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fourth Avenue Bldg.. Seattle, Wash.
Tuesday, January 9, 1951
GOOD (?) START ON STATEHOOD BILL
Well the Alaska Statehood Committee which met
in the first session at Anchorage last Saturday should
feel proud of its work, we do not think.
The calendar of business was to include discus
sions of the statehood movement and the fate of the
enabling act in the last Congress. The Committee was
to consider whether a research program should be
planned at this time, to compile information that
would be useful in drawing a state constitution. The
research program is a part of the responsibility of the
committee under the act of the 1949 legislature which
created the committee.
Well, the committee went into action immediately
and passed a long resolution denouncing Senator Rus
sell, Democrat, of Georgia, chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee. Yes sir, this is certainly
going into reesarch program at one quick jump. The
committee denounced the Senator’s anti-statehood
stand which it labeled as a "proposed hoisting of a
white flag in the face of the Red flag..” The resolution
quoted the Senate- as having said, during the state
hood debate in the Senate last month, that he did
not favor statehood for the territories because that
action "will fix an obligation on the Federal Gov
ernment to defend their rights in case of any great
emergency.”
Then the committee’s resolution goes on to say
that “this unprecedented declaration of policy con
stitutes a betrayal of the American citizens of Alaska
and is counter to pledges, principles and traditions of
the United States and a violation oi the basic con
cept of equality under which American citizens of
Alaska are conscripted for armed service, pay all Fed
eral taxes and perform all other duties without the
privilege of full representaton in Congres.
“The doctrine already has spread great alarm in
Alaska, creating an exodus of some of its citizens, an
affrighting of investment capital and widespread dis
couragement of Alaska’s effort to build up Alaskq into
a bulwark of democracy and defense for the western
hemispher.”
Now, dear reader, do not think that because The
Empire is opposed to statehood at the present time
that we are taking a ride on the committee’s work.
The story regarding the resolution, which was per
haps the only work done at the first dav's session (f
the committee, was an Associated Press dispatch from
Anchorage, Presumably the dispatch was sent by the
AP correspondent at Anchorage, who is presumably
on the staff of the Anchorage Times, Bob Atwood's
newspaper. Now, Atwood is chairman of the Alaska
Statehood Committee and the scorching of the Senator
from Georgia presumably had his sanction, of course
with other wellknown Alaskans, giving appoval.
Anway the resolution presumably was the only
satisfactory work of the committee and this was the
only press release made.
Now, we all know the committee has a fund upon
which to draw for transportation, etc., but if the
resolution is the only work of the committee, it appears
the taxpayers’ money has been badly spent.
Perhaps today, there may be another dispatch
from Anchorage regarding the work of the committee,
but the resolution was broadcast over the Associated
Press wires in the States and certainly gives a bad
impression. We condemn those who will have an
opportunity to vote on the statehood bill.
Incidentally, another Associated Press dispatch
to The Empire yesterday told of the fact that Senate
Bills Nos. 49 and 50, granting statehood to Alaska
and Hawaii, were introduced by Senator O’Mahoney,
Democrat of Wyoming. The Alaska bill, as intro
duced, eliminates a previous provision forbidding the
Interior Department to create any additional native
reservations, pending statehood.
An AP dispatch also said the Hawaii statehood
bill was introduced in the House last week by Dele
gate Farrington of Hawaii. Delegate Bartlett is ex
pected to introduce the Alaska statehood bill in the
House during this present week.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
ing in the surf, very scantily at
tired. It would be a simple process
to take his outstretched hand and
place £Helllilandv of a “lewd woman
In his, against the backdrop of a
south sea isle. That's what this
type of campaigning is coming
to," Anderson argued.
loiuially Next
Then he turned to Tom Connally
of Texas and said: “You know,
Senator Connally, the campaign is
already on down in Texas to prove
you are a Communist coddler, be
cause you didn't stand up against
Dean Acheson."
Turning to Sen. Dick Russell of
Georgia, he remarked: “In the
Maryland campaign, Tydings was
charged with the loss of American
lives in Korea. In the future that
sort of comment and criticism, no
matter how unfair and unjust, will
be heaped on Senator Russell who
is taking Tyding’s place as chair
man of the Armed Services Com
mittee."
At this point, Connecticut’s Sen.
Brien McMahon waved a copy of
"Common Sense,” a Fascist publi
cation which had been used in the
campaign against him. One head
line screamed: "McMahon—Com
munist dupe,” and, the: article
under it inferred that the Senator
was guilty of treason and had
helped to leak atomic secrets to the
Russians—both viciously untrue.
"I beat it boys, but maybe you
can’t in 1952,” McMahon warned.
