The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 12, 1944, Page 4

PAGE FOUR - Dmly Alaska Emp ptre Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. CELEN TROY MONSEN- President Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES r in Junesn and Douglas for $1.50 per month. y postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance, $15,00; six months, in advance, $7.50; one month. in advance, $1.50. Subscribers will confer & favor if they will promptly notity the Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 3T4. MEMBER OF ASSGCIATED PRESS clusively entitied to the The Associated Press ase_for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local mews published beretn. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Pourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash, GOVERNOR'S REPORT ON ALASKA We have just received a copy of the Governor of Alaska’s annual report to the Secretary of the Interior, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943. Wartime re- strictions have limited the report. The forward and recommendations by the Governor are as follows: “At the close of the fiscal year, the war—still, as last year, the overshadowing fact in Alaska—was near- | ing a new phase. Gigantic undertakings for derensL had shifted to enterprises for offense. The Japanese | on Attu has been exterminated and the recapture of | Kiska, the only Alaska terrain in enemy hands, was imminent. appeared cast for a new role as an area of supply storage and a corridor for transport for action in the Orient. It was too early to forecast the extent and usefulness of these potentialities. “The Sixteenth Legislature, meeting for its bien- nial session, cooperated with the Executive in meeting certain exigencies brought about by the war. It acceded to his recommendation to increase the salaries of Alaska’s long underpaid school teachers and of | clerical workers, and to repeal certain statutes which interfered with the fullest use of manpower. It adopted various measures designed to uphold the program of Federal agencies. It confirmed all the | gubernatorial appointments and sustained all vetoes. But it failed to anticipate the obvious need of the future in either reforming the inadequate Territorial | tax structure, to meet impending deficits and fore- seeable requirements, to plan for post-war conditions, or to set the Territorial house in order for its better development when peace returns. It likewise failed to pass by the smallest possible margin-—one vote in the House — a bill designed to eliminate discrimination against the Indian and Eskimo of Alaska, who con- stitute approximately half the Territory's population. “Wartime restrictions still make impossible discussion. of the prqund changes which war has| Alaska, since Pear]l Harbor a combat area, | offensive aj wrought in Alaska and their effect on its future.” It has been the policy of The Empire on taxation that the purpose of taxation is to come as close as possible to bringing in the money necessary to carry on our government functions. That was the policy of the last legislature. Most felt it would be unwise and unpatriotic to reduce the flow of Federal tax money, in wartime, to the Federal government for war pur- poses, by adding new Territorial taxes which can be be deducted from the Federal income taxes. It would be indeed unpatriotic for the Territory to build up huge reserves by taxing further an already tax-heavy public of Alaska. Even private business, which will carry the ball in the post-war world, is not allowed to build up such reserves. An income tax bill for Alaska was introduced but not passed last year. In our opinion the last legislature came out all right on taxes. The recent report from the Territorial Treasurer showed a surplus of more than $2,000,000 in the bank. However, it must be kept in mind that the Governor’s report was written last June, and at that time it is possible that he may have had reason to fear “impending deficits.” It is quite likely that the Territory’s bank balance will take care of things until next spring anyhow, when the new legislature will meet and more taxes can be adopted—if they are necessary. We heartily agree with the Governor demning racial discrimination. We think that the inclusion in the Territory’s Democratic Party platform of a plank urging anti- discrimination legislation, largely as a result of the work of Walter P. Sharpe from this division, a healthy sign that this will be taken care of, also. in con- Naval Dilemma Japan’s | (Cincinnati Enquirer) Japan faces a naval dilemma which must be oringing great worry to leaders of the Nipponese | military machines. They realize, | time will come when their fleet must meet, in full combat, the navies of the Allies. To date they have | ducked and eluded any extensive engagement, but as | the battle lines draw tigher, | conflict approaches. Japan has two choites: she can maneuver this engagement—or engagements within the next few | | months; or she can continue to put off the evil day | until it is forced on her. Grave dangers lie on either road. If she fights today, the battle area will be dis- tantly removed from Japan's home bases and home waters. The disadvantages, to her, of such condition is apparent. If she waits she can fight close to home. The advantage of distance will be with her, for the | Allies will have to run long supply routes to bring in | i ships and planes. There are strong arguments, then, | behind the watiing game which she is—and has been playing. But that game has its disadvantages. In many ways they are as strong as the advantages. For | Japan is steadily losing naval strength, while the | naval power of the Allies grows. We do not know, exactly, what replacement powers the enemy in the Pacific possesses. But we do know, beyond any | shadow* of doubt, that they are much less than those lof Britain and the United States. We know, i that her maritime losses have been greater than ouw | Thus, as every month passes, the ratio grows in favor | |of the United Nations. { These facts probably are well known to the crafty | |Japanese. They probably are desperate, trying to decide which horn of the dilemma they will seize. Perhaps they are waiting until such time when they with the smallest chances of disaster. ow working for the Allies in the Far East 1s concluded that time is s0 far as naval superfority concerned would s subcontractors direct. heads the Byrd-for-President move- probably, that the | the day of eventual| too, | feel they can inflict the greatest possible damage | But, regard- less of how the problem is approached it must be | o (Conunuea irom Page One) years and, under the Weimar Re- public, had the reputation of being a leading liberal journalist. How- ever, Ambassador William E. Dodd was suspicious of him and, in later years, Scheffer had the repumlim\ |in this, The Army-Navy oppose this on the ment. Thomson partially sold Sen- ground of too much bookkeeping ator Bailey a bill-of-goods on Byrd, | and administrative trouble. But acording to Bailey’s friends—but after listening to Maverick’s argu- not entirely. The North Carolinian ment, Senator Taft of Ohio said: kept coming back to the fact that “If there is any way I can help he had defeated Senator Furnifold let me know.” |Simmons after Simmons made the| - mistake of bolting Al Smith for BAILEY AND BYRD Herbert Hoover, So Bailey wanted Friends of North Carolina’s Sen-;w he’ S e ator Josiah Bailey tell this story| However, Thomson later conspir- |as the inside on how he happened | ed with radio commentator Fulton to come out for Senator Byrd for Lewis to announce Bailey’s support | President. of playing the Nazi game. Upon being interned when the United States entered the war,! Scheffer asked that he be allowed to remain in the United States. This request was granted and he was released on parole. Later, con- siderable commotion was aroused rope manufactures ‘Thomson, The Byrd boom springed from New Orleans, where | for Byrd as an accomplished fact. Bailey had had a talk with Jim This tipped the scales, and Bailey [Plat of U. §. Survey No. 2391, Sheet brother-in-law of Sena-|finally decided to stand by Byrd— No. 1, containing 3.84 acres, and it tor Bennett Clark and former pub- | though with the reservation that is now in the files of the U. S. Land lisher of the New Orleans Item. he will support Roosevelt if nom-| Office, Anchorage, Alaska. |inated. (Copyright, 1944, by United Fea- U, Barr ture Syndicate, Inc.). has been mmn-‘ r John when he wrote an article for the | —— - - New York Times magazine src!inn; . under the name “Conrad Long.” Since then, there have been de- mands that he be re-interned. Why the Justice Department suddenlyx ACROSS locked him up again is not known, | 1 High card and officials declined any comment.| % FREieny Jrish G usmeem | TAMER MAVERICK 1 A few years ago, no one would' 13 Egg-shaped have dreamed that Congressman Surepean eity Maury Maverick, as rambunctious| 15 TE:',‘S:.:",: -5 as the Texas steer named after his' 17 peclare fighting Texas family, would ever| 1s. Rodent 19. Obtain get the support of conservative Re- publicans. While in Congress, pug- nacious, blunt-spoken Maverick au- | thored the President’s Supreme Court bill, championed all New Dea! legislation, stepped on people’s toes, never cared how he made enemies. | 21. Steps for cross- ing a fence Baa'muum PlAIY] . Those who slide over ice 3. Press for pay- ment Head . Beak . European bison 41. Symbol for sodium 42. Pathetic 4. Bristle 46, Expert 49, South Amerl- can animal 52. Blunted 51. Pulled apart Solution Of Yesterday's Puzzle But, appearing before a Senate| committee the other day, Maverick | had both Democratic and Republi-| can conservatives 100 percent for him. He was proposing an amend- ment whereby small businessmen holding subcontracts could be paid directly by the Government rather | than waiting for payment from the | prime contractor, perhaps until after the war is over. | Maverick, efficient head of the Smaller War Plants Corporation, pointed out that there are a mil- lion subcontractors and only a/ thousand or so prime contractors, of which only 100 big firms hold 70 percent of the prime war con- traets. The little companies do busi- ness with the big and, after the war, they may have to wait months for payment, or face the difficulty of collecting from & financially shaky prime contractor. Maverick therefore proposed legis- . Scrape with . Imitates something sllksmhllcs 63. Direction 3. Explain clearly sharp 5. Wife of Jacob 61 A”;:wn 4. Chila ¥ | Mensure of 5. . Animal fat 5k Tl . Measure of S Acta wlialy welght 7. Wood of the sandarac | tree . Necktie . Fasten firmly . kpoch . Obstruction . Roof of the mouth . Masculine name . Befor - Squeeze . Suggests In- irectly . ea eagle 30. Reaciies. across | Iskimo canoe : Pertitniog o certain ten- footed crustaceans . Public con- half-melted sHow 43. Entirely . Make public . Notions . Greek religious festival . Goddess of peace - . Pul into type gain nolfa back Beverage A Ve, Encot “ jation whereby the Government | AP Features o - — i | HAPPY BIRTHDA¥ ' APRIL 12 John Reck