The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 16, 1940, Page 4

?—_——__—_—-—— THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1940. 20 YEARS AGO L. ) -0 _——) - ] T - - - e Daily A Iuska F m‘plre Published o the ond ka. y HELEN TROY BENDEI - - president R. L. BERNARD - Vice-President and Business Manager Entered In the Post Off 1 1 Class Matter Delivered by carrler In Juncau and Dowslas for $1.25 per month By m llowing rates One year, i 12,00 months, in advance, $6.00. one month, in 3 X ; Bubscribers wi af if they will promptly notify the Business Office of e or irre in the de livery of their paper : Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press 13 entitled republication of rew otherwise credited in this pupe d published herein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEEL LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY G111 PUBLICATION GEORGE D. CLOSE, Tuc. Nutional Ne r Representa Uves, with office San ' Fran Los Augcles, Portland Beattle, Chicago, New Yo B SEATTLE REPRESENTATIV bert A. Weliington, 1011 Americasn Bank Buildl el A Zay g . ed on Washington. But it should be emphasized that|is almost impassable new inven- nothing he said is in any sense a criticism of the|tions will prove of valué in their NEW BLOOD IN ALASKA'S OFFICIAL | pout concept of sea power. application to peace needs. The FAMILY Air power affected the design of fighting|*ummer is to be noteworthy for| i i unusual achievements. | ships and will further affect naval tactics and naval Nationals dasies:: Balrsal sl in 1 ificia ily have been | strategy, but it has not usurp«-d‘ the function of the chines in widely separated States frequent of late, Dr. James Ryan of Fairbanks will | man-of-war. There is one obvious but vital lesson|,re (o become serious ligbilities replace Anthony E. Karn Commissioner of Edu-|t0 which Mr. Edison’s discussion pointed, r»'luilhmuw party organizations, Uncovering : i i ¢ J 3 oAby sea power nor air power alone is adequate in the | of graft and devious practices wiil cation next Februa id It 15 announced BY | oqern world; the two must work together as co- | expose scandals of far-reaching ef- the Board of Public We Russell G. May-| o ginated instruments of a common defense. | fect in the South and West. Wom- R o S Wil Be e rDAFdctorS of BaT Sy }vn will speed work in peace ()r» ganizations, but the stars re- Public Welfare, suc '3, Warning From the Past :huduw delay in attaining \fr?f.(m Both of the new are young men (Cleveland Plain Dealer) | harmony. Maynard is Chief Dep T shal in the Sec- The affairs of men take on different aspects| International Affairs: The con- ond Division. Rys Department of | from age to age, but fundamentally they are much | junction of Mars and Uranus this Education at the University of Roth should the same. One hundred and twenty-five years ago|month is predicted as likely to| make fine Territorial official | Americans were confronted with problems similar to|affect further the alignment of The retirement of Mr. Kirk and Mr. Karnes|those of today. The preservation of liberty athome, | European countries should not be let go by without a word being said the question of national defense and the difficulties tions \\'np the United States will for their valuable contributions toward the building arising from a war in Europe called for vigilance and | gain serious potentiality. Drastic RS VaUE, ReT good sense then as now. | methods aggravating disagréement of a modern working democracy in Alaska. Both In the Western Star of Lebanon, Ohio, dated | in trade policies are prognosticated have served ably 1 unselfishly in the interests of | pepryary 13, 1807, Editor John McClean wrote an| Promotion and general progress the people of the Territory Their work is appre-| editorial which is as fresh as this morning'’s m‘ws-;m‘(‘ indicated for the coming year. ciated by Ala paper. He said in part: | Women should be alert to deceit R, “The government of the United States is not | and treachery. PLA BOTHER BATTLESHIPS only revered by its own citizens, but it is the ad-| Children born on this day prob- | miration of the world! Here the rights of |ably will be orderly systematic and | Secretary of the Navy Edison’s recent statement man are propef}y estimated and the true principles | practical as well as < highly ”llled ek R dvantage over | °f liberty and independence widely disseminated . . .| intellectually. These subjects RS PSS Bk hAve, B LeporEy SCYRTNGE Men, above all other beings, delight to enslave and | Taurus are usually determined qrd ships” is liable to many Interpretations or misin-fgample upon the liberties of -their fellow creatures | successful. terpretations, particularly so at this time, when an pgurope, at present, is the grand theatre on which | (Copyright, 1940) unprecedented test of sea power versus airpower has s exhibited this interesting tragedy. The ravages - just resulted in an ent victory in Norway for of war followed by all the horrors of blood and the force armed with plane carnage are again spreading desolation on the con- Bl"l[l%h PICCI (-‘h“'t The Secretary” ess conference rema were | tinent.” | not_explicit, but it dsas: that. he) was discussing This was in 1807, not 1940. Napoleon was giving | two related but vi different subjects: first, the | Zurope a taste of the blitzkrieg of the day. At home BHRAL oF Wi Do pan naval dsien; ‘snd seeant;| s MEre. (CEUIL SO S The SroniBumr. odni: £ £ spiracy had