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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
The W ASKING ton
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
and ROBERT S. ALLEN

WASHINGTON L. Lewis
has set the stage for his long ex-
pected blow-up with Phil Murray
and the CLIO.
That's the real purpose behind
the special United Mine Worker
Policy Committee meeting next
Monday. Lewis's announcement
said the pow-wow would consider
vacation and other war problems
affecting the union. But that was
only window dressing.
Lewis secretly has far more I'M
portant business up his sleeve. Hes
bent on venting his fury on Muir
ray and the CLIO.
Inside word is that charges OF
disruption, disloyalty, ETC., VIII De
placed against Murray before the
Policy Committee-which is MADE
up overwhelmingly of hand-plckeo
Lewis henchmen. Also that long
list of complaints will be maze
against the CLIO.
Purpose of the two moves Will
be to lay the foundation for GUST
ing Murray as UNIV vice president
and for Withdrawing the UNIV
from the CLIO.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
HOUSE GROUP
AG REEFS ON
new 5URTAx

WASHINGTON, May 81 The
House Ways and Means Commit
tee has agreed on a new individual
surtax, ranging from II to 81 per-
cent as compared to the present
rates of from to II percent, it
is announced today.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
FLYING TIGERS
DESTROY Al
JAP PLANES

RUNNING, China, May 2l-The
United States American Volunteer
Group, known as the Flying T1g-
ers. DESTROYED At japanese planes
and also blew up 81 enemy trucks
during April This is according to
an official AVG communique.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
IBACH IN JUNEAU

Horace H. Ibach arrived in Ju.
neau last evening from Dundas Bay
and is staying at the Baranof Ho-
tel while in the city.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
HESSE BACK FROM
KETCHIKAN TRIP

William A. Hesse, Territorial
Highway Engineer, returned by boat
today from an official business trip
TO Ketchikan
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21

The khamsin is sandstorm
which usually sweeps North Africa
in early summer,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21

Ragweed, one of the traditional
hay fever causes, provides food for
guam ana pneasanls,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
MURRAY SUPPORTERS

Murray plans to attend the meet
ing. So does Van A. Bittner, head
of UNIV District IT, and Pat Fag-
in head of UNIV District 5, both
staunch Murray friends.
Bittner has been in Lewis's bad
books since the West Virginian re-
fused to knuckle ccwn and go alone
with Lewis when he i'oltsd to W"r-
dell willkie.. Several months age
at a UNIV Executive Board meet
ing, Lewis instiga.rd an investirs-
ton of Bittner bv q hand picked
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-21
Share Your-(ar" Move
For Transportation Is
Now Becoming National
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON. May 81 Just
how serious the shortage Of trans
pcrtation for individuals is becom-
ing is indicated by the fact that
President Roosevelt himself paused
in his many other duties TO call for
an immediate "share-your-car
movement.
He didn't restrict his plea to
Washington either. or even TO war
work communities Through the
American Municipal Association
and the u. S. Conference of Mayors,
he has put it squarely up to every
city in the country and thus TO every
car owner, whether he drives a brok-
en- down jalopy or the last special
built streamline job TO roll through
the dealers doors.
This is one contribution to the
war effort that is going to have TO
be voluntary. Laws can draft men
into the Army and rationing can
curtaiI the use of everything that's
turning up short. But it would be
impossible to police the whole ma
ton to see if every car owner Is
doing his duty in sharing his car
with his neighbors and fellow work
ers. The appeal will have to. be
made on a basis Of patriotism and
the success of the movement will
depend ON that.
Transportation officials have esti-
mated that the share-your-car drive
could easily reach proportions where
5000 900 cars could be taken off
the streets and highways without
impairing the war effort. Think
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-10-31
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
By FRED IL MAY

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plant has saved the cigarette indus
ny Iu America curing this wur"
= HOW md"v North CaruiIuIrs
voted for Willkic for President u.
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North Carolina courts affected by
thc severe winter OF 1855
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r,ut- dr'~ Senator Robert II. Rcy-
.uli, hold?
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cate an enchanted lake IN western
North Carolina?
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-10-31
ANSWERS.

