The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 19, 1942, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - - R.L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Kapager President | .0, | servation. Japan hu beon sending her long-range fishing fleets to Alaskan waters for many years. Allen suggests that Canada and the United States assert special rights in the North Pacific For the ldst several.decades, both countries have spending ; huge amounts of public funds on fishery conservation. Surely, both countries have Entered 1n the Post Offioe In Juneau ss Second Class Matter. | SUBSCI umou AT By mall, postats pad, 4t the followine rates: One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $1.25. Bubscribers will confer vor if they will the Business Office of sny faflure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED, P! The Associated Press is exclusively umM to the use wise credited in this paper and also the local news rein. 'ALASEA CTRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATIONAL, REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 American Buildig, Seattle, Wash. THE FISHERIES PROBLEM A recent issue of the American Journal of In- ternational Law contains a discussion of the inter- national fishery situaticn which should be of inter- est to Alaskans. It was written by Edward W. Allen, of the International Halibut prominent Seattle attorney, former chairman of the Alaska Committee of the Seattle Chamber of Com- merce and prominent authority on fisheries questions. ‘Two fishery bills were recently introduced in Caongress, the McNary Bill S. 1712, and the Wall- gren Bill, 8. 1915. The first grants regulatory powers as to salmon taken in the waters of the Pacific Ocean south cf 50 degrees north latitude. The second grants like powers as to any fish taken in the waters cf the North Pacific Ocean, including the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean, north of 50 degrees north latitude The McNary Bill applies only more than three miles off shore, while the Wallgren Bill applies both to Alaska inshore and offshore waters. Beoth are based on the government’s pcwer to exercise regula- tory control over its citizens and vessels on the high seas. The important fact about these bills, Allen points out, is that they apply to offshore fisheries and recognize that regulation for only three miles from shore will not suffice. Allen emphasizes that eithér national or international control must be exer- cised beyond the three-mile range if the great food reservoir of the sea is to be utilized in such a man- member ner as tc furnish the enormous annually recurrent food supply which it is capable of producing and which under adequate regulation can be made perpetual Most of the valuable saltwater fisheries are féund in that comparatively small part of the ocean extending from the shore line out to the edge of the continental shelf. The fishermen of a nation naturally are more numerous over the part of that shell bordering their own shores, Enforced restraint, therefcre, Allen says. zens and vessels can be beneficial. But with the development of modern, long- | range fishing ships and the so-called “mother ships” —floating canneries, cold storage or reduction, plants, this control limited to a nation's own citizens is not a sufficient answer to the demand for fishery con- tor | repubteation o il beas dinetonds crocited b0 1 GF ROL SLSE: Commission, | by a nation over its own citi- |a verdiet of $5,000. <p(\ml rights ;in regu)nung these waters. ight how,” says Allen, “the whole field of hnmnunonnl law is in a state of flux. /‘Why not ‘promptly Mm,nake advantage of the situation, recognize that a world-wide agreement is impossible, and devise some | practicable system for North America, or better yet,|: a hemispheric formula which will make the inter- % national law of these regions, at least, synchronize with actualities?” | | WAKING UP? | Under the heading, “Our Neglected Possession,” an article appeared in this week’s Saturday Evening Post discussing Alaska with relation to using it as a springboard for attacking the enemy and as an rarea whose military . value to the United States has |too long been overlooked. We are glad to see that |the writer of the article is aiding to bring before | the American public the regretable neglect that has been shown for the Territory in this respect. To date, there is no tangible evidence to show that officials in Washington are going to do anything about it in spite of the fact that our representatives there have constantly brought the subject out in the open. » | We quote from the article: | “Suddenly we discover that what may be, or may well become the strategic center of the world ibelongs to us, and we have no road to it. Many Americans know it only by legend, by picture, by post card and by name. The name is Alaska. There are three reasons why now we become aware of its extreme military importance—the basic geographic theme of this total world war, the battle of the Pacific, and the rise of air power. “Actually, | The shortest distance between Chicago and Tokyo is a circle passing through the center of Alaska. The shortest way from San Francisco to Tokyo is not by way of Honolulu, as you might suppose, but again a circle almost touching Dutch Harbor, which is 2,000 nautical miles north of Honolulu. From Dutch Harbor to Tokyo the distance is only 2500 | miles—half the distance frem San Francisco—but | at the extreme end of the Aleutian island chain Jies Attu, also belonging to us, and from Attu to the ‘hcart of the Japanese Empire the distance is only 11,700 miles. “With Alaska, the peninsula and the Aleutian Islands, we have a front of nearly 2,000 miles across the top of the Pacific Ocean, on water that never freezes, because it is warmed by the Kuroshio Cur- rent, something like the Gulf Stream—and many excellent natural harbors. You do not have to be a strategist to realize what it would mean to have a series of powerful naval and air bases, like stepping 'stones, over the tap of the Narth Pacific.” Moscow dispatch reported by Musical America: “The Union of Soviet Composers recently listened | to a six-hour report on the symphonic situation.” And if it's as good as the military situation, it's certainly improving. The famed lie-detecting machine has no legal standing, by which is meant that no defendant can be forced to submit to a test of his trutnfulness and then have the evidence used against him in court, A New York man who suffered from loss of | memory after an automobile smash forgot to go to \Ms own wedding, causing the bride-to-be to call | the whole thing permanently off. So he sued the | accident insurance company for $50,000 and collected t ) 4 | “I've asked the ‘ “And be in bed up Go-Round | vana sent us | men."” g However, Archi (Coniinued from Page OD8) | e iibrarian of nedy's overtures, so far indirect, he known the cire girls to obey the National Committéeman. |War pilot, Burroughs demanded by 11 pm— |that Tobey “stop his flow of ill- “Now Hollywood has crossed me | planned oratory regarding !oreign |affairs until the war is won”. . , veteran and former New York ibald MacLeish, | congressman, has the inside track Congress, would | for appointment as Collector of | have been even more astounded had | Internal Revenue for Southern New umstances behind | York. . Judge Robprt N. Wilkin, have been through friends with in-| wilson’s poetic effort, which Ja- |in the Clevelnnd Bar Association fluential Administration ties. Best editorial so far of 1942 sephus Daniels’ announcement that 1y hecause Robert after eight yedrs as Secretary of | other handsrme the Navy and eight years as Am- holding down war bassador to Mexico, he is resuming tal cditorship of the Raleigh (N. C) | Actually, Wilson’ News and Observer. “It is wnhwen by an enter; some temerity,” Josephus “that this amateur undertakes to story. succeed the -more Jonathan Worth Daniels (his son) who has responded to the call of |the newspapers. the Government”, Sometime “Swell idea,” ago the Nazis threw into a concen- “Who wrote this tration camp President Seip of the University of Nor 60. Now the Norwegian Legation | in Washington learns that Seip was| “Oh, you sentenced Jan. 3 to four weeks in a|about him," dark cell. . of U. 8. airmail from South|ernment.” America makes it almost as slow as mail carried by sea. The British| AMRBICA still demand to see our mail at| Trinidad though we now have our own censor. The House station- don't said t recently Clemm, indicted - mented the difficulty of persuading Journal, Jo- | government stencgs to turn in ear- | practice of deluging Congress with | | eographed copies and send them to! enthused Wilson. “Archie MacLeish,” y, a man or‘xeporter nonchalantly. “Who's he?” asked Wilson . British consmshlp[me ouuumdmg poet in the gov- A federal grand jury in New York | naturalized - Prussian, on condemns the current Montgomery and ' floods of telegrams and petitions. movie stars are ‘It is a trend,” writes Wilkin, “that jobs in the Capi- may lead to the inefficiency which ‘brought free government in Europe 's poem was writ- to its present state. It tends to prising newsman ' deprive government of that diligent writes, ‘who needed a new angle on the | inquiry, that, independent Jjudgment { The reporter suggested to!based upon fact, which efficiency sedate editor | Wilson that he make a lot of mim- vrequh‘es W 1Copyright, 1942, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) thing?” replied the | have to worry| he reporter. “He's oF ER A !ECOND SON IS BORN ? TO ART CONLEYS Mr. and Mrs. Art Conley of Werner von| Alaska is on the way to the Orient.| . thave the augury, A World| ery room ran.short of rubber bands charges of acting as agent of the | Nazi High Command in smuggling large quantities of stolen gems into the U. S. to finance subversive ac- tivities. Married to. a prominent banker's daughter, von Clemm is |related to Nazi Foreign Minister | Ribbentrop: unfavorable com- | ClS:;l;dnunal and appealed to a former member of the House, Maury Maverick of | Texas, now with Nelson, to secure | a priority for them . Thwugh‘ an error in transcription, ‘The! Merry-Go-Round last week made | it appear that the censorship board | had tried to bar evidence about von s operations will be revealed went on Hull's appeasement policy e $ | by th S 5 with the Vichy government in| (:mm(e, lflo:]em(;nent“ 2t _his Tgth France. The fact is that the State | o ol 1 ernment’s possession is evidence Department representative tried to bar ecriticism, but the censor: board turned down the request i that von Clemm was an active | undercover leader of the New York |branch of the America First Com- mittee also that he contributed financially to this organization. POET GHOSTWRITER Colleagues of Representative Earl MERRY-GO-ROUND Wilson, loguacious exponent of a| Bull-voiced Genator Charles 11 pm. curfew for government|Tobey, New Hampshire isolationist ctenographers (to make them more 15 getting socked coming and go- efficient in the mornings), blinked |ing. After being floored by an their eyes when the Indiana rookie irate anti-isgiZiionist constituent in vushed into print with a rhymed his home town, Tobey was scath-| statement on the issue, reading in|ingly denounced by Robert P. Bur- part Douglas became the parents last | night of a baby boy born at their |roughs, New Hampshire Republican danee the Virginia J home here at, 10. o'clock. The jnew arrival makes three children in the family, two sons and a daughter. —————— AWAIT CANNERY TENDER Mrs. Jack ‘Warner and children, who_planned to leave on the Este- beth this week for Tenakee Springs, have deferred their trip until Mr. Warner is ready to leave with, the Hyak, cannery tender now being remodeled, which it is expected will be fipished in another week. He will then take the family and household goods to their new home. —————— SCOUT GIRLS PRACTICE A meeting of Douglas Girl Scouts was held at school yesterday after- noon with eight members present and attention being given first to routine business and then, as add- ed diversion, they were taught to reel by -Miss THE DAILY ALASKA IRE—JUNEAU ALASKA FEBRUARY 19 Mrs. Sam Niemi Auguyst Aalto Thelma Gilbertson Olaf Olson Beity Chadwick Eunice D. Thompson Tillie. McCormick “The stars incline but do not compel” FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Adverse planetary aspects slight- ly - overbalance the benefic in- flugnces today. In the morning the mind should be keen and the men- tal vision clear. HEART AND HOME: Women come under a disturbing sway while this . configuration prevails. They may be susceptible to un- happy . suggestions and may feel many apprehensions regarding the | in. the service of the mation. The stars seem .to give assurance of favorable conditions for the heads of army, naval and aviation forces. This is the time. to. make plans for a spring and summer of extra- ordinary activities especially in hospitals and. recreation. clubs. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Stimu- are foreseen for men .who wield pewer in There are . good signs for spring activities in . manufacturing, mer- shandising - and exporting. The go0d effects of scientific planning in Washington will become ap- parent. Shortage of workers will ‘ause anxiety but older men and | young women will prove efficient. | Production will increase in certain in others. { NATIONAL ISSUES: in the newspapers many Americans will retain ideas regarding the invulnerability of the United States md will be slow to realize how gigantic a task is borne by the na- tion in its war for liberty. Undue optimism may prevent supreme.ef- forts among persons who decline to acting than any that has ever been faced by the democracy and it means that every person must con- tribute the utmost toward victory. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: | tents of terrible conflict through | ‘this year . which is to bring the world war to a climax. {be followed by less intense war- extended beyond that date. | sensions between and the former army chiefs .will continue to undermine: the morale of the German peoplé. Hitler is to-hasten his end of power through Dis- which will cause heavy .losses of men and property. Persons whose birthdate it is of a year of varied experiences. They should be cautious in business and diplo- matic in all personal contacts. Children -born en - this day prob= {ably will be highly intelligent, but -|they may have m very handsome!dames Fay, one-legged wm‘ld War | i ALY UIEEDESNNG events in the course of their ca- reers. Literature and the law will attract these Pisces natives. (Copyright, 1942) Ruby McNetll, scout leader. Beth Fleek was made mascot of the troop and given the name of “Butterfly.” She succeeds Mary Noreen Andrews is scout reporter. For future meetings the organiza- tion has been granted the use by S. J. Greiner of his former chicken house - whiech they will fix up as a suitable gathering place. —_——t— GOING SOUTH | Joe Riedi has closed his place of business preparatoty to leaving |Douglas for the time being and with his family expects to get away in the next two or three weeks. THey plan to go to El-flfhi:- ton, Wash., Nz re . theéir duq.hur Mrs. Josep! Scheol and - family reside. «Pioneer of Alaska and resident on the Island for more than 30 years, the Riedi's will be ml.ssed by all. - —————— {Radio Station for WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 — The Federal Cpmmunication Commis+ win A. Kraft, Seattle radio adver- tising executive, to erect a radio station at Kodiak, Alaska. 250 watts power time. Kraft, who operates broadeasting station KINY at Ju- neau, said construction will start ion the Kodiak station immediately. - .- - and LOLA’S BEAUTY SHOP Will be closed until March 10, 1942. 'k —adv, safety of their relatlves who are! |on the part of the nations to get rid of burdensome wartime regulations \ating .and energizing conditions | agitation in Switzerland for similar letting down of the bars. industry and finance.| lines of industry while it may lag' Despite | nuch teaching over the radio and! OPFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Patron, patronage, patronize. Pro- nounce the A as in all three of these words as in PAY. | OFTEN MISSPELLED: Personal; one N. 'Pérsonnel; two N's. | SYNONYMS: Curtail, reduce, lessen, abridge, abbreyiate. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times ghd it is yours.” Let us | E[ace facts. This is a crisis more ex-! | | increase our 'vocabulary by mastering one word gach day. Today's word: | TENABLE; capable of heing held, maintained, or defended. | —8ir Walter Seott. | Astrologers read in the stars por- | This wxll‘ fare through 1943 and it may be | the Nazi party| increased egocentric manifestations | Wakeman who went south recently. | Kodiak Authorized sion| has granted permission to Ed- | The station will be operated on| a frequency of 1230 kilocycles with | unlimited | the radio) 20 YEARS AGO ¥ smpire S ] FEBRUARY 19, 1922 Col. J. C. Gotwals, Engineer Officer of the Alaska Road Commission, with headquartérs at Juneau, acting a§’ chalrman of the commitiée to inspect public huildings, especially theatres, in Washington, D. C., and ascertain as to their safety, closed all the principal theatres in Washing- ton. The action was believed to have resuited from the inspection demanded - by Cohgress: following the Kniekl!’hockir Theatve : disaster, with a toll of 98 lives. Bishop Thomas Gailor, President of the -National Council of | the Episcopal Church, declared in Chicago that he believed the Eighteenth Amendment a mistake. “I am in favor of morality and personally ob- serve the Volstead law but I oppose putting sumptuary laws of so drastic a character in the' constitution of the United States.” James L. Galen, well kncwn Alaskan who resided in Cordova, an- nounced his candidacy for Delegate to Congress from . Alaska on: the Republican tickeét. "It was said he would have the solid support of the |Third Diviston. A. W. A. Moeller was to leaye Juneau to take a position as operator |at the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company’s -power plant No. 2, in the Salmon Creek basin. His family was to accompany him and make their home at the camp. George A. Parks, chief of the Alaska Field Service, General Land Office and Chairman of the Alaska Interdepartmental Committee, was returning to the city on the steamer Queen. 'He had spent several weeks {in Washington, D. C. | Madame Curie, who with her husband, discovered radium, had been elected a member of the French Academy of Medicine. By her election she became the first woman academician. } The passing of the passport in response to a growing disposition |of travel was unhesitatingly predicted by high diplomats in Washington. Belgium was the first to ease ihe restrictions upon travel and there was Ethel Clayten was appearing at the Liberty Theatre in Douglas in “A in Character Songs was also George Beban in “One Man in a Million.” On the Coliseum program Constance Talmadge was starred in “The Love Expert.” Weather in the Juneau area was moderating with a maximum tem- pem!.ue of 32 and a minimum of 31. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpox WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “These precautions will re- duce accidents.” Say, “will LESSEN THE NUNMBER OF ACCIDENTS.” “I would be the last man in the world to give up bis cause when it was tenable.” MODERN ETIQUETTE * ropgrra LEE | Q. What is one of the most charming traits of one’s personality? A. To be a good listener. Even if the stories one is forced to hear are not always interesting, neither are yours. The habit of polite attén- | tion is not a hard one to acquire and will win many friends. Q. What is the propér material for calling cards? A. White bristol board, glazed or unglazed, and of medium thick- ness. 1. Between what hours of the day are the most babies born? | States? | 3. What line follows: | flight . e 4, Where is the windiest place in the world? “Backward, ‘turn' backward, O 'Time in your | 5. Which was the first' public building in, Washington, D. C.? -ANSWERS: 1. Between the hours of two and five a.m. | 2. The Marine Corps, organized in 1175. 3. “Make me a child again just-for tenight!".frem “Rock Me to Sleep.” by Elizabeth Akers Allen. 4. The Antarctic'Oontinent. 5. The White House. e oo WES GVIIIY lAcK MISS MAHANEY RETURNS MWes Overby, deputy collector for| -Mary Mahaney, formerly em- City Sparrow,” while at the Palace with a Pathe Review and Fred Lynch | Q. Is it necessary when writing for information regarding a trip lthst one expects to take or for tickets, to enclose a stamp? i A. No. You are not asking for a favor in this instance and are iny no way under obligation. 2. Which is the oldest branch of military sérvice in the United |. the Bureau of Internal Revenue,|ployed by the United States Forest returned by steamer to his Juneau | Bervice here, retirned to Juneau feadquarters today after making a|today after. hlflnl for two.months tour of Boutheast. towhs in prepara-|in K Bhe .will join . the tion for thé colleetion of income | Office of lfid&n -Affairs staff in taxes March 15. s the Federal Building. 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