The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 24, 1940, Page 4

Guess We'll Have to Hold the Election After All Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening eicept Suntiny by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY | (Philadelphia Record) do Ml e Mau: srtion Just before the Democratic convention, the Gal- - Vice-President end Business Manager | |y o]l showed that if the race were Roosevelt vs. = a Willkie, the vote would be Roosevelt, 5¢ percent, and Willkie, 46 percent. That compared with the 1936 poll of the identi- cal date, which was as follows Roosevelt, 51.8; Landon, 48.2. Now comes the second Gallup poll of the current campaign, and it shows Roosevelt with 51 percent of the popular vote, Willkie with 49 percent— But Willkie is listed as carrying 24 states having electoral votes, as against Roosevelt with 24 tes having only 227 electoral votes. Ergo, if the Seco; WELEN TROY R. L BERNARD - Entersd in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Clars Matier. SUBSCRIPTION RAY Delivered by earrler in Tuncau and Dousias for $1.25 ver month. | 304 By tall, postae paid. #* the ‘ollowing rates: « months, In advance, $6.00; One vear. in wavance $12.00, one monch 1n avance, 9125, * S ST . nouty | election were today, Willkie would win. : GStet & ta he will promptiy aotify : : the e Rice ‘of aly fatiare or irregulasity i the de. But Dr. Gallup admits that a survey in 1936 tivery their papers. of the same date showed Landon leading in electoral Telephones: News Office, 603; Business Office, 37a, riacizies & rvsarRiemite votes MEMBER OF ASSOCIAYED PRESS We think it's healthy for folks to understand The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for ¥ 5 republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- that polls such as these not only can't be 100 percent wise credited in this naper and also the local news published herein. accurate, but that the headlines over them in the pcsior AU LS i i o ——= |Newspapers can be written to make the figures “seem ALASKA CTRCULATION CUARANTEED TO BE LARGER | what they ain't.” e LS bl bl o ot s For example, in this latest Gallup poll, the vari- A““”\j"%’;“::"‘;‘ ous states are listed only as “leaning toward Will- i g *|kie" or “leaning toward Roosevelt.” That's the way| they were listed in the final Gallup poll of the 1936/ campaign, although all the states “leaning”’ toward Landon turned out to have leaned for Roosevelt in | the vote, including one state—New Hampshire—listed “sure” for Landon. And Dr. Gallup’s final late October estimate of the popular vote for Roosevelt was only 53.8, way short of the 60 percent he actu- lally got. Gallup’s poll, however, was far and away the| most accurate of the '36 polls, the Digest debacle| still being a grim memory, while the polls of the |Farm Journal, Cleveland News, etc., all foozled after| !having handed the victory in advance to Alf, Yes, polls are interesting. But after the results| |of '36, it's well to remember that they're far from| conclusive, and that on a poll vote of 54 percent for | Roosevelt and 46 for Willkie, a Republican head-| {line writer could say: ! “Willkie Begins Race with { of Nation's Popular Vote"— ‘ And a Democratic headline writer could say: “Roosevelt's Straw Poll Majority Bigger Than in 1936"— And both would be telling the truth, " GEORGE D. CLOSE. Inc., Wational Newspa Jves, with offloes In_San Franeisco, Los Beattle. Chicaro, New York d Boston. 'SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE Gllbert A. W American Bank Bufl Nearly Half MONEY IN THE BA! In 1933, when Mr. Roosevelt went into office, | the people of Alaska had in the banks of the Ter- | ritory totaling $9.770,685.69. After years of the New Deal, we learn from a report to the Comptroller of the Currency that Alaskans now have $17,148,552. the banks In seven years the savings of Alaskan men deposits seven | Co-Ordination Required b in & J (Cleveland Plain Dealer) From the British Purchasing Commission in New and women have increased by wmore than seven million | York comes the announcement that it is about to|preparation for changing social and | CENTENARIAN; a person a hundred years old. Since, | economic conditions is urged by the| jn CARE; principal accent follows the R). dollars. In every single year since the Democratic place large additional orders in this country. administration went into office the savings of Alas-|obviously, the commission will want tanks, artiller: kans have been increasing, in contrast to the Coolidge and Hoover in which a steady decline was taking place Seven years Alaska mestic program from this time forth will be closely related to British purchases, | In connection with the proposal of the William | Allen White committee that this nation sell up to| Their per capita bank deposit was gy gpsolescent destroyers to the British, it becomes years ago there were perhaps 62,000 peo- ple in about apparent that the war requirements of Great Britain|ent. Warning is given that many ob: Q. When o girl who is to be married finds that her list of guests Today there are 72,000 