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Corporation al BrCvurd. TrauSyI-
Nania county. This plant established
during the past few years is the only
Dian; IN America making cigarette
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cigarettes made in America annually.
The other SOURCES Of supply from
Dio''s located IN France arc closet.
by the war. The EcuSta plant covers
about 50 acres and employs about
800 persons daily.
2. a total Of 2l3.633 North Car
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linians voted for him.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-10-31

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16

NO PRACTICE
 ALERT IS ON
 FOR THIS WEEK

No practice alert will be held to- morrow night, and probably not un- til sometime next week, the Civilian Defense Council announced today. The announcement also stated there would be no meeting of the Defense Council tomorrow.
 Mayor H. I. Lucas is still trying to obtain a supply of helmets for all defense personnel and as soon as they are obtained they will be distributed to the members
 The Auxiliary Police Corps met in the City Hall last evening when a number of new volunteers joined. The corps will be increased to 25 mem- bers and another meeting will be called in the near future by Walter P. Scott, Chief of the Corps Ar engagements are being made to pro- vide each auxiliary policeman with night-stick, it was announced.
 Official membership cards have arrived said Director of Civilian Defense R. E. Robertson today, and are now being prepared for delivery to all defense members who have taken their oaths of office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16
I. A. DAVIES ON WAYS0UTH FROM
 INSPECTION TRIP

T. A. Davies, well known fin ancier of Seattle and President of the Chichagof Mine returned yes terday from making a trip of inspection to the mining property MT Davies made the trip to Sitka and from there to Chichagof in a chartered Alaska Coastal Airlines plane.
 J. A. Goudie, who has been aSSO- ciated with the Chichagof Mine for some time, will be in charge of the property as superintendent beginning October l, MT. Davies said today.
 We returned from the mine to Sitka in the company's speed boat and made what might be called a worlds record for covering the 5S miles between Chichagof and Sitka Our time for the distance was one hour and fifty-five minutes" MT Davies said. Jack Littlepage, for mer general manager of the prop erty and now in government serv- ice, accompanied MT. Davies on the round trip from Sitka.
 MT. Davies is in Juneau at the Baranof Hotel awaiting transpor- tation to his home in Seattle where he is prominent in financial and civic affairs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16
BRAZIL IS MOBILIzINC
 FOR BATTLE
General Order Suddenly Issued Today by Presi-
 dent Vargas

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 16- Orders for a general mobilization throughout Brazil was suddenly ordered today by President Vargas. Immediately machinery was set in motion to follow out the executives decree.
 Brazil declared war against Ger many and Italy on August 22 after mourning heavy losses as the result of Axis attacks on her merchant shipping.
 Since then, the Brazilian sea and air forces have been helping the Allies to combat the enemy sea men ace.
 The general mobilization order extends steps already taken by the Brazilian Government to put the nation on a strictly military basis.
 Brazil can place 25000O trained infantrymen in the field at once.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16
INVASION
 STEP NOW
 LOOMS UP
Move May Be Made on Siberia or India, Pos
 sibIy on AIeutians
(By Associated Press)

