The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 15, 1941, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA KMPIRE VOL. LVIL, NO. 8881. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” e JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1941 e = Y ~ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS BRITISH BATTLESHIP TORPEDOED e —ie ARMING OF SHIPS STARTS NEXT WEEK NAVY SUPPLY CENTERS SET UP FOR ARMS Guns to Be Mounted on Merchantmen as Ves- sels Came Into Port B U LLETIN—WASHING- TON, Nov. 15.—Actual arming of merchant ships is expected te get under way next week in the busy shipping centers of the Atlantic Coast, it was an- nounced today. Navy has collected d gun crews and scores of 3-, , and 5-inch guns as well as 50-calibre machine guns at unidentified strategic cen- ters to be mounted on ships as fast as they come into pert. It is expected some armed merchantmen will be at sea within ten days. . PARSONS RETURNS Ernie Parsons, City Councilman and owner of the Parsons Electric | Company, returned from Sitka last right on the motorship Northland. Parsons has a branch store at Sitka. TRAVELLERS RETURN Mrs. A. M. Haydon and Mrs, L. M. Ritter, Juneau residents who visited in the States for six weeks, returned to their homes last night on the motorship Northland. WASHINGTON — Admiral Jerry Land, Republican chairman of the Maritime Commission was testif: ing on Capitcl Hill in executive se: ion regarding the reasons for arm- ing U. S. merchant ships. Among other things, he was tell- ing Congressmen why Danish, Ital- jan and Axis ships seized in Amer- jean ports had been placed under the Panamanian flag instead of being turned over to the British to be run as lease-lend vessels. The veason, Admiral Land said, was that the United States wanted to retain control over the ships. And once they got to Liverpool, if run- ning under the British flag, the ] Neutrality Revision l | | " ; OCEAN Dotted lincs indicate new routes for United States shipping which are made pessible under the Neutrality revision measure passed by the Senate and now approved by the House. Solid line indicate present route used to previde materials to British in the Near East. Shaded cates ferbidden zones under the present neutrality act, now area ind practically abrogated. JAPDIET IS MEETING IN WARSESSION More Food and More Taxes Needed fo Pay Bill of | War Machine TOKYO, Nov. 15.—A special “crisis session” of the Diet as- sembled today to attack the two- fold job of feeding more men and finding more money to care for the enlarged war machine and to levy new taxes to help pay the bill Amid the increasing tension in the Pacific, word that the United States Marines in Shanghai, Pei- ping and Tientsin had begun to pack up was published in Japanese newspapers without comment. A Domei broadcast heard in New York said that leading newspapers heralded the meeting of the Diet with the hope that it live up to its name of “War Diet” and act accordingly | E,R A«iEco'homy Seen In Reporf of Welfare Depf. Savings inAAIaska Relief Payments Shown in First 6 Months Reflecting increased employment which has taken many Alaskans off relief rolls during the past year, 'a remarkably concise report of the activities of the Alaska Department of Public Welfare was made public today by Russell G. Maynard, di rector of the department, covering the six months period April 1 to September 30, 1941 The report covers expenditures for Old Age Assistance, Mothers Allowances, Boards of Childrens Guardians, and relief. Under the Old Age Assistance program the Department of Public Welfare now furnishes assistance to 1566 persons in the Territory with an average monthly grant of $29.16. During the 3 April 1 to September 30, 1941, a | | total of $269.638.50 was expended | Virginia Hill (above) of Hollywood, for Old Age Assistance. Of this | Who told why she handles thous- |amount $132589.25 was in the form | | | | | | United States might not be able t0| and dollar bills as if they were |Of grants from the Federal Govern- say where they should sail next. This brought a mild protest from | L Kages, | et and $137.049.25 supplied from rappings on cigarette packages. |, meyyitorial fund. The Territory | several rs of Congress who| She also told how she got 'em. !appropriated at its 1941 Legislature members of 8! remarked that it was strange we couldn't trust our lease-lend Allies. Admiral Land also discoursed on| purported plan to arm U. S. mer- chant ships with “ash-cans” (depth bombs), which, exploding under the water, shake loose the plates go. at the Mocambo a couple of | of a submarine by underwater per-' p.o.¢ho ago. She explained that | cussion. Dew Republican Admiral aside and sai Congressman Charles e . if Tllinois, who is an old| 2nd both husbands had money. |iye amount expended was in the friend of Land, took the The first marriage to George | Thus she answered questions |the sum of $660,000.00 for the 1941- F | which have kept the glamour set % b‘e“"’i’:; P B ! in a dither ever since Virgi During the six months ending | plunged into Hollywood society via |Séptember 30 of the 1941-43 bien- | nium there was expended for gen- ral relief, including medical ‘care, $51,704.20. Of this amount $20,714,- 86 was expended for other classifi- cations of relief. Sixty percent of a $1500 champagne splash she pai she, has been married two times 3 form of medical relief both n the Brown down in Alabama didn’t | Territory and for purposes receiving ‘Look here, Jerry, why do you| lastany longer thgn a good rhum- |:anatorium care for tuberculosis. merchant ship) dropped an Llown off.” want to take advantage of these| ba tune, but I got a big settle- vailable for the 1941-43 bien- poor midwest Congressmen who ! ment,” she s: Laven't been nearutiL;‘ewazeH You| riage, to Ossie Gri Inow perfectly well that if one of s - i 2 %4 your ‘Ugly Ducklings' (latest type| football star, ended in an annul ash- | con’ overboard her stern would be . Her second mar- |Pium was $240,000.00 for general Alabama |'elief appropriated by the 1941 Leg- as cf September 30, 1941 exists ment and she got some more (3188.295.35, L emisia. of she added. She said she | mpe jequction of unemployment, likes to see people have fun. |the development . in the mining in- NOTE —- Destroyers are able to She also bought hersell a New |dustry, the successful fishing sea- drep depth bombs because their jiigh speed, around 30 knots, per- mits them to get away before the and gave it to her third husband, CT€ York night club for $40,000, just to |son experienced in southeastern and keep it from going out of business 'scuthwestern Alaska and the in- omb expledes. Most merchant after they split up, to show there {Alaskans on defense projects are chips. however, travel too slowly to get away. R facts about arming U. S. merchant ships have been con-{ jused in a welter of debate. BuLI B (Coxuix;;d on Page Four) {attributed as the cause of the tre- ymendous reduction in relief needs. ! Mothers’ Pensions { The territory of Alaska in 1917 luduptul a system of mothers’ pen- were no hard feelings. Her third husband was Carlos Valdez, Mexi- can dancer, “a fun-loving chap, | she. said. ———— | BUY DEFENSE STAMPS J " (Continued on Page Three) )islature, Of this amount a balance | UNCLE SAM CLAMPS DOWN ON ALIENS New Order Restricts Move- ment of Foreigners in and Out of Country WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—The State Department today issued instruc- tions that all aliens who wish to leave this country fro mnow on must get special permission. It was indicated that the move was designed to combat spy activi- ties The order also tightened proced- ure allowing entrance of aliens into the country, with the excep- tion of Canadians. No Agreement Reached On Mine Strike | WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—John L Lewis, president of the Unijted Mine Workers of =~ America, an- nounced today, after a three-how conference with steel company ex- ecutives, that no agreement had been reached regarding the cantive jcoal mine dispute, The strike truce “expires at mid- night tonight,” Lewis pointed out to newsmen. However, conferees ar- ranged to meet again tomerrow offering the chance that a seftle- iment may be reached before a | widespread shutdown becomes ef- fective Monday STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Nov. 15. — Closing |quotation of Alaska Juneau mine Istock at today's short session i 2%, American Can 76, Anaconda 26%, Bethlehem Steel 57%, Com- monwealth and Southern ', Cur- {t'ms Wright 8%, International Har- d employment available to| vester 46, Kennecott 33, New York Office |Central 9%, Northern Pacific 6 | United States Steel 52 3/4, Pound 1$4.04, | DOW, JONES AVERAGE The following are today’s Dow Jones averages: industrials 116.72 rails 2751, utilities 15.76, F.D.R. Addresses Labor Delegates [ DAMAGEDBY President Roosevelt is pictured as he addressed 250 delegates of the International Labor Organization in the East room of the White House. The president condemned the “misguided” few industrialists and labor leaders “who place personal advantage above the welfare of the nation.” Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins stands beside the president. ~ HugeFlying Boat qulised' for Launchin énpucll:' of a tank car and the space inside equal to that of a large house, the Mars, world'sA larfcst flying boat, dwarfs a guard beneath her hu‘gr wings as she a‘wflitcdllz:nc::insl ;t Baltimore, In' Crimea, the German ‘High Md., with ‘ull naval ceremony, an honor heretofore reserved for the men o’ war of Ve . 8. HV{. 3 Command ahnounces the Nazl foroes With the gassline i Morale Is fo Be Boosted; Network of New Groups Is Planne By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, Nov. Inited States is preparing to go ail Civilia the President. In September, elaborate network of and discussion hat will blanket the country's ed- ucational system college ' seniors. ing him to ask U. S. Commission- of Education signed to help students and adults It is called the School and Col-| iy understanding the many com- freedom’s forums” nunity and classroom for a “free| g qop 0 & of all the problems now plaguing | o the nation and the iorello LaGuardia, a national ad- visory committee of 21 college pre: idents and other prominent educ written, (ors, drew up the present prelimin- amphlets on methods of partici- | ary are going out from the U.S.|college civilian morale service. of Education to more than|iyally, it is a broad expansion of 18,000 | the public forums program started five years ago—but if pre are carried out it will call for par- superintendents; 26,000 high nd many eivic organizations. This latest development in try-|and adults who have never taken face the world Page Seven) at White H(«)us_c 'MALAYA |S - NAZI U-BOAT | Attack on Warcraft Made | at Same Time as Ark Royal Senf Down | GERMAN UNDERSEA CRAFT | OPERATE,MEDITERRANEAN Russians Declare Invaders Are Bogged Down on Long Battle Front (By Associated Press) Hitler's High Command today pro- {claimed a “great new success” by U-boats in severely crippling the 31,000-ton British battleship Malaya in the same attack in which the air- craft carrier Ark Royal was sunk off Gibraltar. This is the first official disclosure | that German submarines have been e en | S€IL tO the Mediterranean, presums- |ably to counter smashing blows of the British Navy on the Axis supply lines to North Atricu Deciares Vengeance In London, the ¥irst Lord of the | Admiralty Alexande announced |that there are only two or three | missing as the reonlt of the Ark | Royal sinking following (orpedoing, | presumably by un Ttalian submarine. { “We shall avenge her as we |avenged the battle cruisct Hood,” declared Alexander. Hitler's annouticement of the dam- lage to the Malaya said the attack ‘occurred on o formation of BEritish | battleships “and other units were |also hit. ) Attack by Italians | Premier Benito Mussolini an- inounces that an Italian torpede boat, carrying a plane, sank a “large English steamer” in the Mediter- ‘ranean, | Mussolini also acknowledged new {Royal Air Force raids on Brindisi land Sicily in whici 29 persons were 1 killed. { Italian Shakeup | A shakeup in the Italian High | command is also announced today in which Gen. Fransesco Pricolo has | been ousted as Chief of Staff and |replaced by Gen. Rino Fourgier. In Crimea WEH T !are gaining ground in the vicinity of | Sebastopol and Kerch, heavy Rus- AIRP[A"E w’IH | sian counter attacks being repulsed. Russian Statement AM B ASS ADORS | The Russian spokesman said the |German offensive has blunted and bogged down to a yard by yard I.A“DS SAFElv struggle on the whole 1,200-mile battle iine from Leningrad to Ros- R tov. d Lost Plane Is Reporfed B, s soommi/ i e s H H | Milltary dispatches said the Ger- Iraman Seapon w“h mans have lost 260,000 killed or wounded, including three Generals, 12 Passengers | . moaths aiing i the te—e Leningrad sector WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. — The Special Bulletin State Department today received A special bulletin said the Malaya official information that the alr- . g0 badly damaged she had to be plane carrying Laurence Stein- towed into the fortified harbor of hardt, American Ambassador 1o Gibraltar by submarines. Russia, and Russian Ambassador to, The Malava was recently in the the United States Maxim Litvinov New York Harbor for repairs. and ten other passengers from, The DNB, German news agency, Kuibyshev to Teheran had landed says the British battleship Repulse safely at Pahlevi, Tranian port 200 has also been damaged by torpedoes. miles south of Baku The DNB also asserts Lieutenant Guggenberger is credited with the sifiking of the Ark Royal. Alice Moats, newspaper woman and Quentin Reynolds, foreign cor- respondent for Collier's Weekly thought to be among te pasen- NAVY FUER RETURNS S Lviioy s oo His, v 0" report| 10 SEATILE ON PAA to his embassy in Washington. D 5 Commander Allan Flagg, Navy NIOR TRINITY GUHLD _..|#viator who ferried a new plane to SEWS FOR RED CROSS gjika from Seattle this week for use Only routine business was carried | of the Commandant of the Navy Air on by members of the Senior Trin- Base there, returned to Seattle today ity Guild yesterday when they met on a Pan American Lodestar from for their regular session, The a’-|Juneau. ternoon was spent on the knitting| . Commander & came here from |and sewing for the Red Cross being ! Sitka yesterday on an Alaska Coastal done by the group. lAulines plane.