The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 9, 1941, Page 4

Uall\ Alaska Ntept St I'Rl\fl\l. COMPANY | L MPIRE t Office in SUBSCRI ered by carrier in Jun B I, postage Entered advance, $1.25. LA THAT OF "ANY OT CLOSE, I n case any of the ght's escapade in wl struck by were young was a eeling they away hould be disabuse tion of th themeelve oy 1y woman toward reform school and penitentiary. even of knocking them down when they seek to question that the only people who can afford the luxury of| |in !well to safeguard the future. Resisting peace authorities is not smart either. The two boys and a the police Monday night was not killed a The rear the rode swayed four feet out around the snowy curve at the las Bridge at 70 miles an hour ndoned the front you, girl are wheels of of car a had happened on the almost certainly have The young people mals to avoid facing the They hide are ere 1 to sneak still Police homes u if they were out tty e It knows i criminals are proper parents, must s not mother ather wa involved i It is asking to turn their boy girl over t that is what good citizens would of parenthood to shield criminals their mothers and fathers protect their disrespect for lot to ask or a a even more deeply The hunt for the hoodlums goes on will find them sooner or later. ent will be is problematical severe and pretty d by a sob th who ran lucky a result of their evening of automobile line far end of the Doug- A few minutes curve been killed ran into the woods punishment they along a il his the brush with the" police mother law will be much less damaging to the it except futuré self-respect of these three young people than would be everlasting gudlty’ eonsciences or a smart attitude toward Wuthority, | This is an appeal to the boys and girl, and to| Prestdent | their parents, to play the game like American citi- ness Manager | zong, Clear up this mess. Youwll all feel a lot bet- Class Matter. | ter limplre alec y by the | afterwards, YES, THERE IS PR()(-R"..\\ Only within the past century has it become the! wshion to say, “Of course, progress is real.” In the iidst of the wealth and power of the 19th century,| of the wisest of men raised a question mark idea of progress, Morris—inventor of the Morris chair—|* and Tolstoy were among those who 1e agcumulation of comfort and wealth ¢reSs as long as men suffered from nourishment. An increase in mechan- sarily progress. Science is but a and means, and it is always re- but the human heart is the com- iittee on resolutions and platforms. It decides what hall want to do with these tremendous instru- and it is always humbly reporting that has the same basic desires it had 50,000 years ago Yet Philosopher Will Durant believes that man | has made ten steps up from the jungle: ten steps which once made were never lost. These are: The Coming of Speech, The Conquest of the Animal, The Conquest of Fire and Light, The Coming of Agricul- | ture, The Coming of Social Organization, The Com- of Morality, The Development of the Esthetic| Sense, The Development of Science, The Coming of Means of Communication, and, last, Education. William Ruski tioned i LARGER ATION donn | ques not nece way ies. | ing ones that even war and hunger have not been able | to abolish. One by one, from the coming of speech [ to the development of systems for handing knowledge on to the next generation, they have meant the pro- gress of man from a jungle beast to whatever he may be today. These are the signs of real progress. “Do I have no doubts for the future?” writes Dr, Durant. “Yes, Certainly, we shall pass through | misery and terror. But I envy our children.” For Better Health people involved in Chief of Police stolen automobile | rt to get realiza- did t, even if the t Petty ¢ man and joht a young (Cleveland Plain Dealer) to the point It has beén said, with as much truth as humor, are the wealthy and the very poor. The former can, when they will, pay the doctor’s bill and the latter receive free medical at- tention, { But the average man, with an income of, say. § proper medical care away from that someone “fun.” in which they These steps, Dr. Durant deciares, are the basic|planeta: from $500 to $2,500 a year, calls in the family phy- sician only as a last resort, And when he does, the result is usually an upset budget, for most of us| after plan our annual expenditures on the unsound theor went flat. Tf|that we will never be sick enough to need a doctor. three would | If we may rely on the statisticians, this means that| approximately 80 percent of the American population | is financially unprepared for an unexpected illness,| deserved, | and will attempt, therefore, to get by without proper| and care they as they speeded tire all like ani- the beach night d themsel Such a situation is bound to have an adverse! over €ffect on the health of the nation, and indeed the‘ discovery that a high percentage even of those young who have passed the examination of drafi toard ph s are turned down as physically unfit by the Army's own doctors indicates that our na-!