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Evening star., 1940-01-21

On Monday, congressional leaders
conferred with President on matter, but
guarded well the course of their discus
Sions.
On Tuesday, Chief Executive wrote to
Capitol Hill following sophistry: There
Is without doubt In the United States
great desire for some action to assist
Finland to finance the purchase of agri-
cultural surpluses and manufactured
products, not including implements Of
war"
Until then there had been no Finnish
request nor any apparent need Of Baltic
nation for additional non-mintary aid;
one Export-Import non-military loan Of
$4,000 900 being already available while
Hoover committee approaches $1,000, 900
mark in civilian relief contributions.
In his letter, President also warned
against creating precedents for EXTEND
ing large credits to other European
states; concluded by proposing expan-
sion Of Export-Import Bank credit
facilities.
On Wednesday, Senate Banking Com
mittee discussed issue with Federal Loan
Administrator Jones,
Finnish Loon stalled question of
StoIemoted until next Wednes-
day. Meanwhile,
proponents of immediate and unre-
stricted aid to Firms attempt to effect
compromise.
Noted on Thursday was plea Of Fin
lands President Kallio that Americans
speed anti-aircraft guns and defense
planes.
On Friday President Roosevelt re-
ceived, and yesterday made public.
pleased acknowledgement Of Pope Plus
XII at appointment of Myron c. Taylor
as representative to Vatican.
Sadly, and somewhat graphically.
Catholicism's Holy Father wrote that
there seems slight probability Of i'm
mediate success (for peace eforts) SO
long as the present state of the opposing
forces remains essentially unchanged"
Mulling over defense needs Of Nation,
congressional committees heard Admiral
Stark, chief of naval operations, esti-
mate that $2,27e 900 900 will be required
for naval construction by
Notionol 1915; heard Secretary Of
n.e.,... War Woodring describe
small but perfect Army
in being" sufficient to give Nation voice
of authority in behalf of peace; heard
Chairman Vinson Of House Naval Affairs
propose $500, 900 900 cut In 81, 900, 900 900
1941 fleet expansion program.
While legislators and armchair
bosses talked, Army and Navy held joint
maneuvers on Pacific Coast and in Car
ibbean zone.
Already working near top speed. Amer
ican aviation industry heard with in
terest that allied buying mission has
discussed with Government officers here
possibility of tripling immediate orders
for fighting planes-placing cash on line
for 5000 ships and accessories.
AS If to prove that Europe has no cor
ner on worlds insanity, II members Of
anti-semitic Christian Front" got them
selves arrested in New York last week
for plotting to kill flock Of Congress-
men and overthrow the Government.
Evening star., 1940-01-21

1--WE will burn our houses and our
forests.
I'VE will destroy our towns and our
industries, and what we leave for the
Russians will be cursed by Nature" /"
Breaking loud and long silence, Mos
COW last week ridiculed continuing re-
ports of Soviet slaughters, claimed Red
casualties for Finnish campaign hardly
exceeded 900.
Only flurries Of fighting were reported
in Western Europe, but for few anxious
days early In week 1t seemed that Nazis
again were poised to sweep in Belgium
and Holland.
To meet threat, British and French
temporarily Cancelled army leaves: Dutch
and Belgians hurried haf-mobilized
forces back to frontier posts. With esti-
mated million men mustered to imme-
diate defense of two tiny neutrals, and
allied spokesmen declaring more fatty
than ever that their armies would hasten
to aid If Nazis overstepped Dutch-Bel-
gian borders, there was left no possibility
of surprise element in any German at
tack. Scornfully, Berlin said whole scare
was figment of allied imagination.
But from Washington, John Cudahy.
newly-appointed Ambassador to Belgium,
received orders to proceed at once from
his former post of Dublin to his new one
at Brussels.
Evening star., 1940-01-21

Scandinavian acceptance and temporary
easing Of this particular strained situa-
ton.
But this undoubtedly will not be an
end to Swedish-Soviet delicacies as
Stockholm government feels constant
pressure for closer collaboration with
Firms and for leadership in formation
of Northern Countries Defense League.
With increasing difficulty. exponents Of
strict Swedish neutrality have resisted
moves to line nation up in positive FASH
ion with Films.
And Is years to the day since first
German Zeppelin droned over London to
loose bombs on great city-world's in
itiation into new kind of warfare Royal
Air Force celebrated on Thursday by
raiding Nazi naval bases at Sylt and
Helgoland.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
At Sea

Most severe naval loss suffered by
British since sinking of Rawalpindi more
than month ago was admitted by Lon
don admiralty last week.
With grim lack of adornment official
announcement said "His Majesty's sub
marines, the Seahorse, the Undine and
the Starfish, have failed to return to
their base or to report.
These three vessels had been engaged
In particularly hazardous service, and
the admiralty fear they must now be
regarded as having been lost"
Evening star., 1940-01-21

ROBERT H. JACKSON.
He bdcame the Nations chief
legal officer Uhen Frank Murphy
noued from the Department OF
Justice to the Supreme Court.
Underwood Photo.
ministration had hopes Of installing the
new cabinet member in the Governors
chair at Albany a year ago, but that
didn't take; now there are reports
that he is the administrators choice
for the Democratic vice presidential
nomination should the top place go to
a candidate who is not so satisfactory.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
In Air

age Soviet flyers last week, at least not
to point of keeping them grounded.
In what was described as heaviest
aerial attack since their war began, Red
planes early in week roared simultane-
ously over nearly dozen Finnish COM
munities, left fires raging in virtually
all. Some 300 bombs were reported
launched at Rajamaki, as many more in
four-hour assault upon Helsinki; Hanko,
Turku and Viipuri were other cities suf-
fering.
For their part, Firms claimed effective
use of bombers and fighting planes
against Bolo land forces, declared dozen
Russ ships had been brought down. Red
communicates claimed like casualties
among Finnish aerial fighters.
Among other factors, activities of
Soviet airplanes have contributed to ten
sion between Moscow and Scandinavian
capitals. Last Sunday Red planes in
tentionally or otherwise dropped bombs
on Kallak Islands, Swedish; previously
they had violated Norwegian air juris-
diction. Deeply perturbed at whole
Baltic situation, Scandinavian states pro-
tested these violations.
Despite Soviet contentious that Nor
way and Sweden have been unneutral In
their favors to Finland, Moscow made
surprisingly apologetic reply to Oslo
Stockholm protests: were rewarded by
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Domestic

Bewildering bumbling, plus sly politi-
cal sabotage, brought week of no prog
ress in direction Of extending material
American aid to beleaRuered Finland.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Review of 10th Week of War
By John C.. Henry.

Bitter cod seemingly all world
mate the western
lands and continued Russian their
Evening star., 1940-01-21

American transatlantic airmail during
stop at Bermuda. Pan-American Air
lines. operators Of clipper service, pre-
pared to omit Bermuda stop, make sim
gle Jump from United States to Azores.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27
20 YEARS AGO TIT f4r EMPIRE IN :
DECEMBER 27, 1920

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POLITICAL OHAFF

The quiet parleys under way be- tween Minnesota Farmer-Laborites and Democrats do not contemplate a fusion of the two parties, but a working alliance aimed at putting a single liberal ticket in the field against the COP in 1942 Intimates of Governor Stassen are predicting that he will run for third term two years hence as part of his am- bition to try for the presidency in 1944 Representative Estes Kefauver, young Tennessee first 1ermer, is being boosted by former Representative John Dempsey ol New Mexico for the place he vacat- ed on the Dies Committee Kansas COP leaders, seeking to learn why Willkie ran so well ir the State while Governor Rather nearly was defeated, claim they have discovered that the Willkie Clubs quietly traded off Rather for Will kie support.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27

