The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 10, 1940, Page 4

i : SR as 4 Daily Alaska Empire PRINTING COMPAN Junea, Published every FMPIR: ka. President ness Manager HELEN Ti R. L. BERNA ¥ and B s Matter Second Cla Entered in the Pos. Of FATLS Trourlas for SL \tis, in advance, $6.00; RIPTION + Junea per month. will pr smptly notify n the de- 1ess Office, 374 ASSOCTATED PRESS entitied to the use for The Ass ews dispat edited to it or not in this paper and also the local news ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THA Y OTHER. PUBLICATION. GEORGE D. CLOSE, I N N aper Representa tives, with offices i Franct Los Angeles, Portland Seattle, Chlcago, New ¥ 1 B E T A. Wellington, 1011 WHERE NEXT? Germany has added the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg to the list of victims which began with Czechoslovakia, Memel, Danzig, Poland, Den- mark and Norway, and which will end no one can even guess where For a nation attacked by the Nazis is a victim whether it is victor or vanquished in the final out- come. Because of ir geographical position, the three small countries invaded today can be certain of being victimized to the fullest extent Belgium v 1 battlef'cld of the last great war and still bea e se 1914. Tt a battle- field long before that, Though most people don't know it, Wate 5 in Belgium. Even if modern Belgium provides a Waterloo for the new Napoleon of Europe, the cour will have suffered agony in the meantime When Hiller demanded Czechoslovakia he put up a pretty fair argument about the Sudeten Germans; when he olan, d the Poles were violating the border; when nt into Norway he was extending benevolent protection - against the British. What his explanation of the new thrust| will be is something to wonder about, His “justifi- cation” has become progressiy r in eagh in- vasion, until now it has di ed entirely. | Win or lose the present the German war- lord and the German people have earned the eter- nal contempt of mankind NOW—THE AGE 0} THE VEGETABLE cientious objector, was} in London last week George E. Bennet, a con excused from military servi after he told the Conscientious Objectors’ Tribunal | that ne 1 to killing of anything—even vege- tables. | Bennet adde wave ate vegetables raw, | thus “at i : 8 preventing them from | 1 | SLIPS THAT P! | Senator Robert R. Reynolds of North Carolina | in a speech in the Senate: “Mr. President, T am strongly in favor of es- tablishing an air base at Anchorage. Everyone who; is familiar with the situation pertaining to the Arctic) Complete Merchandise (OVERAGE Essential, Effective ART WORK L AU 5 GOOD hard-hitting reasons! True this month—next month— and every month for advertisers in the Daily Alaska Empire! An “exclusive” for advertisers who want to bring back their adver- fising dollars in the recogniz- able form of increased sales! 5 \Dutch Oriental possessions resulting from a possible Attention LAYOUTS We can design ANY KIND of advertise- ment or Artistic Layout you order! lwill, in my opinion, unhessitatingly and UNQUESTION- | Geemomsommsomms oo o e oumomms oum«! ably agree that it would be an appropriation well made and money well spent to make expenditure H 0 R 0 S C 0 P E of the $12,700,000 which has been suggested for An- “m . . chorage, or, as some know that point to be, Dutch| The stars incline Harbor." but do not compel” Even if your geography is hazy, we thank you '} _ _ . for your interest in the Anchorage air base, Senator. SATURDAY, MAY 11 A Hysterical Picture Benefic aspects dominate today L < | which should be fortunate for in- (Cincinnati Enquirer) | dustry which will expand through If American Communists do indeed have the|coming months. Labor comes under strangle hold on our wireless communication whmhi.\limulannk and harmonizing in- testimony before the Dies committee infers, this|fluences. It is an auspicious date|® country is in a tragic situation. But until better | for signing contracts. ¢ proof is offered, the average American is going to| Heart and Home: This is a shrug his shoulders and wait for more trustworthy most promising sway for women information The method of the Dies committee is to search until it finds a witness who is willing to name a great many names and make a great many accusations,|for seeking the aid of men in high preferably with a hysterical flavor. places, but will be favorable for A number of its most hair-raising witnesses, |independent action. Competition however, have been notorious falsifiers. And the | With men will still be attended with committee does not usually provide the accused with obstacles, but the stars herald suc- any opportunity to tell their side of the story. The cess in financial matters. result is to give a wholly lopsided and unreliable| Business Affairs: Cooperation be- picture tween employers and employees is ward any goal in business or the professions. It is not a lucky time who should work with energy to-|Deep Sea Salvage Company at Princess Sophia. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, MAY .10, 1940. 20 YEARS AGO - ) - ) 0 40— - ) ) oy MAY 10, 1920 The Civic Improvement Committee of the Juneau Commercial Asso- ciation and the Street Committee of the City Council, worker out a plan | for the permanent improvement of Front Street, using the tailings from the Alaska Juneau mill for that purpose. Sergeant H. A. Sanford, for two years in charge of the United States Cable Office at Juneau and setationed here for four years, received a Sergeant William B. Gilbert of Sitka was ransfer to the Seattle office. o take over the duties here. A crew of a dozen men arrived on the Northwestern to work for the Bridget Cove on the recovery of the A list of the graduating class of Sybil C. Campbell, Vivian O. Sparling, Walstein D. Smith, Doland L. Condit, Harriet ‘A. Sey and Donald L. MacKinnon, Victor L. Hewitt, Leila C. Superintendent Harry F. Morton in Juneau conferring with the Board of Trustees relative to the construc- The latest true-confession artist to appear before | prognosticated at this time when |tion of a hospital. the Dies committee is a radio marine operator. His|labor unions should be helpful to unverified and perhaps fanciful story is that radio|one another. Propaganda intended communications are controlled by a CIO union which | to increase friction among leaders| in turn is controlled by the Communist Party, as ave |of organizations will be widely dis- other CIO unions in the maritime and transport| seminated and have little effect.| industries. | Warning is given that gossip and If there is even a modest residuum of truth in|evil communications will be preva- this body of testimony, it will be necessary in the |lent for political purposes. interest of national defense to destroy these labor| National Issues: International unions completely and establish martial law over banking problems will cause in- marine radio and maritime transport. Before being creased concern regarding the| steady rise in the stupendous na- tempted toestake such action, however, we may well tional debt.Statesmen will advocate look into the credibility of the witness, check his accusations, examine the accused, and then weigh |economies which do not affect| the evidence calmly. themselves, but the cost of Gov- Meantime, it is worth noting that in France, ernment is to increase despite sirens where the Communists number millions—not tens for reduced spending. of thousands as in America—there has been no| Persons whose birthdate it is sabotage of importance on their part. The Dies com- have the augury of a year of mittee assumes a heavy responsibility when it fo-!steady advancement. The young| ments widespread fear of revolutionary sabotage Will gain happiness through ro-| without anything resembling proof. mances, a e —— | Children born on this day prob- A Voice from Norway jably will be fond of home and (New York Times) | family, clever in ability to make For years Sigrid Undset has lived “above the Much of ‘opportunities, bright i battle” in a medieval house on a mountainside near |Mind and strong in body. Lillechammer. She spoke seldom, except in the books | (Copyright, 1940) that won her the Nobel Prizze; but her defense of | 4 i i B s e o i, the humanities and of religious and racial tolerance ‘ angered Germany even before the war. Now Ger- | man bombers over Lillehammer have brought the o s s s s e ) MAY 10 battle to her doorstep. She is not afraid. In clear, | crisp tones she calls on the courage of her country- | men. She bids them resist submission to “the loathsome catch-words about ‘blood and iron,’ ‘blood | and race’ * * * and all those concepts which revolt the very depth of our being.” | No one understands the Norse people better thar Sigrid Undset. She knows them as they are today, and through the long historical perspective. That there were at least a few traitors among them she | acknowledges, but she does not doubt the readiness | of the overwhelming mass of the people to fight stoutly for their freedom, as they have done since | Viking times. In all Norway there is no voice that | commands. greater affection and respect. And beyond | Norway there is none that will be heard ‘more clearly than the voice of this quiet woman whose whole life has been dedicated to the cause of peace. Vara Kay Metzgar D. B. Femmer Clara Hansen “Stamps” Johnson Karl -Theile s Mike Daniloff Vera Slattery T. D. Stanford Marguerite Kearney HELP AN ALASKAN | Telephone 713 or write | Bt Barney Oriental Harmony | (Philadelphia Record) 1t is delightful to find the Japanese Ambassador, | Kensuke Horinouchi, in complete agreement with the | statement of Secretary Hull over the Dutch East Indies question. 2 When Mr. Hull warned that the United States would frown upon any change in the status of the The Alaska Territorial Employment Service for this qualified worker. LOGGER-DECKHAND — Single, | age 26, high school graduate. Ex- perienced in logging, falling, huck-{ ing, boom work on pond, fire| boilers. Also experienced as deck- | hand on boats and scows. Complet- ed trade school course in Diesel mechanics. Call for ES 100. MRS, SABIN IS PARTY HONOREE| Mrs. Keith G. Wildes and Mrs. J.| G. Shepard entertained last even- ing with a cocktail party in honor of the birthday of Mrs. Charles Sa- bin. ! Guests called after 5 o'clock at the Wildes residence on West . Ninth Street. REASONS WHY The Daily Alaska EMPIRE invasion of Holland, it was generally taken to be a warning to Japan. But the Japanese Government said it agreed with the Hull note and now Mr. Horinouchi, after a conversation with the American Secretary of State, also applauds. The unanimity of opinion is so great as to be almost ominous. Remembering that the British Ambassador to Japan has recently said that the objectives of his country and Japan were identical, we are afraid that the situation in the Far East is so harmonious that a new war there may break aut any minute. EMPIRE PHONE: 374 NOTICE OF SCHOOL TAX In accord with Chapter 29, Ses- sion Laws of Alaska, 191§, " ahd amendments thereto, all ma}efi er- sons between the ages of twenty- one and fifty years, who are not sailors in the United States Navy or Revenue Cutter Service, volun- teer firemen, paupers or insane persons are required to pay an-an- nual School Tax of FIVE DOL- LARS ($5.00). This Tax is due and payable after the first Monday in = the month of April and shall be paid before the first day of May, pro- viding you are in the Terrtory of Alaska on said first date, if' not the tax is due within thirty days after your arrival in Alaska® or within ten days after written or oral' demand is made upon you by the School Tax Collector. Taxes not paid in accordance with the foregoing requirements shall'“be- come delinquent and each delinquent shall be subject to of Two Dollars ($2.00). 4 All persons subject to, and+*re- fusing or neglecting to pay, said tax, are subject to a fine of $25.00, or imprisonment in jail for @ /per- iod of one month; and all such employers of labor as herein sSet out, who neglect or refuse to ¢ol« lect such tax from employees may be proceeded against and shall pay Ready- to-Run e Produce Effective . . Profitable and attrac- tive advertisements . . Art Work For ® Advertisements ® Folders ® Letterheads, efc, and a further penalty of $25.00 for each such tax. CITY OF JUNEAU, Juneau. iéinb(;\;f-Delv{;)VI—ayr the amount of each individual $ax,|. School Tax Collecfij-:;ffl" h <. Per H. J. TURNE K City Cletk, . fii\\n Dr. J. M. Sloan was a visitor in t George Markus, for many years with the Northern Commercial Com- pany, spoke favorably of his visit in Juneau. Weather: Highest, 48; lowest, 33; o - 2 ) Daily Lessons in Eng s s < . ) B e S ) - 2 WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not confuse ERUPTION breaking out or bursting forth) with IRRUPTION (a bursting in). OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Ranch. Pronounce the A as in RAN, the CH as in CHEW, and not RANSH. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Necessarily; one C, two S's. { preservation, SYNONYMS: Protection, efense. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: DISCREETLY; cautiously; prudently. “She quickly and discreetly closed | the door.” o . B | MODERN ETIQUETTE * popgrra Lem e ) ) - T 0 - ) Q. Should a man take hold of congested street? A. He may offer his arm to the Q. When giving a buffet supper guests waiting for those who are late before beginning to eat? A. No, it is not necessary. Q. Is it correct for a woman to Mrs. Carter, this is my hushand”? A. Yes. > (o LOOK and LEA 1. How many of Jesus’ parables 2. What is the largest inland sea in the world? 