The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 18, 1940, Page 4

4 —Daily Alaska Empire COMPARY Juneiu, Alaska. PIRE_PRINTING President EN TROY BENDER - - - i Vice-President and Business Manager R. L BERNARD - - Eatered in the Post Office in Juneau as Sccond Class solid land, the erosion that we hear so much about.| unromantically announces Women should stay N RATES. nd Dourlas for $1.25 per month. Dellvered by ccvtler In Juncan B y mail, postage paid, at the following rates. Onpe year. in sdvarce, $12.00; sit months, in advance, $8.00; one month, in advance, $1.25 Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- ffice, 602; Businese Office, 374, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Assoctated s is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of &Il news disputches credited to it or mnot otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. "ALABKA CIR 'ULATION GUARANTEED ' A THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. — e (of r Representa- Portland, dif GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc. National Newspa ftves, with offices In_San Francisco, Los Angeles, Beattle, Chicazo, New York and Boston SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE Gllbe~ A. Wellington. 1011 Awmerican Bank Building H to at is !has been standing absolutely still. |1860 has been the same 3,026,789 square miles, | decade after decade. the tween square increase in wet surface. But that curacy in the new maps. the not his side of the target. This means the continental United States, resulting and a and water of land area land miles romantic The first the Bureau the Census revisions United States, Our Secret Bomb Sight (Cincinnati Enquirer) While the dispute between Sylt continues, there is one phase which been stressed by correspondents, That is the | especially those affecting = land ficulty of hitting given objects from high alti- | leases or house rentals. A trend tudes with bombers traveling at high rates of speed. |toward investment in realty will be strong. Mining is to gain in- Readers of “Armies With Wings,” his explanation that act in ways not suspected except by experts. T bombardier hour must sight ahead at a point exactly 3,154 feet AS 8T At 12,000 feet he would ha But if he were be restricted as far as possible. Peck, must recall traveling at 4,000 feet at aim over a mile—5464 feet. traveling at the rate of ordinary modern bombers. 240 miles an hour, the release must ensue at distance of over a mile and a quarter if the altitude © 6,000 feet This is because The area since land and waters, not including Alaska, of course. For a gen- eration between 1890 and 1920 the student of exact statistics might notice something like a contest be- in a loss of 189 thought is that sents the encroachments of river and inlet on the|pranches of advertising and most in area are due to greater Since 1920 the land and water, has s tie dGel propaganda of the English and Germans as to the actual damage done at Scapa Flow and the Island the bomb travels forward for The need of trained men in Gov- “.2% [ HOROSCOPE | inland v O ) i The stars incline i but do not compel” ! FRIDAY, APRIL 19 After the early morning propiti- ous aspects are active today. It is corresponding | personal publicity in the back- this promising for ac-|ground until evening under surface of | planetary government. | Heart and Home: Although there is a promising sign for meetings | with strangers of opposite sex, girls need not look for romance today, except at late dances or other | social entertainments. Women will partments f benefit in whatever engages their intellectual interest. Business Affairs: This is a favor- signing legal !papers, ayed put.| has |able date for by James L 0 bombs | terest in the summer when exten- .| sive developments in both old and new prospects will bring rewards eat social and financial evo- . | lutions are presaged credits should 150 miles an National Issues: Efficiency in a | public service as well as in private nterprise will be advocated as po- litical campaigns become spirited. TO THE CAA CONGRATULATION Alaskan residents has Construction Super- A special effort to employ been made hefe by V. E. Rowley intendent of the Civil \auties Authority, now engaged in building a range station on Ralston Island. Superintendent Ro has hired his' 34-man crew through the office of the Alaska Territorial made personal inquiry ure he is a real Alaskan hoat from the States. the part is doing so much to acilities of the Territory. 1s on such jobs means Employment Service and has of each employee to m and not somebody just off Alaskans appreciate t of the Federal bureau improve the vital airways Employment of real Al ! improvement in the economic status not only of the men directly involved but of all the merchants and iis attitude on professional men in the region, for Alaskans spend Alaska ways than Alaska earnings in their In build a more one, the CAA is greater DECADE AFTER DECADE Even before the it of began it was known that the 1940 census will show the smallest ten-year growth in population in the last 70 ye: Preliminary estimates are in the neighborhood of 132,600,000, which means increase of something over nine million 1930. This would be a little over one-half of the gain registered in the from 1920 to 1930, when the in- cou heads an people since preceding ten years, crease was more than 17 million. Sixty years ago, in the 1870-80 decade, the Unit- ed States grew by nearly 12 million people, and at the start in 1870 the country had less than one- third of the population we have today. If it not for the war between the States and the conse- quent drop in immigration and natural increase, we should actually have to go back 80 to 90 years to the decade 1850-60 for a smaller ten-year growth than the census enumerators are registering today. All' in all, there is a good sporting chance that the 1940 census will disclose a population