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Evening star., 1942-11-22
Miss Harris Engaged
To Mr.. r. A. German

Mr.. and Mrs. Bascom M. Harris
Of Takoma Park, Md, announce
the engagement of their daughter
Miss Sybil Jean Harris, to Mr.. Rob-
ert Archer German, U. S. N. R., son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George B. German
OF Hyattsville The wedding will
take place early in December.
The Harrises are former residents
OF Dallas, Tex, and the Germans Of
Duluth, MINI.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Miss Burkett to Wed

Of great interest in Washington
society is the announcement made
by Mrs. May Oates of the engage
ment of her niece, Miss Grace Bur-
kett of this city and Mississippi to
Corpl. John A. Danaher, jr., son of
Senator and Mrs. John A. Danaher
of Connecticut.
Evening star., 1942-11-22

Bonds, like bombs, come in many
sizes. Even the smallest one gives
= Jolt to the Axis-if you buy 1t.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
RED FORCES REpELLING
 ALL THRUSTS
Dive Bombers, Infantry Used by Germans on
 BdttIefronts

MOSCOW, Dec. 15.-With dive bombers, tank and infantry at tacks strung out, the Germans seized the offensive momentarily southwest of Stalingrad today but the Russians declare the attacks cost the Nazis 1900 men and was finally checked after initial gains on the snow piled battlefronts.
 Northwest of Moscow the Red Army's attack rolled on, over running the German trench line west of Rzhey and the hill near Velekie Luki was captured despite Nazi counter-attacks.
 In the Don River the Russians are making gains and have pinned down the Nazi forces there, fore ing the invaders to be aided by fresh troops for a relief attack. Fighting is reported to be hand to-hand bayonet encounters and the Nazis have been checked de- spite support given them by dive bombers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
R0TARIANS TAKE
 TRIP TO JUNEAU
 U50 CLUB TODAY

RotarianS visited Juneau'S new USO Club shortly after their noon meeting in Percy's Cafe today on the invitation of Director Sid Cow gill. The Rotarians donated many sets of stag horns to be used as decorations in the building.
 It was announced at the meet ing that reservations for the Ro- tary New Years Eve Party should be given to Dave Patterson of the Baranof at once.
 The Rotarians' Children Christ mas Party will be held next Tues day, and the party for members will be December 29.
 The Rotarian Aunts recently baked whole barrel full of cookies which have been sent to an outlying base as a Christmas gift to service men.
 Guests at the meeting today included Lieut.. Howard Solloway, U.S.CG., Yeoman Jim Snyder. U.SN, Frank Dufresne and Charles Gillham.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
ALASKA AIR
 LINES GET
 NEW PERMITS
Civil. Aeronautits Board Denies Several Ap-
 plildiions

WASHINTON, Dec. Is. The Civil Aeronautics Board has grant, ed g operating certificates for 2l Alaskan air carriers in step which brings the air transportation of the Territory under the economic provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act.
 The certificates were issued to airlines already operating in the Territory. The effect of the Boards action is to lay the ground work for future regulatory steps by the CAB.
 The Board denied two applica- tions and dismissed 13 others. Car riers which received the certificates are:
 Alaska Coastal Airlines; Bristol Bay Air Service, Inc; Lon Bren- nan Air Service: Nat Browne Fly ing Service; Christensen Air Ser vice; Cordova Air Service, Inc, Dillingham; Air Service; Jim Dod- son Air Service; Ellis Air Trans port; Ferguson Airways, Inc; Har- old Gillian; Lavery Airways; Munz Air Service; Northern Cross, Inc; Peck Rice Airways; Petersburg Air Service; Ray Peterson Flying Ser vice: Pollack Flying Service; Wien Alaska Air Lines, Inc; Woodley Airways; Star Air Lines, Inc.
 Star Air Lines received two cer- tificates.
 The CAB denied the applications of the Barr Air Transport and the Trans Alaska Corporation. The Board said it intended to es- tablish an office in Alaska with a representative qualified to conduct hearings and to assist and advise carriers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
BIDDLE IN DEFENSE OF
 CENSORSHIP
Says Vital Information Is Coming Out of AL
 aska in Mails

WASHINGTON, Dec 15.-Attor- ney General Francis D. Riddle, de- lending censorship of territorial mail in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday said that censors had intercepted com munications containing specific in- formation on troop conveys to All aska as we'll as a letter giving com plete information on the entire Pearl Harbor disaster"
 This latter letter carried informa- tion which might have been dis astrous if it had fallen into the hands of the enemy" he said, be- cause it might have prompted the Japs to follow up the sneak attack when Pearl Harbor was ill-equipped to defend the base.
 Riddle said that Alaska com munications intercepted by the cen sors yielded figures on the number and type of planes in Alaska as well as the number and type of troops and anti-aircraft defenses and the location of and photographs of oil storage tanks.
 Riddle said he didn't think there should be any censorship of mails between points on the West Coast, but I won't think of abandoning or waiving the right of the Com mander-i in- Chief to impose domestic censorship if the need arises. al- though I don't think there is any need for it now"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
The W ashinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tMajor Robert S. Allen on active duty.)

WASHINGTON-W What the $25,- GOO ceiling on salaries is doing to both Democratic and Republican parties, especially the former, is something which makes the poli- ticians weep. If the ceiling stays on for more than two years it will re- duce campaign funds to $5 and $10 contributions from the rank and file which in the end may be a good thing.
 Most people don't know it, but one way corporations got around the ban on making gifts to political party was to pay their president an extra large salary. Then he made the contribution personally. Thus if he got salary of $l75,00o, about $50,0o0 might go to campaign funds or lobbying fees.
 But now his salary is scaled to $25,000. Furthermore, political con-
 
 tributions are not deductible from income taxes.
 The Republicans are in better shape than the Democrats because more of their big money boys come from groups which built up fortunes in the past and are living on invest ments. And unearned incomes have no $25,000 limit.
 As result of this financial de- bacle, the Democratic National Com- mittee has dismissed TO to 80 per cent of it's staff. has given up it's palatial quarters in the Mayflower Hotel except for a few small rooms Charley Nicholson, veteran Demo- cratic publicity genius whose salary long ago was fixed at $20,000, was quietly retired after Is years of service. There is not enough money for him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
Sm oke Kills One Firenl a n;
 15S Overcome

PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 15.-One fireman is dead as the result Of smoke and more than 1858 others were overcome in fighting a stub born and long smouldering fire in the second sub basement of the 22- story William Penn Hotel.
 The flames were confined to the basement storerooms.
 None of the 1000 guests were in jured, although several hundred left their smoke-fill rooms in their pajamas and gathered in the main lobby where the smoke was less dense.
 The flames started from an un- known origin and broke out at II o'clock last night in the basement rooms where the hotel furnishings were stored.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
AIerfIs
 On Tonight
Defense Council Will Hold Short Meeting Follow
 ing Shorf Prdliiee

After the practice alert tonight, a short meeting of the Defense Council will be held in City Hall.
 The First Aid problem tonight will be to render first aid to a person suffering from fractured lower jaw bone. Air raid wardens will act as patients.
 Directors of all the different Corps should make reports to the Control Station 7-l-2 as to the numbers of their members in at tendance. Air Raid Sergeants will report for attendance of members of the First Aid Corps as well as of the Air Raid Warden Corps.
 Civilian Defense members who do not hold official arm band in signias should immediately notify the directors of their respective corps so that arm bands may be issued to them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
R0MMEL IS 5(AMpERING
 FROM FIGHT
British Eighth Army Con- tinues Advance
 Clears MinefieIds

LONDON, Dec. IS. Allied air power has grown to such strength in Africa that bombers coursed for four hours over Tunis in recent action, tipping the scales against the Axis in the battle of North Africa as Field Marshal Edwin Rommel's army retreated from the Gulf of Sirte on the coast of Gen. tral Libya.
 The pace of the British Eighth Armys pursuit of Rommel was not disclosed. but some estimates placed the British advance forces in Tripol- itania, beyond the Marble Arch air field, 40 miles west of Fl Agheila.
 Military observers were surprised at the weakness of the Axis Fl Agheila line stand.
 A Cairo communique said, Axis forces are continuing to retreat from their Fl Agheila position. They maintain only weak rear guards and offer only slight resistance. They are hindering our advance by means of large numbers of minefields which are being methodically clear ed up by our forward troops
 On the long. waterless road of withdrawal, and at Tunisian supply ports at the other end of North Africa, British and American planes are taking a terrific toll of the enemy Many Axis planes have been shot down in air battles, and huge Allied bombers are pounding enemy installations for hours on end.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15

 TELLS OF
 SIN KING

AN EAST COAST PORT, Dec. 15.--A Royal Air Force officer, survivor of torpedoed big Brit ish ship carrying more than 2,8O0 persons, said here on arrival that "swarms" of Italian prisoners tried to rush to the life boats.
 He estimated that some 1900 per- sons, including 1.300 Italians and 500 British, perished in the sink ing of the ship in mid-September off the West Coast of Africa en- route to England from Suez where 1900 Italian prisoners were taken aboard. At least l,040 known sur vivors were afloat in IA boats and several rafts for five days before they were rescued by the French cruiser and landed at Casablanca.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
WIFE SHOOTS NAVY MAN IN.
 JUNEAU HOME.
I. J. Seoft Badly Wounded Mrs. Seott Is Being
 Held in Jail

Chief Boatswain's Mate T. J. Scott, U.S.N., is in St. Ann's Hos pital today in serious condition with a bullet wound in his shoul- der, and his wife is being held in the city jail for questioning by local and Federal authorities.
 Scott was shot late yesterday afternoon with an old German made revolver Mrs. Scott told of ficers she was holding the gun in her hands when it accidentally went off, wounding her husband
 Police Called
 Chief of Police B. H. Manery was called to their home at SIS Sixth Street shortly after 1 o'clock and found Scott lying wounded on the davenport. Harvey Lowe, Ju- neau accountant, was in the room and Mrs. Scotts stepfather who had been upstairs when the shot was fired, also was there.
 Manery said Mrs. Scott told him that she was examining the gun, one of several which her husband collected as a hobby, and had put some shells into it. She said she was working the bolt, on it when it went off. She told sManery that her husband had been cleaning it.
 Manery said that the gun resem- bled an American .38 caliber in size. He said the bullet passed through a lamp shade, through Scott's shoulder. perhaps piercing the lung, and lodged in the door sill.
 Taken To Jail
 After Scott had been sent to the hospital in an ambulance, Manery took Mrs. Scott into GUS tody. She was still being held this afternoon The U. s. Marshal's office and the FBI are continuing the investigation.
 Scott, formerly of San Diego. has been serving under Lieut.. Ro- bert Schoettler in Juneau. He is a World War I veteran and has some 25 years of service to his credit.
 His condition was so serious late today that officers were not able to question him. At last report he was said to be unconscious.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
ON AFRICA AIR
 WAR GIVEN
Enemy losses 0utnumber American Planes
 D0Wned

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Dec. Is. = The United States 18th Air Force and the RAF teamed up for a heavy battering of many ports and com munications of the Axis in Tuni- sia yesterday, but ground action was limited to patrol activity as both sides mustered their strength for the next big battle.
 The American planes, a 18th Air Force spokesman said, have destroyed total of TO enemy air craft and damaged 43 more from the beginning of the North Africa campaign through December H.. Losses of the 18th Air Force in- cluded 35 planes lost and eight missing in that period
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
NAVY WILL
 INVESTIGATE
 SHIP Lo5S
Knox Announces Inquiry Also 0uips About
 Kiska Jdps

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Secre- tary of the Navy Frank Knox said today that a Naval Board of In- quiry is making "a very thorough investigation" into the loss of the 2f ,000-ton former liner President Coolidge while operating as an Army transport in the Solomons area recently.
 Knox was asked whether the yes sel, since it was operating very close to shore, might have struck an Am erican rather than an enemy mine. He said, T have no information that it hit one of our mines"
 The Secretary said the full story would be given out eventually, but at present, there is question of possible fault which makes" it in advisable to release further informa- ton.
 Asked about conditions in the Aleutians and Solomons. Knox said he knew nothing about the Solo, mons other than has come out in communiques.
 He was told regarding the Aleu- tians that an Alaskan newspaper shad stated that the Japs on Kiska were there now simply because they couldn't get away since their planes and ships had been destroyed. Grin ming, Knox said that was very in teresting.
 Capt. Leland Lovette, Chief of Navy Public Relations, told the Secretary that "Kiska is probably like Washington. Sir, no transpor- tation."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
American Legion, Auxiliary Plan
 Joint Xmas Party

