The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 26, 1941, Page 4

Mescalero, the Mission, the Osage, the Red Lake, the Rocky Boy's, the Sequoyah, the Shawnee, the | Sisseton, the Taholah, the Tongue River, the Trux- 1ron Canon, the Turtle Mountain, the Western Sho- President | shone, the Winnebago and the Yakima Agencies. Manager | In Oklahoma 30 Comanches were selected from | many applicants to fill a unit apparently unique | in military history. They are to be part of a spec- !ial Signal Corps detachment chosen to make use of an Indian language for code purposes in com- munication. The Comanche language was chosen | because it is little known and difficult to learn. | During the World War an instance is reported in " which a front line artillery unit, having experienced great difficulty in preventing the enemy from inter- cepting and decoding its messages, hit upon the idea of using two Indians as telephone operators. They spoke to each other in their own language and completely baffled the enemy who never suc- | ceeded in decoding the mysterious and unintelligible sounds that came across the wires. In the lists of young men volunteering for a | proposed National Guard unit at Nome are the names |of many Eskimos, probably the first among that peaceful people to want to serve in any army. The | Natives of Alaska, when the opportunity is given them, will no doubt respond as willingly as the braves of the Keshena, Kiowa, Andarko, Mescalaro S:md Turtle Mountain. Daily Alaska Empi Published every evenine except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY BENDER R. L. BERNARD %, 1% sident and Business Vice-P; Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. 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British Income Tax (New York Times) The new schedule of income-tax rates announced by Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir King- sley Wood, constitutes one more evidence of the | determination of the British people to put all they |have into the fight to preserve their nation and | their freedom. It is not merely a question of financ- ing the war effort, but of financing it in such a “Sirs: way as to prevent inflation and to put a brake upon “I didn't register for the Army as I was obliged | civilian consumption at a time when the Govern- to do and I'm writing to you to see if you can help|ment needs the full productive capacity of industry. me do anything about it. ‘ The “normal” tax rate is to be lifted from its “I'm a full blooded Native, How come I didn't|Present high level of 42! percent to 50 percent and sign up was I'm living a few miles out of Holy |eXemptions are to be reduced all down the line. Cross and just the time the people were registering, | ThUs & single man, earning $9 a week, who paid no in three days' time allowed, I was sick with the | Iicome ;h:eeyf”wt‘:’i‘llel P ed""‘:mi";fi ot flu and in bed and it just happened that nobody pjjren, earning $1400, who previously paid $2147 non{ied FILB DO 1 a5 [t Fime. |a year will now pay $9750. Personal exemptions ‘So when I got over my sickness I went to toWn pave been reduced to $320 in the case of single per- to register. They already sent the blanks and sons and $560 in the case of married persons, thus papers out so I don't know where to look or what bringing virtually every one within the scope of the to do and I'm willing to fight for my country and | income tax. A further innovation is the adoption liberty. of a modified form of compulsory savings under which a portion of the additional taxes to be paid This letter, receive . the Office of Indian |Will be set aside in a savings account for the tax- Affairs shere from Ho‘lv ‘:Jr::s is l.ypiialreof the spirit [payer and become available to him after the war. Sk ' 4 ; | These new burdens to be shouldered Ry rich and with which Alaska Natives and Indians Lhrougho.ut ‘poor alike in Britain must be the heaviest tax load the country have responded to selective service regis-|.yo. put upon the people of a democracy. It goes tration. Peter T. Capsul is now on the list as willing | without saying that the British people who have to fight for his country and liberty. He hasn’t seen |stood up so bravely under the Nazi bombs will accept very much of his country, only a few wild miles of | with equal cheerfulness the new financial sacrifices the bleakest corner of it, and still he knows it and|that are being asked of them. his liberty are worth fighting for, From Montana we learn that almost 50 percent| of the number eligible for selective service on the Fort Peck Sioux-Assiniboine Reservation have already | (Cleveland Plain Dealer) volunteered in the armed forces of the nation. Simi-| A heart-warming demonstration of Mussolini’s larly, on the basis of reports from 26 Indian agency | failure to make all Italians hate England is con- jurisdictions throughout the country, the number | tained in an almost unnoticed little news item from of Indians who have enlisted voluntarily is about 15 the east African front. ) times greater than the number inducted through| Before fleeing from Addis Ababa with his troops, the draft. | the Duke of Aos“t‘ }Lahnx‘; zig;royxffsail:;hiopla, left 29 . H By February 1, 76 young braves had left the|® m"‘:lsmrnot:; :‘;g::x:::, the Dilke of Aosta, wishes Consolidated Chippewa Agency in Minnesota to join t express his appreciation of the initiative taken the Army; 60 had enlisted from the peaceful tribe |py Gen. Wavell and Gen. Cunningham regarding of the long-haired Pima in Arizona; 55 Sioux had the protection of the women and children of Addis left the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. Ababa, thereby demonstrating that strong bonds of Others flocked to the colors from the North Caro- humanity and race still exist between our mations.” lina Eastern Cherokee, the Blackfeet, the Colorado It is significant to note that the Duke of Aosta River, the Keshena, the Kiowa, the Andarko, the is a cousin of King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. Eashil;qlon ‘. Merry- NDIANS ON THE WARPATH “(Signed) Peter T. Capsul.” They Don’t All Hate !the world. U. S. strategists have figured out pretty carefully the man- {ner in which Hitler will move {against the Western Hemisphere— lon the Atlantic side — Greenland. | Greenland is essential to defend be- | cause it is an ideal base for bomb- ing operations against Boston, New THE DAILY ALASKA'EMPIRE, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1941. HAPPY BIRTHDAY B e e ] APRIL 26 Noel A. McEachran’ Mrs. Alfred Lundstrom Charles Reed Robert Boggan Sylvia Lisher APRIL 27 J. J. Connors Sr. Mrs. John Mills Mrs. Thomas B. Jensen Mrs. Ethel Schramm Albert Narnan Maryln Isaak Eugene E. Weschenfelder Jerry W. McKinley Thelma H. Boyle Alfred F. Bucher ‘ | — HOROSCOPE | “The stars incline ! but do not compel” -— 4 SUNDAY, APRIL 27 | This is not an important day in| planetary direction. Adverse aspects are strong in the morning, while benefic influences rule later. Heart and Home: This is a for- tunate planetary rule for women who should accept their higher re- sponsibilities while this conflgura-' tion prevails. It is a day to be faithful to church obligations. A strong trend toward Bible study is forecast. While many will return to their early beliefs, those with- out any definite anchorage will at- tach themselves to cults. There will be false prophets as well as true| spiritual leaders. Business Affairs: Agriculture will! claim extraordinary attention in coming months. Farmers and stock- | raisers are to profit. Scienee will dictate certain crops essential to| manufacturers of synthetic pro- ducts. Condensed foods will be pro- duced by novel processes. Diet| changes are to be fortunate for; the United States as well as for war victims, since mughythat is superfluous in our gaily . menus| will be discarded. Merchants and manufacturers are to -reap large profits even though they do not| take advantage of opportunities ior“ price exploitation. 3§ | National Issues: Influence of fifth column agencies in colleges and other educational titutions will be manffested by y young | people who criticize the Admlnis-“ tration’s defense policies. A sensa-| tional incident is forecast for the| national capital where a group or| organization will cause embarrass-| ment to statesmen. Peace advocates Go-Round A (Oonunued from Page Oue) in Africa to defend—the Libyan front in North Africa and the Ethi- opian front in East Africa. In addition they had to defend the coasts of the British Isles, were under obligation to distant Australia and Singapore. Then on the high seas they had to keep part of the fleet in the east- ern Meditrranan to support the Greeks, thereby diverting so many ships from the rest of the Mediter- ranean that the Germans and Ttal- ians slipped across with panzer di- visions to Libya. Result of these far-flung commit- ments is now history. The British | could not fulfill their munitions | promises to Yugoslavia and the Yu- | goslavs were defeated. They couvld not fulfill similar promises to Tir- | key and the Turks are now tying up with Hitler. They did fulfill their pledge to Greece, but withdrew so0 many troops from Libya, that Umyi lost all their gains in North Africa. Yet when military experts )mk‘ back on British strategy, it is clear that there was nothing else they could do. They had to try to fulfill their pledges, yet their lack of men and material made fulfilment im- possible, U. S. FAR-FLUNG PLEDGES | And what depresses U. S. deferse experts at this very moment is real- ization that when it comes to s multitude of commitments and a minimum of material, the United States is in exactly the same boat Our commitments begin with the Philippines, which we are pledged by act of Congress to protect until 1946. Obviously fulfilment of this pledge is impossible. Our next com- mitment is Hawaii, which we can de- fend but which will require an im- portant fleet concentration. Next commitment is Alaska, eco-| nomically unimportant but strate- gically most important as a poten- tial enemy air base, Russian or Jap- anese planes based in Alaska would be within a few hours striking dis- tance of Seattle, Portland and San Francisco. So Alaska, only a stone’s throw from Asia, will be extremely difficult to defend. Next and newest commitment s | New England. But Greenland’s de- | fense will require further dispersion of the already far-flung U. S. fleet and inadequately equipped Air Corps. Oldest and most difficult com- mitment goes back to 1823 whon President Monroe pledged the Unit- ed States to keep Europe out of South and Central America. Like the British pledge to Yugoslavia, Tur- key and Greece, this is going to be the most difficult commitment for the United States to fulfill. Yet the Monroe Doctrine probably has deep- er roots with the American people and is more relied upon by the Latin Americans. To fulfill that pledge, the U. S. Army has brought Latin American chiefs of staff to visit the military camps and arsenals of the United States, and has let them pick wheat weapons they need. But picking the weapons and delivering them later are two different things. U. S. defense chiefs have to parcel out the very limited production of American arms factories. They have to decide how much shall go to Britain, how much to Greenland how much to Alaska, how much to Newfoundland, how much to Brazil, how much to Panama, how much to Chile, and how much should remain at home—with the result that mere driblets are passed around to each. And the present lack of arms to carry out present Aperican com- mitments is just as grave as the arms problem of Great Britain in the Mediterranean, NAZI STRATEGY AGAINST AMERICAS In the minds of U. 8. military and diplomatic strategists, there is no doubt that the United States will be called upon to defend the Western Hemisphere, The steps which Axis agents have taken in organizing German and Italiari groups in Latin America is convincing proof of that. Furthermore, most of the European countries so far taken by Hitler, have large populations, no raw materials. Czechoslovakia, Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, France, are among in the world; and what Hitler wants most is raw materials and room for expansion, Just across the South Atlantic lies Latin America, the least populated great reservoir of raw materials in| York and the industrial region of | providing always he can first cut | down Britain. He will make an oblique attack— | first against Brazil, nearest the bulge of Africa. Then against Venezuela, Colombia, the Panama Canal. Bomb- ing the Panama Canal, President Roosevelt has disclosed to advisers, simply cannot be prevented by the U. S. Army, provided the enemy wants to sacrifice enough planes. Its closing would freeze the U. 8. Navy in one ocean or the other. If Japan and Russia staged sim- ultaneous attacks at Alaska, Peru, or Mexico, U. 8. forces would be just as widely dispersed as the British forces today. That is why defense strategists are so thoroughly convinced that the great hope of the United States is to keep the British fleet on guard in she Atlantic. For the British fleet today, as never before, is the first line of American defense. MERRY-GO-ROUND Assistant Secreteary of Commerce Robert H. Hinckley will take a trip to South America, to attend dedi- cation of a new airport in Rio de Janeiro . . . Henry J. Allen, Kansas ex-senator, sails for London May 14 for the “Save the Children Fed- eration” . . . Friends of Count Leone Fumasoni Biondi credit his resigna- tion as Washington correspondent for Stefani, Italian news agency, to strong displeasure with Fascist policies. (Copyright, 1941, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) — - AT BARANOF Bernard F. Hemp is in Juneau to- day after arriving on the northbound steamer Yukon last night. Hemp is from San Prancisco and is regis- tered at the Baranof Hotel. ——————— MINE INSPECTOR HERE Charles Graham, British Colum- bia Mines Inspector, arrived in Ju- neau last night on the Princess Lou- ise, bound for Polaris-Taku. Gra- ham is stopping at the Gastineau | Hotel. the most densely populated countries | e e — RETURNS TO TAKU Dan Reid, purchasing agent for the Polaris-Taku mine, arrived in Juneau on the. Princess Loulse, re- who misjudge world conditions will become prominent from time to time throughout the summer. | International Affairs: According| to a London astrologer, Uranus ris- ing in the ninth degree of Gemini with Mars in the twentieth degree in conjunction with the violent fixed star Alhena, in the United States foundation map should cause grave prophecies for the next three| years. In May of next year, both Saturn and Uranus enter Gemini. During previous visitations of Uranus to the sign of The Twins our War of Independence and the Civil War were fought. Other as-| pects give cause to expect the| greatest of democracies to have a part in the world conflict. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of per- plexities as well as pleasures. It is| wise to curtail great ambitions and to cultivate contentment. Children born on this day prob- ably will have eventful lives. They may have an odd liability to acci- dents. MONDAY, APRIL 28 This is a day fortunate for love affairs and for domestic st.abmty.} turning to Tulsequah after & two|* months’ vacation trip to Vancouver, The evening may be auspicious for marriage engagements, Heart and Home: Special inter- est will be taken in the summer homes and gardens of city dwell- ers, for world upheaval will em- phasize the preciousness of safe, beautiful havens here in the Unit- 2d States. Closéness to nature will| neal anxious souls who dread the war expansion that appears inevi- table in coming months. Business Affairs: Springtime will bring good fortune to the commer- cial interests of the United States, arousing the envy of European dic- tators, and encouraging them to sovet American wealth and power. The fear of industrial collapse after | war is ended should vanish with :he prediction by astrologers that sur naval and military strength will e maintained for a quarter of a sentury—a grave outlook for peace- lovers. National Issues: One of the im- portant concerns in the United States will be proper aid for refu- | ing, 20 YEARS AGO from THE EMPIRE APRIL 26, 1921 ‘Word had been received that Miss Helen Troy of Juneau was one of the five “co-eds” of the University of f Washington selected for member- ship in the Theta Sigma Phi sorority, an honorary sorority to which membership depended upon ‘distingul ficiency in classes. ished” work in journalism anrd pro- Rev. S. Hall Young, well known Alaskan minister, missionary and author, was expected to arrive in the north shortly. Maj. J. C. Gotwals, Engineering minizg district. Waork on the Auk Lake road, or to Start on May 15 it was understood in this city. Chief of the Bureau of Roads under Officer of the Alaska Road Com- {mission, announced that survey work had been started on the road | project between Lignita on the Government Railroad and the Kantishna Glacier Highway near Juneau, was C. W. Cheatham, the Department of Agriculture, was in Juneau making arrangements to that effect. According to a report from the Commissioner of Education, Juneau and Ketchikan schools tied with a total enrollment of 378 pupils. Chris Bailey, of the Poodle Dog Cafe at Ketchikan, had purchased the Royal Hotel at that place from George Radenbaugh. Gus Perret, a traveling man, arrived in Juneau on the City of Seattle. Weather: Highest, 39; lowest, 33; Do Daily Lessons in Eng clear. b b lish ¥ 1. corpoN e 2 2 D e 0 e e ) WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do save some money."” not say, “I am going to try and Says, “try TO save.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Mystery. Pronounce mis-ter-i, both I's as in IT, and not mis-tri. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Coquette (a flirt); conduct or art of a coquette); one T. two T’s; coquetry (the SYNONYMS: Insignificant, inconsiderable, petty, paltry, trivial. WORD STUDY: “Use a word th: increase our vocabulary by mastering ship. MODERN ETIQUETTE ree times and it is yours.” Let us one word' each day. Today's word: | PEDANT; one who makes needless and inopportune display of his learn- or who insists upon the importance of trifling points of scholar- “The scholar without good bearing is a pedant.”—Chesterfield. by ROBERTA LEE e - et et e ) Q. Isn't it poor form to sprinkle your conversation with the names of prominent people you know, or have contacted? A. Yes. This is very egotistical. and never impressive. It is amusing to well-bred people Q. What are the most appropriate gifts that a man could take to his hostess, when invited to a house party? A. Candy, flowers, cigarettes, or Q. What should one do when a one'’s name? a book. person persists in mispronouncinz A. Merely say, “My name is Morrison, not Morris,” but do so graciously, without showing any resentment. e e 2 R D T P TR . Canada. 2. What event is commemorated 3. What is a hypotenuse? LOOK and LEARN e 2 e e o) by A. C. GORDON Which is the larger, the United States or the Dominion of on Palm Sunday? 4. How did the expression, to place one’s “John Hancock” on paper, originate? 5. What investment, now universal, was once considered gambling and prohibited by law in France? ANSWERS: 1. Canada, 3,694,863 square mil miles. es; United States, 3,026,789 square 2. Jesus’ last entrance into Jerusalem, when the multitude covered his path with palms. 3. The side of a rightangled triangle that is opposite the right angle. 4. John Hancock was the first pendence. 5. Insurance. signer of the Declaration of Inde- have much to contribute to the na- tion which welcomes them. The seers foretell that with proper as- sistance those who represent the best foreign education and train- ing will assure our more rapid as- similation of European culture. All' the signs presage for the nation! great growth in power and recogni-| tion in its full development ag first in all the world. ! International Affairs: Most peri- lous of situations now will threat-| en the Western Hemisphere while the British Empire is in danger of being torn to pieces. Events in the war are to demonstrate results of| Nazi planning which has rejected nothing that can promise victory through supreme measures. Weap- ons will include all that the mind of man has devised for the de- struction of human life and prop- erty. This is a day when a naval battle may be terrible in its scope and losses, Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of pro- gress in business and financial gain. The health should be safeguarded. Children born on this day probh- ably will be talented, and in many ways successful. Their careers may be marked by changes. (Copyright, 1941) LOCAL PILOTS MAKE TWELVE TRIPS TODAY « Twelve flights were in the progress of fulfiliment today at the local air- ways pilots Shell Simmons and Dean Goodwin rushed trips to Sitka and to the Polaris-Taku mine, Gordon McDonald, Les Florence, and Loraine ‘Bell %o~ Sitih_afid Teturned field-and-Vern-J ! Gopd-Will Envoys- Film actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and his wife trace the route of their forthcoming South American tour. They are pictured ir. New York, ready to take the clipper plane that will carry them to Puerto Rico and six good-neighbor countries, where %o will act as & “cultural envoy.” day both Simmons and Goodwin made two flights into Tulsequah with passengers and mail. Five more mine trips are scheduled today. Goodwin is slated to take the first fishing trip of the year into Lake Florence and then follow by a char- ter flight over the Glacier. —————————— : 4 ( largest paid circulation of any Al | Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel 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 /2 in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. VERGNE L. HOKE, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Bir agren Building PHONE 56 [ R O S ISR N Dr. A. W. 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