The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 31, 1940, Page 4

' Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY HELEN TROS SEN A1n Streets, Juncau, Alasks. e[ to divert it from its plane of rotation. Once the R. L. BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business “’“‘:” gyroscope is set the torpedo keeps unswervingly on Enters4 In the Post Office In Juneau as Second Chass Maf sU IPTION RATES: Delivered bs carrier nean and Deulas for §1.25 per month. By mall, postage paid. at the following ra One year, in advance, 312.00; six months, In advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $1.25. Subscrivers will confer & favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de- livery of thelr papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated s 15 exclusively entitled to the use for republication of al dispatches credited to it or not other- wice credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. TION GUAPANTEED TO BE LARGER OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. ALASEA CIRCT THAN TH GEOROE D. CLOSE, Inc Jves, with offices in Sen Franciseo Aenttle, Chicago, New York and Bostol al Newspaper Representa- Los Angeles, Portland, ~ n; n " SBEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE- Gllbert A. Wellington, 1011 ther. stroyer or airplane, a torpedo is always a little self- | propelled vessel carrying a heavy charge of high ex- plosive. Its course is controlled by a gyroscope, a sort of spinning top which resists forces that tend its course. No matter what angle may be at| which it strikes the water the torpedo is guided un- | failingly by its gyroscope. Torpedoes are far more complicated and expensive devices than bombs, but if battleships are ever to be sunk from the air it must be by their means. the Belated praise is due Rear Admiral Fiske for having seen farther into the future than most of his contemporaries. By the Back Door, Too (Cleveland Plain Dealer) The war in Europe may come toward the Unit- ed States along the Burma Road as well as across the Atlantic. Britain's efforts to satisfy Japanese demands in the Far East may seriously affect the [ interests of this country across the Pacific. Preoccupied with a war in her front yard, Brltain: | has been forced to resort to diplomacy as her only | Far Eastern defense She has been compelled to | give the appearance of agreeing to Japanese demands. | London now promises to stop all traffic on the fam-| JULY 1940 THAPPY BIRTHD JULY 31 Betty Forward George H. Peterson Mitchell Long K. B. Edwards R. F. Hopkins A. F. Swinnerton Clarence Lee Mrs, Horace Blood ——— AY THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1940. e ) - - 20 YEARS AGO be made within ten days or two meeting of the City Council V. K. Tibbetts. Mr and Mrs Day Shattuck Addition. A: J. P. Walker, ant Supervi Southeast Alaska, according to a t Operator-in-Charge of the local cabl children Perseverance school attended from THE EMPIRE 1 - JULY 31, 1920 The first lift on the wreck of the steamer Princess Sophia was to weeks, according to announeement made from the Deep Sea Salvage Company. Permanent rock paving for Front Street was authorized at a special On the expiration of their lease, Mr. and Mrs. Ray G. Day retired from the management of the Bergmann Hotel. The new leasee was moved to their home in the Casey sor of U. S. Surveys, was to leave here for Cold Bay for the purpose of making a survey of the oil fields in the district, accordfhg to announcement Owing to the inability to get competent operators to enlist for service in the Signal Corps, it was decided to employ civilian operators in elegram received by W. B. Gilbert, le office. a picnic given by their American Bank Buflding ous Burma Road over which China obtains the bulk of her war supplies for three months. During this quarter, however, the British ask that Japan negoti- ate a peace with the government of Gen. Chiang. | On her part Japan obtained this concession not lonly by threatening British holdings, but by letting |it be known that she would cooperate closely with the Axis powers and with Russia if it was not| granted. But Japan, like her European partners, cannot| |be appeased. Tokyo intends to rule all Asia and| | will employ any means to that end. Concessions,| in Japanese eyes, are signs of weakness. Successful |in forcing the British to yield, the Tokyo militarists| may now turn to the Dutch East Indies, vital to the | | industrial life of the United States, and possibly to directly-controlled American interests. The Asiatic prospect is not bright for the west. There is but one cheerful indication. This is the refusal of Britain to order a permanent closing of the Burma Road. This may be a club of sorts in ALASKA WANTS TO VOTE Residents of the District of Columbia have il.\k(‘.’