The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 15, 1942, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Published every evening except Bunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska, HELEN TROY MONSEN - - ' - R. L BERNARD - - Vice-President tice was entirely legal. He said as much when he | would feel much better if Congress | the President’s authority.” seems that our democratic procedure according to Biddle. First the whatever powers he wants. Then added we ir Empire ... . Thus ot has been - sident and Bustness Manager | ¢510¢ it reversed nt takes Entered In the Post Office in Juneau as SUBSCRIPTION RATES: th X months, In -dunu. $7. Bubscribers avor if they will promptly notify tha Betmaw Office of ks fallire of Irregularity In the de. Uvery of their paper: ‘Telephones: News O"Ic‘. 602; Business Office, 374. ‘(‘rmuu» is to make laws “underlining” or granting {these powers. Just because we're fighting a war is to abaidon the American way of doing Second Class Matter. | no reason : | things As to Biddle’s main argument: It is no secret that the tryth about Pearl Harbor was probably in the hands of thousands of Ameri- v lmll OF ASSOCIATED The Associated herein. PREES is exclusively entitled to the use tol were announced a few weeks ago. republication of all neIl dispatches credited to 1t or not ot e redited In thi Daper and sise. the loosl news pubjished |probably traveled by mail all oyer the United States cans in the United States long before the results This information Other information, such as the size and location ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO B THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICA' LARCER [ON. lof troops, vital production centers, etc., also prob- ably was exchanged in the mail in the United States NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alasks Newspapers, 1011 American Building, Seattle, Wash. proper between Americans just as it was exchanged between Americans in Alaska and their American friends in the United States. A mayor of California city recently crowed about the fact that the President’s wife had given him the full story about Pearl Harbor in order to further civilian defense activities in that city, just a few days after the disaster. Did he tell any of his friends? Did Biddle, evidently knew the truth about Pearl Harbor, any whisperings? Did any of the officers and men | |tell of the happenings? Sure they did | ‘The important thing, as we see it, is this: Alaskans are Americans and they shouldn't be treated differently than other Americans. If mail is going to he censored, censor it for all Americans in the American way—not in the un-American way a who drop CENSORSHIP The fight over the mnecessity between Alaska and the Washington, D.C., in hearings Senate Judiciary Committee. The for the continued censorship is Francis D. Biddle. He uses his Seattle as strongest that censors have Harbor and other the enenly That is He further disaster and on vital facts which would if given to him his argument states. the® need aris is the Attorney the legi tic censorship if Since when the President taking over Congress? This isn't one where one man or a two or the orders unless these orders have been sanctioned by the Congress of the United States. “right” who that the President has the mestic censorship. For a man important position as Biddle has posed to know the laws of the United States, he is expressing little evidence of such The President has only those granted to him by the people in The first War Powers Act did give in-Chief the right to tween the United States That was all. Not even “right” mail between Alaska sored to date, it has legal authority Biddle knows and the and the Stat been going that. He Wasllmglol Merry Go-Round (Continued from Page One) as they were, indicating a lot of pilots killed and a fault in the Japanese air training program. Sec- ond, the number of planes are def- initely smaller, indicating produc~‘ tion difficulties. To the experts looking not only | at the day-by-day action but at the | long-range trends, these factors are strongly heartening. CAPITAL CHAFF ‘The man who had a lot to do with the Catholic Church’s emphatic en- dorsement of Roosevelt's war poli- cies was Myron Taylor, Ambassador to the Vatican, who recently flew to Rome for an audience with the | Pope . . . Only a short time ago,, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, the man | with nine lives, was an ardent isola- | tionist, opposed Roosevelt’s pre- | Pearl Habor fortign policies. Since | Pearl Harbor, he has been putting | every ounce of energy behind the | war . . . One old Roosevelt friend | who would emulate Rickenbacker, if | called upon to serve, is Joseph P Kennedy, ex-Ambassador to Eng- land, who did a remarkable job in whipping the Securities and Ex- | thange Commission into shape . . . MORE RATIONING The American consumer doesn't know it yet, but he will suffer far more as a result of the war than merely curtailment of such things as typewriters, refrigerators, auto- mobiles, tires, butter and coffee. Looming ahead is another short- age, created not by materials but by | manpower. War Progluction Board officials are preparing to break the news to the public, that as a result of the tremendous drain on manvower, articles and services we take for | granted today will not be available a year or 18 months from now. The clothing industry still employs thousands of men more than would be negessary if styles and types of cle were reduced. The liquor store still delivers goods to your door. ‘Thousands of miles were traveled this fall on American rail- roads by college football teams and fans. Radio programs still invite children to send in for billfolds or BATTLE of censoring United States continues in conducted Attorney argument intercepted persons in Alaska giving information on the Pearl troop movements, concerning the necessity “I won't abandon right of the Commander-in-Chief to impose domes- totalitarian thr control communications be- foreign President to peek into our domestic ma. knew Whrn he said that he had no doubt | no suave talk, made cowboy whips. These frills, and a {that it has been carried on to date. If intra- United States mail had been the same vital information would have been found. Since this censorship has been going on, we have learned much more about what has been hap- | ])ll'lnm.; in other parts of Amer by word-of-mouth, rather than through the mails. Word-of-mouth is the oldest form of communication. But according to the way the mail has been moving lately, after being tied up in the censorship cubby holes in Seat- tle, the earliest form of communication—oral— brings us the news almost as fast as the mail. Maybe they'll decide to clamp down on that, too. Maybe we'll have to start whispering—just like the Germans and the of German-occupied countries are doing. The American like Nazis. They There's no reason the American way. There is a great wrong in this dogmatic and totalitarian attityde that has been expressed by too many of our governmental officials—this new theory 2 | that the government may act without the consent Blddle says lof the people, even against the will of the people. It comes close to this: If the people may be disregarded, pushed aside, | their powers ursurped in time of war—that is ad- mitting the defeat of Democracy—because it shows !that it can be done. And it can be done in time of peace as well as in war. censored, mail by the to testify General latest fact from the letters planes, prove helpful to people or waive the people don't like to be treated don't like unlimited censurshlpi‘ | why we can't win this war in General, or even slative powers of | state yet—not ee men can give to impose do- has such an and who is sup- knowledge rights which are the Constitution jinfluences are slightly active. |standing which makes payment THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU. ALASKA | HAPPY BIRTHDAY | | DECEMBER 15 Bonnie Louise Wagner Bill Baman Chede I. Paul Donna J. Jewett James Kilkey Steve Gutana D. B. Mclvor Edward J. Giovanetti Mrs. T. F. Phillips — e HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” e e e WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER '/ This is an unimportant day planetary direction, but advers. I'he in Navy may center interest. HEART AND HOME: Good cheer should be presented in all American homes as preparations for holidays that are more or less restricted go on. The stars mise for Christmas Day benefic direction that will sustain faith in the future and will encou:age appreciation of the blessings still enjoyed in this Jand of which is to be more and more haven for those who seek dom. Spiritual rather than physi- cal aspirations will rule througi the month which brings to many both joys and sorrows. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: This i & time for completing all important transactions and for planning new commercial policies which will guide in the new year selfishness wherever exposed be causes for stringent reforms business methods which have placed profits above fair play and human justice. Taxes will be bur- densome to the average business head and wage earner but they will be accepted with the under- pro- free- in a promotes victory Curtailments in many stocks of merchandise will be evident as holiday shopping proceeds. NATIONAL ISSUES: Equality ol opportunity must be extended to persons of every race who are American citizens, it is prophesied. True democracy will develep in privilege that If the people see fit through their represento- tives in Congress to grant certain rights during war 3 to their leaders, let them do it. But that is lhf" countries. | 1o way that these extra, undemocratic and un- | has the American powers should be bestowed. | . and although es has been cen- | on without the Commander- | industrial chemis have discovered an | inexpensive chemical compound that will destroy any offensive odor known to exist—including skunk, | stink bombs, cookmg cabbage and fish. any Three that yesterday that the p | thousand other things, must and | OGENIOS!” | will be dispensed with. In short, life in America today is largely normal. But it will cease to be normal before the war is won. Rockefeller was referring to the| machines Brazilians use in lieu of | gasoline. They are wood burning stoves, attached to the rear of a car, which produce a combustible gas, as a substitute for gasoline. No country in Latin America has been so severely hit as Brazil by lack of gasoline. NO GOOD-WILL PROMISES On his recent trip to Brazil, Nel- son Rockefeller visited a bathtub plant in the city of Sao Paulo. Later in the same day he addressed a group of industrialists who demand- ed more materials from the U. S. A. The young coordinator handed out no empty promises. Instead, he said: “I have four brothers in the serv- ice, and I am not going to advocate diverting materials from equipping | our soldiers, so that you may have it to build more bathtubs. No—not | until you convert the bathtub plant | Roosevelt