The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 21, 1949, Page 4

THE. DAlLY ALASKA IRE— JUNEAU ALASKA 20 YEARS AGO FEBRUAR 21, 1929 The Scout Council sponsored a "buy-a-log” campaign for erection of a log cabin at Eagle River Bar for Gastineau Channel Boy Scout organizations. On the council were Robert Simpson, J. W. Leivers, E. Gastonguay, Charles W. Carter, H. R. Shepard, Harry Sperling, Well- man Holbrook, Frank Garnick. M. L. Merritt, Tom: Judson, R. C. Mize, F. Mullen, Grover C. Wi E - Meeting every Wedn J X irover C. Winn and Simon Hellenthal Fish and Wildlife Service bg dir-| g§ & MF vang mmy“:f DR 3 ected to conform to the provisions EPH SAD] President Coolidge signed the bill creating migratory bird refuges | r tno pederal Admuustm}:,l\t }w— come. JOS! H. LIER, Exalted Ri A . H. in every State and Alaska. cedure Act. To Judiciary Com- Secretary.“l“ Y- B0 mittee. MONDAY, F LBRUARY 21, T 1 MOUNT JUNEAU LOBUE NG 149 MEASURES in Scottish Rite Temple 2TH DAY, FEB. 18 begining at 7:30 p. m. {GLENN O. ABRAHAM, J (Measures Introduced) HJM. 16, by Rep. Frank G. { Worshipful Master; IJAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. Johnson, memorializing the Secr: ftary of the Interior and the Dele- €¢) B.P.0.ELKS gate from Alaska, urging that the | 1949 —-—--—h M————————?.——:—m Daily Alaska Empire “STRANGLER” TO EV ANGEI IQT Fublishcd every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska HELEN TROY MONSEN - - F; DOROTHY TROY LINGO - - WILLIAM R. CARTER s it ELMER A. FRIEND - - ALFRED ZENGER AR . - from THE EMPIRE Ed “Strangler” Lewis, probably one of the most colorful of all wrestlers, has beocme an evangelist, | and is very serious about it. This news comes to us via a feature article in the Kansas City Star, which likens the “switch” of Lewis to that of the late Billy Sunday, who was an outfielder for the Chicago White | Sox before he hit the sawdust trail. Lewis, who made the dramatic “strangle hold” famous in the grunt-and-groan industry, and who per- H haps was the first to commercialize on being a wrestling “villain,” took part in the prodigious number of 6,200 matches. In the ring for 43 years. he was aeavyweight wrestling champion and toured the world, | visiting practically every important city on the globe ' in the performance of his “act.” i Eye infection caused by the dirt of the canvas and {d gougmg" of opponents (all rough stu!f in wrestling H [ President Vice-President Editor and Manager Managing Editor Business Manager Entered In the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. FEBRUARY 21 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: * Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for S1.50 per month: six months, §8.00; one year, $15.00 By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50: one month, in advance, $1.50. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly hotifs the Business Office of eny faflure or irregularity in the delivery M their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclustiely entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the loczl news published nerein T. F. Dryden Jeanette Stephenson Julian Rivers Sharon Lavery Mrs. R. M. Perkins Elizabeth Smythe Carol T. Erickson M. A. Rickers William Arthur was nominated for Postmaster at Nome by Presi- dent Coolidge. {f e | Moose Lodge No. 700 | ; Regular Meetings Each Friday Governor—ARNOLD HILDRE Secretary— WALTER R. HERMANSEN (Measurcs Passed) Nene, Taylor was scheduled to give an account of the Alaska booth 2ITH DAY, FEB. 19 i (Measures Introduced) HB. 62, by the Committee on 2ducation, providing for the an- nexation of territory by Indepen- dent and Incorporated School Dis- tricts. % H.B. 63, by Rep. William Ew\,, to authorize the Territorial Tre urer to waive certain mummml of the law regarding payment of bounties on wolves and coyotes and on hair seals. To Ways and Means Committee. H.B. 64, by Committee on Fish- eries, to provide for the case of sick and disabled fishermen, es- tablishing a board and making an appropriation. To Ways and Means Committee. (Measures Passed) H.B. 22, establishing the Alaska NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 | fourth Avenue Bldg., Beattle, Wash. Ike P. at the Good