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

4 B Daily Alaska Em plre lished every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY of Southeast Alssks are as anxious to assist as are their neighbors in the Interior. OUR EMIL IN WASHINGTON 1 OCTOBER 154 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, OCT. 19, I%O. ‘“ 20 YEARS AGO 7% emrirE Directory Professional Fraternal Societies QGuastineau Chenael 3 nd and Main <n(‘!l< Junuu Alasks. o) BENDER Vice-President sad m“m“sl;;r:‘:(:::: Emil Hurja, last heard of as manager of the Eg%g% R s 1o mf'xfmflzagmo’:“;: rf;é:co‘;riiige':}fol:e;':zbe;eg;: N314[15[16[17/18]19] Capt. J. C. Gotwals, Engineer Officer of the Alaska Road Commis- D5 Baser and B. P. 0. ELKS meet o | sion, was promoted to Major, according to advices here. . every Wednesday at 8 20/21(22/23/24/25[26 - i i [272829]30[31] [ | tion at Chicago), now bobs up with an “idealized cross-section poll” showing Willkie will win with a plurality of from one and one half million to thre: million votes. M. B. Summers, Chief of the U. S. Weather Bureau for Alaska, re- turned on the City of Seattle from a visit of inspection of the various cbservntion stations of Western Alaska and the Yukon. Freeburger DENTISTS Bl ngren Building P. M. Visiting brothers welcome. H. E. SIM- MONS, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, Secretary. 5a & Junmfi Hurja is a former Alaskan, so we take more than $-eseesceoman: PHONE 56 s AR e P (fice i ond Class Matter. | ————— \lBSCrlPTIO“N"lA ES: Gk ordinary interest in him. We're sorry to see any HAPPY B'RTHDAY Walsthin G, Emith, Territorial Treasurer and member of:the Ter-. MOUNT JUN¥AU LODGE NO. 111 Juncan sud Dougles for 1.2 ber month. | many from the north make such a fool of himsell | Mo me south on official |+ Second and fourth ¢ 31200 six months, in advance, $800; |in the national eye. ritorial Banking Board, was to leave on a trip for D Monday of each month . i couthe& tavet iF. thiy Wil Bromuily notty His idealized cross-section poll” is at wide odds | bustness: r. A w Slewarl in Scottish Rite Temple ‘ice of any fallure or irregularity In the de- [ with the Gallup poll, which as of October 1 gives OCTOBER 10 DENTIST ° beginning at 7:30 pm ey of their papers. ephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS \ssoctated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for on of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- . in this paper and also the local news published serein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc, National Newspaper Represent Roosevelt 499 electoral votes and Willkie 32. lup and Hurja from the 1936 campaign. Hurja pre- electoral college votes. The Republican wound up with eight, as Gallup correctly predicted. Correspondents Drew Pearson and Robert Allen had something to say about Hurja in a recent Wash- dicted then that Landon would have more than 100" For-| tunately, we have a performance record by both Gal-| Gail Morrisor: David E. Simonscn Gustav Peterson Albert Peterson Stella Gray OCTOBER 20 Winifred Jones Beverly Lievers Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Tanner arrived on the City of Seattle from Skag- way where Mr. Tanner was U. S. Deputy Marshal Little eleven-year-old Wilma Bazant, who began her musical educa- tion in Juneau under the direction of Professor Sumpf, was in New York | with her mother and was to take violin lessons from Leopold Auer, the | great instructor. | | A series of several snow sheds were completed at the Alaska Juneau * Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 * | Dr. Judson Whittier RALPH B. MARTIN Worshipful Master; JAMES W LEIVERS, Secretary. tives, with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, | Seattle, Chicago, New York and Boston. R ington Merry-Go-Round column printed in The Em-| H. J. Neff 2 i Son th i CHIROPRACTOR SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE-Gilbert A. Wellington, 1011 | pire. They told of Hurja's being one of a group, Gerald D, Coke | mine to protect the track used for tramming waste rock from the m Physiclan DRUGS American Bank Building. the National Press Club in Washington with James P. McGranery of Pennsylvania in which Rep. | offered to bet $1,000 at two-to-one odds that Roose-| | velt would lick Willkie, | President’s lead in Pennsylvania increased one per- | when offered two dollars for one. There were no takers. Evi- our Emil fears to back the predictions of with cash, even| Hurja did on| dently, his “idealized cross-section poll” Pennsylvania. P. S, The latest Gallup poll shows Roosevelt leading in Pennsylvania, with 53 percent| of the voters favoring him and 47 percent favoring| | Willkie. In ten days, the Gallup figures show, the Jackie McDaniel Larry Fitzpatrick Mrs. Arnold Hildre Elisabeth Kaser Mrs. Kaser Metzgar Kathleen Carlson Sam Serge George Goodin — 4 HOROSCOPE | to the Channel. Dr. W. E. Mulholland, formerly a dentist of Juneau, was returning here on the steamer Spokane. P. J. Casey, timekeeper at the Perseverance mine for the Alaska Gastineau Company, was visiting friends in the city. Daily Lessons in English % . corpox S WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Being as you want it, I Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 ‘lhat occasion, the Merry-Go-Round said, take $250 Harold Hanson g . DENTIST |of McGranery’s money when the Representative G. Batello Wedther: Highest, 40.1; lowest, 37.9; rain. Room 9—Valentine Bldg. offered even money that Roosevelt would carry Casper Nelson e e - O e O PHONE 768 > Dr. John H. Geyer Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. i \ \ | PUROLA REMFEDIES ‘ PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- | rULLY COMPOUNDED | Front Strecet Next Coliseum | PHONE 97—Free Delivery | l “Tomorrow's Styles | Today” B per o) centage point. . . . THE ALASKA RAILROAD P The stars incline § shall give it to you” Say, “Inasmuch as you want it.” | GM‘;?"O;“‘ A:g Coll-ge ]' but do not compel” L OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Refuse (verb and noun). Accent verb| | Opthaimology : | The Alaska Railroad is a long ways from Juneau, but the extent to which the Alaska Railroad facili- Alaska Loses, The Outside Gains — - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 on last syllable, pronounce S as Z. Accent noun on first syllable, pro- nounce S as in SO. Cain (the brother Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground tates or impedes the development of Alaska should | (Ketchikan Chronicle) [ . OFTEN MISSPELLED: Cane (a walking stick) be a matter of as great concern to the people of Alaska is a boat country. The most populous| This should be a fairly fortunate iie Apey). P - Juneau's Own Slfli'e Southeast Alaska as to those living along its right- part of Alaska l‘s the southeast, with its thousar?d;day. for the stars encourage har- SYNONYMS: Treacherous, false, faithless, traitorous, disloyal. | e T TR S A of-way. {islands and myriad waterways. Boats operating in monious thought and stimulate re- WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us. The Chafles w. cafle’ E Sy Governor Gruening had some interesting things to say about the Alaska Railroad the other day in| Fairbanks. He reminded the people of the Interior | that the railroad cost many millions of dollars, that, it was built by the Government when no private corporation would undertake the enterprise, was operated for years at a loss of millions to the people of the United States, has been carried on despite | thousands. 1$59,120, of which less than $21,000 went for salaries| and out of Ketchikan alone must number in the| Yet the census report for 1939 shows an average of only 20 persons engaged the year around in boat | building and repairing, the value of their work only and wages. | To the Alaskan, the meaning of this statistic i.sw obvious: the boat building and repairing for cmfi used exclusively in Alaska is an industry which goes| ligious interest. The morning is promising for churches and their| philanthropies. The clergy is well directed. Heart and Home: Women will find much to do in relief work and increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: FLAGRANT; flaming into notice; conspicuously bad. (Pronounce first A as in FLAY). “Flagrant evils cure themselves by being flagrant.”— Newman. public service of many sorts. Thyy should emphasize the attracuons of home which assume new value‘ to Americans as time passes. e e e ) I MODERN ETIQUETTE * popprra LEE Mortuary Fourth and Frankiin Sts. PHONE 1368 ————e e | Hsve Your Eyes Examined by ""The Rexall Store” Your Relhsble Pharmacists Butler-Maurc Drug Co. Dr. Rae L. Carlson | OPTOMETRIST | | Blomgren Bldg.——32nd Floer Front Street————Phone 636 _— | to the States. The boats used here are mostly built | pitalities will be numerous at wmch @ remommommsmmommonndd | | n the States, and a great percentage of the boats| the guests are refugees or persous, ot 3 ¢ . A e quiring repairs get those repairs in the States. ‘m need of encouragement. Girls| Q. Isn't it permissible for a woman to wear her hat in a moving It is just another example of how the Outside and boys are enjoined to devote Picture theatre? A. The courteous thing to do is to remove the hat, even if it is ;ots the benefit of Alaskan activity. | attention to practical things as If you argue the point with some of those di- | they pursue their studies in schools: a small one. If the hat is large, or tall, it is rude to keep it on. the fact many members of Congress oppose its con- tinuation because it serves only a small population, has as its terminal a community which would be a mere village in the States and whose main occu- pational is highly seasonal PRESCRIPTIDNS ——} 74 Post Office Substation| Rates of the Alaska Railroad have been high, necessarily co, making the cost of living high in oncerned you will be met with any number | and wruegf;'umr ;he!r:flflre ominous, Q. If a friend has a mannerism which is very unpleasant or annoy- [ #—"——— % NOW LOCATED AT 1 and to that extent retarding pro- nents as to why it is necessary or cheaper Signs for ant i ing, shouldn't one tell him about it? Tervitory to send boats to Seattle every winter for overhaul, wB:sm;ss ldegH'S 2 T'he ligmmr; A. If you value the friendship, it would be better to say nothing. JAMES C. COOPER ‘ HAB.RY B.ACE e B 2 _ why it is expedient to build boats in Seattle or near- Week shou 8 RN, = BERLONGH Q. It is proper to say “Hello” when answering a private telephone? C.P.A. DRUGGIST 2 change in the Alaska b ¢ ANSKA phy and send them here to do their jobs. many important investments and A. i Yes: that is the accepted cust: | Business Counsel "l'lu 24 it is envisioned by the people of Alaska. Byt those arguments do not alter the fact that “mbitious projects will await elec- S et el e | i Squibh Stores of Alaska' ing used very largely as a military 1he whole system is cockeyed. Until we in A tion results. The Stars Seem 10| guemsamommsamems | COOPER BUILDING i SN : Al of Army posts, the pur- t the ber { building and repairing of ;| bresage litlle change in govern- § b ‘____—__* o defend, not just Alaska, but the that are ¢ in Alaska, until we ment plans or policies. Wise men! § LO 0 K a n L E A R N g+ “The Stere for Men” Unite X } x mer 9 e Gov- ¢ ef he er i t P jally and women will prepare for iuure ur I nent for the Gov . s & el i”[ A“‘““C‘ A. C. GORDON L. C. Smith and Corona | 9 o The Alaska Railroad. as Goy- | Alaska we id ha urage and resourcefulness. - Patsd Omtemomsommoenoans st ’."‘-‘-"""'. EWRITERS | e s Lield by loieisners Wiil assume| 1. What does the abbreviation U. S. S. R. stand for? Sold and Serviced by Front St.—Triangle Bldg. cla nning condition, It should be, and then be Sig1 In event of &n air-raid|N°¥ lmportance in ‘preparednes 2. Who was “tha most' cqnsployious and cansisient, aposile of, democs J B. Blll"fll'd & Co. efficiently able to operate more k . anathema to the people and economically. " the members ol 1l the cele Make it s sial com vspapers are threatening the United rograms. Inveutors in the United wili prove that the Yankee to the na- The conjunction following National Issues: of Saturn and Jupiter racy in America”? 3. How many inches are there in one mile? 4. What were the Egyptian rulers mentigned in the Bible called? 5. Which is the leading wool-producing country in the world? ANSWERS: “Our Doorstep Is Worn Bnmfiedwguawmefl" i DR. H. VANCE | ne w crating the line, 4 States w)th war if we continue to help Britain. Since| i i ! od of a, 8 t month's conjunction of Mars 1. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Ay Basmieb. olaion 1898 that country has grown older, but not wiser. r ) s H Lot people of Alaska should be for it, and Neptune is read as significant| 2. Thomas Jefferson. Consultation and examination e ot i and should warn that public atten- 3. 63,360 inches. . N ple of Seward, who even without the ne malian offensive against Egypt is off 0 | tion is not to be limited fo elec-| 4 Pharach R G oo e & proay o progressive COM-= ynning start, regardless of whether or not it will| tion interests. The inclination to- 5' Aus'.ram; Gastir uzy;oull e, * Alacka Railroad is one 1 »obiem which To this cnd the people ! « end in a running finjsh, of Alaska's great should be solved secret weapon.” Virginio Gayda keeps hinting of the Germans' Maybe it'll be Mussolini’s jawbone. Washinglon Herry- Go-Round (Continued from Page One) eggs in Pontiac, for Wallace also| 1941 and '42, as well as the -state which will be host to the 1943 con- vention. 