The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 28, 1941, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPI “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” /OL. LVIL, NO. 8659. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1941. " MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS — FRENCH BEING EVACUATED FROM COAST Mystery Developing In Situation In Balkans BULGARIAN Lady Ravensdale Becomes CAPITALIS IN TURMOIL, City Surrounded by Cordon' of Police All Night, Continues Today NO ONEPERMITTED T0 LEAVE"AT SOFIA Communications Suspend- ed for Period of | 23 Hours ‘ SOFIA, Feb. 28—There are mys- | terious movements in this threat- ened section of the Balkans. | A cordon of police was thrown about this Bulgarian capital last night, making it impossible for any- one to leave the city. Police are on guard again today. | Telephone connections, both in- ternal and international, were sus- pended mysteriously for a period of 23 hours. No authentic reports, during that | time, were received from any of the frontiers, STEEL "Queen of the Shelfers” STRIKE ENDED Clo Workeffi 51 lackawan- na Return to Work-Pro- gram Is Submitted | BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 28.--CIO workers of the Bethlehem Steel’s plant in suburban Lackawana, have cnded a two day strike after un- | animous approval of the Govern- | ment’s drafted formula for a set- tlement. The action came after the strikers were told by union leaders at a mass meeting that the agreement was! “one hundred percent in our faver.” I Earlier, Van Bittner, the steel| workers' organization committee di- | | rector, said the company and union | officials agreed to ralifv a three- | point program submitted direct from President Roosevelt’s office to the! preduction management to end the | strike. | ; ‘The proeram asked that both the| junion and ccmpany agree that all emplcyees of the plant be fully rein- |stated. A conference will now be held to| o LADY RAVENSDALE Choovses Paddy’s Goose to Swank Hotel By EDDY GILMORE AP Feature Service has but a she room in doesn't! - Cthe | | | WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Sena- |tor Burtan K. Wheeler, Montana,; | today tore into the Administration's British -Aid bill, calling it an in- vitation to dictatorship. Senator Francis T. Maloney,, | |adjust differences and also to d Members of the British Legation ; | determine the bargaining agency. invasion of Nazi troops. { LONDON - She police raided the homes of ten or | She’s so busy in the slums, help- | ating documents, then all,were ar- to sleep at Paddy's Goose. described as “men with British con- | of aska Run-Left Seat- | Fory-sive.vear- Wheeler Fi i - | after her home was bombed early ele ghis BI"' Ma | power engines roaring in the sky,|the nights except when there's no| ed | W&AM‘ | airport this afternocn at 3:30 oclock | there on cocoa, tea and sandwiches ! |cuss with the Labor Board the pos- are packed for a quick attempt io! sibility of holding an election to wet out of the country ahead of any ! D Unoificial reports said King Boris | | closeted in his palace, refusing | 22 . see even his own ministers. | (a swank hotel, rl ls - I srily after dawn today, secret | sleep there much. | more Bulgarian journalists and oil |ing poor families during and after men, also others, seeking incrimln-‘H E RE Io D A Y“zur raids, it’s more convenient just e a e s n rested. Those taken in custody are | ' | Dock workers call her the “Que m‘ | T 7 the Shelters,” though her reall [ | nections.” . . Iname is Lady Mary Irene Ravens- even a | e New Shlp Makes Flrs' A'- dale, and her father once was = Forty-five-year-old Lady Ravens- . . | dale moved to the dock district ““G} fle This Morning : . i in_the war. loney Proclaims It as [ With two one-thousand horse-{ Paddy’s Goose, where she spends| A 'c ' Peerscs rgument Lontinu ‘ Drew !the 14-passenger PAA Lockheed |bombing, is a notorious pub. She g s es | Lodestar is scheduled to land at the | spends plenty of her own money ‘on its maiden flight to Juneau from | for the homeless. ’ %Q Seattle. Twenty bombs have fallen with: - P | Go | speed of 239 miles per hour, is pilot- | windows