The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 23, 1940, Page 4

|1 es which President Roosevelt must either live up to or live down Daily Alaska Empire i g e L L g "he next chapter will be written by Mr. Roose- EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY | The next chaj b by Ssbouit And Malii Bireets, Jungau, Alafkn. velt. May he have wisdom in the writing of it. He AELEN TROY BENT - - P‘PFS|dEH' R. L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Manager | wij] need the loyalty and encouragement of every undertakes the difficult tasks of his third administration. He is entitled to both, In its broader aspects—as the man from Mars might view it—the most impressive fact about the | election is that the midst of a world re- | sounding to the clash of arms, a nation dedicated to democracy carried its democracy in practice to the American as he here, in Tutered 1o ¢ Juncau ns Becond Class Matter. | TION RATES: | poll. It decides momentous issues by count of " nd Douslas 25 ) : ? at Delivered b o otk is for $1.25 per month. | o5 and not by weight of armament. One year ths, In advaace, $6.00; | From this standpoint the election was far more one month, in Bubscribers w or if they will promptly notify | significant than the successes and the failures of o office ¢ or irregularity in the de. ey Gt phelt Bapery "¢ 9 individual candidacies would indicate. We saw Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. ~ democracy at work under strain and coming through MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS with its confidence unshaken and its good nature The Assoclated is exclusively entitled to the use for | =~ ... republication of all ne s lited to it or not other e o : e Here was a demonstration which no foreign poli- tician ambitious for power could ever understand ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN TH « o N This is not the way a mere pseudo-demo works GEORGE D. CLOSE. Inc, National Newspaper Representa. 1U i5 an achievement that a European dictator would| tives, with offices in Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, scorn, whether he understood it or not, | Beattle, Chicago, New i Boston ! e 3ut no sounder preachment can be given Ameri-| SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE- Gilbert A. Wellington, 1011 American Bank Bullding cans in these trying days than that in matters of o o3 essential national policy they shall cultivate the ense of unity which alone, in the long run, r';m‘ ave this last outpost of democracy in the western world The Finns put up a magnificent resistance against the Russian military machine because they were a united people, cherishing in common the tr: ditions of their beloved country. The Greeks, fa ing the terrific pressure of the Axis powers, are similarly surprising the world with the tenacity of their defense. Here, too, it's the unity of a people proud of their heritage which puts courage in their! hearts and strength in their arms. | The French, b, ontrast, wilted before the Nazi onslaught not because they were outnumbered or S 50 much because they had inferior equipment, but because they had surrendered themselves beforehand UNFINISHED BUSINES A great election like that of 1940 should empha- |0 internal dissension | size not so much the nation's differences as its un- There are lessons aplenty in all this for Ameri-| ity. For months men argued issues vitally important cans. The weeks of comparative quiet after a hotly to the welfare of tI tate The fact that the day fought election is a good time to take them to heart. | is after election they cepted the people’s verdict, No one who fought the campaign battle fairly has whetl they were pleased or disappointed, should anything now to regret. From the pieces of a shat- not discourage any of them from continuing the tered dream, let those who lost help build a better discussion. No one believes that the nation is in Dation. Upon those who won rests the responsibility dire peril only in the last days of a presidential cam- to govern in a way to justify the people’s trust paign. The tk which were wrong with the Gov- The election is over. The democratic process ernment of the United States on vember 1, if continues. By trial and error and measured criti- they are really things which were are still cism is progre made, with us. By free debate, by criticizing those in and BELLCL L sl | out of office ‘who de criticism, democracy is ¥ promoted and the ends of good government gradu- A Needless Complication ally attained, S Acclaimed by m ns, President Roosevelt re- (Cincinnati Enquirer) turns to office for er four years. He finds The least’ useful college in the United States, awaiting him at his d oblems to tax the patience undoubtedly, is the electoral college. Numerous Sena- and statesmanship of man. Amor these are 'ors and Representatives, in both parties, have de- many in t ymestic field, and on these problems ¢lared for its abolition. They are on firm ground. the President needs no reminder that there are some The usefulness of the electoral college was lost 22000000 American voters who differ with him to | 'C'Y S0on after the founding of our republic. The the extent that they wanted somebody else in the L.2MeS intended that the people should chosse a White House. This sizable group has the same in- body of outatinding ctiieens SR SEe LRl jnee Theowt 1o Atikiton's yelldie s tie larear krop whish and chocse a Pwmdm_\! and Vice President. They L arger g could not have anticipated the development of won the election. In all essential matters touching political parties, and of the machinery of nomina-| the objectives of national policy they think alike. tion | They do not differ in the measure of their support| Today the President and Vice President are| now accorded the new Mr. Roosevelt if he did not in view of his great new fidence, feel obligated to do everything justify the unprecedented mark of favor polling places the American people made regime elected directly by the people, save for the formality | of the electoral college and the possibility that a candidate might win a popular majority and still fail to obtain a majority of the electoral wotes. | It is argued in defense of the electoral college | that its abandonment would depreciate the impor-| tance of the States. This hardly stands up under analysis. than human vote of con- himself would be less possible to At their a decision the destined to rank as important in the history of nation. They definitely broke with the past carding the precept and practice of all former Presi- in dis- The real objection to the electoral system i$ that | it tempts the major parties and candidates to strug-| dents to give this one a third term ; Mt Booseyeibwill safer. i his’ third term ‘““,“4"' bitterly for the marginal votes in a few crucial| e ey e ieies T w00 | States, such as New York, Ohio, and Illinois for ex- a frec hand to carry out whatever policies he may| e’ 1t would be better if every voter in every have in mind. His majority in Congress, already | | state had a ballot of equal value in the count. The It is doubtful whether | tendency then would be for the candidates to appeal assumed office with fewer ad-|to all voters, as Americans, not to small groups in/ There are no campaign urum-ikoy States in terms of their particular interests. topheavy, has been increased any President vance commitments. ever President, after a Scotch ancestor.|shall control the CIO: Lewis, plus 5 Between congressional sessions,| his Communist-fellow traveler al-| tepresentative Frank Horton of lies; or the big, pro-New Deal un- Wyoming manages a dude ranch.|ijons. The fight involves two separ- A good bet for one of the va-| ate prizes: (1) the presidency; (2) W;;Hinglo;l Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page One) cancies that will open in the Secur- ties and Exchange Commission | the executive council. | Under the existing CIO set-up, fter the first of the year, is Dr.|each of the 43 affiliates has repre- Luther Haar, Comptroller of Phila-|sentation on the council. This| “was probably due to his mneglect|delphia. A former University of means first, that the 20 little un- of the farm vote. Mr. Willkie had | Pennsylvania ~economics professor ions, with less than 25,000 mem- with him advertising men ./and State Banking Commissioner, bers, mostly of reddish tinge, have| They should have used their L{uod“ Haar managed Senator Joe Guffey’s' a disproportionate voice in the sales sense in selling the farmers|successful reelection campaign un(ilcguncil; second, that the council a President.” | played a big role in putting Henry is too costly and cumbersome for Dr. Francis Townsend, long-faced | Wallace over at the Chicago con-|frequent meetings, thus giving the mogul of the old-age pension lllu\‘|‘~;H‘nlm||. president what amounts to a free ment, never lacks promotional ideas. | = hand. Soundly trounced in the election,| TWO GARNER PICTURES John L. Lewis and his left-wing he has popped- up -with-a ])r(\p(h'\?' Out-going Vice President Jack|cohorts want to retain this set-up. to organize a new , to be|Garner is the only man in his'.ory‘The antj-Lewisites are determined known as Power -Pension | to have his picture hung at bnthieilher to liberalize it or quit the Party, whatever that means. % ,!cml.\ of the Capitol. An oil paint-|CIO. Cincinnati, Ohio, home of Senator|ing of the former Speaker hangs Bob Taft, has the distinction of|in the House lobby, and another MINERS’ REVOLT? | being the only city over 400,000 that | portrait, by Howard Chandler| Meanwhile, Lewis is having a or Willkie. He carried it by|Christie, has just been put up in|very stormy time within his own thousand vote Roosevelt| the Senate lobby . Henry Wal-| United Mine Workers. won every other metropolis by con-|lace, in preparation for takingover| Under its by-laws he is sure of siderable margins }Uum(-r\ gavel, is cramming on|reelection, since nominations for Logens arliamentary procedure. He is| president closed several months THAT BOMBSIGHT | learning the fine points from Colo-|ago, and he-is the only candidate. When they take their seats in nel Edwin Halsey, veteran Senate Phil Murray, UMW vice president, January, two new Republican Sen- ators, from different sections of the country, will resume an old friendship. They are Ralph Brew- ster of Maine and Harold Burton of Ohio, once roommates at Bow- doin College, . The Army widely publicized bombsight is now being built into bombers destined for Britain. However, U, S. forces have a new and beiter one—devel- oped, incidentally, by the Navy, which is the originator of =2l bombsights used in this country It supplies them to the Army Chess champion of Congress is Oklahoma’s Representative Wesley Disney, cousin of the famous aniy mated cartooner. He also collects antique chess sets, ., One election gift Rooseyelt, brought back from Hyde rk was| struggle that may a puppy Scottie, presented by a|wide open. etary, and smart majority clerk lie Biffle, . . . A strong possi-| bility to succeed Representative Jm‘i Martin as National Republican| Chairman is Dave Ingalls, popular,| mooth-working cousin and cam-| paign manager of Senator Bob Taft.| Although Ingalls nearly licked Will- kie at Philadelphia, the latter be- came fond of Dave in the campaign | and censulted him frequently, In-| also stands high with Alf| Landon, the man who got Martin appointed as national chairman. CI0 SPLIT alls At Atlantic City John L. Lewis| once,” “Goodbye, John.” Privately has gone through with his promise to resign as head of the CIO—but i that ,will not end the bloody inner | affec , circle battling It merely begins a split the CIO was backed by several locals, but refused to enter the race against his old chief. This means that Lewis’ $25,000- a-year-plus-expenses are safe, But that isn’t keeping the rank and file from talking revolt. In scores of UMW local in Pennsylvania, ‘West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and! other miner states there is fierce resentment against Lewis’ antics in the recent campaign, District leaders report pictures of placarded with signs reading, “Our lost leader,” “he was a good man— UMW chiefs are worried that the smouldering revolt may adversely the crucial negotiations for a new wage contract with the coal Lewis being draped with crepe and|fought side by side for many yea: J { | HAPPY BIRTHDAY | NOVEMBER 23 Mrs. R. B. Martin Mrs. A. M. Geyer Harry Carroll F. D. Thomas Mrs. Maurice Johnson Catherine Snyder | NOVEMBER 24 William R. Garster Jerry Powers Erling Oswald Fred Crowell Edna Anderson W R. Spain Zaida Carlson Catherine Valison | Marja Schoettler e HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” | o L3 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 | Adverse aspects are active today in planetary government. The churches are subject to influences| that seem to presage extraordinary. tasks in the coming winter. This not helpful to religious Heart and Home: Church observ- ances should be made a family ' habit at this time when the need of faith in the ultimate working out of human problems will be ap- parent. The building of character| is one of the factors in assuring| national stability, The stars are read as encouraging to deceit and secret plotting among European rulers, and the planetary xnflu—j ences will be felt on this hemis-| phere. Honesty and truthfulness must be our watchwords. » Business Affairs: Good feeling will be prevalent as unemployment sinks to an appreciable degree Ree! tail merchants will profit. Pros- perity will be enjoyed by the aver= age person who does not study the. stock market or financial (tre Warning is given that wages a" salaries should not be spent care- lessly, for there are portents of great economic tests within twa! years. National Issues: Members of the Cabinet are to prove their ability in meeting complicated problems. While there will be differences of opinion regarding outstanding poli- cies the stars presage real states- manship. Secrecy regarding motives| actuating courageous initiative nec- essarily will be maintained and will cause misjudgment. Warning given that overwork will cause dis- abilities among statesmen International Affairs: The stars favor the final victory of British arms, but only after severe strug- gle against fearful odds. The Unit- ed States inevitably must extend the fullest possible aid and will execute a brilliant move of some sort. The hatred of the Nazis will flare up in an international inci-, dent of great significance. The Duke of Windsor is to be involved in an embarrassing situation for Uncle Sam, Persons whose birthdate it is| have the augury of a year of great! activity that brings success. Naval or army connections will be fortu- nate. Children born on this day prob- ably will be well-balanced, cautio and prudent, Popularity and suc: cess are forecast. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Astrologers read this as an un- important day in planetary direc- tion, It is most favorable to the planning and development of fu- ture policies or activities The morn- ing is promising for constructive work. Heart and Home: The later hours today should be fortunate, but only to a limited extent. The morning! is favorable for routine tasks. There may be a tendency to self-pity oa the “part of girls who find life| less of a playday than they planned it to be. There may be mild love| affairs under this configuration, but] boy friends may, be discursive in! their interests. Housekeepers who have not bought their winter blan- kets may find prices soaring. Business Affairs: Need of trained! head of the West Virginia UMW, expressed this bluntly to Lewis when John L. tried to bludgeon him into deserting Roosevelt. “All my captains are deserting me,” Lewis barked bitterly. “I wouldn't put it that John,” shot back Bitiner. way, “We've jand now suddenly you are out of step with the rest of us. I'm for Roosevelt and I'm going to stay for him. And I'll tell you something else. If I tried to tell the miners in West Virginia to vote against jthe President, that would mean operators next April. Also, they | are worried about their own scalps. -Crux ‘of-this eivil war is who Van A. Bittner, square - jawed the end of our organization in the state. They'd rip our leadership to m." - Jaged should be well paid as experi- | 20 YEARS-AGO 7' murire NOVEMBER 23, 1020 " Eight North Dakota banks were reported to have been closed within the week because their re below the required amount. Drs. Kaser and rescrves w In Constantinople harbor, ninety relief ships laden with refugees Freeburger from the Armenian war were lying in the stream unable to land their DENTISTS passengers. Conditions were deplorable with disease, insanity and sui- Blrngren Building cide. There was neither food nor funds to purchase it. The Red Cross PHONE 56 was endeavoring to assist but it was feared cannibalism might develop before relief was obtained. o+ r | b s Seven halibut boats were waiting in Juneau to sell. Last to arrive Dr.A. W. Stewari were the T490, Orien and Olga. DENTIST Jerry Dwyer, who had been employed at the Perseverance Mine, 20TH CENTURY BUILDING left on the Estebeth for Skagway and White Pass Railroad points, ex- Office Phone 469 pecting to return to Juneau later in the winter | 4. A Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTVUR Drugless Physiclan Office hours: 10-12; 15, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 G. B. King, of Chichagof, was an arrival on the Chichagoff and had | registered at the Gastineau Hotel. | Juneau Troop of Boy Scouts were to meet at 7:30 o'clock in the school house to hear a talk by C. J. Lincke on “How to Take Care of Your- self on the Trail.” Thane basketball team beat Douglas Firemen 12 to 8 in a rough | and tumble game on the Douglas floor | Weather: Highest, 31; lowest, | Dr. John H_ Geyer : : ‘b b R S Daily Lessons in English W. 1. corpon §|| ‘rowrsone i ™ WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I was born and raised in the country.” Say, “I born and REARED in the country.” RAISE is correct when applied to lower animals and plants. —_—n ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles Coll~ge OFTEN MISPRONOIIJNCED: Parrafin. Pronounce first A as in of Optometry and AT, I as in FIN, accent first syllable. Opthaimology OFTEN MISSPELLED: Load (a burden). Lode (ore deposit). ( SYNONYMS: Sarcasm, criticism, cynicism, acrimony. ‘ ! Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground 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: A MR AR MALEVOLENT; wishing evil; arising from, or indicative of, ill will. {| The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Pourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 (Pronounce ma-lev-o-lent, accent second syllable). “He went about it with a malevolent ingenuity. e e e e e e | MODERN ETIQUETTE ropgrra ree | oo &) 5 Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg.——2nd Fleer Front Street~————Phone 636 | Q. Isn't it a mistake for a person in company to be impulsive in what he says, always “speaking his mind” as he calls it without consid- ering its effect? A. Yes, it A is a fault that should be corrected. The old proverb e man reflects before he speaks; a fool speaks, and then £ays, reflects on what he has uttered.” Q. When a young weman is se room and anothcr woman stops to chat for a mir at the table of a public dining- should the young | Gastineau Hotel Annex South Franklin St. Phone 177 i McNAMARA & WILDES Registered | CIVIL ENGINEERS | | Designs, Surveys, Investigations hands will be felt in many mechan- | ical operations, in faciories and airports. During the winter employ- ment for the young and middie-| Plunges to Death ence will count in many vocations.' Engineers will prosper greatly and Americans will prove their extreme JAMESC. COOPER | A. Not unless the woman who stops is elderly. Q. Is “Yours very truly” an apprepriate close for a friendly letter c P' A OPEH A. No. “Yours very truly” is a formal close, used in busine st A s very truly nal clo: 1 bi Business' € lor =~ | - e e i 0 COOPER BUILDING ! { LOOK and LEARN ¥ - A. C. GORDON || i L. C. Smith and Corona e RRE SR % 4 TYPEWRITERS B 0t s rerkerad to 3 B s Pt OF s e ey & sy 3 hat is ten 1 I'T e as be ‘nine S e la’ ? 3. What in the human body is the clavicle? J. B. Burford & co. 4. In what year was the Panama Canal opened? | “Our Doorstep Is Worn by 5. Which state is called the “Badger State"? | Satisfied Customers” ANSWERS: 1. Andrew Johnson. X 2. Possession DB- H. VANCE 3. The collar bone. l OSTEOPATH 4. 1914 | Consultation and examination 5. Wisconsin. | free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; | 7 10 8:00 by appoinment. work most important to aviation. National Issues: As the Federal aptitude for scientific pursuits.’ VALENTINE BLDG. Meteorologists now will reap re- Room 3 Phone 672 wards for long preparation for ! > government proves its efficiency in| registering men for war service and in preparing' them to defendl Archie B. Belis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT the nation, there is a sign indicat- | E Bookkeeping ‘Tax Service ing a strange inability to round | Room 8, Valentine Building it Phone 676 up gangsters and public enemies, | so that they can be eliminated from American cities. Powers that | prey will continue to reap millions! by the misuse of firearms while the ! youth of the nation is trained in| gunplay for defense against outside enemies. [ International Affairs: Revelations‘ regarding the execution of leading men in the countries subdued by |’ the dictators will arouse public; ‘! Helene W. Albrecht PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 773 Valentine Building—Room 7 ‘Audrey Anderton Juneau Melody House feeling on this hemisphere. Al- /. e ke ! {Under treatment by a nerve spe- though Hitler's stars now presage : s evil days for him in the r“"“'e",:ulii.t:' fimmfl:r'fi Music and Electrie Appliances Der Fuehrer is to live long enough| j Anderton, jumped or fell to her Next to Truesdell Gun Shop to make thousands and thousands| | deathfrom the room of the Countess Seoond Street Phone 65 suffer, Secret executions will mark ' |Hans Scherr-Thoss on the 16th fioor | b= - each reverse in the plans of the of a New York City hotel. She had — — dictator, The stars seem to pres- . asked her friends to leave her alone, age breaks with certain of the Nazi| leaders, jealousies and ehmities. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of unex- pected experiences, Risks of ail sorts should be avoided. Children born on this day will be affectionate, courteous and lov- able. They will be keenly intelli- gent and may possess unusual tal- ent for one of the arts. (Copyright, 1940) - e ANNOUNCEMENT On and after December 2, my office will be open for business as usual. Prior to that time, I shall see people only by appointment. MILDRED R. HERMANN, THELPAN | a few minutes before the tragedy. ALASKAN Telephone 713 or write The Alaska Territorlal | Employment Service I for this qualified worker. | CEMENT FINISHER—Man, age 54. Thirty years experience in ce- ment, concrete and brick work, ce- ment finishing, etc. Call for ES 215. ———-—o———— NGTICE AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showmy air route from Seatile to Nome, om adv. . Attorney-at-Law, pr R - 4 — JUNEAU—ALASKA B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8§ P. M. Visiting brothers welcome. H. E. SIM- MONS, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, Secretary. MOUNT JUNFAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 pun RALPH B. MARTIN ‘Worshipful Master; LETVERS, Secretary, = GUY SMITH DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- rULLY COMPOUNDED Front Street Next Coliseum PHONE 97—Free Delivery "T-morrow’s Stvles Today” Halx | Juneau’s Own Store ““The Rexall Store” Your Relisble Pharmacists Butler-Maurc 7 Drug Co. -z, PRESCRIPTIDNS e || Post Office Substation {| Now LOCATED AT | HARRY RACE DRUGGIST | “The Squibb Stores of Alaska™ “The Stere for Men” SARBIN’S | Front St.—Triangle Bldg. GASTINEAU CAFE ‘When in Need of i DIESEL OIL—STOVE OIL ! YOUR COAL CHOICE } GENERAL HAULING i STORAGE and CRATING i CALL UB Juneau Transfer ' Phone wt Phone 481 FAMILY SHOE STORE “Juneau’s Oldest Exclus- sive Shoe Store” TELEPHONE—S51 : COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS > CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$125,000 * 2% PAID ON SAVINGS L] SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES ;8 54