SENATOR IS
PRESSING ON
HIS CHARGES
(Continued from Page One)
tion wires and in the newspapers.”
Gruening Is Called
Chairman O'Mahoney (D-Wyo)
called a recess of the hearings until
Monday <9 a.m.. EST) when, he said,
the group will meet behind closed
doors to set up a schedule to hear
other witnesses, including Governor
Ernest Gruening of Alaska, whom
Schoeppel also has placed under
fire.
Schoeppel asked whether he could
have until Monday to submit a list
of witnesses he wants called, and
present some documentary evidence.
O'Mahoney granted the request.
Schoeppel said he expects to get
more material from Frank T. Bow,
his Administrative Assistant, who is
running for Congress in Ohio. He
has said that Bow prepared much
of the information on which he bas
ed his Senate speech against Secre
tary Chapman.
The Cabinet member labelled as
untrue and as "scandal mongering,
insinuation and slander” Schoep
pel's assertions that he had not
signed required loyalty oaths and
that he was linked to subversive
organizations. Chapman produced
copies of loyalty affidavits he
signed in 1941, 1946, 1947 and 1949.
Chapman denied that he had
anything to do with the retention
of Randolph Feltus, a publicity man,
to lobby for statehood for Alaska.
Feltus denied the Senator's charge
he had been "an agent of the
Kremlin.”
Schoeppel, a freshman Senator
who was making his first venture
into a field where Senator McCarthy
(R-Wis) preceded him with Com
munist in government charges
aaginst State Department officials,
puffed vigorously on his pipe while
Chapman was testifying.
Bow Enters Now
Later Schoeppel told reporters
that he had changed his original
opinion of Chapman “in some res
pects” because the Cabinet member
had “cleared up certain angles
which I have been uncertain about.”
Schoeppel said he had depended
on assistants—principally Frank
Bow, now a Republican candidate
for Congress in Ohio—to gather the
information and prepare the Senate
speech in which he made the charg
es against Chapman.
Bow is expected to be called for
testimony next week. Democrats
hope then to extract some more pub
licity from the affair.
Schoeppel said he thought his
statements were correct when he;
made his speech on Tuesday, but
added: “I am not going to say
they could not have checked more
carefully.”
Schoeppel said he never had any
doubt about Chapman’s loyalty.
When a reporter cited the Sen-;
ator’s charge that Congressional j
Committee records showed a di
rect link between Chapman and cer
tain subversive organizations, the
Senator replied:
GOP Hatchetman
“That could be taken probably
as a little strong statement.”
Democrats generally took this as
something of a retraction. Senator
Lucas (D-Ill) told reporters he was
"disappointed that my old friend
Senator Schoeppel has permitted
himself to become the hatchet man
for Republicans.”
Senator Humphrey (D-Minn) at
tacked the charges against Chapman
as "irresponsible.” He told his col
leagues that a “junior Dick Track”
attitude in such matters would Just
get lawmakers in trouble. He said
j he supposed that when he goes
; back to Minnesota now he will be
asked "is Chapman a Communist?"
"I thought it was an honor to be
a Senator but this Congress has
done an awful lot to undermine the
confidence of the American people,"
he declared.
Republicans Silent
Republicans kept publicly silent
about the somewhat obvious discom
fiture of their Kansas colleague.
But one Republican Senator who
is friendly to Schoeppel said he
feared the Chapman incident would
offset in part any political gain the |
Republicans may have got out of I
the Communist charges McCarthy
has been repeating for months.
This Senator asked to remain an
onymous.
Feltus. called back before the com
mittee today, again denied Schoep
pel's charges that he was an agent j
of the Kremlin before becoming
a lobbyist for Alaskan statehood.
He said in a statement he work- I
ed for nearly three years as a public |
relations man on the payroll of the
Polish Ambassador, striving “to ere- |
ate a healthy trade relationship” be
tween the U. S. and Poland, but |
never did anything of a disloyal j
nature.
More Feltus Testimony
He said he took the job in October.!
