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Evening star., 1941-12-03
By JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt announced
late this afternoon that lease
lend supplies will be extended to
Turkey.
The announcement was made
without ampliflcation other than
that the President had found
"the defense of Turkey vital to
the defense Of the United States
and had directed Lease lend
Administrator E. R. Stettinius,
jr., to see that the defense needs
OF the government of Turkey
were filled as fast as possible"
Extension of aid to Turkey is the
first instance of assistance under the
lease-lend program for a non-bel-
heerent nation.
The obvious Interpretation of the
move is that the United States is
joining in the intense efforts by both
the Axis and anti-AXis powers to
win support of strategically-located
Turkey.
British Influence Established.
British domination or influence al
ready has been established in the
three territories adjacent to Turkey
and Asia Minor. French Syria, Iraq
and Iran. Domination in these areas
assures freedom Of military and sup
ply movements from the Eastern
Mediterranean or the Persian Gulf
10 Turkey and Russia.
The decision to strengthen Tur-
keys ability to resist potential mil
itary pressure by the Axis follows
reiteration this morning by White
House spokesman Stephen T. Early
that there will be no modification of
American determination to send all
possible assistance to Soviet Russia.
Extension Of aid to Turkey is the
first instance of giving war assist
ance under the lendlease program
to a -belligerent nation outside
the Western Hemisphere.
The obvious Interpretation OF the
move is that the United States is
Joining in the intense efforts by
both the Axis and anti-AXis powers
to win support of strategically To-
Gated Turkey.
Location Is Strategic.
Located athwart the strategic
straits, the Dardenelles and the
Bosphorus, Turkey thus controls all
marine entrance into the Black Sea.
The shoreline of European and
Asiatic Turkey, contiguous to that
of Russia in the Caucasian isthmus,
(See TURKEY, Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1941-12-03

Nine-month- old John Michael
Wise and 23-month-ol Hudson
Wise, his brother. center of
spirited court battle by their es-
tranged parents, this afternoon were
ofiicially given into the custody OF
their mother, Mrs. Margaret M.
Wise, "a, of Savannah. Ga, by JUS
tice David A. Pine in District Court.
The children's father. Hudson B.
Wise, jr, carpenter at the Washing
ton Navy Yard, faces extradition
proceedings in District Court De-
cember 26 on charge that he kid
naped the two children in Georgia.
took them away from their legally
appointed custodian. the mother,
and brought them to the District.
Attorney H. L. Mccormick, renre-
Evening star., 1941-12-03
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 3-A special
grand jury today handed up pre-
sentiment to justices of the appel
late division of the State Supreme
Court calling for the disbarment of
Alfred E. Smith, jr.. son of the for
mer Governor of New York, on IL
specific charges of malpractice.
The presentment said:
From the evidence, the grand
Jury are of the opinion that Alfred
E. Smith. jr., has committed acts OF
professional misconduct. fraud, de-
ceit. crime and misdemeanor. and
conduct preiudicial to the admins
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK. Dec. 3 lP,.-
Stocks mixed; industrial special
ties in demand. Bonds uneven:
selected rails higher. Foreign ex-
change quiet; generally un-
changed. Cotton firm: trade and
speculative buying. Sugar steady:
scattered trade buying. Metals
quiet; United States to buy all
secondary Chilean metals. Wool
tops improved; spot house buying.
CHICAGO.-Wheat higher; bet
ter demand for cash grain, flour.
Corn firm; fair shipping business.
Hogs active: l0-l5 higher; top,
sl0.15; arrivals under estimates.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Atlanta Penitentiory
Inmates Win Bonuses
For Defense Output
BY the Associated Press.

BY Ine Associated HIeSs.
Defense prosperity has
reached the Federal prisons.
which. like the world outside,
are producing for the Nations
armed forces.
The Justice Department an
nounced today that Attorney
General Biddle would present
bonus checks for outstanding
work to inmates of the Atlanta
Penitentiary next Tuesday on
his first visit to Federal prison
since becoming a cabinet MEM
ber
The checks will be based on 5
per cent of their earnings dur
ing the past year. Average
prison pay is about SIS month.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Late News Bulletins
Gas Directors Minutes Declared Fictitious

YORK 1P.-Albert Osborn, handwriting expert,
testimony in Federal Court today which might il
sustained result in the setting aside of the $1,000 100000
Associated Systems 1898 recaptazation plan and the
of the the parent Associated
Gas and Electric Osborn testified that minutes
of directors meetings of subsidiary companies which made
possible the creation of the Associated Gas and Electric Corp
of the corporations stock fictitious and
years after the meetings supposedly held
Axis Launches Drive on Serbs
CAIRO Egypt tP-Axis forces have launched general
offensive against the still unbeaten forces fighting Or
guerrilla Western Morava Valley of Yugo
slava said communque tonight from general headquarters
of the exiled royal Serb forces
Russians Leaving Hongo, Firms Report
HELSINKI Finland uP-The Russians are evacuating
the fortified Hango Peninsula which they by lease in
with the Firms and Finnish
tion under way, it announced officially tonight
Congressional Leaders Called to White House
President Roosevelt late today called congressional lead
White House conference tomorrow morning Those
Vice President Wallace Senator George who
is chairman of the Finance Committee and second ranking
member of the Foreign Relations Committee; Senator Hill OF
Alabama assistant majority leader Speaker Raybun
Majority Leader Mccormack and Chairman Bloom OF
the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Summary of Todoy's Star

Knox says slack in Atlantic sinkings
is good story" Page A-3
Near disaster of Wilson ship in 1918
revealed. Page A
Ships were attacked on night of
Kearny torpedoing. Page AS
Ford predicts world federation based
on peace. ,< Page Alb
Railroad unions get 76 and 80 cents
per day increases. Page All
Washington and Vicinity.
Means sought to protect new girl
workers here. Page Az
Welfare body to take over new Navy
cafeteria. Page A-3
Record holiday travel anticipated
here. Page Al
Vesta Keeling, feature writer, dies in
New York blast. Page A-12
Chest workers seek final $165, 900 to
reach goal. Page B-1
Four die in traffic in D. c. and
nearby. Page B-1
Labor Department officials oppose
decentralization Page B-1
Boarding houses in residential Sec
tions opposed. Page B-1
School collections of waste paper
begin. Page B-1
Planners seek parking site au-
thority. Page b-l
Perjury trial Of George Hill in Nazi
case set for January 7.Page B-1
| MisceIIony.
Vital Statistics. Page B-S
| Natures Children. Page Bis
! Service Orders. Page BIS
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Italians Get Vacation

NEW YORK. Dec AP).-All Ital-
ian farm hands-88 train loads
who have been working in Germany
are returning to their homes fol
Christmas, the German radio said
today
Evening star., 1941-12-03
British Leave Shunqhui

SHANGHAI. Dec 3 LP,-About
$50 British citizens withdrawing
from the Orient sailed from Shang-
hal today aboard the steamer Anhui
bound for Hong Kong and Singa-
pore.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Racing Results
Rossvan's, Other Selections and
Entries for Tomorrow, Page TX.
Charles Town

FIRST RACE-Purse $500: --year-
olds: about A. furlonss.
!. Top Transit CEyersolei $50 80 80
Myrtle M G6eliy' go
Also ranWKatssy. Miss Defiance, Happy
Mrs. C L. Larkin and Mrs. J. W.
Boteler entry.
SECOND RACE-Purse $500: claiming;
Clay Hill CPaiumbo' 4.2o 33tsoo 9tt%6
Garden Gal tDattllol 3."O
Also ran-MoIe Sir; vantryst, Web Foot.
Sour Cherry and Sheloys Star.
THIRD RAcE-Purse. $500; elsimins;
hldridse tGlideweln 80 $50 go
welsh Lad tBletzscker 3.6u
Great Bear schley Al and National.
DAILY Double paid S"i.00D
FOURTH RAcE-Purse. 5000: Swear.
EnEle's Charm 'G'zales' 1850 3'so a.
seGfP sdoif 'shsf1er 'ESer '''O 3.4C
Also % %1.nEEaleonla, pupliket. Laush ane
FIFTH RAcE-Purse. $500; claiming
3-yesr-olds and up; lie miles.
GooSeberry tDattilo) 90 500 3uo
AlSeleda kelly ll.4O 3S
Barship (Palumbol 44u
Time. :4S. ,
Also ran-Orinoco. Some Groucher
Hofibers, Busy FINGERS ana OVanoo.
SIXTH RACE-Purse. $500: the SKY
line Purse; 3-year-olos and upward: aoou
furlongs. =,
Imperial Impy tLoturcoD 500 y,
Royal Business tScocca) 3.b'
Time. l:24.
Also ran-Soup and Fish. Five o Four
Vendors Lien Rough Time and Here Goes
3-ytsr-olds and upward; -. miles
Cheer Me tPslumboI 400 30n ~
C1apeir fshaferD $50 =,
Erins Girl fkirk) 3.t'
Time. 2:0b3s.
Also -an-Yellov Draeon, shax. Ro@s
v5N'cn Peppery. Brookie Boz.
Evening star., 1941-12-03

