The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 14, 1942, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Datly Alaska Empire | Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - - - R.L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Man: Entered In the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.60 pet month, By mall, postage paid, at the followins One sour. in advance; $15.00; six months, in advagce, $7.50; one month, in ativance, $1.25. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notity the Business Office of any fallure or irfegularity in the de- livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 3T4. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for | republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published | herein. A CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO Bi THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alasks Newspapers, 1011 \merican Building, Seattle, Wash. CHARGE AGAINST THE AP The recent Government against The the AP has violated the anti-trust in refusing to allow membership to certain newspapers. The reasons for a suit at this time are not clear. The reaction of the nation’s press to the suit worth repeating Cleveland News—The Associated Press won worlds wide advertising far more eloquent and extravagant than its own conservative nature would ever permit it to write. It was written, of all places, in a com- plaint made by a branch of the Government, it said flatly that Associated Press news coverage is sc good, so fair, so complete and so honest that a newspaper operating without it operates at a com- plete disadvantage New York Daily News—The Roosevelt Administra- tion does not like the Chicago Tribune which was isolationist before Pearl Harbor, and since Pearl Har- bor has been for be but has refused to yes-yes every move the Ad- ministration has made. It may be conceded that the Tribune has felt some dislike for the Roosevelt Administration. Deeply annoyed by the Chicago Tribune's inde- pendence, the Administration, some months before Pearl Harbor, conceived that it would be a good idea for a rich man named Marshall Field IIT to start a morning newspaper in Chicago and chase the Tri- bune up the street, this new to be an Administration mouthpiece The Field paper was accordingly started; and a few days later the Japanese blew its reason for being out of existence by attacking us at Pearl Harbor and thereby forcing us into war. Pressure was now brought on various Associated Press member newspapers by the FBI and other government organisms, to grant the Field paper an A. P. franchise. that lack of such franchise was the only reason why the Field paper was definitely not chasing«the Tribune up the street or anywhere else. suit brought by the Associated Press charges that laws of this country such newspaper and | winning the war as fast as may ! The Administration seemed to feel | Now comes this anti-trust lawsuit against the Asso- [ciated Press. | To us; it is another evidence of President Roose- velt's ambition to become commander in chief of the American press as well as Commander in Chief of the army and navy. In their anger, the men in Washington have not hesitated to do a very serious injury to the United Press and the International News Service, both of (which have long records of usefulness. They are | written down as negligible, which they are not. Cer- tainly if the government’s allegations are true these services cannot long survive if any one now using them may obtain Associated Press service for the asking. If the government is correct in its contentions, and if it should succeed in its suit, the result of this attack on alleged monopoly would be the destruction of competition in the distribution of news and a complete monopoly for the AP. In that sense, this suit may be regarded as a threat to the freedom of the press. In another and more important sense, the threat is the gravest which has arisen since the First Amendment was adopted. Here we see the full force of government brought to bear with a view to demonstrating to all |editors and all publishers that they must do what Washington tells them to do—or else. Morgantown (W. Va.) Dominion News— Forcing |we members of the Associated Press to open our |rolls to any peson or organization desiring to be- come affiliated with us is just as logical and unfair |as forcing John Smith to share with Bill Jones a | house John Smith built and paid for. | Los Angeles Times—The action filed yesterday in |the Federal Courts of New York seeks to enjoin the }world's greatest news-gathering and news-distribut- ing organization from further practices of the meth- (ods which have gained it that proud eminence. In |it, the government sets out, in effect, that the A. P. is so much better than its competitors in the ac- |curacy, impartiality, thoroughness and speed with which it keeps the public abreast of the world’s hap- penings that the system which has created so sup- |erier a service ought to be discontinued. Kansas City Star—The fact that the cooperative organization has built a service which the govern- ment says “has long been synonymous with the | highest standards of accurate, nonpartisan, and com- prehensive news reporting,” the members believe justifies the policy they have followed, so far as |broad grounds of public welfare are concerned. As to its legality they rely on the fact that this was not challenged for 40 years and that it had the approval of the Department of Justice until the Chicago Sun episodeyintervened | Tulsa World—Complaints by the United States | Government in its suit . . . set out the very thing | which make the association strong. The true strength of the A. P. is not in the organization itself but in the services rendered. It has stood the test of time and it will withstand the exigencies of politics. This lawsuit is an attack upon the rights of any indi- vidual newspaper that relies upon the wishes and Jjudgment of its clientele and not upon politicians and government. Huntington Herald Dispatch—This is another dis- turbing manifestation of the Administration’s refusal to turn its complete attention to the only thing that really matters now, and until the threat of Hitlerism is destroyed—the winning of the war The Government’s complaint, significantly, obser that “the Associated Press ranks in the forefront in public reputation and esteem.” The newpaper read- ers of this nation and of the world have known this for many years. They prefer to keep it so. President | competing A report says the average life span on the Pacific | Coast is 634 years, or about a year longer than on the Atlantic Coast. Ahoy, California Chamber of Commerce! - aid to Russia?” Cape, Simms said that they marked Washirgton & So-Round (Continued from Page One) RUSSIA’S HUGE LOSSES Most people don't realize it, but, according to Harriman's report, Russian manpower has been ser- iously affected by heavy casualties. For instance, American army trucks arriving at the Persian Gulf are driven north by wounded Russian soldiers who are convalescing. Some of these men are so weak that if in the American Army they would be hospitalized. In some . cases| chauffeurs have collapsed at the| wheel with resulting accidents. Russia is also hard up for re- placement parts for trucks and tanks. engagement the Russians were obliged to dismantle® one third of their motorized equipment to make the other two-thirds ready for ac- tion. One problem little realized here, is the fact that Russia is fighting on thirteen different sectors, so it is a terrific task to send supplies to all these battle areas. Harriman also reported that the Russians had done a phenomenal job of moving factories and equip- ment eastward ahead of the Ger- man advace, but he estimates that Germany also can do a relatively quick job of starting oil production in the Caucasus—in eight months—+ even if the oil wells are completely demolished. ¢ {eriping in the US.A. and the de- Harriman told how in one| Note: Harriman also came through London and reported excellent mor- ale among the British public. Pleas- ure cars have disappeared, and sac- rifices are borne with complete cheerfulness. Harriman said he was surprised—and ashamed—at the mand on the part of private indi- viduals for their share of personal privileges. NO 40-HOUR WEEK IN RUSSIA When WPB's William Batt came back from Russia on an earlier trip, he told how he had enthused to | Stalin on the ability of Russian factory workmen to dismantle their machines as the enemy ap- | proached, ride with them on flat cars to new locations well behind the lines, then reassemble the machines for immediate operation. When Batt marvelled at this, Stalin replied: “Well, we don't have the forty- hour week here.” HERO’S ADVICE SPURNED How the Navy even 21 years ago| great heroes has just been revealed in Elting Morrison's new book on Admiral Simms, which has just been published, As early as 1921, Simms, then in command of the War College, proposed the building of 22 air- craft carriers. About the same time, he wrote to Admiral Piske ! that the days of the battleship were numbered. “It is easy to see,” he said in reference to a confer- ence at the War College, “that the | spurned the advice of one of itsbeen Harriman is urging all his friends, ‘QUPSHOY\ of the battleship is not an and especially high government of- | agreeable one to various members.” ficials, not to let one day go by Although most experts in 1921 without asking the question: “What | refuséd to take seriously the bomb- has been done today to increase|ing experiments off the Virginia LESTER RINK asa paid up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to present this coupon this evening at the box office of the«— CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: “SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN" Federal Tax—5c per Person the turning point for the Navy. “The battleship,” he said, “is dead.” Later Simms declared: “No Army or Navy can exist if the enemy controls the air.” Despite the hammering of this salty old sea dog, it is significant to note that the outbreak of the war in the United States, accord- ing to “Jane’s Fighting Ships,” had not 22 aircraft carriers but seven. It is also significant that the Navy is still sidetracking steel, copper, chrome, tungsten and other precious metals for battleship construction. MERRY-GO-ROUND Oren Root, Jr., the young man who organized the Associated .Will- kie Clubs of America and boosted Willkie so successfully before the Philadelphia convention, has had two promotions since he was com- missioned in the Navy eight months ago . . . The glamor boys of the Rockefeller Office have gone. John Hay (“Jock”) Whitney is a hard- working member of the Air Corps and Walter Chrysler, Jr, is in the Navy . . . Nelson Rockefeller has debating military service. Though he has five children, they are not exactly dependants. But friends have persuaded him that coordinating Inter-American Af- fairs is a wartime essential , . . In the U.S. Army is Count John Lim- burg van Stirum, whose Dutch uncle, one Holland’s Ambassador to Berlin, was executed by the Na- zis the other day as one of the five hostages seized in reprisal for Dutch sabotage. (Copyright, 1942, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) SISTERS RETURN 10 JUNEAU FROM SOUTH Sister Mary Florence, principal of St. Ann's Parochial School has arrived in Juneau and took up her duties this week. Mrs. Walter Hellan has been substituting during the time Sister Mary Florence awalied transportation from the south. Also arriving by steamer from the south this week-end was Sister Mary Joseph, who will return to her duties in St. Ann’s Hospital. Two sisters, on their way to Holy WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! Cross, are in Juneau waiting trans- portation, - \ HAPPY BIR?HDAY e e Floyd Fagerson Donald Secott Sylvia Davis Albert Brown Gil Rich Theoda M. Kann Ellen Shaffer Emma Nielson R. F. McDevitt E. Loomis HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” e e TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Benefic aspects rule strongly to- day which is read as exceedingly fortunate for the President and the Congress, Good news, from armies | and navies of the United Nations is presaged. HEART AND HOME: Autumn plans for the household will em- phasize the comforts to be gained | in the simple life. Many families | will seek small houses and apart- ments as a measure of economy, but the fact that the servant prob- lem has been solved by the disap- pearance of most persons who seek domestic service will have a decis- ive effect in household conferences. Suburban homes will be sought easzw and west. The victory garden will become more than a wartime inter- stias its value is widely demon- strated. Novel methods of . trans- portation will be introduced for the benefit of city workers. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Fall Ahop— ping will be fortunate for merch- | ants. While the character of de- | oartment store stocks will show | many changes substitutes for fab- rics no longer manufactured will | win popularity. Wage earners will spend money generously even though the dangers of inflation :ave been preached through the‘ ummex months. American ways of | ing will maintain a high stand- | ard. Although thousands of wom- | >n will wear uniforms the demand or dainty gowns will be general, it s foretold. NATIONAL ISSUES: Nanunwide‘i campaigns to collect materials of various sorts will prove of benefit | where war needs are concerned, as- | rologers declare, and warning is ziven that faith in the Govern- | ment must prevent acceptance of | criticism. Rumors of large profits in the handling of vast nmuunta‘ of used household articles should | be recognized as cheering to- our' enemies. The educational results of each campaign are of greatest value to the nation, long accus- tomed to generous living. ‘ INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:| The stars long have been read as warning of surprises and extremes of experience in the United States' during the war period. Victory will come in dazzling contrast to re- | verses, it is prognosticated. The Second World War must be fought to a finish, astrologers declare, and | while they behold the light behind | the clouds of conflict they warn of long struggle if lasting peace is| to be won. Persons whose birthdate it is | have the augury of a year of good fortune. ~ Recognition and praise from superiors are forecast. Children born on this day prob- ably will be wonderfully lucky all through life. Money, fame and good} | | i { health are indicated. (Copyright, 1942) ——————— NOTICE FOR BIDS i The Federal Works Agency, Reg- ional = Office, Region No. 7, 511 Alaska Building, Seattle, Washing- ton, September 14, 1942. = Sealed bids, in triplicate, for furnishing all labor and materials and perform- ing all work required, subject to the terms of the specifications, for the construction of a hospital, lo- cated at Sitka, Territory of Alaska, will be received until 10 A. M. P.W.T. September 30, 1942 at the Regional Office, 511 Alaska Build- ing, Seattle, Washington. = Bids are to be delivered in addressed envel- opes as specified. Bids not posted in the United States mails . are to be delivered at the afore- mentioned office. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum wage rates as set forth in the specifications must be paid on this project. Specifica- tions may be obtained at the Reg- ional Office, 511 Alaska Building, Seattle, Washington, and at the Office of the Federal Works Ageney Project Engineer, Baranof Hotel, Juneau, Alaska, upon deposit. of $10 to assure return of prints and specifications not filed with bid. Bid security in the amount speei- fied is required. Cash deposits will not be accepted. A pemformance bond and a payment bond must be furnished in an amount of not less than that specified. Sept. 11-14-16. High tide ... Low tide High tide Low tide - 4:48 am, 154 feet 10:49 am., 18 feet .. 4:54 pm, 17.2 feet 1129 pm., 0.3 feet 20 YEARS AGO from, EMPIR'E SEPTEMBER 14, 1922 Two pair of blue foxes arrived on the Admiral Watson for John Frolic, who was to establish a fox farm on his property on the Glacier Highway. Territorial Attorney General John Rustgard returned to Juneau after a trip to Fairbanks on legal business. Crystal Snow Jenne, son Charles and daughter Connie, were pas- sengers aboard the steamer Spokane which sailed from Seattle for Juneau. John N. Morrison arrived in Juneau from his home in Haines. Miss Elizabeth Madsen arrived on the Estebeth from Skagway, where she had been visiting. “See Alaska First” was the slogan M. S. Whittier said Alaskans should adopt. He had just returned to Juneau after making his first trip to the Interior. Whittier went to Seward, over the Alaska Railroad to Nenana and Fairbanks, down the Tana River to Tanana, up the Yukon through both the American and Canadian Yukon districtss Whit- tier had made, the trip as Special Deputy Collector of Customs. He said that traveling over the railroad to the interior, grouse Were so thick on the track at Broad Pass, the train was forced to stop while trainmen and passengers chased them from the track so the train could ! proceed. Fred Lynch was appearing on the stage at Spickett’s Palace each evening singing songs between the features. Mrs. J. B. Marshall, Territorial