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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12
ALASKA SCOUTS
DOING fine JOB
IN ALEUTIANS

A monument should be built in
Alaska, honoring Alaska's Combat
Scouts, 1t. Col. w. j. Verbeck,
Army intelligence officer told men,
bers of Juneau Rotary Club today.
He said the "Cutthroats are the
finest soldiers in Alaska, they're
all Alaskans, they have spearheaded
every movement in the Aleutians
and their job isn't over yet
Col. Verbeck said that even
though we hear quite bit about
the Japs being on the run since
their evacuation of Kiska, the en-
envy in the Pacific still is carrying
out the war ON sound military
principles. He said that Japan is
now playing to keep part of the
Southwest Pacific holdings and
some of China and is now working
to obtain negotiated peace that
will make this possible.
Japan was compared to poker
player who has won heavily and
has set aside a portion of the win
nings for keeps, playing only to get
out of the game with that portion.
How They Left
The Japs pulled most of their
men away from Kiska by barge a
month before American and Cana
dian troops landed there, he said,
leaving about 60 men to lead our
forces to believe the main force
still was there. These latter go, he
said, left by submarine.
Col. Verbeck said that If the
Japs had chosen to defend Kiska,
the landing by our forces would
have been a costly operation. He
said that we may have to fight the
Japs who left Kiska again, but
wherever that is, it will be far less
costly than a fight at Kiska would
have been.
The enemy left some BOBBY traps
on Kiska, the intelligence officer
said, but they are not as expert
with them as the Germans. One
trap was set in a cave. A blanket
was stretched across the entrance
and a string, leading to rat trap,
also was stretched across behind
the blanket. The rat trap swapping
shut would have set off danger
Gus blast. Other traps were set
under. the stairs leading to dugout
doors.
Early Jap Threat
The Japs know now that they
are not going to invade the United
States, Col. Verbeck said. He point
ed out that the early Japanese
successes, however, brought such a
possibility dangerously near.
Before the war, Col Verbeck was
Assistant Military Attache in Japan.
Other guests at the meeting in
the Gold Room of the Baranof
Hotel included: Alex Durham of
Anchorage, charter member of the
Juneau Rotary Club; r. A. Smith,
of Seattle, War Production Board
official; Ed Gardner, Pan Ameri-
can Anyways traffic department
man of Juneau; c. E. McHaffy of
Seattle and Secretary of Alaska E.
L. Bartlett.
Visiting Rotarians were Mayor
William Stolt of Anchorage, Almer
j. Petersen and Robert Lundquist,
also of Anchorage. Petersen is a
former member of the Territorial
House of Representatives.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12
ALASKA HERRING
CATCH ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-Alaska
fishermen have reported 1913
catch of s4,323,O 900 pounds of her
ring, up 1870 percent over 1912, which
was SO ,602 900 pounds, says Secretary
of Interior Ickes.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12
JUNIOR GUILD TO MEET

The Junior Guild of Holy Trinity
Cathedral will meet Wednesday eve
ming, october Is, at 8 o'clock at the
residence of Mrs. Helen Cass, SIT
Fifth Street.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12
Wants Appointments
From Alaska, Hawaii
ToAtademies, Raised

WASHINGTON, Oct. IL. - Dele
gate Harrington, of Hawaii, has
introduced bill increasing appoint
ments by delegates of Hawaii and
Alaska to the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point from 5
to is each and at the Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis from to IL.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12

George H. Weatherell is in Ju-
neau and registered at the Baranof
He is from Talkeetna.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12

SAVE OCTOBER %
Douglas Firemen's DANCE
adv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12
FROM WASHINGTON

Here from Washington, d. c.,
Stanley G. Ross is guest at the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12
INCORPORATION FILED

Articles Of Incorporation were
filed in the Auditors Office today
by the Gibson Packing Co. of va
kima County, Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12
is BOUND FOR MAYos

John 2utrovich has arrived In
Juneau from Fairbanks and is en-
route to Mayo Brothers Clinic for
a checkup.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12
snEn nALPHIN HERE

Fred Dalphin, with the American
Grocery Company, has arrived in
Juneau. He is registered at the
Gastineau. -
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12
FROM ANCHORAGE

Registered at the Baranof Hotel.
Stephen Lichtblau is here from An
chorage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12
EASTERN STAR

Special Initiation, Juneau Chapter
No. 10, OES. Tuesday Oct. IL at
pm. Refreshments.
ALICE BROWN,
adv. Secretary
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12

Kenneth Willard has registered as
a guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12
On Foreign Policy,
lis Regular Duet;
Both Parties Line Up

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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-12
WARE AT CASTINEAU

Sam Ware, here from Strawberry
Point, is at the Gastineau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06

authority to make rules and regu- lations land to appoint commis- sions and committees to deal with problems of the war;. He said his request was entirely constitutional, with the Legislature to have veto power over any of his acts under the emergency grant.
 The Legislature was asked by the governor to consider the abolition of the State Public Works Depart ment, headed by Commissioner George R. Burke, personal friend and ally of former Democratic Gov ernor Robert A. Hurley, who left office today. He promised no new taxes, "streamlining" of the state government, creation of a financial reserve for post-war uses, continued retirement of the states bonded in- debtedness, and asked for a state housing commission to survey the "acute" housing situation.
 Governor Baldwin requested the Legislature to broaden and make more specific the powers of the State Defense Council, and urged 8 strengthening of the states anti sabotage laws.
 The governor was sworn in by Chief Justice William M. Maltbie shortly after Lieutenant Governor William, L. Hadden took the oath of office in the Senate. Hadden was sworn In first to permit him to call joint session of the Legisla- ture. ,
 Three new state officers and one repeater were sworn in after Cover nor Baldwin took the oath. They are:
 Secretary of State Francis B. Redick, Newingtpn.
 Comptroller Fred R. Keller, ston- ingtor.
 Treasurer Carl Sharpe, Pomfret.
 Attorney General Francis A. Pal lotti, Hartford, second d-termer.
 In asking for emergency war powers, the governor said:
 "The governor x. could report to the General Assembly the par ticnular problems which have arisen in the meantime and the action which he had taken to deal with them. Such 8 procedure would give the executive department the needed power to act speedily and effectively.
 "At the same time it would save to the legislative branch of the gov ernment the proper control over all matters which require legislation for their solution. Let me say to you most earnestly that I do not want you to make to the executive de-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06
SPEEDY ACTION IS
 LEGISLATURES AIM
Speaker Mitchell Urges Members to Cooperate;
 Women Read ROII-CaII

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 6-(UP)- The General Assembly opened its wartime session today with an ad- monition from Republican House Speaker Harold E. Mitchell, West Hartford, that speedy action is necessary" and that legislators should "save all the time possible in disposing of its major consid- erationS.
 '"ThiS is no ordinary session." Rep. Mitchell told the 272 members of the House, which is dominated by the Republicans.
 "Each member will have heavier duties. It will be impossible for a member to see service on more than one major committee. Important and urgent bills will be introduced early in the session.
 q ask the committees to organ ize quickly for public hearings on these bills"
 Mitchell sounded the keynote of the Republican policy for the 1943 session which incoming Republican Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin hopes will complete its business by mid- April and adjourn, subject to recall into special session whenever the necessity arises.
 Deputy Secretary of State Mar garet Connors read the roll call in the House, and Mrs. Chase Going Woodhouse, secretary of state, per- formed 8 similar function in the Senate.
 It was the first time in Connecti- cut history that this office was pre- sided over by women in both branches of the General Assembly.
 House Minority Leader Rep T. Emmet Clarie, D., Killingly, was ab- sent through illness and his place was taken by Rep. Leonard Appel, D., New Britain.
 Three seats were immediately contested in the House: Those of Democratic Representatives Mayor Frank T. Stack and Fred w. Buck ley of Norwalk. and Democratic Representative Frank Doran of Danbury.
 Tn each case the illegal use of absentee ballots in the November elections was charged. The chal-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06
BRITISH CAPTURE
 STRATEGIC HILLS
Germans Driven From Strong Tunisia Spots;
 U. s. Artillery Helpful
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE rY~skaJ pwoSs CAoff Cnrrosmnndnnt

