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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
KEGLING TEAMS
 TO CELEBRATE;
 MATCH TONIGHT

Elks and Brunswick boWlerS will celebrate Alaska Day tonight with bowling match on the Brunswick alleys at 8 o'clock.
 Each group has lined up it's best talent for the event and stiff competition is expected.
 Those bowling for the Brunswick will be Emil Galao, Benny Man galao, Johnny Ragudos, Otto Smithberg, Paul Villaganas, and Bedoy Gomez, while Elks keglers will be Claude Carnegie. Leonard Holmquist, Erwin Hagerup, Martin Lavenik and Roger Stevenson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
Hollywood Sighh find Sounds
-Uy kokAta coo~s,

HOLLYWOOD Cal, Oct IT. = Afterthoughts mostly irre- levant o Jimmy Roosevets "soundies":
 This is This where the a little different grandpa stopped He penny got eyeful = grandma likely pulled why
 Now it's going to be in cocktail lounges bowling alleys and the like grandpa soop just and bowl and dime the fckers will be right The 7ai by 22 inches and the all you get farther than about 80 away
 the less formal unveilng of the Jimmy subjects than three each (You dime you gets the and likes it. Or don't like it. you way)
 great rthe big the peep Annabele prizefighters that before the Pckfod Billy became colossal
 Maybe the soundies will talents to the bigge In Jinmys first rel there's Hodges who has done ulcreen who in the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
PERCY'S CAFE
s IT Q IF
AT PERCY'S CAFE Breukfost. Dinner or Light
 Lunches . DELICIOUS FOOD . FOUNTAIN SERVICE . REFRESHMENTS

stage the People" things the local Pirates They're nice little pictures, nicely staged
 appauding the gadget which what the give three of dime get of mov houses) dime a get jukeboxes (which supposed be a places you get absolute quiet = for nothing.
 ingenious of the device unbreakabe but washable express themselves hurling things beer mugs demiitarized
 the juke-boxes expects putting Panorams the first Jimmy to colossal in a small
 of experimental subjects 30-minute symphony show that have culture The rest and dancing.
 What these think anyhow? Do they think the talkies
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
RAILROAD TO
 LAY OFF MEN

Additional warning that jobs are not by any means plentiful at An chorage has come to Territorial Employment Director Joseph f Flakne from William Maitland manager of the Territorial Em- ployment office in Anchorage.
 Maitland said the Alaska Rail- road is laying off 300 or more men within the next two or three weeks in addition to the fact the Army plans no increase in personnel im- mediately on the airbase project, and also declared that housing is still at a premium.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
HOSPITAL NoTEs

Mrs. Marshall Erwin and her baby daughter were dismissed to- day from St. Ann's Hospital
 After receiving medical care Lynn Johnson was dismissed from St. Ann's today.
 Harry Mullen was a surgical dismissal today from St. Ann's.
 Mrs. Jane Grant was dismissed today from surgical care at the Government Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
Holiday Friday, For Some

Tomorrow Alaska Day, is Ter ritorial holiday.
 Territorial and city offices will be closed also the banks, but busi- ness will continue as usual.
 The public schools will also have holiday, programs given this afternoon and then dismissal st ? o'clock took place, no classes un- til next Monday morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
Wife Was Fat
 10 Longer Attractive
 LOST HUSBANDS LOVE

The above headlines appeared in a New York newspaper in connection with divorce trial that had attracted wide attention "She was a beautiful woman" one witness testified, "but she got fat and is not attractive any more."
 Thousands of women are getting fat and losing their appeal just because they do not know what to do. If you are fat, how would you like to lose it and at the same time gain in physical charm and attractiyeness more en- ergy-greater activity?
 Why not do what thousands of women have done to get rid of pounds of unwanted fat? Take F teaspoon ful of Kruschen Salts in a glass of hot water every morning before break fast and keep it up for thirty days: Cut out pastries and fatty meats and go light on potatoes, butter, cream and sugar. Then weigh yourself and see how many pounds you have lost.
 A bottle of Kruschen Salts will last you for weeks and costs but little: Ask any druggist for bottle of Kruschen, plain or new effervescent ing-pleasant-and start to- day to lose fat. Satisfaction guaran- teed or money back.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
Sales Scheduled
 By Lutheran Aid

The ways and means committee of the Lutheran Ladies Aid have scheduled a rummage sale for Oc- tober 29, at the church and food sale November 2, at Hollmann's Pharmacy.
 Mrs. Al zenger will be in charge of the sales, assisted by Committee women Mrs. John Sunderland and Mrs Harry Stonehouse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
RU5TAD MAKING
 HUNT, VACATION

Norman Rustad, popular Union Oil employee and Douglas ball player, sailed on the North Sea for Petersburg this morning
 Rustad, on two weeks vacation from his oil duties, plans to use week for hunting in his old stamping grounds near the Shrimp Capital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
Marthas to Plan
 November Bazaar

With Mrs. Homer Nordling and Mrs. Stacey Norman as hostesses the Martha Society meeting tomor- row will be preceded by dessert luncheon at. 1;30 o'clock in the Parlors of the Northern Light Pres byterian Church.
 Plans for the bazaar on Novem- Der Is will be made and all mem bers arc asked to be present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
SkACWAY HUNTERS
 VISITING JUNEAU

A party of Skagway hunters came in on the gasboat Clara R. last night and are guests at the Cas- tineau Hotel
 Louis Rapuzzi, owner of the Clara R., was met here by his wife, who came down from Skag- way a few days ago. Also in the hunting party were F. Mageau Clifi McWilliams and A. R. Hillery.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
MRS. BARRAGAR
 ON TRIP SOUTH

Mrs. Fred Barragar sailed on the steamer North Sea this morning for Seattle. She will visit her par ents in the Queen City for the next month
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
NOTICE

That I, the undersigned, have this day, Oct. IF, 1940, leased the Midget Lunch and will not be re- sponsible for any obligations ac- quired by the new management. adv. BLANCHE MAY.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17
Solution O. Yesterdays Puzzle

Mrs. c. L. Wall and her children, Michael, 10, and Patricia, 4, gaze at the New York skyline as they arrive aboard the British liner Western Prince after a conveyed voyage from England. Her hus- band is supervisor of chain of American stores in southeast Eng land, where Nazi bombs are falling
 most destruetively.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-17

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-30
LATIN AMERICAN
OFF |CERS ARRIVE
FRESH EMPHASIS PLACED ON
HEMISPHERE DEFENSE,
SOLIDARITY

Washington. Sept. 30-AP-Fresh
emphasis was placed on hemis-
phere defense and the solidarity Of
the Americas, as the United States
made ready today to give official
welcome to 20 high military Off
GERS from nine Latin-American re-
publics.
The first to arrive for a 16-day
tour of this nations, defenses were
Inspector General Marcelino Ber-
gala and his air force commander,
Lieut.. Col Oscar Gestido. of the
Uruguayan army.
Expected during the day were
the representatives of Peru. Bo-
livia. Columbia. Paraguay, Gaute-
mala. Argentina, Panama. and the
Dominican Republic. Several OF
the military missions, travelling
by air. were held up Sunday at Bal
boa, Canal Zone. by bad flying
weather but were due here late
today.
President Roosevelt, fresh from
bis own inspection tour of the
preparedness efforts in the Bal
timore area, will receive the visit
ing Pan-American military men
Tuesday at noon. Later, the mis-
sions will visit, the home of George
Washington at Mount Vernon, and
attend their first review at Fort
Myer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-30
Address Given This Noon by
DR.. Del MARI, Governor of
153d District

Vocational service underlies all
other objects OF Rotary and It brings
cut the bestiH US, indicated pr-Del
Mari, governor of-the- f53d district
OF Rotary. who spoke at the noon
dinner OF the Ypsilanti Rotary to-
day by fostering vocational serv-
ice we automatically include the
three other main objects OF Rotary,
community service, fellowship and
international relationships, he said.
The talk given in an informal.
narrative style recounted the ex-
periences OF success resulting from
the observation OF Rotarian princi-
pies. These actual experiences we're
gained through conversations en-
tered into by Rotarians at the in
ternational convention at Havana
last year. said DR.. MARI.
In closing. the speaker stressed
the need for continued attendance
at the meetings of Rotary. the sue
cess OF strict adherence TO vocation
al service and the extension of clubs
throughout the country.
| Ypsiianti club members were In
vited to attend a meeting at the
Prince Edward Hotel, Windsor. Oct
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-30
NO HOLIDAY FOR
TRAFFIC DEATHS
VACATION TRAVEL BLAMED IN
STARTLING INCREASE
IN FATALITIES

Chicago, Sept. 30-AP- There
was no holiday in traffic fatalities
on the highways In August the ma
tons heaviest vacation month.
The surge OF vacation travel last
month was cited today by the Ma
tional Safety Council as the major
factor in what It termed a start
ling" increase IN the number Of
automobile deaths
The council reported the coun-
try's traffic toll mounted to 3-2ZD
deaths in August, the greatest rise
in any month since March. 1887,
and an IS per cent increase over
tho 1870 killed in August last year.
The August total was reversal
Of the 3 per cent decline recorded
in July. and II per cent above the
July toll The normal July-August
increase Is per cent.
The. council listed two reasons
why It attributed the August in
crease 10 yacationing motorists
reports indicating unusually heavy
traffic and an indicated Is per
cent increase IN deaths on rural
highways as against an increase Of
only 4 per cent in the nations cit
les.
The heavy August automobile
death list boosted the total for the
first eight months Of the year 10
20540--a gain Of 7 per cent over
the 1920 toll for the correspond.
ing period last year
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-30
REDUCED PRICES
FOR OIL SOUGHT
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WILL
BRING SUIT AGAINST
OIL COMPANIES
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Sept. 30 APP -
With lower prices Tor gasoline and
fue1 oil as It's ayowed detectives.
the Justice Department prepared
today to press an antitrust suit
against the petroleum industry.
The Department, announcing
that the suit would be filed today
in federal court here. named as
defendants the American Petro-
leum Institute whose dissolution
is sought-and % major oil com.
pan!es and their subsidiaries.
The Departments summary OF
the complaint. which Attorney
General Jackson Sunday ordered
the antitrust division to file. listed
charges ranging from conspiracy
to maintain "non-competitive
prices" for crude oil to agreements.
on uniform and exhorbitant price
differentials between various
grades Of gasoline"
The antitrust. action viii have
a narrower scope than first plan
ned. Sections which the NATIONAL
Defense Commission criticized, as
inadyisable have been dclsted.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-30
DEMOCRATS PLAN
DOUBLE GROUP Of
STATE SPEAKERS
itineraries Decided at
Week End Meeting
in Lansing

Lansing, Sept. 30-AP-Michigan
Democratic candidates today set
forth on -barreled schedule
of campaign meetings.
Itineraries for two groups OF
speakers were drawn up here at a
weekend meeting OF all state candi-
dates One group led by Murray d..
Van Wagner, nominee for COVER
nor, will follow its previously an
nounced schedule which calls for
travel through central and southern
Michigan this week. A second group
headed by Frank FITZGERALD. NOM
inee for U. S. Senator. will follow
a different schedule except that the
two will combine for the final days
of the campaign, joining forces Oc-
tober % in Lansing.
With Van Wagner will be Ray
mond w. Starr, nominee for attor-
ney general; Leo V. Card, nominee
for secretary of state; and Frank
Murphy, nominee for lieutenant gov
ernor.
Accompanying FITZGERALD will be
Theodore |. Fry, nominee for state
treasurer: James ID. Dotsch. nomi'
nee for auditor general; and Judge
Philip Elliott, nominee for supreme
court justice.
The two groups will take part In
activities planned for October "a at
Flint where Henry A. Wallace, vice
presidential nominee. Is scheduled
to speak. All state candidates will
spend the final days of the cam
paign in Kent, Wayne and Oakland
Counties.
The FitzGerald group starts its
tour today in Macomb County and is
to visit Jackson. Calhoun, Muske
gon, Kalamazoo, Berrien and Wayne
Counties on succeeding days. Next
week meetings are planned in cen
trail Michigan with a swing into the
Upper Peninsula scheduled for Octo
Der is, Is and II. On October q
this group will appear in Monroe
County and then will go to Bay
County before coming to Lansing
After spending this week in cen
trail and southern Michigan and the
next week end in Detroit, the Var
Wagner group will attend meeting;
next week in Bay City, northeastern
Michigan and the Upper Peninsula
October IA the highway commits
sioner's group will start series o.
meetings in Jackson Kalamazoo, st
Joseph Battle Creek, Mt. Clemens
and Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-30
HOOVER, LANO0N,
DEWEY TO SPEAK
IN MIDDLE WEST
Republican Leaders Planning
To Further Cause Of
Wendell Willkie


