davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-11

- Of English literature when with his minds eye upon the
Americas he
westward the course of empire takes it's way
History itself epitomized in those eight words
Empre-and, with it, cvization-arose in the East in
the river basins of China and India and of Mesopotama and
Egypt for Egypt belongs geographically to the Asian lit
toral
While Europe still wilderness clothed in its dense
Hyrcanan forests the Chadeans with their crude cunei-
form wrng the Babylonians the Assyrans the Persans
were making nations out of nomad tribes and nscrbing
civil laws.
West of them the Mediterranean coast and arhipea-
the Myceneans who took the Phoencian
alphabet from Asia and who transmitted civilization to the
Greeks-westward.
From Greece the sacred flame was communicated to
the Romans-westward: and, still westerly from Rome to
the fairest provinces of northern Europe.
hen Occurred & res the long pause OF the Medieval period
the pcndor of the Renaissance the rebrth of the asp
ing spirit of man.
greatest of these Voyages that made by Christopher
Columbus in 1892
The torch of civilization the symbol of empire came
ashore with him in this Western Hemisphere when he set
his feet upon the San SalvadOrean sands $50 years
PROPHETIC VISION
HE rest of the story, until now, could be told as the
Il story Of America
There was the period Of colonization, in which free
governments formed here and national independence
from Europe attained
There was the period of migration, when vast OF
virgin earth populated
There the development of tlth and industry the
building of rich cities and the foundation Of social nsttu
TONS the multiplication OF mechanical inventions, which
other peoples have borrowed and turned to letha
During these periods in national growth this country
sat between Europe and Asia seemingly aoo from both
of them, insulated by the oceans.
As came into national maturity, Bishop Berk
eleys line frequently quoted and taken mean
prophecaly that the westward Of empire would
finally rest here.
few Americans clear-visioned enough TO
that ii might not be
Theodore Roosevelt Of them.
He warned his counrymen that empire could be defined
in terms of the
He said that first there the wars-and the
presof the Mediterranean next the warsand the
empireof the Aanc third and yet undsclosed would
be the wars-and the empire-of the Pacific.
His warning was that America should prepare herself
20 fight inevitable battles and 10 dispute vigorously for
the empire of the Pacific that it might not be Asiac
empire, perhaps all the rest Of the world.
How many Americans remembered Theodore Roosevelts
admontion, when December Tin l941-Japan struck
at Pearl Harbor and in the Philippines and suddenly
began her mperalistc advance toward the Antipodes
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
REPRESENTATION

The recent straightforward actions taken by AL aska Delegate Anthony J Dimond in connection with the rigid sand morale breaking censorng of Alaska war news and his efforts to stress the importance of driving the enemy from the Aeutians before it is too late should prove to the thousands of Alaskans who put their faith in Mir Dimond when they elected him as their representative that this faith is being kept.
 The policy which directed the propagandizng of communiques which accompanied the first Jap hrusts at the Alaskan outposts has aroused almost as much unfavorable comment throughout Alaska and the States as the unpreparedness of Pearl Harbor.
 In democracy the truth eventually to the surface and throws criticism upon the previous attempts to hide the truth and upon the agencies or persons who cover up Ii it could be proved that such deliberate confusion of the facts would hurt the enemy and help the United States there would be little objection But that has not been the case.
 The official cominuniqles repeatedly insisted that the Jap landing parties were inconsequenial Since that time our forces have succeeded in sinking or damaging IS ships of this "nconsequentiaf force.
 Alaskans have made up their minds that the Jap forces in the Aeutars number probably not less than lOOoO-perhaps as many as 10000. All based on rumor Yet the Japs know how many men they have in the Aleutians Why shouldn't the American people know-especially Alaskans?
 Indications are strongly limiting change of pol icy in connection with the release and gathering of news in the Alaska battle Of late, have been getting facts. But not enough.
 We will get more later Some of these reports will not be in our favor. Some of them-many of then--wl be demoralizing in view of the fact that earlier announcements minimzed Jap gains.
 Mir Dimond has taken all of these things into popSi dhrnt in ipp mOr for more news of Alaska For many months he has been urging that stress be laid Alaskas defenses. At present Senate committee hints investiga- ton of the defenses of the Territory If these de- lenses are found be lacking it will be the fault of MT Dimond. .4H
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
"Cheapening" Liberty?
Philadelphia Recordl

