The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 7, 1940, Page 1

THE DAILY “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LV., NO. 8355. SOVIETS FAIL TO TAKE Fl BIG ENGLISH LINER MAKES | DASHTON.Y. Great Britain's Queen Eli- zabeth Arrives Safely | in Neutral Port AUDACIOUS VOYAGE MADE ON ATLANTIC Is Largest Vessel Afloat- Not Wholly Complet- ed Present Time (By Associated Press) With a “red duster” and Union Jack proudly flying at the mast, 2t Britain's Queen Elizabeth has arrived safely in New York harbor, ling one of the dramatic epi- s of the present war. > secret trip is hailed by the British as proof of the mastery of the seas but Berlin authorized sourc- es said the stealthy trip does not speak well of British confidence for victory The $28750,000 British liner, the biggest ship afloat, neared the neu- trality sanctuary in New York har- bor after the successful and au- daciously successful run from Eng- land lant The 85,000 ton vessel is still not wholly completed The Queen Elizabeth docked early | this morning, taking a berth along- side the Queen Mary and Norman- die. The liner will be interned for the duration of the war. BRITISH AIR FORCEDOING GREAT WORK Thousand Sbfii—e:s Made In- fo Germany-Subs Attacked LONDON, March 7.—Air Ministry _ head Kingsley Wood told the House of Commons today that the British Air Force have made more than 1,000 sorties into Germany by day and night and is preparing for a “great expansion of strength which | we know is necessary.” | Wood said the Royal Air Force planes have sighted German sub- marines more than 100 times, de- livered more than 60 attacks and successfully escorted 700 convoys. Minor Earth Shocks Felt At Fairbanks ss the perilous North At- Epicenter Aid—ut 60 Miles, Distance-Duefo | Fault Line FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 7.— Minor earth tremors were felt herej Tuesday and Wednesday. Prof. E. H. Bramhall, of the Uni- versity of Alaska, said the institu-| tion's seismograph indicated the epicenter is about 60 miles south- east. | Four tremors were quite distinct but none alarming and no damage has been reported. Prof. Bramhall said uppflremly‘{ the tremors are due to a fault line discovered many years ago. | e WILLIAMS WARMS WOOD TOO WELL IN STOVE AT SEAVIEW C. D. Williams, owner of the Sea- vicT' Apartments, was drying wood in his stove—that’s what called the firemen out today to the 4-2 box. | Damage was nil and firemen sim- | ply put out the burning wood. | tween the two fields through most College of the City of New York. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1940. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS | i ‘NEAR EAST' COMMAN D_shifting of war to the Near East would probably force action by the Allied troops con- centrated there, under direction of French Gen. Maxime Weys gand (right) and British Lieut. Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell. NOTED EDUCATOR, EDITOR EMERITUS OF NEW YORK TIMES, HAS PASSED AWAY NEW YORK, March 7. — Dr.| John H. Finley, Educator and Edi- tor Emeritus of the New York Times, died today. Finley was an educator by virtue | of inherited talent but preferred | to be an editor. He alternated bc—‘ of his mature life, having been' president of Knox College, the| College of the City of New York and New York State Commissioner | of Education when he wasn't di- recting magazines or writing edi- torials for newspapers. 1§ His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were farmers, yet he was the fifth college presi- dent in the Finley family. He was born at Grand Ridge, LaSalle County, Ill. on October 19, 1863, the son of James G. and Lydia Margaret McCombs Finley and fifth in descent from Rev.| James Finley, who came from Ire-| land in 1734. He went through the|—— high school at Ottawa, Ills, then|Ten years later he waschosen Com- entered Knox College. missioner of Education of the Liking for Journalism state of New York, a post which It was at Knox that he acquired|pe held until January 1, 1921, when his liking for journalism, for he he joined the editorial staff of the JOHN H FINLEY earned most of his way by “stick-| New York Times, later in 1937, ing type” in a Galesburg news-|pecoming editor-in-chief of that paper plant. He won the Illmoisipaperv On November 15, 1938, he state intercollegiate oratorical con-|was made editor emeritus. test in 1886 and a nine-state tour- Netable Interludes ney in 1887, each time declaiming| qpepe were some notable inter- on the subject of John Brown. After graduation from Knox in 1887 he entered Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, as a stu- dent in history, economics and politics with the idea of fitting himself for editorial work. helped Prof. Richard T. Ely pre- pare a book on “Taxation in Am- erican States and Cities” and in 1889 became secretary of the State| pginpureh in 1929, for the Ameri- Charities Aid Assoclation in New| & AC:(IPmy e Tetiers York.vHe tound‘ed and edited 2lin 1930 and before the Pacific magazine for this organization. ‘School of Religion in 1931 Teasher : fpd. Exlgny Boy Scout Official In 1891 he was elected president| He was a past president of the of Knox, only four years after his| Ame'mm Social Secience Associa- graduation from the school. Helion ang of the National Child Wel- directed the college for seven years, | i R e A :|fare Association, was long a mem- 'trk’"';mf%?:]er“fs:t:r‘?i,f"“ e:“‘;‘;,"‘ {ber of the National Council of the i o i A D | Boy Scouts of America and vice- active in the National Conference| yocigeny of the Boy Scouts Of of Charities and Corrections, | Scotiand B e e take an ediiorlal] Binley was married June 15, 1802 h K i yden of Shef- Company in New York and edlt,ed‘;“;léwa Irx;.hawl;o:gnf :ixdflt‘wo daugh- 5:;?“;) vg:\;lz?t :u" Bt;frsta YeAr | ters were born to them. it aftg newocn:xi mr ‘l’l‘:‘f“f Through the years Dr. Finley Politics. | was in constant demand as a He taught there until 1903 when | o llege commencements, he was elected president of the fiaeice ) Solieg ludes in his record. In the autuma | the Sorbonne in Paris and he fol- lowed this with a series of lec- | tures in the winter of 1911 in vari- |ous French provincial universities. He| e gelivered similar courses at the | University of North Carolina in University of Vir- {1922, at the | ginia in 1924, the University of TC!;XIZinIIP& on Piege Six) |of 1910 he was Hyde lecturer at| LABOR BOARD ATTACK lSpeciaI Hofis&a— Committee ' Makes 17 Amend- ments fo Act WASHINGTON, March 7. — The majority of the special House com- mittee has asked Congress to re-| place three members of the Nation- lal Labor Relations Board and cre- ate a new three man group to act “merely as Judge" in collective bar- gaining disputes. The Committee also recommend- ed 17 amendments in all to the Wagner Act which “represent im- perative things needing immcdxan e uee. MiSS JUNGAU' Given Honors At Fairbanks Miss Godfre_y‘Greeled by IN THE SER attentiton.” Chairman Norton, Labor Committee, to which the amendments were referred, predict- ed the House will not accept them. One amendment, in substance,} is a proposal that Lloyd Garrlson,l Administration Advisor, be relieved | of the responsibility of settling| CIO and AFL disputes, | Other amendments would apply ! the usual court rules on evidence! to all of the Board’s procedure, elim- | inate language in the Wagner Act which states it is the policy of the| United States to encourage the prac-| : Queen's Committee tice of procedure of collective bar- & | on Her Arrival At one point the majority con-| tended that the language of the| present Act “constitutes an indict-| ment of employers generally which | Miss is not justified by the facts.” | Juneau - RESCUE PARTIES 60 INTO JUNGLE T0 PLANE CRASH FAIRBANKS, Alaska Sybil Godfrey, the mgka” at the Ice Carnival | clock Tuesday afterncon by Mrs. {Ralph Rivers, head of the Queens Committee, and her assistants. Yesterday, Miss Godfrey gion Auxiliary luncheon her honor, given Fairbanks” was selected and [Is Known Some of Twelve | Aboard Craft Es- caped Death | will take place on Sunday. MEXICO CITY, March 7.—Res- cuers have set out through a Vera |Cruz jungle to reach survivors of H - --e i Warningls la transport plane which carried g {12 persons. The missing craft was| . |sighted by pilots of searching Iven oyal ! planes. They reported that at least | some of the seven passengers and {five crew members escaped death [Advanced Striking Forces Told fo Be Prepared for Attacks LONDON, March 7.—Great Brit- night. The coronation of “Miss Alaska’ when the plane crashed or was forced to land in the jungle. Several persons on the ground were seen to wave a white cloth and send up rocket signals. Aviation company heads said the plane came down about 25 miles northwest of Minatitlan in Vera Cruz State R WOMAN (HANGES PLEA ON LIQUOR |reported to have received a stern | warning to be prepared for instan- SE“-ING (HARG taneous action should Germany's long threatened blitzkreig flame into R | full activity this spring Withdrawing a previous plea ot All men of the advanced air strik- innocence, Norma Hires appeared in ing forces have been warned that District Court yesterday to plead |the present lull cannot be expected guilty to 13 counts of selling liquor to continue indefinitely and with without a license. the improvement in weather condi- in the same case, has pleaded not|will strike a sudden blow against guilty. the Allies and particularly England (10, AFL Jurisdicional ~ Dispute on Workers for e e U the bargaining clause of the contracts. The Union also asks for an in- canned salmon indust workers for the past two years have been members of the CIO union. The Union als oasks for an in- junction against the AFL in efforts SEATTLE, March 7.