The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 31, 1941, Page 4

! TR N Daily Alaska Em plrc Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska, HELEN TROY BENDER R.L BERNARD - - Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Becond Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RAT! Delivered by carrier in Juneaun and Douglas for $1.25 By mall, postage paid. at the following rei One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in a one month, in advance, $1.25. Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notifr the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de- | Uvery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, President Vice-President and Business Manager 3 Business Office, 374. | ICIATED PRESS The Associgted Press is exclusively entitled to the use for | republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- | wise cndned in this paper and aiso the local news published | MEMBER OF AS ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. GEORGE D. CLOSE. Inc., Mves, with offices in_San Francisco, Beattle, Chicago, New York end Boston. Natlonal Newspaper Representa- Los Angeles, Portiand, SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE — Frank J. Dunning, 1011 American Bank Building. ON JUNEAU'’S STREETS | The Army, Navy and Marine Corps were repre- sented in yesterday's Memorial Day parade here by active units ready to fight at the drop of the hat. Thus is the change which has come over Am-| erica in a year grimly apparent on our own streets.| On Memorial Day 1940 we had no soldiers, no sailors and no Marines in Juneau. The nearest were at| Chilkoot Barracks and Sitka. In Alaska, as elsewhere in the nation, the na- tional defense effort has made tremendous strides in one short year, May the momentum of our ini- tial drive continue until we are proof against all foes. AIR RAID SHELTERS There has already been some talk in Juneau| on the subject of air raid shelters. We understand at least one family has definite plans for construc-| tion of a shelter immediately. A pamphlet just issued by the Office for Emer-| gency Management outlining many of the problems| involved in protecting life, industrial plants and public utilities from air raids reveals that our gov- ernment is studying the subject thoroughly in light of London's experence. Not only does the government assure us that| it is ready to act effectively if need be, but we are heartened by sity for constructing any shelters at this time.” OEM also expresses the hope that we shall never need any. A nation must guard against hazards in aerial warfare. Demolition bombs are the largest, weighing from 50 pounds to two tons. These are used against h"'l bors, bridges, major fortifications and naval vessels.| It is interesting to note that most bombs dropped on European cities have weighed less than 550 pounds. Fragmentation bombs weigh from 17 to 30 pounds and are employed against targets easily demolished by fragments, such as aircraft on the ground and searchlights. Gas bombs are much smaller than demolition bombs gnd their effect on structures is much less, but they are an important consideration in the con- struction of air raid shelters, making necessary gas- tight inclosures, gas locks and complicated ventilat- | ing systems. The | seven types of . | and are released by parachute, | An air raid shelter is one of those things it is bet- | Allies in 1914 at the beginning of the battle of the “the admonition that there is no neces- | should have disqualifying physical imperfections. Yet | physical examination and their rejection came to |them as a disagreeable surprise. | he may otherwise forego. Innd are used cm«n-. In congested areas of cities and against munitions dumps. Armor-piercing bombs have much heavier cases and smaller loads of explosives than demolition ‘bmnbk These are used only against heavy fortifica- tions. ‘ Aerial mines are bombs weighing about one ton They detonate on impact and produce intense blast effect. These have | been used in congested areas also. Last of all is the hazard of aerlal gunfire, as planes carry machine guns and cannon. | Our government has learned that going down into the ground presents almost insurmountable dif- ficulties not only because of the cost of construc- | tion, but because of the danger of gas and water. While the subways of London have done the great- est service as air raid shelters, American tunnels are too near the surface to be of use. Modern office buildings which abound in all Americans cities offer natural locations for shelters and, strangely, in an eight-story building the base- ment would not be selected, but instead the second or third floor. At this level occupants would be reasonably safe from a hit on the roof and at the same time would be protected against splinters, gas and flood. Contemplated shelters for parks nnd Industrialv areas are of the type built above ground, all of these being safe for what the British call the “near miss,” which means any kind of bomb landing within 25 feet. All this talk about air raid shelters sounds com- fortably academic to the average American and Juneauite today. But such talk must have seemed academic in Europe as recently as two years ago. ter to have and never need than to need and not have. On Thinking Wishfully i (New York Times) Altogether too many people are accusing each other of wishful thinking. Like every new phrase that catches the public fancy, the words are being fearfully overworked. We may pass over the not infrequent use of wishful thinking as a polite syno- noym for telling lies. We may restrict the wishful thinkers to those who are accused of deceiving only themselves. Even here there are two kinds. George Washington at Valley Forge and tl Marne were wishful thinkers. They have been prop- erly cited in answer to Lindbergh's firm belief that Hitler cannot be defeated. History is full of men and of causes that triumphed against overwhelming odds by sheer resolve not to give in. They were successful wishful thinkers. It is now a year since Britain has stood off apparently imminent defeat— by wishful thinking. We are free to think wishfully about future events. It is one way of shaping events. Good for Young America (Cincinnati Enquirer) The Army doctors may be overly severe in re- jecting men sent up for military service by the draft boards. It seems incredible that so many young men that is the record. Of course, most of the causes | for rejection seem to the lJayman not to be serious, defective teeth or weak eyes are the main faults. But there were many cases of hernia and of mal- nutrition. Not one boy in 50 previously had had a Fortunately most of the troubles reported by the Army doctors can be remedied without much trouble. And then another unexpected feature was dis- closed. This was a lack of bodily strength, flabby muscles and arms and legs not up to standard. The doctors say that the automobile is largely respon- sible for this. The boys have been riding instead of walking, they have been holding a steering wheel instead of swinging an ax. Altogether young America seems to need mili- tary training. A boy that has military training is not going to be soft or flabby when he returns to civilian life. The physical development which he will gain will be an adequate compensation for what It will be another evidence Incendiary bombs weigh from two to 100 pounds of the working of the law of compensations. Wachington : housewives called tor companies eliminating one ice- | cube tray from each unit. and with | log ggave this public reassurance: “We have ample power and ‘there is absolutely nothing to worry about.” upon to turn in Mm' | discarded pots %and pans, this new; hotel is planning aluminum windows | Go-Round (Oondnued from Page Oue) early in 1942. Britain is now turn- ing out her first four-motored bomb- ers, the Stirling. Exact rate of pro- duction is a military secret, but it is not high. U, 8. airmen consider it an excellent ship, Meanwhile U. 8. production is ex- panding at a rate which a few months ago was not thought possible. Airplane motors are the key to the bomber program. To this end Ford, Buick and Studebaker have taken over Wright and Pratt-Whitney pat- ents and by early 1942 will be turn- | ing out 1,600 engines a month. This | will be in addition to the accelerated | production of Wright and Pratt- Whitney in their own plants. Propeller production also is being stepped up. The Nash-Kelyinator company is rushing construction of a new plant at Lansing, Mich, to manufacture three-blade bomber propellers under license from United Aircraft. Meanwhile Boeing and Consoli- dated flying fortresses are being fer- ried in a steady stream across the Atlantic. NOTE.—The Martin BX-9 twin- motor bomber, considered by the British the best of its type in the world, has reached the mass pro- duction stage and soon will be com- ing off the line at a rate of more than 120 a month. LUXURY ALUMINUM Within three blocks of the White House a new luxury hotel, the Wash- ington Statler, is being erected. As- sociate architect is Angelo R. Clas, former assistant administrator of the Public Works Administration. Chief architects are Holabird and Root of Chicago, which supplied many executives for PWA. Financ- ing is supplied by the Reconstruction Pinance Corporation, Yet—with the airplane industry crying for aluminum, with refrigera~ instead of steel. Irony of fate—today Kellogg is a dollar-a-year man sitting at a con- ference table trying to find enough power to fill the 800,000,-kilowatt shortage and keep defense industries going. He even has to consider ways by which powér saved by municipal- ities on Sunday can be transmitted to factories several hundred miles distant. Thus, thousands of pounds of| aluminum will be necessary for Washington’s new luuxury hotel, three blocks from the White House. WIRTZ RESIGNATION On January 10 of this year “Hon- | est Harold" Ickes issued an official statement to the press denying a MERRY-GO-ROUND Washington Merry-Go-Round story that the Under Secretary of the In- terior, Alvin J. Wirtz, would shortly resign and would be replaced by ex- Congressman Jack Dempsey of New Mexico. With characteristic vigor, Secre-, Vice President Henry Wallace's daily morning game of tennis is a stellar attraction at his hotel. Other residents flock to the windows to |watch him perform, and Wallace plays a fast, snappy game . .. Ad- | tary Ickes said: “Both generally and | Miral Harold Stark, Wh\w'cmpped specifically I deny every single one | Chief of Naval Operations, is known of these statements and every impli- | 8mong intimates as “Betty,” a nick- |cation that any one of them may Rame hung on him when he was a | carry.” | midshipman at Annapolis . . The However, Alvin J. Wirtz has now name of the officer in charge of resigned as Under Secretary of the |finding space to house the War De- Interior and ex-Congressman Jack |Partment’s constantly expanding Dempsey is being appointed in hmagencnes is Colonel Eugene House- place. -~ | holder. NOTE: — When Admiral Land, Chairman of the Maritime Commis- | sion, heard Dempsey was leaving the | Commission for the Interior Dc— on the dictionary, the Manual of partment, he hit the ceiling. New |Rules and his own sense of humor Mexico, from which Dempsey hails, | to cope with this ticklish parliamen- cannot boast a single navigable |tary question: Can a newspaper call stream but he has been an excellent | 230 House members demagogues and | Maritime Commissioner. get away with it? b i ‘ The question was posed by vocifer- POWER SHORTAGE |ous Republican Clare Hoffman of During Term T of the New Deal, | Michigan, who raised a point of critics lampooned it for building | “personal privilege” in connection power plants all over the U. S. A.|with a Washington newspaper edi- Never would the American public | torial, branding as demagogues those be able to use all this power, cried |who voted against the Overton bill anti-New Dealers, |to increase the annual federal con- One of those who shared this view | tribution to the District of Colum- was Charles Wetmore Kellogg, of | bia. the Edison Electrical Institute and| Hoffman demanded that the the Engineers Public Service Com- | newspaper be investigated because pany and a spokesman for the pow- ‘ot the “reflection” it cast on the er companies. Only three years ago, | 230 House members, including him- DEMAGOGUES Speaker Sam Rayburn had to call 1941 MAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY s s e MAY 31 Edwin J. Kirchoffer Henry S. Sully Oscar Clauson Patsy Shaffer Joanne Blythe JUNE 1 Frank A, Boyle | Kelly Foss | Mrs. Ray E. Look Mrs. Edward Jahnke Mrs. I. Goldstein Joe M. Sunick F. W. Matthews Ira D. Nordstrom | Hazel Flemming HOROSCOPE “The stars incline | ! but do not compel” —b SUNDAY, JUNE 1 | Adverse aspects rule today. On/ this first day of June sensational| news may be depressing. Some mis- fortune connected with ayiation is indicated. Aged persons may be deeply concerned regarding war de- velopments. Statesmen long in pub- lic service will be safe counselors.| Heart and Home: Women are under stimulating and inspiring in- fluences while this configuration| prevails. Churches will greatly benefit through their faithful sun- port. The study of the Scriptures,| especially the OIld mhment’ prophecies, will engage unusual at-| tention among persons of all be- liefs. This is a favorable sway for| home hospitalities. Girls may ex-[ pect suitors to be serious and dz(- inite in their intentions. Business Affairs: Cuntmned&os perity is forecast. Years of bem‘-‘ fits due to the expansion of power achieved by the United States. are prognosticated. While there will be,| financial reactions at the cl ‘-o( the worst period of war iff tory, the stars seem to promise longation of general business and| commercial success in the grezt democracy. This means, however,| the seers warn, that speculanon and profiteering must be nvolded.‘ Sound principles in which frue democratic ideas prevail will assure splendid results that enable thena-| tion to lead the world. National Issue: Advocates of a| middle course in all economic prob- tems will exercise wholesome influ- ence. The seers who declare that this is a period of economic revo- lution counsel wise readjustments.| Isolationists are advised to realize that theirs is an outmoded idea,| since civilization has removed, all parriers of space and time that formerly affected international re- lations. Growth of a united spirit among legislators is foretolde as likely to develop rapidly. International Affairs: Hmm‘ Is to be written in blood and fire this month. War’s waste is to be gigan- tic in life and property, if the §tars are rightly read. Underneath#the worldwide conflict the spirlt' of democracy is to burn with & |ness affairs may be expected, al- which is to consume the dictators in the course of time. Before. the ultimate victory, however, there are to be reverses that are tests 10 faith as well as courage. British statesmen are warned to safeguard their health. There is a portent of illness or extreme exhaustion for| the premier. Persons whose birthdate it s have the augury of an eventful.! year. They should avoid offending associates. A romantic friendship is probable for certain men. Children born on this day prob- ably will be emotional and i tic. They will be talented in the Michigander offered a resolution to authorize the investigation. This put Rayburn on a tight spot. If he held that the resplu- tion was not privileged, he {:\lld be siding with the newspaper, If he held that the resolution was privi- leged, and it came to the floor, the House would be placed in the ludic- rous position of voting on whether or not 230 of its members were Gemagogues. The astute Speaker wriggled ‘out of the dilemma by telling Hoffn he would study the matter and form him later, a virtual veto. m- while, he did a little scorching of the Michigan Congressman for put- ting him on the spot. Ceremoniously calling for a dictionary, Rayburn read the definition of a demagogue: “A leader or orator popular with, or identified with, the people.” & As the House rocked with lai ter, Rayburn, looking straight at Hoffman, added: “It is only fafr to say that there is a notation Q‘h@ effect that that definition is ob g or ‘historical, The dictionary h- Pebruary, 1938, TVA Director David self, who voted against the bill.(an Lilienthal speaking before the Na- When Rayburn held that Hoffman tional Industrial Conference Board, had not been mentioned individually warned business of coming shortage and, under House rules, was not en- of power, When he sat down, Kel- pré] ice’ (Copyright, 1941, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) ’John L. Carlson cannery at Auk Harbor according to' announcement. | .—-..——-—-—-——-—-——-——m‘ Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel 20 YEARS AGO MAY 31, 1921 The mine and mill of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company was to cease operations the following day permanently, accarding to a state- ment made by George T. Jackson, General Manager of the company. ‘rom HE EMPIRE MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. Drs. Kaser and Freeburger The nomination of Scott C. Bone as Governor of Alaska was an- nounced. President Harding made the nomination and the name was Blrbm VERGNE L. Hi |sent to the Senate for confirmation. Bone was a veteran newspaper mlllm!'lmlfluflfl Worshipful Master; JAMES W. editor of Seattle. LEIVERS, Secretary. Plans for a pack of 30,000 cases of salmon were being made by the Juneau’s Own Store [ S ———— Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Glfice Phone 469 i John Harris, Special Merchants’ Patrolman, was to make his first trip outside, leaving on the Princess Mary. Mrs. W. G. Hellan was plannirg to leave for a visit in the south on the Princess Mary. "The Rexall Store" Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. | Post Office Substation, R. E. Clark, former Chief of Police of Juneau, was to leave for the south on the Princess Mary. | Dr.J udson thmer E. P. Pond was to be a passenger for the south on the Princess Mary. Minus the spoils of the hunt, but refreshed after four days' outing, Gov. Thomas Riggs and his secretary, George W. Folta, returned from a bear hunt on Seymour Canal. NOW LOCATED AT | The Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe, Bishop of Alaska, arrived on the Dr’ John H' GeYer HARBY RACE | Princess Mary. DENTIST DRUGGIST X Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 762 Hours: 8 am. to 6 pm, “The b » Weather: Highest, 55; lowest, 35; clear. | w of Alaska i “The Stere for Men" ; | SABIN’S ’ Front St.—Triangle Bldg. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon e ————— ] WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I dont know as I ought ol Sty sod to tell you.” Say, “I don’t know THAT (or WHETHER) I ought to tell e n' ow or 0 Opthatmology b?‘ Y, 4 a OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Contractor. e T S O S and not on the first, as so often heard. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Salvage (that which is saved from fire or Helene W. Albrechs THE BARANOF PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS shipwreck). Selvage (the edge of a woven fabric). SYNONYMS: Explain, expound, interpret, elucidate. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us Valentine Bullding—Room 7 Se———————— i Eo i increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: PLACID; unruffled; peaceful; quiet. “His placid expression gave no Watch and Jeweiry Repetring » at very reasonable rates - The Charles W. Carter i I ROBERTA LEE : : Mortuary P};UL BLOEDHORN 4 Fourth and Pranklin Sts. | RCA Victor Radios Q. Is it all right for a man to place his arm across the bnck of a PHONE 136 and RECORDS ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles Collge i Accent on second syllable, You'll Find Food Finer and Service More Compiete at woman’s chair or seat in any public place? A. No, and unless he wishes to make himself conspicuous, he will not touch her in any way. Q. What is the proper way for a saleswoman to address customers? Jones-Stevens Shop adjustments of great future s!s-. nificance will be general. Full _ | equality will "be eventually accord- ed to women who still lack certain’ rights for which their leaders are’ battling. ! National Issues: Problems relat-, ing to the National Guard are fore-| told. Army o:ganization will com- mand wide attention. Fifth column agents will be numerous {n the var-| jous training centers and will fo- ment discontent among unthink- ing ybuths. Loyalty on the part of German-Americans and Japanese- International = Affairsi .Atcording to the seers the world fs in the A. As “sir” or “madam,” not as “mister,” “missus,” or “lady.” LADIES'—MISSES’ J;?et:mfl:fiygenouse Q. Is it all right for a bride to show her trousseau to a group of Shop 4 # READY-TO-WEAR Second Street Phone 85 1 A Yes, in an informal way. but it shouldn’t be put on display as are | | o oS S RSN g INSURANCE | e e e e s e e et mmems s e e v semres § (B E JAMES C. COOPER R | l LOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢. corpox Shattuck Agency - D S S S e 1. Who were the first five Presidents of the United States? c A L l r o n “ I A 2. What is the most economical speed for an automobile? 3. What are considered the fine arts? . Grocery and Meat Market 4. What very small plant causes milk and fruit juices to sour? 478—PHONES—371 5. Are signatures in lead pencil on legal documents valid? High Quality Foods at ,,h._:’: ANSWERS: Sold and Serviced by Moderate Prices i 1. George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madi- "fi son, and James Monroe. J B. Burford & c.. s 2. Twenty-five miles an hour. “Our Doorstep Is Worr by 3. Music, painting, sculpture, and architecture. Satistied Customers” Super WHITE | . Bactera TRUCKS and BUSSES , i : ; DR. H. VANCE NASHCARS arts and may be inclined toward bal e between the Upper-Pluto OSTEORATH Chi n Garage I e Lower-Pisto. influences - encourage] | Ooamltaton and examination vibis minaie. . TN athelstic materialism, exalting brute| | free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; ' MONDAY, JUNE 2 force and exalting selfish cunning. "u"’ 8:00 by appoinment, » Conflicting aspects rule today. Although the stars are read as! ' astineas Hotel Anmex “HORLUCK’ ” Encouraging news regarding busi-| presaging victory for democracy, Gouth Pranklin 8t. Phone 177 Ice gr(;ms PI‘)IIA NISH and the ultimate defeat of the dic-| %=~ Pepperniint Gandy, Fudge Ripple. though there is a sinister portent, tators, the next few weeks will Rum Royal, Cocoanut Grove, affecting war expansion. bring supreme perils for those who Lemon Custard, Biack Cherry, Heart and Home: Under this con-| battle for liberty and progress. Be- Caramel Pm' Black wnnut: figuration the family should con- ! tween now and early autumn great PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Raspberry m‘w. New York, centrate upon daily tasks; practi-|events are to develop along sur- Audits Taxes Rock 4 % el Road, Chocolate, Strawberry m: h:.er:sls fSholultctl,e dom!rdm;.‘e’; slxgnisv prising lines. Systems Bookkeeping and Vanilla— .‘;fl a lucky day for letters an -| Persons whose birthdate 'it is' |Rm. 8, Valentine Bldg. Phone 676 ing contracts, but not fortunate for' nave the augury of a year of pros-| , || at the GUY SMITH DRUG o starting anything. Although it 5| perity in which there may be al- Monday and the first of the‘n month| tendency toward unwise spending. ’ S 5 it is not auspicious for seeking em-) Risks, financial and physical, should T b f ployment or promotion. (izllml;; be carefully avoided. l'ere ls no su st"mte or ;‘ girls are well directed. They shoul Children born on this'day may LB Speciniz I voations n whieh 1he s essure s and movsent| [V €WwSpaper Advertising broadest service will be possible.|as well as talented. They should - The stars presage many unusual|pe carefully educated in thrift. | opportunities for well-trained wom- (Copyright, 1941) ’ o )/ len. (A Business Affairs: The youta it movement in agriculture will re-' f ceive great impetus this summer.’ Through clubs and scientific train- ing girls as well as boys will dem- .d. onstrate ability to contribute much s“ “’ T 7 hl' u“‘k Y to the food supplies of the nation - and thus to proflt handsomely. Many Kinds and Types to Choose From! ‘Women of all ages will be required i il to replace men who are called o S lif e e ol CONNORS MOTOR CO. | PHONE 411 'LlA-l-lhflM.u-u-- Hepburn (sbove), new chief navy’s public relations, asked for »