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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-27
BattIeship
BarIlaI1l LOST

LONDON, Jan. 81 = The Brit
ish Admiralty today admitted the
loss of the 3l,00O-ton British bat
tleship Barham.
The Axis has long claimed that
the battleship was sunk in the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-27
VAN MAyERN HERE

Arthur Van Mavern, representa-
tive of the West Coast Grocery
Company, arrived in Juneau from
the States today where he has been
for several weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-27
CLITHERO PAYS VISIT

Russell Clithero, manager of the
Sitka Hotel, paid brief visit to
Juneau over the weekend, arriving
Saturday and returning home on
Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-27
MINIS RETURNS

Elroy MINIS, City Councilman
and head Of the Juneau Motors
Company. returned to Juneau by
steamer this afternoon after a
months absence ON business.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-27
RAID IS MADE
ON GERMANY
BY BRITISH
Bombers Reach Outer Dis
trilf Of Berlin Is
Acknowledged

LONDON, Jan. 27-British air.
men struck out at Germany last
night, bombing many northern
towns with disastrous results.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-27
1. GoLDsTEIN BACK

Isadore Goldstein, Juneau mer-
chant, returned here by steamer
today after a brief business jour-
ney to Seattle,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-27
MRS. TRIP ILL

Mrs. H. T. Trip is said to be
seriously i'll at her home in the
Assembly Apartments. She has a
severe attack of the flu.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-27

Both natural and synthetic
camphor are used extensively IN
the pyroxylin and safety-glass in
dustries.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-27
STOCK QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 27 Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is "a. American Can
"a, Anaconda 49, Bethlehem Steel
46b. Commonwealth and Southern
u. Curtiss Wright SIS, International
Harvester SOS, Kennecott 35B, New
York Central 9si, Northern Pacific
81, United States Steel 81, Pound
s404.
DOW, JONES AVERAGES
The following are today's Dow,
Jones averages: Industrials. 1908;
rails, 28.78, utilities, 14.16.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-27

MOLYNEAUX HERE
John C. Molyneaux, Alaskan trav-
cling man, arrived from the States
today by steamer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-27

CONTINUED on Page Four
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-27

Continued OH Page six)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
Luxury Yachts Used to Train
Navy Officers on Great Lakes

Three days each week the owners
or their shippers bring the yachts
to Navy Pier. Within II minutes the
midshipmen embark and the ships
sail off on a three hour cruise. 1t
takes IA minutes for them 10 disem-
bark.
With the Four Winds. s150,000
yacht owned by Ludwig d. Schrei-
Der. Chicago city clerk, acting as
the flagship. the flotilla sails far
out on the lake.
Little Time To Relax
Naval discipline prevails aboard
each vessel. But the prospective Of
ficers are allowed to ask questions
Of the shippers and crews about
seamanship.
The Four Winds hoists the $50
pus" flag indicating presence
aboard OF the senior officer OF the
flotilla and signals directions with
flags to the other vessels.
The midshlpmen take turns steer
ing the ship by compass. learning TO
tie knots and signaling Only few
of the boats participate in the sig
nal drill. The rest scatter over a
three mile radius.
The men learn the nomenclature
OF ship pais, how to prepare a boat
for the sea. mooring and handling
ship alongside the dock. lnstruc-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20

CHICAGO UP-A fleet Of luXur-
ious yachts carries landlubber mid
shipmen on training cruises in Lake
Michigan. many miles from the
oceans where they expect to battls
the Axis
Loaned by millionaires and cap
tains of industry, this fleet usually
consists OF IL ships carrying more
than 100 midshipmen on each
cruise. The yachts were secured
for service by the Navy League of
the United States.
Before Pearl Harbor the Navy
embryo ensigns spent three months
studying navigation and seaman
ship at Northwestern University
Abbott Hall and a month cruising
aboard battleships or cruisers in the
Atlantic.
Three Cruises a Week
But the war put a halt to the
cruises and month OF indoctrina-
ton on the Notre Dame campus was
substituted. leaving the midshipmen
without any practical experience
aboard a vessel.
The Navy League stepped into
the breach and the polished decks
OF pleasure boats now resound to
| the marching feet OF midshipmen
instead Of the high heeled slippers
OF dehutantes and dowaeers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
CURRENCY ECONOMY

