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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-27
Instructions For BIa(kout
 Outlined
BIotting Out of Lights To- night Is Dress Rehedrs-
 al" for Real Thing"

Juneau's blackout tonight will be in the form of dress rehearsal for a real war emergency and should be treated by residents as though it was the real thing" Defense Chief Frank Metcalf de- clared today.
 When the 1-2 signal on the city fire horn signals the blackout at ! pm tonight, it will not be an in- vitation to merely turn off all lights and sit in a dark room for the Is or more minutes while the maneuver lasts, Metcalf warned.
 When the blackout signal IS heard, the defense chief instructed, blackout shades should immediate ly be lowered on windows and other provisions made so no light can be seen outside dwellings or busi- ness houses. Then the home owner should go outside and check to see that his blackout equipment is completely preventing the escape ment of light. That done, he should return to the house, get a news paper and an easy chair and set tie himself in his blacked-out room. as though the blackout might last ali night.
 Wait For "An Clear
 No light must be allowed to es- cape from buildings until after the "all-clear" signal is given by the fire horn, Metcalf further warned.
 We never know when we may be ordered to black out and stay blacked out Metcalf pointed out. We never know when a real
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-27
Nazi Bombers Sink Russian
 Troop Ships

BERLIN, Dec. 27.--An attempt by Russia's Red armies to storm back into the east Crimean city of Kerch and ultimately lift the eight-week -old siege of Sebastopol was indicated today in German high command bulletin, reporting Nazi bombers sunk four Soviet troop transports and damaged five others in the narrow Straits of Kerch.
 A Soviet comnunique said yes- terday 10000 Germans have been killed in a six-day battle at the outer defenses of the big Black Sea naval base.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-27

WASHINGTON = The action of the House Naval Affairs Committee in slashing the proposed expansion of our two-ocean navy was due chiefly to shortages of materials and construction equipment.
 However, Rear Admiral Samuel Robinson, Chief of the Bureau of Ships, ran into a blunt barrage of questions about the worth of the battleship under modern combat conditions. Committee m m I S sharply suggested that in view Of the battleship's record in this war, the Navy might be wise to build no more.
 Robinson contended that this would be impractical, since United States needed battleships If our enemies continue to use them for combat purposes"
 What is your honest private opinion Of the battleship?" he was asked. Do you think this type of ship is worth all the money it costs and the time and labor re- quired to build them?"
 I'm sorry, gentlemen, but it's not my function to answer that question" sidestepped Robinso with smile. I'm not policy man. My job is to build ships after it is decided they are needed. However, I have my own ideas about the battleship."
 This drew laughter, and the ad- miral was pressed no further
 Robinson also was quizzed closely about the high cost of certain ves- sels which the Navy proposed in the expansion program, chiefly an aircraft carrier at an estimated $85 100000
 Higher labor and material costs are the biggest factors Robinson explained. For instance, we have a new type of armor plate for our ships which is far stronger than that used by any other nation. It
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-27
SNOW DRIVES
 DEER, BEACHES

Heavy snows along the shores of Cross Sound and Idaho Inlet have driven hundreds of deer to tide level. Harold Smith, Forest Service Admiralty Division super visor, said today
 Smith said deer were particularly numerous on the northwest side of Point Adolphus when he visited the area recently. They apparently were in fair condition, although hew long they can last if more severe weather sets in is problem atical
 Around Flynn Cove deer were numerous but the snow was lighter there and more forage available
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-27
JAp5 WITHIN & MILES OF
 MANILA
Telephone Report Says h. vdders, Landed at Da-
 morris, Advancing

WASHINGTON, Dec PA Ma nila telephone report late this af- ternoon said that a Manila bulle- tin said Japs driving B miles from their landing place at Damortis. have reached points approximately 83 miles north of Manila and have reached the town Of Mon- cada.
 Other advices said the invaders already have captured Paniqui, five miles further south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-27
H00NAH WAFER SYSTEM
 UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Construction of a municipal water system at Hoonah has been begun by crew of Civilian Conservation Corps workers, the Forest Service Admiralty Division said today.
 Horace Blood, of Juneau, Is fore man in charge of the work which is expected to take all winter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-27
NEW BRITISH
 CHIEF NAMED
 IN FAR EAST
Sir Henry PownaII Takes Over Command from
 Brooke Popham

