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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-09
Japan
Will Take Step,
Alaska Fishing
Nationals Will Be Barred,
Declares Miller Free
man, of Seattle

SEATTLE, Dec. 9.-Miller Free
man, of Seattle, Chairman of the
Joint Committee for Protection of
Pacific Coast Fisheries, predicts
that Japan will bar her nationals
from fishing in the Alaska area.
This will be done, Freeman says, in
the interest of harmonious relations
between the United States and ia
pan.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-09
KILLED NATE;
TO FACE JURY

COOLING, Idaho, Dec. 9.-Mrs.
Genevieve Pruett. SO. has been
ordered to stand trial in the District
Court on charge of numbering her
husband, Donald Pruett, Is, of Los
Angeles, on November "a.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-09

Both Irwin S. Cobb and Hum
phrey Cobb wrote books entitled
Paths of Glory"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-09
INVADERS ARE
HELD BACK BY
DEFENSE FIRE
Artillery On Strongly Forti-
fed Mountain Re
peal Attack
DAY-LONG BATTLE
BRINGS NO RESULT
Former Capital May BE
come Scene of Horrors
of War" U)ltimatum

LLETIN - NANKING,
Dec. .. Japanese aerial at
tackers pounded this former
Capital of China all day long
but tonight the Chinese still
held positions around the city.
the artillery hammering stead
lily. The Japanese are closing In
on the south and southeast but
thus far the Japanese are able
to bring only the Iightest artiI-
lery into play.
Il u l. LETIN - SHANGHAI.
Dec. 9.-The Japanese command
has issued an ultimatum de-
manding the surrender of Nan
king by s o'clock tonight, Pa
cific Coast Time. threatening
otherwise that the city will "be-
come scene Of the horrors of
war"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-09
Yardsticks of the Future

What has she gained?
l asked that question the other
day--of man who has spent his
life in important posts in the Orient
and in Washington. Here's what he
said:
Japan does not know what she
has gained because all her newly
won ground is relatively undevelop-
ed. But of course, there are yard
sticks TO indicate what the future
holds y
First, the political yardstick.
Japan will be responsible for the
welfare of 10000, 900 or more peo-
pie, who for many years have been
bled white by war lords. Frequently
the countryside has been overrun by
soldiers. Business has been stunt
ed, mines have been shut down,
transportation tied up.
Japan already is beginning to
bring order out of chaos in Man
choukuo. The point is, can she
complete the job, and do the same
thing for North China in the near
future? Nobody knows. But it's
pretty clear that she can give North
China stable government, and stable
government is the keystone of de-
velopment and progress.
Next, the military yardstick.
Japan has driven a broad wedge
into Asia between China and pow
erful Russia Sy taking Man
choukuo, Japan cut off Russia from
year-round rail and port connec-
lions with the Pacific, leaving her
only Vladivostok. a port that clogs
with ice in winter.
Wealth of Natural Resources
fContin1lpd on Paoa TUo1
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-09
Japan's Conquest in China;
What 1t Means. Told TerseIy
BY MORGAN NJ. BEATTY
AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The far
eastern military terms and Chinese
labels galloping through the news
papers these days can be translated
into one simple English sentence:
Japan has hands on about all OF
China she wants, or can hold. for
the time being
Now let's see what that means to
China, Japan, and the map of Asia.
We will have to go back to 1881
when Japan took over Manchuria
and renamed it Manchoukuo. That
brought half million square miles
under Japanese influence.
The recent foray into the five
provinces of North China has given
the island empire another half mil
lion square miles.
It's easy enough to add these
two chunks of territory. They to-
tai million square miles of Moth
er Earth. In United States mileage,
tnat would be the eastern half OF
the country, from the Atlantic ocean
to the Mississippi, with Louisiana
and Arkansas thrown in
There's reason why Japan prob
ably will stop where she is. Most
competent authorities will tell you
a million square miles is all any
modern nation can digest in a cou-
pie of gulps. That would mean
you could charge off all the blood
and thunder around Shanghai and
Marking as so much hopping up.
That leaves Japan with the prob
lem of keeping her wings over Man
chukuo and the five North China
provinces-Chahar Hopei, Shansi,
Suiyuan and Shantung.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-09

UNDERGOES TONSILECTOMY
Patsy Walthers underwent a tom
silectomy yesterday afternoon at the
Juneau Medical and Surgical Clinic.
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Wealth of Natural Resources
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20

of the new ABB is 201 miles an hour
and cruising speed 1854; this COM
pares with 1872 and 157 for the S42.
Two Transatlantic Routes.
The new clipper is standing ready
for the China run, which completes
an all-American air mail route cir
cling more than half the world. Air
line distance from New York to
Hong Kong is about 11,600 miles,
while the distance around the globe
in that latitude is some 81 1000
miles. The planes beat the fastest
surface transportation between
Hong Kong and New York by Is
days, making the trip in 61h days.
On the transatlantic flight, two
routes will be used, the southern
route taking preference over the
northern in bad weather. They were
described by Louis Ludlow, con-
gresham from Indiana who con-
Quoted hearings concerning the es-
tablishment of trans Atlantic air
mail rates:
"The distance by the Northern
route from New York to London
via Shediac, Nova Scotia, and Ire
land" he explained, sis 3,418 miles.
The step-off from Newfoundland to
Ireland is a sheer distance of more
than 1000 miles over water, with
out any landing places. By the
Southern route the distance from
New York to London is about 5000
miles, but the hazard of flight is
relieved by numerous landing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20

places. The various legs of this
flight are as follows: New York to
Bermuda, 773 miles; Bermuda to
Azores, 2,067 miles; Azores to Lis
bon, 1850 miles; Lisbon to Gironde,
600 miles; Gironde to London, 500
miles; total, 1899 miles.
''The northern route, it will be
seen, is the shorter of the two routes
by more than 1880 miles, but the
safety factors are on the side of
the southern route, and will be I'M
til more experience has been ac-
quired in combating storms and ice
in the high northern ATTITUDES. I'm
til such time, therefore, it is ex-
pected that most of the flying will
be by the southern route, which
is safe at all seasons of the year.
The scheduled time for making the
flight by the northern route will be
between "a and 80 hours and by
the southern route between SO and
40 hours. When we recall that the
fastest steamships the Queen
Mary and the Normandie-consum
days and 20 hours making the
transatlantic trip from port to port,
we have an idea of the extent to
which the new air service will
quicken mail, passenger and ex-
press transportation.
War Department Approves.
''Two departments of the govern
ment-the Post Office department
and the State department-are
deeply interested in the establish
ment of this transatlantic air serv-
ice," the Indiana legislator told
members of the house. "It also is
cordially approved by the War de-
partment, which sees nothing objec-
tionable to it from a national de-
tense standpoint. AS an argument
against delay it is commended that it
would be in the interest of America
to close the matter at once while it
has British acquiescence.
cit is pointed out that the United
States has no way to send air mail
to Europe now, or at any time in
the future, unless Britain allows it
to get there as the termini and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20

Save Stockings-If stockings
persistently wear out at the toes,
try buying them one-half size
larger.
Protecting Mirrors-Keep mir
rors out of the sun-it will cause
spots and other blemishes.
Rust Remover-Onion juice will
remove rust from tableware.
Devilled Egg Lillies-Hard cook
as many eggs as there are to be
servings. Chill, then peel care
fully. With sharp knife cut
strips from the large end to the
center; remove yolks, mash and
season with salt, pepper, mayon-
naise and a little Worcestershire
sauce. Carefully refill cavities
having the white strips form the
petals of the oily" Lay each on
a bed of curly endive. Accom-
pany with cheese straws.
Stewed Macaroni - Boil one
pound macaroni in milk and wa
ter for three-quarters of an hour,
adding one-fourth ounce butter,
salt, and an onion stuck with
cloves. Afterwards, drain the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20

intermediate landing points are con-
trolled by the British. This is true
as to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland
and Ireland on the northern route,
and Bermuda and the Azores on
the southern route. The Azores are
Portuguese territory, but conceded
to be under the British sphere of
influence.
1.-THE Post Office department visu-
allies immediate success for the
service and a complete fulfillment
of expectations in a big way" Lud-
low continued. whether or not
it's optimism is we'll founded re-
mains to be seen, but certainly all
of the factors of success seem to
be in the equation. The air mail
postage rate proposed for trans-At-
lantic mail is Is cents per letter of
one-half ounce and Is cents addi-
tional for each half ounce or frac-
ton thereof. This compares with
the existing foreign mail rate of S
cents an ounce and 8 cents for each
additional half ounce. The service
contemplates the use of air mail all
the way from point of origin to point
of destination.
BIASED on close calculation of the
prospective volume of mail, the de-
partment products that at the Is
cent rate, the revenues would pay
the contractual obligations at So per
mile and the service would be self
sustaining from the start, which
would differentiate it very markedly
from the air service to China,
which, although it has been in OPP
Grafton since November %, 1885,
still registers a big annual deficit.
Air Mail 81 Mile.
''The picture of the transatlantic
air mail that is in the minds of the
Post Office department officials Wis
ualizes London as the funnel
through which air mail from all
over Europe will be gathered and
sent to America.
ION the other hand, New York is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20

visualized as the funnel through
which mail coming from the Orient,
all countries in the Western Henri
sphere north of Brazil, and all of
the United States will pass on the
way to London and points in Eu-
rope. From Hong Kong to San
Francisco is six days by the China
Clipper service; from San Francis
CO to New York is one day by fast
plane, and from New York to Lon
don will be 80 hours, so that mail
from Hong Kong crossing North
America will reach London in eight
or nine days by transatlantic air.
mail.
while the contract for carrying
the transatlantic air mail at a
maximum cost of So mile will be
awarded on the basis of competitive
bids, it is believed there is only one
company in America capable of ex-
ecuting such a huge contract, and
that is the Pan-American, which
carries the mail to South America,
Alaska and China. In England a
like situation prevails, where Impe-
rial anyways, a government-subsi-
died concern, is the outstanding
aviation company. It is probable
that the service would start with
the four-engine clippers that pi-
oneered the Pacific, but testimony
before our subcommittee described
plans for constructing enormous
new ships for this transatlantic
service, one of go tons and one of
125 tons.
''The China Clipper ships now in
operation are about Is or Is tons,
with wing spread of 100 feet. The
new ships will be immensely larger.
1t will be written into the contract
that all airships used in this Amer
lean postal service must be built
in America and that the contractor
shall employ only Americans.
"The Post Office department and
State department believe after ex-
haustive investigations that trans
Atlantic air mail will be very profit
able and desirable from the stand
point of America"
@ Western Newspaper Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20
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macaroni, add three ounces graf
ed cheese, little nutmeg, pep
per, and a little milk or cream.
Stew gently for five minutes and
serve very hot.
Fitting Your Haiti you have
tight felt hat, hold it in the
steam of a boiling kettle. When
the felt is thoroughly damp it is
easy to stretch it to the right size.
Milk Puddings - Orange peel
shredded very finely makes an ex-
cellent fiavoring for milk pud-
dings. It is a pleasant change
from nutmeg when added to rice
pudding or baked custard.
Making Cocoa-Cocoa loses that
raw taste if made with half milk
and half water, then boiled. More
nutritious and digestible, too.
Keeping Cheese Moist-To pre-
vent it from becoming dry, keep
it wrapped in butter muslin, or
in the glazed hygienic paper in
which some bread is wrapped.
Cleaning Combs, Brushes-A
teaspoon of ammonia in a quart
of water will remove all grease
and dirt from combs and brushes,
after which they should be rinsed
and dried in the sun.
Tough Pastry-Too much water
will make pastry tough.
WNU Service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20
Uncle MiG
Says: -
Gould We But Hear

OSdt8 We wi iSe'
We laugh over the "private
lives" of the ancients. What will
posterity think is the funniest
about ours?
True history is the record of the
progress of the human spirit.
You can not really like an ego
tistic man, but at times you ad-
mire him.
A woman with little money, but
much taste, will make a small,
shabby house into "a vineclad
cottage"
They Stand Alone
Dominating natures that always
choose their friends, sometimes
wistfully wish some one would
choose them, just for a change.
Some one said long ago that
"Today's crisis will be tomor-
rows joke" Strikes us that the
funny photographers have been
making jokes about today's crisis
right along.
How cold law is, considering
that it has to deal SO much with
affairs of sentiment.
One regrets his past about as
much when it has been full of emp
| ty boredom as when it has been
full of sinfulness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20

inches. Join together, for tea or
dinner cloth, spread or scarf.
Pattern 1410 contains directions
and charts for making the squares
shown; illustrations of them and
of all stitches used; material re-
quirements.
Send Is cents in stamps or coins
(coins preferred) for this pattern
to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft
Dept, 81 Eighth Ave-, New York,
N. Y.
Write your name, address and
pattern number plainly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20
Dinner Cloth Of ~
Crocheted Lace

Dress up your table, when com
pany's expected, with this stun
ming lace cloth. Crochet either
identical squares, or companion
squares-they're easy fun, and
either way makes a handsome de-
sign as shown. Crochet them OF
string and they'll measure lf
inches; in cotton, they are 6k
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20
BY WILLIAM G. UTLEY

COMMERCIAL flying regular schedule across the Allan
Europe expected become fact in the late
- early fall Five years of research, experiment
study the three prospective operators the
proposed that the time at hand Repeated
the wide Pacific and the blue Caribbean with the giant
clipper ships equipped the operators with the experience
flying the important oceanic of them ALL
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20
To Fit the Need

To Fit the Need
PATIENT understand fish is
good for the brain. Can you rec
ommend anything special?
Doctor-Well, you might begin
with a whale.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20
Careful. There

Careful, There
Dear Old Soul-But, doctor, If
this is going to make me ten years
younger, how do I stand about my
old age pension?-Toronto Globe
Mail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20
He Would

He would
''Have you heard of the timber
merchant who had the phone in
stalled for the first timer"
mo. What happened?"
"Well, he kept putting trunk
calls through to his branchesI"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20

Learning Fast
Officer-Hey! Pull over to the
curb, lady. Do you know you were
doing seventy-five?
Cute She-Isn't it marvelousl-
And I just learned to drive yes
terday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20

And takeit from Buck, Grape-Nuts
Flakes are a real herman treatl
So crisp and crunchy-they're
the fastest breakfast grub you've
ever eaten. And served with whole
milk or cream, and fruit, they pack
more varied nourishment than
many a hearty meal. So ask your
mother to get Grape-Nuts Flakes
right away.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20

Never play with fire unless you
have money to burn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20
BUCK JONES SAYS:

Join Buck Jones' Club-and get the
swell membership pin shown here and
Bucks catalog with pictures in color of
the Al wonderful free prizes. Just fill in
the coupon and mail it to Buck with one
red Nuts Flakes box-top.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-20

A Post e.rsol-mod. by General Food.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
SIT PROTEST
MADE TO ALLEN

A minor "sit-down strike" &C.
Cured in Commissioner George E.
Aliens office, when a white man
and three colored women, dele
gated by the Workers Alliance,
made protest against the Board
of Welfare.
They complained about "strike
breaking tactics" at the Pennsyl-
vania Avenue branch of the Public
Assistance Division, where for the
last three days, IS men and women
have been sitting down" in pro-
test against a relief check cut.
A statement issued by Elwood
Street, welfare director, read in
part:
"The s0-calIed strikers are now
demanding that toilet rooms in
the Public Assistance Division
office, 1929 Pennsylvania Ave-,
be kept open for them at night.
There are no toilet rooms at.
tached to the waiting room.
The only available toilet rooms
are in the rear of the building,
which must be kept locked be-
cause of valuable records and
equipment"
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
Il DUCE BAN 5
BRITISH PRESS

ROME, May 8 G.N.sJ.-In one
Of the most severe measures Of
press sanctions" ever adopted by
one country against another,
Italy today banned all but three
British newspapers.
All italian correspondents in
London were ordered withdrawn.
The action. it was officially an
nounced, was the result of The
attitude assumed by practically
the whole British press toward
Italy and her armed forces"
Only two newspapers Of Lord
Rothermere'S group. which have
proved friendly to Italy and Ger
many, and one Sunday paper
will henceforth be admitted. They
are the London Daily Mail, Eve
ming News and Sunday Observer.
Italy'S action climaxed a long
press war" which began early
In Premier Mussolini'S Ethiopian
campaign. The wordy battle
reached its peak when British
newspapers aroused Italian fury
by calling defeat Of the Italian
forces at Guadalajara, in Sprin, 9
second Caporetto."
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
MISS C00MBS
ESSAYWINNER

Miss Kathryn c. Coomhs, a
student of Holy Trinity High
School, was awarded first prize
in the District for her entry in
the Gorgas Essay Contest, it was
announced today by Rear Admiral
Cary T. Grayson, chairman Of
the Gorgas Memorial Institute
Of Tropical and Preventive Medi-
cine, which sponsored the contest.
Her essay, with winners from
the AZ States, will be eligible for
the national contest. winner Of
which will receive $500 first prize,
presented at the White House by
President Roosevelt.
other winners include: John
Seybold, Richard Montgomery
High School, Rockville, Md; Mil.
dred B. Wiltshire, John Marshall
High School, Richmond, Va, and
Resale Householder. Berkely
Springs High School, Berkely
Springs, w. Va.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
WALLY SIGNS
DOTTED Line
ByKENNfTH 7, BOWS

BykENNE1H II DOWNS
MoNTs, France. May 8 d.N.s).
Mrs. Wallis Simpson looked back
today upon one more hurdle
passed In preparation for her CON-
ing marriage to the Duke of Wind
sor after she signed an affidavit
stating she was born in the
United States.
BY signing the document she
complied with the most important
formality, under French law, pre-
ceding a civil wedding.
The affidavit was signed in the
Grand Hotel at Vendome after
the duke, Mrs. Simpson and Mr..
and Mrs. Hermann L. Rogers
halted there during an automobile
trip through the countryside. The
two-car motorcade was pursued by
photographers all the way.
The journey to Vendome was
necessary because the Chateau de
Cande, where Mrs. Simpson and
the duke are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. BedauX, is out Of
the Jurisdiction Of the American
consul in Paris, who also went to
Vendome to witness the sealing
Of the affidavit.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
TO SEE
PRESIDENT

GALVESTON, Tex, May 8
G.N.SD.-President Roosevelt, who
has been enjoying complete isola.
ton on the Gulf of Mexico, agreed
to interrupt his fishing cruise to-
day long enough to hold a mid
afternoon press conference aboard
the White House yacht Potomac.
Newspaper men and photogra-
pliers we're motoring overland
from Galveston. where Secretary
Marvin Mcintyre has established
temporary land headquarters, to
Port Arkansas, where the Roosevelt
fishing flotilla is at anchor to keep
the rendezvous.
There was a possibility the Presi-
dent would talk about a new
nationwide public-power program.
Some time ago the National Re
sources Board recommended that
eight Federal power basins be set
up similar to the Tennessee Valley
Authority. Earlier in the Presi-
dents stay off the Texas coast it
was Semi-officially reported a
message might go to Congress
from the fishing yacht.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
ASB0LT
FIRES HOME
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CONTINUED from Page II
her bed. An attempt to save her
was made by her granddaughter.
Myrtle Basferd, 10, who was al
most overcome by the intense
smoke.
Attempts were also made to
rouse George Donaldson, who
failed to awaken in time. lie
was smothered to death.
The fire started about o'clock
this morning, during a terrific
electric storm, which struck trees
in other parts of the city, when a
bolt hit an electric wire outside
the house and leading to the front
door. In a few seconds the stairs
to the second floor were in flames
and the sleeping family was
trapped.
Several neighbors who heard the
crash of the lightning and the
screams of the family rushed to
the scene with a ladder Frank
Donaldson, brother of the dead
man; Myrtle Basford, and Matilda
Holzwart descended from the Sec
ond floor on the ladder.
Three fire companies which ar
rived shortly after this also made
attempts to save the old lady and
her son, but were defeated by the
smoke and intense heat.
Burned to Death
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald,
District coroner, said Mrs. Don
aldson and her son were burned to
death by the fire which followed
the lightning and were not cleo
trocuted by it, as was first thought.
Autopsies were to be performed
today.
Joseph Roberts, SO, colored, died
in Casualty Hospital today from
burns received Thursday night
when his one-room frame dwelling
on the corner Of Division Ave. and
Ames st. N. E.. burned. His two.
year.old daughter, Josephine, was
burned to death the night of the
fire. while his wife, Nellie Roberts
suffered slight leg burns and cuts
The fire started when Roberts
threw kerosene on a stove fire.