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PAGE SIX Chinaman Is Killed In Seattle Body of Ne;I;' Decapitat- ed Oriental Identified oo by Colony Members - Skiing fo Be Ideal On Sunday the snow storm abated hampered vision for skiers the conditions are very excellent skiing to- With which Sunday ‘omising W f for ped that the ski tow will yperation offering an op- pertunity for as many downhill as skiers may desire, Every- making the trip to the second should remember to take ki tow fare which will be 40 cents ki members and 55 cents for nen-memb for the Junior alley Tide for 25 cents program for the day will include simple slalom running for| women and girls who wish to pre- pare for the various ski trophys to be awarded this season Those interested in photography are reminded that for action on tnow, skiing will offer unlimited possibilities n full SEATTLE, Dec. 13—The body of the nearly decapitated well dressed Oriental found yesterday morning in a scuth-end alley has been iden- tified by members of the Ch community as that of Chow Min, 30, teacher student The body was found in the with neck almost severed Coroner Mittelstadt said Chinese had been slain in typi oriental headsman’s fashion ing above the execution block Detectives said the Chinese told them Chow was a member of their colony and was known to have enemies. They said he mizht have been killed by persons who mistook him as a secret agent working on r situation. s the al - FORD (OMPAHY ON 7-DAY WEEK TROIT, Mich.,, Dec. 13—The Ford Motor Company announces that in an agreement with the workers, the company will go on a day work basis until experienced men can be trained to take up the slack D Subscribe to the Daily Alaska Empire—the paper with the largest paid circulation. [ LISTEN to the SUNDAY MATINEE Sunday, December 14th at 2:00 P. M. over KINY | Wagner’s “Love Music from Tris- {tan Und Isolde” with Leopold | Stokowski conducting the All- { American Youth Orchestra. (Col. set No. MM-427). :Siln'liu.s' Symphony No. ? { Major” with John Barbirolli con- | ducting the Philharmonic Sym- { phony Orchestra of New York. (Col. set No. MM-423). { (The above sets are available at | the Alaska Music Supply) y e e e l'rom Seattle) Fares only 5¢ 8 wile. \:(:‘}::l age allowance. Bageege oy lecpec plancs ':o the East. Call ravel agents, hotels, Pan American Air- 8, 0F Ahx\ufi\enm-\np( 0. Sclll\r office for rtstr\llmm UNITED Air Lines jon St Ave, and Union Feusth vSemle e Look into it WHEN YOU buy insurance consider first the quality of the company back of your policy. In insurance, quality means safety and dependability insurance through a company known for doing !h@ square thing for every policyholder. Shattuck Agency INSURANCE — BONDS JUNEAU PHONE 249 Let the scene be camp, tavern, or mansion—your choice of OLD SCHENLEY will give you the luxury of enjoyment of the finest whiskey money can buy. entire day.|bers by Walter rs will be admitted to|the unemployment c | vision of the commission ‘population of less than 400,000 a Sheldon Takes | Oath of Office S l Robert E. Sheldon, newly appoint- | ed Executive Director of the Terri- | torial Unemployment Compensation Commission, took his oath of office | here today and immediately began | to acquaint himself with the per- | sonnel of the commission cffice and assume duties of his new position Sheldon was presented at the com- | mission headquarters in the Little | Territorial Building shortly before noon by Harry Phillips, of Fair-| banks, and Mrs. Mildred Hermann local attorney, both newly appointed commissioners now hold an an- nual meeting of the board here He was introduced to staff mem- arpe, director of mpensation di- Sharpe | announced today that has been | granted several weeks of accumu- | lated leave and will begin taking a | long-postponed vacation beginning | when lhe office closes today BOWLING AT ELKS | made last night in the, bowling tourney on the Elks Alleys are as follow | ores Blomgren Adams Smith Primavera Totals — 378 o4 86 89— 269 | 110 106 118— 334 104 101 124— 329 429 418 463—1310 | Cats | 106 137 143— 386 11§ 126 85— 329, 92 124 132— 348 83 80 105— 268! 455 523 521—1499 | Molls 100 124 Jones MacMonagle Hansc Hendricks Totals 130 117— 347, 119 106— 349 107 152 128— 387 | 117 119 82— 318 | 448 520 433—1401 | Gutter Snipes 111 136 154— 401 98 95 103— 296 | 70 99 120— 289 ! 102 2 | 431 18| Dolls { 83 113 92 98 438 Percy's 131 143 137 81 492 Federals 8 96 107 114 444 Baranof 126 * 108 ¢ 141 Rx‘(lm’l:] Du' k\\cuh Ringstad Foster Tctals 404 59 91— 294 | 3514 120 Terhune G 124 124 131 131— 393 143 143— 429 145 130— 412 81 81— 243 500 485—1477 Haugen omith Powers Daniels Totalsg 118 121— 324 106 87— 289 162 148— 417 102 117— 333 530 515—1489 Taylor Kennedy McNaughton Seybold Totals 126 126— 378 108 108— 324 141 141— 423 103 103— 309 478 478—1434 Haviland Mack Koontz Lefebre * 103 Totals * 478 *—Averages taken. - The city of New York had a hundred years ago. JOIN THE FUN— BOWL It's Healthy, Too! BRUNSWICK BOWLING ALLEYS Seward Has cast picked up here say - TR TR ATTACK IS | MADE; (EBU UNDER FIRE Japanese Also » Bomb CIarki Field, Near Manila-War Dept. Communique | WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. — The | War Department reported Japanese | aircraft have bombed Cebu, Phil-| ippines, south of the island of Lu- zon where the island's defenses are | concentrated. Other aircraft has bombed Clark Field, north of Manila The two above statements are! | the official reports issued by the | War Department up to noon to-| day i The first communique also said: | “The enemy plan is now clearly| |revealed as an attempt to secure| improvised air bases outside the | area encompased by our own | eround defenses.” | No reports have been received re- | garding any enemy activities at Hawaii since early last Monday | morning. | \Grounded Planes Frank Fughering and family It's a happy day for Frank Fughering of Chicago for he has just received a full pardon from the governor of Colorado for a crime for which he was convicted in 1915. The pardon opens his way to American citizenship, for which he has applied. Fughering is shown with his family and John J. Gibbons, attorney, who secured his pardon for him. Senior Guild Is To Serve Guards Arranu‘men(\ were made by the | Senior Trinity Guild to serve cof- M 'I' k A N ! fee and sandwiches to civilian ay a e lr ow» guardsmen. This was done at the meeting yesterday | Aircraft grounded Mrs. Wellman Holbrook was ap-|When the war first broke out, were pointed chairman of the commit- Ordered released today in a tele-| tee in charge of Mrs. J. R. Guerin,|8ram to Gov. Ernest Gruening from President of the organization | Robert Hinkley, Assistant Secretary During this business meeting, |0f Commerce presided over by Mrs, E. M. Pol-| Private planes and planes en- ley, the group worked on Christ- gaged in non-scheduled commercial mas articles. flights have been held at airfields The Senior wil|since the order last Sunday. The meet again on order today allowed these ships |to take the air, provided they are & flown by pilots accredited by the Advisory Nurse 2 Back in Jurieau Civil = Aeronautics Administration, the Army or Nav | Pilots must present CAA certi- ficates No. 348 to either CAA, Army or Navy officials and have officials Keith Cauthorne, write ‘“reinstated” across the face in the T itorial ment of Health, Juneau from Fairbanks -+ BUY DEFENSE Home Guards SEWARD, Alaska, Dec. 13.-- Heome are being organized and families have been asked to move out along the highway, if possible escape any injury i case of possible attack. The city blacks out from sunset to sunrise - Ausiralian Town Gefs Raid Alarm NEW YORK, Dec. last Sunday, to Trinity January Guild 9 13—A broad- Darwin in Australia had an air raid alarm early this morning, the first ever sounded in this little nation. No planes passed over the section how- ever Advisory Depart- has returned to of the certificates, accompanied by the name of the official and date |of reinstatement. ) - o> Subscribe to The Empire. - are 104 regular playing in the New ke Phil- 5y :phony Orchestra. Destroyer Eilyson Joins U.S. Navy There members STAMPS £ MO The United States Navy got a new recruit at the Brooklyn Navy Yard when the destroyer U. S. S. Elly- | son (above), sister ship of the torpedoed Kearny, was commissiened. Officers and crew stand at atten- | tion as the colors are raised. U.S. Battleship Reporled Allacked e — | | | | vices on farms is inevitable as the| |result Japanese warplanes set fire to the U. 8. battleship Oklahoma (above) in a sudden raid on the Pearl Har- bor Naval Base and Honolulu, an NBC observer radioed direct from the scene, {has declared waf on the United | accerding | Commerce, - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1941 1M FLASH!!! No Blackout Tonight inside THE DOUGLAS INN It may be black on the outside, but inside there will be plenty of FUN with lots of GOOD MUSIC and GOOD FOOD! MUSIC from the Electric Organ FOOD Try Johnnie's Famous Meals Fried Rabbit Broiled Steaks Fried Clucken Open All Night INN PHONE DOUGLAS 68 \ V DOUGLAS JOHN MARIN Rumama Is Warring U.S. NEW YORK, Dec. 13—Rumania States according to a Bucharest dispatch broadcast by the German news agency and picked up here. - e — HOSPITAL NOTES William H. Wood was admitted to | st. Ann's Hospital today for surgical Lrent,mem Leo Jones, a medical patient at St. Ann’s Hospital, was dismissed l today. Paul Larson was discharged from St. Ann’s Hospital -after receflmg‘ medical care. i ,,e Ex]anded use of mechanical de- of shortage of farm labor, to the Department of e ——— — Empire Classifieds Pay! EARNINGS On Savings Accounts ® Accounts Government In- sured up to $3,000, ® Money' lvtllfllc st any ° time. ® Start ‘an account with $1 or more. 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