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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
Troopers Reported Landed on Boot of Fascist Nd-
 lion as Sdboteurs
ORDERED TO STRIKE
 BLOWS AT 0BJE(TIvES
Admission Is Made that Some" Soldiers Noi
 Returned 10 Bases
(By Associated Prcss)

The barest of hints that some Brit ish parachutists, acting as saboteurs, are still hiding somewhere in the foot of the Italian boot to strike blows to cripple the home front of Great Britains' Fascist foe, have emanated from the British Ministry of Information.
 It is said that British troopers of an unspecified number were recently dropped in southern Italy with in structions to "demolish certain ob- jectives connected with the ports of that area"
 It is also reported that some of the parachutists have not returned to their bases.
 The Italians yesterday claimed Ill "parachuters" found dropping on Italian soil were quickly rounded up and captured before they could do any damage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
Alaska Is Now
 Juneau Bound

SEATTLE, Feb. 15.--5teamer AL aska sailed for Alaska ports at o'clock this morning with 252 passen- gers including 55 Steerage.
 Passengers aboard the Alaska for Juneau include the following: MT and Mrs. D. Burnaby, Mrs Estella Merrill, Miss Paige Foley, Mrs. J H. Chappell. Mrs. F. E. Brentlinger John Beaton
 John H. Geyer, J. D. Bishop, Leota Russell, Virginia Newlin, Southal Pfund, J. E. Hopkins, Percy Rey- holds.
 Julian Johnson, D. L. Green. Mrs J. w. Erwin, Marjorie Carpenter H. D. Coon, George Feeny.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
RAF MAKE
 AIR RAIDS
 NAzI LAND
Official Stdte m ent Says "Desiruttive" Results
 Are Attained
lBy Associated Pressl

The British Air Ministry an- nounces that Royal Air Force bomb CTS fired oil installation works at Glensinkirchen last night and also dropped bombs on Duisburg and Ruhport.
 Ostend was again hammered with "destructive" results, the statement adds
 The authoized Nazi spokesman at Berlin admits British bombers flew over g communities in western Ger many but attacked only one in- 1 tensively
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
TWO APPOINTED AS REGENT5 BY
 GOV. GRUENING
w. I. Stuart of Keflhikdn Is Named 10 Succeed
 Mrs. WiCkershdm

Two appointments went to the Legislature today from Gov. Ernest Gruening for confirmation
 One names w. T. Stuart of Ketchi- kan to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska, succeeding Mrs. James Wickersham of Juneau. Stuart is manager of the Ketchikan Public Utilities.
 The other reappoints Thomas M. Donohoe of Anchorage to the same Board.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
NEW PHARMACIST ARRIVES

John Graf, graduate pharmacist of the University of Washington, who recently has been employed in Bel
 lingham, came in today on the Bar anof, and is at the Baranof hotel. Graf is here to take a pharmacists position at Guy Smiths Drug Store.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
PLUNGED INTO POLITICS

Two years ago he moved to New York, where just another lawyer IS about as outstanding as a bubble in the surf. In less time than 1t takes to cross the Queensborough bridge in Sunday traffic, MT. Phelf- fer was in New York politics. He couldn't have been far in, though, because he was Republican in that Tammany tigers den. His Six teenth congressional district is so far over on the East River that it includes Welfare Island, in mid- stream. Along First, Second and Third avenues there are 29l Irish saloons where the bartenders
 (Coptfottod, 0p Page 2ixl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
FORMER SPANISH
 KING IN CRITICAL
 CONDITION, ROME
Alfonso XIII Suffers Two Heart Aitdlks With-
 in Three Days

ROME, Feb. l5.--The condition of former King Alfonso XIII. of Spain, was grave again today when he suffered the second heart att tack within three days. Doctors stated that there was q slight inn provement this afternoon but that his condition was still critical
 King Alfonso had published ear Tier in the week in Portuguese news- papers his formal abdication in favor of his son. Prince Juan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
TALK
 BROADCAST SUNDAY

