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Moose Pass miner., 1941-12-24
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There is not chance that Chri stmas 194l can be a merry one except for child ren too young to realize the chaos in the world. We hope everyone has as happy holiday season as it IS possible to have in the shadow of war.
 We read a Republic Steel Adv. which we think every American who reads it, thoroly understands. It defines the word "demo- cracy" in homely way that makes your heart throb with pride. It explains ex- actly what we are fighting for. It fol- lows:
 "Pete came to America when he was IS.
 He got job. Went to night school. Became an American citizen. Was married. Now he's foreman with Republic Steel.
 Just before the war enveloped Europe, Pete sent back home for his parents.
 When they saw this country, they were amazed. They were amazed at our build ings, our churches, our hospitals, our public schools, our parks. They were amazed at the thousands of cars on the streets AND IN FACTORY PARKING LOTS.
 They were ana azed to find that Pete owned modern home, with good plumbing and hot and cold running water that he had radio, telephone, electric lights, an aut omobile that he went to the movies the ball games that he said what he P1OoOOOS FACS~OSN SA"S SAA%E ped IS he plea sed.
 They still can't quite understand all that they've seen and heard everything $ so new, so different. Pete explains that these things are just regular American way of 1iving.". but his parent 8, having lived lifetime of drudgery re- warded by only meager existence, can't overcome their fear that this good way of living may be changed is too good to be true.
 But all Americans except certain fact ions of union labor, are out to see that the good and the free way of living goes on not only in this country but for the first time, in other count ries.
 The best sign that Hitler is through is that his judgment was so poor as to ineite the Japs of all people to make the first Hitleresque sneaking attack upon the United States.
 Japs! Ugh: Even isolati onists Lind bergh, Wheeler, Wye ct al, who have been screaming that this country was in no danger of attack, threw up
Moose Pass miner., 1941-12-24
L o c A L N E " s

and Mrs. Homer Hooker, delight fully ap- pointed party wa 8 given December by Mrs. Leora Roycroft, Mrs. E. L. Robbins and Mrs. Deli Douglas at the home of Mrs. Roy croft, Those enjoying the event were the honor guests and Mrs. George Clark, Mrs. Max Foster, Mrs. Roy Thur ston, Mrs. Bob Gillis, Mss Catherine Ga1lion, Mrs.3l. k. Thomp son, Mrs. Anton velanis, Mrs. Ralph Reed, Mrs. Lyman Graves, Mrs. Tom Spencer.
 Tn attendance at regular meeting of +be Moose Pass unit of the Red Cross held with Mrs. Lyman Graves Wednesday, December To- were Mrs. E. L. Robbins, Mrs. Frank Hielo, Mrs. Roy Scatter, Mrs. Roy Thurston, Mrs. George Clark, Miss orah Dee Clark, Mrs. Ralph Reed and the hostess.
 daughter to whom the name Sherry Jean has heen ven, was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Cl ark at Seward General hospital on December 12.
 Charles (Chuck) Flynn visited in Moose Pass en route from GoodneWs Bay where ne has been working with the Goodnews Bay Mining company at Platinum, to the States via the Baranof. His plans were to visit a brother at Pau1sbo, near Seattle anoth- CT brother at Mapleton, Minn., two si isters at Waterloo and Nashua, Ia., and two broth CTS at Los Angeles and at Rawlins, Wyo. He planned to return to Alaska early in , Feoruary.
 Bob Estes, Bob Hunt and Chuck Waitmarsh sailed for the States to ENLIST in the navy.
 On Thursday, December 4, Mrs. Alvin Hacking vi sited Moose Pass school and gave very int ere sting and instructive talk about mcotton." Mrs. Hacking has worked in the largest cotton mi II in New England at New Bedford and knew her subject thor oly. Her informal talk was rare treat for the schoolchil ldren. She also took some interior view pictures of the pupils with special lens camera.
 Mrs. Donnie McCart is guest at the Laub scher homo while recovering from her recent serious illness.
 Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Christensen received a letter from Maurice Golf who was assoc lated with Frank Case in mining near Moose Pass season before last, Tn which he said that he had married last month in Nebraska and was his way to Anchorage, where he had obtained employment. The war will probably make some change in his
Evening star., 1941-04-22
(Strth OF q SerieS.)
By A. T. STEELE,
chicago Daily News Foreisn CORRESPONDENT.

