The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 22, 1950, Page 4

PAGE FOUR THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1950 Daily Alaska Empire Pubmhed every evening except Sunday by the MPIRE PKINTING COMFANY socond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska EELEN TROY MONSEN - DOROTHY TROY LINGO - - ELMER A. FRIEND - ALFRED ZENGER - = = = Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for S1.50 per monml six months, $5.08; one vear, $15.00 By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance, £15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; sne month, in advance, $1.50. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business ce of any failore or irreqularity in the delivery | of their papers. Telephones: News Ofrice, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS i - Every | folly McClellan’s President Vice-President Managing Editor Business Manager an gmergengy.”s | being strained t | power loan to the city And every 15 exclusively entitled to the use for ews dispatches credited to it or not others s naper and also the locsl news published | The Associat republicatior. of se credited in ein. they meet peaks NATIONAL REPRES Pourth Avenue Bldg., Sel TATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 tle, Wash. i Senator El to completion. Anchorage is project, years, YES, SENATOR McCLELLAN, THERE IS AN EMERGENCY in government has no greater proponent Whether that government be city, believe in economy and are Economy than The Empire. territorial or federal, we delighted when an effort is made to achieve it However, economy can be expensive. It can be foolish and thoughtless In the case of moment our gripe is against the action of Senator McClellan of Arkansas whose ob- | jection to the $31,000,000 appropriation which would | cover the cost of construction of the Eklutna power plant and may prevent the building of the greatly needed project. The Eklutna project calls for the construction of a hydro-electric plant 25 miles out of Anchorage to serve that city, Palmer, Wasilla, Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Field. | years. and it emergency It Project so nea ator’s objection. doubt. Anyone familiar with the power situation i lh)nl\ The emergency said to be a Rube Goldberg array of generators, is o once in a while, to approve the purchase of another 1000 kw generator. winter, limit their consumption of electricity and frequently have had to Let's be honest about it. growing problem needs the help of the federal government. No grant is being asked. which will repay the federal treasury in 50 with interest, large federal grants are no longer needed. | The Empire does not believe in government going linto business when private 'enterprise might have entered that business. nothing about it and the need has been great for is heartbreaking y a reality—then stopped by one Sen- chorage knows that an emergency exists, that it is tas drla) acnnn on the project with Senator | disguised excuse that “we uughl; to loyk into itnand determine whether there is such | is acute. The Anchorage plant, an unsafe peak. Half of a dis- carded ship is moored to the city docks so additional may be provided by Alaska Railroad has several pieces of equipment on its engine rooms. The meet its growing needs. the taxpayers are asked to help it Anchorage residents are asked to “brown out” their city in order to In spite of this oft-presented crisis in Anchorage, McClellan still questions the emergency. The increasing need of the military establishments at Fort Richardson and Elmendorf are well known veral thousand new housing units are to be built in the Anchorage area, a 400-bed hospital is being rushed There is an emergency. and this vital development | This is a self-liquidating and will hasten the day when But private capital is doing The money had been appropriated by HR. 970, was Senator McClellan’s question as to its that blocked it in the Senate. to have the Eklutna Power we hope Senator McClellan will reconsider his | This time, we believe that the $21,000,000 appro- ‘pm«ud by the House of Representatives a and approved | by the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs would be a real economy. i “Working is more fun than loafing,” declares a in An- ' writer who has either never worked or never loafed. The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Continued from Page One) )vornon\ of that speech as it ap- 1pem« in the Congressional Record and see if you still subscribe to (hal address: ‘More precious than our lives we hold our liberty, a liberty that means free speech, free press, the | in delayed Hollywood probe was about to start under the Republicans, H film czar Eric Johnston and film | against real or imaginary wrongs will. I shall try to make it as|S attorney Paul McNutt informed Bob | and the right to worship in anylclear and interesting as possible, Kenny and Bartley Crum, attor- |shrine .. . but that will be a chore. 1 v Mr, Mayer: Mr. Congressman,| It seems that Frank E. Mason neys for the film-writers, that the| man on the committee they could depend on was Congressman Wood, that he was on the train enroute that is what makes us great. only knew how to appreciate it. some of the statements you made: l | That jand would make any country great thiat{tinguished THESE DAYS --BY-- GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY S DIARIES that I cannot THE GOEBBE] This is a case right to assemble and remcnstrate | ynderstand, but maybe the reader P. Lochner, two dis- American journalist came into possession of the diaries Louis to Washington, and that they would | “Mr. Wood: You still subscribe |of Goebbels, Hitler’s public rela- meet hith Wixt mbring and fsh [ to that? tions:man. They got Doubleday & him up to the hearings. Ml‘ Mayer: Yes, sir. yCompany to publish the diaries Next day, Oct. 20, 1947, Congress- | “Mr. Wood: You say, then, that {in English that is a correct quotaticn of your | The book went well and on man Wood arrived at the Holly- | ood committee room a little late, | SPeech in San Francisco on the Tehjoctober 31, 1949, Doubleday said but apparently well coached. Louis | of May? that they owed Mason and Lochner B. Mayer, the film mogul who had “Mr. Mayer: Seventh of July, sir. 1$131,804.3¢, but that they woui| had the foresight to hire Georgia| not pay over the money because attorney Edgar Dunlap, was on the| More Coaching Fhe office Pf alien property had stand. Dunlap had done his job| ¢ s significant that Congress-|intervened in the matter. well. For Wood immediately began to ask Mayer the friendliest type| of questions, carefully calculated to| help ease the criticism for having filmed “Song of Russia.” man Wood was the only member of the committee who cross-examined Mr. Mayer. No other committee | member asked a question But | Wood, who, as chairman, had held off the Hollywood probe, now ser- ! ved as chief defendant of his friend Dunlap’s law client, Louis B. Mayer. Woed to the Rescue Here is part of the cross-examin- ation: Dunlap apparently had told Wood “Mr. Wood: Since you have been | about some newspaper editorials in the production business, Mr.|which commented on Mayer’s Mayer, approximately how many speech. So the Congressman, sud- pictures have you made?” denly remembering these clippings, “Mr. Mayer: About 1,200 prob- | picked up one of them and asked: ably. { “Mr. Wood: You were quoted Mr. Wood: What criticism, if | somewhat in the press from that any, has there been from the pub- address. And I guote from one ul lic or the press or the go\'t’lnment the daily papers in New York, leveled against any of them that|which you are quoted as hd\dnf’ you have made? | said that: “Mr. Mayer: Well, Mr. Congress-| *“‘The only interpretation and man, we have always received great | understanding of Communism that approbation, until this thing start- |is worthy of belief by the Amer- ed, about this picture “Song of |ican people is that it threatens the Russia.’ way of life upon this entire planet. “Mr. Wood: Well, about the It threatens our fundamental con- time that you made ‘Song of Rus-\cepts of human rights and liber- sia'—by the way, at that time we ties. were engaged in a war in which| of that a correct quotation ! i i { Russia was one of our allies, is| the sentiment that you then ex- that correct? | pressed? “Mr. Mayer: Yes, sir. “Mr. Mayer: Yes, sir. “Mr. Wood: Perhaps that is one “Mr, Wood: And you still sub- of the reasons that the committee scribe to it? wanted to hear from you, with “Mr. Mayer: Yes, sir.” reference to the underlying rea- Congressman Wood, of course, sons that prompted the production had a right to ask any questions of that particular picture. Can he wished, no matter how friendly you give us any more enlightment But the public also has a right! on that?” to know what motivated his ques- —_— tioning; and particularly it has a MG Philosophy right to know why he did not Mr. Mayer proceeded to tell at proceed with the Holloywood probe | gth-about his philosophy when he was committee chairman No impropriety was Involved as to how these newspapermen got the diary. A civilian employee of | the military government of the United States in Berlin, William F. Heimlich, of Columbus, Ohio, ob- tained 7,000 sheets of it from a junk dealer who had cleaned out the ministry of propaganda build- | ing in the Russian sector of Berlin. | Heimlich gave the 7,000 loose sheets | to Herbert Hoover, who was then in Germany, for the Hoover Library in Stanford University, Californiai The War Department permitted | the Hoover Library to collect doe- uments. Heimlich’s presentation was known to his superiors. ‘ 3, { Lochner and Mason this material with the of the Hoover Library, the book, “The Goebbels Diaries.” When Harold I. Baynton of the office of alien property learned that such a book was to be pud- lished, he entered a‘claim that the nmtunl was the property of the translated | permission producing |Mason and Lochner {lishers that their work would never the | imantling in Gel jcomment is answered by my state- ‘having in the office of that maga- .