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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
By JOHN GROVER AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON--It took high wind to show Government officials what makes woman maddest fast est
 Prior to the great discovery, TO- manticists held that woman scorned was tops in upset femin- inity Another school of thought said mother defending her young put out fury uneXcelled
 But for shrill, militant outrage, for triple-distilled annoyance and berserk beauty on the loose, the Government officially gives you and don't take her if you're smart "a gal with a run in her brand new hosiery.
 It all started one morning when a high wind whistled down Penn sylvania Avenue as thousands of trim limbed government stenog- raphers were going to work. Of a sudden, dozens of them began venting high pitched squawks. Stockings were popping all over the place. Ugly ladders climbed past plump knees. Lace work ap- peared where had been a glisten- ing eXpanse of silken calf.
 Q. Were the girls burned up?
 A. The girls were burned to a crisp.
 In some large Government of- fices, not girl escaped ruination of her stockings
 Twice again, on days of high wind, the stocking devastation was repeated. The chorus of complaint rose to crescendo. It's no joke to a working girl-and the capital has thousands-when dollar-a-pair hose go with the wind.
 Scientific sleuths narrowed the zone of complaints to a 2o-block- square area downtown. .Painstaking- ly, bureau of standards investiga- tors checked possible causes. Then chemical analysis showed that sul- furic acid was eating holes in the hosiery.
 H. K. Kugel, district smoke in- spector, took up the chase where the bureau of standards left off He's conducting a chimney by chimney inspection in the stock ing pox' area.
 But it's an even bet that dis tricts officials never announce the location of the guilty chimney, if it's found, If the irate gov'ment gals ever learned the owner $ identity, his life wouldn't be worth a pair of ruined. stockings.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
DEMOLAY5 ARE TO DEBATE AT kET(HIKAM, 5p0NS0R
 SHOW HERE TOMORROW

Climaxing plans for the coming trip to Ketchikan, an invitation was extended to the Juneau Chapter, Order of DeMolay, by the Ketchikan Chapter to take part in a debate on the subject: resolved An Income Tax law should be enacted for AL aska."
 The Juneau chapter has selected the affirmative side of the debate
 The degree team which will par ticipate in both the degree work and the debate consists of Lee Lucas, Bob Scott, Leroy Vestal and Alex Miller.
 For the purpose of raising funds for the trip, the Juneau Chapter is sponsoring show at the 20th Cen tury Theatre tomorrow evening"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
HALIBUT BOAT
 DIANA BURNS
 WHILE D0CkED

A fire in the cabin of the halibuter Diana, Captain Eli Johnson, called out Juneau firemen at 7:45 o'clock last night to the small boat harbor
 Cause of the fire, said Fire Chief V. w. Mulvihill, was blanket hang ing near a hot stove. The blanket scorched, started to blaze and result ed in fire that burned woodwork, blankets, bedding and other equip ment in the fishing vessel.
 Capt Johnson only recently re- turned from the; banks with load of halibut and was preparing his ves- sel for another trip. The Diana will be repaired and return to the banks for this season. n
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
2e q fa A : RAL5ToN SAYS IDENTITY OF
 BODY CORRECT

Police Chief Dan Ralston today definitely established the identity of a body found in Skamania Wash, as that of Charles w. Brick son, formerly of Juneau and an employee of the Alaska Juneau mine and one-time deck hand on the Estebeth.
 Erickson's body was found in the Washington county and tentative ly identified by means of gold watch found among the dead mans effects. Efforts of Ralston in trac- ing Erickson's connections in. Ju- neau have proven that it was his body found in the State of Wash ington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
SIX PRISONERS FROM 5|TkA ON
 WAY TO JUNEAU
Tavern Propriefors Ateus. ed After Raid Await
 Trial

Six prisoners taken in recent
 cleanup" raids in the booming defense city of Sitka are being
 rougnt to Juneau on the North Coast by U. S. Marshal William T. Mahoney. Vm
 They arc Ben Didrickson, sen .enced to six months; Lief Larson, our months, Sid Kenny, four months, Clarence Ward, 60 days: Alex John, 90 days, and Eva Mei- senzdahl, three months.
 An earlier report that four pro- 1rietors of Sitka taverns were in ail following slot machine raids S false, Marshal Mahoney notified lis office here. The four, John Os- Jakken, Ernest Garter, Dave Fen on and Ralph Wilcoxen, were ar ested but are out on bond pend ing trial. Slot machines were seized md confiscated from their places of business. e
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
BOOKLET ON (RANBERRIE5
 ISSUED HERE
Southeast Alaska Muskeg Considered Ideal for
 Culture of Crop

An eight-page booklet by which the Juneau Chamber of Commerce and the U. s. Forest Service hope to encourage development of a cranberry industry in Southeast AL aska has come off the press here and is now being distributed.
 Written by J. M Wyckoff of the Forest Service, the. booklet was printed at Chamber expense. A supply is being sent to Forest Ser vice Rangers for distribution toI persons having land which is suit able for cranberry culture.
 Experimental plots have already been prepared at Petersburg and near Juneau The local plot, Is by 60 feet, is located on the wood road at mile on the Glacier Highway. That at Petersburg is on the Ran ger station grounds. Plants for both have been brought from Grayland, Wash, for setting out as soon asI the ground is ready. A third plot is being prepared on Kenai Pen- insltla.
 Land Here Believed Suitable
 Wyckoff says the sedge peat for nation at Grayland is quite simi- lar in composition to many of the bogs or muskegs of Southeast AL aska, while our bogs are so situated they may be drained more easily and cheaply. The cost of scalp ing" local bogs for planting will be about one-fourth that in Washing ton, Wyckoff estimates. Tempera- ture, rainfall and other conditions are similar Full directions for preparing and planting cranberries are included in the illustrated pamphlet, which is entitled Cranberry Culture in Western Washington and it's Rela- tion to Possibilities in Southeastern Alaska, s
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17

bride of Gel. Dale V. Gaffney, Cem- mander of Ladd Field at Fairbanks.
 The bride has been secretary in the Quartermaster Department at Ladd Field.
 Col. Gaffney was stationed at Hamilton Field before being trans ferred to Fairbanks two years ago. He entered the Army Air Corps in Boston 25 years ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17

the Secretary to the fact that the war had shut off supplies of fish oil needed for National Defense and urged an increase in the Alaska her. ring catch to meet the deficiency
 Senator Wallgren said he also urged changes in the regulations applying to Bristol Bay and herring fishing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
GAMES TODAY

The following are final scores of games played this afternoon in the two Major Leagues and received up to press time:
 National League Boston T; Philadelphia 5. New York r; Brooklyn 5.
 American League Chicago o; Cleveland 2. Philadelphia 4; New York 9. Washington Boston, rained out. Detroit-St. Louis rained out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
pAA MEN VACATION
 ON MOUNT MekINLEY

Emmerson Bassett, airport mana ger for PAA at Prince George and brother to Clark Bassett, airport manager for PAA at Juneau, is a northbound passenger for Juneau on the steamer Mount Mckinley Bassett is on a vacation trip. With him is PA pilot Gene Meyring, also vacationing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
GameCommissiOn Staff Compliments
 Miss V. PearCe

Employees of the Alaska Game Commission office today honored Miss Valerie Pearce, bride-elect of Lieut.. w. N. Redling, with lunch con in the Iris room of the Bar anof Hotel.
 The bride-to-be was presented with several pieces of silver by those present.
 Miss Pearce, who has been clerk typist with the Game Commission for the past three years, will leave ger position tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
VESSEL TRANSFERRED

The Forest Service launch Ran ger VII has been transferred from Petersburg to Juneau for work in this division while the larger ves- sel Forester is on the ways at the marine station at Ketchikan for annual overhaul,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
FOREST CLERK

Oscar Bogynska, erstwhile skip per of the Forest Service launch Marrnot, has become a clerk in the Admiralty Division office, replac- ing Vernon Joyer, who has been transferred to Fiscal Control in the Regional Office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
TRAPPER FINED

Charles Carlo was fined $125 and costs at Panama yesterday on con- viction of trapping beaver during the closed season. He was appre- hended by Wildlife Agent Clarence Rhode.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
ALASKA ARMY MAN MARRIED
 IN FAIRBANKS
Col. GaffneY, Commander of Ladd Field, Wed
 to Spokane Woman

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 17.- Romance blossomed in the high ranks of the United States Army in the farthest north defense unit last evening when Miss May Mccarthy, recently from Spokane, became the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
WHITE PAS 10
 BUILD AIRPORT
 AT WHITEH0R5E

The White Pass and Yukon Route has been awarded a Cana dian government contract to con- struct $4O0,O0O airplane landing field at Whitehorse, according tc information received here.
 Herb Wheeler, former General Superintendent of the White Pass will be in charge of construction.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
FREIGHTER 0DUhA
 10 COME NORTH

Alaska Steamship Comp panys freighter Oduna will sail from Se- attle for Juneau on April "A and ar rive in Juneau on April 29 accord ing to word received from the local office of the Alaska Steamship Con- pany this afternoon.a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
FIRE DRILL TONIGHT

Fire Chief V. w. Mulvihill an- nounced today that the Juneau Fire Department will hold fire drill at the new boat harbor ct 73O o'clock tonight. No alarm Will be sounded, he said, and all men are asked to be present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
ON VACATION

P. J. Fitzsimmons, Credit Agent in the Extension Division of the Office of Indian Affairs, will leave with Mrs. Fitzsimmons on the North Coast for a two months va cation at Beverly Hills, Cal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
DIVORCE CASES

Suits for divorce have been filed in District Court by Margaret Kljaich against Wuko Kljaich on grounds of incompatibility and Olive Mackay against Jack Mackay on grounds of deSertion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April IT. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is A. American Can S4A, Anaconda 23as, Bethlehem Steel 7lh. Commonwealth and Southern 7ll6, Curtiss Wright 7M General Motors 39a4, International Harvester 45, Kennecott 321a, New York Central 121s, Northern Pa cific 6A, United States Steel g, Pound $4O1A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
RYAN TO KETCHIKAN

pr. James c. Ryan, Territorial Commissioner of Education, will leave on the North Coast for Ket- chikan on school business. He plans to return in about week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
.S-$-$

A back to-the-country' move ment noted in Pennsylvania seems not to be a "back to- -the-land'' trend but rather a back to-the- movement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
THE WEATHER
(By the U. s. Weather Bureaul U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEAT

U. Weather Bureaul 4
 U S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU
 vicinity beginning at 4:30 April IT, cloudy with possibly light rain Friday lowest temperature tonight about Friday 46 degrees gentle outheasy winds
 occasional soueastey winds becoming gentle mod winds Friday much change in temperature. ftts
 Forecast of winus along of the Gulf of Aaskas southeasery winds becoming partly cloudy tonight light rain Friday Hnchnbrook Moderate to fresh souhe to eastey souheastery Friday Resurrection Bay Fresh to strong easterly eastery; showers to Kodiak Moder norterly northeast Friday showers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
DOW, JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 1l8.l6, rails 2827 utilities 18.45.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17

the new 32-inch length. The large melon sleeves feature the skins worked In reverse to give g. natural shoulder line. Right is champagne col- ored white fox. 24-nch jacket. In this model too, the skins are worked in reverse in the full-length sleeves. Inset Is the waist-length stole of silver fox designed to give the effect of a waist-length cape The ends may ha made tQ form . mlak. |. -.Se
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
..s,,S2s I'M.

Spring fur styles are as luxurious and glamorous as ever, but fur fashion experts have presented new idea. Sumptuous things cannot be worn as often and really go fewer places. they say. so
 they have concentrated on practicality and wear ability well beauty c1pes. stoles and jackets divide the interest The first coat pictured left.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17

Empire Classifieds Payi
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-11
Seventy Five Millions Worth
of Aid Sent to Britain, China

Aircraft exports in the first five
months this year we're ~ times
as great as in the correspond.
ing months OF 1870.
Aircraft engine exports we're
10 times greater for the same
period.
Iron and steel products and
machine tools exported were three
times as great in dollar value.
Explosive exports. in the first
four months this year we're II
times greater than in the same
period last year.
Fire arms and ammunition ex-
ports in the first four months
we're 30 times greater.
The s75.000.0O0 in lend-lease
supplies. which included food as
well as munitions. we're delivered
to Britain and China between
March q when the $1,000. oO0.-
900 appropriation was approved
and June 1 Britain also continued
TO receive increasingly larger de-
liyeries OF materials ordered be-
fore that program was initiated.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-11

Washington, June II -UP-Ap-
proximately s75.0O0,0OO in lend
lease materials have been deliver
ed to Great Britain and China in
the two months since enactment
OF the $1,000 600. 900 aid-to-
democracies program, 1t was
learned today.
Defense officials said aid TO
Britain now is on scale at least
10 times greater than last year
Authoritative sources also dis
closed that President Roosevelt
has asked the Army and Navy TO
prepare a report on what addition
al war supplies purchased with
funds appropriated before March
II are available for immediate
disposition.
President Rooseyelt's initial re-
port on the progress OF lend-lease
activities was expected 10 be
transmitted to Congress today.
The act requires the President
10 make such a report every 30
days.
Defense officials summarized
aid 10 Britain this way.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-11
Public to Face
Fuel Shortages

Washington. June 11--AP- Al
ready confronted by threatened re-
strictions on gasoline. heating oil
and electric power, householders
over the nation were admonished
today to buy coal now" lest they
face a shortage of this fuel also
next winter.
Foreseeing very grave dan
ger" OF deficiency due 10 the de-
tense strain on transportation IA
cilities. government statement
last night urged summer buying
and storage OF coal AS a direct and
substantial aid to national defense. "
III consumers do not buy now
they may be in trouble later" said
Paul Sifton. acting director OF the
consumers counsel. federal agency
set up to protect bituminous coal
users.
Meanwhile. Secretary of Interior
lckes stopped speaking OF the pros
pective oil shortage merely as
probable" and bluntly announced
that people OF the eastern sea
board will have to get along with
less gasoline for their cars and
probably less oil TO heat their
homes" Ickes is defense petro-
leum administrator.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-11
Wreckage of
Plane Guarded

Lyman. Wyo., June LAP Sol
diers stood guard today over the
wreckage OF twin-motored Army
bomber which nosed into a brush.
covered hillside 10 miles east OF this
frontier town.
Conveys of Army trucks con
yerged on the scene where six Air
Corps filters lost their lives during
a bowling June snowstorm. The en-.
tire wreckage will be salvaged. Of
ficers reported. because the tons
Of twisted metal is valuable.
Bodies OF the filters were hauled
away in Army ambulances yester.
day afternoon only a few hours at.
ter the first ground party reached
the scene. Mangled almost beyond
recognition and hurtled into the
nose as the bomber plunged earth
ward. the victims were taken 10 the
air base at Salt Lake City.
Army officials ordered a routine
investigation. Instruments which
might reveal the cause we're guard.
ed closely.
This was certain-the plane went
down during one OF western Wyom.
ing's worst storms.
Rain. wind and snow dashed the
uplands last Sunday when the
bomber, en- route from Salt Lake
City to Chicago, encountered trou-
BILE. circled this area several times
then headed eastward to disaster
while apparently seeking an emer-
gency landing field.
Parachutes we're scattered among
the wreckage. leading officers to
believe that the fliers we're prepar-
ing 10 bail out when the ship nose.
dived.
The craft was piloted by Capt.
David y. Motherwell, commander OF
the 18th Reconnaissance Squadron
at Boise. Idaho. Others in the plane
were Lieuts. Lyman X. Harvey. co.
pilot; Theodore F. Holsteen and
John J. Gallagher. en- route east on
furloughs. and Staff Sergeants Ter.
ence ]. McGurgan. radio operator.
and Dallas Z. Hawley, flight engi-
neer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-11
ALUMINIUM DIE
MEN To DECIDE
ON settlement
Mass Meeting Scheduled
in Cleveland This
Afternoon
UNION ORGANIZERS FAIL
TO PRESENT PROPOSAL
Threat of Strike in Air
Graft Factory Fades
in San Diego
lRy Associated Pr..sN

Cleveland, June ll-AP-Strik.
ing members OF the clio Die Casting
Workers Union we're called to a
mass meeting this afternoon to rati-
fly or reject terms OF a settlement 10
end a two-day-old walkout at the
five Cleveland plants OF the Alumi.
mum Company OF America.
The agreement to send $500
workers back to the plants, which
hold more than $50.000.000 in de-
tense contracts, was announced last
night in Washington by the Defense
Mediation Board. One member OF the
panel expressed hope that produc-
ton could be resumed today.
However, union organizers did
not advise strikers OF the terms at
a rally held later in the evening,
explaining to reporters that they
had not been notified OF the agree.
ment.
Organizer Alex Balint told the
union members we will have a re-
port on that at the proper time and
place.
Lets not be concerned about
settlement reports until the proper
time" Organizer AL Skinner de-
clared. He said privately later that
the men would vote on the proposed
settlement at today's session.
Pickets continued to patrol the
gates to the SPRAYING factories.
The agreement provides gen
eral wage increase OF one-cent-an'
hour, bringing the Alcoa minimum
here to 70 cents. The union had
sought IA cent general raise and
a 75-cent minimum.
In addition the Mediation Board
said the plan called for added in
creases OF three cents an hour 10
workers on the second shift and
five cents TO those on the third,
with the exception OF employees in
continuous process operations.
Handbills were distributed TO
strikers with headings reading:
mo bayonets, Mr.. Roosevelt"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-11
French Troops Rally in
Syria, Execute Counter
Attack Against muaders
British Stopped on
Syria-Lebanon :
Front
Capital Bombed by
Royal Air
Force


Rallying against the Allies
loud speaker" invasion, French
troops were reported to have exc
cuted a successful counter-attack
today against British and Free
French columns driving toward
ancient Damascus, the capital Of
Syria.
Military dispatches reaching
Vichy said defenders OF Frances
Middle East mandates were also
holding the British along the en-.
tire Syria-Lebanon front.
Raj warplanes II was said.
bombed the Syrian capital several
times during tn, night.
i The British acknowledged stiffen.
ing resistance on three fronts IN
Syria, but assei ted that Alliel
forces had reached the town Of
Kiswe, 10 miles south OF Damas.
Gus. Oficial British reports last
night had declared the Allies were
within sight OF the minarets OF
Damascus, and the London radio
said British troops had actually
entered the outskirts OF the capital.
Reports from the jig-saw battle
front said that the Allies were
using loud speakers extensively IN
appealing to Vichv French soldiers
TO join Gen. Charles dc Gaulle's
Free French invasion forces and
that 500 Vichy troops had already
transferred to the Allies.
Authoritative quarters in London
said French resistance was mostly
''pstchy'. but It was admitted that
''stin opposition" was met by Brit
ish forces which landed on the
Lebanon coast. north OF Tyre, under
the guns OF British warships.
Fighting was also reported at
Merdiayoun. Lebanon, where Brit.
ish troops were advancing from the
northern tip OF Palestine.
Heaviest Action
French dispatches said the hea-
West action conferred along the
Litani River. 40 miles below Beirut.
the Lebanese capital. where Vichy
troops we're reported TO have
] tnIOhu DdIh Fbptdltu bTltlbn at
lacks despite shell-fire from Brit
ish warships on the coast.
Reach OJtposts
The French said a British column
moving up the Euphrates River
Valley from Iraq had reached bor-
der outposts at Abou Kemal. where
pipeline from the Mosul oil fields
enters eastern Syria.
London reports said a British
detachment-appafently tho same
, one mentioned by the French
was knitting into eastern Syria from
Iraq in a drive aimed at the Palm
yra Air Base. on the Mosul-Tripoli
10 pipeline.
An oasis CROSSROADS OF desert
caravans in olden times. Palmyra
IL about $50 miles west OF thu
lraq frontier.
Attack Cruiser
On the European front, the Brit
See T'IrROpEAN WAR-Pa1a
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-11
Pedestrian in
Traffic Crash

James Westcott, so. s s. Nor
NAL St, pedestrian, was entered
ard released from Boyer Memorial
Hospital this morning after receiy-
ing treatment for a bruised lefC
leg. Mr.. Westcott was struck af-
tei a two car collision at w. Mich
igan Ave and Adams ST intersec.
ton.
Stanley F. Banker, Quincy, truck
driver, told police that as he ap-
preached the intersection on W.
Michigan Ave. he saw the traffic
light change from amber TO red
but the brakes Of his vehicle failed
10 stop his truck in time and he col
lided with A car tray cling north
on Adams st. Driver OF the latter
vehicle was Arthur Kingston, 226 Il
W. Michigan Ave. The impact
forced both in the direction Of the
pedestrian and 1t is undetermined
which struck him.
Mrs. Grace Holly, 226ia W. Mich
igan Ave. passenger in the Kings
ton car was unhurt.
Wrist Injured
Maxwell Ambrose, sos Congress
St, received an injured wrist when
his car collided with another oper-
ated by Elwood Powers. f. Mich
igan Ave, Tuesday afternoon.
The accident happened when
Henry Lawrence. 1921 E. Michigan
Ave, signaled for a left turn from
the avenue and Dwight Henesy, De-
troit. stopped for the Lawrence car,
Mr. Powers driving from the west
collided with the Henesy vehicle
and then collided with the Ambrose
car travelling east.