The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 2, 1942, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LX., NO. 9179. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1942 U. . FORCES CONTR (4 4 & Japanes (4 (4 (4 (4 é ] e Lose Heavily MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS L SOLOMON WATERS (4 4 ROOSEVELT ASKS MORE WAR POWER - Would Revoke Hindering Tariff Laws, Speed War Effort ROMMEL'S WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. — The | M E N A RE President has asked Congress v.ol give him sweeping wartime powers to suspend any law, particularly tar- | iffs, found to be interfering with | “the free movement of persons, property or information” into or | out of the United States. } Asserting that the speed and vol- ume of the war output has become more than ever before the “primary | conditions of victory," Roosevelt said | in a special message that to “achieve all-out war production we must im- plement and supplement steps al- ready taken by congress to eliminate those peacetime restrictions that limit our ability to make the fullest and quickest use of the world’s re- sources.” LEGION WILL PLAN ARMISTICE PROGRAM AT MEETING TONIGHT American Legion members will| meet tonight for the regular weekly business session, and Commander Alfred Zenger asks that all members attend because plans for Armistice Day activities will be made. Army personnel will be present to- night to help make plans for the parade and program for Juneau on the anniversary of the ending of World War 1. BUY DEFENSE BONDS The Washington Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON (Major Robert S. Allen on active duty.) WASHINGTON — Those around the White House familiar with the report which Wendell Willkie gave to the President, and with the re- ports sent home by U dors, are unanimous in their praise of his diplomatic accomplishments. Unquestionably Willkie very muc! improved U.S. relations with Chmn. stiffened the Turks, and soothed Russian feelings which were just about at the boiling ‘point. U.S. officials reported that Will- kie worked at his job night and day, beginning at 7 a.m., frequently not quitting until 2 am. Some- times he faced some very tough criticism from the top men he vistted, especially the Russians. One of the most important points which Stalin drove home to Will- kie was that President . Roosevelt was not running the war; but was letting' Churchill 'do it. Stalin said that a$ far as Russla was con- cerned it would be, quite content with Roosevelt’s leadership and judgment on military matters. However, Stalin was convinced that Roosevelt comtinually bowed to. Churchill. The Russians, including Stalin, made no attempt tQ hide their bit- terness ‘toward Churchill. Appar- ently there was almost nothing about Churchill's visit to Moscow last summer that Was a success. And although Stalin himself did not mention it, one of the things which got Churchill most in wrong with the Russians was wearing his “giren suit” to the Kremlin. This is the over-all suit which' and Roosevelt experl-‘ Churchill mented with when Churchill came to Washington just after Pearl Harbor. It is a sort of teddy-bear contraction which is zipped on over everything else when the siren sounds for an air raid. Churchill! wore this instead of formal attire, when he went to the Kremlin of- B AT Rk e (Continued on Page Four) TRAPPED Brifish Announce Left Flank of Axis Caught in Narrow Coastal Area CAIRO, Nov. 2—The left flank of Rommel's Egyptian battle line is apparently endangered by new Brit- ish thrusts through his defenses, | which have' trapped a portion of {his forces in the narrow area along the Mediterranean coast. , The encircling maneuver is dis- closed in the British communique issued late Sunday night. ""Will of the People” Is Given Reflection Legislafive Ads By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, Nov. 2—If there is any doubt what influence the “will of the people” exercises on legislation, just recall the Senate action on the anti-inflation bill. In spite of the President’s ulti- matum that some satisfactory anti- inflation legislation would have to be passed immediately, the Senate farm bloc was in the saddle. In the early days of the battle, it appeared .that the farm bloc, with its Thomas amendment ordering a redefinition of