by three lio “You must never, abs d start thinking. 1