The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 17, 1941, Page 4

o ¥ FOREVER EN e il . LA'ND Daily Alaska Empire . xc o(.»l a;mlr_q by the We do not know the whole story of Britain under Published eve 'uw";"\ ""‘ S u, Alask: fire, and shall not till the war is over. But we can o B B il President | oj)) read the amazing first page of The Times of R. L. BERNARD Vice-President and Business Manager 2 ~ London, devoid of headlines, devoted as in time n Junes Matter. Entered in the Post Office SUBSCRIPTION R Dellvered by carrier in Juncau and Douglas ‘for $1.25 per month. the following rates in advance, $6.00; deaths and personals. London may gone by to births, marriages, We see that England still is England. be under fire, but “between-maids, “butler-valets,” and even gardeners are still being advertised for in the London area Jountry schools as Second Clas: TE I they will promptly notify ure or irregularity in the de livery of theis ers, Y elophones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 will take London children, though the safety they MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS can offer is merely “reasonable.” The “In Memo- ciated Press 1 cively entitied to the use for yiam” column reflects the sobered grief of an olde'r ed to It or not other- . ; % local news published | WAr In proud and loving memory of our only son, Captain W. A. P, 1st Battn., The South Staf- fordshire Regt., who died on Nov. 11, 1914, of wounds received in action near Ypres on Oct. 31.” Wrenching the heart are some of the quiet death nctices of these present times. One comes on this: “Pearse: In Nov., 1940, due to enemy action, Jane Anne, very beloved child of Capt. and Mrs. Denham N. Pearse, age five months.” | Those who die “on active service” to themselves. They crash in shattered planes, go down with submarines, are ‘“reported missing, pre- | rumed killec depart this life while prisoners in | enemy hands. Sorrow and danger are the | who read The Thunderer, as they are of those who follow the more popular and less austere newspapers.. "HAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. r Representa- Portland, Natfonal Newspa Francicco, Los Angeles, and Boston. VE—Gilbert A. Welling having barely tasted flife, and other babies die in the East End, Church towers fall, monuments crum- ble into dust, some bits of furniture, a base, a bed, |a clock, a fireplace suspended in midair, a tottering PRt wall, indicate what was once an Englishman’s home. ALASKA ”““l‘ DEFENSE But we can read between the lines that the life of | TR England goes on, changing only as it is transformed Not for more than 125 years has a foreign h]-‘hy a more passionate love of liberty. Jane Anne vader set foot on American soil, so it is something| pe.,.c. is dead, but gardeners will plant rose bushes of a shock to realize that part of this country’s de-| o1ih “are no trouble and will give an abundance fense preparations must include measures to repel of bloom right through the Summer.” any possibie att zainst the continental territory of the United Sta Alaska is part of that con- tinental territory and a perfect jumping off place Maginot Line Traduced? an invader with designs on the States | AN We've thought for a long time that as long as| (New York Times) the Americ: fleet commands the Pacific| We know enough about what happened in France and the British Navy rules Atlantic we x:m‘d last spring to make the Maginot Line a synonym for not fear invasion from any quarter. But quite prop- | tragedy. We do not know enough about that tragic yly the Army is taking no chances. We do not|May of 1940 to justify people’s using Maginot Line how long Britain can hold out and it will l’)(*‘“s a synonym for futility and feebleness of spi projected two-ocean navy can kr five ars before our \ e »ducators and students against a passive attitude b |toward the problems of democracy. American ideas preparations New England, an area |are not merely to be defended but to be “perpetuated.” comparable to Englar Midland manufacturing | Education which is content to stand pat is “little’ include the establishment of new air bases,{more than an educational Maginot Line.” This is a very sound position to take on the completed Defense in section, construction of new coastal defense forts dl|(1‘ strengthening of established coast artillery units need of America’s developing a good opinion of it- Conversations are reported to be under way »\xth“"” But it is a bit unfair to the original Maginot Mexico that would permit American use of nuvmime ('ul.\szlbphc did not descend upon France last and a bases in M in return for Americar fin-| Joribades i Mesito B xe |May because the French armies cowered behind the ““mr(.