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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21

WASHINGTON Confidential conversations have been taking place between the British and the State Department for some time aimed at getting Irish naval bases for the British
 In these conversations the British have wanted to place the United States in the unique role of either persuading or bulldozing Erie into handing over the bases. Just how the United States handled it, the British didn't much care.
 But in talking to the State De- partment, the British pointed out that if they took Irish bases by force, there would be burst of anti-British feeling from Irish all over the United States, particularly New England. This, the British felt, would be extremely bad just at a time when Britain particularly needs American support.
 The British also pointed out to the State Department that they were placed in the unfortunate posi- ton of having to bring food to Ire land at the risk of having the ships sunk, and with no protective CO., operation from the Irish whatever
 Therefore, the British Foreign Off, flee urged the State Department to use it's immediate and vigorous good offices with the Irish Government.
 The State Department, however, has been eyeing the situation with no great enthusiasm. Informal soundings revealed that the Irish Minister in Washington, Robert Brennan, is vigorously opposed to British naval bases. and so is the Irish Governmental least until the recent bombing of Fire by German planes
 This has changed Irish public op- inion considerably, and it is now possible that U. s. persuasion might get somewhere.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21
GREAT ART TREASURES MURAL5, SCULPTURE ARE
 GIVEN TO UNITED STATES
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l. Art came from the people and, in the United States at least, 1t seems to be going back to the people.
 When the great doors swing open here on the late Andrew w. Mel Ions $l5,O0O0OO National Gallery of Art, MT. and Mrs. John @. Pub lie will walk between the towering columns, stand in rotunda that stretches 100 feet to the vaulted dome, and take over one of the worlds greatest collections of paint ings and sculpture.
 The National Gallery Is stag gering, windowless expanse oi pinkish- white Tennessee marble that runs along between Constitution and Pennsylvania avenues within hailing distance of the Capitol. EYe.l in a city that contains buildings whose floOr-space can be measured only in acres, the National Gallery IS an eye-Stopper.
 But what is in it is far more ar resting and many times more valuable than the building itself for MT. Mellon not only gave the building to the nation but threw in, to boot, l22 great paintings and numerous pieces of fine sculp- lure, valued in the neighborhood of $55 100000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21
TRAGIC END TO JOB HUNT
 FEARED HERE
Attractive Visitor Drops Out of Sight : Police
 Seek Information

Out Of work, nearly broke, far away from her home in the sunny South, suffering from an injured ankle and depressed about her lifes adventure, sometime yesterday 28 ar-old Reita Kathleen Amos gave up.
 In her room at a local hotel she wrote a note:
 Enclosed you will find enough money to pay my hotel bill It's all the money have in the world. In a few minutes am going out to take my own life
 Then Reita, who had travelled all over the world and who had never before been out of job, folded $9 inside the note and pinned it to her pillow. Coatless, wearing a checkered dress, a brown felt hat and black galoshes, she left the ho- tel No one has seen her since
 Job Offer at Last
 This forenoon the Office of h. dian Affairs called her hotel They had job waiting for her The desk clerk answered that Reita did moi answer her telephone. At noon to- day the note was found
 It asked that her luggage be ex- pressed to sister, Mrs. Lyle Porter in Dallas, Texas, and that any mail arriving for her also be sent to the sister.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21
Says Britain Divided as 10 Whether or Not We
 Should Fight
INITIATES GERMANY
 IS DIFFERENTIATED
Ambassador Is Puzzled at Lack of Killing Punch
 by Ndzi Airmen

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.--Joseph P Kennedy retiring Ambassador to Britain, declared today Great Brit aims leadership is uivided on the question of the advisability of the United States becoming an active participant in the war.
 Tcstifying before the House For eign Affairs Committee, Kennedy said some of the British government felt that if the United States entered the conflict. "it would find a way to carry it through"
 Others, Kennedy said, believed American entrance into the war would be a great detriment to Brit aims war effort because it would slow down the flow of material aid from America.
 I- 28e Air Raids
 The diplomat also reporetd he went through 2SO air raids during his service in England and told the committee that many Britishers felt they were not getting all the aid they might normally have expected from the United States.
 Kennedy, questioned as to whether or not he believed a crisis" would develop in the next 60 or 90 days IS an Administration spokesman told the committee last week, said there were many things in the military situation he didn't understand and he didn't know exactly what the spokesman meant
 Another Query
 T never understood, for instance" Kennedy said, Why the German army permitted a British army of 300,000 to escape at Dunkerque."
 If the German air force were as strong as it were claimed to be, he continued, it would seem they had a perfect chance to annihilate that British force.
 The diplomat said also he couldn't understand why the Germans had not wrought greater destruction in Britain's industrial centers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21
DEATH HITS
 J. lELIvELT
 LAST NIGHT
Manager of Seattle Base ball Club, Suddenly,
 Stricken, Passes

SEATTLE, Jan. 21-Jack GeliVelt 53, reported to be one of the highest paid managers of a minor league baseball club, died last night, two hours after stricken with an attacr; of the heart after watching bas- ketball game.
 Lelivelt piloted the Seattle base ball team to two successive Pacific Coast League pennants. :. Lelivelt seemed in excellent health when he went to the basketball game.
 Lelivelt spent more than 35 years in baseball uniform.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21
MORE GIFTS FOLLOWED

Augmenting this within a few months, Samuel H, Kress, the New York fiye-and- dime tycoon. an- nounced his gift to the Gallery of 375 paintings by the old Italian masters and more sculpture. And more recently still, Joseph E. Wide ner, heir of traction magnate Peter A. B Widener in Philadelphia. an- nounced that he would strip the walls and pedestals of Lynnewood, his ancestral home at Elkins Park. Pa, further to enrich the museum. It is next to impossible to place any dollar-and-cen value on art, but guesses are that when the Na- tional Gallery opens. the building and it's contents will represent an outlay of between one hundred and two hundred million dollars. Here will be Rembrandt's The Mill" for which it is reported the elder Widener paid England's Lord Landsdowne tidy half million and which has been called one of the worlds greatest pictures. There will be p other Rembrandts, in- cluding his Descent From the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21
HUNT FOR AUTO
 THIEVES GOES ON

If the episode of several weeks ago. in which three young people knocked the Chief of Police down with stolen automobile, has been all but forgotten by the public, 1t has not been forgotten by the police, Chief Ralston said today.
 The hunt for the culprits is being continued and widened as author ities make careful check of every young driver on the Channel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21
.Ii All Depends on
 How You Look ai +

TULSA, Okla. Jan. 2l-"You are charged with running away and es- caping from the weed gang" said Municipal Judge Walter Kimmel to an Indian, defendant in municipal court Did you, or did you not do that?"
 No, sir, judge said the defend ant emphaticaly. T just walked away, got drunk and failed to re- turn"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21
BR|T0NS ARE WARNED, QUIT JAPAN NOW
Peculiar Instructions Re-
 ported Given in View of Nippon-U. 5. Crisis

TOKYO, Jan. 21.-British Con sular officials have advised certain British residents to leave Japan be fore the impending crisis in Amer ican-Japanese relations come to 3 head"
 This is disclosed by reliable in- formants.
 Wilfred McVittie, Acting Consul General in Yokohama is said to have sent a letter warning selected list of about 30 Britons of his district Why these were selected is not ex- plained.
 It is said that Britons in Tokyo and other cities have received nc such letters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21
NEW DRAFT
 REGISTERING
 FOR BRIT0Ns
Both Working Men, Wom- en May Be Called Up
 for War Fd(tory Jobs

LONDON. Jan. 2l-Iabor Min ister Bevin today announced the British Governments decision .tG register Great Britain's working men and women for drafting n war factories.
 Bevin told the members Of the House of Commons that the Ma ticn's production was steadily in- crcasing but has now reached the stage when it is necessary to make an industrial registration by age groups"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21
Nazi CLIO
 Is'panzer'
 On Rails
Train of von Brau(hits(h Is Cerebrum of German
 Military Machine
AP FEATURE SERVICE

BERLIN, Jan. 2l. - A double engined train pulls into a small station in France. Behind the en- zines is flatcar with a crew around an anti-aircraft gun. The caboose is another anti-aircraft car. Between these two cars lies the rolling general headquarters of the German Army.
 In one of the cars sits Field Marshal General Walter yon Erauchitsch, thin-lipped head of the German land forces.
 This train is the cerebrum of the German military machine.
 With it's swiftly acting chief, it has toured half of the conti- rent of Europe in the last 14 months directly behind the crest of the German military wave. From
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21
RAF BOMBS
 NAzI BASE
 AT (ATANIA
Axis Planes Are Seen fo Burst Into Flames as
 Result of Attack
(BL ASSOCIATED PREss)

Royal Air Force bombers are re- ported to have made new raid on the German Air Base at Catania, Sicily, and seven Axis planes were seen to burst into flames on the ground.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21

The largest leper colony in the world is located at Culion, an is- land 200 miles south of Manila, and is under the American flag.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21

Checking San Isabel national forest in Colorado, the U. s. For est Service estimated there were 18,500 prairie dogs on 4,300 acres and 34,000 gophers on $500 acres.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21

There are some four million ap- pie trees in the Shenandoah Val ley.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21
MISSING REPORT

More than four months ago ex- perts of the Congressional Monopoly Investigating Committee completed an exhaustive report on insurance companies. It was the product of two years steady work, including
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-21

There are 2,5OO species of liz ards.
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Evening star., 1941-02-26
North Carolina
Banquet Saturday

Miss Peliz Bailey, daughter of
Senator and Mrs. Josiah William
Bailey, will head a group of young
members who will serve as assistant
marShals Saturday evening, when
the North Carolina Democratic Club
entertains at the annual banquet
and ball given in honor of the States
congressional delegation.
Serving with Miss Bailey will be
Miss Elias Winters, Miss Cheshire
Cox, Miss Caroline Ihrie Pou Wad-
den, Miss Corneha Thigpen, Miss
Mary Withers, Miss Edith Gallant,
Miss Annie Perry Neal, Miss Mary
Frances Bauman, Miss Annie
Cheshire Tucker. Miss Phyllis Cat
ling, Miss Jane Carter, Miss Reese
Pyott, Miss Alice Dunlap, Miss Ruth
Meacham, Miss Lola Whisnant and
Miss Frances Gibson.
Marshals for the occasion will in
clude the MeSsrs. Travis Brown.
Emery Raper, DR.. William Withers,
Willis Smith. Hubert Rand, Ed Ha-
mer, Foy McDavid, James E. Bowers,
T. Clan Evans, Louis Hipp, Porter
McKeever, Robert Sherrer, John
Tankard, Edwin Kahn, Cornelius
Bretsch, Cecil Norment, David Ker-
ley, George Mason, Joe Kilter,
George Simpson, Ed Johnson, Harry
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Mrs. Dunbar
Speaks at Tea

Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, president
of the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, told members OF the
Woman's Club of Bethesda yester-
day that national defense features
are being stressed by all of the fed
eration's departments in an effort
to help meet the national emer-
gency.
Mrs. Dunbar, who spoke at tea
given by the club in her honor,
pointed out that the federation is
on record as favoring the sending
of supplies to nations fighting for
their independence through reso-
lutions adopted at the recent board
meeting. It's 100000 members
stand ready to give service to the
Government in any way possible
she said.
The speaker urged that the women
make a study of what training and
preparation are essential for ef-
fective service while there is still
time to plan"
Some of the State federations,
she declared, already are indeXing
the skills and abilities of members
so they may be utilized when the
time comes.
Mrs. Dunbar's talk probably was
the last she will make in this viCin-
ity before the close of her admin
istration as president of the ma
tional organization.
Before attending the golden jubi-
lee triennial convention of the gen.
eral federation, to be held in Allan
tic City, N. j., in May, she will make
an extended trip to the West. She
plans to leave March 9 for a tour
which will take her to Oregon,
Nevada, California, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and
Indiana.
In Portland, Greg, she will visit
her daughter, Mrs. William Winter.
Mrs. Dunbar will leave this after
noon for a meeting of the Commit
tee on the Cause and Cure of War
in New York.
Mrs. Frank P. Farley presided at
the meeting, held at the clubhouse,
and received with Mrs. Dunbar and
the clubs directors. Guests in
cluded Mrs. Ernest Humphrey DAN
iel Mrs. Frederick M. Kerby and
Mrs. William Ross Dellett.
Evening star., 1941-02-26

Alpha Pi Epsilon, honorary home
economics sorority at George Wash
ington University tomorrow at 7:45
pm. in room 101 Of the Govern
ment Building.
Models will be girls from the social
sororities and from the Home Eco
nomics Club, each group to be rep
resented by two members.
Models include Anne Steif, Louise
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Parties
Held Here
Yesterday
Dinner Given
For Senator and
Mrs. Glass

Among the many outstanding
parties Of yesterday were the dinner
given by Judge and Mrs. Harry w.
Blair for Senator and Mrs. Carter
Glass, Representative and Mrs. Roy
Q. Woodruff'S dinner dance at the
Congressional Club, the Netherlands
Minister and Nine. Loudon'S dinner
at the Legation, the cocktail party
given by the First Secretary OF the
Argentine Embassy and Sonora de
Pardo for the retiring Naval At
tache of the Embassy and Sonora de
Godoy, and the luncheon given by
Mrs. Lawrence Wood Robert, jr.
Judge and Mrs. Blair's dinner
party was held in the Pan-American
room of the Mayf1ower Hotel. There
were 66 guests. The hostess wore a
figured crepe frock of red, white and
black, and Mrs. Glass was in a pale
blue marquisette gown made on
bouffant lines and accented with
a taffeta appliqued pattern.
An accordionist, a viClinist and
banjo player entertained the guests
Guests at Dinner Dance
Given by WoOdruffs.
Guests at Representative and Mrs
WOOdruff'S dinner dance included
Senator and Mrs. Ralph o. Brewster,
Representative and Mrs. John Ia
ber, Representative and Mrs. Frank
CroWther, Representative and Mrs.
Clarence Hancock, Judge and Mrs.
Oscar Bland. DR.. and Mrs William
Boyd Carpenter, Dr. and Mrs.
George Calver. DR.. and Mrs. Bruce
Forsyth and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Garrison of Bay City, Mich.
The apartment of Senor and
Sonora de Pardo was the scene of
their farewell party for the De
Godoys. and more than 200 guests
called during the afternoon.
Pink swcctpeas centered the tea
table, which was covered with an
embroidered organdv cloth and held
canapes and delicious sandwiches.
Evening star., 1941-02-26

J. Kicker, Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Herrin,
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas N. Lide, Mr..
and Mrs. William Presley Cochrane,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Printz, Mr..
and Mrs. Jackson Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert r. Reynolds, jr.; Mr.. and
Mrs. William Devin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Manley S. Martin and Mr.. and Mrs
George Wilson.
Reservations and tickets can be
procured from Mr.. John K. Slear,
Evening star., 1941-02-26

Weigle. Elaine Haviland, Dulcy Lee
ter, Eleanor Beachley, Doris Wark
Martha Brock, Barbara Manton
Ruth Drummer, Martha Henshaw
Dorothy Handloff Beverly Leder
Jerry Matthews, Nancy Lee Tenny-
son, Mary Ellen Bennett, Muriel
Rafferty,, Doris Conklin, Mary Gar
rett, Betty Campbell, Betty Frey
burger, Janice Butler and Tharon
Kaiser
Evening star., 1941-02-26

Crocker, Harvey Monk, Harry Cat
ton and Bruce Benton.
Assisting them will be floor COM
mittee including Mr.. and Mrs. La
mont Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Barron
Grier, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Floyd Fletch-
er, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Strobhar,
Mr.. and Mrs. Forney Rankin, Mr..
and Mrs. James B. Spell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry K. Sanders, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gwyn H. Harper, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Capper to Speak

Senator Arthur Capper will speak
on The American Flag" before the
Correct Use of the Flag Committee
of the District Daughters Of the
American Revolution at 7:45 o'clock
tonight at the D. A. R. Chapter
House. Mrs. Charles H. Plotner will
preside and honor guests will in
Clude Mrs. Harry C. Oberholser, Mrs
Charles Carroll Haig, Mrs. Howard
l.. Hodgkins and other State officers
Printing and publishing is one Of
the largest United States industries
According to the census, the total
value of its annual production ex-
Ceeds S2,1700 100000.
Evening star., 1941-02-26

president of the club, or through
Mrs. c. A. Lesko, secretary, on the
mezzanine of the Mayf1ower Hotel
each day this week.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Sorority to Give
Fashion Show

A fashion show, for the benefit
of war relief, will be held by the
Evening star., 1941-02-26

-Super-weight-Famous vapor-
seal for cooking foods in their
own juices, the healthy water
less way - Especially fine for
oven or top-of-range cooking
easy to clean. rounded corners.
Kann's-Third Floor.
Evening star., 1941-02-26

Practical sets for breakfast room
or dinette. Table is equipped with
self-leveling, automatic leaves, spa
cious. lined and divided cutlery
drawer. Chairs have shaped seats.
panel backs, Windsor bases. Maple
and brown, black and white, ivory
and green, maple and green.
Kanns-Fourth
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15
Patty Berg
Ronnps 10 Title

CINCINNATI. O.. June IA
Fiery-haired, freckle-faced Patty
Berg, the Minneapolis darling of
the links. today routed Mrs. Burt
We'll of Cincinnati 10 cop the an
nual Women's Western Open golf
tournament AZ Cincinnati Country
Club, Z up and 6 to play.
Miss Berg. the 1888 National
Amateur champion. rushed into a
; up lead at the end Of the first
is holes Of today's finale and was
never threatened by the 37-year-
old Cincinnati housewife.
Miss Berg took over the throne
vacated by Mrs Mildred Babe
Didrickson Zaharias. who did not
enter the tournament because Of {
back injury.
The new champion reached the
finals with a ! up victory Over
Betty Jameson Of San Antonio
Tex. IN Il holes while Mrs Wei
defeated Mrs. James Plat Of Day
ton, o., 2 and 2
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15
.BronCos Claim
State Crown

KALAMAZOO. June 14.-Local
fans were claiming the mythical
state championship for the West
ern Michigan College baseball team
when today's Michigan State
Broncos tilt was rained off and
Coach John Kobs of the Spartans
was unable 10 reschedule it for
next week because Of eXamina-
tons.
The Broncos lost single game
in Michigan play 10 Michigan
State. but had twice beaten Michi-
gan. Western Conference cham
pion. which in turn h d twice
humbled the Spartans.
II also left tho Broncos with a
season record OF 81 victories 10 4
defeats TO top all college and uni
versity teams of the Middle West.
Two Of the defeats came this week
from California.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15
Donald Outpitches FelIer, Yankees Triumph, to
New Workers
Garner 6 Hits
Off Tribe Star

NEW YORK. June 14.-Atley
Donald outpitched the great Bob
Teller today as the New York
Yankees trimmed the Cleveland
Indians, q 10 /.
Donald gave only three hits, one
Of which was Hemsiey's homer IN
the fifth which accounted for the
lone Cleveland run.
The YankS got 10 Teller for six
hits. including Henrichs tenth
homer. before the speed ball king
bowed out for pinch hitter in
the eighth.
Teller previously had won eight
straight. Joe DiMaggio succeeded
in running his hitting streak 10
u games.
Heinrich hit his homer in the
first and the -Yanks- picked up
their second marker in the third
on singles by Rolfe and Heinrich
and DiMaggio's double.
Two more Yankee runs came
in the fifth on another Rolfe sin
gle, a pass and keller's single.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15
Go
Talk Of East
International News Service Wire

NEW YORK, June ID. - A
'curly-haired, baby-faced Irish boy
named BIfiy Conn and saiieh7
.dead-pan Joe Louis will meet for
the worlds heavyweight title al
the Polo Grounds next Wednesday
night but tonight-almost- four
days before the battle-theyve got
the whole town talking; talking Of
two other fights that are well
buried in the sometimes bloody,
sometimes boring but always fas-
lcinating history Of the ring
It's been heard from the big
guys and from the little guys. Will
Conn-Louis be Dempsey and Tun-
.ney or Louis and Schmeling all
over again?
There seems 10 be no medium.
COINS rooterS arc sure Billy will
box the ears off the champion,
Just as another built-up light
heavyweight. Mr.. Tunney. upset
the fearsome Jack Dempsey is
wears ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

WASHINGTON, June 14.-Steve
successful against the
Tigers early in the season. Will not
pitch in the current series here
between Detroit and Washington,
il was said today
The reason is that Mervyn Shea,
Tiger coach, is stealing the Wash
ington pitchers signs.
T'll sue" Shea threatened
today when told of the charge.
SO Dutch Leonard and sgd Hud-
son are Bucky Harris choices 10
hurl for the Senators in the dou-
Sunday. Paul Trout and
Harold Newhouser will pitch for
the Tigers.
Birdie Tebbetts who suffered an
injured finger in Detroit in the
series with the Athletics, will be
back in the lineup Sunday.
The doubleheader was created
when rain washed out a game
scheduled for Saturday. The two
teams meet again Monday, after
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

amends by butchering Billy the
kid within a few rounds; possibly
in a single round
All this pre-fght talk has pro-
moter Mike Jacobs beaming like
a tickliSh Cheshire cat Mike, with
a break in the weather. may gross
100000 with the show Jacobs
has tickets on sale AT his own
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
and AZ Madison Square Garden in
New York and az agencies in
Philadelphia. Boston, Scranton
and Pittsburgh.
There has been a terrific de-
mand in Pittsburgh and FIVE
special trains are coming in,
loaded with Conn rooters. for the
big battle OF their hometown hero.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

NHOLLYWOOD, Cal. June IA
Charges that nine horses have
been stimulated with caffeine at
Hollywood Park were aired at a
public meeting today of the Cali
fornia Horse Racing Board at which
some of the biggest names in the
turf world were invited 10 appear
by Board Chairman Jerry Giesler.
Giesler revealed that laboratory
tests showed the following horses
had been administered the stlmu-
liant:
Llnum. owned BY J. McGa,h Ksks.