The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 2, 1940, Page 4

i .AH geographical regions has increased phenomenally since Hitler began his blitzkrieg. Electoral votes conceded the Democrats by Dr. Gallup total 488, against 43 for the Republicans. Coincidental with the general Democratic gain, there has developed a steadily increasing sentiment for a third term for President Roosevelt, Whereas in April only 47 percent of the voters questioned said they would vote for Roosevelt for a third term, the latest study shows 57 percent in favor of the Presi- I)mh Alus‘Lu Empire except Sunday by the rm\u\(. umrwr Main S Aly ka President ness Manager t and Bu “Second Class Matter. dent’s reelection. The Republicans are predominating only in s [ Maine, New Hampshir Vermont, South Dakota, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. e, $6.00; The trend is increasingly one toward a Demo- notify | cratic victory in November. the de- The Forgotten War (Philadelphia Record) One of the many difficulties of living in an age history is being made under a speedup is the distingufsh between what is of lasting ance and what is incidental to the main issue. By almost unanimous consent of the Western | World, what is taking place in a little corner of the mallest continent is being considered the historical development of our time, the Armageddon of the century bi to impor eferences of voters from all economic levels and | 3 { HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULY 2 Ingeberg Lavold Mrzg. L. Green Mrs. Ole Jackson Rhoda Green Jean Stewart Eric Walsh N. T. Keatonn T. A. Hellenthal A . Yet only the results, and it takes years to find| them, can evaluate the importance of any hxslor,\ml [event. No ome doubted in 1917 that Armageddon || was being fought. Yet today it is not frivolous to| ask what was settled by the Allied victory, ‘The tri- | uph of democracy, the elimination of Germany as a/| world Power are ail answers that could be, given glibly then. They are absurd today. It would not be the first queer prank of history |if the war in Europe turned out to be secondary m\ ‘Iun” range importance to the war in China. That| far away, forgotten war flits briefly into the head- lines again with the news that Chungking, the pro- visional Chinese capital, has been bombed. ber of planes taking part—124—it was the second | |largest air raid in history. In individus kmul‘ and wounded, probably 1,500, it is the mmldmu.smunb ON ENGLISH SOIL Look at the Channel Islands of Guernsey :Ilnll air raid in history \ Jersey on the map, They lie so close to the French | And the whole Chinese war is on that scale. shore that one wonders how England came to pos-|The number of soldiers involved is probably as great | sess them. She could no longer possess them with|as the number fighting in France. The cusuuluen‘ over the past three years have been upwards of| tl the nearest e German foe holding mainland only four 3,000,000 3ut quantity is not the sole criterion of the sig- | nificance of a struggle The Japan-China war has deep meanings. Thp‘ Japanese superiority over the Chinese in arms, mech- | anization, training, etc., is far greater than the (ier-i ish mainland |man superiority over the Allies. Yet the Chinese be- | fight on with an increasing chance of staving off the around |Subjugation of their country. The Chinese “nerve unnavi- centers” of Nanking, Shanghai, Canton, Hangkowl have long since fallen. Yet the Chinese fight on| with more men in the field today than they had | when the war began. Hitler to claim It raises the question of how long the industrial- that the vic-|jzed, militarized, highly organized States will be able on English soil to hold dominion over the peoples still in an agricul- | and that the conquest of the rest of the British Isles|tural culture, It raises questions touching the per-; will be a matter as simple as this first step. manence of the British rule of India; questions| So un-English are the islands that French is the |touching the possibility of “world dominion” by any | official language, The 150,000 |Fower or group of Powers. - If .the victory of Ger- Wi i tsiay-of Wrioan Asstent many foreshadows the triumph of the dictator with What Hitler got in his newest coup de main were4> m"hly dfyanized fpustry ab J-hack, the showing S iy i N : of Ghina foyeshagowsithe resistanice, of sthe man with pleasant agricultural islands with a delightful | pa" )6 “the ‘decentralized, non-militdry, non-indus- Every inch of the ground is carefully and |iria] State. intelligently cultivated by market-gardeners, who live Either a strong China or a strong Japan, or in comfortable cottages and trim neat hedges. As|both, may emerge from the war in the Orient. And‘ far back as history records, the islands have bolongwl any of those alternatives may mean an Asia that| alternately to the French and British, according to bids against Europe for dominance, or at least for | the situdes of war Only one inter- independence. If the Sino-Japanese war produces loper ahead of Hitler ¢ ‘u powerful Asia, the “forgotten war” may not be That was Julius Caesar ;mrgoum for many a century. The British lost little and the Germans gained | Jittle from the unresisted conquest of the Chunneli Islands. England had already announced their militarization, Hitler English invasion on their shores. va: miles away at the point England at the N mile ay nearest point So the less t Command claim i feat of seizing the islands is some- thing the main the German High ans already held Calai E Moreover, coup de The Gerr 20 miles from the which is only across the Strait of