The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 8, 1941, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empi Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. TROY BENDER HELEN President R. L. BERNARD ST PR rnsxdem and Business Manager Entered 1n the Post Office in Junsau ns Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: per month. One vear. In advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; | one month, in advance, $1.25 Bubscribers 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. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for | republication of &ll news dispatches credited to it of 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. Natlonal Newspaper Representa- Los Angeles, Portland, GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc., Mves, with offices in_San Prancisco, Beattle. Chicago, New York and Boston. BEA REPRESENTATIVE — Frank J. Dunning, 1011 American Bank Bullding. IT NEEDN'T HAPPEN One of our Empire newsboys is in the hospital suffering from injuries he received when struck by an automobile Tuesday. That such accidents should occur in Juneau is no surprise to anyone who knows anything about boys and automobiles and has seen them in action. It is a wonder that such accidents do not occur every day instead of every year. Boys will be boys. Motorists should remember this and slow down when they approach a group of | them playing at the curb or in the street Equally, automobiles will be automobiles. They cannot be stopped on a dime. Boys—and their parents, who can do a great deal to make our streets safer—must remember this. The responsibility for avoiding accidents of the sort which occurred in front of the Empire office this week rests equally with Juneau's youngsters, their parents and automobile drivers If all will be, not just reasonably careful, but careful to the extent which the seriousness of the situation warrants, such accidents need not happen in Juneau. THE PRICE OF FREEDOM A nation which ever has adhered to the motto, “Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute,” may be expected to respond sympathetically to the need for higher Federal taxes to support the massive new defense program. Secretary of the Treasury Henry A Morgenthau estimates’ that an addftional $3,444,000000 in taxes will be needed during the next fiscal ycur in order to defray the cost of at least two-thirds of the arma- ment program from present income. Obviously, it is wise for the government to undertake to support as great a part as possible of the armament program ‘from tax income, rather than borrowing. We must be thinking not only in terms of arms preparedness but also fiscal soundness —for the latter is hardly less vital to national de- fense. One of the most pessimistic aspects of recent American life was the willingness, even the insis- tence, of the public that government' expenditures be kept high and taxes be kept low. This spoke of selfishness, of improvidence—it foretold the day when the American Government would be morally if not fiscally bankrupt. of the defense emergency.’ The revenue program adopted last year, broadening the base of the in- come tax, was a development which in ordinary political times would have been unthinkable in a congressional election year. That it was carried through was an extremely healthy portent. The American public now evidently realizes that the rearmament expense is a necessary burden, and one justly to be borne by them—not by their chil- dren or grandchildren. If the Axis succeeds in isolating America, we must be prepared to give up the standard of living we have known, and to pay taxes as the threatened nations 9{ Europe have had to pay them, If the world situation has a happier conclusion, we must be prepared for the economic strains which would attend the demobilization of the armament industry. In either event we shall be better prepared if we pay as we go for our protection. 24 Years After (Cleveland Plain Dealer) “I know that war madness has taken possession of the financial and political powers of our country. [ know that nothing I can say will stay the blow that is soon to fall. I feel that we are committing a sin against humanity and against our country- men. I want to say to this war god, you shall not coin into gold the lifeblood of my brethren"—and hisses swept the chamber of the United States Senate. The time was March, 1917. The speaker was George Willlam Norris, a Clyde (O.) farm boy who had gone west and who had become first citizen of Nebraska. Scourged by popular frenzy, his office was searched, secret agents hounded his home. But he stood unyielding against America’s entrance into that war in Europe. Beside him were five other ‘willful men:” Asle J. Gronna of North Dakota, Harry Lane of Oregon, William J. Stone of Mis- souri, James K. Vardaman of Mississippi, Robert M. LaFollette, Sr., of Wisconsin. s Twenty-four times the earth has swung around the sun, and all but Norris have left the stage, but above the horizon stand once again profound prob- lems, problems on the surface much like those which roused peace-loving Americans to take up arms in 1017, | Democrats have the right to ask questions, They have a right to ask whether the war of 1941 is our war, whether the President is choosing the course which will best preserve America and American ideals. People sometimes, confused by their leaders, do not know where to turn. Senator Norris was in the thick of the fight in 1917; he has stood unbowed | on the Senate floor through all the years since. No| man is in better position to know whereof he speaks. The time is February 26, 1941. “I have been criticized by many honest, well-‘ meaning people, who tell me that I have reversed, myself since the World War. I have wondered dur- ing the long hours of the night on many occasions whether they were right. I hate war as deeply as I did in the days of the first World War. It has no redeeming feature. It is a relic of barbarism, and\ in a peaceful, liberty-loving world it has no plscel except as a means of self-defense. If we pass the| lend-lease bill, the probabilities are that England will | win; that Hitler will fall; and that the great ma-| chine built up by him to destroy the peace of a civilized world will fall apart and disappear. If war| comes to us it will be because Hitler and his dictator brothers want it to come.” The speaker, Senator Norris. Almost any minute now may bring a telegram | of mingled sympathy and indignation from Joseph Stalin to the Greek people saying, among olher. things, “Your exploits will live forever. I prot&st with all the strength at my command against your treatment. They can’'t do this to you.” Our advice to. Turkey is not to remain aloof too| long from the new Balkan war dance. Wall flower-l ing has become one of the most dangerous occupa- | tions we know. ! It now appears that we won't have any new Many politicians have been surprised at the at- titude of the American public since the beginning automobile models in 1943. This should help a lot in the national defense and the old car's deprecia- tion. Wahinglon Merry- fo-Round i | them interceptors | bombing, a devasta! | 116 different new models, several of Loss of the Mediterranean would, to combat night of course, be a serious blow to the ting form of at- British; but it would be no means tack which none of the belligerents end the war or mean victory for has yet been able to lick. the Axis, With her fleet intact, Britain would still be able to carry (Condnued from Page Oue} also to expand existing plane and motor factories and to farm out orders for propellers and other parts to scores of plants not now engaged in’ defense work, BOMBERS TO THE FORE War developments have brought bombers, particularly of the long range type carrying great weight, to the fore as the major need of both our Army and the British. In April our bomber output was/ about one-sixth of the total number | of planes produced—approximately 250 out of 1,375. This was about 50 more than in March and the num- Sep- | ber will mount monthly. By tember production is scheduled to top 500 a month, and thereafter should step up another 300 per month as the four assembly plants swing into full operation. ‘This year's total U. S. plane out-| put, it is estimated, will be 18,000, or about three times the number in 1940. For 1942, production is now guessed at 30,000, but experts are HIDDEN COLLEAGUE A stocky, gray-haired man, flank- ed by a group of sightseers, ap- asked directions to the office of fornia. ‘Tucked away in an obscure corner jon the north side of the Capitol | | where tourists never tread, John- son’s office is one of the hardest to find in the great structure. “I'll do my best to explain how to get there,” said the policeman. “Are you a tourist?” “No,” grinned the inquirer, “I'm | the other Senator from California, Sheridan Downey.” MEDITERRANEAN KEY Key to the fateful battle of the Mediterranean which is burst in full fury is not the Suez Canal, but Britain’s great naval | base at Alexandria, 125 miles west of the canal entrance. It is the capture of Alexandria that the Nazis are after, for this would deprive the Briish of their key “bridgehead” in northern Africa and ensure Axis domination of the confident that figure will be con- siderably exceeded under the plant expansion plans now being quietly formulated, In any event, by July of next year we should be turning out a minimum of 2400 planes a month. Military experts believe Germany's plane capacity is greater than this now. The Nazis are not necessarily producing more than 2400 planes every month, but they have the| plant facilities to do so. It is known that the Germans are concentrating on new types; one a twin-engined fighter of 2750 horse- power, carrying eight guns, includ- ing cannon. Another is a new model of the Heinkel fighter; still another is & new four-motored ship of great range and weight-carrying capacity. U. B. air experts are working on eastern Mediterranean. 8o in com- |ing days, watch the war dispatches from Alexandria. | Actually, the Suez Canal itself has been of little value to the British for months, It went out of use as the so-called “life-line of the em- pire” when the Axis air attack that | severely damaged the aircraft car- | rier Tllustrious proved it was suicidal to attempt to convoy shipping through the long and narrow Medi- | terranean Sea. Since then the Mediterranean has been a “no man’s land” for all the bellierents. While 2,000 miles in length, its narrow width at certain places has made it extremely haz« ardous for both sides, and the Bri- tish have been routing thefr ship- ping around the Cape of Good Hope | for some time, proached a Capitol policeman and | Senator Hiram Johnson of Cali-| about to|. the fight to Hitler and Mussolini. MERRY-GO-ROUND Francis Johnson, head of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and a member of the National Farm Bu- reau’s executive board, has quietly |conferred with GOP congressmen | from Iowa on plans to fight the New Deal's agricultural program, |and intends to hold a series of meetings with state Republican leaders for the same purpose. . . | Representative Lynden Johnson has | chalked up a high score for getting federal projects for his district. | Campaigning for the seat of the | late Senator Morris Sheppard, the i young New Dealer is promising that if elected to the Senate he will do the same for every district in Texas. Addressing the annual stock- holders meeting of his Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Co., John Biggers, hard-working OPM Production chief declared, “I am convinced that our salvation lies in unity, in solidarity both in thought and deed. We must stand side by side accepting and responding willingly and with whole hearts to the call of our country.” HOOSIER GOVERNOR Everybody knows that Indiana's ex-Governor Paul V. McNutt has come to Washington, but few real- ize that Indiana’s ex-Governor M. Clifford Townsend is here, too. His four-year term expired only a few months ago, and now he has a job in Washington with the OPM pick- ing sites for new defense plants. Townsend is 56, husky, and black- haired, a genuine dirt farmer with a Midwestern drawl. He was born in a log cabin, the son of a tenart farmer, To get enough money for | schooling he worked as a teamster in the oil fields,’ as a farm hand as a’ glass.worker: He finally got a degrée from n business college at age 24, and wen! to tgnchlng 1941 MAY 1941 ['SON TwoN ] Tue | Wb [ THuR] mi | sar | [ B 6|7|8|9]10 13[14/15|16[17 20/2122/23/24 27|28 531 HAPPY BIRTHDAY | | MAY 8 | Helen Chipperfield i Mrs. J. F. Hogins William Bills Jack Likins ) T. R. Dawson Henry Davey M. R. Humphrey Mrs. T. F. Howland — % HOROSCOPE “The stars incline 1 but do not compel” l | Bt e eriee il | FRIDAY, MAY 9§ ‘While this is not an important| day in planetary direction, benefic | United States. It is favorablé to| constructive work and t0 move-| ments of large groups of men. | Heart and Home: Mental vision| should be clear under this rule of| the stars. Women should cast an-| peace of mind, for there may be a| hensions. Cheerful acceptance of| changing world conditions is urged by the seers who discern a period| of stress for many families whose| Astrologers long have foretold events which this month will be written in red letters. | own factories and boys who have| earned large salaries must makel difficult sacrifices for defense, the tism will sustain the spirit of de- mocracy as it is put to the test.| Again fortunes will be made as government contracts are carried out, but the stars presage splendia service on the part of industrial-| ists who support government pro-' Jjects. Farmers should benefit this month. | National Issues: Liberal thinkers in this country will be widely cri- ticized and generally misunder-| stood. Warning is given that dan-‘ ger lies in the reaction of wnaln members of the intelligentsia popular sentiment. Persecution en- courages rebels and misdirected ideas of loyalty cause serious con- sequences, the seers declare. Unity of purpose now should erase all| dividing lines in public opinion af-| fecting defense. The stars bode dl‘ for coming months in which the British cause becomes of grave im-| portance to the Western Hemis- phere, International Affairs: Jupiter, culminating at Dublin is a fortu-| nate sign on Ireland’s foundation | map and seems to presage hope for | closer bonds with Britain as dan- gers multiply against the British Isles. Saturn in conjunction: with! Mars and with Venus, Hitler's rul- ing planet, is read as indicating increased discord among members! of the Axis. As the month advanc- es, amazing events are forecast and the Nazi power may be threatened seriously from within, Persons whose birthdate it have the augury of a year’ mixed experiences. and substantial gain are foretold, but there may be unexpected l‘an- noyances. Children born on this day, mb-; ably will be quick-witted and, in- dustrious. They may be extremely sensitive and intuitive, wu ish and fortunate in human contacts. | (Copyright, 1941) g 1 is of Much activity got his head above the crowd When fellow farmers selected him as direc- tor of organization of the Indiana Farm Bureau. His next step. up- ward was by election to the post of lieutenant governor under Mc- Nutt, and when McNutt went | out, Townsend went in. As Governor of Indiana, Towns- end stepped out successfully as a labor conciliator, negotiating a set- tlement of the “Little Steel” strike in Indiana in 1937. But his job in Washington is something else again. All last year, from Indianapolis, he badgered the Defense Coun¢il to decentralize defense plants, and bring some into the Midwest, Now the OPM has a way of taking its| critics into camp, so Townsend is here as a member of the Plant Bite Committee of the OPM. But whenever he can, he hustles back to the 360-acre farm in central Indiana to have a look at the ocrn| and the hogs. His corn-hog farm is not far from the corn-hog farm of Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard, and he knows Wickard and Wallace intimately. When he gets through talking about plans for new powder facior- stars seem to indicate that patrio-| ¢ | this. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, MAY' 8, 1941, 20 YEARS AGO % MAY Gov. Thomas Riggs began effor existing to the Westward, especially result of the shipping strike. from THE EMPIRE 8, 1921 to relieve the serious food situation along Prince Willlam Sound, as the E. E. Coffyn, moving picture operator, left on the Northwestern on | his way to Hyder where he was to open a movie picture theatre. George E. Berlin, District Manager for the Pacific Produce and Fruit | Company, left on the Northwestern for Seattle. J. L. Scordan sold his residence on Twelfth Street to F. Tobin and was to leave on the Princess Mary for Seattle. J. H. Sadlier, who had been in Western Alaska for several months with a mining company, returned here on the Northwestern. Bishop P. T Rowe, who had been on an official visit to the Episcopal Mission at Sitka, returned to Juneau on the Estebeth. Capt. J. H. Cann was in Juneau with his vessel, Apex I, from his | mining property on Lisianski Peninsula. Under the management of A. O. Anderson and Company of Port- land, the Pybus Bay Canning Company cannery was to be operated this season, according to A. J. Goodman, L. M. Carrigan, a traveling man Sitka, returned here. who was to be Superintendent. who had been on a business trip to ‘Weather: Highest, 46; lowest, 32; clear. aspects dominate for people of lhe1o....-—..—.—_.-_.-—......-.———o-—-—-~ Daily Lessons in English % 1. coroon i e e B -l - o) ‘WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do SYNONYMS: Provoke, irritate, WORD STUDY: PERTINENT; were by no means pertinent.” Business Affairs: While men who|$ “Use a word three times and it is yours.” members must serve the *mation. increase our vocabulary by master ing one word each day. Today's word: related to the matter in hand; not say, “You should of gone yester- chor in work havens that assure gay” Say, “You should HAVE gone.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Chaotic. tendency toward fears and appre-| yyp o g in OF, I as in IT, accent on second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Wreath (noun); Pronounce ka-ot-ik, A as in wreathe (verb). annoy, ruffle. Let us relevant. “His remarks MODERN ETIQUETTE * goperra LEE Q. A. Ignore it and walk away, for at the cther person e —— ‘What should you do when someone calls you a rude name? only a very ill-bred person would do To retaliate would provoke a quarrel and then you would be as rude Q. When a man takes his wife to a dance, shouldn’t he see that she always has a partner? A. Yes. Q. Should one ever automobile? A. Never, unless he asks bane of the driver’s existence. for give advice to the driver when riding in an it. The “back seat driver” is the LOOK and LEARNA C. GORDON In American politics, what is a “lame duck”"? 2. What is “the Jolly Roger”? 3. What was the name of the loose flowing outer garment worn by a Roman citizen? 4. Who were Guiteau, Czolgosz, of distinguishing? ANSWERS: -1. An office-holder who has whose term has not expired. The black flag of piracy. Toga. . Assassins of Presidents. More than 1,000. nnd Booth? 5. How many different tints or shades of color is the eye capable been defeated for re-election, but SPEEDING CASE IS BASE STEALER WASHINGTON, May 8— While many baseball experts think Mau- rice Archdeacon, former Chicago and Washington outfielder, was the fastest man baseball ever saw in getting down to first base, they say no one can race around from ,BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOI the batter's box to third base as fast as George Case, Washington flychaser who is American League base-stealing champion. ——— - ATTENTION, ELKS! All Elks requested to meet in{g—- Club rooms at 1:30 Sunday after- noon, May 11, to attend Mother's Day services. COMMITTEE. Empire Classifieds Pay! AMERICAN CITY IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN A COUNTY @EORGE HoucHINor S Directory Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel Drs. Kaser and Freeburger PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Gifice Phone 469 L — | Dr. Judson Whittier Drugless Physiclan Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 762 Hours: 8 am. to 6 pm. ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles Collge of Optometry and Opthaimology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground Helene W. Albrecht PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 773 Valentine Building—Room 7 . [The Charles W. Carter| Mortuary Pourth and Pranklin Sta. PHONE 136 Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Qeward Street Near Thmrd JAMES C. COOPER L. C. Smith and Corona TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worr by Satisfied Customers” | DR.H.VANCE | OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:00 by appoinment. Guumu Hotel Annex Phoua m MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. VERGNE L. HOKE, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. ik S P Juneau’s Own Store ~—~ ""The Rexall 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 Rldg. You'll Find Food Finer and Service More Compiete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET -~ =1 BOWLING & Brunswick Bowling Alleys R SR T T T | RCA Victor Radios | and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Street Phone 65 INSURANCE Shattufigency [ CALIFORNIA | 478—PHONES—371 Grocery and Meat Market A B4 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices Archie B. Belis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Audits - Taxes NOTICE ATRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing air route from Seattle to Nome, on sale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv. Try a classified ad io The Empire, * Systems Bookkeeping Rm. 8, Valentine Bldg. Phone 676 [ b ————— There is no substitute for Newspaper Advertising USED CARS See Us Today for Medels Many Kinds and Types to Choose From! ies and aviation plants, ne nunges the next man at the conference ‘table and pulls out a picture of his new barn. (Copyright, 1941, by Uni ture Syndicate, Inc.) ? EEEER e The Daily Aiaska Emplre {Arxut paid eirculation of any Al- “PAINTED “THE LAST SUPPER, USING POSTAGE STAMPS INSTEAD OF OIL PAINTS/ Those of you who have s.en the ori; Supper” know that it would be di water colors.yet Georan Houchin has rep: «0f ¢olored paper taken from postage stamps. Louis, Missouri, is an independent city and is not wif :'ciy"fu"é” 'E" THe GReAT WALL OF CHINA IS THE LARGEST OBJECT DEPICTED ON ANY STAMP/ inal or copies of “The Last any county. CONNORS MOTOR CO. PHONE 411 to copy in afilar paints or i