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Dall y Alaska L m pzre Published every eve EMPIRE PR ING COMPANY Sf'fl""rn-\ RATES Delivered by carrler m Juncau 1 By s for §1.25 per month mail rate $6.00 Office, 374 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. e ely en i to the use for republication tches credited to it or not otherwise ed in this par slso the local news published herein L N GUA EED TO BE LARGER ANY OTHER PUBLICATION SEATTLE K American Bauk THE RU \'<l AN CENSORSHIP For yea Soviet Ru had internally the t censorship to be ind in any country in the worl Through it on e ol of the ra- dio and ti i r niy been able fo sup- press W Wi 1l news unfavorable to the u ) I 1 re whatever new or on of t 1ught proj Ex- ha wed a more changeable policy T ye ensored outgoing dis- patches. In add 1t ser 1 e quantit its ow Proj ideed, has been Soviet A ) for r. Molotoff, ne had replaced Litvinof not too difficult to speculate on the motives the f s behind and its reimpositi both repeal all the effec of the Ru munist 4 among parties in other nations, There seemed use therefore, in maintaining an external censorship. As the moral ef { the pact would be irre- medfable in any Sta decided to abandon al ther the a court foreign radical opinion. Fo vhile he seems to have gone on the assumption that it made no di to Russia what the outside world ht world could stew in its own moral nation 1t after the attack on Finland two ings happened to bring about a change in poliey of contemptuous indifference. The Soviet Government found that moral indignation does not stop with the expression results in acts of opinion, bu al nations were sending help to Finland e s im- portant in bringing the been the almost complete so far of t Russian attack on Finland. might be able to treat with contempt the mor rotests of the outside world; what he could not afford to over- look, however, was the revelation to other countries of Russia’s itary we Such a revelation 1 only work to isolate a and to weaken the effect of any of its fut ¢ atic moves It is undoubtedly to t o prevent or to reduce lation of Wwe censorship on posed, ernment has been h news as possible through vears tl to send out as mui FIRST FLICHT: UNHAPPY LANDING _Dpon't look now, too well after her first plane ride. M ¢ two of six girls among 70 students re u at Univ. of Alabama, With them is Chief Pilot Alden P. Woodburv Johnson of Birmingham felt n ards (left) of Roanoke, Va der the C.AA. av iation pr: THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR THURSDAY, JAN, 25, 1940 its own machinery, Tass, has been in the habif of releasing its im- it communiques at about 3 or 4 a.m. (Moscow which allowed these dispatches to appear in newspapers in America. It is now announced agency, Yorte the ‘official Russian nPws' 7 ‘ %roscope “The stars incline f but do »ot compel” me) rning hat the censor will be on duty only until 1 am, er which time it will be impossible for the for- ;n correspondents to dispatch cables or wireless FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 Benefic aspects govern women today. In the morning there will be the urge to work conscienti- ously. Girls should expend their best efforts in school or college. Under this sway theatres, concerts and amusements will be popular. Heart and Home: Understand- ing and sympathy may be éxpected in the domestic circle while this configuration prevails. Girls may expect approval from their par- ents regarding their future sor in-law. This is a sway favorable for plans and discussions of change of residence. Home-ownezs, will in- crease as spring ad\ancas sages until after the censorship opens the follow- rning at 10. If Tass continues its practice out official communiques at 3 or 4 in ning, this may mean that the Government's { developments will be the only one to ap- ia on the first morning. The out- s of the correspondents, even if al- go through in censored form, would then appear until the following day, when m stale news, while the correspon- tation of events might not succeed in sion left by the official inter- before really be of the long impr he day | help to seems any run rnment in oubtful. What Stalin needs is better generals, not e i Business Affairs: “Constructive b | work is fortunate under-this rule| T of the stars. Manufacturers should | Midget Submarines push production. Shipbuilding will | 77777 become a major interest in the,| (New York Times) ‘Un‘ud States. A Pacific fleet of | ¢ o00d technical reasons for doubting | merchantmen is forecast. Alarming | iy will accomplish anything with the'D€Ws concerning dictators may| | hours overdue in reaching Seattle. | ing camps of the north during the JANUARY 25, 1920 After clearing the track