The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 11, 1942, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Published evéry evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Maln Streets, Jubeat, Alasks, HELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD Entered in the Post Office in Junewu as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RAT President Vice-President and Business Mandger | Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.50 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: 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 Bustness Office of any fallure or irregularity in the de- | livery of their papers. * O felephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- Wite credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. "GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER NY OTHER PUBLICATION. ra " Alaska Newspapers, 1011 NATIONAL REPRES American Bulldin ttle, ATIV] Wash. THE PURPOSE We received quite a last nor Ernest Gruening jolt week when Gover- returning from a visit to San Francisco, brought Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt the Western Defense Command, that the purpose behind the clipping of newspapers by postal evidently military purpose. If the military authorities were interested in the practice of keeping printed in the United States from Alaskans, then General DeWitt, who is responsible for the military seeurity of the entire West Coast, including Alaska, would not term the discriminating practice ‘“‘unnecessary and flable” then, there is no military necessity foolish prodecure, what is the reason? Alaskans aren't any different than other Ameri- cans. Anyone knows that if there is an honest-to- goodness, real reason for clipping these newspapers for refusing to allow transmission of news dispatch to Alaska that” have been printed throughout the States, Alaskans certainly would not be objecting. We want to win the war just as much as anyone. We're willing to sacrifice some of our liberties. What we're getting around to is this: One of the things that is wrong with this war is that the people who are fighting it aren't being let in on very much that goes on. They have a right to know everything that goes on. But they are not foolish enough to fail to realize the impracticability of this. It would help greatly, however, if the few shreds of information that may be passed along are passed out liberally. Alaskans, just like other Americans, don’t like to get their newspapers all full of gaping holes .and not get an explanation. The reason for this thing is too darned obscure in the light of recent events and in the light of information revealing what some of these deleted items were. Certain excisions have been downright silly. Certain examples don’t speak well for the intelligence of these paper pruners or those who pass out the orders. We have been given assurance that this matter will be pressed until it eventually threshed out. word from who heads censors is not a news unjusti- ax for this ‘| pointingly small pack, both by comparison with last ’(‘m\‘vxnur Gruening and the Alaska War Council, along with Alaska Delgate Anthony J. Dimond are pursuing the powers that be. | We want o little less exercise with the shears, or |an explanation that will hold water., And thanks [to General DeWitt for his help on the subject. | (Cincinnati EnquirerY There is no ideal cruiser or battleship. Each is a product of compromse. To get more speed, the naval |architect must sacrifice armament or armor. To get greater safety against torpedo attack, a big ship must | be built with bulgeés which reduce tactical speed. To make crews reasonably comfortable, space must be stolen from useful foad. The problem of aireraft mentally the samé problem. |bardment plane. This is well illustrated by the current controversy, conducted in good temper for- tunately, over British and American bomber typt The latest and best British hedavy bomber, such as a Lancaster, is 4 féur-engine affair of good speed ‘and protection and a bomb load of perhaps eight tons. . The best’ American heavy bomber, or at least the one most generdlly préferred ih the American Army Air Corps, i§ the Boeing B-17, the Flying Fortress. It carries only thfee and one-half to four tons of bombs. But it flies highet and faster in conse- quence of this “modest” bomb load, and in the modified form now in production is extremely well protected on every quarter, Obviously the British heavy bombers are better { for night raids in large masses, Where precision bombing is not sought and the tonnage of explosive carried is the important factor. But thé B-17 has proved its superlority for precision bombing by day- light, for it can protect itself against the best of enemy fighter craft, thanks to its own guns, speed and high ceiling. In the tremendous job there is to be done in the air against Germar there will be plenty of use for both sorts of heavy bombardment aircraft, as welll as for medium and light bombers and pursuit avia- tion. American planes will probably have selected assignments requiring high speed at high altitude for daylight raids. British craft will carry the main load of night attacks. deésign presents funda- There is no ideal bom- New Tune—Old Song (Petersburg Press) For the most part, the fishing season has ended. It has been marked by the putting up of a disap- | year, and with what both cannerymen and fisher- men had reason to expect this year. Although n‘l slight extension of the season