The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 9, 1940, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, DEC. 9 20 YEARS AGO /™ mupine POETIC JUSTICE BER 19490 DECEMBER 1940 SUN | MON [ TUE | WED [THUR] FRI | saT 1/2/3[4[8|6][7 . . Daily Alaska Empire We hate to feel so vindictive, but we can’t help being amused by the plight of the Nazi airman re- ported in a special dispatch to the New York Herald| Tribune, Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Directory Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. AELEN TROY BENDER - - President ‘ e 3 R. L. BERNARD - - nd Business Manager e sl -Prestdent Doris Freeburger Mary Loken Amos T. Hayden Mrs. Maleolm Morrison George E. Sarvela Carol Ann Prewitt VIS PRI SUUCCIACE RIS ) ; B Pns‘qqri CRIP J:;:”x:n;'esszwom R s This aviator, who | BRLie, o Bl A FOPnD Wes Glen C. Bartlett, Manager of the Gastineau Hotel, was in St. Ann's B. P. 0. ELKS meet e taken to a hospital in Essex. He appeared nervous D K § Deltvered by carrier in Juneau and Douslas for $1.25 per month. g 7 | Hospital receiving treatment for an abdominal ailment. IS. Kaser and every Wednesday at 8 By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: every time German planes flew over, and is said| | i One year, In advance, $12.00; slx months, in advance, $6.00; lained. that: this Hoepitel xed —_— F b P. M. Visiting brothers | ¥ “fifiibflfi‘.finfi}\é}x a favor if they will promptly notify u?‘haw ?‘XD eyt @ e L 0L The Juneau Chamber of Commerce approved the Curry bill providing e ree I.lrgel' welcome. H. E. SIM- the Buslmtlfixof““r“ any fallure or irregularity in the de- | his map “munition: for an Alaska Development Board, making suggestions as to its makeup. D! MONS, Exalted Ruler; ! livery of their papers. Bl B MEH Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374, s 4 The bill had been drawn up by John W. Troy and J. C. McBride. ngren . H. SIDES, Secretary. T FREEDOM OF SPEECH, SOVIET STYLE| T e I ews dispatches c - S ress ¥ i e — ry '::';:hélrc:;x‘f;:x %5 "this aper and also the local news bublished "_‘“OCI‘""‘WI ES? rsvp:c (m_:zr:] rs :;,v; South | of the city when work on the Maid of Erin copper mines had proved ' . M;:rx‘:ny :fm:u}rxou”z: A L : 2 l). M xurox\r.]dl:lrrr; rw” s(-::e:c(‘d - Sprbive satisfactory for the summer: It was hoped the mine might become a Dr A W s'ewal’t 1 Bootilkh: Rite T:l::;u KA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER and Central Coa. LY, (Was 8 large pr mploying many men. « A, . ASTHAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. by a firing squad, as leader of a “slander ring"| ;?ECE‘:BE;I; 9 | A Toctonsl gmDIOVIE y Beriies besmmnSBH 7:30 pan ) o o T o 3 i jerre Sundborg L H RGE D. CLOSE, Inc, National Newspaper Represents- | which the Government said conducted a campaign : Y % ¢ NTI: RA[PH' TIN { dtves iih offices in San Francisco, Los Ansles, Portland, | or denunciation against Communists.” George Armstrong W. D. Gross returned on the Northwestern after a business trip to| | g0y (ovrne pumrninG Worshipful Master; JAMES W H Beattle, Chicago, New York and Boston. Charles Lagergren Seattle. | LEIVERS, BSecretary. 1 gy Office Phone 469 Mrs. Nordling and daughter arrived on the Northwestern after a Saionji and Japan vacation in the States. LS | Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTUR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 ‘Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 (Ceveland Plain Dealer) When Kimmochi Saionji was born in 1849 Japan was a closed country still living in the fairyland of its medieval traditions. Recently he died at 91, the| last of the elder statesmen, the last member of the /|4 famed Genro, leaving a Japan sunk deep in war,/ economically crippled and heading back toward a state of affairs resembling the kind of society and government from which Saionji helped it rise. The transformation of Japan, after Perry’s visit| According to a report from the Westward, Mt. Iljamna was sending out huge volumes of smoke. GUY SMITH | DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES | PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- YULLY COMPOUNDED A search was started for the gasboat Diana, which left Juneau H 0 R 0 S c 0 P F over a week before for Chichagof and had not yet reached its destination. gl Weather: Highest, 34; lowest, 20; clear. “The stars incline —— in 1853, was mostly accomplished in the reign of N ’h'—-—.'