parity prices, couldn't be defeated. Then on a single weekend the farm bloc balloon collapsed. The so-called “compromise” amendment was passed with only four dissenting votes and the original anti-inflation bill, sponsored by Administration legislators, was voted unanimously —82 to 0. Back of this is another one of {umph of our democratic system. It | is as cumbersome as an ox-cart on a | superhighway. Often it appears just | those heartening stories of the tri-| 4 & 4 IAMERICANS 'fckes Favors Second Alaska Road Coming WILL VOTE TOMORROW GOPs Predict Gains-Elec- tion to Decide 78th Congress (By Associated Press) With Republicans predicting sub- stantial gains, and Democrats con- ceding them some but not enough for control, America’s adult mil- lions will pause briefly in their drive to win the war to vote in tomorrow’s off-year election to de- termine the makeup of the 78th Congress and State administra- tions in the first wartime election since 1918 when the Republicans gained control of a Democratic Congress under President Woodrow Wilson and held it for 12 year Upwards of 30 million voters, |light compared to former years, |are expected to choose from 'more |than 1,600 candidates, 33 Senators, |432 House members, 32 Governors |and a host of other State officers. Sharp reductions in registrations |indicated a light vote despite ap- b { 1 | The dispatch said British forces about that ridiculous. But when-|pneq)s from party leaders, includ- are holding positions and have | ever it tangles with any subject mnfli“g the President, that citizens go smashed all enemy efforts to break out of the area where Axis forces are pocketed. The announcement said the Axis trap lies between the coastal railway |and the short sector, an area only a few miles wide. The communique indicated that the trap was closed sometime Saturday. AUSTRALIANS IN EGYPT CAPTURE 200 AXIS TROOPS Polish, Czech and Prisoners Include Dutch,| |arouses the real interest or ire of ’the public, it whips into line with ithe speed and drivesef a modern tank. | As a matter of fact, the farm bloc |fight collapsed even before the fav- {orable vote on the Thomas parity amendment. The vote was “for the |record”—proof in print that the | Senators who have to face their farm constituents had done their | best. Proponents of the amendment knew already that they were beat- ien. Why? Because the mail bags | eral was almost four-square Back of the President in demanding legisla- jtion that would halt the spiraling cost of living; (2) That the farmers themselves weren't “het up” about a | redefinition of parity. One of the |big four farm organizations was, in | day after day gave proof of two ' things: (1) That the public in gen- | French By FRANK MARTIN Sitting here in Washington, watch- (Associated Press Writer) {ing the often tedious, day-to-day, WITH THE BRITISH EIGHTH jhour-after-hour maneuvering, Lhe; ARMY, Oct. 30. — (Delayed)—Four | cloakroom and “for~the-record” pol- fact, fighting with the Administm»; | tion. | | {to the polls to demonstrate one of |the nation’s most cherished privi- |leges—a free ballot. | e LIGHTVOTE ISEXPECTED | ONTUESDAY War, PoIiiic?Apathy Ex-. pected fo Result in Smal General Vote WASHINGTON, Nov. 2—A' can- vass of the best available sources indicates that because of war and the apparent general apathy toward politics, only between 33 and 35 mil- lion persons are fikely to vote to- S. Ambassa- waves of attacks against Australian |iticking, it's easy to lose sight of the | ooy, forces in Egypt which have taken |effectiveness of that intangible hundreds of square yards of vital |something called “public demand.” % n enemy territory, last night resulted | But old timers here, hashing over mnis is 15 million or more under in 200 Axis prisoners taken, includ- |the Senate anti-inflation battle are ing some Dutch, Polish, Czech and |saying times since this national | German soldiers and some formerly | emergency arose: Never before has: in the French Foreign Legion. ! public opinion been so quickly ef- | | e |fective in ramming legislation | ~ STOCK OUOTATIONS | | Actually, the anti-inflation scrap | | NEW YORK, Nov. 2. — Closing | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | stock today is 2%, American Can '66%, Anaconda 27%, Bethlehem | H { | | | | Three Earfh | Steel 59%, Commonwealth and; Southern 5/16, Curtiss Wright 8%, | ‘ International Harvester 52%, Ken- o c k s F e I ' “ necott 31%, New York Central 12'/_,; Northern Pacific 8%, United States ‘Sleel 50%, Pound $4.04. Tremors Scare Churchgoers fo Street-Halt Rail | Traffic SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 2.