3 Master mind of this long-range plan was smooth-working Ben Doris of Oregon, the “king maker” who put over Warner, The story of | Doris’' astute maneouvers is related | by insiders as follows: Three leading candidates were in| Knudsen is extremely busy, but ne made a speech the other night to a one-man audience, Scheduled to address the Con- ference Board, a New York organi- zation of business men, Knudsen was s0 pressed for time in the Cap-| ital that he was unable to get away to Manhattan. Hurriedly it was arranged for him to make the ward personalities will be unfortu- nate to one of the Presidential can- didates and to several members of Congress who seek reelection, Iso- lationists may be sadly out of luck. International Affairs: Compari- son of the horoscopes of Mussolini and Franco reveals a lack of un= derstanding and sympathy. Theé Spanish dictator will be inclined to manifest a growing independence and an increased desire to extend the power of Spain. Interference by Hitler or Mussolini may lead to difficulties. Rumania continues un- der threatening influences and the is a date for activity in husmess'mey may be inclined to be tem- and professional matters, routine peramental work should be pursued. New ven- (Copyright, 1940) tures should be avoided by women ‘Kitty With Wings interested in homes and home- building, and by wage-earners who will be tempted to make heavy in- vestments. Under this configura- tion caution is urged. The stars en- courage plans that are based upon a courageous acceptance of what a changing world will bring to persons of all classes. Business Affairs: The outlook is South Franklin St. Phone 177 ?Jnnean Melody House Masic and Electrie Appliances Next to Truesdell Gun Shap Second Street Archie B. Belis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT GASTINEAU CAFE LIIN(}H!ON SPECIALTIES When in Need of DIESEL OIL—STOVE OIL YOUR COAL CHOICE GENERAL HAULING STORAGE and CRATING ran into tough treatment out in| the field for National Commander| talk by long distance phone and i North Dakota. He knows only the| at Boston—Warner, Lyle Stam-|loudspeaker. stars seem to promise little tran-|encouraging for business, although | Room ,I Vul' entine Building i CALL US Jast name of the offender—Mec-| baugh of North Dakota, and Roane| At the appointed time, Knudsen quility for former King Carol be-|there is an ill omen for commerce. | 'Phona o i Murray, of Pasadena, California—| Waring of Tennessee. Doris, man-|was plugged in and from his desk|fore 1943. he United States Navy Is to prove Juneau Transfer but he will remember him for a|aging the campaign for his old|he read his 15-minute speech. When Persons whose birthdate it b its importance to national protec- - 3 long time. McMurray was traveling on the same train with Wallace, occupy- ing a drawing room in another car. When the train stopped at Man- dan, North Dakota, Wallace stepped to the rear platform to speak. McMurray left the train and joined the crowd. As Wallace launched into his speech, McMur- ray called out from the crowd, | der Frank Belgrano of San Fran- “It stinks!” Six miles farther on, at Bis- marck, Wallace addressed a crowd from a baggage truck standing be- side the train. This time McMur- buddy Warner, made a quiet poll and found that none of the trio had enough votes to win by him- self. So he got them together and warned that unless they pooled their strength an outsider might run away with the prize. Doris advised a coalition, After a long palaver, it was decided to call in former National Comman- cisco, boss of the powerful Califor- nia delegation and popular with; the rank and file. The proposition was to give California the 1943 con- vention in return for help on the he finished he hung up and re- sumed work. But a moment later|P! his secretary burst in all excited. “There’'s been a terrible mix-up somewhere,” he cried. “They just called me from New York and wondered what had happened (o your speech. It didn't come over the loud speaker.” {“Well,” laughed Knudsen, “I delivered it. The telephone opera- tor can testify to that.” “Yes, I checked with the opera- tor. You made the speech all right but the man at the other end somehow didn't plug it in to the have the augury of a year of. proving fortunes, but the should be safeguarded. Young will incur opposition from Qflt elders, Children born on this day ably will be intellectual, en and generous. Endowed with intui- tion, they early acquire the worldly wisdom which is helpful in attain- ing success and popularity. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21 ‘This is an uncertain day in plan~ etary direction and may be de- pressing to sensitive persons. It is im-|tion. The wise will conserve thew tinancial resources, while they pre- pare for a period of trade upheav- als and monetary exigencies. The spring of 1941 will encourage ex- tensive development of agricultural resources. National Issues: Expansion of civilian staffs in the Army and Navy departments will attract to ‘Washington, D. C, industrial ex- perts who will contribute modern 'methods of work for employees. The stars presage efficiency in govern- ment business after election has cleared the way for needed re- i’ntty Janice Henderson, TWA Thostess, is shown at the New York World’s Fair cat show with “Strate IT COSTS SO LITTLE TO DRESS SMARTLY DEVLIN'S Helene W. Albrecht PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 773 Valentine Building—Room ? T FAMILY SHOE STORE “Juneau’s Oldest Exclus- ray conceived the bright idea of Commandership, loud speaker. He was the only one|not a day for trusting one's judg-|forms; but while new employees taking the train away and leaving Belgrano, who had previously who heard the talk. They want to| ment. Important decisions should|will be numerous, the machinery| t‘:zw alley cat whe became mas- T E L E P H 0 N s talked to Doris about the 1943 con- be postponed. The evening is un-|will not be radically changed.Civil t of the airline and has flows E—-S l Wallace behind. He gave a start- ing signal to the engineer, and the train began to move. Passengers who had left the train to hear Wallace speak scrambled to get back aboard. Wallace him- vention. readily agreed. Then Doris proposed that Belgrano make choice among the three candidates, deciding who should get the Com- nandership this year, who the next the | know if you will make it over again.” “Sure,” sald Knudsen, “the other time was a good rehearsal. I'll do a lot better. Fix up the connec- tion.” der promising aspects. Heart and Home: Although this ean. However, should the remander of the French fleet be added to 76,000 miles in three wonths. e o ‘The Dally Alaska xmpire guaran- tees the largest daily circulation of any Alaska newspaper. service will protect great numbers on Uncle Sam’s payroll. International Affairs: Canada will offer puzzling problems for the United States. Our northern neigh- COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS * self jumped from the truck and vear, and who at the 1942 conven-| e the Italian and German navies, the|bor promises to become foremost CAPIT. swung onto the moving train. ion. FRENCH FLEET British would face a serious men-|in world importance as the autumn | g . 4 'AL—$50,000 McMurray completely broke up When that, too, was agreed upo:, U. S. naval observers abroad have ace. advances. As a partner of this na-| ‘Every house needs westinghouse' SURPLUS—$125.000 the meeting. But the sorest mem- Belgrano tagged them in this order picked up some worrisome reports| This combined fleet might #lsotion in many matters of mutuall | PARSONS ELECTRIC CO ¢ bers of the party were the rail- —Warner first, Stambaugh second, of German plans to take over the be disastrous for South Amerieca|interest it will contribute muyl Electrical Contractor—Dealer 3 road men who denounced McMu:: ray's hoax as a sophomoric trick endangering the safety of passen- gers. FUTURE €OMMANDERS {'he word in the American Le- (rom deciding otherwise. It's up to Dakar on the bulge of West Afri- of Good Hope; second as a hop-|difficulties. Resiraint in money- gion is, that Milo Warner, Tolédo Doris and his bloc to make 1t ca, ping-off: place to South Amm spending as well as in love—nuunz 941 Models Now on Disia attorney. tha 'onty National | silck S0 far. almost uothing has been if and when their European|is recommended to ‘the young. .. -4 Commander the Boston convention. picked at Accordiug -« {iu.sldun,“ sceret selections ‘also were ‘made for' - and Waring third. Of course, this secret pact is not binding on the Legion. It is strict- iy a deal among the group of king X 1= and there is nothing to prevent the Legion membership INVOLUNTARY Defense Commissioner REHEARSAL ! heaid of the Italian fleet, to be dodglng‘ thnu!' the Briuish fleet in the Mediterran- ture Syndicate, Inc.) & French fleet and use it in conjunc-| tion with the Italian and Nazi fleets against the British, The French still have some pow- erful cruisers, and s chief activity seem: and the Monroe Doctrine. The Ger- mans plan to use Dakar, accord- ing to intelligence reports, first to disrupt British shipping to India, most of them sta- Australia and New Zealand which| Persons whose birthdate tioned at the key naval base of now must pass around the Capé|have the augury of a year of some| troubles are over. ) (Copyriglit, 1940, by United Fef to the development of our democra- [cy. The stars presage permanent need of a great United States Army as well as a double fleet. 140 So. Seward St. Juneau, Alaska Business Phone 161 Residence Phone Black 680 PSS it s REPAIRS and SERVICE JUNEAU RADIO SERVICE Phone 464 Bill Hixson ot iy Children born on this day will he itellectual, ingenious and re- sourceful, Endowed with hlmts,i 2% PAID ON SAVINGS L d SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES