The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 18, 1940, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JAN 18, 1940. northern waste! 'which it would be nice to kecp in refrigeration for posterity. As long as the argument here seems to be be- |tween Flrley Democrats and-Reosevelt Democra and there is no basic difference or antipathy be- tween the two candidates or the two Alaska factions er. | —the Territory has nothing to fear. The Nation ~ | will be in good hands whichever of these two good men emerges with the 1940 nomination Daily Alaska E mpzre Published every evening evcept Sunday BY the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPA Second and Main Streets, Junea: HELEN TROY BENDER R. L. BERNARD Alaska, Documents of Liberty (Cincinnati Enquirer) Visitors in Washington just now: and for the iuration of the European war are able to see in one place three of the greatest documents of all aistory pertaining to human liberty. For the fin- ast surviving copy of Magna Carta, brought ~aomecn rrmv RATFS. Deltvered by carrier in By mail, posta S for $1.25 per month wing rates hs, in advance, $6.00 promptly notify Business Of: or irregularity in the: de- | 1 Teer of et D Jaced in the custody of the Librarian of Congress Telephones Business Office, 374 t has been placed alongside -the Declaration of MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘ndependence and the Constitution of. the United The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for | 3pa40c republication of all news dispatches credited to it or mo g otherwise d in ti paper and also the local new: Different as they are, all three documents rep- resent the highest of human aspirations—to be free men with rights superior to' the powers of govern- ments. Magna Carta, to be ‘sure, bstablished only the rights of a comparatively small group of per- sons as against the previous. tyranny of kings. Yet it was the first such manifesto in the long history of Anglo-Saxon freedom All three documents have a special significance in our time, for the fundamental idea embodied in them is being challenged afresh, not only in the published herem TO BE LARGER BLICATION paper Representa. les, Poriand, GEORGE D. CI atves, with ofiicus | le, Ch(cl 30, New \ J and Boston. gton, 1011 Gilbert A. w ENTATIVE | cies themselves. Increasingly there is a disposition to barter away liberties in the hope of achieving of politics in our own day. | Here in America we are engaged, year after | year, in attempting to- bring order and stability to |our economic order without stepping beyond the bounds of a free society. Iu Europe the descendants —| of the authors of Magna Carta are engaged in sanguinary struggle to preserve for the future thv security of self-governing institutions against the | inroads of dictatorship. Spotlight on Callander S 1940 POLITICS ALASKA KEY \()l‘l Because of its early date, the Democratic Con- | Alaska has an effect on the politics of vention in the Nation out of all actual vote which will be cast by Alaska Delegates proportion to the size of the (Cleveland Plain Dealer) The resignation of Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe as one at the National Convention 2 z of the guardians of the Dionne quintuplets is im- ° What goes on in Democratic deliberations in g portant news wherever babyhood remains a matter Alaska is followed closely in newspapers all over ,: yyman concern, which means everywhere. The the country, because the stand taken by party stal-| .asquring feature of the announeement is that the warts in the Territory is the first political straw in goctor will remain personal physician to the five the big wind which comes up every fourth year.'little ladies of Callander. Since 1932, Alaska has snatched from Maine the | Father Oliva of the quintuplets—and of seven right to use the old saving, renovated now to: “as other Dionnets—is reported as hilarious as th*‘ goes Alaska, so goes the Nation” | thought, first, that Dafoe is stepping out as guardian | When Democrats from Nome, Fairbanks, Anchor-|and, second, that the numerous family is now to age, Ketchikan and other parts of the Territory be reunited in a single dwelling. At least this is| convened in Junean this week: they really slipped;the way many interpret the doctor’s resignation. " These are matters which touch delicate family the 1940 campaign out of the “ify” stage and start-! od “the’ 4 ¢ eliminating many Democratic and personal relationships, but their discussion may b e SR e e be justified by the importance of the quintuplets in | would be” White House nominees, ol the social picture of their time, That few if any of Like the State Conventions which will folloW, the five would be alive now except for the patient Alaska Democrats gathered here will elect Dele- gkill of the “good gray doctor” there is every reason gates to the National Convention (six from Alaska), to believe. That, except for him again and the perhaps instruct them for whom to vote, and adopt guardianship of the government of Ontario, the five a party platform for 1940. —even had they lived—would be far different chil- sy Yestegday, in the Convention keynote address, dren than they are now will also be, coneeded National Committeeman Jack Hellenthal of Juneau What will happen to the girls, what will ‘happén sent up a trial balloon for the candidacy of James to 'a sociological experiment of lasting interest to A Farley, a balloon which a determined group of S°Ciety, if they are now returned ‘to their parents’ Democrats here will attempt to puncture in favor home? 3 . . 