LONDON, Dec. 27 - Lieut.. Gen. SIT Henry Pownall has assum d command of British forces in the Far East, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke Pop ham. is was announced here today
 Sir Henry, who has just arrived in Singapore, is B years old. one of Britain'S youngest generals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-27
Undefended Philippine Capital, Heavily Attack
 ed Under Moonlight
PLANES HIT SHIPS
 THEN MOVE CLOSER
Hordes of Invasion Forces Poured Into Various
 Island Sections
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS)
 Japanese tw0- -m0tOred bomb-


 Japanese 0-motored bomb CTS heavily attacked Manila today, leaving untold numbers of dead and great fires rag ing only "A hours after the Philippine Capital officially was declared an open and un- defended city.
 First dispatches trickIing out pictured the city in flames.
 The War Department report cd the Japs' seaborne invasion hordes pouring endorsements north and southeast of the city and fleets of enemy transports landing fresh troops in the Lingayen Gulf area and also at Atimonan, where "very heavy fighting" was reported in pro- gross.
 STAB IN BACK
 
 Bert Silen, NEG broadcaster, declared:
 Our cry is for help, help from America! If this does not come soon. all of us are re- signed to the inevitable
 Rivalling, if not surpassing the stab-in the back assault on Pearl Harbor, the raiders visit ed terror on the helpless metro polls and it's 625,0OO populace for two and one half hours.
 The raiders are said to be in such great numbers they could not be counted, striking first at ships in the harbor and then at the silent city.
 FIRES EVERYWHERE
 There is little need for a blackOut tonight" a cOmmen- tator declared. "A bright moon is shining, it's color tinged with red. All around us great fires are burning. Hundreds are be- lieved killed"
 The broadcast said the 350- year-Old Sant0 Dom ingo Church was set afire, its flames threatening the entire walled city area.
 Direct hits were scored on
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-27

only II per cent of Argentina is actually under cultivation, yet over 95 per cent of it's exports are comprised of agriculture and pas toral products, according to a book let issued by the Pan American Union.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-27

About 100000. 900 100000 ligh t waves enter the eye in one second when looking at a violet-colored object.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-27
Teathers Go On
 Winter Vacation

In Juneau today were MT. and Mrs. Stanley R. Stanbery, teachers at the Office of Indian Affairs school at Tanunak, on the Bering Sea.
 Because they hold their school during the summer. allowing the students to spend their time trap ping during the winter, the Stan berys are on their way south on a three month vacation leave.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-27

Arthur Pryor, the band master, conducted his first band when he was 2l years old at Denver.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-27
DUTCH PILOTS SINK ANOTHER
 ENEMY VESSEL

BATAVIA. Dec. 27 - A Dutch communique today said the largest ship in the Japanese concentration off Kuching. capital of Sarawak, has been sunk by direct hits from East Indies bombing planes.
 A lighter also was sunk. The Dutch planes now have accounted for 16 ships sunk and five damaged since the war started.
 Some 20,700,000 books were bor- rowed from public libraries in Can ada in 1899.
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-19
Mounting Living Costs

Mounting Living Costs
Latest figures by the Bureau of La
Dor Statistics covering food costs
from mid-August to mid-September
are especially significant when con-
trasted with costs for the same pc
Rod a year ago. Such staple foods,
for example, as bacon have gone up
1926 percent; butter, 26.S percent;
canned pick salmon, 26.1 percent;
eggs, 25.7 percent; beans, 21.2 percent
and flour, 1875 percent.
The name of No. nazi, Herman
Goering, has not appeared in nazi dis
patches for months. Goering wasn't
the kind that shuts himself out from
all publicity.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-19

and the pursuit of happiness are su.
perior to property rights. Though he
may appear to depart upon occasion
from that principle, he yields only to
the exigencies which from time to
time confront all governments, ma
tional, state and municipal. None who
have watched his public career and
studied his public utterances can have
any serious doubt Of that. Recently
in addressing delegates of the Inter
national Labor Office he said:
1--WE plan now for the better world
we aim to build There must be more
abundant life for the masses of the
people of all countries. There are so
many millions of people in this world
who have never been adequately fed
and clothed and housed. By under
taking to provide a decent standard
of living for these millions the free
peoples of the world can furnish en-
ployment to every man and woman
who seeks a job. In international as
in national affairs economic policy can
no longer be an end in itself. 1t is
merely means for achieving social
detectives"
There are those who will say that
such sentiments and words are those
of an impractical dreamer of dreams,
that it is the golden era of which the
poets have sung, that it is the reign
of the Prince of Peace. Perhaps. But
it is an encouraging sign that the
leader of a great nation holds and
expresses such views. AS Henry
George put it: "We are surer that we
see a star when we know that others
see it also" Yet behind all that is
the one significant and exceedingly
practical fact that in President Roose-
welt the labor and farming population
of this country have the best friend in
the White House they ever had. If
they lose the gains they have won
under him they will have only them
selves to- blame for it.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-19

