The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 31, 1951, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Alaska Empire Sunday by the PANY Publistied every evening except S RINTL shows a complete disregard for the Territory and an absolute lack of operating funds, taxpayers of the business sense. It was pointed out at the beginning of the ses- sion that this Legislature had a deficit of over $4 Vice-premaent | million to make up in order to stay on an even keel. Managing Editor In spite of this fact the boys merrily proceeded to Alasks Juneau as TION RATES: u and Doucl, 00; one year, at the follo ; six mont Belivered by carrier in Jun ene month, in Subseriber ¥ a favor if they ustness Of1l i papers. wphione News Office, 602 v fatlure or (rregularity in the delivery | 1,01 pay increases to award the political favorites. Business Office, Secona Giass Mattar. | throw bills into the hopper calling for the expenditure of millions of dollars more than they could ever hope to take in. Without even hearing a report from their Finance Committee the machine men in the Senate now, dur- ing the last few days of the session, start cramming for S1.75 per month: $17.50. ywing rates: hs, in advance, $7.50; will promptiy notify 374, The voters of the First Division are not likely to for- MFEMBER OF Press 1s 1 news dispatches credite 1is paper and also the ENTATIVES Seattle, Wash. s clusively entitled to the use for Alaska Newspapers, get their two Gruening Charlie McCarthys-—Senators Garnick and MacKenzie, who go down the line with the rest of the Gruening stooges. It might be well for the Senate members to read the Organic Act, especially that part which states no such indebtedness for actual running expenses d to it or not other- local news published | 1411 | shall be created or assumed in excess of the (lLlIldl | income of the Territory or municipality for that y ! | It further states “all laws passed, or attempted to |be passed, by such Legislature—inconsistent with the provisions of this section shall be null and void.” How long will these Gruening stooges continue to get away with deliberately defying the wishes of the people of the Territory and willfully violating the laws wlmh they took an oath to uphold? In our considered opinion, until such time as the people of the Territory such representatives as the McCutcheons. and Garnicks. | vote out MacKenzies If it takes all kinds of people to make a world, March 31, Sat \:1‘4!:1)’. ER CHILDREN —-HP R MEMORIAL children th these words, t at the funeral Wi iced the feeling s work with the child of m: »e a living memorial to this big-hearted | have woman, long after “ber children” Suckers Made Out of Taxpayers (Ketch! recent developments i things have ion under the ebreth, ably assisted by we are ‘fully Senator Hein of the machine s increases for Territ they are faced with a she has raised will be her gain reverted to a strictly leadership eement a full quota scems to be here. Somebody broke into a kitchen in Columbia, Ohio, the other night, turned all the kitchen chairs upside down and balanced a teacup on each of the upturned legs. “A psychiatrist s: 20 per cent of the politicians | in this count ¢ mildly insane.” And the remaining 80 per cent—they're as mad as March hares, eh, Doc? “The United Nations has the world by the tail,” asserts a columnist. We are reminded of the story of a boy who had a calf by the tail. When he was asked where they were going, he replied, “Ask the calf.” 1951 he Rev. Walter ednesday of Miss any in Juneau. ren she raised at grown. ; An old-timer can remember when the country cowld emerge from an emergency Wwithout entering | : 5 n the Territorial | into three other emergencies and a couple of crises. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA March 31 Mary Walmer Francis P. Riendeau Mrs. G. E, Cleveland Beverly Lane Mrs. Ike P. Taylor April 1 Dr, L. P. Dawes Mrs. R. C. Hurley Don Hungerford Mrs. Thelma Peterson George Martin C. L. Wingerson Billy Barrington Mrs. Robert Thibodeau Mrs. W. A. Blanck Mrs. W. L. Lowell John Peterson e o e 0 0 0 o COMMUNITY EVENTS TODAY At 8 pm. — Folk Dance Jamboree sponsored by FPolkateers, parish hall. At 9:45 pm. — Party at Teen-Age Club honoring Juneau Crimson Bears. At 10 pm, — Dancing starts for BPOE Ladies Night in Elks ball- room. April 1 At 2 pm. — Joint installation of officers VFW and Auxiliary at CIO hall. April 2 At noon — Lions Club, Baranof. At noon — BPWC meets in Terrace, Baranof. At 8 pm. — American Legion post meets in Dugout. April 3 A noon — Rotary Club, Baranof. of renegade It is as foolish to believe that the rich pay most Gruening stooge | of the taxes os it would be to believe the man who with the | taies up the collection pays the preacher. “go home.” upporters in vot-| o Department distinct deficit of What you see through some glasses depends on what's in them.—(Bremerton Sun). The Washinglon ‘ WMerry-Go-Round (Continued from Page One) influences. And the a district at-| of prosecu- the power of in some cases the| is a power points, later man who infl to with h i edom, pawer—of Hife-or-death, ful person himself, 1ences ney ower fight for to name U They are not right under the consti- they are given the right rict attorneys; and v he used the power of con- mation in such a way as tc iamstring the justice department if ppoints a district attorney or a judge not acceptable to the inter- That m dis FDR Tangled had the courage to the senate and appoint attorneys on the basis of akility not politics. But not Tru- n Truman has had courage in rd to some judges and has bucked the senate on the appoint- of a few judges—as in Towa Carroll Switzer; and as in with Neil Andrew oth by senators Gillette of these respective stat rd to district attorneys, Truman started setting pa me week he be- President by bouncing the U y in Kansas City who led boss Pendergast, Maurice attorney whom he, as| v opposed, 1t with Rooseve tanzle district re ment with orgia posed ell reg: and In 1p his confirmation. i the confirmation of City, he has senators virtually block 1ligar 1 As itted e U. S. Attorneys in mmrl means that lodal law en- ment as federal law is concerned is left largely up to the political thachine set up by tors, g each state. senators opposed Ke crime first ce. That the | Georges County, :shadow of the capitol, | ling fraternity. The treasury asked | the case lacked sufficient evidence, And| vernors | the policeman friend of the U. S. In Maryland, Attorney. treasury agents Sheriff, former last year, alert had caught Earl| sheriff of Prince| Finally when this column pub- right under the | lished the facts, U. S. Attorney Fay taking pro- | belatedly called a grand jury which tection money from the local gamb. | Proceeded to cross-examine Lieu- | tenant Shimon. = But he did not call-the Grand Jury until just be- | fore the statute of limitations was about to expire and the'unfinished case was left for a Senate Commit. tee to pursue 'further. That is one reason why Senate | Committees are sometimes so.neces= sary to hold a whip hand over the ' executive branch of the government. That is also why U. S." Attorneys and local law-enforcement agents will be a lot more alert if the Sen- ate Crime Committee continues. \FOLK DANCE JAMBOREE IS SCHEDULED TONIGHT Yep! This is the night! Get on| your folk-dancing gear and be at the Parish Hall at 8:30 sharp, and join in the fun. The Folk Dance Jamboree which the Folkateers are sponsoring to- night is not an ‘“exhibition” but is a special affair to which all | those who would like to learn some of the folk dances are invited. You will enjoy doing Susan's Ga- votte, the Black Hawk Waltz and many of the others. A special in- Mitchell | vitation is &xtended to the teen- hired Ben Leader, former law |agers who would like to lJearn these partner of the U. S. Attorney, and | dances. U. S. Attorney Hill eventually sent| Refreshments will be served dur- the case back to Washingtoning the evening by the Folkateers. marked “no prosecution.” There it for income-tax prosecution, the justice department concurred and the case was sent to U. S. Attorney Bernard Flynn' in Baltimore. However, Flynn did not prose-| . He informed Washington that | In this instance, there was no in dication that Flynn was taking a ue from either of the Maryland senators, though the local gamblers have been tied up with part of the local Maryland machine. But for reasons best known to himself Flynn sent the case back to the justice department. Later this column published the regarding Earl Sheriff, fol- which he confessed to lak-i guilty | facts lowing ing protection money. He pled and no trial was necessary. A similar case occurred in Ala- bama, where Sam Ripps and Joe Mitchell had made a small fortune selling jewelry to army PX's but ducked paying income taxes on it. Hard-working treasury agents caught them, recommended prose- cution, and the justice departnent, concurring, sent the case on to John Hill, the U. S. Attorney in Birmingham, Ala. However, Ripps and | than the sat untli this writer dug out the; =—EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY— full facts and published them. Whereupon the justice depart- ment reopened the case, went over the head of the U. S. Attorney in | Birmingham to the U. S. Attorney {in Mobile. Ripps and Mitchell then jwent to jail. ACROSS 1. Flow with a rippling noise Flow with & gurgling noise . Worships Annointed Mentally sound Ancient capital of Ireland . Finish Device for holding shoes in shape . Tavern Greek letter Pertaining to the back . I8 unable 5. Popular cant 6. Staff Right Under D. A's Nose Another case occurred closer to home—right under the justice de- i partment’s nose. It involved an im- | portant member of the Washington poelice force, Lt. Joseph Shimon, who was attached to the staff of the U. S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Morris Fay. In September 1949 an official Merry Makes verses Afresh Any monkey Partofa church Turkish cap . 8o be it : Redder . Decomposes DOWN Woody fiber resoluti e for four r and did not pass y urged Sen- j leader 1d put lid not give Kefa in the se since attri- untimely and of the Kefauver ago, Pers Lucas’ and that defeat to deci an able However, solitics, casual- in and consci war attaining Pearson Names Cases There are many fine U. S. At- torneys who do bang-up jobs. Many, however, take their cues from po-| litical 1 ers, also many become lethargi to crusade against crime. Here are . few examples: on 1 defeat forget that it is their job! Stripped Part of a play Small rug . Bars of steel for wheeled vehicles to run on used in making rope ewish month ified tissue 4. Race or variety of animals police report charged that Lieu- tenant Shimon had tapped the | wires of Howard Hughes, head of | Trans-World Airlines with the wire- tapping expenses paid by Sen. Owen Brewster of Maine. The police re- port also showed that Shimon had | broken into a bedroom occupied by the Argentine Ambassador. In neither case was Shimon acting as a policeman. He was merely mak- ing some extra money doing pri- vate detective work on the side. Furthermore, Shimon had done this while working for U .S. Attor- {ney Fay, right under Mr. Fay's] | nose. The official police report on these | transgressions of the law went both to the justice department and to Mr. Fay in September, 1949. There | the report proceeded to gather | dust. The justice department had | indicated high moral indignation regarding wire-tapping in the Am- erasia case, but appeared quite con- nt to ignore infringement of the l\knu-lappulg law in the case of b @8 R 05 W////%?fll aladad’/ll fillflll Vi flllflll Ul At 8 pm. — The Rev. Hugh Ivan Evans, Moderator of General As- sembly speaks in Northern Light Presbyterian church. At 8:30 pm. — Community Center night for adults at Teen-Age club with square dancing. April 4 At noon — Kiwanis Club. At 7:30 p.m. — Civil Air Patrol will meet in Quonset Hut. At 8 pm. — Elks lodge. April 5 At noon — Chamber of Commerce meets at Baranof hotel. At 8:15 pm. — Penwomen to meet at Dora Sweeney’s home. April 6 At 1:30 pm, Martha Society meets at home of Mrs. C. C. Carter. At 8 pm: — Mary Circle meets at manse of NLP church, At 8 p.m. — Regular meeting of City Council. P-TA HIS GOAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND ON FilM suowme” The Juneau-Parent Teacher As- sociation realized a little more $500 aimed for in its scholarship fund raising from tic- ket sales to the picture “Stars in My Crown” presented at the Cap- ital Theatre, it was revealed today by Association President Florence Oakes. The P.-T.A. will again, as in past years, offer a $500 scholarship to a graduating senior. rade and high school students sold tickets for the picture prm tation, ANCHORAGE VISITOR Arthur J. Lappi of Anchorage is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. —EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY— M BouE O Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle 5. Football 9. Exist position: abbr. 6. of or belonging 1% Fopigeiire k 11. Penitential period Norse tale ‘The herb dill Vegetable Picture formed by a lens Exchange Public notices Depression betweg mountain peaks Gymuastio swings Worm that infests the Snitier Farm buildings Character in “The Faerle Queene” 12, 1. 24, 25, eve Rigpen Crystallized precipitation Beguiled or deceived Mature E‘z.‘,””“ rtaining te the Salian of W 7R i%/////fi lzo YEARS AGO %" cmpine o R I I R S i o SRR SSE v MARCH 31, 1931 | Miss Jenny Stevenson Baird of Parrhead, Scotland, and James Sey jof Douglas were married at 5 o'clock in the afternoon at the home of }m and Mrs. John Mills. The marriage ceremony was perfortiied by he Rev. Philip E. Bauer, pastor of the Community Congregational {Church. The bride was given in martiage by her unele, Mr. Milis. Mrs. Harriett Ann Williams, niece of the groom, was the matron ef honor. The wedding was attended by the Sey and Mills families of Juneau ind Douglas, the relatives of the bride and bridgeroom. A reception followed to which the many friends of the families on the Channel were invited. The couple had met the previous summer when Mr. sey ind his niece, Elizabeth, visited in Scotland. At the annual business meeting of the congregation of the Northern | Light Presbyterian Church, R. E. Robertson was re-elected treasurer !and W. P. Scott and John Marshall were chosen trustees for three years. Ole Eielson, father of the late Col. Car] Bed Eielson, known widely “Father of Aviation in Alaska” was a guest of honor in the after- noon of the Territorial Senate. He also visited with Governor George A. Parks and members of the House. Eielson was a passenger on the Yukon enroute to Fairbanks and Nome on a vyisit from his home in Hatton, N. D, where he was a banker. fas A party was held for the families of Eastern Star and Masons at the Scottish Rite Temple. A special invitation was extended to members of the Territorial Legislature. Bridge, pinochle and dancing {were enjoyed and refreshments were served. Knute Rockne, famed Notre Dame football coach, was killed with five other occupants of a Transcontinental Western Air Express air- plane in a crash near Bazar, Kansas. Weather: High, 50; low, 32; clear. P A s Daily Lessons in English % 1. goroon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “He brought three men, neither of whom had been there previously.” Say, “NONE of whom,” or, “NOT ONE of whom.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Tirade. The preferred pronunciation is ti-rad, I as in TIE, A as in RAID, accent on first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Complacent (satisfied). Complaisant (oblig- ing). SYNONYMS: Continual, continuous, constant, incessant, perpetual. 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: DISCORDANT; not in harmony. “Discordant thoughts are not conducive to happiness.” —— MODERN ETIGUETTE ™ mnra L “ Q. When a girl who is to be married finds thdt her list of guests is toq extensive for the room available, should she issue the invitatfons anyway to the entire list, trusting to luck that many will not_attend? A. It would be much better if she cut down her list of guests, -nd ask her fiance to do the same. Q. When a man takes another man to luncheon, who should glvc the order to the waiter? ‘ A. PBach man glves his own order. Q. Is it all right for the host to stand at the table while urvint the meat? i A Yes, if he thinks he can do a better job of carving. 3 - s LOOK and LEARN 2 ¢ gorpbon 1. What is the difference between cardinal and ordinal numbers? 2. What is the property of malleability in metals? 3. If you speak of the barking of dogs, and the cooing of pigeons, how do you speak of the sound made by stags? 4. In what popular sport must the winning team, in order to win, move backwards? 5. What relation was the Biblical character, Ruth, to Naomi? i ANSWERS: 1. Cardinal numbers are one, two, three, four, etc. Ordinal number! are first, second, third, fourth, etc. 2. The property of being reducible to thin sheets. 3. The belling of stags. 4. Tug of war. 5. Daughter-in-law. There is no substitute for Newspaper Advertising! g CHABLES GOLDSTEIN a8 n ap subscriver 10 THE VAILY ALASKA . EMP] hhmhhewrmmmma Present this coupon to the box offics of the CAPITOL THEATRE and recarve TWO TICKETS to st Federal Tax—1%c Paid by the Theatrs - Phone 14—YELLOW CAB mthfl RETUR TOD o gout hitee with sur ¢ WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name Biaf 1891—Over Hall a Century of Banking—1#81 The B. M. Behrends Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL m ! 'Weather af J 1 yJuneau Airport SATURDAY, MARCH 381, 1951 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m, Wm. A. Chipperfield, Worshipful Master; JAMRS W TEIVERS, Secrstary. Alaska Points . Weather conditfons snd temper- | ~—————m at at various Alaska points Blsd on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 8m., 120th Metridlan Time, and relelgeu by the Weather Bureau are as follows: Anchorage ... Anhette Island Barrow Bethel Cordova Dawson Edmonton . Fairbanks Haines Havre .. @ .10 Eks Meeting every Wednesday at § P.M. Visiting brothers welcome WALLIS S. GEORGE, Exalted . 31—Cloudy Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary. 38—Cloudy 19—Partly Cloudy 19—Cloudy . 38—Rain 6—Clear 2D—Putly Cloudy % 13—Cloudy 35—Cloudy 28—Partly Cloudy 35—Rain 36—Rain 1—Partly Cloudy . 2—Partly Cloudy 5—Partly Cloudy 12—Cloudy 38—Cloudy 41—Cloudy . 28—Partly Cloudy .. 35—Fog . 40—Cloudy 26—Partly Cloidy R A O | e —— PERMIT HUNT ON “The Rexall Store” MOOSE GIVEN IN o e PAMR DISIRI(I UG CO. A permit hunt on moose in the MMSII”'] Palmer area will be allowed this. year following close of the regular season on December 10. Seventy- five permits will be issued for the] period from December 11 through December 23 to clean out a number of the animals which have been causing destruction in that section, according to the Alaska Game Com- mission. Other principal changes in the Game Commission laws pertaining to special permits hunts are: Per- mit hunting of mountain sheep in the Talkeetna and Chugach moun- tain area to be continued with no limit on the number of permits but no permits to be issued for the drainages into Knik and Turnagain Arms between and including Eagle River and Twenty-mile River. Permit hunting of 25 bison is con- tinued but makes, ineligible those applicants who reoeived permits in 1950. The permit hunt on elk will not be beld in 1951-52. Moose Lodge No. 700 Kodiak_ Kotzebue McGrath Nome .. ‘Northway .. Petersburg Portland Prince George Seattle ... Sitka ‘Whitehorse . Yakutat Brownie's Liquor Store Pheto 183 139 BSe. Friakils P. G. Bex 3508 GENERAL PAINTS and WALLPAPER Ideal Paint Store Phone 54 Fred W. Wendt Card Beverage Ce. Wholesale 05 10th 8. PHONE 316—DAY e NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA POP — The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Roems ot Reasonable Bates Thomas Hardware Co. PAINTS — OILS Ballders’ and Shelt HARDWARE LEAVES FOR PORTLAND CHURCH CONFERENCE D ——— The Rev. H. S. Beyer left Juneau on the Princess Norah to attend the West Coast Ministerial Assem- bly of the Church bf God af Port- land April 2 to 5. 'The Rev. Beyer will attend as representative for the Church of God denomination in V.L.W. Taku Post No. 5589 Meeting every Thursday in the C.1O. Hall at 8:00 p.m. SOLD and lll“m‘ehn J. B. Burford Ce. “Our Doerstep Is Wern by FORD AGENCY GREASES — GAS — OILL Junean Moler Ce. Poot of Main Streed ufigEAU DAIRIES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM » dafly habit—ask for i by mame Juneau Dalries, Inc. NICHOLSON’S WELDING SHOP Tanks and General Welding ALL WORK GUARANTEED P. 0. Box 1529——Feero Bldg. HOME GROCERY Phones 146 and 342 Home Liquor Stere—Tel 000 Asherican Meat — Phone 38 To Banish “Blue Monday " To give re freedom !mmm — TRY