The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 6, 1940, Page 1

THE DAILY “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LVIL, NO. 8484. RITISH JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUG. 6, 1940. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS , NAZIS CONTINUE AR RAl PRICE TEN CENTS \ Juneau Men Meet Death as Boat Swamps ICY LAKE CLAIMS 2 FISHERMEN Trouting Pa_rFCapsizes at Turner - One Man Gains Shore-Search for Bodies Glacier-fed Turner Lake, in Taku Inlet, claimed the lives of two of three Juneau trout fishermen Sun- day when their boat capsized and they were unable to swim ashore. Drowned were Albert Chenard, 42, metal worker employed by the Sani- tary Plumbing Shop on Willoughby Avenue, a long time resident of Gastineau Channel who was born in Douglas. Also drowned was Alvan Jones, 24, Juneau Dairies milk truck driver who joined the dairy three years ago, coming here from his home in Amboy, Washington, Both men were single. Bill Niemi, owner of the Sanitary Plumbing Shop, saved his life by | clinging to the overturned boat. Capt. Kinky Bayers went to Tur- ner Lake last night, but rough water prevented landing of a drag- ging party to recover the bodies of Chenard and Jones. Bayers was to go out again at noon today with draggers aboard his boat Forester. Niemi yesterday afternoon crossed the inlet to Annex Creek power house and telephoned the tragic news to-Juneau while a Coast: Guard launch made an unavailing search for him on the opposite shere. Late yesterday evening Shell Sim- mons flew out to the lake and brought Niemi to: town, Suffers from Shock 2 Visibly suffering from the shock of the tragedy and several miserable hours without dry clothing or food, Niemi told a harrowing story. He explained that he and his two friends had gone to Turner Lake early Sunday in a small outboard boat and had gone up to the lake to fish at various spots where streams plunged from the cliffs or spurted out of narrow guts across brief sandbars. At 2:30 Sunday afternoon, leaving the mouth of the first big stream on the right hand side of the lake (Continued on Page Eight) WASHINGTON — After seven years of stalling over one of the most important raw materials to American industry, the State De- partment actually is doing some- thing about the United States tin supply. In cooperation with the National Defense Commissicn, State De- partment officials are doing three things: 1. Talking with Jesse Jones about an RFC loan to establish a tin smelter in the United States. The U. 8. firms in on this are Phelps Dodge, National Lead, Am- erican Metals -and the American Smelting and Refining Company. 2. Facilitating the visit of the world's biggest tin king, Simon Pa- tino, to the United States; also holding conversations with Mauricio Hochschild, big German-Jewish producer of Bolivian tin. 3. The National Defense Com- mission has ordered 75,000 tons of metallic tin from the Malay Pen- insula and the Dutch East Indies. This is almost enough to last the United States for half a year —if it ever gets here, But the catch is that the tin is still down in the mines of Malaya and must not only be mined and smelted, but also shipped half way around the world. Meanwhile the Japanese may move into this area of the South Pacific, or the Germans may crush (Continued on Page Pive) PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSE_Nation’s most famous newlyweds of recent date are Senator and Mrs. Carter Glass, shown at the Glass home in Lynchburg, Va. Glass is 82 and his bride, 52. She was formerly Mrs. Mary Scott Meade of Amherst, Va,' e IS MAYOR OF MONTREAL ARRESTED Executive Is Taken in Cus- tody for Violation of | War Measures Act MONTREAL, Aug. 6. — Mayor Camillien Houde has been taken into custody, under the War Meas- ures Act, by the Mounted Police Superintendent. 1t is charged that Mayor Houde criticized the government in the House of Commons last Saturday and defied the Canadian law and urged the public to disregard na- tional registration. MORE ARRESTS BY JAPAN OVER ALLEGED SPYING Seven Salvation Army Leaders in Custody, Suspicion Espionage TOKYO, Aug. 6—The War Of- fice announces that seven Salva- tion Army leaders have been ar- rested on suspicion of espionage. All are reliably reported to be Jap- anese and were arrested during the countrywide roundup of Britons suspected of spying. All but seven of the Britishers arrested have been released. ITALIANS ARE ON INVASION, SAMOLILAND CAIRO, Aug. 6.