| tional health is far below what it should and prob- ably could be. hild who was When a similar discovery was made in connec- tion with recruiting for the Boer War, England and father | became concerned enough to institute national com- o the police. But Pulsory health insurance, which has been in effect, do. It is no part| With improvements, ever since The children, if The health of Americans is just as important to! them in this case, the national defense, not only from the point of stehed view of military and industrial man power, but also from the point of view of morale. And so it is likely that the Army's experience with prospective Police say qraftees will accelerate the movement, already under What the pun- way for some type of service which will make medi- But it will not be available in extreme emcrgencles licine men sached their ir parent their children ome Juneau and order cal care Washinglon Merry- Go-Round «Continued from Page Oue) sevelt all the time, Corcoran al- most neve. Another reason is that Roosevelt has finished the domestic phase of the New Deal, now is concentrat- ing upon foreign affairs and na- defe] Tommy was he pert on holding corporations, cial s g the stock mar- ket other reforms which 1 put across in the first But today the P endnrl rests on his oars, doesn't want any contro- versial issues to interfere with the progr Another so- factor is that Corcoran ried to a beautiful and and just naturally ding peeche oreak who was \ appointment a wselor, he me?” re at ember of onstru Corporation had only a legal job be Roosevelt made lack of enil 10t which he fore. But from his he was famous national spite his an object it clear anxious tc 0. defense brilliance of controve FR Of the many politica in the United States most distinguished, also ¢ of the most pathetic, is Alexis Leger, fo mer General Secretary for Foreign Affairs of France For years he was the in the Prench Foreig: one of the outstanding dy of Europe, For years he worked refugee one of the C for European peace, disarmament and to strengthen the Kellogg Pact. Now in danger of his life, he is in' the United States, arriving after the fall of France. | Some time ago, M. Leger came Davis, agricultural coordinator of to Washington from New York, the Defense Commission, is handling where he has been living, and had the detalls of the plan for Roose- an interview with Sumner Welles, velt. Davis is considering enlarging Under Secretary of State, and the the program to include in the buy- {man who holds the American job ing funds some of the foreign im- comparable to that of Leger France be stored in ports ready to be shipped THE INSTANT THE NAZIS WITHDRAW FROM THE OCCUPIED COUNTRIES | tributions via the Red Cross. Leger told Welles that he had NOTE—Inside word in Hoover come to the United States on a circles is that he will attempt to lomatic passport, but now he was rally public support for a new bill ally penniless and would have in Congress to appropriate $30,- art working in order to make 000,000 for the purchase of farm living. Thus he would be no surpluses, to be sent through the a diplomat British blockade to the occupied 1at means,” concluded Leger, areas. “that T no longer have the right to a diplomatic passport, and T am! ready to surrender it.” “Never mind that,” replied Welles, As far gs the State Department is concerned, you are still one of, the foremost diplomats of France.” In telling the story to friends, £ger's voice chokes and he is ress his gratitude for remaining in this a P L B DOUGLAS NEWS | NEW DOUGLAS GYM READY SCHOOL BAND WILL PLAY FOR BASKETBALL OPENER | | of FOOD FOR EUROPE ‘ The. White House worked quietly to answer the one pushed by Herbert Nazi-occupied coun- When the Douglas "High School