The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 9, 1951, Page 1

VOL. LXXVI, NO. 11,779 Chinese Reds Attempt Drown Out “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU. ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1951 ELKS ARE CALLED TO FIGHT THREAT FACING WORLD Grand Exalfed Ruler Kyle Makes Thrilling Talk at Great Day in Juneau Last Saturday will perhaps go down in local history as one of the greatest days of Eikdom in Juneau It was the official visitation of Grand Exalted Ruler Joseph B Kyle to Juneau Lodge No. 420, W! is known as the “father” of Elkdom in Southeast Alaska. Perhaps never before has there been such a repre- sentation of Elks at any busini session of any lodge in the Territo Here to greet the Grand Exalted Ruler were representativs from Elks lodgs of Fairbanks, Anchorage Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell, Skag- way and Ketchikan. Wrangell was represented by every officer of the Elks lodge there and Ketchikan, 13 members, all Past Exalted Rulers, comprised the degree team and gave the eight candidates. In attendance at the various events were two District Deputies of the Grand Exalted Ruler, Dave L. Stevenson of Skagway, repre- senting the East, and Louie Od- sather of Anchorage, representing the West. Accompanying the Grand Exalted Ruler on his tour of Alaska was Past Grand Exalted Ruler Em- mett T. Anderson of Tacoma, Pres- ent also was Charles Garfield, of Seattle, the only Jiving charter member of the Juneau lodge. Officially opening the day was the dedication of the twin Iron Lung, gift of Juneau Elks to the public, by GER Kyle, which took place in the Elks auditorium at 4:30 in the afternoon. initiation to Cocktails and Banguet The cocktail party for Elks and ladies was the event of the late afternoon held in the Baranof Bub- ble room and which was attended by several hundred. At 7 oclock the Baranof Gold room seated over 200 Elks at the banquet and at the same time over 80 Elks ladies and their guests especially Mrs. Kyle and M Charles Garfield, gathered at Mike’s Place in Douglas for their spirited get-to-gether. It was well after 8:30 Saturday night before Juneau's Exalted Ruler Wallis George called the big session to order. The official guests were escorted to the lodge room and given their honored seats. The initiation was the next order of the evening. Ketchikan’s degree team, to take charge of this feature, marched into the lodge room and took the chairs from which they conducted the ini- tiation. The members of the degree team, all Past Exalted Rulers were: Exalted Ruler, W. A. Bates; Es- teemed Leading Knight, W. 8 Stump; Esteemed Loyal Knight, Al Winger; Esteemed Lecturing Knight Edward Borgen; Esquire, Maurice Oaksmith; Assistant Esquire, V. Continued on Page SIX) The Washingion Merry - Go- Round! By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.. ASHINGTON.—At General Ei- senhowers headquarters in Paris last month plans were being made to land the 4th Infantry Division at Cherbourg or Havre in a sort of peacetime Normandy Beachhead operation and march it up the Champs Elysees as a symbol of American-allied solidarity. At that time the division was scheduled to arrive about the first week in April. The Senate debate delayed these plans, of course, but this may have been a blessing in disguise. For plans were also under discussion to have the British land their 11th armored division in France on the same day that the first American troops arrived; and to have a French division prepared simulta- neously to meet them. This show of solidarity is one of the most important things needed in Europe today. There has been too much arguing over who would supply what; over how many troops this country would furnish against that country. What Eurcpe and the United (Continued on Page Four) l l | ADDING TO THEIR LAURELS_mr. and Mrs. B. Rasmussen, of Copenhagen, Denmark, European amateur dal ce champions, win another contest in Hannover, Germany. MANY DEAD IN PLANE CRASHES DURING 2 DAYS By Associated Press Twenty-two persons were killed yesterday (Sunday) in the crashes of two military planes in the East- jern United States. In California, authorities sifted the wreckage of another air disaster that teok 22 lives Friday night. Nineteen Air Force personnel headed for the funeral of a fellow airman, died near Charleston, W Va., when their twin-engine C-47 struck a locust tree on a mountain > top. At Morningside, Md., a man and two children were killed as a crew- less bomber plunged into a house. The crew had parachuted to safety after the Jjammed. In the Far East, 16 persons, all Siamese or - Chinese, were feared lost after a Siamese Airlines plane crashed in the sea in the Hong Kong area. Fog and rain had pre- vented a landing and the plane’s gas supply had run low. plane’s landing gear Twelve soldiers were among the