davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-05-01

Increased payrolls among
Twin City Negroes means
higher living standards,
more purchasing power.
Merchants using this news
paper get first considera-
ton from this group of con-
sumers. Investigate this
logical approach to people
who spend what they make.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-05-01

Future historians may well
aScribe partial blame for
British and American de-
feats and blunders as at
Pearl Harbor to intellectual
deficiencies of our admirals
and generals and to their
race prejudice. - Congress
man John M. Coffee of
Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
pR05pE(T0R5'
new CAREER
IS SUGGESTED
Governor Speaks in An
thordge on Strategic
Metal Hunt

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 18-
A new career for sourdoughs in
hunting mercury, tin and other
strategic minerals, was 0 tt in q
here by Gov. Ernest Gruening as
the answer to the problem of what
will become of Alaska's old timer
miners when gold mining comes to
an expected virtual halt next year
due to the War.
The Governor, speaking here
during his attendance at the Public
Welfare Board meeting, said that
the War Production Board is send
ing a representative to Alaska I'M
der a s500,OO0 appropriation tx
finance a strategic metal hunt
The Governor said that he has
suggested the money be used TO-
the maintenance of the present
prospecting setups rather than TO
import new men to search for metal
He said he thought it would be
easier to train an old gold pros
pector to look for tin than to teacf
tin expert how to hunt for any
metal in the wilds of the interior OF
Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
Thousands Of Acres Are
Being 5torthed by Fire
In Many Alaska Setiions

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 49,
w. j. Mcdonald, Director of Alaska
Fire Control. said forest fires III
Alaska interior are burning over
thousands of acres and the fires
are virtually unchecked.
Mcdonald outlined specifically an
unestimated blaze in the Clear
Greek buttes south of the Tanana
river and in the Wood river cOun-
try unreachable either by ferry OF
planes.
Mcdonald also said there is a
1000 acre blaze in the Steel creek
area, eight miles west of Fairbanks,
and 10000 acre blaze near Eska,
close to Chichaloon. threatening the
coal mines. This latter blaze is
being fought by 30 men also num-
erous miners.
There is also a 1000 acre fire in
the Kings Lake region near Palmer
which thus far has been confined to
triangle of roads.
None of the blazeS are under
control but thus far only one barn
has burned and no casualties have
resulted.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
GAS DEALERS
WATCH FOR
B00TLEGGER5
Eastern States Group Will
Police Own Ranks Dur
ing Oil Rationing
(By Associated Press

Gas dealers in the East have
agreed to police their own ranks to
make gas rationing workable, as
representatives from Is States and
the District of Columbia were di-
rected by the Eastern States Gas
Dealers Conference to report any,
one found guilty of bootlegging.
Over the weekend, the once jam
med highways had only trickle
of travellers.
Many motorists traded in unlim-
tied or high allotment ration cards
and took smaller allowances after
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
sen decreed publicity for all cards.
From Maine to Florida. Mr. Citi-
zen either walked, stayed at home
or used street cars and busses.
Church attendance showed a big
drop. The usual damned parking
lots were vacant.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
Hitler Made Big BIunder
BYDetIaring War on U.s.;
Italians Welcome Invasion
BY LOUIS p. LOCHNER
Press Correspondent

LISBON, May 18-I am now en-
route home, in exchange after being
on the German front for months
mostly in Berlin.
l will say this-Hitler committed
the greatest blunder of MS career
when he took upon himself the
odium of declaring war upon the
United States.
That is the opinion held by most
of us who have lived in Germany
and l believe we understand psy-
chology. The Fuehrer completely
flabbergasted the German people
by his declaration of war on the
United States.
Richard Massock, former Asso-
ciated Press Italian Correspondent
said Premier Benito Mussolini is
leading hungry disillusioned and
apathetic Italy in an unpopular war
against the United States. In fact
some say that half OF the Italian
people now would welcome Amer
;can and British invasion of Europe
as a possible means Of freeing them
from the humiliating grip held upon
lhem by the Germans.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
PRICES ARE
HALTED AT
MARCH LEVEL
Retail Regulations Go Into
Effect on AL! Con-
sumer Goods

