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

Daily Alaska Em pire 0% Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY ml!ll TROY BENDER President B. L BERNARD Masiuge) Becond and Main Batered 1n the Post Office in Juneau s Second Vice-Presid Stree nt and Business Class Mi per month es ance, $6.00 y mail. po One year, in advance, § one month, in advance, $1.35 Bubscribers will confer & favo the Business Office of any failu livery of their papers Telephones: News Office, 602; Bus age T if they will promptly notify ro or irregularity in the de- iness Office, 374, MEMBER OF The Associsted Pres republication of all new otherwise crediicd in thi published berein "TALASKA CIRCUL/ _ THAN TRAT OF )CIATED PRESS sivel w the use for to it or mot the lo ited es and also GEORGE D. CLOSE, National Newspaper Representa- Hves, with offices in_San F w0, Los Angeles, Portland, Boattle, Chicazo, New York and Boston BEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE Amarican Bank Bulldiue Gi A. Wellington, 1011 GOVERNOR TROY John Troy can Not one in a mil nd of henors and friendship iment & of Alas ho will retire this w after Governor ix years’ and many time: 1 oftice zen a reward for suct tended the inspiri Hotel last night Alaskans e Ter aid L m i to testimonial banquet ) u apparent the 200 who at the John Troy is held by his long life of se As many of t sible teem in which twilight of Baranof is the es all the vice t ritory. ast night, it would be im to reca so brief a mee all of Troy the things John s done for Juneau and for Alaska. By the by those which were That so great Douglas bridge for should go unmentiol im. at went unsaid John Troy accomplishment Gastineau CI d amor s much as honored the tance mentioned, i obtain: ir an a annel, foi verr ments, is test to the stature of the accomplish- 11l honor him Jun and Alaska bui ments for which we With paper which bear the wislk 1 f the news- the citizens of John_Troy which will alwa of ‘his him long 1 1spiration join: he mark pine so richly mer AMERIC \ I{l- T DEFENSE Sharp differences of opinion exist among Ameri- cans as to how best and perils egislation, of war in the to save their country It by I hould never last analysis the matter of lawmaking but of that no other nation will from the pair be forgotten, best defense is building ourselves dare attack u In other wor land; preparedr air. No matter what C; or however, that not a 50 strong paredness, Preparedness on as; preparedness may do in the prese ar ion, regarding session in special neutrality legislation for America requires ficient Army and sufficient air fleet ca’s natural immunity from foreign a 1t is timely now to consider national defense. Con- gressional leaders are framing leg tion on neut ity, in general agreement with the Pres Our own hope is that the embargo provision of the Jaw will be repealed, because it is our opinion it ix the Preside at this step will n stay out of war But while this look the fact that position as long as be, her Army United 8 th remain that safety Navy to act a strong ef- otect Ameri- an quate ident's wishes. e it easier to i5 being done, no one should over- America remains in a dangerous her Navy is weaker than it should small and her fa cutnumbered generous 18 years air nade a gesture in the | - pea appes ~ | Ttaly | its enemies! ago.when the great disarmament treaty was signed. That generosity turned out to be costly. this country rl(‘))('nd(‘d to protect its shores. to be misplaced Too much and too long ha great British Navy reliance has pre that at the end of the present war the Navy be crippled, red or in the hands of on the far the wved not Sup- pose, however Britist ait s¢ \ It is time for the United State: a world of practical Europe and the Orient ive pants and play a man's Things g part ir events oing on now in of our own defens that with the situation threatening and with even worse, Amer nd in the air; one Panama Canal e of naval ve irom one ocean of little help were this directions at once the United the Navy War now obsolete call for a re-appraisal armor. it not cles e the Pacific disturbed and the Atla o strong fleets on ar, for the eds for eact ituation across ic tw he of her long coast lines? he facilitates the p: but it w acked from the ently to the ould be country other, A bott at s has naval One would catch battle line, with Ever e pretty officer ince consi; neglected as saying obsolescent and n sight for In -up order for The for ships unless a hurry-up pro- us with ar ements 0 years me to build no repla It t placec ar it is recalled but 1t Congress has but they can- the la 75 destroye 12 been liberal in appropriating not be completed before 1944, T °d on am is Recent figures indicate that America, Britain and Japan all have about the same number of battleships, but Britain’s are newer and in some cases larger. es we have less than half Germany’s a third as many ins f submars a quarter etc. Of modern cruisers we are outnum- bered by Britain and The same proportion holds for modern destroyers. We are promised plenty in all these categories by 1944, but a good many ant things might happen in the next five years. Judicious neutrality legislation should help keep But adequate preparedness is a more to threats of olvement. should be the number, as many as Italy as France, Japan us out of war answer i in delay ahead day in defensive building impressive is danger Full speed rder of the Fair Time (New York Tlxll\\\v The two great international expositions on Flush- ing Meadows and Treasure Island are by no means fairs that ¢ tors these days. This is fairs the country over. In the hl.] of the yed its of the the flower of the herds are now gathered for exhibition and the reward of prizes. Sleek dairy cows, their switches brushed out like silk, parade beside beef cattle and fat sheep so groomed for the day w that their woolly backs are almost flat. Huge mpkK: and tall corn bring color to the tents that hold the > of the fields. Farm machinery and women'’s handiwork add variety to the Along the midway barkers shout their w and there an optimistic visitor from the back country till challenges the theory that the hand is quicker than the eye. Under which shell will the elusive little ? On the tanbark mighty aft horses of weight belie the statement that the On the track the staccato plays the theme song racing. The fall fairs y speak of the democ- e that is still at peace. scene. Here 1 or more in wholly mechanized trotters and the pacers native sport of harness express the American spirit. Th racy of an n)m.t'm land, and ¢ That Other War Philadelphia Record? Diplomats are studying the signifiance of three almost identical editorials in Japanese newspape: All three editorials declare that the United States navy has taken over the job of protecting British interests in the Orient. Be that as it may, the dispatches remind us that there is a war in the Far East. It is a bloody war. It is the biggest war in history save the World War. Armies are fighting with g showering civilians with bombs, overrunning the ter- rain with tanks a tor farm i of the of C The maximum estimates of casualties in Poland is | 1 165,000. ties have been over. 1,000,000, those of China more than 2.300,000—a total of 3,300,000. Why does our State Department still insist that this conflict in the Far East is not a war? After it | acted swiftly to proclaim the neutrality act in the | European War? Why did Great pretend Why does Russia call her invasion of Poland a measure of “protection”? We live in a mad world. Maybe if the Japanese spoke- English and the Chinese spoke German or French we would regard their war as really big time. But because they speak in sibilant syllables and writ#"in curious characters, it is just an “incident. Britain, France, Germany Texas produced and sold nearly 6,000,000 boxes of grapefruit last season. No little squirt, that business, Nazi Bombs Spread Death in Warsaw Made by Frank Muto, American photographer who was among the last of the foreigners to leave Warsaw, to put off short| There | harvest and | of the ' ous In the China-Japanese war the Japanese casual- | and | there was no intervention in Spain? | this graphic picture shows a section of suburban homes in flames after Nazi airmen had hurled high ex- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11, 1939. %roscope “The llfl"l incline but do not comprl” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 Good and evil planetary aspects contend today. The early morning is auspicious for mental effory and | encourages wise planning, but the forenoon should be devoted to rou- tine activities, Women are fairly well guided, but their love affairs may be lukewarm. Heart and Home: Constructive ac- | tivity should be pushed today which is fortunate for household repairs nd refurnishing. American antiq will have a revived vogue. Modern | cagaries will receive less favor than |in the past. This is not a lucky sway | under which to make new acquain-' tances of opposite sex. Business Affail The total eclipse of the Sun on this date is read as |presaging definite stimulation in certain lines of manufacture, Theit |will be an effort to achieve inde- pendence of foreign imports. Con- servative standards should be main- tained in commercial matters. Al- though, for a few, sudden wealth i indicated, the great bulk of business | |may be more or less hampered by unusual international events. National Issues: Counsel of ex- perienced statesmen will be help- ful through this autumn when there will be an urge to risk much in di- plomacy as well as in speculation. The seers warn that clever efforts to mislead public sentiment will be made by a foreign power. The star presage sudden and unexpected | {coups that only the most far-seeing | Americans will expect. | International Affairs: For small nations dangers are indicated in the | aspects accompanying the eclipse There will be surprise moves that | test the courage of the world’s great | powers. The strong now will have| reason to protect the weak. The| United States as well as Great Brit- ain may be goaded to conflict. Peace efforts should be pushed with tre- mendous force Persons whose birthdate it is have | the augury of a year of some peril in sentimental interests. Both men and women should be fairly prosper- , but they may be extravagant Children born on this day prob-| ably will be observant and fond of detail. These subjects of Libra may be impatient at obstacles, change- able and fond of artistic surround- ings. (Copyright -’ DOU GLAS NEWS MRS. BAROUMES SOUTHBOUND After a visit of two months with her husband and daughter here, Mrs. James Baroumes left yester- day for the return trip to her home in Seattle. 1939) | | | | | .- LUNCHEON TODAY Mrs. Dale Fleek entertained at luncheon today in honor of Miss Chrissie Ferrian, sister of Mrs. Laur- ence Car’ lson who is visiting here. .- POSTS ARE HOME | FROM OUTING TRIP | Mr. and Mrs. Ely Post returned home yesterday from Swan Harbor where they have been camped for the past two weeks. The limit of |ducks and venison was secured by |the couple which will be canned for |their winter meat supply. Also a couple of rolls of pictures were tak- en which they hope will turn out iror appropriate additions to their photo collection. | e ‘L CUTHBERT, JR., PARTY Master Jimmy Cuthbert celebrat- ed his seventh birthday today with fa party for several of his playmates |at his home on Nob Hill, - e | DLW.C. ANNOUNCES NOW PRO- GRAM OF MEETING DATES Douglas Island Women's Club {which meets tonight for the Octo- | ber session, is to begin an outlined schedule of interesting and benefic~ ial subjects for the regular program {of entertainment. | The first, is the Department of Citizenship and Home under the | chairmanship of Mrs. Bonnett, Miss Eleanor Warren and Mrs, George Woodbury. The departments to be covered at subsequent meetings are as follows: October—Department of Ameri- can Citizenship and Home. Chair- man, Mrs. Bonnett, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Woodbury, Mrs. Sey. November—Department cation and Fine Arts. Mrs. Peol; | Carlson. December—Department of Public Welfare. Chairman, Mrs. Fox; M Cochrane, Mrs. Walter, Mrs. Pusich. January—Department of Legisla- ture. Chairman, Mrs. Campbell; Mrs, Grenier, Mrs. Devon, Mrs. Fleck. For G.F.W.C Golden Jubilee Birth- | day Party—Officers and department chairmen on committee. For following months the subjects will be repeated as scheduled above. S e LOCATE AT PETERSOVRG Charles Zimmerman and wife, | who have been cperating a fox farm for about 20 years on Brothers Is- land, have located in Petersburg. The fox farm will be operated by of Edu- Chairman, Mrs. Engstrom and Mrs. !salmon on the Signal. |ing |of YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRE sl | 2 OCTOBER 11, 1919 Following routine work at the Juneau Woman’s Club meeting sev- eral important matters were dis- cussed, one being the great need of a swimming tank for the children of Juneau. The American Packing Company, of Juneau, received a full load of The cannery was operating every day and a pack of 15,000 cases was already up. Capt. Slater, former skipper on the Princess Alice, but at this time on the Princess Mary, was selected by the Canadian Pacific officials to carry the Prince of Wales and and Vancouver. Edward Sherman, the contractor, had material on hand and work was to commence setting new piling un- der that part of the old Pacific Coast dock which was occupied by the building known as the Armory. Miss Madge Case, who attended the Juneau High School, was pledged to the Alpha Omieron Sor- ority at the University of Washing- ton Sim went Freiman and Billy Taylor hunting at Eagle River and were expected to bring back the game if candy and bullets were worth anything. Weather: highest 39, rain, LAST STANDBERG BROTHER T0 TAKE BRIDE, ANCHORAGE Ted Strandberg, “last of the Strandbergs,” will meet his bride- to-be Friday in Anchorage. The well known young Anchorage min- man, is associated with his father and brothers, being the last four Strandberg brothers to marry this summer. Ted will marry Margaret Bather attle girl who passed through Ju- au on the Yukon. The two will make their home this winter atl irbanks where Strandberg will finish neglected mining studies, and return to Candle Creek, near Mc- Grath next summer where Ted is {managing the Strandberg dragline there. Odin Strandberg, younger brother and head of the Cripple Creek oper- ations of the family, was married during the summer, followed by the marriage of brothers Bill and Har- old, Bill superintends Goodnews Bay platinum operations and Harold is general superintendent under his father, Dave Strandberg. .- Missionary Group Elects Officers A meeting was held yesterday at Trinity Parish Hall by the Inter- denominational Missionary Society, Mrs. R. B. Lesher was chosen as President to suceced Mrs. J. E. Click, and Mrs Jack Cropley was elected Vice-President. For her services as head of the group, Mrs. Click, who will soon be leaving for the south, was presented with a gift by members of the society The next meeting will be held in November at the Salvation Army Barracks and will be in charge of Mrs Stanley Jackson. lowest 39, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska. September 12, 1939. Notice is hereby given that Toni Tarro, of Juneau, Alaska, has made application for a homesite, Anchor- age serial 08556, for land embraced in U. S. Survey No. 2337, tracts, A, B, containing 4.63 acres situated about 14 miles northerly from Ju- neau, Alaska, between the east and west forks of Montana Creek, and it is now in the files of the U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska. Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claims in the U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes. GEORGE A. LINGO, Register. Date of first publication Oct. 4, 1939. Date of last publication Nov. 29, 1939, NOTICE TG CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been duly and regularly appointed administrator of the Estate of JOSEPH SERDAR, deceased, and that all persons hav- ing any claim or account against said JOSEPH SERDAR is hereby notified to present the same, with the proper vouchers, within six (6) months from the date hereof to said Administrator at Room 19 in the Valentine- Building at Juneau, Al- aska, that being the place of busi- ness for said estate. Dated this I3th day of September, 1939. Sigurd Hadland, who with his wife {and two children, recently came | north from California. e e FRANK SERDAR, Frank Serdar, Adminis- trator of the Estate of Joseph Serdar, deceased. his party on a tour around Victoria | - %irthday' The Empm extends mnyululc | tions and bLest hes 17day, theit | bicshday annivesszz,, to the Toi- lowing: OCTOBER 11 Charles W, Carter Andrew Nelson Farris Notterstad Lawrence Carlson Alexander Miller Thomas Dull A. F. Knight Mrs. M. Ernest Powers Andrew Sutton Alyce E. Feln "DAILY LESSONS IN EI GLISH By W. L Gordon Words Often Misused: Do rot say, “Apples are rare th’'s fall.” Say. “Ap- ples are scarce this fall” “‘fhe at- mosphere is rare” is correct. Often Mispronounced: Gigolo. Pronounce jig-0-1o, both o's as in no, first o unstressed, accent first syllable. Often Misspelled: Persuade; per. Synonyms: fleshly, carnal, Word Study: “Use a word three times and it is you Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Liaison; an intima especially il- licit, between & man and a woman (Pronounce lee-a-zawn; accent last syllable). “Their son was known to a few of their intmate friends.” - Pursuit; pur. Voluptuous, sensual, LOOK and LEARN # By A. C. Gordon 1. From what is our word “Sat- urday” derived? 2. With what Biblical is patience associated? 3. Where did the first fighting of the Civil War take place? 