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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-20

sweat, and wired on pair OF false Whlskers
that scratched They took off his thick-lensed
glasses - what Santa ever bore such? - so
that people became only moving blurs in his
eyes.
1t was crime. The Santa Claus of Harden
House could have wept at the injustice.
For made out a small, dim blur and caught
silky rustic as the girl stopped to stare at the
tree. He beamed at her, with false joviality.
He said, And what would you like for Christ
mas, little girl?" He wasn't supposed to say
that 1t was his own idea - cozy one, he
thought
Miss Janet Fortescue was somewhat stunned
by this familiarity. Miss Fortescue was twenty
four, petite, and considered very dashing
Nobody, even privileged friends, called her
little girl" She gave this imitation Santa
Claus an icy, devastating stare - but it failed
to devastate him.
Come now, little girl" he repeated, his
blue eyes twinkling at her. What would you
like for Christmas? Don't be bashful."
Miss Fortescue wheeled Indignantly and
marched away. A fine state of affairs, this
coming to when employees were 50 familiar
with guests? And wasn't that the aroma of rye
exuding from him? She had mind to report
him to the management
Pop, seeing the small figure fade away.
shrugged regretfuly. Poor kid, probably scared
at the idea of meeting Santa Claus face to face!
There was another smallish blur standing
there he discovered. He went back into his act.
Hello, sonny!' he said, jovially. What would
you like for Christmas son? Tell Santa
Mr. Gibson was taken aback. Mr.. ellison
was short and stumpy, but as E. G.. Gibson,
the noted corporation lawyer. whose state and
federal income tax swallowed eighty seven per
cent of his yearly income, he wasn't used to
having people call him sonny" Even in the
Court of Appeals the justices called him ''Mr.
Gibson" respectfully. His theories of law were
so maddeningy sound that he often upset
their learned opinions in the U. S. Supreme
Court.
Mr.. Gibson stood there speeches. with
amazement
Then this palpably false Santa Claus re-
peated his afront. What would you like for
Christmas? Tell Santa" he said again coax
ingly. Tell Santa"
Mr.. Gibson stamped off in fury. Insulted
in the Harden House, where his bill ran better
than 5000 weekly! Called sonny" by a
broken-down wreck of an imitation Santa
Claus! He'd walk out, that's what he'd do -
with few well-chosen insulting words to the
management. As one of the board of directors
of Harden House, he'd have even more to say
at the next directors meeting.
Pop Needham saw the small, stumpy blur
diminish in the distance. Poor kid, he thought.
Overcome no doubt, by the thought of meet
ing Santa Claus himself!
There was another bury figure before the
tree now, and Pop said, Good evening,
madam" Which flattered, no end, Miss Alma
Wiltshire. who was, at fourteen, very tall for
her age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-20

ago. tell you she's simply swell. I'm bringing
her right up now, Dad, and you can see for
yourself"
Mr.. ellison couldn't take any more just then.
ah - directors meeting. Can't possibly skip
that Several ="
Tomorrow, them"
Make it the night after that"
Right, Dad!"
Edward Jr. had sounded vaguely troubled
when he hung up. Apparently he'd got over it,
though. For day later there was a jaunty
little note from him:
Dear Dad:
picked my own wedding present. know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-20

marriage for his son.
He'd often thought it
would be wonderful if
Edward married some
quiet, lovely girl - he
knew a dozen accept
able ones who would
tone him down.
But these surprises
of Edwards! do l
know herr" he asked,
cautiously.
mo, you never met
Adora, Dad, but you'll
love -"
"Adora?" Mr.. Gil
son interrupted, sus-
picions deepening.
Sounds like an ac-
tress.
Exactly what she
is! And a swell one,
too" Edward Jr. said
breezily. "Undiscov-
cred, of course. At
present, just a chorus
girl. But -"
"A chorus grill"
"Now Dad! For
heavens sake! You're
not going to 60 Vic
torian on me, are you?
That stuff went out
at least thirty years
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

throne and fool the japanese. they whispered
once IN the place OF power, power Will be
really yours
"Tentsin VIII mob me II l stir to accept
the throne" he protested
That Is SO" they sighed But perhaps
Il way can bc found "
Then one night he woke from sleep sensing
someone standing 10y his bed a hand over
his mouth stopped HIM from calling out but
the touch was respectful
A voice whispered al his ear
Il am just "A rckshaw man, Your Lordship.
but mighty friends OF yours have sent me.
l have clothes that are an indIgnity for you
TO wear but they will help you get 10
throne I will take You 10 ship in the
harbor but we must first steal through a
sea OF angry men
polhara and Yoshiko had timed the dis
Indignation OF Pu-yIs resistance almost as
If they figured in the uneasy dream from which
he was awakened He dressed in the clothes
Yoshiko handed him and followed her down
dimlit corridors past browsing guards
But as they stole out OF a side door in the
palace CourtY ard a ElaId- Who did pnt-aFa4tse-
set up howl Of alarm Noshiko thrust
Pu-yi into a rickshaw and scizing the shafts
bounded of Behind them palace guards
yelled as they ran after them Ahead Of
them watchful clusters Of night providers
tried 10 stop the rickshaw
With her head as a battcrng ram and
with the momentum of the riCkshaw and its
weight Yoshiko ploughed through them. The
guards We're catching up and began shooting,
trying 10 hit the 1coolie" and not the passen-
ger Then from both sides Of a crossing two
carts high with hay closed in behind the fleeing
rickshaw which doubled back into alley,
came out into the next street and escaped
the chase.
II took Yoshiko two nights by day she
hid Pu-yi in alleys and stables 10 smuggle
him through Tientsin, now swarming like
hornets nest on 20 the Gulf of Chilli and on
board sampan
Two days later she delivered Pu-yi to
Doihara at Dairen.
month later Pu-yi was on Manchurias
throne but IL was not ne that ruled there.
With ManChuria harvested. poihara moved
to other fertile fields He had a list of
Chinese provincial princes that was in effect
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

For the group in hospital white took out
hammers from under their blouses and at
tackled the patient. The nurse screamed,
bells buzzed. the hospitals fire alarm changed
But by the time help came the visitors
with the hammers were gone.
AfterNard the papers carried stories TO
the effect that Miss Yoshko Kawashima,
the Mata Hari of Japan was assassinated.
The Jap Government said she was only wound
ed and would live.
Dohara went hurriedly to Shanghai. He
saw Yoshko alive or dead. alone. What
took place then only Dohara knows But
those who followed their relation knew that
the man was hit to the heart and must have
let it have its way for once without disguise
or calculation.
The world at large has not heard Of her
since II continued to hear about Colonel
Doihara In the Summer Of 1887 China be-
came an obdurate field for his efforts. He
called conference Of seven governors Of
key provinces They were TO form bloc Of
pressure on Gcncralssimo Chang Kai-shek
to convert him 10 collaboration" with Japan
Dohara worked on them for year, thought
he knew the price Of each and came to the
conference with smile in his eyes.
To his amazcmcnt he found the governors
smiling too hut not with HIM
Go see Chang Kai-shek.' they told Dol
.
have 10 pay us"
For once Colonel Doihara lost his pose, his
temper and his time
But a week later ne was in Picking, as
Mr. Ito Soma japanese banker, lover OF
the arts and pyopagandist for a China and
Japan that should make one family. neither
dominating the other. He already knew Mel
Lan-Fang. China's foremost actor, who had
just returned from a tour of the United
States
The actor innoceHuy introduced Mr.. Ito
Soma TO HuanE-Sen an official Of the Central
Bank Of China and right-hand man 10 Chnas
leading general Chang Kai-shek. Mr.. Soma
and Huang-Sen met on nights of fun snoon
on the steps of the Altar Of Heaven, a beau
tiful shrine Of white marble and discussed
calhgraphy goldfish, ceramics philosophy
and personal fancies of Huang-Sens which
were too costly for his purse Mr. soma
begged as the prerogative of a friend to be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

