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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-26
ALLIED WEATHER BLOCKADE

The weather is all on the side of the Allies in
Inc war IN Europe. The reason is that Germany
gets its weather from the Atlantic Ocean and the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-26

AT the outset of the war Adolf Hitler boosted
that he would be the first soldier of Germany, but
ne ddnt mention his intention to be its worst sailor
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-26
eHGtty
Birthday

The Empire extends congratula-
ttons and best cishes t-iay, their
birthday anniUer::..-- to thu rot-
loDing:
JANUARY &c.
Mrs James Primavera
Gerald Shaw
Mrs. John A. Glasse
Frederick Paul
George Roney
Evelyn Pearson
Mrs T. B. Murdoch
Henry Adamson
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-26
LOOK and LEARN
BY A. c. Gordon

l. Who is the author of Pro-
VERBS?
2. What country produces nearly
half the steel of the world?
3. What is an amulet?
4. What old lady defied Stone
wall jackson?
S. In what country did the game
of polo originate?
ANSWERS
l. Solomon
2. The United States.
8. Some small object worn as a
earn against evil.
a. Barbara Freitschie.
5. India.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-26
W-nrDT RETURNS

Fred Wendt. decorator, returned
on the Northland from a round
trip to Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-26

The contract held by the Lynch
Bros. diamond drill contractors at
the gymsum mine at Gypsum, was
completed and the diamond drill
crew returned to town.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-26

Catherine Tressing Benson gave
party at the Windsor Apartments
to a group of her friends in honor
of her seventh birthday anniver-
sary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
BEFORE !!!! : THEE@GREE!Ez!Kt(R!EG
AO o.4 T@S soMm RUPERT GRAYS0N
RUPERT GRAYSON

They then retired on the arsenal,
stepped over the breastWork, and
crouched behind it, their rifles m
their hands and a pile OF cartridges
between them.
It was nervous work waiting
there, in the pitch darkness. Con-
v~ersation, even in whispers, was
impossible, owing to the necessity
of keeping their ears strained Tor
any sound which might herald the
approach of the enemy.
There we're stars overhead, yet
the darkness seemed, after a while,
to be enwrapping them like a
shroud.
They crouched behind their
breastwork, Coral in the middle,
Gun on the left, and Tc- ny on
the right.
Presently Gun heard the rattle
of a rifle being moved slightly be-
side him, and then a slim, rather
hot hand found his own and chung
there.
do you mind, Gun? This wait
ing, I mean"
"Waiting's always a long and
trying business" Gun whispered
back.
Trying? Good Lord. Pm scared
stiff"
Il wouldn't worry too much. It'll
be quick when it com s."
"Oh, I'm not worried about
THAT! It's only that I'm scared
of the dark"
People talk about ''the dark
hour before the dawn" Gun, flash
ing his torch on to his wrist watch
decided that that hour had come.
Certainly it could not be much
darker.
By this time their nerves were
on edge. Coral was depressing an
inclination to scream only by sheer
Will-poWer, and her feelings were,
in some way, communicated to
Gun. The silence was as bad as
the darkness.
And then, without warning, there
came something for them to hear.
A sharp cracking sound. Someone
had stepped on their wood.
Followed almost instantly a sharp
cry of pain, and then a curse:
Continued on Page NineI
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
And if it doesn't change pretty

And if it doesn't change pretty
soon, we shall be in a mess"
Obviously the dark time would
be the dangerous one AS the enc
my could not fire at them without
risk of destroying all their ainmu-
nitions, they could do little when il
was light enough to see-especialy
as there were several boxes Of cart
ridges in the arsenal which fitted
the old = fashioned, but effective,
Remington rifles with which the
defenders were equipped, SO that
their ammunition was practically
unlimited.
But during the darkness the
danger of the place being rushed
was considerable.
What Gun had hoped to find was
some magnesium or other flares.
Break up these cases, Tommy,
and take particular care of those
with nails in EN-"
Then came Coral's voice:
IT think they're coming out of
the Factory-but it's almost i'm
possible to see properly now"
collect all the wood" said Gun
to Tommy, and proceeded to ex-
plain his plan, which was simple,
but sounded as though it would be
effective.
A few minutes later and the last
of the moon had gone and it was
dark.
Come on, Tommy" said Gun.
"You work to the left, I'll do the
same to the right. Use your torch
AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE"
They crept out, distributed their
pieces of wood all along the front
Of the arsenal, and about sixty
yards away, placing the thin pieces
Of wood down in such a manner
that if trodden upon they would
break and the sound would act as
a warning.
The wood that had nails in was
placed carefully with the points of
the nails upward. The men about
the Factory habitually wore rub
ber-soled shoes, and on this occa-
sion they would be certain to wear
them, to avoid noise.
In a very short time they had
distributed their wood, and so far
had heard nc sign of the enemy.
Evening star., 1940-02-13

existence Of the Union, and Just "a
they saved this Nation In its hour OF
peril through their unwavering de-
votion to the principles Of freedom
and constitutional government, so,
too, we Of this day will face the
problems which endanger us and
with that firmness and gentleness
and, ] hope, with that wisdom, OF
Lincoln, solve these problems and re-
store to our people the peace and
prosperity for which Lincoln lived
and fought and prayed and died
THAT this Nation, under God, shall
have a new birth Of freedom, and
that government Of the people, by
the people, for the people, shall not
perish from the earth"
Let us, then, leave that noble,
gentle soul where he is-enshrined
In the ages to which he belongs, one
Of earth's great ones. My own hum
BILE tribute to him is:
He loved his fellow men.
But no words of mine can frame
for Abraham Lincoln a tribute so
perfect as his own tribute to Wash
ington:
ITO add brightness to the sun or
glory to the name-is alike impos-
sible. Let none attempt 1t. In solemn
awe pronounce the name, and in its
naked. deathless splendor leave II
shining on
Evening star., 1940-02-13
government in the short space Of

Government in the short space Of
four years"
This is q time, my fellow citizens,
for some of Lincoln's plain speaking
This is time when you have right
to demand and when you ought to
demand that your public servants
your public administrators, your
public executives, say what they
mean and mean what they say.
You have right to ask what Is
going to be done to solve these do
mestic problems which have gone
unsolved so long that today they are
threatening constitutional govern
ment and individual freedom. How
are we to restore prosperity in this
country? How are we to restore the
jobless to jobs? How are we to reduce
our stupendous public debt, our con-
tinuing deficits, our mounting taxes?
How are we to give the youth OF
American their fair chance? These
are questions you have a right to ask
and you are entitled to the answers.
Prosperity can be restored in this
country, financial security can be
brought back only by the sound and
time-tested American methods by
which prosperity and security were
f1rst achieved. When it becomes clear
the Government is being operated for
the welfare of all the people, then
american self-reliance, courage, ini-
tiattve, thrift and love of liberty will
be revived.
Spirit Of Lincoln.
Our problems of today must be
worked out in the spirit of Lincoln
With malice toward none, with
charity for all, with firmness in the
right. as God gives us to see the
right ="
Just as Lincoln and our forefathers
IN their day faced and conquered
conditions which threatened the
Evening star., 1940-02-13

one another. Let US Repubiicans do
Our part to have 1t so Even though
much. provoked, let us do nothing
through passion and Ill temper"
That, my fellow citizens, is the
philosophy Of Lincoln's party today.
We can well believe that were he
here at this hour, the great Emanci-
pator would speak out in tones that
would echo throughout the world
against Communism. Fascism,
against all Of these new and poison
Gus doctrines which would exchange
free government for dictatorship;
which would supplant constitutional
government with autocracy: which
would renounce individual inde-
pendence, individual honesty, indi-
vidual effort and self-government,
and set up political monopoly, auto
cratic control, and bureaucratic ad-
ministration down to the last detail
OF the citizens life.
There are many kinds of slavery
known to the human family. There
is the physical bondage of man to
man, now unknown in most OF the
civilized world. There is economic
slavery-of which all too much still
exists in the civilized world. There
is political slavery, which in these
later years has been creeping like
some strange, new and insidious
malady through the world. Flowing
out OF the social and economic dis
ruptions of war, it has in two decades
engulfed nation after nation. This
tide must not engulf America.
We have been told Of new instru-
ments of public power which have
been built up. We have been told
that these new devices might pro-
vide shackles for the liberties of the
people.
America must be on guard!
Submissive to One-Man Rule.
1t may or it may not be significant
that we have reached point for the
first time in our history where a
great political party has become so
submissive to one-man rule that 1t
cannot decide when to hold its next
convention. However that may be,
no group in this Nation can long
maintain these new instruments of
public power with which to shackle
the liberties of the people so long as
America remains true to the philos-
ophy and ideals of Lincoln. AS Lin
coin said: ..>
while the people retain their
virtue and vigilance, no administra-
ton, by any extreme of wickedness
or folly, can very seriously injure the
Evening star., 1940-02-13
To Relieve Bad Cough In a
Hurry, Mix This at Home

Then put 2h ounces Of Pinex (obtain.
ed from any druggist) into pint bot
tie. Add your syrup and you have /
full pint of medicine that will amaze
you by its quick action. 1t never spoils,
lasts q family long time, and tastes
6ne-children love It.
This simple mixture takes right hold
OF 4 cough. For real results, you've
never seen anything better. 1t loosens
the phlegm, soothes the irritated MEM
branes. and eases difficult breathing.
Pinex is a compound containing Nor
way Pine and palatable guaiacol, in
concentrated form, well.known for its
prompt action in coughs and bronchial
irritations. Money refunded IL 1t
doesn't please you in every way.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
Joint Education Session
PIunned Thursday

Mrs. Mary B. McKechnie, presi-
dent Of the District branch Of Pro-
gressive Education, announced to-
day joint open meeting with the
Private School Teachers Associa:
tion for 8 pm. Thursday at Gunston
Hall Junior School, 1880 Nineteenth
street NV.
Speakers will include DR.. Mary
Dabney Davis of the United States
ONCE of Education, Russell Parr
educational adviser of the Works
Evening star., 1940-02-13

Projects Administration art pro-
gram; Edwin w. Broome. superin-
tendent Of Montgomery County
MD schools, and Miss @. Mabel
Smith, author Of the Social
Studies" series.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
Society to Give Purty

The Washington Society for the
Hard Of Hearing will celebrate its
10Th anniversary at a combination
Valentine Day and birthday party
tomorrow night at the organiza-
tons clubhouse, l116 Vermont ave-
nue. NV.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
Swift-Acting, and Saves
Big Money. Easily Mixed.

You'll be surprised
how quickly and easily
you can relieve coughs
due to colds, when you
try this splendid recipe.
1t gives you about four
times as much cough
m e d dicine for your
money. and you'll find
- <-,,I- -.~l>-f,,l e..
Evening star., 1940-02-13

Between 20 and 80 were the dam
gerous ages for District drivers last
year. Twenty EIGHT deaths in the
1889 traffic toll involved automobile
drivers between those ages.
Evening star., 1940-02-13

it truly wonderful, for real relief.
Make a syrup by stirring 2 cups Of
granulated sugar and one cup Of water
a few moments, until dissolved. No
cooking needed-it's no trouble At all.
Evening star., 1940-02-13

An ine,itdble tasn,dn Of satisfaction accompanies
,o'n <,er, p~ehs'< ron tie Vood,a m Io'hrop
store.
That tdEsmon Came into being many. mony years ago
when the founders of this store brought new and
ideolistic merchandising policy 10 Woshinston--the
now olost universally accepted "Rehm-if fnot-sotis-
foetoy" policy
IL means thot here ot Woodward Lofhrop, Won NOV
purchase With absolute issuance sort Of fidelity
bond mode vital BY the Woodward s Lothrop nome
True. you moy purchose cheaper merchandise mony
times-m pluces-but when you consider the quol-
il represented you viii find Woodward Lothrop mes-
Evening star., 1940-02-13

ehondise fairly priced As motter of fact the youe
received II Woodward & Lothrop merchandise proves
Its economy regardless Of its cost
Quolify-senice volue- intangibies, of course vary
ing offtnes according % individual needs and ind-
yiduol Interpretation. but very mportont 10 yoa you
are 70 get the most for your money That Woshineto
Mons have keen appreciation of this satisfaction IS
Indicted 81 The fact thot This store continues 70 grow
and generally recognized of HE notobIe stores
ii Amenco
e may YeH e SAID thar tie name 8 WoodYard q
Lothrop' on I package means satisfaction ii The
package.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-14
Armv;s StreamLined Diuision
To Be Based At Fort Bragg

of negro troops numbering in all
5000 or more.
The War department also an
nounced that a new armored corps
would be organized, to consist OF
LOO officers and about 1880 men.
Already available for this corps are
400 light tanks, 1S medium tanks
and It's scout cars. Additional mo-
torized equipment will be provided.
1t vas explained that these addi-
tional units were expected to be
made possible by an addition OF
5000 men to the regular army.
Composition of the Ninth division
was announced as follows: division
headquarters, headquarters and mill
tary police company less band, 18th,
47th, and Goth infantry, all less bands
26th field artillery, 34th field artil-
lery less band, 18th engineer bat
talon, 9th signal company, 9Th
quartermaster battalion, 9th medical
battalion and attached medical.
Other new units announced for
Fort Bragg, with their enlisted
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-14
PRICE OF LIQUOR
WILL Be REDUCED
Continued from Page One)

Continued from rage One)
the booetlegger who is selling non
taxpaid liquor.
This, it was pointed out, is a con-
troll measure, just as is the step to
cut the price of all other liquor,
for high prices in liquor make it
possible for the %bootlegger to -four
ish more easily.
At the time the national defense
tax on liquor went into effect on
July l, the county ABC boards
were required to boost the price of
liquor by the amount of the added
tax plus S per cent of that tax un-
der the standard system of mark
up prescribed by the state ABC
board.
Following up the idea of
strengthening the control of liquor
Albert Coates, of the Institute of
Government in Chapel Hill, who
regularly conducts a training
school for ABC officers at Chapel
Hill, outlined for the members of
the association an additional sche-
dule of schools to be held over the
wet territory of the state for the
further training of enforcement Of
ficers.
The first of these schools viii be
held in Greenville some time in
September, Coates announced.
Officers were elected for the en-
suing year, with R. L. Corbett, of
Tarboro, being reelected president
and r. G.. S. Davis, of Henderson,
being renamed secretary. M. F.
Boyd, Jr., of Edenton, was elected
vice-president to succeed George
A. Rose, of Henderson, who ad-
vised the association the condition
of his health would not allow him
to accept denomination for the Of
fee.
Corbett was not present at the
meeting, being a delegate to the
national democratic convention.
The business session Saturday
morning marked the close of the
annual meeting, held at the Ocean
Terrace hotel. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-14
PENDERCAST
INDICTED AGAIN
Continued from Page One)

city hall and appeared to be at the
height of his power. Then last
spring the storm broke.
He was indicted by a federal
grand Jury for income tax evasion.
His attorneys, explaining that Pen
dereast had lost more than a mill
lion dollars in horse race bets, en-
tered a plea of guilty. He was
sentenced to IS months at Leaven'
worth.
The government contended that
s315, 900 of the income he failed 10
report was paid him to help settle
the insurance case. That case
arose after fire insurance rates IN
Missouri were hiked, then disal-
lowed, resulting in the impoundlng
of the huge funds.
For five years the state insur-
ance department fought against
any settlement which would go too
heavily against the policy holders.
Then. abruptly it settled the case
at a time when the department
was headed by a man Pendergas1
helped put there-R. Emmett o.
Malley. BY the terms Of that set
Element, the insurance companies
were awarded 80 per cent OF the
money and the policy holders 20
per cent.
Last year O'Malley also pleaded
guilty to income tax evasion ana
went to prison. The government
charged he was paid $685. 500 in the
settlement.
The three Judge federal court
which had approved the compro-
mise ordered the case reopened as
a result Of the charges and the
money returned to the court.
Today a grand jury charged that
Pendergast, who finished his prison
term May 80, with allowance Tor
good behaviour, conspired with
O'Malley, who was freed March H.
and A. L. Mccormack, a St. Louis
insurance man, to obstruct justice
in the case. The government
charges Mccormack acted as the
"go-between."
After today's indictments were
returned, Richard X. Phelps, act
ing U. S. district attorney, asked
that the three men be coted for
contempt of court in connection
with the settlement. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-14

But the biggest picture of all was a
head and shoulders of President
Roosevelt fully 80 feet high.
'How long do you expect to keep
open here?" a reporter asked at a
press conference. The answer was
lost in a gust of laughter.
McNutt told the reporters he
thought the president would 'be
nominated and accept"
DO you think he will be re-
elected?"
Certainly" he quickly replied.
Through a dense fog of cigar
smoke, meanwhile, a procession OF
witnesses bombarded the platform
committee with requests that spe-
cial planks be included. Peace or.
CARNATIONS, the American Youth
congress, women's organizations,
business groups, farm agencies.
federal workers, and many more
had their say. However, it was
said on good authority that certain
essential features of the platform
already had been agreed upon be-
fore the leaders lift Washington.
Farly's press conference vas a
continuation of the nip and tuck
game he has played with the re-
porters ever since President Roos.
evelt told him his plans last Sun.
day at Hyde Park. Grinning broad
ly, his ruddy, bald head cleaning,
Farley sat at the center of 200 or
more correspondents, answering
every question adroitly, and I'M
loosing not so much as a wisp of
information on the one vital ques-
ton.
Since last evening, he said, he
had talked not only with Hopkins,
but with Senator James F. Byrnes
Of South Carolina, who is to act as
floor leader for the draft Roose-
welt" movement, Edward j. Flynn,
Bronx county, N. Y, democratic
leader, Frank Walker, New York
national committeeman, Senator
Burton K. Wheeler ID. Mont), a
fellow candidate, and others.
"All are more or less interested
in the same thing" he remarked
DO you plan to visit McNut1
headquarters" he was asked.
"Do you think it will be warm
down there Any chance of pick
ing up any Farley delegates among
that Indiana bunch" he queried in
return.
Another correspondent inquired
whether any arriving delegates
had announced themselves for
Farley, and he answered that
some seem to be enthusiastic
about Farley"
Farley for WHAT"
For president"
THE Yanks are coming" a
newsman wise-cracked, recalling
reports that Farley might head the
New York Yankees.
The one or two serious moments
of the press conference produced
statements that any shortcutting OF
the convention was out. There had
been reports that t h president
might be nominated without the
formality of a roll call of the state
delegations. v
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-14
RUMANIA BEGINS
WHEAT HARVEST
Continued from Page One

ton of foodstuffs and other mate
rialswhich the German c h
needs bad1y-up to par.
German and Rumanian diploma.
cy, meanwhile, were linked in a
common pressure to turn the to-
talitarian regime of Premier Ion
Gigurtu still further toward the
Axis.
An authoritative report was that
Rumania would withdraw from the
Balkan entente unless Turkey gets
rid Of officials who engineered her
mutual assistance pact with Brit
ain and France.
Iron Guardists, (Rumanian Ma
zis) emphasizing their personal 10y
atty to King Carol II, at the same
time attacked Gigurtu's new cab
met as provisional and disunited"
and demanded a pure Nationalist
tic government" /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-14
F. R. IS
CRY AT CHICAGO
Continued from Page One)

tative-in fact went into conference
with each other during the day.
II had a very pleasant talk with
Mr.. Hopkins about the pending sit.
uation," Farley jovially told a
press conference later" We had a
very interesting chat. He said Far
ley was running all right"
Farley is a candidate, and one
whose name is to go before the
convention whether the presidents
IS presented or not. He has been
planning to relinquish his post as
national chairman. However, much
pressure was being exerted
upon him to continue for a time, as
a gesture toward party harmony,
and many considered it an open
question whether the expert politi'
cal technician, who directed the
1882 and 1886 Roosevelt campaigns,
would also get the presidents 1910
drive started, at least.
No Answer
When a reporter asked whether
Hopkins had endeavored to per-
suade him to do so, he declined tc
answer, and said he would reply
lin due course" to the direct ques'
ton whether he would retain his
present party position.
did he Hopkins) bring you any
news?" Farley responded, to ar
outburst of laughter.
Two floors below, Paul V. NC
Mutt, a candidate, but n whose
name will not be presented II the
presidents is, opened headquarters
in keeping with the sumptuous
coming out party that got his can
didacy started in Washington two
years ago.
To vaulted ceilings, marble. blue
and red plush draperies. there mac
been added rods of red white ane
blue bunting, with swinging white
tassels and huge pictures OF NC
Mutt and other Indiana poiticos