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VOL. LXXVIII., NO. 11,826 ~ " JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 4. 1931_MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS_. PRICE TEN CENTS
A Hies Make Drive On ‘ * Iron Triangle' ’ Of Reds
. Facing Republican Interrogators
Seated across the table from Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) in the inquiry into the dismissal
of Gen. Douglas MacArthur are Senators William F. Knowland (R.-Calif.) and Harry P. Cain (R.-Wash.),
both critics cf Administration Korean policies. This was Aeheson’s first appearance to testify before the
combined Senate foreign relations and armed services conimittccs. 'Ift Wirephoto.
ATOMIC BOMB
UNKNOWN AT
YALTA MEET
Secretary of State Acheson
Discusses Oriental Pol
icy of Last Five Years
WASHINGTON, June 4 — (A>) —
Secretary of State Acheson said to
day the United States “did not know
whether we had an atomic bomb or
not” when it signed the 1945 Yalta
agreement to bring Russia into the
war against Japan.
Acheson made the statement in a
general discussion of American pol
icy in the Orient for the last five
years. He was testifying for the third
day at Senate hearings on the dis
missal of MacArthur as Far Eastern
commander.
Acheson also said:
1. Former Vice President Henry
A. Wallace won an agreement from
Chiang Kai Shek, head of the Chi
nese Nationalists in 1944, not to op
pose American military help to the
Chinese Communists.
2. The United States was not
able to guarantee the survival of
Chiang's government in the post
war revolittion which swept China.
Republicans have attacked the
Yalta agreements, contending they
let Russia into Manchuria and gave
her territory from which she now
can threaten Japan.
Criticize Agreement
These critics said that there was
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The Washington
Merry - Go - Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Copyriznt, last, nr Bell Sraaicste. Ine..
Washington. — Ex-Sen. Scott ]
Lucas of Illinois moodily walked out
on the Duke and Duchess of Wind
sor at a Stork Club dinner the
other night — after Tennessee’s
crime-busting Sen. Estes Kefauver
walked in.
The baffled host, New York bus
inessman Charlie Cushing, didn’t
know it, but Lucas has been nurs
ing a bitter grudge against Senator
Kefauver. He blames his defeat and
loss of his potent position as Sen
ate majority leader on Kefauver's
Chicago crime probe which came
during the Illinois elections.
Kefauver had been at another
table in the Stork Club, but was
invited to join the exclusive party
given for the Duke and Duchess of
Windsor. The embarrassment star
ted when Senator and Mrs. Ke
fauver showed up in street clothes,
since everycne else was wearing
“black tie" evening dress. To make
n/atieis worse, Cushing seated Mrs.
Kefauver at the Duke's table, but
crowded Kefauver in at the Dueh
(Continucd ou Page Four)
KETCHIKAN
SUDDENLY
BLACKOUTS
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 4 —
iff!— Kgtchikan Public Utilities of
ficials estimated today that it would
Cost close to $100,000 to replace the
power unit that flew apart Satur
day.
The accident left the city without
electric power in the. middle of the
annual salmon derby days celebra
tion.
A factory representative arrived
by plane Sunday to begin rewind
ing a second unit that was shorted
out by flood waters after the break
The trouble started In No. 3 tur
bine at the city power plant. KPU
Manager John Weir said the ma
chine’s governor failed to control
it properly and it ran wild. A shaft
broke.
Spokes of the eight-foot flywhee'
flew through the roof into the
street. Water from the penstock
quickly shorted out the No. 4 unit
nearby. It cut off nearly 3,000 kilo
watt hours of power and flooded
the powerhouse.
Operators George Corbin and
Claude Collins escaped injury from
the flying pieces. Collins raced up
the penstock to a tunnel to shut oil
the water, which was running down
the street and flooding the baseball
field.
Weir said the Beaver Falls power
units south of tywn, usually idle on
Saturday, would be turned into the
system when the switchboard dried
out, but that the town will be short
of power until diesel units can be
obtained and the turbine replaced
at the factory.
The power shortage struck while
several businesses had closed for the
day. Others were forced to curtail
operations.
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STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, June 4 — Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2%, American Can
103 a, American Tel. and Tel. 155%.
Anaconda 40%, .Douglas Aircraft
47%, General Electric 52%, General
Motors 48%, Goodyear 78, Kenne
cott 73*4, Libby, McNeill and Libby
8%, Northern Pacific 40, Standard
Oil of California ^ %, Twentieth
Century Fox 18%. U. S. Steel 40%
Pound $2.80%, Canadian Exchange
33.25.
Sales today were 1.100,000 shares
Averages today wore as follows:
Industrials 246.79, rails 78.11, utili
ties 42.32.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Baranof from Seattle scheduled
to arrive 3 a m. tomorrow.
Aleutian scheduled to sail from
Seattle Tuesday.