Cnicago DAILY news Foreisn correspondent.
BATAVIA, Java (By Clipper -
1t is not alone for political and
military reasons that the Neither
lands Indies are unable to give
Japans economic emissaries every
thing they demand One big hitch
is that the really valuable items in
the East Indian treasure chest are
already spoken for.
What the Japanese want most
from the Indies are concessions and
trade. The japanese mission here
is asking concessions of three sorts
oil, mining and agricultural. The
trouble is that, long before the Japa-
nese got orders from heaven to
carry the new order to these islands,
most of the choice oil and mineral
claims had been staked out by
Dutch, American, English and other
non-Japanese interests.
The japanese have an oil con-
cession in the island of Borneo, with
one producing well. They own q
few rubber plantations and have
completed an unsuccessful cotton
growing experiment in New Guinea
Except for various small mining
concessions of no great value. that
Is about the extent of Japanese in
vestment in the natural resources of
the Netherlands Indies. The rest
of the Japanese stake is represented
by hundreds Of small businesses, es-
pecially stores and barber shops.
These are what support most of the
1000 Japanese subjects living in the
Indies.
Dutch See Through Ruse.
The Japanese not only ask conces-
sions, they ask the right to exploit
and develop these concessions with
Japanese labor. They demand, also
the privilege Of exploring the outer
islands Of the Indies in search Of the
vast undiscovered resources they
suppose them to contain. To these
proposals the Dutch are cool They
are willing to grant concessions-if
the Japanese can point out any
that are not already taken UPON
the same basis as to other national
tiles. But with a war on and Japan
allied with the axis, the Dutch are
quite unenthusiastic about opening
their doors to swarm of Japanese
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Nozis Say Many Scores
OF Planes Roided Plymouth

BERLIN, April % (P.-The Brit
ish port of Plymouth was among
obiectives battered by many scores
Of German bombers during the night,
Informed Germans said today.
Early reports said conhagrations
were observed in the harbor and city
areas. Government shipyards also
were bombed effectively, it was
stated.
The Germans also said Great Var
mouth, on the east coast of England,
was one of the targets Of last nights
raids.
Direct hits on five airports were
scored by light and heavy combat
planes which bombed Eastern Eng
land, the high command said, and
the resultant fires destroyed parked
planes.
The communique also claimed
bombers last night sank an 8,000-ton
merchantmen out of a convoy in
Bristol Channel, damaged another
large merchantmen and destroyed q
patrol boat off the British southwest
coast.
Nazi fighter planes downed three
British fighters and barrage bal
loon over the English Channel and
bagged q Bristol bomber
over the Channel coast, the Ger
mans said.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Dutch Cool to Toxic Demands
To Exploit Indies Resources
Joundiced Eye Cast on japanese
Attempts tc Extend New Order

prospectors in strategic areas vulner-
able to attack.
These are what the Dutch con-
slider political" demands, which can
be considered only in very modi-
fed and purified" form They feel
that Japanese immigration should
be limited to those whose services
are vital to japanese enterprises and
whose places could not be filled from
the millions of available native
workers.
Another japanese proposal is for
the entry of large numbers Of Japa-
nese dentists and doctors to min
lister to the needs of the Japanese
community. This is bit too raw for
the Dutch, who, in these times,
regard every japanese immigrant as
a potential spy. They are appar-
emily willing to compromise on a
fraction Of the number asked by the
japanese.
The japanese also request fishing
concessions and the right to extend
their airlines to this country. Here.
too, the Dutch reaction Is one Of
suspicion. They have already had
TO conf1scate many japanese fish
ing" boats caught in zones Of
strategic Importance. They wonder
If the Japanese would enjoy hav-
ing Dutch airplanes with Dutch
pilots flying over Japan's cities and
countryside.
From the Indies the Japanese
would like oil, tin, rubber, copra,
bauxite aluminium ore), quinine.
sugar, coffee, salt and fish. They
are already purchasing quantities
of nearly all these commodities, but
they would be much happier If they
could win the privilege Of exploit
ing them through their own CON-
panies, with their own labor. Their
oil concession may be enlarged with
Dutch consent. They may even
obtain the right to work certain
agricultural areas, If they are will
ing to pay the price. Most of the
proved mineral deposits are already
in foreign hands. The Indies have
mountains OF low-grade iron ore
and colt coal. but 1t is doubtful if
they could be worked profitably.
Until recently Japan's chief in
terest in the Netherlands Indies has
been trade. For long time Japan's
commerce with the Indies has been
favorable to Japan. Last year the
Japanese sold twice as much to the
Indies as they bought here. The
peak in Japanese trade was reached
during the black years of the '30s,
when cheap Japanese textiles and
merchandise flooded the Indies in a
torrent. The Dutch, alarmed, slam
med shut their open door and put
textile imports on a strict quota
basis. The influx of Japanese goods
fell off sharply. Since the war the
trade regulations here have been
further frightened and now apply to
many lines of merchandise. One Of
the proposals put forward by the
mission of Kenkichi Yoshizawa is
the revision by the Dutch of these
restrictions. The Dutch, in reply,
point to the vastly more drastic and
complicated export and import con-
troll in Japan and ask, politely, what
the Japanese propose to do at their
end.
(ccpyrisht. 1s41, Chicago Daily News, Ins)
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Association Committee
To Study Tax Problem

