The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 21, 1940, Page 4

R B 2 A e e 7 T);dy Alaska Em pire Published every evening-except Sundas by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Junead, Ala AELEN TROY BENDER N 2 3 R. L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Presjdent Manager Entered in the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for §1.25 per month. By mall, postage paid. at the following rates: One year, in advance. $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; nce, $1.25. f they will promptly notify e or irregularity in the de- EMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS is exclusively entitled to the use for on of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- od in this paper and also the local news published 5. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 The Assoclated Pres cepublica TON GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. " GEORGE D. CLOSE. Inc. National Newspaper Represent tives, with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, New York and Boston SENTATIVE—Gllbert A. Wellington, 1011 2. | THE RAMPARTS WE WATCH compelled to see the Capitol Theatre of the ma es I Im feature “March of cture “The Ramparts We Every American should be motion pici the here 1 the praise which has: been first release in the States, The striking parallel in America’s attitude be- tween the last great war and this, a parallel em-| phasized intenti y but deftly by the producers!| of this should be a warning to all who see The Ramparts We Watch” that the United States| today is treading an old path. We know where it led last time. Those coming out of the theatre .will| be ask themselves what right we have in 1940 to| hope it will lead elsewhere but to war in the present| struggle age of “The Ramparts We Watch”| It is of a strong nation, one which in 1917 did realize its true power and greatness and which very likely is underestimating itself again today. The picture shows the people of | the United States achieving the greatest industrial | mobilization in history as their power is thrown bghind the Allies of the last war, manufacturing munitions as they had never been manufactured before, launching ships faster than any other nation or this one had even dreamed of, putting into the field an which because of its organization, its equip- But the me: is not a glcom one not army ment, its training and the individual courage of its men, is invincible. The German reel “Baptism of Fire,” Incorporated in the picture, was issued by Berlin for the purpose of frighteding and demoralizing the people of Den- mark nad Norway, so that the conquest of those nations became child’s pl “Baptism of Fire,” ac- tual scenes from the destruction of Poland, fails utterly to frighten an American. Our reaction to it is that the Nazi army is not as strong and terrible as we thought. It is just an army of men, of whom we have braver, and machines, of which we are rapidly turning out better But the picture should frighten us to'the extent that we awaken to the urgency of our present need to arm and defend By all means, if you are able see “The Ramparts | which ranks in importance with the battles which | | { - In the early days of the 19th ¢entury, pioneers in the northern and-eastern sections.of our country refreshed their lives, after long periods of strenuous| farm toil, by holding festivals—generally in the| autumn season. Quite naturally, their rifles played| an important role in festival games and upon such | occasions not only revealed the skill of their owners, | but frequently helped to fill many a scanty larder.| Target practice was enjoyed by old and young and| the “turkey shoot” was always one of the most popular features of these autumn gatherings. In New York, during the holiday season, citizens assembled at Beekman's Swamp, or Cripple Bush, as it was formerly called, to shoot turkeys. Many of these were of the tame variety although it was not such a difficult problem to capture wild ones. In| their wild state, the birds within the city limits were' so accustomed to cattle that they did not fear them,| and any “turkey shoot” promjoter approaching them in dim light with-a bell upon his arm could secure fine birds with little effort. Each marksman paid for his shot and when blood was drawn, was allowed to carry his bird home for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. Notices of coming “turkey shoots” were generally posted in nearby inns. While it was a fact that many true sportsmen frowned upon the old-time “turkey shoot,” never- theless this was a phase of American sporting life that had popularity over a long span of time. A far cry from the glorified Bingo game which goes by the same name in effete America today. An Encouraging Opinion (Cincinnati Enquirer) When Germany’s air blitzkrieg against London reached its peak early in the fall, and the more pes- simistic Americans were imagining that the defeat of England was probably a matter of days, or weeks at the most, several United States military observers returned to this country with a markedly different version of the war. London, they reported, could withstand fully. a year of bombing on the current scale before the situation began to be “serious.” And, no doubt on the basis of their estimates of England’s of endurance, the United States has made an increasing share of aid available