The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 9, 1941, Page 4

Dfiily Alaska Em; pire whw‘h -begnn ooinold'enh] with- Ttaly's -entrance. into the war, is now complete. Advices from the East [ African fronts indicale that the Italians are offer-| o0 s e TS e :».’ P Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel RE Director Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY BENDER R. L. BERNARD - ing slight resistance, and are being harried by native Ethiopian troops. The one African front on which the British posi- | tion has beén very materially worsened by events of the past few weeks is that in Libya, where a strong German mechanized force somehow got across the Mediterranean from Italy or France to capture Ben- gasi and advance across the plains which British troops so recently took from the: hapless Italians General Wavell's victorious Army of the Nile and its equipment seems to have been the biggest ele- Prestdent sident and Business Manager | APRIL 9, 1921 ! A group of San' Francisco capitalists, said t0 have had ample |, financial backing, had pledged themselyes to sink three oil wells in the Yakataga district upon property controlled by Attorney Frank H. Foster of Cérdova and associates, according to Mr. Foster, who was in Juneau. Entered in the Post om«- in_Juneau ns Second Class Matter. UBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier Sin Jancan and Douelas for §1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the following ri One year, 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 the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de- tvery of thelr papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business office, 374 B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday af 8 P. M. Visiting brothers welcome. E. L. HUNT- ER, Exalted Ruler: M. H. SIDES, Secretary. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Drs. Kaser and Freeburger mt'n(rm Building PHONE 56 A crew of workmen were eng\aflad on the construction of a new web house at the Taku Harbor cannery of the Libby, McNeill and Libby Company, according to Capt. A. E. Ahues, Superinundent for the com- i HAPPY BIRTHDAY " 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- | ment of the expeditionary force moved into Greece, st h | any, who was in Juneau on business. R and also the local news published | ., 4 (ap hardly be expected that the British would | §semeemeemcescmscrmemmsascmemmemnd p | & Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. TION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. continue to hold their new gains in Libya. For the British, it was a choice bgtween Libya APRIL 9 Mrs. W. G. Norton ! William C. erghl and wife were to leave on the: Jefferson for ‘suule While in the south Mr. Wright'was to secure smqk for the new .Dr. A. W. Stewart e SEOHGE D CLOSE, Tnc, National Newspaper Representa | and 0;”"""; ?lr C";r':;;h“ decision was to meet the Mrs. Gust Wahto jewelty store which was to be opened here, VERGNE L. HOKE Beatile, Chicago, New York and Boston R R L dgn. S G Joe Burlovich ¢ Worshipful Master; JAMES W. Within a very few. days the British should have completed mopping-up operations in East Africa, re- | leasing additional troops for the Balkans and open- |ing to United States ships a vital Gulf of Aden supply route, .iohn Newman, of the firm of Marshall and Newman of this city, returned on the Princess Mary from a long|vacation spent in the south. SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE — Frank J. Dunning, 1011 American Bank Building Mary Pearce Ruth McVay Allen Anthony Engstrom Arthur Bringdale —_———— LEIVERS, Secretary. Peter Nordstrom, well known mine contractor, who had completed a = contract at the Alaska Juneau mine, was expected to leave on the l Dr J udson Whittier Northwestern on the way to his old home in Sweden for a visit of several “T-morrow’s Styles | Today” [ “A Simple Maiter” c 0 E months. CHIROPRACTOR | J ! Drugless Physician | (Seattle Times) Paul H. Doyle, a commercial traveler, returned to Juneau on the Olflcel;a::: 10-12; l;l. 7-9 i | John T. Flynn, the economist and journalist, is| | “The stars incline Jefferson after having made a commercial trip to Haines and Skagway. Rooms Pnoiulwm Bldg. ‘| authority for the statement that no militafy expert % |in this country believes an invasion of America by but do not cmpel’ Weather: Highest, 35; lowest, 35; fogey- A Germany, with or without the British fleet, is pos- | $——————————"* sible. ? THURSDAY, APRIL 10 i He adds that the fleet of planes does not exist that could menace the United States from Europe| Mingled good and evil aspects| or from any base such as Greenland or the Azores. |are seen in the horoscope for to-| These United States, however, do well to keep|day. The morning hours are favor-| in mind the