The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 5, 1943, Page 4

e —— e ———— e " Daily “Alaska Empnre Published every evening except Sunday by the Y]wn))io We ask our lcarries a stiff penalty readers to remember that this bill for violation of any of the EMPIRE G COMPANY [regulations which may be imposed if the proposal Becond and Main Streets, Junseu, Alaska, |becomes a law. R e o L - Presdent | g...t0r O. D, Cochran, President of the Senate, R L BERNARD - - Vica-President and Bustness Manseer | |was the other who voted against the bili joaiirvass » iSRS BB e St ) atéred In the Post Office 1n Junean as Second Class MAWRT. | (o oq pjs remarks by saying that m:;-'.“""“‘-‘- of any abuse of the powers which the bill would months, tn sd¥anes, $7.00; |delegate to the Governor and that he believed the Senate should do all it could for furtherance of the war effort He pre- the lual‘lnull Office of any failure or irregularity im the de- Uvery of their papers. 3 4 . " | But, he pointed out, if the bill is believed to be Telephones: News Office, 603; lmn: Office, 374 | necessary, would not the military authorities ask for or ‘The ted to the use ? e mnfl F e B M|1t And, does the Legislature have the right to Tocal news m delogace this authority? “I don't want to put into the hands of any in- TO BE LARGER | dividual” he said, “powers which may imprison our X i 4 |citizens and take their property away from them!” NATIORAL REP ATIVES — Alasks Newspapers, 1011 Senator Gordon voted for the bill. He said we American Building, Sebtile, Wath, should remember that we are at war, that drastic |measures may be necessary to insure victory, that requests for such powers should come through an agent who represents the civil population and one who understands the needs of the people. Senator Hjalmar Nordale voted for the bill spoke from the standpoint of municipalities, . this confusion will increase as the war continues. Senator N. R. Walker voted for the bill. He said that the bill is urged by Alaska Delegate Anthony | |J. Dimond. He pointed out that the bill was written | by excellent solicitors of the Interior Department. He pointed out that such a bill has failed to pass \m Washington because, he said; the majority party { thought the bill should have been sent to the legis- '———‘—"—‘—.—‘—'—_—— lators instead of to the Governor of Washington. | He implied that as a result, military authorities in THE WAR POWERS BILL {this state are cn!orcii\g even more drastic regulations. i AP | He argued passage of this bill would forestall such a |move here. He said The Senate, by a 5-3 vote, has seen fit to pa: he had no fear| {and honeymoons | bridegrooms will be in service. Wo- HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCH 5 Geraldine Engel George Carcavy Mrs. Robert Livie George Danner William Zeih Helen Hildre Russell Morrison Eunices Hardy - Mrs. Mrs. L e HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” SATURDAY, MARCH 6 This is a day of mixed aspect: The morning should be fairly for- | tunate for women and their spec- ial interests. The configuration is promising for men who éxercise au- thority. expect this to be an auspicious date for romance. Young men will be reckless in assuming responsibili- ties and many marriage engage- be brief numerous as most time weddings will HEART AND HOME: Girls may | ments will be announced. Spring-I Alaska’s war powers bill, a measure which takes an | assorted variety of power away and their elected representatives and officials, plsces;mnugh Senator A. P. Walker voted for the bill he the power in the hands of an ar The bill is not a law yet by any means. mains to be seen what action the members of the tied by secrecy does not seem important because we We believe we have fairly and accurately repro-| " le | men will find this a favorable time from the people | 4,ceq the arguments. We should also add that al- for planning home repairs and re- furnishings. It should be lucky for those who seek important positions in either civil or war service. Plane- tary influences cause executives to be less critical of women employees ppointive official. gig not take the floor for discussion. Senator H. H. It re- | McCutcheon'’s remark that the Governor’s hands are House will take. |know that all of the Senators talked this bill over We listened to the arguments for and against |in private discussion. the bill yesterday. We were not impressed by the | We oppose this bill. We see no reason to dra- arguments in favor of the bill. None of the propo- goon the people of Alaska. We assume that the nents of this outlandish measure, in our opinion, |Governor would act at the request of the military was able to show that a need for such legislation |authorities. The military authorities in Alaska have now exists or will exist at any time in the future. 'not asked for unreasonable regulations to date. Why There is always the possibility that reasons wmflkg a puppet out of the Governor of Alaska? which may not be made public lay behind the ac- | The Governor has not shown his hand in this. tions of the five Senators who voted for this bill iThe bill did not come from the Governor. It was But the fact that three Senators saw fit to vote [sent along by Tony Dimond. We read the letter dgainst it wiped out any such possibility. which accompanied this bill. We did not see Mr. Senator Ed Coffey voted against the bill. Hermmond strongly urging its passage. stated that he did so because he did not believe that |no doubt, that the Legislature. would consider the this bill was necessary. He said that he had com- |bill on its own merits. Let the legislators do this municated with Maj. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, |then. It doesn’t, shouldn’t make any difference! Jr., Commander of the Alaska Defense Command, | where this bill came from. through another military authority, asking the Com- We wonder if the Governor believes that an ap- mander if he needed such legislation. Senator Cof- | pointive official, an official appointed by the Pres fey ‘received no answer to his question. He stated | dent which Alaskans have no voice in choosing, an that he took such silence to mean that the Alaska |official who is not subject to the will of the people Defense Command was not interested. {of Alaska, should really have any of these powers. Furthermore, he said, the Governor of Alaska, | A need for this bill should be shown. It isn't who would: be given these extraordinary powers, an unreasonable to ask that. official who should be vitally concerned if this bill We urge the members of the House not to stam- beéondés ‘law, has shown that he is not interested. pede this bill through without taking all of these Senator Stewart Stangrcom voted against the |things into consideration. Do not overlook the vital- | pill. He argued that the bill is not needed because |ly important thing about the measure—that it is a cities, which now have control over most of the suspension of ordinary, democratic law, a substitu- powers the bill would delegate to the Governor, have tion of military law. | complied with military requests on these matters | There should be much discussion and much mmouz such a bill, have even gone further in some serious thought before the legislators of this Terri- cases, Senator Stangroom said that he saw mo rea- | tory see fit to give away powers which the people son why the Governor should be given powers that ‘of Alaska have vested in them to any single would enable him to go agalnst the mshes of the individual. | o 0 (Continued from Page One) |Air Forces, gave a glowing report Kai-shek’s graceful appearance /to Secretary of War Stimson re-‘here despite Hap Arnold’s enthusi- |garding Chinese resourcefulness mlasm despite the President’s public |battling the Japs. He was amazed |statements, China is not going to \:md full of praise for Chinese in- get anything much in the way of | |genuity in repairing planes, land- | supplies. ing in cow pastures and conserving‘ Reasons are: (1) the impossibil- | fuel. ity of opening the Burma Road | | As far as General Arnold is|now with the monsoon season only | State Department. They did not|concerned he would like to send a few weeks off; (2) the absolute object to criticism of the Bnush,vme Chinese a lot more plunes—}necessny of cleaning up Africa And figiring that hands-across -the- though in the past he has not preparing for a drive against Hit- sea policy was strong enough to been too keen about it. (Inciden-|ler in Europe; (3) Chinese politi- take it. But they did cross out|tally, one reason for sending him |cal dissension which requires too some of Clare's caustic words aboul"'o China was to win him over to|many arms for personal armies. Hussia not giving us more coop- the Chinese cause.) | Some war weapons will be flown eration on airplane routes. . . .| powever, despite Madame Chiang over the Himalayas, but not much Staunch Roosevelt-rooter Tom Bar- | 5 1y, ex-Governor of South Dakota, | has been appointed to the Farm Credit Administration despite the vigorous objection of Farm Credit Crossword Puzzle ACROS: Boss A. G. Black. It was White L gAch g' 32 lllr;exa! spring epository for 33. Behave House adyiser Eugene Szey, . an Valuables 3. Operated increasing ‘power ~in Democratic| g wmt‘. Jm, {.lu”u“ i r . Weaken 37 Garden imyle- Farm gobgucs, :lh’o! ?:" h:::c:clporz g gcl?‘“y ’; o ':‘:"“‘d" vle T mas Jefferson | 13. Spoken estere dicted that the fleets of Brazil, }i: Biack bird g B and the United States would ride 16 k}ufiuenn rab- together as brothers. Now that lh!s‘ 17. Inhabitant of: :fl: ha;}penedi“the R"C"e:u:;c::' [ 18, poetiia tee is working on a mo = 19. Suspend turing Jefferson’s prophecy. A e L LT [JE%.’THB @.flgfifl o micke R Romy o [SIMAIRTISIDEIPIOIRIT] Lubricant Indian | 2 o 5 I f Yest ' RET RUML PLAN VOTE 23 i';‘,;‘,“ “\:r‘l‘(‘l‘e 5. (;*sm)‘;" Solution Of erday’s Puzzle e vm.e of 'the House Ways and Panama 55, Having an of- 60. Reguests 3. Loving Meanis Committee on the Ruml| g7 sisiting re piehaiye odor . 8. CRIUCIA 4. Unit of work o 4 oy opLe 5. Pertaining Pian wge secret, but inside fact is ,, , mark Yolume 1 Malayan gar- \eu,rc:llr‘:l‘m:zn. ft never had a chance of gelting| 30 Bird Affirmative 2 Nova Scotls 1. Prtable bridge more than five votes. { for boarding Tuse Tlood of mail reaching com- | cebptcssel Worshiper of a ttee members, at first favorable, | oy g | certain Hindy round and showed conclu- Geity sively that the country was against Fieet animal oltright - postponement of taxes b TR, Ufidétlying sentimént expressed in | Vnn‘{l‘l’fli’l Belonging to us . Vandal . Carry . Hobby - - . Muysical com- bosilions Kdicen o nKeo fen Entire. the mail was that although high taxes hurt, it was unfair to post- poing' to much of the war cost to “next sfimrsflon iso the Committee became more | ore convinced that the Ruml | Was largely cooked up for the ! efit of top bracket incomes, ‘if tdxes were forgiven one| | r, it would mean shifting a greater burden to lower in- eposited Anfinal's foot Inbern Posltive electric e, + |materials and the introduction | United Nations. Mars' trine to Sa- | {1ead as presaging a scandal than they were before war emer- | gencies. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Real es- | tate will focus attention in an un- usual degree, Investments in homes | will be widely sought. In the far, west and in southern states there s will be unusual influxes of resi-| dents, many of whom desire to es-! cape cold climates. Modern houses are to be small but extremely com- | fortable owing to the use of novei; of | new inventions. Sanitation is to be perfected. Lack of household serv- ice will encourage group kitchens and dining rooms. NATIONAL ISSUES: Overconfi- dence that slows civilian war effort is foreseen at this time. The new moon brings good promise of pro- | gress in the war and great superi. ority in arms and airplanes for th turn, Uranus and Neptune presages great advantages for offensives which will mark the next three months. The full power of the; United States will be realized by the Axis but there will be stubborn | fighting for many weeks, it is fore- cast. | INTERNATIANAL AFFAIRS: Gain ih confidence will be enjoyed by the British government which | will receive assurances from domin- ions and colonies. There is a sign in London which will be widely ex- ploited but will have the effect of | bringing the United Nations into | closer confidence. Relations between London and Washington will con- tinue to be harmonious as unifor- mity in war plans prove victotious on widely separated battle fronts, | Persons whose birthdate it ‘i | have the augury of a year of good fortune. Unexpected happiness through reunions with relatives and triends is indicated. Children born on this day prob- ably will be generous, kindly, clever and exceptionally lucky. 1 (Copyright, 1943) more than in the past. CURE FOR TYPHUS By way of London has come word that the Germans have evolved a cure for the dread disease typhus. If so, it is a discovery meaning the lives of thousands of men in the Eastern front. In 1914 “General Typhus” was responsible for more | AT, accent second syllable. 20 YEARS AGO 'fHE EMPIRE | MARCH 5, 1923 | Juneau residents looking over the boat schedules found that no mail iu*om the South was to be received until March 10 when the steamer Northwestern was due. The Spokane was scheduled to leave Seattle about the same date and one of the vessels was to have eleven days’ mail. Dr. F. L. Goddard, proprietor of Goddard Hot Sprnigs, and his daughter Dorothy, arrived in Juneau on the Estebeth from Sitka. Miss Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building Phone 56 Goddard was a candidate for typist in the Legislature. T. D. White, in charge during the winter at the El Nido and Apex {properties at Lisianski Inlet, was in town and expected to spend several |days in Juneau. Miss Lillie May Werner, resident of Fairbanks since early childhood, and Samuel Rnymonc{ }}oyt. also a pioneer of Fairbanks had been recently married in the Interior city. i B. M. Behrends was highest bidder for the barge W. T. & B. Co. No. 133, auctioned at public sale at the U. S. Marshal’s office during the ‘aIternoon The price bid was $7,500. The barge was auctioned with its tackle, apparel, furniture, engines, boilers, machinery and 1lso all cannery and fishing equipment. Nels Sorby was a passenger for Ketchikan to make business. a short stay on Further confusion in the disorganized system of cable communica- tion was reported by Sergt. C. M. Chenowith, Operator-in-Charge of the cable office, when the Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan section was interrupted early in the morning. The Sitka-Juneau section ’had been interrupted for several weeks. | - Dr. Robert Simpson had recovered from an illness of three weeks | at Portland and was to leave the hospital the following day, according | to word received in Juneau. Weather was unsettled with a maximum {a minimum of 36. temperature of 37 and | Daily Lessons in English % . corbon PUSSUTTETI TSSOSO S DU WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I do not know as I can come next week.” Say, “I do not know THAT I can come next week.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Zodiacal. Pronounce zo-di-a-kal, O as in OBEY, I as in DIE, first A as in ASK unstressed, second A as in OFTEN MISSPELLED: Tear (to rend). Tare (weight). SYNONYMS: Romantic, fanciful, idealistic, imagin: WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yows.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: AUDITORY; pertaining to hearing. “The appeal of a play is primarily visual rather than auditory.” MODERN ETIQUETTE * goserra LEE , extravagant Q. What definite calls of obligation are there after a wedding? A. It is essential that the maid of honor, matron of honor, best man, bridesmaids ,and groomsmen call upon the bride’s mother within three weeks after the wedding, and if the wedding was at the home of a married sister or friend, calls must be made upon this person as well as the mother of the bride. In due course, these same people must call upon the bride and groom. Q. Isn't it rude for a man to smoke in a public telephone booth? A. “Yes, and particularly if the door is closed. It leaves a very unpleasant odor. Q. When a guest is obliged to leave the table, should he ask per- mission? " A, Yes, of his hostess, not of the other guests. LOOK and LEARN 2 1. Of what United States organization is “Fidelity-Bravery-Integrity” the motto? 2. What is myology? 3. What city during normal times was regarded as the center of the diamond industry? . Which are the three largest cattle-raising States in the Union? 5. What British ruler ordered Mary, Queen of Scots, beheaded? ANSWERS: 1. The F.B. 1. 2. The branch of anatomy that treats of muscles. X 3. Amsterdam. * 4. 5. . C. GORDON Texas, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Queen Elizabeth. Hitler's Ally on the Job s lives than machine gun fire, and from time to time it has ravaged the Balkans, Russia and Eastern Europe ever since. The German cure was discwered by ‘a Dr. van Meerdock and is § combination of atebrin and plass mochin. U. S. Public Health offi cials have their fingers crossed re- garding the cure, but British medi- cal circles seem to be (nvornp‘ impressed. ‘ BROAD-BEAMED GOV'T Ninety-six new mahogany chairs are being made by Senate carpen- ters and will be installed i the Senate when the WPB will give priority, rating for the brass cn- ters. The Senators feel that brass i Tecessary, 4 Most: chalrs were Installed when ° the Capitol was' built, and the Wesfter use them ‘Wwith trepidatidn ... ture Bymflute. Int.) registration of all groups 'to make up the dm-J 1 Dwf- ) Y { H mineral , they concluded, was Ju\l{ ln%’:‘;:lln - what Mr. Ruml’s war wealthy cli-! gRme Sl ents tuzbed hu.'.yxs, i eV elle Par :;r'; :ul-. o LITTLE AID TO CHINA R e Just " bdck trom Chunking, Gen- | piBecia eral “Hap” Amold, chief of the ized a re-registration wu‘zr“ voters residing within ' {He (Copyright, 1943, by United Fea- | . s Noflw ms arch-collaborationist, Pierre ‘Laval, chief of government The, City Counell of Doyglas has in Viehy, France, is shown in a rare .picture departing from'his chateau at Chateldon, France, on' the way to his offices in a Vichy hotel, “Laval is shown with his daughter, Jose de Chambrun, and his son-in-1aw, Rene de Chambrun, who was widely known in the United city. Reglstration ‘books will be States before the war. Laval (he changes his white tie several times vzxumomuot\hecuyc & day) ‘seems to be in oo de o= tbacks. - > - day in a jovial ipite many new Axis se - ugflufl mmh 81, 1943, % * L W. KILBURN, Gis owrx, . LThere is no substitute for Newspaper Advertising 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 Pourth and Frankiin 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 Beward Street Near Third JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING L. C. Smith and Corona TYPEWRITERS Bold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Batisfied Customers” DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination || free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:00 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Anmex South Franklin St. Phone 177 “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists Phone 311 Rice & Ahlers Co. Plumbing—O0il Burners Heating Phone 34 Sheet Metal Hardware Company PAINTS—OIL—GLASS Mflluvlfim ‘Guns and Ammunition ”Guy Smith—Drugs" CALL AN OWL Phone 63 Stand Opposite Colisews ‘Theatre COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1943 DIRECTORY JUNEAU - YOUNG Professional Fraternal Socleties Gastineau Channel MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. JOHN J. FARGHER, Worshipful Master; JAMES W, LEIVERS, Secretary. B. P. 0. ELKS Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M, Visiting Brothers wel- come. ARTHUR ADAMS, Ex- slted Ruler, M, H. SIDES, Sec- retary. PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. HARRY RACE Druggist Marlin Singledge Razor Blades 18 for 25¢ “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. 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