The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 30, 1940, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA LMPI’RE,' SATURDAY, NOV. 30, 1940. Fl)aily Alaska Empire subway prospectors and drugstore pioneers begin to get itching feet and reflect on “something they 7w the magazines” about nuggets being picked 1940 NOVEMBER 1940 from Published evers evening except Sunday by the jroe 10 B URIRE PRINTING CONPANY lup in Alaska just like that, aver two hundred dol- T340 ] TUE | W [ TauR] i [ shT : THE EMPIRE Second and Ma ts, J . Alask 4 SR Y BEn MASKR orestdent | 1ars’ worth in one day, and that a holiday ! e e ot i R L BERNARD - - KGRy Metaser Ford and MacBain are nice fellows. We're 1\1-: 3 EEEE 9 NOVEMBER 30, 1920 ways Blaa, to haye) MIEE SRt el e SR 8 [13]14]18] ~ W. T. Lopp, Chief of the Alaska Division of the Burcau of Education, oW Bt Olrtranl. DUt NE (S SRR S P T _10 announced in Seattle that he would ask an appropriation of $45,000 to refit ‘color” of this sort in their Collier’s article. We 23 ik N : 5 ¥ don't think they can believe such tripe themselves 1 18 )|l | the former naval training ship Boxer for use by the bureau for trans- ¢ N ; > ska. stated he believed the bureau could We know, from cad experience in the recent past, 2430 Porting Shegis o Alssks. g move freight for $25 a ton instead of the average cost the year before | of $60 a ton plus ten to twelve dollars for lighterage. HAPPY BIRTHDAY | that misinformation of this sort can do Alaska real work a hardship on those foolish| i ————__|harm and uneau as Becond Class Matter. can Entered 1n the Post Office BSCRIPTION RAT enough. to come north in search of gravel pile El- ¢ ' r B. D. Stewart discouraged prospectors Delivered by cai uncau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. | (orados And never doubt that there are such| Terbijorial. Mne; Inspacter B e LR By m: e s “u'«;mn’x rsdtvs. " ple in the United States of “Ameérica today | intending to stampede into the Kuskokwim district. Stewart stated he One year, in 2.00; six iths, in advance, ; people : ited States g y. o one month, in advance, i e S a We hope the rest of the information in the Ford- had_ made a thorough inspection of the country and .?hnt it was a Bubs ot any Tollikeor TrEeauIAFIty T e e coming hard rock mining district but was not a poor man'’s camp. the Business Off has more of the truth in it than livery of their papers NOVEMBER 30 MacBain article es s Office, 6 siness » piece we - il cons! e tre| h thony J. Dimond Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, W i the m:u ( m' (:;“‘“1 w ;h (‘10,“!;('1:1;‘11)1; 1re~:l::llon’ Ar}‘ulpny st Postriiater 2, M. HeaRfovd Ark SRR Shal MrditE nave ben b T MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS — | we note that this is only the first of a serles o Ra o 52 4 5 > e A(m”:‘lifi o v waititieg b tha. ise fof | artiolbe. | I¢- thare all Mke this one: hsaver HORIaE: Edith L. M. Gustavson successful to secure a gasboat to make a special trip to Yakutat to relieve cepublication of all s dispatches ¢ ed to it or not other- 8 Russell Maki the three-month mail famine. also t wise credited in this paper ¢ local news published herein Silas Glockle DECEMBER 1 Harry G. Peterson Owing to the fact that he was requested to appear at fishery hear- ings in Seattle, Bishop P. T. Rowe was unable to be in Juneau for the celebration in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his consecration BATTLE OF THE ADS ATION GUARANT 0T ANY OTHER PU TO BE LARGER BLICATION. ALASKA CIRC THAN THAT OF Advertisers in Britain have been quick to capi- GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc., National Newspaper Representa- (olize el i AN T btk 1roNOE; ; i v dves with bffices 1 Ban Prancisco, Lo Anseles, Portiang, | t3lize‘on the war for the benefit of their produc Dorothy Wilms as “Bishop of Alaska.” A special service was held in the forenoon at Holy Seattle. Chicago, New York and Boston. There are, for instance, cures for headaches caused Katherine E. Shaw Trinity Cathedral with Dean G. D. Christian giving the address. puthbound passenger on the Princess SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE-Gllbert A. Wellington, 1011 by “gunfire noises,” insomnia pills for air raids, and| Amerioan Bank Bullding. devices for “all-clear” complexions. Now American advertisers are catching on. One manufacturer, boasting