The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 11, 1940, Page 4

4 ——I_)—aily Alaska Empire !1( could count for immediate defensive action, This |is less than seven-tenths of 1 percent of the nation's Other nations count from three to six- man power. 4 every cvening except Sunday by tbe NY teen percent of their man power among their active . Mleskn. ent | forces and available reserves. This situation clearly Vice-President and Business Managel | points to the need for increased personnel in all atter. | branches, However, to put soldiers in the field the équip- be on hand and it is here again the We do not possess even one armored division, as against 20 Germany is using. We lack ammunition. Old World War | still on hand, 60 percent of which are useless. We [have about 400 anti-aircraft guns, not enough to defend a city the size of Seattle. We have 350 tanks, less than have been destroyed in one day's opera- r ment country is unprepared must 1d Dourlas for §1.25 per month. e following rates Delivered by carrler in Juncau B 3 « months, in advance, $6.00; y mail, postake balc e, $12.00 One year. one month, in 0. $125 ! ; ; Bubscribers confer a i they will promptly notify | tion in Europe. And what we have are out of date. or irregularity in the de- the Business Off livery of thelr papers Telephones: Rews Oifice, 602 it is the same story. We have 3500 141 of which measure up to modern artillery only In old standards Business Gffice, 758 374 through every branch of service and These facts should They should dispel They So it goe: every classification of equipment a clarion call to Americans, republication of otherwise credited published herein n b BE LARGER | .,y jllusions about the safety of this country ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED 7 THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBI TTON. e p are a challenge to action. They demand that the GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc. N ! Newspaper Repre | tivee. with offices In San P . Los Angeles, Por Seattle, Chicase, New push it with all possible speed. - | 1011 FOXES The Philadelphia Record, in sly editorials headed The Age of the Animals,” delights in quoting ex- Gilbert A. Wellington BEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE Amarican Bauk Bulldiog ity to man | One item which we hope the Record did not| overlook appeared in an Oslo dispatch to the New York Times the other day. It said: | “Silver fox farms located along Oslo Fjord huw} been decorated with little flags on tall masts, These| were not erected. to beautify the farms, but to serve signals to German fliers to give these areas a wide berth. | “On several occasions the roar of low-flying Ger-| | man planes swooping suddenly past frightened the reat our moral indignation may | valuable animals so badly that they bit one another, | )| scarring the fur and in two instances inflicting fatal] RiEBEhe s wounds. “The owners complained to the Germans, the signal flags.” a KEEP THE FACTS IN MIND No matter how of Ng ind Fascist dictators and na be at villainy matter how much we may deplore the who to settle the i in Europe, we must | | thereupon put up of brute force that to » independence and posi- not forget tain tion as a world the United States faces a task national defe Lugky Seven 4 | ening it (Cleveland Plain Dealer) This country possesses the smallest air fleet of The public will approve the personnel named by | No one now doubts the need of President Roosevelt to serve on the revived National | 1 establishment and so the Presi- Defense Commission. By selecting experts the Presi- of a 50,000-ship dent has given assurance that politics will not touch has 5,000 planes, the Administration’s national defense program. The the Navy, 570 of Seven members named should prove a lucky seven for the United States. | By acting under a World War statute of 1916 the President avoided the delay that would have| iation Industry | attended new legislation to form a coordinating body | faces a $600,000,000 backlog in orders for 9,000 ships|to direct defense, The country dare not procrasti- for domestic Allied needs. It is now turning nate on this issue. The seven citizens who have out 400 planes a month. This will be increased to|accepted appointments are a guarantee that quick 800 by September 1 and by the first of 1941 a stride results will be obtained. of 15000 ships a year should be reached. When it| Edward R. Stettinius Jr., is realized that C i progucing more |01 the United States Steel -Cc planes than the United States, Canada, Britain unu‘f(‘:‘:‘rlgg(‘)‘;'f P‘rl:iu;e!:tfl‘ofm:éi::xl':l :;Sorf‘w:;“ e France own need is apparent. coordinate industrial production, will probably have To keep step with increased production the Ad-|full time jobs. Like the other Commission members ministration has called for the training of 50000 they will serve without compensation other than pilots. There are at present 70,000 men in the Air expenses, testimony to the vital democratic patrio- Service. The United States now trains 2,400 pilots tism which still moves America. and 8,000 mechanics It is imperative that| Sidney Hillman, President of the Amalgamated this shortage in personnel be overcome. The Goy- Clothing Workers of America, will supervise non- ernment has appropriated $100,000,000 for training, |combatant employment; Chester C. Davis, member of Americans have long been proud of their Navy.