notice Herr Hitler serves In “Mein|able for planning, and foresight Kampf.” It is this: should be far-reaching. There is a| “Latin America—we shall create a new Germany|Sign warning of treachery and, es-| there. We have a right to this continent . . . We |Pionage. Dr. John H. Geyer Juneau’s Own Store DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 Hours: § am. to 6 pm, Daily Lessons in English %/ . L. GORDON e - D - - -0 - 0 S e S WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “This is more difficult than SOAP BOX DERBY "The Rexall Store" Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO One of the best suggestions in a long time is that of the Juneau Rotary Club to hold a Soap Box Derby here in June. As has been pointed out hun- what I expected.” Omit WHAT. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Palestine. Pronounce pal-es-tin,’ A as in ADD, E as in END, I as in ICE, accent first syllable. | require two movements abroad, a loyal and a revo-| Heart and Home: Women should ROBERT SIMPS DRUG ; 3:’::‘2 0}[) ;:T:sofm;:’: ’ZG i}l::z:t‘?‘er o;o% cmzer x:rh onl:f Jationary orie. . Do ‘you- think that's so difficult? I|ensage in construct’l!:z': work unq 1 OFTEN MISSPELLED: Allegiance; ANCE.lnot ENCE. om“um&mm?. co some amusement. In the Boap Box Derby, we have think we are capable of it. this configuration. The lfi | SYNONYMS: Regulate, control, direct, rule, govern. : of Optometry ana s e "We shall not land troops like William the Con- |them to ignore trivial amuséments.| wORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us opm,,h., Post Office Sabstati an event which will keep scores of Juneau bOYS|queror and gain Brazil by the strength of arms, Our|They should seek to ren nsel-| ;) rease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today'’s word: | | & icad ion working for months on their entries in the con-|yeanons are not visible ones. tish service to the state’ the| P EDULOUS; inclined to believe, especially on slight evidence. “Your lasses Lenses Ground NOW LOCATED AT | test. The prizes, including an all-expense-paid trip “It wll be a simple matter for me to produce|Dation. The stars encourage noble noblest natures are most credulous.”—Chapman. —_— [ to Akron, Ohio, in August to compete in the national | unrest and revolts in the United States so that|®ims. Desfi;e f°'] ""““'m‘:i‘d ‘p‘f"“ HARRY RACE Soap Box Derby, will insure wide participation. |these gentry will have their hands full with their [POW should replace aml 1 TOT | (om0 - O - - - - DRUGGIST re i v 1 i hysical ~ attractiveness. Material There is a great deal of work to be done by own affairs, We shall soon have storm troopers in ginyls have controlled failiéd too lelele w. Albrech! I “The Squibb Stores of Alaska™ America . . . we shall have men whom Yankeedom will not be able to challenge.” the sponsors, as well as the boys, between now and b long, the seers declare, and from . ROBERTA LEE PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS June to make the event a memorable one. to the Rotarians. The spirit of sportsmanship inherent in the Soap Box Derby. challenge to every entrant to pla, and hard, win modestly or lose All power has always been | The Derby is a| y fair, race clean‘ gracefully. Those (New York Times) Nazi Scenario now on life is to become more than a playday even for fortunate Am- ericans. Business Affairs: Financial wiz-| ards will be sorely needed as busi- ness gains in volume and tremen- ] MODERN ETIQUETTE for her birthday? Q. Would it be all right for a young man to give his fiancee lingerie A. No. This gift should be reserved until after she is married. Q. Should a man refer to his wife as “the missus”? Valentine Building—Room 7 Phone 773 l———_—’ The Charles W. Carter “The Stere for Men” | SABIN°S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. The German propaganda film “Victory in the|qoys drains on public funds 'in- self-same traits distinguish the man who merits the | respect of all who know him. But such respect must be earned to be deserved. Through the Soap Box Derby, any Juneau boy can win his “letter” for sportsmanship. AFRICA? WHAT GOES ON I It was widely surmised, when it became known that the British were moving an expeditionary force of up- ward of 100,000 men into the Balkan Peninsula, that the British plan was to permit the African campaign to languish for the time being. This was possible, of course, because the hard-hitting Empire troops, reinforced with the free forces of Framce, Poland, Belgium, and Ethiopia, already had so greatly weak- ened the Italian positions in North and East Africa that the Fascists had lost the capacity for offensive action. The events of the past week, however, have made | it abundantly clear that the Rritish mean to finish the job against the Italians, at least in East Africa, | despite