The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 12, 1945, Page 4

< ; Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the 'MPIRR PRINTING COMPANY and Main € June aska, A Pre Vice Editor and Mau ditor the s inc | wonder, for yield 1 s, And yet, we seem intolerable for war. It is only ahother illustration of the capablity of this nation of ours. , the engrossed in astounding a nation so deeply The Finnish Election ased more than eight | burden doeg not | Ma Business Manager o Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Pelivered By carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.50 per month; dx months, $8.00 0 (New York Finland, the only head of state in the midst has first European nation involved in the new Parliament. It ha th liamentary election held anywhere in Europe since Hit tated out to cong And it has done ur circumstances provide new proof of the sturdine democracy, but also tstablish a promising for the applic Atlantic and ited Europe Eatered in th u to elect n become the w to elect 2 first free par- war-scorched the world ropean 1 &t of war t the following rates: 0 months, in advance, $7.50; favor if they will promptly notify or faflure or irregularity in the de- tness Office, 374, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ie Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- also the local mews phblished Bu not which of Finr precedent Crimea other ier the libe tn this paper end & of and AL REPRE we Bld with stil under and neluded an and, which c« and Great Britai fat war with Ger W |'Russian military control and partial occ |under the authority of an Allied Contr headed by a Soviet Commissar ority and control prevailing rn Europe. It is reassuring that both the Finnish | Prime Minister ‘and ‘the Finnish Minister of Justice lare able to testify that the election was conducted in; full freedom, and in the of outside pressure, ! ; expres » will of the people. It i and radio took an active | nd that its resui | true that the Russian pr but there has been nce in the election part in the discussion of candidates no evidence of any actual erfer sible in Finland should be ries where 18 |itself. What has been pos {equally possible in other cour free clection ce have been promised. election was held is im under conditions of internal pe RECORD REVENUE | The mére fact that the | portant. But the ? are equally significant. As was to be expected Democratic Peoples Union, which is dominated the Com- | munists, but which also contains Soci s and other Ileft-wing liberals, polled a large vote. But that vote load | is approximately only one-quarter of the total vote and only the existence of the ultra-democratic pro- portional representation systems g the Union party one-gliarter of the total Diet seats. Three-quarter o e e & of the total vote and the sar )f the t tributing h earnings to the government Diet seats went to the more partie in- We say by way of emphasizing the Scope | cluding the Social-Democrats sing many to which Federal Revenue has increased. Of course | seats, still emerge as strong In- had not national income been swollen by war activity | deed, there can little dc cir- > of litile armi; bu while ipation 1 Commi. ice Russia ptember to the poll ion which parallels the y throughout much of absence s th results the b; final reports and collections on 1944 income ¢ taxes filed last month, Federal tax and other revenue | oared to a of prewar ye evel higher than the total national income ars. In other words. if this immens Federal Gov- rents | had been imposed prv\inm years, the all wage been ernment would have all income, ion ve con- proportior " conservative who, while 10 s the Union party bt that under entire t that be to a level never before approached in history no such | cumstances this result represents the real governmental revenue would have been possible Finnish public opit and there can be It y remarkable fact, we think, that a |doubt that Finnish public opinion is als watime Federal revenue load of moré than $100,000,- the state of public cpinion throughout E 000,000 could be laid on the backs of the American But if that is the the what is being fought in Eu war ¢ eople last year, at it was, and prove to be not too people 1 R Ty e not 100 |, o< already been decided may be assumed onerous burd