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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-18
Measure to Help Great Bri- lain Comes in for
 Round of Scoring
DICTATORSHIP. CHARGE
 ONCE MORE HURLED OUT
Clark Declares Enactment Means Sending Ships,
 Planes, Men Overseas

WASHINGTON Feb. 18.-Senstor Bennett Champ Clark expressed be- lief today that the Senate's enact ment of the pending British Aid bill will be equivalent to declaration of state of war" which will ulti- mately have to be followed up by sending troops abroad
 Senator Clark declared that this is not defense biir at all This ts a war bill an implement to put in motion processes almost certain to result in war
 Senator Clark contended the measure amounts to guaranteeing a military victory by one belligerent over another. We all know this is equivalent to declaration of state of war ourselves and must be fol- lowed up by sending our ships, our warships. our planes, our guns and ultimately our men. Once commit ted, we cannot turn aside"
 Makes FDR Dictator
 
 Senator Clark spoke after Senator Hiram w. Johnson, of California, asserted the bill will make Roose- welt dictator or worse"
 Senator Johnson submitted min- ority report on the legislation de- claring Great Britain needed no aid beyond what she is already getting from the United States.
 Question by Nye
 Senator Gerald P. Nye, of North Dakota, joined the opposition in the attack on the aid legislation de- manding to know whether Roosevelt was entertaining a notion for 9 permanent alliance with Great Brit ain"
 Senator Nye took up the fight against the bill after Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Republican of Mich igan, charged it made the President power politician No. l in the world"
 Earlier Senator Johnson said Great Britain has received 1884 Of 2884 military planes he said were produced in this country in 1940.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-18
NAVY OF
 JAPANESE
 MOVING
Forces Reported Inueas- ing on Gulf of Siam
 Troops on Islands
tBy Associated Prcss)

Reports from reliable quarters. and considered authoritative but which the Associated Press has been unable to confirm directly. declare that the Japanese naval forces on the Gulf of Siam have increased heavily during the past twelve hours.
 Three Japanese cruisers were prev iously in those waters which lie be- tween Indo- China. the Malay Pen insula and Singapore, Great Brit aims Far Eastern naval base in whose seas approaches were recently filled with mines.
 It is unofficially stated between 8O,O0O and 90.000 Japanese soldiers are known to have been stationed on the islands of Hainan and For most off the China coast and re- ports received from Haipone said hundreds of Japanese infantrymen have been landed there during the past two days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-18

of the world after the war is over. Some practical and workable plan for the redistribution of much Of the gold at present in our country will have to be adopted at that time.
 The Gold Prohibition Law" was passed in 1883. It provides that no individuals, banks CT other insti- tutions can hold or own any gold, but that all gold in the United States, besides that used for jewel ry etc, must be owned and held by the Federal Government, which, as a result, now owns the greatest heard of gold eyer accumulated i1 history.
 Two of the reasons for this great accumulation of gold in our coun- try are easy to understand. One is because of the greatly increased balance of trade in international commerce in our favor in recent years, and the other is the vast quantities of gold sent to this coun- try from foreign countries for safe keeping and for other reasons, during the years in which war was threatening in various European countries, and since it's outbreak.
 ,rfss
 I will give a few of the reasons showing the value and importance of gold, why it must be continued as the worlds standard of value and what must be done to main- tain its position and value.
 Gold is the foundation of ou, banking and monetary system, and is legal tender for all debts, ill the payment of which 1t must be ac- cepted.
 The Federal Government owns and controls all the gold in the United States, and has given ir return for it, promises to pay gold dollars on demand called "gold certificates most of which are hclo by the 12 Federal Reserve Banks
 Our law states that gold is tht sole standard unit of value" SC all paper money and subsidiary coins, as well as all goods, serv- ices and debts are measured il value by gold. Gold and Promises to pay gold" by Governments ant Central Banks are used as money in all countries. It circulates d: money in all international tran sections. and as the only interna. tional money. The value of tht great ma jority of all paper currency in the world is measured by gold
 Our basic monetary unit is tht gold dollar which on January 3l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-18

One of the most insidious and dangerous pieces of propaganda being carried on in our country to- day is that inspired by Fifth Col umnists, and innocently echoed by unsuspecting and uninformed Am ericans who do not realize that their whisperings are extremely damaging to the future welfare of every man, woman and child, and to industry generally in our coun- try.
 I refer to the threats that the great reserve of gold in the Unit ed States will lose part or all of it's present value if Hitler should win the war. This great store of gold which belongs to the Federal Government amounts to over $22.- GOO, GOO, ,O00. It is more than 75 per- cent of the monetary gold in the world.
 It is important to refer to some of the fundamental features of the gold problem in order to under stand it's relation to the monetary and economic systems of our coun- try and to our Government.
 Gold has been the most highly prized and sought after metal for thousands of years. Its beauty, in mon tarnishability and other qualities have contribute ed largely to it's value as money and personal ornaments since the beginning of history During all the ages and down to the pres ent. it has maintained it's value and popularity particularly as the monetary standard of va lu 2 throughout the world.
 International Money
 It is the only truly international money, accepted in unlimited quan- titles in every country on earth where it can be quickly exchanged for goods and services at any time It is the most liquid and readily exchangable form of wealth. Dur ing the last few years it has been in greater demand by governments institutions and individuals thar ever before. This increased demand and its increase in price in the last seven years have stimultec its production to large extent ir all parts of the world.
 However, this world increase r production will not be enough tt meet the normal monetary require, ments of our country and the res
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-18
JAPAN I5 WILLING,
 MEDIATE
Peculiar Statement Issued in Tokyo by Official
 Nippon Spokesman

TOKYO, Feb. 18--Japan has de- clared readiness to mediate any con flict anywhere in the world" but blamed the American- British war like preparations for the present tension on the Pacific.
 Japan suggests the United States confine tits activities in this respect" to the Western Hemisphere.
 The Governments official spokes- man, Koh Ishii. today handed the representatives of all newspapers and press associations statement insisting Japan's intentions are peaceful.
 The statement gave no indication as to what Japan proposes to do in her 43-month-old war in China or any other definite action or if change of policy is contemplated.
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and Governor.
 To Yakuiaf

A charter flight to Yakutat was flown early this morning by Pilot Alex Holden when he winged out of Gastineau Channel at 8 o'clock in the LOckheed.
 Aboard were Major E. B. Talley of the Corps of Engineers with headquarters at Fort Richardson. and Governor Ernest Gruening. Gruening was to return with Holden this afternoon.
 A flight to Skagway was cancelled in mid flight this morning as strong head winds made the trip impossible and Shell Simmons cancelled out the Lynn Canal trip and carried his passengers to Hoonah.
 Passengers were J. c. Molyneaux, Leonard Taylor and A. w. Douglass. Simmons returned shortly after noon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-18

WASHINGTON-P attention has been so closely riveted on the war in Europe and upon the lease lend debate that alarming develop ments in the Far East have escaped almost unnoticed.
 This is the fact that the Japanese are now within definite striking dis tance of Singapore and the Dutch East Indies; and that Berlin has been urging Japan to become the ag- gressor in the South Pacific in order to divert American attention away from Europe.
 No one knows better than the Ger man Foreign Office that the Ameri- can people are skittish about having two oceans-both Atlantic and Pa cific-churned up at once. So Ger man attempts to persuade Japan to focus American attention on the Far East are nothing new.
 Absolutely new, however, is the fact that the Japanese are in much more strategic position to taKe oVfr the Malays and the Dutch East Indies-two regions vital to the sup ply of American tin and rubber
 For what the Japanese very quietly have done is to occupy the powerful French naval bases of Saigon and Cap St. Jacques in French Indo- China.
 In gauging possible war in the Pacific. one should remember that distance is all-important. A Japan csc fleet cannot cross the Pacific to attack the United States without great risk, because of distance. Nor could it have attacked Singapore, previously. without grave risk. be- cause the distance from there to Japan is almost as great as from Japan to Honolulu.
 Now, however. with the French Indo- Chinese naval bases in her possession, Japan is in far better position regarding Singapore and the Dutch East Indies than she would be regarding California If she occupied Hawaii.
 It still will not be walkaway for Janan to take these British and
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WEATHER BUREAU SNlFFS AT SMOKE
 ON MT. R0BERIS

Channel residents were on the streets and countryside enjoying sunshiny weather today with pessi- mistic glances at thin streams of blowing snow smoke along the ridges of Mt Roberts-supposedly a sign of Taku wind.
 Weather Bureau Chief Howard Thompson, who looks at weather maps instead of mountain tops, says there's no Taku indicated and there went beat least until they get an- other map.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-18
Sitka Air Base Geis
 More Funds
Navy Sends Estimate 10 Congress for New Con-
 stru(tion al Station

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 Navy estimates for new construction at the Sitka Naval Station, submitted to Congress last week. include the following.
 Surface craft facilities to strength en and extend the existing pier to 600 feet, $292 900.
 Dredging for north entrance. s250 900.
 Storehouse, $50000.
 Seaplane parking area, S60.000.
 Quarters for married officers, S43,- 500.
 Hospital facilities. $3000o0. Motor test stand s50,000 Station maintenance building, s45,- 800.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-18
Widespread Assaults Are Made Over Extensive
 British Section
BOMB SHELTER HIT;
 MANY BELIEVED DEAD
German High Com m and Reports Good Result"
 Especially in London
(By Associated Press)

Nazi bombers inflicted apparently a heavy toll of casualties over night on the British Isles and subjected Jondon's millions to three and one half air raid alarm. ,U The Nazi bombers also pounded the east Anglica region in wide spread attacks lasting until dawn. Rescue workers worked for over six hours this morning bringing out dead and survivors trapped when a heavy bcmb smashed the roof of one of the largest shelters in London and choked the entrance with de- briS.
 Hundreds Injured
 Hospitals and bath houses ln the
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-18
- v - MRS. MCKAY VISITS

Mrs. Bertha Mckay, active mem Der of the Democratic Divisional Committee in Ketchikan, arrived this forenoon on the steamer Al aska for a Juneau visit Mrs. Me- Kay is at the Baranof
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-18
MIR. AND MRS. DIERs IN

MT. and Mrs. William Diers, mer- chandise representatives, arrived this forenoon on the Alaska and are registered at the Baranof Ho- tel while making calls for their respective agencies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-18
CONFIRMED
Constance Moore and Mrs. Drucs

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. The Senate has confirmed the nomina-- ton of Orley Gwin to be Postmas- ter at Palmer, Alaska,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-18

Total deaths in the United States for 1940 are estimated at 1,420,000,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-18
GOLD PRODUCTION HELD WTALLY NECESSARY TO
 U. 5. NATIONAL DEFENSE

By TASKER l.. ODDIE Former Governor and U. $. Senator from Nevada. Presi- dent of Gold Mining AssOcia- ton of America.
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Evening star., 1941-11-07
Bv Barbara Bell

1t does make a difference in your
entire outlook on housework the
kind of dress you have If your
frock is attractive, fits comfortably
and is f1attering, somehow the tasks
seem lighter and the routine Of
household chores is a pleasure. Pat
tern No. 1453-B is one of the clever
house dress designs which produces
a frock which is fun to wear-not
just for the home, but for neigh
borhood shopping and calls!
The diagram tells you how very
easy it is to make; simply dart those
front and back sections, seam them
together, insert the sleeves and add
the buttons and buttonholes! Then
YOU have a frock which slenderizes
through the torso, has soft fullness
through the bodice, smooth lines at
the shoulder and full skirt which
permits every kind of household ac-
tivity without binding at any point.
Since you can make the frock in
iiff. you will no doubt have it in
several materials-Washable cottOnS,
. pretty rayon print, a striped or
Evening star., 1941-11-07

rugs or hooked rugs over this for a
comfortable effect where necessary,
Lemon yellow and clear bright red
will be nice against this background
Red calico curtains or blue and
white glazed chintz would give the
right effect at the windows. Then
create chair seats or small notes OF
the other tones. You may use plenty
of color against this background.
Dear Miss Novel; What can I
do with my lovely old plates in
rented house that has no corner
cupboards or shelves for their dis
play?-J. H. B.
Answer-Hang them from wire
plate hangers over your buffet. above
the baywindow. over the doors or
in panels on the wall.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: Can you sug-
gest any way to make a plant VIM
dow without going to the expense
of the metal installation for glass
shelves?-R. T.
Answer-Make a shallow box OF
plywood. paint it and place it at the
window sill. Make another just like
it and place above the window. EX-
tend each beyond the window about
10 inches and place two small
shelves between the boxes on the
wall at the side of the window Put
small potted Towering plants in the
lower box and trailing ones in the
upper box, decorative containers
Evening star., 1941-11-07

tilouSI SoliiO Va bAiC StoNS No'AA
panies or through the speciality shops
in town which handle fireplace
equipment, andlrons and such. You
may get a very nice one with brass
trim for between $40 and $50.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: I am remodel
ing an old house and will have my
kitchen and dining room on the
basement floor. am trying to keep
the whole effect of it simple and
informal as a background for some
early pine and maple furniture. The
walls are plastered, as is the ceiling
between the beams. What would
you suggest for a floor covering. as
the old floor is too far gone to work
with? In what color shall do the
walls so that the kitchen and din
ing room will be light? I have some
nice copper pans and blue and white
china. What other colors may use
with this?-D. S.
Answer-Suggest you simulate the
old white-washed walls by using
oyster white walls for both the
kitchen and dining room. Pant the
ceiling sky blue to set of the warm
color of the wood beams. From a
practical and comfort standpoint, I
would suggest linoleum for the
floors. You might use the one which
looks like random-w width pegged
flooring. one of the tile effects, or
Just q plain. all-over color in the
blue or wood tones. Place braided
Evening star., 1941-11-07
By Dorothy Murray

An excellent item for the nursery
II combination automatic bottle
warmer with yapOrizer attachment.
It Is made of porcelain and comes
In pale shades of blue, pink and
ivory -.
The bride-to-be would appreciate
An inexpensive electric heater with
glass container and enameled base.
Or. maybe you would rather give
her a useful combination waffle iron
and cooker with heavy aluminium
srids. The latter is ideal for Sunday
night supper parties -.
Clamp tiny light with an alumni
mum shield to your current book
while reading in bed. thus enabling
you to read until all hours without
disturbing your roommate ..
A sealed cooker will have your
vegetables ready to serve in Just
about one-tenth of the usual time.
All you have to do is add enough
water to cover the bottom of the
pan. put in the vegetables. secure
the lid and watch it until the pres
sure indicator tells you to start
counting Peas, for example. can
be cooked in one-half minute! Vege-
tables retain their natural color
and make beautiful and tempting
display when served. Another ex-
cellent feature is that more than
one food can be cooked at a time
For pressing your best" dress,
choose a padded sleeve board made
of smoothly finished wood, well con-
structed and extremely inexpen-
klve -.
Add a decorative touch to your
party table with candles made of
clear glass and filled with silver
metal or sprays of flowers. OF
course. these cannot be lighted, but
they are attractive and most un-
usual -.
Evening star., 1941-11-07

ticularly in the neghgee type of robe
Satin and crepe combines well and
so does sheer wool and satin. Fas-
cinating new material which works
out we'll is the stuff called "zanana
cloth" which is wool on the inside,
silk in a quilted effect on the ex-
terror.
1t doesn't matter, either. what type
you are. for there are hostess gowns
of all descriptions. Everything from
flame -colored crepe robes with
matching maribou shawl collars. and
slinky, zebra striped velvet gowns
with accents of black, to the palest,
sweetest pastel robes with deep
starched lace collars are available
Lacy tea gowns look lady-like. but
not too much so. and for boudoir-
ish wear, have glance at the new
gown and robe combinations which
are, as We always say. something
One recently and enviously seen is
a soft tea rose shade. the robe Of
transparent velvet heavily embroid-
cred across the shoulders In gold
metal. The gown which matches is
pleated sheer fabric with a fitted
gold Mmmmm.
More practical. and equally attrac-
tive. are the gown and robe sets in
bright prints, some with quilted
three e-quarter-length robes. Full
length quilted robes and matching
gowns are another good bet. if you're
keeping your Christmas shopping in
mind. Bedjackets also match gowns
and there are separates" of velvet,
heavily quilted and embroidered, as
well as many in silk, satin and mari
bou.
To get back to houSecoats and
the like, don't overlook the fashion
significance to be found here. For
instance, the long torso, fitted mid
riff line is popular one, and there
are such other style-right details
of gold nailhead trim. beaded pockets
and softly pleated skirts which give
enough fullness for comfort, yet fol-
low the seasons slim line edict
It's just as important to think
about accessories for your housecoats
as it is TO watch them in street en-
Sembles. so be sure that your Slip
pers. whether boudoir or evening
ones, match or harmonic. Be care
full Of jewelry, too. and try the ef-
feet of good-looking earrings with
your more sophisticated robes. or a
hunk of bracelet with some of the
slinky types With more frilly robes,
use a bow in the back of the hair.
or trail along a large handkerchief
to give you that ultra feminine look
A little thought and ingenuity will
make you a glamorous lady at home.
and you can imagine how luxurious
you'll feel.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Choice of Robes for Stay Homes Especially Appealing This Seaso
Dorothy Dix Says
Women Are Endangering Draftees
Morale With Whining Letters

more impressive \ letter Is than
speech. A boy may laugh on moth
ers tears when he knows she will
be smiling at the antics Of the cat
the next minute.
A man may make light of his
wife's fears when he is at home
because he knows she is a chronic
worrier. He may not take seriously
his girls assertion that she dies OF
anxiety If he is 10 minutes late in
keeping an appointment.
But when mother writes TO her
boy that she lies awake and cries
all night because he is in that hor-
rid camp; when a mans wife writes
that she does nothing but brood
over his absence until the doctor
thinks she is going into a decline,
and when his girl spreads all the
symptoms of her broken heart over
half a dozen pages OF good white
paper, he takes it seriously. II adds
to his depression and is the final
grief that breaks down his resist
anCe.
No one will deny that it is hard
for a family to be parted. No one
will deny that the man who has
been called from his play or his
work to give a year or two OF service
to his country is making a genuine
sacrifice. But the emergency has
arisen when we cannot choose the
flowery path.
The hard road is the one that
we must travel, and We do not
make it easier by wailing and weep
ing over our fate. This is a time
that calls for courage, not for COW
ardice, and it is particularly a time
when every man needs his women
kind to give him brace instead OF
weakening him by her tears.
So I implore every woman who
reads these lines to write no more
weepy letters to the boys in camp.
Make your letters full of cheer.
/ Tell them only good news and the
/ things they will enjoy hearing. And.
/ above all, make them feel that they
are heroes, not stooges. Make them
feel that they are doing the finest,
bravest. most worth while job on
earth and that your heart swells
! with pride whenever you think Of
them. DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1941-11-07

with 4 collection Of CROWNS things
on the little shelves. The window
will not need a curtain, as the
plants will frame it in trailing green
after a few weeks.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: I am unde-
cided between a glazed chintz or
washable printed sateen for the
draperies and slip cover in my
bedroom They cost about the same
and I would appreciate your ad-
vice-L. J.
Answer - Some of the glazed
chintzes are washable. You will
find the permanent sign on the
selvedge. Also, either material
should be vat dyed-to stand sun
and washing. The only point to
consider in this selection is that the
sateen, being softer, will not crush
or wrinkle as easily. and from the
standpoint of the slip cover might
be the one which would give least
trouble and need pressing less fire.
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