4 Scientists say the individual is a product in of an ou.mgm declaration for President Roosevelt part of heredity and in part of environment. The and a third term. No other candidate’s name has erect of what was done at Callander has been to| been, or is likely to be, mentioned. minimize heredity and exalt environment in the | In the absence of any definite word from the training of the five girls. Till now the result has President, Democrats everywhere are at a loss to been to make definitely superior children. know what to do about endorsing a candidate. No Many people in many lands would regret to see Democrat doubts that President Roosevelt, if he the quintuplets’ private nursery broken up and the wishes it, can have the 1940 nomination. But many care heretofore given them abandoned. Their own a Democrat doubts that the President will be a Welfare certainly does not require such a move. It candidate. What to do in such a situation is a Would bring to a fruitless end a great and useful problem vexing party men in Alaska and every- Soclological study. where. National Committceman Hellenthal's sug- ~ il The Totalitarian Mind (Philadelphia Record) gestion is. one which seeks a way out. Recognizing that Jim Farley, as Chairman of the National Com- mittee, handled the highly successful Roosevelt Copenhagen reports rumors that the Soviet dic- | eampaigns of 1932 and 1936 and is likely to handle tator, Josef Stalin, is planning a “purge” of Red the campaign for whocver becomes the nominee in &rmy commanders because Russian arms have failed | 1940, Hellenthal's suggestion is not so much an en- to achieve a rapid conquest of Finland. Such rumots dorsement for Farley personally for the office as Would be incredible were it not for the fact that it is & move to hand over to him the Alaska votes Sealin carried out just such a process months ago. 1o o ikt ae e YEaks it It is typical of the despot to believe that men can be made courageous terror. Both Farley and Roosevelt have been true' ) i‘_‘, us B friends of Alaska. In either, Alaska would be get- According to Louis Untermeyer, the present age‘ ting a President who appreciates the Territory as jn America resembles the golden Elizabethan age an integral part of the Am Just as a somewhat inter n picture and not jn England. sting but very vague tubs, Today, though, can show more bath- front line trenches and drunken motorists. v/» - M OTHER'S |- ITTLE HELPERS—Rally of New York mothers anxious to promote legis- tion making kind mandatory enlisted the aid of scores of youngsters like these, who dem- -nnkd what Md Jearned in kindergarten classes. The women urged passage of state laws which would prevent the lhrumwd curtailment of kindergarten program. tol America originally for the World’s Fair, has been | countries governed by dictators but in the democra- | greater security or efficency, | Lying side by side in the Library of Congress, these three documents, which bulk so large in the 'record of human progress toward freedom, cannot fail to stimulate a deeper appreciation of the issues | %roscope “The stars incline but do rot comqper FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 Benefic aspects are active today. particularly auspicious for women It is a fortunate time for advanc- ing ambitions and for social activi- ties of all kinds. There is a, sign warning against deceit and pre- tense. Heart and Home: Peace should be preached within the family as plosive forces affecting the whole world will be reflected in the do- mestic circle. The spirit of thank- fulness should be cultivated as the benefits of citizenship in the Unit- ed States are realized. Business Affairs: While manu- grave hazards in the distribution of output. Business will be active| through the month. Cooperative projects will be widely discussed and will be advocated. Methods of in-| creasing crop production will in- | | terest the government as chemis- try develops unusual aids to agri- culture. National Issues: As candidates/ for President of the United States 2 O%fia; JANUARY 18, 1920 \ Work at the Jualin mine and mill was to be temporarily sus- pended on everything except the driving of tunnels. The suspension was due to the high exchange rate which required the Belgian owners | to remit twice as much money as/ they expended. | A beautiful hand-carved chair| was on exhibit in the show window | a souvenir from a German trench, Pullen of Skagway. On account of the recent severe | storm, the steamer City of Seattle | | for two days unable to proceed on | her way. i | The Brunswick bowling team de- |Alleys by the narrow margin of nine pins. Mr. and Mrs, ! who were staying at the Gastineau, were to leave on the Princess Mary for Vancouver from which place throw their hats into the ring, bit ter criticisms of the adminis! tion will cause reaction, policies will arouse opposition. The| | pected events which will justify the United States in a menacing attitude that later may result in weather and had to seek shelter.