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Trollers Individualists
ALASKA Fishing News

Trollers strong indvidualists, other
Aaskans, perhaps more so in a good many ways
They take pride in standing on their own two
feet without fear favor from anyone any
They battle the elements for living, with danger
always at their elbow
But, in the modern involved process of economic
life becoming with its cliques, organizations,
regulations and political wire pulling trollers
are becoming the forgotten men," Their individual
ism will be their undoing if active organizations keep
whiting down their earnings. To use quotation
God helps those who help themselves
To illustrate our point just recently few trolers
took it upon themselves to try and get hearing in
Alaska on the 1914 OPA regulations. Having no
organization back of them, these men got brushed
off Not only did the OPA not heed the request,
but gave official notice to them or in the papers
that an OPA meeting for 1914 program to be
held in Seattle December 2, thus denying them the
right for general expression because of such short
notice
However, of the trollels in Ketchikan took
the bull by the horns called meeting and adopted
program, anyway. They adjourned at a. m. Thurs
day, following long discussions The delegate they
named had to get his credentials, clearance and
catch the boat at a. m that same day to get to
Seattle on time.
This was certainly "short-changing the trollers
on the time limit" They were criticized for not
l943 regulations, but it looks like again the gopher
game" was played on them.
The question now is whether the troliers prefer
to remain in splendid isolated indivduasm the
victims of active groups get together in some kind
of organization and battle collectively for their
rights. ~ ssau
Yes we know what headache" they have gone
through in the past, perhaps being sold down the
river for concerted efforts but, let the dead past
bury its dead" and the living look ahead and plan
accordingly.
Individualism is too great price to pay for the
loss of independence And unless trolers can make
decent living they bound to lose their boats,
and must turn to other means of making livelihood.
They alone the makers of their destiny or
veal or woe
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The recent announcement by Byron Price chief
of the office of Censorship. is something that news
papers have been waiting for long time.
Price wants it understood that the Office of
Censorship is the agency through which all requests
for censorship must be handled
With the outbreak of the war and the creation of
this office newspapers pledged to a voluntary
censorship, readily accepting the regulations drawn
up by the Office of Censorship detailed code was
to each publication, listing the rules under which
it would be desirable to operate in wartime
But apparently, the many other government
agencies cared little for the rules and regulations
They went about clampng down on what could be
printed their own Many newspapers, anxious to
keep anything out of print that might be helpful to
the enemy, gave up without struggle Others how
ever, fought
Many minor officials of various agencies, who
knew little if anything about censorship had never
read the rules and regulations drawn by the Office
of Censorship took it upon themselves to tell
papers what they could and couldn't print.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATORS

ALL CONCERNED ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that on December 18th,
1913, FRANK A. BOYLE was APP
pointed administrator of the estate
of HARRY HENDRICKSON, de-
ceased, by the United States Com
missioner and Ex-Officio Probate
Judge for the Juneau, Alaska, Com
miSsioners Precinct.
ALL PERSONS having claims
against said estate are hereby re-
quired to present the same with
proper vouchers, within six 90
months from the date hereof to the
undersigned at the office of the
Auditor of the Territory of Alaska
ON the second floor of the Federal
Territorial Building, of Juneau, AL
aska.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, Deem
Der 18th, 1913.
tSEAL) FRANK A. BOYLE,
Administrator of the Estate of
Harry Hendrickson, Deceased.
First publication Dec. 10, 1913.
Last publication: Jan. 3, 1914.
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RED ARMY TO PAUSE

The Big-Three conference is sure
to be followed by a lull on the
Russian front. Military expert s
agree that the Red Army will pause
to gather strength for the coordin-
aed blow against Germany from
the east, west, and south.
Weather will play some part in
this lull, for Russian roads are now
DOGGY But principal factor will be
the need to gather forces for the
winter drive, timed to strike Ger
many at the same time as the in
vasion of western Europe, and a
possible operation against the Bal
kans.
The Red Army has advanced SO
far that lines of supply are stretch
ed thin, and large areas between the
fighting front and the bases of sup
ply are ravaged by the see-saw OF
armies. Roads must be built, wires
strung. and raillines changed back
from the German to the Russian
gauge.
Thus, the Russian forces will be
doing more engineering than fight
ing in the next few weeks
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20 YEARS AGO f Ffr EMPIRE
DECEMBER 10, 1928

DECEMBER IS,
showing
preferably African said w Chief of the Alaska
Education Native Seattle
Eskimo film showing the natives Point
The appointment of r. M Courtney Anchorage and Wallis S
George Juneau the Territorial Board Accountanc
this third member
be appointed by the in the
Claus according to
addressed to the Elks Club
H. Faulkner returning home the
Admiral Rogers after visit in California
w. had visiting Seattle returning
Juneau the Admiral boat.
the boys hoopes defeated the Fresh
school lineup
A. Hahn, Ball E.
included
Eingen Mcintyre
Weather report: low, 81 cloudy.
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HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline
but do not compel"
TUESDAY DECEMBER IA

TUESDAY, DECEMBER IA
This should be routine day
The planetary government is unim-
portant but fairly promising.
HEART AND HOME: The stars
encourage work in connection with
happy holiday plans. 1t is a favor
able day for home activities. The
stars presage a memorable holiday
season in which unexpected joys
will come to many families. Women
should look forward hopefully.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS S: Retail
merchants may prepare for a big
trade marked by the purchase of
many Injuries. Astrologers forecast
generous spending by wage earners.
Cash customers will outnumber
buyers with credit accounts. Jewel
ers will profit. so will furriers and
purveyors of costly perfumes.
NATIONAL ISSUES: Following
the midwinter vacation, schools and
colleges will stress even more than
in preceding months training in the
sciences. Demonstration of splendid
efficiency among American men in
the armed forces will inspire educa-
tors to greater efforts to fit instruc-
ton to practical aims.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:
Despite radio, press and motion pic
ture presentations of current war
conditions and achievements. the
real gravity of situations involving
United Nations activities on various
fronts will not be understood by
numerous Americans. Peace will be
advocated and sympathy for our
enemies will be expressed, if the
stars are wisely read. Fifth column
! lists will work through well-meaning
but shortsighted persons
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury Of year of satisfactory
work but erratic decisions may
cause losses.
/ Children born on this day pro-
badly will be successful in their
careers. They should have talents
which offer extraordinary possibili-
ties Fame will come to the few.
Copyright, l943D
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

INOllSE " SHtEDl ohS
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the undersigned was, on the
goth day of November, 1913, duly
appointed administrator of the es-
tate of EMMA Lotus NEWTON,
deceased, and that letters tesla
mentary therefor on said day were
duly issued to the undersigned
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby required to
present said claims with proper
vouchers, and duly verified, within
six 60 months from the date of
this Notice, to the undersigned adj
ministrator, at the office of its at
torneys, r. E. Robertson and NJ. E
Monagle, at 200 Seward Building
Juneau, Alaska
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this goth
Gay of November, 1913.
ALASKA PERSONAL SERVICE
AGENTS,
Administrator. !,
By M. E. MONAGLE, 49,
It's Vice. President.
First publication, Nov. %, 1943
Last publication, Dec 20, l943
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FfUDLKN LIluULIIL ROBERTA LEE

pleased to you all right
introduction?
phrase avoided would be better Il
John speak
you often
a church funeral?
all right girl for her fance?
A. mourning for sister
brother
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he was about to leave, the woman
handed him 35 cents.
THANK you, George" she said
Red-faced, the 0,000-a-year
Congressman returned the tip. MY
names not George he explained
automatically. That's the name of
the porter in this apartment house.
Copyright, 1943, by United Fea-
lures Syndicate. Inc).
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NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND REPORT AND
PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION

T. i L
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That on December 9Th, 1943,
HENRY STRAGIER, as adnninis-
traitor of the estate of RENE D.
STRAGIER., Deceased, made and
filed in the above entitled Court
at Juneau, Alaska, his Final Ac-
count and Report and Petition for
Distribution, and that on said day
the said Court entered its order di-
recting that hearing be had upon
said Final Account and. Report and
Petition for Distribution before it
on Saturday, February 5, 1914, at
1000 o'clock am, at the office of
the said United States Commits
sioner in the Federal Territorial
Building, in Juneau Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, and requiring all
persons to then and there appear
and make their objections, if any
thereto, and to the settlement
thereof and, to he payment and
distribution Of all the residue of this
estate to the surviving children of
deceased, share and share alike,
whose names and addresses are as
follows:
FRANK STRAGIER, son of
legal age, serving in the Armed
Forces of the United States of
America, and -,
GEORGE ALBERT STRAGIER,
"a son of legal age, serving in
the Armed Forces of the United
! States of America.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 9th
day of December, 1943.
FELIX GRAY,
United States Commissioner and
Ex- Officio Probate. Judge.
First publication, December 6, 1913
Last publication, December 81, 1913
adv.
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Daily Lessons in English ~ " L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN Il suppose am too dumb
understand suppose STUPID understand
OFTEN MISPR first
as in ALL mot as ALL o
A as n syllable.
OFTEN MISpELIED Beneficial; Nj.
clamorous uproaiols boiseous, blatant
three times it yours" Let
DISSOCIATE to from associate
ideas"
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Them days are gone, forever

At present, The Empire well as every other
newspaper has its code of censorship to follow and
will follow this until the and liberaized code
reaches this office.
Only the Office of Censorship has the authority
to request that certain not be published Re-
quests from all other sources out of order.
We have received nothing definite yet concerning
how liberal the code will be- but Director Price
hints that many matters heretofore kept of print
will be allowable.
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Note Only Northern Democrats
who voted against clean-cut vot-
ing system for soldiers were Walsh
OF Massachusetts,, Walsh of New
Jersey Gov Edison's new appointee
from mis- own Edison Company,
and Rhode Islands Peter Gerry,
millionaire descendant of the Gerry
who signed the Declaration of In
dependence
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"sIR WALTER RALEIGH" RAMEY

Broad shouldered Representative
Homer A. Ramey of Ohio, who col
lects old coins, almost collected some
money from an unexpected source
the other day
AS Ramey was about to leave his
apartment hotel for the office, he
noticed an elderly lady in the lobby
who seemed in great distress. Bur-
dened with two large suit-cases, she
was trying to make a train, but
couldn't find a porter.
Let me help you lady" offered
the Ohio Congressman. He carried
the suitcases outside to taxi. AS
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ONE MAN WENDELL wILLKIE

ONE MAN = WENDELL WILLKIE
Here are the inside facts behind
the isolationist book, 'One Man
Wendell Willkie," a critical take
off on Wilkes "One World
brought out as a part of the Stop
Willkie campaign
The author, C. Nelson Sparks,
former Mayor of Akron, Ohio. did
most of the writing, but the office
of Senator Gerald Nye of North
Dakota and former secretary of
Herbert Hoover had a hand in the
books preparation,
Gerald w. c"Spike') Movius, long
shanked, magazine writer secretary
of Senator Nye. ghost-wrote the
first chapter and part of another
also assisted in editing the book
The original manuscript was SUBJ
mitted for suggested changes tc
both Movius and Ray Richmond
executive secretary Of Hoover's Ma
tional Committee on Food for Small
Democracies," which folded up just
before Pearl Harbor.
Another who had a hand in the
actual writing was George Briggs
a Minneapolis free-lance writer who
served on Sparks publicity staff
while the latter was promoting the
campaign of Frank Gannett, New
York newspaper publisher, for the
COP Presidential nomination ii
1910.
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The book, colored narrative of
alleged incidents in WILKES politi-
cal career-including his story-book
nomination by the Philadelphia Re-
publican convention in 1940-is
aimed at stamping Willkie as a
political accident. 1t is published by
E. C. Raynor, a small New York
publisher who went to high school
with Sparks in Ohio, according to
friends.
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Washington
Merry
6o-Round

CONTINUED rom Page One)
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Kissing is a sign of extreme po-
likeness in Japan.
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Sparks tried to get Publisher
Gannett to angel" the work, but
Gannett apparently didn't consider
it a good business proposition. The
author finally had to put up about
$4,000 of his own money. The rest
of the initial publishing cost was
supplied by the Raynor firm.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Madge Wade
Evelyn Spain
Mrs. Robert Light
Leephonse Smith
Clarice Thomson
Alice McDermott
Mrs. r. M. Mitchell
Edna T. Fletcher
Evening star., 1943-01-06
BY Fronk Willord
BY Will Eisner
BY Art Huhto
BY PouI Foqorty

A sure tip-in the race for victory.
SIS ticket pays Sle0, and cannot
lose. Buy War Bonds now.
Evening star., 1943-01-06
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME

useless. You see, Sammy used to
spend a great deal of his time when
he was alone In the Green Forest
pretending that he was in the same
fix as Chatterer and then trying to
think of some way out of it. So it
was that Chatterer never could think
Of a plan that Sammy hadn't al
ready thought Of. And yet there was
a way to cheat Sammy out of his
fun, though not out of his corn, and
it really was the fun of seeing Chat
terer so worried that Sammy cared
most about, Sammy had thought of
it almost at once and it seemed to
him that Chatterer was very, very
stupid not to think of it, too.
HE will think Of it some day and
I don't see any way to upset such a
simple plan," said Sammy to him
self. and then he fell to studying
some new way to torment Chatterer
And at last Chatterer did think
of it. 1t was such simple plan!
Probably that was why he hadn't
thought of it before. All he had to
do was to go over to Farmer Browns
corncrib at break of day, before any
one in Farmer Browns house was
awake, just as he had been doing,
only make two or three trips and
store lot of corn in a safe hiding
place in the old stonewall. Then,
when Sammy Jay demanded corn he
could get 1t without trouble or dan
ger. He tried 1t and it worked
Evening star., 1943-01-06


called the column the column
correctly they
Ans to Yesterdays LETTER-OUT.
>MORASS-SOARS
ABETTORS-BATTERS
CROSSIET-CLOSETS (sorage places.
ROTATED-DOTTER
a
Evening star., 1943-01-06
BY Thornton W. Burgess

splendidly. Sammy Jay got his corn
but he didn't get any fun. and he
cared more for the fun of seeing
Chatterer in trouble than he did for
the corn. So, after two or three
mornings, Sammy didn't come up to
the Old Orchard. and Chatterer
chuckled as he stored up the corn
not in one place. but in several
places.
Now, while Sammy Jay seemed to
have grown tired of corn, he was do
ing a lot Of thinking. He had no
idea Of leaving Chatterer alone. He
just had to think of some way of up
setting Chatterer's simple plan. It
was Reddy Fox who finally gave him
the idea. He saw Reddy trotting
down the Lone Little Path through
the Green Forest, and right away
the idea came to him. He would tell
Reddy where Chatterer was storing
the corn in the old stonewall and
Reddy would hide close by.
"Of course, don't want Reddy to
catch Chatterer. but I can prevent
that by warning him just in time.
But he will be so frightened that he
won't dare 60 to that place for corn
again in a hurry, and so he will have
to go to the corncrib for it." thought
Sammy, and hurried to tell Reddy
Fox about the place hallway along
the old stonewall where Chatterer
had hidden his corn.
Evening star., 1943-01-06

Each time that Chatterer the Red
Squirrel thought himself smarter
than Sammy Jay he found that he
wasn't as smart as he thought he
was, and this always made him feel
mortified. He Just couldn't admit,
even to, himself. that Sammy was
the smartest. and yet, here he was
every day bringing corn for Sammy
from Farmer Browns corncrib
whenever Sammy told him to, and
running the risk Of being seen by
Farmer Browns boy, all because he
hadn't been able to think of some
way toyoutwit Sammy. Once, after
he had such narrow escape from
old Roughleg the Hawk, he had
tried going down to his storehouse
on the edge of the cornfleld, but he
had found Roughleg on watch and
had turned back. From the way
Sammy Jay had grined when he saw
Chatterer coming back, Chatterer
had made up his mind that Sammy
knew something about how old
Roughleg happened to have found
out about that storehouse and so
had been on watch.
Now, all this time Sammy Jay was
having great deal of fun out of
Chatterer's trouble. Each time that
Chatterer thought Of plan to out
wit Sammy he would find that
Sammy had already thought of it
and . way to make the plan quite
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Answer to Yesterdays LETTER-OUT.
BY Lillian Cox Athey

ter. They look like string beans and
are delicious, but they taste like
artichokes and are as sticky as
okra.
The lobes of the prickly pear are
used in a poultice said to be cure
for rheumatic inf1amma OF
course, the lobes have been used for
forage. and Burbank worked toward
a spineless cactus.
Indeed, the Department of Agri-
culture has been eager to develop
the prickly pear as forage, but the
results to date have been rather
discouraging. 1t is true that during
lean seasons the lobes will be eaten,
but the spines must be burned off
with torch. This is tedious and
costly operation If there is hungry
cattle needing food.
Some of the prickly pears have a
pest that has turned out to be
blessing in disguise for man. 1t is
the cochineal, an insect feeding on
these plants and collected for use in
the manufacture of dye. This was
a new turn in events and it proved
for time to be a most profitable
source of income. But the arrival
Of the cheaper coal-tar dyes soon
put crimp in this strange plant
insect industry.
Though flowers of the prickly pear
are attractive and have many vir-
tues, they are fully appreciated only
when closeup of them is obtained.
Some of them are rich yellow, some
brilliant magenta pink. Some Of
the blossoms are inches across and
each petal has satiny sheen. There
are many interesting members Of
the Opuntia and practically all have
economic value.
Evening star., 1943-01-06

them, as there are several devices
used to rid the fruit of them. The
fruit may be brushed lightly, or
rolled together in water and the rind
peeled back.
The fruits must be removed from
the plant by means of a bent twig,
or snare. after they have been given
a preliminary brushing to free them
from the most aggressive spicules
Often the pears are dropped in
loosely woven bag made of the fiber
of the Agave The fruit is rolled
against one another to remove the
Objectionable spines.
The juice of the joints is used by
the Indians to clear muddy water,
or to purify it, and they also add this
mucilaginous fluid tothe whitewash
which they use on the missions OF
California and Mexico. The spines
are Of value for tattooing.
The flower buds and fiat lobes of
the stem are used. The young joints,
before they develop their spines, are
cut into narrow strips. boiled and
seasoned with salt, pepper and but
Evening star., 1943-01-06
It's Hard to Believe

Fort Wayne: How did we get the
word TAXI?-G. w. B.
Answer-Taxi is short for taxicab
which is short for taximeter-cab-
riolet.
The original cabriolet was a light,
two-wheel carriage, drawn by a
single horse. The vehicle. appar-
entity, would out -iounce a jeep, for
in no other way may We account
for the name cabrlolet, a word which
the realistic French borrowed from
the Italian cabrlola, meaning "a
somersault. And cabriola, humor-
ously enough. comes from the Latin
caper, meaning "a he-goat."
It's hard to believe that taxi
litreally is an acrobatic billy goat,
but it's true.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1943-01-06
NATURES CHILDREN
PRICKLY PEAR.

The members of Opuntia trace
their name to town in Greece, but
their origin is unknown. The prickly
pear is one of the best-known men,
bers of Opuntia and has been highly
appreciated by the Indians for CEN
turles. They have jointed stems
and the leaves, except in rare cases,
are tiny and soon fall to the ground.
The fruits of the prickly pear in
trigued Luther Burbank, who worked
with it and produced delicious fruits
about 3 inches in diameter But
there still we're objections to the
fruit: The great number of seeds
and the annoyance caused by the
small glochids, or barbed spicules
The expert knows how to extract