The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 21, 1945, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA “ALL, THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” — OL. LXV.,NO. 10,071 21, 1945 JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER <MPIRE ) PRESS :N CENT S ~ PRICE TI JAPANESE GENERAL ORDERED ARRESTED | | 7 PROBLEMS OF CONTROL . DELAY PEACE Trouble Seems fo Be Exist- ing Between Russia and United States LONDON, Sept. 21.—Indications mounted today that the World War II peace settlement is becoming in- creasingly a question of the ex- tent of Russian control in Europe as weighed against the extent of Ameri- can control in the Pacific. So far as is known the question of Pacific policy has received no attention from the Big Five Council of Foreign Ministers meeting here. Nevertheless, the British Press has seized upon Russian Foreign Com- missar V. M. Molotov's press con- ference hint that Moscow is unwill- ing to give up its demands for Med- iterranean colonies so long as the United States wants control of the mandated Pacific islands it seized from the Japanese. ‘While the Foreign Minister contin- ued their discussions on a Rumanian peace treaty—which reliable sources eport may be turned over to deput- ies today—there were more and more signs that no final decision could te reached until global political conten- ticns are ironed out. It seemed evi- dent that Russia sees no difference in American claims aimed at insur- ing Pacific security and its own de- mands for central European secur- ity and commercial outlets. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Sepi. 21 — Closing quotation on Alaska-Juneau Mine stock today was 7's, American Can 105, Anaconda 36%, Curtiss-Wright 7, International Harvester 91%, Kennecott 40':, New York Central 28's, Northern Pacific 28%, U. S. Steel 74'i. Pound, $4.02%. Total sales today were 1,340,000 shares, Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: Industrials, 179.69; rails, 58.16; utilities, 34.18. Bus Explodes; Four Persons Are Killed NEW LEBANON, N. Y., Sept. 21.— Four persons were killed and 23 were injured, four critically, when an Al-| bany-Pittsfield, Mass., bus exploded on a bridge near here last night. ¥ The Washi ng ton Merry - Go- Round By DRFW PEARSON WASHINGTON—Tip-off on the Navy's original discharge intention was dropped accidentally by retir- ing Chief of Personnel Admiral Randall Jacobs. | A smart young reporter for the| Washington - Star, Miriam Otten- berg, asked Navy Press Relations for an interview with Jacobs. She was told she could have one if he| had no objections. Navy Press Rela- | tions promptly phoned Jacobs' of- | fice that the interview was not to be given, but somehow this mes- sage went haywire. Miss Ottenberg got the inter- view. It was a pip. The Admiral| really expanded. Among other things, he dropped this nugget of truth regarding the Navy's dis- charge system: | “We want the young men in the Navy. That's why age was in- cluded. The younger ones are the ones the Navy of the future has to be built around.” This is the tip-off to the fact that a young man can have been in the Navy four long years—since before Pearl Harbor—and if he isn’t married, he still may not be able to get out. * * ¥ ADMIRAL KING FORGOT | .Since then, Admiral Jacobs has| neen relieved as Chief of Personnel, | not because of this, but because he | had finished his tour of duty. Com- mander of the Fleet Admiral Ernie King balked like a steer at having him go, however, and submitted a three-page memo to Secretary Forrestal giving reasons why Ad-| miral Lou Denfeld, assistant to Jacobs, was not the man to. take | | | (Continued on Page Four) | tanen for scrap by the Germans from churches in Germ: of Europe. There are about 5,000 of them, all types and HIGHWAY T0 Reund- the - World Air Service fo Be Reality; First flighl Sept. 28 'Report Favorihg General . | visited Als SILENT CHURCH BELLS—1n the dock area of Hamburg may be seen piles of church bells and the in four once German-ovcupied countries g dumps in the dock area. Many have been broken through being badly packed. A Bl;lllall soldier admimes a Dytch bell. Foundafion Estabiished ~ GERMAN POW Brimsh