3. How many wives did Henry VIII of England have? 4. What famous battle is regarded as the turning point of the Revo- utionary War? 5. Which state of the Union is called the “Constitution State"? ANSWERS: Forty-three. Six wives. Battle of Trenton. Connecticut. Lol ol ot o He had been visiting in the States and was returning to Seward Caspian Sea; 760 miles long, 270 miles wide. from THE EMPIRE 1920 included: Nadja Kashevaroff, Ptack, Joe George, Edna Miller, of the Pioneers’ Home at Sitka, was he city while the Northwestern was cloudy. H b lish % 1. corpon (act of safety, security, custody, Let us a girl's arm to help her across a girl if he thinks it necessary. s it necessary to keep the prompt say, when making an introduction, RN A. C. GORDON are recorded? Installation and Dance Tomorrow Members of the Order of Rain- bow Girls and DeMolay boys will install in joint session tomorrow night at a public service in the lodge room of the Scottish Rite Temple starting at 8 o'clock. Miss Barbara Hermann, retiring ‘Worthy Advisor, will be installing officer for the Rainbow Girls, and Frank Parsons, outgoing Master Councillor, will install for the De- Molays. Following the services there will be refreshments and a dance in the ballroom, Music will be fur- nished by a three-piece orchestra. - e —— DAIRIES SUED A new suit against Juneau Dairies, Inc., was filed in District Court yes- terday by the Unemployment Com- SERVICES TOMORROW AT ONE 0°CLOCK FOR LATE B. H. BERTHOLL Elks' services will be held tomor- row afternoon at I o'clock from the | Chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary fox B. H. Bertholl, who | passed away Wednesday night at St Ann’s Hospital. Mrs. George F. Alexander will sing | during the service. Interment will be |in the Elks’ plot of Evergreen Ceme- tery. Pallbearers will include George Gullufsen, Edward Sweeney, Lester Weiss, Bert Loomis, John Larson, Sr., and W. R. Garster. ————— HOUSE GUEST OF GAULTS Miss Mary Hammer of St. Paul Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a.m. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. Judson Whittier CHIRQPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12; 1.5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 — Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. —_—m—m—m ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. | Graduate Los Angeles Coll~ge of Optometry sna Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground | | The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg. 2nd Floor Front Street~————Phone 636 D —— S ———} - 'TERIFT Co-0P Phone 767 Phone GROCERIES L. C. BMITH snid CORONA TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Qur Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” 1" DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:00 by appoinment. Gastineau Hotel Annex South Franklin St. Phone 177 Juneau Melody House Musi¢ and Electric Appliances (Next Irving’s Market) Front Street Phone 65 Archie B. Betis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Tax Service Bookkeeping Room 8, Valentine Building Phone 676 i TS SO LITTLE Park, Minnesota, will be a house guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Gault at Skagway this summer. Miss Hammer arrived on a late steamer and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gault at Los Molinos, California on her way pensation Commission, over pay- ment of taxes. north. Miss. Hammer is a sister: of Mrs. Edwin Gault. Commercial The B. M. Oldest Bank in Alaska Savings Safe Deposit Banking by Mail Depariment Behrends Bank Tunéan, Alaska TO D) DEVLIN'S SMARTLY Directory B. P every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers 0. ELKS meet welcome. H. E. SIM- MONS, Exalted Ruler; X M. H. SIDES, Sccretary. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 141 Secona and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p.n RALPH B. MARTIN Worshipful Master; JAMES W LEIVERS, Secretary, GUY SMITH | DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES | PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- »ULLY COMPOUNDED - Front Street Next Coliseum PHONE 97—Free Delivery D “Tomorrow’s Styles | Today” alon Juneaa’s Own Store | | < "“The Rexall Store” Your Reliuble Pharmacists | Butier-Mauro i Drug Co. HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibs Btores of " “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. GASTINEAU CAFE at the BRUNSWICK FAMILY SHOE STORE “Juneau’s Oldest Exclus- . slve Shoe Store” Seward Lou Hudsen Street Manager > Try The Empire classifieds fa results. TELEPHONE—51 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS * CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$125.000 * 2% PAID ON SAVINGS * SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank / JUNEAU—ALASKA