The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 16, 1946, Page 4

%locmv(] in Pennsylvania, worked steadily against the national interest by piling up ever higher tariffs to protect themselves from “foreign competition.” Even- tually, the nation came to realize how stupid this was. President | And tariff-making has become a more sensible process. Vico-President | : But the more monopolistic of labor unions have -Edlmr and Manager Managing BAitor | |\ taken over the role of the manufacturers of old, Petrillo’s Business Manager tor, | NAVE begun to emulate their worst abuses. er . " i A SUBSCRIPTION RA’ ban on foreign musical broadcasts is but one shocking Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douslas for $1.50 per month; | o, : s six months, §8.00; one year, $15.00 | example of a larger trend By mail. postage paid, at the following rates: | One vear, in ad: six months, In advance, $7.50; | one month. in adva Subscribers will the Business Office of of their papers nes: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. Daily Alaska Empire PRINTING (O Juneau, Alaska Se n Street HELEN TROY DOROTHY TROY L WILLIAM R. CARTER ELMER A. FRIEND = ALFRED ZENGER - —_— Entered in the P in_Juneau Second Class Mat! So if you miss the enrichng contribution of music from overseas just keep smiling. The commissar of American music has decided what is geod for you, and | it would not be goed manners to question his ukase. $1.50 fer & favor if they will promptly notify v failure or irregularity in the delivery Canned Preparedness TED PRESS { Iy entitled to the use for s dispatches credited to 1t or not other- s paper so the local news published v : (Cincinnati Enquirer) The reason why the Unitéd States had to start | s0 nearly at the beginning in the procurement of the | multitude of instruments needed in World War II is fairly evident. In the previous war we did not make | a comprehensive array of equipment; much of it would | have been obsolete had it been kept—and we had no facilities for storing it over a period of years There were notable excepiions. In fact, they were | very notable, because they were a decisive factor in |the cutcome of the war. We refer to the over-age destroyers, several million Springfield rifles, several thousand 75-mm. cannon and machine guns which were traded to England in the summer of 1940 when the U-boats were severing her oceanic lifelines and the Dunkerque evacuation hgd left the remnants of the British Army virtually without weapons. That experience proved, if anything could, that storage of weapons of war is a vital phase of national security. It indicated, too, that more advanced methods of war equipment storage might pay even greater dividends in the future—not only in making | this nation ready for war on short notice, but in ATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ka Newspapers, 1411 Pourth Avenue Bldg,, Seattle, Wash NEW TARIFF | The commissar in charge of America's musical life, James C. Petrillo, has thought it over and decided that | deterring would-be aggressors. hereafter ne American radio station shall broadcast | Army Ordnance 18 nndgng many of the answers any musical program originating in a foreign counuy.fis\) thcmp:fib‘lf;ns rozolndflcu;xl:cb s!lt;;ng: u; l‘:\q‘:lnpl;‘cm:r | Scme material, of course can be packaged by moi excepting GBnada. This, of course, ends (h,c m,flmr'il"ss conventional methods. But intricate equipment for Petrillo is the hc;xFl of the American Hdem““"‘wmch cannot be coated with grease and which would of Musicians and it is not- proper to question his:geteriorate with atmospheric changes is being—literally decrees | —canned. Optical instruments, fire control apparatus Yet, even though nothing can be done about it,| and the like are being sealed hermetically in containers there is something to be said for noticing the vicious | so that they can be put away and ignored until needed, stupidity of this most recent outrage By means of | like a can of beans in a cellar pantry. In fact, Ordnance radio broadcasting the nations have been brought has devised huge cans or drums of rust-free metal into immeasurably closer. Fully utilized, broadcasting could | which large pieces n; equ?