The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 1, 1943, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. HELEN TROY MONSEN Prestdent Entered In the Post Office in Juneau ns Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by earrier in Juneau and Douglas for §1.50 per m By mail, postage paid, at the following rate One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in ad ¥ d £1.50 Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. ce, $7.50: MEMBER OF ASSGCIATED PRESS The Assoctated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- ise credited {n this paper and also the local news published eretn. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Fourth Avenue Bidg., Seattle, Wash. WHO LEGISLATE According to the Canstitution of the United States, the government is divided roughly into three divisions —executive, legislative and judicial Congress, the legislative body, was to make the Jaws. The executive branch ws out and the judicial branch had as its duty the inter- pretation to carry these laws But today, the American people are being gov- erned by many, many rules and regulations which are the same as laws—rules and regulations which have been news to Congress when they appeared. Most of these came from the so-called bureaus. Some, if one admi hat our legislative body is too slow, may have been necessary during wartime when speedy decisions needed to be put into effect with dispatch, And at the same time, the judicial branch has been showing a tendency also to legislative, and not interpret in any sense of the term. We refer to a recent decisich of the United States District Court in the case of the Associated Press suit This court, by a vote of two to one, decided that the Associated Press had the status of a public utility, giving Congress the run-around. Ordinarily, Congress and the state legislatures were the only bodies which had the power to make such classifications. The decision aled out the Associated Press for this distinction, completely overlooking the United Press, International News Service and other such competitors in the news gathering field The case was pushed by the anti-trust division of the Department of Justice using as an excuse from all indications the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, a law enacted some 50 years ago for the purpose of keeping industry on a competitive basis. One of the reasons that the Associated Press, sig a papers, has proved itself so efficient, has made such an excellent record in the news-gathering field, is because it has had competition from other such agencies. This court decislon, however, apparently says that there is only one such : of being called a news agency and it is therefore a public utility. In other words, if the courts have their way, therc will soon no longer be several good news agencies, but one and this will be a monopoly A law enacted 50 years ago to keep competition sncy—the AP—worthy alive is now used to create monopoly Monopoly is a dangerous thing in the news gathering field because it means control and the begimming of the end of a free press, something without which these United States would not be as we know them today When this matter reaches the Supreme Court, as it will if appealed, let us hope that for the good of the courts that this tribunal remembers.the form and principle of government as laid down in the Con- stitution of the United States of America Britain’s Sales Tax (New York Times) The sales tax is usually considered to be “re- sressive” (i. e., the opposite of “progressive™ because [ it falls with greater s rity upon the lower ihcome groups. The British have largely overcome this criti- cism by the use of a graduated purchase (sales) tax. introduced in October, 1940. “Taxable products are subject to a levy of 16 2/3 per cent, 33 1 3 per cent, | or 100 per cent at the wholesale level. Foods, some | types of clothing, and agricultural machinery and sup- are exempt from the tax. Also exempt are beer, , whiskey, sugar and tea, which are subject to special excise taxes. Luxuries, which include um- | brellas, jewelry, furs, clocks and watches, many leather goods and musical instruments and photographic equipment among others, were initially taxed 33 13 per cent of the wholesale price (equivalent to 24 per cent at retail) In 1942 the tax on most of thes products was increased to 66 2'3 per cent. This year it was « again to 100 per cent. The retail equivalent of this tax is now abonut 72 per cent. Such essential products as drugs and foot- | wear are in the 16 23 per cent bracket per cent at retail), while furniture, toys, cutlery and | some types of china and glasswa e taxed 33 13 per cent (about 24 per cent at retail). The effect of these different rates is to introduce the progressive principle into the sales tax, since essential items, representing the bulk of the spending of the lower income groups, are either exempt or affected by the lowest levies, while less essential items bear a very heavy tax The purchase tax is collected from wholesalers because they are fewer in number than retailers, thus facilitating administration. To prevent pyramid- |ing of the tax the retailer is limited to the same | absolute mark-up charged before the tax was adopted. sia will prove that neutrality in re-| Thus, if a product cost $3 and s 4.50, there was an absolute mark-up of $13 Juding the |33 1/3 per cent tax, the cost would be increased to $& | and the new retail price would be $5.50. In the fiscal THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE N N ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DECEMBER 1 Katherine E. Shaw Harry G. Peterson Alfreda Brooks Irma Browne Gladys Camipbell Einar L. Olson Emil Gprtonrvay A. F; .Fogarty HOROSCOPE | \ “The stars incline { but do not compel” ; O THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 Benefic aspects rule powerfully teday, which should bring the United Nations remarkable success jthrough their air forces | HEART AND HOME: This is an ouspicious date for pushing all do- mestic interests. The planetary in luences stimulate dctivity in food processing and the planning |menus. The configuration is favor- able for factory workers. Girl |dents should think more of ser careers than of coming holiday tivities. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Optimis- | tic foresight of opportunities for | business expansion in postwar days |will encourage investment of cap- lital. Trade and commerée . now jshould be active in the western | hemisphere and will be amazingly :celerated within the decade. This a fortunate date for constructive enterprises NATIONAL ISSUES: Destiny as (about 12 foreseen in the stars indicates that | tonig] nation must without limitation, more millions of fighters will be required in the accelerated speed of war. Army, Navy and Air Force leaders should dictate without po- i interference, astrologers de- 4 The splendid training of our men is to prove of decisive value in all arms of service INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Defeat of Germany will mark the new year, it is forecast. Then Rus- provide manpower inasmuch as the TS gard to Japan was farseeing. There is a prognostication that Stalin will be of great aid to United Na- tions in the war in the Pacific after of | 20 YEARS AGO S e from THE EMPIRE v DECEMBER 1, 1923 Breaking temperature records for the past 28 years, the month of i November was the warmest ever experienced here except in 1005, ac- ording to the official summary for the month which was issued by Meteorologist in Charge R. C. Mize Right between the football and basketball seasans, live fans were premised two baseball games this month, both games to be played at night. A departure from the usualline of sports, the baseball game on sach night furnished the opening of the musical jazzerino entitled “Col- lege Days,” which was presented by the American Legion. “The Shirt Brigade,’ organized by the Junior and Sophomore Girls of Juneau High School for the purpose of raising money for the organiza- tions in nieed of it, had the following members: Florence Bathe, Mildred Warwick, Dorothy Kleinshmidt, Grace Kleinschmidt, Lynda Pademeister Dora Lundstrom and Ruth Krugness. Miss Mary Carnahan and Miss Emma Ueland were elected honorary members. To attend the golden wedding anniversary of his parents, residing in Denver, J. L. G well known local business man and Chief of the ‘Jllllf‘flll Fire Department, left on the steamer Northwestern. He ac- | companied Marshal George D. Beaumont's party from here as a guard, |going with him as far as Animosa, Ta. J. L. Museth, a former resident of Juneau and Douglas, was ap- pointed agent of the Admiral Line at Ketchikan, taking the place of Charles Ottesen, mining man, was returning to his home here on the Alameda, after making a business trip to.the States. | Weather report: High, 33; low, SHOW. [ At s Daily Lessons in English %. 1. corpon e ) WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not saj ht?” Say. “Are you going ANYWHERE? OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Deceased. Pronounce de-sest, both E's | as in ME, accent last syllable OFTEN MISSPELLED: Likelihood: observe the ELI SYNONMS : Half-hearted, lukewarm, listless, apathetic WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours | increase our vocabulary by mastering one word e P DECADENCE; a falling away: decay ‘ll\(‘(i in their decadence.”—Scott re you going any place Let us stle where the family “The old OSSPSR RS S S SS S S S 4 4 42 4 22 4 { MODERN ETIQUETTE ™ yopprra LEm S e e e | TS e Q A. Exactly the same way What is the best way for a bachelor to issue invitations? as any other host or hostess, according to year e g March 31, 1043, the purchase tax yielded an ac eachery has caus £ Yo ishdiiie March a3 A agE gt CAGAREY itk IR '“"‘.nw kind of entertainment he is giving. | $440,000,000, or about 4 per cent of the total {e | receipts. ‘The relatively lower yield than that antic pated from the general sales tax here reflects the sharp curtailment of available supplies rather than a lack of will to tax and tax heavily Because of the larger supplies still available in | this country, a more moderate sales tax than that in | England would yield a substantially larger proportion | of the required revenues. A degree of progressiveness lin the sales tax structure would be established if a | uniform general sales fax were imposed while retain- ing the separate excise taxes on luxury and semi- | luxury items Mex- | The fare per passenger is 30 King George of Greece reents, but “Bernie” always slips the ico’s special Ambassador Francis- driver a dollar bill The other co del Rio has suceeded in getting some corn from the U. S. to relieve to declare himself a foe of the Nip- ponese. ¢ Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of prosperity | in which lofty ambitions will be realized Danger of nerve strain that precipitates foolish quarrels is foreseen 24 Children born on this day prol- ably will gain success In unusuei careers. Fine intellects and strong |characters are indicated. (Copyright, 1943) | plied Ashurst, who was chairman of the Judiciary Committee at that time, “Son, if you ever find out how I stood on that bill, let me know.” morning, one of his taxicab friends | challenged this $1 tip. “You have spent twenty minutes Jecturing to us about inflation, Mr. (Copyright, 1934, by United desperate shortages below the Rio Peature Syndicate, Inc.) Grand# The German radio is telling Latin America that U. S. Baruch,” he (Continued from Page One) gated” a 30-cent ride by The military fascists now ) . that? Espil, called the “modern Jusser- driver. hn\‘\u\vl. saw no humor in ' gpread,” which is 86 percent buttm.-_ B e (Whahingoon.”: i deryea | the situation. . Hle- itaeted oun of plus hyrogenated cotton seed oil Tl r 3 years 1n ths A¥gen-|his airtiest’ looks (@8 Baruch’s | and glycerine (a stabilizer.) It will tine diplomatic service—twenty of friend not melt under 120 degrees * * *| them here at various times. He 2 s Dashing Senator Bob Reynolds of has an American wife, the forme: MERRY-GO-ROUND |North Carolina has sprouted a Courtney Letts of Chicago. Al- Leon Henderson is now making | “feather duster” on his‘upper lip. though 'pm_Aml,,.“,“n_ he was also $75,000—seven timcs as much as He twirls it while medllgtlng on a. fighter for his country’s econ- when he was czar of OPA Senate debate or observing the omic and political Tights—before British censorship in Cairo tried to jadies in Fl\e galleries * A re- Pearl Harbor. After Pearl Harbor, stop the story, but_pru-demuc\'auc porter reviewing the historic fight however, he could not help but Greek soldiers stauon_ed in Syria |over the President’s Supreme Court sympathize with the U.S.A, and expelled 190 Greek officers because |reform bill recently asked witty ex- those officers wer opular, frowned on his country’s isolation. So, just a few months before he would have been retired on pension, his government ousted him. Never paid much of a salary and with no of in favor unp said, just paid this driver one dollar for How do you explain Crossword Puzzle food production has fallen down, and that North America is draining food from its Good Neighbors * The Army sends butter to the trop- ‘yet You- have | enator Ashurst of Arizona how he re propagandizing unwanted ‘had stood on' the bill * * Re- A [HIEMIBL |A|T |4 (2300 CAEIE | | independent means, Espil will be EIR|! |CHWIEIN DERF] virtually penniless SIEEIRISHE GIGIMRIE] CAPYTAL CHAFF ;Z Fundamental While [’l’;gumnfi A . Carntvorous BlO}2 R/ |0 Ghief reason why the Duke and| g, EP) ‘@mnmgmmg :,EMh,!