The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 11, 1939, Page 4

Dail 8' Alaska E m plre Published every evening except S: v by the FMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY NELEN TROY BEN. - President R. L BERNARD - 7d Business Manager Second and M. Alaska m.weu in the Post Off ) SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dellvered by carrier in Juneay and Douias for $1.23 per month By mail, postuge Pald, at the follc One year, in_nd 12.00; six months, in advanice, $6.00 one month, in advan Subscribe they will promptly notify the Busines \rregularity in the de- livery of the Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office T MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED #RESS. The Asso P ly entitied o the use for republicatio dispatches credited to it or mot otherwise v o the local new published " ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. GEORGE D. E Inc, N wspaper Represe tives, with offic an P Angeles, Port Seattle, Chicaco Y d Bostor , 1011 A GOOD B(J()h \l,()L T ALASKA The Federal Writers' Project, “A Guide To Al published within the month by The MacMillan Com- pany, is one wi every new or old Al an will want deserves to stand on a shelf first rate Alaska which have Spanish and to own and a book which beside the among the more appeared in Russian, English since 1724 So much that is fa about Alaska by outsiders and so among two or three other re than 10,000 on German, French, has been written that is dull or frivolous much those who have tried, and uninteresting by that it i hing to open the pages of a book which | |in | gets down to some excellent writing in a chapter en- | This chapter should | prove most interesting to residents of the Territory. | | this THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE FRIDAY AUGUST I l, m of the pnpuhr errors about Alaska are cleared up another brief preliminary section, before Colby titled “Alaska Comes of Age.” Here are samples: “In Alaska, eras dwell together at the same moment of streamlined industrial side with ancient cultures, techniques exists side north of time, two utterly dissimilar A world by in a country so old as to “The stars incline but do not com.pa.l" SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1939 Strong adverse aspects are be brand new, where the physical process of creation |discerned in the horoscope for to- is still going on this double time-world. A plane circles comes to rest beside a skin kayak, its design unchanged for a thousand years. A Thlinget Indian carves his | family tree” but works “on the line” in a cannery buzzing with the best of modern automatic machinery. Along th benchlands near Pairbanks great gold dre into the gravel and disturb the bones of dinosaurs, trapped and buried here millions of years ago—mon- sters strikingly resembling the dredges in size and very honest person, who penetrates Glacier Ba or looks up at the face of Columbia Glacier, or gazes into the heart of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes or wonders at the wreathed summit of Smoking Moses, shape. or sees for the first time the double silver summit of Mt. McKinley still sunlit at ten-thirty at night, ex- periences fear. That fear is something more than mere awe at size. coexistent—the It is the sense of two worlds of time knowledge that five thousand years of civilization are a day in the life of such a land as It is the sudden realization that while Jere- miahs howl in the streets of our capitals, lamenting the imminent fall of western civilization, here in the Great Land, not a hundred hours’ traveling time from r great cities, it is the morning and the evening of first day.” In the preparation of this volume, the information | was solicited from every town, village and post office | in Alaska, and more than 100 excellent photographs | for the book were gathered from Alaska governmental | government sources and the guide w and private agencies. Much use was made of official s read, in manu- | seript and proof, by interested government officials | Thus, | humor that is peculiarly Alask | books | | | [ | is at once as authentic and as readable as this one. Besides being a travelogue which takes the| traveler from Seattle through the Inside Passage and interestingly over all the main travel routes in Alaska,| “A Guide to Alaska” spends ood third of its 490 pages in introducing residents of the 48 States to “The Great Land” to the north, It is a question, however, whether Outsider could enjoy the introductory chapters as much as every Alaskan will