Mrs. P. M. Schnieder Wilhelm S. Hansen Daisy Gaylor Ann Gardner Mrs. Belle Frye Mrs. Lonnie Shields P. McKay HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel’” L et ] THURSDAY, APRIL 13 Benefic aspects control slightly today which should be favorable ‘o executives of business and direcma or war operations. | HEART AND HOME: Heads of families are under planetary influ- and balance. Fathers of fighting | men will have reason this month | and next to uphold the finest tra- |ditions of patriotism and to sustain the courage of wives and mothers. Spiritual vision to many. | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Labor troubles manifested in an unusual |their splendid ability in all branch— |es of work for United Nations vic- Itory will demand political recogni- tion that is more than empty ipraise. They will exercise great pow- er in the coming national election | jand will exact the right to dictate q)arllsan policies. | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS'| (Saturn and Mars are in aspects ‘lhal foretell great difficulties h | transportation which the Unlbed -|States must overcome for the tre- |mendous job of supplying our mil- Iliom of fighting men. A great naval | battle is forecast | Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of mingled | good ands bad experiences. The ut-| {most caution and discretion will be required. Children born on this day should enjoy more than average success 'in life. Love affairs may be uncer- (tain or disappointing. { ACopyngm 1944) . e e TIDES TOMORROW 4: 12 am., High tide 16.4 feet. {Low tide 0.2 feet. High tide :07 pm,, 134 feet. Low tide 10 57 pm 4.4 feet. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska June 28, 1943 Notice is hereby given that Gladys Thors, formerly Gladys Barek- ‘stm has made application for| ! a homesite under the Act of May 26, 1934 (48 Stat. 809) Anchorage Seriak No. 08861, for a tract of land de- scribed as Lot T of the Triangle (Group of Homesites situated on | Glacier Highway, approximately 12 i miles Northwest of Juneau, Alaska, i Any and all persons claiming ad- i versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claim n !the period of publication or thirty | days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statutes. FLORENCE L. KOLB, Acting Register. First publication, April 5, 1944. Last publication, May 31, 1944, PR KINY PROGRAM SCHEDULE Thursday 12:00—Personal ‘Album. 12:15-—Song Parade. ! 12:30—Bert’s-Alagka Federal News. 12:45—Musical Bon Bons. 1:00—Bpotlight Batids. 1:15—Melody Réundup. 1:30—Show Time. I | 1:45—G. 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The time of the hop-off [rom Sitka to Seward was to depend on the weather. Plans were made | tirst to stop at CoFdova, but at this time it was announced that that place would be passed-up and the fliers would go direct to Seward from Sitka. Advices from Tokyo were that the Japanese desroyers Amatsukaze. Tokitsukasé and Isokaze left the naval port of Ominato for the Kurile fclands where they were to meet the four American globe fliers. The latest White fisheries bill, passed earlier this week by the Na- tional House of Representatives, if it was to become a law. in the present form, would virtually wipe out purse seine fishing especially in South- .astern Alaska, according to authentic reports received at Seattle. This was to mean that a large number of Indians, heretofore finding their | means of livelihood mainly from that source, were to be forced to seek other occupation. The appointment of Frank A. Metealf as chairman of the corhmittee in charge of track and field events, and W. S..Pullen of finance, for the Inter-School Meet which was to open here April 23, was announced this day by N. T. Baker, Chairman of the Control Committee. R. A, (Dick) Maurer, one of theé most popular commercial men mak- |ing the Alaska Territory and well known representative of Schwabacher Brothers and Company of Seattle, and Miss Jessic Cassell, nurse at the | Government Hospital, were married the previous night at the residence |of Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. Keeney, by United States Commissioner V. A. | Paine. | St Weather report: High, 35; low, 33; snow. turers and exporters. Warning is| | . b % 24 given that there are signs indicat-| H . . ing treachery and sabotage that Da"y lessons ln Engllsh Vg L. GORDON will cause serious setbacks in pro- duction for war needs. s NATIONAL ISSUES: American WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Clara laid on the bed and women ‘'who have demonstrated| ..dq a book. Say, “LAY on, the bed.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Logquacious. Pronounce lo-kwa-shus, "0 as il LOW, A as in WAY, U as in US unstressed, accent second i syllable. | OFTEN MISSPELLED: Chargeable: GEA, | SYNONYMS: Indicate, signify, denote, express, not GA imply. | WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each da Today's word : DEVOLVE; to transfer from one person to another. “They devolved their whole authority into the hands of the council.”—Addison. fMODERN ETIQUEFTE * roperra Lee B e s Q. What is the meaning of demi-tasse and what is the correct pw- nunciation? A. It is a small cup for, or of, black coffee. Pronounce dem-i-tas, | E as in MEN, I as in IT, A as in AT, principal accent on first syllables, second accent on last syllable. Q. Before going to the church where should the attendants of the | bride assemble? A. They should be at the home of the bride about an hour before the ceremony is to take place. Q. 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