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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-02

a tender and several safety devices
for locomotives.
His activity in New York's sub
way system had its genesis in a
trip to Europe on which he studied
closely the underground lines of
Paris and London. On his return
he Joined with August Belmont in
organizing the PETERBOROUGH Rapid
Transit Company which opened the
first New York subway in 1904.
Vanderbilt abandoned engineer
ing as a profession as his other
interests expanded. 1t was said Of
him that he never accepted cleo
ton to a board of directors with
out having it understood that he
would take an active part in the
affairs of the corporation. He re-
fused to be a mere "figure-head."
He was proudest, however, of his
military record. He enlisted in the
eighth infantry, New York national
guard. In 1901, became a captain
in 1909 and lieutenant colonel in
1912. On the Mexican border in
1916 he was inspector of the sixth
division with the rank of major
Honored by Nations
In December, 1916, he was COM
missioned colonel of the 22nd en-
gineers and when that outfit was
called to service in the World War
as the 102nd engineers, he went
to France as its commander. He
was promoted to brigadier general
on June 49, 1918.
For his services with the A.EF
Vanderbilt was awarded the dis
tinguished service medal of the
United States and, the Belgian
croix de guerre, was made knight
commander of the Order of the
Crown of Belgium and command
er of the French Legion of Honor
Part of his service was at Ypres
and on March S, 1881, Great Brit
ain gave him its Ypres medal, along
with Generals John F. Organ, and
J. Leslie Kincaid and Col. Edward
Olmstead. These four were the
first Americans to receive the med
al.
Vanderbilt resigned from the ar
my January 8, 1919, and was placed
in the officers reserve corps as q
brigadier general. Later he be-
came commander of the 77th divi-
sion of the reserve but he re-
linquished this in 1885 when he
was transferred to the unassigned
list.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-02
Woman's Club 10
Have Unusual ST.
Patrick S Day

An unusual feature will mark the
observance of ST. Patrick's Day at
the March II social meeting of
the Juneau Woman's Club, it was
decided at a recent meeting of the
American Homes Committee, in
charge of activities for the month.
AS means of furthering the hab-
it and also contributing to the
clubs own defense book, admission
to the tea, to be held at the home
of Mrs. Ruth Noble on March IT,
will be by purchase of 25-cent de-
Tense stamps at the door. These
stamps will be put into the defense
stamp book of the club. In adj
dition to tea, a suitable program
has been arranged.
Plans for holding the patriotic tea,
evolved by. the American Homes
Committee, were made by Mes
DANES Ray Day, r. L. Wolfe, Will
liam Cooper and Ruth Noble, chair
man.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-02
ALLIES ARE
(0UNTERING
ON ISLAND
Hard Fighting Progressing
on Land, Sea and in
Air in East Indies
(Contmued from rage One)

Nations report that four war craft
have been heavily damaged.
No report is made on casualties
in the air fleets. American bomb
ers have been IN the thick of the
fighting but all returned safely to
their bases"
Smashing Assaults
Supported by smashing aerial
assault that has wrought havoc
among the Japanese landing par
ties on the Java beaches and by a
desperately determined taxicab ar
my rushed to the scenes, a vital
engagement against the invaders
may now be underway. 1t is I'M
officially said the invaders have
swept within 80 miles of this mill
tary headquarters.
The watchword in this morning S
order of the Day" is that the
United Nations must attack and
not strictly defend
1t is also disclosed that Ameri-
can, British and Australian troops
have joined with some thousands
of the slim Dutch Army in making
the. attack on the Japanese inva-
sion forces.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-02
MERLE 0BER0N
HEADS CAST IN
CURRENT FILM
"AffeetionateIy Yours" Is
RoIIieking Comedy at
20th Century

Romantic comedy at its best
gay, frothy and swift-moving-is
the current film fare at the Goth
Century Theatre. "Affectionately
Yours" is the title, Merle Oberon,
Dennis Morgan and Rita Hayworth
are the stars, and fun is the pur-
pose of this completely delightful
offering
"Affectionately Yours" begins its
story in Lisbon, Portugal, the one
neutral port in Europe at the mo-
ment.
Top acting honors go to the
three stars. Dennis Morgan kit
ty Foyle's boy friend, rememberD
is a thoroughly charming young
man, delightfully."- at ease in front
of the cameras, and completely be-
lievable in his role. Merle Oberon
who is deservedly one of the
screens most popular feminine
stars, has one of her best roles in
"Affectionately Yours and is. in
eidentally. more lovely to look at
than ever. In the role of the man
chasing newspaper girl, luscious
Rita Hayworth follows up her re-
cent smash hit in Strawberry
Blonde" with another bell-ringing
performance. Ralph Bellamy is ex-
cellent as the bewildered bridegroom
and George Tobias comes through
with another swell comedy per-
Torrance as Turkish news
photographer with a passion for
unique angles.
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Former Wife Of
James Roosevelt
WEEDS jill. Whitney

