The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 21, 1951, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Em ire every evening except Sunday by the PIRE PRINTING COMPANY d Main Streets, Juneau Alaska Publish Prestdent HELEN TROY MON: Vice-President DOROTHY TROY LINGO Entered in the Post Office in_Juneau as !euma Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATI Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Dougl six months, §9.00; one year, $17.50 By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: e, $15.00; six months, in sdvance, §7.50; “tor $1.10 per month; will confer a favor if they will promptly notity fice of any failure or irregularity in the delivery News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ess is exclusively entitled to the use for ews dispatches credited to it or not other- h er Telephone REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 eattle, Wash. NATIONAL Fourth Avenue Bldg., Wednesday, November 21, 1951 WE GIVE THANKS We have much cause for Thanksgiving in this of Our Lord 1951 although the months just ssed have been troubled ones. We have free speech and freedom of the press, we recently demonstrated in vehement protest against censorship orders from Washington. (These freedoms are long lost to inhabitants of Iron Curtain countries.) Bvery American is free to worship God as he chooses. (Communism’s atheistic forces have closed thousands of churches abroad.) We enjoy the right of free suffrage and the right to choose our officials by secret ballot. (The ballot is byt a memory — and a faint hope to millions of Europeans.) In a world where hunger treads on the heels of millions, our Thanksgiving tables will bear witness to our high standard of living — the fruit of free enterprise in a free land. or all these benefits, we give humble thanks to God. In Him we place our trust and our faith and our hope for a tranquil world, unmarked by strife and mistrust. To Him, we pray for strength and courage to keep our freedoms; to spread freedom (o the shackled' peoples behind the Iron Curtain and to pass our freedoms along to our children and our children’s children and to the generations of children yet unborn. Through Him, let us strive tirelessly until all men | shall live in peace and abundance. VIEWS AND REVIEWS What They Say Whether Right or Wrong Bernard M. Baruch, retired industrialist: “You can overcome anything if you don't belly- ache.” Harold E. Mayo, preacher: “If we should have one world too soon, we may put a noose around our necks.” U. S. Commerce Deparment: “Americans averaged an income of $1,436 for each man, woman and child in 1950.” Henry M. Jackson, Member of Congress from ‘Wash- ington: “It is just plainly indisputable that the Soviets | are in the atomic weapons business on a big scale.” Harry 8. Truman: “It is of immense importance to communicate the truth about the purpose and intentions of the United States to the peoples of the Soviet Union.” Anthony Eden, former British Foreign Secretary: “No free people has ever asked through the ballot box for Communist rule.” | Millard Caldweil, Civil Defense Administrator: | “Seventy out of every one hundred planes Rus- sians would launch against us would get through to the target.” Adam Clxytu.n Powell, Jr., Member of Congress from | New York: “The United Nations is drifting toward a negative policy of defense.” Harry S. Truman: “We do not take the view that a man’s misfortune suffered through no fault of his own, is his own affair.” ! Joseph C. O'Mahoney, U. S. Senator from Wyoming: “We have the air power now that can deliver a most serious blow to any potential enemy.” Melvin Price, Member of Congress from Illinois: “Atomic attack might halt defense production | and, through its frightfulness, even destroy our will | to fight.” | Barrow The Washington Merey-Go-Round (Continued from Page One) which Treasury agents caught them keeping two sets of books, claimed t dthey owed at lemst"$700,000 in taxes and recommended criminal prose- cution. The column of Dec. 16, 49 the proceeds: “Ripps and Mitchell immediately began to pull every political wire south or north of the Mason-Dixon Line. First they tried to hire Joe Nunan, former commissioner of In- ternal Revenue. Then they negoti- ated with Martin Sweaber, a