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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-10
Getting Acquainted

OEEEIHS dC4WUIUE6W
with Schlitz Beer requires no period of fast
adjustment. The things you miss in its davo
are the bitterness or over-sweetness that ar
never to be found in this truly great, dry beer
Your first bottle-even your first sip-will tel
Note the nev cream, gold and brown label
on the famous broyn bottle.
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plus Italy and Russia, decided to
put the squeeze on the United States
and South America simultaneously
Never before, naval StrategiStS
point out, has the United States had
an opportunity to secure a real base
in the Far East. For hitherto Singa-
pore was viewed as potential enemy
base, and without base where
naval vessels can get into dry-dock
for repairs, an American fleet would
have been helpless in the Far East
That is one reason why the State
and Navy departments are so con-
cerned over japanese encroachment
upon French Indo- China, for the
French have developed two power
full bases at Saigon and Cap st.
Jacques which, should they fall into
the hands of the Japanese, would
make it possible for them to strike
into a much wider radius of the
Pacific.
NOTE: The Australian and New
Zealand governments are eager to
have American warships visit their
waters and have been urging the
tour for several months. The cruise
also would be calculated to affect
the native population where face"
is all-important.
Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
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MATANUSKA

Last Thursdays spontaneous discussion of the
Matanuska colony at the Juneau Chamber of Com
meeting was the kind of thing that ought to
take place often in this Territory and nation
Remarks by bring half dozen to their
feet with rebuttal application We would bet
ter understand the issues of the day if all public
topics were given a thorough airing in public.
The Matanuska colonization project we'll con-
ceived but so poorly executed that it got bad
which it has not yet lived down. is probably
proving its worth already, very few years, such
ventures CO. after inception. Colonization is a
risky business 1t should be undertaken with
out careful planning; probably it should never be
undertaken large scale All of the European
colonization attempts in the Western Hemisphere
were considered failures at the time. Jamestown,
which had population of 400 in 1909, had only 1888
in 1928. The village beset constantly by
troubles, was destroyed three times and what had
been rebuilt lell INTO rapid decay when the state
Of government was moved to Williamsburg. The
London Company reorganzed three years after
the founding of the colony, the system of land
holding was changed several times When new
authorities arrived at jamestown four years after
the founding they found things in such deporable
state that all agreed to give up the effort to found
a colony in Virginia and set sail for Newfoundland.
The colony did not become self-supporting until Is
years after its founding. These all marks of
failure. The hard-headed and faint-hearted sailed
home to England to jeer at the attempt. And yet,
jamestown was the beginning of the United States
of today. No today, not even those most crit-
cal of Matanuska would call jamestown failure.
This month the coonists at Palmer were given
a contract to supply $4,000 pounds of potatoes to
the soldiers at Elmendorf Field during October They
SO well established. they have learned much
about agriculture in the North that they were able
to compete with Seattle prices potatoes as they
had to under the Army specifications Expansion
of production to meet the demands of the Alaska
Army posts has been the first aim at Matanuska
for some time now. Every month the Army post at
Anchorage alone is going to want 10000 pounds of
beef, 5000 pounds of bacon, 1880 pounds of butter
$3.50 dozen eggs 1,500 pounds of ham, 100 pounds of
liver $500 pounds OF pork and 1900 pounds of pork
sausage, 1900 pounds of turkey 5000 pounds of
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NAVY BOIIND

WASHINGTON - U. S. Coast
Guardsmen may soon be singing,
We're in the Navy now :"
The Coast Guard was incorporated
INTO the Navy during the World
Var, but after the Armistice was
eturned to its independent status
as a Treasury agency. During the
government reorganization in 1889,
the Navy made undercover efforts
to absorb the Coast Guard, but the
potent influence of Secretary Nor
genthau and Rear Admiral Russell
R. Waesche, popular CG Command
ant, stood in the way.
With the Army and Navy being
expanded, the plan has been revived
and the inside word is that the
transfer will be ordered shortly.
Meanwhile, Coast Guard facilities
already are being drafted for Nav
use. Nothing has been said about 1t
publicly, but those two destroyer
that were recalled from Lisbon, be-
cause of their similarity to the fifty
turned over to the British, are being
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Bombs on the Little Red SchOOlhOuse
philadelphia Record


