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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-17
KNOX VISITS
ENGLAND ON
INSPECTION

LONDON, Sept. l7-Secretary OF
Navy Frank Knox, in England on a
To-day inspection trip. warned that
the main battle against japan is still
to come, but added it may seem
significant that our navy hasn't
seen Japanese aircraft carrier in
the last four months. Apparently
they don't like to come out where
it's wet"
In a statement at press con-
ference. the secretary said. 1T is a
joy to see how thoroughly We Brit
ish and Americans work together
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-17
AIR, SEA
FIGHT IS
REPORTED
Tokyo Broadcast Gives Out
Rumor But Nothing Def
mite, Last IS Hours


NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Although
more than SO hours have passed up
to midafternoon since the Tokyo
radio reported an air and sea battle
in progress in the waters between
New Guinea and Kolombangara
islands in the Solomons, no further
word of such an engagement has
come from either the American or
Jap sources.
The Tokyo broadcast, recorded by
the NBC here, said, 1.-THE Imperial
Command reports the naval forces
of Japan are gradually getting the
upper hand against superior anti
Axis forces"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-17
FINLAND
TIRED OF
FIGHTING
Finnish Spokesman Makes
Known Informal No.
tiCe 10 Germany

STOCKHOLM, Sept. -17.-Finland.
in effect, has given Germany an
official, though informal notice. the
Firms are tired of fighting along
side the Nazis and wants peace.
Premier Linkomies provided the
official touch to the notice by an
nouncing he is the anonymous Fin
nish spokesman.
Linkomies said Finland regrets
the war with England and desires
peace with Russia if the little ma
ton can be assured of her pre-1939
independence and territorial status.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-17
ALLIES in
BIG RAID
AT WEWAk
Ground Forces Capture
MdIdhang- Night At
lacks Reported
ALLIES IN BIG RAID I

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Sept.
l7.-Allied bombers and fighters
shot down SO japanese fighters at
the cost of one Allied plane in a
great aerial battle at Wewak, New
Guinea, General Douglas MacAr-
thur reports.
Ground forces have captured
Malahang, landing two miles east
of Lac.
The Wewak attack saw 66 tons
OF bombs hurled on the target area
in is minutes, scoring heavily on
runways and dispersal areas where
20 to 40 aircraft were parked. Ten
bombers were destroyed on the
ground and fuel dumps We're set
afire. Seventy Jap fighters attack
ed for nearly one hour.
These raised enemy losses to well
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-17
Investigation Of Civil
Service Reveals Big,
Useless, Costly Action
First of Two Articles on Civil
Service MethOds)
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Sept. IT, = The
House Civil Service Committee
headed by Robert Ramspeck, d..
Ca is hopping mad.
In its extensive investigation OF
the government employe set-up, it
finally has come around to the re-
port-card system. Once each year
all federal government employees are
subjected to what is known as the
Report of Efficiency Rating
Each of now more than 3.000,00C
employees exclusive of armed forces
PERSONNEL receive these report
cards, and they can be fired, pro-
NOTED, denoted or given salary
raises on the basis of their "effic-
iency ratings" This applies to every
one from charwoman to $l0,000-a-
year executives.
Three copies of the efficiency
ratings" have to be- filed. That
means over 100000 sheets of good
stock white paper. Just short of a
million copies of the 32-page Eff
ficiency Rating Manual have to be
issued, which means tons more OF
precious paper, thousands of man.
hours spent in reading, preparing
and tabulating the reports, and
probably millions of dollars a year
lost to the taxpayers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-17
japanese Lose SO Planes in Aerial Battle
New Allied Actions
Definitely Planned,
Roosevelt Announces

