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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-15


 David Lawrence, well-known coumnist recently posed question concerning what part a free press can and could have played in assuring peace through out the world It's provoking question.
 Commenting on the State Departments release of Papers Relating the Foreign Relations of the United States and Japan between 1881 and l94l, he asks: Could truly free press. unhampered by gov ernment censorship suppression of official diplo- matc conversation and communications have pre- vented war between the United States and Japan?"
 He thinks could have been prevented had the press had current access to such information. Certainly, Japan pulled no punches in informing the State Department of her intentions officially But all the people got nice Jap smiles and peace talk that pure baloney. Of course some of them might have stopped to wonder what Japan was buying all that scrap iron from us for
 And had the people known through the press what just few tght-lpped government officials knew
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-15
DwINDLING AAA

Budget estimates for the next fiscal year are not yet public, but here is one estimate which will come as blow to farmers.
 The famous "Triple-A," which saved farmers in 1883 and has al ways been synonymous with the New Deal, is about to be cut dras- tically. It is the Roosevelt Adnlinis- tration which is making the cut, not Congress.
 In fact, Budget Bureau first pro- posed, in closed-door hearings, to eliminate AAA altogether. This pro- posal was ruled out, but Budget then made 50 percent slash from s4OO,OO0,O 1000 to s2OO.O00.0O0
 Taken together with the near elimination of Farm Security Ad- ministration, the AAA cut indicates
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-15
FORD PLANT BEHIND

One of Ford's war plants is limp ing badly, and Washington experts are offering crutches.
 Its magnesium plant located at River Rouge. turning out that light metal required in airplanes. It was authorized by RFC's Defense Plant Corporation nearly two years ago tearly 1942J, with a Government investment of $1l,0O0,00O
 But production has been so slow that both Defense Plant and WIPE officials decided something would have to be done. So the Aluminium Division of WIPE asked the Ford manager to come to Washington for conferences.
 Both WIPE and DPC are offer ing advice and expressing concern They are saying in effect: "You have had nearly two years in which to reach production goals, and ii you don't make the grade soon, the war will be over"
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MERRY-GO-R0UND

Real author of the slogan, Take the peace out of politics and take the politics out of peace, is Her bert Bayard Swope, editor of the old New York World and now pub lie relations advisor to Secretary Stimscn. It has since been picked up by the B2 H2 Senators to ex- press the importance of keeping factional GOP-Democratic politics out of a permanent peace treaty Smiling Jimmie Davis, author of You Are My Sunshine" and candidate for Governor of Louisi- ana, suggests that all candidates conduct their campaigns in the form of bond drive for Uncle Sam. Maybe the man who sells the most bonds should be elected ., Agricultural experts are intrigued with Aston Warnings book, Roots in the Earth" a boost for small farmers.
 Copyright, l943, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, .IncD.
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Flying Round the World
Anchorage Timesl

Anchorage Times
 So many folks have flown around. the world of late that only the passengers themselves find anything very thrilling about such trips, and they become pretty blase after the second or third trip.
 Because of the war, civilians however, willing pay the cost, not step in and buy tickets for far corner of the world as matter of routine. But those with genuine business can always arrange fly to out-of- theway corner on short notice in much safety and relative comfort.
 It was not thus on April 6, 1924 when eight Army flyers set out from Seattle Wash, in four planes specially designed and built for the venture by young man named Donald Douglas
 There major, a captain three first Leu tenants two sergeants and civilian with the tenn porary rank of second lieutenant It their assign ment to fly something than 25000 miles around the world Nobody, up to that time, ever had flown around the world.
 On September 28, 1924-more thar five and half months later by elapsed time during which they had been actually in the air 363 flying hours-two Of the planes, piloted respectively by Lieut. Erik H. Nelson and Capt Lowell H. Smith, landed back at Seattle They had covered 26345 miles. With Nelson was Jack Harding civilian With Smith Lieut.. Leslie P Arnold
 The other two palnes had been forced down, one poted by Mai Frederick L. Martin, in Alaska. The other, flown by Lieut.. Leigh Wade, sank ln the North Atlantic after flying across the Aleutans to Japan the East China Sea to Shanghai thence by way of French Indo China, Siam Rangoon; across the Malay Peninsula to Burma; across the Indian Ocean to Calcutta; then to Bagdad Constantinople Paris Vienna Strasburg, London, and Iceland on the way back toward the United States. He and Sgt Henry ogden who was with him. rescued
 That flight possible only through intensive organization and preparation. Ground men went in advance to each projected landing spot and arranged for supplies.
 On the basis of that then spectacular adventure experts say that our astoundngly successful Air Trans port Command in this rests Repair and weather bases established along the route blazed by those flyers make possible achievements in air transport which can hardly be suggested until the war is
 To the eight intrepid flyers this country and the world owes a lasting debt of gratitude
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LABOR PREPARES FOR 1914

More Government officials are gradually leaving to become asso- ciated with farm and labor unions.
 The CIO Committee for Political Action has now recruited:
 c. B. Baldwin, former Farm Se- curity Administrator and short time State Department official, and Raymond s. McKeough, former Congressman from Illinois. and former OPA regional director for Indiana, Illinois. and Wisconsin.
 Meanwhile, Aubrey Williams, for mer director of the National Youth Administration, has joined the Farmers Union.
 Preparing for l944, Sidney Hill man, who runs the CIO Political Committee, is setting up "ABC Committees" throughout the coun- try, stressing unity in the labor field. "A" is for AFL, "B" for Rail- road Brotherhoods, and "C" for CIO.
 His CIO Committee for Political Action already has a campaign chest of S700,000, put up by the larger unions to use in A. No fa- vorite son has yet been selected for President and, for the present
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-15
HOROSCOPE "The stdrs incline
 bat do not compel"
THURSDAY, DECEMBER le

THURSDAY, DECEMBER Is This is not an important day in planetary government. The hours should be passed in completing tasks well begun and in prepara- tions for the new year.
 HEART AND HOME: This is a fortunate date for older members of the family, time to contem- plate lessons learned in passing years. Youth should defer to age and experience. Return to many of the traditions ignored in recent years is forecast The jazz age de- finitely is to close after wartime experiences prove the value of old fashioned American ideals.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS: The gift hunting frenzy will cause much reckless buying Merchants will pro- fit despite many handicaps. This should be busy day for trades men, although bad weather may hamper shoppers in certain parts of the country.
 NATIONAL ISSUES: While this configuration prevails there may be widespread misapprehension of war policies and ill-advised criticism of the Administration. The stars af- fecting Congress and other legisla- tive bodies presage widespread re- percussions. There are explosive or antagonistic influences which af feet persons of all classes.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. European diplomatic experience may be used to the disadr antage of the | United States because of our na- tional habit of direct thought and action Couble meanings and secret sv:npols of speech are to be en- ployed in peace oyertures by the Axis. Certainty of defeat will not be tacitly recognized by Hitler and his generals
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of exceptional experiences Benefits from many sources are indicated.
 1 Children born on this day pro- bably will be possessed of unusual talents and strong characters. They may he hiob-ctri1f,o and capciti ya
 Copyright, 1943
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-15
20 YEARS AGO f{ME {yfT' EMPIRE
DECEMBER Is, 1923


 Juneau Gold United Smelling Refining Company which the hereafter be operated med according to advices received here.
 being summed this day O. Gore Assistant United states l. defense presented arguments the at about o'clock
 Hazet that Alaska was to subscriptions the Harding received from MT Hazee by Gov the Territorial organization
 basketball be played on the channel High School and Douglas High School teams played in Douglas at the Naaorum
 Knight Juneau and daughter for short visit while Miss Knight was remain in the following spring visiting
 L;oh 1our2 rain
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MRS JACK WARNER AND
 TWO GIRLS LEAVING

Mrs. Jack Warner and two daugh- ters who have been visiting here for several weeks will leave this evening on the Estebeth for their home in Tenakee. Toni. youngest daughter recently had an appendec- tony operation but is we'll enough to make the trip now. It was for merly planned that MT Warner would join them here for the Christmas holidays, but due to un- expected repair work in preparation for next years fishing season, his trip was cancelled.
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MAIL BAG

G. L. T.. Great Neck, L. I.-The Caucasus mountains are 17,000 feet high. But the passes through which Stalin flew en route to Teheran are 12000 feet :. H. L., Chicago-All Argentine meat exports are bought by the British Government, which then resells part to the U. s. Army. Thus, U. s. soldiers are eating Ar genuine beef bought from Britain. Value of Argentine meat exports last year was S139,000,000
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-15

there probably is little question but what President Roosevets request for an adequate sea force would have been approved in time to have frustrated Japans designs for domination of all Asia, for Pearl Harbor and Dutch Harbor and other quick blows which we unable to end off because of serious Shortages of arms.
 We paying a high price for the secrets of diplomacy. The people have the right to know and the right to act if the Knowledge to warrant it.
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For instance, in June, 1941, he scheduled hearings in Ely and Elko, Nevada. In September. October and November of that year, he toured through Wyoming. Utah, Arizona and held hearings in Tonapah, Ne vada, and Greenwood Springs, Colo. This year, he has gone back for more hearings in Reno, also in Fallon and Ely, Nevada, together with Salt Lake City, Denver, Phoe- nix and Albuquerque.
 While all this makes for nice visits to the Senator's own political staping ground, it keeps government officials busy trotting all over the country, using up valuable time and the taxpayers money in order to answer all the things McCarran wants answered
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-15
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
DIR. BLOCK AT DOUGLAS

Dh- DLOSh Al DOOoLAo
 A special assembly was held in the Douglas High, School yesterday having as guest speaker Dr. Berneta Block of the Territorial Health De- partment. Dr. Block told of her ex- periences as medical missionary in Korea and emphasized the inn portance of correct diet and daily living for health.
 The girls Glee Club, directed by Mrs. Winklemann, gave three num- bers, Evening Song" Sleigh Ride, and Silent Night" A Pep rally was also held, led by the cheer lead- CTS, Noreen Andrews and. Helen Isaaks.
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ALICE TAssELL sUCCUMBs

Alice tassell, sister of Joe Tassell of Douglas, has passed away at a hospital in Tacoma. In sanitarium for treatment recently, she was re- ported as cured and planned on joining her relatives here during this month. Exact cause of her death is not iNmediately known. She is well known in Douglas, and until last year was teaching school at Ketchkan, and in the years previously taught at Sitka.
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Daily lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN NfSUSED Each of the have their own car Say singular has his
 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Tryst TRIST as in TT
 OFTEN MISSPEILED: Aerial. Observe the four vowels
 SYNONYMS International, Texcabe unfeeing phlegmauc
 three times and 1t is yours Let us increase our Today word with from thing to another He ta ent ted versatile"
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WUUEKN LlluULIlL ROBERTA LEE

do when leaving hotel and he wshes Q luggage taken to a taxi? A. a a porter
 a wife Mrs Dr. Brown '? title Mrs Brown say the wife o pr 
 first wedding anniversary? A. of cotton
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FRANK DooGAN v1siTs HERE

Frank Doogan, former resident of Douglas, spent last Monday in the community visiting his friends here He is the son of Mrs. Mary Doogan and is now in the Armed Forces.
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REBEKAH XMAS PARTY
 COMMITTEE TO MEET

Members on the committee for the Rebekah Christmas party are asked to attend meeting Thurs day night at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Sam Paul.
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LOOK and LEARN sHy C. GORDON

At speed wild and usually fly? ,,M picture Crossing the Dela- ware? was the o colony Georgia? In what weleth called Pharaoh? 5.
 ANSWERS: |. a 2 B. General James Oglethorpe 4 Egypt 5
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the committee will concentrate on Congress.
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TIDES TOMORROW

BUY WAR BONDS
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how far farmers have come back economically.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

DECEMBER 15 Edward J. Giovanetti R, B. Mc1vor
 James Gilkey Donna Jean .Jewett Chede I. Paul
 Bill Baman Bonnie Louise Wagner I. M. Isaacs Mrs. T. M. Culver Ida Thomas
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Washington nellry- 6o-Round

(Contlnueo rom Page One)
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Weather report: High, 40; low, 36 rain.
Evening star., 1943-10-24
100 Nazis Reported Killed
By French GuerriIIas

z, the Associated Press.
ALGIERS. Oct. 23.-More than 100
and possibly 300 German troops
were killed recently near CeSson,
between Rennes and Laval in North
western France. when French guer-
rillas cut the railway, underground
reports received here today said.
Other reports of violent encounters
between patriots and Nazi occupa-
ton troops have begun to pile up on
a scale suggesting a widespread al
though small-scale insurrection.
Patriot forces were said to have
exchanged fire recently with the
Germans in two villages near Mount
Aigoul in southern France-Saint-
Jean du Gard and Saint Andre de
Valborgne in the departments of
Gard and Lozere-wounding eight
Germans but losing six killed and
IS wounded at Saint Jean du Gard
At Argenteuil, II miles northeast
of Versailles, hand grenade tossed
into detachment of German troops
as they marched through the streets
gravely wounded l3 of them, the
underground informants said, add
ing that on the same day the chief
of the German customs was shot
and killed at Besancon.
Evening star., 1943-10-24
New Projects Needed
To Reclaim S|ums
Here, Burton Says
Low Rent Housing on
SporseIy Settled Lond
Held Necessary Adjunct
By JOHN T. LITTER.

Chairman Burton of the SEN
ate subcommittee investigating
housing conditions in the District
said last night that construction
of large loW-rent housing prof.
ectS on vacant or Sparsely settled
land would be a necessary sup
plement' to any kind of program
for retaining Slum areas here.
He pointed out that when slums
are demolished and replaced on the
same site by modern housing. the
replacement housing generally does
not contain space for all the persons
who were crowded into the Slum
dwellings on the site. Low-rent
housing developments must be
erected elsewhere than in former
slum areas to care for this surplus
of "de-housed' persons, he said.
Senator Burtons statement came
after he and Senator Capper, Re-
publican, of Kansas, members of the
subcommittee, yesterday inspected
four of the nine large low-rent
housing properties already con-
structed here by the National Capt.
tai Housing Authority under title 2
of the District Alley Dwelling Act
The remaining five NCHA properties
of this type will be visited by the
subcommittee on its next tour
scheduled for 10 m. Wednesday.
These low-rent developments built
Evening star., 1943-10-24
NOTICE TO READERS AND
ADVERTISERS

Further reduction in the supply of newsprnt paper
Canada and in the United States and consequent
the War Production Board limiting use of paper bv Amer
lean make further size
of The Star.
All advertisers requested reduce their advertising
by 10 cent compared with their lineage used in the fourth
quarter of 1912
In order to comply strictly letter spirit with
sary regulations The Star reduced the size
OF both the evening and Sunday paper limiting the size of
The Evening Star to average pages daily with
mum Of 48 pages any day.
Although the circulation has been limited in certain
localities and other restrictions effected there
has been an increase of between 10000 $4,000 daily and
Sunday in circulation of The prewar period of
1884, on which WPB regulations for the consumption
paper are nased Notwithstanding this increase circulation
The Star will reduce its consumption paper during October
to s OF that used in 1s4 and further may
necessary during November and December.
The Star regrets the necessity limiting amount of
advertising in order that full coverage of the
lures may be maintained 1t appreciates the understanding
and cooperation of its readers and advertisers.
Evening star., 1943-10-24
Senator George Sees
Increasing Pressure
For Retail Sales Tax
House Groups Refusal
To Roise Income Levy
Is Cited as Reason
BY the Associated Press.

BY he Associated Press.
Creation Of new pressure for
a retail sales tax is certain
Chairman George of the Senate
Finance Committee said yester-
day, as a result of the House
Ways and Means Committee S re-
fusal to increase the individual
income tax load.
AS the House committee deferred
until this week a decision whether
to make any changes in the corpor.
ate tax structure, Senator George
declared the search for additiona
revenue apparently is narrowing
down to new and increased excise
taxes.
The Ways and Means Commit
tees refusal to boost levies on in.
dividual incomes, he told a pres;
conference, "of course creates new
pressure for sales tax"
But he added, I'm still of the
opinion that sales tax would not
be approved by Congress over the
active opposition of the Treasury
Department.
Sen. George said 1t is apparent
that new or increased excise taxes
such as have been proposed on to-
bacco, transportation, candy anc
liquor, can produce only a small
proportion of the S1O,5OO 900 900 ir
tSee TAXES PAGE A-191
Evening star., 1943-10-24
S Grid Leaders Still Unbeoten;
Navy Needs Ldst-Period Rally
81-Yeor-OId Stages
College Of Pacific
Beaten by U. S. 6.

Notre Dame, Army, Navy, Pur-
due and Pennsylvania. ranked in
that order in the Associated Press
football poll last week, continued
unbeaten in yesterdays games,
although the Middies and Purdue
needed strong finishes to beat
Georgia Tech, 2S-l4, and Iowa,
28-7, respectively.
Notre Dame, Navy's next oppo-
nent, swamped Illinois, 47-O;
Army downed Yale, 39-7; Penn
beat Columbia, $50; Michigan
routed Minnesota, 1915, and
Northwestern blanked Ohio State,
1870
In clash of undefeated
elevens on the West Coast,
Southern California. by a 6-to-O
score, nosed out College of the
Pacific, coached by the 81-year-
old Amos Alonzo Stagg.
Maryland's civilian squad had
its Homecoming Day spoiled by
Penn State, 45-0.
Southwestern Louisiana Insti-
tute whipped Southwestern Uni
Evening star., 1943-10-24

end OF next week. Reports to the
fund headquarters always take some
time. he added, due in many cases
to the failure of solicitors to file
their results at once with team
captains.
Mr.. Jennings said, however. that
he did not wish to convey anything
but gratitude and praise to his
volunteer workers.
They have been magnificent" he
declared, Their spirit is an example
for all of US
Totals Listed.
Totals collected by the divisions
working for the fund now stand as
follows:
Advance Gifts Division s4O2,
602 ,29-73 per cent of s550,OOO goal;
Business and Finance. 1858 ,299 GO
48 per cent of s1,350.0OO goal; Gov
tSee WAR FUND. Page A-2OD
Evening star., 1943-10-24
WPerish in Flames
As Plane Bearing
Paratroopers Crashes
Transport at Fort Benning
Plunges After Toke-off on
Night Training Mission

By the Associated Press
FORT BENNING, Ga. Oct.
23.-TWenty officers and men
were killed last night when an
Army transport plane crashed
at Lawson Field here while on a
night parachute mission. the
public relations office announced
today.
The dead included two officers
and three enlisted men of the Army
Air Forces and Is enlisted men from
the parachute troops here.
The plane crashed shortly after
taking of from Lawson Field, public
relations officers said. They reported
1t was a routine flight to permit the
paratroopers to make a night Jump,
now a part of their regular training
Fire" broke out when the plane
crashed, trapping all occupants.
The list of dead included the fol-
lowing from the Air Forces:
Second 1t. Gerald A. Schafer
Pittsburgh; First Lit. Milton w
Greig, Baltimore; Seret. Robert w
Farmer, Dayton, Ohio; Pfc. Donald
M. Schroeder, Los Angeles. and Pfc
Frank j. Sloboda. East Chicago, Ind
The parachute school personnel
killed included:
Sergt. Phillip L. Schoene. Syra-
cuse, Nebr., Sergt Anthony Fiorito
Norristown. Pa; Sergt. Angelo
Lagreca, Brooklyn, N. Y: Pfc. An
gelo L. Alvarado. New York, Pfc
Clinton E. Argo. Holton, Kan: Pfc
Charles B. Barnes. jr., Galena, Kan:
Pfc. Paul D. Beerbower. Valley
Falls, Kan; Pvt. Louis j. Stuppia
Rochester, N. Y: Pvt. Claire l.
Mock, Ainsworth. Nebr.; Pvt. Johr
E. Robertson, Newport. Ky; Pvt
Ralph D. Atwood, Alton. Ind; Pvt
John F. Anderson. JeffersonviIle
Ind; Pvt. Kenneth c. Brayton
Livingston, Mich: Pvt. Murel M
Altman, Lands, N. c., and Pvt
Bernard D. Bedell, Port Jervis, N. Y
Evening star., 1943-10-24
Marshall Shift Delayed,
Service REGISTER SAYS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Army and Navy Register. un-
official service journal. says Gen.
George c. Marshall may not 60 to
England to become supreme COM
mander Of Anglo American forces
until after January
There has been speculation that
the chief of staff would &c some
time this autumn the Register
says.
Gen. Marshall's arrival in Britain
early next year, the Register de-
clares, would be in accordance with
predictions that the western Euro
pean invasion probably will not be
started before late spring or early
summer.
Some persons, the Register says,
have concluded that a delay in an
nouncement of plans to send Gen.
Marshall to England meant that
his proposed appointment as SUI
preme command had been aban-
doned. But, the publication adds,
Informed sources" do not agree
with that.
Evening star., 1943-10-24
Massachusetts Girl, ID,
Found Stabbed to Death
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DARTMOUTH, Mass, Oct. %
A l4-year-old schoolgirl was found
stabbed to death today in the parlor
Of her home in an isolated section
of North Dartmouth.
The body of Shirley May Wilcox
bore one stab wound in the abdomen.
There was no trace of the weapon.
She had been alone in the house
Her mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs.
David E. Wilcox, and an older
brother had gone to work in nearby
mills and three younger children
were in neighboring New Bedford.
Antoine Oliveria found the child's
body when he stopped to make his
customary delivery of bread. AS he
opened the back door of the Wilcox
house he saw a trace of blood on
the floor and followed the small
drops to the parlor, where he found
the girls body.