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PAGE FOUR |say they are striking for a better price than the ceiling fixed by Price Administrator Henderson. And some eclaim it just doesn’t pay to move serap for |the amount of money involved. Meanwhile, steel production slows. No wonder Lessing Rosenwald, new head of In- dustrial Conservation, in charge of scrap, warns that Daily Alaska Empire mm'h::;'l:: ;':;’:fl:lfl“;; Bunday by the Becond and Main Streets, Junesu, Alsska, HELEN TROY MONSEN BERNARD President s in Juhesu as Second Class Matter. |, . B - A Sl SUBSCRIPTION RATES: he's not looking for a fight—but that he won't tok: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douslas for §1.25 per month. |erate delay in turning available scrap over to the By mall, postage paid. at the following rates: et One year, in advance, $12.00; six montbs, in advance, $6.00; | War machine. ‘one month, in advance, $1.25. | h.< Subscribers will confer & favor if they will promptly notify If Uncle Sam must get tough—he must get When a basic material of defense is scat- the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the “',|()ug)\‘ e elenbones: News Office, 603; Business Office, 314. [tered far and wide through the land, waiting only TRESS | for the taking—we fail tragically if we do not collect is exclusively entitied to the use for it MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED The Associated Pri dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and slso the local news published berein. republication of all n Victory abroad begins with the solution of prob- lems at home. Why is scrap vital? Many ask that question. The answer is that — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 [ t),e gpon.hearth steel making process, which means |about 90 percent of our steel manufacture, requires [n mixture of 50 percent pig iron, 50 percent scrap. A few new plants use 100 percent serap. In 1941, scrap consumption by the steel industry {was about 53,000,000 tons, of which the companies | themselves produced about half, which they remelted, leaving about 26,000,000 tons to be collected from i\arious sources. | But steel capacity in 1942 will go to 90 million tons against 83 million for 1941, Thus the require- ment for scrap will be greater—with the supply on “lmnd dwindling. | That's why the problem is serious. If we've got to have a scrap over scrap—the sooner the better. Uncle Sam cannot permit vietory to be buried in auto graveyards. CIRCULA THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES American Buflding, Seattle, Wash. ek | ALASEA TION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER | | KICK IN THE PANTS It takes a man from the Outside to come in and| give us a boot every one-in-a-while before we realize that we've got something good here. Allan Faith, correspondent for the new Chicago | Sun, swung a verbal foot at the seats of Juneau- ites yesterday when he told them “business is good | here, prices are lower than in the States.” “Sure, things are swell,” the business men said | after Faith roughed them up. The day before they were talking about how “dead” Juneau was. “Busi- EDITORIAL BY ADOLF “The great masses fall vietims to a great one.” . will more easily lie than to a small ==Adolf Hitler, in “Mein Kampf.” “The Axis’intends to abolish force as a factor of policy by eliminating all that was built by force. “We did not know Roosevelt was a madman HEW & St Wy AEKL. |We never thought we would have to fight America, .. Some of us can use a little more of this|with which we never had any differences. Faith” business “We have not wished to force our system upon "—':— % |others, and therefore we must ask what is the THE SCRAP SCRAP lactual reason why our system is being fought.” ; — | —Excerpts from Hitler's speech in There is a shortage of scrap in the United | Berlin recently. States. A month before the attack on Pearl Harbor, | the mation’s steel industry was beginning to feel the | effect of the shortage in scrap steel. | On November 11, due to that shortage, the rate of steel production dropped from 996 percent of capacity to 98.2 percent. | By January 20 it had dropped to 97.7 percent of capacity, and a week later it dropped again to 97.3 percent. | (Cincinnati Enquirer) All of which means less steel is being produced | In addition to whatever actual damage it inflict- now, at the peak of the war emergency, than was | ed, the assault by powerful United States naval being prcduced a year ago. | units upon Japanese naval and air bases in the Mar- There has |shall and Gilbért Islands affords needed reassurancc “The great masses , . will more easily fall victims to a great lie than to a small one.” —Adolf Hitler, in “Mein Kampf.” Fleet Is Intact What's important here is the pace. not, as yet, been an actual shortage of steel in de- | that our Pacific Fleet is definitely a going concern. fense industries. But