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Evening star., 1941-08-22
Text of Statement.

The full statement of Miss James,
prepared in California where she
is on field trip and written before
the President had frowned on the
structure proposed for the Virginia
side of the Memorial Bridge, fol-
lows:
There seems to be some con-
fusion in the discussion of the
proposed War Department build
ings. The location OF permanent
buildings which will last a hundred
years or more is certainly deserving
of more than passing consideration.
After years of careful research and
consultation with every conceivable
interest, and with the concurrence
of the War Department, the plan
of Washington provides within the
lines approved by Congress ample
space in the West Rectangle for
War Department buildings. A good
part of the land has been acquired
and one building erected in ac-
cordance with the plan.
Nov, In the 1ame Of national
Evening star., 1941-08-22
weather in Various Cities.

Automobile lights must be turned On
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1941-08-22

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
,apital lcurrent month to date):
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-04-24
HIGHLIGHTS in the news

NEW YORK: Some of Mayor La
Guardia's experts have perfected a
''time bomb bus" which has had sue
cessful tests. It's to be used for
carrying away time bombs. The in
terror is dynamite mating" and a
TINT bomb was exploded inside of it
harmlessly. The driver will still be
successfully nominated as hero.
LONDON: About 200 members of
the duke of Aosta's personal body
guard, Fascist troops regally attired
and wearing silver-plated pistols,
were captured among the Italian
prisoners in Adds Ababa, Abysinnia,
it was reported.
LOS ANGELES: Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Fairbanks, the former hav-
ing been given the job by the U. S.
government, were off for South
America, ''to see six countries and
to report whether America is doing
all it can to better Latin-American
relations"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-04-24
TIPS to
Gardeners
TRIM FLOWER GARDEN


HERE is much value in keep
= ing the flower garden trimmed
Wise gardeners pick bouquets Of
favorite ANIMALS like Marigold,
Zinnia, Petunia, Sweet Peas and
Snapdragon with systematic regu-
larity, for the picking promotes
continued blooming.
Periodic trimming is not best for
such small, low-growing edging
flowers as Alyssum. A complete
cutting, however, will benefit this
type of plant. This treatment may
be applied to Ageratum, Linaria,
Lobelia, and Nemesia as well as
AlySsum.
Pinks, Cynoglossum, and Dwarf
Bedding Rust Resistant Snap
dragon are grown both for cutting
and for garden beauty, but they
too will profit by thoroughgoing
haircut" such as that prescribed
for the smaller, edging favorites-
It is advisable to pick the flow
ers of certain popular perennials
when they are In their prime, to
prevent their running to seed, and
to promote the production of a sec
ond crop of blossoms in a single
season. Delphinium, Sweet VIII
liam, Coreopsis, Perennial Di
anthus, and Pyrethrum should De
handled in this manner.
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WASHINGTON: Aliens held in de-
portation proceedings, including
crews of German and Italian ships
recently seized, are going to be sent
to two western army camps, Fort
Missoula, Montana, and Fort Lin
coin, North Dakota. The camps will
be operated by the immigration
service.
WALSENBURG, COLO: When
volunteer needle workers exhausted
their supply of buttons for war vic
TINS garments, the school chill
dren were appealed to. Within a
week they had collected 10000 but
tons.
WASHINGTON: Wedding days hit
the Roosevelt clan again, James
Roosevelt, captain of Marines, mar
rying his ex-nurse in Los Angeles,
and Miss Eleanor Roosevelt, Mrs.
Roosevelt's niece and namesake,
marrying Edward P. Elliott Of York
shire. England.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-04-24
NEUTRALITY PACT:
Soviet Japan

In an unexpected diplomatic move
Russia and Japan announced the
signing of a five-year neutrality pact
between the two countries. In eff
feet the pact provided that either
nation would not become involved
should the other find itself in
volved in war.
The pact came as a surprise to
international observers who had
been inclined to believe that the Rus
sian government was beginning to
lean away from axis-dominated pol
icies. 1t was said in some sources
however that Russia was anxious to
be sure that she would not be at
tackled by japan should the So
Wet find it necessary to open mill
tary drive against Hitler in the Bal
kanS.
For Japan the pact looked like a
green light for a further stepping up
of war against China and an expan-
sion move to the south in the Pacific
area.
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BATTLE:
OF Greece