}nmgm can be é)u'l‘ the seams be a tremendous influence in the direction of improved | ¥elded. QB the wWhols 1SS SERES, S 00 Oiw | | field, thus eliminating even the expense of warehousing international relations. Drawing upon the talents and | traditiens of various countries, we could (if permitted) ‘ do much through radio to enrich our own cultural life here in America This, it appears, is to be banned. The reason is interesting. According to our commissar of music, a | —_—— “ musical broadcast from London, or Vienna, or any-| The letter “e” (or its phoentic equivalent) occurs where outside the United States and Canada is in com- | most frequently in all languages. Through a strange petition with American musicians. And Petrillo does| (?) coincidence, the “e” sound also is predominant in not like competition. This latter is indisputable. His | the jabberings of monke own monopoly control over American music reveals | his bitter hostility toward competition. There was a time, quite some decades ago, when short-sighted groups of manufacturers, traditionally Some of these methods are expensive, but they eliminate the greater expense of conventional storage and periodic overhauling. And in the long run, con- sidering their potential value, they are a very cheap form of security. A new correspondent believes a hat found in the | ruins of the Reich Chancellory belonged to Hitler. We don't. It didn’t have holes for the ears to stick through. | AT | cret. George Allen is a director w |trouble spots. One of the worst is | Republic Steel and an intimate | India. ... U. S. troops in Calcutta | friend of labor-baiting Tom Gird- | fired on a native crowd the other The Washington | ler, whose company staged the fa- | day and before th 1 v ver | "CID tried to organize his mills. | wounded. It wasn't the G.I's fault.| | Girdler -has telephone access to| They shouldn't be put in the | George Allen day or night. Fre-|middle of a dynamite-laden politi- cal situation where they have to in your captive mines. When _vou?q“e"“y' ANCH Ut up vy iie: HDs A . | uphold the imperialism of either | the British or the Russians drop to 40 hours, you will net a hr_zwml side of White House argu- Most statesmanlike portrayal of saving in overtime, The price Odfimm;s..but it isvsigljnhcam th vfm scrap iron is now at ceiling. It will | o St B E) Scent hustaly, o our problems with Russia and how to meet them was given Jan. 6 by Editor Herbert Elliston of the 4 | director of a powerful steel com- drop in the s , W s | P pring, « Wiioh mem“‘pany sat at a key post inside the Washington Post. If our diplomats | followed his advice we could save more saving. Production per i g 2. u man| e m, ourselves a lot of trouble. . . . An-| went up to 10 per cent after the| other illustration of how the mili- last war. It will do the same after 5 this war, which will save you $100-| = JOHN SNYDER FORGOT i tary encroach on the State Depart- | ment: When General Marshall| 000,000 alone. You can't tell what| -Decision to give a fat hike to your profits will be. S0 why not|steel was communicated “to the try out a new increased wage scale ! Cabinet at a White House lunch- without a sharp price hike? Try it,eon next day. The announcement A & out for Mtz mmanthe-ther| Eos| Kma do e nfkdsiat 403 that day. | RED¥ (0 GUIDA e gsiied on pub- back and we'll examine the whole| One hour after lunch this fact)Ung his own man in A e | question AEALN 7 you need s price | leaked to Phil Murray's steel work- | Depertment_hieut ol James Da- imcreads then we'll sive, it 'fo you.”| érs’ umjons. Also italeaked out/that | Vix-—to hand'o all tis meassges and Bowles is a persuasive talker. He"fumblmg John Snyder planned to m’"mds with ‘other governments. has more charm than any Wash- | announce the price hike without Marshall even went so far as to ingtonian since Franklin Roosevelt.|first getting a commitment from persuade Under-Secfbtary Acheson But he made no impression. | the “steel companies as to how to send a letter to all Government “After the last war, steel wages| much wage increase they could give sgoncles. ingarming 1hes that meb- soared even without union pres-|labor. In other words, he plunncdgt”‘“ pertatning fo Ohiua should he sure,” Bowles summarized. “So did |to throw away his chief bargaining :)tlalr‘;‘:, ':;;‘:“i’:ms‘:l“r’;zufi?v : ,‘]11“‘5 above ¢ civilian officials in the State Department (Copyright, 1945, by The Bell Sy dicate, Inc.) (Continued from Page One) prices. And once inflation gets go- power again. ing, youwll have labor coming back| Frantically, Phil Murray's office| until they get, not a 30 per cent|called Secretary of Labor Schwel increase in wages, but 50 per cent |lenbach or even 75 per cent, You can't tell| “The Secretary of Labor is very where this thing will stop.” busy today,” replied the young lady: | who guards his office. “He can't| |see or talk to anyone this after- noon.” | | “Tell