The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 20, 1943, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire . rnuunc every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond and Main m JIIIII. Alasks. HELEN TROY MONSEN - R L BERNARD - - flu-mnmm Batered in the Post Office. 1n. 3 4 s Second Clase Matter, | thE, Present bill c w»mm%uummisun I8 By ayshens. ’ By matl. postsge Daid. 8 the foliowing +"wil contei & tevor it Theu- would be the added expenses of mainwn ing a court system, a Governor's office and a Secre: tary of State's office, along with paying the bill for the latter probably running about $55,000 each biennium in itself. But on the other the Legislature, THE DAILY. ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA - - President |y, the Territorial Auditor has been performing the usual duties left to the Secretary of State. And arries a $100,000 appropriatiog™to Most of the Federa] activities would still func- W18 (tion in the “State of Alaska’” 1t is difficult to find will promptly notify ! 'any Federal office that would be withdrawn or even .l'“" =, Oftice :l say, fatlure or 8 the 8- | . oiled. Tulathobes: News Otties, 002 Bysineqs Otflen, 3% | Added expense might bring added taxes. The MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED mfi‘umal-nn dispa mhn.m,w“ muflhm‘nmm L e -— | NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1811 \fagrican Buflding, Besttls, Wash. " Federal Government now owns more than 99 per- %o the uss for [CeNt of the land in Alaska, which may not be taxed | belief. hout the permission of the Federal Government. Some form of ta¥, which would add a burden ito Alaskans, might be necessary. But Alaskans, given isf.atshood. would more readily submit to a tax, is our | Another bill in Congress, introduced by Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, asks that Alaskans be der toward home Rico's Legislature Provided for 'given the privilege of electing their own Governor. |1t is difficult to find any objection to this. To pass this bill would be adding at least a rung in the lad- rule. One of the reasons for this new interest in more home rule for the Territories is the current problem in connection with Puerto Rico. An investigation of conditions there seemed to prove that the Territory was being used as a “guinea pig” for some hairshirt philosophers who were at- tempting to put socialism into effect. At the insistence of Federal officials, Puerto in the last two sessions has: Government ownership of more HAPPY BIRTHDAY APRIL 20 Judge George F. Alexander E. L. Bartlett Milton Daniel | Edith. Guest Dawn Chapman | Connie Carlson | Helen Adamson Colleen Davidson | Mildred Thompson | HORQSCOPE “The stars incline [ but,do not campd' \ | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 Good aspects and their opposite appear to, conflict in the, horoscope | |for today. Benefic planetary in- fluences are active. in the after- noon. HEART AND-.HOME: Discussion |of drafting of workers for. farms and factory, which. has caused tuo‘ «| much misunderstanding, calls at- !tention to repeated advice by the | than half the island’s sugar lands; Turned all of the sugar mills into public utili- | too much talking. They believe that | seers who see serious dangers in| regulation of a Public Service | the time has come when families 20 YEARS AGO 7% gupire S e SN S RY APRIL 20, 1923 William Franks, one of the best known sport fans on the Channel, ‘and posted right up on ring generalship, had been selected as the third man in the ring of the American Legion smoker at Elks' Hall the following Saturday. Three big bouts had been arranged. Excellent singing featured the performance of the musical tomedy | “In the Garden of the Shah” at the Coliseum Theatre, put on_under the auspices of Alford John' Bradford Post, No. 4, American Legion, the previous evening with Elmer A. Friend as director, Miss Irene Nelson played the leading role and William Fry took the leading man’s part. |Others who had important parts and whose singing was excellent were | Miss Legia Kashevaroff, J. B. Bernhofer, Mrs. Alaska Y. Kleinschmidt. Wilfred Leivers, in a negro character role, was fine in comedy work. Grover P. Davis and W. G. Culver were also good in character roles. Girls in the chorus were Miss Lillian Collins, Miss Katherine Sickels, Miss Dorothy Haley, Mrs. Nina Ford, Mrs, Horace Adams and Miss Dorothy Olson. A general invitation had been issued all members of the Merchant Marine and Fisheies Committee of the House to make the trip to Alaska ‘on the U. 8. S. Cambria, which was scheduled to sail from Seattle May 31, according to E. M. Ball, Assistant Superintendent in Alaska for the | U. S. Bureau of Fisheries. : Judges and officials for the track and field meet of the Second | Annual Southeast Alaska Inter-School Meet were to be: Referee, Earl Jamieson; starter, J. E. Barragar; clerk of the course, Grover C. Winn; | assistant clerks, John Langeth, Joe Williams; announcer, Claude Hel- beson; track judges, William Fry, Felix Gray, A. B. Cole; timers, Jack | Wilson, Dave Housel, W. S. Pullen; field judges, George Swarva, R. R. | Brown, M. S. Whittier, G. A. Johnson, Roy Jones, Walter DeLong, Peter Gilmore, Hon. Charles Brown, Jr.; scorer, F. A. Metcalf; assistant scorers, J. H. Kline, Raymond Grefe; reporter, Dorothy Haley. '[UESDAY, APRIL 20, 1943 DIRECTORY ;ocoiisci. Drs. Kaser and Freeburger Blomgren Building Phone 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries Pheme 10—34 ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG €0." The Charles W. Carter HARRY RACE THE STATE OF Al SKA? | ties subject to | should refyain from words in the | A bill is now pending in the Congress of the United States for the purpose of granting powers of Commission; Authorized the Government to purchase and op- erate all forms of communication; statehood to the Territory of Alaska. Co-authors Provided for Government ownership of all means of the measure are Senators William Langer of North 'of transportation; Dakota, and Pat McCarran of Nevada. The Senator from Nevada should be in a posi- !,«fl-e,,ues may be tion. to foretell the objections that will be raised to | the bill. Similar. to Alaska, Nevada has a small | population, part native, Many of its problems are those of Alaska. knows that the main ohbjection to the bill will be Created a Government bank in which all insular deposited; [least critical, Unity of = thought | which is confident and constructive is most important this month, they say, when tremendous events are in the making. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Intgnse !action by the United Nations:next Authorized the formation of a development com- lmom.h is_forecast and preparations pany through which the Government may engage in any form of private business. will greatly stimulate many lines |of business. This means, also, that These changes to socialism, it should be pointed 'on the home front there must be | For that reason, Senator McCarran probably out, were brought about under “emergency war not that the population is too small, in itself, not |in Puerto Rico. that the expenses of statehood could not be carried by the people of Alaska, not that the transition would be difficult, if brought gradually and well-planned. | But the objection will be connected with popula- | tion. Is it fair, the Senators will ask, that from Al- powers” granted by the representatives of the people | This is an example of what can <huppen to any Territory. Editorials E is for the editor who thinks himself blue in the | aska's small populace two Senators will be sent m‘ face to find new ideas for them. Washington, when New York, or other large states, | D is for the damn fool that people think he is for | with populations many times that of Alaska also have only two Senators? That is. an objection that has been raised many times in connection with Nevada. The only answer to it is that Senators never have been elected on the basis of population, a mat- | ter which is considered in alloting the number of them. Representatives. The objection is not valid in line tiHdin, with the American form of government. But never- | , ;o g0 theless, it will enter into the picture, mainly in the | them. background The expense of statehood is a problem to con- some of the things he says in them. I is for the interest a few of his readers have for | T is for the torrent of replies he gets against them. 0 is for the opposition he gets to them. R is for the relief he gets if no one says anything | bad about them. | T is for the injury some people claim he does with the applesauce he’s supposed to have in | L is for the libel he tries to keep out of them. S is for the satisfaction he gets out of speaking his | sider, but one that can be overcome, It is fairly | piece in them—anyhow! certain, that granted statehood, Alaskans would be faced with an economy program in the extreme. Put them all together; they spell EDITORIALS— and nightmares for the editor!-—Quill. il (Continued trom Page One) suggest that they are peeking around corners at him just to prac- tice. up for spying on Hitler. He replies: i ‘ i i partment, are, pulling together, they may. really go places in uprooting the seeds’ of foreign .propagandd, dormant since. Pearl. Harbor, but ready: to sprout the mlx\uve the war is over. ‘The six-foot-two Texan is now good friends with six-feot-two John Rogge, special Justice Depart- ment ‘prosecutor of the 33 alleged iseditionists. Both figure that their main objective is helping the coun- try rather than calling each other inames. mass of information which, if used wisely, can: root: out the Nazi. sub- versive. network which now. hasfled | underground. Dies has in his files the 'names of about 100,000 Bundists,. plus 300,~ 000 members of the. Gérman-Amer- ican alliance, plus 25,000 - members of the KYFFHAEUSERBUND, an organization so secret that its mem- bers had to take an oath to do confidential work. Most of these. were. naturalized | | sacrifice and. unselfishness in small things as well as in large matters 'of personal indulgence. Supplies for the magnificent armies that| participate in the great offensive will strip shops and factories, the ‘seers forecast, and food shortages | may be greater. NATIONAL ISSUES: Congress will be the scene of exciting debates | which ' expose. many opinions, but! hack of. all will be the will to do! all possible for war needs. Legis- lation that breaks long-established traditions will be passed and much ifed tape will be cut as the need {for direct action on many questions is imperative. Recognition of the |value of ‘experience among men {prominent in the First World War 'as executives will be urged ‘from time to time as history repeats it- 'self in presenting troublesome prob- lems relating to food distribution |and large-scale transportation. | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: | Before the winter the United Na- tions will have won many. battles and will ' have proved that victory 15, inevitable. Hitler's unconditional sdrrerider may be delayed and'even after many triumphs ‘conflict with }the ' Nazis may 'be prolonged, ac- | cording to a reading of the stars. ‘The Japanesé ‘'may survive longer |than the Germans, it is forecast, although there is to be an’ offen- {is in worse condition than any |place damaged by the enemyy) | Persons whose birthdate it is sive which bombs Tekyo untfl it | Twelve women contested ih a dog race at Nome late in February and the time of the winning team was four minutes less than the time made by men over the same course earlier in the month. Mrs. L. W. Matilla won first place; Mrs. Ruth Cameron, second, and Mrs. Ellen Miss Helen Lomen, Miss Gladys Collier, Mrs. Pedar’ Berg, Miss L. Vander Sterre, Mrs. J. E. Rynning. A surprise party was given as a compliment to Mrs. F. A. J. Gallwas in remembrance of her birthday the previous evening at her home in Douglas. Over 30 women were present to enjoy the occasion and whist furnished the diversion of the evening. Prize winners were Mrs. Felix Gray, Mrs. Axel Kromquist, Mrs. William’ Robertson and Mrs. A, Garn. Mrs. Gallwas was presented with a beautiful nugget and ivory pin. Weather was fair with a maximum temperature of 48 and a mini- mum of 41. Daily Lessons in Enghsh gv' L. GORDON the pictures.” Say, “ALMOST all the pictures.” NO), accent third syllable. solicit). foreign. state.” MODERN ETIQUETTE by ROBERTA LEE Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sts. Marlin Doubledge Razor Blades Weaver, third. Others finished in the following order: Mrs. Guy Mish, | FIRST AID HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Parker Herbex Treatments Will Correct Halr Problems Sigrid’s “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. You'll Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP e R ek A Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Beward Strees 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. Beward Street Phone & INSURANCE Shattuck Agency JAMES C. COOPER WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “We have seen most all Business Counselor OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Microscopic. Pronounce mi-kro-skop- COOPER BUILDING ik, first I as in LIKE, first O as in OBEY, second O as in ON (not as in L. C. Bmith and Corona OFTEN MISSPELLED: Canvas (a kind of cloth). Canvass (to TYPEWRITERS Bold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. SYNONYMS: Extrinsic, external, extraneous, unessential, outward, 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: CHAOTIC; without order; confused. “His affairs were in a chaotic “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” DR. H. VANCE OBTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:00 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex ——— CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Markey 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices . Q. What should two people do if introduced.to each other for the second time? A. If the occasion is a formal one, they should both acknowledge the introduction and not attempt any explanations that would be em- barrassing to the person making the introduction. However, if the occasion is an informal one, it is all right to recall the previous meeting. Q. Is it necessary to send a gift when one is invited to a church South Frankiin St. “Say It With Flowers” but “I“don’t mind their peep-holing, but I thought we were fighting this land/or “sabotagess, of.- reputatians” around him who have been any- {thing ‘but fair to some of their victims. Nevertheless, Dies per- the time to act’ regarding formed an important sepvice in helping wake the country up long | before Pearl Harbor when it badly War. | needed waking up, and he has a war ‘to get away from Gestapes.” NOTE: When Washington offici- | als see anyone peeking in their windows, they know it's either | Military or Naval Intelligence. J' Edgar Hoover's FBI is too smart to pull any amateur detective tricks. Amerlcans, are still in this country, iyave the augury of a year of.great | Wedding, but not to the reception? “Thousands of vigilantes and| (Copyright, 1943) ITALIAN. ROYAL FAMILY | Now that plans are being made ! CrOSSWUrd P uZZ;tt to put Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in as eventualy Governor General of Italy, a lot of Italian-Americans are worried over the.tendency of : some British-American diplomats to lean on King Victor Emmanuel | 1'l'v l\’gl‘:}l‘m vehicles u and the.Royal House of Savay, 1131 1 15, ACROSS 32. 38, Unit of work 3 L llypo('rillcll Device for Said gracious Lord Halifax the | g entine cloth 3. other day to Gount Sforza, former - Artifcial Forelgn Minister of Italy, now ex- | o o lisunge & iled ‘here: ican bird 45, “I think we, can save the House | 17 Algobalic. of 'Savoy through the Pope.” i n., M&I'A'ctlon to - :z. “The. House of Savoy isn't worth | 51 ” oIt radia 52, saving,” replied Sforza. “It's weak- ” fi" A ness. would. drag. down the Hu\ue‘ .mu horses . 54, of Windsor.” ’ iy 5 ‘This seemed to register with the lt Restrictive war56. Botish, Ambassador. © | CAPITAL CHAFF | E¢onomiczar Jimmy Byrnes,! whase office has suffered from lack | of press relations, has taken un‘ ‘Walter Brown, South Carolina radio ' te and former crack Wash- ington newsman. Czar Byrnes has‘ some Al men in his office—Donald Russell, for instance, whose brain i like a steel trap, and his lips alse, . . . Before leaving OWI to joln the, Army, David Karr pboned unchy Frank Waldrop, who had W n a story about the Dies 0%“” quizzing Karr on being 1 ler ‘brush' salesman. “Since when,” asked Karr of Waldrop, “has it been subversive to sell| Fuller brushes? The only reason | you aren't-in the Army is that they | couldn’t squeeze you into a uni- | form.” . . . DIES COOPERATES Now that turbulent, charming | Martin Dies and 'the Justice De- ! i 4. l’\monl l!lh 40. Supremely | Performer . Light beds Friendly DOWN; h 1. City in - Qlosss Oklahoma int, 35 BiitedstiEan 2. Bo carriea Rodent Browned 'bread prnhlblllonllt 0oily liquid Foot covering 3. Top of the head, Appears Dies has had some “zealots” and are ready to pop up as SO0 | gotivity and many changes. Many A. No; only invitations to the reception require gifts. as the war is over to cry isglation |, on winl travel far with the armed Q. How many vegetables is it necessary to serve at a dinner? and weep over persecuting Ger- many. Dies points out that now is| ' cpjlaren born on this day prob- polenelia suibbietol pntrtott?:r: ably will be successful in whatever | §=7" gy o r rather than wait until after the:un" G Mats esisatined. forces and may expect good:luck. A. Two vegetables are sufficient. L ; by win many friends, some of whom LOO K an d‘ l_ EA R N will impose upon generosity. e v K \ - C- GORDON “ B IS ST IRy 1. How did the custom of superstition of "knoéking Bh v;ood“ orig- | iy inate? thembers. of - the' Hlan.": Dics. el 2. Which is the largest of the Central American countries? Itold the Justice. Department, “are e Working . sub. rosa on, the 3. What was.the original name of Mount Vernon, the George Wash- Wizeady ington estate? . makings. of a strong fascist or- 5 ganization. The Nazis know how 4. On what. five lakes does the State of Michigan border? to use them. And unless we do 5. What is the seat on the back of an elephant called? something, now about the men who ANSWERS;: ' were ready to. sell their. country|: 1. From the days when persons were accustomed to placing their ishort, they'll be selling us short|hands on the statue or effigy of a diety to ward off misfortune in the again after the war.” event of boastfulness. 2. Nicaragua. 3. The original name was Hunting Creek, and was changed to Mount Vexrnon in honor of an English Admiral. 4. Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair. 5. Howdah. i RUSSIAN, ACTORS. ACT Leonid Antonov, of the Sovigt Cininie Saciety, tells how. when the Red Army was.fighting from street to street in Staunanfl,. a_group motion_ picture actors left thejr studios and asked to be, given arms. The..genéral in charge of the ares bluntly refused, sent them back| with. this answer. “We have soldiérs, but' we haten't mmynkm Yourjabiuwmu_ mfim plmms Now, back to ywr ;iug.l(: afld make them! We don’s ou, ty, Carry rifles, nor- dg. we. ud you at the barricades. The. ( military ' setvice yau ni is to go on. actihg and nmdfig the pictures which the sol=| dhl'l med" MERRY-GO ~io D | Jomephus. Daniels, e getting | mimgst. ‘nmore kick' out ‘of edit his, Raleigh (N.C.) Neéws and a server ' than' from being. in. pyplie. oftice, points. out. the. silliness 'of- calling the 'Japanese cherry bles- soms. “Korean” . . Ahnnuuln Grew's staff, retumed from T reports that the Japanese rv:ih:fd for mem duflng their pe- inf seemed -ashamed, of: lym Harbor, treated them with dgunnu 1943, by United Ml ture yndicate, mc) “SAY IT WITH OURSI” Juneau Florists ting Sheet Metal Hatdware Compmy PAINTS—OIL—GLASS Guns and Ammunition “Neatness Is An Asset” ieau Channel MOUNT -',".J’NEAU 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. e e Meets every Wednesday at 8 Visiting Brothers wel- come. N, FLOYD FAGERSON, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, Druggist 18 for 25¢ FINE H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTEING SYSTEM CLEANING i Phone 15 j Alaska Laundry | | N ® Centrally located © Splendid food and service ® Large Rooms— sll with Bath 1891—Over Half a Century of. Banking—1943 Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL SAVINGS