Today's war roundup finds Japan limiting boldly at a possible invasion of Siberia CT India.
 Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Pa cific and Indian ocean theatres Of war, the surrender of French Mada- gascar to the British appears inn minent, and in the Solomon Islands, the United States Marines battle a major new Japanese attack.
 Gen. Hata Speaks
 A Tokyo broadcast picked up by the British Broadcasting Corpora tion quoted General Hata, Japan's Commander-in-Ch Chief in China, as declaring "The East Asia War IS about to take an important step in cooperation with the European War"
 For weeks past, high Chinese of- ficials have declared repeatedly that Japan is preparing an attack on Siberia, probably to be timed to CO., incide with Nazi victory over Stall lngrad. (
 Troops in Manchukuo
 More than a half million Jap troops are reported in Manchukuo near the Siberian border.
 Last week, the Chinese reports said that Russia had rejected "cer- tain suggestions made by Japan.
 Military observers said that it is likely Japan made strong demands to control Russias Pacific maritime provinces. With these provinces under control, guarding against a flank attack, Japan might even con- slider herself in position to launch a major offensive against the Aleu- tians and even the western United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16
SIXTY HE x E FROM SITkA, NINETY SOUTH

Arrivals here yesterday afternoon from Sitka were w. Burch, Mrs. R. E. Starbard, Miss Ilene Starbard, Master Bob Starbard, Lloyd Sutton, w. $. Sutton, c. D. Didrickson, Mrs. c. D. Didrickson, Elias Didrickson, Miss Agnes Didrickson, Mrs. Ray mond E. Johnson, Master Raymond E. Johnson, Jr., Richard Shortridge, K. J. Wittstock, Mrs. K. J. Witt stock, Mrs. Myrtle Hagen, Mrs. Will ma Russell, Cyrus Williams, Miss Christine Sorrell
 Mrs. c. Hurley, Peter Williams, Nick Moses, Ernest Hellman, Jr., Mrs. Finest Hellman, Mrs Mickey Ingram, Fred Apsch, Charles Ashby, Robert Hartley, Louis Hill, Rufus Iness, James MeGrath, William Rus sell, Mrs. Doris Tilson, Mrs. Martha Hamilton.
 Mrs. Nellie Aragon, Louis Selmer, Mrs. Louis Selmer, Master Louis Selmer, Jr., George Eliason, John Zelepus, Mrs Elizabeth Yrana, A. L. Johnson, Tom Maxwell.
 Oscar Tilson, Ben Bellamy, Mrs. Ben Bellamy, Sid Thompson, E. Connors, Mrs. Orval Jaxton, Master Gary Lee Paxton, Mrs. George Elia- son, Mrs. Einar Haugen, Ralph Will coxen, c. A. deTienne. Ben Leosche. R. E. Starbard, Fred Starbard, George Barr. Nick Skoff and R. J. Harrington.
 Those taking passage for South
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16
CLAIM HALF JApCARRIER
 FLEET GONE
Correspondent Says U. 5. Goal to Wipe Aircraft
 Ships Out
By CLARK LEE

Associated Press COrreSp0ndent)
 PEARL HARBOR, Sept 16.-The destruction of the Jap aircraft car- rier strength is the most important and immediate objective as the war in the Pacific now hears the half way mark in this connection with the sinking of the small, 7,500-ton Jap carrier Ryujo. probably sunk in the big battle between carriers off the Solomons on August "A.
 Our pilots got four bomb hits and one torpedo hit on this ship, and patrol plane pilots, several hours after the battle, saw the carrier dead in the water, listing.
 Our pilots who were on the spot also believe that two Jap destroyers and one Jap submarine were dam aged Our own losses were minor. In addition, two Jap cruisers, one battleship and a transport were se- verely damaged.
 One of the cruisers and the trans port later were seen abandoned.
 All of these facts were compiled on the spot by this Associated Press reporter and from all available of ficial information and the reports of pilots who participated in the attacks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16
BERT C. LOOMS IS
 GREAT GRANDFATHER

Bert Loomis, City Harbormaster, is proud as punch over the birth of a great-granddaughter on Sep tember IA, and for double reason September IA is Loomis' own birth date.
 His great-granddaughter is Micel- la Fayette, daughter of MT and Mrs. Howard Fayette, of Anacortes, Washington.
 Micella's mother is Loomls' granddaughter, the former Leeta Bowen, who was born in Douglas in 1919. With her parents Leeta moved south when she was a small child.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16
INITIATIVE IS TAKEN ON
 NEW GUINEA
Allies Again Have Upper Hand in Pdtrol|ing
 Owen Stanley Range

