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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
NAVY OFFERS
 AIR COURSE
 T0ALA5kAN5
Examining Doctor Flies Here 10 Get Air Cadets
 from Territory

Alaska youth interested in avia- tion will be given an opportunity to receive instruction and training at Pensacola, Florida, with the Naval Air Corps in the very near future" according to Dr.. William Davidson, examining doctor for the Flight Selection Board of the 18th Naval District, who passed through Juneau from Seattle early this morning.
 Dr. Davidson arrived by PAA Lodestar and left for Fairbanks on an Electra today. The Navy doc tor is on a preliminary tour to make tentative arrangements for a coming examining board in the Territory and will be back in Ju- neau Monday evening at the Bar anof Hotel to answer questions of Juneau young men interested in the reserve training program.
 Men interested are asked to con- tact Davidson on his return, and to write Commander Bert Creigh- ton at the Naval Air Station in Seattle for full particulars.
 Training Points
 According to the doctor, appli- cants selected from Alaska will be sent to the Naval Air Station in Seattle for 30-day preliminary flight training course, receiving during that time s54 per month, subsistence. quarters and uniform. Then they will be placed on eligible lists for further training at Pen- sacola as vacancies occur. The time lapse before going to the Navy sta- ton in Florida may be from one to six months.
 Aviation Cadet
 Then the embryo flier is appoint ed as an aviation cadet to receive one-year course in land and sea planes required of Naval Ayiators. After the completion of the course, he receives commission as an En- sign in the U. s. Naval Reserve and is ordered to duty with an aircraft squadron.
 pr. Davidson said the examin- ing board will either be formed at Seattle and sent to tour Southeast Alaska and the Westward or will be formed at Sitka for the same
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
More Power
 Is Requested
 For Roosevelt
Administration Has Legis. Idtion Introduced To-
 day Through vinson

WASHINGTON, Aril 25-Rere- sentative Carl vinson, at the request of the Administration. today intro duced legislation to give the Presi- dent vastly broadened powers to establish priorities and ration sup plies for defense or British aid.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
ISLAND OF LEMN05 I5
 TAKEN OVER
German Forces Land on Greek Possession
 Near DarddneIIes

ATHENS, April 25.-German fore es, carried by planes and also troop ships, landed on the Greek Island of Lemnos yesterday and after a four-hour battle subdued the small Greek force.
 Lemnos is only 40 miles from the strategic DardanelleS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
NENANA ICE IS STILL
 H0LDINGf|RM; LARGE
 SUM TO BE AWARDED

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 25-- Prospective early opening of navi- gation on the great inland water ways of Alaska has been slapped back by three days by snow storms and also a drop in temperatures which still grip the river ice in the wide area at Nenana, the scene of the Northland's major ice break ing classic.
 The ice in the Nenana is still
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25

holding firm and there is little in- dication of the ice breaking soon.
 Officials of the great ice going out" contest report over $105,00O Tn the pool, meaning net award of approximately $95,0O0 to the fore caster or forecasters who made the guess as to the day, hour and min ute of the breakup.
 The most popular date predicted is May 3 but it may be later.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
TO NEVER GRANT
 FOR POWER
Senator Wheeler Makes Statement Regarding
 U. 5. Convoy Plan

ST. PAUL, Minn. April 25--Sen- ator Burton K. Wheeler, Democrat of Montana, told an audience here last night that if President Roose- welt comes to Congress seeking au- thority for conveys to England, not even the Chief Executives most ardent supporters would vote for the proposal
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April 25.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is Az, American Can 84A, Anaconda 20ss, Bethlehem Steel 69 Commonwealth and South ern X, Curtiss Wright 3/4, Gen. eral Motors 37A, International Harvester 44A, Kennecott 32,A, New York Central 12, Northern Pa cific 6A, United States Steel 51%, Pound $4.03.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
By JACK sTINNETr

