The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 5, 1942, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA on swinging—keep pitching—and keep fighting! s ’ | HAP 20 YEARS AGO 7% smeire Just imagine the elation and the pride of basé- - PY BIRTHDAY Daily Alaska Em pire Puhlllh;fln!';l; m:l:ml:’fl:lo:n‘fl; by the Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. BELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD Eotered in the Post Office in Juneau UBSCRIPTION RA! Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Chanmel ball to be singled out above all other sports for presidential approval and an executive sanction to go right on through the war! President To Mr. Roosevelt go not alone the thanks of all dar MADAREE . onnected with baseball as players, executives, writers Second Class ““"’4%01- onlookers, He deserves the highest praise for the ot th. 1snnest kind of outlook on the myriad problems Mary Guerrera ce, § ,“,I‘which new confront this country. No man is imore | M R‘;:;sh F!\;;; . $1.28. intense for an all-out war effort and war material ol esen i BTie brhos or sny !‘-‘l;:r'-"ormrrl:\‘llllu'lrl;ml?l’lh:mdal!‘ production. But no than is more tompletely aware R.'W. Marshall N it B trien, Wit Bustnedd O, 30, |of the fact that not all of us can go into the fight- L"L“ lt; R:]‘::‘:"" e e P g ling forces, not all of us car muke planes and m:r‘mrd Sipiistn The Associnted Press is exclusively entitied to the use for munitions. ! Hetbert: . C.. ‘Dilop there’ is that vastly important| republieation of all news dispatehes credited to it or mot other- Gkl o wise credited in this paper and also the local news published In every war majority which must remain on the heme no less than the berein. _ |great "TALASKA CTRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE front. These men and women, THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICA tighters, constitute the strength of the nation. Ger- many learned that in 1918 when a series of strikes |broke down the support and morale of the still- “The stars incline |aggressive armies of the Kaiser. No matter how but da not.compel” great its military power in the field, no nation at war is stronger than the morale of its people "at|® . " | Passengers leaving for Seward on the Victoria included J. W. {home. The President has recognized this in his FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6 | Gucker, Oscar R. Hart, L. M. Carrigan, A. A. Hemfrey, W. L. Keyser, sanction to baseball to go on playing, to go on’ mak« .. Planetary ._aspects . today KflVOT\,w W. Batcheller and M. C. Rugg. in? the most of its constantly reduced manpower, t0|lapor and stimulate industry. Good | | keep fighting for the maintenance of the high men- |news for the nation is prognosti- | tal attitude and the splendid psychology of the men |cated, | and women at home. HOUSE AND HOME: Women are ‘ The President’s letter to Judge Landis carries | warned that subtle propaganda will | tremendous implicatioh. "1t is Mot ‘a8 simplé as it [be presented to them through their et sounds. ‘True, Mr. Roosévelt has said: “Go right [clubs by speakers who appear un-| About twenty of the young people of Douglas Island, including several ahead!” But behind the sanction Hes a great serjes |der auspices with patriotic names|of the Douglas teachers and high school students, enjoyed a hike to the [of responsibilities for baseball. 1t 18 not enough |ANd uiterlor aims. The Part of WO- eng of the government road. A beach fire was built and hot coffee and | that the game adopt kchedules and lay them' out go|Men in the future is to Be pre-|jpen enjoyed. that a people at war may have some amusement- NIy Sh W ey e r " |to the healing of war hurts and ; iy Chd et e arwlvi _ be entertained. Baseball must adopt a comprehen- & | Members of a Fort William H. Seward recruiting party arrived in M upbniding Sf ERdRRRE T0k board the harbor hoat Peter: d had established head- e f i aints | sive war program. It knows this and doubtless will ¥ i Sips | Junesu aboal e harbor son an S ad- | Basgipl fiahop Jepligple Riape, in malntainng | e R BB Ry |quarters on the boat tied up at the city dock. Recruits were also being i public morale during the war emergency and base- |Outline such a plan in Néw ¥York !hfs month. | porters who will work with the ut-|% " i A % ball will be the big sport during the coming sum-| There are Defense Bond campaigns. There isimost zeal and cleverness to per-|¢en at the Alaskan and Gastineau hotels. mer, on sandlots, in small towns and in the large |the Red Cross. There are other war efforts which plex American minds wherever | ! Ve i Ve vay . ol ratic cities throughout the Nation. President Roosevelt will have to be supported in an active, concrete way.|they cannot overcome demoeratic e 3 2 : 2 . ; practically says to “stay in there and pitch” and | It will not be enough for baseball to concentrate onjlaynuu:s Sloane d\‘umg the latter's absénce was also to look after the Treadwell let the s;,m.t continue as the Nation's great game. |its own Ball and Bat Fund. It will have to make| BUSINESS AFFAIRS: In th‘00'iipf\l‘}'h wmkl He succecd:dva' DeVighne as Treadwell ph,\slcvlax;. The go ahead signal has been given by President |a8gressive movements in many directions and at [manufacture for substitutes of |Dr. Pigg had enlisted from Petérsburg quring the World War and serve Roosevelt u; Ba «’bdu. Commissi r:' r K‘;I(s;,uu» M. |all times keep fully aware of its outstanding place |many sorts new fortunes will be a year and a half overseas. He was later in charge of the Sitka hospital 1§ » nati 3 s for {made and old manufacturing in- | Landis. The spark has been kindled and the flame |in the national morale branch and its fcrtunate po- | MA3CE : a A - E 3 y i goitig to spread as the following article, in The |Sition in achieving the executive sanction. terests that depend upon raw ma Faunda, the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Saloum, terials will be inevitably undr‘(-‘wnn had been ill with pneumonia at Yhe Dawes Hospital was recovering i o asebill’s nid 0 ‘Jearly | Baseball faces its task with the knowledge that % Sporting News. ~baseball’s official newspaper clearly | e Prosiae s 1otter o HUNE TA Y o m'; i |mined. In the scale of prosperity |vapidly and had been moved to her home. ‘indicates: | y i i i there will be many - gains that Well in ddvance of the 1042 perinant | that ball players are to expect any favors from draft season, | boards. ‘“Baxeball k th q ta 4t At | overbalance lesses. Activity in mer- | baseball could designate Franklin Delano Roosevelt, [ P0ards: Baseball knows that, and wants 1t WaY. | cantile and manufacturing inter- President of the United States, as its Player of the | The Judge took pains to explain that in asking fm‘f‘em will be intense all through this Yenr: Without even® waiting for the national execu- | Presidential opinion dn the gam, he did riob want year, Generous spending will eon e 1o ‘ thiow ont ‘the first ball'in Washington in‘“w public to feel he was hinting that players should | tinye. Many variations in methods iy ot ety : V770 !be deferred during the playing season. Far from!and outlets are forecast for mer- April, both major leagues would make no mistake in % | * Tog M SHWodesvblt hetr: most valudble: s Ar that, baseball will keep contributing its men to the |chandising. ":mbl?’ "hl‘ fon:hfr l(‘(‘ia]ih'd. on;icn‘vor For in| Military forces and its tremendous influence to the| NATIONAL ISSUES: Secrecy in pe “'f’"; "2" u:: o Reneons Mountain Landis| Stay-at-homes. And while we face a brighter future, | Washington which is absolutely | o B i ek "5 et us all give our fervent thanks to a President with |necessary in the defense program that the White House wanted baseball to go right & Hentt ana Viston "will be misinterpreted by crities of on through the war, in giving to our National Game 'lhe administration policies. Even in that priceless executive sanction and presidential a democracy hidden purposes are | approval, F.D.R. already has done more for the iimportant, the seers emphasiz~.' game than any of its most brilliant exponents pos- | There are aspects presaging more sibly could hope to contribute through the 1942 sea- !treachery in international diplo- son—and the 1943 campaign to boot ;\mxcy and acts of disloyalty in do-‘l To Judge Landis, too, goes the accolade of the {mestic matters. Again astrologers | WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Da not say, “The work has been com- fans, for the Commissioner took the initiative and emphasize the need of unity and|pletely finished.” COMPLETELY is redunant. drew from Mr. Roosevelt an expression which the finperf::n in all national hopes ! or"mN MISPRONOUNCED: Caloric. Pronounce ka-lor-ik, A as in President doubtless wanted to have drawn from him s .| AH unstressed, O as in OF, I as in IT, accent second syllable. i il INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:| OFTEN MISSPELLED: Fusillade; one S, two L's, LS AT b R R e |Incidents that push the United| gyNONYMS: Languid, feeble, weak, faint, weary, exhausted, listless, the Judge’s well-nigh illegible hand-writing, too— | States more and more dANEErousIy | quil. heavy, heart‘less . 8 A Landis stated the situation tersely and to the point. into the World War will multipty ' 'WORD’ STUDY““Use bt vl R R T v Yebins g celieeh ey Rt wipie WBL craeie. 28 SRk o wil heni e ; increase our vocabul‘ary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: §He10 DNRRgpL ety B RIAFING WS TGS [ Bipriions: Thee Stare resegh thpe - | REPOSITORY; place where things are stored. “The air we breathe is commitments, go to training camps. What do you | > ¥ want it to do? If you believe we ought to close Vice-President and Busine: FEBRUARY 5 Harry 1. Lucas, Jr.... Mrs. George Peterson FEBRUARY 5, 1922 Miss Hiida Melsenthal became connected with the Coliseum Theatre os relief musician and was complimented on both her piano and organ playing Drs. Kaser and Freeburger ENTISTS 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. Belivered b7 snrzier e, $12.00; six montds, In & one month, in adva 1 Geéorge Getchell, Déptity U. 8. Marshal at Douglas, returned on the Estebeth from Sitka where he had been on official business. F. 'A. Metcalf, mineral surveyor, who had been at Chichagof for the last few weeks, rétirned on the mine tender Ambassador. Juneau’s Own Store Major E. J. McCluig and Sergeant G. E. Tuten, who had been | transferred from Fort’ Willlam H. Seward to Fort Liscum, left on the | Victoria for their new post. Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phane 408 " WATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alasks Newspapers, 1011 American Bullding, Seattle, Wash. E. C. Hurlbut, storekeeper at Chichagof, arrived here on the Ams= bassador from the mine on a business trip. "“The Rexall Store” Your Rellable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. "Chiropractic” '%%.;e?xcs—mucm? Boap Lake Mineral and Steam | Capt. J. E. Anderson had recently arrived {rom Kcichikan and was to be master of the mine tender Ambassador. He was signing on a crew land expected to leave the following day for the mine accompanied by Mrs. Anderson. HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST AND PITCH STAY IN THERE The Stere for Men” SABIN°’S | Front St—Triangle Bldg. Dr. William J. Pigg, who was taking care of the practice of Dr. L. O. ROBERT. SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and b Opthalmology Giasses Pitted Lenses Ground You'll Find Feod Finer and 8ervice More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP (The Charles W. Carter| Mortuary | Pourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 Emily McCoy, the daughter of a Pitcairn Island Chieftain, had | waited ten years in America for a ship to her island home in the Pacific. 'She had turned down marriage offers from adventurers and millionaire ranch owners to return to Pitcairn. 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 Becond Street Phone 65 INSURANCE Shattuck Agency CALIFCRNIA Three loaves of bread were selling for 25 cents at the American Bakery Jomes-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward' Street Near Thrra Weather forecast for Juneau was fair and colder with the lowest temperature about 5 degrees and northerly gales. [ Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon B e T e ] Looking Ahead H. W. L. ALBRECHT Physical Therapeutics Heat and Light Treatments Massage and Corrective Exercises Phone 773 Valentine Bldg. || (Anchorage Alaskan) Heavy demand on cargo $pace for vital defense needs in the months ahead will put the farmers of Matanuska Valley in a position to render Railbelt communities a most helpful service during the com- !ing season, and it is reassuring to know that plans | already are being formulated to step up production to meet as nearly as possible the requirements of the situation. The Valley is capable of going a lot farther {'than it has gone up to now in the way of providing |local markets with food products, and every en- | couragement ‘should be given farmer-neighbors of | Anchorage to expand their activities to the fullest JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. COOPER BUILDING possible extent. In so deing, greater security for themselves, give local markets a ' | dependable source of food supply and relieve ship- We await | ping of a substantial part of the burden the emer- gency has brought upon it. It will be @ real con« | tribution to national defense. | But this is no one-sided propoesition. The farm- the ers and dairymen and stock raisers must have co- operation; they must have assurance of continuing support of their undertakings and: such other assis- tance as may be needed to speed the essential de- | velopment. It is all-important for them to know, |as nearly as can be known, what is in the future work even more| . them: and it is important to Anchorage to make |ai force, Toia 1s 10 e affetaa | 4Ta¥n 7o the great repositores of nature.” down for the duration of the war, we are ready to do so immediately. If you feel we ought to con- tinue, we would be delighted to do so. your order.” The in part: “I honestly feel that it would be best for country to keep baseball going. There will be fewer people unempleyed and everybody will work longer hours and harder than ever before. And that means that they ought to have a chance for recreation and for taking their minds off their President’s answer came at once. He said they will build ~a | than before.” In effect, the President told baseball to keep |it. Washinglon . (Continued from Page One) ——he . Agriculture Department would find it very profitable to give heed to. They would get some very valu- able information on the views cof lreal farmers, ‘as ' distinguished from those of the lobbyists and politi- cians who claim to represent then in° Washington. The survéy was made by Don w. Berry, director of the :Republican | Farih Study Committee. Berry sent out a questionnaire to every farm- joint committee into a “mass meet- ing,” he explained, and also make it easier Lo keep hostile Lewis out | that future as substantial as it is possible to make are of them, as the Congression- al Record shows. i Here are excerpts from a Senate debate on the issue of fortifying Guam: Senator Clyde M. Reed, Kansas | Republican—"T am opposed to ex= | tending our line of defense to | Guam. Our national defénse’ policy should be confined to the defense stretch of the imagination. can the of the Western Hemisphere, By no| of the picture. “If you have too large a com- er in his home county, - Warren. | Thiy i what the. replies showed: 1fonmcauon of Guam be consid- 1. ered as a national defense matter mittee, Phil,” the President added with a smile, Lewis.” “I guess youTe right, Mr. Presi- degt,” laughed Murray. NOTE: Lewis intimates say he would not have accepted appoint- ment to the committee if it had been offered him. THE NELSON SYSTEM Certain dollar-a-year boys who used to rule the roost in the old OPM are learning that those balmy days are over. ©One of these masterminds got'a short but pointed lesson on this fact the other day. War produc- tion chief Donald Nelson called him in and outlined a certain job he wanted done and how it should be done. “Is this all ¢lear to you?” Nel- son said. “Yes, but we've been doing differently. Now I suggest . . .. Interrupting, Nelson carefully re- peated his instructions and then, Jooking the dollar-a-yearer square- ly in the eye, said quietly, “Do you understand now what I want?” “Yes, sir,” was the meek reply it FARM SENTIMEN An Towa Republican leader made a very significant survey of farmer| sentiment that the masterminds of Congress and the Treasury and “you may appoint That an overwhelming ~major- ity of the farmers were op- posed to. the -amendment. writ- ten into the price control bill by Benator Joseph 'O’Mahoney ' uf Wyoming, fixing 'a mandatory farm parity level of' 125 per- cent. The attitude of the farm- ers. was that.the amendment would cause the public to con- sider them as trying to profitecr out of the war, and that th:s might lead to a wave of hos- tility that would wipe out many of the gains won by agriculture through years of patient effort. A majority of two to one ‘of the farmers favor continuance of the conservation (crop con- trol benefit) payments. A similar majority ~ expressed themselves willing to take their benefit payments in the form of defense bonds and stamps. 2. 3. MORE GUAM POSTSCRIPR Recently, under the caption “Postscript on Guam,” this column | printed portions of a- House debate {that preceded the defeat of an ap- i propriation sought by the Navy to fortify Guam, strategic = Paeific base now in Japanese hands. | The House masterminds who killed this national defense measure weren’t the only ones in Congress who held such - “statesmanlik views. The Senate also had its | | from the standpoint of either the isphere. i “Its fortification would be useful only in an aggressive war against an Asiatic natioh. I do not con- template any such war, and shall |money which even remotely con- | templates that end.” | Senator Henrik Shipstead, ~bit- ter-tongued Minnesota isclationist “I ¢an see no immediate danger of attack upon the United States by any foreign country.” Later Bhipstead inserted in the Congres- sional Record a strongly-worded | article against fortifying' Guam: | The late Sendfor Ernest Lundeén | of Minnesota, who had close rela- |tions with George Bylvester Viec- eck) indicted Nazi agent, also took an- setive part in the discussion; ridiculing the fortification propo- sal as impractical and a waste. of the taxpayers: money. $ “Some people are. seeing spooks us iin this generation. ture Byndicate, Ind.) | United States or the Western Hem |Assembly Apartments. As plans for not vote for any appropriation of |- i and bogeymen in their attics when|mrs. 8. J. Greinar was successfully they speak of an invasion of this|slected to' fill thé president's chafr country,” Lundeen! .declared. “What{which had been vacated by Mrs. eountry Is going! t0 invade us? THe!A, Bonnett. Then nominations fot Japanese \are too smart to attackla Vice-Chairman' were called for; this great nation. No nation . of |put there were no takers. Follow- combination ‘of nations will attack|ing & motion to' disband the or- by benefic aspects and after Mareh 21 should prove motre successful, for the new Sun cycle promises marked progress in oven:omh\g‘ Germany. New war fronts and in- creasing complications for the Al- lies are prognosticated. i Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of! chahges with good and bad luck alternating, but ultimate gain is indicated. Children born on this day may have alert and original minds! which enable them to accomplish much in research work, also in re-| form movements. (Copyright, 1942) e - Senior Guild to Make Plans for | ; Vale_nfine Event. The Senior Guild of Holy Trin- ity Cathedral will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'tlock at the home of Mrs. Frank A. Boyle in the the annual Valentine tea will be worked out, all members of the Quild ‘are requested to attend. Tonight the choir will hold the|. weekly rehearsal in the Cathedral. DOUGLAS ‘P.