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VOL. LXXVIII., NO. 11,815
JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY. MAY 21, 1951
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PRICE TEN CENTS
Reds Wit hdrawing From Part OfKo rean Front
WARNING
GIVEN TO
ALASKANS
Told to Keep Eyes Open,
Mind Alert, Beware
of Communists
ANCHORAGE. Alaska, May 21—
W— Alaskans were told Saturday *to
“keep your eyes open and your mind
alert” in behalf of Territorial de
fense.
Addressing an Armed Forces Day
dinner, Lt. Gen. William E. Kepner.
the Alaska commander, praised ci
vilian cooperation of the civil air
patrol, civil defense organizations
and weather observers at outlying
posts.
“You need not feel foolish in re
porting any suspicious activity," he
said. “Be aware of the danger
around you. Notify the FBI, the po
lice or the military of any activity
that might be subversive.
“Communists are no longer under
cover. They are among us now, and
we must become aware of them.
Stop them before they gain strength
in our midst.
“The Communist strategy is to
divide a united people. We cannot
be like an ostrich with its head
in the sand. Men and women of
Alaska must be alerted far and wide
to spot any unfriendly aircraft or
unfamiliar activities on the Alaskan
shore.”
WEEKEND LANDINGS
OF HALIBUT; PRICES
Halibut prices advanced twice
over the weekend for landings made
locally. Prices Saturday were 15
cents for mediums, 12 cents for
chix and 14 cents for large going
to 15.75 cents for mediums and 14
and one half cents for large on
Sunday. Landings made Saturday
totaled 56,500 pounds and on Sun
day were 152,000 pounds.
Selling to E. E. Engstrom Satur
day were: New Anny, 7,000 pounds;
Sokol, 7,000 pounds; to Alaska
Coast Fisheries: Fern II, 26,000
pounds; going to Coop: Sarah
Maria, 16,500 pounds.
Selling Sunday to E. E. Engs
trom: Evolution, 8,000 pounds; Sisu,
10,000 pounds; Valiant, 20,000
pounds; Defiance, 11,000 pounds;
U & I, 13,000 pounds; to Alaska
Coast Fisheries: Emma, 18,000
pounds; Ruby, 30,000 pounds; May
flower, 13,000 pounds, Loodei, 12,
000 pounds; to E. C. Johnson: Ill
inois, 7,000 pounds; Julia D. 10,
000 pounds.
STEAMERHOYEMENIS
Baranof from Seattle scheduled
to arrive at 3 a.m. Tuesday.
Denali scheduled to sail from
Seattle Friday.
Princess Louise scheduled to ar
rive at 8 a.m. Tuesday sailing south
one hour later at 9 a.m.
The Washington
Merry - Go - Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Copyright. 1951. oy Bell Syndicate. Inc..
J^ASHINGTON. —At eight-thir
ty a.m. the other Sunday—which is
early for most Washingtonians on
a Sunday morning—President Tru
man finished reading New York’s
Sunday Times, picked up his pen
and dashed off one of those famous
personal letters which have rever
berated around the world. This one
went to price boss Mike Di Salle.
Eleven blocks away, Di Salle was
busily wading through a mountain
of correspondence on his desk, try
ing to get some work out of the
way before attending nine o’clock
mass. Just as Di Salle was leaving
his office the telephone rang. The
White House was calling.
‘•Please stand by, Mr. Di Salle,”
the operator said. “A messenger is
bringing you a letter from Presi
dent Truman.”
Mike put the phone down and
began to ponder. What had he done
wrong? What might have aroused
the ire of the President? Or was it
that the President was accepting
his resignation?
A few minutes later the letter
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Women of Achievement
I
Medals of honor were presented to twenty-seven outstanding women
of the nation at the "First Assembly of Women of Achievement” in
Boston, Mas. Four members of the selected group chat at the dinner
(seated, left to right): Or. Margaret Clapp, president of Wellesley
College; Capt. Anne B. Steele, Auburn, Mass., I'. S. Army nurse who
recently returned from the Korean front. Standing, left to right,
Faye Emerson and Esther Williams. I)r. Clapp and Capt. Steele
were “surprise recipients” with their awards announced at the dinner.
(W Wircphoto.
STORES MAY
CUT PRICES,
COURT RULES
WASHINGTON, May 21 — UP) —
! The Supreme Court ruled today that
j state “fair trade” laws do not bar
I stores from cutting prices if the
j stores refuse to sign pricing agree
I ments.
Justice Douglas delivered the 6-3
decision which attorneys told the
high court in advance would have
the effect of killing the fair trade
laws now in effect in 45 states.
Such laws have been adopted by
all states except Vermont, Texas,
Missouri and the District of Co
lumbia. They permit the fixing of
minimum retail prices by agree
ments between manufacturers and
retailers.
They apply generally to nation
ally-advertised products, such as
whiskey, household appliances,
clothing and the like. Today’s de
cision apparently would not apply
to state regulation of a purely state
milk business, but it might be made
to apply to a cigarette price regu
lation which involves interstate
commerce.
Otherwise today the high court:
1. Ruled 8-1 that California’s un
American Activities committee may
not be sued on the grounds it vio
lated the civil rights of a prospective
witness. The majority held that
civil rights laws must not restrict
the freedom of legislative commit
tees, but Justice Douglas, dissenting,
asked whether this meant that such
committees can' now sit as “kangaroo
courts.”
2. Took no action on a govern
ment request for help in its fight
to keep possession of American Pres
ident Steamship ‘ Lines stock. As a
result of that fight Secretary of
Commerce Sawyer and nine others
have been found in contempt by the
Court of Appeals. They have been
ordered by that court to surrender
the stock by next Thursday after
noon, or go to jail. Sawyer has said
he will comply unless the high tri
bunal excuses him.
It remains to be seen just what
effect today’s ruling on fair trade
prices may have.
Joining Douglas in the court ma
jority were Chief Justice Vinson and
Justices Reed, Jackson, Clark and
Minton.
Justice Frankfurter wrote a dis
senting opinion, in which he was
joined by Justices Burton and Elack.
Justice Jackson wrote a separate
opinion concurring with the ma
jority. Justice Minton joined in this
opinion.
Today's case — with far-reaching
possibilities — dealt with an attack
on Louisiana's “fair trade” law by
NEW TECHNIQUE
— Queenie Peabody, who pio
neered In machine embroidery
on official flays, works on a Pres
ident’s flay at the Mare bland
Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CaL
HAROLD LYSNE DIES
AT SUNSET COVE
The Coast Guard 52-footer from
Petersburg is enroute to Sunset
Cove to pick up the body of Har
old Lysne who died there about
5 a.m. today. The cutter is also
taking U. S. Commissioner Dale
Hirt and Deputy Marshal Smith
and a radio technician for the CAA
station there.
The cutter will pick up the body
and Mrs. Lysne and take th^m to
Petersburg.
ANCHORAGE VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Kroening
of Anchorage are stopping at the
Baranof Hotel.
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, May 21 — Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2%, American Can
107'-, American Tel. and Tel. 153%,
Anaconda 41; Douglas Aircraft 95;
General Electric 53%; General Mot
tors 73, Libby. McNeill and Libby 9,
Northern Pacific 36%, Standard Oil
of California 45 i, Twentieth Cen
tury Fox 19, U. S. Steel 41%, Pound
$2.80%, Canadian Exchange 93.87%.
Sales today were 1,580,000 shares.
Averages today were as follows:
Industrials 249.98, rails 73.75, utili
ties 42.09.
BRADLEY
IS AGAIN
ON STAND
Declares MacArthur Was
Fired Because of Stand
Taken in Korean War
WASHINGTON, May 21 — UB—
Gen. Omar N. Bradley told senators
today the Joint Chiefs of Stiff
recommended dismissal of Gen.
Douglas MacArthur because he was
"not in sympathy” with Korean war
plans.
Testifying at hearings by the Sen
ate Armed Services and Foreign Re
lations committees on MacArthur’s
ouster as Pacific commander, Brad*
ley listed these reasons why the
military high command approved
the removal:
1. MacArthur’s public statements
and communications “indicated that
he was not in sympathy with the
decision to try to limit the conflict
to Korea." He said this would make
it difficult for MacArthur to carry
out directives, adding: ‘‘It was neces
sary to have a commander more re
sponsive to control from Washing
ton.”
2. MacArthur "had failed to com
ply with the Presidential directive
to clear statements on policy before
making such statements public.”
Independent Action
Bradley said the Pacific com
mander also had taken independent
action in proposing to negotiate di
rectly with the enemy field com
mander for an f-.’tnistice "and ad
made that statemei.'. public at»j8le
the fact that he knew the President
had such a proposal under consider
ation from a governmental level.”
3. The Joint Chiefs of Staff
“have felt and feel now that the
military must be controlled by ci
vilian authority in this country."
Bradley said the Joint Chiefs had
followed this principle and they felt
MacArthur's actions were continu
ing to “jeopardize the civilian con
trol over the military authorities.”
No Secrets Divulged
Bradley, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, was back before
the investigation committee for the
first time since his testimony was
interrupted last week by a dispute
over whether he should testify about
private talks with President Truman.
Bradley took the attitude that his
worth as a confidential adviser to
the President would be destroyed if
he did tell what was said in confer
ences on the question of removing
MacArthur from his Far Eastern
commands. •
By a vote of 18 to 8, the commit
tees decided last Thursday that
Bradley did not have to relate who
said what at the White House meet
ing.
Dispute Keeps Bolling
Over tne weeKena, new aaicicm-^
kept the MacArthur dispute boiling.
On one side, Senator Fulbright
said part of Gen. MacArthur’s testi
mony to Senate committees was "al
most equivalent to deception” and
consisted of "some half-truths.’
On the other, Senator Taft de
clared the Truman administration
has staged an “absolute reversal”
and now had adopted practically all
features of MacArthur’s Far Eastern
war program which most Republi
cans have urged.
Senator McMahon disagreed, say
ing there has been no major change
in administration policy. Fulbright
said so, too.
Bradley also said there is no mili
tary objection to “taking the wraps
off” Chinese Nationalist forces to
harrass Red China if American
troops aren’t involved and explain
ed:
1. The United States would have
to “strip” its military power else
where to carry out MacArthur’s
Korean war strategy.
2. There are no differences be
tween the deposed general and the
administration over the necessity of
keeping Formosa in friendly hands.
Bradley opposed MacArthur’s pro
posal for bombing Manchurian sup
ply bases, although he said such
action would be of military value
if there was assurance — which he
said couldn’t be given — that Rus
sia would not enter the fighting.
Senator George said he couldn't
see why Chiang Kai-Shek couldn’t
be permitted to use his Nationalist
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Engine Plows Into Train
Plowing virtually through the crushed coach at lert, engine of a Pennsylvania Railroad train it shown
at right, after it plowed into the rear of a halted express at Bryn Mawr, Pa., killing the engineer and
five other persons and injuring at least 51 others. (#1 Wlrephoto.
NO DEFENSE
OFFERED BY
CRIME CZAR
Underworld Mystery Man
Throws Himself on
Mercy of Court
HACKENSACK. N. J.. May 21—
(jfl— Joe Adonis, labeled one of the
nation's seven czars of crime, plead
ed no defense today to a series of
New Jersey gambling charges, and
threw himself on the mercy of the
court.
Entering similar pleas were four
alleged hirelings of Adonis, who
were scheduled to go on trial with
him on charges of operating a
*1,000,000 dice dynasty in North
Jersey.
Superior Court Judge J. Wallace
Leyden said he could see no differ
ence between the no defense pleas
and guilty pleas and he announced
he would accept them.
The sudden entry of the pleas was
the result of a series of pre-trial
conferences this morning while a
126-member Jury panel waited in
the courtroom.
Dapper underworld mystery man
Adonis, who has never spent a day
in Jail in his 48 years despite ar
rests for numerous crimes, faces a
possible maximum sentence of 18
years in prison and fines of $18,000
All five men pleaded to a charge
of gambling conspiracy in the oper
ation of the dice games and to three
other indictments charging them
with maintaining disorderly houses
for gambling.
The state had elected to try them
only on the conspiracy count today.
BRINDLE THROUGH
Winn Brindle, president of the
Ward’s Cove Packing Co., at Ketch
ikan, passed through Juneau yes
terday enroute to Naknek.
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WEATHER REPORT
Temperature tor 2*-Hour Period
ending 8:20 o’clock this morning
In Juneau — Maximum,
54; minimum, 46. •
At Airport — Maximum,
54; minimum, 46.
FORECAST
Variable cloudiness to
night and Tuesday becom
ing cloudy with light rain
late Tuesday afternoon.
Lowest temperature tonight
about 42 degrees. Highest
Tuesday near 54. Decreasing
southeasterly winds tonight.
PRECIPITATION
(Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today
City of Juneau — .41 inches;
Since May 1 — 3.27 inches;
Since July 1 — 71.32 inches.
At Airport — .17 inches;
Since May 1 — 1.81 inches;
Since July 1 — 71.08 inches.
Opera Star Weds
Metropolitan opera star Dorothy Kirsten and Dr. Eugene Chapman
of San Antonio, Tex., smile as they pose for photographers follow
ing their wedding in New Orleans, La. Honeymoon plans were not
disclosed. <#) Wlrephoto.
Fed.Agencies
Stop Progress
Of Territory
WASHINGTON, May 21 — 0P1 —
Sen. Hugh Butler (R-Nebr) con
tended today that Federal agencies
have held up the development of
Alaska. He demanded an investiga
tion.
Until Alaska’s resources are de
veloped and the Territory is opened
up to more industries, "any discus
sion of statehood is beside the
point," the leading congressional op
ponent of immediate statehood de
clared.
The Nebraskan asked the Senate
to look into the Federal policy of
"withholding and reserving from use
the land, forest, mineral and other
resources of the Territory.”
CALIFORNIANS HERE
Captains Jesse J. Craddock of
Oakland and Robert E. Rise of
Hayward, and Sergeants Roger W.
Haile of Hayward and Leland Stu
art of Courtiand, all members of
the California Air National Guard
are on a 30-day tour of duty in
Alaska. They are stopping at the
Gastineau Hotel.
RIDGWAY
PRAISES
U. S. UNITS
WASHINGTON. May 21, — I/P —
Gen. Matthew Ridgway, U. S. Far
Eastern Commander, today praised
"the superior spirit and conduct
in battle" of all American units,
particularly the Army's SeconeJ Di
vision.
The commendation came in a
message to defense Secretary Mar
shall and the Joint chiefs of staff.
General Ridgway said that the
Second Division, commanded by
MaJ. Gen. C. L. Ruffner, had “in
flicted losses which conservatively
estimated exceed 20 times its own.'
The supreme commander inclu
ded the First South Korean division
in his general commendation.
The second U.S. Division bore the
brunt of the Communist offensive
last week.
P. O. INSPECTOR HERE
Bernard Mein, post office inspec
tor from Seattle is stopping at the
Baranof hotel.
i. . SHANNON HERE
Paul H. Shannon, Seattle, is stop
^ ping at the Baranof hotel.
TERRIFIC
SLAUGHTER
INFLICTED
Nearly 60,000 Reds Killed
in Five-Day-Old Of
fensive Is Estimate
By Associated Press
Reds began withdrawing from
half of the Korean Central front
today after losing nearly 60,000 men,
by Allied estimates, in their five
day-old offensive.
Lt. Oen. Edward M. Almond an
nounced his Tenth Corps killed or
wounded 40,341 Reds on the East
Central front. Sunday's toll alone
was 34,700, he said, the biggest one
day total of the war.
Allied officers estimated 10,220
other casualties were inflicted on
the West-Central front, AP Corre
spondent Oeorge A. McArthur re
ported.
In this sector, Reds retreated thru
a driving rain. Front line dispatches
Monday night told of Communist
withdrawals before advancing Allies
across more than 20 miles of the
front.
Abandon Bridgeheads
Reds were reported abandoning
their bridgeheads below the Pukhap
and Hongchon rivers, and pulling
back toward Chunchow in the cen
ter.
Most of the Red casualties were
inflicted by the U. S. Second divis
ion, which the Communists set out
to destroy. The 8th Army said the
Second division killed or wounded
37,780 Reds in five days.
"We've taken the starch out of
the offensive,” Almond said. “And
I feel certain that if they come
at us in even greater numbers we
can handle them again.”
Red All-Out Smash
The Rads threw 125,000 men at
his sector in their second spring of
fensive, Almond said. The first Red
all-out smash began April 22 and
bogged down at the end of 10 days.
In their new drive, the Reds fell
before the tremendous fire power of
UN artillery, planes and automatic
weapons . . . were trapped on barbed
wire entanglements . . . blown up
by mines.
The enemy “may be getting ready
to strike again,” Almond said, “and
if he does we are prepared to meet
him.
Hold Peninsula Line
“We have a line across the penin
sula and we are holding it. We have
a line of fire that operates day and
night, rain or shine. Our capabil
ity of bringing down instant fire
whenever we sight these people is
tremendous.”
Much of Sunday's record casualty
toll, he said, was compiled when
artillery caught the Chinese trying
to carry off their dead all along a
two and a half mile valley.
Hide and Seek Game
A high ranking officer described
the warfare as "a deadly game of
hide and seek.” a kind of now-you
see-the enemy, now you-don't sit
uation. But thus far in the offensive
the U. 8. Second division had killed
or wounded nearly four Chinese di
visions, or twice as many men as
there are in the whole Second di
vision.
Tokyo headquarters indicated the
Chinese losses were more than 30
fo 1. American losses were reported
comparatively small.
In the Far West. UN patrols
stabbed far out from the Seoul Peri
meter. A 8outh Korean patrol enter
ed Munsan. only 10 miles south of
the 38th Parallel with little oppo
sition. An American task force prob
ed into Uijongbu, 11 miles north of
Seoul unopposed.
Air Force In Action
In the war's biggest night attack
on front lthes. B-29s and B-26 in
vaders cut up the enemy facing the
Second division with 1.000 fragmen
tation bombs. The Air Force said 250
tons of bombs were pinpointed by
new radar technique.
.A big Jet battle over northwest
Korea produced the world’s first jet
ace, Capt. James Jabara of Wichita,
Kas. He sent two Russian-made
MIOS down in flames to run his
total to six — one more than he
needed for ace.
MICHIGAN VISITORS
Joftn Brandon and Mary McClure
of Alma, Mich., are registered at
the Baranof hotel.