to her, rather than abandoning the British cause as hopeless, The opinion of the United States military ob- servers who reported to the President in September | has been fully borne out by subsequent events. In| the next two months evidence from all sources showed that England’s powers of resistance were! tremendously greater than imagined by pessimistic Americans Now, amidst the new causes for possible pessi- mism—the Coventry-type air raids and the increased success of submarines against convoys—it is interest- ing to note the opinion of another United States military expert—Major General James E. Chaney of the United States Army Air Corps, who has just re- turned from a 43-day stay in England. Expressing belief that the air battle over England in August and September will take rank in history as one of the decisive battles of the war, and one preceded Waterloo, Major General Chaney says: "My} observations abroad have led me to the belief that| England can't lose this war, unless she becomes over—i confident or careless.” The opinion of this experienced air stratrgist undoubtedly is much more reliable than the impres- sions to be gained by the shifting character of the ly news from abroad. However, it should be aken not as justification for American complacence, but rather as encouragement to our efforts to keep England armed, equipped, and supplied in order that she cannot fail to stop the spread of international gangsterism across the oceans, Hedy Lamar reportedly is anxious to get out of the classification of “glamorous.” Well, she might try having every other front tooth pulled. “On to Rome.” That to Rome but the The Greek means that everyone cry ,now is is now on We @l:siinglon 4 Merry- s Watch.” | Belgium, Norway, are listed. But if |on going they wi bania for the Albanians . Ttalian people. conference with iLake, who came down from New York for this pur- pose. The following day, MSRC stock dropped more than two points in one of the heaviest turnovers on Denmark, still the Greeks keep Il win back Al- . .Henry |lack of success for the family, but TFAPPY BIRTHDAY a B DECEMBER 21 Mrs. J V. Davis Dorothy Pumphry Herbert Mead Peter Carlson Joe C. Johnston Mrs. George Larsson John E. Kevik DECEMBER 22 Ernic Meier Diana Hunsbedl Stephanie Africh Harold McRoberts Orville Whittendale HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” SR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 Benefic aspects dominate foday which is auspicious for good deeds.| The stars encourage material as well as spiritual aid to the unfor-| tunate. Philanthropic eutefprises are well directed by the planets. Heart and Home: Women thay be| subject to depressing thoughts and should not look backward while this configuration prevails. There may be an inclination to regret| — the spirit of peace should be sought| in kindly service. This is a favor-| able rule of the stars for charting new paths of helpfulness beginning with members of the family.| Thoughts should be positive and| optimistic. Busiress Affairs stimulate persons of all classes to develop their talents through care- ful training. In the economic reve- lution, which has been progressing in recent years, social barriers have disappeared. The future for citizens of the United States prom- ises splendid achievements to be| attained by severe discipline and hard work, There is a.%ign pres-| aging rapid development of avia-| tion and motion pictures ‘along lines that contribute greatly to the| comfort and pleasure Of gYEryday| Sremvemeemeemeemsememmomomoms o e o e i emommm e folk. | National Issues: Equal rights for women will be advocated persis- tently as industry absorbs ‘many girls who replace the young men| in preparedness training. The dis-| covery that under the consq‘uuon‘ women have not the same stahding| as men, although they havqr;thc vote, will arouse interest arid have an effect upon the wage scale in many vocations. Owing to wars, women have been forced into| money-making Activities and now they are to prove their ability to become important factors in' na- tional defense, the seers detlare. International Affairs: Among the vanquished peoples of Eurofie un- rest and rebellion will grow through the winter at a-rate which will give | Swememmomwemmnomms; Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbon e D O O S O O SR B | e i MODERN ETIQUETTE * popgrra LEe Prosperity will| % Go-Round s (Continued from Page One) -_ had him there, also that the inves- | igating committee has done some vexcellent work.” But at the same time, Roosevelt insisted. Dies has been an obstructive influence by in- terfering with the FBI through ‘giving too much publicity to your activities.” “Well, the FBI has never gone cut of its way to cooperate with us,” rebutted Dies. “We've alw: turned over our files to them, but every time we ask to see an FBI file. they refuse.” In the end, Dies agreed to exer- cise more care and to confer with Attorney General Bob Jackson on a plan to avoid future conflicts. future,” he said, “if a con- {licy arises and the FBI is watching a spy or saboteur, I can promise you that we won't interfere.” NOTE— Dies has one ‘White| House supporter, Toward the end | of the conference, General 1 Watson, the President’s hefty ap- | pointment secretary, strolled in and! several times interjected, “He’s right | Mr. President, he’s right” Right or wrong Roosevell took no chances