-' Emperor Meiji, grandfather of the present ruler. To| but do not compel” || , 3 . by .D J h H G Front Street Next Coliseum advice him in modernizing the country Meiji formed | g _ % Dally Lessons 'n Engl'sh w L. GORDON Y. oan R eyer PHONE 97—Free Delive: g an unofficial council of statesmen and nobles called| TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10 | . DENTIST sy e g e Rl the Genro. Its word came to be almost the law. } , . | § soamsirantareansmms m e e apo e abe i il s st Room 9—Valentine Bldg. E i studied in Paris d absorbed western is i i o OF THE FLU? ceatlt adith o This is not an important day in| wopng OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “It is the most beautiful PHONE. 762 RETURN democratic traditions. After years of successful states-| Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. manship he was named to the Genro in 1916. He/ At a time when sickness in various parts of the|made more than 20 premiers of Japan and twice| f nation and Alaska is making us wonder whether held the post himself. The prince was a progressive jessn, and dissatisfaction among| ASK unstressed, not as in FRAME. there might not be something to the dire ])rediclionsi force. But advancing years dulled his enthusiasm.|employees. Pluto is adverse, OFTEN MISSPELLED: Passport; two S's. Pastime; one S. of an influenza cycle coming round again, it is en-|His memory wandered back to the old days, He lost| Heart and Home: Holiday plan-| SYNONYMS: Teacher, tutor, instructor, preceptor, pedagogue. couraging to find that the health of the average|faith in the ways of the west. The army—still the| ning js under the best possible di- WORD STUDY: “Use a word three tirhes and it is yours.” Let us American is apparently better in 1940 than it ever Samurai at heart—gained the upper hand and t00% | rection of the stars. Great gener-| jncrease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: was before, rate of 766.8 per| | Japan along the road back. losity is to be manifested in Am-| yNSOPHISTICATED; not worldly-wise; innocent. “He was an un- Wwith an low death | Japan's adventures in Asia—that Saionji’s life Tan|is a fortunate sway for whatever| History may record—waiting on the outcome of|erjcan aid to war victims. This sophisticated boy of tender years.” | 100,000 for the January-October period and an OC-|parajie] with the rise and fall of modern Japan. Helaffects the family and i MCKY | dramesmosmoms ‘ tober mortality rate approximating the previous 10W | was in his day a great statesman. He died a tired,|for the- boys in training camps.| b record for the month, the year is expected to close|old Japanese, T ‘i dealace Ml S MODERN ETIOUETTE Yy e s o x with the most favorable mortality cver experienced, i 1 Avoloie Aot ths. aticss ROBERTA LEE The Charles W. Carter| secording to one large insurance company which of world affairs. College students | Dbases its encouraging forecast on the death reports| | will greatly benefit this year. Mofluary 4 from its millions of industrial policy holders. 1 (The Salem, Indiana, Republican-Leader) | Business Affairs: After the. holi-| “In the general population,” the report states,| “Commenting on the two-to-one vote in favor|day season which is to be gocd Nmp.;?gnlgaf;;un Sts. “sickness from poliomyelitis and typhoid fever showed | of statehood (says the Indianapolis Star, editorially) for trade there will be business | readjustments that include novel 3 tion, It ma; ad-| Dlankiary QiFecuon TRy be | picture that I ever saw.” Say, “that I HAVE EVER SEEN.” thority, for there may be a rest- OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Fraternity. Pronounce the A as in verse for men who exercise au- “T-morrow’s Styles | Today” Wflfl Juneau’s Own Store — ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles Coll~ge of Optometry and Opthaimology | Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground all-time Statehood for Alaska Q. Isn't it permissible to use the spoon to test the temperature of the coffee? A. Yes; this is far better than burning the mouth, or perhaps “The Rexall Store” Your Reliuble Pharmacists H the usual seasonal decline during October. T‘hejcongressionnl Delegate Anthony J. Dimond of Al-|° 3 sputtering out the liquid. But after testing it, the spoon should be left B fl M | cases of scarlet fever, diphtheria, and smallpox were | aska states his Territory is as much entitled to state-i “;_“%"8“0{"' is‘e"“ “L to b‘;hgz'i in the saucer, and the coffee drunk. ulier-ylaurc | much more numerous in October than in Septem-| hood and will beat Hawaii and Puerto Rico to be-Lg;e:ngn:lox:; zmznr:\?ffinonT\ir mar:l Q. What should one do when with a crowd and the majority wish Dmg Co ber but were all considerably below the figures for|come l\;;wnfi';gn:tact:‘hd AR A]askaj kets are to bring profit to motion| '© €At in @ certain restaurant which you do not like? i Jnnes.suvens Shop ‘ | ; ctober 1939. Influenza, measles and whooping| . < ans A. Abide by the wishes of the majority, without arguing. 9 ‘ . October 16 e nmelice Suds yhs PINE| 11 probably be 100 percent in favor of joining the | Pictures as well as to manufac N s i IJ 4 ¥ 2 guing. : d LADIES'—MISSES’ ~ PRESCRIPTIONS { i cough were more prevalent in October 1940 than inj oo "o ™0, might also add that Alaskans, in|tUrers of machinery. Canada is to| i hen someone say am glad to have met you,” isn’t a smile READY-TO-WEAR 5 gither, SGeplemies: of Hhs year. or Octobier. 199, | general, have_a better understanding of our Ameri- | become a better customer than in reply sufficient? i« Sgward Street Near Third i1l V(\llhethgrlthe j”:c”:.] Sea!h rat‘;‘ ]IOY e Itmll.ty%;‘,can theories of government than have the residents’ev;;“?g::ie'x Reforms’ in m‘h - Md;-One suouling Lest say, Thadk you ! ‘v P flfl N wi rop below hat o he recor low mortality ol | of any other Lerriwl‘y.” = ssues: eforms 1 u A O e s kel . 1938 will depend very largely on just how much‘I From personal observation of the edifor it would | Dicipal government will be wlfiely,’ R o ) ost 1Ce subs'ahon damage the flu germ can do in the remaining few|seem there is no argument as to which territory | advocated. V“d'*'w°{1d activitlies Lo 0 K d I_ E A R by NOW LOCATED AT ¢ weeks of the year should be chosen the 49th state. The Alaskans dre| Will become linked with fifth col-| an A. C. GORDON JAMES C. COOPER HARRY RACE < intelligent, aggressive, self-reliant, and have a fine‘;um“ campaigns which aLe Lo i ” c I;A. i BAD EXAMPLE | conception of government. ;tggd S _“‘;V'il WR&i—flAn aé- | G- e o . C . DRUGGIST { Sapa Thelr intelligent. conception of self-government,| i€t due to saboge Wi ATOWE| 1. what is the derivation of the word “kindergarten”? jusioses Conrnselor | *The Squibh Stores of Alaska” : We don', of course advocate drunken driving|if given the opportunity, is practical evidence of | Widespread vesenumens anc C#MEl 3 who were the King and queen of Spain at the time of Columbus’ | CRODER PUILOING. i . or even “drinking driving.” But we hope some of | their ability to take care of their own affalrs, when| COBRTeSs, 105 CARCHENED, SN voyage to America? A | o L T ol : | the: tims ‘cofis, measures for dealing with engs VOY2E! g i the experts reconsider some of their pet dogmas in view of the sad case of Captain Bernard R. Caldwell, of the police traffic control bureau in Los Angeles. As part of a demonstration against drunken The small population of white Americans (less |than 35,000) seems to preclude any immediate bid | for statehood, but more local government by these good Americans, who understand well their Territor- driving, the captain drank six Scotch and sodas and | ja) problems is not only desirable, but peremptory, | if they are to prosper and expand. then took scientific driving tests Result: 89 percent of the time; after six of the time Russian scientists claim to have revived organ- lain dormant in frozen Siberian| mental interference strangles them. isms which have soil for 20,000 years. By the time around at what's going on, we imagine they'll be' rea dy for another 20,000-year nap. [ | Washinglon Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page One) had lost the battle. The