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

] ] e A e e s i ¥ ¥ Daily Alaska Empi Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY BENDER - - - - - President R. L. BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Manager Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by earrier 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 Sty vor if they v the Business Office of any flure or frres w de Uvery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Off . 7 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 heretn. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc., Natfonal Newspaper Representa lives, with offices in San Prancisco, Los Angeles, Portland Beattle. Chicago, New York and Boston. SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE — Frank J. Dunning, 1011 American Bank Building. HELP JUNEAU; HELP YOURSELF Juneau, ever generous to a worthy cause, is responding magnificently again in the local cam- paign to purchase an iron lung for the community. In the recent past, the City has opened its hearts and its pockets to buy an ambulance for an English town, to help Finnish relief and Greek war relief and to assist Bundles for Britain in its won- derful work of keeping English hospitals in opera- tion during the German air assault. Now Juneau has a chance to do something for itself. The death here last week of a young miner stricken with in- fantile paralysis has awakened us to the need of having on hand, for instant use in an emergency, a portable iron lung such as had to be flown here by plane from Seattle in the recent case. Spontaneously, half a dozen Juneau organizations began efforts to obtain a respirator to stand by for use here. Among these organizations was the Rotary Club, the Chamber of Commerce and the Juneau Mine and Mill Workers Union, of which the young man who died last week of infantile paralysis was a member. Several large donations, of which one from the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company for $100 is the largest, have been received to start the fund. Small personal donations have begun to come in, and it is these which will be needed to put the campaign over the top. A portable iron lung costs $550 F.O.B. Boston. The cost set down in Juneau will probably be in the neighborhood of $600. Up until today nearly half this sum has already been donated voluntarily by firms and individuals. This %% ’cuifié“gu' ;hich all $hould”be ‘éager to contribute. Donations in any amount are welcomed. The equipment which the fund will purchase may save the life of any of us. Won't you help? ANSWERING AMERICANS “Come Wind, Come Weather” is the title of a little book by Daphne du Maurier. It is made up of 10 true stories of life on the home fron! in Europe. They are stories of bravery and of ntry for which there are few parallels in modern times. They are stories which support the belief that morale in the home is as vital to military success as armed strength in the field, in the air and on the seas. “Come Wind, Come Weather” holds the answer, in part at least, to the question of what those of us who have passed military age can do to E;ométe the success of our, rearmament program. If we can, emulate the British to the point of placing defense above every other consideration and of thinking in lerms of what we can give to the cause of democ- racy, we shall achieve a national unity that wil insure the success of the defense program and reali- zation of its objectives. For the title of her little book Miss du Maurier went back three centuries to the days when England was torn by civil war and when John Bunyan wrote: “Who would true valor see, let him come hither; one here will constant be, come wind, come weather.” In this spirit, and in the actions to which it gives rise, there is much for America. An Alternative To Convoys? (Cincinnati Enquirer) There have been several indications recently hat the Administration intends to develop a com- rehensive naval and air patrol of the waters of he Western Hemisphere as a means of curbing the operations of German surface and undersea raiders nd increasing the effectiveness of our material aid to England. » There is abundant justification under our de- lared national policy for such action. It repre- ents, in fact, the very least we can afford to do o combat the mounting toll which German action s taking of our material shipments to England If a combined American-Canadian patrol ‘of the North Atlantic for a distance of approximately 1,000 niles from our continent is undertaken by the two rovernments in coaperation—which would make available to us Canada's advanced bases—it would end to reduce to an appreciable degree the present ask of the greatly overworked British Navy and ermit the assignment of more British warships to the zone of concentrated danger beginning some 300 miles from the Irish shore. There has been no of- icial announcement of such a plan, although it has been made public by F. H. LaGuardia, whose »osition as United States-Canadian defense coodina- or entitles him to speak with authority. However, in any event, it is by no means cer- ain that an arrangement of this kind will suffice to educe ship and cargo losses below the danger mark. The combined present replacement capacity of the lemocracies—speaking of the ships themselves, not heir cargoes—is roughly 200,000 tons a month, while ‘nkings have ranged as high as 500,000 tons since pring. That is a condition which demands ade- quate remedy if our armament effort is to count in he battle against Hitlerism. If this reported compromise with, or alternative o, the development of an American system of con- voys can be shown to fill the need, well and good. If it does not, the nation will have to resort to more igorous means of seeing that the goods reach Eng- land. Alaska Tin (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Fifteen thousand dollars is a small sum, as Gov- ernment appropriations go. Yet the fact that the House Appropriations Committee has increased by this amount the funds allowed the Bureau of Mines may prove an extremely important step. The increase is to allow government experts to investigate prospects for tin production in Alaska. That Alaska has important tin deposits is well known. Their development may be accelerated tre- mendously by the new investigations—and by the fact that. tin has become a strategic metal of the utmost importance. Most tin comes from Malaya and Bolivia. Mala- ya may be in a war zone any day. The Govern- ment is spending some millions for a tin refinery in Texas, to handle Bolivian tin which now goes to Britain for refining. It would be still more satis- factory if tin production, refining and processing could all be handled in United States territory. Seattle would be a natural point for a tin re- finery if Alaska should move into large scale pro- duction. Incidentally tin plate plants would fit ad- mirably into any Pacific Coast iren and steel pro- gram. If any portion of these developments are en- couraged or hastened, the $15,000 to be spent in tin investigations in Alaska may prove one of the best investments this Government has made since it bought Alaska for $7,200,000, nearly three-quarters of a century ago. . AFRICAN OUTPOST ! | !frequently full of unadulterated | | baloney. But as a soldier he is loyal, | It hasn't been announced, but a direct radio circuit has been estab- (Condnued from Page Oue) miles each vessel must patrol about 2,200 square miles. This can be done very easily by airplanes, but not by surface ships. So far, however, the Navy has only enough airplane carriers to station perhaps one carrier in the North Atlantic. HITLER WON'T WAIT In time, and with the availability of more airplane carriers, this type of patrolling can be most effective. But time is of the essence. And the| fate of Britain will not wait. | General Johnson says, once called into the service culc have been more loyal than certain officers in the Army today |who don't seem to care how much they criticize their commander-in- chief under their breath, What ate least he says in black and white. Major General Watson, who ap- parently took the initiative in firing Johason, once was bawled out by !the ex-NRA chief and told that he should not have rated higher than a corporal. Note—If General Johnson had been called into the Regular Army he would have had to forego an annual salary of around $50,000 from his newspaper column, which he said he was willing to do. In fact, confidential reports which | Rocsevelt probably can get more the President has received from U.|inside information from Australian 8. ‘observers abroad give an in- Prime Minister Menzies, just arriv-| creasingly gloomy picture — unless|ed in Washington, than from any of | the United States goes a lot further his own observers who have gone | than the lend-lease bill. There are | overseas. | even some observers who urge an| Menzies left Australia more than| cutright declaration of war in order two months ago, flew to Egypt, spent | 1o bolster British morale. some time in Libya, a week with Such a declaration, they empha-| Australian troops in the eastern size, would reverberate also upon | Mediterranean, flew to England, and the morale of the German people, during the past six weeks has been who remember all too well whatin daily touch with Churchill and happened in the last war after the the war cabinet. United States entered. The Presi-| He has a complete picture of the dent does not go as far as these ad- |shipping losses, the effect of air| visers, but he has been swinging raids, the chances of British sur- around, at last, to outright and viva) in the Mediterranean, and an open Convoys. | estimate of British chances for the He continues to believe, more de- | future. Furthermore, he is likely cidedly than ever, that the United to do more plain speaking to the States must preserve the British| American people than an English- Fleet as the first line of American man would. defense—if it does not want to have| Only 46 years old, Menzies has a Germany as a neighbor in South|reputation for forthright speaking“ America and around the Panamaiand a sharp wit. Canal. election in Australia, Menzies was |approacued by a representative of “IRON PANTS” JOHNSON the opposition press, who said: “In selecting your cabinet, I suppose you to Major General “Pa” Watson, most Will g0 cown to Melbourne to con- sult the powerful interests which intimate White House secretary, for refusing to renew General “Iron control you” With a flash, Menzies retorted: Chalk up another bonehead play After the last| DF M. L. Smith.” lished by the U. 8. Government Letween New York and Brazzaville, French Equatorial Africa, an area occupied by ‘Gengral Charles de Gaulle’s Free French forces. Brazzaville is south of Dakar, nearest African point to South America and ‘of great strategic im- portance. Dakar is held by the | Vichy government, but it has long been suspected that the Nazis have ‘a secret air base there. Purpose of | the new Brazzaville-New York radio tie-up is to enable this government [to keep a closer check on military moves in West Africa. ‘ Another significant change in | radio communications occurred in |Iceland, which the British occupied 'after the Nazis grabbed Norway. To | prevent German agents from send- | AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER | ing coded messages, the British took over all radio transmitters in Ice- land and all outgoing communica- tions are now relaying through Lon- don. Previously, Iceland was linked directly with New York. MERRY-GO-ROUND Strange claim in the annual re- port of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: “In the period during which the Endow- ment has been active, from the close of the World War to the present time, there has been a more sus- tained and encouraging develop- ment in the processes of interna- tional organization for the mainten- ance of peace and prevention of war than in any other period of history”. Among those who testified at the House hearings on the Burdick anti-vivisection bill was an expert of the U. S. Public Health Service. Asked his name, he replied, Inquired the stenographer innocently: “How do you spell it?” MAGNESIUM MAN | A man who has “no particular | ability for anything” is Deputy | Director of the Productiop Division EMPIRE, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1941. HAPPY BIRTHDAY | e o e e e ® | | | MAY 9 | May Sabin Warren Wilson Mrs. Senya Paul Mary F. Thibodeau Theodore Tisdale Genevieve White Marcus Russell Harry G. Watson F. T. Wilkins Mrs, T. F. Larned PUE—————— "HOROSCOPE | “The stars incline but do not compel” | | e s ot SRR S g | SATURDAY, MAY 10 | 20 YEARS AGO MAY 9, 1921 Continuation of effcrts to get supplies to the ports to the Westward by whatever means possible, was announced by Gov. Thomas Riggs, who for two weeks previous had been in communication with R. H. Semmes, head of the Operating Division of the Federal Shipping Board at Seattle, and E. T. Stannard, General Manager of the Alaska Steamship Company. from THE EMPIRE. Robert Craig left on the Estebeth for Skagway to take temporarily the position of agent for the Alaska Steamship Company at that city. L. D. Henderson, Commissioner of Education for Alaska, was a pas- senger on the Estebeth for a short business trip to Haines. W. C. Wright, of the new jewelry firm of Wright and Nelson, was returning here on the Princess Mary after purchasing stock for the new establishment. George Marshall, of the firm of Marshall and Newman, left on the Esetbeth for Haines where the firm had sold several automobiles. Miss J. Ustread, of the Gastineau Cafe, was to be an arrival on the Princess Mary after a vacation trip to the south. R. G. Datson, accountant for the Chichagoff Mining Company, was to arrive on the Princess Mary after spending a month at the head office in Tacoma. Weather: Highest, 54; .lowest, 38; clear. e e - - - S Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon Threatening aspects rule today. It is a date for putting things in| order and preparing for the un-! certainties of the future. Recrea-| ion is recommended. | Heart and Home: There may be 1 sense of frustration under this .onfiguration which may’ be de- pressing to mothers. The ‘seers em- phasize the importance of living in the present and of ‘making the home a place from which fears| wre barred. Work to aid the un- fortunate should be the first con- cern of girls who should prepare; for technical positions and even for sertain branches of Army service. The summer is to bring many joys as well as added anxieties, but the stars promise much to the greatest of democracies. AR Business Affairs: The outlook for many lines of trade is good t.ov.iayAi The date is fortunate for catching| up with office or shop work befor enjoying outdoor relaxation. Finan. ciers and bankers it is foretold are to encounter novel problems in coming weeks. Manufacturefs are under a configuration which fprom- | ises much for future export: stars encourage for the vage-earner the planning ol tions which will be memoral many changes are presaged the coming year. q National Issues: As the cfnven: tion . season progresses, fr: dis-! cussion of national proble: will occupy major attention. Theq need to avoid judging naturalize cm—‘ zens unfairly should be stpessed.| The stars presage treachery pmong| natives of the Upited States who pride themselves upon their! radi-| cal views. Youth movements will arouse needless anxiety unddr this configuration, for the stars igdicate splendid heroism among boys who have flaunted advanced views on public affairs. International Affairs: As the Axis powers appear more confident with each aggressive move, there is a| sign read as presaging secref, plans; on the part of Russia which comes under a sway that promises surpris- ing events. Stalin is to play 2 double game in world happenings and to gain in ways to be révealed later, The Soviet government is 1o undergo definite evolution | which will ultimately make it able lto ad- vance without Stalin, who | comes under planetary conditions A which may end his career. § Persons whose birthdate | it 1is| have the augury of a year of what| may be real upheavals, social, do-/ mestic and economic. Out df odd experiences, good fortune my be attained. ¥ Children born on this day; proo- ably will be determined in charac-| ter and able to reach high! goals. They may be idealistic as well as practical. (Copyright, 1941) ] with people.” | Maybe that's a good recige. At| legst, it took him up the ladder to presidency of the SKF Ipfia‘sxt‘.rles.’ and made him the sort of Ed | Stettinius thought of first when the | President, late last May, him and Bill Knudsen to set upia De- fense Commission, i “You've got to come d¢ and nelp me for a couple of nths,” said Stettinius to Batt on tele- phene. “When?” said Battfe«“To- morrow,” said Stettinius. 4 Batt took a look at his SKF ball- bearings and decided that things were running smoothly. But he ex- pected to return in two “months. That was last June 1. ) One reason he can't go -back h‘ 11agnesium. We need a lot more of this strategic metal, and it's Batt's jcb to estimate the needs, study -ssible substitutes, and plan an in- crease in production. Batt is one of these story-book men who rose from the railroad shops in Indiana to the Union Ieegue in Philadelphia. He did get through college, by dint of the shop work and by acting as shoemaker to his own shoes. i Batt has dark, bushv ne looks like the kingd af. and Pants”, Johnson’s reserve commig- | !iqie Army. The move, struck “Yes, «of eourse I shall. But please a’ hote in the country. | keep my wife's name out of public “Iron Pams"‘)'s,m#c,ww, cxjtical, | discussion.’ of the OPM.{he name is Bajt, | andithes says that al lhl'flfi e no! partibalar ability m— but ¥ get along {with who could hate the’ New* fire and fury, but ) fact a convegti he once fo: National , Association e D - . D O 0 S+ o WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I bought it off of a peddler.” Say, “I bought it FROM a peddler. OFTEN MSPRONOUNCED: Gill (a liquid JIL. Gill (of a fish); pronounced the G as GIVE. OFTEN MISPELLED: Soulless; observe the two L’s. SYNONYMS: Surpass, exceed, excel, outstrip, outdo. 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: SARDONIC; bitterly scornful. “His sardonic humor manifested itself in his writings.” | MODERN ETIQUETTE roperra e e e e e e e Q. What should one do when attending service in a church and one does not know the form of service used in the church? A. Watch others of the congregation and follow their lead, rising and kneeling when they do. Q. Is cne expected to tip a waitress in a cafeteria who carries one’s tray to the table? A. This is optional. Q. Is it correct for a man to have cuffs on the trousers of his evening clothes? A. No; the trousers should be without cuffs. measure); pronounce LOOK and LEARN Y A. C. GORDON e e e o " 1. What is a fertile spot in a desert called? 2. What Englishman wrote the most famous diary? 3. What does “varicose” mean? 4. What mythological character cleaned the Augean Stables? 5. Which character in “Little Women” is supposed to be the author? ANSWERS: 1. An oasis. 2. Samuel Pepys (1633-1703). 3. Abnormally dilated or contorted. 4. Hercules. 5. The character of Jo is the author, Louisa M. Alcott. turers to tone down their anti-New NOTICE Deal resolutions. To Scottish Rite Masons: He sigs in one of those exclusive Regular meeting Friday evening, offices in the new Social Security nay 9th. Exemplification of degree Bullding, with the Capitol dome over | work by DeMolays, followed by in- his left shoulder, and works, he|gtallation of 18th degree officers. says, “twice as hard as I ever did| b o oDt IhAE Houad tl;?:jeshments Full attendance deev- (Cupyright, 1941, by United Fea- | ture Syndicate, Inc.) i Bubscribe to the Dauy Alasky | Empire-~the paper with the larges | vmia circulation. Empire Classifieds Payl Ex-Senator Holt, Fiancee and his fiancee, Helen Lo;g National Park college, Fo! i, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. i A L] >— Directory Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel Drs. 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