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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-07-23
Farm Magic for War;
Dept. Of Agriculture
Scientists Are Heroes

Department of Agriculture.
In peacetime, they lead a COM
paratively simple life They try to
make something out of what We
have too much of; and improve
production of what we don't have
enough Of.
Multiply these problems by 1000
and you'll have what they are up
against today.
Under censorship, can't mention
give the saboteurs an inkling of
where to start. But some of the
story can be told now.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-07-23

The first torpedo, the spar tor
pedo" OF the American Civil War.
was long ram with bomb on
the end of it,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-07-23

Some of these days very soon,
for example, we may have a cot
ton-filled "sandbag"; cotton plastics
for blackout shades; turpentine
smoke screens; resin gas masks for
animals.
Staple cotton instead of linters)
soon may be used for smokeless
powder in big guns, for antiaircraft
shells and even rifles.
Forestry products soon may be
used in place of aluminium for
planes; wood ceilulose in explosives;
charcoal in gas masks; fire resist
ant woods in hundreds of war ma
terials and as substitutes for raw
cork.
Any time now there may be a
brand-new canning material, some
thing previously undreamed of.
New insecticides Ito replace those
imported may be on the way.
New turfs (grasses) are being de-
veloped to withstand multiple air.
piane landings and to keep down
dust which often is . giveaway to
enemy scouting planes.
Agriculture is one of the key ag-
encies in the ALLEGATION of forts
training centers, flying fields, ar
tlllery and bombing zones. 1t has
big hard in locating new war in
oustries, and has been one OF the
chief forces for decentralization OF
military production.
Leather is becoming more resist
ant to wear and water. There are
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BUY ..EFENsE BONDS
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Evening star., 1942-12-12
British Subs Blast
Six Enemy Ships Off
Mediterranean Coast
Two Italian Supply
Troins SheIIed by
Underseu Croft

Activities of British subma-
rines in the Mediterranean,
which have torpedoed at least six
enemy merchant ships carrying
troops or supplies to Axis forces
in Tunisia, were reported today
In a War Department commu-
nique.
Hits were made on all the ships
while the submarine, rising to the
surface. shelled two supply trains or
the Italian coast.
The communique reporting on op-
erations in North Africa said:
Our forces yesterday beat off two
enemy tank and infantry attacks in
four areas. One attack was in q
northern sector and the other in the
region of Medjez ell Bah.
United States Army BIS bomb
ers attacked the railway near Safax
British submarines have again
been active in the Mediterranean
One submarine obtained torpedo
hits on four merchant vessels carry
ing troops or supplies to Axis forces
in Tunisia. Another submarine
destroyed or damaged two trains
on the Italian coast. Besides she'll
ing and damaging oil tanks and d.
molishing the factory chimney, SIC
also sank an anti-submarine schoon-
er and an ex-FTench merchant ves-
sci of 1000 tons manned by Ger
mans"
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Stephan's S Counsel Holds
Nazi Prisoner Swayed Jury
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 12-Nicholas
Salowich, counsel for Max Stephan
of Detroit. sentenced to be hanged
, for treason, reiterated today earlier
contentious that the Federal jury
which convicted his client was
prejudiced.
Mr.. Salowich, In 75-minute
argument to the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals for reversal
of a Detroit District Court death
sentence, asserted the presence at
the trial of Hans Peter Krug, an
escaped German war prisoner, in
uniform made it impossible for the
jury to consider the case impair
TALLY.
In briefs presented to the court,
Stephans counsel argued Krug was
too Infamous to testify as the
chief Government witness.
Krug, being a Nazi, it was con-
tended, was without knowledge Of,
or regard for, the obligations or
sanctity Of an oath and was of such
degree Of infamy as should have
barred him from giving evidence in
a capital case in a United States
court"
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Vision Barred
Mountain of
|GoId Fraud Trial

BY the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 12.-Fed-
eral Judge Tillman D. Johnson yes
terday eliminated from considera-
ton by jurors the vision" in Utah. S
mountain of gold" mail fraud trial.
Discussing with attorneys points
he would submit to the Jurors, Judge
johnson commented that 1t would
be an insult to assume that any one
had been received by the story OF
the vision.
He added that postal fraud laws
were not set up to protect imbecility
Several witnesses testified they
had heard stories that Louis C. De
Luke of Wilmington, Del. had seen
in a vision a mountain of gold and
that sitting atop the mountain was
Patrick T. Henry, Marysvale, Utah,
mining man.
De Luke, Henry and three other
men are defendants The Govern
ment accused them of conspiring to
defraud investors in the sale OF
stock in Henry's mine.
De Luke denied telling any one OF
such vision.
The jury was dismissed until Mon
day after the defense rested its
case.
Judge johnson took under ad-
visement motions for directed ver-
diets of acquittal. presented by at
torneys for all five defendants. %
Besides De Luke and Henry, de-
PENDANTS are De Luke's brother
Danny, also of Wilmington: William
Estep Of Chicago and A. Ezra Gull
of Salt Lake City.
Evening star., 1942-12-12

; Though the report had no con-
flrmation from London or Cairo,
only last Thursday the British
limited an offensive was in the
off1ng when they announced
their heavy artillery was giving
the enemy no rest.
Gen. Montgomery's drive to El
Agheila began with just such heavy
artillery preparation at Ell Alamein,
some IS miles west of Alexandra,
late in October.
The Berlin report-substantia
by Rome broadcast that Gen.
Montgomery and Gen. Sir Kenneth
Anderson, commander of the British
1st Army, in Tunisia, had met and
planned co-ordinated offensive
from the east and west-said the
British had attacked at Mersa Ell
Brega, on the Gulf of Sirte, and far
ther inland toward the heavily de-
Tended Ell Agheila line that runs
to the salt marshes about 35 miles
from the coast.
| On the western flank the Allies,
bogge ddown in Flanders-like mud,
had thrown back Axis attacks before
Medjex Ell Bah, IS miles southwest
of Tunis, after what appeared to be
a Ene-straightening withdrawal at
the center.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Three Killed in Crash
AT Winston Salem, n. {.

BY the Associated Press.
WINSTON N-SALEM, N. c., Dec. IL.
Three persons were fatally injured
early last night at the junction of
the High Point and Kernersville
highways when an automobile and
large transport truck collided.
The dead:
Fred Bishop, 81, of Newport News,
Va.
Mrs. Agnes Bishop, 81, Newport
News, Va.
Charles Martin Lance, A, of
High Point.
Mr.. Bishop died within a few
moments after the crash His wife
succumbed within an hour in local
hospital. Mr.. Lance died several
hours later. He was the only one
conscious but was unable to give any
details of the accident.
The truck was owned by the Mo-
tor Transport Co. and driven by
Glenn Swaney, %, of Greensboro.
Mr.. Swaney said he was driving
toward Greensboro and that the
coupe cut in in front of him. The
car was thrown about 30 feet down
the road toward Kernersville and
demolished.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Cot Says French Erred
In Building Huge Army
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Pierre Cot, former French avia-
ton minister. told congressional
committee today that France erred
in building "a huge army rather
than small, highly mechanized
one" and Senator Johnson, Demo-
crat, of Colorado remarked:
THE United States is making the
same mistake now"
Not only did France make a mis-
take by preparing for IAN archaic
type of war; the witness said, but
the republic suffered from general
industrial weakness, having a labor
force only about third as large as
Germany's.
I'VE modified too many men in
our army and not enough in the
factories" he told joint session of
Senate and House Military Sub
committees.
Blaming the French general staff
for the fact $500 French Warplanes
saw no action, Mr.. Cot observed
They were trying to fight the
same kind of a war as in 1918"
Senator johnson said the United
States seemed to have repeated
many of the same mistakes as
France. "and we've had more time
to correct them"
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Roosevelt Thanks Farouk
For YuIe Gift 10 Troops

President Roosevelt today sent a
message of thanks to King Farouk
of Egypt for his Christmas gift OF
1000 Egyptian pounds to the Amer
lean forces serving in Egypt.
The text of the message, as made
public by the State Department
follows:
The American Minister at Cairo
has informed me of Your Majesty S
generous gift to the American forces
in Egypt on the occasion of the
approaching holiday season.
In expressing my personal appre-
citation of Your Majesty's generosity
l express also the gratitude of the
American people for this gracious
contribution to the happiness of the
men of the American armed forces
in Your Majesty's hospitable coun-
try.
Il wish to take this opportunity
to extent my best wishes for the
personal happiness Of Your Majesty
and for the well being of the peo.
pie of Egypt"
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Roosevelt Directs
Montgomery Ward IL
Obey WLB Ruling
Orders Mail Order Firm
To Sign Union Contract
Without Further Delay

