The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 31, 1939, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empi Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY HFLEN TROY BENDER - - - - President R. L. BERNARD Vice-President and Business Manager Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. Batered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class s"IV! . SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delfivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for § By mail, ‘pastage naid. at the following One year, in mdvance, $12.00; six months, in one month. in advance, $1.25 Bubseribers will-vontér a favor if they wiil promptly notify in the de- MEMBER = 25 per month. ance, $6.00 the Business Office of ahy failure or irrey ilarity lMvery of their papers Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATE The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited (i this paper and also the local news published herein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. PRESS. 4l Newspaper Representa- GBORGE D. CLOSE, Inc r Los Angeles, Portland, tives, with office BEATTLE REP| American Bank Bu A. Wel , 1011 CRUEL ACT OF KINDNESS immigration formulas Alaska is commenting Cautior the economic by the Cincinnati E Slattery report The plan, by the Interior Department European refugec in applying new urged editorially the salvation of nquirer in on even if it worked as well as is hoped would be only a partial solution to the problem, the news- paper says The United States might be “‘a-cruel act of from political or social persecut hould gu mst what \dness” in rescuing a people setting would not be m & them down in a part of the world where t able to make a the A question mark is placed by the Enquirer after the title “An Alaskan Haven? “A 94-page pamphlet Alaskan Development,’ prepared by of the Interior, discusses engagingly the possibility of making Alaska a haven for European refugees with mutually beneficial results “Ag the pamphlet points out and almost entirely lation density, in 1 per square mile. The the Territory are meager ly a start has been made upon agricultural development. Physically, Al- aska is comparable to the Scandinavian countries, where 13,000,000 people live, yet the American territory in 1930 had a population a few short of 60,000. “The Department of the Interior approaches the subject from the standpoint of the desirability of de- veloping Alaska, and suggests that the purpose could be served by the immigration of unemployed Americans and dispossessed Europeans. The study was not ad- vanced specifically as a solution to the refugee problem “However promising the plan sounds, it offers, at best, only a partial solution of the perplexing refugee problem. Nor is it one to be accepted at face value without careful study of its possible consequences. For four years the Federal Government has been experi- menting with the Matanuska colony, without results conclusive enough to establish the practicability of large-scale colonization of the Territory by under- privileged Americans. That suggests caution in pro- ceeding toward a complicated plan for colonization of economic, racial and political refugees, where differ- ences of environment and tongue would be added to those of simple physical The United living newspaper warns. The editorial is as The Problem the Department follows entitled of Alaska has unexploited resources extensive It of a person popu- , was only one-tent} present commercial and h interests in adaptability. elves no longer wielding a balance of power between hostile forces of Communism on one hand and Na- tional Socialism and Fascism on the other. Almost unbelievably, in the light of a decade of the bitterest hostility, Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany appear to {ind their national interests to be not inimical The development was foreshadowed. Indeed, there vere so many evidences of its approach that the heads {f the European democracies stand convicted of almost | nonumental stupidity for the roles they have played n the events leading up to it. Only in recent weeks have members of an Anglo- rench commission been actively seeking, in Moscow, bilateral military agreement with Soviet Russia. .But )y then they were only amusing Stalin. Undoubtedly, most of the groundwork for the new economic and political understanding between Germany and Russia | had already been accomplished. It is logical to assume hat Hitler, or rather his highly skilled representativ in power diplomacy, Von Ribbentrop, figurativ aught Stalin on the rebound from Munich last fail. The Germans were