The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 9, 1940, Page 4

! THE MUD SLINGING SEASON Dmly Ala.slm Emptre day by the One of the unfortunate characteristics of our PUBIEDCPIRE. PRI American political system is that too few elections R T e Rk 1SN agent | e decided on their merits. Candjdates who can R. L. BERNARD Vice-President and Business Manager { o0 the most mud and who can withstand the most Hnteres 1 Second Class Matter. flung in return are all too often the chosen spokes- in the Post Office in Juneau a men of the people. Here in Alaska we live in close association with each other. We know almost everyone by his first name. We try our best to live in peace and harmony yet the vagaries of a poiitical campaign often break up friendships of long standing, divide communities into opposite camps and leave jagged wounds that take SUBSCRIPTION RATES Deivered by carrler In Junean and Douglas for $1.25 per month. 4. at the following rate: ix month: advan years to heal ce, $6.00; Most any day row the political guns will start ; e "”‘,‘(,'“,“I oMY | harking. At first the arguments will be gentle. They PRDRCS, tfive, 6085 Bustbes OHtioe; $%6 will be designed as appeals to reason. Barrages of literature will be fired at the voters. Then somebody {will get mad and toss the first fist/full of mud. The lid will be off! The Empire believes that campaigns can be kept andidates really ‘want to keep them clean. ues can be settled on their merits and without to the camouflage which takes the form of the Busine livery of t T(\vnlum MEMBIR OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Pra ely entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches creditcd to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein clean—if ¢ YTHER PUBLICATION. I Newspaper Represe revilir I'he Empire would like to suggest that.the cam- paign now starting and which terminates September 10 can be happily unigue in political history if the of Alaska go on record as being intolerant of lingin tics and look with disfavor on the personal recrimination and defamation of eCourse personalities NTATIVEGilbert A. Wellington, 1011 ATTLE citizen mud-s use of character, Win, lose or draw, we must live together, Good will and high esteem of one’s fellow citizens are more valuable quotients in human society than dubious success in the political arena, | | Speed Aleutian Survey! - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) The Coast and Geodetic Survey has requested an additional appropriation o speed the survey of \wuu around the Aleutian Islands. It is a request to his people alwhich shotld be granted. optimism, less pumped- u]\ Fhe completion of the survey is important upon Winston Churchill in|two grounds. to Parliament. In that speech The shortest great circle route from Puget Sound Churchill said: |to the Orient runs north of the Aleutian chain. Use the cost|Of this route by merchant ships is desirable but is shall fight on beaches, landifg grounds, | MPracticable until i Erlkyey s, Cotipicted. : s The charting of American waters in the North the hills. We shall never p iric s also essential from the standpoint of na- and even if, which I do not for a moment| (i na1 defense. It is significant that the Navy De- this subjugated | partment has joined in the request for the additional and starving then our empire beyond the s, armed | funds. and guarded by the British fleet, will carry on the old struggle until in God's time the New World, | knowledge of Alaskan waters. It 'is probable that with all its power and might, sets forfh to the libera- | the Japanese, who have fortified positions not far tion and rescue of the Old west of the outermost Aleutians, and whose fishing but harsh ssels constantly traverse the area, have much more v o i B T Nl Prime detailed information. U e R Full knowledge of the North Pacific may be of consider the prospect of England incalculable value, starvir Only a leader with confidence in his Let us complete the survey without delay! Few peoples, other Fe: the threat BACK TO THE WALL No wartime leader ever maae statement containing less hope than did Prime Minister his recent which already has become report a classic, “We shall defend our island whatever may be; we in fields, in streets, on surrender, believe sland or a part of it were Russian charts still cover much of our good to British men words } publicly | Brave words, Minister “subjugated and peo- ple can speak of than the British of disaster than by the promise of victory. weak in initial such prospects. can be better rallied by Maybe Slumber Is Sweeter tPhHAdehla Hl‘(‘md! have discovered a hidden town in a far corner of Peru which has been cut off from the world for 25 years, out of touch for a quarter-cen- tury with what we blandly call civilization. Slow to start, striking power— | marvelously consistent | from the jaws of defeat—that fram Poitiers to the World British rise. but and in snatching victory is the story of Britain War, the six long centuries of the durable, tenacious Aviators 1t is quite pertinent to point out that the past Rip Van Winkle's snooze is thus gone five years cannot assure the future, that there must be some-|better, and imagination ‘does fancy tricks in both where, some time an end to the glorious