The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 29, 1940, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LVIL, NO. 8477. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1940. ME.MBER ASSOCIATPD PRESS PRICE TEN CENT3 —— e} BRITISH CARRY AIR WAR INTO GERMANY BRITONS ARRESTED INJAPAN Sudden Raids Are Made in Five Cities—One Man | Jumps fo Death TOKYO, July 29.—The Japanese Foreign Office disclosed that a| number of Britons havé been ar- | rested by the military police under direction of the Japanese prosecu- tors as the first step against alleged British espionage in a network cov- | ering the entire country of th\nghm sleven prominent British busines men were seized in raids’'in tlve‘ cities. Domei reports that one imprisoned | Britain, Melville James Cox, veteran | Reuters correspondent, jumped to! his death from the jail where the| Japanese were q\mnmmg him, | "GIRLLURER IS EXECUTED Fake Movifilicifor Dies in_Electric Chair at Florida Prison RAIFORD, Florida, July 29.—Her- bert Goddard, who lured Frances Ruth Dunn, aged 17, to her death by promising to get her into the movie: was executed early this morning in Hm electrie c]mll Transferred To Northland WASHINGTON, July 29. — Army orders issued today include trans- ferring of Major Everett S. Davis, of the Army Air Corps, from San| Francisco to Anchornge. Alaska, = 2 60 WASHINGTON—Whether he realizes it or not, the Duke of Windsor is going to have a tougher time on his hands as Governor of the Bahamas than merely sit- ting round the roulette tables of Nassau or entertaining ritzy tour- ists from the U. S. A. The Duke was appointed to the ahamas partly to give him some- thing to do some place near the native land of his wife, but also to keep him as far away as pos- sible from his' pro-German friends in England and his Nazi pals in Germany—who were reputed toen- tertain ideas about restoring him to the throne of England, However, when the ex-King gets to the azure islands just off the coast of Florida he will find a ma- jor social problem awaiting him. For the Bahamas are not self- supporting; even with their rich tourist trade they are an economic liability. The United Kingdom gives | them all sorts of concessions to keep the populace contented, Among other things, the British Government pays a high prefer- ence on Bahaman sugar to sweeten the English cup of tea, It pays through the nose in comparison with the much cheaper Cuban sugar. And should Germany con- quer the United Kingdom and cast off the Bahamas, those islands (Continued on Page Three) od RobertS.Alles Secretary of State Cordell Hull ( right) is shown being presented to President Federico Laredo Bru (center) of Cuba at a reception given in the Presidential Palace in Ha Inter-American Conference. The vana in honor of delegates to the conference of 21 American republics opened for discussions of economic and diplomatic solidarity in the mnfiphere. Rumania IsBowing To Hitler Little Nahon W|l| Give Up, Transylvania Terri- fory to Hungary BUCHAREST, July 29.—It is in- dicated in official cir in Ru- mania that the Nation is willing to cede quickly a narrow strip of land in Transylvania to Hungary. Rumania was ordered to make the grant by Hitler in order that the Balkan situation could be entirely settled before the attention of Ger- many is directed toward the invas- ion of England. Gov. Marfin Is Candidate For3rdTerm OLYMPIA, Wash., July 29.—Gov. Clarence D. Martin today filed his candidacy for a third term as Chief Executive of the State of Washing- ton. .- Warships Are Built By Russia July 29. — Admiral Navy head, discloses MOSCOW, Kuznetzoff, that Soviet Russia will add warships to the Russian fleet this year. — e, BOB TURNER LEAVES Bob Turner, who has been de-| livering for Wilbur Irving’s Super | Market, left aboard the Mount McKinley for Anchorage, Harry ‘Watkins is now on the Whing Ding delivery, l 168 | l‘rollers Strikels Ended Now Compromlses Reached on Prices-Salmon Fish- ing Resumed SITKA, Alaska, July 29. — The rollers’ strike has ended and sal- non fishing resumes tomorrow al- hough a dispute looms over the a o be scab by the Fishermens’ Un- ion The unionists charge that the 14 hoats fished during the strike. The compromise price of 13 cents on king salmen was reached but FISHING STARTS The trolling fleet starts at mid- night tonight for the fishing grounds because the Alaska Trollers Asso- ciation, AFL, and United Trollers of Alaska, CIO, have ended the tieup, accepting the buyers offer of 13 cents a ‘puond for large, 8 cents for med- iums, 8 cents for whites and 5 cents for cohoes. It is an unsigned agree- ment but applies to base points out- | side of Ketchikan, including Wran- | gell, Petersburg, Juneau and Sitka. The trollers asked 14, 10, 8 and | 6 cents a pound. RIS o B, MARITIME GROUP SAILS SATURDAY U: 8. Maritime ommission men and steamship company represen- tatives sailed Saturday night for the McKinley to reopen hearings on freight rate increases in Anchorage on August 2. Those ieaving were Examiner John C. Russell, Commission attorney Da- vid Seoll and wife. Alaska Steam- ship Company freight agent J. D. Nelson, his secretary Willlam Kil- lingsworth, and Alaska Steamship Company attormey Stanley Long. e FORMER JUNEAUITE HERE L. E. Mageau, former Juneau grocery clerk, came in from Skag- way on the Alaska and will be here a few days visiting friends before sailing for the Westward, Heé 1s stopping at the Gastineau Hotel. tatus of 14 fishing vessels declared he other prices are not announced. | KETCHIKAN, Alaska, July 29—' 4 Westward on the steamer Mount | DRAWNEW DOCTRINE Act of Havana fo Come Out| of Conferences of Western World HAVANA, July 29.—Foreign Min- isters of American Republics have achieved full solidarity on methods | & of dealing with dangers arising from European poss phere. Final project alone on to place committee action 15 awaited the document in history beside the Monroe Doctrine. The draft of the measure is ap- proved as the “Act of Havana,” which provides that American Re- publics may establish ‘“regions of fons in this hemis- | the | provisional administration in any areas now held by ns which are in danger of be- | non - American | g subject to a matter of ex-| change The draft also provides American Republic, jointly, may act in the manner re- quired in ca | American should try to take over nny colon! n this lwmisphere *NEBRASI(A PRODUCES ~ REAL OIL |Well “Comes in" for Com- |- '~ pany-Will Now Collect | $15,000 Bonus FALLS CITY, Neb, July 29. | This state became an oil-producing state as residents looked at a black fluid as a pos-| sible solution of problems arising| from the repeated drought and crop| failure. Workmen turned the valveat the Bucholz well and allowed a daily | minimum flow of 50 barrels to run | out, completing a 60-day run to qualify the company for the state’s $15,000 bonus for the first com- mercial producer. The well produced 10,180 barrels o( oil during Lhe les :(HAMBERLAIN IS IN LONDON HOSPITAL, SUDDEN OPERATION Former Prime Minisfer Will Be Away from Of- fice Two Weeks Minister Neville Chamberlain en- tered a hospital today to undergo an operation. The reason for the operation is not made public. He will be away from his office for about two weeks. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, July 29. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 4'%, American Can 92%, American #ower and Light 3%, Anaconda 19%, Bethlehem Steel 79, Commonwealth and Southern| 1%, Curtiss Wright 6 3/4, General Motors 44%, International Har- vester 43%, Kennecott 25 7/8, New York Central 11 7/8, Northern Pa- cific 6%, United States Steel 52 3/4, | Pound $3.86. DOW, JONES AVERAGES ‘The following are today's Dow. iJoms averages: industrials 123.15. rails 20.58, utilities 22.37. ce any nation other than | “official” | LONDON, July 29.—Former Prime | of territories or sovereign- | that any | individually or | was' hit.” ek (onventions PRESIDENT ASKS PERMISSION T0 CALL RESERVES \Congress Works on Ad fo Enlist All Men from 18 to 64 WASHINGTON, July 29.—Presi- dent Roosevelt today asked Congress to let im order the National Guard and officers of the Reserve Corps in- to intensive training, saying he is now convinced the security of the nation demands such a step. “The nation cannot with a clear conscience longer postpone this vi- tally essential step,” he declared. Congress worked over a conscrip- tion law to ‘call all those between 18 and 64 to the colors. Each re- cruit would get one year of training at regular Army pay. Register " For War More Men S—@H Up for De- fense of Great Britain and King LONDON, July 29.—Over 340,000 men between the ages of 26 and 34 have registered for military ser- vice. This is the result on the fourth| day as the registration closed. Very few designated themselves as con- scientious objectors, - ARE TRAINING FOR AIR DUTY WASHINGTON, July 29. — The Civil Aeronautics Authority an- at ground schools, and over 17,000 are taking flight courses. Home Folks’ Lefters (ounl Plenty; Resulfs of Recent German caplion says this picture shows a German t 1pcao bUAL In At ploding depth charge which had just been dropped by the Nazi craft in an attack on a British submarine. The caption said that later “an oil spot which appeared on the surface indicated that the submarine ~ |GOVERNOR Prove Asserfion By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, July 29. ways of democracy, like the ways of the heainen Chinee, are often strange—but somehow they are| mighty effective—or should I just say potent, It was the methods of democracy that made it possible for Wendell L. Willkie, with his short-term cam- | paign, to be nominated at Phila-| delphia. ‘Tt was those same meth- ods which formed the foreign pol-| icy plank in the Democratic plat- form. | Convention ~delegates and even| | politicians in office cannot stand| | the pressure from back home. The most effective lobby or pressure group in the country today is that which bores frcm within a con- gressman's own district with a| flood of telegrams, letters phone calls to urge or demand some particular piece of legisla- tion or the nomination of' some| particular candidate. KNOW WHAT THEY WANT Twice in the last few weeks, 1| have seen this thing at work. In Philadelphia, delegates were stunned | by the overwhelming verbal and| written demand for the nomina- tion of Willkié. His opponents in-| sist that it was a fictitious thing| . that it existed only because of a planned campaign to Snow The delegates under with cries from the hinterlands, I wouldn't know. I'm no detective. But whatever its | source, its effect Was immensely | successful. In Chicago the same thing hap-| pened, Let me say right now that| I am not even hinting that the | Democratic party was committed | | to fighting on any front but oul‘ |own. But if there WERE any so-| called “war-mongers” with any| influence when the Chicago con-| vention assembled they were beaten down and out by the very same thing that picked Willkie, a de-| mand from the hinterdlands that we stay out of any foreign wars. It isn't within my province or | passing along the inside facts to |say whether I think this good or bad. Like a whole lot of readers, I don’'t know. But I do know that nounces that more than 32,000 men' ., active portion of the vociferous|E. Kelly, prominent Tacoma Repub- are now. training for aireraft pilols ,,pjic demanded a stay-out-of-|lican leader and former Republican J (Continued on Page Beven) | and |” German Torpedo Boat Hunts a Brifish Sub D 4P in the Kzttent Note the ex- OF TEXAS IN AGAIN 0'Daniel Is Nominated by Majority Vote of All Balllots Cast DALLAS, Texas, July 20.—W. Lee O'Daniel, who campaigned with mountain music, piled up enough votes Saturday in the first Demo- cratic primary to bear dut the campaign tune “There Ain’t Gonna Be No Run Off.” The former flour salesman, early today, had 875,000 votes or 53 per cent of the total ballots cast. The nomination is tantamount to election for another two years. Senator Connally has outstripped his challengers for a third term in the upper chamber at Washington O'Daniel’s challengers were Rail- road Commissioner est Thomp- son, former Governor Marian Fer- guson, another railroad commission- | er Jerry S. Sabler, and Highway Commmiunvr Harry Hines. “ >l Broadcasl By Queen; Fights On LONDON, July 29.—Queen Wil- helmina, of The Netherlands, in a broadcast over the facilities of the Erlthh Broadcasting Company, said | her government would carry on the war until liberated. Queen Wilhelmina fled to Eng- land at the time the Nazis invaded her country. The Queen will make daily talks |to her people over the facilities of the wmpfiny GuyE I(elly Passes Away TACOMA, Wash., July 29.—Guy Caplured Royal Forces Defeat NaziFleets Over England Cuban President Welcomes H ull‘ AMER'( AS b RAIDS ARE " MADE OVER COASTAREA | Industrial Centers of Reich Bombed-Heavy Dam- age Is Inflicted | OIL TANKS ARE HIT; THEY BURST INTO FIRE {Train Serwce in France Is Supended for Move- ments of Troops BULLETIN — LONDON, July 29.—A British communique to- night says seventeen Nazi air- dromes in Germany, Holland, Belgium and Northern France plus oil depots and docks, were bombed today by the Royal Air Ferces and great damage done. Three British planes failed " to return. BULLETIN — LONDON, July 29.—0il tanks at Cherbourg, France, filled with German oil, have been hit repeatedly by bombs of British planes dropped during air raids. Several tanks hit, immediately burst into Royal Air Force bombers have also raided the German air bases on The Netherlands coast car- rying the air war across the English Channel, Other planes of the R A F have also penetrated deep into Ger- many. LONDON, July 29.—Eight Ger- man bombers and seven escorting German fighting planes, were shot down last night in a battle over an English Southeastern harbor. Only one British plane was lost in the night fight, the Air Ministry com- munique states. ‘Che British communique also re ports that 80 German planes ens gaged in fights early this morning and “within half an hour the Ger- mans lost 15 bombers. “Junkers and dive bombers, pro- tected by Messerschmidts, attempt~ ed a surprise attack early this fore~ noon but strong British formations of Spitfires rose like a hurricane and within a few minutes the British pilots so harrassed the Nazi airmen that their bombing aim was spoiled and the invaders flew home.” The batilc of Great Britain is growing more intcnse in the air with each passing hour. Seventy-sevcnr German airmen have been captured in the last four days. As today wore on, the Ger- mans broadened their attacks on {inland Northern Scotland and west- em Wales. TRAINS SUSPENDED VICHY, July Regular train lConunu.'d.nn Page Six) Soldiers Released Hundreds omousands Given Freedom-Ward Off Starvation BERNE, Switzerland, July 29.— In an effort to reduce millions of hungry mouths in Gesman held portions of France, the German Army of Occupation is reported releasing hundreds of thousands of imprisoned French soldiers and shoving them across the demarca- tion line into French ruled terri- tory. Officials of the French Vichy Government already declare the Nauanal Committeeman, is dead at his home here. people are hard-pressed to get food supplies and describe the ituation as frightful and perplexing,