WASHINGTON, Sept. l7-Presi-
dent Roosevelt said that specific
and precise" plans have been made
for great new blows against Ger
many and Japan, including "defin-
lite times, places and other landings
on the continent of Europe and
elsewhere" in war review sent To
congress.
The commander in chief said
Hitler left Vulnerable spots in the
wall of the so-called fortress which
we will point out to him in due
time but the blunt fact is. it is
a long way to victory in any of the
major theaters of war and there
can be no letdown anywhere.
Oriental Fight
I'VE face in the Orient long,
difficult fight he warned. we
must be prepared for heavy losses
in winning the fight and the pow
er of Japan will not collapse until
literally pounded to. dust. 1t would
be utmost folly for us to try to
pretend otherwise"
In discussing the European phase
of the conflict, Roosevelt gave a
possible hint that the Balkans may
be the scene of one new thrust in
the immediate future.
Unrest In Europe
i Reporting definite information"
OF unrest and of the growing de-
sire for peace in Rumania, Hun
gary, Bulgaria, as well as in Fin
land in Northern Europe, he said,
I'VE hope in these nations that the
spirit of revolt against the Nazi
dominance, commenced when Italy
burst into flame will become con-
Stunning fire.
Perhaps significantly he didn't
urge people of those nations to de-
lay any longer the hour of their
revolution.
Victory Distant
The President in his 6,000-word
review which fitted all Of the pieces
Of current war developments into a
single pattern of global strategy,
spoke of victory even as he warned
that it is yet still distant
Nevertheless he said, the time
is here to begin planning even for
Legislation regarding the demobiliza-
ton of the armed forces, and to
provide for the millions of armed
men, economic protection and edu-
cational opportunities.
He spoke too, OF the necessity of
seeking now to establish fair inter-
national relationships on per-
manent basis"
In other statements looking to-
ward the wars end, he said when
Hitler and the Nazis go out. the
Prussian military clique must go
with them. This war breeding gang
of militarists must be rooted out
/ of Germany and out of Japan If
we are to have any real assurance
of future peace.
! Cant Trust Japan
1T goes without saying" he said,
that when Japan surrenders the
United Nations will never again let
her have the authority in the
islands inundated her by the League
of Nations. Japan obviously is not
to be trutsed.
THE same thing goes for the
vast territories Japan has stolen
CONTINUED on Page Two
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-17
NAILS GET
BUSY, TWO
new WAYS

AT A SWISS-ITALIAN BORDER
TOWN. Sept. l7.--German author
tiles are reported rounding up all
Allied prisoners released by Italy
after capitulation by the Badoglio
Government and also ordered all
Italian troops to report for duty
with the German Army.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-17
NAzI5ADMIT
EVACUATION
!. OF BRYAN5k
Red Army PIunging For.
ward 10 Cross Dnieper
Before Heavy Rains

BULLETIN - LONDON, Sept.
l7.--The Russians announce the
capture Of Bryansk, junction Of
six vital railways, ut the gates
of White Russia. The major
victory of the Soviet Armies is
triumphantly announced in Sta
Inns Order Of the Day and came
shortly after the German Com
mand officially annOun c e d
Nazi troops had evacuated the
city, 2I0 miles southwest of
Moscow.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-17
POPULATION
OF SEATTLE
takes JUMP

SEATTLE. Sept. 1.-THE popula-
ton of Seattle, based on the is
suance of ration books is now $780,
DAT, the Office of Price Admins
tration estimated earlier this week.
The State Census Board at Olym-
pia placed the city's population at
4s0.0 900, an increase of .l1l,69S over
the 1910 census.
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
Ask Pastor to
Quit; He Will
Lock Church Door

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 25
Pastor James R. Grady of the
Union Grove Missionary church
went to court Friday in what be-
came known as a Church lockout
case, when IL of his members, said
to represent a majority Of the
board Of deacons, the board of trus-
tees and the general membership,
charged him with having locked
them out of church and thus COM
PEELED them to ask for his resigna-
ton in pouring rain.
The II members claimed that the
Rev. Grady 'had threatened to have
the door locked and a new lock put
on the door," They adopted a reso-
luton asking for the resignation
Of the pastor while two deacons,
Charles Millner and Rudolph Nor
ris, were acquitted on disturbance
charges, but Millner was bound
over under $3.50 by Judge Frank
Chamlee for alegedly having
drawn a hammer" on Rev. Grady.
The members further asserted
that the pastor "now proposes to
prevent US from having any sort
of meeting in the church or from
carrying on the business Of the
church and will not let US have
choir practice"
'In the Baptist church." they
said, "the preacher cannot arbitrar-
lily turn anybody out or have them
turned out without giving them no
tice of the charge against them, a
right to have counsel to represent
them the same as q man is repre-
scented in a court. Such con-
duct on the part of a preacher shows
that he is unfit for the position
and the quicker the church gets
rid of him the better for the cause
of Christianity"
Pastor and members compro-
missed in chancery court Thursday,
when Chancellor J. Lon Foust sign
ed an order stating that Grady
had resigned as pastor and direct
ed that the church keys be turned
over to Attorney George W. Cham
lee, who represented the two deac-
ons and nine other members who
brought charges to court.
According to Atty. F. L. Dixon,
counsel for Grady. "The pastor re-
signed on consideration that the
other side dismiss the bill and pay
the costs, and in addition to that,
pay his back salary-they owed
him a balance of 49,"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
Des MOines Five
Arrives for Game
at Halle Tonight

The Des Moines, Iowa, basketball
team arrived in st. Paul today for
a two-game series with the Halle
@. Brown Big SO" on Friday and
Saturday nights of this week. The
Des Moines team repeatedly, looks
like they will give Halle plenty of
trouble. Capt. Bob White was all
city last year and he is even play
ing better game this year than
last. He's fast and clever with the
ball, having a very quick change
of pace.
For Halle it will be Johnny Cot
tom Leon Presley, Moe Wallace,
Frank Schine and Lloyd Gambol.
It was the playing Of Lloyd Gambol
and Johnny Cotton that spanked
the Halle win over the Chicago
quintet here three weeks ago. These
will be the last games Of the sea-
son and everyone is urged to come
out and bring the season down with
a bang as this has been one Of the
best for Halle Q. Brown. All rec
ords of attendance have been
smashed.
Tickets are now on sale at Fields
Drug Store, Dale and Rondo, and
the Halle Q. Brown House. Either
place will be glad to serve you as
there will be tickets for Friday and
Saturday night. This is in order
to give everyone a chance to see
the game from a good seat.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
Negro Women
to Be Peace
League Guests

Representatives from many col
ored organizations and churches
will be the guests of the Mime
apois branch Of the Women's Inter-
national League for Peace and
Freedom at a meeting to be held
at Phyllis Wheatley House on Tues
day, April 6, at 2 p. m. Mr.. C. M.
Tobin will speak on "The Factor of
Race in the Problem of Peace"
Music will be provided by the
Inter-racial Singers, directed by
Mrs. Harriet Hall. Singers include
Mrs. Ermine Allen, Mrs. Corabelle
Banke, Mrs. Anna A. Berggreen,
Mrs. Josephine Mccoy, Mrs. Olive
Meili, Mrs. Medora Petersen, Mrs.
Jean Wilcox, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Williams.
Mrs. Medora Petersen, member
of the Minneapolis Board, will pre-
sIue' one Will give resume OF the
activities of the League for the
year.
Guests, besides the st. Paul board
Of the W. l. L., include members
Of the Phyllis Wheatley Auxiliary,
Halle Q. Brown auxiliary, st. Paul,
Urban League Auxiliary, women of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, the
lnterracial group of the Y. W. C..
A, and women from nine colored
churches.
After the talk, tea will be served.
Mrs. Harriet Hall and Mrs. S. A.
Stockwell will pour.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02

he charged Mrs. Stokes with cruel
treatment.
Mrs. Stokes, a junior architect
employed by the Federal Housing
Authority in D. c., came to testify
in her own behalf. She was repre-
scented by Hammond Turner, St.
Paul attorney.
Others who testified were Mr..
and Mrs. Richard L. Stokes, ST.,
parents Of Lieut.. Stokes, and other
people. Dispositions were intro
duced from Washington, D. C.
Evidence was introduced to show
that the warning couple had lived
together as man and wife during
the time the divorce action was
pending.
Lieut.. Stokes was ordered to pay
all costs including expense of his
wife's trip to the trial from Wash
ington.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
Last Hoop Game
at Wheatley Fri.

The city-wide and settlement
house tournaments during the week
of March 20 to April 4 will close
the 1913 basketball season. The
Settlement House finals will be
played at Phyllis Wheatley House
Friday, April 2, beginning at
p. m.
Other games will be played at
P. W. House every night during the
week leading up to the finals Fri
day. No charge will be made for
admission to the preliminary games
but small fee of IL cents for chill
dren and % cents for adults will
be charged Friday night. The usual
social will be held after this game
with the usual prices.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
Pioneer Press
Urges Vote on
Equal Rights Bill