Those who use the English language native
toneue-and they are 18O0000 O0-cannot view the
bombing of London with the detachment felt In
the cases of Shanghai, or Madrid, or warsaw or
Berlin, or Manchester.
This is true whether ever lived in London
or not, whether we had known the otner Clues
as we'll London.
1t is not because we are callous to the fate of
the other cities 1t is because one of us went
to school in London in a very real Our edu-
cation is built around English literature and Eng
lish literature centers around London
AS children we sang London Bridge Is Failing
Down" mot Warsaw Bridge, not Shanghai Bridge.
A little later we met Lambs Tales From Shake
speare" then Shakespeare himself We read Alice
in wonderland" and Pilgrims Progress Ca book
almost as common as the Bible under the kerosene
lamps of the nations FARMS and Thackeray, and
Dickens.
Our reading outside school, too was largely
conferred in London There were the Henty books
("With Give in india" Richard the Lion Hearted>
which read much our own Ager. Later
came the long series of English detective stories;
Edgar Walace's numerous books Sherlock Holmes
and Flu Manchu
Even our own writer's felt the charm of London,
and Mark Twain laid the scene of THE Prince and
the Pauper" one of his best books, in London.
So when cheer for the fight that London
is putting up feel that are roofing for a
home town team, not for outsiders whom we may
admire but do not know and love. We are proud
that Londoners still fighting although the city
is reported by military experts to have suffered
more than Warsaw, Madrid, Barcelona even Rot
terdam
We feel that we are watching fellow schoolmates
fight off invader We know that what is i'm
perishabe of England" will live in her literature
no matter what happens to London; but we hope
that we will always be able to think of London's
streets filled with the free people we have met in
her books.
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potatoes and vast quantities of other produce which
can be grown as well in Alaska as anywhere else
in the world In filing this bill, the Matanuska
farmers are contributing vitality to the defense OF
Alaska At the same time, they are building an ag-
rcutura industry which will benefit the entire Ter
ritory.
Is Matanuska success? We think SO; but ask
us again 20 years from now. Nobody will know for
sure until then Today we are SO busy canning flSh
and mining gold that we don't give much time to
thinking about the Alaska the history books OF a
century hence will be telling about The answer to
the Matanuska controversy should be given in those
history books.
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played out. One of the last of the
local plants is having its own slump,
too. The Monticello Manufacturing
Co., which produces the Willkie
Hope of our Nation" auto tags, is
laying off men.
Several of the laid-off workers
dropped into the Democratic head
quarters the other day to see if they
couldn't stir up some orders for
Roosevelt tags. The Democrats shook
their heads sadly. Wed like to-"
they said, but we haven't got any
money"
NOTE: For Tony Shaffer, alert
farmer near Elwood, the doleful
hangover was ten-strike. He haul
ed surplus bread and buns from Cal
loway Park for two weeks to feed his
stock Shaffer paid 20 cents thou
and-until he found he could take
them for nothing"
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70 YEARS AGO f fyfm EMPIRE
OCTOBER Ia, 1920

Steamship Companys steamer Chelosn wreesed that
while making
She souhbound from Alaskan
lumber Juneau
people expected here soon to look into the
matter establishing according
Industries Committee
report to the Commercial Association.
active missionary service the North
a Rowe,
establish the
which
go special Alaska
which Bishop established
E. who had arrived here few days
resun the O.
Effective this Marshal OF the local
Marshal Douglas.
Weather: Highest A. lowest, 49, cloudy.
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HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline W.
but do not compe"
TUESDAY, OCTOBER is

