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heavy German guns and tanks, were to come down through Spain for a lana assault on Gibraltar would the Rock be seriously endangered. Even then, it would take a great many Stukas operating in fre- quent waves to paralyze the guns which command he low, sandy strip leading to the Spanish main- land Conceivably, the Rock could be besieged, if enough Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMP. Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY BENDER - - - - - President R L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Manager % In the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matber. Al supply ships from getting ‘into the harbor of Gibraltar with food. A rock only two square miles n area with 20,000 civiians is no garden paradise. it produces nothing, and every calory of food for its people must be brought in by sea. Its water supply is dependent on rainfall, and is not entirely reliable. To meet the danger of siege,| the Governor General is sending an estimated 16,000 non-essential civilians to the Azores, ‘Tangier, and | other places. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 4 by earrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per By mail, postage paid. at the following rate: car. in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00: th. in advance, $1.25. rivers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify ess Office of any fallure or irregularity in the de- r papers ones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Ihe Assoclatod Press is exclusively entitled to the use for All signs point to an attack on Gibraltar. And publication of all news dispatches credited to It or not other- [ all signs also point to a successful defense, unless| wise credited in this paper and olso the local news published nerein fter a siege of many, many months the garrison is unable to get food and water, ALASKA CTRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc., National Newspaper Representa- 5 ik ges, with offioes In San Prancisco, Los Angeles, Portland, War, Then Famine Aeattle, Chicago, New York and Boston. - (Cincinnati Enquirer) - | Every war of considerable dimensions brings in |its wake a famine. The present struggle in Europe is no exception. Up to now this threat has not ma- | terialized, But the prospect is becoming more serious | | from week to week. And unless the British are de-| | feated completely and their sea power destroyed, the| | continent of Europe seems bound to suffer grievously| {in the fall and winter to come. | Even if the war should end before autumn, the | termination of the sea blockade imposed by Britain | would not automadtically exorcise the specter of famine, for continental Europe would have to un- | earth the means of purchasing foodstuffs in immense | quantities from the Americas angd other areas having | food surpluses. { | The causes of the impending famine are not far |to seek. Germany had good prospects for a food supply last summer, but plunging into war meant "(hmrupLion of harvests, abnormal consumption of So Wendell Willkie is an amateur in politics! | many items, and serious interruption of transport. Then who is—or was—the Wendell Willkie who in|Eoland 18 s great producer of grains, potafoes, snd 1935 ot only was an active Democrat politically buz:“’f“}':l’m}_’l‘“x); ‘;11:25 Ji&"@&&fii P st headed a Tammany slm.v which put him on the New Bad crops farther east have reduced the normal York County Democratic Committee? k export surpluses of Rumania and Yugoslavia and The National Republican Club may be surprised perhaps Russia. Denmark, Holland, and Belgium for- to learn that its new member was elected by Tam-|merly had surpluses of certain foodstuffs. But they many at the head of a slate wrich also numbered | were primarily food importers, especially of primary among its ten members James A. Farley, Mrs. Will-| commodities. Their overseas imports are blocked, kie and Mrs. Farley, Bernard M. Baruch and Frank|and their inclusion in the German economy only C. Walker. Walker, who was then Treasurer of the |intensifies the prospect of general famine in Europe. Democratic National Committee, yow'll remember as When it comes, the famine will be most acute the man recently mentioned as a possible successor [iD the conquered countries, particularly Denmark to. Farley National Chairman and Holland and Belgium, where abundance was the N = . {rule until war came, Germany is draining off “sur-| The Tammany Hoket which the G.OP, [)|'w~l-‘x)]\hc>_ from these tributary states, heedless of the | dential nominee headed beat one headed by James gt that they are nearing the point of starvation. W. Gerard, former Ambassador to Germany, in the mitler's soldiers will be the last to feel the pangs 37th election district of the 15th Assembly district | of hunger, in 1935. Willkie continued active Tammanyite until June 1, 1936. | Don't try to tell us now that he has changed so much in those four years that he has regained his amateur standing and the right to claim that political maneuvering—such as the Philadelphia blitz- SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE- Glbert A. Wellington, 1011 American Bank Bullding. NOT A POLITICIAN? as an Vigilance Means Existence (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Against one Nazi invasion tne British have stood; firm. krieg which gave him the Republican