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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-09
; Eagle Pilots
Missing, Battling
Messers(hmitts
One Feared Killed,
2 Others Captured
in Channel Sweep
BY MERRILL MUELLER
Iutr News Services STAG Correspondent

LONDON, Sept. 9.-Outnum'
bered four to one in a terrific bat
tie with German planes in the
substratoSphere, three pilots OF
the American Eagle Squadron OF
the Raj came 10 grief in Sun
days great fighter sweep Of Ger
many and Nazi-occupied terri
tories, il was learned today.
One of them. w. II. Nichols OF
San Carlos. Cal, is feared TO have
been killed.
The others. Hilliart Fenlaw OF
Dallas, Tex, and Eugene Tobin OF
Los Angeles. are missing and are
thought TO have been captured.
All three were members of the
original Eagle Squadron. Their
loss in action represented the first
serious setback for the unit.
Details of the fighting which
apparently took place over France
were difficult 10 obtain.
NEW MEsSERsCHMITTS
1t was established. however, that
the American pilots and accom-
panying squadrons OF British
planes and fiers suddenly found
themselves Jumped at from all
directions by. scores and scores OF
brand new German Messerschmitt
fighters.
The planes were at an altitude
of $4,000 feet. carrying out their
scheduled operations.
The Eagle pilots, caught in a
pocket, suffered heavily in the first
few minutes Of a wild dog-fght
which took place as they tried Ia
work their way back to the Eng
lish Channel and away from over
whelming odds.
Nichols, caught between the fire
OF two cannonading Messe
schmitts. was last seen diving "a
attack. His plane was apparently
blown up by Nazi shell.
ENGINE FAILURE
OOAts NCll-hIlOWn llli OukIlOul
the Raj as one of the few Ameri-
cans TO beat back the luftwaffe in
the battle Of Britain a year ago
had his engine knocked out early
in the fight. The same happened
TO Fenlaw.
Both planes were compelled Ia
drop out of the engagement. One
OF the two pilots was seen TO para
chute Immediately. and the other
is believed to have jumped later
II has not been established
whether they reached safety-anC
custody.
BY this time the Raj hat
gained a temporary upper hanC
and the remainder of the squadron
succeeded in Withdrawing from
the engagement. On the way
home, however. another Eagle
plane. manned by a pilot thus far
unidentified. gave way as the
result Of heavy punishment suf-
fered and had to be brought down
In a crash landing at 200 miles
an hour somewhere in the English
countryside.
Results OF the bitter battle
brought TO seven the number of
casualties suffered by Eagle pilots.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-09
Roosevelt Note
On Way TO Pope
international New. seryic. Cable

WASHINGTON. Sept. 9--Pres-
ident Roosevelt has sent a personal
message of an undiSclosed nature
10 Pope Plus XIII, state depart.
ment officials disclosed today.
The presidential message is be-
ing taken 10 the Vatican by Myron
Taylor. the Presidents personal
envoy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-09

or a part of them--were
known as Russ.
And the definite place in
which these Russ originated
seems 10 have been deter
mined (from the descriptions
of ancient writer's and from
modern excavations) as the
shores Of the Ladoga Sea and
the Sea of linen.
There stand today the
older city of NovgOrOd and
the more modern city OF Len
ingrad-and exactly there
the fiercest fighting between
Russ and Teuton Is at this
very moment going on.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-09
Nye Asks Probe
|0f Government
Baking Of Films
BY WILLIAM :. NEAL

WASHINGTON. Sept. 9.-Sena-
tor Gerald p. Nye tR). North Da-
kota. testifying before a Senate
commerce subcommittee in a
crowd-packed room today, charged
the movie industry with issueing
war propaganda films and de-
manded an investigation TO de-
termine whether they are fostered
by British agents and the Ameri-
can government.
AS the hearing got under way,
a request by Wendell l.. Willkie,
counsel for the movie industry
that he be permitted TO cross
examine witnesses was rejected
by majority of the committee.
WILKES request for the right
to croSs-eXamine witnesses was
made in a formal letter. Senator
Mcfarland Cd, Arizona. was the
lone subcommittee member sup
porting his stand. Senators Tobey
(R). New Hampshire. and Brooks
(R). Illinois. made no objection 10
Clark's ruling.
WILL FOLLOW RULES
1--WE will follow the estab-
lished methods OF hearings OBJ
served for 100 years." said Chair
man Clark.
81 am sure Mr.. Willkie will
understand In the nature OF
things we cannot undertake TO
pass on proprieties of questions.
We would have to take a vote
on each one.
The committee welcomes con-
sui and wifi be Nv courteous and
decent as we can, within limits"
Willkie smiled and the crowd
Uttered at this conversation.
AS Senator Nye rose, Clark SAID
that every witness would be sworn
Mcfarland said no United States
should be requested TO take ar
oath.
IL would ask that l he sworn"
said Nye.
The North Dakota senator who
worked most of the night on his
statement, appeared with adhesive
tape across his chin. He had cut
himself in shaving.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-09
, HESE early Russ were
tough fighters, as they

e
are proving themselves
still 10 be.
They were referred to as
northern pirates by the By
zantine chronicles, but piracy
in those days was an honor
able profession which called
for heroic adventure and
ranked with war as prof.
liable form of plumber.
We have OutgrOwn the one,
but not the other.
Indeed, these northern pi-
rates were so good" that
they often served as warriors
in the guards of the Byzan-
tine emperOrs.
They were also chiefs OF
the great caravans of north
ern traders coming yearly to
Constantinople "by the great
waterways"
The materials these Russ
caravans brought to COnstan-
tinople for trade and barter
were mainly honey and furs
and slaves.
These they carried down
the rivers in dugouts made
from a single tree. "
When they floated down
the Dnieper safely, evaded at
lacks from the nomad tribes
of the southern steppes, and
traded their wares" success
fully, business was good and
they returned home the richer
and the happier.
So the Russ plundered and
traded and prospered and
grew.
Eventually. to make the
trading easier. the Slav
princes moved down the
Dnieper and made their head
quarters at Kiev.
Then later moved into the
Bulgarian land on the Dan
ube because there was the
center where all goods gather
from all parts-gold, clothes,
wine, fruits from the Greeks
silver and horses from the
Czechs and Hungarians =
furs, wax, honey and slaves
from the Russ" of the north.
"HERE was no bolshe-
vism among the Slays
- of those days, no disre-
gard of the value of trade, no
disdain for the bourgeOisie Of
business.
And so for centuries affairs
progressed in rude prosperity
for the Russ.
But in 1910 good business
was interrupted.
War and post war depres-
sion were encountered by the
enterprising Slavs.
The MOngol Batu. Genghis
Khan's nephew, destroyed
Kiev, the southern capital of
Russia.
And the Russ were COM
PEELED again to retire to their
northern cities OF NovgorOd
and Moscow.
n EOSCOW had long been
|IV a great center of north
- v - eru river tranSnort anil
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-09
SUPPLY SHIP SUNK

LONDON. Sept. 9.-HNS)-
The Admiralty announced today
that an enemy supply ship of 1000
tons was sunk in the Channel last
night. Another supply ship OF
$500 tons and an E-boat we're
probably sunk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-09
TN THE decay and disrup-
ton of the Roman Empire

- Constantinople (Byzan-
tium) had been the second
Rome" and its emperors had
assumed the powers and dig.
mites of the Caesars.
Moscow now became the
third Rome" and its rulers
supported by a united Russia
and by the Greek Church, as
sumed the title OF Caesar-OT
Garland claimed to be the
successors Of the Byzantine
emperOrs in the eastern EN-.
pire.
This new plan was perhaps
instigated by the Gree h
Church.
The Russ had accepted
Christianity as far back as the
tenth century.
Duke Vladimir, the saint,
had taken his religion fropl
the Byzantine Greeks.
The prayer book and the
Bible had been translated into
Slavic, but for some two hun
dred years the bishops of the
SlavOnic church were Greeks.
THE Greek Church had
merged with the CathO-
- lie Church I'm the west
ern world, but In the East the
Russ had adhered to their
Greek religion.
Consequently the Greek
Church acclaimed the Russian
grand dukes as the only faith
full and really Christian
princes in the world.
The plan of imperial success
sion was cOnsecrated and con-
summated when Ivan the I'LL,
grand duke of Moscow, as
sumed the title Of car, and to
his claim and the de-
cree of the Greek Church
Zoe Tin Russian,
the only niece of the
last Byzantine emperor.
The last emperor because
Constantinople had by then
been conquered by another in
Oriental hOrde-the
Turks.
The arrival of Zoe brought
a new era of added refine
ment and luxury to the Mus
covite court-of added power
and wealth to state and
and brought, too, a
close cooperative union of
state and church which lasted
until the Bolshevist revOlu-
ton i'm 1918.
Then the rule of the cars
was ended in massacre, the
Greek Church i'm Russia de.
stroyed, and all religion aban-
doned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-09

NEOSCOW had long been
V agreat center of north
= ern river transport and
trade, far from the dangerous
south with its constant men-
ace of Mongol devastation.
Moscow resumed its early
primacy and prosperity.
Still the princes of Moscow
had to render allegiance to the
Mongol golden horde" and
receive their inVestiture IA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-09
The Weather

The sun viii set at s:52 o. m to-day
ara nss tomorrow At s:07 a m
ne noon viii rise today a. 81 m
ana set tomorrow az io:N a m
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06
Missionary Society
 PIansRummaqe Sale

The first of a series of rummage sales being planned for the winter is set for September II by the Mis- sionary Society, which met for the first time yesterday in the Memorial Presbyterian Church manse The members will also have. coffee, cake, and candy for sale, which is to take place in the church basement.
 In charge of food for the sale are Mrs. Fenton Dennis and Miss Cor nelia Phillips, and Mrs. Laura Holler and Mrs. James Miller will have charge of arrangements for the gar mentS.
 Following the business meeting, which was conducted by Mrs. Row ena Hayes, President, a worship service was held by the Rev. w. A. Soboleff. Refreshments were later served by Mrs. Soboleff and Mrs. Jake Cropley.
 October 3 is the date set for the next meeting of the organization.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06
SAN DIEGO x AT TOP OF
 PC. LEAGUE
Leaders Lose 10 0akldnd- Seattle Scores Win-
 Portland Moves
(By Associated Press)

San Diego went to the top Of she Pacific Coast League last night by defeating Hollywood in a 16-inning game. San Diego got l6 hits and Hollywood IA hits.
 Sacramento lost to oakland last night. George Munger pitched a two-hitter for eight innings and then allowed the winning run to come in on a balk.
 Seattle moved up in the percent age column by defeating Los An geles last night. Les Webber allow ed only five hits and the Rainiers collected nine.
 Portland climbed out of the cellar last night with a pair of wins over San Francisco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06
JUNEAU PLAYERS
 GO ON AIR HERE
 ON SUNDAY p. M.
Local Entertainers Secure Productions from
 Hermine Duthie

The Juneau Players have re- ceived several more of the warmly appealing radio plays written by Hermine Duthie, resident of Port land, Oregon. They plan to present one of these, No Experience" a rollicking comedy, on tomorrow's regular program. A second play, Transatlantic, the latter a richly emotional story, the Sunday follow ing.
 Miss Duthie, who has successfully authored both 3-act and 1-act stage plays as well as radio skits, stated in a letter to The Players, that having learned from experience the various troubles that beset amateur theatrical organizations in their early stages, she would allow the Juneau organization the use of her radio plays free of charge.
 The Players now have at their disposal over 200 radio plays. Each member takes a turn selecting a play for the weekly program. A great amount of the material has been received through the courtesy of the Works Progress Administra- tlon.
 Included in the collection are all types of modern plays as well as 15-minute versions of many famed classics. such as, Lady Winde- mere's Fan,' The Three Musket- eers," David Harem," and The Count of Monte Cristo.''
 The weekly broadcasts are given each Sunday afternoon at 5:3O o'clock, and Al Dreith, the genial and efficient Director, cordially in vites the Juneau public to Listen In"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06
GAMES FRIDAY Pacific Coast League

Portland 2, 2; San Francisco 0, 0 Oakland 2: Sacramento 1. Seattle 6; Los Angeles 0. San Diego 5; Hollywood 3, sixteen innings.
 National League Cincinnati 10, 0; Pittsburgh 4, 1.
 American League St. Louis 8; Chicago l.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06
PHOTOGRAPHERS
 ARE NOW NEEDED

Examinations have been announc- ed by the Civil Service Commission for various grades of photographer positions, with salaries from $1,260 to $2,600.
 The commission especially desires applications from persons who have done work in wet-plate, process, and general commercial photography and in. photographic mapping.
 Experience in photographic work is required for all grades. Amateur photographic experience is not quail flying. Applications will be rated as soon as practicable after receipt at the commissions Washington office until June 30, 1922.
 Application blanks and other in- formation may be obtained at 311 Federal Building, Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06
In BattIe for Exclusives" Gals Have Many a Friend
 Declares Woman Reporter
,Lununueo rom rage One)

In the spring of 1883 Mrs. Roose- welt also started another ladies eXclusive"-her Gridiron Widows party.
 It is in answer to male tradl- tion, the Gridiron party, staged by the inner circle of the mems press co,ps. To it are invited the Presi- dent, the supreme court and the cabinet. No woman ever is asked. But in 1883, the men suddenly found, if they invited the cabinet, they'd have lady present, Secre- tary Frances Perkins. They squirmed and backed out Mrs. Roosevelt jumped into the breach. She announced Gridiron Widows party. She invited the womens press corps. the gridiron wives, the ladies of Congress-and of course, Miss Perkins. We also put on skits, and it became thoroughly hilarious evening. It customarily breaks up about l a. m., and we have begun to feel that the mems stories about their skits are a little boring.
 There are other exclusives Eva lyn Walsh Mclean, owner of the Hope diamond, gives an annual dinner for the ladies of the press. It's distinctly full dress, from the leveried doorman in purple, through the champag cocktails, the roasted squab dinner. to the private movie.
 Publisher Eleanor Patterson gives another annual-swimming party and buffet supper at her country estate.
 Lord Halifax, the British am bassador, and his wife have given one party for the press. And it was a stately tea for the ladies ONLY.
 50, the ladies may not get within prize, but little champagne and a little roast squab here and there goes a long way toward killing off that gnawing feeling when the sub ject comes up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06

The Rev. Dr. Herbert Booth Smith, above of Los Angeles, Calif- ornia, the Moderator of the General Asse embly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, will deliver the dedicatory address at Sitka, Sunday afternoon, September 21, at the dedication of he Princeton Hall, Presbyterian missionary boat. He will also de- liver a moderatorial sermon at the 10:30 a. m. service that day in The First Presbyterian Church, Sitka.
 Dr. Smith is the pastor of Im- manuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, now the second largest church among the 8733 local churches of the Presb by tel ia n Church. The Church conferred on him the greatest honor at it's dis posal when last May at St. Louis, Missouri, it elected him the Moder- ator of the Presbyterian General Assembly for the year 194l-42.
 Address In Juneau
 In connection with his visit to Alaska the Moderator will make several addresses. Among these is one scheduled as Presbyterian Rally in The Northern Light Pres byterian Church, Juneau, Friday evening, September l9.
 The dedicatory service at Sitka will begin at 2:30 D. m. with a procession from The First Presby- terian Church to Howard Brothers Boat Shop, where the dedication will take place. In addition to the dedicatory address and the dedica- tory prayer, each by Dr. Smith, there will be brief addresses or prayer by MT. Gaines E. Hall of Midland, Texas, a contributor to- ward the cost of the boat; MT Andrew Hope, an Indian shlp- builder and an active member o1 the First Presbyterian Church; the Rev. Verne J. Swanson, skipper of the Princeton, the predecessor oi the new boat, before it was wrecked in 1859; MT w. Leslie Yaw, super intendent of Sheldon Ja cks or School under whose supervision the boat was built; the Rev Paul Prouty, who will skipper the Prince
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06
Auker HurIs l. Five-Hitfer
 For Browns

Eldon AuKer piJcned 5-hitter yesterday afternoon and the game was clinched in the fourth inning for St. Louis against Chicago by two run splurge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06
Shoot 10
 BeSunday

The Juneau Shotgun Club will hold a shoot tomorrow forenoon, starting at II o'clock and a large turnout is expected.
 There are plenty of shells and targets on hand and if 20 or more show up, shooters will be in the drawing for prize.
 Members with autos are requested to stop at Percy's and pick up those who have no transportation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06
INTEREST GROWING IN ROTARY MODEL
 AIRpLANE CONTEST

With about five weeks left be- fore they must warm their planes up for the takeoff, about 20 boys have already signed up to take part in the first Juneau model plane meet, being sponsored by the Ro- tary club, it was announced today.
 Construction of planes in the Red Shield Reading Room, on Frank lin Street, is progressing at great rate, and on Monday night the boys interested in entering the meet will hold their first meeting and re- ceive instructions for plane con- struction and sets of rules govern ing the contest, it was stated. At the same time, arrangements will be made for each boy to be spon- sored by some Rotarian.
 It is also rumored that the boys may turn the tables on the Rotary members by challenging the men to a contest on the same date, and even outlining set of rules the Rotarians must follow to enter their planes in the adult meet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06

The Daily Alaska Empire mas tn largest paid circr-atiOn Of any Al aSka newspaper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06
Medical Officers
 Required
Civil Service Commission Announces Intensive
 Drive 10 Be Started

To meet the increasing demands of various Federal agencies the Civil Service Commission today began an intensive drive for medical officers.
 A new examination for Medical Officer, Associate Medical Officer, and Senior Medical Officer, with salaries ranging from S3,2Q0 to $4,60O Q year, has just been announced.
 While graduation from a Class A medical school and completion of interneship are general requirements fer the associate grade, under the terms of the new announcement persons who are now serving their interneship may apply.
 For the associate grade rradua- ton must have been since May l, 1880; for medical officer, since May l. 1920; and for senior medical of ficer graduation need not have been within any specified time limit.
 Professional experience in a spec ializcd branch of medicine is also necessary for the two highest grades.
 Appointments are to be made in the Public Health Service and the Food and Drug Administration of the Federal Security Agency; Vet erans Administration; Civil Aero nautics Administration of the De- partment of Commerce; and the In dian Service, Department of the In terior The need is urgent. AL though applications will be rated as soon as practicable after their re- ceipt at the commissions office, qualified persons should apply at once.
 Application blanks and other in formation may be obtained at 3ll Federal Building. Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06

ton Hall: the Rev. Paul Whlteslde and the Rev. Willis R. Booth.
 Another participant in the morn- ing service in The Frst Presbyter- ian Church, Sitka, will be the Rev Dr. Everett B. King of New York, a secretary for Alaskan work in the Presbyterian Board of National Missions, under whose auspices the Princeton Hall was built and will be operated. At 8 p. m, in the same church, pr. King will preach a sermon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06

Lake Superior is the largest body. of fresh water in the world, covering 31,810 square miles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06

Lake Ladoga, Russia, is the largest lake in Europe and covers 1000 square miles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06

The staple food of most of Af- population is fruit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06
ATTENTION MASONS

ATTENTION MASONS Stated Communication of Mt. Ju- neau Lodge No. 147 Monday eve- ming with report on Grand Lodge and work in M M. Degree.
 J. w. LEVERS, adv. Secretary
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-06
Cintinnafi, \ Pittsburgh
 Play Split
Reds Make SpIurge to Win First Game = Rain Stops
 Second, Pirates Ahead
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The only National League games yesterday was between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati and they split a duoble header.
 Cincinnati took the opener over coming a three run lead in the eighth inning by eight runs.
 Rain stopped the nightcap in the seventh inning, giving the game to the Pirates.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
International New. seryic, Cable

MOSCOW. Oct. 5.-(Sunday)-
Of three troop-laden Ger
man transports in the Barents
Sea in the Arctic was announced
early today, indicating the defeat
of a combined sea and land often
sive against the ice-free Arctic
port of Misunderstanding Russian
cOUnter-atfackS were reported
multiplying in all other key sec
Tors.
The smashing OF sea-borne
expedition against Murmansk ap-
parently conceded with reported
crushing rout Of picked German.
mountain troops on the western
land approaches 10 the far north
ern port by Soviet forces credited
with causing thousands" OF casu-
slties. including 1900 slain.
Farther south. a huge Soviet
force was said TO have staged a
Dunkerque-like escape from Fin
nish trap via Lake Ladoga. leaving
behind more than 10000 Firms
killed in As days of spectacular
hattie
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
THIS Magma Carta of ours has lasted

THIS Magma Carta of ours has lasted 80
years.
1t has withstood impregnably the impact Of
great civil war and four other wars.
1t is over the principles of our Bill of Rights
that the world today stands at Armageddon.
And in the coming nationwide celebrations
which we urge on the people of the United
States let us not forget the man who introduced
and fought for the Bill of Rights in the First
Congress-JAMES MADISON.
Among the founding fathers, James Madi-
son has been sadly neglected in spite of the fact
that he had been declared by former Chief JUS
tice Of the, Supreme Court Charles Evans
Hughes 70 be the father Of the Constitution.
He has also been called the forgotten
American"
But Madison was not only the father of
the Constitution but he was also the father Of
the Bill of Rights.
Let us make December ID a celebration that,
like the shot at Concord Bridge, will be heard
around the world
And meanwhile, Americans of all creeds, all
eelefs and races, read and meHieiize by heart
those first 10 amendments to the Constitution
YOUR Bill of Rights.