The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 26, 1950, Page 1

VOL. LXXV,, NO. 11,616 THE DAILY ALAS . “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUES DAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1950 SEOUL IS FLAMING, | ¢ @ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS MOKE-FILLED CIT 4 & Marines In Death Battle Agamst Red Forces Marinés Move on Seoul CONGRESS SESSION WAS OKEH Sen. Gordon Gives Praise- " H Produced "Individ- PR ual Thinking WASHINGTON, Sept, 26 — ® -——! Senator Cordon (R-Ore) said today ! he believes this years session of Congress produced more “individ-: ual thinking” than any in the six years he has been a member of the' Senate. “It is shown in more careful ex aminations of measures before the| Senate,” he told a reporter. - “The only exception has been the defense spending as a result of the Korean war. That was unavoldable as it | developed in, the last days.” Predicting that the one-package appropriation bill. will come in for ]MISS Foolball of 1950 RED MOB 5 'v dustrial plants were reported to lots of oppobsition in:thie next Con- | gress, he expressed hope it would} be_retained. “The. session 8s I view it in retrogpect - wag - highlighted chiefly- by the lack- of. leadership in the majority ‘party, which. traditionally plans and mts the schedule for “The Alasks and n.-.n state- hood bills are ‘good illustrations of | this sort of actidn. They were passed by the House eatly in the session. In Mdy, after favorable action was taken on the bills by the Senate Interior Committee, they were sidetracked in favor of dozens | of minor bills of no real conse- quence, | “I still am cllncllw to the mr-| | lern hope they will have jmmediate consideration ‘when Congress re- turns in November.” FROM KETCHIKAN ,'James G. Pinkerton of Ketchikan |y 15 staying at the Baranof Hotel. SITKA VISITORS Mr. and Mrs.\W. C. Volz of Sitka | are registered at the Baranof Hotel. | The Washington | Merry - Go- Round Copyrisht, 1830, by Syndieate, By DREW fllmfl b < ASHINGTON — While expos- ing the padded payrolly of GOP Congressman Parnell Thomas of New Jersey and Democrat Victor Wickersham of Oklahoma T have | overlooked another quigt operator in the Congressional kickback cir- cle. _He is Congressman Walter Brehm, Republican, of Millersville, Ohio, who .has been performing some , luerative sleight~of-hand with his office payroll which the voters are entitled to know about. Por three years Brehm carried an elderly lady, Mrs. Clara Soli- day, on Uncle Sam's payroll, re- quiring her to kick back approxi- mately one-half her salary to him. Then, when she broke her arm at the age of 73, she was summarily dismissed, and later the Congressman’s son was hired in her place. What secret salary ar- rangements exist between father Congressman's. staff aré ‘not paid by, him, but by all the taxpayers. Théy are paid for the of helping the Congressman handle B the affairs of his constituents, atiswer mall, and attend to 101 different problems put up to him by the people back home whom he represents. To ‘handle these matters, each member of Congress is given gov- ernment money to pay large office staff.' And if he diverts this money to.his own pocket, it is, in @#ftect, cheating the government and the taxpayers. This was why Parnell Thomas was sent to jail and why ‘Cbrigressman Wicker- sham of Oklahoma is being in- vestigated ‘by. the FBIL Miss Elizabeth Pa, 19, of the Uni- versity of Hawali, smiles happily after winning the title “Miss Foot- ball of 1950” at Berkeley, Calif. " Wirephoto. VERNON HARRIS IS COMMANDER OF AMER. LEGION Mrs.Saxon H Snow. Elected First Vice-Comdr.~ Others Chosen Vernon P. Harris, Alaska Coastal Airlines traffic representative; was elected last night as Commander of Juneau Post No. 4, the American Legion. Harris, who moved up from 8econd Vice-Commander,’ will take office next Monday to succeed Bob Druxman who served as Commander during the past year. Mrs. Saxon H. Snow was. elécted First Vice-Commander and Harold Zenger was named Second Vice- Commander. Mrs. Snow, the first woman to attain such high office in the Juneau Post, served as Adjut- ant-Finance Officer during the lat- ter part of the past year. Zenger held office as Sergeant-at-Arms, To succeed Mrs. Snow, John Giar- ¢ia Jr., was elected as Adjutant- Finance Officer. Robert D. Steven- son was chosen Sergeant-at-Arms, Eric Newbould was re-elected . Post Chaplain. Chester Zenger and-Theo- dore J. Smith were named to serve two year terms on the post Execu- tive Committee. , Next Monday, the American Le- gion and the American Legion Auxiliary will hold a joint installa- tion of newly elected officers at the Legion Dugout. FROM TENAKEE Mrs. Lela Nichols of Tenakee is registered at the Juneau Hotel. WEATHER REPORT Temperatures for 34-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning. In Juneau—Maximum, 51; minimum, 44 At Airport—Maximum, 52; minimum, 41. FORRBOCAST (Jumesu and Vieinity) Variable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with scat- tered rain showers Wednes- day. Lowest temperature. to- night about 46. Highest Wed- nesday near 52. APllclrl'l‘A'l‘lofi (Past 34 hours ending 7:30 o.10. todad City of Juneau—0.04 inches; since Sept. 1 — 10.85 {nches; since July 1—21.91 inches, At Airport — 0.02 inches; since Sept. 1 — 17.25 inches; since July 1—19.25 inches: e e ® 0 & 0 0 0 L] |neau Lodge 420, BP.O. Elks. 1| STEAMER MOVEMBHS o |from Vancouver Wednesday. RIOTING, VIENNA (Disorders Against Govern- ment’s Rising Prices Along with Wages VIENNA, Sept. 26—(»—Commun- { ist demonstrators rioted in the heart of Vienna today and thousands of workers in Russian-controlled in- have struck in protest against gov- ernment plans to raise prices along with wages. ‘The hard core of some 500 Com- munists gathered with it a mob of nearly 8,000 in an attempt to break through a police cordon thrown around the Austrian chancellory. While workers from Russian- operated plants outside Vienna poured into the city, Soviet authori- ties barred the entry of police rein- forcements summoned by the Min- istry of Interior. A government spokesman said Red Army soldiers threw up road blocks and refused to permit any police- man to leave the district to which he was assigned. CITY AMBULANCE T0 BE DEDICATED BY ELKS TONIGHT Formal presentation of ‘the new ambulance to the City of Juneau will be made tonight at 8 o'clock at the Juneau Sub-Port by the Ju- The Juneau Emblem Club, whose contributions went for the mercy vehicle is closely cooperating with the Elks in tonight’s impressive dedication. The Alaska Steamship Company, through Agent’ Henry Green, brought the ambulance, from Seattle to Juneau free of charge. Honor guest tonight will be a delegation from Tacoma Lodge 174, headed by Past Grand Exalted Ruler Emmett T. Anderson who will par- ticipate in the service. This much-needed transportation for Juneau’s sick and injured is the result of long and hard work by the Juneau Elks. All Gastineau Channel residents are urged to be present at the dedication of the ambulance to thelr service and welfare. The City of Juneau will mb the operating costs and arrange storage. A committee eomnolod Dl Elk trustee Minard Mill, Council- man Art Walther and a third mem- ber yet to be named will oversee op- erations and set up a schedule of service rates. In charge of tonight’s program ar- rangements gare Arthur (Scotty) Adams, Howard E. Simmons and Mike E. Monagle. FROM PETERSBURG George P. Bechett of Petersburg is registered at the Baranof Hotel. FROM KODIAK Mrs. Frances Nelson of Kodiak is registered at the Baranof Hotel. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Sept. 26 — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can 98%, Anaconda 34%, Curtiss- Wright 9, International Harvester 30, Kennecott 63%, New. York Cen- tral 15%, Northern Paclifc. 23%, U.S. Steel 37%, Pound $3.80%. Sales today were 2,380,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: in- dustrials 222.84, rails 66.08, utilities 40.02. nemntroms«meduewnm" at 1 am. tomorrow. Princess Louise scheduled to sail . Alaska scheduled to “sail from lsunle Saturday. i ‘O &Meunhmve-pnlwnflrudmhpmvmkedtrunsinuuonhklrholseo-l. Note wrecked bridge across the Han Riyer in the background. P Wirephoto via radio from Tokyo. Natives wave greetings to U. S. Marines aboard an amphibious vehicle carrying United' Nations banner as the Yanks roll towards Seoul a outskirts. W Wirepheto. % Congressmen, (.6.Officers| ‘Maska Bound SEATTLE, Sept. 26—(M—A group of Congressmen and Coast Guard officers left by plane last night for Anchorage on the first leg of an Alaska tour. They plan to visit Juneau, Ketchi- kan and other Southeast Alaska points. Rear Adm. Alfred C. Rich- mond, Assistant Coast Guard Com- mandant, said one of the chief ob- Jectives will be inspection of Loran (Long Range Aids to Navigation) stations. Rep. J. Vaughan Gary of Virginia heads the Congressional group. He is chairman of the House subcommittee for Treasury and Postoffice appropriations. The Coast Ghiard is under the Treasury De- partment. Gary said a supplemental appro- priations bill just passed authorizes the ‘Coast Guard to use up to $10,- 000,000 for port security. Others in the party include Reps. A. M. Fernandez (D-NM) and Otto E. Passman (D-La); Willard John- son, Treasury budget officer, and Kenneth Sprankle, Executive Secre- tary “of the Housé ~Appropriations Committee, fter crossing the Han . River. ;YIII(OH (AP!lAl MAY BE MOVED; DAWSON HOWLS Seat of Government:Ru- mored fo Be Changed fo Whitehorse - Profests DAWSON, Y. T. Sept. 26—The capital of the Yukon is setting up & howl that echoes through the musty, empty saloons of '99ers. The word has got around that the Federal government intends to move the capital from Dawson to Whitehorse, some 250 air miles outh of here. At a recent meeung, Mayor How- ard Firth gnd his three Aldermen threatened to resign if the seat of Yukon’s government were moved. So did Charles Lelievre, Dawson's Representative on the Territorial Couneil, the three-man body - that administrates the Yukon. “We've been hearing about this proposed transfer of the capital to Whitehorse these past two years,” Mayor Pirth said. “But 'a persistent recurrence of .the rumor has now ¢iven us real cause for axlety.” “Why!” thundered Alderman Jim Meéllor, “it's like shoving our ‘last frontier ‘nearly 500 miles to the outh.” A general citizens' committee was Marines were fighting Reds in Seoul Korean War At a Glance (By the Associated Press) Fighting fronts—Gen. MacArthur announces liberation of Seoul. Allied forces punch northwestward from old southeast perimeter to within 25 miles from linkup with Seoul-Inchon beachhead. Seoul’s Red garrison re- ported fleeing northward in dis- order. Reds appear to be shattered as unified fighting force, but may make stand somewhere near parallel 38. Air war — United Nations war- planes lash at retreating Reds. Ad- vanced air headquarters says 1500 Communists killed in one . attack. Surrender leaflets showered on North Korean troops. United Nations—U. S. delegation plans immediate talks with other delegations on future of Korea. Non- Communist nations face decision whether their troops will stop at Korean 38th parallel or pursue Com- mynists into North Korea. Mopping Up Operations Front dispatches told of bitter fighting still going on within the smouldering city, but Allled action was described as a mopping up op- eration. The capital had been in Communist hands almost exactly three. months. It fell two days. after the Reds launched their invasion June ”.omw The w L) ” disorganized and beaten as a | |tehting force: ‘Alited forces ing up from- the south were nuflnc & line-up with :the second ' frant Seoul-Inchon beachhead. . .- Reds Cut Off g This link-up would cut off the bulk of Red troops left in southern Korea. A MacArthur spokesman said there .were indications the north- ward fleeing Reds might make & stand somewhere near parallel 38 from which they launched thejr at- tack on the South Korean Republic. There were no signs the Communists would stop south of that boundary line for a major stand, this spokes- man said, : Gains Hammered Out Breaking out of the old U. N. southeast beachhead at lightning pace, Allied forces hammered out sharp new gains throughout the whole battle .zone. Allled Generals were optimistic victory was within U.N. grasp and the push northwest- ward to the Seoul-Inchon beach- head might be the war’s final of- fensive. South Koreans pushed 36 miles forward all along the northern wall. American and British Infantrymen gained nearly that distance along « |the western sector. U.S. CANNED SALMON IS UP IN PRICE ‘WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 — A — Canned salmon will be scarcer and higher priced this winter. The Fish and Wildlife Service re- ported today that this year’s pack is the smallest in 20 years and prices on some grades are already up about 50 percent. . It is esllmn.t.ed '.hlt the wm USs. and Alaska pack for 1950 would be less than 4,000,000 cases, the lowest since the 3,600000 pack of 1921. This year'’s West Coast run was one of the smallest on record. The 1949 pack was'5,524,916 cases. Edward A. Power, the agency’s market specialist, estimated that the value of this year's pack will be greater because of high prices than the $103,431,000 vllue of the 1949 pack. “pink salmon, for example, drop- ped last year, because of the large pack, from $23 to $15 a case,” Powers said. “Now they're talking about $23 a case again.” Prices Up 50 Percent He added that in some cases (Continued on Page Eight) (Continued on Page Eight) The capture of Seoul came 11 days after Allied troops landed at In- chon in MacArthur's daring gamble to establish a new beachhead and cut the Red forces in half. The Allied force which participated in the victory is American and South Korean. MacArthur said the Reds cracked and began to flee after a three- pronged drive virtually ringed the city and captured ‘main Red de- fense positions including the 700- foot peak of dominating South Mountain. RUSH IS EXPECTED AT FAIRBANKS FOR MUNICIPAL TICKET FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 26— (M—A last minute rush of filing be- fore the 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline was expected for the 11 municipal offices at stake in the Oct. 3 elec- tion. Few candidates have appeared on the scene. To be chosen are six councilmen, mayor, utility board member, city magistrate and two school board members. Mayor Maurice T. Johnson has announced he will not seek reelec- tion. FROM TENAKEE Mrs, Sam Cotton of Tenakee is registered at the Baranof Hotel. E. W. Hundley of Seattle is stop- ping at the Baranof Hotel. 3 ‘tnld him.) CAPITAL IS BEING BLASTED Flames Leap from Build- ings-Defenders Raging Sniper Er_npaign SEQUL, Sept. 26—(®—This s a flaming, smoke-filled city of hm-mr today. Great fires are raging and a biack dome of smoke hangs in the sky as a fearsome signal of destruction. Street by street the Marines are nearing the heart of the city behind flame-throwing tanks, heavy artil- lery and air bombardment and the rattle of machineguns and rifles. Seoul is not beipg spared. It is a fight to the death, with the Reds defending from houses, ridges and rooftops In a desperate stand. (This dispatch was sent from Seoul at 6 p.m., Tuesday, 4 am, EST. General MacArthur in Tokyo announced at 2:10 p.n. Tuesday that United Nations forces had com- pleted “the envelopment, and seizgure of the city” and liberated it “in At 4 pm. the Marines had pushed up Mapo street almost to the French Consulate only a short way from the American Esmbassy and they had captured the Seoul railway sta- tion and yards. On their right flank Seventh In- fantry Division units were cleaning up Namsan Hill, the big South Mountain Park heights that domi- nate all of Seoul. Debris-Filled Streets Not in two wars have I seen any- thing to equal the battle for Seoul. This fighting through smoke-filled streets is eerie and unreal, with flames leaping from buildings and licking out at the Marines as they dash down the debris-filled streets and past buildings crashing to the ground after the fires. have gutted them, At dusk the sky was aglow with the fires of Seoul—a great red fiire that silhouettes the dark mountains for miles around. It is a bonfire of all the bitterness and hate of War concentrated on one city. Battered Terribly v The Reds chose to defend B-ul And the Americans are not sparing any building where the Reds had established defenses. Seoul is blg scarred and battered terribly but Allied high command is not sagffs ficing lives to save the face of Seoul. And strange things happen in the battered streets. Such as the Ma- rine racing down a street into battle with two live ducks strapped to his packs and quacking madly . . . such as the Red platoon that marched out of the flames and smoke squarely into muzzles of American guns . . . this was a brief and wild slaughter of Communists . . . and such as the Red attack before dawn which came just as the Marines were preparing to attack. Attack Well Timed The Marines could not have or- dered an attack by the enemy at & better time. American guns blasted four Red tanks, destroyed an anti- tank gun, and routed the Red In- fantry in a three-hour battle. In that fight before dawn US. artillery poured 1,006 rounds of ex- plosives into the Red positions—one of the most concentrated artillery barrages of this war. And the Ma- rines lines held fast. Lt. Col. Robert W. Rickert of La Jolla, Calif., said: “By the grace of God and a long handled spoon we were ready for them.” (AP Correspondent Bill Ross, also ih Seoul, said the Marines firing 35-inch bazookas ko'd 11 Red tanks in the pre-dawn attack. He quoted Lt .Col. Raymond Murray of San l (“We may be able to take just about all of the city today—if the Reds shot their main bolt last night,” Ross said a Marine General