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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-14
Raid Alarm
Fizz|es0uf

BALTIMORE, March, 14-Maybe
they need new needle-or a loud
er recording-but Baltimore'S air
raid alarm whistle atop City Hall
hardly scared the pigeons in its
first test.
The widely heralded alarm--a re-
corded whistle stepped up by bat
terry of -speakers-came az noon
and.
Workmen in City Hall basement
said they couldn't hear it.
Persons a block away said they
heard something that sounded like
"the whistle from a tea-kettle."
Hundreds of persons telephoned,
tanning sWitchboards. to inquire
if the test had been called off.
Civilian Defense officials said the
wind was blowing too hard
They're planning further research
into noise-making apparatus.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-14

URGED TO
BUY FOOD
Acting Governor Says 0PA
Office Understands
Situation

Acting Governor E. L. Bartlett
today issued a statement urging
Alaskans to accumulate surplus
stocks of food to the limit of their
ability to do so,' and said that the
statement was made after an ex-
change of correspondence with the
Office of Price Administration.
He said that the OPA is fully
aware of the fact that situations
in Alaska are peculiar and bear no
exact comparison to those existing
in the States. The OPA, he said,
desires Alaska to proceed in accord
ance with good, sound common
sence to work out a problem which
has no analogy at all with that
existing in a crowded urban sec
ton"
Mr.. Bartlett said that there has
been considerable misunderstand-
ing in Alaska about storage by in
dividuals and families of food sup
plies over and above their current
needs. He gave as natural reasons
for this misunderstanding, the
large quantity of articles printed
in the States against boarding, and
said that much of this material has
found its way to Alaska.
ITO hoard food in the States
where transportation facilities are
ample is to create an unbalanced
situation" he said ITO stock up
wisely in Alaska in anticipation Of
future needs is quite another mat
ter.
From the transportation stand
point, we are on an island All
of our foodstuffs must come to us
by vessel, and these vessels are
going to be tremendously busy, es-
pecially during the summer months.
Everything we can order now will
represent that much gain later
on"
Mr.. Bartlett said that no food is
being rationed in Alaska yet, and
that he has been informed that the
sugar rationing program which will
be instituted soon in the contin-
entail United States will not be APP
piled to Alaska at this time. Thus.
there is nothing to prevent any
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Herald, Boston Traveller, New York
Tribune, and the Nation (maga-
Zine).
Once Raised Rumpus
In 1924 he fought the publicity
fight for Senator Robert M. La
Follettes presidential campaign. In
1927 he founded the Portland, Me-,
Evening News. He says he did
his best days work when the News,
the only paper in Maine then OPP
posed to the insult utility inter-
ests, stopped the siphoning of ny
dro-electric power out of that state.
Dr. Gruening raised a rumpus un-
til U. S. Marines were withdrawn
from Haiti and lambasted this
country's pre- Roosevelt policy of
military and financial activity in
Latin America He says the Roose-
velt-Hull Good Neighbor" policy
is a monumental achievement of
/ this administration.
Gruening is a stickler for ac-
curacy.
You observe
Alaska was purchased a half
century ago for 100000 and since
then has paid off more than 300
times in fish, gold, furs, metals
lumber and SO on"
He replies: Secretary Seward
bought Alaska from Russia in 1867
for $7,200,0O0 and Americans have
taken out $2,565, 724 ,883.19 of nat
ural resources"
Likes To Swim
He has another trait diStractins
to men of lesser learning.
Prime Minister Churchill" h,
says, will go down in history a.
a male CasSandra." Well, this Gas
sandra turns out to have been {
NEUROLOGICAL Greek prophecies wht
was fated to tell the truth ane
never have anyone believe her.
He believes President Roosevelt
will score with Washington anc
Lincoln whenever the world ha,
time to look back on his recorc
in peace and war"
The Governor, like many Cover.
nors, is sort of fat around thu
middle, stands 5 feet inches ant
weighs 100 pounds. Right now, III
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-14