that’s because steel has been| It is clear from the navy communique that the rapidly diverted from non-defense manufactures. laltack was carried out by a large and varied force The fact is, steel mills are shutting down—be- | PCluding at léast one aircraft carrier, cruisers, de- stroyers, and possibly one or more battleships. The fact that the Pacific Feet was able to deliver such a heavy blow in its first offensive action of the war proves that Japanese versions of the Pearl Harbor attack were lively exaggerations. Far from being crippled; the Pacific Fleet appar- ently is formidable enough to stalk big game some 2,000 miles from Hawaii. The navy report pointedly mentioned that no large Japanese combatant vessels were found in the Marshalls. The implication is plain that our forces were prepared to take them on, and that our strength was such that this was no minor hit-and-run assault. cause they can’t get scrap; and with steel mills shut down, the whole pace of defense will be affected— Because steel is one of the big pace-setters of the war effort There’s plenty of scrap in the United States. Even theugh we sold some 11,600,000 tons of scrap to Japan in the past 10 years, estimates are that we have at least 25,000,000 tons scattered around—wait- ing to be collected. There are unused steel rails, unnecessary steel fences and we have countless auto graveyards, also scrap from abandoned mines, mills, etc. Even in homes there are thousands of tons of serap, waiting for collection. And there’s where the big battle is. The scrap iron business insists it is not striking against the Government. But the auto graveyards are still ful, and collections of small household serap—normally accounting for as much as 20 percent of all serap gollected—have dwindled almost to nothing. Some say our scrap collectors have defense jobs. B_ome say the scrap holders are hoarding. Washinglon Merry- (Continued from Page One) The Treasury Department is reported looking for a new-name for Defense Bonds, something like the “Liberty Bonds” of the last war. Suggestions made have included Bonds” and “Vietory Bonds.” We are not going to enter into the discussion of a new name—but suggest that whatever they are oalled, they are the best buy on the market today. They mean Defense and Liberty and Freedom—and Others Victory. “Freedom Building. But while assigned to the elabor- ate Secretarial suite, Knudsen also | doesn’'t plan to spend much time * there, The first day he set up shop there, several Army chiefs dropped in and asked about his plans for an office force. “There's my office force,” said Knudsen with a big grin, pointing to a travelling bag. “I'm going to be out on the road, looking over plants and keeping things moving. That’s my job and I won't need an office force for that.” , NOTE: In leaving OPM, Knudsen | paid a high ftribute to his former | Associate Director, Sidney Hillman. | “Sidney is a top man,” Knudsen sald. “He is not only a good labor | executive, he is also a good business man. He’s got a good head on him. I never worked with a better fellow.” [ found himself in a Negro apartment house. GENERAL KNUDSEN In moving over to the War De- partment as a spanking new Lieu- tenant General, William Knudsen | was given the ornate office of the taking orders from colored police- ‘Sccretary of War—-which Secretary men, but he obeyed. | Stimson had refused to use. Stim- “You’ll have to get under cover,” | son has insisted on remaining in said the officer. the plain, rough-and-ready room he Ellender followed directions, and oeccupies in the nearby Munitions WALLY'S LOST TRIP It did not leak out at the time, |but just a few days before Pearl Harbor the Duke and Duchess of | Windsor were preparing to take a | trip to Mexico on the “Southern | Cross,” famous yacht of Axel Wen- | ner-Gren, mysterious Swedish - dustrialist. | Wenner-Gren, who had béen en- tertaining the' niece of the Mexican | President on the yacht. actually | started for Nassau to pick up the Duke and his Duchess when the | war broke. But the Duke changed his nlind. He decided to stick to | his job in Nassau. | Sheetrock Plaster Wall Board or paint or any other of the modern finishes and you will have a finished wall of great durability and splendid in- sulation. Manufactured by patented processes that pre- vent shrinking, warping, buck- ling, chipping or cracking. For interior and exterior waills in all new or repair jobs. THE THOMAS HARDWARE (0. PHONE 555 Here's the new, quick, inex- pensive way to build walls. A ready prepared plaster wall that comes in convenient sized stripz. Just nail them to the studding. Seal the joints easily and quickly. The smooth, un- broken surface takes any fin. ish. Put on your paper, tint GOOD SOLDIER | Scehe 1. Office of Representative Guy L. Moser 0f Pennsylvania. Mos- er is phoning the office of General GeorgerC, Marshall, Army Chief of | Staff, hotly protesting about being stopped by a soldier sentry on Capi- tol Hill the previous night. Representative Moser: “The offi- cer of the day issued an erder against anyone entering the House ~___ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA HAPPY BIRTHDAY FEBRUARY 13 _ Mrs. James Drake Harold Knight Bill Burns Mrs. L. E. Iversen C. R. Dannot F. D. Shepler Mrs. T. M. Hermanson George T. sller J. Messner HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” T e e SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 1 On this St. Valentine’s day Venus is in benefic aspect. Strong at-} traction is indicated for persons of | opposite sex. The day promises many happy incidents, including | letters that carry good news. ! HEART AND HOME: This is an | auspicious date for informal en- tertaining. Homes should be made even more charming than usual for guests from military camps | and warships. Under this configu- | ration there should develop a brave philosophy founded upon the high- est standard of patriotism. Tight- ening of the bonds of Irlendbhm‘ will be apparent among persons no | longer young while romance will| Jlourish for girls and boys. This is 1 lucky date for weddings, also for | marriage engagements. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: 1n domes- i¢ trade the spirit of justice will ‘ule as oldtime envies and rival- ies disappear under a common :oncern regarding victory in the World War. Immense exports of | ood and wearing apparel will con- inue to crowd ships that supply llimitable war needs. The stars Jresage government expenditures o rast that previous estimates ap- year absurdly inadequate. In- reased taxes are inevitable as he spring is to bring added costs )f a two-ocean war. NATIONAL ISSUES: Political| ines will continue to be ignored as mportant legislation is required. The nation is to demonstrate how yonderful is the meaning of strength derived from the “union » all individuals who agree on a aational policy. Astrologers fore- see aspects that seem fo prom emporary advantages to the: Axis, out all predict sweeping vigtory which will be won at gréaf _gcost. Humanity is to be purified by suf-{ fering and sacrifice which will, ring the democracies to viclory} | with the United States as the lead- xr of the world. P INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:| Nhat has been called the “golden age of peace” is forecast for. 1948, although the world conflict. may se suspended within five years from :He Japaneése attack upon Hawaii. The seers declare that the United States was drawn into the World War at a time most propitious for its success in overcoming its foes. It has been often prognosticated that Hitler would not survive for many months. His death was pre- licted this year, but it may not| take place until 1943. Meantime his health will be unstable and his mind will be uncertain in its func- ‘tioning. Pérsons whose birthdate it is [have the augury of a year of| ‘roublesome changes. Hasty decis- fons should be avoided. Children born on this day prob- ably will be individual and tem- peramental, but talented and in- telligent. They may be high-tem- pered. (Copyright, 1942) Office Building after 6 P.M. I know we're dt war, but I'm a member of Congress ‘and have a right fo go to my office any time I blankety-blank please, day or night. The next time a sentry tries t6 stop me, heé'll have to use force.” An aide to Marshall: “The officer of the day must have got his wires crossed, Mr. Congresman. We have no intention of keeping members from their offices. I'm very sorry. It won’t happeh again.” Scene 2. An hour later in a Capi- tol Hill cigar store. Moser is making a purchase when someone taps him on the arm. He turns and beholds the sentry who stopped him the night before. Moser: “Well, well! Good morning, young man. My feelings toward you hayé altered considerably since I talkéd to General Marshall’s office. Fhat crasy order won't be issued again.” Soldier: “Thank you, sir.” Moser: “What are you thanking me for—that bawling out I gave you last night?” Soldier: #Oh, no, sir. I want to thank you for gettoing me a holiday. They gave me a day off as a reward for my diligence in keeping you out of the House Officé Building last night. The first rule in the army is to obey orders, sir.” (Copyright, 1942, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) s SR bR SONS OF NORWAY Regular meeting, Sat, Feb. 14, at 8 p:m. Social and refreshments for members after the meeting. GERTIE OLSON, adv, Secretary, 20 YEARS AGO 7% smpire S e FEBRUARY 13, 1922 Pope Pius XI, was crowned Pope the previous day in St. Peter’s amid scenes of pomp and in the presence of Princes and dignitaries of the church, diplomatic representatives of foreign countries and a vast assemblage of many other notables. The first message he sent broadcast over the world expressed the hope for universal peace. &, Cliff Wood, Veterans’ Bureau special service man, travelling through || Alaska in the interests of the Veterans’ Bureau Clean-Up Campaign, of the American Legion, to investigate conditions of ex-service men, |? passed through Juneau bound for Sitka. Great need for the replacement of the submarine cable between Seattle and Alaskan peints by a new and more modern system was urged in an editorial appearing in The Empire. W. H. McPhee, well known pioneer of the Territory and for years promirient in Fairbanks business and political circles was southbound on | the Victoria. william Jennings Bryan was silent when questioned in regard to a report he would be a candidate for election as United States Senator from Florida. The Army Engineers’ report transmitted to Congress recommended an appropriation of $2,000,000 for improvement of Wrangell Narrows. Newspapers of the country were all first paging the developments in the sensational murder of William Desmond Taylor, motion picture director, in Los Angeles. Jack Dempsey left Chicago for New York in response to an urgent message from Jack Kearns, his manager. Dempsey stated he understood Kearns was about to sign him for a match in London or Paris, presum- ably with Georges Carpentier. Before leaving he denied rumors that he was engaged to marry Bebe Daniels, well known film star. Mrs. A. J. Ficken and her son Arthur, who had been visiting in Milwaukee for several months, were to arrive in Juneau on the Princess Mary. Members of the Mooseheart Legon were to give a big Valentine masquerade at the Moose Hall on the night of February 15. The dance was to begin early in the evening and continue until early in the morning it was said. A number of gala features were scheduled to take place before the guests unmasked and punch and wafers were to be served. Ethel Clayton was appearing at the Coliseum Theatre in “A City | Sparrow,” while Madge Kennedy was the star at the Palace Theatre in “The Highest Bidder.” Pauline Frederick, one of the best known film actresses, was married | to Dr. Charles Rutherford, well known physician of Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goldstein left on the steamship Victoria for Seattle to be with their daughter, Marie, who was to undergo a major operation the following week. Weather forecast for this vicinity was fair and colder with moderate southeasterly winds. was 17. WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “She is going with Jane and 1" Say, “She is going with Jane and ME.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Morose. Pronounce mo-ros, first O as in OBEY, OS as in POST, not as in ROSE, accent second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Calf (singular). Calves (plural). SYNONYMS: Ignorant, uninstructed, untaught, unlearned, unenlight- ened, uninformed, illiterate. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times angd it is yours.” Let us | increase your vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: IMPECOCABLE; exempt from the possibility o_r,vdolng‘ wrong. “God is infallible, impeccable, and absolutely perfect.”—P. Skelton. MODERN ETIQUETTE * poprrra tEe Maximum temperfature was 18 and minimum | Professional Praternal Societies' Gastincan Chanmel Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH OENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 49 _Dr. Doelker, D. C., Bernard Bldg. ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optom: and Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground Th? Charles W. Carter PHONE 13 Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Thma H. W. L. ALBRECHT Physical Therapeutics Heat and Light Treatments Massage and Corrective Exercises Phone 773 Valentine Bldg. JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A | Business Counselor ! | L. C. Smith and Corens TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Ce. “Our step Is Worn by Setistied » Q. Is it all right for a sales waman in a départment store to chew gum? A. Most certainly not. In most stores this is forbidden, as the con- stant working of the jaws in addition to the odor of the gum tends to make the sales woman obnoxious to the prospective customer. Q. When writing a letter to a boy of highd school age, should “Master” or “Mr.” be written before his name? A. “Mr.” should be used. Q. Is the dessert at a dinner considered a separate course? A. Yes. » 1. Which country has moré seécts and varied churches than any other country in the world? 2. Who was Becky Sharp? 3. How many yards are there in one mile? 4. What is the largest American rodent? 5. What great general crossed the Alps in a vain attempt to subdue Rome? : ANSWERS: The United States. One of the chief characters in Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair.” 1,760 yards. The beaver. Hannibal. WHY WAIRT Call STAR Cabs S0 0 29 2 < NPHONEN Ride STAR €Cabs DON LOZZIE—Owner OSTROPA’ trod. 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