The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 17, 1940, Page 6

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1940 By GEORGE McMANUS = UNDERGOES OPERATION | Mrs. - William - Norton underwent a major operation’ this morning at| St. Ann's Hospital. Her ceondition is reported good [ e e e | ZENITH RADIOS ' MEDICAL DISMISSAL y REPAIRS and SERVIC s Today’s news today in The Empire BBINGING upP FATHER { BJY— TS ka’EAT TO TRAVE[ AROL )NL) TH' COUNTRY-BUT IKE TO BE_HOME WITH £ GANG - GEE - I'D LIKE A DISH OF CORNED BEEF AN! CABBAGE FROM DINTV'sS RIGHT NOW - LISTEN-1 JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A FRIEND IN OUR HOME TOWN — HE WENT TO A PARTY THE OTHER NIGHT- HE SAID SYOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE IT WAS A PARTY GIVEN RATHER UNIQUE - THEY H. P - AD CORNED 1S TRY AN' FORGE T ABOUT 1T~ ersgan ) [ I DIDN'T THINK | YOU HAD A FRIEND THAT COULD BE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND OF MINE- Dorothy Tassel was dismissed from the Government Hospital to- JUNEAU RADIO SERVICE Phone 464 Bill Hixson day where she had received medi- cal care. She is at her home “in Douglas 2 | ~~r-nted the challense, and ran their - man. on tne Republican side, it's pos- sible to test the vote-getting pow- ers of rival candidates The net result is advertising for the victors. The early primaries give top billing to Crusader Thom- as E. Dewey, the New York vote- getter, and to Franklin Rocsevelt = AT SAILING SCHEDULE MARINE NEWS | Leave Seattle Apr. 10 Apr. 13 Apr. 13 Apr. 20 Due caneau Lo cuneas Northbound Southbouns Apr. 13 Apr. 19 Apr. 16 Apr. 22 Apr. 16 Apr. 22 Apr. 23 Apr. 29 Apr. 27 May 3 Apr.- 30 May 6 Faines and Skagway for Seward, Kodiak and Steamer tBARANOF ‘YUKON ‘YUKON *ALASKA *BARANOF Apr. 24 ‘YUKON Apr. 27 **—Calls Northbound—Wrangell, Petersburg, *—Connecws with S.S. Cordova at Cordova Seldovia. #—Calls at Yakuta! northbound and southbound. *—Calls at Haines and Skagway Southbound The reason wiy Presidential pri- maries usually turn out to be nothing but sound and fury is be- cause the system has not been uni- versally adopted. Less than haif the delegates in a convention go! through the primary test. Most of them are chosen at state conven- tions, Furthermore, the people who op- posed the primary idea at the turn of the century—mostly poli- bosses—put a lot of jokers and “ands” and “buts™ in pri- Yy laws. That means Presidential primar- ies are by nat mere preliminary exercises unless clear-cut issues or personalities or both emerge through the fog early enough in the spring of a Presidential year. So far, it looks as if the pa voters seeing—or think Lh() see—issues and men, Anyway, boih the President and Mr. Dewey early got the kind of advertising that twice before has been turned into nominations, It remains v e s s s s e v e . NORTHBOUND e Taku due Saturday L4 SCHEDULED SAILINGS e North Sea scheduled to sail e from Seattle April 19 at 10 e am. ® Alaska scheduled to sail from ® Sealtle April 20 at 9 am o Tongass scheduled to sail from e Seattle April 23 at 9 pm, ® Princess Louis heduled to sail from Vancouver April 23 at 9 pm SOUTHBOUND SATLINGS Northland = scheduled = south- bound Thursday evening. Baranof scheduled southbound Friday. Yukon scheduled southbound next Sunday or Monday For Southi the Port of Ju- hours, the south- L Pacific Prince Nerah docked for a short time this morning and sailed with 18 pas- rs bound for the south assengers out were G. Berg, A Eld, J. A. Fennell, R. Vanald, Jack Henslay, Walter Mrs, B. E. Henslay, M