The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 24, 1944, Page 4

B i Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - President DOROTHY TROY LINGO - - - Vice. President WILLIAM R. CARTER - - - Editor and Manager ELMER A. FRIEND - LHSW - Managing Editor ALFRED ZENGER - - - - Business Manager 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 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 a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irresularity in the de- luvery of their papers Telephones: News Office, 602; Bustness Office, 3 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published berein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIV! ‘Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Fourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash —_———— AX SOURCES The Territory has been criticized from time to time by Federal officials for inadequate tax structure, for levying too few taxes. And the impres- sion has been created also that Alaskans are being handed many silver platter—are com- paratively tax-free. Federal taxes collected in Alaska during last year amounted to almost 19 million dollars. This was an increase of more than 280 percent over the preceding year, the largest increase of all of the States and Territories, In 1939 Alaskans paid to the Federal government about seven million dollars in taxes. That was more or less a normal year. Alaska’s contribution to the Federal tax barrel in that year was greater than taxes from all of the following States: Arizona, Arkansas Tdaho, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont and Wyoming. However, the State taxes collected by all of the foregoing States probably in each case amounted to an things on a / times the taxes which were collected in that | Hany- Giines | friend to all our people. | invented the printing press, year by the Territory. The Territory of Alaska would have no trouble at all in collecting many millions of dollars more in taxes if it could tax its biggest landowner—the Fed- Washmglon Merry- Go-Round (Continued froam Page One) like the Army, Ifore the igot under way Willkie made no comment, admitted receiving the letter, but| he got the impression that the White House wanted the story out.| Therefore, you could have knock- ed him over with a feather the President replied to news men like the Lord, last week that he didn’t know any- ways.” thing about writing Willkie a letter. Immediately after the never for it now. Out in Nevada, | | eral government, which owns #bout 90 percent of | the land and probably will control more soon | the printed word is almost beyond limit. ing was invented the Dark Ages vanished. The print- | enemy territory after the armistice. He replied that he hoped to do so by using men who have learned to plus | soldiers who were in the Army be- Selective Service program He also plans use men who have had no ove L |experience and want STRANGE POLITICS Exactly six years ago, the Presi- White dent had near the top of his purge folks are begin- when 'ning to say that Roosevelt politics, “worketh in strange The Federal taxes paid from Alaska last alone, amounted to twice the original purchase value of the Territory. The truth of the matter is that Alaska would be worth nothing to the United States today if it were not for the pioneers who had the courage to come into a hard country and develop it. These people and their sons and daughters, it seems to us, are entitled to most of the credit for bringing Alaska where it is today Much help could be extended by the Federal government if it would adopt a policy of encouraging the further development of Alaska by opening up some of the huge land areas, by tearing down some of the No Trespassing signs. But the present policy is just the opposite. The Federal government, acting through the Department of the Interior, is taking steps now to set aside further reserves in which there will be no trespassing. Such reserves are being up Southeastern Alaska under the guise that the land areas and water concerned will be for the exclusive use of Indians who have “aboriginal rights” to such areas. In realit; this Department considers the Indians “ward: and it is the “guardian.” The areas for all practical purposes will be nothing more than further Federal reserves. The reserves contemplated, and these are only a few of the claims, take in about a quarter of the area in Southeastern Alaska including practically all of the West Coast of Prince of Wales Island. These include not only the waters, but the lakes and streams which flow into the waters and all of the land areas year, set in areas drained by these streams, which means practically all | of the land. The term “unpatented land” the official notices, but why patented land should be considered safe from the grab is not apparent to us. Aboriginal rights” should make no distinction between | when perve strain may cause much | the two. We do not believe that if Alaska were a State that such a gigantic grab would be toleraed, or that such a grab could be even attempted anywhere but in Alaska where the people, apparently, have become hardened to such things and accept them meekly. The Power of the Press (Cincinnati Enquirer) A writer down under in Australia says: The world needs more men at the print- ing presses to help us save the freedoms we now enjoy. Yes, and to extend those freedoms to thousands who groan under the yoke of tyranny. The power of When print- ing presses shed a great light on the hearts and minds of men. It is the foe of ignorance and of superstition. Here in our own United States it binds us together in a common unity of purpose. Our newspapers are at once the guide, philosopher and When Johann Gutenberg he made a gift to the world beyond price. Through the centuries