The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 2, 1942, Page 6

30,000 AIR CADETS WILL FLY, NAVY Four Universities fo Co- operate with Govern- ment in Training WASHINGTON, Feb. 2—Express- ly determined to create the world’s toughest airplane pilots, the Navy today whipped into final shape a plan to turn out 30,000 air cadeis a year in cooperation with four universities whose facilities for ground training will be leased to the government. At the same time, a special com- mittee assured Congress that Unit- ¢d States industry will equal Presi- dent Roosevelt's production goal of 185,000 planes in 1942-43 and add- ed that “before we are through” the nation’s Army air forces alone will number in excess of 1,000,000 men. Subscribe The Empire. CONSTIPATED? of D often avating B oadach disziness, listiessness. effectively blends 5 cari tives for reliel of gas pains and 3 laxatives u,m‘nt uick bowel actior. Get today ADLERIKA Butler-Mauro Drug Co. Guy's Drugs in Douglas 3 'DEMOS WEIGH " PROSPECTS OF | ;Republicans—H‘old Hope of | Success in Autumn Elections WASHINGTON, Feb. 3— Demo- cratic Party leaders today gave heed to the problem of financing their 1042 election campaigns in a nation preoccupied by war, while some Republicans in Congress toyed with the hope of winning enough seats at the fall elections to gain a majority and control the Hou Chairman Edward J. Flynn, | Democratic ~ National ~Committee ! Chairman, said the annual fund- | raising dinners heretofore held on |January 8, the anniversary of An- | drew Jackson’s birth, will be stage | February 23, the night of the Pre: |ident's next radio report to the | nation - GROUNDHOG SEES " SHADOW: SPRING MUST BE HERE Spring has come to Juneau to- |day according to the old supersti- tion that of the ground hog can’t see his shadow on February 2, the warm days will begin whereas if rain or clouds prevent him seeing he sees it, he will retire and winter | will continue for six more weeks. DUNLOP ARRIV Herbert C. Dunlop, Alaskan tra- | veling man, arrived in Juneau yes- terday from Seattle on his first trip of the season. - - | MARRIAGE LICENSE ~ RAISING FUNDS, | ' House Race ISSUED THIS AM.| 'First Division Democrals in Thirfeen Cafidates File for Representatives- Four Republicans No Republicans filed for election to the Territorial Senate for the April primary elections in the First Division this year. Filings closed . |in the office of the United States Clerk of the Court at 1 o'clock Saturday with the only contestants for the one Senatorial office to be |filled in this Division Allen Shat- tuck, of Juneau and A. P. Walker, of Pelican City, both Democrats. Four Republicans and thirteen | Democrats filed for the House of Representatives of which four are |to be elected. The Republicans will ihave smooth sailing in the primar- (des in April but of the thirteen Democrats, all but four will be eliminated. Democrats; Harold H. Bates, Frank Chinella, John L. Covich,| {James V. Davis, G. A. Doelker, Crystal Snow Jenne, all of Juneau.| Andy Gunderson, R. E. Hard- castle, Jog Krause and Wilfred C Stump, all Frank Peratrovich, Klawock. Republicans; Grant A. Baldwin, Frank L. Garnick and Edward J. Krause, all of Juneau, and Ralph| A. Bartholomew, of Ketchikan. ————————— PAST EXALTED RULERS’ NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY | of Ketchikan. i TA KE N U pi Carroll Clausen, of Petersburg. | P. Coristensen, of Lynn Canal. | BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. _“The Rexall Store” A marriage license was issued by United States Commissioner Felix Gray this morning to Harry And- rew Savage and Myrna Miller, both of Juneau. - — AM. LEGION AUXILIARY Members are urged to attend the 'Big Time Promised by Elks with Ladies Invited After Meeting | The Juneau Elks will give a | Washington, Oregon and California. regular meeting at the Dugouz‘nighl to the Past Exalted Rulers i AMPS Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 8 p.m. adv. The Alaska Federal Savings and ‘Loan Association of Juneau has again declared an annual dividend of four per cent for its depositors. Start Your Account Tomorrow with $1 or More Accounts Government Insured Up to $5,000.00 Money Available at Any Time Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association of Juneau B N e Past next Wednesday and the ladies of !members are invited to the club |rooms after 8:30 o'clock to await |the adjournment of the lodge ses- | sion, when a special treat has been | 'arranged. The committee in charge, Henry | Messerschmidt, H. C. Redman and IM. E. Monagle, announce that the various chafrs will be occupied by | Past Exalted Rulers as follows | Exalted Rulers—R. E. Robertson and Dr. George F. Freeburger. Esteemed Leading Knight—Wal- ter P, Scott. Esteemed Loyal Knight—John H { Walmer. | Esteemed Lecturing Knight—Nor- man C. Banfield. Secretary—Harry Sperling. Chaplain—Ralph Martin. Treasurer—J.. L. Gray. Esquire—Howard E. Simmons. Tiler—Dr. Archie W. Stewart. Inner Guard — George Messer- schmidt. Trustees—J. A. Hellenthal, Wi liam A. Holzheimer, V. W. Mul hill, ———————— ‘The Daily Alaska Fmpire nas the largest paid circulation of any Al- aska newspaper. B e e AR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R RN R R R R R R R R R R R R R AR RN RRRR IR R RRARRARRRRG PR3 3 ¢ I (¢ [ & f ¢ ENTERTAINMENT INITIATION LADIES INVITED TO BE PRESENT AT 8:30 IN THE CLUB ROOMS Exalted Rulers Night Lodge Session 8 P. M. Wednesday, February 4 [ | A TONDELEYO'S - $65,000 PACK COMPLETE LOSS KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Feb, 2 — Sixty barrels of salted sockeye sal- mon, recovered by a diver from the sunken floating cannery ship Ton- deleyo, were unloaded here today from the boat Onah, captained by Harry Selig. ! | The Tondeleyo sank last fall off | {Myers Chuck,#40 miles north of | Ketchikan. ! Several barrels of the recovered | Isalmon were opened and pr.)-"r |nounced in perfect condition, Bid- [ding was scheduled for this afte:-| noon. | Hoisted by sling after being sal-| vaged by the diver, the Tondeleyo's | $65,000 pack of Bristol Bay red salmon apparently was lost, as all cases opened were spoiled, although | the cans were not rusted. \ L. C. Smith, homesteader who found the Tondeleyo in shallowi water, claims the salvage rights. | DEFENSEOF (OASTNOW WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 — At a conference of Senators and Repre-| sentatives of the Pacific Coast) States with Alaska Delegate An- thony J. Dimond, it was decided to| name two committees to keep in close touch with the Army and Navy regarding plans for defense| of the coast and protection of ci--; vilians. | The conference was held in the office of Senator Hiram W. Johu- son, dean of the delegation’s mem- bers and steps were discussed that will be taken to prevent sabotage and defend the coasts of Alaska,| Senator Johnson said that it was | agreed to name one committee to| go into the question of sabotage and steps to be taken to combat it and the second committee will study a broad plan of the defense | of coastal states and the Territory. JURORS CHOSEN INSULLIVAN CASE THIS AFTERNOON With the courtroom closed to the public by Judge George F. Alex- ander, selection of a jury in the case of the United States of Am- erica versus James B. Sullivan was begun when court convened at 10/ o'clock this morning and was com- | pleted at 2:45 o'clock this after- noon. Sullivan, charged with incest, rape and contributing to the de- linquency of a minor, is being de- fended by Mrs. Mildred Hermann | while the Government is represent- ed by Assistant United States At- torney P. J. Gilmore, Jr. Because of the nature of the trial Judge! Alexander barred the courtroom to all but those connected with the case before selection of the jury began this morning. | Jurors serving on the case are Ernest W. Davis, John E. Nelson, Cordelia Carlson, Harry Edgar Young, Josephine S. Wright, Mary Jeannette Cowling, Allan MacKen- | zie, Katherine Hooker, Jetta H. Gray, Mrs. Margot Hendrickson, Morton F., Benedict and Nathaniel Blair. | Immediately following the com- pletion of the jury selection As- sistanty United States Attorney Gil- more presented the case of the government, — e JAPS GIVEN BLASTING | RANGOON, Feb. 2—Allied bomb- | ers blasted the Japanese forces on Kadu Island in the Salween River | estuary between occupied Moulmein and the railroad city of Martaban to the north. - | The RAF communique this after- noon announced that all planes re- turned safely. The Japanese evidently are at- | tempting to use the island as a stepping stone northward across the broad mouth of the Salween, The official army communique said the front line situation is unchanged. ——.————— JIGGS DINNER GIVEN | BY AMER. LEG. TONIGHT | A regular Jiggs Dinner will he given by the American Legion in the Dugout beginning at 6:30 o'- clock tonight. The committee m [charge promises “plenty” for all to |sit at the tables. - .. MR. AND MRS. JEFFREY & RETURN FROM SOUTH Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jeffrey return- ed to Juneau by steamer over the weekend from the south where they have been for the last two months on a combined business and pleas- E DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA KTerritoriaJ Legislature. KARABELNIKOFF MISSING; SENT NOTE TO FRIEND Fears Are Felt for Safety of Dimond, Olson Be Unopposed iIn Aprfl_ Voling | Popular Waterfront 'Republicans Give Field to| Employee - Delegaie s AISO Tel'- Deep concern over the where- . 2 abouts of Frank Karabelnikoff, ”'onal Treasurer one of the city’s best known water- |front figures for many years, was Anthony J. Dimond, Delegate tofelt today by friends, one of whom Congress from Alaska since 1932, |turned over to police 'a note writ- will bé unopposed in the April pri- ten by Karabelnikoff early this mary election when he will be 2 morning. candidate to succeed himself. Os-| The note, which he handed to a car G. Olson, Territorial Treasur-|taxi driver at 2 o'clock this mora- er, will likewise be without opposi-|ing, was in Karabelnikoff’s hand- tion in the primary election in|writing and stated that he had April. Dimond is running for hls{been suffering “too much” from a sixth two-year term and Olson for |chronic stomach ailment and felt his third four-year term. , he could not stand it any more. With the recently established of- The note requested the friend to fice of Territorial Labor Commis- |dispose of his personal belongings, | sioner, they are the only Territor-|sending them to a son, William, at ial offices to be filled this yea’,|Fairbanks. together with four Senators and, Police Chief Kenneth Junge im- sixteen Representatives for lhe;medlately went to Karabelnikoff's |apartment over the Alaska Steam- There were no Republican fil-|ship Company office, where he had ings for the three Territorial of-|lived for years, and found no trace fices when they closed in the Ter-|of the missing man. His clothes ritorial Auditor’s office at noon and personal belongings were neat- Saturday but Michael J. Haas, ‘H-Ely prepared for shipment. Notes cumbent Labor Commissioner, will|djrecting the disposition of other be opposed in the Democratic pri-|belongings also were found. maries by Walter P. Sharpe. Haas| Karabelnikoff had been ill for was appointed to fill the Labor|several months and was in St. office by Gov. Ernest Gruening Ann's Hospital for six weeks last when the office was created by the fall. Three months ago he broke last Territorial Legislature, and his leg and again was laid up, but Sharpe is the former Director for recently was moving around again the Territorial Compensation Com-|and talking about going back to mission. !work, He was employed at the ~“ i 3 |coal dock and previously was chief stevedore at the Alaska dock. HENRY RODE Friends who saw Karabelnikoff | Saturday evening said he did not seem despondent, although he told MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1942 PRESIDENT'S |QUICK RAID BIRTHDAY IS | IS MADE ON CELEBRATED JAP ISLANDS (Card Party at Baranof and | Warships, Planes Wreak Dance in Elks Ballroom | Terrific Damage on Are Big Events Here Naval, Air Bases The President’s Birthday Ball (Continued from Page One) took hundreds of Juneau residents|™ RS T to both the Elks Ballroom and the| The communique did say that Baranof Hotel last Saturday night.|two American warships were slight- Cards were played in the Gold|ly damaged by near misses of Jap- Room of the Baranof Hotel, bothianese bombs and eleven American pinochle and bridge being enjoyed.|gjreraft were lost. Prize winners for pinochle were| Surprise Raid Alla Mae Scott, high for the ladies,| pne ghips gnd planes made a and Guy Oorcoran, high for “""gsurprbc raid on the Japanese na- g‘:l’;['h :lx;sp}:?g}:&t:‘:)e\ g‘dge'n‘:z‘s?val and air bases in the Marshall oL - DUCE"and Gilbert Island groups, about g the merfs prize. Iny .1 4oy petween the Hawalian pivot bridge the ladies high went| et to Mrs. J. J. Connors, and Oscar | 1slands and ‘the Philippines in Olson was high for the menx. ‘the South Pacific and toward the There were about twenty five | bend to Australia. Five of the tables in all and prizes were dis-|Marshall Island group were at- tributed shortly before midnight. |tacked in the surprise raid and In the Elks ballroom a large Makin, in the Gilbert Island groun, rowd gathered for dancing which|was also raided. Gilbert Islands continued until 1 a. m. A special were formerly British but were feature of the evening was young,taken over by the Japanese early Mary Lou Tomkin who sang several in the war in December. numbers. The Sunday attack was the first At the close of the dance the time that American bombs have Star Spangled Banner was played fallen on Japanese territory. and all stood and sang in unison. ‘ “Fierce Air Fights - The communique indicates fierce aerial fighting took place. UNE Au The Navy communique further states that Admiral Nimitz, Pa- | cific Fleet Commander, reported no large enemy combatant ships were found. This leads to the surmise | M E N SElE(TED that the attackers hoped to sur- Fo R s E R v | ( E 'prise units of the Japanese fleet at the Japanese bases in the Mar- shall and Gilbert Island groups. Fifteen Juneau araft registrams‘ JAPANESE STATEMENT RATE HEARING Henry Roden, Territorial Attor- ney General, will represent Alaska at the United States Maritime Com- at least one person he planned to leave Juneau Monday. He gave this haye been reclassified at a meei- ing of the Local Draft Board. Six 1-A registrants are named. Classifications are as follows: friend a list of addresses to which to mail news clippings of his de- | parture, saying he would reveal |the details of his trip on Monday to the friend. Class 1-A —Feliz Bello, George | Probably one of the best known Walfred Ruotsala, William Henry persens in the Territory, Karabe!- | Wrede, Edward Peter Madsen, Nor- | nikoff was born on Kodiak Island|Mman Charles ~Banfield, Edward TOKYO, Feb. 2—The Japanese headquarters said one United States cruiser was set afire and other ships of the Pacific Coast Fleet were damaged in the attack Sun- day on Marshall Islands. The announcement also said 11 American planes were downed and and knew literally thousands of Quinby Paine. Class 1-B—Alexander Laiti, Don- ,claimed only cne small Japanese auxiliary vessel was damaged. mission hearing on lncre:lh("d‘persons whom he met while work- freight-passenger rates, he said to- ing in various Alaskan cities. He day. inot only had many friends in Ju- Roden said he has been awaiting|nean but also was well known by |since Wednesday air transportation’(he officers and crews of Alaska to Seattle, where the hearing williy;,. vessels, be held February 9. He plans 10| A¢ one time, Karabelnikoff was ald Robert Bates, Arthur George Headstrom, William Gordon Gray. Class 4-F—Arthur Lough Pinker- ton, Donald Lester McCammon, Frederick Ernst Branes, Jr., Wil- liam Oliver Morrison, Harold HOW- WANTED — Rellable party wishes TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY Camp, Lloyd Garner. leave as soon as possible and sug- gested that any Alaskan having interests in the hearing communi: cate with him by telegram or air- mail at the Stratford Hotel, Seattle.! Section 653 of the Compiled Laws ! of Alaska states the Attorney Gen-! eral shall represent the Territory at| all hearings of the Maritime Com- | mission which affect Alaska, Roden | pointed out. Neither Gov. Ernest| Gruening nor Delegate Anthony J.| Dimond will be able to make the trip from Washington to Seattle, where they both have testified at| the first part of the hearing. Or- iginally scheduled to be resumed! on the Coast February 3, the hear-: ing date now has been moved ahead | to February 9. | Roden said he also would confer? with federal fisheries authorities: and the Navy Department represen- | tatives in Seattle in hope of mod- ifying the proposed curtailment of | 1942 fishing west of Kodiak Island.: Reden pointed out that natives of | the area around Bristol Bay either | must fish or starve. | e | JAP ALIENS ARRESTED ON NAVY ISLAND SAN PEDRO, Calif., Feb. 2 — Male Japanese aliens on Terminal Island today were taken into cus- tody by 180 federal, city and county officers and are being held in the Immigration Station on the island, J. W. Vincent, assistant chief of the Los Angeles F.B.I. office said. The aliens will be held on presi- dential warrants pending hearings before enemy aliens boards later, Vincent said. Those boards whom the boards do not release will be elven an opportunity to decide be- tween leaving the country and be- inginterned for the duration,” he added. | The Japanese: population on the island, a vital naval shipbuilding center in Los Angeles harbor, is| about 2200, of whom about 800 are aliens. | -, GIANT NAVAL BILL PASSED BY SENATE WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 The Twenty Six Billion dollar Naval ap- propriations bill, the largest meas- are of its kind to ever win approval of a Legislative body, was late this afternoon passed by the Senate and returned to the House for action on iin charge of the wharf at La-|ard Bates. | furnished house with 2 bedrooms touche. Later he moved here. A < | and yard. Must be reasonable. ipopular figure in the city's social|has arranged to furnish the Em- Address P.O. Box 734, |life, he was known as “Frank” to everyone. - .- — EMPLOYMENT BUREAU NOW FEDERALIZED Terriforial, Government ployment Service with the necess- ary supplies under an uppmved‘ procurement procedure. The Ter- itory will be compensated for these supplies out of funds granted by the Social Security Board. An agreement was also reached whereby the United States Employ- ment Service will be permitted to use, for an indefinite period of time, the office equipment now on -he premises occupied by the United states Employment Service. An- other stipulation was drawn up whereby the United States Em- ployment Service agrees to act as the agent for the Unemployment Services Now Brought Ulldef One Agen(y Compensation Comniission, and ac- ;ept claims for that agency from Robert E. Sheldon, Executive Di-|claimants eligible for unemploy- rector of the Unemployment Com-(ment insurance benefits under the pensation Commission, and Joseph|Alaska Unemployment Insurance T. Flakne, Director of the United|Law. The new procedure for tak- States Employment Service for Al-|ing of these claims has been agreed aska, today announced jointly that|upon by the two agencies. they had ended a series of con-| The above mentioned agreements ferences that have been necessary|have been presented to the.Social to consummate the “federalization”|Security Board for,approval, but as, of the Alaska Territorial Employ-|Hugh J. Wade, Territorial Direcbor* ment Service which was effective|for the Social Security Board, was February 1st, 1042. present at most of the conferences, | On December 19, 1941, the Presi-|it is thought that the agreements dent of the United States requested | Will be acceptable to his Board. Alaska, along with the other states| Both Directors, Sheldon and and territories, to turn over to the|Flakne wish to stress that as far as Federal Government the Territor-|the public is concerned, there will ially operated Employment Service;be no change in the paying of con- so that it could become a part of|tributions due the Territory under the United States Employment Ser-|the Alaska Unemployment Insur- vice. This was done in the interest|ance law. As in the past, payment of centraiization in one agency,|Will be made to the central office of during the emergency, the responsi- [ the Unemployment Compensation bility 'for supplying employers en- | ommission. Employees who are gaged in both private and national|unemployed should report to the | defense production with an ade-|employment office when seeking quate supply of employees. employment, and if the United in, $30 monthly. Phone Black 415. HEADQUARTERS TYPHOON SUITS Ideal for Hunters and Fishermen Sizes Small, Medium, Large Extra Large All in Stock H. S. Graves The Clothing Man %) Nelieves CHAPPED I skin is cha) , i of X , red, len X tum This request from the President came through Gov. Ernest Gruen- ing's office, and after a conference States Employment Service is un- able to place them, then they may file their claims for unemployment tations. Jars or tubes, 30c. ment Service to the federal payroll, |and these persons, effective Febr- with the Board of Administration, |insurance. ne notified the Alaska Unemploy- ment Compensation Commission, who then delegated to its Executive Director, Mr. Sheldon,: the com- plete authority to enter into the necessary agreements with the Fed- eral Government. Since that time, agreements have been drafted and signed by both agencies, which effect the transfer of the personnel of the Alaska Territorial Employ- uary 1, became Federal Employees, responsible to the United States Employment Service. Those em- ployees who were originally ap- pointed in accordance with the Al- aska Merit System will acquire civil Service status in the Federal Service. Further agreement was reached regarding the continued occupancy of the present quarters under exist- ing terms, until their expiration, at amendments. ———_——— ure trip. ————,———— There are about 2,250 furniture factories in the United States. whigh time the United States Em- ployment Service will arrange for new leases. Compensation The Alaska Unemploy- ment MENTHOLATUM WORLD'S LARGEST SELLING STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY - Commission| 86 PROOF. STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY. SCHENLEY DISTILLERS CORP. NEW YORKCITY.