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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
THE CANTANKERoUS BROWNIE

Bear stories are traditional and usually highly exaggerated but every now and then, on an average of once year, some Brownie gets on rampage such as reported yesterdays Empire with serious results In this instance it Andrew Dahl an experienced outdoor man. who fell victim and is in the hospital recovering from vicious wounds. A remarkable dls- play of cool courage that many man would not have been able to muster probably is all that saved MT Dahls life-that and the ability to shoot straight and fast
 Doubtless every Alaska hunter would not be capable of thinking clearly and cooordinatng that calm thought with action as did MT. Dahl, but there is thing that every hunter who goes into brown bear country can do fer his own protecton-he can carry gun sufficiently powerful to stop brownie. brown bear is no paything, though they do add a touch to hunting in Alaska that be found nowhere else in the world, and the wise man is he who goes out in the woods where brownies are known to live properly equipped to take of himself in an emergency
 True, there may be times when the attack is so sudden that the hunter hardly has time to use his gun, but those occasions are extremely rare a review of bear attacks reveal and question that they occur everything else being equal partcu- arly the ability of the hunter to use his gun Enough of such reports do arise however, to cause great many to advocate that the brown bear be done away with, or at least depleted in number
 We are not of the thought MT. Stewart Edward White the author, that the brown bear is a nice gentle animal that will not attack unless aroused There evidence to prove that the brownie will attack man without provoctton, but it doesn't appear to be evidence sufficiently strong to warrant the extermination of the big brownie.
 Only in Alaska is this remarkable specie of bear found Wild animal experts tell us the brownie is apparently relative of the famed Russian bear, but they add he isn't the same. He is a variety all his own like the bear who treed the parson, and perhaps dating from early ages Thus the brownie is an AL askan asset despite his ugly disposition Sportsmen come from all over the world to get specimen for the trophy room And after all the hunt is tradi- tionally expected carry the element of danger Re- move that element and Alaska becomes just another place to hunt.
 We don't care for brownie pet but we are of the theory that most sportsmen in Alaska as well as those who come from the Outside willing to have a few of the nasty tempered brutes strolling around-so long as they have adequately powered gun-and a few soft-nosed bullets.
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knock the stuffing out of the Japanese men-of-war They can't do it. he reports, because Uncle Sam hasn't enough water fighting force due to an effort on the part of this country to recognize, if in hay way, the naval limitations treaty which limits our ratio of fighting equipment comparable with other nations and in this instance, particularly Japan The latter is permitted three navy vessels to every five in this country More than half. Enough more than half to question the advisabity of steaming across the Pacific to encounter the Japanese navy.
 But it might also be said that it is very question: able whether our navy will be called upon to do such thing and in view of the remoeness of such
 thing it might be just well to pay more attention to adequate naval defense along our own shores
 An adequate naval base in Alaska, for example, so that the first line of defense to the westward will be from the Territory south to Hawaii where naval base already is established The Navy itself already has such program well underway. The unsettled conditions not only in the Orient but throughout the world would indicate that the Congress should provide funds for that end
 AS the nation observes Navy Day tomorrow with appropriate ceremony and euogy it would De timely and the part of wisdom to make adequate defense Of Alaska and the Pacific the underlying thought Of the celebration
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
Wanderer Party
 On Weekend Hunt

Duck hunting, also chase after deer and geese is reported by the lparty returning late Sunday night aboard the Wanderer, skippered by Kinky Bayers. The party set out Friday night, spent Saturday duck hunting at Sumdum Flats, ran to Gambler Bay Saturday evening where deer and geese were hunted on Sunday. The party returned here Sunday midnight. A strong south east wind and heavy swells were encountered The tiller chain was
 broken off Point Hugh and the craft widowed in the trough of the sea for some time until repairs were made.
 1 In the party were Claus Larson,
 kcll Larson, Dick Harris, Kurt Kir- choffer, Kenneth Lea, Banner Smith and Bob Hamilton.
 Gambler Bay is pretty well hunted out as there are boat parties hunt ing in there almost continuously
 Counting the trolling boats, there
 were at least ten other boats in
 the bay Sunday, and there are fresh
 man tracks on virtually every hill and meadow.
 Kell Larson and young Dick Har-
 ris were forced to shoot their way out of an encounter with a huge brownie that had sneaked up on
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused Do not say His salary was materially increas- ed" Say, His salary was consid- erably increased"
 Often Mispronounced: Ragout Ca dish of stewed meat and veget- ables). Pronounce ra-goo, a as in at, % as in tool, accent last syl- lable.
 Often Misspelled Farewell; fare. Fairway; fair.
 Synonyms: Invigorate, stimu- late, exhiliarate, refresh, enliven energize.
 Word Study: Use a word three times and it is yours" Let us in- crease our vocabulary by master ing one word each day. Today's word: Inscrutable, incapable of being searched into and understood. " Iris not in man to yield reason for the will of Heaven, which is in- scrutable. Beaumont and Fletch- CT
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Horoscope "The stars incline
 but do not compeP'
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, lss7

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1887 This is a day of mingled good and evil in planetary influences, time to think twice before taking any action in important matters. According to astrology both. men and women should exercise unusual caution.
 In the early morning women are well directed in whatever pertains r to domestic affairs. It is favor able sway under which to pre- sent household problems to hus- bands or fathers.
 1 Under this rule there may be a decided interest in all forms of TO- nance and little judgment is like Ky to be manifested.
 To those who wield authority the stars promise better conditions in business and government affairs, but they may expect unfair criti- cism. The people will be glad to believe the worst about successful men and women.
 Warning is given that many scan- dals will be made public and that they will touch the highest social and official representations. This is a lucky date for signing important documents Under this rule of the stars there may be clear vision regarding future develop ments. M
 Labor problems will be less dis turbing than they have been, but they will still offer anxieties to the business world. Commercial policies may be seriously affected.
 In the evening of this day elderly persons should safeguard health, for sudden illnesses are indicated. Hearts and lungs may be suscepti- ble to critical maladies.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of un- certainties. Financial reports should be encouraging as friends increase in number.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be temperamental, chang cable, fond of adventure and cour- ageous. Subjects of this sign may be aggressive and self-sufficient.
 Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth President of the United States, was porn this day 1853. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday in- cludc Whitelaw Reid, diplomat and journalist, 1887, James J. Davis, onetime Secretary of Labor, 1873.
 Copyright, 193D
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
FAREWELL DINNER
 GIVEN FOR TANNERS

A farewell covered dish dinner was given last evening for Adjutant George Tanner and Mrs. Tanner of the Salvation Army, transferred south, by the members of the Ju- Ineau Ministerial Association and their wives. The affair was given in the parlors of the Resurrection Lutheran church. An Alaskan sou venir was presented the couple at the dinner, Dean c. E. Rice making the presentation speech. Following the dinner. those at the event gath cred for an enjoyable evening in the home of the Rev. John A. Cau- ble. The Rev and Mrs. Ralph Vince Ter, of Haines, were guests at the dinner and evening of sociability
 It developed that yesterday was the fourteenth wedding anniversary of the Tanners and today is the Adjutant's birthday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee

Q. When cocktails are being served to a small group of persons at the table, who should be first to raise a glass?
 A. The hostess. If a man alone is entertaining. he should lift his glass, bow slightly to all his guests, and place the glass to his lips.
 Q. Is it discourteous to ask a person who is telephoning, Who is calling please?
 A. No, it. is not discourteous. In fact it is often necessary to do so.
 Q. Is gift obligatory when one is invited to a church wedding?
 A. Not unless one is also invit- ed to the reception.
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ican side, but there will be six Rus sian planes from Randolph Island.
 Believed Alive


