The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 5, 1946, Page 4

PAGE FOUR D(uly Alaska Emptre ing except Sunday by the ING COMPANY | of lack beginning because already the effects |prises are going rocks The on merchandise are show Until the longshoremen and the shipping operators can reach an agreement soon the out seems to be that the Federal Government take action by taking - - President only DOROTHY TROY LTV(vo - - - Vice-President WILLIAM R. CARTER - - - Editor and Manager [ . ERIEND AT O - Managing Editor | gyer the unloading of vessels in Alaskan ports and if ED ZENGER - - = - Business Manager necessary so man the ships. Alaska must have e 1 1a Matter. - r else p o are e l\?gs?n;'l'--ryl:’r"\fllufi‘:\&mnd . some form of steamship service or else the people ar Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douslas for £1.50 per month; | going to have to move out six months, $8.00; one year, $15.00 | By mail. postare paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance. $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; | & e month, in advance, $1.50 | Reconversion a la Russe Subseribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the delivery of their pepers | (New York Times) Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. ! s s i Reading The Daily Worker in this period of re- The Assoct: is ‘exclusively entitled to the use for | conversion from war to what is hopefully called peace republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- | js sometimes an amusing, occasionally a puzzling, but | wige credited in this paper and also the local news published | 1ot ooy worino” oxnerience. The other day. herein. a ays d & g ¥ . I ay, — = ""‘x.u example, there was an article headed “A Meay NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, e b Sty SR Vi Fourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash. W man,” in which a three-y .‘” old girl with a “strange — — look in her wonderful face” underwent an ordeal of New York “red-baiting,” in an unfortunate encounter on the street with a “warped and twisted” old woman with a “heartful of hate, | The symbolism may be familiar to those ith pre-war literature on the decadence of a and twisted” old American civilization, as oppos |a “strange” and “wonderful” wave of the future | “So,” The Daily Worker writer went on, “we ex- | plained to the little girl about Communists and how they love children beyond everything else, and are | fighting to make everything good for them. And the !little girl said, ‘And no more children going hungry | in Europe?’ * the little girl started singing * * * |'T love Communists; and then, ‘go away, you mean woman.'"” On the day this more or less subtle propaganda | appeared, The Daily Worker consisted of twelve pages, five columns each, but a very careful search therein has failed to discover any mention of the news pub- lished that morning in this and other newspapers to the effect that Generalissimo Stalin had rejected President Truman’s request for Soviet Russia to co- operate with the United States and Great Britain in acquainted ‘warped d to L ()\(;\'H()Rh § Any drawn-out continuance of the current “watch- ful waiting” longshoremen strike in Alaskan ports is liable to have serious consequences in Juneau and other Alaskan cities, so dependent upon the continued arrival of vessels from Seattle for existence. Govern- ment red tape npp:\»ren\ly is the reason for the present bedause. the ‘appeal’ Moartis. too late THIs. ‘Aesplta work stoppage. Ship operators who operate their lines | p oo gia1in's recent agreement to send 500,000 tons as agents for the War Shipping Administration must | ;¢ wheat to France just before the elections in which wait for that agency to approve the new pay rates|the French Communists failed to put over a Con- and apparently the longshoremen will hang tough |stitution that might have facilitated their seizure until such approval is forthcoming. | of power. Meanwhile, many Juneau business enterprises are | It warms the cockles of the heart to feel .that suffering, especially the building trades. The summer those little children in Europe who “love Commun- months are whiling away and a good many jobs ists” will not go h_ungry Go away, you mean woman, Y 5 5 _ land all your anti-totalitarian brood of truths, free- remain unfinished