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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-08
Widespread Operations
OfBIa(k Markets Cause
Clasps, Washington, DC.

These extras In most cases are
ust the black market operators
way OF trying TO get around the pa
5riotism and law abidance of his
ustomers. In all cases, these "ex-
traS" are passed on to the consum-
2rs. Of the record, nearly all gov
rnment officials believe that only
he consumers can forestall black
market operations. The OPA, De-
partment of Justice, FBI, and Food
Administration could quintuple
their investigation stats without
having half enough men to cops
with the situation.
The extent to which Chester c
Davis. the new broom in the
Food Administration, is sweeping
clean hasn't really been publicized
Nearly all of the key men" in Sec
rotary of Agriculture Claude r
Wickard's wartime food administra-
ton set-up have either resigned OF
transferred and nearly all OF them
have been replaced by former Off
Gals in Davis old AAA organiza-
ton
Off the record, some unbiased OBJ
servers are pretty sure that the
clean sweep would have included
Wickard, TOO. il the story hadn't
been pried out in advance that
that was what was in the cards.
Continual ON PAGE SiYl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-08

The Council also ordered a tel
ephone installed at the Upper City
Float for the convenience OF police,
the U. S. Coast Guard and fish
ermen and dock patrolmen.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-08
SALESMAN ARRIVES

Staying at the Baranof, Daa
Noonan, well known salesman, came
in from Sitka last night.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-08

The main trouble is that many
retailers and restaurant and hotel
operators are unWittingly playing
into the hands Of the black market
operators. In a quick survey of sew
eral leading eating places in Wash
ington, found none who would adj
NIT patronizing the black markets
but several who were paying ceiling
prices PLUS Cd delivery charges;
90 dressing charges; 80 handling
charges.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-08
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON. May 8.--Nothing
that has happened on the home
front has caused any greater gasps
in Washington than recent revela-
tons about the widespread opera
tons of the black markets.
There are few Congressman and
government officials who aren't old
enough TO remember the gangsters
of the prohibition era and all ar
rows now point to similar situa-
ton. OPA and the Department OF
Justice are being congratulated
here for the prompt action they
have taken in trying TO ferret out
these worst of all possible wal
profiteers, but the consensus is that
they can make little Roadway if the
public plays the prohibition game
all over again and supports the
racketeers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-08

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Evening star., 1943-07-18
Hatch Drafting Bill
To Have u. ). Finance
Political Campaigns
By the Associated Press


Legislation under which the
Treasury would pay the cost of
political campaigns for Federal
Offices may be sponsored by Sen
ator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico.
Sen. Hatch, author of the act ban
ming pernicious political activities
by Government officials and en-
ployes, said in an interview thai
he is attempting to draft such a
measure. He is mot satisfied" he
said, with the present limitations on
contributions, adding that the only
way to end abuses may lie in out
lawing all private donations.
"The people pay the costs OF these
campaigns in one way or another,
anyhow" he said, "and the financing
might as we'll be done directly out
of the Treasury, where regulations
can be enforced and the amount of
expenditures limited"
Present Limitation Ineffective,
Sen. Hatch said he concurred In
the view expressed by the Senate
committee, headed by Senator Nc
Farland, Democrat, of Arizona,
which investigated the 1912 CAM
paigns, that despite State and
Federal laws, the limitations placed
on expenditures for campaign pur-
poses have been largely Ineffective"
Sen. Mcfarland said it was his
view that, since these provisions
could not be enforced, it might be
better to repeal them and place
entire reliance on publicity.
IF the people find out a man is
spending too much money in a cam
paign for Office, they are not likely
to elect him." Senator Mcfarland
declared.
Senator Hatch said an obstacle
to making the Treasury liable for
the expenditures Of Federal candi-
dates is the difficulty of separating
those outlays from the costs OF State
Office aspirants, particularly in
States where all spending is chan
neled through one organization
working for the entire ticket.
Population May Determine Costs.
He remarked also that some limi-
tation on the amount to be spent
would have to be worked out, pos
sibly on a population basis.
The law now permits Senate
candidate to spend up to $25 900
and a House candidate up to 5000.
Evening star., 1943-07-18

days II Slarinkink absenteeism
reported by their employers is cri-
terion.
Officials Of the city's major war
industries declared today that in
the shipyards, chemical plants, air.
craft factories and others, almost no
one stays away from his job unless
he can furnish good reason.
And reasons accepted as good"
have been so reduced, said the en-
ployers, through cooperative efforts
of management and labor, that alb
senteeism in most plants has been
Evening star., 1943-07-18
The money spent for fling fees, for
the candidates personal travel and

The money spent for fling fees, fol
the candidates personal travel and
subsistence, for stationery, postage,
writing, printing Except on bill
boards and in newspapers), for dis
tributing letters, circulars or posters
or for telephone and telegraph bills
Is not counted.
The Mcfarland committee re-
ported that in the 1912 campaign
for SO Senate seats, ITO candidates
had total expeditures of $500 800 in
80 States. of which $470,757 was
spent in the primaries.
While the law now limits ex-
penditures of national political
committees to 100000 a year,
Senator Hatch said that if cam
paigns were financed directly
through the Treasury this amount
should be cut to 100000 In any
event, he said, the total cost Of the
plan would be relatively small when
compared with other Federal out
lays.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON D. c. july IS, 1913

Davis Of the War Labor Board Mr.
Murray asked the board to set q
date upon which we can present
our claims - and seek without
resort to strikes or stoppages the
invocation OF arbitrational ma
chinery" to expedite settlement OF
existing grievances.
Mr.. Murray said the union has
repeatedly urged the Bethlehem
management to join with union
representatives to provide reason
ably fast" disposition of grievances.
Despite our repeated urgings
upon management to do this, "Mr.
Murray wrote, I'VE find today that
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Bethlehem Steel Tactics
Assai|ed by CI0 Chief
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
PITTSBURGH, July II. - Philip
Murray, president of the CIO-U Union
Steelworkers Of America, charged
tonight that the Bethlehem Steel
Corp. through the use of dilatory
tactics" has broken down the
grievance machinery" of its collec-
tive bargaining wage agreement
with the union.
In q letter to Chairman w. H.
Evening star., 1943-07-18

cut. an Associated Press survey In
dicated.
Ofncials in war industries added
that they believed labor manage
ment committees set up In each
plant had been usccessful in putting
across to workers the idea that each
person contributes a vital component
Of victory.
Evening star., 1943-07-18

the company, through the use Of
dilatory tactics and in an effort to
enabarrass the union, has for all
practical purposes broken down the
grievance machinery of our collec-
tive bargaining wage agreement"
Evening star., 1943-07-18
NyosuIund Exports

Nyasaland is increasing its ex-
ports of tea, cotton and rubber to
Allied countries as it's contribution
to the war effort.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Baltimore Plants Report
Absenteeism Shrinking

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July 17.-Most of
Baltimore's approximately 25O,O00
war workers really are working these
Evening star., 1943-07-18

Togs Mine Workers
Mexico is irtensifying its iden-
ttdcation of mine workers as Q
wartime emergency measure,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11
County Farmers to
Ger Allotment of
Necessary Lumber
100000 Board Feet to
Be Given This Area for
Use in Making Repairs