shrewd enough to Soviets at a time when-the perfidy of England and France, as seen from Russia’s standpoint, was causing he deepest indignation in Moscow of the upper class in England had been convinced as late as a year ago that the democracies had more to | fear from the aggression of the Nazis and Fascists than the activities of the Communists. The Anglo-French diplomatic attitude toward Russia was one of distaste, at best a grudging willingness to accept Russian co- operation. Added to this attitude as contributing factors in Stalin’s decision were the snubs administered to Rus- sia at Munich and before. That evidently convinced him that the democracies intended merely to use the Soviet as a cat's-paw. So he determined to take a full hand in the game of power politics, not as anyone’s dummy. That decision may be traced clearly to the 1dismissal of Litvinoff, who proffered Soviet collabora- tion freely in the democracies’ early hours of need but who was left to cool his heels outside when Cham- berlain and Daladier went into council to appease Hit- ler that fateful day in Munjch. The Squalus Nears (New York Times) On May 23 the submarine Squalus touched bottom off Portsmouth, 240 feet beneath the surface, and stayed there, with 26 dead men insif®. Thirty-three live men were brought up on May ‘The public learned then of the unassuming heroism of the vy divers, 1 whom the taking of appalling risks is part of the day's work. Less tention has been paid to the weeks of struggle with gear and tides which followed the rescue and which have now brought the sunken ship to a depth of 90 feet only four miles off shore. Barring accidents, the navy will have her in drydock without two weeks. Less than a month after the disaster the divers had made 150 d ents, some of them under extreme- ly dangerous conditions. At least one man got the dreaded “bends.” Others had their lines fouled or where “blown” to the surface at hazardous speed. On July 13, when the first attempt at lifting was made, the Squalus came up in‘a smother of water, broke the bow pontoon slings and sank again. The work had all to be done over, the first divers to go down after the accident finding themselves in “a snarled jumble of cables, wires, hawsers and air line: It was August 12 before she could be lifted again and August 17 be- fore much progress inshore could be made. But the divers kept at work with a marvelous combinaticn of patience, skill and courage. Perhaps it is a mistake to call these men heroes. | It would certainly be a mistake to call them so in their presence. But it is a plain, unsentimentalized fact that the job they are doing proves once more that t y's menof the sea have all the virile qualities their predecessors possessed, plus a technical proficiency that is something new under the sun. \ Fun in Poland | (Philadelphia Record) A Cracow newspaper reports that Polish peasants are “mischievous stealing barbed wire from German frontier obstructions and that in some cases they bring back pieces of military equipment in a frienddly com- petition to see who can get the most. We will think of this story whenever we read of “tension” and “crisis” in Europe. Tension and crisis exist, but there are also quite a few pleasant, sportive | human beings who enjoy twitting military dignity and who laugh the fulminations of those who think they can eradicate even a sense of humor from human beings. Stealing military barbed wire is a silly sport. But | not nearly as silly as getting ready to impale millions of men with devices more deadly than barbed wire. History is to be dropped at the Naval Academy as |a required examination subject. After all, one doesn't need to know the date of the Norman Conquest to navigate a ship. States should not advance Alaska as a haven for refu- | gees without knowing certainly that the arrangement is practicable. It must guard against what might be a cruel act of kindness. Further study of the Depart- ment of Interior plan should proceed with that thought in mind A1l ightmare Materializes ti Enquirer) A nightmare of world politics seemingly has be- come a reality. The democracies of Europe find them- Bus Hit by Fire | Fifteen Senators are listed as anti-third termers. Maybe some of them could be persuaded to accept the job and sacrifice themselves on: the altar of public service “The hour of liberation,” from the standpoint of Nazi sympathizers, is the moment when it will be possible to heil and go hungry to one’s heart’s content. | Germany has developed substitutes for fish and milk, but nothing has been found to replace Hitler’s | mustache. Truck, 34 Hun Here is the wreckage