The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 8, 1942, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire : Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN - R. L. BERNARD Eotered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCBIPTION BATES: Delivered h) carrier in Juneau and Dbuglas for §1.50 per month. y mail, postage paid, at the following rates:” One yur in advance, $18.00; six months, in advance, $7.60; onth, i advance, $1.25. President | one bscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify | the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de- livary of their papers "Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374, Vice- Pmldenz and Business Mankger THI: DAlLY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 5. Numerous cases of waste in equipment in ad- dition to the above were charged, and there was no ;method of accounting for material used and money spent on the defense base. . 6. The Navy has falsified reports of casualties. | The numbeér killed was much larger than announced. The Empire is not stating that these charges are true. According to the Navy reports they are not true. According to an eye witness who claims to be a loyal American citizegn—and has all of the characteristics of one—they are true. But we'd like ]Lu have them settled one way or the other so that | we can get about®the business of winning this war. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRES§ The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the republication of all news dispatclies credited to it of not Wine ‘credited 10 this papér and &lso the local news published heréin. . Fantastic, Yet Logical (Bremerton News-Searchlight) ALASKA CIRCULATION OUANANTKI‘D TO BE LARQG! THAN THAT OF 'ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. Hitler will be beaten by 200 men he never heard fof! Fantastic and impossible as this sounds, there NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 American’ Building, Seattle, Wash. on, e BETRAYAL EITHER WAY An imposing list of charges against the actions of the American forces defending Alaska have recently been brought to the attention of The Empire and they are too serious to be ignored. It these charges are true, then the faith which Alaskans and other Americans have placed in some of our forces in the Territory has been betrayed. Similarly, an equally serious betrayal is involved if these accusations are false, because all persons who have heard the charges and believe them have cer- tainly lost a great deal of faith in their military leaders for no true reason. The case involves the Jap attack on June 3 on Dutch Harbor—the attack which brought forth the following comment in the States from more than one newspaper: “Dutch Harbor was no second Pearl Harbor. “Japan struck again, and for the first time in history bombs fell on North America. But the at- tack was no surprise. Dutch Harbor was ready and waiting. “The enemy planes which roared over the Alaskan naval and air base found Yanks with planes and Yanks with guns ready to fight. Terse Navy com- muniques told the story . . . few casualties . . . no serious damage.” The question we ask is this. Is the above quoted report a true and accurate account, or are the fol- lowing charges made by an eye witness to the bomb- ing more accurate? This thing must be straightened out. Here are the charges: 1. The attack was a surprise in spite of the fact that assurances had been given that a warning would be received at least 30 minutes before any attack. The first Dutch Harbor inhabitants knew of the attack was when the Jap bombs began to drop. 2. The Jap planes received mno opposition from “Yank planes” because there was no landing field there at that time and they were too high for ef- fective anti-aircraft fire. A Catalina flying boat which tried to take off from the harbor was pinned to the surface by the faster Zero fighters. 3. A “million dollar” hangar was built where one runway for an airfield should have been and had to be torn down. It was painted a bright orange, easy to spot from the air. 4. A large warehouse was built where the other runway should have been and also was torn down six days after being completed. [is sound logic in a message sent forth by a nation- ly known steel corporation which says that Ameri- | can production will swing Hitler, Hirohito, Mussolini {and their gangsters in the hangman’s noose, all be- cause 200 men, many of them who died before [those human hyenas were whelped. A bomber an hour from this plant, two tanks a day from that one, a shell a minute from another are miracles of production. Not one of them would have been pos- sible Without the free American industry these 200 or so men founded 50 and 75 years ago. They were rugged Yankees. They founded little machine shops to build crude turret lathes and other machines they had dreamed. They and the men who came after them worked no eight hours a day, but 10, 15 and 18 hours into the night to improve and perfect ‘the products they had conceived. They plowed back profits in research and development. They tralileq skilled men to enlarge and carry on their work. They knew the theories were wrong who said that mach- ines put men.out of work—and a steadily increasing American standard of living proved that their ‘mach- ines made more good things of life available to more people. Their factories and output grew—and when the war came those plants were ready. Many of the 200 men who started them are long since dead, but the industries they founded have provided the tools, production lines and experience that make the airplane, gun and shell records possible. The ironical part, Hitler, is that some of those 200 me: were Germans, ,who came to America to enjoy the freedom and fruits of the private enterprise system | that is the American way. Sea Horses On Shore (New York Times) One of our Washington dispatches reports that the Coast Guard is about to set up marines, mounted guardsmen, stretches of the coast line.” to patrol desolate The horse marine, one stirs the curiosity of a learned correspondent. He re- ines!” in which Ethel Barrymore first starred. This was produced at the Garrick Theatre Feb. 4, 1901. A contemporary of Methusaleh permits us to quote from his memory and that play these affecting lines: “I'm Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, I feed my horse on pork and beans, I often live beyond the means of a Captain in the Army.” The Aged One swears that he heard this sung in public when Clyde Fitch was 5 years old. However that may be, let us rest again on the bosom of the | Oxford Dictionary. A horse marine proper is or was a sea-horse. A horse marine special is a marine on horseback or a “cavalryman doing .a marine’s work.” Two troops of the British Seventeenth Lan- | cers, a famous cavalry regiment, were called Horse Marines because they fought as marines aboard a frigate. According to Walsh’s “Handy Book of Cur- ious Information,” half the line regiments in the British service “have been either marine corps, service foot, or employed like the marmes as soldlen embarked for service afloat.” How then does the term “horse marine” come: to be applied to a marine? Farmer and Henley, slang- collectors, call the horse Marines “a mythical corps very commonly cited in jokes.” But where im the joke? Marines are both landsmen and seamen. There have been plenty of horse marines, good fighters, seamen and soldiers all. Some envious sailor must have tried to stick an epithet on our admirable am- phlblnns 22 '|llgxous trends and the churches| “a corps of horse| foot on sea and one on shore, and two on a horse, ! calls Clyde Fitch's “Captain Jinks of the Horse Mar- | Sea | pranches of industry to remain E Go-Round (Continued —n; Page Oue) jron and steel mdustry of the U. 8. A., to say nothing of helping win the war. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER As the Supreme Court met In! solemn, extraordinary session to hear the appeal of Nazi saboteurs, one of Justice Felix Frankfurter's colleagues passed a note along the bench to him. It said: “For Heaven's sake, Felix, try to restrain yourself today.” The note referred to Justice Frankfurter's habit of frequently interrupting with questions, com- ments and legal references of his own that counsel have little time to present their arguments before the Court. However, the admonition had no visible effect. “COUSINS” ON THE PAYROLL Gregarious Representative Nat Patton of Texas is one of the| most popular members of Con- gress, also one of the most uncon- | ventional —a distinction earned when .he called the King and Queen of Great Britain “Cousins.” Recently, “Cousin Nat” caused a fresh flutter on Capitol Hill by inserting the following homely com- ment in his biographical sketch in the stiffly factual pages of the Cangressional Directory: “Nat Patton, Democrat, of Crockeft, Tex. Since last biogra- phy he and Xirs. Patton are grandparents again—Martha Ruth Patton, born February 1, 1942, at Cmekeq Tex.; she is the daughter of their youngest son, Nat Patton, Jr,, attorney at law . . .” However, life moves fast in the Patton family, and since the Tex- Congressman struck off these ! lines, another event has occurred which renders them slightly out-of- date.” “Cousin Nat” now has gen- erously added Nat, Jr, to the Federal payroll as his secretary, at a salary of $2,900 a year. This' makes three Patton off- spring billeted on the government. The Congressman’s pretty daught- er, Bonnie, for some time has been employed as an attendant in the ladies’ cloakroom of the House at a remuneration of $1,680 a year. Also