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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-In spite of statements laying on British agents the responsibility for the Munich beer hall bombing, it is bet ter than an average gamble that Herr Hitler doesn't sleep well these nights wondering if some of his friends had hand in the business.
 Doubtless the British would not go into mourning over any trag- edy which might overtake the Reichskanzler. But if the British did it Hitler has reason to reor- ganize his police. k
 Being dictator is nice job but it has it's drawbacks. A man can't trust even his friends. Often enough the rise to power is measured in sword- thrusts. So it was both in Germany and Russia. The purges in those two countries caught up old friends and foes alike. The victims often were merely suspected of wanting to do what someone in Germany actu- ally tried to do in planting the bomb in the beer garden in Munich.
 In dictatorial Italy, the purge was accomplished in rough humor with quarts of castor oil forced down the throats of hapless suspects. There the method seems to have produced less bitterness than in the other two Relationships but even Mussolini has been fired upon and now car ries nick in his nose from an as sassins bullet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
PRESIDENT ON
 THANKSGIVING
 VACATION NOW
To Spend Thursday, Sever al Other Days, af
 Warm Springs

WARM SPRINGS, Georgia, Nov 22.-Reds and golds which autumn lavished on the hills of Georgia, gayly welcomed President Roosevelt back to spend Thanksgiving and a few extra days at the famed Infan- tile Paralysis Foundation.
 A special train brought the Pres ident, Mrs. Roose personal friends and staff from Washington and then the party motored from the station to the little Pine Moun- tain cottage the President calls the other home"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
GRUENING
 QUITS HIS
 JOB TODAY
leaves Inferior Depart. ment 10 Become AL
 askd $ Governor

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Ernest Gruening said he will today vacate his office as Director of Terri tories and Island Possessions in the Interior Department, and pre- pare to leave for Alaska to assume the post of Governor
 Gruening will leave tomorrow with Mrs. Gruening, to visit his son, Peter, in Phillips Academy at Hanover, Mass.
 From there the two will pro- ceed to Seattle and leave the Puget Sound city aboard the steamer Yu- kon on December 2, arriving at Juneau, the Capital City, on De- cember 5.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
FORD TAXES LIFE DURING
 NIGHT TIME
Brief Message Regarding Tragedy Received from
 Captain Leddbefier

Assistant Lighthouse Keeper Ford, at Cape Spencer, took his life during the night.
 This is the brief radiogram received this morning by United States Commissioner Felix Gray in Juneau, from Capt. J. w. Ledhetter, of the Lighthouse Tender Cedar.
 It is also stated that the Ce- dar is off the Cape Spencer light but stormy weather had made it impossible to transfer FOrds body to the ship.
 The remains will be brought to Juneau by the Cedar, as soon as possible, with witnesses, and an inquest will be held here. Commissioner Gray said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
Six Planes Drop Bombs No Damage = Scouting
 Plane Is Shot Down
WEEKS 18TH SHIP
 DESTROYED BY MINE
Confession Claimed from Beer Hall Bomber
 Spies Held

BULLETIN - LONDON, Nov. 22.-German air raiders bomb ed the Shetland Islands again today and set fire to Royal Air Force seaplane in two sharp thrusts.
 The British communique says the Nazi raiders first made an attack on shipping and then at tackled the seaplane at the moor ingS and set it afire.
 No other casualties were suf- fered.
 The British Air Ministry also announces that the Royal Air Force made successful flights Monday and Tuesday over Stutt- gart, Frankfort, Hamburg and Bremen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
WICkERSHAM WILL FILED
 F0RpR0BATE
Widow, Son Left S23,1OO Esfafe Painting and
 Moose for Territory

Beqeauthing property valued con- servatively at $23, 100, the will of the late James Wickersham was offered for probate today at the office of U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray.
 The will. drawn by the former Judge and Delegate just 10 days be- fore his death, left the bulk of the estate to the widow, Grace Wicker sham of Juneau. and his son, Dar- rell Palmer Wickersham of San Francisco.
 To the Territory of Alaska was left large oil painting of William H. Seward to be hung in the Gov ernor's office and a great mounted moose head for the Territorial Leg islative Hall. The moose head, now in the Alaska Game Commission office, was a gift to Judge Wicker sham by friends in Cordova in 1912 following passage of the Alaska Or ganic Act.
 Outside of the widow, son and the Territory, there were no other bene- ficiaries
 Library Left Widow
 The famous Wickersham library of Alaskan literature was left to Mrs. Wickersham with the hope that it might be sold in a body to some institution of learning" In the pe- tition for probate, also filed today, the library is estimated as worth $10.000 The collection consists of books, histories, pictures, baskets and anthropological specimens.
 The will chose Mrs. Wickersham as eXecutrix and Darrell Wicker sham as executor. Witnesses to its signing on October IA were Mildred R. Hermann and Russell A. Her mann. Mrs. Hermann is represent ing Mrs. Wickersham in the probate procedure. A hearing on the widows petition for probate and appoint ment of executrix has been set by
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
BRITISH STILL SENDING OVER MEN TO FRANCE
BeIishd Says Thousands of English Troops Going
 Over Weekly

LONDON. Nov, 22.-War Secre- tary Hore Belisha told the House of Commons today that British troops were being sent to France "by thousands weekly"
 The War Secretary said that the British expeditionary force is con- siderably larger than when he placed it's size at l58,O00 men sev- eral weeks ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
STocK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Nov. 22. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is [ American Can no, American Power and Light Az, Anaconda 32&, Bethlehem Steel S3ss, Commonwealth and Southern 1ss, Curtiss Wright l0ls General Motors 54A, International Harvester 61A, Kennecott 4oss, New York Central l9%, Northern Pacific 101s, United States Steel 69M, Pound $392.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages. industrials 150.34, rails 33.55, utilities 25.58.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
tBy Associated Press)

Mounting maritime losses and re- criminations over the foiled Munich plot on Hitler's life further embit- tered warfare between Germany and Britain today.
 2 Six German planes bombed the Shetland Islands north of Scotland but British sources said the raiders failed to hit any objectives.
 The Italian steamer Fianona, G. 600 tons, struck a mine off the Eng fish coast wher more than ten ships, including five neutral vessels, have gone down in the past five days.
 The German freighter Bertha Fis- ser fell prey to a British warship near Iceland.
 Britain Retaliates
 These new casualties, added to the list of Is ships which mines and submarines have destroyed since last Thursday ill quick increase, spurred Britain to retaliatory meas ures against Germany.
 Britain accused Germans of loos- ing mines, but the charges were de- nied in Berlin
 Tn retaliation Chamberlain an nounced a blockade of all German exports designed tochoke the Reich's trade. Most imports were already banned by British contraband con- trol imposed at the wars outset. Der lin declared the British measure cer- tain to bring counter retaliation from Germany.
 British Spies Ceased
 Unaccustomed light was thrown on the conflict of plot and counter plot between secret agents by Ger man announcement of the seizure of two British secret operatives and arrest of a Munich man in the Mo- vember 8 bombing attempt on Hit lers life.
 The announcement said the man, George Elser confessed setting the explosive which killed eight persons soon after Hitler left the Munich beer hall.
 Though the captive Britons were not linked specifically with the as- sassination plot, they were accused of organizing attempts to overthrow the Nazi regime.
 Two men captured trying to enter Germany from The Netherlands were said to be Germans
 Bomb Suspect Held
 The British foreign office denied Britain had any knowledge of Elser and said there was no connection between the bombing and capture of two Britons.
 War remained quiescent on the Western Front where France said there was nothing important to re- port during the night"
 Germany said scouting flights over the British Isles cost one plane. The British announced yesterday a Ger man raider had been shot down.
 The day saw penetration of enc my aircraft on scouting flights over several parts of the United King dOm
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
ALASKA CHROMIUM ORE IS
 BOUGHT BY TREASURY DEPT.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 The Treasury has bought $846,000 worth of chromium ore from Dorothea Reddy Moronney, of San Francisco, who contracted delivery of 25,000 tons from Seldovia, Alaska, to the Army Depot at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
 The contract was let after the original bids had been rejected three weeks ago
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
DICKS GO SOUTH

Dr. Noble Dick joined his wife and two children aboard the AL aska and continued south with them for a visit of several weeks in the States. He has been attend ing the Territorial Compensation session here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
HISTORIC PARALLELS

Tragedies have been written az plenty about just such situations as that in Germany. The haunted sleep-walking of Lady Macbeth and the tormented waking hours of Mac- beth himself hint at the mental tur- moil that one might find paralleled
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
STRIKE CONTINUES

FOLSOM PRISON, Cal, Nov 22. Six hundred Folsom Prisons tough men from the lower yard" refused food for the second day and were returned to their cells.
 Warden Hummer said he has eleven asserted strike leaders in solitary confinement and further stated: "We1l just sit around and talk to a few of the boys"
 Approximately 2,300 other con- yicts in the prison are not involved.
 The incident started yesterday when the men were served sour mush at breakfast and refused to eat it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
IS GENIUS

AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. 22.-Travls Raven, backfield ace, made 39 points for Austin High School against the San Antonio football squad. Austin won 39 to 6, which left Ravens 10 teammates without point to their credit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
LOT IS NOT HAPPY ONE

unnatural deeds do breed un- natural troubles, sadly commented the doctor in Shakespeare's tragedy as he observed the disintegration ot the Macbeths. Infected minds to their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets"
 Tn what manner the nerves of the Reichskanzler react to the att tempt on his life is matter almost wholly of speculation. Yet 1t takes no especially profound imagination
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
CANNERY MAN HERE

P. H. Cunningham, of the PAF cannery at Larsen Bay, passed through here on the Alaska, going south after attending court in Seward as witness in murder trial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
Food Strike
 IsSfaged by
 900Conyitts
Object 10 Sour Mush for Breakfast, Won Work,
 Nor Go 10 luncheon

FOLSOM PRISON, Cal, Nov. D. Nine hundred prisoners staged a food strike yesterday and the prison authorities locked all of the 2,900 inmates in their cells precautioning possible disorders.
 Warden Clyde Hummer said the convicts objected to sour mush for breakfast and later refused to work or return for lunch.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22

The Gruenings have rented their Washington home to Representa- tive Carolina O'Day, of New YorK.
 Interior Department officials say no successor to Gruening has been mentioned for the position of Di- rector, Territories and Island Pos sessions,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
FROM INFERIOR

Tom Babcock, Interior mining man, went through on the Alaska from the Westward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22
Thanksgiving ....

is the topic of this weeks News I. c. iest-u hard CT one thun usual. To test your knowledge of the holidays b q C k ground and recent developments turn to another page in todoY's Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-22

tContinued on Page Five,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

An analysis of protests show the
Midwest shows stronger distaste for
off-color humor and anti-religious
dogmas than any other part of the
country. The South demands high
regard for womanhood and male
chivalry. The Northwest sounds the
praises of rugged individualism.
North central states ask a progress
sive social outlook and New York
city examines everything with the
mind of an Old world critic.
Radio men are convinced we re-
ceive different sensations from read
ing and listening. You may, for in
stance, read war atrocity stories
without feeling bitter about them,
but when you hear word-of-mouth
description backed by the emotional
stimulus of the human voice, you
may become exercised, even moved
to positive action.
A three-hour tine-zone difference
between east and west coasts al
ways finds somebody sitting down to
a meal, and, generally speaking,
people are pretty sensitive about
what they hear at mealtimes.
So it's the listeners, not the gov
eminent or the broadcasters, who
lay down radios program policies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

the first bulletin would also hear the
second.
The wide panic following the ia
nous Orson Welles "Mars" broad
cast was an error of listening. Had
the alarmists listened Is minutes or
more they would have heard the
announcement that Welles was
broadcasting dramatization, not
live hot news.
Schechter's wariness over tragedy
reports dates back to the time a
newscaster FLASHED" an announce
ment from Hanover, N. H., saying
nine Dartmouth college students had
been killed by carbon monoxide gas
in a fraternity house. This was
certainly news. MICS telephones
handled hundreds of calls from dis
tressed parents who wanted to know
names. But none were available,
and with 1880 students enrolled at
Dartmouth there was a lot of re-
assuring to do.
Guided by Experience.
That's the "reminiscences part of
radio policy, and it's why broad
casters may withhold important
news for hours while details are
awaited. Experience, not mere the
DRY, dictates procedure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
Can Easily Get Into War If
Psychology of War Continues

The rumorS concerning the activi-
ties of the members of the mobiliza-
ton board spread rapidly and grew
in number. It is made to appear
that the sponsors got to Mr.. Roose-
welt with their propaganda. In any
event, something happened with the
suddenness of rabbit jumping from
a lair of weeds. Mr.. Roosevelt an
nounced in his press conference one
board would make it's report and
would be dissolved. That would not
have been startling announcement
except that none of the members of
the board, nor the general staff Off
GERS of the war department who
were working with the board, had
any previous knowledge that their
work was ended.
I have not attempted in this dis
cussion to report all of the little in.
cidents that have come along to ex-
cite curiosity. 1t is not to be forgot
ten that the congress was called into
extraordinary session to act on the
Presidents request for repeal of the
arms embargo. Many persons saw
no need for the extra session. And
the passage of three weeks of debate
on the question whether to keep the
embargo against export of arms or
repeal it has shown, as far as am
concerned, that it really does not mat
ter which side wins. The United
States is not going to get into war
any more quickly by keeping the
embargo than it will by repeating
that mooted section. But it can get
into war very easily, embargo or no
embargo, if this psychology of war
is continued from Washington.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
Segfred Was Vulnerable after Ill., So Nazs Renamed Line
Darts. = Why did Germany

Darts. = Why did Germany
L change the name of its
mighty western Notifications
from "Siegfried line" to
LINES line? This appar-
emily minor incident may
have great significance, for
it is possible the Germans ex-
amined the legend of their great
hero Siegfried.
He was supposed to be invulnera-
bic. Siegfried killed a dragon and
bathed in his blood, thus making his
skin so tough that no weapon could
pierce it save in one spot where
linden leaf had fallen as he bathed.
Among other of Siegfried's ex-
ploits was his trickery in making
Brunhilde marry Gunther. Since
Brunhilde was Valkyrie, she could
only marry a man who could best
her in three trials of strength. Siee-
fried made himself invisible and
helped his friend outpoint Brunhilde.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

organized in Independent companies
and highly mobile with their horses,
bicycles and trucks, are assigned
to ward off surprise attacks until
regular army units can reach their
positions.
At the moment of invasion, every
man belongs to the army. Young
sters climb into alpine positions and
oldsters take easier jobs in keep
ing with their individual capabili-
ties.
Men Fully Equipped.
Mobilization is lightning fast. Only
in a democracy like this can every
soldier keep his complete outfit at
home, ammunition excepted. Cav
alrymen have their horses and cy-
clists their bicycles. Equipment is
checked periodically under a severe
control system.
When mobilization is called, it can
thus be made an actuality within
a few days, or even a few hours if
necessary. Light brigades," which
consist of cavalry, cyclists, light ar
tillery on trucks and machine guns
on motors, form the vanguard of
the army and may be thrown into
defense post at moments notice.
One thing worries the Swiss-their
electrified railroads, which could be
decommissioned in a few hours with
well-placed bombs. Hence the
army's infantry units and their ar
senals are widely decentralized to
be within reach of a majority of
men within a few hours.
Generals Are Scarce.
Only three times in its history
has Switzerland had military COM
mander-in-chief Under its consti-
tuition a supreme commander with
powers over military and civil re-
sources can be appointed only in
times of general mobilization, and
then only by election. Such a COM
mander was General Dufour, who
was commahder-in-chi during the
interior war in 1847; General Her.
zog, in power during the Franco
German war of 1870, and General
Willie, commander from 1914 to 1918,
There have been no others.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
Radio, Weary of Public's Complaints,
Hires John Q. and Makes Him Censor
By GORDON GREENWOOD

Released by Western Newspaper Union.l
NEW YORK.-The tickle"
~ public, which everybody
tries so hard to understand,
positively knows what it wants
on the radio.
If there was some doubt on
this point 20 years ago, in
broadcasting's infancy, the fog
is now completely dispelled.
Not only do listeners register
their reactions and complaints
Immediately, but they take the
most direct approach-and talk
straight from the shoulder.
A radio networks telephone
switchboard works like a
sounding board of public opinion,
bouncing back the public reaction
even before the program in question
is off the air.
Words spoken in absolute inno-
cence may precipitate minor chaos.
For instance, a newscaster once told
his listeners a certain situation was
like having the gas turned off on
Thanksgiving day with your house
full of guests" Within a few min
utes irate telephones were calling
the National Broadcasting company
to know why their gas would be
turned off Ut toas near Thanks
giving)
Censor Rule Enforced.
After analyzing letters and pro-
tests from over the country, NBC
has established ''you-can't-broad-
cast-that' rule for what appears to
be SANDER, unverified reports, in
vasion of privacy and vulgarity. The
entire radio industry generally fol-
lows the same rule.
Thus radio officials believe they
have avoided censorship, not in
voked it. AS between strict govern
ment censorship and voluntary con-
troll from within, the industry much
prefers the latter.
Behind every policy hangs sto-
ry. One day A. A. Schechter, MICS
special events director, received a
Flash" that passenger plane fly
ing the Atlantic had not been heard
from for several hours.
Don't broadcast that" he told
the news editor. His wisdom of self
restraint was clear 80 minutes later
when second bulletin announced
that all was well aboard the plane.
Try to Avoid Confusion.
Suppose the first bulletin had been
broadcast. The sudden and en-
phatic reaction would have been sor-
row for some people. The second
bulletin would have confused the
situation, in addition to causing
doubt about the veracity of broad
cast reports. Nor was there as
surance that everyone who heard
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

DERNE.-Little Switzerland,
u whose neutrality has been
preserved and respected 124
years in the face of repeated
warfare on all its frontiers, is
once more watching it's ram
parts.
On every frontier well-armed
troops stand guard to ward off
belligerent planes or stop a sud-
den attack.
Though aged and peaceful,
Switzerland is not missing
any bets. Her defenses are up-to-
the-minute, giving protection against
any modern weapon a foeman may
send against her. Typical is the
fortress system surrounding her en-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

tire frontier, the novel automatic
tank barriers which shoot out from
Swiss highways at the press of
button, and her keen-eyed anti-air-
craft battalions which are rated
among the worlds best.
New Border Threats.
Time was when Switzerland wor-
ried only about her northern and
southern frontiers, bordering on
Germany and Switzerland. But the
Nazi juggernaut captured Austria,
so the resourceful Swiss fortified on
the east. Then, just for good meas
ure, they arranged protection
against any possible threat from
France.
Swiss army organization is at once
the worlds most unique and most
efficient. Voluntary frontier troops,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
How Women
i'm Their 4O's
Can Attract Men

Here's good advice for a woman during her
change usually from 38 to So, who fears
she'll lose her appeal to men, who worries
about hot flashes, loss of pep, dizzy spells,
upset nerves and moody spells.
Get more fresh air, 8 hrs sleep and If you
need good general system tonic take Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made
especially for soomen. 1t helps Mature build
up physical resistance, thus helps give more
vivacity to enjoy life and assist calming
jittery nerves and disturbing symptoms that
often accompany change Of life. WELL
WORTH TRYINGl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

Commercial production of apples
this year is estimated at slightly
more than 103, 100000 bushels, Is
per cent more than last years pro-
duction and 2 per cent more than the
average production for the last 10
years. In recent years an average
of IL 900 900 bushels has been export
ed, but it is expected that exports
this year will be curtailed because
of the war and good fruit crops
abroad.