The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 20, 1945, Page 1

: LIBIARY OF JUE LIBIARY SERIAL RECORD NOV231945 HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE = “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXV., NO. 10,096 JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1945 ‘ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS = ————— | 2000 JAP WAR CRIMINALS UPRISING IS BLOODY, VENEZUELA Revolution;yJuniaTight- ens Grip - Military | Clique Ousted By C. ALLEN STEWART CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct. 20—A revolutionary junta tightened its grip on oil-rich Venezuela today after unseating President Isaias Medina Angarita in a bloody up- rising which cost 50 lives and left 100 wounded. The seven-man junta, which promptly promised a general elec- tion by direct, secret vote, an- nounced it would follow a pro- democratic policy. The junta came into power after young army officers, ranging from the rank of major down, rebelled against the Andinos, a western military clique which had domi- nated national politics for century. (Bogota dispatches said the An- dinos still claimed control of the western states of Tachira, Merida and Trujillo. Whether these states ~ | sonnel.” In other words, Trippi was ‘fThe Washingion Merry - Go- Round By DRFW PEARSON WASHINGTON-Here are the in- | side reasons why soldier resentment flared t week when Senators Russell and George of Georgia in- {duced a docile Secretary of War |to discharge Sgt. Charlie Trippi, | | ace football player, so he could go| !back to the University of Georgia.| | sgt. Trippi had exactly 41 points | |29 of them for service (all of it inl |the USA) and 12 points for one | |child. He had taken a business administration course at the Uni- versity of Georgia, and typed 35| words a minute at the time he| entered the service. | In the army, a clerk typist only | has to write 25 words a minute to | qualify, and today the chief bottle- | neck in discharges is clerical help. | Many scldiers with 70 points or | more have had to stay in the army | in order to help speed others through the line. | Despite this, football star Trippi was released on the ground that he was “surplus,” under Army Regulation 615-365, paragraph 3B on “Discharge of Surplus Per-| | declared “surplus” despite the fact| former Bri that he was a qualified clerk and despite the fact that clerks are badly needed at Drew Field, Fla, | where he was stationed. Actually, Drew Field has a slow ARMY PLANE THEIR ‘BEST MAN’ WAS TRUMAN LEAVING GRACE EPIZCOPAL CHURCH at Berryville, Va after their wed- Senator Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri and his bride, the h actress Violet Heming. President Trui of Clark, acted as best man at the weddirig. (International Scundphoto) an, ¢n old friend NAZI WAR | lin a U. S. OFFERS T0 MEDIATE REBELLIONS State Dept. Official Calls China "Bridge” Not "Buffer”’ fo USSR NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—The United in attempts to settle peacefully the rebellion of natives in French Indo- China and the Dutch East Indies. John Carter Vincent, Director of the State Department’s Office of Far Eas>rf Affairs, made the offer speech before the Foreign Policy Association Forum, in which he also: | (1) Asserted that the United States, recognizing Russia’s interests in the Far East, expects the Soviet Union to understand this country has a stake there too. (2) Laid down the policy that the 5. regards China as a “bridge” not a “buffer”—in Far Eastern re- lations with the US.SR. (3) Found fault with the division of Korea between Russian and U. S, occupation troops and suggested in- stead an international trusteeship until Koreans are ready for inde- pendence. Statos offered today to participate | A FLAG GENE RAL'S LADY PRESENTS | : GRACIOUS AND SMILING, Mrs. Douglas MacArthur, wife of the Supreme Allied Commander, presents to the Army's 42d General Hospital in Tokyo the U. 8. flag that was retaken from the Japanese by the Ist Cavalry Division at Manila. Pictured are (1. to r.): [:l. Col. Walter Krufgin of Baltimore, Md.; Maj. Grace Dick, Lonoconing, Md.; Mrs. MacArthur, and Col. George Yeager of Baltimore, t‘_ommandmg officer of the hospital. Signal Corps Radiophoto. (International Soundphoto) | possessed sufficient armed strength record for the release of men. :fm “;‘fi‘l‘e‘s" “cflmuiz‘:\‘;::lr‘-'ml:)e].‘-?(::: Men with 70 points were supposed b 2 : be discharged beginning Oct. 1 with a knowledge of Venezuelan | - A g i ¥ but up until Oct. 13, only one man ss},‘efi:cz;{‘:ificfid k::ctklxdx;‘:::m s with 70 points had gotten out. MRS Myd“ . Gen, | Thines moved so slowly that the Elc:::ar X].opez QCon‘t:erazn fornf::iw” Department queried Drew $ | Field as to why they weren’t re-| resident who had announced his | X | Zandxdacv for the 1046-51 presi- | casing 70-point men, and the one| dency \‘fere renorted Ander :rrcst,‘bmgle' solitary 70-point mba‘xe\ dis- g 1 e t.-13 - enabled the and scheduled 10, face a swift trial. ‘?x?;gig‘n?:lfif‘;o& !'EN; that they “;?;’g:': d“‘:;’fe:;i;“";‘;“;‘l dCZ:“::‘WERE releasing men in this cate- | charges of graft and fraud. They 5% : added that the former government| Meanwhile, men with 70 points | leaders would be given an oppor- | re still working in the Drew Fie tunity to explain the source of jS°P® ion line pushing the dis-} tielr Tontinies: pibily {charges of others because of the' A state of seige existed in Car-)Shortage of clerical help, while acas, which had been isolated from tYPist Trippi, with 41 po ;l.s,k odt the rest of Venezuela. Newspapers|Pack to play fv"“"‘_‘l}'jl '4“15“0‘ were censored, radio stations closed, | the Secretary of War and fthe| transport paralyzed and electric | *VO Senators from Georgla. current shut off. | (Note, — Hundreds of air force Reinforcements from insurgem-"gu““"rs have been taken off flying > & . . status, although gunnery is about held Maracay, 30 miles east of the ;%0 "o o heon trained for, and capital, were reported enroute to|* ¥ ) restore order. Thousands of armed |8/€ DOW sweating through close- civilians began to look Caracas\”m” drill. They, more than many | | CRASHES; 5 CRIMINALS ARE KILLED GET BUSY ;‘Commanding General of Read Indidmgxns, Study Charges by Daylight in Their Cells NUERNBERG, Oct. 20.—The Naz leaders who face trial as war crim Geiger Field Is Among Victims SPOKANE, Wash,, Oct. 20. A C-54 Army transport plane crashed with terrific force into a small hill six miles.east of here last night, killing the Corgmanding General of Geiger Field, Spokane, his deputy, two other Army men and the Red Cross field director stationed here The Geiger Field Public Relations Office said the dead included: Brig. Gen. Stuart €. Godfrey, 59, Base Commander, Col. James W. Park, D2puty Com- mander, into their indictme I ever saw,” The top-ranking Nazis read ever during breakfast. electric lights in their since the indictments were this was the firs inals were up at dawn this morning and looked like collegians cramming | for final examinations as they dug “That’s the most studious group | one guard commented. | As thers were no | cells and served | Vincent's statement on Indo-China | and the East Indies was the first | from a State Department policy- | making official since the native unrest {lared. He declared that this government does not question French sover-! eignty in the East Indies. | “It is not our intention to insist | ox, participate in enforceful meas- ures for the imposition of control by the territorial sovereigns,” he | | said, “but we would be prepared to | lend our assistance, if requested to | do so, in efforts to reach peaceful agreements in thes> disturbed areas.” FOOTBALL SCORES , 2%/ it Following are final scores of foot-| ;,ust await the forming of a new | ball games played last night: | Cabinet expected to follow the gen- | st. Mary's Pre-Flight, 13; UCLA, | eral elections early next year, it appeared today. Premier Kujiro Shidehara’s min- isters rate eclection referm their TODISSOLVE JAM FAMILY MONOPOLIES Legislation_BEng Drafled‘ for Move But Will | Await Elections i By RUSSELL BRINES TOKYO, Oct. 20. — Drafting of i n |6. | Virginia, 12. | 6. Temple, 28; We t| Miami (Fla., 7; Florid IT'S QUIET IN UNEASY ARGENTINE Patrol Cars. Prowl Streefs-! Demonsirations Are Reported Ending BUENOS AH’I‘E;.—O(:L 20.—Patrol cars prowled the downtown utreets of uneasy Buenos Aires early today, family controlled monopolies and pelice using megaphones ad- | vised a populace agitated by the swiftly shifting political scene to be calm and remain in their homes. A short time later some of the extra police guards who had been placed over various parts of the city 1 s shortl: fter the Medi | others, are surplus, but they don iR, SHORC RTter edina’ ot out to play football. On the other hand, War Department offi- cials say that Secretary Patterson was indignant that a soldier should be kept in the army just to play football. It happens that other members of the Third Air Forces {team at Drew Field were star foot- | Hear-Ye, Hear-Ye | ballers, never sent overseas, but: 5 bopt tn this country. The navy, as | Hounds . . . Here's well as other army camps also have built up virtual professional football ! Horm[ Ahead!!! teams. Secretary Patterson believes Here's a hint to Juneau's canines. bl inaud e:d' S Take care and take cover. Bl And, anyone who wants a job as SECRET SERVICE IN MISSOURI ‘dog-catcles; likely can have i, { The Summer White House IN| pcyndless Juneau lasi evening | Independence, Mo., is going 0 be|cponeq ostilities against surplus fi- | empty all winter, but four Secret dos. Service men have just flown 10| nigging into the records, the City Independence to guard it. . . . The | councii uncovered the not so start- house belongs to Mrs. Truman's|jng fact that only 84 members of family. It should be noted|juneau’s pooch population are wear- that the Secret Service also|jng Jicense tags this year. guarded some of Roosevelt’s grand- | Tne delving into the dusty docu- children even when scattered iniments to reveal the current naked various parts of the USA. . .. A|mode among the mutts was insti- Secret Service man also was at-|gated by a tangy titbit of mail from an irate resident of the Fosbee Apartments. Government fell. Members of the junta which con- trolled the capital were said to be Dr. Romula Betancourt, member of the Democratic Action Party; Maj. Carlos Delgado Chalbaud and Capt. Cardona, son and nephew, respectively, of the late Delgado Chalbaud, who spend many years in prison during the dictatorship of the late Juan Vincente Gomez, greatest of the Andinos; Luis Bel- tran Preito; Dr. Gonzalo Barrios; Dr. Raul eLoni and Dr. Edmundo Fernandez. B PR O Academy Building at Hills Military Wrecked, Explosion PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 20 — An explosion in the mess hall of a boys’ boarding school left one youngster near death, injured 13 others, and wrecked a Hill Mili- tary Academy building. The explosion, first attributed to an oil stove, was later blamed on a water boiler. WASHINGTON STATE| WOMEN WANT OPA T0 BE CONTINUED, SEATTLE, Oct. 20—Leaders of women's clubs in Washington, north Idaho and Alaska set up a committee today to counsel with OPA officials on consumer matters relating to price control and went on record as favoring the con- tinuance of price administration rent and price controls, The more than 40 groups rep- resented were unanimous in favor- ing continuance of the controls. The counselling committee will include ane representative from each women’s organization, late yesterday, chance they had to study Capt. George E. Matthews, 30, of MeGill, Nev., the pilot. bl R. C. Hendee, 'of Denver, Colo, |\ only Field Marshal Hermann Civilian Field Director for the Red | Goering seemed to have completely Cross at Geiger Field. | detached attitude as he stratched | the | Denver, 19; Drake, 19— Wilberforce, 42; Kentucky State, 37. Chattanooga, 47; Howard, 7. Murray, 13; Tennessee Tech, 7 Bl gl s SR (Continued on Page Four) - GOP CONVENTION | CALL ISSUED; TO BE AT ANCHORAGE A Republican convention has| been called to meet at Anchorage| {on Dec. 1 to Dec. 4. The call has| ! been issued by Elton Engstrom, | chairman of thé Republican Cen- tral Committee, in accordance with the wishes of the last Republican | | convention and the Republican | | Club of Anchorage. The gathering will chest,” the Mayor deducted after the | tiery indictment of dogdom had been digested. The dire depiction of nights turned into dog days, to the slaugh- menter carried only*the cryptic ini- tials of the slow-burning sender— E J. S Signed or not, the missive awak- ensd the City's administration to a realization of responsibility concern- ing control of miscellaneous Dukes and Rovers. The plaintiff’'s principal whence emits the howling of hounds that haunts his hay-hitting hours, unfitting him to labor for either love be for the he |burden of taxation—whereas, {form, nominating a delegate 10 thoce same silence-flaying flea cag- Congress and placing a full Terri- o5 nave no such load of levies L torial ticket in the field. |which to labor; being supported in It is expected the statehood issue|jgeness and languished in liquor by (Will be a real hot potato at the|their ayuncular relative Samuel's | convention as a division of thought penigited Indian Office. | exists on this subject. After the man had said his say in The official call for the con- script, the Council decided that may- jvention is printed -elsewhere today’s Empire, ier pronto, ter of slumker of the tax-laden la-! source of ire is the Indian Village,| or the where-with-all to meet his| purpose of adopting a party pla!-lsflysv the purported possessors of,| out on his bed in what appeared to "bn deep thought. Asked if he had made any decision regarding his | “counsel,” the fomer Luftwaffe chief replied, “I'll think it over a while.” “I don’t see how you can make a |law after things have been done,” protested Dr. Robert Ley, forme: | head of the German Labor Front. “Even God first made the ten com- mandments and judged people by them afterwards.” - D CAPT. ECKMAN HERE Capt. D. V. Eckman, from An- nette Island, has registered at the Baranof. S e 1 VALDEZ MAN HERE Charles Barber, a resident of Valdez, is registered at the Gas- | tineau Hotel. | - FROM KETCHIKAN | Rose Hare and Minnie Stens- ! “He certainly got a load off his land, residents of Ketchikan, have M arrived in Juneau and are regis- tered at the Baranof. g - - DAUGHTER FOR WITTANENS A baby daughter, weighing 5 pounds, 12 was born last night at St. Ann’s Hospital, to Mr. land Mrs. Clarence Wittanen. The little girl, who has been named | Claire Etolin, jeins an older bro-| ther, and is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.«Fred Campen of thi city. Mr. Wittanen is employed by the U. S. Forest Service. Mrs. Wittanen | \was formerly primary teacher at, the Minfield Territorial School. DIPLOMATIC COPS CENTRALIA, Ill. — A police squad responded to a call from a person who reported a group of boys were engaged in a free-for-all fight | The officers made a report back to the station: “It was not police business inas- were fighting the Japs,” Colorado State, 69; Eastern New Mexico, 6. NAVY WELCOME .| PLANS PLAGUE . (ITY FATHERS Juneau will hang out the flags for Fleet Week—but that's about ’all the City Fathers undertook to |do, at the council meeting last | evening. ‘ Caught short by the unexpected- !ness of the Navy visit, only a few | days hence, the mayor and coun- |cilmen turned to members of the ‘audignce connected with service [ h | | |clubs and the Chamber of Com- | | merce for a way out. | Chamiber President Dr. William Whitehead, and Rotarians Jack | Fletcher and the Rev. G. Herbert | Hillerman agreed, in ducking re- | sponsibility for taking over charge |of preparations for welcoming the |navy vessels coming here. The: | pleaded too little time to get | respective groups organized for | job. It was suggested by Dr. White- | head that other groups generally in closer contact with servicemen, such as the USO and AWVS, take the lead in arranging the greeting {and entertainment for the officers and bluejackets. USO Director Zach Gordon was promoted for i the Fleet Week chairmanship, with | all organizations represented at last night’s meeting promising their support and willingness to do what- ever the man-in-charge may call on them for. Mayor Ernest Parsons finally | shouldered the responsibility of seeing that the navy won't be left |at sea. - - o Goody Landrath and Mrs. John in pe the City oughta get a dog-catch-'much as the Southtown Commandos Fox of Seattle are registered at the he will attend a Selective Service have Gastineau, their | the |and allowances from the Army Fi- V. Hickey, Jr., J. V. Brown, Hiram | pacific Northwest ports in the six | i . policy-making task just now were recalled, but the police ordered and plan to postpone some other extreme vigilance over the Radical | fundamental reforms, including dis- (Center) Party, where the guard solution of the Zaibatsu, for a gov- was strengthened. !4~rmncm “more representative of the Presidents of three government | people,” said sources close to the banks have resigned their posts, it Premier after a Cabinet meeting was learned. today. Street demonstrations staged by | Government sources also said the pporters of Col. Juan Peron, newly | Shidehara Cabinet probably would ored to political dominance, iresign after the elsction, making ended. |way “for a younger, more vigorous | government” whose Premier largely | will be determined by the outcome of the elnction, They added that the i government believes extensive leg- |islation essential for dissolution of BR'“GS l“ IWE"" {tae Zaibatsu should be presented |“to a more reprasentative Diet,” e elected under liberalized voting laws ~ The Alaska Airlines Starliner permitting participation of women Ncme with Captain Flahart, Flight and younger ‘nen. Officer Thompson, and Stewardess On the occupation front, Eighth Stiver arrived in Juneau Friday with Army Headquarters at Yokohama thz following passengers from An- announced that 20 ships are to ar- chorage: rive within the next four weeks to G. Collins, Barbara Audette and return nearly 58,000 troops to the infant, Terry Melaney, Mrs. Fen- United States. The ships will bring nimore, Mr. Fennimore, Betty Vaara, i replacements and equipment from Willliam Keschner, Fabian Wood, L. i Seattle. I market operations was issued by bert Pawski, C. Scott C. L. Culm- | General MacArthur’s Headquarters see, and MacKay Malcolm. ‘today. It prohibits American mili- From Cordova—Mr. Harper and tary and civilian personnel from Mr. Perry. sending home any money except ‘that legitimately acquired as pay ward city were the following: James B ALASKA AIRLINES | nance Office.” Benedict, Jack Chisholm, W. E. Headquarters explained the order Didelius, Bill Fike, Col L. V. Castner, | was intended to prevent the pos- and Mrs. H. L Gilbert. sibility of anyone sending to the - 2 United States any profits which CALIFORNIANS HERE | might be realized from illegally | financial manipulations. | . FROM WRANGELL Californians registering at the Gastineau Hotel are William Sul- livan, Oakland, and Edna Harper and Eleanor Perry, from Cordova. - > ALBRECHT TO Dr. C. Earl Albrecht, sioner of Health for Alaska, left - == Juneau by plane today for Sitka John McCormick, Director of where he will inspect surplus hos- Selective Service for Alaska, plans pital equipment of the Army and to leave for Seaftle tomorrow or Navy, and confer with Mayor E. Monday morning #board the North Winn Goddard on health matters Sea, enroute to Washington, where in Sitka and vicinity. He will also special consultation public health personnel there, Mrs. H. M. Wellons and Mrs. L, C. Bigilow from Wrangell are reg- istered at the Baranof. | - ICK LEAVING SITKA McCORM,| ' conference, B. Kellum, J. Freedman, Ed Arnell, | An order designed to curb black Mr. Bingham, Mrs. Shonbeck, Al- | On the return flight to the West- Commis- | with | FACE TRIAL 500 SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY FOR TRIALS Charges of fiening Atro- cities, Such as Behead- ings, Efc., Are Made TOKYO, Oct, 20.—War trials for the first of 2,000 Japanese on charges including sickening atrocities are expected to begin within the next 60 days. “Approximately 500 suspects now are in custody,” said Col. Alva C. Carpenter, Fort Wayne, Ind., cor- poration attorney, who is dirscting preparations for one of history's greatest criminal trials. “More are being taken in daily. No, we will not wait until all are arrested to start the trials. We could start with class three cases within thres weeks.” Class threa cases are those of Japanese accused of actually com- mitting crimes such as beheadings, ofton done at the direction of superiors. These Japanese are re- garded as small fry. Colonel Carpenter, Chief Legal Officer of General TiacArthur's staff, said prospects for the criminal list make it likely the total will double the present figure of 2,000. B B e /b 62 T NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. — The “tremendously expanding” industrial development of the West demands | direct air connections to the Orient | via Seattle, the Civil Aeronauties ! Board was told today. All members. of the Washington State delegation joined In a letter to the board, urging that the pro- posed overseas alr routes via An- chorage, Alaska, to the Orient and direct to Hawail be routed via the Seattle-Tacoma gateway. The CAB examiner has recom- mended routes to the Orient from New York via Chicago and An- chorage and via San Francisco and Hawall. The Washington delegation ar- gued that the Seattle-Hawall route is shorter than the Central Pacific route and that a Seattle terminal instead of Chicago will give better service to passengers and shippers from coastal and mountain States | of the West. { Oral argument in the case begins | October 29. i 2y S NP L, MOREGI'S 10 COME TO NORTH HomecomingT However, Starts for Vets Refurn- | ing from Abroad SEATTLE, Oct. 20. — Over 10,000 |Army and Navy veterans from the i Pacific are scheduled to debark in days starting with today. Several ships docked In Seattle and Portland \teday. And due in Tacoma !Monday with 1l-hundred service- I men aboard is the U 8. 8. Ticonder- | oga. An exception to the homecoming |rule are the Columbia and the Weeks. They are to sail from Se- attle today for Alaska with 364 army | men aboard. - —— STATES FROM 'THE | | Registered at the Baranof are |the following seven visitorS from the States: Oscar E. Shelhom and Dwight Bingaman, Grand Valley, | Colo.; Martin Jorgensen, Seattle |Rufus H. Barrett, San Francisco Tobin E. Wood and William M. Kershner, Stungis, Mich, and Juanita Stinger, Missoula, Mont, e