The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 18, 1942, Page 4

Daily Alaska Efipire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Matn Streets, Juneau, Alaska. WELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD l The men who are going back to Congress or who | will go there for the first time, replacing members | now sitting, are going to be men who will face facts, | recognize that we are fighting a war. The people want no political promises except the promise that -« President i | ves hington will place nothi Vice-President and Business Manager Sut répfesdiitatives 2 WRSEE - i Entered in the Post Office 1 SUBSCRI n_Juneau as Becond Class Matter. CRIPTION RATES: |above the aim of going about this business of gain- {ing a victory. Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Doulas for $1.50 per month. By mail, postage pajd. at the following rates: One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; ne month, in advance, $1.25. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly nut;n o- | the Business Office of any failure or frregularity in the livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. TWO REASONS | There seems to bé an erroneous impression flodting {around the States today that the chief reason Alaska MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for s republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- | wise credited in this paper and also the local news published | Territory herein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. |should be defended for all its worth is because the happens to be strategicaily located for an lattack on Japan. | That seems to be a very good reason for defend- NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES. — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 American Buiflding, Seattle, Wash, POLITICS ABOVE WAR It's hard to believe. But with the Japs and the U. 8. Navy at each other’s throats in the Aleutians, the U. S. Marines fighting like all get out to.oust the enemy from the Solomons, and a lot of other war problems that should be demanding our atten- | tion, King Politics has started to wiggle into front page columns of the throughout the nation War or no war, congressmen are out to get their votes. Even the President has found time to dabble in New York politics. A young American flier, recently decorated for gallantry in action, remarked in Washington, D. C,, the other day as heh scanned the newspapers: “All Washington seems to care about is passing the buck on wages and and prices. I wish some of these guys could talk to the men fighting in the Pacific, and find cut that American boys are dying because they haven't got planes with the ceiling of a Jap Zero. But they're too busy to notice, with their political profiteering — getting votes for themselves instead of helping to win the war.” Naturally, no wholesale condemnation of Congress is put forth in considering this problem.. But there are enough examples of what this young flier is talking about to warrant protest. These Novembey, elections reflect on all of Cong- ress, however, hampering efficiency, delaying the war effort. Many members are back home building political fences even in ‘the face of a lumber short- age. Some are assuring farmers that there will be no ceiling on their prices, others promising labor there will be no ceiling on wages, some talking against gasoline rationing, others against drafting youngsters into the armed forces All of this goes on while the problems of price con- trol, rationing, wage control, a tax problem, war work stand at the curb as the political parade marches by with the band playing. Nobody's reelection is important enough to merit a second glance, alongside the task of putting this nation to work in dca(\ earnest for victory. newspapers |ing Alaska, but it seems to us that the chief reason |ought to be that Alaska is a part of the United ‘state.& and there are a good many Americans up here {who believe that their homes need defending just as much as the homes of the other millions in the | continental United States. We shouldn’t forget at any time when the Japs occupied the Aleutian islands of Kiska, Attu and gagntcu, they not only “aimed a dagger at the heart |of the United States” but they also took a chunk of territory that belonged to Alaska and showed they intended to keep the islands by naming them Naru- kami, Atsuta, and they haven't gotten around to naming Agattu yet. We like to feel that the members of the Senate | Military Affairs Sub Committee wpo are up here | investigating Alaskan defenses are here in the inter- lcsls of Alaskans as well as the people in the United States. More Aleutian Fog (New York Times) The fog which shrouds the Aleutians has not been dispelled by the statement of a Navy spokesman| that the Japanese invaders of the western islands may number 10,000. If the occupation force is indeed so small, the mystery of why it has been allowed to remain for two months is only deepened. The spokesman does not seem too sure of his facts. He reveals that naval planes flying over the Pribilofs have failed to find any evidence of Japan- | ese occupation, but admits by implication that we! have no patrols there, while the enemy have. The | Japanese know this group of islands well, having poached from our herd of fur seals there for years.| The Pribilofs flank Dutch Harbor from the mnorth, but fortunately offer little sheiter to an invading| fleet. As to Attu, Agattu and Kiska, our spokesman | is more definite. The Japanese hold all three, withl 5,000 men ashore and the remainder stationed on ships in Kiska's capacious harbor. Apparently the enemy does not greatly fear American bombing raids, | or his troops would not still be quartered on their | transports. Meanwhile the aimless debate as to whether the purpose of this invasion is defensive or offensive continues. What difference does it make What difference did it make whether the enemy meant to use Midway as an offensive or defensive basé? Its conquest would have given him his choice and; left him to exploit the initiative as he pleased. Wheni he attacked we repelled him with all our forces. The Aleutians did not somehow lose their strategic value, either for us or for the enemy, because we failed to! defend them. The Japanese are now firmly en-| trenched there and constantly grow stronger as con- voys from Japan arrive. Whatever their purpose may be, they intend to harm us. They should be| expelled. It is difficult to see how our global strat-| egy, as one Senator suggests, can paralyze urgent action at our own back door. If there are only 10,- 000 enemy troops in the Aleutians, it is certainly within our present resources to drive them into the| sea. | Washinglon Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page Ome) Bill” Donovan as| | you enlist?” But now in a Wi | overrun with off; from Dutchess. He's worth look- ing into.” | ing its policy. | wiley, CELLOPHANE COMMISSIONS When friends wrote to Col. “Wild them commissions his stock reply was: | van Committee seems to be chang- Among others, John ex-minister to Latvia and DOUGLAS NEWS DOUGLAS CANNERY MAY YET REALIZE FULL PACK| king him to get in the Army,| “Why don’t ashington already icers, the Dono- Local cannery officials as well as all of Dougas are appreciative Swope looked into him; delved into his record in beating Blue- Eyed Billy Sheehan of the Ryan traction interests; took his name to Woodrow Wilson “All right,” said Wilson, “we’ll make him Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Roosevelts seem to like the Navy.” DANGER FROM DAKAR Among the unfortunate and some- times discouraging fact - facing which the U.S.A. is now up against is the effect of European defeats on South America. Diplomatic dispatches from the Gocd Neighbors at present indicate that their armies, some of whom never were too enthusiastic about the democracies, are getting rest. less again. They fear that a Rus- sian victory for Hitler will release his armies to plunge into Africa, use Dakar as the jumping-off place for an invasion of South America. They have seen what difficulty the British had in stopping a Nazi force which Churchill admitted to be smaller than the United Na- tions’. They also knew that Fran- co is yeady to play ball with Hitler in Spain. And they see no ob- stacle in the path of a Hitler trek across Morocco to Dakar. In fact the diplomatic grapevine already brings word that Franco is all set| to help this trek. As a result of the danger to Dakar, the Brazilan army is in a|. quiver., Brazil is the nation, just opposite the bulge of Africa, which would bear the brunt of any attack on South America. But other Lat- in-American armies also are ner- vous, are asking for additional arms from the USA. As a result, there is no chance of Argentina and Chile breaking Axis relations—until the scale of victories tips in the other direc- tion. Note: U. S. Ambassador Jeff Caffery will return to Brazi] soon. | Estonia, now one of Donovan’s aides, has been recommending com- missions for friends, among them a Polish friend of his Polish wife. Note: Here is the latest descrip- tion of the commissions being handed out to the favored: “Cello- phane commissions —anybody can see through them, but they protect from the draft.” LOUISIANA MANEUVERS Maj. Gen. Dan I. Sultun, com- mander of the 8th Army Corps, has a unique record. ¥For many vears he was one of the ablest j officers of the Army Engiheer Corps, handling some of the most important jobs of that crack or- ganization, including commissioner of the District of Colambia. Then in 1938 he switched fo combat sér- vice, and has hung up an equally brilliant record as a divisional and corps commander . Lt. Allen R. Woodacre of New Bedford, Mass., has a very handsome handwriting and put it to unusual use the |other day. A soldier asked: “Sir, will you do me a personal favor. I have a new girl and I want to impress her. Wil you copy this letter to her in your handwriting. You write mighty pretty.” - Col. George Barker, brainy chief of staff of the 8th Army Corps, | needs no bugle to get him up in the morning. Long before first call he is poring over his maps prepar- ing orders for the days’ operations With tens of thousands of | soldiers in the maneuver area, Beil telephone is doing a huge pay- station business. However, there has been only one case of defraud- ing the company by the use of slugs. The culprit was caught. (Copyright, 1942, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) —————— NOTICE To whom It thay concern: I will |not be responsible for any debis contracted by ahyone buf myself. George Lane, l | | for extension of time being given| seiners for fishing. Given a few days more there is good chance the Douglas Fisheries Company will be able to realize the size pack planned on in expenditures for repairs, new equipment and supplies. More than 20,000 salmon were on the floor this morning, a busy day awaited the packers. R MRS. REINIKKA TO RETURN Recent news from the Bolyans at Hermosa, Beach, California, indi- cates that Mrs. Ida Reinikka, mo- ther of Mrs. Bolyan, plans to re- turn to her former home in Doug- las after an extended visit with her daughter and son-in-law. —————— MRS. FEERO COMING Mrs. W. E. Feero, accompanied by her two children, John and Evelyn, are expected here - today from Skagway to visit with her daughters, Mrs. Tom Jensen and Mrs, Orrin Edwards. ——.—— SKAGWAY TRIPPER Miss Grace Pusich returned home 5 yesterday from a round trip to Skagway where she visited with the Feeros over the week-end. ———e— VISIT CONCLUDED Mrs. Charles Sey who has been staying with her son and daughter- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Sey in Treadwell for the past couple of weeks, returned to her home in Juneau yesterday. ———o—— Low tide ... High tide .. 0:46 am. 18 feet -~ 6:53 am., 128 feet Low tide 12:52 pm., 3.6 feet High tide 7:06 p.n., 15.4 feet ——.o—— BUY DEFENSE BONDS THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUGUST 18 Mrs. C. K. Tisdnle Mrs. M. E. Rennie Harold D. Hupp Adolph Heirsch Mrs. Emmett Anderson T. F. Olson Hans H. Tonseth Clarence D. Matthews for——. HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19 This is a fairly fortunate day in planetary direction. Under this configuration persons in authority should not alter their plans. This applies to statesmen and command- ers in war zones. HEART AND HOME: Women should be wary of decisions made today. Girls may meet disappoint- ments in love affairs for the stars encourage changes of mind among young men who are absent in for- eign countries. Wise women will concentrate upon unselfish service at home and in office or shop. The seers point out that Americans have been spoiled by too much good fortune which encourages love of pleasure and luxury. The war is to bring about the most severe mental discipline for women of all | ages. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Thls‘ should be a fortunate date for| shipments sent to Europe or Asia. It is not a lucky date for initia- tive but propitious for pushing, what has been well launched. Work for every able-bodied man and| woman will continue to provide a 20 YEARS AGO T¥: smepirs i ¢ AUGUST 18, 1922 After a cruise of several days in Southeast Alaska waters, Edward L. Doheny, largest independent oil man in the United States, Mrs. Doheny and their party, left on their yacht Casiana for Seattle. W. T. Toich, General Manager of the Gastineau Gold Mining Company, was to gecom- pany them as far as Wrangell. @. J. Dahl, Spuhn Island rancher, brought to town a sample of what was believed to be the first lot of Swedish sugar peas grown in Alaska. He had planted the peas late in May from seeds obtained from a Seattle seed house and the vines obtained a height of ten feet. The gasboat Grace E. W., Oaptain Fox, was sunk off the Thane dock the previous night when it rammed into the freighter Princess Ena, com ing Into the dock. The gasboat was directly in the path of the freighter coming in and sank about five minutes after ramming the Ena. Fox was taken aboard the Princess Ena. No estimate was given of the damage. | —a ‘Concluding a busy and enjoyable trip in the Yukon, Lord Julian Byng, |Governor General of Canada, passed through Juneau on the Princess Alice for Vancouver. He was accompanied by Lady Byng, Lady Margaret Boscawen, Captain Balfour, Major Hodgson, and two aides-de-camp. Gen. Wilds P. Richardson was to arrive in Juneau for a short stay about August 29, according to information received from Col. J. C. Got- iwnls. who accompanied him from Juneau on a trip through the Terri- | tory. { Gov. Scott C. Bone was to be the principal speaker at the dedication of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines when that insti- tution opened its doors in September, in Fairbanks. Gov. Bone said that |he had been invited by President Charles E. Bunnell of the college to make the address and would very likely. accept. George A. Parks, Chief of the Alaska Field Division, General Land Office, was expected to arrive on the next Alameda. He had left in May for the Interior and at that time planned to return by July 1. He was accompanying General Richardson and Col. Gotwals on their Interior trip. Weather was rainy with a maximum temperature of 56 and a minimum of 55. Daily Lessons in English %, 1. corpon sense of prosperity, despite colos- | sal outlay for war costs. Change | of policy regarding an important | Government enterprise will not be | advantageous to the United States | Government. Statesmen who have | their subconscious minds occnpied_f by election possibilities will make serious mistakes at this time. NATIONAL SSUES: Democratic | ideals are to become realities in all | parts of the United States as men and women of all walks of life/ work together for victory and heuvy! taxes reduce pre-war wealth. That privileges have not been altogether | eliminated from Washington will be discovered through a sensation- | al investigation that may influence the fall elections. Favoritism of every sort now will be uncovered. In Labor unions as well as in pub- ic offices equality and justice must prevail. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Reverses and losses will be sus- tained by our United States forces in a sensational offensive action but the United Nations will win | victories in which our planes and ships are of decisive strength. Jap- an now appears to face war that reaches its principal cities. Mars is in a place of evil portent. Again the seers prophesy final defeat which will completely prostrate the Ppeople whose treachery at Pearl Harbor will be balanced by losses | much greater than any that the| Asiatics have inflicted. Persons whose birthdate it is have ‘the augary of & year of many | benefits. Those who are fighting | for their country should be for- | timate in war, also in love. { Children born on this day prob- | ably will be artistic, literary and | yet practical. They will reach the | heights if they are permitted to work ‘out their careers without tn- | terference from members of the family. | | (Copyright, 1942) Mail Increases in Nation; Post Offices Are Now | Bottenecks (Cantinued fro;FwT One) from three metropolitan cities) miss the first deliveries. In some sectors. of the city, the second delivery is 1 based on maximum weight or there’s none at all. That means that the ]flnt delivery cant possibly get |around until afternoon. If this weren't an eléction year and a war year, Washington prob- ably would follow closely the pat- térn of the rest of the country. It follows that pattern now, but in most instances a score of times over. Only the mushroom cities in mili- tary and war industry centers can match stamps and cancellations with Washington, D. C., these days. If your mail is hours or a day or two late, give this a thought. —_———— ebeesev oo WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. Bureau) Temp. Monday, Aug. 17 Maximum 59, Minimum 55 Rain—1.38 inches ® 00 0 0% 0 000 0 —— EYES EXAMINED and BROKEN LENSES replaced in our own shop. Dr. Rae Lillian Carlson, Blomgren Bldg. Phone 638. ——,e—— The Daily Alaska Empire has the largest paid circulation of eny Al- aska newspaper, WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “She was very disturbed by the noise.” Say, “very MUCH disturbed.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Alienate. Pronounce al-yen-at, both A’s as in ATE, E as in MEN unstressed, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Modest (unpretentious). Modiste (a dress- maker). SYNONYMS: Liberal, generous, bountiful, munificent, magnanimous, open-handed. 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: INORDINATE; immoderate; excessive. “The passions and desires produce certain destruction if suffered to become inordinate.”—Burton. MODERN E"QUETTE 5 ROBERTA LEE Q. Is it correct for an employer to introduce his secretary to a caller by saying, “Mr. Jones, this is my secretary, Miss Brown,” or shouldn’t he give the woman'’s name first, “Miss Brown, this is Mr. Jones”? A. In the business world, the most important person is mentioned | first, regardless of sex. Q. What should be done with the knife after using it for cutting] food? A. Place the knife at the upper right-hand edge of the plate, and on the plate, never with the handle resting on the table. Q. Should a guest ever join in a family argument? A. Never. The guest must not take sides, and if he can do so quietly and without notice, he should leave the room or walk away. S et 1. What per cent of the world’s land area does the United States | oceupy ] 2. 3. 4 5. ‘hair”? ANSWERS: A little more than five per cent. The Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869. From four to five pints. The chimney swift. Kipling’s “The Vampire.” Leap from Glider Which was the first team of badeball players to receive salaries? What is the capacity of the human stomach? What bird is supposed never to light upon the ground? In what poem occurs the line, “A rag and a bone and a hank of 1. 2. 3. 4 5. DIRECTORY »5ish. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 14¢ 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 Bdg PHONE 762 Hours: § a.m. t0 6 pm. PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries 'fllll 1594 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 ""The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. | 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 Foed Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP FINE Watch and Sewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates Paul Bloedhorn S. FRANKLIN STREET Jones-Stevens Shop | | LADIES'—MISSES' i 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” RCA Vicior Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Juneau Drug Co. Seward Street Phone 65 INSURANCE Shanu;k_Xgency 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 Pranklin St. Phone 177 CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices “Say It With Flowers” but “SARY IT WITH OURSI” Juneau Florisis Phone 311 H. 5. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING Rice & Ahlers Co. Plumbing:gl.I‘Bumen Phone 34 . Sheet Metal ZORIC BYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 JUNEAU - YOUNG | Alaska Laundry Hardware Company A e fuie UDEET A e TFB BONDS AND STAMPS ", H ” Guy Smith-Drugs (Careful Prescriptionists) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK’S DANISH MAKE EVERY PAY DAY \ % BOND DAY 1251—Hall a Centary of Banking—1941 The B.M. Behrends Bank e wright to the battlefield for atthok, - -Oldest Bank in Alaska SAVINGS