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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
Santa Claus to 4rriue AbOard Steamer Aldsk0;
 Festivities Are Pl0r,ned

Santa Claus is on his way to Ju- neau! When the steamship Alaska pulls away from Pier in Seattle tomorrow morning the name of S.. Claus will head the passenger list; each mast will be decorated with a huge Christmas tree; and in the hold will be stored toys, packages of candy, apples, and oranges that Santa is bringing to 6,500 girls and boys. This is the good news which arrived here today from L. w. Baker, traffic manager of the Alaska Steamship Company.
 Chief Assistant to Santa Claus will again this year be Kenneth Cross. of the Alaska Line, who will act as Master ot-Ceremon1es, di- recting a group of entertainers in staging a program for the grown ups" on shipboard while the young sters rush Santa. Among others of Santa's aSSistants-and nearly ev- cry passenger on the Christmas ship cruise considers himself a self-ap- pointed assistant to Kris Kringle- are: Ida Dillon, Monique Thomas, Doris Greenwood, Helen Stewart orchestra members, and Beatrice Nelson, contralto. Art Stewart, as- sistant general passenger agent of the Alaska Steamship Company, will
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
g PASSENGERS
 ABOARD ALASKA FOR THIS PORT

SEATTLE, Dec. 18.-Steamer Ar aska, the Santa Claus ship this year, is scheduled to sail north Sunday noon and will have about 88 first class and 12 steerage passengers aboard according to bookings this afternoon which are practically complete.
 The following passengers are book Cd for Juneau:
 Miss Lee Bremner, Ben Pisareff, Mrs. B. H. Kraft, Mrs. A. Boyd, Tine Rev F. R. Cloudy, Albert Jano- serat, Carl Gustafson, Tom Raptis, ID. w Phillips, John Witer, William Or1ne, Mrs. M. Baldwin, Merriam Webb, Mrs Mary Webb MT. and Mrs. c. H. Warehouse, Mrs. Nora Lozzie, Sam Asp, Mrs. R. R. Brown, J. c. Pavasioff and wife, N. D. Will Hams, MT and Mrs. Victor Kuo, Robert McClain, Miss Iris Moore. Mrs. A. M Bender, Mrs. Catherine Nye, Beth Nymer, Mrs. V. A. Naitz and infant, Kathern Laughter.
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act as official host aboard ship, and also assisting will be MT. and Mrs. M. D. King of the city ticket of flee.
 This will be Santa's first appear ance on the Christmas ship in two years as the cruise had to be aban- doned last year because of the wa terfront tieup, and the many chil- dren who missed him last year are looking forward with double enthu- siasm to his arrival this Christ mas.
 According to H. O. Adams, local Alaska Line agent, the Alaska is scheduled to arrive in Juneau We'd nesday of next week, definite hour will be announced in Tuesdays Empire
 Everyone is invited to go aboard and take part in the Christmas fes- tivities. Of course, Santa, accom- panied by his party, will make visits to Shut-ins, hospitals, and institu- tions wherever possible along the route.
 Cities to be visited on the 1887 Christmas trip include: Juneau, Wrangell, Petersburg, Haines and Chilkoot Barracks, Cordova, Valdez Seward, Anchorage and Palmer in Matanuska Valley.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
HECTOR Mel FAN
 WILL REENTER INSURANCE HERE
Employment Agent at A. J. to Succeed Bert Elstad
 Who Goes to Interior

Bert Elstad, manager in Alaska for the Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association and also the United Benefit Life Insurance Com pany of Omaha, Nebraska, complet- ed negotiations today whereby Hec- tor Mclean, well known employ ment agent of the Alaska Juneau Mining Company, will succeed him as manager for the above named companies in Alaska.
 MT Mclean said he was leaving the employment of the A. J. Co., on December 31.
 MT Mclean has had many years of experience in insurance business, as he was representing the Manu- lecturers Life Insurance Go. of Tor onto. Canada. from 1927 to 1882, in this vicinity and as part time agent for the Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association for two years when F. s. Scobee was manager for Alaska for the companies.
 
