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VOL LXXVI., NO. 11,760 _ JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1951__MEMBER ASSOCIATED I RESS_PRICE TEN CENTS
Word Fight Takes Place in A laska Legislature
TELEPHONE RATE
CHANGE ORDINANCE
HAS FIRST READING
A good deal of business was ac
complished in a three-hour session
of the Juneau City Council last
evening, including the passage, on
first reading, of an ordinance ad
justing monthly rates of service by
the Juneau-Douglas Telephone Co.
Rates are based on type of service
given instead of type of instru
ment installed.
Monthly Rale Schedule
Fates set for one and two-party
business phones, $6: one and two
party residence, $4; four-party re
sidence, $2.82; business extensions,
$2.75 each; residence extensions,
$1.50 each; PBX rental, $5; PBX
line, $5.
Rates were based on the need to
raise $20,179.85 annually to meet
operating costs, depreciation, utility
taxes and a fair return on invested
capital and to make necessary plant
improvements.
The company is required to make
a yearly report of operations to the
Council.
L. A. Sturm Agreement
A resolution was read regarding
an agreement with L. A. Sturm to
pay damages for breaking his lease
on the basement of the AB Hall,
where he has his lockers. Provisions
were that the City pay $14,500 to
Sturm, plus a $500 option on the
Hanson lots Nos. 6 and 7 in Block
225 which the city took for a new
locker site, and to refund $000 ad
vance rental. This is to be placed
in escrow until the premises are
vacated by Sturm within 45 days
and not more than 60 days after
notice to move is given.
A letter was read from the Alaska
Public Works indicating that the
lbw bidder on the Alaska Office
Building would be prepared to begin
construction May 1.
There was some discussion on
types of bids to be called for on
the demolishing of the present
buildings on the future site of the
Territorial Building by May 1.
Garbage Scattering
A petition signed by 18 residents
of Thane requested the enforce
ment of a city ordinance requiring
coveted vehicles for garbage haul
ing. Protest was made against the
scattering of refuse along the road
to the city dump resulting in many
flat tires for the residents of Thane
from nails and broken glass. Dan
Livie was present and reinforced
the argument.
The Council directed the City
Clerk to write the garbage disposal
companies regarding the matter
and to publisl* a warning to in
dividuals hauling their own refuse
and to those who might be hauling
debris from demolished buildings.
The Council discovered that it
paid to call for bids on 12 kegs of
nails. Low and successful bidder
who promised immediate delivery
was Nick Rocovich of the Juneau
Linoleum and Hardware Store for
$1‘32.35. Other bidders ranged up to
$210.70.
On garbage disposal of 14 cans
twice weekly for a year contract
Acme Disposal Service was low
with $16.80 as against $39.20 by
Peterson Refuse Co.
Ed Chester, representing the
The Washington
Merry - Go - Round
By DREW PEARSON
(CoDyrlgfit. i95l. uy Bell Syndicate. Inc.,
(Ed. Note: Drew Pearson is on
a flying tour of Europe and the
Middle Ea.it, surveying the world
situation.)
ROME.—The inside fact about the
new armament program just voted
by the Italian parliament is that
it was put across only after some
heroic backstage wire-pulling which
few people, even those in official
life, know about. The behind-the
scenes story illustrates what terrific
uphill obstacles the United States
faces in both rearming Europe and
inspiring internal reforms over
here.
The rearmament move really be
gan when Foreign Minister Count
Carlo Sforza, a great friend of the
United States, became worried about
the bad press Italy was getting in
the United States and asked some
of his American newspaper friends
about it. Their reply was: “Don't
you realize that American boys are
dying in Korea, that we all face
possible war with Russia, yet Italy
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ADAMS AWARDED
JUDGMENT IN
DAMAGES CASE
Horace O. Adams was awarded
$1,306.50 damages this morning
from the Ketchikan Wharf Com
pany )jy Judge George W. Folta in
the District Court. Adams had
asked $5,000 compensation for in
juries to a leg received in December,
1949 on the company’s Juneau dock.
