The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 24, 1939, Page 4

PEed Daily Alaska Em plre Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY | WELEW TROY BENDER - - - - ~ President B L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Manager Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. — Butered in the Post Office m Juneau as Second Class Matter SUBSCRIPTION RATFS. Belivered by earrier in funeau and Douxlas for §1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the following rates Ome year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in rdvance, $6.00; eme month. In advance, §1.25. @ubseribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify ke Business Office.of any failure or irregularity in the de- Hvery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. | ¥he Amsoctated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for mum of all news dispatches ited to 1t or not otherwise credited in tils paper and also the local new. published heretn — ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. OBORGE D. CLOSE. Inc with offices in_San National Newspaper Represen: Franc} Los Angeles, Portla Meattle, Chicaro, New York and Bostom. REURESENTATIVE -Gilbert A. Wellington, 1011 FROM THE FARTHEST OUTPOST Trom Unalaska, Alaska, which should be far enough from Washington to give a man a clear view right over the top of partisan and factional politics, comes as fine a tribute to a great man and as fine a prayer for world peace as anyone could hope for Characterizing himself as “an average citizen,” Jack Martin has sent us unsolicited a fervent and very obviously sincere statement, which is worth read- ing all the way through, even though you might be one ! of those people who does not agree with its first sen- tence or any part of the rest of it. Moved do doubt by the spirit which has ever af- fected Americans on that date, Jack sat down at Una- laska July 4 and wrote: “I like President Roosevelt. “He, consciously or unconsciously, puts across with me the feeling that in him is exemplified the typical American father as I conceive him to be. | “Although firm and sometimes austere, he is ever sympathetic and admittedly humane. I am conscious of his interest in me—not as an unseen entity in an organized group of persons, but interested in me person: as an individual, “I have a’chiidiikd beftef ‘that be & ‘sincerely try- ing to understand me, my problems, my point of view, and my conduct which is their natural outgrowth— not with any idea of pampering or coddling me; but| to direct the way for me to help myself into a more abundant life at a time when I am actually puzzled over my present problems and confused and worried as to whether I may enjoy any degree of economic security in old age. “I believe that he knows and understands the horrors of war, the anguish of mothers of uniformed boys stricken in its inferno. I believe that he is| fully cognizant, in the event of war, that the folks at home are no more safe than their boys “at the | front,” and that the distress and desolation which is certain to follow among them is limited only to the capacity and ingenuity of fiendish enemy minds. “Because of what he knows and understands, I/ believe that he will never approve of our country going | to war, except where there is involved an indisputable principle which challenges our national honor, threat- ens our national safety, or our Constitutional form of government and which is the bulwark of a free people. | “And, lastly, should we be drawn into such a con- flict, I shall feel more secure, for my family, my coun- try and myself, with him in'the White House, in the roll of Commander-in-Chief of our armies and our| navy. Whether the struggle be short or long, under his calm, wise leadership, I shall entertain no doubts as to the ultimate outcome, and in the final negotia- tions I shall know that he can be relied upon to fully safeguard our rights and deal fairly and justly with the enemy as he may deserve, having a consecrated devotion to a single purpose: this time—a 'lasting, | permanent world peace. “God bless President Roosevelt. live.” Long may he THE DAILY ALASKA HWPIRE MONDAY jULY 24 1939 nal at Britton, South Dakota, on the National Editor- l ial Association convention trip to Alaska: “We hope to be able to visit them again and to again hear them say, ‘We Like it Up Here' in answer to our question as to why they elected to live in Alaska. That is the answer we invariably received and it was made with enthusiasm and apparent sincerity. There seems to be something about-Alaska that gets in the blood and once