The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 9, 1946, Page 4

PAGE FOUR % e et et et —D—ail y Aiaskarii' mpire "])rn‘v rise for non-food products. The prices of these products still have to reflect the wage increases granted earlier this year, particularly those for steel, coal and Published every evening except Sun by the s FENG COMEANY railroad r. The only effect of a further round of Second and Mair s, Alaska 3 3 HELEN TRO' N - president wage increases would be to increase those sectors of O Y an: 1. O T 7L Rasor icecbresident ho cost of living which have remained relatively Editor and Manager Managing Editor Business Manager WILLIAM R. CARTER "RIEND NGER e in Juneau as Second Class Matter, SCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Pouglas for S1.50 per month: six months, $8.00; one vear, $15.00 asil. postas d. at the following rates 00; six months, in advance, $7.50; p avor if they will promptly notify OCIATED PRESS Press is exclusively entitled to the use for ws dispatches credited to it or not other- is paper and also the local news published ka Newspapers, 1411 WAGE-PRICE SPIRAL The CIO Executive Board has called for an im- mediate labor-management conference “to the end that the demand and need for immediate wage in- cre may be given full and official recognition” angd to provide “for a stabilized national economy.’ The basis for this demand is the alleged “rise of es- sential living costs of approximately 40 per cent” in the past two months and of approximately 25 per cent since the OPA law was permitted to lapse. In addi- tion, it is declared that the “upward spiral has not even begun to swing into its force and intensity.” ses There is no geod reason to telieve that the proposed Jabor-management conference could bring about \hek stabilization which the CIO desires. This is so be- cause such a conference could not attack the basic cause of the past, present and future budgetary deficits. It would, at the same time, set into motion new pressures for price rises if the CIO wage demands were granted. There is certainly no basis for the claim that living costs have risen 25 per cent in the past two weeks, or 40 per cent in the past two months. The compre- hensive wholesale price index prepared by the United Btates Bureau of Labor Statistics rose about 7 per cent 4n the first two weeks in July. The food component of the index rose about 18 per cent during that period Since it is well known that retail prices rise less sharply than wholesale prices, it is probable that the cost of living has risen about 4 or 5 per cent since price control has been allowed to lapse. The rise during the past two months has been about 6 or T per cent, not 40 per cent, as charged by the CIO. Such an increase, while significant, is substantially smaller than that which has taken place in wages. Hence it is not a fact that this rise “has wiped out all the wage increases of this y Practically all of this increase in iiving costs has been in the prices of foods and has been due chiefly present pressure upon price—namely, | stable, and this accentuate the upward spiral of prices and wages. Price stability cannot be obtained in an environment of unbalanced budgets and higher wages Jconomy Makes Conversation (New York Sum) His first quarterly report as Reconversion Director gave John R. Steelman the opportunity to get in a little teamwork with President Truman on the subject of governmental economy. The Presidert, through at his press conference, said that he agreed with Steelman’s demand for new cuts in Federal spend- ing; that the Federal government was reviewing its fiscal policy. particularly with respect to Army and Navy funds and expenditures for veterans and for public works Before the public gets too enthusiastic about this new wave of thrift at the capital, let it remember that the appropriation bills fixing expenditures for the present fiscal year, which runs to July 1 next, are finished business. It is possible that Congress and the President between them might persuade some of the departments to practice a little economy and turn back some of their appropriations unused. But it seems far more likely that the practical implications ‘lof what Steelman urged and the President applauded are limited to the fiscal year of 1948, almost twelve |months distant. It would be encouraging if the Steelman report meant recognition at Washington that price control ias never been but one weapon against inflation and that high prices e the result of inflation and not its cause. The level of the public debt, the national deficit and Federal expenditures are far more relevant subjects than the cost of beefsteak or butter. But |the Steelman report, in giving support to other policies of the Truman Administration, indicates only too plainly that there is no fundamental change at Washington. When Steelman wrote that the United States still had the opportunity to “move forward through the final stages of reconversion with effective price and wage controls,” he must have puzzled even himself. What wage controls did he mean? Those eagerly talked out of existence by the President last August? Those “Tapped™ Telephones (New York Sun) Recently the War Department and other executive agencies have been recording the telephone messages they receive. The reason is simple. Oral messages are subject to misunderstandings and misinterpretations which do not ordinarily apply to the written ones. But telephoning saves time, especially when bridging | a continent or an ocean. By recordings, the agencies | could obtain more or less permanent data. This was | no dark secret. Many persons, especially those doing | business with the government, have known about it |and there were few who did not regard it as a wise | and justifiable precaution. Now, the Associated Press reports, certain mem- bers of Congress are up in arms over They speak of it as “wire-tapping,” and are proposing a full-scale inquiry. There is talk of denying future appropriations for the purchase of recording devices and of denying salary to any government worker transcribing or recording conversation without know- ledge of the talker. As in the case of the use of recording devices themselves, the reason for this indignation is also easy to find. One member Congress has had his intervention in behalf of war con ctor thrown in his face. And many of his colleagues wonder whether some of the strings th have pulled for constituents are still to be found in following | the practice. | of ' THE DAILY [ = ] s |4 AUGUST 9 Donald Thomas Dull A. M. Porter, Jr. William Cashen George Baroumes Clarence E. Walters Alice Dodge Mrs. A. B. Grayson Grace Langdon e 000 v o oo BREPERRSe A | JUNEAU COUPLE IS MARRIED, ANCHORAGE | | ANCHORAGE, Alaskd, Aug. 8.— Dorothea M. Hendrickson, daugh- |ter of Mayor and Mrs. Waino Hen- drickson of Juneau, was married {to Pvt. Linn A. Forrest, Jr, of | Fort Richardson at noon yesterday |in the Anchorage Episcopal church. Father Warren Fenn read the cere- mony which united the daughter ™ ,nrpy MISPRONOUNCED:: Yogi. Pronounce yo-ge, O as in NO, jof Juneau's mayor and the son of 4 2 5 3 Linn A, Forrest, chief architect F a5 in ME, accent first syllable. with the forestry servitk. fn et OFTEN MISSPELLED: Syllable. Observe the double L. | city. SYNONYMS: Exactly, accurately, absolutely, precisely. | The bride wore a powder blue WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us | afternoon dress with white rosettes increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: lat the shoulder, and a white halo | hat. She carried a white prayer- | book covered with a spray of white C |roses. Her only attendant, Joyce _ S Smith, who accompanied her from : |Juneau for the wedding, wore a { MODERN ET'OUETTE by ‘(h"u:\, of white eyelet embroidery : ROBERTA LEE ‘\wl(h a blue hat and veil. Her cor- | | sage was of white roses. D s —— - — | | Miss Hendrickson’s mother who Q. Should Mrs. Robert Brown sign her name in that way, or should | flew to Anchorage from Juneau for _ | the ceremony, wore a black dinner jdress with aqua hat and gloves land a corsage of white roses for | the noon-time nuptials. | Miss Hendrickson was given in I marr age by J. C. Morris of An- t | chorage, for her father was unable |to leave his civic duties to attend }lhlt wedding. Cpl. Don Pegues of Q. Does it show bad te to have scrolls and ornate trimmings| | Fairbanks was best man for Pvt. ., onoiqved invitations of any kind? o iForrn.\\. A. Yes, it is very poor tuste to do this. | Mrs. Alice Ghiguone of Anchor- SEIEY age sang “Because” and Grieg’s ¢ { “I Love Thee.” preceding the cere- LO 0 K d L E A R N by | |mony. Miss Hendrickson entered an A. C. GORDON {| {the church to the music of Wag- ner's “Lohengrin” and left as Mrs. | Forrest to the strains of the Men- | delssohn wedding march. ., Plans for a reception following the ceremony had to be cancelled | because of the diphtheria epidemic. | Actually it was not until 9:30 am. vesterday that health officials gave permission for the ceremony @ to ALASKA EMPIR QO =/ L 1 ! = ¥ \ APpy mfi! ! ‘ . . | Daily Lessonsin English . . coroow | Martha M. Brown. E—JUNEAU, ALASRA s {20 YEARS AGO from THE EMPIRE § AUGUST 9, 1926 The Elks evened up the post-season 'series by detsauting the Miners 19 to 4. The Bills outplayed the Miners in every acpartment and got immy McCloskey, finally driving him from the mound. Selim Jack- on hurled a fine game for the Bills Leslie White was singing between shows at the Palace. Mrs. Joe Kendler, who had been visiting in Douglas for several days with her two children, returned to her home on the Juneau side of the hannel. Forest Service officials reported deer seemed plentiful and good mting was indicated in many sections of Southeast Alaska. Weather report: High, 73; low, 69; clear. B e | WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not s “The figures appear to be rect.” Say, “SEEM to be correct.” Use SEEM to express that which manifest to the mind on reflection. JORPOREAL; having a body; physical. (Pronounce second O as in NO, iccent follows the second O). “Reason elevates our thoughts . . . yet omes far short of the real extent of our corporeal being.”—Johnson. he sign Martha M. Brown? A. In formal correspondence and for business purposes the name hould be signed Mrs. Robert Brown. To intimate friends it should bt Q. Is it possible to place the dinner guests too far apart at the able? A. Yes; it makes it somewhat awkward if one's dinner partner is oo far away, though even this s better than to be too crowded. | 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 — 871 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Ceward Street Near Third Femmer Transfer Prompt Courteous Service BEONDED WAREHOUSE 0il—General Hauling Phone 114 Triangle Square Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplicr Phone 206 Second and Seward —— | A it s il Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager 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—Triongle Bldg. Warfield's Drug Sfore (Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) e e S | 1. What is the difference between homicide and murder? NYAL Family Remedies 2. Between what two States does Lake Champlain lie? HORLUCK’S DANISH 3. What is a carboy? ‘ ICE CREAM 4. In what country was our Statue of Liberty made? i | 5. What great writer divided the ages of man into seven? | | HUTCHINGS ECONOMY ANSWERS: ! MARKET 1. Homicide simply means killing a man, while murder means killing prcceed as planned, Mrs. Hendrick- with malice aforethought. son explained. | Pvt. Forrest and his bride plan, to make theit home in Anchorage for the present. He is a recent rmy inductee and is now a mem- ber of the Recruit Training De- tachment at Fort Richardson for corrosives to the elimination of food subsidies. food products have remain relatively stable. wage increases which the CIO demands were to be granted, the net result would be to assure a substantial departmental files If so, many of their constituents Prices of non- ; will feel, it is just too bad. The public is unlikely to If the worry much about the matter. A sound method of avoiding mistakes should not be scrapped because a few Congressmen may have been indiscreet. The Washington Merry-Go-yEid (Continued from Page One) sweet-tempered delegate at the peace conference, really hit the ceiling during a little-noticed inci- dent the other day. What made him mad was when Molotov re- vealed a private deal he and Burnes had hatched together. Molotov was debating the same controversial question of rotating the chairmanship or letting France be the permanent chairman and he let drop the significant remark that Secretary of State Byrnes had promised him to vote for a rotat- ing chairman. Byrnes controlled his temper and said nothing. But his aides fe- vealed he boiled inwardly at Mol- otov’'s indiscreet disclosure. Unfortunately for the American position, this confirmed what the smaller nations have suspected:| namely, that the United States, instead of being the real leader of the nations which devoutly favor an impartial peace actually is ap- peasing the bloc which favors a Soviet-dominated peace. They hope that Byrnes won't make any more backstage deals with Molotov. | The real fact is that the chair-| manship wasn't important—except as a symbol of another milestone in ‘the many victories won by Rus-/ sia. Byrnes could well afford to compromise on it. But what many people don’t realize is that when all these preliminaries are finished and the conference gets down to real debate, Byrnes is hamstrung and hogtied on most of the treaty provisions. He has agreed in advance not to differ with most of the original treaty text. On points where the United States had made definite reservations—such as the Trieste boundary—Byrnes n differ, but on all other non-reserved points the Big Four must vote as a unit That is why the small nations will have such a hard time making any real changes in the treaty. The cards were stacked against them well in advance. PRESSURE GROUPS BUSY Secretary of State Byrnes got various trans-Atlantic phone calls in Paris from Senators on U. S. groups urging better treatment for Greeks, for TItalians, for Ethiopia, and for the Austrian Tyrol All the, lites pipe down. Mexican Foreign calls came from American citizens.|the bushy-haired gentleman from ! Minister is enroute to Paris to pro- Finally Byrnes remarked: “So far|Marlin, Texas, that if he insisted|test to both Byrnes and the Bri- I have received no petition from on passing the Benton Bill they tish against Mexico's exclusion any group of citizens favoring a would call up other bills, thus re- from the peace conference. i} fair peace for America. If I receive quiring Congress to spend three Despite Jimmie Byrnes' fearless| anything from a league for a just! more days in the heat of Washing- peace for the United States I shall ton. give it No. 1 priority.” So Big Tom traded peace for a New York hotei men can write vacation. The Senate ditched one it down certain that the 00 cf the most important moves it could rooms reserved for the United Na-| make to improve cur foreign rela-| tions General Assembly will be!tions and went home to cooler Bulgarian territory. The situation is so worrying that Jimmie Byrnes may ask Molotov to have his satel- 2. New York and Vermont. | 3. A large glass bottle enclosed in a box, or wickerwork, especially 4. 5. | France. i Shakespeare. ‘ | MOTOR REBUILD and MARINE SERVICE ENGINE REBUILDI! 1012 West 10th Street G—HARDWARE PHONE 863 crusading for open diplomacy, his chief career diplomat, adviser, Jim- mie Dunn, has just circulated in-| structions to State Department em- es to ployees tighten secrecy. Open diploma he implies, is impossible. | (COPYRIGHT, BELL SYNDICATE, INC. 1946) | canceled. There's nothing official | Weather. | - | on it yet but the Paris peace con- l' e S e . W l; ference can't possibly finish in time| DECODING THE DIPLOMATIC | ® TIDE TABLE bt for the United Nations Assembly POUCH ® AUGUST 10 ol to be held on schedule in Septem-| Albanian and Bulgarian armies,| ® High tide 0:01 am. 150 it. ® ber. {both with strong Russian backing,|® Low tide 6:41 am., 03 ft. e| The U. N. is reluctant to post- are now moving toward the Greek|e High tide 13:09 p.m., 13.5 ft. ®| pone the assembly because of the border to forestall any Greek de- Low tide 18:41 p.m., 46 ft. | expense involved. Reservation of| for slices of Albaniar Sr @ € @ ® ® 8 ¢ v v o © 0 @ 5,000 rooms meant canceling sev. | — R 0 e i | eral conventions and the U. N. i probably will have to reimburse the | PIAIS | TR S|A W hotels. Despite this, postponement ; ODIOIREQE|L|A is certajn. | PARIARITIOND PR ‘} vA,CRgS: 34. Hos\i-;i\.‘!("v\]“ RAMEBT HE { U. S. PROPAGANDA Lilipuagie Sa0 Hinan daii NEIS/PIRIEAD NEGLECTED 6. Confronted 37. Move vigor- ERJEL|E Five hours in France convinces| 3l Hard glossy 5‘::.‘:” PlAILIEIDEEBY i any observer how badly the USA| 13. Chide 41, Grief: variant AlVI1ID B:“ has neglected its propaganda. The| 5, ,ehementl 4. mistorical LIEM Mg” : French people know almost nothing| _ h M‘;:‘::“ Lil G E about United States victories during | Jo. Forns 46, Ancient wine SERT AN the war in the Pacific, our tremen- | 17. Farts of 2k m\'fi:;l dia EMEET!I|TIAIN dous donations of food OF OUr UN-| yo. pisreefthe 50, River: Spanish DEE LWORE selfish, historic giving of independ- | _lily family 5] VIAINEROIL. EA ence to the Philippines. They think | 3y phined nose E[NOEER[E|A|P) Russia defeated Japan and because C i I > the Soviet landed a few ballyhooed | ? cargoes of wheat in France, they ote o & Sl 5. Pafn oty DOWH think their bread comes largely| g0. Untruths 61, Tenant under a G3. Family of organ 1 COpkIng from Russia. \ Rigorous lease niney 2. 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