—The Italians have begun invasion of British Somali- land. Three columns are driving into the little British possession| adjoining Ethiopia. The official communique of the| Italians said the Italian forces have already driven into another Eritish possession, 'Kenya Colony, frum Ethiopis. lindbéigh, Ford Are in Bad Ngw with Senalors WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—United States Senator William H. Smath- ers, of New Jersey, criticising Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s speech made last Saturday night, said Lindbergh and Henry Ford, who recently re- fused to make airplane engines ‘to sell to the British, should “pick up little Iron Crosses given them by Hitler and go back to Germany.” Lindbergh advocated cooperation in Europe regardless of which side wins. Yesterday, Senator Claude Pepper, of Florida, in a speech in the Sen- ate, termed Lindbergh as “chief of |nor said, upon whether proper lo- the Fifth Column in this country.” o R O 8 v BT Movie Men Summoned, Grand Jury Must Testify in Connection with Alleged Murder Plot in L. A. HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Aug. 6. — Three movie notables have been summoned to appear before a Grand Jury today, in connection with an alleged murder plot. The three are scenarist Clifford Odets, Director and Producer Henry Beiberman and Actor Lionel Stan-, der. The three are expected to testify concerning possible Communist ac- tivity in the film colony. The subpoenaes for the three were issued after District Attorney Fitts charged that what he termed a murder plot had been engineered by Communists. He also charged that the plot was intended for the overthrow of the Government. Fitts said that the plot involved labor unions, persons prominent in poli- tics and the Hollywood movie in- dustry. He did not elaborate but said that complete evidence could be presented before the Grand Jury, The Grand Jury also issued 50 additional subpoenaes for long- shoremen and waterfront labor or- ganizers to testify before the Grand Jury in connection with the death of John Riley, member of the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific R o o NEIL LANG COMING Neil Lang will arrive on the Princess Louise this evening and will fly to Tulsequah where he is employed in the Taku-Polaris mine. ——————— — FOUR UNITS OF NATIONAL GUARD PLAN Infantry Companies for Ju- neau, Kefchikan, Fair- banks, Anchorage $600,000 ARMORIES ASSISTANCE ASKED Authority fo_rXir Squadron | at Nome Also Being Sought Four armories costing approxi- mately $150,000 apiece will be re- quired in Alaska for National Guard companies already authorized, Gov. Ernest Gruening announced today.| Present plans call for the estab- lishment of infantry companies and armories in Juneau, Ketchikan, Fairbanks and Anchorage. Cost of the construction of the armories will have to be borne by the Territory, the Governor said. Inquiries made while he was in Washington las tspring showed the! Governor that it would be impos- | sible to get Federal funds for the armories, this cost always being shouldered by the States under es- tablished practice. ‘Writes Candidates As the Legislature was not in ses- sion and as it was deemed impera- tive that work begin on organizing the Natlonal Guard, the Governor did what he describes as “the next best thnig” to consulting with the | Legislature. He wrote letters to legislative candidates, both Demo- cratic and Republican, asking if they would support an appropria- tion for building the armories, Location of the armories at Ju- neau, Ketchikan, . Fairbanks and! Anchorage will depend, the Gover- | cal support is forthcoming. Ketchikan Offer | Mayor Harry McCain of Ketchi- kan, on behalf of the Civic Center, Inc, of that city, has offered $25,000 in cash for an armory in addition to paying for special equipment to | paying for special to provide for (tion of the armory building. | The Governor described Mayor ! McCain’s offer as a “fine example for the rest of the Territory.” The armories will serve many oth- er purposes besides the military ' cne, the Governor said he hoped and believed. The armories would ! be civic centers, fair buildings and | would provide quarters for indoor | recreation and public meetings. | The Governor said he is also en- | deavoring to secure authority to es- | tablish a National Guard air squad- ron which would consist of one flight at Nome and others where adequate flelds are available. COUPLE BROUGHT DOWNFROMTOP | ~ OF MI. SHUKSAN| BELLINGHAM, Wash., August 6.| —Anne Cedarquist, 22, of Shelton, who was injured in a fall near the top of 9,000-foot high Mount Shuk- | san, lay on a narrow three-foot | ledge for 22 hours while Karl Boyer, descended to get a rescue party. | Faye Plank, 36, a Bremerton school | teacher, lay on a ledge above her,| seeing that the rope tied to Miss Cedarquist did not slip. She was| brought down safely. Debating First Peace-Time Draft Bill Appearing before the House Military Affairs Committee in Washington, Norman Thomas (left), Socialist leader, attacked the Burke-Wadsworth conscription bill as “totalitarianism.” New York’s Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia (right) termed the first peace-time draft bill in U. S. history “the only means of keeping us out of war.” Center is Representative Andrew May, committee chairman. ATTORNEY SAYS LOCAL AIRBASE 1S NEEDED NOW 'Congressmen fo Be Con- facted on Plan for Mili- fary Field Here Congressmen from the House Ap- propriations Committee due here on the Clipper today will be met by city officials and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce in an effort to cbtain immediate attention to Juneau military airport needs. “In these times, an imaginary line from Kodiak to Hawaii isn't much | of a defense,” declared Attorney R. E. Robertson today. Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce committee which has been working on the local airport | problem, Robertson said, “Apparent- i ly construction of a military airport here is planned, but the question of which agency will build it is holding it up. “Construction of a military flying operations base here is needed now. Too many nations, too many peo- ples, have found that tomorrow in these times, frequently doesn't ar- rive in time. “Juneau is still the focal point of population in the Territory, and sml‘ sits squarely on every artery of travel to and from the Territory. Should military crisis arrive sud- denly, Juneau, with a proper air- field, could serve as a base of the protection of five of the most vital routes that affect the Territory— the Skagway-Whitehorse pass, the Taku River-Canada pass, the Ju- neau-Annette Island-Seattle route, the Juneau-Sitka Navy base route, (Continued o Page Eizh) DES MONES, Iowa, Aug.'6.—Wen- dell L. Willkie today said he does favor “changing the present farm program of the Democratic Admin- istration unless a better one is gradually evolved.” About 500,000 Italians live in New York City; 2,000,000 in the U. S. Just before his departure by plane for his Colorado Springs vacation Democrafic Agriculfure Program Has Willkie's 0. K. resort, Willkie added that he would “not take away any of the bene- fits gained by the agriculture people during the past few years.” Willkie voiced appreciation to the farm leaders for their attendance at his major farm conference yes- terday. If Roosevelt Re-clected, | - Will He Serve Out Third Term! Thaf's the Quesfion By JACK STINNETT | WASHINGTON, Aug. 6—Out of almost every major event that oceurs in or affects Washington comes a plethora of stories. Some are fantastic, some are trial bal- lcons released by the powers-that- {be to test public reactions, and‘ | some are merely ridiculous. Still | others are a clear-minded analysis of a situation. Wading through these stories| daily, I try to pass along only those that have some basis in rea-| son, interest or logic. Occasionally | I run across one I can not tab,| but which seems worth passing along. Of such is the following. It is interesting and reasonable, but| whether it is somebody's pipc’ dream or has its roots in truth I| haven't the slightest idea. [ It is that President Roosevelt, if he is re-elected, has no inten- tion of serving out a third term. | | SOME PEOPLE SAY— This story, which has been kicked | {around for some time, is causing| | many an argument over coffee and crumpets. Those who contend for it argue this way: The President was ab-| solutely sincere in his statement| BROADCAST BY GERMANS IS CUT OFF One Radio Station Cancels Hour Program of G.- A. N. Alliance CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 6. — Radio station WHIP, at Hammond, In- diana, announced today it has noti- fied the German-American National Alliance of Chicago that it is can- celling the aliance’s radio hour after Saturday, August 10. The radio station announces further thousands of listeners tele- graphed and sent letters objecting to some of the program broadcast by thé Germans during the past week. On every program last week the announcer urged listeners to at- tend the “Keep Out of War” meet- ing at Soldiers Field last Sunday. Jew Baifer Passes Away LONDON, Aug. 6. — A Reuters, British news: disatch, reports the death of Julius D. Streicher, Ger- that he did not wish to run again. Months ago, he told not only inti-| | mates but Republican Col. Frank | | Knox, who now is in his Cabinet, | that he doubted if he could stand | the strain of another four years| in the White House | Starting with the court fight,| the attempted party purges of 1938, the neutrality act, and the thousands of problems arising out of the war in Europe and the new defense measures, these persons | say, the President has been through a lot at the tail end of his second { term, not to mention the battles of the first. Look at what is ahead in the next few months. Is it any | wonder he is tired and feels the need of rest and retirement? And one thing more, they ar- gue: Why did Roosevelt select | Henry A. Wallace as his 1940 run- ning mate? Admitted that Wal- lace, as Secretary of Agriculture and head of the Agricultural Ad- justment Administration, controls| personnel and funds that affect millions of voters, wouldn't FDR.,| as the prime force behind it all, have received all of those votes anyway? It doesn't detract from Wallace’s ability as an economist, farm specialist and administrator| to admit that he is no great shakes as & political campaigner, when many's number one Jew baiter. The dispatch says the information comes from a well informed source. DEATH IS DENIED BERLIN, Aug. 6.—Authorities said Streicher is in perfect health at his farm near Nurnberg but admits he was relieved of his duties at party leader of Franconia some time ago. BRITISH FLEET ONMANEUVERS, PECULIAR MOVE (By Associated Press) Spanish reports said 19 British warships left Gibraltar hurriedly on | Monday but after starting wwnrdl the Mediterranean suddenly cut | back toward the Atlantic. PIONEER DIES~ AT SITKA HOME Gust Karvonen of Sitka, who first came to Alaska in 1901 as a fisher- man, died last week at the Pioneers’ Home just ten days after being ad- mitted. Karvonen, a native of Finland, ATTACKS ON ISLANDS ARE LIGHT ONES Germans '(gfiing Ready’ for Invasion — New Weapon Be Used (By Associated Press) German raiding planes jabbed at Great Britain again teday but the attacks were comparatively light. London heard reports that the Germans were ‘“getting ready” in Northern France, also the Baltic for the long-heralded invasion. Field Marshal General Kesserling, commanding the Nazi Air Force opposite England said he has defin- ite knowledge that new weapons for the conquest of the British Isles have been perfected for use and among them is a weapon with which a small force captured the Belgian fortress of Eben Emael within a few minutes time. The British Air Ministry said a German bomber was shot down this morning off the east coast of Eng- land A German communique said eight British planes have been downed over the English channel, The Admiralty said 18 British ships totaling 65,000 tons and two warships totaling 7,000 tons were sunk during the week ending July 29, The German communique said the British losses have been 657~ 000 tons during three weeks ending July 31 for a total of 4,986,000 tons since the war began. NIGHT RAIP MADE LONDON, Aug, 6.—The British Air Ministry reports that raids were made last night on Kiel, im- portant naval base of the Germans, ‘The damage is not stated. The Admiralty also reports loss of two 1 when st Gern > — TROPICAL STORM IS REPORTED Wind Speeding 75 Miles an Hour Rumbles To- ward Gulf Coast NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 6.—Carry-~ ing winds close to hurricane force and speeding at 75 miles an hour, a tropical storm rumbled toward Louisiana and the Texas Gulf coast. Persons in low exposed places have fled to higher ground. The Greek freighter Oropus has wirelessed she is in distress 30 miles south of the mouth of the Mis- sissippi River. The American schooner J. W, Clise has been abandoned. The crew was rescued by Coast Guarders. AT o L L0 NAZI - FASCIST INVESTIGATION IS NOW URGED Foreign Corgfiales, lega- tions in U. S. Adding to Staffs, 5th Column WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—The Commission on Crime has sug- gested an investigation into the “Nazi-Fascist use of attaches of legations and consulates for sub- versive propaganda and other Fifth Column activities in the United States.” The commission members said there has been large increases in the staffs of foreign legations and consulates in the United States and “for no real honest the sunk (Continued on Page Five) was 74 years old. purpose.