The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 27, 1941, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS LVIL, NO. 8631. ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1941. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS — ——= I5TH TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE OPEN U.S. HELP BLOCKED INVASION Se(retarm State Hull Gives Important Infor- mation at Hearing | SAYS HE BELIEVES | TURKEY STANDS PAT| Admits Fruifless All Efforts| to Have Understand- | ing with Japan WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-—Secre-| tary of State Cordell Hull told the | 1ate Foreign Relations Commit- | today that an informed source | 1 American aid was ‘“largely re- sponsible’ for Great Britain's| ability to resist the German in-| vasion for the past seven months:| Testifying behind closed doors, | Secretary Hull is reported to have declared emphatically it is his be-| lief increased assistance envisioned under the Administration’s Brit- ish aid bill will not involve the| United States in war. | Members of the Senate Foreign| Relations Committee said the State| Department apparently had infor-| motion that the invasion attempt| was scheduled for last Sepu-mbrri but no definite clue as to why it| did not come off is known. ‘ Secretary Hull is also quoted as saying at one point in the two and one half hour closed session,| that he believed Turkey will stand fast in its opposition to the threat- ened Axis aggression but Japan| “undoubtedly” aims to seize con-| trol of French Indo-China. ! is also said fo! have testified that long efforts to obtain a mutual understanding for cooperation between Japan and the United States .has been virtually fruitless. Doughboy the boys demonstrate the arm a soldier. Top: Corp. Geerge Jo Senafe Ads Quickly On Defense Plan ® WASHINGTON — The President’s chat with Ed O'Neal, soft-spoken | head of the American Farm Bureau | Federation, was not as harmonious | as the impression given when he| emerged beaming from the White | House. | On foreign policy the two men saw eye to eye, but it was quite different on the farm question, O'Neal blunt- | ly chided Roosevelt for not gtving; more consideration to agricultural | interests in the defense program. |president’s signature the legislation “We've been hearing how business | aythorizing an expenditure of $300,- will prosper and the rights of labor | (00,000 for modernizing will be protected,” O'Neal said.|air defense. “Yoir've had plenty to say about this | The Senate acted on the legisla- in your speeches, but you've been |tion within an hour after the Sen- silent on the farm question as re- ate Naval Committee approved of lated to national defense.” the measure. “Maybe that's because I have no o complaint against the farmers,” said | Roosevelt, in effect. | “Well, we have a complaint against you,” shot back O'Neil, with no trace of jocularity. “All this bick- | ering and indeeision in Congress | about farm legislation to be submit- | ted at this session is due chiefely to the Administration's failure to | agree on steps that should be taken.” O'Neal had no real success'in urg- | ing on the President the Farm Bu- | reau’s plan for government loans up to 85 percent of parity on basis crops | to keep production up to demand.| {Chief Executive to Nurse (Parity loans now range from 52 to | tionary Measure contended, would enable farmers to | get full parity, while “dumping” on government warehouses of cotton| - o and wheat surpluses could be stop-| WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Presi- ped by the imposition of penalties ent Roosevelt canceled several en- for over-production. agements today and went to bed to This plan was a compromise, |Purse a cold. 2 ¢ O'Neal told Roosevelt, between the White House officials said the present loan program and the pro- President is taking precautions more than anything else and will prob- ably be all right by tomorrow. T cessing (sales) tax proposal of the Republican-backed income certifi- The Philippines have about 1,600 different specicg of fish, only about cate plan. 100 of which are marketed, % 000 for Modernizing Fleet’s Air Defense WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. — The Senate today passed unanimously and sent to the White House for the 1 - President Roosevelf GoestoBed Roosevelt argeed that farm prices (Coutinued on Page Four) es (he’s been in the army only fi months) points to the place Private Dennis Duriphin is. concealed. Bottom: Up pops Duniphin, ready for action. Pofential Labor Shorfage For Defense Program Seen In Many Important Fields the fleet’s ~ JackinBox---Arm at Camp Ord, Cal., one of encampments,.are learning to be expel s new Passes Bill E)r_$300,000,- | | have l i | the highways? The American Auto- BATTLE FOR ' DERNA NOW - INPROGRESS fDeseri Troops of Brifsh Reported in Confact with Fascists | IMPORTANT POST ON " ROUTE T0 BIG PLATEAU {On Another Battlefront, British Drive Wedge Across Eritrea (By Associated Press) Great Britain's Desert troops are reported in a battle, having con- tacted defenders of Derna, Libya, where a swash-buckling Connecti- ‘cut Vankee placed the Stars and | Stripes above the Barbary Coast Pirates 136 years ago. Derna 95 miles west of the fallen Italian stronghold of Tobru! yStyle B~ i | teau, leading to Bengasi. | Observers in Cairo predict that | Ttalian Marshal Graziana might | make a “last stand” in defense of i the plateau to guard his base at | Bengasi, 175 miles west | Mussolinl’s High Command said Italian fores have inflicted “con | siderable losses on the enemy oy % imox'u! vehicles in lively fightir the nation’s largest military | yq0 ang south of Derna. camaoufleurs. Here two «f ! pider hole” method of hiding cast of Erna, other British trroops are rveported to have driven a wedge halfway across Italian Erit- rea in drive toward the Red | { { ! a - MEN WHO ARM AMERICA: 1 | | | i | | By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. — An- swering the mail orders: D.L. Parsons, Kas.—Checking the Army and Na I find that the\ greatest real or potential * labor shortage apparently is in the fol- lowing fields: designers of dies. | tocls, machinery and instruments; inspectors of materials, instruments, power units, chemicals and explo- sives; marine and production en- gineers and supervisors; naval| architects; and metallurgists. The office of education says both Knn-; sas University and Kansas State College are participating in the‘m 64-college program which already| i itarians. Half has spread to 35 states. You will|loy gversin by Sntaliwtens. fy the i . |the defense team is William S. (Big to_ sayy e engineerlng| gy, gpydsen, born in Denmark school gi iving the courses that you|noycr 95, 1879, (The other is Sid- are equipped either by Cechmcal-ney Hillman.) training or experience to take Up| gpn;qsen's six feet plus of brawny the studies you desire, Since each N i workman; an immigrant at 20; rose _cnllcge inquually is a judge of i, the top by skill of his big hands, its own requirements, I can not|gcing it better, quicker than other tell whether you are sumcxently’mwmmm By 1913 was in charge prepared for further training, of Ford auto assemblies; built sub- |chasers in World War I; joined H. H, Butie, Mont.—The an-'General Motors in 1922, was presi- swer is yes to your question: Ism't|gent hy 1937. the United States speeding up on| He's director of OPM—President |Roosevclt's Office of Production | Management—in direct charge of |all production for defense. WILLIAM S. KNUDSEN Both big bosses on America's ar- ament drive were born in lands mobile Association’s survey for the last 10 years shows that 33 states have increased their speed limits| Knudsen's married, has three 10 to 20 miles an hour since 1930.| daughters, one son. Shuns society, Since the AAA survey was made works with hat on. now are 15 ates which put the years ago there were only nine. The approaching when the entire coun- | Youngest Fa;agn Minis'er 15 states, of which yours is one,| floor-board and leave it there.] BUDAPEST, 'Jnn. 27.—Count Ist gering lives of othel you are critical years, died today after an in groupings, I cannot say posi-| e e - tively, what the average mcma.&e\( I ( k responsibility of a “regsonable and | y automobile people consider this the| most important trend in spee(l‘ try will place the speed responsi- have no maximum limits, it doesn't! / mean that when driving in them | Whenever you get the buggy rolling | van Csaky, youngest Foreign Minis- so fast that it is apparent you | ter'in the history of Hungary and courting a session with the judge.|ilIness of six weeks. Monfana does have a night-driving | G4 is, but it's close to 15 mp.h. There, proper” speed on the -driver. Ten | p I laws and some predict the day is| bility on the driver. Although these | . v Six Weeks' lllness you can put the accelerator to the o are driving recklessly and endan-|In the position for the past two Automobile ownership in the U. 8. (Continued on Page Four) - gateway to the Mediterranean Pla-| ez | barnacles for many years but now | Ot oir'a 735-mile overland trek which will take them frem 30 to 40 days, 10 Army men and 43 dogs got away frem Pleasant Camp on the | Alaska-British Columbia border i:\]m\'n Haines on Saturday morning, |January 25, for Fairbanks The party, under the leadership of Major Charles 8. Hart, Jr, com- manding officer of Chilkoot Bar- | racks, left the Barracks last Wednes- ‘d:w‘ January 22, taking the first iuar! of the journey by easy stages. The mushers will go by way of Glacier Camp, Dalton Post, Kluane Lake, prebably Chisana and down |the Tanana to Fairbanks. This is in general the route for which Ter- ritorial Highway Engineer William A. Hesse propcses a nighway from | Southeast Alaska to Fairbanks. | Five Teams | Five teams are in the Army ex- | pedition. Three are pulling sleds and two toboggans. They carry 1500 | pounds of equipment and food foi the men and 1,000 pounds of dog food. 4 Capt. Avery M. Cochrane is sec- |ond in command. Four non-commis- | sioned officers and four private. |make up the party. William Lancaster with his team will act as guide as far as Kluane Lake, where the expedition expects to stop three days at the Jacquot Brothers post. A newspaperman from Anchor- age is accompanying the expedition to take pictures and write the story of the long trip. He brought his owr team from the Westward, Field notes and cbservations will be taken along the way for use in planning the Haines-to-Fairbanks highway. Hcisington en Hand Col. Gregory Hoisington, formerly in command at Chilkoot Barracks, but now stationed at Anchorage, went as far as Pleasant Camp to see |the teams off. He will return to An- |chorage by next boat, having come | last week. | Col. Hoeisington said at the Bar- (racks that all efforts should be ex- pended to have the road built at once and to have an airfield at Haines. The travelers have permission of the Canadian government to carry firearms through British Columbia iun(! Yukon Territory and to kill |game if necessary. Radio, Planes A portable radio carried on one of the sleds will keep the expedition in touch with Army bases at both ends of the trail. Food has been cached along the way, and it is pos- |sible planes may fly down from |Ladd Field at Fairbanks from time |to time to locate the party and drop |tood, both for practice and to give |the trekkers a treat in the way of fresh vegetables or meat The dogs are being transferred has expanded about 5 per cent dnr- permanently to the Army's 'cul(l‘lflflillw. and Klukwan, .To Help Guard from the Westward on the Baranof | Atlantic Lanes and Harbors it While Canada produces a new type warship to combat the German U-boat menace, America announces she is putting World War submarines to work guarding harbor entrances along the eastern seaboard. Top are old “R” and “O” type subs, pictured at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, where they have gathered moss and are being prepared for duty. Lower, one of the 70 “corvettes” Canada is turning out for Britain, Armament of the small, fast warships is a secret. Five Army Teams Mush Over Roufe of Haines | To Fairbanks Highway CONFERENCE On another battlefront, south-| CHURCHILL, WILLKIE IN | Two Spend Two Hours To- gether at Luncheon- American fo Erie | weather experinient station at Fair- banks it When they get to the end of the trail, the mushers will enter one ard possibly more teams in the Fair- banks Dog Derby, which is run 160 miles from Fairbanks to Livengocd | y and return. Orders to the Army| LONDON, Jan. 27—Wendell L. teams for this race have already Willkie, making a personal inves- been received from Army officials. | tiation of war conditions, delivered They are to “enter and win.” I President P.ou.scwlt:'s message to | Prime Minister Churehill at lunch- eon today. - eee | Although Willkie planned to spend jonly about an hour with Churchill they were engrossed in conversa- | | ! tion for over two hours, [ Willkie disclosed that he intends |to talk with Eamonn DeValera during a visit to neutral Eire, As Willkie lett Churchill follow- autcmobile and despite the heavy ‘rain, the two paused on the side- | walk, shaking hands in bidding each |other goodbye. ‘ Willkie told newsmen: “Churchill Secrefary Edythe Young Dil'e(fS COI’pS Of iwas very gracious. I kqew he was Emp|0yees iz}fl:fl}t man and know it now even . Willkie also had long talks to- Permanent help, appointed this|day with British Foreign Secretary afternoon by the Territorial Senate,|Eden and Labor Minister Ernest will be as follows for the 15th ses- Bevin. sion: batidionsce . o e R Sceretary—Edythe Young, of Ju-! neau, | Assistant Secretary — Lerene M ‘U. S. Bomber Hagen of Nome, Enrolling Clerk — Geraldine A.E Warden of Juneau. | Engrossing Clerk — Charlotte E. Iern of Skagway. Watchman—Marilyn 1. Jackson of Juneau. | Doorkeeper—Shirley G. Peterson of Anchorage. | BSergeant-at-Arms—Peter F. Gil- more, Jr., of Ketchikan Messenger—William A, Winn Juneau, | Chaplain—The Rev. John L. Cau- ble of Juneau. —— MANY ILL IN NEW Makes Good Time South o Goes from Fairbanks fo Boeing Field, on Non- stop Flighl Sunday SEATTLE, Jan. 27.—A 4-motored | United States Army bomber com- pleted a nonstop flight Sunday FLU EPIDEMICS AT KAKE, KOTZEBUE ;v "k ok to Boeing | night, More than half the population of | fivm. bomber left Fairbanks &t the town of Kake is ill with influ-|g9.30 oelock Sunday morning. mza, according to a wire received| IS AT SACRAMENTO by the Office of Indian Affairs from| gACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 27— Emma Stewart, government nurse.|mTne g-motored United States Army All public gatherings have been can- |y, mper from Fairbanks via Boeing celled and schools are closed. The | piciq geattle, arrived here at 10:57 epidemic, while widespread, is of A/ o'clock last night. mild type. | When the bomber landed here it An increasing amount of influ- enza has wiso been reported from)yo e oc Kotzebue, | | in 14 hours and 27 min- I | utes, i Fiw . | Pilots of the bomber said the MYERS ON TRIP |trip was merely routine and had | T been uneventtul R. P Myers, of the local Weather | Bureau Staff, left today on the Mt. | McKinley for an inspeetion trip to| The interpretation of dreams goes ‘back to the earliest times. { | |lowing the conference, the Prime | imin:w-r wirid with him to his at 6 o'clock last| | had made the flight from the Fair-! RODEN IS PRESIDENT ~ OF SENATE | Edythe You*r@' Is Chosen | as Secrefary of Upper House 'ROGGE-McCUTCHEON HOUSE FIGHT LOOMS Sullivan, McCufcheon Hon- ored with Temporary Presiding Jobs BULLETIN,—H. H. McCutch- eon of Anchorage this after- ncon was elected Speaker of the | House of Representatives of the | Fifteenth Territorial Legisla- ture. Representative McCutcheon received 11 votes to 5 for Leo Rogge of Fairbanks. Lawrence Kerr was elected Clerk of the House by a vote of 10 to 6 over Karl Drager, who was a Third Division representa- tive two years ago. | | | | i | | | | BULLETIN— The Territorial Senate this afternoon sent a Committee to wait upon Gov. Ernest Gruening and inform him the body is organized and ready for business. Those on the Com- mittee are Senators 0. D. Coch- ran, Nerman R. Walker and €. H. LaBoyteaux. After appointing permanent help and standing committees, Ul 11 o'clock temorrow morning. BULLETIN.—A. J. Strigga, of Ancherage, was this afternoon clected Sergeant-at-Arms of the House by a 10 to 6 vote over Frank Chinella of Juneau. By a unanimous vote the Rev- erend John A. Glasse was elected | Chaplain of the House this | afternoon. Election of Senator Henry Roden |as President of the Senate and formation of battle lines for a con- test between Rep. Leo Rogge and Rep. H. H. McCutcheon for the Speaekrship of the House marked this morning’s opening session of | the 15th Territorial Legislature. Secretary of Alaska E. L. (Bob) | Bartlett rapped the House to order :M 10:06 o'clock this morning and |after the Rev. John A. Glasse asked God’s blessing on the session, cre- dentials were read, the roll called and the Representatives sworn m as a body by Judge George F, Al- exander. McCutcheon Honored McCutcheon, veteran legislator from Anchorage, was nominated for Temporary Speaker by his col- league from the Third, Rep. Har- vey Smith. Rep, Howard Lyng, | Speaker two years ago, seconded the motion, moved for the closing of nominations. A unanimous vote of the House seated McCutcheon. Reps. Smith and James V. Davis (Continued on Page Eight) EARLY DAWN RAIDERS HIT ATGERMANY RAF Streak Out in Bad ' Weather, Drop Bombs- No Aflackfli London LONDON, Jan. 27. — London's millions spent the seventh con- | secutive night last night without jan after dark air raid alarm but |despite the severe weather, Royal | Alr Force raiders streaked across the English Channel in a before dawn attack on the industrial city of Hanover. A radio broadcast from Berlin, picked up here, said Hitler's High command acknowledged Royal Air Force warplanes made an early morning attack on north central Germany and four persons were killed, six injured. No mention was ! made of property damage, |