sengers that death was 'the most beautiful adventure in lfe.n F & a$M 1
 The Actors Fund thereafter became the great interest of Daniel Frohmans life And many were the stunts by which he enriched its coffers In 1920 he called "the happest day my life' the occasion when George M. Conan turned in check for $100O0O to the fund When New Years Eve fell on Sunday at the end of 1922 Frohman got the ban on Sunday theaters lifted and the fund benefited from the only play Broadway that night In 1926 the benefit took the form of dinner at which the guests paid $l ,00044 each. The cents for the food; the dollars for the fund
 Despite the stage-sruck atmosphere in which he reared, Frohman for time headed for newspaper career A few years after the family moved to New York he had to find job and landed as copy boy on the New York Tribune then under the editorship of Horace Greeley. At a 1888 dinner to another Tribune veteran. Frohman disclosed that most of his working hours on Park Row devoted to running copy from Greeley's desk to the composing room and back again. The noted editor scrawled his trenchant thoughts in hand which few of the compositors could make out and most of the copy had to be returned to him for translation On occasion Frohman recalled Greeley looked at the manuscript and exclaimed: oh, wrote that several hours ago-f can't even read it myself-tel them to forget about tl"
 From 1874 to 1879 he travelled about the country as advance man" for touring stage companies He visited every night stand in America with paste buckets and bills, occasionally sticking three sheet" upside down Ito make it more conspicuous" as he explained to his puzzled troupers. Routes in the west still travelled by stage and of the remote settlements could be reached only on horseback. There few adventures with wild animals and Indian two also.
 In his dealings with players and authors Frohman occasionally had his difficulties but there rarely was bitterness Hhis production of "The Prince and the Pauper" led Mark Twain to start a law suit against him, which the humorist won But while pending, plaintiff and defendant blithey played pool together nightly at the Players Club
 Daniel Frohman will be remembered, on Broad way and off, of the most interesting of Americans
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27
BRITISH DAMAGE

Confidential military estimates o1 Nazi bombing damage to Great Bri- tain are that the British industrial production has fallen eff about 90 per cent Ws
 While this is very serious crimp in the output of British planes anti-aircraft guns and shells, it is not as bad as the pictures of shat tered Bristol, Coventry, and South ampton would indicate.
 Reason damage to British indus trial production has not been great CT is (1sD that the British more than year ago began scattering their plants in small units through out Scotland and northern Eng land, which are hard to locate and hard to hit after they are To- cated; (2) that those big. plants which do remain are protected with a virtual forest of anti aircraft guns.
 Thus, although terrific damage was done to Coventry, most of it was in the residential and business part of the city not so much in the industrial areas. Apparently the Germans are aware of thiS,- but have
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27
ELECTION POsT-MORTEM

Four leaders in the recent presi- dential battle had a frank post mortem while waiting to testify be- fore the grand jury impaneled by District Attorney Maurice Milligan to investigate campaign contribu- 6ions.
 The group in the anteroom con- sisted of Oren Root, one- time Under Secretary of the Treasury, and Lew is Douglas, former Budget Director, who organized the Democrats for Willkie; and Gene Casey, executive director of the Roosevelt Wallace National Committee for Agricul- ture
 Casey asked Root, how many votes would you say my organiza- ticn swung to Willkie?"
 I'd say good many There is no question that your Willkie Clubs brought in lot of people who or dinarily don't take part in politics. But the question is whether their number offset the thousands of reg ular Republicans whom your clubs antagonized. My opinion is that the net was against you" T estimate. broke in dapper Hanes, that John L. Lewis speech gained million and half votes for Willkie." (The Democrats for Willkie Committee said it put up the 45,000 for the Lewis broad cast)
 Maybe so.' said Casey, but I 1 think the net result was a big loss for Willkie. You forgot that for years the COP had been painting Lewis as sinister and dangerous figure. Then suddenly the farmers and others found this man, whom the COP had convinced them was bad medicine. in bed with the Re- publican standard bearer. That did not help Willkie. Lewis speech cost you people millions of votes
 T agree with Casey" quietly ob- served Douglas. The net result of the speech definitely was minus. It lost lot more votes than it won"
 Yes" grinned Casey, it was not that they loved Roosevelt more but Lewis loss"
 NolE-Casey's committee, wind
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STORIES ABOUT DANIEL FRoHMAN

Daniel Frohman storied Broadway producer who died yesterday startled newspaper editors two years ago by writing his obituary and sending copies to all city desks in New York accompanied by the note: T enclose an article for your mortuary de- y4rtment. As may soon pass away, you may want taese facts Reporters hurried to his office and found him lounging in a leather chair smoking one of his huge cigars and feeling as fit as can be" The obituary, he explained had been dashed of in a spirit of hepfulness.
 AS long ago as 1912 Frohman had retired and written his memoirs. He reading new play on May T, 1915, when word came that his brother Charles had gone down with the torpedoed Lusi- tania off the coast of Ireland, assuring fellow pas-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27
LOOK and LEARN S%y C GORDON

l. What is the oldest of 9 In what famous g. What letters following of the King
 
 4 On what Twelfth Night? D. For what the island
 ANSWERS:
 l. Polo played a least 0yearsa 9 "Ivanhoe" by g. Rex, meaning King, meaning 4 The evening of January concluding o Christmas festivities. 5 AS the birthplace Napoleon Bonapae
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27
HOROSCOPE "The stdrs incline
 but do not compe"
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28

Benefic aspects dominate today, although there are strongly adverse planetary influences. Good news may be expected regarding nation al progress. Labor is under fortu- nate direction of the stars.
 Heart and Home: Writings of all kinds are well directed by the stars today which is suspicious for letters of thanks for Christmas gifts, and even for love missives. 1t is lucky date for entering into new business connections or for signing contracts. Under this sway it is wise not to make decisions af- fecting business, although there are good signs for the average family income in the new year. Not an suspicious configuration for meet ing persons of opposite sex, as criticism may rule.
 Business Affairs: The outlook for 1941 is most favorable for trade in the United States. Large con- tracts for war needs are prognos- ticated and Canada will continue to be a reliable customer. Secret inventions are to contribute to the efficiency of airplanes Ar mored ships are to prove invulner- able. Chemists are to contribute greatly to national preparedness. Again women will be in demand for mems jobs
 National Issues: The Philippines will command an unusual share of attention in Congress through the next session when Island poli- ticians foresee perils in future in- dependence. The United States Navy will be welcomed, as developments in the Axis plans affect the Jap- anese with overconfidence. State- hood for Hawaii will be a question for heated discussion. Our nation al legislators will have plenty to do through the first part of the l941 session.
 International Affairs: In contra diction to assurances by General Petain, France is to have a winter of many disappointments and hu- miliations. Industries have been regulated to an extent which will be seriously detrimental Many. na- tional organizations will be dis solved. The loss of French colonies will add to the general sense If defeat
 Persons whose birthdate 1t is have the augury of year of suc- cess and development. Sentimental perils are indicated and circum- spection is recommended.
 Children born on this day prob- ably will be keenly intelligent, yer satile and talented Many subjects of Capricorn have extraordinary use of the hands.
 Copyright, 1940)
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WELCOME SNOW

There is much to be said against It brings slippery walking and driving. It is some thing you track into the house and leave in dirty footprints carpets and floors It makes motorists wreStle with those most exasperating of all devices, tire chains It delays traffic and causes accidents. And it fingers on in the form fgray dispiritng slush to make your feet wet and cold for days afterward
 But these are disadvantages which are impressed upon us in mid-January later, when there is nothing we would rather than green grass and budding But after spring has come, and sum- mer and then it is fall again, we have forgotten the disagreeable features of snow
 There is the entrancing quality of novelty about the first real snow of the season. We remember that only yesterday swimming, or playing tennis or golf-and here it is wnter So there is some thing festive about the first fall of snowflakes It suggests the delights of New Years and of the Christmas season, which Juneaus present just missed.
 At least until the first of the year, snow is a build-up of atmosphere for holiday Afterward it tends to be a monotonous nuisance. There is then no holiday to provide atmosphere for nothing more to look forward to-except, perhaps the last snow
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decided to continue raining death and destruction on residential and business areas in an effort to shake British morale So far it has not been shaken.
 Far more serious is the damage to British navy yards. These cannot be broken up into small units, and they have been so heavily damaged that the repair of British shipping is very materially retarded. In many cases, British warships have been repaired at sea.
 This, plus the tremendous in- crease in the sinking of merchant vessels, is what makes the Britih shipping plight so desperate at present.
 Copyright, l940, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, Incl
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iginal to round it out. But then he went on to make it clear that personally he was opposed to using the Defense Commission as labor act enforcement agency. The for mer General Motors head held that output is the only consideration and it is not up to the Commission to be concerned about labor law vio- lations.
 Hillman, longtime head of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, in- sisted that the Commission, as one branch of the Government, could not consistently do business With law violators under fire by another branch of the Government. Also that. labor had the right to demand that recipients Of defense orders be required to abide by the laws of the land
 Most of the other commissioners took a middle position, which can Dt SuiiAicu uP ao ou3i'oA LtilS iAiil- man wherever it is possible to ob- tain the needed supplies without dcing business with a labor act vio- lator N+
 No final decision en the Ford crder was reached at the meeting. But Hillman clearly is not through with the auto maker or the labor issue, and probably will take both matters directly to Roosevelt.
 NOTE-fTie National Labor Rela- ticns Board has rendered six deeis- ions against Ford, cne Of which al- ready has been upheld by United States Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27
Hoist by Own Plane
(New York TimeS)

A revolution of great moment is the one pro- duced by the airplane in the life and thought of the German people. For the first time in 125 years the German people at home finding out what looks like. For half century after Waterloo the German lands not involved in Begin ming in 1864 Germany entered upon a series of wars of conquest of which the last one is under way These wars have all been fought-until few months ago-on foreign soil, with the exception of the Rus sian invasion of East Prussia early in the last World War; 1t in month
 But the British bombers over Germany have brought war home to the German people. The new weapon which was to give Hitler a Blitz victory namely, the airplane-has actually destroyed the immunity which Germanys home population has enjoyed in all earlier
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27
DIES BLACKLIsTEn

Representative Martn Dies, who has done 8 lot Of blacklisting, has himself been put on blacklist.
 He has been barred from taking out any books from the Washington Public Library because of refusal to pay fine of 80 cents for keeping books beyond the two-weeks period. The wordy Texan withdrew They Shall Not Want and T Went to Pitt College" and the Library had very difficult time getting the books back.
 After repeated requests Dies fi-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27

ing up the campaign with that political rarity, money in the bank, plans to continue to operate Head quarters will be transferred from Chicago to Indianapolis and provide vigorous support for Democratic Congressmen in farm districts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27

nally returned them. But he re- fused to pay the small fine impos- ed, at the rate of two cents day, for his tardiness. Making no ex- ception to its rules, the Library thereup placed him on its blacklist until he pays up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27
F'ODANis LlluOlIiL ROBERTA LEE

@ If engagement is then broken all to the rapes?
 A. Yes if desired this S sometimes
 O. When hostess bridge she apologize or make some kind of excuse?
 A. No; it is
 What a affair?
 A. A simple evening
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN a intensive Instead of saying She such pretty girl She pretty girl"
 OFTEN MIsPRoNoUNCED: Pojectle Pronounce last syllable TILL TILE
 OFTEN MISSPELLED: Bethlehem:
 SYNONYMS Neutral (adjective) impartial nonpartsan
 WORD STUDY: Use word three increase vocabulary ABSTRUSE; difficult Mlman
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27
Doughboy's
 Dictionary

(By AP FEATURE SERVICE Cough Mixture-Poison gas. Company X-Guard house. Cuttin' Out--Make an error. Dogface-Soldier.
 Crawl-Scold
 Drive the Generals Car Drive the garbage wagon. A DumbjOhn-West Point cadet. Dummy-Bread.
 Dust Disturbers-Infantrymen. Finnegan-Army cot.
 The Daily Alaska Empire .las the largest paid circulation ofvany AL aska newspaper. Try a classified ad in The Empire.
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! farmer, S6, Hikes
 40 Miles 10 Grange

BANGOR, Me, Dec. 27. = Mark L. Howard 68, hiked through deep snow from Montville to Bangor 40 miles-to attend the Maine
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27

Dispatches from Athens quote the newspaper Acropois suggesting that the Nobel Peace Prize be awarded to Italy since her fleet Is always in hiding despite claims of great victories"
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grange sessions.
 For seven years he's been strid- ing from Montville to state grange meetings, no matter where they have been held. He owns an auto mobile but likes to see the scen- cry.
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famous doctor says that the first day of a human life is the most dangerous. Until he told differently, we'd been thinking that the last day was the most dangerous