ByNewspaper Publisher; ARE TRAINED Purposes Are Explainied FOR POLICING 4,500 JEWS OF 5,000 SHIPMENT GASSED T0 DEATH Evidence ofi Horrible Na- ture Given in Belsen Camp Trial LUENEBURG, Germany, Sept. 21 —Dr. Ada Bimko, a Polish Jewess, testified teday that 500 of a shipment of 5,000 Jews were moved into - the Oswiecim gas chambers and crematorium on the day of their arrival at that Nazi concen- tration camp. Her voice breaking, she said her | larents, her brother, her husband ar-old son were She was among 50 men of the spared at that and her six- among the victims 250 women and group who were time. The small woman physician was a witne: in the trial of Josef Kramer and 44 SS Guards on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder at the notorious Belsen camp. Kramer and 11 others were stationed at Oswiecim before being transferred to Belsen. RE - ENLISTMENT BILL IS PASSED BY LOWER HOUSE Volunteering in Army on Same Basis as Pre- vails for Navy WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 — The Military Reenlistment Bill which the House unanimously passed this week to encourage volunteering for the armed forces would place the Army on the same footing as the Navy with respect to retirement with pay after 20 years' service. The Army now requires 30 years' service for such retirement, The bill, sent to the Senate, would authorize retirement of Army enlisted men upon completion of not less than 20 years of active service. The annual retirement pay for- mula calls for a sum “equal to two and a half per cent of the aver- age annual pay, including longevity pay, which was reccived for six months preceding retirement, mul- tiplied by the sum of the number of years ‘of active federal military service performed, not in excess of 29.” By KENNETH HOPPING TEXARKANA, Ark-Tex. Sept. 21—Ci E. Palmer, noted Arkans Texas newspaper publisher, an- nounced today the establishment of a $100,000 foundation to con- tribute to the “True peace which we as a nation have striving.” H. W. Stilwell, Superintendent of the Texarkana, Tex., public schools, will be president of the fund, which will be known as the Palmer Foun- dation One of the first projects of the foundation will be to award 'priz of $1,000 and $500 for the be: proposals which would answer this question: “How best may we inculcate in young people a consciousness of, and a devotion to, the principles of morality that are embodied in the Golden Rule ‘Do Unto Others As You Would Have Others Do Unto You'?” “This is an undertaking which I hope will contribute to the true peace for which we as a nation have been striving,” Palmer said. “We have learned by now that peace is not something to be taken for granted but is a condition' which can be maintained only by, the unselfish devotion of many millions of people. . . \ “The war which has just been conciuded was brought about by national and racial selfishness and greed. It is true that we as a na- tion have been united in the win- ning of that war. Beyond this, however, our people probably are | more disunited than ever before. . . “Starting with a relatively nfodest sum, the Palmer Foundation will ! undertake to foster this principle' which so many profess to cherish but too few have adopted as al guide to living.” | for been 3(aplai;| Gi;eT ; High Award, Rescues In Alaskan Waers | SEATTLE, Sept. 21.—Capt. Sam- uel C. Frey, skipper of the David W. Branch, yesterday was awarded the Merchant Marine Distinguished Ser- | vice Medal for his ship's rescue of 18 survivors of the transport North Wind in Aleutian waters last De- | cember. ¥ Capt. Frey and his vessel also took | part in saving survivors of the John P. Gaines which broke in two in| Alaskan waters a year before the North Wind disaster and until the | citation was read he thought the |award was to be for this feat. | | The award was made for “expert| seamanship and utter disregard of| personal safety,” the citation read. | -ee I T. C. VINT IN JUNEAU { Thomas C. Vint, of Chicago, is a; \guest at the Gastineau Hotel, 3 , prisoners Top Secret ;)f Army Is Re- | leased-Lip on New | Move Raised FORT GETTY, R. I, Sépt. 21.—| Tre Army lifted the lid today from | one of its top secrets—the training | of German prisoners of war to help| nister and police their own| countr: | Organized and governed by the| Provost Marshal General’s office, the of war school is conduct- officers of high educational attainments. The “students” are officers and men of the German | Army who have been screened many i after being chosen for the ccurse from all of the POW camps in the country. The students, Army officers said repeatedly, are anti-Nazi. Many of them served long years behind barb- cd wire in Germany because they had opposed Hitler's regime. In their two-months course, the students are taught American his- tory, English and other languages. military government and German history. Duke of Wi;ldsdr Gefs Glimpse of | Land Cnce Ruled PLYMOUTH, England, Sept. 21— The Duke of Wndsor came today within sight of the land whose throne he gave up. for love and gazed a bit wistfully across the green waters from the U. S. troop- ship Argentina before sailing on tc Le Havre, Tanned and trim, the Duke re- ceived reporters in his cabin dodged a queston about lend-lease and was given three rousing .cheers by British photographers and news- men when they left the ship. This was his only reception At his side, while the ship dis- charged mail and passengers, w: his American-born Duchess WAR CASUALTIES STILL GOING UP WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 — U war casualties have reaches 266, or 536 more than a week ago.| Comparative Army figures in the latest count are: Killed, 205,569 and 204,045; wounded, 571,698 and 57 608; missing, 24,131 and 25082; prisoners, 120,988 and 120,567. Navy figures: Killed, 54,068 and 53,809; wounded, 80,236 and 79,752; missing, 11,197 and 11,262; prison- ers, 3379 and 3,605. b; as ALASKA UP T0 CONGRESS Objective fo Be Made by Committee WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—A port favoring the ¢ ral objective of a commercial highway to Alaska will be mad> to Congress by the House Roads Committee, Chairman Rebinson (D.-Utah) said today A six-man subcommittee which a this summer reported | 1y 40 the full committee which authorized Robinson to prepare a ceport of its findings and recom- mendations Robinson told a r>porter the high- way weuld be built through Canada and its construction will depend on the consent and to some extent on the cooperation of the Canadian zovernment The route generally discussed would utilize a part of the Army- constructed Alcan Highway, the main part of which lies farther to the east. to - BUYING INU. S. GOING TO BE CUT IN HALF London Newspapers Blaz- on Forth, Using Bold Headlines, FrontPages LONDON, Sept. 21 newspapers used bold headlir a s front pages today to tell the public that British buying from the United States would be cut in two. The Daily Express, owned by Lorl Beaverbrook, cited a British Cabinet decision forced by an acute shortage of curréncy with which to buy from the “doilar area.” Other papers quoted British cials in Washington The Daily Mail's “Britain now cuts all U by half. Nation must make penny count” A sub-head told ration-weary Britons “We may be asked to face more years of aus- terity.” London offi- headline said S. buyin every - ELEVEN AMERICANS FINALLY RESCUED, GREENLAND 0UTPOST NARSARSSAUK, Greenland, Sejt. 21—Through thick pack-ice of Greenland’s east coast, two vessels ave ramn their way to a lonely adio-weather station at Skjoldun- ten to rescue 11 U. 8. soldiers whose supplies were buried by a lisastrous snowslide last Jan. 8. Col. Eugene H. Rice, commanding ficer of the Greenland base com- | nand, Eastern Defense Command, said in announcing the r day that all 11 men were well ¢ in good spirits despite a y stay in the grim country nows of another winter have eady fallen The January lown a mountainside iund the little cluster of wooden suilding that ccmprise the out- post. Several of the men narrowly scaped death. Since January, the men h seen supplied with food dropped al- avalanche roared directly be- | trom airplanes e Mexico Stops Silver Coin Issuance Today MEXICO CITY, Sept. 21 The Bank of Mexico today discontinued uing silver money beca the new United States silver price makes a peso worth 27 cents in- stead of the normal face of 20 cents. As a consequence, several hun- dred millions of silver pesos over- night became worth one-third more than face valve value By PAUL SHINGTON the-world American flying he Wright Brothers first got the ground at Kitty-Hawk, be- Sept. 28 from Washington Na- Airport id one-quarter days hour will be required for 23,147-milec ght, scheduled The Plan will Washington Friday e U Army Air Transport nd made this announcement was learned: rvice will be restricted military personnel, However, a civilian traveling in the nationa; interest can make the complete flight for $2431 plus 15 per cent nsportation tax Later, when the Army can get out of the business and planes are made available, U. 8. commercial airlines will carry any civilian who wants to go; any civilian, that is, who (A) has the price and (B) is willing to undergo innoculations for everything from smallpox to cholera Howard Hughes, and plane build for globe-girdling MILLER 21--Regu- serviee men lax round dream of ince (151 the Globeste leave cach nor- nally to and mail titied as cargo ce movie producer holds the record by air. He flew miles from New York to Moscow, Fairbanks, Alasks and back to New 19 hours, eight min- conds. However—that short.of “the Globes Parl Minueapc in three SHOWGIRL_1n a fetching Spanish costume, abbreviated | except for the fringe, Joy Bar- low, performer in a motion picture musical, poses for a pin- up picture. TEXAN FINDS MacARTHUR'S POLICY WISE Publisher Believes Nippon Commander Will Be "Tough” on Japs DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 21 — Ted Dealey, President of the Dallas Morning News, and one of the group of American publishers who witnessed the anese surrender the U. 8. 8. Missouri, in a red article today quoted Gen las MacArthur as saying the American Army of Occupation would have to stay in Japan only six months, if we handle the Japs right.” on Continued on Page Two) 1board The depar- first anni- Army Air orld f required mil by t will be ter.” Three the first ture dat versary of Corps’ first of 1924 —a junket that days to cover 26,345 which was completed four planes With perhaps crew of six, leave Wash Friday, Sept passengers at Guardia Airport part at 7:30 p miles by way of Africa, Egypt, Philippines, F Washington at Oct. 4 Commercial may use many ATC. stations, tablish fares lower than charge. It is based on tion of what comme would according to mil today Here's the schedule (120 hour: minutes in the air, 30 hours minutes cn the ground). Washington to New York, to Ber- muda, to Santa Maria, the Azores; blanca, Tripoli; Cairo; Arabia, Inan, Karachi, India; Calcusta; India; Luliang (50 miles east of Kunming, China); Manila; Guam; Kwajalein; Johnston Island; | Honolulu; San Francisco; Washington. ;(Iaims FDR Forewarned 0f Jap Atfack reporters “Globe s the twenty the U. S ‘round-the- and wo of 20 passengers and Ihe Globester” will ton at 5 p. m, (EWT) 28. 1t will pick up 10 New York City's La- at 6:30 and de- m., covering 23,147 the Azores, Nortk India, China, the ail d back to midnight, Thursday, planes eventually of the present They hope to es- that will much ATC's current civilian compila- be Kansas | . Story Published Revealing | Angle of War-Dewey | failedtoUse It | NEW YORK, Chamb Sept. 21.—John ain, an editor of Life Mag- azine, s in the current issue of thz‘ publication that Gov. Thomas E.| Dewey knew President Roosevelt | was forewarned of the 1941 Japa- | rese attack, but the Republican de- | clited to use his knowledge as campaign weapon in 1944 ““Dewey was in a position to charge that the President had ‘be- trayed’ the interests of the U, 8. in failing ecither to forestall or miti- | a 1 attack for which we were, on the certification of General Mar- shall, not yet ready,” Chamberlain said “Political impact of such a charge, if supported by the evidence of ccde 'king, would have been ter-| rific, and might well have landed | Dewey in the White House.” Chamberlain said Dewey learned | long Lefore the 1944 election that| Amcrica had cracked the Japanese | “ultra” code “some time prior to! Pearl Harbor and that Roosevelt and his advisers knew what the Japanese | were going to do well in advance of | the overt rupture of relations.” | In Albany last