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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
YANkS HOLD
FIRM GRIP,
ARN0 River
Fifth Army Now Establish
ed Along Ndzi Wat
er Barrier

ROME, July 24.-America's Fifth
Army held the southern district of
Pisa and wiped out virtually all
enemy positions on the southern
banks of the Arno River from the
sea to near Empoli. Additional
columns pushed north to Poggi-
bonsi, within twelve miles of
Florence. These weekend opera
tons established the Fifth Army
firmly along the Nazi Gothic line
water barrier to point less than
20 airline miles Of Florence,
Advance elements crossed the
Arno Canal and occupied Cascina,
ten miles east of Pisa on the
upper Arno, and the Eighth Army
made new gains north of the river.
Raj Halifaxes and Liberators
bombed military detectives at Bu-
charest last night, and American
Liberators left the Berat, Albania,
oil refinery in flames yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
FORMATION ALASKA
HOTEL ASSOCIATION
IS PERFECTED HERE

Formation of an Alaska Hotel
Association to promote a more gen.
eral coordination of credit informa-
ton throughout the Territory and
which will take care of group adj
vertising and other phases of hotel
management was announced today
by Jack Fletcher, Manager of the
Baranof Hotel.
The association was formed Sat-
urday night at a dinner attended by
prominent Alaska hotel men.
Those who were elected as tenn
porary officers pending the first
regular meeting of the association
at which time officers will be perm
anently elected were: Wilbur Wester
of the Westward Hotel, as Presi-
dent; Robert Brink of Ketchikan,
Clarence Wise of Juneau, Hjalmar
Nordale of Fairbanks as directors,
and Jack Fletcher as Executive
Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
ALASKA COASTAL HAS
MANY WEEKEND TRIPS

An Alaska Coastal plane left for
Sitka on Sunday morning with the
following passengers: Leonard Oh
sen. Mrs. George Dudley, Clay Bow
mar, c. j. Mining, Bruce Bower,
and Miss Gleason. Jeanne Miller
returned with the plane from Sitka
and Antonio Tuivy and j. G. Ellison
from Hawk Inlet.
Ed Auer and G. Sewers were pas
sengers on a trip to Taku Harbor
yesterday. Mr.. Sewers returned with
the plane to Juneau.
A trip to Skagway carried Herb
Verhulk to that city and returned
with Albert Wesley, Allen Young,
Albert Ross, and Wilbur Irving.
Miss Murphy was a passenger yes
terday from Tenakee and Mabel
Khbbivik, Daniel Campbell, and
Mrs. Meyada from Hoonah. E. c..
Berg returned with the plane from
Chatham. &ss
A trip to Sitka today carried Pearl
Johnson, Francis Smith, G. w. Cal
lahan, and Harold Schneider to that
city and returned Mrs. George Dud-
ley, Don McGraw, Mrs. Dermott
O'Toole, and Patricia Muir. The
latter two boarded the plane at
Tenakee.
A ship, going out empty to Todd,
brought M. Castleton, M. Maverick,
and Paul Jordan back to Juneau.
Arthur Rosein was passenger
today for Haines and Albert Ross
and wife for Skagway
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24

DEATH OF
AIR CHIEF
Two Others Die from In
juries in Explosion at
Hitler Headquarters

LONDON, July "a. Berlin an
nounced today that Col. Gen
Guenther Korten, chief of the Ger
man Air Force General Staff, has
died of injuries as the result of
the explosion at Hitler's headquar-
tiers.
The broadcast said Maj. Gen.
Heinz Brandt, first officer in the
general staff's operative section,
also succumbed, which brought the
announced death toll to three.
The German radio exhorted that
the home front must mobilize to
it's last strength and that no one
has the right to live who does not
carry arms or forge them"
The Berlin correspondent from
Tidningen, Stockholm, cabled that
the Germans acknowledged that
recruiting to supply the warfronts
had begged down because of the
bureaucracy staff of the German
home army" the command of
which was assumed by Heinrich
Himmler shortly after the bomb
attack on the German frontier
The Associated Press 1earne d
through reliable secret channels
that the Himmler purge barely
touched the real leaders and or
ganizers of the resistance against
Hitler.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
PROTECTING IN
ENTERTAINING
IS BEING PLANNED

