The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 20, 1946, Page 4

i————fi PAGE FOUR THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA . . | Railway Trainmen, has denied published reports quot- - D("I\' ‘41('3"{(’ E"l’)lr(’, |ing him as saying that he was prepared to spend all from o i S lof the $47,000,000 in his union’s treasury if necessary 20 YEA RS AGO PO NG Company M to bring about the defeat of President Truman in THE EMPIRE ;Eum X 1. CART sl i 'x‘?‘:',':‘,.».wr' for |by a belated realization on Mr. Whitney's part that | - - % kaL’LY 20, 1926 ; Wadaw ALFRED ZENG - - Business Manager /the statement originally attributed to him was an| JULY 20 ° A cablegram from Sitka said the Purple Bubble Dance giyen by Entered he Post Office \neau as Second Class Matter, | €Xtremely foolish one, and that the reported threat,;e Mrs. Agnes Kiefer e ! the Juneau Elks was the biggest affair of the kind ever featured in that SUBSCRIP if carried out, would have constituted a clear violation | e June Anderson ® city Deliversd by carcier in Juniead 0 per monthi | o (he Jaw banning any contribution by a labor organ- | e Rovert Light g Ry ng rates _ . lization in connection with a presidential candidate. | o Ning Baroumes ° The Juneau Lumber Mifls teceived a large order for tes for the Alaska in advance. $7.50; | o » matter of fact, the leader of one of the two o B o promptly motify | railways unions whose strike all but paralyzed the|e JULY 21 . i i s Sa{unay s ently doed Hos Belb L g | V. A (RS 4 t. J. V. Davis of the Estebeth, said herring and salmon were Telephone |legal ground in his own vested version of the original| e Eddie Cochrane . L 3 statement. According to Mr. Whitngy, this is what| o Muis. Rene Stragier . Sound and adjoin- he said: “We will spend upwards of two and a half| e Mre. Jean Jackman ® million. But that won't be necessary. Mr. Truman| e Edward J. Dull s & has defeated nimself . John N. Morrison . Princess Charlotte was in port southbound. Charles Otteson was R TIVES Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Whatever this contradiction in terms may have|e Wyutt Kingman ® 'among the Juneauites going south h Avenue Bldg Wash been intended to mean, the fact remains that under|s . 2 = - the statutes now on the books it would be a violation|e e e ¢ ¢ v © © 0 ® & ® @ The crew of the Coast Guarder Unalga announced they would give of law for Mr. Whitney to spend $2,500,000 or any | e tholr tirst shihil Aante Th the i B Haton AdNeME § other amount of union’s funds in an effort 10| reeeeoen—eo— s influence the outcome of the next presidential elec- | o % St AEeE L tion. It may be that the head of 1o tratnmen has | H O R 0 S c 0 P E Weather report: High, 68; low, 64; cloudy e found, or thinks he has found, some loophole in the | e e R e {law which will make legally possible the expenditure | of the large sums of money. The two Political Action | Committees sponsored by the CIO have demonstrated | “The stars incline but do not compel” ! Daily Lessons in English % 1, GORDON | i SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1946 DR.E. H. KASER DENTIST BLOMGREN BUILDING Phone 56 HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. The Charles W. Carfer Morfuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 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 Card Beverage Co. Wholesale 805 10th St. PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA POP (— . o ) e — VANITY BEAUTY SALON Cooper Building ELSIE HILDRETH, Manager Open Evenings Phone 318 Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MISSES® READY-TO-WEAR METCALFE SHEET METAL Heating—Airconditioning—Boat Tanks and Stacks—Everything in SHEET METAL Phone 711 90 Willougnby Ave. Seward Street Near Third that there are w to circumvent the obvious intent | _ o ol B Ui s i i b S e b SR i il B P BESR a—, of the law, especially when the enforcement of the < 2 E ] SHE S % i | " = . : ar SUNDAY, JULY 21 WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “We put in our best licks.” | " (1aw involves a large exercise of discretion by the bene- | S sl S I Femmer Transfer The Rexall Store fi of the political spending ' | say, “We th our bes é & R e BB AT N gl SR HEART AND HOME | OPTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Peony. Pronounce pe-o-ni, E as in 'l;“’““” Courteaus Service | ur Reliable Pharmacists | ) portunity, at least so far as | New home-and-yard enterprises pp % : § ace syllable, ONDED WAREHOUSE | nresidential election is® concernied; liss inthe finding( 0y Tocviss satisfantiiliy bRl . O o0 i OPEY, T JSHIRT, accent firsp sythole: ; O Gt i | BUTLER-MAURO __lof new loopholes in the law, and in this connection | OS¢ PROSTC SEHFACTIY. O OFTEN MISSPELLED: Remit; one T. Remittance; two T's. i b DRUG CO. the announcement by Senator Hatch that he is study- |7/ & 5 0 G E0 S0 P SYNONYMS: Deject, discourage, dishearten, sadden. - pase Square ing the existing law in the light of the threat from| =% & HO¢ P00 GV 1O BETEDE WORD STUDY: “Use & word three times and it is yours.” Let us [ Mr. Whitney and the schequled large expenditures by || G {increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word:| |, Alaska Music Supp'y HARRY RACE The Ty Bst Gafeq wage giibiessendlc ho\“"' i ot sor ‘?'“N;s '\,hl”:;:fl ,:f;m‘:(‘;',{ BUSINESS AFFAIRS IMPECCABILITY; sinlessness. (Pronounce second syllable PECK; accent Kt A s can D # granted without the need for price increases has l’))('(‘ll; ‘('rvmw:] In a d]v m'r;zx;u_\lll‘lr(‘:”;xln‘r\xx“v";l:‘f:::)t : N]Dmmm“\‘; e b as Ty e L R e tihg 1)1 S THe impscaabiliby ik, L bV Var: wiNcnob GG M At y G ger rugglsl \pletely exploded by the events in the first half |to influence elections 4 er - exper line the offect infls ———— e i i 08—] v i - s v et vidence of the inadequacy | of money, and this is true regardless of whether the be feeling the full effects of Infla-| & | | Fianos—Musical Instruments The Squibb Store' of 1946, Th most recent evidence of the Inadequacy | o e taken Trom stockholders by the heads of |tion. The greatest danger lies in B | and Supplicr Where Pharmacy Is a of this theory is found in the 91-cents-a-ton increase |money 1s (wken om stockneliers B 08 SO B e bocsibility that inordinate pro- MODERN E'”O U ETT Y Phone 206 Second and Seward Profession in the ceiling price of anthracite coal, authorized to & & oy s will be viewed as signs of ROBERTA LEE e —————————] B compensate producers for the wage increases recently 3 : able prosperity. Many who have ) CIN ‘ granted. The record is replete with similar experience; Then and Now |demanced the removal of all prica o Eor R ey Halltl:}}ggl GENERAL 20TH CENTURY MEAT i other thdistriss — e ceilings soon may be leading the Q. Is it a breach of good manners, when on a train, for a person | “PAIR SHOP MARKET STEEL—A wage increase of 18' cents an hou Washington Post) chorus of groaners who have learn- to mcnopolize the dressing-room for twenty or thirty minutes? Welding, Plumbing, Oil Burner Juneau’s Most Popular 3 2 85 | il e Y o|ed too late that price controls were, Yes, decidedly so. A well-bred person is always considerate of | . Blacksmith Work “Meatiug” Place was accomplished by a price rise of $5 per ton, an The time is already at hand when we can no ey e g 2 Y always d i GENERAL REPAIR WORK amount equivalent to the entire wage increase. longer congratulate ourselves for escaping payment | " JTELY INSTARCES piiress; el predlperin g evesiis, | | Phone 208 928 W, 12th S¢. ONLY THE BEST OF MEA'TS BITUMINOUS COAL—An increase of 18% cents of the horrific prices that prevailed for many staple [PrOUCCHC - 0 oo b o Q. What phrase should a girl use when introducing a young man 3 PHONE 202 an hour plus extras made necessary a rise of 40%2 cents articles of diet at the ]wmhl“()n (h:! inflation dfollk:s:'i-l Further expansion of it ‘trink to he: q\\'/;»y’. N ; ing World War I. Butter at 70 cents per pound reta Jerimgg e e “MF"Martin, I want you to meet my sister, Dorothy. Dorothy, | o = g .t s g o wi porain, s "oy e Tk, TN o e | e sertrmex || CARD TRANSFER MEAT—An incease of 16 cents an hour was ascom- | "S" oo charged the middle of last May. This|See™ wmunf .x_luwm T e e B B st | ) ¢ price increases equivalent to more than tWo- | ek however. butter at wholesale is selling for 85|the present facilities will be in- : o 5 ave g T party? | SAB'N q ; [I;?l:::d ull»()!\):(“:nl::llx\l 2 S ,I{m:;u‘ ll;ub\llnn(l‘\rk‘r[! “h':;lfl;m elling at 17 cents|Creased by almost 50 percent and A. TIf there are guests of honor, they should be the first to go. M HAULING and CRATING s @ at a cents in 2 loca arket. 1 , St a S 3 i g . & this growth will continue for a per-| teeeeeee. RAILROADS—An increase of 16 cents an hour, |per quart in 1920 on the average, has jumped to 19| Browih P Front St—Triangle Bldg. DIESEL, STOVE, CRUDE OIL fod of years. Phone 344 A later made 18': cents an hour, led to the recently 'cents in Washington. approved 3 to 6 per cent rise in freight rates. AUTOMOBILES—An 18! cents an hour increase made necessary an increase of $16 to $60 a car for General Motors. In addition, a further rise of 5 per cent has been permitted in order to compensate for the higher costs of steel and other parts which in turn had been caused by higher wages. These instances are typical. Building materials, work clothing, textiles and many other products could be added to the list. The full impdct of these wage increases has not yet been felt. This is particularly true concerning the price increases permitted for coal, Eggs still cheap by comparison with the dollar charge for strictly fresh eggs prevailing in some sections of the country after the last war. And we can congratulate ourselves on the fact that sugar is| not costing us the 19 cents paid in 1920. Nevertheless, we are well on 0 v to reaching and, in fact, overstepping the exorbitant food prices ruling during the period of inflation immediately preceding the catastrophic price collapse of the twenties, Undoubtedly present-day conditions make it pos- sible to sypport a price level very much higher than| that of the twenties. Wages and salaries are far above the levels prevailing after World War I. To illustrate: re steel and freight rates. Clearly, workers cannot |average earnings in all ma! cturing establishments benefit from wage inceases which necessitate price | are currently $4: per weel ereas New York State fncreases and hence limit the rise in real earnings.| weekly factory earnings in 1920 average approximately vings in than Then, too, the volume of cash and s today The only fundamental basis for an expansion in real | $28 consumer hands is many times greater i s C! S productivity. When e s fonnd "‘1"'“] oo uuf ; that | it Was a quarter century ago. So fuel to feed the Wwage increases are sharply in excess of those that,, .. ,¢ jnfiation is present in abundance. Barring can be paid out of production the inevitable result extraordinary restraint on the part of sellers and PRl be luigher prices, equally strong resistance to exorbitant price increases T T by buyers, the experience of the 1920s indicates that Millions to Spend we “haven't seen anything yet"—if prices are left to| (Washington Evening Star) | find their level in disorganized markets, freed from A. F. Whitney, President of the Brotherhood of | official records. The Washinglon Merry-Go-Round {in the other case the evidence was|production OPA regulations, ac- such that ne did not contest the cording to fue NAM, throttled in- | charge but puid a fine of $15000. dustry. However, June 20th econ- | Those are just a few of the un-| omic repor's show that business T | dercover operations of the greatest this spring hit the highest produc- fOoNEued, Jram Wage One, gang of mazqueraders ever to con- | tion records in history. Corporate trol a sizabie section of the USA.|profits were up, everything was Government was usually powerless yoi i jts ly stages the Klan |2Zooming despite OPA. . . It didn't} sible Government. lines but the Navy| air-tight order that| are not to have private juicy junketing of the against in was ignored. Look at the result. In|make the } the humble opinion of this writer,| has issued & Ino chances should be taken by ig- | brass hats KKK GRAVY TRAIN When the Imperial Wizard or | noring it again. airplanes. e Grand Dragon gave his support to LY admirals in beautifully upholstered a candidate for Governor, he also CAPITAL CHAFF private sky-lusters is over. expected stale gravy after election.| For some time the National As-| Transfer of Marshal G. K. Zhukov, That was how Imperial Wizard Hi- sociation of Manufacturers has one-time ander over Berlin, ram Evans of Atlanta got into been acc OPA of holding up to Od is interpreted as pnrtl trouble along with Georgia’s Gov. ——— ok | Ed Rivers. Everyone inows, of course, that d P 1 [MERNSTHE] el Crossword Puzzle G BAK asphalt deals with Governor Riv- 5 TERM![RE ers—deals ny which the State of ACROSS 26. Mother of AGIAIVIE'S Geprgia purchased asphalt at $2) 1. Fellow Pollux LAV E* | a ton morc than paid by other| O Colegeorganl- 7 7os higher LEJINARES Southern staies. But never have collog, Bl LIE[CTINERE the inside facts regarding the 9. Public vehicle *™ rkspur 5 ?: e -] é: between tte Imperial Wizard & i 32. Stitch the Governir of Georgla leaked| ' oo camies oL Goyernment E[T/O[N] | [A|N: cut. Head covering S R[O[D After Rivis. himself a Klans- the s T ry : i B:g: man, was clected Governor of |4 Beverage s A Georgia in 1936, various Kluxers 15. Wingli 43. Most meager LIG I INIET! I}E} converged on Atlanta to seek re-| 18 Folsonous tree E[E[D[SS[L]Y ward. One was Walter Boussart, 17 Ah‘ ent :: x‘y‘l’l[;u[‘r:rl::n Solutlon of Yesterday's Puzzle one-time eriurd boy for Will Hays, Kkin 52. Mascull former Cheirman of the GOP Na- 18. Support fora " f.',:“ ‘[{-:"“’ a 2. Hawaiian eit tional Commiitee. Boussart repre- Climb e an s 80, Beruge ™ |- e sented the textbook combine, and Color gold piece 61 Puts 4 Made of ra DOWN was intent cn selling books to the flowers. Dutch city 1. Converse 5 schools of Georgia through his KKK 24. More rapid 7. Egress inform: [3 friends in high office. Another who % Exclamation converged on Atlanta was In- 8. Strusgles diana's ex-Kian treasurer, Bob Ly- Sz A ons, Bob, lnwewer, was not selling 10 anything. Ile was opposing Rivers’ chainstore tax. Lyons by this time had left the Klan and become national lobbyist for the chain stores—at a fee of $375,000 annually. It was up to Ly- ons to defeat the Georgia anti- chain-store law, and he got busy with his former fellow-Klansman, Governor Rivers Result: Lyons of things oth:r than about stores. The other things were stumbled on by accident and in- cluded the iush asphalt sales made by the Klan's Imperial Wizard to the Governcr of Georgia at $2 more per tor than was paid by oth- er states, Lyons, a reformed Klans- man, turned the information over to the proper authorities. The Im- perial Wizard was twice indicted; a lot chain found out American clergyman Prepare for .| conditions are wholly unlike | growth. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS { : b A lull in the Palestine troubles LOOK a nd I'[ARN Ay C. GORDON is predicted, but there is nothing! in the stars to support the belief | b% bibie fhab mEain | w I Re 1. Why is the Equator so called? to bring about an early peace be- 2. Which is the largest bone in the human body? tween the Jews and Ar: in that 3. What are the three great divisions of our Federal Government? unfortunate country. Feeling will 4. Who were the inventors of (a) the incandescent lamp, (b) the run high through the next several, reaper, (¢) vulcanization of rubber? months end ultimately break out 5. What name is given to a hog, or ox, roasted whole? in another bloody conflict ANSWERS Persons whose birthdate this is i e £ 3 are promised by the stars: A year 1 It is equally distant from tHe North and South Poles of interesting and profitable activ- 2. The femur, or thigh hone. ity in and out of the home. Noth-| 3. Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. ing worth while is achieved without | 4. (a) Thomas A. Edison, (b) Cyrus H. McCormick, (¢) Charles struggle, however, and obstacles Goodyear. will have to be ov 5. Barbecue. Children born tc will g y bejladctisivat Ll el healthy and happy as children and, ’ under proper guidance, will growjgr—~—— "+ = RS LA g EOr G into men and women of strong E L L l s y A l R L I N E s character. MONDAY, JULY 22 DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU T0 KETCHIKAN via Petershurg and Wrangell With connections to Craig, Klawock, Hydaburg and steamers for Prince Rupert, Vancouver, and Seattle FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE €12 HEART AND HOME Romance will flower today under the most favorable influences. Lov- ers’ quarrels will be patched up. Proposals can hardly fail to pro- duce the desired response. Weddings | = planned today will go through with- out a flaw. [ BUSINESS AFFAIRS Those clinging to old methods of merchandising on the theory that the war has wrought no great changes in the nation’s thinking will do well to study the programs of the major industries. Current| those ' prevailing before the war and the alert and progressive business man must keep abreast of the times or run the risk of being crowded out by newcomers. NATIONAL ISSUES The time is right for a thorough investigation into every institution in the United States in which men-. tal defectives are confined. Recent revelations have shocked the na-| tion and the worst has not been told. A Congressional inquiry may be launched in the near future un- der the pressure of the many out- raged constituents who hold, justly, | that the Government should set! and erforce minimum standards’ for all such hospitals and asylums,i public and private. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS The friendly cooperation of this' country and Mexico is more impor-| tant to the United States than most, realize. Mexico holds it in her, power to be of inestimable aid to, this ecuntry or to ke a constant and dangerous threat to our secur-} ity. An enduring friendship be- tween the two countries is indicat- ed S MITH HEATING and APPLIANCE CO. FORMERLY SMITH OIL BURNER SERVICE 0il Burners — Plumbing — Heating DAY PHONE—476 IGHT PHONE—BLACK 791 BRONZE SHAFTING — STERN BEARINGS — PROPELLORS GRAY MARINE ENGINES SALES and SERVICE Juneau Welding and Machine Shop D T P p——— BUS SERVICEve... Fairbanks, Anchorage Whitehorse VIA HAINES Date of First Trip to Be Announced Later PLAN NOW to make this SCENIC PIONEER TRIP with ALASKA’S TRAILBLAZERS D" 1H A\ IRIR A\ BUS LINES JACK BURFORD—Local Agent Persons whose birthdate this is skl e et are promised by the stars: A year of gratifying spiritual and mental RHEA McFARLANE as a paid-up subscriver to Thii 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: "WEST OF THE PEC0S" Federal Tax—12c per Persos PHONE 14—THE ROYAL BLUE CAB C0. Children born today will have| goed minds and strong bodies. In their early years they may cause their parents some concern, but as adults they will be men and wo- men of strong character. (Copyright, 1946) of the Russian war of nerves. The, Reds, according to intelligence ex- perts, want to get the Turks wor- ried over the Dardanelles, so have moved their top military man next door. . .Whether or not Senator McKellar of Tennessee is re-elected will depend largely on whether rot off with one mistrial, though | FBI polices the Memphis and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and :flhf‘ Clean Election League RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. “i::'(f::" 7 demanding Such (Y WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! (COPYRIGHT, BELL SYNDICATE, TNC. 1946) |~ s S . e FOR Wall Paper IDEAL PAINT SHOP Phone 549 Fred W. Wendt Warfield's Drug Store | | Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK’S DANISH ICE CREAM HUTCHINGS ECONOMY MARKET GLACIER ICE CO. Regular Home Deliveries MONTHLY RATES Phone 114 Choice Meats At All Times Locatsd in George Bros. Store PHONES 553—92—95 B.P. 0. ELKS Meets every second and fourth Wednesday at 8 pm. Visiting brothers welcome. E. C. REY- NOLDS, Exalted Ruler. W. H, BIGGS, Secretary. The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Rooms at Reasonable Rates PHONE SINGLE O — MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. M. L. MacSPADDEN,I Worshipful Master; JAMES W. JUNEAU UPHOLSTERY CO. RE-UPHOLSTERING NEW FURNITURE DRAPERIES Phone 36 122 2nd Bt. | | LEIVERS, Secretary. ALASKA ELECTRONICS| Sales and Service Expert radio repair withoat dela; P. O. Box 2165 Silver Bow Lodge 0. A 2, LO.OF, ‘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 | - 1)) ) D ) O FOR CHARTER M. S. LEOTA — $80 per Day and up M. S. DONJAC—$45 per Day and up ANYWHERE ANYTIME for PLEASURE or BUSINESS PHONE 79 or BLUE 449 DOUGLAS BOAT SHOP New Construction and Repairs Jobs Free Estimate Phone Douglas 192 ~ 1891—0ver Half a Cenfury of Banking—1946 * The B. M. Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERICAL SAVINGS