nomination— fuly uth'; ::n ‘2;]1 lcno\nats‘;]u;:notfo Fg::};i”z:;i; ';‘;:';:gi:?e: is something he doesn’t know anything about. and disrupt the defenses of the enemy. Against it & Britain has erected a barricade that not even the skill of Propaganda Minister Goebbels can pene-| | trate. The contradictory stories concerning the cam-| Gibraltar is not often reterred to by that name paign against Britain emanating from every quarter! among Englishmen, It is “the Rock,” so important ,¢ Nazi_dominated Europe are part and parcel of a rock that it stands out from all others, at least the German technique of total warfare, They are| in the imagination of the English. The news of designed to confuse the enemy as a preliminary 1o recent days points very definitely to the conclusion the real attack. One says the islands will be invaded hat the Rock will shortly be subjected to enemy next week, another says the blitzkrieg is already on and a third announces there will be no campaign. This is supposed to leave the average Briton in . DEFENSE OF “THE ROCK” attack in strength. There have been air raids against Gibraltar sev- | 9 B eral times. once supposedly by, French planes and (& state of uncertalniy, to take him off his guard and n to wear down his vigilance. But Britain has seen twice more recently by Italian squadrons. These how this stunt was employed in Europe and is not attacks are tentative and perhaps really only for ob- taken in. servation and practice. For Gibraltar'’s guns cannot Prime Minister Churchill warns that these Nazi be put out of action by air bombardment. They are reports “should be regarded with the double dose of emplaced in great galleries hewn from solid rock. suspicion which attaches to all of their utterances.” Magazines are sunk deep in the rock and could not The public is so taking them. The average English- be touched off by air hombs. ‘mun realizes that sooner or later an attempt will be Neither can Gibraltar be taken by sea, under ex- made to conquer his homeland, Hitler has made too isting conditions, British warships command all|Many rash threats to back down. He cannot, for 'y % _|one thing, organize Europe while Britain continues nearby waters, and seem likely to continue thus.|p o o) por air force to harry the continent and to Indeed, Ttaly could not take her navy out into the p | cut it off from the outside world by blockade. Atlantic even if British war craft left the Western The Englishman knows that today vigilance is Mediterranean. The 15-or 16-inch guns on Gibraltar | hot only the price of liberty, but of existence itself, command the strait perfectly. [and all the fricks of Dr. Goebbels will not befuddle Only if German troops in large numbers, With him. 2 effusive encomiums from a unique quick puffs on his long fat cigar, washmulm A ‘quuner. When he sneered at Rus-' surveyed the area, and then ob- * % lgas air strength in 1938, Com-'served, “See those corn fields over Me"y- | munists couldn't find language acid' there? Get hold of the farmers who Go Round i | enough to blast him. Now, he is' own them, buy the crops and level | their great hero. off the fields. That'll solve your \ parking problem.” (Continued from Page One) | HOOSIER GOP MAESTRO Later, entertaining some dusty A | The producer and stage manager| tion of Germany is purely from the of the Wendell ‘Willkie acceptance reporters, Capehart took them to a local tavern. Surveying the es- military viewpoint or also includes ceremonies today at Elwood, Ind., tablhluu:\;m.l he%‘_ snapped, “Who & political viewpoint. |is the same man who conceived, °w:5 kmdlpafce d - At any rate reports of Smith's financed and directed the famous| y aot?_ woman meekly collaboration with Lindbergh, GOP grassroots rally in the spring 3“{{‘&";‘3{ Wfi‘;&l‘f;fl. S brought to Roosevelt by Justice Fe-| of 1938. runniny, thissa S w‘:gxelga h&ovey yl;ur lix Frankfurter, caused the Presi-| He is red-headed, explosive Hom-| oo 'fable e (s Bhek mocm s Bt dent to demand his court martial.| er Capehart, the heaven-sent angel g cove of hoards to lengthen.yonr General Marshall, however, per-| of the Republican party in Indiana. i ’g‘nke bl o suaded him that this would cause, Between him and the GOP stan- shei et adin e Bl bad public reaction, and instead|dard bearer theve are a number Theveswon't. i ST uy_w sent Colonel Smith south to the|of bonds of affinity. Like Willkie,| i ym ey ‘fhm thed it ¥ maneuvers. However, he is noWw|Capehart was born in the Hoosier| ETM i 15 Dhil yec s back in Washington; was here|state, made his money in New|o . ,tpf’ Bl YL fv il when Lindbergh gave his lust broad- | York, owns an Indiana farm, used | y;‘u ERleBL S N 8 yolume| cast. to be a Democrat, and is a new- MERRY-GO-ROUND OPPOSITE LINDBERGHS [ comer in the political arena. When National Youth officials Mrs. Dwight Morrow, widowed| Also, for a brief moment, Cape-|here ask girl applicants what they| | mother-in-law of Colonel Lindbergh, | hart was .a Presidential candidate. hope to be doing for a living ten! isn't the only member of his fam-| After so generously opening his| years hence, ten percent say, “wife ily who disagrees with him on his| ample pocketbook to job-hungry| and mother;” 90 percent say, “Gov- anti-British, pro-appeasement views iR@pubhcans in 1938, the boys de-|ernment clerk” ... Hearing mut' The flier's wife, author of the mov- | cided to reward him by making him | Japanese Ambassador Horinouchi ing “North to the Orient” and Indiana’s favorite son hopeful. He| was to leave Washington, another I[talian or German planes were assigned to prevent| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, AUG. 17, 1940. 1940 AUGUST 140 | o e APPY BIRTHDAY ) e ) st ) AUGUST 17 Mrs. Ruth M. Farrell Dorothy Jones Elsie McLean | James Larson | Mrs, Hector McLean Jack Hawkes Mrs, Julia A. Costigan Patricia Virginia Martin City of Juneau Mrs. Fred Schindler Harry J. Krane C. J. Davis AUGUST 18 Harold D. Hupp | Dr. Marcia Hays » Mrs, Charles D. Beale Adolph Hirsch Mrs. W. E. Rennie | is 4 HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” || o SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 | - Again adverse planetary aspects dominate today. It is a rule of the stars that inclines people to look on the dark side of world condi- tions, Destructive thoughts should be overcome Heart and Home: Today heat and humidity may affect the nerves of many in different sections of the country. There should be de- termined opposition or discouragement. for persons of all their blessings. If they do not exercise seif control women may be exacting and sensitive. Gir should practice unselfish acts. Com-~ ing months will offer numberle: opportunities for service to hu- manity. & Business Affairs: Trade should be good. Owners of houses may expect increased demands for shelter.Ren- tals in many cities will rise in (l autumn when there will be sudden| increases in populations. Immigra-| tion laws will be changed 8o,iat hospitality will be offered s | war refugees. New villages will' be established, if the stars are rightly read. As the old orders pass thére will be growth as well as change. National Issues: Isolationists will| vanish as world upheavals spread.| Democracy which has become more | appreciated as a precious possession | is to unite the Americas. Bitter cri- ticism will, however, be a feature of the closing months of the cam- paign which may develop a libel] suit of wide significance. A woman | politician will prove her talent for| leadership. International Affairs: Mars and Neptune near the Ascendant at Paris will encourage tyranny and injustice, The seeds of future revo- lution will be widely sown in Eu- rope. India continues under a plan- etary government that will reveal unexpected loyalties. A serious dis- aster in South Africa is prognosti- cated. Mining interests will he af- fected. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of do- mestic perplexities. Girls should ke cautious in regard to love affairs. Finances should be satisfactory. Children born on this day prob- ably will be good-natured, talented and energetic, but difficult to di- rect. Many of these Leo boys and girls may be extraordinary in men- tality. This is a time ages to count MONDAY, AUGUST 19 Benefic aspects rule strongly to- day. Industry comes under stimu- lating influences in which labor proves loyal and helpful to em- ployers. It is an auspicious date for launching new enterprises. Heart and Home: Women should be most fortunate today in all their activities. They push all their plans for welfare work, for the future is to bring unusual tasks for them. Refugee children are to offer opportunities for aiding hu- manity in many practical ways. There should be economies prac- ticed for the benefit of various war funds, Girls will find this a lucky day for romance. Business Affairs: Coordination of merchandising and manufacturing interests will bring about amazing results for the nation. On the Pa- cific Coast extreme activity will produce amazing success in prepar- edness efforts. On both scaboards perils are discerned due to sabo- “Listen, the Wind,” also sees dif-| was flattered, but after wise and| diplomat remarked, “He didn’t have ferently from him. earnest consideration declined the enough hair on his teeth,” meaning The mother of two small boys| high honor. |he was not tough enough to suit and fearful of the limelight, Mrs | Capehart’s cornfield meeting in|the new regime in Tokyo. . . Even | Lindbergh has shrunk from a pub- southern Indiana was something| women’s wear workers are wrought lic expression of her strong anti- | new in politics. It attracted nation- up over conscription, In the Wo—‘ Nazi beliefs, But personally she al attention and was a big suc- men’s Wear Daily Samuel 3. feels just as forcefully about them cess. | Goldstein announces he will guar- as her gangling husband doesabout| He is maestroing the Elwood antee the earnings of all conscript- his opposite convictions. Since he|show with the same care and dash ed employees, has taken to the public arena as| he lavished on his grassroots rally the leading appeasement chnmpJCBDehdn has scattered local com-|ture Syndicate, Inc.) . jon, Mrs, Lindbergh has become mittees all over scenery. e D m— even more secluded than before. When some of the'focal bigwigs| The Dafly One ironic angle to Lindbergh's| gloomily predicted serious parking|largest paid circulation of any Al stand is. that it s bringing hlm;duncumes. Capehart gave tWo aska newspaper. (Copyright, 1940, by United Fea-| himself with a brilliant cabinet Alaska Empire has the tage and subversive plots. The stars appear to presage tremendous at- tainments in defense methods National Issues Conscription of wealth as well as men wil be dis- cussed with acrimony, but the stars| appear to indicate that all personal opinions will be submerged in emergency needs. The victor in the Presidential race is to surgound composed of experts in naval, mili~ tary and economic matters. States- men and business leaders who have proved their ability will be chesen. International Affairs: As the au |at Da b - - - . 2 AUGUST 17, 1920 Planes number 2 and 4, of the Army’s Alaska Flier Squadron, al on from Whitehorse. The two remaining planes were to leave Whitehorse the following morning Frederick R. Coudert, brother of Mrs. Thomas Riggs, Jr., and Tracy Coudert, arrived in Juneau and were to remain here for several days as the guests of Mrs. Rig t the Governor's House before leaving for the Westward on a hunting trip. James Morley, City Street Commissioner, started a crew of men on construction of a 500-foot sidewalk on West Tenth Street. John Rustgard was a passenger on the Alaska for Ketchikan Capt. G. H. Whitney, Inspector of Hulls for Alaska under the De- left Al for an official visit to [partment of Commerce on the ska Ketchikan J. D. Leedy, who had been developing mining property on Lisianski Peninsula and on Chichagof Island, left for Seattle on the Alaska. Henry Roden was leaving on the Jefferson for Haines to attend to matters for the Chilkat Packing Company. busines Frank Flemming, owner of a group of claims at Berners Bay, was again in the city after spending some time doing development work on the claims. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Boyles were to leave on the Princess for the south. Weather: Highest, 65; lowest, ; light rain. Daily Lessons in English 3. 1. corpon s s e D WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “What is the use of you going?” Say, “What is the use of YOUR going?” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Fricassee. Pronounce frik-a-se, I as in IT, A unstressed, E as in SEE, principal accent on last syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED; Insure; preferred to ENSURE. SYNONYMS: Vivacity, vivaciousness, liveliness, sprightliness, anima- tion. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: DETERRENT (noun); that which prevents from action by fear of con- sequences. “The news acted as a deterrent.” £ dlepression | dmsomoembramomm e e e o om0 | § MODERN ETIQUETTE ™ sopmrra 15 Q. When invited to a friend’s home, and you know they are to engage in sport hould one take along the necessary clothes and equipment, or is the host expected to furnish these things? A. One shouid take these things along Q. Is it correct to serve sherry, as well as cocltails, at a cocktail party? Yes, if desired Q. Is perfumed stationery in pood taste? A. No. P e ol i s i i s s e a0 | LOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢ corbon e < ) ) e D e s i 6 1. How many stars were there in the American flag at the time of the Spanish-American War? 2. Who was the greatest of the Greek warrior in the Trojan war? 3. Where was the largest collection of books ever gathered before the invention of printing? 4. Did Washington ever occupy the White House? 5. Which is the most densely populated country in Europe? ANSWERS: Forty-five, Achille The Library at Alexandria, Egypt. No. Belgium. tumn begins the terrible waste of PENSIONED AT 19 life and property in war will affect’ GREENVILLE, S. C.—Nineteen- the United States indirectly, but year-old Clark McKee has been of- nevertheless with distinet results.lficial]y retired on a U. S. Navy| Thrift, so long urged by the seers,| pension. He joined the Navy last now will have a new meaning as| fgll in perfect physical shape but relief on a gigantic scale and em-|later had an acute attack of ap- bracing many Europeans will be im- | pendicitis, followed by a heart com- perative. The second World War‘lplicnuon‘ will develop unexpected crises. — ev- Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of pros- perity and advancement. Promo- tion and honors will come to cer- tain women. Children porn on this day may be serious, determined and ener- | getic. They may have varied Lal-[ | | REV. BROMLEY ON | PRINCESS LOVISE | The Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Brom- ley are on the Princess Louise en- route to Hoonah. He is a well- | known Alaska missionary. —eo - Subscripe to The Daily aiaska Em- pire —the paper with the largest | guaranteed circulation. ents and success awaits them. (Copyright, 1940) Suffrage for Capital Resiciet;tsr Members of the House judiciary committee talk with reporters aff committee session which approved a bill to grant representation in House to the District of Columbia. The vote was 14-3. Left to right Rep. Hatton W. Summers of Texas, chairman; Rep. Zebulon Weaver North Carolina, and Rep. Sam Hobbs of Alabama. Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Ble agren Building PHONE 56 —_— Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours $ am. to 6 pm, SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 Fooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. | Dr. John H. Geyer Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 ‘ ! Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm, | S J i = —_— ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles Coll~ge of Optometry and ‘Opthalmology | | Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground (i | | || The Charles W. Carter | Mortuary | Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 Have Your Eyes Examined by 'l Dr. Rae L. 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