The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 3, 1941, Page 4

i PRINTING | Alphonse P, Ardourel urges that tlie price of gold| e neau. Alaska, ! r Al " © 75" president | be increased from the present $35 per ounce o $4i loe Fresident and Busliess Manager | ,er qunce in order to aid Britain without loans or Entered in the Post Olfi au as Second Class Matter. | ‘ther hardship. If such a thing should come to pass, i MR, per month | -he price of gold would be almost exactly doubl £ ma he was eigl s ago. The benefits to 2 oS e, s6.00; | ‘N8t it was eight The benefits fo Al vould. of course, be almost incalculable.” The indus- - S miooly =oUh | i1y would be able to work low-grade. goldfields which e re now unprofitable to touch, just as the industry plhion Ne Office, 602; Business Office, 374, . s | cday is working at $5» an ounce fields which it could MEMPY R OF PRESS > ve' 1 Y I 20.61 4 dRier B ' to the use for | 10t have'touched at the $20.67 price ation o e d to it or not other E o " i 4 i iae Grotise \nil 8150 the 16041 BEWs Diiblithar The Alaska gold industry appears to be fairly herein aunched on an era of unparalleled prosperity. It} " ALASKA CIRC RANEED TO BE LARGER . | Jhould be the wish or aii Alaskans that nothing THAN GiHER PUBLICATION, i evelop to stand in ‘the way of “this, $ound boom GEORC wspaper Rr-."'l‘q‘mh —_— tives, wit es in Angeles, Portland eattle, Chicago, New York and Boston . ol v oloinkia’ i The American Press SEATTL REPRESENTATIVE—Gllbert A. Wellington, 1011 S Amaerican Building ve true, will Alask goldfiends. '«\ eek carried mean even The Fairbanks News-Miner last GOLD—A MAINSTAY Alaska's gold production in 1940 was not $25.- 375,000 as the Geological Survey estimated in a pre- (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Thorndike of the Institute of of Columbia University says official mouthpiece of the for the Advancement of Prof. Edward L, iducational Research n Scientific Monthly, imerican Association jcience “It is common to speak of the newspapers of to- .ay as purely commercial enterprises managed with n eye singly to profits, which are to be got by cir- ulation, which is to be got by entertainment for 1e masses, which is to be got by avoiding all intel- >ctual difficulties and appealing to common passions nd prejudices. “The facts suggest that for most of the press of he United States this is a slander, “It would be truer to say that the newspaper of today, with considerable disregard of the cravings f the populace, provides a conventional mixture of acts about what has happened during the past 24 10urs at home and abroad. “Those who make newspapers apparently still in liminary announcement the first day of the new|.arge measure consider their craft to be that of get- year. The production was actually $26,782,000, the|-ing and presenting news.” H & Bireay: ot s Hom aanpitans; That Dr. Thorndike states the plain truth was | never more evident than today in the United States To Alaskans already celebrating the early figure It is probable that never fn the history of news- which showed the gold yield to be the greatest in the | yapers has NEWS—with few exceptions—been print- history of the Territory the new total comes as &|.d so completely unhampered by restrictions of per- er for even greater rejoicing, sonal opinion. Many persol thil of Alaska as a has-been There is a blackout of liberty throughout the locality as as gold iz concerned. The gold rush, | world which brou; thousands of men north half a cen- But the great light of freedom still shines here. tury ago, is a roma \apter in the history of It burns with intensity every day in the news Alas But not even in gold rush days was there| °1Wmns of the papers you buy. ever mined gold to the value of that which Alaska produced in 1940 [ Adolf Isn’t Entertaining £nother figure which will have to Me revised | WEh wmwaids in view of the new gold production figure | ¢ % A which the Governor referred to in his mes- (OinctbnajL Bhitiser) it 28 the amount of gold which left the The report from Hollywood that the gross income e 5 ithout paving a cent of tax, either| [oM most of the so-called anti-Hitler films has been e it wa roduced wtihin the $20,000 exemp- onsiderably less than hoped for by the producers o DA T Broes BAlN- Rk T o e i o be taken to mean almost anything. But-the & | mnost lik explanation is the psychological factor. - OF satied 1o Topont pMUCKAMORY While motion pictures constitute an undeniably t wehion ou 1 the tax was| powerful implement of education or propaganda, nd as total extraction |they must perform¢ this function obliquely. Th n a e more t + a million dol- |average moviegoer does not wittingly pay his money | 1eht « locical be ar all the dif- at the box office for either education or propaganda, ut rather for entertainment and diversion. Indeed, | ikely to be frightened away by the thought e | e picture “has a mission.” s trying days ib-is not, illogieal that mo- ion picture patrons should be seeking simon-pure| entertainment to an even greater degree than usual. Lhe day’s news is filled. to the brim with the grim and soul-trying events of a world at war. If diver- |slon is to be found in the comforting darkness of a| x miltion vear ihan 1940 for cast last week e University of Washinglon College of Mines, in opening the 14th|motion picture theater, it must be found through annnal Mink Institute Seattle Much of this|the medium of pictures far removed from war-related en ot Il come in copper, zinc, tin and|subjects. “Hitler—Beast of Berlin,” for instance, is ot nm necded for wa “Due to the war de- hardly a diversion from the worries that stare from me the curtailment of pplics from the | €VEry newspaper front page these days. Dutch East Indies, Alaska now looms as the best T source of tin,” the Dean declarcd. “Much develop- ment work is being carricd on near Nome, on the The Nazis have decided not to get excited about Seward Peninsula.” From another front conie rumo: the San Francisco flag incident. Hitler thinks he had better not cross tHe Golden Gate Bridge until which if they he comes to it. Washmglon Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page Oue) record against any tampering with the labor laws. But they decided to try persuading Roosevelt anyway in order to strengthen the legislative attack, LABOR COUNTER-ATTACK The latter faces a hard fight right Within Vinson’s committee from the pro-labor members, led by Represen- tative Mike Bradley of Pennsylvania, World War telegraph operator to the late Admii Sims; from Lvndon Johnson of Texas; and from War- ren Magnuson of Washington. Also Senator Devid I. Walsh, Chairman of the Senate Naval Affairs Com- mittee, is co-author of the act and will vigorously resist any attempt to scuttle it However, the brasshats of both the Army and Navy are quietly gun- ning for the law and they swing a lot of undercover weight. Ouly the other day Secretary fitimeon formally petitioned the Lab- or Department foi exemptions for the industry, one of th mc paid in the countr; tim. claimed that canuers are ref 1l to the Army because of W wage requirements, and consequently the Army has been compelied te buy canned goods through the middleman at a con- siderable increase in cost Both the AF1, and CIO are fight- ing Stims ove. The AFL ct s that iL s in direct viola- tion of Roosevelt’s pledge not to re- labor standards, and the CTO has ~d Stimson why he doesn t resort the “draft industry” and foree the canners to toe the mark. far he iigsn't answered either ottack. But you are poing to hear a great deal more about the Walsh-Healey Act during the present emergency, NSYLVANIA AVENUE Social highlights of Term Inauguration: Irving Berlin, diminutive, truly great American singing his “God Bless America” in POWN PEX the Third i a thin little voice, then with the merest gesture getting the entire audience to join him. . . . Berlin backstage kidding Charle Chaplin about the prospect of forgetting his lines (which he did do after all). Chaplin nervously rehearsing his ; concluding speech from “The Great Dictator.” Ethel Barrymore, | whose beautiful, resonant voice was the only one of the many appearing before the elite of Washington which did not need the amplifier. - Raymond Massey of “Abe Lin- coln in Illinois” chatting with the John Roosevelts. . . . Jimmy Roose- velt, very thin, wearing glasses that made him look like Mahatma Gand- hi. . Argentine Ambassador Fe- lipe Espil, the only man who ever broke the heart of the Duchess of Windsor, looking more debonair than ever. . . . Genevieve Tabouis great French patriot and former confidante of Premier Herriot, re- oicing that the United States is one lace which can hold an electior nd inaugurate a president. 