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

Dad Alaska Fuhulhed every evening except Sunday by the | EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD Vice-President lMidway. the Japs have taken on no heavy new com- Emp"'e lmitment of either military or naval strength. | These Jap occupations in the Aleutians could very iwell be a flanking move against Russia as well as fpreparation for a major attack against North Am- President | erica. and Business lhnuu Entered in the Post Office in Juneau SUBSCRIPTION Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douslas for §1. By mafl, postage paid. at the following ra! | One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; | one month, in advance, $1.25. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. A.Becond Class Matter. “g“m the Japs had several objectives in mind and It is very likely that in occupying Attu, Kiska and month. | these have been frustrated. It seems likely that originally they had designs on the Alaskan mainland |and that the stinging defeat dealt them at Midway the de- |5y have forced them to be content with hanging lon to what they had gained. But more than two = MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED FRESS & e Assocated Press is exclustvely entit e use he J the Aleutians. PR Ioation o Gl news ditateives crediten th 1t ur Hok wenaes | PY OUT. forces to oust the Japs from and also the Ir wise credited in this peper herein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTE. THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER ruBucA‘nol' ! months passed before any large attempt was made ews published | Now, it seems, fairly large naval attacks have been directed at Kiska. It seems wise to us that RGER |these attacks be continued on an even larger scale| until this threat to Alaska and to Russia is removed. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 American Building, Seattle, Wash. |1t is certainly reasonable to expect that the longer the -Japs stay in the Aleutians, the stronger they | will become. | Flying Boat Fleet | (New York Times) | Henry J. Kaiser, who has shown himself to be something of an_ industrial wizard in shipbuilding {and other construction fields in the Far West, has | proposed that a fleet of giant flying boats be built Hmmedlately by shipyards. He would have nine yards | | designated, three each on the Atlantic, Pacific and | Gulf Coasts, to turn out air transports each capable |of carrying to Europe at least 100 men with equip- |ment or equivalent cargo. Mr. Kaiser believes that production could get under way in ten months. He | relies, of course, on the full cooperation of the air- A NEW The mounting speculation in recent weeks among military observers that Japan is considering a thrust at Siberia, and perhaps within th should make the problem of clearing the 10,000 Japs from the Aleutians something fo) sideration. Heretofore, the main reason fol vader from these far-flung hunks * erican rock has been the threat to Alaska and the American ' Continent. Apparently be in planning the strategy of the moves of our armed forces have held the opinion that if the Japs could be kept from moving out to more important Alaskan outposts, not do much damage. { But it seems to us now that with this new prob- lem of defending Siberia in sight, it is of the utmost | importance to the .entire world picture that these Alaskan Japs be wiped out. { From where the Japs sit in the Alaska zone at| in a position to hamper present they are not only American shipments on their way North Pacific, but also are close enough to the Kam- chatka Peninsula, only 600 miles fri considerabe damage there. can range far north into the Beri sever any sea or air link that may be set up be'\laraer surface merchant ships. tween the United States and Russ At the same time, used as a jumping off place for an these Jap strongholds in the Aleutians are present | aircraft, surface raiders, and patrolling aircraft. They as buffer positions, warding off Japanese Islands from Alaska. A Jap attack on Russia at the present time, or within the next several weeks, along with the threat | of Hitler's would probably end in a great perhaps the crushing defeat of Ri The fall of Russia would immedi part of Hitler's force to repel an; the European continent—the second front, The facts which have led many clude that a Japanese attack on ent are chiefly, first, that their problem of reinforcing their to be extremely difficult. In addition, there are reports , China has decreased