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Saturday, December 22, 1951
JUST A MINUTE, PLEASE
The newly formed First Division Democratic Com
mittee, as well as the Democratic Committees from
the other divisions, should be particularly Interested
in the candidacy of Senator Anita Garnick for the
now-vacant post of Director of Employment Se
curity.
Although no definite word has been received,
we understand that her application is being considered
favorably by the Governor and the members (of the
Employment Security Commission.
ft is our sincere hope that this information is
not founded in fact. Party unity is at an all-time
low f.s was demonstrated by the recent conventions
at Sitka and in the other divisions and the appoint
ment of a Republican to the ESC post can lead only
to further discord.
Besides, there is much question as to Anita’s
status as a Republican. Responsible representatives
of that party disclaim her; her legislative record
indicates that she strays far from the principles and
program of the Republican party and her close
adherence to the Gruening line puts her beyond the
pale so far as acceptance by either party is concerned.
Moreover, we are concerned with the qualifica
tions she expects to bring to her new office if ap
pointed. To date, she has shown no particular signs
of broad executive experience and'or the judgment
that the ESC post would certainly demand.
So long as Alaska remains under a Democratic
administration, there should certainly be no appoint
ments of Republicans to political office save in ex
treme emergency and then only with the sanction
of the duly elected party officials.
The recent Democratic convention at Sitka adopted
a resolution which is particularly applicable to this
situation. They resolved that henceforth, all job
appointments within the Territory and the First
Division be routed through regular party channels ]
and that all applicants for such jobs secure the en
dorsement of their precinct and divisional committees.
Adherence to this policy should eliminate Senator
Garnick from consideration for this important position
and assure the people of Alaska that the administra
tion of the Employment Security Commission will be
placed in the most competent Democratic hands
available.
Needless to say, the ESC is charged with the
collection and disbursement oi large amounts of I
money and appointment of its directorship should
be made on an unwavering basis of ability, integrity
and experience rather than as a reward for dubious
political services rendered the governor.
BEATING THE I’OLIO THREAT
No announcement made in recent months was
more welcome than the recent statement by Basil
O’Connor that a polio vaccine is now being developed
by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,
of which he is president. Mr. O'Connor said, among j
other things: "We are on the way to producing a
polio vaccine. I cannot say how soon we will have
it but we expect to get it."
The foundation president went on to say scientists
were now virtually certain there were only three !
viruses responsible for the disease, and that they
had all been isolated. In addition, workers have
found a way to produce them in quantity, in test
tubes. Heretofore, doctors have been able to produce
only small amounts of the viruses, from monkeys.
The report should encourage millions of Ameri
cans who have contributed their dimes each year to
the March of Dimes, and encourage them to con
tribute again next year — in an effort to meet
O’Connor’s plea for funds to finance “rapid advances’’ j
in this direction.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
later paid Caudle the $5,000 air
plane commission. At that time,
Knohl didn't have much more than
the shirt on his back, plus a crim
inal record dating back to 1939.
WAR PROFITEERS
It was not until about four years
later that Mrs. Shientag ran across
Larry Knohl’s trail again, this
time as a tax fixer for two men,
Friedus and Aaron, who had con
cealed $300,000 worth of income in
their second-hand machinery bus
iness. Immediately she smelled
trouble.
Friedus and his father-in-law,
Aaron, had three secret bank ac
counts; and during the war years
when other men of Friedus’ age
were fighting for their country,
they had piled up a fortune selling
machinery on the black market.
In all, they owed Uncle Sam $219,
0C0 in taxes for 1943-44, the two
peak war years.
The two gentlemen, who didn't
think they owed their country ei
ther military service or tax money,
had prospered so exceedingly that
they bought the Starrett-Lehigh
building, organized the Starrett
Television Company, and after hir
ing a Kansas City friend of Dem
ocratic chairman Bill Boyle's, they
were cn the verge of putting across
a $7C0,000 deal with the RFC.
Since they had reached all the
way from New York to Kansas City
to influence the RFC, they obvious
ly knew how to pull wires. So they
proceeded to pull wires to keep
themselves out of jail.
First they used Larry Knohl, the
fixer. Then Larry Knohl looked
around for a way to influence La
mar Caudle, the man in charge of
prosecuting tax-fraud cases in the
Justice Department. Caudle was
from North Carolina, a graduate of
Wake Forest College. So Knohl
approached John Caffey, also a
graduate of Wake Forest, N. C.
Though Caffey was originally from
South Carolina, he was practicing
law at Greensboro, N C., and
a friend of Caudle's.
TWO NAIVE CAROLINIANS
Cal fey was asked by Knohl how
much he wanted to handle the
Fricdvs-Aaron tax cases, and he
replied that he wanted a retainer
of $2,500.
The fixers from New York al
most fell out of their chairs. Caf
fey seemed so naive that they
weren’t sure they had the man
they wanted. However, they ex
plained that this was a big case
and they were prepared to pay
more money—up to $25,000.
So John Caffey, of North and
South Carolina, friend of Lamar
Caudle, from North Carolina, went
to work on the tax-fraud case in
volving two black-market machin
ery operators a long w'ay from the
Carolinas. And you will still find
Knohl and Caffey sharing joint
offices at 1520 L Street, Washing
ton, right across from the Hotel
Statler.
During the period that inter
vened, Caudle, the not too bright
country boy from Nortli Carolina,
rode the private airplanes with
city slicker Knohl, palled around
with his Carolina triend John
Caffey, got paid the $5,000 commis
sion for an airplane that Knohl
did not really want, while wires
were being pulled in New York to
block the prosecution of Friedus
and Aaron.
Knohl did everything he could
to pull wires and ingratiate him
self with those on high in the
Democratic party. He even bought
ten tables at the big Democratic
dinner in New York in 1949—cost
$10,000. And he was careful to buy
them through Lamar Caudle, who
labored under the impression that
all this attention was because
people just naturally liked him.
WRONG LADY JUDGE
This was where Mrs. Shientag
got her back up. The harder the
wires were pulled to take the case
out of her hands, the more insist
ent she became that the case go
to trial. In this she got support
from U. S. Attorney Tom Murphy,
now Judge Murphy. Finally she
had her way.
The trial opened Oct. 9, 1950,
lasted six weeks before U. S.
Judge Sam Kauffman, and ended
with four-and two-year jail sent
ences for the tax chiselers. Mrs.
Shientag tried the case all by her
self. Six high-powered attorneys
represented the defendants. '
Irony was that although Mrs.
Shientag has deserved a U. S.
Judgeship for her long record in
the U. S. Attorney’s office, Miss
Frieda Hennock, of the FCC, was
appointed instead — only to be
blocked by the Senate. It will be
Interesting to see whether the
White House now belatedly recog
nizes Mrs. Shientag’s great job of
overcoming the wire-pullers in
Washington.
Note 1—Just as Mrs. Shientag
brought Friedus and Aaron to trial
they were negotiating with the
RFC for the purchase of the Air
eon Manufacturing Company by
their own Starrett TV Company.
The deal was being arranged by
Knohl and Leo B. Parker, a Kan
sas City attorney friend of Bill
Boyle's. The RFC directors, ap
parently impressed by outside in
fluence, did not bother to get a
Dun and Bradstreet rating on
Starrett TV, and found out only
by accident that the people to
whom they were making the sale
were being tried for tax evasion.
Note 2—Larry Knohl recently
purchased the famous race horse,
'The Battler," from Ogc’en Phipps
of Long Island at a cost of $40,000.
Apparently Knohl has come a long
way from the day in 1945 when
Mrs. Shientag found he didn't have
much more than the shirt on his
back. It looks like tax-fixing pays.
MILK NOTICE
No milk delivery on December 25.
Wm. Flint—Juneau Dairy Products.
995-3t
FROM SEATTLE
Mr. and Mrs. D. Hunt of Seattle
are registered at the Baranof
Hotel.
NOTICE
I will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by anyone other
than myself. Signed—John E. Dap
cevich. 994-4t
• EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY •
55 Depart on PAA
For Seattle Friday
Six overcarried passengers ar
rived here from Fairbanks yester
day on Pan American World Air
ways. Fifty-five passengers here
boarded the southbound plane for
Seattle and three went to Annette.
Arriving from Seattle via Fair
banks were: Leonard Evans, W. M.
Kimball, Y. Poole, Rosemary
Theile, Walter Walsh, Dale Bel
cher.
Going to Seattle were: Helen
Oman, Clyde Mathews, B. Coun
tryman, Don Milness, Jr., C. Car
ter, Mr. and Mrs. John Cramer,
William Craton, B. Chatfield, Le
roy Linder, Ira Perry, Walter Hag
erman, Hazel Haney.
Henry Williams, Mrs. Beulah
Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Nova War
ner, Fred Whittet,. Paul Troast,
M. J. Rector, A. Broughton, Mr.
and Mrs. Newell and two children;
Mr. and Mrs. Dunham, Dutch Al
erdice, F. F. Faires, Charles Esch,
Henry Benson, A. Bandetini, W.
E. Hanson, Orville Sayther, Betty
Ellingen and child, Tom Ovinlin,
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Asplund, Sue
Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Scott, Darryl and Fay Mish, D.
and Betty McDonald, Louise Mil
ler,
Jack Melquist, D. A. Peckham,
Homer Vandervelde, Fred Jacob
son, Doris Lathsaw, Robert Laam,
Ken Fujiki, Chris Dahl, A. Doll,
Ernest Corcoram, Ann Zuboff.
Due to bad weather in Seattle
yesterday there was no inbound
flight from the south, but two
planes are expected to arrive to
day. v
NOTICE
I will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by anyone other
than myself. Signed—John E. Dap
cevich. 994-4t [
December 22
Harold McRoberts
Stephanie A. Frick
Diane Hunsbedt
Erna Meier
Robert Lee Roberts
Dolores Frelmuth
Margaret Ann Barber
December 23
Emitt A. DeWitt
Hans Johnsen
Pearl Swanson
Leo V. Osterman
Sally Crooks
Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and tempera
tures at various Alaska points also
on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 p.m.,
120th Meridian Time, and released
by the Weather Bureau are as
follows:
Anchorage . 23—Snow
Barrow . 6—Cloudy
Bethel . 30—Partly Cloudy
Cordova . 22—Cloudy
Dawson . -8—Cloudy
Edmonton . -10—Partly Cloudy
Fairbanks . 7—Cloudy
Haines ... 11—Clear
Havre . 14—Snow
Juneau Airport . 4—Clear
Kotzebue . 20—Snow
Nome . 27—Cloudy
Northway . -29—Clear
Petersburg . 24—tog
Portland . 39—Partly Cloudy
Prince George . 4—Snow
Seattle . 39—Partly Cloudy
Whitehorse . -9—Clear
Yakutat . 21—Cloudy
Sanford Keeps
Knocking Them
Down for Title
By TED MEIER
NEW YORK, Dec. 22—^—Stan
ford, which already has won the Pa
cific Coast Conference football
championship, may come up with
the PCC basketball crown, too.
The Stanford cagers, like their
1951 football brethren, still have
to suffer their first defeat of the sea
son. Last night they made it 7
straight by taking San Francisco
52-49.
The victory put the Indians in the
national college cage picture since
San Francisco had beaten Kansas
State, ranked 5th in the Associated
Press poll.
Washington, the pre-season fav
orite to again win the PCC title,
was put off to tonight. The Huskies
lost their first game to Utah, but
since then have won 6 in a row.
Only one of the first 20 teams
in the AP poll saw action last night.
Wyoming, No. 16, was beaten by
Oregon, 66-59.
Most of the night's major games
took place in the Rocky Mountain
and far west areas. UCLA edged
Denver, 60-58, and Oregon State did
likewise to California, 61-59. Wash
ington State went overtime to take
Montana, 68-63, and Brigham Young
whipped Santa Clara, 64-59.
In a twin bill at Syracuse, N. Y.
the undefeated Syracuse University
team made it 5 straight with an
easy 84-65 triumph over the touring^
Loyola of the South quintet. St.
Bonaventure, also unbeaten, won its
4th straight by beating Colgate, li
es, in the first game.
Another doubleheader was played
in Tampa, Fla., where Tampa whip
ped Nebraska, The Big Seven, 81-76,
and Sewanee beat Florida State, 58
48.
In the southwest, Murray State of
Kentucky beat Texas, 64-63. It was
Murray’s 9th straight triumph. At
Houston, Detroit trounced Houston
University 73-56 in a Missouri Valley
conference game.
STRICTLY BUSINESS
by McFeattere
M'l:4tu"‘
“When we’re talking about our experimental plane, keep
say\ng, ‘What a babe!’ I talked in my sleep and had to
think fast!’*
20 YEARS AGO &
empire |
DECEMBER 22, 1931
Forty-five thousand dollars worth of radio receiving sets owned
by 500 or more Juneau residents were rendered practically valueless
i when the U. S. Signal Corps took the air with all communications
and abandoned the water circuit that for more than a quarter of a
cently served its cable system, declared Wilbur Burford, Secretary of
ihe Juneau Radio Club.
The inter-Alaska wireless communication played havoc with local
reception from outside points. Hope was expressed that the trans
mitter station could soon be moved out the highway.
The Alaska Steamship Company’s cargo carrier Oduna, Capt. A. A
Anderson, arrived this noon from Seattle, to remain here for two days
unloading cargo. On the way up Gastineau Channel, the vessel dis
charged powder at Dupont.
The following amounts of snow, in inches, were reported on the
ground at various Alaska stations: Barrow 8, Bethel 14, Cordova 17,
Fai^anks 22. Juneau 3, Ketchikan trace, Sitka 1, and Kodiak 2.
All boys and girls of Gastineau Channel were invited to meet Santa
Claus Christmas Eve at George Bros, store. A big Christmas tree,
lighted and decorated, occupied a cleared floor space which would give
Santa plenty of room to greet all his little friends.
Santa Claus was also dated up to appear at the Eagles' Hall in
Douglas, and a soecial ferry had been arranged to carry Juneau
youngsters over for the big party.
Weather: High, 35; low, 27; cloudy.
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Daily Lessons in English tv. l. gokdon !
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Bob had no business to
say that." Say, “Bob had no RIGHT (or REASON) to say that.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Clairvoyance. Pronounce klar-voi
ans, first A as in CARE, OI as in TOIL, second A unstressed, accent
second syllable.
| OFTEN MISSPELLED: Authoritative; not AUTHORITIVE.
[ SYNONYMS: Habitation, dwelling, abode, residence, domicile, ad
dress, lodging, headquarters.
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:
CONJECTURE; a surmise; a guess. “This is merely a matter of con
jecture.”
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i MODERN ETIQUETTE &bertai,ee
Q. What is the proper procedure when an engagement is broken?
A. The engagement ring and all other gifts of value must be re
turned to the giver. And a notice reading, “The engagement of Miss
Ruth Brown and Mr. Robert Williams has been broken by mutual
consent,” should be sent to the newspapers which announced the
engagement. f VI I !
Q. How are artichokes properly eaten?
A. with the fingers, a leaf at a time being pulled off and the
edible end dipped into the sauce and then bitten off. When the
center is reached, the thistle part is scraped away with a knife, the
edges are cut, and the “heart” eaten with a fork.
Q. Whose name comes first when a man and his wife sign their
Christmas cards?
A. Whenever the titles “Mr. and Mrs.” are included, they are
written in .that order. When signed informally, however, with the
first name, the order is reversed, as, “Mary and John Smith.”
j LOOK and LEARN a! c. Gordon
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1. Why is Christmas sometimes written as “Xmas”?
2. Which four states of the Union are “commonwealths”?
3. What is the principal river of Pale^ine?
4. What is the popular name of the instrument which measures,
atmospheric pressure?
5. What composer was called the “Waltz King”?
ANS7/ERS:
1. "X" is the Greek character representing the “ch” sound and
is used as an abbreviation for the Greek word “Christus,” meaning
Christ.
2. Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Kentucky.
3. The Jordan.
4. Barometer.
5. Johann Strauss, who wrote more than 500 waltzes, the most
famous being his “Blue Danube.”
There is no subsiiule for
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Crossword Puzzle I
ACROSS
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4. Less dangerous
9. American
author
12. Fuss
13. Brazilian
macaw
14. Slower:
musical
15. Sty
16. Almost an
island
18. Capuchin ..
monkeys
20. Know
21. Correct
23. Gift
27. Nurse
28. Attire
29. Land measure
30. Small singing
bird •
31. Distributed
32. Biblical man
33. Type measure
31. English
journalist
35. Dillseed
36. Set free
38. Aromatic herb
39. Vapor
40. Single thing
41. Stand for
45. Mountain in
Crete
48. Grow old
49. Freshet
50. Trouble
61. Sun
52. Novices
53. Hire
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2. Poem
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3. Permission
4. Palatable
5. God of wa£
6. Strike out
7. Silkworm
8. Most foul
8. Kind of fruit
10. Lubricate
11. Greek letter
17. Bar of a
knockdown
soap frame
19. Literary
fragments
21. Come in
22. New England
state
23. Talk glibly
24. Depend
25. Nostrils
26. Hackneyed
28. Lairs
31. Most precious
32. First letter
34. One who
" inherits
35. Blackbird of
the cuckoo
family
37. Fold of the
front of
a coat
38. Poker stakes
40. As far as
41. Short-napped
fabric
42. Self
43. Catch sight of
44. Spike of corn
46. Perish
47. High: musical
MEMORIAL!*
MARBLE and GRANITE
Monuments and Markers
MARBLE WORKS
Phone 426-303 Franklin St.
B. P. 0. ELKS
Meeting Even 1
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
LeROY WEST. Exalted Ruler.
W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
Noose Lodge Ho. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor—
LOREN CARD
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
Taku Post No. 5559
V. F. W.
Meeting every Thursday m
the Jeep Club at 8:00 p.m.
NASH
SALES and SERVICE
CHRISTENSEN BROS
909 12th Phone Green
Brownie's liquor Store
Phone 103 139 So. Franklin
p. O. Box 2596
DON ABEL
Millwork-Glass-Building Supplies
Schorn Paint
PHONE 633—Juneau, Alaska
STEVENS’
LADIES’—MISSES’
READY-TO-WEAR
8eward Street Near Third . ]
The Charles W. Carter I
Mortuary
Fourth and Franklin 8ta.
PHONE 136 j
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Casters Hen's Wear
McGregor Sportswear
Stetson and Mallory Hat*
Arrow Shirts and Underwear
Allen Edmonds Shoe*
Skyway Luggage SI
BOTANY
"500"
CLOTHES
j! NVNN-BUSH SHOES
3TETSON HATS
Quality Work Clothing
FRED HENNING
Complete Outfitter for Men
SHAFFER'S
SANITARY MEAT
FOB BETTER MEATS
13—PHONES—49
Free Dellrery
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FIELD PROPANE GAS
I AND APPLIANCE CO.
"Gas Has Got It"
j Walter D. Field — Phone 581
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"The Rexall Store"
Your Reliable Pharmacists
BUTLER-MAURO
DRUG CO.
Alaska Music Supply
Planoi—Musical Instrument#
and Supplies
Phone 206 Second and Seward
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 805 10th St.
PHONE 218—DAY or NIGHT
for MIXERS or 80 DA POP
The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Rooms
at Reasonable Rates
PHONE SINGLE O
THOMAS HARDWARE
and FURNITURE CO.
PHONE 555
PAINTS - OILS
Builders’ and Shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
SOLD »d SERVICED by
J. B. Surford Co.
’•Our Doorstep Is Worn by
Satisfied Customers”
FORD AGENCY
(Authorized Dealers)
GREASES — GAB — Oil.
Jnneau Motor Co.
Foot of Main Street
MAKE
JUNEAU DAIRIES
J3ELICIOUS ICE CREAM
a dally habit—ask for It by name
Juneau Dairies, Inc. 1
HOME GROCERY }
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—TeL 6M
American Meat — Phone SB
To Banish “Blue Monday” |
To give you more freedom
from work — TRY
Alaska Laundry
H. S. GRAVES i
The Clothing Man
LEVI’S OVERALLS
for Boys
BLACKWELL’S
CABINET SHOP
117 Main St. Phone 773 I
High Quality Cabinet Work
for Home, Office or Store 1
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Here's wishing to
Old Friends and New
ALL of the Best
for the Christmas Season
and the New Year
From Your Friends in
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Founded 1891 by B. M. Behrends