Weldon Patton, another son, is ‘a contract examiner at the -General Accounting Office at $2,- 600 a year. All of which proves that Repre- sentative Patton’s flair for the un- conventional does not extend to the gravy bowl. The spectacular Texan runs decidedly true to form there. WOODEN SAILING SHIPS When Under Secretaty of Com- merce Wayne C. Taylor was nylag ta Rio for the Inter-America con ference he remarked: “Our toughest problem ‘is ship- ping. We have to find something |that will give us the most cargo w«p\ue using the least critical mat- ‘enal That’s the formula.” Then he looked out of the plane window and saw a tiny sailing vessel below. “You may laugh,” he said, “but we may even come to that.” That was last January. What Taylor had said on an impulse stuck in his mind. At Rio he talked it over with Brazilians who were worried about moving their coffee crop. He was sure he had the answer to the submaripe cam- paign —ships requiring no criucal materials, ships that would coast alonx in shallow waters and keep nlgve the trade among the Ameri- cas. But he struck a snag In ‘Wash- ington. The Maritime Commission was not interested. Skeptics said it was a Teyersion to the “horse- and-buggy days™ of the sea. Three times Taylor worked up his project in revised forms, but each time it failed to click. Then he tried another tack. He published an account Dl the proj- ect in a trade weekly of the De- partment of Commerce. Immed- {iately it struck fire. Boat builders all over the country wanted to (.*kP part in the enterprise. Qfficial in- terest was kindled. : Result was that RFC allocated $10,000,000, with which the Rocke- feller Office is semnx up a cor- poration to .build and acquire wooden sailing vessels for inter- American trade. Two designs have been completed, one for a shallow draft vessel and HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUGUST 8§ John J. Cashen Martin J. Lynch Arthur J. Pederson Henry Roden Sarah J. Cameron Mrs. Harry Sturrock Linn A. Forrest Mrs. Lou Gardner Ronald Allen Peterson AUGUST 9 Donald Thomas Dull H. M. Porter, Jr. George S. Baroumes William Cashen Mrs. F. F. Finnigan Mrs. Effie Sampson R. F. Larned Hugh M. Wallace f——— HOROSCOPE “The stars incline l but do not compel” || -3 SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 i Benefic aspects dominate today which should be most lonunate! for industry. Both employers and | employes should benefit unger this configuration. HEART AND HOME: Women come under a promising swyay late today. It is a favorable date for ! }beglnnlng any new project and | ishould ‘be stimulating and encour- | aging. The aged should benem.; The stars encourage effort along! new lines of work and are bene- | ficial to those who are in training for a trade or a profession. This | is an auspicious time to study re-! |should inspire enthusiasm among | young folk. Applied religion wul, gain in wide practice. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: As the| Summer wanes small business con- | cerns probably will be absorbed. According to certain astrologers the | trend will be toward large organi- | zations that are conducted with | military precision. This will apply ! to agriculture. Having proved the magic of production on a large scale, industry will operate mag- nificently as the United States con- tinues to supply the needs of a world laid waste by war. e | NATIONAL ISSUES: In plan-| ning for the school year that be- gins next month, educators will dis- | |cuss . vocational guidance versus | academic instruction. Since _the | Imain reward of college training' s, practice in straight thinking, there | will be strong opposition to negléct of old-time courses of study. Those, |who read the stars advise a ‘care-| {ful balancing of the practical and ' the ideal in college courses. The | fact that women have entered 'all will add to the educallonnl per- | plexmes INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Vlgor and energy in the promotion of all that relates to the war will | be intense in the United States. True patriotism will be manifested | in service and sacrifice. As re- verses are met by the Axis powers their desperation will cause t! to barbaric pracflces of many sm'u, some of them hithertq unknow among civilized peoples. sabotnze. espionage and even assassination will be attempted in various parts of the Unned States. Danger is| toreseen ror the Presidem and menf promlnent in Washington. { Persons whose birthdate it is! have the augury of a year of much] happiness as well as many anxl— eties. It is & propitious year. Children born on this day prob- | ably will be highly ambitious s well as talented, These Leo na- clves like luxury ‘and all the crea- ture comforts. MONDAY, AUGUST 10 Benefic aspects rule today. The 'DISILLUSION (verb); to free from a false impression. one for a heavy sea vessel~ Yards Navy and air forces are under fav- have been selected in Latin Am-|orgble planetaf'y mfl‘u:nom Labor erica, and contracts are being let.