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Published every PRINTING Daily Alaska Empire ¢ evcept Sunday by the “herefore, those truction »anic-stricken EMPIRE COMPANY sleasantly Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks, s ¥ the' i HELEN TROY BENDER RIS R - R. L. BERNARD . - - t and Business Last week sa Fntered in the Post OIf and. The Russ SDBSCRIPTION RATES. Douglas for $1.25 per month carrier In Jubcau and Office, 602; Busin publy s Office, 374 " MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Finland in one d | only 18 Finnish ¢ g rates to the use for to it or mot the local news " ALASKA CIR WLATION GU THAN TUAT OF RANTEED TO BE LAR ANY OTHER PUBLICATION Wellington. 101 em r the egoce How exar necdote of ian Nation’s & answe the problem ementing existing the church and sc America engages boys' le door life and activitie: values which lead boys to becom Every President since Taft has astic supporter of Scouting and knows anything about Sco acknowledges it as worthy of CARS OF SCOUTING nt was founded in Amer- of us have watched saw a was from great satisfac- American Way"” said s gained the 1 thei t enthusiastic ee decades outs, Cubs ~" 0,000 boys appealed citizenship ational Cle servation of and it alarm rejoicing the Gulf of Bof virtue of the for One of the 1 had been to cut supply routes to more impo: i the Mannerheim Had it able to boas copied fron and trust have now lost al It would be difficult to point to any single quality of the movement and say with positiveness, “Here is what makes Scouting great.”” But in our judgment one of its outstanding contributions to the in these times of Scout laws. Nation, particularly are its simpl; all that we as a people stand for; fathers pioneered for when they safe homeland out Read the stirring words. Tt word: were fashioning a of a wilderness, hand-to-hand con world travall, invader. They epitomize all that our fore- are worth mem- of whol n advance, $6.00; | Jast ! : A s estimate that each civilian V-’;m:: ~m~;‘° d: { cost ssians two bombing machines and st ic, fanatical royal dignity, main objectives of Soviet strategy succeeded. In temperatures which prevent the effective use! of modern engines of warfare the Finns have gained the advantage by returning to old-time tactics of The famous ski battalions, cloaked in white, almost invisible capes, suddenly pounce upon detachments of Russians have | forced the retreat, Finns. The situation may change with the coming| of moderate weather. who have been predicting the de- by ack and the| ould be Finland cities ctiv w ivilians were imates -are exaggerated re to make al percept. air attack con s wa tacular German su German air the rule stren, than Hitler and Frederick ladelphia Record) 0 German officers this week, Hit- ick the Great as a model for them for all* Germans. 1s need something to laugh about ht was doubtless welcome. Ger- ow both their history and their Fuehrer ent in attempting to reconcile the practical Frederick and the mysti- Hitler. mple, will Hitler fit into the fam- Frederick and the caricature of King was riding with a groom knot of subjects gathered around Riding up behind the crowd, Frederick bon ridiculing his rigid tax and financial shown as a miser holding a coffee- 1 one hand and carefully picking up every the floor. Instead of giving vent Frederick turned to the “Hang it lower that they do not r necks looking at it.” The crowd ore down the cartoon. The story the pillars of Frederick's popularity ng Hitler for Frederick's role in that Finland’s Waistline Expands veland Plain Dealer) the national waistline of Finland,| the narrow part between the Russian border and|may encounter many obstacles Jn hnia, which is being expanded by |the coming year which shopid¥be ced retreat of the Red invaders. Finland in half, thus paralyzing the north. This move was even n Russian eyes than the attgck on Lizie on' the Karelian Isthmus: the Russians might have been a blitzkrieg, a form of warfare| r German allies, in which they 11 interest. mbat. They have disconcerted the armed with daggers, which Winter is on the side of the By that time, however, wlth“ orizing and, more than that, they should be lived by Finland a tough nut to crack. | outside aid, defenses may have been strengthened to such an extent that the Russians will still find all of us who have the ‘high privilege of being Americans. Here are the 12 Scout laws: A Scout is trust-| Iowa man ea worthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, -thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. All' Américan rthy of the name, all who UP toothpicks or believe in the Decl of Rights and. the C: have abiding faith titution of an in such and independent NOT S0 MUCH DEATH FROM THE SKIES. Most of ere within a Russia has the cente: ired n undisputed tion of Independence, the Bill principles they are their very guarantee that so long as such laws are living things the Nation will always be free s of Finland's industrial life s of Russian territory. | control the United States Dol but people who Soviet Russia Civil Liberties U told that Soviet | they take all sor Well, there a of coffee to retain a championship. he hadn’t been doing this he might have been piling It may be a matter of military necessity for Britain to go through mail from the United States, country generally wind up in jail, of the air..expect to be President; not this time, anyway. ts 52 pancakes and drinks 29 cups Oh, well, if sending out chain letters. indulge in that practice in this a is the cause of a split in the nion. The reader need hardly be Russia is one of the places where ts of liberties with civilians. re still a few Senators who do not [P U S NEW BOOKS! RECEIVED BY BARANOF LENDING LIBRARY KITTY FOYLE — Christopher Morley HALF INCH OF Hamilton Gibbs iHl'T YOU ARF YOUNG—Jose- CA NDLE = phine La e 2 AFTER MAN A SIMMER DIES THE SW# Aldous Huxley MISS SUSIE SLAGLE'S—Augus- ta Tucker DED NED—John Masefield LIVE AND KICKING NED— John Masefield MOMENT IN PEKING—Yutang Lin DR. HUDSON'S SECRET JOUR- NAL—Douglas PHANTOM CROWN — Bertita Harding GOLDEN FLEECE— Bertita Harding IMPERIAL TWILIGHT—Bertita Harding HELL ON TRIAL—Rene Belbe- noit ! CRUISE OF THE RAIDER| WOLF—Roy Alexander LAND BELOW THE WIND— Agnes. Newdon Keith 1940 EDITION INSIDE EUROPE NO! noflsflr ’mfif:, ~—Gi Edgar (8] i DAILY LESSONS || IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Gorden Words Often Misused: Do not say, “The plumber welded the two pipes together.” Together is Te- dunant. Weld means to unite, bring together. Often Mispronounced: Canton BOY SCOUT WEEK THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, FEB. 9, 1940. LR e7{(;rosc01)éd l “The stars incline but do mot compel’ Y i FEBRUAR! SATURDAY. Care of jes that orecast. void fatigue are for n ight amus widespread s! adopted by Business e world of Affairs: Opportunities rade and comme young people the stars also find ‘em- salaries. T 1 business is en- a slight slump ‘may ent next u o couraging, b be expected before midsummer National Issues: Again the na- tion's finances will be much ‘dis- sed and economy preached, but the stars presage increased 'cos of preparedness and governmes: maintenance. The Philippines wiil command the attention of ‘Gon- gress. Evil portents seem to" fore- cast for the Islands trouble from Japan or another power. Honoluh: is to attract a record-breaking stream of tourists this season and to benefit from increase in' public attractions. International Affairs: Adverse aspects appear to warn of com- plications with a foreign = ‘power An American diplomat will ‘gain fame. Changes among the' Am- sassadors and Ministers represent- ng the United States are prople- jed. The Scandinavian countries xill present causes for friendly as- urances. Denmark is to be ‘mucn 1 the newspaper headlines.. Mexi- co's policies regarding expropria- An expanaing waistline is generally cause for|tion will offer new grievances for tt e fighting Finns it is a reason for American property owners! "' 1 Persons whose -birthdate +i# is fairly prosperous. Peace should be a watchword in private asywl as in world affairs. Children porn on this day prob- ably will be serious, but tog, seli- confident. Many of these Aquanighs are venturesome and even regk- ess, but they usually attaih’@ny soal they set for themselves. (Copyright, 1940) s Sl M ODERNY ETIQUETTE * By Roberta Lee Q. When you have a wusiness wppointment with a man at his hotel, and he is in his room when sou arrive, what should you do? A. Ask the desk clerk to phone him that you are there. He can .hen come down or ask that yom :ome to his room. Q. What is the birth stone for February, and its significance? A. Amethyst, signifying sincer- «ty and pure love. Q. After finishing a glass sherbet, should the spoon he n the glass? ot lefu A. ND‘,, : : ‘i LOOK and LEARN | * By A. C. Gordom . 1. What Biblical character was, famed - for his strength? | OBSERVED- HERE - AND NATIONALLY r‘Presidenii Broadcasts to i Scouters-Local Pro- (China). Pronglinée” kan-ton, a as | gram Saturday in can, o as inton; and: accent last syllable. 2 e : Often Misspelied: Gorilla (ani- mal). Guerfilla (War). Synonyms: Blame ' (verb), ac- cuse, censure, reproach, find fault with. 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: Nascent; coming into exis- tence; beginning to develop. “He was flattered by a certain nascent admiration on the part of George.” -Arnold Bennett. - TRACTORS BARRED Tractors having teeth or spikes and vehicles with excessively heavy loads are barzed from the paved streets in Fairbanks, the Council has decided. g { HITS ROCK IN FOG Mail boat Venus recently struck a rock” above Wrangell during a heavy fog but managed to limp into Wrangell for repairs. | e ,,——— Today's News Today— pire ‘The nation’s 1,350,000 Cubs, Boy Scouts and their leaders are cele- brating the 30th anniversary of the incorporation of the. Boy. Scouts of America in a week's observance | which began yesterday. The high point of the week’s ob- servance was a nation-wide broad- cast from the White House last night in which President Roosevelt, as Honorary President of the move- ment and himself an active Scout leader, talked to his “fellow Scouts and Scouters” as well as the mil- lions of friends of Scouting. | Sunday will be Scout Reverence day in thousands of churches of every denomination there will be Scouts attending special services. More than half of the nation's 43,- 368 Cub Packs, Boy Scout Troops land Senior Scout groups are spon- !sored by the churches and syna- gogues of America. Locally the anniversary celebra- tion will be featured by a Scout broadcast Saturday Zvening at 7:1f from Station KINZ. i Today's. 2. What is lava? 3. What river Paris? 4. Upon how much of the flows through eafth’ does the sun shine at one time? 5. Who were the twc( - great liberators of Scotland? . ANSWERS s 1. Samson. 2. Molten rock DPOUCETH: Qliluymiid volcanic eruptions. 3. Seine River. 4. One-half. : ‘;,1 5. Wallace and Bruce. . [ e VALENTINE SILVER TEA Trinity Hall, Saturday, Fep.,, 10, between 2 and 6 p.m. Public in- vited. adv. NOTICE e 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 appointed adminigtra- tor of the estate of Waino Kallio deceased. All persens having claims against said estate are required ‘o present them. with proper vouchers, and verified as required by law, to said administrator at he office of his attorney, Howard D. Stabler, Shattuck Building, Ju- neau, Alaska. withIn six months ‘rom the “date of this notice Date of motice: January 19, 1940. X Administratoms. Sublication dates, Jan. 19-26, Feb: 2-9, 1940. YEARS AGO Prom THE EMPWRE FHappy %irthda_y The Empire extends congratula- | 20 FEBRUARY 9, 1920 The lid had been clamped down pon Hyder, the dance halls were sed and gambling and drinking 'ad been declared illegal, All the .o "0 ALY wishes today, their Freeburger people were leaving, many going birthday anniversary, to the fol- > Seward where everything ap- lowing : DENTISTS sared to be wide-open, accordng Shib gl ! Blon;geox}qgl;l;dmg orts reachng Juneau. FEBRUARY 9. G. E. Krause Arthur L. Riendeau Nick Kupoff George Whyte Ray Thomasen Mrs. Harry G. Watson A. R. Hared Jeane Jorgenson i Mrs. Mabel Bertholl Alaska Steam Laundry had the services of Mr. L. Char- who was to be in charge of department on, the dairyman and 33 the first trip of the the road from his place Auk Bay. He broke w Mrs. 1. Sowerby 3 horse and took supplies to Mrs. R. L. Bernard annery Edwin Gubser Sophie Harris d bare sidewalks were be- bear in many places. » Goldstein left on an ex- rip to the West ce of Wales Island. 