The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 5, 1941, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire P\lbhaned every evening except fl\ll\AG.l; by the IRE PRINTING OO! Becond and Mein Streets, Juneau, Alasks. President Vice-President and Business Manager THE DAILY Al'.ASKA"FJ\HPIRE FRIDAY, SEPT. 5, 1941. iis just as much a part of Alaska as the glaciers and salmon runs. VOl(,E.S FROM HOME Yes, indeed, it's a wonderful world we live in. ;l BSecond Class Matter. delivered by carrler In Juneau i Doucl: By mafl, postsge pal Sutered in the Post Oftics in Junce SUB! the following rates: id, One yeur, In advance, $12.00; &ix mOnths, 1n sdvancs, $8,00; »ne month, in advauce, $1.25. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly motify | be Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- very of thelr papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. $1.25 per month. Alaska, Hawaii and the island outposts of the Pa- cific, are going to be able to visit with their friends | and relatives in the states. A powerful San Francisco short-wave station this week announced that next Sunday a new pro- MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associgted Press is exclusively entitled to the use republication of all news dispatthes credited to it or mot other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published ALASBEA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc., National Newspaper Representa- Mves, with offices in_San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portiand, Beattle, Chicago, New York and Boston. SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE — Amertean Bank Building: Prank J. Dunning, 1011 BACK TO NORMAL “Boy, what a relief to be rained on!” Such was the expression of more than one Ju- neau resident yesterday morning, when the first| rain after a long period of sunny skies bounced on downtown streets and splattered on dry house- tops. According to the Weather Bureau, we can look for a lot more rain in the weeks to come, with| storms gathering out over the Gulf of Alaska and rolling in to Juneau to dump inches of rainfall Bul we are certainly not surprised at these predicuonS' Rain is no new experience in Juneau. In fact, the Juneau folk who expressed joy in yesterday's first showers were not kidding a bit. It's hard for a fish to live out of water and it is almost as hard for people used to a great deal of rain to stay healthy and feel active during a long| period of rainless days, when dust blows into their | noses and eyes and the sun beats down on grass and trees and dries all the moisture out of them. At the same time, no one regretted the record- breaking August weather which gave us the most hours of sunshine and the least amount of rainfall of any August since weather records have been kept here. Everyone picnicked and went fishing and swam, grateful for the sunshine. There were a few grumbles to be listened to from people who actually caught colds from the dry weather, most of, us knew well the good weather wouldn't last forever, and for days we were surprised each morn- ing when the skies” were “again cléar and the “sun’ again out. We were surprised because Juneau isn't in Southern California, and we don't expect our weather to be ordered by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. We even found ourselves explaining to tourists and visitors from the States that “this weather is really unusual” just as the Southern | Californian habitually uses the same phrase to ex- plain away a stray rain shower. As a matter of fact, we've even heard them talk about the weather being “unusual” when floods in Los Angeles were washing houses down the streets. Anyway, with the exception of a few sunny days | scattered over the next few months, we will probably | have little explaining to do now until next summer. for but | | Would it be too unkind to suggest now that the | running pants? gram will be inaugurated and broadcast especially for the service men in the territories and island | possessions. Letters from the men in uniform will \be acknowledged and musical numbers they request will be played. And each week a number of rela- tiveg). friends, wives, sweethearts, mothers and chil- on the progm;n and given a Ghance to say “hello” to. the . boys. The" programs will originate at t.he short wnvs | statiol 'KGEI in San Francisco, and will' be broad- from 10:15 to 11:15 p.m., Pacific - Standard | cast | Time. | Substitutes (New York Times) We have surrendered our aluminum pots and pans, swept the counters of silk, turned to plastics, adopted plywood in place of metal and wood where we could, expressed our willingness to use silver |instead of tin for soldering, and otherwise readjust- \ecsenuals If only a change of raw materials were | | called for, the problem of production would be easier than it is. Manufacturers know better, |easy. The plant that knows how to handle metal | | knows nothing of melting, casting;and working glass, | h)or does it know where to turn for the necessary | \new equipment in these days of priorities. There is ;also the problem of raw materials, particularly of chemicals without which synthetic rubber, plastics |and artificial fibers that must take the place of | silk cannot be made. Before the downfall of France | a Parisian artist lampooned the German situation, | which must be far worse than ours, in a cartoon ‘uhlch depicted frantic Hitler hysterically screaming: | 1 “Where is the Ersatz for the Ersatz?” To this pass\ we also are beginning to be reduced. Something more than expediency and artful dodging is involved in these upheavals. Our chemi- | cal industry was nothing to boast of in the last war; ' {now it is strong in its knowledge and skill. of| |synthetic rubber and plastics we knew very little; now we lead the world in the production of both. War is the great spur of technology. Out of the |Crimean War came Bessemer steel; out of Ger- |many’s need of motor fuels and synthetic ammonia | came the processes with which the names of Bergius jand Haber are associated. For that ' matter, the whole vast iron industry came out of the military needs of the 17th and 18th centuries. ‘The quest of substitutes has driven home the lesson that even a |country so rich in natural resources as the United States can never hope to be self-sufficient. We may |be able to dispense with vegetable oils in some in- dustrial processes and find that silver is a satis- | factory substitute for tin; but perfect self-sufficiency | will be unattainable for decades, if it is ever attain- {ableat- all. - Science -and technology .draw on. the, world. It is well that their international character | should be recognized. Policy (The Philadelphia Record) Il Duce has decided to reverse his policy of hav- ing good Fascists wear shorts to conserve cloth. Now they are supposed to wear long pants to look dignified. Germans have won the war with Greece for Mus- solini’s “invincibles,” they no longer have need for Talk about surplus crops—Brazil can produce We can settle down to enjoy Juneau weather, which more coffee annually than the world can consume. Washmglon went ahead and didn't run to Wilson every day to | he was too busy. ask what to do. lead himself. He was needed and got it done. unless I tell my defense men what to do, it’s not done. “They claim its because they have (Continued from Page One) | only half their authority, but he | made to get him to pose before he did things. He left the White House, but he said Congress was equally apathetic. It took three at- tempts to get a bill through both chambers to defray the cost of the | painting. In 1936 a bill was introduced, pro- viding a joint authorization for pic- Barney took the ascertained what But Thanks to the marvels of radio, soldiers, sailors and marines in the U. S. forces stationed here in dren af the soldiers and sailos will be interviewed | {be prominent Army and Navy vetoed a plan to send a force to take Dakar. Strate- gists figured this would require at least 200,000 men—unless Roosevelt wanted to risk a Narvik. NOTE: It should always be re- membered that Axis war moves are like a game of chess. Part of Hit- ler's strategy is to keep the United States enough worried about the At- lantic to station several powerful chessmen (ships) in the Atlantic, thus giving Japan a freer hand in the Pacific. However, we have kept such a large naval force in the Pa- cific that Japan is worried. This was one topic reported to have been dis- cussed by Hitler and Mussolini last week — how to scare the United States more in the Atlantic, more U. S. ships shifted from the Pacific, so keep Japan unwerried, make sure she remains in the Axis. UNFINISHED JOB That reshuffling of defense agencies and personnel cleared up a lot of dragging underbrush and | strengthened some glaring weak | spots. The result is certain to more efficient and more coordinated ad- ministration. But the job is far from finished. And privately the President knows it. Still untouched is the vital need for a single, forceful, directive head of the whole defense program to give it the high-geared drive and initiative it urgently needs. How soon the President will get around to naming a leader of this caliber he alone knows. But