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Evening star., 1943-07-27
kisku

Although no military operation can
be predicted by lay observers with
certainty, our naval and air activity
against Kiska during the past few
days strongly indicates the immi-
nence of an invasion attempt by our
troops similar to that which con-
quered the island of Attu last spring.
For the past month air raids have
been steadily increasing in frequency
and intensity. coupled with periodic
naval bombardments. Last Wednes-
day the biggest air raid to date was
followed within "a hours by bonn
bardment from the sea wherein, for
the first time, heavy naval units
participated, which meant use of big
guns.
That is something to ponder. Such
heavy arms are not used against land
defenses or installations. except for a
specifically important reason, and a
bombardment of that intensity is
usually the prelude to landing opera
tions. Indeed. the very presence Of
so powerful task force" indicates
the likelihood that it is there not
merely to lombard, but also to cover
transports and supply ships from
enemy naval interference.
There are two obvious reasons
which would justify invasion of
Kiska now. One is the general
climatic factor The short sub
Arctic summer is waning, and
that is the only season when large
scale landings are possible in the
Aleutian area. Two months hence
the autumnal gales and blizzards will
be setting in. Our experience on
Attu proves that two months is about
the minimum of time needed to
maintain our ground troops in what
undoubtedly will be much tougher
job than Attu. Kiska is repeatedly
garrisoned by at least 10000 picked
Japanese, who can be counted on to
fight to the death. The island is
much smaller than Attu. though
equally rugged and forbidding. This
should enable the garrison to defend
all parts of the coast, which was not
the case on Attu, where less than
5000 japanese could not spread
themselves so thin.
The second reason arises from the
completion of an airfield capable OF
accommodating heavy bombers as
well as fighter planes. For months
the Japanese have been working like
Evening star., 1943-07-27
Address

@. Was Gov. Alfred E. Smith the
only Catholic candidate for the Presi-
dency?-C. w. S..
A. Apparently the only Catholic be-
sides Gov Smith who ever ran for the
presidency was Charles OConor, who
was nominated by faction of the DEM
ocratic party known as the Straight
Outs" at Louisville KY, September 3,
1872.
@. What are honey guides?-L. T.
A. They are African and Asiatic
birds that take their name from
curious habit possessed by some of the
African species Of leading natives to
the nests Of bees. Upon the approach
of men they come huttering through
the branches Of the trees, calling to
attract attention, and then lead the
way to a hive.
Q. How many plants are possible
sources Of rubber?-D. E. v.
A. More than 1000 varieties OF plants
have been tested for rubber by Cornell
University alone, since March, 1s42.
@. What became Of the former presi-
Dental yacht, the Mayhower?-P. B. T.
A. The Mayfiower has been renamed
the U. S. 8. Butte and will be used to
do antis,lbne'
@. Is Emil Ludwig the authors real
name?-M K.
A. His father was Hermann Cohn
who gave his son the name of Ludwig
at birth.
O.. What Is the color OF dishonor-
able discharge from the Army?-M r. c.
A. The War Department says that
such = discharge Is printed on yellow
paper.
@. What is the meaning Of the name
"Poland"?-F. C..
A. The name OF Poland means land
Of fields" 1t has been called Mother
of Sorrow.
Q. What does the word Koran
mean?-W L. W..
A. 1t means "the Reading" or tho
book to be read. The Koran Is in
Arabic and is divided into III chapters.
@. When and by whom was the four
ragere first used?-V. E. P.
A. The fourragere was instituted by
Napoleon for units which distinguished
themselves in battle.
@. When was rice introduced into
this country?-P. r. D.
- A. According to legend, rice was in
troduced accidentally in 1893 when
vessel bound for Liverpool from Mada-
gascar was driven out Of her course and
compelled to put into Charleston, s. c..
for repairs. The captain presented the
settlers with small bag of seed.
Evening star., 1943-07-27
Vindicution of the PUG