entertains the Juneau Crimson Bears tomorrow night in the first | game of the @hannel Basketball | series, several Douglas lads will strut their versatility. Robert Fleek, Glen Kronquist, Kenneth Shudshift, the Cashen twins, Jimmy Devon and | Glen Kirkham will appear in the school band as well as on the maple floor. Featuring the Cashen twins in the forward positions on the team, Gor- don Wahto at center, with Savikko, Kirkham or Bob Fleek at guards, the high school boys have been a constant threat to opponents all season. Glen Kronquist, out with a broken collar bone most of last sea- son, is an able replacement at for- word. The games start at 7:15 o'clock to-| morrow night with the grade schools playing first, Ferugee. Sid i (Y eight o'clock and the High School pluses in the U.S, | teams about nine. The new gym is 2~+The purchased food supples to | warm, clean, and comfortable and Hoover’s proposal the Brit- be reguired to lift their to permit the passage nl\ ought with funds belonging| Nazi-seized countries and| impounded by thie U. S. overn- ment. Hoover’s whole emphasis is British easing their crucial on the But.. t} exactly th put the azis, food 10 White House 1e reverse proposal is Roosevelt would decision squarely on the who are responsible for the shortage of their victims, ‘This is the outline of the plan submitted to Congress 1 To use the unspent $50,000,000 summer - for $40,000,000 appropriated Red Cross farm sur- the ast to those who do not now receive | people may desire a restoration of Reserve Board Governor Chester| in pounded money and also public con-| the second teams at| | tion, {problems 0 be | foists | jus | the .| progress || Eagles for just practice scrimmage. || Without particular purpcse to win| ; THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JAN. 9, 1941. [19a JANUARY 1941] mmmmmmm e 3|4 6|z[8|9 1011 213|14(15(16(17(18 8/20(21|22(23|24/25 z7zaze 31 g HAPPY BIRTHDAY: ! JANUARY 9 Mus. Rosene Schmitz & Mrs, Irene McKinley Mrs, Walter Andrews Elmer Reed T. F. Gilchrist O. F. Spillman T. F. Pontius F. F. Monette L il RSIRA MG O 2 1 HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” t FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 not a fortunate day in government.” Adverse as- pects rule. There is warning in an aspect today which indicates the veering of public opinion so that criticism retards the success @ of important defense projects. Heart and Home: Uncertainty re- garding the future may depress heads of families during this rule of the stars, but in times of test true American spirit will assert it- self. The young may enjoy social ntertainments, but the stars do rot encourage happy courtships to- [/ Young men as well as girls nay be critical and self-centered rents should curb extravagance modern ways of living, It This is il i is| Business Affairs: While goyern- rient contracts will continue; to engage large numbcrs of employees| and keep much money in circula-|r there are ultimate economic| solved. As Hitler | brand of. trade| helpless Euro- | his srecial and financ: wvpon peans there must be drastic read-| tments in commerce affecting United States. This is the time| to cement friendly ties with alll the countriés in the Wostern Hem- | isphere. " | National Issues: Thinkers will| now foresee that different phases ¢ Of national socialism will overcome many political philosophies and | that it will be a serious menace |to the democracy of the future According toa foreign 'astrolt; Russia is to improve on iis qres ent form of Communisin andsthen to promote it in countries over which it will gain ascencancy after | the fall of Hitler and Mussolin.| Stalin may prove that watchful vaiting assures success. International Affairs: to be an important factor im the| of European diplomatic maneuvers, Surprising developments may be expected on the diplomatic chess hoard. After a dictator the the monarchy, but the son of King Alfonso XIII, who wins favorable attention, may pay dearly for pop- ularity. Persons whose birthdate it jrises and changes. Travel success are indicated, bu‘ domestic|Rice 2 harmony should be carefully mum- L. Bornett tained. | Children born on this day prgb-‘ ably will be highly intelligent and studious. They have the possibili- ties of great success in life. (Copyright, 1941) bleacher seats have been erected to take care of a large crowd - TRIO OF GAMES A night of basketball at the school gym last night three games recorded as follows were witnessed by a small crowd of fans. In the main event, the high school was matched with the ' the Eagles took the short end of a 34-31 score. Erskine did more than half the scoring for the lodgemen while scor- ing honors for the school team were divided between G. Wahto and F.| Cashen. The hardest tussle of the trio of games was the one between the married and single men .of the Foundry. Only by two points did the benedicts lose out in a 21-19 final score. Their high pointer was Glen| : Edwards with nine points while for the bachelors Gordon Mills was high man with 12. In the preliminary between two grade teams there wasn't much scor- ing the two high boys being Kibby on one side and R. Krsul for the other with 4 points each High School 34) Eay 3D F. Cashen 8, Guerin H. Cashen, 4 Mills 2 G. Wahto 16 2 E. Savikko 2 8 Rustad R. Fleek 2 g Erskine 17 Subs: Kronquist for M.hDOl 2; For Lagle Nelson, 2; Snagm [& Jensen DOUGLAS (OLISEUM | TONIGHT and FRIDAY "TOM BOY" broke her tailshaft on the ri was towed from Mayflower being mailed today sion, He Colorado.” Pronounce re-kal Married Wetter 3 Roller 4 G T. Niemi 3 | Langfeldt | Riedi. H is| Kibby 4 | have the augury of a year of sur-|Savikko 2 and Devon 2 THE 20 YEARS 460 EMPIRE JANUARY 9, 1921 replacing the Lone Fisherman, Douglas ferry which during the night. "The Lone Fisherman sland to Juneau by the Earl M of Douglas. The Teddy was A severe storm was piling up seas on Gastinean Channel and small hoats were having a difficult time at their moorings. Shrine dances to be held during 1921 were as set for January 21. to a series of The first dance w Invitations J. H. Davies, of Ketchikan, and former Legislator in the First Divi- was a Juneau visitor. J. F. Holder, Signal Corps employee, slipped on the ice while return- ng to the radio apartments and sustained severe bruises about his head. was expected to be at work in a few days. Aila Kronquist entertained a number of friends at her Douglas home o celebrate her fourteenth birthday. According to announcement, the University of Wisconsin was to reinstate rowing as a university major sport for the first time since it was discontinued in 1914 Weather: Highest, 38; lowest, 32; cloudy. O e et Daily Lessons in English % .. corbox o WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “They are living out in Omit OUT. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Recalcitrant (stubbornly rebellious). rant, first A as in AT, I as in IT, second A as ccent second syllable. LLY. Pulley; n AN unstressed OFTEN MISSPELLED: Bull, SYNONYMS: Depraved, immo , vile, vicious, WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is nerease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. LLEY wicked, evil. IMPLICATION; something intimated; a meaning not expressed defin- tely. “Your implication is that he is guilty.” - < < 2 - 1 - . 8 § MODERN ETIQUETTE by ROBERTA LEE Y Who should cut the wedding cake, and when? The bride sould cut the first piece during the last course, but the Q A rest is cut by one of her attendants. Q. Would it be proper to serve suppers are served only at dances. “butter spreader” or a buffet supper at a formal ball? No; buffet Which is the preferred term, Butter knife e e e Dt 8 1 o e A S st B RS R S e S L How many Presidents have died while in office? What ship opposed the Merrimac in its most famous encounter? What English king of the early eighteenth century was unable to 1 3. speak English? What is taxemia? With what river does the, Erie ppnal connect, ANSWERS: Six, three of these being assassinated, ‘The Monitor. George T (1660-1727) A form of blood poisoning. Hudson River. ¥ punirymen (19) Single (21 G. Mills 12| daughter-in-law are southbound L. Guerin 3| passengers from Anchorage on the G. Cashen 4 Yukon Tuesday enroute their home Brown in Kirkland, Wash. Mrs. Haga phon- J.Mills |ed greetings to ler friends here 2; while her boat was in port e Teams FIREMEN MEET TONIGHT Pusich | Regular meeting for the month of Havdahl 2| Douglas Volunteer Fire Department Bach is scheduled for this evenis with Krsul 4/some important business Lo come up Shudshift 2 and refreshments Erickson —— Subscribe to e Daily Alaska Empire—the paper with the largest pni(l circulation. © Great Lakes? ENROUTE SOUTH I 1 Edwards 9 J. Subs: Single men—J. 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