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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
OUR NEW GOVERNOR

Juneau extends a whole-hearted welcome today to Alaskas new Governor, Ernest Gruening who about the time today's Empire is humping against the front doors of the town is taking his oath of office to succeed John w. Troy
 Dr. Gruening comes from a position in Wash ington of broader interest and probably wider day by-day active authority than the office he will fill here His able administration as Director of the Division of Territories and Island Possessions is rec ognized and appreciated by Alaskans.
 He comes to an Alaska prospering in it's present and more important ripe for further development in the immediate future. That Governor Gruening can help Alaska along it's path of destiny to even tual statehood none of us doubt.
 The Territorys one element of disappointment as it looks on it's new Governor is that resident Alaskan was not chosen for the office, and this is no reflection on Governor Gruening. AS has been said often since his appointment was first an nounced, Dr. Gruening is Alaska's first choice for Governor if nonresident it must be In fact, he becomes an Alaskan today and as such we will look on him henceforward He has close acquaintance with the Territory through his work in the position he has just resigned Delegate Dimond pays Dr. Gruening the high tribute of giving him credit for doing more for Alaska than any other man in Washington officaldom. In his several visits to the Territory Dr. Gruening has travelled over more of Alaska and seen more of life in the north than have many Alaskans
 Greetings Governor Gruening, we are all for you May you be with us many day!
 
 Retiring Governor Troy needs reaffirmation of the very high esteem in which all Alaskans hold him. His untiring efforts on behalf of the Terri tory, efforts which broke his health and made nec- essary his retirement will never be forgotten. As John Troy, he will remain among Us as guiding spirit and inspiration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 q
 By w. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused: We intro duce persons who are equals, and present one to a superior, whether it be a king, a celebrity, or woman guest of honor.
 Often Mispronounced: Stupid. Pronounce the u as in unit, not stoo-pid.
 Often Misspelled: Culinary; one l and ary.
 Synonyms: Flexible, elastic plas- tic, plant, pliable, malleable, duo tile.
 Word Study; use a word three times and it is yours" Let us in- crease our vocabulary by master ing one word each day. Today's word: Impetuosity; action charac- terized by sudden vehemence. The two young girls met, and flew into each others arms with that im- petuosity which distinguishes the behavior of young ladies. .'-Thack- cray.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
WE KNEW HER WHEN

The history of Alaska is fascinating story, not always told well as it deserves. One who tells it well, however, is Mariette Shaw Pilgrim, former Juneau eighth grade teacher and the wife of an Interior mining operator. A new book by Mrs. Pilgrim, Alaska: Its History, Resources Geo. graphy and Government has just been published by The Caxton Printers of Caldwell, Idaho.
 Especially designed for the young reader and for in the schools, this book in clear and vivid language draws comprehensive picture of the Al aska setting. It is complete with illustrations and charts which give a more ready understanding of the Alaskan scene.
 From the early explorations of the Russians and their establishment of trading posts forts and colo nies, through the days of the gold rush to the present Alaska has been country of tremendous
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Commissioners Court for the
 Territory of Alaska, Division Num-
 Der One. Before FELIX GRAY,
 Commissioner and eX-officio Pro-
 bate Judge, Juneau Precinct. In the Matter of the Last Will and
 Testament of CHARLES ED-
 WARD KIRKLAND, Deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned was, on the 27th day of November, 1889, duly ap- pointed eXecutrix of the Last Will and Testment and of the estate of Charles Edward Harland, deceased.
 All persons having claims against the estate of said deceased are re- quired to present the same, with proper vouchers attached, to the undersigned at Juneau, Alaska within six (6) months from the date of this notice.
 DOROTHEA PURSELL KIRKLAND,
 Executrix of the Estate of Charles
 Harland, deceased.
 First publication, Nov. 28, 1889. Last publication. Dec. 19, 1889.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
Horoscope The stars incline
 but do not compel
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6
 After the morning hours adverse planetary aspects rule today. It is a sway more favorable to employ CTS than to workers. It is an un- lucky date for signing contracts or accepting promising offers of employment.
 Heart and Home: Under this con- figuration parents and those who wield authority may be inclined to be dictatorial. A money complex may affect the heads of households as young folk make unusual de mands upon the family budget. Holiday festivities are to be reck- lessly gay, owing to subtle war in fluences that encourage a desper- ate spirit.
 Business Affairs: Christmas buy ing should be brisk today. Travel will be heavy, profiting railways airplane lines, as well as other transportation facilities. Hotels, restaurants and purveyors of food will benefit greatly in the next few weeks.
 National Issues: Growing unrest among taxpayers will be evident as the burden of supporting mll- lions of producers is felt by the average citizen. In planning for 194O and it's possible exigencies, facts and figures will cause alarm Politicians will work secretly to devise methods of appealing to a synical and eXacting electorate Fate will interfere with certain plans for the coming election Statesmen should guard then health for there are evil portentS affecting oldtime leaders. International Affairs: Rumania Hungary and the Near East are under threatening aspects. South America will experience grave dif- ficultieS, particularly Uruguay ano Paraguay. In Germany and Italy internal discontent will be rife be- cause of disapproval of certain wal policies. Nazi losses on the westerr front will be heavy but there ex' tent will be concealed from tho people.
 Persons whose birthdate it is hav' the augury of a year of real hap piness and good fortune. Long de layed plans will be realized. Eyerl opportunity should be pushed t Iulfillment in 1940.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be refined, artistic ans able to make friends. They ar likely to reach success slowly bu surely.
 Copyright, 1939)
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ernment for 30 years for naval and air base.
 Other Concessions
 The Puppet Government also agreed under the terms of the treaty to cede the islands demand ed by the Soviet Union in the Guli of Finland.
 Another provision of the treaty cedes the Fisherman Peninsula and Petsamo, Finland's only port on the Arctic Ocean, to the Soviet Union for $6,0O0,0O0.
 The Puppet Government is to receive 280 square miles of terri tory along the eastern border of Finland from what is now the Sov- jet Province of Kaarela.
 However, before the provisions of the new treaty can be carried out, the so-called Peoples Government and it's Soviet packers must wrest the ceded territory and seaports from the armies of the constitu- tional Finnish Government.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
Magnetic Mines?
(NeW York Times)

(NeW York I1meS)
 Magnetic mines lying at the bottom of shallow water rising unerrngly to the steel hull by which they attracted and then exploding with dreadful results-are these fiction fact? The more they are considered the improbable they become. Presumably they lie at the bottom unattached Their buoyancy must be nicely calculated that they will rise at the slightest impulse This being so they must easily be carried hither and thlther by currents tossed ashore driven against rocks and explode. Magnetic attraction falls away rapidly with distance It obeyS the inverse square law which means that at it is not half what it is at five but only quarter. If it is to be effective the distance between the threatened hull and mine weighing hundreds of pounds must be small indeed Electromagnets will not overcome this difficulty They would have to be energized by an installed power plant of considerable weight.
 In the last the Germans built special sub marines, which laid deadly eggs that wrought havoc History is simply repeating itself. In the restricted waters of the British Isles it is enough to drop ordinary mines not far from the entrances of harbors and in other strategcaly important lanes With scores of ships carrying cargoeS to and from Great Britain it would be astonishing If some were not torn open. The problem remains precisely what it was during the World War And it will be solved in precisely the way by mine sweepers and patrols
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No Peep-HOle Posses
and patrOIS
lPhiladelphia Recordl


 Harry H. Woodring Secretary of War and j.. Edgar Hoover director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have performed a public service by emphatcay disavowng their sponsorship of citizens spy hunting" organizations.
 In letters to the American Civil Liberties Union, Woodring and Hoover deny any cooperation with Sheriff James V. Mangano of Brooklyn, who had announced that citizens group appointed by him would be trained through lectures by FB1 men and by members of the Army Intelligence Service
 Spies there are. But the spies will do less dam age than organized witch hunting that lends itself to persecution, charges based on personal grudges, and blackmai
 If we haven't enough officials to watch out for spies then the appropriate bureaus ask for and get-sufficient funds for the purpose.
 During the last war thousands of innocent men and women suffered from the persecution of pro- fessional patriots and amateur sleuths even before the United States entered the conflict.
 Let's keep heads, and dispense with the serv- ices of peep-hoe posses.
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appeal Mrs Pilgrim gives to her story more than adventures she clarifies many erroneous impressions people have had of it's past and offers an accurate perspective.
 Publication of Mrs. Pilgrims new history is an occasion for rejoicing here for it is another case of local girl makes good. Her many friends in Juneau and throughout Alaska may well be proud of Mariette Shaw Pilgrim author of this fine history.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
LOOK and
By A. c. Gordon

l. What is the meaning Of the musical term 'pizzicato'? 2. What writer was called The Border Minstrel?
 3. Which flower has the great est commercial value?
 4. How many degrees apart are the lines of longitude represent ing differences of our hour each on the earth's surface?
 5. What city is the center Of anthracite coal mining?
 ANSWERS
 1. The plucking of the strings of the violin with the finger, in- stead of using the bow.
 2. Sir Walter Scott.
 3. The rose.
 4. Fifteen degrees.
 5. Scranton, Pa.
 Legitimate Furrier. Opposite l. Goldstein Fishermen's Supplie s. Rainier Rooms. adv. Lode and placer loCaCion notices for sale at The Empire Office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
OO YEARS AGO ZO From THE RMPfRE
DECEMBER 5, 1919

DECEMBER 5, 1919
 A reorganization of the Alaska Engineering Commission, which was building the Alaska Railroad, went into effect the first of the month. Col. Wiederick Mears changed the organization and the heads of all departments were to report to him at his office in An chorage.
 officers were elected at a meet ing of the Afford John Bradford Post of the American Legion in Juneau. Dr. H. c. DeVighne was Post Commander; Jack Littlepage, Second Vice President; E. M. Pol lev. First Vice. President; George Mann, Secretary; l. Goldstein, Treasurer.
 Andy Cunningham, pioneer Yu- koner and owner of valuable prop erty in the Mayo district, was on his way to the Interior with an outfit to take out ore.
 Articles of incorporation for the Juneau Packing Company had been filed and the company offices had been opened in Seattle in the Col man Building.
 MT. and Mrs. J. H. Long, propri- etors of the Cliff Apartments, left on the Princess Mary to spend the holidays in the south.
 In the future, City Ticket Agent J. c. Adams of the Pacific Steam ship Company was to be stationed at the main office of the company on the dock.
 A regular fashioned sleigh riding party was made up the pre- vious night of about IT couples ol the Juneau High School students and two chaperones.
 Weather: highest 27, lowest 25 cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
Pioneer Lodges to
 EIeCt New Officers

Election of officers will be the main issue at tonight's meeting of the Pioneers and Pioneers Aux Hilary to be held at o'clock in the LOOP. Hall.
 The sessions will be presided over by Mrs. Dora Sweeney and Will liam J. Markle. Following the elec- tions there will be a joint social hour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
cHGtpy
 Birthday

The Empire extends eongrafuia- lions and 5est tUisbes '>,day, their birthday anDiUer:-- 10 th To.- iot0ing:
 DECEMBER
 Yvonne Forrest Claude M Hirst Mrs. William Rodenberg
 Selma Maxi
 Bill Goodman
 Selma DishaW
 Keith Petrich Herman Beukers Sigrid E. Rineberg
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
ORDER TREES NOW

Order your Christmas trees, spruce or Jackpine. See the Hi-Way De- livery. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05

London scientists have postponed their proposed flight to the moon What better time than now to go there and establish a colony?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05

New type of army field range has been designed by the quartermaster corps But the betting is that it will still serve stewed prunes and slum
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-05
RUSSIA E NOT AT
 WAR WITH FINNS,
 ASSERTS PREMIER

Continued from Page One)
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Lode and placer locaClon notices for sale at The Empire Office.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Weddings
Continued From Page B-3l

only attendant. She wore a gown
of deep rose satin fashioned on
colonial lines with full circular
skirt, and trimmed with bows Of
wine colored velvet. She wore a
tiny hat of the same shade, and
carried a bouquet of talisman roses
and orchid sweet peas, tied with a
bow of orchid tulle. The best man
was Mr.. John Bada, who was gradu-
ated in the class of '38 with the
bridegroom at Washington Mission
ary College.
A reception followed the cere-
mony and later in the evening Mr..
and Mrs. Donak left for a brief
honeymoon trip. Mrs. Donak wore
navy blue and white gown with
black coat and hat and accessories.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Gadd, parents
of the bride; Miss Ethel Gadd Of
Washington, sister of the bride: Mr..
Louis Donak of Parkersburg, w.
Va, and Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie B.
Taylor of Cape May Court House.
N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donak will be ct
home to their friends after Decem-
ber is at their apartment, 119 Car
roll avenue.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Woman Geographers
To Be Entertained

Miss Ellen La Motto and Mrs.
p. T. M. Lathrop will entertain the
Society OF Woman Geographers to-
morrow afternoon at tea at the
Army Navy Club. Mrs. Lathrop,
who lately spent several months in
the Far East, will speak on her ex-
periences there and recent develop
ments in North China.
Among those who will attend the
meeting are Mrs. w. Chaplin Hunt
ington, Mrs. Edward Stafford, Mrs.
William M. Mann, Miss Mary A.
Nourse, Miss Taisia Stadnichenko,
DR.. Helen Strong, Miss Margaret
Hitch, Mrs. Mitchell Carroll, Mrs.
Russell LIE Gear, Miss Edith Fitton,
Mrs. Charles D. Walcott, Miss
Evelyn L. Yeomans, Mrs. Gregg
Gusts Birdsall, Miss Mary Winsor
Miss Helen B. Smith, Miss Emma
Mertins Thorn, Miss Isabelle F.
Story, Miss Genevieve B. Wimsatt
and Mrs. Charles M. Hendley.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Kappa Phi Epsilon
Initiates PLEDGES

Initiation of pledges elected to
membership in Kappa Phi Epsilon
Law Sorority will be held tomorrow
night at the Admiral Club, 1640
Rhode Island avenue NV, follow
ing formal dinner for initiates and
members. A short business meeting
will be held after the initiation in
stead of the monthly meeting.
Pledges elected to membership in
clude Sadie Arbuthnot, Lucille c.
Drummer, Mary E. Emery, Gwendolyn
Fowley, Nina B. Lupton, Alice M
Reichert, Emma Roos, Renas War
field and Dorothy Weimelt.
Officers of the sorority recently
elected are Mrs. Estelle Baldwin
dean; Lena Mead, associate dean;
Helen Frownfelter, recording secre
tary; Catherine Clark, correspond
ing secretary, and Gladys Whalley
treasurer.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Mrs. Robert Honored
At Dinner Given
By Mrs. Hai9

Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr, presi-
dent general, Daughters OF the
American Revolution, was guest OF
honor at a dinner given last night
by Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig at
her home in Bethesda, Md. Among
others who attended the dinner
were Mrs. George D. Schermer-
horn, national organizing secre-
tary general; Miss Page Schwarz-
waelder, national treasurer general;
Mrs. Frank Leon Mason, national
registrar general; Mrs. Vinton Earl
Sisson, national librarian general;
Mrs. Willard Steele, national curator
general; Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins,
honorary vice president general:
Miss Lillian Chenoweth, State regent
for the District of Columbia; Mrs.
Henry c. Oberholser, District State
vice regent, and Mrs. A. G. Swami
Sinclair, State regent of Virginia.
Many of the national officers at
tending Mrs. Hoag's dinner are IN
Washington to attend the national
board meeting at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall
Other activities this week of in
terest to the Daughters included a
benefit card party, given for Fed
eral City Chapter last night by Mrs.
Robert Richard King. vice regent.
at her home, 3107 Eighteenth street
NV, and a luncheon in honor Of
Mrs. Claude Allen Cook, State chair
man of the Girl Home Makers.
Members of the Dorothy Hancock
Chapter were also entertained at
the latter party, given by Mrs. Aus
tin c. Waller, Miss Jean Warf1eld,
Mrs. Kathryn Warren and Mrs. W..
Frederick Weigester at the Kennedy
Warren.
Mrs. Charles P. Trussell of
Dorothy Hancock Chapter is help
ing to organize a new Home Maker
Club at the rooms of the Y. M. c. A.
Boys Building. 1882 G street NV,
every Thursday for girls in that
neighborhood.
A meeting of the Junior group of
the Col. John Donelson Chapter
will be held tomorrow at 2:30 pm.
in the clubrooms at 2616 Sixteenth
street NV. Mrs. Harry M. Howard
will speak on Christmas at the
White House and Christmas gifts
will be presented for the approved
schools. Miss Isabelle Allen Is IN
charge Of music.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Gift for Sorority

A silver service was presented to
the active chapter Of Sigma Kappa
Sorority of George Washington
University by the Sigma Kappa
Mothers Club yesterday in the So
rority club rooms. Mrs. John w.
Edwards, president Of the club,
presided and Miss Hazel Smallwood,
president Of the sorority, accepted
the Christmas gift for the sorority.
Refreshments were served following
the presentation, with Mrs. Cleve-
land Skinker, vice president of the
club: Mrs. L. A. Black, past presi-
dent, and Mrs. B. c. Hampton as
sisting at the tea table.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Residential Social Notes
MIR. Thomas Letter Leases Cottage
At Aiken for the Season

Mr.. Thomas Letter will go to
Aiken, s. c., next week for the
season and has leased the cottage of
Mrs. William Lawrence Breese. Mr..
Letter will entertain house party
over the week end of December Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huston Rawls of
Far Hills, N. j., the latter an aunt
of Mr.. Letter, were in Washington
for a short visit with Mrs. Rawls'
mother, Mrs. John r. Williams, and
are motoring to Aiken. where they
will be for several weeks.
Miss Eleanor Flood, daughter Of
Mrs. Henry D. Flood, was the guest
in whose honor Miss Nancy Iselin
entertained at luncheon yesterday
at lie Coz in New York.
Col. and Mrs. Robert Davis en-
tertained at the first Of a series of
small tea and sherry parties
Wednesday afternoon at their home
on Columbia pike in Arlington, Va.
Among their guests were Mrs.
Uine Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton
Holdrege and their guest, Mrs.
Healey; Capt. r. F. Hill, U. s. M. c.:
Countess Cassini and her son, Count
Igor Cassini, and Mr.. H. Bos, an at
tache Of the Netherlands Legation.
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose has re-
opened her apartment at the Shore
ham for the winter season.
Mrs. Paul Blackwood and her
daughter, Miss Hope Blackwood,
of Los Angeles, are the guests in
whose honor Mrs. Robert Louis
Smironf will entertain at tea this
afternoon from 4 to o'clock in
her home at 1900 Sixteenth street.
Mrs. Smirnof will be assisted by
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Ambassador Plans
Yule in Florida

The United States Ambassador
to the Court Of st. James and
Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy will
spend Christmas In their home
at Palm Beach and will have
with them their children. The
Ambassador arrived in this coun-
try Wednesday and came to
Washington this morning for
conferences with the President.
Evening star., 1939-12-08

her mother, Mrs. Malcolm James
johnson, and by Mrs. Alexander
Smirno1, mother Of Mr.. Smirnoff,
who will preside at the tea table.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph E. Gould were
hosts at a dessert bridge party last
evening, entertaining In their home
in Woodside Park, Md, for 16 guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould will be joined
the middle of next week by Mrs.
Gould's mother, Mrs. William War
rem Griffin of Worcester, Mass, who
will be with them through the
winter.
Evening star., 1939-12-08

Mr.. Lacy Shaw entertained at .
family dinner party Wednesday at
his home near Silver Spring, Nd
Last Saturday Mr. Shaw was given
birthday party by his sister, Miss
Bertha Shaw, who entertained a
small group Of friends from his
church.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Mr.. Davies to Return

The United States Ambassador tc
Belgium. Mr.. Joseph E. Davies, VIII
join Mrs. Davies in this country
shortly and they will spend Christ
mas here. Early in January they
will go to Palm Beach and open
their home Mar-a-Lago for the sea-
son.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Envoy in New York

The Polish Ambassador, Count
jerry Potocki, is in New York where
he was the guest of honor at dinner
last evening given by the Arts and
Interests Committee Of the Junior
League in the clubhouse of the
league on Seventy-firs street.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Court Is Told Mclean
Owes U. S. $152,529

District Court was advised today
that Edward B. Mclean, former
Washington publisher, who Is now
confined as mental patient in a
hospital near Baltimore, Nd, owes
the United States Government
$l52, ,529 for income taxes.
M. H. Magruder, collector of in
ternal revenue at Baltimore, has
sent a letter to Col. Charles E.
Stewart, clerk of District Court here,
asking him to bring the matter to
the attention of the receivers for
Mr.. Mclean and to the notice of
Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, COM
mittee for the former publisher, in
order that the Bureau of Internal
Revenue may receive payment as
promptly as possible.
The letter asserts that the United
States claims that Mr.. Mclean is
indebted to the Government on his
income tax for 1881 for $54.955; for
1888, $54,371: for 1884, $42,237 and
for 1896, 1866.
Evening star., 1939-02-03

at : CENTS . mile than to carry Is
ut ; or ~ cents . mile"
Although he admitted that the
railroads face bitter competition In
buses and private automobiles, he
said the Nation needs all these
competing transportation systems"
There Is room for all forms of
transportation in America and there
is room for them all to make q
profitable living in this country"
he added.
Comparing present railroad safety
with the old dangerous and tortu-
Gus" condition of the industry, the
speaker ended on an optimistic note
with the prediction that the rail-
road industry must and will survive"
and that Its present problems are
but minor ones in relation to all
forms Of transportation in the
United States"
Among those present were Jesse
Jones, chairman Of the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp; Admiral Emory
s. Land, chairman of the United
States Maritime Commission; Ed
ward j. Noble, chairman OF the Civil
Aeronautics Authority; William P.
Bartel, secretary Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission: Representa-
tive Clarence F. Lea, Democrat, of
California, chairman of the House
Interstate Commerce Committee,
and Ambrose O'Connell, Second As
sistant Postmaster General.