The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 28, 1950, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXIV., NO. 11,490 JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1950 MOTHER OF YEAR FROM ORE. STATE PORTLAND, Ore., April 28—#-— Mrs. Henry Roe Cloud, who started life in an Indian reservation log cabin, is the mother of the year. The first of her race to ve selected, she was named by the American Mothers’ Committee in New York City. Typically, the 59-year-old mother of four daughters was too busy to learn the news at once. She wasc speaking before churchwomen whe: the committee first tried to tele- phone her. Then she was oft on her rounds as chairman of the Oregon Federation of Women’s Club and chairman of the Indian Welfarc Committee. Only hours later did she learn of her honor. The committee cited her religiou honesty and the character and achievements of her children ir selecting her from 52 candidates representing all the states, the Dis- trict of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. She was born on the White Earth Indian reservation at Fosston Minn., as Elizabeth Bender. Her mother was a Chippewa Indian, her father a German homesteader. She is not the first of her family to achieve fame. Her brother Charles, starred in baseball for years as Chief Bender, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, a team he still is with as a scout. IMPORIANTWEEK[ OF DEMONSTRATION STARTS WEDNESDAY To mark the beginning of Home Demonstration Week in Juneau members of extension classes, hom: extension clubs and anyone els interested, are invited to attend ¢ field trip, Wednesday, May 3, whict will include tour through the Cit; Cleaners at 10 am.; Juneau Bakery ““at 11 am.; Gold Belt Modern Hom: at 1:30 p.m.; Juneau Dairy at & pm. and the 20th Century Meatl Market at 8 pm. On Saturday, May 6, a Tea and Fashion Show will take place i the klks Hall from three to five All garments to be modeled in the Fashion Show have been made by students of extension classes unde: the direction of Mrs. Edith Walker, Home Demonstration Agent for the University of Alaska. Also of in- terest to those attending will bc home extension demonstrations and exhibits. Members of sewing classes are requested to be at the Elks Hal by 1 p.m. the day of the l":sguon Show. CG OFFICER HERE Lt. Richard A. Pasciati, of the U. S. Coast Guard, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel, registered from Alexandria, Virginia, The Washingion Merry - Go- Round Bv DREW PEARSON 1950, by Bell Syndicate, Inc. /ASHINGTON—About 60 Amer- ican businessmen, chiefly Repub- licans, took a 10-day orientatior course to study V. S. armed stren- gth last week, part of the time with President Truman attending They studied all branches of U. 8 defense, from the Marine Corps at Quantico, Va., to the Infantry at Fort Benning, Ga., to a trip on ¢ submarine—all as part of Louey Johnson’s plan to build teamwork between the military and business Here are the things that impressed them most. The prohibitive expense of war. It is so costly that not even Russia and the United States may be able to afford it. The fact that President Tru- man's picture appeared in no military installation except an enjisted man’s ' club. The liklihcod that the B-38, designed for bombing trips ac- ross the Arctic, may soon be obsolete. Harry Truman’s homeyness. Probability that modern wea- pons will make it impossible for nations to reach each other. They may have to fight long distance, across oceans. contagious Truman Wins Ninety per cent of the business- men taking the free orientation course started as vigorous anti- A A S ki DA (Continued on Page Four) |ANOTHER STATEHOOD PROPCNENT DRAWS FEES FROM AAC Another statehood proponent, member of the group who were pas- sengers to Washington, D.C., aboard an Alaska Airlines plane, drew sub- stantial fees from the Territory for technical services to the Alaska Aeronautics Commission. Payment of a voucher of $5600 0 Alaska Airlines president Stanley McCutcheon, now in Washington as a statehood advocate and mem- ber of the Territory’s Statehood Committee, has been discussed pro ind con in the press. Payment was ‘irst refused by Auditor Frank A. Boyle and his deputy, Neil Moore. After a meeting of the Board ot Appeals, it was decided that under the provisions of the act, the hir- ing of technical Iegal services could be allowed. Up to March 27, 1950, under con- ract with the Territory for engi- aeering services, $39,485 had been 2aid to Irene E. Ryan by the Alaska Aeronautical Commission. Payment of the first voucher to Mrs. Ryan ~as questioned by the Auditor’s ot- ice but was paid upon opinion ot he Attorney General’s office that he law which set up the AAC lows the hiring of technical and egal services without bid. It was Mrs. Ryan, identified in he AP stories from Washington as \ mining engineer, who said “the ones who voted against statehood ~on't stay in Alaska” referring to he fact that two divisions of the Territory (the fourth and second) voted against statehood. Another member of the Statehood Jommittee who has received a.con- ract from the Alaska Aeronautics Jommission is Victor Rivers whose | ‘ee, under contract, was for engi- 1eering services in connection with he building of the Palmer air- Jort. Rivers did not make the Wash- ngton trip. 43 OUT OF 58 PRECINCTS TABBED IN FIRST DIVISIOX| . ‘With 43 precincts unofficially tab- lated out of 58 in the First Divi- sion, the races for places on the zeneral election docket next Octo- r are pretty well lined up, excep: for a cum-see-cum-saw race for 2ighth place among Democratic House candidates. Only iarge precincts so far un- heard from are the two in Yaku- tat. Only Territory-wide race for places in offices is that of Labor Commissioner—the remainder are unopposéd on each ticket. That pic- ture looks pretty well developed, with Henry Benson leading Ray Beach on the Republican ticket by 3,855 to 2,604. Ross Kimball leads Alfred E. Owen, Jr., on the Demo- cratic ticket 2,771 to 2,379. Kimbali is pulling away gradually as small precincts come in. Here are the Democrat higher- ups: Hope, 2,413; Gundersen, 1,868; Metcalfe, 1,629; Jensen, 1,526; Stew- art, 1,399; Smith, 1444; Coughlin 1,350; Lockridge 1,191. Pushing Lockridge closely is R. T' Harris, with 1,187 votes in nintt place. Peter Wood comes tenth with 1,148, On the Republican side of the fence, candidates there polled many more votes than their opponents— with five gaining more than 2,00 votes, with only one in that cate- gory in the other party. They lint up this way: Barnes, 2,968; Hendrickson, 2,273; MacKinnon, 2,202; Locken, 2,290; Johnson, 2,241; MacSpadden, 1,689; Bartholomew, 1,545; Peterson 1,63¢ Ninth man is William Paul, witl 1,392 Elton Engstrom is unopposed or the Republican side of the Senate fence. Here’s the lineup on the Demo side: Nolan, 3,142; Peratrovich, 2,540: Almquist, 1,651. Two will be chosen AUK BAY RESIDENTS VOTE TO ESTABLISH NEW UTILITY DISTRICT Residents of the Auk Bay ares north of Juneau cast a top-heavy vote yesterday in favor of incorpo- rating the area as a public utility district, Ballots cast in favor of the in- corporation numbered 72; only seven opposed it. The election was held at the De- Hart Grocery. In addition to ap- proving incorporation, the Auk Bay residents chose five directors for the district. Elected were James P. DeHart, Don C. Foster, George Cantillon, H. L. Arnold and John G. Hag- meier, MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS — = ] Indian (laims Dominate 33 i; Titles "Cloud” Arnold Clalms State Costs Would Double-Oufside Capital Discouraged GRWHITE PASS Q;m{’wu 4R0 &an B cul KODIAK 410 Nary ORersico Sms o RESERVED LANDS ALASKA LARGE PORTIONS of Alaska’s area are set aside in reserved lands. The dark areas of this map show the lands which are under the control of the Federal government as military reservations, national forests, Indian reservation, game reserves, etc. These areas are now being dis- cussed at the Senate hearings on H. R. 331, the bill which would give Alaska statehood. 2 Americans |STUDY TOPRECEDE | Are Murdered In West Java Yale Professor and Corre- spondent Taken from Jeep by Gang JAKARTA, U, S. L April 28—(®— A Yale professor and an American correspondent were slain yesterday n West Java—the apparent vic- tims of & ,murderous gang whose motives could not be determined. The two were Professor Raymond Kennedy, 43, of Yale University, a aoted sociologist known to his stu- jents as “Jungle Jim” because of 1is urge to explore remote places, and ‘Robeit Doyle, 30, a mative of Chicago who worked for Time and Life magazines out of Hang Kong. A spokesman for the American Imbassy said the two were killed on a paved highway near Tomo. Chis is in a beautiful mountainous irea where fanatical guerrilla jands were active during the Dutch-Indonesian warfare. There was an indication the bodies may 2ave been mutilated. Road Considered Safe The road has been considered safe for daytime travel in recent months but most foreigners do no venture along it at night. The coad winds through tea and rub- ber estates and rice paddies thickly populated with natives. The two left Jakarta Wdenesday for Jogjakarta, capitol of the In- jonesian Republic. They spent the alght in Bandoeng,r and hoped to make Jogjakarta by last night. There