The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 27, 1940, Page 4

Dail y Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska HELEN TROY BENDER R. L. BERNARD - Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Juncan and Douglas for By mail, postage paid. at the following rates ance, $12.00, six months, in advance, $6.00 nce, $1.25 confer a fayor if of any failure or er month. bscribers w they ] will promptly notify the Business Office irregularity in the de- livery of their papers Telephones News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 sively sentitled to the use for s credited to it or not other- the local news published republicatio wise credit herein and also ALASKA CIRCULATION THAN THAT OF JARANTEED TO BE LARGER ¢ OTHER PUBLICATION | Newspaper Representa- Los Angeles, Portland, | SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVEGilbert A. Wellington, 1011 American Bank Building JUST WHAT WE NEED Unlike some States in which we have traveled, Missouri goes out of its way to be nice to its motor- ists. For instance, the Missouri Highway Depart- ment’s latest gift to drivers is a big electric magnet | on wheels. When it is driven down the road it picks up tacks, nails, bolts, old broken springs and other | metal objects likely to cause punctures. Juneau could use a machine of that kind. Our streets are literally nail-studded. Action by the Chamber of Commerce and Chief of Police has re-| sulted in builders and wreckers being asked to co- operate in keeping nails from being dropped in the streets. Those already there will be picked up— either by automobile tires at the rate of $1 and much inconvenience per flat, by the effort of vol- unteer citizen nail-hounds, or by some such machine as Missouri is using. Here we would want the magnet to be powerful enough to pick up junk of any size, including that which still makes a pretense of running under its own power. GOOD NEWS FOR JUNEAU | Pan American Airways' announcement that Clip- per service will continue throughout the winter months until it is replaced by even faster and better | service upon the delivery of new land planes some time around the first of the year is wonderfully good news for Juneau and Alaska. Few of us would realize, perhaps, just what the Clipper has come to mean in our lives unless it was taken off the run and three-day boat service should become again the Territory's closest link with the States. The airmail and air passengers arriv-| ing and departing twice a week have brought us into immediate touch with the rest of the nation and| rest of the world. The service is a convenience to which we have become accustomed and the lack of which we would feel keenly. No matter how much better and faster may be the Lockheed Lodestar planes which will replace the flying boat now in service, Juneauites will always remember the year the Alaska Clipper inaugurated | tops or, as mermaids, frequent the depths of the sea. | bear the brunt of defending freedom’s last fortress. 'bv everlastingly. proud of that graceful four-motored ship which flew over the SeattlesJuneau airway in 1940. The new type high-speed twin-engined trans- =" president | ports already on order with the Lockheed Aircraft| Ve 154 rgiar and Business ‘Manager | Corporation will fly from Juneau to Seattle without | stopping enroute. Capable of speeds up to 280 miles| an hour, the Lodestars will cut hours off even the| present fast seven-hour schedule, for the Alaska service, the planes will carry 14 pas-| sengers and half a ton of mail and cargo. Able to fly at altitudes as high as 28,000 feet (twice as high as the top of Mount Rainier) they will be able to pick their own weather. Of course, the coming of the Lodestars is con- tingent upon improvement of airport facilities in| Alaska, particularly at Juneau. The fact that PAA| has announced its intention to start the Lodestar | service in mid-Décember would indicate that there are definite plans for enlargement and improvement | the Juneau airport. | of The Ivory Tower (Cleveland Plain Dealer) A conception, | lowed by the disciples of the late Henry Cabot lodge\ and the late Willlam Edgar Borah, and also by the | still extant, but quite pluperfect Hiram W. Johnson | and other various lesser satellites, such as Senaton Robert A. Taft and Senator Arthur Vandenberg, is that we in America may retire to an Ivory Tower| |and watch the world go by. | There was never a more foolish idea, cconoml- cally, politically or in a military sense. Fate and retribution have a way of catching up with you, whether you dwell on the mountain The Zeitgeist—the spirit of the times—will find you| out. | And so in the long run it will find out America.