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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08

I regret to say that I am of fering no cruises to South America or Hollywood film tests as rewards for my chosen sextet. The only reward--and this should be sufficient - comes in the honor of being selected on Graham's beauty roll of sport.
 I hope you liked this swivel chair beauty tour and if you don't agree with my selections, why ,onsarn you, name your. own.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08
Junior CDA's Plan Many Activities;
 Gather Magazines

Troop l of the Junior Catholic Daughters of America met yesterday in the Parish Hall with 100 per- cent attendance. The group, under the charge of Mrs. V. L. Hoke, is planning a halloween party on October 30.
 This group is to have candy booth in the food sale being planned by the GOA Seniors in the Sears Roebuck building. The girls who will handle the details of the candy booth arrangements are Pat Mac Alister and Dorothy Thibodeau For their project, the Junior GOA have decided to gather magazines for distribution to the two hospitals In town and wherever else needed. Collection will be done by the young CT girls, and the older girls will take care of the distribution. Tn charge of collections are Rosemary Dugan, Marilyn MacAlister and Gloria Gull lufsen.
 Troop 9 of this organization will meet tomorrow afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08
NeIson's 5 System for Red
 Tape; Just Snip inc Ends

buck discovered he was a pretty good prospect and give him a scholarship to Lowell tMass) Textile Institute. For six months after that. he .sewed overalls and things in q factory in upstate New York. for the experience. From then until l939. Donald Nelson climbed through the mail order house catalogue Of executives un- til he was tops. Then he came Go Washington for national defense, LIKES TO TALK SHOP
 Politically he's Democrat. Ha has been, identified with the New Deal. His best friend in Washing ton is Leon Henderson--but there's nothing of the politician about Nelson, just as there is nothing of the socialite. He talks shop when he lunches in the new So- cial Security building where his department is quartered. or dimes with friends.
 Nelson's accomplishments are the result of method rather than mad ness. He niows down obstacles like 60-ton tank. There is one story that came to the capital with Nell son which illustrates the point.
 Involved in a golf club tourna- ment, Nelson came up to the last nine and was informed that he needed 45 to win. That meant, to Nelson, an allowance of five on each hole and that's the way he shot it - five on the three-par holes, five on the four and five par holes--total, 45.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08
MADE HIS OWN BREAKS

Donald Nelson was born in Han- nibal, Mo, Mark Twains home town. Some like to. say that he was born on the wrong side of the railroad tracks. He was, as a matter of fact, born on the wrong side of Bear Creek, so far as Hannibal social life went. but he wasn't a destitute ragamuffin. His father was an engineer for the Katy railroad. His mother died when he was three and his ma ternal grandmother brought him up.
 In high school and at Missouri University, Nelson sold papers, jerked soda, stoked furnaces and all that. But he also generally topped his class and he came out of M. U.- determined to be a chem- istry teacher. To teach, he had to have a Ph.D. To get it, he had to have money. To get money. he took a temporary job in the chemical testing laboratory of Sears, Roebuck and Company. That was 1912.
 Tn less than year, Sears Roe-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08

Before you start arguing, shall say that I eliminated Sonia Henie Topping and Bess Earhart because their ice skating shows are more theatre than sport. And Eleanor Holm Rose, well, she's no longer an aquacutie. Perhaps there are others who should be named, but I don't recall 'em.
 Now as to my qualifications as 6 judge of pulchritude: have none. Except CD I've seen them all and CD in order to see them setter I've had Betty Hicks knock and in my peppers while explod- Ing from a trap and I've had Glor- ia Callen wet up my slickest seer sucker suit splashing water with her backstroke.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08
MINE, MILL UNION
 BALLOT TOMORROW

Annual election of officers and trustees of Local 203, Juneau Mine and Mill Workers Union, will be held tomorrow at the Union Hall, John Covich, present Secretary, an- lounced today.
 Nominations were completed at the September meetings. Union of ices at the hall will be open all day so that miners on all shifts nay cast their ballots.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08
COAST SERIES
 TIED UP; 5ACS
 BEAT BANNERS
George Munger Holds Be. attIe 10 Two His for
 Victory
tBY ASSOCIATED PREss)

Sacramento squared the Pacific Coast Presidents Cup playoff series at two games each last night by shutting out Seattle, 80, in the first game on Sacramentos home grounds.
 George Munger, steady Sac right handler, hurled two-hit ball, stymi- ing the league champions. Only one Rainier got as far as second base.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08
FIVE BILLION BRITISH AID
 BILL 0kAYED

Continued rom Page One,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08
sITKA DIVORCE ASKED

Suit for divorce was filed in Fed eral District Court here by Ada Nyquist, of Sitka, against Arthur w. Nyquist. Grounds on which the action is brought is non-support.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08
Alice Marble, tennis. Betty Hicks, golf.

Alice Marble, tennis.
 Betty Hicks, golf.
 Donna Atwood, ice skating.
 Helen Crlenkovich, swimming. Sarah Cooke, tennis.
 If you don't think that Gloria Callen, the beauteous back-stroker, is a beauty, you're nuts. And if you haven't seen her picture you're blind. She's been displayed in all the picture magazines and news papers. Furthermore, she's getting a Hollywood film test.
 Alice Marble, the retired ten his queen, is a stately blonde. Miss Atwood is a national ice skating champion. Mrs. Cooke is one of our better tennists, long Miss Marbles double part ner. Miss Crlenk0vich is the diving queen and Miss Hicks Is top rank golfer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08
WHITE 50x
 WIN SERIES
 FR0M(UBS
American Leagues Again Take Tile 10 City
 Championship

CHICAGO, Oct. 8-T'ne Amerl- can League White Sox won Chi cagos Little World Series yester- day, snatching the fourth straight game, 3-1, from the National League Cubs.
 The Sox have held the city championship since 1881.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08

BUY DEFENSE STAMPS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08

NE YORK-At the urgent re- quest no one, I have just staged a bea.sy contest.
 Known as Graham's grille par ade, it was unique in that it was arranged without benefit of boarc- walk or ballyhoo. In fact, no one knew I was promoting it. Not even the gals themselves. Will they be astounded!
 It was an exclusive cOmpe-
 ton, too. Limited entirely to
 the dGils in sports.
 This will surprise lot of peo- pie who have believed there were no beauties in sportS.A that the tennis, golf and swimming girls ran toward the beefy side with their heft in the wrong places.
 (Alas, they were 90 percent cor rect)
 I could go on and on telling you how I reviewed the contestants and gradually reduced the number of contenders, but having a sim cere desire not to prolong your suspense further, I am now pre- pared to announce my findings.
 Here are the results, Graham's nominations as the prettiest girls in sports:
 Gloria Callen, swimming.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-08
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red tape and inanities combined to blast the temper of any man. Asked how he always managed to hold his temper, he said:
 All my life, I have noticed that the man who loses his temper always loses the argument"
Evening star., 1941-04-10

ington in a campaign to raise 5000
to enlarge and equip a canteen for
soldiers at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, 1015 L street NV.
A committee of distinguished
Washington members of the club,
including Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt, has been named to raise the
necessary money. Mrs. John B
Gordon is chairman.
Other members of the committee
include Mrs. William L. Beale, Mrs.
Albert L. Cox, Mrs. ]. Harry Gov
ington, Mrs. John Allen pougherty
Mrs. Garland S. Ferguson, jr.; Mrs.
Julien Friant, Mrs. Charles B. Hen
derson, Mrs. Benjamin D. Hill, Mrs.
James L. Houghteling, Mrs. Robert
H. Jackson, Mrs. Benjamin King,
Mrs. James d. lie Cron, Mrs. Henry
Colt MacLean, Mrs. Paul v. Nc
Mutt, Mrs. Edward B. Meigs, Mrs.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Drug Firm and Bank
Records Subpoenaed
In Production Probe
Grund Jury Investigates
Charges Nozi Interests
Have Been Served

Following up charges that Ger
man interests have combined with
American firms 10 restrict the pro-
duction of certain drug, dye and
pharmaceutical products important
to national defense, the Justice De-
partment announced today that a
grand jury inquiry has been insti-
tuted in Newark, N j., and that as
the first step subpoenas have been
Issued for the records of the Scher-
ing Corp. of Bloomfield, N. j., and
the Swiss Bank Corp. of New York.
The Schering Corp. manufactures
pharmaceutical and wartime medi-
cal products.
Control and restriction of the de-
velopment by American corporations
OF South American trade also has
resulted from the reputed agree
ments, the department said.
Extension of Inquiry.
The announcement today followed
disclosures before the Monopoly
Committee and the House Appro-
priations Committee by Justice De-
partment spokesmen as to the activ-
tties of Nazi interests in this coun-
try which are affecting adversely
production of defense materials
needed by this Government.
Other Records SubpOenaed.
In New York, meanwhile, Justice
Department officials said subpoenas
had been issued for the books and
records of three more companies
the Winthrop Chemical Co, Cen
eral Analine and Film Corp. and
Sterling Products, Inc.-in an inves
tigation to determine the extent of
control. if any, of American chemical
industry by the German chemical
trust, I. G. Farbenindustrie.
The new grand jury probe in
Newark is an extension of an in
ouiry that has been in progress in
New York City several months and
recently brought about the indict-
ments of the Aluminium Co. OF
America, the Doll Dow Chemical Co,
the I. G. Farben Intrustrie of Ger
many and other concerns and in
dividuals for fostering an alleged
monopoly in magnesium.
While the department announce
ment named only Schering and the
Swiss Bank, it indicated that there
were others concerned According
to department spokesmen, German
interests have entered into patent
licensing agreements with American
affiliateS under which the latter
would withhold their products from
South American markets. This, it is
continued, was done to preserve
German control in South America
for certain drug and dye chemical
products.
Blockade Arrangement Charged.
When the British blockade made
1t impossible to ship these products
directly from German to South
American markets, the department
said. the German controlling in
terests arranged to have the Amer
lean afhliateS manufacture the
identical German product and sup
ply them to the South American
firms which had placed orders in
Germany. At the same time, how
ever, the American affiliates were
Evening star., 1941-04-10

Leo Brison Morris, Mrs. James H.
Patten, Mrs. Stanton Peelle, Mrs.
William Jennings Price, Mrs. Charles
E. Riggs, Mrs. Thomas Riggs, Mrs.
Emil Schram, Mrs. Thomas E.
Sebrell. jr.;; Mrs. Edward r. Stitt,
Mrs. Frank c. Walker, Mrs Charles
Warren and Mrs. John r. Williams.
The Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club, which the Woman's Army and
Navy League has conducted for
many years, is to be changed struc-
turally and provided with 24-hour
canteen service and q dormitory
large enough to provide sleeping
quarters for more than 100 men. Mrs.
Evening star., 1941-04-10

restricted from selling the products
generally in South America.
The department said also that
these arrangements have reputedly
been used to create large German
financial credits in the United States
and South America. If such prac-
tices are found to exist, 1t was added,
they would constitute serious re-
straints of both domestic and for
eign commerce.
The inquiry is being directed by
Edward P Hudges, special assistant
to the Attorney General.
Evening star., 1941-04-10

Only about 1000 new passenger
cars were sold in Egypt in 1910, ac-
cording to the Department OF Com
merce, and this year 1t is estimated
not more than 300 will be sold in
that country,
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Bible Glass Bunquet

Representatives from all Protes-
tant denominations in the District
are expected to attend the annual
banquet of the Organized Bible
Glass Association at the Calvary
Baptist Church, at $50 pm.
April %
Evening star., 1941-04-10

Julian L. Schley. league president,
estimated that 5000 would be nee
essary for the work. The Campaign
Committee will be known as the
Woman's National Democratic Club
Defense Project.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Woman's S Democratic
Club Aids Campaign
To Enlarge Canteen
Army and Navy League
Receives Cooperation
In $4,000 Drive

Mrs. Curtis Shears, president of
the Woman's National Democratic
Club, today announced the club
will cooperate with the Woman's
Army and Navy League of WASH
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
The Smell Of Burning Brake Bands

Everybody who drives a knows the pungent, acrid
smell that means burning brake bands IL isn't pleasant
for it usually means a brake dragging or brake too
hastily and vehementy applied.
But right the country would welcome such an
in the national The price scale is getting
speed Its and such brakes we have TO control
the initiation spiral must be sharply applied Congress
is inspecting the brakes and attempting to furnish
Innings and pedal with little stronger leverage.
None soon. Even the people who have been feeling
that "a little initiation would be good thing will sit up
and attention to Price Administrator Leon Henderson
when he that We stand at the brink of dangerous
initiation and that the cost of living matter what is
done bound go up Unless the most stringent controls
Immediately applied, Henderson warns, really de-
structive spiral of initiation is almost certain.
Nobody wants that. Perhaps younger readers do not
remember it, but experience in the World
still fresh the minds of those who went through it, They
remember and they know that there point at all in
securing increase of 20 cent If the cost of living
In the meantime goes up 80 per cent.
When this sort of thing begins it is human to blame
somebody; somebody ese that is And when everybody
ats around blaming everybody else, the grim part of
is that they all correct
All share the blame. Payrols being at ame peak,
Henderson is probably right in saying that the
most volatile and dynamic element in initiation at present
But the farmers also want ITO per of parity the
prices for their products. That that the city
worker who has secured 10 per cent raise finds that
wiped out and in the price of the food he buys The
farmer who has secured his Ito cent of parity price
finds that in turn wiped out by higher prices of manu-
featured goods he buys. In the rush of this furious
mutual tachasing, neither quite catches the other
while the fellow in the middle with the static income gets
it where the chicken gets the usual If it too
far, all 90 down together in a common ruin.
Here IL ever, /. place for the stern application of
4 set of the best-ned brakes devise to-
gether with the best patience all muster whenever
the brake shoe pinches, it WILL
When initiation threatens, all in the same
boat and attempt of group profit at the
pense of other groups simply speeds up the ride of all
to common destruction.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for the answers:
l. The hair of which mytholo-
gical woman changed into hiss
ing serpents
2. The Flying Dutchman
opera was composed by - -.
3. Vernon Castle was an
actor. a dancer. or an aviator
I. In what European city is
the Champs Elysees?
5. Who was the author Of
"Chantecier"
6. Which state is partly di-
vided by Chesapeake Bay?
I. In what u. S. city was the
Columbian Exposition held in
1929?
s. What city's name means
"Brotherly Love-?
3. Where Is Leland Stanford
Junior university?
10. Who was tn. author of
Main Street"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22

Germany's success with sep
srate air force is dismissed as
totally without point" so
far" says the memo, Germany
has had no navy with which TO
use an air arm. Further, the
luftwaffe is not actually a sep
arate unit, since all German
armed forces are under q single
direction-th high command"
Poor Mussonni, as usual, takes
a terrific beating: In the pres
ent war Italian aviation has fail
ed to distinguish itself. On one
occasion pilots of the separate
Italian air force. while patrol
ling the Mediterranean, carried
out bombing attack on
squadron of their own battle
ships. II is extremely doubtful
that this would have occurred if
these pilots had had naval train
ing"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22

Stamps
Jopon Threatens Sofety
OF Dutch Eost Indies

FOCAL point Of the Pacific hot
bed today is the Netherland,
East Indies, SPRAYING empire Of
10000 islands covering a sea area
wider than the United States.
jspsns thrust southwark into
French lndo-China has made thin
rich island group the most impor-
tant objective in the Pacific.
Three nations are watching ev-
cry move in this Far Eastern chess
game Japan, Great Britain and
the United States want the invai-
liable materials Of the islands and
may fight TO get or keep them.
The Dutch really began TO work
these islands a century ago. They
invited foreign capital. under
strict supervision. 70 exploit the
Islands oil, rubber. tea, quinine,
TN, tobacco, sugar, eopra, teak
wood, tspioea and sulphur. They
stamped out disease and encour-
aged native health. Such work
was honored by the government
in the 1893 stamp above which
shows native nurse feeding an
siling man.
The Netherlands East Indies
have weli-organized defense
consisting Of about 10000 troops.
one hgnt cruiser. about 10 de-
stroyerS. IS or is submarines and
an air feet Of about 200 planes.
many Y. S. built.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
HOROSCOPE
FRIDAY, AUGUST %

Benefic aspects rule the morn
ing hours, but later adverse
planetary influences are active.
The stars today aid those who
bear responsibility and WELD
power.
Heart and Home: This is a
fortunate day for mental vision.
helpful TO those who seek to I'M
derstand the idiosyncracies of
young members of the family.
In this period of world chaos
changes in modes and manners
are foreshadowed in developing
characters and Municipalities.
Both girls and boys must be ac-
corded great freedom of thought
and action, for a new order of
civilization Will dawn after the
bsrbaric reign of war. This is
an suspicious date for execu-
tives. especially those employed
in hospitals.
Business Affairs: Scarcity of
certain materials will cause con-
Germ IN many lines of manufac-
turing as plans for an Autumn
of general activity in commercial
undertakings are put into oper-
alton. Restrictions In the pro-
ducton and sale Of various COM
modities will emphasize the
meaning Of war TO Americans
who have been this year enjoy
ing luxuries denied to many ma
tons. Prosperity win spur gen
erosity Of citizens of the United
States who will extend aid to
increasing thousands OF unfortu-
nate war victims.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the augury of a year OF
varied experiences combining
good and III fortune. Unusual
activities are indicated.
Children born on this day may
have extraordinary careers. OBJ
staeles will appear in the devel-
opment of unusual talents which
assure success IL wisely directed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
ONE-MAN INQUIRY
SPECTACULAR EVENT

The Truman committees re-
port on the excessive costs of
Army csntonment highlights the
spectacular and constructive ma
ture of Al Engers one-man in
vestigation. The contrast in their
methods gives black eye to
ornate and costly senate in
quiries.
The Michigan representative
toured environments III the East
last winter in his own automo-
bile. He used his ear as a way
side tavern instead of going TO
hotels. often snoozlng in IT when
the temperature was 10 below
zero. His only investigative
equipment consisted OF a IS
year-old camera. pocketful Of
pencils and a notebook. His ex-
pense account for a 13-day
whirlwind inspection was $685.
A.. which shocked the controller
general. But Al was a lumber
camp roustabout in his youth.
He knew all about building ma
terisls and construction jobs. To
earn his way through law school
in Chicago. he mastered the
theory and practise Of account
ing. So he knew what he wanted
TO find out and where 10 look for
leakage
The Truman committee had
the benefit of nice appropris-
ton. the power Of subpoena. a
legal. clerical and accounting
staff. But five months before il
submitted its report. Mr. Engel
had presented the very same
evidence on the amount and
cause Of excessive costs. II the
senate sleuths Will go through
the Engel files. they will diseov-
er that q chsstened war depart
ment has promised in writing 10
adopt the building and contract
reforms he recommended.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
The TRANQUIL Conscience

There is nothing like tranquil conscience.
Fourteen months ago. Bento Mussolni spoke from the
Palaca Veneza, declaring PROSTATE France and
laundering I'VE going TO against the plutocrac
and reactonary democracies of the West con-
science is absolutely tranquil solemny declare that
Italy does intend to drag other peoples who her
neghbors into this conflict Let Switzerland. Yugosava,
Turkey Egypt and Greece take note of these words of
mine
WE'LL ID months have passed Italy has attacked Greece
and occupied it by grace of Adolf Hitler 1t has bombed
Alexandria, Egypt 1t has been presented with phony
Kingdom carved out of Yugoslavia by the German
queror and passed Italy in lieu of the lost African
empire. And word that Italian boys being
sent into the shambes in Russia to fight that eminent
plutocratc and reactionary democracy of the West.
Ants may live long 10 years-and that's lot
of pcnics