WASHINGTON, April 25.-If the United States Coast Guard ever gets it's share of public recognition the phrase Let the Coast Guard Do It. will become as full of meaning as Tell it to the Marines. J
 When ships of warning or cap tive nations in American ports were taken over recently, who was called in to rout out their crews, take over the boats, and guard against sabotage? The Coast Guard:
 When cruise liner goes aground lists to Starboard and threatens to dump frantic passengers into the briny, who rushes to bring them ashore through a treacherous pounding surf?
 Who chops a way through dan- gerous ice to bring doctors, medi- cal supplies and food to some lit- tie winter-bound community of Eskimos where an epidemic has broken out? Who sets flying boat down on an angry sea to bring some pain -wracked sailor to port in time for the emergency opera tion that will save his life? Who maintains a lonely and often storm battered weather reporting patrol from the Azores to Green land?
 It's the Coast Guard every time
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
1ongass Is
 Coming North

SEATTLE, April 25. -. Steamer Tongass sailed this morning for Southeast Alaska ports. The steam CT goes to Sitka before calling at Juneau on the southbound voyage.
 Passengers aboard the Tongass booked for Juneau are Mrs. Lucia V. Robinson and Mrs. Henry Ro- den.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
LONG DOCKET

seventy-one pending cases are on the docket to be called in Dis trict Court tomorrow before Judge George F. Alexander,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
DOW. JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials ll6.58, rails 28.32, utilities 1910.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25

Every American soldier gets five pounds of balanced rations daily
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
STARTED IN 17SO

The Coast Guard started in 1790 when President Washington ap-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25

Labor Day was made a legal holiday by act Of Congress in 1894.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
PRICES ELSEWHERE

At Prince Rupert today 135.0O pounds of halibut sold for 8lA to 9 and cents.
 The price at Ketchikan today Is and cents pound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
5HaIibuiers
 Sells Seattle

SEATTLE, April 25.--Halibut arr rivals, catches and selling prices to- day are as follows.
 From the western Eclipse 10000 pounds, 9ls and 9s cents a pound; Resolute 10000 pounds, 9ss and 9A cents; Nordic 33,000 pounds 9A and cents.
 From the local banks-Reliance 2,000 pounds 10 and g cents; Selma J 1000 pounds. 10h. and cents.
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Evening star., 1941-07-08
Architects Association
Gets S180,747 Bequest

The American Association of
Architects has been willed $180,747
for the education of architects and
the furtherance of public apprecia-
ton of art by Dan Everett Kaid,
well-known New York architect and
former president of the association,
who died october 81. 1899.
The bequest, according to the As
sociated Press, was the largest from
the net estate of $374,8 ,899.
The money was received some time
ago and has been set up in trust
for the purposes set forth in Mr..
Waid's will the association an
nounced.
Mr.. Waid, who was treasurer of
the association from 1916 to 1924
and president from 1924 until 1926,
during his lifetime gave the asso-
citation approximately $4,000 with
which to erect its new building at
1735 New York avenue NV.
The building has been leased to
the State Department for the dura-
tion Of the eme;.r&ncy.
Evening star., 1941-07-08
Practically All
| Air Reservists
| BeinqCoNe Up
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
The War Department disclosed
today that all Air Corps Reserve
officers, not already on active duty
and whose civilian occupations are
not of primary Importance to the
defense program, are being ordered
to extended active duty.
The actual number thus sum-
moned will not be made public, -
the department said, but indica tions
were that it ran into several hun
dred and that possibly less than 10
per cent of the air officers would be
left in civilian life.
BY August l, the department said,
all available officers of this branch
are scheduled to be on duty. They
are being assigned to units for which
they are best qualified by their mill
tary training and civilian experience,
the department added.
Those not being called to duty be-
cause their present occupations are
considered more important to de-
fense than their military services.
1t was said. included men employed
in aeronautical, transportation and
allied industries. and in flying
schools and other activities directly
contributing to the defense effort.
Evening star., 1941-07-08
more U. S. Red Cross Nurses
Missing En- Route to London

Red Cross representatives be-
lieve there is a good chance that
all the missing nurses may turn
up en- other ships. He said, how
ever, that their boat was overdue
by several days"
An American Red Cross official
said today word was awaited here
of the arrival of 10 nurses, who
sailed for England June S, but
there was no particular anxiety"
about them since previous de-
tachment took six weeks to reach
London.
The unreported nurses were
said to have sailed from a Gulf
of Mexico por: on a slow steamer.
Both the name of the port and
the boat were held secret.
The Red Cross official said
these were the only A. r. C.
nurses Zen route to Britain eX-
cept for a detachment which left
only a few days ago.
Evening star., 1941-07-08
Two Held Under Bond
As Shooting Aftermath

Emmett G.. Revercomb. IS. of 1121
Twenty-fourth street NV. was at
home today recovering from bullet
wound in the groin. suffered during
q fight in Annapolis, Md, yesterday
that resulted in charges of assault
and battery being preferred against
him and his assailant.
The Associated Press reported Mr..
Revercomb was released on 1000
bail on a charge of assault and
battery on J. V. Skeen of Herald
Harbor Mr.. Skeen, accused of as
sault and battery with intent to kill
Mr.. Revercomb, was released on
81. 500 bail.
The Washington mans wife, Mrs.
Violet Revercomb. 80. was freed on
81 900 bail as States witness. A
hearing in the case was set for
July "a.
Eastport Md police were quoted
as saying Mr. Revercomb was shot
Sunday night after he alighted from
his automobile near Brownsville. He
was treated at Emergency Hospital
in Annapolis.
Mr.. Revercomb said today he did
not intend to prosecute Mr.. Skeen,
and considered the wound AN acci-
dent" He said the affray took place
In Herald Harbor.
Evening star., 1941-07-08
Protesting Tenants
Al Dupont Circle
Asked 10 Cooperate
U. 5. Official Makes Plea;
No More Apartments
Downtown to Be Token

Asserting that more than 81 per
cent of the tenants of the Dupont
Circle Apartments had signifed
their willingness to vacate their ac-
commodations so that the building
may be converted to Federal Office
building in the interest of defense,
Clay Guthridge, chief of planning
and space control for the Public
Buildings Administration. today ap-
pealed to the minority" objectors
for cooperation in time of emer-
gency.
With the reminder that the Gov
ernment is faced with serious
bottleneck in its attempt to find
office space for burgeoning defense
agencies, Mr.. Guthridge said indi-
viduals as we'll as business groups
no longer should view any national
effort in the light of business as
usual
Still Need Much Space.
Despite decentralization of non-
defense agencies and its frantic
temporary Office building program,
the Government still lacks some
thing like 100000 square feet Of
Office space, Mr.. Guthridge said. He
added that about 1000 persons were
being added to defense agency pay
rolls month and pointed out that
his Office was hard put to keep them
from being piled on top of each
other.
Few people seem to realize that
our job is to find Office space and
that it is up to the defense housing
co-ordinator to provide homes" Mr..
Guthridge declared.
A controversy between tenants and
the management of the Dupont
Circle Apartments developed after
residents were informed that the
building was to be leased to the
Government "in the interest of
national defense" Tenants were
requested TO move out before July IS.
No More Communicating.
Several objectors have threatened
to appeal to the courts and the
congressional committees investieat-
ing the defense program. The apart
. ment houses about 900 persons.
Mr.. Guthridge also said today it
was not likely that the Government
would commanders any more private
apartment houses in the downtown"
sector He added, however, that it
was likely his Office would continue
the practice of renting buildings now
being built or for which plans have
been drawn Such building is that
built at SIS Twenty-second street
NV.
Evening star., 1941-07-08

Fiveday forecast for the period from
5:30 pm Tuesday. July 4. 1871, to 7:3O
Pm: Saturday. July II. le41. inclusive.
Middle Atlantic States District of Co
lumbia Virginia New jersey, Delaware.
Maryland Eastern PENNSYLVANIA and New
fair until Friday or Sat-
urday, when showers are indicated Cooler
tonight. and warmer by Friday, Tempera
ture will average near normal next four
days.
Ohio Valley CKentucky, Ohio, West Vir-
ginia. Western Pennsylvania and Ten
nesseel-Generally fair until Thursday
night or Friday. when showers are indi-
Gated. The showers will likely end by Sat-
urday. Cooler tonisht. warmer Thursday
and cooler at end of week Temperature
Will average near normal next four days.
east of the Mississippi River since Mon
day morning in the deep mass Of moist
air of tropical origin that is moving north
eastward between the extensive anti-cy-
clone over the Western Atlantic Ocean
and the disturbance that is moving east
ward with center this morning over
Northern NsS York. Lake Placid. 1ooe,s
pressure in the anti-cyclone is about 10es
millibars (3O.36 inchesl, about 900 miles
east of Charleston, 8. c. An anti-cyclone,
accompanied by cool dry air, of polar
orisin is moving southeastward over the
Lake region. Green Bay, Wis. 1926
millbars .t30.11 inches). Another dis
turbance Is advancing eastward over the
libars t2e74 inches, and local thunder
showers have occurred in portions OF
North Dakota and the. Rocky Mountain
region Pressure is high and rising over
the North Pacific States, North Head,
Wash, 1923 millibars t30.31 inches).
Evening star., 1941-07-08
Central Labor Union
Pledges hI.0ut Aid
To Great Britain
Hitler and StoIin CuIIed
Fellow Murderers' in
A. F. l. Resolution

The Central Labor Union, repre-
sentative body of about 100000
members of Washington locals af-
f1liated with the American Fedora
ton of Labor, last night pledged
all-out aid for Britain in adopting
unanimously report that excori-
ated Hitler and Stain as fellow
murderers."
The report, in discussing America s
defense efforts, said: I'VE insist
Americans can and will do all that
may become man; who dares do
less is not man but a beast"
1t was the first stand the body.
composed of delegates from l25
local unions, has taken on issues
which are an outgrowth OF the war.
except to indorse the defense pro-
gram last year. A spokesman said
1t also was the first time the orga-
nization has taken a concrete"
stand on Communism. which was
condemned as thoroughly as was
Nazl-ism.
All-Out Aid Pledged.
Submitted by the Committee on
Education, through its chairman.
Donald c. Dow, the report declared: :
I'VE are all profoundly aware of
all implications of our pledge to
give our all for America and we
Join Fundamentally with our fellow
trace unlonists throughout this
hemisphere and in Britain. in
pledging our all-out aid for Britain"
Declaring that it hoped that "dev-
astatlng damage" would be inflicted
on Hitler's forces and condemninp
Communists at home" the report
said: They must be answered here
at nome in the same way in which
they were answered while they were
closely collaborating with their fel-
low murderers. the Nazi agents. It
would be well if there were prepared
at this time statement showing
precisely when and how in a num-
Der OF instances these two bands of
lying. foul, murderous thieves have
together connived to DESTROY the
rights of free men and lay waste to
their lands"
Curran Raped
The report also raped Joseph
Curran and his Communications
mated Maritime Union" C. %.
BODY, for an attack on an A.. FL.
seamens union whose members had
pledged their very lives to serve our
America and carry aid to Britain"
Evening star., 1941-07-08
Poles Are Confident
OF Ending State Of
War With Russia
Tolks in London Are
Aided by U. S. and
British OfficiuIs
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July S.-Oficial Polish
circles expressed confidence today
that an agreement would be con-
cluded shortly ending the technical
state of war still existing between
Poland and Soviet Russia and per-
mitting establishment of diplomatic
relations.
Russia sent her armies into Po-
land in September, 1899. and shared
with Germany the partitioning of
the country.
Gen. Wladislaw Sikorski, premier
of the Polish government in exile
here, and Soviet Ambassador Ivan
Maisky discussed the situation last
Saturday and the talks are continu-
ing favorably with the help OF
United States and British officials
Polish sources said
They added that the main topic of
the talks was wiping out of the
effects of the German Russian
agreements of 1889 concerning the
partitioning of Poland. 1t was said
that if Russia denounced her pact
with Germany and declared void the
Russian-German demarcation line
which cut Poland in two. the state
of war between Russians and Poles
would cease to exist.
Other problems under discussion
concern at least 100000 Polish war
prisoners and thousands of Polish
civilians who were deported to Rus
sian Siberia and Turkestan as po-
litical prisoners.
The Polish government is demand
ing the release of the captives and
permission to form an armed unit in
Russia similar to the Polish Army
in Britain.
Poles said they believed Moscow
would agree.
Evening star., 1941-07-08
Mrs. Merrick's Death
Certified as Suicide

Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid last night issued certificate
of suicide in the death OF Mrs.
Pauline Bayles Merrick, 40, of 3701
Sixteenth street NV. found on
the floor of the gas-filled kitchen
of her apartment.
Her mother. Mrs. Lillian H. Stutz,
returned home last night to find
the door locked. She summoned
residents of the adjacent apart
ment, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry V. Ul-
rich. who obtained passkey.
Police reported a note was beside
the body and that jets to the gas
range were open.
Mrs. Merrick was a Treasury De-
partment employe.
Evening star., 1941-07-08

yesterday, admitted that "spies and
pimps" are operating within the
Police Department. but he refused
to describe the men who are con-
nected with a "gestapo."
Representative Dirksen said in
his private inquiry he wanted par
ticularly information from low
ranking officers and privates on the
force and promised that any data
given him would be regarded as
confidential" so there could be no
reprisals."
Il don't want to hear from officers
with axes to grind" he declared.
Il want constructive information as
to what the rank and file think
should be done to improve the de-
partment."
Mr.. Dirksen said he got his idea
from a letter he received yesterday
suggesting that steel boxes" be
placed in every precinct station
house into which the officers would
drop anonymous suggestions for i'm
provements they thought should be
made to increase the efficiency of
the department.
"Civil Service = Cloak"
During the examination Of 1t
Barrett, Representative Hebert
charged that civil service Is just
a cloak behind which certain peo-
pie hide" He also declared that
civil service is the weakness of
the Police Department and many
other things"
Il think so," admitted 1t. Bar
rett.
This discussion was stirred by the
record of Inspector Bernard Thomp-
son. chief of detectives, who left
the department on sick leave sew
eral months ago and is slated to
retire next month.
Mr.. Hebert brought out from 1t.
Barrett that Inspector Thompson
had become a lieutenant by civil
service examination, and after that
was made acting captain and then
inspector in charge of the detective
bureau.
Was he made acting captain by
civil service?" the witnes was asked.
mo. civil service had nothing to
do with it."
Then who appointed Thompson
acting captain and chief of detec-
tives?"
Squad Was stepping Stone"
why, the major and superin-
tendent, I suppose"
Now we are getting at it. These
higher jobs are filled by the super
intendent of police, with the con-
sent OF the Commissioners"
Yes"
1t. Barrett said when he entered
the detective bureau, Mr.. Thomp-
son was q detective sergeant on the
bad check squad.
Representative Sauthoff, Progress
sive, of Wisconsin contended that
the police should not have to in
vestigate bad checks; that bank
ers, businessmen or other victims
should take these troubles to the
district attorney.
1t. Barrett was asked if Capt. Ira
E. Keck, present acting chief of de-
tectives, also was on the bad check
squad. Yes, he was Mr.. Thompson's
partner, said the witness.
IF you were writing q book on
how to become chief of detectives"
suggested Representative Hebert,
you would say the first thing was
to get on the check squad?"
We'll, I'm not going to write any
book" said 1t. Barrett.
Evening star., 1941-07-08
Star Staff Photo.

be given to possible savings in other
fields.
BY reconverting numerous power
and heating units to burn coal, the
Federal Government itself could
save lot of petroleum, according
to bureau experts. Many Govern
ment installations could be readily
switched over to coal at little cost,
they point out. Many home-heat ting
units, which originally burned coal,
could also similarly be reconverted.
In New England. large number
of cooking installations originally
designed for other fuel now con-
sumo kerosene. Though it might
inconvenience farmers and others
to return to the use of coal or
wood. such a transfer would result
in conserving large quantities of
crude oil, the bureau said.
Evening star., 1941-07-08
Autos Alone Can't Save Enough
Oi, Standards Bureau Finds
Though substantial quantities O

Though substantial quantities of
gasoline could be saved If Ameri-
cans improved their driving habits,
and made the best possible adjust
ments on automobiles and other in
ternal combustion engines, these re-
forms would not in themselves
achieve the proposed overall 20 per
cent reduction in the consumption
Of crude oil, the Bureau of Stand
ards reported today.
This fact has been demonstrated
by series of cooperative tests con-
Quoted by experts of the bureau and
representatives of the American Au-
tomobile Association, it said. These
tests still are under way
To solve the problem presented by
the prospective shortage Of petro-
leum in the Eastern States, bureau
experts urge that serious attention
Evening star., 1941-07-08
Files Second Suit

Police Court Judge Benjamin NJ.
Hedrick of Arlington County. Va,
today filed suit in Arlington Circuit
Court for $4,000 against Crandall
Mackey, Arlington attorney, for
allegedly libelous statements pub
lished in the Chronical, a weekly
newspaper of which Mr.. Mackey is
editor. Judge Hedrick filed a SINH
lar suit in District Court against
Mr.. Mackey last week.