was granted, testimony | of responsible persons in the industry and out of it, indicates that the season could have been extended ! for several days with absolutely no harm to future | runs, and, with benefit to fishermen and packers | who need the money and the government which | needs the fish, The controversial problem of when the season {should open and close has, theoretically, been hand- led more satisfactorily this year than in years past. Actually, no one man should have the responsibility | of making a decision which may mean the differ- | ence between a winter of comparative poverty or ! one of plenty to hundreds of fishermen and their| families. Changes need to be made in a system | which permits a man in a position of authority to penalize a whole industry for the offenses of indi- | viduals within the industry. ! It is to be hoped that out of the confusion of inconsistency and actual injustice of this year's‘ season, a better sytem may emerge. It should be a system dictated by common sense rather than blind adherence to the ways of the past. The advice of | men who are in the field for the entire season, year | in and year out, should be asked and heeded in set- ting dates for opening and closing of the season. The fish must be conserved, but it is not necessary to throttle the fishing industry to do it. ! sleuths to help t ligence officers. ‘n Maine Republic: tive officer publisher to This may account for such inci-!jefysed to give a dents as when a submarine ap-|he had signed peared within sight of shore at cizing the State Jacksonville, Fla, and no airplane sending scrap iron flew overhead for four hours, €VeN canfield, presiden though Army and Navy bases were op a few minutes distant. Note: There is a notable (Continued from Page One) | Washington to p im- | Treasury’s big boy provement in cooperation bt‘lwv""imm Rutherford sold several hun- C““dx'vd dollars worth of bonds at men at the top of the armed forc but still a lot to be learned those lower down. by | each station stop one man handed D PATIENT PUBLIC RELATIONS The Army is on the firing line in more ways than one. Col. F. V. Fitzgerald works from 8 a. m. until 7 p. m. in War Department’s bur- eau of public relations. At night he tries to sleep, sometimes with- GASOLINE the problem of have eagerly the first month’s the eastern area some of J. Edgar Hoover’s a bang-up job . . . Committee has persuaded the Army to lend it Brig. Gen. Frank Lowe, . The New York whom Cordell her way from Hollywood to Government officials dealing with awaited reports of FBI rain naval intel- They are doing The Truman miany people have not cnreluuy‘ budgeted their use of gasoline and | now find. themselves with only one | or two coupons left. From the nationwide point of view this finding means that gaso- line rationing is feasible, and has strengthened the advocacy of ra- tioning for the entire country—to | save tires. an, as its execu- Hull war job because a petition eriti- Department for to Japan is Cass t of Harpers . HARRIMAN VS, STALIN When Averell Harriman and Jo- seph Stalin sat down at the same conference table in Moscow last month they charted ways of de- fending an area over which they once fought. For the Caucasus contains not! only oil, but some of the finest manganese deposits in the world, and Harriman once had a lease to develop them. The lease was giveh to him by the Soviet Gov- ernment, and Harriman spént sev- eral million dollars on transpor- tation facilities to export the ore from the Caucasus, articipate in the nd show, demure At Albuquerque her $1,000 cash. RATIONING mileage rationing gas rationing in . These reports out success, At 2 o'clock one morning he was roused by a phone call from a local news desk. The colonel sup- posed it was nothing less than the are now in, and although not yet | made public, here are the official findings: The goal was a 50 percent re- duction in the consumption of gas- | Then the Soviet expropriated the property and for years Harriman haggled over a settlement, Now he is helping defend it from the Nazis. oline. This goal not only has been reached but has been passed. One oil company with 100 gaso- line stations reported that sales dropped more than 60 percent from the same period last year. Checks made at certain strategic points, such as the Hudson Tunnel, have indicated a similar reduction in | traffic, Furthermore it looks as if by | September 22, when the first two- CAPITAL CHAFF month period ends, the rate of re- The Navy has wisely drafted lduction will be even greater, since opening of a second front. “Colonel,” said a voice at the other end. “Could you tell us the name of the Chief of Staff?” “George C. Marshall,” was Fitz- gerald’s patient reply. * “That’s what I thought,” said the | newsman. “We would have called | our own military expert but he's probably asleep.” F. TA-AY as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to present this coupon this evening at the box offiee of the< — CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: “South of Tahiti" and “The Stork Pays 0ff" Federal Tax—bc per Person o o WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear Note: If Hitler gets into the | heart of the Caucasus he will find primitive mountain tribes so com- | pletely separated from civilization that they still wear coats of mail | and carry spears in battle, WAR FLASHES | Frank Grillo, president of the United Rubber Workers, is one man who doesn't believe that labor leaders at home are moré neces- sary than fighters at the front. He has resigned from the Rubber | Workers and asked for his old job | back In the army—not a cellophane | commission (you can see through | it but it protects from the draft). He wants to be a sergeant . . . Only 30 to 40 thousand men face each other in the narrew strip of desert which forms the battlefiéld of Egypt. About 200 or 300 thous and men are on each side behind the lines, but the battle there is small compared with some six mil- lion men fighting along a 1,500-mile front in Russia . . . Most people think of ships actual sunk as the chief casualty in a naval battle. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEPTEMBER 11 Mrs. Eva Darnel] Winona Monroe Velma Bloom Mrs. Al Forsythe Mrs. Gene Smith Evelyn Gregg Mrs. Ada Griffith A. F. Spear | [ o HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Benefic aspects dominate today which is fortunate for executives and others who exercise authority. Labor comes under fortunate plane- tary direction: HEART AND HOME: Aged per- sons should benefit today. It is an auspicious date for family re- unions when the advice of grand- father and grandmother will he valuable. Youth, having had its brief period of “prominence in the affairs of the nation, now serves obediently under experienced offi- cers of Navy, Army and air forces men of ages recently classified as unsuitable for business and indus- trial ranks. the nation. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Science that utilizes much of the waste of a prosperous nation provides new linés of trade and manufacturing. War needs will educate the people for wiser use of the abundance that | |the vast country produces. Through adversity great benefits are to ac- crue to a people long accustomed to abundance. Although war un- | certainties may prevent investments | in large amounts for the pmmotirmi of new enterprises there will Le eapital for many ventures along | novel lines that are the result of wider knowledge of chemistry and | other sciences. NATIONAL ISSUES: Astrologers warn that seifish motives which re- tard wise legislation endanger the | nation. A parellel between French legislators and American officehold- ] ers is seen by the seers who counsel‘ speedy action on important issues. | Patriotism now must overcome per- sonal ambition. The day after elections may be too late for the most vital moves on the war chess- board. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Threatening portents are discerned as our war machine gains in pow- | er. An event of supreme misim'-i tune for the United States is fore- cast as a means of awakening all the American people to full pam-; cipation in the world conflict. The price of final victory will be great | in lives as well as property. Today | should bring inspiring news from one battle front where magnificent deeds of heroism have been suc-! cessful. ¥ Persons whose birthdate it is, have the augury of a year of good fortune. Money should be plenti- ful. Honors will come to men and women who wear the United States | uniform. | Children born on.this day prob-' ably will be unusually talented and steadily industrious. They may be extremely sensitive but able to overcome that handicap as they strive for success. | (Copyright, 1942) l‘ But one danger to the U. S. fleet in the South Pacific lies in shi damaged. Some of Admiral Ghorm- | signment temporarily, until a per- ley’s ships naturally have been hlt.t and sometimes it takes three fo, four weeks to send a ship to Pearl Harbor, or longer if to California, for repairs. For the time being, a ship damaged is as bad as a ship sunk, especially when it takes time to get replacements. (Copyright, 1942, by United Fea< ture Syndicate, Inc.) —_—————— NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF . SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA FAIR ASSOCIATION A specfal meeting of the South- eastern Alaska Fair Association’s stockholders will be held, pursuant to Resolution of the Board of Di- rectors in the penthouse of the Al- aska Electric Light and Power Com- pany’s office building in Juneau, Alaska, September 21, 1942, at 3:00 P. M, for the purpose of amending the Articles of Incorporation to pro- vide that all property, in event of the Association’s dissolution, shalt g0 to the City of Juneau, Alaska, and authorizing conversion of all prop- erty into money. Dated at Juneau, Alaska, Sep- tember 3, 1942, JOHN F. MULLEN, President. W. 8. PULLEN, Secretary. First publication, Sept. 4, 1942 Last publication, Sept. 11, 1942. ———,—— BUY DEFENSE STAMPS 201 CENTURY The man over forty! has come out of retirement to guide | | Because of the size of the first ‘merly a primary teacher here, will 20 YEARS AGO ¥%& EMPIRE G e e e PSS FOUDBPS RS SEPTEMBER 11, 1922 } N. R. Walker arrived from Ketchikan to confer with William Britt, both members of the First Division Pharmacy Board. The Forest Service officials received réports that stakes above the timber line on the Mt. Roberts Trail had been destroyeti by miscreants. Rewards were to be made for information. The Alaska Road Commission announced a suspension bridge will be built over the Mendenhall River, a 180-foot span to be constructed. Pioneers of Alaska and Auxiliary were both announcing important meetings. Mrs. Henry Brie was saying goodbye to Douglas friends prior to leaving for Seattle fo make her home. E. M. Kane, Publicity Agent of the Southeast Alaska Fair to be held in Juneau, left for Haines to stir up interest there and secure exhibits. Wallace Reid in “Too Much Speed” was the movie attraction at the Coliseum Theatre. Pulp production was to be resumed at the Speel River plant of the {Alaska Pulp and Paper Company, according to W. P. Lass, Manager, who left for Snettisham to meet General Manager A, P. Kennedy, northbound with material and machinery for the mill Weather report: 68, high, 58, low; cloudy. Daily Lessofis in English %N’. 1. GORDON WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I took you for John.” Say, “I MISTOOK you for John.” LAl | OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Banquet. Pronounce bang-kwet, A as in AN, and not ban-kwet. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Improvement. Retain the E following the M. SYNONYMS; Gossip, chat, chatter, tattle, prattle, babble, palaver. 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: | INTONATION; modulation of the voice. “Some curious intonation in his voice caused her to glance at him.” MODERN ETIQUETTE WROBERTA LEE ~ Q. Is it all right to eat the Jettuce on which a salad is served? A. Yes; if one desires to do so, it is all right. Q. When a man is introducing himself, should he say, “I am Mr. Lee,” or, “I am Mr. Robert Lee"? A. Neither. He should say; “I am Robert Lee.” Q. Would it be all right to send printed invitations to a reception? A. This invitation should be engraved. S e e e Of what are the black keyes of a piano made? How old must an oak tree be to bear acorns? What is an octogenarian? Who wrote “Peter Pan"? How many square miles are covered by the Great Lakes? ANSWERS: Ebony. At least 20 years old. A person of eighty or more and less than ninety years old. James M. Barrie (1860-1937). Almost 95,000 square miles. MRS. WILLIAMSON TAKES TEMPORARY TEACHING POSITION. | MRS, HODGES TO LEAVE POSITION Mrs. James H. Hodges of the Territorial Department of Health Office here, is resigning her posi- tion and expects to leave some time this week-end for Skagway, to join her husband, who is now doing carpenter work there. B e — grade class this year in Juneau, it has been split into two classes, A. B. Phillips, superintendent of schools, announced today. Mrs. Leonard Williamson, 600 0es 060000 WEATHER REPORT (U. S. Bureau) Temp. Thursday, Sept. 10 Maximum 55, Minimum 50 Rain—85 inch up to 10 p. m. yesterday. s cec0 00 for- take over the extra teaching as- manent teacher is. secured. ———, e Empire Classifieds Pay! [CTAPE RANARPIOD] AP IARIAMOIECIELT VIE] DIGWNE] ACROSS E(d EDF 1 Tall and thin & Narrow fabric o ing vessel 40. 1z ff:m * fi: 15, sculine name hemical suffix 42. indu defty 44, 16, East Indian paim 17. Russian village . 39. Dye South Amieri- can Indian North wind over the Adriatic Table utensil At home [AIDO[RIN PIEIRIL L SIPIAIR] AENER_ QIVIEE [RIcICIEICIEINT IRIHIO] VI IMERRIAIMIS IRASIEIR] [EIN]I (O TIOLY/EIDMLIA| RIEICIATE IR ELlET EREMAISEMSITIEED) Solution Of Yesterday's Puzzle 65. Noah's vessel 66. Small horse 67. Dregs DOWN 1. Speak imper- fectly 2. Opératie solo 8. Beginnér 4 Gnarly 6. Cheap apart- ment houses 6. Among 45. 41, Thoroughfares T gz Hlenvy rope commun! 3 n 18, Two ol a kind 5. grfilero 19; Paradise 54 Kind of balsam 20. Peacock 56. Tie game i g outterfiles 50 Meadow #1. Stu 60. Anclent B Dnrumed chalices . Type of raflroad 61. Genus of herbs car of the bean 28. Light brown family 29 You and 1 . Ingredient of 30, Dinner guest varnish 32, Short blunt Cry weakly, as plece 35. Conjunction an infant Hideous . hawk famtly 9. Fruit of the Spanish § pomwiEa, 10 Edible bulb 1% Concize 22. Genus of the _ Honey bee 24. Orlental com~ k Jander cotton i o 21. Harvests FRIDAY, ,SEPTEMBER |1, 1942 DIRECTORY :nii. 3 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. R. W. COWLING, Wor- shipful Master; JAMES W. LEIV- ERS, Secretary. B.P. 0. ELKS Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting Brothers wel- come. ARTHUR ADAMS, Ex- alted Ruler, M, H. SIDES, Sec- retary. Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building Phone 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bidg PHONE 762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 p.m, PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries Phone 13—34 ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground "The Rexall Store" Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. | TIDE CALENDARS FREE Harry Race, Druggist 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 “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. Youw'll Find Food Finer and Service Mare Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third | FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates Paul Bloedhorn S. FRANKLIN STREET JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING L. €. 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 | Shattuck Agency 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 St. Phone 177 CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices “Sety It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURSI” Juneau Florists Phone 311 "H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man™ HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER Rice & Ahlers Co. umbing—Oil Burners Heating Phone 34 Sheet Metal JUNEAU - YOUNG Hardware Company . PAINTS—OIL—GLASS Guns and Ammunition "Guy Smi!h.-D'rugs”‘ (Careful Prescriptionists) [ cALL AN OWL Phone 63 Stand Opposite Coliseam BUDCET AND 4 AVE FOR WAR BONDS AND STAMPS MAKE EVERY PAY DAY % BOND DAY 1891-—Hali a Century of Banking—1941 M.iehrends Bank Oldest Baiik iii Alaska SAVINGS