The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 28, 1941, Page 4

Umly Alaska Publi hed e )\wlm l‘m\n\(. com HELEN T! R. L. BER! Vice-Pre Entered i t t Qyfice in June SUBSCRIPTION Delivered by carrier in June the Bus livery of Telephones News Office, 602 Busine: SOCIATED vely e di ef and’ aiso the A CIRCULATION THAN THAT GEORCE D. CLOSE. Inc., tives, with offices in_San Francisco, Seattle, Chicavo, New York and Boston. 1 el S RRE e, A Welingten, n the drug market are high relative to low-income 2 T ror Ry B k| DRogeTE Iy BUE due to the defense situation. They | were high long before the supplies of cod liver oil were cut off. Other vitamin products customarily | have been higher than cod liver oil. If the impor- (tation of cod liver oil remains curtailed, it may well come to exceed other sources of vitamins A and| D in price If consumers realize that vitamin products of the U.S.P. potency may be used safely as substitutes, there is some expectation that cheaper vitamin| preparations may be marketed In which case Alaska fish will become more im- portant than ever to the nation % 5 TR Our New Island Bases MR. PRESIDENT AND MR. SPEAKER T - | (Cincinnati Enquirer) Long service in the Territo Legislature was After several months of surve and investiga- rewarded this session in the selection presiding | 1ons, Army and Navy «officials are ready to speed up Bl Tl T PR f the development of the mew bases off our Atlantic e g NOn S AR BRIR ) i President o hoard. Those in Newfoundland already are under | o e ls also the dean of the Senate and g,ngpryction, Work on others can begin very soon.| the Speaker of the ITouse is the nestor of that body. 1p gtill other islands disputes with local British au- Sen Henry Roden, as many probably have thorities have delayed the selection of definitive, for a member of Senate in the First sites. T rial Legislatur n 1913. Then came a long Such a complex transaction calls for a very de- 1 until he beceme a Senator again for the tailed set of agreements with the British Govern- rve until the presrmt. That makes ment. A commission of American officials is about den has seen come and go. The '0 80 to London to complete the details and sign st for at least a tix sty “H“;::l' ‘;\';“”\_m (:Lirm:flli:‘: sites and arrangements which local authorities in| £ e imtin e S ioners Bermuda and Trinids | were not willing to sanction ' TR 3 ek n any event, it is gratifying that progress is H. H. McCufcheon is also serving in his peing made at a satisfactory rate. It is permissible & afure. He has been a member of the to nhope that these bases will never be desperately lower house continuously since 1931 needed, that British sea power will remain a pro- If experience counts for anvihing—and of course tection to our Atlantic shores. But it is absolutely it does—the 15th will be s served by its President necessary to go ahead on the assumption that we and Speaker m have to stand alone in the Atlantic. We can- e L T S & not afford to take the risk of assuming otherwise Once all legal details are worked out and plans| VITAMINS FROM ALASKA drawn, actual construction should move rapidly. For — on » islands all persons employed by the Ameri- Alasks halibut sablefish may con- can Government have been excepted from the custo- ute conside to the country’s national defense mary rule of the eight-hour day. These projected t if an imy ling shortage of cod liver oil bases are the only defense enterprises thus far in| uld develop, according to the January 14 issue Which the government has been willing to admit| of “Defense,” the official bulletin of the National formally that the emergency ls more serious Al Defense Advisory Commission the workman’s abundant leisure There is no_ reason, says Mr. Knudsen's paper, T S why the cod liver hbridge dhotM Tedilt i Satm® The German press accuses President Ruusevx‘llt ful curtailment in this nation of the consumption °f Peing & “war-prolonger.” We all ‘hope 50, any- of vitamins A and D. Koy L R £ There are two other important sources of vits . mins A and D from which suitable cod-liver oil I ls Tioned thaf gopmen, Eresidet, Hepyerny ans titutes are being derive Other tish ofls such a *.1vx-l‘x over food for the conquered nations of Europe N Al will be eased by the report that Germany and Rus- halibut, swordfish, sab! 1. menhaden, sardine, % st wi i istory. * sia have negotiated the largest wheat deal in history shark, tuna, and salmon are rich in one or both of o—— _ these vitamins and abundant ar es of sy etic e 26,000,000 cameras and take upward of 600,000,000 ;uumlx and (lm]eflnnm In using vitamin substitutes unin A Washmglon Merry- : Go-Round (Continued from Page Oue) tion, is spending his time culling | over UMW officer rolls. The inside word is that there is a double pur- pose behind this: One: to take vengeance on local leaders who refused to bow to his | pressure to support Willkie. Two: to put followers he can depend on into office in preparation for a major | coal strike April 1, when the pres- ent UMW contract with the oper- | ators expires. Seething with hatred of the Pres dent, and an extremist foe of his foreign poli Wwith planning to make strong de- | mands on the mine owners. The order for a special $2 a sment on all UMW members already has ore out provide a strike fund if cies, needed s prevented by ill health, Lewis will head the UMW negotiati up—a key position to ™m th Private vernment lahor chiefs no ¢ t of their eoncern over situa A major coal strike 14 play ! with def P pro- n. partienliriy the spring t wil eleratec ing hefore the mmittee Investigating mi- | labor, related how he, his ".‘J((-" and 12 children slept in a small tent teh along the road- | Shocked at the story, Representa- | tive John Toland. idealistic chair- | a8 of the committee, remarked onically, 1 1 suppose you the latest sanitary conven “What's that?” asked the wit. Toland explained “No, not the latest,” was the reply. “The earliest.” | . 1 GUMMED FOR TRAINI Training workers for defense in dustries, like certain other phases of the defense program, appears to hdve been gummed up with good intentions. The program is centralized in the public school system, which is ap- exoept Sut Tas for §1 ss Office, 374 CGUARANTEED TO BE LARGER ANY OTHER PUBLICATION National Newspaper Representa- 08 Angeles, and vitamin D units of a USP. | cational shops | now learning | that the Empire States Pharmacopoeia); potency. whi¢h is important. One teaspoou or capsule of one form ‘of vitamin siay. B tbe product may be very different from an equivalent g quantity of another vitamin preparation 2 Prestdent Almost 95 percent of the cod liver oil used in the Manager ond Class Matter. | which now 5 per month. 8 aavance, $6.00 poses has risen will promptly notifs in the de price of a PRESS ntitled to the use for ted to it or not other- local news published in September ble cod liver Portland, | v 1011 while, the Senator pictures a year, to think at the for censumers must remember that it is the number of generations will have to contend with on their social cod liver oil, (United calls. plying the role of universal educa- | tion and it isn't working out. When the program was launched | last July 1, the schools enthusiastic- | ally opened their doors wide on all applicants and turned over their vo- and staffs. They are industry won't take some of the trainees on a bet. In one mid-Western state, which has become a center of defense pro- duction, a check of the first batch of trainees revealed a large number | who couldn't get jobs because of in- ability to meet rudimentary quali- fications for physical condition, ap- titude and background The schools also have discovered program is a lot bigger than they anticipated and is inter- | fering with their regular activities. Some now are demurring at keeping their shops open on a 23-hour basis, if the Federal Government pays the freight The Defense Commission is now studying a strongly-worded confi- ! dential report from the Intersiate Conference on Defense Employment ecommending drastic changes of aining program. Among them Training should be conducted 'parately from regular vocational iucation activit 2. Type of training and trainees Lould be based on specific ind ial needs and should be approved the U. S. Employment Service, Private “defense training” cliools and finance companies that advancing funds for tuition mld be investigated by govern- nent agents, STOP, I()OK The boys on Capitol Hill who are uietly pocketing part of their clerk hire had better watch their step. The Internal Revenue Bureau may get them Several years ago the Bureau noti- fied members of Congress that they would have to declare and pay in- come tax on that part of their mile- age allowance which was not actual- ly spent on travel. This was a sad blow to a lot of the boys who were | making a nice thing out of the 20- 1cents-a-mile allowance Now the bureau is seriously con- sidering going a step further and requiring members to report and pay | These tax on clerk hire “takes.” take various forms, are closed to us. has been reflected in higher prices. the manufacturer of cod liver oil for medicinal pur- final agreements. the additional task of obtaining approval of certain| United States has had to be imported from sources This decline in imports The price to from $20 per barrel in the summer of 1939 to $70 in November 1940. The average retail | 16-ounce bottle grades of cod liver oil has increased from 81 ((‘nts 1939 There is also the additional danger that avanl—. oil supplies will be exhausted. nestic production, even if greatly expanded, will fall; hort of meeting the usual demands for this product | he development and use of substitutes are nec- of standard medlcmul to 90 cents in November 1940. Do-| The fact that prices of all vitamin preparations It is quite possible they will have according to a survey. We shudder picture albums the oncoming youag Some members do the trick by | listing their wives, children or their | relatives on the payroll and pocket- ! ing all or part of the money. Others require their office. workers to “kick back” part of their salaries. This practice, incidentally, is a lot more prevalent than is generally believed, even though it is a felony with heavy penalties for conviction. No Congresman, however, has yet been caught. Congressmen are allowed a flat sum of $6,500 a year for clerk hire: ‘The only string on its expenditure is that no one employee be paid more than $3,900. Senators are al- lowed six employees at salaries specified by law. (Copyright, 1941, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) e~ ) CALLED-An undisclosed government . mission took Dr. Waltman Walters (above), sui geon from Mayo’s at Rochuur. Minn., to the Pacific Coast, Reaching Los Angeles, Dr. ters s2id he'd been;called to" tive dlm' by U.S.naval W s + Emplre Clusmeds Pay! THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, JAN. 28 ‘ 20 YEARS AGO from THE EMPIRE s s - e e e o 6 7 8 JANUARY 28, 1921 | 13 14 15 Col. James G. Steese, President of the Alaska Road Commission, | zo 21 22 23 | was requested by Gov. Thomas Riggs by telegram to represent Alaska at ‘ia Congress of Road Builders, good roads advocates and an exposition 27 28 29 30 of road building machinery to be held under the auspices of the American il remoemremnams 3 | RO Builders Association at the Coliseum in-Chicago. HAPPY BIRTHDAY { e -—-.-—.—.-—n.-n-—-.‘ JANUARY 28 Verna E. Smith Mrs. Anita Meier Mrs. Karl Alstead Gordon Graham Mrs. Ive Hanson Mrs. Anna Webster Louis Schenk HOROSCOPE I| “The stars incline ! {! but do not compel” i George Hubbard, radio aide with the Navy Yard at Bremerton, ected to arrive in Juneau from Ketchikan on an inspection trip. was W. C. Freeburn, of the Chichagoff Mining Company, who went south on a business trip, was returning on the steamer Northwestern. Sidney L. Carter, Chief Clerk of the Alaska Road Commission, with headquarters at Juneau, was a passenger north on the Admiral Watson which sailed from Seattle this day. . Miss Doris Simpson, who went south ral to visit, was returning on hte Admiral Watson. se months previous C. W. Cheatham and Charles H. Flory, of the Forest Bureau, arrived | on the City of Seattle. | 2k | J. C. Gregory, employed with the Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining | company as an electrician, returned here on the City of Seattle. Es + | . W. C. Chace left on the City of Seattle for a business trip to WEDNESDAY.' JANUARY 29 K(‘lChlkfl“ After the early hours today Lo oo g benefic aspects dominate. This is Weather: Highest, 18; lowest, 18; cloudy. a fortunate configuration for both| e e . D D D S | > - € i - employers and employees, a date fm intense activities. aw Dally Lessons |n Enghsh w L. GORDON Heart and Home: Women under a somewhat adverse rule of the stars today. They may be nn.\ vous and irritable. They should fol-| et < e e < < - S o WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “This is John’s and Ruth's v day paths and delay all| aey ” }xo\‘i‘ua(;‘xl\f:y a’xym‘p stars frown {,pm,‘ home.” Say, “This is John and Ruth’s home. I(‘minme‘ vanities; fashions wllli OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Ethereal. Pronounce e-ether-e-al, first | and third E's as in ME unstressed, second E as in HERE, accent second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED Toque (a type of hat;) pronounce TOKE. future. Many girls are fo wear the| SYNONYMS: Position, posture, pose, attitude. uniforms of public service. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us Business Affairs: Impetus for de-| increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: fense preparations will be given by HERCULEAN; requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very difficult or any act of evil portent. Midwinter| yongerous. (Prondunce her-ku-le-an, U as in CUBE, accent second storms may relard trnnspartatlon‘ syllable). “It was a herculean task.” on railways and danger of losses at sea is forecast. Cooperation be- | encourage the cultivation of natul- al charms. Whatever is artificial is‘ |to be dropped in the modes of the| | { | tween big business and the govern-| [ ment will be most efficient at this| MODERN ETIOUETTE by time when the stars presage har- ROBERTA LEE \mony among labor leaders. Industry is under the most stimulating| *®" =" ‘;;]nnomr_\' direction. Rise in the Q. When g the floor number to an elevator operator, should cost of living will be slight when' gne cay “please compared with the econontic , up-| A S five, picase.” A “please” or a “thank you" are small heavals in various parts of the couii-cins that cost nothing, but mark the well-bred person. M‘;:::mnnl Issues: Influence.of po- LI W MUY €Nk wh[o Suiths gblel A. No, while whistling, humming singinz at the table may indi- cate cheerfulness, it is thouzhtless and distineily ill-mannered. Q. When answering a telephcne, and one dees fiob under what should one say? litical machines in certain states oF will cause the people to demand that there shall be no interference with government methods of met't-i name given, stand the ing problems arising from the A, world crisis. It is foretold the nec- essity of cleaning house inlumany “Will you repeat the name, please?” cities where unscrupulous- bosses, a n by A P rule will be urged with threats I_ 0 K d l_ E A R < of force. Honesty that eliminates A~ L'- CORDON graft from the NAational SCHEME Of | § weewoemoemoamsoumsoamsommo mm:mmso msomsommno oo ¢ . ; ’ e ::‘Lf"i:re‘:‘ b tcl:)en';:lal:‘l‘;s Tl Does the United States flag contain more white or red stripes? International Affairs: Turkey has! 2’ How old is an octogenarian? a grave outlook for this year al-' 3. What eighteenth-century English peer’s name today personifies though the Mooni’s trine to vfl"sun good manners? in Cancer promises gth 4. What does eonsanguinity mean? through the next two years, As-' 5. Near what river did the battle known as Custer's Last Stand take trologers call the future of the| pjace? 3 country exceedingly “complex.” Onc 1 th ibility of it kL e seer foresees e possibility lbt 1, 3 re Ted stripe tha ito position as a bridge between Bom:L\ ) ;:] has .on(‘ more red stripe than white, Russia and the western democra-| 3 ._v.eals. cles. Whatever happens to. lhis; 3. Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773). country it is probable, according| 4. Blood relationship. to the stars, that the Axis never 5. The Little Big Horn, in Montana, te it for any length| —— - S et T —— gxlmm::mim s ny. fength agreed on two successful candidates, Wrangell and one Lo August J. Persons whose birthdate 4§t is, POth of whom are from the Third, Strigga of Anchorage. One of those | Rep. H. H. McCutcheon for Speak-! credited to Juneau, however, is a! will feel mixed and conflletmgz | A Aed planetary influences throu '.he‘ er and A. J. Strigga for Sergeant-' Fourth Division product. Catherine t-Arms. The First Division was Ghezzi, who also worked in the 14th ing year. Unusual socia! and\" 2 : e ¢ lc;:;':ne: yacn vities are forecast with {unanimous for Lawrence Kerr for Territorial Legislature, calls Fair- Clerk; so was the Second. The banks home. She is.the daughter the good out-balancing the fevil. Children born on this day‘ prob- Fourth was solid for Strigga. On abl will be fortunate through life. all other votes Division lines failed Those born in the afternoah will | to hold. be especially lucky. Social tm-' ancial success are foretold. § - & of Alfred Ghezzi, Fairbanks Post- master. Catherine has been in Ju- !neau since 1939. All Divisions except the F\ounhl are represented in the roster of | Senate employees, Besides seven | from the First, Assistant Secretary| | Lorene M. Hagen is from Nome and Doorkeeper Shirley G. Peterson from Anchorage. Mrs, Mildred Hermann, local attorney, is going back on the air this year with her program of comment on the Legislature, l | (Copyright, 1941) it SN Sidelights on the Legislature - The time will be at 8 o'clock every Monday, Wednesday and Friday night. — e Juneau did mighty well in cop-! ping off jobs ‘on the House secre-' Subscribe o tarial staff. Seven places went to Empire—the paper with the larges Juneauites, one to Elena Arola of oaid circulation. French Maedchen in Uniform the unknown admirer, decol Speaker’s table in the H terday as Speaker H. H.- ¢heon opened the afternoon #4 Rep. Jesse D. Lander, last of the Legislators to arrive, took his ocath yesterday afternoon from® Karl Drager of Anchorage, a member of the House in the 14th session. The} vest of the members had taken| their oath in a body during the morning from Judge George F. Al-| exander. When courtly Rep. Frank Gordon arose yesterday to move the “election of the Rev. John A. Glasce as Chaplain of the House, he was a‘ked by Rep. Howard Lyng what de- nomination Glasse represented. “Episcopalian,” Gordon replied without hesitation, much t9 the amusement of a gallery cf Ju- neauites who know well that Glasse is pastor of the North- ern® Light Presbyterian Chureh. —_— Each Division has stood together in a solid vote in the House on controversidl matters already, but, the Third holds the record by Vir- ¥ ving ganged up four- two roll calls during the ite Daily Alask! | Drs. Kaser and Freeburger - DENTISTS Bl agren PHONE 56 TR PR A AR L LT Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office: Phone 469 —_— Dr. Judson Whittier Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg, PHONE 667 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9-~Valentine Bldg. 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