The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 16, 1941, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire Publ!lh‘d-;‘:"’ evening es:eg&o:;m by the Second and Min HELEN TROY BENDER R. LABERNARD - = ‘¥ntered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Mstter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: deliversd by carrier ln Juneau and Doulas for $1.25 per month. | By mafl, postage paid, at the following rates: Onpe year, in advance, $12.00; six months, {n sdvance, $6.00; one month, In advance, $1.25. | Subscribers will eonfer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the de- wery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associgted Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all news dispatthes credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published erein. ALASEA CTRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. GFORGE D. CLOSE, Inc., National Newspaper Represents- Mves, with offices in_San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Beattle, Chicago, New York and Boston. SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE — Prank J. Dunning, 1011 Americap Bank Buflding. Streets, Juneau, Alasks, - President Vice-President and Business Mansger A SUCCESS STORY Horatio Alger, Jr., used to write a lot of books which were held in contempt by the literary critics but made fascinating reading for teen-age boys. Judged by strict literary standards these m(lc; books, entitled “Work and Win” or “Up from “Pov-; erty,” were probably poorly.written, but judged from the viewpoint of Author -Alger and the message he | wished to convey, the books were the world’s best reading for the boys into whose hands they fell. This week a man died in Dallas, Texas, whose life was a living example of the moral, “perseverance always pays,” which Alger unfailingly inserted into| his plots—a moral which is as true in Juneau as it| is in Shanghai or Timbuctoo. The man was Edwin J. Kiest and when he died on Monday of this week newspapers throughout the world told the story of his life. Mr. Kiest was the embodyment of the Alger moral in the publishing world, only newspaper men referred to the Kiest success story as an example of the fact that “you can't keep a good man down.” Kiest's boyhood was broken up by a series of moves. His father was a Methodist minister and the family seldom stayed more than two years in any one town. When they got to Chicago, young Ed got a job selling papers from a street corner. In the Windy City, he earned his first money and got his first whiff of printers ink and swam with other boys in a lake beneath a railroad tressel and was chased up the tracks, half dressed, by Chicago “cops.” Hobnobbing with inky-armed pressmen was a preliminary each day to gathering his papers for street sale. This led to Kiest’s obtaining a job as a galley boy and eventually learning the printing trade, which he worked at for 13 years. Then he worked for a newspaper feature service and was a friend of C. B. Blethen, later publisher of the Seattle Times, and with Col. George Thomp- | ful | small merchants grew up with the paper and even- composing stones, two page forms and a composing stick in the office. He had to have the press work done by a Dallas print shop. Just as the Alger heroes had tough sledding to make a success of their lives, Kiest had a real job to keep his paper from folding up financially. It was in those years that he formed the firm habit of never going in debt for anything unless he was certain the money«to pay for it could be obtained shortly. Many a time, his old gold watch went to the pawn shop so payrolls could be met and paper bills paid. Later, when the Dallas Daily Times was one of the nation’s most successful daily papers, Kiest never forgot that “cash on the line” policy in his dealings. As a director of the Texas A. and M. college, he be- came known for his invariable demand that the board not appropriate funds unless the institution actually had the money, or had some certain way to raise it. When Kiest began publishing his little paper, he | encouraged the small merchants in Dallas to adver- tise and generally left the bigger fellows alone. Ad- vertising in Klest's paper must have been a success- medium for selling goods, for most of these tually became its heaviest advertisers. Kiest was ever a man to encourage youth. He had no children of his own, but he donated a 248- acre tract to the city of Dallas for a park for chil- dren. He was also known to have helped hundreds of boys and girls to get an education. * Kiest was 79 years old when he died this week— 79 years which had been crowded with the joy of living and accomplishing deeds under handicaps. Rising Above Disaster (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) Proud as we have a right to be of the ability of the Anglo-Saxon race to “take it,” as demonstrat- ed in the last 12 months by the people of Britain, we English-speaking people are forced to take off our hats to the Chinese. Nowhere else on the globe has this werld war brought so much terrible suffering as it has in China. Yet, with a magnificent courage which the world will never forget, the Chinese have continued to resist the powerful and ruthless aggres- sor. But even more noteworthy is the fact that while the war still goes on, and with the end not yet in sight, they have undertaken the economic and social rehabilitation of their nation. With the realization of the victory which they confidently expect will come a new China, worthy of a place | beside all other great nations. Spearhead of this movement to rebuild even as the forces of destruction continue their deadly work is the organization known as the Chinese Industrial Co-operatives, headed by Dr. H. H. Kung, a direct descendant of Confucius and, incidentally, a graduate of Oberlin College. With a capital which would be meager for a single medium-sized American industry, this program has set up thousands of Chinese in cooperative business and industrial enterprises in the deep interior of Asia. Already they have turned out millions of dollars worth of the machinery and | goods which are necessary, both to prevent the military collapse of the country and to keep its people alive. It is perhaps a happy forecast of the more co- operative social order of the post-war era that the English -speaking peoples - all over the world have jhad a hand in this movement for the rebirth of China. If you would know more about it and the heroism of the Chinese who are engaged in it, the American Committee for Chinese Industrial Co- operatives, 8 West 40th Street, New York City, will provide you with the whole thrilling account. son, who became publisher of the St. Paul Dispatch. | It was as a representative of this same feature Talk about staying ncutral under difficulties, service that Kiest went to Texas in 1890. When, after five years as a Texan, his to move him back to Chicago, Kiest quit. Yes, he quit to realize his lifelong ambition—to | become a publisher. It wasn't that he bought. There were four | neutral Sweden has lost 300,000 gross tons of ship- employers want.edliping during the present war. Hatch covers are the most frequent source of much of a paper|accidents on American merchant vessels, the De- cases of type, two' partment of Commerce finds. Washinglon Merry- Go-Round (Continued Irom Page One) mitting New Dealers to “chift the war blame”:to the Republican Party. Only congressman who actually mentioned Martin by name was, Keefe of Wisconsin, but all three made it bluntly plain that they held - him ' responsible for failing: (1) to oppose actively the aid-dem- ocracies program, and (2) to re- pudiate Wendell Willkie, War Sec- retary Stimson, Navy Secretary Knox and other GOP suporters of the President. At the psychological moment, Ham Fish, who acted as chairman, pul- led out a resolution outlining a ‘new statement of foreign policy” for Republicans. It reaffiimed the GOP 1940 campaign pledge against war and denounced ‘“executive acts and provocative statements by Pres- ident Roosevelt leading toward war.” At this point- isolationist August H. Andérsen of Minnesota picked up the cudgels for Fish by declaring: | “That's right. The whole New Deal stinks, and it's up to us to see that the public doesn't forget it" Keefe chimed in with: ‘The Re-| publican Party will be swallowed up unless we take an aggressive stand against the war policles of the Administration. If were not getting the right kind of leadership, it's up to us to make our own leader- | ship on the floor.” BUETED PLOT But geting a majority of Repub- licans present to agree was some- thing else again. Instead of steam- rolling the boys into an insurrec- tion, the plot boomeranged. In the end Joe Martin was given a rousing vote of confidence by all kut Fish and his little group. Next day Fish got another set- back when his resolution for a new Republican statement of for~ eign policy was presented to the GOP caucus by Crowther of New York. In reply, Representative James Wadsworth of New York senior statesman of the party, demanaed-eed him, | that all personal references to R.o-’ csevelt be striken out of the reso- stardom Delayed lution’s text. ] 1z '@ “The charge that the President | is fomenting war by provocative | statements is unfair and untrue”| Wadsworth declared. “It would be | unfortunate if the Republican| Party should go on record with such | a prejudiced and unfoundea declar- | ation against the leader of our, country at a critical time like this.” | | Representative Bertrand of Calif- | crnia, Leonard Hall of New York | and others joined in ea‘tacking | Fish's resolution. Gearhart stated {that the party should not “go out| on a limb with dynamic declara- | | tions about unforseen eveats.” | | By an overwhelming vote of all 1 of the blasts at Roosevelt were elim- | irated from the Fish resolution. | NOTE—Martin, who pretided at the caucus, maintained silence un- til someone suggested that the party vote as a bloc to override the Fresident's veto of the pork-padded '$320,000,000 highway bill. “We're getting on dangerous ground there,” warned Martin. “Remember we are !the economy party. I think the | President is right on this and I jintend to support this veto” | | MERRY-GO-ROUND | Martin will make a transcontin- |ental tour in September and Octo- | ber to confer with state GOP leaders on next year's congressional elec- |tions . . . . General Philip Fleming, |able Wage Hour Administrator, ilenvmg a train at Burlington, Ia., "nls home town, was greeted by excited friends who thought the flags and bunting were for him. He’ 8 movie star like Errol Flynn, but laughingly explained that they were | for the moment David Herman, {in honor of Vice President Wallace, | 11, of Washington, D. C., will have Iwho was to speak at the opening to return home and explain to his of the new powder plant . ... Dis-| parents why he ran away. David's ‘|Ll'bed by the hostile reaction of escapade was revealed when he |U. S. sentiment to Finlard’s al-| tried to buy an airline ticket to liance with Hitler, the Finnish gov- | Hollywood ‘“on credit” at New ernment has launched a propa-| York’s LaGuardia airfield. David's ganda drive to woo support . . . .| father owns a grocery store in | George E. Brown, indicted with | Wasblsigton: | Willie Bioff, another AFL leader, S jon charges of extorting $500,000 from movie concerns, is under ter-| rific attack from within his union, the Motion Picture Machine Oper- ators and Stage Employees. Harland Holmsden of Cleveland, vice presi- cent of the union, is slated to suc- | He had aspirations of becoming MRS. VANDER LEEST RETURNS Mrs H. R. VanderLeest, wife of “Doc” VanderLeest of the Butler, Mauro Drug Company, refurned to Juneau on. the steamer North Sea after several months in Seattle. Empire Clussifieds Payl HAPPY BIRTHDAY j | AUGUST 16 | Mrs. C. J. Bailey ; Theodore Kelly Howard Mills Clarence Newton AUGUST 17 Mrs. Ruth M. Farrell Miss Dorothy Jones James Larson Mrs. Hector McLean Mrs, Julia A..Costigan Patricia Virginia Martin | City of Juneau Mrs, Fred Schindler Ruth Coffin C. J. Davis Harry J. Krane [ SN . ) HOROSCOPE | “The stars incline \ but do not compel” —_ &/ SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 Benetic aspects dominate today | which should be stimulating to aspiration and favorable to religi- ous observances. The stars favor the clergy and seem to promise growth of interest in the churches. HEART AND HOME: This is an auspicious date for letters and for | the entertainment of young folk| who need home influences in a time of war excitement. The as-| pects encourage planning for the autumn when there must be many changes in social affairs. Work will | engage all public-spirited women who will find plenty to do in phil- anthropic or altruistic tasks. The real meaning of democracy is to be made clear in the disappearance | of class consciousness and the level- | ing of barriers separating persqns. of differing backgrounds or .ex- | periences. » BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Education regarding labor rights now will be{ necessary as strikes become 1888 menacing. Despite new policies for the control of workers who cause obstruction of defense, certaii tn- jon leaders will be imperious ini their demands. The fear of Com- munism will be forgotten, however, | because Russian hostility to the| Nazis offered encouragement to the Allies and promises aid in our de- fense. Prosperity will be wtdespregrl from coast to coast. NATIONAL ISSUES: As the date of reopening of colleges and uni- versities draws near, problems of attendance, due to war training which absorbs the youth of the na- tion, will be anxiously discussed. Wise use of educational centers will be extended as many girls and boys are trained in various trades and wage-earning vocations. Adult edu- cation will assure new importa!x4 Persons of vision perceive a futir in which every girl as well as ev boy must be economically mdi&! dent. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Astrologers have stressed the ment of surprise in war moves. Again they predict amazing unex- pected events due to Nazi str: 3 Russia after paying heavy pen: for eliminating experienced army officers will meet troubles that are internal as well as external. The conjunction of Mars and Saturn next February is of evil omen since it presages bloodshed in another Russian revolution or. a rebellion against whatever form of govern- ment may exist. The vast resources of the country will feed enemies, according to a recent prediction. Persons whose birthdate it 1is have the augury of a year of suc- cess in financial matters, butthere may be disappointments in domiss tic or social relations. ¢ Children born on this day prob- ably will be fond of adventure. Many will travel. Restrictions and | profits to merchants and manufac- 20 YEARS AGO 7% empire D e AUGUST 16, 1921 Manager Spickett of the Palace Theatre introduced a juvenile jazz orchestra in a concert. Miss Carol Beery assisted musicians Ed Gar- | nick, Earle Hunter, Jack Burford, M. Dudley, and Albi Torvinen. An oil station was constructed at Unalaska to supply transpacific shipping. Dawson was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the discovery of gold in the Klondike the next day. Hunting parties were being arranged for the opening of the Moose season in the next few days. Approximately 50,000,000 fares we: Bay during the past year. carried across San Francisco Weather: High, 69; low, 52; clear. e e e e e i S e e Daily Lessons in English % .. corpon B e e s WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I took her for you.” 8ay, “I MISTOOK her for you.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Premier. Pronounced pre-mi-er, first E as in ME, I as in IN, second E as in HER, accent first syllable and not the last. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Vain (conceited). (blood vessel). SYNONYMS: Invention, fable, coinage, forgery, falsehood. 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: COMMENSURATE; adequate. “John’s salary is not commensurate with his needs.” MODERN ETIQUETTE ** roperra LEE | ———————p Q. Ts it all right to visit a friend who is ill in a hospital, or should one wait until the invalid returns home? A. Either is all right, but if visiting in a hospital always ask at the information desk if the patient may receive callers. Q. When may calling cards be used? A. They may be used for messages of congratulation, sympathy, inquiry, and particularly when enclosed with gifts or flowers. Q. Is it necessary that a girl send out announcements if her mar- riage engagement is broken? A. No. D e LOOK and I.EARN% C. GORDON e e et - - o S S o) Which is the ther east, New’ York City or Rio de Janeiro? For what piece is the composer, Maurice Ravel, best known? What domestic animal cannct reproduce itself? Who baptized Jesus? What is a neophyte? ANSWERS: Rio de Janeiro. “‘Bolero.” ‘The mule. John the Baptist. A new convert; a beginner. Vane (weathercock). Vein INTERNATIONAL AFFATIRS: Great activity by our Navy and by our pjcked aviators is forecast for turers, but there will be much money in' circulation and a sense | of prosperity that each month gains momentum. Civilians who have not heeded the advice of astrologers when they predicted increased cost of woolen and leather products will pay handsomely for clothing and shoes. War needs will continue to cause production which attains amazing speed and volume, NATIONAL ISSUES: Much eon- fusion will continue in the Ameri- can mind regarding international affajrs. Scrambled loyalties and sympathies will be disturbing as anxiety regarding dangers confront- ed by brave youths of the United States becomes more and more prevalent. Next spring is to be a period of increased activity for all branches of the service. Again the loss of ships on the high seas 15 prognosticated. First actual physi- cal encounter may be with Japan. next month. Dgvastating battles on the seas and in the air are fore- seen for the British and their Al- lies. Dwellers in the Western Hem- isphere will realize that the World War has become their own affair, if the democracies are to be saved, and they will prove how great are the resources and the powers of the new world. Some misfortune or sorrow for the royal family of the British Empire is presaged. Persons whose birthdate it |is have the augury of a year of ex- treme experiences. Caution is coun- seled, especially in dealing with su- periors or employers. Children born on this day preb- ably will be fearless. erratic and| restless. They should be disciplined carefully, for they may be too temperamental fqr their best in- terests. Dog Gets School Diploma, Too severe discipline should be avoided by parents and teachers. MONDAY, AUGUST 18 This is an unimportant day in planetary direction, but the as- pects are good. There is a promis- ing sign for industry, also for avia- tion. HEART AND HOME: Home- making in the autumn will assume great significance. Architecture will prave extraordinary in interest ‘as vanished European houses are re- produced in various parts of the United States and furnished with rare pieces salvaged from the ruins in England. Owing to the increased number of marriages there will be a shortage of cottages and modest apartments. Although the war may continue many months young wives will establish dwellings as havens for husbands in the service - of their country. Many refugees mul continue to find the United States a safé place. for permanent resi- dence. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Rise in the cost of lving will bring small e to summer school at weeks, Jerry, pet dog of Harry Witsel, Jr, Verona, Pa. Jerry master’s desk, didn't emit one bark during the ent wasi’t 8o unusual then, on graduation day, for Jerry to get ‘gloma, too. Harry is holding Jerry's diploma for the dog, above, Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel Drs. Kaser and Freeburger D] Blr ngren PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 a” ” Chiropractic Physio Electro ytics DIETETICS—REDUCING Soap Lake Mineral and Steam Baths Dr. Doelker, D. C., Bernard Bldg. Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 8—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. AR ————— ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles Collage of Optometry and Opthaimology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground [ R N SRR Helene W. Albrecht PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 773 Valentine Building—Room 7 The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Pourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 | Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ | READY-TO-WEAR £ : Qeward Street Near Thma = JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. Business Counselor 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. R e e 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 Bldg. You'll Find Food Finer and Secvice More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP — < FINE | Watch and Jewelry Repatring ! at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET —_— RCA Victor Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Streef Phone 65 — s INSURANCE Shattuck Agency | CALTFORNIA | DR. H. VANCE Grocery and Meat Market I 478—PHONES—371 ] High Quality Foods at | Moderate Prices J. B. Burford & Co. Is Worr. by “Our Batistied tomers” swee WHITE rover TRUCKS and BUSSES NASH CARS Christensen Bros. Garage 909 WEST 12TH STREET OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 13; 1 to 6; 7 to £,00 by appoinment. 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