The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 11, 1941, Page 4

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ALASKA CTRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER P“LIC‘“O" Al (F President Roosevelt has made an excellent choice NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES American Bullding, Seattle, Wash ka Newspapers, 1011 in sending is regarded as a trends Near East, the war, will Lend policies, Bullitt will River Basin now be Nile ‘Hl'l“fls. likely that wavering between At the same cellent mettle, William | dential representative to the Near | The former Ambassador His opinion gather and perhaps Palestine. he will He is expected, | coordination of American aid in the Near U. S. diplomat of ex-| George to| ting periods, it has been indicated, so that if our war machine is found short of victory | proportions at the offset of this war, plemented rapidly. it may be sup- at stake, and we like our sit idly by and see it pirated away Good Luck! Philadelphia Record) C. Bullitt as his special Presi- East to France and Russia keen judge of political and military of events taking place in the one of the major battlefronts of invaluable in shaping our information in Libya, , the Red Sea and Persian Gulf It is also considered visit Turkey, which has been the Axis and anti-Axis camps. too, to develop plans for better East time another S. Messersmith, sent is P, AT o | Mexico as Ambassador. Mexico is vital to hemis- OUR ENEMIES m,( OGNIZED phere defense and it is the nation in which the| —_— ‘(‘yood Neighbor policy has resulted in the most In ft action this morning, the United S(:m-,g‘markod improvement in relations. Congress d ed a state of war belween this coun- | Mexico and the Near East are both, in very try and Germany and Italy | different ys, vital diplomatic battlefields of de- A few brief hours before, the two .Axis nations|mocracy. The nation wishes Bullitt and Messer- Bad sdded thal thatiinto Ehetr Darhg 3 Japan, as|SMith the best of luck in their new assignments. avowed enemies of our nation | LT T L W Thus war between liberty and attempted world Trial by Battle | domination is brought forth at long last out in lhe‘ (Cincinnati Enquirer) indepen- | Lease- { the | ml DECEMBER 1941 . 4 ],\m( of victorious war. That our war is to be ca b v Preside 2005 1 » same radio ad- | BTN MRS T, - oy by President I velt, but in the same radio ad BMMEE PRINTING DOMBANY dress he has told us that we must be prepared for Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska, a long war HELEN TROY MONSEN X £ " ¥ 4 President Already on an emergency basis, our factories, R. L. BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Nanager " | farms and other producing units are to be put on | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA e fizo YEARS AGO /o, D e e ) DECEMBER 11, 1921 The Campfire Girls held their regular meeting at the home of Mrs L. D. Henderson. A review of the week's work was given by the girls. “Earthbound,” as a silent picture, was shown at the Palace Theatre. The B. A. Rosselle home was completely consumed by a fire that raged unchecked for more than an hour. Since none of the family were at {home, not even their personal belongings were salvaged. It is believed DECEMBER 11 Laura King Thomas A. Morgan W. O. Carlson Katherine Bavard Jimmy Connor William Fromholtz Frank Cashel Mrs. Mrs. “The stars incline but do not compel” FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 Benefic aspects rule today which |should be fortunate for labor and |those who deal with large bodies |of workers. There is a good sign |for aviators, but uncertainty |garding men in the Navy. HEART AND HOME: Women should be calm and well-balanced | today. It is a time when counting| the individual blessings brings and the inspiration to | make every one happy. needy is inspired by the configura- | gratitude re=| Aid to the| }lhat the family pet “Smoke,” a Chesapeake hunting dog, perished in |the blaze since the animal was missing after the fire. The first and second basketball teams of the Douglas and Juneau ‘Nallve Brotherhood met in the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall. Maxine Rosselle did a dance specialty at the Liberty Theatre last night | Weather: High, 47! low, 43; rain. Daily Lessons in English . 1. corbon WORDS OPTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “He spent the balance of | the day working on his car.” y, “He spent the REMAINDER (or, | REST) of the day working on his car. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Edinburgh (Scotland). in-bu-ru, both U'S as in UP, and not ed-in-berg. ! OFTEN MISSPELLED: Connoisseur; observe the NN and SS, as well as the vowels. SYNONYMS: Previous, preceding, prior, former, foregoing . WORD STUDY: “Use a word fhree times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: 'uESTIC relating to bodily motion, especially dancing. “Carried away I by the enthusiasm and the gestic art.”—Sir W. Scott. Pronounce ed- P e e e e e S e e MODERN ETIQUETTE ™ ropgrra rEE g Seldom does a nation enjoy the advantage orllmn "'“m, b s'mnulato.\ f(),f)“ fi recognized in Japan's surprise attack Sunday. Now, fore it is drawn into war. Usually the weaknesses, (oo iiHEE L I as| @ Should the hostess or the guest of honor be served first at we not only make war against the Japanese pawns|the flaws, and the mistakes of planning are not re- |, ... m'ux\nu.uuom‘ Tifl\ is a|dinner? in the Nazi plot, but against the swastika-clad per-|vealed, and therefore cannot be corrected, until ”mlruvm'ahiv ete 1408 - G kaltiss A. Under ordinary circumstances, where things can be served quickly petrators of this greatest crime against civilization. |midst of conflict. | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Astrologers #0d smoothly and where the number’ at the table is small, the guest of We have uncrossed our diplomatic fingers. We Through the Lease-Lend Act, however, the Unit-| N as ‘”‘“:‘ e (‘l(‘m‘en:.m -,;n'(l- honor is served first. However, where the number of guests is large are face to face in frankly declared warfare against |ed States has had its war equipment put to the 'md‘“h“w; M' even gambling which | and the guest of honor's dinner is likely to be cold by the time the the encmies who would rob us of our independence. |test of battle in advance of war involvement. 0"‘ma\ Affoet individuals as well as hostess is served, it is better to serve her first. R R e i ;H". STy S WALt ”Nm(‘l M“{" indhs ‘"]L“dmuunm» The feeling that it Is Q. When in a cocktail lounge with a man, should a woman tell A \l \l()RII\ I)F(,‘lh‘l()N I mountains of the ?uumsu»‘ on f'“ )7‘1:111(: of C““(;‘,_ well to take risks now and let the her escort what she wants or give her order directly to the waiter? Now o IR 1;t::v(nlip::ms:johal:mbc(l:}n ‘;?1‘(1111(2\ 1?:“ '\i:g,.m?: Itll(,:nAl:::: ‘lmmu take rvm(‘ o.f.xv..\vli may h/v A. She should |r‘11 her (‘:s('orl what she .wants to drink. i 0! virtually ry nation in the world is (° o strabing. its StrODE DO ,mdundospuuui New fortunes will pil Q. Should one invite friends and relatives to a wedding it they are directly concerned with the war aod h“; D O k. war could provide such @ |UP @mong the fortunate corpora- in mourning? g The Japanese attack of our bases in the Pa- ::st,“ilc;l:jéc.lnbomwry m”{d s wm‘.,"s;vm'd(.[(.' jtions which have been able to A. Certainly. They should not be ignored, but neither should they cific seemed to touch off the fuse of indignation | . ' worth or worthlessness of equipment |complete Government contracts on pe expected to attend if they prefer not to do so. against the acts of treachery which have been per- The armament now being devised and ;,.,\,.m_“”"" The stars indicate, however, IR T IR ok LB S Qe S A S e N petrated by the Axis powers. Within 48 hours after |pieq” in American factories is up to the minute,|that there will be much grief and that attack, declarations of war had been made by |geared to battle needs. It is not full of “bugs” and greatly reduced profits 'where man- LO OK d LEA RN many South and Central American countries, while | flaws which might make a fatal difference in a |Ufacturers have ‘ll“'l“““mf”"" ”". an A. C. GORDON moves offering aid to the democracies which practi-| The United States was drawn into the last| iy 3 ST 2 B S AR LR T AR cally throws them into the war | World War pitifully unprepared. In this conflict,| NAIIONAL ISSUES: Secret ef- 1. How long is the Lincoln Highway connecting New York and San With the world thus divided in conflict, it is of | we have the assurance that our weapons have been|forts to foment race ANtagonisms ' pygncisco? some comfort to realize that the majority of the|tried and not found wanting. ‘i\l'li[rlimx;hl](:::::)\\:;iq:r:;iugi\::h :“x]:cu:)i‘l 2. What rank does a graduate from the Naval Academy hold upon civilized nations of this globe have seen the acts e e fio e g and churcn | Sraduation? of the Axis in the same undesirable light as it A Harvard professor assures us that the human |in _I.'"“”"’“”"_”c““’_“,O“‘ ;j":‘,l t““;‘i‘f‘r;: 3. From which is the most power and speed derived in swimming, has beeh ‘viowed by iis initHs Uniled Slates. our|rece. Will murive for Btfleasc 800,000 ypore years |WERLURS Woo Bt (e (PR B T the drini ar the legdp That's going to be a long time to wait for the final|column influences as the Christ- 4 L R S \ihisat: nstas cause is the majority cause—the cause of humanity peace conference. mas season draws near. The seers 4. Which musical instrument producc.s the highes n‘o e? g and human rights as opposed to opposition and|® E advise all loyal citizens of the Unit- 5. Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as President of the United Iy Ethel Barrymore, playing in “The Com Isjed States to look ahead and to States? However, might makes right, we have been told, | Green,” is the hit of the New Yotk stage. The play, |forget past events in Soviet gov- ANSWERS: and only time will tell whether our majority in the|we assume from the title, was taken from her|ernment history. This is a period 1. 3,384 miles. battle will have the military might to wage the right | brother John's memoirs of pwhlbmon days. of sharp transition, they empha- 2. Ensign. e e - % G e 4 2 | size. 3. From the legs. Wasllir 'o THinoTolll ReRsos - plvn. for. tHis) INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: 4. The violin. 'g n | ukase was shortage of lead for de- | NAZIS ARE | The great gulf between the will 5. Andrew Johnson (1808-75). Me"'_ | fense purposes. Committee mem- | land the way to aid Russia as well| | bers are convinced there is more | -as Britain will cause cnticlsm |to it than this | Go.kound i They scent the trial of the power- | o P | tul Aluminum Corporation of Am-| ¢ Ned Do e One) }cma long the object of deep sus- pecion and sizaling condemnauon\ clothes into Rock Creek Park every| by the committee. | and spends hours shinning Sunday Hardest hit by tne lead is the! up trees. | Reynolds Metal Co., go-getting com- Recently a imagazine photog-| petitor of giant Alcoa. Several rapher accompanied Voreys on one|yonihs ago, as a patriotic move of these Tarzan expeditions. A big|ypen the aluminum shortage be- spread of pictures was to be used,|came acute, Reynolds, a big foil showing the Congressman in vari-|yminum in their product. At con- ous tree-climbing poses. He is per-| qeraple cost the company con- turbed, however, over one picture yerteq jts plants to use lead instead. ON GO BACK. 3 SECTORS German fiug_h Command Admits Heavy Losses in Donet Rver Basin the photographer snapped. Vorys fears it may embarrass him if printed after he has cast one of his frequent voles against dcrcnsc‘ measures. “Yep, you're right,” he says. “It shows me out on a limb.’ | LUCKY HIT | Thaf lucky hit by a British aerial| torpedo on the propellors of the ill-fated Nazi battleship, Bismark,! was a shot heard around the world in maval eircles. | {the firm’s booming aluminum busi-| an forces exceedingly heavy losses. Jon all Reynolds plants, The anti-lead priority order is a, BERLIN, Dec. 11—An officialj double-barreled blow to Reynolds. communique of the German High It not only puts the company com-|Command admits that following pletely cut of the tin-foil business,!|terrific counter attacks in the Do- with thousands of workers thrown nets industrial basin by the Rus- cut of jobs, but it also jeopardizes|gan forces have caused the Ger-| ness that for the first time is giv- ing Alcoa real competition. Reynolds went into aluminum, production by means of an RFC loan. As security RFC took a lien! RUSSIAN VERSION MOSCOW, Dec. 1—The Red Army forces have recaptured Ole's, | routing two German infantry di- visions and inflicting casualties of | |nmong the Allies in Europe, as des- | perate needs multiply in midwinter Danger that our enthusiasm may ment and editorial in London news. papers will be realized in Wash- ington where the utmost pressure will be exercised to make good our promises early in the new year. Persons whose birthdate it have the augury of a year of cer-| tain perplexities due to financial | strain and increased expenses in the family. Children born on this day prob- ably will have many changes in; their lives. They will be richly tal- ented and may be victims of envi- ous persons, (Copyright, 1941) HUGEAREA* AROUNDL.A. be affected by speeches in Parlia- | is| | DEFENSE BOND EMPIRE i THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, | Drs. Kaser and | Freeburger me ngren Building PHONE 56 n QUi Q. How does the Government feel about people who redeem their Defense Savings Bonds? A. If the circumstances make it necessary for people to draw on \Lhe savings represented by the money they have loaned to the Govern- | ment for National Defense, that is their privilege in the purely vol- untary Defense Savings effort, but of course you can't spend your Bond and have it too. | Q. May the owner of a Defense Savings Bond sell it or give-it THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU Juneau, December 12 — Sunrise 9:37 a.m., sunset 4:06 p.m. FORECASTS: Juneau and vicinity: Rain tonight and showers Friday, little It has started reconsideration of | 'Thu.s, hile_oBa. Soyesmment o Jehst 12000 killed or wounded. change in temperature and gentle to moderate southerly winds ex designs that will result in far-|26€DCY has a mortgage on Rey-) New gains have also been made cept winds reaching 35 miles per hour at times tonight in Lynn reaching changes in naval con-| OIS another government agency|,y tne Russian forces, particularly BlA Canal, lowest temperature ' tonight 31 degrees and highest Friday $7 struction :“e:";::‘il;:c giround Ol‘i“ lfrom u"" in the southern sector. | degrecls. ; i pt for the direct hit on the CFT VIO 1A KESUTE O PAYINS| The Germans have also been 4 uthcast Alaska: Mostly overcast with rain tonight and showers ks driving gear, which|% =S SO § L‘f"_‘gk' blasted from Tikhvin, 110 miles| —_— Friday, little change in temperature, southerly winds less than 20, slowed her down and enabled the ‘ nate probers think some eqq , leaving 7,000/ A3 i B nles por , British fleet to close in, the giant Strange undercover doings will bc‘;;;ld :f “’;finil‘;i:g bm“evng ‘Alr Ra'd A|a|'m5 ShUIS Oll" n;ll;st e h:lur EXePE. vwmd’ §% “imes rea;::‘i‘;:g 35 miltes pér Tour t0y Nazi battlewagon might have es-|Prought to light that will crack| .. Germans have also suffered| L. h' F E ' | night in open channels for tonight and ay. § caped 10 rove the seas and prey on|Certain high-placed defense heads,| oi® CERCs TR G0 U ol LIGNIS @s Far tasl as LOCAL DATA shipping. This fact has sunk home| NOTE—The Senate probe will be myonf L5 Time T . i Weathes lm naval :)r\uldvlm and they Ih;;\c K nt surpx"l.sea‘l.iu (?uyl Htf}lcomhwhum i Nevada Border | 4:30 p.m yuw,-d:,.zg?;m Te;;\p Hmlr‘;:;ilty V;:;\d Velo: uRMn,s:ow become extremely conscious of this | oung head of the Justice —opw— 3 i Achilles Heel. Orgers have gone|Department’s Little Business Bur-| S‘IOCK ouo‘l‘A"w LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11. — Air ;gg,,ai‘;la;?d” g'gi g?, 2‘,‘ si ; :;: out to devise protection for ship's{eau, who has been deluged with| raid alarms blacked out Los An- 2 propellors, |complaints at the lead ban and has | geles and 700 square miles of ‘adja- RADIO REPORTS The answer to the engineering|been trying to get relief for hard-| Ajaska Juneau mine stock closed |cent territory, extending beyond the | TODAY problem involved is not an easy one. |hit little business men yesterday (Wednesday) at 2%, Am- | Nevada border last night as'army Max tempt. Lowest 4:30a.m. Precip. 