Descriptions tending to show that
the Battle of Greece was becoming
even fiercer and more furious than
anything which had taken place in
France or the Low Countries were
penned by newspaper correspond
ents during the early days of the
Balkan struggle, although these cor
respondents were having difficulty
in getting their stories across.
Never in warfare had there been
such confusion in reports. One day
the Nazis predicted that the Jugo-
slavs would surrender in 48 hours"
that items of thousands of prisoners
had been taken," that King Peter
had fed to Turkey and that General
Simovic had done likewise to Mos
COW.
On the same day the Jugoslavs
denied all these reports and said
their resistance was stiffening,"
told of bitter counter-attacks" and
urged the people not to believe false
reports.
Nazi reports that there had been
a governmental overturn in Croatia
were followed by dispatches telling
of the invasion of Croatia by Hun
gary. On almost the same day came
Serbian dispatches telling of "stern
resistance" north of Zagreb, in the
very territory where the Hungarian
invasion was supposedly taking
place.
Athens was virtually the only
source, except Berlin, that was APP
parently getting news direct. From
the Athens dispatches came series
of events that clarified themselves,
though the picture in the gross was
still much muddled.
These told of two main achieve
ments on the Grecian front by the
Nazi invaders. They were (1) the
break-through from above the Stru-
ma river valley, and (2) the capture
of Salonika.
The latter came with suddenneSS
that was utterly shocking to those
who had believed that the Greeks
would do the impossible, and put up
a stern fight. It also was a shock to
those who had believed that the Brit
iSh were based on Salonika.
A glance at the map showed the
import of the news. Eastern Thrace
had been cut off, and how many
Greek soldiers were in that territory
Athens alone knew.
The Nazis Immediately sent out
a dispatch saying that 100000 men
had Laid down their arms" The
Greeks said they were continuing to
fight, but admitted the eastern forces
had been cut off. It was not imme-
diately apparent why they would
have to surrender, for the way SEEM
ingly open for them, if beaten, to
retreat and inferno themselves over
the Turkish border.
Another vital phase of the battle
then manifested itself, when it be-
came known that the Greeks had de-
cided to make their main defense
line a V upside down, stretching
from near Valona on the Adriatic up
to Lake Ochrida in the center, and
to the Aegean near Katerina on the
east.
It became known that from Mount
Olympus, mythical home of the
Greek gods, near the Aegean sea, to
Lake Ochrida was the "Anglo-Greek
line" and that here the main resist
ance could be looked for.
The contact came after about five
or six days of fighting, when the
Germans broke through at Monastir
gap (Bitolj) and ran slap into heavy
British and Greek contingents.
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u. D.:
attitude

Following his messages of comfort
and friendliness to Jugoslavia and
to Greece, President Roosevelt
promised "an possible aid' as ''soon
as possible" to both countries, and
then took two steps which seemed to
fall in line with the general war
picture.
Dispatches were telling of British
planes rushing into the battle of
Greece in constantly increasing
numbers" but how many of these
were being rushed across the 5000
miles from the United States was a
military secret. s1
The two steps President Roosevelt
took openly were to take over for
this country the defense of Green
land, by special agreement with the
king of Denmark.
The second was to open the Red
Sea and the Gulf of Alden to Amer
lean ships carrying aid to Britain,
Greece and Jugoslavia.
Some isolationists whooped it up
against both of these moves on the
part of the administration, but the
word was generally received
throughout the country with calm,
most people figuring we were prac-
tically in the war and that this was
another step.
The Greenland decision apparently
left Hitler cold, for he made little
reference to it. Yet it was impor-
tant because Nazi planes had been
reported flying over Greenland, and
if the U. S. was to look ahead to
the time when it would have an air
base there, it might spell trouble.
But Hitler had his say about the
Red sea plan, saying CURLY that if
American ships entered the Red sea
they would be attacked by Germans
and sunk, if possible. This reply,
like his reply to the seizure of Ger
man and Italian ships in this coun-
try, left the people generally cold.
There was neither fear nor surprise
nor anger among the linen in the
street," just apathy, with much
more interest expressed in labor
conditions than in the foreign policy
moves being devised and issued by
the White House.
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EDITORS NoTEwhen opinions expressed in these columns they
released by Western Newspaper Union.l--
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-04-24