which was listed as lost, is reported
! beached.
Japanese Losses
japanese losses according to
early reports were one cruiser hit
and burning, one cruiser sunk, a
cruiser damaged destroyer sunk (;
cruiser of the Mogani class on
fire and possibly sinking and three
destroyers afire and sinking.
Great Naval Engagement
The battle off Java late in Feb
ruary, announced as the greatest
naval encounter of the war, was
fought in a screen of smoke put
up by both japanese and Allied
warships.
The japanese force consisted Of
at least nine cruisers, two of which
were 10000 ton ships armed with
eight inch guns and accompanied
by two flotillas of destroyers.
After night encounter the
cruisers Perth and Houston, which
had received some damage, reached
Tanjong prior to 7 am. February
%. With them were five U. S.
destroyers.
Attempted Escape
That night the cruisers attempted
to escape through Sunda Strait.
The Perth sent out a report in
dicating that they had contacted
a force of Japanese ships off st.
Nicholas Point, but nothing was
heard of either the Perth or the
Houston after that, the communique
said and added the next of kin
are being informed accordingly"
Capt. Albert Rocks, Seattle, who
was awarded the Mexican Service
Medal in 1914, was commander of
the U. S. S. Houston.
The same night, the Exeter, cap
able of only half speed, and the
Pope left Soerabaja.
Sunday, March /, the Exeter re-
ported that three enemy cruisers
were steering toward her.
No further word has been heard
from these ships.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-14

is tastefully tailored in subdued
break at the-ankle suits, but most
Washington folk remember him
when they made his pants too
short.
He is fierce exerciser Che
won't tell the score) at both ten
mis- and bridge and, of all things,
he likes to swim in Alaskas cold
waters before breakfast. But he
says he does not spring out OF bed
whistling in the sunrise
One Man c. of c.
Gruening would make a swell
one-man Chamber of Commerce for
Alaska. He tells about reading
Fairbanks newspapers by the mid
night sun and says fine soil and
almost continuous daylight during
May, June and July grow pro-
digious vegetables.
IF you see a farmer lifting some
thing as big as his head" he says
that is not a cabbage-it merely
is a very small brussel sprout.."
He is gravely proud and con-
cerned, however, for his 72524 Al
askans, their $4,000 square miles
of territory twice as big as Texas
81 incorporated towns, 1855 COM
mercial flying fields, infant army
navy and air bases and Alaska's
developing waterways, highways
and railways.
His hardy Alaskans, he says, car
shoot down an eagle at 300 yards
and will fight to man to pro-
tect their $lO0,OoO,O00 of wildlife re-
sources, 85,OO0,0O0 board feet Of
timber, 100000 tons of Kasaar
Peninsular iron ore, the great fish
cries which produced $36,440,6 $50 OF
wealth in 1910 and the minerals
and metals including gold worth
S28,47O0OO in that year.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-14

person from buying any reasonable
amount of sugar." he said.
He said that if at some later
date, rationing program for sugar
should be established in the Ter
ritory which would require the
turning in of all sugar over and
above certain amount, no harm
will have been done, I'm fact" he
said "a good will have been accom-
plished since the sugar turned in
will mean that just that much less
will have to be shipped north
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-14
ONLY TWO DAYS
LEFT TO FILE
INCOME RETURNS

Only two more days remain in
which Juneau residents may file
their income tax returns without
having them stamped delinquent"
March Is, tomorrow, ordinarily is
the deadline, but since the date
falls on Sunday, the deadline will
be extended until 10 p. m. Monday.
Yves OVERLY, Deputy Collector of
Internal Revenue, will open his
office in the Federal and Territor-
ial Building from 2 to p. m. to-
morrow for the purpose of filing
returns, and it will be open from
8 a. m. until 10 p. m. on Monday.
The office closes at 6 pm. today.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-14
Jury Service
Is Hard Hit;
Is BotiIene(k

TACOMA, Wash, Mar. IA - 1t
locks as if priorities might be re-
quired to keep the courts at full
production because-there's a bot
tleneck in jurymen in Tacoma.
Forty-five jurors were summoned
for duty. The first group was rid
died by discharges-for such rea-
sons as public service and defense
jobs-and a score more had to be
called.
1t was the same story the next
day. Federal Judge Lloyd L. Black
had to make four jury calls before
enough men and women could be
found who could serve on jury
without slowing down work in de-
Tense industries.
So If you know II good men and
| true.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-14
TOUGH BIRTH

WEST FAILS, N. Y, Mar. n
Here is the story Earl Wheeler can
tell his twins some day: Back on
January 7, 1912, the weather was
zero cold That's the day you were
born. I put your mother into the
car and we started for the hospital
Is miles away. A mile from home
we went into a ditch and couldn't
get out. The next motorist picked
your mother up but l had to break
trail on foot through the snowdrifts
to guide the car IA miles to Lacka-
wanna where you were born.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-14
Many Will Attend
Shrine Dance Set
For This Evening

Lovely formal gowns will mark
the last dance of Winter series
of three which will be held to-
night by members of the Juneau
Shrine Club in the Scottish Rite
Temple. The last dance of the
Winter series additionally is the
formal party OF the season.
Many before dance parties
are being planned to precede the
affair, which win begin at 10
o'clock when Lillian Uggen's or
chestra will begin to play.
The dance will last until a. m
Lance Hendrickson, president of the
Shrine Club, is general chairman
for the series.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-14
J. E. BoYLEs HERE

James E. Boyle, Alaska represen-
tative of the Union Oil Company,
with headquarters in Juneau, and
Mrs. Boyle returned to this city on
the Princess Norah yesterday from
a combined business and vacation
trip in the states.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-14
WIFE OF PAA Filler
AND DAUGHTER HERE

Mrs. Herman Joslyn, whose hus-
band is with Pan American Always
Alaska Division, and her small
daughter, Shirley, are in Juneau on
their way south from their home in
Fairbanks. They will spend vaca-
ton in the south visiting.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-14
BROTHERS OF WILLIAM
WREDE HERE WESTBOUND

w, Arnold Wrede and Ray Wrede,
brothers of William Wrede, Chief of
Benefits of the Department of I'm
employment Compensation, arrived
In Juneau from the south on the
Princess Norah. They plan to con-
tinue from here by plane to An
chorage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-14

The British government rescind-
ed the closing order of movie hous-
es within a month after it had
gone into effect as a means of
strengthening civilian morale.
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DETAILS OF
NAVAL BATTLE
MADE PUBLIC

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s Governor Wants
Offensive on Japan 10 Be
Launched from Territory

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BUY DEFENSE BONDS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-17
ERROLL FLYNN IS
 UNDER $1,OOO BAIL
Criminal Assault Charge Brought Against HOIIy-
 wood Film Star

Hollywood, Oct. 1.-CUP)-Errol Flynn returned to the heroics of the sound stages today under $1 900 bail charged with criminal assault upon Betty Hansen, 17-year-old, movie struck waitress, who quit her job for the chance to meet him.
 She accused him of taking her up- stairs after dinner party in the Bel Air mansion of wealthy sports man Fred McEvoy and there engag- ing in what District Attorney John F. Dockweiler called statutory rape. Three other studio workers, held with Flynn for arraignment on the same charges next Friday, admitted having had illicit relations with her.
 The curly-headed Flynn, perform ing on the Warner sound stages as a heroic Norwegian fighting the Nazis. said Miss Hansen'S story left him dumbfounded.
 T hardly knew her." he said. we exchanged only a few words when we were introduced at dinner. was with MT. McEvoy all evening and I left before any of the other guests"
 The Warner Brothers indicated by continuing production of Hymns picture that they would stand be- hind him until his trial. Hollywood wondered whether the public also would withhold judgment. or wheth- CT his career as one of the movies highest-paid actors was approaching It's end.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-17
WAR WORKERS HOUSING PLAN WINS APPROVAL Conversion of Obsolete Of- flee, Tenements to Liv-
 ing Quarters Planned GOVERNMENT AIDES <. LISTEN TO PLAN Survey Conducted Here
 Shows Waste Space
 Could Be Converted

The Waterbury Real Estate Board has offered the gov ernment a plan to provide almost immediate housing for war workers in this and other defense cities. The plan, which provides for the conversion of obsolete office and tenement space, meeting halls, lodges, and dance halls and other vacant space, is probably the least expensive and can be put into operation the fastest of any of the methods hitherto proposed.
 The. local board conducted a hur- Tied survey of the central business section in this city recently and discovered that there was a vast. amount of space in many buildings that was not being used and had not been used for many years. The offices and halls that were covered in the survey were all discovered to have electrical ndplumbing facil- ities already installed. Central heating was also found in almost every instance.
 Facilities Available
 This means that there would be no need to purchase great amounts of plumbing, heating and electrical supplies which have become difficult to obtain because of priorities. In addition the need for building new homes is eliminated.
 Lester E. Young and Earl F. Col son, representing the local Real Estate Board, have just returned from Washington where they have been in conference since Monday with the Washington committee of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. The men also ex- plained the new plan to Frank Bane, head of the newly created Homes Utilization program, a sec-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-17
CITY SURPLUS IN
 AZ TO BE LARGE
Unexpended ApprOpria=
 tiOns as of Oct. 4 COn- stitute Record
Radiophoto

| A record breaking total of linex- pended appropriations for 1922 is indicated in a report issued today by Controller Thomas M. Conlon on city spending for the first nine months of the year. As of October 1, he said, the city had a balance of 1868 ,619.86 in its budget. This represents 29.7 per cent of the years total appropriations of $6,286. .744.91.
 Leading the way in 1942 savings are the welfare and street depart ments. The welfare department, with relief demands now at an al- most absolute minimum, has almost half its appropriation for the en- tire year still available. It has a balance of $148, 86339 remaining in its appropriation for the year, this sum accounting for 46.2 per cent pf the appropriation. The street de- partment still has $236, ,501.52, or 36.1 per cent of its original appropria- tion, available. This saving is large ly accounted for by federal require ments on the purchase of new ma terials.
 The police department has 25.7 per cent of its budget still on hand. The fire department has PAS per cent, and the department of educa- ton 27.4 per cent.
 Though the controller and his aides are cautious about too-opti- mistic estimates, it seems almost certain that Waterbury will end this year with the greatest surplus in its history. Making up the surplus will be not only the unexpended ap- propriations but also great amount of tax and other income that was in excess of estimates when the budget was drawn.
 The board of finance is now work ing on the budget for 1943. Though it is taken for granted that pay in- creases will be given all city em- ployes, thereby raising the 1943 ap- propriations it will probably still be possible, because of the big Sur- plus, to lower the tax rate next year. The rate now stands at BOYS mills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-17
INDUSTRIES MUST
 OBEY BLACKOUTS

Boston, Oct. 17-(UP)-Regional Director Joseph M. Loughlin of the first civilian defense area announc- ed today that all manufacturing plants including federal agencies will have to comply with their state blackout instructions even If 1t means temporary production stop- page.
 Loughlin told a conference of New England state defense council heads and first service command officials that compliance with the regulation will be necessary whether the black outs are actual or practice.
 "Seleted plants will be authorized by the commanding general of ser- vices of suply to continue operation during practice or actual blackouts if all light openings are obscured completely" Loughlin said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-17
TRUCK HI-JACKERS
 ARE BEING SOUGHT

Boston, Oct. 17-CUP)-Hi- -jackers who stole truck containing sev- eral thousand dollars worth of cof- fee and cigarettes from a downtown parking space were sought by police today.
 Reginald Connors of Soinerville, driver for O'Donnell's Express CO. of Cambridge, owners of the truck, re- ported he had loaded the truck at a South Boston warehouse yesterday with 66 large cartons of coffee and IS cases of cigarettes.
 Connors said he had noticed an- other truck following him from tho warehouse to the place where he parked, and police believed the hi- laekers trailed their victim until no went into c atoge to Haak q daliEaEg,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-17
BIG JAP MERCHANT
 VESSEL IS BOMBED
Off South End of BOugain= vile; TimOr Island Also

General MacArthur's Headquar- terS, Oct. IT - IU.P0 = Allied planes on offensive reconnaissance have bombed big Japanese mer- chant vessel of Buin, at the south- ern end of Bougainville, most im- portant enemy occupied island in the northern Solomons, it was an- nounced today.
 Results could not be observed.
 The day before, reconnaissance planes had bombed and machine gunned Japanese light cruiser in the same area, south of Bougain- vile, and apparently had crippled it.
 General Douglas MacArthur'S planes, in addition to bombing the merchantmen strongly, attacked enemy occupied villages at the mouth of the Mambare river on the north New Guinea coast and in the valley extending inland to Iona.
 The North American B-25s which made this raid machine gunned part of the river which is navigable by launch.
 Headquarters explained that small enemy forces had been active in the area since July when Japanese in vasion troops landed at Buna, 50 miles down the coast.
 Lockheed Hudson medium bomb- CTS made raid, the third this week on the Dill area at the Portuguese end of Timor Island in the north western zone. They bombed the 'Japanese-occupied village of Mana tuto. 30 miles northeast of Dill, where enemy troops were believed to be occupying @ group of brick buildings. Fires were started.
 Though General MacArthur's communique reported no new de- velopments in the Owen Stanley Mountains of New Guinea, dis patches reported that the Austra- Hans had made further slight pro- gress in the gap area and head quarters heard thta the Japanese forward elements had been coInpell- ed to withdraw further.
 Douglas A-20 attack bombers. sup porting the Australians, bombed and machine gunned enemy -occu. pied villages on the north side of the mountains all the way from Ko- koda Village, just below the 0ap. to M&s4AAAH ....... -s ..... ,... .. "a. .,....
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-17
40 WORKMEN ARE
 HURT IN BLAST

Coraopolis, Pa., Oct. 1T. (UP)-An explosion roared through a block wide plant of the Continental Roll and Steel Company early today. in- turing 40 workmen.
 The building was a foundry and housed an open hearth. A section of the roof was blown of. Approxi- mately 200 men were working in the foundry at the time. Only five were severely enough hurt to be taken to a hospital and their injuries were believed to be not serious.
 The foundry is operating night and day on war orders. It was in- dicated that the explosion would not interfere materially with pro- duction.
 Company officials declined to estimate damage or to indicate the cause of the blast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-17
FLOOD WATERS IN
 ESTATES FOUGHT
Potomac River Threatens to Touch Highest Point
 in History

Washington, Oct. 17-(UP)-Work gangs and rescue crews fought flood waters in three states today as the Potomac river threatened to reach its highest point in history and in- indate thousands of acres of low lands in Washington and its su- hurbs.
 The death toll from a dozen flooded streams in Maryland, Vir- ginia and West Virginia rose to at least 15 and property damage was in the millions. At many points, in cluding Washington, the flood was expected to be worse than the one in 1936 disaster which caused dam age estimated at $0, ,464,O ,O0O.
 The crest of the Potomac flood was expected to reach here about mid-morning. The weather bureau predicted the guage would read IFS feet. 10.5 feet above flood stage and six inches above the record-break- ing high point of the 1886 flood.
 In the three-state area, where thousands were driven from their homes, fredericksburg and Fal- mouth In northern Virginia were the hardest hit. The rampaging Shenandoah and Rappahannock rivers covered towns, highways, communications and power facili- ties in the area.
 Fourteen persnos were believed dead in Fredericksburg. and the Red Gross rescue station there said it
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-17
MOCK PARACHUTE
 ATTACK IN MASS.

Boston, Oct. 17-CUP)-Stream- lined Paul Reveres in the guise of state policemen on motorcycles will spread an invasion alarm through out Massachusetts tomorrow to mobilize 7,500 state guardsmen a. gainst a mock parachute invasion by regular army troops.
 eel-helmeted commandos of the army,s first service command will drop from transport planes to- saho- tage war plants, water supplies, power stations and bridges at scattered points throughout the state. The attack wil start at dawn and con- tinue until sunset, unless the inc vaders are mopped up before then.
 With state guard, units so distri- huted that no poteiitlQl enemy ob- jective is more than Are miles from . state guard base, military and civilian defense leaders believed the guardsman would make a good showing against the invaders, d. though the army forces have ha6 extenslve training in pafasroop in- gasion tactics.