3 fed Vice-President Wallacr oking a bit glum over the pros rect of being the lion of Washing m society. . Harlan Miller, one it so happened, had never had the fortune to meet Mr. Kennedy, or even so much as see him during his stay in London.” MERRY GO ROUND Presidential Secretary Steve Early has on his desk a brown bottle of vitamin pills, a gift of Joe Tumulty, former secretary to Woodrow Wil- son. Says Tumulty, “I wish they made vitamin pills when I had your job.” . . . Henry Wallace, recalling far-flung Department of Agricul- ture, says, “I used to have 80,000 helpers; now I have three!” . . . Two years ago, Wallace saw one of his former helpers, lawyer Arthur Bern- ard of Farm Credit Administration, impersonate a Southern Congress- man in an amateur show. He still calls Bernard “Mr. Congressman.” . Louis Brandeis, resigned Su- preme Court Justice, 86, is proud o the rolls as a member Court, subject to call. . . . Jressure of opening up new listen- ng posts abroad, the State Depart- nent has picked a larger crop than sual from the candidates for the rartment are getting a chuckle ou »f a little article about former Am- bassador Joe Kennedy in the De- cember 8 issue of The London Spec- M. Derrick of the University 3outh Carolina arrived at the pom' of satiety in his lecture. Said he, explaining: tator, which had just arrived here “rf v The story, which sheds an inter-f G You need but two suits of 'sting light on the Ambassador from | 'ofhes. then you have reached a point of satiety, and you won't have wother suit unless it is for a spec- ial occasion. Now I don't need a uit of golf clothes because I don't lay golf; a tennis suit because I don’t play tennis; or a full dress suit because I'm fully dressed . . .” “How about a bathing suit?” in- quired a student. ‘T don't need a bathing suit,” the doctor began. Came a pause. Then— & “You've got me, boys.” by Boston, said: “Mr. Kennedy was in some re- spect an unusual diplomat. On the 1v he left England finally, a tele- grem addressed to the editor of this journal by name reached the pectator office. It ran as follows: “*“Tried to get you unusuccessfully on the phone cannot leave England without personally thanking you for vour kindnesses to me during my stay and it is with real regret that I {leave England. Joe Kennedy.' | “It was a warm-hearted message. i’rhe odd thing is that the recipient, Empire Classifiods Payl greater prosperity on' a news dispatch from Denver in which | the days when he used to run the! of the fact that he is still carried | of ihe| Under | ime Washington columnist. telling } oreign service. iends how much better Des Moine Copyright, 1941, by United Feature than Washington — and witt Syndicate, Inc.) i nuine conviction. . . The daughte: . f Congressman Ham Fish, inos eautiful of the Washington youth fuls. GULADHAND JOE The inner offices of the State De COUMBRBIA, S C. Feb, 3—Dr. S. of | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, FEB. 3, 1941. 1941 FEBRUARY 194 mmmmmmm L 3|4(8|6(7 8 2(13(14]1 1718192021 24/25/26/27/28] | o”—‘m { HAPPY BIRTHDAY } | FEBRUARY 3 Ed J. Radde Ernest A. Johnson Mrs. George Wools Robert Casey Constance Valison Jeffrey Pegues Tom Danijels Mrs. P. M. Carstairs Mrs. H. H. Hopkins [ ——- } HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” e + TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Adverse aspects appear to rule today. While the morning is fortu- nate for signing contracts, labor troubles are indicated. Friction be- tween employers and employees' is indicated. There is a good sign for merchandising. Heart and Home: Social changes will be marked as the year pro- Te: A leveling process which rases class distinctions as well as bank accounts will be far-reaching. Women of the older generations must adjust themselves to the ac- ceptance of customs that are dis- tasteful to those trained in .old- fashioned formalities and dignities: The wise will seck to establish an understanding with those who rep- Iresent the new order in dress and {manners. The line between free- dom and license may then be sharp- ly drawn. Business Affairs: Employees wil profit, while their employers sus- tain heavy duties in expanding and developing plants and factories. Prosperity will be general. Winter resorts will enjoy a season of extra- ordinary patronage. Tourists wes! and south will multiply and new centers will attract attention. In-| crease of country homes in states| which enjoy mild climates will be sreat this winter while the hegira from cities will cause the establish- ment of many cottage havens in the | spring. Naticnal Issues: Efforts to pm: {mote political parties will be mad in the spring, but unity of pi o8t will be imperative as the need c (undivided cupport of governmen policies is recognized. The stars in- dicate that deceit and double-deal- ing will be evident in certain Euro- pean peace gestures which may gaih the approval of well-meaning Amer- icans. True patriotism will forget personal peeves and remember only that the democracy must be upheld and perpetuated. i International Affairs: According to a Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis chart, signs that the United States will be molested are evident. Increased ac- tivity of our forces in foreign af- fairs is indicated. Threats may be |expected from the Axis powers, but they will hesitate