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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
PEOPLE FOOLED

One unnamed member OF Con-
CreSS claimed that the attack on
tho 40-hour standard stemmed
from an organized campaign. the
President recalled. but this part
Of the debate had never received
any publicity.
People have very definitely been
fooled about the labor question
Mr.. Roosevelt stated As An
example Of just how far they have
been fooled he cited the fact that
five intelligent editors, whom he
knows personally have written
hum recently imploring that labor
he allowed 10 work more than 40
hours a week.
This. the President minated j.
one bit Of proof that inviting or
willing sixth ColumnistS have been
successful in spreading false in
formation 10 the far four corners
Of the country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
First MARRIAGE

MELBOURNE. March ~ TNS)
Peter Constantine. private. first
class. United States Army. has
married Jean Waters OF FootScray.
state of Victoria IL was revealed
today in the first announcement
10 disclose the name of an Amcrl-
can doughboy ioined IN marriage
since arrival OF the AEF.
The couple was married by the
Reverend Father O'CalhChan and
believe they are the first 10 form
a United States Australian mar
rage alliance since American
troops landed in the common
wealth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
laps Bypass
Toungoo, Sever
Mdndd|dy Rail
India Burma Source
Reveals isolation
Of British, Chinese
BY NED RUSSELL
I nited Press stan correspondent

LONDON. March y. japanese
forces have by-paSSed Toungoo in
Central Burma and cut the rail-
road leading north toward Manda-
lay. apparently iSolating Chinese
and British forces in the Toungoo
sector. il was revealed today.
The enemy advance was disclosed
by a communique OF the India
Burma command.
The railroad was cut at kyungon,
eight miles north of ToungOo. and
about Us miles north Of Rangoon.
FIRST DISCLOSURE
The communfque was the first
official disclosure that japanese
troops hsd-adEaHee ftit-of
Toungoo, tho key point in the
Allied defense line across south
central Burma l66 miles north of
Rangoon.
THE situation will he cleared
up today" the communique
promised.
This statement was interpreted
10 mean that more definite infor-
nation regarding operations IN the
Toungoo sector was expected
II revealed that small british
forces were remaining in the Toun-
goo area TO press defensive action
along with the Chinese. An Allied
c oaSta airdrome, presumably
along the Bay Of Bengal. was re-
ported bombed yesterday by 20
aircraft. Damage was de-
Scribed as slight
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
ONE-GUN DEFENSE

The only japanese defense was
an antiaircraft m ch ine gun
mounted on truck
The Chiengmai airdrome. about
90 miles east of the Thai-Burrna
border, has been one of the prin-
cipal enemy bases for enemy
aerial operations.
The Americans attack probably
was the opening move of a large
scale offensive designed TO Offset
new Japanese aerial reinforce
ments arriving from the Neither
lands East Indies and Malaga.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
Detroiter Promoted
At Fort Custer

FORT CUSTER. March Is. Pro
motions announced today by the
war department include four Fort
Custer officers. They arc Mai.
Albert Degroat. Detroit. station
hospital: Capt Benjamin Abrams.
Chicago. station hospital: Capt. r.
J. SaIama. Cicero Ill. recruit re-
ception center Mai. keither
French Bennett, Kalamazoo, sta
ilnA hospital.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
Fought Hotel Clerk;
Now Takes On Jdps

ASHINGTON. March -
lINS Pat hi Cicco. Of chicken
pot fame 70 was IN Washington
today 10 ioin the navy.
Pat husband of hcireSS Gloria
Vanderbilt. said his final decision
TO Join the armed forces was
brough, abou, by that fight with
a clerk in a New York hotel over
ms attempts TO run down a pot
to cook a chicken.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
Battle Creek Dealers
Pass Up Gas Curfew

BATTLE CREEK March p
Local gasoline filling stations will
not Immediately follow the volun-
tary curfcw. limiting the number
of hours Of operation, retailers
here revealed today.
Although number Of cities in
the state arc following the vOlun-
tary restriction plan, II has not
been discussed here The retail
gasoline dealers Of Michigan voted
Yesterday in Grand Rapids 10 eX-
tend the Curfew 10 outState cities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
Hedy Lamar Tells
OF Plans 10 Marry