Iowa’s Sen. Guy Gillette, chair
man of the elections committee,
reported that his committee had
just uncovered some last-minute
information on Butler’s finances
that "revealed a scandalous situa
tion” in Maryland. He explained
that the investigation wasn’t far
enough along to bar Butler from
taking his seat, but that the Sen
ate parliamentarian had advised
the committee that Butler could be
ousted later by a majority vote.
Note—The tabloid featuring the
fake Tydings-Browder photo was
held in a Baltimore print shop
until Jean Kerr, secretary to Sen
ator McCarthy, brought $2,400 in
checks to the printer to pay for
distribution. Later Don Surine, Mc
Carthy's assistant, took the Balti
more printer, William H. Fedder,
for an all-night ride in an attempt
to make him surrender a letter
from candidate Butler which ap
peared to be in violation of the
corrupt practices act.
High Cost of Politics
In Pennsylvania, Sen. Anderson
also pointed out, an estimated $2,
000,000 had been spent in the Sen
atorial campaign. “However, the
cost of living has gone up in poli
tics," he added, “and it wasn't
spent for slanderous literature.”
Anderson also remarked that the
"campaign in Utah was as vicious
as the one against Tydings,” that
“horrible publications” were put
out against Elbert Thomas, but
that there was no evidence the sue
cessful candidate, Wallace Bennett,
had directed this campaign.
In reply to newspaper comment
j that southerners might not agree
I to bar Butler of Maryland on the
1 grounds of states’ rights, Anderson
j quoted a speech by Senator George
1 of Georgia on Jan. 17, 1828, when
he opposed the seating of S'en
. ator Vare of Pennsylvania on the
grodnd that it was up to Congress
; to pass upon its own membership
and that the states had given
permission for Congress to investi
gate Federal elections.
After Anderson finished quoi
| ing him, George took the floor
and recalled having made the 1928
speech. He also added that he
hadn’t changed his mind.
‘‘We shouldn’t pass on the Mary
land case by early and one-sided
arguments, but we have an obli
gation to look into it," advised
George.
Tydings Bows Out
Senator Tydings himself finally
took the floor at the end of the
secret caucus. He insisted that he
would not contest the election, that
he had spent 28 years in Congress,
was tired, and deserved a rest. He
remarked, however, that he had
been swamped with letters and
telegrams from Maryland voters
who had voted against him, but
had changed their minds after
learning what had actually hap
pened.
"These messages clearly indicate
that if the election were held -to
morrow, I would sweep the state,”
declared Tydings. But he insisted
again that "unless stern duty de
mands, I do not intend to go back
into government.”
By the time the caucus wound
up, not a voice was raised against
the idea of making the Maryland
case an example.
Note—Anderson and Gillette both
charged in the secret caucus that
Senator McCarthy, Chicago Tri
bune, Washing.(m Times-H'orald
and/ radio commlntator Fulton
Lewis had "actively participated"
in the smear campaign.
Washington Pipeline
The swanky new upholstery in
the House chamber—brown leather
seats on the floor, plush divans
in the cloakrooms—doesn’t impress
plain-talking GOP Rep. Usher Bur
dick of North Dakota. . ."Don’t let
this stuff fool you,” Burdick tells
colleagues. "These new seats will
be just as hard to hang on to
as the old ones when election
day rolls around.”. . .Real Boss
of the House in the New Congress
is not Speaker Sam Rayburn, who
nominally holds the reins, but Rep.
Howard “Wing-Collar” Smith ol
Virginia, who cracks the*whip over
the Dixiecrat-GOP ctfalition. . .
Able, sober-sided Rep. Jere Cooper
of Tennessee caused chuckles at a
caucus of House Democrats with
this barb at his Illinois colleague,
Adolph Sabath, whose 44 years
in the House is the longest in his
tory: "The gentleman is a new
comer, so I hope you boys will hjtlp
him to find his way around till he
learns the ropes.”
WANT AOS B1CING RESULTS
Mew Bill for
Navy Building
Is Introduced
—
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9 — UP) — A
new $2,000,000,000 Navy shipbuild-'
ing program, including a so-called
super aircraft carrier, was outlin- j
ed today in a bill introduced in the
House by Rep. Vinson (D-Ga).
Vinson, chairman of the House j
Aimed Services Committee, said
the bill bore the approval of both
the Defense Department and the
Budget Bureau, and could be con
sidered an “Administration Bill.”
The new program contemplates
major additions to the combat fleet.
In addition to the outsize carrier,
authority is provided for construc
tion of more than 80 vessels, an?
for modernization and conversion
of 250 existing ships.
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• Low tide 9:39 a.m., 2.1 ft. •
• High tide 3:38 p.m.. 18.6 ft. •
a Low tide 10:09 p.m., -2.6 ft. •
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• Clara Marshall •
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LONDON. Jan. 9 — /PI — Britain
took the view today that the non
Communist world can hardly brand
Red China an aggressor in Korea
until all United Nations efforts to
obtain a cease-fire fail.
This was disclosed as qualified
diplomats reported Commonwealth
Premiers were considering whether
to sponsor a new U.N. bid to end
the Korean war.
Even if this move fails, best-in
formed opinion here suggests
Britain and several of her Com
monwealth partners will shrink
from taking some of the steps en
visaged by the United States to
punish Red China—on grounds that
the consequences too easily could
involve them in war with the Chi
nese Communists.
Apparent, British unwillingness to
go along with a punitive American
policy towards Red China reflected
general West European uneasiness
toward the latest United States pro
posals.
The state Department set forth
these proposals in a memorandum
sent last week to 30 key non-Com
munist U.N. member capitals.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9—'.H—John :
A. McCone, Air Force Undersecre
tary, said today the service is plan
ning warplane output for a force
much larger than the 84 groups
in the present program.
He did not specify the number
of groups proposed but told a news j
conference that the increase to
3,500,000 men under arms plan
ned for all fighting branches will
mean a corresponding rise in the
Air Force. ,
ELLIOTT FREMMINGS ARE
VISITORS FROM PELICAN
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Fremming
of Pelican are Juneau visitors for
the next week or ten days. Flem
ming who is manager of the gen
eral store at Pelican is on a short
vacation and the two are here to
visit with Mrs. Flemming's mother
Mrs. David Davis, her brother
Einard Davis and her sister Mrs.
Edward Dull and the latter's fam
ily.
The Flemmings are former Ju
neau residents and have many
friends here. School classes keep
their young son David in Pelican
but he plans a visit to Juneau
this spring.
EASTERN STAR
Annual business meeting, Ju
neau Chap. No. 7, Tuesday, Janu
ary 9, 8 o’clock. 702—2t
ALICE BROWN, Secretary.!
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Crete
4. Lure
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12. Gypsv
13. Sinking voice
14. Shelter for
small
animals
15. Joint of the
finger
17. Ecclesiastical
law
IS. Catch sight of
iy. Institution of
learning
21. Implores
24. Bohemian
religious
reformer
25. Covers
26. Dregs
28. Make into
leather
31. Article
32. Passes
30. Negative
36. Cluster of
libers in
wool
38. Single thing
39. Roman date
41. Direction:
Scotch
43. Legislative
assembly
45. Serious in
purpose
48. Carpenter's
tool
49. Talks thought
lessly:
colloq.
50. Kind of rays
affecting
photograph
ic film
54. Portended
55. Toward the
sheltered
side
66. Epoch
67. Crystal gazer
58. Ogle
Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle
59. Condensed
atmosphere
moisture
DOWN
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2. Put on
3. Entertained
4. Cooked in an
oven
6. Entire
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shrubs
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8. Cigar ft she J
9. Upright
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particle
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untrue
16. Stop
17. Produce
20. Strong boxes
21. Scheme
22. Cover the
inside of
23. Slopes
27. Finial of a
spire
29. Dillseed
30. Olfactory
organ
33. Entices
34. Biblical
mountain
37. Formal
procession
40 Begun to grovr
light in th«
mornin*
42. Bury
44. Compound
ether V
45. Diminshes »
46. Drug-yielding
plant
47. Story
51. Third English
letter
52. Anger
53. Note of * '
crow 1
65. The India*
mulberry j
I 20 YEARS AGO tiY*e empire !
JANUARY 9, 1901
! Two pennants, representing the first trophies of the 1930-31 bas
ketball season, and won by the Douglas High boys’ team in the recent
hoop tournament at Haines had been received by Coach Lloyd Rindcn
! The Douglas team had been declared the champions of the Lynn Canal
j Junior and Senior teams.
—
I Officers installed to serve for the next year for Silver Bow Lodge
1 No. A2, I. O. O. F. by Charles W. Carter, District Deputy Grand Master
'were: Ernest A. Johnson, Noble Grand; O. Eikland, Vice-Grand; Ernest
! V. Brown, Recording Secretary; Charles W. Carter, Financial Secre
tary; and John Reck, Treasurer.
A prize of a season’s pass to the Palace Theatre was being offeree
by L. H. Kubley for a new name for the playhouse. The theatre wa:
to be opened soon after being renovated and redecorated and Kublej
felt a new name was also in order. Contestants were limited to on'
name suggestion.
Among passengers leaving Juneau on the Northwestern for SeattI
Were Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Davis, Mrs. H. G. Watson, Mrs. Arthur Froland
Arthur Froland, Ensign J. W. Britt, U.S.N., LouiS Kann, Royal Shep
ard, and R. B. Russell.
Juneau High School basketball teams were the losers in game
played against the Douglas High School. The Douglas girls’ team wor
by a score of 15 to 12 and the Douglas boys won the boys’ game by a
21-12 score.
Re-orennizatlon of the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps wo;
decided on at the regular meeting of the local Legion Post. Waite
Andrews who was drum major at Chilkoot Barracks at one time, wa:
to head the corps. At the meeting plans were also made for the Legioi
Mixer to be held January 21 in the Dugout. New Post Commander
J. T. Petrich presided for the first time.
To begin another intensive search for Pilot Rcnahan and his twr
companions, Sam Clerf and Frank Hatcher, missing since October 23
Pilot Anscel Eckmann and his mechanic, Frank Wadham, flew t'
Annette Island to make that point his base. He intended to continue
the search until the fate of the three missing men was learned.
Weather: High, 37; low. 36; cloudy.
| Daily Lessons in English tv. l. cordon ;
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “What did you do that for?”
Say, “WHY did you do that?”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Blasphemy. Pronounce blas-fe-mi,
A as in AT, E as in ME unstressed, I as in IT, accent first syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Apparel; two P’s, one L.
SYNONYMS: Dispute (verb), debate, contend, argue, wrangle.
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:
PEREMPTORY; not admitting of debate or appeal; decisive; absolute.
"His peremptory command.”
| MODERN ETIQUET I E ROBERTA LEE j j
' q. - When a man is leaving his name with a business friend’s secretary
so1 that she can have her employer telephone him, should he give it as
Mr. Robert Gordon, Robert Gordon, or just plain Gordon?
A, The proper procedure is to give the full name with the title.
Q. When asked to cut the cards In a bridge game, is it proper tc
complete the cut by returning all cards to one pile?
A. Yes, this is the most courteous procedure.
Q. Should the hoste.ss at a cocktail party .wait until all her guests
Wave arrived before serving the drinks?
A. No, this isn’t at all necessary.
LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON ]
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1. What was' the most famous national festival of the ancient
Greeks, which has been carried down to present time?
2. What American colony first raised a military force to oppose
the British government?
3. What is the difference between a naiad and a dryad?
4. What ancient Roman was great as an author, orator, scholar,
soldier and statesman?
5. What famous line frgm Hamlet follows: “To thine own self be
true, and it must follow as night the day .”?
ANSWERS:
1. The Olympic Games.
2. South Carolina.
3. A natad is a water nymph, and a dryad is a wood nymph.
4. Julius Caesar. |
5. “Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions ana temper
atures at various Alaska point;
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
i.m., 120th Meridian Time, and
eleasec1 oy ,e Weather Bureau
ire as loliows:
Anchorage . 27—Snow
Annette Island . . 41—Rain
Barrow . -29—Snow
Bethel . 8—Snow
Cordova . 32—Snow
Dawson . 2—Cloudy
Edmonton . 21—Partly Cloudy
Pairbanks . 3—Show
Haines 34—Partly Cloudy
Havre . 13—Clear
Juneau Airport 33—Rain, Snow
Kodiak .. 26—Partly Cloudy
Kotzebue .. -8—Clear
McGrath .. 7—Snow
Nome . -8—Clear
Northway . -6—Cloudy
Petersburg . 35—Rain
Portland .-.. 39—CloucJy
Prince George . 16—Clear
Seattle . 31—Partly Cloudy
Sitka . 35—Rain
Whitehorse . 18—Partly Cloudy
Yakutat . 33—Snow Showers
101 □ ,
HEAR PRES. TALK
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 — wP) — A
small Russian diiplomatie group
listened from the House chambers
to President Truman’s attack on
Soviet policy in his State of the
Union Message.
Efforts to determine the identity
of the Russians were not immed
iately successful.
The State Department said that
on January 2 a ticket was sent
to Ambassador Alexander S. Pany
ushkln, as was done with all other
chiefs of mission.
Then on Jan. 4 the Embassy ask
ed for another ticket, for an in
terpreter, and named Georgi P. i
Fotrovsky, attache, as the man to
use it. The ticket was provided.
The Russians did not give their
names at the Capitol.
YOUNGS OK HAINES
RETURN FROM WESTWARD
—
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Young and
their young son of Haines returned
over the weekend from Anchorage
and left by Alaska Coastal Airlines
for their home. They have been
visiting friends in the westward
city. Mrs. Young is the Mayor
of Haines.
WALT HATLIM
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
Experienced House Wiring
Electrical Marine Repair
Phone Red 355 Juneau, Alaska
V. F. W.
Taira Post No. 5559
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
The Erwin Feed Co.
Office In Case Let Grocery
Plicae 784
HAY, GRAIN, COAL
and STORAGE
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Monday of each month
In Scottish Hite Temple -
beginning at 7:30 p. m v|
Carson A. Lawrenot.
Worshipful Master;
JAMES W. LEI VERS, Secretary.
© B.P. 0. ELKS
Meeting every Wednesday at 8
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
WALLIS S. CfEORGE, Exalted
Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
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Regular Meetings Each Friday
Governor—
ARNOLD L .FRANCIS
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
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