The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 5, 1945, Page 4

. . Daily Alaska Empire Published everfy evenine except Bunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond and Mflm .ll'tbls Junnu. Alasks, EELEN TROY MONSEN - . TROY LINGO - - - R. CARTER - - - MLMFR A FRIEND B - - .FRED ZENGER - - - - @mtered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Beltvered by carrier in Juneau and Dousias for §1.50 per month; Ex months, $5.00; one vear, §15.00. By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; President Vice-President Editor and Manager Managing Editor Business Manager One . 380 motki, In advance, $1.50. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notity Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- | 'y of thelr papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exelusively entitled to the use for Mewublication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- ”l credited in this paper and also the local news published Serein. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Aldska Newspapers, 1411 Mwurth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1945 interest rate has been cut about in half and income and death taxes have grown enormously. Now as a man’s income grows his take-home per- centage shrinks. And what his invested savings earn will pile more income on top of what he earns, further i reducing the percentage he can keep. And his dollars’ wages, unlike those of the human worker, have gone down during the war boom. Whereas once a non- speculative interest rate of 5 per cent could be expected it is about half that now. Few financial leaders can foresee any great alteration in this situation when the war ends. For one thing, this nation will have a debt approximating 1$300,000,000,000. At 2 per cent the carrying charge | alone would be $6,000,000,000 a year. Permit the rate to return to 4 or 5 per cent and the charge would | swell to $12,000,000,000 to $15,000,000,000. Amortizing payments and local government costs would raise the total burden, at the higher interest rate, to ap- proximately $30,000,000,000 a year—about two-thirds of the national income in a low business year. That would seem to leave the Federal Govern- !mcm no alternative but to hold down interest rates. Coming world rehabilitation costs, plus financing and lamortizing of a huge debt, indicate no escape from high personal income taxes. This makes for a con- dition highly fertile for the socialized state toward which we may be moving. It will tempt more and | more to rely in Washington—and man has found that Washington needs little urging to staff another’ bureau with its demands for additional information | about us, its placing of more restrictions and all at| our expense. Racketee! | | | Territorial Treasurer Oscar G. Olson’s report for February shows a continuance of the increase in the Territory’s bank balances which has been noted es- pecially during the last biennium, during which the,‘ cash balances have been the highest in the Territory’s ! history. 1 ‘The February figure is about a million dollars ! higher than the report issued when the Legislature was in session two years ago. The $600,000 invested in United States War Bonds ‘( not only adds to the Territory’s support of the war | effort, but also adds about a thousand dollars a month | in the form of interest to the Territorial Treasury. In the light of these figures it is difficult to see | the “crying need for new revenue” which some legislators talk about. 1 ANOTHER EDITOR HEARD FROM | Editor Sid Charles of the Ketchikan Fishing News issues the following coment on the Legislature: “Comparing accomplishment of the first half of | the session of the Territorial Legislature with the | accomplishnients of the annual convention of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood at Kake, it might be a good idea to turn Alaska back to the | Indians. The Native convention was conducted in an i orderly manner to achieve certain concrete results, while the Legislature has been indulging in political bickering, squabbles, personalities and wasting the | taxpayers’ money. If the last half of the legislative session does not do any better, Alaska will cut a‘ sorry figure for the cause of self-government.” i THE NEW ORDER There was a time when a thrifty person building bulwarks against death and old age could just about ¢hart his course. He could put his savings year by year in nonspeculative investments and be pretty cer- tain, with the aid of compound interest, of accumulat- ing a modest estate. However, in the last few years «wo great economic changes have taken plnce—the <more trustworthy than the more common varieties of lin this country is to make crooked gamblers keep and Basketball (Cincinnati Enquirer) It is with a feeling of profound revulsion that we read of professional gamblers attempting in college ! basketball the same slimy tricks which almost ruined professional baseball before the time of Judge Kenne- | saw Mountain Landis. There had beep rumors that the gambling fra- ternity had turned its unwelcome attention to the sport of basketball after the race tracks were closed by Federal edict. According to these reports, not only were the college basketball games being used as a medium of betting, but, in Keeping with the char- | acteristic trait of the gambling racketeer, certain ones of the games were being “fixed.” There was fire behind the smoke. This became evident when five Brooklyn College basketball players admitted that they had conspired with gamblers to lose | —by an agreed number of points—in a game with | Akron University at Boston on the night of January 31. The consideration was to be $3,000, and $1,000 | already had been paid to the players, with the balance to be paid after the game. It is beside the point, of course, that the boys might have gotten a horse laugh | instead of the remaining $2,000, because a crook who | | would fix a game and then accept bets on it is no | thief. We hope that the action which followed the revelation will be of suitable severity to make other gamblers think twice before molesting basketball again —and to discourage other players from succumbing [to the temptation gamblers may put in their way. And when we say of suitable severity, we mean severe. The only hope of decently conducted sports their hands off. Wrestling degenerated into a virtual vaudeville performance when the public began to suspect, with good reason, that a number of the | bouts were fixed. The boxing ring has done as well | as it has—and it might have done a great deal better —only because boxing commissions dealt roughly with a number of crooks as they appeared, Dog tracks in many localities acquired an odor of disrepute from crooked gamblers. And had it not been for the rigorous honesty of Judge Landis, organized baseball would not have a place in the public esteem anything i like the one it has. Basketball is a splendid game, with deservedly | increasing popularity. The gambling element should be jerked up by the scruff of the neck and told: “Lay off!” before real damage is done to the game. Washmglon 0 Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page One) fortress of Correg! saving U. S. lives Arthur, however, hints to his colleagues that if John L. Lewis and the mine owners did get together. it. was sure to raise | the cost of living and might break the Little Steel Formula. He urged therefore, ‘that the . Government bt make up its mind how much in- creased cost it would permit, if any, and let the coal industry know right away. away to get rea juse until subdued. . as Rural trator has lined ence, S. C.—231 miles of line . . Gen. MacArthur has been subject to some criticism for storming thei P starve the Japs out, with us. The Navy 'had to use Manila Harbor right |drives against Japan and China. Jap-held Corregidor blocked that | STRANGE BEDFELLOWS The fight over Aubrey Williams Electrification .|top contribution under the Hatch Act is $5,000. idor instead of by waiting to as they did defends Mac- explaining they | HECKLING WILLIAMS Thus the doughty Bushfield was elected. Now he has been leading the campaign against Williams partly by reading editorials and speeches from old Dies Commit- tee reports, trying to show that | Williams is a dangerous radical. At one time, however, Bushfield's | questions seemed so silly that even Repubhcan members of the Senate Agricultural Committee couldn’t take it. Republican Senator Tobey Admiftas ‘or New Hampshire, becoming bored, isent a clerk out for a volume. dy for coming up one of the {Tllinois stared at a Chicago Tribune HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCH 5, 1945 George Danner Mrs. Robert Livie « R. H. Williams Helen Hildre Geraldine Engel George Carcavy ————,———— B HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” B TUESDAY, MARCH 6 After early morning, benefic as- pects rule today. An auspicious date for launching new projects. or starting important work. Heart And Home This year is to bring to all women many evidences that the world has changed permanently for them. Girls who have been petted and in- dulged now must accept lasting financial responsibilitjes. War work- ers, sustained by patriotic zeal “for the duration”, must cheerfully ac- cept economic burdens that con- tinue after peace has been attain- ed. Business Affairs There are signs that warn of fu- ture commercial competitions among members of the United Nations. Un- derlying all factors related to per- manent peace will be the urge for spreading markets. Stern realities will conflict with lofty ideals. National Issues Midwinter's high death rate has emphasized demands for a system | that assures medical aid for all per- sons. Epidemics of diseases com- mon among children and great mor- tality among aged persons are pre- saged. The last months of 1945 may be noteworthy for history-making legislation. International Affairs As the two great wars progress, the séers prophesy victory over Japan sooner that had been pre- dicted. Lack of ships and oil sup= plies will hasten defeat of our Pacific enemies. Persons whose birthdate it is have the best of prospects for the year. Men and women in the armed Ser- vices wili gain high praise. Money should be plentiful. Children born on this day probably will be dreamers whose talents justi- fy visions of success. They should be carefully reared. (Copyright 1945) hostile definition of Communism !which shocked some Senators | present. “And that,” said Tobey, “was written by that great radical’ — Grover Cleveland.” Tobey's comments didn't Qis# suade Bushfield, who continued’ hi§ line of questioning. Finally Mon- tana's Burton Wheeler, no mend. of the Administration, interrupted: “When I ran for Governor of Montana,” Wheeler said, “they claimed that.if I was elected Gow- ernor there would be free love in Montana. “I asked the fellow who charged we with that,” Wheeler continued, “whether he would move to North Dakota from Montana if we had free love there. Of course he never answered.” A few minutes later Bushfield, still laboriously thumbing through the Dies files, quoted a Denver, Colorado, editorial callihg Williams | a Communist. At this, Senator Scott Lucas of; correspondent present and bellowed “That’s nothing. In my last cam- paign in Illingis, one of the largest, newspapers in the state ran an editorial headed ‘Comrade Lucas’ but it didn't seem to bother the When the clerk returned, Tobey voters any.” Finally, Iekes urged that factories adopt coal-saving devices and said he would send his experts to fac- tories to advise with them. He also urged the Office of Defense Trans- portation to clean up transporta- tion snarls on the railroads so the, coal mines could ship coal. “You can't operate the mines without cars to ship the coal,” said |queerest conglomerations of friends read into the record a none-too- (Copyright 1945, Bell Syndicate Inc.) |and enemies the Senate has seen in years. Solons who seldom agree on anything are uniting either for or against Aubrey Williams. Some of them are influenced because they don't think Williams | believes in God. Some are the| backstage tools of the big utility\ lobby, now invoking religion to de- | Mr. Ickes. . v ! CAPITAL CHAFF % Assistant Secretary of State Dean | Acheson ~has been talking about | resigning after the San Francisco United Nations Conference in April. | If so, Oscar +Cox, the man who | really ran Lend-Lease for Ed Stet- tinius, will step in to take his place. | . It now looks as if Judge Sam | Roscuman, White House confi-| dential adviser, would be appointed | to the U. S. Court of Appeals for| the District of Columbia when| Judge Justin Miller of that court | replaces Judge Curtis D. Wilbur in| California . . . Judge Rosenman took 65 pounds of paper reports with him on the airplane to Europe | when he flew there to study the liberated countries. Officials re- marked: ““They . weigh almost as much as the dog” . Rosenman dropped the liberated countries like a hot cake to return home with the President . The Japs are frantically building forts along 1,000 miles of the China coast. They figure that landing in China will be our next move . . . Some of- ficials inside the Justice Depart- ment want to commute the death sentence of Nazi saboteur Cole- paugh to 30 yéars instead of life because he surrendered to the FBI. . Congratulations to the Atlantic Coast Railroad Line for installing radio-telephone as a safety device from Roeky Mount, N."C., to Flor- |is | men in Washington. 12 feat Williams—though actually he | {f: one of the most God-fearmg‘ Spearhead of the opposition to Williams is one of the -Senate's | unique and seldom-heard-from | members, Bushfield of South Da- kota. Bushfield has two major| 3 claims to fame. First, he is the| 2% author of last year's Apprupnauom 31 Bill to compensate an Indian squaw, | 32 “Winnie-Left-Her-Behind.” Second, | 34. he has had more millionaires | living far distant from South' Dakota, contribute to his campaign | than anyone in the Senate. | Here is the record of contribu- tions when Bushfield was elected in 1942: From Wilmington, Dela- ware, Lammont du Pont sent $4,000 all the way to South Dakota; also his brother Irenee du Pont sent | $2,500, plus another $2,500 from their associate in General Motors, Alfred P. Sloan; plus $2,000 from another du Pont-in-law, Donald Brown. | ‘The Millionaire Mellon family also contributed heavily to elect ‘ this unknown gentleman from South Dakota: Sarah Mellon | Scaife, $4,000; Ailsa Mellon Bruce, | $5,000; and L. W. Mesta, $1,000. Then the Joe Pews of Sun Oil in Pennsylvania sent along $6,000; Col. McCormick of the Chicago | Tribune sent $5,000; and Mazey Jarmon of Tennessee, President of the General Shoe Company, sent |810,000, despite the fact that thoJ ACROSS . Rilibed fabric . Cavern 'rhe sweetsop : Perva Lowest of the high tides . Invite . Inflect a verb . Exist Make into leather | 20. Unity ‘While Shy Stainers Contradict European lavender Sheet of glass Is under obli- gation Babylonian deity ddldd dldd H dEEN Crossword Puzzle . Mille sheep . Land measure Harden . Golf pegs . Cried . Grown . Iterate . Flogs 3. Month roward 60. City in Iowa 63. Drinking vessel . Across Arrow poison Poem € Dra s way Rlver bottom Solution Of Saturday’s Puzzle DOWN 1. Clerical collar 2. Removed 3, Tablet Locust In a line . Moving wagon . Tn‘ke pleasuie n . Enrages . Beverage Good-by Copies | Restless . Wild animal 3. Chess pieces Condensed atmospheric moisture Mmeml B[Lrh\E 3 !na vroprhle- . Rudely concise . City of the leaning tower Other Reach Cleaned with'a broom B 5 ter vetch Spike of corm echanical bars . Separated . So. American animal . Went at an easy gait . Pagan god .. Rescue . Region 3!1 | English lettel : . Town in Penni- sylvania 63, Male sway, 20 YEARS AGO 7#'s empirE MARCH 5, 1925 A short impressive message to the Alaska Legislature was delivered in person by Gov. Scott C. Bone. He urged economy, stated a few laws were needed, urged a literacy measure and warned against fishery legis- lation. The nineteenth annual ball of the Juneau Volunteer Fire Depart- ment was to take place this night in the Elks Hall. A special 1 a. m. ferry to Douglas was scheduled for the benefit of the Islanders attending the dance. The annual election of officérs of the Elks Lodge was held the previous night and John Davis was reelected Secretary for the sixth consecutive term and George Messerschmidt was reelected Tiler. Dr. George F. Freeburger was elected Exalted Ruler, succeéeding J. Latimer Gray. Representative John J. Elliott received word that his wife gave birth to a boy baby at Nome and the House members sent a cablegram giving the baby the name of Calvin Coolidge Elliott as the youngster was born on the day Coolidge was inaugurated President. It was admitted that Mrs. Elliott was the court of last resort and if she ruled against them there would be no appeal to any higher court for none existed. J. J. Meherin, traveling man, arrived on the Admiral Rogers from Sitka where he had been calling on the trade. . ‘Weather report: High, 37; low, 35; cloudy. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbox e et e it i} WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “When I first began the task, it was very confusing.” FIRST is redundant. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Reconnoiter. Pronounce rek-o-noi-ter, E as in RECKON (not as in REEK), first O as in OF unstressed, prin- cipal accent on third syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Colander, though the O is pronounced as U in UP. SYNONYMS: Catastrophe, calamity, cataclysm, disaster, mishap, misfortune. 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: SUMPTUOUSLY; costly; luxurously. “The halls were sumptuously decorated.” MODERN ETIQUETTE Q. For how long a time should a guest remain after a luncheon? A. If there is no card game or other entertainment, a guest is free to leave in twenty minutes. Q. If a man and a woman are playing golf together, without caddies, should the man carry both bags? A. No; the woman should carry her own bag. Q. Is it proper to serve cream with after-dinner coffee? A. Not unless it is especially requested. I.OOK and LEAR A C. GORDON e e e~ e e ; 1. How did the custom of carrying a bride across the threshold originate? 2. Is there an Enghbh language newspaper in the Soviet Union? 13 What is the purpose of the American Blue Cross Society? 4. Did Napoleon Bonaparte ever visit the United States? 5. What is milk sugar called? ANSWERS: 1. In ancient Rome the bride was lifted over the threshold in order to avoid stumbling. It was thought to bring ill luck to stumble in enter- ing one’s home for the first time after the wedding. 2. Yes, the Moscow News. To further the humane treatment of all animals. No. Lactose. by ROBERTA LEE 3. 4. 5. There is no substitute for newspaper advertising! BERT McDOWELL as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING. Present this coupon to the box office of the CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: “BLONDE TROUBLE" Federal Tax—-11c per Person PHONE 14 — THE ROYAL BLUE CAB (0. and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! 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