The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 19, 1940, Page 4

4 v Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY ! primary of April 30 Will be the most important elec- |tion held in Alaska this year, { Anthony J. Dimond is the only Democratic can- didate for Delegate. We need not worry about his RELEN RO BERDER » Junewu, Alasks. . ldent|clection. Two are campaigning for the Attorney| R L BERNARD - - ident and Business Manasef conera] nomination, Henry Roden and George B.| both of Juneau. The winner will face| McCain of Ketchikan in the general elec- cond Class Matter. Grigsby, Harry G g Auditor Frank A. Boyle, one of the most able| servants in Alask: history, is opposed in| | the primary by Robert Sheldon of Fairbanks. ‘The general election contest will be a three-cornered| one, between the Democratic nominee, Republican A. | one, between the Democratic nominee, Republican A. Juneau Territorial Highway Engineer and Superinten- dent of Public Works William A. Hesse, who is let- public o ——— e BUBSCRIPTION RATER. ered by ccvrler In Jumear and Deuglas for $1.25 per month Dettvered o matl, postage paid. at the following rates ©ae year, in_advance, $12.00; six ths, in advance, $6.00; month, in advence, 31.35 One Subscribers will confer & favor if they will promi the Business Office of ary fallure or irregularity Watson of 1y notify the de- | portant plans. The stars encour- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1940. o ) e | HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” 1 SATURDAY, APRIL 20 Benefic aspects rule the morn- ing hours which should be fortu- nate for the consummation of im- age activity, freedom, transition. In the afernooon there may be depressing influences which shouid be forgotten in healthful recrea- tion. Heart and Home: The starsseem livery of their papers Telephones: News Office, 602; Businest Office, 374 ting his past record do all the speaking for him,! faces in the primary Victor Rivers, Fairbanks Sena-| tor who is making the most spirited of all primary. oo i byt 8nd also the locsl naws | .., The Republican candidates are Irving u in. bgn 7 it - McK Reed and H. C. Miller. ¥ ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANT! & 2 THAN TGAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION The in the First, Division promises ese Norman R.| " MIMBER OF ASSOCIATED PR Associated Prass is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of s news dispatches credited to it or mot paper Senate est between Senator T GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc. Natiénal Newspaper Repres to be a hot cor o P D TR T s ol P. J. Gilmore and A, P. Walker. The| o e e e T K are not related and are in fact as far SRATTLE REPRESENTATIVE-Glibe= A. Wellington, 1011, 00 ¢ the poles in political philosophy. Norman| american Bank Bullding ———— | R. Walker was President of the Senate in the 1939/ A. P. Walker was a Representative in e Legislature. The Democratic nominee ce Republican Frank S. Barnes in the gen- election. There are, in the whole list of candidates for the House of Representatives, perhaps six or seven demonstrated sufficient legislative abil- ervé serious consideration. It would be a first class calamity for Alaska for some of the others to be elected. A serious task confronts the voter. Legislat the s will eral have date to d who ity to Don't fail in it | Air Records | YOU HAVE AN IMPORTA ON APRIL 30 (Cleveland Plain Dealer) e — The air transport industry is making new recor: . electi t |Just a little while ago is celebrated a full year of Ihe pritmaty, Sleceon 180 - O" peration without a fatal accident. Come now the bl s will nominate Within o eq for March recording the heaviest air travel G BRI L Bt ] the history of the industry gineer and a Senator In this light the strength recently developed in in each Judicial Division. the air transport stocks is readily understood. Here igning there has been is an industry which has definitely arrived; one that the stump speech is is giving greatly improved service at moderate cost with ever-increasing emphasis on the factor of eral, a Territorial Higl and four Representatives To date, C has been quiet over and each cal his reputation to ca what » can depend upon and the primaries. sal It is interesting to note that west of the Missis-| The First Division a Democrat, s 5 sippi the railroads have taken much fuller cogni- LRIRE plooh S0 hepTescr 2 .d S & e of the rapid advance in passenger air trans-| 18; Ites Bamiglican, e has on} dosan. i portation and by every means at their disposal are | which to choose endeavoring to meet the competition. Speed has Two. years 8go, in. the entire Terril One peen increased, service greatly improved and above Republican was elected at the general election. He everything else, perhaps, a serious effort made to is Senator Leroy Sullivan of Nome, a holdover.