somewhat in l.!npan has large forces massed in far west as the Gobi Desert, that Washinglon Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page One) supplyin, ment afer all, merely used name to help a friend. The young naval officer she ousted was the son of Undersecretary of State Welles . . . Gov. Holland of Florida, Herbert Bayard Swope, chairman of Commission, derwood, editor of the Lexington, Ky. Leader in the heart of the| blue-grass racing region, told the Senate Finance Committee they did not oppose taxes on racing, but that this was a state matter. Fed- eral racing taxes, they said, in- volved the law of diminishing re- turns . In the middle of hectic war da; the President took a minute off to send a letter of ap- preciation to an old friend who| had established generous scholar- ships for students at a North Caro- lina college. WOMEN INFLUENCE HISTORY All through history, from Helen of Troy to the Duchess of Wind- sor, women have influenced the tides of fate. And if it had not been for a woman in the life of Gen. Douglas MacArthur he prob- ably would not have been in a position to perform his heroic de- | fense of the Philippines and com- mand Australia today. Just after the last belle of Washington vivacious Louise war, the society was Brooks, Morgan. She was the toast of Washington. Gen Pershing, just sgturned from France, was one of ANGL From Kiska, the Japsltechmque was established, he contends. if Alaskan outposts are to be | speed of conventional merchantmen. 'mies on the other side of the picture, | that weather conditions in | Northwest Asia are most favorable for military act- ivity during August and September, and second, that the Russians are being so hard-pressed by Germany | eastern forces might be expected her| the New York State Racing| and Thomas R. Un-| step- | daughter of the millionaire Edward | T. Stotesbury, a partner of J. P.| craft industry. | Leaders in that industry have long believed that flying boats of even greater size were practical possi- | bilities. Glenn Martin has gone far toward proving| this by putting his successful 70-ton Mars into the air. Recently he told the Society of Automotive| | Engineers that a boat of 150 tons presented no prac- | | tical problem, either aerodynamically or by reasbn of power plant. Igor Sikorsky has maintained con- sistently that ships built on this scale could and| would be used for passenger traffic. Obviously, there are problems of tooling, materials the powers that|and skilled personnel involved in such an undertak- |ing. But its advantages are so great from the point| of view of rapid transportation of men and equip-| ment to the fighting fronts, without risk of sub- | | marine attack, that Mr. Kaiser ought to have an | immediate chance to prove the practicability of hls‘ | proposal. E e next few weeks, r immediate con- r ousting the in- of volcanic Am- grasp any of the the invader could A Daring Project : (Cincinnati Enquirer) At 75 years of age, Simon Lake, inventor of under sea torpedo boats, is not tired of thinking out new problems. Testifying before a Senate subcommmee.‘ Mr. Lake has proposed the building of a fleet of | undersea merchantmen, or cargo submarines. They | | could be built by mass production methods, once the | They coukl‘ ing Sea t0 try 10 |pe made in tonnages of 7,500, comparable to the And they could| .make 12 knots submerged, which corresponds to the to Russia via the om Kiska, to wreak sia. n attack on Japan, Such vessels obviously could elude the enemy's | could proceed at a fair speed through storms that | would slow down surface ships to a snail's pace. By means of new silencing devices, Mr. Lake believes | | they would foil the listening equipment of enemy blows against the | raiders, surface or submarine. Mr. Lake may or may not have something. But| there is one certainty—that it will take more imag-! ussia. | ination and more daring in our navy and maritime ately loose a great commission than we have had up to now, to whip y Allied thrust at | the submarine threat. In his testimony, Mr. Lake ventured the belief that enemy U-boats are sinking our merchant ships much more rapidly than we are building new tonnage, perhaps two or three times faster. In other words, the shipping bottleneck is growing worse, hot better. Whether it be cargo planes or cargo submarines, or something else, we must go to some innovation that holds out the promise of im-| munity from enemy undersea craft. The submarine can be mastered by naval patrols in restricted wat- ers. It cannot