The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 17, 1942, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Dml Alaska Pubn\nm every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD Entered in the Post Ofllfe in Juneau as JBS one month, in advance, $1.25, Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly not! the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- | Mvery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. Vice-President and Business Manager IPTION RATE| Delivercd by carrier in Juneau and Douslas for $1.50 per mon(h. By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: One year. in advance, $15.00; six months, in ad Empzre sending in specia Presl | restdent | oy effort are is. the .second econd Class Matter. { ice, $7. silly, sbut' the feat MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED republication of wise credited in this paper and also the herein. “TALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BB LARom LI THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PRESS A Finance Drive to gather together funds to make the Boy useful for Scouts of most it possible on their the Territory now Juneau citizens have and in progress, taken on the lactions. The Scouts have proved beyond that their ly in recent months are well worth continuing has come along job that a many ganizations don't face with relish, that job has been | turned over ito the Scouts. And done. wortnwhile ‘Whenever There probably isn't a person in Juneau who {indicated that there are not so many that the Nazis can stage a widespread campaign of sabotage without 1.agents for the job. However, the difficulties which the Germans are | experiencing in. organizing sabotage of the American not wighout their explanation—and this noteworthy thing | roundup. The case showed what a supremely good job J. Edgar«Hoover and his agents of the Federal Bureau of Invéstigation are doing in this war to com- ity | bat enemy saboteurs and agents. On this occasion the FBI has made Berlin look about - ‘the is not unprecedented.~ The round- |up of the New York Nazi spy ring was a comparable The Assoclated Press s exclusively entitled to the use for o1 news disuiches credited €0, 1t o, ot oty | 1S ANCA: latest JULY 17 Mrs, Dan Ross Elliott Premming James Carlson Alfred G. Johnson Everett Nowell Damaris Irene Davis Mirs. Cleo. Morgan Winifred T. Harvey On that occasion the FBI men worked so dre W, DeHorrest Yocal mews publisned | shrewdly that they actually operated, in commmunica- VWi tion with Berlin, a secret radio station which the{ ™" | Nazis fancied had been set up by their own spies. | ___ml The moral of these episodes is clear. Any enemy l-l Q R 0 S C Q P i s Locl | agent in the United States, or any person in' this ¢ country rendering aid and comfort to the enemy, The Btafs fncl%ne " ‘but do not compel” ! must reckon with Imore clever and | ence: vantages as well underrate the tasi a hard war and a The Roosevel {ing a licking—Ch AR Srio: B S | In China, the activities in|{(}ree major bases Approximately 30 | from which Japar tough job of col- In the Atlanti have reached 313 a doubt, especial- | ure, which does n rvices and activities | Pacific supply routes, high tide of U-boat activity in the winter of 1917, a tough job| persons and or- when in six mont | German strength ‘Whether. that tacks on German: it has been well| We, Too, Must Not Underrate . i (Philadelphia Record) Two great sentences stand. out in the joint state- mmlt released by President Roosevelt and Prime Min- lister Churchill following = their Washington confer- That warning against emies should be taken to heart by all of us. Plans were made, an organization likely to be much efficient than he. “We have taken full cognizance of our disad- as our We do not advantages, underestimating our en- We face long war, t+Churchill statement touched on two spheres where the United Nations are now taks ina and the Atlantic. Japs have captured Lishui—last of in Eastern Kiangsi-Chekiang area 1 could be bombed. c, sinkings of ships along our coas(s in the past five months.. This fig- ot include losses on the Russian or comes . perilously close to the hs 504 merchant ships were sunk. too, we are told, to “divert from the attack on Russia.” means continuigg. 1.000+plane at- y, increasing our forces protecting hasn’t been done a “favor” by the Scouts in the lnstuhe Suez Canal, or a Seeond Front on land—we will year Now Juneau Scouts turned in more of rubber in the recent campaign and helped to put|second front in Europe is not practi But while Roosevelt and Churchill faced ructs‘ the top of the list, Juneau Scouts have Juneau at communities ictims” helped civilian defense activities in But in .addition to all of these’ activities provide something to do for the Territory’s youth, provide a healthy outlet for Certainly, ti#® Boy Scouts of your support The sabotage ring so promptl uprooted by the Federal Bureau smacked of something out of fictic show that in wartime truth can be stranger From the Nazi point of view, could have had no more dismal denouement. Not only anded German ag- their ties to fifth col- umnists in this country were traced. Two things are especially noteworthy about the were all eight of the submarine- ents captured, but, presumably affair. One is the length to which ernment evidently was forced to go in attempting to organize a sabotage ring. It has posed that there were a great many German agents and sympathizers already in