The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 14, 1939, Page 4

Daily Alaska melre Published every evening xcept Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY HELEN TROY BENDER - R. L. BERNARD nt Second - President and Business Manager Alaska. and Ma au, Matter. Second Cla. Entered in the Post Cffice in June: MEMBER SUBSCRIPTION RATES. carrier in Juncauw and Dousla y mail, postage at the f One year, in_advance, § six month: one month. in advance, $1.25. Subseribers will the Business Offic livery of their papers Telephones: News for 1 wing r in advance, $6.00; Delivered ver month v niotify the de- or if they will pro Office, 602; Business Office, 374 3 SSOCIATED PRE exclusively entitled } ited also MEMBER OF The Associat republication of otherwise cred published he use for it or mot local news o ches ¢ paper and thie ATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION ALASKA CIRCT THAN TH 1 Newspaper Representa Lo! Portland, Nationa GEORGE tives, with off Seattle, Chicago, New D. CLOSE, Inc, nd Boston Yo SEATTLE ton, 1011 American Ban REPRESENTATIVE—G wellt Build SOCIAL SECURITY GROWS UP Just amazing are the changes which have taken | years is how ce in our social thinking during the by e all but una past six imous approval of the bill President Roosevelt signed last week clarifying social security 1 means that has vanished; that the question today is not whether to have social security but how to make it work; that a more adult level of that the wild talk numbers and improving This the people unanimity in Cor among opposition to social security vir ress and our country has moved on to thinking concerning this of of names” of onl problem; llars” and * which marked the Pre me for “social security dog c instead ential campaign three years ago is ver. intellectual climate that the necessary can be It is in this effected these remain improvements in social security t be The amendments will have Lower (¢} ir at 1 percent each from 1942, instead of jumpin Unemployment ins from uch results as Taxe urance taxes employers and employees until to 1.5 percent next year, rance taxes on employers will d rate of 2.7 to be reduc about 2 percent. an average percent up a $47,000,- benefits is abandoned Old-age benefits will start January 1, 1942, of old- The preposterous plan of building 000.000 reserve fund for old More Liberal Benefits on January 1, 1940, Lump-sum pa instead of yments to survivors surance beneficiaries will be replaced by a system of monthly pensions for widow and children More than 1,100,000 more persons the social the and employed persons are brought into ecurity setup by inclusion of bank employe men, over 6! We might sum up roughly by saying these changes mean that $1,155,000,000 less in taxes taken from employers and employees during the next three years than had been planned, while $1,200,000,000 more will be paid out in benefits in the nex had been planned, Thus we will be t five years than one of the fact that ; power without in- against are making worst defects of social pro ecurity the surchasir creasing it to a compensat Social security taxes I because they have been levied on all business alike. dips heavily into present degree, ve been ¢ pecially onerous Mother Curru’s Two Sons to Death in Lea p Mrs, Karel Langer (upper right) a 13th floor. Then she jumped, | house, ked for a “nice air: taking with her her two sons, shoes and stocks (lower photo) presented a pathetic y room” earning money or losing money. en the load on business and whether they were The amendments lig ' the market for time. By abandoning the fund and turning security reaches a more mature, reserve we-go, social more grown-up level, That these changes first dventure is no indict- This is a great life. We shall our minds about the details many learn from experience. The impor- that Congress has shown both flexibility have been made social security act better ment of the national toward a probably change more times as we tant thing i approach to the problem. practical in the field at ‘of unemployment an ‘actuarial matter, how in our working popu- and unanimity in its Pay old-age -We' is more of pensions than in t We can forefell, surance many old persons we shall ¥ lation in any given year. We can meet the their in that year. Unemployment support 1t reserve is a variable. is more whole- some to build up a job insurance in good years than to increase taxes during a depression in order to meet the increased costs of job insurance due to the | depression We shall as the year-long by constant study Social Security Ad- for the find the best study of the way just visory It e Board prepared the factual remarkably harmoniou way the action was the solid authoritative report of ard which led to the Congress. It i shall get soc by this kind of patient experimentation that 1 security—not by royal-road crack- This is the W answer to Townsendism than anything else, high- national life in the last six pot schemes. amendments, the These more light years change in our B'TING THE ll AND ... a streak of wanton destructiveness, holdover of the old Killer Most of us are able to repress it and live civilized lives keeping busy these days killing just for There is instinct, in most humans Some Wwho cannot are salmon in Salmon Creek and other