CA Record photographer arrested recently for snappng photo of the Liberty Bell even though any person may purchase photo of the old symbol of liberty at any Philadelphia drug store)
 For adherence to the principles of democracy, Philadelphia's City Hall politicians never have "rung the bell" For distortion of those principles they have
 It is still crime" in their minds-to honor the Liberty Bell by photographing it.
 Record reporter, accused of taking picture of the Bell, is acquitted of esorderly conduct
 But the ban on John O. Public taking snap shot of the Bell, a keepsake still stands Mayor Samuel refuses to change this 25-year-old rlle-for no earthly reason except that it's 25 years old
 The entire travesty of Independence in the Cradle of Liberty is exempfed by this case
 The reporter was arrested on orders of Chief of the Bureau of City Property Howard Murphey be- cause-"we don't want to cheapen the Liberty Bell by pictue-taking
 We can't think of any effective way of cheapening it than forbidding picture taking
 One of the Mayors representatives at the court hearing asserted that the guard who arrested the reporter should have "poked him in the jaw"
 Does that sound like the famous inscription on this Bell
 Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land and unto all the inhabitants thereof" Finally, it is admitted by the guards at Inde- pendence Hall that professional photographers are allowed to take snapshots So is it customary to photograph famous visitors alongside the Bell For profit-or for publcity-it's O. K. to photo graph the Bell For plain John American to do SO that according to the City Fathers. is "cheapening. Apparently they've forgotten even the funda- mentas of that democracy for which the Bell stands
 The only way to honor American liberty is not to smash patriots in the face for photographng the Bell
 But to encourage them to take all the pictures of it they want
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
CAPITAL CHAFF

New Deal glamor girl Evie Rob- ert is ore of Jim Farley's oldest and most devoted friends. How ever, in the row between Jim and FDR over who shall be the Demo- cratic nominee for governor of New York. Evie is lining up with the President, has backed her political opinion to the extent of betting s1 ,000 even money that Senator Jim Mead will be nominated on the Democratic ticket. Tom Corcoran youngest, Tom Jr., has been nicEnamed Tim O'Shenko, p which the ex-Brain Truster says is not only Russian, but also good Irish. FDR is in a tough spot between ex-Governor Francis F. Murphy of New Hampshire who switched from lifelong Republican, ism to the Democratic register, and Senator Styles Bridges, Repubii- can who has fought for Roosevelt's s foreign policies. Newborn Demo- crat Murphy is thinking of running against Bridges for Senator.
 Copyright, l942, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
THE BIG DRIVE

Finally, four years ago, Thurman Arnold cracked down on this and ether monopolistic movie practices. Immediately, the moguls brought their most sugary socialites and their heaviest lobbyists into play. Harry Hopkins was approached through his former aide, Willard Thorpe, retained by Hollywood
 Spyros Skouras, highest paid Greek in the world and now head of 20th Century Fox, began socialit- ing in Washington. Frank Walker, now Postmaster General, then a private cLizen, was retained to use his influence.
 Faced with this barrage of sugar and influence, the usually stiff necked Thurman Arnold bent a bit. He agreed to compromise decree whereby he suspended his move to divorce theaue-owning from motion picture producing, and accepted block-pooking plan whereby pictures were sold in blocks of five. How ever, he abolished blind booking and required the movie moguls to show the films to the theatre owners first.
 Now, however, the Big Five Metro-G oldWyn-Mayer, Paramount Warner Brothers, RKO, goth Gen. tury-FoX-are back with propos- al to sell blocks'of l3 pictures, five to be screened in advance, eight to oe bought blind
 Opposing the big five are many lhoependents, including Charlie Chaplin, Walt Disney, Mary Pick ford, Alexander Korda, Orson Weiies. Walter Wanger and David O. Selznik. They claim there should be fewer pictures. but of better quality, instead of a lot of medi- ocre pictures. The former policy they argue, means use of less raw tim.
 This tune it looks as if Thurman Arnold, who has the whip hand will stand pat.
 Note:-- After the motion picture suit was compromised four years
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24

you in this action. within thirty (3O) days from the date of service of this summons and copy of the complaint upon you, or within thirty t3o) days from the date of the com pletion of the publication hereof; and if you fail to so appear and answer, for want thereof the plain tiff will take judgment against you and will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint which is served herewith, and to which reference is hereby made.
 The relief demanded is sale, in the manner provided by law, of the OVER THE HILL lode mining claim situated lat Or near Klag Bay, on Chichagof Island, Sitka Recording District, Alaska. described in U. S. Survey 1O46 and U. s. Patent No. 657348 on record in the office ot tile Recorder for the Sitka Record- ing District at, Sitka. Alaska, and the RISING SUN lode mining claim, situated at the same place and described in U. s. Survey No. io46 and U 8. Patent No. S4f732 otr record in the office of the Re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
Not So Bad After All
CBremerton News-searchlightl

Let us consider our manifold and manifest bless ings No question that all of us for the duration will have to get along without lot of things to which we are accustomed Probably we shall find it easier than we anticipate What cannot be helped must be endured But thet is not exactly the right spirit Rather sef-denials happy sacrifices laid upon our countrys altar If we cannot go joy riding shall find pleasures at home If we must come to simpler fare and eat more cornbread than usual why worry? Cornbread is good and nourishing. Our pioneer forefathers conquered wilderness with that as the principal part of their diet
 If coffee and tea are not to be had we shall miss them, of course. But 1t is certain we shall not starve Our fields are not stricken because of war The harvests will continue, gardens will flour sh Very likely by reason of the war effort the gar dens will be more productive than before The potatoes the lowly bean, MT Jggs cabbage the lus- cious tomato peas, the much magned spinach, and all the other vegetables will not fail us.
 Bombs are not going to blast out of existence our orchards and vineyards Really blessings as to food are so many that should be profoundly grate fu that our lot is cast in a land so favored And what if we must get along with a bit less sugar. What are these poor sacrifices to be compared to the sacrifice our young men are making? On them falls the heat and burden of the day. They have given up the comforts of home and scattered of the world They have given up their independence and cheerfully accepted the stern discipline of the Army and the Navy And if necessary they pre- pared to die for their country
 Anyone here at home who grumbles over giving up few creature comforts is not only unpatriotic but shows complete lack of that fine feeling which in time like this should make do cheerfully all those things, be they great small which will con- tribute to the common good
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
HOROSCOPE "The sturs incline
 but do not compel"
SATURDAY, JULY 25


 This is not an important day in planetary direction, but Mars is m good aspect. It is date fav- orable to outdoor recreations.
 HEART AND HOME: Women are under adverse planetary direction which may cause their best aims to be misjudged and their petitions for political equality misunderstood. While war conditions will stimulate devotion to household arts and de- sire to make the most of restricted luxuries, precedence regarding ec- onomic conditions in the future will increase demands for release from legal handicaps Because postwar conditions will make it necessary for wives as we'll as husbands to earn money for the support of fam lilies, foresight will inspire appeals for Congressional action.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Leveling of salaries from heights that assure annual fortunes for the favored few will cause resentment but adjust nents will pe fortunate for many who measure rewards by talent, ex- perience and hard work. Forecasts of postwar finances seem to promise good fortune for trained men and women. Underpaid employees are to be eliminated from industrial pay rolls. Labor will continue to gain influence.
 NATIONAL ISSUES: Epidemics which usually accompany war are foretold for next month when clam CT for cheap hospital service and reasonable medical costs will be widespread. Owing to war needs conversion of schools and hotels will increase the number of hospitals in all parts of the country and in the future tile civilian population will benefit, astrologers forecast. Urgent need of nurses will be deplored in coming months.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Russia is to prove victorious through terrible tests on battle fronts that extend instead of recede as the Axis becomes more desperate There is sign read as presaging great loss of life on many battle fronts at this time when United States troops will pay high toll for pro- gresS in the terrible conflict. Alaska will focus attention and will prove the valor of its defenders. Again surprises in treachery are prophe- sled.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of av- craze good fortune attended by per- flexities of various sorts.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be ambitious and perse- yering, trustworthy and successful, but they may suffer because of en- vious machinations.
 Copyright, l942)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24

corder for the Sitka Recording Dis trict, Alaska, and the apportionment of the proceeds of the sale among the plaintiff and the defendants according to their respective inter- ests in each of the lode mining claims aforesaid.
 The date of the Order for Puh- lication of this summons is July 2, 1942. the period of publication pre- scribed in the order is four t4 weeks, the first publication of the same is July 10, ls42. and the last publication is July 3l. 1942, and the time within which the defendants are to appear and answer this sum- mons is thirty days after the con- pletion Of the last publication.
 Dated at Janeat, Alaska. July g. l942.' 4s hass
 ROBERT E. COUGHLIN.
 Clerk of the District Court,
 Territory of Alaska, Division
 Number One.
 ByeJ. w. Leivers, Deputy. First publication July 10. 1922. Last publication: July 3l. ls42. July 10-17-24-sl. as4ik
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
20 YEARS AGO faE fgfr EMPIRE

JULY 24 1922 sfs f'e
 Col James G. steese President request Commerce Huston Moave ing the Juneau ARC headquarters
 With crew of nine men, Foreman Adric Oh the rehabilitation of the expected weeks and be pushed rapidly possible
 Service returned Juneau on the Alameda from Kehikan where he official business.
 To celebrate the seventh birthday entertaining number of his little friends with party her home Gold Belt Avenue
 Allen shattuck President of Association the Alameda after spending several weeks in the South on Ia pleasure trip.
 The Empire staff left on the Alameda to make the trip Anchorage spending ticket from running the trip he signed a crew member
 Experiments in paccabity using aeropan naissance in Forest Service within days District Logging Engineer experiment made by Aviator Roy L. Jones' flying Do charge work to p"NS nun
 Harry formerly Assistant U Attorney Fairbanks had returned that city and planned to open law office During thee-yeaf MT Pratt had located in business interests required him much time New York.
 first contingent Douglas Eebeth from they had vacationed weeks.
 Mrs Douglas returned
 from Tenakee where they had enjoyed the mineral baths weeks
 P E. Goddard the American Museum of Natural History York making Southeast Alaska visit Indian villages and observe the relation of tribes languages s F" .@ft t
 Weather and mini mum of 65
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
HOLLYWOOD FIGHTS

Probably there is no civilian in Washington whom the War Depar.- lnent dislikes more than the trust busting. never-quit assistant attor- ney general, Thurman Arnold. This is because Arnold insists on prose cutting blg companies on charges of violating the Sherman antitrust act, and the War Department con- tends this interferes with these companies manufacture of war equipment.
 Now, however, though the War Department doesn't know it yet. Thurman seems about to do the Army a service. He is refusing to be pushed around by the big movie mosuls who want to increase block booking, thereby increasing the quantity of film production, there by eating into the nations supply of nitroslycerine.
 Nitroglycerine is one of the War Departments most necessary in gradients for high explosives, and il is also used in the manufacture of film.
 Behind block booking is one of the oldest controversies in the motion picture industry. It had ions been the practice of the big movie companies to sell their pic.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
Daily Lessons in English v L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN M1sUsED: say Where children to?" Omit TO.
 OFTEN MIsPRONoUNCED: Mezzanine Pronounce men first as in accent syllable
 fundamental truth Principal importance).
 SYNONYMS Courteous courty cultured cultivated pote gen gracious polished we'll bred well-mannered
 WORD three times and it is yours Let us vocabulary word each day odays word nmidaed He was the embodiment o dauness resolution" a E. fs's tt{@ t.4
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24

 enforce a strict rule that officers and women workers shall not eat together. Their tables are carefully segregated.
 The other day one War Depart ment stenog asked an sAWVS lady: Why this sex discrimination? We work with these men eight hours a day. Why can't we eat with them?"
 My dear" was the sweet answer, working together and eating to- eether are two different things. We feel that what we have done is necessary in order to protect the of iicers. With so many women around the officers have to be protected"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
MODERN ETIQUETTE sy ROBERTA LEE

O. you who far less skiful than part of the court?
 your partner the balls that come to him exceedingly rude and portsaf play balls that are directed at him.
 O. lifts girl, shouldn't he remove the cigarette pipe from his mouth? always t r fHs
 position bread butter paes on .. tra,L fact or tsnc,s,, toaao , ss At upper lefthand sides of the plates
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF, ALASKA, DIVISION NUMBER ONE,
 AT JUNEAU
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
 No. 4856-A

NO. 46OO-A
 CHICHAGOFF MINING COM PANY, corporation, Plaintiff vs. E. LANG COBB, ARTHUR E. OOGHE and the heirs, devisees grantees and assigns of John Tuppela, now deceased, whose names are unknown. and HILAA TUPPELA HINTSA and SANNA sERAFIA TUOMI. Defendants. F TO THE ABOVE NAMED DE- PENDANTS, AND TO THE HEIRS DEVISEES, GRANTEES AND AS SIGNS OF JOHN TUPPELA, DE- CEASED. WHOSE NAMES ARE UNKNOWN, GREETING:E S
 IN THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, you are hereby commanded to appear in the above entitled court, holden at Ja- neau, in the Territory of Alaska, Division Number l. and answer the complaint of plaintiff filed against
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
LOOK and LEARN sy c. GORDON

r. One penny doubled fifteen times amount to much 
 been sung often than other? proportion height of six feet or moreP
 of coastlne of the United States n- cluding the Atlantic Pacific and Gulf of Mexico? D. What States first refused his services agreed accept his expenses?
 ANSWERS:
 $65536. Gounod's Faust"
 in twenty. 4 Il 936 miles
 Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24

lures in blocks, sight unseen. And the theatre owners had to take them, without seeing them in ad vance, or else be boycotted by the big companies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24

ago, two of Arnold's young men, handling motion picture matters, got jobs with the industry
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
ALA5kA t0ASTAL MAkE5 FLIGHTS TO
 NEARBY p0RI5

L. M Dunlop returned from Sit- ka with Alaska Coastal Airlines yesterday afternoon and A. N. Dun- lop was a returning passenger from Todd.
 Passengers for Sitka with AGA today were A. B. Laurence ana James Boyle; and for Hawk Inlet, William J. Delies.
 A charter flight was made to Wrangeli with L. D. Louderback and T II. Dyer as passengers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24

Fewer than half the States in the Union regulate child labor in street trades M s
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24

The people of the Falkland Islands are almost exclusive of pure British descent. Y8As
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24
Washington Merry
 6o-Round

(Continuec from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-24

The first contingent of Douglas Girl Scouts returned rom Tenakee where they had vacationed weeks
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Threat Of Rotioning Tie-up
In Fairfax County Fades

A shortage Of ration board help
which threatened to snarl Fairfax
Courtys fuel oil rationing program
has been relieved and all immediate
threat Of tle-up has been ilirni-
mated, it was reported today by
State and county rationing officials.
L. E. Barkhouser, State fuel oil
rationing officer, reported from
Richmond that he had been in
formed by H w. Zimmerman, field
ratiOning officer who visited Fair
fax yesterday. that there had been
some instances in which too much
fuel had been allotted to consumers
in the area, but that these had
been due to the fact that persons
aiding in making the allotments
had not been properly trained in
the use of the basic formula.
Mr.. Barkhouser said these in
accuracieS probably would be
Strengthened out later when the
applications from the county had
/ been submitted for auditing.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Quiz Ordered in Vandalism
OF Jewish Property
pvths Axxocjatad ps.-s

BY the Associated Press
ALBANY, N Y, Dec. 23.-Gov,
Charles Poletti today ordered an
immediate and thorough investi,
CATION by State police Of the alleged
criminal destruction OF Jewish re-
ligious property in Lake Placid and
Saranac Lake, Northern New York
resort centers.
Asserting investigation should
lead to the prompt discovery and
speedy punishment of the guilty
persons. the Governor declared
their place is in prison"
Gov. Poletti cited similar out
RACES in other parts Of the State,
although he did not identify them.
Vandalism at Lake Placid and
Saranac Lake was reported to the
Governor by Rabbi Leopold Gutel,
leader of the Jewish community of
the Adirondack region congrega-
tions in Lake Placid, Saranac Lake
and Tupper Lake
Gov. Poletti said great damage"
was done in the sanctuary of a
Lake Placid synagogue. adding The
holy altar was violated; religious
articles were thrown on the floor
and some were destroyed" At
Saranac Lake, he asserted, a Jewish
cemetery was desecrated.