is entertaining two-year | to a plant for makmg more GAS- | President Arroyo del Rio of Ecua- | MERRY-GO-ROUND | A Soviet official, bantering with a Lend-Lease official, suggested that U. S. aid should be distributed | among her allies on the basis of the | | number of Germans each ally had killed . The War Department now conserves metal by tying a shipping tag on a visitor's lapel, in place of former metal identifica- tion tags . Ten-year President Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Self Specks of dust Watch secretly 2. Limb Part of an amphitheater Note of Guido's scale Metal American philanthropist Southern d Coverings of the neck of certain animals Worthless dog 3 fou Osaied tissues Make into leather Drench Made jmpres- Eions from type Gaelie Double 3. East Indian welght Solution Of Yenerdly’n Puui. Verdant Firmament DOWN 1. Devours . Selze tightly Public conveyance . Sea soldier Spout oratory Spread loosely . Clty in |an |its supreme |nates from fifth shops and factories. Labor unions will remove bars that previously have prevented women and others from admission. Many heroes will be honored. Through terrible tribu- lations the nation is to make real its ideals and to come into a postwar unity which will be threat- ened at this time by fifth colum- nists and other subversive agents. Alaska continues under a jconfigu- |ration which seems to eémphasize importance in the great war pattern. As winter ad- vances the western coast of Cana- da and the United States will fo- cus world attention. There is a sinister sign that is read as por- | tending naval movements up and down the Pacific coast. Again the columnists in ‘Washington, again is cated. Persons whose birthdate it should have a fortunate year they avoid hasty or cisions and actions. Changes should be avoided. Children born on this day prob- DcC, is talents belong to these Sagittarians. (Copyright, 1942) has remained in office as long as two years. In the seven years before ! | Arroyo- tobk office, Ecuador had 13 Presidents . . Herbert Bayard ‘Swope of the old New York World ! gives this advice to the War Depart- ment on press relations: “Between préssing information, and informing the enemy by publishing too much information, it is better to inform the enemy.” (Copyright, 1942, by United Feature Syndflcate Inc.) SCHOOl PLAY TO * BEPRESENTED ON Oklahoma . Growing among rocks | stialght linea culting curves Stoper Lively: archale Flowers Human race Rejected “wdtsdai a Town In Maire p21 ¥l N Im»um.m H 2. Spiall dager 6. Without de"herlllon . Cover flii!l ~] o T ,ul W %fll o dunE .. . 0. F{lexn}‘emlrrelllv | [’%ildent' | Be’?’amn{ o the | ,/,,, ///% “Wide Woild Features | High School | December 18, is the thriller FRIDAY EVENING |"A Murder Has Been Ar- nged” on Stage-Said to Be Real Thriller Coming "to the stage, of Jupeau next Friday night, “A Murder Has Been Arranged,” in | three acts by Emlyn Williams. The villain in this hair-raising. drama is Harry Sperling, well known for his interpretations of varjous characters in formex plays | presented by the school The love interest is handled by | Pat Davis and Bob Phillips in the | parts of Beatrice Jasper and Jimmy North, Selected for the pmt¥*6f “The liberty | he | Greed and | will | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:| if ! impulsive de- | ably will be self-willed and adven- | turous, but highly intelligent. Many | dor. Both have set long term records, |+ | for no recent President of Ecuador losing public confidence by sup-| 20 YEARS AGO 7 DECEMBER 15, 1942 Children of Juneau were to have ample opportunity to see Santa Claus and receive gifts from him at the two big Christmas tree evenings to be held December 26 in the Elks' Hall and December 27 at' Moose Hall. The tree at the Moose was to be for members of the Moose Lodge and their families and that at the Elks for all children of Gastineau.Channel EMPIRE That the day of the dog team would be numbered if a caterpillar sled could be found to do the work of freighting overice successfully, was the opinion of J. H. Yorke and W. Strong, who had left for the Taku the previous day, on theé gasboat Iowa, Capt. H. D. McLeod. Mr. and Mrs. P. C. O'Hara, of Sitka, were in Juneau on their way to Bremerton. He had been stationed at the wireless station in Sitka. The quadrennial audit of the Territorial Treasurer's office was to begin within a few days with the firm of Eli Morehouse and Company, certified accountants, doing the work, it was announced by Gov. Scott C. Bone. - ; In honor of Miss Ruth Fridlund, was given the previous jevening by Miss Emma Euland, Miss Phyllis Denee and Miss Mary Wold at the apartment of Miss Euland. Guests were Miss Fridlund, Miss Pearl Peterson, Miss Laura S. Sheets, James Sauls and J. Hart. Miss Fridlund was leaving on the Victoria for the South to spend a month visiting. a party s to about 40 of her friends at her home Eight tables of whist were in play and Mrs. Robert Fraser, Mrs Mrs. Charles Sey was host Em Douglas the previous evening | prizes were won by Mrs. William Robertson, Arne Shudshift and Mrs. William Donaldson. e H. W. Irvine, of the Douglas Cable Office, returned on the Estebeth | the preceding day from Haines where he had been for ten days for the purpose of re-enlisting in the service. He reported a rough trip home. Mrs. O. Bendickson and her three children were to leave on the Victoria for Seattle where they were to join Mr. Bendickson and make their home. Eight-five dollars had been realized by the Juneau Mothers’ Club from-the food sale held for the benefit of the skating pond. The money was to be used to improve the pond. | . Weather was fair with a maximum temperature of 30 and a mini- mum of 26. ! Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbon WORDS least.” Say, OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “choose the LESSER.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Baton. Preferred pronunciation ba-ton, A as in ASK unstressed, O as ni DOG, accent last syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Victual; pronounced VIT'L. SYNONYMS: Dictatorial, domineering, overbearing, autocratic, emptory. 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: PREJUDICE; preconceived judgment or opinion. “He that never leaves his country is full of prejudices.”—Goldini. MODERN ETIQUETTE * roperra Lee Q. When paésing a pitcher, or any other receptacle with a handle, is it imporatnt to have the handle towards the person receiving it? A. Yes; the handle should always be presented. Q. What should a person say when introduced to the same person for the second time? A. “Thank you, but I have already had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Jones.” Q. Is a person justified in losing his temper at the stupidity of <ome clerk or saleswoman? A. No. “To be angry is to revenge the fault of others upon our- selves.” No matter how much we are provoked, remember that self- control is a virtue worth cultivating. |.00K and lEARNA C. GORDON | . Who gives the names to United States naval vessels? How many black squares are there on a checker board? | What famous philospher lived in Concord, Mass.? What is the average life span of a cat? Who, in the Bible, was the father of Absalom? ANSWERS: The Secretary of the Navy, with the President’s '\pprmnl Thirty-two. Ralph Waldo Emerson. | . 15 years. ; . King David. “Of two evils, choose the is per- seers warn of dangers from sabo- | teurs and spies working within the | United States. Treachery that ema- | | indi- | Woman"” is Adrienne Glass, an exotic female of )rregulm beauty, surrounded by an’ atmosphere of unreal complacency. Grace Berg is cast as Beatrice's mother, Mrs. Arthur, a sharp-faced woman who is not well bred and a born bully. The smartly dressed secretary will be played by Inez Soldine and Douglas Gregg will be seen as the band conductor. A promising young sophomore, Janet Carl, portraying Mrs. Wragg, a true-to-life, fat, middle-aged cook with a Scottish brogue. { Bob Helgeson will take the part' Iof Sir Charles Jasper, a mild, pro- fessional gentleman. Besides being a play of absorb- ing interest, it is original and pro- vides thrills at every trun. The performance is Friday night. MRS. BECK SUCCEEDS MRS. ANDY GUNDERSON Mrs. George Beck of Ketchikan has been oppointed to act as chair- man of the Nurses' Aid Commit- tee there, replacing Mrs. Andy Gunderson who has moved to Ju- neau.’ Mrs. Beck’s father-in-law is the wellknown pioneer Presbyterian minister of the First City. Her husband has an electric supply store in Ketchikan. BU\’ DEFENBE BONDS TYPHOON SUITS For Defense Workers and Others with Priorities. ALL SIZES AT H.S. GRAVES The Clothing Man Mrs. Tom Greenhow ls Visifing Parents| Tom , Greentfow arrived in Junesu fimm Seattle Saturday and will visit her parents, Mr. and' Mrs. A. R. Duncan. With Mrs. Greenhow on the trip north were Penny and Georgia Nichols, small children of Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, who have ctome to Jurieau to visit their grand- parents, ‘Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Stew- art. Since leaving Jnnenu several months ago, the Greenhows have spent most of ;helr time in Idaho. Mr. Greenhow ls now in Seattle TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1942 Professional IDIRECT()RY Frceraa Soce 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 Bldg PHONE 1762 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 FIRST AID HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Parker Herbex Treatments Will Correct Hair Problems Sigrid’s Jones-Sievens 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 Worn 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 " - " Guy Smith-Drugs (Careful Prescriptionists) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK'S DANISH ICE CREAM "CALL AN OWL Phone 63 Stand Opposite Coliseam Theatre — ] tinecqu Channe! MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 BECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple ‘@Mm at 7:30.p. m. R. W. COWLING, Wor- ahlplul Master; JAMES W. LEIV- B. P. 0. ELKS Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M., Visiting Brothers wel- come. ARTHUR ADAMS, Ex- alted Ruler, M. H. SIDES, Sec- PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries Phone 18—24 e g "The Rexall Store" Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. HARRY RACE Druggist “The Squibb Store” ] “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg, You'll Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP FINE Watch and Jewelry Repaliring 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 63 INSURANCE Shattuck Agency [CALIFORNIA | Grocery and Meat Markes 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 E.E.STENDER For Expert Radio Service TELEPHONE BLUE 429 or call at 117 3rd St., Upstairs 15 Years’ Experience ® Perfect comfort ® Centrally splendid food and service located McClue, Large Rooms— Mgr. all with Bath ALASKANS LIKE THE NEW WASHI ON 1881—Half a Centary of Banking—1941 The B.M.Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL SAVINGS