the Balkan diversion. bera, overthrowing Fascist rule of British Somaliland, was followed Sunday by the announcement of the | taking of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, and the improvement of British positions in the onslaught against Eritrea. T'he crumblmg of Italian influence in Ethiopia, ‘The capture of Ber-‘ West,” which was last heard of at Ankara, turned up this week at Santiago, Chile, where the German Ambassador is showing it privately for the enjoy-| ment of “a number of Chilean officials.” This is japparently its premiere in this hemisphere. Its ob- | ject, as nearly as can be determined by descriptions and a few “stills,” is to prove that Nazism is best {for mankind because it kills so many people and knocks down so many buildings. Ankara was not convinced By the exhibition there and has been decidedly cool toward the Nazis ever since. What the film can accomplish in Chile, which has recently re- |elected a liberal-leftish coalition Government and | which is a long way from Germany, is a problem for experts. It is to be hoped that the film will be brought down to date before it is shown here. It seems to end now with the surrender of France. It should | show such things as the Germans mustering last fall for the invasion of Britain; the great September air battles over London; the Libyan, Ethiopian and Al- | banian campaigns; and the signing of the lease-lend lact.. It might show.a few American airplanes, tanks, | guns and ships. It might include a close-up of Herr | von Ribbentrop assuring the Yugoslav delegation: | “Germany herself—I declare this formally here— | has neither territorial claims nor political interests| |in this area.” This could be followed by a- flash- back to previous statements in similar vein made by Herr Hitler and his associates. We can hardly wait till it gets here Wathirgton Merry- Go-Round ‘ (Ouldnued from Page Oue) publican National Committee, is a talented raconteur. But he is keep- ing one choice story strictly to himself. When asked about it he laughs heartily, but will neither| confirm nor deny it. | He was the dinner guest of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor dur- ing a vacation in Nassau last year, and it is unlikely that Martin will ever forget the meal. The fun be- gan when the Duke, attired in dashing Highland kilts, greeted the GOP chairman by singing the} Republican campaign song: “I want, to be a captain, too.” | He did not, however, mention the| name of Elliott Roosevelt. Then the party moved into the dinigg room, led by a Scotch bag- piper in full regalia who marched three times around the table pip- ing lustily until all were seated. Then, throughout the meal, he remained standing stiffly at atten- |cal is the zinc shortage that the | this mysterious shortage of zinc Like aluminum, there is a serious shortage in zinc and it is crucial to the manufacture of brass, which, in turn, is essential in the pro- duction of cartridge cases. So criti- OPM wants the Army to use sub- stitutes for galvanized sheetingand pipes in camp construction, Zinc is essential in galvanizing. When developed, the sleuths of the anti- trust department uncovered an ex- traordinary situation. years a world-wide zinc cartel had held down production in the Unit- ed States, Britaln and France in order to keep prices high. Mean- while the Nazis steadily increased their output of this key raw ma- terial. According to the Justice Depart- ment, the cartel, in which U. S. producers were leading members, operated through a system of com-| mercial and patent licensing agree- ments. It allocated production quo- For many | | now so desperately needed for de- | Virginia, including those of Jeffer- tas to the chief smelter countries; many was thumbing its nose at the cartel and stepping up zinc output to all-time highs for its| war machine, American and Brit- ish producers were limiting their production in order to make high- er prices, plus bigger and better | profits. The Department has evi- dence that to accomplish higher prices, U. S.-British interests ac- tually dismantled plant facilities fense purposes. The upshot is that by the end of this year, zinc production in the U. S. even with the new plants| being erected, will total not more than 900,000 tons—far under civil- ian and military demands for our- selves and Britain. MERRY-GO-ROUND The ladies of Virginia have a uvnique way of raising money for Britain. The colonial gardens of son, the Lees, the Byrds—probably | Stalin is to be more than a match |should be cautious in all their af- —the United States, Britain,|the oldest and most beautiful in ;‘n;ncde, Germany, Belgium and| America—will be open from April 'oland, ‘28 to May 3. All the funds will be |donated to Britain ... When | GERMAN PRODUCTION SOARED Morehead City, N. C, retained ex- American output was limited to Secretary of Commerce Dan Roper tion in a corner, within earshot. During dinner the Duke and his| Duchess jested about their “exile” to the tiny colony. Martin, much! intrigued by the bagpiper, kept eying him. Wally nottéisd this but said nothing until, after a smiling remark by the Duke about being a “castaway,” she suddenly turned to the piper. “And you can report that back to Downing Street, too,” she said The piper did not bat an eye, and the Duke also seeined unperturbed “Don't mind him” bhe said to Martin, “he’s only here to serenade| me. It's an old Scottish custom.” ZINC INDICTMENTS Little has appeared about it the press, but a special federal around 600,000 tons a year, al-|to help secure a shipyard, it didn't ‘Lhough U. S. zinc consumption 1n help itself much with Admiral Land (1938 — the year before the war -— or the Maritime Commission. Land ing amounted to 26.6 percent of the to-|still remembers the day when. he{ tal world production. Britain, in the same pre-war year, was held down to 61,938 tons—a considerable reduction of its 1937 output. But while Germany was allotted |five percent of the world output, it paid no attention to this quota and boosted its production to 12 percent, or 212,000 tons, in 1938. |And it has increased production every year since. iibh and Belgian conquests, | ters (they belonged to the cartel) and is operating them full blast for the Nazi war machige. An in- grand jury in New York is inves-!teresting angle is the fact that the tigating the zinc industry. Private Polish smelters are owned by a Moreover, as a result of its Pol-| Ger-| many now has all their zinc smel-| used to work under Roper . . Psulo Hasslocher, Brazilian com- mercial attache and ardent-disciple of good neighbor relations, has.re- turned to Rio after half a life- time in this country. There, he will promote good-neighborliness as a!mal population; it doesn't have &|gpranof Gold room at noon tomor- member of the Council for the De- fense of the National Economy . . . Clarence Marshall, veteran United | States News editor, is now apply- ing his many talents to handling the Commerce Department’s ' press relations . . . Virgin Islanders" are up in arms over the efforts of high-minded Governor Harwood to uplift their morals through legis- lation. According to Alton Adams, editor of The St. Thomas Bulle- .|lage of 500 population which is Justice Department insiders vxpect a flock of indictments as sensa-, tional as those recently hung cn the Aluminum Corporation of Am-| erica. !leading U. S. producer, a member|tin: “We must say to our would-be |of the cartel in both Poland and moral guides: Set us the examples ,thé US.A. . “Thou hypocrites, cast: out first crease. International banking will claim attention as unusual prob-| lems in exchange develop. Refugees| from war-torn Europe will face serious embarrassments as efforts to obtain money belonging to them prove futile. Methods of providmm for those Who seek haven in the| United States are to be suctéssful. This nation is to benefit through| the talents and experience of for- cign guests. National Issues: Economiés in government will be urged insis- tently as defense costs represent‘ millions of dollars, Changes itl pen- | sion and relief outlays will be made, | and astrologers forecast necessary geductions in the salary lists of government officlals. The ‘stars seem to smile upon whatever ex-| presses human sympathy and”uni- versal brotherhood, while theré are portents of graft or extravagant| demands on the part of civil ser-| | vants, International Affairs: As in lhe case of Hitler, astrologers read por-‘ tents of death for Stalin. While| certain seers foretell suicide for the| Nazi head, the Russian dictator may be assassinated. There is an| ill omen for any Russian-German military alliance. Pacts will last but a short time, it is indicated. for Hitler on the war chess board. The stars at this time seem to {favor Russia, which will continue to avoid conflict as long as pos- sible. Persons whose birthdate it is | | fairs, Fraud may cause losses, The year should be on the wholé for- | tunate and successful. “Children born on this day may be of scientific trend of mind. Literary and artistic talents 'also are foretold. (Copyright, 1941) pull out the motes that are in thy brothers’ eyes.’” DEFENSE OAKIES Representative John Tolan’s com- mittee investigating mass migra- tions of defense workers got. an earful from Federal Security Ad- ministrator Paul McNutt on the country’s growing boom-town: head- ache. McNutt said that Surgeon-Gen- eral Thomas Parran, just back from studying English civil defenses, told him that sanitary conditions in air raid shelters were better than those in some U. 8. defense centers. McNutt gave an example of a vil- expected to expand to over 5,000 camp nearby. The town’s public water supply was inadequate even for its nors- sewer system; there is no pasteur- ized milk in the area; and no hos- pital facilities within 40 miles, In addition, extensive mosquito con- trol ,will be necessary to prevent malaria. McNutt declared that the chief better half,” and such terms. reasons? A. No; nor should he refer to her as “the wife,” “the frau,” “the Q. When declining an invitation, is it well to give several plausible A. No. One good reason is often more convincing than several. LOOK and lEAR A C. GORDON 1. How many of the United States have separate constitutions? 