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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-26
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON. Nov 26.-Behind
the scenes in congressional debate
on revision of the neutrality bill,
an interesting little movement de-
veloped which may have far-reach-
ing effect
The most effective way of get
ting things accomplished in our
form OF government is by bit OF
horse trading. Recently members in
both Houses threw out hints that
they would no longer string along
with the administration on foreign
policy and national defense unless
some things were done to straight
en- out a few domestic messes -
principally national defense strikes
and non-defense economies.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-26

communicated with Gov. Ernest
Gruening, at Juneau, telling the
dire need for aid in rebuilding and
asking help from the Territorial
Government. The American Red
Cross headquarters at San Fran
cisco responded with grant of
$1,000 and indicated the organiza-
ton would lend full aid in hous-
ing and taking care of the gener-
ally homeless hundreds driven from
shelter by the blaze.
An unidentified soldier was the
real fire hero. He threw sticks of
dynamite with his naked hands in
to the burning buildings. running
away until after the blast, then re-
turning to continue his work.
The Alaska Railroad is providing
dining cars for substitute cafes for
those burned out Lodge rooms are
turned into eating spots and lodg-
ing homes are filled to capacity
False Alarm
A smoking furnace in the Brown
and Hawkins store caused the fire
alarm to ring early yesterday morn
(Gaptinnad ON paoa Ir;e,ltA
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-26
Craft Hurled Aground by
Swir|ing Tide, Is Report
Made to Company
DOUBLE BOTTOM OF
VESSEL Is DAMAGED
Captain Turns Around and
Heads for Seattle with
Passengers Aboard

SEATTLE, Nov IS. - North
bound steamer Aleutian. with 226
passengers, including 81 steerage
aboard, struck Ripple Rock in
Seymour Narrnws carly today
and received extensive damage
TO her bottom, the Alaska
steamship Company officials re-
pert.
The Sims pumps are keeping
the water under control.
The ste amer has tuned
around and h headed for seat
tie under her own power.
The brief message from the
AIeutian said swirIlng tide car
ricd the steamer onto the rock
and the entire double bottom Is
damaged.
The Aleutian is expected In
Seattle scme time tonight.
Passengers may be transferred
TO the Yukon, scheduled 10 sail
north tomorrow, or to the bar
an0f scheduled to sail Saturday.
Passengers for Juneau aboard tn
Aleutian include the following.
William Riese and wife, NJ. r
Benedict and family, Walt Engle'
larto, Mrs. Everett Wrede and child,
Mrs. w. G.. Beard, Joe T'ransel, Mrs
lack Kane and son, Mrs. George
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-26

WASHINGTON-An old friend of
the President, outraged over the
second shutdown of the captive coal
mines. sent this message to the
White House:
you know I have long been a
strong supporter of your liberal labor
policies, but you cannot allow Lewis
to get away with this. Frankly, 1T
would greatly impair your influence,
not only at home but abroad. Lewis
is challenging the government at a
time of great national need and the
people expect you as President to
deal with him promptly and force
fully. They are overwhelmingly with
you, if you will act with vigor'
Here is the substance of the White
House reply:
In the darkest period of the Civil
War Abraham Lincoln was insulted
and flouted by the commanding Of
ficer Of the Union armies, General
George Mcclellan. Although he was
the President and commander-in-
chief, Lincoln went to McClellan's
residence to talk with him about the
conduct of the war Mcclellan was
not home, SO Lincoln patiently wait
ed for him to return.
When the general entered the
house and was informed that the
President was waiting for him, Nc
Clellan stalked upstairs and sent
down word that he was 100 fatigued
to see the President of the United
States.
Members of Lincolns staff Wig
orously urged him to remove Nc
Clellan at once. But Lincoln did not
lose his temper. He refused to be
swayed by anger. No matter how
great the personal affront, he was
willing to suppress his own griev-
ances in the national interest. If
Mcclellan would bring victory to
the Union, Lincoln was willing to
suffer personal insult from him.
The spite and hatred of one man
-.:.,,1l ~. Dau1. T1nttrl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-26
ROMEO H0YT
PASSES AWAY
AT FAIRBANKS