—Three earth shocks, the second strong enough to frighten churchgoers from houses of worship at Sand Point and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and cause a temporary shutdown of Northern | Pacific Railway operations east of here, was felt Sunday forenoon in the mountain area east and north of Spokane. The shocks were felt as far east as Paradise, Montana, and as far north as Nelson, B. C. | The second tremor, the hardest, | Mrs. Horace H. Ibach, of Dun-|jgsted seven and ope-half minutes. | das Bay on Lemeseur Island, is a| The railway company resumed op- | | Juneau visitor this week. She is| erations after an examination of the staying at the Baranof Hotel while track revealed that the shocks had in the city. } caused no landslides. (Continued on Page Three) | Dow, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: industrials 114.68,' | rails 29.28, utilities 14.26. PRICES SATURDAY { Alaska Juneau mine stock last | Saturday closed at 2%, American /Can at 67, Anaconda 27%, Beth- |lenem Steel 587, Commonwealth and Southern 9/30, Curtiss Wright ,8& International Harvester 52, ,Kennecott 31%, New York Central 112, Northern Pacific 8%, United | States Steel 49'2, Pound $4.04. The following were the Dow, Jones averages on Saturday: in- dustrials 114.07, rails 28.85, utili- ties 14.16. - e — |by States shows that only ‘about Developments of course, 'could change this estimate. ¥ the record-breaking turnout of the Presidential year of 1940, and also! below the total vote for Congress in the off-year elections of 1938 The Associated Press compilation | of official registrations and un- official estimates of eligible voters 65 percent of those qualified will! vote. | ! NEW MEMBERS OF A. T GUARD MEET TUESDAY | New members of the Alaska Ter- ritorial Guard are to. meet tomor-, row night at 7:30 o'clock at the! Elks Club to complete their preli- minary training, it was announced today. All new members must turn out for the meeting which is df the utmost importance, Capt. G. F. Freeburger. said today. i i ALASKA COASTA 'MAKES TRIP T0 SITKA ON SUNDAY Passengers leaving for Sitka with Alaska Coastal Airlines Sunday were Simon Cabigas, George Hine, A. Loujs, Marjorie Snell and D. P. Holden. Mable L. Morgan was a return- ing passenger from Sitka with ACA, TURKEY IS NOW FACING WARDANGER President Addressing Par- liament Says Nation fo Be Loyal fo Allies ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 2.—-With bitter battles swirling north and south of her, Turkey stood ready to stop the danger of attack before & sober warning uttered by President Inonu in his annual Presidential ad- dress at the opening of Parliament’s winter session. No names were mentioned, but the President declared, “Turkey is closer to war today than at any time since the world confict started.” In what is interpreted apparently as a reference to the Axis, Inonu said, “with the war spread over every Quurter of the globe, one begins to understand that political institutions founded upon domination of one single power, cannot be maintained.” He said Turkey will remain loyal to her Allies. ->eo—— SERVICE MEN DID. FINE JOB DURING HALLOWE'EN EVE Mayor Harry I. Lucas today ex- pressed his appreciation to the children of Juneau for the fine way in which they departed from the usual custom on Hallowe'en and refrained from damaging any property. The Mayor also said that the city appreciated the fine job done by US. Coast Guardsmen and other service men who patrolled the waterfront on that night to safeguard vital property which sa- boteurs could have attempted to damage under the guise of a Hal- lowe’en prank. ARMY BAND FROM SITKA IS TO COME HERE NEXT WEEK Juneauites will receive a musi- cal treat next week when the Fort Ray Band, 28 strong, arrives in Juneau from Sitka to be here in time for the Armistice Day parade, it was announced today. The band, which has been acclaimed as the best National Guard band in the country, will remain here for a week, during which time several concerts will be given. 5 Plan for bringing the band to Juneau was originated by mem- bers of the American Legion dur- ing the Territorial convention held in Sitka in September and was made possible by cooperation of officers of both the Army Navy. American Legion members greatly impressed by the which played for the Labor Day parade in Sitka on the last day of the recent convention and imme- diately began negotiations to bring it to Juneau for Armistice Day. MISS DOROTHY YOUNG TO LEAVE THIS WEEK After visiting Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Rude for the last two weeks, Miss Dordthy Young expects to leave this week to return to her home in Petersburg. Miss Young was for- merly on the staff of the Peters- burg Press. were From West Coast Up WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 The proposal before Congress to author ize a second highway linking the | United States with Alaska won the support of Secretary the Interior Harold L. Ickes. ‘This was made known by Alaska | Delegate Anthony J. Dimond,| whose bill authorizing a $25,000,000 appropriation to pay for the con-| struction of a second road previ- | ously was frowned upon by the War and Navy departments and | the Director of the Budget in writ- | ings to Chairman Cartwright of | the House Roads Committee. Says Is Necessary | Ickes said that “although the military highway now being con- structed by the War Department would connect Fort John, B.C. vith Alaska, in my opinion it is itill necessary that the President e authorized to proceed with| construction of another direct sighway connection between the West Coast and Alaska. “Accordingly it is recommended hat House Resolution 7284 be | enacted.” In reporting adversely on the egislation, the Budget Director sald t is not in keeping with the pro- | has of xam of the President now. Dimond's bill would authorize a | nilitary supply highway which would follow the route from Prince Seorge, B.C., to Whitehorse, where ¢ would connect with the present | highway. The Delegate from Alaska hat the route proposed is one ecommended by the Alaska In- ernational Highway Commission wppointed four years ago. | Isn't Dead Issue H Said Dimond, “I am much pleased | with Ickes' report because it said |a converted aircraft carrier set afire & 14 BIG RAID MADE ON JAP BASE Thirty-three Tons of Bombs Dropped on Naval Concentrations MANY ENEMY SHIPS SUNK OR DAMAGED | Bomb Aftack Reported fo Be Heaveist Since Sol- omon Engagement MacARTHUR'S HEADQUART- ERS, Nov. 2.—Striking twice to un- load 33 tons of bombs for the fourth consecutive pre-dawn attack on Jap- anese naval concentraitons at Buin in the Faisl area in the Solomons, Allied airmen fighting under Gen. Douglas MacArthur are believed to have sunk or seriously damaged sev- en enemy vessels on Sunday. ‘The war correspondent of the Mel- bourne Herald said.the vessels sunk or damaged include warships and merchantmen. ‘The official communique also sald that the 33 tons of bembs dropped in the raid represented the heaviest announced weight of bombs unload- 4 14 L4 In Big Naval Battle U.S. FORCES " INCONTROL, SOLOMONS | AR Navy Now Has Run of Wat- { ers as Result of De- | vastating Battle NIPPONS WITHDRAW AS SHIPS BOMBED Wildeals, Dive Bombers Slash at Enemy Bases in Various Areas BULLETIN «— Washington, Nov. 2.—The Japs are retreat- ing slowly west of the Ameri- can airbase on Guadaleanal Is- land, the Navy announced to- night, after an attack by a small force of Marines support- ed by heavy American bombers. Our forces have crossed the Matanikau River and advanced two miles more after enemy artillery fire had been attacked by American fighter planes and five bombers and silenced. A later communique reports that American - alreraft rang- ing nerthward from Reksta ed by planes under MacArthur's command since the intensive attacks in the Solomons area began SEVEN ENEMY SHIPS SUNK | WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. — The sinking of seven enemy ships and damaging of three others, including by American subs in recent opera- tions in the Pacific is announced by the Navy Department in a com- munique issued this afternoon. The subs were operating in the western South Pacific and sunk one mneans that a second highway isn't ‘lm-ge passenger and cargo ship, two \ dead issue in the Administration. | large tankers, two