victims of the Southwest Airways plane crash on the side of Santa Ynez Peak, near Santa Barbara Calif. Many of the bodies in the Cali- fornia crash still have not been identified positively. The CAA is in- vestigating. The West Virginia crash had two survivors. The 21 airmen on board were to have served as an honor guard from Godman Field, near Louisville, Ky., at the funeral of Maj. Woodford W. Sutherland. Sutherland died in a plane crash Thursday. He was from St. Albans, W. Va. Killed in the Maryland crash were Irvin Guyer, of Cranford, N.J.; Kay Snyder, seven, and Rene Denise Snyder, two months. Mrs. Guyer and Master Sergeant and Mrs. Samuel Snyder were in- 7 jured. The bomber’s automatic pilot re- portedly was set to divert the plane away from metropolitan ‘Washing- ton, of which Morningside is a su- burb. COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT Moving problems, including what to do aboui keeping the City Li- brary open for the summer, will be taken up at a special City Council meeting in the council chambers at 8 o’'clock tonight. City Council A regular meeting of the Doug- las City Council will meet tonight tat 8 o'clock, according to A. J. Balog, city clerk. On the business agenda will be action on the city dock and cannery buildings, be- sides regular business. KLONDIKE MIKE, FAMOUS IN OLD DAYS, PASSES ON SAMOMPCA, Calif., April 9 (P—Michael (Klondike Mike) Ma- honey, colorful figure in the Alas- kan gold rush, died at Hollywood Presbyterian hospital yesterday. He was 7. Mahoney came here from Ottawa in 1948. One of the men who blazed trails through the wilderness in the boom days, Mahoney was reported to have trekked 80 miles in a single day. He retired to Ottawa in 1913 and became a businessman. Survivors include Helen. Klondike Mike acquired a fabu- lous reputation during the Klon- dike gold rush. Tales of his exploits in the Yukon and Alaska are legion. Asked at one time about the perils of the rugged Chilkoot Pass, he re- marked that it depended on the man_— “I toted a piano over it myself.” Mahoney, who obtained both fame and fortune from the Klondike, in later years became a successful business man in Ottawa, where he retired in 1913. He lived to. see the story of his adventures make a best- selling book — “Klondike Mike,” published in 1943. One of his greatest achievements was bringing out the body of one Judge Humes, a former mayor of Seattle who had been sent north to investigate claim-jumping and died suddenly in Fairbanks, Mahoney brought the body out in the dead of Arctic winter, 500 miles by dog team and having to fight wolves over much of the way. His success in this venture brought him acclaim in Seattle, a purse of $10,- 000 and a railway ticket to any place he wanted to go. ¢ Later he returned to the Yukol and staked a claim that yielded him $175,000. He also was credited with bringing to Seattle the largest shipment of gold ever handled by an individual miner. his widow, SCHOOL BOND ISSUE " WILL BE DISCUSSED . A discussion of two topics will be made at” the noon luncheon meeting of the League of Women Voters Tuesday at the Baranof. Mrs L. B. Avrit will lead the discussion on aid to underdeveloped countries, The second discussion will be an explanation by Mrs. Jack Popejoy of the special school bond issue on which the city of Juneau votes in referendum April 30. The afternoon unit of the League of Women Voters meets Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Alas- ka Electric Light and Power Co. penthouse to continue with the survey “Know Your Town.” { the Juneau-Douglas Short Nofice Given For Simulated Air Raids in Firestep’ An advance notice of seven to 15 minutes will be given for any simulated air raids to be made on area during the Juneau portion of the territory wide maneuvers exercise “Firestep” it was announced at Sunday’s civil defense meeting. Raids will minutes during which flares will {be dropped to simulate the drop- ping of bombs. The flares will be dropped at a great enough height so that they will be burned out | before reaching the ground, thus eliminating any chance for fire. The first aid staffs for the civil defense districts will not be asked | to report during the alert or alerts, Those on duty will be the district wardens, National Guard person- nel, city police, and the U. S. Mar- shal in addition to the civil defense council. No arrests will be made but |a record will be kept of all viola- tors. Ail lights must be extinguished in all homes and business houses the moment the alert signal is given. Street lights will be turned out. The possibility of electricity being fluctuated on the REA cir- cuit serving the Glacier Highway area as a signal was discussed at the meeting. There is to be no smoking on the streets. All automobiles are to take shelter in the nearest struc- ture. Pedestrians are to get off the