string of |cases. The South American “Lost Horizon” may know nothing about inner tubes and heterodynes and the face of defeat. But the back- constant speed propellers and sulfanilimide. so strong that Brit- British victories in to-the-wall tradition has become o i " » But considering present turmoil, maybe the ish statesmen instinctively exaggerate the British L o L Bt uav. some bf ine: ialliod | Kingest hiily’ thisee avistord couldido would be to i 3 e 85 y hang on a cloud above the town an enlarged sign: as if the Empire were tottering on its foundations, It would be difficult to exaggerate Britain’s pr Yet Churchill does not hesitate to call “Do Not Disturb.” ent danger. spades spades, He knows his people, knows them If this were not a decayed democracy but a bebler thah Chambarlatn; who' dought to soothe them | Yig0rous, country, like the ‘oné. over which Musaglini B b i v hairanie st Hiltiar fwa “misked | SOTRMErIROAIAR 1 would L, Sseyin pEeclab EVeris s el : ; sd| pepublican Secretary of War Stimson and Republi- S had can Secreta of the Navy Knox would order out Back to the wall, England has rallied. The ni-| (o Army and Navy, put Democratic President Roose- the order a new election of Congress to and continue in the but with grim determination velt in Jjail, consist of 531 Republicans, familiar way. tion awaits calmly, worst that Hitler can throw against that tight little isle Mussolini boasts that Italy is a “young” nation. Evidently she's in her second childhood. The new Ttalian national motto: Never hit a man until he’s down. T Expert Job Printin PRODUCTIVE HAND BILLS, ECONOM CAL 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 for you on the following: to make estimate 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 i Ll g HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULY 9 Robert E. Coughlin Jean Boyer Margaret Jewell Walter Jewell William R. Mulvihill W. L. Tonee Laina Aalto Tom Powers William Walthers | — RSN HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not ¢ ympel” | | | | WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 | Adverse aspects appear to dom-| inate this day of mixed planetary aspects, The morning hours are for- | tunate for persons in authority who | may be able to win the support | or acquiescence of persons whose for campaigners in political fields. Heart and Home: There may be| a tendency toward fault-finding| among members of a family l.oday.‘ The stars encourage secrecy and it is not wise to ask questions un- der this configuration. Although it| is a lucky day for girls to meet | sex, there is little promise of ro-| mance in the influence of the stars.| It is not an auspicious date for those who wish to be outspoken in| their views, for there will be mucin dissimulation and deceit in dealing with public issues, ket will fluctuste sharply, but| commerce and trade will hold up as the midsummer passes. Labeor troubles will be sporadic, serious; only where moot questions affect- ing rival organizations come to desperate contests for power. In- dustry continues under good influ-| ences. In manufacturing districts, | plants will be put in the best of| condition with convertible to Government uses. | National Issues: Despite inten-| sive work by political leaders who represent conservative policies the stars appear to smile upon the Party in power. Confidence.in €x- perienced statesmen will be evident| in contests for office in all. parts of the country and will be expressed at the polls in the fall, astrologers forecast. However there is a sign presaging sensational events that will affect the final decision of the majority of voters. International Affairs: Thorough- ness of training and a high degree of mechanical skill will continue’to be demonstrated by German naval and military forces. Reverses are to be suffered again and again by the Allies who will encounter dif- ficulties of extraordinary charac- ter due to secret pacts and treach- erous diplomacy. Loss of life will arouse sympathy for the Allies and will imperil the peace of the Unit- ed States it is foretold. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of good fortune. Loss of relatives will be responsible for inheritances for a number of women. Children born on this day prob- ably will be highly intelligent and attractive in personality. They miay be tactful kindly and intuitive, but they are inclined to be vain. ° (Copyright, 1940) —————— HELP AN | ALASKAN | I i I ] Telephone 713 or write The Alaska Territorial Employment Service for this qualiffed worker. BOOKKEEPER-OFFICE WORK- ER — Single, age 25, university graduate in accounting and busi- ness administration, Five years' ex- perience in office work, including double entry bookkeeping and in- come tax reporting. Call for ES 132. ROCKY FOR REDS CINCINNATI, July 9.—The Cin- cinnati Reds may have the tough- est road of any of the National League pennant contenders to travel in September. The Reds are home only eight days during that final month of the season. For this reason, some observers look for Brooklyn and New York to fight it out for the pennant, since they have a better closing schedule That is, if they're in the fight then. —— Subscripe to The Daily Alaska Em- v B i Daily Lessons in English %. 