PORTLAND, ORE.-According to
the ornithologists, birds are more
discriminating and more exclusive
in their love romances than the
average human being. Certain bird
groups that have been studied chose
the same partner for life. The same
pairs of migratory birds return
season after season to the same nest
ing places.
The intelligence quota Of beasts
and birds does not fuctuate from
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-04-24

the biologists, going into a huddle,
should be able to outline a process
for its recovery. Is it not possible
that eugenic generations in the flu
ture will establish seasons for hui
man mating?
Theoretically, planned parenthood
is eugenic goal. No treatise on So
cial planning is perfect without it
But what should be the formula fol
lowed and who should direct the
planning? These questions are
easily posed, but no one has vel
supplied an acceptable answer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-04-24

What happened then was not clear,
but the Greek dispatches immediate
ly began to take on new note OF
confidence. The Germans had been
hurled back-their advance had
been shattered, the Germans were
in full retreat-these terms and
others of like ilk were used.
Whether this would prove a turn
ing point or standing point where
the war might halt its fierce move
ment, remained to be seen. Typical
of the puzzling reports were some
that told of British and Nazi tank
battalions slashing in an open plain
when the relief maps showed the
lines to be drawn in a mountainous
territory.
According to the most optimistic
Greek report, the vanguard of Ger
man tanks, motored armored cars,
motorcycles and divebombers struck
against the organized central line of
the Greeks and British on a 12-mile
front.
The report said "the defeat of this
German column was terrific dis
aster. The German tanks, motor
cycles and infantry were hurled
back into a broken retreat on r.
mile front, from Florina to Vanitsa."
Berne, Switzerland, was one of the
few points which was sending any,
thing that sounded at all reasonable
about the Jugoslavian situation. It
seemed that the Serbs were planning
to defend a big triangle, mostly
mountainous, which seemed to leave
Belgrade and other parts of the
Jugoslav plain territory undefended.
One corner of this triangle was
the southeastern town of Skolpje, but
the fall of this point was early
claimed by the Nazis. But for days
thereafter the Jugoslavs were re-
ported from Berne to be counter
attacking vigorously in this neigh
borhood, and to be driving south
ward from central Jugoslavia with
determination and courage, deter
mined not to be cut off from the
Graeco-British lines.
Part of the German strategy, how
ever, was to accomplish just this,
and early it was claimed that the
Germans and Fascists in northern
Albania had joined hands, though
this was not borne out Immediately
in subsequent stories from the front.
Churchill warned that some "sur-
prise move" might come from Rus
STA, and indeed the whole of Europe
watched expectantly.
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Testify on Labor Relations

william H. Davis Qeft) vice chair
man of the National Mediation
board, testifies on the labor situa-
ton before the house military affairs
committee investigating the national
defense program. Below: Sidney
Hillman, OPM labor director, before
the committee. L. to R., s. Hillman,
Rep. Harter, Rep. Thomson and Rep.
May (chairman) of the committee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-04-24

generation to generation. In the
focks there are no morons; neither
are they found among the beasts.
If humans bred like the beasts and
the birds, would they cease to breed
morons? Likewise, it would be in
teresting and Illuminating to know
at what time and under what condi-
tons the female of the species in the
process of evolution, or devolution,
lost the seasonal mating instinct.
If once possessed, the chemists and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-04-24

Although 100000 soft coal miners
were still locked in a disagreement
that kept mines in IL states idle, it
was obvious that this strike was just
"slow in settling" and that the gen.
eral labor situation was better.
The Ford strike was settled, Henry
Ford for the first time in his career
entering into an agreement with a
labor union, and the great River
Rouge plant with it's $4,000 en-
ployees was reopened.
Statisticians figured that the strike
had cost wage-earners several mil
lions of dollars, the figure running
as high as $8,500,00 probably TAX
ing into consideration several thou
sands of workers who had been
forced into idleness by the closing
of the main plant.
The immediate lessening of pres
sure in the strike situation did not,
however, mean that the whole thing
was. under CONTROL" for there were
many bitter fights looming over the
horizon, one of them involving Cen
eral Motors, another threatening
U. S. Steel, and several others threat
ening smaller plants.
Chairman Dies of the unAmerican
Investigating committee claimed
there was a Communist plot to tie
up the vital aluminium industry.
It was almost a relief when the
picture changed somewhat and the
forces in Washington began to train
their guns on employers instead of
employees, for a change.
Leon Henderson, vibrant former
member of the SEC, and head of
the Presidents price-control setup,
was given additional powers and set
up almost as price cZar.
His first announcements came as
a clap of thunder. He announced
that there was ruthless profteer-
ing" among the producers and deal
ers in cadmium, vital defense met
al. This was his first "shot' and it
was followed quickly by others.
He named II industries in which
there was proffteering and an
nounced that he intended to stop it.
He was asked what prices were too
high, and answered "an prices are
too high"
He then barred his weapons. He
said that his theory was that price
increases would never "bring out
production" and that 'jailsentences"
wouldn't do it either. He talked
about economic sanctions" against
profiteers, and said, in the cadmium
instance, that if the profteering
didn't stop, the government would
''put the dealers out of business"
and that "they would have only
themselves to blame"
He even stepped out into the arena
and announced that he considered
wages came within his territory, be-
cause they were prime factor in
costs" He said he would find ways
and means to keep wages down if
they got too high, also.
Americans took Mr.. Henderson
with grain of salt, perhaps, but it
was change in a picture which had
painted the forces of Labor as the
Big Bad Man who was hating ma
tional defense, and showed new
picture in which the Businessman
was the villain, and not the worker.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-04-24
BY Edward C. Wayne
WEEKLY NEWS ANAL YSIS

Conflicting British and Nazi Reports
Tell of Fierce Fighting in Balkans;
Russia Japan Sign Neutrality Pact
In Surprising Diplomatic Maneuver
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One Action

One Action
Every man feels instinctively
that all the beautiful sentiments
in the world weigh less than a
single lovely action.-Lowen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-12
COMMISSION FLYING TO
 FAIRBANKS
Air Survey of Tdku River Valley Shows Road
 Link Feasible

Members of th e International Highway Commission left Juneau this afternoon by plane for Fair banks, though weather conditions and their late start indicate the party might have to remain at Whitehorse overnight.
 Flying in the plane of Assistant Director of Civil Defense J. J. Ryan, those in the party are Gov. Ernest Gruening, Rep. Warren Magnuson, former Gov. Thomas Riggs and Sec retary of Alaska E. L. (Bob) Bart lett.
 Member Donald Macdonald flew to Fairbanks via PAA and Secretary Howard MacGowan plans to fly back to Washington at the first op- portunity.
 Yesterday the Commissioners flew over the Taku Valley for an hour on an air survey of possible road to connect Juneau with the High way. The plane went as far as At lin. Members said on their return the branch road appeared possible from an engineering standpoint but would probably be quite costly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-12

Chamber had been asked to coop crate with the neW-Spirited Boy Scout move in Juneau. Further busi- ness brought up in the short meet ing was a reminder that excess sport caught salmon will be taken from fishermen at the Cold Storage for distribution among the needy during the winter months.
 Complaint of many nails in the streets of Juneau and their result in tire punctures was referred to con- mittee and will be reported on at the next meeting
 New member Marshal Erwin was introduced as were guests A. R. Boy CT of Petersburg and E. L. Keithahn of Wrangell, new curator of the Territorial Museum.
 Expected guests of the Chamber members of the visiting Internation- al Highway Commission, did not at tend the meeting because of their expected departure to Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-12
WORKER DROPS FROM SIGHT ENR0UTE TO
 DUTCH HARB0R JOB

Inquiries were made of the Mar shals office today by A. O. Henson as to the whereabouts of friend. Robert Allen, g, who left here April 8 to work at Dutch Harbor and who has not been heard from since.
 Allen obtained job through the Alaska Territorial Employment Ser vice. Though more than two months have elapsed he has not sought to obtain cneck for more than Sl00 waiting for him at the Alaska Ju- neau Gold Mining Company office and has not notified friends here of a forwarding address.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-12

street because of the traffic and flre hazard they create. was promised to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce by the Mine and Mill Workers Local 203 as a communication from the union was read to members of the Chamber at their regular noon luncheon meeting in the Baranof Gold Room at noon today.
 Further discussion of the project which has been before the Cham Der and the City Council for several weeks, disclosed that the City is now carrying on negotiations for the purchase or condemnation of the buildings. City Councilman Ernest Parsons, present at the Chamber meet, said that the Council is mak- ing every effort possible to accom- plish the project, but that results would be necessarily impeded be- cause of "red tape and absentee owners"
 Announcement was made that the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-12
CITIZENSHIP
 CEREMONIES
 ARE SLATED
Class of B to Take Oath as Americans in Court
 Here Tomorrow

Either Rep. Warren G. Magnuson CT Past Department Commander E. M. Policy of the American Legion will be the speaker tomorrow eve ming at naturalization proceedings in which g will take the oath Of allegiance as American citizens be- fore the District Court.
 Magnuson has agreed to speak II he is in the city. If he has net re- turned from Fairbanks, Policy will substitute.
 Judge George F. Alexander will make opening and closing remarks. The oath will be administered by Clerk of Court Robert E. Coughlin. A flag pledge will be led by Frank A. Metcalf, Commander of Afford John Bradford Post of the Legion. Presentation of flags will be con- ducted by R. E. Robertson, Past Ex- alted Ruler of the Juneau Elks Lodge.
 Petitioners are urged to be on hand at 7:45 o'clock. The program will begin at 8.
 Among those to participate 1T the mass naturalization will bt Hans Johansen, Frank Cossardo Cos Athan Tsoustas, Oscar Gott- fried Erickson, Stanislav Julius Ra. kosh, Owe Gravesen, Lillian Caro- line Skuse, Eva Clark, Sina Der gita Sunderland, Isak Emil Hietala Grace Reed, Signe Marie Karkl Harry Naifonov, Knute Langseth George Dimitris Bavard, Forry Jud' son Barlow, Hilna Johanna Niem and Rode Krivokapich.
 Four or five others who are tt be examined tomorrow will hs added to this list
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-12
DOUGLAS HOME
 GUARD PRAISED
 AT INSPECTION
Assistant Director of Civil. ian Defense Visits
 Unit at Drill

The Douglas Home Guard has made remarkable strides toward pre- paredness to meet an emergency, As sistant Director Of Civilian Defense J. J. Ryan said today following an inspection of the Douglas unit last night.
 Walter Andrews is Captain of the Dougas Home Guard. Other officers are Sergeants Cahill and Larue and Ccrporals Erskine, Gulhaugen and Niemi.
 The Douglas Home Guards have been turning out 40 men every Wednesday evening since January to drill on the baseball field.
 "The Douglas Home Guard put on fine performance last night" said Ryan, and every man deserves a great deal of credit. Captain An drews has done a very good job of organizing and training and is to be congratulated for his initiative and energy in accomplishing what he has without outside help"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-12
WHITEHEAD WILL BE
 NEW SCOUT CHAIRMAN

Dr. William M. Whitehead today accepted the position of chairman of the District Boy Scout Commit tee for the coming year, according to an announcement by Wellman Hol- brook, chairman of the nominating committee.
 Former chairman was Charles Burdick. Other divisional officers as selected by the nominating com- mittee will be announced in the near future.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-12
DOUGLAS MEETS ELkS
 ON FRIDAY THIRTEEN

To be played on Friday the Thir- teenth, a seven inning battle be- tween the Elks and the Douglas Islanders will start on the Fire mems Ball Park at 6:30 o'clock to- night. weather permitting
 The game, if played, will be the first this week, the Moose-Elks game being rained out on Tuesday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-12
West Will Receive
 Huge Honey Order

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.-The surplus marketing administration announces it would purchase seven million pounds of extracted honey n nine Far Western States this month. Producers must make offers in car load lots by June IS.
 The government offered Az cents a pound for No. quality.
 The honey will go to SC ool lunches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-12
TatkIe by Woman
 Prevents Suicide

NEW YORK, June 12.-A Woman's football-like tackle saved pajama- clad William Rosendale, fifteen, from leap of death from four story rooftop in Brooklyn. The cajolery of policemen and the coax ing of priest failed to lure the boy from his precarious perch. Then a neighbor, Mrs. Emily Moore, forty two, mother of two sons, took a more direct method, dived at him, grab bed him around the waist and brought him down. Then she tainted.