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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05

New Settlement Plan
 For Alaska Is Proposed;
 |tkes Makes Suggestions

WASHINGTON, March 5-Secre- tary of Interior Harold L. Ickes has requested Congress to authorize the establishment of privately financed but publicly supervised development corporations to promote settlement and economic development of AL aska
 Each corporation in selecting set tiers must guarantee employment and will be required to give prefer ence to at least 75 percent opening to American citizens and qualified immigrants will comprise the ball. ance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05

Secretary Ickes. in a letter to Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, soliciting aid said this would result in orderly development of resources and settlement by Americans who are anxious to gain guaranteed work, and also strengthening of defense by insuring carefully selected popula- ton for development of vast market products and would send unproduct- able Alaska forward
 Secretary Ickes emphasized any legislation should be limited, ten tative and temporary" because of uncertainties of the world scene D
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05
SOUTH WALES AGAIN RAIDED DURING NIGHT
German WdrpIdnes Show CT Fire, Explosive Bombs
 on Seaport of Cardiff
(By ASSOCIATED PREss)

Intensifying of the air war in west Europe wrought new ruin on bomb damaged South Wales.
 A British statement said that a section of South Wales was rajded again last night. for the second time in two consecutive nights
 Fire and explosive bombs were dumped by the Nazi planes.
 The principal target was Cardiff and a five hour attack was made on that seaport, terminating shortly after midnight. Fires set were still burning at dawn today.
 Several east and south coast towns of England also experienced air raid alarms last night but no report of actual bombing had been received in London up to noon today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05
Break Off Diplomatic ReId- lions with Bulgaria
 Bombs Hinted
YUG0SLAvIA IS READY
 TO JOIN AXIS POWERS
Spring Offensive May De- veIop on Eastern Greek
 Front Is Indication
cBy ASSOCIATED PREss)

Great Britain has severed diplo- matic relations with Bulgaria and hinted that. bombs will soon follow
 Following this action. the British moved on to cheek an apparent swing of Yugoslavia to the ranks of the Berlin Rome Tokyo Axis.
 In Rome, Fascist Editor Gayda, mouthpiece of Premier Benito Mus solini, said Great Britain has land ed almost a complete Division" of Canadian troops at Salonika, key Greek port on the Aegean Sea.
 Charges Made
 In the severance of diplomatic re- llations with Bulgaria, which took place at midnight last night when British Minister Rendel asked for his passports. that nation was bluntly accused by Great Britain with CO., operating with Germany in prepara- tions for an attack on Greece.
 Tn the neighboring city of Bel grade, British Minister Campbell requested an urgent conference with Yugoslavia's Premier Cvetkovic, pre- sumably in an effort to counter the Axis pressure. It appears however that he has started too late in his conferences as diplomatic quarters in Belgrade said they have heard that Yugoslayia's Prince Regent Paul will leave for Germany tomor- row for conference with Nazi For eign Minister von Ribbentrop to dis cuss possible adherence of Yugo- slavia with the Axis.
 Mobilization
 Simultaneously with these reports Yugcslavia took steps for mobiliza- tion. The Government has called up fresh reserves.
 Observers in Rome, said Gayda's assertion that British troops have already landed at Salonika indicated the long heralded Axis spring of fensive might develop on the eastern Greek front.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05
Former King Carol Makes
 His Escape
Red-haired Mazda Lup. eseu with Him in Get
 ling Out of Spain

BUCHAREST, March 5.-Former King Carol of Rumania and his red- hair friend, Mazda Lupescu. who went into exile with him, is reported to have escaped into Portugal from Spain where he was under pro tective custody" at the Rumanian Governmnt's request.
 Carrying Polish diplomatic pass port, Carol and his titian-haired woman friend fled across the from tier last night, friends of Carol said they have been informed.
 Friends in Lisbon said he has arr rived there but his whereabouts is not disclosed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05
CITY OF 100000


