The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 27, 1940, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LV., NO. 8321 JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURD AY, JANUARY 27, 1940. 'MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS AMERICAN-NIPPON TENSION GROWING Four Divisions, Soviet Troops, Are Trapped FINNISH SKI BATTALIONS ARE ACTIVE (aim to Havé‘Surrounded invaders North, East of Lake Ladoga RUSSIANS AGAIN FAIL | PIERCE DEFENSE LINES Rumored Re d*Submarine Hits Mine, Goes Down with All Aboard HELSNKI, Jan. 27. — Fu\land':-‘\ battalions are reported four divisions of Soviet < trapped in the sector North | d East of Lake Lagoda. Two he divisions have been in this ament for several days, while he other two were understood to the troops the High Command ent up to aid the previously en- circled forces. | The Finnish High Command said reports from the sector were not' vet complete and would not con- firm the unofficial dispatches from the front but did admit that every| mpt of the Russians to pierce nish defenses had been turned with heavy Soviet casualties The Finns dre reported to have in a series of counter attacks | rst reports said were “highly | ful.” | ifirmed reports reached the Foreign Ministry that a Soviet sub- m: » had struck a Finnish mine in the Gulf of Bothnia and gone [¢ with all hands. The first group of Finnish re- serves of the 32-year-old class were called up for active duty today. They . port at recruiting centers on med ski be that y 1 | ow said there was nothing to from the Pinnish front. At time it was announced one thousand officers and men had been decorated for bravery against what were termed Finnish White Guards. | 361 DEAD, OLD WAVE IN NATION Temperatufi South Still Down-Planes Used to Fight Frost ‘ (By Associated Press) Bitterly cold weather which has a claimed 361 lives and millions of dollars in dam- to crops and property over nation, eased a few degrees night in the upper Mississip- pi Valley. i Minimum temperatures in Wyo- Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska Ohio ranged from five de- grees to 20 degrees above zero. Yesterday's sub-zero weather per- d from the Northeast to Jthe Coast, ow and ice southern travelers. report same nearly the tt ove: is- handicapping Birmingham, Alabama, registered 10 equalling that dis- degrees below zero, » record of 1899 for ot A total distance of 220 miles of the Ohio River is choked with ice. In Florida, airplanes which nor- mally are used -in dusting insecti- cides, flew back and forth over winter vegetable fields day and night to keep the air stirred up and prevent frosting. .- watt, called the inventor of the steam-engine, did not invent it anymore than Gutenberg, called the inventor of (typography, in- vented type. Graf Spee’s Nemesis nPort NAZICLAIM | MANY SHIPS | SENT DOWN Undersea Craft Reported Sunk Two Steamers | | Under British Convoy WINSTON CHURCHIL " TAKES ON BIG WAGER LGermans in-NéW Action on . Western Fronf Attack French Tank Column { BERLIN, Jan -— A German | communique announced today that “constantly successful German sea {warfare has resulted in the sinking of more than 20,000 tons of shipping g | since January 25.” 1 AN | The communique said in addition: |“A German submarine also sunk | two steamers out of a British con- voy in the Atlantic off Oporto.” | | | warships which drove the Nazi is shown tied up at the dock in from the scene of battle, after she was a 24-hour stay. The Ajax shows no ill effects grom the long battle with the heavily gunned German warship. Britain’s cruiser Ajaz, one of the three pocket battleship Graf Spee to suicide, Montevideo, Uruguay, a few miles permitted LONDON, Jan. 27. — Authorized | sources here today denied the Ger- |man allegations of fresh victories |at sea, but said an unidentified !?rench ‘ship was sunk off Oporto. i L L | LONDON DENIES | SENATOR TAFT, CANDIDATE EVEN CALLS CONFERENCE ling radio speech before the crowd- iy oy ed Free Trade Hall, reiterated his odds of five hundred to one against the Germans having sunk a British convoyed merchant vessel. ieubabs | Churchill added: “The German By PRESTON GROVER inavy was a stronger enemy in 1914 !than the Nazi version today.” Prefifléul Slgns ‘ . , WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Sena-' e BI“ Applymg fo vtor Taft of Ohio has advanced NAZI ATTACKS far enough along as a presiden-| PARIS, Jan. 27—For the first time tial candidate that he can call a in the current war, a German plane press conference and expect a Attackes a column of French tanks, good attendance, a dozen or more but no damage resulted Alaska Judgesfi P"‘:i:e::“;"c"'oi'u"::; f 2 | reporters | Three British fighting planes chas- He doesn't conduct his confer- °d the invader off. A French military communique said of last night: “Nothing to report.” .- ences with the booming vivacity President Roosevelt—but gad- Federal Court law provision, al- ready existing in the States, dis- qualifying the Judge in any case in which one party alleges per- sonal bias or prejudice. the bill extending to Alaska the ‘ | of | zooks, who does? Taft is a trifle’ on the shy side. He shimmies about |on his chair at times and laughs — im a half-apologetic fashion as he THOMAS IS talks. | | | | Maybe he is like his presidential | father in some respects but he has D | no belly laugh. That may or may E L] | not qualify him in your eyes as a a I ser | | Republican | depending presidential prospect, on whether you like ‘1 people with belly laughs. Now 81 PHRASE-MAKER Former Senator from Idaho In his campaigning about the‘ Named fo Upper House by Governor | BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 27.—Former :country he has devised a phrase | jor two which probably will pepper | | the speeches he will be making | during the current session. He | deplores the “financial policies and ¥, | excessive character of the regula- United States Senator. dahm W. tory policies of the New Deal.” The Thomas, of Gooding, has been ap- _l“regulatory policies,” he said, apply Pointed by Gov. C. A. Bottolfsen to DOORN, Jan. 27.—The tradmonallw such things as agriculture and th€ United States Senate vacancy gay *family celebration is missiNg | e constant wage-hour and so- Created by the death of Senator today because of the war from the | .., security reports and inspec- William E. Borah, ex-Kaiser's eighty-first birthday an- } il RiverEycy. obserrencs, The latter ought to get the vote Members of his court and local f dignitaries were invited to lunch. | i the Junior Chamber of Com- merce because just recently it Many gifts and congratulatory let-) .. 4 ters from Germany were opened by dmx_xhutod a blast against lhe} ex- cessive number of reports business censors and only by special Nazi per- mission was the former Kaiser per-) :‘r:e:L Hsve i RILaET s govertis ent. mitted to telephone his kin in Ger- | : Taft is for “adequate national many. defense,” a phrase virtually copy- J‘righted by the American Legion ~ land the Veterans of Foreign Wars. STocK QU OOTATIONS , | Taft, like the veterans' organiza- | | tions, didn't want to go into details | about it. | However, the two billion dollar NEW YORK, Jan. 27. — Closing| national defense program coming quotation of_A]aska Juneau mine:up before the present session, stock today is 6%, American Can Quiet Celeb—raflon Account of War - Giffs, Mail Censored APPOINTMENT PLEASES ATTORNEY OF JUNEAU The appointment of John W Thomas, of Gooding, Idaho, by Gov. Bottelfson was received by Albert White, Juneau atorney, with much satisfaction. White and Thomas have been friends for over 25 years and have worked together many times for the good of the Republican Party. Thomas has the disinction of be- ing the only United States Senator who has twice filled the vacancy of two United States Senators. Sen- ator Thomas was first appointed in 1928 to succeed the late Senator Frank R. Gooding of Idaho, and - 2 ought to be “closely scrutinized” served in the Senate four years and 115%, ‘7‘7““0(':"3 i Bethlehem | 1, cee whether more national de- now he has been chosen to succeed Steel 73%, Commonwealth and|fense could not be had for less the late Senmator Borah. Thomas Southern 1%, Curtiss Wright 10%,| pone e General Motaas 5I%. y. announced that he would follow the Internation- | murt’ doesn't seem to be any more | policies of Borah. It will be recalled al Harvesier 55%:, Kemnecott 35X, of 5 flag-waver than the average that Senator Thomas visited Juneau New York Central 16, Northern ,iegidential candidate. He said he several years ago with a Senatorial Paclfic 8%, U“"’?,d States Steel| fayored enough tariff to meet the committee composed of the late 57%, Pound $3.98%. | higher costs of American produc- Senators Kendrick of Wyoming and | tion. If he had wanted to flag-|Howell of Nebraska. DOW, JONES AVE“Aqu wave a bit he might have rub-a-| Mr. and Mrs. White visited with The following are today'’s DOW,'qup_qubbed about “protecting the Senator and Mrs. Thomas in Cali- Jones averges: industrials 146.51, ___ fornia last March at the San Fran- rails 30.75, utilities 24.88, cisco Fair. (Continuea on Page Four) Y OF FLINT Frozen Russians Captured by Finns This exclusive picture, one of first shipment of original pictures from United States, shows three Russian prisoners taken by the Finns. frozen, and they were extremely ill ci 1S TODAY BACK, AMERICAN PORT Freighter, Seized by Ger- man Prize Crew, Re- furns fo U. . BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 27. —The freighter City of Flint, rusty and ice flecked, pullel into an Am- erican port here for the first time in four months and Capt. Joseph Ganiard and crew of 41 repeated the story of their capture by the Germans, their enforced voyage to Murmansk, and subsequent release from a Norwegian port where they were taken while enroute to Ger- many. Capt. Gainard praised the merr of his crew and said only once did he have to restrain them from “going to work” on one of the 18 armed men of the German prize crew. Asked if the Murmansk Russians looked hungry. Capt. Gainard said “They looked just like cows in the field.” The City of Flint brought into port a fair sized cargo. The owners of the freighter will probably lay her up for the present AL R Anniversary Celebrafion Is PcLflponed Germans Will Nof Observe Ascending of Nazi Re- gime This Year BERLIN, Jan. 27.—Nazi officials announced . that because of the pressing ‘war conditions the usual elaborate ceremonies marking the anniversary of the Nazi regime in Germany will not be held this vear, The seventh anniversary of Hit- ler's rise to power is next Thursday. Even the special celebration planned this year for the schools will be can- celled and the schools will forego their usual holidays. Nazi party leaders announced that the Reichstag will not hold its cus- tomary special session on June 30. However, it has not been defin- itely decided whether Chancellor Hitler will make a war speech in connection with the anniversary. the RECREATIONAL CENTER FORJUNEAUPLANNED; The prisoners’ hands and feet were lad against the Arctic cold of the Finnish winter, JAPANESE DEFY U. S. IN CHINA Nippon Army Officers Say Chinese Program Not to Be Stopped TALK OF WAR WITH TOKYO INCREASING Revoking of—T;eatv Draws Cold Shoulder from Militarists SHANGHAI, Jan. 27.—Japanese Army officers declare here that the ending of the United States-Japan- ese commercial treaty cannot alter ithe program of establishing a new order in China. The officers assert that no mat- ter what economic pressure the United States may bring in the treatyless period ahead, their pro- gram, which has meant harm to Americans and infringement of their treaty rights, must go on. The officers said this program must continue, even if this means frontal conflict with the United States. It is a freely diséussed possibiltiy that the gradual tightening of ec- onoutic screws on Japau might lead to war between the two countries. — e~ RIVERS IS Karelian front to arrive in the | SOLICITATION BEGINS: FILING AS l The several times resurrected | Alaska Laundry Company, plan for a Juneau sports center, a | civic arena to embrace a long list | of athletics and civic activities, is| given fresh impetus today with the | announcement from Frank Mev.-f | calf, local civil engineer, that re-| | sults of a recent petition canvass of opinion are “very satisfactory Under the plan, the Southeast | Alaska Fair Building will be re-| modeled completely. Frank Met—‘ calf issued the following statement | today with regards to the project: | | The Juneau Recreation Center,| Inc, has been formed by a group | of business men, It is a non-profit | 1g organization artd no effort | will be made to charge for any- thing within the center, unless found absolutely necessary. Just as long as the operating expenses are| met and the current indebtedness is reduced and finally wiped out, that is all the corporation expects to do. Should a substantial profit| result, then member dues will be| reduced. It is planned to”take over| the Fair Association, Inc., building and rebuild the interior, sheeting it with plyboard and making many | | improvements. All materials, sup- | plies and equipment will be pur- jchased from local business houses and union labor used throughout, as the unions have made generous oifers of assistance. | | Board of Control | | A Board of Control, composed of | |nine local business men, has been> organized, which will have. com-| plete charge of all finances, expen- | ditures and policies. Necessary | committees will be appointed at! | the next meeting of the Board. In addition to various game| courts, ranges, etc, a concrete in-| door swimming pool 60 feet long| y 30 feet wide will be constructed. | at one end of the pool will| be three feet deep, while ten leetl will be the maximum depth at the opposite end. This pool will be | closed within a room, whose ceil-| ing will be abeut 18 feet high, A| spectators’ gallery, seating approx- |imately 400 people will be built| |ovurluukum the pool. Soft indirect | lights will be used and colored lights will be built into the pool, underneath the water, creating a very ornamental and pleasing ef- shar ect. ] | The whole building will be lined with wooden plyboard and heated with hot-air units located at the most advantageous spots. A 140-/ horsepower boiler, donated by the | using| heavy type fuel oil, will supply all the necessary heat. Recon- struction work will commence just | as soon as the financial support of the community is determined and assured. Board of Control members will be busy along this line during the coming week, for it is hoped to open the pool and recreational center on or about the first week in April Membership Membership in the Juneau Re- cretion Center will be $12 per year for men and women. All high school and grade students will be admitted free, if their parents are members. Children will have free and exclusive use of the pool, etec., from 1 p.m. until 5 pm, every day except Sundays, adults having the pool from 6 pm. until 11 pm. every night and from 10 a.m. until 6 p.n. on Sundays. Special morn- ings will be reserved for mine em- ployees and school students, who may desire to take swimming les-, somns or diving instruction, Those not possessing swim suits may rent them from the Center and bath- towels may also be had at a very D, Colbert, both Republicans, for small cost. All ladies and girls'the House. must wear bathing caps. | Gilbert Stevens, Gene Dawson, Manager the Senate, As manager of the Recreation| Hugh M. Fenton and Fred Sorri, Center, the Board of Control has poth Democrats, for the House. Fairbanks Man Seeks Of- fice of Territorial High- way Engineer FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan., 27— Victor C. Rivers of Fairbanks, member of the Territorial Senate for the past four years, has mailed the necessary papers to Juneau, filing as a candidate for Territor- ial Highway Engineer on the Dem- ocratic ticket. He is a well known civil engineer and is a member of the Territorial Board of En- gineers’ and Architects’ Examiners, Other Fairbanksans who have filed for Territorial primaries, set April 30, are as follows: P. J. McDonald, Republican, now city councilman, for Senator. He is an oldtime resident of Alaska, an engineer in the powerhouse of the US.S.C. Robert J. McKanna and Louis Democrat, for appointed Gene Dawson of Ju- neau, who will devote his whole time to the interest of the Center # and promotion of athletic contests, ur an n tournaments and meets. He was connected with the famous Am-i erican-owned Spa and racetrack | Two Villages Lifted Now at Aqua Caliente, Mexico, during 1934 and 1935, just before it was| expropriated by the Mexican Gov- ernment to be used as a barracks | for their soldiers. He has been| engaged in mining in Southeast| Alaska for the last two years. | — Ray Havelic, who is now em- pioves 1y e 25 Sane, i ave NO New Cases of Supposed charge of the swimming pool and Scarlet Fever a' 'I'ei_ all swimming instruction. He holds a lifeguard’s certificate in Califor- nia and ITinois. A corps of three local boys and one young woman will be recruited and trained as lifeguards and gym- ; lin, Tanacross FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 27.— The ban against mail fur ship- nasium attendants, ments from Tetlin and Tanacross, Purpose of Center villages reccutly stricken with an It will always be the primary|¢Pldemic supposed to be scarlet aim and purpose of the Juneau [eVer was officlally lifted yester- Recreation Center to encourageand ¢ay by Dr. F. E. Gillespite, Deputy promote physical education in al/ Territorial Health Officer, on the its forms, making the children the Strength that no recent new cases, 'none at iny time severe, have broken out. “(Continued on Page Two)