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 26. -
Romeo Nelson Hoyt. 81, resident OF
Alaska for 81 years and one of the
best known Of Alaskans, died here
yesterday as the result of an at
tack of the heart.
Hoyt was the son of the late
former Judge Romeo Hoyt of Ju-
neau. He is survived by his widow
in Fairbanks, and his aged mother
Mrs. Lenora Nelson Hoyt. "a, now
residing in California.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-26

ference with Japan's ENJOYS and
other ABCD powers today caused
authoritative japanese quarters to
take gloomy view of the outlook
on the Washington negotiations
which are seeking the lessening of
Japanese american tension.
This prevailing GUINNESS conceded
with renewed pressure by the auth
critics to get foreign nationals to
leave Japan
There are 800 white Americans,
mostly missionaries, still in the Jap
anese Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-26
Nazis Claim More than S.
900 Prisoners Captured
South of Tank Battle
BOTH FORCES RUSHING
new REINF0RC EMENTS
Imperial Armies Set for
Long Struggle in Drive
10 Relieve Tobruk
CRY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Axis frontline dispatches declared
today That British troops south of
Rezegh, scene of a three-day des-
er6 battle of massed tanks, have
been encircled and "annihilated, y
with more than 5000 prisoners cap
tured.
German military quarters as
serted fatty that the Libyan des-
ert campaign could no longer be
regarded as British offensive.
Rezegh is ten miles south of To-
bruk.
British Middle East headquar-
tiers said the Germans have rushed
up reinforcements to Rezegh and
that another big battle is expected
there momentarily.
A bulletin from Cairo reported
the British garrison at Tobruk
smashed deeper into the Axis seige
lines and declared strong British
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Ships OW
BOMBS Slew
JAMES CREW
Torpedoed D esfroyer's
Depth Charges Went Off
When Vessel Sank

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-An I'M
determined number of the 100 men
who peiished with the torpedoed
American destroyer Reuben James
died in the explosions of the ships
own depth charges while thrashing
around in the icy Atlantic waters on
the night Of October 81.
Survivors who reached here yes
terday said today that these men
were blown to bits as they chung to
flimsy life RATS in the darkness as
their own explosives went off below
them.
The surVivors said the depth
charges were set to explode at So
and 100-foot depths. At least two
went off when tire sinking hulk
reached those Levels
(Confipupd an ps.Qa EIGHTY
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-26
Insurance Company
Qualified in Alaska

The Eagle River Company, of
New York, handlers OF fire and
marine insurance, were today quail
fled by Territorial Auditor Frank
Boyle to do business in Alaska.
Agent for the company in Alaska
is r, M. Shepard, OF Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-26

In a little more than two years u S-owned
arlines and their affiates operating over the vast
continent of South America have reversed the
amount of air route mileage flown by themselves
and by European owned lines and their affiliates-
in favor of the United States
In September, 1899, ean-controled air
lines regularly served the whole of Colombia and
parts of Peru, Ecuador Bolivia Paraguay Uru-
quay Argentina the Guianas Brazil and Chile
Their route mileage totalled 33772 against 49,
463 for u S-controlled lines. The latter served
Brazil the Guianas, Argentina, Paraguay, Uru-
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Neutrality Bill Debate
Revealed Horse-iradinq
0fFar Reaching Enett

Neither Senator Byrd of Vir-
ginia nor Tydings of Maryland,
has been too friendly with the adj
ministration, but both have for
the most part, strung along and
even fought for national defense.
Now they have intimated publicly
that they will no longer be inter-
ested in furthering administration
foreign policy legislation until the
White House gives the green light
to measures designed to clean up
internal affairs.
In the House. Representative Cox
of Georgia, strongly in favor Of
revising the neutrality act, told the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-26

