The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 15, 1943, Page 4

S R T < Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond and Main lfl‘“ NIDI!, Alasks, HELEN TROY MONSEN R L BERNARD - - President | Vice-] Pruluul -nd Bustness Manager Entered in the Post Office im Jumesu &9 Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION BATES: Delivered ly carrier in Junesn and Dougiss for §1.50 per menth. y mail, rates; postage Dald. st the following One )ur. o dvatice; 15.00; #1x monthk. 1b advanes, $7.60; ‘one month, i advance, $1.25. 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JAP THREAT In the light of recent developments in the Pa- cific theater, the speech made this week by Jap Gen- éral Sato, Chief of the Bureau of Military Affaii that, preparations for a Japanese air offensive against ' the American Continent have been completed, may .not be taken as idle chatter, Throughout the winter the enemy across the sea Has, undertaken no new large offensives and has had mugly time to put its war machine in order for op- emflons this spring and summer. ;7. Japan, itself, has been free from any form of | attack except that of sniping by our submarines. The | valuable raw. materials for war, wrested from the | Brmsh Duteh. and Americans in the conquest of tast, year have probably been put to. good wuse! throughout the winter months. It is certain that the Japs have been building many airplanes. i In the Southwest Pacific, Japan's sea and alri mwér Has been largely concentrated at Rabaul on | New Britain, and other bases north of the Solomons, a protective barrier for the eastern flank of hcri territory conquered last spring. Strong forces also are being rapidly built up in | the islads ‘north- of ‘Australia where some ' 200,000 J‘gp troops may be stationed. Reports of mass, 100- plane attacks on Allied bases in this theater show ‘huge concentrationis of air -strength. "I the Aleutians, where Bur flyers have carried | more than 60 attacks against the enemy since March | sailors. Igood manners or [l. the Japs are pushing toward completion an air- field from which they probably expect to send planes against our new bases in the Andreanofs and per- haps against Dutch Harbor and other points within flying range of Kiska. It should be remembered that the Jap base at Paramushiro in the Kurile Islands is only 675 miles |from Kiska, closer to Attu where the enemy is build- ing another runway. The distance from Kiska to | Dutch Harbor is 875 miles by air. It should be remembered also that "if we should seize these new Jap bases in the Aleutians, the Kurile Islands will still be only 675 miles from what would be our airfield on Kiska It is apparent that things are going to happen |this summer in the Pacific. Military, Not Militarized (New York Times) | Three or four years ago a soldier or sailor in [ uniform was a fairly rare sight on New York streets. Now, of coutse, he isn't. Still, he is in a minority, To-get the full force of what the mobilization of millions means one has to go to one of those small communities on the verge of great camps where it is the civilian who is in a minority. A traveler reports ing on that situation in a Southern town which once lived mostly on its historical attraction for tourists writes that at first he felt lonesome. Sometimes he |seemed to be invisible and sometimes he seemed to stand out in the crowd as though his plain business suit- were something made of feathers or the skins of wild animals. He felt better on Saturdays and Sundays, when he might be mistaken for the parent |of a boy in camp or the uncle of a Wave or a Waac, But he and his like were always unusual. They didn't belong to the club. This, he suppesed, was militarism, even though the military were polite and didn't run civilians through with their swords or push them off the |sidewalks. But when he looked a little closer he saw that he wasn't actually surrounded by soldiers and He was surrounded by Americans in their working ‘clothes, whieh- happened to be uniforms. {They had accents which showed that they came from forty-odd of the forty-eight states. Some of them liked to roll dice and drink beer. them liked to be taken on guided trips through the | historic showplaces, and would ask questions that showed a college degree or a lot of reading in the |background. Some sang in unison and some dis- cussed electricity and strategy. Some were mild and some were tough, and it was hard to tell which would make.the better fighter in a pinch But what impressed this traveler most was that the officers and the rank and file didn’t seem to belong to different social classes. There was some bad grammar in both categories, and in both either | a native consideration for other peopie’s feelings. There was much humor. And one could see seamen of the ordinary or classified sort. privates and non-coms, and officers of all armed services at times perched on stools at the same lunch counter. In time one forgot the uniforms and saw mcrely the individuals: hundreds of individuals, all Americans, all sworn to unguestioning obedience, yet just as independent and different as the same num- ber encountered in civilian life. The traveler writes that he felt reassured by all this. He thought that | perhaps the American people are sufficiently mijlitary to do'the job that lies ahead of them without be- | coming in the bad'sense the least bit “militarized.” not failed to move |acted, (‘UX HITS‘ Representative Cox, howeéver, has ‘Almough making speeches on the lfloox of the House praising Attor- |ney General Biddle (who has not | Cox has ranted, raved, ac- CONGRESS-BAITING ' DOESN'T PAY BACK againist the FCC. | of a Congressman, or even rémotely some of | ' And as a further lesson to an)-‘ one who dares ruffle the feathers|again astrologers foretell that rev- insinuate that he does not have a|through Europe. Underground or- lily-white soul, here is, what has ganizations in all the subjugated happened to a key FCC witness, countries will spread in strength as (Continued trom Page One) in full chase. ONE BIG CLUB Should, for instance, a certain Congressman from New England, realize that the Justice Department was staging a criminal probe of his lobbying for war contracts, all of ‘Congress immediately would de-: mand an investigation of Attorney General Biddle. Or sholild a certain Senator from |} the South fear Justice Department | seritiny of war sub-contracts held | by his family; or should the J“S‘(e).uded from so-doing by the moral | 1aw Isense of all mankind.” tice Department. probe. the fees received by another Senator, | «peignant.. cries. of “INVESTIGATE THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT!” would almost life the Capitol Dome. The Congressional motto is, “We | Gongressmen must stick together.” Apparently they don’t realize that the hest way to keep the confidence of ;the country is to keep lhelr own stables clean; and that it was not until the German peuplv lost confidenté ‘in’ ‘the Reichstag that Hifler was able to seize power. RECEIVED © $2,500 Most: interesting - illustration . is | the current case of Eugene Cox, al very , likeable Congressman from Georgla. The Federal Communica- | tions ‘Commission charges that he| recefvéd a check for $2500 from | radi station WALB, Albany, Ga., after he had used his influence with the FCG to improve the sta- tion’s facilities. = The Gommission sdys that Cox later converted this ,$2,500 into stock of the station. All of this. was thoroughly inves- | tigated by the Commission and is a matter of public record. How- | ever, unlike some other government bureaus when they stumble on the activity of a Congressman, the FCC did not hush the thing up. It | proceeded with a thorough probe. Furthermore all seven Commis- sioners voted unanimously to send the . matter to the Justice Depart- ment, as a violation of the crimi- nal statute (Title 18, U. S. Code Sec. 203) prohibiting a member of Congress from representing private clients before government agencies. It was two of the Republican members of-the FCC, rather than the New Dealers, who took the lead in this. Since then, the Crim- inal Division of the Justice Depart- ment has recommended prosecu- tion, but nine months have passed and the Justice Department, as usual, has failed to move .s;,amsl a Congressman. land created such a furor that his |who once delivered a significant |cused the FCC of Gestapo tactics, colleagues have voted ‘an investi- gation. Counsel for the investigation committee is an interesting charac- ter, Eugene Garey, 63 Wall Street, who has distinguished himself in | various attacks against the ‘Securi- ties and Exchange Commission and incensed at 'Cox’s the FCC. While o in. Anglo-Saxon justice than the | testify. principle that no man can be a ljudge in.his own case. He is pre- dicted by a Georgia Yet as chairman of the investi- | gating committee, of which Mr. Gmey is counsel, sits Congressman Cox, il pow, be the sid- ling j MS own ¢ase. 4 the charge of “larcency house.” This is based on the fact| that Lord copied about 18 ‘docu- |ginal letter. ments in the files of WALB per- | taining to Congressman_Cox's ac- tivities, and also removed one ori- Edward J. Lord of Orlando, Fla. When Lord was manager of Sta-|tions offensive are made with reck- tion WALB in Albany, Ga., he was|less daring. Gestapo cruelties will and /be terrible and unjust executions activities, later appeared as a witness before Widespread but - ineffective. the witness’m hiding or guarded in a hospital stand, DeLacey Allen, attorney for | lor sanitorium should read the hand- WALB, threatened him with crim- | Writing on the wall which each inal prosecution if he proceeded\ rthh his testimony. The trial ex-| n speech. at the University of Vir-‘ammm immediately called Allexr |ginia where he said: down for trying to intimidate ar “Nothing is more firmly rooted |witness, and Lord proceeded to| Since then DeLacey Allen’s threat has materialized. Lord has been in- | |indicated. grand jury on from al HAPPY BIRTHDAY APRIL 15 Mrs. Anna. E. Snow | Ethel Whyte | George F. Clark William J. Reck Minard Mill, Jr. Charles Tubbs Clarence -Rhode Marian DeSotte R. F. Wilderman H. H. Hatfield /- e HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” Friday, April 16 After the morning “hours benefic aspects rule. It is not a favorable date for promoting new enterprises| or for launching them. | HEART AND HOME: fetters ‘that convey devotion rrum men in the armed forces, but thos whom they meet may be quite un-| responsive. The ‘stars seem to pre-| sage anxiety and ~apprehension among young men in uniform who teel the effects of uncertainty re-| garding future assignments in Unit- jed Nations service. Women should be philosophical today as’ they con- |form cheerfully to changes in the pntwrn of their lives. | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: This should be a fortunate rule of the |stars for American ~businessmen |who will profit -through Govern- ment cooperation. Taxes will con- tinue to be felt by the general pub- lic which failed to save systemut—; ically’ for war burdens. Gradually | average men and women will ad- {just their budgets carefully so that they will accept increases coura- geously without undue anxiety. The {sders foresee future benefiis| ‘Ithmugh wartime 'financial discip- {lines of many sorts. NATIONAL ISSUES: Unavoid-| |able inequalities in the sacrifices |due to war will cause unvest and ‘even serious discontent in certain |quarters. In the field of agriculture spring emergencies will be disturb- llng as manpower needs increase. Comparison wages and profits pre- lvalhng in industry will add to a | broadening sense of injustice al- |though farmers will reap unusual ireturns for their produce. This | months “is to develop vexing prob- lems for Washington which must |engage in.the largest food. project |ever presented in the history of the | world. INTERNATIONAL "AFFAIRS: | olutionary influences will spread | preparations to aid the United Na- Hitler week becomes more distinct. Persons whose birthdate it is'have the augury of a year of experiences pleasant and otherwise. It is well tosafeguard health. | - Children born on this day may be | nervous, critical and intuitive. Suc- | cess in certain lines of writing is (Copyright, 1943) Today in Tallahassee, Fla., the | state of Georgia will ask Governor Holland ' of Florida, |Lord, the man who didn't realize | | ACROSS -mmu ,v 40. Automobile 1. Tableland 2 Form of: gov- 5. Cutting. tools ‘ernment | .9 Distant 4. City in lowa 12 Pertaining to 43 June bug’ | the ear 19. Wiid plum 13.“Ardor 50, Onionlike 14 Shoulder: Vegetables { comb, form 52 A king of 15. Obstruction Judah 1T Thing: law §4. Misteal fiw" i 18 Proper . Conjunction 1 Erohthaive® B8 Sory PAINIGIA 31 Cnoerning 4%, Young saf N 3 v p[‘rnx §L Unitzof wh (i[,r}fl ] ow ranner measul et [ETCISIE | 5 6. St o being [E[CISIE] 27, lm!l\ldnau 3 i fame 66, OIf Krench cotn A 3 6T, ul bing. plant Fafgiee o | u ggml the knee g /\z]nnv {)?);ml p qa‘%wn 3. Father | %6 ehin . O | 3T River duek 1. Bribk Nb-dress .+ Land'méssure . Row. 7% Spreads to dry :fabric st S g SRETY 6. Note lot Guido's 7 scale laadd/saas’ 1 WAl In water % 5. Scoft 2z AEEE AN dEEHE | 3 10. Fined 11 ‘Rose-shaped fiEmELEmEE 2@ o | wyea Pronoun L L1 ..fl%fl. : Shess-iunns Y parrot - fll%%fldl dlldd’ dl d7dl %IIII= i EEd//s 72ANdR7 AR’/ fl%flllfllllli 7/ E . Disw! 3 gln. Russian Swamp A“".',,mm the . Wooed lll. A Oln . South Amcrlm e ray wnlld hemp 2. Haul . English letter 5. Affirmative that . a Congressman cannot sin, and who dared to testify against a {member of the exclusive club ‘on Capitol Hill. MERRY-GO-ROUND | A diplomat who talked to Pre- !mier Laval just before the U. S.- North African landings in Novem- {ber' got this: reaction | from him to extradite |’ for Under |and their this configuration girls may expect|States. the my | the iabout the winner of the war: “The Germans,” said Layal," “are not going to win, but the: Allies won't e -strong: enough' to- get anything :mote-than a negotiated peace. They will- fiot. be able to impose thely \térms on Germany.” . . . W ih Afriea? . . . Postmaster Gener- al Walker’s. censorship hearings to bar ' magazines . from second. clas§ [ privileges are absolutely secret. The press dannot attend. For years all hearings of this kind have been open to the public. The Federal Trade Commission which can re- voke a trade mark, the Federal Communications Gommission which can revoke a radio license, the Tar- mouth | lowers tariffs, all do business in the 7 i ‘3.';‘;';‘{’&»:"35" open. But the Post Office which . ) S .1,,,,,., can revoke mailing privileges is ’//« / 35, Neryous twitch- | super-hush-hush. . . . The. exiled |4 . fl.fl.,//,///%/ 9. mau‘r vetch Jugoslav Government . will soon 7///“.“....“ 0. Heeo @y guick- move from London to Cairo, partly 41 unyl -;ng,” to be nearer the Balkans, partly to “tis "o get away from British influence. Remarked a British diplomat. on hearing this news: “The Jugoslav Government is too fragile to move.” ... v-¥oung Democrat Harold Mos- kovit will lead a drive to oust Rep- resentative Mike Kennedy as head of Tammany. (Copyright, 1943, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) iff Commission which raises or || I\ 3 | scheduled to be held here. solo, et e e e ridiculous. MODERN ETIQUETTE ® roprrra LER Q. When -the hostess is pouring coffee at the table, where should the coffee pot be placed? APRIL 15, 1923 Juneau High School students were to debate Douglas High School students in the first round in the Southeastern Alaska Inter-School Meet Juneau was to take the negative side of the question, “Resolved, That the United States Should Subsidize its Mer- chant Marine Handling Foreign Trade,” and Douglas was to have the affirmative. Karl Theile, Surveyor General of Alaska, was recuperating from an attack of severe cold that had confined him to his home on Glacier Highway for several days. Fourteen numbers of delightful vocal and instrumental music and “Witches’ Dance.” several charming dancing numbers provided an evening of entertainment for the Juneau public when the High School Girls' Glee Club presented a program at the school auditorium. Tecla Jorgensen was enthusiastically applauded for the solo ,“Mammy’s Song,” as did Iris Gray for her piano The High School Orchestra gave several selec- tions under the direction of Mrs. L. O. Gore. B. F. Heintzleman, of the U. S. Forest Service, returned to his head- M. L. Merritt, of the local Forest Service office, the States on a business trip. two children. The validity of the city ordinance establishing quarters in Juneau on the Jefferson from a trip to Skagway on official business. left on the Jefferson He was accompanied by Mrs. Merritt They expected to spend some time in the rates for electric {current for all uses in the City of Juneau was upheld by Judge T. M. Reed in the United States District Court. The April term of the United States District Court was to convene following day. The Leader Department Store was open for business in the Jaeger- Weather was rainy with a maximum temperature | minimum of 40. Erickson Building next to the Gastineau Hotel, where it was to be for two months at which time it would move to its permanent quarters in the Brunswick Building. of 45 and a Daily Lessons in English % .. corpon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, promise.” Say, “I shall not WITHDRAW my promise.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Facile. Pronounce fas-il, I as in ILL, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Calendar. Observe the AR. et s e e ettt “T shall not back out of A as in AT, SYNONYMS: Ample, abundant, enough, plentiful, plenteous, copious, sufficient, liberal, bountiful. se a word three times and it 1s yours.” increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: ABSURD; obviously opposed to truth; “This proffer is absurd and reasonless.”—Shakespeare. WORD STUDY: To the right of the hostess. No. POPOP Not‘if she is otherwise careful and -efficient. LOOK and LEARN 2 Why is a part of the elbow called the “funny bone”? Who is Azrael, in Jewish and Mohammendan religion? Which bird produces the largest eggs? Where is the “Land of the White Elephant”? Who was Aeolus? ANSWERS: 1. This is a pun on the term o “humerus,” upper bone of the arm. 2. The angel of death, who watches over the dying, and separates e soul from the body. 3. The ostrich. 4. Siam. o 7 PR Y 5. Ancient Greek god'of the wmds. ] Let us inconsistent with common sense: When writing a social letters should one number the pages? Should a servant be requested to replace a dish she has broken? . C. GORDON w,mm.mW' which is the name of the BIasI (agliari Sardinia, dyrln: the 100-plane air atuck upon the Nazi supply base Bombs hit five merchant ships, 21 smaller in the Mediterranean. vessels, dock installations and a railway station. Photo, made during the raid was flown to Allied headquarters in North Africa and radioed to Washington by the U, S, Army Signal Corps. Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building Phone Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 453 Dr. JO.M&GGY“ Room 9—Valentine Bldg PHONE 762 ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Pitted Lenses Ground The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Pourth and Frankiin Sts. PHONE 138 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 Batisfled Customers” DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 13; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:00 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Anmex South Franklin 8t. Phons 177 “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURSI” Juneau Florists Phone 311 JUIEAU YGUNG Hardware Company _ PAINTS—OIL—GLASS Duncan'’s Cleaning and PRESS SHOP clunlnt—hudnz‘—m PHONE 333 “Neatness Is An Asset” COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1943 | DIRECTOR)Y se | |Worshipful Master; JAMES W. The B. M. Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaskd Professional Fi mhmul 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, | 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 ""The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG. €0. HABRY RACE Druggist Marlin Doubledge Razor Blades 18 for 25¢ “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 Repairing at very reasonable rates Paul Bloedhorn | 8. FRANKLIN STREET RCA Victor Radios and RECORDS JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE Next to Juneau Drug Co. | Beward Street Phone & INSURANCE (! Shattuck Agency \ A CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods a4 Moderate Prices H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTBING ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 ! Alaska Laundry | CALL AN OWL Phone 83 SLAI‘TLE ® Perfect comfort ® Centrally located ® Splendid food and g F. B. service McClure, © Large Rooms— Mgr. all with Bath ALASKANS LIKE THE SAVINGS