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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11

Japan since Uncle Sam went through the motions of making it plain that he meant business on the Pacific?
 The horrendots of one weekend alone would leave our man of July 1889 staggering Neville Chamberlain the leader celebrated for delivering peace in our time" to the British people dies dis credited so remote from the problems of the world of November 194O that he hadn't even any enemies. Rumana is devastated by great earthquake and the news is somehow comforting to America, as axis oil wells burn fiercely Key Pittman, who once lived in Alaska dies in Reno and his place Chair man of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee falls to Senator who not so long ago locked in bitter purge" argument with the Administration whose aIl-important foreign policy he will now have the principal hand in shaping The Russian Foreign Minister is on his way to Berlin where the German press shouts, he will help Hitler divide the world
 Armistce Day. that day commemoratng the great rejoicing and solemn dedication at the end of the boodest conflict in the history of the world is marked on November II, 1940 by nation alone The others have either broken the armistice and renounced the significance of the day or are too busy defending their lives in and more horr- be war to give it notice. In Flanders fields new graves by the thousands pock the soil.
 We'll you take it up from there; we don't dare think about it. In fact, it's getting we have to- wake up regularly during the night to get the latest history Otherwise, each dawns new world would be too much for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11

gate responsibility. He was acting as the funnel for Presidential ideas, and was literally overwhelmed He begged down under it all and did not get capable men to help him
 Roosevelt, however, carries per sonal loyalty to the nth degree. Any man who has been with him for a long time and whom he likes, stays with him Roosevelt won't fire a friend
 Thus it was that the much-loved Claude Swanson remained as Secre- tary of the Navy until he died at the age of 78 He was so i'll much the time that he could not be an active Secretary of the Navy, but personal loyalty kept him on despite the national emergency.
 And in the War Department, Roosevelt could not bear. to fire Harry Woodring as Secretary of War, though everyone knew that the chief initiative for national defense came from Assistant Secretary Louis Johnson.
 Real fact is that Roosevelt, fal from having the dictator complex is just too downright soft-hearted to be a good hirer and firer of men
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11
ARGENTINE GIGOLOS

The Good Neighbor policy has been promoted in many ways. from tariff lowering to flag raising, but never before has attention been given to the offending gigolos of Hollywood. Now, however. the com bined good will of Nelson Rocke- feller and John Hay CJock'O Whit ney is being exerted to reform the Hollywood practice of making every gigolo an Argentine
 MT. Rockefeller, who is the Gov ernment's coordinator of Latin Am erican efforts, has dispatched MT Whitney to Hollywood to see what the film industry can contribute to the Good Neighbor program He will make at least one specific sugges- tion, namely that Argentina does not like to be represented as a na- tion of gigolos.
 The gigolo himself was corrected earlier with respect to France We had a big film market over there and when French opinion objected to the Hollywood practice of makins every gigolo a Frenchman, Holly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11
] 20 YEARS AGO fHr TIT EMPIRE
NOVEMBER Il, 1920

II
 Britain France and joined hands in celebration of Armslce the closing of the World War of the United States n annual tour daughter MT Cal MT Lester D. Henderson, Comm Education for Alaska, announced this time by the Juneau Womans Cuo Capital memorial those Aaskan who World War The money was to DC o p popular subscription throughout the Territory. place.
 left the Esebeth for Gypsum E. wurzbacker Eebeh for Tenakee 0 a vacation.
 at Snetsam was registered Gastineau Hotel
 Weathe Highest, lowest, 30; clear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11
READ SHATTUCK'S LETTER

Elsewhere in today's Empire there is printed letter by Curtis Shattuck commenting on an En- pire editorial of few days back. MT. Shattuck asked that we print his letter two columns wide, thus allowing it to enjoy the prominence given your editorial
 Maybe our editorial looked two columns wide to MT. Shattuck, but it really only column and half Since this measure of type fits nowhere but in the editorial column itself and since we of course reserve that column for expression, we are setting MT Shattucks letter in the usual single column width Since it is three times long as the editorial on which it comments hope its author will consent to it's appearing only two-thrds as broad.
 In fairness to him give it notice here, so that readers of the editorial column will not over look it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11
TXA VICTORY

The Defense Commission isn't say ing anything about it, but IVA, the New Deals great southern power project, has just scored its second major victory in the defense pro- gram-after hot inside battle.
 First IVA triumph came last spring when the Defense Commis- sion by unanimous vote, asked Con- gress for $25,000,000 to expand IVA power facilities to supply the greatly enlarged needs of Aluminium Com pany of America and other big pri- gate industries. Previously for sev- eral years, every IVA request for authorization to expand had met bitter Congressional opposition, but he Defense Commissions recom- nndation went through without a murmur.
 The latest issue arose out of a War Department plan to spend $6,- ,000 to produce more ammonium nitrate, necessary for munitions, at the Muscle Shoals plant, which is under IVA jurisdiction.
 IVA insisted that the Army's con- tract contain a clause providing that when the emergency ended, the en- larged nitrate plant, with a 300-tor a day capacity, should not be shut down and taken out of use, but should be allowed to continue fol | the manufacture of low-cost fertil- izer.
 | In its seven years of operation under IVA, Muscle Shoals has pro. duced 100000 tons of fertilized 2 year. This fertilized contains around i 48ia per cent plant food, as com. pared to IT per C cent in privat, quarters.
 American Cynanimid, duPont anC other large fertilizer makers pro tested vehemently Joining them il the fray was the Mellon Institute closely connected with the Alum mum Company-which had been s' pro-TVA a few months preVlOu when the firm wanted additiona cheap power
 Generalissimo of these forces wa Gano Dunn, head of the J. G. Whit Engineering Company, close asso ciate of Wendell Willkie and. lik him, an old IVA foe. But IVA spokesman was Chester Davis, one time AAA boss and the farmer mem
 Der of the Defense Commission Vigorously backing Dunn was Ed
 ward A. ONeal. head of the power ful Farm Bureau Federation The debate within the commission was amicable. but sharply drawr
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11
NOVEMBER II, 1940

The idea of putting a character to sleep in one age and waking him up in another. to his complete confusion, has intrigued writers all down through the ages Washington Irving had to put his man Van Wrinkle into 20-year to make the tale effective Mark Twain put the plot into reverse and took the Connecticut Yankee back approximately 1900 years and let him confuse King Arthur, in- stead.
 But such stretching of time and the imag- nation is any longer needed. contemporary story teller could give his hero medium- sized of encephalitis, say along about the Fourth of July, 1899 and bring him to this morning with results which make Rips slumber seem no more than a 10-mnute cat nap
 Need we describe the disbelief of our victim as his eyes? As he hears that Stalin and Hitler are just like that? That the New York Yankees didn't even get in the World Series? That the United States is now trading old boats for pieces of the British Empire? That you lose arm and one leg and still have all the equipment needed to drive automobile? That England and France are putting the best naval battles of a between themselves? That former utility executive won millions of votes as the Republican candidate not only Holland, Belgium Poland and Rumana but Denmark, Norway. France and the Channel Islands? That bombs raining London so regularly that attacks had become a commonplace and hardly merted mention in the newspapers? That the Greeks were licking the stuffings out of the Italians? That not peep had been heard from
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11
Finnish Relic
(Ketchikan Chrnnicle)

Alaska contributed S7,70892 to the rinnish relief fund according to audit for collections through July 31.
 Aaska's population is barely 10000, but still the people of the Territory more to Finnish relief than Vermont Tennessee New Mexico or Kentucky (Which gave between S5 400 and $500 each) Mis- siSsippi (which gave S3900). Alaskans gave nearly as much as Arizona Arkansas, Nevada, Oklahoma or New Hampshire leach of which gave less than SlO000)
 Had the entire nation given as freely as Alaska, the total contribution to Finnish relief would have been more than s13OO0O00 instead of the s3,5000o0 that was collected.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11
LOOK and LEARNAsy Asy c. GORDON

Can the affecting Canada?
 9 How many patents registered  awarded the Nobel Prize? the production precious allied metals?
 5 What immoraaized by Dickens?
 
 united a allegiance the is self
 n figures, than million. bringing peace Japan 
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 5 Dombey
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11
HOROSCOPE E "The stars incline
 but do not compe"
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Adverse planetary aspects dom- mate today It is rule of the stars under which vision should tell what to avoid. Mars is in threatening configuration.
 Heart and Home: This should be routine day for women. It is a time to take stock of ones accom- plishments, especially in club work which now should be devoted t5 philanthropic interests. The train ing of girls for practical tasks should be of paramount concern. The stars are read as presaging for women tremendous postwar la bors. When men prove that they cannot settle. disputes by means of mass murder called war, the stars presage leadership for wo- men in the rebuilding of a new social order.
 Business Affairs: Dealers in foodstuffs, whether they be far mers, canners or merchants, now will develop supreme efficiency in providing for amazing demands upon them Condensed forms Of nourishment will be distributed te save starving war victims, and the poor at home will receive care more scientific than any previously pro vided for them. In the spring, home gardens again will flol; cish in small communities.
 National Issues: In many army camps and aviation fields democ- racy at work will reveal true Amr ericans at their best. While the stars forecast the fact that no na- tion can live alone in these days, there appear to be a few portents of heavy loss of life in any fu- ture conflict with enemies of the United States. According to horo- scopes cast by experts this coun- try has been practically in the European war for many weeks. et
 International Affairs Australia may suffer from an earthquake. Danger to ships carrying refugees from the British Isles is prognosti- cated, for autumn storms will be severe All the dominions of the British Empire are to prove their loyalty in deeds of heroic Sacri- flee The stars seem to presage closer relations among all the English-speaking peoples, with the Western Hemisphere as headquar- ters for the civilization of the fu- ture Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of sue cess and good fortune. Domestic affairs should be happy.
 Children born on this day may be vigorous, energetic and impul sive They are likely to be coura- geous to the point of recklessness.
 Copyright, 1940)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11
NlUDLKN LIlQULIIL ROBERTA LEE

O s proper for a hostess ito serve tea?
 while the then help them well sandwiches cakes in company person should be apologize?
 No coughing spell I'm sorry evening?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11
Daily Lessons in English " v. L. GORDON

Do not He said that the candy was ME both being objects of the proposition FOR.
 plundering) Pronounce in A as in as Il first syllable.
 OFTEN NISSPELIED Antiseptic; ANTS
 SYNONYMS: Improper ndelcate indecent unseemy un
 three times and is yours Let us Todays to defiement mundane passions' I
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11

On the showdown, IVA was upheld five to two. The two disSenters were William Knudsen (ex-General Motors) and Edward R. StettiniuS tex-U. s. SteeD.
 This adverse vote didn't sit well with several members of Stettinius' staff, of which Dunn is a member, and they grumbled about resignins But Knudsen and Stettinius prompt ly put a quietus on that.
 They moved that the commission 5 split vote be revised so as to record them voting with the majority. This was done, thus making the commits sions action in favor of IVA un- animous.
 Copyright, 1940, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl A tax on windows was levieo in England in 1896. The Tomb of the Unknown Sol dier is in Arlington Cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11

The Vichy government is looking around for someone else to arrest for getting France into the war. It evidently has heard rumors about a guy named Hitler
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11

Three Italian correspondents captured by the British in Egypt won't talk and that's because they have not been instructed what to say by the propa- ganda bureau
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

NOVEMBER II Alex Holden
 Paul Kegel Howard D. Stabler Henry Behrends Lew Williams Jr. Kenna Adams Gust Erickson Andrew Anderson Robert A. Paul Ruth Bertholl James BaroumeS Kay McAlister Edward J. Brostrom Jo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11

The DalIy Alaska Empire guaran- tees the largest daily circulation of any Alaska newspaper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11

wood bowed and picked on Argen- tina.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11
Washington Merry
 Go-Round

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11

Being sworn in as volunteer scl- dier at Atlanta, Ga., is Ebert Lee Hull, Tennessee farm lad and sec md cousin of Secretary of State
 Cordell Hull.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11

The Tomb of the Unknown Sol dier is in Arlington Cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11

A tax on windows was levied in England in 1896.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-11

 day joined hands in celebration o anniversary the closing of the World War
Evening star., 1940-03-24

not investigate the F B. I. with all
its national ramifications." Senator
Stewart said. THAT would require
q lot more money than has been
provided" The committee was given
$4,000 to finance its inquiry.
Senator Wheeler, in announcing
the inquiry group, said, 1T is my
hope that this committee will con-
duct a thorough and impartial in
vestigation of wire tapping, whether
1t be by Federal or State agencies
or private detectives"
"rhe idea Of keyhole peeking,
shopping or spying by means of wire
tapping Is repulsive to all classes Of
the American people. 1t has no
place in democracy"
Evening star., 1940-03-24
DAY STAR, WASHINGTON D. G, MARCH a. 1s4o-PART ONE

mittee to investigate wire tapping,
an inquiry which Senators limited
would bring sensational disclosures.
Chairman Wheeler Of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee also
appointed to the special comm tee
Senators Minton, Democrat, of In
diana; Schwartz, Democrat, of Wyo-
ming: White, Republican, Of Maine,
and Gurney, Republican, Of South
Dakota.
Senator Stewart said he would call
the committee together within a
week, organize a staff. including In
vestigators, and open hearings, prob
ably public, before this session of
Congress ends"
Senator Stewart indicated that the
first cases slated for inquiry centered
Evening star., 1940-03-24

In Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New
York and Massachusetts,. He con.
Armed that Senators had conferred
with Louis v. Jackvony, Republican
State attorney general for Rhode
Island, and j. Howard McGrath,
Democratic Federal district attorney
In the same State. .
There have been reports that these
cases concerned alleged wire tapping
for political purposes, but Senator
Stewart said he knew of no "polit-
ical significance.
The investigation chairman also
Indicated that Tor the present no
inquiry was contemplated into COM
plants OF wire tapping by Federal
Bureau of Investigation agents.
with these limited funds we could
Evening star., 1940-03-24
Children Beot Gun
In Eqq Scramble

HARRISBURG. Pa, Marcifs 23.-
The best-laid egg plans sometimes
don't hatch.
Members of Moose lodge braved
subfreezing cold today to plant
$500 Easter eggs on the Pennsyl.
vania capitol grounds for . chill.
dren's egg hunt.
Halt an hour before the sched.
uled go" signal, 5000 children
broke through the lines of specta.
tors and began eating eggs as fast
as they found them.
BY the time Mayor Howard e.
Miliken arrived the egg hunt was
all over.
Evening star., 1940-03-24
Society Of Natives
Hears Pine Tomorrow

David A. Pine, newly appointed
associate justice Of District Court,
will be guest speaker at the regular
monthly meeting Of the District of
Columbia Society of Natives at
pm. tomorrow at the Continental
Hotel.
Plans are virtually completed for
the organizations banquet April %,
1t was announced by Louis Bowdler,
president. Among those who are
scheduled to attend are Representa-
tive Randolph, chairman Of the
House District Committee and Com
missioner Hazen.
Evening star., 1940-03-24
Tapping Probe
To Be Directed by
Senator Stewart
Sensational Disclosures
Hinted as Plans for
Inquiry Are Speeded

By the Associated Press.
Senator Stewart, Democrat, of
Tennessee yesterday was appointed
chairman of the special Senate COM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05

Easterly Side: ssas % Anna c. D. N. Yoos SSS5S m Nicola Longo aS0 m Addolorata Daloislo 1sS m Gustave Trotzousky SO0 1eS 00 Francesca Gagliardl 1eS 00 Mary Addona eS0 m Giuseppe Pelosi S10'oO SIO m John w. Ring, Jr. -io'o0 Westerly Side: ,o5 oO Nicola eidn 230.00 John Delgobbo ono so Concetta Delgobbo) V0S0 5Vo 00 City of Waterbury 'f''o0 Anthony J. FiftaD
 Walter R. Fiftal )
 Joseph W. Fiftal ,cz m Adam M. Fiftal Ao''o0 Anthony J. Fiftal)
 Walter R. Fiftal )
 Joseph W. Fiftal ,oo no Adam N. Fiftal 40g'oo Francis Mcdonald 1oo'o' Exempt:
 "n.e,pui' ponp 45ft. John E. Peterson 4o1t. s. The above assessments are uue .rd nayabIe at the office Of the Collector of Taxes City Hall' wa
 JOHN DICoRPo,, .t Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
Real EStdte For Sale
Houses For Sale
THE EQUITABLE LIFE

INSURANCE SOCIETY
 Has recommended us to dispose o1 four 2-family houses on Cooke St All are fully rented and have gar. ages. These dwellings can be pur. chased at 10% down and balance in monthly payments as rent Inquire HUTCHINSON & HUTCHINSON l95 North Main St. - Dial 3-4404
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
NOTICE!

public hearing on PrOp0seu
 A,ns~Sment to the Building zone
 Ordinance for property AOcnte" "' No. l3S Oak Street. .
 In accordance with Section 1Zo of +ha Revised Statutes of the State U, Connecticut of 1880, notice IS nereps e,, bs given that a public hearing Tla Gra of held before Commlttee ou Friday. In1 Anri1 18th, 194O, at 8 o'clock, D. rity, if;, Apr1tit H. Aiidermanic Chamber, City III ihe Rnilding, on the propos1Eo dhsnpe cain in the Building Zone 1ono UrIl to onnce from "B" Residence onertv noMe G Business Zone No. 3ss l. Oak oa Street, located at described as follows: ooHhc certain piece of land sltuateu .- AWetarhury, Conn.,, on the wester. iw side of Oak Street. Wt WlLh stpeet Hr tbereon known as l3S Oak pIen of designated as Lot Ho; ook 70 9 o Page 26, Th, Oaklands, in booA N'
 or ,Jnrth maPHs hHesriyN1o5.27 feet on land or Harolf Mo sf fer1lNW7S.92 feet on Oak street
 southerly-11o feet on ia''u '-
 GizT,; iWzT,e;sterly-7O.77 feet on land or tm persons owning propeItaes o,. m .,,cinity of the above address oa those Immediately adjacent III one ons 1eST reST thereof, of those directly toyt,tiaG Sp ?o:its thereto be are heard hdrfRy sR t o tpe proposed amendment at the xt. erS nlace above specined.
 tiiMG MSa hearing will be held be1ore +be following Committee: AidernEei' sE V Minicucci, NIT Rafferty, A l h a uskS' Koibeck and AbsrcTompdde' Der pdapd of Alder
 By order Oeeting of tine nDsti TeId April 1st,
 JOSEPH M. SHEA, City Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
NOTICE! SEWER ASSESSMENTS

 The Board of Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Water bury, at a meeting held April z. 194O, made assessment for sewer purposes on property and against property owners on Charlotte Street, from Collins Street to Eld- ridge Street, in the amounts set to their respective nams, to wit: Northerly Side:
 Jane F. Holman $1l2.5O Gertrude T. Moran William N. Moran Annie E. Moran Carey) 16O.00 Julia c. Conway $l5O.OO Exempt:
 Jane F. Holman 70 1t. City of Waterbury-Fulton Park
 The above assessments are due and payable at the office of the Collector of Taxes, City Hall, Wa terbury.
 Attest:-
 JOHN DlCoRPo. A.4-3t Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
NOTICE! SEWER ASSESSMENTS

The Board of Commissioners or Public Works of the City or yi1 Water- iS40. made assessment fer sewer purposes on property and agalns.t property owners on Ash street from end of sewer to Beech street. in the amounts set to their respec- tive names. to wit: Westerly Side:
 Nunzio Levegnala s,o.o Pasquale DelCioppo) $i19'2g Francesca Sciarra 1II'o Anthony J. FiftaD
 Walter R. Fiftai
 Joseph W. Fiftal Adam M. Fiftal lSl.zS Assessment has been paid on property now owned by:
 Francesca Sciarra 7O.54 feet Exempt: o .. The above assessments are due and payable at the office of the Collector of Taxes, City Hall. Wa terbury.
 Attest:-
 JOHN DICORPO,. A.4-3t Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
NOTICE! SEWER ASSESSMENTS

The Board of commissioneersw ne wol or terbury, rqS'ir at meeting held 4 Apri1 sawer Y: purposes psaT on property nnss and against sireet, property owners Q on Aih Seest Street e''t, to \from s00' south ,n tSe Sf amounts agm nI set to 4Hain resnectiye names, to Wlt:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
Special Notices

CLOTHES POLES Georgia Pine. M. nenS' A1O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
Legal Notice
NOTICE

On and after this SdsastnonsRible date mRbilt I for : 194O, | will not pc tsspet tsnse contra act- ed by myself.
 .. DANIEL FERRAR1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
The Democrats
Announcements
Lost and Found

HAVING LOST-Passbook No. l01- O37 issued by the Waterbury Saw ings Bank, application IS nereDy made for a new one. Mary IomaiS- aitis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
PerSOnaD

Dental Plates Repaired-3 hrs.
 Your old Plate made like new up
 CITY DENTAL LABORATORY 16l East Main St. Dlal '-oooo
Evening star., 1940-02-29
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

Inmates Of the Lorton Reforma-
tory are treated better than the aged
and infirm at Blue Plains, Repre-
sentative DAlesandro, Democrat, of
Maryland declared today after visit
ing the penal institution.
When come to a penal institu-
tion and see the inmates treated
this way" the chairman of the
House subcommittee investigating
District institutions said, Il can't
help thinking about those poor peo-
pie at Blue Plains"
After watching 1900 men being
served hot foods simultaneously, he
asked Public Welfare Director Rob-
ert Bondy, who accompanied him, to
send the Lorton steward to Blue
Plains.s Mr. Bondy responded that
the steward, William Devers, had
visited Blue Plains with him last
week and was helping to work out
some method whereby the inmates
would be served hot foods.
Pleased by everything at the penal
institution except the overcrowded
dormitories, Mr.. D'Alesandro de-
clared:
If I didn't see the inmates. I'd
think 1t was a college"
Compares 1t With Blue Plains.
He said he noted the convicts
singing and happy" and he con-
tinually made comparison to the
situation at the Home for the Aged
and Infirm.
When he was shown the spotless
and odorless kitchen from which the
l.538 inmates are served, he COM