davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-09-29
Pennsylvania 6. 0. P.
Eager 10 See Wi||kie
To Offset Defeatism
Democratic Registration
Growing, Republicans
Still leud Stute
BY CHARLES G. MILLER,


HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. d
Wendell WILKES two-day tour of
Pennsylvania next Thursday and
Friday Is expected by some of the
Republican leaders to counter
balance the defeatist attitude ex-
isting among certain Of their breth-
rem in the campaign.
The Republican presidential NOM
inee will come into this State from
Michigan and spend Thursday in
Pittsburgh, where in the afternoon
he will meet chairmen and vice
chairmen from IS western counties
as we'll as a similar number of
Willkie Club chairmen at lunch
con planned by State Chairman
James F. Torrance The candidate
will make a trip through the in
dustrial sections of Pittsburgh and
at night. at Forbes Field, will make
an address on labor.
On the following day he will visit
this city, speaking from the front
of the capitol, and then move on to
Lancaster for a short talk from
his train and then to Philadelphia.
There will be another tour through
city streets upon his arrival and an
evening meeting at Convention Hall,
where he was nominated last June.
Later in the campaign the candidate
will return to visit the mining re-
gionS.
G.. o. p. Defeatism Fought.
Many Republicans, basing their
beliefs on the GOODNESS with which
the State administration and State
organization greeted the Willkie
nomination and upon developments
since, are skeptical of a Willkie
success here in November. Both
administration and organization op-
posed the nominee at the Philadel-
phia convention. even up to and
including the sixth ballot. upon
which he won. Since then. how
ever. they have supported him.
jay Cooke, Republican candidate
for Senator. addressing Philadel-
phia rally this week, took official
notice of these party members.
Il am little sick of this defeatist
talk lately he told his audience.
Too many people are criticizing Mr..
Willkie, and a lot of them are our
friends. They say they don't like the
way he speaks on the radio. but after
all he's not trying to initiate any
crooner.' He added that the Will
kie campaign would reach its peak
at the proper time
Democrats See Little Time.
Mr.. WILKES arrival in the State
comes just before the last day.
October S, for the registration of
voters, and Democrats say that if his
appearance has any electric effect
upon the people there will be little
time to round up the unregistered
and get their names on the poll
books.
Republicans. talking from expert
ence, contend that party enrolment
does not mean what it once did in
Pennsylvania and that thousands of
anti-New Deal Democrats will cast
their votes for Mr.. Willkie.
While the last State elections
bureau roundup of the figures
shows the Republicans have gained
in registration this year in the State
as whole. Democrats are still
piling up leads in Pittsburgh and
Allegheny County. which surrounds
that city Both were cnce almost as
strongly Republican as Philadelphia.
Democrats picked up more votes
than Republicans in the SO boroughs,
80 townships and three third-class
cities in the county at recent special
registration days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
Army Field
 Al Yakutat
 5peededUp
More Workmen from En- gineefs Corps Will Be
 Thrown Info Field

Work will be rushed on the Yaku- at Army landing field, according to Army engineers who passed through Juneau last night.
 Col John c. Lee. Col B. c. Dunn, put Of the Northwest and Alaska Division. and Capt, Benjamin Tal- ley, in charge of the Yakutat jcb. flew in by Electra and continued .-n Ly {, pper tn)s morning after naking a hurried trip over the Ter .,tcry tc Army projects.
 A hDndrcd c. more Army engin- 1cre will. be borrowed from the Annette Island field project. engin- CTS said, tc hurry work at Yaku- tat cn ths intermediate field there.
 The Army men were noncommit- al as tc the Portage Bay cutoff project, which would eliminate Sew - ~~ ""ean terminus of the Alaska Railroad.
 Anc Aew men for Yakutat will come north on an Army transport aT soon as possible, it was intimat- d, as present working forces at the field are inadequate"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01

new medical discovery, are mingled with hilarious comedy, such as Barrymore's game of craps with George Reed. Under Harold $. Bucquet's direction the story moves at a fast pace, with many delft little human touches. Al Gilks contributes some striking photo graphy.
 Laraine Day is charming as Mary Lamont, the nurse, and Helen Gil- bert's fragile blonde beauty is effective in her role as the "mys- tery patient" Nat Pendleton and Marie Blake as the ambulance driver and telephone operator add comedy touches, and Lionel Atwill, Sara Haden, Samuel s. Hinds, En- ma Dunn, Walter Kingsford, Grant Mitchell, Alma Kruger and Robert Kent handle the principal roles capably.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
AGENT
 AT COLISEUM SHOW
 LAST TIMES TONIGHT

As timely and potent warning as this nation has ever been given via the medium of motion pictures is contained in Espionage Agent, the Warner Bros. picture starring Joel McCrea and Brenda Marshall, which ends at the Coliseum Thea tre tonight.
 The plot of Espionage Agent is. of course, fictiona1, however au- thentic the background and the conditions it depicts. It tells, in the main, the tale of girl who has been a tool of a spy ring ard of young career man" in the United States diplomatic service who marries this girl.
 Forced to resign from the serv- ice when the past history of his wife comes to light, the young dip lomat and his wife engage in an expressing and highly exciting en- deavor to circumvent by themselves the plotting of the spy ring for which the girl had once worked. Unaided, they succeed brilliantly after series of hazardous advcn- lures.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
AKB AND ANS HOLD MEETING
 LAST EVENING
Sisferhood Elects Officers with Mrs. J. CropIey
 as President

The Alaska Native Brotherhood and the Alaska Native Sisterhood held their regular meetings in the A. N. B. Hall last night.
 Officers elected to the sisterhood were Mrs. Jake Cropley, President; Vice. President, Mrs William Klan- ey; Mrs. James Miller, Secretary, and Mrs. Henry Anderson, Sergeant at-Arrns
 William Paul, Grand Secretary of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, swore in the elected officer.
 III members, Mrs. Kathrine Adams and Mrs. Susie Araham, are report ed as doing we'll
 Mrs. Cecilia Kunz and Mrs. Susie Shortly were appointed on the social committee and will conduct sales for the ensuing grand camp conven- tion in Klawock, November TO-
 The brotherhood, under Chairman William Wanamaker, Sr., and Sec retary Herbert Mercer spent part of the meeting discussing and planning for a basketball team under the leadership of Lester Roberts and Arthur Demmert. Officers of the brotherhood will be elected at meeting next Tuesday, October 8, at 7:30 D. m.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
PUBLICATIONS
 HOP OCTOBER fl

Commemorating the eighteenth year of the publication of the J Bird, the editorial and business staff are sponsoring the sixth an- nual Publications Hop on October II from until 12 o'clock. Wes Barrett and his Royal Alaskans will provide the music.
 T. Hodwalker and Miss Marjorie Tillotson, advisers; Hallie Rice and Isabel Parsons, editors; Axel Mel sen, business manager, will be in charge of the activities.
 Committees selected for the event are as follows:
 Entertainment-C Doro- thy Tors; Tony DalSanto, Marilyn Armstrong.
 Patrons-Chairman Maxine Nos trand, Anna Lois Davis.
 Refreshments - Chairman, Mill dred Render, Betty Rice, Shirley Davis.
 Clean Up-Chairman, Dean AL len, Ned Zenger, James Johnson, Harold DeRouX.
 Decoration Chairman, Hallie Rice; John Tanaka, Pat Olson, Harold Bloomquist, Bob Helgesen, Roger Connor, Bob Phillips
 Programs-Chairman, Isabel Par sons; Suzy Vim.
 Publicity-Chairman, Doris Me- Eachran; Harry Sperling.
 Electrician-Kenny Allen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
ALEkNAlGIkIl0l COLONY IS
 PROSPEROUS
Started Only with Determ- inofion 10 Build Homes
 -Has Rapid Growth

The Seventh Day Adventist Col cny at Aleknagik, in the Wood Riv- CT country in back of Bristol Bay, is a distinct credit to the Terri tcry of Alaska said Herbert Hil- scher on his return to Juneau from an extensive visit to the Westward.
 Starting with nothing but their determination to build home for themselves and their religious faith, the first family went to that re- mote section of the Territory in 1S30 Since then the isolated village has grown steadily until today it has 60 inhabitants, nearly 30 buildings, saw mill a $12,O00 Territorial school, a church high school, community building, two airplanes. four pilots, a trading post and nearly a dozen trapping cabins in the remote hinterland.
 And don't forget these intrepid citizens, victims of the depression in the States have built their com nlunlty and thelr cCmmendaDle CIV ilization without a cent of Federal aid" Hiischer declared Most of them arrived in Alaska without funds and no experience in coping with the inhospitable climate of the Boring Sea area much less mak- ing a living in the wilds. They have done an outstanding job of demon strating the truth of the old axiom Where there is will there is way"
 Hilscher plans on writing an ar ticle for one of the national maga- zines on the story of the colony at Aleknagik. He will remain in Ju- neau about a week before leaving for Seattle. While here he is at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
"DR. KILDARE"
 INT ENDING Al
 LOCAL THEATRE
Medical Drama dt Capitol Stars Lew Ayes and
 Lionel Barrymore

A weird secret malady of beau- tiful girl a doctor on the detective trail to solve it. thrills, romance and a human interest behind the y9lls of a great hospital are blend ti in The Secret of Dr. Kildare, v third of the 'Dr Kildare" series, now ending at the Capitol Thea tre, with Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore heading the cast.
 The story revolves about the nameless terror of young girl, which, through exciting adventures, Ayres, as Dr. Jimmy Kildare, traces down to the machinations of a fanatical nurse and a quack doctor. Barrymore, as the veteran Dr. Gill lespie, guides him. Dramatic epi- sodes such as healing a girls blindness by practical mental sug- gestion and the apparent miracu- lous cure of a paralytic boy by a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
SEPTEMBER WAS WARMER, DRYER
 THAN AVERAGE
Six Clear Days = Amount of Sunshine Normal
 for Month

The month of September in Jul neau averaged warmer and slightly drier than normal. with the per centage of possible sunshine being normal, according to the monthly meteorological report issued today by the Juneau Weather Bureau Of flee.
 The average temperature for the month was 52.2 degrees, as com pared with a normal of 504 degrees. The warmest September on record was that of 1888 with an average temperature of 54.l degrees, and the coolest was that of 1914 with an average temperature of 473 de- grees. The mercury reached its highest point last month on the 7th when temperature of 67 de- srees was registered. The lowest temperature last month was 40 de- grees on the 30th The highest temperature on record for any Sep tember at Juneau over a period of 47 years was 77 degrees in 1916 and the lowest September tempera- ture over a similar period was % degrees in 113.
 Rainfall Deficient
 The total precipitation for the month was 931 inches, or 0.90 inch below the normal The Wettest Sep tember on record at Juneau over period of 49 years was that of 1924 when 1885 inches were recorded and the driest over a similar period was that of 1910 when 1.18 inches were recorded. The greatest amount of precipitation to occur within 24- hour period last month was 1.63 inches on the 3d and 4th Measur- able t0.07s inch or more) precipita- tion was recorded On g days last month, as compared with normal of 20.
 There were six clear days, one partly cloudy, and B cloudy days last month. Out of a possible 3855 hours, the amount of sunshine re- ceived was 99.3 hours. CT 26 per cent, which is the normal for a 24- year period.
 The prevailing wind direction for the month was from the southeast, with an average hourly velocity of 76 miles. The maximum velocity for a sustained period of five min- utes vas 31 miles from the east on the Fist
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
By JOHN FRYE AP Feature Service

CINCINNATI, Oct. 1.-The man behind it all-meaning the second straight National League pennant for the Cincinnati Reds-is a 53- year-old church deacon, bird dog fancier, and family man. Name of William Boyd McKechnie.
 When the Reds lose game, the Vine Street Managers Association gives him a critical analysis that you couldn't print here and that's not because the critical session is a star chamber meeting.
 But when the Reds win one or two or three or a half dozen or a pennant, the VSMA, with mem bers from the low-water edge of the Ohio River clear up to Day ten, resounds with cries of T told you so. The greatest guy since John McGraw, George Stallings, or Pat Moran"
 Hard To RuffIe The Deacon sheds both sides If the argument like barn roof shedding rain. His main interest is to keep his baseball machine going at top speed, to keep 25 athletes happy and active, and to stay out ahead of seven other clubs
 If somebody doesn't like his methods, that guy can talk his head off. If it's the other way around that's OK too.
 McKechnie's real function with the Cincinnati Reds is getting the utmost in team play out of the different temperaments on the bal field With that achieved, the ball game will take care of itself.
 Bill tries to build up the self confidence of each player until the player knows that he can fill his job perfectly.
 Bins criticisms always are ac- ccmpanied by a pat on the back. But he seeks, out a mans strong
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
Friends Surprise Mrs. Ted Kedfon
 Al Shower Party

A surprise shower party was given last evening for Mrs. Ted Keaton, with Mrs. Robert Keaton and Mrs. B. R. McDonell as co-hOstesses. Guests called at the honorees resi- dence on Eleventh and B Streets and the evening was spent playing cards and games. Prizes were won by Mrs Walter Hellan. Mrs. H. L. McDonald, Mrs. Claude Baldwin, and Miss Magnlild Oygard.
 Asked for the occasion were Mes danes Arnold Mogseth, Stan Grum- nett, Walter He!laa, r. L. McDon- aid, Jack Fcwler, Paul Brewer, Claude Baldwin, Grant Baldwin, Miss Florence Sergeant and Miss Magnhild Oygard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
Moose Women 10
 Convene Tomorrow

An o'clock business meeting to be followed by a social will be held tomorrow evening by the Women of the Moose in the LOOP. Hall All members are urged to attend.
 In charge of arrangements for the social are MesdameS Sam Ros- cnburg. Phyllis Lesher and Mable BattellC.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
EMEL JOINS STAFF
 OF FOREST SERVICE

Rollin Emel has joined the staff of the Admiralty District Rangers office here as Clerk. He arrived last night by Alaska Clipper after a vacation Outside.
 Emel formerly worked for the For est Service and the Alaskan Fire Control Service at Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
points and plays up to them.
 Bill Just Whispers

For instance, if player fol some reason just can't catch sig nals, Bill doesn't hound him until the guy spends more time watch ing for the flashes than for the ball.
 Instead, Bill just whispers what he wants in the fellows ear. Then the player can go ahead without wondering whether he's obeying orders
 With few exceptions, McKech- nie ''gets along" with players. It's no sentimental dear papa stuff, but kind of worthless understand ing.
 Bill has a place for sentiment, of course, but it's at home with the family The ball field is where you play ball.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
Hosp1rAL N orEs

Mrs. c. L. Tubbs was dismissed today from medical care at St. Ann's Hospital.
 Mrs. Robert Wolney and her baby daughter left St. Ann's last night. Admitted to St. Ann's this morn ng, Mrs. M. J. Larkin is a surgical patient.
 William Motsche was admitted to- lay for medical care at St. Ann 5 A medical patient, Sam PEcznick was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital today
 Annie Kasko was dismissed today rom surgical care at the Govern ment Hospital
 Admitted to the Government He's Dital, Ann Oulette is receiving med ;cal attenetion.
 Empire Classifieds Pay!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
Rotary Running GaH,ut of
 Famous Names

Two weeks ago Nivk Carter at tended the Juneau Rotary Club meeting; today Kit Carson was a guest. They're both railroad men
 Carson represents the Chicago Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Carter is the Great Northern rep resentative.
 Donald Scott, Juneau High School student, was another Rotary guest today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01

Russell extremely credible her assignment With snartness good acting the kind who would real life whatever complications thrown her path.
 the wife marriage of convenitnce espoused employer be wrong ex-secretay legally husbands assets merry time putting romantic the Bruce advertising model with designs for the ads Roz her and it's of the pictures fast-moving a
 TIME FOR COMEDY" Screenplay by Julius J Epstein from the play by s. N. Berhman Directed by Keighiey Principals James Stewart. Rosalnd Russell Tobin, Ruggles, Joslyn Koib, Louise
 lghtness brightness here in this story of nick playwright sparkling comedies of Park but That's Stewart who do a hick any other boy in town.
 Miss second picture of the Week) plays
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
Boy Scout Troop
 Organized Tonight

A troop for Boy Scouts will be organized this evening in the Mem orial Presbyterian Church under the leadership of Lester Roberts. A good turnout is expected for this forward movement among boys
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
Trinity Junior to
 Meet Tonight

Plans for the yea will be dis cussed at tonight's meeting of the Junior Trinity Guild to be held at the residence of Mrs. L. s. Botsford in the Feldon Apartments. The ses- sion convenes at o'clock and all members are invited to attend
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
Memorial Church
 Choir 10 Rehedrse

The Memorial Presbyterian Church Choir will hold it's regular rehearsal Thursday evening in the church at ? o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
LIBBY MAN

A. L. Vaughn, Libby McNeill and Libby representative, came in on the Aleutian and is at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
.S@-~7-
 NOTICE

Women of the Moose meeting, Wednesday, in the Odd Fellows Hall at 8 pm. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
PERCY'S CAFE
ST D P AT PERCY'S CAFE Breukfost Dinner or Light
 Lunches . DELICIOUS FOOD . FOUNTAIN SERVICE . REFRESHMENTS

the famous actress who marries him and keeps him happy until Amanda Tobn) along with inspire him to things That leaves husband Rug gs free for each other to neiters great But the wife through the wel-worn of understanding sympathy when the husband a-cropper.
 Time Comedy has good fun, good acting up phoney like the ending Rugges character.
 RANGERS FORTUNE" Screenpay by Frank Butler Principals Fred MacNIurray, Dekker Gilbert Patricia Morrison Joseph SchIdkrau Betty
 Wood tMr Chips" proves again that assignments they come for this rollcking 
 MacMuIray Roland and Dekker the punchdrunk fighter takes all three do that for the ff has swashbucking humor.
 mystery girl (Morison) and homely devoid of cong afectation she movies at all She got in by singing and dancing fFont ofa poveow night spot s help out the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01

Subscrfpe to The Daily Alaska En- pire = the paper with the largest guaranteed circulation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
Hollywood Sighh find. Soxn4t
-Bv RokbiR Cosas .

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Oct. 1.-"HIRED WIFE" Screenplay Richard Conne and Gladys Lehman from story by George Beck Directed by William A. Setter. Principals: Rosalnd Brian Aherne Virginia Bruce Robert Benchley John Carroll, Hobart Cavanaugh, Richard Lane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01

Subscribe for The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE

Without Calomcl-And You'll Jump Out Q.
 Bed in the Morning Karin to Go
 The liver should pour out two pints of liquid bile into your bowels daily. If this bile is not flowing freely, your food may not digest. It may just decay in the bowels. Gas bloats up your stomach. You get consti. pated. You feel sour. sunk and the world looks punk.
 It takes those good, effective Carter's Little Liver Pills to get these two piat5 or bile flowing freely to make you feel up and up." Amazing in making bile flow freely. Ask for Carters Little Liver Pills by name. Stubsorniy refuse anything else. Price; 2sF.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01

E,norc ciassirieds Sr;:nx results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01

Try a classified ad in The Empire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-08
THE CENsUS-ALASKA KNOWS

Alaska is in fine position to judge the merits of the present Republican campaign in Congress to disrupt the work of the 1940 census. The enumerat ing in Alaska-including the answering of the very questions to which the Republicans profess to object is almost completed
 Getting head start on the rest of the nation, the Territory has carried it's census taking forward smoothly and without the difficulties which the Republicans say going to be experienced through out the country.
 Alaskans have not objected to the question on personal income. Such question must be included in the if to know such highly inn portant facts the amount of national income and the per capita earnings of the citizens of the various States or sections of the country.
 The Republicans who have warned that they might not vote an appropriation for the census unless the question which is objectionable to them is removed, playing poor politics on ptiably poor issue They say they can't what mans earnings have to do with enumerating the people of the country, if the only mission of the census in the past has been count As matter of fact questions of .-the "extraneous" nature which they view with alarm were asked in 1880 and 1920 and 1910 and as far back have been taking a decennial census.
 The census presents the nation with matched opportunity to learn something about itself The nation should take that opportunity and use it wisely the Bureau of the Census has done in framing the 1940 questions any fair minded per who has been asked them will agree.
 We in Alaska know. The Republicans are wrong and petty and cheap and unmindful of the best in- terests of the nation-again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-08


 the pressure which the French Navy applies has been relaxed and is constantly being extended
 We likely to forget that France ranks fourth among the great naval Powers. But the fact is not overlooked by the nations which border on the Med iterranean Admiral Darlan commands formidable fleet based on seven capital ships, two of them modern battle cruisers which match for any thing in their class. France has 65 ships of the principal combat types now building, including four 35 000-ton battleships mounting 15-inch guns-the Richeleu, the Cemenceau, the Jean Bart and the Gascogne. The Richeleu, launched last year, is nearing completion.
 The only important naval loss reported thus far by France is that of the mine laying cruiser Pu ton victim of internal explosion. Losses in the French mercantile marine have also been compara- lively light French transports have ferried colon ial army across the Mediterranean successfully. French destroyers and planes are said to have &C., counted for a dozen German submarines, while French warships alone have escorted 116 conveys and assisted the British with B Only four of the merchantmen protected by French units have been sunk by enemy action. Altogether it is a record of efficient performance of which any navy might be proud.