The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 12, 1941, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LVIL, 8774. “ALL THE NEWS JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATU ALL THE TIME” RDAY, JULY 12, 1941. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS STALIN LINE IS HOLDING HITLER [ 1 i | | | FIRES SET INRAID ON ITALYPORT Blaze Seen for 80 Miles After RAF Gefs Through | Bombing of Naples | CATRO, July 12.—Fires, visible for | 80 miles, were caused last night by RAF raiders on the great Italian seaport of Naples, the Middle East| Command announced this forenoon. | ‘The RAF pilots report that bombsi were seen to hit the railway sta-| tions, warehouses, fuel tanks, ship- ping and an airplane factory. The previous night, RAF raiders hit four large Axis ships in the| Naples harbor. RAF bombers have also made suc- cessful r: WASHINGTON—Wendell ~ Will- kie, first generation American, came within four million votes of being clected President. William Knud-' - sen, born in Denmark, is Director General of the OPM, Sidney Hill- man, born in Lithuania, is Associatei Directar of the OPM: But despite their fame and emin- | ence, not one of these national leaders could get into Naval Intel-| ligence. | Reason is that no matter what the ability, experience or proven loyalty of a native-born citizen, he is barred from service in Naval Intelligence—unless he is a fourth generation American. | There is no law or Navy regula- tion seétting up such an extreme re- striction. In fact, Navy brass hats| are very careful not to admit its| cxistence in writing. But like the| unwritten caste rule that bars en-f listed men in the Navy from perm-| anent commissions, so this invisible| but ironclad barrier operates to keep all but a select class out of | Naval Intelligence. How the system works is shown in the following specific case: A crack Washington newsman who is a native-born American with a law degree and knowledge of two foreign languages, eager to serve in the emergency, applied for a re-| serve commission in Naval Intelli- gence., His recommendations were of the best. But all he got was a courteous run-around. Finally, after writing a letter di- rect to Secretary Knox, the news- man was referred to Lt. Command- er W. L. Gates, Director of Naval| Reserve activities, Washington Na- vy Yard. The Newsman called on the officer, who questioned him about his experience and back- ground and then asked, “Were your grandparents born in the United States?” “No, they were not.” “I'm sorry,” replied Gates, “but no appointments are being given in Naval Intelligence except to men whose great-grandparents were born in this country.” V WASHINGTON SOCIAL WAR In addition to hot weather, war debates and national defense, Wash- ington now has something else to worry about, a social squabble over Aid to Britain vs. Aid to American Draftees. The first engagement in this mo- mentous struggle took place in the lobby of Washington's fashionable Mayflower Hotel. Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, with all the unction of a dowager, was dis- pensing stamps to buy British am- bulances, while Mrs, H. Charles Spruks, wife of the Ceremonial Of- ficer of the State Department, was offering buttons for the United Service Organizations. ‘The trouble was when Mrs. Spruks left her booth for a visit to USO headquarters. Returning, she found that Mrs. Tuckerman, with British colors flying, had taken her place, and the USO booth had been re- legated to 2 more obscure position. Promptly Mrs. Spruks appealed —_— Nazis Capture '} -y a Red Fort P Radiophoto German troops are shown entering a wrecked Russian fortress some. where along the German-Soviet front, according to the official Berlin caption. The Nazis claim to have captured a number of the Red’s modern three-level fortresses. Névy & Lester V. Dewey Taking the oath of the U. S. Navy at Naval Air Station, New York, is Lester V. Dewey, a grandson of Alonzo B. Dewey, who was a first cousin of Admiral George Dewey, hero of Manila Bay. Young Dewey, | who hopes to become a flier, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Dewey, -of Ripley, N. Y. Boy Movie Stunter Is Unconscious Ketchikan E Who Acci- dentally Hanged Himself Month Ago, Is Critical SEATTLE, July 12—Uncurscious since he hanged himself a month ago while showing his playinates how to do it for the movies, Ed- ward Akins, aged 11, of Ketchi- kan, is still in a critical condition. The Coast. Guard cutter Haida brought the bey to Seattle for treatment. He suffered a spinal in- jury when a plan he was standing on with a noose around his neck, broke and he was suspended be-| tween twé stumps until rescuers arrived and cut him down. >, An estimated 2,000 miles of mine tunnels weave around under streets of Butte, Mont. the| | Pills Daily | | | For Soldiers {Troops in Alaska Are fo Be | Served Tablets in Their Regular Rations | WASHINGTON, July 12—Troops | serving in Alaska and other far northern outposts will henceforth get two vitamin pills daily, accord- ing to an announcement made today by the War Department. The tablets are to be included in the regular rations as a safeguard against diseases of the regions where | fresh meats, vegetables and dairy }products are not available. C. G. SHATTUCK APPOINTED HEAD OF MERIT SYSTEM The appointment of Curtis G. | Shattuck, as Supervisor of the Al- |aska Merit System was announced today by the Merit System Council, composed of Walter P. Sharpe, Di- rector, Unemployment Compensation | Commission; Dr, ‘W. W. Council, Commissioner, Territorial Depart- ment of Health, and Russell G. May- | nard, Director, Department of Pub- | lic Welfare. The appointment became effective | today, upon the acceptance of the | resignation of George SBundborg, who it is understood is entering other employment. ' STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, July 12.—Clos ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | stock at today’s short session of the | New York Stock Exchange is 4%, American Can 87%, Anaconda 29%, Bethlehem Steel 75%, Common-| wealth and Southern 9/16, Curtiss Wright 9, General Motors 39, In- ternational Harvester 50%, Kenne-| |cott 39, New York Central 12%, Northern Pacific 7%, United States i Steel 58%, Pound $4.03%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: industrials 127.80, rails 29.23, utilities 18.61. e ————— { Leaves swept from the streets BRITISH RAIDS CONTINUE IN NORTH FRANCE Eqyptians Admit Damage Done fo Suez Canal by Nazi Bombers (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) Following a night of assault through a thunderstorm on the Ger- man naval base at Wilhelmshaven, the RAF offensive on the Western front continued today on railways, canals and commuunications in Northern France. Near Stomer, the Nazis admitted the loss of five German fighters, but claimed the bomb destruction of a British sub and a 2,000-ton freighter in British coastal waters as well as air thrusts at the Suez Canal. The Egyptian government ack- nowledges some damage to the Ca- nal and 20 casualties. The exiled Dutch government announced one of its subs in the Mediterranean sunk a heavily loaded 8,000 ton Nazi tanker, DANISH SHIPS TAKEN OVER, GOVERNMENT fion of 15 ltalian and One German Boat WASHINGTON, July 12, — The United States Maritime Commis- sion announced today that the Fed- eral Government has taken over sixteen more Danish cargo vessels | laid up in various East Coast ports. This brings the total of Danish ships recently acquired to 31. Pos- session was taken also of one Italian ship. In conjunction with seizure of for- i eign ships under the Espionage Act of 1917, President Roosevelt has ordered the confiscation of fifteen | Italian ships and one German vessel which makes an increase of over 95,000 deadweight tons available for use in United States shipping. —————— | Territorial Treasury Is Down $81,000 Olson Reptfihows Pro-| _ gressive.Decrease | from 38 Peak The net cash balance in the Ter- | ritorial Treasury on June 30 was $1,- 160,585.46, the smallest amount for | that date in the past four years but | exceeding the balance on June 30| for any year from 1931 to 1937, Ter- | ritorial Teasurer Oscar G. Olson re- ported today. | The treasurer’s net cash balance as of June 30 for the past 11 years| has been as follows: i 1931 . 1932 .. 1933 . 1934 . 1935 . 1936 .. 1937 .. 1938 .. 1939 .. | | $ 66384774 | 523,525.33 | 573,013.01 ! '781,910.98 | 1,084,451.04 | 864,380.25 1,050,132.90 1,355,464.08 1,346,486 46 1940 1,241,584.87 1941 . 1,160,585.46 —_——a AT GASTINEAU HOTEL Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Hiltz return- ed to Juneau after an extended va- cation Outside and are stopping at the Gastineau Hotel. ——e———— JENSONS ARRIVE Mr. and Mrs, Harold Jenson, who were married recently in Sitka, re- of Lexington, Ky. are baled (o] trim hauling ‘ costs. - ¢ turned last evening on the Tyee They are at the Gastineau Hotel. Roosevelt Orders Confisca=| Multiple Nazi Drives Menace Leningrad This ma . for the safety o I emngrad that tier back across the Karelian Isthmus, present corridor for German a reputed to be the most formidable in the pied the Reds to attack Fi Stt;ka at Work Against Reds Radiophoto A German dive bomber is shown attacking a Russian armosed unit on the eastern frontier, according to the official caption 'I!.h this photo from Berlin, The Nazis claim Soviet resistance is breaking, in large vart, because of German command of the air. By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, July 12—Around Capital town: | Just why the idea should pop! up at this late date nobody seems to know, but Congress is asking for a survey of the possibilities of hav- | ing . all government employees now | using government-owned cars in Washington use taxis instead, Washington taxi fares are the | cheapest of any in the larger cities |in the country and Congress lead-| ers back of the move are convinced | |the government could save thou- “sands every year by jumking all ‘errnnd-bu;glas here and letting the | gentlemen and hirelings in the Fed- |eral departments and agencies hail| | the cabbies. There is hardly a gov- ernment building in the district (barring the weather bureau and the bureau of standards) that isn't within a 20-cent taxi ride of the Capitol or of any other gov- ernment building. If the idea goes over, only the executives = will i in FPederal cars. | does, ¥d like to - testify -before ‘the Before. it| Government Employees Using Federal (ars, May Now!sETaxis Instead investigating ' committee with this| one caution: It may work fine on sunny days, but just try to find a cab at any price during a storm. The office space problem here is reaching the point where govern- ment workers are turning loose a lot of humor on it. The most re- cent came out of the War Depart- ment the other day in an office where civilian clerks already were rubbing either elbows or shoulder| blades. An electrician turned up there and started chiseling a square space out of the wall for an elec- tric fan. The office wag wanted to know: “What are you doing, fel- low—making room for another clerk?” The story is that the Navy couldn't take it. The Army had its Jimmy Stewart. The marine corps had its Jimmy Roosevelt. And what did the Navy have? Just a bunch of officers. So they got out the " (Continued on i’lce Seven) eily of Russia, 1s menaced by multiple Naz drlves.“ " nland in 1939 and push the Finni It was tear sh fron- ttack. The city’s fortificajions are -DEPENDS ON. GAS R Ickes Says Ration Cards| May Be Used in East-D. | C. Fumes Controlled WASHINGTON, July 12.—Secre- tary of Interior Harold Ickes has (let the motorists of the populous | East know that the “fill ’er up” era is near an end. Ickes, who is Petroleum Coordi- {nator, has passed word around of | the decision to use gasoline ration cards and other compulsion meth- | ods, depending on the amount of fuel saved by voluntary rationing programs in the sixteen Eastern States. In the District of Columbia, fifty- two motorists whose exhaust pipes fumed too much were escorted to| police headquarters and given red stickers. They were given ten days' to get their engines readjusted. 'SILICOSIS CAUSES DEATH OF NOTED ALASKA PIONEER Marion Edmundson Dies in Fairbanks at Age of 56 Years FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 12. !Marion G. Edmundson, 56-year-old| noted Alaska pioneer, mining man and promoter, died here today of | silicosis. | Pive years ago Edmunson con- |ducted a flying search for a lost Iplane between Fairbanks and Daw- son, personally covering over 30,000 miles. | Survivors are a brother in the | Matanuska, and a son, Robert, in Wrangell. ! 'WESTON IS BACK ~ FROMKETCHIKAN | Dr. John I. Weston, Tuberculosis |Clinician for the Territorial Depart- | ment of Health; returning from Ket- | chikan, was among those arriving in | ;Juneau yesterday on board the Al- | aska. | Dr. Weston has been in Kelchikan | | FUEL SAVED NAZI SHOCK UNITS STORM RUSS DEFENSE \Red Army Fiépsri Indicates No Major Gains Made Lafely 'SOVIET GUERRILLAS HARRASS NAZI REAR DNB REpeals that Invasion Is Going ""Accord- ing fo Plans” (By Associated Press) German reports today declared Nazi shock troops are storming the northern wing of the Stalin line, but for the fifth consecutive day the High Command found it advisable to report only that the campaign is proceeding “according to plan.” Reliable sources in Germany, how- ever, admitted that Hitler's troops have not yet pierced the Stalin line. The Red Army Command, wheth- er in triumph or duplication of Hit- ler's official secrecy, declared today that there are no major changes on the Western front, The German DNB news agency sald the assult deep into the Stalin | fortitications started yesterday and were reinforced early today with shock troops. The precise point of the attack was not specified, but the release said cryptically it is in a “quite correct zone of the Stalin line.” y o ‘The Communist paper Pravda re- ported the ctty of Pinsk, deep in the marshes 6f that area and far behind the German lines, has remained in Soviet hands, with forces raiding the German rear. U-Boals Are Being Sent Down, Report First Lord oTKdmiraIIy Says Campaign Against Subs Is Successful LONDON, July 12.—First Lord of the Admiralty Alexander asserted today the British have bgen “par- ticularly successful” in operations against submarines of the Germans in the past few weeks. “I am not going to help the en- emy by saying where or when we sunk the U-boats or how many have teen sent down,” said Alexander. The statement was made to a cheering South End audience this afternoon. Red Cross Man Here Henry M. Baker, Assistant Man- ager of the American National Red Cross, with his headquarters in San Francisco, arrived in Juneau last night aboard the Tyee from Sitka where he had been for the past week. Mr. Baker will occupy the pulpit at the Methodist Church tomorrow night at 8 o'clock and will talk on the subject of the “Spiritual Power of the Red Cross.” Mr. Baker, previous to his visit here and Sitka, stopped at Ketchi- kan and Wrangell and is now on his way to the Westward and Interior where he will visit all chapters of the Red Cross. Mr. Baker will meet officials of the Red Cross in Juneau and others while here, according to John New- marker, President of the Juneau Chapter of the Red Cross. e e———— ;mr several weeks making x-ray ex- aminations at the Tubercular Test- | ing Clini¢ there, Over 75 x-rays were |taken, l Seven brothers named Patten are stationéd om the USS, Ne- vada.