The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 22, 1940, Page 1

VOL. LV., NO. 8394. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1940. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT3 AMERICAN KILLED BY GERMAN BOMBERS ermans Claim Norwegian Cities Are Aflame Thomas Picked by Socialists 1“- S. ARMY BRITISH FORCE IS HARD HIT English Soldiers Reported Fleeing Info Moun- tains from Raid ELEVEN ALLIED AIR CRAFT DOWNED SUNDAY New Skipper for W ashington Nazi Expeditionaries Said | fo Be Gaining Ground in 2 Localities ULLETIN—LONDON, April 22.—The British War Office, in communique tonight, says Brit- ish treops have landed in many places in Ncrway and have ach- ieved “considerable success in the face of great difficulties. They have gained touch with the Norwegian forces to whom they are giving all support in their power.” BERLIN, April 22.—The German news agency DNB said Namsos and | Andalsnes, western Norwegian towns where British forces landed, are aflame. This report was issued today on the military situation and supple- menting the High Command’s com- munique which says British forces have been hard hit in air raids. The communique also said the German Expeditionary Force is re- ported to have gained ground stead- ily northeast and south of Trond- heim. Planes Shot Down The communique also states of- ficially that eleven Allied planes, nine of them British, were shot | down yesterday over Norway, the North Sea and on the Western Front. The DNB asserts the British troops at Namsos fled in a panic to the mountains during six hours of continuous bombing. The dead are not estimated. Two Subs Lost The official communique says the British lost two submarines over the weekend. 5 The British bombarded Narvik, in north Norway, but did not land troops. Two British bombers, according to the German statement, were shot down over Stavanger airport and four crashed in a raid on Aalborg airport in Denmark from where the flights are reported to have started over the north German coast and also on the Western Front. NARVIK T0 BE BOMBED ISWARNING STOCKHOLM, April 22. — British warning that Narvik will be bom- bardede and advising the residents to leave before firing, has been broadcast three times, according to advices received here. The British, acqording to the broadcast, gives the citizens until 6 a. m. tomorrow (Pacific time) to leave the beleaguered port. The British move is apparently an answer to the German aerial at- tack on Namsos. DOWNTOWN LOT 10 BE AUCTIONED HERE A lot at the rear of the Baranof Hotel, part of the estate of the late william N. C. Waddleton, will be scld to the highest bidder at an ex- ecutor’s sale at the front door of the Federal Building here May 14 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. |town builder, Captain Giles C. Stedman (left), former skipper of the Washington, wishes his successor, Captain Harry Manning, good sailing and safe harbor as Manning takes command on the Washington’s departure from | New York for Europe. Captain Stedman will command the America, flag- ship of the United States Lines, nearing completion in Newport News, Va. | Executive, Manufacturer, | KOHLER, Wiscnosin, April 22.— | Walter J. Kohler, 65, Chairman of 1the Board of Kohler Company and | | former Republican Governor of Wis- | | consin, was found dead in his bed- | {room in his home yesterday. Ap- | parently he had been in good health. | He was recently indicted in Cleve- land in connection with the De- partment of Justice’s investigation | {of high construction costs and | |charged with conspiracy in restraint | | of trade in the plumbing industry. | Although he had never known' poverty in its true sense, Walter | Jodok Kohler suffered considerable adversity before he became nation- ally known as a politician, industrial | aviation enthusiast | and manufacturer. | iis father’s death just when their | industry was gaining pace, the burn- | ing of the factory shortly after it | had been moved to a projected model industrial village, and his work as a wage earner, taught him | how misfortune could sting. b Labor Viewpoints | “T found while working beside the : Iwo "onEGlAN {men at the furnaces and elsewhere | in the plant, something of the work- | ( I TI ES REIAKE" # WALTER J. KOHLER in man’s viewpoint. Next to a reason- | able wage, continuity of employment | is most important in the life of the | worker. Given these elements, he | will accept opportunities to improve | his home surroundings,” he once said. | Mr. Kohler's sudden rise to polit- | ical prominence was due to a com- bination of chance and the acumen of his wife. Andrew H. Dahl, of LaCrosse, was a candidate for dele- gate-at-large to the 1928 National | Republican Convention at Kansas City but died before the vote was taken. Republican leaders of the state wanted a representative con- servative. with Tanks, Is Offic- ial Report STOCKHOLM, April 22. — The reports that the British Expedition- ary Force, supported by tanks, aided the Norwegians in retaking Hamar, 100 miles north of Oslo. The legation reports that Elverum has also been recaptured from the German invaders. — e Mefzgarson Trip fo East . Wife Helps Him Mrs. Kohler, known throughout the state in her own right as an art critic, lecturer and club women, was present at the meeting at which delegate candidates were discussed. She sat almost unnoticed at the back of the room while the confer- ence talked, pro and con, of this man and that. Then she took the floor. From her observations through a quarter century of married life with Walter J. Kohler, she drew a picture of integrity, strength of character and ability for accomplishment that swept aside all political considera- tions. Her husband was named as the candidate, unknown to him, as it proved, against his will. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Metzgar start- Candidate for Governor ed this morning on a trip to the Mr. Kohler was chosen delegate | East Coast. Leaving on the Yukon, and it was related that within three | Uh€y Plan to go by. train from Seat- days after he had arrived at Kansas | tle to New York City, then south to City he had made such an impres- | Mrs. Metzgar's childhood home in sion that the party leaders from |[Dover, Delaware. Wisconsin began to importune him Their itinerary also. includes a ps S 1.0 1Y G G visit with their son Frank at the (Continued on Page Seven) University of Notre Dame. W. ). Kohler, Fouqd ‘Ii)eaz_d‘ British Assist Defenders| Norwegian Legation here confirms ICE DATES Paste this in your hat for, next year. NENANA ICE 1917—April 30 1918—May 11 1919—May 3 1920—May 11 1921—May 11 1922—May 12 1923—May 9 1924—May 11 1925—May 7 1926—April 26 1927—May 13 . 1928—May 6 1929—May 5 1930—May 8 1931—May 10 1932—May 1 1933—May 8 1934—April 30 1935—May 15 1936—April 30 1937—May 12 1938—May 6 1939—April 29 1940—April 20 MOVEMENTS PO ERNHN O P NN AN AR =OO DD NEIRIRILEBIEREILS3I8EEY WUNNN YV YP PV YP YOIV REREEEERERREREZRRRRREER! CHENA RIVER ICE MO 1904—May 17, 10:30 am. 1905—May 8, 12:30 a.m. 1906—April 30, 3:05 p.m, 1907—April 30, 3:15 p.m. 1908—May 3, 7:57 p.m. 1909—May 9, 11:30 p.m. 1910—May 9, 1:30 p.m. 1911—May 6, 10:20 p.m. 1912—April 29, 12:55 a.m. 1913—May 11, 2:35 am. 1914—May 10, 4:45 p.m. 1915—May 3, 4:00 a.m. 1916—May 4, 1:45 p.m. 1917—April 30, 3:24 p.m. 1918—May 10, 3:22 p.m. 1919—May 7, 12:54 p.m. 1920—May 14, 12:30 p.m, 1921—May 10, 11:26 a.m. 1922—May 13, 2:24 pm. 1923—May 8, 10:35 a.m. 1924—May 10, 6:50 p.m. 1925—May 3, 3:51 p.m. 1926—April 23, 12:03 p.m. 1927—May 9, 5:39 a.m, 1928—May 1, 10:57 am. 1929—May 2:06 am . 1930—May 6:25 am. 1931—May 4:24 pm. 1932—April 28, 2:39 p.m. 1933—May 5, 8:59 a.m. 1934—April 27, 6:55 p.m, 1935—May 14, 5:01 pui 1936—April 27, 11:24 a.m. 1937—May 11, 11:31 a.m. 1938—May 3, 10:37 a.m. 1939—April 27, 7:09 p.m. -1940—April 21, 1:11 pm. e 1, 4, 2, 8, ' Rackefeer IsCaughtin Dawn Raid :Officers Make Arrest in New York City-Extor- | ftion Is Charged | | NEW YORK, April 22. — George | Scalise, ex-convict and $25,000-a- | vear President of the Building Serv- ice Employees International Union, was arrested in a dawn raid on a hotel Sunday, charged with extor- tion of $100,000 in the last three years from 20 hotels and 11 window cleaning firms, threatening strikes an sabotage unless “they came through.” Scalise once served a term in the Atlanta Federal Prison following a conviction on a white slave charge. He said he was the “victim of political aspirations,” referring to instructions from Thomas Dewey, now on a western trip, ordering his arrest. FOUND-GRAVY MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 22—Ev- ery silver lining can have its dark cloud. J. M. Walker’s telephone rang. “Jim, we've got $150 of your money on deposit,” a bank’s teller sald. “It’s been here 22 years.” Walker didn't remember it. But he got the money, spent it. The sad part was that the ac- count was non-interest bearing. CHENA ICE MOVESOFF ONSUNDAY Goes Out at 1:11 in After- noon - Earliest in His- tory by Five Days FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 22.— The ice in the Chena River in front of Fairbanks, went out at 1:11 o'clock yesterday afternoon (Sunday, April 21). This is the earliest by five days. There were numerous small min- ute guessing contests won by vari-| ous participants. 1 A crowd lined the banks of the | Chena River watching the spec- | tacle of moving ice. The ice ran a short time and| then jammed. In former years the Chena ice generally moved from 24 hours to several days ahead of the move- ment at Nenana. This year it was the reverse by practically 22 hours, which is another upset in the great Alaska ice moving guessing con- Nenana lce MovesOuf On Safurday Exact Time Is 3:27 P. M.- Juneau Girl, Clara Han- | son, Is Sole Winner | in history . The crack that all Alaska await- ed, came at 3:27 o'clock last Sat- urday afternoon as the ice in the Tanana River began moving at Nenana, bringing a prize of ap- proximately $80,000 to Clara Han- son of Anchorage. She is the sole winner of the great ice guessing contest as no one was on the exact minute. She had 3:28 o'clock and| that was the number of her ticket, This was the earliest break in the Nenana ice moving history by five days, Miss Hanson, 21, is a petite blonde _stenographer and clerk in| the Aeronautics Authority office at Anchorage. She was born and| raised in Juneau and had lived here all of her life until recently | when she went to Anchorage. She is a graduate of the Juneau High School and the daughter of Capt. Magnus Hanson, owner and opera- tor of the halibuter Explorer, oper- ated out of Juneau. It is reported she is to marry a United States Signal Corps wireless operator. It was a lueky day for the Han- son family. Mrs. Hanson, who is on the staff of the Federal and Ter- ritorial Building, won a minute guessing contest which reimbursed her to the sum of $12. There were many guessing pools in Juneau. The American Legion pool of $900 was split between Art P. Seybold, George Simpkins and Nellie Simpkins. Albert Wile won a pool at the Hotel Juneau. At the Baranof Hotel pools of $60 and $30 were won by Brooks Hart- ford and Fred Guelin, respectively. Kenneth Martin won two pools at the Imperial Pool Room and an- other was one by Mrs. Fred Jaegel. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO MEET WEDNESDAY The regular monthly meeting of the National Federation of Federal Employees will be held at mnoon Wednesday in thé Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel. Officers will be elected for the coming’ year. | tions, who appeared before the Sen- First of the political parties to hold their national convention, the Socialists as usual select Norman Thomas, four times a presidential candidate, to head their party's slate. Thomas is shown, left center. in Washington with Maynard Kreuger, right, a professor at the University of Chicago and Socialist vice presidential nominee. ases Built Near Aleufiansis Confirmed, Army WARWITH JAPANNOW DEVELOPING Rear Admiral joseph Taus- sig Gives His Per- sonal Opinion WASHINGTON, April 22. — The United States might eventually be| forced into war with Japan be- cause of the trend of developments | in the Far East, according to| Rear Admiral Joseph Taussig, for- mer assistant chief of naval opera- ate Naval Committee today, Rear Admiral Taussig asserted that he expressed only his own viewpoint and added: “We would be warranted in using economic and financial means, and, if nec- essary, force, to preserve the in- tegrity of China.” He said that Japan's promises of international relations were “worthless,” that “Japan was seek- ing to impose her culture on the world by force.” He said that even if Japan conquered China she would still lack such essential war materials as oil, rubber and tin and she thus might seek to ex- pand “in the Netherlands, Indies or Philippines.” “Of such possible future war,” said Taussig, “it should be naval war. We can’t invade Japan and Japan can't invade us, but Japan would try to invade the Philip- pines.” He suggested the construction of an impregnable naval base in the Philppines and the continued building of battleships. ARSON SABOTAGE SAN DIEGO, Cal., April 22—Fire chiefs in session here were urged equip their departments to handle or conflagrations in war indus- plants A report by the San Jiego department warned that in war, arson would be the most im= portant weapon of foreign saboteurs, Sources WASHINGTON, April 22. — Re-| ports that Russia has established naval and air bases near the Aleu- tian Islands, said by congres- sional sources to be behind the intensified efforts of the Army to strengthen Alaskan defense. Informed legislators said they understood that the Army has def- initely confirmed that Russia has' constructed bases on the Siberian coast less than 100 miles from Am- erican-owned islands in the Aleu- tian group which extends south- westward from Alaska. These sources indicated that Gen. Gorge C. Marshall, Chief-of-Staff, will be questioned on when testifying before a Senate committee, probably this week, on the Army’s request for more than 12 million dollars for construction of a tegic air base at Anchor- age. The House turned down the request War Department officials an- nounced that they will ask the Senate to restore at least six mily lion dollars to the Department Supply Bill for the project. D SNOW,RAIN SWEEPS ON TWO STATES Wind Hits Blizzard-Like Proportions—Floods Threatened BOSTON, Mass., April 22. — A roaring rain, laden with snow, whip- ped up immense tides and isolated the northeastern tip of Maine and has left possibility of serious floods. The rain, snow and wind reached blizzard-like proportions in Maine and Vermont and shipping and air traffic has been suspended. The surf slashed over the top of the 114-foot lighthouse in Boston's harbor The Merrimac River in New Hampshire is today out of the banks at Newbury Port and residents have exacuated homes for higher ground. this point| Capt. Robert Losey Fatally Struck by Splinter from Bomb WAS (ONVOYING PARTY ACROSS SWEDISH LINE " State Department Receives Word from Norwegian Staff Officer | WASHINGTON, April 22, — The gswze Department has received | word that Capt. Robert Losey, As- | sistant Military attache in Stock- holm, was killed in a German bombing raid on Dombas, Norway, on Sunday. He is the first Ameri- can killed on land since the war started. Capt. Losey, who was a native of Iowa, reported for duty under Minister to Swedén Frederick Ster- ling just a few days ago. He had previously been in Finland as an | observor of the war there, | Saturday afternoon, Capt. Losey :Wrm to Norway to contact a party of Americans being moved out un- | der the escort of Lieutenant Com- mander Hagen. The party consisted largely of {amilies of .the American Legation and Consulate at Oslo. The party crossed the frontier under Hagen's escort yesterday, Word of Capt. Losey's death was received in a telegram from Opdal, dated Sunday, and signed by Major | Yssum, presumably a Norwegian Army officer. | | BOMB SPLINTER KILLS STOCKHOLM, April 22. — The newspaper Handels Tidningen says | today that Capt. Losey was killed by a bomb splinter in the heart | while he was standing inside a tunnel, but near the front of it where the bomb exploded. Nobody else was hurt. —————— . FLEVEN D IN HEADON AUTO CRASH Seven of Victims Killed Outright-One Car on Wrong Side, Road SLAYTON, Minnesota, April 22— The worst traffic accident in the history of the state brought death to eleven young men and women early Sunday and one other victim is expected to die. Another suffered only a broken arm and shock. Two light sedans met in a terrifie headon collision when one was on the wrong side of the road. Seven of the victims were killed outright. P Among the viftims were two brothers, Harold and Lorens Tuyn- mans. All victims were between 17 and 23 years of age. DEER CENSUS KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., April 22. —It’s census year—and by modern methods, too — even in the wildlife world. Forest Service officials count- ©d 1.800.antelope in & six-hour flight vver 600,000 acres of rugged northern California mountains and valleys. i1 other years it required weeks to complete the survey on foot and by horseback.,