 Once there was a great city at Cirene. peopled by anywhere from 100000 to a million Greeks and na- tives. Many of them, as merchants, gained fabulous wealth-quite few in the flourishing trade in silphi- um, an herb which was supposed to cure all ills. Oddly enough, not a trace of the silphium plant exists today. The story is that after the Romans had taken over in 96 B.C., they placed a high tax on the herb and every grower destroyed his plants in protest.
 According to a recent National Geographic Society bulletin, no trace of the Phoenician civiliza- tion remains today, but it is known that the Phoenicians were traders and the cities they founded were mostly trading centers and ports.
 It is to the granary of Impe- rial Rome" that modern Italy tied it's historical apron strings. Look ing about for colonies in the early part of the century-some place where her crowded millions could find breathing space, Italy settled on the once populous shores across the Mediterranean. The land (the- oretically) belonged to Turkey. who exercised little control and that probably only because Lib-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05
JUNEAU CA AIRPORT NOT
 FAR DISTANT
Preliminary Survey Con- pIefed- Work 10 Be-
 gin on July i

Construction work on the first portion of the new CAA airport in Juneau will begin on July l.. according to c. M. Lample, chief of the Airways Engineering Divis- ion of the Civil Aeronautics Au- thority. who is in Juneau today, re- turning to Washington after a two months inspection trip of CAA activities in Alaska.
 Lamnle said that preliminary surveys on the airport are com pleted and that bids will be ad- vertised within the week. Contracts will be awarded by July 1, and work will start immediately after the contract is let. He indicated that if the contract is let before July 1. work will begin sooner.
 Complete Field
 The Juneau field. he said, will eventually be Glass airport with two 5.000-foot runways. parking strips, hangars and buildings. but immediate work will be on the first runway. This will be 5000 feet long, heading into the prevailing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05
ISLAND WAS BASE

LONDON, March 5.-British nav al forces have raided the island of Svolvaer. at the entrance of Vest Fjord, which leads to Narvik.
 After the bomardment, in which several fishing boats were sunk, the British landed a force and took a number of Norwegians and occupy ing Germans as prisoners.
 The official statement says the island, off the Norway coast, has been used as a submarine depot and is also equipped with anti-air- craft defenses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05

The scholastic average of Co., lumbia University's 194O football team was much higher during the first term of the 1939-40 school year than that of the student body as whole.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05
HITLER HAS OWN PLANS
 ON TURKEY
German Troops Swarming Bulgaria Remain Away
 from Ottoman Frontier
(By ASSOCIATED pREss)

Nazi quarters Tn Berlin acknowl- edge that German troops are over running Bulgaria but are keeping away from the Turkish frontier.
 It is evident that Hitler, after his good will message to Turkish Presi- dent Inonu, hopes to keep Turkey neutral in therupture between Great Britain and Bulgaria.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05
Norwegian I5IeIsTaken
 By British
Berlin Admits Bombinq- Also Capture of Inhdbi-
 tdnts as Prisoners

BERLIN, March .5.-The German news agency DNB admits British naval forces bombarded an unnamed and unfortified Norwegian island, landed and captured Norwegians and Germans as prisoners.
 DNB says the action has mo military value and is merely intend- ed for reasons of propaganda
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05
PANAMA WITH U. S.

PANAMA, March 5. = President Arias has proclaimed in a mani- festo the solidarity of his Nation and the United States in all mat ters pertaining to the defense of the Panama Canal and announced agreement to use Panama territory for air bases.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05
ITALIAN
 FORT IS
 CAPTURED
British Forces Continue Moving Toward Capital
 City of Ethiopia
tBy ASSOCIATED PREss)

The British Headquarters in Af- rica announce the capture of the Italian fort at Buyre. only 150 miles northeast of Addis Ababa, capital city of Italian held Ethiopia.
 The Libyan Desert campaign ap- pears to be stalemated since the British captured Bengasi on Febru- ary 6.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05

The nations entire electoral col lege has met in body only once seven years ago. In other elec- tion years they have met in their respective state capitals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05
Conversations Between Two Nations Taking
 Place, Washington PROTECTION FROM
 ARCTIC TO PANAMA
Western Hemisphere De- fense Being Cinehed
 Against Aggression

WASHINGTON, March 5. - The United States and Mexico nave started conversations on a mutual defense agreement amounting to a virtual aid pact which is the first of the kind with any Latin American national under the hemi- sphere defense formula worked out at the Havana conference last July.
 The conversations, taking place here, are between Mexican military attaches and unnamed United States negotiators.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05
ITALY LOSES HEAP OF
 HISTORY IN DEFEAT I'M
 LIBYA;M0RALE ALSO HIT

This is the second of two stories on what Washington thinks Italy has lost in a non- military way as the result of collapse of its war machine in Libya.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05
NEED MOSQUITO BOATS

However, Hopkins got no request from Winston Churchill that the U. s. send five to ten destroyers a month. What Churchill did request was the right to repair British de- stroyers and other naval craft in American dry-docks. This has been one of Britain's most difficult prob lems, since all of her dry-docks are
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05

once was the "breadbasket of the Mediterranean But such was true. Its grains and fruits served Greece in her heyday and filled the tables of Rome at the height of the empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05

Russia purchased more cotton from the United States in the last three months of 1940 than in any previous full year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05

The first lighthouse in America was built in l716 at the entrance to Boston harbor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-05

the Bill in Washington these York 2day southern aboard the
 seated Mrs. Paul Brown wife of Georgia Representative and Mrs. Aben w. Bakey wife of the Snats andng Malcolm Tarver wife of Georgia Walter F. wife of the Senate Foreign Mrs O. M Gardner wife of former Mrs Josiah w. Bailey wife of the
 Carolina Senator
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-11
Fleet Without Eyes
(NeW York Times

(New York Times)
 If Italy had possessed even single airplane carrier, she would probably have suffered the great naval disaster of the Ionian Sea- We know now how her cruisers trapped by the British the heavy guns of British battleships. Had Italian seaplanes warned the doomed fleet of the danger lurking in the haze ahead the fast Italian vessels might have run successfully to. shelter If any of them were carrying scouting planes they must have failed to function.
 The 70O0-ton cruiser Orion the bait in the British trap She sighted the Italian fleet cruising 70 miles off the heel of the Italian boot The main British fleet lay 120 miles away. Towering just on the horizon, the Orion ured the Italian squadrons eastward until suddenly they found themselves sink ing under the salvos of Britains capital ships rush. ing upon them under forced draught With only 8-nch guns to match the 15-nch weapons of the enemy they had chance.
 Italy has refused consistently to build plane car- riers. Her naval policy called for the construction of swift hit-and-run fighting ships, heavily engned and lightly armored. Her supplemental weapon was of speedy torpedo boats designed to destroy an enemy before he could strike back, but almost useless in a fleet action at For plane protec- ton the Italian fleet depended on and-based fields at coastal points and island airdromes But the British have almost driven Italian fliers of the air and the island bases proved to be too scattered moved recently without eyes Proper reconnaissance in the air might have saved the day. As it was, Mussolinis fleet groped its way to disaster.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-11
VITAMINS AND WAR

Even physicians are hardly of the revolu- tion in nutrition which brought about by the last war and which is still in progress. Very little known about vitamins in 1915. Indeed, the word had not even passed into medical vernacuar Nevertheless British experts already beginning to think of vtains in terms of deficiency diseases whereas the Germans could see nothing in food but caories and were therefore worrying about pro- teins, carbohydrates and fates One outcome of the was Professor Edward Mellanby's discovery that rickets is the result of lack of vitamn D. Another the clarification of scurvy. And so with other afflctions caused by lack of vitamns
 The importance of all this not lost the world. In 1918 the Medical Research Council of Great Britain sent to Vienna mission, headed by Dr. Harriet Chick to study malnutrition She found not only scurvy and rickets rampant, but aston-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-11
20 YEARS AGO fTE {rfm EMPIRE