him that a mere handful| of 700,000 steel workers who are| going out on strike Monday have, some ideas they want to get w| him,’ hot back one of Murray's| 12. aides. Finally he got through to} Schwellenbach. STEEL SAYS “NO” Steel leaders shrugged shoulders. Bowles offered them a price in- crease of $2.50 per ton to compen- | sate for low pre-war prices on cer- tain types of special steel.. But Big Steel leaders were convinced from their talis with John Sny- der that they could get consider- It was just in time. Newsmen had ably more. He had let the cat out!gfllhered to receive the 4 pm. re-| of the that Truman could not|lease which naive John Snyxlcr\ and wc not afford a strike. The | planned to issue, announcing the Administraticn’s bargaining power |new price of steel without getting | was gone. \an agreement on wages. Schwellen- | 2! So, with the battle already lost, ' bach stopped the release. He got| 3 Chester Bowles went to the White Snyder to go bavk and talk to! House. He made no resignation|Big Steel again—this time regard- | threats—though some of his junior | ing wages. advisers had urged him to resign if In New York, meanwhile, the he lost the inflation battle. But he | Stock Market boomed to new did warn the President quietly,| heights. News of the steel incre: fervently, that this would be the!had leaked out. In a press confer- first great break in the inflation|ence, Harry Truman told news- dyke. men that Emil Schram, head of If steel goes up, every other in- | the New York Stock Exchange. i dustry using steel will come back | informed him there was no i to the OPA for a price increase, | tlon in the market Bowles warned—and will be Old-timers recalled titled to get it. The automobile when Calvin Coolidge stood up people will come back and want co! hitched at their . Island of New York state: abbr. 2. Early . Started . Ratify . Term of ACROSS Tooth of & gear wheel 4. Froth 9. Brazilian macaw address . Talk bombas- ticelly 51. Offer 1o pay Tablelands 5. News organiza- tion® abbr. . Isolde’s beloved . Qurselves 61. Took part in & game . Recite musically . Kind of bean . Blinding light | Outfit b | nstellation | Aim high . Article Arrator hile cachi . Smal gy ng round mark . Dagger wound Distant Pack down Present time ower t 3. Inlet of the sea rt 40. Cut short . Exclamation ferences ithe augury of a year of surprising Crossword Puzz THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA WEDNES DAY, JANUARY 16, 1946 T:s“'zo VEARS AGO 2 supine e | | ‘ It was a I e night everyone barn dance JANUARY 16, 1926 for who attended the d ‘ given by the Ketchikan Elks in Elks Hall. The hall, appropriately decor- ated for the occasion was crowded with merrymakers fronf early evening until the last dance number was OVer. The next big event to be staged at midnight was to be the “Frolics,” a “whooping” big show with plenty of JANUARY 16 Gladys Uggen Henry Langsfeldt Arleen Godkin Gary Aalto Bach Mrs. Hilda Berggren T i Richard I. Radelet Mr. and Mrs. S. Jasobson of Security Bay were Juneau visitors. He Donald Foster isting with the raising of the wrecked vessel Portlock. E. W. Bliss UGS Wesley Turner | The Junaeu High School girls’ basketball five last night took their Mrs. Jack Short | first game of the season from Douglas High with a score of 22 to 14, in Mrs. John E. Crowley ® | game played In Douglas. Juneaw’s lineup included Pademeister, Burke, Pt SRR L | campen, Weil, Morrison and Messerschmidt. Douglas players were Gall- SOPIE i was, Andrrson, Cashel, Africh, Lindstrom and Runquist. A feature s s & S mammwemewa= o | introduced by the Juneau fans was the Juneau School Band which I | played several selections before the game and between the quarters, adding ! “The stars incline but do not compel” songs, dances, and jokes. H 0 R 0 S C 0 P E |a great deal of pep and enthusiasm Miss Frances Theresa Messerschmidt became the bride of Robert athan Weisberg last night, in a wedding ceremony at the home of | and Mrs. E. V. Burgess. Capt. E. P. Clark, of the United States Bureau of Public Roads vessel } Highway, was recovering satisfactorily from a severe attack of pneumonia. This not an important day in . planetary direction but benefic as-|. (y.;her: Highest, 44; lowest, 39; cloudy. pects dominate. ~Women are under e R L L N RO S e e o g : ’ Daily Lessons in English % HEART AND HOMF THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 | [ ( | Women in business or the profes- sions should benefit under this con- figuration. The stars seems promise romance, for all ages. Puppy love will worry the parents ot high school students. Widows will at- tract young men who will be tempt- ed to ignore the charms of girls. BUSINESS AFFAIRS L. GORDON 1o { cen - B WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The food was very tasty.” Say, “The food was very TASTEFUL (or, SAVORY).” | OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Insulate. Pronounce the U as in UNITE, | Inot as in SUD. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Hawali. Observe the IL { The seers seem to deplore too SYNONYMS: Windstorm, hurricane, cyclone, gale, tempest, blizzard. | much optimism regarding national WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us finances. There is a sign read as ;. ..ce our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: | presaging great outlay of Public pop epANT: keen; biting; severe. “His trenchant wit amused his list- | by funds not now contemplated. An iy eners. R R Tt ROBERTA LEE ; | MODERN ETIQUETTE eibilities is forecast. NATIONAL ISSUES Inconsistencies in our foreign pol- icy will bring protest and criticism. Diplomats who try to fit the cap of democracy to peoples accustomed to crowned heads will know ultimate Q. Why is it considered proper for the relatives of the bridegroom- frustration. elect to call on the bride immediately? INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS A. Because she is not welcomed by the man’s family until they do so. Double-taik and double action will Q. When a stranger performs some chivalrous service to a woman, (ommuF in Jup‘m\ where Ll'i‘m!:)l’l‘dolfs should she offer him money? ;:;::;ZI;*;: gg‘l;n\rirz(]‘:“p;:g]vc{a:;c- A. Tt is not necessary to offer him money; merely show genuine Persons whose birthdate it is have gratitude. Q. If a reception includes a guest of honor, should that fact be experiences which may for a time mention in the invitations? be disappeinting but much good for-| A. Yes; it is preferable to do so. tune is promised. e e e e e Children born on this day will be ighly intelligent but lacking in self- LO 0 K an d L E A R N by assurance. They should be carefully A A0 G()Rr)()N educated, because they have rare potentialities. | (Copyright, 1946) | 1. What is the distinction between “elusive” and “illusive”? ' T 3 { 2, What famous actress continued her career during her old age, | ® 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 %, yith only one leg? { 3. What is a poilu? 4. Who was the Biblical character famed for his patience? 5. Is a proscrastinator (a) a baby carriage, (b) one whose motto e is “manana”, (¢c) a person with a big family? ANSWERS: “Elusive” is baffling, and “illusive” is unreal. Sarah Bernhardt. A French soldier. Job. y \ 3 l \ < TIDE TABLE JANUARY 17 tide 1:55 a.m., 15.8 tide 7:30 am, 23 tide 13:38 p.m., 19.3 tide 20:15 p.m., =35 ft. ft. ft. ft. High Low High Low ol .0...........1 { . One whose motto is “manana” (tomorrow). How To Relieve — : Bronchitis | The Erwin Feed Co. | Office in Case Lot Grocery Creomulsion relieves promptly be- o B e FHONE 164 germ laden phlegm, and aid nature “ AY’ GR AIN9 Co AL and STORAGE to soothe and heal raw, tender, in- fiamed ’Ilgrfinnhml m‘éfs":‘g nlllem- branes. Tell your drug; sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the un-, derstanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your monfi back. CREOMULSION: tis ANN COLEMAN as a paid-up subseriber to THE DAILY ALAShA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING. 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So will the hardwa ut people, the farm machinery people and so dn down the line until you have a whole series of price boosts Then labor comes back for m wage increases and inflation is o The President, however made up his mind. “Do your best,” he told Bowles as the interview ended. “You know we're all behind you.” Note — How much Trum right-hand adviser ‘and close per- sonal friend, vivacious George Al- len, had to do with increasing the price of steel is 4 White House se- gave ¢ e Coolidge bull a . Plgment Sweet potato . Biblical land . Affirmative Tally American admiral . Automotive fuel: collog. ., Withdraw Settlings More ratlonal Part of a SALES and SERVICE Juneau Welding and Machine Shop NEON SIGNS L RN RN PECIALIZING IN F'ERMANENT WAVING HAIR CUTTING AND G INERAL BEAUTY CULTURE A FULL LINE IN DERMETICS CREAMS LUCILLE®S BREAUTY SALON PIIONE 492 ’ DR. E. H. KASER The Charles W. Carter ittt Mortuary BLOMGREN BUILDING Fourth and Franklin Sts, Phone 56 HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. 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