The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 15, 1940, Page 4

Daily Alaska Em pire Published every evening evcept Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond and Main Streets, . Alaska. HELEN TROY BENDER - - - - - President R. L. BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Manager T atter Entered n the Post Office in Juneau as Secord Class M SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Jelivered by carrier n Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month the following rates: By mail. postage paid, at six months, in advance, $6.00; One year, in advance, $12.00 one month, in advance, $1.25 Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the de- lvery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, Associate republication of &ll news dispatches credited to it or mot otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein ALASEA CIR 'ULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN TAAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. OSE, Inc. National Newspaper Representa- San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, York and Boston GEORGE I with offices in Beattle, Chicazc, New SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE—Gilbert A. Wellington, 1011 American Bank Bullding )W TONY DIMOND WASHINGTON TOO IN Here is wat a fellow Congressman, Louis Ludlow of Indiana, thinks of Delegate Dimond, as expressed in a recent debate on the floor of the House: “All of us know the diligence, thoroughness and conscientiousness with which the Delegate represents his Territory. His ability as a pleader sometimes inclines us to do things that we doubt whether we should do.” Without a vote, depending entirely upon the impression he can make upon Representatives and Senators, Delegate Dimond has done wonders for Alaska. He doesn't need our praise or Representa- tive Ludlow’s to convinee the people of Alaska that he is doing the very best job of Delegate-ing ever performed for the Territory FROM THE The thanks of those helping in the Finnish Relief Fund drive in Alaska, and, in fact, of all con- cerned with the attempt to assist the women children of Finland is due to the town of Eagle. Eagle (is, the smallest incorporated town .in the Territory and has a present population of less than 100. But the town has donated $100 to the fund. This is an excellent showing, probably unmatched anywhere else in the nation. SMALLEST A TELEVISION NETWORK Television waves are called “quasi-optical” be- cause they cannot be detected below the horizon. If we are ever to have a national television network, relay stations are obviously indispensable. Though relaying is nothing new in broadcasting either sound or images, the Radio Corporation of America's par- ticular method, announced by David Sarnoff, marks a highly important advance There is every prospect that the country will some day be dotted with strange towers on moun- tains—towers that will resemble those of a high- tension transmission line, but from which no wire will run. Each will carry an instrument to “see” or receive television waves and a transmitter to send them to the next station. And not a human being will be in sight. Jules Verne or H. G. Wells never imagined anything so wondrous. A television receiver responds delicately to the waves sent out by electric machines in physicians’ offices and beauty shops, the spark plugs of auto- mobiles, the flashing arcs on. motors, What looks like a blizzard appears on the television screen. It s0 happens that these interfering waves are of fairly low pitch. By receiving only on a very high pitch the new relay system virtually overcomes the obstacle of interference. Moreover, these high-pitched waves can be passed along in a narrow beam by a para- bolic reflector. And lastly, the amount of energy expended in the process is less than half that re- quired to make the usual home electric lamp glow. With the problem of creating a national net-| work apparently solved, what is it that holds tele- vision back? A television image is not a thing of one piece. It consists of rapidly drawn lines—441 at present. A receiving set must be designed to re- ceive pictures of exactly the number of lines trans- ased in size, another If images are inc ABOUT THE WEAR AND TEAR ON TROUSER MATERIALS ? CITIZENS OF BREMEN, GERMANY HAVE TO FOREGO PUTTING SALT ON FROZEN SIDEWALKS, SALT IS HARMFUL TO SHOE @ LEATHER / IN FRANCE, WHERE WAR T HORRYS = and MY, MY-- THOSE POOR PEOPLE. ONLY HAVE A TASTE OF IN FINLAND WHERE NO WAR HAS BEEN PECLARED, WAR 1S RAGING FURIOUSLY, DECLARED ALL IS QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, group of standards must be framed and observed. New demands must be made on an ether already over-crowded; pictures must be transmitted at a new rate; scanning methods must be modified; | synchronizing systems must be changed. | Mr. Sarnoff implied in his announcement that| | the time for standardization has arrived and that| | the Federal Communications Commission has been| needlessly slow in making up its mind. Engineers of the smaller companies hold that improvements are in the offing and that technically it would be reprehensible to freeze television transmitters and receivers now. The difficulties presented by this conflict are so formidable that the Federal Com- munications Commission is wisely withholding its decision until it has inspected the’ television systems which are now in successful operation in the East. Pointless Cruelty (Cincinnati Enquirer) No matter who is fighting, the aim of warfare is to destroy the enemy's resistance. What con- tributes to that end is usually considered to be jus- tified. But operations which inflict suffering and vet, do not measurably weaken the enemy's power of resistance are needlessly cruel. They cannot be justified on any basis In this category belong the air raids which the Soviet Union has been conducting against the cities | of Finland. Probably the Red fliers do not inten- tionally bomb strictly residential districts, schools, and hospitals. But they do something very neacly as bad. They drop bombs indiscriminately on enemy cities without troubling to seek out valid military objectives. | Like the Japanese air raids on Canton, Hankow, and Chungking, and like the Spanish-Italian raids on Madrid and Barcelona, these Russian aerial at- tacks represent warfare at its most inhuman and futile level. They do not paralyze the war effort | of the Finns. Instead, they kill scores of innocent | civilians and maim others, wreck homes, hospitals, | and other non-military buildings, all without serving any significant military object. i In the long run, this defiance of humanitarian principles by the Russian Government will work to the disadvantage of the Soviet Union. Failing to shatter the morale of the Finns, these heartless raids echo around the world, impelling more and more persons to the resolve that they will do what- ever they can to help the victims of Soviet aggression. Thus the monstrous inhumanity of the Red air raids is matched only by their fantastic stupidity in purely military terms. Everybody’s Kampf (Philadelphia Record) Hitler is publishing a new pocket-sized edition of “Mein Kampf” for use by soldiers in the trenches and forts of the Westwall. Meanwhile, British and French officials are recommending “Mein Kampf” as good frontline read- ing matter for their soldiers. Thus the Western Front on these long winter evenings presents the edifying spectacle of two armies facing each other across a narrow strip of | ground reading the same book. Houses go unbuilt, | | farms untended, wives unkissed while a large part| |of the population of three countries sits in caves | reading a book that has for its central idea the not very controversial notion that the last war didn't| end happily. The Germans read it to see how right Hitler is; the French and British to see how wrong he is. Would ‘it be unmilitary if the soldiers on both sides began exchanging criticisms? We suggest that a| startling amount of unanimity might be found among‘ soldiers who would prefer to do their reading at home. | | | e | Finland at the Fair | (New York Times) | It is a long step from the Mannerheim Line to Flushing Meadows, but the Finns have taken it in! their stride. Deep in a death struggle for national existence, Finland now becomes the first foreign ex- | hibitof’ to sign up for the 1940 World’s Fair season.! | As the Soviet pavilion is dismantled and Russia | moves out, Finland comes proudly back. ! The Finns have a word, “sisu,” which they are said to cherish more than any other in their lan- guage. It means courage, but it also conveys the sense of “something still more,” a kind of second wind confidence. It took “sisu” to sign the exhibit at the Fair on the very day the Russian offensive | was loosed on the Karelian Isthmus and seventy | Russian bombs were falling on Helsinki. Certainly | no nation, great or small, will be more welcome at the Fair. In one week, the Russians lost two planes and six fliers for each Finnish civilian killed in air raids.| It's a pity Russia isn't but five or 10 times the! size of Finland After a winter of inactivity on the Western Front, all of the nations may have to conduct spring training camps for their armies to get them in shape again, Down in Mississippi and Georgia, they probably figured that the snowstorm was some kind of d—-d Yankee trick with the wind. ed Paul McNutt a politi- John L. Lewis has cal adventurer. Yes, yes, John, but tell us—does he play poker and drink wils too? Rumania, just ncw. must be envious of the fellow who was only between the devil and the deep blue sea. | \F THEY COULD THE SWISS GENERAL STAFF, WHICH HAS GIVEN UP ANNOUNCING REPEATED VIOLATIONS OF SW155 NEUTRALITY BY STRAY WAR PLANES, ANNOUNCED ONE OF HAS BEEN !for labor, but later there ‘and money-spending. | prevent waste of energy and oppor- TERRITORY---- FoR TWO MINUTES / orosco%l» 2 | “The stars incline but do rot mw‘ . FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16. Benefic aspects are active today. The morning hours are pi lising e be a veering of good luck as 2 events affect employers. Ni is promising for men who: industry is forecast. SRS Heart and Home: The stars favor | the heads of families who may prof- it through new contracts or unex- pected promotions. The Moon en- ters Gemini, a sign changeable, mas- culine, commanding in influence, It is not an auspicious rule of the stars for romance. Men may be critical and able to see character defects in the loveliest girls. The date is fortunate for study and improve- ment; it should benefit young mem- bers of the family. The afternoon may be disturbing. Nervous tension should be avoided. Business Affairs: Stock market fluctuations may be frequently dis- concerting in coming weeks, but business should be fairly good. Lumber dealers and builders should prepare for considerable home con- struction in the spring. Designers and importers of clothing should profit, for both men and women will pay a great deal of attention to | dress and fashions. National Issues: Criticism of Fed-'was THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, FEB. 15, 1940. YEARS AGO Prom THE EMPHE FEBRUARY 15, 1920. The Democratic Divisional Con- vention which was to have met in Juneau in a few days was post- poned because of the influenza epi- demic. The delegates at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Sitka and oth- er towns had been notified. For the 24 hours ending at 8 o'- clock this day the rainfall in Ju- neau was 1.13 inches. While part of the precipitation was in the form of snow, it melted as rapidly as it fell in the lowlands. Dudley Allen, a local food broker, went to Southwest 'Alaska for an extended business trip. Mrs. Robert W. Jennings and Miss Cordelia Jennings were to return to Juneau after spending the winter |in Seattle, Hillary McKanna came in from | the McKanna ranch at Eagle River. |He was in town to see his brother, Emmett McKanna, who was here | from Yakima, Wash. on business for a few days. | Hyder, the center of the Stewart River mining properties, was to be- come a tent city rivaling Nome and other famous “strike” towns, if the | expected spring influx of préspectors realized, according to miners eral office holders will be w‘de.’romnlly returned from that point. spread as national campaign man- | agers push organization. The. cost of government will be bitterly dis- cussed. Growth of relief costs, in- stead of shrinking, and lack of re- duction in the number of govern- ment employes, will cause dissat- isfaction, Negroes will 'demand special consideration in plans for | mobilization of voters. International Affairs: Neutrality puzzles will embarrass Congress. Diplomats will return to give coun- sel in knotty problems. The Nazi press will continue to attack the United States' foreign policies. Sec- ret movements of the United States | Navy are indicated. Death will re- move a European leader. 'The stars presage heavy losses of men in.mili- tary service abroad Persons whose birthday it is have the augury of a happy year. There may be too much pleasure-seeking Care must tunity. Children born on this day mx like ostentation. They will cessful and moreover, ke _gu des he world to know that they arg - perous. (Copyright, 1940) * TR BT o s HELP AN, ALASKAN™ l Telephone 713 or write | The Alaska Territorial Employment Service MAID-HOUSEKEEPER — Young woman; has been married, one de- pendent. Born and raised in Al- aska, two years of high school. Ex- perienced as maid and housekeeper in private homes; some waitress work in restaurant . Acquainted locally. Call for ES 02694 S e — f N {iocx Qwannous_' NEW YORK, Feb. 15. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine With butter and eggs having dropped in price, ham and bacon “easier,” householders were begin- ning to sit up and take notice and incidentally, eat. Weather: Highest, 36; Lowest, 34. Rain 2 S i ETHEL ELVIN WITH PAA, SAN FRANCISCO Miss Ethel (Doiiy; Elvin, former member of The Empire reportial staff, is now with Pan American and is employed in the headquarters lo- cated on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. She is studying nav- igation and meteorology at a night school and also looking forward to taking flying lessons. NOTICE OF SALE No. 4440-A IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, DIVISION NUMBER ONE, AT JUNEAU LENA PERELLE, Plaintiff, JAMES J. BERRY, Defendant. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of a writ of execu- tion issued out of the above en- titled court on January 31, 1940, in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant above named, I have levied execution upon all of Lot Two (2) in Block One Hundred Twenty (120) of the City of Juneau, Alaska, according to the official plat thereof filed in the office of the Recorder for the Juneau Recording Precinct, and the dwelling house and all structures of every nature erected thereon, which premises bear the Number 718 East Fifth Street, Ju- neau, Alaska, together with all and singular the tenements, here- ditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging; and the above described property and prem- ises will be sold at public auction to the highest and best bidder for| cash at a sale which will be heldI at the front door of the Federal Building on Fourth Street in Ju- neau, Alaska, at 10 AM., March 2, 1940. WITNESS my hand at Juneau, Vs, stock today is 6%, American Can Alaska, February 1, 1940. /115, Anaconda 28, Bethlehem Steel 76%, Commonwealth and Southern WILLIAM T. MAHONEY, United States Marshal, 1%, Curtiss Wright 10%, General First Judicial Division of! Motors 53%, International Harves- Alaska. ter 56'c, Kennecott 35':, New York By WILLIAM J, MARKLE, Central 16 3/4, Northern Pacific Deputy. 