WASHINGTON, May 10 - The
clock of rising prices has beer
moved back to March and halted
there.
From now on, no retail mer-
chant may charge more for con-
sumner products than the highest
price charged in March.
While the price control order is
not expected to result in any start
ling reductions, economists figured
an average drop in the cost Of liv-
ing of about 11s percent.
AS a guide to the nearly two
million American retailers affected
the OPA has begun to distribute
to shopkeepers a bible entitled
What Every Retailer Should Know
About the General Maximum Price
Regulation"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
BRITISH
TORPEDO
CRUISER
Heavy Blow Struck at Ger
man Naval Power
by Attack
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Improving the United Nations
position facing the German dom
mated continent, heavy blow has
been struck at German seapower
by the aerial torpedoing of the
10000 ton German cruiser Prinz
Eugen, off the southern tip of Nor
way.
The warship evidently was MAX
ing its way back to a dockyard
in Germany" when attacked by the
Raj yesterday, the British said.
Apparently the Prinz Eugen was
gravely damaged, although the Brit
ish lacked a complete report.
The German cruiser had taken
refuge in the harbor of Trondheim
in Norway after a dash in Febru-
airy through the English channel
in the company of the battleships
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
The vessel had already been dam
aged by British submarines.
The Germans, however, declare
that the attack was ineffective"
and credited the cruisers escort
with downing seven fighters ana %
bombers, or more than half of the
attacking formation.
The Germans said further that
the British had lost So planes in
yesterday nights actions against
German naval forces in other oc-
cupied territories
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
Make Successful Attacks
on Islands Northeast OF
Little Continent
BIG NAVAL BATTLE IN
CORAL SEA INDICATED
Japanese Reported Nov
ing New Fleet Into
South Pacific
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Allied Nations were on the alert
over the weekend guarding against
any possible invasion of Australia
and the Air Forces in attacks re-
port the destruction of 10 Japan
csc planes off New Guinea and
the neighboring. Louisiade Islands.
Prospects OF another naval battle
in the Coral Sea is indicated as
reports are received that the Jap
anese are moving a new fleet to-
ward the Antipodes and the AL
lied Nations are also concentrating
sea forces, especially northeast Gf
Australia
Sir Keith Murdoch, Managing
Director of the Melbourne Herald,
newspaper, declared the Allies are
unduly optimistic over the situation
in the southwest Pacific and said
Australia must impress Washing
ton for the need oil more ships.
Australia's Prime Minister John
Curtin observed however that help
we asked for had come and is still
coming and we must not save our
selves by throwing someone elses
to the wolves"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
RED A R MY
CLOSES In
ON kHARk0v
Nazis HurI Tanks, Para
thutists in Attempt 10
Break Offensive

MOSCOW, May l8-With the Red
Army closing in steadily on Khar-
kov, battlefront dispatches report
the Germans are hurting wedges
of tanks and trailers carrying troops
and planting death traps on the
Russian lines in a desperate at
tempt to break up the offensive
now in it's seventh day.
Pravda reports these Nazi coun-
ter attacks are made on wheels
and also that parachute troops are
being dropped from large trans
ports, sometimes as many as 40
soldiers being dropped but these
forces have been unable to check
the Russian advance, most i'm
petuous thrust.
Pravda claims the Russians have
gained from IL to 81 miles over
the bloodStained battlefieldS now
Uttered with bodies of an estimated
10000 German dead and wreckage
of war materials hard to replace.
British military sources said Mar
shall Timoshenkos has advanced
with his armies on a 100 mile arc
extending from Volchansk. 80 miles
northeast of Kharkov to Krasno-
grad. go miles southwest of Khar-
kov. These same advices said that
although the stiffened German re-
sistance undoubtedly has slowed
the Russian push in some places. it
has not been stopped anywhere
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
CL0BAL WAR
ADvICE5 ARE
COMPLICATED
Russians Have Cut German
Communications in South
-0iher Reports Made
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

