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

of continuing to move up, Statistically it is lifted by the drop in our birth ri which leaves fewer young people to figure in the averages. Actually, nnp’roved housing and diet, medical and sanitary advances help us all to extend the span of life. Up to certain physiological limits the process seems to be cumulative, like compound interest. Only the other day a Wisconsin scientist clared that babies were mow being born who might live to be 150. Even that would not equal the doubt- ful life record of Petratsch Zorten, the Hungar cowherder who is said to have hed 185 on diet of wheat cake, milk and brandy, or even that of “Old Tom" Parr, who died at the alleged age of 152 from consuming a small barrel of oysters. Still we outlive the other mammals, and only a few of the hardier birds and reptiles do better. Of course HER PUBLICATION. | the California redwood, with a life span 5,000 | vears, and the New Zealand macrozamia tree. { mated to live for 15,000 years, make our eldest seem P SEr——— | mere infants libert A. Wellington, 1011 Daily Alaska Empire Vice-President aud Business President Manager cond Class Matter, ¢las for §1.25 per month, de- w1d, at the following rates: 1oauce. 11200 ©x months, In advance, $6.00; n edvance, $1.26 a favor i I they will promptly notsd lure e or uregularity '3 Jae de o 6UL, Basiuess Office, 374, i MEMEFR OF ASSt CIATED PRESS N 1 t ¢ patches ¢ ) d lso the RCULATION AAN THAT OF NTEED TO HE LARGER | ANY T of esti- | per Ripresenta- H veles, Portland, GEORCE CLO tives, with ofiices | Beattle, Chicaco, New ual News; Lo “ancisco. 1d Boston. SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE o, 10 American Bank Building Forcing rmany’s Hand (Cleveland Plain Dealer) British military and naval successes in Africa and the Mediterranean have finally alarmed Ger- {many, Nazi forces in the Balkans seem about to| take counteraction, not to aid a despised and crum- bling Italy, but to protect their own looted territories| in southeastern Europe. ! With the fall of Bengasi, the breaking of Anglo- Rumanian relations and the stern warning issued to | Bulgaria against permitting the passage of Gernmn} | troops, military initiative has come within Britains| | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, FEB. 28; 194 20 YEARS AGO | s e s e o l FEBRUARY 28, 1921 | Twenty thousand boxes of strawberries were to be placed on sale on | the Junean markets the next son from the Eagle River ranch of John Dotson. The well known farmer of that district, who had been in Juneau for several days, made the statement regarding his berry pro- | duetion. 3 l. 1941 FEBRUARY 1941 [ 50N [ woN | 0z | wep [Twuk] i | 51 | from THE EMPIRE Grmoamomn-. po—y.| H H APPY BIRTHD AY ] Having filed his oath of office with the Territorial Secretary several 1 | days previous, John Rustgard assumed the duties of the office of Attorney ‘j(‘-enm-nl of Alaska this day, succeeding J. C. Murphy. Mr. and Mrs. George F. Forrest were to leave on the Northwestern for Ketchikan on a business trip. < FEBRUARY 28 Mrs. George E. Hall David P. Mahlum Nathan Skinner Mrs. H. L. Wood M. G. Minzgohr Richard Fitzgibbons Mrs. Lee Quong Mrs, Gerry Quinlan T. M. Hopkinson ) O | Miss Helen Marlow, who had been visiting friends in the south for | several weeks, was to return on the Alameda. | ‘ i i James Fozard, of Latouche, was expected to arrive on the North- | western to remain in Juneau for the session of the Territorial Legislature. ‘He hed engaged a suite at the Gastineau Hotel. Sam Shucklin, a traveling man, left for a commercial trip to the Westward on the Admiral Watson. | { | | Miss Teresa Reeve, who until the day previous was a teacher in the i Douglas High School, was to sail for Seattle on the Northwestern, having “The stars incline | | resigned her position. but do not compel” ' TWO CF A KIND Mcst of us have had the experience of over- luoking the undesirable qualities of one neighbor because, at the moment, the offensiveness of an-| other was even more exasperating, ( That is just about the attitude the United States seems to have adopted in re:pect to Germany and! Russia, Our sense of justice is so outraged by the | manner in which the Nazis have been cleaning up| on everybody in sight that we have all but forgotten the wife-beating that goes on regularly in the home of the Communists. i Among former fellow travelers in this country| there remains a feeling that Stalin somehow is a} more gentle fellow than Hitler, and