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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
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INTRODUCED.-HB. A, by Lan- der, allowing use in criminal actions of dispositions taken from persons outside the Territory, in behalf of defendant only.
 INTRODUCED.--H.B. 45. by Pe- terson, for the appointment of a Special Agent to serve as investigat- or and enforcement agent for the Beard of Pharmacy, INTRODUCED.--HB. 46, by Shat tuck, to exempt purchases of insur- ance and fidelity bonds from the bid law, to make all purchases under the bid law FOB. Alaska, to give resident firms 10 percent differen- tial allowance over outsiders.
 INTRODUCED.-HB. AT, by Her bert, prohibiting remarriage of a divorced person until after time of appeal from divorce decree has ex- pired
 INTRODUCED-H.B. 48, by Her bert. requiring actions charging the estate of dead person to be com menced within six years of death.
 PASSED.-HJ.M. 8. by Shattuck, urging Congress to extend the Fed eral Highway Act to Alaska.
 PASSED-HB. g. by Smith,. tax ing coin-operated amusement de- vices SIS per year.
 PASSED SUR. 2, by Nordale, urging Congress to exempt gold min- ing from the excess profits tax. WITHDRAWN.--H.B. 33, by Rog- ge, providing for licensing of Regis tered and Graduate Nurses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
PLEA MADE,
 GIVE HELP
 TO BRITAIN
Senator Connolly Declares. DemoUd(ies of World
 Must Hang Together

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Senator Tom Connally of Texas, pleading for National unity on the Administra- tion's British Aid bill, told the Sen ate today that the Democracies of the World must all hang together or they will hang separately
 The Texan opened the third day of the Senate debate on the legis- lation with the assertion that the opponents of he bill are engaged in spacious arguments charging the so- called lease and lend measure will make Roosevelt a dictator.
 The crowded galleries listened at tentively.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
SHELL FLIES
 COAST TRIP

In flight to Sitka tiiis morning. Shell Simmons carried four pas- sengers to the Coast town and re- turned with four.
 Passengers leaving with pilot Sim mons in the Lockheed were Mrs. William Cummings, Billy Cum mings. Mrs. Roy Jorgenson and Ev- erett Novel;.
 He returned wiht .Ivar Hansen, Don Light, B. Wren and one other passenger from Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
DELIVERY
 OF MILK
 HELD UP

Juneau housewives, restaurants and hotels were without milk de- livery this morning as the Juneau Local 172 of the Transport Work CTS Union CIO were on strike or what they termed an actual lock- out"
 Union members explain the situ- ation as one in which the Juneau Diaries. Inc, has refused to nego- tiate and had offered the three local drivers and one relief driver their checks as an answer to their demands for higher wages.
 J. c. Cooper, representative of the Juneau Diaries in their nego- tiations with the Transport Work CTS, said that the company had not only had several conferences with union representatives, but had sub- mitted an agreement to the union themselves Monday morning, which the union refused to accept.
 Overtime Offered
 He said that the Dairies could not pay the increase in wages asked by the union drivers, but had of- fered to pay them overtime in the company-proposed agreement at the rate of $l.l5 per hour. He said their agreement was refused by the union, as was the union agreement refused by the com- pany.
 The drivers said that the Union had drawn up an agreement and submitted it to the Dairies for approval on February 1, and that an answer was to be reeived Feb ruary IS. There was no answer, according to the drivers, and two days grace was given the employ CTS.
 When the drivers checked in last night they were asked to turn in their cash and milk tickets and informed that their checks had been made out.
 Cooper denied that the truck drivers had been offered their checks and said that because the old agreement had expired and a new one had not been signed, the drivers were told that they could get their checks if they wanted them. They were not made out, he said.
 Milk to Hospitals
 Milk is being delivered to the hospitals and people needing milk can get it from the bottling plant. said one of the drivers. They said that the farmers are delivering the milk to the bottling plant as usual, but that it is not being delivered on the three city routes.
 Tn . statement, George Danner, President of the Juneau Diaries said that the drivers walked out on the Diaries becaues the company is unable to meet their demands for higher wages. The four drivers are asking a $l5 a month raise to SITS and two weeks vacation yearly with pay.
 Earnings Low
 Danner said that in the four and
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
ALASKA TO
 BE NAME OF
 BIG(RUI5ER
President Roosevelt Hon : ors 1erritory-L
 ing Late in 1944

President Roosevelt has selected the name Alaska. in honor of the Territory. for a large cruiser to be constructed by the New York Ship building Corporation. Camden, N. J., Gov. Ernest Gruening was notified today by James Forrestal. Acting Secretary of the Navy.
 The warship will be launched in December, 1944. under present plans Forrestal wrote. At that time Alaska will be invited to take part in the ships dedication.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
NAzIR RAID
 SCOTTISH
 SECTIONS
Two Towns Are Machine Gunned = School ChiI-
 dren Are in Peril
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

While snow fell along the Eng fish Channel, grounding both RAF and German night fliers, daylight brought Nazi raiders sweeping over two north Scotland towns.
 Residents said the towns were ma- chine gunned. One Nazi plane swoop- ed low and glinned bus in school yard but without casualties as the children had been cleared to safety
 Three persons were killed in the raid and others were wounded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
TENTATIVE RITES
 SUNDAY AFTERNOON
 FOR MRS. CHAppELl

Eastern Star services for Mrs
 Guila Chappell, who passed away on the steamer Alaska last Sunday
 while enroute here from vacation to the states, have been tentatively arranged for Sun d ay afternoon pending the arrival of the steamer bringing the remains here from Ket- chikan. The funeral will be hele from the Charles w. Carter Chapel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19

WASHINGTON - If you cOulc open a certain door to private conference room in the War De- partment. you would get drama tic picture of aid to Britain. Here there is no debate of pros anc cons. Here. aid to Britain is al- ready in action.
 It is meeting of the Tank Committee, made up of ordnance experts of the War Department plus U. s. manufacturers of tanks and in addition, representatives cl the British Purchasing Commis- sion.
 All are sitting in the same room Purpose of the Tank Committee is to help the British, and nobody makes any bones about it.
 On walking into the room, you might suppose the remarks of the generals and business leaders are being broadcast for the public, be- cause HlCTOPIlOIlcS arc pl1CCu di along the conference table. Btu the mikes" are solely for record ing the conversations for confiden- tial files. Stenographers take short hand notes, and recording ma chine takes down every word spok- en during two and half hours o1 discussion.
 The discussion deals with coor- dination of industry in the produc- tion of tanks-for Britain. T h presiding officer is Brigadier Gen. eral G. M Barnes of the U. 5 Army, but it is the British inter- est that is served.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
DIv0R(ES GRANTED
 IN FEDERAL COURT

Two divorces were granted in Federal Court this morning before Judge Simon Hellenthal. Sam FL stad received decree from Susie Elstad and Andree Wierenga re- ceived a decree from John Wier- enga.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
COMPLETE COOPERATION

Half dozen manufacturers of tanks are present-four of them producing tanks for the British the others giving advice. All CO., operate, opening their books, lend ing plans, offering to supply parts The old concept of competition is forgotten. These companies may be keen rivals in other fields. but here there is no rivalry.
 First, the British order of $200.- 100000 must be filled. Lying ahead in the wide open spaces of the lcase-lend bill, are limitless or ders-more tanks than any coun- try ever saw, including Germany Why talk of competition?
 The room is quiet, save for the one voice speaking The microphone carries his words to the slowly re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
Anchorage Man k
 Welded, Bozeman

BOHEMIAN Montana. Feb. l9.- George B. Frederickson, 30. of An- chorage, Alaska, and Pearl Marie Pe- terson, IS, of Helena, were married here yestreday and will soon proceed to Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
Four Are
 Suffo(aied
 In BIaze

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Feb. 19.- Three women and boy died in the unexplained fire of two story wood- en building housing Girls club and Mission District Community Center. All were suffocated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
STocK Quozx11o,ss


 NEW YORK, Feb. 19. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is Az. American Can 83, Anaconda 22z, Bethlehem Steel 74%, Commonwealth and Southern 1H16. Curtiss Wright 75s, General Motors 40%, International Harves- ter 46A, Kennecott 31h. New York Central 12, Northern Pacific 5% United States Steel 55%, Pound $4.03A.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are todays Dow Jones averages: industrials 1l704 rails 26.56. utilities 1881.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
JOHN BEATON VISITS

John Beatop, mining man from Anchorage, is at the Gastineau Hotel while making short visit in Ju- neau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
REDMAN TO sITKA

Herb Redman. Chief FILA Under writer for Alaska, sails this after noon on the Northland for a brief inspection trip to sitka,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
WON ROGERS PRAISE

Once George was spotlighted on a banquet program with another native Washington boy, who hao done quite bit of wandering-Al Jolson. Will Rogers was in the au- dience and when the two finished their little numbers, Will turned to his neighbor and remarked Looks to me as if the wrong boy stayed home
 Not so long ago, George was in top form at the White House cor respondents annual dinner. He sang Little Tommy Murphy and a mournful ballad called Saloon. When he had finished, waiter handed him a card On it was scrubbed, Dear George Like rare old wine, you grow better with age" It was signed, "F.D.R"
 The story goes that George was one of the few men-if not the only who could always get a hearty laugh out of Calvin Cool idge. George first met President Coolidge at a Massachusetts State Society reception. The President
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-19
WAR FEVER MOUNTS ON PACIFIC
If U. }. Had Court Jester,
 He Likely Be 0'(onnor;;
 His Record, Splendid One
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-In a good many years of batting around in the news game, I have found lot of people in the theater who have no business there and alarmed few who should have been on the stage and arent-but George H O'Connor certainly is one of the latter
 From President Mckinley tc Roosevelt II, probably more peo- pie have called O'Connor George than ever called all the nations Pullman porters by that name For the purposes of this little story I'm going to join the fond parade.
 George is a portly gent, with whiting hair and Muldoon map His fathers name was Patrick and his mothers maiden name Mary Mccarthy. Born thus in the shade of the shamrock, he held trumps to start with. He has played them right and probably given laughs to more Washingtonians than any other native.
 | .He is, by vocation, a title in- surance executive-but it is his avocation that has made George OConnor one of the greatest toastmasters and after-dinner en- tertainers that your banquet-rid- den capital ever has known. George is the composer of number of melodies, including He May Be Bavarian on Broadway" ano He Amt No Relation of Mine, which was great favorite of the late President Taft. Add to that 2 ! throaty baritone. which wouldn't necessarily make Lawrence Tib- bett take off his topper. and a footlight personality which prob. ably would and maybe you are be- ginning to get a picture of George H. O'Connor.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-09
ICE CREAM MANS
 CONDITION GOOD
Suffered Broken Shoulder When Truck Went Down
 Enlbankment

Morris Cohen, g, of 93 Oak street, New Haven, was reported much better" this morning by the Waterbury Hospital authorities where he was admitted late yes- terday afternoon with injuries to his back which at first was believed to be a fracture. Later diagnosis revealed that the injured man suf- fered fracture of the right stoul- der blade.
 Cohen was driving his Good Hu- nor truck in the direction of Mid- dlebury on the Whittemore road, near the intersection of the Bristol road when three children ran into the road. He was forced to swerve his truck in order to avoid striking them. It shot of the road, through a fence, and down 8 seven-foot bank where it overturned, pinning the driver.
 Patrolman Frank Vitarelli, who was of duty, happened to pass by when the accident occurred. He ex- tricated the injured man from be- meath the truck and summoned the local police. Patrolmen Alfred Over ton and George McElligott re- sponded to the call.
 Cohen was taken to the hospital by the Waterbury hospital arnbu- lance. The truck was considerably damaged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-09
Germans Claim Soviet
 Armies Are Defeated
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the planes landed and picked up the crew.
 A guerilla unit was said to have raided an airport and captured six German Heinkel planes, burning five while 8 flyer in the unit took off in the sixth and landed it safely behind Russian lines. The guer- illas burned the underground fuel tanks and airport buildings and made away with a radio set, several automobiles, trucks and motorcy- cles, Tass said.
 Among other exploits of guerillas were ambuShing and annihilating party of 50 German bicycle troops and burning fields in which German troops were hiding, killing them by fire and explosions.
 A submarine of the northern fleet commanded by Senior Lieut.. Sten- soy penetrated 8 German harbor and destroyed a 6,OO0-ton ship with two torpedoeS, Tass said.
 An official denial was issued of a report credited to the Swedish newspaper Tidninger that Russia and Britain had signed & secret treaty establishing control over the DaydanelleS and BoSphorus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-09
Workingman Will Be
 Aided byC Comp pensation
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l94l."
 Another amendment operating to the advantage of the workman con- cerns the reduction of the waiting period required by law in order to collect compensation from the date of injury.
 In this connection Comsr. Noonan explains: For instance: If an em- ploye were laid up by reason of his injury a period of three weeks, he is paid from the day of his injury and does not lose weeks waiting period. Before he had to be laid up four weeks or more to be paid from the day of the injury.
 Another departure from an old rule with regard to computing the average weekly wage of employees, in order to arrive at the amount of compensation to be paid each week, has taken place.
 The practice in the past for cal- culating the average weekly earn ings of those who had not worked two full calendar weeks is described in the following manner in Sec. 5238 of the Workmen's Compensa- ton Act, amended as of 1889: "his weekly wage shall be considered to be equivalent to the average weekly wage prevailing in the same or sim liar employment in the same local ity at the time of injury.
 Change Is Made
 The new amendment makes the following change: When an em- ployer has agreed to pay certain hourly wage to such workman, then the hourly wage so agreed upon, shall be the hourly wage for such
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-09
HEARING ON ORDINANCE
 HAS BEEN SET
Alderman Reiner Proposes 1000 Foot DeadIine for
 New Liquor Firms

A public hearing has been set for Aug. 22 on Alderman Joseph Rein CTS proposed city ordinance pro- hibiting the establishment of new liquor outlets within 1000 feet of present outlets. The hearing win be held at 8 p. m. in the aldermanic chamber at the city hall before a committee consisting of Aldermen Reiner, James w. Abercrombie, Ed ward P. Rafferty, Edward L. Lasky and John Kopcha.
 Corporation Counsel J. Gregory Lynch has ruled that the ordinance is constitutional and does not vio- late any existing laws.
 < The ordinance takes the form of an amendment to the building zone ordinance. It would forbid the is- suance of permits for alterations of any premises to be used for a res- taurant, tavern or package store when such premises are within l. 900 feet of another such liquor out let.
 A similar ordinance, also intro- duced by Alderman Reiner, was voted down year ago.
 Liquor permtttees are in dis agreement on the subject and a stormy public hearing may develop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-09
IN
 JULY IS HEAVY