Merle Colby, author of the Guide, starts off with a preface which will win the hearts this unassuming book written by a man who does not claim to know all about the Territory but who pre- sents what he doe by expert the ition has sented before. His first sentence is: “The best way to know Alaska is to spend a lifetime there.” Another very good way, who know it will agree, is to rt':ld this book. Gov. John W. Troy, who has written a brief fore- word to the Guide, says he is happy to sponsor the volume “in the hope it not only will bring to residents of continental United States a renewed interest in their fellow-Americans of Alaska, but will encourage them to see with their own eyes Alaska's physical grandeur and its hardly less remarkabie technological development.” During a trip to Alaska in 1890 John Muir wrote in his die “Great is the power of the guidebook maker, how explaining that most travel- ers see only what the told to see. He might have added that guidebooks fall into two classes: the didac- tic guide that leads the traveler firmly by the hand from each point of interest to the next, chiding him solemnly for any deviation from the established route; and the discursive guide that enlivens the journey with an unpremeditated hop, skip or jump, in the hope that the reader will occasionally lift his eyes from its pages to look about for himseif. Both types are blended into a helpful and interesting volume here. In a section entitled “Preliminary Information" the Guide tells what accommodations the traveler should expect to find in Alaska, what clothing to wear, how the mail is carried, other communication services as inforn never been pre- those T ignor: available, approximate fares and living expenses, hunt- ing and fishing regulations, information about curios when to se s an hour back, routes and means A e cloc of transportation and a vocabulary of Alaska terms. Forest fires raging in southwest Oregon destroyed roadside eating places and left the scenic charcoal scarred trails, A section of the Wolf Creek highway is shown, | of Alaskans to| {and Germany { Rome. {of the whole German economy. in a sense, this book is an official guide. But nothing “official” in the way it is written— | it is full of racy comment, tall tales, and a brand of 's own. You'll want to read it, and you'll enjoy it. | there is Empty G (Cleveland Plain Dealer) The initialing of a trade treaty is a political gesture. ture between Japan Designed as a merce and navigation by the United States, it will be of little value in furnishing Japan with materials she needs to conduct war in China, This move is characteristic of those which Ja has made in the past in conjunction with her Euro- pean allies. The game of power politics has been closely coordinated between Tokyo and Berlin and The war on the Mongolian frontier, like previ- |ous border incidents, was unched for its possible effect on European diplomacy. When Germany and Italy stirred up the European waters Japan seized the opportunity to take Canton, Hainan and the Spratiey Islands Berlin comes to the rescue with a trade treaty for | the moral effect it may have on Britain and the United | States. It is one of the thinnest of the axis moves, for ow and what he has been tola | Germany cannot possibly take the place of the United States in giving Japan the raw materials she needs hould embargoes follow six months hence. Germany is in the market for every ton of iron ore and scrap iron she can obtain with her limited supply of foreign exchange. It is the life-blood of her armament industry which is in turn the backbone She cannot increase her purchases to aid her Asiatic ally and it goes with- out saying that she cannot divert enough of her pres- ent ear-marked supply to keep Japan going on a war footing. The same is true in the case of cotton which Japan 50 vitally needs to keep her great cloth export industry running. Germany has ceased buying American cot- ton as a result of the ariffs inflicted by the United States in March. Whatever cotton she is able to buy in India, Egypt or Brazil will be only enough for her own needs. This move will have no practical effect on the position of the United States. It should in no. way deter Britain in her negotiation with Japan. It is an empty gesture. Why not offer to give Louisiana back to France on condition that we cancel her war debts if she ac- cepts? And then give Jersey City to Hitler, if he will send someone over to run it, or come himself? Table-turning trick: Convicts at the Canon City Penitentiary trail and capture two