The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 7, 1946, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Publisfied every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska HELEN TROY MONSEN DOROTHY TROY LINGO WILLIAM R. CARTER ELMER A. FRIEND ALFRED ZENGER Editor ana sanager Managing Editor Business Manager in Juneau as Second Class Matter. €ntered in the Post Offi SUBSCRIPTION RATES: wellvered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for S1.50 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 +dvance, $7.50; sne month, in advance, $1.50. 3 Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly ncéify the Business Office of any failure or frregularity iz the delivery W their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602 President Vice-President — ! on Labor and Education in September, 1945, “estimat | Wage Facts and Theories | (New York Times) | Elsewhere on this page we publish a letter from L. Metcalfe Walling, Acaministrator of the Wage snd Hour Divisicn of the United States Department of Labor, referring to this newspaper’s editorial of March§ 27 on the proposed minimum-wage amendments. I 1. We said that “the Admir ation does not even know how many workers are now getting less tha 65 cents an hour * and precisely where these wo ers are.” Tk true. The Bureau of Labor Statist s in collecting its regular monthly,manufacturing wage figures, does not ask reporting firms to report wages by brackets—thcse getting less than 75 cents or 65 cents an hour, for example. The Bureau of Labor Statistics did, it is true, present before the Senate Committee n | of the number of workers in different wage brackets in seventeen industries. riving at these estimates is too complicated to go inio here; but in presenting similar estimates arrived at by the same method in October, 1943, the bureau was careful to point out that they were “subject to a con. siderable margin of error.” The same observation S Press is exclusively entitled to the use for | news dispatches credited to if or not other- his paper and also the local news published herein. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Pourth Avenue Bide., Seattle, Wash The statistical method of ar-| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— Raymond Fuller William Paul Mrs. Wallis George Ernest Holm John G. Erbland Irene Cleary Mrs. Clifford Johns L. M. Palmer Gladys Sullivan { i HOROSCOPE must be made of the new estimates. The bureau’s estimates, moreover, cover only some 12,000,000 workers in manufacturing industries; they| do not cover about 10,000,000 agricultural workers or, about 26,000,000 non-agricultural workers outside o factories, though a substantial part of the last group | would have been covered by the proposed minimum- | wage amendments in their original form. | 2. The BLS over-all estimates for manufacturing | workers, even if correct, give no adequate notion of | what the cost or effects on employment of the propesea new minimums would be. They give no breakdow y size of plant, size of community or geographical loca tion. To show the incidence of the proposed bill on the South, Professor John V. Van Sickle, in an article WASTE OF TIME on “Geographical Aspects of a Minimum Wage” in the —_— spring issue of the Harvard Business Review, calils We see according to a dispatch from Washington' attention to the fact.that, in his own State of Ten- > " WA S nessee, in the first quarter of last year, 42 per cent of that Alaska Delegate Bartlett is making headway with workers in manufacturing as a whole received less his bill to allow participation in Alaska politics BY 'than 65 cents an hour. In the apparel industly 43 ver Federal workers of the Alaska Railroad, by exempting cent of the workers were earning less than 50 cents' an hour, 93 per cent less than 65 cents. Is it realistic them from the Hatch Act. to suppose that all these workers could be raised to What a waste of time. Everyone in Alaska should g5 cents an hour overnight, without causing any ap- know by this time that the Hatch Act has been broken preciable unemployment or industrial disruption? % 3. Another highly .unrealistic element in the esti- in a thousand places by Federal employees in Alaska mates presented by Government officials was their already and nothing has been doing about it. The chief fajlure to allow for the well-known fact that an in- o attention to it, passes out marked crease in minimum rates pushes almost the entirs q Wage rate structure above the minimum, becavse of the insistence of higher paid workers on maintaining attempts to get them to sway votes in their com- existing differentials. The BLS estimated, for ex- munities. Funny thing, one of his attempts backfired ample, that wage rates in the lumber industry would % i lection., The person be raised an average of 9 per cent by a 65-cents-an- on him before the recent primary ele 2 P hour minimum. Not only was this estimate based on he called in refused to do as the Governor wanted the unrealistic assumption that there would be no because he had decided that he was a Republican and increase in wage rates among those making more than 65 cents; it took no account of geographical differ- not a Democrat. ences. Yet a special study of the lumber industry by made Republicans out of a good many Democrats. 