The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 28, 1941, Page 8

Hundreds of Yugoslav soldiers are assembled at a prison camp after giving up their arms. ncunced the capitulation of the Yugoslav fighting forces. thaligéAin Memberifiip Of Alaska Legislature Proposed by Dimond (Continued from Page One) | ennial census taken in Alaska has become known under such terms | that the membership of each house will be limited to eighteen as in the present bill. vision. There is every prospect that the disparity in numbers be- tween the populations of the several NAZIPRIS ed, That the Congress oi the United ONCAMP Germans an- States be, and it is hereby petitioned to so amend the Organic Act of the Territory of Alaska as to provide for proportionate representative gov- ernment for the Territory of Alaska in conformity with the principles set forth in the Ordinance of July 13, 1787, and heretofore followed by it in the creation of every other Terri- tory of the United States. “From the Ordinance of 1787, I quote the following: ‘The inhabi- tants of said Territory shall always be entitled to . . . a proportionate representation of the people in the ! Legislature. ” | { “ | divisions will increase. In fact, it is certain that since the 1940 censu. was taken in Alaska (and it was actually taken in 1939) the popula- of the First and Third Divi- 1ave materially increased out proportion to increases in all ome other parts of Alaska Population to Be Guide of “The only remedy which is in harmony with democratic principles lies in the distribution of legislative representation in acenvdance with | population. This is sought to be achieved in the bill introduced by providing for a membership of 18 in each of the houses of the Terri- 1 Legislature and further pr viding that one member shall elected from each judicial division to each of the two houses for each 4,000 of the population of such divi- ion, or major fraction thereof. The of 4,000 as a population unit use gives to the most sparsely settled division, the Second Division, the same total representation in the Legislature which it enjoys at pres- Under this plan, the four divi- sions will have memership in EACH house as follows: ent 6 Second Division 3 Third Division 5 Fourth Division 4 “Since the houses in number, the representation from each division is the me in each house For example, at the present time, the Second Division has four members in the House i two in the Senate, of a total of the new bill, it will have th the House and three in the Ser again a total of six More Democratic “It seems unguestionable that more numerous law making body in the Senate, now eight in number ix. MG L | | New Districts | “One further provision of the bill gives new authority to the Lf’i.',hhl-“ | ture to establish geographical legis- | lative districts from which members Famous Violinist Taken to! {m the Senate and House of Repre- | | sentatives may be elected, to pre- scribe the boundaries of such dis- New York Hospital- | e . | Condition Serious tricts, and to make necessary pr | visions for the election of members |to the Legislature from such .dis- | tricts. Many citizens of Alaska thi it is desirable to have comparatively small legislative districts for the | clection of individual members of the Legislature, Under the pi ture from a division will be residents 4 of one city. This feature of the bill| npw VORK, April 28. — Fritz gives home-rule power not nOwW POs- | gyejciar, 66, internationally known sessed violinist, crossing a street here Membership of 36 last Saturday afternoon, was hit| “The Alaska Legislature, under the |by a truck and taken to a hospital proposed bill, will have total | believed suffering from skull in- membership of thirty-six, while the | juries and also internal injuries. be | found that sometimes all or nearly it all of the members of the Legisla- | a American Legion Idea “It is deserving of note that as THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, APRIL 2 Says Alaska | Is Protected The Rev. Hubbard Men- tions Two Harbors for Subs in Territory LOS ANGELES, April 28 — The !Rev. B. R. Hubbard, “Glacier { priest,” in an interview Saturday night said: “Nobody could invade | Alaska against ordinary defense. | Nothing is more . imprcbable. The |climate of the Aleutians and the i cky. islands of Alaska is so con- trary to air activity as fo preveat § A “ The Rev. Hubbard is cooperating | with the defense program, supply- ing the War Department with | data on the climate and geography ‘o!' Alaska. “The alarmist things |une hears nowadays about this |country being in danger simply amaze me,” he said. “Alaska can {be held easily by the first bunch | that gets in there. We are already there. The Army has a good de- fense program in the Aleutians, however there are two fine harbors at Kiska and Adak which should have submarine bases. Submarines; are better than airplanes because| of weather.” | Kiska is an island in the Rat' Island group near the tip of the Aleutians. Adak is an island in the Aleutians east of Kiska. e — GREEK CREDITS FROZEN ' Roosevelt Issues Executive Order to Hold Cash in This Coyntry WASHINGTON, Aril 28—Presi- dent Roosevelt has issued an Execu- tive Order freezing Greek credits and cash in the United States im- mediately. try from German hands. and $50,000,000. FREE FRENCH FORCES JOIN Followers of General De Gaulle Supporting Im- | perial Troops, Africa long as 1935, the American (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) Priest Again | DECISION The President’s action took cog- | | nizance of the conquest of Greece | | by Germany and is designed to keep | | Greek credits and cashin this coun- The Greek assets in the United i States are estimated by Government officials to be between $40,000,000 | BRITISHERS ago would be legislatively much more healthy and democratic a responsive to the public will. Therc Lezion Department of . Alaska, at its Sixteenth Annual Convention adopted a resolution urging propor i more system of divisions, has present Legislature has only twen-| He remained unconscious and his in view of the fact that the popula- |early Sunday morning and again tion of Alaska increased 22.3 per- (later in the day. - - and 1939, and that since the takin of the census of Alaska in 1939, the | DEA"’H ]‘AKES : sand in population. There is eve | prospect that a similar rate of NOIED GERMA“! the next ten years. Accordingly, a | il even more modest when compared tion expected in the near future. | SIS WLA®E WALES, Fla, April 28— migrant philanthropist, died here vesterday. Heckscher’s mining and funds for under privileged children and destitute old people. A new theatre cf action appeared | ~ ONLABOR ACT MADE Company Cannot Deny, Work Because of Union | Connection, Activities WASHINGTON, April 24. — The Supreme Court of the United States made a far-reaching decision today on the Wagner Act. The decision requires a company to give back pay to any person found by the Labor Board to have been denied work because of union membership or activities. Associate Justice Felix Frankfurt- er delivered the decision giving fresh interpretation to the meaning of labor legislation at issue, the valid- ity of the Labor Board in an order directing the Phelps, Dodge Cor- poration of New York to give back pay to two men found to have been refused work because of union af- filiation. The order applied to the company's copper mine at Bisbee, Arizona, where it was claimed a de- nial of employment constituted dis- crimination. i ‘The company contended it should \NEw uNloN not be compelled to hire “strangers.” ‘ At R T | I VICHY, April 28—A new politi- BY ORDERS cal bloc will soon be announced by | German and Italian officials it w: i reported today. The new diplomatic bloc will form a union of nations | i ‘Death or Prison Sentences ot Furore st i 1 v 1 io Be Given for var. !play a large part in the working | ious Infractions | |of this new bloc. According to the ireport, many European nations e have already joined and others are ROME, April 26—Premier Mus- , °® the verge of being, forced into solini today ordered death sentences it in aggravated cases of fraud affect- ing military operations and prison | sentences ranging up to life impris- | Petain is said to be on his way| to the Pyrenees with the inten-| | onment for contractors falling down | | on wartime supply jobs. Nurses look after some of the | MUSSOLINI | tion of continuing on to the Sp:m-‘ ish frontier where he will confer | with General Franco. ‘ } The same law provides for long | Spain and Portugal are said fn; | prison terms for soldiers failing to |P¢ Slated to play a large role in show up for troop departures and | the OFeration of the bloc. {death by shooting for aggravated | S | | Snann ottenmme. | HO HUM, HOLE-IN-ONE | . e DALLAS — Larry Nabholz, pro-| fessional at the Lakewood Club here, recently scored his 10th ace on this course. D NN S s | LAM. UNION MEETS | The LA. Machinists Union, Local | | 514, will' meet tonight in the AF.| Are Movin g . {of L. Hall at 8 o'clock. All mem- “ T bers are urged to be present. - 10wara Juez| et g S Axis Fores British Communique Re-ll i ports ‘Enemy’ Columns | - Make Little Progress (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) | In North Africa the British Mid- | dle East headquarters reported L‘nat‘i Axis columns striking through Egypt | “'.oward the Suez Canal scored “lit-) tle or no pregress” yesterday after aj penetration of five or six miles in-| ide the Egyptian frontier near Sclum Eawurday evewng. | “The light elements of .the well' BIGGEST CUSTOMER Refugees From THANKS CAP'N- AGAIN THIS YEAR YOU'RE ALASKA'S | known British armored divisicn are once again in -contact with the! enemy-in the Salum area, the Brit- jon the verge of opening in the| | French government today as the an-! | nouncement was made that “Free! fore, it has been thought advisable to make the membership of each body of the Alaska Legislature 18 in number. Provision is made in the bill for automatic reallocation of membership according to population ty-four members. This is appropriate | condition was pronounced serious cent during the decade between 192: ey Territory has gained several thou- crease will be experienced during | is not out of proportion to the pr with the greatly increased ’)Ollll‘ix-‘ Dies in Horida August Heckscher, 92, German im- real estate millions flooded into e —— tional representation in the Leg ture and inviting attention to the | declaration on that subject em-' The War of 1812 was the only braced in the COrdinance of 1787 major American governing the Northwest Territory jnot begin in the month of April (Ohio and adjoining States) by sav- >, | Africa, |French” forces under DeGaulle are supporting the British mechanized War which did | troops massed along the southern 3 border of Prench Somaliland in East ish stated. | (GREEKS MUST Try a classified ad in The Empire. The DeGaullist followers are re- Baltimore Orphanage Fire ). Phonephoto six hundrea enidren who were hurriedly evactiated from St. Vincent’s | Orphanage in Baltimore as a two-alarm blaze endangered the institution, Efficient work by the fire-fightemy kept damage to & minimum, and there were no casualties. “Polly Goes Shopping” Monday Through Saturday 10:30—11:00 A. M. BARN DANCE Sponsored by JUNEAU LADIES' AUXILIARY-No. 34 SATURDAY —MAY3| [ { | UNION HALL || Music by : Lillian Uggen's Orchesira E » Gentlemen $1.00 Students 50c ; .? YES SIR-AND | AIM TO KEEP ON SPENDING ALL | CAN RIGHT HERE WITH HOME FOLKS! . KEEP FIGHTING UNFLINCHINGLY CANEA, Crete; April 28. — Greelk | Premier Tscuderos declared today | that Greece’s fight must be con- | tinued unflichingly on “our little | islands” and asscried that “destiny | has chosen two i-ands as the last. but worthy rampz s of a fve> peo- | ples of Europe.” STOCK QUOTATIONS quotation of Alaska Juneau -mine stock today is 4%, American Can after the results of each future de- ing, ‘It is ,therefore, hereby resolv- ported concentrated at Daouanleh, |just inside French Somaliland. The French colony is wedged between British conquered Eritrea on the north, British Somaliland on the scuth and Ethiopia on the west. * e BATTLE OF | ATLANTIC IS NEW ACTION British Prime Minister Y 81%, Anaconda 23%, Bethiehem Broadcasts Grim War | Steel 70, Commonwealth and South- § . | ern 3, Curtiss - Wright 8%, General ¢ Review on Sunday | Motors 373, International Harvester | ' dis 4%, Kennecott 32%, New York Cen- T (Continuea from Page One) tral 12%, Northern Pacific 6%, Unit- , o e —— .—— | ed States Steel 52%, Pound $4.03. ] of Ukraine or the oil wells of Cau- |casia; but there is one thing cer- DOW, JONES AVERAGES tain, Hitler cannot find safety from | The following are today’s Dg:- y avenging justice in the Middle East | Jones averages: Industrials, 116.63; | 4 % Y i) | rails, 2857; utilities, 18.07. i - OVER $10,000,000 IS SPENT IN ALAS- % ber, cannery supplies from other Alaska Churchill further said: “To win| et v KA in one average year by the Canned : industries. . .a big part goes to pay taxes. ihis war Hitler must defeat this| ANDERSON FLYING NORTH Salmon Industry. And that creates more § It is money which benefits Alaska’s pro'- Island or cut the life lines between | Oliver Anderson, manager of thel business for all Alaska. > fessional le and hants in th us and the United States.” }Northern Commercial Company'’s & 183 DoOBS thore gt ens & : gf the uln’opey whicme Canned Salmon 5 form of trade for services and goods. ndustry brings to ka part goes di- The continued prosperity of such a rectly to more than 11,000 workers for ~ customer means continued pmperitm e — “Yugo” in. the me “Yugo- slavia” means "smw‘. The Dany Alaska largest pald circulation of any aska newspaper, | store at Bethel, is a passenger north hound on teday's DC-3, bound for the PR Wi WHAT MAKES ARMY WHEELS GO 'ROUND.. g1abbed the chance Lo se rmy from the inside when “open he Mississl il ““Subscribe to the Duly Alaska Emplre—the.paper with the larges. paid circulaiion, ralore wp - Lhelby, ssissippi. 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