1946, when “our own Government !
w’as pouring UNRRA funds into Po
land and in many ways was pro- I
claiming friendship for that coun- |
try.” He finally resigned nearly
three years later, he said, without
ever having “pleaded Poland’s pol
itical cause” or lobbied for Poland
in Congress.
Specifically he denied the Sena
tor’s suggestion that he might have
nelped the Gdynia-American Line
Inc., which operates the steamship
Batory, to prepare a Communist
propaganda radio program known
as the "Polish Hour."
He said Schoeppel “with chare
teristic inaccuracy” had misstated j
facts about his employment with i
the office of Civilian Defense during !
the war, and said Schoeppel was
wrong in accusing him of having
been an agent for both the Indo- j
nesian Government and Nether
lands Government when the two (
were fighting.
Quits One Job
Feltus said he quit working for the i
Netherlands in 1948 to work for the ;
American-Indonesian Corporation
because he considered Dutch mili
tary action in Indonesia at the
time was "an unwarranted act of
aggression.”
“I might say that the United Na
tions and the United States Senate
agreed with my opinion,” he said,
recalling UN and American protests !
against the military action.
Feltus said of Schoeppel:
“I will give him handsome odds
that my roots in America go deeper
than his. On all sides of family my
antecedants have been in this coun
try for at least 150 years. This is my
country as well as the Senator s.
Yesterday he had described him
self as a collateral descendant of
Thomas Jefferson.
Feltus’ Salary Deal
Senator O'Mahoney (D-Wyo), the
committee chairman, questioned Fel
tus on what he had done to earn a
$1,500 a month salary and $500 a
month expenses from the Alaskan
statehood committee.
The contract called for an addi
tional $1,500 a month payment for
his work in event an Alaskan state
hood bill was passed, Feltus said. He
assured the committee he has agreed
never to press that claim if a state
hood bill does pass.
Feltus said he earned the salary
by presenting Alaska’s case orally
to reporters, talking to "some Sen
ators” and helping the committee “in
planning strategy for getting it (the
statehood bill) before the Senate.”
COASTGUARDSMAN HERE
Ed Hope with the U. S. Coast
Guard at Petersburg, is registered
at the Gastineau Hotel.
SHRINE CEREMONIAL
Masonic Temple
Salurday-1:30 P. M.
Candidates assemble at
Temple at 1:30 for First
and Second Sections.
☆
Reception for Shriners and
Their Ladies
in Baranof Gold Room
at 7:30 P. M. with din
ner served at 8 o'clock
sharp.
AMERICANS,
REDS FIGHT
NEAR HAMAN
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front between Yongchon and An
gang, eight miles west of Red-held.
Pohang on the Sea of Japan coast.
Yongchon, an important highway
town 20 miles east of Taegu, chan
ged hands twice in bitter fighting
and an American field officer said
if it was not in Red hands it was
at least under Red control.
Air Force Grounded
The poor weather virtually
grouned allied fighter-bombers. B
29's plastered a magnesium plant
and rail center at Songjin, a port
on the North Korean coast Ki5
miles south of the Manchurian
border.
Against this background of bat
tlefront news there were these two
developments on the diplomatic and
home fronts:
Russia got slapped down in the
United Nations Security Council in
an attempt to get the U. S. Air
Force denounced for “barbaric"
bombing in Korea.
Top overseas advisers were urging
the United States to press for quick
action on formation of a joint Army
under a single supreme commander
for defense of western Europe.
These advisers were worried over
the threat posed by the buildup of
Communist armed strength in east
Germany.
Red Thrusts Stopped
On the Korean front British
troops turned back other Red prob
ing thrusts across the Naktong
River. The British are anchored
aetween the American Second Div
sion on the south and the First
Cavalry Division to the north near
Waegwan. In this 60-mile span
o the south coast the Reds have
;oncentrated 60,000 troops.