NEW YORK. March 2-Mrs. Bet
sey Gushing Roosevelt, former wife
- .Temes Roosevelt. eldest son of
the President, and John Hay Whit
ney. owner of one of the country's
largest fortunes, were married here
last Saturday.
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N.Y.GIANT5
lose TWICE
TO DODGERS
Brooklyn Wins Another in
Havana Exhibition
Tits

HAVANA, March 2-The New
York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers
battled IL innings before the Dodg-
crs made it two straight victories
in an exhibition series here and
took the game yesterday, to 2.
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REPRESENTATION
IS REQUIRED TO
VOTE IN APRIL

Regardless of previous registra-
ton, all Juneau residents who wish
to vote in the coming election must
re-register at the City Hall, Rob-
ert G. Rice, City Clerk, said today.
Beginning tomorrow, the office
will remain open during the lunch
hour to facilitate registration of
workers who cannot register at
other times.
The next election will be held in
April and registration books close
on Saturday April A. So far, only
200 persons have registered and in
sured their right to vote.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-02
R EpRISALS
ARE TAKEN,
N0RWEGIANS
Prominent Nationals Put
Behind Fighting Lines
by NdN Regime

STOCKHOLM. March 2-Dis-
patches from Oslo said LAB prom-
inent Norwegians, including SO
former army officers and friends
of King Haakon, have been sent ID
work in camps behind the RUS
sian front as reprisal for British
raids on the Norwegian coast.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-02

Medan is the only Netherlands
Indies city where rickshaws are a
part of the street scene.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-02

Much of the magnesium used in
airplane engines is obtained from
ocean water.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-02

.COLISEUM-Lust Times Tonits
PAT OBRIEN, JAMES CAGNEY
HERE COMES THE NAVY"
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ANGooN MERCHANT HERE

Fred Brandes, merchant and
postmaster at Angoon. arrived in
Juneau yesterday on business trip.
He is staying at the Gastineau Ho-
tel.
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tCOntmueQ lTOIu rage OIlcl
the Presidents warning to Wash
ington parasites
Philippine commonwealth en-
ployees in Washington, numbering
about 25, decided to hold special
defense bond and stamp sales day
among themselves and before night
had bought $1,000 worth.
The rumor that any one outside
the Army and Navy is writing the
communicates from the Philippines
or anywhere else is causing some
hearty smokers at War and Navy
departments.
Short wave messages from all
fronts and ships at sea pour into
the Army and Navy here constant
ly. After DECIDING. the messages
are sorted and all secret inforna-
ton taken out. The communique
is then whipped into shape by des-
ignated officers, in both cases mem
bers Of the press relations stats.
The War departmen COM
munique is generally issued an
hour or so before noon; the Navy
department communique late in the
afternoon There is, however. no
set rule about time and special COM
muniques are issued whenever the
departments deem it necessary.
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VANDERBILT,
industrial
LEADER DIES
Famous American Business
Man Passes Away
in Florida

Continued from Page One)
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HOLZHEIMER TO SITKA
u. S. District Attorney William
A. Holzheimer. left by plane yester-
DAY for Sitka.. He will be gone sew
eral days on official business.
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BUY DEFENSE BONDS
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Federal Girls Are Having
Hard Time in Washington
In Securing Living Rooms

CONTINUED from Page One)
Evening star., 1942-02-15
&Z@1e.s1 February Sale NURSERY FURNITURE ;.


