The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 25, 1941, Page 4

2 ' Dail ‘;, Alaska Emfiire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINT! COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska, HELEN TROY BENDER R. L. BERNARD - - - - Prestdent Vice-President and Business Manager Entered n the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: er in Juneau and Douglas for §1.25 per month. paid, at the following rates e. $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; Delivered by By One yes one month, in advance, $1 Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the isiness Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de- of their papers News Office, 602; Bustness Office, 374 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is 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 ALASKA V(‘H’(‘V'I,A‘Hrl.'v' GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. Inc., National Newspaper Representa- n Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, d Boston GEORGE D. CLOS tives, with offices in Seattle, Chicago, New Yor Prank J. Dunning, 1011 SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE Amer Bank Building DEFENSE STANDARDIZATION | =t \ It is encouraging to learn of the present drive in Washington for the fullest possible standardization of war equipment among the armed services of the| United States and between our services and the British. | Fortunately, this move toward standardization is not altogether new. It has already gone far, for example, in the case of tanks. The medium tanks now being built by the Ch er Corporation are the joint product of a British tank commission and| American experts. | Standarization has not gone nearly so far, how- ever, in the case of airplanes, and a huge problem is encountered in the case of rifles and field artillery. | bers must eantinue to:be turned out; for example, to: it existing guns of varying sizes. . To reduce the number of calibers or bores of méw guns does not solve the problem of utilizing old guns. Again, if one manufacturer is equipped to turn out one size part or fitting and a second to turn out another size, standardizing on one of these sizes may render the machine tools of either the first or the second manufacturer useless. All this explains why stan- dardization is so important at the beginning of a de- fense program. It cannot be adopted as an after- thought. MORE PILOTS FOR DEFENSE Alaska, the airplane country, is interested to learn from a progress report on the civilian pilot- training program just issued by the Civil Aeronautics Administration that hopes held for this project have been fully justified. The report shows that 4,813 graduates have vol- unteered and been accepted by the Army and Navy air services, and that, in addition, 914 flight instruc- tors trained in the program are at work in other aviation activities. Fortunately, the Assistant Secretary of Com- merce is able to give assurance that there will be no shortage of instructors for the civilian training program. New teachers are being trained constantly and a reservoir is being built up on which the armed forces and the airlines can continue to draw. It is an activity that should receive full Congressional support. One of our Alaska Legislators, Rep. Frank Whaley of Nome, recently took a course of study to qualify anew as a flying instructor. It may be that new pilots for defense will yet be trained in- tensively in Alaska. Hail, Caesar! (Cleveland Plain Dealer) World opinion should not be too harsh in judg- ing Benito Mussolini. From many angles he is a pathetic figure. Everything that old King Midas touched turned to gold. All that Caesar Benito undertakes turns to dust. It is most painful for a cynic like Mussolini who has been playing fast and loose with his own people and his neighbors for 18 years to awake suddenly to the realization that there are still ideals for which men will fight and die. Neither is it pleasant to be jolted from a dream in which a great new Roman empire was created to the reality that there are not in all of Italy a cor- THE We and the British use different calibers and hence poral's guard who will really fight for it. There | require separate munition supplies. Finally, within may be a modicum of satisfaction in the fact that our own forces many imperative steps toward stan-|the trains in that empire now run on time so the dardization still remain to be taken. boys can get home ahead of the enemy. 3 To the extent that it can be achieved, standardi- Mortifying, too, is the ever increasing pile of zation con enormously speed up production rates. It [Orders which Caesar has had to accept from ;}he is hardly less important in economizing the services Teutonic barbarian from the northern forests. o8 3 il would-be earth shaker finds himself a puppet of of supply in the field, by requiring fewer spare parts | 4 i e 4 | the man he educated in the ways of “strong” gov- to make replacements. But it is important to recog- | ernment. nize just where standardization can and cannot | The crowning blow, however, has been delivered profitably be applied. While the number of types by those uncouth people, the Greeks, who would of airplanes should be reduced as much as possible, 'not accept the blessings of Roman civilization, For there is a point beyond which it is dangerous