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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-31
First For n of Telephone

Probably the worlds first form OF
the telephone was used by Shi Huang
I'll, that ancient Chinese emperor
who combined conquest with con-
struction. His communicating sys-
tenn was a rudely constructed hol-
low brass tubing extending between
guard stations placed at close in
tervals along the l,500-mile Great
Wall of China, according to Pro
duct Engineering
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-31
HoSpitaDle Custom

In Amsterdam, Holland, there il
. famous old distillery which serves
visitors samples of its lqueurs in .
time-honoreo way. The glass is filed
exactly 10 tho brim, and you must
bend over an1 take your first sip
without using your hands.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-31
Fish Canning Old

Fish canning predates canning it.
self. In Holland they were putting
FISH up in cans before Nicholas APP
pert, father of canning" got
around to discovering the process
which made him famous and started
on its way the present great in
dustry Of food preservation in her
meticaUr sealed containers.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-31
Water, Water, Etc.

Birds and animals often starve &c
death in the midst of plenty
because they do not know that un-
familiar foods are good to eat
for instance, it took two or three
years for quail in Florida and Geor-
gia to find out that millet and other
grains, planted for thero. were COCO
to eat.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-31
Workers Eat Salt

Because doctors claim that pers.
plration often drains the body OF
too great an amount of salt, small
salt tablets have been made avail
able for workers at drinking foun-
tains in General Motors factories
throughout the country. Doctors ex-
plain that these salt tablets renew
the loss of this valuable mineral
from the body in warm weather.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-31
First Iron Hats

The first order of ''derbies" in
this country consisted of one and
one-half dozen brown and one and
one-half dozen black to a retail store
at Broadway and Ninth street, New
York city, in 1850. The hats won
their aaliIe from an English clerk in
the store.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-31
LIGHT Distribution

From Is h Is per cent more cur.
rent is required for good distribu-
ton of light in room that has dark
rather than igh: woodwork, it IT,
said.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-31
Comes From indiana

Two-thirds of all the peppermint
and spearmint oil produced in the
United States comes from northern
Indiana.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
Girl Scouts Work
 On Gardening and
 Camp-Cook Badge.

To work toward their outdoor cooking and gardening badges, fif- teen girl scouts from Troop 3 went to Eagle River yesterday where they had a combination picnic and work period.
 Part of the time was spent caring for their garden and part in pre- pairing a stew dinner. The girls were assisted by their leader, Mrs Earl McGinty, and their new assistant leader, Mrs. John Wander, who re- places Mrs. Claude Demhoff who recently removed to Kodiak.
 Transportation to Eagle River was furnished by the Mesdames Fred Geeslin, Harold Foss and Steve Ramsey.
 Girls making the trip were: Mary Avoin, Jean Butts, Lorraine English Wilma Fargher, Peggy Jean Houk, Lois Fared, Bernice Harris, Myra Lee Hobgood, Diane Huntsbedt, Lo- dema .Jo 'e,son, Marilyn Jewett, AL enc Maloney, Patricia Sey, Anton cite Spendlove and Marjorie Thomp- son.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
OIL SHORTAGE .|S PREDICTED
GasIess Sundays, Daylight Saving Time May Be
 Recommended

WASHINGTON, June 4-Secre- tary of Interior Harold L. Ickes, who is also Petroleum Coordinator for National Defense, said today that "all of us will have to make some kind of adjustments" to meet the prospective oil shortage and suggested that this might lead to gasless Sundays and less heat from oil burners.
 As another conservation meas ure, Ickes recommended the estab- lishment of a nationwide daylight saving time and it is learned that this probably will be recommended soon by the Office of Production Management.
 The recommendation will prob ably be made to Governors and it is not likely that any legislation will be requested to put the change in effect.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
Buekner Here
 On Conference
 WithGrueninq
Commanding General of Alaska Forces Arrives
 for Defense Talk

Brigadier General Simon Bolivar Buckner arrived in Juneau late yes terday evening as two Army BIB bcmbers landed from Elmendorf Field in Anchorage.
 Gen Buckner, in command of the Alaska Defense Command, conferred with Gov. Ernest Gruening on na- tioral defenae matters and was scheduled to return to Anchorage this afternoon.
 Commanding the flight of Army bcmbers, the second to land here in two days, was Major w. M. Prince. Other officers on the trip were Capt. E. H. Jacobsen and Lieutenants c. F. Carver, M. Anderson, F. s. An drews, N. A. Nystien, G. w. Gillett, Court Stevens and P. c. Seville. The two bombers which landed in Ju- neau from Anchorage, Monday, were delayed by weather yesterday and returned to the Westward today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
OU1GlAS
 NEWS
SCHOOL BOARD PLANS
 VACATION REPAIRS

Maintenance and repairs to school and gymnasium was principal issue considered at monthly meeting of the Douglas School Board which was held last night. It was decided to have the outside of the school paint ed during the summer and the floors of the first story sanded and var nished. Also new paint for the play room and furnace room floors is planned for the summer. Some at tention must be given the gym, too, it was decided as the roof was re- ported to have developed leak and more benches to increase seating capacity of the auditorium was made a forthcoming project. Supt. Calvin Fool recommended the sowing of lawn seed around the building and suggested street light be installed near the front steps of the school building.
 Tuition for out-of-town pupils amounts to $69300. Supt. Pool re- ported. It was estimated that there will be as many as eight or nine pu- pills available for kindergarten next term if that department is made available again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
PILOT FLIES
 ICE CREAM 10
 CANAL TOWNS
She'll Simmons Makes Trip 10 SkagwaY 300
 Pounds of Dessert

Indications of a heat wave at Haines and Skagway were seen to- day as pilot Shell Simmons flew a mercy" flight to the two towns with 900 pounds of ice cream. Also flying the relief trip was Mrs. c. c. Barrick for Haines, and w. H. Vaughn and Fred Linthle for Skag- way. Simmons is due to return to Juneau this afternoon with Ernie Whitehead and Vaughn and Lin thle
 Pilot Alex Holden winged out of Gastineau Channel this morning for Sitka with Dr. M. Hodgins, Jo- sephine Hodgins, Harold Hodgins, Bud Thompson and Beta Baker. He returned with Barney Essen drup.
 In a later flight he carried Ser tha Murry and J. E. Boyce to Sit ka. MT. and Mrs. A. L. Russell to Chichagof and Jane Fenton to Hoonah.
 Pilot Dean Goodwin flew Ole Johnson, Mrs. E.. E. Bromely ana Norine Springer to Hoonah, George Nelson to Hawk Inlet and w. H. Finsen to Icy Strais.
 Simmons is scheduled to make a charter flight to Canyon Island with MT. and Mrs. Tim Davis this afternoon,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
Alaska Ship Crewr1er1 May
 Be Inievned
Nationals of Countries al War with Great Britain
 Face Canada Seizure

Crew members on Alaska vessels which stop at Canadian ports are liable to interment if they are na- tionals of any country now at war with Great Britain, Collector oi Customs James J. Connors was informed in a telegram received thls morning from R. S. Field Director of Marine Inspection and Navlgatlon of the Department of Commerce.
 The announcement is expected to affect seamen ana employees on several lines which call occasionally at Prince Rupert and Vancouver.
 The telegram was as follows;
 Bureau informed by State De partment that persons whose na- tionalitv is that of any country now at war with Great Britain if em- nloved as crew member on vessels of United States which call at any nort of British Empire are liable to internment unless fully natural- ized as citizens of United States Inform ship owners and operators in your district that special effort should be made to avoid signing on crew members in this category oe- cause of difficult position in which British Government is placed, name ly. making choice between internhg crew members who may be essential to operation of vessel and releasing individuals who have a c q ulre d knowledge of British ship move ments, defenses and the like.
 Also inform ship owners and op- orators your district that authorltles of British South Africa have refused to grant shore leave to German ana Italian born American seamen even though naturalized and suggest that such seamen if employed be warned thev will not be permitted to land at any South African port.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
TUBERCULOSIS
 HOSPITAL FOR
 ALASKA VOTED
indian Affairs Plans to Consfrud S25O, 900
 Institution

The S25O,000 approved by the Sen lte Appropriations Committee yes orday fer treatment of tubercular indians in Alaska will be used to instruct the first Alaska hospital levoted entirely to tuberculosis reatment, General Superintendent Claude M. Hirst of the Office of Indian Affairs said today.
 Hirst said he had no information n where the hospital would be con- structed.
 At present tubercular Alaska h. lians are treated only in the small lnnex to the Government Hospital here and in a few beds at the Bethel and Kanakanak Hospitals.
 The item was inserted in the In- terior Department supply bill in the Senate through the efforts of Alas ka Delegate Anthony J. Dimond.
 House Favorable
 Reporting on the situation recent ly, the House Appropriations Con- 
 mittee said:
 "Testimony given to the Con- mittee indicates that the condi- tion of the native Indians and Es- kimos of Alaska with respect to tuberculosis is distressing and that the prevalence of tuberculosis among the natives of Alaska is be- tween 12 and 13 times as great as among the white inhabitants. Only 32 beds in the Indian hos pitals of Alaska are assigned for tubercular natives. While no funds are provided in the bill for the construction of Indian hospitals in Alaska, the Committee believes that the condition described should have careful attention and that reme- dial action should be taken at the earliest practicable date, and that more consideration should be givei: the native Indians and Eskimos ot Alaska
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
WANT55pEED IN PROGRAM
 FOR DEFENSE
Senate Committee Ready 10 Put Skids Under
 Any Lack Officials