1. corbon shall win.” machinery easily | -, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1940. 20 YEARS AGO 7% empire JULY 9, 1920 The Wilson Fisheries disposed of their cannery interests in Alaska. | The buyer was Austin Nichols Company, wholesale grocers of New York |and Chicago. * A jitney dance was to be given at the Elks' Hall under the auspices of the Juneau Public Library Board for the purpose of raising funds for the benefit of the “Books for Everybody” movement. Mrs. F. A. Metcalf, Librarian, had charge of the campaign in Alaska. C. S. Hubbell, surveyor, who had been extensively engaged during Wrangell to continue his work. | the year in surveying fish trap locations, left on the City of Seattle for Miss Minnie Goldstein, who had been on a visit to San Francisco since October, was returning here on the steamer Spokane. Miss Marie Goldstein, who had been visiting in the south for a month, was re- turning with her aunt. “Mickie” McDonald, star second sacker for the Juneau baseball team, by a packing company. | went to Paviov Harbor where he was to be employed during the summer Mrs. C. W. Russell, wife of the manager of the mercantile depart- ment of the Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company, was to arrive on Weather: Highest, 64; . s ) ) ) lowest, 54; \nw steamer Northwestern after spending some time visiting her parents lll Tacoma. clear. s 2 s e WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I am satisfied that we Say, “I am CONVINCED (or SURE) that we shall win.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Caramel. favor they desire. It is promising|as in AT, second A unstressed, E as in BELL, accent first syllable. Pronounce kar-a-mel, first A OFTEN MISSPELLED: Embarrassment; two R’s and two S's. SYNONYMS: Misconduct, misbehavior, misdemeanor, misdeed, of- fense, delinquency, wrongdoing. 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: INDEFATIGABLE; incapable of being fatigued. or not yielding to fatigue. (Accent third syllable). “He was the quickest, most indefatigable playcr new acquaintances of the oppesite on the field."—H. G. Wells. MODERN ETIQUETTE " ropgrra 1EE s s et - s Q. What would you do if you have loaned a book, or other article, asks if you will stop by and get it? Business Affairs: The stock mar- | to some one, and this person phones you that he is through with it, and A. Go after it if it is valuable, then erase this person’s name from your “lending list.” Q. When a woman is staying at a hotel for several days, how is her mail delivered to her? A. She should call at the main desk in the lobby and inquire for | her mail. Q. Why are cards of admission issued for some weddings? A. To prevent curious strangers from attending. LOOK and LEA e RN A. C. GORDON E What proportion of workers I N O O ANSWERS: One-fourth. Julius Caesar. it i 531. 5. West Virginia. in the U. S. are women? Who named the month of July in his own honor? Why does fright sometimes cause the hair to stand on end? How many votes has the electoral college? Which state, because of its mountainous and hilly surface, has been called the “Switzerland of America"? This is caused by contraction of the muscles of the scalp. SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, DIVISION NUMBER ONE, AT JUNEAU. HOWARD H. HUNGERFORD, Plaintiff, vs, EDITH ANNETT HUNGERFORD, Defendant. The President of the United States of America. To the above named defendant, Greeting: You are hereby required to appear in the District Court for the Terri- tory of Alaska, First Dvision, at Juneau, Alaska, within thirty days after the last publication of this summons, in case this summons is published, or within forty days after the date of its service upon you, in case this summons is served upon you personally and answer the complain of the above named plain- tiff on file in the said court in the above entitled cause. The plaintiff in said action demands the follow- ing relief: Dissolution of the bonds of matrimony now existing between plaintiff on the grounds of deser- tion and incompatibility of tem- perament. And in the event you fail so to appear and answer, the plaintiff will take judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said Complaint, and as herein- above stated. Witness the Honorable George F. Alexander, Judge of said Court, and the seal of said Court here- unto affixed this 2nd day of July, 1940. HOWARD D. STABLER, Plaintiff's Attorney, Juneau, Alaska, ROBERT E. COUGHLIN, ° Clerk of the above en- titled Court. By PEGGY MCcLEOD, Deputy Clerk. Publication dates, July 2-9-16-23, WEAR SPECS CINCINNATI, July 9. — Deacon Will McKechnie, Cincinnati Reds pilot, is the only major league baseball manager who wears glasses on the playing field. JUNEAU, JUNEAU, pire — the paper with the ll!'m guaranteed circulation. ————— Empire Classifieds Pay! FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST ANNOUNCES A FREE LECTURE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Florence Middaugh, C. S. Los Angeles, Calif. Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1840 SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE AT 8 O’'CLOCK THE PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND ALASKA ALASKA ,_Direcjtor fommans . - Drs. 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