The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 16, 1944, Page 1

HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIM s Y VOL. LXIV., NO. 9810 JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1944 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS INDIAN RIGHTS WILL CAUSE A BIG LOSS Big Crushing Offensive Is Begun In Germany BIG ATTACK IS OPENED BY TWO ARMIES tong Awafie_d Drive on Reich Started-Yanks Nearing Metz | LONDON, Nov. 16.—American| First and Ninth Armies opened | heavy attacks in Germany today.; while U. S. Third Army troops were tightening their grip on Metz. Lt. Gen. Hodge's First Army, which drove across France from the Cherbourg Peninsula and conquered Aachen, went on an offensive at 11 A. M. behind heavy aerial and ar- tillery bombardment, presumably in the Aachen sector. At 12:45 P. M, the Ninth Army under Lt. Gen. Willlam H. Simpson attacked in Germany near the Hol- land border. It was the first action announced in two months of the “mystery army” which seized Brest. The aerial bombardment which | preceded the Ninth’s attack, contin- | ued after it began with more than | 1200 Fortresses and Liberators,| which battered the Duren-Esch- weiler are, just in front of the First ] i { i | | | | | (Continued on Page Sir) The Washingto Merry-Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Lt. Col. Robert S. Allen now on active service with the Army.) WASHINGTON — One of the great unsolved mysteries in Louisi~ ana and, in fact, the nation, con- tinues to be who shot Senator Huey Long. Huey was the only ap- | proach to dictatorship in this| country. His murder has been the only political assassination in the United States in many years. | Many persons still do not believe he was actually killed by the meek and mild little surgeon, Dr. Carl Weiss, whose body was riddled by | Huey’s bodyguards and who was officially considered the assassin. Recently, this columnist men-| tioned the fact that J. Fred Odom, | District Attorney at the time of | Huey's death, had never completed an autopsy. Subsequently, this writer met Mr. Odom, who is chair- man of the Democratic State Com- mittee in Louisiana and one of the foremost members of the bar, and asked him about the incident. Mr. Odom informed me that in| his opinion the true facts sur-| rounding the murder still had not been brought out and that he wasn't prepared to say that Dr. Weiss killed Huey Long. Mr. Odom has graciously pre- pared a statement regarding Senator Long'’s assassination, which may prove a historic document. It follows: HUEY LONG’S STRANGE DEATH “It was developed by unimpeach- able testimony that only one bullet entered Long’s body, and it entered from the front and made its exit through the back. An autopsy could have thrown no light on the caliber of the bullet which en- tered his body, since it was not in the body, and the bullet could not be secured or identified. I think the statement will be borne out by any. ballistic expert, that the caliber of a bullet cannot be determined by | the bullet hole alone. “The spot where the encounter occurred was sequestered ©.d guarded by the then '3 locally known as ‘Cc secured all the bulle found at the scene, ar surrender them. It w: established that the doz let holes in the body of were made from bullets in the hands of Long’s b I have never heard that puted. “All the witnesses to the shooting were either mem Longs bodyguard, or wel active partisans. Their test (Continued on Page Fou: | subjects, Burley stated. TRAP SLOWLY CLOSING ON ORMOC-JAPS _MacArihur’sTT)ops Cutting in Behind Enemy on Corridor By MURLIN SPENCER (A. P. War Correspondent) !GEN. MacARTHUR'S. HEAD- QUARTERS IN THE PHILIP- PINES, Nov. 16—Two units of the tically severed the Ormoc road” behind the trapped Japanese regi- ment as the battle of Leyte flamed with bitter fighting. MacArthur announced that in- fantrymen, in a double enveloping move, had thrust behind the Japa- nese, near Limon, an American- held village, four miles south of Carigara Bay. Headlong Combat The main body of the 24th was meanwhile