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INSTRUCTIVE ARTICLES?
The following, under the above caption, is a recent
Editorial in the Alaska Weekly, and to our opinion is
worth reading and here it is:
have '^nly had the opportunity for reading
two of What is being billed by The Oregonian of Port
lands ©rfcgog iis-a series of ytopr instructive articles
on what jnny be the 49th,;state.'1 Thq articles are by
Richard t. Neuberggfc, “Special writer, the Oregon
ian. '* ", % i V
Suih journalists as Harvey Scott, founder of thf
Oregonian, and the later fine example of journalistic
integrity who helped to fnake.the Oregonian #n out
standing Newspaper, E^gar Piper, would turn over in
their graves were they aware that the Oregonian was
running'as ‘'instructive” articles the pink-slated edi
torializing of this partisan cohort of Govenor Gruen
ing, with the implied stamp of its approval.
The opening sentence of the first of these “in- j
structive” articles is as follows: “Alaska's first com
prehensive anti-trust suits may give the vast Terri
tory in the North a chance to free itself from economic
monopolies, which have been operating since shortly
after the gold rush era.” If that is either "in
structive” or honest reporting we shall have to return
to the kindergarten of Journalism.
No “economic monopolies" have been proved to
exist. Certain concerns have been charged with mon
opolistic practices and it remains for the courts to
decide whether or not they are guilty of violations of
the anti-trust act.
The Neuberger articles cite The Alaska Steam
ship Company as the principle offender and direct
most of their innuendo and animus toward that con
cern. Concerning the "monopoly of that company,
which it is charged exercises almost virtual control
over the economy of the Territory, Governor Gruen
ing, source of Mr. Neuberger’s vast knowledge of things
Alaskan, says in his latest report to the Secretary of
the Interior: "Two United States and three Canadian
steamship companies serve Alaska as common carriers.
In addition several concerns operate as contract car
riers in the freight field and on special cruise runs
handling passengers . . . The Alaska Steamship Com
pany operates freight and passenger vessels to all sec
tions 01 Alaska from Seattle. Freight service to the
Alaska Railroad belt and on occasion to ports of Prince
William Sound and Kodiak is furnished by Coastwise
Line from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland.
The Canadian carriers, operating solely to South
eastern Alaska and primarily in the passenger traffic,
are the Canadian Pacific, British Columbia Coast
Steamships, Union Steamship Co. and Canadian Na
tional Steamships.”
It would seem from that official statement that
the basis of the charge of monoply rests upon the
fact that the Alaska Steamship Company is the only
concern which operates to all sections of Alaska serv
ing ports which neither it nor any other company can
serve at a profit.
Mr. Neuberger goes to considerable length to
dilate upon the fact that Alaska has the highest per
capita liquor consumption of any American sovereignty
and that most of Its settlements have more liquor
stores and bars than grocery stores, ending his in
dictment with the sage statement that “domination
of liquor outlets can prove fabulously profitable." No
one Can question that statement. It would be as?
fabulously profitable as it is, in fact, impossible.
Mr. Neuberger's editorial opinions are in keeping
with the misinformation upon which they are based.
He appears to see nothing incongruous in the fact that
Alaskan settlements are teeming with liquor stores and
bars operating in one of the most highly com
petitive fields in the economic life of the Territory
and a charge of monopolistic control of retail liquor
outlets. That is not the way monopolies operate.
Run openly as the personal opinions, conjectures
and surmises of Neuberger, Sundborg and Gruening
the articles would be acceptable. Run as “instructive
articles” with the sanction of the Oregonian they arc
a journalistic blot on that fine publication’s escutcheon
No matter what kind of hook is used in catching
suckers, the bait is always the same — an apparent
offer of something for nothing.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
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terestwN*w^*w>»-iwai lmppffWHjr+n '
him, but they were gasping at the j
eiectric range and the electric re
frigerator in the kitchen."
Lnsh Campaign Funds
Big-time money is still pouring
into senatorial primaries, the latest
to attract attention being the New
Hampshire battle between two Re
publicans, elder statesman Sen
ator Charles Tobey and ex-Senate
Secretary Wesley Powell.
Powell, an energetic young man
who formerly ran the office of New
Hampshire’s Senator Styles Bridges
seems to have an abundance of
funds to spend in his campaign
against Tobey. Yet he resigned
from his job with Senator Bridges
one year ago, has no law practice,
no other important means of sup
port, and has been giving all his
time to campaigning.