|is well directed. There will be an endless belt off HEART AND HOME: As the 300-ton sailing ships, making ln{us weeks pass American homes will and short voyages, using auxll.\qrv become more and more centers of 30 YEARS AGD i BYPIRE AUGUST a, 1a22 Four gdditional tennis matches were on the schedule of the Juneau Tenpis Club for the following day. They were Harland vs. Bernhofer; Hopkins ys. James Barragar, Jr.; James Barragar, Sr. ys. Sutton and Starr vs. Beaudin. It was annpunced that @ silver cup would be awarded 10 the winner of the tournament. Annual election of digectors for the Juneau Commercial Association was to take place at the regylar bi-weekly meeting of the organization, Eresident Allen Shattuck anpounced. Eleven nominations had been made to date qs follows: Chavles Goldstein, ‘Allen Shattuck, John Reck, J F. Mullen, W. E. Byitt, E. J. White, J. L. Gray, Isadore Goldstein, W. B. Kirk, R. .!, Sommers and w. S. Pullen. Five members were to be elected. A membership roll for the Sanity League of America had been placed ip numerous business houses in Juneau where people could sign it. The organization was working for the modification of the Volstead Act to allow the use of light wines and beer. The Executive Board of the Juneau Chapter, American Red Cross, held a meeting at the office of B. M. Behreuds, Chairman, to make nreparations for the annugl roll cgll. Roll call was to follow Armistice Day. Committees were to be g‘mmted within a short time to make aprangements for the program. Five women were elected to membership op the Executive Board to fill vacancies which had been left by members having left Juneau. Those elected to the board were Mrs. Scott ©. Bone, Mrs. Karl Thelle, Mrs. A. G. 8houp, Mrs. G. D. Beaumont apd Mrs. W. T. Tolch. Formal acceptance of the appointment as member of the Territorial Fish Commission tendered him recently by Goy. Scott C. Bone was received from J. R. Heckman, of Ketchikgn, by the Governar. Little response had been made to the cgll to Juneau men to work on the baseball field the previoqs gvening, according to J. Latimer Gray, Fire Chief. With a big turnout for several nights the baseball field and recreation park could be put in fine shape in a short time, he said. Miss Mary Snell, superintendent of the former Juneau General Hospital, left on the Jefferson for her home in Kent, Wash. Weather was showery with a maximum temperature of 60 and a minimum of 57. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon e i b WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Each child has certain distinguished traits.” Say, “DISTINCTIVE traits.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Khaki. Pronounce ka-ki, A as in | AH, I as in IT, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Opossum; one P, two S's. SYNONYMS: Domineering, overbearing, dictatorial, arrogant, imperious. 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: “When the truth authoritative, became known he was disillusioned.” MODERN ETIQUETTE * ronerea Lam Q. Is it proper to write anything of a private or personal nature on a postal card? A. No; this is bad taste and poor judgment on the part of the writer. Anything written on a postal card is a public message, and should therefore be avoided. This type of card should be used only ( for the purpose of sending greetings. Q. When accompanying a woman to the dinner table, should a man sit down exactly at the same time she does? A. No. The man should draw out the chair for his partner and not sit down until immediately after she is seated. ‘ Q. Is it considered a social asset for one to be able to take leave of a person or a group of people quickly? A. Yes, when one can do so quickly and graciously, which must not LOOK and lEARN . G GORDON l Whlch Stnte l\( the Uqu hu the mflt m\l? 2. What is the estimated number of radio receiving sets in the United States? 3. What is a hypochondriac? 4. In what way are the President and Mrs. Roosevelt related? 5. Which State was the first to be admitted to the Union under the Constitution? ANSWERS: d 1. Louisiana, with an average rainfall of 55.11 inches. 2. In excess of 50 million. 3. A person who is morbidly depressed, especially with anxiety as to his health, and with conjuring up imaginary ailments. " 4. They are fifth cousins. 5. Vermont. Hoaxed Hollywood accept wage earning as their regu- lar work. In the new order mothers and wives will be partners in the wean neglect of the home in which ndenuewfllsolve many prob- lems. 2ngines when necessary, but say- m {fuel by using, most of the time, "trade winds that ‘made the bbean famous in the days of ships. (Copyrtghl. 