was no official account of what happened Col. Karl Hisgen, an American sbserver, got the first report of the gillings from the British U. N. (Continued on Page Two) KADOW T0 TALK ON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT Kenneth J. Kadow, Director of the Alaska Field Committee of the Department of Interior, will speak tonight at the AF of L hall at 8 o’clock. Kadow will speak on plans being made to assist in the orderly and rapid industrial development of the Territory, with the goal a sound year-round economy at a satisfac- tory standard of living. His talk is being sponsored by the Central Labor Council. ‘The public is cordially invited to attend. AND MORE OFFERS OF RESERVATIONS Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman will issue no orders) establishing additional native re- servnuons in Alaska until there has been an opportunity to reconsider thoroughly the national policy to- ward Indians and other native groups. L. This was stated in a letter re-| ceived from Chapman by Robert Boochever, President of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. The letter, dated April 21, came in answer to messages sent to the Secretary ol the Interior stating the oppossnon of the Chamber to the reservation: i plan. Chapman wrote also that he wished to reaffirm his beliet “in the long-standing policy of the De- partment of the Interior that the land rights of the Indians and other native groups in Alaska must be protected as long as protection is needed.” Regarding the proposed reserva- tions at Barrow, Shungnak-Kobuk, and Hydaburg, he wrote that he had decided not to disturb the orders issued by former Secretary Julius Krug. In an election February 4, Bar- row natives rejected the reservation proposed for their area. Shungnak- Kobuk natives also rejected the re-; servation offered them when they voted Monday, after the election date had been postponed from Feb- ruary by Chapman. Hydaburg residents voted Mon- day to accept the reservation offered them. Actun establishment of these re- servations depended on the elec- tions, according to Chapman. FISH BRIBERY CASE OF PETERSBURG MAN CONVICTION UPHELD The conviction here of Kurt Gus- tav Nordgren, Petersburg fisher- man, on bribery of a fisheries patrol agent on April 20, 1949, has been upheld by the Ninth Circuit Couri of Appeals, according to word reaching District Attorney P. J. Gil- more, Jr. Nordgren was sentenced April 22 last year to serve 14 months in the federal penitentiary and fined $200. He has been on bond pending' his appeal to the upper court. Assistant District Attorney Stan- ley Baskin argued the case before the upper court. A mandate will come down in 30 days, during which time Nordgren may file for a re- hearing. If he does not, the convic- tion will stand. A ' The bribery act took place at Red Fish Bay on Baranof Island, witnh William McKenzie, patrol agent for the Fish and Wildlife Service, ac- cepting the money and turning it in to his superiors. 'THIRD DIVISON COUNT INFROM FIFTY PRECINCTS ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 28— | The Third Division has 70 precincts jand 50 precincts have reported re- {sults of Tuesday’s primary vote as 1 follows: , Delegnbe. | Bartlett 3135; Peterson | ' Treasurer R.oden 3088. Labor Commissioner: Beach 317; ‘Benson 937; Kimball 922; Owen 11325. '{ Senate: Engebreth 1611; Loussac |1872: Rivers 2115; Snider 1384. House: Appleton 600; Armstrong 1378; Bailey 885; Baldwin 761; Call; i 69; Cannon 707; Carlson 966; Chase 632; Conright 1116; Cutting 336‘ Day 435; Dougherty 461; Egan 1375; Gill 913; Gorsuch 633; Hickel 374; Irving 483; Kay 1310; Lindemuth 491; McCracken 973; McCutcheon 1660; McKinley 666; McLane 514; ’ane 450; Mears 604; Norene 773; Osbo 542; Pollard 985; Scavenius 1104; 'Snodgrass ,024 Warwick 493; ! Whittaker 339. Third District Court now lists only 70 precincts. Several precincts‘ have been consolidated since thel! last election. ONE-FOURTH OF FOURTH DIVISION VOTES TABULATED ! AIRBANKS, Alaska, April 28--! Wich 20 precincts of the Fourth Di- vision’s 70, with an estimated one- fourth of the division's count re- porting, here are the standings: Bartlett 1695, Peterson 538, Roden 1625, Beach 788, Benson 473, Kim- ball 573, Owen 315. mpublu:ans' Coble 1147, Lhamon 999, Stepovich 1160, Miscovich - 969, Wilbur 777,| Gasser 730, Joy 1726, Woofter 618, West 595, Reed 456, King 268, Wllson { 248. Democrats: Hoopes 817, 682, Taylor 661, Franklin 594 An- german 791, Dale 681, Jones 628, Smith 4985, McCombe 435, l(nm’(ml 379. TEN HAWAIIAN STATEHOODERS | HEADING EAST SAN FRANCISCO, April 28—(#— Governor Ingram Stainback of Ha- | waii arrived here today by