| the |les JUNE 22 Peggy Mclver Vida Bartlett Mrs. J. S. Jetfrey Harry Stephenson Hatt Halm Ray Ward Pauline Avery Grace Dickinson Nina Hall government of the United States. Then this office went further. Through an official, David L. Baz- | elon, stant attorney gener: were asked YO sign a letter proffered them by | Bazelon, which they did because | they were frightened by their pub- Authors are work see the light of day. easily frightened when their is involved. To make a long story shordr, Mason and Lochner found them- selves 1n a legal squabble, which is so peculiar that it is of geneTal interest. The attitude of our gov- ernment in Germany is that war criminals have no property rights. Also, they have no heirs. Goebbels | l was a war criminal | So I wro'e Mr, Baynton to nSK{‘ whether this Mason and Lochner | case, as it was handled by his office, would nct pave the way for the reopening of every case 0“ denazification and dismantling, | which could involve this country | in claims for billions of dollars. | Mr. Baynton replied: | “Under present law no vested German property is to be returned | to the original owners except to certain classes of non-hostile per- scns, such as persecutees. “I have noted your comment that action of the Department of | Justice in this case will affect| cases of denazification and dis- any. I think this ment pointing out * that the vesting. of Goebbels's rights has not been effected for the purpose jof returning them to Goebbels's heus but for the purpose of seiz them for the benefit of the United ates. There is no connection be- | jeen the vesting of German prop- erty in the United States and the dismantling or denazification pro- gram in Germany. Actions in Ger- many with respect to any German national's property does not af-| fect whatever property he may have | owned in ‘the" United States .. .” | There is more to this, but lms quotation gives the gist of it. As| I read the whole letter, I, not being a lawyer, still wondered. So I wrote further and discovered that . whether or not the heirs or next of kin of Joseph Goebbels acquired by inheritance or other- wise any rights within Germany depends upon what legal steps have been taken in Germany and what the law is there.” It would seem to me that Mason | and Lochner did a job of work ift making this document available| in English. They have spent con- siderable money fighting the case. 1 cannot help making the compar- | ison that in the Amerasia case Philip Jaffe was fined $2,500 for t lof Dr i Forest headquarters of the U. 8. from = & 20 YEARS AGO "": EmpIRrE e i JUNE 22, 1930 Details of a notable wedding in Atascadero, Calif,, |'here. They described the ceremony in which Miss Marguerite Bone, | youngest daughter of former Governor Scott C. Bone, became the bride Alfred B. Wilcox of Santa Barbara. The elaborate wedding and reception were in picturesque Atascadero Inn. were received with a favorable report of conditions at Chilkoot Barracks Army post, Brig. Gen. J. C. Castner returned to Juneau from Haines aboard the harbor boat James H. Fornance, Capt. W. B. Cummings. Three trips of the Alma were necessary to transport the 500 persons | to Marmion Island for the annual picnic of Juneau Lodge No. 420, B. P. O. Elks. ape was detailed in a report from Chugach National Forest Service. It told of an attack by a 500-pound brown bear on Ranger Charles H. Forward and Trail Forman Paul Jones, while they were locating trail on the ® southeast end of Hinchinbrook Island. Jones was unarmed; Forward saved both their lives by dropping the bear at 15 feet with his .30-06 Winchester. A narrow The first of the new 1930 Hudson sedans to reach Juneau arrived on the Dorothy Alexander. It had been purchased by Malcolm Wilson through the McCaul Garage. low, 49; overcast. Weather: High, 67; e Daily Lessons in English %. 1. corpox | WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “We could think of no other plan but th Say, “We could think of no other plan THAN this.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Chiropractor. Pronounce ki-ro-prak- ter, I as in KITE, principal accenv on first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Links (parts of a chain); (a cat-like wild beast). SYNONYMS: Strong, stout, sturdy, stalwart, robust, vigorous, sinewy, muscular. y WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word : VENERATE; to regard with admiration and deference. *“All the members of the congregation venerated their pastor.” OISR a golf course). Lynx MODERN ETIQUETTE Roserra rEE e rrred Q. On entering a restaurant or hotel dining room, does the woman precede the man? A. If there is a waiter or headwaiter to assign the table, the woman follows the waiter. If not, the man goes first and chooses the table. Q. Whom do the parents invite to the christening of theis baby? A. The list of those invited should be limited, chiefly close rela- ‘Lives and friends who might be expected to have a deep interest in the child Q. Should a man ignore a salutation if he is walking with a woman who greets a person who is a stranger to him? A. No; he should return the greeting by lifting his hat. NMWW LOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢ corpon 1. Which happened first, the surrender of Japan or the formation of the United Nations? 2. Which is the most densely populated large nation in the world? 3. What is the highest military award given in the United States? 4. To what games does St. Paul allude in his Epistles? 5. Of all precious stones, what is the softest? ANSWERS: 1. The United Nations, organized in San Francisco in May and June of 1945. Japan’s official surrender was in September 1945. 2. India. 3. The Congressional Meda! of Honor. 4. Boxing and running. 5. Emerald. zine 1,700 documents stolen from | government of the United | States, while Frank Mason and| Louis Lochner are being fined more | than $131,000 for translating and! having published the Goebbels diar- which th2y obtained legit- imalely. | Maybe the comparison is a non | sequitur—and maybe not. ATTENTIGN TOURISTS Ride the Mailboat Yakobi for an intimate acquaintance with SE Al-| aska, Leaving every Wednesday,| arrive Juneau Saturday night. | ACROSS 1. Perslan ruler 7. Predicament 13. Company ot 36 t . Bowling score . Not animal or vegetable Pieme of baked 4 5 t 1 1 i desp! 45. Compass polnt . Bewail 48. Dwells . Puffs up . Undeveloped o cnings In DOWN | : Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle Shield-shaped Surgical thread . Ball of thread 3. For 6. 4. Chafes 6. Imitate or yarn Free . Lumberman’s tool . Sea robber . Rubber . Operatic solo ! Abnormality Number Countenance motion pictures. Then - just as it also has a right .ui leav 1. Cooks with Congressman ~ Wood, carefully | know about the $1,000 fee collected; 25 More EXeellent WALEr yapor coached in advance about the mat- Wood's office Tolis & ‘ovippied | 30 0o saheu FemaiL ieithe ters on which Mayer wanted to boy in return for legislation pawvd testify, suddenly remembered that through Congress Mayer Had made a speech he — — asked 1o @ o @ o @0 0 0 o0 o o Mr. Wood: Mr. Mayer, I beliecve o . cu made ® TIDE TABLE . a talk before the Newspaper Ad- JUNE 23 . vertising Executives Association in e Low tide 1:30 am., 36 1t. e San Francisco; is that right? ® High tide 7:16 am,, L3 “Mr. Mayer: Yes sir e Low tide 13:57 pm,, o “Mr. Wood: About the Tth of e High tide 20:03 p.m., 15.21t o! May, was it? | e T Al L i i st R A | gressional— CHARLES CARLS | “Mr. Mayer: July 7. HERE, VISITING OVERNIGHT “Mr. Wood: I find in the C gressional Record, under date Charles A. Carig Bf ApSfilang, July 15 of this year, an ins n rived %’Wndayh in the Congressional Record by to visit his daughter Hon. Gordon L. McDonald, of the an , Mr. and Mrs. Wes State of California, of what pur- Overby Mr. C s firsy ports to be a copy of that address trip d he be here | I would like to quote from some , about wee . Temple: archale . Word for word Racing establishe ment Resembling a pine cons . Animal's neck hair Ascended Most_recent Baptismal vessels Unaspirated | Dismounted Receive Arabian camel's halr cloth . Mother Down: prefix GENERAL CONTRACTORS PHONE 357 Glacier Construction Co. New Building — Remodeling — Cabinet Work Plastering — Concrete Pouring Sand and Gravel Hauling There is no substitute for Newspaper Advertising! MRS. A. 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Cloudy Kodiak 46—Partly Cloudy Kaopzebue . 38—Partly Cloudy McGrath . . 48—Rdin Nome % 37—Fog Northway' .. . 45—Partly Cloudy Petersburg 45—Partly Cloudy | Portland ... 54—Rain Prince George 50—Cloudy Seattle ... 49—Drizzle Sitka . 48—Partly Cloudy ‘Whitehorse 46—Cloudy Yakutat 40—Fog TODAY At 6:30 p.m.—Baseball game be- tween Elks and Coast Guard. At 6:30 p.m—Juneau Rifle and; Pistol Club at Mendenhall range.; At 8 p.m.—Frengh film, “Farribigue’ at L.O.OF. Hall, At 8 p.m.—July 4th Committee on arrangements in Council Cham- bers in City Hall. June 22 At noon—Soroptimist Club, Terrace room. Baranof. June 24 At 7:30 p.m—Lions .club installa- tion of officers, banquet and pro- gram, Baranof. At 9:30 p.m.—Booster Ball for Shir- ley Casperson, July 4th ‘Queen candidate at A. F. of L. Hall. June 26 At 8 pm.—American Legion, Dug- out. i June 27 At noon—Rotary Club, Baranof. June 29 At noon—Chamber .of Commerce, Baranof. 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