The drenching rain spoiled a
J. S. First Cavalry Division coun
terattack on a key hill seven miles
lorth of Taegu. These doughfoots,
Dunchy after a six-day battle to
.tern the strong Red push from the
north, climbed halfway to their
Jbjective then pulled back under
itiff enemy resistance.
Pohang Airfield Held
On the east coast itself South
Koreans held off Red thrusts in1
their new positions three miles
south of Pohang. The Americans!
still held Pohang airfield, six miles
south of the city.
MAIUUAGE APPLICATIONS
Application for a marriage license
was made yesterday of U. S. Com
missioner Felix Gray by Rudy Sed
mik and Lucetta Mae Wingfield.
Sedmik, formerly of Jeannette,
Pa., is an accountant with the
Alaska Road Commission. His
[iance, a dietician of Youngwood,
Pa., is expected to arrive here with
in a few days.
Lawrence James Cooke, young
Klawock fisherman, and Harriett
Marie Cropley applied for a mar
riage license Tuesday.
NOONAN IN TOWN
Dan Noonan, veteran commer
cial broker in Alaska, arrived in Ju
neau this morning on the Baranof
from Seattle and expects to be here
about ten days.
ATTENTION EASTERN STAR
Home coming dinner, Pot Luck,
Juneau Chapter No. 7, Tues. Sept.
12 at 6:30 p.m. for all Eastern Star
and escorts. Make reservations be
fore Sunday night with Lillie Hook
er, Phone 927 or Hazel Mantyla
Green 309. Regular meeting fol
lows at 8 o'clock.
Alice Brown, Secretary
OAKS WHAM
OUT WIN BY
23-7 SCORE
—
(By Associated Press)
Is there a pitcher in the House?
Report to Bill Kelly, care of Los
Angeles Bawl Club, please.
What happened to Mr. Kelly and
; six of his alleged flingers last night
never happened to the Angels in
their worst moments before. Oak
land 23, Los Angeles 7. Not a Pac
ific Coast League record, but the
most runs ever scored against the
| Seraphs. Previous high: 21, by San
I Francisco, June 29, 1927.
I Oakland pushed its league lead
to six full games as San Diego blew
i to Sacramento again, 3-1. Elsewhere,
Hollywood downed San Francisco,
8-5, and Portland ruffled Seattle,
6-4.
Now, if you can't pitch, at least
have the decency to pass Mr. Kelly
the aspirin while the details are re
counted.
The Oaks did not score in the first
' and last innings. But they did in
all the ones between, and seven
times in the third and seven more
! in the sixth.
There was a three-run homer by
Earl Rapp, his 17th; a bases-loaded
rountripper by Bobby Hofman, his
12th; and one by Don Padgett, his
eighth. Padgett also got four singles
to pace the attack.
Oakland made 25 hits in all, in
cluding four each by Artie Wilson
and Cookie Lavagetto.
Sacramejito’s Bill Evans halted
San Diego with five hits.
Two homers by Frank Kelleher
and one by Jim Baxes gave Holly
wood the nod over San Francisco,
and Pete Mondorff the win over
Harry Feldman.
Eddie (The Fiddle) Basinski’s two
run single brought Portland from
behind in the eighth, enabling the -
Beavers to overcome the four runs )
Seattle racked up in the first two j
frames. Red Lynn picked up the tab
at Guy Fletcher’s expense.
STANDINGS OF THE CLCBS
Pacific Coast League
W L Pet
Oakland . 101 67 .601
San Diego. 95 73 .565
Hollywood . 89 79 .530
Seattle . 85 83 .506
San Francisco . 82 85 .491
Portland . 75 90 .455
Los Angeles . 74 92 .446
Sacramento . 68 100 .405
American League
W L Pet
Detroit . 82 48 .631
New York . 83 49 .629
Boston . 82 51 -617
Cleveland . 80 54 .597
Washington . 58 72 .446
Chicago . 52 82 .388
Philadelphia . 47 87 .351
St. Louis . 45 86 .344
National League
W L Pet
Philadelphia . 80 52 .606
Brooklyn . 73 54 .575
Boston . 71 57 .555
New York . 70 59 543
St. Louis . 68 63 .519
Cincinnati . 54 74 .422
Chicago . 55 77 .417
Pittsburgh . 48 83 .366
HOSPITAL NOTES
Admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital
yes'erday were Mrs. Harry Brown,
John Kinghom and Henry Nelson.
Dismissed were Herb Lockert and
F. G. Rochon.
Oscar St. Clair was admitted to
the Government Hospital.
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DOUGLAS
MEWS
TO COLLEGE
Lyle Riley and Herb Bonnett are
passengers on the Princess Louise
to Seattle. They will enroll at the
Washington State College, at Pull
man. This will be first year college
for both. They are D. Hi graduates
of ’49.
BAND MEETING
John Paul Zawalnicki, new band
master of the Douglas Public schools
called a meeting of parents last
evening at the school to organize a
Bandmothers’ Club, and to familiar
ize parents with plans of the school
band.
Types of instruments were ex
plained and approximate costs or
rental.
Another meeting will be called
in the near future, when more par
ents are represented, to elect a Pre
sident, Secretary and Treasurer of
the Club.
CUB SCOUTS TO ORGANIZE
A meeting of the Douglas Cub
Scout committee was called last
week by Chairman Rev. Porter, for
the purpose of organizing for an
early Cub Scout program this fall.
Cub Scouts of last year, were
to contact any new boys interest
ed in Cub Scouting and report to
the Rev. Porter who will then as
sign them to a Den. It was thought
that three Dens will be necessary
this year, with increase of young
boys in the community. Cub Scout
ing ages begins at 8 years.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT UP
There are 135 pupils enrolled in
the Douglas Public Schools at the
close of the first two days of school.
This is an increase of two pupils
over the enrollment at this time
last year. The grade school had
five pupils more than last year, and
there were three students less in
the high school.
INITIATION, WARNING,
FRESHMAN
The Sophomore class is making
plans for the Freshmen Initiation
which will be the first activity on
the high school calendar for the new
school year. As soon as plans are
completed the Sophomores will give
the Freshmen their instructions for
initiation during the next week
This is an organized school activity
under the supervision of a faculty
adviser. That is. the Freshman Ini
tiation is not to be confused with
the so-called initiation which has
taken place recently. The superin
tendent has issued the warning that
any student taking part in unorgan
ized initiation is subject to suspen
sion from school and reinstatement
will be considered by the Schoo'
Board after such student accompan
ied by his parents or guardian has
appeared before the Board and re
quested that he be reinstated in
school.
TO SKAGWAY
Mrs. C. E. Walters and son Bill
were passengers yesterday for Skag
way, where they will visit Mrs.
Walters parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Feero and others.
She plans on a ten day visit. Miss
Arden Vinsen will care for her
home and two elder daughters while
away.
PENROD APPOINTMENT,
DALE SUCCESSOR MADE
Max W. Penrod has been ap
pointed to succeed Dr. George A.
Dale as Area Educationist in the
Alaska Native Service. Dr. Dale
had previously been transferred to
Washington, D. C., as education
specialist.
Penrod is originally from Provo,
Utah, where he majored in elemen
tary and secondary school admin
istration at Brigham Young Uni
versity. He came to Alaska as
supervisor of education in 1946. He
was made principal and director
I of the Mt. Edgecumbe Vocational
, School in 1947. Previous to coming
j to Alaska he had nine years ex
perience in public school admin
istration and has been with the
Indian Service since 1937.
SOURDOCEY SQUARE
DANCE CLUB NEWS
Announcement is made today by
officers of the Sourdocey Square
Dance Club that the first meeting
of the season will be held Saturday
evening, September 23, at the Par
ish Hall.
A fishing boat, 31G-180, owned
by Myron Lyons of Petersburg, was
disabled by burned out bearing and
broken connecting rod yesterday
near Cape Fanshaw and will Be
towed to Petersburg by the Coast
Guard cutter White Holly today,
it was stated at CG headquarters
here.
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