 MT. Mclean will take over the management January l, and MT El- stead, who expects to leave for the south in a short time, will return to Alaska and vii be assistant man. ager for the same companies at the Westward and in the interior of AL aska. This has become necessary due to the increasing volume of bus mess the companies hay experienced during the past two years, neces- sitating closer personal attention.
 Herbert H. Mclean, who has been employed in Bert Elstad's insurance office since early last summer, will continue in the office as assistant to the manager. Miss Elizabeth Haviland, who has been employed by MT. Elstad in the position of cashier. and accountant, for about two years, and with seven years in- surance experience in Seattle, will be retained in the same position by MT. Mclean.
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You have a responsibility to the peo- pie"
 Mayor Judson explained that was what the Council was trying to do find out about it-and what the committee was working on. He said the report had not been approved by the Council but merely accepted.
 Albert White demanded an answer from the Council on whether they would put a power proposition on the spring ballot. When questioned, he explained that all he wanted was the question of whether or not the voters favored public ownership lof utilities.
 That's a lot of hooey," stated City Attorney Frank Foster. That's like asking a colored boy if he likes watermelon. There is a regular way provided by law for handling what you have before you here, but this sort of thing gets you nowhere. If Mir White brings up proposition in 
 regular form before the Council then it is up to the Council to act as it sees fit"
 Several verbal clashes followed with personalities dealt in freely before Councilman MacKinnon moved to pay the bills, bringing the two-hour talkfest to a conclusion. Before winding up its regular busi- ness, the Council decided to buy new police patrol as Chief Dan Ral- Iston reported the present one about worn out Purchase is to be made of a GMC through Connors Motors for $950, with trade-in allowance of $275 on the old truck.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
DOUBLE TREE CHRISTMAS ON
 BOARD HAIDA
Big Festive Dinner Being Planned for Holi-
 day Feast

Two Christmas trees will mark the festivities of the holidays on the Coast Guard cutter Haida.
 There will be a dinner table on Christmas day, heaped with all the good things the Christmas occasion demands, under the tutored hands of Chief Commissary Steward Rob- ert W. Ayers and Cooks Harold S. Morin, Ray Greenburg and Kermit c Knutson
 A Christmas tree will be deco rated in the officers quarters and another tree will illuminate the crew quarters.
 Christmas baskets will be given to ten families of crew members on he Haida who are living in town.
 Ensign Russel Waesche, Jr., is the Santa Claus who is handling the Haida Christmas party
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
Republicans Get
 Bump on Measure
 In Subcommittee
Substitute Bill on Corpor- ate Taxes Is Vot-
 ed Down

WASHINGTON, Dec Is. The Republican substitute measure for undistributed corporate profits taxes has been defeated in the House Subcommittee, Chairman Vinson announced.
 The vote was six to three along partisan lines Chairman Vinson said the plan which Representative Crowther submitted, would have decreased Federal revenues $4l6,- 100000, had it been in effect this yttr.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
PURPLE BUBBLE BALL
 TO BE HELD TONIGHT

The outstanding social event on the Elks calendar for the year will take place this evening when scores of Juneau and Douglas residents gather for the annual Purple Bubble Ball to be held in the Elks ballroom
 Wesley Barrett and his band will play for the affair.
 Howard Simmons is chairman of the event for which purple balloons and favors will add the traditional note.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
Trap FranCO'S Lines
 With Big Push
Government Forces Are Reported Making
 Important Coup

MADRID, Dec. Is. n A slashing three day offensive by Government forces has trapped Generalissimo Francois troops along the Aragon line.
 A ring of soldiers was thrown around the Insl-rgent forces three days ago in a surprise counter thrust by Loyalist troops, and Teruel, sou then spearhead of Franco's Aragon line has become the scene of one of the most crucial battles of the more than year old Spanish Civil War.
 All communications from Teruels have been cut and observers say fierce fighting is taking place with in the city. Press representatives say it may be the key battle to tho whole war
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
MISS PETERSON,
 MIR. GLENN WILL
 BE WED TONIGHT

Miss Martha Peterson, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ed Anderson, will become the bride of MT. Albert Glenn, yeoman aboard the US.CG cutter Haida, at a ceremony to be performed at the Anderson resi- dence at 6:30 o'clock this evening.
 Miss Peterson attended school in Juneau and has many friends here. She and MT. Glenn will travel aboard the Haida to Seattle on De- cember 27, returning here two months later to make their home.
 House dust, flour and cornstarch are dangerous explosives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
LOCkheed EIeCtraS
 Bring in Fourteen