opposition unicns, which Lewis had cowed with scorching rhetoric and the packed | committees, took the offensive be- hind Hillman. The noisy but weak left wing caved in. Murray got the assurances he demanded and 24 hours later, Lewis, crooning a tear- ful swan song, surrendered the gavel. The upset of John L. Lewis was not the only feather in Hillman's cap. Equally great a triumph was keeping the CIO from splitting wide open Certain Communist elements, op-| erating on the “rule or ruin” princi- ple, were bent on splitting the (o) (o] if balked from winning control. That | would have meant chaos in the la-| bor movement, the end of any hope for AFL-CIO peace, and a smash- ing blow to the Roosevelt Admin- | istration. The true measure of Hillman's strategic mastery was that he tied the can to his opponent in such a deft manner that Lewis' followers | could not eroupt. They wouid have done 5o at the drop of the hat had | Hillman given voice to one word| of personal feeling against Lewis. | But Hillman knew that a per-| gonal attack was just what Lewis wanted, had tried for months to provoke. . And he has fought too many battles in his 24 years as a union leader to fall into that kind of a trap. He suppressed his per- sonal anger and kept the fight to the ground on which Lewis couldn’t win—that the CIO was bigger than any one man and all forces must unite to preserve their common gains. | “THE COMPROMISER” A pet taunt of Hillman's left-| wing foes is that he is a comprom- Hillman is & compromiser on details, but never on principles. It was “ " such as the one at Atlantic City which beat the | employers to reduce the work-week, Sober, he stayed on the test “highway | 4 llar raise.” | with a suddenness that made tne | employers blink. | said that if he had held out, more | Pifty-three years old, slender, with ‘We, who spen! drinks, 95 percent|along the inland t a fortnight in the peninsula and passage, met their leaders and the | people themselves, will all agree they are a high |Lype of American !desuny, and do they take a look| longer. Many cal citizens, who will work out their a good job of it, unless govern. Paderewski says he could not stand Europe any n't, but are compelled to. unbeatedable Lewis that have won| Hillman the deserved reputation of being the most astute strategist in organized labor, and that have built the Amalgamated Clothing Workers into one of the six most powerful unions in the country. Old Amalgamated associates are fond of the story of a Hillman com- promise that 23 years ago won the fledgling union its first major wage victory. The union, only one year oid. had gone on strike for more pay and after a costly fight the employers finally agreed to arbitrate. A neu- tral chairman was appointed, and he opened the meeting by bluatly asking the employers, “Weil, \vhan‘s) your offer?” After a hurried huddle they an- nounced, hesitatantly, “A one dol- “We'll take it,” snapped Hillman It also caused some of the union officials, later, to question Hillman’s judgment They might have been obtained. “Yes, we probably could have got more,” Hillman replied, “but what good would that have been if it made the shops move to another town where we are not yet organ- ized? These shops can't pay more than $§1 at present When the boss- es can afford more, we'll make them give it BANKER AND BUSINESS MAN Hillman and his little union have gone a ‘long way since then. They got a lot more from the bosses, and they also gave back a lot. The clothing industry is one of the most stable in the country; the union has never broken an agreement; it has loaned money, once $200,000, to towners to keep factories operating; and has volun- tarily, reduced wages -when hard times hit. {his curly black hair untouched by ‘gray. Hillmany looks and dresses like a copservative business man. ‘Nothing about him suggests, the tra- | ditional tabor leader. His one pas- sion 15 work. For many years he. has .fought The base week of the Amalgamated is 35 hours. But a 12-hour day is a normal one for Hillman, and it's a rare Sunday when he doesn't spend at least a few hours at o desk. Some years ago, in the midst of a bitter organization battle in Philadelphia, he was ordered to a hospital