The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 17, 1939, Page 4

5 Dazlv Alaska Em plre Bwblished evers eve except Bunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY WELEN TROY BENDER - - - - = President - - Vice-President and Business Manager nd Main Streels, Juneau, Alaska. Sotered In the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. MEMBER SURSCRIPTION RATES. Weftvered by ourrier in Juneau and Deuglas for §1 d, at the owing T er month, 00; six months, in s $6.00; favor if they will prom notify $ho Business Office of fallure or irregularity in the de itvery of their papers i Teleptiones: News Office, 802; Bustness Office, 374 — — — MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Assoctated ex entitled to the use for ,'umenxon of al disp credited to it or mnot se credited in tils paper and also the local new stherwi: published herein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER TEAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. GBORGE D. CLOSE. Inc.. National Newspaper Representa- Mves, with offices In & F L Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicazo, New ¥ Wellington, 1011 Chances are you've receivec ax assessment notice from the City of Juneau ear taxpayers contributed 18 mills on the dol the cost of government here. Twenty maximum under the law. The City » after it has in hand luation of all s what prospective expenditure om- r will be. kans don't Americans don't K of Europe to the people a burden. In the States unheard of. In the stance, citizens by initiative I tax levy to 40 mills, which is considered T For 18 mills the people of Juneau are re all the services of gov anyw cons That the services monplace knowledge. If tax: rease with them, that would only be fair Assessments this y vary considerably in many cases from those in former years, the reason being that a thorough job of valuation was performed by the assessor. The Council this year authorized a compiete re here, based on personal in- spection. Such equalization is necessary from time to time, especially in a City such as Juneau which is growing by leaps and bounds. The equalization the first reflected in your tax a ment notice is in ten years here. If the assessed valuation of your property r less than it was at is a good deal more taxpaying time last year that is proof that the re- valuation was needed In the past ten years population has doubled here. Expenses of operation of the City have in- creased, along with the value of property, as evi- denced by reports of the Federal Hou Admin- istration in financing t buiiding of homes in Juneau. Permanent improvements made by the City have made Juneau a better place in w h to live. These improvements—the modern sewer systems, paving of streets and sidewalks, the boat harbor—all must be paid for. and they must be paid for by the tax- payers. That these things are worth what they cost no one denies. The boat harbor especially is ex- in commercial activity which will pay over pected to bring from the basing for the improv Mayor Harry Lucas s taxpay iate t an increase y craft here y times he is “sure that all rs will app the > progress that the City THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE 'VIONDAY JULY 17 1939. 2 ‘h:Ls made in the past years and will all be proud ti live here and know that they are partners in the ownership of these values.” Juneau should further be proud, the Mayor says, in the fact that Juneau| bonds are in demand at present and few ever change ownership. This is an indication of the excellent nancial standing of the City, reflected in premium paid on all bonds whith were sold recently to pay fo improvements Beyond the reluctance of most of us to pay ou od money in taxes must be discerned the benefits »00d municipal government and the many services at what, when we stop to zain rate few people we receive ba Very Supreme is a like to pay taxes, Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, said 1 like to pay taxes. It is buying civilization.” I'\ \ ‘\\'VI“’ The the times is having its effect upon |is necessary to assure protection post offices. The National Geographic Society|from unexpected international calls our attention to the fact that the new United | crises. States Postal Guide leaves out Frugality in Pennsyl-| Minds should be emptied of: all vania, Truth and Love in Arkansas, and Utopia in|destructive: ideas and unnecessaryl Kansa ;!orgbo_dings. Amflx'i?ans ‘shoulq b"i e il optimistic but cautious in business re isn't even any more Boiling Point in Qro-,and professional affairs. gon, and four post offices named Eden have bitten| ynger this sway workers may be the dust in Kemtucky, California, Washington, and|gifficult to direct. Women wili] Montana benefit by personal attention to do- | questionably it was a face-saving matter for the Post Office Department to see to it that there| There is a faint sign of good luck s 1o more Racket in West Virginia, Difficulty in|for persons who carry heavy bus sming, or Troublesome in Coloradn, We'll bet|Hoee Zeapsasibiiee. Bmployers they planned it that wa Forests as I'nlen(ml Food Source (Fairbanks News-Miner) F. A. Silcox, chief of the United States Forestry Ser visitor in Fairbanks during the week, in reviewing the value of America's forests from various angles, called attention to several pertinent points apropos the subject of which many are not aware. the chief are he forests, asserted not only a reat national t because of their commercial timber and recreational centers, but likewise as ources of fur and food supply. Touching the food supply Mr. Silcox called particular attention to the fact that by proper management many forests in the States and likewise in Europe and other older countries are converted into grazing areas for wild and domestic herds and animals and breeding plac«‘s birds which are proving invaluable in no inconsiderable portion of the national meat supply As to the domestic animals the people generally aware Mr. Silcox points out, however, | are unacquainted with the fact that cer-| older countries, by careful administration by ts in their line, are putting into the markets annually vast quantities of game birds and beasts, famed for their excellence as foods. This, he points out, is particularly so in respect to deer, roe boars, and elk—prized in many lands as game animals, and likewise pheasants, grouse and other game birds. Germany and other Central European countries, he says, are particularly progressive on these lines, and managing to keep much game in the markets for the benefit of the populace. Several of the eastern | and southern states of Amer: he explains, are doing likewise, and others are evolving a similar con- dition Alas contends Mr. Silcox, with her vast num of reindeer, caribou, moose and other large should be able by proper management, to the taking at the right time of a considerable percentage of such animals and birds annually, for consumption by the public, including the sale the same in the markets. In time even the buffalo, now in the initial stage of introduction in the Ter- ritory, may be multiplied to the degree they also will become a source of food supply, said Mr. Silcox. With the more numerous species, points out the forest chief, a large percentage of the animals, unless used for food, will die in time to no purpose. Care, however, he emphasizes, should be taken against unlimited killing and wanton slaughter— bers permit and first of all in seeing that the supply is adequate some countries before being commercialized. In the process of husbanding certain wild animals and birds has been developed to such a degree they have overrun the country and have bounties are offered. If and when the time comes for permitting Al- become pests and aska’s game to be placed on the market, it is certain | that utmost care should be taken that the supply is adequate and the perpetuation of each more than species in abundance is assured. ecurities —-don’t run—to the neares this case. s Photo of King Nets Hun Small Fortune Copyright by J. E. Underhill The picture When Ted Underh ish king and queer Vancouver, B. C, for the picture’s fame has spre prints have poured in on him 1 a picture of the Brit- past his home at If a small fortune 1 and requests for from all over the Ted Underhill United States and Canada. More than 20,000 prints have been sold and Ted already has neited more than $800. Ted claims there's nothing unusual about his snapshot except perhaps that perscral smile than the king seems to have given it. think of it, One who did | jsing for adjustment of financial of| 4 e government is urging the holders of Federal | issued in 1791 to turn them in for cash. | Considering the time, we suppose the advice of ‘walk | ol floroscopc | “The stars tncline but do not compel” | s “1 TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1939 t| Adverse planetary aspects domin- s |ate today, according to astrology. It 5|15 a time for caution and delibera- | tion. The wise will think twice be- fore they act. The early morning is fairly.prom- | matters. The first hours after sthe |banks open is best for extensions | on notes or applications for loans, | The signing of legal papers | subject to promising aspects not too early to obtain autumn leases and contracts, but foresight is mestic tasks. hould benefit today. but they ould carefully observe the latest |legal requirements. It is| YEARS AGO JULY 17, 1919 Col. D. C. Jackling, Vice-President of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company, who was here on his private yacht, expressed satis tion with the local management of the company’s affairs, and indicated the establishment of a great pulp busi- ness for Alaska. In order to better cable communi- cation between Alaska and the out- side, mer of Washington, D. C.,, who ar- rived in Juneau on the Northwest- ern, were to leave soon on the Es- tebeth for Sitka where they were to begin scientific experimental work with the submarine cable connection with the Signal Corps. in government W. R. Millard, one of the success- ful mining operators in the district, took an option on the group of plat- inum claims located by Otto Silber- man, on the Richadson Road. Attorney General Jerry C. Mur- ! phy received his appointment from | Gov. Thomas Riggs and immediate- ly took his oath of office before Judge Newark L. Burton, U. S. Com- missioner. | This is an unfavorable rule for elderly persons who should be care- | fully watched and wisely relieved of anxiety. The stars presage indif- | ference and unkindlin from ! youngmembers of their families. { After sun-down there is prom- ise of success in important confer- ences. Planning in use of capital and application of new policies is under good planetary direction. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of progress, | but there may be trouble due to mi: placed confidence in strangers. Help |from older men may be expected Children born on this day prob- lably will be determined to succeed | forceful and intellectual. Many nf these subjects of Cancer are in- clined to be extremists. 1 | 1C0p\l'ght 1939) i -, — 1 CAPITAL CONFUSION PUTS CONGRESS IN A i "HELLUVA" FIX NOW (Continued from Page One) is that Kuropatkin is in a helu fix!"” THE ATUS QUO' The struggle between the White | House and Congress over such is- es as neutrality, devaluation of the dollar, taxes, and relief, was left those two branches of the Federal government in something of a “hel- luva fix.” Here it is: The rebellious lawmakers have given the President just about as much money as he asked for the un- employed, but they heve hedged it with restrictions that WPA people say will bury them in red tape. 2. The President has agreed to| cut out some taxes burdening busi. ness despite his often repeated ad- vice that there should be no tax cuts | without new taxes to take the place and his doubts about the wisdom of repealing undistributed proftis taxes. 3. Congress apparently has de- clined to entrust to the President the day-to-day handling of foreign affairs, a duty left to his predeces- sors in the White House, and has agan instructed him, in case of war, | to slap an embargo on shipments |of arms from the United States. But they have left it up to him to decl(le when a war exists. 4. The President has demandcd‘ | the continued right to devalue the dollar—as he explains it, to protect post office applies in| American interests in international ‘Imanca adding that he probably will not use the power. When the law | granting him that power expired on‘ lJune 30, the Senate was arguing| { what to do. | There you have a picturé of con- ’rusmn in four reels. { OLD STORY i This state of affais is nothing new in America. Especially in times of approaching crisis, such confusion ! is the rule rather than the excep- | tion. That’s because the immediate | solution, or decision, on a national problem usually may be obtained on- ly through compromise—a compro- | mise between classes, such as farm- ers and city dwellers, or sections of the country, or personalities. For instance, amendments are added to laws to attract support from men who want the amendment, but not the original law. Or tricky, hard-to-understand provisions are ‘acked on just to tangle the admin- istration of a law in red tape. Again, after such catch-all laws are passed, the President sometimes signs them in order to get what he considers their good provisions, even though he has to take the bad along with the good. Over and above all this is the politics of the thing. Republicans and Democrats are both struggling now for the materials that will make | the campaign of 1940 a rip-snorter. | History discloses thatl confusion ‘und compromise oftentimes are not |in the best interests of the nation. | But, the alternative is not demo- cracy but dictatorship, and dictator- ship has been permitted in the United States only in times of at= tual or imminently threatening war. — e— DR. STEVES. CHIROPODIST, Office, 10 Vaicutine Building. Phone 8. adv. | Engineer, ‘| is at the Floyd Betts’ home on Glac- zives quick relief to paining feet. | Willis E. Nowell and his son, Ev- erett, left on the Sandy to spend several days at Funter Bay. Mrs. W. H. Case, delegate from | Juneau to the Eastern Star conven- !tion in Seattle, left on the Alameda | for the south. She was to spend sev- eral weeks in Seattle. Ted A. Middaugh arrived in Ju- neau from Todd Packing Company and was at the Gastineau Hotel. Weather: ! cloudy. SALMON CREEK BIDS WILL BE OPENED AUG. 8 Bureau of Public Roads| Gets Word fo Proceed | with Projects Bids will be opened August 8 on the Salmon Creek bridge cutoff | project, the Bureau of Public Roads announced today after receiving authorization from the San Fran- | cisco office to proceed with its sum- mer program. | Transfer of the bureau to the| new Federal Works Agency under | the July 1 reorganization held up projects temporarily. Dates for opening of bids on the | rest of the bureau’s $370,000 con- struction program will be an- nounced later, L. W. Turoff, Office | Highest 52; aid. | T [EX-CCCFOREMAN | DON SHEAN LOST AT NORTH CAPE Skiff Foundfieriurned in Water - Search from Plane Unavailing Disappeaarnce at North Cape of Don Shean, formerly CCC foreman at the Port Alexander Camp, was reported to Deputy U. S. Marshal Henry Bahrt at Sitka today by Dick Berlin, a fisherman, Shean’s skiff was found bottom- side up, with his gun tied to the | painter. A plane was sent from Sitka this morning to search for Shean but re- turned at noon without having | found any trace of the missing man. Trollers in the region said they would go to North Cape and drag for Shean’s body. Berlin went to Sitka to receive medical attention for his hand in which a fishhook was lodged. - S. J. Crocker and C. E. Boh-| lowest 48; | | |the U. 82 :flapp;: PBirthd ay,| The Empm extends congratula- tions and Uest wishes '~day, their bicihday anniversary, to xhe fol- lowing: JULY 17 | Elliott Fremming James Carlson Mrs. Dan Ross Alfred G. Johnson | Everett Nowell Patricia Connors Frederick Wyller Demaris Davis r‘M ODE K ET]QUE,TTE 4 * By Roberta Lee Q. Is it all right for a casual din- ner guest to follow the hostess out to the kitchen while the latter is preparing the meal? | A. Not unless invited to do so. Q. What kind of stationery |should a man use for social corres- pondence? {i | A. A man of good taste will use plain white, unruled paper, of good | quality. 2 | Q. Should one say “Good-by” to |the guest of honor, as well as to| | the hostess? | A.Yes. | e (DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Gor e ) ! | | Words Often Misused: Do not| speak of “a cherubim.” Cherubim is| plural of the singular cherub. Often Mispronounced: Parsnip. Pronounce pars-nip, a as in ah, i s in lip, and not pars-nup. Often Misspelled: Erysipelas. Oh-‘ serve the vowels. Synonyms: Quay, wharf, landing . 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: Reluctantly; unwillingly. “He re- luctantly submitted to their de- mands.” pier, dock, | v LOOK and LEARN By A C. Gordon . ——— | | 1. What is the name of the smallest liquid measure, equal to about a drop? of any importance constructed in 3. Who wrote the poem “Trees"? | 4. Which bird stays on the wing for the longest time? 5. Of what peninsula is Greece a part? ANSWERS Minim. Erie Canal. Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918). The chimney swift. Balkan Peninsula. Norman Cooks Will Fete Anniversary Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cook are invited to call tomorrow evening at Normandy Lodge on Point Louisa to help celebrate their eleventh wedding anniversary. The Cooks plighted their troth at the picturesque Louisa Beach site in 1928, and are now the proud par- ents of two daughters, Paula Kay and Norma Dee. A — SHEPARDS RETURN J. G. Shepard, Engineer-Inspec- tor in charge of PWA in Alaska, and Mrs. Shepard returned on the Yukon from Skagway where Shep- ard spent a few days on official business. G JAMES LARSONS ARE SURPRISED Members of the Rebekah drill team surprised Mr. James Larson | and his bride Saturday evening with a party at their home on ‘Twelfth Street. Approximately twenty-five guests gathered at the Tenth Street home of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Halm be- fore going to the Larsons for an informal evening. e ROSSITER AND BABY AT BETTS' HOME MRS. Mrs. Robert Rossister, with her baby daughter, Dennie Luelle, left St. Ann’s Hospital Saturday and ier Highway. 5 - | —_— SANITARY PLUMBING and HEATING COMPANY W. J. NIEMI, Owner “Let your plumbing worry be our worry.” Formerly Alfors S — — i Weather Stripping SOLD and INSTALLED by LOCAL DEALER FREE ESTIMATES Phone 123 Victor Powers - 4+ Finnish Sieam Bath OPEN EVERY DAY Soap Lake Mineral Baths DR. E. MALIN, D.C., Prop. Treatments and Massage 142 Willoughby Ave. Phone 673 AMERICAN BEAUTY PARLOR U THRIFT CO-OP Phone 767 Phone Groceries gove s Buddie DeRoux—Ellamae Scott 201 SOUTH FRANKLIN “Complete Beauty Service” 2. Which was the earliest canal| 4. 1D Freeburger DENTISTS Plomgren Bulilding PHONE 56 l Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIS. Hours 9 a. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 — CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office Fours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-) Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle P \g. PHONE 667 DENTIST Room: 9—-Valentine Bldg. PHONE 763 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultaifon and examinaton free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 9:30 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex BSouth Pranklin St. Phone 177 [—— Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Classes Fitted Lenses Ground The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. 4 PHONE 136 —— | Dr. John H. Geyer | T R | ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D, itector l_______________,_ - Drs. Kaser a.d [ Dr. Judson Whittier | Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel l B. P. 0. ELKS meet every second and fourth ‘Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers wel- come. H. C. REDMAN, Exalted Ruler; M. M. SIDES, Secretary. MOTINT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 142 Second and fourth , . Mondar of each month S in Sccttish Rite Temple \ beginning at 7:30 p. m, THAS. W. HAWKES- WORTH, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. GuySmith DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street Next Coliseam PHONE 97—Frec Delivery — "“Tomorrow’s Styles Today” Juneau's Owr Store S — [ “The Rexall Stcre” | Your Reliable Fbarmacists Butler-Mauro Drug Co. Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg. Front Street————Phone 638 FINE Watch und Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET HOURS: 1to 5 P. M. “NATURAL FOODS"” 204 FRANKLIN 2nd Floor—Krafft Bldg. 2ud Floor | Health Food Center 1 H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING Gastineau Motor Service PHONE 727 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING HARRY RACE DRUGGIST SO “The Squibh Phone 221 Alice Clark Stores of Peter Pan Beauty Shoppe \ Superior Beauty Service Second Floor JUNEAU “The Store for Men"” Triangle Bldg. ALASKA L. C. SMITH and CORONA TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by 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 SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. GASTINEAU CAFE COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 29, PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASEKA