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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
Italians Say British Flee
 Naval BatiIe
Fascist Command Claims Victory in Yesterdays
 Fray, Mediterranean
eBy ASSOCIATED PRESs)

Mussolinis command claimed vic- tory in new version of yesterdays $ naval battle in the Mediterranean, asserting that the British fleet, not the Italian, steamed rapidly away"
 This belated account contradict ed the Britis sh Admiralty's de- scription more than 12 hours earlier which said that the engagement was fought at extreme range and that the Fascist fleet immediately re- tired at high speed"
 British Craft Damaged
 The Italian report said two Brit ish cruisers were damaged for cer- tain by smelling. Three British men of war, battleship an aircraft car rier and a cruiser were hit by bombs dropped by Italian war planes fol lowing the attack which occurred south of Sardinia.
 The firing was started by the British battleship the Fascist com munique aid, adding that only one Fascist ship, the detroyer Lanciere was damaged.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28

WASHINGTON = Dies Commit tee agents have secretly warned government authorities to be on guard against an outbreak of sa- botage in defense plants on the West Coast.
 According to the Dies-men, big gest U. s. danger spot is Los An geles, where Nazi and fifth col umnists have been unusually active of late. The Los Angeles area con- tains one of the largest concen- trations of defense work in the country
 One reason for the D-mens fear was their discovery of secret mailing list of 2,50O names in raid on the Los Angeles headquarters of the German-American Bund Herman Schwinn, West Coast Bund fuehrer, admitted, under question ing, that the list consisted of Nazi sympathizers who regularly attend ed Bund meetings.
 A check-up of names revealed the startling fact that 800 of them are employed in airplane plants, ship wards, oil refineries, auto factories and other key defense industries.
 One of the thickest dossiers in the Dies Committee files concerns Schwinn and his activities, dating back to 1924, when he entered the country as a German immigrant Among the items in his long record is an account of an extraordinary speech Schwinn made recetly to Bundists in Hindenburg Park, Los Angeles.
 Shrieking defiance against Fed eral Court order revoking his citi- zenship, Schwinn is recorded as saying, "As long as have voice and a mike, I will damn we'll say what I please. The prosecutions have gone through in this coun- try have made me better German than I was before. They cannot stop us thinking, and feeling here is becoming stronger for Germany every day.
 There will be a new world order guaranteed by Germany, Italy and Japan, and the new order will come whether Churchill and Roosevelt like it or not"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
SPECTACULAR BLAZE

Flames last night destroyed two boathouses and a frame dwelling near Norway Point on the Glacier Highway in a spectacular b a e fought by the Juneau Fire Depart ment and dozens of bucket volun- teers" while an estimated thousand spectators jammed the highway with their automobiles.
 Totally destroyed was Ralph Thompson's boathouse which con- tained a partly completed halibut vessel being built for Everett Kir- choffer and considerable lumber, tools and machinery.
 Also destroyed was the frame dwelling next to the boathouse in winch MT. and Mrs. Hamilton Gib- son and their baby girl resided, and a small boat shed adjoining, owned by Charles Herlin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
Bombsighf Described
 By visiior
Nothing Like II Outside U. S., Says Lieutenant
 on Amphibian

The air forces of Europe have no such device as the United States bombsight, Lieut. H. B. Monson, navigator on the Army amphibian plane now at Aux Bay said at today's Juneau Chamber of Con- merce luncheo meeting.
 Lieut.. Monson, who has worked with the famous bombsight for two years, said that nine times out of ten, we won't drop bomb in a rain barrel, but we'll come awfully close"
 Bombing in Europe has been on what is known as an "area target" basis, Lieut.. Monson said, whereas the bombsight allows U. s. planes to drop bombs on spot target"
 Target Obliterated
 The officer said he participated recently in bombing demonstration for a visiting military mission. A squadron of planes. coming from diff ferent directions, released bombs of various weights on the outline of battleship drawn on an island. Lieut.. Monson, who was in the third plane to come over the island, said that when he arrived over the tar- get there was "n thing left to bomb
 The Lieutenant explained the bombsight as being box about the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
Phillips,
 MoeWed
 On Dec. ,
Couple Will leave Seattle for Juneau Next Day
 Aboard North Sea

SEATTLE, Nov. 28.--A. B. Phil lips, Superintendent of the Jul neau Public Schools, and Miss Myr- tie Moe, former language teacher in the Juneau High School, will be married at the home of the bride s parents, MT. and Mrs. J. c. Moe, All Park Mount Place, Seattle, on December 5.
 The wedding ceremony will be performed at 8:30 o'clock in the ev- ening by the Rev. c. Mahen, of the Lutheran Church.
 The sister of the bride-to-be, Miss Maxine Moe. and Mrs. Frank Gib- son are to be attendants. D. R. Hoyt will be best man.
 The newlyweds will leave for Ju- neau aboard the North Sea on De- cember G.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
FIRE RAzES' BOAT HOUSE
 ON HIGHWAY
Frame Dwelling Also Con- sumed in Spectacular
 Blaze Last Night

BULLETIN-Only the emerg- ency system in the office on the fifth floor of the Federal and Territorial Building, maintain cd by the Signal Corps, United States Army, is responsible for ommunicatiCn between Juneau and the outside world today. One entire span of the cable between the city and tuning station at Mile :, which line is strung along the beach, was di- reotly ever the fire last night and was burned away. Com municatiCn was immediately stepped from Juneau but Op- erator-In- Charge Roger H. Ste venson called up members of his staff and the emergency system was nut into action. Today work was started on the burned sec tion, and a new cable is being spIiced. Fortunately, there is a strand of cable always kept here fer just such an emergen- cy as resulted from last nights fire. Communication between Juneau and the outside is being maintained today but under emergency conditions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
Aerial Siege Continues for Over "A Hours, Then
 Resumed PLYMOUTH RAIDED
 BUT E UNSCARRED
Hospital Roof in London Is Blown Off Patients,
 Nurses Are Victims
CBy ASSOCIATED PREss)

In an aerial siege on England last night, the German claim that more than 100 Nazi planes pound- ed the southwest port of Plymouth. dropping 110 tons of bombs and also attacked London again, setting a new series of fires.
 The British communique, issued this morning, says that between l50 and 200 German planes raided southwest town, evidently mean ing Plymouth, from dusk until 2:30 o'clock this morning, scattering in- scendiary and high explosive bombs which however, left barely any scars"
 An unofficial report says II per- sons were killed in the Plymouth area.
 Resume Attack This AM.
 High flying German raiders re- turned to the attack on England shortly after dawn this morning, stirring an hour and half air alarm on London.
 One bomb dropped is reported to have torn off the roof of a hos pital and is said to have killed several patients and nurse while other explosive bombs started a fire which could be seen for miles.
 The British censors today per- mitted disclosure that two of Lon don's most famous hotels, the Sa- voy and Carlton. were damaged in recent Nazi air raids.
 Day Long Attacks
 British pilots fought invading aerial squadrons all day long yes- terday on their own defense line above the Kentish coast and were declared last night to have shot down eleven German planes. This series of engagements in which loss of only two British craft was acknowledged turned aside the main Nazi day forces.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
POWDER
 STORAGE
 GOES UP
l Taeom a Has Big BIast- None Hurt, But Windows
 Broken IA Miles Off

TACOMA, Wash, Nov 28. - black powder storage building of the Dupont Powder Company plant here exploded mysteriously, but company officials said nobody was injured.
 The building. 30 by 40 feet in size, was blown to bits and fortunately was isolated from the rest of the plant by earthworks.
 Company officials said the storage house was used entirely for storage purposes and no one was inside at the time of the explosion.
 Ten windows in the Parkland School, approximately fourteen miles from the scene, were broken
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
DIES GETS COMMUNIST
 RED PAPER
Biq Book of Evidence Re. veaIs Methods of Sub-
 versive Group

WASHINGTON. Nov. 28.-A bulky documented handbook devoted ex- clusively to Communism. came to the House Committee on UnAmer- ican Activities today as Dies sped back from Texas to a conference with President Roosevelt.
 The handbook was dubbed red paper" by the committee. It is Q 938 page compilation of a eg d Communist statements. pamphlets, and newspaper excerpts, setting forth how party members should oppose what was termed "imper- ialistic wars primarily by domes- tic propaganda and "hindering execution of orders for belligerent countries"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
Xii Carson's Kin
 5taIped al Polls

CONEJOS, Colo, Nov. 28.- - Kit Carson III, grandson of the famed Indian scout, failed to win his first political race. He ran for Conejos County Commissioner but was defeated by Juan ndeina by more than 500 votes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
ISLAND TRADE
 RESUMED NOW

HONOLULU, Nov. 28. Normal trade has been resumed between Australia and New Zealand and the French island possessions in the Pacific, according to advices to British Consul F. A. Wallis. He said he understood British vessels were given assurance they would not be molested by French colonial au- thorities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
Parole
 Denied
 Manion

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. = The Justice Department announced that parole was denied Martin Manton, former tenth ranking United States Judge now serving two year sen tence in the Lewisburg. Penn Fed eral prison for conspiracy to ob- struct justice and defraud the Unit ed States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
5TRASSER FUNERAL
 SERVICES TODAY

Funeral services for John Stras- ser, who passed away last week, were held in the Charles w. Carter chapel this afternoon at o'clock with the Rev. G. Edward Knight conducting the rites. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
FISHERIES MADE SERIOUS ERROR IN 1940S0UTHEA5T
 RUN, JIM DAVIS CHARGES

SEATTLE, Nov. 28.-A peppery encounter between Charles Jack son, Acting Chairman of the United States Fisheries Board, and James V. Davis. Juneau fish trap opera tor, featured the concluding hear ing yesterday on Alaska fishing regulations for 1941
 Jackson explained the Board felt there must be some serious curtail- ment of fishing in Icy Strait and Chatham Strait next season. He said the Board did not feel a long season could be allowed.
 Davis said: T challenge you. You haven't anything on which to base an expectation of a short run of fish next year. You made serious error last year when you estimated the run. There was economic waste. The Territory suffered from low tax income.
 T urge you to admit you made d IillotdhC. II yOu lC SOAii6 tO ooy it will be a short run next year, I'm ready to put my money on the line. It won't be"
 Eliminate Gear, Suggestion
 Arthur Wolfe, President of the Hood Bay Canning Company, sug- gested that the way to effect neeti- ed curtailment in the straits in question is by 40 percent elimina- tion of the amount of gear allowed in use.
 If you curtail our season you can have the key to our plant as far as I'm concerned" he said.
 R. A. Welsh, Vice President of the Icy Straits Packing Company, said 700 residents of Hoonah who fish for the cannery wanted the Board to know their economic welfare is at stake along with the problem of conservation.
 The Board indicated regulations may be announced in January.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
RESISTANCE
 IS SMASHED
 REPORT NOW
Counter Offensive Engag ing Attention on
 Fronts in Albania

BULLETIN = ATHENS, Nov. 28.-Greek reports tonight in- dicate the Italians are in full flight up the Albanian coast after stubborn 4-day stand in the southwestern sector by the Fascist Regiment of Death These picked troops had taken the cath to "die rather than retreat They changed their minds and are in full retreat now.
 Latest advices indicate the Greek victory in this sector is greater than first believed. AL banians are also harassing the Italians on their stampede re- treat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
BERING SEA SEALING PROBLEM BREAKS OUT;
 TREATY I5 ABR0GATED
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Nov z3. The Bering Sea sealing problem is in again.
 This 70-year itch which has kept the State Department, the Bureau of Fisheries and the U. s. Coast Guard scratching heads since posi- Civil War days has broken out again It's all because Japan has just announced that she wants no further part of that treaty which for % years has regulated sealing and prevented complete extinction of the great seal herds of the north Pacific.
 Russia and Great Britain are also parties to the treaty, but Japanese abrogation of it prob- ably will have little effect on them. It may have considerable effect on the United States.
 Just why the Japanese suddenly decided to abrogate a treaty which has proved so workable for nearly 30 years is something of a mys- tery.
 In the official notification, the Japanese said the seal herd that bases at the Pribilof Islands, just inside the fringe of the Aleutians, has got so large that it is a men, ace to Japanese fisheries.
 Government fishery experts brand this as bunk, pointing out that mi- grations of the Pribilof seals GO not carry them into Japanese waters.
 But if this were so, the ques- ton that immediately follows IS how does Japan plan to remove this menace? And the inevitable answer: By destruction of the great seal herd which for a good deal longer than 30 years has been rec ognized in international law to be principally the property of the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
WARpLANE5 OF BRITAIN
 IN ATTACKS
Invasion Porfs, Also Ger man RhineIaid Are Air
 Rdided Last Night
(By ASSOCIATED PREss)

British Warplanes carried out a "heavy and successful attack on Cologne and German Rhineland last night and also renewed forays against Nazi invasion ports of Le- havre, Boulogne and Antwerp.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
KETCHIKAN HEADQUARTERS

Ketchikan has now been desig- mated as Coast Guard headquarters for Alaska in view of the erection of a s250,000 Coast Guard radio station to be erected there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
FEDERAL OFFICIALS MUM

That isn't official reasoning. As matter of fact, all government departments affected are cautiously mum on this latest international development in the Pacific.
 Unofficially however, there are -the-record hints that the Japa- nese action was just another of those reciprocal hooks to the belt line that are bound to come when nations get to trading punches.
 The background of the story briefly is this: From the time when the first wandering fisherman dis covered that seal skins and oil brought big profits, it was open season on these barking dogs of the briny deep. Seals are easily caught and killed. Flowing into the herd at sea, fleet of small boats can slaughter them by the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
EXIT JOE KENNEDY

Intimates of Ambassador Joe Kennedy are offering bets that he will not return to the Court of St. James.
 They are not taking much chance of losing money, for while publicly Joe has expressed his willingness to go back, the inside fact is that
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28
CAIRNS DIVORCED

In the District Court at Ketchi- kan. June c. Garn was granted a final decree of divorce from Abbie Garn.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-28

(By ASSOCIATED PRESS0
 An official Italian communique today reports that Italian troops of the Eleventh Army Division, fight ing in Greece has ''let loose coun-
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Evening star., 1940-03-30
Theater of the War
Seen at Trans.Lux

West Wall is the title of the new
featured short subject at the Trans
Lux, title under which Mai. George
Fielding Eliot discusses the theater
OF World War II. With actual scenes
of fortresses, tank traps and gun
emplacements for illustration, the
author of "The Ramparts We Watch"
conducts comprehensive survey of
the manner in which belligerents and
neutrals alike have fortified their
frontiers from the North Sea to the
Mediterranean.
On the news pages" at the Trans
Lux is latest pictorial coverage of
such world events as Hitlers meeting
with Mussolini. the havoc raised by
the recent electronic bombardment
from the spots on the sun, the finale
OF the Finnish war, the launching of
our new submarine, the testing of a
new bomb, and other such playful
items.
In addition to "West Wall" the
short subject portion of the program
includes the National Philharmonic
Orchestra's rendition of the over
ture to Merry Wives of Windsor, :"
Grantland Rice "Sportlight" dis
cussing bowling. and THE Pointers"
a Disney cartoon. HIM.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Vivien Leigh
Competent
Then, Too
Star at the Met
In British Film
About 'Buskers'

AS another example of the fact
we'll known in some circles that Miss
Vivien Leigh was an exceptionally
competent cinema actress before
Hollywood discovered" and put its
blessing on her, the Metropolitan
now gives you Sidewalks of Lon
don" In this pre- Scarlet OHara
motion picture. which has been held
up by the powers pending an ap-
proach of safety with &c. w. T. W."
Miss Leigh comes to us as "busker"
and leaves us as young lady on her
way to success on the musical stage
and eventually, propheticaly it now
has turned out. to Hollywood.
A 'busker,' incidentally seems to
be cherished institution in Lon
don-a "busker" being one who de-
votes his talents for the song or the
dance to the entertainment of weary
Londoners standing in the queues
outside theaters, An exceedingly
charming ''busker" is Miss Leigh and
we are certain she could increase the
crowd outside any theater. if she
were outside "busking," we mean. of
course
The young lady's competence be-
fore the cameras is further evidenced
in the fact that her co-star in Side
walks of London" is one Charles
Laughton, and Mr.. Laughton does
not fitch any scenes from under Miss
Leigh's pretty nose This. to be sure
may be due in part to the fact that
Mr.. Laughton does not have here the
best cinema role he ever had. Give
him a rogue, charming and utter
william to play and Mr. Laughton can
scent the air with gentle but rich
aroma of Smithfield that is delight
to any palate. Cast him as a poor
but noble chap and he has not so
much to get his teeth into.
Then. of course. there is the point
that the "busker" is decidedly Lon
don institution. We managed to stay
to the end, mostly to ogle Miss Leigh
and not because We could work up
any sympathy for the "buskers" or
give hoot whether the hobbies
ran them off the street or not.
Furthermore, we think Miss Leigh
was completely within her rights in
taking advantage of every opportu-
nifty to get ahead. even if it meant
leaving Mr.. Laughton with no deco
ration for his "busking" act.
HIM.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

A odtC, WdS tllc SHehAn NFAhs"'
best of them all" concludes Kos
ter. (This is achieving a new high
in self effacement because ITS A
Date" was among the three Durbin
pictures not directed by Roster!
The megaphonist was William
Seiter)
The fact that each and every one
of Deanna's pictures is financial
and artistic success Is not lucky
accident. "All the pictures she
makes are original stories, written
expressly for Deanna," Roster tells
me, each one Except the first)
gets several months of preparation.
Directly she starts work in one pic
ture, we start planning her next.
For example-after the first week of
It's A Date Joe Pasternak (pro-
ducer of Miss Durbin's movies) and
I got together to prepare her next.
We first of all decide on the type
OF story and the background, and
such things as whether she can
have a romance, and how serious it
will be. We usually throw out
dozens of ideas before calling in the
writer's to prepare the first script.
Her next picture, continues
Roster, "'Spring Parade is based on
musical comedy film Pasternak and
I did in Europe in 1928 with Fran
ciska Gaal. It will be Deanna's first
costume picture-the period is
Vienna in 1890. and we are now look
ing over dozens of sketches for gowns
and hair styles. She will have her
first real romance-with Robert
Cummings. This love affair will be a
little more adult than the one she
Evening star., 1940-03-30

into San Francisco Bay after the
principal purpose of his break" is
fulfilled, thereby making it pos
sible for him to be shot by search
ing guards
The Capitols current screen pre-
sentation has run-of the file
cabinet underworld plot and dia-
logue which may make the in
veterate cinema customer happy by
enabling him to keep several lines
ahead Of the players. 1t is no
juicy dish for gangster picture de-
votees, for the footage devoted to
tense moments and whirlwind ac-
tion is slim, but the film offers ac-
ceptable entertainment for the not
too-demanding.
Raft greets the audience as a
night club proprietor who's gal friend
in the chorus gets the singing spot
but has it spoiled by another
chorine's sneeze. She runs to
daddy to tell of the nasty girls
threat to prove her greater appeal.
This. OF course, is excellent bait.
and Miss Bennett becomes No. /
girl. soon marries the nitery impre-
sario and gives him ambition
The new enthusiasm leads to &C
qulsitlon OF a gambling casino, a
racing stable. stock manipulations
and the idea of squeezing a veteran
dlstiller out of his business. When
the potion producer fails to get the
angle and sends his bad boys to
take shots at Raft. wiley becomes
frightened and turns him in for in
come tax evasion on his mouth
pieces assurance the worst rap
would be year.
The erstwhile high-ridlng Mr..
Raft gets 10 years, principally be-
cause Attorney Lloyd Nolan. also
IN love with Miss Bennett, fumbles
the defense on purpose. The re-
mainder of "The House Across the
Bay" deals with the faithful wife's
efforts to avoid the club held over
Evening star., 1940-03-30
'Pinocchio' Remains
Keith's Feature

Proving that we all love Walt
Disney as much as he loves all of
us, the masters "Pinocchio" stays
on now for a second week at R-K-O
Keith's. This, of course, is not news.
there being nothing unusual in an
extended run for one of Mr.. Disney's
features. Nor is it news for that
matter that "Pinocchio" is something
surprising Snow White" no one
having expected the genius of the
pen and paint pots to rest on his
laurels, substantial laurels though
they were.
But just in case you have been
wondering If he could do it again,
the answer must be repeated. He
can do it again and moreover he can
top himself. Snow White" to be
sure. was the first of its kind and
that is something that can be at
tanned but once. "Pinocchio," how
ever, is far advanced in technique.
Its characters are more real and
never is there a jerky motion. And
the Disney lads have managed now
third dimension effect which is
truly amazing.
The story Disney has chosen to
tell this time is a natural for his
witty manner, too-one of those gay
and charming fantasies, a fairy tale
to be thoroughly relished by the
grown-ups and which the children
will enjoy fully as much as you and
you. Pinocchio, the little puppet who
can be a real boy as soon as he
shows he is brave and honest; Jimmy
Cricket, his worldly conscience; j;
Geppetto, the wood carver who wants
real son; Figaro, the cat, and Cleo,
the goldfish with allure, are people
you should include in your circle of
friends very soon. H. NJ.