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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
Communists or Russians?
(Cincinnati Enquirer

One ot the sources of Russias strength in re- cent years has been the persistent belief among many liberals and radicals in other countries that the government of the Soviet Union is not imperi- alistic The diSilluSionment of these people is a source of Russa's weakness in years to come. Rus sia under Stan has swung far from Commun- ism at home and in particular has thrown aside so completely the principles of the old Bosheviks in foreign policy that sympathy and support for the Soviet Union have become negligible.
 Nothing the Staln regime has done not even the rapprochement with Germany, has been quite so disastrous as the brutal attack Finland in this respect That venture is an obvious effort to get certain strategic advantages in the upper Baltic area, though it involves a deliberate war of aggression against peaceful people.
 How would Lenin have handled such problem? There is one answer in Lenins address to the Com nunist Congress on March 19, 1919 There is not the slightest shadow of doubt that must ognze the self erminag ion of the Polish nation now" h. said in one connection, adding the un- eauivoca declaration that Communism cannot be imposed by force"
 Look at Finland" Lenn said in another para graph Of the same address. She is a democratic country. more developed more cultured than we are From this he proceeded to emphasize anew the Soviet Unions recognition of every peoples right of self-determnation
 Projected through the years declarations oi this sort set up standards by which governments are judged Breaking from them, governments discover that the condemnation of sympathetic idealists is au the greater. That is what is happening with Eussia today Stalin is demonstrating the falsity of ihe hopes Of beliefs Of the many abroad who sytpatnized with the efforts Of the Soviet Union.
 Had they waited patiently, the leaders in the Egenlin might have found Germany ripe for Con- n4llasn at the end of 9 long war They might have spread world revolution stage further without re- sorting Co conquest Instead they have made thia mefcile3s assault Finland for purely strategic snc ody fO he is only the mask for a imperialism.
 Lenin summarized the folly of the invasion of Finland 20 years before the event when he warned that Communism cannot be imposed by force"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
M o D E R N ETIQUETTE
By Roberta Lee

c. When a house guest wishes to give his hostess a little gift when should he present it?
 A. He may bring it along and present it soon after his arrival, at some opportunity while he is d guest. or send it to her soon after his departure.
 c. In what position should the butter knife be placed on the bread-and-butter plate?
 A. The butter knife should be placed at the top of the bread and-butter plate, slightly above the center, and parallel with the edge of the table, with the handle at the right and the spreading edge of the knife towards the guest.
 Q. Is it necessary that all men in wedding party wear the same kind of clothes?
 A. Yes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
Cumming Up the Sidewalks of New York

The Mayoralty of New York usually is consid- cred the No political job of the country, ranking only after the Presidency of the United States and the Governorshp of New York. What are the prob lems of Americas No. statesman?
 His latest headache is chewing-gum. It's all over sidewalks park benches and other public prop erty Mayor LaGuardia says it costs literally hun dreds of thousands of dollars year. to remove used chewing gum
 He has written the leading gum companies ask ing them to begin an advertising campaign to make chewers wrap up their gum before they shroW 1t away He suggests that catchy slogan" be used to promote this end
 Unfortunately, LaGuardia does not include the "catchy slogan" One company has announced that it will paste inside each wrapper the advice Save this wrapper for disposal of gum after use." Thai scarcely has the required zngo.
 We pass on to our No statesman for Tor warding to the chicle companies the following Don't be gum-dropper" T do not chew-se te gum up shoes"
 Or now about dropping the whole thing-gun am
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
Horoscobe The stors incline
 but do 'ot compel
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
 Adverse aspects are strong today. 1t is not fortunate sway for dic- tators, although losses of warships are indicated for one of the Allies. It is not lucky day for beginnings of any sort.
 Heart and Home: The cost of liv- ing will advance sharply in coming months, but will attract little notice while prosperity prevails. Warning is given, however, that l941 will bring many changes that affect the fam fly pocketbook.
 Business Affairs: AS the nation al political campaign advances, new conditions will affect American business. Stimulation of commerce with Canada and South America as well as war contracts from for eign nations, make the outlook promising There is a sign presag i ing sudden changes in the Euro pean war situation, as unexpected as previous diplomatic coups. Cau- | ton is counseled for those who risk large amounts of capital.
 National Issues: New phases of race consciousness will be notice able in the United States this year Secret propaganda will be widely disseminated, despite government efforts to prevent the flaming of prejudice. In the national political campaign efforts will be made to show that American financial poli- cies are dominated by one class of citizens.
 International Affairs; Efforts to improve the international banking systems will be made by leading nations. Financial problems will be discussed widely as taxes become Durdensome. Warning again is given that revolutionary trends will De apparent in many countries. Dissatisfaction with the cost of war will be far-reaching as civilians feel the pinch of economic limita- lions.
 Persons whose birthdate it is nave the augury of year of com pleXities. They should avoid chang es and should be careful in expen- ditures. Temptation toward extra Vaoance will he Str0nO
 Children born on this day prob ably will be extremely self -suffici- ent, independent and industrious. They will have fine mental gifts which can be developed to a high degree
 Copyright, 1940)
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OUR NEW ARMY RIFLE

The Carand semi-automatic rifle which now renacin8 The old sprin3ue,d through the United States Army h no brilliant Improvisation to meet a Nartme need fer deadEeg weapons. Il took John Carand 20 years to develop it Tt took the army ten years to test it. Now it is believed to be the best shoulder rifle in the world unmatched in any otAal eoanng
 Tbis rifle doubles the fire power of the Ameri- cen soldier A recent test by twelve National cfuardsme registered 402 hits in one minute on a target 200 yards away. "They should have done better" says Garand but the rife was new to them" The standard 1908 Springfield fired clip of five cartridges but he ejection bolt had to be oper- Gfed by hand The Garand fires eight cartridges under gas compression and the only manual action required is pulling the trigger It be held tinuously at aim kicks less and has superior sights
 In recent years the army has kept well abreast of military technical development. Our secret bomb sight for planes, efficient 37 anti tank gun, as well as the Garand rifle are examples of fruitful experimentation. Unfortunately, modern weapons have come only slowly into pro duction and woefuly lacking in quan- tity The Garand rifle officially accepted three years ago. but considerable period must still elapse before the army is fully equipped with it. Its facture at the Springfield arsenal has offered difficulty, but now the War Department well pro- vided with funds at last, is calling private firms to help speed production. However no other nation the rifle Its self-effacing French Canadian inventor, still employee at the Spring field arsenal a modest salary has refused sub stantial offers both from foreign Governments and arms companies here All his rights vested ex- clusively in the country of his adoption.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
DAILY LESSONS
 IN ENGLISH
By w. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused; Do not say, "Martha's hairs are curly" Say, "Marthas hair is curly
 Often Mispronounced; Faust. Pro- nounce fouSt, .ou as in out.
 Often Misspelled: Reciprocity; two cs, no S.
 Synonyms: Flock, h erd, bevy, covey, pack, drove, swarm, shoal.
 Word Study: Use word three times and it is yours Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word Divulge to tell, as secret; dis close. Pronounce the as in did, unStressed). Our secret shall never be divulged"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
so THIS IS 194O

If this is fair sample of the kind of days the new year will bring, we're all for 1940 November and December were just a continuation of mild autumn, and January brings us the sunshine we expect in June.
 Unless there is change soon 1939-40 will be remembered as the winter which wasn't Decen- Der, the Weather Bureau reminds us was an aver age nine degrees warmer than normal all month The frosty days of the winter up to the beginning of the new year can be numbered on one hand
 For giving us such winter. the year could almost be excused for the rain it brought us all spring. summer and fall
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
RUSSIANS TAKE PRISONERS

Wireless dispatch from Moscow to the New York Times:
 The first prisoners of war have arrived in Len ingrad and have been put behind iron bars. The prisoners are detachment of neutral beavers whose homes were flooded by the Films on the isthmus of Karelia in the of defensive measures The Soviet troops rescued the animals from the floods and sent them to the Leningrad Zoo"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOllSE lO ShEDllOhS IN THE COMMISS SIONER' s COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, DIVISION MUM BER ONE.
 Before FELIX GRAY, Commis- sioner and ex-officio Probate Judge, Juneau Precinct, In the Matter of the Last Will and Testament of RACHEL c. M. SHEPARD, Deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned was, on the 12th day of December, 1889 duly appointed executor of the Last Will and Testament and of the estate of Rachel c. M Shepard de- ceased.
 All persons having claims against the estate of said deceased are re- quired to present the same, with proper vouchers attached, to Faulkner & Banfield, Juneau, AL aska, within six (6) months from the date of this notice.
 HARRY R. SHEPARD,
 Executor of the Estate of
 Rachel c. M. Shepard, de-
 ceased First publication, December l2, 1899. Last publication, January ?, 1940.
 adv,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
LOOK and LEARN
By A. c. Gordo.

l. What sermon has been called "the finest ever given and the hardest to put into effect? 2. How much does gallon of water weigh?
 3. How many feet would a flag travel on a 5O-foot pole to be cor rectly raised to halfmast? 4. For what inven ion was Adolphe Sax responsible? 5. What bay separates Greenland from Canada?
 ANSWERS
 l. The Sermon on the Mount. 2. 8 1/3 pounds.
 3. About 75 feet since correct procedure requires that the flag be raised to the top of the pole before being lowered.
 4 The saxophone.
 g. Baffin Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02

have killed more civilians than the warfare has killed Britishers in service
 Three thousand have been killed by accidents on )iacked-out thoroughfares, it is revealed by Lord Alness chairman of the British Accident Committee. Wa fatalities total 2141
 Before we draw conclusions from these statistics, however, we might remember that in the U. S A., during the same three months there about 1900 deaths-on hghways-not one of which was blacked out
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
ATTENTION MASCNS

There will be state of com municauon of Gastineaux Lodge No. 124, F and AM, Tuesday, Ian. 9, Masonic Temple, 7:30 pm. Work in FIG. degree. Members are urged to attend. Visiting brethren welcome, by order of w. M.
 SAMUEL DEVON, adv. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02

session will be held at the Dugout and will be presided over by Mrs. George Gullufsen, President.
 Activities for the month will be planned and following the meet ing there will be social in charge of Mrs E. M. Policy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
SUMMONS

NO. 440l-A. In the District Court for the Ter ritory of Alaska, Division Num-
 Der One, at Juneau. IRWIN A. WHITLEY, Plaintiff.
 vs. MARY ADAH WHITLEY.
 Defendant.
 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT
 ED STATES OF AMERICA: To the above named defendant.
 Greeting:
 You are hereby required to ap- pear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, First Division. within thirty days after the last publication of this summons, name ly within thirty days after the 18th day of February, 1940, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff on file in the said Court in the above-entitled action.
 The said plaintiff in said action demands the following relief: to- wit, decree of divorce on the ground Ol QeSerU1On.
 And in the event you fail to so appear and answer. the plaintiff will take judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in his com plaint and as hereinabove stated.
 WITNESS The Honorable George F. Alexander, Judge of said Court, and the seal of said Court hereunto affixed, on this 18th day Of De- cember, 1889.
 ROBERT E. COUGHLIN, Clerk of the District Court. By J. w. LEVERS, (SeaD Deputy Clerk. First publication, Dec. 19, 1889. Last publication, Jan g, 1899.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
NOTICE

Business meeting of Juneau Womens Club at 2 pm, Jan. 2; pent house of Alaska Electric Light and Power Go.
 MRS. c. c. RULAFORD, adv. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
on YEARS AGO
 Ao From THE EMPIRE
JANUARY 2, 1920

JANUARY 3, 1920
 With eight persons injured and in the hospital, one person missing and six buildings destroyed and others damaged, causing property loss estimated at $20,000, one of the most disastrous slides in the history of Juneau took place at 11:30 am. today The slide, follow ing the melting snows and heavy rains, extended for distance Of approximately 900 feet, starting below the Hume of the Alaska Juneau mill, and tearing it's way down the hill against the rear of I. Goldstein's store and James Rus sells gun store.
 The printing plant which was used by Charles E. Heron ;n printing the Herald at Cordova during the campaign arrived n Juneau and was to be used in the publication of paper which MT t1erron proposed to establish here
 Dan Lynch of the Lynch Broth CTS diamond drilling contractors left on the Estebeth the previous night for Gypsum. He was to re- lieve his brother, Pat Lynch, who was at this time at Gypsum super intending the working of drill ing machine.
 Superintendent of Native educa- tion, w. T. Lopp, was a passenger on the Northwestern as far as Ket- chikan. He was to visit Juneau later.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles w. Titus and their guests, MT. and Mrs. c. D. Lane, arrived in town. The Keeneys and Lanes had been vis- iting at Jualin at the home of MT. and Mrs. Titus over the New Year.
 Weather: highest 43, lowest 37, rain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
THE CLASS STRUGGLE

An all-time high (or low) in picketing seems to have been set at New York sandwich shop, where a CIO union is picketing pinba machine because it was repaired by AZ of L workers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
Legion Auxiliary
 Meeting Tonight

An o'clock business meeting is on the calendar tonight for the American Legion Auxiliary. The
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
Hbby
 Birthday

Tbe Expire extends eongratuIa- tto,s and Jest tcishes '-day. their birthday anniUers.-,- 10 th ro.- ioWing:
 JANUARY 2 Arthur Burke
 Eva Wilson
 w. E. Cahill
 R. E. Ellis Sharon Sharpe Beverly Jane Hall Myna L. Butler Helen Hansen
 c. R. ISaak Hattie Stanton William J. KoShak
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
CASUALTIES

Traffic accidents during blackouts in England
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Weather: highest 43, lowest 37 rain.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Campaign Urged
Against Fund Cuts
For Naval Reserve
so Paid Drills q Year
Asked by Pickering in
Talk at Convention

Warning that fund reductions by
the Budget Bureau threaten to cur
tail seriously activities Of the United
States Naval Reserve, Comdr. N. w.
Pickering, Ansonia, Conn, urged
members throughout the country to
ask Congress to save this branch
Of naval defense. He spoke before
the annual convention of the United
States Naval Reserve Oncers' As
sociation at the Hamilton Hotel
yesterday. ,
Comdr. Pickering, president Of the
association, heads a Naval Reserve
unit in Connecticut.
Admiral Harold r. Stark, chief of
naval operations, was to address the
group today.
The convention adopted a resolu-
ton yesterday which requested ad-
ditional drills with pay. The reso-
luton recommended 60 paid drills
a year, IA days Of active duty with
full pay, command pay for all COM
manding officers, transportation and
subsistence for enlisted personnel
while on training duty, sufficient
funds for pay and allowances of at
least Is per cent of the volunteer
enrolment on cruise duty each year,
compensation and disqualification as
a result of illness or injury incurred
while on active or training duty, an
adequate supply of textbooks and
a provision of specialist schools for
officers and men.
Honorable discharges for men
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Italian Lead for Front
In Balkans Aids Turkey

ANKARA, Jan. 13 OP.-Indications
that Italy is taking the lead for a
"united 'front.' in Southeastern Eu-
rope against possible aggression by
Soviet Russia were hailed widely
today as meaning double security for
Turkey.
Italy's position was regarded by
Turkish political leaders as "un-
ambiguous opposition to Soviet en-
terprise in the Danube Basin or the
Balkans"
Rome's efforts were viewed as be-
Ing virtually in complete harmony
with British and French aims-for
q Balkan bloc that would be bar
rier to both Russian and German
expansion. Turkey is allied with
Britain and France in a mutual
assistance pact.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Inter-American
Neutrality Group
To Meet Monday
Zone Committee Hopes
To Make Worship
Entry Improbable
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Inter-American Neutrality
Committee is planning to put cut
ting edges around the Western
Hemisphere security zone when it
meets Monday in Rio Janeiro.
The committees chief task is to
prevent the recurrence Of belligerent
acts inside the security zone such as
the recent Anglo naval
battle off Uruguay. which led to the
scuttling of the German pocket bat
tleship Graf Spec.
It expects to do so by making it
improbable for belligerent war
ships to operate inside the zone.
Points to Be Considered.
The committee, consisting Of
seven experts appointed BY the Pan.
American Union Governing Board
and Including Charles r. Fenwick
professor OF international law at
Bryn Mawr, will consider the fol-
lowing means of promoting respect
for the security zone, even if the
belligerents refuse to acknowledge
its validity:
l. An agreement among the
American republics to prevent bel
ligerent warships from obtaining
any supplies in Pan-American ports
or making any repairs after they
have committed belligerent acts in
side the security zone.
2. A similar agreement to keep
merchant ships from carrying sup
plies from American ports to
belligerent warships operating in
side the zone.
Might Bar Submarines.
3. An accord to keep submarines
from entering American har-
hors. This might follow the lines
of President Roosevelt's proclama-
ton banning submarines from
United States ports except in emer-
gencies such as storms, in which
case they would have to enter or
the surface.
4. A coordination of interpreta-
tions of international law relating
to neutrality, so that all the Ameri-
can republics would have, in effect
pan-American code of neutrality
Included in the code would be
common rules governing the intern
ment Of warships, merchant ships
supplying warships and ships crews
Will Avoid Force.
1--WE have no intention" an Off
cial here said, "of agreeing upon
the use of force to impose the neu-
trality zone upon the belligerents
But we believe we have a number OF
means of keeping the belligerents
from drawing any profit out of war
like acts within the zone. We think
the belligerents will come to find
it dificult to operate in the zone"
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Solidarity Replaces
Monroe Doctrine,
Cardenas Holds
New Principles Of Mutual
Consultation Arise,
Says Mexico's President

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 13-The
Monroe Doctrine, President Lazaro
Cardenas said at press conference
yesterday, has ceased to exist with
those characteristics with which 1t
formerly was known" being replaced
by principles Of mutual consultation
and non-intervention among the
American nations.
He said that as a result of the
Buenos Aires Conference of 1896
and the Panama Neutrality Con-
ference Of 1899, all nations of Amer
lea now held an obligation ito share,
as a common thing, the threats and
dangers which any Of them can
suffer"
The doctrine, enunciated by
President Monroe In 1923 and up
held by subsequent Presidents, holds
essentially that the United States
opposes any non-American en-
croachment on the independence of
American nations in any guise or
the acquisition in any manner of
control over additional territory in
the Western Hemisphere by non-
American powers.
"The Monroe Doctrine" said
President Cardenas, never was rec
ognized. nor could it be, by Mexico
or by the other nations of Spanish
America. 1t was solely the express
sion Of a unilateral policy which the
United States enunciated with the
double objective Of excluding the
countries of Europe from this con-
tinent and of defending its own in
terests in America.
"The doctrine, badly interpreted
and applied in a manner far from
its original intentions. became some
times pretext for intervention"
He said that in Panama, where
the neutrality belt around the
Americas was decided upon, lit was
not the Monroe Doctrine that was
accepted, but doctrine which has
totally excluded it and substituted
for it the principle Of American
solidarity"
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Severe Penalties Urged
By Dr. Nolan in Talk

Imposition of stricter sentences
on criminals convicted of peddling
narcotics would greatly minimize
such traffic in the District, DR..
James Nolan, managing director Of
the Criminal Justice Association of
the District, declared in an address
yesterday before the National De-
fense Committee of the District
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton.
DR.. Nolan said Washington has
seven times more illicit peddlers
than Philadelphia, which has a
much larger population. This he
attributed to the light sentences"
imposed in the District compared
with the more rigid ones given by
the Philadelphia judges, Baltimore
and Richmond, he added, were also
much more severe with penalties,
than Washington.
washington" he said, lis looked
upon by the underworld as a soft
spot.
Although considerable talk has
CeIlCeTeQ aDOuI LQe pTODleH Ca ulhIA>
huana, DR.. Nolan said that heroin'
presents a much more serious prob
lem.
While there has been an appre-
ciable decline in major. crimes in the
District in the last few months, DR..
Nolan continued, considerable con-
cern was felt the first few months
of last year, as there was an II per
cent increase IN serious crimes over
the year previous.
A resolution protesting the Lee
bill, designed to draft wealth as well
as man power in event Of war emer-
gency, and another approving work
of the Dies Committee and urging
its continuation were unanimously
passed at business meeting.
The Lee bill was denounced by
Mrs. Frank H. Towner, committee
chairman. She declared the bill
would do with Americans what has
been done in Germany with its cit
-izens." ss...