The Fishery Products Laboratory
is planning some prospecting work
in tter-trawling. The major part
Of the work will probably be done
in the waters adjacent to Pelican
and Sitka but some work probably
will be done elsewhere.
The work is contingent upon the
availability of a certain man to
conduct the studies The man is
Carl Carlson, Fishery Engineer of
the Fish and Wildlife Service, who
has had wide experience in halibut
fishing, salmon seining, otter
trawling, king crab tangle net fish
ing, menhaden SEEMING, and other
fisheries, as well as being a grad
uate engineer. The work probably
will begin in September and con-
tinue for about a month
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
TW0ATTA(k
B0MBER5
COLLISION
Crash al War Show in Spo-
kane as 100000 Spec
fdtoss Look On

SPOKANE, Wash, July PA
crowd of at least 100000 was too
stunned to make an cutlery as they
watched yesterday when two attack
bombers collided and fell in flames
during war show, killing four.
The ships, the Arny's counterpart
of the Nays Helldivers, were part
of parade of various types of
planes flown in the air service.
1t was just announced that these
planes stay on the job" and are
capable of making up to 400 miles
an hour when the midair crash
occurred and they fell 1000 feet
away from where the crowd was
stationed
The victims of the collision were
Capt. Ford Sayre, of Hanover, New
Hampshire; Lieut. George Chreep,
of Hibbing, Minnesota; Lieut.. Will
liam Scott, of Winnetka, Illinois,
and the name of the Sergeant, also
killed, is withheld.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
nine IN FROM NORTH
VIA ALASKA AIRLIhES

An incoming Alaska airliner on
Saturday brought to Juneau the
following persons from Anchorage ::
Daniel Lappole, Mrs. H. w. Cuffel,
]. d. Bear, Adrian Rolf, Harold
j. Schneider, George M. Catalan,
A. F.. Sheean, E. G. Whalen, and
Mrs. c. Strong.
Returning to Anchorage on Sum-
day the plane carried Fred. Frobese,
Gerald Grein, George Martin, and
Oren Addleman to Yakutat; Mrs.
Amelia Rock to Cordova; Master
D. johnson, Roy E. Jackson, j.
Boyle, Capt. H. M. Graning, Capt.
R. S. Green, and Mrs. w. j. Osier
to Anchorage; and J. Stampalia to
Fairbanks. Mr.. and Mrs. R. w.
Marshall were also passengers for
Anchorage.
Duggan and Courtemanche were
pilots for the flights.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
Raj MAKES
ATTAC
wide AREA
KieI Bombed-0iI Storage
Depots Smashed
Bomb Sites Hit

LONDON, July PA great fleet
Of Royal Air Force bombers I'M
loaded 240 tons of high explosives
on Kiel last night and also pound
ed other detectives from the Baltic
to Bucharest.
Heavy attacks continued today
Five separate bomber forces rain
ed destruction on Kiel last night,
struck large oil storage depots at
Donges, near st. Nazaira, in an
effort to further reduce the enemy's
dwindling fuel supplies, and hit
robot bomb sites in northern France.
Berlin was also hit with two-ton
hlockbusters for the thirteenth time
since D-Day.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
news OF ATTEMPT
TO KILL FUEHRER
REACHING FRONT
No Apparent Reaction in
Normandy Reported
Disastrous HuddIe
BY DON WHITEHEAD

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, July 24.-The news
their Fuehrer narrowly escaped
assassination in an Army plot is
registering slowly with the German
front line troops in Normandy, and
the American High Command IS
assessing the reaction carefully.
With the Nazi radio calling for
loyal Nazi support of the Fuehrer
by the Army, the news of the at
tempt on his life is seeping slowly
to the front lines and reaction
has not developed to any extent.
Front Line HuddIe
On significant reaction, however,
has been noted on the British sec
ton of the front, where an Ameri-
can officer said the front line Of
ficers of one German unit went
into q conference when they beard
the news, leaving the men alone.
The German soldiers were prompt
ly taken prisoners.
Fear Russia
There is one indication the Ger
man General Staff believes the war
is lost as the result of the Russian
victories which have been upper
most in the minds Of the Germans.
one high German officer, now 2
prisoner, said the Germans are
deathly afraid the Russians, if sue
cessful in the war, will not only
.dismember Germany but the upper
classes, including the Army off
GERS, will be wiped out
Coup d'Etat
This German officer also said
there is a possibility the rebelling
Army officers, responsible for the
attempt on the life of Hitler, may
have been planning a coup d'etat
to try to save Germany from a
further suicidal fight and end die
tatorship and plea for surrender.
This officer, however. said the plot
ting Army officers have already
been listed as war criminals and
the German soldiers may not be
shaken in his will to continue to
fight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
JUGGERNAUT
OF STAIN
ROLLING ON
Momentum of Red Arm,
Increasing in Second
Month of Offensive

