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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-05-04
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS NISUSED Say His sincerity is APPARENT appears T" EVIDENT that he means to (plain to the mind obvious).
 OFTEN MISPRoNOUNCED Pronounce vcount as in principal first syllable
 MISSPEIIED: ITS and two Els
 Satisfy, saate, suffice, suret content
 WORD times and is yours Let us Today word: sympathy miserable Tt was a o poverty"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-05-04
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-05-04
20 YEARS AGO fME TIT EMPIRE

1925 fell her confined to her home
 building occupied by Jack the Tailor Front Streetca called department Damage slight Traveing man J. w Quicker that recovering from serious home in Douglas Weather report: High, 39; clear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-05-04
LOOK and LEARN sy c. GORDON

focks of migrate is there always one leader If you pound of feathers, which 
 B. King of England called Occur de Lion? a popular resort? S translation of lad lbum"?
 ANSWERS:
 leader who always flies at leadership rotates the The gold troy pound contains l2
 I.
 onion pleases
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-05
kets?
TINKLING CYMBALS

Easy money that rattles in our
pockets because there is nothing
to buy, is not prosperity. Actual
ly it is bogus money. We must
never forget that prosperity is
born of work. If higher income
can't help me live better, my
improved income is =. phoney.
America is bleeding in war and
suffering in want this very day.
Our needs are no less real be-
cause certain items are off the
market.
National income figures for
the United States illustrate the
point perfectly. On paper, ma
tional income was 1875 billion
dollars in 1913, breaking all rec
ords, but most of the money our
people receive was "stage mon
ey." It couldn't spend. Actually
we Americans received 20 bill
lion dollars less take-home mon
ey in 1943 than we did in 1929,
call it $50 million dollars day
less. Add nine 0's to each of the
figures in the following table,
making them billion:
Figures in billons)
1929 1943 Short
National Income $81 $135
Government
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-05
THE NOME NUGGET

Official accounts of military
gains, one after another, can't
help but build hopes for years
to come. The foregoing anecdote
is offered to suggest this: When
the fighting stops, it will not be
a signal for everybody to COM
mence sleeping late and try
to subsist on income from war
TIME earnings. Unless we are
ready to tighten our belts and do
our part to meet our national
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-05

The average 1914 wage is more
cents per hour; the avera ge
salary is more dollars per month;
our national income is more bill
Ions per year than in any prev
ious boom, but we are in debt.
It IS plain from the figures that
when the debt is subtracted from
what we call our national income
it is by no means large. The debt
must be paid in money that rep
resents constructive work, doing
and making useful things for
better living.
A HoMELY STORY
On the morning of November
IL, 1918, so the story goes, a dus-
ky soldier in a u. S. labor bat
talon oversight two or three
bugle calls and was walked at
last by his sergeant gruffly or
dering him to rise.
"Y'all kant boss me roun' no
NO." he said, half asleep. "Dis
wah am over. I jes sign up fer
de duration"
"How right you is, boy!" the
sergeant replied. "De wah am
ovah, sho huff, but de duration
it have jes begin"
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-05
LOOKING
AMAD
WE OWE US

There is a five-year-old cpl
gram that runs like this: s'Who
cares about the national debt?
We only owe it to ourselves u
It implies that we will be very
easy with ourselves on collection
day, but a lot depends on wheth-
er we can afford to be lenient.
We owe ourselves lot of mon
ey and we never will be able to
collect the interest on it unless
we work hard and pay our tax
eS.
The debts we owe ourselves
are genuine debts and bigger than
most of us realize. I know sonoe
people who owe themselves new
cars, or new tires for their old
cars. Since they can't buy these
items, they are spending their
money for other things E.
things to enjoy now. Have you
heard about the errand boy who
needed shoes but had no stamp,
so he spent Sc for theatre tic
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-05
have

obligation, the duration will have
just begun.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Two States Indorse
Mexican Wafer Pact
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The official weight of two States
was thrown behind the pending
United States-Mexican water treaty
today as the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee continued its hear
ings on the pact.
A resolution adopted by the New
Mexico Legislature indorsing the
treaty as sound solution of the
controversy existing" between the
two countries over the division OF
waters Of the Colorado River and the
Rio Grande, was placed in the rec
ord by Chairman Connally.
Scheduled to testify during the
day is Grover Sellers, Texas attor-
ney general, who carried with him
copies of resolution unanimously
adopted by both houses of the Texas
Legislature indorsing the treaty.
Mr.. Sellers said 1t Is asserted in
the Texas resolution that the treaty
does not in any way abridge States
rights. He added that he also will
place in the record a letter from
Gov. Coke Stevenson of Texas ex-
pressing approval of the pact.
In the preamble of the New
Mexico resolution, it Is stated that
the treaty should be ratified to settle
amicably "the long standing contro-
versy with Mexico over the use OF
the border streams" and to reach
a definite understanding which
would provide firm basis for post
war development" of water-use
projects in the United States,
Evening star., 1945-02-14
On the Roll of Honor

and leg, and is recovering in hos
pital in France.
1t. Cooksey is the son of the late
George R. Cooksey, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury under Presi-
dent Wilson. A graduate of Con-
zaga High School and Georgetown
University, 1t. Cooksey worked for
the Federal Reserve Bank in New
York before entering the Army in
February, 1912. He went overseas a
year later and was serving with the
82d Air-borne Division.
Pfc. Salvatore Pelicano, 26, was
wounded in action in Germany jan
uary 80, the War Department in
formed his wife, Mrs. Medora Pen-
,cano, 814 G street NE.
A former Mckinley High School
student, Pvt. Pelicano was manager
of the Auto City Parking Co. before
entering the service last March. He
went overseas four months ago. He
has two daughters, Cecilia, 4, and
Medora, 6.
Pvt. John ]. Owens, 27, of the 9th
Arnored Infantry Division, was re-
ported wounded January rs in Ger
many. His wife, Gay, and parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover r. Owens, live
at 1914 Sixth street SW.
A former student at Jefferson
High School, Pvt. Owens drove a
Yellow Cab before entering the
Army in December, 1943. He went
overseas three months ago. He is
the father of 3-year-old son, John
Elvin.
Pvt. Joseph Braxton Harris was
wounded in action on Leyte Decem-
ber 81, according to word received
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Stettinius Given Big Ovation
AT Russian Ballet in Moscow

Army officers, members of the
United States diplomatic staff, Al
lied, neutral and Soviet diplomatic
personnel, heard the news Of Buda-
pests fall from the stage after the
first act.
Edward J. Flynn, former chair
man Of the Democratic National
Committee, a guest at the American
Embassy along with Mr.. Stettinius,
also was guest in the imperial box.
Others included Kathleen Harri-
man, daughter Of Ambassador w.
Averell Hartman; Mrs. George F.
Kennan, wife of the United States
Minister, and Maj. Gen. s. P. Spal-
ding, chief of the supply division of
the United States Military Mission.
Maxim Litvinoff, former Ambas-
sador to the United States, shared
the duties of host with Mr.. Molotov
and Mr.. Vishinsky.
Declaring he was delighted" to
be in Moscow, Mr.. Stettinius added
that he hoped to call at the Kremlin
before his visit ends.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Nimitz Reveals Guam
Is New Headquarters
By the Associated Press.


PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Guam, Feb. 14.-Marine and
Army patrols-sometimes armed
with guns and sometimes with loud
speakers-are clearing out the last
few hundred japanese from this
island, which Admiral Chester w.
Ninitz announced today as his ad-
vance headquarters. -
Admiral Nimitz said several weeks
ago he. had moved from Pearl Har-
Dor to forward area" to keep UP
with the war marching westwardly
toward Japan.
Guam, long mentioned as the site
Of the new headquarters, also is
the base OF Maj: Gen. Curtis LIE
Mays 21st Bomber Command, which
dispatches Super Fortresses from
the Marianas Islands to the jap
anese homeland.
At this headquarters you can
get a sniper bullet from almost any
area of the island" said Col. Shell
ton C. zern, operations officer for
the island commandant, Marine
Maj. Gen. Henry Larsen.
Such fire, however, usually comes
only during darkness or in unpopu-
lated jungle areas.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Chinese Communists
Reject Chungking's
Settlement Offer
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Feb. 14.-Gen
Chou En-lai. Communist dele
gate, has rejected the Chungking
governments proposals for set
tlement of the Communist ques-
tion and has returned to Yenan,
Information Minister Wang
Shih-chieh announced today.
Wang disclosed, however, that the
government had made new pro-
posals which Chou is taking back
to Yenan with him.
Concessions Made.
Wang, one of the governments
representatives in the two-week
negotiations with the Communists,
said the government had made a
number of important concessions, -
including these:
A readiness to recognize the Chi
nese Communists as a lawful polit-
ical party.
Inclusion of a high Communist
official in the National Military
Council.
Inclusion of Communist repre-
sentatives and representatives of
other political parties in the execu-
tive Yuan, with the view of forming
sort of wartime cabinet.
Establishment of a committee of
three to consider reorganization of
the Communist army and the ques-
tion of that army's supplies, with
possibly an American Army officer
presiding.
However, the Communists con-
sidered these proposals unacceptable
and rejected them, though they
brought forth a proposal to convene
a conference of all political parties"
Wang said. 1T is in compliance
with the general idea of this request
that the government has again con-
sented to convening a conference
of the Kuomintang (the govern
ment party, the Chinese Com
munist party and other parties as
well as some nonpartisan inde-
pendent leaders to consider interim
measures of military and political
unifcation pending a convocation of
national congress"
The information minister added:
'In the course of the negotiations
we appreciated the disinterested but
friendly efforts of the United States
Ambassador, Maj. Gen. Patrick ].
Hurley. in keeping the two sides
together and in helping create a
better atmosphere for the negotia-
tions."
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Senate Group 10 Consider
Home Rule Bill Tomorrow

The fate of the McCarran home
rule" bill to give the District a
council-manager form of govern
ment will be considered tomorrow
at closed meeting of a subcom-
mittee of the Senate District Com
mittee headed by Senator O'Daniel,
Democrat, of Texas.
The group, which Is to meet in
the private Offices of the Texas
Senator, Is expected to study pro-
visions of the bill and decide
whether to schedule further public
hearings. Other members Of the
subcommittee are Senators Moses Of
North Dakota and Briggs Of Mis-
souri,, Democrats, and Bridges of
New Hampshire and Buck of Della
ware. Republicans.
The bill was favorably reported
by a subcommittee last fall, but
died with the old Congress. Under
its terms, seven councilmen would
be elected by wards and two others,
the council chairrnans and vice
chairman, would be appointed by
the President.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Nelson Johnson Resigns
As Minister 10 Australia
Ey the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Prese.
CANBERRA, Feb. l4.-American
Minister Nelson johnson announced
his resignation today and said he
expected to leave Australia In April.
1t is not known here who will sue
ceed him.
Mr. johnson said he was sorry to
leave Canberra. He is dean of the
diplomatic corps here,
Mr.. johnson, 81, veteran of 81
years in the American Foreign Serv-
ice, asked to retire when President
Roosevelt nominated Edward j.
Flynn, former chairman of the
Democratic National Committee. to
succeed him as Minister to Australia
in January, 1943.
After a political furor, Mr.. Flynn's
nomination was Withdrawn at his
request before the Senate acted on
it. Thereafter, former Secretary of
State Hull said Mr.. johnson had
been persuaded to remain at his post
Indefinitely.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Spy Trial Testimony
Is Completed; Gimpe|
Declines 10 Speak
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Gov
ernors Island spy trial was resumed
today with summations by defense
and prosecution after completion of
testimony, including a reference by
William Curtis Colepaugh to his de-
sire to aid in smashing a dirty rack
et"-possibly an extensive German
espionage plot aimed at the United
States.
Doing an about-face from his
previous stand as a Nazi sympathiz-
er, 26-year-old Colepaugh, one of
two men accused as German agents,
said at yesterdays session that he
planned to betray his companion
and co-defendant, German born
Erich Gimpel, IS.
The Connecticut-born Colepaugh
admitted he had notsmade any ef-
fort to turn either himself or Gim-.
pei over to the authorities. And the
taciturn Gimpel, who the FBI says
was landed from a German U-boat
with Colepaugh, refused to testify
in his own defense yesterday.
Wanted to Smash Racket.
Colepaugh was asked, why did
you want to turn in Gimpel?"
He answered, mot because it was
Gimpel. I had no grudge against
Gimpel. I had to turn him in be-
cause of the dirty racket just being
started and / wanted to help break
it. I wanted then to help my ma
tive country"
There was no amplification of
this statement in the Army COM
munique. Similarly a previous ref
erence by a cross-examiner to
"other agents" being active" was
unexplained.
Other testimony indicated that
Gimpel wanted to separate from
Colepaugh. The younger man add
ed in answer to question:
"Gimpel didn't like my going out
at night. He said he could get
along all right without me-"
Admits Gimpel Inactive.
Further cross examination of
Colepaugh included the following:
@. Didn't you know that Gimpel.
after arriving in New York, made no
effort to carry out his mission?"
A. eyes, sir"
@. did you ever see him try to
build radio?"
A. "No, sir"
@. 'Take any pictures?"
A. "No, SIR"
@. Write any letters?"
A. mo, sir"
Flatly declaring, "that's a ne,"
Colepaugh denied cross-examin-
er's question: isn't it also true that
Gimpel told you 1t was impossible to
carry out the mission and suggested
that both of you go to the FBI?"
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Three High Nazis TO Die
For Saying War Is Lost
BY the Associated Press.


Three high Nazi officials in Baden
have been sentenced to death by a
special German court, repeatedly for
saying that "the war Is lost" the
Paris radio said today in broadcast
heard in New York by CHS.
A series of civilian executions has
been announced by the Germans in
eastern front areas.
The Paris report said "the SA
(Storm Troop leader of the Prov
inces of Baden and Alsace, the min
lister of the interior in Baden, DIR
Karl Pfaumer, and the minister of
public education in Baden" were
senteNced because they had entered
into dispute with Gauleiter Walter
Wagner and had accused him OF
public corruption IN service"
Besides" said the broadcast
'They had dared to say the war is
lost"
The Moscow radio last night
quoted Stockholm reports that the
Mayor of Berlin, Ludwig Steeg, had
been shot to death for cowardice.
Evening star., 1945-02-14

by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
H. Harris, 210 North Alfred street,
Alexandria.
Before notification, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris received a letter from their
son telling them he had been in the
battle for Leyte for three weeks be-
fore receiving shoulder wound and
that he was recuperating in Phil
ippines hospital.
Pvt. Harris entered the Army in
November, 1912, and has been over
seas since last March. He also was
In the invasions of Guam and
Ormoc.
He formerly was employed by the
Baltimore Life Insurance Co. OF
Baltimore.
Staff Sergt. william w. Goodseit,
80. of 221 Belle Haven road, Alexan-
dria, was wounded in the left leg by
shell fragments while making a
stand with his infantry unit of the
101st Air-borne Division at Bas-
togne, Belgium, according to a dis
patch from the 7th General Hospital
in England, where he is recuperat-
ing.
Sergt. Goodseit explained in an
interview at the hospital how he
escaped injury when a first bomb
exploded near him. A second ex-
|plosion wounded him. He was kept
In battlefield aid station set up in
a church for eight days befere the
enemy line around Bastq 1e was
broken, the dispatch said.
Sergt. Goodseit's wife, Mrs. Mary
Goodseit, lives at the Alexandria ad-
dress. A brother, Corpl. Arthur
Goodseit, Is in France with a tank
destroyer unit.
Sergt. Robert L. Jones, 27, infan-
try, son of Mrs. R. l.. Littlefield, 916
D street NE, was wounded for the
third time, January IS, in France,
the War Department has informed
his mother.
He was wounded last February
and again in May while fighting in
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Churchill Expected
To Give Commons
Report Next Week
sy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. IA. Prime
Minister Churchill is expected
to give the House Of Commons
a full report next week on the
Big Three conference at Yalta.
His present whereabouts re-
manned a closely guarded secret
today.
1t was believed the conference
report may be one of his long
est and most thorough reviews
of the war.
While the Big Three COM
munique was we'll received in
both Houses of Parliament,
some members are expected to
seek q clearer definition Of some
points.
There has been some specu-
lation that Mr.. Churchill may
visit Italy and GREECE on his
honeward trip.
Evening star., 1945-02-14

Italy. Last fall he was promoted
from private to sergeant.
A native of Macon, Ga, Sergt
Jones moved here II years ago. He
worked with Freedman's grocery
store and the Monumental Life In
surance Co. before entering the
Army in March, 1913. He went
overseas in January, 1914. His wife,
Pauline, and two daughters, Bar
bara, 10, and Betty Lou, 3. live at
Oil B street Sc.
Missing
Pvt. Mannings C. Headley, T., 10,
son of Mr.. and Mrs Mannings G.
Headley, 631 Florence street NE,
is missing in action in France, his
family has been informed by the
War Department.
Pvt. Headley, who was gasoline
station employe until he entered the
Army last March, has been missing
since January 8. He has been over
seas since December 4.
Pvt. Clinton L. Layer, 80, infantry,
has been missing in action in Ger
many since November 8, his wife,
Elsie, who lives at 215 Ingraham
street NV, has been notified. She
works in the adjutant generals
Office.
A graduate of Eastern High
School, Pvt. Layer attended Benja-
min Franklin University and worked
as collector in the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue. He entered the
Army in September, 1943, and went
overseas last August to serve with
the 28th Infantry Division.
Pfc. Edward Berry, 20, infantry,
has been missing since December
II in Germany. His wife, Dorothy,
lives at lis Glebe road, Alexandria,
and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. K.
Berry. live at 624 Maryland avenue
NE.
Pvt. Berry attended Abbot Voca-
tional School and worked for the
District government. He had served
overseas six months when reported
missing.
Pvt. william A. Morrison, 10, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. Morri-
son, 1410 Massachusetts, avenue Sc,
has been reported missing in France
since January %, his parents were
notified. He had been overseas only
two weeks.
Pvt. Morrison was born in North
Carolina and came here with his
family as a boy. He was graduated
from Eliot Junior High School and
Eastern High School. He worked
for the Federal Bureau of Investi-
CATION until his induction last July.
Prisoner
Pfc. George w. Love, %, who
was previously listed as missing on
the western front November 8, Is
a prisoner of war in Germany. he
has written his wife. Mrs. Mary
Love, 4023 Beecher street NV.
A native of Washington, Pvt.
Love is graduate of Western High
School. He was employed as a
supervisor for the Smoot Sand g.
Gravel Co. prior to entering the
service In January, 1914. Pvt. Love
has been overseas since July.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Nv the Associated pres.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Feb. i4.-Secretary Of
State Stettinius, in Moscow for a
tourist visit" attended the famed
Russian ballet last night and re-
ceived a thunderous ovation from
the audience.
The American Secretary bore a
bouquet costing 5000 rubles Zap
proximately 1866 at the diplomatic
exchange rate) for the prima
ballerina, Marina Semenova, when
he entered the Bolshoi Theater for
the four-act performance of Tchai-
kovsky's Swan Lake"
The greeting the American states
man received when. he entered the
imeprial box with Foreign Com
missar Vyacheslav Molotov and Vice
Commissar Andrei j. Vishinsky was
silenced only by the playing of the
American and Soviet anthems. The
imperial box was festooned with
flags Of both nations.
The audience, sprinkled with Red
Evening star., 1945-02-14
French Reaction to Depend
On Study, Papers Indicate

PARIS, Feb. IA R).-Daily news
papers here, deploring lack of
French participation in the Crimea
conference, indicated today that
extensive study would be necessary
before the government could reply
to invitations to join a Berlin con-
troll commission and to help spon-
sor the United Nations conference
at San Francisco.
The broad objectives Of the Big
Three meeting, however, met gen.
eral approval in the press.
Les Nouvelles expressed belief
that Gen. de Gaulle would speak to
the consultative assembly before re-
plying to the invitations. Figaro de-
clared France undoubtedly would
accept her responsibilities among
the Allies, despite lack of repre-
sentation at Yalta.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Swedish Intervention
In Norway Proposed
pv tho Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. IA. - Public
appeals from a Swedish bishop and
a political mass meeting called on
the Swedish government yesterday
to prepare to take all steps possible
even military if necessary, in order
to assist Norwegians against the
Nazis.
These expressions, apparently fired
by last weeks Nazi terror wave in
which "a patriots were executed in
Oslo, were the first recent outbursts
of public opinion urging interven-
ton In Norway.