even the State| Department sometimes evidences a forgive attitude toward the dictator who a year ago‘ was beating up on a scrappy but tiny neighbor, But a couple of news items serve to jolt our| memories on the Soviet form of tyranny. In v.hej New York Times a writer has pieced together dozens | of reports that have evaded the Russian censor and 1f mill Poles were sub- expericnces in part « heir country came under the “benign” con- trol of Stalin. In fact, it becomes apparent that the only real rivalry between Nazis and Communists in their respective halves of the wretched little nation was in the invention of newer and more herrible types of torture. Russia remains the Russia of attack on Finland. Let's not with a hope that the USSR avior ocracy. The hbors R Her motive of the Refci Stalin and the replace this truth might become the | son Russin i not 1ded) on Germany's scale is weakling by comparison. no better than those raided her (Ala LONGER TO LIVE i g news 1o le ihe Census act, it Bul it 1 1 ilver the has ac #0 and a half years er. In the past decade (he medicn age has erept up from | re prowir Ir also Bureau reveals yite of our population eve 10w e 10 live forget-and- | Siberia after o grasp. From a technical point of view, Britain's chief interest in the eastern Mediterranean, the Suez Canal, was defended by a defense triangle formed by the naval bases at Alexandria, Haifa and Cyprus With Bengasi’s fall—and that base is now bein used by the royal navy—this defensive triangle has ibeen converted into an offensive parallelogram, the {points of which are Alexandria, Crete, Malta and Bengasi. It greatly enlarges the area of Britain's absolute control of the sea and it gives her a field from which she can operate in the Balkans. falls, as it will, a large part of the Army of the |Nile will be free to transfer its operations to the surcpean mainland. Africa can be held with small garrisons. Greece can be reinforced. Contact can be made with the large and determined Turkish Army in Thrace. The road to the east will be ef- fectively blocked to Germany. To prevent this development which may come ftly, Germany apparently is trickling into Bul- garia. Soldiers Adisguised as ecivilians, technicians, engineers—the whole advance guard of an expei- tionary force—are already in that country. Thus Germany’s hand is forced. The Nazi com- mand wished to avoid at all costs the creation of a| second front in the Balkans. Britain's victories are compelling her to create it. For long the Nazis were meertain of Russia’s aftitude. Now that highly crrated dictatorship has informed its Slav brothers . Bugaria that they can expect no help. This is further evidence of Russia’s intention of letting the! west stash itself up in the hope that the pieces will fall in Moscow's lap. A major conflict in this part of Europe would greatly weaken Germany's defenses in western Eu- rope. The British realize this and seem determined to press the issue, Tears in Tekyo (Philadelphia Record) The way of the aggres like of the transgressor, is sometimes ha This week in Tokyo Premier Fumimaro Kcenoye rose in the Diet and apologized to the nation for the fact that “billions of yen have been spent from the State treasury and thousands of officers and men have been sac- that | rificed on the continent in the China incident.” Konoye said that the end of the “incident” is not yet in 1t The New York Herald Tribune reports that made this handsome apology to the Em- and the people “tears were seen to well up 1 the eves of the Ministers of Navy, Overseas, Rail- ways, Justice, Commerce and Industry.” When Tripoli, the last Italian defense in Libya,| | | | SATURDAY, MARCH 1 i Benefic aspects appear to dom-| {inate today, according to the seers, | although adverse influences are active. In the afternoocn good news {will follow depressing rumors. Heart and Home: This may be an upsetting day for women who will feel unsettled and apprehen-| sive. It is favorable, nevertheless,| |for domestic pursuits. Mothers may | |be anxious regarding the national| |defense service of their sons who {will find this month a period of| accelerated training. Girls and {women of all ages should develop, wage-earning possibilities as they | prepare for future exigencies. | Government service will be imper-| 'mm- for those who are training| |for medicine or nursing, as well {as for chemists and food special-| ists. l Business Affairs: The third Imonth of the new year is likely {to be marked tremendous ac-| tivity in business. The effect of government spending will be felt advantageously in all parts of the ountry. Now mechanics will be in demand than formerly.! | Experts in all trades will profit, handsomely as they contribute their best energies to the national | preparedness program. Again- as=. | trologers counsel economic inde- | pendence in communities to safe-| | guard against extraordinary cons | ditions in distributing centers. National Issues: Criticism of Ad- ministration policies will undergd a change as events demonstraie the urgency for the United States to spéed up aid to Britain. Unity cf purpose will crystallize in legis- lative bodies as the perils threat- ening all democratic governments are realized. The bad effects of nen-interventionist policies will be demonstrated when the Axis pow- ers wilfully misconstrue motives meant to be helpful on the part of statesmen who belong to the opposition. | | International Affairs: | even more This is a | Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Edmunds and child were to be passengers for the south on the steamer Northwestern. Weather: Highest, 36; lowest, 36; rain. e e 1 Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbon B e ——— ] WCRDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “He man.” Say, “He is a very INTELLIGENT man.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Cheltenham (England) Pronounce chelt-nam, E as in BELL, A as in AM unstressed, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Appropriate; not PIATE. SYNONYMS: Phelgmatic, apathetic, unemotional, languid, inert. 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: OMINOUS; being an omen, especially foreboding evil. “The remarks were followed by an ominous silence.” oo e MODERN ETIQUETTE ** poprrra rEE - is a very brainy S Q. Is it considered rude for a bride to wait until she returns from a month’'s honeymoon to acknowledge her wedding gifts? A Gifts <hould be acknowledged the day received if possible. These ved the last minute can be acknowledged while away. Q. When a woman is calling should she present her card personally to the hostess? A. No. There shouvid be a card tray near the door, on which she L ———— "LOOK and LEARNY . compon | Q. Are menu cards ever used ab a dinner in one’s home? A. Not unless it is a very formal dinner. R TR o e | 1. What is the difference between the prefixes “ante” and “anti”? 2. In what play does Ophelia appear? 3. Is the blcod in the normal human body composed of more red or more white corpuscles? 4. Who was the only English Pope? 5. How many pounds of wheat are there in one bushel? ANSWERS: “Ante” means before; “anti” means against or contrary to. “Hamlet,” by Shakespeare. Red. | Directory Professienal Frasernal Secieties Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Bl ngren Building PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Clfice Phone 469 —_— | Dr. Judson Whittier | CHIROPRACTUR i Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12; 1-5. 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 Dr. John H. 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HOKE, JAMES W. “T-morrow’s Siyles Today” : | Halyorend Juneaun’s Own Store ""The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. . Post Office Substaticn NOW LOCATED AT HARRY RACE DRUGGIST *“The Squibb Stores of “The Stere for Men” SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. { YouTl Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET _— BOWLING | 08 | . "Adrian IV (1154-1159). | Doonwg Is Worr Sstisfied Customers” 4 Who wouldn't give a couple of million yen to'ponth for which many evil por- 264 years to almost 29 Isee six Japanese Cabinet Ministers weeping in con- This curve the chart shows every indication cert over the China “incident”? { Pz iy e R SR T | wa"hing'on “nnd the Midwest was waged in the rubbed elbows, exchanged hot ver- e — | Securities and Exchange Commis- bal blows. One of the most signifi- Me"y_ | sion the other day, but the story did cant things about the proceedings | not make headlines. | was the sharp disagreement among Go-Round | Officially the Lattle was over |the big fellows. [ whether there must be competmvei V&:heg ;"fh ft““;l lhseEgafiidhOt]{ 4 | bidding among investment bankers | contende 2 e ol Continued from Page Oner | gy i & ekt untmy stock | have the authority to require com- S ST 3 e b | issues. For in the past, the big bank- | Petitive bidding, another, from the the idea of loaning money to private | ers along Wall Street have secured Midwest, flatly contradicted him. companies. But still later in the these issues without bids, and farm- | TO the commission, accustomed to same month, he announced that ed them out to Midwest institutions | Peing blasted by bankers, it was a synthetic rubber was in the “status at their own price. | rare experience to have one of them o | gua, | Now, however, Halsey, Stuart of | FUSh t0 its defense. | fortune. There the situation rests—waiting Chicago, Otis and Company of for Jesse Jones to do something. Gleveland and other Midwest bank- Meanwhile the chances of Japanese | ers want the right to bid on these taking the Dutch Indies becomes jisues. Wall Street, they say, has greater. no right to secret bidding and a virtual monopoly. DEFENSE STATUS QUO Leading the fight for Wall Street | jnto Vice-President Wallace's office | Big Bill Knudsen, of the Office of Was Morgan, Stanley and Company, ' Production Management, is very once a part of J. P. Morgan, with frank regarding the troubles of the Teserved Harold Stanley himself National Defense Commission and trading punches with Midwestern tells the story of a priest to illus- bankers. NOTE: The SEC will announce |its decision in a few weeks. Upon it | will depend the future financial hold of Wall Street on the Test of the | country. i Every other person who comes points to the closet where Jack Gar- ner used to keep his liquor. Infer- | ence is that the good old days are | past . . . As far as Wallace is con- cerned they are . . . Three leading tents are discerned, as powerful| planetary influences aid the world- | dominating plane of Hitler and im- | prove Mussolini's relations with the| other dictators. With Jupiter and| Uranus in the twellth house of| the horoscope for the United States, | there will be success in exposing| espionage and otage. Increased| aid for England will be given. Mil-| lions of war victims will look to Uncle Sam as the savior of the| cppressed, the deliverer of suffer-| ers from world conflict. | Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of good, Substantial gain is m-| dicated. Business and professional | men will profit. | Children born on this day will| be thoughtful, kindly and serious.! They should have great talents and| are assured of success. (Copyright, 1941) e o Mascots for RAF trate it. In talking to his parish- ioners. the priest used the words “status quo.” | Noting a puzzled look on the faces | of some parishioners, the priest ex- plained | “‘Staus quo’ is Latin for ‘the flx‘, we're in now’!” JUST NEWSMEN ! Japan and China are still at war, | but as newsmen waited for a press | conference with the Secretary of Etate, Joe Chiang of the Chinese Natiovalist Daily, and Clark Kawa- kami of the Japanese Domei News | Agency, sat side by side on a sofa, chatting amiably. { Kawakami turned to an American newsman and said with a smile, | “Joe wants to teach me the fiu-jitsu. | He claims that his brand is superior to the Japanese.” NOTE: Foreign correspondents are still admitted freely to Hull's press | conferences. One of the most regu- | lar is Kurt Sell of the German DNB | agency. | On one occcasion while Stanley | giplomats have paid courtesy calls was making a vigorous plea to SEC | o wallace — the British, French, Commissioners, he turned to Harry | ang the Soviet Ambassadors. Stuart, senior partner of Hals( | Copyright, 1941, by United Feature Stuart and asked, “Am I right?” yndicate, Inc.) “You are not,” shot back Stuart. ———————— For a moment, you could have heard a pin drop. Then Stanley re- turned to his argument. WALL STREET MONOPOLY Midwestern bankers contended that utility companies don't dare offend eastern banking houses by doing business in the West, even hough they know they can save awndreds of thousands through competitive bidding. Little banking houses, midwestern tycoons con- tended, were kept in a virtual state of terror by Wall Street for fear they would be barred from selling these utility issues. ‘The hearings were unprecedented. What they amounted to was a na- tionwide town meeting on high fi- nance. Mighty bankers, utility tycoons, top-rank lawyers, little dealers, big BATTLE OF MONEY LORDS dealers, business men, anybody and A virtual death battle between | everybody who had anything to say the money lords of Wall Street und | on the issue was given time to say thelr tivals in Cleveland, Chicago|it. Wall Street and Main Stree i Lt | WAR—James Gerard, exe ::w to Berlin, tells Sen- vors war on Germany. 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