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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-05-12

 Activities
 Reported
Dr. J. 0. Rude Is Elected Chairman Juneau District
 R. E. Sheldon, Vice

At the District Boy Scout Com mittee meeting last night at Per cy's Cafe, the nominating commit tee placed the name of Dr. J. O. Rude as Chairman of the Juneau District Boy Scout Committee and R. E. Sheldon as Vice Chairman The nominations were unanimously approved and election quickly re- suited
 Henry Harmon also announced a Court of Honor will be held some time next week. definite date to be announced later.
 The Committee also voted in fa- vor of separate Council of the Boy Scouts of the Territory as soon Us this is convenient Ketchi- kan's Boy Scout Committee has already taken similar action.
 The committees activities for re- cent months was made in a re- port by w. c. Kennell, District Scout Commissioner, and covered a large range of Boy Scout doings showing 91 awards have been made during the first five months of this year.
 In March, l941, there were 35 Scouts registered and now there are 95, showing the growth of the movement. Thirty-four men have also registered for work in aiding the Scout activities.
 The Boy Scouts have assisted in distribution of health notices, civil defense circulars, and are now en- gazing in aiding the present Buy Bond campaign. During the Cleanup campaign they improved several lots around the city.
 Jamborees and camporees were reported, one at Young's Bay last year and one at the Eagle River Scout Camp this year. Weekend camping hikes have been made generally by patrol troops. During February the boys gave radio broad casts during Boy Scout Week, ac- cording to Kennells report. Mem bers of the Fire Department also gave demonstrations with fire ex- tinguishers. Demonstrations for parents were also given.
 Scout leaders were given train- ing course. The Sea Scouts have secured all engine for their boat and this is being installed. Cubs are holding weekly sessions, the Rotary organization being assisted by Curtis Wingerson and Fred Sorri.
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MRS. SEY IS OSTESS
 AT BON VOYAGE LUNCHEON

Complimentary to Mrs. Charles Fox who is leaving soon to visit with her daughters in Seattle for an indefinite period. Mrs. Alex Sey. assisted by Mrs. Charles Sey, entcr- tained with farewell luncheon at her home in T'readwell yesterday afternoon. D
 Sixteen were present including Mesdames John Mills, James Sey, J. R. Guerin, w. P. Scott, James Boyle, Berdie Blomgren. A. F. Knight, Arthur Ficken, J. w. Wilv Hams, Laurel MacKechnie, Cather- inc Hooker, F. A. J. Gallwas and J. O. Kirkham.
 Bridge as entertainment for the afternoon gave winning scores to Mrs. Mills for first prize, Mrs. Scott, second, Mrs. Kirkham won the cut prize. Mrs. Fox received a dainty handkerchief from each of the ladies.
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ANN 50THERN
 TO OPEN IN HER
 FAv0RITE ROLE
''Rinuside Maisie" Comes 10 Capitol Screen on
 Wednesday

Maisie, filmdoms favorite chorus girl is at it again, this time in "Ringside Maisie," which opens Wednesday at the Capitol Theatre for an engagement of two days.
 For downright human qualities this character, as portrayed by Ann Sothern, is always tops, but never more so than in her current quota of adventures. Her custom ary wisecracks are above par, and her predicaments as hilariously fun ny as they are poignant. A high spot of the film is the jittetbug sequence in which Miss Sothern, as a dime-a- dance hostess, runs afoul of jitterbug enthusiast who losses her about like rag doll.
 The picture is punctuated with a series of thrilling ring-battles, well ph otograp and realistically staged.
 "Ringside Maisie" easily ranks as one of the best of the group with Ann Sothern giving another mem orable portrayal of the character. In support of the star, as the sar- castle, woman hating fight man. ager, is George Murphy, who for sakes his dancing and singing for a straight dramatic role. Robert Sterling as the youthful boxer was a happy choice The lad has an excellent screen personality and a real flair for acting. His role is well presented and portrayed with genuine feeling.
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H0STESSES NAMED
 FOR OPEN HOUSES

