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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
BIG BLAZE RACES FOR
 ONE HOUR
Warehouse and Several Business Houses 6ufted
 Smoke DoesDdmage

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 4. Fire of a mysterious origin ,gutted the Alaska Steamship Company warehouse and stores on the street side of the same building.
 The Walker Drug Company, Hunts Book Store, Charles In surance Agencies and Kubley's Liqucr Store and Beer Parlor have all been wrecked along with the steamship ocmpany's office in the same building, and three apartments upstairs.
 The fire spread so swiftly, starting after 10 o'clock this forenoon, that the apartment tenants had to be taken out by ladders.
 Dr. Norman R. Walker lost all prescription files and was able to get only his cash register after the fire was brought under control, which was about an hour after it started. Smoke damaged the stock of the adjoining Ryus Drug Com pany.
 Two Coast Guard boats joined tthc Ketchikan Fire Boat and Department in fighting the flames.
 The loss is estimated unOf- ficially at $75,000.
 Although guards have been patrolling the waterfront, appar- ently to guard against sabotage, there is no official inclination to credit saboteurs with starting the blaze even though the origin is uncertain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
FRENCH AGAIN BOMBED; RAF DESTROYS OIL
British CIamor for Aetion- Precautions Taken,
 in Syria
(By Associated Press)

With the British public clamor- ing for action, the Royal Air Force today sent out warplanes which bombed the oil depot at Beirut in French ruled Lebanon in what may be the opening blow in the next great campaign of the war.
 Simultaneously, au h O. it tive quarters in London said Britain has now taken necessary precautions in regard to Syria" and the neighbor- ing French colony. The Middle East Imperial headquarters at Cairo announced that British troops have occupied Mosul, center of Iraq's oil fields, as war momentarily threat ened to boil over in this new theatre of war in the Eastern Mediterran- can.
 The Syrian High Command de- clared the army in Levant is ready to defend it's territory against any attacks. In Berlin, Nazi spokes- man said France has taken "certain protective measures" along the bord- CTS of some of her colonial possess sions. It was evident that the state ment referred to Syria and Lebanon.
 Reports reaching vichy said that British planes this morning attacked Beirut, blowing up reservoirs and bombing the oil depot there, re- capitulating for the battle of Crete.
 German sources asserted that 12,- 900 more British and Greek troops have been captured on the blitz ravaged island, making total of 25,000 men captured by the invad- CTS. Previous British reports said that 15,0OO troops had been safely withdrawn out of the original con- tingent of some 30,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, June - There are nearly 200 training camps in the nation now. with anywhere from 2,O00 to 78,0O0 trainees each, and actually hundreds of new de- fenSe plants.
 Very few of these were locat- ed with any serious considera- ton of accessibility by highway. When you need thousands of acres for gun ranges and mass maneuyers, you can't always pick and choose your acreage. When you need acres of plant space on railroads, rivers and harbors, you can't worry about the highways that feed them.
 When you have to put on big scale army maneuvers like those held in the East two years ago; in Louisiana and Texas last year; and those scheduled to center in Tennessee in May and June, you
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
CHAPTERS OF ACTIVE LIFE.
 OF .Ex-kAI5ER

was then 29 took counsel from him. Gradually, a breach appeared; Bis marck was dismissed and the En- peror announced he would take command of the ship of state him. self. Concern was felt in Europe. But, before this, he visited various capitals in Europe and became known as "the travelling Emperor"
 DIVINE RIGHT
 At Brandenburg, in 1890. he de- livered his famous Divine right" speech. He said he regarded the welfare of the German people as his responsibility conferred by God; that it was his duty ito increase this heritage for which one day I shall be called upon to give &C., count" He added: Those who try to interfere with my task I shall crush.'
 COLONIES EXTENDED
 He developed a colonial policy based on opportunism. While the "Open Door" policy in China was occupying the attention of the world he obtained rich concession at Kiaochow from China in 1898. He got Portuguese colonies in Africa when Portugal was having financial troubles; bought the Caroline and Ladrone Islands from Spain at a moment when that country was ex- hausted after it's war with the Unit ed States; protectorates over col onies in southeast and east Africa were dissolved and became German crown colonies: he acquired foot hold in the Samoan Islands. PEACETIME GERMANY Alongside peaceful progress Ger many built up an army and navy based upon universal service Deutschland Ueber Alles' super seded Die Yacht Am Rhein" as the national song. He preached "Dei Tag" the day when Germany would get her place in the sun Diplomats in Europe built up ententes and alliances to maintain "the balance of power" The triple entente oi Great Britain, France and Russia hemmed in Wilhelm's realm anc grew stronger as the triple alliance of Germany, Austro-Hungary anc
 Italy weakened
 Meanwhile, Germany moved for ward in culture, science. trade ane industry. Articles made in Ger. many were known in all worlc markets. Foreign students flocket to her universities.
 MOROCCO
 War clouds appeared over thu Morocco situation in 1904. Franc, was striving for expansion there the Kaiser spoke up for independ. ence of the northern Africa sultan ate, picking time when France European ally Russia. was engaged in it's disastrous war with Japan Trouble was staved off after loni negotiations and in 1906 France
 'paramont interest in Morocco wa! established.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04

WASHINGTON-T five Dem ocratic and Republican congress sional leaders to whom Roosevelt gave a pre-review of his fireside chat tried to pin him down on the details of conveying But they got no more information from him than the throng of newspapermen who tried to cross-examine him tn. next day.
 Roosevelt was in a cheery mood when he. greeted the Capitol Hill group in the Lincoln study on the second floor of the White House. Although this is the Presidents private office, it is not air con-. ditioned. But Roosevelt, in his shirt sleeves, did not seem to mind the sweltering heat.
 After his visitors were seated, he read the speech through carefully and seemed to get big kick out of the phrases that dotted 1t. He seemed particularly pleased with the paragraph in which ne toio the Latin American republicans: You may disregard those few citi- zens of the United States who con tend that we are disunited and cannot act.'
 "Quislings would be found to gov ern in our republics, appeared to be another favorite line.
 After he had finished, the first question from the intently listen ing group was, What about con- voys?'
 Draw your own conclusions" :" was Roosevelt's cryptic reply
 Exactly what do you mean by freedom of the seas, MT. Presi- dent?' asked Speaker Sam Ray
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
Last Emperor of Germany Suttumbs Following lll-
 ness of One Month
BURIAL WILL TAKE
 PLACE NEXT MONDAY
Full Military Honors Will Be Accorded by Ndzi High Command

| BERLIN, June 4.--Former Kaiser of Germany, Wilhelm II. aged 82, died at Doorn. Holland. at l:38 o'clock a.m., Pacific Standard time, following a months illness. Several of the family were at the bedside. 1 Gen. Wilhelm von Dommes. ad- minis trator of the Hohenzollern properties, said burial of the former German ruler will be at Doorn. l The death was officially announc- cd through the DINE. official Ger man news agency.
 An intestinal disorder. complicated at the last by lung embole. caused death.
 Military Funeral l on order of Hitler, burial will take place next Monday at Doorn, mill itary funeral, with full honors, ac- corded to Imperial Germany's last Emperor.
 The German High Command will take full charge of the military phase of the funeral, token, per- haps, of reconciliation between the Fuehrer and former Emperor. At the bedside, when the former Emperor passed away. were only a few close members of his family. his second wife. Princess Hermine. and his grandsons The eldest living son, successor to the head of the Hohen- zollern family. Grown Prince Fred erich Wilhelm. was at his fathers bedside early last week but left Doorn when the former ruler appeared to rally.
 Wilhelm's body will be inferred temporarily in the little chapel on the Doorn estate since no mausoleum or crypt has been built. Wilhelm it is said. expressed the wish that the only mourners at his funeral be the innermost members of his family circle but DNB says that some delegations of the Reich are expected to attend.
 German Comment
 The German newspapers today de- clared that the postwar research ab- solved the Kaiser from the World War guilt but the Dtenst Aug Deutschland, Nazi news commentary, added that he carried a great deal |
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
Italians {! in
 AfriGBeing
 Cleaned 0uf
Claim 17,OOO Prisoners Taken-British Ethiopian
 Troops Take Village

CAIRO, June 4.-Ethiopian troops lead by British officers today cap tured the village of Debarech for the third time after extremely bitter fighting, British military headquart- CTS announced today.
 Seventeen thousand prisoners have been taken by the British thus far in . drive to stamp out the last Ital- ian resistance in the south central lakes region, said the communique.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04

The following is condensed form of the more important phases in the life of the former Emperor of Ger many:
 BIRTH
 Friedrich Wilhelm Victor Albert Hohenzollern, last Emperor of i'm perial Germany, was born January 27, 1859. His father, Emperor Fried rich, reigned only 99 days, dying of tuberulosis of the throat. His mother was the then Princess Vic toria, eldest child of Queen Victoria of England.
 BOYHOOD
 He was physically handicapped with limp left arm, which withered with years. Babyhood was spent at Potsdam. Commencing when he was six years old, he was trained rigor- ously for the next twelve years. His daily regime began at 6 a. m. and he was hardened by hiking, calis- thenics, swimming. riding, fancing and shooting. He was a skilled one handed hunter and wing shot. At 10 he became a lieutenant in in- fantry; at 12 he rode a war horse in the procession that celebrated Germany's victory over France and marked the formation of the Ger man empire.
 COLLEGE
 Precedent was broken when he and his brother, Prince Henry att tended public high school. It was something of sensation to have royalty rub shoulders with com moners. College days were spent at the University of Bonn-On-Rhine He joined the Corps Borussia' and participated in the weekly "beer fests." For two years after his col lege days he hunted in the forests He killed 61,73O wild things, includ- ing 4,00O stags..
 FIRST MARRIAGE
 He married, on Feb. 27, 1881, al Berlin, Augusta Victoria, daughter of Duke Friederich of Schleswig. Holstein. They had met casually 1T England and became friends at z hunt. The wedding was colorfu pagent. The young Prince, at tht head of full battalion of troops welcomed his bride who rode in 6 carriage drawn by eight blacs horses. Tens of thousands cheeree in the streets.
 EMPEROR The failing health of his father threw many duties of state upon him. He represented the empire al various occasions in other mon- archies. On June IS, 1888, his father died and he became Emperor. His grandfather, Wilhelm I. had died shortly before his father; there was foreboding at the rapidly changing imperial scene caused by the deaths of two rulers within three months
 BISMARCK But Bismarck, 'the Iron Chancel- lor," had been at the helm for some time and the country felt safe. Fol time. the untried Emperor, who
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
EDEL5TEIN DROPS DEAD
 AFTER TALK
Representative from New York State Dies Sud-
 denly in Capital

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Repre- sentative M. M. Edelstein, 5, of New York State, dropped dead this after noon outside of the House Chamber few minutes after making a speech on the floor.
 Dr. George Calver, Capitol physi- elan. was summoned and said a sudden attack of the heart was the cause of death.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
MARTIN GETS WORD

A telephone message was received by Ralph Martin, of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, from Laurence Erickson early this afternoon stating that a fire had done much damage in forenoon blaze at Ketchikan and giving the names of the firms that were burned out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04

A patent has been granted on a flying automobile. designed to carry troops by air to the scene of battle and, after land- ing, shed its wings and man. euyer into fighting position.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
B0TTLENE(k5 ON OPEN
 ROADS, UNITED STATES

can't decide on the site of opera tions solely on basis of how much private traffic you are going to disrupt.
 Concerning these last you can take the sweating and swearing of hundreds of thousands of motorists who already have been through t and of the several states, counties and cities which had to spend hun- dreds of thousands of dollars re- pairing damaged highway surfaces, broken-down shoulders, and rickety bridges.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June 4 Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 4, American Can 78la. Anaconda 26h. Bethlehem Steel 71h. Commonwealth an l Southern g, Curtiss Wright 8H, General Motors 37as, International Harvester 50%, Kennecott 35 3i4, New York Central 12%, Northern Pacific 6%, United States Steel 54h, Pound $4.031z.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials ll7.68, rails 27.68, utilities 17.l3.
 Schools in Iran increased from 6l2 to 1921 to 5000 in 1887.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04

Railroads in the United States handled an average of $50 tons of freight per train in l940, the greatest total on record.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-04
DOWN TO CASES

