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Thursday, October 19, 1950
“AS ALASKA (JOES”
In 1948. following the general election, Alaska
heard a lot about "the mandate of the people” and
"as Alaska goes, so goes the nation.”
The 1948 election sent to the Territorial Senate
six Democratic Senators and two Republicans.
The 24 seats in the House of Representatives
were divided 19 to 5 in favor of the Democrats in
1948.
The 1950 election, unless there are unforeseen up
sets before official counts, will send six Republicans
and two Democrats to the Territorial Senate.
If "As Alaska goes so goes the nation,” means
anything, and the natoin elects Republicans to 75 per
cent of the Senate seats up for election on November
7, as Alaska did on October 10, the United States
Senate will have 42 Democrats and 54 Republicans
when the new Congress is seated in January.
The Alaska House of Representatives, overwhelm
ingly Democratic two years ago, will still be Demo
cratic, but by a narorw margin of 14-10 instead of the
19-5 of 1948.
We have heard little about Alaska's claim for
leading the nation to election victories since the 1950
election, though the boasts were loud by the Demo
crats in 1948 and their claims were well-made.
The Democratic success in Alaska in 1948 fore
cast the Democratic success in the nation.
Alaska Republicans this year are waiting until
all of the returns are in, until every last village vote
has been received by the clerks of the court and every
absentee ballot is counted, before they call attention
to their election successes. And successes they are in
spite of the administration's tendency to brush off the
election returns with the assurance that “the Demo
cratic party will have a comfortable working majority
in the House. Senate control will be evenly divided.”
The Republicans could boast, if they chose, that
the Chairman of the Democratic Territorial Com
mittee, Victor C. Rivers, was defeated for the Terri
torial Senate in the Third Division race; that the
Democratic National Committeewoma'n, Essie Dale,
candidate for the House of Representatives in the
Fourth Division, tvas defeated.
They could also call attention to the fact that
three of the defeated Democratic candidates for the
Territorial Senate, Rivers, Warren Taylor in the
Fourth Division and Frank Peratrovich in tHe First
Division, were members of the Governor's Statehood
Committee.
In 1948 Alaskans heard a lot, too, about “the man
date of the people.”
What is the mandate of the people in 1950?
As Delegate Bartlett said in his statement in The
Empire yesterday, "It is a difficult election to an
alyze . . . (there was) a unanimous vote for Henry
Roden, the unopposed Democratic candidate for treas
urer.”
_
There is bragging in certain circles that Marc
Jensen, anti-administration Democrat, had gone down
to uefeat. It is interesting to note that Jensen was
top Democrat following five Republicans in the House
contest for eight seats in this First Division for most
of the count as the first 29 precincts reported. These
29 precincts included Juneau, Douglas, Ketchikan
Wrangell, Petersburg, Skagway. It was not until the
so-called administration-dictated village vote came in
hat Jensen went down to ninth place. The town vote
throughout Southeast Alaska gave Jensen top stand
ing among the Democrats, in spite of the fact that
he was disowned by his party leaders.
This we did not intend to include in an editorial,
but it seems appropriate at th^ moment. A letter
from out of town received in The Empire office todaj
says about Marcus Jensen:
“I wish you would tell Marc Jensen that there
are many things in this life worse than defeat. ^ I
was sorrv to see him dropped out of the race. Vet
he can pride himself that out of 24 members of the
House and 16 members of the Senate he was the
mly one to attack evil where he saw it. I have great
admiration for him. And his efforts weren’t in vain
Government in this Territory is going to be better,
if only a little bit better, as a result of his efforts.
•\fter all, I think that is what we all want.”
toe Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued trom Page One)
seems likely, his three terms as
governor of California, plus certain '
other qualities, will make it hard
for the party bosses to ignore him 1
in 1952—much as they would like j'
to.
i
Warren A-l Governor
Real fact is that when Jimmy I
Roosevelt picked Earl Warren as :
his opponent in his first big bid 11
for public office, he picked about 1
the toughest man to run against >
in the entire U.S.A.—for two rea- 1
sons:
1. Warren has been an A-l gov- j;
ernor of a state that is hard to j
govern. I
2. Warren has put into practice,
in reverse, the sage advice of Jim
my's lather, who when running
for President in the pro-Republican
days of 1932, told his brain trust:
“The only way we can win is to
wean away a chunk of Republican
votes.”