because of lack of building materials. | doms, justices and charities for all and malices toward Unless there is a break this will eventually mean the [none. Do not expect food from us, because we love laying off of no few workers because it will bring | chjidren beyond everything else—that is, children who building to a standstill “love Communism.” But what is the world recon- At the same time the people face a serious short- iverting to? Food for party members only, and else- age or complete disappearance of many food items. where universal hatred and the inevitable road to Some fresh produce is being flown in from Seattle another war? Or peace and good-will on earth to all by plane but the freight is 20 cents per pound and men? not very many can afford to pay the premium price. At far as Alaska is concerned this is a problem serious enough for Government intervention—a strike Jjust as serious to Alaskans as the recent coal and railroad strikes in which the Government wasted little time in stepping in to keep the mines and the trains running. Because of labor difficulties Alaska has had only spasmodic steamship service for a good many months with disastrous results. Many new business enter- Oliver Goldsmith lived 1n the 18th century, a long time ago, yet he had the genius to understand that “On whatever side we regard the history of Europe, we shall perceive it to be a tissue of crimes, follies and misfortunes.” If politicians, as Mark Anthony suggested in his oration over Caesar’s body, die ¢f ingratitude, we wonder what it is that kills their constituents. | English had suddenly discovered an ! different me washin 'on caiegory. Certainly it g | 18-month-old letter in Army files, would be interesting—and import- | which, if he had seen it earlier, ant to know what the Justice Merry-Go-Round | might have prevented the war-con- Department thinks of a Congr S | tract award to Erie Basin. {man who helped a company with {Contlnr from Page ) | The letter was from Col. A. N. war contracts and then received didn't exist before the war. It g;]fl:n\..nti (‘}:V(’ ?sw Y(\l'k“nvflwlv of $40(:IIJ lnfloxprntr; mn]'ly(‘:y [;l}'lgx'-. time it got its big war contract. = o Foe 5 L 2 5 as saying the Erie Basin Company| Whatever the law, “Yiechel” May Yet it was given a $3,000,000 order to manufacture 4.2 mortar shells for the Army. Organizers of this amazing war baby were two almost unheard-of | brothers: - Murray Garsson and| Henry Garsson. Murray Garsson first became faintly known in Washington when he:served in the Labor Department under Hoover's Secretary of Labor, William Nuck- els Doake. He had an FBI record as a former associate of gangsters| “YIECHEL'S” LUMBER DEAL Dutch Schultz and Owney Madden,| HOW the Chairman of the Mili- whilé his brother Henry was once|tary Affairs Committee happened charged by tie Treasury with ac-|t0 tie up with these war contract- cepting a $5,000 bribe while g("mg‘ ors is his secret. However, his ties as a revenue agent. Although ac_'Mlh them weont into many rami- quitted by a jury, Garsson was dis- | fications. charged from the Treasury. | The Congressman, was not a subsidiary of Segal. | Earlier, when the Garsson brothers first contacted the War Depart- ment, they claimed to be a subsi- diary of Segal lock company. This letter was dated Feb. 23, 1942, but General English did not discover it until the end of 1943. Shortly after discovering it, he was | transferred to Omaha. is a very versatile man. (COPYRIGHT, BELL SYNDICATE, INC. 1946) .o Head Hunfers in Philippines Give Up All Their Guns CABANATUAN, P. I, government's pacification drive in troubled Central Luzon bore | first post-independence fruit today with the surprising surrender of |about 400 Japanese-made guns by | th(' head-hunting mountain tribes- instance, ‘men, the -Abilaos. July 5.