Dover the tween Calais and Dover is deep while that the Channel Island: hallo! and all but gable is W value of the Channel Islands propaganda value of enabling benefit of the Main to Germany the for the folks back home torious German forces are already even in the courts. some climate. bolicy. cised brief sway over them. A news reports says that a Hollywood couple, df‘-ubout to be married, have agreed that neither will will not be able to mount his speak to the other until after the second cup of| He already holds|coffee at breakfast. Developments the rest of the day, we assume, will depend upon what kind of tly more | coffee the bride makes. advantageous jumping-off places WHAT THE POLLS sHow | A cat club in New York state has laid plans litical check i for evacuation of its pets if this country is attacked i e L by air. It is necessary these days to protect brutes Institute of Public ifiom brutes. The George latest smtr-b_\- Gallup's ate American Opinion shows the Democrats having an edge over Dr. the Republicans in 41 States out of the 48. Thel Army officers say that Germany's bombsight is strength of the Democratic party expressed in the not as good as ours by a damsight, o000 A Expert Job Printing PRODUCTIVE HAND-BILLS, ECONOMICAL BUSINESS FORMS, EFFECTIVE POSTERS, ‘OR DISTINCTIVE LETTERHEADS. All the above orders, or any high- grade printing work is available at The Empire Printing Company. The time and patience saved in ordering your printing done at home is a secondary matter when one considers that it is done at a saving. We are always ready to make estimates for you on the following: LETTERHEADS BILL HEADS STATEMENTS ENVELOPES (REGULAR) (AIRMAIL) (WINDOW) BLOTTERS SALES SLIPS SALES BOOKS LEDGER SHEETS CARDS BOOKLETS Telephone 374 or 602 The Daily Alaska Empire | o | presaged. seriously of what world mu(lmonfl - HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not ¢ympel” | | WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 Adverse planeiary influences are | active late today. In the monunu‘ hours employers and employees should be on good terms. Later there is an aspect tending to en- The evening is marked by an evilf portent { HEART AND HOME: Women | should pursue routine duties today. The stars promise good luck from| extension of work in which one is expert. Expansion of opportun- ity for the employment of girls is! This is a time to 'llmk‘ foreshadow and to prepare for ser-| vice, There is a benefic aspeet for| recreation. Memorable vacations will be enjoyed by young afd’ old this year. 4 Busii Affairs: Home-building | will continue to be brisk through! the summer as men and women seek the simple life in small towns | and villages. On the Pacific Coast manufacturing will be speeded r,o' | fulfill large contracts for airplanes and to prepare for events of “his- | toric importance. Fairs and expo- sitions will attract many visitors.| Maintenance be profitable, National Issues: Secret informa- tion regarding in‘ernational affairs will jcause anxiety in Washington| and“will have au effect on the na- tiohal election. American diplo- mats will receive further tests as; | peace gestures fail. Orators wm‘ assail the Administration with in-| | tense bitterness as labor organizd- |tions exercise political power. Changes in union leadership are| prophesied for the autumn. Capi-| talists will have new cause for an-| xiety lest conscription of wealth become necessary through nation- ally grave exigencies. | International Affairs: Astrologers who have long foretold the rise of the United States to first place |among the nations of the world now warn of tremendous responsi- bilities which will require super- ability in statesmanship. Before the fall election the need for men of vast experience and true wisdom at the helm of Government will be evident to voters who fear that danger lies in the choice of a Pres-\ ident not familiar with foreign di-| plomacy. Danger of becoming in-i volved in a world conflict will in- crease. Persons whose birthdate it is may encounter delays and obstacles in their business or professional advancement. They should be cau- tious in all things. Children born on this day prob- ably will be lucky all through life. They probably will be good-natured, well-mannered and magnetic, but selfish. | | | | BRI 5 Skl Cherry Queen | Barbara Brown Daughter of Senator Prentiss M Brown of Michigan, Barbara Brown, has been selected to reigmn as queen over the National Cherry JULY The hills in the Portland Canal iacmrdmg to reports by Frank A. M Rupert, |the office of the Alaska Treadwell | Princess for the south. The Rev. J. T. McQueen, Super John J. Coffey, Assistant Unite Sister Mary Hilda, for several years superior of St. Ann's Hospital |in Douglas, left on the Princess for | Sister Mary Abdigail also left on the ship for Victoria. Weather: WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do rain today.” Say, “It looks as IF i OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Audition. In num- | courage deceit and double dealing.|as in HAUL, accent second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Condescend. Observe the SC. SYNONYMS: Earthenware, ston WORD STUDY: “Use a word ti increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: | JUVENILITY; youthfulness, “Afte: doubt of the juvenility of the writer.” o s e Q. When a woman has made porter has been very attentive, what A. Twenty-five to fifty cents. Q. where she would like to eat? A. That is not necessary. hand where he is going. Q. What should a man wear at A. Conventional day dress. It is o et e SR 100K and LEARN Y ¢ corvox 1. What is the life span of the 2. What famous heroine, who lived in a lighthouse, helped her father | ave the survivors of a wrecked ship? 3. 