The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 17, 1940, Page 4

Daily Alaska Em pire Published every evening except Sunday by the PIRE PRINTING COMPANY ets, Juneau, Alaska Seco! HELEN TROY BENI R L BERNARD - - Entersd in the Post Office In Juneau ns Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATFS: Delivered by carrler in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. matl, postage paid, at the following rates One year. in advance, 312.00; six months one month, in advance, $1.25 Subscribers will' ca favor If they will promptly notify the Buriness Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de livery of their papers Telephone News Office, 002; Business Office, 374, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS % The Associated Press Is exclusively ent to the use for republication of all news dispatches credit it or not other wise (xml]l»d in this paper and also the local news published Lierein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF A / OTHER PUBLICATION GEORC IE D. C spaver Representa- tives, with offices in Ban Fraucisco, Los Angeles, Portland Benttle, Chicaro, New York and Bosten I'TLE REPRESENTATIVE -Gilbert A ton, 1011 o Baik Buil GROCE Rll“ lfl MAIL One of the big mail order houses has gone into the grocery business. Designed especially for the Alaska trade, the n rvice” offers us groceries at Seattle prices, plus a few “extra” charges. Cata- logues listing a number of staple items (but not nearly enough for most Alaskan tables) were dis- tributed widely here last week The catalogue makes interesting reading. Ju- neau grocers should have extra copies printed to give to their customers. For the list proves some- thing we have suspected all along Mail order prees are not lower than those offered by local mer- chants; they are higher. advertised in the 24 cans. of A standard brand of coffee is mail order $7.11 per If the Juneau wishes this coffee case of to order some sits down and writes a letter She must enclose catalogue at housewife simply to the mail order house she in Seattle cash with the order. Then she waits while the letter gets to Seattle, her coffee is ordered (the mail order house makes it clear in its catalogue that it does not carry a stock addressed to her, triumphantly to Juneau under the best of the average of groceries), is packed and placed on a steamer and brought This will take a week conditions, probably 10 days on When the coffee arrives here, the shopper will be notified that there is a package for her at the dock. By paying the freight cl which is 48| cents on a case of coffee, our housewife may call for the coffee If she sends a drayman for it there Even if she drives down in her own automobile and does and carry it home, will be an extra charge. the loading and unloading herself there will be some expense to getting the case of coffee home Simple, isn't it? Our housewife sits down to figure what the cof- fee cost her, hoping the saving under local prices wiil be enough to repay hur for the trouble and de- | lay. To the $7.11 catalogue price, she adds 48 cents for freight and 25 cents for drayage. Being an eco- nomical and prudent housewife, she even adds the three cents she spent for a stamp on her letter and the 12 cents she w; charged for a money order. The total, she finds, is $799. This brings the price of the coffee to 33 cents a pound can. The regular price of this identical brand of o GOOD PRINTING. . .. of your firm. risk the pos sions because of inferior printing. factory printing—at a fair price! The Daily Alaska Empire 602——Ph0nes—374 00 1 President Business Manager 1n advance, $6.00; and builds respect for your business. An original print job, showing crafts- manship, reflects the policy and product Therefore, you cannot bility of wrong impres- Empire guarantees more than satis- coffee at Juneau grocery stores is 30 cents a pound For that price the local merchant will take your order over the telephone, deliver the coffee to your home within an hour and give you a month in which to pay If you want-a whole case of coffee (and who does?) the local merchant could make it even a little cheaper. The mail order house insists vou must take a whole case of each item on your order, or else pay a five percent additional charge for breaking cases and repacking.” | Suppose the housewife wanted drip coffee and house, through one of the mistakes bustling hives of overworked and underpaid employees, her the regular grind. The weary mail order shopper readdresses the coffee, ces it back to the dock and waits another 10 days, will be lucky if they don’t send such a mistake is made by a it immediately for it. mail order those the common in sent by which time she soap instead. If he is glad to rectify having to stir out of the house Juneau grocers tell they would be glad to handle orders at the prices and terms quoted by the Dealing in case lots, receiving cash requiring the purchaser to pay freight extra and 1 for the goods, they could do wonders. There are lots of arguments against dealing with her local merchant and without your us mail order firm, n advance the mail order houses. They take your money out of the community, they exercise no personal care in filling your order, they are remote and hard to deal with, they are making life a little bit harder for your fellow-citizens and ntighbors who are in| business locally But the best argument is this, proved by the new grocery list: Mail order prices are not lower than those offered by local