The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 29, 1941, Page 4

e ~er— Daily: Alaska Empi Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juncau, Alaska. HELEN TROY BENDER R. L BERNARD - - President Vice-President and Business Manager Entered 1n the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. | SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by earrier in Juneau and Douclas for $1.! By mail, postage paid, at the following ©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. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associgted Press is exclusively entitled to the use for | republication of all news dispatches credited to 1t or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published berein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER "HAN THAT OF ANY OT! PUBLICATION. GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc., Nat! Mves, with offices in_San Francisco, Beattle. Chicago, New York and Boston. % TTLE REPRESENTATIVE — Frank J. Dunning, 1011 American Bank Building. News Los Angeles, er Represent Portla THE LAST FULL MEASURE Memorial Day was born of an old war, among people who still mourned their youthful and un- timely dead. Those were boys whose faces had scarcely felt the razor who lay in the fresh graves in the churchyards and the military cemeteries. The horror and anxiety of the war were not forgotten.| The North could remember when its shattered vol- unteer regiments fled headlong from the field of Bull Run, when Lee came to Gettysburg, when Burnside left 15,000 men dead and dying on the slopes of Fredericksburg, when Grant at Cold Harbor | lost 5,000 men in ten minutes. And the South, de- feated, broken in the end, remembered too. It was yesterday's news, today's sorrow, tomorrow’s fore- boding. There was no healer but time. We feel a melancholy but not a bitter grief For old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago. The last battles of our War Between the States were over 75 years ago. Can we think forward and gain a moment of serenity as we contemplate a| time when all who march in today's more dreadful| battles will be dead or immersed in the tranquillity of extreme old age, when today's fever and hatred | will be something written in books and softened in memory, and when there will be wreaths on the graves and memorials of those who during these past few days, in a struggle which may have seemed | to them beyond hope of victory, yet died for liberty" A great part of history is a record of men's an- guish; nor does the written portion tell the whole story of broken lives. The girl who weeps for her dead sweetheart, the widow, the motherless, the old couple fingering the official telegram, the crippled, the blinded, the broken in body and soul—who shall write of them? Yet history does pour the sand and dust through her fingers and retain some flecks of fine gold, purified beyond all further contamination. | She records that in all ages men have been found who valued some goods of the spirit more than life itself, who stood firm against the rage of the oppressor, and died for a dear memory and a vision. Let us not glorify wars, past or present. It is better to live for one’s country and for one's love of freedom than to die for them. It is better to prevail by reason and justice than by force of arms. But it is well, also, not to forget that in our own history and in the history now boiling in hell’s caldrons across the water the lovers of peace and of freedom, the tenderhearted, the chivalrous, the young who were thirsty for life, have offered and Ao month. | lare now offering what Abraham Lincoln called “the last full measure of devotion.” SAVE—TO SAVE DEMOCRACY | When you buy the new defertse bonds and sav- ings certificates— You'll be saving to save America. The advantage is all yours, and in two ways. | Your savings will make your homeland more secure,| which means that your peace, your property, your | future will be more secure. | Your savings also will make YOU more secure | For every three dollars invested in these Defense Bonds will become four dollars 10 years from now.| | And you can cash the bonds at any time you may }have an emergency which hequires ready cash. We don’t think anybody needs to be urged toi buy the best investment on this earth today—a U. 8. | Government bond. You'll do yourself a favor when you help your | country. Your post office or bank will give you the de- tails. We're just giving you the tip. “Reprisal” . (New York Times) The Nazi fliers have finally succeeded in hitting the monumental centers of British civilization. They call this act a “reprisal,” and in one sense it is. It is a reprisal, not for anything that the R.AJF. has o far done to German cities, but against civiliza- tion fitself for daring to exist, Britain is nearest and most defiant. She gets it first. Let those who i believe in “compromise” be patient. This attack is | directed at every nation and every individual su-| perior, in thought, in deed, in hope, in faith, to lhe; | Jealous tribg of barbarians who have seized Germany. | Britain is being punished for having created, over many generations, the tradition of civil Iliberty: therefore the Commons Chamber of the Houses of Parliament is a military objective. | Britain is the mother of immortal dead, honoring her poets, her artists, her scientists, her philosophers more than her fighting men: therefore Westminster | Abbey is a legitimate Nazi target. The British Museum has housed the records of lall past civilization, and shining among them the great souls of men who helped set free the thoughts | of all mankind: in a Nazi world this cannot be tol- erated. | These treasures are no more exclusively British | than is the song of the nightingale, the love of par- |ents for their children or sunset over the Western ,Ocean. They belong to all men of good will. They | belong to Americans, a people made up of almost | every race on earth but speaking an Anglo-Saxon literature, deriving Jaws and institutions from Anglo- Saxon sources. When a great British memorial is violated, when | {a British library, museum or ancient church is de- | | stroyed or polluted, the shiver runs through our own | | libraries, churches and museums. We are exempt | because British sea power still stands between us |and Nazi air bases. We shall remain exempt under | cne condition: a resolute defense carried in force| into the Nazi lines. For this total war is grimly symbolic. It does not aim to destroy the works of the free spirit of | | the past alone. It aims to wipe out the free spirit| itself, so that no new memorials to freedom, no new libraries of liberty, no new buildings dedicated to the brotherhood of man shall ever rise again any- where, Shall we turn from the flames of London to dis- cuss ways and means of “getting along” with a vie- torlous Nazi Germany? Let those who value a treacherous “safety” talk of such a compromise. There is a name for it in words spoken to Americans long ago: “A covenant with death and an agreement with hell.” It is rumored that Japan is getting ready to pull out of China. There is just a little matter of in- ducing the Chinese to let go of the Japanese tail. Sale of monocles in this country has increased more than 50 percent since the outbreak of the war, according to the Community Opticians' Association of New York. Union now? President Roosevelt seems to be moving closer and closer to actual hostilities, He seems to have about given up hope of maintaining diplomatic re- lations with Senator Wheeler. B 1/2 3 8|6 8910 2/13|14(15/16(17 9(20/21(22/23 z4 26(27|28|2058 ibe turned toward relief projects of Wathington Merry- fo-Round (Oendnued from Page Oue. taxpayers' expense. But now a “way out” has been found. It is an obscure lttle item in the legislative appropriation bill provid- ing an annual “airmail expense” fund of $50 for each member of Con- gress. Under it the boys nominally will pay the regular six-cent rate like the rest of us. But they won't have to shell out themselves. The rest of us will do that for them through the $50 “airmail expense” fund for each Congressman. NOTE: Another illustration of Congressional “economy” will be re- vealed soon. WAR NOTES U. S. observers in Germany report that the Hess flight to Scotland is making a bigger impression on the German people even than was ex- pected. Everyone in Germany is talking about it. But inside word is that the British have spoiled the effect somewhat by hurling so much Carolina isolationist, had been made Chairman of the Military Affairs | Committee. Glass was unable to attend the meeting of the Democratic Steering Committee which nominated Rey- nolds, but left strict instructions that his vote was to be cast against him. Later Glass went to the Sen- ate floor to take part in debate on the foreign ships acquisition bill and to vote against the Vandenberg- Clark amendment, which would have banned the transfer of Axis vessels to the British. After the amendment was beaten, he picked up a newspaper. Suddenly jumping up, he smashed the paper to the floor, then put on the fieriest exhibition of pantomimic fury news- papermen have ever witnessed. His eyes blazed and the corners of his mouth danced with whispered ex- pletives. | Noting Glass’ agitation, Senator “Happy” Chandler of Kentucky‘ | rushed over to ask the trouble. | propaganda at the Germans. The | effect of Hess' weird departure was so stupendous that all the British had to do was keep quiet and let the German people do their own propagandizing. . . . The Germans show absolutely no sympathy for the | Italians; on the gloated over every . . . The French aren’t advertising it but they were careful long ago to transfer their 4,000,000000 gold marks (one billion dollars) from Martinique to Dakar. Maybe they remembered that several billion was still due Uncle Sam on war debts. GLASS AND REYNOLDS Peppery Senator Carter Glass of Virginia explodes easily, but not in a long time did he reach a higher boiling point than when he learned Senator Bob Reynolds, vocal North contrary, they Italian defeat “I'll tell you what's the matter,” snapped the Senator from Virginia. | “It’s the alleged Democratic leader- | ship of this chamber. I just read that Barkley and Jimmy Byrnes voted for that blankety-blank Rey- nolds as chairman of the military committee. “Fine leaders they are, selling out to the isolationists.” Then with a contempuous glare at Reynolds, seated nearby, Glass added, “Why, the first vote he cast after being made chairman was for this isola- tionist Vandenberg amendmend.” CORN LOBBY VS. SUGAR LOBBY It hasn’t emerged through the war news headlines, but one of the big- gest battles of the farm blocs has been taking place between the Corn group of the Middle West and the Sugar Cane group of Louisiana and Cuba. The row is whether corn sugar (“dextrose”) can be used in sweetening canned fruit without announcing it on the label. The cane sugar lobby argues that corn sugar cannot be used without notice on the label, and the corn sugar lobby argues that it can, On top of ths maelstrom of con- troversy sits the statuesque Paul McNutt, who as Federal Security Administrator and ruler of the Pure Food and Drug Administration in- nocently inherited the row from Henry Wallace . Latest development is the hiring | of Frank McHale, Indiana campaign manager for McNutt, as a lawyer and/or lobbyist representing the corn sugar bloc. McHale, a staunch Democrat, has been retained by staunch -~ Republican Will Irwin, former Republican National Com- mitteeman from Indiana. Irwin is President of the Union Starch and Refining Company of Columbus, Ind., which makes corn sugar prod- ucts. McNutt has been sitting on the egg for a solid year. It is expected to hatch very soon one way or the other. 3 MERRY-GO-ROUND For aashing Australian Minister | Casey his first meeting with Chair- man Sol Bloom of the House Foreign Affairs Committee was a treat. “Congressman,” he said, “this is the realization of a lifetime ambition. Ever since I was a child I've wanted to meet the man who wrote ‘The Honeysuckle and the Bee.' My moth- er used to sing it to me. It was her favorite.” Bloom wrote the song Jjust before the turn of the century and it was sung around the world. - . . With Washington crowded to the bursting point, enterprising Mayor LaGuardia has established an office in the capital to try to wrangle the location of federal agencies in New York City. . . . Here is the lat- est “erudite” contribution from Representative Robt. Rich of Penn- sylvania in a speech on government spending: “You will find out, either the President is right and I am wrong, or I am right and the Presi- dent is wrong.” BEGGING TROUBLE Criticism is widespread over the THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY MAY 29, 1941 {'son Twon | Tue ['we [romon [ HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAY 29 George A. Parks Lockie MacKinnon Lynn Jackson Marjorie Turoff Esther Martinsen Miriam Lowe John Lowell Marilyn Jackson F. D. Haroldsen Timothy Draper el R HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” Ol Lt o, B I FRIDAY, MAY 30 There is a sign most fortunate ror‘ the Navy and aviation is under aw good direction of the stars. Labor| is subject to evil omens which may cause workers to be unjustly Jjudged. Heart and Home: should permeate the family under| this sway which tends toward in- sight and sympathy. Unselfish help to one another is encouraged under this configuration which /s fortu- ments. Hospitalities should be fre-| quent but they should be without pomp and ceremony. should rule, because money should every class. Fashion will begin to frown upon any extravagance or self indulgence. Business Affairs: Again the shop with small capital will flourish, the| | seers prophesy. Neighborhood ‘trade | perity will overcome old feuds| mer, which is to be the last sea-, and generous living is wid en- recreations and the breaking down of class barriers, it is forecast. National Issues: New trends in education will be suggested and| earnestly discussed in eoming, weeks. Practical courses for fitting students for special vocatiol will be advocated more convincingly than in previous times since in| the next post-war period, it is be- lieved,” government will superintend | to a great extent the choice of work | for each rising generation. Thus ent days will be avoided. Unem- ployment is to be a problem scien- tifically solved, if the seers are to be relied on. International Affairs: In this menacing month which is read as most decisive regarding certain as- pects of the second World War Eire will strive to maintain neu- trality. The May conjunction of Jupiter chance of Eire's support of Brit- ain, but the square of Mars is for- bidding. The death of a leader may complicate relations with London. However, better conditions appear promising. The coming summer threatens economic depression | which is serious. whose birthdate it is| Persons have the augury of a year of good fortune, but there will be much that is exciting in the passing months. Children born on this day prob- ably will be sentimental and sensi- tive, generous and exceedingly in- telligent. They may have careers that keep them much in the public prints. (Copyright, 1941) the only instance of the peculiar squeamishness of authorities to deal forcefully with the Jap problem. Terminal Island, part of Los An- geles harbor, is one of the Navy’s key West Coast bases, Off Terminal Island is the anchorage of the U. 8. fleet. On the island are the fleet air station and aviation field; petrol- eum docks where Navy tankers load up to supply the fleet; docks and piers of Los Angeles Harbor; Beth- lehem shipbuilding yards; numerous small yards working on defense orders. In