Foreign.
Germans driven back IL to "a miles,
Russians claim. Page Al
Lady Astor charges Churchill draft
of women is too weak. Page Al
Attempt to kill Duce was part of re-
volt plot, Italy charges. Page Az
Direct hit on Sydney reported by
German survivors. Page AS
NotionoI.
Showdown in Pacific hinges on To-
kio's reply to U. S. Page Al
House group reports bill for Federal
pay increases. Page Al
Eight billion dollar appropriation
for defense o.k.'d. Page Al
Compromise foreseen on anti-strike
| legislation Page Al
Four unions strike at shell-loading
plant. Page Al
Brokers fees of $500 on defense job
Is related. Page Al
| George sees taxes now at near max
imum levels. Page Az
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Move Is Viewed
As u. ). Attempt
To Thwart Axis
Stettinius Ordered
To Fill Ankuru Needs
'Fost us Possible
BULLETIN.

Authoritative quarters said
today Turkey has been receiv-
ing American leaSe-lend aid
for some time.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
MisceIIony.

Vital Statistics.
Natures Children.
Service Orders.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Weather Forecast

Cloudy and continued mild tonight and tomor
row; lowest tonight about A degrees.
Temperatures today-Highest, 65, at pm.
lowest, 43. at 800 am
From the Unteo states weaMer eureau Report.
Full Details Page Az.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-07
20 YEARS AGO fME FIT EMPIRE
MARCH T, 1921

MARCH T. 1921
 Legislature Gade Building and within one hour organization had been affected m pon President of the Senate with Judge The House elected Andrew Ner- land Speaker, Day Clerk Ff
 Col James G Alaska Road Commission had arrived at sail north to Juneau bn Northwestern.
 improvement of the Juneau lmDel Mills was to be started be operation, by learned here
 wife who to arrive on the steamer Sika the Ranger that port command Forest Ranger J. Peterson of Sika
 w Lass after spending business returned to Sp River his duties with the Alaska Company. rF
 Mir and Mir, l. Wemecke and family Seattle.
 Newman who had been Vacaohhg in the States Princess Mary.
 wEATHER-TIighet 34 lowest 34 partly cloudy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-07

n r. several weeks ago. the Yugosav Army is not pleased with the arrangement. A British suggestion of CO., operation to oppose the invaders would find power fu support in that country
 If diplomacy is successful in bringing about some measure of 11th-hour unity in the Balkans there still remains the necessity of backing it with guns and men. The chief question is equipment. The Balkans have the men-and good fighting men they are Britain can get the equipment to them if the United States ships it to England. Here is where the delays encountered in Congress may have a direct result the outcome of this important struggle in the eastern Mediterranean.
 Remembering that the Nazis fear the creation of second front in Europe above every other pos sble war development, the British striving des- peratey to maintain it that it has been opened by the Greeks To lose it would mean to write off the Greek campaign and the victories in Africa as vain It might endanger Britains whole posi- tion in the Mediterranean and open up great re- sources to Hitler in the Near East The urgent nec- essity of Americas effort will be greatly mini mized the danger to herself will be lessened il Britain can hold that front
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-07
MERRY-GO-ROUND

You can reach hard working John R. Steelman, head of the U. s. Con- ;iliation Service, practically any midnight in his office working on some labor dispute, but not between ' and 7:l5 pm. He always takes this time out to listen to a favorite daily radio program Out-of- state Republicans sent a total of SAT, ,39O into Indiana last year to help carry it for Wendell Willkie. Unofficial COP explanation is that the money was used to pay bills left over from the Elwood notification ceremonies The budget is full of unique little items, such as $6,00O for fence on the Texas-Mexican border, $76,- GOO for personal funds for inmates of federal narcotic institutions, $10,- 900 for sea food inspection. The 5,400,000 books in the Library of Congress. largest collection in the world, take up more than 175 miles of shelves. Oldest printed volume in the Library is the Gutenberg Bible fl454), the first book printed with movable type.
 fCopyright, l94l, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Incl
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that the parents of drafted boys have confidence in their moral as well as physical well-being
THE TAFT BROTHERS

