The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 21, 1945, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empi Pablished evety evening except Sunday by the TRE PRINTING COMPANY and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN - DOROTHY TROY LINGO WILLIAM R. CARTER BLMER A. FRIEND ALFRED ZENGER r tdent Eatered 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 vear, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; sae month. in advance, $1.50. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the Ce- very of their papers, Telephones: News Office, 60: Bustness Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for ~epublication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited (n this paper and also the local news published | werein NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES #eurth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash, Alaska Newspapers, 1411 GOOD COMMITTEE Senator Harry Nonessential Federal F. Byrd's Expendi- of 1945” The annual report of Joint Committee on tures, entitled “Economy Progress Report shows that the committee has been busy Eccnomy is an almost forgotten subject in the busy wartime center of Washington so it would seem. But with the rapidly spiraling war ex- penditures and Federal debt there has been an accom- plishment along the line of economy in non-military | Senator Byrd's committee details some of this saving, and claims eredit, directly and in- directly, for an a| ate saving of some $3,000,000,000 during the three years that the committee has been in operation. The committee cites its overall expendi- tures of $45,012 a pretty good investment in economy. In the main, we agree. The Byrd Committee does not seem overly modest in assuming the lion's share of credit for all reductions or postponements that have taken place in non-war expenditures, with only a bow in the direction of the various bureaus and appro- or along expenditures as priations committees said to have interested themselves | in trimming the budget. But unquestionably the com- mittee has been instrumental pruning Federal spending; it has been rather directly responsible for substantial savings far out of proportion to its own cost of maintenance. Beyond that, we doubt not that the Byrd Com- mittee has been a wholesome deterrent to those who would have spent with a more open hand had they not been unwilling to risk the limelight the joint committee has focused upon unwarranted expenditures in letters, tossed the |out Washingfon Merry- Go-Round (Continued [row'n Page Omne) Biggst political y Harry Truman is which, rain or shi Ifor wor Roosevelt. FDR knew they him. During the Note—Though Harry Hopkins had the reputation of being Roosevelt's closest friend, actually just before the late President left for the Crimea Conference, he told his last Cabinet meeting: “Now if anything pen to us while we are s up to Henry Morgenthau to call the Cabinet together.” | TRUMAN HIGHLIGI'TS idol. And during vears, when he sw go. Roosevelt kne jtimes treated dren. But they Since Roosevelt's jhowever, some of friends, dent | | RIGHT OR LEFT TRUMAN? port of the huge segment of liberals e, always followed Franklin of his administration, the liberals had no place else to them like step-chil- had to take it. among them labor leaders e be a vacancy on the |controlling huge blocs of votes, have THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— SATURDAY. 'APRIL 21 19‘45 lOn(' very tangible amunphshmem of the committee ‘lwn vears ago Wwas its m\rsng'\tiun of the Federal ;Gc\'cmmml's mania for questionnaires, with a re- {sultant sharp reduction in aimless question-asking and report-filling-out requirements by the govern- This was a saving both in time and money. practices brought into the limelight by the ment. Other — |committee with consequent remedial action included the abuse of travel expense allowances by government departments, and personal malpractices, such as top- heavy pay rolls, unusual pay raises and skip-grade | promotions Both in practice and potentially, the Byrd group is one of the most useful congressional committees. It's only too bad that the committee is so busy !in Washington. It could find some work up here in nonessential Federal vx]?undllurcs, ar 18” MUM\H)L(UH Post) | Since the tide of fortune turned against | Adolf Hitler has promised his people again and ag: that there would never be another 1918. In a W events have proved him right. The present situation of the German armies and of the German people bears Ino great resemblance to that of 27 ago. Then |the collapse came suddenly. Germa was not de- |feated, though the probability of u]lmm(v defeat was growing into certainty; her armies, though depleted | by battle and disease and demoralized by warsickness, |were still “in being,” her soil uninvaded. In short, the Germans asked making war. Thus professional soldiers and critics are inclined to find military | analogies not so much in the spring and early autumn of 1918 as in the late summer and early autumn of 1813, when the great power of Napoleon was finally crushed. Like Hitler, Napoleon ltad wasted the flower of his armies in a grandiose effort to conquer Ru a, and like Hitler he had come very near to success. But, as in the case of Hitler, it was evident that he was far from beaten, even after the disastrous retreat. He organized and equipped another grande armee. He even organized a kind of Volkssturm for home defense and instituted more severe measures for the suppres- sion of domestic disaffection. He regained the mili- tary offensjve, beat the Russians at Luetzen, gained time for further preparation by an armistice and then | defeated the Austrians and Russians in his last great victory of Dresden. Most military critics consider this phase of the cargpaign the most brilliant of all ef Napoleon's military operations. Certainly it was far more brilliant and promising than Marshal von Run- stedt's slight succe: in Belgium and Luxembourg !last December. i Then began him, n the operations about Leipzig the so-called “Battle of the Nations.” Here catastrophe overwhelmed the Emperor in what, until the Battle of the Marne, was remembered as the bloodiest conflict in all history. Part of Napoleon's troops were trapped jon the far bank of the Elbe, when the bridge was I blown up in panic. Part of them deserted to the enemy and what remained were forced to fight their | way through their own Bavarian allies to Mainz and across the Rhine The analogy is by no means perfect. The recent decisive events on the Western Front have, of course, been telescoped into a much briefer compass of time. It is also apparent that the great catastrophe which overtook Napolean at Leipzig was, if anything, less than that which overtook the German armies in the Saar. For when, early in 1814, the ailied armies crossed the Rhine and carried the war to French soil, the French were still able to offer bitter resistance, ! ample, at Bric)mo and Montmirail. ix : B through some distinetly measures. Therefore, if the Truman Administration swings over to the conservative Southern wing of the Democratic Party, the liberals figure they can do business the Republicans. Already they have held one care- fully hushed-up meeting and have even gone so far as to start a skeletonized organization. So hold- ing both wings of the Democratic Party together may be Harry Tru- man’s toughest job. Y S FIRST PHONE CALL President Harry Truman's first telephone call from the Whit House was made to one of his best friends. Arriving for his first day of of- problem faced by to keep the sup- ne, for better or could never leave first eight years he was their the last four ung tq the right, w it and some- TRUMA! death last week, his old liberal and | liberal' with | - HAPPY BIRTHDAY e e e APRIL 21,1945 o s e Walter F. McKinnon George Bavard Leonard Johnson Mrs. May RuUSSO Lousan Krause John Halm Kenny Thibodeau Francis Tucker Chris Nielsen Louise Peterson Douglas Boddy e o APRIL 22 1945 e Olaf Winthers Mrs. J. C. Hayes Mrs. L. L. Linehan Carl Lundstrom O. E. Olson Edward David Dull Zelma Gross Mrs. Frank Olson C. H. Metcalfe e s o 0 0 o o o R e 5 | HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” | SUNDAY, APRIL 2 | Benefic aspects rule this dn) which ! will be memorable for special ob-| servances in homes and churches. HEART AND HOME | ‘Women are under the most inspir- | ing and uplifting influences undm‘ this configuration. They will have reason to rejoice and will shed light and happiness in the family circle. For many households reunionss are ! presaged. ‘ BUSINESS AFFAIRS | This should be an active week in trade and commerce. Tremendous! problems in supplies. for liberated | war victims as well as armies and| navies will be successfully solved.; International banking will undergo| important changes. NATIONAL ISSUES | Evil portents seem to indicate that\ use of narcotics will greatly mcreasm this year. The seers warn that sleep- ing potions and drugs will offer spe- | cial dangers as their lure strength- | ens under strain of sorrows and un- certainities. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | General rejoicing over the great victeries of the United Nations should have an undertone of serious acceptance of responsibilities that victory entails. Hard-earned glory brings to this nation supreme tasks' that require the utmost courage and {wisdom in the remaking of a chaotic world. | Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of much striv- ying that will bring about good re- | sults. Children have certain traits attributed to The | Bull, which is a sign of strength, de- termination and achievement. | { MONDAY, APRIL 23 | Benefic aspects rule early and late ‘lodkny but adverse planetary mIlu- lences intervene. This is an ausp'c— ‘mu: date for launching new plans or jenterprises. HEART AND HOME Members of women’s clubs and| other organizations will- have in- creased opportunities to serve the nation throughout the year. Need| of nursing and recreation for return- ing servicemen and women will be| ‘mc' wisely and generously by house- |wives not previously enlisted by the Government. \ BUSINESS AFFAIRS i Stock market fluctuations will 990000 csscecescvccsesacson { book you requested.” v\fl- TROPOLITAN; pertaining to a chief city. Supreme Court, President Truman’s peen putting their heads together. ice probably would be his Some have decided that if Truman Sen Carl Hatch of swings to the right, they will bolt. author of the Hatch! They figure that they have much It seems odd for a greater political bargaining power Democratic Pre to be taking if they are independent. In the old advice from hard-boiled Republi-|day§ the Republican Party was cans. But when the new President often more progressive than the h Senatorial friends on his Democrats. Today Stassen of Min- the White House, hejesota, Warren of California and dd Congress for \Dewey of New York are putting minut Because s death, he felt his me sage should be very brief. Republi- | can Senator Vandenberg, however, | urged a longer message, and ullm'\ Senators agreed. Truman accepted | Ltheir suggestion Donald Nelson, whom Truman champi inst Charles E. Wilson and Army brass hats during WPB battles, sitting close to t Just before Trum deliver his first sat with Jimmy By finishing touches or Most peoj t New Mexico, Act ACROSS Resembling a [ Pertain . Perches . Duteh city Conjunction Golf peg . Bar of a knock- d 0ab jon of force Among Praise Land measur Double: B 3 is now House up to Nelson s to put the the speech don't know it, but! the “Murray-Kilgore Bill” for re- conversion was almost “Murray-Kilgore-T: bill provided for ary payments t reconversion ssage. . Voraclousness . Day of the © prefix calle the Bil The tempor- r during Llhe when there d Crossword Puzzle ficial duties, Truman picked up the phone, put in a call to Leslie; LR 2 Biffle, Secretary of the Senate. (next. Scarcities in many lines of o 7 staple merchandise will restrict pro- Biff,” said the new President, e _ 45 ‘I am making my first phone ca'l‘i;L:\ g retd::xelis&sr:xbsmubes for cot- from the White House. Can T come chd‘SNATIONALm;?;‘:Iu;;S up and see you at lunch t06ay?" | Rogia) trends in public thinking b b, 38 X wilk be more and more evident in Biffle had luncheon of my own with a group of Sen- ators, I will see if I can a mand the Four Freedoms and large | groups will be erroneously labeled, “Communists.” INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Experimental stages of democliacy |in liberated countries will present | complex problems, the seers pro- success in new forms of government, eaders of real power and ability vull Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of transition \\&Mch should be fortunate. Many | will succeed in novel industries. Children born on this day probably (will be headstrong and - high-tem- ! pered. They should be firmly guid- ed and wisely educated (Copyright, 1945) . Solution Of Yesterday’'s Puzzle 5. Require 6. leelandic tal 7. Outer bound- ary of a squeeze you ln 5] Truman and Biffie poth laughed. might be whol unemplovment and Truman strongly.favored this | They then worked out & list of men who were to be at the plane figure abor legislation. But in def- ce to Roosevelt, who then op- luncheon. Truman insisted on . in- viting ranking Republicans in the posed it, the Vice-Presider his Senate plus leaders of both parties in the House. candidate did not put or bitt nithos the However, | . Young. bear And that was President Truman’s e Senatc i Kil- lenty of quie i d the | first phone call from the Executive Mansion after taking the oath of Tennls mateh between two scenes to Trun 26, Freedom from traua | OHiC Note—After Biffle started to ar- Vice man Ewir 24 tub s2. Barly English money range the luncheon, he ran into Jus General velt fir re ration trouble. Finally a menu was Philippine tre lopine tree | o onged fropp left-over' Puget . Marked with u that Ew poration lawyer was Sound salmon. Truman had lunched on the 'same salmon the perforated denign Now, however, Democr are trying t Truman dent delivered h 17 prefiz ) day before at a birthday party in honor of Seattle’s Senator Warren Magnuson, the salmon having been a of minera) Broken runs at cards Congress, the White e ra brought to Truman by Lt. Robert sphete J Kilgore, son of the West Virginia e of tickets. So Trum: ecretar Mat Connelly, wrote Benator, both of whom were also ( « ¥ # present. Thus Truman’s last luneh 09 1 tentrain admission White tionery and e the or through fear Hursian hemp 6, Civil njury as Vice-President was on salmon, and his first lunch as Presldem Truman friends. Howe gressional doorkeeper nored the oh, Inhabiiant of; ufix . ! Type measuce was on salmon scraps. (Copyricht, 1045, hy Bell Syndicate, Inc., 1 ‘gain wide attention this month and! this country as well as in Europe.| The people of all nations will de-| phes) but there are signs of ultimate : 20 YEARS AGO 70 supine o i D APRIL 21, 1925 Bishop J. R. Crimont left for Seaitle several church dedications. to assist Bishop O'Dea in €l Show to be given by the Trinity Cathedral Choir inchuded the following in the cast: Mrs. Wellman Holbrook, Crystal Jenne, Dorothy Sadlier, Pearl Peterson, Mrs. Sam Feldon, Mrs. L. E. Oliver and Dorothy Goddard. The Ladies’ Mins Jack Gucker left on the Queen on a business trip to Skagway. returned on the Alaska from the Westward. Sam Guyot, broker, High, 47; low, 37; cloudy. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbon- Weather report: r | fipsmra ‘ 4 { WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I brang (or brung) the Say, “I BROUGHT the bock you requested.” There are no much words as BRANG or BRUNG. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Housing. Pronounce the S as Z. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Fascinate; observe the SC. SYNONYMS: Doubt (verb), distrust, mistrust, suspect. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is you Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. . Today's word: “Their life in the moun- tains was so different from these metropolitan customs.” ¢ S e 2 MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE ymmmmmmm Q. What are the principal duties of a lady’s maid? A. She must take care of all the clothes of her mistress, and also end to her hair-dressing, facial massage, and gianicuring. Q.* If a girl has promised a certain dance to a man, and the music begins, should she seek him? A. Never; it is the man’s duty to find his partner promptly. Q. Is it proper for a child to answer his teacher as “Yes, ma'am?” A. No. The correct answer is “Yes, Miss Brown.” att ) ilOOK and lEARN A C. GORDON PR Are there any examples of Greek painting in existence? Was Joan of Arc born at Rouen? What is a “sexagenarian”? What was Leslie Howard’s Colloquially speaking, what is a ANSWERS: 1. Not a fragment remains of any Greek painting, faded touches to be seen on sculpture No, at Domremy A person of from sixty to sixty-nine years of Leslie Stainer. A ride, at a break-neck speed, real name? “joy-ride”? / and there are only age. in an automobile. bosn on_tis; dég ‘may| There isno subsmuie ior newspaper advarhsmgL KELVIE'S ANIMAL HOSPITAL OPEN 24 HOURS DAILY OFFICE: 914 Calhoun Avenue PHONE: Red 115 AMBULANCE SERVICE BOARDING KENNELS Dr. W. A. Kelvie, Veterinary Columbia Lumber Co. an;lounces a New Service Our Salesman—GARRY McDONALD Will Call and Give a Free Estimate on HOME INSULATION . . . REMODELING NEW ROOF . . . NU-BRICK SIDING Time Payments Arranged PHONE 587 ‘ HAZEL FORDE as a paid-up subseriber 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: “HOT CHECK HONEY" Federal Tax-~I1c per Person PHONE 14 — THE ROYAL BLUE CAB CO. and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU:- and RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED First National Bank of JUNEAU, ALASKA “flll‘ ER FEDERAL DE SIT NSURANCE CORPORATION | a | The appropriation of $16: the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, passed the House hy a vote of 12 to 4. day at 8:00 P. M. L O.O. F. HALL, 1 DR. E. H. KASER TRIPLETTE & KRUSE BUILDING CONTRACTORS EXPERT CABINET WORK OF ALL KINDS 20TH CENTURY MARKET BUILDING SHOP PHONE 96 After 5:00 P. M. PHONE 564 - Silver Bow Lodge | MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 No.A 2L O.0.F. SECOND and FOURTH Meets each Tues- Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginnigg at 7:30 p. m. 1y Visiting Brothers Welcome E. F. CLEMENTS, Wor- GEORGE CLARK, Noble Grand shipful Mast JAMES W. LEIV- ERS, Secreury. | NIGHT SCHOOL TYPING and SHORTHAND Mon,-Tues.-Wed. 7:30 to 9:30 Juneau City Council Chambers Miss MeNair—Ph. Douglas 48 el B. P. 0. ELKS Meets every Wednesday, 8 p. m. Visiting Brothers welcome, L. J. HOLMQUIST, Ezaltéd Ruler H. L. McDONALD, Secretary | FLOWERLAND | CUT FLOWERS—POTTED PLANTS—CORSAGES “For those who deserve the beut” 2nd and 25““ Phene 557 ASHENBRENNER’S NEW AND USED FUBRNITURE Phone 788—306 Willoughby Ave, 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 S. Franklin Juneau, Alaska DENTIST BLOMGREN BUILDING Phone 56 HOURS: 9A.M.to 5 P. M, Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. John H. Geyer VENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 763 Jones-Stevens Shop ' LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third ROBERT SIMPSON, Opt. D. Graduate Los Angeles College ot Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground “The Store for Men” SABIN’S 3 rcml St—Triangle Bldg. —_—mm—m ""The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. [CALIFORNIA rocery and Meat Market I1l—I§B0le—m High Quality Foods a¢ Moderate Prices HARRY RACE Druggist: “The Squibb Store™ The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Pourth and Franklin Sta. PHONE 136+« PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries Phone 16—24 WINDOW WASHING RUG CLEANING SWEEPING COMPOUND FOR SALE DAVE MILNER Phone Green 279 e F S e c e FOR TASTY FOODS and VARIETY TRY JUNEAU - YOUNG Hardware Company PAINTS—OIL—GLASS Bheilf and Heavy Hardware Guns and Ammunition You'll Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF Gastineau Cafe COFFEE SHOP Foremost in Friendliness T S ———— JAMES C. COOPER, C.P.A BUSINESS COUNSELOR Authorized to Practice Before the Treasury Department and Tax Court COOPER BUILDING INSURANCE Shattuck Agency L. C. Smith and Corena TYPEWRITERS Bold and Serviced b, J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satlstied Customers” Duncan’s Cleaning and PRESS SHOP Cleanmg—Pressing—Repalring PHONE 333 “Neatness Is An Asset™ ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 Alaska Laundry “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURSI” Juneau Florists Phone 311 1891—0ver Half a Cenfury of Banking—1945 The B. M. Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL SAVINGS