addition, the Government is spending tens of millions of dollars for a breakwater, new piers and docks, drydocks, Navy shops and warehouses, and one of the largest shipbuilding yards on the Pacific Coast. In the midst of this vital military area live 3,000 Japanese, native and foreign born. Most of them are fishermen, whose boats ply the wat- ers occupied by the fleet. The Navy pays no attention to them. To demonstrate the possibilities of sabotage, an official one night rowed to a major oil dock without encountering a yard or patrol boat, and after placing chalk marks at various spots, returned without be- Government’s failure to stop the flow of U. S. oil to Japanese war- lships and planes. But this isn't| ing detected. (Copyright, 1941, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) and Uranus means a| Good feeling| help us.” Say, the overcrowding of the professions | and the misfits inevitable in pres-| | | | from THE EMPIRE 20 YEARS AGO MAY 29, 1921 Commander S. E. Barber of the Supply, Corps, United States Navy, stationed at Bremerton, and E. A, Haswell, of Vancouver, B. C,, accom- panied by John Otterstrom of Atlin, arrived at the Gastineau Hotel from the Taku. They had been bear hunting and had succeeded in getting several fine specimens. The people of Gastineam Channel were invited to attend a com- plimentary dance for officers and men of the Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Explorer at the Parish Hall. Bringing in eight tierces of mild cured king salmon from Cape | Fanshaw, bought and packed by Lange and Ramstead, the gasboat Bud, Capt. Fred Patton, was in port. L. V. Winter, of the firm of Winter and Pond, was to arrive from the south on the Princess Mary after a short business trip. Miss Minnie Haslam, who had been on a vacation trip to the south, was returning on the Alameda. R. F. Lewis, owner of the Juneau Water Company, was to arrive here on the Princess Mary. Jack Smardan, an employee of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Com- pany, who had been on a vacation trip to Portland, was to arrive on|. the Princess Mary. C. J. Alexander, who had been on a trip to various points between thre and Sitka, returned to this city. Weather: Highest, 46; lowest, 46; rain. This is a day of many portents.| \Wm———-———. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbon e 0 - P S S O i S e 4 WORDS OFTEN MSUSED: Do not say, “If Bill was here he would “If Bill WERE here, he would help us.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Err. Pronounce UR, U as in FUR, and not AR as in CARE. . OFTEN MISSPELLED: Tailless. Observe the two L's. SYNONYMS: Forbid, prohibit, interdict, inhibit. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us nate for informal social entertain-|, ... . our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: ENERVATE; to deprive of nerve, force, or strength. “Hot weather is hhnomy‘ enervating to many persons. S —— i MODERN ETIQUETTE * zoperra 1EE e - - - - ). Q. What is the commonest fault of most families? A. Lateness at meals, which often results in inharmony and impairs ' will gain in cities and towns. Pros-| the succcss of any meal. Q. Isn't one justified in asking a boisterous person in a public place among rivals in trade. The sum-‘ to be less noisy? A. Yes; but as this beisterous person is likewise rude, he is very !son in which long-established so- likely to resent the request, and it is better to complain to some one in cial and domestic customs re"‘“ authority. Q. Should one exchange greetings with other passengers who sit | foyed, should be a time for gmple 44 4y same table when traveling cn a steamer? A. Yes; it is rude to sit in silence. B et LOOK and LEARNA C. GORDON o oo mme o e et e e e o ame e ame e amemse ene aseemc s e ean 1. In what game does the winning team move backward? 2. What bird is known for the peculiar drumming sound it makes by beating its wings against its body? 3. What two Presidents’ last names contained only four letters? 4. For what words does the distress signal “S. O. 8.” stand? 5. What is a levirite marriage? . ANSWERS: Tug-of-war. The grouse. Polk and Taft. No words; the letters were selected for their easy detection when sent m code. 5. The practice of marrying a brother's widow. TRAPPED ON BRIDGE B Miss Katherine Geyer, 69, was trapped on the north end of the Fre- mont draw bridge in Scattle when the span began to rise. She fell to within a few feet of the grinding gears but the bridge tender stopped his motor just in time. Firemen are helping the bewildered woman off the bridge. She was reported to have suffered a brain concussion. There is no substitute for Newspaper Advertising AR Y L" \Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth ) Monday 6f each month f in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. VERGNE L. HOKE, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blr ngrem Bullding PHONE 56 AR L T S T B Y Dr. A. W. Stewart Juneau’s Own Store DENTIST iy 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Glfice Phone 469 — n ——1|| "The Rexall Store" | Dr. Judson Whittier Yoir Retidby Phdhati hivited et vod BUTLER-MAURO Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 DRUG CO. 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