In his decision Judge Folta said
he found injuries received by the
plaintiff to be “solely and proxi
mately caused by negligence of the
defendants.” The plaintiff. Judge
Folta's decision said, was entitled to
receive $460 for loss of earnings in
December, 1949 and January and
February, 1950, the sum of $96.50
for medical treatment, $1,000 for
pain and suffering, and $50 for
attorney fees.
Testimony in the case was heard
by Judge Folta this week and the
concluding arguments were made
Friday afternoon. Attorney H.. D.
Stabler represented the plaintiff
and R. E. Robertson attbrney for
th 3 Ketchikan Wharf Company
presented the defendant’s case.
Adams received injuries to a leg
when he stumbled over loading
platforms which it was^-alleged had
fallen across the way leading to
the offices of the Odom Company,
of which Adams was an employee,
located on the dock. The accident
occurred when Adams was leaving
the offices on the night of Decem
ber 3, 1949.
SCHULTZ HAS SUCCESSFUL
RESULTS ARC EMPLOYMENT
I_
At least 20 applications for work
( in the engineering division of the
Alaska Road Commission have al
ready been received following a
visit to colleges in the midwesterji
states on a recruitmenet mission by
Harold Schultz, Bridge Engineer and
Chief of Bridge Design for the
Commission, it was disclosed by
! ARC officials today.
Schultz returned this week after
several weeks in the states.
Juneau Lions Club, was present and
asked the Council its intentions
regarding improvements to the
Evergreen Bowl swimming pool. He
reported that the Lions had raised
$2,500 towards the project and were
anxious to cooperate in getting
something done. After some discus
sion it was decided to ask City En
gineer J. L. McNamara to make
a detailed report on the cost of a
water purification system. This led
to the need for heating the pool
and a closure around it to help
conserve the heat, the fact that if
these improvements were made the
present 75 by 30 foot pool would
be overcrowded unless enlarged and
the need for placing the entire thing
under cover.
Parking Problems
After arguments by Art Skinner
of Secqnd Street it was decided to
hold over the matter of parking
on Second Street between Main and
Franklin. Council action recently
eliminated parking on that street.
Place for Private Pilots
A letter from the Alaska Aircraft
Ow-ners and Pilots Association re
questing better facilities for private
seaplanes in the boat harbor was
read and referred to the boat har
bor committee.
Request Pay Increases .
A request for pay increases by
city truck drivers was read. The
reaction of council members was
that such requests should be made
at the time the city budget is being
made up and not in mid-year.
Councilman Ed Neilson refrained
from voting on applications for card
table licenses on the grounds that
they were illegal and in violation
of federal and territorial laws on
gambling. All applications were held
over.
It was voted not to make any
changes in the street by the new
Memorial library.
The Juneau Yacht Club is to be
given the old boat harbor approach
when the new one is completed
and an agreement is to be drawn
up to give the club a use permit
there.
Changes in city bus stops sug
gested by Councilman Joe Thibo
deau were agreed upon. No stops
at the Race Drug store or the 20th
Century or the Pameray Club.-Stops
at the First National Bank and
| George Brothers Store.
Concluding the weary three-hour
session Councilman Neilson sug
gested that councilmen consider the
advisability of weekly council meet
ings that would end at a definite
prearranged time whether business
; was completed or not.
I
EDUCATION IS NOW
BIG BUSINESS, SAYS
PRESIDENT OF BO ARD
--
Explaining that Senate Bill 92,
i which would change the require
I ments for Territorial Commissioner
i of Education to require less of a
background in education, is design
. ed to permit the Board of Educa
! tion to secure the services of a per
son with administrative background
to replace Dr. James C. Ryan, who
recently resigned as commissioner,
j Mrs. LaDessa Nordale. president of
the board, said objections to Senate
Bill 92 are “ridiculous."
Mrs. Nordale, who arrived Thurs
day from her home in Fairbanks,
came to consult with Dr. William
A. Whitehead, Juneau member of
the Board of Education, and with
members of the Legislature, explain
ed her position in this manner:
“It is ridiculous to assume that
if the restriction requiring the Com
missioner of Education to have the
same qualifications as those of a
high school teacher be deleted from
the present law, that the Board of
Education would select a person
without any educational qualifica
tions or with educational qualifica
tions inferior to those of a high
school teacher.
"That is definitely not the intent
of the proposed amendment to the
present law,” Mrs. Nordale said.
“Rather, the removal of such re
strictions opens the way to ap
pointment of a person with greater
educational qualifications, since
many persons holding Master’s and
Doctor’s Degrees and qualified to
teach in universities and colleges,
or to serve as president of such in
stitutions need not have the same
number of hours of education as re
quired of a high school teacher in
| high schools.”
Mrs. Nordale explained that the
I Board of Education, in appointing
j Dr. Ryan as commissioner, quite
j likely did not appoint him because
| he had qualifications of a high
l school teacher, but because he had
! been professor in a university and
had demonstrated ability superior
I to that of the average high school
| teacher, and because he held a Ph.
| D. degree.
, “The demands on the department
j of education have grown enormous
! ly since 1929 when this educational
! requirement was written into the
! law. Today, the commissioner should
| be a trained administrator as well
I as educator.” Mrs. Nordale said and
| called attention to the fact that
there are now three education super
I visors in the Department of Educa
! tion with degrees ranging from
i Bachelor of Arts to Doctor of Edu
! cation.
“A good administrator should se
j lect qualified persons to provide the
' necessary specialized services re
| quired,” she said.
"Actually what is needed in gov
j rrnment. which is growing to be
! big business, is good sound business
j judgment. It takes a lot more than
| the education of a high school
teacher to administer the spending
! of over 10 million dollars of Terri
torial money.
“It is the duty of the members of
the Board of Education, for they
are charged with the responsibility,
to select a person who is capable
of handling the job, regardless of
educational qualifications," Mrs
Nordale maintained.
! EUGENE BAND TO BE
ENTERTAINED WHILE
SHIP IN PORT HERE
The high school band from Eu
; gene, Ore., enroute to Shagway
I will visit in Juneau tonight whiie
| the Princess Norah is in port.
Juneau Teen Age Club Directoi
! Zack Gordon reminds members ol
| the Teen Age club that entertain
! ment is planned for the visitors at
| the club. A dance also will be giver
by the Rainbow Girls in the Scot
: tish Rite temple.
SON FOR HERVINS
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
E. D. Hervin at 2:28 this morning
at St. Anns hospital. The young
man weighed 3 pounds 14 ounces.
G. E. MUNGER HERE
G. E. Munger of Seattle is stop
ping at the Baranof Hotel.
AT THE GASTINEAU
Fred Omar of Ketchikan is at
the Gastineau Hotel.
O. R. Rutherford of Sitka i.‘
| stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
1 •
HONEY FOR
BUILDING
REJECTED
House Turns Down $165,
000 Additional for Of
fice Building Here
By BOB DEARMOND
A House bill, introduced by Rep.
Waino Hendrickson, to appropriate
$165,000 to complete the Territorial
office building in Juneau as orig
inally planned, was killed by the
indefinite postponement route yes
terday afternoon.
The vote was 13-11. Several prev
ious attempts to table the indefinite
ly postponed bill had failed, but
yesterday’s vote, coming shortly
after the House had voted to table
a bill increasing the motor fuel
tax, apparently killed the building
appropriation for this session.
The motor fuel tax increase, if
adopted with certain amendments,
would have placed an additional
$400,000 or more in the General
Fund.
The $165,000 building appropria
tion would have made it possible to
complete the office building as orig-'
inally planned, with five stories
completely finished.
Funds available, $600,000 from j
the Territory and $600,000 from the;
Federal Government, will provide1
for a four-story building.
Deficit Shown
Without the increased motor fuel'
* tax, Rep. Glen Franklin warnef
the House members, the Territorj
is going to have a deficit of around
$2,500,000 for the next biennium.
He cited the $18,319,000 general
appropriations bill, $1,150,000 in
special approriations, $2,660,000 in
“frozen" 1949 appropriations, and
$1,274.00 in obligations, including the
$600,000 appropriation for an office
building and $674,000 for a building
at the University of Alaska.
To this total of $23,403,000, the
Ways and Means Committee chair
man added a million dollars for
civilian defense. Estimated revenue.'
for the biennium, he said, are $18,
000,000 and there is $2,000,000 cash
on hand. He estimated the increased
pack tax on canned salmon, if ap
proved, will reduce the total deficit
to the $2,500,000 figure.
“Mind Your Business”
Receiving a sharply worded mes
sage from the Senate to the effect
that the upper body will neither re
ceive nor act upon House bills until
the House gets to work and passes
some Senate bills, House members
did not hesitate more than a few
minutes before sending the Senate a
message just as barbed. You
tend to the business of the Senati
and we’ll tend to the affairs of the
House," the message concluded after
reciting some of the work the House
has accomplished during the session
The House, by an 8-16 vote, re
fused to receive a Senate bill pro
viding pay increases of from 10 to
50 per cent for Territorial officials
and employes. The bill was rejected
after it was pointed out that pay
raises were provided in the General
Appropriations Bill.
The House voted to concur in
Senate amendments tp Rep. Barnes’
bill to provide for licensing of sports
fishermen. Principle Senate amend
ments set the effective date as July
1, 1951, and exempted all Indian,
Eskimos and Aleut residents from
the provisions of the bill.
Do Not Concur
) The House did not concur in Sen
I ate amendments to H. B. 47, one of
the Welfare Department measures,
after Welfare Department Director
Henry Harmon explained that the
changes would result in greater
costs to the Territory. The bill will
be turned over to a Conference com
mittee for ironing out of House
Senate differences.
The House approved Senate bills
enabling municipalities increase
property tax levies to a maximum
of 30 mills; requiring registration
of aircraft and pilots and certain
inspections of emergency equipment;
and allowing liquor establishments
to stay open on days when there
are special municipal elections ex
cept in the town where the election
is being held.
< Other Senate bills passed by the
House included two relating to is
suance of substitute birth certifi
cates and one permitting the is
j suance of marriage licenses to girls
SENATE COM.
QUESTIONS
SORE THROAT
EW YORK, March 17—WPI—Un
derworld bigshot Frank Costello,
flouting orders of a Senate Crime
Committee for the second day in a
row. refused today to answer ques
tions.
The first question put to the re
calcitrant witness was: "Mr. Cos
tello, did you have a meeting with
Mr. (former Mayor William)
O'Dwyer in 1942?”
Costello, scowling, said he would
not answer "until I am fully well
and able to.”
His voice was raspy, hoarse, and
barely audible.
Sen. Estes Kefauver, (D-Tenn),
committee chairman finally ex
cused Costello from the stand, and
directed that he be examined by
a committee physician.
Costello, who had walked out yes
terday in defiance of the committee,
left the room, drew his overcoat
tightly about him, and headed out
side for a taxicab.
“I'm going back home to bed,” he
said.
Kefauver said arrangements would
be made later for a doctor to make
the throat examination to determine
fitness of the reputed crime-ring
ruler to testify.
COUPLE CLUB MEETS
TUESDAY EVENING
The Couple Club of the Northern
Light Presbyterian Church will meet
in the Church parlors at 6:30 p. m.
Tuesday for their March meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne C. Richey
and Dr. and Mrs. George Caldwell
will be in charge of the menu. In
stead of the program, the Club will
adjourn to the sanctuary of the
Church for the worship service.
All members are urged to attend.
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
OF SOROPTIMISTS FRIDAY
With Mrs. Bernice Morgan, vice
president presiding, Juneau Sorop
timists met Friday in the Baranof
Terrace room for a regular business
session.
Guest at the meeting was Mrs.