President Roosevelt today di-
rected Montgomery Ward & Co.
to comply without further de-
lay" with a War Labor Board
order for the company to sign a
contract with a CIO union cov-
ering its Chicago employees.
This was the second order from
the President "as Commander in
Chief in time of war" to the COM
pany, which has promised to comply
with the WLB order if directed to
do so by the Chief Executive.
There was no official indication
of what action might be taken if
there should be any further delay
in the contract signing.
Baked at Two Provisions.
The Montgomery Ward company
first refused to comply with WLB
order that it sign a union contract
with check-off and maintenance Of
membership clauses, contending that
such provisions were illegal.
After company spokesmen had
said such a contract would be signed
only on a specific directive from the
President, Mr.. Roosevelt issued such
a directive November 49,
The company then insisted on
inserting into the contract clause
to the effect that it was considered
illegal by the company and was
being signed only under duress. The
WLB refused to accept this clause,
but proposed a compromise declar-
ing that the company signed after
protest.
After another hearing here Tues
day, Montgomery Ward spokesmen
further challenged WLB authority
and refused to sign the contract
proposed by WLB unless directed to
do so by the President.
Davis Confers With Roosevelt.
WLB Chairman William H. Davis
laid the case before Mr.. Roosevelt
in White House conference again
today and shortly afterward the
White House made public a telegram
being sent to Sewell Avery, presi-
dent of Montgomery Ward & Co.
The telegram, signed by Presiden-
tial Secretary Stephen T. Early,
quoted letter written by Mr.. Avery
by the President today.
The text of the telegram follows:
For your information, the Presi-
dent has signed the following letter
which is being sent to you special
delivery air mail this date:
Dec. IL. 1912.
Dear Sir: AS Commander in
Chief in time of war, I hereby direct
Montgomery Ward & Co. to comply
without further delay with the Ma
tional War Labor Boards directive
order Of December 8, 1912.
"'Yours truly,
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Billion Saving Forecast
In Contract Renegotiation
Py the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Renegotiation of War Department
contracts may result in price reduc-
-tions or cash refunds totaling ST.
900 100000 by the year end. Secre-
tary of War Stimson reported to-
day.
Mr. Stimson said reductions and
refunds totaling 1929 1892 300 result
ed from renegotiation of contracts
during the seven months from April
28 to December l. and this is ''only
a scratch on the surface"
He explained that in the early
days Of the war it was necessary to
act hurriedly and many persons on
both sides, both contractors and
Government officials. were "igno-
rant of what fair profits would be
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Baltimore Loses Appeal
For Additional Meat

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 12.-Balti-
more City has lost an appeal for
more liberal supplies of red meat,
State OPA Director Leo H. McCor-
mick said today.
Mr.. Mccormick said he had for
warded a request of Baltimore
wholesalers to Federal OPA head
quarters in Washington, but that
Washington officials said Baltimore
was being accorded the same treat
ment as that for any other similar
city. ...
He. added that the plea for more
meat was based on the contention
that Baltimore's population had in
creased about = 16 per cent in the
last year, and that meat quotas for
the city were based on 194l popu-
lation figures.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Main Allied Drive in Africa
Is Yet to Come,' Says Stimson
Toll, Sweet and Blood Needed to Gain
Air Supremacy, He Cautions Nation

Declaring that the main Allied
offensive in North Africa is vet
to come, Secretary Of War Slim
son said today much toll,
sweat and blood" lie ahead and
"the main and big work still re-
mains to be done when steps can
be completed to give us air su-
premacy."
When that air superiority is OBJ
tanned, he declared, three objectives
lie ahead:
l. To expel or destroy Axis forces
in TuniSia.
2. To attack Tripoli and destroy
the Germans under Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel by getting behind
him.
3. To cooperate with the British
in making the North African coast
and the Mediterranean safer line
reaching to the Egyptian area.
Mr.. Stimson condemned the ten
dency on the part of the public to
believe that everything is over but
the shouting"
Evening star., 1942-12-12
| u. S. 'GuerriIIos'
Bomb Bridge in
Central Tunisio
b. tie Associated Press

B, the Associated Press.
AT AN ADVANCED UNITED
STATES BOMBER BASE SOME.
WHERE IN ALGERIA, Dec. IL
Young American pilots, flying twin
engined B-28 bombers through rain
squalls and clouds, hedgehopped
into German-held Central Tunisia
today and blasted a railroad bridge.
The oldest man in any of the
bomber crews was Is and the highest
In rank and flight leader was First
1t. Chester ]. Helsabeck, 81, of Wal.
nut Cove. N. c.. who labeled his
mates "air guerrillas."
I'VE are operating separately from
the rest of the group" he explained
In a mud-surrounded hut only a
few feet from the closely guarded
planes. We brief ourselves and
discipline ourselves. In raids liks
today's we act like guerrillas. blow.
ing up bridges In Q hit-and-run
raid"
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Horse Meat Dealer Reports
Increasing. Demand in Boston

it. Everyone else who has tried 1t
has expressed satisfaction. Remem-
ber, it's Government tested and
approved. 1t sells for Is cents a
pound-35 cents for steaks. The
meat is lean and tender. Regular
beef is selling for as high as so and
IS cents pound-some steaks for
as high as a dollar
And" he added, "a number Of
high-class markets are buying this
meat. The wealthy are apparently
sensible enough to try 1t before
passing an opinion
"The fact that we have received
additional orders from these high
class markets indicates that 1t will
soon become Z staple product"
Evening star., 1942-12-12
20 Pei. Increase
In Oil for East
Ordered by 0DT
Eastman Tightens
Tank Car Control
To Boost Fuel

Defense Transportation Direc-
tor Joseph B. Eastman this aft
ernoon frightened controls on the
movement of petroleum to. the
East by rail, revising regulations
governing assignment of tank
cars, loading and unloading by
shippers, which was expected to
boost the flow of oil to the At
lantic Seaboard at least 20 per
cent.
Mr.. Eastman said he had set as
the minimum goal the daily de-
livery to the East of 100000 barrels,
as against the current volume of
about 100000 barrels. This, he said,
was necessary in order to meet
civilian needs and growing military
requirements for oil.
The ODT director revealed that
Chairman Donald M. Nelson of the
War Production Board had written
him asking that every effort be
made to boost to 100000 barrels a
day the rate of Eastern petroleum
movement by rail-
The railroads, Mr.. Eastman con-
tinued, have done splendid job
in assuming the burden of the East's
petroleum traffic which formerly
moved by ocean tanker. He added,
however, that the "exigencies of the
situation now require still greater
and, indeed, superlative effort
ODT started last summer to chan
mel into solid trains most of the oil
moved East by rail This block
train movement of oil now approx
mates 10 per cent of the petroleum
traffic. 1t will be arranged, Mr..
Eastman said, so that at least 95
per cent of the tank cars will be in
solid trains, thereby reducing greatly
the time needed to bring oil from
The Southwest.
ODT stated that movement of
tank cars in solid trains will reduce
the average turn-around time of
tank cars in petroleum service from
the current 20 days to IS days.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
British Sink 7 Axis Ships
In Convoy Off Dieppe
Ey the Associated presx

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec 12.-British light
naval forces sank medium sized
supply vessel and an escort ship in
an attack on an Axis convoy of
Dieppe last night, an Admiralty
communique announced today.
This, presumably. was the same
encounter in which the German
high command said a British de-
stroyer was sunk in the English
Channel. The Admiralty announced
that all ships in the British force
returned to port with only slight
damage and few casualties.
Although the full extent of tho
damage could not be ascertained.
the Admiralty said, one other enemy
ship was hit by torpedo and all
six of the westbound vessels-two
supply ships and four escort ships
were hit by gunfire.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
SoftCouI PurIey
Fails to Agree
On Work Week
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Negotiations collapsed today
between the bituminous coal op-
orators of the Appalachian fields
and United Mine Workers over
terms of an agreement to adopt
a Six-day work week and boost
the output of soft coal.
Operators and the UMWA issued
statements explaining the failure to
reach an agreement. negotiations for
which have been carried on since
September 20.
ne principal difference, both sides
said. was whether the workers
should be required to work the sixth
day, as contended by the operators,
or should have a choice of working
the extra day or staying home, as
UNIV Chief John L. Lewis argued.
The anthracite industry is seeking
an amendment to the UMWA-op-
orators contract to accomplish the
same longer work week Removal
of price ceilings was understood to
be the main stumbling block.
Evening star., 1942-12-12

Unless the people Of this country
get out Of that idea, he continued,
great difficulties lie ahead.
The surprise attack that led to
occupation Of North Africa Is pro-
ceeding better than we expected
Mr.. Stimson told his press confer
ence, but said that two events
calm weather on a normally stormy
front and the orders of Admiral
Jean Darlan for the laying down OF
French arms-contributed greatly to
success in North Africa.
Admiral Darlan's action, he said
could not have been anticipated
and, together with. the fortunate
calm weather put the campaign
about a month ahead of schedule. ,
Contrasts Campaigns.
Mr.. Stimson contrasted the North
African campaign with the Japan
ese drive through the South Pacific
saying japan had adjacent air, land
and sea forces to support moves
against Indo-C China. the Philippines
tSee ST1MSON, Page 2-Xl
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Agent Of Controller
Reiterates i. ). Funds
Saved Tampa Firm
Declares Bankrupt
Shipyord Was 'Boiled
OUT by Navy
BY the Associated Press.

bS the hSSOCldteQ tTeSS.
Stewart B. Tullos, chief of in
vestigations for the Controller
Generals ONCE, maintained to-
day that Federal funds were
used to bail out" a bankrupt
shipbuilding firm in Tampa, Fla
He reiterated before the House
Merchant Marine Committee the
charges by the Controller Generals
Office that the Tampa Shipbuilding
Co. received overpayments from the
Navy, amounting to approximately
S2,000000.'
That assertion has been described
fatty by George B. Howell presi-
dent of the reorganized company, as
untrue"
Investigators Charges.
Summing up the report of his in
vestigators, Mr.. Tullos told the COM
mittee that it seems established
/. That Mr. Howell first got all
the stock of the new company for
$500.
2. That he hvpothecated all of it
to the Reconstruction Finance Corp
3. That he has, or will still have
control through ownership, of sc per
cent, or more, Of the voting stock
a. That the company has since
obtained and now has contracts with
the Navy Department. aggregating
about S200,000,00O.
5. That Navy funds are financing
the company.
g.. And that, under it's cost
plus -fxed-fee contracts. the COM
pany not only cannot lose. but must
(See CONTROLLER, Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Army Too Big
To Be Supplied,
Truman Hints
Says Policy Is Futile
If Civil Economy
Is Destroyed
By the Associated Press.

BOSTON, Dec. 12.-Chairman
Truman of the Senate Commit
tee to Investigate the National
Defense Program said today it
Is futile to raise so large an
Army that it's attempted supply
and maintenance will destroy
the essential civilian economy"
Our ever-increasing demands for
additional military equipment have
reached the point where they exceed
the quantities which can be made
available to the armed forces con-
sistent with our lease-lend commit
ments to our Allies and with the
preservation of an essential civilian
economy" Senator Truman assert
ed in a speech before the Massa-
chusetts Federation of Taxpayers
Associations.
For example, the total amount of
steel for which the Army, Navy and
Maritime Commission had issued
priorities for recent month ex-
ceeded the entire amount of steel to
be produced that month. The COM
mittee insisted that this amazing
situation be corrected by evolving
system whereby each essential user
of steel would be allocated the ton
mage it could expect to receive. Such
a system has recently been put into
effect.
ut will do little good to raise
huge army unless, consistently with
supplying our Allies with the wea-
pons they need, we can transport
and supply our own Army overseas.
1t is even more futile to raise so
large an army that its attempted
supply and maintenance will de-
stroy the essential civilian economy.
The Army and Navy can use only
the finished products. Each of their
officers is intent on procuring the
material under his direction. The
raw materials are everybody's busi-
ness.
Their natural insistence on OBJ
tanning finished articles has had a
tendency to lead them to build un-
necessary new plants to assemble
finished goods with an aggregate
capacity far in excess of the raw
materials and semi-fnished goods
available"