Where he gets his lush campaign
chest is not yet known. However,
Truman's elose friend Ed Pauley
once lowed, that he could contrib
ute any amoilt "of money to defeat
Senator ..Tobey. - This was after
Tobey led the Senate attack which
defeated oil-man Pauley for ap
pointment as Undersecretary ol the
Navy. TbbCy maintained that with
the Navy buying large amounts ot
cjI, Jaig oil-.man who had raised
tho|sands for the Democratic party,
should not be running the Navy.
Also sore at Tobey and reported
anxious to unseat him are David
Sarpoff of RCA. whose operations
Tobey onoe exposed, and the Tex
tron Company, also investigated by
Tobey.
Meanwhile, Iowa's Senator Gill
ette, chairman of a special com
mittee to probe election campaigns,
has been requested to investigate
New Hampshire. It isn’t likely,
hcw.ever, that the likable gentle
man from Iowa will do anything.
In $he first place, Gillette is too
iasjgolng. In the second place,
Senator Tobey once trod on Gil
lette’s toes in « previous election
protle.
Tils was in . 1940. when Tobey
and the late Senator Alva Adams
of Colorado wanted to scrutinize
the 'campaign machinations of the
Hague machine in New Jersey.
However, Senator Gillette was cal
led to the White House and asked
to lsly off. Later, he called a meet
ing of his full committee, and,
in urging them not to investigate
the Hague machine, literally broke
down and wept. !
"Gentlemen,” he said, "you don’t i
know the pressure that I am un- ■
der.” j
However, Senators Tobey and j
Adams went ahead with the New j
Jersey probe anyway.
Wasted-Effort Department
One of the minor mysteries of!
the Pentagon Building is why the 1
Defeti.se Department’s public in
formation ofiice wastes precious ‘
time and money getting such out
of-data and superfluous publicity
photos.
As recently as July 14, the De
fense Department sent newspapers
a “Fact Sheet,” accompanied by
22 handsome “ofiicial Dept, of De
phnlm " Etaonn.ifl various
views of the Red River arsenal of
Texas, its tanks, guns, trucks, etc.,
stored there, employees at work on
servicing and "de-cocooning" the
equipment.
Except to show what expert
photographers the Defense Depart
ment has, a more useless piece of
defense effort has yet to be seen.
No New OPA
Conscientious Stuart Symington,
who as chairman of the National
Security Resources Board now be»
comes virtual czar of the civilian
economy, has worked out a com
mon-sense scheme for the admin
istration of controls.
At least it sounds like common
sense on paper, though old-timers
have raised eyebrows as to whether
.t will really work.
What Symington plans is to
place the administration of con
rols in file hands of present gov
;rnmen< agencies instead of build
ng up big bureaus. For instance,
he would have the Labor Depart
ment hapdle manpower and labor
problems'; the Commerce Depart
ment handle retail prices, anc
iriorities on raw materials; the
nterior Department coal, oil, and
•lectric power.
The Commerce Department, Sy
nington points out, has 56,000 em
ployees. Therefore, instead oi
uilding up new bureaucracies, he
vould have the Commerce Depart
nent handle all war controls af
ecting business.
Experts who handled war con
rols in the last war agree that
his is a most laudable idea. How
ever, they point out that out ol
the Commerce Department's em
oloyees, 11,000 are scattered around
he nation’s airports with the Civil
Aeronautics Administration; an
other large group is with the Coast
uid Geodetic Survey; and othei's
ire scattered around the country
is weather bureau observers. And
you can’t do much about prior
ties or price controls when you’re
sitting in a lighthouse or sending
up weather balloons.
Ano'her criticism is that war
controls have to be administered
impartially and for the best in
terests of all. In contrast, the
Lator Department’s chief function
is to champion the cause of labor,
therefore it would be handicapped
in settling a wartime wage dispute.
Likewise, the Agriculture Depart
ment has always pleaded the cause
of the farmer, might be prejudiced
when given the job of keeping
prices down.
However, Symington points’ to
the futility of building up big
bureaus only to disband them if
the Korean crisis tapers off next
winter. So his idea wall be given a I
good trial.
3 store buildings for rent or will
remodel into office if desired. 64-tf
I. GOLDSTEIN
COMMUNITY EVENT!
TODAY
From 7 a.hi'.to 5 p.m. — Golder
North Salmon- Derby, openinj
day of 3-day event.
July 31
At noon—Lions Club, Baranof.
At noon—-BPWC meets in Terract i
Room, Baranof.
_ I
At 8 p.m.—American Legion, Dug
out.
August 1
At noon—Rotary Club, Baranof.
August 2
At noon—Kiwanis Club, Baranof.
August 3
At noon—Chamber of Commerce
Baranof.
At 6:30 p.m. — Juneau Rifle anc
Pistol Club at Mendenhall Range
FROM COLLEGE, ALASKA
George Aiken and Edwin Coon
john. University of Alaska student.1
from College. Alaska, are guest;
at the Baranof Hotel. CoonjoKr
will leave shortly to visit relative;
in California, while Aiken plan;
to stay here and work for the rest
the summer.
EASTERNERS HERE
Miss S. Muskatov and her mother.
f/ho live on Riverside Drive in
Stew York City, are staying at the
Jastineau Hotel. Other easterners
stopping there are R. C. Monroe,
Also of Manhattan, and E. A. Voe
lid, of Garrison, Md.
WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
JULY 28 •
Pat Tanner •
Peter Gruening •
Harold McKinley •
Helen Webster •
Grace Green e
May Gillispie •
Raymond Williams •
Faye Irving •
33 TRAVEL WITH
PAC. NORTHERN
Twenty passengers arrived yes
terday via Pacific Northern Airlines,
which carried 13 persons on the
westward flight.
Arriving from Anchorage were T.
R. Westbrook, Mary Snyder, Mrs.
Mary Foss, Sig Overby, Earl Welch,
Ole Olsen, Burton LeBallister, Roy
Downing, Arthur G. Woodley, Joe
Ramero, C. L. Anderson, R. J. Lam
mers, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Nance
and James Hoover.
Boarding at Cordova were Mr.
and Mrs. Jay R. Rideout, Mr. and
Mrs. Holland B. Thomas and D. L.
Batchler.
Outbound, John B. Borseth, R. D.
Egge, Herman Fienberg and T. R.
Faragher went to Cordova and to
Anchorage: Col. Fred Andrews,
Maj. Earl Kline, J. H. Gaffney, H.
A. Stoddart, J. B. Heher, X. Kell
ner, W. L. Fairly and Elizabeth and
Francis Volkman. Ida Smedsham
mer was booked to Kodiak.
ALASKA'S DRAFT
QUOTA UPPED TO
37 MEN PER MONTH
Alaska’s quota for the September
draft has been increased to 37 men,
John McCormick, Territorial direc
tor of Selective Service, announced
oday. It was previously stated that
only 15 men would be supplied by
the Territory in the first call-up.
McCormick said 37 men would
also be inducted in October and'
November.
“At this rate of call, it won’t be
tong until we get down to the 19
and 20-year-olds,” he said.
He estimated that the younger
men would be called before the
.hree-month induction period is
ended—unless draft regulations are
changed to include veterans.
All Selective Service boards in
the Territory were instructed today
to notify men in the 25 to 22-year
old groups now classified 1-A to re
port for pre-induction physical
examination, he stated.
He said the 25-year-olds will be
called first, then the 24-year-olds,
and so on down to the 19-year-olds.
OHIO FAMILY HERE
Far away from their Portsmouth,
Ohio, home. Mr. and Mrs. Dow
Allard and their son, Royal, and
daughter. Clara, are visiting in Ju
neau, stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
They came in from Whitehorse,
Y.T., yesterday via Pan American.
FROM CINCINNATI
Miss Cecile Cohen of Cincinnati,
Ohio, is at the Baranof Hotel.
CALIFORNIANS VISIT
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Beck of San
Carlos, Calif., are guests at the
Baranof Hotel. Other Californians
at the Baranof include B. J. Lam
mers of Van Nuys and Don Kinkle
of San Francisco.
LEGION OF THE MOOSE
Meet tonight. Initiation and lunch.
66-It
ACROSS
L Pertaining
to the sun
6 Additional
10. Symbol for
calcium
12 Pointed arch
13. Anchor
14. Symbol for
silver
15. Ratip of mass
to bulk
17 Through:
prefix
18. Short for a
man’s name
20 Dispute*]*-*
?1 Persian’ fairy
22 Small cushion
21. Kxisted
25. Malicious
burning
2 fi Notion
28. Styi« of type
30. Pertaining
to the ribs
32. Parts of for
tifications
35. Pet lamb
37. Sufficient: >
poetic
38 Goddess of
peace
40 Illuminated
42. Three: prefix
43. Not any
44 Broorti
40. Kxist
47. Tind the total
AS. Choice of
words
50. Hebrew letter
61. Proceeded
62. Andean beast
of burden
65. As far as
Solution of Vesterday’a Puzzlo
5R. Terminals
67. Calyx leaf
DOWN
1. In that rase*
2. King of Bashan
3 .Covet,
4. The c *r
5. Make fresh
6. Among
7. Parcels of
ground
8. Kind of bean
9. Conjunction
10. City in Kg.vpt
11. -Another time
16. Gastropod
mnllusks
17 Soprano
is Heroic
19. Part of a *
pedestal
21. Self-esteem
23. Go down
25. Litjunr
27. Kxpiate
29. Painter
31. Ibsen character
33. Feminine name
34. Current fashion
36. Chooses
38. Not suitable
39. Round-up
41. Labors
44. Tie
45. Burrowing
animal
48. Lair
49. Woolly surface
of cloth
51. You and 1
,53. Parent
54. Indian
mulberry
i
20 YEARS AGO the empire
JULY 28, 1930
I To attend a meeting of the Territorial Board of Dental Examiners,
1 Dr G. F. Freeburger. secretary, left for Valdez, planning to drive over
! the Richardson Highway to Fairbanks for a few days, then go by rail to
i Anchorage for the session.
After nearly a month in the Pacific Northwest on a business and
i vacation trip, G. H. Walmsley returned on the steamer Alaska. Walmsley
was local manager of the Pacific Coal and Cement companies and sec
I retary of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. He was met in Vancouver
' by Mrs. Walmsley, who was spending the summer at Seaside, Ore.
Roy Rutherford, manager of the Juneau Logging Company, returned
. from a tvisit to the company's camp at Hecata.
i Capt. Clarence Geddes, master of the motorship Pacific, reported
■ fish running in such large quantities in Chatham Straits that trollers
j were realizing from $300 a day to $3,000 a week from catches. Coming
i from Port Alexander and way ports. Captain Geddes brought a sheaf oi
i fishermen's orders for Juneau stores. Among passengers on the Pacific
! were Edward Goldweight, Sumdum postmaster, and James John of Taku.
j The Douglas column reported: "Mrs. Charles Schram recently pur
I chased from the city a 70 by 80-foot lot adjoining the Schram property
i on Nob Hill, whereon she expects to do more or less gardening."
William A. Wolfgram, widely known Alaska newspaperman, planned
I to make a six-week business trip to Los Angeles. For nearly two months
he had been engaged on the Stroller's Weekly. Previously, Wolfgram
i was editor of the Skagway' Alaskan and editor and publisher of the
: Seward Gateway.
I Weather: High, 61; low, 52; cloudy.
I • .
Daily Lessons in English & L. cordon j
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, "I have been to a ban
j quet," nor, "I have been to Paris.” Say, "I have been AT a banauet,”
i and, "I have been IN PARIS.”
• OFTEN MISPRONONCED: Motif. Pronounce mo-tef, O as in MORE
j unstressed, E as in TEA, accent second syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Scrupulous: three U's.
| SYNONYMS: Pay (verb), repay, reward, compensate, remunerate,
reimburse, indemnify.
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:
j INCIDENTAL; liable to happen as a chance, without design; casual.
1 These problems are incidental to married life.”
j MODERN ETIQUEfTE ROBERTA lee
Q. How should the mail of a U. S. Congressman be addressed?
A. In addressing a Representative, the form is “The Hon.” In ad
dressing a Senator, the envelope should read “Senator, etc.”
Q. When giving a luncheon, should the guest of honor lead the
way to the table?
LW
•A. No; the hostess should lead the way.
^ Q. When food is too uncomfortably hot to eat, is it all right to cool
ft By blowing on it?
v A. Never.
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LOOK and LEARN l! a Gordon
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1. What was the capital city of Russia during the tinle of the
Czars?
2. What is the definition of “manslaughter”?
3. On which side of a woman's skirt is it most customary to put
the zipper, the right or left?
