The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 3, 1943, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Emplre Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond and Main Streets, Junesu, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - - - President Entered In the Post Office in Junesu as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and nncln for $1.50 per month. By ma 1d. o following rates: postage Daf vance, $15.00; One year, 1 lx onths, 1n sdvance, $7.80; one month, in_advance. $1.50. bscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notity the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity In the de- livery of their papers. Telephones: News omce 603; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSGCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to 1t or not other- i credited in this paper and also the local news published ein. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Fourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash WHAT'S TO BE DONE? In view of the many recent investigations and shouts for reductions in Government spending through reducing Government personnel, it will be interesting | to see if Congress can do anything about it. Practically everyone knows by this time that the Government supplies work for about 3,000,000 people and more today. In 1931 it cost the taxpayers about $1,000,000,000 a year to pay the salaries and wages of Federal office holders and workers. Today that figure is six times as large. The public debt has reached a figure so large it is beyond the comprehension of most persons Back in 1900 the public debt was $1,000,000000. By the end of the first World War this figure had risen to $26,- 000,000,000. This amounted to about $250 per capita. So from 1919 to 1930, through taxes, the debt was whittled down considerably. In 1930 it stood at $16,000,000,000. Then the public spending started ln\ earnest. In 1940 the debt had reached the ns(oundmg' figure of $42,000,000,000. But what a small drop in the bucket that is today. By the end of 1941 it had climbed to $49 billions. In 1942 it had reached $72 billions. The President now $265 billions. Divide this amount up betwm-n the 133,000,000 people who have the task of paying it off and you can see what it means. About $1500 per per- son. So if you think your bills are all paid and you're out of debt, take another look. This is your debt. Along with this you must pay interest on the debt amounting to about $4 billions yearly according to the current rate of spending. And if the debt climbs as the war continues, we will soon reach a figure close to the total national wealth of the United States. It should be apparent that the foregoing figures insist that all unnecessary spending be stopped. But this is popular movement in Government circles. Civil employment still climbs with a gay im- perturbability that is amazing. The latest report of the Civil Service Commission shows an increase of 23,000 employees in May, alone, and civil employment has been increasing at the rate of nearly 50 percent not a semiannually. Investigating committees have found there has been “no justification for the tremendous expan- sions” carried on by many Federal bureaus not directly engaged in the war effort. Meanwhile, manpower production and have knocked under many a small business. threaten pins out war from shortages the For Religious (New York Times) It is good news that the Institute of Religious Studies is to continue its work. A graduate school | conducted with the cooperation of Catholic, Jewish and Protestant scholars, the Institute enables ministers of all faiths to study under the guidance of eminent | theologians, regardless of denominations. A series of | meetings has been arranged, to be held at the Jewish | Theological Seminary, at which group relationships will be discussed by outstanding scholars of the com- | munity. Another impotrant series of meetings \nll{‘ deal with the problems faced by the churches in the | changing world of today. Possibly the most important contribution made by the Inmstitute is that each of the scholars fipeakv independently, from the point of view of his own | religious belief. An analysis of intellectual and cul- | tural foundations of world order will bring together | distinguished thinkers in various ‘fields relating to an enduring peace. Experts in such fields as anthro- | pology, sociology, psychology, philosophy, jurisprud- ence, religion, education-and practical administration will participate. Only in a democratic country could an Institute of this nature function. Men of different creeds, colors and beliefs will be encouraged to sit down | together, break bread and exchange ideas. Although | they may differ on intellectual grounds, they are all| agreed that if the democratic way of life jis to be | i | |war sacrifice and war benefits will HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOVEMBER 3 John Clauson Hazel T. Thompson R. F. Culver Mrs. Hannah Olsen Mrs. M. M. Madison Robert Fuller Sybil Stevenson HQROSCOPE “The stars incline but db not compel” PR AR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Variable planetary influences are active today, the good aspects over- coming many that are adverse. It is wise to push matters of import- ance in the morning. HEART AND HOME: Poise and ! confidence are the keynotes for wo- men today, for they are under the kindly direction of Venus. Vision and understanding should be keen under this configuration but there may be a tendency toward anxiety. Accidents in the household may be more frequent than usual. This is a day in which girls should have courage to face feminine weaknesses and vagaries which will be apparent at a time when so many evidences of strength and common sense pre- | dominate. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Vested in- terests and class privileges which havé been decreasing rapidly in re- lcent years will receive final blows before the new year, it is foretold. | Nevertheless, many large corpora- tions will profit immensely and will arouse wide criticism. = Advocates lof reform will be numerous, but the seers declare that inequalities in be prevalent despite protests. Pros- perity will continue and many per- sons will make merry while thou- sands die to assure their safety and general welfare. Malefic aspects for Washington indicate discontent and unrest among war-weary workers. NATIONAL ISSUES: Confusion affecting production and distribu- preserved individuals must respect the honest opinions of their fellow-men. The Institute believes that “par- | ticularly at this time, a clear appreciation of the! religious background of American democratic ldeaIS\ is fundamental to their preservation.” It is in this| tion should be less distressing than formerly to those who carry heavy responsibilities. Adjustments to- ward a sane and conservative ap- (proach to many national problems ms DAlLY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA INFALLIBLE; infallible?” is Miss Smith,” or, estimates that the puhh( debt by next June will be small businéss he will be a real mir- acle man | CARRIER PIGEON JEALOUSY | The Signal Corps has discovered a way to make carrier pigeons fly ' faster, in delivering messages of | war. | The male bird is always eager to return to his mate. And if he knows that his mate is waiting for him at the home coop, he will fly fast. | officials have found use for the| veternal triangle (Continued from Page One) He objected to anyone lending money except himself, dvmnnded‘ that the Banking and Currency Committee eliminate the $150 mil- 196118, et 1ihe money over to him. Before taking the bird from home, | Senators Murray, Taft, Maloney, .o ohoun the disturbing spec- Capper, Mead, Stewart and Ellender tacle oft his mate in.close proximity refused to be intimidated, pointed |\ "y yjal male. Then the pigeon out that Jones had made a dismal is carried away for his errand. His failure of helping small business, | return home is found to be 25 per tinally voted 11 to 7 to keep the | .ni gagter porne on the wings of money from Jones, put it in a sep- Jjealousy. arate Smaller War Plants Corpora- A 2 tmn.. 3 % | FSA IN DANGER Finally the bill passed, after tes- = parm Security ~Administration, | timony stating that 1,150 dollar-a- lifeline of the small farmer, is sub- year men were in WPB manipulat- merged, for lack of a life-line to ing affairs for their own compan- rescue it. jes and freezing out smaller firms.| 71ts life expired October 31. To Lou Holland, a small business- be continued, it must have an man from Kansas City, sincere, appropriation in the next few days. hard-working, unaccustomed to red A $6,500,000 appropriation is lying tape and the bloody bickering of inactive on the Hill. government agencies, was placed in| The agency has no head. FSAd- charge of the infant agency. He ministrator “Beany” Baldwin re- was doomed from the start. The signed. A new man has been asked War Production Board, jealous of 'to wke the job, but he is dubious spmt that the school opel tes. But to make him fly faster,| | about it. He is Joe Scott, President | of Oklahoma’s State Board of Ag- riculture. Scott was summoned to Washing- ton by Marvin Jones, who offered {him the job. When Scott left, he was doubtful whether he wanted to stick his head into that noose. He taked to members of the Appropriation Committees on the Hill but went away feeling the fu- ture of PSA was too uncertain. Meantime, the fortunes of FSA |and the small farmers are in sus- | pense, at a time when the big far- | | mer is waxing fat with wartime in- | come. (Copyright, 1943, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) 'NEWTON FUNERAL ~ " THURSDAY AT 2 The funeral for Mrs: Emma New- |ton who died Saturday evening at her home on South Franklin Street, will be held on Thursday afternoon ' at 2 o'clock in the chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. In- terment will be in Evergreen Ceme- tery. WEE & i R 1B SPECIAL MEETING Sawmill and Timber Workers M271 Wednesday Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. Very Important. 477 adv. the new outfit, insisted on keeping ' it on a strangle-hold leash. It couldn't employ a messenger or spend a dime without WPB ap- proval | Crossword Puzzl All of its work outside Washing- | ACROSS 33, Tranquility * ¢ ton was done by WPB field em 1. Parcel of 34. Before: prefix ployees. The Small War Plants| Sround 3. Symbol, for Corporation put up the money, and| 4 Coat with metal 35 Rub out WPB spent it—on field work that| :‘it‘: . ‘“%fl',‘,o“,,, was 5o co-mingled and mismanaged ;3 Biack bird 38. Newspaper . employees that no accurate reports were l:'b-‘l u. First woman 40. Euglish truck tainible, ! Emmyh AL Tamlc o When assailed behind closed n; SEAR LS sk O doors for this, Wade Childress, dx-, , . fi;,‘m}'.‘:"" 4 sn?;]vuw be rector of WPB Field Opflflfioml lzJ Pumfef 45. Masculine nan brazenly told SWPC officials: 1 scaweed sy (! . t 1 “Well, what of it? When you 3 fi:l;‘r’l‘ et el 4 weren't looking we spent your | dea, 49. Ascending ln ; | . w- ing bird thought or money. What are you going to do| 30. anuhu‘um cost expression about it?” B o B T of respec ye ot 03. Shakespearean Lou Holland lasted from July to‘ 82, Find mc. :um character January. Then came Gen. Bob| s Johnson, hard-hitting, ndenllstic,l determined to do a job. He shook | a stick at the Army, bull-dozed the | Navy, demanded orders from the Maritime Commission, worked hard | for_small business. | But in the first place he was‘ willihg to help only firms not hav- ing 662-3 as much business as in 1941, In the second place, he had trouble with WPB, which refused to| Jet ‘him have the 1,700 field em-! ployees whose salaries SWPC ac- tually paid. WPB raised such a how! that he had to be content with | only 400, largely undesirables. | Finally, after lengthy, hectic, stomach ulcers, resigned. He went| back to medicine. ! Now the most difficult, undesir- able job in Government falls to Morris Cooke, who first built Up“ REA, later headed a U. S. Mission to advise Brazil on economic prob- lems, then Mexico; and has done various odd jobs for the GovernAl mept since 1917. If he can rescuel BEER {Al] [N[1] : z 25 b Solution O Yesterflay's Puzzle 54. Garden DOWN implement 1. Kind of bean 2. Put too great a burden on 3. Norse god 4. Hledge shrub 5. Morte crippled 6. Declare 7. Number 8. Charm 9. Release claim 0 t 10. Egy-shapea 11, Refuse. 16. Take great dellght . Formgrly 3. y itergnce 5. Shipping contuiner 26. Very stupid 27, Conclusipn of 8 xpeech 28, Smal): collog, 0. Discaverer of the North Pole Defends Harbor Small case Subject Loafers WMt eathor 42, Acid fruit . Lower part of a biast furnace 44. Sikworin . Ingredient of mortar 47. Chilled 50. Part of the mouth 1. Article — |governing wages, prices and the cost “ue indicated by the stars. Rules lof living will be greatly revised, as “mlogexs predict. Facts and figurs \will be more clearly presented, giv- ing cause for national gratitude be- fore the new year. r INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: ‘Sevele fighting on German soil is |indicated for this month. Rioting in the Rhineland is forecast, due to food scarcity and the appalling losses of Nazi troops in fierce | battles. Portents of a setback to ! United Nations' forces may alsc | presage the enemy's resorting to &ven more barbaric methods of war- fare than employed in the past. | This month and next, the power of ‘;pm(unl forces will be convincingly |demonstrated by the progress of the { Allies. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augary of a year of advance- ment. Men and women in the arm- ed forces should benefit. Those born on this day will be {lovers. of adventure, seekers; of |change and recipients of good for- tune. Caution in love affairs is counseled by the seers. | (Copyright,. 1943) | | —————— SHIPPING CLAIMS ARE BEING SETTLED " Speeding up of unpmd smpplng claims which have been made by iretail merchants in’ Alaska, has been successful according to word received by Mildred R. Hermann {from Guy Green, Jr., Regional En~ forcement . Attorney. of the Ninth Region, OPA, who has been hand- ling the problem with. the War Smpping Administration in Wash- |ington, D. C. According to word from Green, reports receiyed from the Alaska) Steamship Company indicate that |out of apprmdmately 1,000 claims processed, 18 percent have been paid ‘nnd 80 percent have been approved for payment. Only 2 percent of the claims were disallowed and 2,000 are still pending. Due to the mian- power shortage, work on this matter the report stated. It is expected| that similar reports will be received| the near future. Lo goods in process of shipnkm have represénted a very. serious proflm to retail musrchxnh it is ex] ed. . Without definite clarif; as to responsibility in the mntut. the steamship companics hive reluctant to settle -claims. hdve been heavy, due ‘to inexper- ienced help and congiderable pilfer- ing and have greatly added to the merchants’ cost of doing business, an item which had to be absorbed by the merchant, since it is not chargeable to direct cost and could -not be passed on to the consutner. Merchants are advised to present their claims promptly, giving all in~ formation necessary to enable ." t;nmpargazlm comp-ny“m er- 1 stand roblem i ? - 14 e A s i B Y. S. Employment Service feel sure thng proper procedure has . 12 M now beén déveloped and tbat all\@ . . . 4 Marine w“'Junm allowable claims will be pald. P e e |and forwarded to Alaskan agents|f has been slowed up to some extent,|| from other steamship. companies in || Unpaid claims for lus.s.o; damages (I | 20 YEARS AG0 NOVEMBER 3, 1923 Col. George S. Gibbs, of the Signal Corps, who arrived in Seattle from Washington, was to superintend the laying of the new Alaska cable. The cableship Dellwood was to leave Seattle in January and after laying the first thousand miles of cable was to leave for London again {to load the second consignment of cable. from THE EMPIRE - The big American Legion smoker was to be held this night at the Elks' Hall, with the main event being the fight between Ford Butler, holder of the heavyweight title, and Pete Allard. Final details of the special mnnlupal election on the proposition of Territorial division and the election of delegates to the proposed Juneau convention were settled by the City Council. The election was set for Tuesday, November 6, 1923, at which time only the one question on the division of the Territory, would be voted upon Territorial Commissioner of Education L. D. Henderson left on the Admiral Rogers for Skagway to inspect the schools there. He also was axpected to visit Sitka, Tenakee and other places in the near future, J. L. McCloskey, Juneau agent for the Canadian Pacific, returned from a business trip to Wrangell, arriving home on the Admiral Rogers. A brand new Studemaker Light Six, with all the latest appliances, being the first of the 1924 models to be received here, was at this time seen on the streets of Juneau, the, owner being Robert Shonwald of the American Bakery. Weather report: High, 43; low, 41. PO Daily Lessons in English %, 1. corpon WWMM WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The men formed a com- bine in order to carry on the business successfully.” Say, “formed a COMBINATION.” COMBINE is a verb often used colloquially as a noun. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Algebra. as in AT; E as in ME unstressed, last A as in ASK unstressed, Pronounce al-je-bra, first A (not as in DAY). OFTEN MISSPELLED: Porcelain. Observe the E, but no final E. SYNONYMS: Cover (verb), envelop, clothe, overspread, screen, shield. 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: not capable of erring. “Do you claim that this teaching is MODERN ETIQUETTE * roperra LEE e e ettt Q. What are several forms for introductions? A. “Mrs. Jones, may I introduce Miss Smith?” “M if you wish, merely mention the name: Jones, this Mrs. Jones, Miss Smith.” Q. Is it correct to have one’s telephone number engraved on per- sonal stationery? A. No; the telephone number is never used on personal notepaper. Q. Should the knife or the fork be used when eating celery and adishes? A. No; celery and radishes may be taken with the fingers. 100K and LEARNA C. GORDON ) 1. In what year was the first commercial telegraph fine installed, and between what two cities? 2. In what year was George Washington first inaugurated President of the United States? 3. When was the first Ford automobile car sold? 4. What was used to measure time before the clock was invented? 5. How many pounds are there in a cubic feet of water? ANSWERS: In 1844 betwarn Washington, D. C., and Baltimore, Md. In 1789. In July, 1903. The hourglass. 62 pounds. HOSPITAL NOTES Bert Harold has entered St. Anns Hospital for medical care. o on e “2:30 o'clock at St. Ann’s Hospital. | The little miss weighed six pounds land one-half ounce at birth, FOUR FINED TODAY IN CITY POLICE (OURT The following were fined in City A baby girl weighing six pounds Police Court this mroning: and ten ounces _was born ‘at 10| cgqy Kronquist, $25, drunk and nclon_k last evening at St. A“n'“dlsorderly: John P. Mahoney, $25, Hospital to Mrs. Paul Beierly. | disorderly conduct; Cliff Arness, $25, | disorderly conduct; Robert M. Mrs. Elroy Fleek was admitted |y to St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday for untley, 320, drunk anriiifsorder]v surgery. Jean Ackerman was admitted to | St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday as a medical patient. ; There were no newspapers in the Mrs. Homer Merriott gave birth |United States during the first 80 [to a daughter this morning about |[years of colonization. as a paid-up subscriber to Tiffi DCAI’LY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to present this coupon this evening at the box office of the—— CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: edeml Tax—sc per Person WATCH 'ng 1S SPACE—You¥ Namé May Appear! S‘fl‘tgn LOGGERS Wanted for [MPOBTANT WAR WORK Certificate of Avallabihty Required see Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Buflding Phone 88 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST NTH OENTURY BUZLDING o o!fl-nnuh Dr. John H. Geyer Room !—-v-lnflm lll. PHONE 763 "ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles Oollege of Optometry and Opthalmology Giasses Fitted Lenses Ground The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Pourth and Pravklin Sts. PHONE 13 Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Beward Btrees Near Third JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A Business Counseler COOPER BUILDING C. Bmith and Corens . TYPEWRITERS &0ld and Berviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Eatisfied Customers” DR. H. VANCE OSBTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 t0 12; 1 to §; 7 to 8:00 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annes South Pranklin St. Phone 177 “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists Phone 311 Rice & Ahlers Co. PLUMBING HEATING Sheet Metal PHONE 34 JUNEAU - YOUNG Hardware Company PAINTS—OIL—GLASS Shelf and Neavy Nardware G.Mim- COMMERCIAL nmEC'flmy g, | issl—om Half a Century of Banking—1943 | The B.M.Behrends | Oldest Bank in Alaska ocuClumnli WINDOW wasaing WASHING RUG CLEANING EWEEPING COMPOUND DAVE MILNER Phone Blue 519 o e MOUNT JUNEAU LODGI! 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, Secrotary. s B. P. 0. ELKS Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M. | Visiting Brothers welcome. N. FLOYD FAGERSON, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, Secretary. e e S —— . Silver Bow Lodge¢ No.A2,LO.0.F Meets each Tues- day at 8:00 P. M. I. O. O. F. HALL Visiting Brothers Welcome Forest 'D. Fennessy .. Noble Grand H. V. Callow Secretary "“The Rexall Store” Your Reliabie Pharmacists SUTLER-MAURO | DRUG €0. HABRRY BACE | Druggist Marlin Doubledge Razor Blades 18 for 25¢ You'll Find Food Finer and Bervice More Complete at THE BARANOF . COFFEE SHOP DR.D. W. KNOWLE i Osteopath and Chiropodist | | | | Baranof Hotel—Lower Lobby PHONE Office PHONE 387 Home, Red 669 | Juneau Melody Shop FRANCISCAN DISHES R.C.A. Victor Records BRING OLD RECORDS INSURANCE Shattuck Agency | CALIFORN Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 Algh Quality FPoods s Moderate Prices \ PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries Phone 16—24 RS, GRAYES HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING il ' ¢ ) Phone 15 Alaska Laundry SABIN’S Front St.—Triangie Bldg. "rlm. Storé for Men” ] | i SAVINGS