you have qualified as a sourdough it seems that you are never satisfied to live very long ‘Outside." " The Court Is Suddenly Net So Sacred (Philadelphia Record) In 1937 Presidenit Roosevelt opened his historic fight for a legislative correction of abuses of power by the U. S. Supreme Court. The New Deal complaint was that the Court made its own laws, instead of merely interpreting laws Congress passed; that the Court set itself above both the Congress and the plain meaning of the Constitution. The American Bar Association and conservatives generally attacked the President with unparalleled vindictiven They accused him of everything from ! falsehood to treason. He was, they said, daring to set the legislative branch above the judicial:, He. was'| interfering with the Courts. He was undetmining the Constitution by asserting the Supreme Court’s inter- pretation of it might not be right. He'was creating disrespect for law by daring to criticize the highest Court in the land. That was in 1937. With that in mind we present some quotations from an Associated Press report of a speech made this week: “He said the Court reversed constitutional doc- trines and ‘established’ principles and that, therefore, the legislative branch of the Government would have to protect the people against ‘arbitary exercise of | power.'” The speech, a bitter attack on the Court, was made by Frank J. Hogan, President of the American Bar Association, in opening the association’s annual con- | vention. The assembled lawyers applauded. | So it wasn’t the Court that was sacred, after all. It was just a certain former majority on the Court which handed down decisions pleasing to conservatives. Now we see them pleading for legislative action to Upset a line of judicial decisions they don’t like. | Apparently, the sacredness of the Court depends entirely on whose client is gored. When the Court was against the people, it was treason to criticize it. But now that the Court is tak- ing popular rights and needs into account, it can be denounced by “the best people.” The Suez (New York Times) The Tevere of Rome shows how easy it would be‘ to block the Suez Canal in the event of war. A single bomb, it says, would do the trick, and the first move of the Italian air force would be to drop that bomb on a passing ship in such a manner that the vessel would turn over and touch bottom. The Tevere is a sensa- tional and rather irresponsible noon sheet, but froi any Ttalian source this is a surprising suggestion. Fon if any Power should be anxious to prevent the blocking | of the Suez, it is Italy. The whole Italian case for a | share of the control of 'the canal is that it is Italy’s' only possible route to its new empire, and Italian ship- pmg through that desert waterway is second only to Great Britain’s. With the Suez blocked, Rome would | \ be, in fact, completely cut off from Ethiopia. De- | prived of help and essenfial supplies, the Italian garri- !sons and colonists would be at the mercy of the na- tives, and nothing would deter the tribes from rising or stop some other Power from seizing possession of this still unpacified territory. Indeed, the defense of Ethiopia is one of the nightmares of the Italian Gen- eral Staff, which faces the certainty that in a major war Italy would stand to lose this costly conquest. Great Britain has an alternative- route to India around the Cape of Good Hope. This road is longer and less convenient, but since the Ethiopian war it has been increasingly used and developed. For Italy, however, the Suez is the sole gate to her East African empire. Except by air there is no other way from |Rome to Addis Ababa. Therefore, if a single bomb could close that gate it, would be dropped, one would suppose, by an enemy of Italy. In any case the oracles of a country locked behind the three doors of the Med- iterranean should be the last to remind the foreign doorkeepers how narrow are those doors and how easily they could be barred, (Engineering and Mining Journal) As the assessment work year drew to its close on |July 1, at noon, without further suspension by Con- gress of the provision of the Mining Law calling for the performance of $100 worth of work on each un- patented claim in each twelve months there was surely an activity such as has been unnoticed during the past seven years in various areas throughout the Western States. Reports indicate tht many a man in recent weeks given by claim owners who wished to remain in the legal possession of their ground and who foresaw there was little hope of further leniency. Still others there must have been who were keeping a watchful selves as soon as the legal deadline was past and the way open. At least one old prospector we know of de- himself free to carry out a similar purpose. Within a few days of the end of June a measure was passed by Congress granting two months’ exten- | While those in high places are sounding off at the national capital on one side or other of the several issues on which Jack Martin touches in his Fourth of July speech to himself, it is interesting to see what “an average citizen” half a world away has to say. “WE IH\ IT UP HERE" |sion of the time for performing the necessary work. unchanged. The work must be done. | pension is at an - end. but hard up, the refusal of Congress to grant further | suspension works an actual hardship. By and lflrge H. B. Tysell, writing in his Marshall caunty Jour- Foochow, Target of japanese Bombers Here is -!enml view of the port of Foochow, latest spot in China to claim the attention of Japanese bombers.. Junks and sampans on which many of the | in background. Among buildings destroyed by Jap d eommissioners for foreign missions. British marines landed to protect lives and property of their however, the country will benefit. )emency is quite enouzh inhabitants live are shown in the harbor with the city , equipment is aboard, has found welcome work in last-minute employment eye on claims they had in mind to locate for them- | | neau, | attle or California. c%;rosco pe “The stars incline : but do not con’é’" | TUESDAY, JULY 25, 193 Mingled good and evil ai cated in the planetary inf] for today. According to conflicting aspects are activi The morning is auspici commerce. Exports will inc: from both Atlantic and ports many ships will ca : chandise to'foreign lands, - g The navy is subject to a 3 that presages fleet movel ts. Many naval officers will be moted. Extraordinary service for dis- tinguished men is prognosticated. Minds may be subject to-wrong impressions and illogical ideas un- der this configuration which indi- cates stubborn opinions among per- sons of small knowledee. Serious atfention will be; to dishonesty among relief ents who feel that money taken from the government under' false pre- tense is a praiseworthy attainment. Taxpayers will resent their burden more and more. Exposures of graft and wastefulness will foment re- bellion against methods of using public funds. Leaders of thought ' will deplore the lack of high purpose and the breakdown of moral defenses, but !they will be spurred to drastic pro- test by an untoward incident. Increase of crime is prognosticated for the autumn. Robberies will be numerous and greed for unearned money will inspire desperate acts. | Possessors of jewelry and costly sil- verware should-be on guard. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of unusual ex- | periences. Health may concern |many. The young will marry and have happy partnerships. Children born on this day prob- ably will be exceedingly intelligent and self-reliant. These subjects of Leo have courage and gain suc- cess, but many are inclined to be |arrogant and overbearing. (Copyright, 1939) ARSI 'WORK-YACHTIS LABORATORY OF MARINE HUNTER Stranger WiII Cruise fo Arc- | tic in Search of Deep Sea Treasures Two hundred ‘\nd fifty thousand dollars worth of beautiful and*etflés ient “work-yacht” docked in’ June#it this morning from California, “en= route to Arctic seas in quest of such treasures as the floor of the Arctic ocean might give up. The craft was the Stranger, owned by Capt Fred Lewis, miilti-million~ aire who spends his time dragging: strange waters for bottom life of the sea Aboard the boat with Lewisis his charming wife and their friends, Mr. and Mrs C. H Hopkins. Together the party will g oas far as the floes of Arctic ice will permit, then head, south directly from Dutch Harbor to Honolulu. The Stranger, built last year, is 135 feet overall, has a 24 foot beamy' grosses 297 tons, and draws 14 feet six inches of -water. {itl Power from twin 400 horse powa‘ diesels drives the Strang: cruising speed of 12 knots, whhi cruising range at full speed of 5500 miles. Everything modern in from Spersy gyro-compasses to Iron Mikes and fathometers. With special deep sea dredging ' . equipment, Capt. Lewis n send a bucket drag to the ocean’s floor 250 fathoms deep, and bring up a sev-| eral hundred pound “treasure” of deep sea life. Capt Lewis is well known in Jus neau, having made a number “of clined an otherwise attractive job in order to leave |other trips to Alaska in years phst |on earlier craft bearing the name “Stranger.” Formerly, Lewis collected animal life for the San Diego 200, getting This act, it