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trading. 10 shares.
under
Bankruptcy Act securities such companies
Rates Of dividend
included
lex dividend. Ex rights. Also Ac-
cumulated dyldends paid last Declared paid far
Accumulated dividends paid or declared this year -
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| Du Pont Votes
| S7.75 q Share
ION Common
3y the Associated Press.

WILMINGTON, Del. Aug. 19.-
Directors Of E. I. du Pont de Ne
mours & Co. today authorized a
dividend of SITS share on COM
mon stock, payable September IA
to holders Of record August 26. Sim
liar amounts were paid in June and
March, while year ago $l.25 was
disbursed.
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Odd-Lot Dealings
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchanse for August IL f1e
purchases involving 17.oA shares: 751
80 short sales involving e1o shares
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London Bur Silver

LONDON, Aug 10 Ap.--Bar silver
e3,.d. Oh Il. Equivalent 426o cents.
| Bar sold i6es. unchanged. (Equivalen'
S33.e6) Ixehsnse. ko3.
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New York Bar Silver

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 R.-Bar
silver SAN, unchanged.
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u. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 dP.-Prices quoted
in dollars and thirty.seconds:
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Comment on Roosevelt Promise to France
Congress Members Offer Different interpretations
Of Statement to Reynuud Regarding Military Commitments

'tion of attempting to lead the United.
States into the European war"
Nye Takes Different View.
On the other hand,s Senator Nye,
Republican, Of North Dakota said
he thought the Presidents state
ment carried the implication that
If the President had the power to
order troops sent to Europe more
than material resources might be
made available to the Allies.
why this language3" Nye asked.
"The French must know where the
power to declare war lies in the
United States. Why did he use
this language? 1t couldn't be for
any other reason than to convey
to France the idea that If the power
to declare war rested with the Presi-
dent rather, than Congress, that
there would be- more than mate
rial aid going to the Allies.
'"1 hope that paragraph doesn't
mean: After all, Congress is still
in session."
Chairman Bloom of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee took the
same view that Senator Pittman did,
asserting that the Presidents state
ment should prove conclusively to
the people who have thought the
President was trying to get us into
war that there was no such thought
in his mind"
Others Express Views.
Other comment:
Representative Jenkins. Repub-
lican. of Ohio-"While all of us SYM
pathize sincerely with the Allies,
we must not become involved in
their war"
Representative White, Democrat,
of Idaho-"My feeling is that we can
best serve the Allies by maintaining
an impartial attitude. remaining
neutral and helping to restore order
when the conflict is over"
Senator OMahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming-"It is obviously and
clearly disavowal of any military
intentions in the European war"
Senator Lee, Democrat. OF Okla
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The government of Australia wants
more tobacco grown domestically.
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Mass Singing by 200
Will Feature Cruise

Mass singing by a group of more
than 200 voices from the Westmin-
ster trained choirs of Emory Meth
odist, New York Avenue Presbyte-
rian, Calvary Baptist and First Bap-
tist Churches will feature a boat
trip on the Potomac the evening of
July l.
The cruise is sponsored by Leba-
non Chapter, No. Is, o. E. S.; the
Fellowcraft Club of Lebanon Lodge.
No. 7, F. A. A. M, and other fra
ternal and religious organizations.
Elgin Smith, past ofhcer of both
Lebanon groups, is general chairman
of arrangements.
Others assisting in arrangements
are Mrs. Eleanor Smithson, matron
of Lebanon Chapter; Edward L.
Payne, master of Lebanon Lodge;
William H. Rosson, president of the
Fellowcraft Club: Mrs. Mabel Stott
and Alfred r. Belts.
The S. S. Mount Vernon of the
Wilson Line has been chartered.
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Frances purchases in Argentina
have greatly increased.
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r,ent appropriation bill which Presi-
dent Roosevelt signed Friday car
ried funds for active duty for 1853
temporary officers, aside from new
pilots to be trained by the Air Corps.
The additional officers are needed
chiefly to train recruits as the Army
is enlarged to its full authorized
peace strength of 100000. A further
enlargement by $4,000 men, provided
for in the latest supplementary esti-
mates, will require even larger num-
bers of temporary officers.
Reservists in most demand are
r. o. T. C.-trained lieutenants, wa
will command platoons of 27 men
or fewer.
OF about 100000 qualified, COM
missioned reservists, thousands
already have filed applications for
active duty, officials said. Some
5000 new reserve lieutenants were
made available this month by uni
versity graduation.
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homa--"The President is saying
that we will redouble our efforts
to provide materials, but that he
does not indicate any military in
tervention. I approve Of the state
ment. because, by helping the Allies
we are putting our industry on a
military basis and giving ourselves
more time to prepare"
Senator Holt, Democrat, of West
Virginia-"The President only modi-
fed his commitments by one word
military 1t would be interest
ing to know all the commitments
that have been made"
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5000 Reservists
Will Be Ordered
To Active Duty Soon
Youthful Lieutenonts
Will Be Used to Train
Army's Recruits

By the Associated Press
The War Department is preparing
to order from four to five thousand
additional reserve officers to active
duty on short notice, as a part of
the Army's rapid expansion.
A large proportion of those to be
summoned to command troops will
be given orders this week to report
July ! or shortly thereafter, officials
said.
All are volunteers, and will serve
for periods of six months or a year
each, with possible extensions. Most
are expected to be youthful first
and second lieutenants, recent grad
yates of college Reserve Ofiicer
Training Corps.
The $1,823,O0O0O War Depart
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By the Associated Press
Two members of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee placed
diametrically opposite interpreta-
tions last night on President
Roosevelt's statement to Premier
Reynaud of France regarding mill
tary commitments.
The President, after promising
France redoubled American efforts
to furnish military supplies, con-
cluded his message with this state
ment:
Il know that you will understand
that these statements carry with
them no implication of military
commitments. Only Congress can
make such commitments"
Chairman Pittman said this as
sertion should remove any doubt
that the President has any inten-
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Junior Choir 10 Give
Christian Church Concert

The Junior Choir Of the Ninth
Street Christian Church will give its
seventh annual concert at the
church Wednesday evening, with a
humorous operetta comprising half
the musical program.
Proceeds will help finance an ap-
pearance by the choir at the World S
Fair in September. The group sang
at the Fair last year and was asked
to return for concert this summer
The first part of the program in
cludes 20 Lord Most Holly" by
Franck: Gounod's ave Maria;
Tchaikovsky's 10 a Voice From
Heaven Sounding" and an old
Swedish melody, Prepare the Way"
Principal roles in the operetta
THE Governors Daughter" will be
taken by Dorothy Cecil, Patricia
Comingore, Ernest Payne, Leroy
Owens, Jaynelen McCurdy, Margie
Hughes, Dick Thomas, Dan Wray
and Maurice Petersen. The average
age Of the singers is II years.
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Franklin University
Confers Degrees on
Glass Of 385
School President Luuds
Freedom of Vocational
Choice in U. s.

The freedom in this country for
Americans tc follow the vocation of
their choice was cited last night by
John T. Kennedy, president of Ben
Jamln Franklin University, as the
reason why America has a body of
executive and professional account
ants superior to those of any other
country.
He spoke to 1886 graduates of the
university at final exercises at the
Mayflower Hotel
In support of his contention, Mr..
Kennedy cited the report of the Bal
four Commission in England, which
he said specifically criticizes the
failure of British industry to meas-
ure up to American standards of
business statistics and cost account
ing.
Degrees were conferred by Edwin
G. Bosworth, dean of the faculty
candidates being presented by JOS
eph I. Fucker of the accounting
faculty and Samuel A. Syme of the
law faculty. Belford E. Hunsinger,
treasurer of the university, presided
Leo P. Buberl, highest in scholastic
standing among the 300 who COM
pleted the undergraduate course, de-
livered the valedictory.
Watches Presented.
Engraved gold watches were pre-
sented by the university to the nine
members of the class who stood
highest throughout the course. The
presentation was made by United
States Commissioner Needham C.
Turnage, member of the board of
trustees of the university and dean
of the law faculty. Recipients of
the prizes were: Mr.. Buberl, Charles
G. Birckhead, John O. Bosch, Charles
B. Chandler, jr.; Victor H. Gott-
schalk, Mary A. McEwan, Alec Alvin
Peikin, William R. Schmiech and
Lorin E. Wolf.
In addition to those who were
awarded prizes, "a others were grad
uated with honors They we're:
Kenneth Elroy Bickel, William Wal
ter Birckhead, John w. Clear. Mer-
VII "A. SOIlcll, oOllll AuUlcy SOl all,
Pasquale D. Del Crosse, John
Thomas Fielder. Morris r. Fitzgerald,
Clifford Lester Frank. Wilson Webb
Hamill, Paul Sol Harab, Warren
Harry Jones, Edward James Kyser,
John Warfield Linthicum, Arthur l..
McCollum, Julius Philip Mincosky,
Bernard Leroy Payne, Duncan
Thomas Robinson, Donald Richard
Roderick, William Edward Starr,
Robert Tabb Stewart, F. Erwin
styles. Perry Winston and Mildred
G. Woodcock.
Awarded Gold Key.
Mary A. McEwan, ranking girl
graduate, was awarded the gold key
which is presented annually by the
Alpha Chapter of the Sigma Phi
Omega Sorority
Memberships in the National AS
sociation of Cost Accountants we're
presented to the nine members Of
the postgraduate class with high
est standing. They were George
Bier, Heber I. Boden, Leonard Cling,
George Graves, Gerald Peel, H. T.
Smither, Isidore Sodsisky, Nathan
Poole and Francis L. Wyche
Gra],Iates uere
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Will Attend Convention

Approximately 80 members of the
Washington Cosmopolitan Club will
attend the Cosmopolitan Interna-
tional Convention at Virginia Beach
June 24-27. The club will hold its
Greeting to Summer" Jamboree at
the Manor Club THURSDAY.
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lmerciaI Science.
Ludlow, Wells z.
Mccoy. Vernon H.
Mann. Orrin R.
Margolis, B. M.
May, Marcus p. jr.
MintZ. Milton A.
Moldawer. L. M.
Munro, Hugh c.
Peel, Gerald A.
PerkinSon. L. F.
Pettey, Virginia Lee
Poole. Nathan
Reiter. Jerome S.
Scheinermon. Wilson
Schenker. Sidney
Schiavone, Harry r.
Schneider. L. c.
Scott, Robert S.
Sherer, Robert J.
Small, Leonard G..
Smith. Ethel v.
Smither. Harold T.
Snyder. Roger e.
Sodsisky. Isidor
Spurgeon, S. S.
Turner, Milo F.
Van Riper, Courtney
Vollberg. Walter r.
Wade. Ellsworth T.
Walters. Leonard NJ.
Werle, Russell J.
Wood. Wesley w.
Wyche Fra1is L.
Zickefoose. Guy P.
Zimmerman. z. S.
WASHINGTON. r. B.
mercial Science and
Graduate
>. Cohen, Mervin A.
Coram, John Aubrey
Corley, Joseph E.
Costello. John S.
Coya. Albert
Craig, Allan
Cralle. Rose Irene
Crawford, Donald M.
Dameron. Floyd S.
Daniels, H. K.
Deane, Frank S.
Deck. John c., jr.
Del Crosse. p. D.
Demirjian, George K.
Dove, Billy H.
Duckworth, K. M.
Dudas. John A.
Durant, James E.
Ebbess. Broheim
Eccleston, Charles
EgGleSton, Robert T.
Elsey. Harry M.
Engleberg, N. N.
FalitZ. John N.
Falvey, James V.
Feller. William
Fielder, John T.
Fine. Joel
Fitzgerald. Morris r.
Fleming, Lindell c.
!. Forney. George r.
Frank, Clifford L.
Frasier. John w.
Frei, Harold j.
French. Luther H.
Freund, F. H., jr.
Frost, John J.
Fulton. lie More NJ.
Gabbert. Jesse M.
Gates, Raymond F.
George. Paul E.
George. w. W.. jr.
Gerstenfeld, Edwin
Gibbons. Thomas D.
Gilbert. Stanley A.
Giovannetti, c. A.
CHASER. Miriam
Gleason, Paul T.
Goldblatt, Harold w.
Keyser. Lloyd E.
Kimbleton. Kern
Kobin, Irving
Koblen, Gordon
Kocher, Robert E.
Kohler, Charles E.
Kramer, Samuel
Kreckmsn, A. H.
Krellen, Harold
KuntZ. Charles C.
Kysar, Edward j.
Ledford, W. H.
Lefferts, Miles S.
Lenhart, Kermit r.
Leroy, John P.
Linthicum. J. w.
Upton, David H.
Lockhart. Neil r.
Lohmann, L. T, jr.
Lollsr, Eivin r.
Long, Dean r.
Love. Warren L.
Lovejoy, c. A.
Loveless. Joseph E.
Lovnachan, N. D.. jr.
Lukens, John Luke
Lutz, Paul Ivan
Lyon. Harvey M.
Macdonald, E. L., jr.
Macarthur, r. j.
Mccarthy, c. J.
McCollum. Arthur L.
McEwen. Mary A.
Mcpherson. r. N.
Nader, Elwood j.
Mahoney, Hugh L.
Mallon. John j.
Marsolis. B. M.
Markowitz. Morris
Menefee. w. X.
Miller, Mcdonald
Mincosky. Julius P.
Mingin, Herbert T.
Mize, Jimmie w.
Modlinka. Archie
Mohler. John J.
Montgomery. C. c.
Moody, Stuart B.
Moore, Harry E.
Sawyer. James w.
Scheper. Henry E.
Schiavone. E. J.
Schmiech. VIM. r.
Schneider. M. F. W.
Schorr. John w.
Schreiber. A. 2.
Schroeder, Emily
Schulz. Gregory M.
Schwartz. A. r.
Searles. Richard B.
Seligson. Leo L.
Senge, G. w. jr.
Shapley. Nelson P.
Shedlock, r. A.
Sinclair, p. G., jr.
Skefnnston. John P.
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Graduates were

Masters OF Coz
AreyropouloS. Chris
Baird, Rachel E.
Bier. Georse
5oden, Heber I.
Bortnick. Leon B.
Boyd, Milton C.
Srlmmer. P. Donald
Cerutti, Peter
Clawson. Frank D.
Cling. Leonard E.
Covinston. Alfred B.
Craven William H.
Dieterich, F. G.
Dom, Junior Alfred
Oreher, Roland l.
Frank. Max
Galliand, George B.
Gittleson, Isadore l.
Good. Samuel S.
GorenSteln, Saul H.
Graves, George w.
Hardin, C. G.. jr.
Hartunian. Henry G
Eeen. Curtis N.
Eerde, Grace
Hines, Robert S.
Hurwitz, Harold
Jenkins. w. w.
Jones. Bruce w.
kaplan. Seymour
kefsuver. G. w, il
kener. Wilford G.
Kenyon. William E.
kieer, Alvin B.
klelnsmith. E. G..
Ioyelace, R. D. jr.
Bacheloi $ of Con-
Special
Abbott, Lloyd H. j
AbramSon. Solomon
Allen Edgar Lee
Alsbrook. Dorace
Alsop, Carl E.
Assmus. William E.
Auerbach, Rachel c
Balm. D. Rankin
Baker, Leverette A.
Baker. William w.
Banachowski, H. j.
Barnes. Louis E.
Barnes, Robert w.
Bates. Earle A.
Batten, Ellis H.
Beard, Reginald S.
Bennett, Elton L.
BERG, Eli
Bickel. Kenneth E.
Biederman, Harold J
Birckhead. C. G.
Birckhead, w. W.
Bishop, Leighton S,
Blanchard, X.
BLY,, Shirley Orville
Bosch. John o.
Boswell, Audra L.
Bovay. Bartlett F.
Bowen, Russell McF
Bowers, Charles LIE
Bramhall, Malcolm
Brenchiey. Frank Z
Brennan. Glare A.
Bright. Margaret E
Brownf1eld, John r
Bruce. Eva Katherin
Buberl. Leo P.
Buchalter. A. A.
Burke. James w.
Burnett, Alfred H.
Burris, James S.
Carey, Paul Franci!
Carpenter, o. B., jr.
Carver. Lloyd A.
Chalker. Roscoe B
Chandler. c. B., jr
Clark, William E.
Clear. John w.
Cohen, Alexander
Goldman, Max
Goodee. Alger H.
Gotlinger, John l.
Gottschalk, V. H, jr.
Grabowski, S. j., jr.
Graham, James B.
Grant. Bernard M.
Grant, j. l., ir.
Green, John H.
Greene. K. P. jr.
Greenfield, Sidney
Greer, Susanne M.
CREST walter
Guy, Lois Estelle
Hamill, Gerald F.
Hamill. Wilson W.
Hanback,, Cement C.
Handley, Joel T.
Hanna, John E
Harab, Paul Sol
Harris, Lucille M.
Harrison, Gerald D.
Harvey. Morgan B.
Haupt. Paul G.
Herman, Adelaide
Herndon, N. N, jr.
Hid, Daniel r.
Hiser, Frederick L.
Hochberg. c. M.
Hodge, Robert M.
Holmes, John H.
Holt. L. T, jr.
Horak, Jerry
Hughes. Mary A.
Hughes, o. M. jr.
Eundemann, r. ].
fngle, George q.
Javornisky, j., jr.
Jefferis, Robert c.
Jenkins, Frank X.
Jenkins, William M
johnson. M. L.
Jones, John M.
Jones, Warren H.
Kahn, Albert w.
Kane, Felix H, jr.
Keel, Adrayn L.
Kennedy, Hubert G
herman. Morris
Morthorst. Fred F
Mueller. Frank r.
Munson. Albert M.
Murphy, u. j., Jr.
Newman. Freda s.
Noonan, Dennis J.
Novak. Sol
Olson. George E.
OFT. Edward Mason
Owen. Thomas G..
psrnell. F. LIE Roy
Parsley. Chester A
Payne, Bernard l..
Payne, Forrest E.
Peikin. Alec A.
Perkins. Francis N
pinkston, Charlie
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Plan Informal Dinner

The Washington Round Table
Group of the Explorers Club will
hold an informal dinner at pm
tomorrow in the Army and Navy
Club, 1927 I street NV.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
MISS VIENOLA BRIDE
 OF HERBERT SAVIKKO


 At a quiet home wedding last ev- ening Miss Lorraine Vienola and MT. Herbert Savikko were united in marriage by United States Com missioner Felix Gray. The cere- mony took place at o'clock at the Douglas Highway home of MT. and Mrs. Emil Vienola in the presence of friends s and relatives of the pair. The bride was given away by her father.
 Attendants were Mrs. George Harju as maid of honor and Arthur Vienola, elder brother of the bride, as best man.
 The bride wore a formal pink chif- ion dress and carried bouquet of chrysanthemums and her attendant was attired in rose satin. Mrs Vienola ST. was dressed in a blue taffeta and Mrs. Savikko wore a wine colored crepe gown.
 Immediately following the nup- tials a reception was held with many calling to wish the newlyweds hap pinesS. Refreshments were served and dancing was enjoyed until a late hour. Messrs. John and Tauno Niemi played accordion and guitar respectively
 MT. and Mrs. SavikkO are leaving tonight on the North Coast for a
  honeymoon trip to California. They plan to return in the spring.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07

tically no people who would de- liberately remove or alter a mes sage in the leg band of homin 3 pigeon. After all, homing pigeons do not closely resemble any game birds"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07
EAGLES CARD PARTY

A public card party is planned for next Saturday night, November g by Douglas Aerie TIT and the Ladies Auxiliary. according to annouroe- ment made this morning. The event will be held in the Aerle's new hall and everyone on the channel is invited to attend for an even- ing of their favorite game of cards, bridge, whist or pinochle, and at the same time inspect the lodge premises. There will be suitable prizes for the winners and de- licious lunch will De served by the committee in charge.
 Committee members are: For the Eagles, Norman Rustad, chair man; A. J. Balog and Gus Brick son; for the Auxiliary, Mrs. Marcus Jensen, chairman; Mrs. Jessie K. Fraser and Mrs. Ralph Mortensen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07
FOR RENT

MODERN furnished apartment, ex- cellent location. Reasonable. Phone Green 759
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07
WORLD MARCHED J ELECTION IN U. B.;
 VIEWS EXPRESSED
British Grafified, Chinese Jubi|ant, Japan Defiant,
 Axis Unlonlerned
Continued rom rage One,
Japan's Statement

dpdH
 The Japanese Foreign Office spokesman said Roosevelt should make reorientation of the policy of the United States in the Far East one of his first tasks because of Asiatic affairs and the present difficult situation for the United States"
 Warning To World
 South American newspapers de- clare the reelection of Roosevelt serves notice on the World, the United States is a powerful nation and is backing the President on defense plans, powerful Navy. Army and Air Force to meet any threat of any Powers in the world, not mentioning by name but indi- eating strongly that Germany, Italy, Russia and Japan, if they have aggression thoughts, had bet ter beware before it is too late.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07
GOT THERE ANYWAY

GLENS FALLS, N. Y-Edwin B.. Fridenstine, well known Fort Ed ward Argyle road farmer, was on his way to visit his wife in Glens Falls Hospital. And he got there
 in the Glens Falls Hospital am bulance. His car crashed head-on into a truck driven by B. Frank Thebo of Fort Edward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07
FANCIERS FURIOUS

This pigeon snatching for ran som has the fanciers furious. Since their feathered pets ARE impor- tant to armies in wartime. they didn't see why the government shouldn't take q hand. Hence the bill
 Where the pigeon fanciers made their mistake was in failure to provide sentence that would have made pigeon grabbers trem- ble in their boots. Death before a firing squad for squabnaping- there would have been a sentence severe enough to make enemy spies, and even Brooklyn Black handlers think once or twice.
 l agree with the President, but l sympathize with Dr. Pfeifer and his friends. They do have a cause. 1 particularly sympathize with Dr. Pfeifer for this is the second
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07
PLANS INCREASE
 or NATIONAL DEBT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Secre- tary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau said he will ask Congress to in ereass the National debt from sixty CT siXty-five billion dollars to take care Of possible deficits up to June 30. 1922
 The Secretary made this state ment at q conference with the news men today and said: We have just begun to rearm."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07
Pigeon Bill Is
 Killed by Veto

(ConJlnueo rom Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07
MISCELLANEOUS

LADIES ONLY-Swedish massage in your home. Heat lamps for aches, pains and colds. Phone Blue 510.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07
BIRTHDAY PARTIES

Frances Doogan celebrated his 17th birt h lay yesterday with a larty at his home in Juneau for 8 number of his schoolmates of Doug las high school
 This afternoon, at the Sands home on the Douglas highway, May Sands is having a party for her young classmates in honor of her eighth birthday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07
CHICKEN WHEN ORDERED

NEW YORK-When you order Chicken Chow Mein or Chicken Salad in New York, you must get chicken-and not pork. So says the Department of Markets which has launched an intensive drive against substitution of pork for chicken in the camouflaged dishes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07

time he has championed a lost cause. Last year he introduced and saw defeated bill to provide that all gravestones in national cemeteries should be of the same height.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07
STORY EHIND IT

On the face of it, I'll string along with the President. Name an enemy spy out to bag a homing pigeon and its message who would tremble with fear at the prospect of a $500 fine
 But if I have my pigeons in a straight line, there's a story be hind this story and here it is:
 In Brooklyn and other commu- mites there's widespread pigeon racket, perpetrated by a sort of Black Hand of Pigeondom. These fiends who pray on the pigeon fanciers have devised intricate ways of capturing the homing birds.
 Sometimes they send up their own flocks nearby during exercise periods and thus snare a few strays from the purebred Ant werps or homers.
 Sometimes they net them or stun them with minute shot and light charges from rifles or shot guns.
 They examine the bands find the owner, call him up and give him the Say, Mister, I just found your pigeon. I'll bring him back but I'm way across town and it'll cost a dollar to get there. Will you naV if9n
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-07
NOTICE

AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing air route from Seattle to Nome, on sale at J. B. Burfor6 S Go. adv,