The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 13, 1941, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empi Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY BENDER - President R. L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Manaser Entered 1n the Post nmrc In_Juneau ns Second Class Matter UBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier S Juneau and Douglas for $125 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 notif the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de Uvery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. T MEMBER OF ABSOCIATED PRESS The Assoctated 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 publishec herein, ~ ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc,, Natlonal Newspaper Representa \ves, with offices in San Praneisco, Los Angeles, Portland Beatile, Chicago, New York and Bostan. SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE — Frank J. Dunning, 101! American Bank Bullding ESCAPE FROM GERMANY No author of fiction would dare to stretch his readers’ credulity to the point to which an actual event of the past few days has taken us. Nazi Deputy Rudolf Hess's escape to the enemy is one of the amazing episodes of the war and pos- sibly a highly important development. The burly Nazi, a battler for National Socialism from the days of the Beerhall Putsch, was designated by Hitler himself as the No. 3 Nazi, standing only below the! Fuehrer and Reischmarshal Goering in the hier- archy. His capture by the British is comparable to the situation which would result should our Cor- dell Hull give himself up to an enemy in wartime, though the U. S. Secretary of State is an entirely different stamp of man. If this had been an ordinary escape of a man fearing for his life, Hess would have piloted his plane to Switzerland or Portugal. That he flew it instead right. into the jaws of Germuny's mortal enemy is an indication of developments vhich we can only guess as yet. ' Berlin contencs that Kess 1s deranged and left a letter “clearly indicating” a mental disorder. But Germany has not announced the contents of the let- ter and one must be permitted to wonder whether the rest of the world would read insanity in it. In a sense, of course, all Nazis are mental cases, Hitler no less so than Hess. Else they could not pursue the phils y, they dg nor plunge the world into the Blood path’ for ‘which this lttle clique of power- mad men is responsible. The British hope to learn valuable military and industrial secrets from their prisoner. Something even more valuable they have already learned—that the Gierman people are beginning to crack up under the strain of ten years of terror. il (hose at the top are impelled to flee from the nightmare of Nazi Germany, how many millions of those below would not give their lives for the means to get away from repression and iron discipline? Hess's defection, as someone has said, might| prove to be the turning point of the war. We wait| anxiously for further details. Mr. Hopkins probably will have to confess to President Roosevelt that the war has changed as much real estate as the WPA, but then he can argue that it is costing more Washinglon Merry- Go-Round (Oondnued from Page Oue) That $1-a-day fense contracts, 90 percent of theof the Townsend orders awarded during the last half of 1940 went to 600 large concerns.| | “Founder Calm MERRY-GO-ROUND No Time for Praise (New York Times) One would, if one could, keep silence with bowed and uncovered head before the tragedy and valor of There are no words worthy of this little seven million strong, living in a rough and arid land, who broke the armies of Italy and with- tood for a splendid moment the tanks, the airplanes, Greece. people, 1e artillery and the overwhelming numbers of Nazi Germany. Nor are words any longer important. Britain ent the Greeks planes, fliers and, at the last, an We sent our best wishes nd some few dollars for the wounded and the sick. We cannot send them anything that will save them aow. The little was, as it has been during nearly rmy as brave as her own. two years of fatal war, too late The barbarians come again, worthless for any ade but war, incompetent in any act but destruc- fon. They are unfit even to tread the dust where Socrates, Plato and Aristotle walked, where Sopho- les and Euripides exalted the human soul, where hidias carved beauty into marble, where Demos- | ‘henes cried out for freedom, where men listened in vonder to the “surge and thunder of the Odyssey.” Vevertheless they are there. Self-reproach cannot help us now, any more han praise can help or hurt the Greeks. As we vere told at a strange public meeting in this city ast night we did not begin this war. We did not vant it. We merely rejected, over long and weary years, almost all responsibility for a world organiza- jon which might have prevented it. We merely irew into our shelters and spoke—as some of us till