just 100,- 000,000 larger than in the census year in which Abraham Lincoln was elected President. In 1860 the population was 31,443,000, But in one respect the country in those 80 years were WHAT MEAN TO ® TO L that gun, fur- niture, baby carriage, coat, trunk at a profit. ® TO BUY that ice box or Tug, piano or suit, car or accordian at low cost. ® TO RENT that room, garage, apartment or that house to desirable tenants, © TO HIRE that maid, gardener, nurse, chauffeur, cook, laundre helping the Want Ads Telphone Your Want Ad by Calling 374 a time on its descent according to the laws of bal- 1 with technical factors aifecting marksman- Consequently, the bombardment is only as s its equipment with gadgets called bomo ics, hip z00d sight. That is why such a furore arose when the Allies first began their negotiations for our modern planes for it is an open secret that our own ingenious oomb sights are not as yet matched by those of nations. Our pilots and bombardiers of both army and navy achieve remarkable accuracy at top speeds as high as 20,000 feet. These sights must be locked in safes when not installed in bombers, so jeaulous are our military and naval air com- mands of our superiority. So far this secret has not been voluntarily offered to other countries and there is every reason to believe the secret of this mechan- other ism has not been stolen. | At least there is no evidence of any such accu- |racy in either the German attack on Scapa Flow or at Sylt. And it explains the vigilance of our high commands, the army and navy and congressional scrutiny in supplying the Allies with new equip- ment That Paris Map (New York Times) | Berlin is now angry about the map of a d membered Cermany. In front of it Sumner Wel land Paul Reynaud are supposed to have sat in the | latter’s office, plotting and gloating. Mr, Welles | calls this story fantastic nonsense. But if the thing | were true, it would be even harder to understand why Berlin should be so eager to broadcast it to ‘the world. Ultimately it is another example of the | boomerang German propaganda on which there has | been comment in this place from time to time. What should be the first object of propaganda for any belligerent? To convey the impression of absolute confidence in victory at home and of de- jection of the enemy country. When the Nazi | spokesmen deeclare, as they do all the time, that | victory is in their grasp, that the Allies are doomed, |it is good propaganda. But it is obviously not a downhearted France that goes in for drawing maps of how Germany will be dismembered after the war. It is a France | supremely confident of victory. If the Berlin papers | were to show a picture of Paul Reynaud biting his fingers as he talked to Sumner Welles, or in an atti- | tude of entreaty and supplication, it would mean something, But when the French are telling how they expect to hand a piece of Saxony to the Czecns |and a piece of Bavaria to a restored Austria, they plainly do not expect to lose the war. If the Germans keep turning up ‘“sensational” documents, we'll begin to suspect they mean to pay for the war by selling syndicate rights. ernment affairs will be often dem- onstrated, especially in American diplomacy. Civil service is to as- sume exxtreme importance as 1ts scope is expanded next autumn. International Affairs: Events of a sensational character will con tinue to disturb Central Europe where tragedy will stalk amor prominent officials and military leaders. Important changes among British Ministers are again fore- cast. Closer relations that presage aid of some sort will exist between this country and England. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year in which it will be wise to economize. A age prosperity is indicated. Do- mestic affairs should be happy Children born on this day prob- ably will be systematic, far-sighted and original in their ideas. Inven- tors are numerous under Aries. (Copyright, 1940) - eee — |t e s .i. ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! Ve g A | APRIL 18 Joseph Wehren Mrs. Henry Hansen Iris Gray o John Tanaka Dorothy Schroeder | J. Y. Evansen | Willis E. Nowell | Ed Taylor | Eva Spellman |HELP AN | ALASKAN | Telephone 713 or write The Alaska Territorial Employment Service for this qualified worker. COOK-BAKER-WAITER— Man single, age 29. Several years' ex- perience in cooking and baking in camps and restaurants; two years as baker’s helper in bakery. Ha: had business college training in typing and bookkeeping. Call -for JUNEAU .. EVERY DAY you can ‘notice the in- creasing number of those little ads in the back of our paper — want ads! More and more people know their worth. They know their profit-build- ing qualities, their helpfulness, their econmical cost. They know the value of EMPIRE ADS . The Daily Alaska EMPIRE . . for all its uses! ES 83. ————— Senators Choose Their Weapons for Capital’s Biggest Battle of Guns (Continued from Page One) pretty hot off the armaments grid- dle. The Garand was standard- ized and accepted by the Army five years ago. Its official name Wwas then the U. S. semi-automatic 30 M-1 rifle. It was designed fo use of M-1 ammunition, a new- type, heavy load cartridge, firing a boattail or stream lined bullet. Cause of the present ruckus seems to be that the Army has decided to return to the use of M-2 am- munition, which is a lighter load and fires a bullet which is ‘not streamlined in the rear. Here's what the anti-Garands say: That ithe rifle won't shoot straight over 600 yards . (that's four good long city blocks); that the reason the Army has gone back to M-2 ammunition (a type, !t is said, discarded 20 years ago) is because the Garand won't stand R . Bill's Parcel Delivery PHONE 701 DAY or NIGHT Prompt, Courteous Delivery Bill Rudolph, Owner and Operator _—_— FREE! FREE! One $5 HAT with Each $30 Suit Order Joe Kelly, Haberdasher Next to Winter & Pond 20 YEARS'AGO 43 = S . THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1940. MPIRE