Joining the growing public de-
mand for a vote on the equal
rights" measure which has been
"buried" in the Minnesota House
Judiciary committee, the St. Paul
Pioneer Press said Wednesday:
at will be a blot on the record
of the session if the State Legis-
lature comes to a close without a
vote having been taken in the House
on the equal rights" bills.
"These bills were passed by over
whelming vote in the Senate. In
fact, when question like this is
raised in a democracy, there is only
one answer possible.
In the House there seems to be
disposition to avoid making any
answer. This disposition certainly
does not reflect the wish of the
members as a whole. The House
judiciary committee has twice
evaded action on the merits of the
bills. First, under the anonymity
of voice vote, the bills were tabled.
Monday, a motion to take the bills
up for consideration was short
circuited by a motion and vote to
adjourn.
Members of the committee have
acted as though they think the bills
unwise. If 50, they should give
their reasons, so that the question
can be considered. The committee
should either take the responsibility
of killing the measures or report
them out so that the House as a
whole can pass on them one way or
the other"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02

who made the motion TO adjourn
and the motion prevailed. No one
spoke in opposition to the bills.
Jesse B. Calmenson was the first
to speak at the hearing. AS a repre-
sentative of the Jewish community
he pointed out the patriotism Of
his people, calling by name some
Of the Jewish heroes in the pres
ent war. He related the incident
which brought about the framing
of the present amendment to the
equal rights" bill.
Last summer a Jewish soldier
with three other companions, were
refused service in a tavern near
st. Paul. Maceo v. Littlejohn in
an impassioned plea to the COM
mittee asked for Justice to the
Negro and other minority groups,
which have demonstrated their
faith and loyalty to the United
States government These mi
nority groups are not on trial"
Littlejohn told the committee. at
is you who have the power to say
whether justice shall be done, and
whether you have the courage to
do it. I ask it in the spirit of fair
play"
Leonard Lageman reiterated the
historic position of the CLIO on the
matter of race discrimination. He
scored the discriminatory practices
against Jews and Negroes in en-
ployment as well as in public
places. Judge Gustavus Loevinger
said that he agreed with Judge
Waite in his argument that there
are no real legal or constitutional
reasons for not passing the bills.
ut is difficult for me to ration
alize the opposition to the equal
rights bill or both bills" the St.
Paul jurist declared.
There is not a valid reason
against passage Of these bills" de-
clared Rev. Clarence T. r. Nelson.
He expressed his amazement at the
fact that there should have to be
a public hearing on the bills and
he insisted that there should never
be any hesitancy in passing such
an amendment to the equal rights"
bill in the fair" state of Minnesota.
Il would not be surprised at the
necessity of such a hearing in the
legislatures of Mississippi, Arkan-
sas or any other southern state, but
it is almost unbelievable that such
should be the case IN Minnesota"
Continued on Page y
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
Ethel Ash,
Mill City
Native, Dies

Ethel Granger Ash, 979 Aldrich
Ave. No., born July 6, 1895, in Min
neapolis, died March 29 at Mime
apOlis General hospital after a seri-
GUS illness lasting several months.
Surviving Mrs. Ash, who had
lived in Minneapolis all of her life,
are her husband, Blaine, ST., nine
children, one granddaughter, and
one brother, Gordon Granger, 1924
Fourth Ave. So. One son, Corporal
Gordon Ash, is in active duty over
seas. Other children are Mrs. Mel
rose Green, and Blaine, Jr., Ethel,
Odessa, James, Alice, Rosalie and
George.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, April /, at Border Meth
odist church. Rev. Robert Kelly,
pastor there, officiated.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02

crowded into the House judiciary
committee room to attend a public
hearing on two anti-discrimination
bills were stunned and disappointed
when a motion by Representative
Gordon c. Peterson of Columbia
Heights to get favorable action
was blocked by Representative
Luke Burns of Virginia.
One bill, known as the equal
rights" bill, would broaden the pres
ent law prohibiting discrimination
because Of race or color to include
religion and national origin"
while the other is aimed at pre-
venting the distribution of anony-
nous literature to incite racial and
religious prejudices.
Those speaking for the passage
of the bills were Jesse B. Calmen-
son of st. Paul, former president
of the American Jewish Congress;
Amos Deinard, Minneapolis attor-
ney; Leonard Lageman, state d.
rector of the CLIO; Maceo v. Little
john, secretary Of Dining Car
Cooks and Walters Union, Local
Sic, ALL, Judge E. E. Waite, re-
tired Minneapolis jurist; Judge
Gustavus Loevinger of Ramsey
County District Court and Rev.
Clarence T. R. Nelson, president of
the st. Paul Branch of the Nation
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People.
Other community leaders who
were present in support of the bills
included Rabbi Albert Minda, Min
neapolis; Rabbi Harry Margolis,
st. Paul; Rev. B. N. Moore, pastor
of the st. James A.N.E. Church,
st. Paul; Rev. Wallace Robbins,
president Of the board of directors
Of the st. Paul Urban league and
pastor Of the First Unitarian
Church, st. Paul; Miss L Myrtle
Garden, director of the Halle @.
Brown Community House, St. Paul;
Samuel Schiener, secretary Of the
Minnesota Jewish Council.
When arguments during the pub
lie hearing ended with an explain
alton of the equal rights" bill, by
its author, Senator B. G. Novak
of St Paul, Representative Peter
son moved to take the bills from
the table for consideration"
The chairman of the committee,
Rep. F. P. Memmer of St. Paul, did
not put the motion but he quickly
recognized Representative Burns,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
Oliver D. Lewis Promoted
to First Lieutenant

Oliver D. Lewis of the United
States Army has just recently been
promoted to First Lieutenant. Sgt.
Lewis is stationed in Africa near
Casablanca. He is the son of Mrs.
Robert Lewis, 759 Rondo avenue.
1t. Lewis is married and his wife is
living with her parents in Pensa-
cola, Florida.
1t. Lewis writes from Africa that
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02

ADMITTED assets total $36, 447, Sol ;
liabilities $26,79O,96O; capital ST.
Id, ITO; surplus reserved for gen.
eral contingencies $5,687 ,222; pre-
MUM or assessment income from
policyholders and members $22,214,-
31S; total income including accruals
from deposits and investments $685.
38,459; total disbursements $780,
129, 1902; total amount of insurance
in force on the lives of policyhold-
ers $471 ,328,921; statutory reserves
required by law to assure payment
of all future policy benefits, total
$20,216,335, and claims paid policy
holders and beneficiaries $7,294,241.
Significant among their activities
is the national campaign for the
sale of U. S. War Bonds and
Stamps sponsored by the National
Negro Insurance Association. Ac-
cording to a partial report from DR..
William Pickens, Chief, Interracial
Section, War Savings Staff, U. S.
Treasury, 81 companies have pur-
chased War Bonds and Stamps in
the sum of $2,081,375 The interest
manifested by the remaining asso-
Citations with reference to the Ma
tons war financing campaign, is
gratifying to U. S. Treasury Off
Gals.
LEGAL RESERVE LIFE AND
ASSESSMENT COMPANIES
Reports of 81 Legal Reserve Life
and Assessment companies doing
business in 10 States, list total as
sets of $26, Al, TIA; liabilities $780,
1873; capital 1851, 542; surplus
$3,231,1 premium income $780,
093,712; total income $19,066,597;
total disbursements $14,4S6,994;
total insurance in force $344,332,-
1856; statutory policy reserves $751;
465, 109; and claims paid $5,3O3, 592.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
Crediof0wn Club to
Sponsor Forum

The Credjafawn Social club will
sponsor the Halle Q. Brown Sun
day Forum, Sunday, April IL, at
4 p. m. Mr.. E. T. Randall of
WCCO, Director of the radio pro-
gram, Country Church of the Air"
on WLoL, will be the speaker.
A splendid musical program has
been arranged.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
No Payee,
NOPaper!

Like the Chinese Iaundryman
who says, mo tickee, no laundry
the publishers of this paper have
gone on a wartime basis which die
tates, mo payee, no paper"
Delinquent subscribers who can.
not find time to mail their subscrip-
ton will find themselves without
the paper when the mailman comes
around on Friday morning.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
Sergeant Joseph
Albright Stops
En- Route East

Master Sergeant Joseph Albright
of the 1303rd signal corps regiment
stopped at home in the Twin Cities
for a brief visit with his wife en-
route to Langley Field, in Virginia.
Sergeant Albright, one of the
best known men in this area, has
been in the army seven months.
Formerly stationed in California,
where he made quite a record, AL
bright is to be attached to a spe-
cialists service corps in the east.
Albright reports that Master
Sergeant Lee W. Harris, former
st. Paul singer, is extremely pop
ular on the west coast.