The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 19, 1944, Page 4

PAGE FOUR - s Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY F Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. CELEN TROY MONSEN This may be taken as a sign that Congress recognizes a real threat to free government and something may be done about it. The Hatch Act was designed primarily for the purpose of forbidding active electioneering from Gov- President ernment jobs. It is a sound law. But it is a very Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Yelivered by earrier in Junesu and Dougias for §1.50 per month. By malil, postage paid, at the fol rates: One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in sdvance, $7.80; one month, in advance, $1.50 s 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, 603; Business Office, 374. different matter to hamstring any one department by making the payment of salaries contingent upon the political muzzling of its employees. Open Primaries MEMBER OF ASSGCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- :ln, credited in this paper and also the local news published erein. (Washington Post) The Supreme Court’s decision recently that the Democratic Party in Texas cannot bar Negroes from its primaries is a bold stroke for democracy. It strikes down a form of discrimination that is a reproach to any freedom-loving people and is particularly ana- chronistic in a country fighting a world-wide war against tyrammy and oppression. We regret with Justice Roberts the tendency of the court to discard valid precedents without good reason, but in this case we believe that the court was fully justified in plow- ing new ground in an effort to bring out political institutions closer to the spirit and letter of the Constitution. Actually the court has not taken a long -leap from the position ‘it occupied before, although it did specifically overrule a decision made in 1935. Some years ago it found State s barring Negroes from voting in primary elections to be repugnant to the post-Civil War amendments to the Constitution. Texas and various other Southern States sought to avoid the consequences of these decisions by assigning to party [officials the controlling voice gs to who should yote in the primaries. So the party, as Justice Reed pointed out in the majority opinion, took on itself the char- acter of State agency performing duties imposed on it by statute. ring itica vity by Feders ORI “When primaries become a part of the machinery Lobbying and political activity by Federal officials for choosing officials, as they have here,” the court and employees have become grave problems because | said, “the same tests to determine the character of of the immense size the Government has attained. | giscrimination or abridgement should be applied to There are enough emplayees on the Federal pay- |the primary as are applied to the general election.” roll today, that wete they properly regimented, in fear | That reasoning seems to apply with particular effect of their jobs enough, by acting on orders from super- | to States such as Texas where a victory in the pri- iors they could vewsy easily control any election and maries is tantamount to election. Exclusion from the bring great political pressure to bear on Congress. primaries there really means the denial of the right It is not at all surprising, therefore, that we read NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Pourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash, VESTIGATION LOO} future of democracy. in a speech on the Senate floor, de: | ization. nied a Washington MeXry-Go-| pjs year 15 the celebration of the R""j‘“" “‘:‘Cl"s‘"e thal,.he had €on- | mhjrteenth bisthday of the interna- ferred with Secretary Hull and yi541 cultural and social sorority. urged him to run for President. Tt 388 Lo N o > nded on April 30, 1931 n On April 7, Senator Gillette Abflene.. Ko fleiod 00 the prats 30Y Wl quoted Mrs. Henry Owen, Jr. conducted — - widely to the effect that Secretary 2 ” & do is order Republic to reopen the pgup was his first choice for Presi- the short business meeting in the mine against its wlil and provide gone jobs for about 150 miners who once (Copyright, 1944, by United worked there. The union’s pres- Feature Syndicate, Inc.) tige is involved, also the company's rk?::‘;ll}?:zofl::‘lva;elc Euxlnvgl‘;)er{: FouuDERS' DAY roR ALPHA BETA PHI T0 BE HELD APRIL 30 a vital principle of the post-war period as war contracts are can- celled and facilities are no longer censidered essential to the war. ICKES AND VANDENBERG | Reports on Founder's Day on April A good many Cabinet officers and |30 were given at the regular meet- | top exeeutives have been griping ing of Beta Sigma Phi, held last | lately about the amount of time'njght in the apartment of Miss they have to spend testifying be- Beulah Spongberg. | Charles R. Watts, of the firm of fore Congressional