to their own good, division after division of Italy’s freeze types for m; production because of the|crack troops had been sent against the Greeks. Il rapidity with which combat planes can be made ob- | Duce went so far as to send all his cabinet ministers solete by new developments. Perhaps a sharper dis- | to the front. It was of no avail. Then Caesar him- tinction needs to be made than in the past between S€lf went to head his cohorts in the wild Albanian hills. His faithful Blackshirts would be inspired to a “production” and an ‘“experimental” order on planes, While there must be constant improvement i’::fii dieed‘*]:fw‘:;f;;hfn";?;"r“";s"‘;;:mg;‘ 3°$: in airplane design, however, standardization is still |pooo o : : profitable in certain basic elements, such as types of | And so for a week Mr. Big has been prodding aircraft steel, battery sizes, wheel sizes, and so on. his boys on the firing line. The result: Another Once one gets off to a wrong start, the problem ghattering defeat by the ungrateful Greeks. Is his of standardization becomes formidable, and the at-| chin red? The life of a dictator is not easy. In tempt to solve it too quickly may slow up rather|politeness the world should say, “Caesar, we who are than speed production. Ammunition of varying cali- | about to live salute you,” and let it go at that. wa!hin Ion 39, the Curtiss P-40, and the| All of which is why the British g i | Lockheed P-38, all fighter models have suggested to both the Army Mer . | expected to attain a speed of nLvand the OPM that we build their ry least 385 miles an hour. | Sabre motor instead of our own. Eo_nound The Bell, however, can produce It is claimed that the Sabre can a speed of only 360 miles an hour|do 425 miles an hour when placed | and if pushed further, the bearings|in the Typhoon, the latest British (Continued from Page Oue) {go bad pursuit plane. A more realistic es- s In the summer of 1938, Major | timate, in view of armor and guns, Alexander de Seversky, famed air-| is probably 405 miles an hour. though Chrysler is reported to be anxious to start production of the: Sabre. GUNS, ARMOR, MOTORS The defects of American planes boil down to guns, armor protec-| tion, and motors. American pursuit planes, when| first delivered to England, were unarmored, and had machine guns in the cockpit, firing through the propeller. British engineers say | that even before the war started they tried to persuade American| airmen that guns should be mount-| ed in the wings and the planes| protected with armor plate; but| the American designers said this would dangerously weaken the| plane. As a result, the U. S. fighter planes delivered to the British had to be reconditioned—practically r built—before they could be taken into the air against German Mes- serschmitts. This caused months of delay. plane designer, laid before General} Even this, however, is very, very “Hap” Arnold, chief of the Army fast. British pursuit planes doing Air Corps, a design for a new pur-‘ 370 miles over Dunkirk were able suit plane. to save the retreating British army “What have you got on the| only because they were faster than nose?” asked General Arnold, re-|the Messerschmitts. The Messer- ferring to the nose of the plane_:'schmit'.s have since increased their or engine. | speed, but so also have the Brit- “A 2,000-horsepower Pratt-Whit-'ish. And that is why Amerjcan pur- ' replied de Seversky. | suit planes so far purchased by “These air-cooled motors wcn’t:‘he British have been sent to Italy make any speed,” said Arnold. |and North Africa or have been re- “I' figure this will make 430 built. miles an hour,” replied the de-| signer. | BRASS-HATS VS. CIVILIANS “Oh, no,” said Arnold, “we are| U. S. Army and Navy officers not building anything around an|Say their biggest handicap has air-cooled engine. If you will de-|been lack of aviation research. All sign this around a liquid-cooled | airplane experimentation before the engine and bring it back, maybe War in this country was by com- we can talk business.” | mercial companies which were not But now, nearly three years lster,i interested in tremendous speed, the Air Corps, after disappoint-|8ulls or armor plate, but in econ- ments with the Allison motor, has|omy and reliability. placed a large order with the Re-| As a result, the Army and Navy public company for air-cooled mo-| Were so far behind that at times | tors of substantially the same de- | they no sooner sent a new design DAILY ALASKA e S —r— 41 “MARCH 3 1941 [ sun Tmon T Tue T wep Trum e | saT | L 4|8 1112 18(19 24l25/26 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCH 25 George Sundborg Eugene Carothers Mrs. J. R. Langseth W. E. Kilroy Lincoln Turner ‘W. H. Pukuyama Mrs. Dave Burnett Mrs. R. P. Nelson Jack Beukers Hazel Anderson A. W. Wallace Katherine Langley _— HOROSCOPE | “The stars incline but do not compel” WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 Again benefic planetary aspects rule, This is a lucky day for what- ever is progressive and construc- tive. It is fortunate for buying and selling, also for beginning or ex- panding any business project, Heart and Home: Women are under the most fortunate direc- tion of the stars today. Good judg-| ment, as well as wise vision, should bring about fruition of plans. The stars seem to presage for girls success in a branch of the gov- ernment aviation service. While| the stars are stimulating and help-} ful in their influence, they seemi to promise romance for women, both young and middle-aged. This| is an auspicious wedding date, and lucky for informal social affairs. | EMPIRE, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1941. 