sinceé his time its influence has grown. The printing press is the high-water mark of civilization. ing to arm the country for inevit- able war with the Axis, McCarran voted right along with Wheeler, Nye and the other America First- ers. Here is his record: professional | the to conscription; Against revising Neutrality Act to permit aid Britain; against to to volunteer in the Western Hemisphere; against |both lend-lease bil tension of the draft at when war obviously was just around the corner; against permission to 'm U. S. merchant ships; practically every one of Roosevelt’s | war measures. In Chicago Ilast Senator Barkley month, was is used in | against ex- | a time| when | making his| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE —JUNEAU, ALASKA r e | HAPPY BIRTHDAY { »,---,,,,»«,,,-,--- AUGUST 24 Lieut (j.g.) Gerald Bodding Mrs. Walter Cummings Dr. Taylor J. Pyle Daniel J. Kelly Mrs. Joseph Wehren Jeanne Butts Allne Maloney Mrs. F. F. Fulier Edna Black Christine DePauw — - — : - | HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” S Y FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 early morning hours today benefic aspects rule. tunate date for those who direct the United Nations’ war movements | HEART AND HOME: Saturn in the water sign® of Cancer, which uule\ home life. may be responsible for discontent concerning domestic |conditions and the protracted ab- |sence of loved ones. There is a sign read as presaging emotional |instability through the Autumn After the | discord. | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: | changes ‘mugnoslicaled. beginning next year. {Purges and reforms proposed in the heat of the political campaign will he forgotten as scientific pro- {grams for national and intérna- [tional trade and commerce are put {into operation. | NATIONAL ISSUES: Return to |successful patterns of American 'busmess enterprise will be persist-| mml\ advocated as demands for {Government relinquishment of power in the commercial fields stir| I political sentiment. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Italy should benefit under the re- gime of Prince Umberto whose birthday next month comes under most propitious planetary directi November, when Jupiter transits his Sun, should be especially fortunate for him, but it is likely that his| Iperiod of power will be brief. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of fairly fortunate experiences. Success in service to the nation is foretold Children born on this day prob- A for-| Radical | in commercial methods are | | | | | | E eJ L | | ably will be well-balanced in char-| acter and mentally in medicine or the |ised. alert. arts is (Co) TIDES TOMOI(”OW High tide— 5:33 a. m,, Low tide —11:38 a. m,, 3.6 feet. | High tide— 5:48 p. m., 14.6 feet. | ——— ‘l’iEht 1944) France and| in| favor of keeping U. S. armed forces 13.1 feet. against : | |from CIO’s Sidney Hillman—it was $5,000 * * * When Dewey week- ends at his Pawling, New York, House denial appeared in the press, list the name of Nevada's Senator Willkie’s phone began buzzing with Pat McCarran, who had voted Republican friends warning him 'against him most of the time. Mc- that Roosevelt would always kick|Carran, however, was re-elected. him in the teeth. They urged him|Since his re- -election, he has op- to come out for Dewey. {posed Roosevelt even more bitter- ‘lv especially on vital war policies. ARMY DEMOBILIZATION PLAN | Despite that, Senator Truman, FDR's running mate, has now pub- 0s- |home, the staff and news men cov- tentatiously got up, left the Ne-}ering him leave the State, stay at vada delegation, walked away. He the Green Hotel, Danbu Con- did not return for the Roosevelt necticut, twenty miles away o demonstration. Nevada newspspers}Week ends when Dewey is at Paw- nominating speech, McCarran commented on this, called it a slap ling, and FDR vacations at Hyde' So now Truman Park, the two candidates are only cheek and urges | (Wemy -three miles away from each at Roosevelt. turns the other Here is the inside story on White j;0)y House-War Department plans for| Some Nevadans demobilizing part of the Army after whether Truman didn't bother the defeat of Germany. about 2,000,000 men after a German armistice. Under this plan, the Army will| urged McCarran’s re-election. t The War jook up McCarran’s voting record, Department is planning to release!o whether he just meant to give immediately him the kiss of death. rate, when the President was try- ! McCarran’s re-election. are wondering o MERRY-GO-ROUND now, but in 1937, when he ran for District Attorney in New York, his largest campaign contribution came At any set up a point system for every| man in the service, and men with sufficient points will be retired.| Here is how the points will be cal- culated: | 1. For each month in the ser-| vice, every man will receive one point. 3 Esch month oveiseas wil| count an additional point. 3. For each battle honor, a man\ will receive four points. ‘ 4. The Congressional Medal of| Honor or Legion of Merit will coum‘ four additional points 5. Each bronze star denoting ser- vice in battle will count four ad-| ditional points. 6. For every child, a soldier wm receive eight points. 7. Married men without chudren will also receive eight extra points. ‘There are still several important gaps in this program which the | Army and the White House have | not yet filled in. 'There still is no | special credit for age. However, it | is already decided that, because the Army will have a greater need for air men in the Pacific, a separate system will be set up for discharg- ing Air Corps veterans. Of course, the basic point which everybody wants to know it: “How many points will a man need to get out?” That bas not yet been determined. | It has been determined, however,: that at the end of the Atlantic war, the Navy does not plan to re-' lease any of its men | It can also be revealed that Presi- | dent Roosevelt is anxious to dis-| charge hardship cases first. | When the President discussed | this plan recently with several Sen- ators, they asked him how he plan-' ned to handle the problem of polic- ing Germany and other occupied | ACROSS Distant . n : Bols trosting on 3 Anlmlllan' slang 20. Entreaty Masculine nickname . At no time Boy | Half em i Wax ointments | Symbol for tellurium | Rolls of 9 Supm\lbed a mlblh‘flllon ubber t Hfiflfififilfi§ W R 5 Iflfllflfl/ TFTFTT] [ L4 Tom Dewey isn't talking about it {other ¢ * * Senator Harry Truman plays the piano in his spare time * * * Dewey adviser Dulles doesn’t !seem to worry about gasoline, sports |from Albany to New York by auto- !mobile regardless of rationing (Copyright, 1944 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) >0 Anctent Roman sock Rung of a rope ladder . Divisions of lays tndian mulberry . Took as one's olimin mo B e e | | | | | | | i o Ton 70 LE ¥ E i Women's Appaner own . Part of the Bible: abbr: Large . Sober Early English money Endure City in Seotland . Pertaining to a historical period . Deepest within . Lay waste wm< >IN0 m-> 0 Solution Of Yesterday's Puazie 9. Successlon 60. Most pallid DOWN Gorges kiffeminate . Stuck fn the mud . Edlble tubers 5. Children’s game Those who run away to marry . Take part o & eontest . Mountain: comb, form . Twist out of shape Coral isiand 11. Optimistic . Anticipated with fore- H dEn s' K ot wy . Took the part o . Material for violin strings . 2000 pounds Rodents . One to whom properiy s transferred . Puts into notation . Support for & rider’s foot . Infuriates Least fresh . Remunerate : Pluckier ake speeches . Roasted: French Vice 1. Pronoun Literary scraps We are happy to announce that rs. Barbara Garrett has rejoined our staff of experienced operators . . . You are invited tq ask for her in phoning for ap- pointments. SHOF HOURS 9A. M.TOCP M. OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT PHONE 538 | | | THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1944 20 YEARS AGO 7% THE EMPIRE e AUGUST 24, 1924 The cruiser Richmond had rescued Lieut. Locatelli and his compan- icns this night and the Italian globe flier was reported uninjured, but extremely fatigued. Locatelli and his companions were found 80 miles east of Cape Farewell and according to reports, motor trouble was the | ceuse for their drifting 100 miles, being unable to rise. With a company of 15 art , George Edward Lewis, producer of The Cheechakos,” was to leave Seattle September 15 for Alaska, going first to Skagway and then to Juneau and later to the Stikine. The picture was to be filmed in Southeast Alaska and was to be called “The Eternal Frontier.” Mrs. L. H. Smith and daughter Dolores, Smith of the Juneau Dairy, were round trippers on the aboard the Alameda. wife and daughter of L. H. triangle trip J. P. Anderson, Juneau florist, who had been visiting in the South on vacation trip, arrived home on the Princess Alice, Mrs. Iva J. Tilden, teacher of the first grade in the Juneau schools, came North the Queen to Ketchikan to attend the teachers’ institute. on Miss Lila Ptack, who left on the Princess Louise, was going to Hood River, Oregon, where she had accepted a position gs teacher of languages in the Hood River High School. W. S. Pullen, who had been in Seattle returned on the steamer Alaska. Mr. and Mrs, and San Francisco for two weeks, Weather report: High, 47; low, 44; rain, P S e Daily Lessons in English %. 1. corbox — —— WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: When the adverb RARELY means seldom it precedes the verb, as “He rarely sings.” When it means excellently or extremely it follows the verb, as “He sings rarely.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: - Gewgaw. Pronounce gu-go, U as in FUEL, O as in OR, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Decollete, though pronounced day-kol-tay. SYNONYMS: Eradicate, extirpate, exterminate, annihilate, destroy 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: CRUCIBLE; a severe trial or test. “It was the crucible of affliction.” s e by e e Q. What would be a good way to cultivate-taste in the choice of words and the phrasing of expressions, in order to become a good con- versationist? A. The best method of xcqunnu, a pleasing vocabulary is the read- ing of good books of established literary standing. Q. Is it permissible to refuse some certain dish at a luncheon? A. No; as a luncheon usually consists of just a few dishes, it would not be considerate to refuse any. It can be done occasionally at a large dinner where there is a great variety of dishes. Q. If a man is writing a friendly letter to some woman acquaint- Success| ance or friend, what would be an appropriate closing? prom- | A. “Faithfully yours,” or, “Sincerely yours.” {wm“‘-“"w —— ~: May the President take active part in business affairs of his owr; during his term? 2. Will a campfire that is packed loosely burn better than a tightly- packed one? 3. What is a person who sunburns repeatedly, but dees not tan, called? 4. What are optical glasses worn against the eyeballs called? 5. What are considered the oldest architectural structures in the { world? ANSWERS: No. Yes. A heliophobe. Contact lenses. The pyramids. J.J. MEHERIN as a paid- up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to present this coupon this evening at the box office of the——— CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: "THE HEAT'S ON” Federal Tax —11c per Person WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! AS IN PEAC 'DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED ! i 3 DR.E. H. 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