Fourteen passengers arrived from Fairbanks today aboard two Pacific Alaska Airways Lockheed Electras
 They are George Hellerich, Der hard Justin, Harvey Hautala. Bill Hautala, MT. and Mrs. Jeffries, A. Peacock, MT. Simply, D. c. Beyer, e. E. Mclean, Miss Beverly De- Priest, Carl E. Johnson and MT. and Mrs. s. E. Earling.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
RAINBOW GIRL
 INITIATION IS
 TO BE TONIGHT

Three new members will be initi- ated at the meeting of the Order of Rainbow Girls this evening at 730 o'clock in the Scottish Rite Temple.
 Miss Alberta Porter, worthy ad- wiser, will preside at the ceremony, and on the refreshment committee are Miss Edithbelle Heller, Miss Christina Nielsen, and Miss Mildred Webster.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
MORNING MINING
 CLASSES START
 HERE ON MONDAY

H. G. Wilcox of the University of Alaska extension department, who is conducting mining short course classes here, announced today that morning classes would be started Monday, beginning at 10 am. in
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the quarters above Chet Ellis store on South Seward.
 The regular evening classes will be continued as usual and MT Will COX reported that 75 are now regis tered for the work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
HAIDA SAILING SET

The Coast Guard cutter Haida will cast off it's lines from the Gov ernment wharf at 9 p. m. Sunday, December 26 for Puget Sound and it's annual overhaul The sailing date was announced this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
MRS. BALDWIN COMING

Mrs Grant Baldwin, who has been south several months, is to be a pas senber for Juneau aboard the AL aska sailing from Seattle tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18

A species of snail, found in lime stone waters around Americus, Ga, can rise to the top of a pond or sink to the bottom by pumping water into or out of an air chamber.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18

Consumption of limestone for soil improvement use has increased from 120,000 tons in 1893 to an estimated million tons this year
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18

The Philippine government has hired 30 Japanese fishing experts to teach Filipinos the art of fishing,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18

Jack Culver, 4-year-old boy of Gadsden Ala, prefers big black cigars to candy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18

The State of Alabama is TIT years old.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-18
COUNCIL TO ASK FOR NEW REPORT FROM LIGHT co.
Councilmen Reject Gross Request to Count His
 Straw Vote Ballots

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Evening star., 1937-06-15

is the eighth OF its class, which Is
called the 1888 program. Five OF its
sister ships-the U. S. S. Porpoise,
Pike, Tarpon, Perch and Pickerel-
have already passed final acceptance
trials with success. The U. S. S.
Permit is now on shakedown cruise.
which is taking it to Caribbean ports,
the Canal Zone, Houston, Tex; New
Orleans, Jacksonville, Fla, and will
be complete at New London, Conn, on
July 2. The U. S. S. Shark, the sixth
Of the 1888 program, has not yet fin
ished its completion trials.
In dungarees, the traditional uni
form of the submarine sailor, men,
bers of the crew were going about
their regular tasks aboard the Plunger
yesterday afternoon. A routine exam
ination of the hull was being made
by diver from the Diving School at
the Washington Navy Yard-W. r.
Hollingsworth, who is a water tender,
second class. E. A. Beshore, ships
filter, second class, also attached to
the Diving School, was at the tele-
phone, for while the diver was moving
about on the floor OF the Anacostia
River he was constantly in communi-
cation with the men on the pier. The
diver reported that all was well below
and that the "shakedown cruise" has
shown that the craft has weathered
her long cruise well.
Evening star., 1937-06-15

conspicuous sign, "U. S. S. Plunger.
No visitors allowed" is posted at the
gangway and the deck watch, with
gun strapped to his leg, is there to see
the order in enforced. Visitors who are
allowed the special privilege of the
deck are not permitted to go below.
The ship is air conditioned and is
equipped with very modern machin-
cry, the nature of which is mill
tary secret carefully guarded. There
are only 49 men in the crew-a sur
prisingly small number when one
considers that it is a craft of 1880
tons displacement.
Five officers are aboard With Lieut..
Russell are Lieut.. A. R. Joyce, execu-
tive officer; Lieut.. o. gD G. K. Nc
Kenzie, engineering officer; Lieut.. q.
g. M. R. Jensen, gunnery officer, and
Lieut.. g. g. j. H. Campbell, commu-
nications officer
Painted black, unlike the general
run Of Warships, which wear a gray
coat, the Plunger is 29O feet long. Its
Evening star., 1937-06-15
UNCLE SANS newest pig boat"

7 UNCLE SANS newest pig boat"
Which Is to say that the
new submarine U. S. S.
Plunger has arrived at the Washington
Navy Yard, to be here until it leaves
Saturday morning for Newport, R. I.
The vessel is on the last lap Of its
"shakedown cruise" which has taken
1t to the West Coast of South America
and 1t has stood the pace well.
Submarines are now named for fish,
but the Plunger honors one of the
hrst submarines in the Navy, which
was so designated.
Its commanding officer, Lieut.. G.. L,
Russell, is an old Washingtonian, who,
had two tours of duty at the Judge
Advocate Generals Office at the Navy
Department. On his first assignment
here the lieutenant was a law student
at George Washington University. from
which he secured his bachelor of laws
degree, and he is a member of the bar
OF the District Of Columbia. Follow
Ing sea duty he came back to the
Judge Advocate Generals Office for
duty and was engaged in legal work.
Lieut.. Russell is proud of his new
craft, which was placed in commission
IN November. The Plunger left Ports
mouth, N. H., on April 10, and departed
from New York five days later. Its
itinerary lay down to the West Indies,
through the Panama Canal and down
the west coast Of South America.
The skipper said today there are
many momentoes of that trip aboard
including stuffed alligators, trinkets of
various kinds, pajamas, robes and
perfumes, as gifts from friends and
keepsakes of the trip. Officers and
men have nice tropic coat of tan.
On its trip back to the United States
ports the ship put in at Miami and
Charleston, S. c. The cruise will be
completed at Newport on June %.
Although the Plunger is the latest
word tn submarines, mighty little is
being made public about the craft, A
Evening star., 1937-06-15
MATTS0N KIDNAP
SUSPECT CHECKED
q. S. Agents Believe They Have
Right Men.-Send Fingerprints
to Washington.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 15.-Federal agents
were checking today the story told
by a 3l-year -old prisoner who they
said bore an unusually close re-
semblance" to the kidnaper and
slayer of Charles Mattson.
Police Sergt. George Wragg said
the man, who gave the name of Bert
Madsen when arrested Friday, as
serted he was In Sioux City, Iowa,
from December %, 1896. until last
January l.
Ten-year-old Charles Mattson, son
OF wealthy Tacoma, Wash. ply
sician, was kidnapped from his home
last December 27.
The sergeant said that when the
man was picked up here while tamper-
ing with parked automobile he
noticed the resemblance to an artists
sketch OF the kidnaper and asked
Department Of Justice agents to view
him.
THE Government agent questioned
Evening star., 1937-06-15

Madsen and said he thinks we've got
the right man." Wragg said. His
fingerprints were sent to Washington
for examination.
Wragg said the prisoner had ad-
mitted serving jail terms in Milwau-
kee, Sioux City, Iowa: Pittsburgh,
Omaha and Denver,
Evening star., 1937-06-15

front OF her home. Police said the girl
told them she was talking to a friend
IN the car when 1t started suddenly.
She was treated at Providence Hos.
pital.
Evening star., 1937-06-15
Girl Hurt in Fall From Car.

Catherine Jackson, II, Of 462 Mary
land avenue southwest, was cut and
bruised last night when she fell from
the running board OF an automobile In
Evening star., 1937-06-15

keel was laid in July, 1885, and 1t
was built at the Portsmouth, N. H.,
Navy Yard. The white letters "P-8"
appear at the bow, signifying that It
Evening star., 1937-06-15
Marine Reserves to Drill.

The 5th Regiment OF the Marine
Corps Reserve will hold a drill at 8:3G
o'clock tonight at 458 Indiana avenue.
Evening star., 1937-06-15

Johore. Malaga, has a new military
airport.
Evening star., 1937-06-13

These energetic Millards live in a beautiful home
on Hillcrest Rd., Caldwell. N. J. They're real
Shredded Wheat fans, and give it plenty of credit
for their active, alert days.
Left to right: Charles, Jr., 2s-travel his hobby,
and he has already seen most of the world; Ellis,
Evening star., 1937-06-13

l6-Caldwell High School, knows horses and
wants to be ranchman; Avery. l8-Freshman at
Colgate, out for track team studying medicine;
Mrs. Millard; Betty Jane, studying piano,
accomplished on skis and ice skates David, 21-
Senior at Colgate u; Mr. Millard
Evening star., 1937-10-29
What Price Planning?

Of Ideas.

This Government has q positive
mania for amateurs. II you have ever
been In business, it seems to argue,
business has corrupted you. Therefore,
let us put in control of business any
body except business man. Let us
put laymen into the Supreme Court
and lawyers into the S. E. C. Let us
send Columbia students to direct
Southern farmers and farmers to
direct the Treasury If a man knows
nothing about what he is doing, he
won't corrupt it. Stop a minute!
Bright new ideal Maybe he'll ruin it.
(Heresy! Anti-liberalism.)
Look what England's done, they say
Yes. Look at it. With an incompa-
rable tradition Of responsible govern
ment, trained and incorruptible
civil service, and a natural bent to
move cautiously With all its social
ameliorations, the British government
has never passed surplus profits tax
or a capital gains tax, and even the
talists on the subject. on the theory
that as long as you live under capi-
tahsm and are not prepared to abolish
it and substitute something else, but
expect it to furnish the funds to pay
the bills, you had better let it function.
No Supermen, at That.
And the British aren't supermen,
either. They got into fine jam with
Walter Elliotts planned economy for
agriculture. When they did, they
didn't look around for villain. They
changed the program.
They have weakness for the Royal
Commission. They try to pick good,
disinterested brains, and put them to
work on knotty problem. with plenty
Of time. Then they consider the re-
sults-operi- -mindedly.
Look at the Swedes, people say
They do lot of planning. But you
can park your bicycle on the roadside
in Sweden-where bicycles are the
peoples automobiles. and come back
in a week and it will still be there.
They say that in some provinces
IIlhu dCCuSCu VI filuIucI Id dShcu W
swear on the Bible and say whether
he did it o. not. If he says he didn't,
he goes free. Maybe this is just a
parable. but it reflects something
When Kruger went broke the whole
world was appalled,. Not because he
was a crook. but because he was a
crook and a Swede. In such a
country you can do some things you
can't do in this one.
Light From Pericles Grafton.
In the Pericles funeral grafton are
these words:
We do not look on discussion as a
hindrance to action; the real i'm
pediment to action is the want of that
knowledge which discussion should
give beforehand We have a peculiar
power of thinking before we act and
then of acting, although other men
are courageous from ignorance but
hesitate upon reflection"
We don't even discuss between
agencies concerned with the same
materials and objectives. (Now We
shall-through the medium of Jimmie
Roosevelt, my little son." aged 29)
Evening star., 1937-10-29

is operative in the situation. That
force is represented by the President
of the United States, who appoints
the National Labor Relations Board,
which in turn can exercise through
the Wagner Act discretionary power
to decide in each case whether the
bargaining unit shall be a craft union
or an industrial union. Mr. Roosevelt
alone stands between drastic amend
ment of the Wagner Act and main-
tenance of the present act in continu-
GUS operation for a while.
So far as the general public is con-
cerned, the demand is for an end to
jurisdictional disputes that cause in
terruption to work, disputes in which
the struggle is not between employer
and employe, but between workers
and workers. Many millions Of dol
lars have been lost in the economic
battle on this front and until the fric-
ton is ended there will be no genuine
progress toward the establishment of
progressive and ell-poised labor
movement in America, so essential to
economic evolution.
(Copyright. 1877
Evening star., 1937-10-29
Z the British financial and indus

is sympathy Of the British financial and indus
trial potentates.
cordially President RoopeHs speech
He adopted different attitude But
outside contributed nothing ease
the International wdrnno to the japanese
passed Not ord suggested departure
from majestic posture mmobtlty Which His Majesvs
government British government proud because
inflicted it,
governmental crisis the Brussels conference
that its main
raion md accepted by the japanese
will
other nations might
a action to refuse to sell Japan oil and
the prosecution OF the IN
suggested seDerd times the last teD months
willing Join such unonal embargo
either the initiative
indications the Netherlands government
distinctly 1881 Mr. Stmson
the ball rolling from Wash
that the British would follow him. Sir John Simon
Britain let Stimson down badly
be let Anthony Eden They
than did five After ALL
twice indicated that Sumaa
later
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Queen of those
jewels yet
the diplomats commemorative British
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