mer- chants; they are higher Figure it out for your: More Wnr Time Fiction (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Works of fiction growing out of the European | war are multiplying. The Nazis have issued another White Book. Like those which have gone before concerning Poland, the alleged intrigues of American Ambassadors, and the invasion of the Scandinavian countries, this one dealing with the pending Allied invasion of the Ruhr through the Netherlands and Belgium outdoes anything conjured up out of their fertile imaginations by E. Phillips' Oppenheim and the host of mystery writers of that school. All these documents—and it is amazing how the | Germans get their hands on such intimate papers— naturally purport to show that Germany is the ag- grieved nation, that everyone else is conspiring against her, and that Hitler's ruthless aggressions are justified on the grounds of self-defense According to the new White Book the Allies had “willing tools” in the Low Countries who would help them invade the industrial area of the Third Reich along the Rhine. Unfortunately they were not as effective as the “willing tools” Hitler had planted in Holland and Belgium in the form of “tourists” and fifth columnists generally. Hitler’s stooges probably were there only to counteract the Allied agents if chey should act, the Nazis might ex- plain! This White Book merely repeats the charges that were made early in May when the invasion began and publishes documents of highly doubted authenticity to back them up. It is amazing that | the Wilhelmstrasse can still labor under the im- pression that the world takes any stock in such pub- lications. The explanation is probably psychological. It is accounted for by Douglas Reed, the famous British correspondent who spent years in Germany In his new book, “Nemesis?” he says: “The passion of the German mind for self- justification-in-advance, whether the potential vic- tim be a state or an individual, is ineradicable.” Yet this passion is all to no point, The very temerity of the Nazis in trying to justify wholesale destruction—unwarranted even on the basis of their own “evidence'—betrays them, French delegates were received by Adolf Hitler |in the same railroad car in the forest of Compiegne ‘m which Marshal Foch handed his armistice terms to the German plenipotentiaries in 1918. Now that the negotiations have been concluded, it would seem the part of wisdom for Hitler to order the car de- stroyed. He has told his soldiers that the history of Germany for a thousand years is now being decided, but there is no use in taking chances. It is reported that a new embalming method will | preserve bodies for ages. We're afraid it will create Ithe false impression among future ages that we are civilized. HERE'S WHY The Empire has modern equipment for economical production The Empire's printing staff is composed of men who are craftsman in their own specialized field The Empire has a com- plete and varied stock of printing papers tes The Empire’s prices are fair and service prompt— ask our customers The Large or Small Jobs Handled Quickly and Efficiently { HAPPY BIRTHDAY s s o 2 ) JULY 17 Everett Nowell Elliott Fremming James Carlson Mis. Dan Ross Alfred G. Johnson Damaris Irene Davis HOROSCOPt | “The stars incline ‘ but do not mmywl” [ — | o i | THURSDAY, JULY 18 After the morning hours' ' this | should be a fortunate day. Benefic | aspects rule strongly in the' after- |noon and evening. Labor ocomes under a sway making for harmony |and cooperation Heart and Home: Elderly women should be happy under this rule of the stars which prom ac- tivity. The counsel of the aged will be sought and their advice fol- lowed. Elderly men may be inclined to marry, for the stars promise benefits for widowers. Women of all ages should make the most of today which presages romance, hap- piness, happy reunions, This Is a lucky day for girls who pledge troth. Business Affairs: Merchants will continue to profit. Many small shops should enjoy prosperity at this time when individual enterprise should be successful. New centers of population will offer opportuni- ties for tradesmen as the trend toward village homes becomes def- inite. Novel housing projects also will flourish, especially those that relieve the crowded tenements, National Issues: Europe will teach lessons in diplomacy and natignal defense which will be wisely ap- plied ine the choice of candidates for the Presidency of the United States. The need of a Chief Execu- tive of broad experience will be recognized at a period in which traditions and customs are ignored. World upheaval is to be prolonged for months in which wise diplo- macy must be exercised. International Affairs: Deu’tn | which has reaped thousands daily on battlefields and in many cities will strike A famous British statesman is to reach the close of his career and a man at the head of a European according to a foreign astrologer. Figures relating to the sacrifice of life in the second world war are to produce a far-reaching effect upon belligerents, Persons have the augury of a year of fair- ly good fortune, not make changes of any sbrt. Strangers may bring interesting news which should be carefully verified. % Children ‘born on this day prob- ably will be studious, prudent trustworthy. Many may reveal re-, markable intelligence and !varled| talents, (Copyright, 1940) > —— FLYING GIRLS FORCED DOWN, NENANA GALES Rough But Safe Emer- gency Intgri_or Landing - HEALY, Alaska, July 17.