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Daily A laska Empire |iwv ad ry evening except Sunday by the E PRINTING COMPANRY ¥ HELEN TROY BENDER - - Pres ARMISTICE COMES OF AGE Published e ™ Prest ®. L BERNARD - v dent and Business i Gocond and Matn Streets, Juncad, Alaska Plans for the 21st celebration of the Armistic on| n the Post Office In Juneau s Second Cla November 11 in London have been canceled. Large| R S rowds gathered in public squares, the authorities| o | feel, offer too good a target to enemy bombing planes. | gyive W ] ? z e G h‘_-% £ HUMOR, WAR VICTIM [ iala !-l' From the New York He ; \ become ‘Cambridge steak e%‘)roscope “The stars incline Bu! Jo not campol FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 | day. The morning is especially prom- |ising to aviators and naval officers It is a date to planned business enterprises. Mer- d Tribune’s London | anis are well directed and should [ty the Al |have satisfactory relations with SURSC i RaTe ¥ & Hamburger steak has 'ibankers under this configuration er In J eau an ouglas for $1.25 pes 10! | 5 arrler I e A Do vt """ | at a popular Oxford restaurant, and Cambridge resents| Heart and Home: Women come| n advan 0; six months dvance, $6.00 It inderstood Cambri is considering making | under stimulating and helpful plane- on, §1.25 will confer & favor if they will promptly ni Subscriber L su po: the Business Office of any f o or irregularity in the i livery of their papers | v ‘Telsphones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 | o = " mEMBZR OF QUERY? The Associsted Press | o the use for ndatiy ed in thl sl new Fran to China that she make an | ghesdel s Ue s o imiaed peace with Japan, What would happen if CTRCUL N GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER C ow were to turn about and “suggest” to France fIAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. X 3 » - t she make an im diate peace with Hitler? GOORGE D. CLUSE. 1 Ne Al Newspaper Representa. FRAT AN ives, with offices in Sa 1500, 1« geles, Portland < < Beattle, Chicago, New York and Boston Huey Long's Heirs SEATTLE REP VE A — - American Brak Bulidine (New York Times) == Huey Long was assassinated September 9, 1935 ical heirs were Richard W. Leche, Seymour 1d Robert S. Maestri, Mayor of New Orleans gnation caused by the murder helped the Long machine to maintain itself in power. Then came the days of investigation and affidavit. The rich poils of the University of Louisiana were brought to light. State, Federal and parish inquiries and prose- cutions were set afoot. Governor Leche resigned and was succeeded by Huey's brother, Earl, Mr. Maestri’s selection for next Governor. The primary comes on January 12 will begin the trial of Mr, Leche, accused with MTr. | Weiss of conspl to violate the “hot oil” act. Mr Leche’s innocence is to be presumed until the contrary | is shown, but in view of the various charges and pro- ceedings, the runners of the Long machine seem to ave b fortunate in their company. Besides, the 16. On January ECONOMICS OF THE WAR L na public that for a long time seemed callous o Gnie’ ch it WERTSET = 0! ical ¥ waked up with a vengeance. One of ¥ AR Sv ; | Huey Long's favorite and most offensive policies was eI, Wl W X resent War o | pe annointment of members of the House and Senate R Joni e WRE 3 The economic force ) boards and commissions at fat sal- ate and c! Thus the themselves so complicate t no effort to g ipposed representatives of the people rely of | were ibly by dubbing frankfurters ‘Ox- tary influences today. There is a sign indicating that their foresigh! |is to be trusted and their ambitio plans aided. Peace organizations ar women’s clubs are subject to stron ance. College girls may ex: antic friendships. Social festiv ties will be successful under th configuration. Business Affairs: Merchants anc manufacturers continue under ti most favorable planetary govern- ment. Builders of airplanes and in- tricate machinery will profit greatly after overcoming serious obstacle: Bankers will meet extraordinar conditions in the world of financ Labor continues under threatenin aspects. National Issues: An untoward cident will arouse public sentiment | regarding the continued existence of subversive organizations. Propa- ganda will circulate through foreign language syndicates as well a through secret channels independent of the press. Radio will come under more severe restrictions than |governed it in the past. International Affairs: Russia may/ play a treacherous game in the w for Stalin is under a planetary guic- ance that encourages secrecy an double-dealing. Some sort of a hang over from Spain is to be responsib for sudden changes of policy. Th seers have warned persistently tha the Soviet government could not b oy d, a fact that Hitler may dis- i them can be defini Ye made his personal agents. b statesmen but of ss fi must It is said that the grand jury of Orleans Parish | percons whose birthdate it is have rest on some estimate re " we | wanted to indict these legislators with two jobs. Se\Pn the augury of a year of fairly must to draw the most reasonable inferences we |JUrors brought a petition into court. The judgegortune Courtship and marriage of the problem address by Professor B. M ki : \f“,',f“ ‘dml;d o ehoke. the |28ed: but there may be deceptio e bt Ahe U5 ity of faikita batars the 4 s ’-‘ th At 5. The s i\umd disappointment for some. protect the |)U,1tmmn‘ e juror Children born on this day \ ment Bar successor be appointed. A crowded ably will be affectionate and retir- The t of T v he S meetir demanded the reinstatement of the ar- ing in nature. These Scorpio subjects began by pointir is to re production in {Tested jurors and the impeachment and recall of the | 3re temperamental and susceptible s TR i : on- | District Attorney. Proceedings civil and criminal were | ¢, moods sad and gay | sumption fact ir \tely points to | Nstituted [ (Copyright, 1939) | 4 Till last summer it looked almost hopeless to resist : the financial diffic G Government 3 : 3 b b o> i & the dead hand of Huey Long, still all-powerful in Dr. Brinckmann, the f the Mir Louisiana. The successes eady obtained in the . " of mics, dec axes and | oy and the gathering force of public opinion seem Manha Soflety WI“ other forced contrib already taking about|to promise that the re is on its way out. It is| one-third of the total national income ile the state | curious that it should so long the dominating | D' F s Pl If this was the pc a Germ: ce, what i A PO | ——— | must the position German Air Power A 1:30 o'clock dessert-luncheon| Proni 'the’ sts nt of a f-contained econ- S I be served to members of the| omy.” Germar o s e > ¥ (Cincinnati Enquirer) Martha Society tomorrow afternoon Apart from a vigorous attack on one sector of the [in the Parlors of the Northern| men the g he | \Western Front near the Moselle River, Germany's long- |Light Presbyterian Church. Hos- | gained m to| awaited offensive has turned out to be a cautious|tesses will be Mrs. Ray Peterman compenss ries of submarine and aerial attacks on British naval and Mrs. Harry Douglas | from the B. most | uni The greatest damage, it is well worth nothing, Plans for the Martha's Fair will has e by U-boats, not bombing planes. Both and the Royal Oak were destroyed by in the been dc is has | the Coura of the surph labl Balkans for ars. Great empha been laid on the economic help expected from Russia, | torpedoes from undersea craft, while air bombardments but some me help today may have only done slight damage even when they suc- 2 p o o> |ceeded in making hits. | be- gnuged by the riod 1911-1913| "rppic s not in itself a confirmation that the air Russia. held' €2 parcent o export trade,aym of the Reich is failing to measure up to Nazi while this had fallen to 4 perce 1937. Germany's|poasts. But it suggests that this is the case; and real problem, moreoy of getting an|that impression is borne out by the amazing successes adequate steady supply of specif for example, | of British air squadrons in reconnaissance flights over Sen o dakolbs Germany. Those reconnaissance flights were opposed Even apart from ot n law n the once they reached the German frontier, buv»m many neither Great Y 10 cases were carried out despite German anti-aircraft Snding that it atd fire and German pursuit plane attacks. attacks have not been attempted from j either s But more and more the evidence indi- redit and confidence has|cates that it will be too costly for the Reich to attempt On the other hand, if we add the' to destroy such large and diffused objectives in Eng- ist n home tolland as industrial and railway centers. The virtual failure of the German air attack on the British sea air and franc and the e not what wh structure of international and investme in the Jaee “cash” tofal theoreti- | Pase at Edinburgh may not be conclusive. But added i L | to other instances, it strengthens the belief that air . o power is nc ng to be the decisive weapon its ad- $9,000,000,000. 8,000,000, vocates have asserted in recent yea One conclusion that emerges from Mr. Anderson’s A udy is tha ifferen between 1914 The new Russo-German agreement may turn out and 1939 possibly be ter than the resem-|to be an international illustration of that bit of dog- blar icipants apparer into the war | ger “There was a young lady from Niger, who Srackat: {hAn went into the last war so far as|smiled as she rode a tiger. But they returned from the | omic T p erned. War in 1939, | ride with the yc lady inside, and the smile on the face of the tiger morzover, is mu hly mechanized and costly than war in 1 It will presumably exhaust the 4 i t s < ; sidly | Germany has her nerve with her carrying the war y S, ™ into Scotland. For if they ey will never worm than the Ev cOmMPromise or | heir way out of paying for the damage done to the an early rson conclude: land of the canny folk. Fights Paralysis With New Lung nfantile paraly s y A dread disease. It is the new rubber sealed emergency “lung” wh ¢ large, cumbersome iron cylinder, Breen Hogan, 6, of Wir device deveoped for treatme > may upplant thi be discussed at the business session | |following the dessert. The Fair | will be an event of Nov. 17 and 18. NOTICE TO CREDITORS | Having been appointed adminis- tratrix of the estate of Anton Pet- erson, deceased, by the Commission- | er for the Territory of Alaska, sit- | ting in Probate in Juneau Precinet, | in the First Judicial Division thereof, | by order issued October 10, 1939, all | persons having claims against the | estate of said decedent are hereby | inotifxed to present them, duly veri- | |fied as required by law, to the| | undersigned administratrix, at the| !office of H. B. Le Fevre, her at- | torney, at Number 268 South Frank- lin Street, in Juneau, Alaska, within six months from the date of the order aforesaid. | ELLA BOCK JOHNSON, | Administratrix of the estate | { of Anton Peterson, deceased. | First publication, Oct. 12, 1939, | Last publication, Nov. 9, 1939. NOTICE OF SALE In the Commissioner’s Court for the | Territory of Alaska, Division Num- | ber One. | Before FELIX GRAY, Commissioner and ex-officio Probate Judge, Ju- neau Precinct | In the Matter of the Estate of PETE | RAKOVICH, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with an order of the |above entitled court, Nick Rocovich, | administrator of the estate of Pete Rakovich, deceased, will sell the fol- lowing described real and personal | property, to-wit: | Miscellaneous lot of tools and | household furniture, fixtures and appliances; All of Lot 6, Block 48, of the | Alaska Douglas Addition to Douglas, Alaska, as designated on the official plat of survey of said lot, formerly recorded and known as the Alaska Douglas Gold Mining Company’s lode claims, and fraction purchased | by Town of Douglas at a tax sale held Feb, 14, 1924, for de- linquent taxes for 1923; | at public auction, to the highest and | best bidder, for cash, on the premises ibove described in Dougzlas, Alaska, n November 28, 133, at 10 o'ciock A. M. The personal property will be | s0ld separately from the real prop- erty. | GIVEN under my hand and the| eal of the Probate Court above| | mentioned this 25th day of October, 1939, p (Seal) FELIX GRAY, Commissioner and ex-officio Pro- bate Judge, Juneau Precinct. First publication, Oct. 26, 1939. JLast publication, Nov. 16, 1939, launch carefully | | being four NOVEMBER 2, 1919 House of Representative Alaska Delegate Grigsby exempting from asses: The passed resolution in Alaska without respect to the number held by any one claimant. The freighter Redondo, belongir aska Steamship Compan: arrived in port and was unloading its cargo of 650 tons of coal. Reports received by the U. S. Bu- reau of Fisheries were to the effect that seal herds on Pribilof ving an increase A Mothers' Nursing Club was to| ‘med at Thane and was to me: 1t the home of Mrs. Leonard Guy. Miss Anna Campbell, sister of | 3 Campbell of the Clopeck, was t the Zyngla. James McDonald of Auk Bay pent the weekend in the city and was a guest at the Gastineau Hotel S. C. Masterson, special agent for he Department of Justice, returned m the Estebeth from Hoonah, where, he went to check up on the office affairs. James L. Freeburn, General Man- r of the Chichagoff Mine, ar- ived in Juneau and was at the Gas- eau for a few days The Lillian C. belonging to the | Jobn Carlson Company, was in from Auk Bay. George Mock arrived south on the Northwestern frora the Weather: highest 31, lowest 30, cloudy. > Moose Women Entertain, Dinner Last Evening Well over 100 members of the ‘Women of the Moose and their fam- ilies attended the dinner given last evening in the I. O. O. F. Hall Members of the lodge held a short business meetifig after the supper tainment committee in charge of the program. Those who assisted in the kitchen were Mrs. Treva Reischl, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, NOV. 2, 1939. to see how the present war can continue as long as Benefic aspects rule strongly to- | ment work in 1919 all mining claims were | Mrs. Hattie Peterman and Mrs. Viola | Eskeson. The next meeting of the group will be November 15, when they will gather for initiatory work. - eee HANDLING BIG STEEL IS JOB Salmon Creek Cutoff fo Be Ready for Traffic by End of Month Handling two-and-a-half-ton 44 feet long steel bridge girders for the Salmon Creek bridge job was a problem solved simply by R. J. Sommers, contractor, today. Thi eight tons of steel arrived on the Alaska for the bridge job at Salmon Creek, among the girders of the 44-foot giant pieces. The problem was to take the steel economically to the bridge site three miles out of town. A girder was hoisted to two trucks and lashed, opposite ends of the girder on the back of each truck, and the drivers drove out to Sal- mon Creek, one driver driving for- JHappy PBirthday bicihday anpiversi:;, to the 1o lowing: NOVEMBER 2 Joseph A. Thibodeau Maxine Nostrand Jessie Fraser Erwin Hachmeister Arna Kronquist S. B. Simmons William Paul Jr. . Sprague e DAILY LESSONS | IN ENGLISH - * Bv W. L. Gordon G. | — = SR s | Words Often Misused: “Thank you" is preferred to “Thanks,” which is somewhat abrupt, or to “I thank you,” which is too formal. Often Mispronounced: Table d’- hote: Pronounce ta-bl dot, a as in ask, o as in no, accent first and last syllables. Often Misspelled: Council (an as- sembly); cil. Counsel (advice); sel Synonyms: Artificial, fictitious, counterfeit, spurious, false. Word Study word three times and it Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: | Fortitude; patient and constant | courage in meeting danger or ad- | versity. “In adversity and difficul- ourself with firmness and —From the Latin. ties arm fortitude. LOOK and LEARN By A C. Gordon ! 1. What were Thomas three most famous inventions? 2. What has been called “the art preservative of all arts”? 3. What is an isosceles triangle? 4. What is the largest state in area east of the Mississippi River? 5. Who was the first white man to smoke tobacco? ANSWERS 1. The incandescent bulb, motion | |and plans were made by the group |Picturesand phonograph. | to sponsor a show sometime during| 2. Printing. the month. The standing commit-| 3. One having two equal sides. tee for entertainment during the; 4 Georgia. month of November will be in charge' 5. Sir Walter Raleigh. of the sponsorship and includes 5 s Mrs. A. F. McKinnon, Mrs. Gertie! — —- — Olson and Mrs, Mary Hammer. ~ A social evening followed lhoi 1\1 O [) h' R N business session, with the enter- ETIQUETTE fiyRoB:rubc Q. Is 1t absolutely necessary for a person to be good-natured in or- |der to be popular? | Al Yob Remember that “Good- | nature is the beauty of the mind, and like personal beauty, wins al- most without anything else; some- tim indeed, in spite of positive deficiencies.” Oftentimes a persons who is actually homely, so far as the face is concerned, is the most lov- able and pepular one in a crowd. Q. What does it indicate when |a guest finishes a meal and pushes his plate away from him? A. This would seem to imply, “That’s about enough of that un- savory meal, and I am glad it is finished.” The dishes should never be moved. Q. Why do people write and carve their names and initials on the walls of public places? A. Only ignorant people do so. and ill-bred ward, the other driver behind, driv- ing in reverse. Contractors said the Salmon Creek cutoff and concrete-steel girder bridge will be ready for traffic by the end of the month. ————— The Book ALASKA, Revised and Enlarged, Now On Sale: $1.00. WHAT’S YOUR By The AP Feature Service 1. Is “Fritz” a name used by French troops for (a) a new type airplane bomb, (b) a Ger- man, or (c) a deserter? 2. The New York Yankees won the World Series from Cincinnati in five games. True or false? 3. Who is the Polish patriot, right, and under what circum- stances did he get which big Polish job? 4. By what name does the world know Joseph Vissarion- ovich Dzugashvili? 5. What was the main deci- I NEWS WEEK: |Q THIS o sion of tl;e 'reee;tly-eonclnded Pan - American conference in Panama? 6. Germany is_repatriating Germans hi;e yg.rhe Baltic States. Tr{e&h does the Johnson ct do? " 8. Fill the blanks: Thirty- eight members of the . Parliament were < 9. Who is this former gover- nor, left, and what is his néw ? ’oblo. Where are the Aaland Islands? The Empire extends congratula- tions and best wishes 17day, their Edison’s | Professional Fruternal Societies Gastineau Channel !@ectory Drs. Kaser and Freeburger B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. H. C. RED- MAN, Exalted Ruler; M. DENTISTS H. SIDES, Secretary. | Blomgren Building e e S TS e S R A PR PHONE 56 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourtn 4 Monday of each month ‘\‘(G in Scottish Rite Temple \' beginning at 7:30 p. m. N CHAS. W. HAWKES- WORTH, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. (RS- Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING 1 Office Phone 469 CHIROPRACTOR DR UGS Drugless Physician || office hours: 10-12, 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. | PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED PHONE 667 Front Street Dr. Judson Whittier . GUY SMITH ' — Dr. John H. Geyer Next Coliseum DENTIST PHONE 97—Free Delivery Room 9—Valentine Bldg. Re———————————————————————— PHONE 1762 [ Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. ”n ’ | Tomorrow's Styles DR. H. VANCE 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 Today” e ————— e ———— ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground Juneau's Own Store "The Rexall Store” Your Relisble Pharmacists Butler-Mauro Drug Co. ' 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 Street————FPhone 636 — H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING » OB LR -4 THRIFT CO-OP || Gastineau Motor Phone 787_Phone i Service Groceries ! GENERAL ARG BEPAIRING s +* 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” FINE ‘Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDZORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET “The Store for Men" 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) Lo Heen LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES ) e s Weather Stripping SOLD and INSTALLED by LOCAL DEALER FREE ESTIMATES Krafft’s Mnfg. & Building Co., Ine. CABINET WORK—GLASS Phone 123 Victor Powers PEONE 62 TELEPHONE—51 COMMERC:AL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100,000 29 PAID ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASKA h o~ A