We've planned this sale months ago
>. bought large stock prepared
for Z rush of mothers and expectant
parents! Monday morning at $50
the sale opens :. come one, come all
:. and furnish the nursery no,o at
savings!
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
HenryFondato to Be
FL Centro Mayor

Henry Fonda, motion picture
star scheduled to arrive in Ell Gen.
tro Wednesday to begin taking a
picture with a desert locale, will
be made honorary mayer of Ell
Centro and asked to serve in that
capacity throughout his visit in
Imperial Valley.
Special arrangements for Fonda S
induction in office will be complet-
ed late Tuesday when officials of
Fonda's company arrive in the val
ley.
The company, Fox Twentieth
Century, will take scenes for THE
immortal Sergeant" 7l2 miles out
of Westmorland on the Kane
Springs cutoff. More than 200 per-
sons will be in the valley while
scenes are being taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
Actors Will Come
Here on Bond Sale

President Gordon Scriven of the
local chamber of commerce, with
Secretary c. Ben Herring and Herb
Norris of the county war bond sales
committee were in Yuma Tuesday
afternoon in conference with the
advance man for one of the groups
of motion picture actors who are
touring the nation in the interest Of
bond sales.
The valley men Will arrange a
date for the appearance here with
in the next two or three weeks OF
one of these Hollywood contingents
in the interest of selling the val
ley's September quota of $27o,5Oo
worth of bonds and stamps toward
the state total of SCI ,250,00o.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
Army Plane Crash
In Newark Kills
Woman, 2of Crew

NEWARK, O., Sept 8-UP) =
A disabled 8-25 army bombing
plane circled over Newark with its
motors racing terrifically" today
then suddenly power-dived into a
residential section killing a woman
pedestrian and at least two of the
six CT seven" occupants of the
ship
The low-wing, fiveplace bomber
believed to have been en- route from
Wright Field to Mitchell Field, N
Y, ploughed into private home
5werved and struck a five-family
apartment house then Sheered off
the front of the Christian Science
church.
USE PARACHUTES
At least two of the occupants of
the plane took to their paraehuteS.
One, tentatively identified as Lieut..
L. S. LAWYER was found tangled in
his badly-snarled parachute on n
loading platform of the b. & O.
railroad.
The other flier who tried to bail
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

IdulO DlOduCdSJ ItCOIutu ny Tie
United Press listening post at New
York
American forces are gaining
strong points for large scale coun-
terdrive which will be launched
when the United States program OF
total armament is completed Col
onel Nakao Yahoa, army press chief,
wrote in an article published in the
"Asahi Shimbun"
Because the United Nations are
determined to fight to the finish
as long as it may take, the Japa-
nese people should be grateful for
Premier Hideki Tojo's assertion that
Japan will fight for a hundred years
if necessary, Yahao said.
INDECISIvE
The Japanese spokesman said
that in the present stage of the
fighting between the United States
and Japan it is impossible to achieve
"a decision in a single battle, for
geographical and other reasons. If
the United States should use the
bulk of its armed forces in an at
tempt to force a decisive battle,
Japan would welcome the challenge,
Yahao declared.
The war will not end until one
side or the other is utterly defeated,
the Japanese army press chief
wrote. He said that should the Unit
ed States, Great Britain, and China
propose a compromise peace. there
would be no reason to end the war
because Japanese aims now are
greater than before the conflict be-
gan.
Besides. noted Yahao, there are
no neutral countries left to mediate
the Pacific war.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
u. S, ENGLAND AGREE ON VICTORY plan
Slow TO Awake,
Says Douglas

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Sept.
sup - The United States
was slow to awaken, but il has
a spirit and 4 capacity for work
and sacrifice which no nation
of slaves ever had OF ever will
have" Associate Justice of the
u. 5. Supreme Court William o.
Douglas told a victory center
rally here.
Justice Douglas asserted that
"nOw is the time TO demonstrate
the paralyzing power of its
striking force" and that the
stakes never were greater.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

ruined areas have been forced TO
carry foodstuffs for enormous dis
tances to meet their demands.
Enemy forces attempted also to
destroy to the last yestige the net
work of communication routes, in
cluding railway lines and highways.
Air baseS-Such as those at YIN
shan, Chuhsien and Kinhwa-were
mined and attempts were made to
blow up great concrete runways
Reports reaching Chinese military
authorities indicated. however, the
program of destruction did not at
tain full success.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
Cap Gregg Suffers
ParaIytic Stroke