H. 1921
  delayed the Gulf of Alaska radio Bartlett Gastneau Hotel sweeper Swallow, of preliminary ton with installation of radio stations. With Thomas explaining the pictures of along Fairbanks
  highly interesting officials for the school elected H. Mcqueen Treas Edward Leppien, Clerk and Peter Gravrock Director to Kemecott Alameda the Alaska Ganeau Mining left the visit with relatives the south.
 Attorney John H. Cobb ouhbound the Princess Mary short business the States. Weather: Highest lowest,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-11
MARCH TO ADRIATIC

Another part of Yugoslavh to watch is Montenegro and along the Albanian frontier For years, Serbian officers have been itching to march as yictors down to the Adriatic. Once in 1915 they marched there de- feated. And having no great love for the Albanians and even less for the Italians, they are throwing an important part of the Yugoslav army into Albania.
 NOTE: Yugoslavia, or Land of the Southern Slavs," is made up of Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Monten- egro, Dalmatia, Bosnia and Hercig- ovina--where, at Sarajevo, the last war started. All except Serbia and Montenegro were under the Aus tro- Hungarian Empire before 1918.
 Montenegro, or Land of the Black Mountain" maintained its own king for centuries, never was conquered by the Turks. But in 1918 it joined Yugoslavia. much to the disgust of more Independent Montenegrins. The language sof an is about the same, s~
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-11
Ambition
(Philadelphia Record)

We must applaud. we suppose, the courage of publisher who has just announced book that will contain in condensed form 101 best sellers The books range from the monumental Anthony Ad- verse" to Main Street. Hitler's "Mein Kampf" and Ludwg's Napoleon"
 All this is in 1,200 pages or average of little more than 10 pages to a book
 We don't believe the cult of capsule culture can go much further. We don't expect to hear of a inch version of the "Fiye-Foot Shelf. LOT a l0page tabloid edition of the Bible in fascinating popular digest style"
 But wonder how much readers will get from
 volume that pretends to give the best of 1O1 books in l,200 pages-not that lot of books don't benefit from judicious cutting Our guess is the readers will get just what they variability to bring ally into conversation remark like: T was read ing Mein Kampf the other night. :"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-11
NEW DEFENSE TAXES

Big money gifts are due for a heavier tap in the new defense tax plans now being formulated behind the scenes.
 For some years there has been no boost in the gift tax, chiefly because of the argument that it takes at least IS months to realize any reve- nue from such levy. Until recent ly Congress labored under the hal lucination that defense taxes were only temporary. But it is now clear that a lot of additional revenue will be needed for long time to come so the gift tax is due for an upward overhauling.
 Also certain to be kited again are income taxes, and the so-called nuisance taxes"-levies on liquor, tobacco, and tickets. Administration chiefs would like to avoid this, but see no other handy source of big revenue. The alternative is gen. aral sales tax, which has consider able backing on Capitol Hill, but is strongly opposed by President Roose- welt.
 Present plans call for laying the tax question before Congress shortly after the House returns next Mon- day from its two-weeks recess. The Treasury will submit a number of formulas" for its consideration.
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ishng ignorance of vitamirs among physicians Event

ishing ignorance of vtamins among physicians Ever so eminent authority as Professor Pirquet stoutly clung to the theory that rickets in- fectious disease. Not only has Great Britain sys- tematcaly continued the study of nutrition, but the League of Nations has done important work in establishing minimum diets-minimum both to colories and vitamins. Out of the methods of preparing, preserving storing and transporting food-all with eye on vitamins
 What of the present war? There can be little doubt that the pioneer work of Drs. Mellanby Chick and others will be continued Already have bread enriched with vitamins and mineral salts stripped from flour in the process of milling There is every to believe that every advanced nation will henceforth make it its business to spread the new knowledge among the needy and to bring the food itself to the table. What was once a purely scien- tific problem has become of economics and Gov ernment policy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-11
HOROSCOPE. "The stdrs incline assa
 but do not compel"
SATURDAY, APRIL 12

Adverse aspects are strong to- day. It is one of the rare dates when evil portents strongly domin- ate from morning until evening There is sinister sign for labor Unrest and apprehension may be prevalent under this configuration
 Heart and Home: Girls will find this dull weekend, so far as .ad- mirers and suitors are coxce1a1ed It is day in which small deceits may be noticeable in association with young men. The stars warn both men and women against the general use of alcoholic beverages and resulting deterioration of good citizenship and true patriotism. The stars presage drastic legislation to control the liquor traffic through a period of national peril.
 Business Affairs: Economists, who warn that the old routine of busi- ness affairs is definitely ended, foretell that the readjustment and reorganization of trade and com merce will proceed rapidly while prosperity extends to all parts of the country. In April, 1943, it is prognosticated, the security of the nation may be in the balance, be- cause of taxation, strained credit and the devaluation of gold or de- flation
 National Issues: Democracy will be emphasized in the training of men enlisted in aviation, the Army and the Navy. Pull or political in- fluence will not be tolerated in even the slightest degree as, great bodies of young Americans c prove their superior qualifications :, foe service. The stars presage fame for youths from every station in civil life as splendid soldiers, sailors and flyers are nodded for varied, duties in defense of the United States.
 International Affairs: As ! the birthday of Hitler draws near.i as- trologers foretell reverses for :, the Nazis, for Saturn will square {, the Fuehrer's natal planet in the tenth house, an evil portent. Difficult and treacherous foreign relations are indicated. Stalin will be source of uncertainty while Mussolini will have passed the place where he can be considered of value to the Axis plans. Instead of becoming an asset he will have proved a seri- ous and hampering liability. .e
 Persons whose birthdatee it is have the augury of year of pros- perity in which come pleasant sur prises. Changes and travel are fore- cast ~
 Children born on this day prob ably will have eventful lives. Haz- ardous experiences will bring great rewards to boys while girls will enjoy varied friendships.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-11
MERRY-GO.ROUND

NAA<ANAt4 O~xOOOlND
 In the caste-bound British Navy enlisted men can rise to the rank of Lieutenant Commander, but U. s. Navy brasshats do not permit en- listed men to take examinations for permanent commissions except in one branch = the Supply Section. Even here the bars are up. The law permits enlisted men with four years service as Warrant Officers to take examinations for an ensign's commission-but the brasshats have permitted no examinations |. Dr. George A. Buttrick, former President of the Federal Council of Churches and supporter of Herbert Hoover's plan to feed Nazi-occupied Europe, claims that Secretary of State Hull also approves the idea :. x. To H. Harris Robson. Director of the Mari time Commissions emergency ship building division, and M. L. Wilcox, his assistant, the 5 P. M. quitting gong means nothing. They hold con- ferences with shipping executives around midnight
 Copyright, 1941, by United Feature
 Syndicate, Incl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-11
Minor Amendment
(Cincinnati Enmlirer)

When Naz authorities admit as they have ir recent days that the Royal Air Force Is causing damage in Germany, it reflects not only the fact that the offensive operations of the R.AF have been stepped up, but also noteworthy change in German propaganda strategy.
 The practice of the German propaganda minis try heretofore has been to minimize to the extreme or deny altogether, any damage which British bomb CTS might be doing in Germany, and meanwhile to expand upon the terrific punishment which the luft- waffle is meting out to Britain.
 This was propaganda strategy well calculated te buoy up German morale through the hardships ot short war, but it was very poorly suited to long war. After so long time the most stupid would begin to wonder how England could still be standing, and would begin to ponder the officially denied damage to his country-for, no matter how vigorously bomb damage may be denied by the staff of Joseph Paul Goebbels, it can be seen by the people of the affected community
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LOOK and LEARN sy c. GORDON

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  g. What bibliography? matches n B. What three parts of speech adverb modify?
 ANSWERS: l. Absinthe Henry Hudson. B. list of books relating a given subject author a g. A verb adjective, another