should be noted, leaves the basic situation |walrus and polar bear on his last The seven- trip to the Arctic, but this year is year confusion-breeding lrregularuy caused by sus- | seeking lesser game in crustacea and | such, to be catalogued by the Cali- To some former claim owners, honest in intent fornia Institute of Technolo«:y il e AR R e WARD GILLILAN LEAVING JUNEAU; BACK TO OLD JOB Goes South with Billy Wright - To Fish En- roufe to Seattle Ward Gillilan, for the past five | months advertising man for KINY, is leaving today with William Wright aboard the latter’s yacht, the Ptarmigan. Gillilan is going back | to his former job as artist on the Progress-Bulletin, afternoon news- ppaer in Pomona, California. | Wright, who owns property in Ju- will spend the winter in“Se- Oscar Waterud is also aboard me yacht. 4 ‘The party will go to Taku d ‘Tracy Arm and Campbell River on the leisure voyage south and also. fish at other points. The cruise to. bombs was the headquarters of the American board nationals who reside there, S - Iseatne will take about two weeks. ven;. ep- marize i YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRE 2 Capt. Corps, United States Army, was in Juneau visiting, having arrived on the City of Seattle. JULY 24, 1919 J. H. Mustard, Medical A. H. Zeigler, law partner of the late Z. R. Cheney, returned to his home in Ketchikan on the North- western. Henry Shattuck left on the North- western on a business ‘trip to Seat- tle. He was expected to be gone about two months. H. E. Springer of the Alaska Pack- ing and. Navigation Company, at Pavilof Harbor, was in Juneau. He was at the Gastineau Hotel. Mrs. John F. Malony and her son left on the Jefferson after spending {several weeks in Juneau. Peter Sherman purchased the in- | terest of Julius Rheinberger in the | Independent Market on lower Front Street. | e | V. A. Paine and Mrs. Paine, who | had been spending several weeks in Kake as guests of Ernest Kirber- ger, accompanied by Mr. Kirber- ger, arrived in Juneau. They were at the Gastineau. H. Clay Scudder, representative of the Bureau of Fisheries, left for Wrangell on the Admiral Evans where he was to remain for some time in connection with Fisheries | work, A. H. Humphies arrived in Ju- neau from Taku River. Rapid work in pouring cement had been made for the first story of the Parochial School. Weather: cloudy. Highest 55; lowest 51; - |l HosPITAL NOTES i i - — ) n Lundwal, from Port Althorp, was admm.ed to St. Ann’s Hospital | vesterday for medical attention. Admitted to St. Ann’'s Hospital this morning, B. McCormick underwent ,an appendectomy. Thornyne Todd underwent an ap- pendectomy this morning at St. Ann's Hospital. Todd is a CCC em- loyee. | W. 8. Kgaick, mine employee, was admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital last night to receive medical attention | for a knee injury. For an appendectomy this morn: ing, J. Priestly entered St. Ann Hospital. { After receiving medical attention at, St. Annjs Hospital, Bob Albright was dismissed yesterday. Melvin Peterson was a surgical | dismissal today from St. Ann’s Hos- | pital. Cary Mae Klewens was admitted today for surgical care at St. Ann's Hospital. Mae James was a surgical dismis- sal yesterday from the Government lHOSpll.d] Mrs. Mary Johnson and her baby boy were dismissed yesterday from the Government Hospital. A medical patient, Stella Johnson, was. dismissed yesterday from the Government, Hospital, Mabel Williams was admitted for medical supervision this morning at the Government Hospital. [EARLY YUKONER . DIES IN LONDON Father omneau Man Passes Away Two Years After Wife Succumbed Word has just been received by C. B. Holland, cashier of the Al- aska Electric Light and Power Company, that his father Joshua Holland, passed away in London on July 17. Mr. Holland first came to Al- years between Skagway and Daw- son; operating the Victoria-Yukon Trading Company. Strangely Mrs. Holland passed away in Victoria on July 17, 1937, exactly two years prior to her husband. Besides C. B. Holland of Juneau, four other sons survive, living in the States and Canada. —— e DAVIS TO MINE Jack Davis left on the Aleutian for Wrangell. From the Stikine Gateway city, Davis will go up the stikine to near Telegraph Creek, where he is developing a nickel lode. -— THRIFT CO-0P Phone 767 Phone Groceries aska in 1897 and spent several The Empire extends congratula- tions and Lest wishes '~day, their birihday anniversary, to the fol- lowing: JULY 24 John W. Jones Robert Simpson Jr. Walter H. Robinson Mike Seston Mrs. B. Carmichael B. H. Manery William ‘T. Mahoney e ETIQUETTE