The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 15, 1948, Page 4

PAGE FOUR : 5 : Daily Alaska Empire Puablished every evenins except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMSANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks HRLEN TROY MONSEN - - - - President WOROTHY TROY LINGO - - - Vice-President WILLIAM R CARTER - - Editor and Manager SLMER A. FRIEND Managing Editor ALFRED ZENGER Business Manager ®ntered In the Post Office {n Juneau as Second Class Matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES: @elivered by carrier in Junean and Douglas for $1.5¢ per month six months, $5.00; one year, §15.00 By mail, postage paid. at the followink raf One sear, in advance, $15.00; six months, in we month, in advance, $1.80. Bubscribers wil) confer a frvor if they will promptly notify he Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the delivery o their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. nce, $7.80; MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusively ntitled to the ure for wepublication of all news dispatches credited to it or not tthes- Wise credited in this paser #nd_ siso the local news pubiished serein. NATiUNAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Pourth Avenue Blde, Seaitle, "Vas.. ALL SET NOW Everything nearly set for the political campaign and the November election is now President Harry S. Truman has been nominated to succeed himself and Senator Alben Barkley has been nominated to be Vice-President by the Demo- cratic National Convention delegates. Previously, the Republican National Convention nominated Gov. Dewey and Gov. Warren to head the ticket in opposition The Wallace convention interest to the campaign It is then up to the people who will cast their ballots. is next, adding further ATFORMS MADE PARTY PL The Democratic and Republican platforms have been made and both are before the public and the question is — what are they worth? A recent Gallup Poll revealed that only a small percentage of voters ever read presidential party plat- forms, or remember is in them, or pay much ittention to them. Polls reveal the average Democratic voter and the average Republican voter shows no marked difference of attitude on such public matters as the draft, Rus- sia, the Marshall Plan, Federal aid to education, re- ciprocal trade agreements, the Taft-Hartley Act, gov- the oleo- what ernment ownership, the United Nations, margarine tax, or social securitv. There are some differences on civil rights, on the wisdom of re- introducing price eontrols and on the question whether income taxes are too high. But these differences are not great. The original idea of the presidential party plat- form was to set forth clearly, and boldly the principles lan things to all men, designed to placate all groups and offend no one. Platforms are neces to party workers consistent sets of arguments to use in campaign talks, and through such talks the ideas in the platform gain some circulation. But the platform documents by themselves epparently have had comparatively little ry give attention in the past The GOP Defense Plank (New York Times) | The plank on national defense in the Republican platform is one on which most Americans could stand The question is whether several of the Republican leaders, especially in the House, can say as much The platform says that “we (the Republicans) pro- pose the maintenance of Armed Services for air, land and sea, to a degree which will insure our national security, and the achievement of effective unity in the Department of National Defense so as to insure ] maximum economy in money and manpower and maximum effectiveness in case of war. We favor sustained effective action fo procure sufficient man- power for the services, recognizing the Ameriscan prin- ciple that every citizens has an obligation of service to his country ¥ Words and phrases can be interpreted differently by different persons and groups. But if we read the last phrase correctly it means that the Republican platform favors Selective Service as the proper “ef- ction to secure sufficient manpower for the | and not the setting up of bonuses to stimu- fective services, late recruiting or the enlistment of aliens, bhoth of which were proposed by Republican leaders as a Senator Lodge, who headed the Platform Committee, wished to enlist aliens to | meet part of the manpower need. Representative Allen, Chairman of the House Rules Committee, that bottled up the draft bill for weeks, resulting in the hectic last-minute scramble in Washington, wanted to buy an Army with dollars. When the showdown came in the House cui the weakened Selective Service bill that was finally approved, 103 Republicans voted “no.” Among them were Representative Allen, one of the substitute for the draft House leaders, and Representative Dewey Short of Missouri, who will become Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee next January if the Re- publicans win in November and Representative An- drews of New York holds to his decision to retire from Congress. It will be up to tne Republican Presidential nominee to make clear during the campaign his inter- pretation of the defense plank of the platform and to promise that if he is elected he will use his influ- ence to keep the Republican followets in line. On that vital issue there should be no ambiguity Only a Matter of Minutes | | | | | | (Seattle Times) It was by as brief an interval of time as seven | minutes that a measure wisch would have launched | the Alaska-British Columbia railroad project lost its opportunity for adoption in the 80th Congress The last official act of the Senate before it ad-! journed was to adont a resolution, introduced by Senator Magnuson (D.) of Washington and Senator | Butler (R.) of Nebraska favoring the Alaska rail link The resolution was rushed over to the House of | Representatives for concurrent approval. It had strong | support there, but the House had adjourned seven | minutes earlier. Senators Magnuson and Butler also had introduced a bill in the Senate authorizing appropriation of funds | for the initial steps prelimi y to actual construction | of the Alaska railroad. This bill remained in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The encouraging feature of all this is that never before has this long-desired project approached as close as this to realization. The project now is defi- nitely before the American people. In the Pacific THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ~ JULY 15 Sam Paul, Sr. Mrs. Lew M. Williams Samuel G. Stevens Mrs. Robert Hurley Harry Hendrickson Wayne Bartlett Clare Cookson Mrs. B. L. Goodman R. M. Wright ve0000000c00000e him off, but Sergeant Snyder was too smart. He flashed permit The late beloved Josephus Dan- iels was so right. It takes a big leader, a great man, to weld to- gether the heterogeneous, warring faction of the Democratic Party. They're too individualist, in many respects so American. They're far too happy scrapping . Also, of course, some of them have got old | and fat and complacent. No long- | a police | er are they the young, vigorous, | fighting party of Franklin Roose- | £ . The days when new, fresh invigorating® youngsters would come to Washington and work for almost nothing just for the joy of helping their country are over Yet that doesn’t de- tract from the great job they once | did. The Republicans can howl! their heads off about the New Deal, but they’ll never dare re- peal the New Deal laws—the SEC, Social Security, REA, old-age pen- -erosion, support for farm sions, price: Those were days of never-ending battling for the un- derdog The Democratic Party today is still the champion of the underdog only some of them are now so tired, so uninspired, so | old . . . And it takes brass-lunged youngsters like Monty Snyder, the | ex-mess sergeant, to keep remind- | ing them that what this country needs is leadership. And I hope he keeps on telling them { ->oo—— | THURSDAY, JULY 15,1948 e et 20 YEARS AGO 7% THE EMPIRE s e ) JULY 15, 1948 The Legion defeated the Elks 6 to 3. Bob Keaton, hurler for the Legion, swatted out two homers during the game, scoring three runs. “S\Allm Jackson, hurler for the Elks, weakened during the eighth frame jand blew-up in the ninth. at to word Wwild strawberries were ripening Gustavus, according brought here by W. C. White. Mrs. Charles Goldstein was to make the Northwestern. the round trip to Skagway on B. B. Green, traveling man, Skagway on the Northwestern. George W. Folta, Jr,, arrived from the south for a visit in Juneau. | Steve Vukovich left for Prince Rupert on the Prince George. Weather: High, 62; low, 61; cloudy and Dorothy, left for wife daughter (e et . . . i Daily Lessons in English . 1. cogpon ) WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Mrs. Brown has discharged her help.” Say, “has discharged her SERVANT (or, MAID).” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Defamation. Pronounce def-a-ma- | shun, E as in MET, first A unstressed, second A as in MAY, prmclpall accent on third syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Fatigue; TEEG. SYNONYMS: Motion, move, movement, act, action, process, passage, transit, transition. 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: IMPOTENCE; a lack of power or strength; weakness. (Accent first syllable). “He who gives himself airs of importance exhibits the cre- dentials of impotence.”—Lavater. MODERN cTIQUETTE 3% c ROBERTA LEE S e e e Q. What would be a good way to cultivate taste in the choice of words and the phrasing of expressions, in order to become a good | conversationalist? A. There is no better established literary standing. Q. Should one take a gift when invited to a house-warming? A. Yes; the gift may be chosen in accordance with one’s friend- ship with the host and hostess, and of course within the limits of one’s observe the TIGUE, pmnounccdl ictiiod thar: wue reading of good books of DAUGHTER 1S BORN T0 | MR., MRS. HENRY MEAD A daughter was born to Mr. and! Mrs. Henry D. Mead in St. Ann's Hospital yesterday afterncon. The | new arrival tipped the S a eight pounds and seven ounces. She ! joins one sister, Catherine who is =™~ aman e s Semaaae e ] «four years old ! 1. How many tons of food does the average person consume in a Proud grandparents are Mr. and]ifetime? | M Douglas Mead, Henry Mead 2. Is a sponge, a plant, a fossil, an animal, or a fungus? is employed by Sommers Construc- > > CAKE FROM SWEDEN A conical cake, ~“Spettakaka,” tion Company | | purse. Q. Would it be correct for a widower who is marrying the second time to have a best man? A. Yes; and if necessary, ushers may be added. ~—— — LOOK and LEARN % ¢ corpon - How do stalactites and stalagmites differ? What country produces the largest amount of silver? How many Beatitudes are there in the Sermon on the Mount? ANSWERS: 1. About 50 tons. and policies for which the party stood. But VOers noypyest it will be our part to “sell” the idea of a|¥hich would probably remind many { nowadays have apparently come to the conclusion i Jine to Alaska to the nation before Congress re- | Standinavians of their homeland, 3. An gt that platforms are usually vague catchalls, promising convenes. was a birthday present from Swed- 3. Stalactites hang from the roofs of caves, while stalagmites rise il S L i L4 i L 2 — |en to Nels Nelson, Hoquiam retired {from the floors of caves. (he Washinglon to learn—when it comes to poli-| Douglas direct—all to no avail, | Soniractor, Myrte T Wilans e ;" ;"f;‘]‘:“' ;:1: h?l‘:i(fl'h‘” ever went down the| The heaannes from Berlin are|\was in partnership with her v ) arder for labor than Senator | pearly shoved off the first page Me"y.fio.nound s nginer 40 o " | nearly PAge | father, P. L. Granstrom, in former Claude Pepper of Florida, yet the|pby convention news . . . That mess|vears received the cake his| e 4 v CIO sat on the sidelinies listlessly | sergeant of Tke's out in the street|Joun piscndey recently. It took MOTORSHIP YAKOBI By DREW PEARSON | watching him campaign . . . Other | talking about the importance of |ees: o ) ( rEOnUY. e ok Operating to Petersburg, Port Alexander and way points. S Senators may remember that list- leadership. He's so right. And the | gy d:}“ "_‘;ii_“;‘_ i :}“‘Tb“;";: LEAVING JUNEAU EVERY TUESDAY MORNING (Continued from Page One) lessness next time labor needs a|pig crowds around him daily, lis-| 2 18, (DR DGRE 13- DAER FoeT S nied—— | {rlbd oh. the, Benate Tioer. | tening. He’s just a mess M‘;'uoinxltlgsfizd l‘f:s (::)“:nk(;e :;m: kd(.,ug;; MAIL, FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE time, so did Frankin, Jr. MIs.| There's Chip kovert of Georgla|—With brass lungs. But he makes|egoy - GRS g Freight accepted at Northland Dock until Noon Monday Roosevelt is sour on Truman, but over there in the lobby of the|sense . Eisenhower urged Con- = atasal e l One of the most scenic routes in Southeastern Alaska. For reserva- has been too polite to say so . . . Warwick Hotel, just back from|8ress to pass the draft act—first NOTICE tions contact Captain on boat at Boat Harbor or leave message at In brief, this is the end—the end Singapore where he air-expressed | Peacetime draft in history—partly | 1 will not be responsible for @h: Harbor Market, Phone No. 352 of the Roosevelt cra, the Winninz a snake to his wife Evie. Evie|because. of the psychological ef-|gebts incurred other than whn{ era for the Democrats. They still used to fancy herself a snake-|fect on Russia. The Russians re-|js personally contracted for after make speechcs about him, and in| charmers. Now she charms Demo- | Spect force . . . Equally important|guy 13, 1948. ¢ e —— their hearts they know they can't crats. By the time the snake ar-|is the psychological effect on Rus- (Signed) Wesley M. Williams EYES EXAMINED LENSES PRESCRIBED ] win without him rived in Washington, however, and |Sia of strong leadership. Eisen-} (g37.31) 3 Eisenhower's old mess sergeant, had a chance to be charmed by |hower is a strong leader. So says ? it uflmg‘j\ DB. D. D MAROUAHDT Marty Snyder, out in front of the Evie it was almost dead. Air-|Ike's ex-mess sergeant Thef . A. McElney and J. E. Cooley OPTOMETR Bellevue-Stratford yelling for his sickness . Says Chip: “It you|folks in the street listen. Once a[of San Francisco are registered' at Second and }ranklin = Juneau hero. His sound truck could be have any dangerous snakes around | Democratic bigwig tried to chase|the Baranof Hofel. PHONE 506 FOR APPOINTMENTS heard a block away. Sounded like give 'em an airplane ride. Its|. z i the sound truck that