The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 25, 1939, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” 2 8268. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NO EMBER 25, 1939. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS VOL. LV., NO. gt BOMBS DROPPED ON 4 BRITISH WARSHIPS JEW ORDER IS DRASTIC IN POLAND Not Allowed Out of Homes | During Certain Hours on Pain of Death LODZ, Poland, Nov. 25. — The German Administrator today de- creed that any Jew leaving home without a special permit between 5 pm. and 8 am. will be punished by death, or in case of extenuat- ing circumstances there will be a fine of unlimited size or “money imprisonment or both.” Death is also decreed if any Jew | of any sex or age fails to wear a broad yellow armband. - BIG STRIKE, MOVIELAND IS FORECAST Wage Increase of Ten Per Cent Denied-24 Un- ions Plan Walkout BULLETIN — HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 25. — Representatives of movie technician unions an- nounced late this afternoon abandonment of a threatened nationwide strike after the pro- ducers capitulated. b HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Nov. 25— Officials of 24 movie studios un- ions conferred today on a strike and leaders intimated that they will close every film theater in the United States and Canada. This threat wa$ made after producers refused to grant a percent wage increase. Twenty-three thousand studio technicians did not indicate when the walkout would become effec- tive. the 10 R 1 SUSPECT IN BEER HALL BOMBING IS REPORTED AS SPY More Delails_(_fi Elser Ar-! rest Released by Secret Police BERLIN, Nov. 25.—The German secret police have published more | details of the arrest of the suspected | Munich bomber, George Elser, indi- | cating that he had a pocketful of | i |of waterborne Dutch Close Border g i an automobile on the Dutch-German border closed as the result of an incident involving the slaying of one Hollander and the kidnaping into Germany of another, All Holland’s defense forces are standing in readiness expecting the long- feared attempted invasion by Germany, Dutch customs guards stop at Venlo. This border is now NETHERLANDS WOULD MAKE AN IDEAL NAZI PLANE BASE BAY REGION STRIKE NOW AT IMPASSE Bridges Is Condemned by Rossi as Trying fo Wipe Out Private Business ticles on the position of Belgium and The Netherlands in relation to the war. By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 Hol land’s danger in this world war | arises out of the fact that areonau- | tical ingenuity has not devised a combat plane that will fly the round trip from Germany to England and back. A combat plane is one of those campact little one-man fighters which are easily maneuvered and are death to awkward bombers, but are themselves helpless when con- fronted by long distances. > 8 ists say 3 s the AN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 25.| Strategists say one reason 5 50, 9 | smashing German Blitzkrieg planned —Hope dwindles for any quick and | s pngland has been held up is amicable settlement of two strikes pecause these little combat planes which have tied up the major part cannot fly along and protect the San | Nazi_bombers from British combat i A ,rand interceptor planes. It is not the Frflnchco_Bas. only reason the strategists give. An- _Expresslons of mutudl BIAmE groW 1 e important one is that Germany bitter between employers and CIO | seoms not too certain that a Blitz- s sy AP {krieg through the air will work. Negotiations, | There is a third important reason commerce in resumed Wednes- day, appeared broken off again|gpicn we will take up further along. | while representatives of business| and farm groups from interior val-| leys flocked here to press for open- GERMANY NEEDS BASES ing of the port. | The danger to Holland, as strate- Before a large representation o(‘glsts here see it, is that Germany Chambers of Commerce from North- 'must get bases closer to England ern California, Mayor Rossi of San |from which to launch her air attack Francisco charged that Harry Brid-|—if she is determined to do it. The ges, California CIO director, and few reconnaissance and “sampling” other Communist leaders of water-|tests made by Germaeny on British front unions are “engaged in a def- |naval and supply centers have shewn inite program to wipe out private |them that the defense is tough. It business.” “includes