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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
NO STRIKE

For the first time in six weeks news OF war and
crisis is crowded out of the headlines this week by
q story from the Pacific Coast.
It's doubly good sign for Alaskans for the news
which overshadows developments is that
there will be no shipping tieup on october l.
After months of pickering and threatening, a
contract has been signed by the International Long
shoremen's and Warehousemen's Union and the
Waterfront Employers Association renewing for an
indefinite period the present agreement in force on
the Pacific Coast waterfront. The contract cannot
be terminated until after 60 days notification is given
so it should be good for two months at least.
This is good news to the Pacific Coast and good
news to Alaska The union and employers should con-
tinue their negotiations they can have all their
troubles roned before another strike crisis arises
CO. 80 100 days hence. We've given up hoping for
a longer peace than that
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30

PHILADELPHIA Record


The sinking of the British aircraft carrier Coura-
geous by German U-boat marks new high in sub
marine effectiveness against warships. The Courage
Gus is the largest fighting vessel lost by any nation
in action since the battle of Jutland and the first
large warship to be sunk by a submarine
Although the Courageous was an old ship built
in 1916 and carrying only 3-nch armor the loss
should not be minmzed since major ships of the Brit
sh fleet been considered proof against submarine
attack.
The submarine is primarily effective against mer-
chant shipping, and in this field the German U-boats
also been successful in the first days OF the war
although there yet prospect that they can cut
off British borne supplies
In the first two weeks, 81 British merchant ships
with total of $4,000 tons sunk against only
four German ships of 14764 total tonnage. At the
start of the war there 81 100000 tons of British
shipping afoat The loss to date has been about one
half of l percent of all British merchant shipping
Germany has lost about one-quarter of percent OF
ships of German registry
On the other hand the British blockade of the
North Sea has shut off neutral shipping except from
Baltic ports The German sources of supply, however
now include Russia, big difference from the situa-
! ton during the World War.
Neither the U-boat campaign the British
blockade shows any signs of being capable of effectng
quick decision in this conflict But if long dead
lock develops land the at will assume in
creaSing significance.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
LOOK and LEARN
By A. c. Gordon

l. Which is the most important
Of the metallic elements?
2. At what battle did Theodore
Roosevelt lead the Rough Riders in
a famous charge?
3. How many guns are fired to
salute the President of the U. s.?
4. What is the meaning of the
Italian word Riviera?
5. In what year was the great
San Francisco earthquake?
ANSWERS
l. Iron.
2. Battle of San Juan Hill.
3. Twenty-one.
4. Seashore.
S. 1906.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
MONDAY, OCTOBER .

Adverse aspects are active today
and it is wise to delay important
matters until late in the afternoon.
This is not a favorable date Tor
starting anything important. Judg7
ment may be untrustworthy While
this conformation prevails. 1t is not
a fortunate sway for attorneys whose
advice may be costly but not help
full
Heart and Home: The head OF the
family may be inclined toward draS-
tic economies. This is lucky where
boys and girls take the hint to De
self-supporting. The stars presage
need of partnership between young
and old who desire to make the best
of their opportunities Economic
problems may assume novel phases
and should be carefully studied.
Business Affairs: This is not a
lucky day for women. Competition
will be extreme, blocking many pc
sitions that are desired by women
The wise will cultivate whatever
talents they possess which promise
novelty in achievement This is
threatening rule for aviation apc
may forecast accidents. There is a
promising sign for commerce.
National Issues The relief prob
lem will disturb all who are con-
cerned with the future. Lack of aic
is to have a far reaching effect upofl
persons who have lost their initia-
tive and independence. Increase Of
crimes is prophesied, especially those
that hinge upon the acquisition Of
money. RobberieS and burglaries will
be numerous through the coming
winter.
| International Affairs: Confiden-
tial information received in Wash
ington will cause anxiety in ths
White House The President will
cause a sensation by an independent
act of widest interest and effect. In
crease of confidence in the Admins
tration's foreign policies is foretolc
with a corresponding impetus to 6
boom for a Cabinet member.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of year of happiness
General good fortune is indicated
for both men and women. Romance
is prognosticated for the young
Children born on this day prob
ably will be exceedingly strong
willed, but tactful The subjects Of
this sign should be guided with tact
and diplomacy. -
Copyright, 1880 8
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
DAILY LESSONS
IN ENGLISH
BY W. L. Gordon