LaDessa Nordale, President of the
Territorial Board of Education, and
Soroptimist member from Fair
banks. i
Because it will be Good Friday,
there will be no Soroptimist meet
ing next week, it was announced hy
Mrs. Morgan.
There will be a board meeting of
the club Tuesday in the Baranof
Coffee Shop Dog House, it was de
cided.
WITH Kl'K
Paul E. Davis of Camp Cooke,
Calif., has arrived here to be with
the Bureau of Public Roads.
UTAH VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. McGill of Og
den, Utah are guests at the Bar
anof Hotel.
EDCECUMBE VISITOR
Reece H. Murray of Mt. Edgc
cumbe is a guest at the Gastineau
Hotel.
FROM KETCHIKAN
James G. Pinkerton of the Ket
chikan Cold Storage Co. is stopping
at the Baranof Hotel.
under 16 when marriage is recom
mended by a physician.
A bill repealing the requirement
that food handlers, barbers and
certain others be given annual phys
ical examinations was passed but
held over on a notice of recon
sideration.
Bills providing for destruction of
all except valuable papers and rec
ords of the Territorial offices after
10 years w'hen the destruction is
approved by the Attorney General
generated a warm debate and the
bill was continued in second read
ing. Also held for further consider
ation was a bill designating the
Department of Health as the mental
health authority for the Territory.
One of the main objections to the
bill was that it sets up no specific
program and that it is drafted in
anticipation of a Federal law not
yet approved by Congress.
The House failed to pass one of
its own bills allowing an hour’s
leave of absence to employes who
wish to vote in a municipal or Ter
ritorial election.
MacARTHUR
VISITS FRONT
FIGHT AREA
By OLEN CLEMENTS
TOKYO, March 17 —UPt— General
MacArthur paid a surprise visit to
the fighting front in Korea today
and found "everything going well.”
The United Nations commander
jeeped to within 2,000 yards of the
battle line south of Chunchon. More
than 200,000 Chinese Reds wejs
mossed along that line for a last
ditch defense of the base they must
hold to stay below Parallel 38.
MacArthur returned to Tokyo
Saturday night.
In the air, an F-80 Shooting Star
jet and a Russian-type mig jet col
lided Saturday and plunged to the
ground. Both pilots were presumed
dead. The collision came during a
dogfight between three Shooting
Stars and three migs south of Namsi
in Northwest Korea.
Fifth Air Force warplanes flew
733 sorties (single flights) by dusk,
shooting up Communist transport
and troops.
Bed Attack Repulsed
AP Correspondent William C.
Barnard reported from the Central
sector that American forces north
west of Hongchon Saturday threw
back a company-sized attack by
Chinese Reds. This was near the
area visited by MacArthur.
AP Correspondent Nate 'Polo
wetzky reported there was virtually
no contact with the enemy Satur
day on the East-Central front.
AP Correspondent Jim Becker
reported from Seoul that U. S. and
South Korean patrols probed vig
orously north of the Han River all
along the Western front.
Censorship withheld further de
tails from the three sectors.
Earlier dispatches, however, said
the Reds rushed fresh troops into
the Central sector and lashed back
with ground arms and artillery fire
from ridge positions south of Chun
chon
MacArthur said his visit to
Korea — the 13th of the war — was
“just a routine trip to see my old
friends, the Marines.” He added:
"I found them in splendid shape,
just as always. Everything on the
front Is going well.”
ARTS AND (RAFTS
SHOW OPENS WITH
INTERESTED CROWD
An appreciative initial crowd
viewed the Arts and Crafts exhi
bition at the Elks hall yesterday
afternoon and evening. Doors open
ed again this afternoon at 2 o'clock
and will be open this evening from
7 to 10. The final showing is from
2 to 5 tomorrow.
i This is an all-Alaska exhibition
I including all types of art handi
| work, paintings, ceramics, wood
' carving, writing, sewing and many
interesting articles including doll;
i from the Holy Cross Mission,
i There is no admission charge anc
the public is invited.
CLEVER ST. PAT’S
DISPLAY BARANOF
Gin SHOP TODAY
Certain streets are to be clearec
of cars beginning at 7 a.m. tomor
row, Juneau Police and Street De
partments said today. The grade]
will work on the following streets
Fourth and Franklin to City Cafe
j Front street from Main to Frank
lin; Seward street from Fourth tc
Front; Main street from Fourth tc
! Willoughby avenue,
j All cars holding up snow remova
: will be impounded, Police Chie:
: Bernard Hulk warned.
1 M. C. Humphrey of Sitka is a'
j the Gastineau Hotel.
Q. Patton of Sitka is at the Bar
i anof Hotel.
STEAMERMOVEMENTS
Princess Norah from Vancouvei
j scheduled to arrive this evening
maybe about 8 o’clock, Skagwa;
bound.
Denali from Seattle due sometimi
Monday.
Baranof scheduled to arrive Sun
day noon, southbound.
FIRE TRAPS WOMAN
LAST NIGHT IN APT.
ON SECOND STREET
Fire thought to have started from
a burning cigarette in a garbage
can under the only stairway to the
apartment over Fern’s Studio on
I Second Street, last night trapped
I Mrs. A. J. Goodwin; who was alone
j at the time.
Mrs. Goodwin was taking a nap
at the time and was awakened by
the smoke. She was helped from
the apartment by her son Bill and
two other men to the marquee on
Second Street and along the mar
quees to the Simpson Building.
There she was helped to safety.
Flames from the fire quickly
swept up the stairway into the
false roof of the building and the
false ceiling of the Goodwin apart
ment. The fire call at 7:20 p. m.
took the Volunteer Fire Department
whose members quickly put out the
fire on the stairway.
Firemen had to chop holes in the
roof of the building to get at the
fire between the false and real roofs.
I Hose lines were laid from the
I corner of Second and Seward Streets
and from the corner of Third anil
Main Streets. Hose from Third and
Main had to be taken over the
roofs of buildings.
The fire, reported by Henry Mes
serschmidt, was under control about
8:30 p. m. At about 8:40 fire was
discovered under the floor of the
apartment's bathroom in rags
packed around the sewer pipe. It
was quickly put out.
Main damage to the building and
contents was by water and smoke
(though the fire badly damaged the
roof. The building was partially
covered by insurance. Most of the
photography equipment from the
photo shop operated by Mrs. Fern
Feist was taken out in a matter
of minutes. Smoke delayed the tak
ing of personal belongings from the
Goodwin apartment.
TOP SKI CONDITIONS
PRESENT ON TRAIL
FOR SE TOURNAMENT
Powdered snow and top skiing
conditions are present tor the visit
ing and local skiers this morning
on Crooks Trail on Douglas Island
for the Southeast Alaska ski tourna
ment.
Off to a good start after break
fast at the Baranof grill this morn
ing, the skiers left for the cross
country race laid over the Crooks
Trail starting at 10 this morning.
At 2:30 this afternoon the slalom
races will be held on the slopes
in the meadow above the second
cabin on Douglas Island.
Sunday morning at 9:00 the skiers
meet again for breakfast at the
Baranof. Transportation will be
j furnished from the Baranof to the
| base of the trail for the downhill
j race beginning at 1:30 p. m. S'un
1 day. The downhill will begin at the
second cabin slope with the Jump
ing held at 3:30 p. m. at the foot
of the ski trial.
Presentation of awards and
trophies will be made at the banquet
held at Whing Ding’s at 7:30 Sun
day evening. In treat for the skiers
at the banquet will be fresh Chicago
beef charcoal-broiled over the open
fireplace. Ski clothes or informal
attire are in order for the banquet.
The banquet is open to the high
school team but members must be
accompanied to the banquet by a
parent or guardian.
•
• WEATHER REPORT
• Temperature for 24-Hour Period
• ending 6 20 o clock this morning
• In Juneau — Maximum,
• 34; minimum, 20.
• At Airport — Maximum,
• 33; minimum, 8.