—Misses Eastern girls making a flight over Alaska in their light Piper coupe wheel plane, near her€ at the mouth of Nenana Canyon yesterday in a rough but safe landing during a gale. at men in high plages. | Government is to be assassinated, ' whose birthdate . it , is! but they shquid Two YoungWomen Have| Alma Heflin and Margaret McQuin, | were forced ' down' po, NEW NOTE IN OIL-l.heull m-m,ouexpuu-mmmum THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1940 ! ) ) ) 2 4 [ 20 YEARS AGO s - Y { Edgar A. Stanton, was married to Miss Antoinette Shumway of Kirkland, Wash., |to information received here. Appointed as a committee in charge of the Labor Day American Smoker were George Getchell, J. P. Walker, C. H. Helgeson, William Ducey, R. B. Martin, Legion P. L. Coleman, McCloskey. | and Mrs. D. W, Yates of Windham Bay left on the Pheasant for | Mr. their home. C. W. Fries left on the Phea\x\nt for a business trip to Windham Bay. E. P. Kennedy, Vice-President and General Manager of the Alaska Pulp and Paper Company, arrived here on the Alaska and left almost immediately for the location of the company’s plant at Speel River to assume personal supervision over the erection of the pulp mill. The Hood Bay plant having a very poor season so far this year, who was one of the ownersof the cannery, Weather: Highest, 56; | Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbox | WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “If either of the men want | “tell HIM to see me.” singular noun, and the pronoun should be singular. | OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Applicable. to go, tell them to see me.” - Say the second. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Paderewski (Polish pianist and composer). SYNONYMS: Narcotie, sedative, opiate, drug. “Use a word three times and it is yours. increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word COLLIERY; a place where coal is dug; a coal mine. (Pronounce kol- yer-i, O as in DOLL, E as in HER, accent first syllable). | WORD STUDY: @u_------_u__--.---",-._._..-.- { MODERN ETIQUETTE " opprra Les Q. Doesn’t the bride and her mother make up the invitation list for | | a large wedding? A. Yes, Q. When a man take: the menu, spicuous earrings? A. No. o 0 o -0 7 > 2D 1 T i 2 2 i EFOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢ corpon ) ) S0 1. What animal is the most useful to man of all domesticated animals? 2. 'From whom did the U. S. buy the country included in the Louis- iana Puséhase? 3. What is the derivation of the word “veto”? 4. Which country has the oldest unaltered flag in the world? 5. Who was the first President of the United States to wear a mustache? ANSWERS: 1. The cow. 2. Napoleon 1 of France, } 3. | 4. 5. Denmark. U. S. Grant. JULY 17, 1520 The acsessed valuation of the property in the City of Juneau was shown to be $3,899.568 in the report submitted by City Clerk A. B. Cole |at the meeting of the City Council. Superintendent of the Juneau Public Schools, of the Hidden Inlet Packing Company lowest, 51; | together with the bridegroom and his mother, who has as much right to include their friends as the bride’s family. a girl to dinner and suggests something on ( is it necessary for her to take it? A. It is not necessary, but it is gracious of her if she does. | Q. Is it good taste for a woman in a church choir to wear cnn-: It is from the Latin, meaning “I forbid.” from THE EMPIRE according | F. A. Metcalf and James | was | I according to R. T. Doring, | in Juneau. cloudy. | DEpT——— EITHER is a Accent first syllable, not | Let us ' | et | e The two girls had been on a flight from Fairbanks to McKinley Park and were photographing the peak enroute. ‘ While in Healy, waiting for wind to slacken, they are guests of sta- tion agent William Greene and his | wife. 'S0 He Took {His Thumb and {Went fo College NICHOLASVILLE, Ky., July 17.— | For four years, John William Wilk- | irson, 1940 University of Kentucky graduate who lives on a farm near here, hitch-hiked 30 miles daily to get to classes at Lexington and back home. Never once, he says, did he pay | bus fare. He summaries: Miles covered by thumb—25,900. Average roadside waiting time— 15 to 20 minutes. Rides come easier when you carry 0KS. A lone motorist is a good pros- pect. Strangers are more likely to glve a lift than people you know. Wilkirson plans to take his jour- nalism-major degree on a tour this summer—by thumb, of course. Two Alaskans at Summer School of University Hawaii HONOLULU, July 17. — Of 114 persons who have come from ‘the mainland United States to attend the University of Hawali summer session, two are from Alaska. Total registration in the session is 1,250. Alaskans, listed by cities, are: Agnes Pauline Anderson. of Sew- ard and June Maxine McCullagh | of Seldovia, A 'score of visiting professors from the mainland and 36 of the resident faculty are teaching in the summer session, which will con- tinue through August 2. e NOTICE AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing: air route from Seattle to Nome, on sale at J. B. Burford & Co, adv. - e Empire Classifieds Pav! l"lll‘tlll [ Dlrectory Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Bir 1gren Building PHONE 56 l Dr. A. ¥, Stowart DENTIST Hours 6 am. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILNDING Office Phone 469 Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 [ S Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 8—Valentine Bldg. 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