William Howard Taft's boys Bob and Charley, are at odds again, Charley having been in Washington more than week in his new job be- fore he got together with Bob.
 Reason is the job Charley has taken from the hands of Roosevelt. It sounds harmless enough-"Assis- tant Co-Ordinator of Recreational Activities for Defense'-but it's a jufficient tie-up with the Adminis- tration foreign policy to leave anti interventionist Bob a bit chilly.
 What hurt more, perhaps, was that Charley, who has long quarreled with his brother over domestic pol icies, accepted the job just the week before the historic lease-lend de- bate opened in the Senate. Bob knew where brother Charley stood long before, namely with the Con- mittee of Defend America by Aiding the Allies; But this brought the split into public gaze.
 You don't have to agree with your brother all the time, do you?' is Bob's shrugging comment
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-07
Is Our Army Modern?
Cleveland Plain DealeD

Cleveland Plain Dealer)
 Daily we hear the tread of marching men. Day by day the lines grow longer. On the skill and valor of soldiers rests the nations safety It is therefore the solemn duty of our government to train and equip boys in the arts of modern blitzkrieg SO they shall perish in the helpless confusion that doomed the French Army, which was great army in outWorn style
 It is suicide to prepare again to fight the Civil War Likewise the trench warfare of 1917 is obso- ete ong lines of men do not make an army any more
 With children watching the events of Europe through the cameras eye it seems ridiculous to mention such obvious matters yet Maj. Malcolm Wheeler Nicholson in the current Harpers strongly accuses the general staff of tinkerng with OK carts while tanks speed by.
 One delay after another has beset the building of camps for housing drafted recruits.
 Can army which has not in 20 years de- vised workable blueprints for the comparatively simple peacetme construction of barracks be trusted in wartime to plan the infinitely difficult task of setting down eXpeditionary force at short notice, at distant point completely armed, equipped and supplied not only against the vagaries of weather and the difficulties of terrain but against the ress tance of the human enemy well?' asks Wheeler Nicholson
 He also finds serious fault with army discipline and training Concerning leadership Wheeler Nicholson says system of promotion brings in- capable men to the top and submerges some of the best talent
 We do not know how to build army, can pass judgment on the majors charges We do know, however, that the nation is entitled to vgor ous and thorough investigation with corrections where needed every citizen can be assured beyond all doubt that boys will have every chance of success when called on to defend our shores
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-07
NEXT, THE BALKANS

Greece will not become second Norway nor will Salonika be another Dunkerque if British dplo macy and fighting power can prevent it. dup- cation of those disasters in southeastern Europe, while would not lose the war, would be terrible handicap to ultimate Allied victory.
 In the battle for control of the Balkans, the Near East northern Africa and the eastern Mediter- ranean diplomacy plays quite important part as military strategy In fact the Nazis have made more conquests through the conference room than by the shifting of troops.
 To counter these moves and to bolster Brtalns military positions, Anthony Eden Foreign Secretary, and Gen. Sir John Dill Chief of the Imperial Gen. era Staff have gone to Egypt. They have visited Ankara Athens and Belgrade in an effort to swing Turkey back into line after her apparent defection through the non-aggression treaty with Bulgaria, strengthen Greece and to forge sort of Bal kan alliance.
 From the soldiers point of view Gen. Dill is principally concerned with the transfer of large part of Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavells victorious Imperial Army of the Nile from north Africa to Salonika Its chief task will be to establish front in the north on the Bulgarian and Yugoslav borders to meet any threat from the Germans.
 That threat may not be long in coming. The Nazs are reported to have laced the lower Danube with pontoon bridges and already to have crossed into Bulgaria in large numbers. is on be- the two armies to who will gain the initia tive and hold it. Germany has been trying successfully for days to induce Greece to come to terms with the Italians. Now she is prepared to enforce that suggestion Britain is trying to pre- vent her from doing
 German diplomacy, probably with Russian help, scored victory in Turkeys conclusion of a non- aggression pact with Bulgaria Eden appears to have been successful in undoing this Evidently he has promised the Turks sufficient help in material particularly to make stand against the Nazis more than desperate gesture.
 The British seem confident that, with the pros- pect of Turkish support, they can swing Belgrade into the conflict on their side While Yugosavias Premier and Foreign Minister seem to have agreed to Nazi demands in their conference with Hitler
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-07
MOWERS PET BUREAU

Believe it or not, but the long decrepit Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, once the pet of Herbert Hoover, is being over hauled and if all goes well may al- most justify the appropriations 1t draws down from Congress.
 Incidentally, it is being reorgan- ized along the same lines as the German Ministry of Economies.
 The rise and fall of the Bureau goes back to Coolidge bull market days when Hoover was Secretary of Commerce, when foreign exports were booming, and when every in- vestment turned to gold. At that time, the Bureau was the pet of business and was hailed as Hoover's greatest achievement
 Even while he was in the White House, however, the Bureau began to decline. It did not get the full attention which he once gave it, and he even permitted some of its con- mercial attaches in foreign count ries to be taken under the State Departments ponderous wing.
 In Dan Roper's era as Secretary of Commerce, the Bureau sagged even more. It continued stagnant under ill MT. Hopkins: Meanwhile every new government agency set up it's own group of economists and trade experts instead of getting in- formation from the Bureau of For eign and Domestic Commerce, as originally intended.
 That was about all they could do For when the Defense Commission needed up-to-date studies of certain wartime situations it found the Bur eau plugging along with thessame routinas peaaetlnle studies it had 1 done for a decade.
 Secretary Jesse Jones has now ordered a complete reorganization and it looks as if the old jinx will be [1ifted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-07
HOROSCOPE "The stdrs inclime
 but do not compe"
SATURDAY, MARCH 8


 Benefic aspects dominate today. Under this planetary direction la bor will closely cooperate with man. ufacturers. It is a lucky date for launching new enterprises and for taking chances in novel projects.
 Heart and Home: Women are subject to the most fortunate in fluences. They will be stimulated to extraordinary activities, but they should be cautious regarding the organizations in which they work for national defense. There may be mistakes in judgment, and preja- dices may be awakened by sub versive agencies. Girls may expect romance of the most inSistent type under this direction of the stars, but they are warned that suitors in uniform may be called into ac- tual conflict. f
 Business Affairs: Under pressure the marvellous ability of American businessmen may be demonstrated as they concentrate upon the pro- duction of countless war imple- ments. Factory outputs are to break all records by midsummer, it is indicated. Executive ability at it's highest achievement will accom- plish marvels. Prosperity will be general for many months, but the cost of living will inevitably rise. Taxes will be burdensome, although they will be only mildly suggestive of what the future will bring. 7ii
 National Issues: Unity of | ptlr- pose on the part of the Federal government, capital and labor will be a prime factor in accomplish ment during the rush to prepare for war. Danger of disagreement regarding certain policies of pro cedure is forecast. The production board was appointed under a promising rule of the stars and it is to accomplish wonders, If the signs are wisely read.
 International Affairs: Although there are portents of a long world war, the element of surprise and sudden crisis may be expected Revolutionary influences will be active in countries that have been absorbed by the Nazi dictator. Ex- traordinary events may be expect ed to influence the final results of the world conflict. Well-laid plans of diplomats and generals will prove boomerangs as dicta- tors become enemies of each other Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of many pleasures. Financial gains will con tribute to new experiences, includ- ing travel.
 ! Children born on this day prob ably will be lucky all through life Happy marriage as well as success in a chosen career may be ex- pected.
 Copyright, 194D
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-07
TURKS ys BULGARs

Inside reason why the Turks sign ed non-aggression pact with the Bulgars has been given U. s. diplo- mats by the British Foreign Office. It is this: G->
 Some months ago the British themselves suggested that the Turks and Bulgars sign a treaty of friend ship and aggression. But nego- tiations dragged. Then suddenly. just at the wrong moment from psycho- logical point of view, the pact was completed. Its announcement to the world was construed as ,weaning Turkey would not penetrate eBulgar- ian soil to oppose Germany. ...a..
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-07
Daily Lessons in English v. " L. GORDON

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