4:30am. Bulges extending beyond a ship’s MERRY-GO-ROUND erican Can 72%, Anaconda 23%,|interceptor planes hurtled into the Station last 24 hours | " temp. tempt. 24hours Weather propellors would offer some pro-| Bert D'Armand of Hollywood has Bethlehem Steel 54':, Common-|air to check reports that ememy| Barrow 8 0 [} [] Cloudy tection, but this would be offset sent the White House this plan | wealth and Southern 5/30, Curtissiaircraft were approaching, ! Fairbanks 17 -5 -5 01 Clear by serious reduction in propulsive for raising funds for defense: One|Wright 7%, International Harvester| No details were announced after| Nome 25 16 19 A1 Snow D?Wfi!‘ and} maneuverability. Some day a month should be designated 44, Kennecott 31%, New York Cen-|the blackout lifted at dawn this| Anchorage 34 2% 28 08 Cloudy other scll{u' 1 has to be l'u\md “National Postage Day”, on which tral 7%, Northern Pacific 4%.|morning, although the alarm sound- | Bethel 27 5 5 '01 Clear Onle lhl» is certain: The Ger-|every one mailing a letter would add | United States Steel 48%, Pound ed less than half an hour nffier Atka 33 29 32 .D Clear pans. e |00 T to. the fime Ong GoftBogtase 0 eyely R, . | 14408 the Army had issued a statemeént| Dutch Harbor .. 35 2 30 o1 Showers they bullt'the Bismar] Says the National City Bank of | saying no alarms would be sound-| Kodiak 40 31 38 16 Showets New York, “The critical develop- ! DOW, JONES AVERAGES ed except in case of actual danger.| Cordova 36 43 Rain LEADER ORDER ments in foreign affairs have had| The following are yesterday's - > : Jun, 38 | 3 i Rain Next on the plan for grilling by ! little effect on the business situa- Dow, Jones averages: industrials g i | el " 2 the Senate defense investigating tion. Seemingly the adjustment to 108.97, rails 24.24, utilities 14.12. | TARPAPER Sltka. 0 5 . 20 L committee will bé OPM’s Priority war conditions has gone so far that| - 1T GoMdstetn & To. Abk b TRient oroniean < i % a0 Qpy Division, long a little business peeve, business has become immune to NOTICE istock of tarpaper on hand- at-rea- Specific target of the tough Sen- | shocl | AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing|sonable pmes i < st B o e S S L i e v s ate probers is the priority order| (Copyright, 1941, by United Fea-,air route from Seattle to Nome, on e | B o T e A cle at & T Rurford & Co. adv preraer stames | 1hereis no substitute for newspaper adverhsmg away? i A. No. Defense Savings Bonds are not transferable. Owners are permitted to redeem them puor to maturity in case they want or need |- to do so. & Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 400 “Chiropractic” Physio Electro Theropeutics DIETETICS—REDUCING Soap Lake Mineral and Steam Gndlube Los Aneeles College of Optometry and The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sta. PHONE 136 Jones-Stevens Shop mms'—u!ssn' READY-TO-WEAR Qeward Street Near Third H. W. L. ALBRECHT Physical Therapeutics Heat and Light Treatments Massage and Corrective Exercises Phone 773 Valentine Bldg. JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. J B. Burford & Co. Is Worr Bumi.odugmwmn L/ DR H.VANCE | OSTEOPATH Consultation and éxamination free. 10 to 12; 1 to &; 1t0'8y appoinment, :m 8t. Phone 177 | PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Audits Taxes Rm. 8, Valentine Bidg. Phone 676 A —— FOR BEAUTY'S SAKE SIGRID’S 1941 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beflnnmg at 7:30 p. m. L. HOKE, Worshipful m: JAMES Ww. LEIVERS, Secretary. Juneaw’s Own Store “The Rexall Store” Your Rellable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. HARRY RACE | DRUGGIST | “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” *“The Stere for Men" SABIN°S Front St—Triangle Bldg. | You'll Find Food Finer and Bervice More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP FINE ‘ Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORF, 8. 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