good friend of Nunan’s. Then they re- tained William Nicholson of Char- lotte, N. C., former law partner of Lamar Caudle, Assistant At- torney General in charge of the tax division. “Caudle nhoned his former part- ver, asked bim to withdraw from He did so. the co LAW PARTNER GOT FEE “Finally, however, Mitchell and Ripps approached Will Walter Bankhead of Alabama’s politically powerful Bankhead family, and through him retained Ben Leader, former law partner of the U. S. Attorney in Birmingham, John Hill. Significantly, it was Hill who was to try the case. “That case, however, has never been tried,” continued the Merry- Go-Round on Dec. 16, 1949. “It was sent by the Justice Department (Caudle) to Hill for prosecution, but that was as far as it got. U. 8. Attorney Hill held a conference with Justice and Treasury men in Birmingham at which he contended he did not have sufficient evidence. In the end, and with their concur- rence, the prosecution of jewelry profitecrs Ripps and Mitchell was sent back to Washington as closed. “Meanwhile, this column, prob- ing the tax fraud, unearthed some interesting facts. Ben Leader, when questioned, admitted he was Hill's former law partner; also admitted he received a fee of $12,000.” At this point it appeared that the Ripps-Mitchell case was stopped cold. It looked to me as if it had about as much chance of reaching prosecution as a freight train of crossing the great divide without an engine. The column of Dec. 16, 1949, con- tinued with other details. But here are some background facts I did not publish. Jack Anderson, the Merry-Go-Round reporter whom I sent to Mobile and Birmingham to button up the story, what looked to me like new evi- dence, and I arranged an appoint- ment at the Justice Departmnt with Lamar Caudle, Turner Smith, in charge of the criminal section of the tax division, and John Mitchell, the Justice Department Attorney who had gone to Birmingham to | confer with Hill and who had con- curred that the case should not be | prosecuted. PHONY BOOKKEEPING Mr. Anderson and I made a full presentation of what we consider- ed shocking facts. These included | brought back | a bookkeeping system whereby Ripps and Mitchell let their small checks and ‘cash accumulate. Then, when a big check came in, they deposit- ed the accumulated small checks and cash to the same amount as the big check, in order to make it appear that the big check had been cashed. Actually the big check was doniverted into & cashier’s check, then sent by a roundabout way through the Jefferson Investment Co.,, of St. Louis, controlled by Mitchell, to the Paramount Check Cashing Service in New York. During our conference, Caudle several times remarked that there certainly ought to be enough evi- dence to prosecute, and immedi- ately thereafter, he sent John Mit- chell (No relation to Joe Mitchell) to Mobile to reopen the entire case. The two tax defrauders were then indicted, pleaded guilty and are now in jail. HONEST T-MEN There were some other interesting angles to the Ripps-Mitchell case. One was that at Christmas 1946 Sam Ripps sent presents to the Treasury agents who had been working on the case. The packages were returned unopened. Also a defense, lawyer sent to Mobile from New York hinted to T-Men that they weren't paid enough by the government and could make more money on the outside. The T-Men did not take the hint. At a time when Internal Revenue is under heavy fire, I should like to repeat that my own investiga- tion of this and many other cases convinces me that the great ma- jority of T-Men are honest. Real hero of the Ripps-Mitchell prosecution, incidentally, was Rob- ert Cox, the Mobile T-Man who handled the case, and who Kkept at it despite great discouragement. I reported in December, 1949, that Oongressman Frank Boykin had gone to Joe Mitchell's defense, 88 he had in various other scrapes. I also heard ,but could not confirm, that Ripps and Mitchell had made 4 heavy contribution to the Demo- cratic National Committee. . T suspected, but could not prove, that someone in Washington was not enthugiastic about prosecuting the Ripps-Mitchell case. But I am tonvinced it was not Caudle. Caudle had sent the case to Birmingham with a recommendation for criminal prosecution long before I began looking into it. And aftcr I talked to him, he exhibited the greatest determination and enthusiasm for prying the case loose from its sty- mie and getting a conviction. SPECIAL NOTICE Milk delivery will be made on regular route Thursday, Thanks- Day but only to those with bottles and tickets out. The milkman will be in a rush to keep a date with a drum-stick! JUNEAU DAIRY PRO- UCTS. 971-1t ATTENTION : Mnke your appointments Monday, Tueaday and Wednesday with the | Formfit representative at Stevens | for your new figure. 971-2¢ ATTENTION SLEDS—SLEDS—SLEDS. Many sizes at Madsen’s. 969-6t Heap Honors On Kazmaier Of Princefon NEW YORK, Nov. 21 — ® —| Princeton’s Dick Kazmaier, in line| for a bushelful of honors, was vir- tually assured today of becoming| the first eastern football player to| win the major-college total offénse title. Kazmaier, 20th in tot.l offense a month ago, tops the field with a lofty 1,707 yards gained by rushing and passing — 118 more than run- ner-up Don Klosterman of Loyola of California. The Tiger ace also leads in touch- down-responsibility with 22. He| has scored nine and passed for 13 more. He also is tops in pass com- pletion percentage with 64 percent and average gain per offense play, 6.9 yards. Klosterman is second in total of- fense with 1,589 yards, of which 1,632 have resulted from passing, minus 43 from rushing. He has completed 135 passes out of 268 at- tempts to wipe out Washington's | Don Heinrich’s mark of 134 com- pletions. Kentucky's Babe Parilli is second | to Klosterman in forward passing | with 121 completions but leads in THE DAILY ALASKA EM NOVEMBER 21 Mrs. Elizabeth Heydek M. E. Monagle Fred J. Gilman Mrs. ' A. B. Hayes Ethel Naish Jean Hermle Rosella Furness Raella Smith NOVEMBER 22 Suzaline Wade Floyd Rae Horton Betty Peters Sue Connell Ruth Carver Weather al Alaska Poins Weather conditions and tempera- tures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coast at 4:30 am., 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bur¢au are as follows: Anchorage (0000000 csecooscssscsocos 30—Cloudy 15—Cloudy 30—Cloudy . 36—Cloudy . 4—Cloudy 2—Snow 19—Snow -11—Clear . 14—Snow . T—Clear 30—Clear 39—Cloudy 21—Snow 24—Clear 32—Cloudy 4—Cloudy 19—Clear . 43—Rain 6—Clear . 35—Cloudy 0—Cloudy 30—Cloudy Bethel Cordova Dawson . Edmonton ........ Fairbanks ... Haines Havre SR Juneau Airpmc Annette Island Kodiak ... Kotzebue McGrath Nome Northway . Petersburg Portland Prince George Seattle Whitehorse Yakutat Community Events ‘TODAY At 8 p.m.—Elks J.odge At 8 p.m.—Folkateers meet in grade «school gym. November 22 At 10:30 a.m.—Union Thanksgiving Worship Service in Northern Light Presbyterian church. November 23 At 8 p.m.—Young Republican ¢lub meets in IOOF Hall. | At 8 p.m.—Juneau Singers rehwse at Methodist church. November 26 At noon—Lions club meets at Bara- nof Hotel. At 7 p.m.—Badminton Club meets in high school gym. At 8 pm.—American Legion post meets in Dugout. At 8 p.m.—Rebekah drill team prac- tice at JOOF Hall. November 27 At noon—Rotary Club meets Baranof Hotel. November 28 At noon—Kiwanis Club meets at Baranof. in Boxer Knocked Out, Is Sent 'To Hospital DULUTH, Minn,, Nov. 21—(®—A | young heavyweight boxer was in critical condition in a hospital to- | day suffering from a brain hemorr- | hage after being knocked out in a boxing bout last night. Surgeons said an operation may be necessary for the boxer, Laverne touchdown passes with 19. Ollie Matson of San Francisco | leads in rushing with 1464 yards and Hugh McElhenny of Washing- | ton leads in scoring with 118 points. | Cole, 24, of St. Paul, Minn. Cole was knocked out in the fourth round of a preliminary bout by Bunny Roetter, of Stillwater, Minn. Cole was leading on points up to the knockout punch. FOR THESE WE \\, ARE THAVNKFUL / " TR PIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 20 YEARS AGO MOVEMBER 21, from , THE —— 1931 Tickets “by the yard” were on sale for the event. ‘Division Superintendent” of the affair. trip in the States. W. D. Gross and son, Zalmain, Seattle cn the steamer Northwestern, night. Mrs. L. W. Kilburn. during the coming year. The freighter Oduna, Capt. H. Odson Anderson, were incoming passengers which docked here the previous EMPIRE i Something new and novel in the way of dances was promised for {the Elks Railroad Dance