bloodhounds who escaped from the prison. German Public Health Burean official lists over- eating as a form of treason. No doubt the concentra- tion camp menus are conducive to reducing. A man in Louisville runs a school for organ grinders’ monkeys. Probably the reason you never heard about it is Hmv. it doesn’t have a football team. t Fires Smr Seenie Route in Oregon e highways yes nuzzle | ties for profit, \quick reply to denunciation of the 1911 treaty of com- | 1 ' Haglund, Marquardt, Waldron, Many times a day scenes illustrate | day, but astrologers find benefic in- down and |fluences also act The morning is a time to avoid important busi= | ness matters. Merchants should be cautious in with an adze on a forty-foot totem pole | making purchases for the fall trade which is to offer many opportuni- though bad judgment may attend selections of stock. Women are fairly well guided by | the stars, but they should limit their activities to strictly feminine interests. Good luck end journeys. Love affaii flourish under this ign which speeds up courtships and hastens decisions to marry. Wed- dings will be numerous through coming months. The seers point out that many cheering indications of human well- being are offset by the fact that! Jjust before any crisis there is much effort to enjoy the good things of life. This evening is lucky for writers\ of letters or articles for the press Power of expression is stimulated under this configuration. Love mis- sives, however, are perilous. Evil portents relating to finance and economics are seen at this time. | Japan and Italy will face serious problems. The United States will have need of wizards to handle gov- ernment funds, for there will be extraordinary drains on the nation- | al treasury. Revolutionary activities are prog- nosticated for several countries. Bra- zil may suffer from uprisings. The United States will have to combat subversive organizations. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of advance- ment that may meet with obstacles. Both men and women should avoid nerve strain Children born on this day prob-! ably will be artistic and refined. Many of these subjects of Leo are too fond of luxury and amusement (Copyright, 1939) e STAR NINES T0 PLAY BALLGAME ON ISLAND LOT/ Battle for Blood s Sched- uled in Douglas To- morrow Night It may be a bloody contest (pla ers say it will), but it will certainly be an All-Star aggregation when an Alaska Juneau surface crew base« ball team meets a Juneau pickup! tomorrow evening in Doug-| squad las. Claude Erskine, Douglas hurler, issued a challenge, then rallied about him, Alaska Juneau surface work- ers Grant, Snow, Schmitz, Peterson, Manning, Koshak, Roller, Andrews, and a few others unknown. Answering the challenge, Bud Fos- | ter, Elks hot corner man and relief | pitcher, summoned some of the best that remained; Kimball, Hautala, | Ad- dleman, Turner, Bell, Blake, Jensen, Gribble, McCay, and possibly more, The game will start at 6 o'clock tomorrow evening with a beer bust to be paid for by the losers, and in the fifth inning, the pitcher that is behind, will don dark glasses, pick up a cane, and with a tin cup make the rounds of spectators for the | “admissions.” Bob Kimball will hurl for the pick- ups, and Erskine will toss for the| Alaska Juneau challengers. The umpires will carry cutlasses and six guns, 'Bridge-Luncheon | prior to her departure for Chicago, | For Mrs. Fulford N. L. Fulford| Honoring Mrs. Mrs. R. C. Sarratt entertained this afternoon with luncheon and two tables of bridge at her home on! Sixth Street. Arrangements of wild flowers were chosen by the hostess as a icenu:rpiece for the small tables. NEW YORK, Aug. 11. — Ameri- | can Can closed at 98% today, Ana- conda 25%, Bethlehem Steel 58%, Commonwealth and Southern 1%, | Curtiss Wright 474, General Motors | 46’2, International Harvester 51}, Kennecott 34%, New York Central 14, Northern Pacific 9'4, United States Steel 47'%, Pound $4.68%. DOW, JONES AVERAGE The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 137.29, rails 2797, utilities g On account of the large number lof tourists entering the United States from Mexico this year, ad- ditional customs inspectors were jemployed at international bouns | dary bridges. § iy 5 1" PR L3 The Book ALASKA, Revised and | Enhr[td, Now On Sale; $1.00. I c%)roscope; attends week- | 19 YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRR AUGUST 11, 1919 Headlines in the paper told of the death of Andrew Carnegie, steel magnate, at his summer home in Massachusetts, as the result of bronchial