36; Lowest, 35; | C M. B. Su s, in charge of W TR T 3 DENTIST Bureau of n J GRISHAMS RETURNING Room 9—Valentine Bldg. D. G, # e PHONE 1762 cting official bus- W. L. Grisham, of Race's Drug‘ ss relative to the work of the Store, is a passenger on the North | reau in Alaska enroute to Juneau after a| Drs. Kaser and Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST | Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. | SEWARD BUILDING B e g 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 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. in the States. He is accom- The winter Grisham. snow was fast disap- —mm—m—— || Have Your Eyes Examined by —_—m— | | ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. | Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology | ‘\ Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground | The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 M e L s . Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg, 2nd Floor | Front Street————Phone 636 | — T P Y —_—— | THRIFT CO-0P Phone 767 Phone ' GROCERIES adv. . Sold in Juneau Exclusively by PERCY'’S PHONE 94 Genuine Indian ANCESTRAL DANCES February 10 and 11—Saturday and Sunday ELKS' HALL 7:30 P. M. - BY NATIVES OF HOONAH who have been rehearsing four years. SPONSORED BY ANB u.i:d ANS for COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT OF HOONAH 40 Performers TSINTSHEAN: TLINGET MASK FIRST NIGHT DANCE: GAMBLE: SPIRIT DANCE! COPPER RIVER; TLINGIT: PEACE SECOND NIGHT $000E" s DANCE! HELEN HOUSTON — Seven-Year-Old STARRING .2 HOUST: Historical Value of Costumes: 1. C. JOHNSON. Manager TICKETS AT THE BARANOF HOTEL and JUNEAU HOTEL PERFORMANCE—AUTHENTIC COSTUMES! T PROGRAM EACH NIGHT! $1.00 PE] FINNISH STEAM BATH Your Ailment Calling You | Scientific Treatments and Baths | Open every day—10 a.m. till mid~ ‘, x%ghb—Dn E. Malin, Prop. | 142 Willoughby Ave. Phone 673 | — FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing | at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET e T Juneau Melody House Music and Electric Appliances (Next Irving's Market) Front Street Phone 65 Archie B. Betis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Bookkeeping Tax Service Room 8, Valentine Building Phone 676 IT COSTS SO LITTLE TO DRESS SMARTLY AT DEVLIN'S L. C: SMITH and CORONA TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” Dlrectory Fraternal Societies | Office Phone 469 Gestineau Channel B. every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers P. 0. ELKS meet welcome. H. C. RED- MAN, Exalted Rvler; M H. SIDES, Secretary. | e 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, Master; JAMES W, Secretary. i Worshipful | LEIVERS. 1 GUY SMITH DRUGS | PUROLA REMEDIES ' PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- | FULLY COMPOUNDED Front Strcet Next Coliseum PHONE 97—Free Delivery O (s o "Tomorrow's Styles Today” Juneau's Own Store | “The Rexall Store” | Your Reliuble Pharmacists Butier-Mauro RACE PRUGGIST “The Squibo Stores of Alaska” “The Store for Men” SABIN°S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES for Health and Pleasure at the BRUNSWICK —_— e FAMILY SHOE STORE “Juneaw’s Oldest Exclus- sive Shoe Stere” Seward Lou Hudson Street Manager { L3 Try The Empire classifieds f results. o — TELEPH ONE—S51 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS +* CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$125,000 * 29% PAID ON SAVINGS * SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES . First National Bank JUNEAU— ALASKA *®» Y

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