The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 27, 1943, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. HEARN TROY MONSEN - - - = - R. L BERNARD - - President Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douslas for $1.50 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, §7.50: one month, in advance, $1.25. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the de- lvery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for rews dispatches credited to 1t or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published fepublication of all heretn NATIONAL REPR Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Fourth Avenue Bid TATIVES attle, Wash, MORE WASTE While the Federal Government time and again yept an astrologer after the manner of some carlier jmarket, has called to the attention of the public the national shortage in man power, it is alarmingly apparent so powerful on earth should be watched .sympamen-frruns will be appreciated and if from a study of the recently completed report of the cally by the planets seven? It was felt to be singu-| Senate committee on reduction of nonessential expen- ditures that the government itself is the nation's greatest waster of man power. With a total of over 3,000,000 individuals on the Federal pay roll, the committee headed by Virginia's sound-thinkig Sena- Harry F. Byrd found inexcusable waste in effort, overlapping of controlled recruit- most of the government’s bureaus. treméndous drain, effected by the govern- on tor duties and poorly ment in The ment its nation’s available man-power pool can be seen by a comparison of of July 1, 1939, with that of April 1 the Federal pay roll 1943. On the former date Mr. Roosevelt’s bureaus hired 92 individuals; by April, 1943, the total had been swollen to the unprecedented figure of 3,008,519. The in crease alone was 2,083,259—almost 2.25 times the num- ber of persons necessary to operate the entirc gov- ernment only four short years before. The 1939 figure had been amazingly high. We were then at peace, and the government was operat- ing outside of the period of “emergency” which had been given as an excuse for waste so many times in | Still em- earlier years of the Roosevelt administration in 1939 the Federal Government had a greater ployment pay roll than it had at the peak of the fivst World War. Senator Byrd's committee recognizes full well that a war such as we now are fighting requires a tremendous governmental machine if details are to be handled correctly, But the members point out Vice-President and Bustness Manager that more than half the Federal employees—55 per- not in ditect war production cent to be exact—are The number of personnel not engaged in direet war production is approximately 1,750,000, or almost twice the entire civilian pay roll in 1939! The Byrd committee demands an immediate hait It demands an immediate te- duction in Federal pay rolls, with transfer of indi- on the lists to fill any new essential positions which may appear. It calls for a cut of |10 percent as a starter—or a total reduction of 300,- 000. It calls for a revamping of governmental opera- tions efficient business in nonessential hiring viduals already to conform with sound and principles. What success the committee will have in carry- ing its appeal to Mr. Roosevelt, we can guess. Rec- ommendations have been made before along similar lines—with the results tabulated, in a small part, fabove. It would appear that the job is one which Congress itself must do—and the sooner the better for all of us. Fortune Tellers (New York Times) | According to a Stockholm dispatch, Nazi authori- |tics are alarmed by the deteriorating effect of the fortune-tellers upon national morale. Two prophets have been sentenced to jail and hard labor. Berlin s the center of these forecasters. They thrive in spite of attempts to put them out of business. In the spring of 1934 the police president of Berlin issued lan order to the effect that after May 1 astrologists chiromancers, soothsayers, the whole tribe of seer revenue only, would be rounded up and put in the clink, In 1940 these readers of the stars were upsetting | German morale again by their astrological calendars |and yearbooks. Such “foolish supersitions” were not |for privileged and heaven-descended Aryans, All this | seemed a little strange, and especially because Hitle: European sovereigns. Wasn't it natural that a man lar that he didn’t have astrology studied in German universities. Padua and Bologna had set the examplc five hundred years before | In 1939 it was reported that Mars and Uranus | “exerted the greatest influence upon Hitler”; and for all we know he may have exerted the greatest influ- ence on Uranus and Mars. Berlin's non-Aryan ally is or was kinder to the revealers of lucky chance. In 1938 there were more than 4,000 socthsayers in Tokyo Many of their clients were said to be business men. who consulted the stars before buying or selling on the stock exchange. These lookers into the seeds of time are supervised by the police. Human anatomy and certain animals such as,the boar, bull, cock, horse, rat, tiger, snake, Japanese signs of the zodiac, are the basis of the calculations by the Japanese prognosticators. The rat and the snake seem gene- alogical. At any rate the dissonance between the two great exponents of the new morality in the mat- ter of fortune-telling is curious. In Norway recently a German officer made a speech in which he pointed up the danger of the Russian “goblins” attacking from the East. Later, in discussing the speech with a Norwegian, the officer asked the man if he didn’t fear these goblins. To which the Norwegian responded: “Why be afraid of goblins invading the country when the devil-him- | self is already here?” | Wl o Shortage of manpower and shortage of sugar and other materials have reduced Blue Ridge Moun- tain bootlegging by 40 perc | This was: the iflh “fl'" |stance by which mf i the Pennsylvania q 35k tion where their Go-Reund companies would (Continued trom Page One) In other words, led to who he be, can keep track of them fact that Halsey, all jwere ready to buy which, they decl: LABOR TO THE POLLS i e The AFL and CIO have long been at swords points on a lot of things, but one thing is now draw- ing them together—the anti-strike bill. tors the bonds, If the money, the finar Behind-the-scenes, a lot of poli- itk tical cooperation is being planned ""‘Y eh;- P was for the autumn of 1944 them. And nine Both big labor rectors—a majorit ing mad over the and determined to get every Congressman who voted it. Under the bill, they cannot ¢ tribute to the campaign fund of a groups are boil- anti-strike bil |houses or other revenge on " for |are interested in ain” bonds. ¢hase of the bonds. issue $28,483,000 of bonds | through Kuhn, Loeb, despite and Otis and Company of Cleveland railroad about $580,000. However, the Pennsylvania direc- voted to get less money for |bought the bonds would have to )| tors or executives of investment strange circum-, Here is the line-up nine directors of 1. The Penn Mutual Life Insui- were in a posi- ance Co. was scheduled to buy own investment $1,000,000 of bonds through Kuhn profit from pur- Loeb. It has six of its directors on the board of the Pennsylvania Rail- road: Thomas Newhall, James E Gowan, T. S. Gates, L. T. Beale, M. W. Clement (whe is president of the railroad) and R. T. McCracken. 2. The Mellon Securities Corp. was scheduled to buy $1.700,000 of the new bond issue. R. K. Mellon, nephew of the late Secretary of the Treasury, is a director of the the railroad vot- the Stuart of Chicago the bonds at par, ared, would save owner of Mellon securities. 3. The Girard Trust Co. is scheduled to take $305,000 of the new bond issue, and four of its officials are directors of the Penn- sylvania: James E. Gowan, Presi- dent of Girard; M. W. Clement, C. which | J. Ingersoll, and W, S. Franklin. “bar- 4. is scheduled to take $2,365,000 of railroad got less ncial houses who a better buy for Pennsylvania di- y—serve as direc- concerns purchasing political party, but this does not prevent them from organizing their owil political workers and waging their own campaign for any candi- | date | Already plans are being laid to do this very thing. First campaign 4. will be to register every labor voter ACROSS . Cleaning implement Wild animal Tier Itemnant of especially those who have moved| combustion 13. Order com- to new war plants and ship-build- | iibe the & aveds, rogs and ing areas | Looes econd move will be to set up| 14 Greek letter hadan o > 15. Rubber tree icadquarters for or against pPro-| jg° carthagintan labor and anti-labor Cougressmen. 17 Unit of wire } measure- The last election saw labor gen- ment crally apathetic. That has now dis-| 33 }{‘;;“ appeared. The plans are to get out zg ;‘]enlln and ring door bells, distribute lit-| 23+ M¢a¥Ues of erature, set uj -watchers, carry| 24 Sheliffsh erature, set up poll-watchers, carry 6. Triangalar volers to the polls and buy radio sally 2. a0 Husstan heap Was fond of Exclamatlon Deed letand Bars of con- trastiog color 2. Orpamented lower part of a wall Chairman's mallet Grasping urklsh . Silly Also Solution Of Yesterday’s Puzzie 52 Put on i3 Saltpeter o Make a misiake 5. Percelve Iveriasting: poetic inglish river time and newspaper advertising for DOWN and against Congressmen according Kandis to their labor record N Nothing can' prevent any citizen &P : r from buying advertising space, or Small candies making a_speech, or contributing Slarden Firearms his services to a candidate. And E the AFL and CIO plan to pool their efforts in each community in the biggest burst of political activity the nation has seen | NOTE—That is what was behind tHE recent big CIO meeting in Philadelphia. | Distant Of the ear Prorpenade mokke Require Hindu ascetle Crustaceans Law i Cltros trutie Slipkriot Cu MONEY CHANGERS The ingratiating public relations éxpert of the Pennsylvania Rail- road slid smoothly among newsmen during the recent ICC hearing which deliberated the railroad's right to issue bends through Kuhn, Logb without competitive bidding Perhaps this was why a certain sallent fact brought out at the hearing failed to reach the public Resldes Meanuring device Cireulated ubllely Telogram Constructad Detp gorka Mifitary bar- rack Tyne ot ratiroad car Roams about Medicinal plant Jon vone Insect's egg Pennsylvania and also 50 percent| The Prudential Insurance Co.| " |the new issue. Its president, Frank- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA (PPY BIRTHDAY JULY 27 Guy Gaudett Patricia Connor Mrs. Ray H. Stevens John Clausen Arlene Hatch Svend Christinsen Ailene Hayes R. M. Stewart - -eo H - 2— : | HOROSCOPE \ “The stars incline N\ but do not compel” \ - B e e WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 i | Until late today adverse plano} tary influences are active. The eve- ning is auspicious for men in au- thority and for business leaders. HEART AND HOME: Restles: ness and discontent may be preva- | lent in many domestic circles this| summer when strain of work and| reduced opportunities for recrea-| tion affect members. Housewives Ishould concentrate upon preserva-| tion of clothing as well as food. | After the canning season which| should be prolonged to the last| fruit and vegetable in garden or| family wardrobes must be! The real value of uni-| {1enewed. the stars are rightly read there will | :bc no changes in civilian garb’ for| {many months. { BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Substitutes {for articles of merchandisc whose | manufacture has been suspended lare to prove so satisfactery that | they will be retained after the war | Expanding trade in articles devised ! for emergency use will bring money {to many persons. This is an ausfici- yous time to plan wisely for the fu- {ture when changed needs will be rumerous. In the new order what is superfluous in the art of wise living will be discarded in favor |lof what is necessary and scientifi- ;call-,' devised. | | NATIONAL ISSUES: Draft board |statistics that present shocking| |facts regarding illiteracy in the | United States will have a much| more practical effect than those| presented in the First World War when the public merely shivered/ and then forgot that thousands of | men reared in this country could | not read or write. The stars pres-| age sweeping plans for the edu+ cation of children of the under- privileged and for their proper care including well-balanced meals. Adult/ education will take on a new sig-| nificance. | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:| Despite the splendid achievements| of the United Nations the task of! winning the final victory is only well begun, the seers warn. The| victory may be assured at this time| but the task lying before the Allies| is most appalling if anayzed. Mar- velous feats will be acct)l'npllshf:dl each week, showing distinguished generalship and remarkable plan- ning by the United Nations. The! extent of the necessary conflict | makes a speedy close of hostilities a hope far too optimistic. Persons whose birthdate it is ‘have the augury of a year of meas- ‘ured success and much happiness. yDanger of deception is foreseen. | Children born on this day prob+ |ably will be independent and self- |sufficient by reason of unusual mental endowment. Many may have ;rxtraord!nary talent as writers or |speakers. | { | | { (Copyright, 1943) |lin D'Olier, is also a director of the Pennsylvania. These interested directors accept- ed the Kuhn Loeb bid proposal without competitive bidding and de- | spite the fact that Halsey, Stuart !ami Otis and Co. were offering a better price. Now the Interstate Commerce { Commission is deliberating as to whether the Kuhn, Loeb deal | should be set aside. Upon the out- come depends the whole question of whether the competitive bidding reforms proposed by FDR back in the New Deal days will be adopt- ed by the railroads or dropped like a hot potato. | 20 YEARS AGO 13 3 19 The transport Henderson on which President Harding was traveling it i B s £t a2 ) THE EMPIRE JUSUUSSS USSR U SOISU S SSSS DL S S JULY 27, 1923 frem Vancouver to Seattle, was delayed several hours as the result of ¢ cllision with the destroyer Zeilin during a dense fog on Puget Sound There were no casualties. The destroyer was damaged. Steamer Buford, with a large party of San Franci: business mex aboard enroute on a visit to Alaska coast cities as far as Nome, was at Ketchikan and due in Juneau within several days. The American trading schooner Iskum, which had been held Anadyr harbor for several weess by the Soviet government, had escaped 1 had reached Nome. in M. L. Merritt, Assistant District Forester, retirned to Juneau after spending several weeks in the field inspectine cutting areas from which timber was to be sold. v for a barbeque and picnic to be The Juneau Elks were getting read) There were to be sports for young held on the 29th at Salmon Creek. and old and also dancing. The Elks baseball nine defeated the A. J. team the previous night ore of 9 to 4. a H. 1. Lucas, Acting Secretary, had sent out notices for a meeting of the Scottish Rite Council in the Odd Fellows’ Hall. 7 Steamer Northwestern was in port from the Westward and in the cargo was 600 barrels of herring from various canneries. Steamer Princess Louise, southbound from Skagway, was filled with tourists and only two passengers were able to be accommodated from Juncau. Della Lundstrom was a passenger on the Estebeth for Chichagof In matches on the tennis court in the tournament being played, Mrs. W. S. Pullen defeated Mrs. L. D. Henderson. J. E. Barragar elim- inated R. E. Robertson. Mrs. Pullen was to meet Mrs. H. L. Faulkne: Fred Henning was scheduled to met C. E. Harland or Barragar in the ! finals Capt. Tom N rived at Douglas with his boat Emma with 6,000 pounds of halibut aboard Themas Enudson and son John left on the Northwestern for Secattle. Weather: 68, high; 64, low; cloudy | Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbox il WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “This refrigerator is no use.” Say, “This refrigerator is OF no use.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Gala. Pronounce first syllable GAY, final A as in ASK unstressed, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: All (the whole). Awl (a tool). SYNONYMS: Curious, inquisitive, prying, inquiring, intrusive WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours. Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Tod: word INEXPUGNABLE; impregnable; unconquerable. “A fortress, inex- pungable by the arts of war.”—Miman. B e MODERN ETIQUETTE ™ roperra LEE D e ] Q. Is it correct to phrase an introduction in the following manner: “Mrs. Brown, may I present Mr. Martin?” A. Yes, this is the correct form. Q. Is it proper to send out wedding invitations and announcements | in the name of the brother of the bride if their parents are dead? X YeoR. | Q. If men are sitting near, should a woman offer her seat to an old woman, when on a bus or street car? A. If one of the men does not offer his seat, the woman should. L ————— LOOK and LEARN ¥ | Y A. C. GORDON D . e e | 1. TIs there a difference in a person's blood pressure when he is awake and when asleep? 2. What material is common in both rayon and newspapers? 3. What President of the United States was unable to read and write | until his wife taught him after their marriage? | 4. What is the meaning of an “ephemeral insect”? 5. How much gold does a ring stamped 18k contain? ANSWERS: 3. Yo it is 20 points higher when awake than when asleep. 2. They can both be made from wood. 3. Andrew Johnson | 4. A short-lived insect. Seventy-five per cent. || DIRECTOR | The Charles W. Carter Batisfied Customers” JUNEAU - YOUNG EE SLTE R T 2R NOTE—Prudential, Penn Mutual and Girard Trust stood to make about $1 on every $100 worth of Penunsylvania bonds they bought. But the Mellon Securities Corpora- tion, of which Col. Dick Melion and his sister are sole owners, stood to make $2.50 on each $109, because the Mellon company would get a commission as part of the selling grfoup and also as a sub- underwriter, In other woxds, Col. Mellon, as a director of the Penn- sylvapia RR, was In a position where he could vote to benefit him- self and sister to the tune of $42.- 500, partly at the expense of the railroad. (Copyright, 1943, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, lw.'» - prpdi NOTICE As the Davis Cocktail Bar, So. Franklin ‘St, is now under new managemeént, I will not be respon- sible for any debts contracted after this date, July 26 ady. MRS. DAVID DAVIS. i L GENERAL AND PREMIER_Gen. Douglas MacArthur ¢left), commander - in - chief of Allied forces in the southwest | Pacific, chats with Prime Minister John Curtin of Australia dur- % ing MacArthur's visit to Sydney, TUEESDAY, JULY 27, 1943 Protesstonat ; Frateraal Societes Gastineau Chanuel MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. (43 BECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month Drs. Kaser aid in Scottish Freeburger e oglog (S DENTISTS JOHN J. FARGHER, Blomgren Building Phone s¢ | | Worshipful Master; JAMES w. T — LEIVERS, Secretary. 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