That was when the Republicans
had a big majority of the registered
voters. Now with a preponderance
of Democratic voters, Warren re
verses FDR's technique and weans
away the Democrats.
How successful he has been is
illustrated by his first race for gov
ernor in 1942 when 40.000 Demo
crats voted for Warren. In his
second race, 1946, he was so strong
with the Democrats that thy nom
inated him on their ticket too.
Doubtless Warren would have re
ceived the Democratic nomination
again this year also, had it not been
for Jimmy Roosevelt. And this in i
itself is a tribute to the indefatig- |
able vigor of the youthiul Jimmy.:
More Democrat Than Republican?
A little over a year ago I dis
cussed with ‘Governor Warren his
political future. He seemed dis
couraged and somewhat uncertain.
Scores of Republican leaders in
California were down on him,
claimed he was more a Democrat
than a Republican, and there was
open talk that Lt. Gov. Goodwin
Knight would run against him in
the GOP primaries.
I have always remembered one
remark Warren made at that time,
“if a job is worth doing," he said,
“it is worth lighting for, even if
you lose."
At tlxat time, Republican, re
actionaries were so opposed to War
ren that I think he expected to
lose. Today the tide is just the op
posite. Warren is riding the crest
of the wave and is a certain victor.
Warren has become that favorite
chiefly by applying a rigid sense of
fair play to government. Some time
ago, Judge William Denman of San
Francisco, Chief Justice of the U.
S. Court of Appeals, telephoned
Warren to ask the political affil
iation of 10 state judges the Gov
ernor had appointed over a period
of years.
The' Governor appeared slightly
rritated. “I don’t know what polit
cal party they belong to,” he re
jlied.
Judge Denman, who believes, as
Warren does, that a judge should
lot, be picked because of politics,
ater looked up the political back
pounds of the 10 California judges.
ic found that Warren had appoint
id five Republicans and five De-1
nocrats.
Political Courage
In more than one respect Jimmy J
toosevelt’s political aspirations are
offering from the fact that Gov
ernor Warren has taken a leaf
rom Jimmy’s father's book. For
nstance, Warren has appointed a
Jegro, Walter Gordon, as head of
he California Parole Board—an
ippointee who has won the res
iect and confidence of everyone.
Warren has also gone further
han any other state in working
nit old-age pensions; and put for
ward a health program of his own
which, while not going as far as
that proposed in Washington, at
least went far enough to stir Cal
ifornia doctors into a lather against
him.
Finally, Warren had the courage
to take a firm stand against the
witch-hunters on the Board of
Regents of the University of Calif
ornia when they demanded a fac
ulty loyalty oath that would delve'
back into the entire political life
of every professor. Though his
stand was unpopular, Warren op
posed his Republican friends on the
Board of Regents and sided with
the faculty.
This inspired some off-the-record
remarks by another prominent per
sonage who may find himself com
peting with Warren for the GOP
nomination in 1952—General Eisen
hower.
Ike was being wined and dined in
San Francisco some months ago
and delivered two off-the-record
talks before the San Francisco
Press Club and the Bohemian Club,
hut lug which he took an indirect
crack at Governor Warren by say
ing that he didn’t know of any loy
alty oath that he wouldn't be will#
ing to stand up and swear to.
Naturally, the remark got back
to Warren.
"It is interesting,” commented
the Governor to a friend, "that the
General made his remark off-the
| record so it would not be quoted
jin the east. For he and President
Conant of Harvard were the first
to take a public stand against
loyalty oaths.
“Furthermore,” continued War
ren, it happens that the Univer
sity Ike heads has more Commun
ists ana Reds than any other in the
country.”
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• TIDE TABLE •
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■ • October 20 •
• Low tide 3:46 a.m., 2.0 ft. «
i • High tide 10:31 a.m.. 14.2 ft. «
j • Low tide 4:24 p.m.. 5.0 ft. «
: • High tide 10:26 p.m., 14.3 ft. «
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MARINE BASIN WORK
AT NO. COMMERCIAL
Pulled up on the ways yesterday
at the marine basin of Northern
Commercial Co., for a paint job was
the Valor owned by Willis George
of Angoon. Also pulled up yester
day was the Ronny of Seattle for
replacement of bearings.
Repairs completed were shaft and
keel work on the Dorinda, owned
by Jim Krist of Pelican, engim
overhaul for the Howard B„ own
ed by Jack Urata of Wrangell, cop
per painting and shaft work on
the Amy and Trojan, both owned by
the Alaska-Juneau Mining Co. A
caulking job was completed recent
ly on the barge owned by the
Colby Brothers of Sitka. The Aegir,
mail boat owned by Francis Hyde
of Pelican, is on the ways for in
spection.
Taken up for winter storage are
the following fishing boats: the
Bear, owned by Sig Jackson of
Douglas, 31B238, owned by C. A.
Wood, the Bertha .owned by Paul
Bekech and the 31D483, owned by
V. O. Goodrich.
COUNCIL MEETS FRIDAY
Among matters to be taken up
at a regular Juneau City Council
meeting Friday night will be the
third and last reading of an or
dinance amending civil defense re
gulations and the second reading
of the orin&nce setting the city
employee salaries for the coming
>'ear- i ■; Ji*S
October 19
J. C. Ryan •
R. B. Frazier •
Nancy Berggren . •
Ervin Hagerup, Jr. •
Arthur MacKinnon •
Gustav Peterson •
Albert' Peterson •
David E. Simonson •
Mrs. Elsie Ferguson •
Kate Swanson *
Mrs. T. M. Rider o
TODAY
H 6 p.m. — Juneau Toastmasters
Club meets at Baranof.
U 7:45 p.m. — Gastineau District
Boy Scout committee meets. City
Council Chambers.
At 8 p.m.—Women of Moose to hold
meeting.
At 8:30 p.m.—-Luigi Silva concert at
20th Century Theatre.
October 20
At 10 a.m.—Holy Trinity rummage
sale in undercroft.
At noon—Soroptimihs meet in Ter
race room, Baranof.
At 1:30 p.m.—Martha Society meet
ing in Presbyterian Manse.
At 7:30 p.m.—Scoutmasters Round
Table meeting in Dugout.
At 8 p.m. — Rebekah Past Noble
Grand's Club meeting at home of
Mrs. Douglas Mead.
October 21
At 1 p.m.—Lutheran Ladies Aid
Bazaar, Lutheran Church.
At 1 Memorial Church Mis
sionary Society rummage and
luncheon sale.
At 8:30 p.m.—Bubbles and Beaux
Square Dance Club meets in
Catholic Parish Hall.
October 23
At noon—Lions Club, Baranof.
At 7:30 p.m—Juneau City Eand
practice, Grade School Auditorium
At 8 p.m.—Special Sons of Norway
meeting. Odd Fellows Hall.
At 8 p.m.—American Legion post
meets in Dugout.
October 24
At noon—Rotary Club, Baranof.
At 8:30 p.m.—Community Center
Night for Adults at Teen Age
Club.
October 25
At noon—Holy Trinity luncheon in
undercroft.
At noon—Kiwanis Club, Baranof.
At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
October 20
At noon—Chamber of Commerce,
Baranof.
SAIGON, Indo-China, Oct. 19—7P1
—French military censorship and
denial of accurate information are
preventing foreign correspondents
from cabling factual, comprehensive
accounts of the serious reverses be
ing suffered by the French army in
North Indo-China.
Military authorities are refusing
to furnish war correspondents with
facilities normally accorded them.
French army censors make deletions
iij dispatches without advising the
sender. Correspondents have been
advised by their home offices that
some message are arriving after
delays of up to 72 horn , so badly
cut as to be unintelligible.
Dispatches have been censored or
J subjected to long delays for reasons
' other than what is ordinarily con
| sfidered military security. Mes< ages
i have been tampered with on political
questions affecting the French army.
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1. Wasting
7. Pointer on a
sundial
13. Firearm
14. strap-shaped
15. Region.
Id. Among
18. Inlet of the sea
19. Measure of
paper
20. Sheet of glass
21. One who does:
suffix
22. Assert as fact
24. Supported by
26. Owned
28. Color
29. Climb
32. Made uniform
34. Floods
55. Staffs of office
3G. Huge body of
water 1
37. Bitter vetch
38. About
3'J. Public display
of temper
41. Pronoun
13. Shirt button.
41. English
essayist
48. Anglo-Saxon
money
40. Approached
50. Jewish month
51. Lost animal
53. Revolve
55. Pilots
5G. Appeared
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AP Newifeaturet
120 YEARS AGO empire j
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OCTOBER 19, 1920
Just before leaving to make their home again in Newark, N. J.
Mr. anti Mrs. Edmund Krause and daughter, Luzanne, were entertained
by Mrs. George Willard. The Krause family boarded the Norco for
Seattle, planning to buy a car for a leisurely drive East. They had beer
here several years. Mr. Krause employed by the Alaska Juneau. They
had sold their home in Douglas to Samuel Hartley.
Clear, cold, ‘bright weather had brought snow during the night,
one of the earliest snowfalls on record. It was thin sledding for the
youngsters, though, and the Weather Bureau predicted warmer weather
and rain.
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At the American Legion smoker in the A. B. Hall, Ford Butler, rx
heavyweiht champion of Alaska had started his comeback by earning
“a well merited decision’’ over Joe Collier, local veteran fighter. Only
one knockout, a technical oner marked the six-round bout presented by
Matchmaker Kenneth Junge. The Empire sports reporter called the
special event, semi-final and final bouts classy affairs. Slugger Weaver
took the semi-final from Sammy Nelson in the fifth round. Osborne got
the decision on a TKO in the third round of the special number, with
Segundo hanging onto the ropes for support. Spectators approved the
draw decision between hard-hitting Villardi (likened to a bull terriort
and Schott (mastiff.) Veteran boxing Instructor E. C. Adams put on a
ring demonstration aided by rfarry Krane. “Harry Walmsley officiated
as master of ceremonies in his usual good form.” Judges were Dr. W. V/.
Council and James McCloskey.
Game and fur conditions in the Taku River Valley on the Alaska
side of the border were excellent, according to Game Warden Frank
Dufresne, who had returned from an eight-day inspection. Juneau
sportsmen had killed quite a few moose on the lower river and there
was an abundance of ducks and geese in the marshes and flats. He
also reported that Taku Inlet was filled with icebergs.
Weather: High, 31; low, 2G; snow.
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i Daily Lessons in English w. l. Gordon \
\ r
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “That is funny” to express
STRANGE, QUEER, UNUSUAL. FUNNY means laughable, humorous,
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Scries. Pronounce se-rez, both A's as
in ME. The first E is not pronounced as in HERE, so often heard.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Marshal (an officer). Martial (warlike).
SYNONYMS: Tendency, inclination, leaning, proclivity.
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:
INADVERTENT: not turning the mind to a matter; heedless. “An in
advertent step is often the cause of disaster.”
MODERN E f!QJ£ 1 IE ROBERTA lee i
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t —-—.— --——„———«•»—^
Q. What is the proper length of time for a young woman to wear
mourning for her father?
A. This would depend entirely upon her feelings in the matter. The
custom of wearing mourning is not so strict as it formerly was. Many
people do not consider it necessary at all.
Q. When passing a pitcher, or any other receptacle with a handle,
is it important always to have the handle <owards the person receiv
ing it.
A. Yes; the handle should always be presented.
Q. Is it necessary to thank a doorman when he opens the door for
you?
A. While it is not considered necessary to thank him, still a
friendly smile and nod of the head are never out of place.
LOOK and LEARN a. c. GORDON
1. What is considered the most densely populated area of any of
its size in the world?
2. Which three planets in our solar system are smaller than the
earth?
3. What is the approximate distance from New York to San
Francisco via the Panama>Canal?
4. Who became President of the U. S. upon the assassination of
James Garfield?
5. What bird cannot move its eye in the socket, but can turn its
head around in almost a complete circle without moving its body?
ANSWERS:
1. Manhattan Island, into whose area of 22 square miles is crowded
a population of 1,938,551, or 88,116 persons per square mile.
2. Venus, Mars and Mercury.
3. About 5,289 miles.
4. Chester A. Arthur.
5. The owl.
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'Weather at
i
Alaska Points
Weather conditions ana temper
atures at various Alaska points
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
a.m., 120th Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau
are as follows:
; Anchorage .34—Rain
Annette Island . 42—Clear
Barrow . 9—Snow
Bethel 37—Partly Cloudy
Cordova . 32—Cloudy
Dawson . 0—Cloudy
Edmonton . . 31—Cloud>
Fairbanks . 2—Cleai
Haines ... 31—Clea.
Havre . 32—Cloudy
Juneau . 30—Clear
Kodiak . 46—Cloudy
Kctzabue 35—Pauly Cloudy
McGrath . 33—Rain
Nome . 41—Snow
Northway . 0—Partly Cloud;
Petersburg .. 36—Clear
Portland . 55—Rain
Prince Gco'rgg .... 8—Partly Cloudy
Seattle . 48—Rain
Sitka 34—Cleai
Whitehorse .!. 1—Cleai
Yakutat . 6—Clear
Margaret Truman
Or Concert four
(Ey Associated Press)
Margaret Truman has tacked
more accolades to her concert crown.
The President’s daughter was well
received by some 1,000 persons last
night when she opened a New Eng
land concert tour in Providence,
Rhode Island.
Then she returned to New York.
She’ll continue the tour next Sun
day with a recital in Springfield,
| Massachusetts.
Political
I
Oon. Eisenhcwsr
(By Associated Press)
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower has said
again that he has no political am
bitions. When asked if he would
run for the Presidency if nominated
I Eisenhower replied, "I'm not going
j to go into ail of these hypothetical
| questions about things that possibly
| could happen in this country.”
! AUK BAY ALTAR SOCIETY
| ANNOUNCES GUEST SPEAKER
1 --
Mrs. Miles Godkin will be guest
j speaker at the regular monthly
'■ meeting of the Auk Bay Altar So
| ciety.
j The meeting will take place at
j the home of Mrs. Donald Bishop at
7:30 on Friday, October 20.
WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
V. F. W.
Taka Pesi No. 5559
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
The Erwin Feed Co.
Office to Case Lot Grocery
Phone 7#4
HAY, GRAIN, COAL
and STORAGE
| STEVENS’
LADIES’—MISSES’
READY-TO-WEAR
Seward Street Near Third
—
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Moriuary
fourth and Franklin Bta.
PHONE 133
Casler's Hen's Wear
McGregor Sportswear
Stetson and Mallory Hats
Arrow Shirts and Underwear
Allen Edmonds Shoe*
Skyway Lnggage
BOTANY
"500"
CLOTHES
NUNN-BUSH SHOES
STETSON HATS
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FRED HENNING
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MOUNT JUNEAU LOUtit NO. 147
SECOND and FOURTH
Monday of each month
In Scottish Rite Temple
beginning at 7:30 p. tn.
Carson A. Lawrence,
Worshipful Master;
JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary.
© B. P. 0. ELKS
Meeting every Wednesday at 8
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
WALLIS S. GEORGE, Exalted
Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
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Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Each Friday
Governor—
ARNOLD L .FRANCIS
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
Brownie's Liquor Store
Phono >83 139 H*». tranklta
P. O. Rex 25n
"The Rex all Slore"
Tour Reliable Pharnwlsta
BUTLER-MAURO
DRUG CO.
Alaska Music Supply
Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
Pianos—Musical Instrument*
and Supplies
. ..Phone 206 ..Second aud Seward.
GENERAL PAINTS
and WALLPAPER
| Meal Pals! Store
J Phone 549 Fred W. Wendt
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale G05 10th St.
; PHONE 216—DAT «r NIGHT
for MIXERS or SODA POP
The Alaskan Hofei
Newly Renovated Rjosds
ut Reasonable Rates
PHONE SINGLE O
PHONE 655
Thomas Hardware Co.
FAINTS - OILS
RtiUJers’ and Shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
SOLD and SERVICED by
J. 3. Burford Co.
"Oor Doorstep Is Worn by
Satisfied Customers”
FORD AGENCY,
(Authorized Dealers)
GREASES — GAS — OR
Jane an Motor Co.
Foot of Main Street
MAKE
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
a dally habit—ask for It by name
Juneau Dairies, Inc.
Chrysler Marine Engines
MACHINE, SHOP
Marine Hardware
Chas. G. Warner Co.
HOME GROCERY
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store— TeL 699
American Meat — Phone 38
To Banish “Blue Monday”
To give you more freedom
from work — TRY
Alaska Lanadry
H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing Man
LEVFS OVERALLS
for Boys
BLACKWELL’S
CABINET SHOP
117 Main St. Phone 773
High Quality Cabinet Werk
for Home. Office or Star*