When gold paper money makes
its appearance shortly II will not
mean the United States has gone
back on the gold standard. 1t will
mean that the Treasury is saving
some 100000 on the cost OF print
ing new currency.
Treasury officials are consider
Ing releasing about $4,000 100000 in
the gold notes in order 10 save 240
tons Of paper, 100000 man-hours
OF labor and large quantities OF
nylon and ink which new bills would
call for.
The provision should be empha-
sized however, that while the notes.
which have been on hand since
1884 but never issued. bea- on their
face "Redeemable in gold on de
mand at the United States Treas
ury e. they will be paid only
In silver.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20

tors teach them Identification OF
aids TO navigation, rules OF the
water, and the use OF charts.
The cruise is about the only time.
except on weekend leaves, that
they get to relax.
This Is The Life
Jokes are played on them by the
experienced seamen. One midship-
man was sent for some green oil
for the starboard running light. &"
Another was sent to hunt for Charlie
Noble. Charlie Noodle is the smoke.
stack on the ships galley.
Many OF the midshipmen never
have been aboard boat before.
They include men who formerly
were attorneys. businessmen, maya
zine writer's, social workers and
statesmen. all college graduates.
Their ages range from 10 to IS.
All OF them must be in excellent
physical condition. They will be
deck officers aboard the nation S
fighting ships when they graduate,
not executive officers sitting al
desks.
The flagship Four Winds Is a
beautiful vessel. all sparkling brass
work and vanished decks. She is
9s feet long and 90 feet in beam with
10 foot draft.
This is the business said one
law school graduate turned sailor.
II wish we could 90 sailing every
dav"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
Today'S Horoscope

II you have a birthday today.
you are ambitious. and enthus-
iastic IN your work, and easily
adapt yourself to changed circum-
stances and surroundings Your
judgment is shrewd. you are
courageous. and failure spurs you
on to new efforts Yes- should
guard against irritability in the
next year. also extreme sensitive
ness and nervous exhaustion II
you do this you will experience
success and happiness. and pleas
ant surprises will come your way.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
War Needs Money

The Ypsilanti Daily Press is glad
10 cooperate with the Treasury De
partment in keeping the following
message before our readers:
II will cost money to defeat
Japan. Your government calls
on you to help now.
Buy defense bonds or stamps
today. Buy them every da-. ~
you can. But buy them on a
regular basis.
Bonds cost as little as t1s.75.
Stamps come as low as 10 cents.
Defense bonds and stamFs can
be bouEh. at all banks and
post offices and stamps can
also be purchased at retail
stores and from your newspaper
carrier boy.
The Ypsils1i Daily Press URGE
all Americans to support your gov
eminent with your dollars.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20

hcans would miss the Democrats
and both would miss the lone in
dependent II any OF them should be
beaten None viii be, however,
though two or three might die Of
old age before election day.
The Independent is Senator
George william Norris Of Ne.
braska.
In point OF service the Nebras-
kan is the senior member Of con-
gress He isn't the senior senator,
Senator Ellison DuRant Smith of
South Carolina beats him by
term, so far as the upper legisla-
tive chamber is concerned. The
Nebraska solon. however, is next
after Ellison, besides which he
served in the house Of representa-
tives before his state promoted
him to the other end of the Capt.
toll building. Counting his whole
career on the Hill. he's the Me-
thuselah OF the outfit, purely from
the angle Of continuous service.
Reckoning from his initial birth.
day, Norris is quite elderly like
wise.
AS this current campaign year
began to wag around, Norris an
nounced that being past so, he'd
had enough and wasn't going TO
run again. Then the war scooped
in the United States. Immediate
~ letters and kilograms began
pouring into his office, to the pur-
port, Gosh, What an unpatriotic
act to quit at such a juncture
merely because you're four score
and a year or So"
Norris Stays on job
So the senator surrendered. He's
running.
He used to be Republican, but
that was Just a label He never
was anything but an independent,
and it's a mild way Of putting it
to say that he's been a liberal
from his cradle days upward
Senator Arthur Capper NJ Kan.
sas is another outstanding veteran.
He isn't as much so as Senator
Ellison D. Smith, whose term does
not expire this year, by the way,
or as Senator Norris. Senators
Kenneth Mcclellan OF Tennessee.
Hiram Warren johnson of Cali
fornia and Charles LIMA McNary
Of oregon likewise are the Kan
sans seniors by year or two each.
Senators McKellar and Johnson
aren't up this year. but Senator
McNary Is. The Oregonian. be-
sides being veteran, is the Re-
publican leader in his congress.
sional branch, which makes him
doubly noticeable.
Senator Capper, however, while
not quite as senior as half dozen
Of his colleagues, is A lawmaker
to write home about. Does he hest
tate to run again. al II?
Not so you could notice It,
When Capper was around IS
had occasion to write news
story about him. It was compli-
mentary, as l always aim TO be in
referring 10 that dyed-in-the-wool
Topeka newspaper editor, but l
did remark that it was a pity he
was growing a bit ancient. In re-
ply I got letter from him, ex-
pressing appreciation of the bulk
Of my comment but deprecating
my suggestion that 7O-plus was
past the line Of the Psalmist's the
oretical limit.
In all candor, his pep surpasses
that Of the average frst-tern sen.
ator.
farm Bloc Man
Capper frets the administration
q trifie. because he's so solidly with
the farm bloc. and it's a bloc that
bothers the administration on the
wartime economic issue, but the
worst Of his criticism-as the ad-
ministration sees it's that it's SO
ALFRED reasonable and convincing.
Next after Senator CAMPER. on
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20

some are Re-
pu blcans and
ones an indie
pendent, but all
the betting is
that the whole
group viii be
reelected over
" n elm in gly
on person a |
grounds, regard
less Of party
politics. In fact,
senate d c m o.
Gratis woul d
miss the Repub-
liCans. Repub-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
MONDAY, JULY 20, 1912
UNDERSTANDING AMERICANS

The problem OF understanding
Americans, as discussed in instruc'
tons given by the British Air min
.stry TO Royal Air Force cadets
coming here for training, provides
a mirror in which We may view
ourselves through eyes of others.
Says the Ministry: Tap an
American and he may turn on you
with war whoop, Rotarian grip
or a fraternity yell But don't be
surprised at any-i.lg he does, be-
cause the melting pot has been
cooking for a long time and many
new things have been added. He
likes 10 ramble and fight. He is
curious, generous, violent. laxative
and unreserved He stalks the dol
lar with the ferocity his ancestors
used in gathering redskin scalps.
He leaves culture along with child
bearing to his women.
The average American has in
herited something OF the tradition
OF the American Indian. There is
the same preliminary war dance
and concurrent excitement, the
same love OF violent action and no
less violent speech, the same war
cries. the same concentration on
the scalp as the object of expedi-
ton
The American is unpredictable,
because out Of the mixture OF races
from which he derives his person
ality, he is more European than
any European.
Not only that, he lives In a vast
and fabulous country where the
Northwest is rather like the Brit
ish Isles. the Deep Southeast like
the tropics, the Middle West an
empire richer than Germany and
the Ukraine put together. Texas
very similar TO southern Brazil and
Uruguay, California and southern
oregon like parts OF Australia"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
THEY SAY

gton-Walter Nash. New
Zealand minister, following a ses-
sion OF the Pacific War Council
comments on the battle OF Libya:
The situation there is obvious i'm
proved II is reasonably
even fight between Gen. Auchin-
leck and Gen Rommel."
Washington-Henry L. Stlmson.
Secretary OF War. reveals youths
Of IS and 10 years very likely will
be called to the Army: We have
never had a war In which married
men and youths IS and 10 years
old we're not called. but the young
men of that age should not feel II
necessary 10 change their plans for
the immediate future"
London-Edward Stettinius. Jr..
lease-lend director, explains his
job Our policy is simple-to send
as great a quantity of arms as pos.
sible. Of the best quality. in the
shortest possible time. to wherever
u VIII DO our common enemy the
most harm"
Washington-Paul V. McNutt,
Msn-power Commissioner, assures
the country that the man power
needed for the war effort will be
available: We've got Job to do.
II We can't do it one way, we'll do
II another"
William J. Ditte-,
repres entative from Pennsylvania,
defends Congress right 10 criticize /:
Honest. not captious. criticism,
fairly directed in the hope OF i'm.
proving the federal government. Is
in no sense chaTgeable ASIAN aid to
the enemy"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
Half-Fo rgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Twenty Years Ago
Prof Forrest Cheney Chicago Cheney
graph spoke the Ypsan KNans their weekly luncheon
The Ipslanu Business and Professional Nomens Club held
It's monthly Ladies' Literary Club
with Miss Mary Hoover acting chairman The initiation OF
four members brought the membership TO 80.
Wshenaw County Holstein Breeders arranged field tour
Of several breeders OF herds and picnic dinner the home Of
William Austin South Of Saline
Under guidance OF Donald Drake Lansing who took Deyo
Leands during the several innovations we're IN
by commission The baseball teams
organized yoley ball formed in each
parks hsndicrs department also
finished Prospect Park where Miss Ruth Wyckon was d.
rector. continued stories we're always in great favor
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20

States Navy by the Dcfoe Ship
Building Co. here was launched.
The mine sweeper has been named
Chickadoe The firm is putting out
a ship a week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20

especially designed TO improve
community health. 1t is probably
the most extensive social expert
ment in health planning ever
made. 50
II began in one county in Miehi-
gan and the entire county was or
gained for the purpose Of improv-
ing the general health. Before en-
barking on this crusade the Board
of Trustees Of the Foundation de-
eided that they would use its re-
sources mainly in the application
of knowledge rather than in re-
search or relief.
Research is Of unquestioned
value but support was already
available for many worthwhile
projects. Relief is necessary but
has come TO be an accepted re-
sponsibility Of the government.
The important thing TO do, in their
judgment, was to find ways and
means to help the average citizen
apply the knowledge that had al
ready been won for him.
Educating a Community
This was a big undertaking: all
Of the resources in the way of hos
pitfalls, schools, churches and homes
of the county had to be utilized;
all sorts Of social service workers,
including school teachers, priests,
and parents, had TO be educated
and especially educated to find out
what the needs Of the community
were.
1t would hardly be possible to
mention the individual activities
of the foundation in establishing
their work. OF course, most Of
the work was concentrated on the
health of the children. This began
with rural maternity care and in
cluded the nutrition Of children
which meant that all the farmers
and food handlers in the commu-
nifty had to be convinced that they
should cooperate in order TO pro-
vide good, clean food.
Immunizations
Universal protection against in
fictitious diseases was established
which meant an intensive program
of education. "Of course Johnny
will be immunized against diph-
iberia on his nine months birth
day." said casually by health work.
ers over and over again through
the radio, the printing press and
private talks was found to be
worth more than any amount Of
education.
The wonder Of the thing to me is
that so many prejudices were over
come. This includes prejudices
held by the medical profession and
nurses as we'll as by parents and
teachers. l still get letters from
stupid people with stories about
soldiers who fall down after they
have taken immunizations in the
Army. None Of the immunization
tests taken in the Army can pos
sibly be harmful. but the fools still
think they are.
But it is surprising how well
the program has worked; so well
in fact that a few years ago this
community in Michigan agreed TO
pay a voluntary tax to continue
the work. 1t involves a great deal
Of trouble but the experience ap-
parently proves that no trouble is
too much to attain good health.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
F. Sis it true that a nursing
mother automatically loses her
milk when she becomes pregnant
Answer: Yes. This is q general
rule, although exceptions occur.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
Your Health
Kellogg Foundation
Extensive Experiment
in Health Planning

Il" ~ 2 It"I e0nIng. VI. II
AN IN receipt Of a we'll
printed volume which gives the
experience Of the W. X. kellogg
Health Foundation. This founds-
ton operates in Michigan and was
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20

on the table. you should he sure
to use the sugar sparingly
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
SHIP LAUNCHED

Bay City. July e0-Gov Van wag-
oner and Senator Prc7tiss " Browg
spoke when the second mine sweep
er under construction for the United
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20

Of Goodspeeds shoe and Cora l. Ellis,
daughter Bay city Lumber Yard Of this city,
brides residence Normal Street and after
a trip they plan make their home here
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20

down the list Of the senate's 1912
veteran re-electionaries, is Senator
Carter Glass Of Virginia.
The Virginian doesn't record his
age in the Congressional directory.
He simply says he was born and
let's it go at that. It's generally
accepted, though, that he's rather
venerable. Nevertheless, he's run
ming again and how!
In short, the only senator who
suspects that he's growing old is
George Norris OF Nebraska-and
he's not letting that interfere with
his serving his country in war
time.
Representatives. aren't so easy to
classify
The representatives come UP for
reelection in swarms OF ASS BIZ
ennially; senators only 80 at
time. You can keep track OF the
latter.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
Observations
Senate Old Timers
Seem 10 be Sure
of Re- election
BY Charles f. Stewart

WASHINGTON. - Several vet
Grams Of exceedingly long standing
will be voted on senatorially in
November. Some are Democrats,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
Hints on Etiouette

II You eat in a restaurant
where they still have sugar bowls
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
One Minute Test

/. What is an okapi-bird,
beast or FISH ?
. What ocean washes the
shores OF the Aleutian islands?
8. When was the phrase. dol
lar-a-year men" originated?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
One Minute Test answers

Off0 F'FIIIUtN tut FaII'WNTo
I An African animal which
has stripes on its legs. some
thing like a zebra. the rest Of its
body being reddfsh-brown Also
like the zebra. it has no voice.
but unlike that animal It has q
short neck.
2. Pacific ocean
). In the FIRST World war.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
Words OF Wisdom

Perseyering medioerity Is
much more respectable. and UNI
speakably more useful. than tall
snted inconstancy.--J. HAMILTON.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-20
Fifty Years Ago

Death William Manning
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-08-21

ssS6SSSSSS ~ 1912
his company had bought steel from
such markets at higher premiums.
The second investigation was UNI
dertaken by Congressman Carl Pc
terson, chairman of the house SUBJ
committee Investigating the mari
time commissions cancellation last
month of the Higgins company's
contract to build 200 liberty ships
because of an alleged steel shortage.
Meanwhile, Chairman Harry S.
Truman of the senate committee in
vestigating national defense charged
the navy departments bureau Of
ships with negligence or willful
misconduct in connection with the
construction of tank-landing boats.
Senator Truman's charges contained
in letter to Navy Secretary Frank
Knox referred to the navy's insist
ence on substituting its own models
Of tank-landing boats for ships of
proved value built for this purpose
by the Higgins company in New Or
leans.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-08-21
LABOR:
Another Crossroads

As ''peace" committees Of both
ALL and CLIO begin preparations for
their meeting to bring about labor
peace both Philip Murray, CLIO pres
ident, and William Green, head Of
ALL, issued public statements indi-
eating that they favored the objec-
tive.
There were definite signs, howev-
er, that the method Of reaching the
objective might encounter some diff
ficulty along the way. For in one
Of his statements on the subject
President Green urged that CIO:
''come back to the ALL, the House
Of Labor"
Later in a speech to the impor-
tant CLIO United Automobile, Air
craft and Agricultural Implement
Workers Of America, meeting in
their convention in Chicago, Philip
Murray avoided all reference to this
statement. But he did say: g.. I
hope, ! pray, that their (the AFL's)
attitude will have changed, that ex-
perience has taught the need for CIV
ing recognition to the aspirations
and detectives Of those organizations