Words Often Mlsused: Do not say,
Either John or Charles are going.
Say, Either John or Charles is
going"
Often Mispronounced: Acumen.
Pronounce a-ku-men, a as in at I'M
stressed, u as in cube, e as in men,
accent second syllable.
Often Misspelled Primitive; three
is, not primative.
Synonyms: Kiss verb, caress, os-
culate.
Word Study: use a word three
times and it is yours" Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word:
Grievous; causing grief or sorrow.
ut is grievous to know how these
people have suffered"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
FIGHTING FLEET
ENDS MANEUvERS
United States Ships, ITO
Of Them, Complete
Four-Ddy Test

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Sept. 30.-One
hundred ten ships of the United
States fighting flees have completed
four days of battle maneuvers off
the Southern California coast. The
fleet went through the motions of
repelling an imaginary enemy fleet
attempting to attack Los Angeles.
The battle maneuvers were car
ried out in strict secrecy and the
success of the defenders against the
enemy is not made public
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
UMpQUA WILL GO
TO SUMDUM FLATS

The. .gasboat Umpqua is leaving
town tonight at o'clock for Sum-
dunn Flats.
Five duck hunters aboard the
Umpqua will spend Sunday opening
the duck season. They are Bert
Caro-, Russ Hermann, Vern Solely,
Marvin Christy and Bert Holland.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
WEATHERS OUT
With HUNTERS

j. G. Shepard and Herb Redman
joined the emigrating duck hunt
ers of juneau today and boarded
AL Weathers' boat Deutz at Eagle
River to hunt st. James Bay.
The party aboard the Deutz ex-
pect to return to town after the
Sunday shooting.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
on YEARS AGO
~ Prom THE EMPfHx
sEPTEMBER 30. 1939

SEPTEMBER 30, 1899
Steamer Senator was to make one
more trip to Southeast Alaska ow-
ing to the passenger congestion.
w. o. Carlson of the AUX Bay
cannery, was in town and said he
had closed opera lions for the sea-
son with a pack of 1890 cases.
Arguments by the lawyers in the
murder case, H. l.. Hippos, defen-
dant, were being made in the Fed
eral court.
Several parties were to remain in
the Taku River section during the
winter and operate trap lines and
also hunt.
The Estes cannery on Willoughby
Avenue was operating at high speed
with salmon brought in from Chilkat
River
Halibuter Thelma, owned by Capt.
Oreson, arrived from the banks, the
last craft to come in for the season.
Mrs. Robert Cragg was to go
south on the first steamer to Sc
attic for a visit of several months.
H. L. Faulkner, wife and daugh-
ter. left for the south aboard the
City of Seattle.
Weather: High AZ, low "a, clear.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
BLESSINGS OF CIVILIZATION

Archeologists report that race of New Mexican
Indians more than centuries ago lived in houses
constructed entirely underground, probably as meas
of self-protection.
OF course these Indians little more than
savages. Their dwellings bore only superficial re-
sembance to modern bombproof shelters, many OF
which have electric lights and standard plumbing.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
One PACKER AND
THREE TR0LLERl
SELL HERE TODAY

Three trollers and one salmon
packer had discharged at the Ju-
neau Cold Storage this morning.
The packer Nuisance, Capt. STAN
ley Thompson, brought in 2,oOd
pounds of salmon. The Addington.
Olaf Westby, 31B455, Sig Hansen,
and the Myrtle W., all brought in
about 200 pounds each.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
BURroRDs COMING HOME

j. B. Burford. wife, and children,
are passengers aboard the North
Coast, returning to Juneau after an
extensive trip in the States.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
is RETURNING HOME

been visiting in the States, is a
Mrs. Laurel McKechnie, who has
passenger for Juneau on the north
bound Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
eHpty
Birthday

The Empire extends congratuia-
tions and Best u'iskes '~day, then
birthday anni0es:--,. TO thf To.-
iotDing:
SEPTEMBER 80
Henry A. Benson
Dallas Weyand
William E. Poole
Mrs. w. M Whitehead
Arthur Berggren
Merle George
OCTOBER /
Mrs. Frank Dufresne
Mrs. ]. E. Neate
M. H. Clark
Mrs. M. w. Dorman
Edna Liston
j. L. AhlerS
j. E. Barragar Jr.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30
DoUGLAsITEs ON ALAsKAy

Three Douglasites, Felix Gray, joe
Reid and the latter's daughter, Mrs.
Henry Langfeldt, are passengers
aboard the Alaska returning north.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-30

Steamer Senator was to make one
more trip to Southeast Alaska oW-
ing to the passenger congestion.
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Fascist Servitude
Cincinnati Enquirer

(Clnclnnau Enquirer
Field Marshal Goerings decree to permit the
drafting of German workers for the Reich's impor-
tant projects is a revealing example of dictatorship
carried its logical end Under this measure, which
has the force of law, any German worker can be
taken instantly from his job and put to work a
construction project at lower wage. And he can
not give up the job assigned to him without the
governments consent.
1t is as simple as that The decree replaces
much milder one designed to facilitate work on the
Rhineland Notifications The immediate for
the is the decision to rush the widening
of the Kiel Canal-evidently to accommodate the
large batteshipS Germany is building. The
Kel Canal has Importance for the German Navy
almost comparable to that of the Panama Canal for
our own.
/ We used to hear good deal about forced labor
in Communist Russia and still hear echoes of that
system Germany, although pretending to be the
enemy of Communism is rapidly adopting many
practices that were formerly identified with the
Soviet dictatorship. The new labor decree esab-
fishes modern equivalent of slavery for it denies
to the individual the right to choose his work. denies
him the right to bargain for his wage, denies him
the right to quit his job
Germany accomplish great tasks by
this means no doubt Some of the greatest of man
were built with slave labor But it is little surprs
ing find the Nazs restoring servitude and at the
same time proclaming their zeal for the welfare of
the workers.
Here is the key to the really fundamental diff
ference between the relationships and the democ-
races of the modern world. 1t is the difference be-
tween labor and free labor between serfs of the
national state and free men empowered to govern
themselves.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
DAILY LESSONS
IN ENGLISH
By w. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused. Do not
confuse aught and naught. Aught
means anything naught means
nothing. They failed to do aught
for themselves, and naught can
remedy their condition
Often Mispronounced: Species.
Pronounce spe-shiz, as in it; or
spe-shez. both e's as in he.
Often Misspelled; Caricature; car,
not char
Synonyms: Announce, assert, pro-
claim inform, declare, report, tell.
Word Study: Use word three
times and it is yours" Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Todays' word:
Effulgently; brilliantly; radiantly.
Pronounce the u as in up, accent
second Syllable). The actress was
effulgently lovely. Arnold Ben
nett
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24

gent, even in the formal environment of the attor-
ney generalship, remained country lawyer and
an enthusiastic farmer who took time off every
spring to tap his Vermont naples. But neither
Stearns Sargent had trace of Coolidge tact
turnity. Both were affabe and approachable. Eel
flow New Englanders would have called them chatty
1t Stearns' habit modestly to deny being
the man who made Coolidge" but the facts belle
his diffidence He became acquainted with the man
from Northampton when the latter was in the Mas
sachusetts Legislature. Though both were Amhurst
graduates they had not met in college days Stearns
helped to persuade Coolidge to for Lieutenant
Governor at time when Massachusetts Republican
leaders thought he hardly rated the nomination The
governorship followed then the Boston police strike
which Stearns exploited to the full in presenting
Coolidges claims at the 1920 convention which nomi
mated Harding and picked Coolidge for Vice President
1T is a step nearer the goal Stearns' comment
after the smoke had cleared from the hotel room.
Fate to bring it faster than he knew
When John Garibaldi Sargents name was sent
to the Senate for the attorney generalship, there
was criticism that he was without high standing in
the legal profession. From. friendly source came
explanation that he leader of the bar
of Ludlow, VT" population 2305). But Sargent
the last resent the title of country lawyer Rather
he delighted in it.
The good fellowship supposed to be character
istc of the rural barrister soon made him popular
in Washington He supported Coolidge in everything
did his best to enforce prohibition though he did
not believe in it, giant of physically-he
stood six feet five and weighed almost 300 pounds
he enjoyed Washington life and the capital rather
enjoyed him But he went back to Ludlow when his
term of service ended. He liked being country
lawyer.
Stearns and Sargent pass, almost together, and
with them the Coolidge era seems to drift further
into the nations background
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
New York Times


The latest territorial dispute between nations is
not the claim of "havenot" country for some of the
land belonging to bigger neighbors but argument
between two nations that have more land already
than they know what to do with. Last winter Mr..
Lincoln Ellsworth, exploring in Antarctica, an
his discoveries to the United States later simplifying
1t to 100000 square miles. Now this claim or at
least part of it. is disputed by Australia, which holds
that the land first discovered by Douglas Nav
son ten years before Ellsworth.
But before this controversy between two sister
democraces is allowed to become acrimonious, with
the propaganda and counter propaganda the
oppressed and unredeemed penguins, might see
II there isn't another way out. correspondent sug
gests striking soluton-let the United States make
its contribution to appeasement by ceding the whole
100000 square miles to Germany.
Much has been written about the possible min
eral wealth of the Antarctic Continent, this offer
desperately in search of more raw materials 1t is
true that the only mineral wealth far discovered
IN Antarctica aside from little copper is Ignite,
OF which the Germans already have much they
need. But nobody tell what may lie under the
miledeep ice cap that most OF the continent;
1t might be enough to satisfy all Germanys desires.
True the ice cap is in the way but that should offer
no difficulty to German ingenuity and efficiency;
all they have to do is to send Dr. Goebbels down
there and the ice would be melted by few
blasts OF superheated air
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
LOOK and LEARN
By A. C. Gordon

/. What proportion of tn e
worlds inhabitants are Christians?
2. What is the legal definition
of a village?
g. What is the largest village in
the United States?
4. Who said, Right or wrong,
my country?
5. What fraction of the entire
area of the U. S. does the basin of
the Mississippi River embrace?
ANSWERS
/. About one-third.
2. A community incorporated as
municipality and governed by a
board of three or more trustees and
a president, locally elected.
3. Oak Park, H., with a popula-
ton of 63,982 1880 census).
4. Stephen Decatur.
5. Two-fifths
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
cHoroscobe
The stars incline
but do not compel"
SATURDAY, MARCH Is, 1889

SATURDAY, MARCH Is. 1889
Benefic stars rule today. accord
ing to astrology The morning is a
time to push important interests
and to forget plans for weekend
holiday.
There is promising sign for
merchandising and commerce. In
creased demand for American pro-
ducts will be made by foreign
buyers.
Women should be cautious in all
important interests under this con-
figuration. which implies danger
for ambitious plans. Physicians and
nurses should benefit.
Health conservation will occupy
more and more attention in the
United States
A sign believed to indicate en-
phasis upon practical points of view
Is discerned today. Visionary finan-
ciers and government officials will
lose power
In the evening letter writer's, es-
pecially of love missives, should be
exceedingly cautious. Libel suits as
we'll as MISUNDERSTANDING may be
widespread.
Expeditions continue under an
suspicious planetary government
which forecasts large attendances
in New York and San Francisco.
Conventions will help to swell gate
receipts.
Money will be spent extravagantly
through the summer, it is prophe-
sled. Present pleasures will out
weigh future obligations.
Warning is given against the in
crease of a reckless spirit in which
the temptation to indulge today's
desires will overcome all conscien-
tious misgivings.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of a year of advance
ment and good luck Romances
await the many; shipwrecks may i'm
peril the few
Children born on this day prob
ably will be persistent to the point
of stubbornness. Subjects of this
sign of Aries may be self-sacrific-
-l.g where love inspires them.
Copyright, 1890
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
HELP FROM OREGON

