The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 26, 1940, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire pt Sunday by the COMPANY Juneau, Alasks. Published every evening ex EMPIRE PRINTI Second and Main 3 HELEN TROY BENDER R. L. BERNARD Bntered in the Post Office in Juneau President Vice-President '\~d Business Manager vt Secord Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by carrier i Ju Douslas for §1.25 per month. By mail, postag followiug rates One vear, in six months, in advance, $6.00. one month. in adva Subscribers will conter a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- lvery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of ell news dispatches credited to it or mot otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein ALASEA C1 R TULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN TJAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. ational Newspaper Represento- iclsco, Los Angeles, Portland. oston. GEORGE D. CLOSE. Inc ftves, with offfcs in. San Fr Beattle, Chicaso, New York & BEATTLE REPRESENTATIVEGilbert A. Wellington. 1011 American Bank Buflding SAVING MONEY FOR JUNEAU ! authentic | crisis, | nations bordering Germany and Russia belongs to | the | dency to believe the totalitarian war machines in- Anm: have stopped publishing their own weu!-her observations. Hitler’s military chiefs are thus with- out knowledge of the kind of weather that is com- ing to them or that will prevail over Great Britain and France. It makes precise time-tables difficult. Actually one imagines that Germany has enough U-boats out in the ocean at all times to report the weather by radio, though perhaps not in sufficient volume for a large-scale military operation. Unlike other German imports cut off by the blockade, the weather is not one of the things for which Ger- many can turn to Soviet Russia for a substitute. Russia herself is not making out very well with her own weather in Finland. What the Finns Mean to Europe z (Philaflelphia Record) Reports of a pact between Hungary and Italy in which the latter would protect the former in case of a German or:Russian invasion are probably Even if no such, agreement is announced, it can safely be assumed that Italy and Southeastern Europe are coming. eloser together in a determina- tion to resist aggres$fon by the Berlin-Moscow axis King Carol of Rumania made a speech Saturday ' which would” have been considered the height of brazen tactlessness a few months ago. He said in no uncertain terms that he intended making no territorial concessions to anyone. At the same time he received assurances of loyalty from both Ger- man and Russian minorities within his bor Suppose these pledges from Rumanian ' racial minorities were obtained under duress, at least: in the case of Germans. They are no less significant | for that, since a month ago Carold would scarcely have dared put pressure on a German minority for fear of giving Hitler an excuse for another Sudeten Most of the credit for restoring the spine to ‘mz to manufacturers and ghi jGood feeling is likely to-] EDAILY ALASKA FJVIPIRE. FRIDAY ]AN 26 1940. o “The stars incline but do mot eomper' i fi rosdope | Women today are well directed Benefic aspects aid them in all their pursuits, especially in their, domes- tic activities. There is a promis- ing sign for harmeny among work- ers. Mental vision is keen and should penetrate to motives. Edu- cators and those whose tasks are intellectual should benefit. Heart and Home: Opposition to romance may be manifested under this configuration whick«sencour- ages caution in making’ decisions The stars endourage spegulation, but, heads of familles should be caréful. The cost of NHving will in- crease and thrift is advised. The evening is favorable for banquets and meetings in honor of men of prominence. Business Affairs: This should be a profitable configuration for mer- |chants. Result of plans made un- !der this direction of the stars |should be favorable. Labor may be inclined to accept compromise. The outlook for next week is encourag- the world of trade and: despite losses due to fore wars. National Issues: Fori recip- ients of government aid wil cause grave perplexities for com- munities. Need will be. pread and private organizationsikwill be’ merce, Finns. After the collapse of Poland, there was a ten-| | vincible and to conclude that small nations did not | diplomatic success even offer serious obstacles to them. The Russian in ‘Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania 'the youth will cause concerm, In- heightened the panic. sorely pressed by demand.s upon them. Increase of crimet among creased death rate among children is prognosticated. An epidemic af- fecting the lungs and digestive tract |is forecast. International A'ffairs't’ Becret| YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRE JANUARY 26, 1920 Wood pulp manufacturing on a large scale was to be started near Juneau in the summer according to the prediction of John Rustgard, former United States Attorney at Juneau. lowing: The contract held by the Lynch Bros. diamond drill contractors at the gymsum mine at Gypsum, was completed and the diamond drill crew returned to town. Gerald Mrs. John George All men from the Army and Navy and ex-service men were urged to become members of the Juneau Shotgun and Rifle Club, ac¢cording to Sim Freiman and E. G. Keeney, who were on the membership com- | JANUARY 26. Mrs. James Primavera SHappy PBirthday The Empite extends congratula- tions and best wuhu 1-day, theic bicshday annivers—: to the roi- Shaw A. Glasse Frederick Paul Roney Evelyn Pearson Mrs. T. B. Henry 'Adamson Murdock DAILY LESSONS mittee. it IN ENGLISH Catherine Tressing Benson gave a party at the Windsor Apartments | to a group of her friends in honor | of her seventh birthday anniver- | sary. | say, “He receives |lars per year.” Oak Olson, for many years Alaska !you insist upoi: Grocery Co. of Seattle, had tendered num. his resignation, and with J. J. Me-| herin, a Northern Commercial trav- Observe the i; eler, was to open a brokerage office Synonyms: in Juneau, Word Study A very enjoyable event was held times and it is yours.” a few days previous by little Gert- crease our vocabu rude Wallstedt in honor of her sev- one word each day. Her guests were Culinary; pertaining to the kitchen (Pronounce the u as enth birthday. Virginia Clark, Iris Gray, Winni- or cookery. \fred Carlson, Minnie Larson, Celia in use, accent first syllable) culinary knowledge is limited.” ., |Larson, Gray Walker, Viola Dahl, | Nina . Meyers, Gladys Bendickson, * By W. L. Words Often Misused: Say, the Latin per, com- | representative of the Schwabacher plete the phrase by saying per an- Often Misspelled: not presentment. Difficulty, obstruction, shindrance, impediment. Gordon Zo not ten thousand dol- “a year.” If Presentiment. obstacle, Use a word three Let us in- lary by mastering Today's word: “My | | and Wilma Wallstedt, GG RTR T e EL Directory Drs. Kaser and. Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building e PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart I DENTIST Hours 9 am to 6 pm. BEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12, 1-§, 7-3 rooms 2-3-4, T-iangle Bldg. PHONE — - Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Vsentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 ‘Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 pm. ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. B. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optounetry and Opthalmology | Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground | Professional Praternal Socicties * Gastineau Channel B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. H. C. RED- MAN, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, Secretary. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p.m RALPH B. MARTIN, 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” Hate A But Turkey and Finland refused to give in to Russian pressure. The Russians decided to make an example of the Finns first. But in more than five weeks of warfare they have scarcely dented the Finnish defenses, The great Russian air fleet turns out to be a minor military factor and the huge Russian army is unable to get in motion. All great Powers dread having their strength Most citizens look on matters’ of municipal fin- ance as mysteries too deep for probing. But the fiscal policies of your city are far more important to you than anything else which comes before the City Council as they directly determine what you shall pay in t s, This week, culmination ol a year of ef-| fort, the City of Juneau perfected and ‘enacted a sapped and their diplomatic prestige weakened by plan of bond refinancing which will save the tax- long wars with smaller Powers. The nations of . payers_thousands of dollars in interest and will pay the Danube Valley are now convinced that [hp\ off the city’s debt under a painless automatic sched- | can make such a stand against Russia and Germany