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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
FDR, AIDES
 PLAN MORE
 MUNITIONS
Executive Meeting Coin. Cides with Criticism in
 House Chamber

WASHINGTON, Sept. IT. - Pres ident Roosevelt today discussed ordnance production with his mil itary and civilian advisers with the intent of speeding up the nations supply of munitions.
 Undersecretary of War Patter- son said that the White House conference undertook an overall survey of the situation.
 Others attending the meeting in- cluded William Knudsen, Office of Production Management director and Army ordnance officer.
 The meeting coincided with a speech by Rep. Roy o. Woodruff Michigan Republican, in the House of Representatives in which he said that MT. Roosevelt's order to the Navy to shoot first" at Axis warcraft lis nothing less than 3 declaration of war"
 Woodruff charged that the Am erican people know that neither the Army nor Navy is ready for war at the present time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
Neutral Desfroyers Shat fered-Cause of ExpIo-
 sions UnreveaIed
AXIS NEWSpApER5
 LAUNCH NEW DRIVE
Swedish Newspapers At- eused of Fdyoring Rus
 sians Films Bitter
tBy Associated Press)

A series of three mysterious ex- plosions today shattered and sank three Swedish destroyers riding at anchor off the east coast of neutral Sweden. first reports declaring that at least 31 officers and crewmen were killed in the blasts.
 Raging oil fires around the scene of the triple disaster in Haarsjaer- den Fjord, south of Stockholm, hampered rescue efforts.
 Aid Rushed to Spot
 All ambulances in Stockholm were rushed to the spot and the entire Swedish coastal fleet was assi2ned to pick up the survivors.
 No immediate details were forth coming as to the cause of the blasts.
 Early reports established that one officer, six commissioned of ficers and 12 marines were dead ard 12 others injured.
 Swedish authorities said the ex- plosions apparently started on one ship and then sank all three, one after the other.
 Another Sinking
 Stockholm dispatches also report ed the sinking of the new 9,0O0-ton Swedish motorship Yarrawonga.
 The destroyer sinkings. however, were not released coincidentally with the Yarrawonga announcement.
 The press of Germany and allied Finland bitterly assailed Swedish newspapers. declaring that through blind antagonism to Germany they lost sight of their own interest by playing into the hands of Russia, Finlands foe"
 The Swedish newspapers were ac- cused of spreading rumors injurious to the Finnish cause.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
SENATE SENDS HUGE TAX BILL
 TO PRESIDENT
Heaviest Revenue Meas ure in History Await
 ing Signature

WASHINGTON, Sept. l7.-Final Senate approval today sent to the President for his signature the S3 500 100000 tax bill, the largest revenue measure in the history Of the nation.
 Designed to help defray th he mounting costs of national defense, the legislation, which will inn pose heavier tax burdens on vir- tually every citizen and corpora tion in the country was expected to receive the Presidents sigma ture promptly
 The final approtal came on a voice vote The bills heavier taxes on individuals and corporations will be effective on income of the current calendar year, with most of the excise or nuisance taxes expected to go into effect October
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
Hoover Supporting FOR, Declaring fhaf Nation
 Must Build Up Defense

CHICAGO, Ill, Sept. l7.-Her- bert Hoover asserted last night that the United States should build an impregnable defense and give material aid to Democracies as 8 bulwark of freedom and at home reserve it's strength to help in re- construction and stabilizing of peace when Hitler collapses of his over-reaching"
 In a radio talk, Hoover contend ed that neither isolation nor in- tervention is wise or possible.
 Hoover said President Roosevelt is right in protesting against fir ing on United States warships or sinking of merchant ships, but the Presidents policy of edging our warships into danger zones, of sending merchant ships with con- traband. raises the most critical of all questions"
 Hoover added that these are steps to war, unapproved and un- declared by Congress.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
By SIGRID ARNE Pinch hitting for Jack Stinnett)

WASHIN TON, Sept. IT, There's quite a brawl brewing here over the oily subject of butter versus margarine.
 It's no new brawl. The current fracas dates from spring, when a committee on food and nutrition met to devise new methods for feeding America better with the hope of making the citizens strong CT. The problem is part of the de- fense program so far as Washing ton is concerned.
 The committee issued, among other things. a sample days diet which would furnish the neces- sary yitamins and minerals, and still would cost only 32 cents for the three meals. The menus-all three of them-mention marga- rine, but not butter.
 That prompted the Consumers Counsel of the Department of Ag- riculture to arrange one of it's weekly radio programs for a dis cussion of margarine.
 One of the characters on the program said: Many people are finding out they can save quite a bit of money by using margarine
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
SAYS JAPANESE
 ARE FISHING IN
 ALASKAN WATERS
Senator WaI|gren Make: Assertion in Letter to
 Secretary of State

WASHINGTON, Sept. IT, United States Senator Mon c. Wallgren, Democrat of the State of Washington, has told Secre- tary of State Cordell Hull that Japanese fishing boats have vio- lated the agreement not to fish in Alaskan waters.
 Sen. Wallgren said Japan csc floating cannery operated in Alaskan waters this summer and it has been the first time since the agreement was made two years ago that Japanese boats have fished those waters.
 Senator Wallgren added in his letter to Secretary Hull that "there is a possibility they are there for some other purpose"
 NO INFORMATION
 SEATTLE, Sept. 17-The Burea ,f Fisheries officials here said the nave not heard of there being Jar anese fishing boats in Alaskan wat ITS during the summer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
Buffer vs. Margarine Is Good Old Debate; Likely
 To Gel Befter Very Soon

instead of butter. It's quite a lot cheaper.
 Both butter and margarine are chiefly fat By law or govern ment rules, both must be at least 80 percent fat Butter is made from the fat from cream. And margarine, according to new standards just set up, can De made from animal fat or oil, or vegetable fat or oil, or a com bination.
 There's little to choose be- tween the various kinds of pure fats. They are all, more or less, equally digestible, and equally rich in fuel value"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17

WASHINGTON group # Congressional leaders who con-c2- red with the President before last weeks historic broadcast got a much broader picture of the req sons behind the ultimatum than the President gave over the air.
 He grimly informed his Capitol Hill chiefs that Hitler no longer could be trusted to respect the neu- trality of American vessels any where in the world-that Hitler, in fact, had issued secret orders to fire on sight"
 Indeed, the Presid ent added gravely, the Fuehrer went so far as to instruct U-boat commanders to search down" American vessels.
 We can have only one answer to this" Roosevelt said, in effect. For our own safety, we must beat Hitler to the punch when we encounter him on the high seas. That is why American ships and planes which encounter German submarines and raiders, in waters that we deem necessary to our defense, have been ordered to shoot first"
 The President went into some de- tail explaining the incident of the American battleship that was stalk ed by Nazi submarine, to which he referred briefly in his broad cast.
 This happened before the Greer incident and it is further confirma- ton of our contention that, despite Nazi denials, the Greer was fired on first.
 q have a complete report from the commanding officer of the battleship, which was in the North Atlantic. This report shows that the sub unanswered for four or five hours to get the battleship in
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
First Degree Murder Charge Against Native
Waterfront Battle Was Flight 10 Death
 Says Johnson

Samuel Johnson, Douglas native, was arraigncd this af- ternoOn before U. $. Commis- sioner Felix Gray on the charge of first degree mur- der" in the death of Roy Bar nett, Juneau longshOreman whose bloody body was found near a waterfront cabin early Monday morning.
 The confession of Johnson that he and Barnett went out side of the City Cafe to fight with the clear understanding that it was to be flight un- til one of them was dead" was a large factor in charging the Douglas man with killing Bar nett ''purposely and of deliber- ate and premeditated malice" according to Assistant District Attorney Lynn J. Gemmill, who signed the murder complaint.
 Gemmill said admissions of Johnson, under police grilling, showed that bad blood had ex- ----Sr-------------- - - q
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
piIois Assemble
 For CAB Hearinq

Herb Munter, operator of the Aircraft Charter Service at Ket- chikan, arrived in Juneau yester- day to await opening of the Civil Aeronautics Board hearings, sched- uled for tomorrow morning.
 Also scheduled to attend the hearings are Tony Schwamm, Pet ersburg pilot, and Don Wright, pilot for the Ellis Air Transporta- tion Service at Ketchikan. Both were to fly here today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
Kansas City Plunged Into Darkness when Elee-
 triCians Quit Posts MISSOURI GOVERNOR
 TAXES QUICK ACTION Home Guards Called fo MobiIize-PoIiee Make
 Several Arrests

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. IT, Swift official action has checked an unheralded power strike that black ed out this city of 100000 popula- tion for four hours, plunging hos pital operating rooms in darkness and stalling laden street cars and trolley busses.
 The police seized six men involved in what Mayor John B. Gage called an outlaw strike against the Kan sas City Power-uf1i Light Company.
 Governor Acts
 A battalion of the recently organ ized Missouri Home Guards was mobilized by Gov F. C. Donnell and another was ordered to stand alert. Neither have been called into ac- tion immediately.
 Albert Wright, representative of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL, was ar rested at the power plant on orders of Chief of Police Anderson who said charges of sabotage and malicious mischief will be sought against him and five other men also arrested, all striking employees of the com- pany.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
RUSSIANS
 SMASHING
 INVADERS
Germans Reported Hurled Back by Red Army
 Thousands Killed
(By Associated Press)

On the Russo-G German front the Russians today reported the Red Armies are smashing counter of fensives and have hurled the Ger mans back to the westward.
 The Red Army communique de- clares that 10000 Nazis have been killed or wounded in the 10-day bat tie. 30 miles from Smolensk.
 The German communique, issued early today simply stated opera tions are continuing successfully :" No mention is made of the battle raging for the possession of Lenin- grad or is any mention made iE the communique regarding other sectors of the battle front.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
SEEK BREAK
 WITH NAzIS
 RIGHT NOW
Committee to Defend Am erica Wants Drastic
 Action Taken

NEW YORK, Sept. 17-The Com mittee to Defend America has called on the Administration for immediate severance of diplomatic relations with Germany together with positive action" in collabora- tion with the British Navy to deliv- CT munitions and other supplies" all the way to ports of destination"
 At present, the United States Navy is protecting conveys as far as Iceland where ships or cargoes are then taken in charge of by the British patrols to destinations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
3HaIibufers
 5eIl,5 Seattle

SEATTLE, Sept. 17-Halibuters arriving here today and selling their catches are as follows:
 From the western banks Rain bow 13,000 pounds, 13H and l3 cents a pound; Ethel s 26000 pounds, 1873 and 1874 cents.
 From the local Freya g. 900 pounds, 14lA cents straight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
PROPAGANDA, SAYS ANDERSEN

That brought Rep August H. Andresen of Minnesota to his feet on the House floor His state, in l94O, earned $68,0OO,OOo s'om but ter.
 Andersen spoke of the program as government sponsored prop aganda" and called it virtually conspiracy against the farmers
 He said the radio performers did their level best to put over the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
BOB HENNING BACK

Bob Henning, fur buyer for Charles Goldstein, and Mrs. Hen ming and their son, were return ing passengers on the North Sea, which arrived in Juneau last night. 1.-The Hennings have been Outside for the past three months, spend ing most of their time ill Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17
ROBERTsONs RETURN

MT. and Mrs. R. E. Robertson and their daughter, Carol, re- turned to their home here last night on the steamer North Sea after attending the wedding of their son, Duncan, in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-17

Francis Riddle is the fourth U. s. Attorney General to serve under President Roose- welt.
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Evening star., 1941-06-22
Rubber
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to the United States from the Far
East.
In effect, this will give the Gov
ernment control over rubber supplies
at the source, since virtually all this
country's imports come from British
Malaga and the Netherlands Indies.
Reasons for Action.
'"The purpose of this action" Mr..
Jones said, lis to accelerate the ac-
emulation of the Government
reserve supply and to facilitate dis
tribution to the manufacturing in
dustry for defense and commercial
requirements in accordance with
such consumption programs as may
be established by the Office Of
Production Management and the
Office of Price Administration and
Civilian Supply"
He said, however, that conSumma-
ton of existing purchase contracts
would not be affected.
The arrangement for the Rubber
Reserve Co. to become the sole buyer
of imports from the Far East was
worked out, Mr.. Jones said, through
cooperation of the British and
Dutch governments and the Inter
national Rubber Regulation Com
mittee.
Rubber will be purchased at 1872
cents a pound for standard ribbed
smoked sheets. Freight charges
from Asiatic ports will be borne by
the Rubber Reserve Co.
Appeal to Auto Owners.
Leon Henderson, price admins
traitor, announced the prospective
ceiling" on tire prices.
A schedule will be issued within
few days, he said, providing that
no wholesale or retail dealer may
charge more for tires or tubes than
the lowest net price in effect on
June l6.
The schedule also will establish
ceiling prices for crude, reclaimed
and scrap rubber.
At the same time, Mr.. Henderson
appealed to automobile owners not
to buy more tires than they need
Immediately.
No shortage in rubber or rubber
products is necessary if consumers
do not overstock in anticipation OF
shortage" Mr.. Henderson said.
Buying Limited to Need.
A civilian ALLEGATION program for
rubber and rubber products, issued
in connection with the order cur
failing supplies available to proc.
essors, said:
ct is hereby declared to be the
policy of this Office that no buyer
shall buy and no seller shall sell
new or used rubber tubes, new, used
or retreaded rubber tires, or other
rubber articles or articles containing
rubber, which are not at the time
of purchase needed for the buyers
immediate consumption"
The formula is designed to cut
consumption of rubber from the
current rate of about $4,000 tons
year to a rate Of about 100000
| by December All rubber conserved
would be retained under Government
control in the stock pine, which could
be allocated for defense use in an
emergency.
The curtailment will start in July
and during that month each process
sor must cut his consumption of
crude rubber to 80 per cent of the
monthly average during the year
ending last March 81. Thereafter,
the professors will have to cut to
"a per cent in August, SO per cent
in September, "a per cent in October,
80 per cent in November, and 80
per cent in December.
The formula also provided that
defense orders, including those for
Great Britain, must be filled first.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Finland Requiisitions
Cars for Defense in
Nazi-Russian Crisis
Likelihood of Conflict
Reported Increased by
Germun-Turkish Pact
~ the Associated Press.

HELSINKI, Finland, June 2l.-
With between 100000 and 100000
men under arms, little Finland fur
ther bolstered her deferses against
a feared German-Soviet Russian
clash today with an order for auto
mobile owners to report their We
hicles Immediately to the nearest
civic guard headquarters.
(Soviet frontier reports to Fla
vas, Official French news agency,
received by way Of Besu, Switz-
erland, said that women and rela-
tives of many foreign diplomats
and consuls have left Russia.
The report was relayed here by
the Swiss Telegraph Agency
The government also took steps to
assure economic security of de-
pendents of reserves who have been
called up progressively in the past
few days until all classes up to that
of 1897-members of which are 43
and "A years old-have been put
under arms,
Pay Raised Appreciably.
The pay of mobilized family men
in the lower brackets was raised
appreciably. To feed the swollen
ranks of the army, the Supply Min
istry appealed to farmers to sup
ply the services with extra stores
of potatoes.
Finland'S feveriSh defense prepa-
ration in the face of the uncertain
situation was summarized by the
press with the proverb: ITS too late
for a mouse to stretch and yawn
when she already is in the cats
mouth"
Today's order to car owners fol-
lowed by "a hours the call for re-
servists of the class of 1897 to re-
port for duty Immediately.
Five Hours to Surrender Cars.
Many owners were given only five
hours notice to get their automo-
biles out of storage and deliver them
to specified army posts in different
parts of the country.
Soldiers attached big yellow Ii
censes with the initial IS. A.
meaning the Finnish Army-over
the civilian plates.
Taxicabs virtually disappeared
from the streets and people in a
hurry had to ride bicycles or slow
streetcars.
Today's order was the latest of a
series of swift moves by Finland to
concentrate all her national re-
sources, land and power for defense.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Germon-T Turkish Treaty
Seen Spur to Conflict

LONDON, June Il. FJ.-Llkeu-
hood of war between Germany and
Soviet Russia was said by reliable
foreign source tonight to have been
increased by secret clause" in the
German Turkish friendship treaty.
The clause bound Turkey to a
benevolent neutrality so advantage
GUS to Germany that Turkey might
bar the Dardanelles to Russian ships
in the event of a Russian German
war, the source said.
He declared it was forced upon
Ankara under terrific German pres
sure" as a prelude to big moves"
in Eastern Europe to guard the
Reich's back door preparatory to a
death blow" against England.
Closing the Dardanelles in Ger
man-Russian war would sever the
main link between Russia and Bri-
tain. Britain failed to open this
passage in the World War in her
costly Dardanelles campaigns.
Crisis Report Supported.
A delayed dispatch from Ankara
lent support to the report of i'm
pending crisis. 1t quoted the mill
tary attache of one of the mobiliz-
ing Axis dominated powers as de-
claring a fighting showdown be-
tween Germany and Russia could be
expected in "days-not weeks"
Troops we're reported on the
March along the whole Russian
frontier. Ankara dispatches said
the Red army was strengthening It's
positions in the far north and NOV
ing into the central defense zone
from the Ukraine to the old Polish
Russian border.
DemobiliZed reserviSts were re-
ported called to the colors in Axis
moves putting Rumania, Hungary
and Slovakia on a virtual war basis.
Germans were believed to have more
than $4,000 troops near Petsamo,
Finland.
The foreign source who reported
the secret clause in the 10-year
friendship pact signed by Germany
and Turkey last wednesday has ex-
ceptionally well-placed informants
There was no immediate British
statement on the report.
Demands Termed Severe.
German demands on Russia were
said by the source to have been so
severe-asking full control of Rus
sian oil fields, industry and agricul-
ture-that Stain feared his people
would revolt against becoming
slaves of Germany" if he granted
them.
A group of Nazi leaders who have
become increasingly worried about
the prospects of long war, he said,
dictated the demands. This group
was said to believe the oil, bread
Evening star., 1941-06-22

vocation last night we're instructed
to support John Hamburg, from the
local lair, for the Office Of supreme
grand gu gu grandissimo.
The Military Order of the Ser
pent is the fun-making organiza-
ton of the United Spanish War
Veterans. Capt. Mayer announced
the next meeting of the local lair
will be held in September.
The Vatican has two air raid shell
ters.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Military Order Of Serpent
Holds Annual Election

Capt. Valentine T. Mayer yeSter-
day was elected grand gu gu gran
dissino of the Grand Lair of the
District of Columbia, Military Or
der of the Serpent, at the organi-
zation's annual convocation in Pyth-
ian Temple. He succeeds William
G.. Stirk.
Other officers elected are Daniel
Evening star., 1941-06-22

and iron of Russia might balance
the weight of the United States as
granary and arsenal of Britain.
Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering
was pictured as leader in this
group that believes war with Rus
sia is the only way to gain the full
benefits of Russian riches.
The Kremlin itself was pictured
by the source as divided over policy,
with a growing faction opposed to
any further appeasement.
The general British view is that
Germany and Russia may get to-
gether in some kind of working
agreement preparatory to an all-out
German smash at England.
Evening star., 1941-06-22

Foley. grand datto; James H
Wright. grand thrice; William Ohm
grand lord highkeeper; William F
Smith, Charles E. Long, Charles
Appick and Charles E. Hawkins
grand slick and shiny keepers.
Delegates to the Supreme Convo-
cation of the order, to be held in
Omaha, Nebr., August 19, also were
elected. They are F. G. Lind, George
w. Puff, A. B. Cole, James M. Ben
ner, Frank Platz, Daniel Foley and
James H. Wright.
Delegates to the Supreme Con-
Evening star., 1941-06-22

coal truck which police said was
driven by Fred Farley of Staunton
and owned by H. G. Erwin, Staun-
ton coal dealer.
Evening star., 1941-06-22

xShips during conquest Of Greece but Identified
zSmal warships during invasion, but identified
by nations includes naval vessels:
Britain TO- Norway 20 Germany 12 Greece O4; Sweden So;
Italy France Denmark 52 Finland Al Belgium
ESonia Yugoava l2 Panama SPAIN g. Poland S. Egypt
O. Argentina Hungary Japan
Rumania. Soviet. l each Total 1856
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Man Killed by Truck

STAUNTON. Va, June 81 (Spe-
ciaD Jesse Meats. 81. was instantly
killed last night when struck by a
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Losses in War at Sea


The following box score lists reported the
gath week of the o une inclusive: