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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05
ALLIED AN D
NAzI FORCES
TRADE BLOWS
Action Flares al Both Ends
Of italian Battle
Front
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NAPLES, May 5-The renewal OF
fighting at the Adriatic end OF the
Italian battle line is announced by
headquarters. The statement says
a German raiding party penetrated
into Eighth Army positions at Or
iona and was driven off after a
sharp skirmish.
Allied and German artillery trad
ed punches in the Casino area and
on the Fifth Army's main front.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05
YUG05LAv FUNDS
ARE kept FROZEN:
SCORE FOR TITO

LONDON, May 5.-The National
Bank of Brazil has rejected de-
mands Of the Yugoslav Government
in Exile, headed by King Peter. that
it surrender nine million five hun
dred thousand dollars on deposit as
Yugoslay funds.
This is believed to be the first
success of the campaign of Marshal
Joseph Tito to freeze Yugoslav
funds on deposit in Allied or neu-
trail countries.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05
BUDAPEST
GETS BLOW
LAST NIGHT
BIoekbusters Are Poured
on Capital City Of Ru-
mania-Fires Seen

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NAPLES, May 5.-Royal Air Force
4-engined Halifaxes and twin en-
gined Wellingtons, based in Italy,
struck a sharp blow last night to
support the Russian ground forces
by attacking Budapest. capital city
of Hungary.
The Raj force fought their way
through a screen of German night
Fighters.
The British bcmbers poured block
busters and incendiaries on Buda-
pest and raked the rail yards, the
main east and west line from Ger
many to Vienna and the Rumanian
front.
Two violent explosions were heard
and many fires were observed by
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05
GEMS AT SEA

AKRON, Ohio-Members Of U. S.
naval forces are walking on carpets
OF garnets, semi-precious stones. The
Goodyear company here grinds them
into a plastic mixture to make a
non-skid deck covering for battle
ships, subs and other war craft.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05
ICE MOVED
AT 2:08 P. N.
ON May FOUR
Nearly Every Resident Of
Nenana on Banks Of
River at Time

The Nenana ice went out at z:08
o'clock yesterday afternoon, May 4,
according to advices received by the
Empire.
The movement of the Ice was easy
and without jam.
Nearly every resident Of Nenana
was on the banks of the Tanana
River when the tripod on the ice
began to tighten the wire attached
to the clock on the shore.
1t was estimated the river would
be free of Ice within "a hours and
launching of craft for the summer
traffic would begin.
Now haste IN these "pOinUS ont"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05
The Washington
Merry-Go- Round
BY DREW PEARSON
ct Col. Robert 8. Allen now on active
service with the Army)

WASHINGTON - Underground
murmurings indicate that cautious
good-natured AFL leader Bill Greer
is headed for trouble within his owr
ranks. Ironically, the issue will bt
his political activity.
Bill, long opposed to active labol
participation in politics-particular-
ly CIO partfcipation-has beer
delving little himself, and some
of his union members are objecting
Chiefly, Bill has endorsed some Of
the most reactionary Congressmer
he could find. Here is the roll call
Martin Dies. After Green en-
dorsed Dies, AFL unions in Dies
Texas district Immediately repudia-
ted their national leader They will
fight Dies.
Senator Gerald P. Nye, arch
isolationist from North Dakota
opposed by progressive Republican
Congress man Usher Burdick
Meanwhile, Dan Tobin, head of the
powerful International Transfers
union, announced for Burdick, while
the AFL central council. in North
Dakota, meeting in Fargo, voted Al
to reject Green's ms u C tt
against cooperation with the CLOS
political action committee, which is
fighting Nye. These instructions
were sent to all AFL unions ano
councils, and have already beer
rejected by AFL organizations ir
Connecticut, Rhode Island and q
dozen other areas.
Chicago Tribune Congressmer
Fred Busbey and Stephen A. Day
of Illinois. Green's endorsement Of
them has been repudiated by the
Chicago AFL organization.
Letters sent to various labor
leaders by Green, endorsing Con-
gressmen, are made public from
time to time, but under pressure
from ALT union members. The
latest was in Oakland, California
where Green favors the reelection
of conservative Republican Albert
E. Carter. AFL unions in the area
had already agreed to cooperate
with the railroad brotherhoods ane
the CIO to elect George P. Miller
and they're not going to change
their plans for Green.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05
WRITES TO HIMSELF

How complicated Government is
getting is Illustrated by Colone
Robert Cutler, who writes letters tc
himself.
Cutler is executive officer for the
U. S. War Ballot Commission in
the Munitions Building. He is also
the Secretary of Wars coordinatol
for soldier voting, in the Pentagon
Building. In his latter job, he
writes letters to Colonel Cutler at
the Munitions Building, then drives
to the Munitions Building and, as
executive officer of the U. s. War
Ballot Commission, answers his mail
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05
Will Rogers, Jr,, Going
To Quit Congress; Will
Reiurnio Armed Forces

in southern California; the observa-
ton made by his wife: I'll be sorry
to leave Washington; like the
climate here"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05
HERE FROM HAINEs

Mike Howard, recent arrival from
Haines, is registered at the juneau
Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05

Sen. Hattie Caraway Of Arkansas
turned out the other day with a new
hat--a straw, sort Of angled on the
brow. When some one complimented
her new Easter bonnet, she said it
wasn't an Easter bonnet, it was her
campaign hat.
She explained that the late. astute
Hdey Long had once advised her {:
Never change hats in the middle
of a campaign"
That may be good advice: I don't
know. But political sages here will
tell you that so far as the re-
election of the lady from Arkansas
is concerned. it wouldn't make much
difference if she changed her hat
every day, wore sunbonnet or let
her locks just pound the breeze.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05

There was quite a furry the other
day at the Smithsonian Institution.
Scientists there classified a new type
of scorpion fish. The discovery los>
little glory, however, when 1t was
found that the specimen (preserved)
had been gathering dust in the
Smithsonian since 1884.
Civil Service has been advertising
some time for new White House
policemen. They got an applicant
the other day. He listed his age
as So.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05

India has The largest single
steel plant in the British Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05

Radium costs nearly $4,000
gram.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05

Continued on Page Four)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-05

Now paste up these "goings out"
of the ice for reference next year
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Continued on Page Two)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08
Washington
Merry-
6o-Round

Continued rom Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08


Just before Congress recessed the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations unanimously endorsed
proposal sponsored Jointly by Senators Taft and
Gillette calling upon the State Department to work
out plans for feeding conquered Europe in cooperation
with other interested governments. The Senate could
have gone for it's Christmas vacation in better
conscience if it had found time before leaving to act
upon this resolution.
The Foreign Relations Committee hearings on the
wisdom of sending food to beleaguered Europe were
obscued by assertions that the plan had hitherto been
blocked by British opposition The charge is invidous
In point of fact the British Foreign Office and
own Department of State have eye to eye in the
matter and have been jointly responsible for the
policy pursued 1t justified until the present time
by sound strategic considerations But The situation
has radically changed. We are not endeavoring
to strange Nazi Germany by blockade but to crush
her from the air and through the might of
encircling armies
There remains risk to be sure. that the Germans
will take for their the food send to their
victims We shall have to run that risk and end
the shipments if it materiazes though the danger
proved unfounded in the case of Greece AS things
stand now it is friends in Europe not enemies,
who are being starved The hunger they have en-
dured will not wait for freedom If cannot yet
berate them, we at least keep the hope of
liberation live among them.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08

Nebraska school girl, thought he
would never see the New Year, but
he is still alive.
Reason is that the War Produc-
ton Board refused materials to re-
pair Nebraskas electric chair. Later,
Nebraska found some repair ma
terials which could be borrowed
locally, but had to be returned.
This meant taking apart the electric
chair, repairing it, and then TAX
ing it apart again to return the
borrowed materials.
This was too much. So Nebraska,
which hasn't had capital punish
ment case for years, postponed the
execution. 1t now looks as if Pri-
vate McAvoy might be granted a
new trial. The sentence may be
revised to life instead of death.
Washington Comment-W P. BIS
priorities system may have driven
many a man to thought of suicide,
/ but this is the first time it has
saved a life.
Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08
FOOD FOR EUROPE

Htlers victims in Europe must be given food
before another winter leaves its bitter imprint ON
their bodies and their spirits If this is not to be
accomplished in the coming weeks by the invading
and berating armies of the United Nations then 1t is
essential to accomplish it without delay through
privately financed relief organizations Agencies such
as the international Red Cross which have served this
purpose effectively in Greece ready to undertake
the necessary Of distribution and control in Bel
GUM Norway the Netherlands and France Inpounded
dollar balances belonging these countries avail
able here for the payment of food purchases And
food supplies are available for shipment in South
America
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08

ever. that if they accepted COM
missions in the Army. they knew
they would be taking orders from
him. not from their unions.
Inside fact is that the President
had not planned to take over the
railroads on December 81. He was
going to wait until December "a
or 80, just before the strike dead
line. There was also very definite
information that all the unions
would call off the strike threat at
the last minute.
However, the President decided to
act drastically and one day earlier
for this reason: its effect on the
striking steel workers, on other
labor, on Congress and on the
country generally.
He himself was getting tired OF
strike threats and he had informa-
ton that.the country was tired too
The country was getting the i'm
preston that he was being run by
labor, and he decided that this was
a good chance to prove the con-
trary.
General Somervell had been or
dered a few days before to draw
up plans for taking over the rail-
roads. He and his staff spent sc
hours on it. produced thick book
of plans a little earlier than eX-
pected. So the President moved in
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08
70 YEARS AGO { fTr EMPIRE

-- JANUARY 8,
extensive prospecting with diamond drill the Alaska
William
A. F. making
preparations accompanied by
Rhodes who to have charge of drilling operations
dspensation the establishment Masonic Lodge
there
ngton o Petersburg the Northwestern.
Assistant Engineer of the Alaska Road Commission
month and had famlang
himself his
superintendent Fairbanks district
Bishop Wrangel
returned Alaska.
Dahqus u who had spent
holidays returned the steamer Alaska. (
formed the previous week under the
Harry Sporting P Williams meet this night
school gymnasium
report: 81
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08
kINY PROGRAM
SCHEDULE

Saturday Afternoon and Evening
4:00-News Rebroadcast.
4:15-Musicale Matinee.
-Frontline Theatre.
500 News Rebroadcast.
5:15-Pre- Sabbath Program.
5.30-Afternoon Musicale.
5:45- Personal Album.
6:0O-John Chas. Thomas
6;30-Easy Listening.
6:45-Coca Cola Show.
7:00-Talking Drums.
Standard Oil News.
7:30-Fibber MCGEE.
8:00-Showtime.
8:15-Fred Warning.
8:30-All-Tim Hit Parade.
National Barn Dance.
Musical Potpurri
9:45-Alaska Line News.
0:00-Capitol Three.
Harry James.
1O:30-Hit Parade.
10:45-Spotlight Bands.
IL :00-One Night Stand.
1l:30- Sign Off.
Sunday Afternoon and Evening
l:00-Bob Crosby
l:30-Andre Kostelanetz.
200 Sammy Kaye.
2:30-Junior Lutheran Choir.
3:00-News Rebroadcast.
3:05-Music for Sunday.
$50 Family Hour.
4:00-Voice of Prophecy.
400 Light Concert.
5:00-News Rebroadcast.
5:15-Selected Music.
5:30-Radio Bible Glass.
6:00-Old-F Fashioned Revival Hour
7:00-News Rebroadcast.
7:05-Pause that Refreshes.
7:30-NBC Symphony.
8:3o-Sign Off.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08
PRIORITIES SAVE CONDEMNED
MAN

Private Joseph McAvoy Of Brook
Ign, sentenced TO die for killing a
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08
HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline
bat do not compel"
SUNDAY. JANUARY 9

This is not a fortunate day in
human experience. Active aspects
emphasize uncertainties and anx-
ietieS.
HEART AND HOME: Study OF
the Bible prophecies will occasion a
strong trend twoard recognition OF
the supernatural. Certain books
dealing with the occult will gain
international fame.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: This week
is apt to be important to the world
of commerce. A sign presages SEN
sational propositions regarding sys-
TENS of banking and credits.
NATIONAL ISSUES: The i'm
portance of national health will be
emphasized this winter. Science,
long hampered by ignorance and
indifference, will prove that cpl
denies may be overcome by ad-
vanced medical knowledge.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR S ::
Treachery of every sort will be
practiced by the Axis, it is forecast.
In the United States sabotage and
incendiarism will cause loss of life
and property, despite the widespread
watchfulness of civil and military
guards.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of a year of restless
energy which may often be nisdi-
rected. They should guard against
mpulsiveness and extravaganza.
Children born on this day should
be clever and charming, talented
and energetic and will probably be
fortunate all through life.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08
VlUUEKN LIluULI!t ROBERTA LEE

@ What invitation wedding
reception breakfast?
and although it written by
spacing though they
should write just
though he were conversing with friend?
will sounding stited
c. IS hostess tea at formal tea?
the walters and passed
on
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08
The CanOl Oil Bonanza
Vancouver. B. G.. SUM

Vancouver, B. c., Sum
Disputes between members of the Roosevelt gov
eminent concerning Canol oil project do not con-
Canada. What concerns us is that huge new
oil field has been discovered in country.
According to MI Patterson, the U. S. Under
Secretary of War, the Fort Norman oil field can
produce 10000 barrels a day In the same area, he
says pool of 100 100000 barrels has been discovered
In country which imports most of its oil, this
is economic fact of frst-rate Importance. Canada
problem is not to rule the wisdom of the U. S.
Army in building an expensive pipe line from the
oil fields Whitehorse 1t is to make that the
oil field is developed fully in the postwar period by
the most economic means
We have here major national asset evidently
capable great expansion and under the control of
the government We must it to produce and
distribute oil products at the lowest possible price to
the consumer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08
BPW CLUB TO
MEET MONDAY

An important meeting, to which
sent, will be held Monday night by
the Business and Professional Wo-
mans Club. The session will begin
at 8 o'clock in Trinity Cathedral
Hall at the corner of Third and
Gold Streets.
Plans for the clubs share in the
Fourth War Loan Drive will be dis
cussed and there will be voting on
several petitions as we'll as other
important business.
An executive board meeting will
precede the club meeting at 7::30
o'clock
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08

Beginning Monday, January 10,
KINY goes on the air on new
schedule beginning at noon and 60
ing off the air at 10 o'clock at night.
The following is the new schedule
for Monday:
Monday Schedule
IL 100 Sound Off.
12:15-Song Parade.
IL .30-Bert 's-Alaska Federal News.
IL AS Musical Bon Bons.
1:00-Spotlight Bands.
Melody Roundup.
1:30-This Woman's World.
:45-Personal Album.
200 News Rebroadcast.
2:l5-Great Music.
$50 One Night Stand.
2:45-One Night Stand.
800 Caravan.
3:15-C Caravan
330-Treasury Star Parade.
3:45-Marching Along.
4:O0-News Rebroadcast.
4:15-Musical Matinee.
4;30-Downbeat.
4:45-Downbeat.
5:00-News Rebroadcast.
SIS Sports News Rebroadcast.
5.30-AfPrnoon Musicale.
5.45 Your Dinner Concert.
600 Confronted Hour.
6.I5-Contented Hour.
6.30-Easy Listening.
6:45-Coea Cola Show.
TOO B. Levitow Orchestra.
7:l5-Standard Old News.
7:30 -Duffy's. >-s
7:45 -Duffy's.
8:0o-Suspense
8:15-Suspense.
$50 Great Gildersleeve.
8.45-Great Gildersleeve.
800 -xaviar Cugat.
9:l5-- Xavier Cugat.
9.30-Gems in Music.
9:45-Alaska Line News.
10 100 Sign off.
Bond Premier, Jan. IL. A bond
flor every seat. adv
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08
Daily Lessons in English " ~. |. GORDON

MSUSED Do not My brother is as tall or
taller than me- Say l. taller
Plagiarism Pronounce pa-ja M
first in second ASK ustressed
syllable.
OFTEN Portiere. Observe the IEFE
SYNONYMS Whirlpool eddy, vortex maestrom
three times and it is yours Let us
vocabulary by mastering word each day Today WORD
DIsIEvEIED. hanging
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08
MONDAY, JANUARY 10


This date, on which good and
adverse planetary influences. are
mingled, should bring memorable
events to the world at war 81
HEART AND HOME: War strib-
ulations are to bring about return
to religious faith and higher ideals
of living Social conventionss and
formalities of the past will replace
modern freedom of conduct. ;
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Rumors
of an early peace, circulated period
ically, will affect the stock market.
This is time for wise investors,
not for reckless spectators. As
trologers continually counsel the
utmost caution in all financial
matters.
NATIONAL ISSUES: Initiation
may be impossible to control Money
will flow freely due to the salary
increases presaged by the stars
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR
Destiny will reveal to Hitler that
the laws of cause and effect are
inexorable. His violent death has
been long foretold: it will come
at an early date
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of a year of pleasant
progress and unexpected happiness.
Pitfalls may be numerous but easily
escaped
Children born on this day should
be individual and original, intuitive
and artistic. They may be lucky
in money matters but careless with
earnings.
Copyright, 1944)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

JANUARY 8
Donald w. Skuse
Roy H. Osborne
Chester Johnson
willard Robbins
Fred Barragar
Albert Uberti
Richard Mccormick
JANUARY 9
Mrs. Rosena Schmitz
Mrs. Irene Mckinley
Elmer Reed
Mrs. Walter Andrews
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-08
THE HOPKINS LETTER

The Justice Department has I'M
earthed all sorts of ways to punish
the forger of the Harry Hopkins
letter to Umphrey Lee, president
of the Southern Methodist Univer-
sity, predicting Willkie would get
the Republican Presidential NOM
ination-if it was forgery.
There is five-year imprisonment
for theft of Government property,
including the theft of White House
stationery There is also a penalty
for using a facsimile of Government
seals and stationery; also a penalty
for engraving a personal supply of
White House stationery with the
intention of using it fraudently.
Furthermore, it is more and more
evident that Harry Hopkins wants
a thorough investigation-even of
the tipping OF the letter he is sup
posed to have written to the Texas
university president. Typewriter
Identification is an exact science
There is no guesswork about it,
And if the letter was written on any
typewriter in Hopkins office, this
can be ascertained definitely.
There seems no doubt from Hop
kins' talks with the FBI that he
never saw the letter before. Only
trouble now is that book author
Nelson Sparks, who first referred to
the letter in his book, .One Man
Wendell Willkie,' now is getting
cold feet and says he won't produce
it without legal summons.
NOTE-Several months ago this
column was offered the Hopkins
letter. but refused to publish it in
the belief that not even Hopkins,
naive as he may be politically,
would write such letter on White
House stationery The suggestion
that Hopkins was also trying to
promote a candidate against Sen
ator Tom Connally three years be-
fore an election seemed absurd.
PRIORITIES SAVE CONDEMNED
MAN
Private Joseph McAvoy Of Brook
lyn, sentenced to die for killing a
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07

coat | have had since the Nazis
came, and it is SO warm"
Mere than 75,O00,000 men, wo-
men. ana children from the areas
occupied BY the German armies
are destitute and in need oil
clothing. Mississippians are ask
cd this year for the first time to
participate in the Share Your
Clothes With Russia campaign.
The Mississippi Education Asso-
citation, the State Department a
Education. and the Congress Of
Parents and Teachers have been
asked to sponsor the movement.
Hon. Thomas L. Bailey, Cover
nor of Mississippi, is honorary
chairman OF the campaign, and
j. S. Vandiver, State S%uperinten-
dent OF Education, has been asked
to serve as chairman. E. r. lobe,
State High School Supervisor,
has been named director, and
Frank Oswalt OF Wesson, Miss,
is associate director.