|please the public. Headed by the incomparable Tony Dimond, the| It seems to us,the railroads in this area are not| Ain in 1040 | sufficiently alert to the situation created by air com- petition. In too many cases they are content to believe their job is completed “when they put them| loff and leave them off.” | It was an attitude of “public be damned” Democratic ticket should sweep Alaska age without too difficulty. But the which can be le much n the question b parties is one ptember for settlement, that| until The important facing every voter ten dayvs|, ooy the rail industry in serious difficulty early hence’ will be the selection of the very best candl-|, the century. If the lesson of that period has dates to make up o i Ibeen well learned, rail managements will get on| We all who file for their toes and stay on them in an effort to protect office there y of crackpots, [ their lucrative long-distance passenger traffic those who, “like the salmon, run two years.” —_— These candidates would not dangerous if they Death Toll of an “Incident” No one who know were well known to all vote them would vote for them. The danger lies in the| (Philadelphia Record) possibility that enough people wi do not know Officially, the United States regards the conflict them might give them icient vo! to hurdle the | between Japan and China as an “incident,” not a Yelmary barier. Then’'its oo, late. Thair, ewn Ve, Aifures show ihst this ‘incldent’ has boel £ . & : one of the most costly, in terms of human life, in party can hardly disown them, and the opposition At iy fmds them a vulnerable target for attacks weaken- During 33 months of conflict 1,000,000 Chinese ing the entire ticket soldiers have died and 2,000,000 have been wounded. The primary election system is a very bad s The Japanese dead and wounded are put at 500,000. ted frequently in Alaska.| Chinese civilians are estimated to have suffered » must make every effort | another 3,000,000 casualties, ugh the machinery | tem, as has been demor But as long as to get good men into office t it sets up The Allies are now preparing to outbuy the Germans in Europe. We can remember the good such as exists in Alaska | s were conducted by the armies. |old days when wa In a political situation today, where one party completely other and is certain to sweep its nominees into of-| fice, the primary be tant than the overshadows the Those who figure out how many planes are shot omes considerably more impor-| down by each side in the war may be good propa- al election. The Democratic|gandists, but they are poor mathematicians. gen the Want Ads MEAN TO JUNEAU. . EVERY DAY you can notice the in- ® TO SELL that gun, fur- creasing number of those little ads in niture, baby carriage, coat, trunk at a profit. ® TO BUY that ice box or rug, piano or suit, car or accordian at low cost, ® TO RENT that room, garage, apartment or that house to desirable tenants. © TO HIRE that maid, gardener, nurse, chauffeur, cook, laundress, etc. the back of our paper — want ads! More and more people know their worth. They know their profit-build- irlg qualities, their helpfulness, their econmical cost. They know the value of EMPIRE ADS . . . for all its uses! The Daily Alaska EMPIRE Telphone Your Want Ad by Calling 374 | ethics to frown upon women today. Judg- ment may be untrustworthy, es- pecially among girls who are like- ly to be restless and dissatisfied under this configuration. There s 4 sign indicating deceit' and cven treachery among ambitious women In politics disappointmemt is in- dicated. Business Affairs: The conjunc- tion of Jupiter and Venus in Cancer has been read as most for- tunate. The inexhaustible energy and courage of citizens of the United States will be tested this year in which the nation gain foremost place among world pow ers. There is a parallel in the Horoscope of President Roosevell and that of the map of the na- tion which may be seen as fore- casting a third term. National Issues:. Reforms are foreshadowed in social and public relations. Return to the strict codes’ that ruled American pioneers is prognosticated as unemployment and other modern conditions cause degenerating effects .The need of| in the methods governing| state finances will be widely rec- ognized as debts increase. International Affairs: Bulgaria is to furnish front page newssome time this year. In the summer an| international pact is to accomplish a short relief from anxiety. Dan- ger of misfortune for the King or Queen of England is foreseen. Aus- tralia should have a favorable sum- mer for agriculture. Strong sup- port of the British Empire in war is presaged. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of steady progress. The health of both men and women should be watched. Children born on this day prob- ably will be extremely bright and | quick-witted. Girls will be happy | in marriage. Success in middle life awaits boys. | pemme o i v s s o s o from 20 YEARS AGO T%% empirE s . - ) 4 < 7 72~ - APRIL 19, 1920 Yo e A meeting was held that was expected to usher in a new era in the development in the city of Juneau. The meeting was a joint one attended by the Street Committee of the City Council and the Executive Commit- tee of the Juneau Commercial Association, and was for the purpose of talking over ways and means whereby Juneau was to have permanent | rock streets. A Juneau syndicate had been formed to provide the capital for the development work on the Red Top group of claims on Bear Creek in the Portland Canal district on which Gustaf Seiffert had an option from James J. Connors of Juneau and John McNeil of Stewart, B. C. Mrs. J. B. Caro, accompanied by her daughte returning on the Princess Mary after having vis Mrs. W. H. Clark, was B. D. Stewart returned on the City of Seattle from Seattle where | he had been attending the International Mining Congress. L. J. Van Lehn, the well known Juneau carpenter and contractor, spending the winter in the was returning on the Princess Mary after States. H. M. Postle of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company, was to arrive on the Princess Mary after a trip to the States. | The gasboat Imperial left for Seattle under command of Capt. George | Eliason and with a crew of two men. Weather: Highest, 42; lowest, 37; cloudy. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon - o ) o ) - 0 ‘WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not confuse ABDOMINAL (pertaining to the abdomen) with ABOMINABLE (revolting; detestable). OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Difference. Pronounce dif-er-ens, three syllables ,and not dif-rens. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Consensus; three S's. ! SYNONYMS: Embarrass, encumber, disconcert, confuse, confound, complicate. | WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: COMPLEMENT; that which fills up or completes. “The complement of our summer stock has arrived.” g i MODERN ETIQUETTE " ropmrra 1ue | i i A s s s s el Q. What is a good toast for one to give at a club affair? but refuse to believe it.” Q. Should the faults of a child ever be called to his attention before | others? A. No. The child shouid be called aside and reproved. (Copyright, 1940) e s 43 | § HAPPY BIRTHDAY i | o ) - Y APRIL 19 Mrs. R. E. Robertson Charles W. Hawkesworth Charles E. Hooker Mrs. Ray G. Day Fred Elhany | Mrs, E. J. Cowling Ethel Lokken Zeeta Gilchrist . Carl Gustavson . l HELP AN ALASKAN l Telephcne 713 or write M The Alaska Territorial Employment Service 1 GRADER MAN-TIMEKEEPER— Married, age 37, high school edu- cation. Experienced tractor opera- tor, highway maintenance and grader work. Has also done gen- eral clerical and office work, time- keeping, ete. Call for ES 84. MRS. V. McCLURE DIES IN SOUTH Claimed fo Be One of Few Women Ever to Explore Far Info Arctic SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 19. —Mrs. Vashta McClude, 55, widow of Capt. Alfred McClure of the Army and one of the few women to ever explore the Arctic, is dead here. Before the World War, she gained fame as Vashta Dalton, as explor-‘ er of the bleak area north of Point Barrow. She spent four years living with the Eskimos, Mrs. McClure claims to have pen- etrated farther into the Arctic than any other white woman. Bill's Parce! Pelivery PHONE 701 DAY or NIGHT Prompt, Courteous Delivery Bill Rudolph, Owrer and Cperator FREE! FREE! One $5 HAT with Each $30 Suit Order Joe Kelly, Haberdasher Next to Winter & Pond Q. Is it the correct thing for men to wear gloves while dancing? A. Not unless it is an extremely formal function. ) - How fast does the pulse of a new-born infant beat? For what invention is Elias Howe famous? When does Mother’s Day fall? Who wrote “The Lady of the Lake"? Which State is called the “Hawkeye State? ANSWERS: 130 to 140 beats a minute. The sewing machine. The second Sunday in May Sir Walter Scott. . Towa. ‘Sharpening Up for Nazi Tanks : w N [ % B ow ) Allied soldiers haven’t caught sight of a German tank on the Western Front since outbreak of the war, so when anti-tank erews brush up on marksmanship they use dummy tanks made of wood, like the one above. This one is being taken by rail to 8 gunnery range behind the lines. A British soldier points to several hits made on it. ¢ BLOCKADE VERSUS BOMBS ghoss Tonkust o GREAT BRITAIN| GERMANY | WORLD TOTAL 22.000.000 | 4.700.000] KEXIReeld 1914-1915 1939-1940 PRESENT WAR ADDITIONS mine and blockade the: Chis chart shows the results of blockade versus terial warfare. Although shoWing a number of leaks, Allies have flung around Germany is M. ted in California. | | Rooms 2-3- A. “To our friends, the only ones who know the worst about US‘ Directory || B. P. O. every Wednesday at 8 p. m. 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