| We favor going to the help of England now be-1 cause we love America most of all. We advocate helping England for two reasons, first because we prefer to take a man's rather than a coward's part,| and second because that is the best way to defend ourselves. The second reason should appeal especi- ally to those of opposite faith who are traditionally | more interested in the dollar or the whole skin than in idealistic considerations. It is a better specula- tion for America to go to work while there is still| a potent ally left in England rather than alone to Friends ask us, “Why are you so hot to go to| war on England’s side?” And the answer is that we| are not, but we are hot for America and American| institutions to prevail and we should rather fight| when the odds are on our side than when they are barely even or probably against us. We love America first and best. In fact, the two are one. As a practical proposition we prefer to fight the inevitable battle with Oriental despotism, whether it | be Hitler, Stalin or Mussolini, with the British| Commonwealth on our side, Otherwise, we shall endure the bitter fight alone. There is no possible ally but Britain. In short, we see all that we believe in most| jeopardized by the modern Hun. We know that! sooner or later, if we manfully assert the principles| that are set forth in the Bill of Rights, we shall| have to fight for them And we think the wise thing is to start now, when we can expect some help, rather than to take | the pacifist line and say that nothing is worth fight- ing for. Or, the anti-British line, which holds that the English have been such tyrants in the past that, thank God, they are about to have their come-| uppance. | Or, that the Germans are just naturally the greatest race of men and deserve to inherit tbe earth, Or, that we ought to encourage these wars| among other nations because the proletariat always gains thereby (vide Karl Marx). . No, we cannot believe in any of these theories. We believe in the necessity for America to remain free, And we believe that it is only common sense, when we see a gang of international outlaws en- gaged in trying to snuff out democracy, to meet them more than halfway, and, To crush them before they have touched the shores of the United States. ‘We love liberty. Many a Nazi bomber crosses the River Styx, air service between Alaska and the States and will mistaking it for the English Channel. ‘Whereupon the Washingfon Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page One) said, takes a notary.” you swear?” ent to swear in Wickard. up his hands in mock dismay. | “I can't administer the oath,” he| “I'm only the President. It| Raising an eye- brow at Forster, he inquired, show that Argentina has now be- come the leading foreign purchaser of American passenger Cars. President threw MERRY-GO-ROUND Dr. Francis Townsend was dis- appointed in Wendell Willkie's acceptance speech because he didn't “Can Espectally adapted | which, appears to be widely fol- . |ed States. ing to find out the extent to which Berlin was definitely hooked up with any members of this| congressional bloc when Lundeen's plane crashed. As to the cause of the crash, air experts continue to be mysti fied. The plane struck a ridge i a thunderstorm, seemingly out of control. over a terrain where an emergency. landing would hawe been possible, and the pilot had reported every- thing OK only ten minutes earlier. Pennsylvania Central had a crash before history. Whether certain foreign agents figured that they were about to be exposed, whether G-men on the plane tangled with Lundeen in flight, or whether it was an act| of God and the weather may never be known. But some of Lundeen’s| in its entire office force can tell a lot of things| about Fifth Column activities the United Btates Congress. NEW FARM SECRETARY mn The little group that witnessed ! it is still chuckling over the slap-| stick comedy at the swearing-in of but at an unor-| thodox angle and at an excessive| speed with throttles .wide open,| It was| had never| Amid the roar of laughter that| | followed, a photographer, point-| |ing to his colleague, suggested, “I | don’t know about Mr. Forster, Mr. | President, but these boys are| mighty good at it. Why don’'t you| | try them?” Forster again stepped into the breach, produced Frank Sanderson, White House clerk with a notary's license, and the ceremony was com- | pleted. FDR AND ARGENTINA There has been a lot of publicity regarding Roosevelt's conference with Argentine diplomat Leopoldo | Melo over buying Argentine beef. Actually the conversation covered a lot of things besides meat. | Roosevelt promised that this country would substantially in- crease its imports of Argentine products; first because Argenfina | has suffered heavy loss of her Eu- ropean export market and faces an acute depression; second, because Argentina continues to buy from | the United States, but this buying must iall off if she cannot sell | here to obtain dollar exchange for purchases. endorse the old-age pension plan. Several weeks ago Townsend claimed that Senator McNary had “endorsed” the plan, although ac- tually McNary said merely that he thought the issue should receive “sympathetic” consideration. Last week Townsend sourly declared that Willkie's statement favoring “adequate old age benefits” was insufficient. Townsend has been trying to arrange a conference with Wwillkie, so far with no luck. WILLKIE CLUBS One thing upon which Willkie has quietly concentrated is iron- ing out the rows that have devel- oped in some states.between the regular GOP organization and the Willkie Clubs, Under the campaign set-up he organized in Colorado Springs, the Willkie Clubs, headed by young Oren Root, are independent of the regular organizations, raising their own money and running their own show. In some localities, this has created dissension, Naturally this isn't conducive to winning votes, and Willkie has been trying to restore harmony. His Discussing these problems, the President told Melo that the de- Claude Wickard as new Secrelary fense program would require heavy of Agriculture, | purchases of wool for uniforms, The fun began when th«- Presi- | hides for shoes, and canned beef dent was unable to find Wickard’s| for the commissary. Though the commission of office. He rum-|Government would not buy direct maged through his crowded desk| from Argentina, the buying from and in 'the drawers. But no luck.| domestic sources would create new Finally he dispatched Chief Clerk|demand for imports, substantially Rudolph Forster to make a search| benefiting Argentina. of the executive offices. There was also discussion of us- Five minutes later Forster re-|ing a part of the new Export Im- turned, clutching the missing docu-| port Bank fund of = $500,000,000, ment. Roosevelt prepared to pro-|about to be voted by Congress, for —11&9 new | trade vmh fiemlnl hitch lekport’ figures| Despite the muttering of the procedure has been to phone a key man in the afflicted state, usually the National Committeeman, and empower him to become peace- maker. However, it is significant that while doing everything he can to get the boys to work together, Will- kie has not curbed the activities or autonomy of the Clubs. When he decided to make them the key- stone of his campaign machinery, he did so on the theory that they would rally the independens vote which he considers essential ~for. him to win. Omeamomn: '| HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEPTEMBER 27 Qlie Johanson Elaine Housel William T. Poole Donald Hayes James W. Monagle Mrs. John Newmarker Albert B. Clark Harry V. Larsen RSB TR SRS T s HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” ;RO b s SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 J Benefic aspects rule strongly to-| day which should be fortunate for those who are able to play, as well as for those who are tied to some form of work. The con- junction of Mars and Neptune on this date is menacing for the fu- ture. | Heart and Home: Women are| under good influences that make| initiative in important lines of| work possible. They should seek| to be stabilizing in their efforts to adjust themselves to changing world conditions. Under this sway there may be obstacles in the way| of well considered plans, but they will disappear, Girls will find em- ployment in positions vacated by young men called to public serv- ice. This is a favorable rule of the stars for romance. Business Affairs: Continued pros- perity is forecast as many lines of | touring car. | Looking for a possible landing Capt. H. T. Douglas, Supply Cfficer Nome Expedition, arrived in Juneau. here accompanied by Mrs. Day. weighing 9 pounds Dave Housel. She A baby girl, to Mr. and Mrs. John Bendel, head draughtsman Company, left on the Spokane on a Mr Alice. Mrs. Mrs. Genevive Jonas, who had Weather condition: Rain. e . Daily Lessons in Eng mother.” WORD STUDY: increase our vocabulary by mastering o e merchandise formerly supplied by nations now under Nazi rule are| arming a nation must be met by persons of every financial ‘status. National Issues: The planetary aspects which have caused friends' to become foes in Europe will .have: influence that spreads inthe Unit- The national® political campaign will be marked” by fde- fections from the ranks oi i n parties, especially the Democx.mc The high cost of electioneeringgwill be evident when both parfies k into their financial affairs after the November decision by vaters, great numbers of whom wii] loyal to the Roosevelt cause. \d International Affairs: Infiltra- tion of Nazi influence in 'South America will be demonstrated in certain trade tilts with the United States but unity of the Ameyicas will become stronger after a’peri- ous diplomatic incident. Foreign as- trologers predict for Rumania many uncertainties that are of grave po- tentiality to the people and which will continue until the late autumn of 1943. Persons whose birthdate hawe the augury of a year of luck, but they should avoid ga- tion. Musicians will profit, ! es- pecially those who play in bangs. Children born on this day prob- ably will be good-natured and pop- ular. These Libra natives may have marked artistic: talents. (Copyright, 1940) it s regulars, Willkie still seems to be sticking to his original plan and the Clubs retain his confidence. and favor. NOTE—Owing to Willkie's lack of acquaintance among - politicos, some of the boys have had their feelings ruffled in trying to get to him. The Willkie entourage doesn't know who they are. To remedy the situation, John Hollis- ter, law partner of Senator Bob Taft and former Ohio Representa- tive, has joined Willkie’s personal staff. Widely acquainted and™ a smart politician, Hollister will see that Willkie meel.s the rlght peo- ple. (Copyright, 1940, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) JUDY GARLAND (GETS CONTRACT- Eighteen - Year - Old- ing JuvenileProvids for Next 7 Yearss LOS ANC!ELES. Hept. 27.—The 18-year-old ' Judy Garland really has something " to sing about:| A new working contract for the sin3- ing juvenile actress has been filed in ‘Superior Court for' approval.| ' California law requires court sahec- OF SOME SIZE number of men as girls be invited? Q. A. The fork should be used. o - e D iLOOK,\and LEA land, bordered by water and connect ANSWERS: 1. Isthmus. 2. Favorite son of King David. 4. The right lung. 5. Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexic 20 YEARS AGO 3 o g e o B e o oo D an e SEPTEMBER 27, OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Literary. BET, principal accent on first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Vengeance. SYNONYMS: Paroxysm, convulsion, spasm. “Use a word three times and it is yours.” EMBYRO; a beginning or undeveloped stage of anything. em-bri-o, E as in THEM, I as in IT, “Our plans were in embyro when the news came.” EMPIRE 1920 field for aircraft in this vicinity, for the Alaska Iliers, New York to Edward Larson and Carl H. Erickson tock over the A. B. Hall Build- ing and were to be in charge of the Saturday night jitney dances. Returning to the city much rested after a vacation as far south as Portland, Ray G. Day, of the mechanical force of The Empire, returried They brought with them a new Buick s born at the Dawes Hospital was named Elaine. at the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining short business trip to Seattle. and Mrs. George M. Slmpkms' were to return on the Princess They and the children had been 'visiting in Tacoma with relatives. H. S. Graves and daughter were returning on the Princess Alice after a several weeks visit in the south. been visiting with her sister in Ketchikan, returned to her home here on the Spokane. ‘b b lish W. L. GorpON e e ) <l - WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, Say, “The child RESEMBLES his mother.” “The child favors his Pronounce the A as in E in Observe the EA. Let us one word each day. Today's word: (Pronounce O as in NO, accent first syllable). MODERN ETIQUETTE ™ rogrra rEE e e ] Q. When sending invitations to a dapce, should exactly the same sought in the United States. The| A. Tt is wiser to invite a few more men.- Then all the girls are wise will make the most of to-|incured pdrtners. ’dny's opportunities. Profits sHould| Q. At a church wedding, on which side of the main aisle should heh_fsfff“”{ saved {O"t'hc rf‘“"r_‘; pews be reserved for the bride’s family and the groom’s family? MR B L G The left side for the bride’s family, the right side for the and stress for all. The high cost of | groo:\n Iheglit sop o she i SR g Should peas be eaten with the fork or spoon? o (> 1+ 1t R by A' C. GORDON | 0 o s e e o o 1. What is the geographical name applied to a narrow stripe of ing two larger stripes of land? Who was the Biblical character Absalom? What is the fastest moving living creature? Which of the two lungs in the body is the larger? What is the largest cave so far discovered? 3. The deer or bot fly of North America and Europe, claimed by scientists to fly at a rate of 815 miles an hour. 0. three years, until she is 21. Judy| will be paid $2,000 a week, which| is fair wage for a girl of her age. On her 21st birthday Judy will| receive as a present a $500 weekly boost, effective for two years. For the last two years of her cortract she will receive $3,000 a week. —_———— Long-handled radiator brushes are | useful for cleaning difficult-to-reach places. Sprinkle a little furniture Ppolish on the brush so it will collect, and not scatter, the dust. All house- hold brushes need frequent wash- ings, dryings and airings for ef- ficient service. Always hang brushes to dry, and to prevent the bristles from bending. weeks of work a year for the nexti L2 PUDDLE-MUDDLE HUTCHINSON, Kas., Sept. 27— “What’s the idea?” asked a couple of police officers when they found two men in a creek daubing them- selves with mud. “We've been out on a pcrty. said the men, “but we're going to tell our wives we've been stuck in a mud hole.” —————————— Abandonment " of a 40-year-old trolley line between Trenton and Princeton, N. J, used by thou- sands of Princeton students for Saturday night outings, has been authorized, Talmadge Cheered in Victory e Two jubilant Atlanta mpponen boost Eugene Talmadge in trium, Hllowing the former governor’s victory i tbq Democratic ;ubcmwlph 2 tion of” lll contracts mv&fllu mmora. - it . The-new lmemem. covers seven years, and Guarantees” Judy 140/ ¥rimary, which assures him of electi /a third term. Former fos"! of the New Deal, mm% out ol’]ooko four yéars ago. In this cam-~ Ppaij rl to Wdt. Professional aternal Societies Gastineau Channel D’irectory B. P. 0. ELKS meet Drs. Kaser and every Wednesday at & P. M. Visiting brothers Freeburger welcome. H. E. SIM- £ MONS, Exalted Ruler; I~ agren Bulld.lu M. e L ESew | H. smss Secretary. MOUNT JUNFAU L JUNEAU LODGE NO. 14 Second and fourth et e Monday of each month | OFFICES OF in Scottish Rite Tempie DR.A. W. STEWART BALEH B, AANTIN L AW, A RALPH B. MARTIN will be re-opened in the Worshipful Master; JAMES W | —_— ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. | (The Charles W. Carter LEIVERS, ecretary. 20th Century Gross Bldg. OCTOBER 1ST GUY SMITH | DRUGS | PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- rULLY COMPOUNDED Front Striet Next Coliseam PHONE 97—Free Detivery 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 Blag. PHONE 762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. 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Gastineau Hotel'Annex South Franklin St. Phone 177 St - LUNCHEON SPECIALTIES Music and Electric Appliances g et Next to Truesdell Gun She Second Street i “:hm:p. When In Need of DIESEL OIL—STOVE OIL YOUR COAL CHOICE GENERAL HAULING STORAGE and CRATING CALL US Juneau Transfer Archie B. Belis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Bookkeeping Tax Service Room 8, Valentine Building Phone 676 IT COSTS SO LITTLE TO DRESS SMARTLY AT DEVLIN'S Helene W. Albrechi PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 773 Valentine Building—Room 7 TELEPHONE—S51 s | JUNEAU—ALASEA | COMMERCIAL AND | SAVINGS ACCOUNTS * CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$125.000 . 2% PAID ON SAVINGS * SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank -