The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 15, 1940, Page 4

F z ; Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the ™ EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY BENDER R. L. BERNARD President s Manager - - Vice-President and Busin Enters# n the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matber. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (4 by carrier in Juneau and Douklas for $1.25 per momth. By mail, postage paid. at the following rates: ance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; | ness Office of any their papers. jephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 37a. MEMBEE OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Ihe Assoctated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wizse credited in this paper and uiso the local news published serein fallure or irregularity in the de- ALASKA CTRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. GEORGE D. CLOS! pves, with offices in Aeattle, Chicago, New Inc, National Newspaper Representa- n Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Boston SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE—Gilbert A. Wellington, 1011 Americen Bank Building. HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, AUG. 15, 1940 who ran second to William Hesse in the Demeocratic primary for Territorial Highway Engineer. Standing for reelection to the Senate and prac- tically assured of returning are Senate President Norman R. Walker of Ketchikan and Senator O. D Cochran of Nome. A hitherto unpublicized fact, noted in checking ‘u\\‘l the sample ballots, is that two Independents are running for the Legislature, Edward Anderson ‘nl the Second Division and Bob McCombe in the | Fourth. | Important problems arising out of Alaska's new | place in the national economic and defense position | will face the 1941 Legislature. If the voters exercise judgment on September 10, the new Legislature will have just the right proportions of old heads and | new blood to grapple most ‘effectively with these vital problems Study the list of candidates in your Division so may vote intelligently you He Who Hesitates— (Cincinnati Enquirer) The world today is strewn with the broken bones of free peoples who hesitated too long before taking critical decisions. It should be the firm resolve of Americans to learn from the tragedies of less fortu- nate neutral peoples, and to act with vigor and cour- age while there is time We have the opportunity now to lend substan- tial aid to Great Britain, by providing planes and ships for her use. Failing to give that aid and allow- ing England to fall, we shall certainly face a com- | pletely hostile Europe, dominated by dictators who lare sworn to encroach in this hemisphere and who | will have the means of doing so. | This is much like the opportunities which the | Bnglish and the French saw and waved aside, in Spain and Ethiopia and Czechoslovakia As they had earlier, we now have the choice of giving ma- | terial aid to a natural ally or inviting a far more |costly and sanguinary task closer to our shores at | some future day | A NEW LEGISLATURE No matter what happens at the polls September 10, there are going to be some new voices answering “here” when the roll is called up yonder in the Ter- Legislature next January. In fact, exactly| of the 1939 House of Repre the 1941 picture of Senators will not return. Division Representatives A. P, Walker of | Craig and J. P. Anderson Juneau will not be back. Walker filed for e and was defeated handily in the primary by Norman R. (Doc) Walker of Ketchikan. Anderson is working for Uncle Sam Supervisor of the Alaska Census and so was in- file econd Division, Representatives Garnet and W. J. Dowd of Kotzebue failed reelection. Wall Porter ran fifth in nd so was eliminated ’ ritorial half the sentatives are eight 1939 First 16 members out of and three the of the as eligible to In the Martin of to file for the ome primary Somebody “Huey Long of the 1939 Legislature,” he was wearing a sunflower in 1936. a checkup showed the Anchorage Representative called for a Republican ballot that year and so is technically ign the declaration of dacy which says party.” How he ted teries. challenged the filing of Karl Drager, on the grounds Sure enough, unable to candi- a member of the Democratic ign it in 1938 and be political Drager “I am man d to is one of thost n So we will not have to listen to Mr. next winter. Ed Coffey, at the la interesting minor another Third Division Representative the Democratic nominee for the Senate vacancy created by resignation of James Patterson, now U, S. Marshal at Valdez. In the Fourth Division, only Chester T. Spencer of the four 1939 