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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
Drager Says Governor
Wants 10 Be Dictator,
Control All Offices

LET it suffice at this time for
me to say that it is self-evident he
does so desire, otherwise why should
he, a Federal appointed officer,
stick his nose into Territorial cleo
ton affairs unless it be for the
purpose that he desires the election
of certain candidates who would
thereby be under obligation to
him?
Hurls Challenge
II have no personal quarrel with
Ernest Gruening as an individual,
but when any individual, governor
or not, willfully steps into politi-
cal battle, he thereby invites all
that he gets.
Il know, and you should know,
that with an entire disregard for
the dignity which the Office OF
Governor demands, he is exerting
influences and pressures to elect q
ticket of candidates of his selection.
II challenge him to disprove OF
this statement.
"As far as my candidacy is con-
cerned, l do not desire any assist
ance from Governor Gruening,'
Drager stated, Il do not desire any
support of my candidacy from him
directly or indirectly, in any man
ner, style or fashion, and for the
very simple reason that do not
desire to come down to Juneau to
Jake over tie duties or Attorney
General under handicap, handicap
of being under obligation to any
official, Governor or otherwise.
Il wish to enter upon my duties
as Attorney General. if am elect
ed. unhampered by handicap of any
obligations except to the people of
Alaska who elected me, and the
Democratic Party which supported
me as a candidate"
Drager prefaced his remarks with
an explanation of the duties Of the
office and the qualifications needed
to fulfil these duties.
He is a resident of Alaska of "a
years standing
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12

HELD BACK
IN ASSAULT
Broadcast However
Says General Assault
on ImphdI Imminent

NEW DELHI, April IL. - Allied
Forces, fighting hard to clear the
Jap invaders from Imphal, Kohima
and the Dimapur Road, have de-
veloped their operations to where
the enemy pressure at Kohima has
decreased, the Allied Headquarters
said.
The communique today declared
there is no important change.
Kohima guards the IS mile road
to Dimaur.
On the American operated Ben
gal-Assam railroad, the Jap Shippers
have already infiltrated along this
route.
A Tokyo broadcast by Domei de-
clared a general assault on the Al
lied citadel of Imphal is imminent
as Indo-Jap forces aer making fur
ious assaults on Allied positions
some seven or eight miles north
east of the town. The Japs pre-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
DEWEY GETS
MANY v0TE5,
PRIMARIES
Stassen, Macarthur Are
Runnersup-Fourih Term
for franklin Roosevelt
(By Associated Press

Swiftly paced political events in
New York. Illinois and Nebraska
pointed today more convincingly
than ever toward Gov. Themes E
Dewey and President Roosevelt as
probable entrants in next Novem-
ber's Presidential race.
Despite top heavy victories of Gen
Douglas Macarthur in the Illinois
primary and 1t. Comdr. Stassen in
Nebraska, Dewey remained firmly
installed as the pace setting favorite
in the contest for the Republican
nomination.
So far, 1853 pledges are claimed as
delegates for Dewey out of 351 thus
far chosen for the party's conven-
ton where 1859 votes will be cast.
A fourth term endorsement by the
New York State Democratic Com
mittee demonstrated anew the par
TVS demand that Roosevelt again
be candidate. Roosevelt is assured
of the support of nearly all of the
96 New York delegates.
Fifty delegates were elected in
yesterdays Illinois primary for
Roosevelt and IL were chosen in
Nebraska.
The New York Democrats un-
animously rejected Jim Farley as
Chairman but he told friends he
opposes fourth term but the ma
tional committee leaders worded
this result to. avoid a threatened
split in the ranks there and Farley
will be a convention delegate.
Dewey is assured support of 90 to
SO New York delegates. His display
of surprising strength in the Ne
braska preferential primary where
his name was not on the ballot
but was written in.
Leaders of the Stassen campaign
have served notice he must be reck-
oned as a contender.
Gen. Macarthur also cannot be
overlooked in the preconvention
contest as he polled about IS per
cent of the Republican vote cast in
Illinois.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
RED ARMY
IN ADvAN(E,
TWO FRONTS
Nazi Forces Admit Beating
It-Russidns Fight on
TirdspoI Streets

LONDON, April IL. - The Ger
man communique broadcast from
Berlin early today told Of fresh re-
treats In eastern and northern
Crimea where the German and
Rumanian troops have disengaged
themselves after hard fighting to-
ward positions further SOUTH"
Some $50 miles northwest, the
Russians said they have fought into
the streets OF Tiraspol, Dniester
river port and rail junction, while
on the middle Dneister, the Ger
mans crashed through the Russian
Gordon around the remnants Of the
Is trapped divisions at Skala.
Drives In Crimea
The Russian communique tells OF
concerted drives In Crimea from
the east and north.
The Army commanded by Gen.
Yeremenko captured Kerch In the
east and swept 10 miles westward
and overrun 40 settlements. :
The Fourth Ukrainian Army IN
the north beat past the rail bottle
neck Of Dzhanloi. IS miles north OF
|sevastopol and seized 50 more
towns.
German Statement
The Germans asserted they de-
stroyed large number Of tanks IN
their retreat from Crimea yester-
day. Hard fighting continues on
both fronts, the Berlin broadcast
claims with violent enemy attacks
repulsed especially at Ovidiopol on
the Dniester estuary toward which
the routed garrison from Odessa
is being herded. Other major battles
are in progress in Rumania, north
east Of Iasi and around Kovel. old
Poland, and southeast of Ostrov.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
NAVAL BILL
SHOT TODAY
into HOUSE
Largest Appropriation
Measure in History Pre-
sented 10 Congress

WASHINGTON, April IL. = The
largest Naval appropriation bill in
American history went to the House
floor today.
TO help the worlds greatest fleet
win the war on the seven seas the
bill carried 2,647 100000 for naval
activities for the IL months start
ing July l.
The figure, which if approved by
Congress, will boost to approximate
ly $3.50, O00,0 100000 obligations voted
for the total war effort since July
4, 1910.
The program the new funds will
finance contemplates the use OF
1898 self propelled vessels, 74,925
non-self propelled vessels, 10000
naval planes, exclusive of training
planes and 3.657,0O0 sailors, marines
and coastguardsmen
Admiral King told the oppropria-
tons committee whatever the cost,
we know the Japanese well enough
to realize we cannot regard victory
in the Pacific as anything short of
destruction of the Japanese EN-
PIE
James Forrestal, Navy Under
secretary, told the committee that
appropriations precludes major OPP
erations both in the Pacific and
Atlantic.
After urging that no cuts be
made in the Navy funds until the
middle of this summer to see what
the next 80 days bring forth" For
restal added the major event he has
in mind will, think, occur by the
end of that period
Whether he meant the coming in
vasion in Western Europe he didn't
state.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12

Karl A. Drager, of Anchorage,
candidate for the Democratic NOM
nation for the position of Terri
torial Attorney General, last night
charged that Governor Gruening
is conducting a campaign to obtain
control of all of the branches OF
the Territorial government of Al
!aska."
Drager, well-known attorney from
the Third Division and former
member of the Territorial Legis-
lature, made the remark and others
in a campaign speech last night
over Station KINY.
For some three years, he said,
|"Gov. Gruening has voiced openly
his complaints that the Territorial
l. gislature-or at least some MEM
bers thereof-continuall refused to
subject themselves to his dictates
and control. Now he is campaigning
for and against candidates, am
informed, and 1 know it is true that
at a recent A. F. of L. labor con-
vention in Ketchikan he approach
ed one of the delegates from the
Third Division with the proposition
that by all means Karl Drager and
Others should be defeated in the
primary.
Asks Question
why all this special interest in
my campaign" Drager continued.
IaThere can be but one answer, and
that is that he not only is CAM
paigning for and against various
candidates for legislative offices in
Iorder to obtain control of that
body, but he is also campaigning
for and against various candidates
for Territorial administrative Of
fees in order that ne may obtain
control of that division of the Gov
eminent also.
Now just why Gov. Gruening de-
sires to be possessed of such powers
as would place him in role equiv
alent to that of dictator instead
of a governor is matter which /
leave for you to consider.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
ITALIAN
KING TO
Step OUT
Prince Umberto Succeeds
10 Throne when Allied
Troops Enter Rome

NAPLES, April 12.-Tired, bereft
Emperor King Vittorio Emanuelle
iii, proclaimed today he will turn
over the power of the throne to
his six foot son, Umberto 80, Prince
of Piedmont on the day the Allied
troops enter Rome.
The monarch, IA years old, de-
clared he has appointed his son
Lieutenant General Of the Realm
and will retire entirely from public
affairs. His decision he said is
final and irrevocable."
Thus Vittorio Emanuele, whose
43 year reign is the longest since
Queen Victoria's of Britain, yielded
Professionally and under pressure to
italian Liberal leaders, who refused
to form a democratic government
in Italy while he remained on the
throne. sr
The King said: The day shall
come when our deep wounds shall
be healed and we shall take once
more our place as free people among
free nations"
The announcement came the. day
after representatives of the Allied
governments closed two-day con-
ference in the Southern Italian
town where the King is in his villa.
The fact that the Kings state
ment so closely followed the Allied
representatives conference suggest
ed the King took action on Allied
approval.
The Kings action was foresha-
dowed just a week ago by Umberto,
who from the beginning has oppos-
ed Fascism and disclosed Mussolini
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
Fisherman Reveals How
Federal Officials Try
To Control Election

title is something like that.
Anyhow, Mr.. Haas came into the
Governors office and we talked
more politics for approximately a
half hour and I wasn't very inter-
ested because 1 was worrying about
the fishing thing. Then, the Gov
ernor asked me If I would go with
Mr.. Haas to Mr.. Haas office and
talk with him.
But when we got into Mr.. Haas
office, he did not talk to me at all
about the fishing problem or how
his office might be able to help
settle the thing, but he also talked
politics.
"Mr. Haas put to me many ques-
lions, all directed as to how we
trollers were going to vote in the
coming Territorial primary election,
and told him that as far as I was
concerned the Trollers Union would
not go on record in favor of any
candidate over any others in the
|
election.
Then the Governor called Mr.
Haas on the telephone and asked
us to come back to the Governors
office. which we did. I was still
hoping that we could get to work
on this fishing thing.
But in the Governors Office
again, he started out by asking me
liz / had sample ballot on my
person, and I told him did not
! Then he took q sample ballot ou'
of his desk, and it was already
marked, and he showed 1t to me
and he and Mr.. Haas proceeded to
attempt to convince me as to why
the Trollers should vote for the
candidates which we're marked on
the Governors sample ballot. The
names which he had marked were
"E. L. Bob Bartlett for Delegate
to Congress;
Ralph J. Rivers for Attorney
General;
Frank A. Metcalf for Highway
Engineer,
Crystal Snow JENNIE for Senator;
IN. r. Walker for Senator;
Chris Hennings for the House;
Joe Krause for the House;
IA. B. Cain for the House;
And some other names which ]
do not remember. I wasn't very
interested at the time.
"At that time it became clear to
me that I was wasting my time as a
representative of the Trollers Union
who was supposed to be trying to get
a price set for fish SO we could &C
fishing and make our living. and
! left the Governors Office"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
WALLACE TO
GO TO CHINA
ON MISSION
Political Speculation Al.
ready Started After Sud-
den Announcement

WASHINGTON, April l2.-Vice-
President Henry A. Wallace an
nounced Unexpectedly that he ex-
poets to make a trip to China late
in the spring or early in the sum-
mer.
Aides said Wallace will go as Of
fetal representative of President
Roosevelt. 2
The brief announcement gave no
details but started speculation on
whether Wallace will be out of the
country on July 10. the date Of the
National Democratic convention
and whether he is paving the way
for easing out of the way as Roose-
velt's running mate or If the trip
will increase prestige.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12