4. From what game is the word “stalemate” borrowed, meaning to
bring to a standstill?
5. What is Bing Crosby’s real first name?
ANSWERS:
1. St. Petersburg.
2. The unlawful killing of a human being without malice.
3. Left.
-4. Chess.
s
5. Harry.
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and temper
atures at various Alaska points
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
am., 120th Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau
are as follows:
Anchorage . 51—Rain
Annette Island 51—Partly Cloudy
Barrow . 34—Rain
Bethel .. 48—Rain
Cordova . 48—Ram
Dawson ..55—Cloudy j
Edmonton . 59—Partly Cloudy I
Fairbanks . 51—Cloudy
Haines-...,'.!..• 45^—Cloudy
Havre . 64—Partly Cloudy
Juneau Airport .. 46—Rain
Kodiak 4—Partly Cloudy
Kotzebue . 5^—Partly Cloudy
McGrath . ........... 50—Rain j
Nome 47—Partly Cloudy j
Northway . 53—Cloudy j
Petersburg . 46—Partly Cloudy |
Portland . 56—Rain
Prince George . 46—Fog
Seattle . 54—Rain
Sitka . 49—Cloudy
Whitehorse .44—Cloudy
Yakutat . 50—Rain
LOUISE FROM NORTH!
BRINGS 17, TAKES 22|
Southbound ffoij Skagway, the
Prihcess Louise doaked' in Juneau
it 8 o'clock this morning Ringing
17 passengers.
To Juneau from Skagway. were
Sister Modest. Sister Rsttial, Mrs.
Hillerman,.. Master Hillertnaw1 Mrs.
M. Fraser, Mrs. StortB, Mjr. and
Mrs. William Mcfoirlatie, and! Wil
iam Jr.,'Mr. and Mft..,.MystatidV,
Mr. Jones. Mr: Banford. Mil. Ladtl,
Mr. Andrews, Mr. Carfoll, and Nats'
McKinnon.
Twenty-two from Juneau on the
Louise when she sailed south at
nine.
To Vancouver were Mrs. Worts,
Mrs. E. Bouton, Eva Jane Worts,
Mr. Worts, D. R. Worts, Dave
Worts, Dorothy Flint and Marjorie
Flint, J. Kazinsky and Stanley
Otness.
To Seattle were Mrs. Katherine
Nordale, Mary Nordale, Stella Jack
And Mrs. A. Levis. -
• Bound for Prince .Rupert wefc®
the following: Mr. and Mrs. Rajph
Browne, Calvin Browne, Mr. dhd
Mrfc. Tonkin, Betty Hukill, J. La-j
Paire and R. E. Stephens.''
MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147
SECOND and FOURTH
Monday of each month
In Scottish Rite Temple
beginning at 7:30 p. m.
Carson A. Lawrence,
Worshipful Master;
JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary.
@ B.P.O. ELKS
Meeting every second and fourth
Wednesday at 8 P.M. Visiting
brothers welcome. WALLIS S.
GEORGE, Exalted Ruler. V/. H.
BIGGS, Secretary.
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Noose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Each Friday
Governor—
' ARNOLD L .FRANCIS * f
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN '
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CABINET SHOP
117 Main St Phone 779
High Quality Cabinet Wert
for Home, Office ur Stem
- -f
"The Rexall Store"
Tour Reliable Pharma data
BUTLER-MAURO
DRUG CO.
Alaska Nnsic Supply \
Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
s WfaiN InatimAaarte
«d ^applies
.Aw«tN.WNn*u<«mri.
GENERAL PAINTS
and WALLPAPER
Ideal Paint Store
Phone 549 Fred W. Wendt
Card Beverage Ce.
Wholesale 806 10th St.
PHONE 218—DAY er NIGHT
for MIXERS or SODA POP
The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Puiei
at ^naatln Rates
PHONE SINGLE O
PHONE 655
Thomas Hardware Co.
PAINTS - OILS .
- Builder*’ u4 shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
SOLD and SERVICED hr
J. B. Bnrford Co.
“Out Doorstep Is Wan hr
Satisfied Customers’’
ford agency
(Authorized Dealers)
GREASES — GAS — OIL
Juneau Motor Co.
Foot of Main Streak
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
a dally habit—ash for It hy —a
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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 IS
To Banish “Bine Monday”
To give yod more freedom
from work — TRY
Alaska Lana dry
H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing M.«
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