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

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empi Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN - 4 - 7 DOROTHY TROY LINGO WILLIAM R. CARTER ELMER A FRIEND ALFRED ZENGER - Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.50 per month; six months, $8,00; one year, §15.00. By mail, postage pald, at the following rates: One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; ene m in advance, $1.50. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify Managing Editor Business Manager the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Bustness Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoctated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- #ite credited in this paper and also the local news published herein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ska Newspapers, 1411 Fourth Avenue Bide., Seattle, Wash ke sttt 1+ X O SRS LR MR. TRUMAN Practical politics was at work in Chicago recently. As Mr. Roosevelt predicted some months ago, the New Deal seemed pretty well over and done with—so far as statement§ and action for public consumption go. The Democrats tossed overboard their No. 1 “idealist and theorist and placed on the ticket in his stead a practical politician. And they put him there not for himself alone. There were considerations of purely political nature behind the move. There may have been a day when New Deal leaders could walk “along with their heéads in the clouds and still win elections. Apparently they feel that day has passed. Harry Truman's background is one which will inspire confidence in certain circles where the Demo- crats need it. His supporters say he is no politician in the ordinary sense of the world, but his years in public service prove that he is adroit and efficient in the business of vote getting. He has been a farmer. His work has carried him into most of the States of the Union, where he has become as well known—or better known—than the Vice-President himself. He: speaks no foreign tongues, or, if he does few persons President Vice. President Editor and Manager | nome. Furthermore, the Senator has none of the ! leftist tendencies displayed by the Vice-President | But there is one field of activity in which Mr. Truman’s record will be a double-barreled boon to | Democratic campaigners. He is, at the moment, | America’s No. 1 investigator. And criminal inves ‘gation. as you may recall, is one of Tom Dewey’s | chief accomplishments, The New York Governor’s | record as District Attorney will be used extensively | during the forthcoming campaign. But now the Demo- | crats have a law enforcement expert of their own; | one who has worked, not in New York alone, but all lover the United States. In nominating Senator | Truman the convention hoped not only to provide its party with a good candidate; it also hoped to put'a plug in one of Mr. Dewey's best guns. There is real sorrow in many Democratic quarters over the defeat of Henry A. Wallace. But, as party | feaders doubtless know, the strong Wallace supporters I never will turn to the Dewey-Bricker banners. Most of them are of a hue too pink. They will vote—if they | vote at all—for Mr. Roosevelt. In fact, the largest of this faction—the CIO—is definitely committed to | the President. On the other hand, many edge-of- | the-line voters may be lured into the Democratic | camp by Senator Trumans record. | Yes, politics is on the move these days. | seeing some swift and skillful maneuvering | camp. | LR, 5 ‘ British Books We are in either | (New York Times) { British publishers are in a curious situation. | Their allowance of paper is 40 per cent of their con= ! sumption before the war, and this is not wood paper. | Their paper used to be made of esparto grasses from | Spain and northern Africa; now it is made of straw. They are short of labor in all branches of production, | and espegially in binding. Meauwhile the demand for ist, “nine new books out of ten are oversubscribed before publication and often the orders exceed the number printed by four or five times.” The pub- lishers print small editions, seeking to cover the demand for as many kinds of book as is possible; a worthy purpose, but causing a waste of both machin- ery and labor. Utilitarians may be consoled to know that only one-fourth of the books published is fiction. The Publishers Association asks for a larger quota of paper “at the earliest possible moment,” for certain deferments of workmen and workwomen and the re- moval of certain obstacles on the export trade. of its demands The Economist characterizes as “ex- posals for the future deserve a hearing. return, both economic and cultural, for a small di- | version of resources into book publishing is likely to be large.” In the face of this deprivation, as of so many others, our British friends make their usual good record. A London correspondent of this newspaper tells us that for the past few years it has been almost fmpossible to buy the books of favorite and famous writers. The works of Dickens, Trollope, Shaw and know it. And strange enough, Mr. Wallace's linguistic | wells command a premium. That perpetual best- abilities, while a distinct asset on his foreign travels, react to his disadvantage in many quarters here at seller, the Bible, is hard to come by, and “only odd copies of Shakespeare can be found in shops. ‘Lprmusly yanked |ed, {lan and V. Lewis Wash-inglon its chief authors, already visited Tacoma and promises to return to stump his district. When she returns, back and destroy- | has Irving Kap- Bassie, resigned. She books is such that, according to The London Econom- | Some | cessive and unreasonable,” but admits that its pro- i THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— HAPPY BIRTHDAY | D e ) AUGUST 12 Billie Gordon Pearl Peterson Dudley Smithberg Ed Garnick Ray Abrahamsen Harry D. Lauder Margaret Rands AUGUST 13 Mrs. M. J. Whittier Margaret Maland Connie MacLean Dorothy Lewis Daniel Morris Samuel Fein Mrs. Newton Young Mary Schramen Mrs. K. A. Hahn L. J. Jewett HOROSCOPE i “The stars incline ! but do not compel” sania SUNDAY, AUGUST 13 i This is not an important day in planetary direction. There is a sign of evil portent that may presage disappointing news concerning United Nations' ground forces. HEART AND HOME: The clergy should benefit under this sway, which indicates fame for chaplains in the Army and Navy. Attention to religious observances is enjoined by astrologers, who foretell that men returning from the war will be of serious minds due to many a rendezvous with death. | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: As aut- umn draws near, the number of men and women discharged from war industries will greatly increase. The problem of employment for them and for demobilized service- There !men must be solved wisely. Iness will provide jobs for all who jare able to earn fair wages. | NATIONAL ISSUES: Criticism ‘oI changed aims in education will |be widespréhd as school and col- |lege courses are announced. The |difference between advocates o |practical training for future jobs and supporters of long-established academic standards will be definite and sometimes unduly prejudiced. | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Venus and Jupiter culminating’ over Tokyo may encourage Japan to make an artful peace offer next month. Warning is given of nu- Jis a sign presaging success for lead- | For “the |ing businessmen whose resourceful- | r1‘ P2 Senator Kilgore of West Virginia, merous and clever treacheries. Aut- Merry- | Go n "d believing that it will be highly de- f oul {moralizing to the enemy to know ' |the tremendous arms surpluses ac- (Gentinted trom Page onel __ |cumulated here, intends to ask for ol the WPB statistical dfvision con- & thorough Senate airing of the |entire question. clided: ° | “Available supplies = insure the; NOTE — Best illustration of the War Production Board's ability to conflict between big business and flow adequate equipment and am- 'little business over peacetime con- munition in adequate volume to version is the manufacture of elec- our troops overseas and to sustain tric irons. ‘The big companies the large scale operations planned. didn't want the WPB to permit Increased production of certain electric iron manufacture, because types. of ammunition is neverthe- little companies would get a head leds essential in order to insure start in the peacetime market. adeqyate supplies of specific items.” Little companies, however, were The report went on to cite the idle. Finally, WPB permitted the increasing production of steel and small companies to make irons, but copper and to point to surpluses un:smmped the trademark of big com- hand. It also contained this sig- panies on them so the latter jon she will face teén thousand reprints of Coffee’s speech circulated in his district * While big Georgia textile operator Scott Russell ad- vises Senator George's committee reconversion, Eastman Kodak executive Marion B. Folsom ad- vises Congressman Colmer's House committee on post-war » * * Bargains to be picked up from surplus property disposer Will Clayton: $5,000,000 of RFC-owned machine tools, to be sold at junk prices; 10,000 airplanes to be sold , e planning | umn earthquakes are indicated. A disaster before this month ends is foreseen. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of fair- ly good fortune. Nurses should benefit greatly. )4 Children born on this day prob- ably will be bright in mind, fond of books and generally reliable. Their health should be safeguarded to avoid nervous breakdowns from overstudy. |at not more than sixty-five cents on the dollar * * * The Germans aren't gaining anything by it, but their robot bombs have now done nearly as much damage to civilian England as the Nazi troops have done to our forces in France. About | | MONDAY, AUGUST 14 | Benefic and adverse planetary as- !pects are equally active today. The business week begins under a prom- ising direction. HEART AND HOME: After the nificant statement: “The decisive factor in the de-| cline _in labor requirements in the| munitions industries has been the| continued rapid increase in output| per worker. This trend will con-' wouldn't lose their peacetime mar- | kets. MERRY-GO-ROUND Miss Vivian (Tax-Me-Not) Kel- lems is so burned up because Ren- five and a half thousand robot First World War, women were en- bombs have been aimed at England. ' ccuraged to emphasize beauty and |Chief result: The British never o stress charm. Under Aquarian will agree to let the Germans down{influences, the spiritual and intel- easily * # % Senator Bennett Clark 'lectual will have potent appeal of Missouri, in the recent prm,y’among returning soldiers, who will tilue accelerating the release of resentative John Coffee of Wash- labor as munitions produgtion de-lington made a speech regarding clines.” Iher friendship with a blacklisted This statement was made just at Nazi agent in Argentina that she a time when War Mobilizer B_\’l')\l‘S‘lS planning to stump Washington was bowing to the Army and Lak-"smte to oppose Coffee's re-election. in which he was defeated, got his best returns from Jackson County, stronghold of the former Pender- ! gast machine. (Copyright 1944, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) ing the unusual step of superseding | Donald Nelson by announcing that,| because of manpower shortages, no" civilian conversion could be started | without the okay of manpower chief | Paul McNutt. The WPB report also took issue| with Byrnes regarding manpower shortages by stating: | “The turning point of direct war requirements for manpower 18. Constellation beén passed. With the armed| 14 Town in Oblo forces now at peak strength, the 16.*Range of further large releases from the cphgising munitions industries which are in| 17. Summit prospect will be available for civil-| b Conags ian production.” Anger . Russian sea CONFLICT OVER RECON- VERSION The men who prepared this re- port have been doing the same job| for a long time. No previous fault| had been found with their work.| But the report happened to be at! cross-purposes with the views of | some of the most important peo-| ple in Washington—General Somer- | vell, War Mobilizer Byrnes and General Electric’s Charley Wilson. | They have opposed pescenmel conversion now, have battled! against WPB boss Donald Nelson | on this point. Nelson, on other| hand, maintains that it takes just| about as long to tool up factories| for peacetime work as it did fo| tool up for war. He points out that, when Henry Ford converted | from Model T Ford to Model A, it required months. Therefore, un-| less industry is given some chance| to get ready for peacetime work ' now, Nelson maintains, we will have several million unemployed in a few months time, S0 when their report was mys-' ord Puzzl . Silkworm Pronoun . Book of fie- tion . Palm lily . Spreads’ loosely. . One of Colum- pus’s ships . By . Old _Indlan tribe 46. Hunting dogs Rogulsh . Eagle Pllat fish Border . Bustle . Soft palate . Antique . Cotton-seeding machine . Slope the edge 2. Masculin nickname ACROSS 1. Tribunal 4. Droves of cattle 9. Outfit 12. Peer Gynt's mother /d i /4 edidl EL L] H /4 AdduS Einlggll % dAEEN Wl ) TP T FIITT R JATIO[LIEMMEIGIO] [L[EINID|SE TIAIN] Solution Of Yesterday's Puzzle 63. Terminate DOWN 64. Snow vehicles ' 65, Ocean 5 Jus:‘::hcourt Continent Relssue Riders 5. Goddess of dlscord . Freo Authoritative /; o . Age . Narrow fabrio oin . Saltpeter Biblical § President the Caon- federacy . Metric meas- ure of capacity Dens Hawalian oy (R e AT Withered Wing: . Washes hard College sonj . Tcelandic tale White yam ;seek high intelligence in American | Fomen Girls: must cultivate tal- ients and virtues which cannot be |purchased at a cosmetic counter, H BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Caution |should be the guide in the business world. While, the next three months = (Will be marked by certain shrink- ages in volume of trade, general prosperity will prevail. Despite the usual election slumps and the large number of discharged war industry employes, merchants and manufac- turers - will profit. NATIONAL ISSUES: Return to Iprh\ciples and moral standards of ipioneer days will be preached with renewed earnestness. Lack of re- ligious training in American homes will be deplored and efforts will be made to correct omissions. Punishment to be meted out to enemy leaders responsible for acts of horror, persecutions and whole- sale murder will engage wide at- tention next month. Revelations of barbaric cruelties will arouse public sentiment but the seers warn that justice and not revenge must rule judgment. Persons - whose birthdate it s have the augury of a year of pro- gress. Happiness in the is indicated. ‘Chudren born on this day prob- ably will be talented. They should be popular and successful in thejr careers. home (Copyright, 1944) ——————— TIDES TOMORROW K 54 feet, High tide— 9:58 p. m., 14.7 feet, TIDES MONDAY Low tide — 4:51 a. m, 14 feet, High tide—11:23 a. m.. 12 feet. Low tide— 4:35 p. m. 53 feet. High tide—11:04 p. m., 15,0 feet, | 20 YEARS AGO 7%y ewprns vt R AUGUST 12, 1924 Funds for complete development of the Thane ammonium nitrate ! plant had been secured and work on this development was to be started this year by a force of several hundred men, according to an announce- ment made by Bart L. Thane, representing the Alaska Gastineau Come | pany, owners of the Thane property anc wiio had been engaged in pro- moting the new enterprise for Thane. The projeet was fully financed and was not only intended to develop the nitrate end of the undertaking but also the manufacture of pulp and paper. The latter industry was to materialize within two years. The Alaska Legislature was without power to pass laws changing in any way, either moderating or making more stringent, Federal statutes upon subjects reserved by the Organic Act to Congress itself, according to the decision of thesCircuit Court of Appeals in a recent suit. That the Canadian National Railways was in earnest in the proposals for two steamers for the Prince Rupert-Alaska run was evidenced by Sir Henry Thornton, head of the system, in a talk made to the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce. Waino Hendrickson and Miss Marian Katherine Jones were married this night at Holy Trinity Cathedral by Dean C. E. Rice. The bride was a nurse at St. Ann's Hospital. The groom was a Juneau boy, raised in this city and attended the Juneau High School. The couple planned to | make their home in the Marshall Apartments on the corner of Sixth and Main Streets. Mr, and Mrs. Claude E. Ericson and three children left for Seattle on the Alameda. While they were in the States, Mr. and Mrs. Ericson | were to put their small son Claude in school in Seattle. Weather report: High, 55; low, 52; cloudy. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon [aSs — el | WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The man who proceeded | me was a soldier.” Say, “Ihe man who PRECEDED me was . soldier.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Foliage. Pronounse fo-li-aj, I as in IT, A as in AGE, and not fol-ij. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Stationary (fixed in a certain place); ARY. Stationery (paper); ERY. SYNONYMS: Silence, stillness, quiet, quietude, quietness, peace. 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: DISCURSIVE; passing from one thing to another. “I have been doing nothing for so long, except idle things and discursive things.”—H. G. Wells. (ot srrrrrrrr ar ———— MODERN ETIQUETTE *%:0pprra LER Q. What is the proper position for a person to hold his head while eating at the table? A. The head should be held in an erect position, but not stiffly. Bend the body forward slightly, of course, when taking a bite; but the head should never be bent down over the plate. Q. In general conversation, what could be characterized as the two most annoying bores? A. The one who tries to prove he is right, and the one who tries to prove another is wrong. Q. Is it necessary that a man hold his hat in his hand when in a shop with a woman? A. No, he need not remove his hat. it e LOOK and LEARN %1{ C. GORDON 1. Does a person who is anosnic (a) shun human society (b) have visions (c) lack the sense of smell? 2. What country raises most of the world's tobacco? What is a diorama? Are any two persons’ fingerprints identical? By what pen-name was Marie Henri Beyle known? ANSWERS: Lack the sense of smell. 2. United States. 3. A miode of scenic representation in which a painting is seen from a distance through an opening. 4. No. 5. 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