The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 26, 1940, Page 1

% THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” WA VOL. LVIL, NO. 8578. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1940. ~ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS BRITISH SMASHING NAZI SEA BLO Greeks Bayonet Fascist Counter ATHENIZNS WINFRESH SUCCESSES lfalian Regimént Torn fo Shreds in Fierce Bayonet Battle MUSSOLINI SEEKS AID OF BULGARIA Turkey Declares Il Duce’s Invasion of Greece "Debacle” ‘ (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) Baycnet wielding Greek troops, storming over Albania in the center of the 100 mile Balkan war front, orted to have routed a coun- 'k of fresh TItalian soldiers from Rome to bolster the line: Now here’s something unusuall tch from Athens said | Kae Sumner, member of the Tip infantry attacks drove back | Toppers Club, and Stormy, the mid- What a Woman! t ond Regiment, newly arrived | get, measure up in New York where from Rome, “after a four hour | they are guests of Robert “Belicva pitched battle, and the Italians had | It or Not” Ripley. The Tip Toppers Club is composed of girls who stand | at least six feet two in their stock- ing feet. Wowiel f(hrishiiés Armistice Rejecied British Prime Minisfer Turns Down Suggestion in " Darkest Hours™ (By ASSOCIATED PREFS) The British censer has passed at the London cffice an Asso- cizted Press dispatch saying that these are Great Britain's “darkest hcurs” since the battle ¢f Flanders iast May. In the House cf Cemmons, Prime Minister Churchill said he has rejected the suggesiion that au attempt be made to ar- tange a Christinas armistic Churchill a’so said that the British Government has made a bid for Bulgaria to remain neu- tra! and promising that Great Britain will strive te insure Bul- garia’s integrity and independ- ance in any eventual peace sei- retreated, despite the fact their (Continued on Page Seven) Cthe NG, By S’ 4 \% ld:\ev;;’A“en % 5 N 60%® WASHINGTON—The Dies Com- mittee will shortly touch off an- other bombshell about Axis “Tro- jan horse” operations. The Committee has obtained doz- umentary evidence of the existence of a secret “Intelligence Service of the Berlin-Rome Axis” that has been carrying cn large scale activi- in the U.S. and Canada. According to Committee, record: boss of the organization is Matth as Schmitz, Director of the Ger- man Library of Information, top Nazi propaganda agency in this country. Schmitz is a former teach- er of German at an exclusive girls college. Committee 3 sleuths obtained cor- respondence showing that Axis agents hold regular meetings N Schmitz’ New York home, attended by members of German and Ital- n consulates in the East. Also, that the group is intensely inter- ested in stirring up trouble between | the U. S. and Japan, in order no(lOSED SAFETY “deflect American public opinion| from Europe and thus hinder a.;-l REMOVED PIN 4 CHILD'S LUNG sistance to Great Britain.” (racdd Decuments in possession of thef committee show that working close- ly with Schmitz was Dr. Manfred Pribilof Islands, Taken fo Tacoma, Suc- cessfully Operated On Zapp, head of the Nazi Transocean | it News Service. One document is a| lengthy cable Zapp recently sent tu‘Baby from Berlin urging a campaign to em- broil the U.S. and Japan. | “GUARANTEE OF NEUTRALITY” “The only and at the same time the strongest guarantee of Ameri-| TACOMA, Wash. Nov. 26. — By swallowing a safety pin, 17-months- old Erena Miskikn, was sent on a 2.500-mile trip to Tacoma from the! Motors 49%, International Harvester can neutrality,” Zapp cabled, “ap- pears to be the continued ruffling of American relations with Japan. Such a course for the present and for an indefinite period will not| permit a European involvement of | the United States.” Another function of Pribilof Islands. ning over” of important American|couple of days. business leaders to an appeasement| Dr. Howe policy. Committee évidence discloses hours with a bronchoscope, publicly advocated appeasement. n| child's right lung. one communication Zapp declared | (i A B ) it essential to court favor with| this and other big industrialists WINTERING OUTSIDE D. L. Hunt, of the Trinity min- “who can prove very useful to us.” The evidence also shows that the . Intelligence Service is being fin-|the Livengood area, near Fair- (Continued on Page Four) |in the States. | The safety pin has been removed DEFENSE ADVISERS MEET FDR Sudden Conference Called by President Ear! This Morning LABOR'S RELATION IN EMERGENCY DISCUSSED Curbing ofgfikes is One Point Taken Up-Baruch Is at White House WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Presi- dent Roosevelt suddenly called his National Defense advisers into a conference this morning for a dis- | cussion of strikes in National De- fense ndustries | The President called Secretaries | of War and Navy, Stiggson and | Knox; Attorney General Jackson | and Sidey Hillman, labor member of the Defense Commission into conference, which began at 10 o'clock | this forenoon to discuss “labor’s relation to the National Defense plans, including strikes, etc.” After luncheon today, the Presi- dent went into a conference with Bernard Baruch, New York indus- trialist and Chairman of the War Industries Board during the World War, At the Capitol, members of the House Judiciary Committee zathered | at the call of Chairman Sumners to consider possible legislation that might be enacted to curb strikes on defense projects. | Representative E. E. Cox of Geor- gia, proposes to outlaw all strikes during the “emergency period” and fixing drastic penalties. He declares “labor racketeers” are responsible for the strikes now prevailing. Agreement Reached in Big Strike Setflement of Vulfee Air- | craft Walkout Is Said fo Be Made Now DOWNEY, Cal, Nov. 26.—John Eteelman, Chief of the United States Department of Labor Conciliation | Service, announced a settlement in the Vultee Aireraft strike. Steelman said a tentative solution | was reached yesterday, was later put | into final form and the Vultee em- | | ployees will vote on ratification during this afternoon. ———————— STOCK QUOTATIONS | ‘ | NEW YORK, Nov. 26. — Closing | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | stock today is 5%, American Can | 90, Anaconda 27%, Bethlehem Steel 86%. Commonwealth and Southern | 15/16, Curtiss Wright 9%, General | 54%, Kennecott 35%, New York Cen- tral 14%, Northern Pacific 6%, Unit- from the baby’s lung by Dr. A. W.|ed States Steel 69, Pound $4.04. Howe who said the operation was| » NAZIRAID ON (WEN“!RY LEAVES CITY IN SMOKE AND RUIN a ten and ene-half hour air raid, is surveyed by residents. Standing in Damage to the old manufacturing city uf“:m[enll'y, England, victim of Ths picture was cabled to New York from London. lanes between piles of debris, the men- view 4 burning building at the 1:ft. KING AMONG RUINS Japanese Are fo Gef One ¥ Cotfon Towel Every Year; ~ Rules, Regulations Altered FXPENSES on Oriental hygiene: According to word received here, the Japanese government has al- tered its rules and regulations and the people hereafter will be al- lowed only one cotton towel a year instead - of one every three years, | as previously. ! The new regulations, it is re- ’ "pnrtnd. came as the result of e ! widespread complaint. When the . one - every - three - years rule was Grand Jury Will Hear All |invoked, the vapanese, ot their daily ablutions, had to use “er- Cfficials of National Political Bodies satz” towels. The coiton was need- (ed for war materials. This might {have been all right had | towels had a ‘ml,o moist nothingness. Hence the Nov. 26.—Atlor-| complaints and hence the new rul- announced t0-!ing and a permit for each Japa- WAS ney General Jac day that cff of all national! pese to have one cotton towel a political parties, their committees|yeay 5 and their records of contributio: and expenditures will be cs be fore the Federal’ Grand Jury in| ccnnection with an investigation of alleged law The Attorney General said al grand jury will convene here ember 3 on the order of Chief Now - it - can - be - told Note: absentee-voter friend from Cali fornia tells us that the presiden- al ' law, ling in alphabetical order just under | the name of the party for the re- Kirg George VI and a party of officials stand amid the ruins of St. Al e Dis| cent election, he says, ran like this: Michacl’s Cathedral, five-century old caifice which was wrecked by !ie COUl e District of Col-| b inivion -~ Roger W, Babson; German bombers. This picture was cabled (o New York from London. 1™ o, nfijjigan, Federal District| COMMmuniss v Browder; M e SRR Attorney from Kansas City is here STeSsive—Norman Zlaomas; and L. | cratic—Franklin D. Roosevelt; on a special assignment to inves- | ; D sent evidence before the jury. | Willkle. 1% Nusmerous reports have been re-) Ditto Note: At one midwestern celved by Jickson thst the $3,000,-|81tY where ‘the Wilikie 000 Jimit fixed for campaign expen- | stopped. two prankish ditures by the Hatch Act was vio- lated or evaded > > THOUSANDS 10 NOW GO UNDER CVIL SERVICE train WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, The Senatk this afternoon confirmed the | five-piece brass band that was supposed to provide incidental mu- not the way of dissolving An violations of the election| yja) glection ballots of that state are printed under specifications of the candidates’ names appee:- newspaper | !men climbed on a truck with thej WASHINGTON, Nov. dent nomination of Harry Millis to be Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. He succeeds J. 26 —Presi- Roosevelt. today signed the | the A_X’S;'sucoess!ul and the child will be| Intelligence Service is the "Wm‘lre]eased from the hospital within a| DOW, JONE SAVERAGES | . . # <4 | Ramspeck bill, passed by Congress, ‘ JThe following are today's 11)‘;;‘; authorizing him to cover into the | Jones averages: Industrials, 131.94; ' gervice approximately 200,000 Warren Madden, resigried e Lord Rothermere said he worked four| the | that it devoted much effort to 2| smallest he had ever used, to grnsp“ prominent motor official Who hasthe inch long pin lying on the| | rails, 29.33; utilities, 20.33. MONDAY'S QUOTATIONS Closing quotation of Alaska Ju- neau mine stock Monday was 5° | employees | agencies after they have taken non- competitive examinations. | of Federal NEW TONGASS FOREST | emergency ——————————— | with his brother, the late | Dies in Bermuda MAP IS DISTRIBUTED .00 0 biner o, van who laughed heardest as being Lord sic for the speech-making. After a lot of preliminary, gracious insinu- | ation, the jokesters prevailed upon | the band to play a request number. | The timing was perfect. Just as| Mr, Willkie made his appearance, the band blared forth the request, Are Here Again.” introduced with Roosevelt’s old| KADE Thrust RAFMAKES - ATTACK IN DENSE FOG WarplanesED_ro_p Bombs on | Vital German Bases During Night Flights 'THREE IMPORTANT PORTS ARE RAIDED Destruction of Merchant Shipping Extensively Cut Down Now (By ASSOCIATED PREESS) | Great Britains Royal Air Force | has struck widespread blows in the |drive to smash the weapons in the Nazi sea blockade, the British air Ministry reports today, while in the Balkan war, the Greeks are report- ed to have captured Progradetz, 30 miles inside Albania | The British Air Ministry said the | RAF warplanes, flying in a dense fog last night, bombed the German |naval bases at Kiel, Wilhelmshaven |and Hamburg and also attacked De- | mok, seaplane base, and other Nazi airdromes, | Simultaneously, the London Ad- | miralty noted evidence of the coun- |ter campaign and said thar during |the week ending November 17 only |17 British, Allied and neutral mer- |chant ships, totalling 59,000 tons, had been lost in enemy action. This is approximately two thirds of the | weekly average since the German blockade was intensified last May. PRGNS o iy NAZIS KEEP 'HANDS OFF' ITALY WAR Turns Aiteni'o; from Grec- ian Front fo Watch- ing Turkey Now (By Associated Press) Germany has declared a “hands off” policy in Ttaly’s fight on Greece, well informed sources said tonight. It is said that Germany may now be expected to make a thrust at Turkey and the Dardenelles. The informed sources said only a few German troops are now in Ru- mania and none are in Bulgaria al- thought previous reports placed the estimated number of German soldiers in the Balkans at 1,250,000 Germany is said, according to other sources, intent only on keeping Turkey from entering the war on the side of Greece. Meanwhile, according to all of- | ficial and unofficial dispatches, the | Greeks are sweeping the Italians back everywhere by bayonet charges and the Italians are attempting to turn toward the Adriatic Sea in their retreat from the winter-gipped battle areas. | A cold rain has drenched the val- leys and lowlands, impeding opera- tions on most fronts. o AR | MAKES BIG PURCHASE \ | | Heiner Berger has purchased practically all of the camp equip- ment used by the Standard Oil and Associated Companies in their drilling operations at Jute Bay with | the exception of the heavy drilling machinery. 24 SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTA ing section, and D. Morganeide, of HOUSING ACUTE | The housing situation is so acut | American Can 89, Anaconda 27%,| | Bethlehem Steel 86 7/8, Commo) wealth and Southern 1, Curtiss | Wright 9%, General Motors 50, Rendezvous may not be given this Internatignal Harvester 55, Ken-!winter, although the Chamber of necott 35%, New York Central|Commerce is working on a plan of banks, are bound outside to winter| 14%, Northern Pacific 6 7/8, Pound | curtailing entertainment and con $4.04. centrating on the fur sale. | of similar appearance. A new map of Tongass Nation- | Northcliffe, revolutionized Fngland’s al Forest, showing Southeast Alaska | traditional method of presenting the in Anchorage that the annual Fur in detail from Dixon Entrance to|daily news, died today in Bermuda, | White Pass, is now being dnstrlbut-‘uccording to dispatches received ed by the Forest Service here. | here. The map is much more com-, Rothermere was born at Harold plete in its details than a 1929 map Harmsworth and left England last | May on a special war mission. campaign song: Wendell L. Will- kie. | Musician’s Dilemma Note: The | Department of Commerce has just | added two more to its rapidly grow- (Continued on Page Six) | 1