The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 12, 1950, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska HELEN TROY MONSEN DOROTHY TROY LINGO ELMER A. FRIEND ALFRED ZENGER Office in Juneau as SUBSCRIPTION RATE Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Dousla six months, $8.00; one year, $15.00 By mail, postage paid, at the following rates One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; one month, in advance, $1.50, Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery of ¢ pers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS President Vice-President Managing Editor Business Manager Entered in the Pos! ond Class Matter. for §1.50 per month; 5.0 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published het - Alaska Newspapers, 1411 TATIVES - le, Wash " NATIONAL REPRE! Fourth Avenue BIds A HINDRANCE The sudden call of a grand jury at Anchorage to investigate alleged “trust” violations caused much spec- ulation among Alaskans. Without making any com- ment regarding this investigation,» The Empire prints the following editorial from the Anchorage Daily News: | Now that the big guns are being wheeled up in the ! government’s anti-trusk actions against Alaska firms | and individuals one can't help but wonder again if more is not behind the mass subpoena serving than the altruistic motive of saving Alaskans from the moguls of big business. Certainily nothing could be handier for political opponents of the Alaska Steamship Company, Capt. Lathrop and fisheries interest than to have them tossed on the road to slaughter along with grocery combines, liquor interests and others. It is a mighty strange coincidence that just as final hearings on statehood are coming up that such outstanding opponents of Governor Gruening as Lath- rop, the fishing interests and the steamship company should suddenly be laid open to criticism by anti-trust front in his own party and thus pose no little threat to Governor Gruening's political machine, that charges of anti-trust should be brought against him. It all seems more than coincidence. It is hard to imagine Captain Lathrop conspiring to restrain trade in Alaska. If it is creating a trust to work hard all your life, plow back money as fast as! you make it, build up large payrolls, establish indus. tries, construet modern buildings and live a half cen- tury successfully in a single Territory, then Capt. Lath-i rop is guilty. Lathrop and his many endeavors have contributed more to the growth and well-being of Anchorage, Fairbanks and the railbelt than almost any other single factor, certainly more than any other private individual. Certainly he cannot be accused of monopolizing APRIL 12 John Reck W. S. Hansen Mrs. P. M. Schnieder Thomas Osborne Alice Dean Davis Mrs. Donald Baker Gladys Garner Bessie Hyland T. M. Matthews the coal industry because there are at least six other coal mines along the Alaska railroad belt. (And wel understand that one or two of these use his pnvatelyl built spurs to haul their coal out. He cannot be ac- cused of monopolizing the theatre industry, for only this week announcement was made that another privately owned theatre would open here next winter. All of his enterprises are open to inspection in the same manner. His is an empire in the north of many ; things but all of which operate side by side with competitors. One thing is certain, never again will Alaska. get such a benefactor as Captain Lathrop. There is no doubt but that he will get justice before the court but it must be disheartening and disillusioning to be jumped upon at his point in life. The anti-trust suits, particularly in the case of Lathrop are an excellent way to discourage the private endeavor which Alaska needs so badly for its devel- | opment. SMOOTHER ALL AROUND What has come to be known as the Poughkeepsie regatta isn’t going to be known as that any more. This annual contest of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association is being moved from its traditional Hudson River course to the Ohio River near Marietta. It's a matter of finding smoother water, say the officials. It also could be a matter of finding a smoother name. “A large number of those who enter college are densely ignorant,” says an educator. But most of them make astonishingly fast progress; in one short year they become sophomores and know everything. “What would you do if you were to wake up at actions. It seems equally strange, case of Lathrop who has succeeded in welding a solid pockets?” asks a psychologist. Laugh. especially in the night and see a burglar going through