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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LX., NO .9181. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1942 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS P CUTS DEEP INTO DEMOCRATIC RANKS TOM DEWEY IS ELECTED IN NEW YORI(s Michigan Chooses GOP Men HAM FISH REELECTED, -~ CONGRESS First Repubhcan Governor Auto State Takes Over 12 President's Distric! in New| in 20 Years Beats Bennett (By Associated Press) Thomas E. Dewey, crusading young attorney, was elected New York State’s first Republican gov- ernor in 20 years yesterday when Democratic candidate John J. Bennett, Jr, conceded his shortly after 10 o'clock in New York last night. It was Dewey all the way. Gar- nering a huge victory upstate, Dewey projected himself emphati- cally into the 1944 presidential elec- | tion picture. defeat | Repubhcans Seats in Congress DETROIT, Mlch Nov. 4—Repub- licans scored the most extensive vic- tory since the advent of the New Deal as this “doubtful” State upset | U. S. Senator Prentiss Brown and Governor Murray D. Van Wagoner, incumbent Democrats. The Republicans not only elected | the entire State ticket but also| gained one Congressional seat, mak- ing twelve for Michigan. Michigan’s new Governor is Harry F. Kelly, formerly Secretary of State. Gerald Smith, Chairman of the | “Committee of One Million,” who In nominations for the last presi- classed himself as an independent dential election, the New York Re- Republican, ran as a sticker candi- publican had led the convention date on the platform “tires for ev- for a time, finally losing to Wen- erybody” against Brown and Fer- dell L. Willkie. Bad News for FDR | At the same time, the New York election reflected on Capitol Hill where President Roosevelt, after a spat with Jim Farley over who should be nominated on the Demo- cratic ticket, took his second poli- tical setback in a few months. The first came when the New York Demos nominated Bennett, Farley's choice, over James Mead, Roose- velt's favorite. Later the President came ouf to boost Bennett. Dewey’s victory gave the President mother setback. Dewey ranged merrily up and (Continued on Pnge “Two) i The Washingtun? Merry - Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Major Robert 8. Allen on active duty.) WASHINGTON — Army - Navy cooperation is reported to be im- proving in the Solomon Islands and Secretary of War Stimson has expressed his complete Atishcy.mn | However, here is an illustration | of how scantily the Navy hitherto has kept the Army informed about | its important losses. Shortly before the‘Navy an- nounced that it had lost three heavy U.S. cruisers and one Aus- tralian cruiser on the second day | of battle in the Solomon Islands, Hanson Baldwin, crack naval cor- respondent of the New York Times, returned from the Solomons and was asked by a joint strategy board of the Army and Navy to! give a newspaperman’s observations on the Solomons. | Near the start of his remarks, Baldwin stated that of course everyone knew the Navy had lost three big .cruisers on the second | day of battle. Whereupon one of the naval o{- ficers present hastily interrupted to say that he was the only one there supposed to know that. The Army officers present knew nothing about the loss. MRS. ROOSEVELT AND QUEEN ELIZABETH Now that Mrs. Roosevelt is in England being entertained by Queen Elizabeth, one story of how the Queen was enfertained in the White House can be told. Mrs. Roosevelt herself relates the story. She says that ordinarily she doesn't pay too much attention to ‘White House rooms, since the very efficient White House staff keeps them spick-and-span. However, be- fore the arrival of the King and Queen, she thought it would be a good idea to inspect their suite. She found everything perfect — except for the book case. I was guson, received ony scattered votes. Homer Ferguson is the new Re- pubhcan Senawr OREGONGOES 100 PERCENT REPUBLICAN * All Offices Taken Over by GOP Men-Rep. Pierce Is Ousted PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 4—The most consistently Republican state in the West, Oregon was back in the Republican column 100 per- cent today. Republicans led for every state