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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
ENGINEER50N
 "RUSH'' TRIp;
 TAKE MEMAhA
Colonel Dunn Intimafes Juneau Field Sill
 Being Discussed

Making a rush trip to the Yaku- tat and Metlatkatla Army landing fields for a special purpose" Col. Richard Park, head of the Northwest division of the U. s. Engineers, and Col. Beverly c. Dunn. engineer in charge of Metlakatla and Yakutat work, visited Juneau briefly yes terday afternoon.
 The two engineers took time, how ever, to examine the Mendenhall Airport.
 Col Park parried questions as to what might be done in the way of field development work here by de- claring: "Col. Dunn knows more about that"
 Col. Dunn declared he knew of nothing definite in the wind about Juneau airport development, but de- clared he understands Juneau is on the Civil Aeronautics Board list of about twenty Alaska fields" which are to be constructed in the next year, and said in explanation of his own trip to the airport, that "The CAB might ask us to do the job"
 The cutter Nemaha met the colonels here yesterday afternoon and left with them during the sup per hour for Yakutat.
 The engineers will arrive at Yaku- tat tomorrow night, but will not wait for daybreak to inspect the airport, and after a conference with construction engineers, will turn about for Ketchikan and Metla- katla, going south from there.
 The special purpose" of the trip, many believe, indicates a heavy movement of flying Army equip ment to Alaska in the near future. such movement to take place as soon as the intermediate Metlakatla and Yakutat fields can accommodate fly ing equipment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
Italians FierteIy Defend- ing Key Fortified City
 of Koritzd CORFU AIR RA!DED
 BY ITALIAN PLANES Woman Gives First Hand Description of Des-
 perate Situation

The Greek High Command reports that determined bayonet charges and hand-to-hand fighting gained the Greeks new ground in the count CT thrust in Albania around the key fortified city of KoritZa.
 Yugoslavia dispatches said both sides lost heavily in the fierce fight ing as the Italians held doggedly to the defense positions which were attacked repeatedly by the Greeks.
 Corfu Air Raided
 The Athens radio said this morn- ing that Italian bombers are said to have driven the entire popula- tion of Corfu into the caves. The situation in that exposed, Ionian Sea island, was described to King George of Greece by 28-year-old Alma God frey, blond English governess, who has just arrived from the island. The radio in Athens said that in her audience with the King, Miss Godfrey declared that most persons have fled from the city of Corfu, leaving food to rot in the stores. They are trying to find refuge in rural caves after days of ceaseless
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
ANTHONY EDEN
 GIVES BRITISH
 NEW WARNING
Says Isles Must Be Better Defended-HitIer' 5 Act
 Is Sill dt Stake

LONDON, Nov. 20.-Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that defense of the British Isles will be even more important next year than when invasion threatened last sum- mer.
 Eden told the House of Commons: "The danger of invasion is not less. The German armies are still massed behind the channel ports in Fland- CTS. Hitler is not likely to forget that the defense of London is the great blot upon his march of con- quest. As long as London stands unconquered the gains he has won elsewhere are in great and growing jeopardy"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
Birmingham Is Fire BIdek- ened Picture Toddy-
 MidIdnds Attacked OVER MILLION POUNDS
 OF BOMBS DROPPED
Flares First Fall, Then h. Ineendidry Missiles,
 Then Explosives
(By Associated Press)

Britons read in their morning newspapers of still another de- vastating smash of German raiders last night
 The raiders smashed again at the industrial midlands for nine con- tinuous hours, the assault being aimed principally at Birmingham and 13 other towns.
 Hitler's High Command said 500 Nazi planes stormed the Midland belt, dropping more than 100000 pounds of bombs and conflagrations were seen and explosion heard, both greater and larger than resulting from the raid on Coventry
 Birmingham, bearing the bruni of the attack, is the second largest city of England, with over 100000 inhabitants.
 Dive and Bomb
 NaZi raiders, roaring across the English channel from bases in Hol- land. Belgium and France, dived and bombed Birmingham at the rate of one minute.
 The British authorities fear the toll of killed and maimed will be high as the raiders first dropped flares, to spot their objetcives. then sprayed incendiary bombs, setting fires. which further lighted their way for a hail of explosive bombs.
 The attack continued over one hour despite the murderous anti aircraft barrage.
 Fire Blackened Picture
 This morning, Birmingham pre- sents fire blackened picture of ruin while at nearby Coventry, the bodies of 172 victims of the 300 victims killed in last Thursdays smashing assault were buried in one common grave.
 Anti-aircraft guns blasted a zone of safety as Nazi raiders circled overhead as the bodies were lowered into a 200-foot trench
 Two RAP Spitfires. quickly sum- moned. finally chased the raiders away
 Liverpool was attacked three times during the night but little damage to property was done and there were only a few casualties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
Sharp Earfh
 Shock, Japan

TOKYO, Nov. 20.-A sharp earth shock was felt in Japan last night. The quake was felt from Tokyo to Hokkaido.
 In northern Iwate and Miyaki provinces the tremblor was strong enough to stop clocks and sent peo- pie rushing from their homes.
 The eruption of Mount Asami, thought to have caused the quake. lasted about half an hour. Several violent explosions were heard, and column of smoke shot upward from the peak. Later volcanic ashes fell over wide areas of Gumma prefec- ture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
WAR IN EUROPE RAISES HAVOC IN U. S. MARKETS;
 SALMON SALES JUMP up
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.--if you think the war in Europe isn't rat ting the barn door and whistling down the silo of the American farmer and tossing claw-hammers into the cogs of American manu- lecturers, guess again. While you are guessing, give a few guesses for the boys over at the Depart ments of Commerce and Agricul- ture as to just what it all is going to sift down to.
 This isn't any gloomy picture but it certainly is confusing. To try to paint the whole of it would take a mural from here to Shang hai To look at one-tenth of it would be tiresome. But by tossing up a few figures on the United tAingdom alone, can give you some idea of what is happening.
 In the first place, it must be understood that Great Britain is spending gold (which we have mere than enough of already in this country and devoting all its sterling to the provinces That's a prime point because England doesn't want to spend gold for any thing she can get for silver and accounts for some of the teeter- totter in the following recapitula- tion of pre-war, postwar trade figures.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
House ReIaxes
 Over Holiday

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. = The House today agreed to take things easy over the Thanksgiving week. end. First series quorum calls show ed members disappointed over their colleagues refusal to adjourn for the year.
 Representative Dingell who forced the calls, stated he would make similar calls every day he is on the floor. Those answering names num- bered PIP or 67 fewer than the com bined total of yesterdays vote which defeated the adjournment motion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
BERLIN IS AIR BRAIDED
 BY BRITISH
German Authorities Admit Hospitals, Apartment
 Houses Are Struck
(By Associated Press)

British bombers, forced to travel hundreds of miles from their bases, carried loads and made another night attack last night on Berlin.
 The bombers flying over Berlin at a high altitude to escape the terrific anti-aircraft gun fire, drop ped both incendiary and explosive bombs on Berlin.
 The Berlin authorities acknow- ledge that hospitals, clinics and apartment houses were struck and many roof fires started but these were extinguished quickly with rela- tive small damage.
 Every British bomber in the long attack, returned safely to bases, the British Air Ministry claims in the morning communique.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
HOME DEFENSE ROW WORKING
 TO SAVE LAND
Claims Made that Night Bombing Will Soon Di-
 minish Over Isles

LONDON, Nov. 20.-The British Home Defense organization an- nounced today that Great Britain soon will put into use new and effective method of combating Ger man night raiders.
 Eventually, one expert said, night bombing will diminish the same way that heavy day bombing has de- creased. We are working on several very promising methods, but there is no single remedy for it yet"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
DEMAND0N MURRAY 10
 BECI0 CHIEF
Delegates Urged fo Take Definite Stand on
 Presidency

ATLANTIC CITY, ". J., Nov. 20- Sidney Hillman today called on the delegates to the CIO convention tt demand" that Philip Murray take the Presidency of the CIO as soon as the office as vacated by Johil l.. Lewis.
 Hillman is CIO Vice Presiden and National Defense Commissioner
 Hillman urged that Murray take the Presidency to unite the War ring factions in the labor move ment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20

WASHINGTON - Rumors that Wendell Wllkie will be offered a Cabinet post or chairmanship ol the Defense Commission are just rumors and no more. Roosevelt has nc intention of unifying along such lines.
 Aftr the 1896 campaign, the Pres ident and Ali Landon went out o1 the way to be friendly. The mellow Kansan called at the White House and he went to the Capital in De- cember for Gridiron Club dinner and a year later Roosevelt appoint ed him member of the U. s. dele gation to the Pan-American con- ference in Lima. But with Willkit the situation is entirely different.
 Roosevelt deeply disliked and dis truts him-a feeling, incidentally that is strongly reciprocated by Willkie.
 Privately, the President believes that the G. o. P. Standard bearers campaign was motivated chiefly by personal malice and went far out of bounds of legitimate political war rirg in deliberate misrepresenta- tion and distortion.
 On his side, Willkie feels just as hotly regarding Roosevelt. Wher Rev. John Carruthers, visiting pas tor of the Convent First Presbyter- ian Church, Washington, suggest ed making peace with Roosevelt Willkie snapped, T shouldn't think of it. You can't trust him. re- fuse to have anything to do witf him in any coalition Cabinet.
 NOTE: Even if Willkie woulc accept a job, Roosevelt has fought shy of creating a Chairman of the Defense Commission. To all sucf suggestions he has replied that he was boss of the Commission and m- tended to continue that way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
COTTON GAINS, TOBACCO LOSES

For example, in the 12 months prior to the outbreak of war in 1889, Great Britain bought $23, 3,000,- coo worth of cotton from the Unit ed States. In the same 12 months after the war started Great Brit ain bought $1O4,000,000 worth of cotton. Fine, you say? The cotton farmers, the government and l will agree. But
 In 12 months prior to the war, Great Britain took $92,000,0O0 worth of unprocesseO tobacco off our hands, but since, in 12 months, has bought only $2O, ,759, ,000 worth of the weed.
 Into the figures of these two products, the whole story can be written with minor variations, of course. Cotton is war neces- sity. Tobacco isn't. Aside from that, Great Britain made heavy loans to Turkey. Turkey can pay off in to- bacco. Egypt raises tobacco. So why keep buying from the United States and paying out gold for a commodity (no matter what the quality) when the same commod- ity can be purchaser for sterling to ones own provinces or credits to ones own debtors.
 That, however, is just a begin ming. Lard purchases in this coun- try by Great Britain have declined more than 50 percent from practi- cally $12,00O,OO0. Ham and shoul- ders have dropped from $9,000,000 to $3,000,000. But canned salmon purchases have climbed from $5,-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
Kennedy Is
 Flying East

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 20- Ambassador Joseph Kennedy is fly ing east to spend Thanksgiving with his family in Boston.
 The envoy to Britain visited with his son, John, who is an advanced student at Stanford University, and later conferred with Publisher Will jam Randolph Hearst at the Hearst ranch in northern California.
 Kennedy declined to discuss the purpose of his visit with Hearst.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
3O,OOO TRAPPED
 BY JAPANESE E
 REPORT IN CHINA

SHIHMENS, China, Nov. 20. - Japanese army leaders claim that Japanese forces are tightening a ccrdon around an estimated 30.000 Chinese Communist troops estab- lished in the rugged Tahung noun tan region. along the borders of Pei Hopei, Csahar, and Shansi Pro- vinces.
 The Japanese claim that the Con- munists are surrounded and will be forced to fight or surrender.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
Film Stars
 Mother Dies

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Mrs. Ad- rienne Morrison, 52, mother of act -esses Constance and Joan Bennett was found dead today in the bath -oom of her apartmet. Detectives said she recently had been treated for high blood pressure.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
MERRY-GO-ROUND

The Rooevelt campaign wagon
 came to rest only after some bitter
 inside circle carnage. Two of the Presidents closest advisers, Harry Hopkins and Tom Corcoran, are at swords points Republicans are wondering whether there isn't some thing awfully significant about Tom Dewey's majority in upstate New York. It was more than 750,000 in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
AEG00N PIONEER
 PASSES AT HOME

Henry Peehan of Angocn died November IS at the Pioneers Home, according to word received from Superintendent Filler Hanson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-20
NEW SPEED BOMBERs
 PARTICIPATE IN RAID

BERLIN. Nov 20.--An authorized German statement this afternoon announces that considerably more than five hundred German planes, mainly Junkers sightseerers, which
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Evening star., 1940-09-14
Wool Market Improves
AT Boston in Week
Bv the Associated Press.

BOSTON. Sept 1.-THE Com
mercial Bulletin today reports:
The tone of the market has been
somewhat improved this week as
the mills have been in 10 take up
some of their options covering
against the Government contracts
on which bids were opened last
week.
Prices. however. have shown no
material change, although generally
firm. There is no civilian business
yet worthy of the name TO move
prices higher. so that prices on
goods for the Government have
been made at levels which show
very little profit to the mills.
western operations have been
rather negligible this week. with
growers holding firm for prices as
high as last week or higher. Some
small sales have been made, how
ever, especially in the Southwest.
South American new clip woods
for shipment in November-Dec
Der are being offered at slightly
above old clip prices. without takers.
"Mohair is quiet. with prices un-
changed"
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO Sent - a, (UnIted states
Department Of Agrlculturel .-Saable hogs.
800; total. l.s00; strictly nominal mar
ket on GOOD and choice hogs because of
steady with uuotable top al 6.!5 or better
for choice medium weight butchers if
available: GOOD and choice $50 to go
pound barrowS and gifts, 35 10 50 lower;
heavier butchers 1926 off packing sows.
10 to 90 lower
Salable cattle, 700: no calves; compared
Friday last week: Strictly choice and
prime steers and yearlings steady; others.
$3.50 lower; grasSerS and shortfeds along
with all but choice yearlings showing full
Of 1875. including weights from l.lS7 TO
.+6a pounds: fed heifers steady: others
weak TO - lower: best, 700; approx =
mstely 10000 head Northwestern grasSers
IN week supply. comprising mostly Wyom
ne feeders: replacement prices fully steady
on GOOD and choice grades. others weak:
choice iu0-pound Wyoming yearlingg,
II .25, bulk. 9.5O-1O 50; fat COWS weak
to IS lower. these mostly Westerns. closing
et 6.n0-7 90; best Montana cows. $40:
70 5 higher at SIS down to $50 bulls,
1ocl5 up; vealers. $3.50 higher.
Salable sheep. none; total 5000: late
Friday. all classes. steady; closely sorted
western springers, $50: bulk. good and
choice. Q 5.a.25: good kinds at 900; best
4 90: compared Friday last week, spring
Jamhs' lo-"5 lower: yearlingS sharing de-
cline fat sheep steady: closely sorted
western sprineerS on the close. $50:
Sulk GOOD and choice, grades. 9l5-a %;
hest natives, late, a.25; bulk. small lots.
yesrlines at weeks openine 500: closing
10; best light fat ewes. 400: bulk
mixed native lots. 3OO-375: few loads
western feeding lambs. s.65-s.s5.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK Sept IA lP,.-slov de.
mand took another chunk out Of the.
price Of the Canadian dollar in the free
lorelgn money market today.
At s3' , U. S. cents. the Dominion unit
was down q cent. bringing the weeks
losses 10 more than cents Canadian
bond issue maturing on September l was
said to be the chief reason for weakness.
Sterling and the Swiss franc held un-
chaneed IN relation to the dollar. The
kone and SHANGHAI dollars displayed a
new weak strain.
Late rates follow CGreat Britain in dol
lars others IN centsJ
Canada-Offcial Canadian Control
Board rates t>-r U. S. dollars: Buying. 10
per cent premium; selling. II per cent
premium: equivalent to discounts on Ca
madam dollars in New York of buying o pI
dollar in New York open market. I6ia per
cent discount. or SO so U. S cents
:. EurOpe-Great Britain, official Bankers
Foreign Exchange Committee rates1 buy-
ing 81 o.: selling "a "a; open market
cables 4.u3's: Germany. 4n.OOn tbenevS
CLIENT. 1S-6pl: Finland. > 2.O5n: Greece. .Ss:
Hungary; 9.5on; Italy, 500 Portugal.
switzerland, 20 -; Yugoslavia, 2.35n
Latin AmeriCa-Argentina official.
.9I1: free. 93.40; Brazil. official, Sos:
free. sos: Mexico 20.35n
Far East-Japan. 23.4s: Hons Kons,
. Rates in spot cables unless otherwise in
dicated. Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Washington Produce

BUTTER-a3 score, tubs 3Ots. I-pound
prints. - iA-pound prints. 81 u. - score,
tubs ,29i2, l-pound prints, 30; i,-pound
prints. 29at; i4-pound prints. 2ni. au
pound prints. 20. 50 score. tubs. "Si7, :.
pound prints, 30; '4-pound prints. "Ai. sS
score tubs, IS: l-pound prints. 2si7: -
., ,LIVESToCK-Calyes. 1o'- spring lambs,
81. Other livestock prices unavailable
From Agricultural NarketinE Service
Prlces paid net T. q h WASHINGTON
EGGS-Narket Steadv. Prices paid for
Federal-State Eraded eggS received from
grading stations september ~. Whites
U. S. extras. large. 3i-3; L. s extras
mediums, 26-2': L S. standards. LARGE.
26-ES: U. s standards. medium. "3-"I.
.. s. trades. -. Browns. L. S. extraN.'
!sree. ;ii-:iH; U. s. extras mediums .6--7
U: s. standards, large "6-@S. L S. stand
ards. mediums. 49,; L. s. trades 1T-"o
For nearby unFraded cggS Current re-
celptS. whites. 2l-23. mixed colors. la."O
LIVE POULTRY-Market weak Fow,
coloreo. all sizes. 1916, few hlgher: No
IS. HE; LechornS, hens II Poostersr
So. Chlckens. virginia Rocks. brollers snf
fryers. all sizes. is. No. IS 1914 Dels-
ware Rocks and crosses broilerS and frv-s
erS. all sizes, :: No. IS. 1914: Leshorr
brol!erS, all sizes l4-l5. mixed colorrds
chickenS. l5-l6, TURKEYS, youns hens. Ia
pounds ard up. u young toms, ISIS
pounds, O. 20 pounds and up, Il. No IS
hens and toms, 3,
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Butter, Egg Receipts
Drop at Baltimore
Dispatch 70 The Star.

BALTIMORE, Sept. l4.-Butter
receipts at Baltimore during Au-
gust were lower than in July and
also were below those of August,
1899. while egg receipts were con-
siderably under those of July. but
recorded a slight increase over those
of August of last year The re-
ceipts Of butter during the month
totaled 1700992 pounds and egg re-
ceipts were 37,526 cases.
Illinois sent the largest amount
of butter into Baltimore during Au-
gust and the second largest receipts
came from Iowa. Butter received
from Illinois totaled 484 125 pounds
and that from Iowa 363 .5O8 pounds
Maryland supplied Baltimore with
the greatest number of eggs during
the month and Minnesota the sec
ond largest number. Receipts from
Maryland were 806l cases and
those from Minnesota totaled 1905
cases.
Evening star., 1940-09-14

sausage bulls mostly 625a675; in
dividual head to 725.
Calves. TO- Compared with Friday
last week, this weeks vealer market
so cents lower; good and choice
grades 1050al100; common and
medium grades, 800a1000
Hogs, ITS. Unevenly 10 to 80 cents
lower than Friday; ITO to $50 pounds
off most; practical top, 7.20; good
and choice l80 to 220 pounds, 6.95a
720; l60 to 1870 pounds, 675a7O0;
220 to 240 pounds, 6.70a695; $50 to
300 pounds. 6.20a67O: $50 to 160
pounds, 6.55a6 80; 14O to $50 pounds,
620a645; 1870 to 140 pounds. 600a
$40; l20 to l30 pounds, 575a600;
packing sows, 4.80a5.30. Compared
week ago, mostly so cents lower, ex-
cept ITO to 180 pounds, 10 cents off
Above prices based on granted
hogs.
Sheep, none Compared with Fri
day last week, spring lambs closing
so cents or more lower, with demand
Indifferent late in period, good and
choice grades ewes and wethers for
week, 10.00a10.75: fat buck lambs 90
less: sales Friday mainly 1000 down.
ward; common and medium throw
outs, 7O0a850; light culls down to
500; scanry number fat slaughter
ewes, 400 downward
Grain Market.
Wheat. No. 2, red, winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic. bushel: Opening
prices, 80; September, 81. ettling
prices 82A; September, 82l4.
Corn, No. 2, yellow. domestic,
bushel. 79x8l. Western billing at
premium over this price. Cob corn.
barrel, 3.5Oa3.70; country prices re-
ported, 3.30a3.50.
Oats. No. l, white, domestic, BUSH
ell, 44a50; No. 2, 4la47. On all sales
of oats to the local trade, excepting
those on track, there is an additional
charge of Ia cents per bushel for
storage and elevation, which is paid
by the buyer.
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 60a65. Barley,
bushel, 57a62 Hay. timothy. clover
and mixed. ton, 10.00a13.o0. Wheat
straw, No. 2, ton, TOO.
Flour, barrel: Winter patent. 4.50
a5.20; winter straight, 3.65a3 80;
spring patent, 485a5.10; spring
straight, 4.60a480; hard winter pat
ent, 4,5Oa470; hard winter straight,
4.30a4.55; rye -four, dark to white,
3.30a400.
Millfeed, ton: Spring bran, 2700a
$500; standard middlings. 2800a
90 100.