DOWN TO CASES
 As for the camp and plant areas, let me give you a few individual reports m a d e to the American Automobile Association by Army and Navy officials and by local motor clubs.
 California, which brides itself on it's great highway system, needs immediately about 300 miles of ac- cess roads, with an estimated con- struction cost of s28,600,OOO At
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tThis is the second of three articles by Jack Stinnett on the highways and national de- fense.)
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-08-29
UNFOUNDED Suspicious
BY Ruth Taylor

The beat of crisis strain and excitement under which
are all living today temees becoming rayed and
tangled We getting grochy and upset quick take
Tense unreasonng in reactions thing
aftronts prudces where none exsn short
around looking for trouble
Today evidence of this where live One
woman who has been there for years begun to feel that
each time there is trivial delay in mail elevator service
is because of the is German another is Italian
Allied buttons she crowd her blouse She has
completely lost her of proportion becoming such
pore that everyone lodges herewith the result she sees the
entire place as habtation of spies
My friend the German getting touchv He is becoming
Suheh and uncooerative because he feels suspect He
doesn't think 1T fair when after ALL he good citizen
o twenty years and Just as anti Naz anyone else
because ne feels people about him him. he wont saw where
lie STANDS and gets goomier andore isagreee av
The little Italian elevator boy is completely observation-disclosures
therefore su He has thought himself as an Italian
ana certainly his particular brand Yorkese bears no
OF any origin more foreign than Greenpon p to now his
OIL interest IN the newspapers has been what the Rrookvn
Dodgers did did not do But is now building I'm resent
meft an an aloofness that will bear bad fruit
What applies to these three people applies to prouns all
groups all over this countyWheher minority of race
AMY COLOR creed or class they getting touchv And
because OF this feeling they tongeating into pros
WHICH Is dangeous thing for national unity.
Today we need to be peop-o united on the things
IN which we all believe Our personal duty is pln-rst 70 Owe
otners the same consideration that expect ourselves and
secondly not to look for trouble take everything
ally or to take ofense without due cause
Let us therefore not be tochy-but let us meet orr fn
americans nall way in spirit offowship cooperton and
WORK with them for the defense our country and m b ~
Ties which it bestows upon ALL its citizens
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-08-29
THE FOUR HORSEMEN RIDE AGAIN

again the TOUR hoisemen of the Apocalypse are riding
says the journal OF the American Medical Association Onoe
more war; disease hunger and death troy mankind Tho
norSehen OF today travel with increased speed of mechanical
transportation Today the possibilities for sudden and ,
are more likely than preyiousIv
views oSpatches and other reports from Europe are not
Iyphus IS being held in check only with the great
anu III some areas notably Poland and the Battles
thlS Killer Is rumored to have reached seriols cor ~
lions Other potentially murderous endemic disease ar ,1i
SeHo" IeVef ana plague And the that we are far from,
the battefeds and the stricken starving nations docs m
assured protection. 9 "
AS ne journal also says: CLEARLY the insulation of this
'u"'y from the disease consequences of war Will proyo
TASK ana VIII require the careful planning and Of
lort fortunately for the United States we have tho G
;| e III lhe world to act as front line Of defense
rad;I w O"oterla Killers Nowhere else in the world has
encdi research progressed far And nowhere so !, fro
~ "orlu the average doctor well fitted to perform bo
"o'i tasks OF preventing and curing disease
Inc scientists are working protect Won from, tho f,r
horSemen All of the 100000 600 people in this t ir
'S"s'' n Es!E eFs ssn .z,,,so sys~ss, .,,.t,,,sr
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-08-29
ENGLISH AND REDS BEGIN
ACTION IN SOUTH

Early this week English and
CommuniStic troops started
military action in the oil pro-
ducing territorie South of the
Russians homeland. Only time
will tell if it is of Importance.
1t will e remembered that the
Gee mans Sout Inward drive to
rescue MuSsolini collapsed with
out reaching the fabulous rich
Iran and lraq oil fields for some
mysterious reason because the
British forces there had been
apparently put to flight.
Neutral observers think that
the British are getting set to
attack Hitler by way of the
South and it is noted that Ameri-
can materials of war are not now
sent 10 England but to the
eastern end of the Mediterra-
mean VIA SUI.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-08-29
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
National and International
Problems Inseparable From
Local Welfare

President Roosevelt's recent
appointment of an Economics
Defense Board is generally re-
garded as proof of the Admins
tratfon's intention to wage
economic war against the Axis
on a big scale. The Board is
headed by Vice President Wal
lace. and it's other members are
the Secretaries of State, War,
Navy, Treasury and Agriculture
and the Attorney General. The
important position of executive
secretary has been given to w.
w. Rieder a professor of eco
nomics at Princeton and a for
mer economist for the Federal
Reserve Board.
Economic warfare will mean
the use of all this countrv's
vast resources to advance the
cause of the democracies and TO
oppose the purposes of the dicta-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-08-29
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US. Notifies state That 1t May
Take Over Fire Towers

The United States Army has
served notice on the Conserva-
ton Commission of West Vir-
ginia that it is prepared on short
notice to commander ue of the
state and federal forest fire OBJ
Srvaion towers in the state. ac-
cording to a report to T. ID. Gray
director of Conservation from
State Forester d. B. Griffin.
The announcement was made
August 9th.
To what use the army expects
to put the towers was not divulp
led in its communication to the
personnel The state forester
pointed out. however. that the
states 81 towers and the IL
government towers i'm the ma
ional forest cover" about 70 pc!
cent OF the states area in VI
Sual sense. leading to the con-
lecture that in time of emar-
gency the army might use the
tower and tower sites for air
craft Spotting. radio beam sta
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-08-29
ROOSEVELT LUCK

Some people seem to have all
the luck. Of course, being kin
to the President of the United
States helps bit, too.
When Mr.. Roosevelt returned
from his famous secret confer
ence with MIR. Churchill off the
Maine coast he carefully explain
ed to newspapermen that the
reason his sons Elliot and Frank
lin Junior were inluded in the
historic gathering was that
he Just happened to catch
them at the scene, They were
on escorting naval vessels.
That certainly was SOME
Coincidence. especially since FL
hot is Captain (remember?)
in the Army Air Corps Procure
ment Division. Elliot certainly
was lucky as an Army procure
ment man to be cruising around
with the navy. Not many army
men have that kind of luck. at
least at such an important mo-
ment.
One wonders how the Presi-
dent happened to catch" them.
Did he spot his sons aving hand
kerchiefs at him from some
distant vessel or could he have
known of their presence all
along? In any event he appointed
his sons special White House
aides for the occasion and they
were all ready with their aiguil.
lettes (gold braid to you) on q
moments notie.
Anyway, one can hardly blam.
the President for showing favor
ltism to his sons. 1t is a natural
human intinct. But why pretend
it was just lucky coincidence :
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-08-29

Sergeant Russell Owens was
acquitted last week for the
shooting Of Private Ned Truman
in the fracas on a bus bound
for the camp. Acquittal came
from the General Court from
which there is no appeal. Other
military policemen and white
soldiers at the camp who had a
hand in the roundup, disarm-
ing and insulting of Negroes
on the night of August sixth
have not been punished.
The NAACP stated that il
such drastic punishment can be
melted out to a soldier for not
cleaning his quarters and for
splitting on the floor" Fort
Bragg authorities should be
made to explain their failure to
prosecute the soldiers W h q
swore at, bullied and inflicted
unnecessary indignities on fell
low soldiers and superior officers.
This is further evidence, said
the Association, that routine
army procedure is not satisfac.
tory or sufficient to deal with
the conditions arising from the
conflict between colored soldiers
and prejudiced military ane
civil authorities in the South.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-08-29
NAACP Scores FIT. Bragg
Failure to Punish NJ. P.'s
Who Insult Negro Soldiers


NEW YORk.-Leveling Criti-
clsm at FIT. Bragg authorities
the NAACP drew a parallel be-
tween the case of northern white
draftee who was sentenced to 10
years and nine months at hard
labor for refusing to clean his
quarters, and the case of the mill
tary police who bullied and insult
ed Negro soldiers and officers
after the shooting of a Negro
private and a white sergeant
August.