The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 4, 1942, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA VOL.LVIIL, NO. 9000, . . N'&,, Y- g “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 4 MPIRE 1942 Mi Mlul R 1\\5()( l/\ l"l'l) l’Rle PRICE TEN CENTS .S.BOMBERS NOW ON BURMAN FRONT U. S. Navy Ships Sent Down; 700 Killed CRAFT SUNK IN WARFARE | JAVASECTOR Aircraft Tefi;,Desiroyer Tanker Bombed with Large Loss of Lives WASHINGTON, April 4 — The aircraft tender Langley, the de- stroyer Peary, and the naval tanker Pecos have been bombed and sunk | by the Japanese in the Southwes t‘ Pacific Ocean, the War Departmem\ announces in a communique. bottom with a loss of lives estimated | unofficially at more than 700 of-/ ficers and men. | The loss of these three ships| raised the navy's total losses in all1 types of vessels from all causes Ln} 25 ships so far in the war. The tanker Pecos was sunk under| anthony, Jackie Coogan, millionaire ! heavy bombardment south of Javal while enroute to port with several| hundred survivors of the Langluvarawd from his second wife, P'lov\-' which previously had been bombed. and sunk with a loss of only 14| persons. When the Pecos \\em, down, it was reported that it car-‘ ried with it two-thirds of the per-| sonnel from the Langley. The | Langley and the Pecos were re-| ported to have been sunk early in| March. - The old World War type destroyer | “(Continued on Page Three) e = | T . | N | | i [ | Orew Peerscs { -d | Rcbert S Alles | | 0 © — | WAS INGTON—Behind the/ scenes, Jesse Jones fought to the} bitter end against losing his bottle- necking control over loans to small | business. With the Army Navy and War| Ploduction Board- tearing their| hair over Jesse’s penny-pinching obstructionism, and with Congress getting ready to legislate against| him, the President finally notified Jones that he would have to re-| linquish authority -over small loans. | Jones protested vigorously but| Roosevelt directed that the neces-| sary executive order be drafted. | Jones sat in on this drafting con-v ference of war production chlers, where he made a final effort uo stave off the ax. His first move was to suggest that lawyers be called in to pass | on the legality of stripping his authority. “Jesse,” said Sidney Weinberg, special assistant to Donald Nel~‘ son, “you've created enough bottle- | necks, without having a bunch of lawyers in to create any more. The President has ordered this done and | under the War Powers Act he has the authority to do it. No lawyers are needed to pass on the matter.” | Jones then shifted his argument to an old favorite of his, the ques- tionable soundness of loans to little business men. “Suppose these loans that will be made under the proposed new set- up don’t pay out,” he said. “After the war you people will be blamed. We've made all our loans on sound credit rules.” “Yes, but these are war timés’ | retorted Weinberg, “and the con-| trolling principle is not sound credit | rules but war production needs.] Further, why are you always wor- rying about money. After the war| none of us will have much money.| so why worry about it. There are| a lot of other things in life far more important.” | JONES' NEMESIS To witness his signing of the ex-| ecutive order, the President invited| Senators Murray, Mont.,, Mead, N. Y., and Capper, Kan. This was/ (Continyed on Page Four) Opfimism of President Springs from Ultimale (onfiden THE KID IS PARTED FROM SECOND WIFE : Aumomons tn & pertniave . T2 fuckis Toogan gan and Flower | Friday mornings; k with one or more key men in| Parry Separate Month After Son Is Born HOLLYWOOD, April 4—A month |after the birth of his son, John| movie kid who became a $54 |month corporal, is said to be sep- er Parry, a former show girl. “We had known each other on- |ly five months when we were mar- ried,” Coogan said. The couple was wed in a 2 am ceremony last August in a Nevada town when he was on leave from {the Army. Coogan previously was married to Betty Grable. BRITAINIS EXCHANGING PRISONERS Italian, English Wounded, Sick Captives Traded in Turkish Port LONDON, April 4 — Britain and Italy started exchanging sick and| wounded prsoners of war when \slups carrying the broken captives ! met in the Western Turkish port | of Smyrna. Negotiations were conducted | through a third country, identified only as a “protecting power.” The ratio of Italian to Bnmhl prisoners is believed to be not less |than five to one. e Glenn Franklin and ‘Family Are Visiting| Mr. and Mrs.G.Wahto! Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Franklin and | their small daughter, Ina Lucille, | arrived here last night and are visiting Mrs. Franklin’s parents, !Mr. and Mrs. Gus Wahto in Doug- las. Mrs. Franklin and her daughter. will visit in Douglas for about three weeks while Mr. Franklin will con- tinue to Fairbanks after spending avout a week on the Channel. Mr. Franklin, who was for aska staff, is now accountant for; headquarters in Fairbanks. During the winter months the Franklins have been residing in| Seattle. R Mrs. Charteris and Mrs. Peterson Are Here from Sitka | Mrs. William C. Charteris, whose husband is a physician in Sitka, 5 and Mrs. Charles Peterson of that city, arrived in Juneau yesterday |by plane. Mré. ‘Peterson expects to leave tomorrow for a visit with re- latives in Minnesota and Mrs. Char- teris plans to return to Sitka next Tuesday. While in Juneau Mrs. Charteris and Mrs. Peterson are staying at the Gastineau Hotel. a number | tof years on the University of Al-| ce in Americans | By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, April 4 — The capital in wartime: The superficial routine of the President these days is no differ- ent from that of depression days| | nine years ago. | He still has breakfast in bed; | reads the news bulletins; confers h his private secretarial staff; slsrt.s receiving visitors about 10:30/| a. m.; holds his regular press con-| Iexences on Tuesday afternoons and lunches at his ! the government or diplomatic corps; | holds more conferences in the af- | ternoon; sometimes takes a late | afterncon swim in the White House | | pool; stops for a quiet dinner; and then goes back to his study for paper work, war and navy dis- patches, or maybe a glance at the A latest official or unofficial movie | before bedtime. He still is capable of wisecrack- inz on ters; still gets his recreation from {voutine. Occasionaily, his face and | cearing show the strain of world affairs; but even when days are Itlarkest. he never seems down-in- the-mouth. His optimism spyrings jfrom an ultimate confidence in | the American people and in a self- | assurance that they will approve the things that he feels are right |for the future of the nation. He sl('cps soundly and except for oc- casional colds, sinus, and over- work is in perfect health. Give a thought to the poor sight- seeing bus companies in the na- tion's capital. Some of them are talking about not even taking out licenses next year—and this on top of the best year they ever had. In 1941, Washington had its greatest tourist year, enhanced by the thous- jands of defense dealers who rolled |in to try to get a little business and | | bfought their families along to see the sights. It also was the national | capital's biggest convention year {In 1942, there will be practically no conventions. Even the IC(»x\linued on Page“'!“hréé) | - U.5.TRYING " FOR HOURS AGREEMENT Administration Reported| | Sounding Out Labor Lead- ers for Volunfary Pact | WASHINGTON, April 4. — The Administration is reported by an authoritative source to be sounding uof obtaining a voluntary agreement 'on a 44- or 48-hour work week with regular pay in War Industries. Presidential aides, including Vice- President Henry A. Wallace, are said to be taking an active part in ef-| | between workers and manazement | to quiet the controversy over a 44- | hour week and prevent the possible | }enactmem of restrictive labor leg- | islation. —————— | STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Aprii 4—Closing |quo(an§on of Alaska Juneau mine s((‘ck at the short session follow- |ing the Good Friday Exchange holi- {day is 1%, American Can 62, Anaconda 25%, Bethlehem Steel 59%, Commonwealth and Southern 14, Curtiss Wright 7%, International Harves',er 43, Kennecott 34%, New York Central 7%, Northern Pacific 6, 'United States Steel 49%, Pound. $4.03%., DOW, JONES AVERAGES | The following are today’s Dow, | Jones averages: industrials 101.1 |rails 25,11, utilities 11:52. minor governmental maL-; 'aughs previded by situations and ! omments that arise in the daily| DAR.| |out labor leaders on the possibility | SILVER SHIRT PELLEY WILL FACE TRIAL Seditious Activities Charg- | ed Against Leader Ar- [ rested by FBI | | | LA | WASHINGTON, April 4—William | Dudley Pelley, goateed leader nfl‘ |the Silver Shirts organization, has | |been arrested on charges of dis-| itributing false statements mtended' |to hurt the United States‘and “pro- | |mote the success of our enemies” | Pelley was picked up in Dairen, | Connecticut, the Justice Depart-! ymeni announced, under direct or- | |ders of Attorney General Pranfls Biddle. If he is convicted in his rorth-} |coming trial in Indanapolis, Pelley !faces a possible sentence of 20 years I in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.. The arresting warrant was issued |in Noblesville, Indiana, with a for- mal charge made of seditious ae- | tivities under the espicnage act of | 1917, | The Department of Justice said Pelley lately has been editor of “The Galilean,” in Indianapolis un- | Hn it suspended publication when the Post Ofi sues unma false statements intended to inter- ) fere with the cess of the mili-| tary and naval forces, - - TwoArmy ~ Officers | Rewarded Dlstmgmshed Flymg Cross | for Heroic Act in Al- askan Waters WASHINGTON, April 4 — For heroism in rescuing a marooned officer from an ice floe in the waters of Turnagain Arm, Cook In- {let, Alaska, First Lieutenants Eu- gene T. Yarbrough and Frank L. ‘Brien have been given the dis- Mngu)shed Flying Cross by the War Department. ALASKA COASTAL CARRIES MANY PASSENGERS FIRST ; Passengers arriving in Juneau yesterday by Alaska Coast Airlines | from Sitka were William Auer, An- drew Wanamaker, Mrs. F. E. Jordon, F. E. Jordon, James Patterson, Ellen |Jordon, Mrs. C. E. Neeham, O. F. Benecke, Dan Moller, Tauna W.| Niemi, George E. Fleek, Mrs. Charles Petersori, Mrs. Joe Skaris, Joe Skaris, |and Mrs. William C. Charteris. Making the flight to Sitka with ACA yesterday afternoon were {Mable Fred, Mrs. A. Rollan, Peggy ‘A. Dick, C. Zuboff, Fred Baranofski jand Fred Sime. » declared recent is- as it contained | | i |the McRae mining interests wnh‘f""s to obtain some kind of pact| Ray Hanson flew to Fick Cove from Sitka while the plane was there. Leaving Juneau today for Sitka | were Judge W. A. Holzheimer, | Wayne Church, Dick Wessmith and Robert Stone. Tony Campus was an | outgoing passenger for Hawk Inlet. | In addition to the four flights made to the Polar-Taku mine at ;Tulsequah yesterday morning, three additional round trip flights were | made during the afternoon. ——-—— 'MR. AND MRS. RUSHER HERE ON WAY TO SITKA Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Rusher arrived in Juneau last night and are here on their way to Sitka |where Mr. Rusher is to be con- nected with the mercantile estab-| lishment of P. S. Ganty, Jr. e - BUY DEFENSE STAMPS Houses in Manila’s suburbs were hit by Japanese bombs last December 12, Death struck heve. One Manila‘s surburban Passay. First Pictures of JapRaid on Manila Taft Avenue arve shown. This piclure is from U. 8. Army Ruins aleng and came via Australia. first 1S 0N 4 row bs deopped cn the Philippines Phots depicts the debris rific Japancse bombing raid last December. in the first raid over the Philippine Istands Signal Corps of heuses in left in the wake of the fire started by the bombs. Navy barges aleug the shore of (he Cavite Navy Base on the south are of Manila Bay, following the ter- JAP CRUISER SET ABLAZE IN AIR RAID {Transport Also Fired in At- fack by American Fort- resses, Andaman Isles LONDON, April 4—Huge United States fortress bombers spread their wings over the Burman front for | the first time, taking off from bases in Indiasunder personal command of Major General Brereton. One Japanese Cruiser was set afire, also one troopship. Two other ships were damaged. | The action took place at Port | Blair in the Andaman Islands re- | cently occupied by the Japanese as a base from which to prey on the supply route to India and China. | All fortress bombers returned | safely to their bdsés and without | damage. | | SIX PLANES OF JAPANESE AREDOWNED | United Natio”ns_' Air Forces Gefting in Work in Southern Sefcor DARWIN, Australia, April 4 — The United Nations’ air forces shot down six Japanese planes over Koepang, Dutch Timor Island, yes- | i | | i' | | | | | terday, and four more over Dar- | win, | The official announcement also | says two additional planes were so }dulmlg(‘d they probably went down at sea, P S — 17 JAPANESE PLANES NOW INU.S. BAG Corregidor_FB;lress Anti- Aircraft Gunners Make Hits | WASHINGTON, April 4 — The | War Department reported today |that antiaircraft gunners on Cor- regidor shot down two more heavy Japanese bombers thus increasing jthe bag to 17 within the last two | weeks, Two other large bombers have probably been damaged. A new type of bomb is now be- ing dropped. These bombs burst in the air and spread huge flames over the fortress. - JOHN McLAUGHLIN BACK FROM STATES | John 1. McLaughlin of' Unem- | ployment Compensation Commis~ ion Research and Information Di- | vision, is back in the Juneau office |today after a conference in Seattle and Olympia for the last few months. Mr. Laughlin was carrying on negotiations with the Washington State Unemployment Compensation ivision regarding agreements be- n the Washington and Alaska ageneies on insurance for workers | who are employed in both the State and Territory. e |WHITE PASS PRESIDENT | RETURNS TO SKAGWAY | C. R. Rogers, President of the This spectacutar ~mmdnh0(u approved by the Navy Department in Washington, D. C,, shows burning . White Pass and Yukon Railway, passed through Juneau on his way to his headquarters in Skagway !‘mcr a trip to the south. SN i e S St o o