THE DAXLy ALASKA EMPIRE
UALL TIJE NEWS ALL THE TIME*_
VOL. LXXVI., NO. 11,779
JUNEAU. ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1951
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Chinese Reds Attempt Drown Out UN Forces
ELKS ARE CALLED
TO FIGHT THREAT
FACING WORLD
Grand Exalted Ruler Kyle
Makes Thrilling Talk at
Great Day in Juneau
Last Saturday will perhaps go
down in local history as one of the
greatest days of Elkdom in Juneau.
It was the official visitation of
Grand Exalted Ruler Joseph B.
Kyle to Juneau Lodge No. 420, which
is known as the "father” of Elkdom
in Southeast Alaska. Perhaps never
before has there been such a repre
sentation of Elks at any business
session of any lodge in the Territory.
Here to greet the Grand Exalted
Ruler were representativs from
Elks lodgs of Fairbanks. Anchorage
Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell, Skag
way and Ketchikan.
Wrangell was represented by every
officer cf the Elks lodge there and
Ketchikan. 13 members, all Past
Exalted Rulers, comprised the degree
team and gave the initiation to
eight candidates.
In attendance at the various
events were two District Deputies
of the Grand Exalted Ruler, Dave
L. Stevenson of Skagway. repre
senting the East, and Louie Od
sather of Anchorage, representing
the West.
Accompanying the Grand Exalted
Ruler on his tour of Alaska was
Past Grand Exalted Ruler Em
mett T. Anderson of Tacoma. Pres
ent also was Charles Garfield, of
Seattle, the only Jiving charter
member of the Juneau lodge.
Officially opening the day was
the dedication of the twin Iron
Lung, gift of Juneau Elks to the
public, by GER Kyle, which took
place in the Elks auditorium at 4:30
in the afternoon.
Cocktails and Banquet
The cocktail party for Elks and
ladies was the event cf the late
afternoon held in the Baranof Bub
ble room and which was attended
by several hundred.
At 7 o’clock the Baranof Gold
room seated over 200 Elks at the |
banquet and at the same time over
80 Elks ladies and their guests,]
especially Mrs. Kyle and Mss.(
Charles Garfield, gathered at Mike’s
Place in Douglas for their spirited
get-to-gether.
It was well after 8:30 Saturday
night before Juneau’s Exalted Ruler
Wallis George called the big session
to order. The official guests were
escorted to the lodge room and given
their honored seats. The initiation
was the next order of the evening.
Ketchikan’s degree team, to take
charge of this feature, marched into
the lodge room and took the chairs
from which they conducted the ini
tiation. The members of the degree
team, all Past Exalted Rulers v. eie.
Exalted Ruler, W. A. Bates; Es
teemed Leading Knight. W. C.
Stump; Esteemed Loyal Knight, Al
Winger; Esteemed Lecturing Knight
Edward Borgen; Esquire, Maurice
Oaksmith; Assistant Esquire, V.
(Continued on Page Six)
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Copyright, 1951. »» Bell Syndicate. Inc..
PPaSHINGTON.—At General Ei
senhowers headquarters in Paris last
month plans were being made to
land the 4th Infantry Division at
Cherbourg or Havre in a sort of
peacetime Normandy Beachhead
operation and march it up the
Champs El>sees as a symbol of
American-allied solidarity. At that
time the division was scheduled to
arrive about the first week in April.
The Senate debate delayed these
plans, of course, but this may have
been a blessing in disguise. For
plans were also under discussion to
have the British land their 11th
Rrmored division in France on the
same day that the first American
troops arrived; and to have a
French division prepared simulta
neously to meet them.
This show of solidarity is one of
the most important things needed
in Europe today. There has been
too much arguing over who would
supply what; over how many
troops this country would furnish
against that country.
What Europe and the United
(Continued on Page Four)
ADDING TO THEIR LAUREL S-Mr. and Mrs.
N. B. Rasmussen, of Copenhagen, Denmark, European amateur
dance champions, win another contest in Hannover, Germany.
MANY DEAD IN
PLANE CRASHES
DURING 2 DAYS
By Associated Press
Twenty-two persons were killed
yesterday (Sunday) in the crashes
of two military planes in the East
ern United States. In California,
authorities sifted the wreckage of
another air disaster that took 22
lives Friday night.