been uncovered. The oceans were wider the -effect of air power upon naval tactics and|inan they are today and Americans had more rea- naval strategy {son to believe themselves safe from the European Most of the discussion seemed to center around storm than they have today. Yet by 1812 war was the first subject, and here the Secretary emphasized | visited on the United States. The military estab- his belief that there is need of changes in naval | lishment was inadequate. Another ‘item in that design—"putting anti-aircraft guns in turrets and t Western Star tells that the “total regular mili- placing control apparatus where it will be pro- | tary force of the Union is 4,445 tected,” eliminating splinter-causing structures, etc If history teaches nything, it is that a nation i i P e r'un defend its liberties only if it has the power to The ooudligions I thes ey ) I 50. A lesson should be taken from the news in new thought to naval designers, but he has done lm\ old Ohlo newspaper. 1t is applicable today When well to voice again criticisms that have long been| wars are “again spreading desolation on the conti- made; for only recently have our own naval designers’nent.” 2 Complete Merchandise Essential, Effective IART WORK et i oot 5 GOOD hard-hitting reasons! True this month—next month— and every month for advertisers in the Daily Alaska Empire! An “exclusive” for advertisers who - want to bring back their adver- tising dollars in the recogniz- able form of mcreused sales! i 3 § : 5 -3 We can design ANY KIND of advertise- ment or Artistic Layout you order! Attention Compelling LAYOUTS incorporated in our new ships measures such as those which Mr. Edison advocates. Even the newest of our ships—such as the Brook- lyn class of cruisers—have had too much built-up | bridge structure forward, too much tenement-house design, somewhat after the pagoda-like pattern of the Japanese, instead of the simple but heavily ar- mored mast like the French Algerie, or our newest battleships now on the ways. In these respects we have lagged and Mr. Edison| is right in calling attention to that lag. But at| the same time it should be pointed out that the| basic design of our ships appears to be rugged and & to compare favorably with foreign vessels. And x(" is still the underwater hull of a man-of-war—not | H 0 R 0 S C 0 P E its upper decks—that is its Achilles heel. The bomb| | « ) formidable, but the modern mine and Lorpedo.i T’“’, stars ‘UZClfi’Le " carrying perhaps twice the explosive charges of most | but do not compel of those used in the WOrld WAr, e €VEN MOTE 50. | i emoemoem o emoemommonsS) Since the sinking of the British battleship Rnyn]} FRIDAY, MAY 17 Conflicting planetary aspects 1940 MAY - SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THUR| PRI “cone” Oak in Scapa Flow by German torpedoes the design | are of the underwater hull of our 45,000-ton giants—Iowa | discerned in today's Horoscope. The and New Jersey—has been entirely modified in ordm tars favor those who exercise to give these ships even more cellular compartmen- b political or financial, Under tation than had been planned, and thus to localize| this configuration sympathy for the underwater damage and flooding. But despite the|CaPitalist may be prevalent as tax or quadruple skins of the modern battleship's| PUrdens increase. 5 : Heart and Home: Adverse influ- hull, and its maze of watertight com-|. . oo affect women today. Unrest partments, it has not yet been found practical—|anq anxiety may be felt b& mothers because of the tremendous weight involved and the‘ who are slow to recognize that for- consequent changes in the vessel's stability—to nrmor‘mw social customs are passe, and from the keel up. triple underwater Any mine or torpedo that finds|that a new order prevails. Patience its mark will certainly cause sufficient damage to|With the vagaries of the young is reduce the vessel's fighting capacity to some ex-|urged by the seers and eventually to require drydock repairs, \‘1‘0'""*“;“ ‘(‘:;’:‘l“l(’:“m'»\‘ in a period 2 |of readjustments, Naval design is a constant evolution. Today, with | i : % k the new and deadly menace of the air added to past Affairs: Iransporfation g " . 3 to be of supreme interest as it is and must remain, in a continual state| . ¥ h - f the N . |airplanes, trucks, and many novel The Secretary of the Navy is wise| paonines are built to meet the in openly voicing criticisms of some of our past‘,‘m“““‘ demands of the commer- practices and in advising the country, inferentially, “m] world, Through foreigni war that the terrible lessons of the war will not be wast-|experiments in covering terfalh that tent ar Business hazards, of technical flux. EMPIRE PHONE: 374 Admiral Forbes '+ One of the heroes of the battle of Jutland in Scandinavian, waters 24 years ago, Admiral sltvharles Morton Forbes, 60, above, mow is directing activities of the Britisb naval operations off Norway. o/ Buys Detroit Paper ) REASONS WHY The Daily Alaska EMPIRE WILL AID YOU TO Produce Effective . . Profitable and attrac- tive advertisements.. . Art Work For ©® Advertisements ® Folders ® Letterheads, etc. John S. Knight Michigan's oldest newspapet, the Detroit Free Press, has been pur- chased by John S, Knigm, pnb- of the Akron, O, Journal and the Miami, flm ‘Her- @ld. The Free Press, 109 years old, has been a morning mnews-, vaper, 4 who foresee | MAY of Southeast Alaska. won the Hudson's Bay Dog Derby located in Juneau R. J. Sommers, Territorial Secre City of Seattle, leaving Juneau enro called on official business. C. W. Lavier, formerly foreman of Marshall and Newman, where he Allen Fortney, a member of the the summer. Barber Shop and was to have one o Weather: Highest, 47; lowest 43; | WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do | a vulgarism. | as in TLL, accent first syliable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Boulder SNYCNYMS: Imposing, impressi WORD STUDY: STIGMA; as in ASK unstressed). father’s misdeed?” “Why sho f e s - The City of Seattle loaded 100 concrete trap anchors from the B Anchor Works of the city. The anchors were consigned to various canneries | St i e a Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon “Use a word three times and it is yours.” increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: (Pronounce the I as in BIG, A | uld children carry the stigma of a | mark of infamy or disgrace. oo e from THE EMPIRE 15, 1920 le Walter Goyne, known throughout Alaska as the “Going Kid,” who between Winnipeg and Lepas, had An Apex truck with a 35-horsepower Buda engine arrived here for M. S. Pratt, owner of a ranch on the Mendenhall road. E. Scattiline purchased a five-passenger Model K Buick car from the Alaska Auto and Supply Company for use in Juneau. tary, was a passenger on the steamer ute to Ketchikan where he had been in the shops of the Hudson Motor Company at Seattle, arrived in Juneau to take a position in the shops was to do automobile repair work. Juneau High School basketball team, left on the City of Seattle for Petersburg where he was to be employed for Mrs. Rose Washburn was added to the force of the White MO().‘-P; f the chairs. cloudy. i not say, “Not on your life.” This is Say, “Not by any means.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Hostile. (a large stone); observe the U. ve, stately, comnmanding, majestic. 0-»-«-...-.- o o - 0 ) <] 2 T - | MODERN ETIQUETTE " roperrs wee | Q. What should a person do when one of a group of persons makes a glaring conversational blunder? A. The tactful person will quickly lead the others into a different What are the principal uses Q wife? A. This card is used for all formal affairs, and when sending wedding | gifts. Japan’s rela- | subject, and appear not to notice the blunder of the joint card of a husband and Is it necessary for a member of the family to excuse himself is in progress? Q. | when leaving the table while a meal A. Yes; it is the proper thing to do. o-_._‘_-‘---.—-.—.‘--‘ DERE——————— LOOK and lEARNA C. GORDON s - ) ‘ 1, | 2. in the world? | 3. Who wrote - ) ) ) o - o~ -0 | What is the largest of all land animals? What South American city is situated on one of the best harbors | “Monsieur Beaucaire"? 4 What state of the Union leads in the production of coke? | ANSWERS: 1. The elephant. 2. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 3. Booth Tarkington. 4. Pennsylvania. 5. John Brown. 5. What famous abolitionist was arrested and hanged in 1859 after he had selzed the state armory at Harper's Ferry, Va.? BUS TERMINALS ARE PICKETED AS DRIVERS STRIKE Seven States Involved in Dispute Over Juris- dictional Rights SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, —Picket lines formed in front of the Pacific Greyhound Lines of- fice today as bus drivers responded to a strike called by the Brother- hood of Railway Trainmen. Seven states are involved in the dispute over jurisdiction. Busses continue to roll into the depots. Company officials said schedules _|will be maintained on lines oper- ating out of Portland to San Diego and east to Salt Lake City and El Paso. All terminals, however, will be picketed, the drivers declare. R T Operator in Movie Theatre Trapped in Booth, Dies in Fire PUEBLO, Col., May 16.—Officials are investigating a theatre fire that claimed the life of the thea- tre projectionist. The theatre em- ployee .was burned to death when he was trapped in his booth. The 400 patrons escaped safely. .- ‘The cedars of Lebannon, to which the Bible often refers as symbols of strength, long life and prosperity, grow at 600 feet above sea level, and reach a height of 50 to 80 feet. b S R Fourteen towns in the United | States are called Hope. May 18. | 0 ) - | HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAY 16 Thomas E. Taylor Allan McKenzie Willis Talmage Edwin Hildre Robert Louis Brown Fred A. Sorri ety HEIRESS T0 WED Frances Louise Gilmore, daughter of Earl B. Gilmore, Los Angeles oil millionaire, will soon wed An- drew R. Hilen, Jr., Yale law stu- dent from Seattle, the groom-to- be's parents recently announced. Both 26, the pair met at the Gil- more’s summer home on Vashon Island in Puget Sound. Oystermen who “plant” their beds, .cover the producing bottoms with layers of old shells. The young oys- ters attach themselves to vhese after -} passing the larval stage. Pronounce the O as in OF, T | Let us | I*Direct Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 am. 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 762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. _— - ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. QGraduate Los Angeles Coll-ge of Optometry sna ‘Opthalmology | | Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground { | The Charles W. Carter | e Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 | — Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. 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