HOLLYWOOD. March p uNS) D..
Screen siren Hedy Lamar to-
day revealed her engagement 10
George Montgomery, rising young
film actor from Great Falls. Mont.
The marriage Will be- Monigom-
crN's first Miss Lamar has been
we'd twice before. 10 Fritz Mandl
Australian munitions magnatc.
and Gene Marley. film executive
and former husband Of Joan
Bennett
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
cause friction. Cupid is mighty
powerful in this country"

ThS Yank apparently was among
those bitten by the love bug since
he Immediately went on to toll
how he had Just last week met
the sweetest girl in the world.
Still concerned about the idea Of
a headquarters dampcr being put
on arriaGe ceremonies. this
added:
II hope they don't get away
with IL. It's not right Ia have
comman ders telling our hearts
when to halt, mark time or
march"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25

from marrying Australian girls.
When one Of the YankS GOT wind
of the proposal 10 call halt 10
unapproved marriages he said
tersely:
"T'aint fair"
Said another douGhboy:
NO commanding OFFICERS
should have powers of interior
ence which. since the dark ages.
have been reserved for mothers
in-law-its unconstitutional.
THE boys will get on their
hind legs about IL and IL may
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25

Chinese infantry and tho Japanese
Thai invaders seven miles below
Touneoe
Although the original battle
ground was reported along the
Pyu River. p miles South Of
Toungoo. a Chunking army head
quarters Communique said il was
believed the Chinese had repulSed
several counter-attackS and were
holding their original positions
The Burma front, defended on
the north by British, Chinese, In
dian and Burmese troops. APP
poarcd 10 run south of Sandoway
and Prone I'm the west crossing
below Toungoo TO the Burmese
Thai frontier.
a Royal Air Force communique
from Burma said two Japanese
bomberS and A fighter plane had
been shot down during intense
activity over a British airport.
TWO British fighter planes were
reported lost but their pilots were
saved.
The Chinese Central News
Agency said tho Japanese appar-
entity were aiming a new aerial
offensive against new Chinese
bases The agency reported that
ID enemy planes yesterday bombed
Sian and other counties in ShenSi
Province and western counties in
Honan Province. including LuShih.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
Wives at w aI'.
Save for Army
They Garry Torch in Their Hands
as Well as in Their Hearts
By WALTER kIERAAN
Inti Nsvs service stan correspondent

NEW YORK March 25.-Mrs. Joe Citizen has gone 70 war
in a faded housedress.
little squeamish carry little too old to work
in factory little too plump dash around fancy uni
form. Mrs Joe Citizen gone within her home
Dawn dusk she the line behind the firing line today
She is Juggling her packages from the store to save the
grocer's gas, oil and and her
She every newspaper and every shred Of wrap
ping paper that into the house
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
Roosevelt Hits
At New Menace:
Sixth Co|unnnists
They Spread Rumors
at Cocktail Parties and
Elsewhere lAre You One7 7,
By LEE CARSON
Iptr Vows service stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March Is. =
President Roosevelt today intro
duced new menace TO the nation
AT war-:he sixth columnist.
Describing sixth columnists as
those who Willingly or unwittingly
carry out the propaganda schemes
OF the fifth column, the President
asked the country TO give grave
consideration 10 this widespread
threat TO the war effort OF Amer
lea and the United Nations.
Public opinion alone would prob
ably put these sixth coiumnists
out Of business. the Chief Exec
utive said, and every American
xhnnld- conSiderLheIr-pte presence he
cause their number is great and
tke damage they can do IS I'M
measurable
Without aid Of the sixth column
as handmalden. the fifth column
would perish for lack Of funkles
10 carry out its plans. Mr.. Roose-
welt said.
AN TEA FIGHTS
Rumors. propaganda and false
information. the President ex-
planned. are distributed by the
sixth columnisis in various ways.
writing ateF-the- Fadie,- Al
cocktail parties. tea fights in
crowded public places. etc.
Asked 10 define sixth column
mist more closely. Mr.. Roosevelt
demurred. saying that he might
have 10 name some of those
present AZ his press conference.
which wouid be impolite.
Questioned As 10 whether or not
he believed many Of the popular
misconceptions about tabor prob
lens IN wartime were the result
Of some sixth columnlst activity
the President said he couldn't say
yes or no but he added that part
of the pressure on the 4O-hour
week standard appeared 10 be
ORGANIZED campaigning
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
LEADER DOWNED

The lone American casualty was
Squadron Leader Jack Ne~kifk
OF Scarsdale, n. Y, whose daring
won citations from Britain and
China
NeWkirk's plane apparently was
hit by stray bullet from Japa-
nose ground defenses and crashed
near tho Chiengmai airdrome. his
fellow fliers reported. The crash.
they said, came at the end of a
low dive.
Dispatches and reports from the
pilots described the raid as among
the most damaging" of the war.
In their first dive. the Americans
set fire TO seven Japanese planes.
probably Killing their pilots.
IT'hirty-three others were machine
gunned during subsequent swoop
over the field.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
Flying Tigers
Riddle Jap Air
in Siam
But Surprise Aid
Costs AVG Life
OF Daring Ace
BY ROBERT r. MARTIN
United Press staff correspondent

CTIUNGKING. March 25-The
Of at least 40 aircraft
the Thai airport OF
Chicngmai today warning the
Japanese that Americas volunteer
pilots, tho Flying Tigers Of the
Orient, will match any bid for
command of Burma's skies,
Attacking suddenly and without
warning. the American f1iers
dropped from the skies al dawn
Tuesday and riddled grounded
enemy planes and personnel.
1t was the American volunteer
sEnup,.S replA4. n-Iapan,s-
aerial offensive over southcentral
Burma, but the attack proved
costly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
SHriHg Cans and Sugar

She removing both ends Of every atening the can
and putting il aside with the for the collector
She is buying just enough for the family coffee
tea finding substitutes sueetaHi#s PyfFases
watching diet and that OF the family to keep
everybody the beam physically.
She tuning in the market reports and reading them in
the papers find what plentiful in foodstuffs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-25
HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING

CHUNGKING. March 25 CUP).
Latest reports from the Toun-
goo front along the Sittang River
in Burma today described fierce
hand-to-hand fighting b tw- Q Q n
infantry and tho Japanese
Thai invaders seven miles below
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
.US0 TO BEGIN
 HERE, SITkA
 BY OCTOBER 20
Leonard R. Hall To Return With Staffs in Few
 Weeks

USO is functioning well in An- chorage, Seward and Fairbanks, Leonard R. Hall, Area Supervisor for USO in the Northwest said upon his return yesterday from a trip of inspection to those com munities.
 Both Juneau and Sitka will have USO staffs by October 20 and work will begin on that date for the renovation, decoration and furn- ishing of temporary quarters for the organization in both places. In Juneau USO will be located in the Legion Dugout, the B. M. Beh- rends building formerly occupied by the Parsons Electric Company and the top floor of A. B. Hall while in Sitka the basement of the Lu- theran Church and the A. B. Hall will be utilized for USO activities, he stated.
 Tomorrow MT. Hall will leave for the south on his way to Washing ton, D. C., where a conference will be held with Brig. Gen. Frederick Osborn, Chief of Special Services Major Henry Clark, in charge of Special Services for Alaska, William Lee, head of the overseas division of USO, and MT. Hall. All matters pertaining to the set-up in the Northwest will be discussed at this conference, MT. Hall said.
 MT. Hall expects to return to Juneau from Washington by Oct ober 16 or IT and hopes at that time to bring with him the USO staffs for Juneau and Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
DELAY OVER
 FARM PRICE
 BILL RAPED
BarkIey in Plea To Senate For Speedy Action on
 Question

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Sen- ator Alben Barkley today called on Congress to "vindicate" itself by carrying out speedily President Roosevelts request for passage of anti-inflation legislation through which farm price ceilings could be lowered.
 In an impassioned speech which lasted for nearly two hours, an attentive Senate sat silently while the Administration leader appealed to it's members mot to quarrel and haggle over technicalities but to make it possible and mandatory that the President deal with infla- tion in legal and just way"
 He asked that the Senate first defeat the farm bloc amendment offered by Senators Elmer Thomas and Carl Hatch to include the cost of farm labor in the formula fixing parity price ceilings. He said that if such a provision went through the President would veto the leg islation
 Said Barkley: Congress is either going to have to abandon such leg islation or eat crow by going out and passing legislation which the President will accept"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
US0 WILL START OPERATION HERE
 BY OCTOBER 20
Rotaridns Hear Talks by Leonard Hall, High
 School Student

Leonard Hall, USO head for the Northwest, told members of Juneau Rotary Club today that temporary headquarters of the USO will be operating in Juneau by October 20 in three locations-the American Legion Dugout, the top floor of the A-B Hall and the old site of the Parsons Electric Company.
 Hall, who has just returned to Juneau from an inspection trip to Anchorage, Seward and Fairbanks, will leave soon for Washington for a conference with Army and USO officials regarding Alaska.
 Bob Helgeson, Juneau High School representative at the Rot ary Club, also was a speaker, tell ing of planned school activities for the coming year
 He said that the first Vaudeville in three years will be held Novem- Der 20, two plays will be put on one on December Is and the other in April-a group of three-act plays will be staged by the high school in February, and numerous dances are scheduled
 Guests at the noon meeting in Percys Cafe included Dick Burns head of the Juneau Public Schools English Department. Dr. Langdor White, of the Alaska Office of h. dian Affairs, Capt. Stanley Lovejoy and Sgt. Duncan, U. s. Army
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
AUXILIARY POLICE ASSIGNED STATIONS
 FOR JUNEAU AREA

At an enthusiastic meeting of the Juneau Auxiliary Police Corps held last night in the City Hall, Walter P. Scott, Corps Director, as- signed men to specified stations which will accord as far as prac- ticable with air raid warden sta- tions.
 Director Scott also announced the appointment of Glenn Allen as lieutenant in the Auxiliary Police, part of the Juneau Civilian De- fense Unit
 The Corps now has r members, and the full quota of 25 will be filled within the next few days, Director Scott believes.
 It was announced that each member of the Corps will carry a regulation night-Stick while on duty. The manual training class of the Juneau Public Schools has undertaken the project of manu- featuring the sticks.
 Owing to the shortage of regu- lar air raid warden helmets, Di- rector Robertson of Civilian De- fense asks every person owning a miners hat he is willing to use or loan to someone for use in de- fense activities, to give his name and address to the Air Raid Ser geant of the Air Raid Warden district in which he lives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
HOOP PRACTICES
 CONTINUE HERE

Practice sessions of Juneau City League basketball teams will con- tinue tonight, in the High School and Grade School gymnasiumS.
 A. B. Phillips, Superintendent of Schools, reminds the teams that those designated by the letters G to will practice in the High School gym tonight and K and I. in the Grade School.
 The practice sessons start at 2 o'clock and the gyms VII be closed at g. Phillips suggests that in the High School practices, two teams start promptly at and have the floor alone for half an hour, then stop at 8:30 promptly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
RIGSUMS
 ASKED FOR
 WAR WORK
President Makes Request On Congress for Large
 Cash Sum

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Presi- dent Roosevelt today asked Con- gress for two billion, eight hundred and sixty-two million dollars ad- ditional funds now for Navy con- struction of airplanes.
 The Budget Bureau said this Is necessary for prosecution of the war.
 President Roosevelt also asked for six hundred million dollars for war housing, forty-three million dollars for the Treasury Depart ment, and one hundred million dol lars for arming of merchant ships.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
MRS. AGNES AD5IT RESIGNS POSITION;
 LEAVING FOR SOUTH

Mrs. Agnes Adsit, who has been Chief Clerk in the office of the Territorial Auditor for the last 12 years has resigned her position and is leaving this week for the South to take well earned rest.
 Mrs. Adsit will visit friends and relatives in Portland, Oregon, and Longview, Washington, and then go to Gold Beach, Oregon, where she will spend the winter with her sister, Mrs. s. L. Burton Accord ing to her present plans, Mrs. Adsit will return to Juneau next spring
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
Did WiI|kio B|ush--How!

CAIRO, Sept. 29.-Now, belated- ly, it can be revealed, the red glow Axis forces saw behind the Allied lines in Egypt recently, was Wendell L. Willkie. Inspecting a guard of honor at U. s. Air Force airdrome during his recent visit, Willkie in moment of Hoosier enthusiasm asked whether there were any In- diana men among the airmen and troops at the base.
 Sure" said Major General Lewis H. Brereton, but they're all in the guard house."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
UNIV CHIEF, |(kES TALK
 OVER COAL
Lewis Says Miners Won Work Longer Unless Es-
 sentiaI To War

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Johr L. Lewis said today that members of the United Mine Workers VIII accept longer work week only if il is proven conclusively that it IS absolutely necessary and essential to the war effort.
 Lewis, President of the miners union, made the statement at a conference of labor and mine rep resentatives called by Harold Ickes to consider ways to increase coal production next year :.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
Wi|Ikie Is
 In kuibyshev

MOSCOW, Sept 29.-Wendell L. Willkie is enroute to China after a whirlwind visit to the Soviet Union which was climaxed. at a Kremlin Party given in his honor Saturday night with Josef Stalin as host. Willkie is carrying a cane made from a tree of Tolsoy's cd home.
 Willkie left by plane Sunday and his safe arrival in the Ruby shev, Provisional Soviet Capital, is reported. q
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
AMERICANS IN FRANCE
 ARRESTED
Ndzis Making Wholesale Pitk-Ups of US. Resi-
 dents of Europe

VICHY, Sept. 29.-The Germans have arrested 1900 Americans, in- oluding $50 women and 1250 men in Occupied France, according to unofficial estimates made today.
 Reports reaching here of the wholesale arrests of Americans in the Occupied Zone, say that a large proportion of the persons are en- titled to French citizenship rights, having acquired dual nationality either by marriage or place of birth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29

musicians also sing and the pro- gram has been enthusiastically en- joyed by both patients and the hospital staff.
 The entertainment is purely vol untary and is enjoyed by the musi- clans as well as the listeners.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29

surance and debt protection to men inducted into the armed forces.
 It adopted by unanimous consent the conference report on the bill amending the soldiers and sailors relief act of 1940, which represen- tatives said brings the old law up to date, leaving service men pro- lection on any debts incurred prior to their induction into the service. whereas, the old law applied pro- lection only to debts incurred prior to October IT. 1940.
 The amended bill also extends to dependents of the inductee and the same protection is given sailors and soldiers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
ARMY MEN GIVE SUNDAY CONCERTS AT
 q. ANN'S HOSPITAL

Patients at St. Ann's Hospital have been delightfully."- entertained for the last few weeks with con- certs on Sunday afternoons from 3 to 5 o'clock presented by Sgt. Ellis Levi, pianist; Sgt. Orville Hansen, violinists and Pvt. Jack Cohen, violinist. All three of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
NATURALIZATION
 TERM OF COURT

Robert E. Coughlin, Clerk of the District Court announced today that a Naturalization Term of the Court will be held at 10 o'clock a. m. on Friday, October 3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
NO FAIR!

BLUEJACKET, Olka., Sept. 29.- w. B. Yuebaks, Superintendent of Schools, went to Sprigdale, Arkan- sas, in search of teachers to hire for the next school term. Then he returned and submitted his resig- nation. Springdale hired him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
JURY FINDS
 SUICIDE IN
 DEATH HERE
Verdict Says Siermala Took Own Life by Hang-
 ing Self

A coroner's jury this morning heard the evidence in the case of Jack Siermala, 59, found dead in his Juneau cabin Sunday, and agreed on a verdict of suicide, stating that Siermala met death as result of "strangulation by suicide from hanging"
 Siermala was found on the floor of his blood-spattered cabin near Lower Franklin Street, his head bloodied by 60 small cuts with a small ax, and a heavy fishing line tight around his neck, the end of the line tied to the foot of the bed,
 pr. w. w. Council testified that the death was caused by strangula- tion and not from the cuts on the head.
 Members of the jury called by Coroner Felix Gray were: Egbert Loomis, John G. Morrison, Morgan H. Truesdell, Thomas Armstrong, Thomas J. Ryan and Gordon Gray.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29
DEBT HELP FOR AR MY
 IS0kAYED
House Completes Congress siondI Action On Insur-
 anCe Law

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 The House has completed Congressional action on legislation liberalizing in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29

The principle of the pneumatic tire was patented in England in 1845 and in 1847 in the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29

Charles Claggett, English mu- sician who died in 1920, invented an organ without pipes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-29

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