and national office. Rep. Walter Pierce, Democrat from the Second District, was far behind Lowell Stockman, Pendle- ton Republican, while Representa- tives Homer Angell of the Third and James Mott of the First Dis- trict were re-elected. In the new Fourth District, Har- ris Elsworth, Republican Rose- burg newspaper man, was elected to the Senate. Republican leader Charles L. Mc- Nary led Walter Whitbeck, Port- land insurance man, by a three to one margin for the Senate. Secretary of State Snell, Repub- same margin, succeeding Charles A. Sprague, Republimn U. 5. BOMBS RUIN SHIPS AT TOBRUK Two Medium-sized Mer- chant Vessels Destroyed While Unloadmg There 4 Direct hits from heavy bombers have destroyed two medium-sized mer- chant vessels and approximately half of a jetty where the ships were unloading supplies in the harbor of Tobruk. The US. Army of the Middle East announced the attack, made on Monday, in its communique to- CAIRO, Nov. United States filled with books pertaining to the American Revolution. Hastily the Revolutionary War books were replaced. U.S. AMBASSADOR IN CHINA The State Department isn't ad- mitting it, but one factor which seriously hampers U.S. relations with China is our American Am- bassador, hard-working, unimagina- tive Clarence E. Gauss. Inescapable fact is that General- (Continued on Page Four) | day. NO ALERT THURSDAY There will be no praetice alert tomorrow night, it was announced |today by R. E. Robertson, Director | of Civilian Defense, lican, was elected governor by the| York Puts Isolationist ! Republlcan In ALBANY, N Y. Nov. 4——Rt‘})le- | sentative Hamilton Fish, Republican, | avowed foe of the New Deal, was re- | elected to Congress yesterday by votes in President Roosevelt's own | home Congressional District, the | Twenty-sixth. Although Fish was attacked by | both GOP and Democratic Stae lleaden for his alleged isolationist | vlev\s he claimed reelection early | this morning as Representative to !Congress, as a majority of about | 4,000 votes showed. | He issued a statement claiming | the election as unofficial tabulation | showed that he was leading Ferdi- nand A. Hoyt, Demoecrat and,Am- erican Labor candidate, with slightly | less than 3,000 votes. Fish platformed against the New | Deal's “blunders, incompetency, bureaucracy, red tape and wasteful collectivism.” PENN. TAKES REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR GOP Ticket Apip'ears Head- ed for Victory All Over State PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 4.- ,Adjutant General Edward Martin, 83, former Army Major-General and veteran Republican organization man, appeared early this morning to have been elected Governor over his Democratic opponent, fiery little | Auditor General F. Clair Russ. Russ conceded his defeat shortly after midnight and extended con- sratulations The remainder of the Republican ticket for State-wide offices also appeared headed for victory on early morning returns. GOP SWEEPS STATE { PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4. — Re- oublican Edward Martin, retired Major General of the U.S. Army, was elected governor of Pennsyl- ;/ania along with an entire Repub- ican ticket. Nearly complete returns showed ‘hat Republicans had regained a najority in the State House, two -ears controlled by Democrats. The Demos retained control of the state Senate 60P TAKES IOWAOVER YESTERDAY Republican_mlson Gets Senafe Seat — New Govenor Elected DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 4— Democratic Senator Clyde L. Her- ring early this morning conceded the election of his Republican opponent, Governor George A. Wilson. . He said, “I bow to the voters’ decision.” Nelson Kraschel, Democratic can- didate for Governor, also conceded the election to his Republican op- ponent, Bourke Hickemlooper. - e - MAYOR WILLIAM STOLT OF ANCHORAGE HERE Mayor William Stolt, of Anchor- age, arrived in Jureau last night | | with Alaska Star Air Lines and | left today for the south. He will | | join Mrs. Stolt and their children who went south several months ago. EIGHTH ARMY SMASHES AT, NAZI TANKS Montgomery ry Follows Up. First Victories, Pushing Axis Back in Eqypt CAIRO, No\' 4 Lieut. Gen. Montgomery’s Army of the Nile fol~ lowed up its first victory over Mar- shal Erwin Rommel's tanks by smashing on beyond Sidi Abd El !Three Cornered Labor Fight May Be Called Offfor War Duration 'WPB HALTS "ALRAIOR ' PRODUCTION Rahman, 18 miles west of El Alamein | on the coastal railroad toda: He hurled the Axis back ihalf the way to Eldaba from the' German and Italian deepest gain into Egypt. Today's British communique in- dicates that the Eighth Army’s of- fensive has gone into high along the whole front. The dispatch declared that the British also hurled back the Germans and Italians on the southern flank- of the desert battlefront, capturing the strong | points of Deir El Angar, Munassibi and Himeimat, STOP NAZIS ATNALCHIK, REDS SAY | Stalingrad Positions of Russians Also Said fo Be Stiffening Now MOSCOW, Nov. 4—Soviet forces hold improved positions against German attacks in the battle of Stalingrad and have dislodged the invaders from several heights in the Western Caucasus, today's of- ficial communique reveals. The Russians announced in two successive communiques counter- offensives which indicate that the roundabout Nazi drive from Moz- dok toward the heart of the south Caucasus has finally been stemmed by the Red Army southeast of Nal- chik. Red Army troops were ferried across the Volga by night and are reported to be landing in the Ger- man rear above Stalingrad, thus diverting the enemy forces’ as- saults to the north side of the factory district. Fresh divisions from Prussia and Saxony moved up to assist the Axis in its fight. Today's Russian dispatches, how- ever, said .that on the Central Caucasus front and other thea- ! ters of major operations, the Rus- sian lines appear to be stiffening HAGUE GETS SETBACK IN NEW JERSEY Senator Hawkes Over Boss' Candidate NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 4.-—Voters elected Republican Albert W. Hawkes | M. Smather, Democratic supporter backing of Frank Hague, Jersey boss. Unofficial returns gave Hawkes an 84,000 lead. Hague, Mayor of Jersey City and Vice-Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, had promised Smather a 100,000-vote plurality in Hudson County. He delivered 150,000 but it was insufficient to match Republican margins elsewhere. A SR R To protect the hands when clean- ing silver, wear canvas or other fabric gloves. | discolor the silver, st Civilians Will Go Without | gear | g Safety Shaves for Duration WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. War Production Board today halt- ed the manufacture of safety ra-| zors for civilian use and put all! razor blades under strict produc-| tion and distribution restrictions. | The | By JACK STINNETT | WASHINGTON, Nov. 4—Back in ' 1940, when John L. Lewis, then just about kingpin in the CIO, put | his chips on Wendell L. Willkie, I remember using a quote from some- one who knows the old union rebel | better than any one else. The quote was: “Don’t forget that first and al- ways, he's a good gambler.” In 1940, Lewis lost and for quite | a while after that it appeared that | his chips were dwindling. Whether | they still are remains to be seen,| but by his announcement that he is withdrawing the United Mine | Workers from the CIO, Lewis has | certainly demanded a new shuffle | The question now is can Lewis gather enough supporters around | him from the independent unions and possibly from dissatisfied unions in the CIO and AFL, to re- build the power he once had. | llinois Has First 6-Year Senator Since 1927 Now CONTROL OF HOUSE STILL DOUBTFUL Democrats Ecked Out of Four State Govern- - ‘ orships : . ADMINISTRATION SURE OF SENATE (Late Returns lee Demos 178 Representatives and GOPs 162 (By Associated Press) Republicans swept Democrats out Democrats Still Have Ma- o( state governorships in New jorifgip House and o cwie Goremeies n. Soa sena'e | Conneeticut in yesterday's wartime off-year election and sliced heavily CHICAGO, I, Nov. 4. — First time since 1927 that a GOP Senator from Illinois was | named for a full six-year term, | Republican Wayland Brooks, by a narrow - majority of 20,000 votes, defeated Democratic challenger, Representative Ray- mond McCough. The margin may reach 185,- 000 when all districts are in. . — PROBABLE LINEUP OF CONGRESS Voters Choose Republican| to the United States Senate yes- | terday, thereby retiring Senator W ; of the President who ran with the | Rubber gloves will From now on, safety razors will| He is, of course, employing the| be produced only for the military old battle strategy of divide-and¥| forces and for export and lend conquer. According to labor ob-| lease purposes. | (Continued on Page Two) ‘ BIG NAME BAND WILL Over Olson in TOURPOSTS (alifornia Kefchikan Residents Exped! Famed Orchestra | Another Democratic Chair . November 10 . Is Taken Over by KhTCHIKAN‘ Al;skfl‘ Nov. 4 i ReDUin(ans Ketchikan residents who ordinarily | are woll -astistied when radio’ re~|. SAN. FRANCISQO, Noy, 4.—Earl ception is clear enough to hear| | Warren, Republican, is assured a dance band broadcasts from the jvictory in the race for California’s States, are speculating excitedly as g‘t,)vernonhllp and “is ‘l“dmg in to the identity of the nationally SVErY county reporting in ]Waff;fi Wins known 45-piece “name” band which AEveln n hheavily populated Los USO officials have announced will BERieA, . Whors (iooiaibelit - Demo Culbert L. Olson expected his play a free concert and also for a public:dance ‘hére on November ‘10, |S1e8test strength, Wasren was win- The announcement said the mggl P d band is a number one ranking or- aan asyed & statement thank- ganization of the United Statesand ing Californians for their “splen- S Canada, headed by a famed leader. d‘dBuvtown?: confidence. It includes a 30-piece concert unit Wwith 6,101 precincts in, early and a 15-piece dance. orchestra. :D":Lnsl retl:;ns ghte e Solloy- | The identity is shrouded until 1.8 results N a8l Olan : 274,903. arrival. The band subsequently will Finall " A | tour Alaska bav.-s nally, at 11 o'clock last night, jadh | Governor Olson issued a statement ‘m Sacramento conceding the elec- ition to his Republican rival. Of- 'son was the first California Demo | F chief executive in 40 years. His| successful opponent was the state's lODGE RETAIN |attorney general. [ (Continued on Page Three) 60P OFH(ES’WILLROGERS IR, ' LEADS RACE FOR REPRESENTATIVE SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 4.| ~Will Rogers, Jr.,, Democrat, and son of the late, beloved humorist, forged ahead of the incumbent Republican Representative to Con- gress, Leland Yord, on the basis of complete but unofficial returns from half of the precincts of the | sixteenth district. He led Ford by 3,500 votes early this alwmoon ! ST0CK QUoT QUOTATIONS NEW YOR.K. Nov. 4. Closing quotation of Alaska Junean mine | canirdaie’ stock today is 2%, American Can g i 67%, Anaconda 27%, Bethlehem | JACK GARRETT ARRIV Steel 59%, Commonwealth and Southern 5/16, Curtiss Wright 8%, Mas,@a,c'huséfis— Republi- cans Descendents of Famous Families BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 4 Two | Republican descendants of famous Massachusetts families, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Governor Leverett Saltonstall, were safely re- turned to office by margins which virtually exceeeded all advance fore- casts. | The State’s wartime governor is | veteran of fighting .in Frarce 25 | years ago and the father of a Marine believed to be fighting in the Solomons now. He amassed a plurality of more than 125,000 votes over Mayor Roger Putnam, of Springfield, Democratic FROM SITKA ON VISIT || Jack Oarrett, formerly manager | M/crational Harvester 52, Ken- of the Baranof Hotel Cocktail|1°CO! 31%. New York Central 12,|- | Northern Pacific 8%, United Lounge, arrived tod ith Alas- » Unl States ¢ e lay wi Alas- ‘Sbeel 49%, Pound $4.04, ka Coastal Airlines from Sitka to spend a short time visiting his 4 i family here. Mr. Garrett resigned| , "OW. JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, his position in Juneau several weeks J iy |ago to accept a position in the | °DCS Averages: industrials 114.56, |down .32; raills 2020, down .08; | Bilver Foam Cocktail Lounge in utilities 14.05, down .21. sitka. o s BUY DEFENSE BONDS i BUY DEFENSE STAMPS BULLETIN — Democratic strength in the House of Rep- resentatives, although sorely tested by widespread Republi- can gains, edged toward a nu- merical majority late today as latest returns showed the ma- jority