A new and decisive stage has beer
reached in the global war as indi-
Gated in early morning advice:
that the expanding Russian Of
fensive has cut the German COM
munications in Southern Russia
hints that the British are prepar-
ing to open second European
front and claim by Japan that tbs
invaders have reached within foui
miles of midas frontier.
The Chinese deny the Japanese
claim asserting the advance has
been curbed.
The most active theatre of the
war today seems however to oe
in the Far Pacific, according 20
early advices.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
BATTLE IS
RAGING ON
BURMA ROAD
Contradictory Claims Come
from China, Japan on
Active Front
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tangled advices reaching this
country on the Burma situation to-
day include Chinese claims that
the enemy has been curbed on the
China frontier region and a Tokyo
claim that on the other side Of
the Burma front, the Japanese
forces are within foursmiles OF the
India border.
Last week the Gaps claimed TO
have penetrated Manipur State in
India within 16 miles of Chittagong
and were heading toward Calcutta9
The Tokyo broadcast said that
the Japanese pursuit of British and
Chinese forces still in Burma IS
continuing relentlessly. The broad
cast did not refer at all to the
hard Shedding the Japs are en-
countering in their drives into
China's Yunnan province along the
Burma Road.
Cancel Jap Threat
Chinese reinforcements are said
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
GERMANS Say
U-B0ATS ARE
MOST ACTIVE
Make Claims as 10 Sink
ings Of Allied Ships in
American Waters

BERLIN, May l8--The High Com
mand. reporting on the U-boat
campaign, said operations off the
east coast of the United States, in
the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico,
has netted destruction Of II or
more American or Allied ships with
an estimated total tonnage Of 1885,
600 tons.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
MRS. WEBER, IMPROVED IN
HEALTH, RETURNS TO JUNEAU

Much improved IN health, Mrs.
Lydia Weber returned to Juneau
Saturday by steamer and is at her
home on the Glacier Highway
While away for the last seven
months. Mrs Weber has been liv-
ing at Chehalis, Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
VIVIAN WREN QUITS
POSITION IN JUNEAU

Vivian Wren, secretary for the
Welfare Division of the Alaska Of
flee of Indian Affairs. has notified
General Superintendent Claude M.
Hirst Of her resignation. Miss Wren
has been in Anchorage on her yaca r
ton and will remain there with her
parents.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
TRADING POST OPERATOR
HERE ON WAY TO TELLER

On her way to her home at
Teller, north OF Nome. Mrs r. A.
Peterson arrived in juneau BY
steamer Saturday and is taking a
plane north today.
Mrs. Peterson, who operates the
Teller Trading Company in the far
north community. has been spend
ing the winter in California.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
MISS METCALFE WILL
WORK FOR BARANOJ

Sexie Metcalfe, bockkeeper for the
Alaska office of Indian Affairs, has
resigned her position to accept en-
ployment with the Baranof Hotel.
Miss Metcalfe just returned from a
vacation trip to Bellingham, Wash
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
DIDN'T BOTHER HIM

MOSCOW, Ida, May 10 Ray
Turner, Idaho eager who led the
Pacific Coast League northern di-
vision in scoring this year, is near
sighted and wears glasses through
out the game
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
Out
AsGovernor
For Oregon
Republicans Pass by In
Cumbent in Recent
Primary

PORTLAND, Oregon. May 18.-
In primary elections held last week.
Oregon Republicans rejected Gov.
Charles A. Sprague for renomina-
ton, preferring vote-getting Secre-
tary of State Earl Smell.
The Republicans gave Senator
Charles L. McNary a humping VIC
tory.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
A-JW0RkER5
GET 8 CENTS
HOUR RAISE
Williams Says Increase
Necessary TO Keep
Plant Open

