The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 4, 1943, Page 4

'hm‘v a pay-as-you-earn plan. Those who earn more P! as result of the war—farmers, war workers—will pa a higher tax, and those who earn less, perhaps a Daily Ala.skaiEmI;ire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRR PRINTING COMPANY |because they have been drafted, pay less. But the Second and Matn Strests, nn'--.nm national income is greater and the Treasury gets 5 S PR ) N o amvaant | more money at once. REntered in the Post Office in Juneau as Seeond Class Matter. Let Americans Fight SUBSCRIPTION o Ty e TR | (Philadelphia Record) 5. 18 advenes, 47.00; | You never heard of a hospital like it. But you r 1t they will prommptly motify May recognize the patient -} Ture or Icrepulhrity 1 e do. | On one side, keeping constant check on his pulse, Uivery of their pa ‘Telephones: Ne'- Omo' 602; Business Otfies, 374, inurses are working in relays to hold up his morale. !On the otHer side, more nurses watching a thermo- 1meter kept constantly in his mouth. n-n-orum‘mn-o Xy ] P "‘”‘:‘fi,"f - '“‘ His brow is fanned by still other nurses lest he | the local Hews |become over-excited. Dark curtains keep out the wm in this paper and also mmumnovm% NATIONAL REP] light. And when his tray arrives, his beefsteak is coated with chocolate, even though he didn't order it Yet this patient isn’t sick. He's a big strapping fellow. Healthy and strong. Struggling to get out of that hothouse and take care of his own morale. Perhaps you recognize him. He is John Q. Am- lerican being cuddled by the “Papa-Knows-Best” boys — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 'RESENTATIVES American Building, Seattle, Wash. to take the facts of war straight. Yet, in that shape, John Q. is supposed to be set for victory! Pardon if we choke. If our picture of the civilian American patient is slightly overdrawn it's because we're bang-up against a situation that needs to be criticized to keep it from becoming worse: Denying the truth to the people, or messing it up with extenders to (a) maintain an ersatz morale, or (b) cover up brass-hat bungling. Nobody complair of military censorship that keeps information from the enemy. The nrgument is solely over keeping from people information they have a right to hear. The President himself set a perilous precedent {when he proposed to bar all correspondents from the conference on post-war food problems. Even the MORE FOR THE TREASURY ‘ In normal times, it doesn't seem to make much difference how an income tax is paid—taxes on last year’s incomes paid now, or taxes on this year’s in- comes paid the same year. 3 1t is probably less work to figure out taxes on last year's incomes, especially less work for the em- cally a gag, as noted in the letter to the President from the committee of Washington correspondents. Now comes the statemient of the 15 Wwriters who quit OWI, that their resignations resulted from ‘“‘con- ployer who under a pay-as-you-go plan would h"veivicunn that it is impossible for us to tell the full | to do the figuring truth.” Elmer Davis’ reply to their charges is creaky In normal times, if a person’s income is growing \nt the joints. Able and honest as Davis is in his a little each year, he also finds it easier to pay his |famous role of commentator, we wonder if He is tax for the income of the preceding year. But when ’equauy able as an administrator. We wonder if he the picture reverses, it isn't so good. !knows just what his organization of more than 3,000 Right now, with prices rising all the time, most |is screening from public view? incomes are becoming smaller in fact, perhaps not | Two incidents, these. in figures. |be checked. For example: It would seem that a pay-as-you-go plan would" Staging of the Anglo-American refugee confer- not ony be easier on the taxpayer during an infla- “’"“bl‘“ ;e:;:nudz} “’t’:d r“z‘ccy lP‘”el"’“"""“‘ com- parable ose for the food parley. ::enn;y pe‘x;irt;d,fll; ‘::l v:::uvlfl Al e Do Tiey G0 Drew Pearson notes that a U. S. submarine sink- Those who argue that to establish a pay-as-you- tog dtia Ve Wmcgiy'p, ralessed by e Ny oo Search y = 13 as apparently fresh news, actually took place last go system is to “forgive” or “skip” one year's taxes November. are not on solid ground. They are classed with those A 7 Refusal to permit pictures to be taken of the who claimed that by establishing daylight saving amny plane which crashed into a home in Philadel- time, an hour was gained or lost. It is simply de- phia last week, because they'd be “bad for morale. ciding to call 2 o'clock 3 o'clock; and to substitute No need to toss in other instances. Our readers ofie bookkeeping system for another. | recall most of them. Instead of calling this year's tax a tax on 1942 | Tt's not a crisis—yet. But were headed for incomie, simply call it a tax on 1943 income shoals, and with plenty of time to steer clear, let's It is cértainly much fairer in time of war to correct this dlnge'rous tendencv at once. |dent revoked his earlier letter put- 'ting Baruch and Lew Douglas m P charge of war production. M" | This was the last victory of the Long-Haired Boys. Nelson, his of- !fieial, life. saved, gave ‘them. an, mIABl IS ironic: réward, He demomd them. ’ _ | The planninu Jooard now ; has been] L elegated to o subofdifiate’ place in | ! DEMO V‘Ew {Contintied trom Page One) ————————— ally Roopemt came out for the big!the WPB' set-up. AH of ‘fihem havy ajfplane program. resigned: M No. 2 in March and April NOTE: That 'is the way thlng; of, last year involved the ploblem ‘mmenmes operate in Washington. in Washington, who think he's too much of & sissy amended schedule of press arrangements is practi- | But part of a trend to HAPPY BIRTHDAY | MAY 4 Jack J. Donohue Mrs. W. B. Kirk Hilda Sanders Julla Neill | Mrs. Fred Malcher R. F. Wheeler Otis T. Elannish Irving Cook - - HOROSCOPE | “The stars incline but do not compel” WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 This is not an important day in| | planetary direction, but there is a promising sign for our navy. Avia-} tors should be especially cautious under this configuration. HEART AND HOME: Women‘ lare subject to benefic aspects today { which should be fortunate for their |center in the home. Girls will find| this a Tucky date in love affairs. Young ensigns may be extmmely | susceptible. The stars favor actress- | les and entertainers who will con-| tee, the work of repairing St. Ann's Avenue in Douglas had begun. [lubute much to programs in uam»‘\um of $1,000 was ing camps. It is well to avoid intro-| |spection while this rule of the stars| |continues and to remember that| ithe last to quit at 6:35 a. m, | ment in the House and Senator John W. Dunn in the Senate. | the Senate and House presented the presiding offic ‘speclnl interests, notably those chat‘me home of Mrs. Gore, 20 YEARS AGO 73 MAY 4, 1923 The Sixth Alaska Legislatlire adjourned this morning, the House being and the Senate at 6:27 a. m. Fred B. Johnston, youngest House member, made the formal motion for adjourn- The final THE EMPIRE ‘day's session lasted virtually 21 hours. Gov. Scott C. Bone, Se(lttnr) Lou Harding, Secretary of Alaska Karl Theile and John F. Starr of the same office, were on hand ‘@uring the closing hours to be of any assistance to the Legislature. President Hunt of the Senate surprised Senators and the spectators at the adjournment of the Senate by singing three verses and three choruses of a song of 50 years ago, entitled “My Native Land.” P. R. Bradley, General Manager of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, was aboard the steamer Princess Mary. Mr. Bradley had spent the previous few months in the States on busines: In recognition of their service to the legislative bodies, members of s of each with hand- some gold watches near the close of the final session Assistant Forester E. A. Sherman prrsmted 71 volumes as a nucleus {for a marine library to the Forest Service boats operating in this dis- trict. The library was to be known as the Sherman Marine Library. Mrs. A. G. Shoup and Mrs. L. O. Gore entertained with bridge at Nine tables were played in the afternoon and ten in the evening. Under the direction of Couricilman DeMytt of the Street Commit- A \mnopmlm for the job. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Friend and family moved their residence from Fifth and East Streets to the McBride-Fisher house on Sixth and Gold Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS what is most dréaded seldom hap-|gireets, mflt';’asgfistsmo‘;ffi?nim n‘a“::s‘ Weather was generally cloudy with moderate variable winds, the | tire month. Business leaders who| maximum temperature was 54 and the minimum 46, (have demonstrated the resource- Ifulness of the American people" |will feel the goad to extended ef-| ‘fort The word “must” will be' {stamped on factories, shops, ships, ‘ah'plane; as never before and wu1, prove that what was once impos-| !sible can be accomplished. Banks and bankers will support the na-| tion with true patriotism as finan- cial problems multiply in Waxh- {ington, D. C. | NATIONAL ISSUES: As hoald— ers’ supplies diminish black markets \will profit greatly, astrologers fore- |cast. Despite Government measures /to blot out a wartime disgrace, un- dercover operations will be conduct- /ed with increasing skill and success. Purchasers of illicit merchandise ‘will be cleverly trapped here and |there, it is indicated, but food sales will increase. The cost of maintain- ing an organization able to detect and to bring to justice black mal», ket owners and their employes will | be discussed by state and federal | authorities. | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Death s to strike leaders in both United Nations and Axis war plans. |In Europe high ranking officers of 1g‘,!el'mflrw And Italy may be assas- ‘slnzzed. Disedse is to attack Hitler ‘aind "Mussolini, byt sidden ‘demise s ihmealed 10" the Nazi ictator. is-to, Be written in blood Jafid at such speed that the world iill be corifused and perplexed as {the end of the’war is awaited with | (Pronounce’ first I as in VINE) of; too many factories. Tt too many factories are built,” warned the Long-Haired Boys, | “there won't be enough steel and | copper for the actual weapons of war.” | This row was won by the Army.| Came September, however, and the\ Long - Haired Boys once again| warned that the nation was build- | g far too many war plants, that J there was not enough raw material t0. keep them running. The row finally was won by the | Mrs. J WASHINOTON May 1-Demo— apprehensions - of revolutions and ven ‘massacres in ‘Eurc cratic observers of thie pre-] preal-; Persons whose ”h.mdag:p; is have | dential campaign scene seem ffl",the augury of a year of struggle in | ther from agreement about the 1944|{Which unexepected circumstances choice of the Republicans than offer difficulties. Success will follow about their own most probable can-|discouragement if hasty decisions didate, but they share an idea that|are avoided. anothéer Republican convenuon Children born on this day may| Meets Wednesday at Mfs Floyd Fagersons deadlock is in the making. A fa-|have extraordinary talent in the |vorite son entry ‘then will gallop arts. They should de ambitious, en- Junior Trinity Guild ot Trinity away with the prize, they think. |ergetic and sudcesstul. Cathedral will meqt Wednesday, | Many Democrats here on visits, (Copyright, 1943) May 5 at 8 p. m. at the home of |from various sections of the coun-' Floyd Fagerson, 510 12th try foresee a wartime presidential; ——— Jumor Trinity Guild planning board. The combined gen- | Street. race as fostering a eral staffs of the Army and Navy & Co-hostess with Mrs. later agreed that there was a Wwill be Mrs. Victor Powers. danger of too many factories, They iled Somervell's program ! w No. 3 was over scheduling.| s The Long-Haired Boys claimed you | (-‘ TS5 WOK d l))’l.}e 0o REGLD © couldn't have Tubber factories, es-| . = CIE B L EMPIRIOCIE R cort vessels, high octane refineries,, ACROSS' 38, Atitficlal laa- ICIRASIONIALP] = warships and Maritime Commission | - Fall behind . Boete | 4 Disgrace : ships all at the same time; that| . Fiow back 41. Serpents someone had to decide Which was| (% [eminie name 42. Argblan king- most important and schedule the. certain 44. Rare mineral materials to them accordingly. 18, Ponabe 48, MeZioan e In the end, WPB and the Long-| 1% llf::;lmc:,\‘mnz fé ;’i::‘r‘\{]v;fi! Haired Boys won. And Patterson’s © " macaw 50. Flowering current complaint about rubber (ac~l & B eavas o BPant taries being finished instead of 0. Live coals two equal octane refineries, belatedly proves | i A28 form ot | v6: Ll‘{({;‘fionm: sEFIREWE] m.. long !:Z:M Bavesbasn usheg: | & 5{,",‘?‘,’3“"‘" "59, fi:{\&lfi e Solution Of Vuurdny‘t Puzzle i - $atite o mihmaen @ Adlitontod 3 OfEN Bt BAVING NELSON'S HEAD {3 S o1, ‘ot o’ oo e No. 4 ‘was over the size of | 3. Migh card In gl Sesame YT 4 R:""',t{:o. m Aftiy, in- which the planning | i) {:mnan “. A‘;wam(mcnu 2. Afresh R Board argued that we did not rleed | the huge total of eleven mmtan. under &rms. In this row, the | esiderit jumped in on the side of | \13 Army. The Long-Haired Boys | . Last ang most spectacular row wha ‘to save ‘the head of Donald €lbohr as WPB chief. Actually the .signed a letter putting m té Baruch in charge of ‘war . Under him, because of !IE wss to be an admlnlstn-‘ | mflty, energetic Lewis Doug- ion. of the War Shippmg‘ 'mn suddenly the Long-}hired‘; W to Nelson's support. | Wayne Coy, a potent in- | ey 1 with the President, to go to i the- House. Mysterionsly, the | m.md to the press. Buddenly, firéd Ferd Eberstadt. This w Washington. Old Don | they ‘decided, had. taken a | m.-eonluc his turned the tide, The Presi- | Roosevelt| Senator ‘Guffey of Pennsylvania, Fagerson fourth-term ‘candidacy. But mot all'mor his expressed conviction that of them share the enthusiasm of President Roosevelt's re-election as 3 isee ideal conditions, wHen the par- 'well as his re-nomination is a fore- |gone conclusion. THe . by-election /mortents of 1942 have many of them | worried. They voice doubt that ‘even |another Roosevelt election sweep could insure Democratic house con- trol. : Foresee 'Confiision Viewing - the Republican scene, however, the same Democrats fore- ty. ‘converition assembles next sum- | | mer, for multiple favorite-son hold- ‘out tactics to confuse the nomina- tion outlock. There' are Republican {governars: in about half the states. Many of them ‘other than Dewey in New York, Bricker of Ohio, Stassen of Minnésota - (nOw ‘serving .in the Navy), ‘afid ‘even Warten in Cali- forfila, . have been or -are being boomed. by tHeir’ friends. % As of today, few Republicans en- tries fnto - presidential primary rae- ‘8§ on & hation-wide scale can yet e, dhceir-a ‘Wenaéll - Willkte is dieWed as Heading in that direction. 5 mums have Goverhor 'flr Daily Lessons in English . 1. corpox WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The four men spoke to each other.” Say, “to ONE ANOTHER,' when more than two. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Bestial. Pronounce best-yal, E as in { BEST, A as in AT, accsent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Codicil; two C's, and not SIL. SYNONYMS: Excuse (verb', forgive, pardon, condone, acquit, exon- erate. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. VICARIOUS; performed or suffered in place of another; substituted “Tt was a vicarious sacrifice.” MODERN ETIQUETTE ® oprrra Lee @ When invited to a dinner party in a restaurant or hotel, does one have the privilege of choosing his own meal? A. No; the host or hostess orders the meal in advance, and the guests eat what is placed before them, the same as at a dinner in some- one’s home. Q. If one receives an invitation that does not specify how long one is to visit.as house guest, should the letter of acceptance state it? ’A Yes, .specify how long you intend to stay. 4. ‘Wihen:puséing your plate for a helping of some dish, whiat should you)io with your silver? A. Always leave the silver on the plate. LOOK and LEARN 1. Excepting Australia, which are the three largest islands in the world? 2. How many receive? 3. Which are the two largest cities in the United States in area? 4. Who reached the South Pole in 1911? 5. Which is the oldest known grain that is used throughout the world? ANSWERS: 1. Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo. 2. Seventy-nine. 3. Los Angeles with 448.6 square miles, and Chicago with 206.7 square C. GORDON articles of clothing and equipment does a soldier Roald Amundsen (1872-1928). 5. Rice. DUCHESS AND YOUNGEST CHILL 8 drafted 11 1044 unless a military tigtre mflops'fiy thiat tirie to steal the show. o m.pmm iy mlhy ‘friends i the Gastinegu, Channel ‘avea for thejr kind syrhpashy ‘during the iliness ‘and death of ‘my husband, l)n {w t.hc[r mlny beautiful floral 3 “» MRS. JACK HAYES. Save the date; Bat, May 15° Annual ‘DFD Dance with Tew's Orcm THIS CHARMING STUDY .of the widowed Duchess of Kent and her youngest child, Prince Michael, was made in her home in England. The boy’s father, youngest brother of the British king, was killed in a fly- ing accident sometime last year in Scotland. (Internationel) Today’s word: | Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 468 Dr. Joh‘xlzvg..'Geyer Room 9—Valentine Bldg PHONE 762 Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground Mortuary Pourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 FIRST AID HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Parker Herbex Treatments Will Correct Halr 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 6old and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Ce. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Batisfied Custorhers” DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination i 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 HEATING Arc and Acetylene Welding Sheet Metal PHONE 34 JUNEAU - YOUNG Hardware Company "Guy Smith-Drugs” (Oaretul Prescriptionists) NYAL Family Remedies and PRESS SHOP Cleaning—Pressing—Repairing PHONE 333 “Neatness Is An Asset” COMMERCIAL ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. DIRECTORY l The Charles W. Carter [ TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1943 - Professional Fraternal Socleties Gastineau Channel MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTE Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. JOHN J. FARGHER, Blomgren Bullding Phon Worshipful Master; JAMES W. et LEIVERS, Secretary. B.P.0 ELKS Meets eve Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting Brothers wel- come. N. FLOYD FAGERSON, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, Secretary. 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