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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19
Direct Paths Blocked

The trouble, of course, is that
the great bulk of Germany, flanked
by neutral nations, stands square
ly in the most direct path from
west to east.
The obvious way of getting at
Germany would be by plane. But
experts here feel that Britain and
France, themselves vulnerable to
bombing raids, wouldn't start any
thing in the air unless and until
the Germans struck first.
On land, experts predict the last
thing Britain and France would
tackle is the old western front
despite talk of weakness in the
hastily built German forts of the
Siegfried line and of the strength
of French tanks. Nor, is it thought
here, would the western power!
try to force their way through
the hazardous water route to Dan.
zig via the Baltic Sea.
Rather, strategists would expec
to see the fleets used in an effort
to ID block Germany within the
North Sea, as in the World War
and CD go through the Darda.
nelles, with the assent of new-all,
Turkey, and reach Poland through
! friendly Rumania.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19
DIVORCED } Wife
IS KIDNAPPED BY
FORMER HUBBY

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, July IL
Police are hunting today for a
former Concord reformatory inmate
who kidnapped his divorced wife after
a holdup. The fugitive, James Ke-
soc, of Hudson, Mass, fled from
Northampton with Mrs. Bernice
Beckwith. The attractive brunette
divorced Kesoe after he was SEN
fenced to the reformatory in 1882
for larceny.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19

Pruss i a, the
Free City re-
mains predom-
inantly German
in people and
culture; and
Adolf Hitler has
proclaimed him
self the protec-
tor of Germans
everywhere. But
e C o n 0 m ically
Danzig would be
of little use TO
G e + m any, ex-
cept as control
of the mouth of
t h e Wis tn | a
could be a lever
to use on Po-
land. And if a
N All D a mi g
should lose its
inh &c loondlar
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19
BEAR 0UADRUpLET5

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Cal.
July 19-An event rare in the Wild
life world-has occurred twice this
season in Sequoia park. Naturalists
say the normal litter for bear is
two cubs.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19
u S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WEATHER BUREAU
THE WEATHER
(By the U. S. Weather Bureau,

for Vicinity pm
coudne tonight showers cooler
Thursday; moderate southerly winds
Southeast tonight
tonight northeast
with showers Thursday
souhery Dixon
of winds along of Alaska:
tonight Thursday
from Entrance to Cape
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19
MU5S0LIM GETS
SPANISH REPORT

ROME, July Foreign Minister
Count Ciano has returned to Rome
and Immediately reported to Pref
mier Mussolini the results of his visit
to Spain, He returned amboard an
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

The baromeric below morning
Alaska the northeastern
Ocean, the lowest reported
cic Ocean at latitude 50
Islands crest
being 80 inches latitude degrees
This distribution
ton western British Columbia
and by generally fair weather
servation
Juneau, July 2o-sunrise, am; pm
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19

Italian cruiser and flew to Rome
from Genoa. The son-in-law of II
Duce was closeted with him for over
three hours. During his stay in
Spain Ciano had several conferences
with General Francisco Franco.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19

sea by rendering Gdynia helpless.
Or, some think, German annexa-
ton of Danzig might be but the
prelude to German annexation of
the vital Polish corridor.
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. . . . . . . .
WHAT is DANZIG?

, The Free City of Danzig,
, which is under the protection
, of the League of Nations, in
; cludes the municipality of DAN
) zig, on the Baltic Sea at the
) mouth of the River Vistula,
5 plus three smaller cities and
) adjacent rural communities.
, Established under the Treaty
) of Versailles in 1920 to give Po-
, land a seaport, it has an area
, of 754 square miles and
} population of 407,000. DanZig-
} ers administer local affairs
through an elected govern
mert, but their district is with
in the Polish customs system
. and Poland has charge of its
foreign relations and a $3.50
voice in the operation of its
} harbor and waterways.
} . - Z
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New Guessing Game:
How Gould The West
Send Aid 10 Poland!

LONDON.-If Britain and France
are called on to aid Poland against
Germany, theren be an urgent
opening for a Napoleon on their
general staffs.
For it would take a miracle man,
military experts here say, to figure
out how the British and French
could get to the battlefield in time
to help.
Poland might be able TO hold
out, they speculate, month or
two. But that wouldn't give the al
lies much time, considering the
terrific obstacles" blocking any OF
several approaches they might at
tempt.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19

of Polish commerce, Germany
might even have to divert trade
from Hamburg and other North
Sea ports to keep Danzigers off
relief
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19
RAINEY AT POINT HOPE

DR.. Froelick Rainey, head of the
Department of Anthropology at the
University of Alaska, has flown to
Point Hope where he will carry on
work in connection with his studies
of early inhabitants of Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19

A $4,000 trust fund for a cat
set up in a woman's will has been
held void by San DISCO judge.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19
MANY VISIT ANCHORAGE

The Anchorage Times says over
500 visitors were in Anchorage from
outside points to enjoy the Fourth.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19

The richest single oil field in the
world is located in southwestern
Persia.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19

The submarine is one unknown
factor in any such schemes. And
Spanish guns near Gibraltar and
Italian bases at the center of the
Mediterranean might make trou-
BILE for British French operations
thereabouts. But Britain still is
confident of her position in the
Mediterranean
On land the experts add, the
western allies probably would try
to fight their way through the
soft spots of northern Italy, Aus
tria and Czechoslovakia. Italy pos
sibly could styrinie this plan, how
ever. simply by remaining neutral.
British strategy in that case might
be to tell the Italians: I'VE won't
allow you to stay neutral. We con-
slider that a hostile act
Britain and France would stand
better chance of helping Poland
if they had Russia on their side.
Certainly she is in the best geo.
graphical position to give aid quick
ly. And that's why military men
are so impatient about the al
lies delay in signing up Russia for
their aggression front. Will
liam McGaffin.
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WHO WANTS DANz|G AND WHY

mainly POLAND longer is directly
as prestige Danzg for
capital let 10 the sea-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-19
NEW DREDGE ORDERED

A new dredge has been ordered
by the United States Smelling. Re-
filming and Mining Company and
will be installed on Ester Creek,
next fall, in the Fairbanks district.
The Book ALASKA, Revised and
Enlarged. Now On Sale; S1.00.
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Try an Empire ad.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-01
Pattern

Fashion Is lin Dutch" this year
and it's never looked smagter.
take. for instance. Anne Adams
Pattern 42s6-an easy young prin-
cess style. The Dutch girl collar
10 10 becoming, and so are the
bishop sleeves. Or you might make
a narrower contrasting collar and
match 1t with cuffs If your sleeves
are short. Double rows of buttons
on the bodice are engagingly re-
peated at the make-believe pockets
on the full skirt. Use a buckled
belt, a back-tying sash or leave
the waistline smartly plain. How
about making an everyday frock
OF soft wool and a dress-up style
of velveteen with gold buttons?
Pattern 1895 is available in
misses and women's sizes IA, IS,
IS, 20. 80. 81. SO, 3s. 40 and ~.
Size is takes 3h yards 81 inch
fabric.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
for this Anne Adams pattern.
Write plainly SIZE NAME, AD-
DRESS and STYLE NUMBER.
Let ANNE ADAMS WINTER
PATTERN BOOK take you on a
trip through Fashionland in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-01
GOOD MANNERS IN THE
SCHOOLROOM

Dear Mrs. Post: I am a school
teacher. Should I rise when our
supervisor, a man, comes in to my
office to see me?
Answer: If you consider the
supervisor visitor and yourself
a hostess, then of course you rise.
But if you're working at your
desk and he stops in on business,
you should remain seated.
Dear Mrs. Post: l have done
something I am afraid you will
say is unforgivable! Last spring
when I was visiting some people,
I invited a girl I met there to go
to a school dance with me this
fall. She said yes-and asked
when. l told her it would prob
ably be the last week in Septem-
Der. And then l forgot all about
1t. and a week ago invited another
girl to go with me. Then girl
number one wrote me a note ask
ing something about it-and I re-
membered that I had asked her,
and here am with two different
girls invited to the same dance.
What am I to do7
Answer: At first thought there
seems nothing to do except have
the grippe and go to bed. On
second thought, a suggestion that
might work very well, il you have
a best friend who has no partner,
is to make it party of four and
stay together all evening. You
and the other boy together call for
both girls. Just take it for grant
ed that you have invited a four
some-but be sure you don't show
any favoritism. Dance with one
girl as much as you do with the
other. Perhaps then they will
never guess that you didn't intend
it to be this way from the begin
ming. So far as I can think, it's
either this or the grippe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-01
CHAPTER THIRTY

jill had little time to inspect
the outside Of the house, which
appeared to be q very attractive
country home.
1t was low and SPRAYING, with
the outside completely covered
with shingles stained a dark
brown. The roof was painted
green. and she realized that from
little distance, no one would ever
guess there was a good sized house
hidden In that group OF trees.
The brown of the shingles and
the green Of the roof would melt
right into the landscape.
After the brightness outside, she
could scarcely see as Rothbury
propelled her down a long hall
way by one arm. 1t was much
darker inside than out.
They stopped suddenly, Roth
bury produced a key from his
pocket and inserted it In lock.
A moment later, she was thrust
into room and she heard the
door slam behind her and then the
key being turned.
Shades Up
Frightened. she leaned against
the wall. and tried to sccustom her
eyes TO the semi-darkness. All
the shades OF the room were up,
but heavy shutters on the win
dows ohscured most Of the light.
"Jill" the exclamation startled
her. and she ran forward with
= glad cry.
Bob! Bob" A moment later she
was In his arms, and thrilling to
his kiss on her lips.
"Oh, Jill. I'm 90 sorry." Brock
said = little later when the first
surge OF emotion had subsidized
I've got you into q real mess"
Don't blame yourself. Bob she
chided. II did this entirely by
myself. and I'd do II again IL ]
had to find you. I was so worried
I was almost frantic when you
didn't call and I couldn't reach
you at any Of the numbers you
gave. was certain that some
thing terrible had happened"
He led her by the hand to q
low couch near a large fireplace.
BE very careful what you say
Bob warned. in a whisper. I'm
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-01
School Disgusts
First-Year Pupil

REGINA. sask. = A disguised
Regina boy. just starting school,
returned homo Unexpectedly one
morning. He complained: Why
should spend all day there just
to learn HI Diddle Diddle"7 !
can learn that at home"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-01
The Lady Is Reckless
BY ROB EDEN

sure they'll listen to us. Probably
have microphones all over the
place"
who do you mean by they ?"
"Fenwick and his gang
Hideout
Brock questioned her about how
she had been trapped into coming
10 the hideout. and she told the
whole story. In low tones, Of what
had happened since she last saw
him.
She told about Tony Baredo fol-
lowing her. his proposition and
splitting the contents of the steel
box.
Il know 1t was wrong to give a
reward to . thief" she said, but
what else could I do? I had to
have that box. the confession
means SO much to you. 1 should
have called the police. but / was
afraid to after what you told me
about Fenwick's control Of the de-
partment.
IF one of his men got hands on
that paper. that would have been
the end OF it."
She told him Of calling Nina.
and finally Drawing Fenwick in his
own office and demanding to know
where Bob was.
Finally" she said. 81 told him
about the confession. That I had
IT,"
You shouldn't have done that"
Bob whispered.
That's why you're here, he's
afraid to let you 20 now. and 1t
may mean" He paused signifi-
cantly. and Jill knew that he
meant that neither of them might
ever leave this place alive.
Il had to. Bob" she said. ut
was the only card I had left to
play, to force him to tell me where
you were. I would have given him
the confession II he had turned
you free"
"You foolish child" he said.
softly. and she felt his arm 90
about her. why did you do 1t +?
When the confession means so
much to you? To your mother,
to your uncle's memory"
In Confusion
II did il because T." The girl
stopped In confusion. She felt her
cheeks burning and was glad of
the semidarkness.
You mean." he said. aloud, for
getting his admonitions to her
about the microphones. 'thst you
did this for me. that you love me,
JILL"
For answer she pressed against
him, and in q moment felt herself
swept into his arms.
His lips were pressing hers,
hotly. passionately. not a. they had
before when she first came into
the room.
That had been the kiss Of good
friend. of man in a desperate
position eagerly turning to some
one he knew for sympathy. conso-
lation.
'oh. JUL" he cried, II do love
you. ! know II now. I know
must have been in love with you
from the first moment I saw you
on the train. Tell me you love
me-"
Ciings To Him
II do. I do. do" she said. and
kissed him. She chung to him with
arms that ached. as though she
never could let him go.
After a time. Bob stood up, and
Continued on Page Is. Column 81
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Below are the answers to ties
questions printed on editorial page
i. An instrument for measur
ing small angles or dimensions.
2. Afghanistan.
3. 1850.
4. One-third.
5. Tunney retired undefeated.
8. West.
Z. No.
8. Re'-al-tor; not re-al'-tor.
Q. Woodrow Wilson.
10. Sixteen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-01
POlly~Anna" Advice
Wearies Young Girl
But Own Loss of Self-Esteem to Blame for
Her Unhappiness and Discouragement
By CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey: must be very easy for you or any
friendly counsellor to tell others what do to help them
selves i s much easier to preach than practice must
confess that the average writer lecturer who goes about
to become more successful leaves indifferent and unn-
epired
am frankly dousre for NV ur. does mot Look any too
bright taught school for year and hated 1t heartily
accepted position that paid less money but inter-
eatfnr
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LEAVING A USED GUEST
TOWEL

Dear Mrs. Post: I am a young
man and never know just what
to do with guest towel after
using II. Should it be folded and
put back on the rack or laid on
the washbasin?
Answer: You lay 1t partly
folded-wherever is convenient.
The reason you do not fold it
carefully is that a used towel
should not be mistaken for a fresh
one by a next conner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-01
HOW TO END A VISIT
IMMEDIATELY

Dear Mrs. Post: The other day
I went to see an acquaintance of
mine and found that a bridge
game was going on. Please tell
me what l should have done.
Answer: You should have said
you'd come again soon, and left at
once. On no account should you
have interrupted the game.
IF SOME ONE ASKS YOUR
AGE.
Dear Mrs. Post: What can
say when people ask me my age
and I don't want to tell il?
don't mind their knowing it so
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-01

= ! have. I fatter to tell myself,
An intelligent mind. Perhaps that
- 4 Why I an 20 discouraged.
don't cara for the people I 70
- with have not much ambition
Jeft and while I am snti-social
Z still want people to like me. Being
rather cowardly. have = fear Of
7. what others win think Of me. es-
peejally II the others are persons
30 social or professional import
! aSce.
~ ! know ! should be ashamed to
admit what = failure I am, but
- am getting fed up with these
..sbe = little Polly Anna" bits OF
nonsense that I just want to ex-
prsn myself frankly about the ad-
~ which tells people to gain
! self-confidcnce by being dctermin-
. "A, ambitious, friendly and pa
. tient.
The main thing that counts In
. this life y pull" have seen
undeserving men and women walk
J away with the cream. while
more intelligent persons had to
stand by and accept less than they
~pre worth, merely because they
. ~ not have any important friends
. to aid them.
A. ! said before. ] am discou-
rugged. ] let my boy friends break
dates when know should Be In
dependent and never 80 out with
than again.
] let moneyed friends impress
me and feel inferior In their pres
ence- I invariably feel inferior In
presence Of . psrson who 10 fam
Ous or has high social position.
Saying BE good, and kind and
patient and ambitious" won't help
4 person who u - Disguised and
discouraged ~ !. WEARY
Well. you certainly have = bad
ease Of lost self-esteem and that
always means you are defeated
before you even get started.
There d one thing that no wo-
man can afford 10 lose--and that
u Z sense Of her own Importance.
ahe has lost II when she lets a
man break dates with her--even
though abe knows that he II mere
" making excuses.
Che has lost II when she let's
jealousy make her say and do
an the wrong things.
Che has lost Il when she decides
: that what she u doing and what
shs Il saying aren't Of the slight
. est consequence.
She has lost II when she lets
hsrself snvy . friend or begrudge
another's good fortune.
Ghe has lost Il when she doubts
! the value Of the things she has
considered important simply be-
; cause . more sophisticated" per-
son laughs at her ideals.
; She has lost 1t when she chooses
her friends for what they have
rather than for what they are.
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much better the long bob is for
such face.
If you look like Constance Ben
nett note, too. that the part is at
the corner OF the face. to give a
wide sweep across the forehead.
Note the lift at the opposite cor
ner and the way the hair is waved
away from the eyes to give eye
width.
Watch for your type tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-01
BAD FOR JAW

Here's the story behind Con-
stance Benefits hairdo!
You and might be perfectly
content with Constance BENEFITS
face. But it's comforting to know
the stars worry over their looks
too. A friend of Constance Ben
nett's tells us she worked out that
long bob To cover the angle of her
jawline.
These two sketches show how
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-01
Interference

Dear Miss Grey: am q young
married woman with q baby. Ny
husband has always been good "a
me but he has been especially con.
siderste since the baby came, for
! have never been strong and was
very III when my little one wa
born.
He helps me with lots OF my
homework because we can't A..
ford to hire anyone. do my own
work ~ much ~ possible, but W.
ualiy he runs the vacuum before
he leaves In the morning. Also
he always helps me with the wash
ing 1--WE have a washing machine),
and with the evening dishes.
Because he does this his mother
Il furious and Ii always saying
something unkind to me. She
makes sarcastic remarks about
delicate women and then informs
me that ! should try to do all my
own work a. II IL not my hus-
bands place to aid me. The last
time abe had % much to say he
informed her that his place" had
nothing to do with the matter
that principle" did.
have become 10 nervous over
her attitude that I find myself
trembling every time she walks
into the house.
What ] want to know 10 this
should I tell her to mind her own
affairs and stop interfering with
us-or should I ignore herr
So far ! have kept silent. When
! get well and strong again I in
tend to 90 on doing my work be-
cause I. myself, hate to see him
doing part of my duties. He Is SO
good and kind ! feel as though ]
were taking advantage of him but
he SAYS he wants to help me
that he would feel guilty IL he
did not. considering that he ID
husky and strong and am sick.
WIFE
think you have done the sens
ible thing In keeping quiet. BY
getting into = fuss with your
mother-in-law you viii only dis
tres your husband. and surely
you don't want to do that con-
sidering his kindness.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-01
Good 7 aste 7 oday

much, really, as I resent their
asking.
Answer: Make up anything
whatever comes into your mind
that evades the question. For in
stance, II was sixteen-I've for
gotten just whenm Or, II won't
be a hundred for quite a while!"
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Indian Pudding Alaska
Is seryings)

If you're not using it, sell it with
a Fast-Action Times Want Ad.
Call Main 1851.