which remained after a Greyhound bus, enroute from New York to Washington, collided with a fire engine in Philadelphia. Thirty-four persons were injured. The four most seriously hurt were Walter igala, of Camden, N. J., driver of t on wet hij way and crashed into the fire engine, which was answering a false he bus, and three firemen. Police said the bus skidded alarm, woo the | By no means all | | | date. i | i of Optometry. %roscoflg | e, “The stars incline VIRGO—(August 23 to Séptem- ber 22)—This zodiacal comistel- lation represented by Virgo, ‘the Virgin, has as its ruling planet Mercury. The most fortunate day is Wednesday; the lucky color, dark yellow; and the fa- vorite gem, the sardonyx. Sub- jects of Virgo are shrewd, methodical, logical and re- served. They have keen minds and are conscientious, hard- working and reliable. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 This is a day of fair promise. Thex‘@j is encouragement for initiative in| business affairs, but caution should be exercised to avoid deception, It |is not a lucky date for signing con- | tracts. Erroneous judgments will pre- vail and cause trouble in national and international affa i HEART AND HOM An unfa- vorable day for love affairs, because deception may be successful. Letters should be restrained and conven- tional under this sway which makes misapprehension likely. Members of the family should avoid a critical attitude of mind and should watch | their words, for they may discour- age important plans. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: The early autumn should be prosperous for business men and for those in the learned professions. Lawyers will have increased business, especially cases involving frauds or sharp prac- tices. Thrift is enjoined on all per- sons. Large holdings of real estate hould be reduced. NATIONAL ISSUES: Discussions egarding inflation and banking solicies will engender much differ- 'nce of opinion. Third term agitation | for the Presirent will gain support- ors. Secret information will cause he administration to emphasize de- | fense measures and the Pacific Coast | will provide a sensation at an’ early INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Hitler is to have two years more of sower, according to the seers. He) will meet a great crisis in the spring f 1941, if not before, it is forecast. Spectacular and sudden coups will continue to mark his policies. He will have the reluctant aid of Mus- solini, who will be as cautious as | possible. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of moderate good fortune but_litigation should be avoided. Women should try to be less personal in their points of view. Children born on this day prob-| industrious, Subjects of this~ sign {have quick tempers that should -be | firmly controlled. (Copyright, 1939) SOVIET AlD T0 GERMANY IS LOOMING Moscow szmem Is fo i Consider Signing Russo- Nazi Pact Tonight (Continued from Page One&) army into two parts, one under com- mand of Crown Prince Umberto, and the other under Marshal Rodolfo Graziani. Londoners To Flee Great Britain, without waiting for note, has ordered precautionary re- moval from metropolitan areas of about three million women, children, invalids and aged, beginning to- morrow. Blackouts Continue France has decreed that anti-air raid blackouts be continued even ‘aner the removal of the large bulk | of Parisian civilian population. In Germany, but a few hours after Hitler had issued the order, Field Marshal Gen. Goering and his new Council for the Defense of the Realm, described as a Supreme War Council, began operating. THOS. DONOHOE APPOQINTED TO AACC POSITION Afichorage Flying Attorney Succeeds Kirkpatrick —Fliers’ Choice | Thomas M. Donohoe, Anchorage attorney and flier, has been appoint- Third Division representative on.the | Alaska Aeronautics and Communi- cations Commission. The flying at- | torney succeeds the late M. D. Kirk- patrick of Cordova. i | The appointment was made, Gov. | John W. Troy said, on recommen- | dation of other fliers of the Terri- | tory. Donohoe is the son of the late Tom Donohoe, widely known | Cordova attorney. | The Governor has also reappaint- ed Dr. Rae Lillian Carlson, Dr. Robert Simpson and Dr. Arthur S. |Brown of Fairbanks to the Board | visiting in Juneau, having arrived !'spent several months in the south. ably will be extremely active and| Hitler’s reply to the latest British | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1939. YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRK AUGUST 31, 1919 A modern school building equipped with facilities most up-to-date for their purpose, the