common decency
Suppose freedom is sometimes
abused-and it ISIS that any reason
for destroying it? Ought we to abol-
ish law because some lawyers abuse
it? Ought we to wipe out religion
because some people are pestilential
hypocrites? Must we do away with
press and radio because Dorothy
Thompson and Walter Winchell fill
columns and kilocycles with burlesque
revelation and moral dementia prae-
cox respectively?
A genuine American-and for the
same reasons, a genuine gentleman or
genuine sportsman-claims no right
for himself which he has not already
conceded to everyone else. Whoever
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auditor in the district and through
him to the chief accountant.
5. That, to reduce expenses, when
the statistical work for the federal
government now in process is COM
pleted, the position of store super
visor be abolished.
6. That, to reduce expense, the form
used for keeping the perpetual inven-
tories on stores be redesigned, that,
when the new form is put into effect,
the posting staff be reduced.
7. That, to reduce expense, consid-
Grafton be given to reducing the full
time staff now employed in the ware
house by the employment of fewer
full-time men and hiring part-time
men to meet peak loads, or by putting
all employees of the warehouse, except
the warehouse foreman and the office
clerk, on a 40-hour staggered week
with corresponding reductions in sal
airy payments.
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sections of New York, police are rea-
sonably tolerant of pickets, but at the
Helena Rubinstein plant the police Of
ficials have arbitrarily banned any
picketing within block of the gates.
Excuse for this strange ruling is
that the factory is in a residential
section. Pickets have been limited to
eight, except for three half-hour DEM
onstrations during each day. Ten
girls and four men have been arrested
Six private detectives from the
Reilly Detective Agency, formerly oc-
cupied in spying upon unfaithful
wives, are now busying themselves in
watching ungrateful workers who
weren't satisfied with wages of as
little as $1450 a week after 10 years
service.
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mines dispute, let it be known to
the President that he was prepared
to make a deal with him-a deal by
which he would desert his isolationist
position and support the administra-
TONS foreign policy, on condition that
the President get rid of Sidney Hill
man. He told the President during
his recent parley in the White House
with his friend, Myron Taylor, that if
the administration wanted to talk to
American labor, he could not do it
through the person of Sidney Hillman.
There is evidence that this talk at
the White House was followed up by
persons who posed as Lewis ennis
saries who talked of plan to bring
Roosevelt and Lewis together again
on the basis of certain concessions"
They indicated that Lewis could be
induced" to change his views on the
foreign question-for a pricel And
they contacted FDR.
But the President frowned on the
idea of any deal with Lewis, so the
story goes. FDR is of Dutch extrac-
tion-and the Dutch are very obstin-
ate people when it comes to making
up with people who, they feel, have
crossed them up.
Liberals Outline Tax Program
A small group of liberals in con-
gress last week began holding secret
meetings for the purpose of mapping
out a tax program.
No decision has as yet been reached
as to the exact features of that pro-
gram, but two proposals are being
given serious consideration, towit:
profit-limitation of 6 percent for cor
porations, in conformity with the re-
cent proposal of Treasury Secretary
Morgenthau, and a plan for enforced
savings in lieu of the proposal to in
crease the taxes of the flower two
thirds of the population"
Liberals feel that enforced savings
is far preferable to increased taxes
for persons of moderate incomes.
They argue that enforced savings,
while absorbing purchasing power the
same as taxes, and thus prevent in
flation, also would provide "cush-
ion for the average family to help
bridge the readjustment period follow
ing the war "a sort of insurance
against postwar economic distress.
Some people on Capitol Hill feel
that the administration proposal to in
crease taxes greatly is designed to get
quick action on the price-control bill.
1t is significant that the administra-
ton mentioned only the need for abb
sorbing purchasing power to curb in
flation as the reason for more taxes
If there is one thing that congress-
men hate to do it is to vote for more
taxes; the folks back home don't like
it.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-19

grain from the Ohio Valley south, east
and northeast. However, in much OF
the central winter wheat belt con-
tinued wet fields in some sections
were unfavorable and seeding is much
delayed, especially from Illinois west
ward to the eastern portion of Kansas
and Oklahoma. In the Northwestern
plains, winter grains are maintaining
their previous favorable condition.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-19

is incapable of this rock-bettom con-
that extent unfit for the responsible
tiles of active American citizenship.
Whoever actively denies or illustrates
it is to that extent traitor to the
American future.
Evening star., 1941-07-22

NINTH tsubstitute) RACE-Purse. ST.
900: claiming: 3-year-olds and up: u.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Pipeline
terminating in the Philadelphia and
New York refining areas.
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terminating in the Philadelphia and
New York refining areas.
Explains Overcapacity.
The combined daily capacity Of
the two feeder lines would be 315,-
900 barrels, while the capacity of
the 24-inch line after the junction
is made would be only $50 1000. bar
rels. This excess capacity of the
two feeder lines is intended as a
means of getting a greater ''flex-
ibility" in procuring crude oil for
transportation on the East Coast,
Mr.. Ickes explained.
He said the projected line prob
ably would require a minimum of
eight months for construction, point
ing out that it thus could not be
a factor for abating the East Coast
shortage for sometime.
In addition to making the recon-
mendations for the construction of
the crude oil line and the added
tankers, Mr.. Ickes urged that fur
ther consideration Immediately be
given by the oil industry to the
question of constructing petroleum
product line from the Gulf to the
Atlantic seaboard.
Mr.. Ickes said he was prepared
to recommend priorities in steel and
machinery for both the crude line
project and the tanker construction.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
| Man Who Sued
| 500 in One Case
| lIsConvicted
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. July 22.-Gene Nc
Cam. whose suits against financiers
have made him more or less famous.
was convicted of mail fraud today
and sentenced to six years in prison
and fined 5000.
In 1884 he filed a Sl5,000000 dam
age suit against more than 900 per-
sons, believed the greatest number in
the history OF the New York State
Supreme Court. but lost the verdict.
At another time he sued j. P. Nor
gan & Co., Lehman Bros, the Stock
and Curb Exchanges and 30 other
defendants for s45000000, charging
restraint of trade. but he lost again.
Several times he was held in con-
tempt Of court, including once dur
ing the trial bringing about his con-
viction. The case was tried before
Federal Judge Merrill E. Otis with
out a jury. The court held him in
contempt for repeated use of the
word darn while acting as his own
counsel
McCann was convicted of charge
of using the mail to defraud in prep
aration Of stock prospect uses for
filing with the Securities and EX-
change Commission.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
NINTH RACE tsubssitutel-Purse. p3on:
Mrs. MoedoIene Hilton
Dies of Long Illness

Following a long illness. Mrs.
Magdalene Virginia Hilton. 70,
widow of John H. Hilton, died Sun
day at the home of her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
E. Prentiss. Silver Spring, Md.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 am. tomorrow from st. M
chaels Catholic Church, Silver
Spring, burial to be in st. Marys
Cemetery. near Rockville.
Mrs. Hilton was lifelong resi-
dent of Montgomery County and
for long time in Rockville.
In addition to Mrs. Prentiss, she
is survived by five other children;
Mrs. John E. Hughes. Washington;
Mrs. James M. Buffin, North Chevy
Chase, and Oscar, Robert G. and
John E Hilton, all of Baltimore.
She also leaves two stepchildren.
four brothers, Bernard A. and Fran
els Mackin Gingell. both of Mont
gomery County; James Dougherty
Gingell. Washington, and Lawrence
c. Gingell Berwyn, and eight grand
children.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
frankie Parker Wins
Opening kateh in
Sea Bright Tourney
Defects Edwin Amork
In Grass Court PIoy;
Mrs. Cooke Victor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEA BRIGHT. N. J., July IL
Frankie Parker of Altadena, Calf
winner of eight out of nine tourna-
ments on clay, found sudden
change to grass courts not much to
his liking today. although he sur
vived his opening test in the Saith
annual Sea Bright Invitation Tennis
Tournament.
The national clay court champion,
seeded third in this tournament,
had to count heavily on his expert
ence and steadier play to overcome
unranked Edwin G. Amark of San
Francisco, Is, a6. 60. 1t was
the first performance this season on
grass for Parker. who won the Sea
Bright title in 1889.
The aggressive Amark overcame a
o. deficit in the first set and came
on to tie the score at five games all.
Spectacular placements OFF the fore
hand carried Amark to victory In
the second set but Parker out
steadied him in the third to win and
enter the third. round of the tourna-
ment.
Fourth seeded Virginia Wolfenden
of San Francisco, Calf. fell victim
of the first major upset of the tour
nament when she was eliminated by
Mrs. Millicent Hirsch Lang of New
York in a second-round match that
lasted two hours. The scores were
Ga. 10, 10-8.
The pretty coast star appeared on
her way to victory when she swept
through the second set with the loss
of only one game and then assumed
a 4-2 advantage in the deciding set.
But Mrs. Lang rallied to square the
match and finally ended the struggle
by breaking Miss Wolfenden's serv-
ice in the 18th.
Helen Bernhard of New York. who
won the womens title in 1889, also
entered the third round, scoring an
impressive IS. 60 victory over
the highly regarded California
youngster, A. Louise Brough of
Santa Monica. Both were unseeded.
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke of New
York, seeded first in the Women's
field. ran up against stubborn re-
sistance from Jane Stanton of Los
Angeles, Calf, but won by scores
of 81, 7-5, to enter the third
round.
Top-seeded Don McNeill, the ma
tional singles champion, and second
seeded Bobby Riggs, the defending
tournament titleholder, won their
second round matches easily.
McNeill, who drew a first-round
bye. eliminated Robert Kerdasha of
Clinton, S. c., 6-3, 60. while Riggs
polished off William Canning Of
Hidden Valley. Calf. 60, 81.
Two minor upsets saw the vet
Grams, Frank Shields of New York
and Gene Mako of Les Angeles. rele-
gated to the sidelines in second
round play. Shields fell before Will
liam Crosby of Oakland, Calf, IS,
6-3, while Mako went out before
Seymour Greenberg of Chicago,
6-2, 6-3.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Miss Wolfe Seeded
No, | in West Virginia
Amateur Tennis
Barney Welsh, Four
Times Champion, Gets
Bye in First Round
3, the Associated Press.

bS lrt ASSOCIATED fTesS.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w.
Va. July 22.-Catherine Wolfe Of
Elkhart, Ind. runnerup last year,
was seeded No. in the 194l West
Virginia Open Amateur Tennis
Tournament today as pairingS were
made in the women's division.
Seeded behind Miss Wolfe. who
was defeated by Gracyne Wheeler
of Santa Monica Calf, in last years
finals. we're Helen and Mercedes
Marlowe of California and Ann Mil
Ter Spilman of Charleston in that
order.
In the meantime, % male tennis
players squared OFF while Barney
Welsh of Rockville. Nd, four times
champion, sat idle. Welsh drew a
bye in the first round,
First victim in the mems division
was Byrne Bauer of White Sulphur
Springs, who fell before Edward
Deleon of Cleveland, 60, 60.
Capt. A. J. Gore, Wimbledon vet
eran. defaulted to Fred Valentine,
jr, of Richmond after dropping the
first set, 60
The pairings for the women's
tournament:
Miss Wolfe, bye; Helen Rentschler
of Hartford VS.. Jean Holloway of
Wheeling; Jane Rice of Baltimore
VS.. Mrs. Earl Beckley of Athens,
Ohio; Martha Hugus of Wheeling
VS.. Marjorie Smith of University
Va: Dorothy Boil of Wheeling, for
mer State closed champion. VS. Ann
Bouic of Rockville. Md; Mrs. Cath
crime McCuskey OF Clarksburg VS..
Lisa Spilman of Charleston; Mer-
cedes Marlowe, bye; Mrs. Joe Scherr
of Cincinnati VS.. Betty Bass of
Knoxville.
Helen Marlowe. bye; Mrs. M. C.
Jennings of Sewickley, Pa, VS.. Ann
Sloan of Richmond. Jean Pugh of
Charleston VS. Marie Taylor of
Washington; Helen Burt of Wheel
ing VS.. Mary Ann Davis. Columbus:
Ruth Keiffer of Huntington VS.. Mrs.
Barney Welsh of Rockville. Md:
Mrs. Ann Miller Spilman of Charles
ton, bye.