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and may be controlled by the Federal Government. So today, Aaskans asking that they be allowed elect their and bill has been introduced for this purpose and nothing very much is being done about it.
 On the other hand, Puerto Rico, another terri tory, from Spain in l893 is suggested being ready for this responsibility President Roosevelt himself, urges Congress to pass a bill giving this youngster of territories the right to elect it's own governor. There is no reason" he says why their governor and other officials should continue to be appointed from without"
 On the other hand, is there reason why Alaska s and other officials shuold be appointed from without? Or perhaps this Puerto Rico deal is just part of the good neighbor policy with South America
 A bill has been drafted under the direction of Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes which would empower Puerto Ricans to name their own governor and other officials, and otherwise enlarge the scope of local control.
 We do not question the justice of this concession to Puerto Rico-but why such special preference?
 Certainly, after 76 years of existence under the flag of the United States Alaska is ready for another step toward the independence which Americans have fought for in many and are fighting for today
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20 YEARS AGO fFfm fHE EMPIRE
OCTOBER IS. 1923

OCTOBER Is, 1923
 An address bv the Young Mems Republican today at Seattle placed wreath o Volunteer Park visitors Alaska exhibit in that city
 City Ketcikan to all municipalities in the special election to be held November G. on question O territorial division,
 whitechecked Canadian geese from Alaska of the National Geological that institution by E Walker Alaska Agent o the U
 of Bank of Petersburg but who Portland Oregon returned daughter, Charlotte
 returned his Fake and around Rocky Pass tender during
 
 Sales held previous the Martha Society according reports
 report High 46; low A.
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Come, Josephine
Anchorage Times

Anchorage Times
 Have you filed your application for a post war airline from here to there? It doesn't need to be very specific you can always decide later where you want start which way you intend to go, and where you hope to wind up. Neither is it required that you know anything about flying, or traffic or aviation management, that you have plane, money or packers piece of paper pencil three-cent stamp and imagination will do the trick.
 American Aviation trade magazine, discovers that 30 companies and individuals already have filed applications with the Civil Aeronautics Board for routes that would total $50 ITO miles without counting those who to start airline but don't trouble to say just whence whither.
 Some of the applicants sound, established lines trucking bus, railroad and steamship companies. Others paper" companies, women, even high school boys
 The description paper company" can be very damning but needn't be One of the paper companies. presumably the group of ferry pilots organized Trans Oceanic Air Lines Inc. which has registered with the SEC its original stock issue These men know flying and know great deal about the inter national situation.
 Recently Is major domestic air lines got together declaration of principles for postwar expansion, worldwide, which calls for free and open competi- ton" These companies intend to get into the ex- pansion scrap when the is over.
 Public interest in the helicopter is reflected by applications for 75922 miles of such lines of which 3O sought by the Greyhound Corporation which is new in aviation but veteran in transportation.
 w. B. Stout, one of the big men i'll American aviation with Consolidated Vultee predicts flying automobiles trucks and hecabs (not the Parisian or Washington type-the "heli" here comes from he- copter9 for commuters.
 All is confusion, all is ambition, all is aspiration and enthusiasm in the postwar aviation field But of thing can be sure-a new flying era is no further away than the time it will take to clean up the Axis and shift our industrial stance
 So to paraphrase the old popular song-"Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine"
 Up up little bit higher,
 My imaginations fire"
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was always getting in the hair of the Army brass hats who didn't care for his economic planning. So Ee was drafted. He had a serious spinal ailment, but that made nd difference. In the Army he has spent most of his time in the hos pital, through no fault of his own, wasting the taxpayers money which for years he tried to save. News man James Young, author of Be hind the Rising Sun" has written Martin Dies suggesting that red blooded Americans use vigilante tactics to break up Philadelphia meeting of Peace Now" Dies, though vigorously opposed to any appeasement peace, says: What are We fighting for if not the right of free speech. Those people will be 1orgotten-unless you advertise 'em by trying to break 'em up."
 Copyright, 1943, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
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HOROSCOPE "The stnrs incline
 but do not cOmpe|
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 19

TUESDAY, OCTOBER l9
 Mixed aspects appear to rule to- day which should be time for eau tious procedure in all important plans. The morning is most un- favorable to wise decisions
 HEART AND HOME: Routine work should engage attention in the home. Judgment may be untrust- worthy and for this reason plans should be postponed Under this configuration the mind should be alert. College students should bene- fit, especially as the stars stimulate memory and quicken perception Girls may find this a fairly lucky day for social matters. New friend ships with young men are predicted.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Looking back upon the seasons production of food, farmers will plan even greater successes for next year. It las been forecast that there would be a boom in farming and this is a time for financing improvements, arranging for purchase of machin- cry and for the rebuilding of barns. Cooperation on large scale Is prognosticated for western agricul- turists. Lessons learned from Rus sia will be wisely applied, it is fore told
 NATIONAL ISSUES: Plans for the distribution of refugees will en- gage attention and will arouse diff ferenceS of opinion the SeerS prop hesy. Congress is to confront many problems in world reconstruction, some of which will be presented prematurely. Immigration is to be controlled but it cannot be kept within limits desired by Americans who fear competition in labor and business activities. It has been often predicted that the new order will bring the universal brotherhood idea into at least limited realization.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS The final Urine of Uranus to Nep- tune last March is said by astrolo gers to have sealed the fate of Hit Ter. IL has been long predicted that l943 would bring the end of his ter rible power and start retribution for those who have aided the Nazi hor- TOTS. The aspects are read as pre- saging for United Nations combat on a vast scale which assures the absolute defeat of Nazism. Peace overtures along many lines some treacherous and some well-meaning so far as they are connected with religious or neutral agencies, will be numerous
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of strange events. Changes should be avoided. Danger of deception is foreseen. l Children born on this day prob ably will be talented but difficult to direct They have the possibilities of success.
 Copyright, 1943)
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Seventy-six years ago today at Sitka, the American flag was first raised Alaska marking the transfer of the Russian Colonies in America to the United States.
 It was on October 1S 1867 that the ceremony took place with Captain Aexei Pestchouroff representing Russia and Brig General Lowell H. Rousseau repre- senting the United States.
 The flag now reposes in the Alaska Territorial Museum .tr .e. '-
 The American responsible for the purchase was William H. Seward then Secretary of State the Rus sian Baron Stoeckl, the Czar's Minister at Wash ngton
 Russia would have sold the country for S50000O0 but the played his cards right and the transac- in gold
 Congress went wild, calling the new Territory all sorts of names and including Seward But the wealth produced in Alaska since 1867 is counted in billions not paltry millions
 Since that day, Alaska has gradually been build ing itself up as vauble asset to the United States, first as producer of gold urs and fsh-now in war time as a vital indispensable bastion of the North Pacific
 It's people are good Americans Denied many of the privileges which those in the States have Aaskans of lo43 would like little say about controlling their destiny.
 Today 76 years after Alaska became part of the United States, there is talk about extending more democracy to it's people But only faint talk. Alaska waited 45 years before it's people given any part in controlling their territorial affairs Territorial Legislature whose powers and very limited
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PATENTS TO GERMANY

The Justice Department has just unearthed a new and unique case of selling U. S. patents to Germany before Pearl Harbor. In this in- stance, however, one important U. s. firm, the du Fonts, strongly op- posed giving the patent to Ger many, while two other firms, Gen. eral Motors and Standard Oil of New Jersey favored it. In the end du Pont lost out.
 The patent in question was for manufacturing tatra- ethyl lead for high octane gasoline and was own ed by the Ethyl Corporation This company in turn is owned by Stand ard Oil and General Motors.
 In Germany, the Ethyl Corpora tion had set up Ethyl GMBH in partnership with L G. Farbenindus- trie. And in 1885, American Ethyl proposed letting it's German coun- terpart have it's high octane gaso- 2 line patent
 4L iblANos llOMthCls They pointed out that Germany wanted the patent for military pur- poses, that Germany was becoming 8 dangerous military power They also pointed out that the U. s. Gov ernment frowned on sending these patents abroad.
 - So the Fthvl Cornorafion rop suited the U. s. Army Air Corps, telling the Army that the patent was not secret, Ethyl also said that even if the patent was secret, an equal or compelling reason was the widespread property interest the company had in Germany and that ? making this patent available in Germany would help the Ethyl Cor
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Satevtpost article on Small Busi-
 ness, titled The Little Man With
 the Big Idea" It will be the most
 intelligent boost for small business from any Administration spokes- man. The public forgets cas- fly but chalk up score for comedy CongressWoman Claire Luce as the first to sound off regarding U. s. air rights on Allied bases after the war. She sounded the warning nine months before the Flying Senators gave birth to the same thing. |"
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or if so, to relinquish them after the war; t3) send Lend-Lease through most expeditions channels, but not interfere with established channels of trade.
 NOTE = Many Senators, though strong supporters of permanent British cooperatios. believe that re- cent revelations in the Senate came just in time to stiffen the State Departments give-away polI cy. They believe that this policy car ried too far, would have caused revulsion of American opinion and permanently hurt British coopera- tion for peace after the war,
 However it now looks as if the British would propose wholesale reciprocal Lend-Lease in order to offset current unfavorable public opinion.
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Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS "Ie arrangement of these things are satisfactory satisfactory ARRANGEMENT is a subject
 OFTEN IsPRONOUNCED Rational Pronounce -unal as n RAY
 OFTEN MISSPEIIED Convalescence Observe the sc
 negligence disregard, inattenon
 three times and it is yours Let us Todays the right wicked Their punishment made them perverse than ever"
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CAPITAL CHAFF

Rough-and-ready Buford Jester, Texas railroad commissioner, re- gently regaled a caucus of the Texas Congressional delegation with the story of how he allegedly had torn SECommissioner Sumner Pike to shreds over the question of increas- ing the price of oil Pike, however, still seems to have a lot of price influence with Economic Stabilizer Vinson [" Vice PreSi- dent Wallace is about to publish a
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MERRY-Go-RoUND

Department of Justice lawyer John Levin has now chalked up a big league record of the following major lawsuit victories: oil company price-fixing, medical monopoly; As sociated Press; Ethyl gasoline Pri- vate Bob Nathan who saved the
 taxpayer millions by his economic planning job for WIPE will soon be discharged from the army. Nathan
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 5moiIle|;;Ired.
 500 Score

MADISON, Wis, Oct. Is. = The mighty Notre Dame team put over a one-sided victory last Saturday afternoon and outclassed the Wis consin eleven 50 to O. The Irish crossed the Badgers goal eight times. Many subs were used dur ing the fame Wisconsin threatened cnly once, and that was short spurt in the second period.
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NAVY WINS BUT GE15 SCARED BY
 PENN STATE fl

AN POLIS. Oct. 18.-Penn State threw a terrific scare into the favored Navy Middies last Saturday afternoon but the latter continued undefeated so far this season. Bill Baron's 38-yard touchdown gallop m the flnal quarter clinched the i4 to 6 win for the Navy.
 Penn State kept right on the heels of the Middies during the en- tire game.
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poration.
So the Army said o. K.

poration.
 So the Army said o. K.
 NOTE-One important point was that du Pont, which developed the patent, apparently considered it so secret that it should not be given to Germany. But the Ethyl Cor poration told the Army it was not secret. du Pont has large inter- est in General Motors, so was con- suited.
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LOOK and LEARN sAy c. GORDON

s water? what is "Good-by" derived? B. Where is the easernmost point of the fashion of spreading butter with his  What malmot?
 
 cubic GA S a with WestQ Head Easport of which called woodchucks
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VlUULKN LIIQULIIL ROBERTA LEE

all right to have fruit cenepiece dinner table?
 will attractive if bowl heaped with peaches and grapes
 when tea? the of the reception 
 engagement her father 
 A. should be made in her mothers name
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WHITMAN LoSE5
 TO (0MMAND0S

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Oct. Is. Tine great offensive exhibition of Ail-A-nerican Izzy Weinstock. and lhe display of defensive ability of Auofey Minter, combined to give the Spokane Air Service Commandos l2 to 6 win over Whitman College 'aSe Saturday afternoon.
 Whitman scored from the 43-yard
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line over broken field with run made by Ben Holcomb after a pass.
 The Commandos took the lead in the third period and kept it to the end
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PURDUE HITS PACE FINAL PERIOD; BEATS
 OHIO STATE 30 TO ]

CLEVELAND. Oct. IS. = Purdue came from behind last Saturday afternoon to score all touchdowns in the last half to beat Ohio State 30 to 2. The Buckeyes scored in the first period.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

OCTOBER Is Ralph E. Robertson
 Ted Keaton Mrs. Frank A. Boyle Marjorie Shell Ingvold o. Sunderland Mrs. Bert Lybeck
 Billie Cortez Lila A. Thompson Mrs. F. M. Devers
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Washington Merry-
 6o-Round

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My imagination's on fire
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-19
WILMINGTON SAID
FREE FROM VICE
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Department, nevertheless they felt
it their duty to authorize such an
investigation and the City Man
ager was instructed to have II
made" ....
'The Cundiff Detectives, Inc, OF
Lynchburg, Va. was contacted ana
agreed to undertake the work. One
Of their operatives covered the
city entirely unknown to anyone
here except the City Council and
the. Manager. The report Of the
agency has now been received and
clears up existing runors and
worries concerning Wilmington,s
moral condition under war cir
cumstances. According to their
findings the city was found to be
almost entirely from vice and
rackets Of every description -
"The report pointed out that
there was mo prostitution as it
is generally known, practically no
street walking and pickup girls,
and no house of prostitution The
report further stated that 'ganb-
ling is confined to certain pool
rooms between pool players and
to game called Amos and Andy
which game has the sanction Of
the courts. No number slips OF
race horse tickets could be found.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-19

We found the football racket at
one place which the police closed
out at once. Whiskey is sold illeg-
ally at some places, but this is
on small scale
The city managers report con-
tinues, From the excerpts quoted
above it is apparent that vice and
gambling on large and disturb
ing scale do not exist in Whining
ton. However, it is realized that
under present conditions too much
care cannot be exercised in pre-
venting growth of crime and the
Police Department is determined
that is shall not occur"
Naturally, the administration is
very happy that their own opinion
that we have good police force
is confirmed. and it is with plea.
sure that this report is passed or
for the information of the public. -
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ing the Sozh above Gomel already
we're reported within 10 miles of
severing that escape hatch, a n d
Moscow dispatches said the Gomel
garrison's position hourly was be-
coming untenable as the Russians
strove to encircle it.
Gomel, the Germans anchor of
their 2Q0-mile White Russian line
running northward to Vitebsk, also
was menaced by Soviet units NOV
ing up from the south.
Marshal Stain ordered "a sal
woes from 124 guns to commence
rate the two victories as Berlin
also reported h eavy developing
russian attacks in the Smolensk-
Orsha and Newell sectors a b v e
Gomel, and in the Dnieper bend
where other Red armies still are
trying to close gigantic trap on
the enemy.
Korosten, nearly 80 miles north
west OF Kiev, is junction on lines
leading westward to Warsaw and
southwest to Lwow. Marshal Sta
I'm termed it 'operationally impor-
tant and large strongpoint in
the German defenses."
The Russian leader Ii k w is e
stressed the Importance of Rechit-
sa as a large communications
center and strongpoint,," and an
effective union between the troops
Under Generals Vatutin and Rokos-
sovsky is expected shortly.
General Rokossovsky's tr D S
overran more than 30 towns and
villages in the Rechitsa-Vasilevi-
chi sector. To the south o Their
units operating along the lower
caches of the Pripet river sliced
through several more villages, in
rluding 1lyintsky, so miles north
west Of Kiev. This represented a
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are women.
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Russian Army Surges
Ahead, Korosten Taken

13-mile advance from Chernobil,
taken Wednesday.
Inside the Dnieper bend the Rus
slams declared their troops improv-
ed their positions southwest of
Dnepropetrovsk. The day before,
Moscow had said the Red army
was within % miles of Nikopol on
the south side of the bend. No
mention was made Of any action
in the Crimea.
Russian front dispatches said the
Germans had thrown in 100 more
tanks since Wednesday in the fam
ing battle between Zhitomir and
Korostyshev, ID miles to the east.
These reports said the German "of-
fensive defensive' counterattack
there was prompted by an acute
fear that the Red army would
break through to the Rumanian
border, 40 miles away, to trap
huge German forces battling in
the Dnieper elbow far to the east.
German radio broadcasts record
ed by the Associated Press de-
clared additional ground was re-
gained by the Axis in the zhito-
mir area where several Russian
localities were recaptured by the
Germans Wednesday. The fall of
Korosten, however, should enable
the Russians to divert more power
to its forces holding that area.
Berlin told of 'embittered hand
to-hand fighting in pouring rain"
near Orsha in upper White Rus
STA, and said the Red army also
in its outflanking move on vitebsk.
was attacking southwest of Newell
The Russians last were reported
within Is miles of both Orsha and
Vitebsk.
On all fronts during Wednesday
the Russians said their troops
Knocked out IS German tanks and
shot down 10 planes.
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WAR MAY STRIKE
TURKEY SHORTLY
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iully protected against aerial as
satllt.
Turkey already has developed
elaborate airports and landing
fields which hardly need more than
the arrival of Allied bombing
planes and their crews to be trans
formed into bases for far-reac ching
operations against Axis-held terri
tory. Turkeys army, made up OF
some Of the bravest soldiers in the
world, probably could not 60 into
action before spring in any event,
since the winter in Thrace is not
fighting weather.
The new Turkish position natur
ally stems from the Moscow con-
ference and subsequent talks in
Cairo between Turkish Foreign
Minister human Menemencioglu
and British Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden, though the best
thought here still is that Eden
made no specific demands on Tur-
key.
Menemencioglu reported on the
Cairo talks last night to the par
,iamentary group of the peoples
Republican party, and, according
to a subsequent announcement,
"set forth the Turkish line of con-
duct on the framework Of treaty
CT alliance with Great Britain.
The meeting, which was attend
ed by President Inonu, said it zap
proved unanimously the conduct OF
the government" An independent
group Of the peoples party has
given similar approval Of the gov
ernment's decision.
apparently alarmed at the turn
Of events, Franz Won Papen, Nazi
ambassador to Turkey, returned to
Germany two days ago. The Nail
controlled Paris radio said he was
received by Hitler today.)
One of the unsubstantiated re-
ports going the rounds here is that
Eden told Menemencioglu that Rus
sia wanted Turkey in the war to
protect her flank as a. guarantee
CT Turkeys faith in the Allied
cause.
Menemencioglu was said to have
replied that Turkey would go on
helping the Allies sub rosa and
would eventually enter the war
against the Axis, but that for the
time bieng she did not wish to pro-
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Food For Freedom
Meet Opens Today

The Food Fights for Freedom"
program will be held Friday at
l'5O p. m. in the Superior court
room to discuss the raising Of
more food and set the food pro-
eucts goal for this county. R. w.
0alphln announced Thursday.
representatives of the extension
service of the State college in
Aalelgh will be Miss Verna STAN
,oh' southeastern home demonstra-
non agent; DR.. E. R. Collins; and
!, M Osteen. j. NJ. Henley will
act as the AAA representative.
Mr Galphin, Miss Mason and
Sher local food specialists viii:
ps present at this meeting tt
; "aich all interested persons arc
slVl'ed to attend and discuss plans
tof increasing the food supply d
.n!s county for 1914 to one-thirc
more.