20 YEARS AGO 7 ' THE EMPIRE MARCH 25, 1921 Those members of the United States Customs Service in Alaska who had duties to perform under the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Labor, received certificates from former Secretary of Labor | william B. Wilson, certifying they performed meritorous services during the war. Those at Juneau to receive the'certificates were Charles D. | Garfield, M. S. Whittier, Edwin R. Stivers and George M. Simpkins. | J. F. Tompkins, formerly of Treadwell, for two years Chief of the Fire Department at Anchorage, was at this time operating a small can- nery on Cook Inlet. | A. L. Zipf, Manager of the Carlisle Packing Company, operating on |the Copper River and lower Yukon River, arrived on the Alameda and was to spend several days in Juneau on business. Dr. W. W. Council, of Cordova, was returning on the Alameda after a trip to the Pacific Northwest. Simon Hirsch, property owner in Juneau and a former resident who | made his home at this time in Portland, arrived on the City of Seattle. R. F. Lewis, President of the Juneau Water Company, was an arrival on the Alameda on a business trip. M. S. Hudson. foreman of the mine at Gypsum, left for that place after having been here for several days on a visit. Weather: Highest, 36; lowest, 34; snow. Daily Lessons in English %’ 1. corbon e < -l e WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The Pacific is larger than any ocean.” Say, “The Pacific is larger than any OTHER ocean.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Grandiose. Pronounce gran-di-os, A as in ADD, T as in ILL, O as in OLD, accent on first syllable. OFTYN MISPELLED: Descent (declivity; lineage) Dissent (to dis- agree). SYNONYMS: Dissipate, spend, expend, waste, consume. 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: FOMENTATION; excitation; instigation. “It was a time of much religious questioning and fomentation.” MODERN ETIQUETTE * gopgrra rEE Business Affairs: The peak of the influence of Jupiter in Taurus which was reached a month ago| is responsible for a tendency on| the part of large organizations to| desire all possible advantages. Next| month the conjunction of Jupncr’ and Uranus is of significance to| students of finance, and, it may encourage inflation or a specula- tive boom. The wisest policies, pri-| vate and governmental, are Am-‘ perative. ‘ National Issues: Although there should be unified aspirations in\ patriotic affairs, there will be con-‘ stant criticism of Washingten pol- icies in which well-meaning. per-| sons unwittingly aid subversive| agencies. The threat of inflation will be widely discussed, but the wise should forget old political prejudices. There is a sign,of su-| preme peril which may mean ac-| tual entry inte defensive .warfare in which the Navy will be first en-| gaged. ¢ | International Affairs: By realiz- ing that the remaking of our world is in process, we will take a true| view of what the fate of Britain| means to us. There are ill omens for this spring which seem’ to in- dicate that a period of desperate need will arouse even the most de-| termed isolationists to the impor- tance of giving all possible aid. The stars presage a year of ter- rible trial in the defense of de-| mocracy. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of much profit and great professional or business activity. Both men and women will enjoy travel. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of much profit and great professional or business activity. Both men and women will enjoy travel. Children born on this day prob- ably will be fortunate all through their lives, for they should be tal- ented and kindly. Fame may come to many of both sexes. (Copyright, 1941) Many Tuberculosis Deaths in Alaska - 2 S 2 o Q. Is it proper to use “girl friend” or “boy friend” when making an Introduction? A. No; such expr conversation. ions should never be used in introduction or Q. Wh-n applesauce is served with pork, should it be eaten with a spoon or a fork? A. Use the fork. Q. Who chould pay for the engraving and mailing of the wedding announcements and invitations? A. The bride’s parents. e o e et e . | LOOK and LEARN Y l A. C. GORDON e 1 - e s o] 1. How many states have been admitted into the Union during the twentieth century? 2. Why are lighthouses built round? 3. Which is the tin wedding anniversary? 4. Of whom was it said, “His strength was as the strength of ten because his heart was pure”? 5. How tall do elephants grow? ANSWERS: Three; Oklahome in 1907, and New Mexico and Arizona in 1912. ‘To present less surface resistance to wind and waves. The tenth. Sir Galahad. Usually between ten and ecleven feet. EECRSE Big Business on the Downgrade § 1 Directory Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blragren Building PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Gffice Phone 469 ——_*-———| | Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE smm Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles Coll~ge | of Optometry ana Opthaimology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground ‘ I ! it e it il Helene W. Albrecht PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 773 Valentine Building—Room 7 The Charles W. Carter Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR ! + Seward Street Near Thmra L e M T Ty JAMES C. COOPER C.P. A, Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING r——— i L. C. 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DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” You'll Find Food Finer and Secvice More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP »— Watch and Jeweiry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET BOWLING | Brunswick Bowling Alleys RCA Victor Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Street Phone 65 —— 2 l BUY PROTECTION for Your Valuables SEE THE SHATTUCK AGENCY Office—New York Life Window Cleaning PHONE 485 GMC TRUCKS Compare Them With All Others! i sign as proposed by de Seversky to the manufacturer than they and flatly rejected | learned of some important devel- | cbment in Europe. Then they had Reporied l!etenllyi Thirty-seven cases of tuberculo- U. 8. Air Corps officials are frank in admitting that they have had to revise their planes com-| | to i o . \es 4 ) G | pull the new ship out of the|sis, reported for the first time pletely as a result of British ex-| SPEED SAVED BRITAIN | factory just as the manufacturer|in the weekly communicable di- Jit perience. For instance, the P-40,| American interest in the liquid-| had set his dies and machine tools, | sease reports by physicians fn Al- PRICE —APPEARANCE -ECONOMY supposed to be the fastest pursuit| cooled motor developed from Brit- and spend months more getting ship ever turned out for the U. S | ish and German success with this ready for production. Army, got into production in 1939, type of engine, which not enly at-| Vet in 1938, when 'thc House of with 200 ships built, when .«,\u:uen.":\m terrific speed, but also high | Representatives appropriated $15,- ly the Army had to stop produc-|altitudes. Moreover, its elongated | 000,000 to permit the Navy to con'- tion and revise the design. | shape improves streamlining. | duct general laboratory research On the other hand, the AirCorps; At present, Pratt Whitney has|the admirals appeared before lhe: officials say that the British and|irebled its capacity to produce an|Senate and testified that they did|months, were reported from small French did not tell them about;excellent 1850-horsepower air-|not need the money. They said the statlons' scattered over the Terri- their self-sealing gasoline tanks,|cooled motor, and is going to| research they were then conducting | tory. armored planes and machine guns|treble its capacity once again. How- | was sufficient. ofuy one case of influenza, atl in the wings. Whether this is true | ever, air-cooled motors have diffi-| It is not often that any govern-| Kanakanak, was reported dlirln"‘ or not it is obvious that neither mo‘culty at high altitudes, where the| ment department turns down|the last w:aek. One case of dlpll:' u. S,_ Army or Navy paid much | &ir becomes too run!l(‘d—lhough;mr)ncy already appropriated by one|theria was reported from Anchor- attention to research and experi-!this is corrected to some extent| branch of Congress. But in this|age; two cases of scarlet fever, also mentation regarding these vital| with super-chargers. |case the admirals knew that civil-|at Anchorage; two cases of measles things. Meanwhile the Germans are re-|ian scientists would be brought in|at Kanakanak and 39 cases of ported to have a bomber which will|and the Annapolis brass-hats might| measles at Nondalton; three cases aska to the Territorial Department 1of Health, are an accumulation of | cases taken from death certificates, according to Dr. Courtney Smith,| Assistant Director of the Health Department. The deathsy which occurred over a period of several DURABILITY CONNORS MOTOR CO. PRONE 411 President C. A. Higgins of the Hercules Powder Co., helps celebrate opening of the army’s new munitions works at Radford, Va., by sliding down a safety chute. High government officials, headed by Undersecre- tary of War Robert Patterson, were on hand at the dedication of the vaUll();CogL::l’: MOITO[I}S fly 10{,000 feet higher than our| not be able to spend the money.|pneumonia; three cases syphilisand $44.000,000 plant. ere the British and .| present pursuit planes, leaving them | Rather th ases norrh p- airmen absolutely agree, however, behind. | er than Lave that happen, thoy [ GIEES GF gonorthes Wi e | scuttled the vital program. ported. In addition there were 80 | (Copyright, 1941, by United Fea-|cases of the milder German meas- | ture Syndicate, Inc.) les listed. X — e AR T g ST The Daily Alaska Empire has the The Philippine Islands are the en- | largest paid circulstion of any Al [mose . densely populated o all | aska newspaper, - ” United Stetes possessions; J is on the performance of the Al Ford is putting out a new liquid- son motor, liquid-cooled product or‘cnul(‘d motor which has no ca General Motors at its Indianapotis buretor and can climb to tremen- plant. Singled out as the pet Midous altitudes, but it has only 1400/ the Air Corps, the Allison motor, K horsepower, so that German has been installed in the Bell P-!gines fly away from it, There is no substitute for . - First National Bank | JUNEAU—ALASEA s s