The Public Utilities Commission
majority has been vindicated on
every point it made in the recent
Washington Gas Light Company
case. The United States Court of Ap-
peals for the District of Columbia, in
an extraordinarily clear and thorough
opinion by Circuit Judge Soper,
Joined by Chief Justice Groner, AS
-seeiate Justice Miller dissenting,
found that the commission acted
'only after a deliberate and careful
study of the factors without
trace of hasty or abitrary conduct on
the commissions part" That con-
forms, certainly, with the impression
of many observers who regarded the
commissions manifest effort to
maintain it's judicial balance in the
face of pressure exerted by OPA
intervenors as in marked contrast to
their charges that the commission
had acted in an arbitrary and il
legal" manner.
Aside from the opinions approval
of the course taken by the Public
Utilities Commission, and the views
both OF the District Court and the
Court of Appeals upholding the slid
ing-scale method of determining
utility rates, the decision sustains
the powers of the Public Utilities
Commission to fix rates-powers
which were strongly challenged by
the OPA's Interpretation of the
Price-Control Act. "It is not reason
able to suppose" the court said,
that Congress intended to abrogate
or repeal the powers so carefully
elaborated Gin setting up the Public
Utilities Commission) by giving the
price administrator the right to COM
pei complete overhauling of the
practice of the commission and the
adoption of new and different
Standard, when experience had
shown that the prevailing practice
was adequate to secure the objective
OF adequate service with fair rate
Of return on the utility's investment"
1t is evident that had the views of
the OPA intervenors in this case
prevailed, the OPA might we'll feel
that 1t should assume responsibility
for regulating utility rates through
out the country, from the Interstate
Commerce Commission on down.
Efforts to do so already are building
mares nest of litigation. 1t is as hard
to believe that Congress intended
that this should be done as it is to
feel that Congress intended to de-
prive the courts of their judicial
discretion in weighing the equities
involved in price administration
enforcement. That these are mat
ters of honest difference of opinion,
however, is shown by the fact that In
ruling on both issues the justices in
District Court and the Court of Ap-
peals are evenly divided. In the
Hecht case and in this case lust
decided, two justices in the Court of
Appeals, third dissenting, reversed
the District Court. Otherwise unre-
lated, both cases have emphasized
the ambiguity of the Price-Control
Act.
Evening star., 1943-07-27

beavers to finish the job, and have
succeeded despite harassment by
frequent air raids. The presence
of an effective landing field in
Japanese hands would be potential
threat to all our Alaskan bases and
to our North Pacific shipping routes
as well. We should remember that
it was the near-completion Of a SINH
lar japanese landing field on Guadal-
canal which precipitated our attack
there year ago, in face of great
difficulties and grave risks.
Evening star., 1943-07-27
Omen Of Orei

From the Providence Evening Bulletin.
Because of its bearing on Hitler's en-
tire defensive position on the eastern
front and because it has all the ear
marks of desperate fight to the finish,
the Battle Of Orel is at least as signia-
cant as the Battle OF Stalingrad. and its
outcome will certainly be as decisive.
The Nazis cannot stand many more such
battles, and when they finally lose this
one-as all signs indicate they will-the
German home front will suffer another
Of those hammer blows that must even
tually shatter 1t and precipitate repe-
tition Of the great physieal and psyche
logical collapse Of 1918.
Evening star., 1943-07-27
Hoskin S Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J: Hdskin.

reader can get the arstDer to any
question of fact By ,Dritino The EDe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hnskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
@. Did the United States sign the
Versailles Treaty?-H. e. S.
A. The Versailles Treaty was signed
by our representatives at the Peace Con-
ference on June 2s, 1919, but it was de-
feated in the Senate and was never
ratified by this country. We made q
separate peace treaty with Germany.
Q. How many steps does the average
housewife take in one day?-E. L. H.
A. 1t has been estimated that q
woman in her combined capacity of
mother and housekeeper takes 10000
steps a day. Assuming each step to
equal two feet, this is equivalent to a
distance Of about four and a half miles.
@. What Is the estimate Of the en-
tire wealth Of the United States?-
G. B. L..
A. Estimates vary. The figure that
is most generally given is $40o, 900 900,
representing the probable wealth, both
public and private, of all the property
in the country. This would mean that
If the public debt should eventually
amount to 5000, ,ooo, 600, 900, all our assets
would be mortgaged at so cents on the
dollar. A great deal of public wealth
Is different from ordinary collateral be-
cause it is not convertible. How would
you 60 about selling city street? Where
would you find a buyer for the great
Capitol Building in Washington
Evening star., 1943-07-27
Mr.. WuIIuce's Address