The Afford John Bradford Post No. 4, American Legion decided to hold the annual Christmas Party next Monday night to which all Legionnaires, veterans of the World War. with their ladies, are invited. Pest Commander Alfred Zenger will head the Post Committee to pro- vide the arrangements, as a very large crowd is expected. Plans are to obtain larger hall than the Legion Dugout for the event If this is done, dancing, sports, a big feed and the regular Santa Claus will be part of the pro- gram.
 It. Col. Roy w. Riegle, Aaron Finberg and Frank M. Hungerford were voted in and accepted as members during the meeting. Tn were It. Smith of Se- attle Post No II, It. Carmichael, It. Darnell and Major Matthenson, of Port.
 The usual annual Christmas do- nation for needy children was given the Post Child Welfare Chairman, Waino Hendrickson.
 Bert Lybeck and Claude c. Car negie were appointed to the hos pital visiting committee.
 After the meeting two reels of bird picture were shown by Frank Dufresne, Executive Officer of the Alaska Game Commission. These moving pictures were taken in the Yukon basin by Charles E. Gill ham, Biologist attached to the Alaska Game Commission. MT Gillham recently arrived in Ju- neau with his family. He is also a World War veteran.
 Refreshments were served after the showing of the pictures.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
Stronghold or Japs Captured By MacArthur
Hoover Supports Alaska
 Censorship; Cites Gases
 Intercepted Information

WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.-J. Ed gar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, told the Senate Judiciary Committee at the hearing on Alaska censorship. that a civilian resident in Alaska had writ ten to firm in the United States asking that he be sent some secret ink.
 Another letter addressed to Switz- erland stated the writer was going HOO miles west in the midst of mountains and woods in solitude to operate a radio station" and Hoover added that Axis agents have been using Swiss addresses in forwarding information to the German High Command"
 Hoover cited these and other ex- amples of intercepted information to support the opinion he expressed He said immediately after the Pearl Harbor attack he said he urged that censorship be applied between the United States and all of it's out lying territories.
 Recent Alaska Case
 Hoover told of letter intercepted within the past week from a resi- dent in a West Coast city to resi- dent in Alaska" in which the sender said he had been approached as to how he could serve Germany and had discussed serving both Germany and Japan"
 Hoover told of another letter from Japanese woman who went to AL aska posing as an Indian.
 Draft Board Racket
 Hoover also said "innumerable let ters" have been found in which men in Alaska advised Draft Boards seeking them that they would not come back so they could avoid the draft"
 In the case of man who re- quested a secret ink, Hoover said the FBI investigated to ascertain the reason why he W anted it. While he knew of no case in which secret ink was used in letters to and from Alaska, the FBI found letters from other parts of the Western Hemi- sphere that were written in secret ink and that the words were brought out only by infra-red rays
 Ring Broken Up
 Capt Ellis Zacharias, Acting Di- rector of the Naval Intelligence Service, said information obtained by the Office of Censorship through examination of communications leaving the United States, led to the breaking up of ring refuel- ing submarines and that halted Nazi sub activity off the Atlantic Coast. He said the Army and Navy was able to identify "a few individuals engaged in refueling submarines, and working with other agencies,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
HIT NIPPON AIR FIELD
 50L0M0N5

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. - The Navy Department announces that American air forces in the South Pacific have poured more bombs on the Jap air base at Munda, New Georgia Island, carrying out the fifth day of such attacks on yes terday.
 Seven Flying Fortresses hit the area yesterday morning, and later in the day, a striking force of Douglas dive-bombers and Grum- man fighters attacked the same objectives. No enemy air opposition was met.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
Platoon Will
 Meet Tonight

