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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
Barbarious Alaska
CKodiak Bear)

An editorial in Harper's magazine in 1867 had this
 to say of the proposed purchase of Alaska from the Russian government:
 "A more inopportune moment than this for terri toria expansion of the United States could not have been found and it would hardly have been suggested except by an administration conscious that it has forfeited the approval of the country and casting about to devise some appeal to the vugar sense of The sale of Russian America to the United States good thing for Russia but that it would be equally desirable for us is not evident
 Tt is territory containing some 100000 square miles and is inhabited by 60,00G to 100000 people, over half of whom are Esqumaux. The advantage of obtaining large territory with a population of Esquimaux is certainly not very striking, even with the added control of the fishing and fur trade.
 Under the auspices of MT. Seward the United States is about to enter upon colonial system. At a time when we are heavily loaded with debt and we are to pay than seven million dollars in gold for a remote and barbarous region, which, under ordinary human conditions will never be largely peopled except by savages and for the annual gov ernment of which the expenses will be enormous. The advantages either huge job it is poli- tcal device
 "In the present situation of this country, with an unbroken line upon both and across the con- tnent, territorial expansion is wholly undesirable It is source of weakness and not of strength; and whoever advocates it must show the advantage with irresistible force There may be immense advantages in the acquisition of this Russian desert; but they are not suspected by the country and they thus far carefully concealed by the government
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
20 YEARS AGO fHE {Ffr EMPIRE
AUGUST 19, 1922

AUGUST 19 1922
 Mt Roberts fully completed work had been finished line Many tourists had already advantage O he hikes the mountain
 during markets had been pey without vegetables supply repenhed preceding her arrival had been sold potatoes and most fruits and vegetables.
 George Reynolds the Continental and National Chicago Mrs Reynolds arrived in the Dohey yacht party as guests Casiana
 George Mock. was to Spokane where she to spend the winter studying pipe and piano.
 supply Swallow Capt pcttre arrived in port preceding Navy Yard The ship had supplies the left in the morning for Soapsone
 Idaho who had been visit Sitka and were to the
 Schwartz the previous night the Spokane the Interior Vest ward districts Dawson Fairbanks a
 planned the closing event of the eleventh University Washington All sending representative reindeer meat Stka Michael fresh wild 
 Weather cloudy temperature of 58 and minimum of 52.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19

American sailors frequenting the place.
 It is also known that immortality of this type has been prevalent among the Nazis and was the cause of one Hitler purge. Three Nazi agents were picked up at the Brooklyn home, two of them found to be former German officers. Some American sailors frequented the place, and this may have been one source of the amazing ship ping information which the Nazis have been getting in this country.
 Authorities are now asking the cooperation of local communities in spotting and cleaning up dives of this type, most of which are clev- Ierly camouflaged.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
SECOND FRONT

If s anvbodys guess whether a second front on land will be opened in Europe this year And it probably is anybody's guess as to whether second front is sound enterprise. The general attitude is very plain. Most persons believe there should be second land front against Germany, but most per- sons believe the decision should be made by military leaders purely military considerations.
 Yet as one reviews the record of previous wars and of the first two years of this war, he cannot come up with the hard and fast conclusion that military always right and the populations always wrong There have been times when the judgment of the comman man was better than that of the brass hats
 The German high command in 1915 and 1916 pur- sued a policy of ruthless submarine warfare. They had calculated the probabilities concluded that the damage done to Allied and American shipping would bring German victory before America could make her weight felt in the The German brass hats were wrong. They miscacuated American resent ment and American speed in getting help to the Allies
 In the present dilemma British and American mili- tary apparently reluctant risk disaster by landings in Europe this year. If it put to a vote-as of course it will not be-the peoples of Brit ain and America doubtless would vote to invade Eur ope The Generals far better informed to the hazards the obstacles. The people, however may better sense the reaction of the German population and the German Army. And they may better appre ciate the extent to which Russa's continued effort hinges on second front.
 It will be of the great history making decisions of the war this decision as to land front in Vest Europe. Whether in the final reckoning the circumstances require audacity or caution, only to- morrows historians will know
 One thing seems apparent, however. Only sec- ond front of propaganda has been established The value of this front of words may be argued If second front was to be established it would have seemed much more sensible to go ahead and estab- lish it without tipping the whole Axis world to the knowledge that such was contemplated.
 Certainly if forces to decide on sending invasion force to Europe it wouldn't be helpful to announce the fact that were on the way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
WATCH FOR NAzI DRIVES

It escaped public notice, but the Navy has officially requested a New York court to impose a sentence of 20 years, the maximum, upon Gustav Beekman, keeper of a house of degradation in connection with which a certain U. s. Sena- tor was mentioned.
 Senate Majority Leader Barkiey stated on the Senate floor that his colleague was not present at the house, and this issue was not involved in the Navy's request for the maximum sentence. The real reason, as explained by naval officer before the court, was much more significant.
 The house of degradation had been used for the purpose of ob- taining important information from
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
TRANSPORTATION IS ALL-IMPORTANT

Its a question of putting first things first Kaiser told Bait and WIPE officials. T figure that when we're fighting 5000 miles away, the very first thing we need is communications, in other words radio, to give orders to our troops.
 And the second thing we need, I figure, is to get supplies to them. Getting the supplies there is more important than anything except Communications, first because they cant fight without supplies, sec ond because there is no use mak- ing tanks and machine guns and then letting them rust in the Unit ed States for lack of transportation.
 So if you want to get the stuff over to the fighting front, you ought to be able to spare little nickel for me to make engines for cargo planes.'
 MT. Bait studied the letters. agreed that some means ought to be found to get materials for cargo planes. However, WIPE officials still were reluctant to move, still seemed to think that Kaiser, though a good shipbuilder, never could build planes in the time he promised.
 Finally, as they continued 10 stall, Kaiser sent Bait a telegram saying that he was paying experts
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
CAPITAL CHAFF

Revealing fact regarding the re- nomination of Representative Ham Fish, F. D. R.'s bitter foreign af- fairs critic, was that only 25,000 persons voted out of 10000 - in other words, chiefly the Ham Fish machine Rabbi, Stephen. s, Wise has been conferring privately with Russian Ambassador Litvin- off regarding the question of a Jewish army to bolster the Allies in the Near East Brazilians are disappointed over Admiral Kings decision not to send Admiral A. T. Beauregard back to Brazil as U. s. Naval Attache. Beaure- gard had been there for years, helped to train most of the ad- mirals in the. Brazilian navy :. Waldo Frank, the newsman beaten up by Argentine fascists, also had bad luck in Harlan County, Ken lucky, some years ago when he was badly beaten up
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
HOROSCOPE "The stars incline
 but do not compel"
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20

| Adverse planetary aspects domin- ate today. Under this configura- ton discouraging war news may be published and the minds of the people may be unduly affected. La bor is under adverse sway.
 HEART AND HOME: Women are well directed under this configura- tion which gives them courage to meet sorrow and ability to serve unselfishly. Aged persons should conserve their strength today. There is a sign read as causing lack of balance in walking and many falls are probable. Perils in the home as well as in the war are foreseen. Vagaries of weather may affect energy. Weddings will be numerous. Today is lucky for romance
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Vacation spending will continue to be gen. erous as the feeling of general prosperity persists. Trade and commerce will develop surprising features that are fortunate for the United States. Old time trades and industries will be revived. Again the village blacksmith will be need ed as the horse becomes each week more popular in solving transpor- tation problems. Carriage builders and harness makers will establish new industries.
 NATIONAL ISSUES: Equality of opportunity for the Negro through wartime needs will be successfully advocated. In the Army and the Navy, also in the air forces and big industries discrimination due to race will be eliminated. The people who form one-tenth of the population will benefit greatly as democratic principles are practiced. Fame for heroes among the col ored soldiers and sailors is prog nosticated They will in recogni- tion in many foreign lands as well as at home.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 1: Astrologers who foretold the Second World War have warned that vic- tory for the United Nations would be attained only by supreme effort to which civilians of every class contribute. They repeat that there will be long conflict in which the United States must bear the heav- jest responsibilities. In other words, defeat of the Axis will depend greatly upon. this nation which must suffer and sacrifice to save the democratic form of government.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of good luck in business and romance but there may be sudden changes. Quarrels should be carefully avoid- ed.
 Children born on this date should be good-natured and philosophical, witty and keen, but inclined to De quick-tempered and independent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
Air Raid" in Senaie (aithes NeInbefs Who
 5eaite E b 5heIters
Continued from rage one)

have adjourned if they had.
 But now we are piling into the lair raid shelter "a basement hallway of the Senate Office Building. The air conditioning has been shut off and already the packed. hallway is warming uncomfortably. The last of the stragglers move into the shelter and the doors are closed. It has taken IA minutes for the Senate side of the Capitol to get to their shelter-enough time for bombers from beyond Baltimore to reach here, drop their eggs and scoot for home" W
 The Senators seem unruffled. Sen. Elmer Thomas moves about, immac- ulate as ever, and apparently as cool. Senators Vandenberg and Dan- aher stand, chatting in a doorway with Minority Leader McNary. Even in an air raid, the Republicans stick together. Senators Taft and Byrd are wandering restlessly through the crowd.
 ' The visitors caught in this Capitol show, love it. It's as close as lot of them have ever been to a Senator. Some stand and gape and. thrill.
 Then the "all clear" sounds. Tho Senators go to their offices. Ine clerks and the newsmen go back to work. The sightseers rush off to write letters home. i
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
MERRY-GO-ROUND

While in Washington, Former Vice President Jack Garner was noted for his thrifty habits and he was continuing them in retire 'ment. In anticipation of increased excise taxes under the new war-tax bill, Garner has laid in a $500 stock of liquor. Capital cronies still fondly remember his famous invitation to a drink-"Lets strike a blow for liberty!" U. Two of the crack young officers on the staff of It. Gen. Walter Krueger, able CO of the high-spirited 3rd Army, are Capt. William Thomson and Lieut.. Ben Deckert, son and lson-in-law of Representative Ew- ing Thomson, militant Texas New Dealer Senator w. Lee ODan- iel, unpopular with the Texas dele gation in Congress, has refused to join the Texas luncheon club 'FDR's private secretary Grace Fully avoids parties in the eve ming, stays at home playing gin .rummy (. A Poughkeepsie. N. Y, merchant donated to the scrap rubber campaign 1,60O pounds of shopworn boots and rubbers, some marked Made in Japan" The merchant said he wanted to send the rubber back to the Japs in a form they can feel'' @
 Copyright. 1922. by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Incl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
LOOK and LEARN sy c. GORDON

What country beauty, grandeur variety of
 
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  in salary from $5O00O to $75O0O? plucking of strings with finger instead of the g. What weight a cubic water?
 ANSWERS:
 1. derived the DECEM, meaning one-tenth
 William H. Taft. PzZicao Pronounce pit-se-ka-t stressed as in All O in NO principal accent third syllable $. 6214 pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
FIUULKN LliQULll IF ROBERTA LEE

that the for de- clining a n invitation
 obligatory that unless it inti explain Otherwise the hostess might Sorry, accept"
 a at formal affair?
 A. is sometimes done, good
 O. $ meaning "eite," and pronounced?
 A. choice especially socially superior ale A a ATE, as first syllable.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

MISUsED He the money to you l." ito and ME-
 OFTEN Endive. the in DIVE as n first syllable.
 OFTEN MISSPEILED: Avordupos; vowels
 knowledge learning erudtion perception scholarship.
 a three times and it is yours Let us Todas disbelevng the sincerity human motives Why should a cynical of He?'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19

$1 ,0O0 a day out of his own pocket to study materials and other tech- nical problems and he wanted an answer.
 | Note: Though lot of details will have to be ironed out, it seems certain that Kaiser will set rec ord building cargo planes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19

cargo planes, took two letters to William Bait, head of WIPES Mat erials Division. One letter showed how he planned to get chrome. The other letter pointed out that if Germany could scrape along on 13000 tons of nickel a year, the United States should be able to find enough nickel out of 165,000 tons to make cargo planes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
War Americanizes Alaskans
Petersburg Press)

In other years when tourists travelled this way Alaskans became hardened to the old qustion Are American stamps good here2" could essay feeble smile when shipments delayed until your ice locked harbors open in the spring." we could even write a restrained letter of explanation when some manufacturer wrote us that he regretted being un- able to fill our order because we do not ship our order outside the United States"
 Defense projects and Alaskas place in the war have helped to make residents in every section of the United States cognizant that Alaska is part of the United States, inhabited all the year round by people just like the residents of DeKalb. uli- nos Schenectady, New York, or Seattle.
 Law makers seem to be slow to catch on, however, and of the jobs which keeps our Delegate D- mond busy and at which he is never caught mapping is to that Alaska citizens not dis crimnated against by thoughtless ignorant rep resentatives of the forty-eight states His most cent effort in behalf is in the of bill before the Senate Committee Education and Labor which aims to provide benefits for the injury, dis ability, death enemy detention of civilians, and the prevention and relief of civilian distress ars ing out of the present war.
 As originally drafted the bill applied only to resi- dents of the ty-eght states and the District of Columbia. Delegate Dimond, in collaboration with his colleagues, the Delegate from Hawaii and the Commissioner from Puerto Rico, appeared before the committee to protest this discrimination.
 They pointed out that living conditions in Alaska and Hawaiians affected by internal revenue laws of the land and by all custom laws; that we are bound by the same federal taxes as the citizen in Oregon, or Tennessee In other words are Ameri- can citizens, with all the obligations and privileges that includes
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
NOTICE

To whom it may concern: I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by anyone but myself. George Lane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
Washington Merry-
 6o-Round

tContinued from Page ono
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19

Eunice Fuller Barnard the writer, has deduced that, although women own three-fourths of the big estates of the country and rece nearly all the life insurance they rarely give money for schools, col leges and to promote reforms but donate mostly to hospitals and churches We can't think up much of a moral, unless it's that women think we'd better be good than smart.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-19
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Warren Geddes Florence Rutherford M. Agatha Graves Audrey Dudueff ' Carl Weidman Josephine Soule Margorie Ann Thompson Gilbert Moi
 Paul Johnson Virgil O. Mount Mrs. c. w. Wright . Norman Wood
Evening star., 1942-06-18
BY Lillian Cox Athey

What really makes this flower so
attractive is its individuality. You
may find a variety of colors in the
same group. The name maripoSa
Is Spanish for butterfly, and it is
known that butterflies resemble
these blossoms. Whether or not
the flowers selected such decorative
colors and patterns to attract the
attention of butterfly guests is
known only to them. If you will
observe the next group of sego lilies
you see, note how the petals re-
semble the outstretched wings of
butterflies ready for flight.
The blossoms are about inches
across, their almost-white petals
tinged with yellowish-white or lilac,
and many times these petals will
be slightly futed at the extreme
edge. Within the petals and at
their base, there are hairy spots
The entire flower may be quite va
riable in coloring.
The slender stem is about Il
inches long. and often there will be
a bulb at its base The leaves are
slender and pale green. attracting
little attention to the plant itself.
Among the brown grasses, the bright
flowers seem to have been dropped
from the sky. When flowers with
their color and beauty are needed
the most to glorify the landscape,
the sego lily appears at the most
opportune time. Perhaps this is
why the flower is held in such rev.
erence and affection by those who
watch each spring for its appear
ance.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Uncle Roy's Corner
Ry RAMON COFFMAN.

" some one asked you to tell
which is the largest among these
three countries-Australia Canada
and the United States-what would
your answer be?
The correct answer is Canada. 1t
Is larger than the United States and
Alaska together. 1t contains about
one and one-flfth times as much
land as Australia.
Second in the group comes the
United States, but Australia Is .
close third. If we do not count
Alaska the United States is only a
little larger than Australia.
Those statements are about area
In population the United States is
far in the lead. I. contains about IS
times as many people as Australia.
One thing which has kept Aus
tralia from growing in population is
the heat. About two-fifths of the
land is inside the torrid zone, and
most Of this section is hot, sandy
desert.
In this country We think of finding
warmer weather as we 60 south. In
Australia 1t Is the other way around.
The further south a person goes the
more likely he is to find cool
weather.
Australia is entirely south of the
Equator. For that reason it is now
about to start its winter. On this
continent we are about to start our
summer.
Even in the southern half of Aus
tralia the weather is often very hot
Evening star., 1942-06-18

very instant after he yelled. Instead
Of one Of the young cattle running
away, as he had expected, he saw
the strangest sight he ever had seen
in all his life. Up from behind the
bushes rose a great form. 1t was
taller than Farmer Browns Boy
himself. It was Buster Bear, and
over his head was the pail that
Farmer Browns Boy had worked 50
hard to I'LL with berries that morn
ing, and out of the pail were COM
ing the strangest sounds, growls and
grunts and little squeab Of both
anger and fright.
Farmer Browns Boy gave another
yell. This time q yell Of fright, for
it was all 50 sudden and unexpected
that it startled him terribly. At
the sound of this second yell the
noises from inside the pail grew
louder and mingled with them was
Evening star., 1942-06-18

just a glimpse Of something moving
behind big bush just ahead Of him,
and at the same time he heard the
clatter of tin. It was his pail. He
didn't have to be told that. He
didn't have the least doubt that
what he had most feared had hap
pened, and that one Of those stupid
cattle had kicked his pail over.
Hi, there! Get out Of there!" he
yelled as he started to run, and his
voice was shrill and angry.
At the first sound Of his voice
things began to happen and Farmer
Browns Boy suddenly realized that
he had made a mistake, q very great
mistake. He should have made sure,
absolutely sure, who 1t was before he
yelled. You know 1t is always best
to make sure who you are talking to.
Farmer Browns Boy felt As II he
could have bitten his tongue out the
Evening star., 1942-06-18

one of the thick sandwiches he haC
put on fiat stone while he drank
but started back for his pail OF
berries. Now the bushes grew high
and very thick and he couldn't see
far in any direction. He could tell
by the sound that it was big ami
NAL that was over by his pail, and
as the only big animals he ever had
seen in the Old Pasture were the
young cattle and the cows he
thought 1t was one of these. He
was sure of it. OF course, why
shouldn't he be?
IF one of those stupid cattle up
sets that pail I'll-I'll-" But what
he would have threatened to do no
body will ever know. No, sir, no.
body will ever know what Farmer
Browns Boy had 1t In his mind to
do to the one who should upset his
pail of berries. You see before he
could finish that threat he caught
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Farmer Browns Boy had left his
pail. filled to running over with
luscious blueberries, under a big
bush while he went over to Ger
tain clear, bubbling spring of which
he knew to eat his lunch. But be-
fore he had time to eat his lunch he
heard a noise over near his pail,
and right away he suspected that
one of the young cattle living in the
Old Pasture had wandered that
way. Now he knew that young cat
tie care nothing for berries, so he
was not afraid that they would be
eaten. But he was afraid that the
pail might by accident be tipped
over.
So Farmer Browns Boy didn't
stop even long enough for bite Of