he does know one is badly needed. Recently, talking to a close friend, the President complained about the failure of defense chiefs to take the get | not the authority. That’s bosh. They've got all the authority they need. What they lack is initiative. | They are exceéllent men, sincere, able and patriotic, But they are executors and not leaders. Unless they are told specifically what to do, nothing happens.” The friend agreed heartily with the President and then quietly re- marked, “What about Bill Douglas?” The President made no direct re- ply to the deft question. But he waxed enthusiastic about the hard- hitting young Supreme Court Jus- tice, relating how, when newly ap- pointed chairman of the SEC during | the 1937 stock market crash, Dougz- las had bearded Wall Street and forced a thorough housecleaning of the New York Exchange. NOTE: Inner Administrationists, | who played a big part in last week’s OMP shakeup, have long advocated assembling all defense agencies, plus Army and Navy purchasing author- itles, within a new department, to | be known as the Department of | Supply and headed by a new Cabinet lmember. Thelr cholce for this job | Douglas. HOOVER'S PICTURE | It's nearly nine years since Her- | bert Hoover bowed out as President, | but only now are Congressional of- | | ficials getting around to placing an | official portrait of him in the gal- lery of President’s plc!ures in the | White House. A 3 by 4 feet oil painting of the | “Great Engineer” has now been | completed by John Johansen, Dan- | ish-born artist personally selected }by Hoover. It will be presented to | the White House by the Senate and House Library Committees, which | ter to the President of the Senate | were behind closed doors. A resolu- tures of both President Roosevelt and Hoover It died in the Senate Library Committee, of which Demo- cratic Leader Alben Barkley is chafr- man. Again, in 1938, a separate bill for Hoover’s portrait was intro- duced. This also got nowhere. Finally last year the sum of $2,- 500 was appropriated for the job, which Johansen completed several weeks ago. The portrait is in Bark- ley’s office, awaiting approval of his committee before it is sent to the White House. Friends say the former President is ‘“extremely pleased” with Johansen’s work—possibly be- cause it shows him as he prefers to be, solemn and impassive. NOTE: Johansen's portrayal of the ex-President’s face is as devold of expression as a_ grapefruit. MERRY-GO-ROUND The special committee, headed by Senator Sheridan Downey, of Cali~ fornia, in investigating old-age pen- sions, has produced a “best-seller.” Requests for copies of the commit- tee’s preliminary report are pouring in by the thousands from all parts of the country. The report recom- mends & wide broadening of the So- cial Security Act. . .. Veteran Wash- ington newsmen have started a | movement to place a bronze tablet on the National Press Building in honor of Samuel H. Smith, first | Washington correspondent. On Jan- uary 5, 1802, Smith, editor of The National Intelligencer, wrote a let- asking permission to cover the pro- ceedings of the chamber, which then tion was adopted: that same day | - 2[(3]4 8|9 (10|11 18(16(17|18 £22(23(24(28 29|30 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEPTEMBER' 5 Mrs. Ernest Rulaford Page M. Whitehead Frank Cashen Evelyn Hollmann Mrs. Vance Blackwell D. M. Foster Francis McDonohue F. W. Sinclair Hazel McPherson Estella Graybill | HoROSCOPE [| “The stars incline | but do not compel” SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Conflictdng planetary aspects | To substi- |rule today. The morning is ' not| |tute glass for metal in decorative lamps is not So‘mrtunate for merchants. Shipping | increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: “Nothing is more precious than time, and those who mispend it are the greatest of all prodigals.”—Theophrastus. MODERN ETIQUETTE ** ropErra LEE |is under a Workers are well should be fortunate the week. HEART AND HOME: In the fall ‘wardrobes of many women ufi- [forms will have place. Before the end of this month the number of girls in various forms of defense | |service will be greatly directed athd home routines are changed with sons and daughters engaged in i public work. It will be remembered |that astrologers predicted many months ago that uniforms would in fashionable at- tire. Numbers of women long re- tired from business or the profes- sions will be recalled to shops and desks. There is a sign warning of deceit and inconstancy in love af- threatening aspeet, | as they cldse | increased. | | Heads of households will find that| and James McCloskey. mile per day. received here. Mar Theatre. Cak Olson was a passenger trip to the Westward. several weeks on a business trip. Weather: High, 53; to learn.” Say, work, or do things.