kg By Roberta Lee Q. When a guest drops a knife or fork while eating, and there is no servant, what should the guest do? A. Say quietly to the hostess, “May I have another fork, please? I am sorry that I dropped mine.” Q. Which is preferable, “How are your folks” or “How is your fam- ily"? A. Say, “How is your family?" Q. When a young man and a girl are attending a party or a dance, which one suggests going home? A. The girl. DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Gordon ————— Words Often Misused: Do not say, “I broke the window and I'll pay the damage.” Say, “I'll pay the cost. Often Mispronounced: Diphtheria. Pronounce dif-ther-i-a, e as in here, accent second syllable. Often Misspelled: Tableau. Ob- serve the .eau. Synonyms: Harmful, hurtful, in- jurious, damaging, detrimental. 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: Medicative; possessing curative qualities; healing. “Many of our do- mestic plants have medicative prop- erties.” LOOK and LEARN | * By A. C. Gordon ' 1. What military leader of the World War was known as “Black Jack”"? 2. Which is the leading rubber- importing country of the world? 3. What is the meaning of the Latin phrase “Dum spiro spero”? 4. Who was the messenger of the Roman gods? 5. What country of the Western Hemisphere has the oldest civili- | zation? ANSWERS General John J. Pershing. United States. “While I breathe I hope.” Mercury. Brazil. Fred Hodges DW= t Passes Away Fred Hodges, 60, for many years with Alaska Gastineau at Thane, died last June 11 in the Santa Rita Hospital at Santa Rita, New Mex- ico, of pneumonia, according to ad- vices received by W. S. Pullen. Hodges was for 12 years mill su- perintendent of the Chino Mines Di- vision, Nevada Consolidated Copper Corporation, Hurley, New Mexico. Hodges was widely known in cop- per mining circles and was one of the oldest employees of the D. C. Jackling interests in point of ser- vice. Injuries suffered in an automobile accident north of Phoenix, Arizona, on April 19, are believed to have been responsible for the attack of pneu- monia which claimed his life. + SANITARY PLUMBING and HEATING COMPANY W. J. NIEMI, Owner “Let your plumbing worry be our worry.” Formerly Alfors Weather Siripping SOLD and INSTALLED by LOCAL DEALER FREE ESTIMATES Phone 123 Victor Powers Finnish Sieam Bath OPEN EVERY DAY So-p Lake Mineral Baths Buddie DeRoux—Ellamae Scott 201 SOUTH FRANKLIN “Complete Beauty Service” l | 1 l Dr. A. W. Stewart || : Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel B. P. 0. ELKS meet every second and fourth Wednesday at 8 p. m. Directory Drs. Kaser and Visiting brothers wel- Freeburger tome. . C. REDMAN, DENTISTS Exalted Ruler; M. H. | PBlomgren Building e SIDES, Secretary. PHONE 56 MOYT.. JUNEAU LODGE NO. 141 Second and fourth Mondar of each month» > in Sccttish Rite Temple e wE e WORTH, Worshipful Master; LEIVERS, Secretary. DENTIS. Hours 9 a.m. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING JAMES W. Office Phone 469 Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician . Office lours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-) Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle B 1g. PHONE 667 . ~——t Dr. John H. Geyer Room 9—Valentine Bldg. - PHONE 763 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examinaton free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7to 9:30 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex South Pranklin St. Phone 177 — ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles College i o Optometry and Opthalmology Classes Fitted Lenses Ground -3 o 2 2 - ~ Juneau's Owr Store — "The Rexall Stcre” Your Reliable Fharmacists Butler-Mauro Drug Co. PRESCRIPTIONS r—.——| The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Frankiin Sta. PHONE 136 & Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg.———2nd Floor Front Street————Phone 638 FINE Watch und Jewelry Repairing. at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET H. S. GRAVES *“The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING [ Gastineau Motor | Service Health Food Center HOURS: 1 to 5 P. M. “NATURAL FOODS" 204 FRANKLIN 2nd Floor—Krafft Bldg. l Phone 221 Alice Clark Peter Pan Beauty Shoppe Superior Beauty Service Second Floor JUNEAU Triangle Bldg. ALASEA S e ) SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. 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 6§ [ —————— Krafft's Mnfg. & Building Ce., Ine. CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 63 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 29 PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASKA