The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 10, 1942, Page 3

Starts - Wednesday LOVE Al 94 love s fouble dosed. Prian HERNE Kay \ A ENDS TODAY “POT O" GOLD” JAMES PAULETTE STEWART GODDARD BROKEN LENSES Are promptly replaced in our oww |vertises Lillian Carlson ady shop. Dr. Rae Blomgren Building. e BUY DEFENSE STAMPS HEADQUARTERS TYPHOON SUITS Ideal for Hunters and Fishermen Sizes Small, Medium, Large Extra Large All in Stock H. S. Graves The Clothing Man O S, ? WHYWAIT ? Call STAR Cabs Go Where You Please with Your Mind at Ease ' PHONE ' Ride STAR Cabs DON LOZZIE—Owner PRGSO = Childs ALASKA RA (Continued from Page One) | | | | ot hond of 7ol fot AN ECONOMICAL HEAT (¢} Union Heating Oils provide the right kind of heat, because they are scientifically refined and carefully handled... free from non-combustible materials and dirt that cause clogging, smoke, trouble or waste. Furthermore, they are delivered clean, to your home. Safe to use, you'll find they flow freely in any kind of weather. : Start today to keep your by using Union Heating Oils. UNION BY GOLLY -1 WISH 1COULD GET IN THIS FIGHT --1I'D LIKE TO BE AN OFFICER - oIt FUN, FROLIC (APITOL Fll }vicc on such ships to the civilian TR | population in the regularly estab- "'Pot 0' Gold” w“h Pau|-1hshcd towns, there is a loss of $4,000 in mail revenue on each of efte Goddard, James |these special trips; that on these special trips the boats make no S'ewafl Charms !calls at regular ports between Ket- il |chikan and Seward and that the Fun and laughter, music and mail which they do carry to those dancing, romance and youth are posts is paid for on a poundage | delightfully blended in James basls which is very nominal. He | Roosevelt’s first Hollywood offer- stated that immediately after the ing, “Pot O' Gold,” a tuneful and declaration of war on December 7 melodious comedy with music,/the mail contract on the Alaska which is playing at the Capitol|Peninsula was cancelled and the | Theatre through United Artists re- service “ordered discontinued and | lease Brilliantly directed by that this amounted to an annual | George Marshall, “Pot O’ Gold” has 'loss of $105,000.0C a great acting cast headed by When asked whether it is less |James Stewart and Paulette God- expensive to haul these solid ship J(L\r(l and featuring the famous mu- loads of defense cargo than it is to |sic of Horace Heidt and his Musi- call at the regular ports, he an- {cal Knights ,swered that it is in normal times “Pot O’ Gold" unwinds a story but not under present conditions packed with humor and excitement in that it takes now considerably |and interspersed with gay and longer to make a trip than it did light-hearted musical and dancing before the present emergency com- | sequences. Its plot revolves around menced. That because of the con- the fortunes of an impecumious'gested conditions and limited ter- ‘u.um' band who practice their pro- minal facilities it takes more time am on the rooftcp of a down- to discharge at the defense ports | at-the-heels boarding house. Paul-|fhan would be used at the regular ctte Geddard turns in one of ‘her ports and that due to Navy and finest performances to date as the Army regulations there is a sub- comely boarding house lass, and!stantial lengthefiing of the voyag Jimmy Stewart’s portrayal of anland that in some instances it has ;unmunm»m music store proprietor| taken twice as long to make a | who becomes mixed-up in the do-!round trip as it did in normal lings of the boarding house is top- | times. notch. Charles Winninger, who| He further intimated that of the {heads the cast of supporting Play- gnarp decline in southbound ton- ers, appears in the comic role m‘nage now anticlpated does in fact Jimmy's wealthy uncle who manu- factures vitamized foods and ad-i.onfronted not with the possibility them on the radio in a"iOf reducing general merchandise extremely anemic program. rates but rather with increasing | Opcening Wednesday ., |them to compensate for the. loss “The Man Who Lost Himself”, tpa¢ may be sustained on that ac- starring Kay Francis and‘ Brm“\coum. When asked categorically Aherne, opens tomorrow night at why the surcharge is requested, he lthe C‘“’“"} _Thea“'e' |answered: “the purpose of the sur- | - ey | charge is to compensate us for ad- INSIDE jOB | ditional expenses in assuming the iburden of war risk hull insurance, {bonuses to all members of the crew, WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Mar. 10|life and dismemberment insurance |—The public safety Lumml.\%xoner}f‘” the crew, personal effects in- |couldn't figure out why 60 of the surance for - the ‘crew, internment “m!y‘s 960 automobile parking met-‘Bnd repatriation insurance for the ers were not producing any nickels crew; delays for the vessel are not until it was discovered that all 60|intended to be covered by it ex- | recalcitrant devices were located onicem to the extent of the ghips’ | Patroiman Robert Foster's beat. |actual expense during the addition~ } Arrested and charged with petty al number of days but without giv- larceny, the patrolman admitted the ing consideration to the loss of use offense, »Cummlssloner Thomasior the earnings of the vessel dur- |Foley said, after a special meter|ing the extended period of ‘delay. key and 39 nickels were found on|por instance, one of our freighters his person. lon_a trip normally not exceeding B S e 130 days, required actually 59% days B i s ; it {—with a loss of use of that ship of ! ¥ {one whole voyage.” | 1940 Hearings o Si During the hearings in 1940 when I!he question of prospective opera- | To Relieve Misery Ruo on Time-Proved |tions for 1941 were under consider- | ation, the carriers painted a pic- : 'CKS vmn“' ture for that year as gloomily al- | et ik, “|most as Mr. Baker paints for the | r"“mmmm" | present season. There is sound rea- z FRANCES HANSEN |son to believe that the salmon op- formerly of the Baranof Beauty Shtloss 1 :ir!sml_Baby i o'.hl:r Salon now at your service at Iwest,ern Sepaons WL e e curtailed and that on that account SIGRID’S !the traffic north and south during 11942 will not equal that of last messorsesnstepesneeraed lvegr . On ‘the other. hand it ‘i ‘equally certain that the ships will ! be more than “loaded to the guards” |on their northbound trips and that any loss sustained from' the lack of southbound cargo will be taken care of by this additional business. 1941 proved the most profitable year the carriers have had and it | the books are closed at the end of 1942 that year will reflect a greater profit than any previous | It was also disclosed during the | hearing that the government con- i ! {lower than that imposed on other shippers. When the reason for this not only made clean, but lose the business. This situation ' has come to light at a former hear- ing before the Commission. At that time the Commission found |that the Navy bears these freight charges and that the contractors Ido not profit from the lower rates; that those rates are -not below .a compensatory level and that they do not influence other rates or traf- fic and that they are not unlgwful. Again Brought Up | This subject came to the| fore again at the recent hearings and much stress was laid upon it by those imposing the imposition of home warm in any weather COMPANY | materialize his company may be| | may not be amiss to say that when one in the life of their companies. | tractors enjoy a-rate considerably | was demanded the carriers replied! they had to grant the rebate or, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA TEHEARING the surcharge, claiming that since these shipments amounted to some 200,000 tons last: year if the regu- lar freight were assessed on this tonnage a large portion of the sur- charge would become absorbed and this particularly so because it is contractors in 1942 will those of 1041. It also developed that at its for- mer hearing the Commission had | suggested that the joint rafl and| water rates maintained between the Alaska Steamship Company and the | Alaska Railroad be discontinued | and that the Steamship Company ostablish in lieu thereof a propor-| tional rate for the water trans- portation involved. This was in- ‘ended to result in a reduction of | the excessive freight rates collected by the Alaska Railroad on ship- ments consigned to shippers in the Interior. The suggestion of the Commission has not been followed surpass ' der whose supervision the railroad is operated, put his foot down and result that the joint rates continue to the detriment of the people who depend upon the railroad for trans- portation of their freight. I understand that the Maritime Commission can not enforce its isdiction of the matter which seems to fall within the domain of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Mr. Carrington, the well known Alaska businessman, strongly urged abolishment of this joint rate; he pointed out that during the sum- mer months when transportation over the Richardson Highway is available the railroad reduces its rates in some instances as much as $12 per toh and that in spite of this reduction a shipper saves by transporting his merchandise over the highway and in addition to that cost pays a toll of $9 per ton; in this regard Mr. Carrington maintained that an equitable divis- ion of the through tariff between the steamship company and the railroad would help to eliminate the necessity for the enormous sur- charge demanded, because in that case the steamship company would receive a larger share for its part of the haul. Bring General Increase The imposition of the surcharge will naturally bring in its train a general increase in the commodity prices likely to result, if not in a complete shut-down of the only two industries the Territory has, in a serious curtailment thereof; neith- er the Territory nor the Nation can afford this. No argument !5 reeded to prove that the cost of niining rises sharply in times like the present; the price of gold re- mains stationary; all that goes in- to its production increases in scar- city and price. . Labor and materigl become more and more difficult to get’ with the result that only bon- anzas can operate profitably and there are few of them left in the Territory. The fishing industry is threatened with paralysis. Increased costs, lack of transportation and other unavoidable conditions make this operation highly speculative and . risky. Increased costs of living and the difficulties facing the two industries tend to drive the population from | the, Territory and this 'should be avoided at almost any cost. Our fishermen are needed to produce a | valuable article of food and what is | more sorely needed to assist in the protection of our long coast line against enemy incursions, while our miners, trappers and prospec- tors stand watch against infiltra- tion into a country peculiarly adap- ted to such practices. Suggest Remedy If the increased profits that may reasonably be expected to accrue to the carriers during 1942, together with the suggested remedies, are not sufficient to take care of the increased costs, they should be borne by the nation at large. This was the opinion expressed on all sides during the hearing. Alaska, because geographically closer to the theatre of war; should not be re- quired to carry alone. a burden which - should- rightfully - be * borne by all the people of the United States. The government has requi-| sitioned almost all our ships to' the “hurt” of .our peoplé but for the people of the Middle West and oth- er sections of the United States are not hurt by the Army and Navy now evident that shipments to the| | 50 for the reason that Mr. Ickes, UN-|pnege district has been declared a refused to consent thereto with the; suggestion because it has no jur-‘ general good of the country, The|. PRISONERS ARE BOUND, BAYONETTED Women of All Nationalities Are Raped - Many | Murdered (Continued from rage One) | | ! | { | | { | | are blamed for the outrages. Bayonetted to Death Capt. Eden said he has proof ‘that | Hongkong. | Capt. Eden said women, both European and Asiatie, were raped and murdered and one whole Chl-’ brothel without exception to the status of any of the inhabitants. | Capt. Eden further declared that jall of thse happenings were prev- | | fously reported but the government | | did not make them public until con- | firmed by reliable eye-witnesses who 'recently escaped from the Hong- | kong colony. i Told by Eye-Witnesses | Capt. Eden said these eye-witness- | | es declared that atrocities were per- | petrated by the Japanese against | their helpless military prisoners-and | civil population without distinction to race or color and these are the | | same kind of barbarities that arous- ‘ ! ed the civilized world by the horrors at the time of the Nanking massacre | in 1937. | Capt. Eden said the “widest pub- ! { licity in all languages will be gwen‘ to these Japanese atrocities to make | | the world realize just what kind of | barbarians the world is now facing in this great conflict of nations.” ’ 1 taking over our means of transpor- | (tation for the common good—they are helped in proportion that the| national effort is helped—for the! help they receive and the loss we| suffer there should be a blhnclns} —a sharing of the freight sur-| charges’ if one is found necessary to carry on. | It is unjust and unreasonable to| expect a few to carry the load of | imany. If careful coordination of all shipping into and out of the| Territory, the abolishment of pref- |erential ' tariffs and the -joint rail |and water rates now existing be- tween the |Alaska Steamship Com- pany and the Alaska Railroad and! the increased profits that may rea- sonably be expected to be reflected in thé balance sheet for 1942 and are not sufficient to absorb the| freight - sufcharge and no other means cah be found to bring this| ehoup than inflicting it upon the| peéople of Alaska, the government itsélf should operate all ships and distribute the expense ‘thereof over the nation. What to Expect -I' believe the Maritime Commis- sion ' will recommend that the Ar- my and Navy freight be hauled at the same rates as civilian shippers | are ‘required to pay and that nlli preferences . be eliminated. That Congress . will pass the bill intro-| duced by Delegate Dimond under Ithe provisions of which some feder- ?nl agency will write war risk in- surance for Alaska carriers. That| the carriers will be permitted to| impose a surcharge with the under- ‘stlndlng that if the Commission | {finds at a later date that it was not justified by the results obtained, same be refunded; the surcharge will not be 45 percent, it may be | the ‘'same as has been granted Ha- | walian Steamship Companies, namely 35 percent; that whatever }it may be it will be reduced after |a few months operations and be entirely eliminated after the car- riers have assumed more or less normal conditions after a few months; that the companies will be required to submit monthly state- ments to the Commission showing actual war and other expenses in- curred and revenue received and that the Office of Price Adminis- tration .will soon appoint a repre- sentdtive in Alaska whose duty it will be to prevent spiraling of jcom- mogdity prices and prevent profiteer- ing. | | | —_——-——— There, are - now 12,511 - air-con- ditioned passenger cars in opera- tion on our railroads, an increase of 525 within a year. {charm which endeared him to mil- at eighteen, he displays that same __ easy-going likeableness that will win the whole of the Japanese pcoplc“wl?;n