Representatives has been eliminated. He ran sixth in the primary Democratic incumbents seeking reelection next h are Representatives John McCormick and James V. Davis in the First Division, Howard Lyng in the Second, Harvey Smith and H. H. McCutcheon in the Third, and Jesse Lander, Leo Rogge and Frank S. Gerdon in the Fourth The 1939 Legislature's sole Republican, Senator Leroy Sullivan of Nome, is a holdover and will be back next year. Other returning Senators are Henry Roden of Juneau and C. H. (Alabam) LaBoyteaux of session, is Other peoples who faced this dilemma hesitated, and now they are paying for their lack of courage and foresight at a critical time. It is our turn now. We shall fail in our opportunity if we take refuge in the “obligations of a neutral.” It was the attempt to be scrupulously neutral which brought disaster to the Dutch and Belgians and Norwegians, Instead of using the phrases of neutrality to cloak a fear of taking vigorous action, we should cast aside the inhibitions of an out-moded isolation and search aggressively for ways to help the last democracy in Europe. Our search will take us to the scores of obsolescent destroyers which have lain idle for years. These little warships would be of immense value to Great Britain as she faces up to the peril of in- vasion. They are not needed here. Obviously, this is the place to begin on a program of vigorous support of Britain. If we neglect this means of lending aid, we shail be inviting the destruction of British sea power and the formation of a gigantic Fascist bloc with naval 1940 SUN | MON Y 5 | 4‘5 6 0 1112[13[1415[16[17| 18%19 20/21/22/23[24, 25/26/27|28/29/30/31 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY | s s s e AUGUST 15 W. E. Wall Pauline Hudon Dick Clithero Barbara Rands P. R. Bergman Al J. Holmquist May Jernberg Peter Warner Nellie Simpkins HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” |'TIIE|VIHI FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 Adverse planetary aspects dom- | inate today, It is not an auspicious date for signing contracts, Love letters may turn out to be boom-| erangs; writers should weigh their| words—the stars encourage Iickle-; ness. The early morning is rorux»‘ nate for launching any important| project that has been planned. | Heart and Home: Women today | are under depressing influences. | Disappointments regarding ambiti- | ous plans may be expected, for the world in process of change will be prevalent among the young who will meet obstacles and en- dure separations. Individual hopes must be subordinated to public de- mands as national defense require- ments interfere with routine af- fairs, Business Affairs: Stimulation of certain industries will cause pros- perity. Bankers will meet extra- ordinary conditions in the world f international finance as new meth- ods of exchange are imperative and air strength far greater than our own. We shall | | be courting disaster just as so many neutrals before us have done, thinking their security lay in the | empty phrases of neutrality | | | | It Is Still Incredible | | (New York Times) | today The Times carried only two European capitals on its first page London sent a two-stick cablegram reporting that | former King Alfonso was trying to get back the | Spanish throne, Geneva predicted joint maneuvers | by German and Italian troops in Bolzano Province.| There was some excitement over the near approch of the planet Mars, set for Thursday. Commercial| “conversations” between Germany and Russia, begun | in Berlin, were to be removed to Moscow. A Foreign Office spokesman in Berlin had just predicted that the Danzig dispute would not lead to war. Britain | was engaged in her ‘“greatest peacetime troop move- ment”—135,000 Territorials were snarling weekend traffic. The Bremen was in port, completing ten years’ You could still buy round-trip tickets to ‘ngland, Ireland, France or Germany, good up to October 15. The Hamburg-American Line would be glad to accommodate you, and so would the Anchor Line or Cunard. German, Austrian and Italian hotels and resorts were still advertising in British peri- odicals. A year ago dispatches from Livengood Senators out Lerson, M. nal Patis died at his Seward home the 1939 on now on ; W;I;Eglén Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page One) dell Willkie for the specific pur- Service to hold one of the most|and political news is the Louisiana pose of wooing agricultural votes coveted jobs in Washington, sec-|fight to oust the remnants of the Reason nothing was said about Mc- Tetary to the President. He is also| Huey Long machine. One Congres- Nary at the conference was because he wasn't" there. Behind this is an interesting story. The