Roads Exposition in Cleveland, Ohio, where Taylor repre- sented the Territory. A ded L th life of | Auuouucm TONIGHT ! doimg. So now he's out wrestling with sinners for the | A‘i lEGIoN MEE"“G J. S. M. Quist, operator-in-charge of the Ketchikan cable office |Lord. May his success eclipse anything he has ever known before! | | 1 and a former member of the Juneau staff, was a a guest at the Chamber ! At the Old Stand {" Cccmmittee n,pumnnem will beyot Commerce meeting. g a feature of Post No. 4, the Amer- ican Legion, as the organization ccnvenes at 8 o'clock tonight, ac- t cording to Chester Zenger, Post|3S Organist at the Coliseum Theatre, giving a special concert. Commander, with enrollment of irecently finish an engagement in Seattle at the Bagdad Theatre. members and plans for the sum- |Coliseum feature was “Quarterback,” starring Richard Dix. mer program, including the De- partment of Alaska convention at Mt. McKinley early in the sum-{ mer, following as subjects of dis- | Dick McGinn, who arrived only a few days before, made his debut He had The I Bert’s Food Center Grocery Phones 104—175 Meat Phones 39539 Deliveries—10:15 A. M. ¥ 2:16 — 4:00 P. M. e ——— ——————————— "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURQ DRUG CoO. Aluska Music Supply “Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Planos—Musieal Instruments - and Supplies Phone 206 Second and Seward ARCHIE B. BETTS Public Accountant Auditor Tax Counseter Stmpson Bldg. Phcne 787 Wall l.'_qper Ideal Paint Shop Phone 540 Pred W. Wenat (Cincinnati Enquirer) v' A story in the current issue of the weekly U. 8.} | News and World Report shows how difficult it is to lick geography and history. It is a factual story en- ‘titled “Russia’s Secret Source of Ddllars.” It tells how the Soviet Union acquires United States currency, as well as scarce and strategic goods, the flow of which our Government is trying its best to stop. s i) The Russians have set up an illicit trading cor- VISITING TEAMS WELCOMED ‘poration, the headquarters of which is in Vienna. It has a “front” called USIA (Administration of Soviet Leading basketball teams in Southeast Alaska 'Enterprises in Austria), which enjoys extra territorial rights, so nobody can do anything about it. The details of this underground commerce, though Tecurnament and the players and those acccmpanymg interesting, do not concern us here. What doss is the them are heartily welcomed by this city. fact that Vienna, thanks to her geographical location, The visiting teams are from Metlakatla, Kake, continues to play her historic role as a kind of brok- erage or clearing house between the East and West. Wrangell, Petersburg, Haines and Sitka to join here Whereas in the “gocd old days’ the business was | with Douglas and Juneau players. Of course the §ame cqprieq on legally and thus made the city one of the is the big feature but entertainment to a certain extent great centers of international banking, today it is js also planned for the participants in the tournament. transacted under the counter. 1 Capacity crowds are anticipated in the High School In a way, this explains why the Russians have Gymnasium during the week's play and rooting for been so reluctant to leave Vienna or to drayw up a favorites will furnish a display of sportsmanship. Dmle ":{“.“;ewjg;e Atgst;ia-rag";‘:mt:? 1?123' tl?;:;'\w:l JUGE hesithe TSR Brplandiog glod work ?}txjev::i xm pre;ent. Me;):while, however, our Eastern on the floor, whether this is on the part of local brs.i,hren are doing a whopping business at fHe old squads or of visitors and that is one reason, according reliable information, Juneau is called the city of stand with the dollars being sent by us to aid European recovery. s. So fans, during this week, maintain that —_— reputation. Remember the visitors are far from home “The Presidency grows on a man,” asserts a (’ffl- ! Voting pr and the home folks and any expression of enthusiasm umnist. Yes—and in many cases, much more than vice '{j"‘mb“c‘(;‘ ”;:)r \ételx':x"::l “’;;‘ ‘:‘;’l“‘ ¢ 7 primarily, vour part is like a real tonic. the meetings are open to any un{:v T who desires to attend. Memborship responsibility {with the First Vice Commander, and Bok Druxman, who holds this | cffice and is therefor chairman of | the membership committee, antici- | pates a substantial increase in the ¢ enrollment of members prior to clesing date, thersby giving Ju- neau post ter voting strength | at the annual convention. Preceding the regular busincss i neeting there will be a preliminary | {session starting at 7:15 o'clock, This will be the first of 18 class= | es devoted to a study of parlia- mentary procedure. The plans {or this activity were approved at , explained these things.” | these things.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Drought. HOUSE. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Victuals, though pronounced VITTLES. SYNONYMS: Faithful, trusty, trustworthy, true, truthful, loyal, de- voted, staunch, unwavering. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: ATC[o[N] | CELIBACY; single life, especially that of a bachelor, or of one bound | by vows not to marry. “The celibacy of the clergy.”—Hallam. The first halibut of the 1929 season reached the Juneau market from jthe grounds. Capt. Andrew Rosness, of the Tern, was the first to g jarrive, with a 3200-pound cateh. Three other boats—the Ford, Capt. Each third Monday of the |©le Bernsted; the Dixon, Capt. Emil Samuelson, and the Fremont, Capt. month is termed “New Members' |Olaf Winthers—brought in a total of 15,600 pounds. Night” with initiation of candidates —_— being the primary feature, at which Jean Vanophem, Belgian mining man, had arrived in New York]Naticnal Guard, providing for its members asked to wear their from Paris, enroute to resume operations at Jualin, according to word | organization and administration, L\Ig(wnism:)jxl'e.sumed that tonighbl iroce)\'ml by H. L. Faulkner, who represented the Vanophem interests. g;::l‘t[i‘:s “IIL‘:::;; l":(:l) prescrlbmgI | session will include the consuma- . - +.._ tion of business authorized in the meeting of February 14, when the . matter of enrolling all eligible vet- { 2rans was one ol the foremost Lop-: ics under advisement. The tenents of The American Lezion preclude any distinction among thos2 who are eligible to enter the organization, there be- ' ing no distinction of military mnk., i nor discrimination based on relig- icus, racial, or partisan political differences. have merged on Juneau for this week’s Gold Medal Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Nowell returned from a trip of several months lin the East and South. S8 e ein SR At the Grand Igloo in Cordova, Pioneers of Alaska endorsed an annual Territorial Pioneer Day, and voted to ask legislative help for{ yanother Pioneer Home. George Love of Valdez was elected permanent Secretary. T'IDE TABLE . . “ . e L] FEBRUARY 22 ® Low tide, 3:30 am., ® High tide, 9:41 am., 139 ft. © Low tide, 16:47 p.m, 14 ft. ® High tide, 23:36 p.m, 121 ft. e e s 00 6.5 ft. District Forester Charles H. Flory and Mrs. Flory left Washington, D. C., for Ohio and Pacific Coast cities, enroute to Juneau. Installation of a signal light on the City Hall tower was one of the matters taken up at the meeting of the Douglas Volunteer Fire Depart- | ment meeting. GEORGE BROS. Widest Selection of LIQUORS _ PHONE 399 ileges ure open to all on Marthas Meel for Dessert}uncheon | ing them in hot water and coffee | has become very: pravalant by alco- | holics and others seeking to effact | 2 cheap drunk. It is more nctice- | able among ex-servicemen at this | time but is rapidly spreading among other people. Sincere drug- | gists recognize this evil and some !of them will not stock this medi- cant. A silver tca, given by viie Douglas Ladies’ League to benefit Japanese rests missions, was well attended. Hostesses were Mrs. F. A. J. Gallwas, Mrs. L. D. Hammock and Mrs. John Mills. ’ Il'e Washinqlon Merry-fio-kound By DRDW PEARSON Little Gilbert Moi, seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Mot. ' was able to go home from the St. Ann’s Hospital, having recuperated from an appendectomy. | “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists PHONE 311 The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot QGrocery PHONE 194 HAY, GRAIN, COAL l and STORAGE I Juneau’s Finest Liquor Store BAVARD’S Phone 689 The Alaskan Betel Newly Renevated Rooms 8t Reasonable Rates PHONE SINGLE O The Martha Society met in the Northern Light Resurrection church parlors Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with Mrs. Burrass Smith et ‘ SMALL, EASY TO CARRY and Mrs. Arthur Walker as hostess These inhalers are small and for the dessert luncheon easy to carry in to the inmates, " d it is not too difficult for them most cases the benzedrine- {9 ! to hide them. We have been for- ra vas soaked in wat- :,'::xc‘dtf:;pe,;i:f:r;a“tz injected tunate enough to catch a couple into the Hlbod-Stream with @ hypos | 0F /dishonest employges; who haye 3 brought these inhalers to inmates, dermic needle, the Congressman Wb it fx. o SebetkBE: akiioe. af said. When the prisoners eouldn't | chon of this borrow orsteal a hypodermic needle ty;e i B frcm the dispensary, they some- times stufied bits of . benzedrine | Warden George Alexander, Ore- paper into razor slashes on their [89n State Penitentiary—Most of arms, |the benzedrine which is brought here is purchased by guards and turned over to inmates or sold to them. Superintendent Ray Ryan Wash- ington State Reformatory— Have had considerable trouble in the past with benzedrine inhalers be- ing smuggled into this instituticns (Continued from Page OL¥) low, 27; cloudy. Weather: High, 35; | r—————————————— [ Daily Lessons in English inhalers and smuggled in to them. One sharpshooting spitball sniper | had even flipped the paper wads the closely guarded death by W. L. GORDON b Tazles were attractively decorated with miniature cherry trees, hatch- ets and clusters of small American flags. Marthas voted to ihvite all} those present at the afternoon meet- ! the last meeting of the post. ing of the World Day of Prayer, —_— e — March 4, to a tea in the church par- Lauson Air-cooled Outboards, lors immediatel; jvllowing the pro-| new medels at Madsen’s C. and gram. F. Supply. 24 tf It was also deciaed to hold a Food VAR B ; Sale March 25 at Sears Roebuck Fried Chicken ana T-bone Steaks ! office. i —$2.50. Callntry Club. ! Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 21. Click bectlen 1. Trade i Ryom 6. Capital of o ra propert tnlv ia 83. Recline . . Weep 34, Strips { WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I read a book where it | Say, “I read a book IN WHICH it explained Pronounce drout, OU at in Call EXPERIENCED MEN Alaska JANTTORIAL Service FRED FOLETTE Phone 247 STEVEN S’ LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR PHONE 656 Thomas Hardware Co. PAINTS — OILS Builders’ and Shalf HARDWARE PRACTICE SPREADING A subsequent survey by Con-: grecsman Grant showed that tak- ing dope from benzedrine inhalers started during the war in military disciplinary institutions. Results of Congressman Grant’s | Remington write! SOLD ‘snd SERVIGEL J. B. Burford & Co. survey have not keen made pub- lic, but here is a cross section of {by officers on our staff. Certain officers were found to be peddling inhalers to various inmates. 36. English river J8. Surface 9. Puts Inn cargo 5 . Route Genus of the maple tree Q. When a man is walking along the street with a girl and she bows to some acquaintance whom he does not know, should he also bow? “Our Doorstep Is W l-llflklc-h—.:'.’ The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Pourth end }rangiin St PHONE 138 1| Card lcverage Co. 806 10th St PRONE 216—DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS er SODA POP Casler’s Men's Wear 3 40. Bristle 42. Prongs Original Find fault Gone 52. Afresh Largest continent Solution of Saturday’s Puzzle 4. Large weight easons for use DOWN Cultured 1. Health resort Wwoman 2. Existed IEIIV//HII% replics from prisons throughout the country. Warden R. P. Balknew, Georgia | Stete Prison—Benzedrine caused | us more trouble within this prison than any other form of contra- band. We had several lose their | minds completely by the use of this drug. Superintcndent L.. F. Chapman, Ficrida State Prison—In recent s the use by prisoners of these has becn a major curse. with which they can be rchased in any drug store makes | lhe effort to keep the inhalers out of prison most difficult. Superintendent O. M. Smith, | Wachingtcn State Penitentiary — We, like every other penal insti- tution in the country, are having a difiicult time controlling traffic in this harmful and habit-forming g It is definitely established that the use of benzedrine contributes to the development of perverted practices. The use of benzedrine as a stimulant by thous- ands of persons not confined in instituticns is also becoming a growing menace. It is a well- known fact that many college stu- dente use fhe drug as a stimulant during periods of examination. It it further established that many persens in the entertainment world who are required to be awake and vivacious during all hours of the night, have become addited to the use of benzedrine. Warden W. E. Snyder, Sing Sing n—Regulations prohibit ben- ne inhalers but recently some tes ‘procured some through improper channels. Dr. B. L. Steward, Arizona State Prison—I feel that if benzedrine inhalers were put on the prescrip- tion list 98 per cent of our trouble with inmates would be eliminated. Warden E. T. Senson, Maryland State Penitentiary—While the use . Hasten . On the ocean . Card game . Odor . Units . Turkish money Commune in Warden W. E. Miller, Wyoming It is not necessary for him to.bow, but he should always lift his | State Penitentia:y—\7e had con- | siderable trouble with guards irmupglmg benzedrine into the cell houce before the guilty ones were (arprehended and dismissed. Since |then, we have had some trouble’ 'wuh relatives and friends sending it in, buried in peanut butter or {some other focds. We have even |had one conviction of a relative sending narcotics inside the walls. To check the spreading, behze- drine-inhaler dcpe craze, Congress- man Grant is drafting a bill to réstrict. the sale oi benzedrine in- halers except cn a dogtor's pres- cription. PRINCESS NORAH. ' = IN FROM SOUTH 5 | Princess Norah docked here at 16:30 o'clock last night to discharge' |17 passengers, sailing far Skagway jat 11:30. ‘She will return here | Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. and sail at 10 am. r | Passengers for Juneau includad: {Peter J. Bond, Miss June Bagley, {Mrs. Claudia Hoffman and daugh- jter, Miss Shirley L. Montgomery, | Franz D. Nagel, Mr. and Mrs. Win- | field S. Pullen, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rowland, Mrs, Jessie Stevens, Mrs.' Muriel Schad, Mr. and Mrs. Harry, E. Young, Miss Norma L. Young. Miss Colysta R. Young, Axel E]d4| {PASSENGERS ABOARD PNA SUNDAY FLIGHTS Arriving here or Pacific Northern Airlines Sunday were Alverd John- of benzedrine inhalers has been {son and Nick Rausch from Anchor- prevalent for a number of years it {age. Leaving on PNA were Fred appears, since the war, their use |Johnson, Lucille Johnson, Priscilia through ingestion by chewing the |Parker and Mrs. P. McCutcheon; for contents of the inhalers or soak- | Anchorage. FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES — GaS — OnL Junean Moior Co. Foot of Main Strees Q. On which finger $hould a birthstone be worn? A. This is strictly a matter of prefernce. It can be worn on either the third or fourth finger of either hand. Q. What is the correct position of the spoons when arranging the table? A. They should be placed at the right of the knives, with hollow sides of spoons upward. Spain Separate into grammatical 56, elements . Corroded . Aspects . Speed contest . Sacred Image . Non-Jewish person . Skill . Grooved Thrown after a bride . Large marine gastropodr Disorderly flight MAKE Jnneau Dairies, Inc. —————————— i Chrysler Marine Engines MACHINE SHOP Marine Hardware Chas. G. Warner Co. HOME GROCERY Phone 146 Home Liquor Store--Tel. 099 American Meat — Phene 3 ———————_ |.00K and I.EARN ZI{C, GORDON 1. What city claims to be the oldest capital city in the Western Hemisphere? 2. What famous Texan frontiersman is known chiefly for his in- vention of a knife, which is named after him? 3. How many kinds of poker games are there? 4. What is the longest verse in the Bible? 5. What is pig iron? ANSWERS: 1. Quito, Ecuador, South America. 2. James Bowie. 8. Three; draw, straight, and stud, other forms being variations of these three. 4. Esther 8:9, which contains 90 words. 5. It is crude iron cast into bars of convenient size for handling. MRS PATLA TA%Y ALASEA a8 a paid-up subscriver 10 THE D. 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