medium sized and 3ut prospects for its construction 1 two small cargo ships, set afire one fon't look any too promising for | converted aircraft carrier and dam- he next 12 months at least.” Jap Seaion At Hankow SeIMl_aming Three Squaarons of China Air Force Make Dis- astrous Raid CHUNGKING, Nov. 2. — Three squadrons of the Chinese Air Force raided Japanese-occupied Hankow, China's largest inland city, last night, unloading tons of ex- plosives and fire bombs that set the city’'s Japanese concession |aflame. This is a report received by the Central News Agency. R 2% and | band | PRESIDENT MAY APPOINT FOOD CHIEF WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—Presi- dent Roosevelt has under considera- tion the appointment of a national food administrator but has reached no decision. | Secretary Stephen Early told news- | men that he had an idea “the Presi- | dent would work that question out | with Economic Stabilization Director | James Byrnes." ‘The office will be similar to that ‘o( the rubber director. | aged one destroyer and one medium |sized tanker, bringing the total of enemy ships reported sunk or dam- | aged by subs in the Pacific since the | outbreak of the war to 133 of which |eight were sunk, 20 probably sunk l'and 27 known seriously damaged. Bay destroyed five enemy planes on the beach, strafed buildings at the Jap base and started many fires. Six Zero fighters were inter- cepted over Guadalcanal by five of our Grumann fighters and four of the enemy fliers were downed without a loss of any of our planes. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2—United States naval forces appeared today to have the run of the waters around Guadalcanal as a result of the devastating battle on October 26. In addition, the Japs now are re- ported officlally to have suffered damages to seven of their big war- ships in what the Navy described as the first detailled report of a naval and air battle east of the Stalwart Islands a week ago. ‘The enemy also is reported to have lost between 100 and 150 planes. REDS STAND IN ATTACK AT NALCHIK ;Heavy German Strength s i Concentrated Near Cau- casus Mounfains MOSCOW, Nov. 2. — The Red Army fought fiercely throughout the night last night to defend the ap- proaches to its vital military high- way across the Caucasus after re- treating from the Nalchik area. The midday communique, how- ever, reported that the Germans were thrown back in various parts in Stalingrad. Of the critical situation in the Nalchik area, the communique said ‘unly “our troops fought a heavy de- | fensive engagement.” Four enemy tanks, twelve troop trucks and five guns are reported to have been smashed by Soviet |artillery fire | It is in the Nalchik area that the German strength seemed to be gath- ering in the shadow of the towering Caucasus mountain crags. The action in Stalingrad appar- ently has dwindled to small en- gagements in scatterad sections. >-ee Frederick Barbarossa, the first reigning German king, was chosen in the Romer, Frankfort's 500-year- old city hall. Jap Ships Damaged Jap warships listed as damaged include two aircraft carriers, two battleships and three cruisers. This adds one battleship and two heavy cruisers to the score previously reported. Announced United States losses in the engagement include one carrier, as yet unidentified, the destroyer Porter, previously report- »d, and lesser damage to other ships. Japs Quit Scene As the battered Jap armada re- tred from the scene of action, \merican warships swept the area vhich the enemy vessels had bom- barded. At the same time, the defenders f Guadalcanal let go a two-hour anncnading of Jap positions on he island and several boats, build- ngs and some artillery were de-~ stroyed. Fuel Dump Fired Meanwhile, seven Grumman Wild- cats paid another call on the enemy based at Rekata Bay,north- west of Guadaleanal, shooting down three Zero float planes, two bi- planes, and sending a fuel dump up in smoke, And our dive-bombers slashed at enemy destroyers in the vicinity of the Russell Islands, about 30 miles northwest of Guadalcanal with inconclusive results. One of the bombers failed to return. —— Miss Marjorie Snell, of the Se- lective Service office here, left on Sunday for Sitka to work tempor- arily on the Draft Board. She ex- pects to be away for several weeks. - BUY DEFENSE BONDS