8%, United States Steel 57%, Publication dates: Feb, 1-8-15-22, Pound $394 3/4. | 1940. adv. DOW, JONES AVERAG The following are toda Dow, Jones averages: industrials 148.46, rails 30.90, utilities 24.97 - ‘Today's News Today—Empire, CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION I, FRANK A. BOYLE, Auditor of the Territory of Alaska and cus- todian of corporation records for said Territory, do hereby certify that there has been filed in my office on this, the 14th day of February, 1940, the written consent of the stockholders of CONNORS MOTOR COMPANY, INCORPOR- ATED, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Territory of Al- aska, to the dissolution of said corporation, said certificate of con- sent having been adopted and exe- cuted by all of the stockholders of said corporation on the 29th. day of December, 1939. il WHEREFORE, in view of the above premises, I DO FURTHER CERTIFY that the CONNORS MOTOR COMPANY, INCORPOR- ATED, a corporation, is dissolved, pursuant to Section 924 of the Com- piled Laws of Alaska 1933, upon the filing in this office of ‘the proper proof of publication of this certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, at Ju- neau, the Capital, this 14th day of February, A. D. 1940. ¢ FRANK A. BOYLE Auditor of Alaska. Publication dates, Feb. March 7, 1940, | | 15-22-29, |- adv. ‘ Happy Birthday I The Empire extends congratula-| tions and best wishes today, their | birthday anniversary, to the fol-' lowing: FEBRUARY 15. Charles E. Naghel Mike Chenovich Mrs. Tony Reiss Mrs. J. K. Campbell Mrs. Henry Schlegel Emil Hendrickson R. M. Keeny ! Joseph Sterling < Glen Kirkham \ -Mrs. Glen Kirkham LOOK and LEARN By A é Gordon 1. What is the oldest known toy? 2. What part of an automobile permits the wheel on a curve’s in- side to reduce speed while a turn lis being made? 3. Which king of France was beheaded? 4. What army officer wears a silver maple leaf on his shoulder? 5. In what South American coun- try is the city of Lima? ANSWERS 1. A doll 2. The differential gear. 3. Louis XVI. 4. Lieutenant-Colonel. 5 Peru, — et —— DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH * By W. L. Gordon | Words Often Misused: Do not say, “Wwill you please stand right here?” Oniit right, or, to emphasize, say, {“Will you please stand just here?” Of%en Mispronounced: Ally. Pro- nounce al-i, a as in at, i as in lie, and accent last syllable. Often Misspelled: Daffodil; 's, one 1. Synonyms: urious, stingy, two Parsioemonious, pen- niggardly, miserly, 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: Indefinable; incapable of being described. ‘“She has an in- definable charm.” e e ) M ODERN ETIQUETTE * By Roberta Lee Q. Isn't it the duty of the bride- groom to buy his own wedding ring? A. No. He should of course buy the wedding ring for his bride, but she should buy one for him. Q. Please suggest the refresh- ments that one may serve at a tea? A. Small, dainty sandwiches and dry cakes. Above all, be sure that the water for the tea is hot, not just warm. Q. Wouldn't it be sufficient, when introducing a man to a wo- man, merely to say, “Miss White, Mr. Brown”? A. Yes, with a slight pause be- tween the names. NATIONAL DEFENSE BROADCAST TONIGHT Second in a series of National Defense Week talks sponsored by the Juneau Chapter of the Reserve Officers Association will be given over radio station KINY tonight at 7:30 o'clock by Lieut. Warren Eveland. WHAT'S YOUR By The AP Feature Service 1. Who succeeds William Bo- States Senate? He is shown at right. Finland? ressional committeemen raise shi‘ps? . In his message to Presi- dent Roosevelt, Pope Pius XII expressed optimism about the 5. efi'l‘rne o‘it{:i'";%.ofl the . Name within highest salary paid by a cor- poration in 1938, Who got it? 6. Name at least two com- plaints the U. S. has raised NEWS 1.Q rah as dean of the United 2. Where is the Salla area in 3. What objection did Con- - o 2 navy request for funds to build four 45,000 - ton battle- chances for an early European 2 against the way the British are blockading Germany. 7. Is Japan’s new P er (1) an’arrogant, imperia general, (2) an affable admiral, (3) an_ anti-war, anti-fascist civilian? 8. What move did_Louisi- ana’s Governor Earl K. l.ona make when faced with a:toug! . fight for the Democratic guber- natorial nomination in a run- off vote February 20? 9. How did Mrs. Clyde Short (left), a Nauvoo, , coal miner’s wife, beat what tors term 1,000,000 10. Why did Baseball missioner K. M. Landis free 91 baseball players from contracts with_the Detroit Tigers club (1 e e s e | Drs. Kaser and Freeburger L DENTISTS ! Blomgren Building [ONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST | Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. | SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 Directory { Dr. John H. 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ELKS meet every Wednesday, at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. H. C. RED- MAN, Exalted Rvler; M H. SIDES, Secretary. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Secona and Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p.m RALPH B. MARTIN Master; JAMES W, Secretary. | Worshipful LEIVERS. " GUY SMITH | DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED | | Front Struet Next Coliseum PHONE 97—Free Delivery —_— "Tomorrow's Styles Today" U [ Juneau’s Own Store “"The Rexall Store” Your Relixble Pharmacists Butler-Mauro | ?]' Drug Co. PRESC HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibp Stores of Alaska” “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. GASTINEAU CAFE ) at the BRUNSWICK T FAMILY SHOE: STORE “Juneau’s Oldest Exclus- L. C. SMITH and CORONA : sive Shoe Store” Sold and Serviced by Seward Lou Hudson Street Manager J. B. 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