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

Daily Alaska Empire Published every ever EMPIRE PRI Second and Main EELEN TROY MONSEN B. L. BERNARD ree Presidens Vice-President and Business Manager Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Pelivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid. at the following rates One vear, in advance, §12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00 one month, in advance, §1.25 Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- Lyery of their papers Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office 74 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for ews dispatches credited to it or not other- s paper and also the local news published The Asso républicatiol wise credited Nereln ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATIQNAL REP, — Alsska Newspapers, 1011 'RESENTATIVES Building, Seattls, Wash. |means exactly two. '\l'()l 0GY DUE sorrespondent”” for the Chicago would do his country a great for pounding baloney Warren Baker, Tribune Press Service, service if he would his the keys of his typewriter and producing There would no longer be a meat shortage. Juneau has taken the brunt of many a trumped | up pipe dream of some correspondent or another, but Baker, in his recent think-piece on Juneau vio- lated enough ethics of the profession to cost him his job with reputable newspaper or press association | The article was obviously a think-piece. A think- | plece is something a correspondent writes when he is behind the eight ball for copy and hasn’t been on | the job. He sits down and writes fiction under the | guise of news and hopes he won't be caught at it. Baker slyly avoided directly quoting any U.S.0. source in the article, but created the impression that| the alleged facts he used came from official U.S.O. records. The denial printed in The Empire several days ago and signed by U.S.O. Director Sid Cowgill exposes Baker as far as Juneau is concerned, but the extensive damage that the faultful article has created in the States is irreparable. The information contained in the article is typi- cdl of that which can be gained only in one way— through ‘bar room research. The glaring contradictions in the article speak 1l of the men who edited Baker's copy for publica- tion.. In one place he speaks of “thousands cf‘ soldiers and civilian workers that throng the streets, | bars; gambling tables,” etc pose of attempting to establish his false statement | reveal secret any town Alaska, which made a good lead article. Later he says, “Juneau is not a boom town. Most of the con- struction work is finished and the troops that super- vised and did some of the building have been moved videst open in the [that Juneau is the for out Baker speaks of las Island across the two notorious places” on Doug- Channel from Juneau “that threw away the keys long ago These places are mild by comparison. Other Alaskan towns, as well |as any large city in the States have dives, the mild- lest of which would far outdo anything Juneau and | Douglas can offer. We also liked the pretty little part about a “man |in mukluks and parka, just in from the far north, sitting between and talking to an engineer from Peru and a politician or merchant in white tie and tails.” Only man in Juneau who owned tails discarded them many years ago because he didn't want to be singled out as a freak. But, according to information we have received from various bartenders, Baker could have seen any- thing in the condition he was in most of the time, from Peru should have had a few out of his pockets, if the writer everything he observed from his and the man snakes wriggling was to put down high stool. Baker quotes an oldtimer as saying Juneau has of policemen. In our grammar, that Chief John Monagle would glad- have introduced Baker to the seven officers on was in town, and to the police~ a ‘“couple” ly duty when Baker woman as well, curfew law and who can tell Baker how many dren play in the streets until midnight.” The war has produced some fine newspaper cor- respondents. But on the other hand, the draft, the manpower shortage in the editorial rooms have paved the way for too many journalistic bums who, if they know fact from fiction, don't” care to make the| distinction. The editors of the Chicago Tribune Press Serv- can substantiate all we have said and learn much more if they care to investigate. They can attempt to apologize for their wayward correspon- dent if they wish, and send us the clipping. We don’t subscribe to the Chicago Tribune, and don't to, now “chil- ice care { ane in Danger who is doing her best to enforce the | | Wha will | system HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUNE 15 H. J. Yurman J. C. Stromberg Frank P. Hellex Jackson Rice Louise L. Morrison Alma H. Sully Ann Campbell Mrs. B. M. Krafft Charles Chase —-—— HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” BEBNENTI SR SREFSE 8 4| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 Benefic aspects rule today. It is| a date auspicious for starting pro-, jects and especially fortunate for naval movements. HEART AND HOME: This should be a lucky sway for everyday folk the average men and women who find happiness in daily routines of work with plenty of recreation and {the pocket money to buy what they want. For them the war will bring changes but not such complete up- heavals in domestic matters as those which possessors of fortune {and social prominence will undergo. t was once the leisure class cease to exist in the United as in Europe. | Astrolo- States as well BUSINESS AFFAIRS | gers long have foretold great alter-| the international money They have predicted that, since this nation is_to be foremost | |in postwar days thé United States| overnment will be responsible for ation in (Cincinnati Enquirer) es the historic edifices in her capital |city of Rome. They are the relics of a great and | glorious age. They stand now in the danger of dam- | age from stray Allied bombs, as our attack dra nearer and nearer the heart of Mussolini's home- | land. It is to be hoped that they will be \paled——. but there can be no certainty of that. Victory, now, is more important even than the artifacts of history. Bombers of the United Nations, fight to the front doors of the dictators, will aim their bombs at military objectives. The “eggs” they | drop are too precious to waste on objets d'art, the/ destruction of which would in no way hasten vic- tory. But sometimes bombs fail to hit the exact target. Thus Rome’s priceless treasures may be in danger. Pleas that Rome be spared because of the his- tory that surrounds the city will be to no avail Prime Minister Chur¢hill has made that clear in his emphatic statement capital as the necessities of war demand Our stra- tegy indicates that the war may be ended more| quickly if Rome is attacked by air. The lives of Brit- Ttaly treaspre This was for the pur-| ish and American soldiers mean more to the Allied! poopl(w than temples of the Caesars. Result was the length of the catching a severe | SAVING (Continued trom Page One) Here is a which would save . R i i millions. can eat officers’ chow. Look BT As e don't even have to wear socks.” ;.o e, “How many hogs on the place?” [, /"0 “Well, T don’t know. I ain’t sup- - o $6,000, posed to talk about that.” other of “Mow much property do youhave out’ here?” “Well, one farm’s about 70 acres and the other about 300. Plenty of rgom.” “Been getting pretty good prices? “Hell, yes. Why just last week I, sold 6,000 pounds for $15 (a hun-| dred) and a few days ago another| {he 4 10000 pounds. for $13.40." |won't take that, “Pretty soft out here, eh?” | the for the the 186,500, that Martin shivered on the porch for UNCLE SAM'S SHECKLES simple law stands, a man com- Gov but must get one or an- fixed Government Iratings, such as $4,600 or $5,600 or Many a man aas come to Wash- lingmn from the business world in 9 | |the last few years, willing to work |for $5,000. But there is no Gov- ernment rating at that figure, is offered $4,600, he must be paid $5,600. Likewise, if he is a $7,000 man,! willing to work for that figure but not for less, he must be given $8,000. Literally hundreds of men have! come into the War Production Board at salaries $500 or $1,000 more than they would have ac-| cepted, simply because the Reclas- sification Act of 1923 establishes| the figures of $4,600, $5,600 and| $6,500 with no elasticity. The same waste results in the field of promotion. To keep good men these days, Government agen- cies are obliged to give promo- tions without waiting for the 2% vear period required by Service. So the agencies resort to evasion. They writing up a new job for him at| a higher salary level. He might be Muniz and interview, Muniz cold. suggestion the Government ernment cannot figure of $5,000 50 and if he “Yes. T'm not my own boss| though. I've got to take orders| from Bargent. He's head of the| whale farm detail. He got raised| up, to be warrant officer.” 1 ACROSS “Warrant Officer Sargent’s house | . Meadow i3 met far from another hog farm, - [ndian. fatien, opefated by a “Mr. Wallace” and| Acknowledge located on government prop- | : Gaten e erty., Captain Ware’s own - house| overlodks the York River, on one| sile of which is a good-sized gar-| den, cultivated for the Commandant by the Seabees, who also lend a hand with other agricultural chores! n ilgcessary. | Capt. Ware, when questioned, that he was helping out the meat situation locally; that most of his hogs were sold for barbicue | recteational purposes for the men, jght on the place, but some did| go, 1o the market in Richmond. Even so, with government land, government labor, and government | machthery, it's a situation to make | most hog raisers green with envy | , Swamp . Slumbered . Beverage International agreement . Bcripture reading . Exist Had on Restrain Top plece of an arch Number A Lomf TNArrow. g . From a dis- GOOD NEIGHBOR PRESS During the Food Conference at Hot Springs, the Brazilian delegate wagted to get in touch with news- men, to release a story of interest | to Bouth America. But newsmen, according to the President's edict, were not allowed inside the hotel 80 Dr. Joao Carlos Muniz was obliged to telephone the press «quarters, asking to. be interviewed AP newsman Ovid Martin came to the hotel porch and met the Brazilian there. It was a chilly, rainy day, and the Brazilian had no top-coal. But he could not take Martin inside the hotel, because of the ruling that delegates should | not be “molested” by newsmen. Crossword Puzzle s+ flfl | AN,/ dunmp 7 d . Trouble 5. Act of going In Tree . Meaning 52 One of the laity Sun 7. Kind of duck Biblical king card game Aromatic ¥ principle of violet root ry Finish [ Restrain River flatboat Solution Of Yesterday’s Puzzle 3. English queen 4. Flavor . Sole 6. Bind 17, Use 8 Measuring instruments 9. Sunken fences Performed DOWN 1. Upper floor of 2 Pncher 10 11 19 Meteorologeal conditions . Animal allied to the rac- coon ombination urvival ot former days : Relativeg %flllfl R L pirated . Tableland | Decia AP Features | money market | mer Civil] reclassify the employee bv‘ veeping reforms that stabilize the Through the Sum- experts will devise |patterns for commercial transac- tions of the future with the idea of preventing past crises affecting trade and commerce NATIONAL ISSUES: Political party leadeis come under planetary |aspects that are confusing and dis- turbing. Although astrologers have financial carrying the|prophesied a fourth term for Presi-|increase our vocabula | dent Demo- | ignore Roosevelt ambitious crats and Republicans will the message of the stars which seems to warn of any successor to| the Chief Executive until the end| of the world war. There is, how- ever, a sign read as indicating A‘ health or accident hazard. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS As the tides of war reach a ter- that we shall bomb Mussolini’s tible height and the world trem- ing | bles the impact of battle en-| |gines and falling bombs, Bible | prophecies will take on new mean- ings. Scholars and mystics will read in the pages of the Scriptures amazing predictions of current events, and interpretations of words | uttered centuries ago will be widely | istudied. The wisdom of the an- jcients will be declared as belong- ‘mg to this age, the seers declare. | Persons whose birthdate it is ihave the augury of a year of sud- ‘den journeys and strange transis| |tions but caution will assure more| than average happiness. Love af- fairs are most promising. Children born on this day prob- ably will be highly intelligent but |subject to nerve strain from over- ‘Lxexuon They should have fin- ancial success. (Copyright, 1943) in | | satisfied with a $500 raise, but re- classification means that he gets lat least $900 more, or even $1,500 | more. A simple change of the law would save hundreds of dollars in thou- sands of cases. (Copyright, 1943, by United Fea- !ture Syndicate, Inc.) NEW SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRATIC NAT. COMMITTEE “ Termorlal Treasurer Oscar G. |Olson, Democratic National Com- | mitteeman for Alaska, has received ‘word from Chairman Frank C. | Walker of the Democratic Nation- |al Committee that Edwin W. Paul- iey, Secretary, has resigned due to | business pressure and George E. |1sland to succeed George JUNEAU ALASKA 20 YEARS AGO #%% supire B e e e ) JUNE 16, 1923 | President Harding met with the Cabinet .the previous day for the !last time before departure of the President on his Westward and Alaskan |tr ip. The meeting was held to get certain matters out of the way, leaving | the President free to make preparations for the long trip. | R | Miss Dorothy Stearns, of the Stearns Dancing Studio, left on the Northwestern for Seattle to spend a month or six weeks with her aunt, Mrs, Charles Arnsberg. She planned to study dancing while south. Dawson had a heat wave early in June, according to reports received from the Interior community. ©On June 7, the temperature registered 91 degrees in the shade. The pleasure boat Ventura had been sold to Mrs. W. A. Borland by |E. Gastonguay, it was announced. The boat was especially fitted up {for cruising, having a well equipped galley and main saloon - Deputy U. S. Marshal William Feero had been assigned to Douglas Getchell, resigned. Mr. Feero spent the x(mnmnn looking for office and residence guarters in Douglas. Tenakee on the Estebeth were Mrs, John Rundquist and two daught Helen and Violet; Mrs. William Robertson and daughter, Rita; Mrs. E. F. Cashel and two children, Margaret and Frances, and Mrs. Joe Reidi. Douglas residents leaving for was to leave Chilkoot Barracks acks, across country ording to word was to accompany Lieut. E. W. Gruhn, Tth Infantry about June 18 on an exploratory trip from the barr at Carlson’s roadhouse, Private Ernest Moyer to the Government Railroad ac received from the barr Lieut. Gruhn Mrs. Felix Gray had accepted as matron of Dr. H. C DeVighn's Taku River Camp for the summer season and had chosen as her assistant, Miss Impi Aalto. They were to leave during the day for the camp to get it in readiness for visitors. a position Weather was cloudy with a maximum temperature of 61 and a minimum of 3 P e Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpbon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, Say, “In my OPINION." OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Dirigible. I's as in IT, and accent FIRST syllable, OFTEN MISSPELLED: Antecedent SYNONYMS: Permit (verb), allow, consent to. WORD STUDY: “In my estimation, he is a real artist.” Pronounce dir-i-ji-b’l, all ANTIS. empower, ANTEC. Antiseptic; let, license, tolerate, and it is yours.” Let us Today’s word: | but over- “Use a word three times by mastering one word each day frailty. “His disposition noble, FOIBLE; a moral weakness; shadowed by superficial foibles MODERN ETIQUETTE " ROBERTA LEE ) luncheon should he offer to pay her luncheon check? a man, at accidentally meets a girl who is lunch- Q It at the same table, A. No, and the girl should not expect it Q. Should a girl who is invited to a house party and cannot accept, give a reason to her hostess? A, Yes Q. What versary? A. Gifts of china gifts are appropriate for the twentieth wedding anni- LOOK and LEARNA C. GORDON USSP S 1. When and to whom was the first United States patent granted? 2. Does the word “day” have more than one meaning? 3. What President of the United States said that he “had a single track mind”? Does Australia extend farther south than Africa? How many species of birds are there in‘the United States? ANSWERS: On July 31, 1790 to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont. Yes, it denotes the period between two nights, and also 24 hours. Woodrow Wilson, I Yes. 768 species, with many more subspecies. Views Big Plant TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1943 ! Professional DIRECTORY o Gastineau ol i 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, Worshipful Master; JAMES W, LEIVERS, Secretary. B. P. 0. ELKS Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednes- days at 8 P, M. Visiting Brothers welcome. N. FLOYD FAGER- SON, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, Secretary. Drs. Kafier and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Bullding Phone 656 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 468 PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries Phone 18—34 R R ——— e ——————— "“The Rexall Store" Your Reliable Pharmacista BUTLER-MAURO DRUG €0. | HARRY RACE Druggist Marlin Doubledge Razor Blades 18 for 25¢ Dr. John H. Geyer Room §—Valentine Bldg PHONE 1762 ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 FIRST AID HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Parker Herbex Treatments Will Correct Hair Problems Sigrid’s “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 Repairing at very reasonable rates Paul Bloedhorn 5. FRANKLIN STREET Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Beward Street Near Third JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING Juneau Melody Shop | FRANCISCAN DISHES | R.C.A. Victor Records | BRING OLD RECORDS INSURANCE Shattuck Agency L. C. Smith and Corona Bold and Berviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Batisfled Customers” | SST— DR. H. VANCE OBTEOPATH {| Rice & Ahlers Co. | Allen of Mississippi has been ap- | pointed to succeed him. Pauley will remain, however, | Acting Treasurer. | Allen, well-known business execu- |tive, is a member of the board of directors of a number of impor- tant corporations. He has served three years as Commissioner of the District of Columbia and is well-known for philanthropic work, being vice-chairman of the Infan- tile Paralysis Foundation and Na- tional Chajrman of the March of Dimes Committee. He also is special assistant to the Chairman of the American Red Cross, Norman Davis, and ha¥ served as hig representative over- seas. He also is a member of the Executive Committee of the Boy Scouts of America. Allen is a nephew of John Allen, who, for 30 years, was a member of Congress from Missise sippi. Allen was an intimate asso- ciate of the late Sen. Paf Harri son, and always has been active ‘n the work of the Democratic Party as + Looking over one of the high octane gasoline plants at Baton Rouge, La., were (left to right) Rubber Director William Jeffers, Under- secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, and M. J. Rathbone, Standard t_?ll official. "I There is no substitute for Newspaper Advertising Consultation and examination free. Hours 18 to 12; 1 to §; 7 to 8:00 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Anmex South Franklin 8t. Phone 177 e ee— CALIFORNIA | Grocery and Meat Marxet | 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods as Moderate Prices “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURSI" Juneau Florists Phone 311 H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 Alaska Laundry PLUMBING HEATING Arc and Acetylene Welding Sheet Metal PHONE 34 [ JUNEAU - YOUNG | Hardware Company PAINTS-—OIL—GLASS Shelf and Heavy Nardware Guns and Ammunitien CALL AN QWL Phone 63 Stand Opposite Colisenm Theatre Juneau Heating Service B. E. Feero 211 Second St. INSTALLATIONS and REPAIRS Heating Plants, Oil Burners, Stoves, Quiet Heat Oil Burners Phone 787 or Green 585 "Guy Smith-Drugs” (Careful Prescriptionists) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK'S DANISK ICE CREAM Duncan'’s Cleaning and PRESS SHOP Cleaning—Pressing—Repairing PHONE 333 “Neatness Is An Asset” BUY WAR BONDS 1891—0ver Half a Cenlury of Banking—1943 The B.M.Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL SAVINGS