The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 1, 1949, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Dml y flaal;a F m pzrc Mshed every evening except St M NG BOROTHY TROY TINGO WILL'AM R. CARTER ELMER A FRIEND ‘ - inflated budget, w He 3 dsy by the termi sau, Alaska - - President Vice-President ‘Editor and Manager Managing xmmx M fewer taxp: favorites, without Entered in the Post Office n Juneau as SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Seco six monthe. $8.00; one year, $15.00 By mall, poswage paid, at the following rates: One vear, in nce, $15.00; six montk n advance, $1.50 rs will confer News Office, MEMBER OF A The Associated Press cation of all news dited in this pape nerein favor if they will promptly notify Gtfice of any failure or irregularity in the delivery 602; Business Office, SOCIATED PRE! exclusively entitied to the use for atches credited to it or not other- ‘ any hs, in advance, $7.50; out phrases about 3. | statehood. Y NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — " Alaska Newspapers, 1411 ‘ fourth Avenue Bld., Seattle, Wash. ening ebullitions, ked for $17, ed the appri There is no pla rs were inflicted by such a heavy burden. A good slice of the Mr. Fixit says the Governor by both the AFL and CIO unions. Delivered by carrier in Junesu and Douslas for $1.60 per monthi | c.rov 10 call for a rank and file vote from these or | other unions at the present time. The subsidized Mr. Fixit rings in all the old worn- beyond redemption, 403,341.24. opriation will reach $19,000,000. ace under the American Flag where money is a reward for political regard to their qualifications. “has been endorsed " We dare the Gov- the loot of Alaska by the big inter- ests and credits his master, the Govenor, With being the superman or Goliath that killed the giant, and is | leading Alaska into green fields of prosperity and The looting of Alaska is on the other foot! According to Mr. Fixit's fulsome, sloppy and sick- almost and Alaska was in thraldom, when, he as a Cheechako, the carpet-bagging Citizen from New York moved in | and saved the day. ’ Again he says of those opposing the Governor: | “Their campaign is one of stealth, offering of bribes and donations to | political treasuries. Their program is one of darkness and retrogression.” ‘ He claims that both the Democrats and Republi- | | cans are endorsing the Governor. He forgets to men- | tion that both the Democrats and Republicans are opposing the Governor. The editor of The Daily News in his 45 years of | active newspaper work in all parts of Alaska has never seen so many real Alaskans bury the hatchet and THE LOOT OF \L ASKA AND BY WHOM There may be some Alaskans Daily Alaska Empire is the only newspaper in Alaska taking the aggressive against the policies of the Gov- ernor. That is not so. There are daily newspapers in Alaska as outspoken as The | To bear this out is the following editorial, taken from the Ketchikan Empire. under the above caption, News: best interests of Alaska was a spread signed by Ad"‘during pioneer days, is an industrial villain. | forget local feuds who believe The .« wealth and power three of the five Horsefeathers! and political lines to join in the opposition of the Governor. He says again, regarding opposition to Gruening: { It is the last-ditch fight of the plunderers and skim- mers, the monopolists and lobbyists whose entrenched are questioned by this new popular interest in the last frontier.” We suppose men like Captain Austin E. Lathrop, a life-long developer, with every cent of his money mvested in Alaska is a plunderer. We suppose the One of the most bare-faced sell-outs-in the de-| yoinern Commercial Company which proved a life- fense of the pirating, disruption and looting of me‘saver in emergency cases on more than one occasion Quite mirers of Ernest qrueang by Mr. Fixit in Salu.rday's |a few others, some dead and others living, can be Comical which fairly reeks with fulsome praise Of ;1 464 for Alaska’s development under the most the Governor and his mal-administration. This fantastic spread is headed: Growing with Gruening for the Sake of Alaska, Am- It is addressed to “the members of the United States Senate, Greetings.” erica and Posterity.” The servant is jumping under master’s whip. His numerous favors and help he has received must be paid for. This mouthpiece says the Governor has led us “to a sound fiscal policy in pushing the ability to pay instead of the ability to pass the | buck.” Yes, this puppet-controlled Legislature, majority elected through promises kept, jammed through appropriations in excess of his | harsh conditions, 1t is left-wing | guilty. the lash of the |SW” The whole set- sentation, with just a grain of truth here and there, for the purpose of public affairs on with a which were not the present bare-f: only to be smeared by his Coos “Gaining and | Bay Oracle and his carpet-bag superman and master. tactics to throw at opponents as a smoke screen, charges of which they themselves are up is bare-faced lies and misrepre- trying to impress the Congressional Committee to confirm the Governcr. The recent propaganda adverusing spreads, clev- erly written to mislead paid sponsors and give it a tone of being supported by responsible citizens and busi- ness firms, was merely preliminary and leading up to aced pay-off climax. the Washington Meiry-Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Continued from Page 1) it's already begun to leak.” He | locked meaningly at the other two. “There’s been no leak from me,” declared Trumen. “May one cross-examine the Pres- ident of the United States?” asked Johnson. The President smiiec, son proceeded to de sc “Didn’t you tell Ge:recral Eisen- hower about this?” Le asked. “Oh, yes,” admitted Truman, “b he wen't tell a soul.” “And did you tell Senator ings?” asked Forrestal “Yes, I forgot about that” knowledged the President, vdings won't leak.” “Yeah?” said the new Secretary cf Defense. “Well, it’s leaking al- ready. And that’s why I'm leaving town." and John- ut Tyd- “but MICHIGAN SCANDALS If the Justice Department ever quits sitting on its hands and takes | a real look at the Michigan politi- cal contributions, it will uncover some of the juiciest scandals in the USA. Furthermore, it will get *o the bottom cf the manner in ch a lot of political money has ed in this country. The Justice Department has fud- duddied round with a semi- estigation, but the U. S. district chigan have been the big Michigaa auto interests, the Justice busy uhwn: m othe Meanwhile, Senator ers of Pennsylvania, the Senate Committee prokers busy have duz up evider viclation of % Act. Among oth found: A cashier's ct Feb, by the Barclay 0 Corporation, a Detroit Ford Dealer, for $750 to the Wayne County Republican Fi- nance Committee Also a contril Motor Sales Comp: Mercury dealer in De cn Feb. 11, 1948, t County Republi Also $953 to th on March 12, Rice Sales and other Ford Deal Not only are these con by ccrpcrations a violation of the Corrupt Practices Act, but S investigators are interested certaining what connection artmert have been Francis My- Chairman of Investigating cme efficient and the; aign 24, 1948, in a was betwcen certain large gifts to tion Administration. the Republican machine and the noppayment of sales taxes by cer- ac- | whil> higher-ups in| pies and running off ! widespread | 2 | to H terrific wad of dough for the |GOP. What did the Michigan auto | |people get in return for their | | mcney? CAPITAL NEW | Tito Wants Help- |denied, but Marshal |slavia has apy | States for Amy cations This may be Tito of Yugo- to the United ! artillery, com- | equipment and spma] for his air force. Tito has the American Embassy in) Belgrade he fears a Soviet pincers | attack on Yug: ia from Alban- | ia an. Bulgaria where the Russians ar econcentrating military forces. The U. S. Embassy has passed along Tito's urgent request—with; the postscript that it has ironclad evidence that an average of twu Russian ships each day have un- loaded military equipment at the Albanian port of Durazzo for the | past three weeks. Temperamental M Field | Marshal Montgomery will not re-| main in command of Allied troops! {under the North Atlantic Pact. The |French—and some others—don't like thim. Also the Joint Chiefs of Statf |of the Wesiern naticns have already \signed a secret agreement that thej {chairmanship of their military staff will be rotated as long as war doe not threaten. However, soon | as war does threaten, an American will be named to head the combin- ed chief in place of Montzomery. Diminishing Communists— The American Ambassador to Italy, James Dunn, has just sent a confi- dential cable to the State Depart- | ment reporting that, thanks o the! as CAPSULES { Friendship Train, the Marsh (Plan, ete., Italian Communist mem- ! bership has dropped from more| than 2,000,000 to less than 000. Far Eastein Tinderbox—S of State Acheson has >1-n( instructions to all mats in the Far to be extra caref laction which might be nnm-prtlsd‘ as an insult to the yellow race . . .| Conditions throughout the Far East | lare so tense that Acheson fears. some jsolated incident ht toueh | off a disastrous race . The| tense situation is ofl ‘Cun’.munis! propag ; be- | |cause of Western blunders such as| the Dutch , attack on Indonesia, Communists have beer mmering {away at the theme that the white |m“n from the West {keep them 1n a bac |order to exploit them |wants American diplomats pose the Russian propagand {when they can, but above all to L{ sec! t llm' th n avoid anv Acheson to ex- . | careful in all behavior. Labor-Leader Ambassadors— The IState Department has decided to| shake up the diplomatic corps by | ming some U. 8. lahor leaders diplomatic posts. One of the firs be considered is Clint Golden capable CIO official now working as adviser to the Economic Coopera- | Golden heads | the list of candidates for the job| of American Ambassador to Nor-| tain auto dealers, Michigan zaised day. BOATS REPAIRING IN N. C. SHIPYARDS At the Northern Commercial Co., Larry Fitzpatrick’s boat Ruby is on the ways for copper painting and to have a copper ground for the radio installed. A welding job is being done on the hull of the M. V. | Beachcomber. Recently the Fish and Wildlife Service boat Black Bear was on the grid at the NC for a propeiler change. The Bobby G owned by Dr. J. D. Smith is almost ready for a complete painting. Arthur Ander- son is getting his troller, the Vamp, ready for the season. The Comor- :nt, owned by Chris Hansen, is hav- ing a new Chriscraft motor install- ed. TIDE TABLE APRIL 2 Hightide, 3:30 a.m.,, Low tide, 10:08 a.m., -0.4 ft. High tide, 15:15 p.m., 13.8 ft. Low tide, 22:04 p.m, 35 ft. 164 ft. . . . ° ° . . » e e 0 0 00 0 00 “TURKEY SHOOT” At the Legion Dugout, 8:00 p. m. Saturday. Public invited. 58 3t ithout the benefit even of an audit, As near as can be de- | APRIL 1 Mrs. Robert Thibodeau Dr. L. P. Dawes Mrs. R. C. Hurley Dcn Hungerford Bill Barrington Charles McClellan C. L. Wingerson George Martin Mrs. Selma Peterson e o 8 8 v o0 0 0 0 SUMMER CAMP OF BOY SCOUTS IS DISUCSSED Gastineau Channel Councll Leaders Set Date for May 29 to June 11 At last night's meeting of the | Gastineau district comumittee, Boy | Scouts of America, it was an- nounced that this year's seoul| camp will be held May 29 to June 11, inclusive. Curtis Shattuck pre-| held in the City Council Chambers 1 Judd Whittier, who led the dis- | cussion on the Eagle River Boy Scout encampment, announced that {the fee for the two week perioc with be $2250 with a $2.50 reduc- tion if the fee is paid before May 7. Application forms are now avail- | able in the Boy Scout office. Sun- day, June 5 is to be visitors' day | at the camp. No date has been set for work parties to get the camp in shape for this year. There is the possi- cility that more tent floors will be added at the camp. , Whittier also announced that the Third Alaska Air Encampment is to be held at the Ladd Air Force Base, Fairbanks. The Senior Boy Scouts are to be picked up in Ju- neau on June 12 and flown to Fairbanks. The encampment wihf lend on June 18. A fee of $10 will cover the week's air encampment if a $5 deposit If paid by May 10. After that date, n, will cost $12.50. Harry Murray reported that it is hoped a larger boat could be sey cured by next year for the newly reorganized Sea Scouts. On Sunday afternoon, April 24, the next in the present series of the Courts of Honor for Juneau and Douglas Boy Scouts will be held in the Douglas high school grmnasium. This will te the last court of honor until the summer camp. — et PNA CARRIES 30 ON FULL SCHEDULE THURS. Flights by Pacitic Northern Air- lines yesterday carried 18 passengers out and brought in 12 for a total of 30. From Anchorage, passengers were: Mr. and Mrs. Murray Olson and child, Mrs. R. Clithero, Lt. J. May- nard, Hal Gribble, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Renshow, O. T. Finney, Floyd Guertin, John Reynolds, W, D. Wy- att. For Gustavus: Pearl Haines, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Parker. For Yakutat: Ed Voss, Mr. and Mrs. George Bernstein and child, Sampson Harri. For Cordova: J. J. Barr. For Anchorage: W. H. Daub, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Machin, Eric Ma- chin, David Krusey, Frank Marshall, | Robert Young, Mrs. Norman Per- kins, Kenneth Perkins. Crossword Puzzle Kind of shrub Egg drink 42, Poem 43. Pronoun 44. Lh:hl bed 48. Exist 48. g Hasflle invader ACROSS . Dry . American ‘composer 38. 40. infinite Round . Solemn decla- ration . Water vapor . Rule Born . Perched Type square . Anglo-Saxon consonant Beheld - City in Alabuma 3 Hopooriticat talk . Unpretens tiously . Tried . Hurry © Neighboriy working party 62. Européan country . Without & mate DOWN . Pouches portal . Side plece 7. Tall coarse krass stem flll ‘ > | d <l / i%dlfl% T o d EONDCNE o [Rlulo]1] A Solution of Yesterday's Puzzie 6. 1. Persian poet Quter cover- ings of wheels And: French Line of junctiol Highly r regarded 11. Kind of wood 14. Linger on the wa ! Pnall‘. out Wa: ¢ Dlinea water chann 6. Unctuous substance & y . I1sable 20. Vapor Organ of hearing . Constructed . Kind of cheese . Endure . Scuttle . Gain . Constellation . Speak from i’ iR SR 7. Bitter vetch ////// . Poker term 50. List Roman ‘emperor Moved over the surface Watched narrowly public yehicle Stateof the ¢ Union: abbr, laided at the meeting which was FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1949 pef i Y53 AR i E EMPIRE APRIL 1, 1929 Lee Rox, who had charge of wrecking the buildings on the Triangle ¢ (Franklin and Front), completed the job 24 hours ahead of schedule \d turned tne property over to N. G. Nelson. Rox expressed thanks to Chief of Police George Getchell and Fire Chief J. L. Gray for their assistance. lo Officers elected for the new Filipino Club were John Castillo, Dias- dada Sarabia, John Eldemar, Santiago Cezar, Joe Leyson and Santons. On the eve of the municipal election, a large crowd attended the | mass meeting in the Coliseum Theatre to hear candidates on “The People’s Ticket.” On the platform were Henry Roden, mayoralty candi- date, and Cash Cole, G. E. Krause and James Larsen, candidates for councilmen. Ludwig Nelson, jeweler, announced his annual sale for the first two weeks in April. Assistant District Forester M. L. Merritt announced that, through inclusion of a $16,000 allotment, the Forest Service would add a new x{anger boat to its fleet of five. Attorney Henry Roden examined the 37 members of the petit jury mml, acting for U. S, District Attorney H. D. Stabler, and Deputy . S. Clerk Norman B. Cook took the place of Clerk of Court J. H. Jlmn, as both were out of town with the court party. After delay by heavy snowfall below Wrangell Narrows, the Princess Mary docked with passengers and a good freight load. Passengers in- cluded V. V. Tarbill, Mr. and Mrs. D. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Habernal, Mrs. S. Morris, S. Feldon and L. M. Carrigan. The Margnita returned from the Sitka route, and the Virginia Syl arrived from Chichagof and way ports with three passengers for Juneau: Louis Smith, Ole Birkland and George Stevens. The Admiral Watson docked from the south, and sailed five hours later with a capacity list for the westward. Weather: High, 36; low, 32; cloudy. ——————————————————————————————————— Daily Lessons in English % . corpon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I have two other suits “eside this one.” Say, “BESIDES (in addition to) this one.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Melodrama. Pronounce mel-o-dra-ma, first A as in AH (not as in AT), principal accent on first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Reimburse; REIM. Reembark; REEM. SYNONYMS: Severance, separation, disconnection, disunion, dis- sociation, disjunction. 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: DEFAMATION; libel; slander. “Silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when it is made the reply to calumny and defamation.” —Addison. MODERN ETIQUETTE Yoprrra LEE Q. When introducing two persons, is it . Pro) t:er to say. “Mr, Brown, T wish to make you acquainted with Mr. Smith A. This phrase could not exactly be called improper, but the pre- vailing introduction and the easiest is merely, “Mr. Brown, Mr. Smith.” Q. Is it permissible for a business or professional woman, who mar- ries, to retain her maiden name for business purposes? A. Yes; this is often done, when the maiden name has become estab- lished and has advertising value. { Q. May a woman retain her coat in a restaurant, instead of check- ing it? A. Yes; it may be slipped over the back of her chair. ] ‘Where is the oldest university in either North or South America? ‘Who commanded the opposing armies at Gettysburg? In what year did King Edward VIII of England abdicate? What bird averages about 300 pounds in weight? What is the real meaning of the word “khaki”? ANSWERS: Lima, Peru; chartered in 1551. General George E. Meade commanded the Union, and General Robert E. Lee the Confederate forces. 3. December 11, 1936. 4. Ostrich. 5. It is a Hindu word meaning “dusty, or dust-colored.” Oldest Bank in Alaska 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1949 The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent ‘COMMERCIAL SAVINGS CARL CASPERSON as a paid-up subseriver 10 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: "THE PRETENDER" Federal Tax ~-12c—Paid by the Theatre Phone 14—YELLOW CAB CO—Phone 22 and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and |a list of organizations it finds sub- w NEW YORK STATE BARS COMMUNISTS FROM SCHOOL JOBS ALBANY, N. Y. April 1. —P— A bill designed to weed out and bar Communists from jobs in New York’s public school system went to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey today for expected approval. The State Assembly gave the measure cverwhelming final legis- lative approval last night. over ob- jections of some minority Demo- crats. Under terms of the bill, the Board of Regents must maintaln‘ versive and set rules to prevent memkers “som holding jobs in the public £chool system. i Operating Revenue NWA Is Announced ' SEATTLE, April 1.—(#— North- west Airlines operating revenues reached a record high of $35,145,955 | during 1948 but the net loss was $787,474, President Croil Hunter re- ported today. The revenues com- pared with $28,264,501 in 1947. Air route extensions last yenri brought the line’s network to 20,454 miles. AR % LT First Bapist Church 4th and Franklin WELCOMES YOU Phone Blue 239 SR T B TR S Dr. E. Lannon Kelly Osteopath PHONE BLUE 670 GEORGE BROS. i Widest Selection of ' LIQUORS PHONE 399 “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florisis PHONE 311 The Erwin Feed Co. Office In Case Lot Grocery PHCNE 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE Call EXPERIENCED MEN Alaska JANITORIAL Service FRED FOLETTE Phone 247 STEVENS’ LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR + Seward Street Near Third The Charles W. Carter Card Beverage Co. Wholesale 805 10th B8. PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS er BODA POP Casler’s Men's Wear Tormerly SABIN'S Stetson and Mallery Hats Arrew Shirts and Underwear Allen Edmends Sheer . Skyway Laggage BOTANY 'm' CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing FRED HENNING Complete Outfitter for Men R. W. COWLING RETURN YOU to your home/ with our compliments. WATCH THIS smcE—Ym Name May Appear! Note of the scale MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple begining at 7:30 p. m. GLENN O. ABRAHAM, ‘Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. @ B.P.0.ELKS Meeting svery Wednesday a¢ 8 P. M. Visiting brothers wel- come. JOSEPH H. SADLIER, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary. Moose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meetings Each Friday Governdbr—ARNOLD HILDRE Secretary— WALTER R. HERMANSEN Bert's Food Center Deliveries—10:15 A. M, 2:156 — 4:00 P. M, "“The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmaciste BUTLER-MAURC DRUG CO. Alaska Music Supply Althur M. Uggen, Manager Plancs—Muxical Instruments and Supplies Phone 206 Second and Seward ARCHIE B. BETTS Public Accountant Anditor Tax Counseter Stmpson 8ldg. Phone 787 FOR Wall Paper Ideal Paint Shop Phone 549 Fred W. Wenas Juneau’s Finest Liquor Store BAVARD'S __ Phone sy '!'Iullukulml Newly Renovated Reoms st Reasenable Rates PHONE BINGLE O PHONE 555 Thomas Hardware (o, PAINTS — oOILS Builders’ and Shalt HARDWARE Re SOLD and lnvwm“: J. B. Burford & Ce. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES — GaAS — OIL Juneau Motor Co. Foot of Main Strees MAEKE JUNEAU DA DELICIOUS ICE CREAM daily habit—ask for i by name Chas. G. Warner Co. HOME GROCERY Phone 146 Heme Liquor Stere—Tel. 000 American Meat — Phene 38 To Banish “Blue Monday” To give you more freedom from work — TRY Alaska Laundry DR. ROBE OPT Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted Phone 766 for Appointments H. S. GRAVES The Clothing Man ‘LEVI'S OVERALLS for Boys SIMPSON