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA. s ept. 14.-(Delayed) = Australian patrols over the towering Owen Stanley range, appeared to have wrested the initiative from the Japs, but delayed reports showed the enemy is probably concentrated in considerable force for push to carry him over the peaks toward Port Moresby.
 Information available here sug- gested that the Japs have several thousand troops engaged in the drive.
 More than half of them are be- tween the bases at Buna and Efolgi, only about 40 miles from Port Moresby, outpost of the Allies here.
 The loss of the Allied initiative on patrol operations in the first phases of the battle, evidently pav- ed the way for rapid Jap advances.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16
ALA5KA STAR PLANE ARRIVES
 FROM WEST

Passengers arriving here from the Westward with an Alaska Star Air Lines plane piloted by Chet Brown, with Norman R. Weaver as co-pilot, yesterday afternoon were G. Festa, s. Moseley, J. Landherr, Capt. Akin, J. Shipp. R. Ankeny, Charles Rol- enson, James Rolenson. M. Clay pool, R. Young, D. Dancey, A, Ku- kuhanson and R. Shon.
 The plane is expected to leave this afternoon or tomorrow for the return flight to Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16

east Alaska ports were:
 For Petersburg-Mrs. J. G. Shep' ard.
 For Wrangell Byrdie McNeil Gladys Hudson and J. E. Boyle.
 For Ketchikan-Ch Hansen Claude Hirst, Raymond L. Wolfe John M. Clark, Sigmund Einstoss Ralph Mize, Wesley Overby, Walter M. Bergt, Robert G. Brown and Mrs Nellie WickS.
 For Seattle-Henry E. Green, Jos eph G. Ellson, Per Olaf Peterson, Charles Kestler, Jerry Vincent, con- stance Rude, Charles H. Dils, Clara E. Gruber, Thomas H. Hull, Leonard s. Brent, Pearl M. Johnson, Ruth L. Brilliant, Mary c. Brilliant, John M. Newmarket, Keith Reischl, Rex Eide, Harry Pratt, Cornelia Pratt, Henry Pratt, Frank Pratt, Ralph J. Angelesco, Matilda R. Angelesco, Marie Angelesco, Ralph Angelesco, David Angelesco, Charlotte Mum ford, Jane Alexander.
 Harriet Johnson, Roland Lock- wood, Roy Winfrey, Sula W. Brick son, Evan Villa, Francis Grant, Joe c. Klouda, John H. Swisher, Alex M. Anderson, Erling Oswald, Dom B. Webster, Bert E. Stewart, James R. Gentry, Donald D. Wiley, John L. McCorkle, William T. Lumpkin, Delbert w. Stephenson, Robert Newton, George w. Johnson, Curt K. Munger, Magnus A. Hansen, George F. Farnum.
 w. R. Ripley, Arnold o. Hansen, Marvin Aldous, Ralph N. LaFavour Gunnar Swanson, John Clifford Reed, Robert G. Macdonald, Galyn E. Muirbrook, Irving Singer, Elmer G. Lamm, Stephen R. Kidd, Alex E. Davackervich, Vincent J. Doran Vernon J. Bourcier.
 Leo A. Behm, Robert E. Rynning, John D. Lyons, Robert E. McCaffery Frederick Maldies, Alfred Magnusen Roland D. Stock, James K. Lymans Tlvod M. Wicket, Alden Erven, Simeon Young, James Claypoole Charles Robinson, James Robinson and Tom Rillis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16
Both Shipping and Nippon Troops Are Strdfed
 on Kiska Isle SHORE INSTALLATIONS
 ALSO REPORTED HIT
Enemy Runs 10 Cover as Diving Aircraft Use
 Machine Guns
BY WILLIAM l.. WORDEN Associated Press Correspondent)

AN ALASKAN BASE, Sept. 7.-- (Delayed) )--American fighter planes have strafed Jap shipping and men on Kiska Island for the first time since the island was occupied.
 In a spectacular raid by two fighters on the heels of bomber trip made personally by Brig. Gen. William o. Butler, commander of the Alaskan Air Force, who led Iow-level attack three days prev iously, two Alaska pilots sent the Japs to cover.
 Gen. Buffers three ships strad- dled several cargo vessels in the narbor with near misses and es- capped into the clouds before the Jap gunners recovered from the surprise of seeing the ships almost at eye level.
 Strafe Troops
 The raiders also strafed a col umn of troops on shore and hit shore installations.
 The two fighter planes in the subsequent raids were ships which have small cockpits, and the small CT men in the air force were chosen to fly them. Their reports stated that they arrived at Kiska under low clouds and machine gunned -motored flying boat on the water, also setting afire and demolishing Jap fighter plane drawn up on the beach.
 The pilots report said that they moved down like straws' what appeared to be line of Jap sol- diers outside of a messhall and also put out of action an enemy
 Continued on Page Two)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16
Reinforced Jap Forces Try 10 Push Marines
 Out of Solomon Bases

The Marines are holding off against these new troops, however.
 The Japs have lost 2l planes in the last five days, the Navy com- munique says. Our air forces have ter-attacked Jap bases north- west of Guadalcanal, but the enemy is maintaining its pressure with an apparently increasing force on the surface and aerial bombard- ment, particularly against one air field. at which some Jap reinforce- ments landed in the night and tried to recapture, but failed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16

WASHINGTON, Sept. l6. = The Navy Department announced today the sinking of the U. s. aircraft carrier Yorktown after the battle of Midway, the result of Jap bomt and torpedo attacks. The loss oi the l9,900-ton carrier with very few casualties has been well-kept naval secret.
 The Navy Department said that the destruction of the ship appar- ently was not known by the enemy and this knowledge has been vitally linked with operations that have been in progress in the South Pa ,cific since early in August.
 The Yorktown was first success fully attacked by the enemy aircraft with bombs and torpedoes on the afternoon of June 4, after the battle of Midway a great American vic- tory, and after the battle had reached it's full fury.
 Was New Job
 The vessel had a normal comp,c- ment of 85 planes and 2,072 men Only five years old, the big craft was then put out of action for a time, but tugs and salvage vessels succeeded in getting her under con trol. She was being removed slow ly, but surely from the battle zone when shortly before noon on June an enemy submarine suddenly attacked the stricken vessel. scoring two torpedo hits amidships.
 The enemy submarine then put two more deadly torpedoes in the U. s. destroyer Hammann, escorting the Yorktown, and the Hamman sank.
 Shortly after being hit, the con- dition of the Yorktown became crit ical, and early on June ', the York town capsized and sank as result of cumulative damage from aircraft bombs and torpedoes on June 4, and torpedoes from a submarine on the sixth before aid came.
 The Navy Department said that the sub which delivered the fatal blows was hunted down by Amer ican destroyers which were escort ing the Yorktown, was repeatedly attacked throughout the day and was possibly sunk.
 Enemy Wouldn't Know
 The sinking of the submarine thus would have prevented the en- emy from knowing that the York town had been sent down.
 As for casualties, the Navy said that they were few and. already have been included in total personnel losses previously announced for the Battle of Midway-92 officers and 2l5 enlisted men.
 The Yorktown and the Hammann were the only U. s. ships lost at Midway, while the Japanese lost at least 10, including four aircraft car riers sunk, and at least l3 other ships including three battleships lost for action.
 The Yorktown is the second car rier lost to the United States. The first was the Lexington. The United States now has five left of the seven known to have entered the conflict at the start of the war-the Enter prise, Saratoga, Wasp, Hornet and Ranger.