The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 7, 1943, Page 4

PAGE FOUR ° " THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA ki . . had moved out and had occupied the Andreanof R TS IO I T T RIS S UL WIS G 1 ) Dally AlaSka Emplre Islands, a shift to bring the air bases for attack : 2t ! Sl s aventns St SRS T nearer the Japanese. It was only three days after HAPPY BIRTHDAY l 20 Y E A RS A G 0 from EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY this that it was announced that the Japs had { THE EMPIRE Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. abandoned Attu Jsland and Agattu, but on November s :,m-.m,.,.,._.-,,wm- S et BELEN TROY MONSEW - ¢ ¢ - President (59 the Japanese showed up again at Attu and Mrs. J. E. Connor Entered (o the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by earrier in Juneau and Dousias for §1.50 per month. By mail, postage paid. at the following One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; one month, in advance, §1.25, Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will prompily notify the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de- Bvery of thelr papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Bustness Office, 374. The first January 12, whe A few week: tempt to.bomb made in Februa {in April, 53 in MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for fepublication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published berein. | August. It was | evacuate TATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 . | Meanwhile, on May 11 by May 30 When Can. NATIONAL REPRESEN Pourth Avenue Blde., S | that the enemy len the way. It impossibility of arget at the er tream | missed the boat the United Stat | defense installat process has prov have had to sta out. Ten years book of war in the North and built back ipation of Kiska, and the | CHAPTER ONE ENDED vter one ¢ Pacific ended second cha bombing raids ngainstia little more expert, they might have succeeded.‘wgr the seers declare that severe| ———— " the nort | Instead, the Japs didn't complete a runway on Kiska |tests are indicated. . . . by The ded was one of the ,ne) July 23. By that time, our forces had moved | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Merchants| Dally Lessons |n Enghsh strangest the back files of THe | gu: as far s Amchitka with practically no enemy |today are under harmful influences| W. L. GORDON Empire a T wce did our troops meet the opposition from the air. If the Japs had constructed |which are to end fortunately be»} S e e e Y Japanese on the ground in dri 4 ":‘“ :“ ; ’m"; ‘ their Kiska and Attu airfields as quickly as we ‘“““-‘i‘&ifi};:fi? ,-:;m‘:.?,l,':! ff:ei:m?x‘ WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “You have seen most all three of the islands. Air power, with the help of naval i ¥ at Amchi 5 oy sl = » “ ”» e our flelds in the Andeanofs and at Amchitka, n‘remd' needed changes in regula- the pictures.” Say, “ALMOST all the pictures. u, did the forces and the use of ground troops on A air would have been alone might have Many enthusi it wa job. In the long run pushed the Japs from th of the latest form of warfare argued this. As power utians. the men in the air carried the bulk of the b‘”d('; this early this year. But by holding Kiska until last ]U.s!'menls in many arms of the| SYNONYMS: Sour, tart, acid, acidulous, acrid, astringent, bitter. Alaskans remember that on June 3, hl9;(, l:w | month, they held the missing link in our attack chain ‘Gv’(l)fsmmf‘nt :nnchin.e;ly.b lndco'mmg} WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us fight began with the Jap attack on Dutch Harbor. |, ... japan -from the North Pacific and gave weeks attention will be diverted |, regse gur vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Navy base, and’ against Fort Mears, Army base. On | the next day these two places were attacked again along with Fort Glenn On June 7, Tokyo announced Japanese forces had occupied islands in the Western Aleutians, and on June 11, our Navy patrol planes saw the Japs on Kiska. The next @ay the Japs were reported on Attu and the regular attacks by air against the enemy at these two places began. A month later, July 17, the Japanese were reported on Agattu Island. The enemy on these three islands were raided whenever weather permitted the long distance flights, and this was not often enough. The Japs strength- ened the bases and made the final phase of the battle more difficult. Last October 3 it was disclosed that our troops new blows that north. We are now us in the North until we establis| highway leading We have reached the poin New we must point. developed a strong base. and began work on an airbdse that would be only 63 nautical miles east of Kiska—on Amchitka Island. | July and over a hundred in the first two weeks of dian and American troops landed on Kiska August 21, they found no Japs. along which may planes were coming in a continuous | We corrected a great mistake when we finally got around to establishing bases in the Aleutians. We apparent that Japan was building up for war against |jliness in coming months . Conser- The Japs started to do this for us Early this year we had established the necessary |which presages domination of prac-| Pronounce pe-tet, sases which spelled defeat for the Japs in the Aleu- |tical methods over theoretical ven- | syllable. tians. It is very likely that the Japanese realized |U Japan another six months for preparing to meet these | .. in which the United Nations! 1942, We have taken back what the Japs took from |attention as the convalescence of have the Japs in the position which they had us in when they established bases in the Aleutians. Just|iye ctams they observe signs that as the Aleutians were the beginning of the attack seem to presage economic questions | so are the Kuriles the beginning of the road to Japan started our comeback trail and have SEPTEMBER 17, 1923 Volcanoes in Southwestern Alaska weré still active, according to Dr. C. H. Gilbert, of Stanford University, who had spent the summer R. M. Ormiston in that region for the Bureau of Fisheries and who was in Juneau at Clyde Andrews this time. Mrs. Thea Tomlinson {7 W) I That the outlook for the gold mining Industry in Southeast Alaska was never more encouraging than at the present time, but that it should be stimulated by the removal of all taxation, Federal, State and local, was the belief of Herbert E. Hoggatt, original developer of the Jualin mine. Laura Jean Clithero Mrs. R. M. Davidson sigmifi ve C: ignificant move of 1943 came on Etta Grayson 1 our troops occupied Amchitka Island s later saw the beginning of the at- the Japs off Kiska. Nine raids were ry, 3¢ were made in March, 145 raids May, 41 in June, more than 60 in HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” ) no wonder that the Japs decided to A landslide of about 100 feet occurred on the hill between Calhoun Avenue and Willoughby Avenue, at the foot of Dixon Street early this morning, caused by the heavy rainfall of the previous few daj The slide took out part of the stairway leading from Calhoun Avenue to the Indian village and moved a large two-story frame house several feet. ! ! t | 4 ground forces had been landed on and all enemy resistance had ceased R . WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Adverse aspects rule today which may be depressing to aged persons. It is unlikely had word that the landing force was S":(‘;‘SPS’LE:Z‘R war news may be Returning from a 15-day trip to the Westward and Interior, Gov i Hikely: ihat the ey oI T 1 e Pl S A osian | Boost O Tion, (hkrie Head Sai W diughier A0k Martuettte; arrived attempting to hold a position—the | snould follow set programs of pub-|°" the steamer Northwestern. 7d of a long line of American bases|lic or home tasks which give them | 3 3 little time to think. Nerve strain| Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Gurr and their two children, Cecilia and Jack, | and fatigue may affect the health | left on the steamer Northwestrn for Wrangell where Mr. Gurr was to of many girl workers who have en-}mke charge of the Bank of Alaska. dured summer heat and missed ade-| » quate vacaticns. Rest is enjoined 10 years ago when although it was |, agtrologers who To visit Southeast Alaska fishing districts and observe conditions foretell much|in the industry generally, officials of the Bureau of Fisheries arrived in Juneau on the Northwestern es, our Government failed to build jons in the Aleutians. The second ed much more expensive, because we rt from the back country and build ago we could have started with Attu vation of physical strength is of| first importance as this month ad-| g A o A f vances. Waste of energy must be Mrs. R. J. Sommers, wife of the former Surveyor-General and at this avoided by women of all ages, for | time Superintendent of Roads at Nome, joined Mr. Sommers at Nome, Americans must be ready to meet|according to the Nome Nugget. Although the | ~ Weather report: High, 59; low, 50. |war at close range. | United States is to be the most IO)'-} Had they been | tynate of all nations engaged in the | OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Petite (Prench word meaning SMALL). first K, unstressed, second E as in ME, accent last a different story. |tions will be made. There is a sign | ires. This means thorough read- | OFTEN MISSPELLED: Miniature. Observe the IA. i domestle Bsuse S war achiewe DETERRENT (noun); that which prevents from action by fear of con- | sequences. “The news acted as a deterrent.” MODERN ETIQUETTE * goprrra rEE S e e ] will soon hit the enemy from the i) trjumph from day to day. | NATIONAL ISSUES: Rehabilita- back where we started from in June, [tion of wounded soldiers will focus hundreds presents problems. Wise| adjustments in employment for| which each is fitted will offer many | perplexities, the seers point out. In Q. Is it necessary, when dining at a friend’s home, to thank the maid every time she passes a dish? to the United States from the north, in which women workers are con- A No, this is not expected. cerned. Just treatment of the men Q. Should a ‘man write “Mr. James Smith” when signing his name who have suffered in the service of | 0 @ social letter? the nation will be advocated more| A. No; the prefix should be omitted. emphatically and persistently than Q. In what way can undesirable members be kept out of a club? in any previous returns of our| A. By careful investigation by the membership committee. fighters. Pacific. We should remember that h a base in the Kuriles, we will not t where we have regained lost ground. press our advantage and pass this 'uh' '|°. bor planks, at which time he ar- m gued privately that the United b States must reserve the right to land troops on Latin American soil if necessary. Hull even approached the Chilean and Argentine delegates and thought he had their support for the Awn- | erican position of intervention. But when they surprised him by speak- ing pubHely against intervention, he finally came round to the original Merry Go-Round o (Continued trom Page One) this decision, it is necessary to go back and understand the relation- ship between Welles and Hull. 5% 7 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: In- ; REFUGEES BLOCKED fluence of certain malefics affect- The committee was set up under ing Washington is interpreted as in- |the supervision of Sumner Welles, eiting riots and revolutionary up- and it selected 51 professors, risings. In the Middle West recur- churchmen, and ex-government of- ring difficulties may be expected. LOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢ corbon e e ettt} Actually, no two men appeared to be more ideally suited for diplo- matic teamwork. Hull, now over seventy, not in good health, away from the State Department six months last year, needed a young, | vigorous undersecretary. He has Welles policy of no U. S. troops in Latin America Since then, Latin American dip- Jomats usually have come to see Welles, not Hull, when they wanted to get things done—anether fact which has disrupted relations. ficials to get U. S. passport visas. Fifth columnists will take advan-| ‘ 1. What does quinquennial mean? Months passed and nothing happen- tage of unrest and discontent among 2. How many books are there in the Old Testament? ed. Finally it was discovered that certain untrained and undisciplined 3. Who was known as the “Bard of Avon"? the clique in the State Department persons and will use them in plans 4. In what way is the age of a horse estimated? which takes orders from Hull had fthat include sabotage and incendiar- 5. What is the widow of a king called? blocked the visas. ism, it is forecast. Fires of secret| ANSWERS: Meanwhile Mr. Hull had auther- origin will break out in widely sep- _ b4 5 ized the admission of 500 Bata shoe arated centers of population, aémg- ; ;?%‘:oré"g e A e workers from German-occupied ogers predict. g o Crechoslokavia despite the fact that| Persons whose birthdate it is have| > Stakespeare. the Bata firm was on the British the augury of a year of mixed good 4. By Its teeth. blacklist.) Later the firm was and adverse experiences. Financial 5. Queen dowager. placed on the American blacklist matters will be fortunate but should and the shoe workers who had al- be carefully watched. Deception |ready entered the country were ex-, May be practiced to estrange friends. |at the range in connection with the Alaska Territorial Guards. He left again this morning to resume fish- AT BARANOF HOTEL Ted Be:sson and Wendell Cordle, of Metltk:tla, and W. A. Pries, of always stated that he was not an| nrove acid was poured in the administrator, did not want to be(g.ing during the State Department tied down with details, wanted _lo‘mw over European refugees. The devote his time to trade treaties presijent appointed a committee of and major poli |distinguished citizens including the | Catholiz, Archbishop of New Or- MRS. HULL'S ROLE leans to select Gierman, Czech and But the two men got pulled apart,| Austrian refugees, many of them partly by the President himsell, Jewish, for admission to this coun- partly by Mrs. Hull, partly by the|try. | pelled.) Children born on this day prob- This and many another problem|ably will be clever and practical, where Welles was doing a job at| &mbitious and materialistic. They the personal direction of the Presi-|Should have successful careers but | dent, and usually batting for a more | love affairs may be disappointing. liberal policy, have snarled State| (Copyright, 1943) Department relations intermittent-| o o - .l | ly for years. |Raymond Moley as Assistant See- So now, in the same way that|retary of State, a | , and of George 1l:lull demanded the resignation of as economic adviser, he hfid P::: ing in the vicinity of Shelter Island. | Ketchikar. are at the Baranof. — .- AT GASTINEAU L. J. Sohle, pilot for the Dowell Conmstruction “ompany at White- horse, is at the Gastineau. — - - Empire Classifieds Pay! ——————— FOUNTAIN SERVICE AT DOUGLAS DRUG ‘We are equipped to serve you al- | most any refreshment you desire av the Fountain Counter. You are in- vited down for a delicious soda, milk shake or a sundae. Your pat-[ sycophantic career diplomats who played up to Hull's pride and poured | in poison against Welles, The President, a very busy man,; found it difficult to listen to Sec- retary Hull's rambling, mduc\sn_/e ACROSS 3%, Brisant diplomatic presentations; so got in| 1. DavidCopper- Sent i fleld's wife Guided the habit of calling Welles to [he: 5. Mark of a Astringent salt ‘White House. Welles could sum- | Fwou[nd }.:Ist”d marize a situation in France, Ger-| R s - goud o many or the Argentine in five min-| e homa : %l any time i , . Enormous . Toper utes and recommend action. SO| ji’ yustrallan bird 49. Glacial snow Welles and the President, always| 15. zoolozltn'lt e dl| vol his own secretary of state, grew| yq Ne'::m’; A B s e closer and closer in handling for-| 18. County in 54. He: French 5 Colorado 55. Adjective ¢ign policy. 19. Star In The Suffix This was one of the things which| ¥ Dr:ui‘on {llndu ga\r:\unl . Tow Past: especially griped Mrs. Hull. And| 32 paim iy Pt i had it not been for the resentment | Slamese coln ks Polut cppo- site the zenith Uncles: Scotch Heated Wings 67. One for whase whieh she and the career clique; poured into the old gentleman’s gul- | lible ears, it is doubtful if the State Department feud would have de- One series of incidents which par- | tieularly rankled was over the Geod Neighbor policy. Welles had been in the State Department under Charles Evans Hughes, and Welles really developed the first seeds of the Good Neighbor policy. For it was Welles who engineered the withdrawal of American Marines from the Dominican Republic and | Nicaragua, and who first laid down the pelicy that American troops should not land on Latin American soil. | done GOOD NEIGHBOR WELLES | Later while Roosevelt was still| Governor of New York, Welles sold | him on the Good Neighbor policy | and helped write the Democratic | platform adopted at the Chicago convention. l It was Secretary Hull, however,| who attended the first Pan Ameri- can conference in 1933 at Monte-| video Lo carry out the Good ngh-i ] use a thing s 70. Garden divi- ronage is appreciated.—(adv). - - NOTICE That, I, the undersigned will not be responsible for any debts con- tracted by anyone after this date, Sept. 7, 1943, unless authorized by me. — ——— |demanded the exit of the most im- portant liberal pillar in the State Department—Sumner Welles. (Copyright, 1943, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) DOUGLAS TAX PAYERS — ATTENTION Taxes for the year'1943 are now due. They will become delinquent September 15th unless one-half is paid on or before that date. A dis- count of two percent is allowed il both installents are paid om or be- fore September 15th. Penalties are added to delinquent accounts. HARRY I. LUCAS, Mayor. GEORGE STIELER. e NE_!_‘IS ! I;UY WAR BONDS MILY REUNION FOR CASHEN TWINS A family reunion and dinner was held at the home of Mrs. Sadie Cashen Saturday evening, honoring the two Cashen twins, Frank and ART on this eevning at the box office of the—— is invited to present this ‘¢ g:, ?cn:te; 3 DOWN Harry, the occasion being held in , Part of a shos ) Reduced in observance of their 19th birthday slons - date, which was on Labor Day. Both CAPITOL THEATRE 3. Ceremony boys are in the armed service, being 3 r 1 dass & ST Wontn | olioned at. Montana Croek, and and reeceive TWO TICKETS to see: 6. Chief cus- going through the last stage of their ”" mxn 1, 1. ¥ e training period. Attending the din- m"lA'nos s bty AT DA“ 8 Ingredient ot ner were Mr. and Mrs. John Cahsen Federai Tax—6e per P rs” j g 3 N oot on 5. Witioe and family of Juneau; Mr. and Mrs, ¢ o calmplement Ralph Mortinson and family; Mr. WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! T Tausys feei® )and Mrs. Thomax Cashen and the : aught ia- dividually . Extioct bird . Sack . Topics Expand . Bird of the hawk family . Yellow ocher Cyllndrical boys mother, Mrs. Sadie Cashen. =~ D. L W NEWS The Douglas Island Women's Club is holding its first meeting of the season on Wednesday evening at 8 SKILLED LOG Wanted for IMPORTANT WAR WORK I‘Iu:’"?r:l:a o'clock, at the home of Mrs. James g Parsons. Mrs. Charles F. Werner, . June bug daughter of Mrs. Parsons will act ;L Ligh progn as assistant hostess for the evening. i‘fllx ':'a'f (h‘. In preparation for a year filled with o, + Yl e many interesting 4nd worthwhile % Certificate of Availability Required 3 'h_f::ézeulud activities, it is urged that all mem- see . Thing: law bers be in attendanice. Parrot | East Indlan IN FOR HOLIDAYS \ Norman Rustad fetired from the lishing grounds over the holidays to visit with his family here and to participate in the Ritle Coutest held gunny cloth Part played | Dig in thie earth Snglivh river of the cat . Harden U. S. Employment Service 124 Marine Way, Juneau TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1943 nmECTOR" Profescional Fraternal Soceties f Gastineau Channel i b@ginning at 7:30 p. m JOHN J. FARGHER, Worshipful Master; JAMES W LEIVERS, Secrotary. B. P. 0. ELKS _, 4 N ) \ \ N \ \ \ \ \ N A 3 \ \ \ \ \ ] ] \ Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST z Meets every Wednesday at 8 P.M. 2TH CENTURY BUTLDING { Visiting Brothers welcome. N L FLOYD SERS s Office Phone 469 o) FAGERSON, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, Secretary. { SRR, Sl e R Silver Bow Lodge No.A2, 1 0.0.F. Meets each Tues- day at 8:00 P. M. I. O. O. F. HALL Visiting Brothers Welcome Forest D. Fennessy .. Noble Grand BV Oallow ...-......... 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