Director j. j. Cap" Gregg, Holt
vile division member of Imperial
Irrigation district board, suffered
light paralytic stroke Saturda% at
his home on Lake road.
When Evan T. Hewes. chairman
of the board. visited his bedside
Monday, however, the Holtville dir
ector was in good spirits and was
beginning to use his left arm. His
left leg was also somewhat affected
although the impairment was not
believed to be great.
Plans were being considered to
move Gregg to a coast Sanitarlum
for treatment and rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
Commando Raid on
Dieppe Necessary,
Churchill States
British Prime Minister
Tells Commons that u. S.,
Britain in Agreement

LONDON, Sept. 8. (UP)
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill told the house of
commons today that the AL
lied raid on Dieppe had
been an Indispensable preliminary
to full scale operations which were
planned ON "a much larger scale" ="
Hitler now does not know where,
when, how or in what force Eur
ope will be attacked by the Allies,
he said, announcing complete
agreement with the United States
on all military matters.
In review of the war situation,
his first in nearly 10 weeks, Chur-
chill told cheering house of COM
Continued on Page 6; Column y
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
SpOOks! SpOcksl

Sitting unoccupied and all by it
self in front cf the Howard Carey
home in Ell Centre Saturday night
was an official immigration border
patrol car.
Suddenly the cars horn began to
tootle like all possessed and flames
burst out of the back part of the
machine.
After the car called attention to
its distress there was terrific eX-
element, especially when the smell
of burning rubber permeated the
atmosphere. Every car owner with
in the .an5e OF the odor began to
groan in an agony Of sympathy
for the loss of a tire.
1t will be possible to repair and
use the car again but, ladies and
gentlemen, put on mourning for the
spare tire. 1t is gone forever from
the stcckpile of the nation and a
short in the cars electric wiring
is to blame.
All, me.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

tions stock pile of rubber. If he
wastes that rubber in needless fast
driving he is attacking the nation.
The stock pile is rapidly diminish
ing, the director reminded, stating
that if private car tires are not to
be commandeered for essential war
workers and farmers, pleasure driv-
ing must cease and speeding must
be checked.
The district OPA officials will
meet all rationing board chairmen
Wednesday night at 1880 in FL Cen
tro city council chambers to discuss
policies for future administration
of price control and rationing. It is
believed that boundaries of ration
ing boards will be modified and
that at least two of the smaller
boards will be closed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

ing out how much rubber there is
on the ground in this area, and we
hope from this data to be able to
obtain a more equitable allotment
of tires to this great farming area.
The need for tires certainly has
nothing to do with population
here"
The San Diego officials are like
wise stressihg the fact that, although
California's statute BOOKS still carry
65-mile- -an-hour speed limit law,
rationing boards are really doing
something about drivers of cars who
exceed the war time voluntary speed
limit of 40 miles an hour.
Although the car owner is nomi-
nally the owner of the tires, Housh
said, he is expected to remember
that his tires are a part OF the ma
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

ed IN speech prepared Tor de-
livery before the Research Insti-
tute of America
Striking at "chiselers" and warn
ing of disaster" if the price con-
troll program fails, Henderson de-
clared, I'VE may now assure that
ignorance is no longer an excuse
for price, rent, and rationing vio~
lations."
1T never has been a legal eX-
cuSe," he said. But we have from
the beginning recognized that in
an economy as vast and complex
as ours the task of adjustment is
also difficult and complex. We
have sought to be tolerant"
OFFERS REASON
Henderson offered as one reason
for OPA's new "get tough" policy
the report from some war plants
that violations of rent control in
War-boom communities had result
ed in mere lost time than haG
been lost by strikes because the
workers spent so much time finding
a residence.
He urged consumers to trade
only at establishments complying
with price regulations.
Don't patronize the gasoline and
tire bootleggers,' he said. Wen
attend to them. 1t isn't smart to
dodge any cf the regulations. They
are designed to protect all of us.
This is not an 18th amendment
game we're playing This is life
and death. There is blood on the
sands of the Solomon islands =
American blood-and on the coast
of France, and in the desert OF
Africa.
American SailcrS are dying on
the Atlantic and the Pacific. Many
heroic merchant seamen, whose
magnificent contribution to this
war will some day be adequately
written, have died to get you gaso-
line. Others are dying to carry
around the world the weapons and
supplies our forces need to fight.
Henderson said that Americans
SO far have little cause tc COM
plain about what the war has done
to most of us here at home. He
pointed to growing pay checks, ris-
ing farm prices, large profits ana
diminishing unemployment.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

Central News Agency reported
2l,O00 anti-Japanese youths were
killed in communities along the
railroad.
Chinese observers said the fact
that the Japanese sim held the inn
portant rail and air center OF Kin
hwa indicated enemy forces may
attempt to rse this base as
springboard for future operations
in the event Chungking troops slic-
cessfully rehabilitate the dcvastat-
ed area and restore bases for a pos
sible aerial offensive against Japan
itself.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

new live pei CcllI lc@y Oil lllCOlIlco.
The Victory tax" proposal was
offered by Chairman Walter F.
George, D., Ga, as a substitute for
a five per cent sales tax sponsored
by Sen. Joseph F.. Guffey, D.. Pa.
George said that if his Victory
tax" is adopted the sales tax would
be out"
The Victory tax" would be impos-
ed on all income in excess of 1924
a year-equivalent to $52 a month
or $12 a Week-received by individ
ualS from salaries, wages, dividends
interest, rents and royalties, an
nuities, net profits from businesses
or professions, and from partner
ships.
AT SOURCE
Except in the case of members
OF the armed forces, domestic SER
wants and agricultural labor, the
new tax would be withheld at the
source and would be levied in addi-
tion to the regular income taxes.
The tax contains a postwar cred
it feature, involving refund of part
of the tax after the war.
These postwar credits would be
allowed against the new tax:
/. In the case of single persons,
25 per cent of the Victory tax or
$500, whichever is smaller.
2. In the case of married per-
sons, 40 per cent of the Victory
tax or $1,000 whichever is smaller.
8. For each dependent, two per
cent of the Victory tax or 500,
whichever is smaller.
MAY PURCHASE BONDS
The taxpayer, however, would be
permitted to absorb the postwar
refund TO pay life insurance pre-
miums outstanding as of Jan. l.,
1912, debts contracted prior TO that
date, or the purchase of war bonds.
Such expenditures, up to the
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
Former Manager
Of Hotel in NAVY

Ell CentranS received the news
Tuesday that Fred Ferguson, for
merly manager of the Barbara
Worth hotel in Ell Centre, was
commissioned a first lieutenant,
senior grade, in the United States
Navy.
He now is stationed at Mare Is
land. After leaving Ell Centre sew
eral months ago, Ferguson was
connected with the st. Francis
hotel in San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
Jops Employ 'Scorched
Earth Policy in Retreat

CHUNGKING, Sept. 8 up
Retreating Japanese troops have
adopted an utterly ruthless "scorch-
ed earth policy along the entire
length of the Chekiang -Kiangsi
railway, destroying every city and
village, reliable sources declared to-
day
Prior to their retreat, japanese
soldiers looted the entire country
side of foodstuffs, destroying what
they were unable to carry away,
thereby creating an economic crisis
which the Chungking government
is attempting to solve.
Chinese soldiers operating in the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

ernment to receive the new ap-,
pointment.
DR.. Wei formerly held such i'm
portant posts in the Chungking
government as minister of justice
and secretary to the general exc
cutive Yuan, which virtually con-
stitutes the Chinese cabinet.
Although appointed ambassador
to the Vichy government a year
ago, he never assumed the actual
duties of the post. When Vichy
permitted Japanese troops to enter
French Indo-China, relations be-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08
A Play Pretty

A Play Pretty
That tractor of Harry Horizons
means just as much or more to
him than it does to Wallace Nc
Clelland The minute Harry heard
that Wallace was playing with the
tractor, Harry rushed out to join
in the game. They took turns
running the thing back and forth
with some vague idea of making
the place. nice and level but with
the firm idea of having a swell
time with the equipment.
To be honest with you, that Hor-
ton tractor is not just a tractor.
1t has more accessories hanging on
it than the tin jeeps of high school
pupils.
To date it is decked out with:
"A snaZzy spotlight
b-A beach umbrella.
A-Trick headlights.
"A padded seat.
1T probably won't be long before
it is equipped with Il radio and
powder room.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-08

tween Chungking and Vichy de-
Perforated rapidly.
Subsequently DR.. Wei toured the
United States on goodwill"
visit.
His friendships in Chungking in
cluded T. II. Soong. member of one
of Free China's most prominent
families. and Wang Chung Hui,
former foreign minister Madame
Wei Tao Ming, also a prominent
jurist, req ived her training IN
France, as did her husband.