prime movers of the meeting, among them Iowa's Gov- ernor George Wilson, either forgot or purposely did not invite McNary. At any rate he was not asked to come—until Willkie personally tele- phoned McNary two days before the conference This last-minute thought was in- spired by Representative Frank Horton of Wyoming, Willkie's per- sonal friend. Horton discovered that no invitation had been extended to McNary by the Wilson group and hastily telephoned the presidential candidate at Colorado Springs. ‘Willkie, in turn, immediately tele- phoned McNary and asked him to come, However, the Seaaw GOP leader declined because of the pressure of legislative duties. He explained that the bill calling the National Guard into active service was com- ing up Monday and he could not leave Washington, NOTE—McNary's acceptance speech, like Willkie's, will not be more than one half hour’s dura- tion. One of the chief subjects of the address will be the water power issue, on which McNary has a strong public ownership record. WHITE HOUSE NEPOTISM Speaking of nepotism, it s in-{ of the 1941 picture are James Pat- and Victor C. Rivers of Fairbanks, credible. The dismal crop of war was already white to the harvest. The signs were unmistakable. But few of us believed them. They were incredible then. Even now, after a year’s reaping of life, of honor, of | the precious things of civkization, they are still in- Joe Hofman, who after the close of teresting to note that on occasion|He once worked in a steel mill in ;lho White House secretariat is not| the United States and is now head |above the oldest of political prac-|of the Manchurian Development tices—squeezing patronage for mem- | Corporation. His appointment would bers of the ;amily. | make him the first Japanese busi- Nepotist No, 1 is William H. Mc-| nessman in years who has served | Reynolds, one of the gentlemen with a “passion for anonymity,”| who was promoted through civil secretary of the new National De- | fense Council. Mr. McReynolds is supposed to| handle personnel matters, that is| (to place the best people in the| right jobs. However, he is not averse | to placing members of his own fam- ily, and his own daughter has just been placed in an excellent per- | sonnel job in the National Defense Council. She is Mrs. Margaret| Holmead, and she is supposed to handle job applications to the Council. Applicants complain that they| can get no report on what hap- pens to their applications. In fact Congressmen do not have much bet- ter luck. NOTE—Mrs. Holmead’s father| gets a salary of $10,000 at the | White House, However, Mrs. Hol- mead’s salary remains a dark se- cret. All Government salaries are required to be a matter of public| record, but Robert Horton, press| relations officer of the Council, refused to divulge her stipend, rd- ferring inquiry to the Assistant Sec-| retary of the Council, Sidney Sher-| wood. Mr, Sherwood works for Mr. McReynolds. He stated, “No pub- lic good can come from disclosing| Mrs. Holmead’s salary.” § CAPITAL CHAFF The man expected to be next Japanese Ambassador fo the United | States is Y. Ayukawa, sometimes | ments to be put into action, here as Ambassador. Most previous envoys have been career men. . . Lost in the welter of international sional campaign which Washing- ton is watching is that staged by young Jimmy Aswell against Dr. George Long, one of Huey’s broth- ers, and against Copgressman A. Leonard Allen. Aswell is the son of the late Congressman. He left a well-paid newspaper job to help clean up Hueyism. GOOD NEIGHBOR DOLLARS Shorteutting diplomacy, and with- out waiting for the Havana agree- a group of U. S. department stores and retail buying agencies are send- ing experts to Latin America next month to try to find new ways for the Latins to serve the U. S, market. . With their sources in Europe cut off, the stores are eager to do just what the State Department wants them to do—buy from the Good Neighbors to create dollar exchange so they can buy from| us. The stores are looking for all| manner of things, especially handi- craft—peasant dresses, glassware, jewelry, petit point, scarves, gloves and knitted sweaters, . ‘The catalogue is long and the need is urgent, especially if they bring goods back before the Christ~ mas season. The buyers will leave New York September . 15, visiting six coun- tries — Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Guatemala and Mexico. They are experts in production and styl- Vast government expenditures will require citizens to pay heavy taxes and result in great manufacturing and merchandising activity. Tech- nical training of many sorts will prove profitable for young women as well as young men National Issues: The backwash of the second world war will be responsible for varying points of view regarding economic policies. Resolute leadership on the part. of the President of the United States will result fortunately in the au tumn, but his health should be| safeguarded. Naval movements are| prognosticated for the Pacific fleet | which is to be tested in unusual emergencies. Aviation will continue to command attention and to win enthusiastic support among persons of all classes. International Affairs: Refugees are to cause a great problem for the people of North and South America, The United States will be seen as offering the most cuveledl havens, Philanthropic projects will prove that American democracy can meet the most exacting demands.| A children’s crusade planning wise care for war victims will be pro- moted. Persons whose birthdate it is should have a prosperous year, but they should avoid changes. Busi- ness and finances should be satis- factory. Children born on this day will be intelligent, artistic and. attrac- tive in personality. Girls may be changeable in their ideas, incon- stant in love affairs, ing, who will pick up what fin- ished work they can find, and lay down U. S. standards and styles for future buying. Apparently the merchants think this is good business, for the trip will cost between $2,000 and $3,000 per man. There will be ten or dozen in the group. » NOTE—The trip has been stifu- lated by the Inter-American De- velopment. Commission, following the so-called Davila plan for open- ing new resources in Latin Amer- ica. Most active is Commission Secretary John R. McClintock, POLITICAL-GO-ROUND Despite his poke at the Presi- dent on the compulsory training issue, ex-War Secretary Harry Woodring will not join the pro- Willkie bolters. The little Kansan has secret political ambitions and with his eye on the future will re- main regular, .. Senator William King, veteran Utah anti-New Deal Democrat, is having a hard battle to hold his seat. He is being op- posed for renomination by Delbert Draper, prominent Salt Lake City lawyer, and Representative Abe Murdock, leader of the New Deal contingent on Capitol Hill. .. Dr. Francis Townsend, czar of the old- age pension movement, is branch- ing out into a new line. He has launched “a huge nationwide drive to break up and destroy all Fifth Column activities within the Unit- ed States” according to his for- mal announcement. Just how he will accomplish this was not_dis- closed. U. S. VS. ARGENTINE. CORN | Down in Argentina, they are | pathfinding flight flew low over Juneau in the first aeroplane ever to _‘.‘,pmding several weeks in Ketchikan, o e e 70 YEARS AGO & pupire AUGUST 1920 Lieut. Ross Kilpatrick, piloting Plune No. 4 in the New York to Nome make a flight in this part of Alaska. He was followed one hour later by two other planes. The fourth plane had not appeared by press time. With success almost in their grasp, according to officials in charge, work on the salvaging of the wrecked steamer Princess Sophia was at a standstill, possibly forever. Financial difficulties were responsible for Directory R SRS RS IR Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blr agren Building PHONE 56 D e — P.rbfe;lisn,al‘ Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel B. P. 0. ELKS meet every second and fourth Wednesday at 8 p. m, Visiting brothers wel- come. H. E. SIMMONS, Exalted Ruler; M. H SIDES, Secretary. hi MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 141 | abandonment of the work. Mrs. J. P. Nelson and her daughters, Bess and Margaret, arrived here |on the City of Seattle Jacobs, Mrs, Jacobs, Myles F. McDonnell and J. W. 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Argentina is traditionally the most prosperous and most secure of all the Latin American coun- tries, She is the only one whose | tougher Before the winter is over,. there will be tremendous pressure in Argentina to dispose of surpluses to a starving Europe—probably through Hitler. This will create a conflict with Britain—if that coun- try is still able to impose 'a block-|' And also it will make for Argentine relations with the United States, for Henry Wal- lace also is trying to get rid of surplus corn, (Copyright, 1940, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) ade. S LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES | Juneau Melody House Music and Electric Appliances Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Street Phone 65 ‘When in Need of DIESEL OIL—STOVE OIL YOUR COAL CHOICE GENERAL HAULING STORAGE and CRATING Archie B. Belis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Bookkeeping Tax Bervice credit is sound enough to make! 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