The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 28, 1941, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Mafn Streets, Juneau, Alasks. HELEN TROY BENDER R. L. BERNARD - - 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. By mall, 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; Business Office, 374. Vice-President and Business Manager 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 CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc., National Newspaper Representa Mves, with offices in_San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland Beattle, Chicago, New York and Boston. REPRESENTATIVE — Prank J. Dunning, SEATTLE 1011 American Bank Building. | THE COURSE IS FORWARD It would be foolish to minimize the importanoe' of the crushing Nazi victory in the Balkans. Hit- ler now has removed, except for Gibraltar, the last| British toe-hold on the continent of Europe. With it he has removed the toe, by which we mean to say that the Allies escaped with very little of the men or materials they sent to the aid of Greece and Yugoslavia. In Salonika, the Germans have acquired a stra- tegic port which the British themselves have described as “the gateway of two continents” and a new and nearer base for air attacks on Crete and the Suez Canal. In Athens, Hitler holds the his- toric capital of the ancient world and the capital of the modern Greek people who bravely withstood months upon months of Axis attacks before yielding. One of the lessons of the campaign in Greece and Yugoslavia is that apparently the fortifications of nature hold no better against mechanized attack than the bastions built by men. The Metaxas Line, erected by the late soldier-leader of Greece, proved as pregnable as the Maginot, the Carol, the Ligne Albert, all the barriers behind which armies and Governments thought to entrench themselves. What held in Greece were the Greeks. Counting the toll of dead soldiers and wrecked tanks piled up in the passes where the warriors of Hellas fought almost barehanded, even the German communique had to pay. tribute to the heroism of the Greek fighters. In Macedonia and in Thrace they have written in blood another chapter of incomparable valor In the history of their race. The battle is not over. In a candid review of the reverses marking the current struggle of the war, Prime Minisher Churchill admits that great chances had been taken in supporting the Greeks to the extent to which the British felt “bound In honor” to give support. “There is no less likely way of winning a war than to adhere pedantically to the maxim of ‘safety first’” Churchill declares in Parliament. To those given to glooming about events, there is provocation aplenty in the present situation. Yugoslavia gone, Greece gone, Nazis pressing into Egypt from Libya, diabolical punishment being in- flicted on London and other” English cities nightly, a heavy toll being taken at sea in ships and sailors. Such is the bad news. It should not surprise us, for it is no more than the fulfillment of the prophecy that Hitler would strike in full force with the coming of the spring. Nor should it discourage us, for it is only proof that his long preparation for this war still gives him an initial advantage in al test of strength in which the enormous resources of the two great democracies have scarcely begun to| be brought into play. Still less should these re- | which, | trifle of 10,000 years, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY,-APRIL 28, 1941. verses cause us to doub& the. wisdom of. the ¢ which we have chosen to pursue in taking ‘our stand with Britain. Beyond question our choice has been narrowed to fighting Hitler on this side President | Of the Atlantic, probably in South America, or see- ing to it that he is decisively defeated on the other side of the Atlantic. We are too much the enemies )f every ambition he nourishes, too much the pos- essors of all he covets, to be permitted to live in freedom in a world in which he is victorious. For our own protection we must now go far enough to make certain that he is not victorious. In practical terms this requires us to do what- ver may be necessary to bring our productive equip- ent into contact with the battle lines. If this :annot be insured without convoys by American war- hips, we must convoy. We are under no obligation, n international law or ethics, to concede a megalo- maniac the mastery of the seas, This is not a time to hestitate in the fulfillment of our pledge of all-out aid to Britain. It is rather time for thanksgiving that we do not stand alone and friendless in the face of hostile Powers, that we have at our side a courageous- and resourceful ally with our aid, will win this war. The course lies forward. In our hands is the ability to manu- facture and to export the means of war on an irre- sistible scale. There our safety lies. There lies the only hope that we can remain, not in 1941 alone but i for the long years thereafter, at peace in a world ruled by law and not by lawless violence. Mistaken Judgments (Seattle Times) Everybody makes mistakes. Plutarch was first to say “To err is human.” Most men are prompt to correct mistakes of judgment, since consequences are apt to run speedily beyond control. War is the gravest possible consequence of mistaken judgments This has never been more evident than now. In its current issue, Liberty Magazine repro- duces headlines culled from newspapers of a few years ago. These headlines topped statements by men of note in British and American public life. We do not quote precisely, merely giving the gist of what then was said: England sees no peril to peace in German re- occupation of the Rhine. Lloyd George describes Adolf Hitler as “one of the greatest of the many great men I have ever met.” Senator Burke of Nebraska praises Hitler and Nazi rule. Senator Reynolds of North Carolina calls upon the American people to cease hating dictatorships. Sir John Simon urges British cooperation with Germany. Senator | Borah believes the rearmed Reich assures peace abroad; also urges continuing friendly relations with Japan. Anthony Eden tells the Commons that Britain is in no way involved in Asiatic disputes. Representative Hamilton Fish approves Japanese rule over East Aasia. Premier Chamberlain is greeted by cheering thousands on his return from Munich holding aloft the “peace pact” just signed. J. P. Morgan lauds Chamberlain’s “wonderful job.” Chamberlain an- nounces the oppressive tension has been relieved. Borah declares Hitler determined to avoid war. Senator Lundeen of Minnesota urges the United States to cultivate German trade. William R. Castle, former Assistant Secretary of State, advises the Administration to quit “sniping” at Nazis, and to join in European appeasement. For some of these conclusions there was no reasonable way to account even at the time. Grossly mistaken judgments they proved to be in the light of immediately ensuing events. Settlers From Asia (New York Times) Ales Hrdlicka told the assembled antropologists in Chicago there is now evidence in hand to show that the American Indians came here from Asia across Bering Strait and filtered down all the way to the tip of South America. The theory has been long favored by the scientists and it is gratifying to haye the years confirm it. As a rule, time plays havoc with the theories. Only one thing is a bit disturbing. If our In- dians are really Mongols and have been here a mere it may put ideas into the heads of the Tokyo ruling crowd. As champions of the Asiatic people the Japanese may feel it their duty to take up the cause of their Mongol race brethren, hitherto known as Iroquois, Algonquins, Pequots, Sioux, etc., who have suffered much at the hands of the white newcomers into America. It is never too late to redress a wrong, as when the German Government in the World War offered to hand back TeXas and Arizona to Mexico if the |latter would take up arms against the United States. Wachinglon | Merry- So-Round (Oondnued from Page Oue) tion of America, also one of those indicted in January. Since 1933 its ownership had been divided equally with General Aniline. Following the indictments, Aluminum Corporation bought out General Aniline’s inter- est—a highly significant move about which there was little publicity. NOTE: Magnesium Devéelopment Company, the key patent holding company of the magnesium industry also indicted in January, is still owned jointly by Aluminum Cor- poration and I. G. Farbenidustrie. It possesses all the vital patents on magnesium fabricating processes, so that even if the monopoly is brok- en on production of this strategic metal, its fabrication might still be controlled by this 50 percent Nazi- owned firm. PRIVATE MATTER Governor Prentice Cooper of Ten- russee was introduced to A. R. Glancy, OPM ordinance chief, at a Washington luncheon. “And what is your background, Mr. Clancy?” Cooper ,a good Dem- ocrat, inquired pleasantly. “I don't see how that is at all pertinent,” replied Glancy very cold- ly. NOTE: A former motor official,' Glancy, as a Deputy NRA Adminis- trator, was publicly denounced by the AFL for restoring the Blue Eagle label to a mill charged with violating the NRA code. During the 1936 pres- idential campaign he was one of the leaders of the Republican social se- curity payroll scare that aroused widespread condemnation, BILL OF FRILLS Press gallery wits have taken to {referring to the stymied $150,000,000 emergency defense housing measure as the “bill of frills.” This is a soft | impeachment. Not in a long time has an important piece of legislation suffered more from congressional obstruction and inconsistency. Introduced several months ago to meet an urgent defense situation, the bill was stalled for ten days in the House Rules Committee by a noisy row over the installation of “frills,” such as refrigerators and gas stoves, in homes for defense workers. | Finally, after inserting an emend- iment barring these appliances, the House passed the measure and it went to the Senate. There it ran head on into another “frill” tangle —in reverse. This time a “frill” was put into the bill, Brick makers protested that the $3,000 limit specified for each hous- ing unit barred the use of bricks, and demanded that the ante be raised to $3,500. One of the chief pro-brick spokesmen was Senator Bob Taft of Ohio, a leading economy 1 advocate, who sought to slash the lend-lease appropriation on the ground that it was excessive. On the argument that savings in paint, repairs and heating through the use of brick would more than | offset the $500 difference, the Sen- ate approved the boost—and added another delay. For now the amendec | measure has to go back to the House {for it to decide whether bricks fall 1in the same “luxury” category as re- frigerators and gas ranges. NOTE: In an effort to make up | some of the time wasted by the frill- conscious boys on Capitol Hill, De- fense Housing Coordinator Palmer | has gone ahead with plans for a number of projects, ready to start the moment the bill becomes law. One will be the largest low-cost lnou ing project ever undertaken by the Government. The late Senator Morris Shepard of Texas was known to the public chiefly as the father of Prohibition, but on Capitol Hill he was consid- ered a great worker for preparedness as well as tolerant, kindly friend . . Veteran New Dealer Leon Hender- son, defense price regulator, rates OPM Production chief John Biggers, one of the country’s biggest glass manufacturers, and Priorities chief Edward R. Stettinius, former U. 8. Steel executive, as two of the fairest and most enlightened big business men in the defense organiaztion . . . Justice Stanley Reed follows the practice of the late great Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in picking a new legal clerk every year, explains that he does it chiefly for his own benefit, to get the different view- points of bright young men . ., . De- fense chiefs give Dr. I. Lubin, bril- liant head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a big hand for putting through the agreement establishing standard union wage and hour con- ditions in all West Coast shipyards. Negotiations are under way to es- tablish this plan for ldbor peace in all the shipyards of the country and also in the aviation industry . (Copyright, 1941, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) ICE TO GRASS CHICOPEE, Mass., April 28—A former National Hockey League star is a golf professional here now. Tommy Filmore, who played!' with the New York Americans and with the Detroit ice teams, has become professional at the Oxford| Country Club. —_———— The Lauy .Alasks Empire guaran- toes the largest daily circulation of a0y Alaska newspaper. HAPPY BIRTHDAY B e APRIL 28 Mrs. Robert Cowling Mrs. Joe Wilson Mrs. Lydia Ritter Tex Lytle Keith Reischl Mrs. P. Doyle Solvig Havdahl George Paul ‘Tony Simin Alfred Lundstrom — % HOROSCOPE “The stars incline | but do not compel” || -~ & TUESDAY, APRIL 29 | | This is not an important day in planetary direction. The morn- ing is fairly promising since the| mind should be clear and the judg- ment reliable. Although merchants are under a lucky sway, it is not a fortunate date for signing con- tracts. Heart and Home: Girls may find | this a favorable day for meeting new acquaintances in the Army or Navy. While aviators may be es- pecially susceptible, romance will not be prevalent. Young: men will be greatly preoccupied with war| problems. Women should benefit | through advertising, if they desire employment. Housekeepers will find this an auspicious month for re- trenchments as well as for modest | investments in government bonds. Business Affairs: Agriculture comes under a fortunaterplanetary direction. Temporary prosperity at| least is presaged as food demands| increase. Crops should be good,| although a summer of extreme heat | may be expected in certdin states.| Stock farms should fit. Novel | methods of preserving concen- trating meat products, e fore cast, Farming will be diSctissed with extreme concern by statesmen. Ex- ports to Canada will atly in-| crease, it is presaged. National Issues: Feeding of for- | i FiPL) it MPIRE 20 YEARS AGO s ¢, APRIL 28, 1921 At a quiet wedding, perfcrmed at the Main Street home of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Campbell, Miss Grace Davidson became the bride of William Liebe. The groom was an employee of the Frye-Bruhn Company. Mrs. Liebe formerly worked in the office of the B. M. Behrends Company. The Juneau Woman’s Club was making plans to offer prizes to boys and girls of Juneau under 15 years of age for the best flower gardens. A. J. Dimond, a Valdez lawyer, western. left for his home on the North= Louis Munson was a passenger on the Northwestern for Anchorage, where he was to be employed by the Alaskan Engineering Commission. Miss R. L. DeGraff, manager for Capt. A. E. Lathrop of his theatrical interests in Western Alaska, left on the Northwestern for Anchorage. Mrs. Andrew Nerland, wife of the Speaker of the Territorial House of Representatives, arrived in Juneau on the Northwestern after a visit in the south. M. F. McDonnell, representative for Swift and Company and the American Paper Company, left on the Norhtwesten for Western Alaska. Bert W. Dyer, Federal Mine Inspector, who had béen in the city help- ing to frame legislation for coal mining, left for Western Alaska on the Northwestern. Weather: Highest, 43; lowest, 33; cloudy. Daily Lessons in English ¥ 1. corbon e <D - -l 0 a0 o ‘WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I begun the work yester- day.” Say “I BEGAN the work.” “I HAVE BEGUN the work.’ OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Mustache. Pronounce mus-tash. U as | in USE, A as in ASK, and accent last syllable, not the first. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Hoard (a hidden supply, or treasure). Horde (a crowd, pack, tribe). SYNONYMS: Reach, attain, gain, land. 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: MAELSTROM;a whirlpool off the west coast of Norway; hence, any turmoil of wide-reaching influence. “His career led him into the mael- strom of politics.” e e - 2 O e S S MODERN ETIQUETTE ** roprrra LER s e e e e s e} Q. TIs it necessary that a bride wear a hat or veil if the wedding ceremony takes place in a church? A. Yes, either may be worn, but at the home wedding, no matter | what the time of day, both hat and veil may be omitted. Q. Aren't the expressions “boy friend,” “gentleman friend,’ and “girl friend’ acceptable? A. They are not, and should never be used in introductions or con- versation. Q. What kind of hat is suitable for a woman to wear when playing golf? A. A very plain hat, with g small brim. eign war victims will .b& acknow- ledged as imperative at this time,| but. ‘there may be differences ¢ Lof| opinion regarding methods and the limit of American "genierdsity. Many persons in the United States will protest against the injustices prac- | ticed by dictators and hold the Axis powers responsible for the welfare of the vanquished. The stars indigpte that humane poli- cies will be carcied out under ex- perienced direction. | International Affairs: Dark days| will be many as springtime takes on beauty in the British Isles, and all free peoples watch the world | war with mounting fears. South America comes under evil portents | which seem to presage internal troubles. Fifth column agencies will expand as they demonstrate| progress in many places. The soli- darity of the democracies will be undermined by enemy propaganda and secret organizations. Persons whose ' birthdate it is have the augury of a year of good fortune, much of which may come as a great surprise. Children born on this day may be positive in character and en- dowed with talents. They probably will be sensitive and emotional.| Wise training in self-control is counseled. (Copyright, 1941) Fat Is Not By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE Associated Press Science Editor CHICAGO, April 28—Fat on the human body is not a mere storage depot but rather an active oigan, probably something like & ductless gland. This new conception ‘is reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association by H. Gideon | Wells, M. D, of Chicago, who cites several odd bits of supporting evi- | dence. One is the case of a 12-year-old | girl who lost the skin on the back of | her hand through a burn. Skin from her abdomen was grafted on the place. A Years later, when she was a ma- ture woman, she became fat. On the back of the hand which had been covered with abdominal skin, the fat piled up at the same rate as on the abdomen. The hand be- came so fat it resembled a boxing | glove, yet the other hand remained normal. This indicated the abdom- inal skin had some connection with fat production not poua?cd by other parts of the skin. What the exact role of qt cells may be Dr. Wells says is: not yet) known. One suggestion is that they | hh pnt in the body’s handling of | Dead Weight e e e e - -+ S, LOOK and I.EARNA C. GORDON o e o o e e e e oo e e oo oo E B Whnt percentage of students complete their high school educa- ‘What portion of an iceberg is above water? ‘What is pediatrics? ‘Where was the first permanent English semamem in this country? 5. What aquatic bird can swim faster under water than on the surface? ANSWERS: 1. Fifty-six per cent. 2. One-eighth to one-tenth. The rest is below the surface. 3. The science which treats of the hygiene and diseases of children. 4. Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. 5. The loon. the Empire than it is now, declared | & member of the staff of the Lon- don School of Economics in the course of a lecture here last night. 7 “Never has the British Empire been ls unl'led more unified than at the present time,” declared the speaker. — - | Many persons have been elec- CHICAGO, April 28. — At “Oxtrocuted by kites when piano wire time in its history has democracy used to fly large ones has touched ever been stronger in Britain and power lines. Democracy Poland Honors U. S. WarfDe?d General Wladyslaw Sikorski, 60-year-old commander-in-chief of the Polish armies-in-exile and prime minister of thé Polish government in London, places a wreath on the b of America’s Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery, shrr mlinzutou':fid&nuhum, are, }"b Director {Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel | Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blr agren Building PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. 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