|‘ for the right to vote in national elections. Hawaii has asked to be included in any legislation to ex- the hand of London for further negotiations. The longer they are dragged out without a definite de- tend the franchise to those who at present are not | N - X | cision the better. A favorable turn in the European entitled to vote. Alaska should do the same | war may allow Britain to give more than diplomatic attention to the Far East, Unless that comes, how- ever, this nation may soon be faced with a problem There is no reason we have ever heard why the people of the Territories should not vote for the President of the United States. He is our President|of the first magnitude in the Pacific. The war in just as much as he is President of the rest of the |Europe will have reached us by the back door. nation. In fact, under the existing system Alaska ————ee— is more directly dependent upon Presidential de- Toward Cuban Democracy? cisions and appointments than is any State. Tt is| — the President who appoints our Governor and the | (Philadelphia Record) Cabinet Members whose Departments control nine- The victory of Fulgencio Batista for the Presi- tenths of the resources and wealth of Alaska. dency of Cuba is not surprising or particulariy The people of Alaska want to vote and are alarming. Batista has been a dictator in the past, entitled in a democracy to that privilege. Alaska |but he has voluntarily moved in the direction of should support wholeheartedly any legislation de- | 8reater democracy. This is a distinction that he signed to extend the franchise to the Territories, |Shares with the late Mustafa Kemal alone among | modern “strong men.” Batista’s submission of his own name against that of his old rival, Grau San Martin, is in itself |an indication that Batista is not afraid to base his rule upon the will of the people. Democracy is relative, and Cuba has never known AEKRIAL TORPEDOES In the reports of naval actions in which the British fleet took over or destroyed French warskips | the words “aerial torpedoes” occur over and over any fiv ar or even any three-year period during again. Thus the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr.|which civil rights were respected by the party in Albert V. Alexander, told the House of Commons POWer It can be said that Batista has labored mightily that the Richelicu réceived the coup de grace from | and with some effect to improve the lot of the Cuban an aerial forpedo, from which it may be inferred And 1 ; 40 iy a that the depth charges with which Lieut, Comdr.|PeOPI¢, both agricultural workers and urban labor; £ o Bristows \ sripple & roBeilate that he has approached nearer and nearer to co- - Bristowe so daringly crippled her propellers( ;.. .¢jon with the United States; that he shows and rudder were only partially effective. Ino sign whatever of being influenced by European We first heard of aerial torpedoes during the 1ast | jsms, and that he maintained order and a semblance World War. Their strongest advocate was Rear Ad- | of prosperity in Cuba during a time of deep economic miral Bradley A. Fiske of our Navy. Nobody paid distress, much attention to him, probably for the reason that With our fingers crossed, we wish Cuba's leader capital ships were not then adequately protected by |a successful administration and to his people we wish armored decks. The experiments which both the|a growing spirit of self-rule. British and American Navies made in trying un-| successfully to destroy obsolete battleships by bombs | dropped from airplanes must have stimulated pro-| has | eight remembers anything about it. Dr. Gallup finds that only one person in four read the G.OP. platform and only one in Dr. Gallup does fessional thinking, In the present conflict not a| 3 b single battleship has been sunk by bombs. E ‘:2:» ";:'nyw'::m“‘c fractions i necessary ‘to report on dently the British were quick to learn the lesson.| i SR Since the Richelieu was one of the finest capital s From the Berliner 12 Uhr Blatt: “The old ships ever built-—one, moreover, designed to resist Europe was the product of the blind and furious attack from on high—there was nothing for it but natred of a Richelieu and a Clemenceau. The new to torpedo her. And torpedoed she was. | Europe will be built by the love and faith of the Whethey it is launced from a submarine, de-|Fuehrer.” o0 00000 A HERE'S WHY * The Empire has modern equipment for economical production The Empire's printing staff is composed of men who are craftsman in their own specialized field The Empire has a com- plete and varied stock of printing papers Goon PBI“TI“G( reates and builds respect for your business. An original print job, showing crafts- manship, reflects the policy and product The Empire's prices are fair and service prompt— of your firm. Therefore, you cannot ask our customers risk the possibility of wrong impres- sions because of inferior printing. The Empire guarantees more than satis- factory printing—at a fair price! The Daily Alaska Empire 602—Phones—374 Large or Small Jobs Handled Quickly and Efficiently popular teacher, Miss Ada Smith assisted by the parents of the children. HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” and a guest at the Gastineau Hotel. - | THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 | Benefic aspects rule strongly to-| day which should be fortunate for| both men and women. The stars encourage progress of every sort among citizens of the United States. | Both employers and employees should profit in coming weeks. | Heart and Home: This planetary government is fortunate for, wom- en who should push interests that center in the home as they con- centrate upon public work for the| Weather: Highest, 57; lowest, 50; clear. e . 1 O Daily Lessons in English . 1. corpon s 3 s to ask it.” Says, “I know it is PRESUMPTUOUS of me.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Posse. E as in ME unstressed, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Fiend; IE. Pronounce FEEND. nation, The stars today encourage| SYNCNYMS: Keepsake, memento, souvenir, token. constructive thought and the grad- | WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us ual crystallization of American | increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: ideals in their influence upon war| yNANIMOUS; being of one mind; sharing the same views; as, “a un- hysteria. It is a lucky date forj,nimous opinion,” “a unaiimous vote.” making contracts for the autumn| when girls will find many p(m.;q»--....-‘......._.,-.,_w-.,_»..‘._‘....'-_....(.-(“....-.w tions open to the thoroughly edu- ' t llml;‘:;ine&; Affairs: com;wuuon} MODERN ET‘OUETTE - ROBERTA LEE among leading manufacturers and O b S D ety i o P S producers of war essentials includ-| *" ing food and clothing, as well as Q. Should a young girl be cautious in the selection of her asso- the numberless necessaries con-| ciates? ducive to rearmament, will be in- A. Yes. £he chould follow the advice of Bishop Coleridge, “Be tense. Despite government effort| cauticus with whem yen ascociate, and never give your company or to prevent big profits there will be oy confidence to persons of whose good principles you are not certain.” growing fortunes due to returns .y, ,pphlies to young men as well as gitls from large scale contracts. Inten- Q@ Chould a woman of thirty, when referring to friends of her own L R L e age, call them girls, ladics or women? autumn. Bankers will meet prob- E W i | A. “Women lems that are unique in interna- ¥ ¢ Fatas tional exchange Q. Should one throw down a lighted cigarette on a beaz National Issues: Preparedness A. Not unless he immediately covers it well with sand. programs Will be ACCEPUEA WILh o (oo oo om0 more equanimity than they en- countered last spring. Conscious- | K d LEARN by ness of power in the nation will an A. C. GORDON overcome any tendency toward panic. The President will be sup_} s s ) ) ) ) < 0 . s O ported with non-partisan enthusi- 15 S S e promute.s‘ and now means to “inspect, examine supervise”? OxSanie Jholjures TP IERRAN0 T Who was known as the “Father of the Reformation”? What common English word formerly meant to “fail to observe,” penditures for army, navy and uu‘! 3 § & = 9 forces. Surprise maneuvers will di-| 3 Why are soap buhbl'c.. n.)nnv(.i. o rect attention to the Pacific Ocean 4. What is the leaf of a fern N““flv this month as Japan gives cause 5. Where is the British fortress, Gibraltar? for speculation regarding !uturc‘ ANSWERS: t policies, | 1. “Oversee.” International Affairs: Threaten-| 2. Martin Luther. ing portents accompany the con-| 3 Because the air on the inside exerts an equal pressure in all di- junction of Mars and the Sun "ms'rectio'ns. month. In Europe war-weary men 4. A frond. il (omenit revoltition, a5 -fo0d Uiph- 5. At the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. lems become acute. Adverse weaph- er conditions as well as the ravages — of war will affect the crops. Incen- Paul Sorenson, Superintendent of diarism and sabotage will be more widespread in the course of the |the Hirst-Chicagogof Mining Com- and Jack Littlepage, Super- |more automobile trucks conflict that is consuming a large ent of the Chichagof Mining 'comotives. part of the civilized world and | company, flew in from the islands | yesterday. i The two engineers expect to visit. { Juneau briefly in connection with | business matters before returning. completely changing economic cen-| —_— e —— ditions. I Persons whose birthdate it is may experience unexpected diffi- culties in business as well as social relations. The year should be a period of care and caution, Children born on this day prob- ably will be clever, intellectual and kindly. Great good fortune attends many of these Leo natives. (Copyright, 1940) — e — MORMON SERVICES 10 BE HELD HERE Presiding Officer Named- Missionaries Leave for Fairbanks Elder Lorin G. Folland and Elder Lester F. Hewlett, missionaries’ of the Northwestern States Mission . f the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, arrived in Ju- neau last Friday on the Alaska. They sailed last night on the Aleu- tion for Seward. Their destination is Fairbanks where they intend to stay for about three months. They will spend some time in Juneau later in the year. Last Sunday evening the mis- sionaries conducted a special meet-~ ing at the home of Arlo Anderson where various doctrinal subjects were discussed; also, Parley M. Pratt of Juneau was asked to pre- side over the Latter-Day Saints of the city. He accepted this posi- tion and in the near future he will conduct special meetings with the church members at the home of Arlo Anderson, 428 East Street. All members of the church can contact Mr. Pratt by telephoning Blue 610. X Railroads now own or operate than lo- SOLDIERS " R Colors of the 100 enrollees of the business and professional men' training camp and 1,200 trainees of the Citizens’ Military Training Camp are being reviewed in above photo by Brig. General Joseph W. Stilwell, new Commander of Camp Ord, near Monterey, Cal.. This also was the regiment’s first parade under its own student officers. 000000000 — .- — — Thousands of “two weeks” soldiers throughout the West are being Today's news today m The Empire | trained thusly in national defense, X WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I know it is nervy of me | | Pronounce pos-e, O as in OF, Directo ' ' Professional I‘ Y Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel * 3 B. P. 0. ELKS meet ’ DIS. Kaser and every second and fourth Wednesday at 8 p. m FTEEburger Visiting brothers wel- K come. H. E. SIMMONS Blr?mmdln. :I)\Bl;:gs Ruler; M. H PHONE 56 s e MOUNT JUN¥®AU LODGE NO. 147 SEWARD Dr. A. W. 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