people in Alaska. On the and the defense needs of this country overlap. They|stacles will be placed in the way js too exiensive for the room available, should she send invitations average, each of them—man, woman and child, white |are likely to do so in increasing measure as our|of commerce, but scientific methods ,nyway to the entive list, trusting to k that many will not attend? man, Eskimo and Indian—has $238 in the bank. He has other things he did not have under the Republicans, Every wage earner has built up a fund | to take care of him in his old age (Federal old age | insurance). He and his employer have been Storing |, ... ;e 1o operation and reduce unit costs at the up another fund which will take care of the W()rking‘sam’_, time, whereas the necessity of tooling to meet| man when he is out of a job (unemployment com-!ine needs of two large consumers would prolong the pensation). He has a Government which cares about'preparatory process, on the one hand, and add to him and his family and what happens to them. | the cost of production, on the other, Seven years isn't a long time. But in that time! One hopes Washington is aware of the impor- a much-needed and long-deferred social housecleaning | tance of co-ordinating the two programs and will has taken place in the United States ‘be guided by the desire to help the British in every Seven years ago Government was something that| W8y consistent with the progress of our own re- sold you a stamp, defended ST 5 % g 2 | We have said before that in providing the Brit- against forei attack, told farmers how to fight|,. with certain materials which may enable her the boll weevil and put dope peddlers in jail, to establish superiority over the Axis powers, this Today Government is something that gives you|country is likely to promote most effectively its own a pens in vour old age, a job (sometimes) when |security. We hope the Government will be convinced you are unemployed, pays you if your bank fails,|of the soundness of this procedure and will not be lends you money to refinance your home or build|too much impressed by the contention of Army and a new one, helps your city construct low-cost | Navy officers who contend we cannot afford to housing for the poor, steps in to protect the right|SPare a rifle or a rowboat. collective bargaining, makes corporations tell| you the truth when they want to sell you stock and | Chicago “tiger girl” who escapes from prison was aids farmers to buy electric icehoxes. |serving a 199-year sentence. When she is recap- And the cou has not gone to ruin tured, she will probably be given a really severe as the | Old Guard predicted o dolefully it would. The nn-i""“"“y‘ tion today 5 bette: ealt N i | e is in better health and better spirits vhan‘ Young heroes who rush into matrimony to es- ever was. | cape conscription seem pretty confident that some- Ask the man with that extra money in the one else will protect the new homes they are start- |own program gets into high gear. | Thus the need for the fullest co-ordination of| British and American production of arms will be- come imperative. This is because production of uni- form armament would increase greatly the effectiv two-cent your home to of bank | ing. 2 |job in Venezuela working with the inlaw 2,200 waShlflghn ! Texas Company. PR | == MORE NEPOTISM Total for family .........$19,200 Merry- Go-Round T (Continued from Page One) In reporting recently on the nepo- olism activities of Willlam H. Mc- | Reyrtolds, member. of the White | | House secretariat, the Washington | | Merry-Go-Round failed to mention that Mr. McReynolds, in addition | This was last spring, and New to a daughter in a cushy govern- York businessmen told him to come ment job, also has a son-in-law, back after Sept. 15. and the father of his son-in-law Later, when Norway, Denmark, (i2wing government salaries. All Holland, Belgium and France, one | together they draw $19,200 from the by one, fell a victim to Hitler, busi- | government. ness leaders began to think e Mr. McRcynolds is on civil ser- regarding Dr. Westrick’s proposals.| vice and Las been in the govern- h ment most of his life. He used to APPEASEMENT IN WIND be in the Treasury Department, Dr. Westrick’s argument has been «nd while there his daughter, Mrs. that after the war is over Germany |John Holmead was given a job in will need the United States, and the Treasury at $2,000 a year. Also the United States will need Ger-|her husband Mr. John Holmead Jr. many. The two countries can co- | was given a job in the Procure- operate. Hitler will rule all of Eu-|ment Division of the Treasury at repe, and if the United States wants | $3,200. access to this vast market, it had Later Mr, McReynolds joined the best see things the Nazi way. Fur- White House statf, and also became thermore, Germany needs the benc- | secretary of the National Defense fits of American peacetime indus- Council. Then his daughter trans- try, while the United States has|ferred to the National Defense no need to develop a war industry Council with a neat salary boost in which Germany already is s0|up to $3,800. One of Mrs. Holmead's proficient |friends is V. J. McKnight, who Although Dr. Westrick has now|Worked in the Treasury at $2,900. left the country, reports from Wall|And shortly after her transfer, she Etreet indicate that a considerable |helped him take advantage of the amount of business apbeasement New national defense needs by is in the wind. | transferring to the National De- NOTE-—Torkhild Rieber, who re-|fense Commission at a nice salary signed as head of the Texas Oil| boost to $3,200. Cempany because of his friendship| Mr. McReynolds used to work in with Dr. Westrick, was a lot closer | the Farm Credit Admimistration. te the Nazi-Fascist groups ihan There Mr. John Holmead, Sr. still leaked out., As early as March 17 works at a salary of $2,200. this column quoted one of his con-| Here is the sum total of the earn- versations with War Minister Goer- ings: ing. Also when General Franco’ McReynolds . ... $10,000 agent, Colonel Antanio Sanz Agero,| Mus. Holthead, his daugh- was in the United States, Captain ter L @ LA ¥ ] Rieber lent him an automobile, just| Mr. Holmead, her hus- as he did Westrick. Later he also save the. band #on &|Mr. Holmead, her father- o NOTE—Mr. Sidney Sherwood, as- sistant Secretary of the National Defense Council, when questioned about these salaries said: “You are injuring the important problem of national defense when you ask about this. Ours is a strictly confidential|day in planetary direction it is a agency, and we cannot divulge in-|date for caution in important ac- Mr. Mc- | tivities. Adverse aspects rule those Reynolds is Sherwood’s boss. Me-|who exercise authority. Many ob- Reynolds, incidentally, is a Repub-|stacles will formation to the press. lican. MERRY-GO-ROUND Wendell Willkie says his old friend | pars of ¢ Paul McNutt should have had the| 4, nomination at| ., Vice Presidential Chicago . . . Henry Wallace's right- hand man js lanky, genial Jim Le- Cron whose wife is sister to the Cowles brothers of Des Moines, ar- dent backers of Willkie . . . Before he loft office, Secretary of War Woodring remarked about that strategic material, tin: “How does it happen tin is so difficult to get? What is it made of?” . . . A recep- tionist ut Social Security her time reading a book on etiquette .. . When President Roosevelt sen{ a recent check for his quarterly National Press Club dues, President Dick Wilson, Des Moines Register- Tribune correspondent, returned it with a polite but firm note advising the Chief Executive that the 10c added “defense tax” applied to all members. Roosevelt had omitted this extra levy, but immediately paid. The last President of the United States to be “posted” at the Press| Oming presidential Club for non-payment of dues was Coolidge. His name went up in a list of others and remained there| aste in providing strong defense several weeks before a horrified club | S imperative. For many monthsthe officer spied it and had it removed. | €lement of surprise has been‘%- Next day, a check was received from | tioned by the seers as a conspicu- tthe White House. (Copyright, 1940, by United Feature| fémendous importance. This - sur- Syndicate, Inc.) Passet | s problems in the THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, AUG. 24, | 1940 AUGUST 140 [ su Jwon T 7ue T wep [ThuR] u [Sar | ]’HEFPY BIRTHDAY | AUGUST 24 Aline Maloney Jeanne Butts Mrs. Joseph Wehren Mrs Matt Warden Gerald Bodding Dr. Taylor J. Pyle Daniel J. Kelley AUGUST 25 | Nick Bez | Edmond S. Westby Jack Pavolich 8. Tanaka SRR i A 940. s e - < T 20 YEARS AGO o THE EMPIRE AUGUST 24, 1920 A. Levinsaer, B. F. ylor and George A. Leakley, trustees, the Al a Development Syndicate, representing a number of prominent Seattle and other Washington State stockholders, filed applications for three oil leasing permits covering 2,500 acres each. Headed by L. The mine sweeper Swallow brought in Lieut. H. B. Mack, Chief of Communications for the U. S. Naval Radio Service for this district. | | Dr. A. B. Jones, accompanied by Joseph Lachapelle, left on the iAlamcda for Petersburg where they were to spend a week hunting and | fishing. Mrs. J. F. Robertson,” mother of R. E. Robertson, Mayor of Juneau, left on the Alameda for her home after visiting here. Mrs. M. S. Whittier and her children, Judson and Mary Jeannette, here on the Princess Alice after having visited in Port returned Townsend. Miss Jessie Jean, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Robert J. Cragg during the summer, left for her home on the Alameda Miss Emma L. Rutz, government nurse from Nenana, was in Juneau visiting Mrs. Edith Sheelor HOROSCOPE | “The stars incline but do not compel” i SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 | Benefic aspects dominate mdav,i Although there may be depressing news in the early morning, the day | chould be calm and serene. The cler- | gy should gain influence as religi- ous interest has a general awaken-| ing | Heart and Home: This is an aus- picious date for starting to carry out plans for the autumn, especiaily for the education of the young mem- bers of the family. There should be clear vision of future contingenci that will affect the nation. Wise seers, Leveling of bars dividing the aircraft and other armament, it follows that our do-|rich and the poOr Will he eVIAEIL 05 | o ms ey amo oo o o o o om0 e wealth diminishes and wage in-| | creases change conditions. industry | Business Affairs: As pushes government contracts, trade will be lively and prosperity appa of controlling distribution and pro-| duction will be effective. Caution should rule in a world of uncertain-| ties. Development of all resources in the United States will be advocated as imperative for the future when| economic independence will be nec- essary | National Issues: Secret data in| Washington will spur preparedness projects of every character. Dangers | from fifth column activities among| groups of many origins will now in- crease. Enemy propaganda is to ex- tend to dwellers in isolated regions.| Treachery in many guises will gain | influence. Politics will be a channel for perilous tricks. International Affairs: Jealousy and envy will be manifested by southern neighbors of the United States. Offers of commercial bene- fits from victorious dictators will affect relations with certain South American countries, but vigilance will protect the interests of this country where coinplex diplomatic problems must be solved. Naval movements will be sudden in the Pacific Ocean and will test Uncle Sam'’s ability to maintain his author- 'ty over key islands. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of routine ex- periences. Temptation to spend money extravagantly should be re- sisted. Children born on this day probably will be remarkably brilliant. . Tal- ents for scientific vocations may be expected. Keen intelligence will mark both boys and girls. MONDAY, AUGUST 26 Although this is an unimportant lie in the path of achievement,. Heart and Home: Women should concentrate upon whatever offers comfort and enjoyment to mem- he family. Memories of ys when peace and prosperity led will be more and more preci- ous as the year closes and time marches on. Girls should look on the serious side of life as they pre- pare for school or college, Training for & vocation now should be ob- ligatory to daughters, whether they belong to the prosperous class or to the less privileged. Business Affairs: International banking will continue to cause seri- world of com- mercial readjustments. Secret plots among hostile nations may affect financial conditions in this coun- try. Taxes will be troublesome, but imperative. It is wise for men with loresight to be exceedingly careful n promoting any ambitious enter- rise. National Issues: Isolation sup- porters will have reason to change their point of view before - the election. As reparedness progresses, an inter- national incident will prove that ous feature in coming events of , accompanied by speedy ac- W. A. Altman, pulp and paper engineer representing Chicago inter- ests, had concluded his work here and predicted a big future for the industry in Alaska. Weather: Highest, 63; lowest, 53; clear. T et | Dally Lessons in EngIISh [V){zl L. GORDON o s s WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Charles and I did the bulk of the work.” S€ay, “Charles and I did the GREATER PART of the work.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Fortuitous. Pronounce for-tu-i-tus, O as in FOR, first U as in USE, I as in IT unstressed, accent second - - < 0 -~ syllable. { OFTEN MISSPELLED: Presumptuous. Observe the PTU. SYNONYMS: Everyday, customary, conventional, habitual, usual, routine, 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: (Pronounce first A as | MODERN ETIQUETTE " roperera i A. It would be much better to cut down the list, and ask her fiance to do likewise Q. Should a woman always remove her gloves while e A. Yes, always Q. When stationery has a menog street address? | A. No. ating? or cr should it also bear a| PREE————— A A L LOOK and LEARN % ¢ corvox N 1. What well known fish can swallow other fish larger than itself?, 2. What great colonial character induced the French nation to de- clare for the American cause against England? 3. How much money is spent annually in the U. S., in pari-mutuel PRpERE———— AR A A el L betting? 4. What was Tennyson's longest and most famous poem? 5. What is a native or citizen of Naples called? ANSWERS: 1. The pike. 2. Benjamin Franklin, 3. The figures of a recent year were $282,000,000. 4. “In Memoriam.” 5. A Neapolitan. or play. The months will be mem- orable for young women. Children born on this day prob- ably will be energetic and industri- ous, Discerning and logical, they may become critical as they de- velop, tion, will be a feature of future policies, national and international. International ~ Affairs: Radical ideas will be imported more and more as totalitarian ds are taught surreptitiously in all parts of the United States. Danger cof revolutionary groups which gain wide influences is forecast by as- (Copyright, 1940) - > —_— % | ———— trologers. Labor organizations are warned of multiple perils. 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