your pants The Was_hinglon Merry-Go-Round (Continued from Page One) friends in the Senate have dis- appeared from his table, and the coterie surrounding Truman has grown smaller and smaller. The Palace Guard is as tight as a drum. JEALOUS PALACE GUARD It will be for history to evalu- ate the wisdom of Truman'’s poli- cies and the efficacy with which they were carried out. -It is too early to judge them now. But one factor now moulding the results which, historians later must evalu- ate is the White House Circle and its jealousy toward the outsife world. This zeal to knock off any man who even remotely resembles a rival to the president is the most important fact in the political life of the*nation today It has been responsible for alien- ation of one of the strongest mem- bers of the Truman cabinet, form- er Secretary of Agriculture Clin- ton P. Anderson, now Senator from New Mexico. And it is causingj friction between the President and the Vice President today. Those who do not know the little band of zealots around Tru- man weuld scarcely believe it, but they have convinced themselves and him that Alben Barkely at the age of 72 is a candidate for President, Furthermore, they have cooked up a tortured theory that Barkley took a young bride in order to demonstrate to the world that he was hale, hearty and able to run. They also suspect that Barkley’s many speaking engage- ments are to build him up for 1952. The broad-gauged Barkley, though well aware of this coolness, has chosen to ignore it. On the! surface, his relations with the White House remain the same. But the old cordiality, the person- al warmth between him and Tru- man is no more. WILL TRUMAN RUN AGAIN It is not known, even by Tru- man’s intimates, whether he in- tends to run in 1952, But it is definitely known that the Palace Guard is itching to have him run. Apparently the lush life of Key West and the White House is| something they hate to contemplate losing. This was why one year ago, the White House was anxious to have| Paul Hoffman bow out as ECA| adminstrator. He was publican candidate. Today he is not considered so popular and is| being urged to stay on. This was| also why a weak Democra can- | didate was left in the race against | Senator Taft in Ohjo. For Taft| would be an easier presidential | candidate to defeat than Eisen- | hower; but he would have no| chance of the nomination if de-| feated in Ohio. | becoming | too popular, was feared as a Re-| made with the Clinton Anderson|United States if these broadcasts| family to go to the Cherry Blos-| were investigated by Congress tof som Festival together. The An- discover precisely how they came ! derson and Clifford daughters had|about. Some will say that it is| once been Cherry Blossom Queens,|too late to worry about it now, but Clifford feared it would put|but I believe that this, like the him in wrong at the White House | “Amerasia” Case, will open the to be seen with the ex-Secretary|door to many evils. Who paid: of Agriculture, who committed the|for the cost of beaming them to grave sin of being willing to run|our armed forces? for Vice-President. Let us start with a very recent i g broadcast in this series. It is dated July 21, 1946. This was HURT'NG FOREIGN POLICY |beamed to the Pacific countries| The most important result of|and to American troops in the| Pacific, including Japan and Korea. ' The script has this in it: “MacArthur: The Emperor’s New Year’s statement pleases me very much. By it he undertakes a| leading part in the Democratiza-| tion of his people. He squarely| takes his stand for the futuref along liberal lines. | “Narrator: General MacArthur| finds satisfaction in the Emper-| or's words. But there are minor-! ity voices in the land that are notl satisfied. | Voice 1. The Emperor's words mean nothing. Voice 2. He keeps his riches and‘ works hand in glove with the Zaibatsu, the high financial cliques that rule the land. this White House jealousy is in the field of foreign affairs, where Dean Acheson recalls all too viv- idly what happened to Jimmy Byrnes when he tried to conduct foreign policy without constantly consulting the White House. In fact, it was Acheson who had to straighten things out between Truman and Byrnes when Jimmy made the mistake of announcing frem London that he would make a broadcast to the American péB- ple. Truman hit the ceiling. He wanted no foreign policy state- ments except his own made to the American people. y All during the Byrnes Regime, General Vaughan kept needling his Chief. “People are talking about the Byrnes Policy,” he would P . > Narrator: These are men of the say. “They ought to be talking|communist Party, a minority about the Truman Policy.” group. So only a few weeks after " Byrnes' error in announcing a Viie | eanan can Nginegn Democracy without a Republicah form of government. Lip service to directives from MacArthur’s headquarters means nothing.” broadcast to the American people, | a Presidential cable went to Gen- eral Marshall asking him to get veady to ‘become Secretary of| In a word, we undo our own State. 