have thres- | iy that if the Communist p many Euror hold into a new vista of national income it die e Dk Ve e i another w for the present they mere ion to Russia’s to the realism. Yet the freedom which Russia helped pre- of serve in Finland carries its own rews For Prime Minister Paasikivi declared of his own free will after the election that Finland will never run counter to Russia’s interests, and while it will s collaboration with other Nordic countr bound to orient its po in Russia’s direction with the ba for one of those friendly | Governments ¢ s neigh- bors. The extension of like frecdom to other countries promises a like return ion, is av 1e whether | case, then 3 r a revolution ¥ And it rties in and coope expres of e we crossed the and taxation. | public year a greater the from the fiscal y formation of the republic. World proposition | was not all collected in the | the last previous Expre rican o turned over than back to the II is The Federal revenue of course, war governme sum all 1942 War in ye an expens ive but in taxes alone will eclipse all form of two or national income In prewar years Federal taxes yielded about 000,000,000 annually. If you feel them more, it is no taxes, three | years $5. even triple the orig 1 sale price happy about the present Italian of the jeep or the truck. Now, however, the Surplus Prop- erty Board, in cooperation with the | Procurement Division of the Treas- ury Department, plans to change this. They are establishing a pro- cedure ‘whereby veterans will re- committee. So when she decided to ceive a certificate from the armed go pack ., the AIr turned enter Mexican waters, ‘\“‘ British ¢5rces. This will entitle them to go du“’f. her request for transporta- | 311.'51\5"‘;&?;&'373“ ::(’f ‘::; ‘:1'1 to the Smaller War Plants Cor- tion. Mrs. Luce went to the British v 5 poration, which, in turn, will assist for transportation. She was taken surplus Argentine meat for the ypem jn finding the equipment they j; a British plane to London. But United States and the Allies. ThiS neeq. Once the material is found, who gave her permission to go from | meant that the U. S. Government veterans will receive a priority from ondon to Ttaly, which is still could not purchase zm_v,vAAx'gun\nlu‘ 1.6 Frtenmniy Procurenient DIvIEion. active. thantes | remains. sn . uis B |erty without going to war profiteers. the Italian front are reported fear- . | ful they will not be able to retreat i CANINE MIGRATION to the Fatherland. Allied bombers MANUFACTURERS FUME | a¢i5iney General Biddle is asked have been able to keep the Brenner Meanwhile, the British would not to rule on all sorts of unique ques- Pass to Austria completely blocked purchase the 2,000,000 pounds of tions since the Bureau of Immigrg- | Some German troops in Italy ! corned beef in Mexico except at @ tion was transferred to his Justice are reported trying to d and disas usly low price. A deaf ear Department, The other day the join up with Ttalian partisans in was turned to the fact that this Department got this inquiry the hope of saving their own necks shipment had been made befere “How long does a dog have to when Hitler finally gi up . British control regulations Were remain in quarantine when it ar- Ambassador Pat Hurley is going to promulgated. United States hash rives in the United States?” London and possibly Moscow before manufacturers tried desperately t0 The young girl who answ returning to Chungking. Hurley is get the Wai Food Administration phone was baffled. “Why are to get Britishe and Russian | to allow importation into the U. S. asking the Department of Justice?” agreements to the American policy | but to all inquiries the War Food ghe parried of Chiang Kai-Shek-Communist ' Administration sent a stereotyped cooperation . Here is a recent Clare Washmulon Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page Ome) trip of Congresswoman Boothe author lamor Army’s hair last toured the ber of the the | .&h:v‘ a mem- Affairs girl winger, in when ba Hou HASH ed the you try “Bec: * was the indignant re- | a new | that an | . necessary THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1945 | ) et e e i 20 YEARS AGO 7¥% empire S APRIL 12, 192 Weatherman Mize was surprised himself when rising Easter Sunday und the ground covered with a light fall of snow. During the day it ined and snowed but despite the inclement weather churches were well HAPPY BIRTHDAY THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1945 John Reck w. Hanser Robert Hall Delia Rhode: Mrs. V. L. Denny Hartman f filled with worshippers. Elizabeth Fraser was elected President of the Douglas High School dent Body | \ I |s i Admiral Evans brought North many crews for canneries in Southeast | Alaska P A HOROSCGPE ! “The stars incline ) The Harri Machine Shop reecived a Dodge truck from the South | i VO G 0 | Jazz Marri; " a three-act comedy, was to be presented soon at | the Coliseum Theatre by the American Legion players. but do not compel” APPSR FRIDAY, APRIL 13 Mingled good and adverse’ aspec rule today The morning seems m presage néw labor troubl i HEART AND HOM 1 — h this is Priday the thir- \woRDS OFTEN MISUSED: ALWAYS it o et li”fl(,(;,'.,‘;m::h ALL WAYS (two words) means in every way : Trtie home and family. Itisa| OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Mechanist. Pronsunce mek-a-nist, omising date for women who seek | tressed, accent second syllable 1sir v professional positions, | OFTEN MISSPELLED: Graphic. Observe the PH, pronounced F. most unfortunate for those who| SYNONYMS: Dip, sink, plunge, immerse, immerge, submerge. lcave war jobs. ‘Telephone or radio| ~ 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: will carry good news this evening. DUSINESS A78 L [EDATE; to date before the true time. “The deed was antedated.” MODERN ETIQUETTE postwar demand in b.m,m and A:h there will be concern lest the! brightest and most skilled »oung\ men be unavailable for ambitious én- terprises t r homeland, astvol- cgers forecast , NATIONAL ISSUES Q. 1If there is to be a card game at an afternoon te: e written on the invitation? In the lower left-hand corner. Does it show good taste to have fancy place cards? A. They are in use for birthday, holiday, and other special occasions. Q. When should a husband share the duties with his wife at a reception? H\.nlm insurance x\n'.] organiza- A. When the reception takes place in the evening. LOOK and LEAR Jersons uA ml walks of life will be-| At the beginning of World War I, which country had the largest 37; low, 33; snow. g s s, Dally Lessons in English % 1. corpox e all Weather report: High, I { (one word) means at ime E by, ROBERTA LEE , where should Q > permanent pa of American is predicted. The seers point | out that education is obligatory, so protection of health must be. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Itg comes ungder aspects that promise restoration of the nation to its place importance in Europe, | but its people will endure a year of | me difficulties birthdate it is have a yéar of high ambi- of which will be realiz- affairs will be lucky. Children born on this day will be intelligent, industrious and lovable. They will be self-sufficient and for- | tunate, | | 1 of A C. GORDON i whose Who was the inventor of the phonograph? What is the Highland Fling? What artist cut off his ear as a gift for a young woman? What is a “southpaw” pitcher? ANSWERS Great Britain Thomas A. Edison A national dance of Scotland. Van Gogh. A left-handed pitcher. ed Love yright, it 1945) interesting broadc: {the Al n*.u(.h quote from a Goebbels “When Hannibal crossed his elephants created as terror as do the Anglo-Am- | ericin and Russian tanks in Ger many today. However, Romans mastered the elephants we will er the tanks (Copyright 1945, Bell Synticate Inc. - ¢ o o v o o TIDES ']()‘Vl()RR()“ High Tide z:l4a.m Low Tide 8:3la.m.: High Tide 14:44p.m Low Tide 20:44p.m.: the and e -3.7 lafifl . -141t. NOTICE! — NOTICE! Notice is hereby given that ob- servance of Ordinance No. 202, Sec- tion regarding continuous park- | ing’ on a City street, will be en-| forced, beginning Monday, April 2, 1948 To allow street grading on gravel | streets, it will be necessary to re- move cars from the curbs and all cars should be in condition for easy removal by City employees. If to haul cars away, the will be charged to the e Two Free Deliveries Daily 20th Century Meai Market There is no substitute for newspaper adverhsmg‘ expense owner. THE FIXIT SHOP| 215 SECOND STREET CHIEF OF POLICE { - SAVE THE DATE April 28—Douglas Fire ment Annual Dance. Depart- ‘I answer: “The British Ministry of ¥ Food is the sole purchaser of portable surplus meat and meat products from_ Argentina.” So the 2,000,000 pounds of canned meat has continued to sit in a Mexican warehouse, eating up ished cigarets have been going?!