Princess Loui-o scheduled to sail
from Vancouver June 6.
Denali scheduled to sail from
Seattle Friday.
REDS SHOW NO
SIGN DEFEAT
IN KOREA WAR
Talks to Begin with British
Embassy as Prime Mov
er in Peace Hunt
WASHINGTON, June 4 — iiT» —
Diplomats from the nations fighting
! in Korea open a study here this
week on the chances for a peace
agreement but about all they have
to go on is hope that the Commu
nist aggressors now realize they
can’t win. There is no public sign
of such a conclusion on the part of
the Reds.
The talks probably will begin, at
least in preliminary stages, to
morrow’ at a State Department ses
sion of the 13-nation Korean policy
conference. There will be another
such regular session Friday. The
meetings are routine for the repre
sentatives of nations fighting in the
Far East., war.
Britain’s embassy, under in
structions received from London
last week, is the prime mover right
now in the hunt for an avenue to
peace, but the United States al
ready was operating along that line
when the British move came. It was
learned that Assistant Secretary of
State Dean Rusk, in charge of Far
East affairs, recently invited the
Korean policy conference members
to advance any ideas they have on
how to take advantage of the cur
rent development on the fighting
front.
Those developments lie at the
root of the whole move.
DIVORCE GRANTED
A divorce was granted to Mar
garet Waldemar in U. S. District
Court this morning from Hermad
Waldemar. H. L. Faulkner repre
sented the plaintiff.
The National Geographic Society
says large-scale diamond mining
was not known until discovery of
diamonds in South Africa.
• WEATHER REPORT •
• Temperature for 24-Hour Period •
• ending 6:20 o'clock this morning •
• In Juneau — Maximum, •
• 66; minimum, 43. •
• At Airport — Maximum, •
• 69; minimum, 41. •
• •
• FORECAST •
• Fair tonight and Tuesday. •
• Lowest temperature tonight •
• about 44 degrees. Highest •
• Tuesday near 68. •
• precipitation •
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today •
• City of Juneau — Trace. •
• Since July 1 — 71.86 inches. •
• At Airport — None; •
• Since July 1 — 41.41 inches. •
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CONVICTION
11 COMMIES
IS UPHELD
Supreme Court Takes Final
Action in Case of Na
tion's Red Leaders
WASHINGTON, June 4 — if) —
The Supreme Court today upheld
the conspiracy conviction of Amer
ica’s 11 top Communists.
Chief Justice Vinson delivered the
majority decision which held that
the Red leaders “intended to over
throw the government of the United
States as speedily as circumstances
would permit.”
Vinson added:
“Their conspiracy to organize the
Communist party and to teach and
advocate the overthrow of the gov
ernment of the United States by
force and violence created a ‘clear
and present danger’ of an attempt
to overthrow the government by
force and violence.”
Properly Convicted
Therefore, the Chief Justive wrote,
the 11 were “properly and constitu
tionally convicted for violation of
the Smith Act. The Judgments of
conviction are affirmed.”
Justices Black and Douglas each
wrote dissenting opinions, making
the court’s vote in the case 6-2,
since Justice Clark had disqualified
himself from the case. The Com
munists were Indicted while Clark
was attorney general.
Justices Jackson and Frankfurter
wrote separate opinions concurring
with the majority.
Thus, those voting to uphold the
the Toady's a'cre.i
Chief Justice Vinson, and Justices’
Reed, Frankfurter, Jackson, Burton
and Minton.
Bad for Conspirators
Attorney General McGrath im-1
i mediately issued a statement calling ,
i the court’s action ”a bad day for
! conspirators.”
I There were hints the government
1 might move broadly against many I
| lower ranking Communists as a re-1
' suit of today’s decision.
The Smith Act under which the
11 Communists were convicted was
passed by Congress in 1940 soon
after the outbreak of World War II.
It makes it a criminal offense to
advocate or teach overthrow of the
government by force or violence. The
11 were convicted of conspiring to
do this and were given prison sent
ences up to five years and fines of
$10,000 each.
They were convicted Oct. 14, 1949.
after a stormy trial before U. S.
District Judge Harold Medina in
New York. The trial lasted nine
months.
Unanimously Upheld
The convictions were unanimous
ly upheld by the U. S. Circuit Court
in New York last August 1. The
Communists then appealed to the
highest tribunal.
The 11 Red leaders have been free
on bond ranging from $20,000 to
$30,000.
They are John B. Williamson,
Jacob Stachel, Robert G.- Thompson,
Benjamin J. Davis, Jr., Henry Win
ston, John Gates, Irving Potash.
Gilbert Green, Carl Winter, Gus
Hall and Eugene Dennis. Thomp
son was sentenced to three years.
The others got five years each. In
addition, each of the 11 was fined
$10,000.
SEVEN CARRIED ON
ELIIS AIRLINES
Seven passengers were carried on
Ellis Airlines Monday flight with
one carried on interport.
Arriving from Ketchikan. Dr.
Pelka, Comdr. Ed Chester, Dr.
William Blanton, Gov. and Mrs.
Ernest Gruening.
Prom Petersburg: Mervin Clover.
MRS. BRITT IS HERE FOR
VISIT WITH LUCILLE STINE
Mrs. M. M. Britt, of China Lake,
Calif, arrived by Pan American
Sunday to spend ten days visiting
her sister, Mrs. Lucille Stine.
With her sister, recent president
of the Business and Professional
Women’s Club, she was a club
guest at luncheon today.
Mrs. Britt lives at tty naval test,
ing station at China Lake, where
1 her husband is employed. This is
! her first trip to Alaska.
to
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Caps Away for Grads
Ensigns now, the 722 members of the 1951 graduating class of the IT. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Md„ toss their midshipmen caps high in the air in the traditional ceremony in Ilahlgren Hall. Tossing
Of the caps signifies the end of graduation ceremonies for the middies. <#> Wirephoto.
WAF DIRECTOR
—„
Miss Mary Jo Shelly, assistant to
the president of Bennington, Vt„
College, was named director of
the Women in the Air Force
(WAFS). She will have the rank
of colonel, effective with her tak
ing over the position June 11, in
Washington, D. C. <P) Wirephoto.
Moral Rearmament
Advocate Honored
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., June
4 —(Jt—A man who years ago had a
big idea for peace celebrated his
73rd birthday today — with the aid
of his followers from many nations
who have helped spread the idea.
Dr. Frank Buchman, founder of
the Oxford group which led to the
Moral Re-Armament movement,
was honored at the MRA 25-nation
conference of this Northern Michi
gan Island.
Dr. Buchman and his followers be
lieve that world peace can be
achieved through practical applica
tion of the golden rule and Christ’s
sermon on the mount.
LEGION AUXILIARY
BUSINESS MEETING
The regular business meeting o!
the American Legion Auxiliary will
he held tomorrow night at 8 o’clock
In the Legion Dugout, and Mrs
Ernest Lincoln, president, urges all
members to attend.
Among items of business will bt
reports of Memorial Poppy Day ac.
tiviiies including making of wreath:
and sprays for Memorial Day ser
vices.
The brittle star, which resemble
the starfish, has been lound at tb
deepest ocean depths explored b
man.
Cities Can Compel Oaths
Of Loyalty from Workers,
Supreme Court Decides
BRISTOL BAY
STRIKE NOT
SETTLED YET
SEATTLE, June 4 —141— Legal
procedure was reported today to be
holding up progress toward a settle
ment of the Bristol Bay Fishing
Industry dispute.
Some 1,400 members of the Berim
Sea Fishermen’s Union (Indi wenl
on strike last Friday in support of £
demand for union recognition. Th«
rich red salmon season opens Jun«
25. The start of the strike coincided
with the arrival of the first shif
of the season with industry supplies
A National Labor Relations boarc
spokesman said In Washington, D
C., today that the board is unablf
to act on the recognition issue unti
after disposal of the Bering union’s
charge that the Alaska Fisherman's
Union <Ind) is under domination ol
employers.
The Bering union originally peti
tioned for an election to decide rec
ognition as the bargaining agency
for Alaska residents in the Bristol
Bay industry, after breaking away
from the AFU. A hearing was held
in March. In April the Bering union
filed its unfair labor practices
charge against the Alaska Salmon
Industry. Its complaint contended
the industry’s signing of a contract
with the rival AFU, while the recog
nition issue w as pending; was an un
fair labor practice.
The NLRB spokesman said today
the charge Is not waiveable in its
present form, and that an attempt
is being made to determine whether
the union wishes to withdraw the
complaint, or amend it, to permit
NLRB action on the recognition
issue.
The Seattle Times said in a re
port on the situation yesterday:
■A lot of the blame for this year’s
situation can be put on the NLRB
for its failure to act in untangling
the complex legal aspects of the
dispute.”
APPLY FOR LICENSE
An application for license to wed
was made Friday afternoon by Rod
: ney W. hunter, fisherman, and
; u>na Tom, cannery worker, both of
i Angoon, in the office of U. S. Com
missioner Gordon Gray.
I
WASHINGTON, June 4 — (vP) —
Cities can compel their workers to
take loyalty oaths but cannot fire
them solely on grounds of past
membership in the Communist par
ty, the Supreme Court ruled today
in a 5-4 split.
Specifically, the high tribunal
held that municipal employes can
be ordered to take oaths that for
the past five years they (a) had not
advocated violent overthrow of the
government and (bi were not mem
bers of an organization which ad
vocated such violence.