WASHINGTON, June - United States Senator Tom Connally of Texas declared this afternoon the Senate Defense Investigating Com mittee is ready to put the skids" under any official responsible for not speeding up the Nations ar mament program.
 Senator Connally's assertion came during a sharp questioning at the committee hearing of Stacy May, statistical chief of the Office of Production Management. May tes- tified the production program ought to be speeded up and he further said he thought the Army, Navy and office of Production Management and the country as a whole have not taken the job seriously enough" in the past.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
GAME BOATS AND
 PLANES 10 HELP
 pATR0L FISHERIES
Fish and WiIdIife Service Official Here 10 Co.,
 ordinate Branches

Coordination of the work of the Fisheries and the Alaska Game Commission, brought together under the Fish and Wildlife Service year ago, will be the task this summer of w. E. Crouch, representative of the Director of the Fish and Wild life Service, who arrived in Juneau on the Brown Bear from Seattle.
 Crouch said he will remain in the Territory until September vis- lting as many fisheries and game operations as he can reach.
 The Game Commission will assist actively in enforcement of fisheries this season, Crouch said, adding it's patrol boats and airplanes to craft of the Fisheries for this purpose. sm
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
DEFENSE TAX SYSTEM STILL
 IN COMMITTEE
Ways and Means Votes to Reiail Average Earn
 ing Principle

WASHINGTON, June 4. 1Ie House Ways and Means Committee in rejecting a Treasury proposal voted today to retain the average earnings" principle in the excess profits tax system.
 The action was the first taken py the committee since they voted SIX weeks ago to follow a Treasury recommendation asking for three and a half billion dollars as goal for new taxes.
 In connection with its proposal Tor raising this additional revenue, the Treasury urged the committee to base the future collection Of excess profits taxes solely on the ratlo of profit invested by capital With ten percent maximum for any cor poration.
 The committee voted: We retain the present optional plan of com putting excess profits taxes and such revisions as the committee may see fit to make"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
pAA LCDESTAR
 DUE 10 LAND
 FROM SEATTLE

After leaving Seattle at 10 o'clock this morning, a northbound PAA Lodestar is scheduled to arrive in Juneau shortly after 4 o'clock this afternoon with mail for Juneau and six passengers for the Interior
 Passengers booked for Fairbanks are Jchn Storey and L. B. Delong. Passengers for Nome are Mrs. Mert Powell, Grant Lesson and MT. and Mrs. Lloyd Root and child. The plane ic scheduled to take on fuel and fly Immediately to Fairbanks. No pas sengers are booked for Juneau.
 One Electra is scheduled to arrive from the Interior this afternoon bringing mail and one passenger, Howard Hoffman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
MARY ALASKAN ABOARD VESSELS
 BOUND 10 NOME

First steamers from Seattle to Nome this year are now enroute north and among the passengers Tor Seward Peninsula are the following well known Alaskans:
 Howard Lyng; Leo SeidenberS' Vo,ney Richmond, Jr.; Frank Van Camper of the American Tin Fields Mrs. Aria Glavinovich and babies; Mrs. J. H. s. Morrison; Tom Shaw and his brother, Jack; H. Engstrom and family; c. J. Carlson; Barry Keown Mrs. Andrew Sather and baby: Vernon Jones; MT. and Mrs. Nels Swanberg.
 A. G. Reed, H. B. Morgan of the American Tin Fields; MT and Mrs. Fred Aver. Ruth and Clara Smith, r1rs. Hugh Pierson of Council, MT. and Mrs George Crook, Mrs. Sid Rood, MT. and Mrs. Harry Baldwin, Mrs. J. I. Anderson of the Lomen Commercial Company; Mrs. E. A. Lucas and Mrs. George Haynes.
 J. B. McAllister, Mrs. Alma l.. Keene. Ann Withrow, H. D. Long fellow, Tom McCau, Hans Lind, An drew Mattson, Chris Ziegenfuss, Vein Fugitt of the U. s. Smelling and Refining Co.,; Mrs. Oryille Van, MT. and Mrs. A. w. Quigley, Mrs. Tolbert Scott and daughter, Jane; Mrs. Hilkey Robinson, Walter Pa roni, Anna Harrison and Mrs. w. H. Graves.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
HonOrs Mrs. H. Maxwell
 And Miss Godfrey

For Mrs. Harry G. Maxwell, of Fullerton, California, who with her husband is here to attend the wed- ding of Miss Sybil Godfrey to their son, Harry, Jr., and for Miss God frey, Mrs Robert Bender was hos tess today with noon luncheon in the Iris Room of the Baranof Hotel.
 Places set for fifteen included the Misses Mary Wildes, Jeanne and Mary VanderLeeSt, Louise Adams,and the Mesdames John Godfrey, E. J. White, Prank Dufresne, Elmer A. Friend, George Sundborg, Horace Adams, A. B. Hayes, Calvin Pool and the honor guests and hostess.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
MRS. STRONG WHO DIED NOT MEMBER
 OF ALA5KA FAMILY

The Mrs. N. c. Strong who died week ago in Seattle was not the wife of the former Ketchikan utili- ties man, friends here discovered today.
 The Ketchikan residents were the H. c. Strongs.
 By coincidence, friends here who knew both families received word of the death and confused the families Mrs. N. c. Strong was the wife of the former president of the First National Bank at Port Townsend Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
ARMY MAY ACQUIRE kUTOGYRO ORDERED
 FOR ALASKA pATR0L

Whether the Alaska Game Com mission will get that autpgyro it has ordered for patrol work in the Territory depends upon whether or not the Army decides it needs the whirling planes worse than AL aska does, Executive Officer Frank Dufresne of the Commission said today.
 Returning from the States, Du- fresne said the autogyro has been tested by the Commission an i found thoroughly satisfactory for its work in Alaska. Funds for it's purchase are available, but the Army is considering taking over the contract from the factory for na- tional defense purposes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
Chris Says This k Getting
 To Be Mon0tonous

In the tolls of the law for what he avows is the 17th time on the same charge, Chris Radmilovich was arrested today for trespassing on the Davis estate at Lemon Creek.
 Trevor Davis is complaining wit ness. Radmilovich will have hear ing before U. s. Commissioner Fe- ,ix Gray on a motion for revoca- tion of suspension of a thret months sentence passed May 15.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
GABR!ELS0N TO
 VISIT ALA5KA
 IN SEPTEMBER
Bower, Thompson, Olson of Fish and WiIdIife
 Service Coming

Dr Ira Gabrielson, Director of the Fish and Wjldlife Service, will come to Alaska from Washington in Sep tember to conduct fisheries hearings on regulations for l942, it was an nounced today.
 Other fisheries officials to visit the Territory this summer include Dr. Ward T. Bower, Chief of the Division of Alaska Fisheries; Seton Thompson, Assistant Chief, and Clarence Olson, Fisheries Manage ment Supervisor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
kLASkA BEING FLOODED WITH
 C0UNTERFEITS
MarshaI's Office Warns Quantities of Bogus
 Money Passed

Considerable quantities of couu- terfeit money are now being brought to Alaska for circulation, the U. s. Marshals office here warned today. It is believed the large influx of outsiders in the past few months included some with bogus coin and currency.
 The U. s. Secret Service h s asked the Marshals office to pick up and send to the Treasury any counterfeit money discovered. Those having such money in their pos session or having any information on the passing of commercials are asked to report to the Marshal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
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Max. tempt.
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

light fallen the previous 2l and from the Aeuian Islands to the precipitation hundredths of inch which was Harbo Temperatures continued warm over the Alaska The highest maximum afternoon 78 degrees which was reported broken with moderately high ceilings in north portion -Ketchikan arway this morning
 chart indicated center of low located at 49 degrees north and loo o frontal trough extended from this center
  ouhwad into lower attitudes and was expect 800 miles during the next "A hours pressure 3O32 inches located at 36 degrees high crest extending nohwad high center located to north
 June s- Sunrise 3:53 am4 sunset 9:55 pm
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
Snla!|Nava| Graft Base
 For Juneau
House Approves of Appro. priation-Measure Is
 Sent to Senate

WASHINGTON, June 4. The House has approved and sent to the Senate the bill to authorize $40000,- 900 be appropriated for so-called sectional bases for small Naval craft.
 Funds have already been provided, totalling $10,000000, to start the program.
 Among the base locations are Sitka, Dutch Harbor, Kodiak, Ket- chikan, Petersburg, June Il and Seward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
FouR-H CLUB MEETING

Douglas All Club of girls met yes terday afternoon at the home of their leader, Mrs. Glen Rice. One for membership, Phyllis Andrews, was reported ready for ini- tiation and this is to take place at the next meeting scheduled for June IT, at the home of Patsy Fleek. It was decided to secure an assistant
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
WAREHOUSES IN FRISCO
 CLOSE DOWN
Juneau Radiogram Re- veaIs 200 Places Stop.
 Work as Men Strike

Two hundred San Francisco warehouses were closed at noon to- day as members of the Warehouse mems Union in the Bay City called a strike, according to information received in Juneau in personal wire to a local travelling man.
 No other facts were revealed by the radiogram, and no other ad- vices had been received at press time today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
CAPT. JOHN 5ELLEv0LD TO CONDUCT ALEUTIAN
 ISLANDS REFUGE WORK

Though Associate Refuge Manager Douglas Gray has been called into active service by the Navy, the work Of the Fish and Wildlife Service ves- sel Brown Bear in the AleutianS will not slacken this year.
 The boat, which arrived here yes terday from Seattle, will leave with in a few days for the far Westward, with Capt. John O. Sellevold in charge of the sea otter patrols and other work for the season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
Hollywood Sights And Sounds
By Robbin Coons :

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, June 4 - There can be times when an ac- tress doesn't consider her looks the most important thing. Gene Tier ney has just gone through one of those times.
 In Belle Star you'll see Gene looking far from her best. If you look closely, you'll see that in some scenes her eyes appear swollen, the lids puffy. The technicolor makeup isn't concealing entirely what Gene Tierney has been through, is still going through.
 It looked for a while as if this one-time social butterfly, having plucked movie plum, would have to turn it over to someone else. Her eyes, ordinarily one oi Ter most attractive features, woull be- come inflamed and swollen shortly after exposure to the light of the set. Production went on with Gene absent a day here, two days there, week. There was TO explanation for the trouble, and Dirc-tc~ IT. wing Cummings and all concerned were in a steaming stew. The stu dio liked Genes work, but if she couldn't carry on . Icy would have. to re-shoot about 10 days scenes, at $3,0CG day, with some- one else.
 Genes career? Well, later she might get another chance = if some kindly producer were will ing to run the risk of repeating a Belle Star experience. But mak- ing movies is a business, and mo- body deliberately multiplies the adverse odds. Gene Tierney would have been through.
 She isn't. The latest diagnosis seems to have routed the ailment. Stomach trouble, affecting the eyes. A cure is promised.
 On the set Gene is a happy girl. She says she was never seriously worried, though everyone else was. You can empty the salt eel lar on that statement. The eyes are still painful, the lids are still puffy under the makeup.
 T won't look as well as I'd like, but it's only for one picture" she says. And one picture doesn't make a career"
 If Gene were a Hollywood old timer she could have found many a mournful parallel to her own misfortune to worry her. People who had trouble in the cards, people who were smacked down just when the going was good, people who had narrow squeezes as narrow as Gene Tierney's.
 She could have thought of Anna Q. Nilsson, crippled by a fall from a horse when her stardom was in prime. When Anna recovered, years later, the parade had passed her by.
 She could have thought of Dor othy Dell, lovely girl with a career just blossoming, who went to party and was killed, com ing home, in a traffic crash.
 Of Veda Ann Borg, her face dis figured in a crash, her beauty now restored by plastic surgery.
 Of Jean Harlow.
 But Gene isn't morbid, and she had plenty enough to do worry ing about Gene Tierney. Acci- dents can be prevented, and often illness can be averted of its cause is known.
 Now that she knows, Gene isn't concerned that she won't be pret- ty in Belle Starr" She's too grateful for the future.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
EGYPT 5T0p5
 TRADE WITH
 'NAz! SYRIA

CAIRO, June f.-Listing Syria as German occupied territory" the Egyptian government today forbade all trade relations with that French Mandate.
 The order did not apply to the adjoining French possession of Leb- anon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
Judge MatauIay of
 Yukon Quits Bend,

OTTAWA, June 4.-The Justice Department today announced that Justice c. D. Macaulay, Judge of the Yukon Territorial Court, has re- tired. He has been on the northern bench for 39 years, starting at Daw- son in 1902.