organizer for the W. C. T. U, returned to Juneau after a trip to the Westward and Fairbanks organizing clubs. Lockie MacKinnon, proprietor of the Zynda Hotel, hnd purchased a light-six Studebaker care to be used in transferring passengers to and from steamers to the hotel T. Satow, Japanese Consul at Seattle, arrived in Juneau after a trip to the Westward and Interior. He was to make a report to his |government on conditions in Alaska. The Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines at Fairbanks was officially dedicated the previous day. Gov. Scott C. Bone made the dedicatory address. The institution was to open within several days, according to President C. E. Bunnell. Grover C. Winn returned from the Westward where he had been on a business trip. ? W. E. Bathe, in charge of the Territorial Fisheries work at Eyak | Lake, Cordova, returned to Juneau aboard the Admiral Watson. Mrs. J. J. Connors left on the Queen for Seattle to visit relatives. Mrs. E. M. Polley arrived from Sitka for a visit in Juneau. Miss Mamie Halm arrived from Ketchikan where she had been for several weeks. Mrs. Henry Roden arrived in Juneau from the Westward where she had been visiting her husband for several weeks. Miss Muriel Femmer left on the Queen for Seattle where she was | to attend school. Isadore Goldstein arrived from the Cold ‘Bay ofl district and said drills - were to start within 90 days. He said there was a big stampede to the new oil fields. The Standard Oil and Associated Ofl were in the | field ready for operating. Mrs. L. F. Morris and her children were in Juneau from the Morris ranch on Admiralty Island, where they had spent the summer. Frank A. Boyle, Registrar of the U. S. Land Office, returned to Juneau after a visit in the States. The nationwide coal strike had been settled but traffic was paralyzed on account of the great railroad strike 'which had not been settled, he said. Glenn Oakes was registered at the Zynda for the night. A. Van Mavern left on the Queen for Petersburg. Weather report: 55, high; 49, low; rain. e Daily Lessons in English % 1. cokbox e WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “This postage stamp is no good.” Say, “This postage stémp is WORTHLESS.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Learned (adfective). ; Pronounce lur- ned, U as in FUR, E as in BED, accent first syllable, and not LURND. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Tragedy; not TRADG. SYNONYMS: Lock (noun), latch, bar, bolt, hook, chsp catch, hasp, fastening. WORD STUDY:. “Use a word thm ‘times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by magtering one word each day. Today’s wo:::l COUNTERVAIL; to furnish an equit to or for; compensate. “A good conscience . . . more than mnhrwu all the calamities and afflic- tions than can possibly belqll ul"—Addlmn Q. Shouldsmanhand)\kmtm tdhold'hllglwdonsu? A. 'He.might be privileged t0'do 50, if one: arm is paralyzed, or he is suffering. severely. with mgmmm ofi:;?!;u it 'would be very pre- sumptuous ‘of him to expge; '.hls - service. Q. How should a maid hold a dish as.'she presents it at the table? A.. The dish should be held flat;on: me pfllm of the left haid, and presented at the left of the guest. If the dish is hot, a napkin can be used as a pad underneath. Q. What should one say in cqnzuiumma a bridal couple? A. This depends entirely upon how well one knows the bride or bridegroom: Remember that it is a breach of etiquette to congratulate the bride on getting a husband. 1. Which; according to the 1940 census, are the two most densely populated States in the Union? 2. Who is the author of “A penny saved is a penny earned”? 3. How many inches a year does the ayerage human hair grow? 4. What bird can swim faster under water than on the surface? 5. How many guns are there in a presidential snlu}e‘l ANSWERS: Rhode Island and New Jersey. Benjamin Pranklin: About six inches. The loon. Twenty-one. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1942 Professional« ‘ BmECToRY F '""mfll Societies «l Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Bullding Phone 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 460 Dr. John H. Geyer Room kvuwuna Blag PHONE 762 Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 pm. ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Pitted 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 L. C. Smith and Corona TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satistled 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 St. Phone 177 "éay It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURSI” Juneau Florists Phone 311 Rice & Ahlers Co. Plumbing—Oil Burners Heating Phone 34 Sheet Metal T JUNEAU - YOUNG | Hardware Company PAINTS—OIL—GLASS | tineau Channel | ‘ MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each monit in Scottish Rite Templ( 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. PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries Phone 13— 1 “The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG C€O. | TIDE CALENDARS FREE Harry Race, Druggist “The Store for, Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. Yowll Find Food Finer and Service Mare Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates Paul Bloedhorn S. FRANKLIN STREET RCA Vicior Radios and RECORDS JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE Next to Juneau Drug Co. Seward Street Phone 65 INSURANCE Shattuck Agency Stand Opposite Coliseum Theatre = CALIFORNIA | Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER | & MARX CLOTHING ZORIC BYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 Alaska Laundry AR & .! L. COOKING wiLy - AT A BATTLE SHID 1891—Hall a Ceatury of Banking—1941 Tlld! B.M.Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL * SAVINGS