pneumonia. Philip R. Bradley, Territorial Food Commissioner, received a tele- gram from Attorney-General A. Mitchell Palmer, requesting him to appoint a representative committee to investigate the food situation and to discover if possible whether or | not there had been profiteering or hoarding in the Territory. ‘The products put out by the Al- aska BaKonized Fish Company, a new local industry, were in the form of a smooth paste in differ- {ent blends and combinations, these | being the result of close observation and a series of experiments carried on under the general direction of Manager Albert Martin. | Maurice D. Leehey, selected by the Alaska Territorial Shipping Board to conduct an mvestlzauonl into the transportation situation in Alaska, and Richard M. Semmes, traffic expert, employed by him, arrived on the Alaska to consult | with Gov. Riggs and Territorial Leg- islature, Walstein G. Smith, mem- | bers of the Shipping Board. W. E. Boeing of the Aeroplane Company, arrived in Juneau on his yacht from Ketchikan and left for {a trip to Taku Glacier, with mem- bers of his party and several Ju- neau friends. Delegate George B. Grigsby was | expected to arrive in Juneau soon, according to a wire received from Washington, D. C. Mrs. J. H. Kline, who had been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harley | at Tenakee Fisheries for several| weeks, returned to Juneau. Weather: Hignest 55; lowest 50; | cloudy. | >, i 'Prominent Mine Operator Visifs| Gen. A. D. McRae, prominent mine | operator well known through the | North, arrived on the steamer Prince George last night on his way to the Interior. Gen. McRae will fly to Fairbanks | with Pacific Alaska Airways tomo row and make a hurried trip to his “! dredge operations at Cold Creek and Woodchopper Creek in the upper | Yukon river country. He will also visit a quartz prop- | |erty in the Goodpaster area out of | | | | | = | Fairbanks that he is developing. Ex- ‘tent of the new quartz &evelopment, | Gen. McRae said he could not say, with development work in its early stages, a bulldozer now being used to strip overburden preparatory to ‘dnllme A guest at the Gastineau Hotel,| Gen. McRae will visit his many Ju-| neau friends until the plane leaves| tomorrow. He will not return| through Juneau, planning to fly south to Vancouver. from Dawson. Initiation Tonight; | Moose Candidafes | @ E. Almquist, Drectator of Juneau Lodge L.O.OM., announced today that at the regular meeting of the order to be held tonight at 8 o’- clock at the 1.0.O.F. Hall, at Second | and Franklin, a large class of can» didates will be initiated into the order. This will be the next to the last class to be initiated during the current membership drive. The fl-‘ nal initiation will be held August 18. It is expected that well over a hun- dred new members will have been acquired by the end of the member- ship campaign. | Final plans for the picnic to be held at Douglas next Sunday will be announced by the picnic committee | headed by Ed Giovanetti. After the regular meeting a ban- \ uet and special entertainment has| | — - ed by Don Holm. e e e ceoe0 0000 . COMMUNICATION . o0 00000000000 | Juneau, Alaska, August 11, 1939— To the Editor: Communication quot- | ing Matthew. Seventh chapter, | twenty-fourth to twenty-seventh verse. | “Therefore whosoever heareth| these sayings of mine, and doeth them, T will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. And the rain descended and the floods came, and the wind blew, | and beat upon that house and it fell not, for it was founded upon a | rock. “And everyone heareth these say- ings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be liken unto a foolish man,| which built his house upon the sand. And the rain descended and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon the house and it fell and great was the fall of it.” And so it came to pass the wise man came to Juneau, and built our ‘I'streets and sidewalks on AJ. tail- ings. What will happen when the |winds and storms beat upon the Avenue? The inspector and city en- | flow? | day without any celebration. | been arranged by a committee head- & | Hospital. 