committees. Ad-| ' Mys. L. M. Dunlap, Founders' Day |Charles R. Watts & Co., of. Seattle, miral “Jerry” Land of the Maritime | chajrman, feported that the cere- |construction materials, is in Juneau, Commission to vote in the election wherein public officials are actually chosen. Whether that discrimination is Cong.ress is contemplating an investigation ‘_0 de: rought about by the State itself or a political party termine whether or not the Hatch Act, which is|ayercising powers conferred on it by Stafe law is a supposed to keep Federal employees from using their | matter of very little significance. offices in elections, is being properly enforced. The court reminds us that the language of the The suggestion came in Congress after the House | Fifteenth Amendment is very broad. “The right of had written into the Department of Agriculture appro- | %itizens of the United States to vote shall not be priations bill a “rider” which would forbid payment |denied or abridged by the United States or by.any of salary to any employee of this department who | State on acc.?um of race, color or previous (-m\dmo‘n engaged in any polilic&‘\l activity whatsoever. The bill LOBIERIE . (Burely that:uisht tivalswasrever 5 " | exists, should be protected in regard to primary elec- if passed would keep such employees, large and small, | fiong a5 well as in the final inter-party contests! from donating to campaigns, engaging actively in any | It would be naive to assume that this de kind of politics. {alone will suddenly assure votes to the Negro citizens Opponents of the bill believe Federal employees, | of Texas and other Southern States. Educational great bodies of them, most of whom have’ done tests, poll taxes and various forms of intimidation will nothing improper or in violation of the Hatch Act, |Still be available as instruments of political oppression should not be deprived of their political rights. | where the dlspolelon q( ‘local commun_me_s to use them v \ | prevails. . But this opinion does not indicate that we But at the same time, these opponents of the bill |~ by i 5 ey v o * Rhoaa s " |are making progress toward elimination of the taint believe that a thorough investigation of whether or i ¢ ,acial discrimination from our political system not the Hatch Act is being enforced properly is in ordes. fiisllinml Go-Round (Continuea i1rom Page Ome) na Powers, No cultural program was held last night. It was decided to hold a special me-:ting next Wednesday, |ers’ Day program. The meeting will \be held in the home of Mrs. Earl | McGinty, cultural sponsor, so that ! members may practice songs for the | program. PR ARG CHARLES WATTS HERE be'“‘;“c":gv"fs ;‘l‘_d,f"“;.‘f ‘[h;';le::: day. At 4 pan. pledges will be en- ing some of his products. He will :\?;:-kmgo we::ly e NS, 0 tertained at a banquet in the Gold leave shortly for Anchorage, then However, the prize testifier before | B @nd,at 6 punt. (b8 biof | retinn 98 Qpasy. He Je shast at Uongress is probably pugnacious S6YElS ceremony wil{;be Beld for'the Baranof. Secretary of .the Imterior Ickes. G e S This is partly because of his many’, duties—oil, coal, gas, grazing, pub- lic lands, territories, etc—but also because he has about the best rep- artee of anyone in the Cabinet. Z1e The herb eve Persian_poet Republican Senator Vandenberg | Aretay -fastoner likes to tell this story on Ickes even "7 fibers though the Senator himself came | Rl . Resound out second best. Ickes was appear- ing before the Truman . Committee with the usual* big gallery, and, Organ of scent 49, Dream: French . Knot again Pronoun 20. Detailed in- While Vandenberg, though not a member | lorm:nl'u’;n Gaelic 22. Ourselves Itose-red dye Cover And that is progress of the greatest significance to the | I\uu‘_\' 15, Senator Gillette of Iowa,‘lhe charter members of the organ- absence of the president, Mrs. Sen- | April 26, to prepare for the Found- | . and D"."ald Nelson ' ;mony for pledging will be held in|just on a visit and incidentally | once averaged up their hours spent|ine paranof Hotel at 2 p.am. on that |looking over the country and plac- | from 120 YEARS AGO 7H% emrire e et e e et i et~ APRIL 19, 1924 Easter, which was the following day, was to be marked by elaborate 1 musical programs and services in the Juneau churches. Weather Man F, C. Mize predicted rain for the day and the fairer sex was warned not o wear théir new bonne! An Easter Eve dance was to be given this night at the A. B. Hall, with music by the Novelty Four, assisted by Tip K() Neil and his jazz banjo. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ———— ¥ APRIL 19 3 Elinor Long Mrs. R. E. Robertson Mrs. Ray G. Day Charles E. Hooker Mrs. E. J. Cowling | Ethel Lokken | Mrs, Carl Gustavson : Zeeta Gilchrist Alfonzo DeLano Ruth Wilson . [, A conference of district superintendents of the Alaska Road Com- | mission was to be held at the local headquarters of that organization soon, according to announcement by Col. James G. Steese. Following the lecal conference, the district superintendents were to return to their respective headquarters and the season's work as agreed upon at the conference was to be launched. o o HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” With rain, sleet, snow and even a slight hail, the Easter weather in Juneau was cause for postponement of the annual Easter Day parade intil the following week, or later - v THURSDAY, APRIL 20 | Adverse aspects are stronger to-| diy than benefic. plarietiry, infi- | = To spend some three months in the field, a U. S. Survey party under jences. Deceptive ideas may b._.“\he direction of E. D. Calvin, Cadestral Engineer, left here for Haines. widespread in postwar planning. This was the first of the crews in this vice to take the field this HEART AND HOME: Readjusi- |season. In the party were E. S. Fremming, Emmett Connors, A. P. ments in family circles will be dif-| Fottney, Don S. Haley, V. H. Hewitt and A. E. Curtis. ficult as returning servicemen strive Ao “ to settle in prewar environments., nps Ray G. Day, whose husband was superintendent of The Empire’s Astrologers advise women of all 88€S |, panical department, left on the steamer Princess Mary for Seatle. to study psychology with a VIeW t0q . wa g be joined at Ketchikan by Mr. Day. They werd to return here wise acceptance of inevitable 2 ¥ changes. Love, however, is the uni- {about the middle of May versal solvent. | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Provision | for the welfare of small firms is im- | weeks previous, portant at this time, for certaxn‘ signs seem to presage postwar ad- {vantages for big business. {tion that can direct millions of men {in world conflict will be inclined to | overlook corporals’ guards in busi- ness groups. | NATIONAL ISSUES: William Bosch, well known local resident, who went South several returned on the Queen. The na- | | ottt e e e ) I : : : ! | Daily Lessons in English % .. coroon | Limited ] R P75 tenure of office, in the future, for {the President of the United States| ~ WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “T must make breakfast {will be widely discussed at this | before I go.” Say, “I must PREPARE breakfast. jtime. There is a portent of bitter | OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Nicety. Pronounce ni-se-ti, first I as conflict of feeling which will .en-|in NICE, E as in SEE, second I as in IT, three syllables, and not courage advocacy of one term of six nis-ty. [ye2r OFTEN MISSPELLED: Autumn. Observe the U | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:| gyNoNyMs: Poverty, privation, want, destitution, pauperism, in- }Despne warnings ‘?m‘»‘ »nqt.mn w:]:\dhwnce. [efoBinie dp. e over, bt SUEER AR WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us | midsummer, even though occasional | reverses may be sustained. Mars | conjuncts Jupiter in July when there | INCRIMINATE; to charge with a crime; to accuse. may be undue rejoicing but there is | not incriminate you.” lu sign presaging sacrifice and new rictions in August. Persons whose brithdate it is have |the augury of a year of satisfactory 1mcume and good prospects. Love jaffairs may be complicated. Children born on this day prob-| ' ably: will | e GlHvar I arlRIA R e Q. May one ever interrupt & person who is speaking? of their talents. More than aver- | A. This would depend upon the reason for interrupting. It would | | age success will be enjoyed by many. | be rude to break into a conversation in order to introduce a person or | (Copyright, 1944) just becatise one is bored. 1 Q. If a woman does not observe a regular at-home day, what are P e A TIDES TOMORROW {the customary visiting hours? A | A. Between the hours of three and five in the afternoon. Low tide— 6:06 a. m., 0.5 feet. | Q. What should be the minimum space alloted to each guest at the | High tide—12:15 p. m., 170 feet. | gguner table? Low: tide—"6:2¢ p. m., -0.8 feet. A. Twenty inches is the minimum. s RESOr e increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: “The evidence does } MODERN ETIQUETTE * popprra Lem P e e e it LOOK and LEARN? C. GORDON | UNITED STATES © 1. What son of an ex-Brgsident of the United States was killed in DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | the aviation service during World War I? | GENERAL LAND OFFICE 2. Of which King of France was Madame Pompadour the mistress? | District Land Office YOUR BROKEN LENSES Replaced in our o shop. Eyes Examined. Dr. Rae Lillian Carlson ,Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636. adv. 3. Who was the composer of “Cavallerin Rusticana”? “‘“fi:z;“gg‘ g’q"‘;“ 4 What is the meaning of perti:acity? Notice is hereby given that Gladys| 5. What navigable river in Canat}(. is the longest? | Thors, formerly Gladys Barek- ANSWERS: sten has made application for 1. Quentin Roosevelt. | a homesite under the Act of May 26, . 