Jap-kmeritan Peace Talks
Reach Critical Stage As
Tokyo War Gloom Mounts

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Lengthy
japanese American diplomatic talks
may be resumed later today, Secre-
tarv Of State Cordell Hull indicated
at his conference with newsmen this
forenoon while reports spread that
the discussions are close to the crit
ical final stages.
Hull, however, refused to comment
on any phase of the Far Eastern
situation.
JAPANESE GLOOMY
TOKYO. Nov 26 - Secretary of
State Cordell Hulls continued con-
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Mayor w. r. Benson yesterday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

without help and have the Turp family
WIZ never De able TO get even Ethel
game for doushrEthe you know vas lust
to help
sit here and watch and let me play
She all right Joe but will
better take Joes place Ethel
want interfere with
and Joe enjoying mouth
again no matter how mistakes Joe
hope can make some like him II It will
So started playing helped Bill
shuffitng
Ethel Joe that the slle play my
His wife TooD almost made yourself
HE My mouth
III would have put Joe out didn't
anything did you Toos7 She why certainly
butt into like his
cards why Up
Iof IL both know much about
Toos know don't like rummy
with Ethel would not With
remark made about butng into II
they about to make without this
am Ethel didn't anything
let them and Ethel all right
Joe he should not play cards for because makes him
grumpy
anyway in better hu-
radio Bill and kept playing he
after another until he thirty
getting late and he had home and
wife Ethel do
for alderman election
passed making illegal for fellows horn their
games
going until you oop oop
tell
after that. Ethel Joe its Just like
cards for makes when
sed Ethel but Good night She
ses well good night Joe Yours truly
JOE TURP
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
CAN HOME.MAKING ALONE
SATISFY A MODERN GIRL

time there wasn't much girl could do besides
keep she had house TO keep she had
anything II had only wood stove no run
ming ceanern had to make all your
clothes baking and put up the
entire output vegetable gardenyou wouldn't have time to
think abe n outside career" either.
But times chansedand howl Modern gadgets have
dncra a chds of playing house and time
activities. \
OR ARE wy WRONG? is HoME-MAKING FULL TIME
JOB AND THE WOMAN WHO GOES IN FOR CAREER
CHEATING HER HUSBAND HER CHILDREN AND HERSELF?
right and write what think about tin not
full address
letters to Elsie Robinson in Of this paper
the girls letter $40 for the best boys and plenty OF
also ran" prizes! Contest closes Jan. 10.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

,4fiiAtsss etAnfr was sharper than a
tack and Aare eft Tommy one 10
sit on lie was Just about TO tie
her off when. zipp she gave him
the air like screen door facing
north.
We all knew that Penny was
sharpshooter but even then we
figured the best she could get
from Tommy was the worst Of it
Her full name was Penelope. and
Il you remember your lessons
Penelope had a thousand sweet
hearts but stood them off by say
ing she couldn't make choice
until she had finished knitting q
sweater for her old man whose
name was Iaertes. But every night
she anrateled the work she had
done by nay and started all over
again
So when Penny grabbed herself
Il t1aTTt-70TI1r latin from Central
America. hat made Tommy an
other dropped stitch in Laertes
sweater
Nov Tommy could hand II out
like a philanthropist giving away
anvils in A swamp but he couldn't
take II any better than q green
house in a reprisal bomb raid. He
tried 10 get Penny on the tele-
phona at her apartment, then
tried to make radio contact with
her on the South American boats
and finally called her ten days
later IN san Paloma, Nicabia, Cen
tral America.
! But Genital American husbands
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
|||18|I$|ByIa!Ia

That changed things around
like a Spring housekeeping. The
jealous husband told Penny about
the offer. the money was cabled
to the Nicabia National Bank, and
Penny and Central American
husband we're in New York on the
next boat.
The psychiatrist rehearsed
Penny in her role until she was
letter perfect with postscript.
She was to enter the room on =
signal. cry Tommy" and rysh
into his arms. That was all and
the young fellow would be cured.
And she acted her part terrific.
1T all came off like the outside
leaves Of an artichoke well but.
tered Tommy was at the tele-
phone when she entered the room
and shouted Tommy" They
rushed into each others arms.
laughing and crying. The psy-
chiatrist rubbed his hands to-
gether like a cricket's hind legs
and figured out chirping big fee.
Tommy's ma almost tainted from
Joy and even the jealous Central
American husband let EN- have
the clinch out.
Then they shook hands all
around, white the psychiatrist
signalled them to leave the room
casually and strollingly. The ex-
pertinent had been q complete
success.
And, as Penny waved lovingly to
Tommy over her husbands shoul-
der and the door closed softly on
the last of the great experimenters.
Tommy sat down, picked up the
telephone and said for the 5l,o22d
time. Central. give me San Pa
Iona. Nicabia. Central America"
He was another bird who didn't
come back that year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
nOugat.

and was getting no better rapidly.
But Central Americans who
own guano caves are very rich and
very jealous, and this one abso-
lutely refused TO consider his wife
making a trip to New York just
because a wacky American had
blown his topper.
Not even when Tommy's ma
cabled an offer of five hundred
thousand dollars for just a hand
shake with Tommy and the Jeal-
Gus husband could be the house
detective. But 1t was no dice for
the next year and Tommy hung
I'D more records for long distance
phoning.
And then his gypsy curse
worked. owing 10 an earthquake,
an active volcano and forest fire
from molten lava. the rich Cen
trail American was ruined. That
year the birds didn't come back.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

longer than P Monday washline for
small but refined family.
That was all right except Tommy
was in the happy bazaar for five
years and he didn't get any better,
Every hour or so he picked up the
dummy telephone, asked for
Penny. San Paloma, Nicabia,"
and was told the line was busy. So
his ma fired the psychologist uhe
stuck in a bill for fifty grand and
collected. That was in addition to
his regular monthly ransom which
ran into four figures.
The next in line was the
psychopathist, who changed every
thing around by getting the bright
idea of staging the show better. He
rented another room in the nut
annex and installed four girls. One
was a fake long distance operator,
the other was the San Paloma
central, the third was the girl at
the switchboard in Penny's hotel
in Central America and the fourth
was a young lady TO impersonate
Penny herself.
That ran into important money
but at the end OF another three
years Tommy was still telephoning
oftener than the winning candi-
date on Election Night except he
was losing. so Tommy's la fired
the psychopathist, who collected
plenty because his name was hard
er TO spell and went his way.
That's when the psychiatrist
came in. after Tommy's ma had
tossed five hundred grand down
the sink. He listened to all the
evidence. tapped Tommy on the
knee-cap with a very fine malacca
cane and said nothing would cure
him but a real talk with Penny.
face 10 f-~e. The ! DIS to da
Indicated Tommy had called San
Paloma Nicabia, Central America.
exactly ten years and 42.40O times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

/ do know that a psychiatrist
is a bird lzho- plaNA-tnHnh Lag 9
with psychnSeS and neuEnAeS-
Which neat little habits seem
10 be fixations that have sue
cumbed 10 centrifugal force
anyway II was a pSychistrlst
that Tommys family called IN
after L had noticed that Tom
my was acting as queer as a right
foot in a !eft shoe He had been
that way two years before trey
noticed IT, His mother vas q
leader OF Park ave. society ard
Just happened 70 spot u acci-
dentally
First OF a.. Tommy.s set op-
Grated or The theory that there Is
no Jealous cast u Fifth ave. Sec
ond, his ma + breath vas so iosgN
she had TO have windshield Wipers
on her iofgnette
90 II might have gone on for
ever VI us HNAH'i hHhh H@t
pened TO look over the tops OF heI
portable observatory and piped
Tommy dialing a pancake like Il
was q telephone. Then he put thu
salt shaker 10 his ear and said In :
NAPKIN ring, n know shes there
and I want 10 talk TO her" ~
Tommy's ma knew he was nutiieI
than pistaobio nougsL
The story came out then a. nea
as toothpaste IN a squeezed t1ne
The trouble Was a Game ha'
beaten Tommy e TIC sap after Do
had been kicking women afoan'
IKE shaving 10 a lum0e.y ard 70
IS years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Cultivated the Boss.

PERSISTENCE got NORBERT
LEONARD OF DETROIT, MICH,
his job. Here's his story:
when was II i quit school to
look for work. Weeks of searching
went by and ! became desperate.
At last my father took me to a
nearby factory and told me TO go
In and say that ] needed work.
There were az men waiting
ahead OF me. The employer inter
view about half of them and
sent the rest away. but j remained
behind. I shouted out Hey, fella,
my father sent me to see you He
said, Who is your ldther?' aud
replied, May father is the greatest
man in the Dorld. He gaze me
an education aud these fine hands
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
OF time, and IL you put II to good
use you'll profit by H."
Norbert Leonard tage 24
5000 Fredro ave,
Detroit, Mich.
$1,000 prize)
Swallowed His Pride.


There are plenty OF dlsgruntled
youngsters who might profit by
the advice OF CHARLES MEAD.
OF SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
For five months tried unsuc-
eessfuIly to find work.
Finally. i made two signs
printing on boards In large letters
WILL WORK FOR ROOM AND
BOARD. dressed as neatly rs
possible under the circumstances
and with the signs hung one in
front and one on my back, started
down Market street in the heart
Of the business district,
II had my first offer of employ
ment within an hour. Prospective
employers granted me interviews,
An hour before, my case seemed
hopeless! Now ] had many pros
poets. selected the work TO which
| was NEST suited and have been
employed ever since.
Charles c. Mead age 25)
$50 Pine St.
San Francisco, Cal.
(S3 Price
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

are as jealous as chefs with rival
recipes for salad dressing Nobody
was home for Tommy and IL was
then h, decided that Penny was
the only dame in the world for
him.
When he fourd out her husband
was the son of the richest owner
Of guano caves in Central Amer
lea Tommy put a gypsy curse on
him and hoped the BIRDS wouldn't
come back next year.
He started calling up Penny on
the telephone, station 10 station.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

Illustration. by Ru.,eII Patterson.
in the psychologist. who advised
nice, long rest in the laughing
academy. And to save that $l2,-
3l8.T5 a year, he advised put
ting in a dummy switchboard in
the office OF the dizzitorium which
would enable Tommy to call UP
all he wanted.
His ma made arrangements for
the regular office telephone girl TO
handle the calls for an extra five
dollars a week So there was Tom
my calling up Central America ten
times a day on a we that Vas no
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

which from New York TO San
Paloma, Nicabia, can be accom-
plished at the rate of SLIPS for
three minutes. Tommy had done
this every morning, noon and
night, for by this time he was
as bstty as the suano caves them
selves. And up TO the moment his
ma had gandered him dialing the
pancake, he had spent S24,63750
in two years until Leap Year gives
it an extr ablt Of lagniappe with
no discount.
That's when Tommy ma called
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

stiiie heyeP I said, Sure. J kept
my pord. didn't ~ He kept me
waiting another hour and when
he finally came back he apoligized
for OBTAINING me and said, One
must learn 10 take orders aud
carry them out. The job is yours!
II figured that when you're out
Of work at least you have plenty
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
THE YEAR THE BIRDS DIDN'T COME BACK

Kings Features SYNDICATE nc
al better gc than 10 especially Uheh Inc gut IS
the UeH knoun works.
don't know tie difference between psychopathist
psychistrs and pS biologist Its photo finish with me and
beautiful ahead for the with the dollar cameras
would haze select IL shaking EN- Att up IN
Iack and nlckne lhat Of the bag first
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

and ten fingers, and ! held out
my hands for him 10 see.
Then he said, Come around at
sepen IN the morning and bring
this card Nth you ] was on
hand early next day and he told
me TO wait for him. All day j
waited and when he was going
home at 4:3O he said: What, are
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
WINCHELL
SYaG. Hst Kssi.i1ss. cspTrisht IsieI
Nem York BY Night and Day

pink blush in the after the rment OF day and
minutes slipping under the cover
The expressions of worimen etched the uptuned faces
Mosaic OF
The pail the Central Pack these nights empty
lovers The Plaza Hotel bsth St. and Fifth
belle the other OF today still
their pgtssHow its with the grace and dignity
The perched the library onSa snap
for candid cameraodict