which was being held this night in Elks Hall. M. S. Jorgenson was Miss Irene Burke, of the Forest Service, returned from a vacation from Mrs. Rose Davis was hostess to the Douglas Island Women'’s Cluby the previous evening, when the regular meeting was held at the home of “Social Hygiene ” was the topic to be studied of the Alaska Steamship Co., was in port with coal for the Pacific Coast Coal Com- | pany. and for Douglas, machinery for the Alaska Juneau, and general merchandise to be discharged at the City Dock. opportunity to consult Dr. Anderson, ship’s surgeon, need of medical advice or treatment. Weather: High, 29; low, 24; clear. veracity of these statements.” Say, VERACITY refers only to persons. and not his-try. KITE, O as in NOTE. | ness. i WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is STRINGENT; strict in requirements; restrictive. code of procedure.” ks Q | her son. own family? H Q. Is it absolutely essential an afternoon tea? | any kind is served — even if there is only one guest. ‘clafs dance? A. “Our class is giving a dance on the 20th, Bob. to go with me?” |- 3 with more than one wife, SNYONYMS: Veracity, truth, truthfulness, honesty, increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. The Coast Guard cutter Tallapoosa, Capt. C. N. Dench, took on oil today, preparatory to making a cruise to Funter Bay and Hoonah. mission there was to examine motor boats, and also to afford residents if they were in Her Daily Lessons in English % 1. corvon i ) WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Give me proof of the “the TRUTH of these statements.” \ 1 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: History. Pronounce in three syllables, i OFTEN MISSPELLED: Coyoie, though pronounced ki-ot, I as in candor, frank- yours.” Let us Today’s word: | MODERN ETIQUETTE ¥oprra r6n e e e e e ettt} I have a woman friend who is always extolling the virtues of Do you consider it good form to praise any member of one's ! A. This is considered almost as bad form as praising oneself. to provide napkins for the guests at A. Most definitely, napkins should be provided whenever food of Q. How should a girl ask a boy to accompany her to her club or ‘Would you like —— i LOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢ corpon ‘What forms of marriage are (1) a man with one wife, (b) a man (¢) a woman with more than one husband? 2. What famous woman was burned at the stake as a witch and later canonized as a saint? Under what sovereign was Disraeli Prime Minister of England? How many heads has a kettle drum? What is the feminine form of “maharaja”? ANSWERS: (a) Monogamy, (b) polygamy, Joan of Arc. Queen Victoria. One. Maharani. (c) polyandry. ATTENTION Make your appointments Monday, | SPECIAL NOTICE Milk delivery will be made on Tuesday and Wednesday with the |regular route Thursday, Thanks- Formfit representative at Stevens Day but only to those with bottles WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1951 MEMORIALS MARBLE and GRANITE' Monuments and Markers JUNEAU MARBLE WORKS Phone 426—302 Franklin St. © B.P.0.ELKS Meeting Every Wednesday at 8 P.M. Visiling brothers welcome. LeROY WEST, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary. Moose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meetings Every Friday Governor— LOREN CARD Becretary— WALTER R. HERMANSEN RSP "Taku Post No. 5559 V.F.W. Meeting every Thursday in the Jeep Club at 8:00 p.m. NASH SALES and SERVICE CHRISTENSEN BROS. 909412th Phone Green 279 et Brownie’s Liquor Sfore Phone 103 139 So. Franklin P. 0. Box 2596 . . ¢ EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY “It was a stringent| e STEVENS® ' LADIES’—MiSSES’ ¥ J. A. Durgin C.* Accounting Auditi Room 3, Valentine & _.iu. . JUNEAU, ALASKA P. O. Box 622 ‘Telephone 919. EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY e e e e SET——— "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. Alaska Music Supply Pianos—Musical instruments and Supplies Phone 208 Second and Beward Card Beverage Co. ‘Wholesale 805 10th Bt. PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA POP The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Rooms at Reasonable Rates PHONE SINGLE O THOMAS HARDWARE and FURNITURE CO. 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