2. Louis XV. 1934 (48 Stat. 809) Anchorage Serial| & 3. Pjetro Mascagni. A No. 08861, for a tract of land de- |/ 2 e 2 2 4 { 4. Obstinacy, or persistency. seribed as Lot T of the Triangle 5. Yukon-River, | {Group of Homesites situated on | Glacier JHighway, approximately 12 imiles Northwest of Juneau, Alaska, ‘Plal of U. 8. Survey No. 2391, Sheet'| No. 1, containing 3.84 acres, and it is now in the files of the U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska. ? | Any and all persons claiming ad- | versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claim {in the district land office within the period of publication or thirty idays thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statutes. o FLORENCE L. KOLB, Acting Register. First publication, April 5_1944. | Last publication, May 31, 1944. KINY PROGRAM | SCHEDULE | | Thursday 12:00—Personal Album. . DAYTON FLEEK _ as a paid-up suberiber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to present this coupen this evening at the box office of the——— CAPITOL THEATRE . and receive TWO TICKETS to see: “BUCKSKIN FRONTIER" Federal Tax—11c per Person WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name my_Appear! i of the committee, sat in attendance. | Seeing him, Ickes remarked, “I| : didn't know you were a member of | 3 the Truman Committee.” | “I'm not,” replied Vandenberg. Bravery Finish . French coln 63. Slur over in pronouncing Self Solution Of Yesterday's Puzzle L isf | 35. Out vering Two halves But 4 31;’“5 Gomme. I'“ listen when | £ QUi o00y Sly: 66, T number L s20WN 3. Vegetable a prima donna is going to sing.” colloq. ten . Scents 4. Pertalni i ¥ 37, Novel 2. Round-up g ikl “Oh, good,” shot back Ickes. never knew you listened to anyone. s ming bird . Musty . Open court . Orderly ar- rangement ien fence _ adjec- DENIALS | SWEDEN—On April 8, the Swed-| ish Legation officially denied a ‘Washington Merry-Go-Round dis- closure that the Swedish SKA ball| bearing plant had been aiding Ger- many in regard to ball bearings,| among other things sending experts| to help build up the Schwienfurt| ball bearing plant which U. 8. bombers had reduced to ruins; and that the U.S.A. was considering| cracking down on Sweden. | On April 9. following the Swedish denial,. Secretary of State Hull, re-| ferring to neutrzl nations, said, “We have said to these countries, that it is no longer necessary for, them to purchase protection against' tiv i . Is under obli- zation measures Foreigners Blackening . Fruit . Have ambi- tions . Crac to . Late: orm Survival of past ages 0 A 50. Depend aggression by permitting 51. Seltle money highly skilled workers and factories 83 Lo Auctlon to supply products which can no longer issue from the smoking ruins of Germany's factories.” SENATOR GILLETTE-On Jan-! "= . Payvable . Room AP Features 12:15: Song'ParadeA 12:30—Bert's-Alaska Federal News., 12:45—Musical Bon Bons. 1:00—Spotlight Bands. 1:15—Melody Roundup. 1:30—Show Time. 1:45—-G. 1. Jive. 2:p0—News Rebroadcast. 2:15—Hymns from Home. ¥ 2:30—Frontline Theatre. 3:00—Basin’ Street. 3:30—Are You a Genius? 3;45- Personal Album. 4:00—News Rebroadcast. 4:15—Gospel Broadcast. 4:30—Juneau Woman’s Club. 4:45—Vesper Service. IN THIS BANK 5:00—News Rebroadcast. ance 5:15—Mystery Melodies. sures each of owr ARE 3 5:30—Fred Waring Orchestra. agsinst lom ® ¢ maxiowm 5:45—Behind the Headlines. of $5.008. SR 6:00—Hour of Charm. i § 5 . 6:30—Easy Listening % 6:45—Coca Cola Show. o | ' | First National 7:15—Standard Qil News. 8:00—Yarns for Yanks. 2 of JUNBAU, ALASKA 8:15—Union Oil Fishing News. 8:30—Bing Croshy. sk A 3 \ ) ) N ) 14 | DR.E.H.KASER | | PHONE 762 DENTIST BLOMGREN BUILDING Phone 56 HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Dr. A. W. Stewart - DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. ROBERT SIMPSON, Opt. D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology | Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground T e ) DR. H. VANCE | OSTEOPATH Gastineau Hotel Annex | S. Franklin PHONE 177 N e S SNSRI — e | | “The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists | BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. | HARRY RACE Druggist “The Squibb Store” — " . " Guy Smith-Drugs (Careful Prescriptionists) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK'S DANISH ICE CREAM The Chafles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. 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Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Batisfied Customers” “Say It With Flo . “SAY IT WITHG Juneau Florists i 2 Phone 311 7:30—Burns and Allen 9:00—Unity ViewpoiuL = =- MBER "ll!l‘ L DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 9:15—Musical Pot Pourri. 9:30—Tom, Dick and Harry. 9:45—Alaska Line News, 10:00--Sign Off, . | There is no substitute for newspaper advertising! m1-0vq Half a (enlw of Banking—1944 The B. M, Bebrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL - SAVINGS