for an operation. Four hours after he emerged from the ether he held a council-of-war at his bedside. Ordinarily calm and unruffled, Hillman has two violent aversions —unauthorized strikes and Com- munism. He has fought them re- lentlessly throughout his career, with the doctrine that labor must be “industry conscious” Hillman believes in helping industry to op- erate efficiently and prosperously so that labor can demand a greater share of the profits. “We cannot ask from industry more than it can afford to give,” he says. “That's a Communistic practice—to disrupt @m industry, ‘When labor does that it defeats it- self.” HILLMAN AND KNUDSEN Several months after Hillman had been appointed to the Defense Com- mission, his fellow member William Knudsen, former General Motors Motors boss and another one-time immigrant boy, remarked‘ admir- ingly, “Sidney, you know as much about business as I do.” “Well, I ought to know something about it, Bill,” was the quiet an- swer. “My union owns and oper- ates two banks and several large low-cost housing projects for our members, and we collaborate very closely with factory owners in reg- ulating the industry.” Hillman also might have added that as head of this large organi- zation he received a salary of $7,- 500 a year—less than a third of that paid Lewis and about one- twelfth of Knudsen's check (Copyright, 1940, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) —_——— ATTENTION MASONS Stated Communication Mt. Ju- neau Lodge Monday evening at 7:30. Dinner at 6:30. Annual Roll mies of society. Fingerprinting of all residents of cities and even widely recommended. The time has| come when liberty is to be appre~ ciated, or withdrawn. International Affairs: The stars that are read for forecasts con- cerning 1941 seem to indicate the downfall of the dictators. The Feb- ruary mutation is interpreted as promising the gradual decline of the power so ruthlessly attained by force. Each dictator will meet de- feat in a different way. Death will remove one dictator despite his precautions to safeguard himself. Grave economic conditions will start the bad luck of the tyrants this winter, although loss of power may be slow. Persons whose birthdate it 'is have the augury of a year of fair good luck, but there may be mis- understanding in the homes of many. f Children born on this day 3 ably will be able to enjoy life through industrious effort. ' They may be interested in horticulture or agriculture. . (Copyright, 1940) 7 FOR GIVES PLEDGE T0 ATHENIANS Telephone-Majesty Thar@. S. ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 9—In an exchange of messages with King George the Second, President Roo- sevelt pledged American aid to Greece and the King thanked the United States for aid already re- ceived. President Roosevelt said, in a partment: “As your Majesty knows, it is a settled pelicy with the United States Government to ex- peoples who defend |against aggression. “I assure your Majesty that steps jare being taken to extend such aig to Greece, which is defending itsel 5o valiantly.” H themselvep of the general population will be| 4. Talks fo Kfifieorge ofi, : 5 Shine—— message released by the State Da-; tend aid to those governments and | 3. How many oil wells are there in the United States that are pro-! 1 ducing? ‘What are the plural forms of the following words: radius, apex? 5. On what continent are the ten highest mountain peaks in um‘ world? ANSWERS: From the German meaning “children’s garden.” Ferdinand and Isabella. More than 350,000. Radli, apices. Asia, Parkas for Soldiers in Alaska Area WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. — An award of a $5217 contract to the Buttnick Manufactiring Company| of Seattle for 2220 duck parkas o s W ATLAST COPENHAGEN, Dec. _.—A com- mission authorized by law 12 years ago to study and report on rela- tions of state and church has just published findings covering 300 pages. But marginal notes occupy 800 additional pages. The commission couldnt agree. The marginal notes are observa- tions of six separate groups of : dissenters. for troops in Alaska is announced| op only one point was there by the War Department. 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