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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-19
J. W. Club to
 Start Classes
 In Homemakinq

Glasses dealing with various prob lems confronting the homemaker, with special reference to economy in Home Management, will be 6 special project of the Departments of American Home and Applied Ed ucation, of the Juneau Woman's Club, starting tomorrow and con- tinuing for a period of two months. The classes will be held weekly. in the penthouse Of the Alaska Elec- tric Light and PooWer Company building at II oo'clock on Saturdays Special invitations have been eX- tended to brides, both real and prospective and also to all girls of the town who may be interested
 The classes will be under the general supervision of Mrs. Irving Blowers, Home Economist from the Graduate School of the University of Washington, though they will feature various speakers on the different aspects of home making, Home decorating, budgeting the family income, family relationships, insurance, and other similar topics will be handled in the course of the series, all of them in the hands of competent instructors. There will be no charge for the service offered by the club, it being a part of its regular program of community work for the current year, and all ex- penses in connection herewith will be borne from the club treasury.
 The first of the series will be held tomorrow morning with Mrs. Flor ence Syverud, of the Extension De- partment of the University of AL aska in charge. She will speak on home decorating. Mrs. Blowers will also speak briefly, outlining the ob- jectives of the entire series.
 Though planned especially for young homemakers, busy with their first problems, the classes are also open to the general public, Mrs. Harold Knight has announced, and should the attendance at the class tomorrow warrant it, a larger place will be secured for subsequent les sons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-19


 favor of the enactment of hero and grazing laws to suit the con- ditions existing in the various sec tions of the Territory.
 15 We favor the affiliations by the Territory of Alaska and the Federal Government and their re- spective bureaus and agencies oi local production and local labor whenever and wherever possible.
 Is. We pledge ourselves further to urge the adoption of the fol- lowing statutes by the Alaska leg islature:
 (a) A Territorial Department of Labor, adequately financed and completely equipped with authority under a comprehensive Labor Code
 (b) An amendment to the Ter ritcrial Workmens Compensation Act to cover all occupational di- seases.
 (c) Under Section i, Chapter VII, of the Extraordinary Session Laws of Alaska l937. accepting the benefits Of Title VII, Of the Fed eral Society Security Act relating to the protection of public health be amended to provide that all physical examination be made and certificates of health be furnished provided under said Act in Alaska by the Territorial Public Health physician or medical examiner without charge or expense to the employee or employer.
 (dD Reducing the number oi employees under the Unemploy- ment Compensation Act from eight to three or more, and the period of employment from twenty to five weeks.
 IT. In conformity with the his toric Democratic principle of the greatest good for the greatest num- Der, the Democratic party in AL aska generally, and the Democratic party in the First Division specifi- cally, has from time to time gone on record as favoring abolition of all salmon traps in the waters of the Territory Since, the reasons for such abolition are now more compelling than ever before.
 Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Democratic Committee of the First Division of the Territory of Alaska that it favors enactment and approval of H. R. 1868, 76th Congress, being bill introduced by the Honorable Anthony J. Di- mond, Delegate in Congress from Alaska, to eliminate gradually the use of traps in Alaska, to confine certain types of seine fishing to residents of Alaska, and for other related purposes.
 Be it further resolved, that a copy of this Resolution be forward ed to Honorable Anthony J. Di- mond, Delegate in Congress from Alaska; to Honorable Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior; to the Committee on Commerce of the United States Senate and to the Committee on Merchant Ma rine and Fisheries of the United States House of Representatives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-19
TUR0FF TO MAKE
 KE(THIkAN VISIT

L. W. Turoff, District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge, sailed on the North Coast for Ketchikan, where he will make an official visit to the Ketchikan Elks Lodge, returning to Juneau in a few days
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-19

The tiny, hair-thin tungsten fil- ament of an incandescent lamp emits light at a temperature high CT than any other artificial heat ordinarily encountered by man.
 
 Today's News Today-Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-19
Max. tempt. l1-A 14 1.o.--
Station
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

continued this
 
 2888 inches distance continued southeast Southeast Alaska Mackenzie Valley This distribution attended tation the Beng and Aleuian Islands generally mander this 20 degrees colder a
 Juneau, Jan 20-Smrise 8:23 sunset, 354
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-19

Sewers and sewage are receiving increased attention in Germany. Sewage sludge is being used for fertilizer on farm lands. Scieh- lists are interested in sewer gas as a motor fuel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-19
FIREMEN WILL HOLD SPECIAL
 MEET T0NIGH!

specal meeting of the Juneau Fire Department will be held to- night at ' o'clock, Fire Chief V. w. Mulvihin announced today.
 Chief Mulvihill said the meeting is very important and if mem- bers are not in attendance at the Fire Hall by 7:30 o'clock, the 2-9 whistle will be sounded.
 Championship speller of all time in North Carolina was the late J. J. Allen of Louisburg, N. c. He could not only spell any word given him, but als ocould tell how many words from the top it was in the old blue-back speller
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-19
U S. DEPARTMENT AGRICULyURE WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
(By the U. S. Weather sureau)

vicinity beginning at 3:So Jan i9:
 
 28 degrees. Northern poronCear slightly oudness fresh northeaser fresh nonery Lynn Canal Southern poonCoudy tonight light Saturday moderate to fresh southeasey wind.
 of the of the Gulf of Ala a. Entrance Stka will be fresh southasey and Stka Ko o and northeasely
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
WHAT STOCKS DID
CHICAGO LIvESTOK

CHICAGO, Aug. 24-RE (U S
Dept. Agri.)-Salable hogs 500 to-
tai 5000; nominally steady; not
enough offered to test prices; quot
able top 7.25 shippers took none
holdovers 500 compared week ago
generally IS to Is higher on all
weights barrows and gifts sows
Is and IS up.
Salable cattle 300; no calves;
compared Friday last week: strict.
ly good, choice, and prime steers
and yearlings strong to Is, mostly
5 higher; all other grades lower
early in week but regained de.
cline, closing irregular but steady;
general steer trade very active at
close, all fed cattle selling at new
high on crop; fed heifers Is higher
but grassy offerings Is to so lower
all cows Is to 40 down; bulls rs
lower vealers strong largely fed
steer run, but western grass cat
tie crop charging extreme top
fed steers 1880 next highest price
1910 numerous loads Ills to 1926
steer yearlings stopping at 1925
heifer yearlings reached 11.60 a
new high weighty western grass
steers $50 but grassy shortfeds TO-.
so and better stocker and feeder
trade closed steady to Is lower,
plain and medium stockers and
fleshy heavy feeders showing de-
cline. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
Homecoming
,Fete To Open Today

SHELBY, Aug. a. Up Hun
dreds of folk came back to the old
home town tonight to join in Cleve-
land county centennial celebration.
Festival officials said they were
looking for overflow crowds in no.
tells, private homes and rooming
houses.
The four-day period of merry
making, pageants and old-fashion-
ed get-togethers will start tomor-
row with a sacred band concert,
congregational singing and a SER
mon.
CASH GRAIN
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-R-C a S h
wheat no sales reported.
Corn No. l yellow IS No. / white
"a to "a IL.
Oats No. l mixed heavy 30; No.
2 white 30; No. 3, % 3-4; No. 4,
%; sample u to q "a; No. / white
heavy 80 to 30 IA; No. 2 red heavy
20 IL.
Barlery mailing 48 to 81 nom;
feed IS to as nom; sample tough
AZ; No. 3 mailing A.
Field seed per hundredweight is
nominal; Timothy clean $40; Al
sike cloverseed 1880 to 1900; red
top $50 to 800. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
BUSINESS SHOWS
FURTHER GAINS
Expanding Defense Program
Offsets Losses In Trade
With Europe
BIZ FRANK MACMILLEN

NEW YORK. Aug. 24-RA De-
spite a drop in export trade since
the closing Of the big continental
market in Europe, major business
indices today showed further gains
in the rise of the nations indus
trial activity to the highest August
levels since 1928.
Growing arms expenditures in
this country both for U. S. and
British accounts, analysts said, ap-
peared to have more than offset
loss Of business with France, the
scandinavian countries, Neither
lands and other markets cut off
from American commerce.
Where industry is getting much
OF its push was evident in build
ing figures. Large federal con-
tracts for military works jumped
the weekly total of construction
awards compiled by the "Engi-
nering News Record" a trade
publication, to $12s, 449, 900, the
second highest of the year.
The figure was more than dou.
BILE the total in the same week
last year.
Included in the awards were:
flet operating base, San Pedro,
Calf, $18.0 13, 900; a tank factory
near Detroit, $40, 900, 900; a powder
plant at Radford, Va, SIS, 900, 900;
EdgeWood arsenal improvements,
Maryland, IS, 1898, 900.
Aside from construction-now al
the highest in ten years-the war
boom ndte sounded in steel and
machine-making industries.
Although steel output has how
cred around 80 per cent of capaci.
ty the past month and many mills
have been up to the hilt in bust
ness, trade reports said producers
still had plenty of untitled orders
on hand. The bulk of these were
attributed to inventory = building
and peace-time rather than actual
defense requirements.
Squirting upward after a slow
down in July and early August,
the Associated Press weekly in
dex of industrial climbed to
109 per cent of the 1929-30 level
compared with 1918 the previous
week and over a year ago. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
FOREIGN

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-R-The
free" British pound rose IA cent
to $4.03 in terms of the dollar to.
day.
The Canadian dollar held un.
changed at. 81 U. S. cents. Other
foreign monies showed only mino1
variations.
Closing rates follow Great Brit
ain in dollars; others in cents. !
Canada: Official Canadian con-
troll board rates for U. S. dol
lars: Buying 10 per cent premium,
selling l per cent premium,
equivalent to discounts on Canad.
ian dollars in New York of buy
ing 9.91 per cent, selling 900 per
cent.
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 10 per cent discount,
OF $500 U. S. cents.
Europe: Great Britain, official,
Bankers Foreign Exchange com.
mite rates., buying $4.02, sell.
ing $4.04; open market, cables
4.03; Germany q .0on; Cbenevo.
lent 1900; Finland 2.05n; Greece
SO; Hungary 19.50n, Italy sos;
Portugal 3.87; Rumania .48n; Swe.
den 1888; Switzerland 22.79; Yugo.
slavia 2.35n.
Latin America: Argentine Off
cial 29.7; free 22.83; Brazil Off
cial Cos; free sos; Mexico 20. 35n.
Far East: Japan 23.48; Hong
kong 22.82; Shanghai 5.73. (Rates
in spot cables unless otherwise in
dicated.)
N-nominal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
FARLEY CITES
POSTAL GAINS
Retiring Postmaster General
Gives Credit To 100000
Workers

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-R-
James A. Farley, preparing to
leave the office of Postmaster Gen.
eral on Aug. 81, said today that
the postal service had never been
more efficient and that the credit
belonged to the 800, 900 postal EN-.
ployes.
In a valedictory statement, Far.
ley said it vas a great source Of
pride to him that in his seven years
as postmaster general there vas
not ''even the slightest hint Of scan
DIAL of any kind, which again is a
tribute to the trust and honesty
Of postal workers"
He asserted tshat in six of the
seven years there was a net postal
operating surplus after deduction
of costs for non-revenue producing
services.
Listing some of the accomplish
ments of his tenure, he mentioned
a reduction in the. hours of labor
from a. to 40 a week. extension
of air mail service and Inaugural
ton of transatlantic and trans
Pacific air service, erection of L.
500 %postoffices, frightening of u
raj mail routes, and issuance Of
New and more attractive" post
age stamps which he said had been
bought heavily by collectors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25

fraction at 40 1-2. Australia-41.2s
dipped IL to a.
u. S. governments puttered
along with outside advances of
15-32d of a point.
Price trends in the domestic sec.
ton of the market were criss.
crossed. Traders evidently were
IN no mood to force the pace while
the European setup surged to a
head.
Lower were Western Union SIS
OF so at 81 1-8, Canadian Pacific
perpetual Is at SO, Commonwealth
Edison conyertibles 3 lbs at So
and N. Y. Central IS at So.
Gamers included Southern Rail
way Is at IS IL, Cuban Northern
Railway 5 lbs at II, Bethlehem
Steel 3 lbs at 108, Santa Fe Is
Of '95 at 105 IA and Missouri
Turnover expanded to 81, 045, 900,
face value, from 1913, $50 a week
ago, which was the lowest since
1917. i
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
Bullitt Denies Charge
He Promised u. S. Aid

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-R-
Senator Clark (D-Mo) made public
in the senate today a denial from
Ambassador William c. Bullitt that
he had promised France that this
country would enter the European
war.
The denial took the form of a
letter protesting many misstate-
ments" in a newspaper article by
the senator's sister. Mrs. Gene
We've Clark Thomson. Similar
statements had been made in the
senate by some critics of the am
bassador.
Paul Reyn4ud did not become
French premier until more than
six months after France had gone
to war upon the invasion of Po-
land" Bullitt wrote. Never, at
at any time, to any French pre-
meir or anyone else, did 1 write a
letter indicating or intimating that
if France went to war she would
be followed in a short time by the
United States"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
Dull Session Ends Week
OF Recovery For Stocks
Second Slowest Session In
~ Years Recorded;
List Up Il OF Point
BY FREDERICK GARDNER

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-R-The
stock market today emerged from
a general recovery week with its
feet on the ground but looking a
bit tired.
AS on many recent Saturdays a
large assortment of traders stunned
Wall Street in favor of holiday
spots. The few that put in an ap.
pearance inclined to keep commit
ments at a MINIMUM pending
more light on the battle of England
the domestic business picture and
politics.
Second Slowest
The result was the second slow
est session in % years, with gains
exceeding decline by a small mar
gin and numerous leaders never
even registering on the sluggish
ticker tape.
The Associated Press average Of
go stocks managed to edge up i
of a point at 42.3, making the
weeks net comeback 1.3 points.
Only 303 individual issues were
traded out of 1888 listed on the
stock exchange. There were Is
gains, 81 losses and 104 were I'm.
changed.
The tWo-hour volume amounted
to 49, $50 shares, except for July
81 the smallest since August 3,
1918. 1t compared with LOG, 700 4
week ago.
Brokers blamed the disinclina.
ton of speculative forces to dc
much buying mainly on the resumr
ton of massed Nazi bombing raids
and big-gun dueling over the Eng
lish channel, which, some feared
might mean that Hitler is prepar.
ing his about swipe at the British.
A handicap also was still seer
in indications the national tax pro
gram has hit a snag in Congress
Until the xcess profits provisions
of the revenue measure are set
tied, analysts believed industry will
go easy on expanding commitment.
While the economic scene was
not altogether clear. comfort was
derived from forecasts that Mex
weeks steel mill operations pro-
badly would register further i'm
provement. Climbing motor car,
production, a jump in heavy con
struction buoyed by defense spend,
ing, and maintenance of the year.
to-year upswing in departmental.
store sales were encouraging fac
tors.
WHY'S verland, most active Of
stock with a volume of 1900
shares, was off 1-8 at / 3-4.
Better than a Point
On a handful of transactions the
Douglas Aircraft and Union Car
bide 60 up better than a poin'
each. Elsewhere fractions e
tackled on U. S. Steel, Bethlehem,
Chrysler, United Aircraft, Amazon
da, Kennecott, International Pa.
per Preferred and Pennsylvania
Ending at Fridays final levels
or off a trifle were General Motors,
Goodyear, Glenn Martin, Amer:,ar
Smelling, International Nickel, and
Santa Fe, Tesas Corp, Sears Roc
buck and Johns-ManviIle. z
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
NEW YORK T

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-R-Cot-
ton futures gained / to 3 points
today.
Foreign sellers relaxed the
strong pressure which helped de-
press the list Friday. Hedge sell.
ing came through only in driblets
and was easily absorbed by short
covering purchases.
The price trend was in doubt
several times because the market
proved susceptible to scattered or
ders on either side. A steady un-
dertone persisted, however. Some
observers associated it with the
mid-week buying furry in textiles,
expected in turn to force mills into
the market to cover their needs.
Aggressive support, on the 9TH
er hand. was tempered by the be-
lief an increase in was i'm.
minent. Alaysts based this theory
on the fact the new crop of cotton
is weeks late in many sections.
Movement to market is u d e r
way. When this reaches large
proportions, hedge placements
were expected to follow.
Weather reports were regarded
favorably on the whole but seemed
to exert little influence on prices.
Three bales only left port for
foreign destinations on Friday,
bringing the seasons total to A.
057 bales. Port receipts 49, 58
pert stocks 1888, 1856.
Range follows: I
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
Shipping News
IN PORT
Motor Steamer

Italian) villarperosa, 3.621 tons. with
part cargo scrap iron.
(%Spanish) %Indauchu, 1874 tons, from
Jacksonville to finish loading cargo
scrap iron. Cape Fear Shipping com
pany, agents.
Ruth King, SO tons, at Maffitt's pier
at Wrightsville Beach, under command
Of Capt. Brooks.
Drifter, SO tons. locked at Wrights
vile Beach.
= Southwind II, owned by C. D. Sar-
gent, Of Mount Airy, N. c., c. D. Maj
fit and company, agents.
Barges
Barnegat and Allegheny loading car.
goes Of lumber at the ]. Herbert Bate
Lumber company.
Puroil, 1910 tons, discharging cargo
of gasoline for the Cape Fear Terminal
company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
bonds IRREGULAR
IN SHORT SESSION
r,,eign Dollar Loans Lend
' Life To Trading; Domes-
tic Issues Dull

.,rw YORK, Aug. 24.-RFor-
dollar loans pumped life into
ety. so,,lar bond market today
an while domestic corporate issue issues
daSa eeas obligations swung out as
tsr as 5 points. ou.n+ d,,rino
l'aek as mutual defense plan
the +be U. S. flickered in head
Vlln across the nation, held their
sF0 Nazi Bonds Lower
cornan government obligations
tended lower, along with bon bonds s;t Of
1' 1'as. however, ran up 5 points
u and Italy Is gained a major
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
Answers To
Uranium Crackers
Questions on Comic Page

l.. The Connecticut river sepa-
rates Vermont from New Hamp-
shire.
2. The Delaware river, forming
the eastern boundary of Pennsyl-
vania, separates that state from
New York and New Jersey.
3. the Red river forms a por-
ton of the boundary between
Washington and Oregon.
A. The Columbia river forms a
portion of the boundary between
Washington and Oregon.
5. The Wabash river is a part
Of the boundary between Illinois
and Indiana I
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
POTATOES

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.--R-U. S.
Dept. Agr.)Potatoes, arrivals "a;
n track III; total U. S. shipments
light market about steady on Ida
no russets, Oregon triumphs, ana
Minnesota early Ohios slightly or
weaker on Iowa cobblers and Wis.
consin bliss triumphs dull on other
stocks sacked per cwt-1daho rus.
set Burbanks U S. 2.15 to Is U. S.
2, 1.60; Iowa cobblers generally
good quality 1.V IL; Minnesota
sandland section early Ohios gen.
orally COED quality LOS to 10; Ne
braska bliss triumphs good quality
las to so; cobblers generally good
20 IL.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
CURB.
WEEKLY COTTON REVIEW

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-R-
An increase in sales of unfinished
cotton cloth and yarn was reported
today by the agriculture depart
ment, although prices for raw
cotton continued to decline.
Sales of unfinished cotton cloth
by domestic mills spurted during
the week and were substantially
above mill output. Sales of print
cloths were especially heavy with
most of the buying reported for
commercial purposes.
The difference between the price
of cotton and its cloth-equivalent
was said to have averaged II cents
in Juyl against 1858 in June and
1882 in July, 1889. The 10-year av-
erage margin for Junly is 1886
cents. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-R-Plac-
ing of a few hedges against the
comparatively small amount of
new wheat going into commercial
channels and liquidation of Sep.
TENDER contracts gave wheat
prices a downward trend today.
Wheat closed unchanged to 3-8
higher compared with yesterday,
September 6 IA to 3-8, Decem-
Der II SO to 80; corn 1-8 off to 1-8
up, September so 7-8, December
SIS IA; oats unchanged to 1-8 lower.
Open High Low Close
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
N. O. AVERAGE

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 24.-tR-
The average price of middling Is
16ths-inch cotton today at ten des-
ignated Southern spot markets as
eight points lower at 9.62 cents a
pound; average for the past thirty
market days 1903 cents; middling
7-8ths-inch average 9.43 cents a
pound. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
METALS

NEW YORK, Aug. 24-RACop-
per steady; ~electroytic spot, Conn.
Valley, HOO; export, fas NY, $50.
Tin steady; spot and nearby 50.62
IL; forward 50.12 IL. Lead steady;
spot, New York 4.9O-95; East st.
Louis 4.75. Zinc steady; East st.
Louis spot and forward $50. Pig
iron, aluminium, anthony, quick
silver, platinum, Chinese Wolfra-
mite and domestic Scheelite un-
changed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
INWARD BOUND

IN WARD BOUND
Barge
Nanticote from Norfolk to load cargo
of lumber at J. Herbert Bate Lumber
company.
Millinocket, 2,O7S tons, from Texas
City with cargo of fertilizer materials,
c. d. Maffitt company, agents.
Tanker
Mexico with cargo of petroleum pro-
ducts, e. D. Maffitt and company,
agents
Steamer
s.. S. Panaman, 1856 tons, from Pa
cific coast ports via Puerto Rico and
South Atlantic ports with genral cargo,
Cape Fear Shipping company, agents.
Tanker
S. o. Houston, 1854 tons, from Bay
town with cargo Of gasoline for the
Standard Oil company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
NORFOLK SPOT

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 24.-R-
Spot cotton today unchanged, mid
ding fair 10.40; middling IS;
good ordinary ITO. Sales none;
receipts 467; shipments 467; stock
81, $50. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
ODD CUSTOM

ODD CUSTOM
The Chinese, when taking an oath
in a court of law, blow out a can
die and say: LAS this light is
blown out, so may my soul be if
l fail to speak the truth" 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
CANADIAN GOLD

CANADIAN GOLD
During December of 1888, the
province of Ontario, Canada, pro-
duced a new high Of $50, 878 fine
ounces Of gold, the bulk of which
came from the Porcupine camp.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25
N. O. SPOT

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 24.-R-
Spot cotton closed quiet and un-
changed. Sales II. Low middling
$40 middling 10 good middling,
10.15, receipts 1888 stock 500, 1922.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-25

SUFFOLK, Va, Aug. 24-R-
Peanut quotations: jumbos $50 to 4
bunch 3 IL to $50; runners 3 IA
to 3 3-8. Market dull. 2