•
• FORECAST
• Mostly cloudy with inter
• mittent light snow occassion
• ally mixed with rain tonight
• and Sunday. Lowest tempera
• ture tonight about 30, high
• est Sunday about 36.
•
• PRECIPITATION
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m today
. • City of Juneau — .26 inches;
1 • Since March 1 — 1.32 inches;
• Since July 1 — 52.21 inches.
■ • At Airport — .17 inches;
• Since March 1 — .98 inches;
• Since July 1 — 33.26 inches.
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1
SENATOR IN
'WHITE HOT'
PARTY BLAST
BULLETIN. — Senate Substitute
Bill No. 85, now known as the
“anti-AI White bill" met defeat in
the Semite by a 6-9 vote when it
came up for final passage this fore
noon.
The bill was sponsored by Senate
President Gunnard Engebreth and
Senator Anita Garnlek, both arch
foes of White.
The Senate this morning passed
by a 10-4 vote a bill amending the
Engineers' and Architects' Licensing
Act to eliminate the $250 permit
fee for non- residents. The high
fee was enacted two years ago. Its
repeal was supported by a majority
of the members of the Board of
Examiners for architers and en
gineers.
By JIM HUTCHESON
Alaska's Republican factional poli
tics broke wide open on the Senate
floor last night.
i After Sen. Guimard M. Engebreth
I of Anchorage and Elton Engstrom
of Juneau exchanged bitter polit
ical thrusts, Sen. Howard Lyng,
Nome Democrat, entered the arena
to give it bi-partisan overtones.
The fight was over a substitute
Senate bill that would provide the
election of political party delegates
to national conventions by a primary
election in presidential years. The
bill was introduced by Sen. Anita
Garnick, Juneau Republican.
Day-Long Scrap
Engebreth had waged a day-long
fight for the substitute measure and
finally tried to get the rules sus
, pended by a two-thirds vote for a
vote on final passage. The move
■ failed by one vote, 10 to 4, on a
rollcall.
He then asked for the floor pn
personal privilege and charged in
tense voice:
"Without personal animosity, 1
want to say that this is a case
where the will of the majority un
allowed prevailed."
Hits at White
He referred to Albert White, gen
eral counsel for the Republican
party of Alaska as “Boss White"
and alleged Engstrom was prejudic
ed because he is chairman of the
Alaska Republican Central Com
mittee "which would have its teetli
pulled out by the bill."
He charged, “One man, Boss
White, controls the delegation to
the national convention. He has
votes in his pocket. He deals with
Taft and others and says I have
three votes from Alaska.”
More "Boss White"
| He said that if the nation goes
Republican “Boss White will make
all Federal appointments in Alaska.
I am glad to see that 'most Demo
crats went along for the bill because
this is above party politics."
First Engstrom, then Lyng re
plied sharply to Eng: oreth. former
school teacher, now an Anchorage
business man. Engstrom, Alaska Re
publican Central Committee chair
man, countered:
“Engebreth voted against a sim
ilar bill a few years ago. He chang
ed. So it cannot be that he is so
concerned about the people of Alas
ka.
Engstrom in Eight
“As chairman of the Central
Committee I'm much opposed — as
the Third Division senator stated—
to any bill of this kind under a
blanket primary. With one candi
date on one side and two on the
other, Democrats could go in a
blanket primary and elect our dele
gates. That is why I oppose.
"I’m a party man and proud of
it. I believe in the two-party sys
tem. This would destroy it. A man
with money could stump the Terri
tory and be elected our delegate. It
happened once before and Alaskans
changed the law to the present
status.”
Lyng, Democratic National C |a
mitteeman who has been feuding
with Engebreth from the floor con
“I object strenuously to the Pres
ident of the Senate remarking that
it is an untoward act to oppose
this bill. To stigmatize us, he used
various parliamentary maneuvers."
Engebreth Apologizes
Engebreth interposed: "There was
no intention to stigmatize. If so I
humbly apologize.”
Lyng ignored the interruption and
proceeded to criticize the president's
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