Chicago, Sept. 30-AP-A group
OF Republican party leaders. head
ed by Herbert Hoover, Alfred NJ.
Landon and Thomas f. Dewey. to-
day prepared to open a series OF
campaign speeches, most OF them
in the Middle West In behalf OF the
Willkie-McNary ticket.
John d. NJ. Hamilton. executive
director OF the COP national com
mittee, said that schedules for all
OF the party leaders had not been
completed, but that Landon. 1886
presidential candidate, would open
the drive against the New Deal
Tuesday night in a speech at Hast
ings, Neb.
Former President Hoover's first
Middle West address will be at
Columbus. O.. on Oct. 9. Hamilton
said Others who will actively
campaign for the party nominees.
Hamilton announced. would include
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio,
Governor John w Bricker OF Ohio,
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg OF
Michigan. Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
Jr, HanfQrd MacNider, Senator
James Davis OF Pennsylvania and
Governor Harold f. Stassen OF Min
nesota.
Dewey. New York district at
torney. viii speak in Illinois and
at least one other state. the times
and places to be chosen later by
the Illinois state committee, Ham
ilton announced Plans were not
completed for Hoover's speeches,
other than the Columbus address.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-30
CITY WILL PROBE
RED S|CNATUR
THREE EMPLOYEES OF GAS
DEPARTMENT INCLUDED
ON LIST

Three employees at the city gas
department are being investigated
by city officials after their names
we're released by the attorney gen
erals office as signers to a petition
to form a Communist party In the
state and TO add their candidates
TO the 1910 November presidential
ballot
% 81 think we should determine II
these men prefer some other type OF
government and il they do they
should not be employed under our
city syatem.' said Mayor Ross X.
Bower this morning.
OF the 260 signatures on the pc
ftttOn IN were listed from fpst'
-iissrftti ffe-s-fi,y-s44 ,ifs-the- f!ISL ward
The three city employees are Earl
Huzden. al Monroe Ave. Norman
Jones. 602 Ballard Blvd. yardmen.
and Luther Jones. 5l2 S. Hamilton
St, head stoker.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-30
WORLD SUM MARY

CIV Associated PreTs'
British War Front
Long range guns duel across
English Channel daylight air at
tacks on Britain follow night as
saults; Raj continues bombings
on German held continental coast
and Industrial Germany; two hour
so minute alarm in Berlin, Berlin
parents get permission to send chill
dren from city. although no gener-
al evacuation planned; bombs falJ
on wide areas OF England, take
heavy-tell- likes in London res.
idential areas: British naval
sources say there is still danger
Of invasion attempt.
October Crisis over Gibraltar
Britain prepares against AXIS
drive on Gibraltar; Virginia Gayda
Fascist editorialist, says Axis plan
would give Gibraltar to Spain, sees
Spain full Pledged Axis member.
War viii Widen, Soviet View
Military cooperation between
Britain and U. S. brought OF
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo pact says PRAY
ada, Communist party organ; holds
Russia firmly neutral, notified II
advance OF pact
Mediterranean War
Italians report air attacks OF
British fleet. claim British SUB
marine sunk by Italian torpedo
boat, British supply bases bombed
cooking fats rationed for firs
time in Italy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-30
REtAT|VEEYFEN|
ACCIDENTS HERE
GEO. (. DALEY HosPITALiZED,
MISS O'TooLE RECEIVES
FIRST AID

Relatively few accidents occurred
In this area over the week end to
mar late summer days which
brought an unusual number of mo-
florists to the highways for last min
ute picnics and Sunday drives.
Given First Aid
Miss Mern Avieve O'Toole 2S, and
her companion, John Monahan. "a,
both of Ann Arbor, were given first
aid by a physician here Sunday
night after a car driven by Miss
O'Toole crashed into the rear OF one
driven by Wendell Graham, 30S
South St. on +. Michigan Rid. Miss
o Toole was also given a ticket by
state police charging her with driy-
ing too fast for conditions.
Under Observation
George Daley. 81, liz S. Wash.
ington ST.. was under observation
at Boyer Memorial Hospital today
after he was brought by city police
early this morning from w. Cross
st. where he said he was struck by
a hit and run driver as he walked
from his stalled automobile. He ap-
peared to be slightly dazed. Hospit
al attendants expected TO release
him this afternoon following anoth-
err physical check up.
Edward Gee. 1885 w. Cross st.
notified city police after DALEY
came to his house and requested
medical aid.
Strikes Barrier
While driving east on Michigan
Ave. Sunday morning Warren Hard
ing Johnson, Dearborn, struck bar
rier in the road. The impact broke
the barrier and several lanterns.
No Glasses
c. NJ Breed, SO lakewood Ave,
while backing his car onto Cross
St. Saturday night, struck car
driven by Clarence n. Drum, Tfen
ton. The operators license Of Drum
was marked for vision. Drum was
issued a traffic ticket when city pO
| lice discovered he was not wearing
Continued on Page Six)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-30
LONG RANCE GUNS
DUELL|NG ACROSS
STRAIT OF DOVER
Olive Branch Dangled Under
Nose of Britain by
Jap Spokesman

(Rv international News service)
Great Britain and Germany UNI
leashed heavy new aerial blows at
each other TODAY. long-range guns
duelled across the Straits OF Dow
er, a Tokyo spokesman dangled an
olive branch under the noses or
Britain and the United States and
Prayda. Moscow Communist par
ty organ. predicted extension OF
the European war.
Two new air raid alarms sound
ed in London during the morning
following still another night attack
on the British capital and surround
ing areas. No bombs were dropped
on the city during the daylight at
tacks, however.
AZ the same time, British long
range guns on the English south
east coast let loose at Calais aud
were reported TO have started a
fire at that German-held Invasion
port" German big Berthas' on
the French cons. replied
Berlin residents spent nearly
two hours IN air raid shelters early
! in the morning, but II was stated
that no British planes reached the
Nail capital The Germans claim
ed effective air raids on important
/ British military targets.
The Vichy government also step
ped back into the war picture with
preparations for defense OF NADIA
gascar in the Indian Ocean. II
was announced that the British
had served an utimatum upon the
Madagascar government to repu-
date the Vichy government and
that the governor had rejected this
ultmatum with scorn".
The Moscow newspaper Prayda
said that the pact would lead TO
extension OF the war on the ground
/ II has ended separation OF the east
ern and western conflicts. Wheth-
err Japan, Germany and Italy can
carry out their proposed divisions
Of spheres OF Influence, said Pray.
da. Ia different question.
Meanwhile, a hint reached Lon
don through the Athens censorship
that unidentified foreign planes
may have carried out bombing
attack on Greece
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-30
DRAFT BOARDS To
AVOID ARBITRARY
TRAINING ACTIONS
FanatiCaI Diligence to be
Avoided Under official
instructions

New Orleans. Sept. SO-AP-Lo-
cal selective service boards which
will decide who is subject to first
call for a years army duty were in
structed officially today to "avoid
any fanatical diligence" in press
ing everyone possible into train
ing"
Major Joseph F. Battley of the
joint army and navy selective serv-
ice committee said in an address
prepared for conference of state
draft board advisers here that
claims for ,deferment based on civ
ilian work SHOULD be most liberal
ly allowed"
"Thereis large pool of physical
ly-fit males between 81 and 36, with
out dependents. who obviously are
Immediately available" Major Bait
ley said.
The draft, he continued, must not
disrupt the normal functions OF a
nation stih at peace and justifiably
not ready to subordinate its needs
habits, desires and thought to a mil
itary machine"
Above ALL" he continued. 1--WE
must not repeat the painful expert
ence which but recently occurred
In England. Within the first si1
months of her present war will
Germany she found 1t necessary &c
demilitarize more than $4,000 mer
already at the front-some to b'
returned from their posts in Elan
ders-because there were INSULT
cient hands to operate the vital ma
chinery of production at home"
The conference, to continue al
week, was the first of series ar
ranged for liaison officers and stat
advisors on occupational defermenti
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