streams the fun of it.” spawning fish is a misdemeanor on the in- This needless destruction of crime against nature as It threatens A of Fisheries grounds doing s 'most important warden patrolling the as much as he can to prevent wanton waste of salmon. But this is a condition the correction of which must lie with the public. In the large problem of conservation of the fish- Alaska wanton destruction of salmon streams close to cities is a relatively matter. But it is one thing about Let riffle law books dustry. A Bureau stream is spawning eries of this in a few small which most of us can do some- Splashing in a picturesque do it. Leave the fish alone. of Salmon Creck, they are typically Alaskan sight which has f Juneau’s tourist attractions. Killed by or rifle shots of a few unthinking men and boys they a disgrace and anything but typical of Alaska. every and become one the stones ’\I.lklm_ '\le.lt T Lnder f (New York, Times) extracted from pineapples will make tender in a few minutes, an expert in the )l]m!lnv' nt of Agriculture says. It is classi- fied as a protein-digesting enzyme, and when it is applied to meat a few minutes before cooking it breaks down the tough connecting tissue and makes a sinewy chuck steak as tender as an expensive cut of porter- and no harm done to the stomach of the trencherman who puts it away. If this pineapple panacea (bromelin) becomes an everyday, grocery-store product, it will be a boon to inexperienced cooks. For a succulent slab of red meat which looks thoroughly tempting on the butcher's scales often proves leatherly and unchewable when served up if it isn't properly cooked. And even in- tense heat and a quick grill, a smothering of onions and a dash of Worces hire do not invariably guar- antee a palatable steak if it is one of the tough ones to start with. But every hostess could be sure of her meat course with a bottle of bromelin. on the shelf. If it finds its way into general only epicures will order filet mignon or chateaubriand. Unless— as in prohibition days, when artificial processes were used to age whiskies—the customer feels that the old- A substance the toug | fashioned q\mllt\ product still umm bul(el in a big Chicago hotel, and got one on the Karl, 6 and Jan Michael, 4, whose little picture in the room. The husband and father, Karel Langer (upper left) was near collapse as he told of how the family had lost its fortune in Czecho- slovakia after the Nazi absorption, America. and how he had feared he might not be permitted to remain in goods at one and the same | unnecessary $47,000,000,000 | in the direction of pay-as- | in-{° cost of | . | should new changes. | | and Publicity; | Mrs. %roscobe “The stars incline f but do not compei TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1939 Adverse planetary aspects rule the | early hours today and e).wnd{ | through the afternoon. In the eve- | ning Saturn wields a kindly influ- ence. There is a sign of evil portent pre- saging mental unrest affecting @il | classes in the United States. Vague | | apprehension of future dangers may | paralyze individual effort. Investment in new enterprises is |likely to be fortunate, but capital | will be timid, despite promise of a prosperous autumn. Confidence be sought through careful | investigation and preparation. Commerce - will improve. Efforts to make the United States merchant | marine expansive and dominant | should be attended by success. Stars smile on romance which will not be confined to the young.| The seers prophesy many marriages among persons of middle age. Solitude will be less endurable than in the past, it is foretold, and there will be a strong tendency to| seek companionship. The stars will guide elderly bachelors and widows towards matrimony. Industry will be greatly stimulat- | ed as the month advan Foréign | trade is to expand as closer infeér- national relations are achieved be- | tween the United States and Brit- | ish interests | This evening is auspicious for en- tertaining friends. Small groups will enjoy pleagant companionship that may result in business or profes- sonal profit. | Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of prosperit success, development, These subjects of Leo should use their talents tire- lessly. Women may expect good for- tune. Children born on this day prob- ably will be determbined to the point of obstinacy, definite in their ideas and difficult to guide. Al- though they may appear too assured | of their own ability, they are usu- ally able to realize large ambitions. (Copyright, 1939) - ASSISTANTS FOR “"ROUND-UP" TEA ARE NAMED HERE Sponsored by the six Past Presi- dents of the Juneau Woman'’s Club, the Round-Up Tea of that organi- zation will be an event of tomorrow afternoon in the Blue Room of the Scottish Rite Temple, between the hours of two and five. Plans for this midsummer event have been virtually completed, according to Mrs. Harold E. Smith, Chairman of the committee composed of all the Past Presidents of the club, who are still living in Juneau, and ac- tively engaged in its work. All women of Juneau who care to attend are invited to be present and a special invitation is extended to ting women who may be guests either at the homes of friends in Juneau or registered at the hotels of the town for a temporary