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

Daily Alaska Empi Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Al HELEN TROY BENDER R. L. BERNARD President - - Vice-President and Business Manager Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matte) SUBSCRIPTION RATE! Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: 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- Uvery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Bi s Office, 374. TED PRESS 34 MEMBER OF ASSOC| The Assoctated Press is exclusively entitied 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 CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER | THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. | GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc,, National Newspaper Representa- | tives, with offices in_San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Beatile, Chicago, New York and Boston. EATTLE REPRESENTATIVE — Frank J. Dunning, 1011 ican Bank Building | | IT IS SUDDENLY LATER { For a while we hoped it was only because most of the reports were coming from Berlin that the war| in the Balkans looked so hopeless. But now all of us must admit the German war machine has per- formed another miracle. Within a matter of days, Hitler's troops have occupied Thrace, reached the Aegean Sea, captured Salonika, overrun and subju- gated Yugoslavia and pushed the outclassed Greeks and Britons back into a corner of the Balkans where they do well to hold their lines for a few hours be- fore falling back and “modifying” them. The really sensational feature of the German drive has been the success in Yugoslavia, Appar- ently without a check once they had crossed the border, the Germans succeeded in driving west across Yugoslavia to Albania, cutting every good road | and every railroad between Yugoslavia and the Greek-British forces to the south. Thus was nulli- fied the painful advance the Greeks had made against the Italian invaders, In order to reach the Vardar Valley, where they | turned south toward Salonika, the Germans had to cross a mile-high ridge of mountainous country, pre- cisely the sort of terrain for which their highly | mechanized columns were supposed to be least suited. Undoubtedly, surprise played a part in this amaz- ing advance. And the surprise is not wholly of a military nature. combined throughout the war—the political principle of aggression with. the military principle of initia= tive which allows them to strike where they please, when they please and with the weapons of their own choosing. In the political sphere, the Germans received a rude shock when the Yugoslav revolt took that coun- try out of the Axis. Once that happened, Yugo- slavia-Greece, backed by British sea power and a British expeditionary force, faced the Germans down | a 750-mile line of the Balkan Peninsula. Both sides were in theoretically weak defensive positions. The Germans could be cut off from their land communications in the north and the Allies could be cut off from their sea communications in} the south. The fate of each of the opposing armies depended upon the survival of its right flank. But the Yugoslavs and the Greeks were thinking in terms of defending their homelands. The Ger-| mans were thinking in terms of conquest. Once again, political aggression led the Germans to seize the initiative in a war where every single land of-| fensive, except the Italian attack on Greece, has succeeded. | Passive and last-minute alliances are useless— and worse than useless, The Greeks, as it turned out, might have been better off if Yugoslavs had not been protecting their flank at the border—just as the Belgians would have been better off if the The Germans combine—and have | spring. There apparently was no planned, practiced coordination between the Slavs and the Greeks, just as there was none between the Dutch and the Bel- gians. The cumulative evidence of this war, capped by what has happened this month in the Balkans, con- stitutes a most fundamental lesson for Americans The nations that tell their armies to wait “until you see the whites of their eyes” are lost in a period of military technology that gives the superiority to the offensive. To mean anything, alliances must be active and must be in effect long in advance of actual decisive combat. We must stop talking about ‘“helping the democracies defend themselves” and start talking | about “helping the democracies win the war.” American aid must not be in terms of the oxy- | gen that keeps the patient alive. It must be of a kind and a quantity that enables the cause of free- dom in Europe to regain the initiative. The Battle of the Balkans is not yet lost. But the clock has been moved ahead a long, dark hour. NEWS FROM ROME In last night's Empire there was a little story from Rome which takes our fancy. “Fascist press dispatches assert that 14 Greek divisions, about 150,000 men, have been trapped in an {Italian vise and are further threatened by German forces in their rear.” It should not be difficult from this story to de- termine how the Greeks got info the “Italian vise” and why it is they are snowing their “rear” to the Germans and not to the brave Italians, whose own “rear” has been pretty well scratched up by Greek bayonets in the past four or five months, Peace Through Unpreparedness (Cincinnati Enquirer) It was a suitable keynote which Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox struck at the commissioning of the new 35,000-ton superdreadnaught North Carolina, the first battleship to be added to the United States Navy in 18 years. “I should like to call your attention,” Secretary Knox said, “to the fact that our failure to launch and commission ships of the line for the past 18 vears has been due to a national instinct and aspira- tion for peace around the world. Far more than any other nation, the United States made sacrifices in the cause of world disarmament 18 or 20 years ago. We persisted in that policy until all hope for an establishment of world peace by that method had to be abandoned because of the action of other nations. { The commissioning of this magnificent ship now is a recognition on our part that the world has not | yet reached that stage in human progress where we can depend wholly upon ideals for our own protec- tion.” | Against the specious claims of Adolph Hitler |and his Axis satellites that the democracies “forced war” upon them is posed the fact that predominant public opinion in all of the great democracies so | strongly favored peace that they exposed themselves to grave peril by their attempts to secure peace by disarmament. The Washington Naval Disarmament Conference of 1922 was an eloquent expression of desire for a peaceful world community. In keeping with its commitments at that conference, the. United States destroyed naval tonnage which would be of | briceless value today. We had in operation, at the | time of the World War, the greatest armament plant | in history. We disbanded it. France, which had the | greatest air fleet in the world at the close of the last war, permitted it to rust away and did not re- :place it. England, too, pursued the will-o’-the-wisp of peace through unpreparedness for war until it was almost too late to protect herself. If this awful situation has a happy conclusion, the world will know better next time. It will know that disarmament is an insurance of peace when, and only when, the aggressors lack the implements of aggression. Reductio Ad Absurdum (New York Times) Fantastic things sometimes happen in American politics, but it has remained for the Delaware House of Representatives to reach classic perfection. That august body has unanimously adopted a resolution denouncing the State's Attorney General for enforc- ing the Sunday blue laws ‘that it has refused to repeal. The House describes his enforcement activi- ties as an attempt to “coerce” it, We have tried very long to think of some comment on this act that would be more scorching than a simple report of it, but we give up. Capitol's power pl WaiM;gIofi MERRY-GO-ROUND | 1 | was $3.32 a pair. But while he was in control it was $2.83. 3. In the latest shoe purchase, lant. Walter Reuther, dynamic young New England makers reduced their Dutch had not been protecting their flank last[ HAPPY BIRTHDAY o e e O e o APRIL 22 C. H. Metcalfe John Halm Mrs. Frank Olson Zelma Gross Edward Dull O. E. Olson Mrs. J. C. Hayes Mrs. L. L. Linehan Carl Lundstrom Olaf Winthers SRS RSO « o A HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” || h——.——d | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 ul Conflicting planetary influences are active today. Although . the| mind is keen there may be a ten-| dency toward illogical reasoning. | Heart and Home: In -the eve- ning . this day love affairs may flourish mildly. During the day .as- pects disturbing or depressing arei active. Discouragement and lack of ambition should be overcome by hard work under this rule of. he stars. This is a time for families to make the most of each days opportunities for enjoyment,:but they should arrange their affairs.! Many changes are presaged whicn citizens of the United Stateswill| be unable to escape. Business Affairs: fense projects advance there will be fortunes realized, but heavy| taxes will prevent the accumulntiml‘ of wealth. Miracles will be': pér- formed by the nation as it pre= pares for defense against a world! gone . mad. Closer relations with| Canada will be profitable to the| United States as well as’ to ‘our close “neighbors. Many American | aviators now will aid in defenst ‘f/ Britain, their service being both direct and indirect, as our outpui| of planes increases. | National Issues: Subversive| agencies will increase activifiés| while Congress is confronted'oBy As great. .de- tréemendous problems in interma- tional ‘relations. Need of warShips| is foretold, but our Navy will'%he| strengthened adequately by ships | that have not flown our flag, it is foretold. Trouble at Pacific Coast harbors will be caused by secret| agencies masquerading as laber/| representatives. For the next W' weeks the West may supply sensa- tional interest for those who ern-| joy excitement. International Affairs: In Itnly‘ serious differences between church and state may be precipitated as| the Axis prosecutes its spring cam- | paign. Battles of wits among the supporters of Hitler 1ray defeat possible allies of Britain, The use| of words may be as victorious in! final effect as bombs, for the stats| indicate that the British Empite will face an enemy that is strong- ly reenforced by unwilling allies. For both the British and the Axis powers immense numbers of prison- ers will present seriovs problems as food shortages become prevalen:. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of finan- cial progress. Changes and 'in- creased income are indicated. Children born on this day prob- ably will be original in ideas and magnetic in personality. They may 20 YEARS A‘GO % EMpIrE APRIL 22, 1921 Can making had been started at the Taku Harbor plant of the Libby, McNeill and Libby Company, according to Capt. C. E. Ahues, Superintendent, and was to continue until enough tin had been made up for the season’s pack. The Silver Bow Basin road, between Juneau and Last Chance Basin, had been closed to vehicular traffic by order of Major J. C. Gotwals, Engineer Officer of the Alaska Road Commission, condition of some of the timber work. A dancing party was given in the Rosselle Studio by Delia Lund- strom, aged 15 years, and Nona Sailor, aged 13 years, in honor of their birthd-.ys. Mrs. J. G. Peterson and daughters Irma and Margaret, owners and operators of a gold quartz mine at Pearl Harbor, a few miles north of Juneau, left for the mine to get ready for the summer’s work. Miss Ada Smith, teacher at the Perseverance school, was spending a week in the city. Mrs. M. Madison and daughter Miss Kate, were in the city for a visit from their homestead at Shelter Island in Lynn Canal. Mr. and Mrs. C. Agledahl of this city were to leave on the Alameda on their way to Norway and Sweden to visit relatives for about two months. Weather: Highest, 38; lowest, 34; partly cloudy. e Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “It is nowhere near as beautiful as I thought it would be.” Say, “It is NOT NEARLY SO beautiful.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Debut. Pronounce dabu, A as in DAY, U as in MENU, accent last syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Symbol (a sign); cymbal (a musical instru- ment). SYNONYMS: Frivolous, silly, useless, light-minded. 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: DEFICIENT; lacking. “Silence is a virtue in those who are deficient in undertsanding.”—Bonhours. MODERN ETIQUETTE * popgrra rEE e s e e e e S Q. What reply should one make when being introduced to a stranger and he says he remembers a previous meeting? A. Be tactful enough to say, “How kind of you to remember me,” and try to recall the meeting. Q. TIsn't it rude for wedding guests to throw rice at the bride and bridegroom? A. No. This is an old custom that is still observed, and no one should resent it. Q. When a hostess has waited 15 or 20 minutes for a tardy dinner guest, should she telephone to see why he is delayed? A. No. She is privileged to go ahead and have dinner served. s s e o 0 e St 4 S e s o o LOOK and LEARN ¥ A. C. GORDON D e e s 1. Is the word dice both singular and plural? 2. What historical character went to the mountain because the mountain wouldn't come to him? 3. What percentage of the entire surface of the earth is covered by water? 4. Who ranks second to Shakespeare among English poets? 5. What is an anthem? ANSWERS: Dice is plural, die singular. Mahomet. More than 70 per cent. John Milton. Any song of praise or gladness, HOSPITAL NOTES Mrs. Paul Sorenson of Chichagof underwent surgical care at St. Ann's Hospital this morning. Admitted to St. Ann’s today, Paul Nightingale is receiving medical care. Frank Mullen is at St. Ann's re- ceiving medical care. August Halonen was dismissed from St. Ann’s today after receiving medical attention. After receiving surgical care, Mrs. Mildred Lester was dismissed today from St. Ann's. BOUND FOR NOME I Directory Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blr ngren Building PHONE 56 because 0f the UNSATE | ‘——— T R RN YL Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Glfice Phone 469 Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTUR Drugless Physiclan Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-8 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm, ey ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles Coll~ge of Optometry ana Glasses Pitted Lenses Ground Helene W. Albrechs PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 773 Valentine Building—Room 7 The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Pourth and Pranklin Sta. Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR “eward Street Near Thmra JAMES C. COOPER B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting brothers welcome. E. L. HUNT- ER, Exalted Ruler: M. H. SIDES, Secretary. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month G in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. VERGNE L. HOKE, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. e e e e " ! Tomorrow's Styles " Today Juneau's Own Store -3 "The Re:.:all Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. Post Office Substation NOW LOCATED AT | HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” *“The Stere for Men” SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. You'll Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP — - FINE Watch and Jewelry Repalring at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET . -4 N R R IR, BOWLING Archie B. Belis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT RCA Victor Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Street Phone 65 A surgical dismissal, Ludwig Wolf United Auto Workers vice president, | has had several private conferences| /ith OPM bosses Knudsen and| Hillman on his proposal to use Capitol Building. Under a plan devised by Speaker Sam Rayburn, Senator Harry F. Byrd, chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, and Arthur E. Cook of the Capitol Police Board, all visi- tors will be required to check packages before entering the build- ing. Several thousand numbered checks were ordered last week from the Government Printing Of-| fice, to be used at special booths| auto plants for mass production of fighting planes. . . . The informal luncheons started by Vice Presi- dent Henry Wallace to study Span-' ish have prospered and grown. The group has expanded to 16, meet- ing daily during the noon hour. Taking a tip from Wallace, the De- partment of Agricuilure graduate | school is now’ offering nine courses relating to Latin America. | ARMY SHOE POSTSCRIPT | This is a postscript to the Wash-‘ prices considerably, while mid- western firms upped theirs. For example: The McElwain Shoe Company of New Hampshire, one of the largest in the country, cut its quotation from $3.12% to $3.05; the Doyle Shoe Company of Mas- sachusetts slashed from $3.40 to $327%; the Charles Eaton Com-| pany and Daly Brothers, both in Massachusetts, dropped prices from ' $348 and $3.40 to $3.24 and $328 a palr, ’ On the other hand, the Inter-| national Shoe Company of St.! Louis went up from $3.12 to $3.26 and the Brown Shoe Company, also of St. Louis, upped from $3.30 to be artistic and extremely intelli-|jore gt Ann's today. gent. (Copyright, 1941) Arthur Nicholson was dismissed from St. Ann’s today after receiving Recently arrived in Juneau from the south, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Keen- an of Nome are in Juneau today staying at the Baranof Hotel. The Keenans will fly on to the Interior INSURANCE Audits Taxos Systems Bookkeeping Rm. 8, Valentine Bldg. Phone 676 -_— Shattuck Agency surgical attention. ' in a few days. InspectsPlane EngineModel I There is no substitute for _ Newspaper Advertising GMC TRUCKS Compare Them With All Others! at every entrance to the building.| ington Merry-Go-Round story sev- | $3.38, | Furthermore, strange visitors will eral weeks ago about Army shoe/ Reason for this strange sectional be asked to remove their overcoats,|buying and the “little man who | zigzag' is a matter of conjecture. | PRICE - APPEARANCE - ECONOMY Just in case they are concealing wasn't there.” something of interest to the Po-l lce. Icosts shot up after the mysterious | Meantime, the safety of mem-|exit of Frank W. Folsom, ace De- bers of Congress as well as the fense Commission merchandiser protection _of the historic 'bulldmg“and the discarding of the buying| itself is being entrusted more and|system under which he bought mil- | more to experienced hands, and|lions of pairs of shoes at cut rates. less to tenderfoot college students| Here is the postscript: who double in brass as Capitol| 1. After weeks of official deni- policemen. Veteran bluecoats rromial.s, defense officials now admit the District of golumbia force andi that Folsom is no longer buying FBI agents now handle more ob~‘shoes for the Army. When the streperous troublemakers during the | Merry-Go-Round story came out, | day, and guard the building ex-|it was hotly denied that Folsom | clusively from midnight until 8 a.m.| had been bounced. But a few days Two things hastened the decision ago it was at last officially ac- to tighten police regulations at the| knowledged in a press release that seat of our government. First were he was out. the reeent disturbances by demon-| 2. The Army’s latest purchase of strators ‘against the lend-lease bill.| shoes—1827,000 pairs—was still at Second .was the i . mem- | a relatively high figure, in fact ber of the regular copforce only 1 cent per pair less than the, was found asleep. late at night at prices paid in December after Fol- the only entrance 4o the building.|som disappeared. The average De- Another was caught dozing at the cember figure after Folsom Ienl The story told how Army shoe One possible explanation advanced | by Government experts is that the; New England concerns got the| Jjump in the. leather -market and| bought up large quantities at lower prices than their competitors. NOTE—While running into the millions of pairs, Army shoe pur- chases actually represent only a small percentage of the men's shoe manufacturing capacity of the country. Army requirements for the current fiscal year are about 7,000,- 000 pairs, while the men’s shoe pro- duction for 1940 totalled 424,000,000 pairs and could be expanded to 600,000,000 pairs. (Copyright, 1941, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) ————————— ELKS CLAM BAKE After the lodge session Wednes- day night, crab.and{’ entertainiment. mbers urged to attend meeting.. & ¢ adv. fense work, Gen. Arnold is shown DURABILITY CONNORS MOTOR CoO. COMMERCIAL AND * i Bl i}, the SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES