The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 23, 1940, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juncau, Alaska. The Empire. That with the Wendell Willkie campaign organization, a subject in which The Empire is not much interested. This paper has always supported Democratic ‘column deals almost entirely AUGUST 1940 1940 EMPIRE, FRIDAY, AUG. 23, 1940. 20 YEARS AGO 7" cuvpire - s s Director Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel WELEN TROS B fin Streets, Juncau, AIMKS. o sident | candidates for office, because it believes in Demo- R INAF Vice-President and Business M T | cratic principles. This year it is again supporting AUGUST 23, 1920 o 9| in st Office in Juneau as Becond Class Matéer. | the entire Democratic ticket because it believes the The four Army airplanes, comprising the Alaska flying squadron, D K B. P. 0. FLKS meet 4 fdudifacy; of Mr., Willige, CRnsiiRes. B; P acti B | completed their 4500-mile trip from New York when they arrived at rs. Kaser and e e 7l subtle and dangerous threat to the new freedom Nome from Ruby this day. The actual flying time was 55 hours, although Freebur er Visiting brothers wel. “ 5y Pe M wnd security of the private citizen in America. the start was made more than a month previous. g come, H. E. SIMMONS, O, There is an additional, and very important, rea- RS B DENTISTS Exalted Ruler; M. H y Pn for the nation to continue the Rooevell sdmin- Mrs. Ina R. Liebhardt, stenographer in the office of United States et SIDES, Secretary. i istration in office. The administration has taken a - 5 he Pri Alice after a vaca- UNT JUNE, Oremommomm: Attorney J. A. Smiser, was to return on the Princess aca SUBSCRIPTION RATES: firm stand on international affairs, has indeed been }nun trip to the states. S Seu‘oll!’au::fl:{’:%rl:; fer in 2uneau and Douglas for §1.25 per momth 8 i : opi i Delivered s‘y :::fl Lurm‘:‘ “':d :: “‘:ullolxl:,w;igl "“::u months ahead of American pul?m opinion in qea]mg HAPPY BIRTHDAY | Monday of each month One (vx.m:n ‘.Kx“;:\‘"" l;;;uo six months, in advance, $6.00: | with the serious problems which the r'r\.xmblmg of | Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Paine were returning on the Princess Alice. Mr. in Scottish Rite Temple O etribers will confer o favor if thes will promptly motity | lemocracy in Europe has posed for the United States. ry | Paine, who was an attorney, and his wife, had been visting in the states Dr A w &awm beginning at 7:30 pan Office of any failure or irregularity in the de | 'he Roosevelt mhansutauon has been right on AUGUST 23 | for several months. i .D e s RALPH B. MARTIN b e, 602; Business Office, 374. wvery question dealing with the war, as 99 percent James W. McNaughton | PN ENTT . Worshipful Master; JAMES W MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS if the natlon now admits. Even the Republicans N. J. Bavard | Henry Fornier, of Perseverance, was to leave on the Alice bound for g%fis%&)&% LEIVERS, Secretary, The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for | an't find anything to criticize in this record Glenn A. Edwards 9 a— republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- . % Slif! ?. Brow! Portland, Maine. Officée Phone 469 wise credited In this raper and ulso. the local news published The Empire believes now, as it is certain the Clifton F. r.uvm Pt ) & okl P _ _ jreat majority b ”:fi )l)"“ple ‘;, the F““?" wxltl bp; NI“:O,“B.\F; (;{]:fi" Mrs. Ray G. Day was to leave soon for Seattle enroute to San Fran- |~ ¢ - ALASEA CIRCULATION GUARARTEED TO BE LARGER lieve by November, that any change in the national S, £ sco where she was to join Mr, Day. | Tan TanT OF ANy o rosoamion. (o VR o e 8 tragedy for the Rulben Ramberg cisco where she was to J s B Dr. Judson Whittier Sres R Totmione o Ban Francisco. Los ‘Aneeles, Portiand, | United States and Yor the survival in the world of | Frank A. Metcalf left on the Estebeth to do some survey work along CRIROPRACTOR : yrnmp :,:njeryf iu:z.?m y;d Boston. i the principles on which this and all free nations .-l-——— Lynn Canal. Drugless Physician DRUGS SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE Gilbert A. Wellington, 1011 |are founded RTLe, o5 ¥ Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 ’ 4merican Bank Bulldiog. T T H 0 R 0 S C 0 P E C. E. Kimball, who had been employed in the local post office, was Rogms zrf:{‘r Triangle Bldg. PUROLA REMEDIES Swing Slows Down to leave for Seattle. DIR.eT PRESORIPTIONS CARE- 4 i ¢ s “ ' Y T *0LLY COMPOUNDED e ! ‘C'"“f‘“““[E’l‘q“‘gr' St i The stars incline ¥ J. J. Connors, Mrs. Connors and James Connors, Jr., were to leave % The JT5h DOCVRSEE 0F SR Sheaie Wosies 0 but do not compel” || 1or Prince Rupert on the Princess enroute to Stewart, B. C., where Mr. Front Street Next Coliseum America at Pittsburgh the other day gave its official| | P “ opinion that jitterbugging is being replaced by adap- | d—s—. —4 | Connors had mining property. Dl'. John H Geyer PHONE $7—Free Delivery | tations of waltzes, folk dances, and tangoes. The SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 | e e y‘urncom] and romantic dancing styles of the past cen-| 8 ’ } Weather: Highest, 65; lowest, 53; clear. DE ST tury, declared the dancing masters, are replacing the| G00d 'and evil aspects belong to Room 9—Valentine Bldg. furious “jitterbug” steps. ey ; this day. Sinister - portents '“lei PHONE 1762 4 07 g 19 ? _| the morning, but later benefic in- Hours: 8 am. to 6 pm. T 0 | ) ~ We'd been awaiting official opinion on qw Bl i e tive. Taniii i . . . by Tomorrow s &v]e' 4 | ect before trusting our own unlearned eyes. But,| oFRER MIE (NS SO0 B R a' y essons ln ng |S W. L. GORDON 34 | obviously, there has been a letdown. The young oy s 3 y ' D Toda " Y man with the sweater, the baggy trousers, and the Heg::;rl and Home: Domestic uf-i o e e i et Y eXpressi f deli s absorption is still to be seen, ERT. SIMPS s “e:ili;\\ng: i EL;::‘:“ u:s.imgph)s]girlaup or out—but| fairs are well directed. Women who| WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “His manners were aggra- Rg:dmwsm Angfi;gg,r' ?‘ H b eotaiie i 3 i adapt themselves to a changing yating» Say, “His manners were provoking.” AGGRAVATE means to b | LIQUOR IN ALASKA somewhat dispiritedly. And now they take time out| 1d I} ‘hebatit grentl Girls g of Optometry and ! 1Q e occasionally—a_treasonable thing when jive was at| 5000 WO AR BRI make worse, as an illness, a wound, or a misfortune. Opthalmology ] |its peak. SaouC BOCODY e TEAUTOmENtS O OPTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Era. Pronounce e-ra, E as in ME, A A news story in today’s Empire reports a factual The axpression oh. ahs Mt AonTookers ‘has economic conditions which make it | Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground 1y of the Alaska liquer industry, showing its im- e iy s has| | erative for every one.tp have|8sin ASK unstressed. study o aska «( : £ n,u;‘ s e | changed somewhat, too. A few months ago the rapt a wage-earning vocation Curtailed‘ OFTEN MISSPELLED: Meat (food). Meet (to come in contact ¥, | ortance as‘a s ax reve erri- | glances Wi Y 1 # N : b i TS 45 ks Snasiotraiad toria e oor sad, Just a5 oiatn a5 words: “Gos | Wealth will afect social customs| with). Mete (10 allob. Juneau’s Own Store . 2 £ N Il 3 Iustey ha * «»:lmlce 0]?11" 5‘: t’hi‘: ! a;;;v % vitate of iLterbti 3 from which will evolve novel meth- SYNONYMS: Deviate, diverge, digress, depart, deflect, vary, veer. ; I pdain, e v ndutey bas un impor| W T coud ot w0 brace of Herbs o e k| WORD SYODY: " word e s and 10 e 1t | | The Charles W. Carter ‘. AL T RLRAID t0 STRIGTIPRL ARSI RS Be0- 1ook of mild ‘astonishrient &t thet along modern lines should be jncrease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: erally in each community. An: Alaska Planning|than a look of mild astonishment at their energy. | ooy, 4 a Y | The trend in music doubtless has influenced the|* S | ATROCIOUS; savagely brutal; outrageously cruel or wicked. “Revela- Morhla Council study, a summary of which was released 3 3 Business Affairs: Stocks and ,, 5 5 ", l, T " i E ¢ | change. Or perhaps it has only accompanied it. At . tions . . .. so atrocious that nothing in history approaches them.'