(;':’;)‘l:;‘ protection of the Maginot Line, afraid to come out u these bases would in making facilities available ancial assistance Making these into lhc open. The tragedy came about just the strengthen the Panama Canal defenses. | other way. Chief among the specific reasons for the In Alaska we see the Army and Navy building'gdebacle was that the French armies were tricked airplane and submarine bases with great speed. We into coming out into the open. We know now that gram to set|the principal aim of the Nazi rush into Holland on just getting May 10 was to lure the Allied troops out of . their mchmvd positions. | The trick succeeded. British and French dashed have a new National G d and a pr up additional defense units under way. These and other defense home is preparations are nec- essary to American security, but today the front north for the relief of Belgium and Holland and line of battle is in the British Isles. British airmen|left & thin line of defense on the Meuse—or no defense at all in some versions—through which and British sailors are the fighting, British soldiers stand ready to repel invasion and British civilians are carrying on in the face of terrific pun- They constitute the front line of American Aoink tong the Germans smashed their way. The Maginot Line itself was not broken but turned. If the Line had been extended all the way from the Meuse to the Belgian coast, there might have been another story to tell, even in the face of Hitler’s tanks and dive bombers. ishment, defense. There should be no question of priority as be- tween strengthening American coastal defenses and supplying arms and munitions to the troops in the front line. It is well to establish home defense bases in case they should be needed to keep foreign in- veders away from these shores, But it is far mere important that we send to England every plane, gun and every round of ammunition we can spare in order that our coast defenses will never be called upon to go into action In Beriin and Rome they are almost tempted to laugh at British excitement over the conquest of a few miles of desert. But doesn't it depend a good deal on what the desert contains? If you have a desert with a lot of ostriches and wart hogs running around, it is one thing; but if you have a desert with a Suez Canal running through it, a few square miles of sand are important. the aluminum experts on the De- ner in a hotel. Secret Service men fense Commission steadfastly de- ‘virtually turn the place inside out. nied there was a shortage or uny‘ If you should happen to be reg- danger of it. istered at the hotel, the Secret The day after The Washington-| Service will find out all about you, Merry-Go-Round brought the silil—! your business in the city, where Washington Merry- Go-Round “cooks-general,” | get a section| portion of those! Jane Anne Pearse dies in the West End of London, | |Dean Russell of Teachers College warns American' 19 JANUARY 19 (50N Tmon | ue | wep [Twok| 7w [ 5a7 | iic ..._-.. R | ' HAPPY BIRTHDAY i JA_NUARY 17 Joseph Matauja, an employee of the Eritt Drug Stores, returned | Sandra Lou Andersoi, “s.lon the City of Seattle after a vacation in the south. Frank Pacator _— S. /5. Savage Miss Liberly Worden, student of the normal course of the Juneau M. C. Kelly High School, returned here on the City of Seattle. She had been visiting W. W. O'Brien i Ber parents at Wrangell during the holidays. Mrs. Andy Olson & ’;rnl:k gg;;tx:): ¥ A Great preparations were being made for the first annual masquerade . Iball of the Loyal Order of Moose to be held at the Moose Hall. George A. Parks, Chairman of the Interdepartmntal Board and Chief of the Field Service, Alaska Division, General Land Office, left Wash- ington for his headquarters in Juneau, according to telegraphic advices received here by W. B. Heisel of the local Land Office { Mr. and Mrs. P. F. McQuillen and seven Lhildu'n were to leave on $ {the Spokane for Seattle. 20 YEARS AGO I mupire DESIINE R JANUARY 17, 1921 Formal applications for waterpowcr development permits have been made by at least two Eastern paper corporations in cennection with development of projects in Southeast Alaska, according to information received at the office of Governor Riggs. After a continuous residence in Juneau for eleven years, William L. FAltmiler of the Juneau Dairy, was to leave'on the City of Seattle for a ‘{yisit in the south ""HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel™ | A SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 | lowest ( | ‘5 : | 10; clear. Weather: Highest, 10; Benefic aspects today i ARt e 1 I e VS for the nation’s business is prog- e e - s o nosticated. | Heart and Home: Labor-saving WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Mr. Brown is the party to | Idevices will be of special value as| whon 1 referred.” Say, “Mr. Brown is the PERSON to whom I re-| !;)ul)lm ?exvxcu calls vyomen _or ull'(en,“d i e o PO " bel OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Avoirdupois. Pronounce av-er-du-poiz, lcare of undernourished children A 8s in HAVE, U as in UP unstressed, principal accent on last syllable. becomes imperative. While appeals OFTEN MISSPELLED; Ream; not REEM from war victims engage sympathy,| SYNONYMS: Cbstinate, obdurate, stubborn, headstrong, willful, | domestic problems should not oe|verse. | forgotten. In this land of peacte WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us and plenty the disgrace of poverty increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: should be eradicated, and the s CONCEPTION; power of understanding. “Have you no conception of what I mean?” per- s indicate that women wiil do much .. to help the unfortunate. BUSINESS A £ Q1TSS 1 GOVEITUNEIIT | olvramo oo e oo o o - b o ) - . -~ 4 control of certain industries may | ! be strongly advocated at this time. . MODERN E“OUETTE by ROBERTA LEE || Unrest among workers will ho el | couraged by agitators, T v &t et e jcontinue brisk. Benefits to man former importers who will ge Q. When a girl is attending church with a young man, shouldn’t !new channels of commerce ar her escort furnish her contribution when the collection is taken i nosticated. In the future th A. No. £he should contribute her own nioney. [Plasie 1 tu dlplbes many Q. With whom coes a perzon at a hotel leave word as to when he going ships. War exigencies HaHaS LA Arrdtrer i prove the possibilities of air-[re ing on a large scale A. With the telephone operator or the desk clerk. i National Issues: Coordination ' of Q. 1Is it correct for a girl to wear gold c vor sandals in the after- | work in dealing with menacing hoon? | fifth-columr: activities will be im- A. No. perative a hotage is succmsl\r ) o-.w.—...—..u.._..... RUNB S— on .the Pacific Coast. In schools? ; and colleges intellectuals will sc~ a n ],: {cretly spread subversive propagan- ' da in the guise of liberal thinking ! A. C ('ORDON Inasmuch as the social revolution' e o sy e the father of the Biblical character, David? become more and more apparent a | possibilities become more positive ‘ International Affairs: Threaten- ing signs affecting the Philippines' of a and the East Indies seem to pre: the origin of the word “bayonet”? | Which travel faster, radio waves or sound waves? What single word is popularly used to designate the wardrobe | newhorn baby? | 5. What river flows under the London Bridge? 1 2. 3. 4 age conflicts as well as earth- ANSWERS quakes. China continues under| 1. Jesse. planetary influences that indicate 2. From the town of Bayonne, France, where bayonets are said to great suffering among her peo- 3 | have been first made. ple. Famine and disease will Kill p 4 % more Chinese than Japanese bombs 3, Rl WhYen 4. Layette. and bullets. There is a sign read as indicating difficulties affecting he: pitals, prisons and other institu- tions, Communistic agitation in Delhi and other parts of India is | forecast. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of varied | fortunes. There will be extraordin- ary good luck and domestic happi- ness but losses and anxieties are probable. 5. Thames River. 'HOT WATER REAL ENEMY OF GERMS | | Hct water has been labeled the !greatest enemy of germs. During the Winter, when colds |are epidemic, an abundant suuply Winter Ideal for Repairing Floors Home owners will find Winter one of the best seasons of the year for the repair of cracked flooring, ac- cording to the FHA. Wood, as a with adverse planetary iniluences.| } The morning is fortunate for ex- H 1 H DY, 3 t*culiv:\‘s of aIl’mnkx Good Kne“s Dally I.essons 'n EnghSh VV/' L. GORDON | ation into the open, by revealing that the Air Corps had written a private memorandum complaining about the aluminum shortage, the Northrop Airecraft Corporation, vhich had submitted private warn- ngs weeks before, openly announced that it was compelled to lay off workers and curtail output because of lack of the vital material. S OPENS WITHOUT PRAYER It passed almost unnoticed, but| for the first time in the memor_w of congressional veterans the House «Continued from Page Oue) so-called which use scrap zinc instead of ore. Their com-| bined output is 450000 tons—far| short of the American and British defense requirements already speci- smelters and five secon- dary smelters, our own shell needs the British increase meet this, brass manu-| rs are hurriedly expanding their rolling mill facilities and also adding machinery to turn out cas-| memmlo of CONGRI 0 ngs. But all this will be useless|of Representatives opened the other|all employees. s they can get more smelted|day without prayer If the President is attending a This was due to confusion over|dinner, and extra waiters are need-| a belated move to deal with|the seating of the Speaker pro|ed, Secret Service agents get a‘ ¥ menacing situation, the Dr-{ em, Representative Bob Rumspeck"'linc" on the ones employed. fense Commission several weeksago| :f Georgla. The confusion wasun-| Sleuths, dressed as 'guests, are granted a “certificate of necessity”| lerstandable, for Ramspeck was strategically posted all over the to zinc smelter at Amaril-| (illing in as the substitute of a|banquet hall. When the President 1o, v an addition to its| ubstitute of a substitute Speaker. enters and leaves an “invisible” plant will help—when the, a probiem of succession that had|cordon of guards surrounds him, plant hed. But even then| parliamentary wizards going around | Nothing is left to chance it wi rom enough |in circles | Speaker Sam Rayburn; his desig-| MERRY-GO-ROUND ALUMINUM MONOPOLY | nate, Majority Leader John Mec-| It may be news to isolationist Indepe icex charge| -ormack; and the latter's stand-|leaders in and out of Congress, that e is caused by| n, Re Mtative William P. Cole|but Kathryn Lewis, daughter of the same facto: has held up| I Maiyland, all were out of town.|John L. Lewis, is telling friends aluminum, name nopoly Ordinarily after the House is called | that her father is “the one man" They assert that the big opera- order, the chaplain promptly| responsible for keeping the United tors don't want new competitors|leads in prayer. But this had to| States out of war . . . Confidential in the field operate under-| e | med until Ramspeck read | reports from U. S. trade agents in cover to bar them, through stra-| i 1 from Cole turning over|Mexico are that Nazi Germany is tegieally placed i nees in the| the gavel to him. Not until it was| not only underselling American- Defense Commission epen-| all over did veteran congressmen|made surgical instruments but the dents allege that thi -| realize that a precedent had been|money is being used to finance larly true of aluminum, over which | shattered propaganda operations in the Unit- the Aluminum Corporation of Am- Then to complete the mixup, the ed States, Several big checks re- erica has a virtual monopol ayer was read by a substitute | ceived by Dr. Manfred Zapp, head The indepen ts charge thatthe) minister, Rev. G. Ellis Williams,|of the Nazi Trans-Ocean New: aluminum experts on the National 1 for the regular chaplain,| Service, were drawn on “propagan- Defense Comumission are Aluminun James Shera Montgomery | da credits” in Mexican banks . . Corporation men and that they When ex-heavyweight champion are pooh-poching shortage outeries GUARDING THE PRESIDENT Genej Tunney w;s'\;emg sworn in in order to keep out rival No public appearance of the|as a Lieutenant{Commander of the Plane producers and Army Air President receives more elaborate| Naval Reserve, ~Major General Corps chiefs for months asked for| advance precautions than when he|Thomas Holcomb, Marine Comman- increased aluminum supplies, but makes a :peech or attends a din-|der, wisecracked, “Qnce a mazine. I | you came from and where you are going. Here is the procedure for guarding the President when he arrives: The day before he is to appear, White House Secret Service Chief Edmund W. Starling carefully in- spects every foot of the route through the hotel and the chamber| used for the meeting. Next tne guest register is inspected. All guests whom hotel officials can't \ouch for personally are quietly! checked up by Starling’s men. In| addition, the management must submit complete information about! Children born on this day prob- ably will be energetic and artistic. These subjects of Capricorn may be |inclined to worry, because of over- conscientiousness. (Copyright, 1941) | |always a marine.” Tunncy was a | “leatherneck” in France, later a captain in the Marine Corps Re- serve. (Copyright, 1941, by United Fea~ ture Syndicate, Inc.) | .- | ’l‘ry a classified ad 1n The Empire. {of hot water protects family health. The availability of hot water mak- es possible the sterilization of dishes and careful cleansing of hands be- |fere eating and increases the fre- \qmncy of baths and showers. | Steam or hot-water heating plants |may be equipped with indirect water heaters with funds obtained from private lending institutions approv- ed by the Federal Housing Adminis- tration under its Modernization Cre- dit Plan. - Empire Classifieds Pay‘ Itahan Tanks Seized by British in Egypt general rule, is much drier during the heating season than during any other period of the year. Cracks in flooring may be filled with a paste of glue and sawdust, or hardwood strips may be placed in them. Either method may be fin- anced with funds obtained from qualified lending institutions under the FHA's Modernization Credit Plan. I el Germany started the World War, with 43 submarines but had 390 in servioe berore me flghting ceased. Director Professional Praternal Societies Jestineau Chansel Drs. 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