The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 20, 1942, Page 2

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— UNEAU, ALASKA What To Do In GAS WAR DESCRIPTION Dark brown liquid, becomes colorless vapor. Garlic odor. Dark brown liquid, turns to colorless gas. Odor of getani- ums. Colorless vapor, smell of musty hay or green corn. Vapor, odor of green corn, clover. Yellow, oily liquid that partly vapor- izes. Sweet odor of flypaper or anise. CHLOR- PICRIN n Gieenish-yellow gas, CHLO ENE highly pungent odor. i CLORACETO- PHENONE, BROMBENZ YL~ CYANIDE Gases, odor of apple blossom: or sour fruit, - HC MIXTURE, SULPH'R TRI- [eRoxiDE, TITANIUM bR TETRACHLORIDE Sharply acrid smoke, may have odor of burning matches. EFFECTS Irritates eyes, lungs: burns, blisters skin. Eye, skin, Iun'g burn- ing or irritation, blisters. Tears lung irritation, vomiting, doped feel- ing. May cause heart failure. Coughing, breathing hurts, eyes water. Severe coughing, crying, vomiting. 'Tcmpor.lry burning of eyes, tears, Harmless except sul- phur trioxide which prickles skin, causes tears. Undress, hospitalize at once; bathe, wash eyes and nose with boric acid, salt, weak sodium bicarbonate. Kerosene removes liquid mustard. Undress, swab burns with oily solvent, wash eyes, nose with soda, Keep victim quiet, loosen clothing, use coffee as stimu- lant, no alcohol or cigarettes. Keep quiet and warm; use coffee as stimulant. Keep quiet, warm; wash eyes, use no bandages. Face into wind; bathe with cold water or boric acid solu- tion. Do not bandage. For sulphur trioxide wash with soda solution. Others require no treatment, This is a primer of poisvi war gases, the type which might be visited upon civilians by enemy raiders. G eneral first aid rule to be applied to gas victims, in The chart s based on cfiicial Army publications, additicn to specific treatments shs tion against il types is a of full protectd thing megican Sailon;;tr Buckmgham Palacé i« removal from the gassed area as quickly as possible. The protec- 1s mask; the vesicants— blister producers—in addition necessitate the wearing Members of the first contingent of U. S, sailors to be given leave from the U. S. task force now in European waters are shown walking past the gates of Buckingham Palace in London. With the gobs is Miss E. Lane, a U. S, Navy transportatign aide attached to the Embassy in London. y May Boom Qutpfit of These for Transport Use 4 . Expansion ¢! the existing air ferry routes to the far-flung battlefronts of the United Nations, with men and materials being carried in huge transport planes, has been announced in Washington. The expansion, according to Prig. Gen. Harold L. George, chief of the Army's air transport command, will be undertaken by sembly lines in the monihs to cor the “Mars,” pictured above, L. merican civil airlines with the Army furnishing the planes to come off as- Mass production of the huge Glenn L. Martin flying boats, like irged by Henry J. Kaiser, west coast “miraclé ship builder,” who proposed conversion of nine major shipyards to production of the huge ships to prevent “another Bataan.” In N that mass pr time commi vessels because of w Orle on has con lack of steel.” WEY BRD BIRD . T e . Se AOW BEEN GUIW' CPcic RORD \WORK ELER' MORNIN ~ WHAT'S Td' B\G \DERA 2 ME OR THHT UH- SHOR - SHOR - 1 Tor T FELLARS, WHO NOU WANT TO WIN WNSE'E - BUT, TRAR ! ' - LT © LKL TW BOWIN MATCH ARNHOW 8 %\m oy \E SEE - T DONT WRNT T IARNRTS T SUSPICION WE- NG GOT \T BLL { CRAMED LR EER NE To WHLP T8 DANL\GHTS OUTN CHOSEF LY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH President Andrew J. Higgins, Sr., of the unfinished Higgins ship; s, said Jduction of the 70-ton Martiff airliners may be started in his plants. The ilied its confract with the Higgins corporation to build 200 Liberty cargo Higgins said his plant was adaptable to the building of planes: . 8. mari- LOS ANGELES STILL HOLDS' LEAGUELEAD Angels Outhit But Bunch Blows fo Defeat San Francisco (By Associated Press) San Francisco outhit Los Angeles 11 to 9 in the Pacific Coast League last night but the Angels grouped their blows to win their Rhird straight game, bunching four hits for three runs in the eighth inning. Sacramento, meanwhile, dropped back to five and a half games be- hind the Angels after losing a doubleheader to San Diego. Seattle clung to third spot with a victory over Portland on a tenth inning run. i Hollywood came up to defeat Oak- | land twice in a doubleheader, giving the Stars three straight wins in |the current series. GAMES WEDNESDAY Pacilic Coast League [ Los Angéles 7; San Francisco 2. Oakland 0, 2; Hollywood 7, 9. | San Diego 3, 2; Sacramento 2, 1 Portland 4; Seattle 5. National League Boston 1; Bropklyn 11 Pittsburgh 9; Cincinnati 2. St. Louls 5; Chicago 1. American League New York 4, 2; Boston 6, 1. Detroit 6; Cleveland 1. Philadelphia 8; Washington 0. STANDING OF CLUBS Pacific Coast League " WINNERS IN SITKA TEAM PLAYS HERE ON SUNDAY Will Meethtar 0u1fi1} of Juneau at 3 4 o'Clock The biggest baseball contest of the year is scheduled for Sunday| ;m Juneau when an All-Star team | | representing Sitka will tangle with |an All-Star team made up of Ju-| neau diamond experts at 3 o'clock | HOME RUNS TWIN GAMES Yanks and Red Sox Splif Doubleheader - DiMag-, | gio, Gordon Struck Out (By Associated Press) Home runs decided both games yesterday as New York and Boston split a doubleheader, the Red Sox taking the opener and the Yanks winning the nightcap before more than 37,000 service men. Two hom-|in the afternoon. ers by Jim Tabor and one by Ted| Proceeds of the contest will go; Williams accounted for all of Bos-}to a fund for visiting service men| ton’s runs in the first game. Ernieland tickets will cost 55 cents, ser- Bonham won a tight mound duel in vice men in uniform being ndmit-i the nightcap aided by Charlie Kel-|ted free. ler in the ninth inning with his| The Sitka Rotary Club is spon-| 21st homer of the season. Tex|soring the Sitka men, while the Hughson struck out Joe DiMaggio Juneau Rotary Club is sponsoring and Joe Gordon twice each -in the|the game. The Sitka team is boast- first game. ed by Sitkans as “undefeatable.” Rudy York’s three-run homer and| Managing the local club are Doc six-hit pitching by Virgil Trucks[Finkel and Hal Mauze, while Scotty gave Detroit a victory over Cleve-|Bystrek ‘is the captain. Scotty is land yesterday. |the well-known slugging outfielder Philadelphia pounded three'ol the Beavers. Washington pitchers for 12 hits| The local All-Stars will include: and shut out the Senators last| Catchers—Cook (Beavers), Puttin night. :«st. Louis Blues). | Pitchers—R. Nelson (Blues), Con- |nell (Blues), Kreyling (Mules), ‘“ Fedelil WOIKGIS | Carlson (Beavers). ¢ Infielders—Docz (Mules), Davis "0' ove"l()lled: one !lBlues», Yost (Beavers), Mondoker | 3 | (Blues), Fowler (Blues), Meilink nrm Gives D‘pehuulm. (Continued rom rage One) | Won Lost Pct. ILos Angeles 8 54 614 | Sacramento .81 60 574 | Seattle . T 63 550 | 8an Diego 73 69 514 | San Prancisco 671 4 465 | Oakland 64 7 454 | Hollywood 64 78 451 Portland 51 88 367 National League Won Lost Pet. Brooklyn 80 35 696 St. Louis 7% 41 647 Neéw York 65 53 851 Cincinnati ... 57 57 500 Pittsburgh . 54 58 482 Chicago .. 53 69 434 Philadelphia ... .32 19 .288 American League : Won Lost Pct: New, York 78 40 661 Boston 66 51 564 Cleveland 62 56 523 8t. Louis 62 57 521 Detroft . 60 62 4g2 | Chicago 51 62 451 ‘Washington .47 66 416 Philadelphia ... 46 T 374 Gastineau Channel League Won Lost Pet. St. Louis Blues 4 1 .800 Juneau . 3 2 600 Beavers ... s 3 2 600 Missouri Mules ... 0 5 000 PULLS UP FOR WIN Braves Are—S—wamped by Dodgers-Pirates Keep Shoving Reds Down (By Associated Press) Brooklyn pulled out of their scor- ing slump yesterday with a 19-hit assault against four Boston pitch- ers which swamped the Braves. Eight Pittsburgh runs in the sixth inning yesterday and Vince DiMaggio’s homer sent Cincinnatli’s fallen Reds to their sixth straight defeat. Mort Cooper pitched his fifteenth victory last night as St. Louis punched out a decision over Chi- cago. Enos Slaughter and Walker ! Cooper hit homers for the Cards. .- — | MARRIED AT SEWARD | Frank Cooper, merchandise and Councllman of Seward, and Mrs. Harriet. Grisvolt were recently mar- | ried at the Resurrection Bay metro- polis. — e The Patent. Office is one of theT few Government agencies that pay its way and actually renders a profit. noon in the home of Mrs. LeRoy | Company ‘West, 419 Twelfth Street, plans were ° ' completed for a rummage sale fo be held on Friday, September 4, in' the SATLINGS FROM PIER 7 Methodist Church basement. SEATTLE ‘Gireen 140, who will be chairman, Outfielders — Bystrek (Beavers), - Pavlige (Blues), J. Nelson (Blues). right in the Civil Service Com-| The starting battery will prob- mission (and it was only the best| aply be R. Nelson and Cook. of a score of similar articles sub-| PRSP T V55 mitted) wrote, in part, the follow-| mg: el 'TONY SIMIN IS “I am one of the parasites. ! “I draw $1,620 a year. If I didn't BUR'ED AFTER exist, 1,620 American dollars ‘ould| be directed intp war channels in- val([ HERE: stead of into my salary; 160 Am-| pyneral services for Tony Simin, ericans could k_\nve $10 a year 1op-|poygias store owner who was fat- ped off their income taxes; 16 of 4))y shot last Thursday night in| the little fellows might have t0|phjs place of business, were held! Buy 60 inoome fax & all. | yesterday in the Chapel of the| Do, you like being g parasite?|Gnarles W. Carter Mortuary. i You bet your life I don't. I do NOT| The Rev. Edward Budde gave the| feel honored or even lucky that Ijrequiem mass and services were am one of the huge number of goV-|nelq under the auspices of the ernment workers who spend their croatian Society. days killing time — whose hardest| pajipearers were Jack Turkovich, task is standing in line to cash{jim Nicolo, Mike Pusich. Frank| checks on pay day. | Varlin, Mike Chirovich and Rom| e | Rakich. Simin is survived by two| g e are a 3“’_“ army, We para-|prothers, Peter, of Dalmatia, ‘Yugo-| tes And 9lmoet unanimously ‘Weiglayia, and Nickola, thought to be| don’t like it. But someone must living in Qakland, California like it—for we are retained in easy,! 4 X | effortless, and valueless positions| despite the fact that the nation is| z supposed to be mobilized for war.! NEW i “This is my apology for being| a parasite. Resigning is useless—my | place would be immediately filled | a n‘e by another parasite.” | The young lady went on to say| s vi that she is seeking a real working| el” ce job in her own department or in' | some other but so far has been | balked. She explains that she is| JUNEAU o . 1 very capable person, has an al- most completed college degree, a Yakutat—Cordova record of several successful years! Anchdrage—EKodiak in private industry, and has taken| Nome—Bristol Bay | only three days sick leave in five| Kuskokwim and Yukon years. : The causes that breed parasites, #iyoe Poioh she charges, are “the rank stupidity| ] Phone or Call for Inrorma- Of persons in supervisory positions | tion or Reservations In the offices concerned” and the, inefficiency of government methods and personnel offices. [ A L A s K A “There are many people, I agree, H who are overworked,” she continues, | mu Au‘ Lhes VERA CLIFFORD Juneau Agent PHONE 667 “and yet add hours of overtime! which count importantly toward cleaning up the work of the gov-| ernment of a country at war. Per-| haps three-fourths of the govern- ment workers come within this cat- | egory. But the other one-fourth is waste timber and should be cleaned out before another worker is brought into this already over-| crowded - city.” METHODIST WOMEN . WILL HOLD SALE At the sewing meeting of the Woman’s Society of Christian Serv- ice which was held yesterday after- e e @ THE ATCO LINE Alaska Transportation Those having rummage to con- tribute are asked to call Mrs. West, PASSENGERS FREIGHT REFRIGERATION L J or Mrs. R. R. Lester, Red 218, who is in charge of collection. ——— Empire Classifieds Pay! T SWOWY T NEVER SEEN SICH A MSTRUSTIR' CRITTER \WALL DS NN SORNED. By BILLY DeBECK ZU1 GE PLMe D. B. FEMMER—AGENT PHONE 114 NIGHT 312 THE M. V. BEILBY will leave Junecu for Petersburg, Port and Way Poris EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 6 A. M. Please have dil freight on gilt:y l\llzock Tuesday, before ]. H. SAWYER ISR " THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1942 BERT J. MILLER as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to present this coupon this evening at the box office of the« — CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: "UNHOLY PARTNERS" Federal Tax—5c per Person WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! 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