39. The Empin extends mnpltuk- tions and best wishes '~day, 'bm' birihday anniversi.,, to the. ros- lowing: AUGUST 11 H. R. VanderLeest Stan Grummett Virginia Lund Mary Reynolds Eugene McRoberts John Satre, Jr. J. W. Burford William E. Hibler Fred N. Schindler Henry Gorham Mrs. Clarence Wiitanen Mrs. H. L. Faulkner Helen Miller Mrs. MODERN ETIQUETTE # By Roberta Lee Q. Is it proper for the bride to wear her engagement ring and have the bridegroom put the wedding ring above it? A. No. On her wedding day a bride either leaves her engagement ring at home or wears it on her right hand. Q. Where does a hostess receive her guests at a garden party? A. Outdoors, always, provided the weather permits. Q. What is the correct pronun- ciation of adieu? A. Pronounce a-du, a as in ask unstressed, u as ew in few, not do. DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Gordon Words Often Misused: Do not say, “I tasted of the bread.” Omit of. Often Mispronounced: Albumen. Pronounce al-bu-men, a as in at, u as in cube, e as in men, accent second syllable, Often Misspelled: Tyranny. Ob- serve the yr and the nn. Synonyms: Abolish, annul, abro- gate, nullify, revoke, repeal, rescind. 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: Nutrition; act or process of nourish- ing or being nourished. “Anger and * - Ve seriously i fer ith nu- ri st e Wi || THRIFT CO-OP 5% Phone 767 Phone LOOK and LEARN Groceries ' SR Ce e SR R e, * By A. C. Gordon 1. How many days did Jesus| spend in the desert? 2. What canal has been the sub- ject of more painters than any other canal in the world? 3. What animal carries its young in a pouch? 4. What great English statesman was a Jew? 5. Through what Canadian prov- ince does the St. Lawrence River |i L | e e [ Dr. Judson Whittier | CHIROPR:CTOR Drugless Physician Office rours: 10-12, 1-5, 7.3 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle E'ig. PHONE 667 Dr. John H. Geyer DR. H. VANCE TP —— nomr SIMPSON, OPT. D. | The Charles W. Carter i [ SUSSSUSS TSGR New England Maple Syrup and Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Plomgren Building PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIS. Hours 9 aa. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 Room: 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 1763 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. DETEOPATH 1 Consultatfon and examinaton free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7T to 9:30 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex South Franklin St. Phone 177 Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Classes Fitted Lenses Ground Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg.———2nd Floor Front Street————Phone 636 a variety of other Natural Foods. Health Foods Center Krafft Building—2nd Floor Directory 204 FRANKLIN ST. FINE Watch und Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates ANSWERS s[.I mmxmgx s'mmpr 1. Forty. 2. Grand Canal, Venice, e 3. Kangaroo. Rl Phone 221 ’ Alice Clark . Quebec. ; e g~ i {{ Peter Pan Beauty Shoppe | Superior Beauty Service NO CELEBRATING {~=uze 2 Triangle Bldg. BY HERB HOOVER PALO ALTO, Cal, Aug. 11.—Her- bert Hoover observed his 65th birth- — » | HospITAL NOTEs | Mrs. Albert Postma was dismissed today from medical care at St. Ann’s O. M. Harri was a medical dis- missal from St. Ann’s Hospital to- day. A minor operation was performed this morning at the Government Hospital on Rachel Mooney. Julia Sakagami underwent a mi- nor operation at the Government Hospital this morning. Admitted for surgical care yes- terday afternoon, William Kerr is at the Government Hospital. gl T Weather Stripping SOLD and INSTALLED by LOCAL DEALER FREE ESTIMATES Phone 123 Victor Powers Finnish Steam Bath OPEN EVERY DAY sand pile the contractor is dump- ing on our rock fill on Willoughby gineer are inspecting and receiving this sand subfill when the specifi- cations call for crushed rock. The Forgotten Man Will Pay the Bill. (signed) R. M. KEENY. 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 Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel . 0. ELKS meet every second and fourth W at 8 p. m. MO, JUNEAU LODGE NO. 142 Second and fourth 4G beginning at 7:30 p. m, ~ THAS., W. HAWKES- Mondas of each montd X In Sccttish Rite Templa . WORTH, Worshlplul Master; JAMES W. , Secretary. [GuySmith| DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONE CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street Next Coliseam PHONE 97—Free Delivery e “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” Fiols Juneau's Owr Store “The Rexall Stcre” ‘Your Reliable Fharmacists Butler-Mauro v Drug Co. « PRESCRIPTIONS H. S. GRAVES *The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING [ Gastineau Motor | Service PHONE 727 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” “The Store for Men" SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 2% PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank JUNEAU— ALASKA j