A transcript of British Prime Min ister Churchills talk made in Lon don last Sunday, February 9, has been received here and will be sent out over the air from Station KINY starting at o'clock tomorrow after noon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
THREE FLYING IN
 FROM FAIRBANKS

Three passengers, Wilise Brown H. B. Avakoff and E. Swartz, ex- pecting to sail south on the Yu- kon, left Fairbanks this forenoon on the Juneau-bound Electra.
 One plane flew north today with MT. and Mrs. Denis Godsil, MT and Mrs. R. Kransi, Mrs. Alma Carson and Clarence Rhode.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
JAPAN IS SENDING
 WARNING
Are Advising Nationals in North, South America,
 Not 10 Be Alarmed

TOKYO, Feb. l5.-The Japanese Cabinet Information Bureau has ad- vised Japanese residents of both North and South America not to be alarmed at irresponsible and sen- sational reports of increasing ten sion between Japan and the United States, asserting that it is not war ranted to jump at nasty conclusions or any such eventuality as war"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
GEORGE IN GEORGIA
 ENJOYING SUNSHINE

A post card from Gus George. part ner in George Brothers Grocery tells of motoring along beautiful roads in Georgia with continual sunshine. George, outside on a vacation trip, was on his way to more sunshine in Florida,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
.Chaisimaio
 Occupied
Important Seltion in ltal- ian SomdIiIdnd Said 10
 Have Been Taken
CBy Associated press)

The official statement of the Brit ish headquarters at Cairo announce the occupation of the important sec ton of Chaisimaio. This strategic area is in Italian Somaliland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
Freshman Congressman
 Shows Seniors How 10
 Make Hif, Constituents

Territory. He went to the Univer- sity of Oklahoma, got his law de- gree and started practice in Sayre, Okla, later moving to Amarillo, Tex.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
STOCK QuorAT1oNs

NEW YORK, Feb 15. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 414, American Can 82A, Anaconda 2212. Bethlehem Steel 76as, Commonwealth and Southern E, General Motors 4lA, International Harvester 47h, Kenne- colt 315s, New York Central 12h Northern Pacific SIS, United States Steel 571a, Pound $403A.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: Industrials, 1855; rails, 26.65; utilities, 1895.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
GRE(|AN5 CRACKING
 ITALIANS
Fascist Lines in Albania Reported Under Heavy
 Artillery AHdek
fBy Associated Preysl

Official advices from Athens Btate the Greeks are reported cracking She Italian lines at several points in AL bania. The cracking followed long preparations in which artillery is being used.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
?. 0. CLERK SUICIDES ON GLACIER ROAD
Writes Farewell Note and Shoots Self with AS
 CaIibre Revolver

Shooting himself in the middle of the forehead with AS calibre revolver after writing farewell note, Quincy A. Padget, night clerk at the Juneau Post Office, committed sui eide early this morning in the back seat of his car near Danners dairy on the Glacier Highway.
 Padgets body was found shortly after o'clock this morning by Ros- COG Laughlin, who immediately re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
JEWELER sOUTHBOUND

H. B. Avakoff, wellknown Fair banks jeweler, is passenger or the Electra, leaving Fairbanks to- day. Avakoff will sail south on the Yukon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15
GoDsILs THROUGH

MT. and Mrs. Dennis Godsil came in on the Baranof and im- mediately flew north to Fairbanks on the Electra. Godsil has cloth ing business in the northern city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15

Veteran pilot of the Air Corps, with background of nearly 5000 flying hours, Lieut.. Col. Idwal H. Ed wards is the new head of the giant Ar Corps Basic Flying School at Randolph Field, Tex, West Point of the Air. He succeeds Brig. Gen. John B. Brooks, who was trans ferred to the Fourth Bombardment
 Wing, Westover Fiefd, Mass.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-15

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Evening star., 1941-02-21
Greece Renews Plea
For U. 5. WarpIanes;
Need Called Urgent
Officials Making Study,
But Where to Find
Them Is Problem
BY LLOYD LEHRBAS,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.

The Greek government, it was
learned today, has made a second
urgent appeal to the United States
for help-particularly for warplanes
before it is too late"
The result has been to start de-
fenSe officials on a fresh canvass of
available supplies in search of air.
craft that can be spared to reinforce
the Greeks IN their struggle with the
italians.
Greece's renewed plea for the as
sistance promised by President
Roosevelt some time ago reached
here during the last several days. It
arrived just before the signing this
week of the Turco-B Bulgarian non-
aggression pact. which may alter the
Balkan status quo and exert a de-
cisive effect on the military and po-
itical future of Greece.
Cimon P. Diamantopoulos, the
Greek Minister. conferred with
Undersecretary Of State Sumner
WelleS yesterday, but both refrained
from statements on their talk. 1t
"dS IepOI CSu, IlOWcNeI, GildG llley
had discussed Greece'S situation in
the light of the most recent de-
velopments, including the Turco-
Bulgarian pact, and that the ques-
ton of speedy American aid had
been mentioned"
The problem of finding planes for
Greece is admittedly beset with diff
fculties, for aircraft factories al
ready are loaded with orders for
the Army, Navy, Britain and China.
The question, however, was under
stood to be under study by the Navy
Department and the National De-
fense Commissions Priorities Board.
In January, after the Greeks had
tried everywhere without success to
obtain new planes, the Navy offered
to make available 80 fighters from
the aircraft carrier Wasp. The
Greek government, however, with
held a decision pending renewed
efforts to secure newer and more
heavily armed ships.
The Greeks seek to buy the planes,
Evening star., 1941-02-21
CoIored Attorneys
Map Fight on Foes
OF Law Library Use
Committee Created TO
Oppose Appointment
To Federal Positions

The Washington Bar Association,
composed of colored attorneys. has
created a Vigilance Committee" to
fight appointment to any Govern
ment position of members of the
District of Columbia Bar Associa-
ton who have opposed opening the
facilities of the latter groups law
library in District court to colored
lawyers.
Members of the committee are
Judge James A. Cobb, former judge
of the Municipal Court; Perry w.
Howard, Republican national COM
mitteeman from Mississippi; James
G. Tyson, George A. Parker, dean of
Terrell Law School, and Thurman
Dodson, former president of the
Washington Bar Association.
Henry Lincoln johnson, president
of the colored attorneys association,
appointed the committee last night
after the organization adopted a
resolution declaring members of the
District Bar Association who op-
posed and denied the use of the
"lily-white' library, now in the Dis
trict Court Building, to colored at
torneys showed by their narrowness,
prejudice and hatred that they are
utterly unfit to fill any position of
honor and trust, judicial or other
wise
Congress Appearances Planned.
The resolution said the duty of
the committee will be Ito diligently
watch for the names of any of these
malicious and un-American attor-
neys when and if they are con-
sidered for or appointed to any posi-
ton in the Government" and to
appear before congressional COM
mittees or other agencies to "op-
pose to the very last the confrma-
ton of such attorney, after pro-
testing to the Attorney General and
the President of the United States"
The District Bar Association re-
Gently decided to nave its library
from District Court as a result
of demand by Attorney General
Jackson that the present quarters
be relinquished or the facilities of
the library be made available to "all
members of the bar in good stand
ing, without discrimination on ac-
count of race, color, religion or sex. u
The group plans to rent library
quarters until it is able to purchase
or erect a building of its own.
Practices Elsewhere Cited.
The resolution approved by the
Washington Bar Association pointed
out that every United States District
Court except Washington's main
tains libraries used by members
without regard to color or race"
Another resolution adopted by the
association vigorously protested the
selection of members of the District
Bar Association for membership on
any committee having any official
status or connection with the court,
or their appointment to any judicial
or quasi-judicial Office in the Dis
trict.
Evening star., 1941-02-21

it was said, and are still hopeful Of
securing them from manufacturers
by inducing the Army, Navy or
Britain to waive priority rights.
Diplomatic sources reported,
meanwhile, that Greece faced
mounting difficulties under the Sc
we're strain of carrying on the war
against an Italy six times as big.
Financing the war has proved ter
rife burden, the reports said, and
already the Greeks have spent or
Evening star., 1941-02-21

Interpretation of democracy and
discuss his American citizenship
with Marshall E. Dimock of the
immigration and Naturalization
Service. The program will be broad
cast from 1915 to 1890 over the
National Broadcasting Co.'S blue
network.
Evening star., 1941-02-21

pledge their s23,5O0,OO0 gold reserves
in the United States for war sup
plies. foodstuffs and vitality needed
raw materials.
Severe rationing is in effect, it was
reported, and greatly reduced i'm
ports and distribution have created
widespread hardships, and some un-
dernourishment, especially among
the poor.
Except for the promise of medical
and relief supplies from the Amer
Evening star., 1941-02-21

icar1 Red Cross. and the money
raised here by sympathizers for the
Greek cause. American assistance
thus far was said to have been neg
ligible.
Evening star., 1941-02-21
NUM- to Broadcast
On Justice Program

Paul Mum, the actor, will be a
guest on the Justice Departments
I'm an American" radio program
Sunday afternoon. He will give his
Evening star., 1941-02-21

Brazil now has nearly $500 miles
of street and electric railways
Evening star., 1941-02-21

Bolivia plans to ship $500 tons
OF tin monthly to other countries.
Evening star., 1941-02-21

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day blues! Not when you
can purchase an efficient
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prices. Don't delay =.
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third floor. Choose from
this list -.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
Bricklaying Congressman
Shortage of Experienced Labor yCompeIs Michigan Representative To Lay His Own Wall
 -BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT g. ALLEN

y Representative Albert

Chunky Representative Albert J. Engel> of Michigan Is the earliest riser in-Congress. Promptly at { a. m. he piles out of bed, throws on his clothes and puts in several hours labor on brick wall he is building around his yard. Then he takes 8 cold tub, breakfasts and heads for his office.
 The brick wall is>cuite a topic of conversation in the Republican cloakroofn. Engel claims that be- cause of the defense program he was unable to hire experienced brick layers, so he had to build the wall himself. Recently 8 news picture service dispatched a photographer to get shots of the Congressman, show ing everything he does from the time he rises until he leaves for the office.
 There was a great hubbub in En- gels office when copies of the pie lures were delivered by Q messenger. His secretary, Gerard Dobbin, ex- citedly spread them out on Engel's desk. What do you think of them, boss2" he exulted. Say, this one of you laying bricks is corker."
 Engel studied the prints for a few moments, then grunted disapprov- ingly. I'm sorry I went through with it." he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
PLANS
 ANUUAL OUTING

Plans were made for the annual outing of the Ktwa1is Club at their luncheon meeting. held yesterday at The Elton The Vuting will be held at the summer home of George Boden in East Haddara on the Connecticut River. "
 Robert s. Walker of the Colonial Trust Company showed melton pic lures taken on vacation trips to. members of the club. The pictures of scenes in the Smoky Mountains National Park, which he had taken two years ago, and the recent pic. lures of boat traffic through the Welland Canal between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario were featured as the entertainment at the meeting.
 Roger Rose introduced Mir. Wal ker. George Scott presided at the luncheon meeting. M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
ANCIENT WARRIORS USED FIRST TANKS ELEPHANT
Beosts iod Some Bottle Role cs Steel Monsters Of To-day
V V '
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Like the tank, the elephant cal rled q crew equipped with weapot fof attack. The crew rode h q armored ahowdah,r carried bow arrows and spears instead of q machine guns and cannon Of os modern tanks. When elephants wes used by Carthage In its long wa against Rome, the Romans at fi1 jsst turned and ran. Then th& discovered that tho huge al1irna had an Achilies' heel, that if tl veins in their back legs were slH they became helpless.
 Tn spite of this one weaknes' elephants continued to be an it1a portant part of the Cathaginia| war machine. When Hannibal mad his famous march from spain acros the Alps into Italy, he took alon a train of elephants. They acted a trucks" too, of Journeys like this because each elephant could carr. a biz load of war equipment an material. They were also more ef fectiye in the narrow Alpine passe than horse or ox-drawf1 carts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
FUNERAL HOME
 DAMAGE SMALL

Fire, caused by tobacco ashes from a pipe which ignited old newspapers, damaged a section of the cellar of the Ursini Funeral Parlor. 241 and 243 North Elm street early last night MT. ursini, nortician, took down the papers into the cellar and when he returned upstairs smelled the smoke as 1t drifted i1l- to his establishment, according to Lieutenant Eugene Legge, aide tc the fire marshal.
 Mir. Ursini summoned the fire department. four companies under the supervision of Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh and Acting Deputy Chief Stephen J. Bloomfield re- spending. The blaze was quickly brought under control and was halted before it could climb to the upper floor of the two-story wooden structure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
FARM SHORTAGE
 AIDS DRAFTEES
Agriculture Students May Be Deferred, Col. AveriIl
 Advises Boards

Because of the growing shortage of farm workers and farm produce Colonel Ernest l.. Averill, state director of selective service for Con- necticut, today emphasized that local boards have ample authority to defer students of agriculture as men fin training or preparation for necessary occupations.
 Existing selective service regula- tions covering necessary men" are suficientiy broad to permit defer- ment of agricultural students, the director declared.
 Some misunderstanding" he said, "has arisen on the question of whether or not the local board has the power to defer students of agri- culture. I am in receipt of a com municatior from National Head quarters which dispells all doubt in this matter"
 This communication, Director Avertll says, states:
 National Headquarters has issued & number of memoranda with re- spect to the deferment of necessary men in preparation or training for essential occupations.
 Considerable inquiry has devel- oped as to the authority of local boards to defer students of agricul- ture. It is believed that the memo randa set forth clearly indicate that local boards have ample authority to defer such students of agriculture as are found by the local boards to be necessary men within the mean ing of the selective service regula- tions."
 The regulations provide, the direc- tor asserted, for deferment of " {. any registrant found to be a necessary man in any industry, business, employmen9. agricultural pursuit, governmental service, or any other service or endeavor or in training or preparation therefore"
 Obviously, this should apply to agricultural students" Director Averill said. He also emphasized that growing shortage of farm workers and the growing need for farm produce calls for special con- sideration of all individual claims of men now engaged in agricultural pursuits.
 Such consideration must be given, Director Averill continued. in view of recent statement by the secre- tary of agriculture. Claude R. Wick ard, which pointed out that the problem of agricultural production is very serious in some areas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
HonniboI, Invading
 Europe, Brought Them Over Mountain Posses
M M "a
By NEA Service

By NEA Service
 Cleveland. O., July 3O--Like most weapons of modern mechanized war- fare, the massive tanks that thun- der through Europe today had . military progenitor yover POGO years ago: mammoth machine of mobile armor-the elephant. 4
 It's fair to compare the tank with the war elephant, according to the American Society for Met als' headquarters here, because they served the same pllrpose--to force break through for infantry.
 Modern tanks must be protected against ever-irnproving anti-tatak guns by better and better arlnor. which has called for constant re- search by metalllIrgists for tougher still alloys-chromilim, nickel, man. ganese and the rest. The elephants were armored, too, but with their own tough hides. Additional man. made protection covered their vital regions. t tss