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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-09
SALMON PACK HALF OF
 LAST YEAR THUS FAR

The ketchikan district salmon pack is less than half IS large 30 far as il was just last year and the year before at the same time. ae- eordiue to latest pack figures releas= ed by j. Steele Culbeflsan. IoeaI fisheries representative Of the fIsh and wiIdIife service
 The total number of cases puf ID by the end of last week was Ill., 491, as compared with 245,655 By August , 1889. end of the cores bonding week. and 26I141 by Att gust 6. 193S. end of the eorespond- ing week that summer
 The pink run this year is the return Of the Ig3S cycle. SO that figures for that season are more pertinent for comparison. Mir. Cul- bertson pointed out.
 Case total figures for The pack ID 10 the end of last week and the cor responding period last year and the I- H=- H.. |
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of the business man felt in the leg islative halls.
 
 Probably nobody cares, but your Periscoper sees solidest argument against the referendum as cost of setup and subsequent administration over vast Territory. fifth the size of the continental United States best argument in favor to be derived as result of Alaska consump- ton of liquor. five to six times per capita greater than any other part of the nation.
 And we might as we'll wind this up with the comment of the tourist lady on one of the recent boats while passing a liquor store in Wrangell. T see there are liquor stores here. too" said she. Do you know what they told me in Ketchi- kan? They said the average per cap ita consumption of liquor in Ketchi- kan was three gallons a month. Note to Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce. We think the lady was mistaken.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-09
BACK FROM VACATION

A. B. Phillips, Juneau superinten- dent of Schools. and his son, Bob, were returning home on the Col umbia this week after spending most of the summer Outside, going as far south as California.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-09
Says US. Navy Can Take Japan
 In Three Weeks

Interesting sidelight on what the navy thinks of Japanese fighting power and what would happen If war should come be- tween the two nations is con- tained in a recent article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, written by Walter Fitzmaurice for International News Ser vice. MT. Fitzmauriee writes:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-09
TElROUGH TH1s POLL TIC
 PERIgCOlPlE
- . 6

Just 31 days from today-Septem- Der 10-Alaska voters will be going to the polls to elect an Attorney General, Territorial Auditor, Ter ritorial Highway Engineer and members of the Territorial Legisla- ture. Despite the Willkie pins, very much in evidence hereabouts, and the Roosevelt buttons which may be expected to appear shortly, Alaska voters, being Territorial subjects, won't be able to declare their prefer ence for President-the one man who has more political power over the Territory of Alaska than any other person on earth In case we get called on that one, the next time you see an attorney ask him to look up Section 90, Title AS, U. S. Code for you. It reads like this:
 "All laws passed by the Legisla- ture of the Territory of Alaska shall be submitted to Congress by the President of the United States, and, if disapproved by Congress they shall be null and void and of no eff feet"
 NH A4
 Not as fundamentally important as home rule, but just as hoary with age, is the more topical subject for Alaska voters this campaign-liquor. They are going to get chance to say whether or not they favor some form of Territorial control.
 Report reaching the Periscope is that the anti-referendum forces feel pretty confident of defeating the proposal in the Second, Third and Fourth Divisions with the First, where resides bulk of the vote, be- coming the major battle ground. Grapevine. is that the liquor inter- ests, financing the campaign to de- feat the measure, are conceding the loss of Juneau, and are centering on the smaller precincts with the hope of offsetting what they antic- ipate in the Capital City.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-09
MRS. BARTLETT- HOME

After a visit Outside. Mrs E L.. Bartlett wife Of Alaska Secretary Bob Bartlett. and former Wraa- gell school teacher in the days when she was Vida Gausted before meet ing the flashing Bob, was returning home on the Columbia this week Taught here a couple of years about 10 years ago
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-09

WASHINGTON - The navy high command has advised President Roosevelt that a war between the U. S. and Japan would prob ably find the Japanese suing for peace within three weeks after hos tilities began.
 The high command, a thoroughly reliable source said, calculates three weeks as the approximate time the U. s. fleet would require to sweep Japanese naval forces off the high seas.
 Thereafter, as this source ex- plained it, Japan would face the chance of immediate equalization or slow starvation by blockade. Ma val strategists have no doubt Japan would take the former course.
 Blockade of Japan on the line, Hongkong, Cayite, P. l., Guam and Southern Kamchatka, babIy would be this governments first blow upon a war declaration, it is
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-09
Sure OfXotorv

Rupture of it's overseas supply lines would confront Japan with the alternatives of sending it's fleet out to challenge the U. s. fleet in battle or holding it safe but impotent be. hind the protection of it's shore bat. teries at home.
 In event of battle, the high com. mand has informed the President
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-09

Advertising rates and job printing prices on application Telephones: Office l; Home 4sR3
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In this connection your Periscop. CT has an enlightening letter from MT. Robert J. shoettler, ye host for Juneau's very fine Baranof hotel
 and Vice President of the newly
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-09

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MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

Entered in the Postoffice at Wran- gelI, Alaska, as second class mat ter under act of Congress of March 8, 1878.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-09

Published every Friday at =
 Wrangell. Alaska, by LEW M. WILLIAMS--Ed Editor & Prop
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-09

formed Alaska Retail Merchants As .socIation. Hotelm an Schoettler,
 faithful Periseope reader, writes to set Us right about the Merchants As .sociation, the liquor referendum and
 the Republican party, which, he as-
 sures us, have no connection. It's
 a broad field but Mr. Schoettler coy CTS t fully as follows:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-09

MT. Herbert Hilscher, moving spirit behind the campaign against the referendum and promoter of the Merchants Association, also set Us right this week when he was in town. There is no connection be- tween the Merchants Association and the referendum, Promoter Hil- scher advises us. Defeat of the refer endum, he points out, is simply one of the first efforts of the Merchants Association and later the Association expects to actually get active in a big way and really make the voice
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Yamatoda Granted
New MansIaughter
Trial on Coast

Hideichi Yamatoda, "boss OF Little
Tokyo" whose trials and trlbula-
tions in Ell Centro resulted IN
charges of kidnapping against ).
Sterling Oswalt, former police chle1'
had a new lease on life Saturday
after he won a new trial on man
Slaughter charges growing out OF
the alleged May 81, 1888 Staying
of Teruhiko Namba.
Yamatoda, S. KinoWaki and M,
Inoye were convicted May 20 OF
last year. The superior court con-
yiction was reversed, however, by
the district court of appeal on the
ground of error in the lower court.
THE higher court held that be-
cause the body of Namba was never
found 1.-The question for the jury
to decide is whether or not Namba
actually is dead-otherWise the de-
PENDANTS cannot be convicted oil
manslaughter if Namba still lives ,
The prosecution claimed that
Namba was beaten to death in a
coast gambling establishment as
sertedly operated by Yamatoda. Trial
testimony was to the effect that
a fight arose over Namba'S gaming
losses. The defense contended that
Namba attacked Yamatoda with
a revolver but was subdued in a
fight involving several men.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Program Mapped
Combat MiIdew
Problem Here

A definite program to combat the
valleys cantaloupe mildeW prob
lem was underway Saturday follow
ing the appointment of a Pest
Control Committee by w 3. Par
ker, state director of agriculture,
to direct planting and distribution
of a mildeW resistant seed.
Appointed on the committee were
Fred Hildreth, Charles Ward, A.
T. Arena, L. C. Hauseman, Will
liam Bailey, Alec McBurney of
BraWley; Charles Freedman. Fred
Bright. Bud Barker. Jerry Asher,
Alec Pilibos of El Centre: Floyd
Smith of Holtville; and Frank
Cuthbertson. San Francisco; Earl
zeller, Los Angeles; Laurence Robin
son. Modesto, seed grower repre-
SentatiVeS.
The committee, which met and
elected Bud Barker as chairman
Friday night, will plant seed to
increase the supply at least twice
in order to provide sufficient mil
dew resistant seed for next years
crop, according to B. A. Harrigan,
county agricultural commissioner.
The committee will be made per-
manent, Harrigan said. IN order TO
maintain a supply of resistant SEED.
The committee will meet Wednes-
dav night with Dr. T. w. whitaker,
plant pathologist who developed
! the resistant seed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Tax Rift Brewing
As Congress Takes
Up FDR's Request
Methods of Taxation to
Finance Preparedness
Disputed by Solons

WASHINGTON, June l.
(UP)-A dispute over emer-
gency tax m e t h d $ was
breaking out in congress to-
day.
It concerned whether war profits
taxes and broadened lncom" tax
base should be substituted Tor the
horizontal increases proposed by
administration spokeSmen.
Another possible source OF trout
bic WAS the suggestion OF some N
fluential legislators that 1t might
be advisable to consider a further
raise III rates to yield considerably
more than the present admlnlstra-
ton goal of S656 100000 year.
Such talk gained impetus yester-
day when President Roosevelt asked
congress for an estimated 81 l250,-
100000 more for defense.
Indications were that for the
present congress would continue
work with the S656,O0OO0O figure.
Congressional adjournment was
likely to be delayed many weeks.
Continued on Page 4, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

: AS the great battle OF FLANDERS
drew to its close with small Allied
forces still holding out at Calais
and Dunkirk, dispatches from Ber-
lin said that authorized Nazi mill
tary sources claimed the sinking
of the British flagship Nelson's
floating fortress of $4,000 tons-6ut
refused any details. British naval
sources said that the claim was
not worthy of denial
Gen. Viscount Gort, commander
in-chief of the British expedition
ary force in France, returned to
England and was given high mill
tary decoration by King George as
at result of the evacuation opera
tions that snatched the cream OF
Allied troops from disaster in Flan-
derS.
Lord Gort was ordered home while
the Allied rear guard fought on
with rifles behind a barrlcade OF
wrecked tanks and motor vehicles
to keep Dunkirk port open LOT
evacuation of the few troops-prob-
ably a division of $4,000 men-Still
there or any others who may fight
their way to the coast.
The Germans. survivors said, were
closing in relentleSSly and in dis
regard for huge casualties.
A French military spokesman said
Saturday night that German artu-
lery was bombarding Dunkirk but
that evacuation of French troops
from that port was continuing and
several more units of the lost
army of Gen. Rene Prioux were be-
lieved to have cut their way through
the German trap to the port.
Authorized Germ n military
sources claimed that the first phase
of Adolf Hitler's great offensive
had ended in triumph with three
crack French armies destroyed and
the British expeditionary force de-
feated.
Hitler issued decree releasing
all captured Dutch soldiers.
The fhehrer's decree said workers
in agriculture, mining, building
trades and similar categories were
to be demObillZed first.
1t said the remainder OF the
Dutch army would be demobilized
slowly, except for the Netherlands
regular army which will be the
subject of a later order.
The rescue OF large part OF
the British expeditionary force
from the German trap in Flanders.
the battle of lost French troops
to break through the Nazi circle
and the refusal of at least two Bel
gian army corps to obey King Leo
poN's order to surrender were
hailed in Paris and London as q
triumph Snatched from the midst
of disaster on the battlefields OF
, north France.
The story of heroISm and daring
s and skill that may be comparable
1 to any chapter in British or French
| military history was only one phase
t of the swiftly expanding picture OF
9 total war in Europe.
e In north France and elsewhere,
Continued on Page 4, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
AT A SOUTHEAST ENGLISH

AT A SOUTHEAST ENGLISH
PORT, June |. tUPl-German
forces attacking without regard
for terrible losses were reported
by British eXpedltionary force sur
vivors today to have penetrated the
main Allied defense line protecting
Dunkirk.
All but perhaps one Allied di-
vision presumably $4,000 mem
were believed to have been eyacuat-
ed before the Germans drove
through rear guard lines along the
flooded canals outside the French
port
Although the main line before
Dunkirk was pierced, late arrivals
from the French coast said that
British and French troops were
making a last stand" on a strong
line which they had set up by us
ing tanks and other vehicles as
barricades. They were said to be
prepared to fight on until all then
comrades were evacuated, althou2f
many of them had only rifles tc
use against German mechanlzeo
units and artillery.
Describing what appeared to be
the final act in an historic anc
largely successful withdrawal from
Flanders, the late arrivals from
across the channel said sheer weight
of numbers forced the British anc
French rear-guard back to the
coast.
The Germans lost an enormous
number of men IN the attack. they
reported. There were various estl-
mates of the number of British
French and Belgian troops evqc-
uatcd, running as high as 80 pei
cent of the British eXpedltCnarA
force. The BEF originally was ts-
timated at more than 100000 men.
Troops still were arriving here
and entraining for London ant
other points.
Many of them shouted that they
were going back for another sho'
at the Jerries.'
One train load carried a crude
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

'llllS IltIlI9Elioio.
Marshall said that the army has
only five streamlined infantry di-
visions of $500 men each available
in continental United States, while
a sixth is being organized at Fort
Bcnnino. Ga. In the event of
trouble in this hemisphere, he said,
the nation would have to have
more trained and seasoned troops
quickly.
Under the present laws, the PreSi-
dent can call national guards to
active duty in cases of invasion or
insurrection Similarly. the militia
can be called out if congress de-
clares a national emergency. But
officials explained, til e national
guards could not be sent out of
the country.
The President now has t h G
authority &9all the national guard
INTO serVfsr but under that call
il would be impossible to send any
UNITS of the national guard To
assist a regular division III any
one ol the pos Slble situations winch
might arise IN this hemisphere.
Marshall said.
Time AGAIN is the essential fac
tor in these matters, and the first
requirement in any event, would
be the opportunity for giving at
least portion of the guard in
tensive training and possibly some
degree of reorganization
Marshall explained that the war
department opposes mobilization OF
the national guards 235.000 en-
listed men and $4,000 officers. He
said it is hoped that by quickly
building up present organizations
Continued on Page 4. Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Letter Delivery Plan Will Launch
Intensive Red Cross Campaign Here
To Raise S2500 for Quake Relief

the city as we'll as special appeals
to picked group of 1000
Boy Scouts probably will help in
delivering the special appeals
Moore indicated.
Meanwhile contributions may be
made at the Bank of America. the
Security First National bank or
the chamber of commerce office.
The Red Cross informs me that
tar more will be expended in I'M
perlal Valley for earthquake relief
IMAM VIII be collected through
campaigns" Moore said Between
$4,000 and $4,000 will be expended
IN Brawley alone, Red Cross off,
Gals anticipated Saturday.
That is even more reason why
we should not fail to do our part
TO help ourselves"
lhe campaign committee vii
meet again at 7 a m Tuesday tC
formulate additional plans and tie
III with a program outlined last
week by A. L. Schafer, reglona
manager for the Red Cross, who
visited the Ell Centro chapter as
we'll as BraWley to help arrange
rehabilitation.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

and for any others of the lost
units that may be able TO cut
their way through the German
lines.
Except for those two battlefronts
where the British and French
troops fought with courage tnst
already has fired the detcrmins.
ton of Britain and France. tnefe
were no fronts in France nortn oS
the river somme except for wnat.
ever scattered resistance the "iost
units may still be offering. !.
Britons hailed the evacuasi0n g
probably 80 per cent OF the ,.
F. and many of their French 80
Belgian comrades as a great VIZ
umph in the face OF gravest a..
aster. King George received L.
Gort and decorated him with IA
.G.C.B.-highest decoration Of -
Order of the Bath and highest m
tary decoration the king may 60
fer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

EpgertSen spoke before the kl"aliis
cnh in FL Centro and the Asso-
ciated chambers Of commerce, meet
ing in Seeley.
mo matter how great are the
problems of war, the problems ol
peace are more staggering, he sald'
pointing to the millions OF JoolesS
and the millions on government
payrolls. ...
"produce more wealth and give
all a share and don't be SO damned
selfish about it If we don't
we won't get to first base A
question of revolution, that's what
in the cards. Or the question will
be solved by a fascist city, county,
state and federal government!
Eggertsen charged that American
businessmen are SO interested IN
their own personal affairs that they
forget national problems.
"Dictatorships have usurped
European governments and the way
has been paved by the stress OF
world conditions over the last ~
years. Today, the United States Is
threatened with a similar peril as
the pressure of world and local
affairs increases"
An out-of- f-balance economic sltu-
alton during the last decade has
made fertile soil for attacks upon
the profit system and private en-
terprise.
private enterprise and the cap
italistic system cannot be separat-
ed from the theory of democracy
Without the one the other can
not exist" he declared.
At the Kiwanis club Eggertser
was introduced by D. B. Roberts
chairman of the day, and Loul
Moore, vice president, presided
Members of the Rotary club me
with the kiWanians.
At the Associated chambers meet
Continued on Page 4, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

OIL TIE NdLlS.
Marseile and the Lyons area IN
France were bombed
by planes sweeping in from the
direction of Italy or the Balearlc
islands There was the possibility
they might have circled before ap-
the coast however.
Several persons were Killed and
buildings were set aflre IN the at
tack near Lyons the British broad
casting company reported.
Fears of a German thrust through
Switzerland were sharpened when
IA bombing plane was shot down
when Swiss craft fought an air
battle with foreign planes over the
Jura region in the northwest. The
Swiss army general staff said their
airplaneS chased the foreign craft
as soon as they appeared over
Switzerland.
Meanwhile an official statement
at Paris said France had broken
off commercial negotiations with
Italy as a result of Italy's rupture
of negotiations with Great Britain
for alienation of the Allied block
ade as it affects the Fascist state.
Previously commercial talks be-
tween Italy and France virtually
were completed.
Observers professed to see in the
new German aerial attacks either
the beginning of new offensive
or an attempt to create diversion
for an attack on the British Isles.
German newspapers united dur
ing the day in declarations that
the fate of France is being sealed
in operations now in preparation
possibly referring to belief that
Italy soon will enter the war.
Operations are being prepared
which will seal the fate of France,
said the authoritative Frem Den
Blatt of Hamburg THE danger in
which France finds herself is il
lustrated by the fact that advance
posts of the (German line between
I.aon and Compiegne are less than
IS miles from Paris
Germany is arming for march
into the heart of France
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

armies caught III 4 0elllldl lidp.
Behind him on two battlefields
that were tiny in size but may be
great in British military history,
Lord Gort left a handful of SOL
diers who fought on against ire
mendouS odds.
One battlefield was the old citadel
of the burning French port OF CAL
ais, where a little Allied force was
reported still holding out against
German forces that had cut off all
support for the British and French
soldiers and forced them to depend
for water and ammunition on pack
ages that daring pilots dropped
through a curtain of smoke and
shrapnel.
The second battlefield was a mar
rowing line before Dunkirk, where
Allied troops still were fighting
against an increasingly powerful
German offensive to hold the way
open for evacuation OF additional
soldiers assembled on the beach
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
9Th Column s care Stirs
South America to Action

President Alfredo Baldomir of
Uruguay urged his congress to pass
a law banning gnaffiliated
groups and alien propaganda in
the country for the duration of
the war.
The Brazilian National News
Agency reported from Rio De ia
neiro that the Sac Paulo director
of schools had ordered five Japa-
nese LANGUAGE schools closed IN ac-
cordance with federal law ban
ming foreign language schools in
Brazil.
In Panama. intermittent reports
of fifth column activities have
caused American army and navy
authorities to adopt special pre-
cautions against possible sabotage
attempts.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
Bv UNITED PRESS

The fifth column scare was
spreading today in Latin America,
and the United States government
indicated that it was watching the
situation closely.
AT washington, there were re-
ports that an American concern
an-American-G Grace Always, was
negotiating with Ecuador to take
over the German-operated Sedta
line, which operates air mail and
passenger service between western
Ecuador and the Oriente region
not far from the Panama cana'.
At Guayquil, Ecuador, officials
of -American-Grace Anyways
denied the report.
In Buenos Aires, Argentina, the
newspaper Nacion suggested that
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02
ALLIES TURN BACK new NAz| THRUSTS
Reds Adopt 1910
Platform

NEW YORK, June l. tUPl-
The national convention of the
Communist party of the United
States today adopted platform
for the 1910 presidential cam
paign calling for support of the
peace policy" of the Soviet
union.
Other planks called for oppo-
sition to President Ro0sevelt's
national defense program. sup
port of S6O-a- month old age
pension, and the return of all
lands "confiscated by the fed
eral, state and local governments
and by the banks and insurance
companies To the small farmers,
tenants and share e-cropperS."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-02

Nazi fifth columnists had supplied
the information that led to the
sinking of the wheat-laden Ar
gentine freighter, Uruguay, by a
German submarine off the Spanish
coast, on Tuesday.
Nacion urged the Argentine gov
ernment to investigate reports OF
foreign espionage.
Another radical party member
of the Argentine chamber Silano
Santander, demanded that the gov
ernment investigate the German
union" which he said was a tltth
column enjoying the aid OF the
German embassy.
Anger over the sinking of the
Uruguay has caused two anti-Ger-
man demonstrations in Buenos
Aires.