night, a spoke for Dewey said the Governor not available for a statement. sman was DEWEY DID KNOW IT NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—Herbert Brownell, Jr. Republican National Chairman, and another top advisor to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey i the 1944 Presidential campaign, said to- day the Governor knew during the campaign that the United States had “cracked” Japan's secret code, but thit Dewey declined for patriotic reasons to use the information Dewey made his decision not to use the information, the national chairman said, after Gen. George C Marshall, Chief of Staff, had ad- vised him to do so would tip off the Japs that their code had been broken and might impede the war cffort and imperil “untol American lives.” Leslie M. Weston arrived yester- day from Anchorage and is a guest at the Hotel Juneau. ! TEN - POINT CODEGIVEN FOR PRESS Roundup of War Criminals Continues-Austral- ian in Custody TOKYO, sept. 21 — Gen. MacAr- thur today ordered the “immediaic wrrest” of Lt. Gen, Kenfi Doihara whose recent appointment to com- mand Japan’s first General, Army was given Allied acceptance — and issued a 10-point code to guide operations of the censored Japa- nese press and radio. Japan's Cabinet met, meanwhile, for three hours to discuss problems which well-informed sources said included mounting food shortages and repatriation of Japanese civili- ans from Manchuria and Korea, The newspaper Asahi today added another dime-novel thriller to the tales of Japanese surrender-crisis intrigue, reporting that Former Premier Kantaro Suzuki barely es- caped with his life from a band of armed Japanese soldiers Aug. 15 The band, evidently angered by | surrender plans, machine-gunned in quick succession two houses from which Suzuki had just departed Jap Advance Agent Doihara, once called Japan's ‘Lawrence of Manchuria,” was his country’s first, agelit; in its Aslatic conquest. A His appointment’ as commander | of the first General Army, supceed- ing Field Marshal Gen who commitéed - prise to many Japahe his past record was not one that would inspire Amerfean confidence. American Army officers, never- theless, said After the conference that Doihara ‘had pledged full co- operation and was “courteous and cooperative.” Code For Press, Radio Gen. MacArthur's code for the Japanese press speeified that news “must adhere strictly to the truth” and said that “nothing may be printed which might directly or in- directly disturb public tranquility Rather than restrict the press, whice already is American-cen- sored, the code emphasized (ruth in news and the elimination of propaganda. Meanwhile; American Marines prepared to expand the smoothly- running océupation of Japan to the big nayal base of Sasebo on Kyushu. THe Fifth Amphibious Force is scheduled to take over the base tomorrow. Accidental Explosion The cnly trace of violence in the secupation thus far was an acei- dental ammunition explosion *hat killed one Ameriéin soldier &nd injured 60 others near Tokyo. Army wuthorities said an American sol lier touched off the blast by ac dent and that no Japanese sabo- tage was suspected. The roundup of whr ecriminals continued smoothly, with U. S Eighth Army forces taking Aus- tralian John Holland, allegedly linked with Tokyo radio broad- casts, from a barber shop at Sop- voro on Hokkaido to join ex- Premier Hideki Tojo's “Pearl Har- »or Gang” in jail at Tokyo. MacArthur’s headquarters askéd the Japanese Government for in- formation on the whereabouts and welfare of the Turkish Ambassador | to Japan and his staff. There was no immediate elaboration, The am- bassador, Ali Muzaffer Goeker, ar- rived in Tokyo on May 10, 1944, T'urkey severed relations with Japan on June 1, 1945, and declared war shortly afterward and Harry W. Dierks, of Blaine, Wash., were married here yester- day by the Rev. G. Herbert Hiller~ man. Ther attendants were Emma Marie Torgramsen and FEdward Casey. D Warlime to Endat2A. M. September 30 WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—Con- gress has voted to end war time at 2 a. m. September 30. The Senate passed a House-approved bill yes- terday and sent it to President Tru- man for his expected signature.