new Parochial School was to be ready for occu- :pun(‘y in October. Harry F. Morton, superintendent | of the Pioneer's Home at Sitka, was on the Estebeth. Mrs. E. H, Kaser and Esther and Elisabeth, her twin daughters, ar- rived on the Alaska after having Miss Eva Campbell, who had been making a buying trip to the east for B. M. Behrends Company, re- turned on the Alaska. Edward C. Sweeney, who had been spending the summer at Excursion Inlet, returned and was at the Gas- tineau Hotel. s was in Juneau from Taku River and while here was at the Gastineau Hotel. S. Swanson arrived in Juneau from Hoonah and was staying at the Gastineau. J. W. Bell, Clerk of the Court, Mrs. Bell and their baby, returned to Juneau. Miss Florence Casey, who had been visiting in the south during the summer was to return to Ju- neau on the City of Seattle. HOMESTAKE MINE OFFICIALS HERE Assistant Superinfendent Ross Sees Alaska as "Beautiful”’ Two officials of the famed Home- stake mine at Lead, S. D., met this week in Juneau unexpectedly. E. G. Ross, Assistant Superinten- dent of the Homestake, came north a few days ago to return a visit of J. A. Williams, Assistant Gen- eral Superintendent of the Alaska Juneau, who was two years ago shown through the Homestake workings by Ross. While in Juneaw, Ross met George Pendo, Assistant Mine Fore- man for the Homestake, who with | his wife is yisiting Mrs, Pendo’s | sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lavenik. Ross, making his first trip to Alaska, is enthusiastic in his praise of the North. | “This is the most beautiful | country TI've ever seen,” he de- ) clared emphatically, adding, “And | I've been over a lot of country in both the United States and Can- ada.” Convinced that Alaska has as beautiful a future as it has scen- ery, Ross said, “If I really wanted to leave my grandchildren some- | thing, I think I'd start buying land | {in Alaska.” | Ross, at the Gastineau Hotel ;with his wife and daughter, plans | to sail south on the next available | boat. ‘ST. LAWRENCE ~ BROWN BEAR "MYTH' PROVED (Eskimo Herder Shoofs Big Brownie on Island- Sends Hide Here | A recurring but heretofore pooh- poohed report, that a brown bear had been seen on St. Lawrence Is- land, was proved to be a fact yes- terday. | Conclusive proof was brought to| town by the Office of Indian Af- fairs vessel Boxer which delivered to the Alaska Game Commission | |the skeleton and hide of a hig! | brownie shot last May 20 at the| east end of St. Lawrence Island by Sepellu, chief reindeer herder ! at Savoonga. St. Lawrence Island lies in Ber- ing Sea, 45 miles from Siberia and 120 miles from the Alaska coast.| How the bear got to the island is a very neat question. The only | bears previously known to inhabit St. Lawrence were polar bears. Asiatic Species Executive Officer Frank Du-| fresne of the Game Commission said he had examined the hide of | the St. Lawrence brown bear and found it to differ from any he| had ever seen in Alaska. He be- Heves it to be an Asiatic species. ‘The hide measures eight feet square, a “good sized” brownie. The Eskimo Sepellu reported the bear was shot near the fawning| camp and that deer meat was | found in the bear’s stomach. Du-| fresne said the Eskimos did an excellent job of preserving the hide and bones. They are being dried | .out here preparatory to shipping ‘to' Washington to be compared by the Bureau of Biological Survey | | i Neighbor” |in this newspaper daily. | workmen described in the daily | inquiries have been received as a JHHappy Birthday The Empire extends convuluh—l tions and best wishes ?~day, their! birchday anniver:z:,, to the 1os- lowing: AUGUST 31 V. W. Mulvihill Art Hedman i Vera Giligan W. E. Feero Douglas Wahto Joe Petrie Margie Aikens Raymond Hegstad e - M ODERN ETIQUETTE " By Roberta Lee Q. What does it indicate when a person misspells five or six words in a letter? A. It indicates both negligence and laziness. Every desk should con- tain a dictionary, and it takes but a minute to consult it. | Q. Isn’t it discourteous for a motorist to drive through a funeral procession? A. Yes; he should be patient and wait, even if in a humry Q. When a woman is playing golf with a man, who should pay her caddy? A. The woman should pay her own caddy. - e DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Gordon Words Often Misused: Do not say, “I am afraid you will have to wait.” Say, “I am sorry you will have to wait.” k Often Mispronounced: Finance, Pronounce fi-nans, i as in fin, a as in an, accent last syllable. Often Misspelled: Goddess; d’s and two Synonyms: Caution cautiousness, prudence, circumspection. 