A Mill, U. Lion, R. B. Webb, E. Hautala, S. Paraznik G. Ekahl, N. Ritchie ham, and C. Grahim This is the last scheduled (riy of the Princess Norah until The Princess Louise will now the Southeast Alaska route. Northland For Sitka and out of twp adian FOR OTHER INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS —— —CALL——n—— THE ALASKA LIN PHONES Ticket Office Freight Office ..... ANTI-AIRCRAF T GUNS HAVE FORCED PLANES 50 HIGH THAT DESPITE DELICATE BOMB SIGHTS THEIR BOMBINGS HAVE PECOME PRETTY MUCH GUESSWORK. BOMBERS AT SYLT AND SCAPA FLOW APPARENTLY HAVE FAILED TO HIT IMPORTANT OBJECTIVES, A FRENCH WAR ORDINANCE SAYS PERSONS SHOULD NOT BUTCHER MU OR PONKEYS LESS THAN 12 YEARS OLD. FOR HUMAN ® CONSUMPTION. PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES ARE A SIGN IN A LONDON PENTISTS OFFICE ASKS PATIENTS TO “PLEASE ADD A FEW ROWS” TO A PARTLY FINISHED MILITARY SCARF, WHILE THEYRE WAITING. Henslay, Minard . . . N. McSwish, | ® e . . . . H. O. ADAMS, Agent A. Legg G. Abra- S0t ceerescecrcners o Ala,ska Steamship Compény SER\IICE ON-ALL“ALASKRA-ROUTES MARINE AIBWAYS-—U : S . MA IL 2-Way Radie Communication Authorized Carrier SCHEDULED PASSENGER AIRLINE SERVICE SEAPLANE CHARTER SERVICE—ANY PLACE IN ALASKA HEADQUARTERS JUNEAU—PHONE 623 are LOCAL SAILIM =S Estebeth scheduled to sai! every Wednesday at 6 p. m. for Sit- ka and wayports. Dart leaves every Wednesday at 1 p. m. for Petersburg, Port Alexander, Kake and way ports. s e o000 0 @iTlZENs OF INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA ERECTED hiromun cnccreo’| OF IMPORTANCE THAT WAS A COMPANION (Continued from Page One) OF A POSTMAN FOR o THIRTEEN YEARS/ : played hob, In 1916, Wilson wa, Republican candidates, Hughesand Hiram Johnson refused to enter a primary contest anywhere. Pri- maries, therefore, meant nothing, and Wilson was elected seen whether that can—or will—be done again If you ask my advice, it's don't bet your money yet, this year. Wait until the state conventions start to be . :».ml\ uw primaries o2 g —————— | TIDES TOMORROW | i e e b AR cinch, The » After discharging 21 passenger for Juneau, the motorship van- left late yesterday with 12 'ngers from Juneau bound for o o s e e e ALASKA AIR TBANSPOR’I‘ Inc. | All Planes 2-Way Low tide—3:41 High tide--9:47 am,, ]PO.)TMAbTER GENERAL JAMES M. FARLEY aum., Operating Own Aeronantical | Radio Station KANG PHONE out were the Re Baker ble, Florence, P Gan Darlin, J. H. Ganty, W. M St Mrs Northland scheduled from Juneau is outh evening When the S service starts next month, probably dock near Kelchikan for landing of passel wil - PAA LANDING PLANS cattle-Juneau PAA a the PA use the Ward nigers. - FORNANCE GOES SOUTH The Chilkoot Barracks transport Capt. James W. Fornance has gone south to Seattle for annual ove haul. Pilot aska flier the Pollack Flying D JOINS POLLACK FLIERS Maurice King, veteran A banks McDOUGALL - KETURNING wellknown ca o Taku :ral weeks TIME TO CALL 117 FOR YOUR CAB BROADWAY CAB CO. Cove has joined the staff of Service at Fair- Juneau He has Low tide—4:02 p.mn,, High tide—10:24 p.m., >oo RIFLE INVENTOR .