they see the Aldrich Family playing at the 20th Century. British Army officers were bound | pjeture in which he has appeared, hand and foot and then bayonetted 'anq a great follow-up to the first, to death, following the capture of «what A Life.” |of the same name and its great .Emeraency File for Trans-. {to the Territorial Department of JACKIE COOPER IS STARRED AT 20TH CENTURY "Life withie;lry" Is De- lightful Feature of Lov- able Aldrich Family Jackie Cooper has never lost that lions when he was a child. Today, thousands of new admirers in “Life With Henry,” which is This is the second Henry Aldrich The latter was adapted from the Broadway play popularity caused Paramount to have Clifford Goldsmith and Don Hartman write “Life With Hen- ry" as an original. Last night's ‘audience roared its appreciation in no uncertain terms. Jackie has a new leading lacy | in the person of Leila Ernst, who.{ we are told, hails from Boston's Back Bay soclety. She is making her film debut and her blonde vhu{I aciousness will carry her far in’ pictures. More of Jackie's family are in- troduced - in “Life With Henry." Hedda Hopper gives her usual fine performance as she did. in the pre- vious picture. His father makes nis debut in the person of Fred Niblo, Sr.,, the former director. Kay Stew- | art, also a charming newcomer, | plays his sister. But you haven't seen anything until you get a load | of Eddie Bracken. Eddie plays Jackie's pal “Dizzy in one of the funniest performances in many a day. MANY REGISTER BLOOD TYPES AT HEALTH OFFICES fusions Gets Well Under Way In less than one week, more than 100 Juneau residents have reported Health laboratories here to have their blood types placed on record for an emergency file, according to Dr. Courtney Smith, Assistant’' | Territorial Commissioner of Health. | Although this is a fine begin- ning, says Dr. Smith, it is hoped thai évery resident of Juneau over! 18 years of age will be typed with- in the next few weeks, The pro-, ject also will be carried out in the Department of Health laboratories in Anchorage to extend the pro- gram to the rest of the Territory. By typing all residents of the Territory, a permanent file of the types may be kept on record for use in all sorts of emergencies. This might mean the saving of many lives, for speed in giving transfu- sions is a highly important factor in emergency cases and the blood typing process, necessary before transfusions .may be given, is somewhat lemgthy in its technical procedure. Takes Few Minutes On the part of the subject be- ing typed, the procedure will take lonly a few minutes of his time. | Persons ‘being typed step into the | laboratories, have a specimen of |blood taken by a painless process, |leave with a card which later ‘will bear permanent information in- cluding their names, addresses and' blood type. In case of an emergency in which this person may be injured ang! in need of a transfusion, the pro- cess of typing his blood is elimin- | ated, and a donor may be found in ‘a few moments by reference to the permanent file set up. Before blood transfusions may be given, the blood of the donor and the recipient must be matched. The blood of human beings falls in- to four separate groups, and since all groups are not compatible, it is sometimes necessary to test as many as 10 persons to match blood for a transfusion. By means of the file now being made, this leng- YOU HAVE THINK VER-I\,—? QUICKLY TO BE AN OFFICER - XS ARE SUPPOSIN'~ D RESIGN- HM(MMIS carried by them at OCENTUR WHERE THE BETTER BIG PICTUR M Must Carry Cards The cards given to persons hav- ing their blood . typed should be all times, of- ficials stress, Information from combat areas bears out the im- portance of speed in giving: trans- fusions to injured civilians and the armed forces under actual war con- ditions and in other emergencies. The service is being given in the laboratories in the Territorial Build- ing from 9:30 to 10:30 am. and from 1 to 2 p.m. daily. Appoint- ments at other times may be ar- | ranged in special instances. To avoid possible delays, appointments may be made during the specified hours by telephoning 466. Or resi- dents may simply drop into the laboratory during these hours and | have the specimen taken. | - - CALL FOR BIDS ! Bids will be open until 8 o'clock | in the evening of Tuesday, March | 10, for repairing the roof of the| City Hall. Specifications can be | obtained from the City Engineer’s Office. | —FRANK METCALF, City Engineer. ———— 2 BUY DEFENst BONDS See the new Hotpoint Wectric Ranges today ot Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. SMART PEOPLE Present A Smart Appearance ® Triangle Cleaners Phone 507 a0 WEN o LEA ern Prodveed LAST TIMES TONIGHT ES PLAY! You'll get a BANG . out of Henry and his gang' — JACKIE CQOPER : ST EDpIE -‘ltm:m thy procedure will be eliminated.| COLISEUM —— Starts Tonight DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM* A Better Method OU CANNOT deposit your buildings, house- hold goods, automobile or merchandise in the bank! But you can protect your in- | vestment in all these valu- ables by .insuring them. 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