to take any def- Initely warlike action against us. Speed in our defense program is ur- gent, as it is important to demon- !Mrate the strength of the greatest | democracy. Persons whose birhdate it is have the augury of a year of progress. Members of the learned professions, writers and molders of public opin- ion will benefit greatly. Children born on this day will be strong-willed and courageous. Origi- nal and quick-witted, they should enjoy successful careers. (Copyright, 1941) MEN WHO ARM AMERICA: 6 o w WILLIAM H. McREYNOLDS Meet “Mr. Mac,” red-tave-cutter and how-to-do-it expert of the De-| fense Commission. William H. McReynolds, 60-year- old Kansan, has spent 35 years in| government service from chscure | clerk up, now reputedly knows moye about the mechanics of Federal gov=' ernment procedure than anyone' else. President Roosevelt grabbed him as administrative assistant, loaned him to the defense 85 secretary and co-ordinator, to them the ropes. He's a personnel expert, civil serv- ice authority. Learned it the hard way, clerk, bureau of efficiency as< | navigation, | when the customer sistant; classification board direc- from 20 YEARS AGO THE EMPIRE e s s e - - FEBRUARY 3. 1921 A large iceberg was floating in Stephens Passage, a according to a wircless message received from Capt. better of hte U. S. Lighthouse Service tender Cedar. menace . to Lead- E. T. Dodd, an accountant of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company, arrived on the Northwestern. . Dr. H. Vance, an osteopath who had formerly practiced here, returned after a year’s absence. Six GMC trucks arrived here on the Northwestern for the Alaska Road Commission. Eddie Haller received a seven-passenger Case car on the Northwestern for use in Juneau during the season. The Dixon, Capt. Tom Smith, returned from its mail trip from Cape Fanshaw. The boat was about four days overdue and the crew reported that they were held up by storms all the way. W. L. Martin, for seven years in charge of the dry goods department at Goldstein's Emporium, resigned his position with that firm, and with Mrs. Martin was to leave for Ketchikan, where he was to occupy a similar position with the J. R. Heckman Company. If the fable about the groundhog and his shadow regulates the weather, Juneau was due for an early Spring, as not once during the previous day did the sun shine. Weather: Highest, 27; lowest, 26; snow. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbon T el o WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “It is a quarter of twelve.” A quarter of twelve is three. Say, “It is a quarter TO (the hour of) twelve.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Lineage. Pronounce lin-e-ij, both I's as in IT, E as in ME unstressed, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Refer; FER. Reefrred; PERR. SYNONYMS: Capacious, spacious, extensive, roomy, lar WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours. Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: PROVOCATIVE; tending to provoke. (Pronounce second O as in OF, accent second syllable). “It was provocative of bitter hostility.” o - 1 2 - ) o o MODERN ETIQUETTE ° ROBLRTA LEE Y to be efficient, advise a customer what Q. Fhouldn't a she rhould chocsz2? A. Not if the custcmer timid, leswoman, cems capable of making her own decision. seems doubtful, or uncertain, a pleasant sug- gesticins now and then is all right Q. When a young man fakes a girl fo the theatre beside him in line while he gets the ticket A. No. She should stand aside and wait for him. Q. Is it permissible to ask the porter on a train to call one at a certain hour in the morning? A. Yes; that is the correct thing to do. 1. What color is a live lobste: 2. How many years did the people under desert? 3, What is the name of the upright piece that casts the shadow of a sun-dial? 4. What people invented fireworks? 5. Which state of the Union has the most counties? ANSWERS: 1. A dull greenish-brown; they turn red upon being submerged into boiling water. 2. Forty years. 3. Gnomon. 4. The Chinese. 5. Texas, with 254. should she stand - o e Moses wander in the CARD OF THANKS On behalf of the family of John Oliver Kyle Price, I desire to grate- ! fully acknowledge and thank our NOYICE | friends for the beautiful floral AIRMAIL ENVELOPE#, showtng_‘un'mings and the many kind ex- Wr route from Seattle to Nome, an pressions of sympathy. sale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv, adv. MRS EFFIE CRAGG. tor, budget. bureau aide, FCA .I\\I\-‘ tant, administrative assistant in (llv‘ Treasury. — e Hull of the new 42-ton Boeing clipper—one of six built for Pan- . 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