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The majority declared, however,
that a city must not impose pun
ishment for past membership in
the Communist party.
The decision came on an appeal
by 17 former Los Angeles city work
ers first for refusing to sign oaths
disclosing whether they were Com
munists party members.
Their appeal said similar oath re
quirements have been put into ef
fect, or are planned, by many other
cities.
Justice Clark delivered the ma
jority opinion on behalf of himself
and Chief Justice Vinson and Jus
tices Reed, Jackson and Minton.
BON VOYAGE PARTY
BY AUK BAY COOKS
HONORING LEADER
The Auk Bay cooks had a wonder
ful party Friday evening for their
leader, Mrs. Willis Avery, who is
going to Iliamtia. The party was
held at Mrs. Floyd Ogden's, who is
to be the new 4-H leader. A cake
with the words bon voyage and the
4-H emblem on It W'as decorated by
Mr. Ogden. Ann Coe presented Mrs.
Avery with a corsage tied with green
and white ribbons, the 4-H colors.
Judy Trambitas’ grandmother made
the corsage.
Sandra DeHart made a speech and
gave Mrs. Avery two books from the
club, one on puppets and one on
wild flowers, both hobbies of the
family. We made hats out of news
papers for each other and all of us
agreed that Mrs. Horton and Mrs.
Coe are very talented. We drama
tized fairy stories the rest of the
evening and had loads of fun. The
mothers are certainly good actors.
The Averys are very, sorry to leave
Juneau.
—Patricia Avery, Reporter.
The new United Natioas Demo
graphic Yearbook estimates the
I population of the world at 2,400,
000,000.
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SAVAGE RED
ATTACKS ARE
BEATEN OFF
United Nations"Thrust But
ting Up Against En
emy's Defenses
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SAVAGE RED ATTACKS baz
By Associated Press
Allied troops fighting through
driving rain toward the main Com
munist” Iron Triangle” In North
Korea beat off savage Red counter
attacks today.
Artillery thundered over the sound
of hand grenades as United Nations
forces threw back the thrusts. Reds
attacked all threatening UN spear
heads. They fought stubbornly
everywhere against the crunching
Allied advance.
Hit Red Defense Line
UN officers said the offensive ap
peared to be reaching the main Red
defense line.
On the Eastern front Chinese
fought from heavily constructed
fortifications built by North Koreans
in prewar days. Foliage had grown
over them in natural camouflage.
Chinese waited until advancing
Americans came unknowingly with
in a few yards. Then they opened
up. ,
Enemy Burned Out
Doughboys burned them out with
flame throwers.
Allied officers said the Red re
sistence all along the saw-tooth
front indicated the UN attack was
butting up against the enemy’s
main line.
Small sharp battles flared from
newly-taken Yochon in the west to
Kansong in the east, the Allies'
deepest penetration of North Korea.
Hand to Hand Combat
The Allies chipped out gains of
one to three miles in some sectors
but stood still in others. Some of
the gains were achieved only after
tough hand-to-hand combat.
The “Iron Triangle” is tipped by
Chorwon, Kumhwa and Pyongyang.
Spears of infantrymen and armor of
the 8th Army — up to full combat
strength for the first time in the
Korean war — tried to crack it.
Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet. UN
ground commander, made clear that
his forces have no intention of stop
ping, although the “pursuit phase”
of the counter-Mfenslve ended when
the Reds escaped beyond encircle
ment. He said the Allies will con
tinue to destroy Red targets before
they 'Can be used for a renewed
enemy offensive.
SWIMMING POOL
PROBLEMS GIVEN
AT LIONS MEET
t
The financial problems of im
proving the Evergreen Bowl Swim
ming pool were effectively presen
ted by Mayor Waino Hendrickson
to the Juneau Lions Club at a reg
ular luncheon meeting at the Bar
anof Hotel Monday.
An estimated cost, at present pri
ces, was obtained by J. L. McNam
ara, former city engineer, amount
ing to $12,674.74. That was to in
clude filtering, chlorination, hous
ing, labor, pipe, installation and
freight on the equipment. With the
$2,000 raised by the Lions for the
project, it appeared to be discour
aging for the immediate future.
However, it was decided to have a
Lions committee meet with a com
mittee from the City Council, to
work out possibilities. These would
include possible Alaska Public
Works funds, National Production
Authority permit for construction,
getting the project in next year's
city budget and other problems.
President Jerry Williams announ
ced the Red Cross blood donor pro
gram for the Armed Forces in Ko
rea that would take place in the
Elks Hall next Saturday.
A meeting of the officers-elect
was called for Friday noon in the
Baranof Iris Room.
An initiation of new members
will take place at next week’s meet
ing.
Guests were visiting Lion John
Greeny of Ketchikan and George
Apostal, assistant attorney general.
The total cost of the Revolution
ary War to American taxpayers
| was $144,555,642,