4. Who was Vice President of the | United States during the Wilson administration? 5. In what state tional Park? ANSWERS The planet, Saturn. Job, Ft. Sumter, Charleston, Thomas R. Marshall. Montana R i character is Glacier Na- 8. C.| MO DE RN ETIQUETTE * By Roberta Lee Q. When a woman is traveling alone on a train and wishes to have | a stubborn window shade raised or lowered, or a piece of heavy luggage moved, what should she do? A. Ask the porter to do this. Q. Is it proper to use ragged edged paper and envelopes for social correspondence? A. No; straight cut edges are the | most suitable. Q. When entering a room to- gether who enters first, the hostess or her guest? A. The guest, a hostess going first only when it is necessary to show the way. DEPERE TAKING SPRUCE LUMBER Juneau Mill to Shuf Down for Winter Somefime This Week The Alaska Line freighter Depere, Capt. Burns and Purser M. J. Wil- cox, is at the Juneau Lumber Mill wharf today, loading approximately 100,000 feet of clear airplane spruce for the States after coming in from the Westward. Mill officials said this year's oper- ations of the Juneau Lumber Mill are scheduled to come to a close this week, possibly tonight or tomorrow, > NOTICE The funeral of William Seott, member of Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska will be held at Carter’s Mor- -tuary, at 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 12 Pall bearers will be Trevor Davis, Neil Gallagher, William Douglas, Tom Jacobson, Mike Seston and Jack Wilson. All members are re- quested to attend. WILLIAM J. MARKLE, Pmsldent Igloo No. 6. GREEN TOP CABS—PHONE 678 BUY GREEN TOP RIDE COUPON BOOKS: 96.25 in rides for $5.00 $3.00 in rides for $2.50 adv. s, | - rofessional ,!hternal Societies Gastineau Channel D_1_rectory B. P. O, every Wednesday at Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS welcome. H. SIDES, Secretary. ELKS meet p. m. Visiting brothers H. C. RED- MAN, Exalted Ruler; M. Blomgren Building PHONE 56 ——— YRR Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 am. to 6 p.m. SEWARD BUILDING G JAMES W LEIVERS, Secretnry MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. CHAS. W. HAWKES- WORTH, Worshipful Master; GUY SMITH DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street Next Coliseum PHONE 97—Free Delivery Office Phone 469 Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. "Tomorrow's Styles DR. H. VANCE Today" OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 9:30 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex South Franklin St. Phone 177 roBERT siMpson, opr. p. | || Juneau’s Own Store Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Hlalgmerd Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground ""The Rexall Store"” Your Reliable Pharmacists The Charles W. Carter Butler-Mauro v Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 Drug Co. . PRESCRIPTIONS s s Ry P Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg. 2nd Floor Front Street———Phone 636 [ SR ———SSSMSSSI | H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING THBII‘T Co-0P Phone 767 Phone Groceries Gastineau Motor Service Phone 727 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING Gas—Oil—Storage — L3 FINNISH STEAM BATH Your Ailment Calling You Scientific Treatments and Baths Open every day—10 a.m. till mid- night—Dr. E. Malin, Prop. 142 Willoughby Ave. Phone 673 HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” + anh and lewdry R-ep.lrinx t very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN S1REET “The Store for Men"” SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. L. C. SMITH and CORONA TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Qur Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” GASTINEAU CAFE Juneau Melody House Music and Electrie Appliances (Next Irving’s Market) Front Street Phoue 65 LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES — o T Weather Stripping SOLD and INSTALLED by LOCAL DEALER FREE ESTIMATES Phone 123 Victor Powers Krafft’s Mnfg. & Building Co., Ine. CABINET WORK—GLASS PEONE 62 TELEPHONE—5I COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 2% PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank plosive and incendiary bombs into the beleaguered city. Fifteen were reported killed in the homes shown The Book ALASKA, Revised and First publication, Sept. 13, 1939, - Enlarged, Now On Sale; $1.00. 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