— The AFL and CIO jurisdictional dispute over Alaska fish cannery workers has led to a $50,000 damage suit and injunction petition in the Superior Court. The suit is filed by the CIO af- filiated United Cannery Workers against the AFL Alaska Fish Can- nery Workers Union of the Pacific The CIO claims in its complaint that it is the exclusive bargaining agent for Alaska cannery workers 1939 | Industry and against false and mis- leading propaganda. | sentatives have held the first con- ference with the Canned Salmon and the cannery operators so rec- | industry in negotiations for the 1940 Emergency Administrator to rule the ognized this in renewing for 1940contracts, ———— NNISH SEAPORT donated ambulances, destined for service at the front. March 7.—| “Miss | » from the Capital City who | will bid for the title of “Miss Al-| here, | wos greeted .on arrival at 1:40 o'-| was | honored guest at an American Le-| in | At a dance given last night, “Miss | she will preside over the carnival until “Miss Alaska” is selected Saturday |ain’s fighting men of the skies are | Thelma Gregor, similarly charged tions the chances are that C-ermany) Alaska, Taken Info (ourl‘ to precipitate a breach in the CIO| | contracts with the Canned Salmon | VICE OF FRANCE _Up the Champs-Elysees in Paris move American- Twenly-six Al COVERT NIP-AN Welles Is NowBound For Paris Denies He Infends fo Ex- tend Tour of Inquiry to Scandinavia LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March ’lv1 ~Under Secretary of State Sum- ner Welles left with his -official | party for Paris last night to sume his fact-finding tour | Europe Before {he would confer with representa- | tives of the Scandinavian countries when he reaches London. Rumors that Welles would ex- | pand his tour of inquiry for Pres | dent Roosevelt to include the Scan- {dinavian countries have been cur- ent since the American Under Sec- y of State reached Europe a week ago. Swedish Foreign Minis- ter Guenther denied yesterday that Welles would make a side trip to Sweden. Welles declined to answer | questions about his conversations |at Rome and Berlin. He would not | | state whether there was any truth to a report that he had invited the| former president of the German Reichsbank, Dr. Schacht to visit| the United States. | T | of leaving Lausanne, Welles issued a formal denial that ‘CONFERS IN PARIS PARIS, March 7—8umner Welles has arrived here by special train | from Lausanne and soon after was ! closeted for one hour and 40 min-| utes with forceful Premier Daladeir. | The French Premier has vowed to| crush the present German regime. Before his conference with Pre-' | mier Daladier, Welles met President | LeBrun. | Welles will remain here for three| days before proceeding to London {for a three day conference with| | British leaders. | French newspapers today empha-| |sized France's war intentions to| | fight to the end e —— %TEAR GAS USED ' FOR DISPERSING ARGENTINA MOBS Hundreds Profest fo Nam- | ing of Federal Emer- | gency Adminisfrafor BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, March 7—The police used tear gas |today to disperse hundreds of per-| As a coincident, the CIO repre- sons seeking to gather around the|not offer the amendment. House of the Provincial Government as President Ortiz named a Federal ' Province, l ~ BATILERAGES, CONTROL OF U. 5. FOREST SERVICE RUSSIANS ARE AGAIN REPULSED Forced Back Over lce for Fourth Consecu- tive Time THIRTY TANKS ARE REPORTED DESTROYED Sweden Trying fo Arrange | Armistice-Declare merican volunteers drive them 0 | Pea(e Terms Made | BULLETIN — HELSINKI, - | March 7.—The Finnish Govern- | ment disclosed tonight that it had received word that Soviet Russia is planning a peace of- fer but details are not indi- cated. Well informed quarters said the peace offer is in the nature of an ultimatum which threatens the alternative of in- tensified attacks if rejected. By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, March 7. — One | of the keenest dramas of these| recent years has been fought out | between the Senate, the White| House and the Interior Department | with the result that transfer of the Forest Service to the Interior | Department has been prevented— | for the time at least, i It began two years ago when the first blanket Reorganlzuuon! Bill came to Congress from the| ARMISTICE PROPOSED White House. Immediately west-| COPENHAGEN, March 7.—Re- ern stockmen, farmers, chambers liable sources in Stockholm, accord- of commerce and others were in a ing to information received here, panic. At last, they suspected, ',he!said Sweden is seeking to arrange Forest Service would be snatched |an armistice in the Finnish-Russian from the Agriculture Department war. and given to Interior. P‘tghtmg" These sources claim that Russian such a change has become almosz;peuce terms were recently presented BULLETIN — HELSINKI, March 7.—More than 30 Russian tanks have been destroved on the ice and the Red Army forces have been driven back with se- vere losses before Viipuri. This is the announcement made by the Finnish High Command which also says Viinuri is still in the hands of the Finnish de- fenders. The repulse of the in- . vaders is the fourth in four days. a religion to the rugged West to Finland. where the Forest Service is re-| Unconfirmed reports state that in garded as the one unsmirched the peace terms presented, Russia member of the governmental fam- |demanded the surrender of the Kare- ily. lian Isthmus, Viipuri, Lake Ladoga Backed by demands of stock- and pait of the northern Petsamo men and others from his home @area. state, Senator Pittman of Nevada It is reliably reported here today introduced an amendment to pre-|that Finland has' called up more vent transfer to the Interior. He men to the colors, summoning those knew Secretary Ickes, one of Pitt-| 19 vears old and men who previously man’s finest enemies, would break | Were exempted for health reasons. his foot to get the Forest Service. | «Counter Attacks It was a touch and go situation | Official advices received here this afternoon state the Finnish forces with the Administration. If the forestry amendment should ~go|have launched a series of fast mov- through, it might open the way|ing counter attaeks to points along | It is for a flock of other amendments|the southem Finnish coast. preventing other consolidations, | claimed that ads of dead Soviet an' | soldiers are up in front of 3 Pittman’s ent | Passage of Pittman's nmendmuu’ \nnish itions, giving evidence of * seemed certain { Getator Byrnes of South Caro-| the tertifis (i sna secisuoD. lina, in charge of the bill, went i hastily into action. He virtually| i promised Senator Pittman that| the Forest Service would be iet| alone. Senator Barkley of Ken- tucky, the majority leader and normal senatorial spokesman for the White House, was even more | emphatic | “I am not in favor of transfer-| ring the Forest Service” Barkley| said, “and I have not the slightest fear it is going to be transferred.” King Carol—rn nounces "Supreme Guarantee’ for His Nation TH PRESID ASSURES The assurance satisfied several likely supporters of the Pittman amendment, including several mem- bers from western forest states, who then voted against it, The amendment was defeated. Ulti- BUCHAREST, March 7. — King mately the whole Reorganization|Carol the Second opened Parlia- Bill was lost ment today with the declaration But, last spring, up came the|that all resources of the Nation will substitute Reorganization Bfll, with|be tfirown behind the Army as a Byrnes again in charge. The bill| supreme guarantee” of our inde- did not mention the Forest Serv-|pendence and integrity of our bor- ice but in his letter of transmis-|ders” sion the President said that sub-| The King disclosed that taxes will ject would be dealt with later,|be materially increased to bear the Byrnes asked Pittman if again he|¢oSt of keeping 1,600,000 men under intended to submit his amend-|3TMS- ment, and was firmly assured by King Carol also pledged strict neu- trality in his declaration, and that relations with other nations was |good. He specifically mentioned, however, only Italy and Bulgaria. -, — 12 GERMAN SUBS REPORTED SUNK PARIS, March 7. — The French Naval Ministry announces today that twelve German submarines have been sunk by French naval vessels during the first six months of the war. the Nevadan that he would unless he received written assurance that the Forest Service would not be touched Byrnes telephoned the White House and the President tele- phoned Pittman with assurances for the Forest Service. But after- ward Pittman reminded Byrnes that he wanted something in writ- ing, because, he said, he some day might have to explain why he did day the President saying: That same wrote Pittman (Continued on puéniéiii