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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25

nocent blanket of night-faLen
snow.
During the breakfast hour while
hundreds made their way to their
work, Chief of Police Dan Ralston
was having warnings issued over
the radio to take care in walking
and even though many took the
utmost in care, sidewalks and
streets we're marred frequently by
falling pedestrians.
This noon, no casualties had been
reported and walking dangers had
lessened as snow and ice hardened
more and more together.
But Ralston's warning still goes.
for pedestrians and auto drivers
alike-be cautious.
-
C.DA. FOOD SAL
Saturday, January q. starting at
10 am. in Bert's Cash Grocery
adv.
Try an Empire ad.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25

Total of men hired in Sc
attic on payroll Dec. "a.
1889 Observation-Disclosures. 56
Percentage of men hired in
Alaska on payroll Deem
Der "a, 1889 ................-.. 1870
Percentage of men hired in
Seattle, on payroll Dec
ember "a, 1899 ........-......... 243%
Thirteen of the men included in
the total Of men hired in Alaska.
went to Alaska during the summer
and were employed on other pro-
jects there for the contractors
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25
CANADIANS TO
Be INSTRUCTED
BY BRIT!5HERS

OTTAWA. Jan 25.-Seventy-on one
officers and approximately 200 air.
men of the British Air Force, have
arrived in Canada to assist in
training pilots, observers and gun
nerS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. IS. The
University of Arizona believes il
has one of the tallest centers play
ing collegiate basketball He is
George Jordan, who towers fee,
81 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25

DARTMOUTH College is the
only U. S. pre-revolutionary uni
versity that has held graduation
exercises every year since its
founding.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25
Glare Ice Under
Snow Blanket
Dangerous

Juneauites went down like flies
this morning as unsuspeeting feet
struck glare ice covered by AN in
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25

BY sheer coincidence Helen Panko New York. stricken with
blood disease fight life Heens brother
telegraph Mayo clinic help
telegraph Maio having
right type of blood Helen
teered his services. He shown with the stricken girl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25

GREEK WoR D-Rate
among the best fighters in
Europe, Anton ChristOforidis Of
Greece has. arrived to- try his
luck in U. S. Out of 100 fights
he's said to have scored at least
IS knockOuts. He's %, weigi
about rco 80
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25

THE GREATEST area of quick
sand in the world is Diamond
Shoals, off Cape Hatteras, N c.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-25
C.DA. FOOD sAE-

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
20 YEARS AGO fyfm fME EMPIRE
AUGUST 28. 1920

AUGUST 28 1920
 A. Perry odtmer of the Seattle to the at the United States Cable Office
 the of the Butler Mauro Drug the Convention Juneau
 the Alaska Ganau Mining Thane and the Jefferson. w. children arrived the steamer City fter spending the the States
 Mayern Alaska of Company Seattle at the zynda spending time eastern Washington leave for the south on the City of Seattle and to spend visiting relatives in Belngham. the City of Seattle after spending Ketchkan.
 leave the Admiral Evans for 
 Highest, lowest, AS; rain
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28

story in yesterdays Empire The steamer which piled the Alaskan coast for many years has been sold by the Alaska Steamship Company to the Stems Drake Puget Sound Company to be used float ing hotel" for engaged in construction of the air base at Dutch Harbor
 The Northwestern has had interesting career. She was originally the steamship Orizaba of the Ward Line, operating from United States Atlantic ports to Cuba The vessel was purchased by the old Northwestern Steamship Company, brought to Seattle for service in the Alaska trade, rebuilt and .enamed the Northwestern.
 The Alaska Steamship Company, successor of the Northwestern Steamship Company, operated the vessel to Boring Sea and Southwest and Southeast Alaska as passenger and freight carrier. In the Far North service, the Northwestern aternated with the famed gold ship Victoria now idle in Lake Union, Seattle
 Many times the Northwestern has been wrecked n Alaskan waters but she refloated and always came back to port to be repaired and returned to service.
 The veteran steamship crippled and rudder- less in the storm-swept Gulf of Alaska and lowed to DundaS Bay Cross Sound; ashore in binding snowstorm at Cape Nudge, British Columbia; struck
 rock off Sentinel Island Southeast Alaska, and beached at Eagle River; ran aground in Seymour Narrows while enroute from Seattle to Southeast Alaska and in collision with the storage tanker Falls of Clyde trolling boat and two oil docks in Ketchikan.
 Built in Chester Pa. in 1889, the Northwestern operated for many years in the SeattleAlaska trade She was retired from service in October, 1887
 Now she's coming back to Alaska, under her own power for another chapter of service to the North land The sound of the Northwesterns whistle will reawaken old echoes in the memories of Alaskans as well as on the wind battered headands of the Alaska coast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
Unemployment in Britain
(New York Times)

(NeW York I1meS)
 The rise of 60,431 in the number of British un- employed from mid June to mid-July reads strangely against the background of nation seeking to mo- bize it's whole resources against impending attack. the Continent and the Governments efforts to re- duce the civilian consumption of goods In view of the circumstances such increase is not itself sur prising It is rather the fact that during eleven months of war British unemployment has at no time fallen below 766835 Gin mid-June) that leaves uncertainty the effectiveness even at this late date of the British economic mobilization.
 The reduction of unemployment in Germany to purely nominal proportions before the begin ming of the war does not merely indicate that Ger many began mobilzing earlier than Briain It also seems to be of the extent to which British efforts have fallen short of making full of those resources that lie within the islands borders, for despite the drafting of hundreds of thousands into military service the number of unemployed is even now but 405,000 less than at the outbreak of the war.
 If it is true that the problem of the most eff fectve use of British power is at last being vigorously attacked, it also remains apparent that the utter lack until recently, of any real program for labor mobilization is costing the nation dearly. The lesson is one that the United States should take to heart A fully developed program for labor mo- bzaton in wartime, based on the general registra- tion feature of the original Burke Wadsworth service b would go far to protect the United States against similar costly
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
AN EXPERTS OPINION

Admiral Luther E. Gregory, Chairman of the Washington State Liquor Control Board, says a similar system will not work in Alaska, region with which he is familiar as he is with the subject of liquor control
 Admiral Gregorys advice to Alaskans should not go unheeded That advice is that we Twill find the licensing system (now in effecD a better method than the monopoly system for Alaska"
 The Washington Chairman, a retired Admiral of the U s. Navy, who does not have to make his living from a political job has had singular in administering liquor control Of all the Chair employed by the various States his service is the longest. Naturally he is champion of the State liquor monopoly system, but he is even more interested in being to his beliefs and udg ment When he, of all men, says that Territorial stores nadvsable in Alaska the people of Alaska should sit up and take notice. They will vote Sep tember 10 on this question.
 Admiral Gregory in his letter to Gov. Ernest Gruening says: q have gone into considerable de- tail in describing monoply operation in order to point out the why feel that the system used in this state would not be economically feasible in Alaska The very large distances and extremely sparse population together with infrequent and diff ficut means of communication and transportation would almost preclude any monopoly system such as the one in Washington It appears almost obvi- ous that the problem of inventory control the prob lens of supervision and auditing, and the problems transmitting the funds accruing from the sales of the retail outlets the central office would be so difficult and expensive as to absorb all profits which might be hoped for"
 This is the studied conclusion of a man who is probably better qualified than anyone else to give Alaska sound advice on the liquor control problem. Admiral Gregorys advice, in other words, is Vote against Territorial control in the referendum Sep tember To-"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
ssKEETER" EXPERT

During his recent naval inspec- ton trip President Roosevelt made one stop which was not reported in the papers. It was at the Wash ington Navy Yard.
 He was debarking from the U.S.S. Potomac when he learned that the first of the mosquito boats the Navy is building was tied up in the Yard. He had never seen one of these new tiny fighting ships, and inn mediately dropped everything to go over to inspect it. Lieutenant Earl s. Caldwell, commander of the craft, acted as presidential guide. But the President didn't need a guide. He not only knew all the an- swers but he made a suggestion that may increase the potency of the new mosquito boats. These
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
HOROSCOPE "The stars incline
 but do not conapep'
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29

Benefic aspects rule today in the most promising configuration. h. dustry should benefit greatly through new projects launched for autumn development. It is for tunate planetary rule for starting anything that presages future ac- ivities on a large scale.
 Heart and Home Women are under a favorable sway which should intensity all their interests. It is a date for planning or start ing important organization for hu- man betterment. Love affairs will flourish as summer flirtations be- come serious. Through group as sociation young folk will meet friends of many differing social classes. Many changed social cus- toms will mark the coming months in which true character values will count more than wealth or family traditions.
 Business Affairs: Future trade problems will cause many to ad- vocate appeasement policies in dealing with dictatorS. Prosperous days for American merchants and manufacturers will continue, how ever, without concessions that may jeopardize the democracy of the future Heavy taxes will be irk- some to poor and rich alike as pre- paredness costs mount more and more This is a favorable day for labor conferences.
 National Issues: Criticism of ad- ministration war policies will be- come futile after this month. Unity of purpose will distinguish the citi- zenShip of the United States as boys and girls train for public service. Aptitude for mechanical and scientific vacations will be demon strated as will quick absorption of knowledge The need for national leadership which keeps abreast of the times while it utilizes experi- ence will be recognized as the Pres idential campaign gathers momen- tum.
 International Affairs: Australia will be much in the public consci- ousneSs as it's rich resources are needed in a world in which war waste obliterates wealth and pre- vents progress. Turkeys maritime power is to be demonstrated in un- expected ways. Foreign envoys will visit the United States on mysteri- ous missions. Plans for autumn and winter cooperation for the benefit of refugees will be of greatest im- portance, but they will meet ob- stacles. Many war-victimized chil- dren will cross the seas.
 Persons whose birthdate it is will have a year of moderate suc- cess. The younger generation will present problems.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be kindly and even -tem- pered. These Virgo folk are devot- ed to home. Many are extremely talented
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28

little vessels are extremely fast, moving at such speed that it is almost impossible to hit them. Travelling at 50 miles per hour they can get close to battleship before they release their torpedoes.
 It was in these torpedoes that Roosevelt displayed particular in- terest. Four are carried by each vessel-two forward and two aft. The President examined them care fully, then inquired:
 Why couldn't depth bombs be substituted for the torpedoes in the rear tubes? Then each boat would have bombs as well as tor pedoes. It might be accomplished with very little, if any, change in design, providing, of course. there wasn't too big a weight differ ential.
 That way" he continued, these 'skeeters' could be used not only against surface craft, but also against submarines"
 Caldwell. one of the Navy's "skeeter" aces, rubbed his chin reflectively, and replied: You've got something there, MT. Presi- dent. It sounds like an excellent idea. Wonder why we hadn't thought of it before"
 After Roosevelt left, Caldwell re- marked to fellow officers, He's a marvel. He knows more about naval craft than some admirals who have spent their lives on them"
 Notwithstanding to Navy au- thorities, "skeeter" torpedo tubes are large enough to hold two depth bombs, each about the size of a gasoline drum. Thus, if the Presi- dents suggestion is followed, the boats, capable of 50-mile-an-hour speed, would carry four bombs and two torpedoes
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
LOOK and LEARN asy c. GORDON

What meaning between "mmanent" and imminent?
 Why Revolutionary called "minutemen'?
 the Secretary of Labor? into wire? the Sandwich Islands?
 ANSWERS:
 l. mmanent ndweling imminent threatening to  for duty at minutes notice g. Perkins
 Gold
 Hawaiian Islands.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
MERRY-GO-ROUND

Wendell Willkie and Edith Wik (now Mrs. Willkie) attended h. diana University together-without meeting. They met in later years at the wedding of a friend .. Pointing to the Willkie headquar- ters in Washington on the first floor of the Woodward Building, directly under the IVA offices on the third floor, New Dealers wise crack that "Willkie is still under IVA influence" ... With attrac- tive offers, the chain grocery busi- ness has tried to pry Milo Perkins away from Federal Surplus Com modities Corporation-without suc- cess It doesn't happen often, but Willard F. Caldwell of Florida brought into the House of Repre- sentatives the man who will succeed him there-Robert F, Sikes, and in troduced him around. Caldwell is retiring, not defeated by Sikes.
 tCopyright, l940, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Incl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28

a man. MT. Edwin G. Booze is an efficiency expert from Chicago, a man who knows how to cut cor ners in office management, how to send a memo from the first floor to the third in matter of minutes instead of days.
 One of the first things that troubled the new Secretary of Navy, Frank Knox, was the lack of efficiency in the civilian opera tions of the Navy Department. Knowing Booze's reputation for shipping red tape in office rou- tine, Knox sent for him. He has undertaken, but not yet complet- ed, an intensive study of the Navy's bureau set-up.
 This is partly to rectify errors of the past. partly to prepare for future expansion. When Congress passes the 70 percent increase in Navy personnel, there will be a tremendous triple problem of find ing new people, finding office space for them, and meshing the new cogs into the old machine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28

convinced he can repeat Hoover's 1928 achievement and capture some of these Democratic strongholds from Roosevelt.
 This belief is based on Willkie's feeling that he knows the South and Southern psychology as a re- suit of his long experience as head of Commonwealth and Southern. In this role, he travelled extensively below the Mason-Dixon line, and is confident that the South can be taken away from the Democrats by the right kind of approach.
 A possible clue to this new ap- proach is the inside word in COP circles that a study is being made of the chances of running Willkie in Southern states on ticket which would feature the word Demo cratic" someplace in it's title. One name reported under consideration is the Democratic Unity Party"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
TlUDLKN LIlQULIIL ROBERTA LEE

had dates With famiys arguments?
 A. brother would probably i giving sidewalk.
 o a wedding ion receiving
 She usually stands the door of the where the bridal party is
 Where should the be placed on the table?
 A. At the tip of the knife.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28

If you give the Governor of the Bahamas his full title you call him his royal highness the Duke of Windsor K G, K T., K. Pr G. c. B, G. c. S. L, G. C. M G, G. c. L. E., G. c. V. e., G. B. E. l. S. O., M C. But when the Governors lady tells him the lawn needs moving, We doubt if she uses his full title.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
Daily Lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

larger thany Omit OFTEN MIsPRONOUNCED: Textile pronunciation TILL
 MISSPELLED: Caesar though pronounced offense delinquency fault WORD a word Let us Todays IdPASSIONED O feeling; mpassoned words
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
NAVY BOOZE

During World War I. booze was knocked out of the Navy by Secre- tary Josephus Daniels. Now, dur ing World War II, Booze with a capital B is brought back again.
 In this case, however, Booze is
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
HELP AN ALASKAN Telepho~e 713 or write The Alaska Territorial
 Employment Service
 Co.,, @l,;s -,,oJif;oI -x,1-1,or
for this qualified worker

HANDY MAN-LABORER-Young local man, age 19, experienced in deckhand, etc Available for odd jobs around town, handy at repair work of different kinds. Gail for ES 163.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

AUGUST 28 Wilfred J. Leivers Thomas Burns George Phillips Edward L. Poole John c. Martinsen Glenn Earl Allen Alice DunWoody Clarence Evans
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28

Senator Styles Bridges introduces constitutional amendment outlawing third terms To the perpetual candidate from New Hampshire it looks as if even first term is barred.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
THE NORTHWESTERN AGAIN

Noted the ship that always came back despite many accidents the veteran steamship Northwestern is coming back to Alaska again, according to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
FORMER JUNEAUITES
 HONORED BY so. PINS

z. M. Bradford and Don L. Mac Kinnon, with the Standard Oil Company at Wrangell, have been presented Service Pins in recogni- tion of Is years continuous service with the company. Both are for mer we'll known residents of Ju- neau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
Washington Merry Go-Round

(Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
~-$-> NOTICE

AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing air route from Seattle to Nome, on sale at J. B. Burford & Go. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28

Alexander Lovday, chief of the financial section of the League of Nations, is shown leaving Geneva,
 Switzerland, for Lisbon. He is head. of the group coming to the United! States to continue it's work ct
 Princeton University.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28

Try classified ad in The Empire.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
PROBE OF BULLITT'S
SPEECH IS DEMANDED
r,.rk saws State Department may
have violated law by dis
tributing talk.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-R-
asserting that the state depart
ment may have violated the law
nv distributing an ''inflammatory'
speach by Ambassador William e.
R,,11itt. Senator Clark O-Mo) to.
dav demanded an investigation by
the Justice department:
Senator Holt O-WVa) followed
+his up with a charge that Bullltt
envoy to France, was brought back
to the United States 'to get his
country into war;
senator Lee (D-Okla) defended
Bullitt, saying he had made
"magnificent address" The dlplo
mat. he said, would have beer
..derelict in his duty, knowing what
happened i France if he had no
come back and warned the Ameri
can people of what happened
there"
In the address, Built predicted
that if Hitler defeated England
the Nazis would invade the Unitee
States. He called for assistance tt
ENGLAND a advocated compulso
nv military training.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
u. S.-BUILT PLANE
BEATS NAZI CRAFT
Wins Running Fight With Seven
German Planes After Attack On
Two Ships At Sea

LONDON, Aug. 22-(Thursday) -
R-An American-built plane used
by the royal air force coastal COM
mand won a running fight with sew
en- enemy fighter planes yesterday
after it had dive-bombed two enemy
ships in the North sea, the air min
istry reported today.
An air ministry communique de
scribing the fight said:
"A Hudson aircraft of the Raj
coastal command after making a
dive-bombing attack on two enemy
ships in the North sea yesterday
"wednesday afternoon encountered
seven enemy fighters which were
escorting the ships. A running fight
ensued in which n enemy fighter
was shot down into the sea. Our air
craft, though damaged, landed safe
ly."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
CONTINUED from Page One)

about her knowledge OF the man
who attacked Trotsky yesterday.
The girl is Sylvia Agaloff, whom
police identified as a sister OF Ruth
Agaloff, a former Trotsky secre-
tary. She was being questioned
along with the assailant, an Iran
ian-born-Belgian who goes by the
name of Frank Jackson.
While surgeons administered
oxygen to preserve the old Boil
shevik's wavering life pending an
emergency operation, Hansen told
this story of attack:
Leon Trotsky is now wtruggling
with death, the odds greatly
against him. He Vas struck down
by an agent of Stalin's Ogpu $50
Wet secret police. The second as
sault was foreseen and predicted
by Leon Trotsky Immediately after
the previous assault on May "a
The form it would take was alone
unknown"
Escaped May "a
CTrotsky and his wife escaped a
hail of machine-gun fire on May
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
'Trotsky Dies Following
Savage Beating In Home

"a by guiding on the floor OF thel1
bedroom. Later Trotsky blamed
the assault on "Stalinist agents.
"Trotsky knew the assassin
Frank Jackson personally I
more than six months" the secre'
tary continued.
jackson enjoyed the confidence
of Trotsky because of his connec'
ton with the Trotskyist movement
in France and the United States.
Jackson visited the house frequent
". At not ime did we have the
least ground to suspect he was an
agent of the Ogpu."
Hansen said that Jackson enter
ed the heavily guarded Trotsky
home in suburban Coyoacan at $3.50
p. m. yesterday and told the
grizzled revolutionist he had writ
ten an article on which he wished
advice.
The secretary said that Trotsky
invited Jackson into his study.
The first sign of the attack .
reach Hansen were the terrible
cries and sounds of a violent strug-
GLE" Two of the secretary-guards
posted about the house rushed into
the dining room, next to the study,
as Trotsky stumbled out, blood
streaming down his face.
One of the guards tackled the at
ia cker while the eased Trotsky on
n the flor 4