have been blasted out of The ship, which has a cruising | in 50 yards of the “Goose” and the WASHINGTON—The Washington [ed by Capt. S. E. Robbins. Aboard |rcoms where Lady Ravensdale C 5 A ‘onnecticut, ed £ as Merry-Go-Round recently revealed jare first officer Johnny Amundsen, and her homeless friends were' ;. encmflrlagelx’rl\i:i mtiefila;:f:: I how the Japanese had moved quiet- flight operator Johnson, and twolsieeping. The two -Democrats kept the }d.» ly within striking distance of the Passengers, Lyle Warner of PAA and Dutch East Indies and Singapore |H. W. Helford, CAA man. and how the U. S. Government had Waited For Weather failed to provide for American| ~After waiting in Seattle for five smelting of Bolivian tin to replnce;deys for favorable weather condi- tin from the South Pacific. | tions, the Lodestar left late this Today let us see what has been morning for Juneau, and was sched- done to protect national defense and | uled to make its first Alaska flight U. S. industry in case another vital | in fcur hours. material, rubber, is shut off from Lady Ravensdale shudders at the suggestion she is doing anything heroic. She explains: | "It's just a job. After all I've lost oniy a home. I know plenty { who've lost whole families.” st " | ¥ strength” to Germany and the She knows hundreds of dock peyehological effect of the bill's | pecple by their first names. On a|gefeat might well be “disastrous” | trip with her one sees she's just|t;, England and her allies and the |like one of them. She is never smajler nati | the Dutch East Indies. | patronizing and never puts on a| Senatoraufie;zrm‘;rx:éd. that As early as last June, Roosevelt | social worker air. Her food is the| British aid legislation would “strip | requested a study of synthetic rub- | foofl she distributes among others.|ys of our defel < i | | 5 2 nses and invite the ber, in case of trouble in the Indjes. | | She is pretty, but she dresses chjer Executive to declare war and And as early as July 13, Edward ! | simply. bate rolling along on its eleventh day. In flowing oratory, the defeat of the bill, said Senator Maloney, would bring “rejoicing and renewed (Continued on Page Tww) ) E i create a dictatorship.” | Stettinius in charge of defense raw When the poor complain about P materials, announced: “It is expect- | shelter conditions, she gets things| ed before the month is over a plr.n‘ done, because she knows where to| of synthetic rubber production will | 0. for FonieAlnl AshD have been worked out which will - AWARDS By JACK STINNETT ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, — Why‘ all the fuss about magnesium, any- way? . HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Feb. 28.—At the annual banquet last night of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts | and Sciences, the annual nwardsl The Federal government has be- were made. i i - gun anti-trust actions against sev- The first choice for the feature | gy, i i g | eral big cor tions, of the year is “Rebecca.” This pro- | 1 big corporations, alleging they step to aid the production of tyn- Sy theti rubber. lIndo - China Fails o Re- DuPonts are making some, nlso» 4 Goodrich, Phillips Petroleum and | spond fo U",mflum Standard Oil of Louisiana. But the I d b J production of all three companies | a a will total only 10000 tons where:s ssued by Japan the United States consumes in one | . OKYO. Peb. 28—Japan’s ulti-| year 600,000 tons of rubber. | e b £ | '"l‘v{eanwhile reserve lto::s are be- imatum to the F‘rgnch that they agree ing imported very slowly and win [t yield to Thailand large areas of o S A ¥ Indo-China, including the provinces total 430,000 tons by August, 14| 0", podia and Laos, or suffer &HI’ETEG b e e | “forceful actions” by Japanese arm- | conspired to keep prices up and i : | ; ; ; Tl e | Meanwhile also Defense Commis- ‘zgt";‘:;‘;:;‘;‘gi‘i;;’:eg“fi’:géng b l:fit_‘::cesgfii‘e‘io“ Fontaine and pogled patents to keep othersfrom sioner_ Stettinius is almost tearing R et o hans said tie T+ AOHRES ers'gnve b o | manufacturing magnesium. his hair over the Wn’ m“‘:tf;nce'unae Foreign Office is planning an./formance for the character “Kitty| 1 YU ask what difference that of Pedersl LounDe‘ cl‘l issi !extraordinary conference with key |Foyle.” makes, you will get an answer Joues, For the Defense Comuesion oticials today at which the Indo-| As the outstanding actor, James | TO™ defense executives who will hiag as'cd et::mo:xb:er poe J{sse China peace conference delegates Stewart was chosen for his part in S8V it makes plenty of difference. E‘ o;n:) ;:sy:ot acted 4 will be asked for an explanation why {“Philadelphia Story.” ‘ What is it? .,oma October Jessee said that the the French have not replied to the| Walter Brennan, veteran actor, If Dad had to hold your nose RFC might construct a government | V1imatum. jwas decided to be the best male|While mother poufed a dose of : ; | synthetic rubber plant, But in Janu-{ oThC shature of future Japanese supporting star for his part in the|epsom salts down your gullet ary he said he had shifted back to (Continued on Page Four) action, it is said, will depend upon | “Westerner” and Jane Darwell for Wwhen you were young, you know lAn analysis of the French explana- ner character part in “The Grapes something about it. Epsom salts tion, |of Wrath,” are_sulphate of magnesium. BIG FUSS BEING MADE GOVERNMENT IS ACTING Training America’s Signal Corps Troops Members of the modern streamlined army must study hard t tion, but they will come out of America’s defense machine we! army communication students in training at Fort Monmouth, messages, which they must learn to send and receive at the N.J. Top, L] geant examines an autony ‘¢ code transmitter. Lower right, soldie ALFONSO, FORMER KING OF SPAIN, PASSES AWAY INROME; HEART ATTACK ROME, Feb, 23 aged 54, former Monarch of Spain, died at 11:50 o'clock this forenoon in his hotel room., Rome has been his home_ since his exile a decade ago | Alfonso suffered series heart atfacks beginning February 13. He had been sitting in a chair for the past seven days, too weak to be placed in bed. His mind was i lucid and he was cheerful until the last At his side when he died was his Queen Victeria from whom he was estranged for many years, his son, designated heir to the Span- ish throne, Don Juan; another son Don Jaime, his dawghter Bea- trice, three doctors and a Span- ish Jesuit priest, Padre Ulpiano Lopez, who administered the last rites on PFebruary 22 when death seemed inevitable Another daughter, Maria Cris- Former King Alfonso IR I 2 P eliminate our dependence on im- | i : | MOVIE NOW OVER MAGNESIUM; But seven months have passed | tina, was summoned from Turin since then and still no governmens | ‘ r but she was unable to reach Rome She a child Don Juan, named heir to the Spanish throne, served four years in the English Navy. He speaks English fluently. Perscnal Courage is expecting Don’t let memories of a vile! taste prejudice you against mag- Personal courage, made plain nesium, though, Magnesium is ex-| when numeroifs attempts wer pected to have a mighty impor- made to assassinate him, plus un tant part in making better fight- yielding insistence on his royal ing airplanes possibie. prerogaiive, marked Alfonso XIIT Magnesium has one property both as ruler of Spain and as an that makes it the darling of the, exile, airplane designers. It is the light-| Literally born to the crown on est metal known to science, | March 17, 1886—he was the pos- ——— thumous son of Alfonso XII—he IT'S TEMPERAMENTAL | was under the regency of his Magnesium is temperamental | mother, Queen Maria Cristina un- Metallurgists are just lately begin- til his 16th birthday. Then -he ning to overlook its bad habits and ascended a throne restored only appreciate its good qualities, since his sire had taken it at the It can't stand to be lone- same age after years of bloody some. Pure metallic magnesium wars between Bourbons and Carl- doesn't exist in nature. It's always|ists, followed by a brief and quar- in combination with some other|relsome republican regime. (Continued on Page Seven® (Continued on Prge S;VGK;) g o master the technical phases of communica- 1l trained for a civilian trade. Pictured are i ate of 35 words a minute. Lower left, a ser« € | Puget Sound and ports in Alaska,| NAZIS CLEAR 22 MILES ON [ENG. CHANNEL Move Belie;ei fo Indicate | Attempted Invasion of British Isles Nears THRUST, SUB ATTACK " MAY COME TOGETHER |German Command Claims | Many English Ships Sunk o@maged (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) | Uncenfirmed reports are given out | today that Germany is removing the French population from the English Channel coast and clearing a 22- mile strip from the coast to the in- land. Some quarters declare this move {indicates final preparations for the attempt to invade the British Isles. The reports received said the re- moval of the French pcpulation be- gan the middle of this month. It is considered possible that the { long heralded thrust across the Eng- lish Channel might coincide with | the opening of the vast new Gierman | U=Boat offensive Hitler has declared I'he will unleash during March. operators are drilled in radio code | The German High Command de- |clared today that Nazi warplanes b3 i . |British shipping, sinking or damag- | |ing 28 vessels, totaling 146,000 tons STE AMSHlp |during the past two days, This is [ lin addition, the High Command { Iping sent to the bottom by Naal | RATES ARE | submarines. ! I e e ~ UPAGAINBTIIS | Offi 1 | 1cer poses Proposed by Ex- | aminer John Russell WASHINGTON, Feb, za...m..a.;YOIlllg I.leufeflam Verek'er ions fo L7 ki rposes of | . e ot the oures seam-, FoUNd Dead with Serv- ice Pistol in Hand is proposed by the Maritime Com- mission Examiner who also recom-| LONDON, Feb 28.—Lieut. Charles string up couumunication lines. jare already taking a heavy toll of | claims, to 22,000 tons of British ship- {Valuations for Tariff Pur- S L 'd ship companies operating between| mended a “fair rate return” not Standish Vereker, 29, only son and exceeding 7% percent, | helr cf Lord Gort, former Command-~ | Examiner John Russell, of the er of the British Expeditionary force Maritime Commission, proposed|on the Continent, was fcund dead the following valuations for rate yesterday in a village In southern making purposes: England with a service pistel in his Alaske Steamship Company, $6,- hand. 875,000, | Tt is disclosed that the body of the Northland Transportation Com-|Young Lieutenant was found in the pany, $1,675,000, village of Corfe. No clue is given as | Santa Ana Steamship Company, !0 the cause for taking his life. | $285,000. | - Lieut. Vereker was one of the last Investigation of the valuagion of | Officers to be removed from Dun- the properties of the three com- | Kerque during the British withdraw- panics grew oul of the freight rate|®) from there last June. increases the Commission allowed| 7The Licutenant's father is now in effect last May 26. In allowing | Iispector General for forces in train- [the increases to go into effect|!N$ and aide de camp to King the Commission mquir(-dl("'w“‘ ARE IN TODAY record showing increases in rates collected 1o be able to refund the; amount of the increases should the | | Commission {ind them unjustified | | Examiner Russell sald the pres- lent records are not sufficient to| 5 | pass upon reasonable rates and the, TWo PAA Electras were sched- companies were requested recently Wed to land from Fairbanks this to submit data to permit of the|?ilcrnoon shortly after the arrival | analysis of the 1940 operations but g{ ;f:':f new Lockheed Lodestar from cattle. |to comply with the request, con- Aboard one Electra are Mr. and tending the rates should be passed|Mrs. W. J. Murphy, the only pas- upon on the basis of the records S€ngers carried on the two flights. p ] e in - | S el |at the close of the hearing O | JESTA TI g counsels for the companies declined tober, 1940, Examiner Russell said: “Such| ON KETCHIKAN VISIT contention is untenable in the| To visit relatives in Ketchikan, cases” and he recommended the MIS. Jesta Timmerman sailed for Commission’s report be kept open| the First City on the Mount Me- until the companies submitted the! Kinley today. requested data. T M A . ¢ - MRS. PLES LEAVE§ { Mrs. G, W. Samples left for the America’s oldest cow is the Hol-|States aboard the Mount McKinley stein, Its forefathers came over with land may remain south for several | the Dutch, | months. —- —— | |