of women’s underwear made wool, calls them “draft evaders.” Einar L. Olson | Mrs. R. T. Martinsen Ellis G. Farrell Kenneth C. Stratton Elsie M. Stafford F. D. Hazleton A. Thibodeau was to be a Beatrice. o e, et e '{ Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon - e e e - s WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Say, “He was DESIROUS (a feeling s 3 P | of desire within a person) to secure the position, which was very DESIR- The stars mclme i 1ABI.E (applying to something outside a person).” but do not compfll" | OPTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Halfpenny. Pronounce hay-penny, ac- " ! cent first syllable. ’ OFTEN MISSPELLED: Catastrophe. FEE. pactly of s e simism Versus Realism o | (Cincinnati Enquirer) [ Just now there are persistent rumors, from men{ | H 0 R 0 S C 0 P E with “inside information,” that in one month or six | weeks or some such interval the United States will) be at war with Japan, It should be obvious to any| intelligent persons that such “information” is un- trustworthy. It is a completely safe assumption that neither the Japanese nor the American Government knows what is going to happen. If neither of them | Observe the PHE, pronounced SUNDAY, DECEMBER 41 N AN mm\;:. :\L ;:Ot\l‘tb;: "‘i U:r‘::fii“ fil"“"["“:‘im i co'nvl Benefic aspects rule today. At SYNONYMS: Fond, affectionate, ardent, amorous, enamored, loving. GOLD IN THE GRAVEL PILE ek e forente. between pes.|this time for thanksgiving citizens| WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours” Let us “They I i blems in Alaska. At the!simism and realism, It is realistic, and therefore |°f the United States should prepare increase our yocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Eux \“.\l-‘ mn}xv nH‘HM:? ”:- "~‘l v,-l ”"m " to recognize the gravity .of -the tenslon flm]‘for high service in the cause <7.‘1PROPITICUS: attracted by favorable circumstances. “The propitious 1ew base at Fairbanks, two hours' flight north of | Wi 3 3 e Aaoal i : ! b the possibility of conflict. But it would be unwar- | HPer g | moment had arrived. Anchorage, they are bothered by gold nuggets g AL i e R B Citable Amq| Heart and Home: This is & <day R R e kol A1l 'the gravel 08 ithe Tairbanks rantedly pessimistic to accept war as inevitable. And tish Toorable: Too. monisn IR S| Bttt ity g y A e ‘Q % D 3 imism has a way of breeding hysteria, which in | b Nt e . TH o0 | ‘ job is scooped out of the Chena Slough, by means ;" o 5 or e tension and lead to atheir church m_atg)n.s _u; ;\;«1 by of a slack line and a drag bucket with hooks but > otherwise avoldable, encourage organized work for e no bottom, which empties itself as it goes over the In a world of grasping totalitarian du-talorshm\_g“” of humanity. (;lrl; who :):aly ROBERTA LEE ' grizely, ‘Last Fourth of July! a workman told us{a strong, peace-loving democracy such as our owu‘:’]; "_‘Clr‘““]dl_" b;";“’l‘l'- e fact r“‘ o at Fairbanks, ‘some of us came out here and pawed | cannot afford to commit itself to war in advance, or( 'helr Irlends of dralt age are re- ki 4 o s | e o] socis o hat are the chief re ? over the gravel pile, and picked up over two hundred | to commit itself flatly against resort to war. We|moved from close association,| Q : chist’ requisites of & good conwersptionalist? doll rth of nu in a day.” dare not tie our own hands in advance of events,|Should engage in constructive work A. Tt has been said, “The first ingredient in conversation is truth, So say Corey Ford and Alastair MacBain in “We | because that would paralyze the engines of Ampn_\(hat submvrgr.«.‘ selfish ambitions the next g@ sense.. the third gooq humor, and the fourth wit. 4 d. ‘ k‘” ”. e Lt it can diblomEs We can only resolve to avoid war jf and personal aims toward leisure | Q. Isn't a business letter written by hand preferable to one that It isn't necessary to point out to Alaskans that| it can be avoided honorably and safely. But we}“r amusement. W ot '”!15 typewritten? n o el b o only false but silly. Alaskans | MUSt Tesolve with equal firmness to adhere to a 15“ meSS“ Affair : Pre‘sl‘)"; B A. No. A business letter should be typewritten whenever possible. e o o et e “bothered” by gold mug. | PFOPEY Dolicy, one that safeguards our future secur- | 9% sr“‘he:‘f’g‘" 12 af‘en‘ i Q. Should all forks be placed at the left of the plate? Jenow, the Army.tan L pelng “hoth oy 8 U2 ity even though that firmness involves some risk |Sure O y obligations 1 A. Al except the oyster fork. gets getting in their airport vel at Fairban! of conflict | way of taxes. There will be con- s They know that workmen didn't pick up over two L S "Lmucd activity in trade ANd MANU-! $ e e e emren o r——— . oo - hundred dollars’ wor 1ggets fr e Army's facturing. As the winter advances hundred dol worth of nuggets from the Army A psychologist says that when a person earns|man' tails on the public for S8a by gravel pile last Fourth of July, whether or not some- m Jolls o Tahe P s y p 1 an a million dollars, subconscious fear of 15 ity | erous aid for the needy are fore- A, C. GORDON body at Fairbanks so confided to Ford and MacBain | e him on toward making another. That's a very|gold. Troubled times heget noble S thetr They KNOW . jnteresting thesis, but what we want to know is.|cnerifices. . The wise will ex there is gold in Alaska that it just|how does a fellow go about getting so scared that|grativide for prosperity by ng isn't found like It is 2 product of careful plan- | he earns a million? [ tully: Badieting” icomes thd and hard wor | Alaska. but recent fishing trip to D S . —— < ———— s —— plenty of it, ‘What is the literal meaning of “Eskimo”? that Which animal usually wins a fight between a lion and a tiger? - ning, congiderable investment ety s generous and regular contributi Of what nationality was Edgar Allan Poe? But 99 out of every 100 readers of Colli won't We imagine close inspection of the Brenner Pass|to relief may be assured. .. " What, in political ,;ammcg is “logrolling?” recognize such statements as that of “Pord and|would distlose a wishing well somewhere in the| National Tssues: Patriotism 3 o 3 & 9 W 3 it . What U. 8. cities are also known (a) MacBain's as falschoods, Some of them, we feel sure, neighborhood. | must be demonstrated in whole- as (a) Windy City (b) Gotham | (e) City of Brotherly Love? will react to the giad tidings of gold in the gravel eyt hearted support of defense pro- ANSWERS: pile in a way to make Alaska sorry. A new gold According to one of our friends, the Italian fleet|grams. It has been long foretold fby | % ) 5 e 3 5 ‘tainly | astrologers that the United States Eater of raw flesh. rush to Alaska may be looked for next spring when certainly is strologers ' ‘The tiger. —— |would become the most powerful | G B swee EF ; . lof nations and there is a gueat| American. A RS 938, the GOP made a e F | St waShIng'OIl ‘,,“\‘\' d{.’,\,ll:,‘: ])ni‘mrwx:\\u' m’“*“\[SElE(TEES Bv price for supreme achievement.’ ei A combining of two or more politicians to aid each other's f‘l':l\',”‘ and is sure to try vigor- winter is to test the strength!of plans, as by each voting for the other’s bill. Me"y. Lsle to yecoup its losses this year. | ‘l'H AND IN democracy in a way that will re- (a) Chicago (b) New York (c) Philadelphia. Oics 1“ 0 to restock the party's| quire true heroism. The peril from Go-Round exchequer is to make the annual enemies within will continue t0°be| e events are forecast. serious. A public official is to ‘be! unmasked as a spy. International Affairs: International Affairs: Economic! lcrises are prognosticated as the re- Jackson Day Dinner in January a | Victory dinner and charge fancy| RACE T0 BOARDS FALSE PEACE (Continueda from Page One) Pluto in — prices for tickets. L A e : > sult of efforts of dictators to con- " . in these explos-| NOTE—Insiders predict that Gif- | (Continued from Page One) Leo with other aspects has been|iro) finance, Europe will e OF SpuSRSE o ford Pinchot, former Republican |~ read as indicating the impogsi- jons finally decided Preident Roo- sevelt, and he intervened. POTOMAC CRUISE For pecpls who weren't tired at outset, the President's last trip jown the er was a dull cruise But for most of the party, dullness was welcome after the election strain. There were five nights on the Po- oms it g Washington Wed- nesday evening and not returning until Monday morning. For the first three days the weather was bad—very bad—and there was noth- inz to do but sleep and read But the Presiient was happy Great Uncertainty was over browsed over a d detectiv daring the author keep awake. There were naps in the daytime, followed by long hours of sleep at night. And all during the night, the ship kept cruising, Roosevelt likes to hear the dull throb of the motors. On him it has the effect of a cradle song The d he him to DEMOCRATIC TR Richard Reynolds, strong velt member of the noted North Carolina tobacco family, is slated to become the new Tresaurer of the mocratic National C mittee. He will succeed Oliver Quayle, crony of Jim Farley Reynolds is no longer actively con- nected wth the giant tobacco wm-! pany that bears his name. didn’t prevent some officials of the TRER Roose- concern and members of his fam- ily from objecting privately to his backing the third term campaign “I don’t care whether you like it or not,” replied young Reynolds “I'm for Roosevelt and I'm going to do everything I can to help re- elect him.” As new Treasurer, Reynolds will | work closely with Wayne Johnson, one of his strong boosters, who installed as Chairman of the F nance Committee, thus superceding Quayle, after Parley departed. The two men will have a big job on their hands. The National Commitiee emerged from the campaign with a debt of around $700,000. Besides paying this off, there is also the problem of Sea-going s But this || Governor of Pennsylvania who sup- ported the President, will be given | important Federal post. | an RETURN OF AN EXILE | One of the most important per- scnages of foreign birth in the| United States is the ex-President | »f Chile, Carlos Davila, who for eight | years has been living in New York. | Formerly a newspaper man in Chile, | he has gone back to his old trade, | has built up an influential news- paper syndicate covering South America. For years, Davila wanted to re- turn to his homeland, but was wor- ried over how he would be received. Finally, a few weeks ago, he paid a v to Chile. As his airplane approached north- ern Chile, bad weather forced him to spend the night at Antofagasta. This was the city where the revolt rted which ousted Carlos Davila as President. Eight years ago feel- ing was so hostile that the ship which carried him out of Chile could net touch at Antofagasta harvor. Almost immediately Davila heard that the old revolutionary com- mittee which had started his down- fall awaited him. This time, how- ever, they tendered him a dinner, and to a man they toasted his re- forms as President passed 100 laws his term of office, and ev- one of these remains on the ute books of Chile ‘today. He given a tremondous ovation wherever he went in Chile—but fi- nally decided to come back to his newspaper job in New York. (Copyright, 1940, by United Peature Syndicate, Inc.) - e, NOTE—Davila during ery USED ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES ing FOR SALE 3-burner electric range 1 $17.50 1 Twin tub washing mach. ... 1 1 55.00 Table model washer 12.00 Revolving brush cleaner... 17.50 1 Table model sunlamp 11.50 Terms if desired. Parsons Electric Co. 140 So. Seward —————— MUSICIANS ATTENTION General meeting, Musicians' Lo- cal 672, AFL Hall, Sunday, Dec. 1, at 4 pm. All members urged to attend. adv. out of college and not yet started| bility of appeasing the dictators.! | they take a turn at making their Total preparedness on the part of the United States is the only an-| i 2 3 prove disappointing as new chan- swer to the spreading of war. The|peis of col:x?mercegopen and the marks in the world. struggle for political domination| western Hemisphere gains inde- Although no check has been|Will be a long one, according 10/ pendence of the Axis powers. Warn- made, it is thought that by far the|recent forecasts. There are por-|ing jis given that the effects of greater number of selectees apply-|tents of struggle lasting thro8ish| yhat is to he a long war will be ing for immediate induction are|next year and even longer. |felt. It is quite impossible to es< on their professional careers are eager “to get it over with” before products - from world markets will young doctors, dentists, lawyers,| Persons whose birthdate it 15 cape from certain hurts in a world engineers and tyros in other pro-|have the augury of a year of 800d gone mad. fessions. luck. Business expansion for many = persons whose birthdate it 1s is indicated. Women should gain' have the augury of a year of varied financially. luck with the tides of success ris- Another rush of these young| Children born on this day prob- jng gng falling. Changes should be graduates to the colors is expected ' ably will be thoughtful and serious. gyoided. as soon as the colleges close their|They will be mentally and physi=| chjidren born on this day prob- first term sessions in January.|cally strong. Success awaits them.|apy will be extremely clever. With Practically an avalanche of en-| mental vision and um listments is anticipated when the MONDAY, DECEMBER 2 !they will have grest‘u:zs ?}?{1‘: school year ends in June. Stimulating and energizing as-|jn 5 made-over world. An interesting paradox which|pects rule today. It is a date for (Copyright, 1940) has put puzzled furrows in the|pushing business affairs,very prom- Lo SR e heads of Army and draft officials OTHER RUSH SEEN suffer | many of the hurts intended for| Americans. Efforts to shut our [ CHINA, JAPAN (Continued from Page One) ference this forencon to what he called the besic statement he made 'ast March 30, shortly after the Nanking Government, with which Japan has just signed a peace treaty, was set up. At that time, Secretary Hull said: “Setting up a new regime at Nan- king has the appearance of a fur- ther step in the program of one country by armed force to impose its will upon a neighboring coun- try.” —_———————— Try a classified ad in The Empire. ising for all constructive work and| pmnive Classifieds Pay! is that although they have sought, e most propitious for signing con- by all means of publicity, to make | tracts. Army life as attractive as possible,| Heart and Home: Good feeling they have had to do everything in|should rule under this configura- their power to prevent (until the|tion which encourages unselfish Army can handle them) that rushservice and the expression of fam- to the colors that invariably comes|ily devotion. Good news may be with patriotic hysteria. expected through Iletters or legal e ‘Alba Blackerby fo Show Color Slides | Alba Blackerby will show natural color slides tomorrow night at the7:30 o'clock Evenservice at the Northren | Light Presbyterian Church. The |scenes will include views taken on papers, For girls there is the fofre- cast of happiness through new| SIMMONS 'S met for the first time under ghis rule of the stars. Naval uf ce | coMI“G “ ME men are indicated as most fortu- Business Affairs: Trade war will iness and pleasure trip to the States. snd | mamfacturing . will . daEe | €d States. Bankers will meet unu- freighter for Alaska Air Transport’s | Polaris run while in Seattle, ang|Sual Problems as the purchase of then went on to California to do|WAr materials complicates inter- | put profit before patriotism will be comparatively few. Warning s given that sinister portents fore- personal aims will be obligatory. National Issues: Preservation of the greatest of democracies will be pass. Unity of purpose will crystal- lize, despite opposition on the part of well-meaning advocates of ap- friends of opposite sex who are| Pilot Sheldon Simmon is return- nase Simmons purchased a Fokker lengthening prosperity for the Unit- training work in instrument fly- national relations. Americans who cast a period when sacrifice of the paramount issue as the months peasement policies. The financing Kenai and Seward perinsulas of wild | °f tremendous preparedness debts life, mount.“n',atm, views and | Will occupy = Congress, especially many of the aetivities of the United | after the first of the year. ‘The States Forest Service. seers counsel watchfulness, for sur- \ HEN | accidentty| dropped my new $150 camera into the| Grand Canyon last month, | just felt sick sl over. Then, like a flash, | reembered the Camera Floater Policy that the agent of the National Fire Insurance Company of Hart- lmd'udwri'hnlwmmlbfllfih'”‘l camorar It didn’t bring my camera back - but it certainly ‘elped o buy the new ene I'm using now. “H you're taking a good camera around with vau a lot, you'll find it worth while to sce the National Fire agent about this insurance. It protects you fully against any sort of accidant or loss, and takes the worry vut of your photography.” SHATTUCK AGENCY Office—New York Life Phone 249 . Directory Professional Fraternal Societles CGastineau Channel Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blr ngren Building PHONE 56 { Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING | Office Phone 469 T ——————— e — N | Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOUR 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. ! ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. 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