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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26,


 After the early morning hours his should be a fortunate day to those who dwell on land, but there is an evil portent for ships. The planets most potent in their in- fluence upon women seem to pres age anxiety regarding members of their families. There are benefic aspects governing the relations of capital and labor For the busi- ness world the configuration is promising.
 Heart and Home: This should be first rate shopping day Adver- Using is under a sway that promis- eS to attract buyers. Changes in the summer fashions will require generous expenditures by those who like to be modish. Conservative in- fluences will eliminate carelessness in dress, although slacks and shorts will be worn as uniforms among women
 Business Affairs: Financiers will now watch the European war with even more tense interest than previously, as vast sums of money are wasted in the human conflict destroying many historic cities. The seers have long warned that inter- national banking will be put to supreme tests, and they declare that all nations will be impover- ished if the war continues through l941 This is read as the test year for civilization.
 National Issues: The Middle west will take a special interest la pushing candidates for nomina- lion for President. Indiana comes under a portent that seems tc promise success for a Democratic favorite son, bu the will encounter bitter opposition which may enc in success. Financial problems vii. be of foremost interest in thS minds of the people who will re- gard the national debt with ex. lreme fear sharpened by published propaganda.
 International Affairs: AS peace pleas multiply under the comDinec efforts ot many nations supported by the head ia great church or anization human welfare L weighed against mass murder, anc the world begins to realize the peri uo all civilized peoples. There is { sign read as presaging the deatl of a man who wields tremendous power ior evil. Supporters of z warning dictator are to be elimin. Atea, thus weakening the force. of evil.
 Persons whose birthdate it i nave the augury of year of steady progress. Certain men will travel Gain through speculation IS indi cated
 Children born on this day proo ably will be just in all their deal ! lngs, mentally wel-balancad ana 1 generally fortunate They will sue, ceed through theiI own effo. ts.
 Copyright, 1940)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24
LOOK and LEARN
By A. C. Gordon

1. What are the three most im- portant crops in America? 2. Who said, T am not a Vlr- ginian but an American? 3. What is meant by the Holy Scroll?
 4. How is the date for Easter Sunday determined? 5. Which extends farther north, Mexico or Florida?
 ANSWERS 1. Corn. wheat, and cotton. 2. Patrick Henry.
 :. The Ten Tournaments. 4. It is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or follow ing March 21.
 5. Mexico.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24

Mindful of the fact that the Russians observed Staln's birthday by bombing Finnish hospitals, we imagine the Soviet high command had quite time deciding upon some appropriate action for Valentine Day such as machine -gunning Cupid.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24

Mohandas K. Gandhj the Hindu Nationalist was married when he 13 years old. No wonder John Bull has found him toughy to deal with!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24

"If' may not be very long word but it's the most powerful one in the language wherever Demo- crats gather to discuss this years candidate for President
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24
WOMEN OF MOOSE

Are requested to attend funeral services of Samuel Rosenberg at Charles w. Carter Mortuary Sun-
 day afternoon at o'clock. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24

state, has the longest coast line of any state in the un- ion, more than 5000 miles. The Atlantic coast line is 1,773 nau- tical miles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24
DEAN RICE RECEIVES
 WORD THIS MORNING
 OF BR0THER'S DEATH

Dean c. b. -l-ce of Trinity Ca thedral, received word this morning of the sudden death of a brother, George w. Rice, in Seattle.
 MT. Rice was 72 years of age and had been a resident of the Queen City for AT years. He was unmar- ried.
 Leaving tomorrow on the Canad- ian Pacific steamer Princess Louise Dean Rice will go to Seattle to at tend to funeral arrangements.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24
OO YEARS AGO LO From THE EMPIRE
FEBRUARY 24, 1920

Juneau members of the Ameri- can Legion, the organization of ex-service men, were to watch with interest, the Legion's efforts to get laws through Congress which would aid the war veterans to colonize lands in the Middle West and Western states.
 According to an article published in a Tacoma newspaper, William R. Rust, Tacoma capitalist, and one of the owners of the famous Chichagof mine, near Juneau, was one of the members of the board of directors of the Sigesbee- -Humph- cry Pacific Company. which was to put a fleet of ships plying be- tween Tacoma and the Orient.
 Harley J. Turner returned here on the Princess Mary after hlr- ried trip to San Francisco. He returned to his duties at the B M. Behrends, Inc, Company.
 Miss M. Fletcher arrived on he Princess Mary from Vancou- yer, B. C., and was to remain here visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. H. Partridge.
 Miss Mabel Peterson, an experi- snced milliner, arrived here on the City of Seattle from Seattle to nave charge of the millinary de- partment of Goldstein's Emporium.
 Dr. L. s. Sloane, City and Ter ritorial Health Commissioner, re- ported that five new cases of in- fluenza had been reported.
 Paul Peterson, master mechanic for the Alaska Juneau Gold Min ing Company, left on the Admiral Watson for Seattle.
 Weather: highest 39, lowest 35, clear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
ACTIVITY REPORTED
 IN EGYPT
British and Italian Forces Drawing Each Other
 Into Battles

CAIRO, Oct. 21.-Renewed activ- ity by the Italians in the western district was reported this morning by the British High Command in Egypt. The Italian operations were described as probing expeditions in tended to test out the strength of the British in western Egypt.
 One Italian column was said to have moved eastward about 10 miles along the coast road from Sidi Bar rani where it had pitched camp. British mobile artillery and armored units were reported to be harassing the Fascist encampment
 Another Italian force consisting of 200 truckloads of infantry, protected by a fleet of 30 tanks, approached the Libyan border on the plateau south of the coast and the British said this force advanced until it came within range of British artil- lery, then returned across the Li- byan border without firing a shot. Several of the Italian truck were reported to have been crippled by British shell fire.
 Meanwhile the British Air Force in Egypt and East Africa intensified it's attacks on Italian naval and mili- tary establishments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
Du(k Hunter :.
  Loses Life
 On 5fikine
John Kinsth Dragged Over Board by Line When
 Throws Anchor Out

WRANGELL, Alaska, Oct. 21.- John Kinsch, 33, of Wrangell, was drowned last Saturday while hunt ing on the Stikine River duck flats.
 Kinsch was on boat owned by Fred Wigg and had gone out on deck to throw the anchor over in a shallow slough.
 It is the belief Kinsch's foot got caught in the anchor line as it was thrown overheard and he was drawn overheard, hauled in the water and held there before skip per Wigg could reach him and re- cease hls hold.
 This is the first fatality on the famed Stikine Flats this season.
 Kinsch was a stepson of s. N Harvey, well known boat builder of Wrangell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
Sting Ndzi Land by Drop ping Explosives al One
 Hundred a Minute HIGH COMMAND ADMITS HEAVY DAMAGE IS DONE
Ita Han Com munique Claims Civilians Killed,
 Others Are Wounded
(By ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Great Britains intensified aerial counter offensive Sunday night and early this morning was marked by 100 bombs minute that stung Nazi land and caused the Germans to complain of outright terror" of the method of the Royal Air Force bombers.
 The RAF pounded Berlin, north ern Germany and even northern Italy.
 Tromsoe Attacked
 The RAF also bombed German held invasion ports and the German seaplane base at Tromsoe. Nor way. in the Arctic Circle. One report is that the RAF spot ted many large craft leaving Ger man occupied ports on the English channel and made surprise raid sinking several vessels and sending the others scurrying back, some limping from the effects of the bombs.
 Waves Of RAF
 The Berlin High Command ad- mits the RAF bombs killed many civilians and wounded others, as- serting that British warplanes, strik- ing in several waves, destroyed one large apartment building in West Berlin and showered incendiary and high explosive bombs on other sec- tions in Berlin's frs tair raid in five nights.
 Nazi BOmbers in Raid
 The German High Command as- serted NaZi bombing squadrons dropped 800 tons of bombs on Great Britain in one "A hour period over the weekend.
 Italy Bombed
 Rome reports eight persons were killed and IS wounded by British
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
Elm bassy Of
 U.5.Dan,aged
 In Air Raid
Windows Blasted Out of Building in Cenfer of
 London $ West End

LONDON. Oct. 2l. - Windows were smashed in the big United States Embassy building on Gros- venor Square during recent Nazi raid, but the red brick, white trimmed Colonial structure is not badly damaged.
 No member of the Embassy staff suffered injuries as the result of the bombing.
 British censors finally gave per- mission to tell about the incident.
 A German plane laid stick Of bombs across the big square of London's fashionable West End and one bomb demolished house and d maged two others across the square. The explosion of this bomb blew in a few windows of the En- bassy.
 Another bomb failed to explode immediately but dug itself deep in a pit about 50 feet from the front door of the Embassy and went off a few hours later and blasted more windows of the Embassy and hurled soil and stones on the roof and against the front wall. The inside was not damaged.
 The spokesman said: We are still open for business"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
SIX DEAD
 IN CRASH
 OF PLANE
Graft CirtIing Pdrdehutist EntangIes in Lines
 PIunges to Earth

MARIANNA, Arkansas, Oct. 2l.- The Civil Aeronautics Authority to- day planned to investigate a mid air accident in which six persons were killed when sightseeing plane became entangled in a stunt mans parachute at an air show and plung- ed 500 feet to the earth.
 The sightseeing plane, according to eye witnesses, was circling slowly around the descending parachutiSt, Paul Nalejava, 34, to give the pas sengers closeup view.
 The plane became entangled in the parachute lines when it sud- denly sloughed in the wind and plunged downward carrying the parachutist with it.
 George zorn, 30, was the planes pilot.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
EARLY DECLINES
 WILLkIE DEBATE
 FOR PRESIDENT
Roosevelt Says He Would Rather Speak in Brook
 Iyn than in Baltimore

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l. The President, Stephen Early, White House secretary said, is not accept ing Wendell Willkie's offer to share the auditorium with him at Bal timore on October 30
 Early said the President declared that rather than speak in Balti- more or Washington on that date, the President will probably speak at the Academy Music Hall in Brooklyn.
 Asked whether Roosevelt had any disposition to accept Willkie's chal- lenge to debate, Early remarked Tt was a public challenge" and then added to reporter in his press conference, If I were going to invite you to my home, I'd send you an invitation and don't think I'd send it if I knew you weren't coming"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
TO RECOGNIZE
 LEADERSHIP IN
 DRAFTEE RANKS
Order Is Issued by Head. quarters of Army-In-
 efficient Be 0usted

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. The Army General Headquarters in Washington has sent instructions to Army commanders to uncover and replace any inadequate leader ship which might develop in the new conscrlpt training program. The order said that the coming training program will necessarily reveal out standing leadership and this lead- ership will be recognized by prompt promotion. But added that made quate leadership must be uncov- cred and repla with equal promptness.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
Burma Road IsB Bombed,
 Japan Says
Important Bridges Report ed Destroyed-Mo!or
 Trucks Attacked

TOKYO, Oct. q. The Naval Ministry announced today that Jap anese naval planes again bombed the Chinese section of the Burma Road, doing heavy damage.
 The ministry said that the Jap anese fliers succeeded in sighting a number of bridges spanning deep gorges in Yunan Province, in spite of a heavy cloud bank. Several Of the bridges were said to have been destroyed.
 One motor convoy, consisting of scores of trucks loaded with muni- tions and other supplies for the Chiang Kai-Shek government, was sighted during the attack. The Jap anese said the trucks scattered in all directions to avoid being bombed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
NAzI STRENGTH IN RUmANIAT0
 BE KEPT SECRET
General DenidIs Made of Troop Movements and
 Newspapers Warned

BUCHAREST, Oct. 21.-Rumanian officials denied this morning that a full German Division had arrived at Ploesti in the Rumanian oil fields north of Bucharest
 The Rumanians also denied that 30 river craft had brought cargoes of armaments and military supplies to Rumania from Germany.
 Rumanian authorities explained that the denials had been evoked by reports published outside Ru- mania.
 Rumanian newspapers have been warned not to speculate on the strength of the Nazi forces now in stalled in Rumanian territory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
FORTS FOR
 NORTH ARE
 NOW URGED
Polar Explorer Siefdnsson Says Japanese Our
 Fear, Not Russians

SEATTLE, Oct. 2l.-Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Polar explorer, has ar rived here from the East enroute to Alaska to inspect the Territory's commercial airWays.
 Commenting on reported Russian fertilization of Big Diomede Island, Stefansson said the island is "noth- ing but a great bare rock which one of our cruisers could blanket with shells in no time at all.
 Besides the Polar explorer added, tits not Russia we have to fear. If any attacks come, they will come from Japan. We ought to fortify Alaska and make no secret of it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
Thousands fIeeH Homes
 From Flood
One Hundred Persons Are Drowned or Missinq-
 Property Damaged

VICHY, France, Oct. 21. = More than 100 persons are reported dead or missing and officials estimate the damage at 1000 100000 francs as the result of torrential rains and floods which forced thousands to flee from their homes in French Catalonia.
 Details of the weekend disaster became known in Vichy only today when telephonic communication with Perpignan, the capital city of the stricken region, was retored.
 Perpignan itself was evacuated as the swollen river let inundated the lower parts of the city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21

WASHINGTON-Wendell Willkie rang the bell when he asserted that the National Defense Commission needs reorganization. He said out loud what privately has been ar gued vigorously within Admins tration and Defense circles for a long time. Also, you can write tt down as move that is not dis tant.
 The need for reorganization is daily becoming more insistent' With the preliminary tasks of set ting up staffs, securing appropria tions, and clearing up contract problems out of the way, the Com mission now comes to grips with it's real job-mobilizing the nations industry for turning out arms, mu- nitions, planes, tanks, ships on a mass production basis, the key to Nazi military might.
 Judging from the tenor of be- hind-the-scenes deliberations, the reorganization plan favored is not along the lines recently rumored These were that the President was about to place the Commission un- der Chairman to boss all it's op- erations. One story had Leon Hen- derson, Price Control Commissioner slated for this place.
 This report is unfounded. Neither Henderson nor anyone else is being considered for Chairman because the creation of chairmanship k not contemplated. An entirely diff ferent plan is being discussed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
Taylor Is
 Named 10
 Com. Dept.
Chicago Banker Succeeds Edward Noble, Resign
 ed, Underseuefary

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.-Presi- dent Roosevelt has nominated Wayne Taylor, former Assistant Sec- retary of Commerce, as Undersecre- tary of Commerce to succeed Ed ward J. Noble, who has resigned.
 Taylor is Chicago banker.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
BREADpRI(E5
 UP IN RUSSIA

MOSCOW, Oct. 21.-The people of Moscow felt new punch on their living scale today when the govern ment-controlled bread prices were increased.
 Rye bread and dark wheat bread both were increased by Is kopeks a logerma Shortage of grain supplies is understood to be the reason for the price increase.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
CANADIANS IN
 ENGLAND NOW

LONDON. Oct. 21.-A contingent of artillerynen from Newfoundland arrived today at western British port. They were welcomed by the Newfoundland Trade Commissioner in London. D. J. Dawes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21

PIERRE, S. D.-Lake Madison hunters will shoot pheasants instead
 of ducks this fall. When the lake dried, pheasants thrived in the dense undergrowth. The Game and Fish Commission abandoned the ref uge and invited come and hunt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
EDGECUMBEs SOUTH

George Edgecumbe, owner of a Richardson Highway transportation outfit, passed through town today on the Yukon for the States with his wife.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
5friefIy
 Informal

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 21. - No engraved invitations does Fred Bauer, ST. issue when he's throwing a party. He merely prepares re- freshment and entertainment. When it's all set he goes to his front porch and puffs away with bugle. Neigh bors in the mood for shin-dig come a-runnin'.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
COORDINATOR NELSON

As the Defense Commission IS now set up, each of the, seven Commissioners acts more or less independently in his own field. The only tie-up among them is infor- maj and confined chiefly to mat ters of general policy There IS 10 oreanized machinery to coordinate the agency's far-flung operations.
 Under the proposed revamplng, the members would continue 10 hold equal rank and be responsible for their individual spheres. But their activities would be coordin- ated through two major changes.
 William Knudsen, soft-talklng production wizard, would be re- lieved of all administrative burdens so as to concentrate his great tai-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
Direetor Dr. Dyksird Makes Announcement of Im-
 portant Event
BLUE CAPSULES WILL
 CONTAIN LITTLE SLIPS
Same Fish Bowl 10 Be Used as When Drafting Stdrt-
 ed in World War

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 The President will draw the first num- Der in the draft lottery at noon October 29, Dr. Clarence Dykstra, Draft Director, reported today
 The announcement was made af- ter conference with the Chief Executive in which he said the draw ing would be held at the Inter-De- partmental Auditorium adjacent to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-21
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Evening star., 1940-04-11
New u. .F.W. Local
Is Formed in F. H.A.

Formation of a new local in the
Federal Housing Administration was
announced today by the United
Federal Workers of America.
Officers of the local are w. b
6tansbury, president; James Corson,
vice president; Virginia Payne, Sec
reary, and Jack Kirman, treasurer
The new union branch is planning
an open meeting soon to acquaint
F. H. A. employees with the status
of the Ramspect bill.
Evening star., 1940-04-11
Quill Says {. |. 0.
Opposes Any Move
For U. 5. Entry in War
Transport Workers Head
Speaks at Mass MEETING
Of industrial Council

Members of the Congress for IN
dustrial Organizations oppose any
move to involve this country in the
: war In Europe, Michael j. Quill,
president of the Transport Work.
ers' Union, a G. I. o. affiliate, said
last night.
mo matter what happens" MIR.
: Quill declared, I'VE will not go over
seas to pull chestnuts out of the fire
for any imperialistic nation. We op-
pose war, no matter who started 1t,
who is in the right or what UNI
brella they used"
Referring to proposed amendments
to the Wagner act, he stated that in
order for the gentlemen of Wall
Street to drag us into war they must
first wreck the Wagner Act"
MIR. Quill spoke at mass meet
Ing Of the Washington Industrial
Union Council, local c. I. o. CO.
ordinating unit, held in the Central
High School auditorium.
Would Fight for Jobs.
''1f there is to be any war;" Mr..
Quill added, "let it be a war to send
America back to work. We hate
bloodshed. We want peace-peace
under the Wagner Act"
To amend the act in any way, he
said. would be to drive the American
working man back to "the dark
ages of industrial unionism."
Earlier, I. U. C. Secretary Craig
Vincent had introduced resolution,
which was unanimously adopted, re-
cording the councils opposition of
any and all of the proposed amend
ments to the Wagner act.
John T. Jones, president of the
Maryland-Distric of Columbia I.
U. c., who accused Representative
Mary Norton, chairman Of the House
Labor Committee, of having given
labor the sweet double-cross," de-
clared the c. I. o. does not propose
to let Congress amend the Wagner
Act. He urged his listeners to form
lobbies to that end and warned
that the c. I. o. would see to 1t
that Opposition" members of Con-
gress were not reelected.
Katz Reviews Aims.
Sidney R Katz, secretary-treas-
urer of the Maryland-District of Co.
iumbia I. U. c., termed the mass
meeting the coming of age of the
c. I. o. of Washington" He re-
MI hn oiv,oc nf f14 -
locally, stating that in the near fu-
ture there would be a representa-
tive of the c. I. o. on the Board
of Education, the Board of Public
Welfare and the D. c. Alley Dwell
ing Authority.
1.-THE G. I. o. intends to establish
itself as a Washington institution"
Mr.. Katz declared.
Representative Fries, Democrat, Of
Illinois, member of the House La
Dor Committee, warned that Con-
gress is set to scuttle labor's Magma
Charta" by amending the Wagner
act. Such action, he added, would
"do more harm and bring more
chaos than any other bill ever en-
acted"
Charles Houston, special counsel
for the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
spoke of the good done for his race
by the c. I. O., which, he said, has
brought more benefits to Negro la
bor in the past five years than have
accrued to 1t in all the past his
tory"
1.-The G. I. o. represents to me
what America can be-" Mr.. Houston
said.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-07-26
|Iowan FetedB By
II ortlander

Entertaining informally, Mrs
Williams Gaines and Mrs. Wfllil
Reed received complimentary foz
Mrs. Guy e. Greens Of De- Moines
Iowa. house guests Of Mrs. Reed
At the hom4 Of the former In N,
WINS. Ave. The honoree was In 9
green lace formal, blended beau
tifully with the pink organxa worn
by Mrs. Reed. likewise with the
peach net, red and green taffets
worn In order by Shirley nens
Reed, Maxine Brown and .ua Full
Ter. These girls assisted Mrs
Gaines at the reception table ele-
gantly appointed with modernistie
crystal and silver punch sets at
either end Of the lace drape table
with silver trays Of assorted cakes
candies. and nuts. White snapdra-
CONS annd four lighted tapers en-
HANGED and made more complete
the ensemble Mrs. Green left Fri
day for Los Angeles to visit her
brother Jessie A. Grave q movie
actor. having featured In several
recent pictures.