New England young men Hooked to enlist in the Regular Army dur ing the month of July in numbers among the largest since all records for enlistment were broken last fall, it was announced today by Lt.-Col. John L. Rice, Corps Area Recruit ing Oficer. During the month of July, total of 1921 New England men enlisted for three years in the Regular Army.
 This figure of 1921 is an increase of 2o5 over the month of June, and 1t is an increase of Al over the month of May. Of the total, 468 were from Massachusetts, 143 from Connecticut, 118 from New Hamp- shire, 115 from Rhode Island, Ill from Maine, and 66 from Vermont
 As has been increasingly true during recent months, the greater share of these volunteers selected the Army Air Corps as their branch of service, a total of 593 going into the Air Corps to Keep Elm Fly ing" Many of the new enlisted men come from Selectice Service training, choosing to take advantage of their privilege of being dis charged from Selective Service in order to select the branch of serv- ice they prefer, and enlist in the Regular Army or qualify as Army Aviation Cadets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-09
FIGHT PLANES
 GOING TO RUSSIA
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NOVa1tuSucu HUH EaSS 1l
 The Russians, it was learned, are paying cash for the planes. The deal is being handled through the facilities of the Lend-Lease admin istratio11.
 The fighters will be used to bol- ster Russia's present reserves. The bombers, however, will form new SQuadrons for moderately long, dis tance raids over German territory,
 An official said the fighter planes were being rushed to Russia not because of any sharp depletion in its air force but to provide for any emergency which may arise from unexpected curtaiment of Soviet aircraft production.
 Russian military authorities have informed American officials that they have no cause to worry about their reserves and, equipment. But they emphasized that the uestruc- ton of material - both German and Soviet - is staggering"
 The British reserves of fighter planes are understood to be built up to the point weher they feel safe in turning over to the Russians some of the equipment being manu- factured for them. British ernpha- sis, at present, is on heavy ong-range bOnnberS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-09
Alleged Rent Gougers
 Have Been Uncovered
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was formed on recommendation of the State Defense Council and of the Office of Emergency Manage ment, U. s. Office of Price Admin istration and Civilian Supply, has Mayor Vincent A. Scully as chair man. It will endeavor to bring about adjustments in cases where the increase is in whole or part unjustified. It can operate only through voluntary cooperation, but publicity may be used as last re- sort against recalcitrant landlords who decline to follow the commit tees recommendations for reduc- tionS.
 Fair Rent Group
 The creation of Fair Rent Com mittees has been decided by fed eral and state authorities as a means of combating the tactics of landlords who take advantage of the defense emergency and the housing shortage to increase rents without reason.
 Tenants and landlords involved in complaints will be called before a subcommittee of the Fair Rent Committee and interviewed. Facts in each case will be determined by investigation of MT. Green and his aides.
 An a result of complaints to the Chamber of Commerce before crea- tion of the Fair Rent Committee. some adjustments in rent increases have already been made. News of the formation of the committee caused cancellation of plans for several increases contemplated by landlords, according to MT. Green.
 Will Set Up Guide
 The Remember Fair Rent Com mittee voted yesterday to set rents in effect on Jan. 1, 1941, as guide post" in determining whether in- creases are justified. It was em- phasized that this was no attempt to freeze" rent as of that date, but rather to give the committee a definite basis on which to operate.
 A subcommittee of five will be named by the mayor to work with MT. Green on establishing pro- cedure to be followed in handling complaints. The group will also de- eide which of the complaints al- ready received will be heard first.
 It is planned to divide the whole committee into about five sub-com-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-09

injured workman, and his average weekly wage shall be computed by such hourly wage by the regular number of hours that is permitted each week in accordance with such agreement"
 In other words, if an employe had agreed with his employer, to work at an hourly wage of $100, for 40 hours weekly. and should sustain an injury before two weeks had elapsed, he would be entitled to /compensa- tion at the rate of pay agreed upon.
 Another change effected in the compensation agreement blanks re- quires the signature of the physi- clan, and medical certificate tes- tifying that the claimant is able to return to work. In the past this formality, which is notice to the employer, employe and the compen- sation office, was dispensed with.
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Continued from Page D not known. Sabotage and every thing else" was being investigated, he said. FBI agents miniimized the possibility fsabotage because the gasoline, though consigned to a bel- ligerent country, was to have been used for civilian purposes
 Bernard Couture, IS, one of the sailors, said he believed Mrs. Trem- play had become excited after the explosion and jumped overheard = "even though she couldn't swim 8 stroke"
 Capt. Tremblay, with flames leaping in front of him, steered his ship toward shore to prevent its drifting down the river toward huge industrial plants and the city of River Rouge.
 Thousands lined the shore all night watching the Detroit fire tug and coastguardsmen spray water on the flames that sometimes leaped as high as 100 feet. Smoke swiried through suburban Detroit. Police said eight persons fell into the river while watching the blaze.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-09
WAR IN EUROPE
 A YEAR AGO, AUG. 9, .194O
(By United Press)

CBy United Press)
 Britain announced the with drawaI of all troops from Shang- hai and North China. U. 8. State Department revealed that Ma rines would remain i'm North China.
 The biggest air battle of the war to date in Libya was announced by Britain, with 15 Italian planes shot down.
 Debate opened in the U. s. senate on conscripting men for the army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-09

tions of Kakisalmi, Smolensk, Koro- sten, Belaya Tserkov and in the Estonian Sector, according to a Russian communique broadcast by radio Moscow today.
 There were patrol activities ard local engagements in other sectors, the communique said. It was picked up by the United Press listening post here.
 "Our air force, In cooperation with land forces, continued to deal blows to enemy mechanized and motorized units and artillery,'' 1t said.