The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 10, 1941, Page 1

TH “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE /OL. LVIL, NO. 8667. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, M/\R(H 10, 1941. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS U.S. IS THREATENED IN PACIFIC BRITISH AID BILL NEARING ENACTMENT g MEASURE IS PASSED BY SENATE Legislation Goes fo House | for Approval of Min- or Amendments PREDICTED FDR WILL SIGN ACT WEDNESDAY Release of War Materials | Expected Immediately ~Fund Required WASHINGTON, March 10.—Final Congressional action on the British Air Bill, known also as the Lease- | Lend measure, appears now only a matter of hours. Informed persons consider it quite probable that a vast supply of war materials to be made available to | Gréat Britain willl start moving | across the Atlantic within the next few days. Small naval vessels are reported to be the first defense articles for delivery immediately after the bill bhecomes a law. ((,mmnued on Page Seven) Chhe ‘%\NGI‘@ =4 RobertS.Alles *60® WASHINGTON — Only insiders know it, but the Government is pre- paring drastic price controls if the presentsupward trend continues. They fear a runaway price situa- tion which would hit the pocket- books of the great mass of consum- ers. And the last thing the Admin- istration wants right now ih a hot cest-of-living potato on its hands. So far there have been marked price advances only in a few com- medities—lumber, scrap iron, and other basic raw materials. ‘But re- cently there have been tell-tale signs of a general upward movement, and some of thcse mysterious late-af- ternoon White House conferences have been over this problem. Three plans of attack are under considera- tion: 1. Use of the priorities control now vested in the Office of Production Management, under the supervision of ex-U. S. Steel man Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., to deprive price goug- ers of their supplies, thus forcing them either to go out of business or bring their prices into line. 2. Use of the “draft industry” law to compel price gouging concerns to sell to the Government at a fixed figure; also to “freeze” prices in in- dustries where quotations persist in getting out of line with what are considered fair levels. 3. Imposition of a price ceiling on all commodities and on every step in the industrial process from raw materials to retailer. The last was the recommendation of Bernard Baruch, based on his ex- perience as head of the 1917-18 War Industries Board. In private confer- ences with Roosevelt and Defense chiefs, Baruch emphasized that the one big price lesson learned in World War 1 was that half way control measures were worse than none at all. “You must either stabilize every price or stabilize no price,” he de- clared. “If you impose controls only at one point, you leave the door wide open for a worse break-away (Continued oo Fage, Pous) the Beack e Belle on Mrs. Bobby Martyn, the former | Barbara Smith, | makes a pretty p:ctura on the sands | at Miami, Fla., as she weavs the | mowest. of bn)ung ensembles, bra and trunks of curlicues, MISS NOME IS CHOSEN FORHONORS Jane Jones Seleded Miss Alaska for 1941 at Fair- banks Ice Carnival FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 10. —Miss Jane Jones as Miss Nome, a brunette, was chosen Miss Alaska a throng that witnessed the con- test between five Alaska beauties from as many towns. The other contestants were Betty Johnson as Miss Fairbanks, Valerie Pearce as Miss Juneau, Patsy Chisholm as Miss Anchorage and Ann Erickson as Miss University of Alaska. The coronation gx:k place Sun- day night at elabbrate ceremonies at the throne in the Ice Palace following the Grand Dog Derby and Ice Carnival Parade. “MISS ALASKA” IS VERY CHARMING GIRL Newly-crowned “Miss Alaska” is the charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones of Nome. Her father was at one time Wnited States Marshal for the Second Di- vision and is now engaged in min- ing. Miss Jones is emplgyed as a sec- retary in the office of the United States Smelting, Refining and Min- ing Company at Nome, having re- turned to Alaska a year ago.after attending Washington State College at Pullman. Second Division Legislators in Ju- neau were unanimous today in com- mending the choice of the Ice Carn- was selected as “Miss Nome” that she would win the title of “Miss Alaska,” as she is a lovely and in- telligent girl. PALMER MAN JAILED FOR GAME VIOLATION| According to word received by the Alaska Game Commission, Bill Ezi of Palmer was sentenced tc 30 days in the Federal jail in Anchorage for possession of a calf moose. Jack|with Ed Locken, C. Clausen and A.! O’Connor was the Wildlife Agent making the charge. of New York, ! for 1941 last Saturday night before| ival judges, several saying that theyi were certain as soon as Miss Janesl 2ITALIAN DIVISIONS DEFEATED Greek Forces Are Reporred; Struggling Hard fo Cap- | ture Strategic Tepelini MUSSOLINI ESCAPES BEFORE BIG ATTACK Two of Prefifir's Official | Family Meet Disaster on Albanian Front (By Associated Press) Greek troops, still .struggling to | take strategic Telepini in Albania, | are reported to have smashed two | Italian divisions, taken 2.350 prison- ,ers and Killed or wounded two mem- | bers of Mussolin’s official family in | three days of fighting. Captured Ttalian officers said that | Benito Mussolini had inspected Ttal- ian defenses in this sector just bo- fore the Greeks launched their ‘offensive Friday. These officers also said that Gius- i eppe Bottai, Italian Education Min- I ister, and Tullio Cianette, Under- | secretary of Corporations, were cas- | ualties in the fighting. | 'The ¢wo left their posts in Rome | with other Italian officials bound for !the Albanian front as members of the Julia division which, with the | Ferrara division, is said to have suf- fered heavily in a series of attacks | and counter blows. The report. also said that General | .Cavallerr Italian Commander in Al- | bania, had been removed and his post assigned to Geferal Geloso, ! Eleventh Army Commander|. seated at left. 12 FIREMEN ARE KILLED, 16 INJURED Snow Laden Roof of The- afre Collapses During Early Morning Blaze BROCTON, Mass, March 10— | Twelve firemen were killed and 16 Fast (rurser [talian Navy '~ Torpedoed British Subfia—rine Makes | Successful Atfack in Mediterranean LONDON, March 10.—Tge British Admiralty announces that one of Italy’s fastest cruisers, sistership of the ill-fated Bartolmeo Colleoni, was “almost certainly” sunk during a British submarine attack in the Mediterranean. The statement also added that an escort of Italian destroyers appar- ently picked up some of the sur-/ vivors. | Local Pilols Make Flights Making a flight to the Coast in the Bellanca, pilot Shell Simmons winged out of Gastineau Channel of the 30-year-old Strand Theatre collapsed as fire detroyed the build- ing early this morning. Approximately 25 men were trap- ped when the roof over the large balcony caved in with a terrific roar. Hundreds of Sunday night movie- goers had left the theatre less than two hours before the fire started from an unknown origin Naval Bases Approved by Senate Adion Work to Be Sfarted on Brit-| ish Acquired Sifes— Also Alaska Area WASHINGTON, March 10.—The Center, Germany’s Foreign Mi a pen were required to turn thls free umnlrv into an I\xl- puppfi. klngrlmn SENATE KILLS ALASKA INCOME TAX BILL BY injured when the snow-laden roof | Senate has approved of the es- this morning with two passengers for Hoonah and was due to return with one passenger from Tenakee and one from Hoonah. Pilot Alec Holden made a trip to the Coast earlier in the day with R. E. Murphy for Sitka and Fred Alger for Tenakee. He is due to return with five passengers from Sitka. Pilot Tony Schwamm arrived from Petersburg Saturday afternoon i T. Huchinson. He is scheduled to return today with Jack Gucker. tablishment of Naval air bases & Bulgarian BULGARIA BECOMES AN AXIS PARTNER BY STROKE OF A PEN lllb’l‘onl(‘ blGNlNG—mpresentltlven of German, Bulgaria and Ialy are pictured in this RADIOPHOTO nltnlnc the pact at Vienna—an incident which brought Bulgaria into the Axis and ircreased the already strained Balkan tension. ter Von Ribbentrop. At right is Italy’s Forelgn Minister Ciano. “remier Bogden Philoff is 2n miniites and a stroke of VOTE ing for amendment, the Territorial income tax bill was killed five-to- | three. Saturday afternoon by a rampant and irresistible coalition of members from the | help from the Third. Voting against the bill, had been advanced to final passage by some of the fastest parliamen- tary footwork ever seen in the Sen- ate chamber, were Senators Edward Coffey of Anchorage, Hjalmar Nor- dale of Fairbanks, C. H. (Alabam) | LaBoyteaux of Livengood and O. |D. Cochran and Leroy Sullivan of | Nome. Voting for it were Senators {Don Carlos Brownell of Sewar ‘Norman R. (Doc) Walker of Ket chlkdn and Henry Roden of Ju- eau | A taetical error by Walker al- final passage on motion of Sena- }tm Coffey. When a surprise mo-| tion to advance the bill to final Jax»age had only one nnponen!, Senale | Second and Fourth Divisions, with| after it| |lowed the bill to slip through to OF FIVE-THREE H.he roll call got down to Walker, the Ketchikan Senator took rapid stock of the situation and, not knowing how Roden would vote, cast a ‘“yes” vote, so that he could move for reconsideration. | Advanced on Fluke If he had voted “no,” the count would have stood five-to-three for | Cotfey’s motion, which is less than the necessary two-thirds to sus- pend the rules. argument and thumbing of rules | be taken on a vote of that nature, and the bill's enemies had obtained he necessary six votes for suspen- | sion of the rules, ‘tally enabling them to slip the bill \rhrough to final passage without | amendment. | Though the bill met suaden death in_the Senate Saturday afternoon, there is a probabuny today a simi-| (Oontlnued to Pnge Two) 1941 Curfailment Program For Entire Halibut Season o As Arranged af Conference The complete program arranged at the 1841 Curtailment Board Con- |ference held in Juneau last week, sites acquired from Great Britain regarding the halibut industry, is as in exchange for United States de-| iollows: stroyers. | 1. All provlsh)ns in this agree- The action came when the Sen-|ment applying to Area 2 shall apply ate passed the $245,000,000 authori- also to Area 1, and all provisions zation for naval public works in-|applying to Area 3 shall apply to cluding, besides the work on the Area 4. British acquired bases, development| 2. For the opening of the 1941 sea- of facilities at Guam and Samoa ‘stmr the departure of all vescels in and also Alaska area. all ports and areas shall be spread ‘The measure goes back to Lhe over asperiod of at least ten days. | House for minor action on amend-|Each port shall determine for it- ments. jaelf the number and composition of i groups to be used. Vessels changin: followed in first port until the sched- uling cycle has been completed. Thlm cycle shall be completed in all por ts‘ with the departure of tha p | the opening of the 1942 season. | 3. For the first trip of the semn,‘ western vessels shall not be permrt-1 ted to leave port direct for the fish- ing grounds earlier than the follow- | ing deadlines: Ketchikan, 4 days be- | fore fishing date; Petersburg, 3%z " (Continued on Page Eight) | It developed, after considerable’ books, that no reconsideration could | with Walker’s| ports from oné season to the next| shall observe system of spreading { United - States Steel 57%, 184.03%. Sweepsiakes Won by Man FromTanana Without going into second read-‘ (Brownell) and four supporu.s‘.'a(ob Bll“er WInS 1941 Dog Derby Beating Buzby byi Minutes FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 10.— Jacob Butler, sinewy Tanana Na- tive, driving a silver dog team of | seven mixed breeds, crossed the tape Saturday afternoon to win first place in the Annual Alaska Sweepstakes. Total lapsed time taken by Butlgr and his winning team over the 165-mile course was 20 hours, 23 minutes and 6 sec- onds. He arrived 25 minutes and 6 seconds after 2 o'clock Satur- day afternoon. Bud Buzby of Fairbanks, three | times previous winner of the Dog ‘Derby finished second, arriving rapproximfluly 8 minutes behind r!iutler Buzby's lapsed time was 20 hours, 31 minutes and 43 sec- onds, Both teams finished in fine shape. NEW YORK, March 10.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 4%, American Can 184%, Anaconda 25%, Bethlehem |Steel 80%, Commonwealth and {Beuthern %, Curtiss Wright 8%, | General Motors 44'%, International Harvester 48%, Kennecott 337%, New York Central 13'%, Northern Pacific |6%, United States Steel 59%, Pound |$4.03%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: Industrials 123.62, rails 28.18, utilities 19.57. i PRICES SATURDAY Last Saturday Anaconda closed | at 24%, Bethlehem Steel 79, Com-| monwealth and Southern 11/16,] Curtls.s Wright 8%, General Mo-, tors 43, Kennecott 33, New York Central 12%, Northern Pacific 6%, Pound TROUBLE LOOMING BY AXIS Italian Spokesman Gives Opinion of Results of Briiish_A_id Bill FAR EAST MAY BE SCENE OF CONFLICT Japan Masses Big Fleel- British Warning Issued on Possible Atfack (By Assoclated Press) One of Premier Benito Mussolini’s editorial spokesmen today asserted that the British aid bill as passed by the United States Senate and ex- | pected to be given official approval by the House on the minor Senate amendments, “opens intervention and war the Axis’ and also threatens .the possibility of “many disagreeable surprises for England and the United States in the Pa- cific.” The assertion is made by Virginio Gayda and he apparently referred to action by Japan in the Far East when mentioning surprises “in the Pacific.” Threat Agsinst U. §. Gayda also sald eventually it will bring the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis into play against the United States. France is also seemingly rebelling against the British blockade and threatening a convoy of armed forces if the blockade continues. In London, informed sources in- dicated the blockade will be enforced regardless of French counter meas- ures, Danger Signais In the Far East, new danger sig- nals arose as British authorities in Singapore warned residents to ha rendy on a 48-hour notice to move from “areas where it is expected fighting will take place if Singapore |1s attacked from the sea.” Japan is réported to have massed a strong fleet of warships within quick striking distance of the British naval stronghold, the citadel at the crossroads of the China Sea and Indian Ocean. To Defy Blockade Vice Premier of France, Admiral Darlin, made a surprise statement defying the blockade and Jean Ach- ard, Secertary of Food Supply, de- clared that 18,000,000 bushels of wheat from the United States was urgently needed in occupied France. Darlin described the British block- ade as “imbecile and nothing will be left to stand in the way of the French people eating.” The block- ade has been declared by Great Britain on feeding Europeans in occupied German lands. e The people of Switzerland have conributed nearly $1,000,000 to- ward the reconstruction of Mn- land. Millions For Morale The soldier who can “take it” must have more than plain physi- cal stamina. That’s the reason the United States Army is spend- ing millions on its mor- ale division. Jack Stin- nett describes the mor- ale program in a series of articles beginning tomorrow in The Empire '