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Daily‘ Alas_ka_Emipire HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - - - President Vice-Presideat and Business Manager Sntered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class M SUBSCRIPTION RATES: or thé Business Office of aay faflure or frresularity in the de- Uvery of their papers. Télephones: News Office, 803; Business Office, 3T4. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS noml-mmanm—m‘ blication of all news dispatches t0 1 or mot other- .uummumum-ummm s Dublished | ein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICA' 5 NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Néwspapers, 1011 American Bullding, Seattls, Wash. R . SRS NO, WE AREN'T FIGHTING MAD Editer and Publisher, magazine for the Fourth Estate, in a recerit issue stated that it is “time our natien's editorial pages got fighting mad and whipped and men. ]lhat we lost some ships, and planes, | But by then, oh well, that was several months casualty list in the New York Times, for instance, a vor 1f they will promptiy notity |list that fills a half page with small type—only then |do we believe just the littlest bit that Americans are "bflng killed just like the Japs and the Germans are {being killed. | But it's hard to get mad about a casualty list, too. It's so impersonal except to relatives. It's dead !and lifeless, just like the persons who once had the names that are printed. f It amounts to this, neighbors. We aren't going to get real mad until the powers that be, the ones {who decide what a war correspondent can write, the |ones who decide what will be released from Wash- !ington war reports—not until they realize the mis- take that is being made, not urntil they decide that it is time to stop the coddling. We're about as mad as a baby that's just had its bottle. Only we're being fed on a diet of war ‘news that's sterilized in Washihgton. We like the |diet, too, because we're used to it. What do Americans on the home front have to really get fighting mad about? America is booming, brother. You're making more money now than you ever have before. Your wife can make almost as much as you can if she can get someone to take care of the kids, and maybe the kids are working too. Maybe the oldest boys are out helping to fight the | war. But we don’t even know where they are. We ‘don‘l read about what they're going through. Back home things are booming! We still have ‘plemy to eat, plenty to buy and more than plenty {to buy it with. Let the future take care of itself. | Let everything take care of itself—even the war. . . | The boys who have been telling us what we can |ago. Let's see what we did today. Yep, knocked HAPPY BIRTHDAY over some more Jap ships in another battle. Hmmm, |doesn’t say anything about our losses. . . . Maybe lwe didn't lose any. APRIL 12 It's so easy to make believe we didn’t lose any. PR atter, | DEED down we know that war is a red hell. That John Reck Iamerxcans are dying every day and every night. But Robert Keeny we dren’t told about it. Only when'we read a Bob Hall Ruth Richardson Mrs. P. M. Schneider Thomas Osborne W. S. Hansen Martha Fuller s Pt i . HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel”’ Tuesday, April 13 | Benefic aspects rule in the early |hour today but later adverse in- fluences are active. This should be a lucky date for women and their chief interests. HEART AND HOME: Stimula- tion of energy should spur women lof all ages to accomplish much in| war work today. Optimism should be general as apprehensions re- garding husbands and sons in the 'armed forces relax under the spur of urgent tasks. Cooperation with men in shops and factories will gain, despite efforts to prevent full equality of the sexes in wages and | hours of work. ‘The seers of far |vision declare that in postwar days, | ‘/when men will be in the minority in numbers, all adonomic lines dtv- their readers into a realization of how tough the war iprint have had a fair trial with their coddling recipe. :idlng men and women will disap- 15 going to be.” The magazine's advice to editors—"Get the na- tion fighting mad.” It's a great idea. Queer some newspaper editors Haven't thought about it before. Funny thing about it, though. Back at the be- ginning most editorial writers tried to do something dbout it. So far it's been a flop. The people at home are still fighting a 10 percent war. 1 You know, it's hard to get mad. Americans are peaceful sort of persons. They have to have some- thing to get mad about. That's the trouble. It's one thing to listen to advice about “whipping the read- érs” into a fighting mad mood. And another to find something to use for a whip. ‘We could advise our readers that if they don't get fighting mad they might lose the war. But it wouldn’t do much good. They've been told that many, many ‘times. * Only once, as far as we can remember off-hand, Have the people on the home front had something {6 maké them really fighting mad. That is, only éhce since Pearl Harbor. Even the truth about Pearl #rbor. was handed out in ‘small, painless chunks, mast of it pretty well sifted. The other time was when we had the hell knocked ott of us on Bataan Peninsula in the Philip- pines. The people ‘were pretty mad for a while then. They bought more War Bonds, thought a little bit fhore @bout how tough war really was, how little our Army on Bataan had to fight with, how hard we wotild have to work to build up @ force that could mateh ‘that of Japan. ' W, 4 /1§ would have been hard to conceal the shatter- defeat. on Bataan. £ X ' 4 Phit sitice Bataan, we haven't had very amucl geb:mad sbout. Not much as far as the pedple are ‘edncerned. We have had a few big battles in the “$dcitic since then. All big victories according ‘to first .!eban& The first story tells us that the Japs lost 86 many ships and planes. Later, sometimes. several days later, often months afterwards, we . find out [It's got too much milk and honey in it and not enough blood and guts! Just let our war correspondents give us a little blood and guts, just give us something with which we can make the people fighting mad, and we’ll see that they get fighting mad. | ' New German Threat | (Cincinnati Enquirer) Citizens of the United States are not likely to be unduly alarmed by threats from the Nazi capital promising bombings of American cities from the new four-motored bombets which are being produced in Germany “on a large scale.” The first reason for the calm which has followed the Berlin announcement is the fact that the United States' has no faith in any declaration which heads from that source. There have been too many false There is no discounting the fact that large bomb- ers can fly from the mainland of Europe with heavy bomb loads, release them on our East Coast cities, and return to their bases. The Allies have been experimenting successfully with ships of that size and range. But whether or not such attacks, parti- cularly from the German point of view, would be feasible under present conditions 1is extremely doubtful. It Hitler wants to operate air offensives effec- tively against American or British bases, he can find them ‘much eloser to his own airfields than are New York_ or: Philadelphia. If he is foolish- enough to Waste planes and materials fraveling 6,000 milés to stylke at an gbjective no. more important' than one just-atross the English Chaxmel, he 15 loging entirely Ihis gense of values, # 3 |/ There . thay be some' raids from Eurepean-based {planes against. America, That these raids will .be | worth the .ffort they require from the enemy is not even remotely possible. We can be .certain, under lpresem' conditions, that such sttacks will be neither effective nor large. tales from Hitler's propaganda agencies in the past. | | pear, BUSINESS AFFAIRS: This {should be a fortunate conhfiguation for shipping.. Transportation troubles will diminish for the Unit- ed Nations and air power will in- {crease tremendously. The submar- |ine menace will be overcome, as gi- |gantie freighting tasks are complet- 'ed by the Allies. American business- I;men will prove their genius for |achieving greatness as they send ]mountalns of supplies overseas. Pa- |triotism will eliminate desire for profit which was evident in the |early days of war. NATIONAL ISSUES: The Jap- anese in the United States are to present new perplexities. The few | with alien sympathies will cause injustices for the many who are {loyal citizens, it is forecast. Agri- | culture wfll benefit through the Iwork of the Nesei who comtribute jexpert service in fields and or- chards. Axis afents will be active !in Japanese centers, astrologers | warn. | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: {Joséph Stalin is to benefit in com- |ing weeks from suspicious aspects ‘wt{lch presage immense political |power and prestige, to which his knowledge of clever diplomacy will cantribute greatly. Russia’s man of | destiny knows the value of silence ‘and by keeping his own counsel he (will Jet the world go on guessing. Astrologers emphasize the fact that in postwar times he will e ad- {vantage in being a ruler’ whese !terim of office does not expire on a definite date. Experience will count for much in reconstruction days when the United States may place a new man at the head of its gov- ernment. Persons whose birthdate it is have tline during work days, hence ab- | were similar to the difficulties of {the augury of a year of unusual senteeism, . . . The National Coun- establishing world government now !expeflences which brihg happiness. cil for the Prevention of War is sending letters to clergymen sug- gesting that they write their con- gressmen against @n eleven million man force. . . . Supreme Court Justice Roberts agrees with Vice 8.4 —hut not insurmountable. . . . . | Abolition of the Austrian Legion | under Crown Prince-Otto as a U.S. army unit came as the result of violent protests from Austrians, Hungarians, Slovaks - inside the {(GQantiniied trom Page One) ————————————— abandonment of crop controls. President Wallace that the difficul-|army who were glad to fight for ties of the ‘Constitutional Conven- |the US.A. but not for the return tion after: the Revolutionary War |of the Hapsburgs. | Romance is indicated. Children born on ‘this day prob- ably will be endowed with talents which enable them to succeed in 'unu.sual vocations. They will have magnetic personalities. (Copyright, 1943) e —— ‘COTTON STILL KING On the ‘other hand, Chester Da- vi§ always has been a staunch farm buifeaut man. And the Farm Bu-| réay Federation represents the aris- tocracy of agriculture. Among other things it regresents the cotton far- niets, and the biggest nut to crack in converting agriculture to war basis is the cotton. bloc. { At présent the country has a huge surplus of short staple cot- 10n, but because of the cotton bloc the government still is pegging the pricé. at a point where it is not piotiiable to raise other crops. If pift. of this huge cotton acreage Were diverted to corn, hogs, pea- nis, catfle, the food shortage shiduld disuappedr. The South can ghow slinost anything. But Bd OrNegal<president. of the Farm Bu- u, most powerful farm lobby in ! n, demands. that the rice of cotton artificially be kept 1. Alack 5. Cut short 8. Back kvl the 15 Génus o the N c) 13. Female sheep }l— Russian river 5. Biblical tower il, Inseet 7. Kind of 20. Angient !Ityp- ' ity led w T i o up The first thing to watch about | Fosll Ctar Davis, therefore, is his| attitade toward the Farm Bureau. | fnside fdot is that Davis was| brought back by ex-Justice Jimmy Byrries. Byrunes, who understands piple. and political trénds better thhn &lmost anyeife in Washington, Bélfevdd Chester would -heal the bifeaclt between the farm bloc ‘in | Chhgress, the administration and tie Pdrm Bureau. Chester has a Jot on the ball, and maybe he can do it. MERRY-GO-ROUND Hney Longish haranguer Gerald K. Smith dethands that Vice Presi- dent Wallace be impeached. . . . War . workers in’ San Prancisco Kifi {bat stores sell meat only Tmmlpm.,t}wn‘wfi pio; Fhey - have no time to stand ml il oW : é‘l’o‘r ot rooms & flggl hostility 37. Playful struggle . Small_engine Kind of meat rehin nd of a ham- it aative ts 1. Wiy 61 'Y EEN 25, B % 5 | 7 n dddNEN a8 lll%gil AP Features \GOVERNMENT IS PURCHASING 100 MUCH FO0D | Report Declares Much Less than Half Needed fo Supply F@lmg Men 1 { NEW YORK, —The Am- ;rlu;lh n_wwet! of Food Distribu- # non:piofit cooperative clear- Ing house on infofmiation “for the foofl- trades, says the Clove has made an “excessive quota” onh puréhases 6f procesed foods and this together with hoarding by mil- Mons or privite families is vespon- sible for the high ration pohit and valué of canned and dried foods. This statetent is made in the weekly réport dnd mdiled to mem- bers of thé organization. ‘Thé report says the Government bought neafly 40 percent of the canned vegetables and fruits packed last. year and. ‘mnot te exceed 16 percent of these packs is possible, petbaps 12 percent, is actually fieed= 2d to supply the men of the fight= ing fofees until Autumn, 1943.” S . ATTENTION MASONS Stated Comfiiunication of Mt. Jupeau Lodge Monday evening ai 7:30, o'clock. Degree work. J. W. LEIVERS, Secretary. B gt EASTERN STAR w Regulaf! business ‘meeting; Tues- Ay, April 18, at 8 o'clock. ALICE BROWN, adv. - ) 20 YEARS AGO ¥ cupine APRIL 1%, 1923 Protests from herring packers against taxes on herring and one from ithe Cordova Chamber of Commerce against proposed higher cannery | taxes were received by both Houses of the Legislature in telegraphic communications. Fifteen herring packers signed the protest against taxes :on herring which came from Seattle. Dell Brown, Special Agent in Southeast Alaska for the Standard Oil Company, arrived in Juneau on the cempany’s boat, Petroleum II, from Seattle. He was on his annual trip to this district. Charles D. Garfield, Assistant Secretary of the Seattle Chamber of |Commerce, in charge of the Alaska Department, arrived in Juneau on the Alameda. HAGA Gabe Paul, of Douglas, expected to leave at once for Chichagof where he was to be employed in the company's store as assistant to Ed Hurlbut. For the past year Paul had been employed on the wharf of the Alaska Juneau Mining Company. Miss Etta Brown, of Douglas, had been confined to her home for several days with a severe cold. Mrs. Gust Wahto, of Douglas, was surprised by her friends at Mrs. Maki's boarding house, the occasion being her birthday. About 35 ladies and men were present and enjoyed playing cards. Refreshments com- pleted the evening. Following the invasion of the Ruhr by France, people of Denmark were reported to have adopted 2,000 German children of the area who were said to be suffering from lack of food. A. G. Nordale, of Fairbanks, was a passenger for the Interior on the Alameda. L Juneau was to have a regular carabaret on April 14, when the Juneau Volunteer Fire Department was to put on an entertainment for the benefit of the Juneau Recreation Park and Playground. The Estebeth, Capt. J. V. Davis, arrived from Skagway and way ports with the following passengers: from Skagway—Sanford Johnson, G. E. Naud; from William Henry Bay—E. Patzold, J. Busby, J. Soldehorn, Ted Duggan. Weather was unsettled with a maximum temperature of 42 and a minimum of 39. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon B e WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I have thought of mar- rying often.” Say, “I have often thought of marrying.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Conversant. Accent first syllable, and not the second. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Mademoiselle; DEM, not DAM. SYNONYMS: Ancient, aged, antique, antiquated, old, time-worn, venerable. 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: ACCORDANT; agreeing; harmonious. “Strictly accordant with true morality.”—Darwin. MODERN ETIQUETTE * zopgrra LEE Q. Is it all right for the groom-to-be to ask his bride-elect to help him select her wedding ring? LA Yes, If he is in doubt as to the kind of ring she wants. Q. 1sit necessary that a man and a woman check their wraps when dinitig i &’ public dining-room? A, This is entirely optional. Q. 'Should one limit the humber of guests to invite to a tea? A Nz?: the mumiber invited depends entirely upon-the size of:the home in which the tea is to be given. L e LOOK and LEARN ¥ o compon What is meant by “Romance Languages”? ' What State leads in the manufacture of coke? ‘What name was given to the flag of the Confederate States? How did the famous pioneer, Davy Crockett, die? ‘Who was known as the “Merry Monarch”? ANSWERS: 1. Languages derived ffom the Latin, such as Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, etc. 2. Pennsylvania. “The Stars and Bars.” He was killed by the Mexicans when they captured the Alamo. Charles II of England (1630-85). e ee 3. 4. 5. ‘JOKE’S A°JOKE--EVEN UNDER FIRE, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1943 ——— 4 Professional nmECTORY Fraternal Socleties Gastinequ Channel Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Buflding Phone 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart Dr. Joll‘l;_rlli'.! Geyer Room 9—Valentine Bldg PHONE 762 ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth 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 Stree$ Near Third JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. L. C. Smith and Corona TYPEWRITERS 8old 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 13; 17to 5; 7 to 8:00 by appointment. Gastinean Hote] Annex Bouth Franklin St. Phons 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 Sheif and Heavy Nardware Guns and Ammunition Duncan’s Cleaning ond' PRESS SHOP Cleaning—Pressing—Repairing PHONE 833 “Neatness Is An Asset” * 1881—Over Hlfa Century of Banking—1943 l!fl,@ehrends 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- alted Ruler, M. H. SIDES, Sec- retary. PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries an ; The Rexall Store" Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG C0. HARRY RACE Druggist Marlin Doubledge Razor Blades 18 for 25¢ “The Store for Men” SABIN’S v 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 —_————r—— RCA Victor Radios and RECORDS JUNEAU MELODY HOUSR Next to Juneau Drug Co. Beward Street Phone & INSURANCE Shattuck Agency { i CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man" HOME OF HART SCHAFPNER SYSTEM CLEANING Alaska Laundry CALL AN OWL Stand Opposite Coliseum ‘Thea SEATTLE Perfect comfort ® Centrally located e Splendid food and B X service 1 McClure, © Large Rooms— Mgr. all with Bath ALASKANS LIKE THE Phone 15 ’ | f Phone 63 || I i

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