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Infamous. ed our mode of living because of the shortage r’”‘_——~*‘—"'lm ILL, A as in ASK unstressed, U as in UP, accent on first syllable. | OFTEN MISSPELLED: Hoarse SYNONYMS: Peevish, petulant, WORD STUDY: PRODIGAL; a spendthrift. Q by joining in the conversation and you will scon be talking to everyone them back or remove them? A. No; scent should be very faint. fairs while this configuration pre-| vails. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Risks 'of| every sort should be avoided Bt‘ this time. The element of surprise so conspicuous in war movements will affect business and commerce as the month advances and uncers tainies in trade multiply. The however, as Government exparty direct many lines of productioh: The urge to speculate or to take' chances will be strong, but should |be unheeded. The feeling that all which pertains to life at this time is a gamble should be overcome. NATIONAL ISSUES: While Washington guards secrets tml concern international developments affecting the World War, trouble- makers will find fault because cer- tain matters are hidden from' the people of a democracy. This and other criticisms . are encouraging! ito fifth column agehts and ahd be suppressed as inimical to ‘the | public welfare. Danger of inlernal trouble within the United ‘Bt will increase within the neq months. * INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Incréased aid to Britain trom,her colonies and dominions Wil be most fortunate. Agstralia and” Can-| ada will prove their ability to con- tribute amazingly to the needs ; of | the Empire in its time of supreme; stress. In Northern Africa th may be unfavorable incidents. ‘Ul successful efforts to capture, the Eastern Mediterranean and Stez Canal may be made by Germany. There is a sign read as indicatihg a possible brief possession ot the Canal. A Persons whose birthdate " it* "is have the augury of a year of hatd work attended by perplexitiés. Spending and social amuseniéits should be curtailed. X Children born on this day mdy be exceedingly talented, but ‘im- provident. They should be trained for constant self-discipline. (Copyright, 1941) ———— KEITH G. WILDES 10 BE HONORED AS T0P INSURANCE AGENT Due to leave on the first south- bound PAA plane are Mr. and Mrs. Kieth Wildes, bound for a month’s vacation in the States. Principal feature of the trip will be thejr attendance at the annual meeting of New York Life Insur- ance agents, at Sun Valley Id; on September 14-20. Wildes, represents the New York Life fn- surance Company here will be hen- ored at the meeting as a member of the 1941 Top Club of the organiza- tion, made up of the 200 leading agents of the company during ‘the past year. Of more than 7,000 agents of the company in the United States and approving the request and several initiative and to exercise the powers | collaborated with the Commission 4 U4YS 1ater th ple thy “Barney Baruch "he"” :.altf “hiad He conterided they. have ‘o act\& |of Pine Arts in arranging for the | work, The long delay is partly Hoover’s own fault. Several aftempts were Copyrigh ré - y ‘w : the uuwmm of tertitories, . Wildes stood 1 ',h‘;lf ”st, w rmm the st wfll ,Pk:k ilde’s” (a'.her »{-m —Seattle ~und=will -drive general trend will be satisfactory,|: ANSWERS: Copper. Carson City, Nevada. ‘The sheriff. 20 YEARS AGO 7 0 - e - s s SEPTEMBER 5, 1921 Invitations tc the third annual ball of the Knights of Columbus to be held a few days later in the Parish Hall were being sent out. committee for the affair was composed of Ed Beaudin, Martin Lavenik Steel was being laid on the Government Railroad at the rate of one It had been laid to Mile 202%, according to advices Pickford was scheduled for an early showing at the Coliseum on the Alameda on a short business Capt. J. V. Davis arrived on the Alameda after being South for low, 50; rain. O e e e e 5 Daily Lessons in English % .. corpon - e o - e - WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “William has the ability “Willlam has the CAPACITY to learn, the ABILITY to “Use a word three times and it is yours.” If you have been invited to the home of a friend and through oversight you have not been introduced to some of the other guests, should you call this to the hostess’ attention? A No; it is much better to save the hostess from embarrassment Q. What does a woman do with her gloves at a formal banquet, turn A. Remove the gloves and place them in the lap. Q. May a man ever use perfumed stationery? women only use perfumed stationery and even then the e e e S e S lOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢ corpon What was the first metal used by man? Which State capital city has the smallest. population? Are there more boys or girls born in the United States? Who was known as the “Sage of Concord”? Who is the chief peace officer of a county? There are 105 boys to every 100 girls born. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82). from THE EMPIRE The Pronounce in-fa-mus, I as (harsh). Horse (animal). fretful, cross. Let us s+ e ) laughter, present. and it is quite likely that Idaho meeting. From there they will motor to Salt Lake City, through New Mexico, and back to Seattle, via Reno, Nevada. They plan to visit a nember of former Juneau residents during their trip. At the Pendleton |Round-Up they will meet Mrs. R. L. Bernard, wife of R. L. Bernard, {business manager of The Empire. S e LEAVE TODAY Jim and Jack Glasse are pas- sengers on the Princess Louise, leaving Juncau to join their par- ents, the Rev. and Mrs. John Glasse in Albany, Ore, and to enter an Oregon college this fall. FIREMEN CALLED FROM MEETING 10 KILL BLAZE A fire blazing on the outside wall of Mike Vega’s house on Willoughby Avenue, called Juneau Firemen from their monthly meeting shortly Drs. Kaser and Freeburger Bl ngren Building PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 460 Directory Professional Fraternal Societies MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE N Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. VERGNE L. IOKE, Worshipful Master; Juneau’s Own Store — “Chiropractic” Physio Electro Theropeutics DIETETICS—REDUCING Soap Lake Mineral and Steam Baths Dr. Doelker, D. C., Bernard Bldg. Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room $—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm, — e ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles Collrge of Optometry and ‘Opthatmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground B — Helene W. Albrecht PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 773 Valentine Buflding—Room 7 The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin PHONE 136 Bta. D ——— Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES" READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Thmra | JAMES C COOPEB TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B/ Burford & Co. ore " Batistod Bustomers: ! after 9 o'clock last night. The fire was quickly extinguished. P R N McCUTCHEON GOES NORTH Steve McCutcheon, of the Deépart- ment of Labor, left yesterday via PAA for a business trip to Fair- banks and Anchorage. He expects to be gone a week or ten days. | Says Parents Didn’t Want HLm' S A strange story of how he has lived in Chicago from hand to mouth —I. 1. N. Soundphot . Jerry McLeran g b GRREF "2 s s o ms s DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 6; Tto 8, 2" bY appoinment, Glmn-lluelhln Bouth Franklin St. Phone 177 Archie B. Belis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT sAmllta Taxes ystems Bookkeeping Rm. 8, Valentine Bldg. Phone 676 R e ——— FOR BEAUTY'S SAKE SIGRID’S 'PHONE 318 "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. R S Post Office Substation NOW LOCATED AT HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska™ | | l | i “The Stere for Men" SABIN’S | Front St—Triangle Bldg. | You'll Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at I THE BARANOF ; COFFEE SHOP | ——————————————————— T TINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing — at.very reasonable rates | PAUL BLOEDHORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET —_— | RCA Victor Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Street Phone 65 s —— INSURANCE Shaflufigeney CALIFORNIA | Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate. Prices ser WHITE, rower TRUCKS and BUSSES NASH CARS Christensen Bros. Garage 909 WEST 12TH STREET “HORLUCK’S DANISH” Ice Cream Flavors Peppermint Candy, Fudge Ripple, Rum Royal, Cocoanut Grove, Lemon Custard, Black Cherry, Caramel Pecan, Black Walnut, Raspberry Ripple, New York, Rock Road, Chocolate, Strawberry and Vanilla— at the GUY SMITH DRUG USED P e e CARS S'ee Us Today for Models Many Kinds and Types to Choose From! -CONNORS MOTOR Co. PRONE 411 CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$150,000 = ° COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS for two months by himself because his parents didn't want him has ur.!g but“uem-dtohv-mm{orlm SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES