The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 4, 1944, Page 4

PAGEFOR Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second snd Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY - - - President - - Vice-President Editor and Manager Managing Editor Business Manager ND . 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. postage paid, at the following rates: 415.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; 50 r & favor If they will promptly notify any failure or irregularity in the de- papers very of News Office, 602; Bustness Office, 374. Telep MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated republica! wise cr heret ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATIONAL REPR Fourth Avenue Blds atches credited to it or not other- and also the local news published TIVES spapers, 1411 eattle, Wash, Alaska Ne: NAZI STRATEGY Germans fight We think the wer that question has provided ly or otherwise—by the official Berlin radio commentator, Lt. Gen. Kurt Dittmar. Re y Dittmar told the herrenvolk, in effect, that Germany now is fighting without hope of vic- tory, but is fighting for a negotiated peace which the Nazis believe may yet be offered to them if the Allies decide that further sacrifices to achieve a complete defeat of the Reich would be useless. He spoke of “preaking the enemy’s will to destroy us.” Why the on? ar do best t been unwittir That may be the master plan of the Nazis, but we fear it is foredoomed to failure. As the military pesition of the Reich becomes more and more hope- less, it probably will be impossible to check a wave of defeatism from sweeping Germany. The Nazis and the Gestapo have done well to hold it up this long. But already we have had tangible indications of it among the German troops in the field. Those frequent whélesale surrenders are an unmistakable clue to a degenerating German morale. And with the military power at our command, any important breaks in German solidarity, either in the army or on the home front, could be prosecuted into disaster for the Nazis. Once the Third Reich begins to fall apart, the capacity for further resist- Washingion operation’.” FCC's Courtney Press is exclusively entitled to the use for | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA l'ance of the remaining pleces will be greatly decreased. That is the problem from the German standpoint. The problem from our standpoint is to hold up our | the-war’s-going-to-be-over-next-week state of mind {until the Reich really falls. Otherwise, we are playing linto the scheme of the Nazi strategists; we are en- couraging each other to believe that it'll just be a few Imore days of sacrifice and danger. Then, if the | Germans manage to prolong their resistance into the winter, there will be many who will start saying: let the Nazis go—bring the boys home for Christmas.” | It may not happen, it must not happen. We're |s0 near to total victory. For the sake of civilization and the next generation, let’s finish the job this | time, regardless of any of Berlin’s strategems. WAPPY BIRTHDAY OCTOBER 4 Roberta Johnson Mrs. John W. Troy Alfred E. Jensen Mrs. L. B. Nelson David Hill Robert Sorague Jimmy Sprague Mrs. Evan Wruck Hazel Thomas Clear Title e | HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” (Washington Post) When a man buys a piece of real estate from the Government, he ought to feel reasonably sure that the Government is entitled to sell it to him. In the past, however, he has never been given such assurance. He has been given nothing more than a quit claim to the sroperty. And he has been obliged, in consequence, to go to the trouble and expense of having title to his land searched and guaranteed by some private cor- poration, although the validity of the Government [title was indisputable. Happily the Senate, in its ‘\vnlun of the surplus property disposal bill, seeks to end this rigmarole. It authorizes the Attorney Gen- eral, at his discretion, to issue a warranty deed which | will make the purchaser’s title to the land he buys | perfectly secure. i In respect to much of the surplus land available | | for disposal, the Attorney General will be able to do this readily because he passed upon the validity of titles when the property gvas acquired by the Govern- |ment. There is an obvious advantage in this pro- cedure to the purchaser and to the Government alike. Land with which a warranty deed can be delivered should bring substantially higher prices than land to be scld with nothing better than a quit claim. There will be a real saving, moreover, in the needless expense of title s This sensible simplification is marred, however, by another provision in its bill which would give preferential rights in the purchase of surplus land to its former owners, their heirs and even to those who formerly lived upon it as tenants. Immediately this clouds title and makes the transfer of property subject to all sorts of later claims that preference prerogatives were not fully observed. And obviously it | delays getting the land out of Government hands into | Warning is given of future dis- productive private use. agreements among members of the There is an even more serious objection to the |United Nations. The British Em- Senate prov n that a former owner shall be en- |pire will not be liguidated, Russian titled to purchase land “in substantially the identical |ideals will be unchanged and Am- tract as when acquired from such person.” Often |erican democracy will continue, the | | these tracts were not economic units. Or their separa- |seers declare, but they forecast |tion from the general area of which they now form |success in finally attaining unit.yJ a part would make impossible’ the economic sub-|of purpose. division of the balance. The satisfaction of this some-| Ppersons whose birthday it is what sentimental impulse to return land to its previous nave the augury of a year of un- owners would certainly cost the Government a great |expected travel and change. Heavy deal in the total sales value of the property of which |eypenditures may cause concern. i" is to dispose. It should be enough, we think, t0| chijldren born on this day prob- grant former owners a preferential right, within the ably will be exceptionally gifted. discretion of the surplus property administrator, w‘Unusual poise and good Judgement‘» purchase an equivalent tract somewhere in the gen- ;are foreseen for them. | o{ l, “U,mh,h,orhmd ofr the ,prél,)fl,y he \l?ed to own. } (Copyright, 1944) D THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 Benefic aspects rule strongly to- day which should be most fortun- ate for United Nations Navies. HEART AND HOME: Women are under happy direction and this day should be equally fortunate for them in love or politics. Interest in political campaign work will ab- sorb unusual numbers of home- makers who will be enthusiastic partisans. Different party alliances lof members of the family may cause friction in certain house- | nolds. | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Architects | and builders, engineers and plumbers are to profit greatly after; {the war. Europe will attract thous- | |ands who will contribute much to the restoration of ruined cities. NATIONAL ISSUES: Desire of millions of women to continue as wage earners after the war will lcause widespread anxiety. The |stars presage successful placement of those who are most efficient. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:| arches. production and fighting spirit, but|japan's, suppiying our troops is| asked if radio also an unrestrained celebration on|gych a long-distance operation that Armistice Day. Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page One) 11 major railroads agreed to the value phones, the representatives of of radiotelephones in ‘“increasing efficienc of railway operation They preferred not the safety value, for the railroads don't admit there is room for safety improvements on the roads. Major witness for the railroads was William Triegn, Pennsylvania Railrod communictions chief and chairman of the Association of Am- erican Railroad powerful rules committee. Although he bent over back d to spare the fair name of association members, Triem nonetheless found himself admit- ting, under cross-examination by dogged FCC Attorney Jerry Court- ney that radio would aid materially in reducing the danger element in more than dozen common em- ergency situations. | Triem talked from the experi- ence of his own company, which has installed two-way radio sy tems on 10 trains running from Trenton to Phillipsburg, N. J. The| experiment has proved so success 1 ful that trainmen familiar with the | radio operation squawk bitterly | when they are assigned to trains not yet equipped with radio. Also| the Pennsylvania has appropriated | $1,000,000 to begin installing radio on other divisions. At one point FCC's Courtney read a statement attributed to Bill| Jeffers, former rubber czar and| president of the Union Pacific. Jeffers said: “We have not al- Jowed ourselves to be stampeded | into the use of devices—like radio to talk about a for operating trains, for example— | where theory is substituted for that | safety which depends upon con- stant intelligent application of safe practice developed over 75 years of operation.” Replied Triem: “We (the Penn- sylvania) do not operate a railroad on theory. We convinced of the truth of Courtney’s summation that radio has provided ‘incr efficiency and increased safety are Beware Cbughs from common colds That Hang On Creomulsion relieves promgtly be- | cause it of the trouble germ laden , and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in- flamed bronchial mucous mem- branes. Tell your druggist to sell you 8 bottle of Creomulsion igesh 1:1ght to the seal derstanding you must like the way it | y allays the cough or you are have your money back. SREOMULNION loosen and expel | would not help to prevent derail- ments and trainbreaks resulting from application of the air safety breaks by a conductor in the rear of the train. Triem admitted: There are numbers of cases where trains have been broken in two by that process.” “And where derailments have oc- curred as the result?” Courtney pressed. “I believe that admitted. He communication enabling the conductor the rear to tell the stop, would eliminate of trainbreak. Similarly, he admitted that radio would decrease the danger in cases of emergency stop, missing of stop signals, hotboxes or dragging equip- ment, and when there are obstruc- too,” that is true, Triem agreed two-way on train, in engineer to the danger |tions on the track. JAP WAR AJOR JOB Administration leaders aren't talking about it but they are pri- vately concerned about America’s reaction to V-E day. They not ‘the Japs can meet us on equal Noisy siwreet celebrations, wide- | terms in most places close to| spread drinking and any feeling |Tokyo. that the war is over will be most ! unpleasant for the millions of | TEXAS TH S TWICE families who have sons in the Pa-| Before Roosevelt delivered his cific still -faced with the big job campaign speech at the Teamster's“ of defeating stubborn Japs. |dinner, he had a private session | The Administration is also wor- | With Teamster President Dan Tobin ried sick over the Japanese drive(in which they discussed the po- through China, and fear that the litical situation, especially in Texas, | | the | fight against the Empire of the Rising Sun is far from over. At OWI, letters have been com- ing in for weeks from broadcast- ers, newspapers and others asking |what line they should take on V-E day. There was strong senti- |ment within OWI to suggest an- |nouncements that unrestrained ir- responsible celebration would be out of place, but Elmer Davis fin- ally decided against it. No agency has the right to dictate to the people how they should receive | the news, Davis feels. At the same |time, OWI will propose that radio and press carry potent reminders that the war is not over and that we are still faced with a major conflict in the Pacific. OWI will point out that, although our pro- lonly fear a possible slowdown of ductive capacity is eight times Crossword Puzzle . Historical period Restrain 37. Transgression | Parts growing above the ground . Abandoned . Petty malice . Bristle . Puppet . Oftictal ex- aminer . Pertaining to the shoulder ACROSS “Elephant’s ear’ 5. Fall in drops Number Lopsided . Ireland . Preceding night Domesticated . Place Amerlcan . Oil of rose 9. Focused . Change the title Pla ily family . Metal con- tainers More terrible Magnificent . Father blade . 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American al : Raisea atrl . sed stri Box ? fuko well ndigo plant | the state that had been trying to |make up its mind whether to have | Roosevelt electors or non-Roose- velt electors on the ballot. “Did you hear Bob Hannegan's| |story about Texas, Mr. President?” | asked Tobin. “With those electors“ |coming and going he says it's ‘On | |again, off again, gone again, Han-| negan’.” | Roosevelt observed that he had| done everything he could about| Texas, but didn’'t know what was| the matter with the folks down| there. ‘ “There’s a fellow down there | named Garner who doesn't love you much,” replied Tobin, “but I/ don’t think he’s going to vote against the tickét. And if Texas {does defeat you, they'll lose all the Jjuciest jobs in Congress, for the ibest committee chairmanships from |the Speaker down are chiefly held | by Texans. I don’t think they'll cut off their neses to spite their faces.” Next day the Texas Supreme Court voted to put the pro-Roose- velt electors on the ticket. | (Qopyright, 1944, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) | | Baranof | Reauty Salon " EXPERIENCED OPERATORS SPECIALIZING IN: ® Cold Waving ® Permanent Waving SHOP HOURS SAMTOGP. M. OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT -« PHONE 538 20 YEARS AGO #%% mypixs 3 OCTOBER 4, 1924 . The New York Glants of the National League defeated the Wash- ington Senators of the American League in the opening game of the World Series, winning a desperate contest 4 to 3 this day, after the Senators tied the score in the ninth inning. President Calvin Coolidge threw the first ball which opened the series and there were 40,000 fans cheering the home team. According to reports, the Northwest Mounted Police were allowing no further parties to leave Telegraph Creek for the strike in the Cassiar district until the country opened up in the spring. A long distance radio program was to be a feature at the regular monthly meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association and the attraction was being provided by Manager W. S. Pullen of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, who was to install a receiving set with a |- loud speaker attachment for the evening. Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Bavard were returning from their honeymoon trip and were to arrive on the Princess Alice. W. L. Coates was to arrive on the Princess Alice to take the position of agent of the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company in Juneau. Donald MacKinnon, who had been in the Stikine country surveying during the summer, returned to Juneau for the winter. ‘Weather report: High, 37; low, 35; cloudy. L s Daily Lessons in English %, 1. corpon S s B WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I am sure Robert will be back next Wednesday.” Say, “COME back,” or “return.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Indecisive. Pronounce in-de-si-siv, |second I as in ICE, last syllable SIV (not ZIV), principal accent on third syllable, OFTEN MISSPELLED: Cauliflower. Observe the ULI SYNONYMS: Quandary, plight, predicament, dilemma. 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: EMACIATE; to reduce greatly in flesh. “Dissipation will emaciate a healthy body.” B e e MODERN ETIQUETTE * ROBERTA LEE -~ Q. When setving beverages at the table, should they be served from | the left side of the guest? A. Beverages should be served at the right, all other dishes at the left. Q. Does a woman, calling upon a married woman, leave a visiting card for the hostess’ husband? A. She never leaves cards for the masculine members of a household upon which she calls. Q. Is it permissible to ask for a letter of introduction? A. No; one should wait until the letter of introduction is offered. D e e e e e e g e e e e e ettt 1. Why do so many English towns end in ‘“chester,” as Win- chester? Morgan le Fay is the sister of what famous character in fiction? Who wrote “The Newcomes”? In what book of the Bible did the story of Joseph and his brother In what sea is Cuba located? ANSWERS: . “Chester” is English for the Roman word “castra,” or camp. Many of these towns were sites of Roman camps. 2. King Arthur. 3. W. M. Thackeray. 4. In Genesis. 5. The Caribbean Sea. WINDOW AUTO PLATE GLASS IDEAL GLASS CO. Glass Work of All Descriptions 121 MAIN STREET e ———————————————— i — H. G. BIXBY 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: “SWING CUT THE BLUES" Federal 'Tax —11c per Person WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! F. W. 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