Ldaiilnd APRIL 18, 1920 General Flores, who was in charge of the invasion of Sinaloa, Mexico, had an army of 5000 well armed and trained troops. He had captured Culiacan, the capital of the State of Sinaloa, and was marching on Mazatian, the principal sea port. While the Mexican revolution was this repre- |, gortunate configuration for allsweeping south, England, France and Italy were trying to find some means of demanding Germany obey the terms of the peace treaty signed at Versailles. A special dispatch from Washington said that John Barton Payne had appointed Dr Alfred H. Brooks to represent the Interior Depart- ment in conferring with the representatives of the Federal Shipping Board and Post Office Department for formulating plans for the develop- ment of Alaska. Work on the thousand-foot tunnel at the Funter Bay mine of the Admiralty Alaska Mining Company had been started The necessary supplies and men to do the work were sent to Funter Bay a few days previous on the Estebeth. Sim Freiman, of the C. W. Young Company, Chief of the Fire De- partment and popular pioneer of Juneau, had acquired an interest in the Juneau Billiard Parlor. T. F. Kennedy, formerly President of the First National Bank of Juneau, had been made Vice-President of 'a bank that was being estab- lished at Mazatian, Mexico. Dr. W. D'Arcy Chase, physician for the Chichagof Mining Company. arrived in Juneau on the Ambassador and was to stay here attending to business matters for a few days. Weather Highest, 45; lowest, 39; cloudy. NERTEe———— i Daily Lessons in English %, 1. corbon e e e WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Those that obey will be rewarded.” “Those WHO obey” is preferable. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Formidable. Pronounce for-mi-da-bl, O as in OR, I as in IT unstressed, A unstressed, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Biscuit; observe the UT. SYNONYMS: Laconic, terse, brief, pithy, sparing of words. 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: “He was discouraged by the adverse ADVERSE; opposed; antagonistic. sriticism of his painting.” e MODERN ETIQUETTE * rorrTa LEE | | | | & s ) ) s e e e oo s o Q. When playing bridge, is it all right for a person to mention for ais partner’s benefit that certain cards in the dummy are good? A. Not if you wish to retain the friendship of your fellow players. Q. When an engagement has been announced, should the young man’s parents call on the parents of his fiancee? A. Yes, and promptly. Q. Sheuld wine glasses be elaborately decorated? A. No. DEE————— A d | LOOK and LEARN Y . corbox S S ] ) 1. What is the largest game bird? 2. What man won the greatest fame at sea during the Revolutionary 3. What is a martinet? 4. What Biblical character was commanded to sacrifice his own son? ANSWERS 1. The turkey. 2. John Paul Jones. 3. 4. Abraham. 5. Thebes. The ruins of what ancient city are the most famous in Egypt? A strict military disciplinarian; usually in a derogatory sense. ap under M-1; that the gas cham- ser has to be lubricated with graphite grease to keep it from jamming up; that the sights are bad; and that when you've fired some of your-eight shots, you can't ceload without firing the rest and amptying the clip. Army ordnance, the boys who developed the Garand (the gun takes its name from Johnny Gar- and, an expert at the Springfield armory in Massachusetts), say phooey to all that. Tests prove it isn’t so, they say. And, further- more, they add, men don't need to shoot deadeye more than 600 yards. There is a lot more, but it's all technical stuff. One of the leaders of the antis is Maj. Gen, M. A, Reckord of he National Guard and Executive Vice-President of the National Ri- fle Association. . Just about head man of the pros is- Maj. Gen. C. M. Wesson, chief of ordnance of she United States Army. MAY BE BEST : And that, friends is prelude to Jattle, except for a lot of under- ground mumblings that there are subversive forces at work on botn sides—you know, lobbyists on one side, bureaucrats on.the other, That |- zind of talk makes for bad blood and I_hope ’tain’'t so. But if it is, we, the public, have a right 0 know about it. It's time we got this rifle busi- ness settled once and for all. Even ‘he mother who DID raise her son ‘o be a soldier would like to know ‘hat he's going out to battle with weapons as good or better than the other fellow’s. If Johnny gets his gun, wheth- or he wants it or not, it oughtn’t 0 be the kind that will give him ouck fever every time he swings t to his shoulder, Mind you, I'm not getting into :he line of fire. When I start out ‘0 learn about rifles, it won't be he kind that weighs nine pounds o over. The Garand may be the Jest semi-automatic rifle in the world and since the boys in brown are already. toting a lot cf them around 4t the expense of us tax: Jayers, ‘T hope it is. What ‘I want- to do is stay on the sidelines where I can't possi- bly get hit and find out WHY, in the name of common sense, 2 bunch of grownup experts can't agree on whether a gun is good or bad. NOTICE All persons havinc wmerchandise stored on the City Wharf, please remove same by April 21st, or ar- range with the Northland Trans- portation Company for further storage, as City’s responsibility ceases on above date, H. J. TURNER, City Clerk. LR SRR Empire classifieas pring results. adv. New Stamps are Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a.m. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR 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 am. to 6 pm. e Director B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. H. E. SIM- . MONS, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, Secretary. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Secona and fourth Monday of each month > in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:36 p.an RALPH B. 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