-TAI ~ : PREEENTS PROGRAM ‘What resulted in the last regular meeting for the present schoel term, the Douglas ParefitiTeackier Assoclation met last evening for the usual monthly business and entertainment session. & It 4l came gbout when in the due course of 'business transacted, election of new officers to succeed those -recently resighed came up. ganizationr ‘for remairder of the lowing a tie vote, the ayes prevailed ¢ MODERN ETIQUETTE * gopgrra LEE Q. prefer. will be agreeable, she will do well not to be too hasty about making this | advance. Q. Where should one place the pits when eating olives? Is it proper for women to shake hands with each other when | being_introduced? A. Women may or may not chake hands with each other, as they Unless the one who is about to offe; B r her hand is sure that it * L. C. Smith and Corons TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by i Doorsiep 18 Wors by 1" DR.H. YANCE | OSTFOPA’ Consultation and examination Grocery and Meat Markes 478—PHONES—-371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices . Burford & Co. ' swer WHITE eower TRUCKS and BUSSES NASH CARS Christensen Bros. Garage 909 WEST 12TH STREET A. Put the pits on the side of the dinner or bread and butter plate. Q. Should the listener to a conversation gaze constantly at the speaker? A. He should be attentive and look at the speaker, but not with a | hypnotic gaze. Looking out of a window or off into space is disconcert- 'fi ~ ing to a speaker and is a sign of ill-breeding. LOOK and LEARN Y ¢ qosvon || 1. Which is the largest chutch building in Nofth America? 10 to 13; 1 to ieau Hotel Annex Gouth Franklin St. 1108, Archie B. Belis Audits Taxes Bystems 2. How many automobile accidents in the course of a year are caused } by drivers falling asleep at the wheel? Phone 177 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Rm. 8, Valentine Bldg. Phone 676 'l| “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 3. What two famous Ametricans have had the greatest number of FOR BEAUTY'S SAKE H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” biographies written about them? 4 5. ANSWERS: 1 2. More than 70,000 annually. 3. Washington and Lincoln. 4. Baltimore and Washington, 5. From ten to fifteen years. and further gatherings will now be dispenised with. Program for the session which included all numbers as arranged, followed the business. Ernst Obetg gave a piano rendition of ‘Kawal- ski's “Salute 4 Pesth” and delighit- ed those present. A girls' ensemble also pleased with two song num- bers. A one-gct play entitled “Dimb | Dota” ‘Was Very well received as the concluding number on the pro- gram.' Taking part were Solvéig Havdahl, - Melvin 'Shudshift, Al frédda - Fleek, Claire Dore, ahd Ralph Kibby. i i i ‘ ILL WITH FLU Mrs. Grant Logan is recovering from an attack of flu which began the first of this' week. - A The Daily Alaska ‘Rmpire nas the| (Copyright, 1942, by United Fea-|term and after repeateéd votingfol-||argest paid circulation of any Al- Ry aska newspaper. Which were the first two cities connected by telegraph line? What is the average length of life of our small common birds? Cathedral of St. John: the Divine, New York City. LEADERS FOR GIRL - SCOUTS ARE NEEDED Mrs. George W. Folta has an- nounced that anyohe wishing %o help with the leadership of the three Girl Scout Troops here, please contact her. i This afternooh there will be fonr neéw girls taken into Troop 1, bring- ing the number in - this group to 12. ‘They' niéét ‘in the Dugout. & ‘also two more trodps ‘There aré also i Junemu ad ‘well ps one Brownic group. 1 are heeded and 1t wouki be Véry interesting work for | anyone hAving some time to de- vote to the girls. —l According ‘ to a survey of col- lective bargainihg -nearing com- pletion By the Twentieth Century Fund, about ‘one-third of workers in ten leading American industries work under “cldsed ghop or union’ shop ‘Eonditions. thel SIGRID’S PHONE 318 HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING COLUMBIA LUMBER COMPANY OF ALASKA Lumber and Building Malerials PHONES 587 or 747—JUNEAU SECURE YU/R LOAN THROUGH US To Improve and Mudcruize Your Home Under Title L F. H. A. CAPITAL—5$30,060 * SURPLUS~$1650,000 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank . JUNEA —ALASKA There is no ;ubsfii;He for newspaper advertising!