the United States who at Berlin’s direction. were prepared to act not entirely dlhpluvrd it's your turn to help provide the Scouts with the wherewithal to continue these services. far in First Aid Unit practice drills, and have CY WORK even more than fiction We do know than 7,000 pounds ahead of other offered to be the | unafraid, our Nav the American pub! many other ways. | vasion of the Alel services, Scouting boyish ambitions America deserve formation valuabl if the American | know before the end of the summer. that helping Russia does not de- pend on our desires, but on. military considerations; that until we have won the Battle of the Atlantic the cable. yy Department still withholds from lic the facts about the Japanese in- utian Islands. The first attack on Dutch Harbor, the presumably first Jap landings:on islands to the west, occurred four weeks ago this Wednesday. How much strengti have the Japs there now? Are they advancing? The Japs know where their forces are. e to the enemy” would be divulged | No “in- people were told as much as the Japs know already. y and completely of Investigation on, but it goes to than peacetime We must not the elaborate plot | [ective antidote fi Jap forces in the potatoes. for e Chorman St islands better tha been widely sup~ The Japanese plane. flew over ol Bombs, but large The American people can take the truth. must not be kept ignorant of the enemy’s strength as wére the French, who never knew the seriousness of the situation until the Nazis were in Paris. We h “underrate the task.” The one ef- or over-optimism is the full truth. The Japanese correspondent accompanying the Aleutians asserts that the Nippons have brought with them a large quantity of seeds and planting. live up to the previous claim that the “Japs know the This announcement doesn't n we do.” are nice people. Recently a lone ne province of China, dropping not quantities of grain, wheat, paper, This 18 | and other articles—whick the Red Cross found to of course, but at least it is| contain bubomc phgue g!:uns Vhshmglou & Meny- Go-Round (Continued fromn Page Omue) the companies with which he was once affiliated, Dearborn, together with other Rubber Reserve officials and Jesse Jones, passed up. several other important rubber processes considered by many scientists to be much quicker and cheaper. TWO TYPES OF RUBBER How Dearborn got his appoint- ment and why the Standard-Texas group was so favored by Rubber Reserve is not known. Some ob- servers point to the old friendship between William ° Farish, $144,000 president of Standard Oil of New Jersey, who knew Jesse Jones for vears in Houston. Jones and Ross Sterling, then president of Stan- dard’s Humble Oil Company, were partners in various enterprises, and Jarish, later president of Humble, grew up under them. On the other hand, some point to the fact that Standard Oil of N. J.s patent pool with the Ger- mans made their synthetic rubber| patent the most logical one to use.| Actually, though most people don't realize it, Standard of N. J. nad two types of rubber regarding which it was cooperating with Ger-| many. One was buna rubber, which was the product of a slow process. The other was butyl rubber, which 1s newer, cheaper and quicker. Regarding ‘these two types, here| 15 the inside story of what hnp-' pened. About ten years ago, Stan-| card of N J. acquired I. G. Farben- | industrie’s patent on buna. rubber| with the understanding it would net be made in the United States; whiie 1. G. Farben acquired Standard’s patent on synthetic gasoline with the understanding it would not be| made outside Germany. Once Hitler came into power he| proceeded to make both synthetic gasoline and buna rubber in Ger- | referred lable man, and rehired him at a many and make a great deal of it —obvioussy in preparation for what he knew was coming. That Standard Oil of N. J. clear-| Iy knew why Hitler wanted to keep buna rubber from being developed outside Germany can be proved be- | yond any doubt. For on April 4.; 1938, at a time when Roosevelt was | sending notes to Hitler warniag him regarding Austria, Spain and Czechosiovakia, Frank Howard, head of . Standard of .N. J. Development Corporation, reported that Germany had not surrendered full informa- tion regarding buna rubber, and refused because of “military expedi~ ency to permit I. G. to reveal such information to anyone outside .af Germany.” Frank Howard, /incidentally, is the figure who flits in and around Washington constantly and has had moze to ¢o than any other private oil man witl the 31 big rubber con- tracts going to (Standard, Texas | and aff.liates. GAMVE IT TO HITLER It was at,about this time that Bill Sparks, scientist for Standard of N. J., discovered a new form of rubber called isobutyline, generaily to as butyl, which could be made much quicker and cheaper ian buna. And w!though Hitler had refused | to give Standard the secrets on buna, Frank Howard hopped over to Ber)in in March, 1938, just at the time of Hitler’s invasion of Austria, and gave thec Nazis- this precious secret. All he got in re- turn was I. G, Farhen’s promise that ‘it ‘would endeavor to brocure Hit- ler’s consent for the exploitation of rubber-like products in the United States.” Some time after this, inventor Sparks resigned: his mcager $4.500 salary. But Howard rushing baek from znother trip to Europe, pro- tested that he was his most yali- highe: salary. Meawhile, Standard of N. J. wa acepitig this new, cheap butyl 1ubn. ber very much of a secret’ from: American rubber companies. And on Nov. 6, 1939, after war breke, Frapk Howard wrote an inter-of- i fice memo stating: “There is 2 consigeraple temptation to publicize this butyl rubber development and to seek contact with the rubber companies on it immediately, bur a sounder policy apparently is to ccn- fine (e development to our own organization.” And it was not until March 7, 1940 that Frank Howard fin:ly suggested letting Firestone use tlhe butyl rubber process. This was tvo full years after Hitler had he°n given the secret, and at a time when U. S. war advisers were de- manding that Jesse Janes get busy on iubber But: what is not generally known is that Standard of !. J. is now charging the U, £. Government a royalty on, butyl vukber. Last March when the Justica Depari< ment threatened prosecution, there was a lot of ballyhoo abtout Sta.-|sion (the Army imade 'it, not the | dard of N. J. giving ‘tc Germa: rubber patents f{ree anyone who could 1se them. But (Lis is true only of tne slog er afid more expensive Luna v ber. Standard did not give butyl free. Anyone using this importait natent, runded to Hitler four yeass ago; nIust. pay a royalt’ for wnar is called the butyl “know-how.” These. are some of the men wio are now helping to guide the des- tinies. of the United States rega:'- ing the most vital commodity it needs. (Mcre about rubber delays and who is behind them will follow soon.) , (Cupyright, 1942, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) TIDES TOMORROW High nde 4:30 am, 152 feet. Low ude 10:58 am., 00 feet. High tide 5:16 pm. 152 feet. Low tide 11:22 p.m, 29 feet. AR o TN EYES EXAMINED and BROKEN LENSES replaced in our own shop. ' Dr. Rae Lillian Carlson, Blomgien Bldg. Phone 63¢ —_—e————— BUY DEFENSE BONDS wen P SATURDAY, July 18 Astrologers read this as an un- certain day in planetary direction. The: stars encourage those who direct . their fellow ;men. Women are under adverse aspects. HEARY' AND HOME:. Under this configuration | ‘wives: and « motheis may be exceedingly despondent and anxious. Women of all ages should meep with ‘fortitude the many sor- 10ws that .war causes, the seers counsel, for they forecast severe hattles that add to the apprehen- sions of all whose relatives are en- gaged with the armed forces of the United States. There is a sign read as presaging many miraculous escapes from death and small losses in comparison with enemy fighters. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: At this eritical period in the conflict many changes are presaged among Wash- ngton departments. Heads of 'big business and technical experts will | replace men who have carried heavy responsibilities, ~ Effects of strain tong executives who direct gigantic tasks upon which the Army, Navy and air iorces are dependent. Ner-| vous breakdowns will be numerous. NATIONAL ISSUES: Families of average income and those of | small resources will feel the pinch | of war contributions as they think | of autumn budgets. The stars pre- sage patriotic devotion to civilian duty and real heroism. Despite in- | equalities in sacrifice and what may appear to be special privileges en-| soyed by the few, tha mejority ci the people will cheerfully coop- erate in Government provisions for all-out support from the -citizens behind the lines, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: alaska is to focus national atten- tion as it makes tremendous pro- i fense as well as defense.. There is |+ sign believed to presage events of great moment in the Northwest for army engineers is forecast. Ear- ly Russian occupation will now have a special significance for .one of the United Nations. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury.of a year of unex- pected advancement and unusual experience. numerous. ably will be magnetic in personality and brilliant in mentality. These natives of the sign of the Crab! should be fortunate in their careers. i (Copyright, . 1942) WPB Press 'llelalions Man Helps Out Sugar " Situation, ¥ (Connnued Imm Page One) 7 7 | Bob isn't in bees any more, but be’s an expert on what can hap- pen to the individual when priorities | Zet in the way. Nobody can tell a better story on the British than the British. Over at the British Purchasing Commis- sion, they had hired a 12-year-old U. 8. lad as office boy. i One of the rules of the commis- | BPC) is that when any British officer enters the room, the civilian e¢mployes . must rise and stand at attention until he leaves the room. The 12-year-old, who does most .of nis work sitting down, was irked. He complained to his pa. . His pa, in an irritable mood, said: “Why don't you tell 'em that's no prep- ¢r way Lo show. their consideration for lend-lease?” The lad was most literal; next cay he kept his seat when an of- ficer entered. The officer read the riot act. The youth got in” his say about “lend-lease.” stormed out. A half-hour later, the Britisher who was civilian head of the of< fice, called the hoy to his desk. In his most severe' manner, he said: “Just for that, young. man, -you will have to leave the office from now on at four o'clock instead of live.” Down in one of the long, barn- like corsidors of the Munitions building the other day, the news photographers were set up and waiting. General Marshall walked down the hall. The cameramen didn’t flash a bulb; A shocked minor of- ficer rushed up to them. “Don’t you know who that was that just and weariness will be evident am- ress as