be dealt with, apparently, over all the far-flung routes we have to use. Imagination, Axis victory and | | { observers to con- Siberia is immin- g and eventually that fighting in recent weeks, that | initiative, ingenuity—these are what we need in Manchuria and as |ineeting th U-boat challenge. And we must have since the battle of | them soon. [ her most devoted attendants. Ad- mand across Africa. Here U. S. miral Beatty, hero of the battle| Army planes, delivering war mat- of Jutland, was another. erial to the Middle East, are bring- Once, after a dinner at Mr. Mar- | ing Britain's African empire close shall Field's both Pershing and|to Miami. It will be only natural Beatty escorted Louise to her car, to preserve and further strengthen nearly had an altercation over who| these ties after the war is over.. was to take her home. \ The same thing is happening be- But Gen. MacArthur, then sup-|tween the United States and Aus-! erintendent of West Point, stepped |tralia. Australia’s destiny is being in and married the lady. Shortly decided not by Britons but by‘ L};erea!ter, Gen. Pershing, not at|Americans and Australians, under all tory, transferred him to the Phil- |eral, ippines. MacArthur stationed in | several years. Douglas MacArthur. And the supplies required for Australia are and his wife were being sent from the United States, the Philippines for | thus establishing trade routes not And although the easily broken after the war. marriage later ended in divorce, i The British also realize that, was MacArthur’s tour of duty in|while many of their own factories Manila which acquainted him with | are reduced to rubble heaps, U. 8. Filipino leaders and later brought | industrial production is expnndlng‘ about his return as Field Marshal|as never before. After the war, of the Philippine Army. this production will have to find! If Pershing or Lord Beatty had |markets abroad, in competition ‘marrned the lady, history might|with the crippled industries of | have been different. Great Britain, ’ i On the other hand these dis- cussions are inter-mingled with many expressions of gratitude and the realization that without the US.A. the British Empire would now be lost. (Copyright, 1942, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) ey AMERICAN LEGION Mfiglnm&plomm The American Legion, Alford Bradford Post No. 4, will hold a meeting tonight in the Dugout starting at 8 o'clock. There will be an election of delegates to the Sitka Convention and a vote will ,|also be taken on the issue of ad- with | mitting service men of this war to the American Legion. ——r Empire Classifieds Pay! BRITAIN'S FUTURE A U. S. official, back from |London, tells of standing in line for breakfast at the Hotel Waldorf. iJust ahead of him he heard an | English lady say: | “After this war is over, we'll have to fight a war of independence to save ourselves from becoming the forty-ninth state of the United States.” This semi - good - natured, semi- grousing attitude, according to Am- ericans retwrned from London, is | rather typical of the apprehension | which exists as to what will hap- pen to Britain after the war, There is no hostility in this, but a realistic awareness that the war is sfrengthening United States ties, and weakening British ties, Australia, Canada and Africa. For example, the British cast an anxious glance at the ferrying com- ‘ter in many parts of the United | States {The Suez Canal will continue to! | sive spirit. Loss of an Ally through HAPPY BIRTHDAY City of Juneau Mrs. Ruth M. Farrell Dorothy Jones James Larson Mrs, Hector McLean Jack Hawkes Mrs. Julia A. Costigan Patricia Virginia Martin Mrs. Fred Schindler Harry J. Krane C. J. Davis 20 YEARS AGO ¥¥': supire AUGUST 17, 1922 on July 25, bound over to the next Federal Grand Jury and committed to the local Federal Jail without bond, by Judge V. A. Paine. Jackson had a preliminary hearing in the U. S. Commissioner’s Court. Jackson, who was represented by J. A. Hellenthal and W. L. Paul, waived making any statements. Principal witnesses were two Indian boys, Willie Hanson and Sammie Yarquan. Main purpose of the Country Fair, to be held September 27 and, 28 was “to promote interest in home industry,” according to Ed M. Kane, Manager of the fair. The idea back of the fair was to create a greater demand for farm and garden products. HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not tompel” engage in the fox farming business in this vicinity. He expected to lease an island in Lynn Canal and stock the island within a month. Fire, said to have been caused by an electric iron left burning several hours, destroyed the kitchen and bathroom and part of the roof of the eight-room house owned by R. A. Patrick on First and Harris Streets. The fire department was on the scene immediately but some difficulty was experienced in getting the hose to the house which was at the top of a row of steps, because of the steep grade. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 After the early morning benefic aspects rule today. Good néws from the United States Army and Navy may be expected. In many places there may be extreme heat and; violent storms. HEART AND HOME: Girls should find this a favorable date for con-|{ structive or progressive work for public welfare. It is not an aus- picious day for domestic tasks but diet should be carefully studiedsin view of possible midsummer epi- demics affecting the digestive tract. Praise for accomplishments in fac- tories will bring encouragement to many women and fame to several who haye become expert in mech- anics. Conservation of physical strength is imperative as the stars, presage lassitude and weariness, due to weather condition in certain centers of production for war needs. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: New plants will be opened and speed in piling {up masses of production in count- less factories will result in mag-| nificent success as the month | fr—rrrTrETT TS eI TTE ST wanes. Healthful conditions in trade Da"y I_essens i“ E“gfish w“ i GOBDON and improved channels for com- | The Rev. Edgar Gallant, of Skagway, was in Juneau on a short visit. Lillian Aalto, of Douglas, underwent an operation in Seattle and was expected to return to her home on the next trip of the Spokane. Miss Vivian Sparling, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sparling, of Tacoma, and Roy Torvinen, of Juneau, were married the prevlous day at the home of the bride’s parents. Miss Ideal Hendrickson, cousin of Mr. Torvinen, attended the bride. Both Mr. and Mis Torvinen formerly lived in Juneau and were graduates of the Juneau Public Schiools, where their romance had begun. Continued rain interrupted the schedule of play in the Juneau Tennis Club’s men’s singles tournament which had reached the semi- final stage. The first, between Starr and Hopkins was to have been was scheduled for the following day. Weather was rainy with a maximum temperature of 5¢ and & mini- mum of 53. merce are forecast. Adjustments for coming Autumn and Winter will prove promising in EXpedmnb‘ the tremendous output of Ameri can factories. Shipments of food {to Europe and Asia will save many lives. NATIONAL ISSUES: Conserva- tion of fuel will be much preached as the Summer ends. Wholesale, provision for the welfare of chil-| dren will be necessary, if the stars| are rightly read, for a severe Win- WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “What Bus\nes had Charles o interfere?” Say, “What RIGHT had Charles to interfere?” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Hypocrisy. Pronounce hi-pok-ri-si, all I‘s as in IT, O as in OF, accent second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Quotient. Observe the TI, though pronounced ! kwo-shent. SYNONYMS: Give, present, supply, grant, deliver, furnish, impart, confer, cede, bestow. 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: rINSATMBLE; incapable of being satisfied. “His desires for power were insatiable.” MODERN ETIQUETTE * poperta LEE Is a house guest supposed to keep her bedroom in a neat condi- is prognosticated. ~Woolen | clothing will be much needed and {again the seers advise the utmost] | generosity among those who hnve' garments or materials they -‘can give to the needy. r INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: cause anxiety to the United N"Mun? tions. Naval battles again are in-!| | A. Yes; by all means. Otherwise, she is often a “one time guest.” dicated. Sorrqw over losses of| o poy should one address a woman doctor socially? imen in our fighting forces will be A, “Doctor Williams.” widespread as gains of the Allies are made at severe costs, Many miraculous escapes will be reported | for airmen and men in the Navy,| Like July, the month of August will be noteworthy for its aggres- Q. Isn't it discourteous for a man to talk with a woman without | removing the cigar or cigarette from his mouth? A. Yes; a well-bred man will never do this. LOOK and LEARN 2 treachery or misunderstanding 1s C GORDON possible. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a month of good fortune if conservative prin- ciples dominate finances as well| as romances. How many years are usually considered to be a generation? What is the most popular kind of soup in the United States? At what height above the ground should a thermometer be placed? Where was the first municipal airport in the United States Children born on this day mywstabmhed? e be exceptional in their O,alents.‘ 5. Which State produces the greatest amount of rice? They may win success against great ANSWERS: odds because members of their!| 1. Thirty-three years. family do not recognize the signs| 2. Vegetable soup. of genius. 3. Five feet. (Copyright, 1942) {4 Tucson, Ariz, the first flier landing there on November 20, 1919. | 5 Louisiana. ; : . PUBLIC NURSE'S SCHEDULE GIVEN FOR THIS WEEK| Home visits and a well-baby con- ference in Douglas are on the schedule of Miss Stephenie Bogdon, Public Health Nurse, all day to- morrow, she announced today. All Douglas mathers are urged ROSS 21. Particle L Nonl by“mucr 28. Most um::tll’ scatte! s Mlnr 32 Rlv of the ing voice est Saxons hnofll oration ll. Ililh?rnnlal 3. co-r:’etun l.Bl to bring’ their infants and pre- ,,‘ Petty malice school children to the well-baby . e present at nursing « Lnua nolse byt A similar c is set for Juneay ‘“”’155": S 1. - for this Thursday' afternoon fi 5; Hypocrmnl 1 to 4 o'clock. At that time Juneau Qq'l.mo,, f Saturday’s Puzzle mothers may bring their children| g4 M n, of no o s 8 1 Jana relimi [ to the Public Health center in the 2. k: Srritais § frean b ‘:lrr B r.r'uq hanats Territorial Building. On Monday, Wednesday and Fri-{ Q0WN ang ot hie peak, W' b d// A8l ASAEE ™ f school children will be con Wi finued: Al children who have" 1. /////“-i.l/” - Shagon ceived appointments should keep 8 them, as the examinations should be mbted before the beginning 1. Eminent man > e > of school, September on We gy Qmwoon at 2:30 o'clock, an immunization clinic will be held in the Public Health Smallpox vaccinations, dlnhtw immunizations and Schick tests will be given at that time. eeeceenvocs o0 WEATHER u:ron- (. 8. Bureau) Temp. Saturday, Aug. 15 Maximum 62, Minimum 53 Temp. Sunday, Aug. 16 Maximum 59, Minimum 55 Rain—136 inches ee s 0000 00 00 § g 41 8 --‘I"tn‘° mold- ILWuurrl” 98000000 BUY DEFENSE BONDS Wwillie Jackson was charged with the murder of Capt. Harry C. Lott, ! G. E Whelpley, fox rancher, arrived from the Westward and was to | played at 5 o'clock and the second, between A. W. and Fred Henning, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1942 DIRECTORY MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month Professional Fraternal Societies Gastinequ Channel ‘Drs. Kaser and - in Scottish Rite Temple Freeburger beginning at 7:30 p. m DENTISTS R. W. COWLING, Wor- Blomgren Bullding Phone 66 | |shipful Master; JAMES W. LEIV- ERS, Secretary. B. P. 0. ELKS Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednes- days at 8 P. M. Visiting Brothers welcome. ARTHUR ADAMS, Exalted Ruler, M. H. SIDES, Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 Secretary. 3 A Dr. John H. Geyer s | T PIGELY WIGGLY Bogm S viisnien BN For BETTER Groceries | Hours: 9 a.m. t0 6 pm. Phone 1384 | | ROBERT SIMPSON,0pt.D. || —— = Graduate Los Angeles College The Rexall Store 7 of Optometry and . Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO, Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground [ The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 | | TIDE CALENDARS FREE | Harry Race, Druggist “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. FIRST AID HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Parker Herbex Treatments Will Correct, Hair Problems Sigrid’s You’ll Find Food Fincr and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING FINE Watch and Jewelry 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 Shanuck_Agency L. C. Smith and Corona TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satistied Customers” DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:00 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex South Franklin 8t. Phone 177 CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices "S&y It With fiowon" but “SAY IT WITH OURSI” Juneau Florists Phone 311 H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER Rice & Ahlers Co. Plumbing—0il Burners eating Sheet.Metal JUNEAU - YOUNG Hardware Company PAnITB—OHLASB Gups 3nd Ammunitien Phone 34 "o S D HORLUCE'S DANISH ICE CREAM The B.M.Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL 'SAVINGS