 ican side, but there will be six Rus sian planes from Randolph Island.
 Believed Alive
 There is a strong possibility Of finding the men alive" the search leader said. They had food for two months, which they probably divided cautiously into thin rations and without doubt they would start hunting as soon as they land ed. They will be alive if we can find them"
 Vartanian, who plans to return north in two weeks, said four men were left ii Fairbanks to carry on search operations They are Met eorologist Beliakov. Forecaster Yer non, from the Oakland airport, and two Signal Corps men, Malcolm Morrison from Juneau, and Eel lows, from Anchorage.
 Smirnov, radio engineer, is still at Point Barrow.
 So far, twenty-one flights have been made from American soil in continuance of the search, Pilots Noel Wien, Joe Crosson and Harold Gillian doing much of the flying.
 Vartanian discounted what King of the Arctic" Brewer had said about the possibilities of the lost airmen being further west than search has been made because of prevailing winds from the ease this summer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
HOLDEN HOPS TO
 CATCH STEAMER

Alex Holden, flying the Fairchild I'll of the Marine Airways, took off this afternoon for Ketchikan with six passengers from the PAA Elec- tra, who will catch the Yukon at the First City Holden will return tomorrow
 Those making the flight were C. Hoberg, MT and Mrs. James Fraw- Hey, A. Anderson, F. Griffin, and R. Lindolad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26

them while they were attempting to call deer. Harris fired on the bear and hit it somewhere in the fore part causing the wounded bear to retire in the thick brush. The hun ters did not endeavor to follow it.
 With the heavy seas and wind the Wanderer clipped better than an hour from her usual running time from Gambler to Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
20 Years Ago
 From The Empire
OCTOBER 26, 1917

General Haig was smashing oiie end of Hindenburg's line and Gen eral Petain the other. From the heights of Aisne, the German CroWh Prince was being driven bacK re- Ilentlessly toward Loan. It was es- timated that the Allies had taken 1 2,0OO prisoners in the drive, and many additional were slain or wounded.
 Elmer A. Friend, for two years member of the editorial staff of The Empire, writing under date Of October 16, said that he was re- maining in Seward to be editor and manager of the Seward Gateway. Mrs. Friend and children, Phyllis and Bill, and Miss Jane McNally, Mrs. Friends sister, were leaving on an ealy boat to join the news papeman MT Friend had been en- gagged in newspaper work in Seattle for many years before returning to Alaska in 1915. He had been en- ployed on all three Seattle news papers and immediately before coming to Juneau had been City and Telegraph Editor of the Seattle Star. In the early days he had been agent of the Alaska Steamship Company at Skagway.
 John Ptack and party who had been overdue in their return from hunting party arrived in Juneau and reported that they had been stormbound in Oliver Inlet for three days. They had plenty of food and were comfortable, but their chief concern was that their friends and relatives would be worrying about them.
 M. S. Hudson was in Douglas from Nevada Creek on a business trip.
 Six hundred men from the Uni versity of Washington had gone to war, according to estimates and campus activities. including football, for the new college year were prac- tically without leaders.
 Weather: Highest, A; lowest 36; rain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
The Interior Route
(Ketchikan Chronicle)

