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Evening star., 1941-03-03
Sun God and Rainbow Goddess

temple In the open space, and from
this we may judge that meetings
were held there to carry on wor-
ship of gods.
Among the gods of the Mayas
was one who was supposed to have
power over the sun. Images of
him in the form of. an old man
were made. Sometimes he was pic
tured with his mouth far enough
open to show that he had only a
single tooth. One tooth must have
been a proof Of old age in the
minds of the Maya artists.
Second In power was the rain
god. He was shown seated with
his legs crossed and with q shawl
over his shoulders. In his right
hand he held a snake.
The Mayas also had q monkey
faced god and a goddess Of the
rainbow. The rainbow goddess was
said to be the wife OF the sun god.
For History section Of your serspbook)
II you want q free copy of the
leafiet entitled background Of
European War" send me q Scent
stamped, self-addressed envelope
In care Of The Evening Star.
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Tomorrow: Mayd Writing.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
Toxic Gets New Statue

A 13-foot statue of Wakeno Kiyo-
marc, a famous courtier of the
eighth century, was unveiled recent
ly in front Of the Imperial Palace in
Toxic.
Evening star., 1941-03-03

Sketch map OF Yucatan and
Central America, NTH olden
homes OF MaydS shoton In black.
On the outside there was o lime
stone plaster.
Among the olden Maya cities was
one located in Honduras and known
as Copan. At this center was a
large open space where the citizens
used to gather from time to time.
The ruins of Copan include q
Evening star., 1941-03-03
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04

 SHOWS UP
 U. ARMY
Says that Not One Plane Is Suitable for Combat Serv-
 ice, Modern Warfare

WASHINGTON, Feb. A. United States Senator Burton K Wheeler said today he has absolutely re- liable information the Army docs not have a single plane suitable for combat service in modern warfare. ,
 Senator Wheeler declined to dis close the source of his information but declared he is convinced to it's reliability.
 During 1940 Senator Wheeler de- clared, the total war plane deliveries were 2884 of which he said 2308 went to Great Britain and other foreign countries, and 576 went to the Army or Navy.
 On January l, Wheeler said, the Army had 639 planes. divided as fol- lows: 9l heavy bombers, 38 medium bombers, light bombers, pursuit fighter, PIP interceptors, 231 obser- vation planes, IA reconnaissance and 46 transport planes.
 In an interview, Wheeler said that of the 639 planes, not one was suit able for combat in modern warfare because all lacked either self sealing gas tanks or sufficient fireproof ar nor plate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
WILLkIE I5
 OPTION TRIP
 TO IRELAND
Intends 10 Confer with de Valera About Bases
 for British
lRy Associated Pressl

Wendell L. Willkie. American gaining first hand information of war conditions in Great Britain, flew to Dublin to confer with Ramon de Valera on the subject of Irish ports and air bases repeatedly sought by the British to combat the Ger man counter blockade.
 At the same time, Royal Air Force bombers twice attacked the Nazi U- boat center at Brest.
 Willkie said he planned to ask de Valera many questions and talk with him across the table regard- ing neutral Fires bases. After talk ing with de Valera, Willkie said he would not reveal the result of the conversations unless authorized by the Irish Free State leader.
 So far, Fire has refused to grant the British planes and warships the use of Irish territory for operations against Germany's sea attacks which recently turned to the waters west of Ireland in the so-called Grave Yard of the Atlantic"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
WRE(kAGE OF
 LOST BOMBER
 LOCATED NOW
Graft Missing Sinte Janu- dry f6, Found in Wood-
 ed Setfion-7 Men Killed

MORTON, Wash, Feb. 4. = Two hours before daybreak today. a par ty of 70 Army officers, Air Corps enlisted men, State Patrolmen and eco youths, who headed out all night into the Little Rookie" wild erness, west of here, reached the scene of the wfeckage of the Army bomber lost three weeks ago. Janu- ary l6, on a flight from McChord Field to California.
 Major Charles Overacker, Com- manding the 73rd Bombardment Squadron, said two woodsmen re- ported sighting the wreckage late yesterday afternoon and telephoned their information from here.
 The region where the wreckage was sighted by the woodsmen is almost inaccessible.
 Searchers immediately organized at McChord Field and came to this section and set up base camp while others pushed on to the wreck scene.
 Red flares lighted the scene which is about 10 miles west of here. The plane wreckage is scattered over a large area, densely wooded. at the base of cliff described as some where near Huckleberry Mountain at an elevation of about 5000 feet
 Horses have been taken to the scene to bring out the bodies of the victims, who have been checked, as follows:
 First Lieutenant R. M. Kummes. Second Lieutenant C. T. Nielsen, Second Lieutenant J F. Geis, Second Lieutenant L. E. Macaky, Sereeants H. A. Davis, L. H. Melting and P. L. Mass.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
 BILL STILL
 IN DEBATE
Charles Beard Urges De- feat-George Fielding
 Eliot Is in Favor