At a short business meeting Of
the Sixteenth Street Citizens Asso-
citation last night in the Shepherd
School a committee was appointed
to study the problem or dues and
to contact members in arrears. The
special committee named by Michael
Cairns, president, included Charles
Rush, William Ramsey and Robert
Barry.
The District tax problem was
referred to the Committee on Laws
and Legislation after Mr.. Cairns
cited the recent prediction of Rep
resentative Dirksen, Republican, OF
Illinois that there might be a So
cent jump in real estate taxes.
At the close of the meeting, q
sound picture on city traffic prob
lens was shown by a representative
Of the Capital Transit Co.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Columbia Printers
Union Nominates
Slate Of Officers
Desper and MeEntee
Are Candidates for
President
Star Staff Photo.

The Columbia Typographical
Union, No. 101, the Oldest local trade
union in continuous existence In
the United States, has nominated
officers for its 3,O00-member, 1876
year old organization here during
the next two years.
Candidates for president in the
election set for May 81 are Clarence
J. Desper of the Washington Times
Herald, who was nominated to sue
ceed himself, and Edward c. Nc
Entee, Washington Daily News.
James I Crockett of The Star
secretary treasurer, will be opposed
for reelection by w. C. George of
the Times Herald and Floyd c.
Grimes of the Nave Topographic
Service.
Other nominees are:
For vice president-John r. Evans
James w. Biggers, jr.
For trustee-Joseph p. OLone
and Louis A. Day
For auditors-William B. Woods
Kenneth M. Hurd, Walter S. Sonn-
tag, 1r., George Lee Rooney, Spencer
r. Baker and L. @. Homan.
For executive committee-Albert
Stuart, Raymond U. Burgess, Harry
F. Wall, Edgar w. Whitman, Fred
w. Waigand, Fred Koenig, jr, Will
liam c. Austin, William Field, NAL
COIN A. Dent, Glen o. Murray, Don
aid M. Condor, Harrison B. French
Robert w. Yost, J. P. Gallagher
Norman Sandridge. Roy E. Whitmire
Clarence E. Lemerise, Arthur j
Ford, Walter j. Griggs, Lewis H
Smith, J. Leroy Sauls, George A
Glasgow, James S. Ryan and Charles
j. Warren.
Delegates to I. T. U.-J. H. Aber-
crombie, Frank J. Sloan, George M
Coleman, Arthur A. Burr, Michae
P. Fabrizio, Morris c. Bishop, Guy
A. Caponnetto, James J. O'Connor,
Robert H. McCallam, Stanley r
Roasch, Frank s. Lerch, Leslie P
Cox, jr., and Dan H. Stone.
Alternates to I. T. U.-Ormon s
Runnels, Harold w. Wegner, John
w. Moran, Fay r. Hunter, Alfred
Saki, Robert J. Hill. James D. Foote
Henry D. Berg and z. C. Bellenoit
For dorekeeper-Ernest j. Elwood
For sergeant at arms-Joseph E.
Donellan and Walter T. Roche.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Weather Report
Furnished by the United States Weather su


District Coumbia-Fa continued
rising followed
gentle moderate northeast shifting southeast winds
Fveday forecast for the period from 730 Tuesday April o.
194l, % pm. Saturday. April 26 1941 inclusive
Delaware Maryland Yok)-Fa tonight
again
tonight slowly rising temperature most sections Wednesday
night Temperature will about normal.
Valley Kentucky Ohio West Virginia Western Pennsylvania
Wednesday intervals
heavy Valley Slightly
slightly below
Evening star., 1941-04-22
All Space Is Rented
At New GraveIIy Poinl
Airport Terminal
Priorities for Defense
Delay Obtaining Of
Material for Building

Every foot of floor space in the
new terminal building at Washing
ton National Airport, Gravelly
Point, has been rented and there Is
waiting list for space, it was an
nounced yesterday. Airline equip
ment already is being moved to the
new field and, despite delays due in
part to the national defense pro-
gram, efforts are being made to
complete the building by June /.
Although the terminal building,
which is longer than Union Station
and nearly as long as the entire
Capitol Building, already is over
crowded, even before completion.
This overcrowding is regarded as
temporary, Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority officials said.
Pennsylvania Central Airlines has
rented large amount of floor space
in the terminal on temporary
basis pending completion of the
hangar and ONCE "lesn-to' which
1t will occupy. Transfer of Pc. A.
Offices from the terminal building
to the office space In the hangar
will free a large amount of space
in the terminal structure.
Applications already are pending
for part Of the space to be re-
leased by PC. A.
In the meantime, the G. A. A. has
had TO deny floor space in the new
terminal building to United Airlines
and Transcontinental g. Western
Ai-. neither Of which operates direct
service out Of Washington. Both
airlines, however, do large amount
of Washington business via con-
Meeting schedules and have applied
for space in the new terminal for
ticket offices and othe, facilities.
Completion Of the terminal is be-
ing delayed by difficulties in getting
stainless steel and aluminium light
ing and other fixtures which had
been ordered, because of operation
of defense priorities. 1t has become
necessary to use substitute ma
terials In some cases.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Greeks Refreating
From Albania Are
Trapped, Nazis Say
Capture Of Lumio, Volos
And Ioonninu Reported
By High Commend
BY ths Associated Press.

!
BERLIN, April 22-German
troops have captured Lamia, 100
m lies northeast of Athens, on the
east end of the Allied line and
trapped Greeks retreating from Al
bania on the west by seizing the
lakeshore town of Iosnnina, the
German high command announced
today.
The entry into Lamia, rail and
highway center, yesterday was said
to have been accompanied by the
capture of VoloS a miles to the
northeast, through which a large
part of the British expeditionary
force entered Greece.
Lamia is on the south side Of the
Othrys Mountains below the Thes-
salonian plain where the British
and Greeks were supposed to have
established their new line.
| This town, on the north side of a
12-mile- wide plain, is Just above
Thermopylae, where Spartan King
Leonidas, in 480 B. c., threw up a
heroic defense in the pass Of the
same name against the advancing
legions of Xerxes.
The rugged Lokris Mountains rise
on the south side of the plain and
! 1t may be here hat the Allies will
attempt new stand
Un Carlo, British Near East
headquarters said the British
forces in Greece have now oc-
cupied defensive positions south
OF Lamia." The Italians earlier
fixed the Greek-British line as
extending from Lamia TO Arta,
25 miles inland from the Ionian
Sea on the west and about 80
miles south of the Ioannina)
The German high command said
the force reaching Ioannina swept
westward across the Pindus Noun
tains, blocking the Greeks main
road of retreat.
The Italians, 1t added, are pur-
suing the Greeks from the north and
are encountering stubborn Greek re-
siStance.
(The Fascist high command
| od4O lllC 4Idudllo IldQ dONdIlCcu
into Greece all along the AL
banian frontier)
The advance on the east, 1t was
asserted, was achieved after over
coming weak opposition" This
drive was made by Nazis plunging
south from Larisa, which is so miles
north of Lamia and SO miles north
west of Volos.
The Germans, meanwhile, ap-
peared to be girding for what may
become known as the battle Of
Piraeus.
There were many indications that
Germany's final struggle in the Ball
kans with the English would be
around that port of Athens in an at
tempt to prevent the last contingents
of the English from leaving Greece.
All arms of the Nazi war force
were collaborating.
While the my-especially motor
lied divisions-was pursuing the re-
treating Greeks and British, the
Luftwaffe not only hurled explosives
into columns whose movement was
difficult in the mountainous region,
but struck transports Of both men
and materials in Aegean waters.
Evening star., 1941-04-22

The extensive mass Of cool air of Polar
origin has now overspread all sections east
Of the Mississippi River. except the extreme
South. Frosts, mostly light, are reported
zion and the Upper Ohio and Upper Mis-
sisstppi Valleys. minimum temperature
of 90 degrees was registered at several sta
tions in Ohio The highest pressure in this
sir mas sis 1,031.s millibars (30.47 inches).
at Cambridge. Ohio. A minor disturbance
that is moving rapidly southeastward over
North Dakota and Minnesota. Grand Forks.
". OAK, oil 2 millibars t29 SO inches, has
caused light showers in those States, while
an almost stationary disturbance over the
western Gulf Of Mexico, Brownsyille. Tex;
1,013.2 millibsrs (29. .92 inches), has caused
eenersl rains in Eastern Texas and West
ern Louisiana, and light local rains in
portions Of the East Gulf States and Ar:
kansas. Light precipitation has occurred
also in the southern lake regioq and p@or- @
tions of Pennsylvania and New York. The
disturbance over the Southwest has re-
m aimed almost stationary, Rodeo N. Mex,
1,OO9.s millibars (29.s2 inches), and pres.
sure remains low east and southeast Of
southeastward over the Northern Rocky
Mountain region. Lewistown, Mont, 1,024.7
mi1libars (30,26 inches)
Evening star., 1941-04-22
House Group Approves
Navy Overtime Pay Plan

The House Naval Affairs Com
nittee yesterday approved a bill to
authorize overtime pay for clerica
help of Navy and Coast Guard
field services, including those en-
ployed at the various establishments
here.
Naval officials said today that
probably few If any Of the work
ers here would be affected. 1t was
explained. in the case of employees
at the Navy Yard, that the 40-hour
week is observed.
Representative Harris, Democrat
of Virginia pledged every effort
to obtain early and favorable House
action.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY.

Senate:
Defense Committee hears Gen.
George C. Marshall on progress of
defense program.
Judiciary Subcommittee continues
study of legislation providing court
review Of administrative agency rul-
ings.
House:
Ways and Means Committee hears
more experts on new tax program.
Agriculture Committee opens
hearings on general farm bills.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
SeIecfees, Guardsmer
Face Longer Service,
Three Senators Say
Army Reported Planning
To Ask Congress to
Extend Training Period
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press. -.
Acting Chairman Reynolds of the
Senate Military Affairs Committee
said today he had heard unoff1cially
that the Army might seek legislation
to extend selectees' training beyond
the basic one-year period.
Two other committee members
told OF similar reports, involving
both selectees and National Guards
men.
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, informed reporters that q
group of National Guardsmen had
told him they might be held in Army
camps for more than g year. He
added that he had not official in
formation on the subject.
Johnson Hears Report.
Senator Johnson, Democrat, of
Colorado said he had heard reports
emanating from Army officers that
Congress would be asked to declare
full state of emergency, under
which men in training would be re-
tained until Congress declared the
emergency ended
More than 100000 men chosen un-
der Selective service now are being
trained at Army camps. The present
law provides that the earliest group
be released after completing one
year of service in November. The
National Guards tour of active serv-
ice likewise was to have been limited
TO year.
Army officials have said that there
will be no final decision until JUNE
on whether selective service mer
should be held beyond a one-yeal
period. They have pointed out, how
ever, that under the Selective Serv.
ice Act not more than 100000 mer
can be in training at one time.
Age Changes Talked.
Unless there is some grave emer.
gency, they said, it would be prefer.
able to train additional men thar
to retain those already in camps
Senator johnson expressed the opin.
ion that it would not be fair to keer
men beyond year when other eligi.
BILE trainees had not been called.
There was general discussion
meanwhile, of whether the draft
ages Of 81 to IS, inclusive, should
be changed. Senator Johnson sale
he believed the Senate committed
would approve a change to 18 to q
and added he personally favored
making the limits 18 to 81.
Senator johnson said he regarded
legislation TO defer compulsory
military training for medical anc
dental students and internes al
still subject to consideration by tht
committee.
He said the committee took thu
measure up last Friday. but at hi
suggestion deferred action on the
bill until all members had had ar
opportunity to read the hearings
Last week the War Department.
attache assigned to the committee
told reporters the bill had beer
tabled" Ordinarily, this woulc
mean that the bill would not bt
brought up for further action.
Connally Against Age Shifts.
Senator Connally said he did moi
believe any change should be made
in the draft ages until the present
emergency is over.