Oregon has joined the move for a concerted cam
paign by the fishing industries of the Pacific Coast
to that United States jurisdiction is extended
offshore fishing.
Two years ago attention directed to the
threatened invasion of the salmon fishery of the
Pacific Coast by alien nation-Japan,' says M.
T. Hoy. master fish warden of Oregon, in the bien-
NAL report Of that states fish commission recently
issued
Mr.. Hoy continues, While thoroughly aroused
industry has succeeded in staying that invasion
through appeals to the State Department and other
Federal agencies the still exists in latent
form. This, coupled with development in the
pilchard and albacore fisheries off shore attess
to the fact that jurisdiction fisheries far
the threemle limit only, is hopelessly inadequate
the offshore fisheries of the Pacific Coast to
be protected from foreign invasion and from other
equally destructive jurisdiction of the United
States should be extended to well beyond the CONT
mental shelf.
whether the limit of such jurisdiction should
be fixed 100 miles at be set as to include
the biological of principal offshore fishes,
is something to be determined later. 1t is obvious,
however that jurisdiction should be extended to
limits adequate for the protection of rapidly ex-
panding offshore fishery.
This department has already drafted resolutions
asking LOT eAOeSoiS OF Jurlsoctlon ana mas SUD
mitted to all Federal departments directly
cerned. On two separate occasions SINH
lar resolutions have been adopted by rep
resentative groups of the Pacific Coast fishery ug
ing the United States and Canada to extend their
jurisdiction over the waters of the Pacific sufficiently
beyond the three-mile limit to afford more
thorough control The need for this extension
OF jurisdiction is acute vital and two-fod of appli-
cation first for the purpose OF repelling invasons
Of our fisheries by other nations second, as much
needed broadening of authority in the regulation of
our own fishermen offshore
THE fishing industries of the Pacific Coast are
urged to join hands, consolidate forces and bend
their united efforts toward obtaining this jurisdc-
uonal extension Oregons fishery of future
years depends upon the success of these efforts
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CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION

I, FRANK A. BOYLE, Auditor
of the Territory of Alaska and GUS
todian of corporation records for
said Territory, DO HEREBY GER
THY That there has, been filed
in my office on this, the 9Th day
of March, 1899, the written con-
sent of the stockholders of INTER-
COASTAL ANYWAYS, INC, a cor
poration organized and existing I'M
der and by virtue of the laws of
the Territory Of Alaska, to the
dissolution of said corporation,
written consent to such dissolution
having been executed by all of the
stockholders on the 3lst day Of
January, 1889.
WHEREFORE, in view of the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
ANOTHER ELECTORAL COLLEGE

The United States has its own Electoral College
the Nation The system of Presidential electors set
up In the United States Constitution is said to have
been modelled after the College of Cardinals, an ex-
ample of whose deliberations the World saw recently
In Rome.
The original idea broke down. Instead of
body of independent electors following the dictates
OF their own best judgment, like the meeting of
dental electors become strictly bound party dele
gates, one might even say fgureheads. 1t is very
well-informed citizen, indeed who in a Presidential
election can name two men out of the forty
five electors he is voting for
Another popularity about our own Electoral Col
lege is that it To be sure the textbooks
and dictionaries say that Electoral College means
in their several capitals for the formay of casting
the States vote. But in popular the Electoral
College is the total of 531 electoral votes of which
the Democrats only need the Solid South New York
and California, and the Republicans already have
22l in the bag, they think, etc Some time in
midwinter every four years the two houses of Con-
gress meet in joint session and the Speaker counts
the votes from the forty Eight States and announces
to more less breathess nation the man who
was elected President last November.
Many young people might be inclined to think
well OF college that never meets and has no en-
trance requirements and examinations, though
to be sure it has no football team Or glee clubs
either
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-24
M O D E R N
ETIQUETTE
By Roberta Les

@. What would be good toast
for guest to offer to his host?
A. ITO real friend, a royal en-
tertainer sterling companion, and
a regular fellow-our host"
@. Is there a definite rule about
sequence of pages when writing on
folder note-paper?
A. One may write on pages one
and two, one and three, or one and
four, but not on one, three, two,
and four, nor one, four, two and
three.
@. What does crouton mean, and
how is it pronounced?
A. 1t is a small piece of bread
toasted or fried crisp, used in soups,
in garnishing, etc. Pronounce kro-
tong, 90 as in too, as in or, ac-
cent last syllable.