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: Formative; giving or having the power of giving form; plastic. “These experiences date back to the formative period of my life.” two (moun), discretion, LOOK and LEARN By A., (; Gordon | 1. Who was the 1irst President of the U. S. to refuse a third term of office? | 2. What fort originally occupied the site where Pittsburgh, Pa., now stands? 3. What are the dimensions of an average brick? 4. What is a young swan called? 5. In what country is the famous Black Forest? ANSWERS George Washington, Fort Duquesne. Two by four by eight inches. A cygnet. Germany. D Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Zomgren Buflding PHONE 56 ——— DRENTIS . Fows 9 a.m. tu 6 pm. EEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 [—— [ Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRCTOR Drugless Physician Offi.2 frours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-3 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle B’ ig. PHONE 667 | i A W. Stewart Dr. John H. Geyer Room: 9-—Valeutine Rldg. FPHONE 1763 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. DR. H. VANCE OETEOPATH 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 Opthalmology Classes Fitted Lenses Ground | The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 = Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg.———2nd Floor Front S one 636 *- THRIFT C0-0P Phone 767 Phone Groceries — — New England Maple Syrup and a variety of other Natural Foods. Health Foods Center Krafft Building—2nd Floor 204 FRANKLIN ST. SSSSSSUSSSSC SISO y FINE Watch und Jewelry Repairing PAUL BLOEDHORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET "Help Thy mhbor" Finds Jobs For Two Workmen ' The Empire and the Territorial Employment Service are batting 666 percent with their “Help Thy column which appears Of the first three unemployed series, two have been offered posi- tions, Director Joseph T. Flakne of the Service reported today. Many result of the “Help Thy Neighbor” feature which appears in the Em- pire every day on page, four. FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY, Public Roads Administration, Aug- ust 24, 1939. Sealed bids will be re- ceived at the office of the Public Roads Administration, Federal and Territorial Building, Juneau, Al- aska, until 9 oclock AM., Sep- tember 14, 1939, for the reconstruc- tion and improvement of the Sew- ard Highway, Victor Creek Bridge Section, involving 2,600 cubic yards Unclassified Borrow, 67.0 M.Ft.BM Treated Timber, 1,275 Lin.Ft. Treated Timber Piling and Lump Sum amount for Raising Existing Superstructure. Where plans and specifications are requested, a de- posit of $10.00 will be required to insure their return within 30 days after opening of bids. Checks shall be payable to the Treasurer of the United States. Plans and specifica- tions may be examined at the Pub- lic Roads Administration, Federal and Territorial Building, Juneau, Alaska, and Associated General Contractors of America, Arctic Club Building, Seattle, Washington. Bid blanks may be obtained at the of- fice of the Public Roads Adminis- tration, Juneau, Alaska.—M. D. WILLIAMS, District Engineer. with other species to determine the origin of the brownie, if possible. | Publication dates, Aug. 31, Sept. 1- 2, 1939, o Phone 221 Alice Clark | Peter Pan Beauty Shoppe Superior Beauty Service Second Floor JUNEAU Triangle Bldg. ALASKA L. C. SMITH and CORONA TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn Satisfied Customers” Juneau Melody House Music and Electric Appliances (Next Irvimg's Market) Front Street Phone 65 - | Professional Fraternal Societies Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers wel- come. H. C. REDMAN, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, Secretary. MOYY. JUNEAU LODGE NO. 107 Second and fourth | G Mondar of each month beginning at 7:30 p. m. ’ “HAS. W. HAWKES-| WORTH, Worshipful Master; | e GuySmith PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street Next Coliseam T e o SR RIRCI L. 55 R ' in Secttish Rite Temple JAMES W, LEIVERS, Secietary. PUROLA REMEDIES PHONE 97—Fres Delivery SETAA "“Tomorrow's Styles Today” Juneau's Own Store "The Rexall Stcre” ‘Your Reliable Fharmacists Butler-Mauro Drug Co. H. S. GRAVES *The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING Gastineau Motor Service DRUGGIST “The Squibd Stores of Alaska” “The Store for Men" SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. co R AN SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAPITAL—$50.000 SURPLUS—$100,000 29 PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank JUNEAU— ALASKA