on subsequent coniroversy as to what was said. A stenographer | took notes of the entire discussion, | a very unuual procedure. | DIPLOMATIC CHAFF ‘ G. Henry Haye, new Prench Am- | bassador, will leave Washington soon | for “consultations” with Vichy. It| is not likely that he will come back. | As former Mayor of Versailles, Haye | was popular with Americans in Par- ! is, but never with Americans in the United States . . . Irony of diplo- | matic fate is that when Musso- | {ity. L Norweb, who probably will be re- lieved as Ambassador to Peru, has behind him the family which dom- inates the Cleveland Plain Dealer. This year the Plain.Dealer support- ed Willkie . The Rumanian Le- gation in Washington is almost mpty. Most of its diplomats, be- ng pro-British and anti-Nazi, have resigned. Able Minister Irimescu long ago saw the handwriting on he wall and got himself a good en- zineering job in New York . RANGE STOCK BOOM he SEC is quietly eying the re- narkable aerial activities of the tock of the Market Street Railway Company of San Francisco. This street car line, a competi- or of the municipal system, has een a consistent money loser for annually showing a deficit of round $250,000. Yet on the “big board” in Wall Street, the com- pany's stock has soared skywavd n the last three months In September the stock was listed around $3 with practically no activ- st week, with the market generally in the doldrums, the stock approached $14 and was one of the most uctive on the board. To SEC watchdogs this seems very strange ndeed, particularly in view of these ars f which their inquiries have uncevered: (1) That Market Street Rail- iddenly came to life in hortly after Mayor Ros- ed that he had been ap- proached by Harry Lake on a prop- osition to the line to the city Lake is parmer in Laudenberg, Thalman Co., prominent New York nuvestment firm, which was inves- figated by the Federal Trade Com- m its famous utilities probe. hat MSRC is owned by the lini marched into Albania, the U.|Standard Gas and Electric Co. 8. State Department actually con- | which under the “death sentencc‘: doned it. Instead of registering a law is barred from owning proper- protest as in the case of other oc- ties not engaged in the electricity cupied countries, the State Depart- | business, and therefor must sell the ment dropped. the Albarian Minister |line. . from its Diplomatic list. Meanwhile, (3) That during Rossi’s recent the diplomatic representatives o(i\'xsit to Washirgton nn the Hetch- Ozechoslovakia, Poland, Holland,|Hetchy controversy, he had. a lovk promise of future revolutions, The Ry high mortality will be increased by Just what this all adds up 10.| any executions. This will add fuel SEC officials don’t know as yet. But |y, the flame of hatred which the | they are looking into the matter|giotators fan into thredtenming, and they have a way of finding an- blazes. The next few months will1 swers. This onme interests them i 9 | Sea Mtk come with evil portents for con- ¥ 2 i querors as well as conquered” (Copyright, 1940, by United Fea- «k 4 2 2 A ture Syndicate, Inc.) Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of more than average good fortune. It is well to follow a conservative pro- RAF RAIDS gram of living which avoids ex- tremes of all sorts. , ' Children born on this day may; (Continued from Page Oue) the Stock Exchange that day. y be combative and inclined to arguefl They will be determined and sut- cessful through - life. MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 This should be a fairly fortu- nate day. There is a dominating, benefic aspect presaging good news| day for preparing plans for a holi- for the nation. It is a favorable| day’ celebration that will be a mile- raid of German territory last night.!stone. in memory. 1t was reported also an airplane| Heart and Home:. Women are factory was hit, damaging blows| under an adverse sway which .seems were struck in the industrial Ruhr, t0 indicate that they let fears invasion ports were attacked, and|enter their consciousness. While it Nazi gun positions along the Eng-|is & date for avoiding risks of all lish Channel were also bombed. (SOrts it promises much from' let- Berlin reported six persons were|ters. Contracts for the new year killed and many injured in, the 8%€ indicated for women in busi-| British air attack and declared hess. In the home, the inclination, the dome of a protestant cathedral|to overdo in holiday activities may| suffered several hundred thousands Tesult in frazzled nerves. Feminine dollars damage. judgment is not wise under this' Halians Hit, Too configuration. : l The British Admiralty announced| Business Affairs: Despite , rising fires had been started in an air|Prosperity low money rates aré u.k'eJ raid “y the Fleet Air Arm on three|ly to continue through the fixst cities in the Itallan Dodecanese Is-|Part of 1941, the seers forecast.! lands off the Turkish Coast. {In the stock market there will he Dispatches from Cairo reported demand for securities representing British bombers, warships and ar- basic industries, as the government tillery were battering away at|Of the United States manifests its| beleaguered Bardia in an effort to Settled policy toward business. Gon- |smash a path through the Italian B'ess Will pursue a conservative defenses, course in legislation which affects Nine hundred additional prisoners | ¥8de and industry. 2 have been taken in the past 1.| National Issues: In defense of hours, it is reported. democracy there will continue to; oo lbe opposing ideas, even though , events are to make a co The Daily Alaska Empire has th |independent course obm largest paid circulatich ' o argest pai of.any Al-|stars seem to - indicate that the aska newspaper, peace-loving - United States must 1 4 20 YEARS A_e‘o " Old Santa was determined that matter where he lived, would be slighted at and show to be given at the Palace ' to Mayor R. E. Robertson, Santa stated that he was leaving soon and urged Duncan, Elliott and, Carol to tineau Heights, Chicken Ridge and present. John McCormick, of Treadwell, was to leave on the Jefferson for Sac- ramento County, Cal W. T. Tolch, head of the ore tramming system for the Alaska Gas- tineau Mining Company at Thane, Seattle to spend the holidays. Mrs. G. H. Canfield, wife of an rived on the Jefferson to spend the Mr, Army Cable Office here. Mrs. K. Elmore, sister of Gov. ferson to spend the winter visiting with the Governor and his family. W. W. Casey, Jr., Chief U. S. Deputy Marshal, under Marshal J. M. Tanner, accompanied the latter to McNeil Island with a party of pris- oners and was to spend the Christmas holidays with his family in Seattle. Weather: Highest, 33; lowest, 32; WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do her garden.” Say, “She does MUCH OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Invaluable. five syllables, and not in-val-u-bl. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Respiration; PIR, not PER. SYNONYMS: Oracle, prophet, seer, sorcerer, wizard. “Use a word three times and it is yours.” by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: resemblance. are often chosen for similitude of manners.” WORD STUDY: increase our vocabular SIMILITUDE; similar] you when this person knows that you would prefer not to discuss your Q. Isn't it wrong for a person sorrow? A. Yes. As Rosseau says when we are suffering under Q A. No. show interest. Q. How long should a bride remain at her wedding reception? A. Not longer than two hours. - 1. Who was President of the American War of 18987 © 3. "What is the scientific term for basic living matter? 4. Who issues passports in the United States? 5. What is the modern name of the Hellespont? ANSWERS: 1. William McKinley. 2. The port is red, the starboard green. 3. Protoplasm. 4. The Secretary of State (State Department). 5. The Dardanelles. DECEMBER 21 and Mrs. R. H. Gleason left on the Jefferson for Fort William H. Seward. Mr. Gleason was a former member of the force at the U. 5. Consolation indiscreetly pressed upon us, fliction, only serves to increase our pain, and to render our grief more peignant.” Is it good form for a person to talk at length about his health? This is very liresome to the persons who must listen and What are the colors of the port and starboard lights on a ship? 1920 no child on Gastineau Channel, no the Elks' Christmas Tree Theatre. In a letter from the States gather up all their friends on Gas- Snob Hill and see that they were was to leave on the Jefferson for employee of the Forest Service, ar- winter at her home here. Thomas Riggs, arrived on the Jef- cloudy. not sdy, “She does a lot of work in work in her garden.” Pronounce in-val-u-a-b'l, Let us (Accent follows the L). “Friends to thrus twords of condolence upon United States during the Spanish- dare much to preserve indepen- dence. As the new year dawns Am- erican diplomacy will he tested and will: prove farseeing in its decisions. In Washington, D.C. secret sefv- ice reports will inspire speedy pro- duction of munitions. International Affairs: Closer con- nections with the British Empire will prove a great asset as well as a serious liability in the new year. As the two democracies combat the world plans of European dictators, | sensational incidents will prove that the_internal perils of the United| States are even greater than those KINSTON, N. C., Dec. 21.—Copie Hill, 13, is the youngest bear hun- ter in these parts. He shot and killed his first near Jacksonville, |N. C, the other day. threatening from hostile aggressors of Europe and Asia. English as- trologers read Jupiter in midheaven as a promising sign in the horo- scope of King George VI. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a, year.of great good fortune. Domestic - happiness |is forecast. It is well to push all opportunities and to avoid extrava- gance. Children born on this day prob- ably will be possessed of unusual | intelligence and ' strong character. They may be witty as well as kindly, GROW 'EM BIG KINGSTREE, S.C. Dec. 21, William Scott grew several turnips weighing from nine to 12 pounds, each, while a few miles away Mrs, LeLand Rogers raised egg- plants that measured 22 inches in circumference. GMC T Compare Them With All Others! RUCKS PRICE - APPEARANCE - ECONOMY DURABILITY 'CONNORS MOTOR CO. PHONE 411 Drs. Kaser énd_q B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting brothers Fl’eeblll‘gel' welcome. H. E. SIM- e DENTISTS MONS, Exalted Ruler; I~ ngren Building M. H. s 3 e IDES, Secretary. MOUNT JUNRAU LODGE NO. 141 e Ty Sevond and fourth ¢ : D "‘A _w“St Monday of each month r.A.W. in Scottish Rite Temple ewar G beginning at 7:30 pan DENTIST RALPH B. MARTIN Worshipful Master; JAMES W 20TH CENT! S8 BUTLDENG LEIVERS, Mecretary. 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