The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 6, 1940, Page 4

B T ——— e — = - - 5aily Alaska Em pire unday by the NY Published every evening except EMPIRE PRINTING COMPA Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. AELEN TROY BENDER - R. L BERNARD - - Prosident Ente the Post Office in au as Second Class Matter. Eatered 1 (e PONG U pSCRIPTION RATE: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douslas for $1.25 per month, | By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance. $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $1.25. | Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify | ness Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- Iivery of their papers Telephones: Nows Office, 602; Business Office, 374, “ ER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Ass Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republicat ews dispatghes credited to it or not other- | wise credited In this paper and also the local news published | herein | ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. Inc GEORGE D. CLOS National Newspaper Representa- tives, with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Benttle. Chicago, New York and Boston. SPATTLE REPRESENTATIVE-Gilbert A. Wellington, 1011 American Bank Building Vice-President and Business Manager | publican National Committee, predicted a landslide | for Willkie, | Emil Hurja’s “idealized cross-section” poll pre- | dicted Willkie would win by from two to five mil-| lion votes. Remember the 1940 performance tests of these | various polls when they start sounding off again. What happened in New Jersey? Counted as al- most certainly Democratic, the State surprised even | the Republicans by giving Mr. ma jority. been given in our Washington Merry-Go-Round‘ | column of a week back which stated: “It looks as if Democratic boss Hague of Jersey City were going | to give the run-around to Jimmy Cromwell in his senatorial race by passing the word down for Sena- imr Barbour, Republican.” This is a good day for Alaskans to reflect on their inability to vote for President. We think we are as interested in the presidential contest, and asl well informed on the as the voters of the| States. We think there is no reason whatever for| denying the franchise to the residents of Alaska, just because they happen to live in a commonwealth bear- ing the designation of “Territory” rather than that| of “State.” We think Alaska deserves a vote in the electoral college. Hawaii emphasized the Territories’ case for the right to vote by holding a plebiscite yesterday in which the citizens of that Territory ‘endorsed a Statehood proposal. Would Alaska make use of its privilege to vote? Ketchikan, holding a strictly unofficial *presi- dential election” yesterday, recorded the preference of 33 more voters than had taken part in the official Territorial general election two months ago. issues, It's all over now, including the shouting, Let's all be good Americans and show the American sys- tem of majority rule will work again. Now is the time for all good men, Democrats | and Republicans alike, to come to the aid of their| country. The historic presidential campaign of 1940 | is over. The people have spoken, decisively and un- kably, In face of ve troubles abroad, nt Roosevelt has been reelected for a third term by a majority in both electoral college and! po; vote that is the most sweeping this century, except for his own two previous landslides. All good will hope that partisanship wounds of the campaign will a united nation will go to \\‘Ur}:E ericar t the that pressing problems Jim Farley and Prank Knox were on the air carly last night, making statesmanlike appeals for | national unity, pledging that the victors would be | magnanimous and urging that the be cooperative, vanquished would This is as good a time as any to say a few final words about the various straw polls and public opinion indicators. The Gallup Poll predicted Mr. Willkie would carry 11 States. He carried 11 The Washington Merry-Go-Round listed 23 States as sure for Roosevelt. They all went to Roo- sevelt. It listed nine States as doubtful, but lean- ing toward Roosevelt. All but New Jersey went to Rcosevelt. Tt listed 11 States as sure for Willkie. All but Idaho and New Hampshire went to Willkie. It listed five States as doubtful, but leaning toward | Willkie. Of these only Indiana, and possibly Michi- | gan, went to Willkie. The Merry-Go-Round made | the same mistake as it did four years ago (when it predicted 45 States for Roosevelt)—it didn't credit the Democrats with quite the power they I The Fortune poll ve the last we heard of it, was | predicting a popular majority for President Roose- velt | ment of