engaged with units of the Japanese First Division in headlong combat on a road near Limon, which stands at the gate- way to the Ormoc corridor. Church; the Rev. Willlam A. Some 30 miles southward, the|Thomas of the Church of St. United States Seventh Division Peter's-By-The-Sea in Sitka, and! “bloodily” repulsed a Japanese nicoumer-attack at Balogo, 10 miles south of the Ormoc coastal road. ‘This means thé Sevénth™ hds ad- vanced four miles northward in its drive to apply the southern lever of the American squeeze against Ormoc. Another Pincers Arm The third arm of the American | pincers is pushing westward through the mountains and the trap was closed tighter as elements of the First Cavalry Division seized new hill positions, overrunning sev- eral enemy strong points forward of elements of the Twenty Fourth. Two outflanking units were re- ported to be close to the Ormoc road late yesterday. The Nipponese are however, and showed no signs of withdrawing. 'MINING COURSE TO START HERE FRIDAY NIGHT To be held on the second floor of the USO Club, the extension mining course sponsored by the University of Alaska, to be taught by C. R. Burley, will begin classes at 7 o'clock tomorrow night. Classes will be held Monday through Friday for the next three weeks. The course is a public service and is offered without charge or educational requirements and is open to all adult of either sex, | Burley said. Among the subjects treated will be general mining geology, the identification of minerals by means of the blowspipe, placer and quartz mining practices, mining laws and the use of the ultra-violet ray mineral light in prospecting. The University has carried on this work for a number of years and the course has proved to be of value to prospectors and others interested in mining and kindred BROWN SERVICES T0 BE HELD AT ANGOON Funeral services for Lillian Brown, /ho died November 8 in the Govern- ent Hospital, will be held at An- on. The remains will be shipped that point this evening. b bbsiass LEAVE VIA PAA passengers left for Seattle to- /ia PAA. They were Edward, wming, Wallis George, Frank 7, Corrinne Jenne, Ruth Pihl, { r daughter, Judith, | vital fighting bitterly, | REV. W.FORBES IS T0 BE ORDAINED HERE ON SUNDAY The Rt. Rev. John B. Bentley, |Episcopal Bishop of Alaska, will ordain to the Holy Priesthood the Rev. William Forbes of St. Phillip’s Church, Wrangell, Sunday, Novem- | ber 19, at 11 a. m. The service| will be held in the Church of the |Holy Trinity Cathedral. | The Rev. Forbes is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania |holding the AB. and MA. de- |grees. He attended the Episcopal | Theological School in Cambridge, | Massachusetts from which he re- REDS CRACK NAZI LINES ATBUDAPEST Battle for afltrol of In- vasion Routes fo Austria Imminent-Gains Made MOSCOW, Nov. 16. — The Red Army has crasked the German flank east of Budapest, hurling its arm- “ceived the B.D. degree in 1942. For (the past two years he has been {American 24th Division have “Prac- | ninicter-in-Charge of the Episco- |pal Church in Wrangell, during which time he also acted as Min- | ister-in-Charge ©f Holy Trinity |Cathedral in Juneau during the persons in Juneau will remember Mr. Forbes' interim here last year. |In June of 1944 he was married /to the former Miss Genora Waters lof Wrangell. The Rev. Forbes and |his wife are expected in Juneau on the next northbound Cana- latan boat. Other persons taking part in the service are the Very Rev. Charles E. Rice, formerly of Holy Trinity the Rev. W. Robert Webb, rector of the Parish. The Holy Trinity | Cathedral Choir is planning special | music for this occasion. It is expected that a large con- gregation of persons will attend |vice. Seldom does an Ordination 3Serv1cc take place in Alaska and this is one of the rare occasions when Alaskans can share in the great heritage of historic and Ap- ostolic Church by giving consent to this act. | | e SABLEFISH FISHING CLOSED SEASON FROM DEC. 1 TO MARCH 15 The Fish and Wildlife Service announces that Assistant Secretary of the Interior Chapman, on No- which closes the season for sable- fish fishing in Southeast Alaska |from December 1, 1844, to March 15, 1945, both dates inclusive. The new regulation resulted from a meeting with Dr, Ira N. Gabriel- son, Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, at Petersburg last March. Fishermen requested the meeting with Dr. Gabrielson and recom- mended a sablefish season closure from November 15 to March 15, 1945. Later surveys and studies by Fish and Wildlife Service biologists sub- stantiated the views of the fisher- men that the declining abundance of sablefish threatens the future of the fishery. The investigation was | completed too late to close the season November 15 as requested and give adequate advance notice to persons affected. R IVERSON RETURNS L. E. Iverson, Fiscal Agent with the Forest Service, has returned from Petersburg after a short busi- ness trip. LV R Ul ETHEL ROSE ARRIVES Miss Ethel Rose has arrived here |by boat from the south to enter her new position as clerk-stenog- rapher with the Indian Affairs Office. She will be employed in the Reindeer Department. it STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Nov. 16 — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau Mine stock today is 6, American Can 87%, Anaconda 27, Beech Aircraft 13Y%, Bethlehem Steel 61%, Curtiss- Wright 6%, International Har- vester 77%, Kennecott 34!z, North American Aviation 9%, U. S. Steel 56, Pound 4.04. Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: Industrials, 145.67; rails, 41.58; utilities, 25.15, | this beautiful and impressive ser-| vember 9 signed & new regulation | ored might through the breach | within twelve miles of the Hungar- |ian capital, front dispatches said to- (day. A decisive battle for the con- |trol of invasion routes to Austria |appeared imminent. Pounding wave after wave of | Malinovsky's assault forces forced absence of Dean C. E. Rice. Many |the enemy's damaging Withdrawal|HARBOR, Nov. 16—A small force from more than 50 towns and vil {lages, including the large railway, Jjunction of Jaszbereny, four-day attack. ‘The German withdrawal extended along a hundred mile front from Mende, twelve miles southeast of Budapest, to Lorom and other towns ten miles below the north Hungar- ian rail junction of Miskolc. target of a NINTH YEAR OF COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATED HERE With the return of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his men to Leyte and the prospect of speedy libera- tion of the Philippines, it was a {happpy crowd of members of the |Filipino Community and guests who participated in given last night in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel on the occa- sion of the Ninth Anniversary of |the Philippine Commonwealth. Approximately 150 people were present, at the banquet and dance which followed. Andres Cadiente opened the pro- gram, saying the Filipinos were going to have a happy celebration this year because MacArthur had kept his promise and returned to Ithe Philippines. Juanita Diaz sang a soio, fol- lowing which, E. A. Belarde of the Filipino Community gave an ad- dress. He said there could be no separating the ashes of those Am- |erican and Filipino soldiers who |died and were buried on Bataan. Belarde added that through this sacrifice, in the face of hopeless odds, the Filipinos had proven they were capable of the coming self- government. Guest of honor, Lew Williams, Secretary of Alaska, recounted in |his address the misfortunes of the early days of the Pacific war and then told of the changing tide of battle, saying there would be soon (a Filipino Republic. At the conclusion of the banquet, the audience rose and sang “God Bless America,” and the Philip- pine National Anthem. | Toastmaster Cadiente then called upon Delegate-elect Bob Bartlett, Major C. F. Scheibner and Ms. John McCormick for a few marks. During the evening the Islander String Ensemble played two sele tions, “Under ,the Double Eagic” and “Black and White.” - TABLE RESERVATION FOR BETA SIGMA PHI EVENT (LOSE