streets. The only people allowed on the streets will be civil defense personnel. The city fire fighting equipment will be dispersed to strategic pla- ces. The fire truck in the subport area will be manned. Notice of approaching “enemy” aircraft will be phoned from the CAA tower at the airport to the civil defense headquarters in Ju- neau and Douglas and to the tele- phone switchboard. A signal will be given on the telephone circuits out the Glacier Highyay and to Thane. No signal has been devised for the area on the Glacier High- way not served by telephone. All navigation lights will be left on but during an actual raid, the lights would be turned off. The CAA tower will contact the two civil defense headquarters and the telephone switchboard when the raid is over. Signal for the alert will be a two minute stac- cato signal on the fire horn. All- clear will be the usual fire recall— a 1-1 signal. The local “ham” radio operators will be on the air during any and | all alerts. Amateur radio operators present at the meeting were Dean Williams, Charles Gray, Matt Gormley, Jim Langdon, Rdy Hem- sley and Ken Allen, Minard Mill and H: Shudshift, Juneau and Douglas fire chiefs re- spectively, were at the meeting along with Mike Pusich, mayor of Douglas. Major D. N. Cameron and Capt. Harry Germann of the Al- aska National Guard headquarters were present. Maj. Cameron an- nounced that “flying squads” would be sent out upon the request of R. E. Robertson, local civil defense director. Representing the Alaska Communication System was Capt. N. H, Ahlstrom, Some historians call Arizona the Valentine state since it was ad- mitted to the Union, Feb. 14, 1912. e o o e o o o WEATHER REPORT Temperature for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau — Maximum, 39; minimum, 36. At Airport — Maximum, 39; minimum, 36. FORECAST Cloudy with intermittent rain tonight becoming stead- jer rain Tuesday, Increasing southeasterly winds tonight reaching 15 to 20 miles per hour Tuesday. Lowest temp- erature tonight near 35 de- grees. Highest Tuesday about 40. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau — .99 inches; Since April 1 — 492 inches; Since July 1 — 62.85 inches. At Airport — 25 inches; Since April 1 — 1.67 inches; Since July 1 — 3743 inches. e o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ©0000e®000000900000000000%0000 e0ceecccenoe —_— 0 last from 15 to 30| MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS UN Forces PROPERTY TAX CASE IN COURT Alaska L;islalion Dis- cussed by Judges, At- torneys, Circuit Court SAN FRANCISCO, April 9 —P— Judges of the Ninth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals became interested today in whether Alaska’s property tax might be “constitutional but is being unconstitutionally administ- ered.” They expressed interest while hearing an appeal from a District Court decision holding the act in- valid. The appellate court took the appeal under advisement. The tax, adopted by the Terri- torial Legislature in. 1949, would levy a 1 per cent tax on Alaska property. Luther C. Hess, a Fairbanks tax- payer, successfully challenged the suit in which he was joined by the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co. Their attorney, H, L. Faulkner of Juneau, told the court today: “The greater portion of the Terri- tory is permitted to escape taxation | under the Act.” He explained that the method of assessment and collection, exemp- tions and certain rebates in munici- palities, school districts and public utility districts was different than that in the rest of the Territory. Circuit Judge William Healy re- marked from the bench that “those differences seem administrative matters.” Judge ‘Willlam E. Orr asked At- torney General J. Gerald Williams of Alaska if it was not possible that “the tax itself is constitutional but is being unconstitutionally admin- istered.” Williams agreed. He contended the tax was uni- form throughout the Territory. He said the Legislature had a right, by classification, to arrange for differ- ent methods of taxation for differ- ent segments of the Territory. Surprise Party - Fefes Riendeaus 40th Anniversary Mrs. Francis Riendeau was host- ess Saturday night for a surprise I party honoring Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Riendeau at their home on the occasion of their fortieth wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Rein- deau were married April 5, 1911, at the, Juneau Catholic church and have made their home in Juneau since. A large wedding cake was one of the features of the evening and formed the centerpiece of the table with delicious refreshments served. Guests invited for the pleasure of the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Rod Darnell, Mr. and Mrs. W. Manger, Mr, and Mrs. J. G. Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hurley, Mr. and Mrs.? John Hagmier, Miss Mamie Reck, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stutte, John Davidson, Mrs. Green of Fairbanks, Mr, and Mrs. Nels Lee, stepfather and mother of the “bride,” and host- ess and the honored guests. Mr. and Mrs. Riendeau have three children, ‘all raised in Juneau. Daughters are Mrs. Lu Liston and Mrs. Eske Eskesen of Anchorage, and a son, Francis, of Juneau, who was delayed in Sitka and could not attend the party for his parents. BACK FROM SKAGWAY Capt. Melvin A. Johnson, in charge of the local Alaska Com- munications System office, return- ed from Skagway over the weekend where he had gone on a semi-an- nual inspection trip of the Skag- way office. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Baranof from Seattle scheduled to arrive at 7 oclock tomorrow morning. Dénali scheduled to sail Seattle Friday. Princess Norah scheduled to ar- rive from Skagway at 8 o'clock to- morrow morning and sails south one hour later at 9. from Russia Could Split East-West | Broken arrows mark possible thrust by which Russia could split the East and West as the Germans were unable to do in World War ir. The mountain-studded countries of Iran and Turkey are uneasy roadblocks to vast oil riches and the British lifeline (broken line). (® Wirephoto Map. Fight Starts On Reprimand For MacArthur Truman Caugm in Squeéze. Play-There's Going to Be Sonf_lrouble WASHINGTON, April 9 —P— President Truman was caught today in a squeeze between home front supporters of Gen, Douglas Mac- Arthur, mostly Republicans, ang U 8. Allies who want him to discipline the outspoken general for his lates policy statement. Capitol Hill friends though that after a weekend of studying the situation, Mr. Truman might act quickly to make known his views on recent MacArthur statements which have run counter to military anc State Department policies. It was certain that any move tc shear MacArthur of any authority as supreme commander. in Korea would touch off a storm in Con- gress. Most lawmakers carefully avoidec predicting the course of Mr, Tru- man'’s action, although some specu- lated privately that a presidentia’ reprimand to the five-star general would be forthcoming. Senator Knowland (R-Calif), ¢ persistent critic of administratior foreign policy in the Pacific, fore- saw even more drastic action. “It now appears that the hatchet men of the administration have been turned loose to undermine the position of General MacArthur anc to force a reprimand or recall,” he sald. i Knowland said it would be wiser to keep MacArthur and get rid of Secretary of State Acheson. Sen- ator Ferguson (R-Mich) advocatec the dispatch of a 12-man congres- sional committee — six Democrat: and six Republicans — to consull MacArthur and learn his views or 'the Korean war and Far Eastern policy generally. No Disciplinary Action WASHINGTON, April 9 —(#— President Truman, though disturb- ed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur's latest public statements, was re- ported today to have decided against any disciplinary action which would upset the general's status as su- preme commander in the Far East. An informed congressional offic- ial, who asked that his name not be, used, gave that word to a re- porter. He said that did not mean there would be no reprimand to Mac- Arthur — that the President appar- ently has not yet made up his mind about the question. White House Silent The White House itself was silent about what, if any, action might be taken. Democratic congressional leaders acknowledged there had been some discussion of MacArthur at a fore- noon conference with the President. But they said the general was men- tioned only incidentally. 1t was learned, however, that con- gressional leaders have been told that any action to relieve the gen- eral of his command might upset the existing situation in occupied Japan, MacArthur is the supreme repre- - sentative there of the Allied Gov- ernments. When he was given this post, the Russians signed an agree- ment saying that the supreme com- mander in Japan should be desig- nated by the United States. Two Nations Line Up Against "Mac' On Korean Warfare PARIS, April 9 —®—France lined up with Great Britain today in op- posing Gen. MacArthurs proposal for use of Chiang Kai-8hek's troops by the United Nations in an effort to win the war in Korea. This was reported by the semi- official French news agency and later confirmed by a foreign min- istry spokesman. The French stand was made at a regular foreign ministry news con- ference. Only French reporters are permitted to attend. The news agency said the gov- ernment confirmed that throughout the conversations carried on by dip- lomatic channels at 'Washington and Lake Success to fix the common position of the powers with troops in Korea, France as well as Great Britain has constantly opposed any extension of the