— Th R n Sl P today by the Governor’ office, shows the liquor - SHREC OF REriare it has B AEOMIPEEE it B bonds will continue under fittery| [0 - - Pourth and Pranklin Sts. e fnexa ore dustry ranks among the leaders in employment, mu ” an’d away from v.h-e ba‘ss drum olo AVpe Mlinl‘luences. Trade and commerce will | Y- PHONE 136 Your Reliuble Pharmacists wages paid and other expenditures figuring in com-| i pecivation. expand along New CHANNEIS 5 The g oo o mm oo mm: Bufler Maur( | munity revenues. In taxation it ranks third, only| One man’s guess at the reason is as good as Unl;:d Sftar,es ]l; recognized cflb tl?n; by fisheries and mining exceeding it another’s. World events have cast a pall over frivol-| “6hter of ‘world progress. Contro MODERN ET'OUETTE Have Your E; | # yes Examined by Based upon figures assembled from the larger |ity, Possibly that explains it. Maybe, unconsciously, Z;[;”L’:t'i‘:fn ;’::dt‘;°‘;'x:;‘:n:§““)‘:l‘gf ROBERTA LEE W Dl'l.lg co' communities, the trade pyys out in wages, rent,|the jltterbugs of America have decided it is un-|p Sy Bl TG T | oo s emcmmommemseemeememd | | Dr. Rae L. Carlson % PRESCRIPTIONS B g S v o ve. ne service, advi g | patriotic to risk their limbs in purely peacetime pur: g S P light, heat, water, drayage, phone service, advertising assure prosperity, small business en- A 5 | < suits. Or then again, maybe they're just getting tired. er v, Q. Tn't it rude for members of the family to make fun of the host’s OPTOMETRIST ! and minor miscellaneous items approximately $850,000 5 ' terprises should succeed. | 3 % . . ¥ = 5 s .| Even from where we sat, it was pretty tiring. ¥ carving, when he is somewhat inexperienced? Blomgren Bldg.———2nd Fleor P annually. It supports some 1,500 persons. It pays | National Issues: Solidarity ®f in- A Ye Tt 4% Tude 'for A nitmber “of the Tamily to make -fun ‘of Front Street~————Phone 636 . union wages and works union houfs. It is closely | | terest ‘among citizens of the United Rt it s i . ke ‘: & :x‘hy) o il Post Office Substation A regulated by officers of the Territorial Treasurer's| States should triumph over local| 20O i bl bt S U el i office as well as by Federal tax officials, i e R ambitions and prejudices, '“L“W ] o LQ, gl b R Ll L L e e o NOW LOCATED AT pib X w4 akk - SEat | imes resage victory for a presidential party? The liquor indust Alaska is not, an illegal ; e o - ai‘i‘_(.' Sl "‘l' L\L\,ml ;)‘j:,‘:,_bom_d ,:d Our Prohibition friends are hard to discourage.| candidate whose wisdom and ex-| A. These invitations are usually given verbally, by phone, aithough || JAMES C. COOPER HARRY RACE Tk bt Lusis Nelther 1s it dustry | [ 1936 their candidate for President got 12,330 vOtes, | perience will be assets to a Hfition a hostess sometimes sends her visiting card with “Cocktails at six” and C.P.A. DRUGGIST. Sl a V. OipaEiant QUAInes cither 15 iU an InCUSWY | yoy they nominated another national ticket the other| which is to meet strange tests in! the date written on it. Business T, s wttels by ts-nature should ‘be @ ‘moriopoly’ of itlyay, In,this state”they ‘are ctitulating pefitions for | coming ‘months. “Gloser ¥uigs M| Q. 1Is 1t necessary to say “Thank you”.to thé hotel doorman, who b e e Squibh Btdres’ of Alaslii™ Territory. It is a private enterprise—with as much |, full list of Presidential electors and candidates for|Canada will be both rortun‘r‘and'hom‘ the door open for you? i ¢ ‘ Justification for existence as a private enterprise—as | United States Senator and Representatives at Large.| unfortunate, it is forecast. ™Need N No. it el AR WA e B e —— the one in which you are engaged This political resilience after calamity is admirable.|of super strength for the aviation| e A s i 3 y pons “The Stere for Men” i These are some of the things to remember when The basis of reality is not evident as yet. Tt is true/and the naval branches of defense P S L. C. Smith and Coro: you vote next month on the Kquor referendum seek- that in a large number of local-option elections In will be revealed. Thoroughpess of | g ;l'YPEWRI‘l‘EI . SAB'N’S . B A R " 9 the last two or three years the Prohibitionists have | training for young men and yfiung by 8 ing an expression of the people of Alaska as to |t Or. biid { o P | an Sold and Serviced by whether they favor a system of Territorial liquor|WOR many victories, but substantially all of them|women will be stressed in camps| A. C. GORDON y Front St.—Triangle Bldg. ' stores. We think the people of Alaska are agains Were in small places. In December, 1938, the Ameri-|and universities. o | J B B"‘“d & c" et syetem. 1t they st o taing e e 9E4SY can Institute of Public Opiion asked its selected| International Affairs: Rdcial and s » . such a system, if they stop to think the problem over | crogs.section of the voters this, among other ques- | national problems will contribute 1. Who succeeded Theodore Roosevelt as President of the United “Our Doorstep Is Worn by carefully in all its implications, |tions: “If the question of national prohibition should | to the chaos,of thought among| gaiess Satistied Customers ! a s oo it |come up again, would you vote for it?"” subjugated peoples of Europe. Col- ? GASTINE}KU CAFE v SR il A | Yes, said 36 percent; No, said 64. Last January| onial possessions will contimiel to| 2~ How many Germans are there in New York City v WE'RE FOR DEMOCRACY the replies to the same question were 34 percent Yes| present difficulties. Great suffer- 3. Which is safer for a hot beverage, a thin glass or a thick one? | | DR H_ V ANCE AT s |and 66 percent No. For some years after repeal the|ing in France will cause déspérate 4. What does the abbreviation e. 0. m. mean? OSTEOPATH by The privileges of a newspaper columnist in this| Antj-Saloon League of America, the W.C.T.U., the|efforts to ®scape from oppression 5. Which state is indented by Puget Sound? Consultation and exfmibation country are remarkable. Not only does he have Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals|and corresponding increase of dic- ' ANSWERS: fF I Byl free. H 10 to 12: 1 to 5: “f the right to express forthright political opinions— |of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, seemed lo| tatorial tyranny. Many refugees will 1. William Howard Taft. .,'m :":Osbyl 4 A 4 a right which every American possesses—but he is|be quietly content with a program of education. If, manage to escape to Canada and k'S f & o s uie 2. 600,000, , ¥ i Gastineau Hotel Annex even given space to air those opinions in newspapers | prohibition is to be forced into politics again, its|this country. 3. A thin glass South Franklin St. - Phone 177 | of opposite political inclinations, | prospects are not of the brightest. The taxes on| Persons whose birthdate it is 4 End of mon;h il a8 Without censorship, without deletion, without | llquor yield a great federal revenue, if not quite so|have the augury of success and 5. Wazhington, 4 AR T s - great as was expected. States, cities, towns milk the|good fortune. Unusual business op- . h i i - changing a single word, the newspapers of the United same fruitful source, Eighteen states, containing, it' portunities are indicated — u ot U T NriE s | e fruitful source, 3 3 d St]“ fon x":‘_ct "cf": .ox t:mm,hd:ll& to 15 or 20 0P| 214 one-third of the country’s population, are| Children born on this day may J“nu eldy louc LUNUHBON MEw AL columnists to say exactly what they please. monopolist