3 work. We have General Mac- That is why Acheson’s hands | arthur out there performing a 1ave been partially tied in defend- fending himself from Senstor Mc~ task and we broadcast propaganda which T hale seen, where it says: “These are men of the Communist Party.” The words, “legalized for the first time” are crossed out and “a minority gréup” substituted. The intention of those originating the broadcast is, of course, obvious. | I do not know who did the cross- ing out. This broadcast of July 21, 1946, is unbelievable, because it is anti- American, anti-MacArthur and does propaganda ageinst the Am- erican occupation. There are two characters in that broadeast, Gus and Bill, who have a spot like this: “Gus: Can you blame ’em? The war’s over. People want jobs that pay off. Bill: That's the trouble. The $15-a-week steno wants five thous- and. The $45 schoolteacher wants fifteen thousand a year. Gus: So if we don't have civ-| ilians to fill the jobs, there's al-| ways an officer glad to take a spot.” The broadcast of July 25, which I have before me, states that “The Pacific Story” is a feature of the Inter-American University of the Air and that it will include a ‘commentary by Owen Lattimore, authority on thej| Pacific, and Director, Walter Hines Page School of International Re- lations, Johns Hopkins University.” This particular broadcast is strict- ly pro-Russian. I assume that that would be regarded as correct in wartime when Russia was sup- 1943, i 'posed to be our ally, but look at what it says about Alaska: “Narrator: Upon the Russian control of Kamchatka and Soviet Asia, as upon the American con- trol of Alaska and the Aleutians will depend the events of the! North Pacific. For as Alaska is on the Great Circle air-route to Asia, so also is Siberia. As Alaska stands guard over the North Pac- ific sealanes, so also does Siberia. So long as powerful Soviet armies stand watch along the borders of | Manchuria, so long as’ Soviet war- ships and submarines are based ipl Soviet Asian ports, so long as Sov= jet airforce stands ready for ac- tion that long must Japan divert .a great portion of her| armed forces. Whatever happens | in Soviet Asia will have a dynamjc effect upon the events of the en- tire Pacific. Beyond these facts of the place of Soviet Asia in the affairs of the Pacific is their un- derlying meaning. To interpret these facts, the National Broad- casting Company presents Owen Lattimore, Director of the School of International Relations, Johns Hopkins University.” Now, the fact is that Soviet Russia was neutral in the war be- tween the United States and Japan and never entered it until the Atom Bomb fell on Hiroshima. It was neutral when this broadcast | was spoken. | THE SINGER MACHINE repre- | sentative will be showing New Singer Sewing Machines and Vacuum cleaners on display at the Baranof. He will be happy to demonstrate them to you. Stop by and see the new Sing- ers, terms may be arranged. to knock him down. In the script 15-4t zely to the band of jealous zealots around him in the White House. THESE DAYS AT e GEORGF. E. SOKOLSKY THE PACIFIC STORY Among the various activities of the United States in the Pacific was a series of broadcasts en- titled “The Pacific Story,” by the Nationa! Brvadcasting Company, a weekly Sunday program, over its network and overseas to our armed forces over the facilities of the Jealousy is carried to such ex-| tremes that ex-hite House Coun- selor Clark Clifford recently can- celled an engagement his wife had A Armed Forces Radio Services.’ “The Pacific Story” ran from July 11, 1943 to January 26, 1947. It would be of great value to thel Carthy. He could have made a masterful presentation of the facts regarding other presidents who C d P l withheld files from Congress, from rosswor u e Qeorgc Washington to William ACROSS 31. Fool Howard Taft. And he could have| g pistrict In 83. East Indlan made a brilliant, clarifying state- London plant ment regarding the loyalty re- g (s}'f,fg hazard 5 Sx;;:x’nlfil:g:' view boards and how they were| 12. Marine fish 36. Chapel for staffed with Republicans. But Ne| 13- American Sevorions didn’t. S 14. Hawaliian city 38. Pertaining to Instead, Mr. Trman issued ab-| ig: e = . M rupt statements at Key West, ig- e Ruing- . R noring the clarifying background | 17. A?Zaza of * “bounds or jarguments which would have ma-! bR Pri) i terially helped the public under-| 20. Used insolent 47. Agitate stand the * Truman-Acheson posi- | ge gliifuase | &5 Nefna DOWN ; ton. impressions l:.'l Bllier vetch . Compositions g A President is only as powerful | ¢ set"in ihe. 5 e antast b oonr ki & Bellof in a god as his public support. Congress| ,o p ¥round short tor 8 ok Bpiansgsiod L Small stream knows this and begins to rebel the | 3. Fabulous vird 55 Cozy home . Ersiamation S minute Presidential popularity /BagRpr. water weakens Today Truman's pop- ; e“fi-;;;“‘:“d ularity has weakend—thanks lar- e et particle . Trouble maker Expressi pecu nosed Always: voet. Ballad Use of lip. & in instructing the dear . Ancient Jewish . Sesame . Fertile spots . The southwest wind Ancient Irish capita . Pertainine to the ear ] from A 20 YEARS AGO s empirE B e e e ] APRIL 12, 1930 The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church was serving a lunch- eon of home made baked beans, brown bread, cake, pie and coffee in the basement of the church, to which the general public was invited—at 35 cents per plate. The Queen, Capt. A. W. Nickerson arrived in port with A. C. Black, Eddie Sulton, R. Bob Lee and Mrs. G. Hovey as passengers for Juneau. She left after loading fresh halibut at the Juneau Cold Storage with the following passengers for Seattle and waypoints: To Seattle: Mrs.! Hazel Petrich; to Ketchikan: Charles W. Wilson, C. Howard, T. Peterson, | Dorothy Nunan, A. E. Wick, J. P. Morgan, S. Wallstedt, V. L. Kearns, Frank Sully. To Wrangell: Mrs. S. Cunningham, Mrs B W. Bmke’i Martin Todal, and Mrs, R. R. Nobel. To Petersburg: Paul White, Mrs. J. L. Luckey, Jennie Kinnonook and William Bailey. Don Tobias and Glen Phillips were Seattle passengers booked on the Princess Norah sailing southbound. Peter Tutein, Clifford Mason, Mrs. J. A. Kendler and Mildred Kendler were bound for Vancouver. The winter, 1929-1930, bowling season at Elks Lodge had closed until | next fall, it was announced by Secretary M. H. Sides. Mrs. Elton Engstrom, who had been in Seattle, was due to return WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1950 Weather af Alaska Points Weather conditions and temper- atures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 a.m. 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau Anchorage 30—Clear Annette Tsland . 42—Cloudy | Barrow . . 5—Snow Bethel . 20—Snow Cordova P 33—Snow Showers Dawson 30—Cloudy Fdmonton 31—Cloudy Fairbanks 19—Partly Cloudy Haines e 35—RaAin Havre 31—Partly Cloudy { Juneau Airport ... 39—Rain Kodiak . 36—Partly Cloady i Kotzebue 16—Snow McGrath 17—Snow Nome ik . T—Fog Northway 18—Partly Cloudy | Petersburg ... i 38—Rain Portland . C 50—Rain Prince George ... . 40—Cloudy Seattle . o . 45—Rain Sitka ............. 40—Rain Showers ‘Whitehorse 28—Cloudy Yakutat home on the Northwestern now on its way to Juneau. Also aboard were Mr. and Mrs. Horace Adams who had been in Seattle on a vacation and business trip. ‘The Spring Cleanup Campaign Committee met at the City Hall with | H. L. Faulker chosen as chairman and Mrs. Harold Smith secretary. ‘The campaign was to open by calling upon all property owners to clean | up their yards and vacant lots during the week beginning April 15. Committee members were: Miss Jones, Mrs. Redlingshafer, Mrs. Wag- | goner, Mrs. Gruber, L. H. Metzger, Ruth Creveling, Allen Shattuck; Harry Douglas, Harry Stonhouse, the Rev. Harry Allen and Mayor T. B.! Judson. Weather: e Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpox || High 44; low, 30; fair. ey ‘WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “He said to wait for a few minutes.” Say, “He said THAT I (or, YOU) SHOULD wait for a few minutes.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Conspiracy. IT, not as in SPIRE. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Financier, not FINANCEER. SYNONYMS: Turbulence, tumult, disturbance, agitation, commotion, disorder. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Pronounce the I as in Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: CONCERTED; mutually contrived or agreed upon. certed action to accomplish this result.” “It will require con- MODERN ETIQUEITE ¥operra 1ee Q. We have just moved into a new home, Is. it considered prdper for us to invite friends to a “house-warming party,” or must our friends give this for us? A. Tt is quite all right for you to give your own “house-warming,”— and why not? People are usually delighted to visit new homes. Q. When should the announcement of an engagement be made public? A. There is no established time. at any desired time. Q. Is it obligatory to return calls of condolence? A. No; calls of condolence need not be returned.’ LOOK and LEARN Z?C. GORDON e aeeaaaee e SRS PSSP VSPUUISUSS S § 1. What are the plurals of (a) tnllsman,‘ (b) grouse, (c), son-in-law, (d) brigadier general? Which of the Apostles was named the Rock? In what country is the guilder a monetary unit? Why is pound cake so called? Who was known as the “Poet of the Piano”? ANSWERS: g Talismans, grouse, sons-in-law, and brigadier generals . Peter. The Netherlands. 4. From the fact that in old recipes it called for a pound of flour, a pound of butter, and in fact, a pound of each of the important in- gredients. A 5. Frederic Chopin (1809-49). An engagement may be announced Oldest Bank in Alaska 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1950 The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL SAVINGS RALPH E. MARSH as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING Present this coupon to the box office of the CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see:’ “THE LUCEY STIFF” Federal Tax—12c Paid by the Theatre Phone 14—YELLOW CAB C0.—Phone 22 and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and % tive merals ucy. lavan tin in 32. Forward 36—Rain Showers | PITCHMEN CATCH -ONE IN HIP POCKET FROM FAIRBANKS FAIRBANKS, April 12 — (A — Pitchmen caught it Monday night. The city passed an ordinance set- ting license fees for itinerant mer- chants peddling their wares here. ' They’ll be required to pay $5 per; day or $125 per month when ex- hibiting their merchandise in a q I | building. Peddling from a vehicle or; a vacant lot will cost $10 per day or $250 per month. The fee will be increased by one- half for each person, other than the { applicant, engaged in the business. Also, transients are barred from operating in the downtown business section. The Retail Merchants Association had pressed for the city action. e o o o o 0 0 0 0 o . TIDE TABLE . e Low Tide 5:49 am., 28 ft. e e High Tide 11:52 am,, 148 ft. ® e Low Tide 18:02 pm, 0.7 ft. e o e 0o 000 00 0 o ol ¢ i Brownie's Liquor Sfore Phone 103 139 So. Frankiia P. O. Box 2508 — | H Widest Selection of LIQUORS | FHONE 399 The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery Phone 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL - and STORAGE STEVENS’® LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Pourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 : ; Casler’s Men's Wear Formerly SABIN'S Stetson and Mallory Hats Arrow Shirts and Underwear Allen Edmonds Shoes BOTANY llsm" CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES - STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing FRED HENNING Complete Outfitter for Men B. W. COWLING COMPANY DeBoto—Dodge Trucks '8 SANITARY MEAT RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. '"WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! 13—PHONES—49 Pree Deltvery MOUNT JUNEAU LODGB NO. 18 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. Carson A. Lawrence, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary @ B.P.0.ELKS Meeting every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting brothers wel- come, F. DEWEY BAKER, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Becretary. Moose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meetings Each Friday Governor—JOHN LADELY BLACKWELL’S CABINET SHOP 117 Main 8t Phone 773 High Quality Cabinet Work for Home, Office or Stere R e — "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. Alaska Music Supply GENERAL PAINTS and WALLPAPER eal Paint Store Id Phone 549 Pred W. Wendt Card Beverage Co. ‘Wholesale 805 10th St. PHONE 216—DAY er NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA POP The Alaskan Hotel Thomas Hardware Co. PAINTS — OILS Builders’ and Shelf HARDWARE Re; e Rpier J. B. Burford Co. “Our Doorstep Is Ween by Satisfied Customers” FORD AgG Frid EN)CY Junean Molor Co. " Foot of Main Btreet JUNEA G U DAIRIES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM & dally habit—ask for it by name Juneau Dairies, Inc. Chrysler Marine Engines MACHINE SHOP Marine Hardware Chas. G. Warner Co. HOME GROCERY Phone 146 Home Liquor Store—Tel, 099 American Meat — Phene 38 To Banish “Blue Monday” To give you more freedom from work — TRY Alaska Laundry H. S. 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