stay. Also all women residents of Glacier Highway, of Douglas and of Thane are included in the invitation, and it is expected that a large number of local women will avail them- selves of the hospitality of the club on this occasion. In charge of the various details of the tea are Mrs. R. R. Hermann and Mrs. A. M. Geyer, Invitations Mrs. Ray G. Day and J. P. Williams, Refreshments, and Program and Decorations, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Thomas Haigh. A short musical program has been planned as a special feature of the afternoon. Stressing the fact that the tea is a purely social affair, and not n' silver tea, Mrs. Smith has urged all women of Juneau, both members | (of the club and others, to make a point of dropping in at the Scot- tish Rite Temple tomorrow during the “at home"” hours, to accept the spitality of the local organization, and spend a social hour with their | friends over the teacups. Pouring during the afteroon will be six department chairmen and other officers of the club for the current year. These will include Mrs. Nina Cheney and Mrs. George || LeVeque, Mrs. John McCormick and Mrs. Jack Livie, Mrs. Ray Peterman and Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne, and | Mrs. E. E. Robertson and Mrs. E. M Richardson. Serving will be a group of the club’s younger members: Mrs. Fred | Tiedt, Mrs. Russell Cook, Mrs. 'Tom. | Parks, Mrs. S. K. Sawyer, Mrs, E. 5. | Evans, Mrs. Harold Foss, Mrs. E. F. ‘ Vollert, Mrs. Roy Murphy and Mrs. | | O. J. Reiten. | Pressed into service as assistants for the afternoon will be a number of “club daughters.” These will ‘be | Misses Virginia Wood, Barbara Her- mann, Virginia Worley, Beryl Mar- | shall, Phyllis Jenne, Mary Stewart | and Mmme Rogc.s Mrs. Carier Soulh On Steamer Yukon' Mrs. Charles W. Carter sailed | south this morning on the steamer Yukon for an extended trip in the States. While in the south Mrs. Carter will spend some time visiting in | | | YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRE ‘ 2 AUGUST 14, 1919 With the Government finding a means for financing a dock at Hyd- er, so that the big steamers would be able to land there, the Canadians and Alaskans were running a race to see which side of the boundary s to get the greater share of the trade. The Bar Association banquet was to be held at the Gastineau in honor of Hon. Frederick R. Caudert of New York, distinguished international lawyer. After séveral days of consulta- tion, the Territorial Shipping Board, which met in the office of Gov Thomas Riggs, adjourned, and Richard M. Semmes, transportation expert, was employed by the board to make a thorough investigation of steamship matters affecting the Territory. A large audience in house auditorium distened with rapt attention to the entertaining des- cription, accompanied by stereopti- can views, of this “land of mys tery” by Major Jack Hamilton. William Anderson. proprietor of the Tenakee Pool Room, was in Juneau. O. M. Parks, auditor of the Alaska neau on the Alaska. Mrs. Parks, who accompanied him, continued to Anchorage on the steamer. C. J. Alexander arrived in Juneau and returned to Hoon: where he Packing Company. Mrs. Oscar Johnson left on Northwestern to spend two months visiting relatives in Seattle Tacoma. Weather: cloudy. Highest 55; lowest 54; A stag party honoring Hilding | Haglund will be held tonight at Pe: Reynold’s home on First and | Dixon Streets. The affair is no- host, and approximately twenty, friends of the groom-elect have been invited. Mr. Haglund will leave Wednes- | day morning for Petersburg, where | his marrirge to Miss Charlotte Clausen will be an event next Friday | evening. e e 2 Lillian Anderson | Visiting Mother | Anderson, now Anchorage, Lillian school in teaching | came down end to spend about two weeks visit- ing her mother here. | Miss Anderson, who spent four months last year on a Luckenbach freighter, followed her travel-itch- ing feet this summer through Bris- tol Bay and Goodnews Bay coun- try, including Iliamna, and a dozen other villages, just seeing country. She will return to Anchorage after concluding her visit with her mother. She is a guest at the Gas- tineau Hotel. TRUITT IMPROVES, SITTING UP TODAY| Attorney General James S. Truitt | continues to gain in his recovery from a recent serious illness, his | office reported toda time since he wa: able to sit up for awhile today.! He even asked for (but did not get) a slice of pumpkin pie for dessert. - - The Book ALASKA, Revised and Enlarged. Now On Sale; $1.00. What Is Y our News I. Q.? By The AP Feature Service | .Each question counts 20. A score of 60 is fair, 80, good. 1. What was the “last fling” of Velma West (above)? 2. What recently caused 210 persons to say “I do” at Mont- real? 3. The “S Plan” is the British navy’s tactical problem for 1939. True or false? 4. What defense step did the U. S. army take just 30 years ago? | 5. Did Miss Mary Spaulding | of Three Rivers, Mich., study woodwork, baseball or farming in summer school? Seattle, Portland and Los Am;elea,l Answers on Page Six the school | Steamship Company, arrived in Ju-| was superintendent of the Hoonah | the | and | Hilding Haglund1o Be Fefed af Stag Party, flights made by the Wright brothers? | from the Westward over the week-| 4. Which |the M. M. degree. |charged from all debts provable THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1939. The Empite extends congratula- tions and best wishes *~day, i birihday anpiver:i.,, to the. 1o lowing: AUGUST 14 Mrs, Howard Stabler Mrs. M. H. Sides Joe R. Werner Shirley Erwin Vernon Swap Roy Smith Jackie Michaels - MODERN ETIQUETTE w By Roberta Lee Q. Is it necessary to give a din- ner, or any other form of entertaim- | ment, to announce an engagement? A. The news of the average en- | gagement usually travels by word of mouth, but is entirely in form to. Q. When a man offers his seat in a streetcar or bus to a woman, jshould he lift his hat? A. Yes; it is the polite thing to do. Q. What does carte du jour mean on the menu card? A. “Today's menu.” DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH D1rectory Drs. Kaser and Freeburger ENTISTS omgren Building PHONE 56 ~— | Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIS . Fours 9 a.. to 6 p.m. EEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 [ CHIROPR:CTOR Drugless Physiclan Office tours: 10-12, 1-5, 7.3 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle P’ g PHONE 667 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room: 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 763 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. —_—— ’L‘E‘!‘éOPATH 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 — " By W. L. Gordon Words Often Misused: Do not say, “I disremember,” in the sense of “I| | forget.” Often Mispronounced: Prism. Pro- * |nounce priz'm, one syllable, similar, | to elm and film, and not priz-um. | not V i grateful- |serve the ph, pronounced f, diptheria Synonyms: ness, 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: | Validity; state of being sound, just, | or sufficient in law. “There is no doubt of the validity of the claim.” — - Gratitude, LOOK nnd LEARN By A. C Gordon 1. Where were the first airplane | 2. What was the name of the act of Congress which provided for the enforcement of the prohibition | amendment? 3. What is the great waterway of Alaska? is the most common | bird in the United States? 5. What Scandinavian city called the “Venice of has | the ANSWERS Kitty Hawk, N. C. The Volstead Act. The Yukon. English sparrow. Stockholm, Sweden. R ATTENTION MASONS Called communication of Mt. Ju- neau Lodge No. 147 F. & A. M. Mon- day evening, 7:30 o'clock. Work in J. W. LEIVERS, Secretary. adv. NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN| !that a hearing upon the petition of RICHARD (DICK) FORD, bank- rupt, who prays that he be dis-| against his estate under the pro- visions of the Acts of Congress re- lating to bankruptcy, will be had | before this Court at Juneau, Alaska, on the 20th day of September, 1939, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, or as soon | thereafter as counsel can be heard, {and that all known creditors and ‘ucher persons in interest may appear |at said time and place and show |cause, if any there be, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted. | Dated at Juneau, Alaska, August | 12th, 1939, I‘ GEORGE F. ALEXANDER. ! District Judge. Publication date, August 14, 1939. — o LUNCH TOMORROW at the BARANOF on Baked Veal Hearis and DRESSING pamnce o Weather Stripping SOLD and INSTALLED by LOCAL DEALER FREE ESTIMATES Phone 123 Victor Powers Finnish Steam Bath OPEN EVERY DAY 10 a.m. till midnight Soap Lake Mineral Baths Often Misspelled: Diphtheria. Ob- | | B ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Cptometry and Opthalmology Classes Fitted Lenses Ground The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. ! L — Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg. 2nd Floor Front Street————Phone 636 | o+ THRIFT C0-0P Phone 767 Phone [ Dr. Judson Whittier | \ Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel ————— B P 0. m meet every spoond and fourth Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers wel-~ come. H. C. REDMAN, Exalted Ruler; M. M. SIDES, Secretary. — MO, JUNEAU LODGE NO. 142 Second and fourth Monda: of each montd S in Scotiish Rite Templa beginning at 7:30 p. m. “HAS. W. HAWKES- WORTH, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secietary. GuySmith DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street Next Coliseum PHONE 97—Free Delivery “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” “Halense Juneau’s Own Store [ 'The Rexall Stere” | Your Reliable Fharmacists Butler-Mauro Drug Co. PRESCRIPTIONS £ — H. S. GRAVES *The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING —— Groceries o————— —_—— New England Maple Syrup and a variety of other Natural Foods. Health Foods Tenter Krafft Building—2nd Floor 204 FRANKLIN ST. SOSSSUSN | FINE Watch und Jewelry llep-lrhu at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET \ Phone 221 Alice Clark Peter Pan Beauty Shoppe Superior Beauty Service Becond Floor JUNEAU Triangle Bldg. ALASKA Gastineau Motor Service PHONE 727 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING Gas—Oil—Storage HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibd Btores of Alaska” “The Store for Men" SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. GASTINEAU CAFE 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 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—ALASEKA