not only fhe anti-aircraft Maritime prospects for peace are | dimmer here than they have been |fast flying little interceptor planes in many days, with Harry Bridges| that can get off the ground in a guns, but more important still, the | incriminating evidence when he fled | blaming waterfront employers on the toward the Swiss frontier. | other hand for the new impasse in According to the police, Elser had | negotiations between striking ships fifteen documents in his possession | cleTks and dock checkers with the when he was searched at the Swiss | émployers’ association. border on the night that a bomb| Bridges said yesterday’s meeting narrowly missed Chancellor Hitler in | Of 350 Chamber of Commerce rep- the beer cellar. | resentatives from Northern Cali- These documents are said by the fornia cities was merely a move to secret police to include information | W00 support for an open shop cam- concerning German ammunition de- | Paign. pots, munitions factories ammuni- | tion transport lines, and a floor plan sketch of the Munich beer hall where the bomb explosion killed eight of | the Nazis Old Guard. gl l Stock QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Nov. 25. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock at today’s short session is| 67, American Can 111%, American Power and Lght 4%, Anaconda 31'%, | Bethlehem Steel 82%, Common-| wealth and Southern 1%, Curtiss Wright 9%, General Motors 53%, International Harvester 59, Kenne- cott 39'2, New York Central 19, Northern Pacific 9%, United States |- Steel 67%, Pound $3.91, | BERLIN, Nov. 25. — An official | communique said a British auxiliary DOW, JONES AVERAGES | warship camouflaged as a Nether- The following are today's Dow, | land’s merchantman and used as a Jones averages: Industrials 148.64, U-boat trap, has been sunk by a rails 32.90, utilities 25.42. ‘subnmrine. e U-BoatTrap ~ Sunk by Sub, Nazis_ Report British Auxiliary Warship Camouflaged as Ship Is Destroyed split second, climb 10,000 feet to be on a level with the bombers, then swarm on them with as many as four machine guns blazing from each plane. If the German bombers could have an escort of a fleet of Nazi combat planes, these little fighters could take on the British intercep- !tors and leave the bombers free to accomplish their mission. Losses that way would be cut to a minimum. But the combat planes can’t make | the flight. It is 300 miles or more | from the nearest German air bases to the British industrial centers. Combat planes can fly only about 650 miles on the fuel they carry. Even the best Yankee fighters can carry |no more. With 300 miles to go to England and 300 miles to get back |home, only 50 miles is left. More than 50 miles would be eaten up in ia first-class “dog-fight.” Then the plane could not get home. If Germany overran she could have air bas much easier flying distan of Eng~ land. Her combat planes could fly with the bombers and air attacks could be launched with good chances of success. Holland, within | ANOTHER ROUTE? A little way back we mentioned there was a third possible explana- have escaped so long the German (Continued on Page Six) tion for Holland—and England—to| DEMOCRATS PICK 26 DELEGATES T0 | | [Precinct Committee Or- ganization Also Elect- | ed at Meefing Here | ates to the First| Division Democratic Convention to | {be held Ketchikan next month were elected at a caucus of Juneau | Precinets 1, and and Salmon | Creek at the Union Hall here last ;mul\l. | Delegates elected by Precinct 1| |were Oscar G. Olson, Frank A.| | Boyle, Mrs. C. P. Jenne, Harley J.!| | Turner, J. J. Conmors Jr, Mrs. | william B. Kirk, John E. Pegues, | | John W. Troy, H. R. VanderLeest, | | Frank A. Metcalf, V. W. Mulyihill |and Mrs. E. H. Kaser | | Precinct 2 selected Victor Ander- | son, Jack Carlyle, Art Carter, Frank | Chinella, Tom Conrad, John Co- | vich and A. J. Nelson Delegates Chosen Precinct 3 elected Henry Messer- | schmidt, ' John McCormick, Jack | Westfall, James Dennis and Har-| |1y Lea | Salmon Creek Delegates are James V. Davis and Albert Forrest. | The caucus was called to order by |John H. Walmer, who announced | the purpose of the meeting and then turned it over to the respective Pre- cinet Chairmen. New Precinct serve for the ensuing four | were elected as follows: Precinct Committees Precinct 1—Mrs. C. P. Jenne,| Chairman; J. J. Connors Jr., Secre- | tary; Oscar G. Olson, Emmet Botel- ho and M. E. Monagle. | Precinct 2—C. J. Davis, Chair- man; Dr. W. W. Council, John Co- | vich, E. H. Hill and E. P. Rundich. | Precinct 3 — Neil Moore, Chai man; Mrs, Della Clark, Secretary, | {and John McCormick. | | salmon Creek—James V. Davis, |Chairman; Anna Davis, Secretary, {and Lilllan Watson. | The Divisional Convention will meet at Ketchikan on December 13 |and a Territorial Convention has |been called for January 16 in Ju- |neau. - eee - DIMOND SAYS " COLONIZATION Twenty-six Dele | | Committees, to! v - PLAN DOOMED |Delegate, Home for Visit, | Sure Congress Won't Lower Bars Not ten votes could be obtained lin either house of Congress for a | proposal to lower immigration bars | | to Alaska, Delegate Anthony J. Di-| | mond said today in referring to ef- forts to colonize the Territory with | refugees. The Delegate arrived last night | on the Princess Norah to spend a | |few weeks in Alaska between ses- |sions. He flew across the country | | from Washington. “I can assure you,” Dimond said, “that Congress isn't going to enter- |tain any legislation which would |admit to Alaska refugees which are barred from the United States in ggeneml, Alaska isn't going to be a| iconcemration camp.” No Money For Scheme | Dimond said further that he was | |certain the Government would not | appropriate money to finance any new colonization scheme in Alas- | ka. | The Delegate, who is “just visit-| ing” in the Territory, plans to fly | Tuesday to Fairbanks and spend a few days there, at Anchorage and| Seward before returning to SOuLh-f east Alaska. He expects to stop over at Ketchikan for three or four days before going back to Wash-| ington for the opening of Congress in January. Agreement on Neutrality Delegate Dimond said that before the recent special session was over,| almost, everyone in Washington, in- ¢luding most of those who opposed the revision of the neutrality law, had come around to a view that the changes which were being made | were really in the interest of main- | taining the nation's peace and se-| curity. Regarding the recess appointment | |of Ernest Gruening to be Governor |of Alaska, Delegate Dimond said he | still felt it was a mistake not to have a resident in the office but (Contlnue:i;nil’sgié Three) [ 8 8 { KETCHIXAN MEET | | ment’s civil £ b Fire which was reported to have destroyed the town of Laguinillas, Venezuela, was said to have taken a toll of between 500 and 800 lives, The village, constructed of flimsy homes atop stilts over Lake Maracaibo, was being searched by crews who paddled over the lake. The lake ad ded to the fire peril due to being covered by an oil scum. Above is a view of the town, which housed 2,500 natives. ‘756 rPu rsuit Plar es in Mass Fli ght to Coast Base | | e TR Fifty-six Curtiss P-36-A pursuit planes, America’s mighty falcons of war, are pictured after their arrival recently at Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Cal,, after a spectacular mass flight from Louisiana. They will be based at the coast field to become a unit in the Pacific Coast’s line of defense assigned to the defense of the San Francisco bay area. Behind the fleet of the most lethal defense weapons in Army aviation, three huge bombers and two transport planes followed, carrying Army operating personnel fo the new base. Maska Area fo Be Chosen To Bear Name in Honor of RoberIAMa RAILROADERS BEING ROPED INTO COURTS Trust-Busting Case Calls 12 Road Execufives in | Sherman Law ‘ CHICAGO, Nov. 25. — Federal| marshals have out to round| up the defendants in the Govern- “trust-busting” suit| against United States railroads. The deputies carry writs calling twelve railroad executives and fif- teen carriers to Washington within twenty days. The civil suit filed by Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold accused 150 roads and their execu- tives of violating anti-trust The complaint charges that railroads have conspired to create a monopoly in the American Asso- ciation of Railroads. set laws. the | privileged | features rshall, Forester By LISETTE RIGGS Washington Correspondent WASHNGTON, Nov, 15—Secres tary of Agiiculture Henry Wallace today honored Robert Marshall, Chief of the Forest Service's Di- vision of Recreation and Lands, who died November 11 and plans to name for him a national for- est recreational feature—perhaps one of the wilderness areas of which he was an ardent advocate. Much of Marshall’s research was in Alaska. “His contributions to the thought {and development of forest recrea- tion in its relation to the Depart- ment’s national conservation pro- gram were outstanding,” said the Secretary of Marshall. “His enthu- siasm for this movement, includ- ing the preservation of wilderness areas and hid concern for recrea- tional fagilities for the under- not only led him into nearly all of the national forests in the course of his work, but he traveled hundreds of miles on foot in order.to gain the detailed and comprehensive knowledge needed in the management of recreational of the 161 national for- ests.” Careful Selection The area $o be named for Mar- shall will be selected afterscareful investigation, and will be one in |the development of which he was (Cummued (;n bnxe flve) Chivalry Is Rewarded by iRifle Shot LYNWOOD, Cal, Nov, 25.— Arthur R. Wilson, aged 9 years, one of three little boys who went to 13-year-old Colleen Linton’s Home and offered to aid her in completing her housework duties so0 she could come out and play with them was slain by a rifle in her hands as she question- ed the boys on how well the tasks were performed. ADMIRAL BYRD " ON WAY SOUTH Leader of Anfarctic Exped- ifion Takes Plane for Crisfobal MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 25.—Admir- al Byrd flew to Havana today en- route to Cristobal to meet his Ant- arctic expedition flagship North Star | and U S. Bear - D - "BEEVESTAKES" WINCHESTER, Pa., Nov. 25.—The Irish hospitals have their Sweep- stakes, but Memorial hospital here decided a “Beevestakes” would be/ more appropriate for Winchester. | Three fine baby beeves were given to the hospital's junior auxiliary |by Mrs. John Hay Whitney, noted |turf woman, from the registered |stock on her Llangollen estate. The calves were paraded through the streets in advance of the auc- tion, Flames Sween Venesuela Town:Hundreds Dead | oL (H.'l(’\m Nl’(’l) ene -fl(’ a fownrrund red (’lll—’;NAZIRAID 1§ SUCCESS, NORTH SEA ‘German Planes Reported Return to Base Un- scathed by Fire ' WARNINGS SOUNDED CUUUIN BRITISH ISLES | Aircraft Concentration Re- | ported Over Orkney Islands Today BULLETIN — BERLIN, Nov. 25.—The German news agency DNB reports late today that dour British warships were struck squarely by bombs of German air raiders this after- noon. The air raiders returned from the North Sea unscathed despite heavy fire. The bombing occurred 65 miles from the German coast, indi- cating the British fleet has been toward shore from former an- chorages. | AIR RAID WARNINGS LONDON, Nov. 25. — Air raid warnings were sounded late this | afternoon when a “large concen- tration” of aircraft was reported over the Orkrey Islands, enclosing the Scapa Flow Naval Base, north of Scotland. A dispatch from Copenhagen said that a German Coast Guard ship had been blown up by striking a mine. The Nazi vessel is said to have plunged to the bottom three minutes after a terrific blast opened a huge hole in her side. The acel- dent occurred in a German mine field off the Langeland Islands. Some of the crew were saved. NAZI PLANES DOWNED BERLIN, Nov. 25.—DNB, official German news agency, today reports that seven German planes were lost yesterday on scouting flights over France, BELFAST IN DRYDOCK LONDON, Nov, 25.—The British first class cruiser Belfast reported yesterday by the Germans to have been torpedoed and sunk in the Firth of Forth, was damaged but is today in drydock, The Belfast’s displacement is 10,- 000 tons, length overall of 613 feet, 6 inches; beam, 63 feet, 4 inches; with twelve 6-inch guns, twelve 4- {inch guns, 16 smaller guns, and six | 21-inch torpedo tubes, tripled. Armfiffil? Maneuver With Navy Infantry Division fo Take Part in Big Military Exercises WASHNGTON, Nov. 25. — It is reported the War Department is planning to use the Third Infan- try Division, comprising 8,000 men, early next year in Army and Navy maneuvers of unprecedented mag- nitude in testing landing opera- tions in conjunction with large numbers of sailors and marines. The maneuvers will take place at an undesignated location but on the Pacific coast in all probability and in conjunction with the an- nual fleet exercises. The Third Infantry originally was to have concentrpted at Fort Lew- is while four other streamlined di- visions trained jointly in the East. e IR i