The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 27, 1942, Page 4

PAGE FOUR produces this blue-green color. The native colors are soft. Bright colors are not characteristic of the Tlingit Indians. The design of a Chilkat blanket is very con- ventional. The figures are similar to those found} on their carved boxes, on their masks and on the i great doors which they were accustomed to place JPond AN Matter. | pefore their homes. The central part of the blanket las $1.25 oer month. | hears the totemic figure. The eyes, the nose, the Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the i - g BN HELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD E - President | Vice-President and Business Alanager JANUARY 27 Anna Lee Houk Mrs. Robert Stoft M. Ernest Powers D ¥ tes: 4 Mrs. Emily Snell One veur. I advance, $13.00" six montow. in advance, 8.00; |Mouth, and sometimes the feet, occupy their proper e G O B esribers il confer . favor it they will promptly notity | Place, while the rest of the body is often not e Eric_A. Oslund the Business Office of sny fallure or irregularity in the de- | Many of the figures on the sides have no meaning, Joyce S. Talbeck UHes. St thalr s, and are placed there only to give desigh and rich- ———— Telephones: News Office, 602; Busimess Office, 374 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS s . 'r{n Amuu? Press s nu:mclxflt;rl;ll';d’:u rmn.ntu;:h,."l The weaving is always done according to a pat- republication of all news dispatches credite o - %4 "Ip: e:e‘dlled om v.m: paper ‘:.na also the local news Published | tCrn board which has been kept for generations in h'"’.n |the family. The weaver never varies from the pat- ALASKA CIRCULATION nmmnw TO il LARGER tern on the pattern board | ot o ool e 4 This blanket was used in the ceremonial dances| s | AmevATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspavers, 1011 | ond at funmerals. When such a blanket was useds in ness in color effect. HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” Pt e i, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 Aspects of mingled good and ill tcday are read as presaging sen- cational news from the Orient. There is a good sign for labor. HEART AND HOME: Romance @ dance, it ceased to be private property and be- |came the property of the clan. At funerals, it was| | placed over the lcwer part of the body, or hung by |the side of the coffin. The theory was that, the | friends of the dead who returned to take their de- | parting brother with them were thus made happy| and welccme in seeing again the bright colors of that ignores practical considera- | this blanket [tions will fiame at this time and | The blanket in Hirst’s office, with the symbolic |later. Hasty courtships will be fol- frog design woven into it, was made by the late Mrs, [lowed by marriages which are [Johm Y. Benson, of Klukwan, who was a direct :nerely x_:_liefncets forfml::\f& lser:t::; i ions. he stars | descendant of the first and original Chilkat blanket ariiebing 10r pereiie wi. gnud | | A ! weaver. She was known and considered one of mpfndjust their points of view to the |best of the Chilkat weavers. 4 new social order. According to the; & | The Tlingits have many legends to explain the| o there is in this seemingly | importance of the frog. | reckless way of assuming future ob- | According to one legend, the creator of the uni-|ligations a psychelogical law whic‘ni {verse, the Thunder Bird, had as guards in his celes- {thus provides for future population | tial regions, two large frogs. They were to warn |needs. Children born under the| of the approaching of strangers by their loud croaks. [SWay of B _mfluex‘::eshalrc ge“"{"l They also regulated the heat of the sun. They pre- ‘allg\"mc]::n:voldmary their - mental | vented the birds and other creatures from dlsv.mjblng ttuUSINESS AFFAIRS: Shortagss | the Creator’s rest. They acted as messengers, giVINg | ot many cssential materials will | A few months ago the first of these decorations|qyut orders of the day ! that mean priceless | was hung on the wall of Superintendent Claude| Another legend has it that the frogs, having a |lessons to the mation. As artiolos| Hirst’s office. It was a mural map of Alaska, re-|strong voice, acted as guides for travelers along the are salvaged from waste heaps of | plete with Indian scenes, done by an outstanding |coast, during foggy weather ;Amefl?ans will learn much of val-| Eskimo artist. | Ancther has it that at a great Potlatch a chief | ues hitherto unknown or ignored. | - Yesterday, the second piece of art was added— |of great importance was invited. He appeared wear- iIn a country accustomed to ahu-nd‘ a Chilkat “Frog” blanket ance limitation will teach lessons }mg a necklace of live frogs tied leg to leg. Sincc‘lhm ‘mehn much - the Tuturs.| In these days when war crowds out most other|that time, his family have used the frog for a crest.|ryiire winl be practiced With news, it is a ‘pause that refreshes” to glance away Another has it that the Grizzly Bear was mor- |science that adds greatly to the from the world strife for a moment and do a little tany afraid of frogs. That frogs were often put nn}wefluh of the peopie. Novel in-| research in - the fanciful art and legend of the In-|Totem poles or houses to prevent them from being dustries will rapidly develop from dians who were Alaska’s criginal inhabitants. destroyed. !the wholesale reclamation of dis-| The first makers of the Chilkat blanket were Lhef e AR N T 0 !carded manufactured articles. | Tsimpsian Indians of British Columbia. They had : [ NATIONAL ISSUES: Under this forgotten this art long before the arrival of the first The Weapon of Racism | configuration the demand for just-| white man. The Chilkat Indians, a tribe of the| 2 B 3 ‘Eiw?::,!meaqt:firy‘nwflm? ,:2:‘;’5:; TlingifS, are today the chief manufacturers. Thus| (Cincmnati Enquirer) . | avition Tattes, WY b8 At N- | its name. | Japanese attempts to raise the race issue agamstjpccmd Bkt et wiil ‘be diksovered | | all white persons is no mere surge of militant racial . { | consciousness. Rather, it is calculated to serve pure- |in civil service, astrologers prognos 1 il The J h h |ticate. In a time of common anx- S ainew : 4 .. | ly military purposes. e Japanese hope is and sinew. Yellow cedar bark, covered with goa“}undermine the loyalties of Filipino troops to the| iety there is one level of citizen- wool is the warp. It takes the wool of from Lh”e‘vnlled States s wh i g L;:-lup on which all serve with in-| Tokyo doubtless hopes also thalitense patriotism. There is a sign' to ten mountain goats to make a blanket. Al of | \ patriotism ere s a sig the weaving is dene by hand. | BEHIND THE BLANKET The Office of Indian Affairs in Juneau is gradu- ally doing a redecorating job, casting aside some of the piclures and ornaments which did not typify Alaskan Indian culture and replacing them with art objects which are thoroughly Alaskan in origin. jcause savings The material of the blanket is mountain goat’s wool, the inner part of the bark of the yellow cedar, raising of the race issue will create friction for|presaging unpleasant charges in! | Britain and America in other sectors of the Far|which political “pulls” are con- The frame upon which the blanket is woven is| gastern theater. ! spicuous. { simple. It consists of two uprights of about four| japan's recourse to wholesale discrimination| FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Japan| feet high. These uprights are placed in sockets of | against whites is a measure of her desperate need continues under explosive influ- sufficient weight to keep them erect, and they are | to force a quick decision. Otherwise, there would be cnces which are most unfortunate. 20 YEARS AGO /2% cupine JANUARY 27, 1922 Wallis George, bookkeeper for the Juneau Cold Storage Company, accompanied by Mrs. George, had engaged passage on the Princess Mary going south later in the week. They planned on a combined business and pleasure trip. L. D. Henderson, Commissioner of Education, visited all departments of the Juneau schools and gave a talk on the value of.planned school work before the students. New officers of the Pioneers Igloo at Nenana were recently installed. R. E. Sheldon was installed as First Vice-President. Passengers leaving on the Estebeth, Capt. Pat Davis, were L. M. Carrigan, Joe Harding, George Foss, Louis Libel, R. T. Brooks, R. H. Nelson, A. Bartlett, T. Temrne and G. Williams. Officers for Alford John Bradford Post No. 4 werc installed and ncminations made for a delegate to Ketchikan at a meeting held in the lodge rooms of the Elks Hall. J. W. Kehoe, Past Post Commander of Davidson Post No. 10 at Haines, acted as installing officer and those installed were, A. C. Fisher, Homer G. Nordling, Frank Coggins, Edward V. Beaudin, George E."Mann, John P. Walker, John J. Woodard, John B. Bernhofer and Leroy Noland. ‘Women who powder their noses, touch up their hair or use coloring on their cheeks are positively dishonest, declared Evangeline Booth, Natiohal Commander of the Salvation Army in San Francisco. “Women use makeup to deceive and a woman has no right to fool the world,” she stated. Five halibut boats, the Dagny, avona, Thelma, Gypsy and Celtic had left port for the fishing banks while four that had been out for several days were expected in to connect with the Northwestern south- beund Trene Castle, famous dancer, was returning to the vaudeville stage after having left the stage for the motion pictures. H. K. Carlisle, Special Agent for the General Land Office, with headquarters at Fairbanks, left on the Northwestern for his home by way of the new Government Railroad. He was accompanied by Mrs. Carlisle. The staff of the Juneau School News, published in The Empire, was, editorials, Virginia Metzgar; special, Kathleen Tolch; athletics, Irving Whyte; athletics, Melville Leake; classes, Dorothy Lange; grades, Ellen Sorri; school blighty, John Rundall. Weather: Fair and somewhat colder with lowest temperature about 20 degrees. e Daily Lessons in English 3 1. corpon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “She went home to rest up awhile.” Omit UP. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Affix. noun on first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Daffodil; two F's, one L. Accent verb on last syllable, SYNONYMS: Adolescence, adolescency, youth, youthfulness, im- maturity, minority. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary hy mastering one word each day. Today's word: INCULPABLE; faultless; blameless. “An innocent and inculpable piece TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1942 Directory Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel = Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS PHONE 60 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 400 | . 0 Cllinpnchc BT ARG Sosp Lake Mineral and Steam Baths Dr. Doelker, D. C., Bernard Bldg. Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 Jones-Stevens Shop / LADIES'—MISSES i READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Thira H. W. L. ALBRECHT Physical Therapeutics Heat and Light Treatments Massage and Corrective Exercises Phone 773 Valentine Bldg. — MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. R. W COWLING, Wor- shipful Master; JAMES W. LEIV- ERS, Secretary. "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” “The Stere for Men” SABIN°S Front St—Triangle Bldg. Youll Find Feod Finer and Service More Complete at THE BABANOF COFFEE SHOP | O o oL RIS R Watch and Jeweiry Repairing PAUL BLOEDHORN | 8. FRANKLIN STREET —_— N RCA Victor Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Street Phone 65 * connected at the top by a baton about six feet long.| no point in deliberately raising an issue which is ‘The_fl"_‘s is ‘”l_“‘"'?d to be 5“"""“ of ignorance.”—Killingbeck. Stretched across the top is a narrow piece of skin.| patently bogus and which will create serious dis- Lcé:'_‘t‘im ";‘L‘Lhfl"et‘_‘ellffl‘]llv n'lthougth‘ From holes at regular intervals in the skin, warp | pleasure in Berlin, Rome, and Madrid. Eminent 085S an reats will over rate INSURANCE JAMES C.COOPER strings the right length are suspended, and then | Nazi scholars may explain it away in some new eth- these warp strings are bound together by weaving in | nological coup, but this hardly will remove the sour of the woof. | taste in the mouths of the people of the white Axis ar] is v nations. BB obite blanke Ja Dijet cpliied. The: Slowly, but steadily and determinedly, the Allie: three colors used for the woof are black, yellow and bliah gn The colort 1 tr 43 | are mustering their forces for counter-attacks in the f‘_’“ b een: galdhw “?‘ RS T a.CCom- South Sea area. For Tokyo this imposes the neces- plished after .lhe thread is spun. There are two sity of quick conquest. Hitler's “yellow Aryan” ways of preparing the black color. One is a prepara- | . iheic are employing every weapon possible, not tion from hemlock bark and the other is from black exluding those which embarrass their white Aryan mud near certain springs boiled with the hemlock colleagues. bark. The yellow is prepared from a lichen known as sehony moss. This mess is found on spruce and hemlock trees growing in very wet places on the mainland. The blue-green is prepared from the Probably the first move Hitler would make if he conquered the United States would be to take | copper ore. There is also a blue . fiinaion 7 Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page One) ret pow-wows that aroused much conjecture in inner labor circles. Two days before Lewis sprang his peace scheme, he and Hutcheson had another secret talk. The day after this meeting, Hut- cheson, attending a sesion of the AFL executive council, had *him- self made a member of the AFL's peace committee, which had been inactive for two years. Also, when Lewis's letter was delivered to AFL president Willlam Green at the Saturday afternoon meeting of the council, Hutcheson hastily departed, saying he couldn't wait to discuss| the proposal as he had to catch a train NOTE: The first guestion asked Green by the startled council mem- bers was how Lewis's letter was delivered. Hhe replied that it had been sent by special messenger. Also that he had been informed that the letter had been given to the press . before he received it. News-wise Lewis timed his letter to break as a front-page smash in the Sunday morning newspapers. THROUGH WITH CIO i T | lating his isolationism, he decided away our right to squawk. Why, he'd probably make | claystone which | us cheer umpires and referees. | issue would pop up at the Dies! committee’s closed-door hearings on fascist and anti-racial :\clivmes.é for most of the witnesses were sup-| porters of Father Coughli orous crusader against tional bankers.” | However, Representative Jerry Voorhis of California. member of the committee, is glad he was absent when the*question finally did come up. to find newer and greener fields for his burning personal ambitions. In the CIO the prospects were that he would remain a minority voice. But if he could put over an AFL-CIO unification, Lewis would again become a mighty “king maker,” with the strong possibility that in a few years he might make bimself the big boss of the com- bined organization. Or Secretary of Labor. Or Vice President of the United States -— his: great. secret ambition. GOODBYE COMMY PALS For his one-time Commy pals, Lewis’s peace scheme spells doom because an AFL-CIO consolition will mean the end of most of the “You fellows ought to go after | C1O unions they dominate. | the international bankers. They're Most of these unions are "nui-lthe real enemies of the country. sance” unions; organized primarily| We've got to change our money for the purpose of invading AFL | system and substitute direct credit fields to harass the AFL. The CIO if we want to solve our economic rivals are small and in some cases problems. Unless we reform the | have had to be supported with CIO money system . ... " | funds. Suddenly the witness stopped, { In any get-together, the AFL is swept the committee table with a certain to demand that its unions pointed finger, and without lower- absorb these CIOQers. That means‘ing his voice, inquired, “Which one double curtains for the Commies: of you is Congressman Voorhis?” elimination of their unions and| There was a loud howl of laugh- finis for them, because the AFL | ter at this attempt to put Voorhis | constitution bars Communists. The |on the spot. Luckily for the Calif- J’CIO does not. ornian, a leading congressional ad- Lewis turned , on vocate of monetary reform who in-| after the 1941 dignantly rejects the support of following their | Coughlinite elements, he was at- “interna- | It was injected explo-: icies. ‘Whiel being questioned, the wit- ness suddenly began waving his arms wildly and shouted: ¢ the Commies convention, when altest party line, | Ramspeck's safety didn’t sively by an official of the National| Workers' League, a Detroit group | which has been dissem™ating anti- | Semitic literature and propaganda| against the President’s defense pol-| |actual conditions. Desperate mea-' |sures will be taken by Hitler who jwill ignore tremendous losses of men. Unrest among the people of | |Ttaly will spread and it is possiple : /that a new leader may succeed | Mussolini. The chart of the king- dom of Italy is heavily afflicted. | it is| | Persons whose birthdate have the augury of a year of ad- {vancement. It is fortunate for (carrying out old ambitions. | Children born on tais day prob- |ably will be successful all through ' their careers. They should be tal- |ented, ambitious and far-seeing. (Copyright, 1942) her parents an anxious 48 hours after the Jap attack on Pearl Har- bor. She was visiting a friend in Honolulu whose husband was a lieu- n, clam-|tenant with the heroic Marines at| Wake Island, and word of Miss reach Washington until two days after 'the attack. “Everything’s all right,” she phoned her father, “except I'm little weak from giving some | blood for the wounded here.” (Copyright, 1942, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) —— ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by J. { J. Conway, Mayor, Sitka, Alaska, at City Clerk’s office, Sitka, Alaska, | until 8:00 a.m. Pebruary 17, 1942 for | the construction of Native Village | Sewer Facilities and Extension of City Sewer Facilities for the Town of Sitka, Alaska; and will then and there be opened and publicly read aloud. Bids received after the time fixed for opening will not be con- sidered. Plans, specifications and form of la above projects may be examined at ithe City Clerk’s office, Sitka, Al- aska, andat the H. B. Foss Company, office, Juneau, Alaska; and sets of said plans, specifications, and forms may be obtained at either of the above mentioned offices upon a de- posit of $5.00 for each set. The full amount of deposit for one -set of documents will be returned to each actual bidder within a reason- cantract documents for each of the Behind Lewis's sudden passion for | LP€Y supported the resolution re- AFL-CIO peace are two things:|Pudiating his America First views. (1) He is through with the CIO.|LeWls was furious at this Commy (2) He is out to purge from or-|S4nd and if he can put over his ing. _tending another committee meet- ganized labor ranks the Commy- fellow-traveller elements who not 50 long ago were his closest allies and the backbone of his strength in the CIO. Lewis washed his hands of the CIO after its recent annual con- vention. In 1940 the CIO slapped refused to follow his demand that bim down when the rank-and-file they desert Roosevelt and vote for Willkie. Lewis swallowed this re- buff, but he didn't forgive it. When the 1941 CIO convention again cuffed him tesoindinely by repud- | MERRY-GO-ROUND _When House Majority Leader’ John McCormick was awarded the gold medal of the New England Council of B'nai Brith, for “out- standing achievements” during, 1941, he became the fourth Amet- ican to be so honored. The others were President Roosevelt, Chief Justice Trving Lehman of the New York Court of Appeals, and Joseph Davies, ex-Ambassador to Russia . Pretty Dorothy Ramspeck, 21- vear-old daughter of Representa- tive Bob Ramspeck of Georria, gave peace plan, he will be able to get revenge without directly lifting a to several labor leaders; “Denny" | finger against them. | NOTE: A few days ago, talking Lewis, brother of John L. who ap- |pointed him head of the United Construction Workers at $10,000 a year, declared, “You boys better get on the bandwagon. We're go- ing places again. The boss is on the march and there’s going to be a new set-up around here.” LUCKY ABSENCE Tt was inevitable that the money ) able ‘time after receipt of bids. Other deposits will be refunded with deduction not exceeding the actual 1cost of reproduction of the draw- ings, upon the réturn of all docu- ments in good condition within 30 days after the date of opening bids. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check or bid bond (with authorized surety company as surety) made payable than 5% of the amount of bid. The Town of Sitka, Alaska, re- serves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive informalities. No bidder may withdraw his bid after the hour set for the opening thereof, or before award of con- to the owner in amount not less |4 MODERN ETIQUETTE Q. What is the usua! kind of affair given to present a new daughter- | in-law? A. An afternoon tea. 1and he criticizes the service? A. Do not agree with him, but | | advance? A. So that the hostess may invite other guests to take the place of | those declining the invitations. | 1 100K and LEA 1. What is a female fox called? 2. When was the first adhesive , country? Q. What should one say when dining in a restaurant with a friend Q. Why should one send out formal invitations several weeks in Shattuck Agency b ¥ ROBERTA LEE CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Markes 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at I Modezate Prices —_——m—m— swe WHITE rower | TRUCKS and BUSSES try to avoid expressing an opinion. . b RN Aq C. GORDON postage stamp issued, and by what | 3. What are the two largest lakes that lie entirely within the United States? | 4. What celebrated American patriot was an accomplished silver- smith? | iand flaxseed? ANSWERS: A vixen. ‘On May 6, 1840, by England. | Paul Revere (1735-1818). Argentina. el i tract, unless said award is delayed for a period exceeding 30 days. J. J. CONWAY, Mayor, Town of Sitka, Alaska. First publication, Jan. 27, 1942, Last publication, Feb. 3, 1942. 5. What South American country is the chief source of wheat, cattle, Lake Michigan and Great Salt Lake in Utah. REBEKAHS ATTENTION Regular meeting Wed., Jan. 28, 8 p.m. Installation ceremonies. EDITH TUCKER, Jaav, Secretary. depositors. Up to $5.000.00 i l‘.——ovvro" The Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association of Juneau has again declared an annual dividend of four per cent for its Start Your Account Tomorrow with $1 or Moze.: " DR. H. VANCE | OSTROPATH mu“l:‘:a 12; 1 to 8; NASH CARS Christensen Bros. Garage 909 WEST 12TH STREET “HORLUCK’S DANISH” at the GUY SMITH DRUG H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$150,000 OF ALASEA Lumber and Building Materials PHRONES 587 or 747—JUNEAU SECURE YOUR LOAN THROUGH US To Improve and Modermze Your Home Under Title L F. H. A. 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