ule. |that these Powers wouyld not lightly attack in the Juneau has outstanding $332,400 worth of bonds, lmdel of present difficulties, a third of a million in obligations owed by its| What is still mare significant, the. Powers of citizens. The five issues of bonds making up this | Southern and Southeastern Europe appear ready total consist of $60,000 in old paving bonds bearing |0 Stand together and not line up against each four percent interest, $90,000 in new |other to fight the battles of the larger nations. \MProvement | e chief effect, of the Finnigh resistance is to bonds bearing four percent. interest, $42400 in boat | | lessen the terror that .might have spread the war « harbor bonds bearing four percent, $90,000 in .hlxwlo every European natx‘ong P | percent schools bonds, and $44,000 in six percent | sewer bonds. This week's action by the Council calls the last two issues and reissues them at three | percent, cutting the annual interest in two. The sav- ing in the first year alone will be $3810 of your money. The saving in interest due to this refinancing achievement “will;" over ‘a’ 15-year perfod, pay off the entire principal. Many contributed M ODERN ETIQUETTE * By Roberta Lee ehannels for Communistic® propa- ganda will be uncovered as Stalin's aggressive policies spread” fear in Europe. Evidence of long educa- | tion regarding Soviet ajms will be found among young Ameri¢gas who ‘appear unaware that they mge trai- tors to the United States. | Persons whose birthdate it is have ', the augury of a year of harmony in domestic associations. = It is wise P ¥ to avoid business transactions with' Telephone 713 or write tion this fact? ! A If she is not sure, relatives. Children born on this day will be | The Alaska Territorial Employment Service be better merely to say, you do, Mr. Martin.” When a man is dining with vigorous in mind and body. These Q Aquarians usually reach high plac- es by means of their talent and in-| (Copyright, 1939) | * | Tz | — e d a woman in a public place, is it permissible for him to suggest 'Homemaking Class Will Be Tomorrow something on the menu? | A. Yes, if his companion seems WAITRESS - CHAMBERMAID — | undecided. | Female, age 40. Experienced as| Q. Is it customary for a man to | waitress, housekeeper in privnte)u;ke any part in his wife’s “At homes, chamber majd in hotels. Best| Home" day? (of local references in hqusckoepmg‘ A. No. and practical nursing. Sall for ES| nounced at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, which' The seconc of a series of !lmes 3 has keptia record of such crimes since 1882. The on Home-making problems, ghven | A M b w1939 lynchings were fewer than for any other year by the Education Department of toward making this forward ! during this long period. uxfd.!meau Wom??.snoclo::b vld"l% P 5 Faret ¥4 A a4 This is heartening testimony to a better respect held tomorrow after: a | 1. Who 1:;) :‘;‘:iumeio Mb:;;:g l}:q;;:w]l Ll;‘:;;::: m;fn;o:: |for law and order. But another influence may have in the Penthouse of the Light Com- The City police force have re-|yerps? E L i v O AlSKA peen the fact that a Federal anti-lynching law came Pany’s building, according fo an- ceived inquiries conéerning the fol-| 5 what country produces nearly - L (Bob) Bartlett has been helping. Alaska Dele- | tairy pear passing the last regular session of Con- nouncement made today by' MIs. Jowing persons believed to be in M"lm]( the:stesl of .the woeld? gate Anthony J. Dimond obtained an act of Con- gress, It will be urged again. .Hamld Knight, chairman of the de- aska: | 3. Wnhat is an amulet? gress making it possible for municipal corporations ¢ ,2143 If the threat of a Federal law can thus discour- Partment. Bengt A. Widman, born in Stock-{ 4 what old lady defied Stone- in Alaska to refinance outstanding bond issues. | age lynching, is it not fair to assume that the actual | TWo excellent speakers will be holm, who came north many years,wall Jackson? An important feature of the ordinance which ' enactment of such legislation might not stop it al-|featured at this meeting. Mks. Joe ago, 5. In what country did the game the Council passed to put the refinancing plan in together? | Werner, who will discuss interior ~ Peder Hosether, known also ag'op palo originate? effect creates a special fund to be known as the This thought Is offered in no disparagement of decorating for the home, and Mrs. Ray Anderson, Pete Kaket and Al-! 1940 General Obligation Refunding Bond Fund into theé many sincere leaders in the south who are D. sffmrt speaking on, the aska Pete. Last heard from in thel ANSWEKS which taxes will be paid annually to be used for no SiVIng to eliminate lynching through local dnd $ublect slreamllnexz Housa‘:e::; TRt BB (R i1 Bolomen. other purpose than to pay interest and principal stafe action,nor hiave we Zdcaotien sk ONiDig recard ‘i;;z s fi‘ob:::; P:;]:em T:?: fiouse- T-..—.. .,,:,:_ A, IN8 Hinied Satea, on the new issue. By 1955 the bonds will have been is not wholly clean as regards this crime of coward- | V2V ] WINECT RETURNS | 3. Some small object worn as a | Walt Rainbolt, proprietor of the Alaska Cafe, was to make improve- ments as soon as the weather per- | mitted. The Charles W. Carter Juneau’s Own Store . Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 ’ Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg.——2nd Floor Front Street————Phone 638 Weather— Highest, 22; Lowest, | 12; Clear. s the Q. When a girl is being introduc- ed to a man that she believes she —#% has met before, should she men- “The Rexall Store” Your Relixble Pharmacists Butler-Mauro | Drug Co. + PRESC it would “How do p= iR R THRIFT C0-0P Phone 767 Phone Groceries HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibo Stores of Alaska” Lynchings at All-Time Low (Cleveland Plain Dealer) There were only three lynchings in the United States in 1939. This is the encouraging news an- —— o8 S S i FINNISH STEAM BATH Your Allment Calling You Sclentifio Treatments and Baths Open every day—10 a.m. till mid- night—Dr. E. Malin, Prop. 142 Willoughby Ave. Phone 6738 Watch und Jewelwy Repairing at very PAUL BLOEDHORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET |LOOK and LEARN ‘ % ; “The Store for Men” SABIN’S |. | ] | | | is ‘the author of Pro- | 4 | GASTINEAU CAFE keeping. Mrs. Irving Blowers, Home retired. By 1959, under a schedule worked out for Economist graduate from the Uni- vemty of Washington, is in gen- eral charge of the classes. | Open to the public generally, the | \classes are planned primarily for| ‘,voung housekeepers, and pnospecuve I brides, as well as girls in the Senior Class at High School, as a means the city, all of Juneau's been retired. This is real municipal progre of Juneau owes the city it, E present - bonds will have | ly lawlessness. Incidentally, it should be noted that one of the three 1939 lynching victims was white. We doubt if there's any truth in the report that very citizen the British Government is seeking men mag- with administration thanks for netic o : personalities to work’ on thefr mine SWeepers Definition: civilization is that without which men wouldn't be able to kill each other so effort- The weather is all on the side of the Allies m| the war in Europe. The gm its weather fi ADE | lessly. | At the outse Harbor Improvemenls Recommended at Elfin (ove Port Alexander WASHIN(:ION Jan. 26 Im- prevement of Elfin Cove and Port Alexander, Alaska has been recom- mended to Congress by Army en- gineer: The improvements will consist of channel work to provide a depth of six feet and width of 40 feet at the entrance of the inner lagoon at Port Alexander to cost $31,000 and expenditure of $38,000 for a decper entrance channel connect- ing the inner and cuter Elfin Cove - oo Gauchos Will Debut At School Concert A new musical group known as the Gauchos, will be introduced at “A Night in Cuba,” the an- nual school concert which will be presented in the Junean Grade Echool auditorium on the evening of February 2. The Gauchgs is a small string quartet composed of two violins, a | guitar and a sitring bass—an in- basins at | Hirst-Chichagof which are based on Latin-Ameri- can themes. The selections are “Secuth American Way” and “South of the Border.” Members of the string quartet inelude Sylvia Dav Laura Cli-| thero, Douglas and Jack Glasce, Gregg .o - wiLL VISII WITH FRIEND AT HIRST Mrs. R. [. Bernard sailed for this morning on the mine tender Consul D, to visit a few days with Mrs, W. A, Galle- more. Mrs. Gallemore, wife of the Hirst salety engineer, has been visiting| Juneau friends for the past few days. —————— MURPHY TO WRANGELL R. E. Murphy, DuPont represen- | tative, is. a passenger aboard Lhe Northland for Wrangell ——— WAR, lack of jobs and racial an- t of the war, Adolf Hitler boasted | reason is that Germany ' that he would be the first soldier of Germany, but rom the Atlantic Ocean and the he dmn’t mention )us mtenuon to be its worst sailor. (EDGAR L. DALE APPOINTED HYDER (USTOMS DEPUTY Appointment of Edgar Lowell Dale as Deputy Collector of Cus- toms i1 charge of der, on a part-time basis, was an- nounced today by Collector of Cus- toms s J. Connors, Dale. a resident of Hyder and owner and operator of its private wireless office, succeeds John L. Abrams, who has been transferred to Petersburg to succeed David E. Crocker, who has been transferred to Ketchikan D TRIM (MENDAR BEING ARRANGED A=13-page docket was being reaa in District Court this afternoon and a trial calendar being set for he Court term. D LARCENY ARRLST Vincent A. Tayloris was arrested today on a charge of petit larceny filed on the complaint of Esther Boyd, St. Ann’s Hospital employee, who charged he took a camera, nugget necklace, ivory necklace, ring, pair of socks and silk scarf belonging to her. On arraignment, Tayloris pleaded innocent. Bail was sel at $500. £ e THERE IS no such' thing as -a lt.rwncm. well suited to Cubanand tagcnisms head Lhe list of items tame .honeybee, actording to sci- m music. ‘The group will| present two highlights of the ‘pro- ..gram, -both -top hits. of the day about which high “§chool are most concerne®®accordi recent Y.M.C.A Su@y ~ . s;udenu 7 em.nn _They say beb‘nepm cgn |, ,‘S igsects, because .they \mdsrsmn thelr nature, the port of Hy-/ of helping them solve some of the problems of the young housekeeper. | Considerable 1interest . has been | expressed in the course, Mrs. Knight |stated, and it is expected a large |nun:ber will be present at the meet- | mg tomorrow, which was changed flrom a morning to an afternoon hour in order to enable some of the business women to attend. The ser- | {ies has been planned with ccnsid- | |erable care in order to inc lude some of the more difficult matters per- taining to finance, and will.include classes in budgeting, managing the' family .income, family relationships, insurance and other kindred sub-| jects, as well as the more ordinary | problems, of cooking and general housekeeping. e LEG BROKEN, 4 PLACES A log rolling on Gus Asplund while employéd pelow ‘the old ‘town of Chena on the Tanana River at a logging camp resulted in one of the victim's lég being brokén in four places below the knee. He was rushed to St. Joseph Hospital in Fairbanks where the fractures were set. * NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That on January 18, 1940, in the United States Commissioner’s Court for Juneau Precinct, Division No: 1, Territory of Alaska, the under- signed was apnointed administra- tor of the estate of Waino Kallio deceased. All persons having claims against said estate ave requh‘ed' to' present them. wilh proper vouchers, and verifiad ns Faquired by law, to said administrator at the office of his attorney, Howard D. Stabler, Shattuck Building, Ju- neau, Alaska, within six months from the date of this notice. Date of notice: January 10,# ED. WALTONE! v.. Administrs Pubnmuon dates‘m 19-26, 2-9, 1940 Fred Wendt, decoraiwr, returned carm against evil. on the Northland from a round trip to Sitka. | 5. India. 4. Barbara Freitschie. -Ddil;y"AC;iiésw;jrd Puzzle ACROSS 1. Sport Solution to Yesterday’s Puzzle 10. Doctrine 11. Cut oft 4. Molten rock Entangle Competently . Imitation Pertaining: to the backbone Timber sup- ing & Full of sharp bends Moon lodflell 37. Writing " flui Kind fchult 6. European hll.‘l’:f(h(rd dEBEE NN 44NN 19. Heavy board 21. Killed 23. Entirely 25. Exist 26. Teutonlc sky ‘and war god | 28. Barked 30. Talk glibly 3L Kind ot 32. l!lfl[!!@ EE%IE [OTV]1 D] snowshoe Metal fastener Slight knowl- edge 23. 34, 36. 39, 41 Exudation of certain treei Thin plate er IWIVIETA] [ [R]E] iflm@. 1. Game simi ame similar to handball nr?r?:y into & réserve t Hick elie e 49. Quote 51. Receptacle for 2. gm 52. Scores at base- ant M. OfflIc‘a%ffildlrl Brink SGDI lomacy 67. Gol term s e I/fll“ll/% %fllll/flfii N JEEREN l/fllll%%% arl 1 7 il i o b /- V, mwy ), /// EIII/ . '//// it |1 7 | T WS T Junean Melody House Archie B. Belis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Bookkeeping Tax Service Room 8, anent.ine Building Phone 676 IT COSTS S0 LITTLE TO DRESS SMARTLY DEVLIN’S r—— L. C. SMITH and CORONA TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced. by J. B. Burlord & Co. "erboomapnw‘rnb! Satisfied Customers” LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES | for Health and Pleasure A sl at the BRUNSWICK F AMILY SHOE STORE “Juneau’s Oldest Exclus- sive Shoe Store” Seward Street Manager 1 - g Try The Empire classifieds fou results. 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