The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 22, 1941, Page 4

x : Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Junl‘a\l Alaska. HELEN TROY BENDER R. L. BERNARD Entered n the Post Office in Juneau a 8 Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RAT! Prestdent | Delivered by carrier in Juneau and p.muh ‘for $1.25 per month. I, postage paid, at the following rates: One your. In advance, $12.00; six months, In advance, $6.00; one month. in advance, $1.25 Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify of any fafiure or frregularity in the de- Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press 1s exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein A CIRCULATION GUARANT TO BE LARGER AL AN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc. National Newspaper Representa- tives, with offices in_San Francisto, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, New York and Boston. ENTATIVE Frank J. Dunning, 1011 l) THE WAR Among a good many others, the Seattle Post- Intelligencer is disturbed about the position Alaska | may find itself in if war comes on the Pacific. Says the Post-Intelligencer in a lead editorial: “There were cries of ‘No’ at the Seattle Civic Auditorium Friday night, when a speaker at the Town Meeting of the Air suggested that the United States had an interest in the Orient akin to our interest in South America. “Let's see about that. “We have full responsibility for the Philippines, at least until 1946. “We have Alaska. No one suggests that should surrender that Territory. Little Diomede Island, Alaska, is only a mile and one-half from Russian Big Diomede. The westerly Aleutians are only a few hundred miles from Japanese fortified bases. All Alaska, unless well protected, is wvul- nerable to attack by air or sea and Japanese economic interest in salmon and seals has been all too plainly evidenced 2 “If the Axis powers should be victorious in Eu- rope we would deal with Japan on Japan's terms or fight—probably on two fronts. “Viewing these facts anyone who suggests that the United States has no interest in the outcome of affairs in the Orient convicts himself of simple folly.” What about a threat to Alaska? thing exist or is it, as our Legislators shout in the Senate, “just so much hot air.” The fact that the United States Army and Navy have seen fit to em-| bark on the construction of one hundred million dollars’ worth of defense bases in the Territory should be evidence that in the minds of those who should best be able to estimate the threat to this part of | the world, such a threat does exist. The Diomede situation, to our way of thinking, has been worn threadbare. The proximity of the Wathinglon | Merry- culation. we | | Does such a| |islands is a circumstance of geography and not of | power politics. There are no R an bases on Big Diomede and no probability that there will ever be. But Alaska is still on the most direct route from the Orient to North America. If any potential Vice-President and Business Manaser | foe in Asia harbors thoughts of attacking America, he would be foolish not to come by way of the Alaska stepping stones. We don’t think this is the time or the place for confusion or alarm. But this is certainly the time and place for the people and their leaders to do some clear thinking on the possibilities and proba- bilities of the situation. If war comes on the Pacific, Alaska will cer- tainly be affected If nothing worse, we will at the very least see our shipping disrupted as vessels are mustered for service at the points of danger. We know in a very mild way, from our experience with marine strikes, what a disruption of shipping means to Alaska. It makes life uncomfortable here an, if protracted, would make life all but impossible. The Army thinks Alaska might face a war threat. The Navy thinks so. It's time the rest of us began to take a realistic view of the situation Is Another Betrayal Coming? | (Philadelphia Record) | For a month there have been persistent reports |that the Soviet Union seeking closer relations |with Japan. This policy would be an extension o! | that which brought about ,the German-Russian pact of 1939. If Russia can sign a treaty of friendship iwnh her natural western enemy, why not sign one with her natural eastern enemy? | In the case of the Russian-German pact, the {resulting victim was Europe. If there is a Russian- Japan agreement, the victim will be China. There are signs of that even now. The rift |between Chinese Communists and Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's Chungking Government seems to be widening. The Communists have presented Chiang with a list of demands which he describes as “just like the demands served on the (Chinese) Government and the Kuomintang by the Japanese” before the start of the present war in 1937. The Communists still maintain a front of super- | patriotism. But it is scarcely believable that Chiang would have diverted troops from the war with Japan in order to suppress the Communist Fourth Army | recently unless the Fourth Army had been in virtua, rebellion. Chiang charges that the Communists insist uper full political control in the areas dominated by their troops and he charges further that Commun- ist troops do not conform to orders of the nationa | Government. No doubt, the Chinese Communists have done an excellent job of organizing resistance to Japan in some regions. (Chiang’s non-Communists have done an equally good job.) No doubt Russian aid Ito China has been an essential factor in saving China. But in any movement to which the Communists contribute there comes a time when Communist party aims (i.e., Russian policy) and the aims of the movement will conflict When that happens, the Communists do not hestitate tear down what |they have helped to build. The present schism in China |couraging because Chiang’s successes against the |Japanese continue. The Japane; described the | recent seizure of South China cities as of “the ut- most importance” ana as une blow that would finish ‘Chlnng. Now the Japanese have been driven from thost cities. Chiang isn't beaten. Nor is he likely to be | beaten by the Japanese in the field. If defeat comes {to China it will use the same vehicle it used in Poland—a pact between the enemy and Russia. to is especially - dis- \ “And if you wear a collar button | old, is the wordiest man in the Con- at the back, throw it away, it’s bad. ' gressional Directory. | Presses on the neck. Prevents cir- penned biography, over 650 words His personally ' long, takes up almost an entire page. THE DAlLY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, MARCH 22 1941. from THE EMPIRE 20 YEARS AGO 1941 MARCH vm | MARCH 22, 1921 4|85 1 1 12 15 Mrs. David H. Christoe, accompanied by her daughter Josephine and 18|19 22 | 25 26| | Mrs. A. Christoe, mother of David H. and James Christoe, were to arrive on the Jefferson. | Mrs. Tom Darby and baby, who had been visiting in the south for a -t a0 e o it short time, were to arrive on the Jefferson. MARCH 22 o R M e | Roy Rutherford, Manager of the Juneau Lumber Mills, who had iyt > | been in Seattle for several months on company business, was to arrive Earl Blossom of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, who had bcen visiting for some time in Seattle, was to arrive on the steamer | Jetferson. bert White g R;fl?; Evans on the Alameda to make ‘preparations for opening of the mill operations. Jerry Cole | e R. F. Lewis, President of the Juneau Water Company, was a pas- MARCH 23 | senger on the Alameda for this city. He was coming from his home in C. T. Gardner Darrell Cole | Phyllis Andrews | Berkeley, Cal. Miss Ollie ‘Audett, bookkeeper for the Alaska Transfer Company Motlle Sdapan. at Cordova, was a passenger on the Northwestern after a months’ vacation Edith Sinclair {in Seatile T. F. Rutherford i’ i 3 ic,l,‘::: I\::I‘l,ee: : James J. Joyce was appointed bailiff in the District Court. — 1HOR0$COPE “The stars incline but do not compel” L —— i ther. Omit TOGETHER. Today adverse aspects rule which| OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Esquire. may be disturbing to anyone sensi-| END, I as in ICE, accent second syllable. tive to planetary influences. Aged| " prpN MISSPELLED: Auger (a tool. Augur (to predict; a diviner). e :‘Jg?;":::f;:]ggt‘ SYNONYMS: Incontestable, undeniable, indisputable, unquestionable, x fatigue, | certain. - e Heart and Home: Women waay‘ WORD STUDY: “Use a word_ three times and it is yours. ¥ Let u§ | increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: should cise strong self-disci- >1n°1‘; "n::e:;:rs :ncofiage selfish- | PROPENSITY; a natural inclination or bent. “A propensity to hope and ress and deceitfulness. Revival of | oy is real riches.”—Hume. nterest in religion is forecast, nnd\ hurches should benefit. Roman| MODERN HIOUETTE jid ROBERTA LEE ! Weather: Highest, 21; lowest, 20; clear. me‘- Daily Lessons in English % L. corpon dy o e - - - -l - e ol | ‘ toge Pronounce es-kwir, E as in atholic prelates will exercise stronq\ nfluence in’ international affairs| vhen peace is attained after the‘ ong war strain. Girls will be hap-] < siest today if they concentrate at- Q. How should a wedding annoncement be worded when the bride’s o - g philanthropEiast: mother has remarried and bears a different name from the bride? ‘exs Th hma lm]fonc:inge - A. r. and Mrs. Paul Woodward announce the marriage of Mrs. oél;?sg:;mifii"? Springtime will Woodward's daughter, Susan Morgan, to Mr. John Arthur White” etc. timulate many lines of trade. Ag- Q. When a girl has invited a young man to call, and he has not iculture should benefit this year done so within a reasonable time, may she extend a second invitation? 15 the demand for foodstuffs will| A. No; this would appear too anxious. se imperative. Crops should be good, | Q. TIs it correct to say “excuse me” when getting :ven though warm weather may be| person's way, or if guilty of any seeming discourtesy? ong delayed. Families will cultivate A. No; the correct phrase is “I'm sorry,” or “I beg your pardon.” 1ome gardens. Dealers in dry gbods in another vill offer new fabrics of special| 0.—-—.-—-—«-«—«-,.__..._«_“\-_. 