kept parading the best way to Kill them.” Chip| the streets of Philadelphia for Bob |leoks healthier now that he doesn’t | last { have to raise money for the Demo- | Taft right up to ‘h2 Republican ballot Democratic | crats. (He used to be Demo- Conventions are usually more fun|cratic treasurer.) So does Geor 4 M:‘Cfl'zfisfm Losation than Republican. They shout more, Killion, who succeeded him . " " and wonder Crossword Puzlé thump you on the back harder, sing | George is now head of the Anu-mj «. Rebuft louder. You notice it when they!can President Steamship Lines and| 3. American MN“"[ sing The Star-Spangled Banner.!says there's nothing like a trip| 12 Nothing e The Republicans move their lips.jacross the Pacific for a summer's 13. Roman E 'D"”’?, f;f a The Democrats fill up their chests vacation Money raising for the | g 30, HinHU Draye: and put some oomph in it .l coming Truman campaign is going | . Conspitacy TRz Finally, the Dems fight more . . .|to be tough. Mrs. Perle Mesta, the | 13, Desinre Y I o In other words, they're individual-|Oklahoma oil heiress who throws| 1I. Grade 41. Spotty P - s 18. Side of a 44. Immediately ists—hard-singing, hard-drinking, | those big parties for the Truman’s | triangle following hard-fighting individualists. And|is counted on for a big slice of | 13- Feminine name 4. Seaweed = it takes a big man, a tough m;m,‘douuh. So are Secretary of De-| Imitated 46. From a to ride herd on them. fense Forrestal and Ambassador 74 e e B il ihoake 8 iHe 15ia | e anie up half a million, ‘Ang music 52 tn the Near campaign w “Clear it with SH‘]-‘“ they don't come through it'll 8. B\-[n{:(msf the {‘):fi;.va P be bad, for almost nobody else ney,” which made Jimmy Byrnes so| Ahet nobodr sl el boiling mad. Fhe phase came from| Everybody Rocsevelt’s alleged remark when|Alben” Barkley- -except Harry Tru- Jimmy wanted to be his vice-/man. And it's mutual. The White presidential running mate and FDR House let it be known it wasn't is supposed to have advised him!enthusiastic about 70-year old to clear it with Sidney Hillman,|man as running mate and, natural- then head of the CIO-PAC .11y, when this got back to Alben, Byrnes didn't clear it, and was not he was miffed By this time, nominated, which was a tragedy, however. the pr already had his because the country would have!keynote speech praising Truman been immeasurably better off .1s0 he had to go through with it. Today Jimmy is down in South|Most vigorous opponents of able Carolina, where he has a new farm Senator O'Mahoney to be Vice- with a lot of trees to clear away;|President were Ed Flynn and How- Sidney Hillman is dead; and labor,|ard McGrath, his co-religionists on which once played such a role at|the Demccratic National Commit- Democratic Conventions, doesn't|tee. If a Catholic runs and gets seem to be around any more .|defeated, they argue, it will be Phil Murray Js sitting it out at'difficult to get another Catho- Pittsburgh, apparently waiting for lic nominated for years No divine guidance. Dan Tobin, who one really wanted to run with for years helped write Democratic | Truman . Clark Clifford and platforms, this year refused to be Tommy Corcoran got the blame a delegate . . . Long-range obser- for tipping off Mr. T. that Jus- vers around the Convention lobbies | tice Douglas would take the V-P will tell you that labor has a lot|spot, which was why Mr, T. called ) love Senator “Dear | | a Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle . Old muslcal note . Places . Olden timas . Plant fluid DOWN . Indigo plant . Telegram . [n a polished . Solemn promise . Fowls . Dry manner . Side pieces of a barrel . Was very fond of Inspector of | electric lamps in process . 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VERN METCALFE, Commander: WILLIAM n.ts}{mwcx, Adjut- ant. GEORGE BROS. Widest Selection of LIQUORS PHCNE 399 “Say 1t Witk Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists PHONE 311 The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery PHONE 74 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE Call EXPERIENCED MEN Alaska JANITORIAL Service CONKLE and FOLLETTE Phone Red 559 B — STEVENS’® LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third Alaska Music Suppl Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Planos—Musical Instruments and Supplies Phone 206 Second and Seward HEINKE GENERAL REPAIR SHOP Welding, Plumbing, Oil Burner| Blacksmith Work GENERAL REPAIR WORK Phone 204 929 W. 12th 8t Warfield's Drug Stor (Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK’S DANISH ICE CREAM Huichings Economy Market Cholce Meats At All Times PHONES 553—92—95 Wholesale 805 10th St PHONE 216—-DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA POP Window—Auto—Plate—GLASS IDEAL GLASS CO0. 538 Willoughby Avenue Opp. Standard Oil Co. 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