The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 30, 1942, Page 4

EAEE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. HELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD President Vice-President and Business Manager Matter. Entered In the Post Office in Juneau as Second SUBSCRIPTION RATE Delivered by earrier in Juneau and Doulas for $1.50 per month. By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: One vear, 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 ary fallure or irregularity in the de- livery of thelr papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. 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- mise credited In this paper and also the local news published Gerein CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. “Alaska Newspapers, 1011 NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES \merican Building, Seattle, Wash | OPA BLUNDER The recent announcement by the Office of Price Administration that Wationing as being applied in the States may also be applied in Alaska, and the statement by Rupert Emerson, OPA official in charge of Territories that he sees no r on why rationing should not be applied in Alaska absurd Since the beginning of the war, or shortly there- after, Alaskans have been encouraged to hoard, stock up, throughout the Territor) When such an an- nouncement was made by Secretary of Alaska E. L. Bartlett it was made only after the situation had been fully explained to the OPA office in Washing- ton. At that time, OPA officials apparently under- stood the situation perfectly. Why the sudden lack of knowledge? As Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond puts it any such plan is “just plain screwy.” Many residents of the Interior must stock up during the summer with enough supplies to last the whole yea In the dead of winter 2 such an Alaskan can’t be expected to mush a few hundred miles every five weeks for his pound of coffee, and every week for his pound of sugar And at the same time, the expense involved in setting up an elaborate rationing program | would not be justified in Alasks The amount of gasoline used by civilians in the Territory is negli- gible. Yes, and the amount of food used by the approximate 80,000 residents and the expense which would be invoived in rationing forms a lop-sided picture Transportation difficulties have left some Alg communities without food ration. Storag facilities in most Alaskan towns are not adequate Consequently when a boat arrives with food, Alas- kans should be encouraged the storing of the food from inadequate ehouses to their pan- tries. There also present of a raid on many Alaskan towns by the enemy. A hit on a warehouse stocked with food that is being ra- tioned would be just too bad ~ SUNRISES any to e to shift is the ev danger few days: Saturday, Sunrise 8:09 a,m Sunday, Sunrise 8:12 a.m | For the benefit of duck hunters, | the following are the times of | sunrises and sunsets for the next | Job to Be Done! Don’t let the condition of your elect sweeper go from bad to worse . . . y won’t be able to g€t a new one easi Don’t let sharp things be picked up cut the rubber belt. often. When repairs are needed, the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company make them at once! We Malk:e ALL Electirical Repairs? ™ Alaska Electtic ING % | be - BUY DLFENSE BONDS There’s a “Sweeping” Big Empty the bag and Power Co. Not very many months ago, the OPA agreed that general rationing for Alaska would be inad- visable. Now the office professes ignorance. The Rajah of Dholpur pommiiii iy (New York Times) A bit of feudalism in modern clothes, speaking cultivated English, stepped into the sunlight of New | Delhi the other day for an interview with our corres- pondent, Herbert L. Matthews, His name and titles, | as given in the resulting dispatch, are the Maharaj- Rana of Dholpur, Sir Udai Bhan Singh Lokindra | Bahadur. In all he has about two doZen names and titles, but his mail reaches him under those given. His principality is south of Agra, on the edge of | Rajputana, in North Central India. It has an area {of a little under 1,200 square miles and a population |of about a quarter of a million. It is thus almost | exactly the size of Rhode Island and its population about one-third larger than that of the Borough | of Richmond. It is one of 562 Indian States, allied | by treaty or other contract with the British Crown, | with a total population of about 93,000,000, peppered |and spotted over India, ranging in size from almost | the equivalent of Great Britain to no more than a | Kansas farm. The Maharaj-Rana believes this is as it should “There is no feeling for democracy in India,” he says, “but there is complete understanding, accep- tance and desire for a personal ruler.” His attitude is fatherly and, no doubt, benevolent. Many of the other princes take the same position. A few are working toward constitutional government. In inter- nal matters they are quite independent, though the British have ways of keeping them from abusing their privilege Under the abortive Indian Consti- tution of 19 they were to have been given the choice of joining or not joining the Indian Federation Americans may have some sympathy with the argument often made that the British cannot force the princes to cede their sovereignty if this involves breaking treaties. It does seem incongruous, how- ever, that these relics should survive outside of Axi: territory in the year 1942. An absolute prince may | be pardoned for doubting his subjects’ “feeling for is democracy.” It is his profession to doubt it. But absolutism cannot long survive, in India or else- where, if the United,Nations win this war. The princes are the weakest link in Britain's case against immediate self-government for India Action in the Aleutians (Philadelphia Record) ! The Japanese will not be driven out of Kiska editorials. Not even column-long editorials punc- | tuated with exclamation points and declarative sentences, But the landing of American forces on the An- | dreanof Island group in the Aleutians is a definite | step toward that objective. Necessarily, the com- munique could not give details as to the size of this new expeditionary force, nor as to the exact location of the new bases (The Andreanofs stretch 240 miles from east to west. The farthest western island is only 125 miles east of Kiska; the easternmost is 365 miles east of Kiska.) In any event, after months of watching and | waiting marked by occasional bombing raids, our | troops and naval forces have moved FORWARD, | not BACK. In this global war, with battlelines stretching | from the Arctic Circle to equatorial seas, the Aleu- tians are an important outpost. These islands can be a springboard for a Jap attack on our west coast or a jumping off place for an American attack on the Japanese mainland. It is a more strategic post for ourselves than for the enemy, because the west- ern end of the Aleutians is far closer to Japan than to our own west coast. American occupation of the Andreanofs is thc‘ setting up” of a play which can mean a smashing drive at the left side of Japan’s far-flung line. by oct. 31 | Washington .+ sunset 5:11 pm. | _Roun‘ | (Continued from Page One) | {to be within commuting distance, | there is Cuba, which is accustomed |to calamity, and where Spruille | Braden, since he became an am- | bassador, has forgotten that he was | just a common millionaire. | Also there is Brazil, where the people understand politics, and | where nervous Ambassador Jeffer- son Caffrey has bitten his own |ankle so frequently that even Ed { Flynn might be welcome. NOTE — An anonymous letter- writing campaign has been started to the Slate Department because {Ambassador Messersmith plays | bridge with King Carol of Ru- mania and Madame Lupescu. | STRIKES AND TRANSPORTS It hasn't been announced, but | Undersecretary of War Patterson has ordered a survey of seamen’s and longshoremen’s working condi- |tions on merchant ships which carry vital war supplies overseas. | Douglas Brown, industrial rela- |tions expert of Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology, is conduct- |ing the survey. Inside reason for it is the serious conflict between |the Army and the War Shipping | Administration over handling of ships for the transport of troops and supplies abroad. As a result of this conflict some ships are manned by green crews, and there is a general state of dissatisfaction on the part of maritime labor. Friction began when the . Arniy Transport Seryice begah taking over ships from the War Shipping Administration. Now the friction has become so sharp that Admiral |Enu:»r,\‘ Land, head of War Ship- | ping, has written a strong lettar to the War Department, saying he will release no more ships for transfer to the Army until wotk- ing conditions for seamen are im- | proved Army Transport Servige regards maritime labor in the same class ric you Iy! to let Lighi o { | HAPPY BIRTHDAY OCTOBER 30 Mrs. Henry Roden Missey Mullen Hilding Haglund Mrs. Ernest Parsons Mildred Elizabeth Wyller Mrs. John Costello Mrs. Cora Brostrom Mrs. A. R. Hared Ralph Moreau Anna Nielson Gus George Jack Sey PR OROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” S SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 Benefic aspects rule today which is favorable to the Navy and the air forces of the United Nations. There is promise for persons who start new business ventures on a sniall scale. HEART AND HOME: In the household, the men of the family are under favorable direction of the stars. Better incomes are indi- cated for older men and good luck should attend boys fighting in the war, This is a date auspicious for making plans, a time for syste-| matic programs for winter ncuvi-‘ ties. Girls. should volunteer for whatever work they can do best. Women will be in demand in all the industries. Thousands will wear | uniforms that announce devotion | to many forms of duty BUSINESS AFFAIRS: At the| end of the month war regulations will add much to bookkeeping tasks which should be simplified, | astrologers foretell, because there are to be more complicated tax regulations in the future. Even ~ . THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA : e e 20 YEARS AGO 7% supire e e e e ettt} OCTOBER 30, 1922 On the program of the Mothers’ Meeting of the Parent-Teacher As- sociation to be held the following night, Mrs. L. C. Gore was to give a violin solo. Other numbers were to be: a discussion of “Pastimes for Children of Primary Grades” led by Mrs. R. E. Robertson; address, “So- cial Activities of Grammar Grades Young People,” Mrs. A. P. Kashevdr- off; “Social Activities of High School,” Mrs, Frank Garnick and vocal solo by Mrs. C. P. Jenne. “Open House” for Elks and their ladies was again to bé in order on the following night from 9 o'clock until midnight. Following lodge meet- ing the evening was to be devoted to cards, dancing, bowling and other entertainment. Mrs. C. E. Zimmerman, who had been a house guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Drake for the past month, left on the White Bear, Petersburg mail boat, for her home at Brothers Island. Mr. Zimmerman was engaged in fox ranching there, having stocked two islands in the group with blue box. Mr, and Mrs. R. J. Sommers had moved from their apartment at the Gastineau Hotel to the R. E. Cragg residence on Gold Belt Avenue. e # J. P. Williams, forest ranger, was to leave on the Northwestern on its next southbound trip for Ketchikan on his way to Long Island where he was to cruise a tract of spruce to be advertised for sale in the near future. Col. J. C. Gotwals and Capt. C. S. Ward, engineer officers of the Alaska Road Commission, left Seward on the Victoria on their way to Cordova where they were to confer with divisional officials in the Commission re- garding winter work. They were expected in Juneau in a short time. George A. Parks, Chief of the Alaska field service, General Land Of- fice, was a passenger on the Northwestern from Seward, bound for his Juneau headquarters. Sigurd Wallstedt, official inspector in Alaska for the Moose Lodge, left the preceding evening on the Estebeth for Haines to inspect the lodge there. On his return to Juneau he planned to go to the southern towns on a trip of inspection. No damiage was done the previous night when Hallowe'en celebration was begun by the youngsters of the town, according to Chief of Police T. E. Keegan. Wierd ghosts and masked figures were seen around t?wn. and some harmeless pranks were played on townspeople but at the ring- ing of the curfew at 9 o'clock, all abruptly disappeared, he said. . Weather was partly cloudy with a maximum temperature of 39 and a minimum of 34. B with ten percent contributions for | war bonds the real pinch of wari sacrifice will not be felt until after | the first of the year when there | is a sign presaging many economic problems. Thrift should be prac- | ticed now wherever possible. | NATIONAL ISSUES: Freedom | from fear will be much preached | in coming weeks when too much | thinking of the war will have seri- | ous effeets upori older men and women. According to the stars this | is a time to build up strength of mind and body. Character is to be severely tested as our part in the conflict becomes more and more | prominent. Danger of epidemics in | the winter will be diminished by | careful observance of health laws now. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Success of American plans to send | food, clothing and medicine to war victims in Europe and Asia will encourage even more generosity | than in previous weeks. The stars | presage a severe winter in many parts of Europe; astrologers fore- | cast extreme need of warm cloth-“ ing. This is the time, it is fore- | told, for every man and woman | who has two coats to part with one. If gratitude really blesses, the seers declare that the people of the United States will be most fortu- nate. " Persons whose birthdate it have the augury of a year of ups and downs with the ups winning. Gains, expected and unexpected, will smooth many rough places. Children born on this day -prob- ably will have eventful lives. They should be extremely gifted, but! they may be determined to use their talents in their own ways. (Copyright, 1942) i different idea, and walk out—to | be replaced by green crews. The seamen also resent the fact that Army Transport has for its executive officer their former foe, i | sof-is-tri, O as in ODD) . | is| WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “These facts are uni- verally known by all.” Omit UNIVERSALLY or BY ALL. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Marconi. Pronounce mar-ko-ni, A as in AH, O as in NO, I as in IT, accent second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Confectionery; ERY, not ARY. SYNONYMS: Untruth, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, lie, falsehood, fabrication, prevarication. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word : SOPHISTRY; deceptively subtle reasoning or argumentation. (Pronounce “Her action is cowardly . . . and no amount of sophistry will make me think differently.”—John Galsworthy. Let us P MODERN ETIQUETTE ™ wopsrra L S e e | Q. Is it the responsibility of the host and the hostess to draw all guests into conversation? : A. Yes. An experienced host or hostess will see that this is done. Q. When one is placing a bottle of wine in the refrigerator to be chilled, should it be stood upright or placed on its side? A. The hottle should be placed on its side. Q. Is it proper to cut croquettes with a knife? A. No; use the fork. [ S B SERESSaaaas ettt e et~ 1. How many dozens make one gross? 2. Between what courntries is Bering Strait? 3. Which two animals are said to be unable to swim? 4. What is the origin of the expression, “There is something rotten in Denmark”? i | 5. What President preceded Abraham Lincoln? ! ANSWERS: Twelve dozens. Alaska and Russia. The pig and camel. i 1t is based on a passage in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” James Buchanan. and tackle to get the heavy gunsia 100 percent turnover in the crew. out of the hold. After unloading These one-trippers are called "by one, the second fell from the|old-timers the “skid row bums"— John Franklin, now a colonel, for- merly head of United States Lines, | and a man who has a consistent record of opposing the demands of maritime labor. COAL DUMPED ON SHO“ The conflict came to a head :at a meeting held in the office of Ed McGrady, labor adviser to the Undersecretary of War. Stories were told at that meeting which, though discounted by War Transport Serv- ice, were still tough enough to be disturbing. One story, told by Harry Lund- berg, head of the Seafarer's Intes national (AFL), dealt with the wanderings of the SS. Chirikoff, which was sent from Seattle to Al- aska with a load of coal. But the Alaskan port was found to be well supplied with coal, so the ship re- turned, only to be sent to auotherl Aldskan port, which was also well| supplied. The same thing happened.| a third time, and the crew in dis- gust dumped the coal on shore. This story was confirmed by J. B. Bryan of the Pacific Ship Own- ers Association, who added anotHer) story of his own. A disagreemenit occurred between & ships, master and an Army officer aver the proper way to logd. some, big artillery hound . for| |as soldiers—they ghould obey or-|the argument, the master de Alaska. Though the officer won| Aover into tlie government opera- 2 t to get experience ckle, broke the boom, and al-{men who wan :naost went through the bottom of |at sea, or want to dodge the draft the boat. (Selective Service will not take The captain weighed anchor and |seamen). They sign on_ror one run, sailed back to San Francisco for|then come to the unions or the repairs. Finally, a period of 45|War Shipping Administration for ddys was consumed in delivering regular berths under better condi- tHe guns, compared with a mini-|tions. f four days for the Alaska| The problem is one of the mm » 2 toughest facing the armed forces o UNION HOURS in establishing any second front. On the other hand, Army and| (Copyright, 1942, by United Fea- Navy officials accuse seamen of |ture Syndicate, Inc.) malingering even in zones of war. I e oeusa e ver-|MASONIC GROUPS DINING TONIGHT, PLAN CARD PARTY sel and called out, “Throw us a line.” But the merchant crew, hav- ing done their eight hours, was ashore, and there was no one to Masons and their ladies will sit down to dinner at 6:30 o'clock to- night in the Scottish Rite Temple, the dnner to be followed by an throw a line. evening of cards and other enter- In open harbors, subject to enemy bombing, Army. and Navy officery tainment. Bridge and pinochle will be played and honors are to be want to urload transport vessels in‘a hyrry, regardless of the eight- given to men and women winners. On the committee are E. L. Gru- hoyr day: But merchant seamen lguit on the stroke of the clock, ber, H. G. Nordling and Norman Fagerson. they say: Chief difficulty is that the old antagonisms between ship opera- tors and seamen have been capried All Masons of Gastineau Channel and visiting Masons of whatever degree are invited. - e FOR HALLOWE'EN “MUMS"” the word. Mijlions at the | Forget-Me-Not Shop. adv. tions. One former ship owner, for example, is now stationed in Aus- tpalia, representing Army ‘Transport Servige,, Named T. @. Rlant, h5 ttig, nicknamie of “Tear Gas 1D ROW, BUMS’ 'f ders, with no thought of overtime|to sign the papers and sailed wi m‘ - " . 8 |pay or peacetime conditions of{out doing so. On reaching Alasks,} In some cases when a - comfort. But the seamen. have a he had to rig up a special boom back after an Army run, there - ., — Empire Classifieds Pay! FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1942 DIRECTORY Professional | Fraternal Societies Gastineaqu Channel Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room $—Valentine Bidg PHONE 1762 Blomgren Building Phone 56 | |shipful Master; JAMES W. LEIV- ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground Mortuary Fqurth and Frankiin Sts. PHONE 136 FIRST AID HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Parker Herbex Treatments Will Correct Halr 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 Wotn by Satisfied 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 “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURSI" Juneau Florists * Phone 311 Rice & Ahlers Co. Plumbing—Oil Burners Heating Phone 34 Sheet Metal JUNEAU - YOUNG Hardware Company PAINTS—OIL—GLASS Shelf and Heavy Hardware Guns and Ammunition " > " Guy Smith-Drugs (Caretul Prescriptionists) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK'S DANISH ICE CREAM \ CALL AN OWL Phone 63 Stand Opposite Coliseum Theatre The Charles W. Carter ||| TIDE CALENDARS [ =1} 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- 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 153—34 q. —nmm—— ""The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. | FREE Harry Race, Druggist “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. THE BARANOF | | COFFEE SHOP | 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. Phone 65 Seward Street INSURANCE Shattuck Agency CALIFORNIA | Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices COMMERCIAL | 1831—Hall a Century of Banking—194 The B.M.Behrends Bank H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING ZORIC BYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 Alaska Laundry E.E.STENDER For Expert Radio Service TELEPHONE ELUE 429 or call at 117 3rd St., Upstairs 15 Years' Experience * M o SEATTLE ® Perfect comfort ® Centrally located Large Rooms e Splendid food all with bath, Special Rates to Permanent Guests ALASKANS LIKE THE and service . Oldest Qank in Alaska ! SAVINGS