The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 1, 1948, Page 4

e S - AGE FOUR Dml y Alaska Emplro hed every evening except PRINTING COM Streets. Jung PIR MONSE DOROTHY TROY LINGO 'ER - HELEN TROY VILLIAM R, CAR in Juneau as §1.50, a favor y failure or ir 602, office. Busine: s exclusively en ispatches credit and also the VATIGNAL Ala h Avenue REPRESENTATIVES Bldg., Seattle, Wash. SPOILS IN CONGRESS Reports that a general Congressional cmployees shift from Republican to Democra disturbing to sponsors of the Congressional Reor- It is to be expected, of course, that ation Act mage jobs will change hands. shake executive branch has largely done. by neither party can afford to spoils of clerkships, doorkeepers, wnd so forth. The tragedy of the law, being predicted is that it may extend to the pro- fessional staffs granted to numerous the All the experts hired by the the 1946 act are supposed to have the basis of merit without reference to partisanship. Although the caliber of men chosen varies from com- tee to committee, many of them t cate; if they v “house cleaning” is contemplated with the itself loose ifrom the patronage system, as ihe La Follette-Monronev réform program. and many have rendered nonpartisan | e would be far better for Congressional committees to keep a few partisan appointees on the job than to | indulge in wholesale dismissals which would discourage men of training and objectivity from seeking these jobs in the future. Sunday by PANY Alhska the President Vice-President itor and Manager Managing Editor Business Manager About that Sales Tax | (By BOB DeARMOND in Ketchikan News) The Ketchikan City Council, looking for more revenues from some source other than the property owners, voted to instruct Mayor Ellis to push a Ter- ritorial sales tax with partial refound to muni- cipalities when he attended the conference of South- east Alaska Mayors at Sitka. From press dispatches it app that the as- sembled mayors went only half way with the program land will ask instead for legislation to enable muni- cipalities to put in their own sales tax if they sh. | We believe that this is an entirely uns: actory compromise. While Sitka and perhaps some other | ‘cummumtic: have mllegtcd a sales tax on a purely | voluntary basis, it is at best a patchwork system. The merchants in towns which collected a sales tax would be at a disadvantage when it came to com- peting with other towns that did not collect it, and !enforcement would be difficult. The main advantages of a Territorial sales tax are that the money starts rolling into the treasury almost at once, it is a pay-as-you-go tax for both the wage earner and the fisherman, miner or other busmcss man, and the cost of collection is not high. If, as under the Veterans Tax, all whole and retail sales in the Territory were taxed as well as all exports from the Territory, and if in addition goods shipped in from mail order houses and other sources were taxed, nearly everybody living in Alaska and a great many people who just pass through would contribute. The income tax will catch most residents and some nonresidents, but good many will escape. Tour- ists, private vachts, crews of towboats and cannery tenders and a good many others would pay the sales tax. So would the troller from Puget Sound who comes up for a few months, sells his fish on the grounds, buys his supplies at out-of-the-way places and then goes south. If an income tax is enacted, he should pay that, but how many of them will? About the only certain way of taxing the transient population is to catch them as they are spending their money. It is quite probable that an income tax will be enacted and we believe the Territory is going to need it. If the proposed budget is adopted, running up to $20,000,000 or more for the biennium, it will also need other revenues. A sale stax will provide additional revenues and will also provide an easy and fair method for refunding to municipalities according to the amount of tax collected in each of them. A good many States have the income tax, a great many have a sales tax, and quite a number have both. Second Class Matter. per month; 55 Of ntitied ed to i local news publ 1411 aska Newspaper of tic control is very Congress ought to Until it does so give up the petty elevator operators turnover which is committees under committees under been selected on Russia under the Soviets, says Britain’s Forcign Secretary Ernest Bevin, is “as imperialist as the czar are clearly in the & AGub : A 1 ever was.” And besides none of the czars ever dis- service. In some instances, undoubtedly, these well- guised their expansianism as “democracy.”