1sefulness in times of national| l- E A R g | LO 0 K an d A C. GORDON National Issues: Mars will have trong influence at Washington for nany weeks. War possibilities #oom with the Congressional approval of dl-out aid for Great Britain, sort for President Roosevelt will| ain in strength as knowledge of | he extraordinary courage of Lon-| lon's defenders is realized. Next nonth Uranus culminating in trine o Mers in the sixth is omisous; and seems to indicate increased an- dety regarding defense. It also resages intervention will bez:omeI et e e 1.. Which state of the Union has made the:greatest gain in-popula- - | tion since 1930? What is the difference between a stalactite and a stalagmite? In printing, what are “upper case’ letters? Who was “The Iron Duke”? In which suit in a pack of playing cards is the king in profile? ANSWERS: California. 2. A stalactite is an ice-like formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cave; a stalagmite is one that grows up from the flpor. BRSO WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Many people gntheredl Go-Round “I'm 71, but T can stand on one foot, without putting the other one | down, for fifteen minutes — maybe more.” And just to prove it, the Congressman from New York dem- onstrated in the middle of the cor- | ridor, while passing Senators jostled by and nearly knocked him off bal- ance. Congressman Bloom'’s recipe must work, for despite hours of Con- | (Oontinued from Page Oue) tables and 25,000,000 pounds of sur- plus fruit. In other words, the ever- normal granary is not normal at all. It is full and running over. LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS | birth, Sales—or—loans—to England will be chiefly in livestock products such gressional battling and half a life- time in the hurly-burly of the the- | atrical business, he remains as spry | as canned pork, dried eggs, evapor- ated milk, lard and cheese, which England once got from Poland, Den- mark, and Holland, but doesn't any more. Agriculture Department experts as ever. BRITISH REAL ESTATE ‘Washington real estate owners have every reason to be pro-British, Unlike 84-year-old Senator Glass, who does not give the year of his Taylor makes no secret of his. . , , There are many wags in the State Department, but only one who wears the name—Alfred Wagg III. He handles refugees . . . In the govrnment, even a Rockefeller is crowded for office space Often in the State Department, you can see young Nelson Rockefeller in a hud- dle in the hall discussing Latin Am- | erican cultural relations, because his office is overflowing with assistants. (Copyright, 1941, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) 1ecessary. 3. Capitals. International Affairs: Althuugn’ 4. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). ’lanetary influences denote ean- 5. Diamond. structive rather than destructive ‘orces, intensified airplane attacks on London will cause heavy losses of life and property. There are as-| pects read as promising increase of power for Russia as Stalin wins in| his mysterious game with the Axis| powers. The Soviet government is| to provide sensations. Although unity among all classes in thejone of the possibilities. Trouble United States. True democracy will| among the three European dicta- 'be slowly established by the level- | tors is prognosticated, with Stalin A . | controlling the situation. ing of financial and social inequali-| percons whose birthdate it is ties. Changing - conditions that | have the augury of much good for- promise liberty and equality ior‘tune in the coming year. The all will gradually be accepted. | young may have romances attend- International Affairs: the outlook for Italy is better than| its recent military defeats appear most astrologers have prophesied that Stalin would not survive be- yond the end of 1941, the stars Although ed by unexpected difficulties and? complications. are read as promising that he will outwit Hitler more than once :n the game of war and so-called. di- plomacy. Persons whose birthdate it is! have the augury of a year of| to warrant, 1941 is to be a year of reverses and disappointments for Mussolini, who may meet a violent death. The conquest of Ethiopia is to prove a boomerang, and the Children born on this day prob- | ably will be individual, indepen- dent, forceful and selfishly reli- ant, They will be highly intelligent, and may even have with their tal- ‘ents the mystic touch of genius. (Copyright, 1941) who have been studying the ques- tion don't expect the British to ask for wheat and corn. England gets all it needs from the Dominions. But they figure that British pur- chases of livestock products, such as pork, will greatly help the price of corn and be a great boon to the corn belt. Whether or not the British will pay for this later or make some kind of a swap, has not been de- cided yet. The matter is entirely up to the President, and he has kept completely mum on the subject. NOTE: Man at the head of the farm-products-for-Britain program is Milo Perkins, a dynamic young Texan, who as Administrator of Sur- plus Marketing already is an expert on getting rid of Uncle Sam’s per- petual excess crops. HEALTH IN CONGRESS Genial Congressman Sol Bloom celebrated his T1st birthday about the same time he helped bring the lend-lease bill to final conclusion and he went around the Capitol kicking up his heels and crying, “To hell with vitamins!” “Health is all a matter of