1942, by United Fea- ture Sypdlcate, Inc.) "?—— GREAT - GRANDPARENTS; SON BORN 10 POCKMANS Mr apd Mrs, Leonard Pockman, of San isco, are the parents of an el.ght pound baby hoy born Thursday -in San Francisco accord- | 8¥€e. ng to word reedvad by Charles Goldstein. Mrs. Pockman is the former Aune Ann Golgstein, granddaught- er of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gold- stein, and a niece ol' Mrs. Chatles Warney, She hu visited in Juneau with ber grnndnflrenu and her aunt and has mnny friends herp INQTONE hearing alds for the hard of hear- ing. Audiometer gs. Dr. Rae Lillan Carlson, Blomgren Bldg, interest and recreation. Restric- tion in the use of automobiles will become a hlessing to many families who will have a chance to become associated with younger members, their friends and recreations. This is a day promising for buman sym- pathies and clear understandings. Older women should refrain from dictation and faultfinding. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Novel sub- stitutes for many manufactured ar- ticles will provide opportunities for investments of capital. In prepar- ation for Autumn news enterprises will be launched. Wartime i'eng,-. jusqnen'.s wfl)| develop our Y;nxq tesoumzruln;sq in an amazing de- profiabh rity is indicated @s h coming months, although ;maol";uhusinss tirms n;j persons denpqdlnx on set incomes; will encourifer financial strains i various directions. NATIONAL ISSUES: War = gengies ?u'rn‘nt put thousands of . men into WQustry will stimi the 0 Dt to assure r“hg uwui constitutional amep he seers predict m‘ny Wus&hx!s will be discove In long existing state and federsl laws. 1If the stars are wisely read, ‘the future will cawse womep: t@ Jentest banana por: TIONAL AFPAIRS: ‘There is a sign that seems to pre- nag or ‘Siberi pqruc)mwhn in be the cause of with the United Nations. Changes in treaties and alllances will be perplexing. Increased need of war supplies from the United States will put a strain on merchant mar- ine. Perspns + whose bjrthdate it ts‘ ¢ :uzury of a year of act- \ it is well to be on SUATA lu@ut fires or accidents. {Unexpected gains are indicgted. Children born on this day prop- ably. will be (fl@;zwd and determ- iped to make the most of their gpportunities. They should have it determination and unflagging i thpyrpzt, 1042) New Ol;lmu IICMII s "Venelu iplan itm turned out 't a Vi ally is the the world. te ‘Rl 8t SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1942 DIRECTORY it Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building Phone 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 460 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine BlAg PHONE 1762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground | The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 FIRST AID HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Parker Herbex Treatments Will Correct Hair Problems Sigrid’s Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third | JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING L. C. Smith and Corona TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:00 by appointment. South Franklin St. Phone 177 It imii Flowers" but ¥ IT WITH OURSI” Juneau Florists Phone 311 Rice & Ahlers Co. Plumbing—O0il Burners Heating Phone 34 Sheet Metal - JUNEAU - YOUNG Hardware Company PAINTS—OIL—GLASS Shelf and Heavy Hardware m and mm : ”G.iiv Smith-Drugs” (Careful Prescriptionists) HORLUCK'S DANISH ICE €REAM CALL AN OWL Phepe 63 Stand Opposite Coliseum Theatre !I TIDE Channel MOUNT JUNEAU E NO. 14 SECOND and FOURT Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Templq beginning at 7:30 p. m. R. W. COWLING, Wor- shipful Master; JAMES W. LEIV- ERS, Secretary. B. P. 0. ELKS Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednes- dl s at 8 P. M. Visiting Brothers e. '~ ARTHUR ADAMS, m-md Ruler, M. H. SIDES, I Secretary. : PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries Phone 15—34 ““The Rexall Store" Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. CALENDARS FREE Harry Race, Druggist “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. You'll Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP FINE Watch and '.lewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates Paul Bloedhorn S. FRANKLIN STREET RCA Victor Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Juneau Drug Co. Seward Street Phone 65 INSURANCE Shaflu:lagency l: ALIFO I NIA Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices MAKE EVERY PAY DAY (\C % BOND DAY “HORLUCK’S DANI=Sh” Ice Cream I'tavors Raspberry Ripple, Nes: Rock Road, Chocolate, Strawhes ry and Vanilla— at the GUY SMITH DRUG H. S. GRAVES "l'hq Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 Alaska Laundry 1291—Hall a Ceptury of Banking—1941 The B.M. Rehrends mdea,t Bank in Alaska SAVINGS