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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
READING MATER FOR NAVY TO BE
 COLLECTED HERE
Residents Asked ToDondte Up-to Date Material To
 Send To Ships

Because some of the Coast Guard and Navy ships operating in waters to the west of Juneau are often without reading matter, the AWVS under Mrs. Ernest Gruening, is planning to sponsor the collection of up-to-date reading material for distribution to the men of the boats.
 Port Captain Lieut.. Warren Caro- has told the AWVS that he will see that any such material is picked up each day and distribut- ed in the mail sacks to be sent to these ships.
 The AWVS is now setting up a box, marked with the designation magazines for navy men. The box is placed near the writing desk for service men in the Federal Build ing on the main floor, at the op- posite end from the Signal Corps office.
 Juneau residents who have fin ished late issues of popular maga- zines are urged to place them in this box. Small, paper-bound books also would be appreciated by the boys on the boats.
 These men can not use radios while they are on active duty at sea and have little recreation avail able on the ship. Newspapers of various towns also will be appre- ciated by the men.
 Mrs. Gruening announced this afternoon that an extra box was placed on the Post Office floor of the Federal Building to accommo- date donors from up on the hill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
LAPS ARE RAIDED

MacARTHUR'S HEADQUAR TIERS IN AUSTRALIA, Oct. 3l.- Allied bombers have probably dam aged a Japanese aircraft carrier and also scored two hits on a Japanese warship, described as either cruiser or battleship and probably damaged still another cruiser and also left an unidenti- fled ship in flames in a raid or Buin.
 It is also announced that reports from medium units. which made up a second wave, have not been re- ceived.
 The raid was the second in as many days on the Japanese -held harbor on the southern tip of Bougainville Island in the north- ern Solomons and by far is the most damaging aerial blow made recently in attempts to checkmate an all-out attack of the Japanese on Guadalcanal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
Legislation On nManpower
 Is eIved
No Recommendations Are Forthcoming from
 Administration

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. The Administration, it is reported re- liably today, has decided to side track indefinitely proposals for a compulsory mobilization of man. power.
 Congressional leaders, who ex- pected shortly after next Tuesdays elections to receive the pattern for such legislation to fit the na- tion's workers into the war pro- duction machine, said they have been informed that no White House recommendation is forth coming.
 Tn the absence of such a recom- mendation. sponsors believe tn a t it will be next to impossible to ob- tain action on the half dozen or more manpower bills pending in congressional committees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
ALASKA GUARDS JOIN ALERT;; TO
 MEET TUESDAY

There was a fine turnout of members of the Alaska Territorial Guard Thursday night for partici- )ation in the practice alert held by the Juneau Civilian Defense Council.
 Following the alert members at tended lecture of instruction held in the grade school auditorium
 At 730 o'clock next Tuesday night all newly enlisted members )f the Guard will meet at Elks Hall to continue their training, Capt. G. F. Freeburger announced today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
PRESIDENT DE(II N E
 T0(0MMENT
Questions About Eisen. hover, Troops in Li-
 beria Unanswered

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-Presi- dent Roosevelt said today that he preferred to withhold any comment on the possibility that American troops will be stationed in Liberia.
 He said that such news came under the classification of troop movements and operational move ments and that he wouldn't dare to comment without consulting with military authorities.
 The President also said that the press has put him in an awful hole by asking whether it was correct
 hat Lieut.. Gen. Dwight Eisen- hover had been called home for consultation. Roosevelt said that he didn't think it was awfully help ful to print things about tn e movement of American officers.
 Eisenhower is in charge of the American forces in Europe:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
LIBE RIA IS OCCUPIED BY
 U. 5. TROOPS
Colored Uniis Have AL ready Constructed Two
 Airporfs Is Report

LONDON, Oct. 31--A Reuters dis patch from Monrovia says it is of ficially announced that American troops, including Negro units, have been in Liberia since July 2.
 Two airports have been construct ed during this time.
 The Parliament of Liberia has approved of legislation providing Liberia's cooperation with the Unit ed States
 Liberia is on the west coast of Africa, southwest Of the edge of the great hump of the Dark Continent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
LAURETTA vAvALIS
 FUNERAL E MONDAY

Funeral services for Lauretta Va- yalis, ten-month-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Vavalis of Ju- neau who died yesterday in St. Ann's Hospital, will be held at pm. Monday in the Salvation Army chapel.
 Capt T. J. Dyck will conduct the service for the child and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

First six weeks period report cards were distributed at school during this week and report of honor roll students is expected shortly.
 Work on the first issue of the school paper, Gastineau Breeze. was underway all week and ads are being solicited by members of the business staff.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31

TUESDAY I5 PRESIDENTS PLEA
 TO ENTIRE NATION

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Declar- ing the United States is now en- gagged in an "all-out war to keep democracy alive" President Roose- welt today urged all citizens to vote next Tuesday.
 The President has asked employ CTS to arrange their work schedules so they and their employees may cast their ballots without loss of pay to the workers and give a reasonable time off to vote.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
NAzI LOSSES ARE BIG IN
 STALINGRAD
1 800 Killed in Assault on Northern Fatiory
 Region

MOSCOW, Oct. 31.-The Germans hurled an entire infantry division and dozens of tanks against Russian lines in the factory district in north ern Stalingrad to gain another 50 to 100 yards at a cost of 1,500 dead and II tanks and g planes de- stroyed.
 The Soviet communique indicated that most Red Army positions have been held fast despite attacks from several directions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
J. J. MEHERIN BACK
 FROM KETCHIKAN

J. J. Meherin, merchandise broker and well known business man. re- turned to his Juneau headquarters this week with Alaska Coastal Air lines from business trip to Ket- chikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
PATCHWORK QUILTS ARE
 IOMPLETED. SEWING GROl


 AS evidence of the excellent work being done by Douglas women for benefit of the Red Cross and sup ply chest for local needs in cases of emergency, two fine patchwork quilts that were made by the sew ing group meeting weekly at Mrs. Felix Gray's home were deposited in the City Hall during the week. Practically every woman on the island is contributing in one way or another to the war effort. Where leisure time permits they are sew ing and assembling supplies such as clothing and first aid materials or if they have no time for that, appropriate donations are forth coming from them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN

Douglas grade pupils held parties in their rooms at school yesterday afternoon in observance of Hallo- we'en. Surrounded by appropriate decorations they enjoyed games and refreshments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
HIGHHEELS WILL BOWL ON FRIDAYS
 ON ELkS ALLEYS

Teams of the "Highheel' League began their bowling tourney at the Elks' Club last night and will con- tinue each Friday night at o'clock. Results of last nights tournament play follows:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
ss . . . . . . . FROST WARNING

, The US. Weather Bureau .
 , office in Juneau today an- . , nounced that the temperature . , is expected to fall below freez- . , ing tonight. . |, Gardeners are advised to .
 , protect vegetation against . . minimum temperature of 28 .
 , degrees. . . a q . . . . .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
SECRETARY MAKES
 TRIP TO INFERIOR

Secretary of Alaska E. L. Bartlett has left Juneau by plane for brief official business trip to Fairbanks. He expects to return in a few days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
NEW WEATHER OBSERVER
 IN JUNEAU OFFICE NOW

Horace Chapman, Senior Observ- CT with the US. Weather Bureau. has joined the staff of the Ju- neau office. He was transferred from the Nome office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
PLASTIC PLANES

Since then Higgins has explained to the Army Air Corps how giant airplanes can be made of this new substance, part wood, part plastic. With this new plastic, developed by Harry Atwood, it is possible to turn excelsior, shavings or seaweed into a hard, firm, but lightweight, sub stance.
 Higgins contends that even Ii there were no scarcity of aluminium, this wood-plastic is better for cargo planes.
 Two hundred women could weave a plane together in a couple oi months" Higgins has told Army
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
Continued on Page Four)

Russia developed the oil output Of Baku. Caspian seaport, from g mill lion tons in 1920 to 30 million tons in 1940.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31
NAzIS CLAIM
 BIG CONVOY
 BATTLE ON

NEW YORK. Oct 3l.-The Ger man radio has broadcast a special announcement without any Allied confirmation that a great convoy battle is raging in the Atlantic.
 The broadcast claimed that U- boats have sunk 18 Allied mer- chant ships in one attack yester- day near the Canary Islands.
 The ships apparently were en- route to South African port from Britain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31

Mrs. Raymond Wiseman became the mother of son at 8:30 O. clock last night in St. Ann's Hos pital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-31

CAIRO - The British Eighth Army maintains gains made yesterday and have beaten off a number of Axis counter attacks with heavy losses to the enemy.
 GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD QUARTERS-Australian troops have occupied Alola, seven miles south of the Jap held village of KokOda, New Guinea.
 CAIRO--COl. Edwards Backus, 36, of Vernon, Texas, Command CT of one unit of U. s. bOmbers, said today while the men are getting plenty of opportunities they scrap like Hell for assign ments in bombing raids"
 MOSCOW = Reformed Red Army lines on Nalchik Plateau are repelling all fierce Nazi att tacks in the Caucasus cam paign.
Evening star., 1942-08-31
Sharp Increase Seen
In Rail Incomes
For Seven Months
1915. 500, 900 TotoI
Far Ahead of Same
lo4l Period
Py tht Associated prer

PS the Associated Press
Glass l railroads Of the United
States had an estimated net income,
after interest and rentals. of S376.-
100000 in the first seven months of
1912.
In making this announcement to-
day, the Association of American
Railroads said the same railroads in
the corresponding period of 1s41
had a net income of $233 ,521 ,9o9.
Net railway operating income
during the first seven months of
this year, amounted to S68l .512 ,258,
compared with $540, ,203 900 in the
same period in 1941.
The rate of return earned on
property investment averaged ABB
per cent in the IL months ended
July 81. 1912, compared with $40
per cent for the II months ended
July 81, l941.
Total operating revenues in the
first seven months of 1912 amounted
to $3,945 $40 ,567, compared with 81
909 9,870,122 in the same period in
194l, or an increase of 356 per cent.
Operating expenses in the first
seven months of this year amounted
to $2,547 1885, 1877, compared with
81 1885, 1888. .842 in the corresponding
period in 1941, or an increase of
281 per cent.
The Glass l railroads in the first
seven months of 1912 paid $617,-
295,042 In taxes, compared with
s304,47l ,406 in the previous period
of 1941.
Evening star., 1942-08-31

of the Washington outlet of Colum-
bia Broadcasting System.
During the early days OF news
casting, his wife recalled, Sergt.
Hurlbut did an 18-hour daily grind
preparing Washington news for
broadcast.
At the same time. he was doing
public relations work as a sideline
and eventually took over that as
signment for the radio station. His
earliest newspaper experience was
with the circulation department of
the Washington Post. Later he
studied journalism at Northwestern
University.
Mrs. Hurlbut knew nothing of
her husbands location, she said.
until news releases of the Pacific
victories disclosed her husband as
one of the combat correspondents.
Jimmy is extremely conscientious
and in his letters never mentioned
locales and customs of the natives
for fear that I might be able to
place him." she said.
Evening star., 1942-08-31
laps Claim Capture
OF Allies Landed on
New Britain by Sub
Fy The Associated Press

ES bhe Associated FIesS.
TOXIC (From japanese
Broadcasts), Aug. 3l.-Domei
reported today that a small
Allied force recently landed on
the Island of New Britain from
a submarine, but said the sub
mersible was sunk and the
party captured.
New Britain lies between New
Guinea and the Solomon
Islands. The main Japanese
base there is Rabaul, which has
been attacked time and again
by Allied bombers.
There has been no report
from any Allied source of any
attempt at a landing there and
no confirmation of the sinking
of a submarine.
Evening star., 1942-08-31
Industrial Sugar Users
10 Get Larger Quota
BS the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
Industrial users of sugar in areas
where the population has substan-
TALLY increased may receive addi-
tlonal allotments under a ruling to-
day by the Office of Price Admin
istration.
The increases were based on data
obtained through the national reg
1stration for sugar rationing held in
May, which enabled the OPA to
compare the population in each
county with the 1910 census.
On the basis of the population
increases, industrial users who made
deliveries of their products to spec
lf1ed counties in 1941, may obtain
increases in their sugar allotments
for these counties ranging from 10
to ITO per cent.
Counties with population in
cresses of less than 10 per cent are
not eligible for increases, with the
exception of a few to which war
activities have brought large float
ing population not reflected in the
registration figures.
Evening star., 1942-08-31
Stock Prices Follow
Irregular Course;
Changes Small
Fractional Advances
Offset by Declines
At Days Close
By VICTOR EUBANK,
Press Financial Mrt.s-


NEW YORK. Aug. 3l.-On bal
ance the war news was good today
but not good enough to promote a
real stock market rally.
Failure of the list TO respond more
heartily to the better outlook for
the United Nations caused many
potential buyers to stand aside
after moderate recovery tilt at
the opening
Dealings we're slow throughout
and even the most favored stocks
never got far out in front. While
fractional advances were fairly we'll
distributed in the final hour minor
declines were sufficiently spread
over the ticker tape to make for
a moderately uneven finish. Trans
fers were around 25000o shares.
Those who had been holding out
high hopes for tax relief observed
that the Senate Finance Committee
voted retention of virtually all the
corporate impoSts contained in the
House bill. In addition, bullish con-
tingents apparently decided to pro-
ceed warily pending the Presidents
forthcoming message to Congress on
imitation controls.
American Telephone and Dow
Chemical got up point or SO each
at the best and mild lifts OCCASION
ally were given Southern Pacific,
Anaconda, United Aircraft, General
Electric, Philip Morris, Deere,
United States Rubber, Consolidated
Edison, Texas Co, and Union Car
bide. Continental Motors edged
into new high ground since 1941
Backward at intervals were
United States Steel, Bethlehem, AL
lied Chemical, Dupont, Westing-
house, United States Gypsum, Cen
eral Motors, Goodrich, Santa Fe and
American Smelling.
Selected speculative rail bonds
improved. Commodities were spotty.
At Chicago wheat was off Il to u
OF a cent a bushel and corn down
3 to as. Cotton in late trades was
up IS to rs cents bale.
Niagara Hudson power common
and first preferred dipped several
points in the curb along with Cleve-
land Electric Illuminating. Sup
ported were Humble Oil, American
Gas, American Cyanamid "B" and
Pittsburgh Plate Glass.
Evening star., 1942-08-31

liam land and naval air forces in
f1icted such great damage on a
Japanese feet unit that it was
forced to retire. But that battle
was the only action reported from
the Coral Sea of the scope sug-
gested by the communique)
The third Japanese effort, which
the communique described as a
weak attempt" was the landing In
the Buna-Gona region on the
northeast shore of New Guinea and
the advance inland to Kokoda, only
go miles from Port Moresby.
Jap Air Losses Heavy.
This action still is in progress. but
the enemy is held up by the Owen
Stanley Range and the communi-
que reported that he lis subjecting
himself to extraordinary air losses
because of the extreme vulnerability
of his exposed position.
His latest effort" said the COM
munique, was to turn the right
flank by surprise attack at Milne
Bay. The move was anticipated
however, and prepared for with
great care. With complete secrecy
the position was occupied by our
forces and converted into a strong
point.
The enemy fell into the trap with
disastrous results to him"
Todays regular communique said
sporadic fighting in the. Kokoda
region had resulted in a repulse of
the enemy with heavy casualties.
japanese ground activity was re-
ported increasing in the Salamaua
area, but there was no further ex-
PLANTATION of this activity, which
might mean another Japanese at
tempt to drive inland toward Port
Moresby.
Evening star., 1942-08-31
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Aug: 80 a4, tunited States
5000; total, 10000; generally e lower
l4;b0-7O: 240-7o pounds, u 5000; go
800 pounds, 14.15-4O: 160-ISO pounds,
13.s5-14.50; sood and choice sows 330-
400 pounds, 13.60-85: lighter weights,
1900; good 400-5OO pounds, 1340-65.
Salable sheep, 1000: total, $4,000; slow.
or inward to 1880 and above on lambs
on yearlings: small lots fat ewes, $50
Saiable cattle, 21.0O0 calves. 1900; fed
steers and yearlinss steady to 25 lower:
steady; fairly active: most decline develop
ing on yearlings and light steers grading
medium to good: trade moderately active.
mostly l3b9.l6. 90: top, 1920 paid for
supply. 15.75-1s;25; stock cattle active and
linss 1900 a. seod to shoics southwest
weak; best early, is 90: cows in moderate
supply, mostly steady with cutters at $50
down: strictly Good Western fat cows to
80; bulls steady. with weishty SAUSAGE
offerings to 1905 vealers, 15OO-16.OO,
steady.
Evening star., 1942-08-31
Spending Tax
Savings Are Allowed
As Added Deduction
Associated Press.


Here is how the proposed spending
tax might affect a married man
with two children and a $1,000 in
come:
His head of family credit, under
the bill now before the Senate
Finance Committee, would be 81 200.
He could claim $500 credit for his
two children-$300 for each-as the
committee has amended the bill.
In addition he might have 500 in
other expenditures which he could
deduct In figuring his regular income
tax.
Thus his total credits for income
tax purposes would be $1,000. In
computing his spending tax, how
ever, he would be allowed additional
deductions.
Suppose he paid $400 on his home
mortgage during the year, paid 500
OF life insurance premiums and
bought $500 worth of War bonds.
The total of these. or $500, then
could be added to the 81 300, giving
him an exemption of $2,700 in estab-
fishing the spending tax basis.
If he had on hand at the end
OF the year the same amount of
cash he had when he started the
year-that is, If he had saved MOTH
ing during the year-he would have
to pay the tax on $500, the difference
between the exempted $2,700 and
his total income of $4,000.
If the rate were 10 per cent. his
spending tax would be $50.
Evening star., 1942-08-31
Week Steel Output
OF 1,m9,600 Tons
Is Indicated
Institute Estimate Based
On Operating Rote
Of 97.6 Per Cent
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Aug. 31.-The Amer
ican Iron and Steel Institute esti-
mated today the Nations steel mills
would operate this week at 976 per
cent of capacity. for an indicated
production of 1869 800 net tons of
steel.
Such output would be a small in
crease over last weeks rate of 97.3
per cent of capacity and production
of l 1854 500 tons and compared with
95.8 per cent, or 1859 200 tons a
month ago. A year ago the rate was
963 per cent of a smaller capacity
for 1891, 100 tons of steel.
CLEVELAND. Aug. 81 lP.-Scrap
collections continue to permit opera
ton OF steel mills at high rate,
but the margin is close in many
cases, with operations dependent
on daily receipts.
Reporting this today, the maga-
zine Steel adds in its weekly review:
In some districts a distinct lull
Tin collections) has been expert
enced over the past fortnight, for
no apparent reason, and receipts
have been appreciably lower than
in recent weeks. Some large users
have supply for only 10 days"
In Great Britain, Steel says, sup
plies OF scrap are adequate under
intensive methods of collection.
steel producers find it increas-
ingly difficult to make definite de-
livery promises and some do not
attempt it on receipt of the order,
even under AA-1 ratings" the re-
view continues This presents diff
culties for consumers, but producers
insist that short of definite direc-
tives or ALLEGATIONS they can not
know what they will be able to do"
Evening star., 1942-08-31
Men With Dependents
Are Called in Illinois
By tie Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-With the
supply of single men exhausted or
nearing the end, Illinois draft boards
have begun ordering men with COL
lateral dependents to report for in
duction, Col. Paul G.. Armstrong,
Illinois selective service director,
announced yesterday.
In order to fill our calls" he
said, "it is now necessary to take
some men who have been deferred
previously because of the depend
ency Of a mother, father, brother
sister. grandparent or some one else
partially dependent upon the reg
istrant for support"
The director also warned that the
calling up of married men was near
and said the possible induction Of
the 18 and 10 year old age groups
would not delay the call more than
- month or two"
Evening star., 1942-08-31

Sergt. James w. Hurlbut, former
director of publicity for Station
WJSV, whose account of the marine
action at Guadalcanal was released
today by the Navy Department. is
the holder of some sort of record
for hurrying from civilian life to the
battle front.
Sergt. Hurlbut. who served in the
marines from 1888 to 1886, re-en-
listed here last May 8, and eight
days later was out of the country"
his wife Sue, an assistant statistician
for the Labor Department, recalled
today at her home, 100 North Tren-
ton street, Arlington, Va.
At the time of his re-enlistment
he was lieutenant in the Arlington
Company of the Virginia Protective
Force, a military company
he helped organize after the Vir-
ginia National Guard was feder-
allied.
Sergt. Hurlbut is credited with be-
ing the founder of the news bureau
Evening star., 1942-08-31
Cleveland Wholesale
Concerns Combined
By the Associated Press.

By inc Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 81. - The
Weideman Co., large Cleveland
wholesale grocery and manufactur-
ing concern, today announced pur-
chase of the William Edwards Co. of
Cleveland for 81 100000.
The deal followed sale of the 90
year-old Edwards concern to two
New England investors earlier this
month. President Lyman F. Narten
of the Weideman Co. said the Ed
wards concerns $50 employees would
become part of his organization
doubling its size.
Evening star., 1942-08-31

chosen. Eight months after the
treacherous assault on Pearl Harbor
the Allies struck a powerful initial
blow in an action that is a fore
runner to someday clearing UP the
Pacific. 1t was the kickoff by the
best-trained, best coached military
team in the world. The goal line is
many thousand miles away, but
many Marines who saw action at
Guadalcanal will live to march VIC
toriousiy through the streets of
Japan's capital.
See you in Tokio!' is the watch
word of the Marines.