—The for of | to | who didn’t like Communists. | feeding the hungry people of less fortunate countries, | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA from 20 YEARS AGO %% naeizn et e JULY 5, 1926 . . Although an all-night rain put a damper on the Spirits of many, the e Louis Frederick Paul, Jr. e!streets were lined on the Fifth when the Juneau City Band started the |® Phyllis Wanamaker o Fourth of July parade promptly at 10 a.m. There were floats, marching . Helen Forbes ® | groups, ete. One float deserved special mention, that of the Camp Fire ° Esther Flemming ® | Girls. Mildred Arnold, with the Liberty Torch, and Phyllis Friend, flag ® Fredcrick Hanson ® | holder, . principals on the float and others were Margaret Robinson, !: \“A” (M’“"“‘“‘{"‘:m ¢ | Maric Meade, Rosina Messerschmidt, Maisie Rogers, Betty Barragar, lie T Ate THBME & o | Winifred Carlson, Lucile Ericson. The Fire Boys wefe in the parade with B Wdry EoRR o |two trucks, elaborately decorated. . ° i . e o 6 s o 0o o 5 0 @ The Juneau City Band, composed of 17 musicians, gave an open air - - a concert on the night of the Fourth, jazzing up the spirits of residents g ay o and visitors. Fox trots, marches and overtures, the latter including {“Blaze of Glory” and “Bridal Rose,” were played by the band at the | H 0 R 0 S C 0 P E stand on Franklin and Front. The streets were lined and hotel and i apartment house windows were filled with those listening “The stars incline ] but do not compel” Phil Harriman, new Deputy U. S. Marshal on Albert White's staff, ol arrived SATURDAY, JULY 6 ! The Nationals, composed of picked players from the Moose and | RN D RO | Alaska Juneau, defeated the Americans, picked and Legion play- Lovers are highly favored under €S, in both of the Fourth of July games played on Sunday. The bat- this configuration and mature teries of the Nationals were Koski and Harvey Barragar, and for the young women who feel they should Americans, Moe, Cunningham, McLaughlin and Coughlin. be —— Weather report: High, 50; low, 47 P e e e e Dally Lessons in EngIISh ?\1{ L. GORDON g; soon be married have only to patient and watchful. -~ Engaged souples are warned against fruitless bickering BUSINESS AFFAIRS howers off and on. Many of those now so heartily in favor of subsidies will be among the: first: to + condemn; (thep MREM o rasbhrimachauih e sty ener Snmua it ar they are serving as a life buoy| WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: REMIT is not a general substitute for for some other business. In prin- spNp In commercial usage, REMIT means “to send back,” such as | siple, it seems to be agreed that money in payment of an account. ! the subsidy is right or wrong de- OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Bronchitis. bron-ki-tis, O as in ON, first T as in KITE, accent second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Pavilion; SYNONYMS: Untrained, untaught, unskilled, inexperier.ced. | | 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: | INORDINATE; not restrained by prescribed rules or bounds; excessive. | it is helping Pronounce pending upon whether you or the other fellow NATIONAL ISSUES Renewed efforts to revive the Ku Klux Klan are doomed to fail, as every form and type of insidious secret” government must fail in an intelligently directed democracy. only one L. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS |“Her vanity was inordinate.” It soon will be realized by the T i | Japanese people that, though the E‘ cost was high, the recent war MODERN ETIOUETTE by | brought them a degree of civiliza-' ROBERTA LEE !] tion they would not have known | for hundreds of years had there | &ee=reeeoore e m—-~4‘ been no war. Q. Are tips given at an exclusive hotel usually more than those | Pvrsons» s\hu.s(‘- birthdate this is! give at a less expensive hotel? | 2? ory):p(:)r:ll;l;:u:): ::c;;',r::\mA ,,::; A. Yes. A person should not visit an exclusive hotel unless he can afford the r: Q placed on the table in and demands of such a place and spirit. Children born today will be stub- born but mentally alert and capable of great achievements. t A. Three knives and three fo (Copyright, 1946) | @ What should cne do after E { A. Issue cards to all friends and acqual weapons, Which were captured from 'notify the postoffice of the change. What is the minimum number of knives and forks that should be | advance? ks. change address? and do not fail to of ances, retreating Japanese early in 1945. G R LS S T Ry T The tribe learned of the fire- ¥ i arms registration program from dialect leaflets rh'npprd from planes. Ty COUNCL | q,m(lu crossing? I.OOK and I.[ARN A C. GORDON - | What is the train whistle used when a train is approaching a S"S IONIGHI In what year was there the greatest attendance at baseball | "lmt‘\” | The Juneau City Council sits mr G DO G S ] evening in the City Hall for ite1 4. How fast does a sparrow flap its wing first July mecting, commencing at| 5 What famous composer was known as the “Father of the 8 o'clock. | Sonata™? Much bpiled-up business, due to ANSWERS: the cancellation of the reguls 1. Two long, one short, and one long blast. meeting two weeks ago, awaits the | 2. In 1941, Councilmen tonight. Also several 9 400" feat oftmona organizations are vxpnctod_ to have 4. Nearly 800 times a minute spokesmen on hand with new 5. Joseph Haydn. problems, including—perhaps—rent control and rent of the A. B. Hall, Up for second reading is the new City Building Cod(‘ SIEAMER MOVEMENTS North Sea "BUS SERVICE to... Fairbanks, Anchorage Whitehorse VIA HAINE Date of First Trip to Be Announced sailed from Seattle ater Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock O P “ 0l Sredneaday ik gy (0 slol PLAN NOW to make this SCENIC PIONEER Alaska scheduled to sail from TRIP with ALASKA’S TRAILBLAZERS | Seattle tomorrow. | To Ketchikan: Governor and wif from Vancouver 9 p. m. tomorro Princess Norah scheduled to sail 14 IIH ANIRIR A\ Working witn the Garsson broth- | received “experse money” from the Gov. Herminio Algas of Nueva| ers was one Joseph Freeman, who|Garssons in connection with a lum- Ecija Province announced the operated the hington office er mill t irchased in Ken- tribesmen had surrendered the the Erie Basin Company. It was tucky. The Gerssons gave their his job to takc the generals and friend, a check for $28000 for the the colonels of the War Department | purchase of tne Cumberland Lum- out tc winner, and to dance with|ber Company in Pikeville, Ky their wives. He did both to perfec-| May has been able to show «nves- tion. One dimner commemorating|tigators canceled checks for about an E-award 1o Erie cost $16,000— | $24,000. These canceled checks in-: all paid for by the taxpayer. dicate that he turned that amount u Moral science ot Strangely enough, some of Free-|of money over to the original own- man’s checks, to the tune of $46,- €rs of the lumber company. s 000, were cashed by Sam Beard,| The remaining $4,000 he Kept. 15 Oeiiiaten famous Washington gambler. Some This, he informed investigators, was rapidly n people are wondering whether let-|to reimburse him for travel and ' OPPgstyof Py t#ing a man win in a gambling game | “ther expense. | 18. Type measure Wes one way the Erie Company! Just how the Congressman from! by & pctioo] helped out its friends in high_ plac- | Kentucky could spend $4,000 for 21 Cover es. 9 {travel and expenses in helping to - bl:.‘(t:n:“”wy ‘Another momber of the Com-|bUy a lumber mill for his war con- Bt e Tous Sa tractor friends is another of Mr. s secrets. Presumably he didn't have far to travel since the lumber company and Mr. May are located in Kentucky. The Garssons, in Cumberland Lumber Co DIS- |rowed the meney from the Erie | Basin Metal Products Company which Mr. May had helped to en- rich by using his influence with the War Department. Thus, indi- rectly, the Congressman’s $4,000 of “expense and travel money” came from Government contracts. whose real name was Sarelachous, and who served in the Army only six weeks, after which Congressman | “Yiechel” May got him out on a medical discharge. Worship 32 Type of vessel: abbr. Bhicer tern ok A K Il buying the any, bor- MYSTERIOUS LETTER APPEAR One of the officers whom Con- gressman May had transferred out of Washington, according to a for- mer employee of the Erie Basin Company, was General Paul X. English, Procurement Chief of the €rossword Puzzle ACROSS from Vancouver y 10. Us LINES ) s o 2 s S RIA[C lC[ABE[REF AR, |alwE BAILAITIERNAISIE mANIPE[NCEJINEE [Pl Y/R[Q|T[E[CIH[N[1]CIAIL ; | Ll TR[Y JACK BURFORI)—LocnI Agent | u/SIicloRMw EElBE JUNEAU, ALASKA i Al N E(WE|RIIILE[A] | oo em om0 3. G SuNMSENT Lemsli E B e E CITMTIRI[ADS] | WPEATERe | EAT AT THE BARBEQUE A MPIA T EIAL i g 52 T ; : L $ % Delicious luncheons and dinners, home-made pies and ! D TENN ERAIN 1 cake Special barbequed spare ribs and chicken E ElsisiEDES Un\(}ier New Managament—DMrs, Jessie Cochrane X | IN—10 A. M. to 10 P. ] inte: B! Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle | grs s 3 guinter & Bond Bljg 60. Gaelie DOWN | — ~ ¥ o, Snala faites L Thatggrapble BRONZE SHAFTING — STERN BEARINGS — PROPELLORS i 2, Exclude ! witin 2oon | GRRAY MARINE ENGINES SALES and SERVICE Juneau Welding and Machine Shop A.S.GLOVER as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING. i T ] | E the pe | ene of action | r Took oath | . Table utensil Chemical Warfare Service. Gen. English originally awarded the mor- tar-shell contract to Erie and, in It is against the law and a crim- inal offense for a member of Con- gress to receive a fee for using his Town in Maine | Willow o« | " Roll of tobacco: | Present this coupon to the box office of the testimony before the Mead Com- mittee, claimed they had done an influence in connection with a Government contract, or any other i wayer | CAPITOL THEATRE 1 e i and receive TWO TICKETS to see: . Saluted with excellent production job. However, cn Feb. 1, 1944, Gen. English was suddenly transferred Asked why he was transferred, the nection with a radio station, and it General said he did not know. He required ali the influence of speak- said he had wanted to go overseas.| er Sam Rayburn and Cox’s other Instead, however, he was sent to friends on Capitol Hill to keep the Omaha, Neb., Lo a relatively unim-|Justice Department from prcsecu!» portant job as Chief of Staff of ing. the 7th Service Command. | The Kentucky Congressman's, Shortly—betore—his—irans{ 1 bying may or mey not be in a type of lobbying. Congressman Gene Cox of Georgia got raught taking a $2,500 lobbying fee in con- night music it "THE BEAUTIFUL CHEAT" 7. Himalayan | Feaeral Tax—12¢ per Person 8 | PHONE 14—THE ROYAL BLUE CAB CO0. and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. ‘VXQT.C THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! Celestial body Insect L aa L . Lomyp €3 B.P.0.ELKS Meets every second and fourth Phone 114 DR.E. H. KASER DENTIST BLOMGREN BUILDING Phone 56 HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery PHONE 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478 -— PHONES — 371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MISS! READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third Femmer Transfer Prompt Courteous Service BONDED WAREHOUSE Oil—General Hauling Triangle Square Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplier «Phone 206 Second and Seward ———— HEINKE GENERAL REPAIR SHOP Welding, Plumbing, Oil Burner Blacksmith Work GENERAL REPAIR WORK Phone 204 929 W. 12th St. “The Store for Men" SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. Warfield's Drug Store (Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK’S DANISH ICE CREAM HUTCHINGS ECONOMY MARKET Choice Meats At All Times Locatsed in George Bros. Store PHONES 553—92—95 Wednesday at 8 pm. Visiting Newly Renovated Rooms brothers welcome. E. C. REY- at Reasonable Rates NOLDS, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1946 The Charles W. Carfer Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 FOR TASTY FOODS and VARIETY TRY Gastineau Cafe Foremost in Friendliness VANITY BEAUTY SALON Cooper Building ELSIE HILDRETH, Manager Open Evenings Phone 318 — e METCALFF. SHEET METAL Heating—Airconditioning—Boat Tanks and Stacks—Everything in SHEET METAL Phone 711 90 Willoughby Ave, t————————| "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'lS PHONE 202 CARO TRANSFER HAULING and CRATING DIESEL, STOVE, CRUDE OIL Phone 344 Phone 344 FOR Wall Paper IDEAL PAINT SHOP Phone 549 Fred W. Wendt GLACIER ICE CO. Regular Home Deliveries MONTHLY RATES Phone 114 The Alaskan Hotel PHONE SINGLE O MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple | Worshipful Master; beginning at 7:30 p. M. L. MacSPADDEN, JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. JUNEAU UPHOLSTERY CO. RE-UPHOLSTERING NEW FURNITURE DRAPERIES Phone 36 122 2nd 8t. m. Silver Bow Lodge @Nn. A 2, 10.0. | o s e 0 ! e B Meets each Tues- day at 8:00 P. M, 1. O. O. F. HALL, Visiting Brothers Welcome FLOYD HORTON, Noble Grand H. V. CALLOW, Secretary ) ) e ) ) ) ) ) ) ) FOR CHARTER ALASKA ELECTRONICS] Sales and Service Expert radio repair withoat delays| P. O. Box 2165 217 Seward PHONE 62 F., M. S. LEOTA — $80 per Day and up M. S. DONJAG—$45 per Day and up ANYWHERE ANYTIME or B for PLEA; USINESS JRE PHONE 79 or BLUE 449 " DOUGLAS New Construction and Repairs Jobs Free Estimate BOAT SHOP Phone Douglas 192 | 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1946 The B. M * Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERICAL SAVINGS sesdue PR s - SOPIN — ot