Pan American clipper—heading a 10 i person group en route to Washing- | 261 ton, D. C. The delegation is part of the Hawalian statehood commission which will appear before 2 Senate subcommittee next week seeking admission of Hawaii as a state, JUNEAU KETCHIKAN 8 RrRIT HYDER ’u (RN ~ NEWUNIS PROPOSAL OFHOOVER:=: Reorganization Suggested To Exclude Commun- ist Counfries (By the Associated Press) Ex-President Herbert Hoover says the United States is becoming “more and more isolated as the sole contender in this cold war’ and urges a reorganization of the United Nations to exclude Com- munist countries. America’s only living former President expressed these views in a New York speech last night. His plan of a new international setup minus the Russian bloc struck & pcpular note among both Demo- cratic and Republican lawmaker: in Washington. Early reaction at the United Nations was either cau- tiously opposed or non-commitable Hoover warned that the Unitec States is “steadily losing ground’ to Russia and her allies in the cold war. Fe sald the world i ncw divided in two and a different international governinz hody i nceded, “The United States needs to know who are with us,” said Hoover “and whom we can depend on.”. There was no immediate reactior. irom the White House on Hoover’t proposal. Senator George (D-Ga. said he regarded such a move a: inevitable. John - Foster Dulles, Republicar adviser to the State Department said in a Washington speech h¢ favored revision of the U. N. char- ter, but he did not have in minc excluding the Russians 8 PRECINCTS P IN ZND DIVISION Returns from eight precincts in the second division were receivec today by Acting Governor Lew M Williams; here’s what they look like: (Territorial offices are in- cluded in today’s story elsewher¢ in the paper.) Treasurer: Roden, 402, Labor Commissioner: Kimball, 179; Owen, 112; Benson, 123; Beach 115. Senators: Beltz, 275; O'Leary, ; Ipalook, 221; Jones, 256, Munz, 161, Representatives: Degnan, Edman, 232; Madsen, 318; Wells, 212; Bronson, 237; Copiin, 152; Laws, 269; Reader, 289; Swanberg, | 272 253; By ALICE FREIN JOHNSON (Special to The Empire) WASHINGTON, April 28—Speedy settlement of Indian claims is a matter of vast importance to the growth and development of Alaska, but should not be made a condition for passing the statehood bill, Alaska’s Gov. Ernest Gruening to- day told Senators conducting hear- ings on the statehood measure, H.R. 831, “To try to settle this long pro- tracted controversy which can be settled by the Federal government alone in a measure setting forth terms of statehood would compli- cate enormously passage of the bill,” Gruening added. Gruening’s comment was elicited by Sen. Clinton Anderson (Dem- NM), acting chairman, following testimony of W. C. Arnold, chief spokesman of opponents of the measure. Discourage Capital More and more as the hearings proceed the question of Indian claims seems to dominate the dis- cussion. Opponents of the measure say little revenue can be assured the new state under conditions where unsettled claims discourage outside capital from investing in Alaska. Proponents militantly aroused in defense of statehood as their right. have dwelt at length on wanting statehood to protect themselves against arbitrary decisions of the Interior Department, especially as pertain to Indian reservations and withdrawals of land. Arnold had argued that despite the fact the Ninth Circuit Ooun ot FISH CONTROL DEFECTIVE IN HR 331: ALLEN More Confusion Instead of Clarification — ""What Is States Footing?”’ WASHINGTON, April 28 — #) — Edward Allen, Seattle attorney and member of the International Fish- eries Commission, contended today that the pending bill to give Alaska statehood fails to deal properly with the Territory's waters and fisheries, Allen was opposing the House- passed bill before the Senate In- terior Committee. It was the second day of opposition testimony. Sup- porters of statehood presented their case at length earlier in the week. “From a legal standpoint, the bill is defective both for what it says and what it fails to say con- cerning Alaskan waters and fish- eries,” Allen declared. Allen said the 1946 Supreme Court decision in the so-called tidelands case enormously increased Federal power. He said states were held in that case to have no ownership whatever in the marginal or three-mile belt, either in or beneath ocean waters, and could exercise fishery control only as the Federal government permitted. The statehood bill would, he said, transfer control of its fisheries to Alaska. Fishery Complicated Then, too, Allen continued in his statement, the Federal government has signed international treaties regulating halibut in and out of Alaskan waters. Fur seals, he added, are regulated by a treaty with Canada and coastal fisheries of Alaska are confronted with international complications with Japan and Russia. “With ‘the law in a hazy condi- Appeals several yml San Alaska are nonexuwnt, the In- terior Department’s office of Indian Affairs, Indian Rights Association, and individual Indians or tribes continue to claim the lands and waters of the Territory as their ‘possessory rights.” Such contro- versy, Arnold added, has been a retarding factor in Alaska’s de- velopment. Must Disclaim Titles Arnold said the bill under con- sideration states that the new state and its residents must agree to “dis- claim forever all right and title to any lands or other property ownec by natives,” and until Indian titie: nhave been extinguished that “land: shall rethain subject to the dispo- sition and, under the absolute juris- diction and control of Congress.” Such language places a cloud or practically all land titles within the proposed state, Arnold de- clared. It also would create such confusion and uncertainty that utles could not be secured withou. clarification by Congress or the supreme Court, he continued. Sen, Glen Taylor (Ida-D) herc nterrupted to say: “Indian claims are the responsi- oility of Congress, but not of any one member of Congress. Perhaps f Alaska had two Senators and a Representative on the ground here, they might make it their specia. ousiness to hurry up this matter ol settling aboriginal rights ana claims.” Congress ‘Might Forget’ Arnold replied it was his opinion Congress would be more apt to takc action while there was interest in passage of the bill and that it might forget after Alaska had become & (Continuec on Page Two) e & o 0 o o 0 0 o WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum, 52; minimum, 32. At Airport—Maximum, 53; minimum, 30. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Cloudy with intermittent rain tonight and Saturday. Southeasterly winds 15 to 20 miles per hour tonight. Low tonight about 38 degrees and high Saturday near 48 de- ® grees. . ePRECIPITATION @ (Past 34 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today . City of Juneau — None; @ since April 1 — 3.71 inches ® since July 1-—62.18 inches. ] At Airport — None; ® since April 1 — 168 inches; ® since July 1—41.79 inches. ee0ccescscsesevo . . ° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L] . L) . . . . . picture just lddl more mnlunon he said. “It purports to donate all fish- ery conservation facilities to Alaska but wholly fails to make clear what authority the new state would have to deal with the fisheries. To be sure it says that Alaska shall be on the same footing as prior states. But what is that footing? “Under the California Tidelands decision, that footing would seem to be such local control as Con- gress grants, but H.R. 331 does not make any definite grant of control.” Allen said there are complete Federal fishery laws. These are not repealed by the bill, he said, and “may very well be held still in effect.” May Violate Treaties He said that if it was held the bill transfers full fishery control to Alaska it may violate the halibut and fur seal treaties. Expressing the opinion that if the bill is enacted it “would probably require a number of law suits” to determine its meaning, Allen added this “may be exactly opposite of what the proponents of the bill had in mind.” In the meantime, he said, the whole situation of Alaska fisheries, “with all their international rever- berations, mtybelnlanuoleom plete confusion.” Ralph Wood, retired Navy Rear Admiral who commanded the 17th Naval District (embracing all of Alaska) during part of World War Two, testified that in his opinion “it makes no difference whether Alaska is a state or a territory as far as national defense is con- ' cerned.” ‘ Defense Unaffected “Were Alaska to become a state’ tomorrow,” he said, “it would not alter, I am sure, the general over- all defense problems. Be advised I am not debating the merits of statehood. I am simply pointing out that the question of national de- fense is not germane to the issue.” W. C. Arnold, managing director of the Alaska Salmon Industries, ' Ins., who yesterday strongly opposed the statehood bill, told the commit~ tee today he believes the argument that statehood would aid defense and is necessary for national de- (Continued on Page Two) —_— el Freighter Flemish Knot from Seattle due Saturday night or Sun- day morning. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. Princess Louise scheduled to sall from Vancouver Saturday. Denali scheduled southbound at 2 a.m, Monday.