party had captured 203 seats against 191 Republicans. Thirty-eight of the races for the House still are in doubt. The Republicans’ net gains at this stage are 37 House seats, but thg Democrats only needed to win but 15 of the remaining contests to.gain a mathemati- cal majority of 218 seats. Thomas E. Dewey's smashing vietory in New York was one of 15 governorships won by Republicans, while the Demo- crats elected 11 in other states. This is a net gain of four governorships for the Republi- cans. The Senate picture, where roughly only a third of the membership is up for re-elec- tion, showed 15 Republicans elected and 14 Deémocrats, a gain of eight for the minority party. The Democrats are leading in two of the five incompleted races and the Republicans in the other three. THREE DEMOS DEFEATED IN WASHINGTON Magnuson, Coffee, Jac son Hold Seats as Represenlahves SEATTLE, Nov 4—A solid con- gressional phalanx appeared to be cracking for the first time since '.he political landslide of 1932 sent Wash- ington’s Democrats to the nnuons‘ capital Republican candjdates for Cnn- gress took a commanding lead ac- cording to this morning’s early tabulatons from Eastern Washing- ton’s Fourth and Fifth districts, while Republican standard bearers in Southwestern Washington’s Third District opened a gap of nearly 3,- 000 votes, In two contests, the seats of in- cumbents whose pre-Pearl Harbor voting records were under fire dur- ing the campaign were at stake. Dill Loses In the Third District, former Sen- ator C. C. Dili, Democrat, is trailing by a wide margin in his attempt to emerge from congressional retire- ment to claim a House seat which | '(,nuunued on Page TTree) MAJOR AND MRS. WATSON ON WAY SOUTH AFTER DUTY IN ANCHORAGE Major and Mrs. Charles Watson , are in Juneau today on their way south from Anchorage. Major Wat- son has been on duty in the US.S. | Signal Corps in the Westward city 'and has been transferred to the States, into the Administration’s majori- |ties in’ the Senate. | Control of the House swung in balance also, although the Demo- crats felt confident that they would remin a working margin in the new Congrels ; The Democrats are sure of the Senate. Dewey Viectory Winning in New York from At- torney General John Bennett, Jr., Republican Thomas A. Dewey in- creased measurably his 1944 Repub- lican presidential nomination pros- pects. In winning over Roosevelt- |endorsed Bennett for the gover- norship of the Empire State, Dewey ended a 20-year Democratic Mines, which job ended with or Mounting returns received up un- til 3 o'clock this afternoon showed that the Republicans had won six new Senate seats, had a net gain of 22 in the House with 104 races 'still not declded. Returns Incomplete Republicans won 14 Senate seats all told to the Democrats’ 13 with seven races still in doubt. The old Senate lineup was—65 Democrats, 29 Republicans, one Progressive and one Independent. The outstanding upset was%pro- bably the defeat in Michigan of Senator Prentiss M. Brown by his Republican opponent, Homer F. | Ferguson. Brown ordinarily was Administration-supported and re- cently piloted the Administration’s Anti-Inflation Bill, Clm House Race 28 needed for a majorit; the Democnca appeared to hlve won 178 House seats and the Re- publicans 162. Progressives gained two seats, American Labor, one. The preunt House division is mocrats, 166 Republicans, three Procnulvu one Farmer- Labor and one American Labor. REPUBLICAN UPSETS SEEN, 1ST REPORTS Many Chanaé; Are Made as Election Returns Indicate Early WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—Accord- ling to election returns received up until 5 o'clock this morning, an 'L-arly tide of Republican votes had {put five New Deal Senators and lalso B8l-year-old George Norris, Nebraska Independent whose re- |election Roosevelt had urged, sub- stantially behind their Republican opponents. The Republicans also appeared 7 |to have won three House seats from Democrats in the first turnovers ‘recorded, picking up the First Pennsylvania, Fourth Maryland and 41st New York Districts. Demecrats Trail ,Five Democratic Administration supporters who were trailing early this morning included Senators (Continued 0d Page Three)