cir- culation,” opined Sol, lapsing into a rhapsodic account of the old days when he was a prize fight promoter, and they used to fight 60 and 70 rounds. “That was real fighting” says Sol. “Now about circulation, tell you what to do. When you take off your shoes at night, rub your feet et ’em limbered up. Then rub your knees. Circulation, see? And then turn our head this way and that, easy. “It’s all circulation. Some garters prevent circulation. Now look at me.” Sol pulls up his trousers in the Capitol lobby to show a garter- less sock. I for the expansion of British office space in the Capital has been their greatest godsend, Though already occupying space in five buildings, the British Pur- chasing Commission has now taken over a new building at a downtown | location—15th and M Streets. It was recently sold for $165,000. Now the | buyer turns around and rents it to | the British for $40,000 a year, which means he may get his money back , in four years. This building is used by the Com- | mission’s heavy ordnance units, in- cluding two famous tank experts, General Douglas H. Pratt and Michael Dewar. | Other buildings being used by the Purchasing Commission are the | Adams Building, the Hibbs Build- ing, the building at 1518 K Street, | Andrew Mellon’s old apartment house on Massachusetts Ave., and a while floor of the Willard Hotel. | They have found the Willard space uneconomical, because “there are too many bathrooms.” | In addition, the British Embassy | | (distinct from the Purchasing Com- | mission) has overflowed into a new annex, built last summer, and is now building an extension of the Chan- cery, to provide 18 additional rooms. Also, they have taken over the Wardman residence below the Rock | Creek bridge off Massachusetts Ave. to provide quarters for the informa- | tion and press section. | | | MERRY-GO-ROUND An article in the Harvard Law | Review by Julius Stone, Harry Hop- | kins' former stant, on revision of private law has attracted so much favorable attention that the Senate Judiciary Committee will invite him to appear and expound his proposed reforms. . .. Colorado’s Represen- tative Edward T. Taylor, 83 years NAZI MODE_x ¢, — shion born in Vienna is this evening dress of royal blue with slit skirt and a detachable apron tunic of solored . Shown duripg Vienna Fashion Week, restoration of the deposed king is| - (Bullitt Sees U. S. Like France changes and vicissitudés, but goed fortune may be expected. Health should be safeguarded and lawsuits avoided. Children born on this day will be serious, intelligent and high- minded. They may be too loyal in their devotion to relatives and frends for their own best interests. MONDAY, MARCH 24 After the early morning heurs benefic aspects rule today. There is a sign read as bringing zucd news of naticnal conditions. It is a fair- ly ravorable rule for cocnsuructive projects. Heart and Home: Women should find 1he afternoon hours favorable for important work, especially -in Losp.tals or ‘relief headquarters. | There 15 a sign indicating success 1 providing entertainment for boys, who are in- training for national de- fense. Actresses will contribute much to programs that divert thought from war. In the home, realization of world needs and perils will turn girls away from frivolous interests: Love affairs will be serious, fllthdugh uncertain, Business Affairs; Demand for *killed workers in the trades will be great among manufacturers and builders engaged in private enter- prise, Shortage of skilled men will ;ause women to be employed in cer- f tain mechanical vocations, as pros- | serity encourages building and man- ufacturing for civilian needs. Again there will be a trend of population ‘oward small towns and villages. California and Florida will profit, as government contracts attract thousands to manufacturing centers. National Issues: Arbitration’ “in labor disputes will be advocated'by farvsng emplyers 0nd S| Thore i no substitute for Newspaper Adverhsing The stars presage harmony and William C. Bullitt (left), former U. S. ambassador to France, talks with Representative Hatton W. Sumners of Texas, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, before testifying about the defense pro- gram. Bullitt warned that there is a “striking plullel" between | current conditions in the United States and those in France befare | her col'apse. Directory u=t= Pflh‘dfld Fraternal Seclecies ] Bestinean Chammel Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blrngren Building PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Glfice Phone 469 — s __—* | Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Office l;o\;z.\:: 10-12; ll;n. -9 PHONE 667 ; Dr. John H. Geyer i DENTIST ! Room $—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 1 Hours: 8 am, to 6 pm. ROBERT SIMPSON. OPT. D. Gndmhe Los Angeleg Coll~ge { Optometry .ana Opthllmolo(y | Glasses Fitted Lenses Grouna Helene W. Albrecht PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 773 Valentine Building—Room 7 The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin PHONE 136 LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Jones-Stevens Shop | Near Tniq T JAMES C. 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