of the White Pass and Yukon Route 0! YEARS AGO Prom THE EMPIRE The the snowslides that had blocked| = et ‘,"“ st wishes *=day, 'hfl'tl the road since January 6, a rotary bicthd o ot Wy A and train returning to Skagway 'nwin:'v o i encountered the worst storm and z blizzard in years. The train and JANUARY 25 rotary were blocked in the heavy snow and were at this time lying completely covered with the deep drifts at 17 mile post. Mrs. Harold Some apprehension was felt in Juneau when it became known that L8 the steamship Jefferson was 20 Fears for the safety of her pas- sengers were allayed when The Empire received from Seattle a dispatch announcing the steamer | had wirelessed “all well.” I Charles Armstrong, a poet-miner, ' who had chased the elusive pay- streak in all the prominent min- past 25 years, arrived on the City redundagt. |of Seattle from Petersburg and DAILY LE | IN ENGLISH i I pry u‘thday ire extends congulula Henry Messerschmidt J. B. Bernhofer Jack W. Schafer Elliott Robertson Shippey Henry Neble R SSONS # I By W. L. Gordon w‘7‘/01'(!.5 Often Misused: Do not say, “The early beginning of the company was auspicious.” Early is arines which, according to a dispatch 50-ton subr om Paris, she is about to build or rather to as- mble from standardized parts. Limited to cruises only four or five days’ duration, these “v undersea ft would just about reach the of transatlantic traffic in midocean when they would have to refuel. The harbors and es- e British Isles are now so well mined 'm so effective that not much » be expected from activities in waters nearer If there were any great virtue in these iget presumably Germany ' wolild have built t war. As it is, the submarine has ng in ever since it was introduced, 1ing in seaworthiness until in its most highly British and French form it is now a ing vessel which has a cruising radius sand miles. commerce-destroying tactics are very s those which were developed dur- rently only one device has not and that is the commerce-destroying relied upon a seaplane to spot dis- y. Such a menace of the sea was the Wolf proved highly effective in Pacific waters the last war. The Germans are more likely to tested inventions of this type than to on small submarines of short radius. of thi 2 convoy Sy e gun-c which to resor Disservice to Labor (Cleveland Plain Dealer) lerican Federation of Labor is doing a ervice to its membership in throwing its The Ar ally ill 1 nee against the Hull reciprocal trade agree- ments, Lining up with the tariff reactionaries in Congre the federation not only opposes renewal of the legislation authorizing the trade program, but demands repudiation of all the existing agreements. From a point of view of self-interest the fede tion’s po: is absurd, These trade pacts ar € ing t markets for the products of American The increased employment resulting from this rade will far offset any immediate es to labor a result of larger imports of some varieties of foreign-manufactured goods Such are the practical bread-and-butter facts which federation ignores. From the long-range point view t argument for the trade pacts is even more impressive. They constitute one of the undest achievements of the Roosevelt adminis- tration. For the first time in many years breaches being made in the barriers of economic isola- tion erected by the Hawley-Smoot tariff law and its numerous ill-conceived predecessors. Such' iso- lation is one of the primary causes of depression. Destroy foreign trade and it is impossible to sustain domestic prosperity. These are elementary facts, of which the eco- nomic advisers of the federation are well aware. In joining the effort to scuttle the Hull agreements the ederation leadership is permitting partisanship te cloud its good judgment. Because they do not like the Administration these leaders are willing to betray the interests of their followers, as well as the gen- eral good of the nation. This is a very sordid brand of labor statesmanship, are Wel 1939 was the year the new European war started in, but Jet it not be forgotten that it also as the year that it passed out of style for college boys to guip goldfish The knowledge that he sticks close to the Krem- lin prevents us from wishng Joseph Stalin a happy New Year at the hands of the Finns, but- Co-Ed Elizabeth s Johnson and Virginia Rich- ng flying instruction un- | stimulate to preparedness by the | United States government. | National Issues: Oratory, wtriolic| |and tedious, is forecast for Con- ‘ 'uess and other legislative halls as| political leaders seek headline no- | tice. Party leaders will! face extra- ordinary perplexities: next month | when important decisions. must be; national conventions will more importance than in.the past.| | International Affairs: Germany | continues under evil portents that| may be fortunate for, the Allies. Ltaly will be less and less in sym- | pathy with Hitler's aims' as ternal problems develop and’ Mus solini finds plenty of trouble in! his own colonies and possessions. | France is subject to aspects prus-; aging military activities until 1943 | Persons whose birthdate " it is | have the augury of a year'of so- LOOK nnd LEARN cial success and happiness amnng, friends, although health .may be ' uncertain among membersiof the ramily. nil ! Children born on this day will| be forceful in character and keen in mind. These Aquarians may have : special scientific or mechanical tal- | | ents, (Copyright, 1940) | - e — | ————— —— | HOSPITAL NOTES i Jwa.s to spend a week Mr. Seattle. Clyde Lashu of the mine tender | left with his family announced. Time and place of the | ¢, Chichagof where they were to 8SSMUE | yo5ide They had been staying at Ambassador the Zynda Hotel. G. G. Morrison, gineer on Road Commissioners, Weather: clear, highest in Juneau. and Mrs. William Patterson of Wrangell were at the Gastineau | Hotel. They arrived on the City of Division En- the Alaska Board of had resigned | In-'and was to return to duty in Utah. 15, — e —— | @ Is it correct to omit all end| By A. C. Gordon punctuation in an address, such Has, ‘ Mr. Paul Baker, Secretary 1. What is the cube root of Wilson Syndicate 729? Cleveland, Ohio 2. Whom do Itallans regard as| A. Yes; this is optional. Either U. s. Grant? 5. Which Emil Foxhill, who had been receiv- | "1Ver? ing medical care at St. Ann’s Hos- | pital, was dismissed today. | R. B. Forrest was admitted ES( Ann's¥Hospital. last. night nnd’aher‘ receiving medical ‘treatment Xor n knee injury, was dismissed Dismissed after receiving medlcnl care ‘at. the Government Hospital Milton Anderson left for Hoonah on the Estebvlh lasts evenmg : HORSEBACK GANG OF HIGHWAYMEN | IS BEING HUNTED BUENOS AIRES, Jan 25.—From far-off tropwcal and under-popu- lated Chaco territory, reports per- colating through say, “Mate Co- cido” (“Stewed Tea”) is on the loose again at the head of his horseback gang of highwaymen, kidnaping teen-age girls, robbing, from horse-drawn carts on - the | roads and taking banks and stores | by storm. National forces are Fid- | ing hard to catch him, 1 [HELP AN | I ; | ALASKAN | Telephcne 713 or write The Alaska Territorial | i | Employment Service ! TAXIDERMIST - LABORER Single, age 28. Trained as taxi- dermist, several months' practical experience. Also trained in biology iand agriculture, - experienced in| farm work as laborer and mana- | ger. Other experience includes shw- mill work and general labor, Call | for ES 37T " NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL ACCOUNT = A hearing will be held af.“(.en o’clock a. m. March 14th, 1940, lg,the U. S. Commissioner’s (Ex-officio Probate) Court for the Juneau; Al- {aska, Commissioner’s Precinct pon 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 to any particular ftem thereof, specifying the particulars jof such objections; and, at =said hearing said Court will adjudicate and determine who are the heirg and distributees of said decedent, and all persons are required to then ghow cause why all of said estate should not be distributed to Alvera A. Clif- ford as prayed for in her Final"Ac- count as administratrix Dated at Juneau, Alaska, January 2nd, 1939. (Seal) FELIX GRAY, United States Commissioner and |* Ex-Officio Probate Judge. - First publication, Jan. 4, 1940. Last publication, Jan. 25, 1940, ANSWERS 1. Nine. knife is provide(l 2. Dante, P et 3. 3 A MRS. CARSWELL 5. The Amazon. SRSy % TWO DIVORCES GRANTED HERE Divorces were gram.ed in District ‘Cuun yesterday to Marjorie Hold- ndge from Carl Holdridge and to Mar\e Mahera from William Isaac Hendrlckson Mahera. " Duily Crossword Puzzle ACROSS Solution to Yesterday’s Puzzle 18. 'u:;lmlnl 1. Title 20. Starting point & Ve naiment o' Sermon 10. Roman poet 23, Inflammable 14. Pertaining to R stance o 21. Partook of 15 Law solid food it Buftalo Bill's 28. Sailor 7 l‘emler 30. Anger 9. Hindrance or 31 Inclosed impediment 33. Make speeches: . Gaido's high- humorous est note Difculty B4 Biatios ex, 12 . Institute suit . Roman bronze . Chess opening 0. Any departure 40. Crafty L erican [AIDIF [RIAYEHIAITIOM] «1. Pronoun animal 44, Ponder or 7. Faucet m@mg deliberate 5 Artifice or 4. Flower em 64 Title of DOwW! +§ . Me’{{&“fina Mohammed 1. Town in 50. Insect’s egg asire. 66 Take up v ohsky o2 fgnited . Makes certain weapons . Seed covering nderstan 4 4% Kind of 3. Kind of grape Flesh monke; 4. Old times: 59. Decree “ Moisture con- poetic 61. Handle densed from 5. Wash with 63. Corrupt the air rubbing 64. Touch at the fnework of 6. Dad boundary bed 7. Daughter of ine ive ‘Cadmus 6. Priestly of the eye 8. Black-backed Israelite {ward: Sea_gulls tribe ettty 9. Follow 67. Constructed L letter 10. Edible tuber 70. Volcano Luiver or 11. Grammatical 7L. Shed tears vibrate: case of di- 73. Salt Scoteh Tect address 74, Put on s2. Asgiele of 12. Not busy 26, Animal of the 13. Coloring deer family 52. Break: archalo agents 79. You and 1 ? I%I | the creator of their poetical lan- guage and father of their poetry? 3. Do retired Presidents of the receive pensions? 1' 4. Where did Lee surrender to is the world's widest [E| ENEE REE GIBBI‘IEN GIRIAICIE] W, flllfll .fl’/// 1 7 Had/7dEE/ dEJAEE W//fll,,-fl//fllllll// N il JdEd7/{JdEN//Add IIIIIIIIIIWII lowet 15, | illlfl 4 ik Sl %flll///,fll'////flll fl%llfll.lfl Often Mispronounced: Progeny. Pronounce proje-e-ni, o as in of, |e as in bet unstressed, 1 as in it, laccent first syllable. Often Misspelled: Default; Defalcation; fal. Synonyms: Talk, speak, converse, lcon.sun, confer. Word Study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by master- ing one word each day. Today's |word: Execrate; to curse, or call |down evil upon. “But the unfaith- |ful priest, what tongue enough shall execrate?"—Pollok. e faul. MODERN ETIQUETTE k4 By Roberta Lee omit it or use it. Q. Should one take hold of a person’s sleeve, or hold his arm, while talking to him? i A. No. Many people object to this. Q. Is it permissible to cut a salad with a knife? A. Yes, if a silver bladed salad IS NATURALIZED Final citizenship paapers were granted in District Court here yes- terday afternoon to Reta Verna Carswell, a native of Canada. Mrs. Carswell, the wife of Dr. John Carswell, is leaving Juneau shortly to join her husband in Mil- waukee. Empire ciassifieds bring results 36. Evergreen tre/ 37. Funeral bell @) /7 ol 7/l / N/ JNun N/ JEEN - Director Drs. Kaser and Professional Fraternal Societies Gestineau Channel B. P. 0. ELKS meet » every Wednesday at & p. m. Visiting brothers T l welcome. H. C. RED- FrDeE%brlxlgl;%e | MAN, Exalted Ruler; M Blomeren Building | H. SIDES, Secretary. PHONE 56 Jior MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Office Phone 469 Second and fourth Monday of each month | od in Scottish Rit Dr. A. W. Stewart | <{G)¢ 2 >ectih Rite Temple W X beginning at 7:30 p.m o DENTIST < RALPH B. MARTIN ours 9 am to 6 p.m. Worshipful Mester; JAMES V. SEWARD BUILDING o S};gpmyy R LEIVERS, Drugless Dr. Judson CHIROPRACTOR Physician Office hours: 10-12, 1-£, 7-3 rooms 2-3-4, T-iangle Bldg. GUY SMITH Whittier \ DRUGS —_— PHONE 667 PUROLA REMEDIES it PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- ¥ FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street Next Coliser Dr. John H. Geyer | e DENTIST | PHONE 97—Free Delivery Room 9—Vs.lentine Bldg. — PHONE 1762 - Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. ———— The Charles Mortuary | i Pourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. L. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optownetry and Opthalmology ; i Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground “Tomorrow's Styles ! Today" | ol Juneau's Own Store fasmasan ot e S W. Carter| 136 ““The Rexall Store” Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr.RaelL. OPTOMETRIST ~———2nd Blomgren Bldg. Front Street————FPhone 638 _— Your Relluhls Pharmacists 3 Butier-Mauro i Drug Co. i 4 PRESC Carlson 0 ~————4 HAR THRIFT C0-OP RA&Y Phone 767 Phone BRvGAIST Eoceries = s;‘hr:“.:}" }"INNISH STEAM BATH Your Aflment Calling You | Sclentific Treatments and Baths Open every day—10 a.m. till mid- night—Dr. E. Malin, Prop. | 142 Willoughby Ave. Pl i — “The Store for Men” SARIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. Phone 673 FINE Watch and Jewelwy Repairing | at very reasonable rates 'PAUL BLOEDORN 8. FRANKLIN S1REET Front Street Archie B. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Bookkeeping Room 8, Junean Melody House | Mausic and Klectric Appliances i (Next Irving's Market) Service Valentine Building Phone 676 IT COSTS 80 LITTLE TO DRESS SMARTLY DEVLIN'S "GASTINEAU CAFE | i LUNCHEON SPEUIALTIES | Phoue & Betis for Health and Pleasure Tax —t ‘ at the BRUNSWICK FAMILY L. C. SMITH ana CORONA SHOE STORE | “Juneau’s Oldest Exclus- | TYPEWRITERS l sive Shoe Store” | | Sold and Serviced by 1| Seward Lou Hudson | | Street Manag i J B B“‘fil’d & cfl. ! rs i - “Our Doorstep Is Worn by | Satistied Customers” {| Try The Empwe cassifieds fo results. T ELEPHONE—51 First COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS * CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$125,000 * 2% PAID ON SAVINGS * SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES National Bank . JUNEAU—ALASKA