FRIDAY Table reservations for the cabaret |semi-formal dance which Beta ,Sigma Phi Sorority is sponsoring |Saturday evening in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel, will be closed Friday evening, it was announced today. The affair, the only dance scheduled in Juneau until after the | Thanksgiving holiday, will bring many large parties together for pre-holiday festivities. Party res~ ervations, therefore, re- | | | { Mrs. Fred Paul, Red 180, the banquet ! the | Thanksgi U.S. FORCES ISLANDS NOW| HInvasion Profective Meas- | ure for Important Biak Airbase UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, PEARL ) f American troops invaded the apia Islands, less than 150 miles (north of western New Guinea; to- |day. | This was purely a protective move to knock out Japanese coast watchers and warning stations. The Yanks went ashore in the face of {light resistance and under cover {of naval bombardment that, after }lwn days of preliminary bombings, {left the enemy installations in flames. A headquarters spokesman said the primary reason for this offen-- sive, far behind Gen. Douglas Mac- yvhur's liness in' the Philippines; was to protect the important United States airbase on Biak Is- iland in the Schouten groupp. - eee BOWLERS AT ELKS ROLL HIGH SCORES| The Elks bowling team hit '.hcI big stride on the alleys last night,] making a score of 2306 in a match {in which the Engineers, Subport and Finance teams participated. Holmquist of the Elks bowled 567, and there were two other high scores, Anderson of the Engineersl | e TAKE MAIPA! ving Day Proclamafion In keeping with the traditions of America since Colonial day the President of the United States has proclaimed Thursday, the wenty-third day of November, 1944, as a day of thanksgiving for the nation, and has designated it as Thanksgiving Day. THEREFORE, I, Lew M. Wil- liams, Acting Governor of the Territory of Alaska, in conformity therewith, name November 23, 1944, as a day of Thanksgiving, and recommend that upon that day all people of the Territory of Alaska | unite in returning thanks to God| ifor His gracious gifts, for the ever- present opportunities for service, and for the priceless good fortune of United States citizenship which we all enjoy. LEW M. WILLIAMS, (Signed) Acting Governor, Territory of Alaska. JACKSON REPORTS ON ALASKA FIRMS SEATTLE, Nov. 16.—More than $200,000 in income tax disallowances against firms in Alaska have been recommended by the Enforcement Division of the Twelfth Regional War Labor Board, Roy E. Jackson, Chief Enforcement Attorney, dis- iclosed today upon his yeturn fr four m’l’intha ih\’éatignh&n’% wage violations in the Territory. Approximately 65 firms were in- cludeti. Many voluntarily made stipulations as to the amount of illegal wage payments. Jack said: “We are now back on the right track, cooperating with the War Labor Board wage stab- ilization program.” ——l B CHAMBER WILL LOOK INTO NEW LAND PROPOSAL !’fl: U ?Ffimng, He cited the law of “v Eskimos of Aldska.” which has been followed in more EDITOR OF | EMPIRE IS ~ REPLIEDTO | Secrefary Ifkgkankled at _Assertions Made in Car- fer's Open Letter WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Secre- tary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes has issued a reply to William R. Carter, editor and manager of The Daily Alaska Empire, who last month wrote an open letter in which he asserted that the “wrecking gang of the Department of the Interior is running wild” and “giving Alaska to the Indians.” Carter also said the Federal Gov- ernment’s policy discouraged the Crown-Zellerbach Company which planned to invest $10,000,000 in a pulp and paper plant near Ketchi- kan, Alaska. Secretary Ickes, replying in the Washington, D. C. Post, which pub- lished Carter's letter, described the Crown-Zellerbach incident as an| “old wives' tale.” Ickes said neither this concern “nor any other reput- able lumber company had ever had any difficulty in buying timber be- longing to the Indians when it was ready to pay a reasonable price for the timber." No “Gift In Making” o Mg of is land titles in Alaska of May 17, 11884, which he noted “provides the Indians of Alaska like other human beings should be protected in the possession of lands which they ubed or occupied or claimed as their own.” The Secretary said further that| the hearings in dispute over Indian land and fishing rights in Alaska |are an “attempt to find out what lands do belong to the Indians and Waits For Evidence He added: “I don’t know whether the evidence will establish Indian ownership of vast areas or small homesteads or no lands at all, if Indian ownership will be establish- ed in any areas. I don't know whether the best interest of all con- cerned will require the establish- ment of Indian reservations in such areas or the alternative procedure than 90 percent of our. public do- main outside of Alaska will be fol- lowed—namely, paying the Indians for surplus lands they are willing to cede, dedicating the sums so paid to the betterment of education, san- itary and economic conditions of the Indians concerned.” (AB HEARING 10 BE HELD HERE IOMORROW‘ B« CLAIMS TO HIT HALIBUT FISHING T0O Necessary _Ba? Has fo Be Caught in Waters Now (laimed by Indians SEATTLE, Nov. 16. — Claims of Southeast Alaska Indians to abor- iginal rights to the lands and re- sources of the Territory threaten the livelihood of thousands of fish- ermen and shore workers besides wiping out $650,000 worth of fishing gear. At the Interior Department claims Learing, these assertions were made in the testimony presented by let- ter from J. F. Jurich, Président of the International Fishermen apd Allied Workers’ Union, and Oscar Roden, Business Agent of the United Fisherman's Union, who said they represented the combined member~ ship of 22,000. ‘Their testimony was called in sup- port of opposition to the Indian claims also oppesed by the Alaska Fishing Industry. Herring Industry Hit Many Alaskan canneries would be forced to close, and the rapidly Gromin- Aliska hoesing fndusten 6w well be 1a le asK 10T exciusive LsOIng up W 4000 feet from the shore along approxi- mately 2,000 miles of Southeast Alaska shoreline and exclusive rights to the public lands in that area. “If such claims are granted,” Jur- ich asked, “is it not obvious that claims then will be filed for all the rest of Alaska?” Halibut Industry Struck H. E. Lokken, Manager of the Fishing Vessel Owners’ Association here, testified the claims would like- wise present a serious threat to the North Pacific halibut industry, in- asmuch as approximately 90 per cent of the halibut caught in Alaska is taken in inland waters, and if the claims were granted, would be lost. The amount of such loss would be about 4,500,000 pounds a year. Another 30,000,000-pound loss would be ' threatened, because although taken in outside waters, the bait comes from the inland waters in- volved. Lokken said: “The total loss would be about 34,000,000 pounds out of the annual catech of 50,000,000 pounds.” ¢ Explodes One Point After Lokken testified, J. V. Davis, Juneau salmon trap operator, and Harold Grote, Secretary of the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union, denied, from the stand, that salmon traps set by white men, frightened halibut off the banks. to be sponsored by Mrs. Tom Morgan, These in charge of the the Martha Society tomorrow evening are Mrs.’cludlng Vite Geroni, Clarence Warfield, President; Mrs.' Baker, Mary Taug, E. Strouse, R. George Rice, Bazaar Chmrman;:c. Hennington, Joe Keller, W. E, bazaar | rolling 531, and Blum of Finance bowling 528. . Members of the Juneau Chamber The varlous scores follof: of Commerce today authorized the| : ENGINEERS sending of a letter to Alaska Dele- ;zd}z]ssor‘\m :gg i:é igfi iié{?afiexAlnthouy Dimond, requesting | Hulberg %8 187 a8 ull information on a Depnrtmcnt: Cecotti 162 197 138 437‘uf the Interior proposal to secure| King % 178 151 98 425 passage'uf a bill authorizing the o " iDepartmient to lease or grant re- Totals 77; Tma 689 2291lvukable permits for public land in SUB-PORT fenaks, Bardsley 124 113 102 339 Nominations were opened today Carr 94 140 114 348 for new Chamber officers for 1945, | Allard 100 .110 118 328 And names submitted for the Board Welléhstein 118 149 117 3sa Of Directors included Alva Black- Salvas 154 177 168 499 €rby, Jack Fletcher, Henry Hogue, o~ o —— __ Bruce Kendall, Paul Monroe and{ Totals 500 689 619 1898 Pete Warner. FINANCE Guests included Raymond W. McClellan 155 93 145 373 Stough and V. Rock Grundman of Rawley 154 153 118 425 CAB,the Rev. H. L. Foss of Seattle, Backman . 186 128 156 470 Perry Huff, Seattle insurance ad- Blum . 185 148 195 528 justor, Ens. Norman Halm of the Hulce 116 156 150 422 U. 8. Navy, L. T. Swason of Pet- —— —— —— ——|ersburg and J. E. Blezek of Ket- Totals .. 678 764 2218 chikan Sundsten 153 113 464 i i 125 353 PASSENGERS LEAVE | Simmons 167 163 481 ot o e o VIA ALASKA LINES Totals 818 1797 691 2306, Ten passengers flew down from| 1 o > s Fairbanks via Alaska Air Lines| (“‘lRMEN A"NOUN(ED {yesterday. They were A. L. Foss, |R. Muellner, Mrs. R. Muellner, H.| ’on MAR"{A BAZAAR;Jat-k Kelly, R. D. Womeck, Al King, | Edith Homberg, R. D. Johnson, H.| O. Collins and Fred Gruhlke. A plane came in from Anchorage yesterday with 12 passengers, in- Cpl. Teddy Chairman of Hinkle, John Moyer, Thyne Erling, the dining room committee; Mrs. Mr. Chris Bailey, service chairman; Mrs, M. S. Burnham and A. M. Mrs. Fred Henning, candy booth Nelson. Chairman, and Mrs. Carl Hardin,| A plane left for Anchorage this chairman of the fish pond. Other morning carrying members of the society will assist Four passengers flew to Gustavus, at the bazaar, which will be from T. W. Bryan, John P. Allen, D. L. 7:15 to 10 o'clock in the Northern Wright, and J. L. Lipscomb; two Light Presbyterian Church Parlors. went to Yakutat, Susie Abraham ———e——— tineau Hotel, should be;.John Ronan of Fairbanks is in Capt. R. L. Newell, Lt. W. H. Rere, { Paul Gagonon and Helen Seattle and are registered at the|suspended sentence, providing she . ing tow, d t the Gas- Mrs. made "in advance, by telephoning town and is staying at the Gas- Mrs. Baranof Hotel, and Mrs. H. W. Robinson, 10 - passengers. while and Mary Ann Chapman, Swarn went to Anchorage. A hearing of the Civil Aero-| Dr. Ernes . it D. Clark, Secretary of nautics Board will be held at 10|¢ne pgcific Fisheries, said cann?nus oclock tomorrow morning in the v have paid a large percentage of Territorial taxes and have provided employment for thousands of per- Federal Building, Raymond Stough, Examiner for the CAB, will con- duct the session, assisted by V.|sons and were an important factor Rock Grundman, Public Counsel,|jn blocking the Japanese invasion Both men arrived here recently|when they turned their boats over from theiwr Anchorage headquarters and are guests at the Baranof Hotel. The hearing is on the appli- catlion of the Alaska Coastal Air- ways for regular routes to Skag- way and Gustavus. In addition’ to the hearing, a|— meeting of the CAB will also take! place in Juneau, with a similar| i }!I:::z:!iia:chvduled next week mf KlMB‘ll Gu'l“ HIT AND RUN CHARGE Edward Ross Kimball, of Ketchi- SET FREE YESTERDAY; BACK IN JAIL TODAY |, zovara Rose scimuani, ot Keiehi Frank Zamora, who at Ketchikan|yrun charge. The victim was Isa- yesterday was found not guilty on]heue Chuck, who died of injuries a charge of assault with a danger- recently received when the defend- ous weapon, was back in Federal ant allegedly struck her with his Jail again today. He was arrested|car. ‘tms time on a charge of endeavor-i Kimball and his wife are the op- ing to procure another to commit|erators of the “Homestead,” a road- | perjury. house five miles out of Ketchikan. ’ |Mrs. Kimball was apprehended last week for selling liquor without a license. She plead guilty, was fined $300 and was given a six month to the government at the beginning {of the war, CONTRADICTIONS SEATTLE, Nov. 16—~The conten- |tion of the Indians, who are claim- " (Continued on ;ane Six) e -, | e FROM SEATTLE Joseph Keller, A. W, Nelson and S. H. Vames are in town from was out of business within ten days,