| squocate (verb); naval conflict. | International Affairs: Acts o | unspeakable horror such as | world has not known for centuries | will be revealed as Stalin pursues | his ambition to overpower part of | | Europe and dominate Asia. Japan |comes under a sway that seems |to presage an alliance with | Russian dictator. Treachery will | mark midwinter policies. = Great suffering among soldiers is prog- nosticated. Poor food and bad wea- ther will contribute to the spread of disease in massed armies, Persons whose birthdate | it mw the augury of a year of good | fortune. Unexpected windfalls may tempt many to be exmvngant | Friends will prove helpful. Children born on this day pmb- ably will be adventurous and ener-| getic. These subjects of Capricorn are industrious and are usually successful in whatever they under- take, of (Copyright, 1940) - Sixty percent of Canada’s rich | fur crop comes from trapped wild animals, the remainder from fur farms, (OFFICIAL PUBLICATIGN) (Bank with Branches) Report of the Financial of the BANK OF ALASKA, ' |located at Skagway, Terri | Alaska, at the close ,of on the 31st day of December," | RESOURCES e & | Loans and discounts .........$142; fi& | Overdratts Bonds and Warrants 73 | Due from banks and Cash - of on Hand S 129,970.82 Capital assigned to branch 25,000.00 | ToTAL 3 $376,467.40 | LIABILITIES ‘Caplta] stock $ 75,000.00 Surplus ... 30,000.00 Undivided proflts 27,508.05 Reserves 8,186.95 Due to banks 2327.31 Deposits 233,445.09 | TOTAL . $376,467.40 United States of America, Terri- tory of Alaska, First Judfeial Division, ss. I, Norman Haley, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemn- ly swear that the foregoing state- knowledge and belief. NORMAN HALEY, | Cashier. (Correct Attest) P. H. Ganty, Director. (Notorial Seal) Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of January, 1940. W. H. MURRAY, Notary Public in and for the Ter- ritory of Alaska. My commission expires November 15, 1943, NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL ACCOUNT A hearing will be held at ten o’clock a. m. March 14th, 1940, in the U. S. Commissioner’s (Ex-officio Probate) Court for the Juneau, Al- aska, Commissioner’s Precinct upon the Final Account of ALVERA A. CLIFFORD as administratrix with the will annexed of the estate of EARLE H. CLIFFORD, deceased, and all persons are required to file, on or before said hearing, their ob- jections, if any, to said Final Ac- count or fo any particular item thereof, specifying the particulars of such objections; and, at said | hearing said Court will adjudicate and determine who are the heirs and distributees of said decedent, and all persons are required to then shbw cause why all of said estate should | not be distributed to Alvera A. CIif- ford as prayed for in her Final Ac- count as administratrix. ¢ Dated at Juneau, Alaska, Jnnulry 2nd, 1939. (Seal) FELIX GRAY, { United States Commissioner and Ex-Officio Probate Judge. = First publication, Jan. 4, 1940. ‘) Last publication, Jan. 25, 1940, Foreign | the | is ment is true to the best of my | they were to continue to their old homes in Scotland. The mail boat Estebeth arrived stars are read as presaging unex- at the dock with a heavy coating ;o ang it is yours.” The winds boat and severe encountered cold of ice. strong | Charles H. Flory, Supervisor of laska and was to remain over few days Ketchikan. before proceeding to H. P. Heacock, a carpenter of Treadwell, was to leave on Weather: clear. highest 18, lowest 14, LOOK and LEARN By A 6 Gordon 1. What are the young of the/ following called: goat, frog, deer, and bear? 2. What is the right of eminent domain? Yo ! does the blood of a healthy person | pass through the veins? 4. Who was chairman of Peace Conference at the end of| the World War? 5. In what country is Scapa, Flow?, ANSWERS L 1. Kid, tadpole, fawn, and cub. . 2. The right or power to take private property for public use,! with reasonable compensation. 3. Seven miles an hour. 4. Georges Clemenceau (1841~ . 1029) 5. Scotland. .- SONS OF NORWAY Will hold a public card party, Sat- urday, January 20, bridge, pinochle, and whist. Prizes and refreshments. adv. of Goldstein’s Emporium. It was| James F. Peters, the | Jefferson for Seattle on business. | At approximately what speed | the | 8:45 pm, The "’.’:pm extends mn'ralula- tions and best wishes *day, their bictchday anpiversz.. to thi ru- lowing: JANUARY 18 Mrs. Harold R. Brown Mrs. E. Kirkpatrick Velma McDaniel Mary Joyce Allan A. McMurcher brought home by Capt. Royal R.! ' DAILY LESSONS lIN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordon facturers push work, there may be|was tied up at the dock at Sitka | | I Words Often Misused: The Scots easier credit for the masses|feated the Elks team on the Elks is preferred to the Scotch when referring to the people of Scot- land. Often Mispronounced: Wellesley (College). Pronounce welz-li, e as in well, i as in it, accent first syll- able. * Often Misspelled: Penitentiary. Observe the two i's and the a. | Synonyms: Vindictive, revenge- ful, retaliatory. Word Study: “Use a word three Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering | one word each day. Today's word: to plead in favor of; to support, or recommend pub- licly. “He advocated the sugges- the Forests, was to arrive on the Al- tions made by the president.” = o T s A | | MODERN ETIQUETTE * | By Roberta Lee —e——— | Q. When asked to write a let- (ter of recommendation for a per- son, should one mention all his good and bad qualities? A. If you wish to retain the friendship of this person, it would be better to mention only his good qualities. Q. Isn't it rude for a man who | has taken a girl to a dance to wander off to the bar and let her get along the best way she can? A. Yes, this is very rude. Q. What does compote mean? A. A dish of fruits cooked in | sirup. WPA (REWS BACK ON JOB, MILDER With milder weather today, fol- lowing Juneau’s brief cold snap, | WPA workmen were back on the | job today on the Evergreen swim- | ming pool and small boat harbor sewers project. City} Engineer Milton Lager- gren reports both projects are in well advanced stages of comple- tion, | | | — e A waterfall estimated to be 15,000 feet high was sighted from a B | plane in the British Guiana jun- mm w-m Ads Brln( mm. gle. Daily Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 8. Those who 1. Crude breathe 4. Public walks i 9. High: musical . Sitwadidatiy 4. Copy . Recline 13. Foreign Number 14. Exclamation Ancioritative 15. Kind of gazelle 5 16. Groove Spear of grass 17. Frequently 22, In that place 9. Decorate Nest of a bir¢ 1. Kind of cheese rey | 22 Lake in Cali- Scotcl t ;;)rn:i and Home o,)oe | evada 24. Dimmed e 2% Paty attention . slepl h'hny o 28. Thirty-two Sats kee | fluid ounces Tk ) | 29. Negative which wings 30. Blunder are placed 3L Irrational Point of land mathematical running into ( quantities water | e Wooaworking 40. Breathe DOWN 35. Marsh quickly 1. Old piece of 37. Renting 33 New En(lnnd 41 cloth contract state: abbr. 03 Spike of corn 2. Mountain in 38. Exposes 34. Roc ountain in the Philip- 40, By 35. Large sheet of Crete pines 41. Female ruff floating ice 47. Type measures 3. Atmoepnmo 42. Protective 36. Traps for 48. Juniper conditions fluid of the catching 50. Unwilling to 4. Feminine cuttlefish certain fish recelve name 43. Silkworm 38. Hair growing visitors 5. Astringent 45. Payable on 3 man's S1 Pece out ot ¢ i Devoured . Redac b & res 49, thetical 39. Irelana 53. Born 4 French article Hopes NN/ Ml * v o rem— o | SNJNEEE SEEEE v AmEN dEEE SuEE B JdumEw o B JENEE JEN 7, i JACK F. ACCOUNTANT REPRESENTING MARSHALL CRUTCHER, C.P.A. (STATE OF WASHINGTON) SEATTLE Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST ‘ Hours 9 am to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. Judson Whittier cnmormc’ron Drugless Ph; n Office hours: 10-12, 1-§, 7-3 rwoms 2-3-4, T“hngle Bldg. PHONE 667 —_— G s Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Vslentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 pm. | ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optonetry and Opthalmology | Glasses Pitted Lenses Ground | i The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg.———2nd Floor Front Street————Phone 636 e e mm' co-o0P Phone 767 Phone ‘; Enceries - D 5 | FINNISH STEAM BATH | Your Ailment Calling You Bcientific Treatments and Baths Open every day—10 a.m. till mid- night—Dr. E. Malin, Prop. 142 Willoughby Ave. Phone 673 e FINE o PAUL BLOEPHORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET P ' Junean Melody House | Musie and Mlectrio Appliances (Next Irving's Market) Front Street Phone 68 — Archie B. Belis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Bookkeeping Tax Service Room 8, Valentine Building Phone 676 IT COSTS SO LITTLE TO DRESS SMARTLY DEVLIN'S Drs. Kaser and || Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel DERRIG AND AUDITOR SHATTUCK BUILDING TELEPHONE 441 B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. H. C. RED- MAN, Exalted Ruler; M H. SIDES, Secretary. Second and fourth Monday of each month MOUN'I‘ JUNEAU LODGE Iul 141 in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7°30 p. m. @CH.&S W. HAWKES- [WORTH Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. | GUY SMITH | DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Strcet Next Coliseum | PHONE 97—Free Delivery | ""Tomorrow's Styles Today"” Juneau’s Own Store “The Rexall Store” Your Reliuble Pharmacists Butler-Mauro | Drug Co. IPTIONS Gastineau Motor Service Phone 727 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING Gas—Oil—Storage HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” “The Store for Men" SABIN°S Front St—Triangle Bldg. GASTINEAU CAFE LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES Krafft’s Mnfg. & Building Co., Ine. CABINET WORK—GLASS PHONE 62 — TELEPHONE—51 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS * CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$125,000 * 2% PAID ON SAVINGS * SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASKA n P ly 1y Iy in e puiey s Y