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Evening star., 1941-06-25

ton as head of the Exchange. Last
week he was rendered a special din
ner by a group of his Washington
friends and associates. He has also
been flooded with congratulations
on his election in the face of so
many strong candidates for the
position.
At the time of his election, New
York reports stated that his choice
was partly due to the fact that Wall
Street wanted a man who has been
high in Washington political life
and who might make more cordial
the relations between the exchange
and the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Tonlght'S dinner was arranged by
the Association of Stock Exchange
Firms. George M. Ferris, president
of the Washington Stock Exchange,
is among the invited guest and will
officially represent the organization.
Robert c. Jones will also be pres
ent from Washington financial dis
trict.
The program calls for one speech,
by Mr.. Schram, as short or as long
a S he cares to make it.
Wilkinson New Credit Officer.
George A. Wilkinson was elected
secretary treasurer and manager of
the Washington Association of
Evening star., 1941-06-25

French Oceania is increasing its
shipments of vanilla beans to
America.
Evening star., 1941-06-25

Approximate Soles of Stocks the NJ Y Stock Exchange
I1:00 AN 10000 1900 Noon $1,000 10000
100 Pm. ----- 100000 200 Pm. - 2S0000
Total Sales for day. 100000
Unit OF trading
In Dankruptcy recevershp bng reorgansed under
BANKRUPTCY Act. securities
Rates Of dividends the foresoins table
based the
toI Unless otherwise noted dividends
included
Elk dividends Ex rights Also
stock pad last Payable
80 far PAYABLE K ted
dividends paid or declared this
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Baltimore Quotations
Winnipeg Prices.

BALTIMORE, June rs lP,-Whest No
: red winter, garhcky, spot. domestic
l.05i7; June. l.O5la.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK June - Dividends De.
clared. Prepared by Fitch Publishing Co.
Pc Stk of Pay.
Rate. riod. record. able.
Evening star., 1941-06-12

put in the boiler room and near
misses shook the Ladybird like a
hound shaking rabbit. Severely
wounded men kept handing shells
up to the gunners, who continued to
fire until ordered to abandon ship.
Terror Attack Date Not Given.
The date of the attack on the
Terror was not disclosed, but it
presumably was some time ago.
The Terrors gunners forced their
attackers off before the monitor
finally was abandoned.
British warshipS picked up all
the Terror's officers and men. Only
one man was injured seriously. The
hulk of the monitor was still af1oat
nine hours after the German attack
and so British cruiser shelled her
to the bottom.
The Terror had come to Alexan-
dria from Malta where for months
her guns had aided in driving off
Italian raiders. Previously she had
been base ship at Singapore.
Shelled Bardia in January.
She and the Ladybird took part in
the final shelling of Bardia, Libya,
early in January, when the feet was
cooperating in the triumphal Of
fensive of British imperial land
forces into Libya.
The monitor normally carried 3l5
men and two 15-inch, high-angle
elevation guns; eight 4-inch pieces,
two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns and
10 smaller weapons. The Ladybird's
normal complement was 54 to SIS
men. She mounted two 6-inch guns.
one 3-inch anti-aircraft gun and 10
smaller pieces.
Capt. John Blackburn, who
brought the Ladybird from China
last summer, called the conduct of
his officers and men 'one of the
most magnificent displays of cour-
age and devotion to duty I have
ever seen"
With all guns except the forward
armament under water and with
flames sweeping about them and
eating on toward the magazine, he
said. the sailors asked:
Garry on, sir, please?"
Evening star., 1941-06-12
Willis in Hospital;
Condition Not Serious

Senator Willis, Republican, of In
diana, today was reported by Sibley
Hospital attaches as having spent
fairly good night" He was taken
from his home yesterday to the hos
pital for observation and treatment
of a gall bladder ailment.
His Office said the 65-year-old
Senator's condition was not serious
and that he planned to return to
his home in Angola, Ind, for a rest
as soon as he leaves the hospital.
Evening star., 1941-06-12
Allies Report Gain
Made by Six Columns
Driving Into Syria
R. A. F. Reports Damaging
Roids Carried Out on
AIeppo Airport
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 12.-British and
Free French forces, advancing in
six spearhead drives into French
inundated Syria and Lebanon, and
bearing promises of liberation, SOW
ereignty and protection against the
Axis, reported important gains in
all sectors today.
Of1icially, no place names or dis
tances were given and in the same
communique the high command &C
knowledged, as the British say, mis-
guided resistance to the Allied
forces.
"Misled by incorrect information
regarding the objects Of our pene-
tration, Vichy troops are offering
resistance in certain areas, obliging
us to use force to prevent obstruc-
ton to our advance" said the COM
munique, issued at Cairo.
When these troops have been
overrun, many have expressed SYM
pathy with the Allied object of pre-
serving Syria from German pene-
tration.
Six Columns Listed.
The campaign was represented by
these separate columns penetrating
the inundated lands: One force
based in Iraq, now threatening Ras-
El-Ain, on the Turkish border, on
its drive toward Aleppo, Northern
Syria; one curving scimitar- like up
the valley of the Euphrates River
from IraQ toward Aleppo; one shov-
ing along the oil pipe line from Iraq
toward Palmyra and three pushing
on Damascus and Beirut from Pales-
tine and Trans-Jordan to the south.
British imperial forces have
reached the ancient port of Sidon. 20
miles south of Beirut, while Free
French units are on the southern
outskirts of Damascus, informed
British sources said tonight in Cairo
In both sectors French opposition
Evening star., 1941-06-12

has been overcome, 1t was asserted.
Military dispatches to Cairo said
about half the defending forces thus
far encountered had gone over to
the Free French cause, but it was
stressed that the bulk of the Vichy
forces still had to come into action.
r. A. F. headquarters reported
damaging raids on the Aleppo Air
port-where the British say Ger
man planes are based-and on ship
ping IN Beirut Harbor Tuesday
night.
Bombs Fall on Aircraft.
At Aleppo, said the communique
issued at Cairo, bombs fell on air.
craft on the runways and on build
ings, causing many fires. At Beirut
one French plane was reported shot
down.
The communique said the r. A. F.
gave full support to our advancing
troops both by constant fighter
patrols and by reconnaissance
flights"
A Reuters British news agency
dispatch from Jerusalem today said
Haifa, chief port and oil center of
Palestine, and Alexandria, British
naval base on the Egyptian coast,
were raided by Axis planes early
today. Few casualties were re-
ported
Tel-Aviv, Jewish city on the
Palestine coast northwest of JeruSa-
lem, was raided heavily by Axis
planes last night, its first experience
Of air bombardment since the Ital-
ian bombing of September, 1910.
First reports said six perons were
killed and II wounded.
Air Base Is Seized.
One OF the units advancing toward
Aleppo already has seized the French
air base at Deir- -Ez-zor after driving
rs miles up the Euphrates Valley
from the Iraq frontier, press dis
patches from Turkey declared.
Dispatches from Vichy acknowl-
edged that British forces had crossed
the Syrian border from Iraq at Abou
Kemal, on the Euphrates, but failed
to say how deeply they had pene-
trated.
Official British sources had little
to say concerning operations on the
southern front, but the French de-
clared their troops were holding the
British and Free French at bay on
the outskirts of Damascus while
grudgingly yielding ground below
Beirut.
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that the United States gunboat
Panay was sunk in the Yangtze by
Japanese airmen.
The little boat was hit aft by the
first bomb in the Tobruk attack
which occurred May II and started
her downward plunge with her POM
pom and 6-inch guns blasting at
her attackers.
Six out of total of Al German
bombers attacking Tobruk shipping
droned out Of the glaring sun about
pm. to dump their bombs at the
g,lnboat.
Besides the hit aft. another bomb
Evening star., 1941-06-12

Many locomotives in Egypt have
been converted from coal to oil
burning.
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and train Passenger Representative.
All this at lowest Coach fares.
W. c. SPENCER, D. p. A.
Mcpherson Square, Washington. ID. c.
+Diesel- powered between Memphis and
Bristol.
FRANK /. JENKINS. PASSENGER TRAFFIC MAkAsER,
WASHINGTON, D. c.
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Fares to other points proportonstely
low. Reduction In roInd-trip fares.
Coach seats reserved IN advance no
extra charge Pillows, II desired, at
twenty-five cents
Pullman cars between Memphis and
Chattanooga, Memphis and Bristol,
Nashville and Bristol.
Through connections at Memphis
for Liffle Rock. Hot Springs. Pine
BlRF lSfRdenf Fbng Field DAL
las Fl. Worth. Waco. AK1fr. Saa
antonio, EIPAso and California.
Evening star., 1941-06-12

Lifetime Furniture endures both in foct ond
in the affections Of its possessors! You will
always be proud Of the Lifetime Furniture you
select at Mayer g CO. Stop in and see our
vost disploys
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
Juneau HoteIs Are Rushing Blatkout
 Preparations 1oda!

Hotels in Juneau are rapidly preparing today for continued blackouts, and. hotel staffs are put ting black paper on all windows, both in rooms and lobbys, so that lights may be used.
 At the Baranof Hotel, all guest rooms and apartments are being prepared not only for an emer- gency, but on permanent basis. All windows and skylights not ab- solutely necessary for diffused day light have been painted black, Suitable arrangements have also been installed for all exit doors and windows.
 The Baranof Coffee Shop will continue to run for the convent eflce of transient guests.
 At the Gastineau Hotel. prepara- tions were being rushed to cover all windows with black paper. All windows in the lobby will also be covered, as soon as the guest rooms are finished.
 All rooms in the Hotel Juneau are being light-proofed this after- noon, and later the lobby will also receive attention. Until that time, lights will be extinguished.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
HIGH COURT VINDI(ATE5
 |. A. TIMES
Contempt of Court verdiets Reversed -BIaek UphoIds
 Freedom Speech, Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. - The Supreme Court yesterday reversed c on mpt of court convictions against The Los Angeles Times and Harry Bridges.
 Associate Justice Hugo L. Black. who delivered the majority decision, asserted that the First Amendment to the Federal Constitution pro hibits "any law abridging freedom of speech or freeodm of the press
 The newspaper was convicted on charges growing out of publication of editorials about cases prior to their final settlement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
Eseorts Arrangedfor
 Alaska Ships
No More Passenger Lists fo Be Announced on Ships
 Leaving for Norfhland

SEATTLE, Dec. g. All foreign shipping was cancelled here today when drastic naval port regulations were invoked.
 All ship movements of coastwise, intercoastal and the Alaska mer- chant service were banned from publication because of the war.
 Fcrty fishing vessels which operate from Hecate Strait to California were bound for Seattle to be tied up indefinitely.
 Rear Admiral. Freeman, Com mandant of the 18th Naval District, said armed escorts will be provided by the Navy Department flor all important vessels going from the Northwest to Alaska ports"
 The ruling means no more pas senger lists will be released on northbound vessels leaving Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
BLA(k0UT
 ALL NIGHT
 IN JUNEAU
Gastineau Channel Are a Joins Pacific Coast in
 Total Darkness

Juneau had a rapid initiation into total war last night, when a blackout signal at 10:40 o'clock plunged the city into complete darkness until 8:30 am. today.
 Thus. Juneau joined with cities the length of the Pacific Coast in precautionary moves prompted by reports that Japanese aircraft car riers were as close as 20 miles to sections of the coastline. The sec ond blackout was ordered on in- structions from the Army Head quarters on the Pacific Coast.
 Red-eyed civilian defense guards men went to their jobs this morn ing little the worse for lack of sleep after taking guard shifts dur ing the night. There was but lit tie confusion, however, as local people answered the first emergen- cy call. The signal from the fire horn was garbled and led to an amount of uncertainty for the first few minutes after it sounded. When city street lights were extinguished, however, homes followed suit.
 Second Blackout
 It was the second blackout of the evening for the Capital City of Alaska. The first alarm sounded at T pm. and the city was dark for l5 minutes in practice ses- sion. The second call came as d complete surprise.
 Perfect cooperation was lent the prccaution by Douglas citizens and residents out the highway, plung- ing the entire Gastineau Channel area into complete darkness. ex- cept from faint reflection thrown up by the blanket of snow which shrouded the district.
 During the first blackout session, four sources of illumination marred the complete darkness of the l5- minute period The string of red lights from Radio Station KINY's transmitting tower showed up in bold contrast to the surrounding black, while three channel markers close to the city blinked through out the brief unlit period.
 Channel Lights Out
 During the emergency dark ses- sion, however, the radio tower lights were extinguished and small army boat here, went into the channel and turned off the lights.
 Some members of the local de- fense council, stationed in the harbor aboard small boat at the time of the first blackout, later warned against the use of flash lights When civic defense guards first reported to their squad lead CTS, flashlight signals were said to almost outline the city.
 Guardsmen were also warned against lighting matches. London air raid authorities, it was pointed out, declare a lighted match in an otherwise dark city can be distin- guished by plane 1000 feet in the air.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
NO BLA(k0UT IS PLAN NED
 FOR TONIGHT.
SiqnaI Will Sound If En- geney Declared by
 Military Officials

There will be no blackout to- night unless special orders to dOuse the city's lights are re- ceived from military officials at Sitka, it was declared late this afternoon by Mayor Harry l. Lucas and Defense Chief Frank Metcalf.
 RumOrs that a blackOut would be signaled at p. m. and con- tinue through the night were without foundation, Lucas and Metcalf stated.
 They warned, however, that blackout signal tonight, although not anticipated, may be sounded at any time if danger warning is flashed here from military officials.
 Meantime, Juneau residents were busy today arranging tar paper, black oilcloth and other lightproof covers for windows, in preparation of many blackout signals in the coming weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
ROOSEVELT PUTS NAME
 TO MEASURE
Declaration ofWdr Against Japanese Signed Yes-
 ierddy Afternoon

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Presi- dent Roosevelt signed the declara- ton of war against Japan at 1:l0 o'clock (PST) yesterday afternoon, formally setting the nation to its task of achieving what he calls "an inevitable triumph
 While Republican and Democratic leaders of the unified Congress look cd on, the President took the last step in the series of fast breaking developments which started with Sundays deadly raid by the Japan csc on the American Territory of Hawaii
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
Precautions 10 Be Taken
 For School Children in
 Case, Sudden Emergencies

The members of the Juneau Pub- lie School Board have been re- quested by the Juneau Civilian De- fense Unit, in conjunction with Superintendent of Public Schools A. B. Phillips, to put into effect 8 plan of procedure for the dispersal of the Juneau Public School chil- dren should air or other enemy raids be made on Juneau. The members of the Board, R. E. Ro- bertson, Walter P. Scott and Rus sell R. Hermann, have issued the following statement:
 The plan, until we are advised by competent authority of its in- advisability, contemplates as quick ly as possible upon receiving warn ing that the children shall dis perse to their respective domiciles without congregating in groups and without remaining on the streets any longer than absolutely possible.
 Outside City Children
 1. Children, whose homes are not in Juneau, will be temporarily assigned to homes in Juneau, as an air raid would likely render school bus transportation tempor- arily impossible. MT. Phillips by letter will contact the parents of these children who do not reside in Juneau, so as to obtain as far as possible, the parents expression of their preference as to what homes their children should be as- signed to in Juneau temporarily until conditions permit their &C., tually being sent home. Children of parents who do not so express their preference will be assigned tt homes of Juneau residents whc will be solicited to take such chil- dren into their homes.
 Escorts for Riddles
 2. The younger children will have assigned to them as escorts High School students, who live in the immediate vicinity of the homes of such younger children to escort them from the schools to their respective homes.
 Horn System
 3. A system of horns will be set up in each school building for use only in case of air or enemy war raids, which alarm will be con- trolled from the office of the Sup- erintendent
 Children's Instructions
 4. Children will be instructed upon alarm being given, to imme- diately put on their wraps and then promptly leave the school buildings and to immediately pro- ceed to their homes as fast as pos sible, and to travel singly and not
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
DOCTORS MAY BE ASSIGNED TO BE
 ON EMERGENCY

The possibility of assigning doc tors to be on call in specified first aid districts will be discussed at the meeting of the Juneau Medical So- ciety called for tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Physicians of Juneau will attempt to lay out plans to place doctors and alternate doctors on call in various zones in Juneau. In the event of an emergency, this will enable the First Aid Units to reach their district physician in a mini mum amount of time in case Of 
 The society will meet in the Ter ritorial Building which has been prepared for possible biackout.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
ALL PAN AM
 MOVEMENTS
 NOW SECRET
Reports of EIelfras and Lodestars 10 Be Withheld
 Until Planes End Trips

As a precaution against releasing information on weather conditions to enemy sources, Pan American Airways today was ordered to keep movements of all planes seret until after the planes have reached their destinations, the local PAA office announced.
 Henceforth, flights of Pan Am erican planes to and from Juneau and north and south points will not be revealed until the planes have landed.
 With the local office forbidden to reveal schedules to the public, it will be useless in the future to telephone the company for information.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
R ULE5 SET FOR MINERS,
 BLA(k0UT

Further Juneau blackOuts will result in shutd0wns of varying extent in the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company mill and mine. General Superintendent J. A. Williams said today.
 Scope of all shutdowns will depend on the time of the day, William said. Both mine and mill will continue to operate on day shift. On afternoon shift, the mill, surface work, main rail- road and bulIdoxers will stop operations in case of blackOut.
 On graveyard. the mill will shut down and there will be no work in the mine while the blackout is on.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
Search for
 Cordova Man

Authorization was wired U. S. Commissioner Francis Jones at Cordova late yesterday to start a search for Angelo DeMault, Cor dova resident several days overdue on a trip to LaTouche, it was an- nounced this morning at the office of Gov. Ernest Gruening.
 Default left Cordova number of days ago in small boat and since has not put in at LaTouche or at Valdez. Jones wired the Gov ernor's office here. Jones believed 1t might take about five days search with power boats to locate the miss ing man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09

The Juneau City Council will pass a war emergency ordinance this evening to put teeth in black out, guard duty and other wartime regulations necessary to protect the city, it was decided at a brief meet ing of the city fathers following Juneaus first blackout last night.
 The ordinance, to be drawn up today by Grover c. Vim, city at- torney, R. E. Robertson, attorney
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09

in groups; with the younger chill dren in charge of escorts as above stated. Nonresident children, of course, instead of proceeding to their own homes, will promptly proceed to the homes to which they have been assigned.
 B. Children will be instructed to seek as much shelter as possible, if raid is actually on, and to try to not expose themselves while en- route home.
 Discretion Necessary
 G. Naturally considerable discre- tion must be left to the judgment of the Superintendent of Public Schools as to whether or not the children should actually be sent forth from the building while a raid is actually in progress. But our present thought on the sub ject is: Less danger would occur to the children as whole by hay ing them disperse to their homes even though a raid is on than to keep them congregated in the school buildings; and, if warning is received in time. to try to get all children home before the raid occurs.
 '. Through the teachers of the various grades. every effort will be made to impress upon the children the importance of carrying out this plan.
 Recommendations
 We recommend:
 l. The Mayor and Common Council level off the ground at least to some extent immediately beneath the concrete viaduct which carries Calhoun Avenue near Fifth Street, in the vicinity of the Sea- view Apartments. We have exam bilAS olbCs anu IL lS to accommodate probably 200 chil- dren. It would not be bomb proof, but would undoubtedly afford shcl- ter against machine-gun fire and from flying shrapnel except on the westerly side.
 Possibly a wall, sufficiently heavy to protect against such missiles, should be built along the western side which is now open and ex- posed, leaving sufficient openings at each end to afford light and ventilation as well as means of en- trance and exit.
 2. This matter be called to the attention of the authorities in charge of the Catholic Parochial School so they can promulgate some plan intended to protect the pupils of that school in case of any such raid.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
War Emergency, City
 Ordinance, 10 Be Passed
 By Council Here Tonight

representing the civic defense coun- cil. Mayor H. l. Lucas and other officials, will provide penalties for failure to follow emergency instruc- tions and otherwise give civic de- fense guardsmen authority to direct activities of citizens in case of em- ergencies, it was intimated.
 Councilmen will meet at 7:30 o'clock tonight to approve the or dinance, 1t was decided.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
U.S.MARINE INSURANCE
 5kYR0CkET5

NEW YORK, Dec 9-American marine insurance underwriters sky reelected their war risk rates for United States ship cargoes today, boosting the premium to and from Hawaiian Islands to $4 per s100 valuation from the previous rate of five cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
SOUTH FOR CHRISTMAS

H. L. Mcdonald, of the Alaska Steamship Company freight office here and Mrs. Mcdonald sailed south on the steamer Mount Mckinley to spend the holidays vacationing with relatives in Seattle and Spokane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
7-DAY WEEK

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-It was unofficially reported in Congress to- day that seven-day week may be effective very shortly as emergency legislation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-09
President Goes on Air ! Tonight

ASHIN GTON, Dec. D. President Roosevelt will deliver a radio address to the nation tonight at ! o'clock tPacific Coast time) and will make a more complete Recommendation.