— (Belling- paid positions went to patrcnage hunters, and in | pam Herald). these cases there can be little argument against re- | placement of the incumbents. Th that there will be wholesale repla event, the Republicans would be repeat the performance the next power. hacks of political instead of pr men. In the executive branch, the civil service has trn»! grown chiefly by covering into the merit ditionally The result would be to undermine this part | of the reform program and give Congress the service e grave danger is | cements. In that almost certain to | time they get in Marshall Plan steel from Europe is being sold in | America, we are astonished to hear. And anyone who | ever bought his own hat at a rummage sale will know | lhe feeling.—(Yakima Republic). Junior has adopted overalls as his favorite garb. But not for the same reason grandfather wore them. ' —(Vancouver Columbian). ofessional trained | The man who is waiting for something to turn up | might do well to start with his shirt sleeves.—(Everson system |mp1mees appointed on a patronage basis. It | News). rhe waihlngmfl the Lewistown, Montana, "'Im‘, freed the company from mak- |2 predicting a month before|ing payment i Merry_eo.kound j(hz' election that Truman would|caused by “injury resuiting from receive 308 electoral votes. The li-;xiding in, or operating, or fali- {nal count was 304. The President |ing, or descending from or with, By DREW PEARSON (Contirued from Page cue? up. Marshall curtly told decisions were being made for the moment, patched them t in Paris lin, T °e days later, the Herald Tribune, European edition, publish- ed a front page story quoting an unnamed American afficial in Berlin as saying precisely the things Clay and Murphy had said in Paris. Washington by this time, but an immediate investigation was order- ed regarding the leak. One top-ranking American dele- | gationer said. ‘If we can find out| who promoted that story, he'll have te retract or get out! not Ber- Marshall had gone tol |said he had to confess, however, ! | that the newspaper’s optimism ex- !ceeded his own. | ! My own prediction on my elec. toral count, which I placed in any type.of aircraft.” As evidence that Fraser didn't inderstand this clause, he had left ed with his ' other indicating his belief that y would take care of his family if he were killed in action. a sealed envelope, was less than 304, He to the President told his callers. stubbornly refused | politely but Yet Mrs. Fraser, with four young reveal the exact number he pre-|chjdren on her hands, has been dicted, and this figure has remain- ;oroeq to earn her own way. ed an official White House secret.: The interesting fact is that the However, it can be revealed that company tripped over its own le- (he Truman forecast was 276 elec- .a] wording, and still might be toral votes—10 more than he need- yynerable to a lawsuit. Since no ed and 28 less than he finally got. | The President based his predic- Ition on the belief that every state \'vtth a Democratic governor would |go Democratic except Virginia, | which fooled him by staying in |the Democratic column, and on | Maryland, which surprised him by evidence was found of Major Fras- e"s death, it cannot be proved that he died of injuries connect- ed with the airplane. He may have ' Lailed out safely, then drowned in the ocean or died of hunger and privation on a liferaft. The bur- den of proof is on the company | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA . . . DECEMBER 1 . ° — . ° Katherine E. Shaw . ° Wanda D. Nelson L ° Charmine Yakopatz . L) Harry G. Peterson . ° Effie Ainsworth . . Betty Collins . . Mrs. R. M. Flannagan . ° Bessie Warner ) ° . o e 0 00 000 00 0 0 P CONDITIONS OF WEATHER ALASKA PTS. Weather atures at various Alaska pomls. 50 on the Pacific Coast, for 2- | hour period, ending at 4:30 this morning, and released by the| Weather Bureau, Juneau, follow: Anchorage 5—Cloudy Barrow -35—Clear Bethel -24—Clear Cordova 24—Cloudy Dawson -28—Cloudy | Edmonton 13—Clear Fairbanks -36—Clear | Haines 19—Snow Havre 33—Clear Juneau Airport 33—Snow Annette Island 37—Rain | Kodiak 17—Snow | Kotzebue -28—Clear | McGrath -45—Clear Nome -34—Clear Northway -31—Cl oudy | Petersburg 33— Sm,\\} Portland 43—Rain | Prince George 32—Cloudy Seattle . 40—Rain Sitka 38—8Snow Showers Whitehorse -4—Cloudy Yakutat 30—Snow RO S 0 AT Chee Hermann Is Elected Member of College Honorary Chee Hermann who is in his senior year at Washington State College, was recently elected membership in the Alpha Thb& Chapter of the Pi Sigma Alpha, a political science national honorary society. Chee is enrolled in hi: final year of pre-law. Chee is a member of the two' case his death were pan debating team for Washing- | ton ed and recently participat- intermural debate at University in Spokane. in an Gonzaga The koth sides of the in the debate were 12 colleges. Chee is the son of Mrs. Mildred the negative and affirmative debate. Hermann. December 18. i FIRES AT ANCHORAGE A home rented by Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Gibson, behind the Green Lantern night club, was totally des- troyed by fire at Anchorage Mon- cay morning. A garage, along mth a Star taxi and two privately owned cars, was also totally burned | in a “blazing inferno.” Four “hot stove” fi were also answered by the Anchorage Fire Department in 36 hours. g | geing Républican. and the legal presumption is in! —————— But the source 16 now enjoyin |~ qne president also figured he favor of life. | Unlike whitetail deer, elk are R eson in the tight little Ber- |1 105t poth, New York and Cali- However, the Acacia Company,|gregarious and migrate in large hnl“:: L:"mra:fiu:’?;er:ec?:;ecs::‘_:Iumm pt lCnli;omia sul;})):sed .\via.nk, marble-front building al s. They are curious animals Wilbed and displeasett Sgarenal was‘h’m pleasantly, by going mo- m:s: opposite the Capitol in Wash-:a_nd will approach any strange mo- Wb cArtotnoement. or ARKI cratic ington, still refuses to pay. tionless object. American plans to hand the Ruhr INSURANCE COMPANIES' industries back to the German Car- | FINE PRINT tels. According to sources close to| Three years ago, Marine Pilot Marshall, this came as a complete | Robert Fraser zocmed into a cloud surprise to him. Later, as Secre-|Lank off the California coast. That ’ o tary of State, he was obliged to ex- {was the last ever seen of him. A:f,:fi‘is ‘;g }:C'I'I‘:“;“’ plan the action to the agonized!Search planes prowled over the * 7 Strictly true 39, Aquatic French. It did not make him'area for three days, but never Bt o happy. | cpotted so ‘much as a floating frag- . Muffing 42, Submerged Note: Behind Clay's high-policy |ment to give a clue to his fate. e sicly bankigt decisions are the U. S. bankers| The missing Marine left behind l]lill?:unlgd 43. Sy:;m:l (on;n who once loaned billions to thela young widow and four fatherless Dawn 44. l’ubl!cfl;'o“ucu Ruhr and who now run the U. S.|tots. In the Marine Corp's care, 13 Behold 46. Defeats at Lefense Department plus Ambass- | he also left a sealed envelope, con- 22, c':gr;',‘f,i;;me" 48. G.fifififi' a2dor Bob Murphy, whose bitterness |taining an Acacia Mutual Life In- zé Foraca g; lb;’fl!’i‘"dl E > 7 against France is notorious. surance Company policy. He had 25, Division of a - B otiiden Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle taken out the policy during the play o g ohpendages g pispatch X TRUMAN'S ELECTION GUESS |war, believing it would protect his 55 Gve.up hope = Sl il 9‘,’- Righbles 3 Siiniary Montana’s newly re-elected Sena- | family in case he didn't come 35 Condenction Tura,tq the " I, xiver o gptlulents tcr Jim Murray called at the back. Yet Mrs. Fraser hasn't 84 Registers §8. Pagan god . Hobbles drying White House recently to suggest been able to collect a cent. Z: ‘"l{;;: that extension of the Senate Smul Her tragic story will be made 7. Commence Business Committee should be|cne of next year's headlines, when 5 g;kue%fonrsuhn, high on the list of Presidential | Wisconsin’'s GOP Senator Joe Mc- away to rccommendations to the next Ccll-i(‘arlhy, himself an ex-Marine, plans 5 Mu:g"ry gr |to focus’ the national spotlight on R e The dangers of monopoly Wwere a vicious Insurance racket. Mec- . You and me never greater,” explained the Mon- | Carthy will expose how widows and gxm:\\s“l tanan, who, though one of the orphans, applying for insurance . Outstrips wealthiest men in Congress, has payments, often get nothing but :f)|°‘"y keen a hard-hitting champion of the little fellow. “We've got to stay on the ball if we want to preserve frce. enterprise.” “I'm behind you Jim,” declared Truman committee must be extended and I | further agree with you that one ot the most important measurés we must enact is a strong anti- monopoly law.” ‘The President when Charles Murray, 100 per cent, laughed heartily “That | the Sena- tor's son, showed him a clipping | | empty ‘legal phrases—dug out of the fine print. McCarthy already has written to |the Marine Commandant, Gen. Clifton Cates, urging him to bar Acacia salesmen from Marine | bases. Backing this up, the Sena- | tor is also working on a bill which wnl require the military to screen | all life insurance policies sold to *‘n.mtary personnel. For, buried in Fraser’s life in- surance policy was a clause which he apparently didn't know about. [§ Confunction . Guido's highest note Feminine Siren of the Rhine . Cll\ in Penn- arg Alack Seandinayian Myself herefore <h school . Cancel . Owned 34, Small picce . Spanish article conditions and temper- | Washington State team won Participating | He is planning to come! home ior the Christmas*holidays on . P 20 YEARS AGO from THE EMPIRE | DECEMBER 1, 1928 Miss Evelyn Judson was returning to her home in Juneau on the | Victoria following a month’s vacation in the States. | NSRS % | Construction work on the new City Dock was progressing rapidly. Jake Cropley, who had the pile-driving contract under Alfred Dishaw, had completed his work. If the good weather continued, work on the I new warehouse building was scheduled to begin. The drive for funds for the Pioneers at Sitka was to start on December 10. The funds were to be sent to Sitka on the Margnita 20. W. D. Gross was in charge of the drive and had an annual a m December {started it & lighted by five 1,000-watt lamps suspended from the The newly lighted section extended from the to Connors Garage. Tront Street W | center the street. Jelson Clothing Store of of the two halibut vessels, Brunvol and 1g since November 15. The It was believed that the heavy storms and out past Capt. St. Elias, into Hope lessened for the | Imperial, which had been mi | hiad a total of 15 men aboard. | the southerly wind had driven the boats !the open sea where they were swamped. Weather High, 27; low, 26; clear. i e et e il G Daily Lessons in English % 1. cozpon i | L | WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Leave me alone,” when you mean, “Stop bothering me.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Ultimatum. Pronounce ul-ti-ma-tum, | !both U's as in UP, I as in IT, A as in MAY, accent third syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Hysteria; i SYNONYMS: Soothe, qu calm, comfort, compose, pacify, mitigate. } 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: | | PERVERSION; a turning or applying to a wrong end or use. and perversions of the law."—Bacon. HYS, not HIS. | e D K} It kv e Q. | paper? A. They may be engraved in gold, silver, plain white or in colors In what coler and where should monograms be engraved on letter | A. | Then, if necessary, the right hand can be used to steady the dish. ! Q. Is it proper for a man to assist a woman in putting on rubbers or overshoes? her A. This is a courteous act which 1s proper for a man to perform. ! ' LOOK and LEARN ® A4 C. GORDON i e ) | 1. Which of the metals is the most expensive? ( 2. What five President’s first names were James? 3. Which motion picture holds all-time box-office record? 4. Approximately how many square inches of skin are there or the average adult? 5. What animal runs the fastest? ANSWERS: 1. Radium. i 2. Madison, Monroe, Polk, Buchanan, and Garfield. 3. “Gone With the Wind.” 4. About 3500 square inches. 5. Tthe cheetah, or hunting leopard, of India. 1 Plumbing © H:afing QilBurners Telephone-313 Nighis-Red 730 Harri Machine Shop, Inc. Oldest Bank in Alaska 1891—0ver Halif a Century of Banking—1948 The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL SAVINGS GEO] GE MARTENSEN as a paid-up subseriber to THE 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: "“VIGILANTES RETURN" Federal Tax—12c—Paid by the Theatre PHONE 14—THE BOYAL BLUE CAB €0. . “and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! e e ) two ships | at the top of the paper, the size and shape of the paper determining the | correct position. Q. At dinner, how and in which hand should a maid hold the dish she is serving? | The dish should be held on a folded napkin in the left hand. i B D i B S b Rl i s For COMI'ORT und BERVICE D‘evey w. Get the NEW Metzdor! WASHINGTON Vice-Pres. and Habit! Managing Director ALASKANS FEEL AT HOMI | at ool NEW WASHINGTON Moose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meetings Each Friday Governor—~ARNOLD HILDRE Secretary— i WAL1TER R. HERVIANbEN | H. S. GRAVES The Clothing Man LEVI'S OVERALLS for Boys GEORGE BROS. 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