The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 14, 1940, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE y_OL. LVL, NO. 8542. RUSS “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1940. A London IMPORTANT DECLARATION - ATTACK AT NIGHT MOST SEVEREONE Soldiers Emmyed in Dig- ing Dead, Wounded from Debris RAF FORCES MAKE BIG ASSAULT, NAZ!S Clue Given as fo Destruc- tion Wrought by Dutch Station Broadcast (By Associated Press) In the battle for Great Britain, 5.000 soldiers with picks and spades and ropes, and pneumatic drills be- n clearing up wreckage in London alter one of the most terrible night assaults of the war. German bomber pilots returning from the attack said fires in London were visible as far away as the mouth of the Thames. The German raiders are reported to have dropped a total of 771,000 pounds of explosives last night on London, Liverpool and other English cities. Daylight Attacks Heavy new attacks were launched this morning with rescue squads still digging in London ruins for the dead | or wounded. An official British communique said “it is feared the number of per- sons killed and injured is somewhat larger than in recent night at- tacks.” At least 15 persons were killed and 20 injured when heavy bombs ex- ploded headon against two air raid shelters in northeast English towns. Many apartment houses in Lon- don were hit during last night. Destruction in Germany A clue to the destruction inflicted by Royal Air Force bombers against German objectives is reported in a breadcast of -a German controlled Dutch radio station saying 4,000 Dutch workers have been sent to Hamburg to help in reconstruction work. British bombers last night raided German objectives, including Kiel and Wilhelmshaven naval bases and | (Continued to Page Two) Drew Pearsos ad Robert S.Alles %"/‘ao' ELWOOD, Ind—This pleasant lit- tle town, where Wendell Willkie was born and raised and where he ac- cepted the Republican nomination for President, has a painful head- ache. The folks ruefully call it “Willkie Day hangover” and blame it on red- haired, bustling Homer Capehart, straw boss of the notification cere- mony. The wealthy musical instru- | ment manufacturer, who two years ago staged the famed grass roots conference, sold the townspeople on the idea that a golden harvest await- ed them. The ten of thousands of visitors which he promised came, but they didn’t spend, and the only harvest Elwood reaped was a flock of unpaid | for Roosevelt hadn’t been offi-| gankling therefrom. There are disks| bills. Capehart was irresistibly persua- sive. “If you folks have any get up,” he prodded them, “you can make yourselves some real money. There will be a half million visitors here, | so don’t be afraid to spend a little getting ready for them. OF U. 5. POL DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 14. President Franklin D. Roose- velt last Saturday night in an address enunciated the policy of total defense of the Ameri- cas against total attack from any segment in the world and pledged the United States Air Force and Navy to the defense of all the Western Hemisphere. It was one of the President’s most momentous declarations | on international conditions and foreign policy and was broad- cast to every nation of the Western Hemisphere. | The President said that the Arizona House. BY ROOSEVELT IN SPEECH United States, as in 1798, in- Victor Visits FDR Accompanied by Sen. Carl Hayden (left) (D.-Ariz.), Judge Ernest Mc- Farland (right), who recently defeated the veteran Sen. Henry F. Ashurst in the Arizona Democratic primaries, called at the White He said he told President Roosvelt the Democrats would carry the state in the’forthcoming election, ICY IS MADE sists on the peaceful use of the Atlantic and Pacific for trade and commerce and the Ameri- can Nations are united in their determination to resist threats of Dictators, The President rejected every appeasement doctrine and re- newed assurance that Great Britain will receive all aid, short of war. President Roosevelt further declared the United States’ de- termination to prepare for war as the best insurance for con- tinued peace, | By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. — The battle of the buttons is on and while we, from this observation post, wouldn't call it a Waterloo or a| Gettysburg, it is presenting some minor skirmishes that are well worth recording. | The thing started calmly enough except for the speed. In Philadel- | phia, neither the old line Republi- | cans, nor Mr. Wendell Willkie had recovered from the shock before Ybutwneers were hawking the lob- | bies .and the byways with Willkie [hutwns. They were nothing fancy | of course, just simple red, white }and blue celluloid disks with “Wili- |kie” on them or at most, “We| Want Willkie.” | At Chicago the button assembly {line must have been working! |ahead of time, because the vote| | cially tabulated when a few thou-| |sand button-holes blossomed with lboutonnieres for the President. | CONFUSINGLY SIMILAR What I've never been able to | get over is that some button sales- | man must have been double deal- BATILE OF BUTTONS NOWBEING WAGEDIN POLITICAL CAMPAIGN | | mand for anything and every- thing the the way of a lapel orna- ment that is different from this so-called “official” bufton. My button-selling friend thinks that this is not the button makers’ fault at all, but Democratic chi- canery. The Republicans having already put their buttons out, as we used to say in college, the Democrats saw a grand chance to nullify their effectiveness by copying their color and general design. - NO LACK OF VARIETY ‘Whatever the cause, it is a cer- tainty that the buttoneers and novelty manufacturers are working themselves into a lather to produce badges that you can spot at 20 paces without field glasses. There are buttons with sprays of ribbons and ivory elephants and donkeys with the candidates’ faces (some of these I've seen around so re- semble Uncle John’s distorted mugg in the old family album that it is difficult to decide whether the wearer is for or against). There are red, white and blue |in his pockets. RAID IS MADE - TOM MIX KILLED IN ACCIDENT Riding SfarTfilent Films, Circus Performer, Is Crushed by Auto FLORENCE, Ariz, Oct. 14—Tom Mix, riding star of the silent films and noted circus performer, idol of millions of young Americans, was killed late last Saturday after- noon when his automobile went out of control, overturned and pinned Mix underneath. The accident happened south of here. Mix was traveling alone, enroute to Tucson. SADNESS IS SHOWN HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Oct. 14— There is a sadness in the Cow coun- try, grief among thousands, who as small boys were followers of western movies, and heartaches threughout Hollywood as Associat- ed Press dispatches told of Tom Mix being dead. The Nation’s Cowboy Number 1 was killed late last Saturday when his sporty custom built car over-| turned at a high speed and he was pinned beneath, Mix, who was 60, was on his way to Tucson, as advance agent for his circus at the time. The authorities found jewels worth $6,000 and $1,500 in travelers checks > N VICINITY OF GIBRALTAR German Bomber Reported to Have Attacked "De- | stroyed’ Armed Ship (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) The German High Command,| while still giving out no hint on plans in Southeast Europe, are re- ported to have started activity for the first time in the vicinity of Great Britain’s stronghold, Gibral- tar. A German bomber is reported to have attacked and “destroyed” an armed merchant ship west of Ca- diz in the Gibraltar area. AN B = ALASKA YOUTHS, UNEMPLOYED, T0 BE GIVEN HELP WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. — The National Youth Administration an- nounces allocation of more than| $30,000,000 to states and territories | to expand employment of out of/ school unemployed youth, The program places emphasis on metal and mechanical work and experience projects. Alaska is alloted $27,005. s i VERDICT, ALASKA MINE CASE, NOT T0 BE CHANGED WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.—The Su- preme Court has refused to review the decision holding Walter Sakow is entitled to damages for gold ex-| tracted from the Good Hope claim near Flat, Alaska by the J. E. Riley Investment Company; Harry P. “The way to make money is t0 ing. Hundreds and thousands of spend some. If you've ordered ten the buttons were the same, ex- thousand buns, double it. ¥ou'll get | cept that some were stamped your profit in volux::." L | “Willkie,” others “Roosevelt.” Elwood took this advice o heart.| o Tm reliably informed, s ) Buns, bread, hot dogs, hambUrgers, 105 5 5 lot of confusion and an| " (Continued on Page Four) F Street button dealer tells me - that it has resulted in a big de- has Family” or “Two Good Terms De- bows, with pendant names in cut- out metal. There are too many to mention, One dealer offered me a selection of 22. Some of these bore such mottoes as “No Royal| Sheppard and Harry Donnelley. Sakow brought suit in the Alaska District Court to eject the others| and secure possession of the claim and also the sum of $45,000 dam- ages. The verdict in his favor was upheld by the Ninth Federal Circuit Court. servé Another” or “We Don't MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS RICE Tt IS MASSING FORCES ON BORD Again Subjected To Terrific Raid NAZIS INVADE RUMANIA-PLANS ANNOUNCED SOVIETS IN ™ R /U~ GIURGIU, : &85 ¢ pu L’G a 50 1 0 marine factory and base at Galati B WHITE COLLAR WORKER RULING ISHANDED DOWN Certain Employees Exempt from Wage and Hour Law Requirements WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. — The Wage and Hour Administration has revised the rules for exemption of white collar workers from houis and restrictions of the Labor Stan- dard Law, establishing $200 month- ly salary as one yardstick for de- termining who is exempt as an administrative or professional em- ployee. The ruling does not mean per- sons who perform such duties must be paid $200, only they need not be paid overtime for work in ex- cess of 40 hours a week if the reg- ular salary is $200 a month or higher. e — 2KIDNAPERS LOSE APPEAL - FOR REVIEW Cases Are Turned Down by Highest Court in United States WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. — Two kidnapers, seeking release from Al- catraz Island prison, today failed to obtain a review of their con- victions in the Supreme Court. The two kidnapers gave the con- tention that the Lindberg Kidnaping Law is unconstitutional as it pro- hibits transportation of a kidnaped person across state lines. The kidnapers failing to obtain reviews are Albert Bates, serving a life sentence in the $200,000 kid- nap of Charles Urschel, of Okla- homa City, in 1933, and Harmon Whaley, serving life sentence in the $200,000 kidnaping of George Weyerhauser, of Tacoma, in 1935. JEWS HIT BUCHAREST, Oct. 14—The Gov-~ ernment has. -ordered eonfiscation of all grain supplies held by Jews. (Continued on Page Seven® AT RS SH e ¢ gt NS S BRAZOY et SN W T A\ ,‘:‘"\'\\'l',,,‘\\%\w?"“\‘S\\«,",f,',‘l!‘g:@y/n‘\y\\\\‘,'nsuz;\ At PRSI M) y BUCHAREST FIRST BATTALION OF NATIONAL GUARD FOR . ALASKA IS COMPLETED 07 2VER Nt BALCIC R1A 2 00 MILES A (2). ( | FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct, 14— | Gov. Ernest Gruening on the last leg of his tour of Alaska, was ready | late Saturday to fly to Anchorage, accompanied by Mrs. Grueningand| | Major Jesse D. Graham, instructor of the Alaska National Guard. | The induction of the Fairbanks | Company of the "Alaska National Guard was witnessed and reviewed here Friday night with Capt. Don | Adler commanding the local unit. QTms completes the first battalion in the Territory. | Addresses were made before students and faculty of the lversil.y of Alaska. Gov. Gruening stressed the need of an expanded Alaska Highway system, intercity radiophone serv- ice and other communications, more airports and fields for defense ana economic development of the Ter- ritory. WIFE STABS MATE HERE IN JEALOUSY Fred Wood in Hospital- Mrs. Wood Arrested, Assault Charge Jealous because her husband w;\s; having a cup of coffee with an- other woman, Mfs, Vernie Marie Crowe Wood, 24, stabbed him in the back early yesterday morning with a pocket knife, according to the U. S. Marshal's office. The victim, Fred W. Wood, 22, Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Com- pany employee, is at St. Ann’s Hos- pital. His wife, mother of two by a former marriage, is in the Fed- eral jail, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. The Woods were married only last January 30. As described by officers, the stab- bing took place in the Alaskan Bachelor Hotel lunchroom at 4:15 o'clock Sunday morning when Mrs. Wood, who had been with her hus- band earlier in the evening, entered to see him sitting at the counter beside Mrs. Marvin Chase, wife of a taxi driver. Quiet Scuffle The stabbing, although it fol- lowed a brief scuffle was performed so quietly, officers said, that most of the patrons of the place were| unaware of it. Mrs. Wood, who appeared to have been crying, entered and sat bpe-| (Continued to Page TWo), the Uni- RUSSIA R4 Y-Mouths of SULINA the Danube CONSTANTA Black s ea e S — German troops have entered Rumania to assure unin terrupted delivery of oil and gasoline to Germany; to help build a large haval and air base near Mama ia (1) on the Black Sea, and to help enlarge the sub- 8500 Alaskans Of Selective Registration Age WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. The Census Bureau estimates 319,015 men of selective regis- tration age in the territories and possessions of the United States. This total includes Alaska with 8,500 cof rcgistration age. o Profits (ase Be Reviewed - vaernmefii Successful in Obfaining New Move in Defense Coniracts WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. — The Supreme Court of the United States oday agreed to review litigation appealed by the Department of Jus- tce in an effort to obtain a ruling on the Federal C ernment’s power to regulate profits on National De- fense contracts., The case specifically involves the charges of the Department of Jus- tice that the Bethlehem Shipbuild- ration made “unconscion- " on 86 ships contracted for by the government during the World War, The Government's petition said approximately $13,365,000 is the is- sue. ; The corporation won out in the lower courts. CONFIRMATION OF DYKSTRA I BLOCKED, SENATE Rush Holt OBTeds as'Mat- ter of Principal”* Des- pite Pleas Made WASHINGTON, Oct 14 —Immed iate confirmation of Clarence Dyk-|cause the Neutralit | 3 stra as Director of the Selective Service was blocked today by Sen- ator Rush Holt. Senator Holt objected as “a mat- ter of priciple” and made objections despide pleas of Leader Barkley and Senators Burke and Clark for immediate confirmation by mous consent, unani- | | IS MYSTERY Planes, Guns, Soldiers ing Concentrafed Southern Front TURKEY PREPARING FOR GREAT DEFEMSE Two Paramount Questions Presented in Lineup, European Warfare (By Associated Press) Soviet Ru: of Red Army a’s reported massing 0ops, planes and g along the Soviet-Rumanian frontier i sthed in mystery Official circles agreed that the next few days may tell whether Europe’s conflict is destined to over- run the Balkans pre account of the Axis indicated t aimed at Turkey and the strategic Dardanelles. ‘The Turks, aided by British en- gineers, are reported “feverishly con- structing fortifications on the Turk- ish-Bulgarian frontier. Greece and Turkey are said to be closely cooperating in all prepared- ness movements. Challenge Tssued The Turkish newspa ly reiterate the challenge million Turkish bayonets” Axis attempt at invasion Both Germany and Rus: ported strengthening tt positions in the area near the 1 of the Danube River where th flows into the Black Sea but ti ussian role is cloaked in uncer- inty Paramount Questions Two conjectures are paramount— one would Russia S friend, and with her ow in southeast Europe involved, oppose the joint Ge an-Italian onslaught; cr—two—does the sence of Rus- sia’s Red Armies merely signify Rus- sia is preparing to share the sp in the Balkans as she did German blitzkrieg crushed the Poles Foreign military attaches estimate the Russian Army and Air Force poised less than 500 miles from the Dardanelles is greatly superior to the number of Gepman forces now stationed in Rumania or en - Americans In Brilain Estimated 1,000 See! Passage Back fo United States age by States before The United St has started a poll to de many wish to return h A steamer must be sent f United States s Act icans from taking passa flying flags of belligerents, - - TWO CONVICTED OF GAME VIOLATIONS P. A. Haugen and Ole Haynes > on ships ave s. LA EORE S BOMBED_FIRED | been convicted in the court of U. | Commissioner H. H. Delameter at STAVANGER, Norway, Oct. 14— Port Alexander on charges of vio- Two British planes are reported to | lating the Alaska game law. Haugen have bombed and sunk a Nazi sup-|was fined 75. Haynes was fined $25 ply ship off the coast. The ship|and given a suspended six months’ is said to have been carrying muck | sentence. They were arrested by needed food supplies to the Reich.| Wildlife Agent Gerald Banta.