The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 6, 1943, Page 4

PAGE FOUR _— o L | As Time points out, the crimp in the reasoning Dally Alflska Empl.re |is that arguments about price levels must always be |combined with attention to whether production of |goods is rising or falling, and what kind of goods Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Btreets, Juneau, Alsska. @ELEN TROY MONSEN - - - = = & L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Sntered in the Post Office in Jumeau as Claps Matter. Vsupply of consumer goods. elivered by earrier In Junesu and for §1.50 per month. Time says: paid, at wing rates: e B o e Sivense, 01.00: e in gdvance, $1.38 notity the de- is being produced. Presigent Manager | ra_will confer a favor if they will pro; Office of amy faflure or irresulnrity paper: “Otfice, 803; Bustness Ottios, 374 ‘nigher prices (inflation) by which buyers are dis- |couraged from buying. The other way The Associsted Pru-ol'a unlwdl;n-uu-l to the mee for prices down and distributing scarce goods through ;"'&“‘“.". ',L‘:{..“;’.',:.m“::‘.”.‘;.& mm rationing, while at the same time trying to drain Serein. loff extra purchasing power through taxes and forced ALASEA CIRCULATION ovmm w |savings. But by arguing that, just by holding prices M___‘__ | down, it is “saving” the U. S. citizen anything, OPA NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alasks Newspapers, 1831 \is ot only kidding itself; it is kidding the public SRR DO et P las to what the war means in economic terms.” What Is Tonnage? (New York Times) When the Germans tell us that during the month they have sunk a certain number of ships ‘wtaliug so many hundred thousand tons, what do they mean? Tonnage may be gross net, deadweight or displacement, and all are different. Unless we know what the Germans are measuring the figures |given out are misleading. | Back in the fifteenth century Henry V of Eng- 1land began to tax ships according to their carrying capacity. The standard of measurement was a tun | of wine, which had a capacity of about 42 cubic feet |and which weighed 2.240 pqunds “Tuns” have be- One of the reasons for criticizing various gov- |Ome "tons” A se;i-wn 15(.:5;1:13@3,2?05‘ ;‘),(;\lx“;:t ernmental agencies from time to time is to lessen ‘:‘;“‘::o‘m::bi’éo‘;g'“ "Hi:c‘:p:"sme‘_cmmm‘:) e/ A0 the danger of a gullible American public to take all |, ) "o ‘giviged into units of 100 cubic feet, and the statements of all governmental agencies wmmut‘llm“e (deadweight) calculated on this basis. Since Question. (cargos may vary, the deadweight tonnage is that We are indebted to Time magazine for the fol- |which is necessary to force the hull down to the lowing expose of a recent back-slapping advertising load-line after fuel and stores have been taken on campaign which the Office of Price Administration board. The 100-cubjc-feet standard is arbitrary. It carried out from its headquarters in Washington :ls the amount of space into which 25 wns(of coal D.C. {can be pack;d, but munyh eommoc:;:;es (::xfihmlve; |than coal and occupy much more space For some weeks, now, Alaskans have noticed Cooy ™y making complicated additions for deck- Dosters tackéd up dp varigus public:places by the ‘houses and covered outside spaces a deadweight fig- GPA, puiting forth the propositien that the OPAiure is obtained which expresses the gross registered has “saved” Americans six billion dollars mmu&h!wnna,ge. Deduct the cubic content of the engine the fact that prices did not rise as rapidly d“fl"’froom. quarters for the crew, cable lockers, bunkers, this war as they did during the last war. |that part of the double bottom not available for fuel It is pointed out that by officially releasing this |and we have the net tonnage, which is again dead- purported fact to the people, OPA, whose job is lO.weighz, Both gross and net tonnage may vary widely persuade the public that it must sacrifice for the with the tolls charged by canals and ports. war effort, released these charts and posters which | The tonnage of warships is almost always given seem to prove just the opposite. |in terms of displacement, w“: thrx;s b;cause tthey By applying the same reasoning by which the cajry no cargo other than st S, placement, as OPA l'mm at its mystic six billion saving, all sorts 'the name indicates, is the ‘?elaht of water in long n the boom year of 1929 the cost of living was | draught. % /Bome panes 27 percent above the depression year of 1932. Mul- ':h! "‘lm‘ “;b:f"e“;::f s‘.ol':::u‘:n":s o:xx‘::: "‘::’Ssl;: SRR o SR UAL MG ,m b A Lhislp:‘x;- |of a record-breaker in displacement tons, for these fientag;hwe gn l;hpb:q::“y :z::f ro‘f“;:m:iynwhwl;'“" usually larger than gross tonnage. Sometimes ion. is woul e a i | glass-enclosed decks are included in the cubic con- the American public apparently “saved” through fall- tents to arrive at a high gross tonnage. ing prices and the worst economic depression in el 4 " vision. Cubic contents of a hull are at best difficult Another example would be the following: to determine because of the many curves and odd Between 1932 and 1942, the cost of living in the ‘sps,ces which must be cunsidered. How arbitrary United States rose by 19 percent. Applying this 0 1he wnole business is may ve inferred from the fact the national income in 1942, we arrive at the mystic '¢hat 100 cubic feet are not always taken as the sup- figure of $19 billion which the United States appar- posed space occupies by a ton; sometimes only 40 ently “lost” by putting on one of the greatest pro- | cubic feet are allowed for the computation of freight duction spurts in history. { charges. Even the 40-cubic-foot standard fails when Thus, by using the OPA reasoning, booms ap- |stone, metals and cement are carried, and when this pareritly are bad and depressions are good for a3h;ppens there is nothing for it but to figure the actual weight of cargo and charge accordingly. Dessert Brid For Mrs. Berlin A charming dessert bridge honoring Mrs. Leonard Berlin was Flynn. 2ack in 1940 wh.en Jim Par- given last evening by Mifi_ Alice dent carries it to extremes. He |ley got out of the Democratic Na- ;-X::::l;;yat her apartment in the makes it a point to know the loca- |tional Conmittee, FDR persuaded | . . tian s‘ -\n‘x’osa( every destroyer in!Flymm to become chairman. He | _o":‘;“’:n;ahles °f“?;x;d8:w::;§d er:; the fleet, discusses the details otididn't want_the job, but the :re:: JM L mr]mpflflsie B el siip design, evén took time to,dent said, “You can resign an - q . sketch a plan for the shrubbery of [come an ambassador after the ‘inl-‘wberbson and Miss Dalma Han the new Naval Hospital, im\mpmgn is over.” --./.m right I T‘he YL Svdht Tegan ut 7igh Actually, the President is re- w;m. to go to Mexico,” Flynn re- and-contilaies St alioet 11 o'clock. living his old days as assistant sec- |pliea. e % 1étary of the Navy, days which he‘ Later the State Department ob- MR gy Wb e U AHord | e Bretens 1| LIV, LEFLEUR ON odmirals. But now a political em- his secrefary, Grace Tulley, to have w‘v Io mm]" FOR SHORT LEAVE Pl is disintegrating around him,!press relations secretary Steve \’x:h LeFleur, MYSTIC SIX BILLION This whole matter of ship tonnage needs re- | ED FLYNN'S DEFEAT | Trat, perhaps, is one reason why, when a White House order comes through, it frequently happens that the capninet officer or administra- tion sub-commander waits about 1t\vo days before carrying it out. This ovcurred in the case of Ed (Continued from Page One) But Steve waited two days. Flynn, | a foreign policy necessarily so!Early 1ssie an official statement. difficult that its intricacies may sour a naturally isolationist Ameri- having received word direct from Lieut. Eleanor Ar The basic reason for sacrificing now has nothing |to do with prices and all to do with the shrinking “In this situation citizens may be made to sac- rifice for the war in two ways. One way is through (which the ,‘Govemmem is gingerly attempting) is by holding | House statement would be issued, went ahead with his announce- {ment in New York. He did not FDR'S RIGHT HAND In'the ten years he has been Lly | know that Presidential orders don't A | so much these days with oifice,~ Roosevelt has not Sinaan - . _:thne House sub-commanders. chinged. .. But. - the pfi)p:eh around him have.. And in a . eun:m:- Two days later, when Steve Early written about. Roosevelt afte {got around to it, he issued his an- decade i the White House, no one|, , noement but by that time Fiynn | e mm’s ‘h‘;'m‘m important | y.¢ sut on a limb. To the Senate dpnse-i e Statl. it looked as if he had forced Roo- It is his faithful personal secre- gevelt’s hand. That two-day delay ! wiry ‘Miss Marguerite (Missy) L€ was what defeated Flynn—a de- Hand, -Féw people knew it, but it |fest which Roosevelt could not af- wai Missy who every evening after |gord —the first defeat of its kind the stream of callers left, got the gnce the Civil War. And it set a “Ghief” ajone and made him make precedent. The Senate now knows anportant - decisions. its strength and is challenging many Postpusnement of decisions which | White House appointments. may jar peoples happiness is nat-| ural for any President. And FDR!| ROOSEVELT'S WAR CABINET is no exception. But Missy lived| 1, 1933 Roosevelt’s cabinet was {the President as to when the White | y | Nurse Corp, who has been stauond in Juneau since last summer, left | this morning for the south on fur- | lough. | Lieut. LeFleur is going to her home in St. Paul, Minnesota, and expects to be away for two or three weeks. - e The sun rotates on its axis once lin 25 earth days when FDR was interested in keep- ing the people with him. But his present cabinet is a | patchwork quilt, built at random. It is neither renowned for admin- istrative ability nor gives him po- |litical strength with the country. Only two men, Cordell Hull with |the Democratic Party, and Harold Ickes with the Bull Moose liberals, on the theory that there was O gelected with extreme care to rep-‘sllll carry the political weight for use putting off tll tomorrow What resent every section of the elec- |which they were originally select- ¥0u could do today, and she SaW torate There was George Dern of ed. that the “Boss” lived up to l_l |Utah as Secretary of War, repre-| The manner in which the Ad- Furthermore, when he made senting western Democrats; Homer | ministration is being shoved all agcisions, she was always in there cymmings of Connecticut repre- (over Capitol Hill, the increasing fighting for the little fellow |senting New England; Henry Wal- |glee with which Congress is run- Today, Missy is ill, a casualty Ofllaoe, Secretary of Agriculture to|ning the Executive hy the simple the tremendous pressure of White|;epresent midwest farmers; Cordell |expedient of curtailing funds, all House work. In her place m}'iam‘ |Hull jto represent free-traders of |indicate that Abe Lincoln was right, Hopkins, & worse procrastinator ihe South; Jim Farley to represent and that Roosevelt has got to give tadn Roosevelt and General “Pa” 1rish Catholics; and Ickes of Illi- more time to disagreeable Sena- Watson who shields his chief f!‘OFl‘nnis to represent liberal Bull Moose lors than to Harry Hopkins, if he unpleasant things with a curtain Republicans who voted for Roose- 'is to save the peace after the war of gold draid. |velt, —the only thing we are really The eutthy, plebeian, do-it-today| It was a cabinet carefully calcu- fighting for. ufiuence of Missy Le Hand isljated to give the President politi-| (Copyright, 1943, by United Fea- gome, ical strength—picked in the days ture Syndicate, Inc.) — THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCH 6 Bert Lybeck Douglas J. Oliver Russell McConneli Barbara MacSpadden Gustaf Harry Lundell Walter W. Sands Wwilliam Ralph Young Martha S. Roach Linda Lavold Lloyd Hildinger Jack Schmitz, Jr. Jesse W. Payne Mrs. R. F. Clarkson R. L. Mayburn o OROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” i) | Sunday, March 7 Benefic aspects rule powerfully today which should bring peace and happiness to many men and women. It is a Sunday favorable to the churches and the clergy. HEART AND HOME: Women are most fortunate under this configur- jation which enables them to ex- |press their best thoughts and deep- est emotions. Letters should bring happiness. It is a lucky date for girls who will find among men ac- ‘quaintances friends and loyal suit- ors. The giving of thanks is urged by those who see life in its largest relations. This is a day to visit the ill and to pay tribute to the aged. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Increase of juvenile crime and spread of black markets are attributed to the rising Mars which stirs the martial spirit but likewise affects lawbreak- ers and encourages reckless deeds among civilians. Industrial unrest will cause business losses in the Middle West. Sabotage will be re- sponsible for fires that destroy large stores of grain and processed foods. The seers warn that as re-| sidents of the greatest democracy we are not as vigilant as we should | ibe. { NATIONAL ISSUES: Secrecy re- garding important international a-| greements signed or discussed at the White House will arouse ctirios- ity. President Roosevelt will meet extraordinary problems of state- | craft this month when Congress will‘ ask him to make difficult decisions | Irelating to rationing and labor un- |ions. Hitler will begin to push pro- paganda concerning a negotiated peace and will employ treacherous methods to gain consideration. The | stars are read as presaging a com- plete defeat for the Axis before hos- | tilities cease. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: &[grnnd offensive this month predict | some success but the seers whq are moét impartial foretell severe fight- _|ing with slow but certain progress toward victory. Certain astr | conisider present battle fronts as | representing two distinct wars—one /in Asla and the other in Enwrope. ‘They predict that Hitler will be de- i feated before the Japanese but de- | clare that the United Nations must | expect terrific fighting. | Persons whose birthdate it is | have the augury of a year of fortun- {ate experiences. Happy marriage is foreseen for the young. { Children born on this day prob- ably will be ‘ambitious, tic and industrious. Inventors belong to this sign. Stccess and even fame are prognosticated for these Pisces nafives. | 1 Monday, March 8 This is ot an important day ‘in | planetary influences. It is a prom- ising date for amusements. Public craving for recreation will fill the- aters and benefit musicians. under a most favorable direction of the stars today and are liable to 1lndul¢e in extravagance. Spring shopping will offer temptations to ‘torgev. Government warnings about reckless spending. Girls will enjoy much _adulation, especially from men in uniform and the prospect for many weddings in June is good. As the war progresses old patterns of diving again - will be Sought and the effort toward social réadjustments that ignore war ob- ligations will be evident. Dee many beréavements in Ame: families, cities will encourage gaiet- BUSINESS ARFAIRS; Plans more or less fantastic for the pur- pose of preventing inflation will Rave little effect upon spring retail trade which should be good. Mar- velous substitutes for materials withheld for war needs will*be of- féered by merchants and ac- turers. The habit of J in apportioning family incomes will be encouraged in novel WAys-but| |the stars seem to indicate that the! each de- - American inclination to ‘e day as it _comes will contin plete the domestic budget. NATION. SUES: politics wil] ' causx e Washirigton this month when Criti- cal events in the war co divided gttention. Aspects W”: Eivt Spavey & Coneieh who | of . minor m‘: ]&mta his_policies, bul | there may be obstacles in the way of e IIMPXOUS: wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being. | Foreign astrologers who foresee a'! HEART AND HOME: Women are | 20 YEARS AGO g‘fi'fi: EMPIRE MARCH 6, 1923 Senator Forest J. Hunt, of Ketchikan, was named President of the Senate in the sixth biennial session of the Territorial Legislature on March 5, the first day of the session, and Cash Cole, of Juneau, was elected Speaker of the House. No opposition was made to either election. Secretary of Alaska Karl Theile called the Senate to order and the Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff opened the proceedings with an appeal for Divine Guidance for the legislators. Many spectators were present at the open- ing session, including Mrs. Scott C. Bone, Federal and Territorial officials and their wives. i After a deadlock over the election of Secretary, which had lasted from shortly after noon on the opening day of the Territorial session and one roll call during the morning, harmonious relations were restored in the Senate in the morning when Senator Snodgrass announced the withdrawal of the name of Will Steel, The election of Miss Selma Scott, as Secretary, and Mrs. Delia B. Chace, Assistant Secretary, quickly followed. Dr. S. Hall Young was elected Chaplain of the Senate and other Iemployees appointed were: Miss Rose McLaughlin, Engrossing Clerk; Miss Gertrude Nelson, Enrolling Clerk; Miss Vera Kimball, Messenger; Mrs. Vivienne Stevens, Watchman; Miss Honora Kelly, Doorkeeper, and P. F. Gilmore, Sergeant-at-Arms. Appointments to positions in the House of Representatives were: Chaplain, Rev. David Waggoner; Mrs. Stella Young, Assistant Clerk; Mrs. Garnet Lahr, Engrossing Clerk; Miss Madge Case, Messenger; Miss Helen Laurie, Watchman; Miss Dorothy Goddard, Doorkeeper. Frank Bach, Jr, of Douglas, donated 90 books to the library of the Douglas High School including a large selection of histories and reference books which were a valuable addition to the school. Warren Geddes had left for Excursion Inlet where he was to have charge of the storercom for the Pacific American Fisheries during the coming season. He had been employed for some time at the Consumers’ Store. A cabaret dance was to be given by the Juneau Fire Department for the benefit of the City Playgrounds and Baseball Park on April 14, it was announced by Harry Sperling, Chairman of the Executive Com- mittee. Other members of the committee were Z. M. Bradford and Oliver Olson. The Juneau Mothers’ Club and the En-Ti-Tye Club had offered their services in preparing food for the affair. Weather continued unsettled with a maximum temperature of 37 and a minimum of 36. R e Daily Lessons in English % .. corpon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Dé not say, “When shall we start playing?” Say, “When shall we BEGIN playing?” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Library. Pronounce li-brer-i, E as in RED, and not li-ber-i. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Per cent; two words. SYNONYMS: Puncture (verb), trate. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours." increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Percentage; one word. pierce, prick, perforate, to pene- Let us Today’s word : (Accent first syllable). “'Tis impious in a good man to be sad.”--Young. MODERN ETIQUETTE * poperra LEE Q. table? A Q. play? A. Yes, provided one returns before the next act begins. Q. Is it possible for a girl to determine a young man’s character by the perfect way in which he wears his clothes and his suave manner? H A. Not always. Remember that “The ass is still an ass, even though he wear’s a lion’s hide.” Appearances are sometimes deceiving. 1 LOOK and LEARN % ¢ cornon 1. How much does a cubic foot of gold weigh? 2. What is a cryptogram? 3. Which State is noted for its petrified forests? . 4. How long a time did the Biblical character, Jonah, spend in the 1 whale’s stomach? i 5. How many years did Benjamin Franklin attend school? ANSWERS: 1,073 pounds. A writing in cipher. . Arizona. | . Three days and three nights. | . Only between the ages of 8 and 10. - ‘What:is the maximum time that guests should spend at the dinner An hour and a half. Is it permissible to leave one's seat between the acts of a L 11 MiER INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Australia is to meet severe tests 2 ATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1943 DIRECTORY Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building Phone 66 .. Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469~ Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bidg 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 Pranklin 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 Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. Batistled Customers” DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 13; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:00 by appointment. Gastinean Hotel Anmex South Franklin S8t. Phone 177 “Say It With Flowers” but | “SAY IT WITH OURSI” Juneau Florists Phone 311 Rice & Ahlers Co. Plumbing—OQil Burners Heating Phone 34 _ Sheet Metal JUNEAU - YOUNG Hardware Company Professional 3 Fraternal Socle Gastineau ties 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- alied Ruler, M, H. SIDES, Bec- retary. PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries Pheme 16—34 "The Rexall Store” HARRY RACE Druggist Marlin Singledge Razor Blades 18 for 25¢ “The Store for Men” SABIN°S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. You'll Find Food Finer and Bervice More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP | FINE Watch and Jewelry Repalring at very reasonable rates Paul Bloedhorn S. FRANKLIN STREET e——————— RCA Vicior Radios and RECORDS JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE Next to Juneau Drug Co. Seward Street Phone & INSURANCE Shattuck Agency CALIFORNIA * Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 E.E.STENDER |this year. Pinancial resources will be drained, but powerful aid from London and Washihgton is indicat- ed. Alarms regarding possible inva- Fion will be frequent. Reduced standards of living and possible |discontent may be expected but splendid heroism will be manifested }‘w the fighting men who cooperate {happily with our men in all branch- es of the sérvice. Postwar condi- tions will be fortunate because the commonwealth, established in 1905, Wealth will be great as natural re- sources are developed. Persons whose birthday it is have the augury of a year of happiness in domestic and social relations. Economy should be practiced de- spite increasing incomes. Children born on this day pro- bably will be lovers of beauty and artistically gifted. They will be in- sx{::d,m indulge in luxuries and ld be trained in thrift. " (Copyright, 1943 B 2, High tide—2:41 pm. 188 feet. Low tide—8:5¢ pm., -25 feet. Tides Monday High tide—3:10 am., 1838 feet. Low tide—9:17 am. -16 feet. High tide—3:24 pm., 179 feet. Low tide—9:32 pm., -15 feet. is to attract a large population./ WAR FUND DRIVE GROUP.TO. MEET To discuss the War Fund Drive of the American Red Cross in Ju- neau and formulate definite plans for covering the business district and business houses of the city, 15 Juneau business men appointed by| Capt. J. T. Dyck to cover those] areas will meet at 7:30 o'clock to- might in the City Hall. cnpt.nvycx today expressed hls% CALL AN OWL appreciation to the townspeople ap-| Pho 63 pointed as Captains and solicitors | throughout this area for their, Stand Opposite Coliseum Theatre PAINTS—OIL—GLASS Sheilf and Heavy Hardware ‘Guns and Ammunition For Expert Radio Service TELEPHONE BLUE 429 or call at 117 3rd St., Upstairs ” uy Smith-Drugs” (Careful Prescriptionists) p ® Perfect comfort ® Centrally located ® Splendid food and service ® Large Rooms— all with Bath ALASKANS LIKE THE wholehearted cooperation in accept- ing their appointments to-aid in ‘the drive to raise $13,000, quota of. the Juneau Chapter of the ARC. e 1 NOTICE 1 ‘The City Council of Douglas has authorized a re-registration of all qualified voters residing within theI city. Registration books will be| open at the office of the €ity Clerk beginning March 1, 1943, and will be closed March 31, 1943. . L. W. KILBURN, adv. Citg Clerk. PP S YOUR BROKEN LENSES Replaced in our own shop. Eyes Examined. Dr. Rae Lillian Carlson. Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636.- - adv. 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1943 TheB.M.Behrends ' Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL SAVINGS - |