Vice President Wallace in his De-
troit address voiced high aspirations
for America and the world. With
these aspirations no one can disagree
any more than with the teachings of
Christianity. How these ends are to
be accomplished, and the methods to
be used. present a problem the solu-
ton of which must be tackled from
a practical as we'll as an idealistic
standpoint.
Few can quarrel with Mr.. Wallace's
declaration that peace has its three
responsibilities-the enlightenment
of the people, the mobilization for
peacetime production to give full en-
ployment, and the planning for world
cooperation not only to preserve
peace but also to make possible bet
ter conditions for the peoples of the
world. And few now deny that the
United States must play its full part,
must take lead in the peace effort
as it has taken a lead in the war
effort as part of our responsibility
as a nation.
Mr.. Wallace had kind word to
say about the recommendation of
the Postwar Policy Committee of the
National Association of Manufac-
turers, which set forth the fact that
increased production in other coun-
tries need not cause reduction of
living standards in the United States.
He declared himself a believer in
"our democratic, capitalistic system"
and he added that this system must
be one of abundance, not scarcity,
saying that I'VE must completely turn
away from scarcity economics"
To this last pronouncement the
American people will say a hearty
amen" They still remember-as
Mr. Wallace senses-the policy of
scarcity adopted for agriculture in
the early days of the New Deal; the
killing of little pigs and the plough
ing under of crops, with payments by
the Government to the farmers who
complied. Mr.. Wallace was then
Secretary of Agriculture. His pres
ent complaint is that American
business in the days of depression,
also adopted policy of scarcity.
Mr.. Wallace's address, so fine in
many respects, was itself marred
by name-calling, to which many of
the New Dealers have been prone
ever since they came into power.
The Vice President referred not only
in his address, but also in an inter-
view in Detroit, to the American
Fascists" who, by implication, are
opposing the President and himself.
Nothing more destructive of Ameri-
can unity, at time when this coun-
try is at war with Fascisrn, could
have been said. And is it true? Is it
possible that Mr.. Wallace can regard
Iowa, his own State, for instance, as
a hotbed of Fascism? Yet Iowa, in
the 1910 election, turned it's back on
both the President and his running
mate, Mr.. Wallace, and in 1912 sent
a complete Republican delegation to
the House. Are these Iowans who
disagree with him American Ease
lists? If we are going to begin calling
names, can we not also begin naming
names?
Name calling breeds name calling.
There has been too much OF it for
the welfare of the United States, on
both New Deal and anti-New Deal
sides of the fence. Surely it is time
to call truce in this mud singing,
when our sons-the sons of Repub-
licans and Democrats, of New Dealers
and Old Dealers-are giving their
lives in defense of the Nation.
Evening star., 1943-07-27

Not all of wars effects are bad.
Aircraft now are fitted with most
efficient noise filters. Perhaps some
day the American home and the
American office may be similarly
equipped. -....
Evening star., 1943-07-27

Agricultural experts at Beltsville
have found that roosters can live for
four years without gizzards, thereby
proving that these are nonessential
organs. Perhaps nonessential to the
fowl, but distinctly utilitarian to the
cook concocting giblet gravy.
Evening star., 1943-07-27

For sale at a bargain: one round
Astrakhan cap, fine condition, size
8l4, decorated with diamond buckle
and exceptionally fine egret plume;
also handsomely jeweled dagger. No
reasonable offer refused. Address
B. NJ. Rome, Italy.
Evening star., 1943-07-27
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Driter, although the use of
a pseudonyn1 for publication Is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters 1uith
a UieD to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-07-27

Scientists tell us that some mos
quitoes bite only in the shade; others
in sunlight: still others at twilight,
and a fourth category only at night.
This seems to be the original round
the clock bombing
Evening star., 1943-07-27

There Is reported friction between
high Nazi officials in Sicily. Nazis
being what they are, friction be-
tween any two of them must be some
"roughage."
Evening star., 1943-07-27

with the Commissioners, and Mr..
Keech's committee may be counted
on to tell them what to do, how to do
it and what it will cost to put the
registrars Office on modern footing.
Evening star., 1943-07-27

Horses are often burnt to death,
because they are too stupid to get
out Of a burning building, but DON
keys-and 1talians-have better
sense.
Evening star., 1943-07-27

times. He is forced to flout the regula-
ton or to deprive himself Of all relaxa.
tion.
do not play golf.
JAMES A. CANNON, M. D., r. A. C.s.
Former Federal Employe
Would Like New Job.
TO the Editor Of The Star:
see that they are talking about
drafting men for war work, but DO
not think THAI .-,r,ld - --.osary If
they would just reinstate lot of us who
have been let out because of Federal
agencies moving to other cities.
When I was working tried to be as
conscientious as possible. never had
to sign leave slip for being tardy nor
was I absent Unless 1t was absolutely
necessary.
When my agency was moved I did not
mind 1t so much because my husband,
who was veteran Of the last war and
who was called back when this one was
declared, has been in q hospital with
heart trouble and needed time to visit
him.
However, now that he Is about to be
sent home to recuperate, would appre-
ciate very much going back to work.
A READER.
Critic Of Education Office
Rejoices in Removal Order.
To the Editor OF The Star:
An amusing letter, apparently from an
employe of the United States Once of
Education and signed "A Liberal" ap-
peared in The Star recently. The writer
Of 1t complained because the office has
to move into Temporary Building M at
Twenty-sixth and streets. !
Those of us of the sections Of the War
other war agencies located in temporary
buildings, who are doing real war work.
are little astonished over the walls
that the Education Once has to step
down from Its luxurious location in the
South Interior Building to make way
for a real war agency, one that is going
to take over the operation OF the coal
mines. ~
It seems the argument advanced by
"A Liberal" is that the ofice stands as
a bulwark for democracy. Yet the facts
are precisely opposite. E.. B. White,
writing in q recent issue of Harpers
Magazine, revealed that the High School
Victory Corps, pet project Of the ONCE,
for which the Congress refused funds
last year, was exactly the kind Of prof.
ect the Nahs would adopt for their
schools. That thousands Of the Ma.
tion's schools. are opposed to such use
less regimentation is shown by the fact
that only = small proportion OF them
will have anything to do with 1t.
Instead OF the ONCE supplying "edu-
cational leadership" it is well known
that there Is no educational leadership
worthy of the name in the United
States today. The chief reason Is that
the once of Education has become the
No. / bureaucracy Of the New Deal. Now
that these buresucrats have to move
down to the plane Of the lesser mortas
who are doing essential war work,
squeaks from the swivel chairs rend the
air.
How are the mighty fallenl
JusrAAERE wARwoRKER.
Evening star., 1943-07-27

,Prophecies-The contents of this
32-page booklet include predictions OF
Nostradamus, who is perhaps the
most celebrated Of all prophets and
certainly the most discussed at the
present time, as we'll as the Story of
Prophecy, Polish Prophecy, those OF
st. Odile, st. Malachy, Macaulay,
Tolstoi and Mother Shipton. Every
one wants to know what has been
foretold for our times You will en-
joy reading this fascinating booklet.
To secure your copy inclose 10 cents
IN coin, wrapped in this clipping, and
mail to The Star Information Bureau.
Name
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-20
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Newton Young and baby boy were discharged from St. Ann's Hospital yesterday.
 Mrs. John B. Clements, a surgi- cal patient, was discharged from St. Anns yesterday, and returned to her home in Wrangell.
 Rosario Demattio was dismissed from St. Ann's Hospital yesterday after medical care.
 Eric Iverson was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital this morning for medical care.
 Eric and Trudy Iverson entered St. Ann's Hospital this morning for tonsillectomies.
 A son was born to Mrs. Joe Johnson at the Government Hos pital last evening.
 Empire Classitieds Payl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-20

Many times, in the years we've been serving the Alaska trade, we've wished that our Ships might have been made of rubber. Or some stretchable substaf1ce which would enable us to stretch them to accommodate some extra last minute passenger, or must-go ton of freight. But never have we wished this so fervently as we do today! l
 sN
 Every extra war-worker we can carry '. /. every extra ton of war material we can stow aboard E. means that just that much. sooner is Mir. Hirohito going to start wondering why in hell he
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-20

When Col. Archibald King, now chief of the War Plans Division, Judge Advocate Generals office, was assigned in the fall of 1899 to prepare field manual on military government, he sent for Hunts four volume report, brushed off the dust of its 25 years in the ar- chives, and made it the basis of his booklet.
 Until the country was at war, little more needed to be done, but after Pearl Harbor the conferences began. Robert P Patterson, Under Secretary, credits most of the sub- sequent planning to Maj. Gen. AL len w. Gullion, Provost Marshall General of the Army, and Brig. Gen. Cornelius w. Wickersham, who came into the picture when it was decided to open a military government school and he was chosen as it's head.
 Assistant Secretary of War John J. McCloy was one of the planners, as was Brig Gen. E. s. Greenbaum, Patterson's executive officer. And the practical advice of Harold H. Neff, based on his years of person.
 
 al experience with foreign peoples and affairs, contributed heavily to the formulation of aims and poli- cies. Neff, an assistant to the Un- der Secretary, is a former profess sor of international law at the University of Virginia
 From the top department staff down to the officer in charge of charitable institutions in an occu- pied town, the Army has adopted Hunts recommendation to prepare for military government, and not rely on the hit-or-rliss methods that prevailed from 1903 to 1918.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-20
Man Responsible for
 AMG0T Is Dead;p Policy
 Advocated Being Used

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-20
3S6I. YOU'RE HELPING
 SPEED THE DAY!
(No. , of a series)

started this war anyway. And wishing that he hadn't
 And the sooner we set the little yellow emperor right in his think ing, the sooner we are all going to get back to living our normal, peaceful existence.
 So, next time you are unable to get berth, or cargo space, on an Alaska vessel, remember that the soldier, or workman in that berth you couldn't get, or the war material in the cargo space you couldn't have, is helping speed that day when Alaska will again be Alaska one of the happiest, healthiest, most thoroughly-livable areas on the face of the earth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-20
SALMON PACK BETTER THAN LAST SEASON

Alaska's salmon pack as of Aug list ' totaled 3,791 All cases com pared to 2,786,788 cases on the same date last year, the U. s. Fish and Wildlife Service reports.
 A total of 76 canneries are oper- ating compared to II last season The pack figures included 1,886,00O cases of reds, 1,2o4 900 pif1ks, 588,- 900 chums, 65,O00 echoes and 46,- 900 kings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-20
Only 100000 New
 Autos Left Now

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20-An Of- flee of Price Administration execu- tive discloses that the nation has only 100000 new cars left out of a stockpile of 50O000 unused auto mobiles which were frozen in Janu- ary, 1922
 At the same time, the high placed official revealed that OPA authori- ties are at work on plans to end a "sellers' strike" caused by the re- fusal of dealers to part with the new machines to holders of ration certificates
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-20
RESELL
 FOR NEW ]. COMMAND

: BOMBAY, Aug 20. - Maj Gen. Bissel today gave up command of 'the United States Tenth Air Force in India and will be succeeded by Brig. Gen. Howard Davidson.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Maj. Gen Bissell has been selected for new assignment of great impor- tance," says an official announce ment. He will return to the Unit ed States within a few days.
 Bissell completed his first year as, command of the Tenth Air Force Eyesterday at Burma During the year he poured increasingly heavy bomb loads on Burma, even operat- ing through the monsoon season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-20
MINER HERE

Addle Book, miner from Tofty, Alaska, arrived in Juneau yester- day with Pan American Airways from Fairbanks enroute to Seattle for medical attention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-20
sITKANs ON WAY HOME

Henry Heino and George Lane, both of Sitka, arrived in Juneau Wednesday with Pan American Air ways from Fairbanks. They are re- turning to Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-20
TIDES TOMORROW

High tide-5:50 am, 14.5 feet. Low tide-11 50 am, 20 feet.
 High tide-6:1O pm, 16.2 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-20
ATTENTION PIONEERS
OF ALASKA

You are asked to attend the fun eral of Bro. John Began which will be held from the Catholic Church Saturday, Aug. 21, at g am. adv.
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