4. 5. How many cubic inches are ANSWERS: 10 to 15 days. Grace Darling. 231 cubic inches. “Don Juan.” Connecticut River. L o ol 20 YEARS AGO 7 | Surveyor, who just returned to Juneau. B ?.‘ Miss Olive Dille, stenographer in the office of Allen Shattuck, left on the Princess Alice enroute to Tacoma to spend a few weeks vacation. H. J. Noble, Juneau traveling man, left on a business trip to Prince Miss Ruth Shelledy, who had been employed as a stenographer in carried out in Alaska by the Methodist Episcopal Church, was to leave lon the Estebeth on the first leg of an extended trip over the Territory. |an invitation to make the Fourth of July address at Petersburg. Highest, 48; lowest, 45; o ) ) 0 Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon | e e D P 1 1 S s s S ) | e MODERN ETIQUETTE ** roperra LEE 2 e D D)D)t ) If a young man is taking a girl out to dinner, should he ask her | What famous poem of Byron's is incomplete? Which is the largest river in New England? from i THE EMPIRE 2, 1920 district were alive with prospectors, etcalf, Deputy United States Mineral Gold Mining Company, left on the intendent of the Mission work being d States District Attorney, accepted | Victoria where ‘she was transferred. rain. not say, “It looks as though it would t would rain today.” Pronounce au-dish-un, AU . eware, pottery, crockery. | | hree times and it is yours.” Let \151 there was no | | r reading the letter, » a—oa—ow> a day's trip in a Pullman, and the would be a suitable tip? the man’s privilege to decide before a very formal luncheon? ordinary house fly? there in one gallon? WAR REFUGEES IN DIRE NEED; AID iS WANTED Salvation A_rnTy Will Re- ceive Donations—Car- penter Makes Appeal Gen. George L, Carpenter, inter- national head of the Salvation of Army, has made a world-wide ap- peal to Salvation Army Corps everywhere to do all in their power 'to render financial aid as quickly as possible to alleviate the terrible suffering and hardship of war . | refugees. Gen. Carpenter states: “The peo- ple and authorities are grateful beyond expression for all we are ruple our provision for the .relief of war's innocent victims.” This appeal is of a purely vol- untary character, no personal can- vas is being made, but it is fully anticipated that Sdlvationists, ad- herents and friends will meet it with, a ready response. Some con- tributions have already been re- ceived without solicitation and the money dispatched. If anyone wish- es to have The Salvation Army act as agent in this humanitarian work, mail or leave the contribution to ‘Adjt. Stanley Jackson, - Salvation Army in Juneau, and please mark “War Relief Fund.” Any donation of any amount will be gratefully | received. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY "IN THE UNITED STATES COM- MISSIONER'S COURT FOR JU- NEAU PRECINCT, DIVISION NUMBER ONE, TERRITORY OF ALASKA, IN PROBATE. {In the Matter of the Estate of LILA A. PALMER, Deceased. Festival at Traverse City, Michy July 17-19, A T Subscripe fo The Daily Al pln—-the paper with the guarantéed” circulation, NOTICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN, t on Saturday, July 20th, 1940, at°9:30 o'clock AM. at the office of his attorney, Howard D, Stabler, “jn thé Shattuck Bullding, at Ju- lmu, Alaska, Harry -Olds, admin. 'doing but are begging us to quad-| istrator of the estate of Lila A. | Palmer, deceased, will offer and | sell at public auction, to the high- | est bidder, for cash, if the high- |est and best bid offered is satis- factory to said administrator, and subject to confirmation of the above entitled court, all the right, title, interest and estate of said Lila A. Palmer at the time of her death in and to the real property herein- after described, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in the dis- cretion of said administrator, to satisfy debts and expenses charge- able against said estate, upon the | following terms, to-wit: cash, in lgwful money of the United States (10% of the purchase price to be paid the administrator on the day of sale, and the balanee upon con- firmation of sale by said court and delivery of a proper deed of convey- ance). The parcels of real property which will be offered are described as follows: 1. The Occidental Hotel property on Front Street, Juneau, Alaska, consisting of fractional Lots 1, 2 ‘and 3 in Block 2, Juneau townsite, and building, subject to $267.30 City taxes for 1939. 2. The Franklin Hotel property on Front Street, Juneau, Alaska, and building; subject to the fol- lowing mortgages and taxes: $480.00 balance owing on $2,000.00 mort- gage dated October 6, 1928, to Beh- rends Bank, and interest on said balance at 8% from November 6, 1934; and $4,300.00 mortgage to Behrends Bank dated June 27, 1930, and interest thereon at 8% from November 1, 1934; and City of Ju- TR ——— neau taxes for 1939 amounting to $213.84. 3. Lot 6, Block 12, Juneau town- site, subject to City of Juneau tax- es amounting to $21.38. 4. The SE % of Lot 7, Block 8, Juneau townsite, subject to City of Juneau taxes amounting to $32.- 07. 5. %ths interest in patented Berner's Bay Lode Claim at Ber- ner’s Bay, Alaska. 6. Undivided 1/5th interest in unsold portion of Fraction Lode Claim (Golden Belt Addition to Juneau). Dated: June 10th, 1940. HARRY OLDS, Administrator. Publication dates: June 11-1 July 2, 1940, Drs. Kaser and - 1 Freeburger DENTISTS Blr agren Building PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. 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