The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 2, 1939, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LIV,, NO. 8198. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” S ——ea ——— ] JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1939. —— MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS _____PRICE TEN GENTS. WAR DECLARATION EXPECTED GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE - READY TO SPRING INTO CONFLICT: GIVE HITLER | JOHN W_ TROY RESIGNS, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15; GRUENING IS SUCCESSOR [ WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—Presi-| dent Franklin D. Roosevelt today announeed the resignation of Al- aska Governor John W. Troy and the recess appointment of Dr. Ern- | est H. Gruening, the Interior De- partment’s Division of Territories and Islands Possessions Director. ‘The White House made public the correspondence with Gov. Troy and said he was resigning because of' prolonged illness. President’s Statement In accepting the resignation of Gov. Troy, the President said: “I received your wire of August 29 advising that because of your health you would like to be relieved of your duties as Governor. I have no choice but to accept. You have shown a keen interest and concern for the welfare of Alaska. I sincerely hope that in relieving yourself from more active participation you will find full restoration of your health.” Ickes Approves Of President Roosevelt’s selection of Dr. Gruening as successor to Gov. ‘Troy, Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes said: “I believe the ex- perience qualifies him to hold the Governorship. I recommend your favorable action and appolntmem."’ | TROY PRAISES GRUENING “Dr. Gruening is a very efficient administrator and a very capable NIPPON FLIERS LEAVE SEATILE, OAKLAD BOUND BULLETIN—OAKLAND, Cal, Sept. 2—The Nippon plane ar- rived shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon. The fliers were greet- ed by a crowd of welcomers at the airport. SEATTLE, Sept. 2—The Japan- ese good will fliers hopped off from here for Oakland at 9:01 o'clock this morning in the plane Nippon. It was expected when the eight fliers took off that they would be in Oakland within five hours. The airmen, before taking off, said they might postpone the pro- Jjected world flight, if war contin- 'field, 1In 1916 he became. managing editor Duke, Duchess of Windsor Reported Flying fo Englg_nd PARIS, Sept. 2.—Friends of the Duke and Duchess of Wind- sor said the two are flying to England today. This is the first time the two have been in England since the Duke's abdi- cation as King. NON - AGGRESSION PACT IS DISCUSSED BY EARL BROWDER Agreement Is Arranged fo Give All Advantages to Russia CHICAGO, Sept. 2—Communist % A £ th 5 |leader Earl Browder said that the Dr. Gruening is one of the na-| qorman ponaggression pact with tion’s prominent newspaper! Ryssin is the first blow toward men, having a long and successful freeing Russia from Nazi rule. record in the writing and publishing | Browder said Chancellor Hitler, in a desperate attempt to win sup- York, Feb,| POt for a Polish-Munich, revealed man,” Gov Troy said today regard- ing the man who will succeed him. “He has devoted much attention to Alaska during the last several years | and comes to his position with a good background. “As an Alaskan, I can find only one objection to the appointment: The Governor of Alaska should be a resident of the Territory. Aside | from that, Dr. Gruening possesses all of the qualifications that a Gov- ernor of Alaska should have. “As head of the Division of Ter- | ritories he and I have been closely associated and he has always been a fine official with whom to work. I count him one f my good friends.” DR. GRU NG PROMINENT most He was born in New 6, 1887, graduated from Harvard with honors, and married in 1912. He has two sons, Huntington, who in power. Said the Communist party chief: visited Alaska four years ago, and |“Hitler has to grab every momen- e ues in Europe, or many change their routing. KEEP U. 5. OUT OF WAR URGED UPON VETERANS Major General Smedley Butler Makes Impas- sioned Plea BOSTON, Sept. 2—Major Gen- eral Smedley Butler urges veterans to do everything possible to keep the United States out of war. The retired Marine addressed the National Encampment of the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, Said Butler: ‘T don't care who is running the country, Republican or Democrat, if he’s going to send my son to Europe he's going to hear from me.” Butler said he wanted to see James Roosevelt go to the trenches if the United States entered any war. Said he: “I'll