The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 7, 1942, Page 4

'IHE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— UNEAU ALASKA Vaml )ust as soon as we get started to xollmg, the 11 an Armistic ended the war, How is that for a “Blitz" a real American one, |earth, the sea and the sky will be one inferno for our enemies fi what we hope may be the last great “blitz.” Dmly Alaska Emptre Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING OOMPANY Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - = = President R L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Manager Entered in the Pm omu in ‘ neau Hlm“ Class Matter. | Dourlas for §1.25 per ll | By mall, postage pald. at the following rates: One year, in advance, $12.00; ix months, in advance, uu. one month. in advance, $1.35. Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will prcln'fll notity | the Business Office n! any fallure or irregularity iD the de- livery of their pape: Telephones: Nuu omu. 602; Business Office, 374. Bravety—and Brains—at Wake B Ly sasiioe m Funont T (Philadelphia Record) President Roosevelt has cited the defenders of Wakr Island for their “courageous conduct” which | “will not be forgotten so long as gallantry and hero- ism are respected and honored.” Certainly, this is no overstatement, The de-| fense of Wake was an extraordinary action. Itturned out to be a major Axis disaster, evén though Japan succeeded in seizing the island after 14 days. New figures show the Japanese lost seven war- | ships in the attack on Wake—one cruiser, four de- stroyers, a submarine and a gfinboat. This is a sizable amount of naval tonnage, pos- | sibly equal to the total U. S. naval tonnage in the | Far East (not, of course, in the Pacific) at the start |of the war. | That the Japanese had to spend so much to |grab a half-fortified islet is out of all proportion | to its value. The U. S. detachment defending Wak= | was 385 Marines, and few Navy men would say that this should have been greéatly increased. If the taking of every point of Wake's minor value involved losses as heavy as thoge suffered by the Japs, exhaustion of Japanese naval strength !'would come very soon indeed. The whole Japanese loss at Pearl Harbor, where they crippled a good part of the main U. S. fleet, was not nearly as | great as the Japanese loss at Wake. | How did 385 Marines inflict this enormous set- | | back on the enemy? | New information just released by the Navy Do-‘ partment gives some clues. f In the first place, Wake was not the victim of | surprise. The garrison there was told of the attack on Pearl Harbor as soon as that happened. The men were immediately called to stations. The first Can we not do without Latin and perhaps study | air attack on Wake did not come until nearly five. the languge of our foes, like Japanese or Spanish, |houx‘s later, The subsequent defense indiomtes tho| which 5o few Ammericans know—very few in compari- | éhormous value of the Japanese treachery—what a son with the number of our enemies who know whole of a dmerence a few hours’ waming wo“ld' English have meant at Pearl Harbor. When the Japs did come over, the Marines at Can we not drop art courses as luxuries a"dlw»:ke had four planes in the air. Even so, seven | tréin for mechanles instead? | planes being serviced on the ground took heavy And when all of the non-essentials are dwppe‘j;pumshmenl (Here is another impressive argument for the duration, cannot our high schools and col-| for better airfield protection, underground hangars, | leges speed up their courses, so that more use!ul‘etc) Americans Wwill be turned out in a shorter time than| ever before in our history? At a time like this there should be no question| plaguing the mind of any student in the matter of ' higher classes as: “What in the world shall T do when I graduate?” There are so many needs today as to make such a question absurd. Mentors should give him or her a genuine awareness of what this war is all about. It seems our educators are thinking of eéducation in war time along the old academic times and judg- ing wartime educational value by standards which were moldy before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Colleges could have three-year courses at most and every one should be useful, coordinated with defense. There is also seemingly no reason why high schools should not adopt their own courses along preparatory lines. There is a real urge among voung people of this ‘The Auulltlfl Press Is republication of il news di: wise credited in this paper berein, ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaskn Newspapers, 1011 American Buflding, Seattle, Wash. ted to 1t or ut uthn also the local pe blished OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM There is now going on in many sections of the | Nation, the subject of our. educational system, whether it will measure up to the war emergency. Some have suggested that this is the time to| cut out ancient history and study modern reality. | Then, on December 11, apparently came the big | | Japanese landing attempt from the sea. The pen-| ciled notes of Major W. Bailey, Marine air officer, tell hoew the defenders waited until the Japanese ) were within 4700 yards and then opened up at point- ' blank range with three-inch and five-inch guns. Obviously, many of the Japanese ship losses came at this point. What we know of the details of the remaining defense jis a typically American story that begins in backyards and tool sheds and cellars where typi- cal American kids take old machinery apart and| put it together agajn. The Japanese were trying to| kncck out every U. S. plane on the island. " (There | were only 12 to start with.) . They did. But again and again U. 8. planes were back in the air. i Ground crews simply. picked up the pieces and, built new planes., Major Paul A, Putham, in charge of the Marine air force at Wake, wrote, “Parts and assemblies have been tradéd back and forth so that college and high school age to be useful and the |00 airplane can be |denufled: En};lnes have been educational institutions should lead the way. We]":‘_‘“‘d from. plae Jo. dlansy Hiwe et Jutked, have no time to waste. strxppgd. rebuilt and all but created, | High as the courage was at Wake, the story is| also one of brains and ingenuity, of the old Yankee | genius for “making do.” [ The men who waited until the Japanese closed | |in and then let them have it; the men who rebuilt | wnecked planes under fire and the men wha flew | | them, are all dead or captured. But there are thousands like them where they came from. That's a little fact the Japanese im- perial command didn’t figuré on. If they had, they wouldn't have risked seven ships at Wake. | THE ORIGINAL “BLITZ” ARMY The idea has spread that the German army is the original “blitz army.” This is not so. John J. Pershing in July, 1918, reduced the Boissons salient. He spent a few weeks in placing his troops and in September, 1918, started to reduce the St. Mihiel salient. The end of a four-year war was only two months away. The American troops ate up ground so fast that | Statisticians haven’t determined yet whether the the Germans could not retreat fast enough. Novem- umpires or Uncle Sam will call out more baseball ber 1 the German army was punchdrunk November ' players this year. | army. oI your good friend Brazil. “Excellency,” replied Welles,| NOTE: Representative Harry B. T“evon if we wanted to appease Ar-|Sheppard of Calif., militant advo- |gentina, we couldn’t. The tide of cate of enemy alien evacuation, re- newspaper opiniod in the United|lates that when a friend dis- States has been so critical of Ar-|charged a Jap servant after Pearl gentina’s isolatignist position, that Harbor, he snapped, “After the it would not stand for appease- |war, you will work for me.” i ment.” (Continued from Page One) ilays to safeguard the public health | | taught. | tents and, perhaps reach the end of | HAPPY BIRTHDAY | FEBRUARY 17 M. H. Sides Arthur L. Riendeau Bernard Boyle Doris Ann Bartlett Richard L. Schultz Wilbur B. Converse H. R. Wood FEBRUARY 8 H. I. Ingram John E. Turner Mrs. J. C. Patterson Mrs. T. E. Hall Harry Worobec Jack Greves Mary Sartor HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” 20 YEARS AGO 7H% empire FEBRUARY 7, 1922 | Announcement of a new stéamship company to operate to Alaska was made. S. A. Perkins was Presidént of the new company, called the Alaska Transportation Company, and it was said that over a million dollars would be spent in buying vessels. Establishment of a public whipping post in the State of Washington was advocated by Justice John W. Linck referring to a case involving a man charged with neglecting his wife and three children while he spent all his money on himself. Under the recently adopted naval treaty all work was to be suspended upon naval vessels under constriiction, according to an announcemeént made by President Harding. The final order was not to be issued until the treaty had been ratified, he said. On the coming Saturday the A. B. Hall was to be the scene of one of the prettiest dancing parties to be held in Juneau for some time when the firemen were to give their 16th annual dance. They had been work- ing for two months to make it surpass any previous such functions. Juneau had not experienced a lower temperature since December 26, 1927, as that of the morning when the mercury dropped to 3 degrees above zero. Continued cold for at least another 24 hours was predicted with ‘cominulng high winds. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8 y Conflicting planetary influences The mail and passenger boat Estebeth was many hours overdue on rule today which may be mentally |the retwrn trip from Skagway though no concérn was felt for its safety disturbing. It is favorable to coa-|gs it was thought the boat Had put in at some cove for shelter from the structive thinking or wise teach- |gaye of from 25 to 30 miles an Hour. ing. | gLt T, HEART AND HOME: annwl Dan F. Malloy underwent an appenhdectomy at the Dawes Hospital should be faithful in church at- } and was reported to be getting along nicely. tendance at this time when the study of the Scriptures holds un- The Juneau Camp Fire Girls were to hold a Japanese tea at the {usual interest. Interpreters of Old|gan 1ce Cream Parlors on the coming Saturday afternoon. They Testament prophecies foretell that| ,.,,.q to serve tea, coffee, sandwiches, cake and ice eream at a minimum ;Teh:i:zlima:(fl ':’::;ltd ;‘::_flcl:t:m::o';‘px ice for the purpose of ralsing money to ald in a proposed camping | terrible of conflicts humanity il { S 10" BIWRa: i its spiritual sibilities. | e : 3 ;‘;lal:l?:v L:nldsdz‘:tic; arep(;s) gmm,,! Dry agents raided a women's luncheon given by prominent society more than mere words, it is fore- | members of Chicago at the Casino Club and broke up the affair in a told, and there will be an end of |vain search for liquor. poverty which thwarts the dewl-- opment of souls with talents great or small. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Vast oul- Members of the Loyal Order of Moose had obtained permission from th Department of Agriculture to ship two moose from Alaska, to Moose- | heart where they were to become part of the big institution. They planned Ho procure them on Kenai Peninsula or Cook Inlet. will stimulate the building of hos- pitals and the establishment of focd centers where cooking will he Possessors of wealth will| be generous in providing for the needs of the unfortunate as the o . Daily Lessons in English . ... corbox e e ittt} consciousness of the universal WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not write, “We beg to advise you that brotherhood becomes apparent un-|we forwarded the shipment.” Write, “We WISH to INFORM you.” der world war conditions. The win- OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Hover. Pronounce huv-er, U as in UP; ter will continue to be prosperous'accent first syllable. to residehts of the United States.| OFTEN MISSPELLED: Hurricane; observe the two R's. Farmers should profit as food de-| SyNONYMS; Irresistible, resistless, overpowering. mands become more urgent. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us NATIONAL ISSUES: Perils due jncrease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: {to secret influences regarding ouc ‘INEFFICACY want of power to produce the desired or proper effect. {part in_the world conflict will re-|.ppe inefficacy was soon proved, like that of many similar medicines.” tard victory over the Nazis, asuolo- MODERN ETIQUETTE * roerra LEE gers foretell. With full cooperation | on the part of men and women of all shades of political faith, the‘ end of the war would be po:slb‘c in 1943, they prognosticate. Thexe . is a sign read as presaging a gran’l crisis of some sort next year when Hitler is to come under evil por- Q. What is a common courtesy in which many people are particularly | careless? A. The courtesy of thanking for slight favors. It is almost im- ize | DOssible to be too liberal with this expréssion. Thank your father, their reading of the stars n | your mother, your brothers and sistérs. Thank the waitress who serves they believe indicates that me you, the saleswoman who displays her wares, the elevator boy, thé stranger United States could not evade the for any information, the doctor, the lawyer. role of deliverer of democracy. Ja- | Q. Should salt and nepper shakers match each other? pan pays terrible penaities ror‘ A. Yes, if the smull individual shakers are used they must match treachery. each other. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: ‘r Q.. Is it all right to have nicknames printed on personal calling Naval movements in the Pacific| cards? Ocean will continue to focus world A, attention in coming weeks, it s‘ Indicated. Japan is to encounter many diffieulties, including earth- quakes and storms which o:ausa his careér. The seers empl No; e heavy losses. Surprises regarding I-o 0 K a n d l' E A R N C GORDON the resources of the Asiatic mam. e P e e~~~ ber of the Axls are foretold. In| 1. Which is the strongest wild animal on the North American ships and airplanes the Jspanese*commenfl will reveal amazing strength as Which President of the United States served the shortest term? well as ability in s_mbborn fight- What threée parts of spéech may an adverb modify? S ol oL TR, Which has the higher tides, the Atlantic or the Pacific Coast? raiding a field already ocupied by a CIO union, It is also indignantly pointed out that he was engaged in these tac- tics at the very time he sprang his surprise AFL-CIO peace scheme. Further, that he is organizing the farmers under challengeable authority. This charge is based on langunge in the UMW constitution which open to wage earners working “in cr around coal mines.” NOTE: Initiation fee in Lewis’ dairy union is ten cents a cow; ducs 3 cents a hundredweight. THE PAYOFF In the past it has been the defin- ite policy of some Pan American | countries to be just a bit anti-| United States because they hgured‘ the State Department would then go out of its way to appease them. Thus, when they wanted an Ex- port-Import Bank Loan or some tariff preference, Latin Americans sometimes found it paid to un- cork a stiff editorial blast at the U.S.A. Then the State Depart- ment would step in, and. in effect, buy them off. It is doubtful if the Argentine Gevernment deliberately played| such strategy at the Rio confer- cnce, but the effect seemed almost the same. They got various con- cessions in the past, while opposing the U.S.A. Knowing this, Foreign Minister Aranha of Brazil took Under-secre- tary Sumner Welles aside during the period when Argentine was so vigorously kicking with the Axi ~1 suppose when all this is over caid blunt-spoken Aranha to soft- tpoken Welles, “the Unitéd States vill try to win over Argentina by ¢ iving her déstroyers and more mili- tary equipment—all at the expense NOTE: This, while true, is un- fortunate. of the US.A. to buy much Argen- tine goods in the past, plus the anti-Argentine speeches of our cow- | Washington. which had a lot to do|fleet, with Argentina’s isolationist stand“o a friend, adding “I was not senators, |at Rio de Janerio. - JAP SPIES | Benind Attorney G#neral Biddie's announcement of the mass evacua- | tion of enemy aliens from strategic Pacific Coast, areas was a pile of sensational FBI evidénce that just could not be disregarded. It has been the inability | MERRY-GO-ROUND The first member of Congress to see action in this war was Repres- entative Warren G. Magnuson of An officer with the he wrote about the incident (scared a bit (???)—can’t write ‘any more now because it's starting again.” . Before being ad- |mitted to congressional galleries, gpectators are thoroughly searched. Women's handbags are carefully examined. However, it's done del- icately. A little stick fitted with a rubber cap is used to probe into the | bag. Perfume bottles are opened These menacing discoveries, snq chiffed. | backed by Army and Navy demands | |for action, finally produced it. |+ Illustrative of the sort of«things the FBI uncovered is the follow- ing “item”: The FBI got a tip that | three Japanese servants of a Santa Barbara, Calif, physician were {fifth columnists. A G-man was sent to investigate. | The doctor vehemently protested (Copyright, 1942, by United Fea- | ture Syndicate, Inc.) —_——— Martha Society Given Luncheon Mrs. Rflymond Wolfe and Mrs. the innocence of his servants. He | Fred Henning were hostesses at | insisted they were loyal to the us.| the Martha Society and completely trustworthy. “I know them like a book," declared. employ twelve years. luncheon yes- terday aftérnoon in the Northern he A Light Presbyterian Church Parlors. They have been in my plans were discussed for the lunch- The suspi-|eon to bhé held on February 11, to clon that they might be guilty of which the public is invited. |any wrongdoing is preposterous. I vouch for these people.” W. The doctor was so emphatic that | neminating eommittee for the elec- Mrs, H. G. Nordling and Mis. J. Leivers ‘were elected as the the investigator took his word and gion of officers wh ich will take did not press the matter further. place next month. But FBI headquarters was not sfled and sent another agent with orders to search the doctor’s house. N Nl ATTENTION MASONS Stated Communication of Mt. Juneau Lodge No. 147 F. & A. M. In the upstairs quarters of the' Monday evening, 7:30. Labor in Jap servants, the G-man found, secreted in a closet, a large radio transmitter powerful binoculars and a quantity of signal flares. Also documents showing that the butler was a reserve officer in the Jap | | J. W. LEIVERS, Secretary. adv. BUY DEFENSE STAMPS {born conflict. Persons whose birthdate it have the augury of a year changes and unexpected emergen- cies. Dependence upon the advice| be wise. Children born on this day prob- ably will be fortunate professional careers, although they [mav not have much business abil- |ity. They should depend upon prac-| tical folk for management of theis finances. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 While this first day of the week is ‘not important in its aspects there is a good sign for merchants and men who are business execti- tives. HEART AND HOME: Intensity of emotion is probable under this configuration which presages mes- 'mes from distant loved ones. Pamilies will be in closer sympathy| and undérstanding while this con- figuration continues. Fathers. will feel unusuully heavy responsibility will have widening interests in pub- lic sefvice. This is not an auspici- ous date for the lcve interests of the young, but letters will be in- spiring to girls. The seers warn against unwise romances which will fade when the aura of war excite- ment disappears. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Decen- tralization of merchandising witt be helpful as the winter ends, The stars foretell a tendency for small| 'communmzs to establish braneh (shops and to seek econcmic inde- | pendence as transportation “preb- lems multiply. Salvaging of what- ever can be transformed for new uses will be successful and wiil perts the Allies may expect stub-| | is' of | jof the women of the family w\ll! in their | toward wives and daughters: who. ANSWERS: The Alaskan bull moose. - died April 4, 1841, 4. The Pacitic Coast. ‘5. About thirty pounds. 3 encourage women to mal gowns and other articles dress. American remureelnlnup will e shceessful in novel ways that save money. The seers prophesy that the nation most génerous and even reckléss in spendihg dollass will be amazingly s in cléver economies next summer. NATIONAL ISSUE§: American Jews cofie under a rule of the stars which promises fame for their lead- ers and a more general identifica- tion with the great body of Unit- ed States citizens. In other words, the world war, which in Europe has brought terrible suff injustice, will erasé in this eountry tanreasoning prejudices, The n.anm of citizenship is to obliterate for- mer traditional differences and to unite Americans of varying back- grounds, religions and races inte a lasting unity. The uncovering of persistent propaganda intended ta sow discord will hasten understand- ing among the people. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: ‘Humanity striking against the evil Taurian forceés which would en- slave it will gain a brilllant vic- ’wry in the end, but again astrolo- jgers warn that the United States must become the power which res- cires the (!emocmies. As a new era s born there will be great suffering and sacrifice, the seers foretell. Tn desperate campaigns the Axis powers will reveal and | terrible adv. How much does an average adult human skeleton weigh? 2. William Henry Harrison, who was inaugurated March 4, 1841, and 3. A verb, an adjective, or another adverb. over | strength and will devise horrible methods of harassing opposing. armies. Losses at sea are forecast for our Navy Which is to prove its superiority over Japanese ocean at- tacks. 3 Persons whose birthdate have the augury of a year of more than average success. Care toavoid extravagance is enjoined. Children born on this day prob- ably will be shrewd, studious and suceessful. Many profound thinkers belong to this sign. (Copyright, 1942) Valentine Tea Next Saturday The Senior Trinity Gulld tet yesterday at the home of Mrs. Frank Boyle to discuss plans for the Val- entine Tea which will be held on February 14. This is an annual event and will Pe in Trinity Hall. Mrs. E. M. Polléy is chairman for the océasion. After the regular business meet- ing the members enjoyed a.social hour during which sefréshments | were served. BB G B WOMEN OF THE MOOSE Regular meeting Sat, Feb. 7, ot 8 pm. GERTIE OLSON, Recorder. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1942 Directory Professional Praternal Societies Gastineau Chanmel Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS PHONE 50 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST o 3. by The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and PFranklin Sta. PHQONE 136 Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ 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. Sold and Serviced by 3. B. Burford & Co. oIS it s, 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. 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