conflict, whether by bombing Manchuria, or the use of Nationalist Chinese troops, and in general any activity of the com- mander in chief not expressly ap- proved by the UN. Mfich of the Western European press thundered against MacArthur calling for a crackdown and a clear directive of United Nations aims in Korea. Policy Disapproved The London Daily Mirror's New York correspondent wrote that Mac- Arthur “is defying his own coun- ury's government and also other UN zovernments by making policy state- ments of his own.” The newspaper also declared: “The campaign in Korea is at present being waged without any clear direction.” A British foreign office spokes- man denied in London that there is any split between the two big pow- ers over Korean policy. He declared that British and American objec- tives “remain the same.” The fact remains, however, that Britain does have some differences with United States General MacArthur, if not with the United States itself. MacArthur's Hands Tied In the bitter international debate centering around MacArthur, the supreme commander of UN forces was not without loyal backers, In New York, Erle Cocke, Jr. National Commander of the Ameri- can Legion charged that MacArthur is having to fight in Korea “with both hands tied behind his back.” In Karachi, Pakistan, Lt. Gen. Zehai Okan, deputy commander-in- chief of the Turkish army, at a news conference, praised MacArthur as a “successful commander.” The Amazon River, from its mouth to the source of its farthest tributaries, is 2,900 miles long. PRICE TEN CENTS FLOOD GATES OF RESERVOIR ARE OPENED Thousands Bf_T_ons of Wat- er Rush Down on Al- lied-Held Ground By Associated Press Red Chinese opened the flood gates of the huge Hwachon Reser- voir dam in Central Korea today but early reports said the man- made flood did not endanger UN forces. . The Reds opened 10 of the res- ervoir's 18 gates and sent thousands of tons of water rushing down on Allied-held ground. Observers said the Chinese intended to cut the | Chunchon-Hwachon highway, a main Allied supply artery and pave the way for a counter-offensive down the Chunchon-Wonju high- way. Red's Stout Stand Previous to the flooding the Chi- nege had made a stout stand against Allied forces storming the south- {ern rim of the reservoir, five to { eight miles inside Red Korea. | Despite the flood, the Pukhan River rose no more than four and one-half feet and by night the | water was receding. On the West-Central front, American artillery pounded into Chorwon, 17 miles inside Red Korea. i Counter-Offensive AP Correspondent John Randolph ' reported the Chinese appeared to have pulled back all along the ‘Western front north of Seoul x‘r. was the third straight day that'con= tact was broken with the Reds. There were indications the enemy was building .up in this area for | & counter-offensive. Practically all the day’s fighting was inside North Korea. The ex- | ceptions were two small sectors Isouth and southeast of the Kwa- chon Reservoir. The biggest battle i raged south and southeast of Kwa- chon city, which is on the western 4ip of the inverted “T” shaped res- ervoir. Lt. Gen, Matthew B. Ridgway said the Communists in any new offensive might make a consider- able penetration in Allled lines be- cause of their superior numbers and “complete disregard for the value of human life.” He added he felt “no serlous concern ., . .." . KASKO FUNERAL " SERVICE TONIGHT Funeral services for George Kasko who died at the Government hos- pital last Friday, will be held to- night at 8 in the Carter chapel with Lt. Norman Steinig conducting. Kasko was born at Haines in 1884. He is survived by his wife, Jessie, and the following nieces and nep- hews: Louise Williams, Elizabeth David, Minnie Albecker, Susie Eric, | Charlie Hayes and Joe Hayes, all of Haines; George Daltqn and Jim- my Martin of Hoonah, and Annie James of Juneau, The remains will be taken to | House No. 1 in the Native Village here Tuesday morning and Capt. { Jimmy Martin of the Ocean Queen, will take the body to Haines on Wednesday for interment. Pallbearers will be William Jack, Henry Anderson, Johnny Wise, H. | Phillips, ©. Johnson and W. Peters. Health Conference The Child Health conference will be held Wednesday afternoon be- tween the hours of 2 to 4 o'clock |at the Douglas Methodist Church with the Public Health Nurse in charge. " STOCK OUGHATIONS [ NEW YORK, April 9 — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can 111, American Tel. and Tel. 153'%, Anaconda 39%, Douglas Aircraft 101%, General Electric 55%, Kenne- cott 74%;, Libby, McNeill and Libby 9%, Northern Pacific 37%, Standard Oil of California 45%, Twentieth Century-Fox 20%, U. S. Steel 42%, Pound $2.80'%, Canadian Exchange 94.75. 3 Sales today were 1,100,000 shares. | Averages today were as follows: | Industrials 250.57, rails 82.84, utili- 1ues 4255,