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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
CABINET OF JAPAN STEPS
 DOWN, OUT
Upheava| Caused by So- viet-German Paet Re-
 suIts in Action

TOKYO. Japan, Aug. 28. The Japanese Cabinet, headed by Pre- mier Hiranuma, resigned last night as a result of an upheaval caused by Germany'S new non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union. For eign Minister Arita, member of Baron Hiranuma's s Cabinet, was held responsible in Japanese political circles for the setback suffered by Japaanese foreign policy as result of the German move.
 Arita, it is said, was responsible for Japanese entry into the Berlin Takyo comintern pact which later was joined by Hungary, Manchuokuo and Spain.
 It was believed here that former Premier Konoye would be asked to form new government and formu- late a new Japanese foreign policy to meet the new situation.
 German diplomatic agents in Tokyo were known to be using all possible pressure to keep Japan in the comintern pact.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
Crack of Rifles, Machine Guns Heard, Hand
 Grenades Thrown POLAND LIVING ONLY
 ON MINUTES OF PEACE Warsaw Newspapers Say Hitler Must Play Out
 His Hand Alone

WARSAW, Aug. 28.-German ob- servation balloons are reported aloft today over the German-Polish bor- der as Warsaw lived from minute to minute on this fragile line be- tween peace and war.
 Newspapers said the dice have not yet been thrown but may be tossed by the time these words reach print.
 Frontier crises are reported from various districts as nervous tension found expression in gunfire.
 A Polish calvaryman was killed and Polish frontier guards and buildings have been continuously att tackled with rifles, machine guns and hand grenades.
 Train, airplane and highway com munications between Poland and Germany have stopped altogether.
 President Moscicki in dicated strongly that the United States would be acceptable to Poland a. mediator in the dispute.
 Trenches Dug
 Air raid trench digging continued, with thousands of women also dig ging in the frantic effort to com plete defense works before trouble breaks out definitely
 The morning Warsaw newspapers had editorials which intimated that Germany has lost her diplomatic war and will be forced to play with an open hand from this point on
 The newspapers further reiterated previous statements that Poland will brook no further tea table" discussions.
 Adyices were received here that the British Cabinet announced that it is up to Poland and Germany to settle their dispute but that regard less. Great Britain stands solidly behind Poland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
TO KILL HITLER REPORT IS
 BEING DISCOUNTED
Rumors Prevail Sunday Assassination Plot
 Is Discovered

NEW YORK. Aug. B. Reliable newsmen scout an Exchange Tele- graph dispatch from London re- porting a well organized plot to as- sassinate Hitler has been discovered in Germany.
 The dispatch reported that the stage was set to kill Hitler in Berlin and for that reason Hitler sum- moned the Reichstag deputies to his Chancellory instead. The Chancel- lory was under heavy guard.
 The report further said that many Army and Navy officers had been arrested in the plot and it was also claimed that a mutiny had started in defense forces.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28

Ration Cards
 For Germans

BERLIN, Aug 28.-The German people realized for the first time Sunday just how close war is when they were issued food and coal ra- tion cards. One ration card was issued to each family.
 Private automobiles were requisi- tioned all over the country for mili tary use.
 Gasoline for private consumption is not available.
 Horses were also requistioned hur- riedly and carts and wagons were left deserted by the wayside where the horses and mules had been seiz- ed by the soldiers.
 Large placards bearing g arrows pointed to the nearest bombproof shelters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
French Plan
 For Peace !s
 Turned Down
Hitler Says No" 10 Pro- posdI Submitted by Pre-
 mier D a a dier

PARIS, Aug 28.- Shortly before : o'clock Sunday afternoon diplomatic correspondents of the French news papers were summoned to the War Ministy's office to hear an import ant announcement.
 It was then officially revealed that Hitler had turned on French Pre- mier Daladier's appeal that Ger many should make new effort to come to terms with Poland.
 The Chancellors said he 'flatly re- fused to negotiate further"
 Hitler informed Premier Daladier that his demands are still for Ger many to receive the Free City of Danzig, the Polish Corridor and other readjustments along the from tier. In the letter Hitler also charged that Great Britain and France were striving to right the wrong of the Versailles treaty.
 Hitler wrote: "If our countries should be destined to meet again in the field of battle, I will be leading my people in a fight to rectify wrongs, whereby our opponents will be fighting to preserve the wrongs" "
 Hitler further said he had tried to eradicate the most unreasonable provisions" of the Versailles treaty, and: T made Poland an offer which caused the German people to be shocked; no one else but I could have dared to face the German pub lie with such an offer. For that reason the offer could only be made once"
 Hitler also said that he was con- vinced that if England, at the time the proposal was made, had advised Poland to be sensible instead of starting a press campaign against Germany, Europe today would be in a position to enjoy period of greatest peace"
 Hitler pleaded for continuance of peaceful relations between Germany and France and closed with the warning that Germany will fight for the Free City of Danzig and the Polish Corridor"
 Altogether it was absolutely be- yond a S sha dow of doub t
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
GIBRALTAR
 READY FOR
 ANY ATTACK
British Wdrships Are Also al Both Ends of Medi-
 ferrdnedn

GIBRALTAR, Aug. 28.-The Brit ish naval stronghold guarding the entrance to the Mediterranean was fully prepared this morning to stand off any attempt of German warships if war breaks out.
 At the opposite end of the Medit- erranean British warships stood ready to guard the Suez canal which is an important route of foodstuffs for England.
 On the opposite side of the Strait of Gibraltar, in French Morocco, de- fense measures were prepared with all possible haste. Navy and army divisions were being assembled on the border to strike at Italy's neighboring Liberia whenever a general war breaks out in Europe.
 Further to the east, toward the entrance to the Suez Canal. British warships were ready for Italy's fast cruisers.
 Egypt's best land forces were being reinforced to guard the Suez from attack by land.
 Spain under Fascist leader Franco was plainly determined to remain neutral However 1t is plain that Francos sympathy is with his for mer packers, Germany and Italy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
HENDERSON IN BERLIN

BERLIN, Aug. 28.-British Am bassador Sir Neville Henderson is back in the German capital tonight preparing to submit the British reply to Chancellor Hitler.
 As Henderson arrived by plane from London, Nazi officials said they still had hopes for peace. There was no sign, however, that Hitler is weakening in his determination to demand Danzig and the Polish Corridor from Poland.
 It is believed Hitler will give the British Ambassador a reply tomor- row.
 Henderson's plane has been or dered to stand by to take him back to London tomorrow with the Reich Feuher's answer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
LIGHTS OUT IN FRENCH CAPITAL,
 NEAR DARKNESS
Restrictions Imposed Elm. phdsize Gravity of
 Situation

PARIS Aug. 28.-The French capital is in near darkness tonight after special order went out to light only those street lamps ab- solutely necessary.
 The Tights out" order was only one of the many restrictions inn posed which emphasized the grav- ity of the situation. Only specially selected radio operators and an- nouncers were allowed to handle the communication and broadcast stations for fear that they might be able to issue uncensored messag- es in secret code.
 A particularly grim order was that which advised the people to take tools with them to the air raid shelters in case it was neces- sary to dig their way out.
 Ambulances are carrying hospi- tai patients to the country. Anil mals in the city zoos are being taken to country side shelters Those of the more harmless vari- ety were turned loose as humane measure.
 When the Italian liners cancelled their sailings to the United States passengers were not given back their money.
 Passengers were advised that their money would be returned to them at a later date, probably when they got back to the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
RADIO BALLOON WEATHER MEN
 HERE FOR DUTY
Radio Sonde Process Ex. pIained by New
 Juneauites

What My country 'tis of thee" electric eyes, automobile static, coaxial cables and farmers daugh- ters have to do with the weather may be difficult for most people to understand
 And that's what made it hard today for two radio-sonde experts to explain to the uninitiated here just what they are up to
 Theodore Kle.aoasser and Carl Russo arrived on the steamer Mount Mckinley last night to join the staff of the U s. Weather Bu- reau here. Today they were un- packing and assembling the maze of equipment which they will use to measure and record the weather of the upper air when radio-sonde observations begin here Septem- Der 1.
 They Tell All
 As simply as they could explain it to reporters and to hardly-iess- fascinated members of the Bureau staff here, this radio-sonde busi- ness is as follows;
 A balloon carries aloft instru- ments to measure temperature, moisture and air pressure. Through radio equipment which it also car ries, signals reporting all these readings are sent back to a receiv- ing set in the Weather Bureau office.
 Simple, isn't it? But there are questions you are naturally going to want to ask, such as "how does it work?', whats it good for?" and where do the farmers daugh- ters come in.' Then the process will be found to have ramifica- tions.
 Here are some of them:
 The balloon is made of rubber, is inflated with helium, measures seven feet in diameter when it is released and swells to Is feet in diameter in the thin stratosphere before it bursts
 Precious Two Pounds
 The instrument which the bal loon carries aloft is encased in foil-covered paper box It has one little tube to measure temperature Gas low as go degrees centigrade, which we are assured is pretty cold), simple aneroid barometer to measure pressure, a clothesline- rigged tandem of human hairs at- tached to register to gauge hu- midity, various mechanical gadgets which transform the action of these devices into electrical impulses and a radio transmitting set which sends the signals back to earth. The balloon, remember, isn't attached to the ground in any way, but is a free balloon"
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
5CRUGHAM
 ON FLIGHT
 WITH NAVY
Representative of Nevada Looking Over Alaska
 Will See Railroad

Alaska has become recognized more and more as strategic" mili- tary and naval outpost through re- cent world developments in the op- inion of R e pr e n tive James Scrugham of Nevada.
 Representative Scrugham, Chair man of the Naval Appropriations Subcommittee, and prominent mem- Der of the Interior Department Ap- propriations Subcommittee, arrived in Juneau this noon aboard Navy bomber from Sitka. A guest at the Baranof Hotel, R eprese n ta t iv c Scrugham flew from Seattle to Sitka Saturday aboard one of the Nays big four -motored bombers.
 Also on the big ship, accompan- jed by two squadrons of patrol bombers totalling twelve planes, was Rear Admiral A. B. Cook, Com mander of the U. s. Navy Aircraft Scouting Forces. At Sitka, the cruiser Memphis joined the aerial forces and will probably go with them to Kodiak.
 Tomorrow morning, after confer ring with Gov. John w Troy, Rep resentative Scrugham will fly with Pacific Alaska Airways to Fairbanks to join Col. Otto Ohlson, General Manager of the Alaska Railroad.
 With Ohlson, MT. Scrugham will make an inspection trip along the Alaska Railroad, rejoining the Navy fliers somewhere in the Westward to continue the cruise to Kodiak.
 However, MT. Scrugham fears the trip may be cut short if word comes from Washington of trouble over seas.
 "If war breaks in Europe" MT Scrugham said. "Ill fly directly south. We'll have special session right away, of course"
 Nature of Representative Scrug- hams trip is merely routine, he pointed out.
 "On the Naval Appropriations Committee and also with the Inter- for Department Appropriations, ] naturally felt it was time I saw some of Alaska" he declared.
 The party is conducting an in-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
Green Makes
 Peace Appeal

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-Presi- dent William Green of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor made an appeal today to working men and women throughout the world to use their influence to prevent the outbreak of another world war.
 Greens appeal was made in a letter to the Secretary of the h. ternational Federation of Trade Unions with headquarters at Paris.
 The AFL President said it was inconceivable to him that the workers of Germany would give their support to the war drive now being made by the Nazi leaders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28

NOME, Alaska, Aug. 22. The monoplane Nippon, on good will flight around the World, landed here at 11:02 o'clock Sunday forenoon, Nome time. The fliers were in good spirits and spent Sunday night here.
 The plane hopped off from Tokyo at 10:27 am. Saturday Cor 9:27 pm. Friday, Eastern Standard Time) and last minute change sent the plane to Sapporo, Hokkaido Island, 500 miles north of Tokyo, for a final checkup. The plane only made a brief stop at Sappora and took the air again at 10:03 pm. Saturday, Pacific Coast Time, for Nome.
 At 3 o'clock yesterday morning the plane passed over Komanndor- skie Island and it was radioed then it should arrive at Nome about II o'clock Sunday forenoon and 1t hit the forecast, only two minutes off
 Hop for Whiteh0rse
 Last night it was announced that the Nippon would hop off at O. clock this morning direct for White horse unless weather forces the plane down at Fairbanks.
 When the plane does leave there there will be five members of the crew aboard and three passengers, all but one from Japan. Ichitaro Ta- kata, newsman, is to board the plane here.
 Given Severe Test
 Chief Pilot and Navigator Sumito- si Nakao described the flight as a severe test of the plane and crew but that the scheduled time of arrival here was met
 The flight was made in 16 hours, approximately distance of 2.40o miles.
 The plane experienced 25-degree below zero weather, snow and rain. and flew at an altitude of l3.00O feet for some time.
 Radio and navigation aids per- formed excellently throughout the trip.
 Flags Are Hoisted
 Upon coming down and stopping on the field, the United States and Japanese flags were hoisted on the planes standard and then the plane proudly taxied back to the reserved space where the envoys. including officials of the Coast Guard Gus toms and Army greeted the fliers.
 Hundreds of residents were at the airport. The official reception com mitteemen and customs officials were introduced and following clear
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
BASEBALL TODAY

The following are scores of games played this afternoon in the two major leagues:
 National League St. Louis 5; Boston 10. Chicago 5; Philadelphia 3. Cincinnati 1; New York 3.
 American League New York IS; Detroit 2. Boston 6; Cleveland 5. Washington 2; St. Louis 12.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28

LONDON, Aug. 28.-Great Bri- tain has dispatched momentous note to Hitler, replying to Hitler's unequivocal demands for Danzig and the Polish corridor.
 The note was completed after three separate Cabinet sessions and is believed to contain strong reaf- firmation of Great Britaln's sup port to Poland
 Ambassador Sir Neville Henderson left by plane to deliver the note, and is reported to have said the first requirement for any negotia- tions will be the removal of threats of force, indicating possibility that war is still imminent.
 The Government has affected sweeping defense regulations, clos ing all military areas, restricting sivil liberties, putting public utili- ties under new regulations and or dering rehearsals of evacuation of schools and other institutions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
5AILINGS OF }
 BRITISH LINERS
 ARE CANCELLED
Over 1000 Americans in London Without Trans
 porfation Home

LONDON, Aug. 28.-Three Brit ish liners, scheduled to sail for American ports, had their trips suddenly cancelled during the night, leaving more than 2,400 Americans without means of transportation home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
TROOPS LAND IN FRANCE

LONDON, Aug. 28.-Late this af- ternoon it is officially announced that over 10000 British soldiers have landed at French ports on the Eng fish Channel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28

OTTAWA, Aug. 28.-Defense Min ister Ian Mackenzie announces that 10000 militiamen have been called out to man coastal defenses and guard vulnerable Canadian points.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
BOMBING PLANES
 POISED FOR HOP

WINNIPEG, Aug. 28 Seven bombing planes are poised today to take off for Nova Scotia. The planes will be stationed there indefinitely.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
JAPANESE PLANE ON FLIGHT
 AROUND WORLD ARRIVES
 AT NOME ON SUNDAY 4. M.

BULLETIN = Owing to low visibility, the Japanese plane Nippon this forenoon postponed the projected flight from Nome to Whitehorse until tomorrow morning, or until weather con- ditions are better. This is ac- cording to a PAA bulletin re- ceived in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-28
Momenfous Message De- eided Upon by En-
 fire Cabinet AMBASSADOR IS FLYING OVER TO MEET FUHRER
Meanwhile, Government Has Completed Ex-
 tensive Defense

BULLETIN -- BERLIN, Aug. 28.-British Ambassador Neville Hend dersOn, bearing Great Britaifs answer, spent one hour and 20 minutes tonight with Hitler in the spacious Chancellory indicating appsr- entIy some discussion in addi- ton to the formal delivery of the note. Later Henderson left the chancellOry alone in his car toward the British Embas- sy. He did not smile.
 BULLETIN - BERLIN, Aug. 28.-Early this evening Chancel- Tor Hitler is represented in we'll informed circles as being will ing to have some friend like Mussolini mediate the current crisis. Herr Hitler, it is report ed, rejected the proposal to me- gotiate directly with Poland, disclosing that his demands not only include the return of Dan zig and the Polish Corridor, but implying that he is insisting on ether adjustments at Poland's expense.
 According to the Associated Press, foreign observers are said to be relieved that Germany has not struck as yet, as Hitler seems to be in a mood to argue the merits of any situation"
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-21
AA(( men FLY
TO kETCHIkAN
FOR MEETING
With Governor Today al
: Bell IsIand-Pair OF
CAA Men There

A quorum of the Alaska Aero
nautics and Communications Com
mission flew from Juneau early to-
day to hold meeting at Bell Is
land with Gov. John w. Troy
Chairman.
Flying from here with Pilot
Shell Simmons, who is himself a
member of the Commission, were
Joe Crosson of Fairbanks, Dudley
Reynolds, Assistant Supervisor OF
the AACC, Harry Watson and Mrs.
Robert Bender. They left Juneau
at 4 o'clock this morning for Ket-
chikan, where they were to meet
Glen Goudie, Supervisor of the
AACC, and two Civil Aeronautics
Authority officials fiorthward bound
on the steamer Baranof.
The party boarded a Coast Guard
cutter at Ketchikan for the trip
to Bell Island. They plan to re-
turn to Juneau by air tonight SO
that the 'CCAA men may board the
Baranof and continue on to the
Westward.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-21
DOUBLE ATTRACTION
:" DUE HERE TONIGHT
AT COLISEUM SHOW

The second of the Murphy Fam
lily" series, Tough Kid" playing
as one of the features opening to-
night on the double bill attraction
at the Coliseum Theatre concerns
two brothers" Red Murphy, heavy
weight fighter who is soon to meet
the champion for the worlds title,
and Skipper, the kid brother, who
helps him train, and idolizes him.
IT is MON" VIII oholds the fam
lily together when Skipper discov-
ers what he cannot believe, that
Red is going to throw the fight for
money, and it is she who inspires
the boy to help Red by tracking
down his bertayers.
There is a thrilling climax as
Skipper, kidnapped by gamblers bat
ties to get to Red in time on the
night of the fight.
Little orphan Annie - Harold
Gray's lovable comic strip charac-
ter--comes to life in the picture OF
the same name as the second fea-
ture.
The story, based on the escapedes
Of the heroine whom Gray's car
toons have endeared to millions of
newspaper readers, tells what hap
pens when Annie" runs away from
an orphanage, routs gang OF
crooked loan sharks and turns a
handsome truck driver into box
ing champion.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-21
TWO SHOW HITS
HERE AT CAPITOL
OVER WEEKEND I'd
High School Girl, Gun
Law" = 10 Be, Seen al i
l. Local Theatre

Prescribing a course of physical
hygiene for all high school children
as the solution of the present day
delinquency problem, High School
Girl" which opens tonight at the
Capitol Theatre, proved to be not
only poignantly moving drama. but
a most excellent piece of enter
tainment and one which will appeal
to both parents and adolescents.
The story deals with a girl who,
through inability to get her socially
busy mother to share her confidence
es, becomes involved with philan-
derer. The mother, on the other
hand, learning that teacher in the
local high school is teaching by
giene, brings influence to bear and
is happy when the teacher is dis
missed. 1t is the same teacher who,
when, summer comes, arranges for
the girl and her brother to go to
small country hospital.
Eventually the parents learn the
true state of affairs, and the teach
er appears on the scene and up
braids them for being at fault IN
! not having taken the time to ex-
plain life and its problems to the
girl.
All ends happily, however, when
the parents, awakened to the situa-
ton, return and effect the REIN
statement of the teacher, and the
girls sweetheart visits the hospital
and plans an elopement and mar
rage as soon as the girl can leave
the institution.
Second feature tells thrilling
story of law enforcement on the old
Arizona frontier is offered in Gun
Law" George O'Brien's new out
door drama.
The popular actor has the role OF
Federal marshal who assumes the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-21
Party Last Evening
Given Miss GeteheI|

For Miss Lucille Getchell, house
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Fin
lay, bridge party was given last
evening at the picturesque Point
Louisa Beach home of Mr.. anu
Mrs. Fred Henning. Hostesses for
the occasion were Mrs. Henning,
Mrs. C. F. Wyller and Mrs. Bur-
ford Carmichael.
Sixteen guests were invited for
the evening and Mrs. Norman
Cook won honors for bridge A
gift prize was also presented the
guest of honor, Miss Getchel, by
the hostesses.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-21
nearly exhausted fighters.

nearly exhausted fighters.
Light service is now being sup
piled Haines from the electric light
plant operated at Chilkoot Barracks.
Late yesterday afternoon house.
hold goods were moved back into
residences. close to the scene of the
flames at one time it looked as if
the blaze was going to spread over
a wide area.
There were no injuries to fire
fighters. The loss to property is
estimated into the thousands of dol
lars, with some insurance.