~ SHOOTING AWAY 164 feet Thursday (Continued from Page One) ir A becn adapting it for mass produc- tion, demonstrating it here and abroad practicing law and hanging up the amazing rec- ord of having fired something like 80,000 rounds of 30-calibre am- munition And finding time to invent and patent a 12-pouni machine gun. A list of his articles in the Marine Corps Gazette and Army Ornance Magazine would take a couple of pages. He knows almost all there is to know about the history of small arms in America. He tells, endlessly, fascinating stories about the batile of the riflemakers to win recognition for their guns, Ile knows why the army was slow (o admit that a breech- loaded was better than a muz- le-loader . . . How black pow- der Killed thousands of U. S. troopers in the Spa Am- erican war, because the Span- ish were using smokeless and semi-smokeless powder % and could see but couldn’t be ceen . . . Why Custer's stand as a LAST stand . (because the Indians had better guns) r- I- - Prr et trre et e e S ~The Sign of _ Dependable Service Pt e oot os e eroeeoe e SR Juneau to Fairbanks: Tuesdays Fairbanks to Nome: Mondays and Thursdays Fairbanks to Bethel: Wednesdays U.S. Amnall—!:xpress Service , i Pacific Alaska Airways, Inc. PHONE 106 LOouIs A. DELEBECQUE Sales Reprasemudvo RECEIVED LETTER,STATING: "CONSCIENCE-FUND MONEY ON POSTAGE. IN 920" IT CONTAINED FIVE 10 BILLS. PLEASE DO NOT SPIT OR SPLASH INK ON THE FLOOR THANK YOU NEW CASTLE ,PA. / Reg. U. 5. Pal. Office 334-566, May 5, 1936, by National Federalion of Pos! Office (Iflix An inscription on a monument in Inglewood, California, reads as follows: “Sacred to the memory of Penelope (called Rex) a faithful dog which foll(mt*ll the mail carrier on Route 15 in Inglewood daily for more than 13 years. ” The dog traversed the route rain or shine covering an estimated distance of more than 60,000 miles. Odd, Isn't It? | R | A Rel 'party is scheduled for April 20, at tae Odd Fellows Light refreshments will be it 1:15. Cards will follow ately. Prizes awarded. . How rifle laid Gown in the With words popping from one of his own guns, he’ll demonstrate the e fectiveness of his rifle . apolo- gize for his apparent bloodthirsti- ness and explain - with graphic lunge and trigger-clickings how he could dispose five enemies with bayonet and lead, before they even had time to hands-up. Johnson storms at what he calls the short-sightedness of the Army ordnance division . gnashes his teeth over what he claims is just plain old red-tape . And then on the day before the promised ex- plosion over semi-automatic rifles is scheduled to blast Congress, he goes home to Boston. He's got a law class to teach Foe S e ORDERS ARREST MINE OFFICIALS April 17.—Fed- Wilkerson has barrages were World War. like shots machine immedi- adv. of CHICAGO, I, cral Judge James issued warrants for the arrest of seven officers of the Campana Gold Min Inc., of Sonora, Mexi- co. They were indicted for alleged mail fraud in the sale of $1,000.- 000 of stocks. The indictment charged the company and its ol- ficers with “riggipg” pri on com- mon. stock by making false claims of gold vein discoveries Grgenl ,‘“ Iketand Not Seized Yef WASHINGION, April 17— British Ambassador Lothian, at a conference with the news writers today, said that neither Canada nor Great Britain will attempt to -seize Greenland or Iceland unless they are in dan- ger of falling into German hands, A Complete Re 25c—Wrapp . | sible DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS! PHONE 374—The Empiré Prinfing Co. In 1920, all was confusion, and the primaries advertised no one candidate as a standout. In 1924 the standout was already on hand Coolidge. Both in 1920, and in 4 the primaries were as useles |as an appendix USED PRIMARIES But in 1928, Hoover made the primaries count for the first time | after 1912. He ran in the primaries, land the headlines heralded him |as a winner. And he was. Frank- ‘lln D. 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