The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 17, 1940, Page 4

r.m-»m e , i J T e | 1 « per day. Daily Alaska Empire Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. WELEN TROY BENDER - - T BERNARD A SUBSCRIPTION SATES. ige of 62% srrier in Janeau and Douclas for §1.25 per momth. (il postasse paid, at the following rates e ¢ in wdvance, 312.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; i5 in advance, $1.25. 3 bers will corfer a favor if they will promptly notify B.ines Office of any faflure or irregulariy in the de- r papers. New: Office, 602, Business Office, 37s OF ASSOCIATED PRESS s §s exclustvoly entitled to the use for 1ispatc tes credited to it or not other per anc alsc the local news publishec MEMBLY N GUARANTFED TO ANY OTHER PUB BE LAROFR TON — Th Wational Newsoaper Represent Francisco. Los Angeles, Portlan nd Boston les, an ediuc 2 ance. SEATTI «7ATIVE—Gilbert A. Wellington. 101 osn Baak ¥ A HEALTHIER NATION ,: recent publication of the Bureau of the Census entitled “The Killers” gives the number and percent of deaths from the principal causes. Diseases of the heart account for 23.9 percent of deaths among all ages; influenza and pneumonia for 10.2 percent; can- cers and other malignant tumors for 10 percent; sixth cn the list is tuberculosis, 4.8 percent; and such diseases as typhoid fever and smallpox are lumped uhder the heading “other causes” with numerous other minor causes of death. A study of these figures brings great satisfaction to public health workers for the work of sanitary en- gineers in improving the water supplies of our cities, the work of health departments in examining and requiring improvements in our milk supplies and the almost universal requirement of vaccination as a pro- tection against smallpox, which has relegaged this disease to the catch-all “other causes.” romance. of might be done | 1940 SEPTEMBER 140 | Assuming still | HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEPTEMBER 17 J. A. Hellenthal Louis Sorensen Lillian Uggen Steve Vukovich Norleen P. Andrews Aleda Lee Warner Joe Belloto S e, They come from re- First endeavor to siop the bl rough scatber] b spaper ar- posters, ne tional campaign, or as a last resort by Second, pick up those already scattered. Ve have drives for practically everything under the n, but so far, to our knowledge, no one hal ‘ever rgested a nail drive. ryone who walks the streets appoint himself a mmittee of one to gather and dispose of nails. ddition, the Chamber of Commerce might sponsor 1 nail cleanup campaign. Boy Bcouts or some other rganization could be interested in the work; let them arry on for about one week. The accomplishments ' vould be gratifying. It might cost a little money, but | it would result in freedom from annoyance and a saving in tires and time. The present cost of one day's | a threatening aspect. The wise will punctures would more than pay for the drive. (New York Times) | From the days of Melville and of Loti to those of Nordhoff and Hall the island of Tahiti has spelled In some of its aspects it was a tawdry ro- mance, for the mere act of buying a steamship ticket to Papeete did not make the casual white man a fit ‘nhabitant of Eden. were also to be seen on the beaches of the strangely named Society Islands. which Melville and Gauguin had found the islanders has been long a thing of the past, even though it might be simulated for occidental consumption on steamer day, at so many francs a simulation. Yet the original scenery is still thege, some of the original native blood, the tropical sea is forever the same as it forever changes its moods, and life is not hard. It must gratify the lover of the picturesque, ther fore, that Tahiti is not to come under even the remote | - control of Hitler, as the reported plebiscite of 5251 |UPited States will inspire many to votes for General de Gaulle's government to 18 for the Vichy puppets has made certain. Manifestly a vote for Hitler would have had little effect so long as Britain aontrolled the seas, and a philosophic recognition of | HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” *-—,——— a4 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBERI18 Why not have one? Let In Under today’s configuration there |is a sense of forboding. Mars is in {abstain from dark prophecies, for astrologers foretell great tests for the United States which will dem- onstrate tke best attributes of de- mocracy. Heart and Home: In the family circle optimism should be cultivated. The young are to be trained for fu- ture patriotic service which is to | develop the highest citizenship, if the stars are rightly read. Persons of every age should daily prove their patriotism which wil demand self sacrifice. Homemakers should cen- ter their interests in domegtic pur- suits which assure thrift and com- fort. Business Affairs: As prosperity continues trade and commerce will B achieve many extraordinary adjust- o | ments. Realization of the special | blessing enjoyed by citizens of the Tahiti Votes The poseurs of the Left Bank The primitive innocence in | contribute generously to relief and |to methods of preventing the re-| |turn of widespread unemployment | conditions. Study of political con-| diticns which affect economics. will | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, SEPT. 17, 1940. we reach the astounding figure of 80 punctured nres[ At current repair prices, this amounts to $80 per day that Juneau motorists are paying for nails | scattered through the streets. | One Juneau resident walking two blocks Rlong‘ Sixth Street picked up 25 nails, He estimates that| this number probably represents not more than 20| percent of the total, as no fine comb method was used. | He merely gathered what he saw from the sidewalk | while walking to work. With this for a foundation, we can indulge in a little mathematical speculation | without trying to get down to exact figures. From the| above estimate, we may assume that there are an aver- nails per street block. further that there are 160 such areas needing treat- ment, we arrive at the grand total of 10,000 nails on ! vhe streets of Juneau, each one a potential punciure | nd a menace to traffic. Where do they come from? ®air jobs to buildings, sidewalks, and so forth. They cattered by carpenters, street repair gangs and 1's engaged in such work. What to do about it? from T 20 YEARS AGO 7 n SEPTEMBER 17, 1920 The coast route was chosen for that part of the Glacier Highway between Auk Bay and Eagle Riv ccording to Charles H. Flory, Super- EMPIRE Rev. G. G. Bruce, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church, and Mrs. Bruce, were to leave on the Princess Alice for a four months' vacation to the " states. Mrs. C. P. Jenne entertained at bridge and tea at her home. V. C. Clauson, Superintendent of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company's mill, and Mrs. Clauson, returned from a trip up the Taku | River. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley G. Allen entertained a few of their friends at ; cards at their home. Mrs. Henry Roden left on the Estebeth for Funter Bay to visit for a time with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Pekovich. F. W. Ketchmark, President of the Independent Mining Company of l Windham Bay, arrived in town and reported completion of work on the claims of the company for the season ‘Weather report: Partly cloudy. e e Daily Lessons in English % 1, corpon e et ) e S SN WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “What did you do that for?” Say, “WHy did you do that?” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Blasphemy. Pronounce blas-fe-mi, A | : as in AT, E as in ME unstressed, I as in IT, accent first syllable. e — — — ———— Drs. Kaser and intendent of the Forestry ervice in Alaska, who had been conferring with Gov. Thomas Riggs and R. J. Sommers of the Territorial Road Freeburger Bureau, and Col. James Gordon Steese, President of the Alaska Road P D!N!‘Ig’l‘s Commission. ;‘;g'n “adml The favorite pastime of the wives of chiefs was reflected in the Indian baskets displayed in the museum of the Alaska Historical Association in — the Arctic Brotherhood Hall. OFFICES OF DR. A. W. STEWART will be re-opened in the 20th Century Gross Bldg. OCTOBER 1ST Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. r——— ) ROBERT SIMPSOR, OPT. D. Graduate Los Ang g°s Collge | of Optometry sna i ‘Opthalmology | | Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground OFTEN MISSPELLED: Apparel; two P’s, one L. SYNONYMS: Dispute (verb), debate, contend, argue, wrangle. 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: PEREMPTORY; not admitting of debate or appeal; decisive; absolute. “It was a peremptory command.” e - < < - . MODERN ETIQUETTE ™ ropgrra LEE b e . s - s UGOU— Y Q. Is it pecr ferm for a guest to fold his napkin into its original creases when [iniched ecating? A. Yes. The napkin must be laundered before using again, and The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Prankiin Sts. PHONE 136 Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg.- ——2nd Floer Front Street~——————Phone €3¢ ‘The position of tuberculosis, accounting for less than one-twentieth of all deaths, it shows the effect of the pregram of examination in secondary schools and the tremendous publicity given to the available means of stampin disease. cent to Alaska, unfortunatély. of its program will only be measu of years in improved sanitation and decreased deaths from preventable diseases. The Territorial Department of Health Tepislatt will aid greatly in the realization tistics in Alaska NAILS A MENACE Washinglon Merry- Go-Roun wed from Page Ons) ; when he «d his hat into the presidential OTE—Farley is no lawyer, but he is a super-salesman and has a far - flung personal acquaintance with Federal, state and local offi- cials. RUSSIA WANTED NAVY STEEL One fact not generally known about the Charleston, W. Va., naval ordnance plant which President Roosevelt visited last week was that | its machinery came near being sold | to the Soviet Government. Built during the last World War, the Charleston plant was erected to manufacture armor plate. This iS| wouid give rise to reports that he is a form of steel normally built by The fact that diseases of the heart are the major cause of death shows the effect of the tempo of American life and also the fact that with the elimin- ation of contagious diseases as important causes of death, the wearing-out of the human body now be- comes the principal cause of death. Such generalizations as these do not apply 100 per- The Territorial partment of Health is relatively new and the effects = and public support of its necessary program ured tires are coming into his is encouraging; as|tarian majority. g out this insidious |,/ . "l which is {hostile to the an De- Hitler spends rable over a period |y, 014 o pebigeit legalization of the by the Territorial | gandists busy tryi: tive custody.” of such health sta- | “solving” Holland Hitler is T 1ps 0 proper. land cuth gr Germany ay. Assuming | ¢ material value eau's punctures, | boys and girls is [ o1 lease to the Tlinois-Carnegle company, is turning out rush orders | o armor plate, while the National | Youth Administration also is using Yet Papeete is more than a port and Tahiti more than an island. They are a symbol of a kind of lazy dream, which might destroy t} g world if it were real- { The symbol is brightly beautiful, whatever the down- at-the-heels reality. Herr Hitler has a long road to travel before he can mar it. Enslavement for Their Own Good (Philadelphia Record) the ruthless things he does. He goes to elaborate pains whole world knows the natives are forced by the Nazi | army to agree to his domination. He keeps his propa- And now he is conscripting Dutch labor, forcing |it into the German labor battalions, in the guise of are 420,000 men and women out of work in the Nether- Hitler does not admit that his slave laber will be this fact may have accounted for the almost totali-| h forever in men's hearts and forever | t-like rigor of the Nazi discipline. mugch effort on attempts to disguise e in a conquered land, although the | ng to dress up invasion as “protec- 's unemployment problem. There pushing them all either into Dutch mic jobs with the labor service in to him; the conscription of Dutch all for their own good. Coneressmen is 51, Senators 58 years . . One House rule that is honored more in the breech than in observ- ance reads, “No member shall dis- ave a salutary effect on the - sults of the national election. National Issues: Hidden know- ledge of foreign plans made in re- gard to the United States, which Washington cannot reveal, will cause policies that arouse severe critici of the President, it is forecast, Wi is half revealed will furnish fuel campaign fires, but the stars seem to presage sudden revelations that encourage unity of purpose in the| nation which will maintain its de- mocracy at any cost. International Affairs: Asu'olcgers! who have studied the horoscope of former King Leopold of Belgium de- clare that with Venus rising and Sagittarius on the ascendant no man could be a successful warrior. For more than a year they declare that he has been subject to “a tornado of cross directions.” There is an evil portent that may presage an early close of his life. The former presi- dent and the former Premier of Prance also were subject to malefic aspects. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of good for- (une. For the young romance ' is forecast and for-their elders domes- | tic happiness is indicated. Children born on this day prob- ably will excel in the arts. Both boys and girls will be ambitious. Avia- the plant to train apprentice ma- turb another in his speech by whis- iinists. | pering, coughing, spitting or hiss- UVALDE CALLING Vice President Jack Garner may eturn to Washington for the wind- 1p of Congress a few weeks hence. He is still undecided, and probably | won't make up his mind until the adjournment situation becomes more ‘efinite. If he does return, it will be solely to ring down the curtain. Inside reason for this is a personal ‘celing regarding the President. Roosevelt and Garner still are on |ing back to the post-war days, when cordial personal terms. But smoel the Chicago convention, where he‘ was a complete outsider, Garner has felt that his attendance at Cabinet meetings was embarrassing, both to him and the President. To be in the Capital and not at- tend Cabinet sittings, Garner fears, at odds with Roosevelt, So to avoid only two plants in_the United States, and the Navy wanted to keep the | remained at his home in Uvalde. Charleston plant for emergencies. For without sufficient armor plate, | it is impossible to rush the construc- tion of naval vessels. However, the Massachusetts -Sal- vage Company put in a bid for the Charleston plant machinery, and a lot of pressure was put on the Roo- sevelt Administration by various politicians to sell it. The plan was to transport the machinery to Rus- sia where it would help to re-build the Russian navy. Since American policy always has favored a strong Russian Navy as a quieting influ- ence on Japan, the idea was given careful consideration. Also various American steel manufacturers who did not like the idea of the Govern- ment being in the steel business, tried to push the sale. However, Lewis Compton, far- sighted Assistant Secretary of the Navy, was opposed. So also was President Roosevelt when the mat- day the ON any misunderstandings, Garner has NOTE—House Democratic Floor Leader Sam Rayburn, old Garper ereny who will manage the south- western headquarters of the Demo- |of War under Woodrow Wilson, to ing, or passing between him and the Speaker.” MINISTER OF MUNITIONS There is a very human story be- hind the appointment of Benedict Crowel, who was Assistant Secretary aid Secretary of War Stimson in speeding up national defense orders. It results from an old friendship between Stimson and Crowell dat- Crowell was indicted on charges of misappropriating public money in connection with World War orders. Crowell was in charge of munitions purchases during the war, and when the Harding Administration got into power, it put into the‘Justice De- partment Harry Daugherty of Tea- pot Dome, fame, who had been an old enemy of Crowell's in Ohio poli- ties. Shortly thereafter, Crowell was indicted on charges brought by Daugherty’s Justice Department. | This roused the indignation of Henry L. Stimson, who. had been cratic- National Committee, has | Secretary of War, in the Taft Ad- hopes of persuading Garner to make | ministration, a Colonel of field ar- one speech in the campaign. In|tillery in the World War, and knew 1029, he made two speeches and in| how easy it was to charge an execu- 1936 only one. So far Garner has tive with maladministration of given no indication that he will do funds. So Stimson, a Republican, anything. | went to Crowell, a Democrat, and UNDER THE DOME | offered to defend him. Mrs. Ed Izac, wife of southern| The charges against Crowell were California’s liberal Congressman, | phoney and nothing came of them. has a better attendance record '.han[But this started a firm friendship many House members. She hasn’t which has continued ever since. missed a session of the chamber in| And when Stimson first was ap- three years. Other faithful gallery- | pointed Secretary of War by Roose- ites are the wives of Representatives velt, Crowell came to help him by Kinzer and Tibbott of Pennsylvania, making a survey of the entire War} and Tom Ford of California. . . . Department situation. At that time Representative Arthur W. Mitchell | Stimson asked him to serve as his| of Chicago, negro member of the Assistant Secretary, but Crowell, de- House, is the champion dial-twister | clining, said 4f Stimson found of Congress. He has nine radios, in- | he needed him , he would come tors will be numerous among these Virgo natives. (Copyright, 1840) Central National Bank of Cleveland, but also has been for many years President of the Army Ordnance Association, thus has kept closely :n touch with the munitions prob- lem. His job with Stimson is to rush the production of munitions and make sure there is no lost motion between the National Defense Com- mission and the War Department. MORE TRUTH THAN HUMOR Representative Wilburn Cart- wright insists this story he tells has no connection with his congression- al colleagues, but some who have heard it think differently. A rural constituent from his Okla- homa district visited the Capital during the recent fierce hot spell and heard a lot of talk about the “humidity.” When the tourist re- turned home he was asked how he had enjoyed Washington stay. “I liked it all right,” was his re- ply, “but the stupidity was just something awful.” P.0.BIZ Over the counter sales made last year by postal employees included 16,000,000,000 postage stamps, 500,- 000,000 stamped envelopes, 291 car- lcads of postal cards, which amount- ed to 2,189,000,000. These figures do not include the millions of private mailing cards printed by private firms, nor does it include the millions of pigture postal cards sold to tourists vear. These are only the figures for “government stamped paper.” .cluding one in his car and several to Washington. ]m his ‘office. . .+, Average age .{T Crowell is now President of the Bubscribe for The Bmpire. ould be left unfolded on the table. his napkin, when expecting to use it Q. the girl's shoulder? “May I cut in?” A. Perhaps pink. LOOK and LEA Captain John Smith (1580-163' However, a house guest may fold again for the next meal. When “cutting-in” at a dance, should a man lay his hand upon A. No; he should touch her partner’s shoulder and ack pleasantly, Q. What is the most becoming color for a bionce with warm coloring? - B e DN b RN % ¢. corbon e < < 2 D - e us enable to walk on the water? 1. How many eggs are eaten daily in the United States? 2. Which of his Disciples did Jes 3. What does FORTISSIMO mean? 4. What river is second only to the Volga River in size in Europe? 5. Who was the founder of the Colony of Virginia? ANSWERS: 1. 100,000,000. 2. Peter, 3. “Very loud.” 4. Danube River. 5. 1). © GEEWHIL 409,000,000,000,600—yes ihat's right —it’s the total number of perfora- tions made around the 16,000,000,000 stamps sold by the United States Post Office last year. And oddly enough these performations weigh- ed 35 tons. —— Subscripe to The Dally aiaska Em- pire —the paper with the largest guaranteed circulation. "HELP AN | ALASKAN | Telephone 713 or write | | The Alaska Territorial ! | Employment Service i | for this qualified worker. ! OFFICE WORKER—Woman, sin- gle, age 24, university graduate. Typing and general office work. Has had considerable experience in so- cial service work. Call for ES 174. TELL_Through this White ent :.Ig‘;s l«:dgn n;ErIn.l.n. U. 8. l'l.llhh'l to Norway, to give F.D.R. House door w account of tic stewardship. 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