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Evening star., 1940-12-02
Monopoly Committee
Report 10 FEC. Hit
By Network Counsel
Proposals to Restrain
Chains Attacked
As Arguments Open

The Federal Communications
Commission was told today that the
report of its Chain Monopoly"
Committee. which was made public
in June, is inaccurate and dis
torted" and that its conclusions
were not warranted by the facts.
The statement was made by
Philip j. HennesSey, counsel for the
National Broadcasting Co., in the
oral arguments started today on the
issues of fact and policy raised in
the committee report.
Asserting that the American sys-
tenn of broadcasting is rendering the
worlds finest service, Mr.. Hennessey
criticized proposals now before the
commission to place restraints on
chain broadcasting organizations.
A 1,300-page report made by the
F. C. C. committee investigating
networks furnished the basis for the
oral arguments TODAY on the ques-
ton of radio monopoly" Accusing
the networks of arbitrary and in
equitable" practices, the F. c. C.
committee declared that millions of
people, under existing conditions,
are receiving no adequate network
program service. The heart of the
abuses of chain broadcasting, the
committee said, waz the network
outlet contract.
The purpose of the oral arguments
is to discuss the issues of fact and
policy contained in the committee
report, Telford Taylor, general
counsel of the F. c. c., said at the
opening of today's proceedings.
"The permissible scope of argu-
ment is as wide as those issues,
which include, speaking very gen.
orally, the nature and effect of the
contracts between networks and
their affiliates, transcription and
talent supply activities of the net
works, and the position of the net
works in the radio picture as a
whole" Mr.. Taylor said But the
commission desires that at some
point, in each CT the principal argu-
ments, the discussion be pointed
toward two particular matters, one,
should the commission promulgate
regulations under section 303 of the
Communications Act dealing with
the provisions Of contracts between
networks and their affiliated sta
tions, and, second, If so. what should
those regulations provide.
'The committee report does not
propose the elimination of chain
broadcasting. 1t expressly recog-
nizes that chain broadcasting,
properly operated, is beneficial to
the public. 1t asserts that the
essential function of the chains
is to satisfy the need for programs
of national scope, without inter-
fering with the furnishing of pro-
grams of local interest. The re-
port points out various practices
which it finds to be detrimental to
the proper operation of chain
broadcasting."
Joseph Rauh, assistant counsel
of the F. C. c., who followed Mr..
Taylor, declared that there were
no legal obstacles to prevent the
issuing by the commission Of regu-
lations to place restraints on chain
organizations.
Evening star., 1940-12-02

"even in the American hemisphere"
the Standard said, and a "few ships
- still deal with America and sail
into American ports. hoping perhaps
to pick up a cargo destined for Ger
many in the end ana, worse still,
carrying in their holds gold or ma
terials with which to buy dollars"
The newspaper said Britons lost
one battle for Europe" and, with
invaluable" aid from the Greeks
were holding our own in the battles
for Asia and Africa, but victory will
depend on one ether battle-the
battle for America"
Evening star., 1940-12-02

Twenty-Five other bodies were car.
ried to the surface yesterday.
John Mullen, engineer at ! the
Ohio & Pennsylvania Coal Co.'S
mine, said four more bodies had
been located, but that gas and tack
falls had prevented their removal.
The others have not yet been found.
Mr.. Mullen said it had been deh-
nitely determined that 81 were killed
outright by the terrific explosion
and buried under tons of rock up
wards of 1900 feet from the en-
trance to Ohio's deepest shaft mine.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Eight Bodies Still Sought
In Ohio Coal Mine Blast
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CADIz, Ohio, Dec. 2.-Workers at
the Nelms Coal Pit turned out today
for the burial of the first of 81 blast
victims while rescue crews toiled
in the gas-filled depths to remove
the. last eight bodies.
Funeral services were scheduled
here for Pete Speicher, first of Fri
days explosion victims brought out.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
United Air Reports
50 Pct. MILEAGE Gain

United Air Lines today reported
SO per cent gain in revenue pas
senger miles flown during October,
as compared with the same month
of last year. The new total was
25,125,4 ,432, as compared with U.s.
1852 in September.
Airmail pound miles for the month
totaled 592, ,442, ,l58, an increase of 18
per cent over October, 1899, and ex-
press pound miles totaled 230,803,-
420, an increase of 276 per cent.
Evening star., 1940-12-02

Spain may reducs daily bread ya.
tons.
Evening star., 1940-12-02

man of the dolls, and Mrs. C. M. S.
McClintock of the Food Committee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
COMMERCE SECRETARY
 QUICK ON DRAW; HAS
 RECORD AS BEST HUNTER

art Macdonald, Assistant Federal Loan Administrator, finally per- suaded him to take in wild tur- key shoot in Maryland, just across the West Virginia line
 From here on, it's McDonald's s story T knew it I knew it I never saw anything like it. All afternoon we hunt, working every inch of ground we have time to cover And what happens? We see two turkeys. both shots for him and him only, and he drops them with one shot each just as if he had been shooting wild tur- keys every day Of his life Not another person got a chance to fire gun. I never saw anything like it."
 He is Jesse Jones, sometimes re- ferred to as Secretary of Com merce, sometimes as Federal Loan Administrator, but always as one of the best hunters in this neck of the woods.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
British Empires Capital SheIIed with Disastrous
 Results, Is Report
MANY PERSONS ARE
 BELIEVED KILLED
RAF Reta|iates by Resum- ing Daylight Bombard-
 ments, Invasion Ports

German war planes dropped many bombs on London in four furious separate attacks last nlght.
 It is unofficially announced that many persons are believed to nave been killed in the night raid. one shelter was bombed and inmates believed to have been killed
 The terrific air raid ended the unofficial Christmas truce that hao given the British Empires capital city three days of rest.
 Royal Air Force bombers agaln smashed at German invasion ports" on the Nazi occupied coast where unusual German troop move ments have been recently reported
 This afternoon, the British Ar Ministry announced that RAF bombers made two more daylght attacks on the docks at Lorlent, France, occupied by the Nazi forces.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
.0.TANkER G0E5D0WN
 tssaa OFF AFRICA
Only Two American Sea men, Not TWenfY-fwo,
 Lose Lives, Report

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Capt. Eric R. Bloemquist Of the Standard O.l tanker Charles Pratt, flying the Pan American flag, has cabled his company that only two American seamen were lost when the ship went down off the west African coast
 First reports were that p Ameri- can seamen were lest.
 Whether the oil tanker was sunk by a war vessel or by accident is still mystery.
 No other details except the brief radio from the captain regarding casualties have been received.
 The tanker left Aruba, Nether- lands island near Venezuela, with 5,000,000 gallons of oil on December 5 fer Freetown, West Africa.
 The loss of the Charles Pratt makes the eighth Pan American vessel sunk during the present war
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
bARD|AFALL INEVITABLE
 SAY BRITISH
Be Ready to Die Rather than Give Up" Musso-
 Iini Orders Garrison

CAIRO, Dec. 28-British general headquarters announced today that 38,114 prisoners taken in the great offensive against Bardia had been counted.
 Concentration of our forces against Bardia is proceeding smoothly while artillery continues to harras the Italian garrison" the announcement said.
 Bardia is now in it's thirteenth day of siege. Captured Italian sol- diers said that Mussolini himself had ordered the garrison to be ready to die rather than give up and that Marshal Graziani was hurriedly strengthening def en S e at Tobruk fifty miles west.
 British regard the fall of Bardia as inevitable.
 An Associated Press reporter with the British forces reported the amount of captured Italian equip ment to be greater than originally believed, but said that much was of poor quality and that some of the guns used by Libyan troops were fifty years old.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28

WASHINGTON = Defense chle1S aren't saying anything about 1t but privately they are worried about the aircraft labor situation on the Pa cific Coast.
 As a result of the recent strike, Vultee workers are getting higher wage scale than the Consolidated, Boeing, Ryan and Douglas plants. All these companies are loaded to the gunWales with U. S. defense and British orders. So any production stoppage would be very serious matter.
 When the CIO aircraft workers will make their pay boost demands is not known, but inside word to de- fense authorities is that demands are scheduled soon. Government of ficials are not against a wage in crease. but they fear strike and repetition of the Vultee shutdown. In an effort to avert this, they are quietly consulting labor leaders on peace moves in case dispute should eventuate
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
Preliminary Audit Made
 On Britain
Resources Show England Will Run Out of Cash
 in Early Autumn

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.--Prelim- mary audit of British resources by the United States has revealed, ac- cording to authoritative sources to have disclosed that they will run out of cash to pay for pur- chases of arms and munitions here lin early Autumn"
 Next year study will be made by the United States Treasury ex- perts and members of the British Treasury. A balance sheet" will be made available by them to study and will provide answers that Pres ident Roosevelt and Secretary Treasurer Henry Morgenthau ex- pect to be asked when Congress considers the problem to aid Brit ain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
Naval Attion Takes Place from Norway 10 Equa-
 toridI Pacific
PAN AMERICAN FLAG
 VESSEL IS ATTACKED
Five British Armd Graft Are Torpedoed- d-Haugesund
 Is Bombed by RAF
(By ASSOCIATED PREss)

Naval and aerial action, from the Norwegian coast to the equatorial Pacific, gave way to news today showing definite turn towards the sea in the present conflict.
 Fire on PA. Vessel
 A submarine, of an unidentified raticnality, fired a torpedo, with out luck at ship of Pan Ameri- can registry just as the craft was leaving the harbor at Punta Del gada. Azores. The ship turned back and again entered the harbor.
 Using British Sub
 The DNB, official German news agency, says the former British submarine Seoal, 25n0 tons, captured in the North Sea last May 5, is now being used by the German navy in the sea warfare.
 Five Ships Sunk
 The German High Command an- nounces the sinking of five British armed ships, totaling 37,00O tons. Among the ships torpedoed and sent down is the Waitora. Two sub m arines were engaged in their sinking.
 A Nazi scouting plane is also re- ported to have bombed and appar- ently sank merchant ship from 5000 to 10000 tons capacity, at the mouth Of the Thamas yesterday.
 Haugesund Bombed
 The British Admiralty. in a special ccmmunique, said dive bombers. part Of fleet of the Royal Air Force. attacked German shipping in the harbor of Haugesund, Nor way, setting one large ship afire and damaging warehouses and jet ties.
 Hcisted Nazi Flag
 An o.kcial dispatch from Mel bourne said the mystery raider bear ing Japanese name and flying the Japanese flag, which shelled the British mandated island of Nauru yesterday, hoisted the German flag Just before opening fire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28

of the Alaska Office of the Social Security Board.
 In 1940, the Territory of Alaska received in grants from the Social Security Board a total of $310,702- 99, bringing the total amount of money granted to the Territory " the Board to $93l ,12l.55 since he enactment Of the Social Secur- ty Act.
 The Department of Public Well are, in 1940, received S246,9O314
 be expended in accordance with llaska's Old-Aga Assistance Law lnder plan approved by the So- cial Security Board Under this pro- gram 1,50O needy-aged individuals are receiving old-age assistance. The sum represents an increase Of s65,61324 over the amount re- Jeived by the Territory in 1889, md there is an increase of 300 .ersons receiving aid from this Iogram
 The Unemployment Compensation Commission has been granted, dur ng the year 1940 by the Social Security Board from Title III funds, | total of $63,794S5 for use in
 aying the administration costs of hat agency. During the past year, many thousands of dollars were 1aid out by this agency in unem- ployment benefits to persons en- titled thereto under the Alaska Un- employment Compensation Law
 There are two programs provided for in the Social Security Act not yet in operation in the Territory of Alaska. They are. Aid to De- pendent Children, and Aid to the Blind. It is the hope of the Social Security Board that the members of the Territorial Legislature at the fifteenth regular session con- vening in January of 194l will give serious thought and study to the advisability of enacting legislation which will permit the Territory to participate in these two additional programs.
 According to Mir. Wade, if the Legislature does take such action the Social Security Board would be able to grant additional sums of money to the Territory to assist it in rendering aid to these two un- fortunate groups of Alaska resi- dents.
 In addition, many State Legis- latures are, according to MT. Wade considering extending their unem- ployment insurance benefits to in- dividuals employed by so-called small employers, Such action is recommended by the Social Security Board, and it is hoped that the members of the Alaska Legislature will consider similar action.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
"rANNIE THE PERK"