\VEA,efi,tm; Ay o Duchess of Windsor stayed out of 13 Lasso |H|O|PIE] IN[A[VI{E] army hospital after Lt. Ruth M. Nassau during the Marigny trial| 1 Lison native Bk [SIOINMIDEL [AlY[ED] | Gardiner (above), first Army was because they kmew they would' 16 Loafed 15, Beseech EWe/AWIX[AT] { nurse confirmed as killed in » be deluged with requests for inter- ; }fl?:flu\n e 47. Stare attend- ] ITiAAMG]/ IR combat zone during this war. views by U. S. newsmen and sob-| R ing woman 5?. Cheat: slang aam > sisters Forthright Congress- g e PHB AU CALL TO ELKS man Estes Kefauver, the young ing sticks 52. Witcheraft Special initiation tonight. . All Cordell Hull of Tennessee, has in- | % members requested to attend iroduced one of the most important Female sand- Solution Of Yesterday's Puzzle FLOYD FAGERSON, xlm.]mium of the current session ‘_1..,:.'].'\',"'.2., 63. Perched o DOWN adv. Exalted Ruler. L Titles LI would require Cabinet members to face an hour or two of grilling from Congress once or twice a week in order that Congress may know what the executive arm of the Gov- ernment is doing During the Bill Bullitt mayoralty campaign in Philadelphia, Republican attacks on his sexy book, “It Isn't Done,” got s0, bad that Congressman Jim Mc- Granery went to Cardinal Dough- erty to inquire about a rumor that | the Catholic Church would de-| ncunce the book. The Cardinal good-naturedly replied “Tell Mr. Bullitt to laugh it off" When Secretary Hull writes his own speeches, he does an A-1 job. But when he lets his ghost writer, Leo Paslovsky, operate, he doesn't Ji PERSONAL INFLATION Elder Statesman Bernard M. Baruch delivers an unadvertised lecture on inflation every morning to fellow passengers of a “pool” | taxicab which he takes to his office | in the Carlton Hotel. ) 3 out . Peminine name 65. on basket Ballof 2. alphabet- = ic character W/“fl Repeats Vij4 5. Helps 74 6. Large native . Philippine tood . On the higlhest point Waod of the sandarac NOTICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN thiat SARAH BOWMAN has filed in this court her petition for letters of ad- ministration upon the estate of HENRY STEVENS deceased, pray- ing that said estate be administered es an Indian estate consisting mly of a gas-screw vessel ind with Indian relative adminis- trator, and that the same will be heard on the 2nd day of December. 1943 at 10:00 o'clock in the fore- cement e of action cut time blet 33. Complement of A holt Kind of Wy mdiment ch seaport res name Begin Rockiish Period of time Circuit AP Featvres noon of said day, at the court-room of said court at the Federal Build- ng, Juneau, Alaska. and all per- sons interested in said estate are wtified then and there to appear md show cause, if any they have, vhy the prayer of said petitioner hould not be granted Dated at Juneau, Alaska, 2nd day of November 1943. FELIX GRAY, S. Commissioner and ex-officio bate Judge. Jate of first posting, Nov. 22, 1943. Date of last posting, Dec. 1, 1943, this | Q. Is it proper for a girl to give her fiance an engagement gift? A. This is purely optional; in most cases, the ring given to the girl is the only engagement gift exchanged | Q. Should all invitations to any formal affair be written in the | third person? A. Yes. | | prrrrrr e e e e r e 1 LOOK and LEARN Y ¢ corpon B O G A e S s | 1. Until what year was Lower California believed to be an island |instead of a peninsula? What is the name given to the double veil worn by Moslem women in public? | | | 2. 3. What is a keeve? 4. What verse in the Bible is the longest? 5. Why is Stratford-On-Avon famous? ANSWERS: 1. Until 1842. 2. A yashmak. 3. A vat or tub, as for mash. 4. Esther 8:9; 90 words. 5. Because it is the birthplace of William Shakespeare. THE management of this bank is pledged to conserva- tive operation. The safety of depositons” funds s our primary consideration. 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