United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, Jan. 6.-(UP)-British forces in Tunisia have seized a strategic hill position approximately 30 miles southwest of Bizerte while, at the other end of the African battlefront, forward clements of the Eight Army Imperials stabbed at Axis defenses around Misurata, only 125 miles east fo Tripoli, dispatches reported today.
 A British brigade supported by Royal Air Force planes and Ameri- can artillery drove German units from strong hill positions, IS miles west of Mateur, apex of the north eastern Tunisia defense triangle, a dispatch from Allied North African headquarters disclosed.
 Radio Morocco reported that pa- trols of the British Eight Army meanwhile were striking at the de- lenses of Field Marshal Erwin Rom mels Afrika Korps at both Gp- breaches to Misurata, 200 miles east of Tunisia.
 Italian rear guards had evacuated Buerat Fl Hsun, 75 miles southeast of Misurata, the broadcast reported, and British troops occupied that Gulf of Sirte town immediately.
 The Moroccan broadcast, quoting Cairo advices. said the Axis rear
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06
NEGRO SCIENTIST
 DIES IN TUSKECEE

Tuskeeee. Ala. Jan e-(UP)-Dr, George Washington Carver. 70, who was born Q slave and became one Of the greatest of American sci. entiSts. died last night.
 lie had been in falling health fol several years, and last month sllf- fered Q fall from which he never recovered. He died in his home vi the campus Of Tuskegee Institute, where he had taught since 1896.
 His chemical discoveries, especial ly Of products that can be madf from sweet potatoes and peanuts increased the income Of the south many millions of dollars. Last year he was honored by the Progressive Farmers association for having con- tributed the greatest service to southern asrlcuitiira.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06

nent lay, like a limp virgin in the mighty arms of the lustful, hungry German Mars. c.. And on that Gentlemen, I stake my whole journalistic reputationl" Dietrich shouted. swinging his fist high in the air in a dramatic gesture.
 Now nobody will contest the con- tention that the Nazis tcll lies, and great big ones. But it is true that Hitler himself has never told a lie about specific military fact which can be checked. There are two good reasons for this. First, he does not have to lie about them; you don't have to tell a f1b when you're winning. Second, specific military fact can be so easily check ed and if 1t were found out that the Almighty" had told blunt un- truth, especially about something so big as this particular event, 1t would be disastrous to his position. So we of the fourth estate had no choice but to believe these dramatic as- sertions were gospel truth.
 Upon my consciousness settled the more painful conviction - com- mon to all there-that the eastern wal was over; and, perhaps. the decision in the entire conflict al- ready lay in Hitler's hands.
 COUPE DE GRACE,
 THE GRAND FINALE
 When Dietrich finished tense cx- citsment prevailed. The uniforms gathered round him and pumped his hand as a sort of mutual con- graduation on the German victory. The agency men had burst through the doorway and were giving short,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06
CITY'S ASSEMBLY MEN TAKE OATES
Friends on Hand in Hart ford as Quartet Begin
 Legislative Duties
lspeclal to The Democratl


 State Capitol, Hartford, Jan. G. Waterbury;s four members of the General Assembly, three Democrats and one Republican, were sworn in here today as the 1e43 legislative session was opened. Taking the oath in the upper chamber were Senator Francis J. Summa (R) of the 18th district and Senator John F. Tobin of the 18th district. Beginning new terms in the House were Rep. Dan- iel J. Mahaney, serving for the sev- enth time, and Rep. John A. Mem primo, starting his second term.
 Senators Summa and Tobln oc- cupy adjoining chairs in the Sem ate circle, where the plac. are arr ranged in the order of senatorial districts. Rep. Maha.icI will have his usual seat on the aisle, since he Wil. undoubtedly again be elected Q teller for the Democratic side of the House.
 Many relatives and friends of the Brass City legislators were on hand to congratulate them as the session s,sgan. There were baskets Of flow- CTS on the desks of the two Water. bury senators. It was Q triumphant return to Hartford for Senator To- bin, who had served as minority leader Of the House in 1929, and gho won tho Democratic nomlna. Ion for the leth district sena.e seat oyer the opposition of the Water bury Democratic organization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06
NEGRO SOLDIER
 FOUND INSANE

Boston, Jan. 6.-(Up) - Pvt Charles Adkins, 23. Emporia, Va. Negro. today faced confinement in . mental hospital after Q general court martial foun him to have been insane at the time he killed three men at Portland, Me.
 The FlrstsG sGsrvice Command said the court martial. held at Fort Devens, found Adkins insanity to ee permanent and progressive. Inak. ing him dangerous to himself and ctheFs.'
 Adkins was said to have shot the three men and wounded another because they had been "Tlbbing him while he was on guard duty al the Portland waterfront Nov. 2s' 1922.
 Those killed were Pvt. Edward Murray of New York City. Pvt, OeOrge Chambers of Rocky Mount. ". O., and Nelson Hawkins. 00. Of Westbrook, an employe of the Port land Municipal Gas Works, Another gas company emploge, William D. DWyer Of South Wlndhana, was wounded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06
GERMAN U-BOAT
 MENACE SERIOUS
Germans Produce More Subs Monthly Than Allies
 Sink, Says Elmer Davis

Washington, January 6. - (UP) Director Elmer Davis of the Office of War Information said to- day that German. submarines did not sink as many American ships in December as in previous months but he warned that the U-Boat menace still was serious.
 Davis. said at a press conference that construction of merchant ships by the United Nations ex- ceeded the number of ships being sent to the bottom.
 At the same time, however, he de- clared that Germany continued to produce more submarines monthly than are sunk by the Allies.
 Reports indicate that December was a relatively good month in the submarine situation," Davis said. ''There were not so many sinkings. While the situation in December was better than usual, it was still bad enough to be considered seri- ous."
 He said the publication by the State Department of its recent White Paper disclosing Japanes plans, as early as January, 1941, to attack Pearl Harbor remained a source of continued indignation to the Axis.
 He quoted from g German broadcast to North and South America which stated that the White Paper was a "mockery made uip of lies and cowardice" and a gigantic swindle". A Rome broad- cast described the facts contained in the White Paper as a "series Of counterfeits".
 Tokyo broadcasts adopted the same theme, Davis said.
 'The general tenor of the Axis broadcasts indicate that they have clearly misrepresented the facts and are finding the White Paper e very hard document to answer" Davis said.
 "They take the attitude that the President had the document issued to justify himself with Congress and that Congress Is against the war.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06
2 FIRES OCCUR
 AT SAME TIME
All Apparatus on Dntys at Stubborn Blazes; One in
 s. Main Block

Two stubborn fires that broke out almost simultaneously were quelled by firemen battling in near zero temperatures this morning. Virtual ly all the city's fire apparatus was on duty at the blazes, one of which was the Waterbury Brass Goods plant of the American Brass Co.,, on West Main street, and the other in the Persky building at 109-113 South Main street.
 At one time, all but one of the citys truck and engine companies were out on duty, only Engine Il being available for other calls.
 The American Brass fire was in the dip room of the Brass Goods plant, of Crane street. Fire head- quarters received a telephone alarm at 9:11 and then box alarm at 9:15. Eleven companies we've sent to the scene to battle the blaze, which centered in wooden ducts of the blower system. The amount of damage was not estimated.
 The alarm for the South Main street fire, in a building which runs through to Brook street, was re- ceived at 9:18 a. m. All but one company not in service was dis- patched there, and later additional companies were transferred there from the American Brass fire. Dam- age was described by Lieut.. Eugene Legge, aide to the fire marshal, as Considerable"
 Fire Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh Deputy Chief Martin J. Champion, and Fire Marshal Dennis J. Lahey were attending funeral services for the late Lieut.. Charles Bockwith when the fires broke out, and Acting Deputy Chief Stephen Bloomfield directed firemen in fighting both ®.
 Mfr. and Mrs. Gilbert Plank and fir. and Mrs. Edward Plank were escorted from their third floor sS.sxEss511 in the South Main street fire, being led down the stairs by Private John Cavanauela, son of the chief, and Lieut.. Legge.
 The South Main street fire orig
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06
Swift Moving Cossacks
 Slashing At Their Hanks.
ALLIED PLANES
 SINK 10 SHIPS
New Japanese Invasion Fleet in Australia Shat-
 tered at RabauI
By DON CASWELL United Press Staff Correspondent


 Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters, Australia, Jan. G. (UP)-Allied planes, in . shattering blow at a new Japanese invasion fleet, have sunk nine and probably 10 ships, totaling more than 50,000 tons, at Rabaul, in New Britain Island, it was announced today.
 Striking at 8 moment when Australia was fearful of a major Japanese offensive, possibly even against this continent, Gen. Doug las MacArthur's giant Consolidated Liberator and Boeing Flying Fort ress bombers attacked the Japanese fleet concentration in two waves.
 They planted 1000 pound bombs on eight supply ships and trans ports, destroyer tender and de- stroyer tied alongside it. The bomb- CTS, raiding without fighter escort, shot down six Japanese fighter planes which tried to intercept them. Only one bomber was missing when the communique announcing the raid, possibly the most successful in the Southwest Pacific campaign, was issued.
 For two days, Australian govern ment and other sources had been expressing fears of new Japanese aggression, asserting that powerful Japanese fleet was assembling at Rabaul, Japan's biggest base in the Southwest Pacific, lying 900 miles south of Its own Truk Islands base.
 Japanese scouting planes, prob- ably small ones operating from big submarines, had been sighted of the Bowen -Mackay area of the north east Australian coast. As he had do1ie at Milne Bay and in the Ower Stanley mountains when the Japa- nese threatened Port Moresby, New Guinea, MacArthur struck just a, the moment when anxiety was be- coming acute.
 A powerful force of the Consoli- dated BIAS made up the first wave of the attack on Rabaul harbor. It was their biggest day of the war in this area. The four-motored bomb- CTS swept over Rabaul Farbor to find three ships still burning as the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06
6 Dead, Scores Hurt In Chicago Fire Today
Panic Similar to Boston Holocaust, Prevails as Blaze Destroys Crowded Recreation ParlOrs;
 Negro Discovers Tragedy
BY ROBERT LOUGHRAN


 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Chicago, Jan. 6.-(UP)-Fire en- veloped @ crowded recreation par Tor today, killing six men, seriously burning 35 others and driving the remaining 300 patrons in panic through doors and shattered win- dows.
 Hospitals said five of the injured were in critical condition. More than 100 were treated for shock and minor burns.
 Fire burst like an explosion across vanished and highly -inflammable bowling alleys with only a mo- ment's notice. In that moment some of the bowlers saw a thin trickle of smoke drift across the alleys. Rob- ert Armstrong, one of the bowlers, said he stopped to watch the smoke but others continued to bowl for a few seconds. Then as the smoke thickened, patrons started a rush for exits. Then an explosion swept the building, hurling men and screaming women through the doors under the whiplash of a sheet Of flame.
 Five men attempted to find refuge in a washroom and their bodies were found there three hours later. A sixth body was found in the cen- ter of the building.
 Firemen, answering the 5-11 anG a special alarm, battbed the flames for five hours before it was safe enough to enter the brick shell that was all that remained of the popu- lar recreation resort.
 The fire broke out while some 300 men and women crowded the bowling alleys, restaurant and cock tail lounge housed in the one-story, modern-style, brick building. Wit nesses said the fire started at the back of the bowling alleys and made itself evident by thin trickle of smoke that spread across the 20 al- leys.
 The crowd watched the smoke with curiousity until he heat struck the shellac on the highly-polished wooden alleys causing an explosion. Panic, similar to that which caused a huge dsth toll in the Cocoanut Grove night club fire in Boston, followed. Many persons rushed to the large combination men ana women's lounge at the front Of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06
Slight Improvement In Mayor ScuIIy's Condition

Mayor Vincent A. scully Te- mained seriously lll today though Q slight improvement in hts con. aition frsm yesterday was noted. The mayor collapsed Monday night at hls homo on Chestnut avenue, suffering . heart attack blamed on oveTwOFk.
 DF. Patrick !. Brennan has been called Into the ease, and is aiding DF. Alfred !. Finn in caring for the mayor.
 From an parts Of the state Co. day there came Inquiries about the mayoFIl condition. The queries from men and women ln all walks ef Nle. wsfe received co the city hall, nt wINHpaper offices and by relatives and fFlenlg Of the may- aP. Afl tlaaa taiIlng ev~rarsad
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06

hope for . speedy recovery by the clty's chief executive.
 Mayor sculiy suffered the heart attack in the bathroom Of hts home while he was shaving. Only Q few minutes before he had been aiding neighbors h clearing side- walks Of snow and lee. The mayor yesterday was transferred Co . homnltaI bed which was brought Co hls home.
 The aG-yeaF old head of the city government has worked many ex- tra hours on civilian defense and other not strictly municipal ace tlvllies since long before the start Of the war. Associates had eau- tlonea him that he was seeking Co do too much, but he had appeared ta ha in nerfect health.