being first
duly sworn, on oath, deposes and
says:
THAT he is q member of the Ne
gotiating Committee for the United
Trollers of Alaska, Juneau Local No,
26, that he makes the following
statement as true and correct, and
of his own free will, in the interest
of preserving the American tradi-
ton of leaving the people free to
cast their ballots In elections OF
their own free will:
ION or about Friday, April z, 1914,
/ was called to the Office of the
Governor of Alaska to discuss the
fish prices in regard to some tele-
grams to be sent to Washington,
d. c., by the Governor, in order to
Eget the prices settled on the ,le44
| fishing season.
1T found, after / had been In the
office only a few minutes, that Gov
ernor Gruening had not called me
In to discuss the fishing question.
We spent approximately the first
hour-and- a-half at the Governors
request in going over copies OF the
House Journal of the Territorial
Legislature. The Governor kept re-
ferring to me sections which he
apparently thought would throw dis
credit on the character of Walter
P. Sharpe, Territorial Commissioner
of the Department of Labor
II state at this time that Mr..
Sharpe has been the only one who
has been helping us trollers in try
ing to get price set so we can go
fishing and make q living. I did
not understand much Of what the
Governor was trying to tell me
about Sharpe.
well, after that he called on the
telephone Michael j. Haas who is,
believe, Special Agent in Charge
of Wages and Hours and the Public
Contracts Division of the United
States Department of Labor. The
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
.DE5TR0YER5
In ATTACKS
NEAR RABAUL
Jdps in Full Retreat 10 New
Casualties Re-
port Is Made

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, April
12.-Gen. Douglas Macarthur an
nounces American casualties in the
campaign for Great Britain Island
totaled $500 as against an esti-
mated enemy killed or wounded OF
10000.
This report followed the an
nouncement the Japs are in full
retreat to Rabaul for the last stand
on the Island where the Americans
control the bulk Of the territory.
The communique reports destroy
ers moved past the ground front tc
shell Hansa Bay and Madang areas
without drawing any return fire
either from land, sea or air.
More than 200 American planes
continued to pound weakened Ra-
baul.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
ST0lk QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April IL. - Closing
quotation Of. Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 6. American Can 86%
Anaconda 26, Bethlehem Steel So,
Curtiss Wright 5s, International
Harvester TOY. Kennecott 3iA
North American Aviation 8%, New
York Central 1874, Northern Pacific
15H, United States Steel 5lb.
Pound $4O4. N
Dow. Jones averages today are as
follows: Industrials, 1878; rails,
1894; utilities, 22.99.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
HaIibuterS
Won'iLeave
For Fishing
Will Rem ain Tied-up as
Protest 10 0PA's Cell
ing Prices as Set

SEATTLE. April 12.-H. F. Lok-
ken, Manager Of the Fishing Vessel
Owners Association, said his group
and the Deep Sea Fishermen's
Union, have reaffirmed their de-
cision to keep their vessels tied up
in protest against the Office Of Price
Administrations ceiling price reduc-
ton on halibut. The season opens
next Saturday at midnight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
GERMANS ARE IN RETREAT FROM CRlDlEA
lies Decrease Enemy Pressure in India
Roosevelt Meets
Churchill, South
Sea, Says Berlin

LONDON, April IA Ger
man radio station claims it has
been broadcast from somewhere
in Britain that Roosevelt has
gone to the Caribbean to meet
British Prime Minister Winston
Churchill to make plans ire
garding operations in Europe
during the coming weeks"
The report is without Allied
confirmation.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
ADAMS ON BUSINESS
TRIP TO WESTWARD

Horace o. Adams, Agent for the
Alaska Steamship Company here,
leaves today for the Westward on
short business trip. He expects
to return within the next two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
u. 5. B0MbER5
HIT WEN Ma
AREA TODAY
"a American Planes Failed
to'Return from Yes
terddy's Raids

LONDON, April 12.-More than
500 United States heavy bombers
flying from Italy attacked German
aircraft factories in the Vienna
area today while Britain based all
fleets are sweeping toward Europe
carrying into the fifth day the cur
rent campaign to cripple the Ger
man Air Force ahead of the inva-
sion of Europe.
Sixty-four American bombers and
16 escorting fighters failed to re-
turn from yesterdays blows on
plane factories at Oschersleben and
Bernsburg and industrial targets
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
FIGHTINGI IS
.5TEppEDUp
AT(A55IN0

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NAPLES, April 12.-The Germans
launched a small attack against
the Allied Troops defending the
hills north Of Casino yesterday and
stepped up the tempo by their shell
ling and mortaring Of Castle Hin
Just behind the rubbed town. but
the attack was thrown back.
Allied guns answered the barrage
with sharp fire.
Castle Hill overlooks almost all OF
Casino.
There has been sharp exchange
of firing as the Germans tried re-
peatedly to take the hill, which Is
now but mass Of rocks from
months Of Smelling. first by the
Allies and then by the Germans.
On the Anzio beachhead q small
enemy party attempted minor
thrust three miles southwest Of
Carroceto but was thrown back.
Other enemy parties tried to cross
the Moletta River near the coast
but these thrusts were repulsed.
German guns continue to shell
the rear Of the beachhead.
Twelve planes made what Is de-
scribed as an Intellectual raid on
the port of Naples. Allied planes
flew about 100 sorties yesterday
blasting rail yards. bridges, supply
dumps, rail stations and motor
transports in wide area m italy
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12

was never regarded as a perman-
ent thing.
1.-The King is old and ready to
retire. Umberto told the Associat-
ed Press last week.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
RETURNS HOME

Mrs. S. J. MacKinnon returned to
Juneau today after trip to Seattle
where she visited with her husband,
Commander MacKinnon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
FROM KETCHIKAN

Barbara Hudson, here from
Ketchikan, is registered at the Bar
anof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
THREE FLY WESTWARD

Leaving Juneau today via Pan
American plane were Fern M. Le-
Beau for Whitehorse and Robert S.
McCombe and Steve vukovich. both
for Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
The W ashington'
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
TIT Col Robert s. Allen now on active
service with the Army

WASHINGTON Despite the
manpower shortage and the daily
drafting of thousands Of fathers, 1t
remains fact that the weekly av-
erage of those receiving unemploy-
ment benefits in the United States
is around 100000 The latest fl
cures available, for late February
showed 1O3, 1854 unemployed and re-
ceiving benefits from Social Secur-
ity.
This figure is about double what
it was last November, when an av-
erage of 56,354 were unemployed
But on the, other hand, the Febru-
airy figure of 1854 is about one
half what the figure was at the
same time, last year. In February
1913, 2O8,644 we're receiving unem-
ployment compensation.
While only 100000 men unemploy-
ed is low, nevertheless advocates OF
a national service act feel that this
is one illustration of the need OF
drafting labor. Furthermore, the
figure of 100000 unemployed actual
ly represents more unemployed than
appears on the surface. Each State
requires an initial waiting period OF
one to two weeks before unemploy-
ment benefits can start, and one
week of waiting for 100000 men re-
presents four million man-hours
lost.
Biggest question raised by these
unemployment figures is why, when
industry and the Government both
are crying for men. the figure
should be rising as against last No
weber. Only explanation offered by
the Social Security Board is cut
backs. In other words, certain wal
plants are closing because of over
production of tanks, trucks, gun
powder. And it takes time for work.
ers to shift from one job to an
other.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12

From Skagway. willard Squires,
Ralph Campbell and Ed Slavinski
are at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12

EDITORS NOTE: This morn
ing we were approached by a
Juneau man and fisherman with
story which was SO shocking
to us in its implications and
content that we could hardly
believe II. For this reason, we
asked the person, who requested
we withhold his name at this
time, to make sworn state
ment, which he did. The state
ment was signed and duly notar-
lied and sworn to. We will have
editorial comment on it tomor-
row. The statement is as follows:
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
FROM GULL COVE

Here from Gull Cove, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Graham are guests at
the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
cAA MAN ARRIVES

An arrival at the Baranof Hotel.
Paul G. Miller, with the CAA, is
here from Anchorage
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12

At the Hotel Juneau, r. Hadlund
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sewerage
are here from Excursion Inlet.
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LONDON. April l2.--Staff. sgt.
Adelardio Rodriguez. "a. son Of the
former President Of Mexico. is miss
ing in action after the United States
Eighth Air Force raid on Aschersle-
bevm. Germany. He Is q radio OPP
orator and gunner on heavy bomb
ers. He entered the U. s. Army at
Los Angeles.
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Stuart Bjorklund has been admit
ted for surgery to st. AIMS Hos
pital.
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ENEMY ALIEN

Paul Scheffer, controversial edi-
tor of the Berliner Tageblatt, long
out on parole in the United States
recently has been locked up by the
Justice Department. Pressure to re-
lease him is being brought inside
the Government, and hearing Will
take place soon.
Scheffer, an enemy alien. was IN
termed with other Germans at the
start of the war. then was released
under parole to vice president OF
the Chase National Bank, which
later was indicted on the charge OF
permitting its funds to be used fol
trading with the enemy.
Scheffer had been a newspaper
man in the United States for many
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