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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-15
SrocK QuorArIoNs

NEW YORK, Feb. Is. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 91s, American Can 93. American Power and Light 3%. An- aconda 287s, Bethlehem Steel 68A. Commonwealth and Southern 1A, Curtiss Wright common T, Curtiss Wright A 26A, General Motors AS, International Harvester 59. Kenne- colt 36%, New York Central 1875. Northern Pacific ll%, Southern Pa- cific l6as, United States Steel 59A, Pound $4681k.
 DOW. JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: Industrials l44.60, rails 2993. utilities 24.85.
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FOUR MAJOR PROBLEMS

A number of problems bearing on U. S.-Brazilian relationship have been mapped out for discussion here They are:
 BANK CREDITS. Since adop- tion of it's nationalistic constitution in 1884 Brazil has been steadily freezing out foreign interest in it's banking system by compelling for eign banks to invest an increasing proportion of capital in Brazil Bra gil, however has extended American business men preferred treatment at the National bank of Brazil.
 2.-FOREIGN EXCHANGE. The tight bi-lateral trade between Bra gil on this side and Germany and Italy on the other side leaves Bra gil always in difficulty for want of liquid foreign exchange. Without it she becomes more and more sub ject to German-Italan trade influ- ence But just how far the U. S. will want to go in bailing Brazil out of this situation is a question.
 3. .- COTTON. Brazilian cotton competes on the world market with American cotton A cotton stabiliza- tion conference may be called to work out an orderly marketing sys- tenn.
 4.-LOANS. Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau hinted that an American loan might be dis cussed with Aranha. A direct loan would require congressional sanc- tion. Since $4O0,O0O,OOO of Brazilian bonds, mostly in default, are scat tered about this country, that is touchy subject However, the U. s.
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Siege Madrid Is
  Under Way
Heavy Artillery Is Smelling Central Quarters, Span-
 ish Capital City

PERPIGNAN, France, Feb. 15.- According to advices received here, the siege of Madrid has started.
 The Insurgents, with heavy art illery, are smelling the Spanish Gov ernments Capital City daily.
 Last night the Insurgent guns bombarded the central quarters of the city, and according to Spanish Government adyices, this is the third consecutive time this smelling has occurred since Premier Negrin has installed his Cabinet here.
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INSURGENTS NOT YET RECOGNIZED
 BY GREAT BRITAIN

LONDON, Feb. IS. = Premier Chamberlain told the House of Com mons today that recognition of the Insurgents as the legal Government in Spain is still under considera- tion".
 The Cabinet is reported to have agreed in principle and such action will be taken at the appropriate moment
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Kodiak, Siika AreApproved
 As Air Bases
House Naval Committee Passes on Appropria-
 lions for Alaska

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. - The House Naval Committee has rejected by a vote of IA to 5 a move to eliminate the Pa cific Island of Guam for Naval aviation.
 The bill as approved author izes S68,O00,O00 for new expand ed aviation bases including Kodiak, Alaska, the sum of S8,- 775,000 and for Sitka, Alaska, the sum of S2,9O0,O0O.
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FROZEN HERRING
 BEING IMPORTED,
 LANDS KETCHIkAN
Canadian L a nds Another 30 Tons, Making TotaI
 of 96 Tons

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Feb. 15.- Canadian vessel Chief Seegay is dis charging 30 tons of frozen herring imported by the cold storage plant. This makes a total of 96 tons impor- ted to date.
 The Seegay brought total of B tons of frozen bait on each of the two previous trips.
 The imported bait is required be- cause of scarcity of herring in To- cal waters.
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JAPANESE PLAN NEW
 OFFENSIVE
Foreigners Are Warned 10 Evaeudfe China Sum-
 mer Resort

SHANGHAI, Feb. l5.-The Jap anese spokesman said both Ameri- can and British officials will go to Ruling, summer resort near the Yangtze river port of Kiukiang, next Sunday and arrange for evacuation of any foreigners there who want to leave before that locality is threat ened by the Japanese offensive to start early next week.
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SPEEDY HAWKS TOO

BUFFALO, Feb. 1.-Two hundred planes which France announced she purchased from the Curtiss factory were revealed today as Hawk 75A pursuit ships, the same craft in which Test Pilot Lloyd Child att tained a speed of 575 miles an hour during free power dive this month.
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Tongdss Is Taking Cargo Aboard, Scheduled 10
 Sail During Night
TROUBLE HOLDING UP
 ALASkA }. }. VESSELS
Metal Trades Council Have PiCkets dt Wh harf-
 Lockout Claimed

BULLETIN-SEATTLE, Feb. 15.--The Northland is scheduled to leave about o'clock this af- ternoon. Aboard will be TAI sacks of first class mail for Ketchikan Wrangell, Petersburg and Ju- neau
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interested in the fishing industry were especially enthusiastic about the service and, in fact, expressed the desire that the inspection be made semi-annually rather than an- nually, inasmuch as it is important to all concerned, since fish is sold and purchased on weight basis that devices be definitely accurate; also the wear and tear, due to the nature of the work, and potential damage by climatic conditions, are severe"
 Performed Economically
 Attention was directed to the fact that this work of inspection is car- ried on under the provisions of the act without additional expense to the Territory for overhead inas- much as it is performed as an ad- ditional duty by members of the department. Only expense was the initial outlay for the purchase of testing equipment, $500
 Recommendations and directions have been given municipalities in some instances, with regard to the operation of public scales, as cer- tain requirements must be observed with reference to arriving at the correct net weight of a commodity, such as coal, etc, sold over scales to the public.
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8 PER GENT OF
 ALASKA SCALES
 UNDERGO TESTS
Joe Green Returns from Inspection Tour-finds
 Wide Cooperation

Having tested 93 percent of the scales in the Territory of Alaska Tax Collector Joe Green returned to Juneau this week from the In- terior and Westward During his most recent trip, Green, acting as Supervisor of Weights and Meas ures Inspection, visited Nome. Fair banks, Anchorage, Matanuska and Seward
 Green was assisted by the Terri torial License Officers of the several Divisions. These license officers and the tax collector are under Terri torial Treasurer Oscar G. Olson, who is charged with enforcement of the Weights and Measures Act enacted at the last session of the Legisla- ture
 The weights and measures bill provides for inspection of weighing and measuring devices, and also sets penalties for the sale of underweight parcels.
 Cooperation Noted
 It was explained by Green that nothing in the act or in his direc- tion of it's enforcement interferes in any manner with the operation of any municipal ordinances covering the same subject. He stated further that throughout his tour of the Ter
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SIMpSONS RETURN FROM TWO MONTHS
 TRAVELLING BELOW

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Simpson re- turned on the steamer Mount Me- Kinley from two months of travel in the States, during which they visited the World Fair at New York and relatives in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
 Dr. Simpson said the East is buster than it has been at any time since 1929 and general business con- ditions through the country are apparently good, except in the South where cotton has created a serious problem.
 Sidings and warehouses were loaded with old unsold cotton while a heavy crop of new cotton was ready to come in, the Simpsons re- ported.
 The Simpsons made their entire trip by train, finding rail fares so low that most people are going by train.
 Biggest thrill of the trip for the Simpsons, after seeing America turn ing up the business grade and re- yelling in the wonders of Ameri- can ingenuity at the World War in New York was a salute to the flag at football game with 65,000 other Americans.
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where she found a wide staircase lit by candles. So she tripped silently down them and came out on a court yard where there stood two guardsmen dressed in armor with crimson plumes waving from their helmet. They leaned on their spears. Along the top of the court yard wall great flares of light burned. An iron gate opened onto the road.
 Leezen hid behind pillar to watch because she wanted to take one of the horses tied near the gate. Then she saw the guards men walk over to stand under one of the flares. They bent to look at the hilt of fine sword.
 Quick as breeze Leezen slipped across the court yard. In twinkling she was on big white horse and he was gallop- ing out of the court yard, onto the drawbridge, and down the road
 Faster, Faster
 She leaned over to whisper to the horse, Quick. To Toyland be- fore dawn for then l become like a stone" The horse prlcked up his ears and sped. The strong white horse ran and ran until hls eyes were red But it was many many miles to Toyland, and the woods grew deeper and more lonesome.
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CANNED SALMON
 WEEK IS SET FOR
 FEBRUARY 9-17
Celebration Will Observe Alaska 5 Major Food
 Industry

National Canned Salmon Week will be observed from February to IF, according to an announcement issued by the advertising commit tee Of the Canned Salmon Indus try.
 This celebration honoring Alaska $ major food industry is held each year immediately following the start of the Lenten season. For 1940, the event comes earlier than for many years.
 Canned Salmon Week is sponsored jointly by the Pacific Canned Sal man Distributors Association and 1.-the Canned Salmon Industry Or iginally introduced as Canned Sal- mon Day by one of the transconti- mental railroads in appreciation of the canned salmon tonnage hauled by the railroad, the event has de- veloped over a period of twenty |years into an annual week long ob- iservance.
 According to the Salmon Industry office, many thousands of indirect employees in the task of getting salmon to the consumer-t those en- gagged in transportation, printing and other affiliated industries are planning to cooperate in publicizing Hand using canned salmon during tthe week.
 Tt is expected that many display windows of railroads, communica- tions companies, and other part nern industries will attract the at- tention of the consuming public to Alaska salmon during this celebra- ton.
 Hundreds of thousands of house. wives will read about canned sal mon in their newspapers during this period. The industry office points cut that interest of newspaper food 1 editors in salmon is normally great at this time, and during recent years numerous photographs and recipes for canned salmon have appeared in leading newspapers during this an- nual event.
 In the State of Washington, this event is used by many organizations as an opportunity to call the atten- /, tion of the public to the importance of Alaskan industry and trade tc the cities of the Pacific Northwest
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lxeezeu hia bclfIad q pjlLaT 10 wafcfC.

After the two had ridden through tall pine trees for three or four hours Leezen saw two bright spots by the side of the rode. It was the glowing eyes or young wolf that had just awaked and was stretching him. self. Then she saw an old crow on the branch of a pine tree take his head out from under his wing and yawn. He cackled after them, ''Who are you, who are you?"
 "Oh, dear" sighed Leezen. tits near dawn" She leaned over the horse and whispered, Faster, faster"
 He pulled his muscles tauter. His steps became great leaps. But try as he would he was still gall | loping through the woods when the sun sent out it's first streak of pink.
 "Wait," shouted Leezen. The horse pulled up short. She slipped | to the ground and ran into the woods. At the foot of a great tree she stopped. She was only a lifeless doll that couldn't see nor hear nor talk. The horse whin- nied with fright and galloped off. Leezen was alone and lost.
 TOMORROW: Three trolls steal l LeezeD.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: that Mary Donalda Godfrey, ad- nlinistratrix of the estate of John B. Godfrey, deceased, has filed her petition in the hereinafter des- cribed court for judgment setting aside and awarding to her as de- cedent's widow the entire estate of the decedent, which estate is of the value of less than $4,00000. All persons concerned are notified to be and appear in the United States Commissioners Court for Juneau Precinct, First Division, AL aska, at Juneau, Alaska, at 10 O. , clock A. M, January 10th, 194o and show cause, if any they have why judgment should not be So rendered.
 Dated: Juneau, Alaska, December 5th, 1889.
 MARY DONALDA GODFREY, Administratrix. HOWARD D. STABLER,
 Shattuck Building,
 Juneau, Alaska.
 Attorney for Administratrix. Publication dates, Dec. 6-13-20-27 1899. adv.
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FOR RENT

On nLlN GROOM HOUSE, mile 111a, high
 way. See Mrs. E. Torgeson. 4-ROOM FURNISHED house, oil
 heat. Phone 187 after 5 pm. FOR RENT Furnished housekeep-
 ing rooms. 209 Second St. B. AND 4-ROOM modern Apt.
 Reasonable rent Phone 172. BROOM furn. apt. with bath, electric range, gravity oil heater.
 40 Tenth. Phone 190. ROOMS, overstuffed, steam heat
 ed, Frigidaire, for bachelor, Al
 So. Franklin.
 HOUSEKEEPING rooms. 2O9 End
 St.
 FURNISHED apt. for rent, 9th
 and Gold StS. Phone Green 234. 4-ROOM PARTLY furnished house
 for rent. Reasonable. Phone ST
 after 5 pm. 5-RooM UNFURNISHED house for rent. Will furnish for respon-
 sible party. Phone 426.
 
 FOR RENT Housekeeping room. Reasonable. POS Main St., up-'
 stairs
 3 ROOMS and bath, Steamheated,
 very nicely furnished: Frigidaire,
 electric range. Call Windsor Apts. FURNISHED APT with bed closet
 $55; one apt with bedroom,
 furnished, $60. Hillcrest-Phone
 439.
 VACANCY, couple only. Apply in.
 person. Winter and Pond Apts. FOR RENT-Two-room furnished
 apartment. Phone Douglas 28. FOR RENT One gas pump, in
 operation. Call Femmer at IA. STEAM HEATED room for rent.
 Phone Green 675.
 DURING THE winter months live | comfortably at Hotel Juneau. Quiet, view rooms. Residential rates.
 VACANCY Nugget Apartments. FOR RENT-2-room furnished apt, 725 Basin Road. Phone Green 100. FOR RENT-6-room house, 7th and [ Main. Inquire J. F. Mullen. FOR RENT-7artly furnished flat
 Inquire Snap Saoppe. COZY, warm, furn. apts. Light, l water, dishes, cooking utensils
 and bath. Reasonable at Seaview. WANTED WANTED--A girl to work for room
 and board, part pay. Care of one
 child. Phone Blue BOP. | WANTED Used gunny sacks. 3lac | each delivered to coal bunkers. | WANTED Steady employment or odd jobs of any kind. Jim Hen 1 ricks, room T. Triangle Bldg, or pn Roy 1O42
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ORDER TREES NOW

Order your Christmas trees, spruce or Jackpine. See the Hi-Way De- livery. adv
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Chapter Nine The Glass Man

EOR an hour that night Lee | zen sat silently watching the King of Westphalia. He stared motionless into the leaping fire. It was so silent in the great hall that Leezen could hear the soft swish of snow against the windows. She reached for a little gold box on the table and opened 1t. There lay a flashing sapphire.
 She held it up to the fire, and turned it in the light so that pink lights darted from it. "Oh, l wish Eric could see this" she thought. Then the stone felt queer Tn her fingers. She looked sharply, and as she did, it turned into a little man, only two inches high, He seemed to be made of blue-White glass. He bowed.
 Why, who are you?" whls- pered Leezen.
 I'm just a thought some one is thinking of you" said the little man. "Usually I lie asleep in that sapphire. But when anyone picks me up can reflect the thought of a friend"
 q see," said Leezen. "But who is thinking of mel"
 Look" said the little man. He pulled out a tiny flute, no big ger than a pin, and began to play HLee-zen, Lee-zen."
 "It's Eric" said Leezen with shining eyes.
 A Sad Tune
 The little glass man played or but he played so softly only Lee zen heard. She whispered, How is Eric?" Then the little mar played a very sad tune. "Oh dear" sighed Leezen. T must eS- cape from here and find him."
 She put the little man bach into the gold box and as she closed the lid over him he dis appeared and only the round sap phire lay there. Then she rost from her chair so cautiously tht King didn't notice her. Sh' backed away from him and int the far shadows of the great hal
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WANTED

WANTED-UStu guIIIIy SdCks. o12C each delivered to coal bunkers. WANTED Steady employment or odd jobs of any kind. Jim Hen ricks, room T, Triangle Bldg, or P.Og Box 1042.
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Mrs. Blackwell
 Is Bridge Hostess

Selecting Yuletide decorations for the occasion, Mrs. Vance Blackwell entertained last evening at her apartment in the Assembly with dessert and three tables of bridge.
 Honors for cards were presented Mrs. E. J. Blake and Mrs. L. J. Hclmuuist.
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ritory he had received the very hearty cooperation of all city offic- ials, merchants and citizens gener- ally.
 While it was found that some of the weighing devices were obsolete and could not pass inspection, with others in need of repair and adjust ment, on the whole the weighing devices in all communities were found to be standard equipment and in good condition, considering the fact that some of them have been in operation without inspection as to accuracy.
 Through cooperation afforded by the State of Washington, City Of Seattle and manufacturers of weigh ing devices and testing equipment, Green was able at institution of the new Territorial service to obtain thorough instruction and experience in the work of testing and adjusting weighing and measuring devices without cost to the Territory. He spent some time with and under the personal supervision of L. R. Roper. assistant to the Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures for the City of Seattle, and gives that official high praise.
 To Re Stricter Later
 In making this initial inspection Green brought to the attention or owners of devices the matter of the penalties contained in the law, and also that this initial inspection was by nature somewhat preliminary. Hereafter. the inspectors will be in- strueted to be more exacting in de- tails.
 Tt is my opinion" Green said that this service is being appre- ciated as of benefit to the owner of the weighing device as well as to the public; that it is a service that is needed and welcomed. People
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CARD OF THANKS

With deep appreciation we wish to express our thanks to all for their Kindness and aid during the illness and loss of our father and brother
 RICHARD AND DALLAS
 WEYAND,
 BUD T. AND CLAYBE
 CECIL WEYAND. adv.
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THE STORY so FAR: San- ta has taken q gift to the King of WeStphdlid, c doll made by the fairies so she can talk after midnight. Eric, the son of Lightning, ,oho 1Daated the doll, has been put to sleep for dag and q night by the fdiTieS.
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: GOES TO sKAGWAY

R. w. F'eero left on the Mount Mckinley for Skagway where he will be employed during the win ter months.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-21

Miss Lucille Carlisle Of Detroit,
Michigan rs the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Plat OF Hill street for
two weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-21

Among the local students ct st,
Bonaventure's College who are at
their homes for the Christmas re-
cess are: John ]. Mcdrath, son OF
Frank A. Mc0rath OF Sylvan ave-
nue., Charles Bidell, son OF Mr., and
Mrs. Foster Bidell OF South Elm
street, and John Conrick OF Hill
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Riordan OF
South Main street are spending sew
eral days In New York City.
DR.. and Mrs. Gilbert Kilduff OF
Newton Terrace have with them for
the holidays their daughter, Miss
Barbara Kilduff, o student at the
Yale School OF Nursing.
Misses Doris and Emmabel Bon
ner, students OF Connecticut COL
lege for Women In New London are
spending the holiday recess with
their parents, DR.. and Mrs. Robert
A. Bonner OF Euclid avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Foster Of
Holyoke, Mass are the guests OF Mr.,
and Mrs. Frederick Stanton Of
East Main street for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ThompSn
have returned 10 their homo on
Highland avenue after spending
several days In Bloomfield, N. J.
Robert Healey, O student at Bos-
ton University, and james Healey, o
student at Yale University, are with
their parents, Judge and Mrs. Pat
rick Healey Of Chapman avenue.
Announcement Is made OF the
birth OF daughter on December
18th OF the Charlotte Hungerford
hospital In Torrington, 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Steel OF Torrington
Previous to her marriage, Mrs.
Steele was the former Miss Virginia
Stowe OF Central avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Robb Of
Buckingham street have with them
for several days. their daughter
Miss Madelyn Robb, O student al
the Eastman School OF Music In
Rochester.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-21

Students from Waterbury and Vi
entity who arrived home yesterday
for the Christmas holidays from
the Wooster school In Danbury In
clude Lloyd Mason, io4i, son u
Or. and Mrs. d. Henry Mason OF
Robbins street, Charles X. Powles,
i042, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
u: Powles' OF Crescent street,
Charles l.. Rogers, io42, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold r. Rogers
OF Chapman avenue; David 8. SIN
clair. ie41, son OF Rev. and Mrs.
Thomas L. Sinclair OF Hewlett
street: Donald Q. slator. lo43, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. william J. Sla-
tor OF Robert street; VILLA ma,
Lake, 1871, son OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Fred w. Lake OF Thomaston, Tru-
man Minor Curry, Sd, io42. son Of
Mrs. Augustus b. Chauncy OF Wa.
tertown, Robert 8. Decker oi04i,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. Norton
Decker OF Woodbury., Albert A
Jones, io42, son OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Clarence II. Jones OF Naugatuck,
Richard @. snay, i042, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar A. Shay and
Alexander M. MacFarlane, Jr.'
io42, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. A.. M.
MacFarlane, both OF Torrington;
John Allen, both OF Torrington:
John Allen, 1910, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George II. Allen. and Henry