Japan. War With Japan? (Cincinnati Enquirer) From high places have come warnings actual hostilities with Japan may come. Such warn- ings, which are not flat predictions, of course, have a double function They prepare the minds of Americans for an unpalatable but very real possi- bility. And they reemphasize the warnings the gov- that | could not discharge this obligation by the appease: It could not take the responsibiliiy for allowing Japan to encroach on the Dutch East Indies, or even Southern Indo-China, because that would place the United States at too grave a dis- advantage in the future. The State Department is obliged to consider what our position will be if Britain should fall, and if the British fleet were to disappear. This does not seem likely. In that dread contingency, this country would face a Rome-Berlin-Tokyo combination far superior in naval power to ourselves. If in addi- | tion to this, Japan were in possession of bases in the South Pacific and territories from which we de- rive our whole supply of rubber and tin, our stra- tegic position would be grievous. It is to forestall such a disastrous situation that | the government is taking a steadily firmer line in | the Far East. This is not courting a needless war.| It is the exer of a necessary foresight. If should result in war, the blame will rest with Japan, |who is invading peaceful states on a gigantic plan | of conquest. It is Japan who is breaking Lreaties" who is defying international law, and who is adopt- ing an intransigent policy. Our own position is no more than a reluctant defense of a territorial status quo which Japan, among other states, has given an!| unqualified promise to respect. It is to be hoped that American and British | warnings, supplemented by economic pressure, will | | induce Japan’s militarists to abandon their reckless | plundering of the nations and colonies around the| The Dunn Poll, highly recommended by the Re- South China Sea. | Willkie a substantial | A hint as to what went on may have| | HOROSCOPE | structive | Bad | especially for | fession of medicine. Warning ernment has given repeatedly to Japan. | preparation. Women are to mend| A It Xl(’(‘d‘.s to be remembered that the American the torn fabric of the worlds life Government is not pur.su‘ng a provocative poli | Business Affairs; Demand for| It does not seek war, But it is charged with protect- trained hands in many trades will| ing our national interests and national safety, It | workmen, | chants to prepare for a lively holi- | day | require gifts that are useful. | the nation's natural resources will | be of foremost concern. Lavish liv- |ing will be curtailed as the need! | of helping war victims is impressed | | upon *| economic conditions [r—— HAPPY BIRTHDAY e NOVEMBER 6 Paul R. Bloedhorn Olaf Christensen Alfred Brown Harold Gudbranson Frances Doogan | Harry Murray 1 Ernest Ehler Joe Michaelson | Idabelle Dobson | | - 20 YEARS AGO 7% rarrinm s 0 ) s s NOVEMBER 6, 1920 The total of Alaska was 54,718 persons, according to an announcement made by Superintendent W. T. Lopp, of the Federal Bureau of Education, officials of which were census enumerators in the north. population The dance given at the Elks’ Hall by the football team of the Juneau lHigh School was one of the largest and jolliest of the season. George F. Forrest and wife left on the Spokane for a trip to the states. Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Dott left on the Spokane to spend a vacation in the south. Mr. Dott was accountant for the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company at Perseverance. Gus Seiffert, well known mining man, accompanied by Mrs. Seiffert, left on the Spokane for the states to remain until after the holidays W. H. Quick, barber at the Thane Club, left on the Princess Mary to visit friends and relatives at Grand Rapids, Mich, Eli Solum, a veteran mine carpenter of left on the Spokane for Petersburg to spend the winter. this vicinity, | | \! “The stars incline ‘ | but do not compel” | *. - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 After early morning adverse as- pects rule today. Under this con-| figuration the urge toward con-/ effort may be overcome depre on or discouragement. news will affect initiative. Heart and Home: Women may | be restless under this sway, but| they should concentrate upon rou-| tine tasks. College girls should| train themselves for practical work, nursing or the pros has | been given that there will be much illness toward the end of the win- ter. Epidemics, forecast as likely to reach this country from Eu- rope, are to be met with scientific by be women. but the number of the unfit be surprising. The stars presage| amazing discoveries regarding the effects of idleness and .'llcoho}i Trade schools will contribute much to the great army of American It seems safe for mer- fortunate for efficient men and Unemployment will shrink. will trade in which shoppers will National Issues: Conservation of | | persons of every grade of prosperity. Thrift, so long preached by the seers, now will be taught as in the United States reflect world changes. True| democracy will be demonstrated in| |a fellowship of kindliness and gey-| erosity. PR International Affgirs: Spa 1;1 refugees are to come to the Wes ern Hemisphere in large numbers. They will be welcomed by Mexico| and will establish a new kinship with Southern California, it is| foretold. Immigration laws in the United States will be relaxed to meet a world condition which pres- ages such a varied influx of Eure- Washington Merry- Go-Round (Continued 1 m Page One) mean a free hand with the British fleet for Hitler to penetrate Latin America. After all, the Nazi argument re- garding this can be very convincing to the British. Why should England and Germany, the argument runs, destroy their factories and set back their trade for years, only to let the United States take advantage of the situation by extending itself in Lat- in America? Why not patch up a peace on the basis of the Far East for Britain and Latin America for Germany? There is plenty of room in the two areas for both and no reason why the United States should spread a filmsy Monrce Doctrine over an empty continent So runs the German argument, and it can be made very plausible to beleaguered and desperate Brit- | ish business. However, there is not much chance of it being accepted now. But should American aid to Britain diminish appeasement group might have its way. FORGOTTEN INDIANS A group of 23 Quapaw Indians with such names as Crawfish and Whitebird, seem about to receive settlement of their long standing claim against the Eagle Picher Lead Company, which may run into mil- lions of dollars, This is big news for the Indians but it is also significant of a new order of things inside the Justice Department. The claim against the Eagle Pich- er alleges that the Indians got short measure when the ore was weighed at the Oklahoma mines, and that they got nothing at all for certain by-products such as sulphur. The suit was sponsored by the In- dian Bureau under the Hoover Ad- ministration and was pushed even more vigorously by the same bureau under Roosevelt. But it struck snags . in Roosevelt's first-term Justice De- ce Krémex onee |in the last six months, Anyene who 2 . | | DIES | then the British | Democratic National Committeeman from Montana and attorney for the | lead company, seemed to exercise ! vast influence. | But today, things are different. The change began when Frank Mur- phy become Attorney General, and has continued under Bob Jackson. An audit is now being conducted of the Eagle Picher operations, to de- termine how much by-product they got from the ore in question. ‘When this is completed, Justice Department intends to “intervene” in the case, and, in the words of one official, “our claims will be very substantial.” Meantime, Eagle Picher has indicated that it might settle the case. NOTE: Largest single beneficiary will be a white man named Merton Cooper, who had been fighting the case for ten years, the “next friend of Harry Crawfish,” Quapaw Indian. Cooper took the case on a contingent fee basis, and will get one-third of the settlement figure. as FRIEND Being a two-fisted battler is one way to make a name for yourself in Congress, but it's not always a help | to popularity. However, Represen- tative Frank s of Illinois has is honest with himself and patriotic will have to admit it. “If I hear a word out of any of ou on the floor, I'll get up myself and make a speech for the resolu- tion. And I wont pull any punches.” The resolution passed without a peep from Dies’ opposition. DRAFT FORMULA Following is the mathematicl for- mula likely to be used in determ- ining the first-call draft quota of each state: Class 1A Registrants in State Total Class 1A Registrants in U.S. X 400,000 = State quota. What this means is that 400,000 men will be called all told, and they all will be Class 1A registrants (men without any allowed deferments). Of this 400,000, each state will supply a number proportional to the number of Class 1A men registered in that state Exmple: If there are 4,000,000 Class 1A registrants in the nation, and a given State has 2,000 of these, the formula would work out like this: 2,000 x 400,000 = 209 State o quota. 4,000,000 Not all the 200, however, would be called in the first draft, since from made the policy work both ways. Some of the Congressmen whom Fries has battled the hardest are his cloest friends. Notable example is Chairman Martin Dies of the un- Americanism investigating commit- tee. Fries at first fought Dies be- cause he objected to his publicity- seeking antics. But when the dynamic Texan changed his tune, and settled down to serious investigating, Fries chang- ed his, with the result that the two men now are warm friend: Few know it, but Fries, an ex- service man who began working in Illinois mines at the age of 13, had a lot to do with putting over an ad- ditional $35000 for the Dies com- mittee several years ago. A number of those who voted against the prev- | ious $100,000 appropriation were planning to vote against Dies again, But Fries stopped them “You are making a big mistake,” he warned. “Like you, T opposed the committee at first, but Dies has been going places against fifth columnists ltl\o figure would be deducted the number of State residents serving in the National Guard, regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. (Copyright, 1940, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) .- HELP AN ALASK AN Telephone 713 or write | The Alaska Territorial Employment Service ) for this qualified worker. 9 | STENOGRAPHER- BOOKKEEP- ER—Married woman, age 25, high school ing. sponsible and business college train- positions, bookkeeper, operate office machines. | Has also had experience on PBX!five convicted traitors rolled off u_ns'} der the executioner’s axe this morn- in, in the biggest single day’s death nrn;hboqzd. Call for ES 206. Empire: Classtfleds Pay!” * Five years experience in re-| stenographer, | peans as has never been visioned in the past. The best blood of many nations is to mingle with that of the Americas. Persons whose birthdate it 1s have an augury of changes and perplexities which will not inter- fere with good fortune. The urge to spend money should be overcome. Children born on this day prob- ably will be independent and diffi- cult to control. They may like ad- | their courage. ¥ | (Copyright, 1940) 'WANDA PETERKIN 15 ENGAGED TO No Definite Date Has Set for Marriage | Juneau Couple Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Wanda Peterkin, daughter of Mrs. Ellen E. Peterkin of Goshen, New York, 't0 Martin of Juneau. The bride-elect came here about at present an employee of the Ju- neau Florists. has been on the staff of the United year. No definite date has been set for future. - HEADS OF FIVE TRAITORS DROP venture and may be reckless ‘tn i M. E. MARTIN Mr. M. E. Martin, son of Mrs. Irene a year ago from New York, and is Mr. Martin has been a resident of this city for the past five years and States Signal Corps for the past | the marriage which is expected to take place in Juneau in the near BERLIN, Nov. 6.—The heads of Sam Guyot and A. Van Mavern traveling men, returned on the Spo- kane from Sitka Walter B. King, Alaska Gastineau mine employee, was to leave for San Francisco. Weather: Highest, 45; lowest, 43; rain. e e & e Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon s, ] WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “There is. many more,” “There is a few more,” “There is several more.” Say, “There ARE many more, ARE a few more, ARE several more.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Caprice; pronounce ka-pres, A as in ASK unstressed, E as in ME, accent last syllable. Capracious; pronounce second syllable PRISH, T as in IT. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Madonna; two N’s. SYNONYMS: Reflect, think, ponder, study, cogitate, contemplate. 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: OLIGARCHY; a form of government in which the powey is vested in a few, or a state so governed. (Pronounce ol-i-gar-ki, O as in OF, both I's as in IT, A as in AH, principal accent on first syllable). s s e i e 1 - 0 4D ) Q. Should a person who is wearing evening clothes chew gum? A. No. If the occasion is formal enough for evening clothes, it cer- tainly is too formal for chewing gum. Q. Is it important to say “thank you one’s own family? A. Certainly at home that he does in public Q. Would it be all right to entertain guests with a buffet supper after attending the theatre or a dance? | | LOOK and LEARN ¥ A. Yes. A. C. GORDON f . e e s 2 S ) P D s B Sl 1. What part of an automobile permits the car to turn a corner without dragging one of the rear wheels? 2. For what do the initials “W. C. T. U.” stand? 3. What is the torpid state in which certain animals pass the winter months called? 4. How many plays did Shakespeare write? 5. Which two states lead in the production of oil? ANSWERS: The differential gear. Women'’s Christian Temperance Union. Hibernation. Thirty-four. 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