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Charles Beard, well-known historian, told Congress today that the British Aid Bill will involve the U. s. officially in war" and urged it's defeat.
 George Fielding Eliot, writer of military affairs, however, argue d that it should be enacted with cer- tain proper limitations" because of the world military situation.
 The two men testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
 Also received was an announce ment for the support of the bill by eight Southern governors. While the House started it's second day of de- bate on the measure the governors advised the committee that they be- lieved "the passage of this bill at this time was essential to the safety of the nation"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
NAzI CAMPS
 AIR RAIDED
 ALONG COAST
Me(hanized Units Occupy Cirene = Advance on
 All African Fronts
(By Associated Press,

British forces have made two suc- cessful attacks or drives during the past "A hours.
 Nazi U-boat bases in Occupied France and concentration camps along the coast were air raided early this morning by the Royal Air Force and returning fliers report disastrous explosions and fires following
 The British mechanized units, ac- cording to advices from Cairo, have entered Cirene. Marshal Graziani's former general headquarters, some 60 miles west of Derna. Graziani escaped from Cirene several days ago when lair spotters" reported the British were nearing.
 The Army of the Nile is moving hard on the heels of the retreating Italian armies.
 British advances are reported on all African frontS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04

WASHINGTON Behind the scenes in the U. s. Navy there are two schools of thought regarding the danger of war with Japan. Both agree, however, regarding its out come.
 One school, made up of younger officers who have served recently in the Far East, has developed scorn for Japanese sea power, declares that Japan never has met first class navy, that annihilation of her fleet would be a matter of two or three months.
 They cite especially the Japanese effort to reduce the Woosung forts protecting Shanghai in 1892, when the aim of Japans big naval guns was so poor that for a while Am erican photographers stood on top of the Notifications taking pictures Of the bombardment.
 The other school of thought is composed of older officers who are specialists in naval tactics. They have figured out the time necessary to move the fleet from Hawaii, to establish a large enough garrison to protect the Philippines, and to pre- pare for meeting the Japanese fleet in it's own waters. To do all this they want at least year.
 Both groups agree that the United States would come out on top. but they disagree widely on the time required for victory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
By MORGAN M. BEATTY AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. An air plane motor that broadcasts raoio signals and new representative radio ear capable of listening to plane motors many miles away are instruments the British army has worked out to swat Nazi bombers in the dark
 But so many thousanus Of the rev gadgets are required and so many thousands of crews must be trailed in mathematics. radio and complex teamwork, tf;at it may be months before sure fire results are obtained. Even so, two or three German bombers are often oagged by the new radio system on ever; big night raid.
 That's the girst of confidential reports coming back to Amer; ca from the scene of night air war over the British Isles. Oddly enough, the system is modern counterpart of crude method developed by British-born Ameri- can Ace Harold Hartney at the flag end of the World War. Hartney actually downed German bomb CT with his system in 1913.
 The modern idea, not to give away any secrets, works out, roughly, like this:
 The whole countryside in Eng land. especially along the Channel coast, is peppered with small, portable radio stations equipped with gadgets capable of picking up the radio beams the German bomb crews ride to their targets over Britain.
 The Germans broa dcast two beams to the target. Say the tar get is Coventry. One beam is pointed at Coventry from, say, Brest, France. Another is broad cast from Brussels. The German bomber rides one or the other of these, then, when he picks up the other one at maximum intensity, he's obviously over Coventry. If there's more than one target in one night, then more than one set
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
of beams are broadcast, each SC a little different.

of beams are broadcast, each set a little different.
 Sounds Are Plotted
 The little portable stations are also equipped with the new super sensitive radio ear, that can hear enemy motors 25 or more miles away.
 AS soon as the ground stations begin to pick up the German beams and the German motors, they report back to a central mapping and radio headquarters, where all these sounds and their intensities are plotted on map of the British Isles. In very few minutes, the German beams show up on the map, and so does the approximate spot where the enemy planes are going to reach English territory.
 By the time both the target and the progress of the planes are plottable, the mapping and radio headquarters notifies radio obser- vation squadrons near the target. The planes are equipped with the same listening devices as the ground stations and serve to check principally on the German plane motors, and speeds.
 One the headquarters people are satisfied they will be able to spot the approximate position of the German planes, say a half hour in advance, they notify a fighter squadron of a possible con- tact point and send out their own beam for that point for the fighter squadron to ride.
 Some Close Misses
 Sometimes the fighters miss the enemy in the dark. Ground listeners often know the lighters miss only by few feet. Sometimes it's a mile or more. It's still a problem, as one British flier put it the other day, of trying to swat a mosquito in the dark. Any miss is as good as mile.
 In this work the radio broad casting motor is extremely essen tial. All the night flying British
 tContinued on Page Seyen)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
CAPITAL UNITY HAS FEM MuMBLING; QUESTION E,
 WHAT E IT COMING TO!
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. This unity business seems to be spread ing. When Big Bill" Knudsen is out on official business, he rides in a big. looking black sedan with one of those low-number tags that give visual evidence of mans importance around here. But is this one of the General Motors chiefs own makes of cars? It is not. It's a Packard
 That sort of thing apparently is going on all over Washington. If you go into store and they don't have what you want, they'll send you to their closest competitor. If you can't get room at one hotel, the clerk invariably will tell you where you can get one.
 The President dips into the Re- publican fold to get his Secretaries of War and Navy and good many other officials in the defense set up. Wendell L. Willkie, titular head of the COP, throws his weight (with some reservations) behind the Democratic administration bill that has promised to give rise to more controversy than any issue before Congress in recent years. And he carried a personal note from FD.R. to Winston Churchill.
 Even in Congress, where the battles rage fiercest and there's plenty of disunity. the situation is causing strange unitings. In any i-administration huddle on for eign policy, two of the principal huddlers are bound to be Sen. Bur ton K. Wheeler and Sen. Bennett Champ Clark, both Democrats. Then there are Republicans who have added their mods to Mir. Will kies in favor of administration plans.
 Capital oldsters are mumbling in their boards. They want to know what the world in general and politics in particular are coming to when you can't tell who a man works for by the kind of car he's riding in?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
FOUR PLANES DAMAGED AZ
 GALE BLOWS
Hangar and Three Training Ships Demolished -PAA
 AirIiner Hit Slightly

A vicious 5G- mile-an- n-hour wind whirled up Gastineau Channel last night swelling to gale at the Pan American Airways airport to demol- ish the hangar and three training planes belonging to the Alaska School of Aeronautics and to snap the port wing cable 'anchoring the PAA Douglas airliner during an 80- mile gust that tipped the giant plane on it's left wing, moved it eight feet and damaged one wing.
 The miniature hurricane ripped the roof from the training school hangar adjacent to the PAA airport and dropped it's rafters on the three single motored ships hangared there. This morning only one wall of the hangar was left standing and the three training planes were buried and mashed together under heavy beams and rafters.
 Loss of S7,5OO
 Pilot Instructor Clarence Walters of. the aviation school estimated damage done to planes and hangar at $750O, and said all destruction was completely covered by insur- ance. He said that it was possible to salvage all of the planes but that tremendous damage had been done. The hangar was of the open front type which caught and pocketed the wind.
 Two PA Electras which were at the airport during the 80 mile an hour gusts were unharmed in the gale because of smaller wing spread and less attack area presented to the wind.
 Debris Scattered
 Sections of the corrugated iron roof of the training school hangar were scattered for blocks around, and one section of the roof, beams and bracing intact, was carried over 300 feet away.
 Pan American officials in Juneau were waiting this afternoon for a wire from their Seattle office send ing instructions.
 Mail By Boat
 Airmail scheduled to fly south to Seattle on the DC-3 will be trans ferred to the next southbound boat and will be sent via boat until the
 tContinued on Page Eight)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
MANHATTAN
 PULLED OFF
 FL0RIDABAR
Ten Million Dollar Liner Is Finally Freed After
 Three Weeks

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. 4.-Fivc straining tugs aided by a tide at the crest, have finally set free the $10,OOO, ,OOO liner Manhattan.
 Shortly after midnight the big craft was pulled from the sandbar where it grounded three weeks ago while on a tourist trip.
 At the time of the grounding, all passengers were removed safely.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
NEW AIR
 SERVICE
 TO NORTH
Northwest Air|ines Makes Application to Fly Pas
 sengers and Mail

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. The Northwest Airlines has applied to the Civil Aeronautics Board for per- mission to fly passengers and mail from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Fargo, North Dakota
 If application is approved for the service, twice a week service will be given with stops made at Regina, Edmonton, Fort St. John and White horse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
Nine Ships of 33,604 Tons,
 Sent Down
British Admiralty Makes Report of Sea Warfare
 Up 10 January 26

LONDON, Feb 1.-The British Admiralty announces that nine Brit ish and allied merchant ships, total- ing 33,604 tons, were lost by enemy action during the week ending Jan- uary 26. This is decided decrease from previous weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
DOW, JONES AVERAGES
PAA RADIO OPERATOR
 E ENR0UTE TO SEATTLE

Jack Stewart, PAA radio operator stationed at Nome for several years. flew in yesterday after a few weeks ,tay in Fairbanks. Stewart is to be -----sf-.ie-i 10 the Seattle office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
U. U.5.pLANE5 TO PROTECT
 BRIT. SHIPS
Patrol Graft Is Acquired for Conveying of Merchant
 Vessels Over Sea

LONDON, Feb. 4.-British Ship ping Minister Ronald Cross disclosed today that Great Britain will get patrol planes from the United States for conveying her merchant fleet.
 Cross, addressing the British En- pire, spoke of "a very valuable ac- quisition" of the 50 United States destroyers and then added: Long distance aircraft which we are to receive from the United States will also play an important part in pro- tecting our ships"
 BRYCE HOWARD THROUGH
 Brice Howard, Fairbanks Agent for the Alaska Steamship Co.,, passed through Juneau today on the Alaska enroute to Fairbanks after attend ing the agents meeting in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
STOCK Quorx71o,ss

NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is As, American Can 871a. Anaconda 23A. Bethlehem Steel 82, Commonwealth and South ern 1I16, Curtiss Wright SIS. Gen. eral Motors 42A, International Har- vester AS, Kennecott 3l7s. New York Central l27s, Northern Pacific 6is. United States Steel 61%, Pound $4.03ls.
 DOW. JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages; Industrials, l2263; rails, 28.09; utilities. 19.66.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
Raid Made On Convoy
 ByFastists
Torpedo Boats Reported 10 Have Made Night A.
 fdCk in Red Sea
By ASSOCIATED PREss)

Mussolini's High Command reports spectacular raid was made last night by Italian torpedo boa ts against an enemy convoy strongly escorted by cruisers and destroy ers'' in the Red Sea.
 The Communique furthe er said "our vessels launched total Of nine torpedoes and seven made direct hits
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
UNwELCoME OFFER

The Nazi propagandists are shoot ing wild-so wild that they are dropping billets on the doorstep of the Presidents son-in-law.
 John Boettiger of the Seattle (Wash) Post-Intelligencer recent ly got a long billet doux from Ham, burg. Germany. It was signed Oscar c. Pfaus, of the Deutsche Fichte- Bunde, 30 Jungfernsteig, Hamburg.
 After Herr Pfaus points out that he's graduate of "a Chicago col lege." he wants to know if MT. Boettiger wouldn't be happy to have the Bundles reports coming along regularly Trust ing that also your paper is inter- ested in unbiased reports con- corning the political as well as the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04
DEPEND ON BRITISH

It is extremely important to note that both groups are assuming the British fleet would remain on guard in the Atlantic and the United States would not face the job of protect ing Latin America from Hitler simultaneously with the Japanese attack. scse-as4
 This is one reason why many younger naval officers definitely
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-04

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Evening star., 1941-10-25
Mississippi Leads
Tulane, Is 10 6,
|At End Of Half
BULLETIN.
NEW ORLEANS.-MissiSsippi
scored again in the third quarter
and led Tulane, 20 to 6.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 25-Mis-
sissippi led Tulane 13 to 6 at the
end of the half today, as the two
Dixie teams met for the 30th time
in warm, sunny weather before 45,-
900 spectators, the largest crowd ever
to see the pair against each other.
When Hapes kicked dead on the
Mississippi 48, Thomas, Thibaut and
Brignac combined in Tulane drive
that ended on the Mississippi e
yard line. Later, after Hapes punted
dead on the A. Thomas passed to
Mcdonald who took it on the 20 and
ran for a touchdown. Thomas
missed the extra point.
A punt exchange gave Ole Miss
the ball on its 20 and the Rebels
scored in nine plays. Hovious'
passes to Thorsey and Terrell
gained most of the ground. Terrells
10-yard sprint took it to the one
and Hapes hit right guard for the
score. BENEFITS place-kick gave
Mississippi a 7-6 lead at the quar-
ter's end.
Brignac's short punt gave Ole
Miss the ball at midfield and after
Eubanks got 2 on an end-around,
145-pound Jackie Flack faxed a
lass, ran like greyhound around
left end and out-distanced the en-
tire Tulane team for his first col
lege touchdown Hovious' place.
kick failed, and 1t was Mississippi,
13, Tulane, 6 at the half.
Evening star., 1941-10-25
Otto Graham S
Passing Wins
For Wildcats
Buckeyes Given
Their First Loss
This Season
as the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Oct. 25.-Un-
erring passing by f1ashy sophomore
halfback, Otto Graham, gave a
powerful Northwestern football team
a thrilling 14-to-7 Western Confer
ence triumph today over Ohio State
before 1886 fans. 1t was Ohio's
first loss of the year.
First Quarter.
Ohio State STAYED of an early
touchdown with a great goal-llne
stand as the Wildcats took the kick
of and moved to the Ohio /. On the
first play, from the Wildcat n,
Graham passed to Erdlitz for a first
down on the 40. Chambers made 1t
to the 20 in two plays, and then al
ternated with Graham to reach the
10 with a first down. Four plays
gained 9, but the Buckeyes took the
ball and punted out to push North
western back to midfleld.
The Wildcats moved right back to
Ohio's IL in three plays, but Fisher
intercepted Grahams pass in the
end zone for a touchback. The
Bucks failed to gain and booted to
the Wildcats 46. Graham passed to
Motel for 8 and then heaved to Hasse
for . touchdown. Erdlitz place.
kicked the extra point, making 1t
Northwestern, 7; Ohio, o.
Ohio went straight down field for
a touchdown to tie the count after
taking the kickoff. Kinkade plunged
for II, Fisher made 8, and then
Fisher passed to Shaw for 80 yards
to the Wildcat IA on the first three
plays. Sarringhaus went in for
Fisher to run the ball to the S and
then Hecklinger went over on the
third plunge. Scroenbaum place
kicked the extra point shortly before
the period ended Score: North
western, Z; Ohio State, 7.
Second Quarter.
Northwestern lost a touchdown
early in the second period wher
Colberg caught Graham's 31-yarc
1See NORTHWESTERN. Pare 2-X.)
Evening star., 1941-10-25
WiIIkie lauds 6. 0. P.
Committee Members
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

(E3fncr StOTy OH rage ALL
In a formal statement reiterating
his stand for repeal Of the Neutrality
Act in its entirety, Wendell l..
Willkie announced in New York this
afternoon that he was particularly
pleased that certain Republican
Senators had contributed to the
Foreign Relations Committees ac-
ton today in recommending fur
ther modification of the law.
The Republicans he named as
Senators Austin of Vermont, Bridges
of New Hampshire and Gurney of
South Dakota. He praised them
particularly for having the courage
to raise the issue squarely."
"The Senate Foreign Relations
Committees recommendation for
further modification of the hamper
ing neutrality law is very crafty
ing" Mr.. Wilkie said.
my hope and belief is that q
very large number of the Republican
members of Congress will support
the movement and insure the early
passage of these amendments. The
act should be repealed in its en-
tirety as a firm declaration OF
Americas moral position in the pres
ent world struggle. Such technical
provisions for the control Of the
export of munitions could be re-
enacted in q separate bill"