The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 5, 1940, Page 8

1 VIGILANCE | URGED UPON AMERICANS | President Asks for Unity in Uncovering Subver- sive Adtiviti es WASHINGTON, Aug. 5—Presi- dent Roosevelt today called for ity between Federal and State vernments in ungovering sub- ive activities in strengthening defense. mtrained polieeman is as in- tive as an untrained soldier amateur detective soon b ¢ a fussy, malicious busy body.” President told the Governors torney Generals and other States ithorities at the Law Enforcement meeting held today. Th tatements were read in a tic to the seskion by Attorney General Robert Jackson The President further stated in his letter that “we must be vigilant and always on guard, swift to act but alco wise and cool-headed, and not express activities in cruel stu } of vigilantes. There is wherc the Fifth Column forms in line.” - DR. FREDERICK A. COOK DIES, EAST (Continued trom Page One) parcled e in 1930, when he had one-third of his time Cook was born at Callicoon Depot, Sullivan County, N. Y., June 10, 1865. He was the son Dr Theodore A, and Magdalene Long Koch, the family name havir been changed to Cook in 1860. The erved Dr of father had come from Germany in 1853 and began the practice of medicine in Sullivan county. There the son went to school and later attended public schools in Brooklyn He studied medicine at the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons and in the medical school of New York University, being graduated from the later in 1890. Medical Work He practiced for a time in York, but later became better known for his activities in Arctic and Antarctic explorations than for his work in medicine, On June 10, 1902, Dr. Cook mar- ried Miss Mary Fidele Hunt of 3rooklyn, She obtained a divorce in Texas in 1923, a short time beiore the doctor’s conviction in connec- tion with his oil schemes Severe Sentence his confinement in the ry, Dr. Cook was assigned to the hospital He wrote numerous articles for the prison publication, the New Era, of which he eventually became editor. He also wrote occasionally for general publications. His sentence was the most severe ever given to a prison- er at Fort Leavenworth on a simi- lar charge, Several attempts had been made to obtain parole for Dr. Cook because of his failing health under confinement. These, however, proved futile until early in 1930, when he automaticaly became eli- gible for parole on his record of good behavior, S e - New During Federal penitenti news today n The Emplre, ja link in | the States to Alaska. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, AUG. 5, WHEN NAZIS BOMBED SHIPPING AT DOVER, ENGLAND This picture shows German bombs dropping between anchored ships inside the breakwater in the harbor at Dover, England, according to the British censor-approved caption. don to New York bv cable, JUNEAU AIRPORT PLANNED Military Men Visit Men- denhall Flats in Sur- vey Today (Continued 110m Page One) lion dollars’ appropriation has been made in recent defense legislation for the Metlakatla field. Hire Men in Alaska Although the number of service workmen being brought north is large, Col. Dunn, who is directing the project out of his office, declared “as many skilled workmen as pos- sible” will be hired in Alaska. He was to confer with Territorial Em- ployment Director J. T. Flakne this afternoon, and indicated he would need, principally, operators of heavy equpiment. Commanding officer for the An- nette construction will be Major G. J. Nold, who is in Ketchikan at | present and will return south on | the next Clipper plane. Col. Dunn, and Major Dean, who ing the tour with Dunn in , in Tcy Strails, | sulting capacity, will ervicing fields | fly south on the next Clipper. moving from Major Gaffney is to be a Clipper passenger for Seattle whence he Only about a dozen men will be will go to Hamilton Field, his for- required for a base force here, and mer headquarters, and then to beyond hangar and machine shops, | Washington for a week or two be- a con- ture date, G a line of to accommodate plane: there will be little other construc- fore returnng here to become per tion, as Juneau, being a metropoli- manently assigned to Ladd Field tan center, has adequate housing at Fairbanks. facilities for passing fliers | 2 S B S Leok Over Site | The party made a trip to the airport this afternoon to “get a ATE |S | good look at it" with Secretary of FOR WALL Bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen—in these rooms espe- ! cislly, you'll enjoy the soft, pastel tints of Fullerglo —the | West'smost popularinterior paintfoswallsand woo ! work. Alaska E. L. Bartlett, Aide to the | Governor and Naval Aftache Lieut.| Cmdr. J. S. MacKinnon, Tke P. Tay- lor, Chief Engineer of the Alaska | Road Commission, and Clark Bas-| sett, PAA Airport Superintendent. | Col. Dunn today verified reports | published in The Empire Saturday that work is to begin shortly (ml the Annette Island airfield 20 miles | BIG THING IN CAPITAL southwest of Ketchikan. | (By Associated Press) It was revealed that 530 mem-| Congressional conscription debate bers of McChord Field Army En- Wages hot in Washington, D. C., and gineering Regiment, 16 to 20 offi- also on the Presidential right to call cers, and 400 CCC workers, are leav- the National Guard into active serv- ing Seattle August 20 or August 22 ice. with equipment to begin the An-| Gen, John J. Pershing, in a radio nette Island project. jaddress Sunday night, urged the The regiment is now assembling United States to make 50 destroy- at March Field, California. ers available for purchase by Eng- Col. Dunn declared a half land. mil- | address Sunday night, advocated | cooperation with Europe regardless |of which side wins the war and he asked for non-intervention. AL PILOTS OUT ; ON TRIPS TODAY Shell Simmons, John Amundsen and Alex Holden all flew out on plane trips from here today. | Simmons took Ed Swope and M. A. Erickson to Hirst, Bill Holt, Bob Stoft, Neil Anderson and August | Buschmann to Sitka. Amundsen flew R. N. Caulfield, | U. S. Annet, Ed Keena and A. Phil- lips to Tulsequah, Holden flew Josephine Betts, and C. Jorgeson to Hoonah, and Willie ,Jack to Tenakee, scheduled to re- | turn with Josephine Betts, Jorgeson |and Mrs. R. A. Welsh. ! Yesterday, Simmons flew August Buschmann roundtrip to the coast, and came back with him and Herb Coleman, picked up in Hoonah. Holden yesterday flew Dixie Mc- Clure to Sitka and came in with Jerry McKinley, Dr. Sutherland and Betty Baggen from the Historic | City, ?Boyles Return From Skagway ’ ‘Territorial Auditor Frank Boyle returned on the steamer Yukon is a West Point professor and mak- | also possibly | . — | Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, in an | This scene, first to reach America showing any phase of the July 29 air battle over Dover, was sent from Lon- Mining Relics FOG DELAYS Along with PARTYFROM .Nugge!i TRIP TODAY old e hane T e o House Subcommittee Con- gressmen Come North man “Hardrock” Randall is recov- ering in his sluice boxes at Wind- ham Bay where he began dragline H ago. Randall, who did most of lh(:‘ SEATTLE, Aug. 5—Alaska fog construction work on the 7% miles| caused the House Subcommittee on of road to the Alaska Placer Lakes|Army and National Defense appro- property on the Shuck River flm‘-,‘ priations to delay the flight to ing the past two summers, is now|Juneau today on the Alaska clipper working his own property at Wind-| and instead they inspected Puget ham Bay near the mouth of Spruce| Sound defenses Creek Those in the Subcommittee are Spruce Creek, worked by hun-| representatives Chairman Snyder dreds of panners in and around|Of Pennsylvania, Mahon of Tex; 11890, was the scene of some''of the|Starnes of Alabama, Terry of Ar- eariest placer workings in Alaska, |kansas and guide Col. S. H. Sherill Randall, panning the area while| The five will fly north tomorrow {on the road building job, saw pos-|on the Clipper to see first hand | sibilities near Spruce Creek and a|What is being done with $17,000,- | week ago put into operation a one-|000 already awarded for Alaska yard bucket dragline dumping into| bases for defense and which Sny- | 300 feet of sluice boxes. ;dcr said is “only a small part of Surface pay is running about 50 the money to be expected in the cents to the bucket, Randall said,|future.” | but decared values are increasing| B TR | with depth. | | With two men operating the drag| on 12-hour shifts, an average of| 24 buckets an hour is being main-| S e Basehall Today 'A% Aepih 1 aon{bvEdl s andl Scores u‘r American League games oy Y played this afterncon are as fol- more relics” show up, according to| joys: Randall and his wife, professinal-| New York 1; Boston 4. ly known in phiotographic circles as| Detroit 9; St. Louis 2. | Virna Haffer. | Cleveland 10; Chicago 1. l’ “We've been finding those old| 3 . | musket balls as big as your Lhumbl FROM FAIRBANKS | nail, and several hand made nails SeineBoa ' Accident Occurs in Rocky| | 1940. Explodes; 2 Men Burned Pass—Injured Taken to Wrangell WRANGELL, Alaska, Aug. 5. — Seine boat Emerald of Wrangell| exploded Saturday evening near| Three-Mile Arm, Rocky Pass, 60| miles from Wrangell, and Capt. Otto Wilde was badly burned. | One member of the crew, Leo Lowry, was also badly burned, but' two other members of the crew escaped injury The injured men were brought to the hospital here by the gasboat Star. { Hospital attendants said Capt. Wilde will recover. He suffered| from second degree buins on the arm and face The explosion occurred when, Capt. Wilde stepped on the starter. | The vessel was hauled up on| the beach and will later be towed here Richard Radalet On Juneau Visit Richard Radalet, former' Juneau, High School student and gradu- ate of the University of Washing- ton, arrived here on the steamer Baranof for a two weeks' visit with relatives. Mr. Radalet is now sci and mathematics instructor in a school at Chehalis, Wash. Accompanied by Morgan Albrecht of Chehalis, Mr. Radelet drove to Hazelton, B. C., from the States with a visit to Bamff. The two took | a train to the coast where thi boarded the northbound steamer. | ————— nce NEW ADMIRALTY E FOLDER ISSUED A revised edtion of the pamphlet “Admiralty Island Recreation Area” has been issued by the U. 8. For- est Service here. Included in the eight-page publication is a large map of the Admiralty Island Recreation- *'al Unit, showing the area from Lake Kathleen to Mitchell Bay on Cha- | tham Strait and from Pack Creek | to Gambier Bay on the Seymour | Canal side of the island. FREIGHTER CHARTERED | FOR SAIMON FREIGHT The steel coastal freighter Lake Frances of the Coastal Steamship | Company of Tacoma has been char- | tered by the Alaska Steamship Com- | pany of Tacoma foF" a special voy- age to the Alaska Peninsula to handle salmon cargo. The vessel sailed last week for Sand Point, | King Cove and‘False Pass and is| scheduled to return to Seattle about | August 20, | | LB SR | Hundreds of young Malayans Chris Ellingen, Juneau man min- ' have entered training at Singa- | along with the gold in the boxes."fixlg in the Fairbanks district, came | pore as seamen for ‘the British | Randall declared, but added, “The|in over the weekend and is visiting navy. best yet is when we uncovered the here for a few days. He is at the |old barroom safe and thought we Gastineau Hotel. - — Emprre classifieds bimg results. largest peace time spending program in history and more than double the amount actually spent in the past costs and some special defense | | huge deficit is taken for granted. fiscal year, statisticians said. | Congress has already appropriated | nearly fourteen billion dollars plus contract authorizations of over a bil- lion covering all regular government UNCOVERED - The revenue ledger of the govern- % ment is also showing gains, but a Heinous Things Revealed ~ — === by J. Edgar Hoover, Chief of FBI McMANAMAN SAILS John McManaman, Juneau adver- tising man, sailed for Anchorac % of yesterday on the steamer Baranof. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5—J. Ed- TR o SRR gar Hoover disclosed today that British toy-makers report in- sabotage against National Defense| creasing demand for miniature has been uncovered by the FBIL. |.yplanes ‘modeled after B P This evidence reveals that emery| ipes. K dust has been placed in airplane| PR 5 engines and destructive metal in| 7 naval vessels' motive power, and|_FmPpire Classifieds Pay! Hoover added: | : 57 “Incendiary bombs have been de-| signed, not larger than a cigar, sAvl“Gs to create disaster. Chemicals have been placed in boilers which would have been discovered and we find that every one of these heinous things has been done by persons EAR“I"G shielded by innocent but subvers- ive forces.” Hoover urges that cities survey utilities to insure safety in water supplies because “demoralization by means of a water famine has been 0 used by totalitarian, saboteurs. - PEACE TIME Your Money Is HIGH REA(HED ® Auvailable for with- drawal on request. IN SPENDIN ® Insured by U. S. G Gavernment up to Sty | $5.000. Twenty Billions May Be s g Total of Congress Alaska Federal H : - Appropriations Savings & Loan WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. — The Assn. of Juneau Budget Bureau has found pending appropriations and authorizations may push Congress’ spending total Telephone 3 | to about twenty billion dollars, the e e T U [ pecple talking about ‘owaing’ thei homes—byt | wonder i how many of them /reafias Mat-a man can't fesl that he really dees own his home outright so long as \ad halmiog'# ™ fmow | own my bome=because the agent of -the Netional Fire Insurance Com- pany odiHartfordrhas plugged up practically all the loopholes for loss by desiructive foroe. Ws cestsiedy e comdort fo realize thet ¥m safe—ond thet an expert on insur- ance grotectioa is taking save of ma® SHATTUCK AGENCY Office—New York Life Phone 249 | had something until we dug it up 1and found the door gone.” The Randalls came in on the| Dart over the weekend and will be in town until Wednesday. - 'SMALL YACHT ~ SAILS; PUTTS ~ FROMOLYMPIA jNewssIand Operafor, | Brings 28-foof Ketch fo First City, Bound Here | | KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. 5.—| Ray Tingley, of the Olympia Yacht | | Club, left here this.morning in the | 128 foot sea going sloop Tahiti Baby | | for Juneau. | Tingley arrived in Ketchikan| from Tacoma in 158 hours and 55 | minutes, traveling time, using a 12 horse power auxiliary motor for 127 hours and 50 minutes, sailing the rest of the time. The Olympia boatman has oper- |ated a Fort Lewis news stand over |14 years. He said the only diffi- |culty in coming was that there were |almost too many things for one man to handle in rough weather. | He said he would let go the tiller, dash below to put the stew on and |still kept a course without anchor- |ing for cooking. | While crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a strong wind across richly stored in Canned MIGHTY HUSKY YOUNGSTERS! LOOKS LIKE YOUVE BEEN READING OUR ADS ON HOW HEALTHFUL CANNED SALMON1S ! NTO MILLIONS of U. S. homes this yw&e an im :-Science finds no food tant health message: Sci _fi it Canned Salmon advertising i I 1 ) mothers through national circulation magazines. It’s ues is telling housewives and expect a main dish to supply. Canned Sal- ooy y?:d mp::e abundant in life-sustaining protein mon 18 rai her main dish food. Then there’s the than almost any other ~- B rare ‘‘sunshine” vitamin D—Cann source of vitamin D. Salmon also supplies vitamins the valuable food minerals—calcium and ~Juneau-Young Hardware Co. PHONE 12 R | @ EUcst 8t the Baranof Hotel. |from a round trip voyage to Skag- an ebb tide slopped water aboard |way to meet Mrs.. Boyle, who had for the only time coming north. ‘lbm‘n visiting with Mrs, May Mc-| The Tahiti Baby was built two }Cunn, Mrs, Venitia Reed and Mrs. years ago at Steilacoom, Washing- Karl Hahn. ton. b gy eSO et OF STANDARD |~ The Daily Alaska mmpire guaran- C. W. Davies, of ‘Standard Oil, is | tees the largest daily circulation ot any Alaska newspapey. 1 another fact about Alaska's product that is en- couraging more and more U. S, women to serve Canned Salmon in their homes. ; PR e S Good reason, too, for Alaska families to enjoy m: Canned Salmon! Food authoriti that Canned Sal- mon contains a greater stote of t nutrients than almost any other food. Proteil instance—the food R good A and G plus hospho! ealthy. Add these health Canned Salmon and you’ll know why Alaskans as well as to the good eating—serve U.S.—" Canned Salmon!” that help keep teeth'and bones sound and facts to the satisfying goodness of we say—to you For good health and