Under a new agreement signed
between the Alaska Juneau Gold
Mining Company and members Of
Local 203 OF the Mine. Mill and
Shelter Workers Union, employees
have been granted a substantial
general increase in the wage scale
amounting to cents an hour on
the base rate, j. A. Williams. Cen
eral Superintendent OF the COM
pany, announced today. He said
that with normal overtime the in
crease amounts to approximately 70
cents q day. Otherwise, the new
agreement has few changes over the
old contract. The agreement is eff
fective as of May L.
Said Williams: This is an in
crease that the company can Ill
afford to pay, but in order to keep
the plant open it becomes neces-
sary."
Operation Vital
Williams pointed out that there
are many reasons why the plant
should be kept operating at this
time. He gave the following as the
most important:
l. The importance of the oper-
alton TO the economy OF both Gas
tineau Channel and the Territory
OF Alaska.
3 For The treatment of a large
tonnage of chromite ore from
which the much-needed chrome for
war production is derived. the
treatment OF which requires the OPP
Grafton OF the Alaska Juneau as
whole
3. To prevent a shutdown. bring
ing about a disorganization of the
operating personnel of the COM
pany, which would seriously affect
the reopening of property IS
Continued on Page SIX
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May 10. Closing
quotation of American Can today is
622, Anaconda 1872, Bethlehem
Steel $685., Commonwealth and
Southern 3/16, Curtiss Wright 6R,
International Harvester 43l2, Ken
necott 27B, New York Central 7,
Northern Pacific SIS, United States
Steel 46M, Pound $404.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
The W ashingto ton
Merry Co Round
BY DREW PEARSON
and ROBERT S. ALLEN

WASHINGTON - Secretary of
State Hull, who has mountain
GERS long memory, keeps in the
drawer OF his desk clipping from
the Russian newspaper Pravda,
which about year ago said some
very uncomplimentary things about
him. Secretary Hull sometimes
takes the clipping out of the draw
err and shows it to friends.
Last June" he says, II asked
Sumner Welles to see the Russian
Ambassador, Mr.. Oumansky, to
warn his government that Germany
was going to attack Russia. This
was almost month before the at
tack, and we had very reliable in
formation that Hitler was going to
turn against his ally.
Several days afterward, this ap-
peared in the paper
Whereupon Mr. Hull exhibits a
translation of the Pravda article
with the headline: "Senile Capital
ist Stirs Trouble between Russia and
Germany"
About three weeks later the Rus
sian-G German war started.
why didn't you talk to Ambas-
sador Oumansky yourself?" one
friend asked Mr.. Hull.
II did not like that man was
his prompt reply.
Note: Many others agreed with
Secretary Hull about ex-Ambassa-
dor Oumansky. so much SO that
Stain recalled him. His successor
Ambassador Litvinoff, is highly
popular.
CAPITAL CHAFF z
Governor Dan Moody of Texas
telephoned from Austin to Roose-
welt cabinet member in Washing
ton asking whether Texas rumors
were true that the Administration
would support Judge Jimmy Alfred
for Governor against Senator Pap
Nv" ODaniel. The cabinet mem
Der told Moody that officially the
White House would keep hands off,
but gave him pointed hint that
it would have been much better to
have one candidate-Allred-in the
field against O'Daniel. instead Of
4 LIrxfn
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
CAPITAL CHAFF z

CONTINUED on Page Four
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Continued on Page SIX
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18
DOW. JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow
Jones averages: Industrials, 1855;
rails, 1925; utilities, 1188.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-18

Continued on Page Six,
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-06-04
RR's Told How
TO Find Workers

To help man and maintain the
nation railroads IN the face OF IN
creasing labor shortages, the Office
OF Defense Transportation suggested
that new workers BE- trained TO meet
the growing demands placed on rail-
road transportation by the war cf-
fort.
Other suggestions to help the rail-
roads mcct the growing shortages OF
almost every type of skilled and
semi-Skillcd railroad workers in
Guided raising hiring-age limits
relaxing physical requirements
making a drive TO rehirc former
workers. including those who quit
or retired utilizing all state and
federal aids TO improve apprentice
ana learner training methods; sur
vellng the situation on each rail-
road 10 determine possibilities OF
upYrading workers and utilizing
more skilled workers 10 instruct and
suidr semi skilled WolkeEs. employ :
Ing women wherever possible: max
ing iull use OF government employ
ment services. establishing Il clear
ing house by which various railroads
can exchange information on man
power and sclf-help measures: or
ganizinr effective personnel man
sgoment systems for each carrier
under appropriate supervision and
direction.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-06-04
Army To Make
Output Awards

The War Department has an
nounccd the creation Of a new award
TO be known as the Army "a Award.
to be conferred upon war production
plants and workers conspicuously
for outstanding performance In
Army production. The award will
comprise an Army a Flag for tho
manufacturing plant and a specially
designed lapel button for each work
or In that plant
Quality and quantity of produc-
ton IN tho light OF available iacili-
tics will be- the factors that will
govern the board In selecting receipt
cniS for the awards. Other factors
TO be- weighed will include: IL over
coming Of production obstacles: ~
Avoidance of stoppaRcs: ~ Main
tenancc OF fair labor standards: "a
Training OF additional labor forces
81 Effective management. '6i Rec
ord on accidents. health. sanitation.
and plant protection: - Uiillza-
ton OF Subcon,ractine facilities.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-06-04
USA-ClO

The initials Of the United StcelworkcrS
of America. co. the new international union
into which the Steel Workers Organizing
Committee transformed itself at lis recent
convention in Cleveland. tell a story in them
selves.
Article of the unions constitution.
adopted at the very opening Of the conven-
ton. includes lust two points-,he new name
and the unions afriliation with the Congress
Of Industrial Organizations.
SA-CIO-what initials could be more
appropriate for union that is basically
American and baSically Go?
Steel was the first industry the Go
set out to organize The achievement OF
more than 90 organization in six years
and the benefits won through collective bar.
gaining with all the major corporations. dem.
onstlatc conclusivcly the Soundness of Go
principles.
Every section Of the steel workers con
vention on the present war confirmed the
unions sterling Americansm Every action
made all-out effort for victory the first
considerations
USA-CI0 is a backbone union of the
CIO. It's president. Philip Murray. is alSc
president of the whole Go And the Go
along with the rest of American labor a,
General Macarthur put il. forms THE in,
destructible backbone that will determine
the present vital struggle
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-06-04

We've got AXIS 10 grind. Bly,
Defense Bonds and Stamps
ON PAY DAY. BUY BONDS
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-06-04
Good News, Good Work

There is good ncw, for labor in The de-
feat Of three Of the worst Iabor-hating Con-
gressmen in the recent Pennsylvania pri-
maries
Congressman Charles Faddis and Guy
Moser were repudiated by the Democratic
voters, and Congressman Benjamin Jarrett
by the Republican voters in their respective
districts.
All three OF these Congressman joined
repeatedly in legislative efforts to smash
labor and Faddis and Moser were the only
Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania
to vote for the notorious Smith anti-labor
bill.
The American people want national unity
to win the war. They Scorn the efforts Of
proiteering interests to use the national
emergency to take a selfish advantage OF
labor.
These three Congressman have been
taught lesson which many others will learn
Be sure to register and vote in forth
coming primaries. Vote against labor-bait-
ing divisionists and dcfeatistS. Vote for
those candidates who stand for national
unity and about effort for victory
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-06-04
Ceiling Guides

Workers. rs consumers. and their
wives have a very important part
10 play in making the overall
ceiling on prices effective. This was
indicated TINS week IN a three-point
statemcn, issued b. Leon Hender-
son. Administrator OF the Office OF
Price Administration The overall
price ceiling which went into effect
.or goods and services sold at re-
tai. on Mondar, MAJ IL, seeks 10
pu, ceiling on literally millions OF
things consumers buy
The thlec-p point guide follows
: Before July /. which is the
dead!!nc Tor retailers FOR submitting
ceiling prices for the cost OF living
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-06-04
Respect Govt,
Johns Says

In speech delivered on Il Am
An American Day Representative
Joshua L. Johns. OF Wisconsin. and
author OF the bill declaring May
II Il Am An American Day" de-
clarcd that all American citizens
should uphold a proper respect Tor
constituted authority and assist In
preserving and advancing the IN
tegrity and prestige of your govern
ment
Speaking in Washington. Rep.
Johns said. With all the great
nations OF the world ut var. be-
licyc the people of all the world are
entering upon new epoch that
mankind has again come taco TO
face with destiny. that 1t has reach
I'd point where It can turn back
ward into the darkncs, and con-
fusion OF by-gonc days and age. or
can movc forward into new period
OF light. government. justice
and beauty. Whether II shah do
one or the other depends largely
upon wha, happens in the United
States OF America"