The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 7, 1944, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire o Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE_PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska, HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - - President DOROTHY TROY LINGO - - - Vite President WILLIAM R. CARTER - - Editor and Manager ELMER A, FRIEND - - Managing Egltor ALFRED ZENGER Business Manager taxes increased But their net prof $746,000,000 to $6 Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for S1.50 per month: six months. S8.00: one vear, $15.00 By mail, postage paid, at the following rates One year, in advance, £15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; one month. in ance, £1.50 Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any ffailure or irregularity in the de- Uvers of their papers Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- Fise credited in this paper and also the local fiews published herein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. these companies more in taxes a their employees excessive profits form of reserves, by the fact that under considerat production line evident, from the earnings resultini tion has been la through taxes an NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES a Newspapers, 1411 Fourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash. Alas trans-Atlantic fl any time. So we ‘m the United Ki Air Transport Co WAR PROFITS | the big four-engi | route across the | To be sure, ments in planes Much of the talk about war profits has been based upon . reports that corporate earnings before taxes have increased from $7,390,000,000 in 1940 to $23.000,- 000,000 in 1943, while net profits after taxes increased from $4,847,000,000 in 1940 to $8,500,000 last vear: Many persons have jumped to the conclusion that the major part of this increase has been due to profiteering on the part of war industries. The National City Bank of New York in its May Bulletin of Economic Conditions presents an'inter- esting study which shows that fifty leading manu- facturers of war materials have not participated in these higher net profits. The net sales and other revenues of $20,667,000,000 for these manufacturers in 1043 were more than $12,000,000,000 greater than those | I'have the speed, some doing. Atlantic freight won. in 1940. During this be reduced because of renegotiation decline in net profits in light of the 150 per increase in volume during this period is a most ef- fective answer to the charge of profiteering. increased only $450,000,000 in The fine job done by Amer! undertaking, a stunt which flew in all varieties of weather. same period, their earnings before from $1,110,000,000 to $2,282,000,000. fits after taxes actually declined from 40,000,000—and this latter figure may The 14 per cent cent Moreover, while net profits were thus declining, paid out approximately $1,300,000,000 nd increased the average salaries of from $1,800 to $2,700 per year. That were not being accumulated in the is sometimes charged, is indicated the total reserves of these companies the three-year period ion. an industry on the has been widely recognized. It is data cited above that the increase in g from this record volume of produc- argely recovered by the government d renegotiation Almost Routine Cincinnati Enquirer) Even the very young among us can recail when a ight was a dramatic and dangerous rated the headlines at couldn’t help thinking about the Byrd fliers and Lindbergh and the others when the Army Air Transport Command disclosed that in a month’s | time its planes have made 500 crossings of the Atlantic ngdom and Africa Nor was it a stunt—it was a regular part of the ommand operations. The ATC planes Even in wintertime, ned C-54s used the difficult but short North Atlantic to England. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOLY 7 Robert Henning Mrs. Paul Morgan Mrs. James Orme Der Ryan Dale Fleek Jr. Mrs. George G. Henry Nathylie Bailey Helen Holmes R. F. Worden HOROSCOPE “The stars incline 4 i but do not compel sl SATURDAY, JULY 8 Benefc aspects rule early today, which soula be most favorable for aviation Labor is not under kind- y 1y stars HEART AND HOME: Decline in the birchratc may be sharp this summer., Naoure apparently pauses in her replacement of war losses Illegitimacy will be a serious prob- lem in coasts! cities and interest | will be aroused in nieeting it wisely BUSINESS AfFAIRS: Insurance is to be much in demand by civil- |ians, e:pecially thosc who neglect- there have been amazing improve- and equipment. The four-engined | cargo planes of the ATC are scarcely to be compared | with the trans-Atlantic planes of yesteryear. They power, navigational aids and safet equipment to take most of the gamble out of an ocean [in P hop. It Is a far cry indeed from the puny, high-wing Again warning is given that cer- monoplanes of 15 years ago, with their engines nr;tam planetary signs encourage mis- perhaps 200 horsepower. But even so, 500 flights in a represertation and stimulate preju- month 1§ a record which, in the parlance, really takes 'dice and passenger traffic by air would veach full blossom. The materialization of the dream |oyeat is not awaiting peace. already, as one important phase of getting the War | y..q until now, nor ever shall be” The ATC has brought it true and I want to do what help the ticket ™ “That's fine, Happy," beamed | the President, and proceeded to lay lout a few jobs for Chandler be- |tween now and election day. One I can to , ashington ; erry- Go-Round (Continued trom rage One) | tucky © colleagne, Alben” Barkley. the United to send him a! “Tell ne, Hapny,” said the Presi- lettér. | dent, “ars you going to do as much NOTE—Ambassador Phillips once | for Alben in his fight as he did served in Canada, now is m»r\'mg‘mr you?" in London, is generally considered| 1 sure will, President,” re- pro-British, |plied. Onandler. “He made one |little speech for me.and I'll make one for him.” “Dear States Mr. i(NdTHOLES IN GOP PLATFORM 1t was carefully hushed up at| Roosévelt, under the impression Chicago, but some of the \mckstngc‘Bf”;,klo"}(m%,&‘:fdf:; ‘;"grll;;; “;‘:; hammering on the Republican ))X;\t-”)'”;“‘seu” 2 ] form nearly developed knotholes, | """ One was on Palestine The GOP foreign affairs sub- committee voted to omit a plank for restoring Palestine to the Jews. you?" asked the President. “That's right,” replied Chandler, ; d i, either. SV st camse | béfore the. full |5y HOROY G0k Sna £ GRS Ao cominities, however, thinds But I'm not complaining. Happy L : tee, however, things . yes care of himself and géts along began o pop. Hfine.” ml‘e“ {7 oo f{’"““""’”,"’;‘.M’?“‘ Happy also ‘old 'thie President O o Costa I, oW Zionist|that he had urged all his friends publicity - man, prodded Senator!, .. ¢ fije against Barkley, but to| Danaher of Connecticut. Danaher support him. demanded that the Palestine reso- lution be restored. Also Cleveland's Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, who sup- perted the GOP ticket in 1940, made | o000 (riends!” an impassioned plea, said a Pales: NOTE-—County Judge D. Boone tine resolution would be a great'son o Ml against Bark- vote-getler for the Dewey ticket. |joy i (1,6 brother of a fan who In the end it was restored. was made a U. S. Cirduit OCourt An even greater rumpus occurred Judge at Bnrklmv"s direction. | “But can you imagine,” continued Happy, ‘ the feilow who filed against Barkley is supposed to be one of over silver. A potent Western bloc (Copyright, 1944, by United of silver' “boosters succeeded in Feature Byndicate, Ine) wedging into fhe first platform| ; . draft a statement favoring silver BRI ] They were so strong that it look- | BUY WAR BONDS ed as if silver would win. Finally —— e Neil Carruthers, dean of Lehigh University and economic adviser to Crnfiflword P\lZZl the committee, got on the telephone and called Winthrop Aldrich, cou- i | ACROSS 29. Article sin of John D. Rockefeller and| 1 0. Boy 3 | 1 copduetsd . Genulnely head of the Chase National Bank. | 4. Grape preserve 1u. Mineral spring Aldrich, a staunch gold-standard 9. Tribunal ‘ Hfiak. man, got busy ©on the long-distance :; S:xfr‘; awora 30 Linger i | 1 3 rd 36 Law telephone, - pleaded with platform | 1 Ggatral [T ANSEINIE commiitee members to resist the| : Terlc-n playwright silver bloc. ' Finally, when it look-| 15 pieon 30 Keapolos ed as if silver would win, Aldrich| 16 Bre t to 4;1. garral rl‘.rln‘n g warned that he would take the| gg c‘&” h “ £ um?n‘(vevr‘ % matter -up with Albany. ) grfin\%ln‘quxt :?- -';':flf'fl“fi'an. In’ the end, the taxation and fi-| 322 denbs of ducks ‘:' Gufl‘(s ind i i | 27 Flower A7 Greek tstan nance: committee yielded, let Ald-| 51 GO ke right: 48 Total rith dictate the following statement L FRARY 49. Hindu queen by telephone: “We shall maintain, 2" "“’J{;:‘JG thEhn b0, TOCREE L the value of the 28 sm:t!’ih American dollar | and, regard the payment of Gov-| ernment debt as an obligation of honor which prohibits any policy leading to the depreciation of the currency.” NOTE — The late Senator Key| nigkname lof them was to support his Ken- | s that_all the help they gave| “and they didn’t hélp me much on/ NATURALIZATION HEARINGS MONDAY The Clerk of the District Court (announces that Monday,. July 10, is | naturalization day. All who. have ! petitions tor citizenship filed and 'are eligible to be heard at that time shouid be on hand” with their witnesses at least by 9:30 o'clock {on Mnnday. Those who have passed their ex- aminations ani whose witness have not been examined by the District Attorney should appear be- fore him with their witnesses any time during oftice hours on Sat- urday. Any others who are eligible for hearing and have not yet been ex- |amined, should go to the Clerk’s of- fice on Satur and take their witnesses. A person eligible to be heard Monday is one whose petition has been filed for 30 days prior to July 10th. HEALTH OFFICIALS BACK FROM SURVEY Dr. H. M. Graning. Past stant Surgeon with the U. S. Public Health service, and Amos J. Al- ter, Past Assistant Sanitary gineer, Territorial Depattment of Health, have returned to Juneau, having completed a rodent survey {In the southern district. = The health oificials conducted - inyesti- | gations at Ketchikan, Wrangell, and a, 00| o Z[o| A 2l0Z >0 D] |=lo/] Efifi 0 E i) = AISIPERE(L|I ABRUIRISIA E[SR[EINTIREYIE[S] Solution, Of Veuerduy"l Puzzle .-.; ’lrhlng: law DOWN 52. Pay.out . Feminive name 53 Finish 2. Ardent person 3. Uninhabited 4. One who exacts exorbitant interest 5. Wind indicators . In bed . Light repast . Knightly wandering Pittman of Nevada used to put for- . Command . Instigate . Was carrled eign delegates to the London Econ-| omic Conference to sleep with his . Characteristic . Old oture ver. sl int long lectures on silver. He was| B mach largely responsible for selling .~xlu-1i E llm’nle[n:l . varian to Roosevelt. | . Inscribed on N i o Stome, . Growing ou WORK FOR “HAPPY” TO DO | :}il;mh Senator “Happy” Chandler of | 2 ‘v:;\'amenl!y Kentucky, never too happy about ;:"‘:hu{\:: | . Steps fo Roosevelt, recently eame away c:ossln[ a fence from the White House feeling bet- ter, and with the latest word on| . Organ ef flight 27, Bestows as due . Moved to and FDR’s fourth-term intentions | “Mr. President” Chandler open-| fro . Flaxen fabrie ed the interview, “you've always . Mark of's ound Rind of juniper been my friend ‘and I've always been yowrs. .a've never asked you| for anything, but I think I ma be able to help you. I think you'i w run for a fourth term,j poing . Take the chief meal . Exchanged for money . Pile | En- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIPE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ed to provide for their families in the periods of prosperity Desire for a mse oi security will be prevaleniy during postwar recon-| struction activities, America’s care- {free days will end suddenly. NATIONAL ISSUES: Analysis tand criticism of the records of leg- slators will be more general than political campaigns 1S | INTEPNATIONAL AFFAIRS Some of us may wonder when the dreara of trans- ‘Blbl(‘ students interpret the Scrip- as prophesying a “time of tribulaticn which has not from the beginning of the tures "been land astrology presages present-day fulfillment As the promising |Aquarian age starts, the age of Pisces closes with pain, suffering 'waste and desoiation. | Pel whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of ex- igencies. Happy issue from trials is fore'old. Children born on this day prob- ably will be ongz in mind and body. A literary career is possible for certain of these highly intelli- gent boys and girls. (Copyright, 1944) Petersburg. Dr. Graning has been detailed to Alaska trom the Plague Suppressive Measures Laboratories of the Pub- lic Health Service at San Fran- cisco, for the purpose of making investigations to detrmine the ex- istence of any diseases ordinarily borne by rodents. He will leave shortly for the westward and in- (terior to carry on the rodent sur- vey program. Mr. Alter will remain at his Ju- neau headquarters for the present e - TIDES TOMORROW High tide-*-2:57 a. m,, "18.7 feet | Low cde —9:43 a. m, -36 feet | High tide—3:56 p. m., 16.7 feet Low ‘ide —9:47 p .m. 18 feet NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX In Accordance with Chapter 38, Session Laws of Alaska, 1943 ‘WHO MUST PAY SCHOOL TAX: All male and female persons between |21 and 55 years of age must pay | the school tax; a female person who !is unemployed and who dépends for | her support entirely on her husband | is not required to pay the tax; per- !sons in the active military or naval service of the United States, paupers, insane persons and those cared for by the Territory or who are perma- nanently injured, infirm, maimed or crippled are also exempt. WHEN PAYABLE: The tax is pay- able after the first of January in each year. It must be paid to the school tax collector upon demand. {If no demand is made for payment, it must, nevertheles, be paid to the school tax collector or to the Terri- torial “Treasurér on or before the first day of December in each year, Please rémember that no demand given; but, as indicated, if such de- mand is made, the tax must be paid immediately to the nollector. If payment is not made, a penalty of $2.50 attaches and both are collect- able by suit. EMPLOYER MUST FURNISH LIST OF EMPLOYEES AND PAY TAX. Whenever requested by the school tax collector any employer who has people working for him who are subject to the payment of the tax, must furnish a list of his employees together with the age of each of them to the collector, and must also pay the tax due from each of them. When such payment is made by the employer, the col- lector must give him a recelpt for each tax paid and the amount thereof may be deducted from the smployee’s wages. PURPOSE FOR WHICH TAX IS LEVIED. This tax is collected to| ssist in the education of the chil- dren of the Territory of Alaska. Your cooperation is appreciated. G. G. BROWN, ‘Tax Collector. Box 2596. First publication, July 1, 1944. Last publication, July 8, 1944, or notice is required to be made or |’ 20 YEARS AGO 7% emepire JULY 7, 1924 Two ordinances were’ passed by the City Council, one of them regulat- ing the sale of firearms by local dealers and the other prohibited oliciting at the City Dock and established traffic rules for parking of nachines on that property. Regulations for the protection of herring, including limitations on the size of meshes in nets used, restricting the use of certain gear in pecified waters and closed seasons in two out of three of the principal nerring fishery districts, had been issued by the Bureau of Fisheries. George E. Cleveland was elected Assistant Cashier of the B. M. Behrends Bank at a meeting of the Board of Directors following the innual meeting of the stockholders of the bank. Mr. Cleveland had yeen connected with the bank for four years as paying teller and ucceeded H. I. Lucas, who resigned to organize the Juneau Motors Jompany. Henry O'Malley, U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries, and at the head f the administration of Alaska fishing regulations and laws, was to in Juneau soon from Seattle. urive John Ford Starr, of Juneau, had received a gas and oil prospecting »ermit granting him the exclusive right for four years to prospect for oil ind gas in the Cold Bay district. °d on the Admiral Rogers to spend the Mrs. Ray H. Stever ummer in Juneau. Weather report: High, 49; low, 47; rain. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon ) WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say ,“I was sort of surprised o hear it.” Say, “I was SOMEWHAT surprised (or, RATHER sur- rised).” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Catalpa. Pronounce ka-tal-pa, first md third A’s as in ASK unstressed, second A as in AT, accent second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Nasturtium. SHUM SYNONYMS: Fruitful, fertile, productive, prolific. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us nerease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: IMPETUOSITY; state of rushing with violence. “It s the impetuosity f youth.” Observe the TIUM, pronounced P s - MODERN ET'OUHTE b' ROBERTA LEE et o e et e et ettt i Q. At a church wedding what would be the correct seating of the bride’s and bridegroom’s relatives and friends? A. Seat the bride’s friends and relatives on the left side, the bride- ;room’s on the right side of the main aisle Q. What is an important rule to follow when one is a member of a house party? A. The most important thing is to join whole-heartedly in all entertainment that is provided Q. What is the customary dinner hour in American cities? A. Seven o'clock. ! b LOOK and LEARN 2 ¢ coroox e ) 1. Does a bushel of wheat or a bushel of rye contain the greater number of pounds? 2. What is zymase? 3. About how many people are there in the United States by the name of Smith? 4. Who gained a celebrated victory over the Austrians at Wagram? 5. In what city is the University of Maine? ANSWERS: 1. Wheat, 60 pounds; rye, 56 pounds. 2. A ferment found in yeast. 3. Approximately 1,300,000 4. Napoleon. 5. Orono, Maine. HUGH ANTRIM as vaNraia-up subcriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPI E is invited to present this coupon this evening at the box office of the: CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: "NO PLACE FOR A LADY” Federal Tax—11¢ per Person WATCH THIS SPACE—Your NameflMly Appear! IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED First N‘Qfi?&fil Bank ere-is no substitute for newspaper advertising! [ S T DR. E. H. KASER 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. 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