The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 7, 1940, Page 4

Dally Alaska E mpire Published every evening except Sunday by tm EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Boacond and Malr ree Juneau, Alasks. HELEN TROY BENDER - - - - President R. L. BERNARD - - Vice-President d Business Manager Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Sccord Class Matter il ACTIVE okt SOBSCRIPTION RATES. Cellvered by carrler in Juneau and Douclas for $1.25 per month By mail, postage paid, at the following rates One year, in advarce, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00 one month, in advance, $1.25 Subscribers will conler a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers News Office, 60: office, 374, “Telephones M ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoctated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for sepustication of all news dispatches credited to it or mnot rwise credited in this piper and also the local news Publisted herein. T ALASEA "m TULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN AT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. Representa- Portland, GEORGE . CLOSE. Inc.. National New Mves. with officus in_Sen Francisco, Los eattle, Chicazo, New York and Beston. pape Gilbe~ A, Wellington, 1011 BEATTLE RK-‘RE‘.SENTATIVP American Bank Bullding NEW HO'\H'..\ IN ALASKA Last year Federal Housing Authority money built 58 new homes in Alaska. This does not appear to be a great many, but it should be remembered that they are homes which probably would not have been built at all without FHA financing The fumber of FHA mortgages approved in 1939 represents a 66 percent increase over the pre- vious year, and the total volume. $314,000, a 58 per- cent increase. Behind these figures lies another encouraging fact. The c of building a home in Alaska is coming down The FHA average in 1938 was $5,700. Last year it was $5424 Home improven valued at $311,24892 have been made in Alaska since 1934 with FHA loans under a separate title of the act Due to the Federal Housing Authority—which, remember, is one of those much maligned “alphabeti- cal agencies” which the Republicans and reaction- aries never even thought of before the people of Alaska and the nation are build their own homes, one of the American democracy EXPORTS TO RUSSIA American exports to the Soviet Union increased tremendously in"~ Decembér, ahd amounted to 25 percent of their entire bulk for the year 1939. Janu- re available, are expected ary when figures to show a still g te: in Russia, most of which now go across the Pacific escape any possible interference shipments to and surge our This great expansion of our exports to Russia is before he took up ruling, but for it his tongue has been the only part about him that | | need, were of war materials, Communist aggression. It is quite time Americans began to think of these things. The trifling sums we send for civilian relief may mean much to the individuals who benefit | in tra with are ic times. But they are nothing in comparison the enormous shipments of war materials we making to Japan, or even to Russia, The situa- tion has become so bad that France now is consider- | ing a declaration of war against Russia, merely to make ligerents. When the history of this epoch of wars is fin- ally en, the ob, E 3 g e | A written, the objective scholars of another decad | chants and seems to encourage ex- will wave aside the noisy denunciations of aggression | which have been read and heard in Amer! the empty gestures of the American Govern- also ment » New Deal—|the numerous acts adopted by Huey Long" enabled to lative minions in contempt of public intere: foundations of | particularly interesting for two reasons. First, began just when the Soviet Union began its war against Finland. Second, it increased partict ly in two items—machinery for airplane manufacture | and high-test aviation gasoline, These were the two commodities Russia most needed in order to destroy her democratic neighbor. They are also two of the items Russia’'s Nazi partner most needs. While Herbert - Hoover as struggling manfully | to raise a scant million dollars for the Finns—it is a little more by now—the United States sold 15 times that ‘much in strategic commodities to the in- vaders of Finland. Our money for Finland was for useful goods, but not fighting equipment. Our ex-' in gold we do mnot panded sales to Russia, paid for Don't Miss Big Basketball Tourney, March 7-8-9 STATIONERY POSTERS INDEXES Phone 374 for Estimales Daily Alaska Empire FOLDERS . TAGS YOUR LVLRY PRINTING NEED EXPERTLY FILLED CARDS They will be ‘compelled to say that Japan was enabled to wage war by a vast flow of supplies from [most promising to educators, writ- a, that Russia flew her bombers with Ameri- | ers and artis Amer can gasoline, and that the United applied a rigid embargo only in one war—withholding materials from the Spanish people while Italy and | sent armies in. next generation of Americans States war Germany The when they and otherwise—and the time had come in Louisiana the sinews of ruthless)’ Russia a belligerent and therefore subject to| | the restrictions the United States imposes on bel- | %roscopc but do met compel FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Until late today benefic ‘aspects are active. The morning heéurs are stimulating to persons whe car heavy responsibilities. Ruléss employers are well directed today | The sway is fortunate for mer-| p:umnn It is an auspiciows date |for launching new enterprises. Heart and Home: The planetary government is inspiring - for the intellectual activity of women and s. Girls should be en- couraged in their high ambitions. | | Families should contribute gener- mu»l» to the aims of talentéd mem- ,lxm It is a lucky day for seeking employment, also for making im- provements in the home, ‘especially lasting probabilities are that there will be and| s THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1940. YEARS AGO Prom THE EMPHE MARCH 7, 1920 The House sub-committee on Ap- | propriations which had charge of | the estimates for the Alaskan rail- road construction work for the fis- cal year beginning July 1, 1920, was to begin hearings in executive | sion early in the week. At a meeting of the Loyal Ox'-‘ der of Moose, Sigurd Wallstedt was | elected as Dictator. | | Two hundred tons of an esti-, mated amount of 250 tons af coal had been reclaimed from under- neath the City coal bunkers by Street Commissioner E. M. Polley and his crew C. T. Gardener, for eleven years forest ranger with headquarters 1t Ketchikan, had been promoted to the position of a: ant supervisor ) of forests in Alaska i read their history books, will get a fine object lesson |¢,;. redecorating and refurbishing in hypocrisy Business Affairs: Food will focus | ~ | o interest among exporters. Novel| The Alaska Steamship Company’s N forms of preservation for fruits|freighter Latouche was due in the A Reconstruction Job and vegetables will be ‘introduced, | Channel with 400 tons of Lady- [and synthetic preparations will|smith coal for the Pacific Coast (Cleveland Plain Dealer) |gain popularity. Housewives will|Coal Company bunkers. Louisiana, it appears, won the Democratic state | . onerously of supplies that re- L primary election in Louisiana the other day. The| ..;. .t reasonable prices. Can: Quotations o[ the Alaska Juneau returns sounded the defeat of the political organi-| i) e 4 good customer as thestock took a jump from 1 7/8 to zation built by the late Huey Long and inherited by | mer advances. 215 a share at which price many his brother, Earl K. Long, which has controlled | ntiona) Issues: Economy meas-|People on Gastineau Channel pur- \the political affairs of the Bayou State since 1928. |00 will increase competition for |chased it several years previous. Less dynamic, less ruthless and no doubt more | je.a) funds among the various scrupulous than Huey, Governor Long evidently| oo withdrawal of relief in| Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Freeburn was unequal to the task of® holding together and| ...in quarters will bring about| Were to leave for the south on the using to its fullest ability the machine which the |new problems in all parts of the SO uthbound steamer for Seattle. late Senator Long constructed with favoritism, graft ‘L\\ln“\ Increase of crime will be| { intimidation and a liberal sprinkling of political| iqent in the coming summerwhen| Weather: highest 38. lowest 35 genius robbery will reach greater propor- |cloudy. However, there must also be read into the| o, than in the past. The parole S ee— ;m»m the ';ir(,:;ngm:mgu's‘ll orf the vlmlm"mnml‘\‘me will come in for bitter cri- ouisiana with the ng style of government ac i Huey lived, the denouement moss likely would xIm(1“‘;,’.’(‘"”,3“0“31 s m'Mm DAILY LESSONS have come ye! or an s machine in its prime . a vhick public feeling. ~But there necessarily is a time | ;s If there is no chance for a limit upon the regime of-a dictawrsmp—pulnml\, cessation of hostilities, the a spread of hostilities with Italy Words Often Misused: Do not |actively aiding Germany. Because s “Leave him alon Say, “Let of Mussolini’s interest in airplane him alone.” and submarine building his active, Often Mispronounced: Irremedi- albeit hastened by a weakening of the structure| of the dictatorship itself. The revelations of fraud in state offices, the embezzlement of Louisiana State University—these, of course, were factors in the public's resolution to sweep out the whole crowd, state officials and legislators alike. The Governor-to-be Sam H. Jones—since tie | Democratic nomination is cquivalent to election- has ahead of him a vast job of reconstruction The state needs an overhauling of all divisions of the state government, and there also needs to be a legislative h day to clean the statutes ur legis- | Mr. Jones also takes on the job of preventing a return of Longism, no mean task in itself. It is to be hoped, however, that he does not attempt this by perfecting a political machine of his own Huey Long’s rise came at the expense of a languid, ineffectual state government The best protection against another such ascendancy good govern- ment. is German Labor Front declares that this is a war of the rule of money against labor. We suppose he bases his figure of speech upon the fact that Adolf dabbled in house-painting the past decade The head of the labors. withdrawal from a recently captured Chinese city. Probably just moving back to get a better. view of their gains or maybe to send a post card to the Emperor. The Japanese deny reported The baseball spring training camps are about to open in Florida. In Utopia, the management will take along all the fans, to get them in con- dition, too. Soap maker reporis 5 percent jump in profits. World” may be wicked, but it should be cleaner. duty is to make the printed word speak great truths mere clearly!” This is our ideal. We have built our business on hon- est, efficient crafts- manchip which makes no compromise with half truths. N old printer A ouce said: Our assistance of Hitler would mean great peril to British power in th | Mediterranean. Again the seers re- mind the world that surprise is the strongest force in future eonflict. Persons whose birthdate it have the augury of a year of. unu- sual activity. For the young happy will is and Douglas Telephone Co., tele- phone 420. adv. NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing will be held before the undersigned probate judge’ on March 9, 1940, at AM, in the office of the United | States Commissioner and EX-| Officio Probate Court for the| Juneau, Alaska, Commissioher’s Precinet, upon the petition of ' Gordon Gray for his appomtmqn as administrator of the estat®’ of Adolph Frank Costenoble, deceased, and for the issuance of Letters of Administration to him. All persons n interest are hereby required at said time and place to appear or show cause, if any they have, why said petition should not be granted as prayed for. Witness my hand and Official Seal at Juneau, Alaska, this 27th day of February, 1940, | (SEAL) FELIX GRAY, | United States Commissiener and Ex-Officio Probate Judge for Juneau, Alaska, | Commissioner’s Precinct. Publication dates: Feb. 27-28-29, March 1-3-4-5-6-7-8, 1940. adv. | CERTIFICATE OF DlSSOLl‘TION; 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- iska, to the dissolution of said rorporation, 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. WHEREFORE, in view of the| \bove premises, I DO FURTHER | CERTIFY that the CONNORS MOTOR COMPANY, INCORPOR- ATED, a corporation, is dissolved, oursuant to Section 924 of the Com- | siled Laws of Alaska 1923, upon| the filing in this office of the| yroper proof of publication of this -ertificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I ave hereunto set my hand and | ffixed my official seal, at Ju- 1eau, the Capital, this 14th day of both i's as in it, ure, @ Pronounce ir: me-di-a-bl, both e's as in me as in ask syllable. able (first e unstressed). a unstressed, accent third Often Misspelled: Pleurisy. Ob- serve the euri. Synonyms: Capture (noun), seiz- 2st, apprehension “Use a word three Word Study romance is indicated. Travel divert many Americans. | times and it is yours.” Let us in (Iuldxcn born on this day prob- crease our vocabulary by maste will be bright, exceedin: ing one word each d: Tod ver in anything requiring im word: Prelusive; indicating before ination. Many have talent as writ- hand; introductor. “The clouds ers or painters. They should; be . . shoftly shaking on the dimpled fortunate all through life, . pool prelusive drops.”—Thomson, (Copyright, 1940) o | - - = - eee | To be issued March ! and forms close March 1. For space, listings To BE AI 2 ON FRIDAY and changes please call Juneau Funeral sevices for William Rich- ardson who passed away February 23 will be held tomorrow afternoon in the Charles W. Carter chapel with the Rev. G. Edward Knight con- ducting the service. Interment will be in the Pioneers’ plot of Evmgn‘vn Cr-mn!.my 10:00 o'clock, |~—————— v FHappy PBirthday The Empire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversary, to the fol- lowing : MARCH 17 Nina E. Wyckoff Jean Simpkins Jack Schmitz Jr. Lloyd Hildinger Jesse W. Payne Joe Hill ODERN ETIQUETTE * By Roberta Lee Q. When should the bread and butter plates be removed from the luncheon table? A. They are always removed im- mediately before the dessert, with the salt and pepper shakers. Q. Should a college student lift his hat when he speaks to a pro- fessor on the campus? A. Yes; and particularly if the professor is elderly. Q. What is the birth stone for March, and its meaning? A. Bloodstone or aquamarine, meaning courage and truthfulness. S e LOOK and LEARN | * By A. C. Gordon 1. Which is the lightest of the metallic elements? 2. During what President's ad- ministration did the White House receive its name officially? 3. Which is the cleverest of all animal architects? 4. Who wrote “Around the World Eighty Days”? 5. What nickname is applied to natives of Georgia? in ANSWERS 1. Lithium | 2. Theodore Roosevelt. 3. The beaver. 4. Jules Verne (1828-1905). 5. “Cracke! R AR - Rebekahs Complete Dance Arrangements Members of ()1(‘ Rebekah dance committee met last night at the home of the chairman, Mrs. Luba Petievich to complete arrangements for the affair which is to be held on March 30 in the Elks’ Ballroom. Klondy Dufresne’'s orchestra was selected to play for the occasion. Announcement was made that the dance will be informal. Directory Drs. Kaser and Professional Praternal Societies Gastineau Channel B. every Wednesday at 3 p. m. Visiting brothers P. 0. 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