1the BLS, published a month later than this over-all For some reason or other, Alaskan residents resentf figure, showed that less than 1 per cent of lumber | workers in the West received less than.65 cents an hour a Federal governor telling them how they should vote. [in August, 1044, 898 per cent of lumber workers in In the 1944 primary election he wrote a letter to @ | the South received less than 65 cents an hour. When school teacher at an isolated community. The prin- ‘ we allow in addition for the fact that increasing the o v ini : shes up rates above the minimum, cipal of the school called the letter “repulsive to our minimum rate pus y sense of justice; filling us with indignation of the Gov- the estimate of the Southern Pine Lumber Industry, 2 that a 65-cent minimum would push up their direct ernor’s use ol.hls chair as a soap box to propagandize | Jabor costs at stralght-timerGot. by 0. per bt bitk by unofficial business.” { | 625 per cent, does not seem unreasonable. Now it is certain that this letter cost the Demo- 4. An incease in minimum wages from 40 to 65 cratic Party some votes in this community, because, | cents an hour represents a wage increase of 6214 per unfortunately, the Governor was beating the drum for ' cent. To believe that such an increase can be achieved a certain Democratic candidate at the time. Not only | overnight by a mere stroke of the pen, without any has the Governor caused a serious split within the | bad consequences on production and employment, is Democratic Party by jumping in to purge candidates | to have a sublime faith in legislative fiat. Mr. Walling he doesn’t agree with, but he is making Republicans tries to dismiss all apprehensions regarding the effect t of this on employment by calling them “hoary.” But out of Democrats, and the Republican, Party in Alaska | o ype"wigle thing is as easy as all that, what excuse is quick to take advantage of the situation, as you Will | j5 there for stopping at 63 or 75 cents? Why not forget note by the returns for the primary election—a more | «hoary” apprehensions entirely and make the hourly than double gain. | minimum $1, $2, $5, or what not? The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Continued from Page One) executive pays n ballots and campaign literature, still calls in voters an It is such stuff as this which has | bringing out testimony unfavorable get it. At one time during the OPA to OPA that he was promptly giv- fight, Hartley received about 2,500 en a fat retainer by the NRDGA,fletlers criticizing him, and NRDGA Furthermore, he continued to serve representatives, fearing he would | two masters at one time—the U. S.!get cold feet, re-assured him that | Government and the NRDGA. | campaign contributions would be From the Government, Fisch-|forthcoming at election time. This help would take the form of in- dividual and personal contributions rather than contributions from the Association, and there are indica- | tions it would not be under $10,000. by is effictent r. Eugene Ackerman | i of the American Wool Council. Ac- |back received $5200 for probing tually, the Wool Council, composed OPA, while from the Dry Goods of wool growers, is not much inter- | Association he received a larger osted in the OPA fight; but Ack-'fee, presumably for digging up dirt erman is in it up to his neck just |2gainst OPA. | the same. For he also represents| When this columnist asked Fisch- | two woolen mills, Forstmann and bach in New York last week whe- Botany of Pasaic, N. J., which are ther he was still on the Govern- hot for price increases. Also he puts ment payroll and still drawing two cut “Facts and Fashions,” a pub- salaries, he replied that he was not. Adcation supposed to deal purely He said he had left the Govern- with fashions, but which deftly ment payroll Dec. 31, 1945. He also throws the knife into price control. 'stated that he received a “fee” Finally, Ackerman nurses a secret | from NRDGA, not a salary. When ambition to head up the new Wooi ' asked if this fee was $40,000, he TEXAS “INDEPENDENCE” Originally, anti-OPA lobbyists planned to use Hartley or reaction- ary Democrat Lyle Boren of Okla- homa to introduce the National As- sociation of Manufacturers’ OPA de-control amendment. In the end, they picked Ed Gossett of Wichita Falls, Texas, as a better puppet. During the OPA debate, newsmen “The stars incline { but do not compel” 14 WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 HEART AND HOME The stars are friendly to all wo- ~ean and promise fresh strength| and interest to those who are com- pelled by circumstances beyond ‘their control to spend much of their time indoors. Unwavering faith in ever-present good will lead to the unfoldment of many happy and satisfying experiences in their lives. BUSINESS AFFAIRS Air freight transporiation will snortly to reach a stage in its de- velopment far beyond today’s most optimistic expectations. Amazing improvements in giant cargo planes will make it necessary to enlarge many of the nation’s major air- ports. NATIONAL ISSUES A nation-wide drive against big- time gambling and racketeering is indicated. The principal aim * will be to prevent a development of gangster operations such as plagued this country after the last war. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Those who have set up obstacles to the plans of U. N. to procure a permanent home in this country may one day find it difficult to answer the question as to why they so strenuously opposed giving up their homes for this all-important activity while uttering no criticism of the displacement of the puzzled people of Bikini. Persons whose birthdate this is are promised by the stars: A year of wholesome and profitable in- terests with a happy surprise be- fore the end of summer. Children born today will haye the intelligence and character that mark one for the successful accom- plishment of noble endeavors. Syr- pathetically guided and counseled in childhood, they will develop' rapidly and many will know suc- cess in their chosen fields well be- fore middle age. 1 (Copyright, 1946) ! were tipped off that Gossett was to introduce an important amend- | ment, and cornering him in the House lobby, asked what the| amendment was. “I'm not quite sure yet,” replied the alleged Representative of a state which once prided itself on! independence. Apparently Gossett, hacn't yet received' the amend- ment’s text from the boys who really pull the strings on Capitol Hill. .(Note—Another column on how the lobbyists operate behind-the- scenes in the Senate will follow soon.) ' (COPYRIGHT, BELL SYNDICATE, INC. 1946) — .- Kissing the hands of great men was an ancient Greek custom. - 1 NOTICE | I will not be responsible for any bills made except by myself. JOHN DANIEL ABBOTT. Research Council to be created by said he could not reveal the ___ Ly ¥ the Government under a bill intro- | amount. duced by wool chempion, Senator| In Washington, however, the Joe O'Mahoney of Wyomine. The clerk of the Smith Committee stat- y around $23,0%0. !ed thal PFischbach was still doing | It was energetic, able Lugene “special work” whenever they need-| SK::;ROSS i ‘”2’,‘,‘ ot Ackerman, whe, werk on'ed him, while Congressman Smith| 4 jpsects a3 Poker stake wool grewers' tim 1- when asked last week who was| 9. Behave " le-“-w,:‘m m‘. inston menths ago and helped scll counsel for his committee, replied: 3 I‘(;W"g e S uipments Conzr an Fred Hartley of New “Hyman Fischbach.” 14; High pointed 30, Fresh-water idea of stirring up Later the versatile Fischbach was' . phill oL piSrRolse. against OPA loaned by the NRDGA to Senator i nnast. b EoNIROE ‘wtvugi an iuvestigation by the Wherry of Nebraska to write his :; k‘l,‘;f,"'i“i':slt{" z_'{"‘ll‘r“'f’ ‘.J"l Hewsrd £mith Committee. Small Business Committee Minority disturbance 41. Genus n;‘ll\:jclk!fi This probe was also pushed by Report. The Report followed the *% Fxperimental 6. Short blunt the Naticnal Retail Dry Goods As- same lines as the anti-OPA at-| colioa. - 41 Rebuft atin, whose membership ranks tack which Fischbach already had 53 ffain: brefix - 43. New England «unung the top three industries of wwritten for the Smith Committee. 24. Competently 60. Ourselves ‘he Nation in lobbying against And after Fischbach had finished °* FaIt of 2 g OPA. it, the NRDGA, which Jhad been 25 S-thaped o - |paying him, distributed the docu- 2 Two poinied . 57 Custom yment all over the country—under tack . Peculiar SERVING TWO MASTERS Actualiy most oi the Natfon's re- the signature of Senator Wherry. tailers, including many NRDGA — | Crossword Puzzle Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle 60. Before 62. Epoch 61. One who glves 63. Coloring agents a title 64, 5. Pronoun DOWN members are for OPA. Macy's has taken full-page advertisements urg- ing its continuance. mann in Dallas has publicly pro- CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS Ccovu Marcus-Nie- PPN \ Originaliy, the NRDGA had its . Celtic language Stone . Betimes . Continent . Jewish month claimed the same. Thousands of eyes on Representative Clare Hoff- small retailers are worried over in- man, raucus Michigan Republican, flation, want price control continu- as its champion on the Smith Com- ed, though with modification of mittee. However, he proved too certain OPA regulations {one-sided even for them, and they Despite all this, the Nationai Re- switched to abler Congressman 4 plant . Kind of moss 21. Garden imple- ment Edible seed tail Dry Goods Association some kred Hartley of Kearney, N. J., al- lilne ago helped promote the OPA =0 a member of the Smith Com- Investigating Committee, headed by mittee. He has done a much more Representative Howard Smith, the efficient job. | Virginia Democrat who always In fact Hartley is now known on ‘yotes with reactionary Republicans. Capital Hill as the NRDGA spokes- Cross-examination of witnesses man. FHe has been in almost daily . Be plentiful 5. Monkey at this hearing was so biased and ccrtact with John Hazen, NRDGA one-sided that Representative Jer- representative, in the Munsey 1y Voorhis, fair-minded California Building, also with Lew Hahn, the Democrat, resigned in protest. Asscciation’s General Director. However, here is the pav-off.' Hartley faces a tough election Counsel for the Smifh Committee, fight in New Jersey and naturally ‘Hyinan Pischbach did such a beau- expects reward. Members of the o 5 Reckling ‘witnesses and|NRDCA have assured im he will | 7. Disgrace 48, Gnat Kind of duck condband ormer emperor . Builder of the Ark . Very small 5. Sonth American Indians i | | . Attire { { NEAU, ALASKA TUESDAY. MAY 7, 1946 L 20 YEARS AGO 7%': emepirE DR'EAHE‘SER SR R BLOMGREN BUILDING In the opening game of the season (the first two scheduled having HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5P, M. been raised out), the Elks defeated last year’s champions, the Legion team, with a 12 to 0 score. The game was called at the end of the sixth inning, due to darkness. Jackson was the winning png:her, Bob Keaton hurling for the losers Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTTRY BUILDING Office Phone 469 CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478 — PHONES — 871 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices The tennis court on Gold Creek was closed for a few days while it was being repainted and repaired. For the first time in its history, the Order of Elks this year was to chserve on a nationwide scale Mother's Day, May 9. Locally, the cere- monies tp be held Sunday in the Elks’ building, were being arranged by J. H. Fisher, W. E. Nowell and Cash Cole. The Juneau High School Orchestra won first place in the Inter- School Meet at Ketchikan, while Ketchikan took the track meet. The championship outcome now depended on the declamation contest, being held this night Jones-Stevens Shop —_—— LADIES'—MISSES” Plans for the new $30,000 Northern Light Presbyterian Church had | been received from the headquarters office in New York City, and con- READY-TO-WEAR siruction of the building was to start within a few days, church officials Seward Street Near Third announced. AT ’ . . Miss M. E. Jones, teacher in the Haines schools, was in Juneau for a non S nadlo seerce few days visit. Electrical and Radio Repair (We pick up and deliver) Phone 659 Weather: Highest, 54; lowest, 42; cloudy. POSSU SO Daily L in English % | | ally Lessons In ENGHSR w. 1. GorDON | —— S WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: The plural of STAFF (stick or piece of | wood) is STAVES. The plural of staff (number of persons) is STAFFS. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Cataract. Pronounce last syllable AKT, not AK; accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Miscellaneous. SYNONYMS: Radiance, radiancy, radiation, briliancy, luster, splendor, effulgence. . WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vecabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's worde DISSENTING; expressing disagreement. “The motion was carried with- out a dissenting voice.” ~ ) | MODERN ETIQUETTE % | ROBERTA LEE ! 8 —— Q. When one is traveling on a train ahd wishes to leave his seat | for a few minutes, in what manner can it be shown that the seat is reserved? A. A coat or bag placed on the seat is sufficient. 1 Q. Is it bad manners to add up your bill in a restaurant when ynu] are entertaining guests? A. No; but it should be done inconspicuously. 909 West 12th Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pizos—Musica) Instruments ~ and Supplier Phone 206 Second and Seward B btk HEINKE GENERAL REPAIR SHOP Welding, Plumbing, Oil Burner Blacksmith Work GENERAL REPAIR WORK Phone 204 929 W. 12th St. Observe the SC and the LL. brightness, “The Store for Men” SARIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. Warfield's Drug Store (Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK’S DANISH j .Q. Is it customary to have the year engraved on the wedding invi- | ICE CREAM ations? A. Yes. | R ,| | HUTCHINGS ECONOMY LOOK and LEARN ¥ | a n 1 e an GORDON | Choice Meats At All Times j Lotatsd in George Bros. Store i PHONES 553—92—95 1. Who said, “We have met the enemy and they are ours”? i 2. Where is the native habitat of the kangaroo? 1 3. What American humorist attained the greatest international fame € B P 0. ELKS as a writer? 4. What is the usual color of (a) the ruby, (b) sapphire, (c)| | Meets every Wednesday at 8 p. emerald? m. Visiting brothers welcome. E. 5. What great city was once known as Byzantium? C. REYNOLDS, Exalted Ruler: ANSWERS: ‘W. H. BIGGS, Secretary. 1. Oliver H. Perry, after the naval Battle of Lake Erie in September MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 of 1813. 2. Australia. faECgND ;md I:)URT; onday of each mon 3. Mark Twain. in Scottish Rite Temple 4. (a) Red, (b) blue, (c) green. beginning at 7:30 p. m. 5. M. L. MacSPADDEN, Istanbul, or Constantinople. HEATING Smith Qil Burner Service 214 SLCOND STREET NIGHT CALLS—Fred C. Lorz—Blue 655 Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. OIl. BURNERS PLUMBING Silver Bow Lodge No. A 2, LO.OF, ‘Meets each Tues- DAY PHONE 476 FLOYD HORTON, Noble Grand H. V. CALLOW, Secretary Ci¢® DIR BRONZE SHAFTING — STERN BEARINGS — PROPELLORS GRAY MARINE ENGINES | SALES and SERVICE Juneau Welding and Machine Shop Juneau Industrial Union Council Secy. R. 8. Hough; Phone Green 240; meetings second and fourth Thursdays at 7:30 P. M. Int. Woodworkers of America Local M-271; Secy. Henry Ad- sero; meetings 2nd and 4th Fri- days at 7:30 P. M. Something Different IN THE WAY OF FISH | NOW ON SALE AT OUR FISH MARKET—the following assortment of EASTERN FISH FILLETS SMOKED MACKEREL FILLETS FINNAN HADDIES HAKE FILLETTS HAKE FILLETTS COD FILLETS POLLOCK FILLETS WHITING FILLETS KIPPERS BAY CHUBS Frog Legs United Trollers of Alaska, Local 26; Secy. B. H. (Jack) Manery; Phone Blue 220; meetings 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 8:00 P. M. Local Industrial Union, Local 882 Sec. Abel Anderson; Black 605. International Longshoremen and Louisiana Shrimps MEETINGS HELD IN UNION HAl Secy. Don McCammon; Phone Blue 372; meetings Mondays, 7:30 The Charles W. Carfer Mortuary Pourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 FOR TASTY FOODS and VARIETY TRY Gastinean Cafe Foremost in Friendliness VANITY BEAUTY SALON Cooper Building ELSIE HILDRETH, Manager Open Evenings Phone 318 METCALFE SHEET METAL Heating—Airconditioning—Boat Tanks and Stacks—Everything in SHEET METAL Phone 711 90 Willougnby Ave. "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. HARRY RACE Druggist “The Squibb Store” Where Pharmacy Is a Profession 20TH CENTURY MEAT MARKET Juneau’s Most Popular “Meating” Place ONLY THE BEST OF MEA'TS PHONE 202 CARO TRANSFER HAULING and CRATING DIESEL, STOVE, CRUDE OIL Phone 344 Phone 344 Wallyil;aper IDEAL PAINT SHOP Phone 549 Fred W. Wendt INSURANCE Shattuck Agency The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Rooms at Reasonable Rates PHONE SINGLE O JUNEAU UPHOLSTERY CO. RE-UPHOLSTERING NEW FURNITURE DRAPERIES Phone 36 122 2nd St. ALASKA ELECTRO! Sales and Service ECTORY LL—1st and Gastineau—Phone 327 Juneau Mine & Mill Workers Local 203; Secy. Arthur H. Wal- ther; Phone Green 340; meet- ings 1st and 3rd Monadys, 7:00. Juncau Transport Workers ,Local 172; Secy. George C. Martin; Phone Black 265; meetings 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 8:00 P, M. United Cannery ' Workers, Local 269; Secy. Ruth Hayes, Inter. Longshoremen & Ware- ‘housemen Union, Local 1-41 Cold Storage Workers; Secy. Mike Avoian; Green 1759; meetings 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7:30 MEETINGS AT 222 WILLOUGHBY—PHONE 518 ‘Warehousemen Union, Local 1-16 Juneau Cold Storage Company, Inc. L. E. IVERSON as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA - Baranof Turkish Bath and Massage Hours 9 A. M. to 6 P. M.—Open Evenings by Appointment BARANOF HOTFL—Lower I,evel PHONE 753 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: "THE VALLEY OF DECISION" Federal Tax—11¢ per Person PHONE 14—THE ROYAL BLUE CAB C0. and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. 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