an important center of of- | where our soldiers, sailors.and air- | men will prove their extraordinary | courage and resourcefulness. Fame New friends will be; Children born on this day prob- | The officer NW‘MW 20 YEARS AGO 4% THE EMPIRE g ’ b E % SJULY 17, 1922 Aviator C. O. Prest, who had left Eagle two days earlier for Fairbanks had not been seen or heard from, according to a report from Fairbanks. As: the country over which he was flying had no landing places, fears were felt for his safety. In a special dispatch to The Empire from the News-Miner it was stated that his loss was almost certainly a’tragedy. It stated that Prest had little confidence in his engine and carried little food with him. Prest had given an exhibition in Juneau on July 4. The furthest north inspection trip ever undertaken by a Masonic Grand Master of the United States was to begin July 19, when James McCormick, ‘Grand Master; and Horace Tyler, Grand Secretary, of the Wwashington Grand Lodge, were to leave for an official inspection of every lodge in Alaska with the exception of Nome. After a week in Juneau during which he perfected plans for com- plete organization of -a Bureau of Mines organization in the Territory, Dr. H. Fester Bain, Director of the United States Bureau of Mines, left for the south on his way to his headquarters in Washington, D. C. James F. Hurley, for several years a resident of Juneau with the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company and later Court Librarian, who had peenr in’ Sitka as manager of the offices for Charles H. McGrath, was leaving for Boston with Mrs. Hurley. He was to engage in the lithograph- ing business. who had been absent several weeks attending the was to return to- Juneau in the George Oswell, Shrine Gonvention in San Francisco, evening on the Princess Louise. Martin Gallwas, of Douglas, had accpeted a position as assistant clerk in the Productive Consumers’ Store in Juneau. Word was received that Douglas Girl Scouts had arrived safely for their- vagation in Tenakee, though several had been seasick on the way over. A six-room house was already for their arrival, arranged for by Mrs. Rose Manley. Charles A. Wortman, formerly of Douglas, who had been employed by the Alaska Drug and Jewelry Company of Sitka for several year had been ‘\dmmed to partnership in the business by J. A. Smith, formerly sole proprietor. . Wortman was born and reared in Douglas. Weather was clearing with a maximum temperature of 52 and a | minimum of 51. et e Daily Lessons in English % . corpox D e et WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “John is going to stop in | St. Louis for a few days.” Say, “is going to STAY in St. Louis for a | few days.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Fatigue. Pronounce fa-teg, | ASK unstressed, E as in ME, acent last syllablé, and not fa-tig. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Annex; two N's. Anecdote; one N. | A as in SYNONYMS: Meaning (noun), sense, signification, significance, im- | port, purport. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us | increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: | DOGM. WZE to speak or write positive assertions without adducing | proof: “It+is useless to dogmatize about things which God has not | revealed.” MODERN ETIOUETTE a ROBERTA LEE | | Q. When two men and two girls are dining together at a table ‘rcr four persons, how should they be seated? A. The two girls should always face each other. Q. May wedding announcements be mailed a week before the wed- 1 ding? A. No; they should be mailed immediately after the wedding. @. What is the proper way to introduce a young man to an elderly man? | A. The young man should be presented to the older man, mention- | ing the eldér mans name frst, as, “Mr. Marshall (who is seventy), this is Mr. Hudson (or Edward Hudsen).” kOOK and lEARNA C. GORDON dvi | | { | e ] | Whlch is the southernmost city of commercial importance in '.he { worla? 2. Which is the oldest of the American military bands? 3. What is the most rapid pericd of growth in a human being? | 5. How much money does the average woman in the United States :spcnd apnually for cosmetics and beauty treatments? ANSWERS: Magallanes, in the Straits of Magellan, Chile. The United States Marine Band, organized in 1798. During the first year of life. North Carolina, with 99.7 per cent native-born white inhnhltants About 315 a yem il ot ot o g { ! went by?” he almost screamed. why waste film? “Sure,” aid one-of the boys, “but Clark Gable.” . Young Nazis t@ Us'é"qndersf‘ We're waiting for s ‘their paha ;ventuflly gontrols of al be drawa . ‘;en are be‘ng tnlne(‘ to\ e is shown at the f ste: hhlr force. One of the youngsters 'm ¥ usts. thcww-ropcby Ls e the ity 4. Which State leads in the percentage of native-born white people? | i DIRECT()R MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month —— Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel Drs. Kaser and Freeburger” In Scoftish Rite Temple DENTI beginning at 7:30 p. m. i B W, COWLING, Wor- shipful Master; JAMES W. LEIV- ERS, Secretary. B.P. 0. ELKS Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednes- days at 8 P. M. Visiting Brothers Blomgren Building Phone 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart ok @ welcome. ARTHUR ADAMS, 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Exalted Ruyler, M. H. SIDES, Office Phone 469 Secretary. . 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