Members of Labor Union Auxil- iary No. 34 will be hostesses tonight in the American Legion Dugout fol service men at the regular nightly open house party.
 Tomorrow evening, American Le- zion Auxiliary members will act as hostesses and Thursday night the American Women's Voluntary Ser vices will keep the Dugout open fol service men. Legion Auxiliary mem- bers will do duty again on Friday evening and the Rebekah Lodge has asked to take over the open house on Saturday night to be held in the LOOP. Hall.
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10TH CENTURY FEATURE BASED
 ON BEST SELLER
Man Hunt," with Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett
 Is Thrilling Film

The chase" has long been a fla vorite method of highlighting mo- ton pictures, but it remained for goth Century-Fox to inject new life and meaning into the chase in it's latest thriller, Man Hunt, starring Walter Pidgeon and Joan Bonnet, which is currently at the 2Oth Century Theatre.
 To start with, Godfrey House holds book, Rogue Male on which the picture is based put the studio about twenty strides ahead of the field. Preeminently an adven- ture story. with new and differ ent chase" theme, it's dramatic impact made it best-seller on two continents.
 Dudley Nichols script, which took months to complete, was hailed as even better and more exciting than the novel-for Nichols sensed the movie value of the theme and pointed up those portions which were "naturals" for the screen.
 Walter Pidgeon considers his Man Hunt" role his finest. Wig orous and exciting, he is on the quarry end of the longest chase in film history. From the Bavar- ian Alps to the North Sea, across the Channel to England, from Lon don into the British countryside the relentless hunter-George Sanders. at his best-stalks Pidgeon. And Pidgeon revels in it.; says it's role he can really sink his teeth into
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DOUGLAS
 NEWS
CITY COUNCIL CLEARS TABLE
 OF CURRENT BUSINESS

The Douglas City Council met in regular session last night for trans action of such business as present. ed itself, all members except Alex Gair, Jr., being on hand.
 Following reports of the various standing committees several mat ters were disposed of as follows: re- solved by Finance committee to have final checkup on the city books next Monday resolution to get busy with collection of some $2300 in unpaid taxes; arrange ments for payment of interest cou- pons in amount of $640 on water bonds due June 1.
 Use of the city truck for private purposes was ordered limited to re- fill or building of sidewalks which may be considered as municipal i'm provements. It was voted also tt take over the annual collection through the city. clerks office c1 school taxes for this year. Neeo of a fire hydrant on Fifth Street was discussed, also repairs to wharf and approach to the dock, and tc city sewer, all to be undertaken jr due time.
 Maintenance of a community fresh water tap in the native viii lage for domestic use at $3 month. ly to be paid by the villagers was ordered.
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SOLDIERS TO LAKE PART IN WAR BOND
 RALLY SATURDAY

One feature of the big War Bond Rally which will be held Saturday night on the stage of the Twen- tieth Century Theater will be a series of acts put on by soldiers of the U S. Troops at Juneau. The show will climax the first week of the Voluntary Pledge Campaign now in progress to promote the sale of War Stamps and Bonds.
 During the performance, the man. agement of the Capitol Theater will cancel it's second showing to en- able all residents to attend the ral- ly. The show is scheduled to start at 9:15 pm.
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House
 Al EIks On
 Wednesday

Open house, or Ladies Night, will be on the entertainment schedule at the Elks Club rooms tomorrow night. This will be the last Ladies night to be given until next fall, according to an announcement made by L. J. Holmquist, Chairman of the affair tomorrow night.
 The ladies are invited to the club rooms tomorrow night at 9 o'clock. At that time the lodge ses- sion will be over and entertain ment will begin. Dancing music will be furnished by an 8-piece Soldiers dance band. There will be refreshments for the guests.
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SCHOOL CLOSES AS TEACHER IS
 CALLED TO ARMY

There was no argument in Ten akee recently when pupils were told that school would be dismissed one week early Reason for the move was that Robert J. Burns, teacher of the one-man school was ordered to report to army author ities when his number came up in the draft. He passed through Jun eau this week on his way to Seattle.
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BUY DEFENSE BONDS WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE-
Without Calomel - And You'll Jump Out of
 Bed in the Morning Karin to Go

The liver should pour out two pints of liquid bile into your bowels daily If this bile is not flowing freely your food may not digest. It may just decay in the bowels. Gas bloats up your stomach. You get con stipated. You feel sour. sunk and the world looks punk.
 It takes those good, effective Carter's Little Liver Pills to get these two pirts of bile flowing freely to make you feel ''up and up; Amazing in making bile flow freely Ask for Carter's Little Liver Pills by name Stubbornly refuse anything else. Price 25c.
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 Women Is
 Up 10 FDR
Senate Today Approves Legislation Previously
 Passed by House

WASHINGTON. May l2-Legisla- tion authorizing the establishment of Women's Auxiliary Corps has been approved by the Senate and sent to the White House.
 The Senate, responding to the pleas of Senator Warren R. Austin, Republican of Vermont, passed the legislation this afternoon by vote of 38 to 27. The bill previously passed the House.
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Air Raid Alarm for
 Frisco Bay

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. May 12 A plane, unidentified for 21 min- utes. but subsequently, found to be friendly, put San Francisco and the East Bay section under an air raid alarm this loren oon. Sirens throughout the area but the all clear was sounded at 11:41 o'clock this forenoon
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NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES

NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES
 The Juneau and Douglas Tele- phone Company announces the pub- lication and distribution of new telephone directories. Any sub scriber who has not received new directory is asked to call APO and a directory will be delivered Sub scribers to telephone service are asked to cooperate with the com pany by calling phones by num- Der only.
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FUNERAL HELD HERE
 FOR JAMES HOWARD

Funeral services for James How ard, 4-year-old native who died Sunday evening, were held this af- ternoon at o'clock in the Salva- ton Army Hall Adj. Stanley Jack son conducted the service.
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DIWC MEETING

The Douglas Island Womens Club will meet Wednesday evening for the monthly session at the home of Mrs. Norman Rustad. Mrs. Glen Kirkham and Mrs. Harry Wore bee will be the hostesses.
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Sausage plays a new role when prepared like this. When baked potatoes are nearly done, remove them from the oven. break open with the fingers and tuck 2 or 5 link sausages into each potato. Bake 15 minutes or until the sausages have Drowned.
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Pelican City where he has taught for the past three years.
 MT. Wahto has signed up to teach at Tenakee Springs next term. 2

There will be two speakers on the evenings program, Mrs. John Mccormick and Mrs. w. H. Mat thews, Jr, of Juneau Installation of officers will be held.
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\. WAHTO COMPLETES
 HIS TEACHING I

Another teaching term for Arvo Wahto is ended and he returned to
 Douglas yesterday from his post at
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TO sKAGWAY

To work on government pro- jects for the summer, Gene Hulk and Frank Campbell have gone to Skagway.
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HERE FOR VISIT

Mrs. Earl Miller and daughter are here from Sitka for a few days visit with relatives.
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Sixteen thousand horses died of influenza in New York City in 1872.
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The west coast of Africa is the leading center in production Of chocolate.
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The Daily Alaska Empire has the largest paid circulation of any AL aska newspaper.
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WE'LL MISS HIM

Due to sail South on the next steamer leaving
Juneau in that direction is Charles Beale who has
managed the Capitol Theater here for the past
years rr"' t'H IF
Juneau folks have appreciated the way in which
Beale has managed his show house, but he is des-
tined to be remembered and missed around the Capt.
tai City for his untiring interest in civic af-
fairs than for his theater direction. Art
Seldom do folks come to a city and in the brief
space of seven years endear themselves to the old
time residents as has Charlie ie
He was one of the four organizers of the Juneau
Rotary Club the lvewire organization which has
been prominent in municipal improvement and poppy
civic activities here during recent years. Charlie Is
also a Past President of the juneau club
But Charlie did not devote all his boundless
energy to one organization. He is also a Past Presi-
dent of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce and a
prominent member of the Eks Lodge here.
If you would like sterling testimony the un-
failing willingness and ability of Charlie to work on
any committee take any task, just ask the
Rotarians Elks OF Chamber of Commerce members
with whom he was associated. Never did he dodge
a tough assignment and never did he let up on his
enthusiastic boosting for Alaska, and Juneau in
particular.
That enthusiasm for the Territory prompted
Rotary Club members yesterday to present him with
a testimonial certificate, signed by all the club
bers and designating him as ambassador extra
ordinary" to spread the fame of Alaska and Juneau
wherever he may travel
Beale is headed for Los Angeles, where he will
leave the motion picture business for the first time
in "a years. He came to Alaska as a theater mana
ger for the B. F. Shearer Company and arrived in
Ketchkan in October of 1888. He came here in
April of 1885. But this will take Charlie out
of ceulod and into splinters. He is to take
executive position Immediately under Gus Luel-
WITT, of the Globe Lumber Company which
operates mills throughout oregon and California
and huge retail lumber yard in Los Angeles.
I'm going to miss Juneau lot more than any
one here will ever miss me-" Charlie told the Rotar-
ians yesterday
We don't believe that. We know that Charlie
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Endless Chain of Economy
lCleveland plain. pealerl !


We have so many times criticized the fedora
government for failure to reduce its own non
essential spending while demanding individuals t
do that feel is only fair to congratulate the
government when instance of economy turns up
A large number of Washington bureaus, which
are manned by regiments of press agents, have
ordered reductions in amounts of paper used Triple
and double spacing taboo Both sides must be
used.
ar A small matter perhaps but worth following
through Next logical step is the elimination of the
publication OF hundreds of pamphlets tracing Their
origin TO the dear, dead days of the past, such as
instructions building artistic milk sheds and rules
for greasing buggy wheels. Then staffs of writers
could be reduced Railroad and trucks hauling
paper to Washington would be diverted to nationa
defense PoStoffices, relieved of burdens could cut
down. Voters would need fewer waste baskets Which
made Of metal Cities could get by with smaller
crews of paper collectors. 'es
There is no end to it all Perhaps nationa
economy will be achieved by making one sheet OF
paper do the work of two But we will not hold
our BREATH for here comes a report the produc-
tion of red cedar shingles. By tH
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-21
A Library in Manila
3 New York Times,i / (


Some of the bombs dropped Manila by Japa-
nese avators destroyed the Dominican church and
the great and irreplaceable library Of books and
manuscripts and records written collected by the
Dominican fathers in than $50 years. The
church be rebuilt. The harvest of souls re-
mains, but the long labor of those pious hands on
the history Of Christianity in the islands, .their
books, their manuscripts, their linguistic studies
their vocabulafies Of multitudnous dialects have
persisted. .4ia1,A.F5a. ft"f lsaHv.s
Every scholar owes lifelong gratitude to the
religious orders who saved much of the literary
Of antiquity from the fury of the barbarian
tribes. OF these rescuers the Benedictines are the
most famous. Next to them come the Augustinians
and the Dominicans To the Philippines the last
two orders early and there they have been
continuously as missionaries of religion medicine
literature philology and science One hundred and
sixty years ago the Philippine Augustinian authors
alone numbered 131 and they had issued more than
200 books in nine dialects let alone their publica-
tons in Spanish Chinese and Japanese.
The Japanese, proud of his ancient cviliza-
ton" is of the same intellectual and moral calibe1
as his German partner 1t is interesting to anthro-
biologists to observe that both are bookburners.
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Dispatch From Malaga
philadelphia Record9|

philadelphia Record
Crowded into one recent dispatch from Kuala
Lumpur Malaga was the whole story of the democ-
racies' failure, so far to meet the Axis even
terms.
The dispatch said the Japanese advance on the
Maayan Peninsula rapid
Because the Japs rebuilt destroyed bridges more
rapidly than believed possible
Because of fifth column work.
And because of the shortage of British air
support
The lesson is simple Never underestimate the
enemy.
Be ruthless in suppressng potential fifth
columnists.
Give our troops and ships planes and planes
and more planes.
We learning those lessons rapidly When
we have learned them thoroughly, victory will be
assured. tss ts+ u
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20 YEARS AGO f {yfn EMPIRE
JANUARY 81, 1922


The were having
proceeds o OF mid
given the Congregational
Treadwe the previous
F. Hensen, Langseth poured.
Discussion of the city ordinance regulating industry
vendors within
principal meeting of
by Mayor r. E. ifi US 1ataNaH wa
Organization completed and officers elected
meeting
employees previous evening
Naghel President
Hobrook vcePresiden M L. Stepp Secretary Treasurer
Summers M Whittier Trustees The Chair
mtee. y
spirits located the cemetery
during their
spirits had circulating
proved gallons which
25galon still 200 gallons of mash coal oil stoves and
operating dsieryather ghos
variety of Spirits
distinction invited Conference
representatives want
to the constant rumors of war he said.
variable winds
daughter Nancy
January Washington D.
residents coming when Thomas
appointed Alaska holding
the Mr. had
drug business Washington.
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cent years cat least by the public
as the most important branch of
the service-,sat on the General
Staff until a few months ago.
WILL MISTAKE BE REMEDIEDo
The big question in the minds
OF many Air Corps officers now is
whether the investigating board
headed by Justice Owen Roberts
will go to the heart of this cum
bersome divided responsibility be-
] tween the Army and Navy.
Unfortunately, three members of
the Board were committed to the
Joint Army Navy Board scheme.
! Admiral STANDBY was Chief OF
Naval Operations, while Admiral
Reeves was member OF the Cen
eral Board, SO that both approved
] it. General McNarney, who is not
very aggressive, also had gone
along with the Joint Army Navy
Board plan though he is a mem
Der of the Air Corps.
Therefore, the only investigators
who will approach the problem
fresh are Justice Roberts and Cen
eral Frank Mccoy. cavalry officer
who has been in Washington very
little during recent years.
The present situation at Pearl
Harbor is that Admiral Chester v.
Nimitz commands the Navy. And
as full admiral he outranks Lieut..
Gen. Delos C. Emmons, Head of
the Hawaiian Department, and also
Brigadier General Clarence j.
Tinker, commander of the Army air
forces.
NATIONAL LOTTERY
Members of the Senate are rib-
oing silver-haired Senator Thomas
OF Oklahoma about the boomer
ang which followed his lottery
speech.
! Thomas had advocated national
lottery to help defray the cost of
war. 1t was sober, well-reasoned
speech, but Immediately came a
journalistic blast from back home
| Inc Oklahoma City Star, which
describes itself as an "An Church
Press, came out with a banner
headline reading:
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO
Elmer THOMAS?
| The sub-head blared forth:
He No Longer Represents Okla
Romans
And the second sub-head de-
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fashioned warfare, and would seem
blissfully to ignore the long-estab-
lished Hitler-J Japanese technique of
the surprise blitz.
Moreover, the Navy, in figuring
on its defense of Hawaii, based its
calculations on a japanese attack
by battlefield. The Navy had the
backbone of its fleet, including
some of its best battleships, con-
centrated at Pearl Harbor for such
an attack. And it ruled out the
idea that an airplane carrier could
steam at 80 knots all night, and
get close enough SO that its planes,
unleashed two hours before dawn,
could take Pearl Harbor by sur
prise.
Ordinarily, Navy patrol planes
flew only about 1000 miles out to
sea from Pearl Harbor. But an
airplane carrier steaming twelve
hours under cover of darkness,
could make 800 miles; while its
planes, flying 300 miles an hour,
could make 600 miles in two hours
or total of $50 miles. Thus an
airplane carrier could lurk on the
outskirts of the Navy patrol planes
900 mile cruise, and at P. M. be-
gin its dash to Pearl Harbor.
The most important thing to note
however, was that this antiquated
red-tape, set up for the protection
Of Pearl Harbor and other coastal
areas, war worked out by a Joint
Army-Navy Board on which there
was no member Of the Army Air
Corps.
General Stanley Embick, Deputy
Chief of Staff, dictated an appro-
priations estimate for only six
long range bombers for the Army
in the budget of 1940-until events
later forced a revision upwards.
General Embick had spent most
OF his life as Coast Artilleryman
and in his line was very Compel
ent officer. However, he was not
an aviator. And no member of the
Army Air Corps recognized in re-
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clared:
Every Decent Self Respecting
Citizen Hangs His Head In Shame
Because OF Him.
But the worst blow of all was
the caption under Thomas's picture
which read
OUR HUMILIATION
To leave no stone unturned, the
Star marked lot of copies in rec
and sent them to Thomas'S Senate
colleagues, to warn them against
voting for a national lottery.
NEW WASHINGTON POLICE
y CAPTAINS
Washingtoffs Chief of Police re-
Gently called in the local reporters
of Washington newspapers and
swore them in as members of the
auxiliary police of the District, fol
civilian defense activities, n
The newsmen were pleased-un
til they discovered next day that
the Chief of Police had also sworn
in the congressman who are men,
bers of the District Committees. and
made them Captains of the auxili-
ary police.
The reporters protested. Result:
They too were made captains-gold
shields and all. IS.