liquor dealers. The obstacles to a success-|be reserved and difficult to un- l A. MA T Mausic and Electrio Appliances A case n point is today's Washington Merry- ‘Iul revival of prohibition are formidable and seem|derstand, but they will know how . Meels “ond&y Go-Round column starting on the front page Ofuxkely to be permanent. to succeed. While they may appear Next to Truesdell Gun Shop i AR b bl Skl e i B £iad selfish, they are nevertheless' kind- LOCAL 514 /| Becond Street Phone 65 ‘When in Need of " Washington [ Undersecretary of the Treasury, and| congressional duties, didn’t want|hearted gl IN THE A. F. OF L. HALL 7:30 P. M. ! DIESEL OIL—STOVE OIL o fl Lewis Douglas, former Budget Di-|the job. That was why, when the (Copyright, 1940) | YOUR COAL CHOICE Me" . rector. Directly controlled by Will-| National Committee group met with il e . J oK ’ kie and his personal lieutenants,| Willkie in New York, no conclusion|for that “bunch of amateurs,” as = mhl. B. nefl’ GENERAL HAULING these are the organizations on|was reached on the chairmanship.|they call the Willkie men. 5 - i PUBLI GO-ROHI‘!‘ which he is depending to carry| An effort was made to persuade| For eight years the professionals, PI’ a CQVIQ Dlese! m You Boal “ Yon wm Bookk iC ACCOUNTANT STORAGE and CRATING e him into the White House. him to continue Hamilton, but|in the precincts, counties and dis- Foom & Valentine B CALL U (Continued from Page One) This is a new departure in Re-| Willkie stood pat. In this discus-| tricts, have been grimly hanging $ MORE ROOM IN YOUR BOAT " Phone 016 e — T publican campaign machinery, but|sion he based his opposition to|on and plugging away hoping for ® More Miles for Your Money J““. TI'III! . Springs retreat. Except for his| e pelieves it is based on|Hamilton on three grounds: a turn in the tide. Now, with pros- 4 : C;m toctable, fuiat Ri%o . g - % wd x;ksllrulls bandled dally press eon-|soung. neory, 1. That he (Willkkie) had won|pects bright for that turn, it sours o AL e it Inday Atuk TF Phone 45—Night Phone 481 ot erence very little leaked out re- ' mge'is convinced that to be elect-| the nomination at the convention|them to the core to play second ® Freedom from Fire Hazards % IT COSTS SO LITTLE garding his activities. ellinhe nat wn AR B " 1 g gl o TO DRESS SMARTLY T A T - i g “floating” | over the opposition of the politicos| fiddle to a crew. of newcomers, ® A Broad Range of Smooth Speeds ‘ 5 In some GOP quarters Willkie's| mass of independent votes. In his|and that if he turned around and|many of them Democrats. ® Low Operating and Maintenance Costs 3 AT S s S A A protracted western stay drew dis-| opinion, Roosevelt won in 1932 and| entrusted the campaign leadership| Martin could solve a lot of his $ Reduced Insurance Kates 3 . FAMIL Y : creet but critical protests. He “'“‘”} 1936 because he got the bulk of| to them his independent supporters| troubles if he would pass the word ® Smokeless, Odorless Exhaust T n E v l. l l s wasting valuable time came the|this support. This year, Willkie| would der .t him. down the line assuring the regu- ©® Full Diesel Dependability B e RE complaints, handling 0o much or-| deems conditions ripe for him to| 2. To win the election he has|lars that they will handle patron- © An Engine that Can Be Easily Hand Cranked ganization detail himself, carry it. to get the independent vote and|age. But that would be sure to “Juneau’s Oldest Exclus- It was {rue that the tousle-haired| That is why he lavished so much|it cannot be won by the old-line|leak out and would raise hob with CHARLES G. WARNER 000 sive Shoe Store” i Republican standard bearer did oc-|time and work in his guarded Col-| politicians. the Willkie clubs. So he is standing 3 n‘lfllle W. Albr ecll Seward Lou Hudsen $ cupy himself extensively with or-|orado Springs sanctum putting to-; 3. That he was advised that the|pat and making no promises to PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS ganization details. But he did not| gether this new campaign gear. politicos had moved in on Landon|the great anguish of the profes- Phone 773 9 waste time—as plenly of old-line, He is counting on it to turn the|in 1936 and had made a botch of|sionals, G M C T R U C K S Valentine Building—Room 7 Republican politicos are privately,| winning trick for him. his campaign. ——— Try The Empwe classifieds foy ! and very grumpily, attesting. He| That, also, is why the regular| For these reasons, Willkie argued, c “ w. II 1 results. | was far t0o busy to suit them or| GOP machinery has been quietly|it was 'necessary to conduct an ofl F' herm n ompal'e em Wit A" o’hm. . see much of them. but firmly pushed into the back-| entirely different kind of campaign IS [ TE LE PH 0 N E 51 For the big untold story behind ground. Willkie is confident that|with a new type of leadership, and — g | { 3 . Willkie’s long and mysterious la-| the boys, even though they may|as the chosen standard bearer he A,e Ge"ing ln las' - PB.ICE -APPEARANCE —ECONOMY bors in Colorado is that he com-! mutter privately, will go along. | intended to see that this was done. { pletely revamped the traditional There isn't anything else for them| He expressed confidence that un- H L] DURABILITY co ) GOP campaign machinery, Under to do. They can't bolt to Roose-|der Martin's command the old and ' so ason MMERCIAL AND g his' firm-handed axing it has under-| velt and they've been out of clover| the new, that is the Willkie clubs oM gone the most far-reaching and for a long time, significant shake-up in its his-|take it and like tory. WILLKIE CLUBS It's a closely guarded secret but under the new set-up, the Republi- Willkie worked plan of his set-up end following his BACKGROUND OF PLAN . They've got to it. and the regular organization, could be harmonized to work together, Faced with this adamant stand, the National Committee chiefs dropped Hamilton. And Joe Martin, chiefly through the urging of his close friend Landon, finally agreed out the general during the week- nomination, While most of the out-of-doors sports fraternity is looking to the highlands for deer, grouse and CONNORS MOTOR CO. PHONE 411 ptarmigan, a few of the more per- sistent are sticking to salmon and | trout fishing, finding that sport at its peak for the year. “THE PRICE TAG IS NOT EVERYTHING” PHONE 767 PHONE 767 SAVINGS ACCOUNTS * * 2% PAID ON SAVINGS * The nub of it was the selection of Representative Joe Martin as National Chairman to replace John Hamilton, Martin was on good can National Committee and its nation-wide network of state and local units, made up largely of veteran professionals, have been to become chairman, Reports from Tee Harbor and Lena Point are that salmon are “swarming” along the beaghes out there, and trout fishermen ‘coming U SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES THRIFT COOP . RETAILERS OF FAMOUS SHURFINE and TASTEWELL PRODUCTS UNDERCOVER GRINDING Although there was nothing the trout are hitting fast. & i e Sl ot Hcoma experience’ . as Landon’s eastes manager, and is sympathetic to i~ novations. But Martin, WiFIEHE R vy kie clubs dotting every state, and the “independent Democrats” or- ganization headed by ex-Roosevelt office holders Johnny Hanes,former| 1 relegated to a secondary role. terms both with the Willkie new- | politicos could do to prevent Will-|y, p J < A Playing first fiddle in Willkie's) comers and the old-liners. Also, the ki from setting up his new ma-| o goo ‘;t:_':‘f‘ l“}:fi:mm “umm- ; ““3‘——FREE DHJVERI'&—G“ First Nafion l B : new organization are the 800 Will-| House leader had national campaigh | ghinery, there dre undejeover indi- 23 | Our 8 #s Close'as Your EARLY 5 A a a 1 . ——————— ’cnu that he' and Mazfin, have work cut_ out. for thepy mak- g dt clik. A lot,of the boysdan't the_idea of being. “THE PRICE TAG - IS NOT EVERYTHING™ JUNEAU—ALASKA