TUESDAY, OCTOBER Is
This is an unimportant day in
planetary direction. In the morn
ing hours the mind may be I'M
settled 1t is wise to pursue accus-
toned tasks and to delay initia-
tive along new lines.
Heart and Home: There is a
mildly active sign governing labor.
Women employees may be unusu-
ally helpful at this time when
kindly consideration should rule
the household Older persons are
subject to favorable signs which
seem to indicate that grandmothers
will enjoy a period when their
counsel will be needed. The young
probably will find this a blank
date for romance. College girls
should concentrate upon their
books.
Business Affairs: Continued &C
tivity and prosperity are prognos-
ticated. Farmers will profit, but
they will be hampered in the spring
by lack of hands to till the soil.
The American habit of waste now
will be sterniy rebuked by business
engineers and commercial seers who
forecast an ebbtide of good for
tune next year when there will be
even heavier taxes and more seri-
Gus economic problems. Our fame
as the most fortunate of all world
powers is to have its handicapso
National Issues: Our foreign pol
icieS will be discussed with differ
ence OF opinion. Isolationists will
find out that the world network
of human interests cannot be linz
TIED by two oceans. The need Of
simplifying the government ma
chinery in Washington and es-
tablishing a wise decentralization
Of power will arouse interest. The
disadvantages of bureaucracies will
be demonstrated in the election
next month.
International Affairs: A foreign
seer prophesies that Mussolini is
to meet with sad experiences which
will prevent him from enjoying
coveted fruits of victory. He en-
tered the World War II at an aus
picious date which encourages ag-
erosion but does not indicate cotlr-
ageouS support of it. The alliance
with Hitler will not be satisfactory,
for the stars seem to show the Ger
man dictator likely to become ar
rogant-and even despotic-in his
attitude toward allies.
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury of a year Of
extraordinary events. Every step
forward should be made with great
care.
Children born on this day viii
be quick witted, ambitious, ener-
getic and artistic They are likely
to be magnetic in personality and
able to succeed in their hearts
desires.
(CopyrignJ, Is1vJ 81
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-10-14

Leslie Stone, finally got the $18 owed
him when he told harassed Mayor
G. M. Bonham he had joined the
Navy and needed the money before
he left home.
Ray SnipeS, an unemployed WPA
worker with five children in school.
hasn't been so lucky. He still is
waiting for the So he claims is due
him. Snipes wrote Willkie in Rush
vile, but hasn't received an answer
yet.
Louis Moschell, 62-year-old job
less, estimates the loss of himself
and his BROTHER law at $500. They
were left with $50 pounds of ham,
burger, 5000 buns, 200 pounds OF
Coney Island sandwich supplies, and
1880 bottles of milk. Moschell paid
his bills by borrowing $12O on 90
day note from the local bank.
He feels that Capehart or the Re-
publican organization ought to re-
imburse Elwoodians for their losses
and there is talk of getting up a
petition to demand this.
The Braun Bottling Company es-
Inmates its losses from $500 to 81 900
The firm emptied 1000 cases of a
specially-prepared "Willkie Day
souvenir drink into the sewers. The
owners of the Willkie birthplace
painted the house and placed tar
paulin on the floor so visitors could
be shown through at 20 cents a
head. They took in approximately
$3.50.
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AGGRESSIVE NAVAL GROUP

The school inside the Navy which
believes in taking firm hand in
the Far East and perhaps using
Singapore includes Admiral James
o. Richardson, Commander of the
United States Fleet; Admiral Ed
ward c. Kalbfus; Admiral William
Leahy, now Governor of Puerto Rico.
who still plays very active part
in the councils of the Navy; plus
many other important officers.
This school, and it is probably
dominating the Navy, believes that
the United States cannot afford to
get Maginot-minded In other words,
if the defenses in the Pacific are
based upon Hawaii alone, and the
Navy stands behind Pearl Harbor as
the French did behind their Maginot
Line. then eventually it will face real
trouble from a strong Japan which
has. increased her strength at the
expense of French Indo-China and
the Dutch East Indies.
In other words, this naval group
is inclined to the view that the col
onial possessions of Britain, France
and Holland are to the United
States what Norway, Holland and
Belgium were to France. Once Ger
many occupied these countries it had
no difficulty in circumventing the
Maginot Line
Similarly it is believed that if jap
an once takes the Dutch East Indies
with it's wealth of oil and rubber
plus the Malays with their wealth OF
tin, plus Indo-C China with its pow
erful naval bases, then with these
raw materials it can not only cut
these supplies off from the United
States but build up an empire which
in time would threaten the United
States.
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BILLS, BILLS, BILLS

Capehart left town after the noti-
fication, and Elwood was left hold
ing the bag. With thousands of dol
lars of unpaid bills, the Elwood
Notification Committee has only $l3
in the treasury. Glenn Hills, wealthy
Kokomo attorney and COP nominee
for Governor, contributed $4,000 to
pay the most pressing bills.
Largest unpaid accounts are owed
to an Indianapolis decorating firm,
which has placed its bill in the
hands of an attorney; to an Elwood
electric company, which is talking of
legal action if its bill isn't paid soon;
to an Elwood restaurant; to an FL
wood fiye-and- ten-cent store; and to
a balloon company in northern In
diana.
Among the loudest complainers
are unpaid laborers and special pc
licemen. One special policeman,
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New Axis Partner
New York TimeS)

San Marino, smallest and Oldest republic in the
world ended it's twenty fve-year with Germany
last Tuesday. This declared in 1915 and
can be said to be the longest hosttes in European
history that made news. Few knew about 1t
until it ended SO suddenly to flare up again in
another direction the same day.
The Government OF the tiny republic, terminal
ing its against Germany and declaring war on
England simultaneously, hoped to eXtrcate all Of
its 81 square miles OF territory and its population OF
$4,000 from the most embarrassing situation of
being at war with the AXIS partner of Italy whose
territory surrounds San Marine completely. With
an army of $50 and 30 officers, San Marino now
becomes the third Axis partner. Every of the
few remaining neutral European countries breads
the thought of being involved in the present war.
san Marno, however, got used to being in state
of war that it seemingly must have an enemy. So
it chose England.
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to the Far East is a part of the
entire Roosevelt policy of strength
ening the American stand in regard
to Japan, since the deal on British
island bases leaves the Atlantic coast
in far better condition of defense.
So far that policy has taken the
form of:
l. A $25,00000O loan to China.
2. The prospect of selling private
U. S. manufactured airplanes to
French Indo-C China.
3. An embargo on scrap iron to
Japan, together with an expected
embargo on oil to Japan in the near
future.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-10-14
LOOK and LEARN sy G. GORDON

J. What is the meaning Of the abbreviation esg?
s Japan's emperor?
g. How is sandpaper made?
A. How there in barrel?
the Union the tidal
ANSWERS:
l. EXEMPLI GRATIA datin) meaning "for example"
Hirohio
coating paper sitting
surface before the glue sets.
a. 1875 quarts.
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BRIGHT SPOTS

Before Willkie left Rushville, a
committee from the Elks Lodge in
terviewed the nominee and told him
OF his home towns economic plight.
He was very sympathetic and prom
ised that if elected he would locate
some defense industries there.
The city needs them. The indus
tries which years ago made it one
Of the most prosperous in Indiana
moved away when the natural gas
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-10-14

pies, melons, soft drinks and ice
cream were ordered by the mountain
load There were enough edibles for
a half dozen armies.
The armies came but they didn't
eat. What happened was that the
visitors who travelled by train ate
on the train, and those who drove
to Elwood eth er brought their
lunches or ate somewhere else. The
Republican National Committee had
a contract with the Robertson Cater
ing Company to supply all persons
coming on the special trains of the
Pennsylvania Railroad with one
meal on the train and box lunch
in Elwood.
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Daily Lessons in English ~ " L. GORDON

WORDS say, I'VE them several
them several weeks ago."
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
as in BOOK, A first syllable
Aquarium; AQ Acquaintance; Acc
protect, preserve
three times Let
departure
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replaced by Coast Guard cutters.
These ships, painted white instead
of the Nays battle-gray, are equip
ped with larger guns than the over
age destroyers
Also. Coast Guard cutters are par
ticipating in the Navy patrol off the
coast of Greenland, and the CO de-
pot at Curtis Bay, Md, recently was
pressed into service for the over
hauling of two Navy destroyers.
Eight more are scheduled to be sent
there for repairs.
NOTE: The Coast Guard is older
than the Navy, having been founded
in 1880. 1t has its own Academy at
New London, Conn.
u. S. WARSHIPS TO FAR EAST
Most important question now
under discussion inside the Navy
Department is whether to make use
of the giant British naval base at
Singapore by accepting British Of
fer to station part of the u S. fleet
there.
Opinion inside the Navy is divid-
ed, but it looks certain that com
promise will be worked out whereby
by squadron of cruisers and de-
stroyers would make tour of Aus
tralia, New Zealand, Singapore
possibly even the Dutch East Indies
Officially this would be goodwill
tour, though its real purpose woult
be stop. look and listen" warning
to Japanese militarists now itchinf
To grab the rich colonial possession
Of France, Holland and England In
(, the Pacific.
The plan Of sending U. S. warships
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-10-14

"Willke promises to take business out of dog
house. Headline in the New York Times "Busi-
ness good that mint can't make enough coins."-
Headline same day in the Wall Street Journal. Get
together boys Get together.
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Housewife Tops
Students al Law

SILVER SPRING Md, Oct. IA
Mrs. Trop L. Waldrop. "a, made the
highest mark of 76 persons who
passed the last state bar examina-
tons. She said she plans to just
keep on being housewife" She
never went to law school but took
some extension work years ago"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-10-14

The Nazi Government freely admits the exis-
tence of one serious shortage in Germany This is
patience. Nazi patience is all the time being ex-
hausted Of retaliation, the other hand, there
is vast supply in Germany which always threatens
to repay thousand-fod.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-10-14
FIVULKN LIIUULIIL ROBERTA LEE

social a business
suit?
He business suit informal occasion before
informal luncheon, breakfast
all right with the dish
she has served them occasion?
A. Yes, particularly if she they
c. permitted cut in" when he has
been introduced to the girl?
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-10-14
HELP An
ALASKAN
Telephone 713 or write
The Alaska Territorial
Employment Service

for this qualified worker.
WATCHMAN-Elderly man, age
"a, single, old time Alaskan. Good
on Waterman or caretaker's job, ac-
tive, mentally alert, reliable. Call
for ES 1872.
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SQuEEZE ON u. S,

This would. be especially true in
case 6f a German victory in Europe.
and in case Germany and Japan,
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Washington
Merry
Go-Round

Continued from Page One)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

OCTOBER IA
Mrs. Harry I. Lucas
Mrs. H. v. Colburn
Olive Feldon
Ernest Parsons
Bill Alexander
Mrs. Hans Berg
Leonard A. Johnson
Clarence Foster
Harold Peterson n.
Hans Arp
j. A. Kendler
Harold Swanson e
Louis j. ISraelson 3
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Weather: Highest, 46; lowest, 3s1; cloudy
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(CopyrlgnU, IS1UJ
The Valley settler., 1940-09-27
AlicC S1cdr rrCGs S. cp1 tcr-
GUARD RAIL .lrZEDZD

Louie ~os1sa27, driving toward
 Anchorage, cn6 Fr93 Hura, couinr from Aac IorG g2 9cl-od w'cools at Q place iH the road 2 fow rods cast of the GetcnuSla bridge, whoro tho guard rail is composed of cotton wood 1oca. Tho --ozisok car lost front wAo2l. Inc sedcn Grivoa by lr. Hurd roll2G down tho ,nl3~ont into tho Ictcnual1a riv3r. 10 ono was scr -ously in iuro< tho tho Hnr28 end other occupants of tho sodaa spent the ni~ht in tho hospital.
The Valley settler., 1940-09-27

4 "Na1l Crdcrn dos,- has boan os- tc51ishod i2 the Tr&dinC Fost making it possible to buy -9>r tCo&ory, rard thru tho Co-op. Special cotalocu26 oa&. st>.. 1e:s of ma at2rlcls will .2c 1vc3l 3lo in t1~is Gopor tr1crt.
The Valley settler., 1940-09-27
1 .,

also locrnod the Lorcaraos were Gfr2id to stock our canned ~ools as thoy were afro i'd w2 r2e7d havo 2notAo" 51 sa1o like that It on 2 couple Jecrs c~o. From Crowona standpoint they e-a ! ter 1eoa dumpad ia the river.
The Valley settler., 1940-09-27
GC-CP CT

During my trip to Fairbea.-a
 loGrnod that it vas ezpoc 4.a 3,.o ~o5oto harvest wcul& e.ao3r@ u around loOO to l5oo ton 1t 5'1e ?'cUa nusI-@ nd 1Gnent Hcl1e#s. I doabu i1 VI s5ll moro 5lcn inst 6 few seat tered aacl.a ir Pc -ba4ca
The Valley settler., 1940-09-27
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I Aavo always ooon or tho zi ion thot VIC have to best ~os" 1al cnd staff in Alaska and I cl ;. -r con vincoG since b'aoy ~0 2-od 4~ :~ the lest w1o},. Doctor Ar 1Urcar caal | De 5oct md our old stand by "2erl:y", t323 Gur2rintaa&3.1 IS in class by aors@1f. Thoao two with tho NL23 c-a an c,2a ia tcnt, bo1oivo coul. euro oov9ooT e enT5,1ing.
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