MOSCOW, July 24.-The German
Army has fled in disorder in Cen
trail Poland and the Russians have
advanced to within so miles of
Warsaw and are fighting in the
streets of Lublin, only 25 miles of
the Vistula Line, which Hitler must
hold to stave off the direct assault
ON the Reich as Stains juggernaut
offensive is entering the second
month and the momentum of the
Red Army is increasing.
The Red Army has already cap
tured % German generals and
knocked out possibly so of the Ger
mans $50 divisions.
The battle of Poland is already
assuming catastrophe consequences
on the eastern front.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
PAN AMERICAN PLANES
ON ; FLIGHTS TODAY

A flight to Seattle was made
today by a PAA plane, carrying
A. B. Hayes, Corrine JENNIE, ".
o. Wick, Mrs. Juanita Rutherford,
Lloyd Guerin, and Michael Haas
to the southern city.
A trip to Fairbanks carried
Charles Miller, Maury Maverick,
Jane Jordan, and William A. Castle
ton to that city and Ralph A.
Treffers to Whitehorse.
Lorraine Damon was a passenger
for Whitehorse on a third flight
today.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
IS
BACK HOME
Will Resign Craftsmanship
Of Committee Probing
War Production

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July "a
II am quitting tremendously i'm
portant job to do another even more
important" said Senator Harry S.
Truman, Democratic Vice-Presi-
Dental candidate, returning to his
office here where he was greeted
by a long line of friends and we'll
wishers.
"We are going to win overwhelm-
ingly in November" Truman said.
The Senator also said he has
definitely decided to resign as
Chairman of the Senate Commit
tee Investigating War Production
"just- as soon as we have our next
meeting"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
CAPT. TED DANIElS0N
is NOW IN ENGLAND

Friends Of Capt. Ted Danielson
will be interested to learn that he
is now in England having been
transferred over two months ago
from Camp Ellis. Ill.
Capt. Danielson, with an En-
gineer Construction Battalion,
writes that as yet the robot bombs
haven't reached their immediate
locality, but occasionally they are
bounced out OF bed as the result of
one exploding in the vicinity.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
(oddIing Of
Warprisoners
Now Resented
Strong Resolution Sent by
Veterans 10 War De-
parfmenf

BOSTON, July a. = A hundred
First Infantry veterans, in associa-
ton with the American Expedition
airy Forces, sent home a resolution
to the War Department, criticizing
Army authorities and private citi-
zens for what they term as pam
pering and coddling" italian war
prisoners.
Some of them killed and MAIN
ed our soldiers, and their Axis part
ners murdered and tortured their
prisoners of war, yet they have re-
ceived courtesies almost equal to
those rendered dignitaries of friend
ly nations"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
POLICE COURT FINES

\ Fifteen days in Jail was the SEN
tence melted out to Tommy Weaver
when arraigned this morning in
Police Court On a charge of being
drunk and disorderly. The defend
ant pleaded guilty.
Arraigned on the same charge,
Peter Samakansky, was given ten
day suspended jail sentence on con-
dition of his good behavior in the
future Charged with being drunk,
Daniel Brown and Emma Mayda,
both entered a plea of guilty and
were each fined $25 and costs.
Pleading guilty to a charge of
being drunk and disorderly, Norman
J. Murchie was fined S25 and costs.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
Sister SEEKS WORD
OF BROTHER, MISSING

Relatives are seeking the where
abouts of Ernest Edward Jackl
Evans, last heard from at Cripple
Landing, Alaska
He is 38 years old, five feet eight
inches tall, weighs las pounds, has
half-moon scar on forehead. He
works at. mining during the sum-
mer months and traps through the
winter. He is not married.
Anyone who knows OF his where
abouts should write to Mrs. George
d. Hammock, 2l4 Magnolia Drive,
Macon, Georgia-his sister, and also
advise Evans, if possible.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
DEWEY, BRICkER
GO into HUDDLE
ABOUT CAMPAIGN

ALBANY, N. Y, July 24-Gov.
Thomas e. Dewey and his running
mate on the Republican ticket, Gov
John w. Bricker, will blueprint to
some extent campaign responsible
tiles each Wednesday at a confer
ence.
Gov. Bricker, accompanied by his
wife, is coming to -Albany for the
first huddle since the convention.
The Brickers will be guests at the
Executive Mansion and after the
Wednesday conference, Bricker and
Dewey will go to the Republican
National Headquarters in New York
City.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, July "a. = Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 65s, American Can
81 ", American Tel and Tel. 1925
Anaconda 257s, Beech Aircraft 915,
Bethlehem Steel 613s, Curtiss-
Wright 5A, Dupont common 1855,
International Harvester 74A, Ken
necott 80, North American Avia-
ton 81, New York Central 20,
Northern Pacific 1917, Standard Oil
of California 375s, United States
Steel So. Pound $404
Dow, Jones averages today are as
follows industrials 145.76, rails
42,03, utilities 23.40
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
ZACH GORDON RETURNS

Zach Gordon, Director Of the Ju-
neau USO, who has been visiting
his mother in Western Pennsyl-
vania, and who has been officially
visiting the headquarters of USO
organizations in New York City,
returned to Juneau Sunday night
by plane from Whitehorse.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
new PLANES FOR
ALASKA AIRLINES
ANNOUNCED HERE
R. NJ. Marshall Tells Of In
auguration Of Huge Ex-
pansiOn Program

Inauguration of a huge expansion
program and the appointment of F.
L. Duncan who has for the past TWO
wears been in charge of operations
Of the former German Condor Lines
operating in South America, as
Vice-President and General Man
ager of the Alaska Airlines, was
announced here yesterday by Ray
mond w. Marshall, Chairman of the
Board of the company.
The new executive who was FORM
erly manager of operations Of the
American Airlines and Vice-Presi-
dent of the Colonial Airlines is
shortly to obtain his release from
the Defense Supplies Corporation
to assume his new duties on August
Is. with offices at Anchorage.
Mr.. Duncan who has his office
with the Condor Lines at Rio de
Janeiro will leave the Brazilian
capital about August /, it was dis
closed.
About two years ago when the
Condor Lines which operate through
out South America were taken over
by the Brazilian government, Mr..
Duncan was drafted by the State
Department to set up operations Of
the former German operated air.
lines.
New Planes
Mr. Marshall announced the &C
QUESTION of three new Lockheed
twin-engine all-metal planes which
will be used in the Juneau, Anchor
age and Fairbanks schedule About
five or six other new planes will be
delivered to the airlines within the
next few weeks, he announced
Speaking of the plans of the COM
pany for the postwar period, Mr..
Marshall said that the Alaska Air
lines would be flying four-engine
DC-4's which will be available after
the war. One of the outstanding
features Of these planes he said,
would be that they would equipped
with prtssurized cabins which would
enable the planes to fly in extreme
high attitudes and which would per-
nit flight in most any type of
weather. These planes, he said,
would accommodate about so per-
sons.
To Apply for Routes
Mr.. Marshall also announced that
the Alaska Airlines would make APP
plication before September l, to the
CAB Civil Aeronautics Board) for
routes from Chicago to China (via
Fairbanks, and Nome, and Siberia) 3,
and from Seattle to the East indies
via Anchorage and the Aleutians.
1t was also announced by the. eX-
ecutive that a survey is now being
made for a modern communication
system over ALASKA routes which
will include new ground radio sta
tions, equipped with the latest de-
vices, so that the airliners are never
out of range with the company's
stations.
Mr.. Marshall was accompanied to
Juneau by his wife. They flew from
New York to Seattle and arrived
here by steamer Saturday after
noon. They are expected to spend
about two weeks at Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
FORMER OPERATOR IS
BACK WITH BARAN0F
BEAUTY SALON NOW

Jane Wells, who left Juneau last
December to return to her home in
Texas, has returned to Juneau and
is connected again with the Bar
anof Beauty Salon where she was
employed last year.
In Texas, Miss Wells, an ex-
perienced beauty operator, was en-
ployed in one of the leading salons.
She invites her former patrons to
call on her at the Baranof Beauty
Salon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
Nazi Military Head
Attacked in France

LONDON, July 24.-The German
radio in Paris said terrorists SER
iously injured Gen. Otto, Won
Stuelpmagel, head of the military
administration in Occupied France
The attack, it is said, occurred on
July 81, when the General was on
a tour in eastern France.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
DIVORCE GRANTED

A divorce was granted Saturday
in the U S. District Court by Judge
George F. Alexander to Rosalia 10
LaRue from Joseph LaVerne LaRue.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
"SOM" STRAWBERRIES FROM
MORRIS RANCH DISPLAYED

What are reputed to be the lar
gest strawberries ever to be grown
in the Juneau area have been Gull
ed from the strawberry patch on
the ranch of l.. F. Morris. The
Strawberries, some of which meas
ured four inches in circumference,
are on display in the windows of
the George Brothers Payn' Takit
Store.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
TEXANS HERE

Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Field, Of
Houston, Texas, are in town and
have registered at the Baranof
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24

Californian IN TowN
j. D. Beer has registered at the
Gastineau Hotel from California.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24
RED ARMY
ADVANCING
HIGH SPEED
Continued from Page One)

Litovsk.
The reference to the Russian adj
vance in the German communique
indicated a general retreat of Hit
ler's Army along. a l50-mile front
across the center of Poland, and
the Russians apparently are sweep
ing along with no signs Of a let-up
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24

FROM STRAWBERRY POINT
Charlie Parker, of Strawberry
Point, is in town and a guest at
the Gastiheau Hotel. 49,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-24

GUSTAVIUS PEOPLE HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Beirhous, of Gus
tavius, registered at the Gastineau
Hotel over the weekend.
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03

sovereignty over it. He has con-
 tan.ly and aggressively reached 3l for more power. not only here out nasionW de, brooking no in- terfereonce from any source-caS- iieating those who disagree with him. with his special brand of Vituperat'on and venom. This ap- pointed public officer and cabi- net member, who ran, for varion. public offices in his home town of Chicago, over a period of 25 years
 and elec4ed to none-is a per feet example of frustrated ego centric placed in position of au- thority and power.
 This is the man who demanded of Governor Troy and the 1899 Legislature, an eight per cent gross
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03

10 years of honorable service to his Terri ory as our foremos newspaper publisher and editor. and six years as governor. Gov ernor Troy resigned shortly after this typical Ickes an episode, bro ken in health and spirit. Needless to say, if MT. Iskes' order had beens made into laWsby the Legis- latufe, it would have sounded the death knell of the gold mining in- dustry in Alaska.
 This man, who seems to pos sess the power of absolu'ism over Alaska, states in part, regarding the Sta ehood Bill: With certain specifications, this provision (statehood) would in effect, turn over to one state he tremendous
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03

natural resources acquired by the United Sta es and held as a na- tional asset for the entire people. .
 The Federal Governments es- tablished practice has always been to hold in trust the natural re- sources of all Territories during the periods preceding statehood. When statehood $ achieved they are turned over to he newly
 created state. This procedure has been followed in every Territory that has become state. and is one of the reasons for Americas s erea ness, accomplished through the settlement and development of the 48 states that comprise the Union. It should be remembered hat all but the original l3 states
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03
STATEHOOD ISSUE AGAIN REVIEWED

were once territories. There is also another bass for this practice, other than custom. In the year l7B7. there was promulgated what was aud is still called-the Ordi- nance. Il was under the terms of 'his Ordinance that all of our western Terri ories developed in TO flourishing states.
 Now comes the omniscent MT. lckes. who totally disregards this lone- established custom, inform ing Congress that Alaska has no right to it's natural resources, ei- their as source of revenue to naset it's operating expenses, or for the purpose of legitimate ex- ploitation under the American system of free enterprise.
 Continued on Page 19)
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Additional Facts Aired On Vital Bill

EDITORS NOTE: Howard Lyne has served tbres terms Tn inc Alaska Legislature: was Sneaker oi the House ot Rep resentaiives. 1889 Session: is 8 member of Alsska's Board ct Public Welfare and Democratic National Committeeman for AlSska.)
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03
Troy Accused As Fatse

Among other things, he accused Governor Troy of being false to his oath of office. know ihis to be true because read the tele- gram and helped write the reply. This Illustrates the utter contempt in wh oh Mir. Ickes holds Alas kans, for Governor Troy was one of our best loved and respected citizens, who was then completing
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03

tax on gold, plus a graduated net tax. When the Legislature righ'- fully and indignantly refused to comply with this pre-emtory or der, MT. Ickes vented his spleen on Governor Troy in the nature of a telegram that l would not send to a yellow dog.