allowed to help Huang-Sen realize some of
these fancies.
Their talk seemed an island of peace and
poesy in a turbulent world. In reality it was
a prelude to Huang-Sens betrayal of his coun-
try for which he was later trapped and be-
headed
over the vast Chinese land swept the
Japanese Province after province softened
by Doihara. fell.
In marched the Japanese troops and with
them horror on so vast a scale and so UNI
speakable that the world has not yet grasped
it ALL The rape of Marking alone makes the
pages of Dante's Inferno seem pallid by COM
parison. A horde of loot-and-ust-mad Jap
anese cut loose on million unarmed Chinese
in the city. Thousands Of children and women
we're outraged, a Of soldiers to each
victim. Pregnant women had their unborn
bayoneted. Drunken soldiers used living
bodies for sabre practice.
The more fortunate who managed to escape
to Free China were so unhinged~ thatthey
had to be nursed back to sanity in the homes
and hospitals supported by American funds
through the United China Relief. The tales
they told seemed to be only imagination in a
fever. But when they were borne out by
staff members Of colleges and hospitals, mis-
sonaries, doctors and journalists of high re-
pute, the world began TO realize these night
mares were not merely dreamed and would
recur
More than one hundred million Chinese
peasants were in the conquered territories.
What was Japan TO do with them while its
armies battled Chinese armies? How To keep
them from helping their fellow countrymen?
solution was reached by the High Com
mand of the Japanese Army, and Doihara,
who was now reported "on active duty at the
front given the assignment 10 put 1t
into execution. began work on It tate in
1887. In 1898 the Twenty-third Session of
the League of Nations Advisory Committee
on Opium listened to DR. Victor Hoo Chi
Tsai, the Chinese representative on the COM
mittee charge in detail:
Japan has invaded China not only with
men and guns but with narcotics ManChu-
ria, Japans puppet state, has become mar
cotic arsenal. Japanese consulates in China
distributing centers for opium"
Up rose Japan's representative on the
committee Eli Anahu and Indignantly de-
MED the charge.
Whereupon Dr. Victor Hoo Chi-Tsa called
upon the representatives Of Egypt, Canada,
Great Britain and the United States, 20 say
what they saw in China.
Every one of them confirmed the charge
that Japan was drugging the Chinese masses
into submission Eli Amahu still denied the
charge Then those who made the charges
showed the Session some moving pictures.
The movies revealed Doihara sowing his
latest crop. opium And he had just been
made Lieutenant Colonel by his satisfied
Chiefs.
What crop ne is sowing now or has al
ready sown in the Philippines and the Hawau-
an Islands Will soon be news.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

a price catalogue This prince could he bought
at a bargain. That one would take bargain
ing A third could not be bought with money
bat was susceptible 10 women. Still another
would listen to a business proposal, but his
hold on his people was weak and the people
}.ere strong in their opposition 10 Japan.
Some princes were not TO be bought but were
marriageable bachelors
The simple purchases Doihara left 10 buy
ers from Toxic. who settled such transac-
tions with dispatch. Doihara handled the prin-
ces that barganed. with mixture of tough
ness and tact Those who held out against
outright purchase but not against women
were easy. Doihara had the flower of Japan's
beauties ,at his disposal
The reignng prince of a province impor-
tant TO Japanese plans of conquest would
not be bought but he did want wife and
heirs to his throne. Doihara and Yoshko
had a heart-to-hcart talk in the most NOV
ing meaning of the phrase.
a week later Dohara brought 10 the
prince the beautiful and shy daughter Of
Prince Su of the Manchuran dynasty and
-UffCrpd- her IN marriage. The girls blood
was of prouder strain even than the princes
and Doihara was an honored guest az the
marriage ceremony. In six months the prince
was firmly under Japanese influence
Then his wife vanished She had been
1OSnlko, OF course, ullueT Il Idhcu ItOlslte.
Three times Yoshiko married a Chinese
prince of one province or another. Each
time she brought her husband to an under
standing with Japan.
Then each time she vanished
Throughout China the legend grow
ing Of a Peacock of III Omen a woman of
their race, a princess who married reigning
princes delivered them as vassals 20 Japan
then disappeared into some sinister cloud
literally. other Chinese, modern and tough
minded had a more realistic picture of the
woman but when they tried TO catch her
they were as much at a loss as simpler minds
were lost in the clouds of their legend about
her
Then in the Summer of 1886 fashion
able Chinese wedding ceremony in Shantung
was mclodramatcally broken up when a man
in the dress Of a rich merchant stabbed the
bride In the turmoil he escaped The knife
almost severed the brides left breast and she
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later in the same Office when Dohara was
again alone. as ne thought he heard young
man laugh. looked up and saw trim looking
Chinese rickshaw man Doihara almost shot
him he was SO shocked AZ the sudden IN
trIsion of the stranger
who are-r4ti- aRd how did you get past
my guards ." Doihara shouted.
Il am the girl who was here three days
ago" the youth said. Il still want TO work
for YOU"
recognition electric with affinity flashed
through them Each a good actor IN
the other Both loved action more than act
ing. Above all both loved Japan. And since
each stood for the things the other loved
most they loved each other But as each
was a character of a hundred faces II was
a strange and multipleN love
In Doihara, the female in Yoshiko saw
the one man TO whom she could yield AS a
woman the superior she would serve in any
mood or capacity In Noshlko the spy
master of Japan SaN the one woman who
could moot the hundred nceL2-ln- him. ff-H4
sweetheart to As many sacrifices as were
wanted on the altar of Japan.
week after their first meeting a woman
servant in Pu-vi's palace in Tentsn fell sud
denly and incXphCahly I'D and another servant
got her place, seemingly a peasant. Almost
at once things began TO happen that shook
Pu-yi's nerves.
A delegation of Manchurian patriots
brought a huge basket Of fruits TO Iu-yi as
tribute 10 his resistance TO Japan. When they
left he took up a gorgeously colored pome-
granate then almost dropped 1t with astonish-
ment. II was metal. Had it fallen the bomb
would have blown him up.
Two nights later he was about TO get into
his bed but saw the silk covcret witch. The
servants captured a small but deadly coral
snake someone had placed there.
Riots broke out under his palace windows.
mobs clamoring he should take the throne of
Manchuluo When palace guards and patri-
otto Chinese mobs rushed 10 the scene II was
as if someone had dreamed the riots, so swiftly
they vanished.
Daily the pressure on Pu-y grew. Dohara
had Spokesman in Pu-yIs palace. Take the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

was rushed 20 the English
hospital in Shanghai.
She was entered under an
assumed name. An English
surgeon operated on her sue
cessfully. She was GONZALES
cling in a private room at
the hospital, but visitors were
rigidly barred.
One day five Chinese
in the white of hospital
orderlies and nurses hurried
through the corridors toward
the patients ward. The nurse
in the room was startled at
the Eruption of nurses and
orderlies she did not know.
Then she stared in horror.
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Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-18
S7OOO Raised
 For Emergency

Results of the local one-week drive for funds for emergency re- lief, conducted by the Red Cross, showed a total of $780942 donated by Kodiak, the Army, the Navy, aud the contractors employees at the base. The base employees went over the top by contributing more than six thou sand dol ars, and the Army cime in second with almost a thousand.
 Of the mony collected 15 per cent stays here for local emer- gency preparations inc uding the purchase of first aid supplies and foods for the canteen service
 The remainder goes to nationa headquarters from which Kodiak
 (continued on page A.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-18
Bottling Works
 Buys Location

The Kodiak Bottling Works, owned by L. c. Bettinger and Mir. and Mrs J. H. Pierce, this week announced the purchase of a two story frame building on Marine Way as the new location of the company's plant. The structure was bought from Sverre Hansen at a reported price of $350O.
 "The move from our former location, which we were forced to vacate, has caused some delay in filling our orders" i" company officials said, "but completion of the installation of our machinery in our new plant will enable us to give better service and to ex- pand our facilities to better handle orders !"
 The company was the fist bottling plant established iii Kodiak.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-18
Civilian Defense
 Head Resigns

Ex-Mayor R. H. Chadwick has rendered his resignation as Chair man of the Civilian Defense Committee, to Mayor Elect Miell who will assume the duties himself or appoint a new chair man. It is understood Ex- Mayor Chadwick's action is due to his being obliged to make a long de- layed business trip to the States just as soon as he can complete the work connected with hIs former office as Mayor, and It is important that the Civilian Defense Committee have an active head during his absence
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-18
KEA To Elect 9 Directors May 4

All qualified members of the l Kodiak Electrical Association, which includes approximately 150 persons who have paid the $5 fee required by law to receive its ser vices, are eligible to attend me- eting for the purpose of electing a board of directors, and of tra- nsacting other necessary business. The meeting will be held at & p. m. May 4, at the American Legion hall
 Nine directors will be elected to serve for one year beginning May4 The nominating commit tee, consisting of Warren A. Taylor, Bryan Thorsheim and o. A. Torgerson, has placed in nomination the following II bona fde residents and members of the KE A: Charles Hopp, Leo Sears, Thomas Horsman, Cecil Helsel, Ivar Carlson, John Ste ffgen, Norris Porter, Charles Madsen, Harvey Edwards, Emil Knudsen and William P. Smith.
 Additional nominations may be made over the signature of 15 or more K B A members, not less than 15 days prior to the el- ection Such nominations should be placed in the hands of the sec retary for proper publication on or before April 20 Further mo- m nations may also be made from the floor during the meet ing.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-18

were established in May, 1923 and for l7 years Kraft's was the only market with cold storage.
 Modern is the word for the new meat department, with its big plate glass windows gleam- ing white paint and up-to-date machinery. New show cases have been ordered and will be installed as soon as they arrive.
 Cool is the word for the cold storage rooms, twin compart- ments IA by IA with 10-foot ceilings, with refrigeration main tained by a new 3 HIP Frigidaire Freion plant The freezing room will be kept at zero temperature and the cool room at 20 degrees which Is 30 degrees colder than the standard set for safe home refrigeration The new room will make it possible 10 handle a
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-18
Army Said Reaching Stage For Offensive

Washington (R)-Secretary Stimson said Macarthur is Tn complete charge of "strategic direction" of the United Nations wal effort in the southwest Pac- fife. He told his press conference that MacArthur's authority was fully agreed to by the Austral- ians and Dutch in an agreement signed April g.
 "So far as the Army IS con- cerned," Stimson said, I've are getting pretty near the stage of being ready to start the otien- sive, however difficult it may be- Things are beginning to move and move in the right dlrectlon. I am now more than ever con- vinced that we are going to get on the offensive and do so at the earliest practicable moment" He stressed, however, that pre- parations of offensive in a war that involved the entire globe s a long and difficult process. Be fore we can lead this nation ID long sustained offensives we must be as sure as we can that certain key points in our armor are as safe as possible.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-18
Job Defernent
 Defined Anew

A new interpretation on occup- ational deferment from service in the armed forces for men en- gagged in civilian activities act ually necessary to war product ion, or essential to the support of the war effort, was an ounced today by National Headquarters, Selective Service System.
 Many of the benefits, con : veniencies and comforts which the people ot this Nation have enjoyed in peace time must nec- essarjly be given up in the nat ional interest Now only those civilian activities W h ic h are really necessary to war produc- tion or essential to the support of the war effort can be accord- ed the protection of occupation al deferment from military sef- vice in the arme forces.
 "Selective Service Regulations provide that in Class II A sha l be placed any registrant who IS found to be a necessary man m industry, business employment, agricultural pursuit, government tai service, or any other service or endeavor, the maintenance of which is essential to the national
 (continued on page 4)3
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-18
Man Committed
 To Institution

Willis William Cowell, about 30, was adjudged insane at a hearing Thursday before Probate Judge c. c Naughton and was committed to the asylum for in sane at Morningside, Portland, Oregon. Jurors>were Ray Martin, Frank Hermann, Charles Marsh all, c. R. King, George Blinn and J. H. Pierce.
 Cowell came to the base re- gently to go to work in the time keeping department, but was taken for observation from the boat on its arrival. Doctors test flied 1t was necessary to keep him in a straight jacket and that he suffered delusions of persecution and other manifestations of in, sanity.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-18
KODIAK DIARY

There were a couple of stiffs at he Bank of Kodiak Monday. he stiffness was the result of a bountain climb up one of the Three Sisters, made by Robert
 Dawson and Harvey Brown. The boys camped near the base
 the mountain Saturday night bd made the climb in good time Flnday They had clear weather knd a grand view of the sur funding territory they cap tred some of tn view ca film, in Eudlng Kodachrome. ..
 Speaking of pictures, you hould know that you are not to bke pictures of identifying coast be or of military objectives. Elatter include Notifications, Eeks, railroads. airfields public hities, industrial plant of vital fportance and those engaged in fG work. office buildings. res- Esnces, churches and other strue-
 res not occupied by war in- pstry are not military. you pn take practically all the seen Eyou want, but not, of course,
 a forbidden area. example
 the latter locally, the Signal |ation area.
 Did you see the headlines this Eek Ray Martin Heads Ko. |ak Fleet. Tony Kvas Sued | Continued on page Al
Kodiak mirror., 1942-04-18
Registration Approaches

Apri 27 has been designated as registration day for all men who were 45 years of age on or before February l6 1942, and who have not reached their 65th birthday on or before April 27, 1922. Full details of the registra- sion here will be published in next weeks issue of the Mi roy.