Long-needed repairs and
the construction of new
fences. barns. irrigation gates
etc. on Imperial Valley farms
NAV soon be made if west
coast lumber mills are able to fur
nish 500 900 board feet of soft lum-
ber recently allotted the county
by the War Production Board.
The county war board has asked
the state war board to contact lum-
ber mill officials and seek to expe-
dite the shipment of the lumber to
the ten lumber dealers in the dis
trict, it was revealed Saturday
GOES TO SERVICES
Until recently PRACTICAL all lum-
Der milled was used by the army
and navy or in the construction of
defense housing projects, new ships,
etc. which resulted in the farmer
being unable to purchase his lum-
ber needs, war board officials eX-
planned
A special allotment of 500,000,O0
board feet was made for farm use
throughout the nation, however, and
this amount, although inadequate
to meet all the needs of the farmer.
will enable him to make badly
needed improvements.
California's allotment out of the
national quota came to 15,80O,000
board feet. This lumber must not
be used for the building of houses
or other ''conveniences. the war
board said.
The quota was allotted for use
during the months of June, July,
Auust and September.
Such lumber may be purchased
Continued on Page 6, Col y
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'foooS were used by the Allies to
rash through the strong Sicilian
defenseS. manned bv an estimated
100000 Italians and Germans. Radio
Morocco reported the landings were
being consolidated" on the west
coast of Sicily, but it was believed
many landings had been made
around the shores of the island.
with the ports of Catania, Palermo
and Trapani as we'll as Comiso,
Catania and Gerbini airdromes as
he main objectives.)
Eisenhower. following issuance of
4 communique announcing the
landing, broadcast a message to oc-
cupied France in which he described
the invasion of Sicily as 'the first
state in the liberation of the Euro
pean continent" and told the French
people to remain calm until they
were called upon to act, which he
limited might be soon.
The special communique at $40
a. m. from Allied Headquarters
said:
Allied forces under command of
General Eisenhower began landing
operations on Sicily early this
morning The landings were pre-
ceded by Allied air attack. Allied
naval forces escorted the assault
forces and bombarded the coast
defenses during the assault"
The crossing of the 80 mile
"moat' from Tunisia to the rugged
island of Sicily, which once had
100000 population, was made in
all types of naval craft, including
special landing barges brought
under their own power from the
United States to strike at Italy
lust three years and one month
after Mussolini stabbed France in
the back. (There was no mention
of French troops taking part in
the invasion of Sicily)
HAMMERED SICILY
For two weeks huge Allied air
fleets based in southwest Africa
and the Middle East had hammered
at Sicily with thousands of tons of
bombs, seeking to knock out Axis
air power, demolish air bases, de-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11
'Beainning Of End President Says
OF Sici!v Invasion by A|Iv Forces

Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of
staff, was at the Presidents left.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull sat
across the table from Mr. Roose-
velt.
Shortly before 10 o'clock, as the
dinner was drawing to a close, Mr.
Roosevelt made the dramatic an
nouncement of the landings.
1--WE just had word of the first
attack against the soft underbelly
of Europe" the President told his
guests.
Mr.. Roosevelt asked those present
not to say anything about in
vasion until midnight because of
the arrangement for simultaneous
announcements at that time in
North Africa, Washington. and
London.
Mr. Roosevelt, after telling of the
attack and landing, continued:
THE operations have begun. We
won't get definite news until later.
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11

WASHINGTON, July 10 CUP)-
President Roosevelt views the in
vasion of Sicily as the beginning
of the end" for Hitler and Mus
Solini
He used that phrase, it was dis
closed today, in dramatically an
nouncine the invasion to a White
House dinner party last night in
honor of Gen. Henri Honore Giraud,
French commander-in chief.
Mr.. Roosevelt, toasting a unified
France, promised that while this
invasion was not directed at the
Fshores of France itself, eventually
all of France would be liberated
White House Secretary Stephen
T. Early said reports of the Allied
invasion of Sicily began reaching
the President at about 8 o'clock
during the dinner.
MOST MILITARY
All but two of the guests were
military or naval persons. Giraud
sat on the Presidents right and
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11

= The navy announced that the
Kiska attack occurred Friday
morning and was directed against
the Gertrude cove area. Jap shore
batteries returned the fire but did
no manage.
LAY DOWN BARRAGE
us. warships, presumably cruis-
ers and destroyers. laid down the
initial barrage on MCnda under the
cover of darkness Just before dawn
Friday and more than 100 Avenger
and Dauntless bombers, with an es-
cort of Wildcats, took over the Of
fensive in the first light of day.
The aerial armada, largest ever
mustered for a single operation in
the South Pacific theater, dropped
more than 10 tons of bombs ranging
up to one-ton blockbusters on jap
enese bivouacs, supply dumps and
anti-aircraft positions between
Munda Point and Lambeti.
Artillery brought up by Ameri-
can forces holding positions only
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11

Lieut. Robert 5. BIee OF SeaOfd, Del, he brought his
Lockhee- Lightning back to advanced base from
flight sicily
mighty aerial umbrella aided the Allied invasion
forces which made up of American, British, and
Canadian troops Meager and unofficial reports said the
invasion aided by heavy naval support proceeding
according to plan"
Indications were that the Axis defenders were putting
up stiff fight.
AXIS communques reported that the fighting was
heavy the southeastern of Sicily and said decisive
counerbows had been struck against the invaders British
sources suggested that other and important blows
might be struck against the fortress of Europe soon
SEE WARSHIPS
Beie said that from his reconnaissance plane he could
Allied warships Smelling the enemy without Interrupt
ton Allied landing barges Seemed to be everywhere
he added
Inc Aimed amphblous operations under command of
Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower began after weeks of
mounting aerial onslaught that continued by hundreds
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11
Chinese Consul at
MexicaIi Replaced

MEX1CALI, July 10-Members OF
Mexicalis Chinese colony were rep
resented by a new consul today
Wei Hsien Using. formerly en-
ployed in China's New York con-
sulate.
He replaced D. c. Waun who
served as consul here for the last
several years.
Waun has been ordered to China
by his government but is seeking a
leave of absence so that he might
dispose of his business interests IN
the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11

stroy railroad facilities and ports
and isolate the island from the
italian mainland. For the last
seven DAYS the air attack had been
almost continuous, dav and night.
Then the converted freighters.
the big battleships, the fast de-
stroyers, the heavily armed cruisers
and the new type landing barges-
heavily armed and heavily pro-
tected-were assembled by the hum
dreds and put out in darkness
from the African coast. Crouching
in the bargeS and jammed aboard
the transports were American
troops that had been practicing in
vasion assaults for weeks and were
toughened and ready for the hard
est battle of their lives.
There were Canadian troops. too
the rough-and-ready soldiers who
had been waiting presumably until
recently in England for the chance
to avenge their comrades who fell
Continued on Page 6. Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11

Ihe Soviet cOunterattackS were
buttresSed by reserves rushed to
the threatened Belgorod sector as
the battle of the southern front en-
tered its sixth day on a note of
rising fury
Burned-out hulks of hundreds of
Nazi Cotton Tiger tanks, wrecked
aircraft and thousands of bodies
Uttered the battlefield over which
Russian and German armored
forces slugged it out in a battle of
determination.
ATTEMPTS FRUSTRATED
Every attempt of the Germans to
exploit their wedges near Belogorod
was frustrated by the bitterness of
the Soviet defense and the launch
ing of the Russian counter-attackS
sent the battle into a new phase.
Though now stymied at both ends
of a l65-mile sector of the SOUTH
ern front, NaZi legions estimated at
nearly a half-million men and sew
eral thousand tanks hammered
ceaselessly at Russian defenses in a
desperate effort to close a pincers
dTOt'lU ii DONltJ lOlCt tSIllIidOcu dU
100000 men in the Kursk salient.
GA German broadcast claimed
that one panzer spearhead had
pushed 81 miles north of Belogorod
toward Kursk and that another had
overrun Soviet defenses behind Bel
ogorod in the direction of Starry
Oskol, crossing the northern Do
nets at one point.
British sources believed the
fighting aN)uld Eelogorod would
reach the climatic and perhaps the
decisive stage within the next "a
hours)
The army organ Red Star said
the Belogorod battle showed no
signs of abatement. Many villages
changed hands repeatedly in the
course of a few hours, but nowhere
has the enemy progressed in the
past "A hours, the dispatch said.
Equally fierce battles were raging
between Orel and Kursk at the
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11

of airplanes to Friday when u Liberaors the
Middle East Smashed Comso and Taormna 30 miles south
of Messina, causing heavy damage
Fifteen Axis planes shot down Friday when AL
lied aircraft from the northwest African command en-
countered increased opposition losing 10 airpanes.
furious naval barrage that illuminated sections of the
Scian coast opened the invasion operations darkness
as the Allied fleet = including batteships threaded
through the mine field and put assault troops
ashore in ank-carryng barges There no immediate
indication that Mussons scattered and battered Italian
fleet accented the challenge to fight the INVASION
The first phase of the attack Sicily regarded pop
uarly as the opening in establishment second
'front.' designed to establish bridgeheads and strong
ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11
IL New Soldiers
Report for Duty

Ell Centro draft board officials
said Saturday that 10 more men
from this area have been taken into
the United States army under the
selective service act.
The men reported for duty at
Fort Macarthur after leaving Ell
Centro.
Following are Ell Centro's new
est soldiers:
Edsel White, James McManners,
James Mack, Glen Montgomery,
Charles Thigpen, Alberto Gonzalez,
Willard Br"nes, Richard Ellis, Raul
Montana. Robert Wogatske, Teddy
Burton, Edward Alarcon, Chalton
Ceullar FaItSino Hernandez, Jesse
Johnson, James Lamb, Joseph Ner-
va, Herbert Pipes and Johnnie jim
giles.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11

Imperial county's assessed valua-
tion for l943 exceeded the l942 val
uation by $635679. Assessor-Collec-
tor Dan West announced Saturday.
Total valuation for 1943 was
32,57l ,l23 and for 1912, 3i,935, ,444.
Assessed valuation inside the Cit
les in 1943 was $l2.297 ,0G0, and a
year ago was $l2,68O, ,909. The 1943
rural valuation was $2O.274,l03, and
a year ago was $19 9,254,535.
In El Centre the assessed valua-
tion last year was $5,696,2 ,255, while a
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11
FDR Says Vatican
Will Be Spared

WASHINGTON, July 10. up
President Roosevelt i'm message to
Pope Plus, said today that during
the present invasion of Italian soil,
churches and religious institutions
would "be spared the devastations Of
war" and that the neutral status Of
Vatican City would be respected.
The communique addressed To the
Pope and made public by White
House follows:
"By the time this message reaches
Your Holiness landing I'm force
by American and British troops will
have taken place ON Italian SOIL.
Our soldiers have come to rid Italy
,f Fascism and all its unhappy
symbols, and TO drive out the sazi
oppressors who are infesting hrr
soil"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11
PILOT
EWS
FIGHT
Il YRICHARD ID. MCMILLAN
u. S. AIRDROME. Tun.

y. 5. AlRDROME, Tun-
isia, July 10 = (UP) = A
young American reconnaiss-
ance pilot told today how
Allied warships dashed close
to the shore of Sicily, fired tre-
mendous salvos into the Axis de-
fenses and started "a chain of
smoke and flames" stretching 10
miles inland.
Someone is definitely catching
hail. he remarked as he brought
back first pictures of fighting on
the Sicilian beaches stormed by Al
lied forces.
The pilot-Lieut. Robert S. Bleile
of Seaford, Del.-fleW his Lightn-
ming reconnaissance plane over the
Sicilian battlefield for a bird's-eye
view of the first blow at the Euro
pean fortress.
SEE WARSHIPS
Il could see our Warships she'll
ing the enemy without interrupt
tion." he said, "some of the war;
ships dashed in close to the shore
and fired salvos and then sWooped
out again. Boy, what a battle pic
ture. I never expect to see any
thing like it again.
I could see destroyers like ci-
gars weaving about in the cobalt
water. I saw bigger ships that
looked like battleWagons, with
wreaths of smoke rising from their
turrets, as if they were letting lose
everything they had.
THE landing barces looked like
squirming blackfish with white
wakes for tails. They seemed to be
Continued on Page 6, Col a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11
CERTAIN SHOES WILL BE
SOLD WITHOUT RATlONlNG

WASHINGTON, July 10 CUP)-
Ration-free sales of limited guam
titles of obsolete and odd-lot shoes
between July 10 and July 81 were
authorized today by the Office of
Price Administration.
Sale price of these shoes, OPA
said, will be limited to a ten per
cent mark-up on wholesale price or
25 per cent reduction from the
selling price on July /, 1943.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-11
}, AMBlINe
~ EpORTER

Civic Suggestion
We would like to suggest that
the city of Ell Centre utilize the
start made on the lot west of the
police station and convert this spot
into a miniature park. There al
ready are some trees and a few
flowers left over from the nursery
formely situated there. Just a lit
tie water and little work would
make the place a little oasis which
would be a welcome sight in the
downtown district
He Gives Up
Bob Conyers doesn't boast any
more that he is not going to be like
other fathers and change three cor
nered trousers.
He broke down and confessed that
he had not been father long be-
fore he had changed good ones, bad
ones, and all the other kinds.
1t takes baby to NOV em all down
to the same level, we always say.
Get Horse
1t was sad sight when P. l..
Moore pushed his car down the
highway between Ell Centre and I'M
perial Saturday morning.
The gas shortage must be get
ting acute or P. l.. has taken up
a neW-fangled kind of exercise.
Wrong Again
We knew 1t. RR's boast that at
last one QUESTIONABLE had been fill
ed out without an error, proved to
be gross exaggeration.
Yeh, it was wrong, too.
The Public Baths
Don't blame John Tyler because
he literally took bath In a down.
town drug store. A waitress DROP
ped glass of ice water on him.
Well, John, We wouldn't care in
weather like this.