| storage rates. A trickle of it has To Sweden! And from there? Per- | been sold to Mexicans and a little haps to the same place Sweden sent was shipped across the United her ball bearings—Germany. es boundary to Newfoundland. U. S. export figures on cigarets most of it remains. This re- to Sweden are supposed to be ve mainder some time ago was confidential. Why remains a | chased by U. S. hash manufacturers. mystery. But when Jesse Jones was | Ih«\ not the Argentines, are Secret of Commerce, he \\n\lld‘ chiefly holding the bag. They esti- not pvnmt the announcement of ex- | mate that the Argentine canned Port figures on various commodi- | beef, when turned into U. S. hash, ties to any country. nts more than 4,000,000 However, the, unpublished fact is | of fresh meat that Sweden last year was per- Note Recently UNRRA indic- mitted Dby treaty to triple her ted that it would like to buy.the normal purchase of cigarets from | ned beef in Mexico but the this country. She bought two hun- | were opposed. Actually the dred million H sole right to buy Why the Swedes should have | but the needed three times as many cigarets appar- in 1944 as their normal import from the fact that Mexico the United States also remains a Amer but North mystery. Some people suspect the explanation is that the Nazis are| 3 smoking cigarets which the Anm|~ PRIORITIES FOR VETERANS can public does not get. For some time hounorably dis- Note—Suggestion to Secretary Dl charged veterans of World War II Commerce Wallace: Why not let have had surplus the public know about these trad property profiteer to buy figures from now on? Certain: war goods to rees themselves there should be no military value in business to the my in letting the Am If they wanted to buy a can public in on how many cigare discarded Army truck, or surplus We are sendinng to different coun- 1ything else, they got it through tries. If the Nazis are getting some | a second-hand dealer, who had pur- of the cigarets we ship to Sweden, | chased these supplies in bulk from the Nazis probably know about it | the Army. This because Federal anyway. And the American public: agencies have sold in large quanti- is certainly entitled to know as ties to second-hand dealers rather much as the Nazis than to individuals, However, thi has meant that the war veteran or anyone “else had to pay double t's it?” ply, an immigration problem, | isn't CIGARETS TO SWEDEN Guess where some of our van- | bit s ; C.O M pounds 3ritish ha from South / Food look: South ion ot America ica to deal through in order t ¥ [ eep, D, WAR NOTES War Department 4 Bl sERVING TRANSPORTATION MUSICAL INSTRUMENT BREPAIRING GENERAL LIGHT REPAIR WORK Phone 567 Roy Eaton P A N Y \ DEPOSITS IN_THIS BANK ARE INSURED TRIPLETTE & KRUSE BUILDING CONTRACTORS EXPERT CABINET WORK OF ALL KINDS 20TH CENTURY MARKET BUILDING SHOP PHONE 9% After 5:00 P. M. PHONE 564 Silver Bow Lodge | MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 @Nm A2,10.0.F. SECOND and FOURTH Meets each Tues- Monday of each month day at 8:00 P, M. 1.0, O. F. HALL. :: ?cot_tlsh.th? ‘Temple Visiting Brothers Welcome E‘;‘Z’ffi&;g@ 3;-0? GEORGE CLARK, Noble Grand | shipfy] Master; JAMES W. LEIV- ERS, Secretary. NIGHT SCHOOL TYPING and SHORTHAND Mon.-Tues.-Wed. 7:30 to 9:30 Juneau City Council Chambers Miss McNair—Ph. Douglas 48 ) | Warfields' Drug Store (Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK’S DANISH ICE. CREAM ———— The Sewing Basket BABY HEADQUARTERS Infant and Children’s Wear 139 8. Franklin Juneau, Alaska DR. E. H. KASER DENTIST BLOMGREN BUILDING Phone 58 HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. B. P. 0. ELKS Meets every Wednesday, 8 p. m. Visiting Brothers welcome. L. J. HOLMQUIST, Ezalted Ruler H. L. McDONALD, Secretary [ FLOWERLAND | CUT FLOWERS—POTTED PLANTS—CORSAG! “For those who deserve the best” 2nd and Franklin Phone 587 ASHENBRENNER’S NEW AND USED FURNITURE Phone 788—306 Willoughby Ave. ——— e Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 468 Dr. John H. Geyer BENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. 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