(Ketchikan Chronicle)
 Montana and Alberta are making aggressive campaign for establishment of an interior air mall route to Alaska. The route, of course, would pass hundreds of miles to the of Ketchikan, Wrange Petersburg and Juneau and terminate at Fairbanks in the far interior Thus Fairbanks alone would be served Feeder routes emanating from Fairbanks and continuing southward to the First division would of course be prosperous, for if it practicable to serve Southeast Alaska with air mail from the in terior then it would be practicable to serve this section from the south.
 AS has been remarked before, the weather is the one great argument for interior route as com- pared with the coast. The packers Of the interior plan call theirs the sunshine route" They are laughing in gee at the prospect of taking from Seattle share of what long has been Seattle's trade with Alaska
 More important, they confusing geography. It all very well and good to propose an interior air route But it should be made plain that any such iroute would not cover all Alaska. How backward it would be for air mail from the states to come to us by way of Great Falls Lethbridge Whitehorse. Fairbanks, and Juneau.
 It is entirely possible that eventually, both routes would be useful and necessary. Thus, the action of the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce may have been wise: to press for establishment of coastal route but without prejudice to the interior route Nevertheless, Ketchikan is one of the two largest cities in Alaska. It is growing Its future is bright Despite the unfavorabe weather, established air line helped by mail subsidy could put into operation big modern planes with all the modern equipment such as two-way radio tending to combat the ele- lments During much of the year, schedule could doubtless be maintained between Ketchikan and Seattle If Alaska is be linked with the States by air mail it would be shame and insult to forget Ketchikan and the other popuous centers of South east Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
LOOK and LEARN By A. C. Gordon

1. What Six words are most fre- quently misspelled by high school students?
 2. What is a kleptomaniac?
 g. What two men defeated each other, four years apart, for the Presidency of the United States?
 4. How much of the earth does the sun shine on at one time?
 5. What are the three wealthieSt States of the Union?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
RETURNED

George Anderson, expert piano tuner. Alaska agent for Sohmer- Kohler-Brunback, Wuolotzer pianos for sale and rent, at your service. Phone 143. Anderson Music Shop. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26

William Allen White says American centers around New York, not Washington Has the Kansas editor been dabbng in the stock market again?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
DON'T FORGET

The Business & Professional Wo- mems Club Annual Educational Ball Saturday, Oct. 30. It keeps a
 girl in college. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
ALASKA AND NAVY DAY

Preston Grover, our able correspondent in the rational capital reports that Navy experts admit the United States Navy can't steam over to Japan and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
ANSWERS

1. Calendar, forclble, likable, re- grettable, referred, and defiant.
 2. A person who has an insane propensity to steal.
 3. Benjamin Harrison defeated Grover Cleveland in 1888; Clevelend defeated Harrison in 1892.
 4. One-half
 5. New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26

Hitler is reported to have fallen for the Duchess of Windsor England may yet wish it had placed the American girl in position to be automatically useful.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26

Il Duce's real popularity with the German people will be determined by the number of dishes named hassenpfeffer la Mussoini.-Indianapolis Star.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26

In China too. we suppose one half doesn't know how the other half lives and doesn't believe 1t will be able to do it very long.-Boston Herald.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26

The ice In that region along the l48th meridian has moved not over a hundred miles" explained Var tanian. The polar camp has itself drifted only 308 miles,
 Fascinated With Fairbanks
 Vartanian has become fascinated with the Fairbanks region.
 When I first went to Fairbanks" the Russian smiled, T did not know what to expect. I though it would be a little village, but it is a real city-and the people are so won derful"
 He was particularly impressed with his visit to the University of Alaska, where his attention was concentrated on the agricultural wonders of the experimental farm.
 They grow everything up there" he exclaimed delightedly. Tt is a good thing they are doing at the University, and if Alaska only knew it, her own future depends on the goodness of the earth in bringing a variety of crops.
 Vartanian has not been to Rus sia for three and a half years, where his home is in the Caucasus between the Black and the Caspian Sea, but he still knows the spirit of Russia as it is today.
 Machinery" he exclaims, when you ask him what his firm exports to Russia, and when you ask him if this polar accident will stifle future attempts to make polar fly ing regular procedure, he is more emphatic.
 "Nol My people are not like that We have spent a lot Of money hunt ing for our comrades, yes. But tlMs dream we have planned and cher ished for many years-We will onC day make it real"
 Vartanian left today noon fol
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Stained fingers are often the re- suit of careless holding of cigar cites.
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Normal times period when everybody gives a darn what is happening in Washington.-Newark Advocate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26

The population of Maine is 99.7 per cent white
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26

