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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23
20 YEARS AGO fME TIT EMPIRE
APRIL 2s. 1920

Z3
 the Juneau Public Schools Superintendent Schools the next according to announcement
 The first king coming into the local market Company oouort bv hand trolers in Channel
 and Mrs Frank La Rochelle at St Anns Hospital a days previous
 Forty the public school Tor the organization meeting of the Boy which started by D. Hen 
 After fteenday which nearly every town m south the West Coast Prince o1 Waes iaho Patterson was agan m port City of Seattle to vslt ms oregon Gown, returning to Juneau M Colman the Alaska Ly LOCK anu Manufacturing Company ovhaung after having been out all winter
 G Barnett prominent in Juneau labor ccieS ana workingmen to stay Tn Aaka Weather: Highest, lowest, 35; clear
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23
HOROSCOPE "The stdrs incline
 but do not compel"
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

WEDNESDA4 I, AHhlL z4
 This should be a fairly pleasing day. In the morning there is an aspect stimulating and encouraging to initiative While it is. not a profitable date for launching new projects it is time for planning and financing enterprises.
 Heart and Home: Although there IS a good sign for banking matters today the stars discourage efforts to increase the family budget. It is not a fortunate date for reach ing momentous decisions. Routine tasks will be most profitable under this configuration which should in spire watchfulness for future op portunities for wider effort
 Business Affairs: This is a pro pitious day for naval officers who will realize a growing recognition of the importance of the service. Commerce is to be aided through Government policy The United States continues under aspects most promising for the whole year.
 National Issues. Housing is tc attract much attention. Healts safeguards will be provided in the renovation of city slums. Dange. of summer epidemics affecting the digestive tract is forecast. Sanita- ton is to be urgent and costly. especially in coastal centers.
 International Affairs: Violent storms, hurricanes and tCrnadoeS are forecast for the West Indies. Air travel may be perilous in jour- Eeys from Florida points. The Feo- ruary conjunction of Saturn and Mars IS of threatening portent to Italy which now will suffer from Interpal troubles as well as inter nationa, perpleS ties. The King iS subitct to F Tanetary influen,fs which may affsct his health. Con- flicts of opii2ion affecting Muscn~ lini ari the Pope are indicated.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of good for tune. Legal matters will aid certain men. July may oe a trying month, especially for women.
 Children born ca this day should be exceedingly bright in mind and kindly in nature. Many will travel widely in the course of their work.
 Copyright, 1940)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23
Wanted Man
 5Iugs Guard,
 Then Estapes
Alleged Burglar Jumps from Speeding Train
 Hound Injured

OAKLAND, Cal. April 23.-Jack Davis, g, who slugged his guard, Deputy Sheriff Carlton, 54, un- conscious and then leaped through a speeding train window last night while being returned from Salem, Ore, to Los Angeles, where he is wanted as road camp fugitive, has been found injured in. the brush north of here
 Davis was caught as a burglar at Salem and is wanted in Los Angeles for several reported bur glaries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23

 sa BLOCKADE
 PROTESTED
Americans in Concessions Are Reported fo Be
 Suffering ae)

TOKYO, April 23. = American A m b ss sador Grew toda y made repre- esenta tions to Ma sayuki Tani, Japanese Vice-Min- ister of Foreign Affairs, that Am ericanS in Tientsin are suffering hardship through tightening of the Japanese blockade on the British and French Concessions there.
 The concessions, with foreign population of about 6,5C0, have been hemmed in with varying de- grees of restriction on travel and supplies, since last June.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23
The Repetition of History
tCincinnati Enquirer

One hundred years ago in the year l84O Presi- dent Van Buren in his message to Congress said:
 With all the powers of the world our relations are those of honorable peace If clouds have lowered in other hemispheres they have not cast their DOT tentous shadows upon happy shores-yet 1t be- hooves up to be prepared for any event. In the shock of contendng empires it is only by assuming
 resolute bearing and clothing themselves with de- fensive armor that neutral nations can maintain their indepenoent rights"
 century has passc,s since these words were written yet President Roosevelt might use them to- day and they would not be inappropriate. Presi- dent Van Buren said must keep our army and our navy prepared We not in 184O thinking of attacking anyone; but with strong army and efficient navy one would attack us All the country wanted then to be let alone. And the surest way of being certain would not be mixed up in what the President called the shock of con- tending empires to be so prepared that we could defend ourselves.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN Their harsh criticisms olo t fo4e him Say did DISTURB D1SCONCERI him."
 OFTEN Pronounce Ha-SaNi rSt o in ASK unsresed All accent last synaole
 OFTEN MISSPEILED Obsequies; observe the i've Vo"eis
 SYNONYMS. Maintain claim assert sustain
 WORD STUDY three times and IS yours Let u' increase our vocabulary mastering word each oa " bribed morally corrupted ne honor md incorruptbe"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23
PAYING FOR WAR

How war costs to be met is subject of in- creasing debate in Great Britain In that country, as in the other beligerents. the central economic problem of the war is how to effect such expan- sion of production and such curtalment of private spending and consumption as will make available the needed goods and supplies for carrying on tn
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23
MODERN ETIQUETTE 6y ROBERTA LEE

travelmg alone anu iai po0'" A tr1ino o form an acuuaintance what should she do?
 Show that she not interested II 1ne h"i narssts she should change her seat yulga o extravagant?
 Extravaganza not be called vulgar unless 'ee 10 ' ~ taous impress others ExtraVagance IS mary ~ ~ uare one afford should not be cultivated
 Should a when performing an nroou0'on A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23
LOOK and LEARN &9y C. GORDON

1 Which first State to approve ana Sahcuoh "ie ~ ,o What leads cane productloh! What is ad tariff?
 What o beheaded as result oi 'ne fie ....,.., ,u.orosto g. city Canada holds the greatest hls'oiicai e
 ANSWERS: l. Delaware Louisiana 3 A tariff basedo value of the commonly 4 Louis XVI 5
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23
.(romweIIs Expect 5tork In August

OTTAWA, April g. - American Minister to Canada, James Crom- well, disclosed here today that his wife the former Doris Duke, is ex- pecting the first Cromwell child in August.
 Cromwell, who is 43, divorced his first wife. They had a daughter Christine, now 16, who is attending a South Carolina school.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23
HELP AN ALASKAN Telephone 713 or write The Alaska Territorial
 Employment Service for this qualified worker.

BUTCHER MOTION PICTURE OPERATOR-Single man, age 2f, high school education. Served ap- premiership as butcher. and two years experience in meat market. Also worked two years as motion picture operator in theater. Call for ES 87.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23

Premier Mackenzie King seems to have come out of the Canadian election with the same kind of reduced majority that everywhere predicted for President Roosevelt in 1886.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23

Today's news today m The Empire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
APRIL 23

Mrs. Violet Lundell O'Neiil Lillie Mae Allen Fay Carothers Myrtle Krusey Steven O'DOnnell Harry Fraser Edwin Corser Stanley NevinS Martin Jones
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23

An 8pound boy born to Mir and Mrs Frank La Rochelle nns Hospital a few days previous
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23

John E. instructor ill the Juneau Public Schools the next according to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23

The coming into the local market Cold Storage company were cauph bv hand uoles n Gasineau Channel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23

Weather: Highest, 38; lowest, 35; clear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-23

p G Barnett had been prominent in Juneau aoor GIT m returned from the south urged workingmen to stay in Alas
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30
commencement Tor
Pre- School Group

The prc-School children Of Central
school presented their commence
mcnt Tuesday afternoon in the au-
diturium for their parents and
friends The following program Was
presented:
Good Morning. group.
When Jesus WAS Baby Boy,
NIncyc AtcLemorc.
Prayer. group.
Stop-LooI;-LiSten. Evelyn Adams.
My Shadow. Boyd BUrchett, j.
Oh, Johnny. HAIRY CanGlcr
Six Littl" Kittens. virginia Morris.
Under the Spreading Chestnut
Tree, group.
BoW-woW-WoW, Margic Lee Me-
man.
Speech. Elizabeth Newman.
Down at the Station. Joe pu2h. u.
PlaymatcS. Patsy Nichols and Mil
lie LaSSter.
Jesus Loves Ne. Sarah GorSuch.
Spring Is Coming. Elaine Evans.
Six Fat Ducks. Sarah Go".uct'.
Evelyn .AdamS. Patsy Nichols. Niue"
LaSSitcr. Peggy Neal. Elaine Evans,
and Lucille Walters.
There's 4 Dear Mother Hen. Peggy
Neal.
The Lost Kitten. Barbara MAY.
Mary Had d Little Lamb. .I@cl;
Snow.
Little Boy Blue. Richard Thom0S
Williams.
Red Rocking Chair. Lucille Wal
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30
Benson
Invitations Are
Received In CITY

The following invitation has been
received by u number OF friends in
Henderson:
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Eugene Ben
son request the honour Of your pre-
Scncc at the marriage Of their daugh-
ter. Mary Harrison. To- Mr.. Andrew
PiCrson HasScll, Jr., Saturday even
ing. the tWcnty-Sccond of June, at
half after eight O'Clock, Methodist
Church, Nashville, North Caroiina'.
IncloScd cards read: PERCEPTION i'm
u.rl.atcly following the ceremony at
the j.. re Of the bride. +. 5. V. D."
Miss benson has been Il member OF
the faculty Of Henderson high school
Gor the past two years, in the English
department.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30
Boyd's Crossroads
AIIENE T., CAREY

Mrs. L.. a. Moss and family were
recent visitors Of their daughter and
sister, Mrs. Carl Kcarncy, Of Frank
linton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. b. K.mhaIl spent
Sunday win Mr.. and Mr.. w. ii.
Proctor.
Mrs. G.. II. Hays has returned l."
her home after visiting relatives
here.
f. c. Moss is now making his
home with his sister, Mrs. Dwight
Rowland. of Bnbbtl.
Mrs. E. f. Faulkner spent the week
recently with her sister, Mrs. Carl
kcarnCy.
Miss Rcbccca Moss spent last
Monday night with Miss Janet Owen.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moss and
family were last Saturday night sup
per guests Of Mrs. Moss sister, Mrs.
p. b. PoythrcSS, of Henderson.
Miss Mary Leigh WilKcrSon, has
returned to her home near Oxford
after visiting Misses Allcnc and
E'in'." Carey. While here she at
tended the commencement exercises
at Townsville high school.
Jy@hic Gup:on. of Henderson. was
tho dinner guest If his sister. Mrs.
Abort Moss. Monday.
A large crowd attended the gradu-
ating exercises at Townsville high
SchuDl Tuesday evening al " O'clock.
ErprypOp pDipvp6 the SDlcndjd adj
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30
B. p. ". Club Has
Birthday Banquet

The eighteenth birthday banquet
Of the Business and Professional
Women'S club is to climax the years
events At the Vance Hotel Friday
night at 1:3O o'clock. A most &ttrac-
tive program of stunts, Music. good
eats, and fellowship has been plan
ned. Covers will be laid for 81. Mrs
DeSS NJ. GurganuS. OF Raleigh, State
president. and Miss franccs Hoffman.
State secretary, are to be special
guests. u> will be Il number ul local
people including Mayor and Mrs.
Henry T. Powell.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30

age, group. Ono man WIS above Go.
One death came while crossing the
street where there WAS no inicrScc-
lion. three walked out from behind
parked cars and were struck down:
six were walking on the roadway:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30

1,>I,h iaroiinu'S pedestrians just
viii moi play the game of getting kill
ct according to the rules.
All national statistics show that
n!or" W@lI;"rS arc killed at night than
i'm In" daytime, but the careless Tar
Heels who got bumped off last month
chose broad daylight in Is out of 18
cases. One was l:iied at dusk and two
after dark.
Fourteen were males and four fc-
males, and three of the feminine gen
dc4' we're under - years old, against
six boys.
Pcron$ between Is and ~ appear
nd 10 he thc most alert. us there was
not single reported fatality in that
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30

four were playing in the roadway or
hitchm2 rides: two Wcrc getting on
or Off other vehicles: and two were
from other causes not stated.
Not a pedestrian was killed on Il
Tuesday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30
From Washington and Lee.

George Blackburn has arrived
from Lexington, Virginia, where he
attended Washington and Lee. and
IS at his home on the Oxford road.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30

Pugh, Jr., Virginia Morris, Nancye
McLcmore, Margie Lee Newman. AL
ton HanfOrd.
GOOdDc, group.
This program is sponsored by the
recreation department.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30
Mrs. Allen Here,

Mrs. Frank Allen, of Weldon. is
visiting her mother. Mrs. l.. w. Hob
good, for some time.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30

.e.~ IS expected TO
g from East Caro-
...gv. IN G;reenville,
., years courses
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30
Goes to Norfolk.

Mrs. Mamie Myers has gone to
Norfolk. Va, to be with her mother.
Mrs. j. G.. Sawyer, who is critical
ly i'll there.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30

= .;,Hvc tur his cIrigy on the court
house lawn at the BIadcn county
courthouse.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-30

Incidentally. this corner hears that
after tbs defeat 81 Pass, they dug
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-11
Scandinavia Reports
 Peace Terms Signed
Continued From fase D

mus were repulsed, according to the cnmmunique.
 Eight Russian planes were shot down hy Finnish fire yesterday and the Russians, the communique said, bombed Rovaniemi, Kemijaervi, Kakisalmi, and Simola. The neigh borhoods of 2akkijaervi, Lahti, Kuovola and Hamina also were bombed.
 On the central front the Films said that Russian attacks near Ku- hrno and Salli weer repulsed.
 Prince Again Denied
 Stockholm, March II = tUP.)-- Finnish Foreign Minister w. A. Tanner, in a telephone converse ton from Helsinki, said that the Finnish peace delegation still was in Moscow.
 Tanner said that the Finnish par- lament's foreign affairs committee still was in session today flor pur- pose of receiving information" The Finnish foreign minister said that he would like to emphasize that many far-reaching rumors which have been circulated abroad in connection with the Moscow negotiations are not based on facts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-11
Politicians To Face
 mquisitiUe Mothers
Kiss For Baby May R:sult In Query On Perti- nent Affairs of State, Indebtedness, Service
 Charges, Etc.

bury, national committee member, and Miss Emily Louise plumley of Glenbrook, state director, of the Na- tional Consumers Tax Commission, a not. partisan and non-profit or1 ganization of women with units in about 5000 cities and towns throughout the country. National president is Mrs. Melville Muckle- stone of Chicago, former president of the American Legion Auxiliary.
 "Econonny like charity begins at home" Mrs. MuckleStone says, land we believe that our NCTC groups are performing genuine service by studying means of municipal bet- terInent as the first step in tax re. duction.
 we are encouraging the women to find out through friendly sur- veys the costs of services and ma terials in each locality and then to pass that information orl to the wo- men in other cities. We are con- fident that a comparison of costs and expenditures will point the way to many savings"
 Monthly Programs
 Mrs. Mucklestone explains that the NCTC is preparing monthly study programs designed to give members a better understanding of municipal operations. Accompany ing the programs, she says, are yardsticks for examining a city's financial soundness, and the effi- ciency of its departments such as police, fire and health.
 On the recommendations of local NCTC groups many mayors have appointed committees of represen- tative citizens, Mrs. Mucklestone announces, to look into the prices paid by other towns of like size for certain goods and services and to compare them in the hope of sav- ing the taxpayers money. These committees are also making com- parisons between cities as to costs of operating various departments, she adds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-11
WASHINGTON IS
 VERY RETICEN1
(Continued from Page D


  ambassadorial rank; Steinhardt's and unusual activities in Moscow; repeated reports from several Euro pean capitals that the aid of the United States government was being or would be sought in efforts to oh- tain a cessation of hostilities; the adroitness of President Roosevelt and most other administration offic- Aals in parrying all questions con- corning this governments present or prospective role aS a peacemake1 have served to increase the belief here that considerable activity in behalf of peace is going on. Little Chance For Peace
 In the face of this indicated acc tivity, officials here profess to be- neve that little chance exists now for a negotiated peace. There ap- peared to be no basis for deterInin- Ing whether this was their real belief, or whether it might be sim- ulated opinions permitted to "leak'' out to divert attention from efforts there might exist, even now, some hope for peace.
 The latter possibility appeared to be strengthened by Chairman Key Pullman of the Senate Foreign Re- lations Committee, who proposed in radio speech that 30-day truce be declared while neutral nations make concerted effort to restore peace.
 Pittman only recently returned from holiday in Florida and 1t was believed he had conferred with state department officials before making his talk. They failed to comment but 1t was promptly labeled @ "trial balloon" by some administration officials. ....
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-11
BRITAIN, ITALY
 SETTLE DISPUTE
(Continued from Page D

Italian officials, Chamberlain said.
 The ships, IA in all, were seized last week but is was announced Saturday that the vessels and their cargoes had been ordered released as result of agreement by Italian authorities not to attempt to trans- port any more German coal to Italy by sea.
 In a statement regarding the Italo- British coal controversy, Chamberlain told Commons that agreement with Italy had been reached on March 9.
 Misunderstanding
 Tt now appears that instructions issued by Italian authorities for some vessels to sail after March de- spite our announcement of March 1 as the date after which control would be exercised was based on a misunderstanding" Chamberlain said.
 Recognizing the misunderstand- ing, the British government agreed to releases the ships with their car- goes. On the other hand, the Italian government has undertaken that the remainder of Italian coal ships now in ports will leave in ballast and no further Italian cargo ships will be sent to those ports to load coal.
 T do not doubt that there will be genuine satisfaction of this country with regards to a solution or what might have been troublesome dis pute by the application to the prob lem of common sense and good will
 In conclusion Chamberlain said that 1t may be hoped that the way now has been opened for resumption of negotiations between the two countries for furtherance of trade to our mutual advantage"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-11

erful guarantee of future independ. ence.
 Blow to Allies,
 Such an outcome of the war in the far north would be severe blow for the allied countries. Some military experts have believed that 1t might even be of decisive importance in the western European war because it. would open the danger of German and Russian domination of the Scan- dinavian states, relieve the Reach of any fear that the allies might later attack from the north and permit the Soviets to devote themselves to providing supplies that might enable Germany to break the allied block. ade.
 The end of the war in Finland in the present circumstances also might injure allied prestige in other parts of Europe, including the Balkans, and thus further enable the Nazis to overcome the British blockade of German sea lines. In addition to Scandinavian supplies, including Swedish iron ore, the Germans would be in a position to redouble their de- rnands for Rumanian oil and other resources from the southeast on 8 scale that might eventually bear out their claims that the Reich is "blockade proof" May Be Drawn In
 But if the Moscow peace negotia- tions fail, 1t appeared certain that the war north would be tremendously intensified and increase the chances that the Scandinavian countries would be drawn into the conflict. It also would mean an immediate in- crease in allied aid to Finland, which has been limited 50 far only because Britain and France have been frus- trated by geographical and political considerations in attempting to help the Films.
 One other important, factor was the attitude of the Finnish army which has been fighting strongly against the Russians. There were in- dications despite the Helsinki censor- ship that the military leaders would accept only much milder terms than the Russians have been reported of fering. Elsewhere In Europe
 Elsewhere in Europe developments were largely on the diplomatic front while the battleflelds continued corn- paratively quiet.
 In the house of commons British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced that a misunderstood ing" had been responsible for the seizure of Italian ships carrying Ger. man coal from Holland to Italy last week. The ships were released last Satuday after Italy had said that there had been mistake on the part of Italian officials regarding the date for seizures and had agreed that in the future no more Italian ships would call at Dutch ports for Ger man coal.
 In Rome, the visit of Ribbentrop to Fascist Premier Benito Mussolini lost some of its importance as a re- suit of settlement of the British Italian controversy but greatest in- terest attached to the Nazi foreign minister's visit to Pope Plus because of the pontiff's past criticism of Na1 aggression in Czechoslovakia and Po- land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-11
Peace Will Put Allies
 In Hard Predicament
Continued From Page D

ence of Sumner Welles with King George and British government lead CTS; the significant visit of NaSi For eign Minister Joachim Won. Ribben- trop to Pope Plus at Vatican City; and spread of sea warfare to Ameri- can waters where the German steamship Hanover was scuttled of Puerto Rico after being intercepted by a British warship within the American neutrality zone.
 Most interested were the Scan- dinavian states, where the Swedish parliament was reported studying a broad guarantee of Finland's future independence.
 Other Countries In It
 Sweden, Norway and Denmark were believed to be considering par ticipation in such a guarantee in event peace is achieved and there were indications that Germany or Italy both might be asked to partici- pate. Furthermore, the Swedes were believed likely to aid Finland in bol- stering a great wall of Notifications across the gateway between Russia and Scandinavia as a still more pow