speak—of isolation. Isolation! . There is isola- tion in cemeteries and in dead cities, not in this living, tortured world. Fragce fell. The crash shook the skyscrapers of Manhattan and bowed down the corn, as no wind could, on the Kansas prairies. One by one, by treachery or violence or by the two combined, the little nations have fallen. Greecé goes down in immortal glory that will be remembered as long as Marathon and Thermopylae, but she has fallen, too. If Britain falls shall we, isolated in good earnest hen, despised as well, standing on the inert de- fensive behind our Maginot Line of sea, remain ex- smpt from the fate we have invited? The free world, even now, can out-produce, out- wit and outfight the Nazis. That part of it which was once free and is free no more has been over- run because it has been first cut up by the Panzer divisions of the Hitler strategy—even more by its own fears and indecisions. Strength is on the side of freedom still, if we but will it. Shall we stop to praise Greece, choosing our words carefully, making them beautiful and fitting? There is not time.” Let us pay tribute to the Greeks, to all brave soldiers, to all courageous civilians, from No Car for Governor (Seattle Times) Somewhere in the muddled archives at the na- tion’s capital there may be record of the number of “official” automobiles furnished for free use of officers and employees of Federal government. Or there may be too many of them to keep count of, for their number is legion. They are in use not only in and around Washington, D. C., but through- out the land, wherever Federal offices and agencies are planted. It is, indeed, but the least and most humble of these so-called servants of the people who must pro- vide his own means of transportation; and even he may turn in his gas and repair bills for government liquidation. But the Governor of the great Territory of Al- aska has no official car; and in a sudden spasm of | thrift the House Appropriations Committee denies him money to buy one. Governor Gruening had been modest; his friendly boss, Secretary Ickes, had asked only $1,250 to put him on wheels. | But though the House committee no longer fal- | ters at billion-dollar appropriations for this and | that, it refused to see why the Governor shouldn’t cover his territory on foot. We don’t know where Governor Gruening meant to go if given a car; but we can’t help but feel he is as’much entitled to one as any WPA foreman. With the German Army in back of him, Benito | Mussolini 1s a pretty tough fellow. wage He doesn’t think a tour through at a secret do much to combat temptation. In- |'stead he’d like to see every town Weekly is caus‘ito -goodness information bureau for ing a lot of laughs on Capitol Hill: | the men. in Face of Vic-| “If the boys want to go to & And 114 of them got 95 percent ur‘ tory.” The old-age pension scheme dance, get a date, visit with some all contracts over $100,000, amount- | of ing to $6,668,800,000. Despite the frantic pleas of De-| fense officials for speed, a num- ber of these orders have clauses| forbidding sub-contracting without the permission of the primary con- of jumping over Two factors were the defense progr: tractor. wirespread unpoj No wonder defense production is lagging. raspy little ¥ Georgian; NOTE —The Defense Contract Was the oratorical Service estimates. that 50 percen! of the machine tools in the coun- try are eithe: than eight hours a day. MELLON ART GALLERY Both the ‘building and contents re-election is still of the Mellon-financed National| forthright Repre Thomason of Te: Art Gallery, which opened recently Ramspeck’s denunciation of the bill in the Capital, have been the tar-|in the Georgia 1 get of heated criticism by archi-| strikes tects and artists. ready has brough! Some have derisively described| bor candidate against ‘him. Ram- opposed the bill on the Greco-Roman structure as a|speck “mausoleum”; others have cast| ground that if r idle or working less| Most respected ~members chamber, and square-shooting Rep- | ture Syndicate, Inc.) | resentative Charles Plumley, mont Republican . in defense “Founder” Townsend has no patriotic family, or see a ball game, ulsivene: overcome. more chance of being enacted than | the community ought to arrange it apred 1L, g Brigkn. o .| for them,” contends McCloskey. He beams when he mentions the the moon chiefly responsi- | ble for the smashing defeat in the 200 girls at the Tom Huston pea- House of the proposal to investigate | nut factory at Columbus, am, One was the|volunteered to act as hostesses for its | soldiers at dances and social events. sponsor, Representative Gene Cox, So far as he's concerned, that will pularity of the other do more for morals and morale haymakers than all the dry, desiccated lectures t swung by Representative Ewing well-meaning folks arrange for the one of the “dear boys.” in- the| (Copyright,+1941, by United Fea- Xas, Ver- . . Although his | 1 16 months . off, sentative Bob| Tobruk Still Holding Out egislature to yban industrigs al- t out an anti-la- the it were adopted, the Aegean to the British Channel, in decisive acts.| chow at low, prices, and read MeW| qare President Roosevelt is.seen increase magazines, Some pretty waitresses| .o ¢ne symbol of Hitler's final over- asked by the United Mine Workers for the boys to kid won't hurt anyi throw. ; was a compromise forced on John either.” L. Lewis. Looking for trouble, he| wanted to demand $2 a day, other UMW leaders, policy meeting, voted him down . Banner headline in a recent lsue near a camp organize an honest- but' the museum of art or a brisk walk age good luck. Conflict or even dis- Ga., who doubt on the authenticity of cer-| Defense officials would candel some tain of the prized old masterpieces.| big defense projects he is trying to It is alleged that two of the Ru-|get for his district. bens and one Van Dyke were not actually painted by them, but by ARMY MORALS pupils. Genlal Mark McCloskey, the Fed- Brilliant, witty Ned Bruce, who eral Security agency’s récreation ex- as head of the Federal Fine Arfs|pert, has the soldier's moral lapse Section has done more than any figured down to one crucial hour man in U. S. history to promove This hour is the one during which| art in the country, has tended to him back to camp. his own knitting. But the other| McCloskey, whose job it is to day, when a friend asked him for worry about such things and work | his opinion of the $50,000 Mellon with the Army and Navy, has Against Axis able fo Crash British Fortifications | CAIRO, May 13. — The British | headquarters announced today there is no change in the situation at Tobruk, 80 miles west of here, where | the Axis forces have been trying for German, Italian Forces Un"thrown into the fight where 'the Forést 1 l HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAY 13 Julia Terhune Edwin P. Pond Roscoe M. Laughlin J, B. Burford Mrs. Sigurd Fause A. F. Thompson Harry Wittler Daisy DeLanger % | Thomas F. Wendler —_———4 St e o o g | during the present maritime strike or Canadian vessels would be per- HOROSCOPE | | *“The stars incline but do not compel” | WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 k| Adverse planetary aspects today. It may be a time of min frustrations or disappointmen! Labor may be difficult to dires There is likely to be apprehensidg regarding the expansion of war. | Heart and Home: Unrest a discontent may be prevalent und! this- configuration which is distur! ing in its influences. Women of ages now should concentrate ul practical interests, While the dés| mestic arts are cultivated at ho; girls should seek service in defen industries where the stars fore \ the need of expert hands and well> trained minds, The wise will avoid defeatist ideas and will stress the| certainty of victory for democracy‘ Business Affairs: Civic problen;‘ will multiply with the speeg growth of small communities ini sizable cities. Large fortunes will be made in real estate, despite goy* ernment efforts to prevent profl- teering. Competition among ambi ous centers of population will keen as millions in public funy are distributed to all patts” country. Advertising campaigns will flourish, especially in the j i National Issues: Sensational o lations regarding fifth column “fc- tivities will alarm citizens of the United tes who agg .. against ha'rborln§ “of” suspicions! Loyalty among nat@fl- ized persons of many lands will be demonstrated in generoiis ;aid? national defense. Speculatlon tempt native Americans to * the most of great emergencies. The seers warn that dangers lurk among those who Wear the' mask of inherited patriotism. International Affairs: Astrologers who foretell the collapse of Hitler’s power within two years read in the stars portents of the Fuehrer's l’deuh either by suicide or assas- | sination. Venus, his ruling planet, is not only the ruler of his ascen- dant, bvt also of his elghtb nouse.‘ the nouse of death. Othe:i ill omens| are numerous, It is not necessary| to kill the dictator in order to ac-| { complish his defeat, the seers de-l Persons whose birthdate it .is have the augury of a year of aver- agreement with employers or. nela-~ tives should be avoided, regerdless of provocation. Children born on ths day 'will be ambitious, practical and idealjstic. Many may have dramatic instinct and artistic talents. Success is as- (Copyright, 1941) oli3e — Forest Fires in East . Reach 5310, 10 Days (Continued from Page Ohe) head-on. Careless back-firing be as silly as pouring gnsm; the flames. Sometimes, it mefl;s | starting two fires instead of opey. FIFTY THOUSAND FIGHTERS More than 50,000 volunteers, for- firefighting on the eastern coast during the battle with forest flames, Many of them were skil at their business—but handi by lack of equipment, or direction. Oddly enough, one of the great de- ficiencies that showed up was in short-wave radio stations, . where operators could direct activitles ‘and see that needed reserves were smoke was thickest. The Services hasn’t figured this out yet, but it may be the result of cump- ment of “ham” radio operators as result of the national defense Proe | gram. It doesn't take any primer of firefighting to explain what must| be done to prevent recurrences of this sort of thing or fresh out- collection, Bruce replied with a doped out that if time drags heav-| weeks to quiet m “lt.g perfectly Duv-|ily during that hour of waiting Iorliflcatig;;“ through.the Brigg mo!o;t t;:x:’;msu:]o 1 g | the soldier may ‘make for honky- - ; control _thé' Adeather, ¥ ot Ndflhll‘he Iate Lord Joseph -tonks—and who's to blame him? vu.mm land,| he' Duveen, noted Biftish art dealer, “The smart thing to do” Mc-|, The Da Alagka Evipire s toe | V8 ik Bie in sold ghe late Seeretary of the Closkey says, “ds to brighten up| ar8est Atrmlflbn of any Al {¥%F m] Jof eoable in | im Treasury most Qf .the masterpieces the terminals. Give the boys a s iy - mmgpt‘u ‘& vfflrw"‘v*' of his collection. place (o shoot pool, get some good) Empire Classifieas rm |y < o BT IR £ N S — ‘servlce tender Cedar arrived in port from Ketchikan in command of WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The air this morning is ng:dfluuwsnmmAson, OPT.D. | | very healthy.” Say, “The air this morning is very HEALTHFUL, and i g | the person who breathes it will be HEALTHY.” opmnmorfl', OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Monology. Pronounce mo-nol-oji, first 4 Gla: nses Ground ! sses Pitted Lel | the third O's as in OBEY, second O as in OF, T as in IT, accent second | syliable. esters and CCC. boys pitched \nto« 20 YEARS AGO 7% empire MAY 13, 1921 Directory Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel Either Shipping Board vessels were to be assigned (o the Alaska run Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS ngren Building PHONE 56 mitted to carry all necessary freight, according to advices received by Gov. Riggs from Secretary of Interior A. B. Fall. o According to a cablegram received here by Mrs. George F. Forrest, a baby bay was born to Mr. and Mrs. Mort A. Mathias at Everett. Mrs. Forrest was the mother of Mort Mathias, who was a I'O)mel employee at Thane. william C. Wright, of the new jewelry firm of Wright and Nelson, returned here from Seattle on the Princess Mary and the store was to be opened as soon as the new stock arrived. Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Gffice Phone 469 George Henry, well known local baseball player, was a passenger on the Estebeth for Tenakee where he was to spend a vacation. Pete Lucy, of the Liberty Cafe, was a passenger on the Estebeth for a vacation at Tenakee. | Dr. Judson Whittier J. W. Gucker, Alaska representative for the Pacific Coast Biscuit CHIROPRACTUR Company, arrived in Juneau on the gasboat Harry after visiting Ketchi- Drugiess Physiclan kan, Wrangell and Petersburg. Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, 'l‘rhn‘la Bidg. PHONE 667 Making a fast trip of slightly less than 22 hours, the Lighthouse Capt. J. W. Leadbetter for the purpose of taking the court party south to hold court at Ketchikan. Dr. John H. Geyer Weather: Highest, 43; lowest, 34; cloudy. | DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. POSCRSSSEIN .25+ SN 27 B 1 S S U S URUD PHONE 762 Hours: 8 am. to 6 pm, Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon || S S e——- I L — OFTEN MISSPELLED: Artillery; two L's. SYNONYMS: Size, bulk, volume, area, magnitude. 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: GIBBERISH; voluble and foolish talk. “Such gibberish could not fail to be confusing.” MODERN ETIQUETTE ** gopgrra LEE e e e e - - e Q. How should a man at a dance introduce his partner to another Helene W. Albrecht PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 773 Vilentine Buflding—Room 7 | e The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. couple? | A. “Miss Crawford (his partner), this is Mill Miller .and Mr. PHONE 13 Franklin.” Q. When attending a bridge party, should a woman leave her purse Wwith her hat and coat or carry it with her to the table? es ':A. She may 'y it with her if she wishes, but keep it in her lap. "m s'"‘“ Shcp It shouldn’t be placed on the table. LADIES'—MISSES® Q. When-a young man is walking along the street with two girls, READY-TO-WEAR shduldri’t e walk between them? \eward Strest: . Neapfhay Y A. No: He should take the curb side. L — 1-' C.P. - <0 - e Business Counselor 1. What are the plural forms of the following words: Talisman, OCOOPER BUILDING grouse, calf? 2. What are four other names by which the Flag of the United States is also known? 3. What is “soft coal” called? 9 4. What insect builds nests of paper attached to bushes, trees, and roofs of houses? 5. What is the largest city in Ohio? ANSWERS: Talicmans, grouse, calves, 2. 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