Seattle in a plane piloted by Shel- don Simmons of the Alaska Air Transport, Inc.
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When this statement is ended" said Justice Black in his radio address my discussion of the question closed" Well we don't wonder he is tired of the subject-Kansas City Star.
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Republicans should compose themselves with watchful waiting It is going to take time and lots of rope for the opposition party to hang itself Toledo Blade,
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Rundown heeIs are a mark ot careleSsneSs.
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VARTAN!AN SAYS
 RUSSIAN SEARCH WILL NOT CEASE

Continued -ron. age Onc1
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Fl A P P -
 --B I R T H D A Y

The Empire ertends congratulG- tions and best ,oiShes today, theii birthday anniUerSary, to the tollotD- ing:
 OCTOBER 23
 Jack Finlay
 Marianne Skinner Mrs. George Messerschmidt Mrs. V. M. Beauchamp Burford Carmichael
 Allen Shattuck
 James Vidas
 Judith Alstead
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The ice in that region along the Hath meridian has moved not over a hundred miles," explained Var tanian. The polar camp has itself drifted only 308 miles"
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Weather: Highest, A; lowest 36; rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
MODERN TOUCH
EMPHASIZED IN
NEW BUILDING

Modern architecture at its best
is demonstrated in the S4500 offices
and display room now under con-
struction on Main street near In
/ psrial avenue.
The structure will provide offices
and display rooms for A. Y. Preble's
York Ice Machine company branch
and offices for Mark McClenand,
general contractor. Construction
began shortly after the middle of
October ana will be completed Nov.
20 The building is set back from
the street to provide adequate space
for a lawn, flowers. and shrubs.
Each office is 10 feet by "A feet
in extent and the display room is
10 feet by IA feet.
The unique, moderniStic front
makes the new building one of the
most interesting in the city. A
great circular entrance is flanked
by tall panels composed of small
squares Of plate glass embellished
with squares Of crimson carrara
glass. The chromium plate doors
are set in a great circle composed
Of small squares of plate glass and
chromium bars set in a base of
carrara glass in crimson to match
the tall panels.
This 25 foot by rs foot building
is fireproof and termite proof as
a result of the monolithic type of
construction. McClelland explained
The steel trusSeS, indestructive ma
terial, metal roof, and concrete
floors all form the continuous unit.
This type Of construction avoids
waste Of forming lumber and is
more durable than other types.
Steel lattice frame work is filled
with ribcrets pneumatically placed.
The ribcrete is sprayed on paper
until the structure becomes a paper
house filled with cementateous
materials. No spaces are left for
the windows but window spaces are
shipped" out Of the solid walls
formed by the ribcrete. paper, and
steel
"Ribcrete construction has many
advantages" McClelland said. The
pneumatic placing Of cementateous
materials is considered the best
known because air pressure is used
to place it on the frame and less
water is needed in its preparation
than in that Of mass concrete.
Walls are light and thin and
weigh approximately one third as
much as mass concrete"
A central heating and cooling
plant will make the one-story build
ing pleasant and comfortable sum-
mer and winter. McClelland drew
the plans for the building.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
Banker Named to
Head SD. Chamber

General satisfaction was express
ed by the FL Centre Chamber Of
Commerce Saturday in the cleo
ton of Charles l.. Cotant, San
Diego banker, as president Of the
San Diego Chamber Of Commerce.
Walter B. HaYeKorst, president
of the El Centro chamber Of COM
merce, telegraphed Cotant, Most
heartily congratulate you and San
Diego chamber of commerce and
people Of San Diego on your selec-
ton to head San Diego chamber.
Predict for that organization under
your capable leadership a year of
unparalleled accomplishment. As
you must know, your election is
indeed a personal pleasure to N.Y.
self.
by coordinating your efforts
there and my own here I am GER
tain We can perform a truly worth
while service TO these two adjacent
communities which have 90 much
in common ana must advance and
progress together"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
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