|the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys- it 18 today the lariest afioat, and also the: cldest, We | o n- coordinate famm, producticn; Ralgh Buddy & S F TR M e President of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy have 369 fighting craft of all descriptions, totaling| Rajlroad, will direct transportation; Leon Hender- 1,362,000 tons, but 235 of the ships are over-age. No son, New Deal economist and SEC member, will co- uro!ordinme the stabilization of prices of raw materials, mighty of immediately rearming and strength- any major power a first-clas dent fleet Today 2700 in which are obsolescent. aeri has called the the Army for creation United 1 States the and 2300 in Production must rapidly be tepped up to meet this requirement. The American : and Chairman of the Board Corporation, who will| any today combined, our a year. battleship has been built since 1921. While we ahead in the number of cruisers, other powers are and Miss Harriet Elliott, Dean of Women, University outbuilding us. Thus the $1,300,000 earmarked for of North Carolina, will advise on consumer pro- tection. It would be difficult to select a more rounded |and competent Commission. The qualifications of all these appointees for the posts to which they the Navy is sorely needed for modernization and placements. Because of its geographical position the United States is largely dependent on the Navy, for its cdefense. It is dangerous to neglect it. have been assigned are well established, With such I ail the Americans who have had any training | citizens at the helm in this time of crisis the coun- in any branch of the armed forces were mus(credi"y can rest assured that the maximum effort will _this country would have only 832,000 men, on whom 'be made to prepare the nation for any emergency. re- EMPIRE PHONE: 374 REASONS WHY The Daily Alaska EMPIRE Atrtention Compelling LAYOUTS Essential, Rftecrive P SOSISE 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! et e We can design ANY KIND of advertise- ment or Artistic Layout you order! Sy Produce Effective . . Profitable and atirac- tive advertisements.. . Art Work For ® Advertisements ® Folders ® Letterheads, elc. ® stocks are|” amples of man's humanity to animals, leaving Lhejprospenw Places of entertainment reader to contrast this attitude with man’s mhumun-r‘m.,. under good aspects. This is a| | o % ! ‘ { "HOROSCOPE | | | “The stars incline | [ but do not ¢ ympel” 1 { (I-A a " WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 This is a fortunate day in plane- tary direction. The morning hours are stimulating to industry. It is| a date lucky for signing contracts. | | stars, Heart and Home: This is a day | | most fortunate for women who may ‘expcct, much love and appreclulmn‘ under. this rule of the stars. It is a happy wedding day that brings| long association and progressive | lucky date for starting on vaca-| tions or pleasure women who werform dlstlngulshed; public service is forecast.. A leader in educational reforms is to gain| great influence through the preach-| ing of thrift and the simple life. | Business Affairs; Home-seeking will be widespread as wise men and | women desert crowded cen population. Trade and industry | should flourish through the sum-| mer. Money will be spent lavishly in efforts to influence public opin- ion. Interest in the national polm-! cal campaign is to be inereased | by a sensational incident’in mid- summer which will cause alarm. The need of a President who has superpowers as a diplomat and is| a fearless leader will nized. National Issues: The seers warn against the dissemination of propa- | ganda that stirs class consclousness | or sectional prejudices. Subversive | agencies will pursue novel policies that appeal to the young, but pa- triotism is to have an added ap- peal to the great mass of American people. Unless a miracle happens the United States Army, with strong aviation forces, will assume unusual activities. International Affairs: world, since the dead must be in terms of what they | would have accomplished if they | had been permitted to live. Sacri- fice of inventors, scientists, poets, painters, musicians, educators. and | leaders of their fellow men means | that civilization is to be retarded | | for centuries, the seers point out. | Persons whose birthdate it is| | have the augury of a year of gain | through good investments or inheri- tance. Happy romances are indicat- ed for many. Children born on this day prob- ably will be polite, sensitive and studious. Legal and literary talents belong to Gemini natives. (Copyright, 1940) the | counted | Be: ibcog- S P —— Daily Lessons in English %. 1. corpon || THE DALLY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1940. 120 YEARS AGO % supire JUNE 11 ,1920 The development of an entirely | was revealed in the filing of applications for oil permits with Frank A. Boyle, Register of the U. S. Land Office, totaling more than 13,000 acres | of land. The new district was situated on the western shore of Cook Inlet | around Iniskin Bay and between there and Oil Bay. M. S. Sutton, local architect, returned on the City of Seattle from a business &Tip W0 PG Mrs. W. L. Gray, accompanied by her mother, wus 0 avs em the City of Seattle for Wrangell. Mrs. Charles Warner was to retu San Fran Mrs. J. F. Malony was to arrive business interests. Mrs. C. J. Alexander, wife of the superintendent of the Hoonah country get behind the rearmament program and|women are well directed by the |Packing Company, left on the Estebeth for Hoonah after having spent y several days in the city. Miss Lena H. White was enroute to Juneau.to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, E. J. White of this city. Mrs. E. Ostrom, mother of Mrs. J. W Bell, was to leave on the City | of Seattle for her home in Seattle after a visit here. | Weather: Highest, 56; lowest, 51; clear. Lrips, Fame for | s e e e pom o LOOK and LEARN ‘t‘)\y C. GORDON p 4 2. What United States President said: ters of | doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of strenuous life"? 3. Which is the most completely RS 480 sheets, or 20 quires. Theodore Roosevelt, Maize or Indian corn. Lady Jane Grey. oo en e How many sheets of paper and how many quires make one ream? Who was Queen of England for only nine days? Which is the most brilliant planet? ANSWERS ~woa, new oil district in Western Alaska Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 Directory " ' Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel B. P. 0. ELKS meet every second and fourth ¥ Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers wel- come. H. E. SIMMONS, Exalted Ruler; M. H SIDES, Secretary. MOUNT JUN¥AU LODGE NO. 117 rn on the Alameda after a visit in here on the Alameda to look over DENTIST Hours 9. am. to 6 pm, SEWARD BUILNDING Office Phone 469 CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 0667 —_— — Dr. John H. Geyer | DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. s - e e et 4 ) “I wish to preach not the domesticated of the grains? Graduate Los Angeles Coll~ge of Optometry sna ‘Opthalmology i Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground ’ Dr. A. W. Stewart R S i T T T e | Dr. Judson Whittier —_—mm ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Templs® beginning at 7:30 pan Second and fourth ~ RALPH B. MARTIN Worshipful Master; JAMES W LEIVERS, Secretary, GUY SMITH DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- »ULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street Next Collsenm PHONE 97—Free Delivery 1 | | "Tomorrow's Styles Today” s < 2 WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do Say, “It is a nice kind of game.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: four syllables, not dis-kuv-ri. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Flims SYNONYMS: Delude, deceive, WORD STUDY: nu-rol-o-jist, firs accent second syllable). e ) e EWDERN ETIQUETTE A. Yes. the phone? A. “Thank you very much. Se other men rise? A. No. Disoovery. Pronounce de-Euv-erd, sy, though pronounced zy. mislead, beguile, trick. “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Terrific | increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: loss of life in the European war will : NEUROLOGIST; one versed in the science dealing with the nervous sys- | | cause great concern in all parts 0(1 tem, or one skilled in the treatment of nervous diseases. syllable as new, first o as in of, second o as in ob!’y,: e s s s - Q. Isn’t it poor form far @ person, in the eompany of others, to display impatience at every little delay or inconvenience? Patience is a virtue that we all should cultivate. It has been said, “Impatience dries the blood sooner than age or sorrow.” Q. What is a good reply to give when accepting an invitation over I shall be delighted to come.” Q. When it is necessary for @ mam 8o leave the dinner table, should s e s o not say, “It is a good sort of game.” | Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 The Charles W. Carter| | | Juneau’s Own Store | R e "The Rexall Store” Your Reliuble Pharmaclsts | - Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg.———2nd Floor Front Street~————Phone 636 Butler-Maurc v Drug Ce PRESC| Let us (Pronounce | | v > o e Y | JAMES C. COOPER C.P. A. Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING L e — — | HARRY RACE | | DRUGGIST “The Squibs | Btores of } Alaska” by ROBERTA LEE rammo ey FIRST FLIGHT ENVELOPES for the Alaska Clipper on sale at J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” “The Store for Men" SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Rldg. SRl T o TAKU GLACIER STILL MOVING RAPIDLY AHEAD | Taku Glacier is confinuing its | rather rapid advance into tidewater, |according to Regional Forester B. Frank Heintzleman, who has made |a study of the glacier's movements over a period of years and who vis- ited the face of the glacier on the vessel Forester. Heintzieman said that prior to 1934 he made annual photographic observations from a fixed point on |a spit in front of the glacier. Now the ice has advanced beyond this point, he found yesterday. Gov. and Mrs. Ernest Gruening were guests on the trip to the glac- ier Sunday. Others in the party were Miss Pearl Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. Linn Forrest. . They also visited Turner Lake. VIOLET BOURGETTE ENDS VISIT HERE Miss Violet Bourgette, former Ju- neau school teacher now residing in Anchorage, sailed on the steamer Al- aska for Seattle where she will spend the summer at Three-Tree Point. | During her week's stay here, Miss Bourgette was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Pullen. Before sailing she was the incentive for many in- formal parties. JIMMY TRUIT RETURNS SOUTH James Truitt Jr, son of the Territorial Attorney General, * left for his Seattle headquarters on the steamer Alaska after completing an assignment in Alaska for the Army Engineers. ————————— Ao e HAPPY BIRTHDAY | s s s - e e JUNE 11 Audrey J. Thompson Mrs. Florine Housel Mrs. Ralph B. Martin Melvin G. Brenno Ira Kelly Sophia Swanson — e — HELP AN ALASKAN Telephone 713 or write The Alaska Territorial Employment Service for this qualified worker. LABORER-PRINTER'S HELPER —Young man, age 19, high school education, Various experience as laborer on farm and in woods. Took three-year course in high school in printing shop. Run presses, work in composing room, proof-reading, etc. Call for ES 120. - eee ATTENTION O.ES. Regular meeting of Juneau Chap- ter No. 7, Tuesday, June 11, 8 p.m. Business followed by Rainbow Girls initiation, GLADYS FORREST, adv. Acting Secretary. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE UNITED STATES COM- MISSIONER'S COURT FOR JU- NEAU PRECINCT, DIVISION NUMBER ONE, TERRITORY OF ALASKA, IN PROBATE. In the Matter of the Estate of LILA A. PALMER, Deceased. NOTICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN, That on Saturday, July 20th, 1940, at 9:30 o'clock AM. at the office of his attorney, Howard D, Stabler, in the Shattuck Building, at Ju- neau, Alaska, Harry Olds, admin- Washington Square, Fifth Avenue begins in York, Fiela. where New was once the Potter's _'est bidder, for cash, if the high- istrator of the estate of Lila A. Palmer, deceased, will offer and sell at public auction, to the. high- | est and best bid offered is satis- factory to said administrator, and subject to confirmation of the above entitled court, all the right, title, interest and estate of said Lila A. Palmer at the time of her death in and to the real property herein- after- described, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in the dis- cretion of said administrator, to satisfy debts and expenses charge- able against said estate, upon the following terms, to-wit: cash, in lawful money of the United States (10% of the purchase price to be paid the administrator on the day of sale, and the balance upon con- on Front Street, Juneau, Alaska, consisting of fractional Lots 1, 2 and 3 in Block 2, Juneau townsite, and building, subject to $267.30 City taxes for 1939. 2. The Franklin Hotel property on Front Street, Juneau, Alaska, and building; subject to the fol- lowing mortgages and taxes: $480.00 balance owing on $2,000.00 mort- gage dated October 6, 1928, to Beh- rends Bank, and interest on said balance at 8% from November 6, 1934; and $4,300.00 mortgage to Behrends Bank dated June 27, 1930, and interest thereon at 8% from November 1, 1934; and City of Ju- neau taxes for 1939 amounting to $213.84. 3. Lot 6, Block 12, Juneau town- site, subject to City of Juneau tax- es amounting to $21.38. 4. The SE % of Lot 7, Block 8, Juneau townsite, subject to City of Juneau taxes amounting to $32.- 07. 4 5. %ths interest in patented Berner's Bay Lode Claim at Ber- ner’s Bay, Alaska. 6. Undivided 1/5th interest in unsold portion of Fraction Lode Claim (Golden Belt Addition to Juneaw). Dated: June 10th, 1940. HARRY OLDS, Administrator. Publication dates: June 11-18-25, July 2, 1940, adv. & l — 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 Music and Electric Appliances Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Street Phone 65 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT DEVLIN'S firmation of sale by said court and Room 3' Vullemlne Bulld.lnul | delivery of a proper deed of convey- 4 Phone 676 ance). The parcels of real property’ re——————— | which will be offered are describec IT COS1S S0 LITTLE as follows: TO DRESS SMARTLY 1. The Occidental Hotel property AT Helene W. Albrecht PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 773 Valentine Building—Room 7 — Juneau Melody Honse A ] Archie B. Belis * GASTINEAU CAFE CHEON SPECIALTIES LUN( ‘When in Need of DIESEL OIL—STOVE OIL YOUR COAL CHOICE GENERAL HAULING STORAGE and CRATING ° CALL US Juneau Transfer l Phone 48—Night Phone 481 — MILY SHOE STORE “Juneau’s Oldest Exclus- sive Shoe Store” Seward Lou Hudson Street Manager results. TELEPHONE—51 JUNEAU—ALASKA COMMERCIAL AND ' SAVINGS ACCOUNTS * CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$125,000 * 2% PAID ON SAVINGS * Al "% SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank