The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 7, 1940, Page 4

B 2, e s ity e 2d i i et et e Ll e e e vt it £ - e i | Putlished every eveni Second and Main Streets, HELEN TROY BENDER R. L. BERNARD - June Vice- Prmdnm : except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY passes now mthput the beginning of the ntbempt incréses the m’)robahhnmt.hu invasion could” sucs ceed if attempted. Withih anbther week, at the most, it can be said with reasonable assurance that the Germans will not undertake an invasion before next spring, or that if they do it will fail. [ The problem of the German High Command is ‘u()( merely to sneak a considerable body of troops across the Channel some foggy night when the water Empire Alaska. President and Business Manager | Entered In the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douclas for $1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the fol One year, in advance, §12.00; six mon one month, in advance, §1.25 Bubscribers will confer a favor if the: the Business Office of any falure or ir livery of thelr papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED The Associated Press is ex: republication of all news dispatck herein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION National Newspaper Representa- | the steeled intention to leave an enemy no means of Los Angeles, Portland, GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc. tives, with offices in_San Francisco Beattle, Chicago, New York and Boston. SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE-Gilbert A. American Bank Bullding vely entitled to the use for credited to it or not other- German expeditionary force could consolidate its po- wise credited in this paper and al%o the local news published attack by the new British motorized forces, and then fight a campaign It is the last phase of the undertaking which suggests that Hitler already has waited too long.to undertake invasion this winter. For, though enough| | favorable weather may remain to make possible an initial troop movement across the Channel, it is inevitable that winter would close in before a lowing rates ths, i advance, $6.00; will promptly notify regularity in the de- PRESS now sition: on English soll. Behind the determination of the British to fight mile-for-mile, street-for-street for their island is subsistence and show him no quarter should he | succeed in establishing a bridgehead on English soil. | It largely goes without saying that a German expe- — | ditionary force would be subjected to ceaseless | counterattack, and would be on land stripped of all ‘usem} material. Thus the German problem would be to provide a constant supply of reinforcements, along with the vast stores of food, ammunition, and other equipment which the expeditionary force would | require. Any prolonged failure of these supply lines | would result in the annihilation or capture of the expeditionary force. And it is not clear how the German High Command could assure itself that there would be no such prolonged failure, in view of the British command of the sea and the effect of Wellington, 1011 GOOD OLD GO Commissioner of Mines B. D. comments on the world gold situation are words the Territory of Alaska should consider carefully. While one after another of the *“gold” Holland and France, and while a German attack imbedded British Empire, metal. Is this a wise course? it is. The best and safest thing for the United States to do in the world crisis is to get gold as possible, these experts tell Hitler is supposed to have said defeated Britain he will declare g conduct the business of the world thereafter in credits Stewart, This, s Mr, propaganda, designed to destroy own resources and institutions likely, the Commissioner asks, to one of his greatest war prizes, gold fields? And would Russia render valueless The answer to both questions and barter, have been overrun countries, notably [ Southern England, invasion is impossible. by Hitler, threatens the gold- She Still Booms the United States con- tinues to buy and store up vast quantities of this Mr. Stewart and all of the authorities on world monetary problems say the South African heels of Ohio. allow the great Soviet gold obviously, ['winter upon both water and air-borne supply | facilities. The German plan might be to supply an expe- ditionary force by air. This was possible, for a limited time at least, in the Norwegian expedition. But there the enemy was not entrenched or organ- ized in numbers, and the Germans had unquestioned command of the air. Until they gain this over LD Stewart's timely (New York Times) Caifornia’s forward surge in population is proof that westward the course of empire still moves, m by empire we understand growth. The country as| a whole has added perhaps six or seven percent to its population in the last ten years, which is less |than half the rate of increase in preceding decades. | Some states have actually lost population. But the Golden State announces an increase of nearly a million and a quarter people. It is a larger absolute gain than is registered in| is plain Nazi New York State, which started out ten years ago| hold of as much us. that after he has old valueless and is not too rough. It is to move masses of troops through superior naval power, establish them on Jand in sufficient numbers to withstand counter-| | United States there is reason to| | seers who warn , THE DAILY ALASKA, EMPIRE, MONDAY, OCT. 7, 1940. (" GETORER 7] HAPPY BIRTHDAY OCTOBER 7 A. T. Koski Don Lozzie Pat Rollins O. H. Bliss Irving Krause H. W. Campen Elwood McClain George E. Nelson P HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” SR TUESDAY, OCTCBER 8 | Benefic aspects rule the “early hours today. Labor and <capitdl should be able to cooperate happily | under this configuration. The stars frown upon public officials who; may suffer severe criticism, just or unjust. Heart and Home: This is not ‘a fortunate rule for women Wwho must change many customs and re- organize their social habits. In the| avoid extravagance, The American scale of living is to be less gen- erous than it has been. Conserva- tion of resources is enjoined by the that expenditures | luxuries should be stopped. It is predicted that the sale of cosmetics will be greatly reduced within the year. Business Affairs: Prosperity will| continue, but this month may be‘ less profitable in certain lines. of for useless | HYPOTHESIS; 20 YEARS AG0 g R A OCTOBER 7, 1920 Every steamer of the American Yukon Navigation Company at this time, below Dawson, were frozen in on the Yukon River and were not expected to reach their destination at Dawson, according to reports re- ceived here. In the third game of the World Series played at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, Brooklyn won from Cleveland by a score of 2 to 1. Charles E. Naghel was on his annual vacation from the Surveyor General's office and was to leave for a two weeks' deer hunt at Kil- lisnoo. A baby boy was born the previous day to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Woodard of Juneau. Mr. Woodard was an employee of the Marshall and Newman Company. Mrs. W. W. Casey, Jr., and son Robert, left on the Admiral Watson to visit for a time with relatives in the State of Washington. The George T. Snows left on the Admiral Watson for their home in Seattle after a visit here with Mrs. C. P. Jenne and Joseph Snow. At a meeting of the Associated Students of the Senior High School, the following officers were elected: President, LeRoy Vestal; Vice- President, Lance Hendrickson; Secretary and Treasurer, Ideal Hendrick- son; student body advisor, Alfred Phillips. James McNaughton, Charles Perelle and Allen Fortney were appointed to revise the constitution. Weather condition: Cloudy. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon - < -l -0 -0 2o WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I have got to see you at once.” Say, “I MUST see you at once.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNED: Dutiful. not DO. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Maraschino. The SCHI is prnouonced SKEE. SYNONYMS: Earnest, serious, sober, solemn. 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: something assured or conceded merely for the purpose of argument or action. (Pronounce hi-poth-e-sis, first syllable as HIGH, O as in OF, accent second syllable) “Let us begin with this hypoth- esis.” Pronounce first syllable DEW, e e MODERN ETIQUETTE ** gopgrra LEE business, Capital will be cautious until after the election when many | men who wield financial power, may be disappointed. Merchants and manufacturers will profit our faith in our|with more than twice as many people as California. Would Hitler be The latter has now moved into fifth place among the‘ thus throw away States, displacing Texas and treading close on the| Half of California’s gains are credited to Los| Angeles. It now moves ahead of Detroit to fourth place among our cities and pressing hard on Phila-| delphia for third place, In a decade which has wlt-‘ Germany to resources? is no. he future of gold means more to Alaska than‘msbed a sharp fall in the nation’s tempo of growth | other part of the United ose its unigue place as any e monetary inable mJ sty would be disastrous. sefore history began, the sorld-wide medium of outcome of the war. ose who are in a position to know best. are grateful for their reassurances and more than | willing to take their advice. TEMPUS FUGIT It has become hackneyed for that if Hitler intends to undertake the invasion of Yet each hour that England he must do it soon. stem, Alaska would lose its second most The effect on the fortunes of |drew upon the newcomers from the dusty High Plains | gold will continue to be, exchange, Stop worrying about gold, | States. If gold|ang g still sharper decline in the growth of the cities,| the basis of our 1o Angeles has gained approximately 50 percent in| pcpulation. Nearly every California county seemlnglyy | States, where more than a quarter of a million peo- ple disappeared, but Los Angeles attracted move than its share, It grew three times as fast as the Irest of the state. In the history of all our cities| | there is nothing to equal the sustained record of as it has been| only satisfactory | no matter what we | the city that shelters Hollywood. An expert says that the German Army had bet- | ter beware of sea sickness In crossing the English Channel. . Personally, we are inclined to doubt the possibility. Men who can stomach Hitler oughn’t to {be bothered by a few waves, observers to say. Politician’s Dream. Recent headline: “Gandhi's Pfll"-y to Be Anti-War, But Pro-British.” greatly. Conscription of wealth, ! which is one of the threats of war, will interfere with important en-| terprises. i National Issues: Decentralization| will be more and more advocated for business and political actlvi-i ties. Division of the United States into districts including severalj states will be made necessary in defense plans, it is prophesied. States' rights will be emphasized in many ways encouraging to na- tional unity instead of interfering with it. Relief problems will make radical administrative . reforms im- perative, International Affairs: The death of a royal personage is prognosti- cated, but it will not affect inter- national relations. While there are signs read as presaging an armis- tice before winter, the stars ap- pear to promise amazing success for the British forces on land, at sea and in the air. While the British Empire will shrink in size —as estimated by extent of terri- tory—it will expand in its ultimafe Washmqlon ‘ Merry- | Go-Round (Continued from Page One) ish could strike smashing blows at Italian industries—and Italy is the Achilles heel of the Axis. } The naval PBYs are needed in the crucial Mediterranean struggle. With a range of 4,000 miles, these| mighty flying boats could destroy Italian submarines, transports and supply ships. Italy has to transport everything she needs in her Afri. can offensive across the Mediter-| ranean, and the PBYs could cripple this jugular vein. These planes also are needed to meet the impending assault on Gibraltar, key to the British con-| | chase of new and better ships. | planes direct across the Atlantic,| | and crews of English and American and munitions last spring. The Willkie. , The President will | planes would be turned in to the not go to the Pacific Coast for manufacturers, who would sell them | any campaigning, but he is going to the British and credit the Army|to bat personally for Representa- and Navy with the funds on pur-|tive Mon C. Wallgren, Democratic candidate for Senator in Washing- ton State. Roosevelt will send a The British plan to fly the giant message for Wallgren's election. airmen are being assembled in Canada for this purpose. The great flying field at Botswood, Newfound- land, probably will be the jump- ing off point. NOTE—Britain also is seeking 250,000 World War model Lee-En- field rifles. The Army has about 1,250,000 in reserve stocks. CO-CORAN QUITS Thomas G. Corcoran, dynamic political half of the famed Cor- coran-Cohen brain trust team, is quitting his government job—but not the New Deal. In fact, he is going to be more active in it than ever. “Tommy,” as the President calls him, will resign from the FRC legal statf to become one of the generalissi- DAISY ON THE STUMP | man, U.S. Minister to Norway, will _Mrs. J. Borden (“Daisy”) Harri-} take the campaign stump for Pres- ident Roosevelt. Since her return from the Nazi- trol of the Mediterranean, They overrun country, Mrs. Harriman has also would put Britain in a much been under State Department or- stronger position to meet the threat ders not to talk. But the gag willj mos of the independent campaign organization to be headed by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and Senator George Norri$, ‘This outfit will operate indepen- dently of the Democratic National Committee. It will set up its own state committees and raise its own power, - owing to its alliance with the greatest of democracies. Amaz- ing events will prove that right. is victorious in the end. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of sue- cess and advancement. There shlfi be no changes in employment;or places of resdence. Children born on this day »will be staunch, reliable and sui%\' Many may have unusual talents: Judges and preachers belong to this sign. 3 i (copyright 1940) f COLONEL LEE IS PROMOTED TO GENERAL Q. When two men and a girl are getting into the back seat of a car, how should they proceed? A. One of the men should open the door for the girl, who enters and sits in the middle. One of the men enters and sits at her right, the other goes around the car and takes the seat at her left. Q. When a dinner guest is not sure which piece of silver to use, what should he do? A. Watch the hostess and see which piece she uses. Q. If one is called away from the table to answer the telephone, is it necessary for him to say who it was when he returns? A. Not at all, nor should anyone ask him. LLOOK and LEARNA C. GORDON What is a “kayak"? 2. ‘Who was Mary Surratt? 3. What, according to the.old rhyme, are the four things a bride should wear? 4. Who wrote “The Old Oaken Bucket"? 5. Which is the most populous city of Great Britain, next to London? ANSWERS: 1. An Eskimo canoe. 2. An accomplice of John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of Lin- coln; she was executed. 3. “Something old, and something new, something borrowed, some- thing blue.” 5. Samuel Woodworth. 5. Glasgow, Scotland. KNOX SAYS U.S.READY T0 FIGHT Military Pact Directed at America, According fo Navy Secrefary added that “If a fight is forced upon us we shall be ready for them. We have never lost a war yet.” The Cabinet member told the graduates of the National Police Academy at the Justice Department: “We are 'the largest obstacle in- the path of the totalitarian powers. Should Great Britain fail to stem the tide of ever advancing tyranny we shall find ourselves surrounded by these international brigands whose greatest victory would be de- struction of the United States.” —— - — HERE ‘FROM FAIRBANKS Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Stevens 0. Fairbanks were southbound passen- gers through Ju:ieau on the Bar- anof Sunday, going Outside fo: Directory Drs. Kaser and Freeburger i DENTISTS " agren Building PHONE 56 OFFICES OF DR. A. W. STEWART will be re-opened in the 20th Century Gross Bldg. OCTOBER 1ST | Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physiclan Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 Dr. John H. Geyer Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 Hours: 8 am. to 6 pm. ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angges Coll~ge of Optomet and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. 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It already has 196 in serv- jce and 200 more being produced at the rate of one every 36 howrs. The new ships are considerably faster and more powerful than most of the 196 in service. Navy heads declare that 50 of these planes could be spared withoutany impairment to Navy air power, z sale udder con-/ Nfl' section - of the Republican | ney: The method sideration is to the sale of Wflnmmmdmmsmonauiuphmmdmlvmawj’w - World War rifles, machine . se:‘r:r | shortly be: lifted and she will re- turn to her first love—politics. Mrs. Harriman will do her orat- ing mostly in Wisconsin, Minneso- ta and North Dakota, where there are large Scandinavian populations. She is an.old hand at gajapaign- ing. In 1928 she acco! ed Al Smith in all his speaking trips and was active in the 1932 and 1936 campaigrs. LERRY-GO-ROUND Repeated efforts to persuade Jim Farley to take the stump for Roo- sevelt have so far been unavailing. Although still- holding his job as New York Democratic Chairman, the new Coca Cola mogul balks ut doing, anything for his former “Chisf” Certain Democratic lead- ers privately are miffed and are‘ talking of blasting Farley — but; this is unlikely. Minnesota’s funds. Corcoran will function in the organization's headquarters, lo- cated in the Hotel Roosevelt in New York City. «One of the major activities of the organization will be a trans- continental speaking tour by La- Guardia and an extensive mid- western campaign by Norris, Under plans already completed, LaGuardia will make major addresses in Chi- cago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Transferred from Northwest It's General John C. H. Lee now. The Division Engineer for ' the North Pacific Division of the Unit- ed States Engineers Department came to Alaska a few weeks ago . Colonel Lee. His promotion to and possibly Seattle, Wash, Norris| & wtitts’ Soux Y Wisconsin, M u‘:, Brigadier General became effective Iowa, North Dakota and Nebraska. { ¥hile he was in the Territary. Goroaran i entering actively Lntol P:t. fl‘s understood he will leave the the campaign at the express re- hagbv quest of Roosevelt. Until recenuy.‘ po the braintruster was busy with RFC| legal matters involving defense, but when it was decided to set up the|ed to friends in the East last week Progressive campaign organization,| that he and his brother were cool- Corcoran, was asked to take an ex-| ing off on their isolationism and ecutive position. Benjamin V. CO'\were seriously considering a public Northwest and Alaska. He n Division Engineer for the past two and one-half years, with ‘omm at Portland. Governor Harold ‘Stassen has a leading role in giiding the labor | ‘énd fof "the Willkie campaign. The! National Committee consults Stas-| . Aigect. personal orders.’ hen, his non-political sidekick, is| declaration for Rooseveit. <cl7nunllln8 in his government post| (Copyright, 1940, by United N- las a.n«lnteflnr _Department attor-| ture Syndicate, Inc.) —————— Subscripe to ahe Daily Alaska Em- Division EnEi;l—eer Is fo Be!’ WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. — Secre- tary of the Navy Frank Knox said here that the military alliance be- tween Japan, Germany and Italy is “directed at the United States,” and several weeks' vacationing. ——.——— x SUNSET MAN HERE Virgil Baker, Sunset Electric man, came in from Cordova on the Bar- anof and is at the Gastineau Hotel. NOTE—Phil LaFollette, former| Governor and lu'other‘ Bob LaFollette, indicat- guaranteed circuisiion, pire —the paper with the largest. Valentine Buflding—Room 7 l'nnvuu's “Juneau’s Oldest Exclus- sive Shoe Helene W. Albrecht ||| sewsa oy PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Street Manager Phone 773 [T FAMILY | SHOE STORE Try The Empire classifieds fo results. 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