Tn checking over their campaign books. Democratic accountants ran into some interesting facts regarding Miss Frances Perkins and her dila- tory contributions to the Democratic Party.
 Mis- Perkins, as a member of the Cabinet in a Democratic Adminis- tration, naturally is regular at tendant at the Jackson Day Dinner every January. To attend this din- ner in Washington it is necessary to pay $l00, which goes to the Demo- cratic deficit. Since some members of the party cannot raise sl00 at one stroke, $25 deposited in cash is suf- ficient to reserve seat, and they can pay the $75 balance later.
 This, apparently, is what Miss Perkins has been doing. On the day of the dinner last January, she sent s25 to the Democratic National Com
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
ROOSEVELT
 WILL TALK ON SUNDAY
Will Give Half Hour Radio Address on Important
 Issues of U. S.

ASHJN TON, Dec. 2S.- President Roosevelt has arrang- ed to work further on his radio speech to be given tomorrow night Sunday from 6:30 o'clock to : o'clock Pacific Time) and which he considers so import ant that he called in members of his Cabinet this forenoon to confer with him upon the rough draft.
 The President indicated he would have an important pro- nOuncement to make.
 The Chief Executive said he will have to boil down into a half hour talk what he would like to say in two hours.
 Private Secretary tephen Early predicted the President will make it very clear and spec fife in his radio talk tomorrow night regarding aid to Great Britain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON. Dec. 28.-Capital people:
 Being a Texan and not exactly a young man, he is an Al hunter and a crack shot because 40 years ago there were few men in that country worth their, salt who couldn't get a quail with each barrel and drop a deer as far as he could draw a bead.
 But this man has Nimrod's own rabbits foot in his pocket, too, and hardly ever takes the field but that he makes hu. ling history. A few years ago, for example, he went grouse hunting in Scot land. It is customary there, 1t eeenrs, 10 hunt from butts. 1T blinds, strung in line up a hill The lowest blind is considered the worst and the hunters draw straws for them the first time, then move up in progression until each has had a shot from every blind.
 This fellow drew the worst blind but got the first grouse. From then on almost every bird that flushed flew straight into the blind he happened to be in and he got them all They're still talking about that in Scotland.
 Of late, this man hasn't been hunting much what with na- tional defense, elections and all But the other day, friend, Stew
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
Axis Warns U. }. Against
 British Aid
Supplies for Britain by Way of Ireland, Neu-
 frdIify Violation

ROME, Dec. 28.-Professing to speak officially for Germany and Italy Fascist editor Virginia Gayda cautioned the United States against sending any conveys of supplies to Great Britain by way of Ireland.
 This would be an open violation of neutrality and therefore signify initiative on the part of the Unit ca States in the war Gayda said.
 Earlier the newspaper II Popolo di Romo said that President Roo- sevelt was considering such a plan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
Security Program Inventory Urged; New Aid
 Is Up To Next Legislature

Inventory time is almost at hand and it might be well for the peo- pie Of the Territory of Alaska to take an inventory of the social security program and to plan for future developments, according to Hugh J. Wade, Territorial Director
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
DRAFT MATERIAL
 ARRIVES; BEING
 SENT WE5TWARD
City Councils Instructed 10 Appoint Registration
 Officials

Forms for the Alaska Selective Service registration on January g have been received by Draft Di- rector Anthony E. Karnes, who is sorting out the big gales of printed matter for forwarding on Tuesday s boat to Registration Boards to the Westward
 In all incorporated cities, the City Councils have been given the task of appointing Registration Boards. Boards for other places have been designated by Karnes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
TRUITT RECOVERING

Territorial Attorney General James s. Truitt is recovering from an ill., ness which has confined him to his Baranof Hotel apartment since Christmas. He expects to be back at work Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
BEAUCHAMp WAVES HEARING; CASE TO
 GO TO GRAND JURY

Waiving preliminary hearing, Vim cent Beauchamp, erstwhile Office of Indian Affairs Clerk. yesterday was bound over to the Grand Jury under $1,000 bond, which he has furnished to obtain his liberty.
 Beauchamp is accused in com plaint signed by Acting General Superintendent Fred Geeslin of the Office of Indian Affairs of having embedded $9990 in Federal funds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
BUT THIS ONE HATES GUNS

He saw Broadway and Forty second Street pass from the gold
 and-champagne days of Rectors and Diamond Jim Brady and Ziegfeld and Anna Held to tawdry
 cross streets with grind movie houses, fruit juice stands, Mins1y burlesques and flea circuses. He
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28

Hawaii is 4,665 miles from the Panama Canal and 2,015 from the nearest point in Alaska
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28

Americans spend around $80,000,- GOO year on doughnuts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28
GREEK SUB IN ATTACK
 ON CONVOY
Three Large Italian Ships Picked Out and Sent
 Down in Adridtie

BULLETIN = ATHENS, Dec. 28.-The Greek submarine Pa panicolis, attacked an Italian convoy on the Adriatic, sunk three steamers and returned to it's base safely, officials an- nOurced tonight.
 Despite the conveys prOtec- tion by Italian destroyers, the submarine got near enough to fire all torpedoes at an effective range. The ships tOtaled be- tween 25,OOO and 30,000 tons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28

In James Fighting Ships, the sub marine is listed as one of six the Greek have and carries, normally complement of 39 men. It is arm- ed with six torpedo tubes, and anti aircraft gun and also 3.9 inch gun.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-28

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-03-15
CALIFORNIA PRISON
IS SHORT OF COOKS

by A F. Of L. Weekly Meas Service)
The Sacramento Bee reports that
one of the principal reasons for recent
riots in San Quentin, California's big
penitentiary, is the fact that not
enough cooks are serving time in
prison.
Hugo Ernst, general secretary
treasurer of the Hotel and Restaurant
Employees International Alliance, in
commenting upon the scarcity of cooks
among convicts, expresses satisfaction
upon this situation.
Secretary Ernst says that nearby
local unions can supply any number
of competent cooks and respectfully
suggests to the prison authorities that
competent cooks are generally more
satisfactory than crooked cooks.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-03-15
ECONOMIC EVILS TO
BRING REVOLUTION

New Orleans (ILNS). - Asserting
that times have changed since pioneer
days when everything was fair in
love, war and business" Rev. Joseph
Buckley, addressing t he Catholic
Forum declared that unless the prob
lens of unemployment and starvation
wages are solved soon in this coun-
try "there will be revolution"
Speaking on "The Church and the
Employer" Rev. Buckley declared
that there is no reason why there
shouldn't be living wage for every
body in this country. 'If an en-
ployer can't operate his business and
pay fair wage to his employees, the
employer should get out of business.
And if this condition becomes general
in the country the government should
step in and do something about it."
Rev. Buckley quoted Pope Plus XI
throughout much of his address, and
elucidated on the Pope. "The Pope
believed the capitalistic system as
such is not intrinsically evil provided
it is kept within proper bounds. He
believed that the right of private
property must remain and also there
would always be class distinctions,
since men are not created with an
equal amount of brains or ability.
However, he was strongly opposed to
the dictatorship of wealth, and be-
lieved that employers should not only
pay fair wage but also go in more
for partnership contracts with his en-
ployes-that is, gradually give them
part of the ownership-of course,
according to the ability of the indi-
vidual."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-03-15
WOLL PRAISES LABOR
FOR AID TO FINLAND

New York City (ILNS). - Union
workers throughout the nation are
responding generously to the appeal
of the Finnish Relief Fund, Inc, Mat
thew Woll, vice president of the
American Federation of Labor and
national chairman of the campaigns
labor division, pointed out. More
than 100000 in contributions has
been received so far from industrial,
banking and business wage earners,
he said.
''The plight of the Finnish people
has gripped the heart of America, F"
Woll added. "The humanitarian de-
sire of Americans to help is being
amply proven"
DR.. Alexander S. Lipsett, national
director of the labor division of the
Finnish Relief Fund, also praised the
willingness of American employees to
provide full measure of support to
the heroic Finns." Ninety-five per
cent of all union contributions, he
said, are in small amounts ranging
from So to SIS.