All members of Second Platoon, ATG, will meet tonight at the City Hall, five minutes before the practice alert, by an order issued by Lieut.. c. L. Tubbs, Platoon Commander.
 Full equipment is required A platoon meeting will be held in the Elks Hall immediately follow ing the alert for the purpose of training.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
BUNA FALLS INT0HAND5
 OF ALLIES
New Victory Announced Toddy-New Guinea
 Under Control
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, Dec. l5.-Gen. Doug las MacArthur's hard-fighting AL lied troops have captured Buna, Jap stronghold on the east coast this new victory today and at the of New Guinea.
 The High Command announced same time said that Jap attempts to reinforce their troops have been largely defeated.
 The news of the capture of Buna comes less than a week on the heels of the announcement that Allied ground forces had oc- cupied Coma. few miles up the coast.
 Two Jap garrisons last week were separated by an Allied col umn which fought it's way to the sea and warded off subsequent at- tempts by the two pockets of Japs to establish contact with each other.
 The communique released today reads: "Buna village has been taken and occupied by our troops at 10 am. on this morning of De- cember IA"
 A heavy barrage of mortar shells preceded the final attack. Then the Allied infantry swept in, taking the village.
 This evidently puts the Allies in complete control of New Guinea with only the hopping up exer- cises left to be performed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
Horn of Plenty Moi
 Running Over; Farm
 produdion Dropping
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. = The horn of plenty isn't running over any more This nation, which a year or so ago was worrying about surpluses of food products, and dish ing out bonuses to keep the farmers from producing too much, is faced with shortages right now and those who are really in the know don't like the prospects for 1943-44 too much.
 This is no scare article. But the picture in farm production is chang ing so rapidly that government of ficials who only few weeks ago were taking the banana shortage, sugar, meat and coffee rationing in their stride, are beginning to become truly alarmed.
 Recently, certain agricultural ex- perts were pooh-poohing the pos sibility of a shortage in milk and dairy products in 1943. Today those same men will tell you that at existing prices, with increasing de- mands that are sure to come, con- tinued raids on experienced farm labor and the deterioration of un- replaceable machinery. shortages of dairy products in 1943 is inevitable
 It is difficult to get any farm ex- perts who have seriously studied the figures with one eye on that military force of nearly l0.0o0.000 men. to declare there won't be shortages of almost everything next year. The one food crop most often excepted is cereal grains.
 That exception does not include corn, and corn is just as good an
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
PRESIDENT HAS HEAD GOLD BUT
 RIGHT ON JOB

WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.--Presi- dent Roosevelt, although having head cold. on advice of the White House physician. Admiral Mcintyre. arranged to keep all appointments in the White House quarters as usual. The President has no high temperature.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
cARrERs RETURN HOME

MT. and Mrs. Ernie Carter, who have been enjoying the hospitality of Juneau for several days, left by steamer last night for their home in Sitka. MT. Carter is pro- prietor of the popular Ernie's Cocktail Bar in Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
JAP PLANES DETERIORATE

United States experts now report that the Japs no longer are giving a first rate performance in the air. Something see m to have gone wrong. They are less formidable than at the start of the war.
 This is evident in two ways, both highly significant for the future. First. Jap pilots are not so good
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
BACK FROM KETCHIKAN

John Mccormick, Director of Se- lective Service in Alaska, has re- turned to Juneau from an official trip to Ketchikan MT. Mccormick was away from his Juneau head quarters for about two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
OFF TO SITKA

Tom A. Morgan, of the Colum- bia Lumber Company, and A. Van Mavern, well known broker with headquarters in Juneau, left last night by steamer for Sitka on business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15

A deposit of 100000 cubic feet of peat exists in Juniper swamp, in the borough of Queens, New York.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. Is. Closing Of quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 27s, American Can Fl, Anaconda 24M, Bethle- hem Steel 54A, Commonwealth and Southern A, Curtiss Wright 65s |, International Harvester 57, Kenne- colt 24?s, New York Central 10ls. Northern Pacific 7i8. U. s. Steel 467s.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-15
DOW, JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 11631, rails 26.l2, utilities IA.
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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-13
ST. ANTHONY LODGE OF ODD
FELLOWS TO HOLD SPECIAL
MEETING

A special meeting of the St. An
thony Lodge No. 2877 of Odd Eel
lows will be held on Sunday after
noon' March %, at 3 p. M, at 314
10Th Ave. So. Members are urged
to be present to arrange for the
lodge Thanksgiving Service, the
second Sunday in Nov