2. What is the meaning of the phrase “bottled in bond"? 3. Where was the largest collection of books ever gathered before the invention of printing? 4. In what part of the body does the common Colles’ fracture occur? 5. What is a “light year”? ANSWERS: All of them. Bottled under Government supervision. The library at Alexandria, Egypt. Just above the wrist. 5 The distance that light travels in one year—approximately six | U.5. NAVY MAYTACKLE NAZI SUBS | Admiral Says U. S. Should ! Stop U-Boats-Not Give Them Mfl’i Targets pwe | bringing of workers clear across‘ the continent. A total of 2,355,000 are employed in defense industries in the Northeast, as compared to 985,000 in the South and South- west; 890,000 in the Paclfic and Mountain states; and 770,000 in Great Lake states. (Copyright, 1941, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) RUSSIAIS WARNEDBY BRITISHER (Continued 1rom Page One) WASHINGTON, April 9.—An out- spoken suggestion of the Chief of ¥ the Maritime Commission that the United States might well help Great Britain in combat of Nazi convoy raiders, aroused fresh discussion to- day of the possibility of an early government move toward U. S. Naval assistance to the British. Commission Chairman Rear Ad- use of Irish ports and airfields to guard Britain'’s northwestern ap- proaches and he told France she would be strictly blockaded, and that l Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR L PO Watch and Jewelry Repairing . . at very reasonable rates JAMES C.COOPER J. B. Burford & Co. | Ohatistied Gustomers’ Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 You'll Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP - PAUL BLOEDHORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET —_— BOWLING C.P.A. ‘ TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:00 by appoinment. Gastinean Hotel Annex South Franklin St. Phone 177 L i R O S E e Archie B. Belis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Audits Taxes Systems Bookkeeping Rm. 8, Valentine Bldg. Phone 676 [ A —————— RCA Victor Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Truesdell Gun Shop. Second Street Phone 65 INSURANCE Shauufigency Window Cleaning PHONE 485 British guns would resist any at- miral Land, retired, compared the tempt on the part of the Vichy Gov- German sub attacks on British ship- with the establishment of an army| ernment to transfer the French Navy | Ping to a bonfire. He said Americans from Africa to metropolitan -France |should ask themselves whether “we where Hitler could get it. couldn't give greater help by aiding CHAMBER OF than concentrate our efforts to feed- COMMERCE 10 HAVE GUESTS Two guests will attend the Ju- neau Chamber of Commerce lunch- eon at the regular meeting in the ing it with fuel.” Britain's losses “are now occuring at a rate of close to 5,000,000 tons a year,” he said. He added that it is obvious that as large as the British merchant marine was before the war it cannot long withstand such l'uss- es, and moreover, he declared, Amer- ica and Britain together cannot fur- nish adequate replacements. B Ladies’ Auxullary row. They are J. G. Rivers, member | of the Board of Public Welfare| 1 Fairbanks, d R. C. In- o, e enmmeer 1o e Meefs Tomorrow Public Roads Administration at Seward. There will be a business meet- ing tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at cause of the vast social problem stemming from defense is the con- centration of industry. He pointed out that 73 percent of primary de- fense contracts are located in 20 centers, while only 19 percent of! As the Justice Department sum- the beams-out of, thine own - eyes, marizes the situation, while Ger-|and then thou shalt see clearly to e|attle to Juneau, the PAA Lodestar the Union Hall for the Juneau Ladies Auxiliary. All members are urged to attend. robrl s S SO i ieint NOTICE LODESTAR STAYS ON GROUND IN SEATTLE GMC TRUCKS Compare Them With All Others! PRICE - APPEARANCE - ECONOMY ° American Legion and Auxiliary due to arrive here tomorrow.!party, Friday evening, 8:30, in the dué 'from the south tomor-' Dugout. Farewell party for Mr..and is the Douglas DC-3. | Mrs. Anthony Karnes. adv. Cancelled on its flight from Se-‘ CONNORS MOTOR CO. PRONE 411