resign my com- mission as a Major General and go as a private if he goes. I'd like to show him what it's like.” —_————— GERMAN TANKS DESTROYED BY POLISH FLIERS LONDON, Sept. 2—An Exchange Telegraph dispatch says it is of- ficially reported that Polish fliers have destroyed 100 German tanks near Wielun and also shot down 34 German planes, Peter, who accompanied his father|tary advantage. He is desperate to Alaska last year. | He has to keep moving forwar In 1911 he was reporter and writ- Browder declared Russia had ar- er of special articles for the Boston ranged so that the pact gave all American. After two years with|the advantage to Joseph Stalin. them, he became assistant editor He blamed Prince Minister Cham- of the Boston Herald. berlin for the failure of Britain, In 1914 he went to the managing | France and Russia to reach a bind- editor’s post on the Boston 'l‘ravelen‘lng agreement. He said that Brit- |ain . wanted to sign a paet with and editor of the Boston Journal,|Russia that would permit Russia 1818 managing editor of the New|to go to war only when the two York Tribune. | Democracies wanted it. The year 1919 found him President | - of the Prensa Printing Corporation, | and general manager of La Prensa, | only Spanish and Latin Americnn\l"VESllGATloN IS daily in the United States. | Editor of Nation | BEGUN AGAINS]‘ From 1920 to 1923 he was manag- | ing editor of The Nation, and be- | came editor in 1933. | FR'TZ KUHN Now Also during his career he served | in the Field Artillery, was national | coencg o director of publicity for the LaFol- | i H lette Progressive Presidential Cam- German Amen(an Bu nd paign, founder of the Portland | - Siaoe. svening wows caor o e Leader Faces Deporta New York Evening Post, and acted i i in an advisory capacity for many hon PrO(eedmgs metropolitan newspapers. | He was in Mexico representing| SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 2— Colliers and other publications ni Deputy United States Immigration 1932 and was appointed by Presi-|Commissioner Thomas Shoemaker dent Roosevelt as general adviser said that his department is inves- to the United States delegation to | tigating Fritz Kuhn and may bring the Seventh Pan American Con- |deportation proceedings against the ference in Montevideo in 1933, | German-American Bund leader. Further, he has written a number | Shoemaker is directing the gov- of books, still contributes to var-|er¥ments attempt to deport the fous magazines, lectures on inter. | Western CIO leader, Harry Bridges American relations and other sub- % his native Australia. jects, and is generally conceded to The Deputy Commissioner said be one of the most foremost, if not € had evidence that Kuhn made the most foremost authority on Al- |false statements when he obtained aska economics, history and geo-|Dis naturalization papers. The de- graphy, associated with the United Partment may move to cancel States government. Kuhn's citizenship and deport him PRI S ’to Germany as an undesirable alien, | | 14 COME HERE poLsH FLIERS | THIS MORNING, . | PARIS, Sept. 2—The Havas news | agency here has reported that Ger- The North Sea brought in four- man war planes raided Warsaw for teen passengers from the south via | 25 minutes this afternoon. Sitka this morning and sailed with| Polish planes gave battle at around a long list for Seattle. 14,500 feet and the German invaders Arrivals were Jerry Rieland, Rev. withdrew. A. P. Kashevaroff, N. W. Dennis, Mrs. L. Reinke, E. B. Hardy, Nora Downes, M. H. Sides, J. J. Connors, | Mrs. Bill Mitchell, Jack Boyle, Mrs. | Stock QUOTA'HOIII Esther Watson, R. Sullivan, John| St. Martin, Duncan Robertson. Sailing for Seattle were A. J. Bebeen, Alice Coughlin, B. Carroll, NFW YORK, Sept, 2. — Olosing Alec Cooper, Frank Grant, J. Lati- quotation o’l‘ Alaska Juneau mine mer Gray, Jr., W. Nicholson, Mr. and | $/°¢k 18 0%, American Can 100, Mrs. W. B. Kirk, J. L Freeburn J.}Anaconda 30, Bethlehem Steel 68%, Latimer Gray, Mrs Gray. 1Comfxxonwe:z_lth and Southern 1%, For Ketchikan: M. Morgenson, W. | curtlss Wiight 5”5' Cloneral Moe Graham, Mrs. T. Stangeland, Merle | ©°"5 4, THSHMIONE Bayeder Rlekeind. i i{ul‘;ecl);:t L‘;M' r;ew_nyor; To Petersburg—Impi Aalto, Eliza- | C°Ural 13, Northemn Pacifle 8, beth Williams, Rondi William, Mrs, | United Stales Steel 55%, Pound E. Enge, Elizabeth Bailey, Betty %1% Karnes, F. G. Weaver. | A e R | DOW, JONES AVERAGES NORMAN FAMILY RETURNING | The following are today's Dow, | Jones averages: industrials 1389, S. W. Norman of the Federal rails 2618, utilities 23.41. Communicatios Commission, ac-i RO 56, 4, R companied by his family, will arrive] BARNEY LIND ENROUTE early next week on the 8. S, Co-| Barney Lindprinter, is enroute lumbia. The Normans have been va- |to Juneau on the teamer Colum- cationing in the states for the past|bia, following a vacation trip to several weeks, the States. to the world that he is weakening 'Pacific Coast Marine Tie-up, ScheduledlorSeplember30 Averted on SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 2— Western CIO chieftain Harry Bridg- es announces that Pacific Coast ! longshoremen will suspend indefin= itely negotiations with the Water-|eiation has demanded that the ex- front Employers’ Association be- {cause of the European war. Present contracts expire Septem- | ber 30. Bridges said that the war may bring sharp increase in prices and that the longshoremen will sign no ALASKA CENSUS | CHIEF ARRIVES 10 BEGIN COUNT Supervisor Setting Up Of-| fice HereCount fo Start Oct. 1 Dwight R. Hammack, Area Sup- or of the Bureau of the Cen- us, arrived in Juneau today 1o set up offices and perfeet his or- ganization for the count begin-| ning October 1 of all the residents of Alaska. | Hammack expects to spend fro.n| six weeks to two months here gei-| ting established and then returnf te San Francisco. / Unable to find office space in the Federal Building, Hammack said he would probably have to rent an office elsewhere in Ju- neau. Agencies to Assist He said the Bureau would de- pend very largely on teachers and nurses of the Office of Indian Af- fairs, on Territorial teachers, the Governor’s office, the Alaska Road Commission, Alaska Game Com- mission, Bureau of Fisheries, Forest Service, Lighthouse Service and other agencies for making the count. Very few additional enu- merators will be used, he said. Hammack was in Texas for the| 1930 census and counted noses in Washington, D. C., in 1920. The Supervisor has no idea just| how long it will take to complete | the Alaska census this year. Ten years ago it took over a year. The census will be made in available sections of the Territory this fall and winter, but in more remote places probably not until next spring or summer. What Theyll Ask Information sought about each resident of Alaska in the 1940 census is as follows: Residence—number of persons in household; name; relationship to head of household; home data— whether home is owned or rented, value or monthly rental, number of rooms; personal description — sex, color or race, linguistic stock of persons of full or mixed native blood, age at last birthday, mari-| tal status; place of birth; citizen- | ship of foreign born; education— whether person attended school any time since September 1, 1939, highest grade completed; residence | on October 1, 1934. Employment status of persons 10 years old or over—whether person| was at work or employed the week of September 24-30, 1939; whether person was seeking work; class of worker urce of wages or salary, occupation; number of weeks| worked for pay or profit during| past 12 months; amount of money | wages received during past 12 months, whether person receive income from other sources amount- | ing to $50 or more. BASEBALL TODAY The following are scores of games | played this afternoon in the two| major leagues: | National League Scales #Lrend | River, protection is almost totally Account of War eontracts setting specific until they determine wage the The Waterfront Employers' Asso- isting contracts be renewed without change. Bridges indicated that the long- shoremen might agree to signing agreements on a month to month basis with wages to be raised if liv- ing costs are raised. SHANGHAI WAITS NEWS, EUROPEAN CONFLICT TREND Foreign Vessels Absent| from Harbor on | Orders ; SHANGHAI, Sept. This city's foreign population today nervously awaited European war develop- 1ents. With one French sloop and tiny Italian gunboat, the only noa- Jdapanese war vessels remaining in the usually choked Whangpoo 2. absent. [.ther European wargraft slipped to sea last week. The British China Seas fleet is reported at various points between | North China and Hong Kong. All indications here are that Japan will remain neutral. Japa- nese shipping schedules are unin- terrupted and no move is being| made to evacuate large colonies at Singapore and Hong Kong. MANY FISHING CRAFT COMING FOR WEEK END. Before the day is out, it is esti-| mated there will be over a score of boats coming in from the fish- ing grounds for the three-day weekend over Labor Day. Among early arrivals at the fish exchange this morning were the| Nuisance, 23,000 pounds of salmon Osprey, 2,000, Ann, 7,000, Martha T, 7,000, Marie, 1,000, and the| Spencer, 16,000 pounds of black | cod. | At 2 o'clock this afternoon, boats were still’ coming in, and among the weekend visitors were two can- nery tenders and five large herr- ing seiners. e J. Latimer Grays On Vacation Trip J. Latimer Gray, assistant City Wharfinger, accompanied by Mrs. Gray and J. Latimer Gray Jr., left today on the steamer North Sea for a two months’ trip to the States. The Grays will be joined in Ore- gon by Miss Iris Gray, and the| four will view the two World| Fairs and will attend the World Series games while in New York. Enroute home they will spend some time in Wyoming visiting Mr Gray’s mother. EIGHT FLY OUT ON ISLAND HOPS Two loads of passengers were flown out of here today with Ju- neau seaplanes. Alex Holden flew to Sitka with Don Skuse, Mrs. D. F. Wheeler, Mrs. John Halm, Mrs. H. Nielsen and H. Nielsen. Brooklyn 6, 7; New York 10, 2. Boston 2; Philadelphia 3. Chicago 6; Cincinnati 1. Pittsburgh 11; St. Louis 3. | American League Detroit 0; Chicago 2. New York 7; Boston 12. Philadelphia 3; Washington 0. St. Louis 3; Cleveland 9. | J Shell Simmons flew Albert Hen- drickson and Charles Fulton to Hirst, and John Chambers to Hawk Inlet. e ee— — EDNA KARPOLE ARRIVES Miss Edna Harpole, science in- Plane Is Missing in Westward | | | Anxiety Exp@ed for Pilot| and Two Passengers- | One a Juneau Man ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept Aviators express anxiety for Pilot Jack Hermann and tWo passengers, missing for several days on a flight from McGrath to Anchorage. The aviators said there is cause for alarm because the route flown is over a wilderness, also the moun- | tainous Rainy Pass section. 1 The passengers are Archie Fer-| guson, cooperator of the Ferguson Airways and a man named Sulli- van, believed to be O. 8. Sullivan, | Internal Revenue Collector for Al- aska with his headquarters at Ju- neau Pilot Hermann is familiar with the territory over which he is flying He may have been forced to a landing. A systematic search is be-| ing started today. —————— GERMANS REPORT ODERBERG TAKEN WITHOUT BATTLE Says Poles Fled After Brief Interchange of Fire with Nazis Py | BERLIN, Sept. 2—The German news agency DND has reporu\d‘ that German troops have captured Oderberg, important rail cross- roads on the southwest Polish-| Czech frontier. | DND said the capture was made | after the Poles exchanged a few shots, then fled with everything portable. The news agency said the town was undamaged except for broken windows and that the populace showered flowers on the victorious Germans. Poles seized Oderberg when Czechoslovakia went to pieces. Poland Does Not Plan Bombing Defenseless Cifies, F. D. R. Is Told WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—Poland | has informed President Roosevelt that her war policies were to re- frain from bombing civilian popu- lations and that her bombing planes had been so instructed. However, the message said, Poland will soon be forced to bomb all cities because the Germans have not heed- | ed Mr. Roosevelt's plea and have bombed Polish cities. REPLY FROM HITLER BERLIN, Sept. 2. — Chancellor ! Hitler has replied to President Roos- | evelt’s request that planes do not bomb defenseless civilians in the present war. Hitler said he agreed to this in his speech before the Reichstag. .- —— BRIT. COLUMBIA ORGANIZING FOR WAR PROTECTION VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 2. — The British Columbia Government has pushed plans to protect the popu- lace in case of war. A Committee for Defense has de- cided to call in representatives from all vulnerable cities to organize vol- unteer brigades for rescue, guard and general protection duty on all vital services such as water and sewage. All precautions will be taken against attack or internal sabotage. In the meantime, Parliament is structor in the Juneau High School, arrived on the Princess Louise, awaiting the arrival this evening of Premier Pattulo by plane from Juneau, Alaska. BULLETIN—LONDON, Sept. 2. — Great Britain has delayed until noon Sunday any declara- tion of war but Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons: “I anticipate there is only one answer I shall have to give the House then.” In the meantime the House of Lords was told that Italy pro- posed a five-power conference in an attempt to restore peace. Chamberlain, repeating this to the House of Commons adding: “I will be horrified if the House for one moment thought my statement betrayed the slightest weakening.” BULLETIN—LONDON, Sept. 2~Early this forenoon diplo- £ circles expressed the belief that a declaration of war by Great Britain and also France is imminent. Parllament went into an em- ergency session, Prime Minister Neville Cham- berlain failed to appear but it was announced he would come to the House of Commons later. It was also stated that Parlia- ment would mean again Sunday. (By Associated Press) Armed and ready for war, Great | | Britain and France have decided on at least a slight delay in warring with Germany. Premier Daladier told the Cham- ber of Deputies that if eleventh hour attempts are made to halt the NALZIS SAY - POLES ARE IN RETREAT BERLIN, Sept. 2—The Supreme High Command issued a com- munique tonight which said the German armies have cut off the Polish forces in the north end of the Corridor “and a general advance brought further quick successes on all fronts.” The communique said troops in southern and upper Silesia have captured the city of Pless and are nearing Biala. Northward, it is claimed Polish troops were broken on the Bunker Line where German troops are now approaching the Warthe River. Armored car detachments north of Czenstochau are nearing Rado- mysk and have captured the city of Weilun. Other troops are rapidly approach- ing Sleradz in the Pomeranian, while another group has crossed the Brahe River and is nearing the Vis- tula River in southwest Graudenz, nearly making connection with troops moving from East Prussia. The communication from the High Command said the German Air Force, in lightning blows, is an- nihilating numerous Polish planes, attacking twelve cities, and destroy- ing military aviation plants and de- stroying rail lines. Also, it is said retreating Polish soldiery is being bombed. ‘The communique concluded with, “It may be taken for granted that the Polish fighting force has been struck basically and most severely.” S WORK STARTS ON SAIMON CREEK Public Roads Administration ap= proval of the Salmon Creek off Job was received today from Wash= ington and the R. J. Sommers Com= pany of Juneau, awarded the $30,= 000 contract, plans to start work em the improvement next Tuesday, ONE LAST CHANCE TODAY T0 CEASE AGGRESSION German-Polish conflict, France will support them, but will fight for Poland unless Germany is stopped in her aggression, Prime Minister Neville Chamber« lain deferred a vital British state- ment on Great Britain’s stand until later toddy, awaiting Hitler's answer to a “last warning” to halt the progress of the Reich’s armies. France heard rumors that Ger= many has suspended its war opers ations but the Berlin High Com=~ mand denfed this. Polish Troops Resisting Warsaw reported that Polish troops are resisting and that Po- land is declared under a state of war. Poles are reported holding the munitions dump of Westerplatte des< pite three German attacks, although the Germans claimed its capture. Official Polish statements have not estimated losses, but said civilian casualties are severe “because most of the attacks have been made on unfortified cities.” In Berlin, a radio broadcast warn~ ed an air raid is expected in Berlin tonight. The Polish Embassy in London said Warsaw was hombed for the sixth time today. ¥ The German radio announc that two German columns, which entered Pomorze from the eastward, had joined, bottling the Polish forces in the northern part of the Polish Corridor. HITLER FRAMING ANSWER BERLIN, Sept. 2. — Adolf Hitler and his advisers are reported fram- ing an swer to the final warnings given by Great Britain and France. Sources close to the War Council said the Allies have asked Germany to stop operations in Poland and negotiate or the British and French Ambassadors will be recalled and this will be tantamount to'a de- claartion of war because of the Ger~ man invasion of Poland. The two nations have informed Poland they will aid her on account of the in- vasion. 11TH HOUR PEACE MOVE PARIS, Sept. 2.—Premier Dala~ dier told the Chamber of Deputies that many in the field uniform of France were willing to participate in any eleventh hour peace attempt but would fight for Poland unless Germany's “aggression” is halted. ‘ Sober deputies then unanimously adopted by a show of hands a sixtys nine billion franc war budget or aps proximately six hundred and fifty million dollars . After a 55-minute session the Chamber adjourned. President Edouard Herriott, in the lobby, said it would not be pes= sary to call Parliament agdn". war declaration as the Cal i a free hand to act unless the Gers man invasion is halted. s POZNAN AGAIN BOMBS TARGEY WASHXN(;U;N‘.—!.M 2, — 'nn Polish Press Bureau said today the Germans have again bombed Poz- nan, killing several children. Invading planes from Slovakia also boubed the eity of Lwow, the press bureau reported, coming over three (imes, killing one civilian, e Auk Lake Craft Club Has Exhibit, Party i JOB NEXT WEEK|