Nineteen Air Force personnel
headed for the funeral of a fellow
airman, died near Charleston, W
Va., when their twin-engine C-47
struck a locust tree on a mountain
top.
At Morningside, Md., a man and
i two children were killed as a crew
less bomber plunged into a house.
The crew had parachuted to safety
after the plane's landing gear
jammed.
In the Far East, 16 persons, all
Siamese or Chinese, were feared
lost after a Siamese Airlines plane
| crashed in the sea in the Hong
Kong area. Fog and rain had pre
vented a landing and the plane’s
[ gas supply had run low.
Twelve soldiers were among the
victims of the Southwest Airways
plane crash on the side of Santa
Ynez Peak, near Santa Barbara
Calif.
Many ol tne Docues in tne Cali
fornia crash still have not been
identified positively. The CAA is in
vestigating.
The West Virginia crash had two
survivors. The 21 airmen on board
were to have served as an honor
guard from Godman Field, near
Louisville, Ky„ at the funeral of
Maj. Woodford W. Sutherland.
Sutherland died in a plane crash
Thursday. He was from St. Albans,
W. Va.
Killed in the Maryland crash
were Irvin Guyer, of Cranford, N.J.,
Kay Snyder, seven, and Rene Denise
Snyder, two months.
■ Mrs. Guyer and Master Sergeant
and Mrs. Samuel Snyder were in
jured.
The bomber's automatic pilot re
portedly was set to divert the plane
away from metropolitan Washing
ton, of which Morningside is a su
burb.
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
Moving problems, including what
to do about keeping the City Li
brary open for the summer, will be
taken up at a special City Council
meeting in the council chambers at
8 o’clock tonight.
City Council
A regular meeting of the Doug
las City Council will meet tonight
i at 8 o'clock, according to A. J.
Balog, city clerk. On the business
agenda will be action on the city
dock and cannery buildings, be
sides regular business.
KLONDIKE MIKE,
FAMOUS IN OLD
DAYS, PASSES ON
SAMOMPCA, Calif., April 9 —
(51—Michael (Klondike Mike) Ma
honey, colorful figure in the Alas
kan gold rush, died at Hollywood
Presbyterian hospital yesterday. He
was 77.
Mahoney came here from Ottawa
in 1948.
One of the men who blazed trails
through the wilderness in the boom
days, Mahoney was reported to have
trekked 80 miles in a single day.
He retired to Ottawa in 1913 and
became a businessman.
Survivors include his widow,
Helen.
Klondike Mike acquired a fabu
lous reputation during the Klon
dike gold rush. Tales of his exploits
in the Yukon and Alaska are legion.
Asked at one time about the perils
of the rugged Chilkoot Pass, he re
marked that it depended on the
man — ‘T toted a piano over it
myself.”
Mahoney, who obtained both fame
and fortune from the Klondike, in
later years became a successful
business man in Ottawa, where he
retired in 1913. He lived to see the
story of his adventures make a best
selling book — "Klondike Mike,’
I published in 1943.
One 01 Ills greatest auiucvcuicuw
was bringing out the body of one
Judge Humes, a former mayor of
Seattle who had been sent north to
investigate claim-jumping and died
suddenly in Fairbanks.
Mahoney brought the body out in
the dead of Arctic winter, 500 miles
by dog team and having to fight
wolves over much of the way. His
success in this venture brought him
acclaim in Seattle, a purse of $10,
000 and a railway ticket to any
place he wanted to go.
Later he returned to the Yukon
and staked a claim that yielded
him $175,000. He also was credited
with bringing to Seattle the largest
shipment of gold ever handled by an
individual miner.
SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
WILL BE DISCUSSED
»
A discussion of two topics will
be made at" the noon luncheon
| meeting of the League of Women
Voters Tuesday at the Baranof.
Mrs .L. B. Avrit will lead the
discussion on aid to underdeveloped
countries. The second discussion will
be an explanation by Mrs. Jack
Popejoy of the special school bond
issue on which the city of Juneau
votes in referendum April 30.
The afternoon unit of the League
of Women Voters meets Tuesday
afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Alas
ka Electric Light and Power Co
j penthouse to continue with the
survey "Know Your Town.”
Short Notice Given
For Simulated Air
Raids in 'Fireslep'
An advance notice of seven to
15 minutes will be given for any
simulated air raids to be made on
i the Juneau-Douglas area during
the Juneau portion of the territory
wide maneuvers exercise "Firestep’
it Was announced at Sunday’s
civil defense meeting.
Raids will last from 15 to 30
minutes during which flares will
be dropped to simulate the drop
ping of bombs. The flares will be
dropped at a great enough height
so that they will be burned out
before reaching the ground, thus
eliminating any chance for fire.
The first aid staffs for the civil
defense districts will not be asked
to report during the alert or alerts.
Those on duty will be the district
wardens. National Guard person
nel, city police, and the U. S. Mar
shal in addition to the civil defense
council. No arrests will be made but
I a record will be kept of all viola
tors.
Ail lights must be extinguished
in all homes and business houses
the moment the alert signal is
given. Street lights will be turned
out. The possibility of electricity
being fluctuated on the REA cir
cuit serving the Glacier Highway
area as a signal was discussed at
the meeting.
There is to be no smoking on
the streets. All automobiles are to
take shelter in the nearest struc
ture. Pedestrians are to get off the
streets. The only people allowed
on the streets will be civil defense
personnel.
The city fire fighting equipment
will be dispersed to strategic pla
ces. The fire truck in the subport
area will be manned.
Notice of approaching “enemy"
aircraft will be phoned from the
CAA tower at the airport to the
civil defense headquarters in Ju
neau and Douglas and to the tele
phone switchboard. A signal will
be given on the telephone circuits
out the Glacier Highway and to
Thane. No signal has been devised
lor the area on the Glacier High
way not served by telephone. All
navigation lights will be left on
out during an actual raid, the
lights would be turned off.
The CAA tower will contact the
two civil defense headquarters
and the telephone switchboard
when the raid is over. Signal for
ihe alert will be a two minute stac
cato signal on the fire horn. All
clear will be the usual fire recall—
a 1-1 signal.
The local “ham” radio operators
will be on the air during any and
all alerts. Amateur radio operators
present at the meeting were Dean
Williams, Charles Gray, Matt
Gormley, Jim Langdon, Ray Hem
sley and Ken Allen.
Minard Mill and H: Shudshift,
Juneau and Douglas fire chiefs re
spectively, were at the meeting
along with Mike Pusich, mayor of
Douglas. Major D. N. Cameron and
Capt. Harry Germann of the Al
aska National Guard headquarters
were present. Maj. Cameron an
nounced that ‘‘flying squads" would
be sent out upon the request of
R. E. Robertson, local civil defense
director. Representing the Alaska
Communication System was Capt.
N. H. Ahlstrom.
Some historians call Arizona the
Valentine state since it was au
mitted to the Union, Feb. 14, 1912.
•
• WEATHER REPORT
» Temperature for 24-Hour period
l ending 0:20 o'clock this morning <
• In Juneau — Maximum,
• 39; minimum, 36.
• At Airport — Maximum,
• 39; minimum, 36.
•
• FORECAST
•
• Cloudy with intermittent
• rain tonight becoming stead
• ier rain Tuesday. Increasing
•• southeasterly winds tonight
• reaching 15 to 20 miles per
• hour Tuesday. Lowest temp
• erature tonight near 35 de
• grees. Highest Tuesday about
• 40.
• PRECIPITATION
■ (Past 24 hour* ending 7:30 a m. today
• City of Juneau — .99 Inches;
• Since April 1 — 4.92 inches;
• Since July 1 — 62.85 inches.
• At Airport — 125 inches;
• Since April 1 — 1.67 inches;
• Since July 1 — 37.43 inches.
PROPERTY
TAX CASE
IN COURT
Alaska Legislation Dis
cussed by Judges, At
torneys, Circuit Court
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9 —(>P>—
Judges of the Ninth U. S. Circuit
Court of Appeals became interested
today in whether Alaska’s property
tax might be “constitutional but is
being unconstitutionally administ
ered."
They expressed interest while
hearing an appeal from a District
Court decision holding the act in
valid. The appellate court took the
appeal under advisement.
The tax, adopted by the Terri
torial Legislature in 1949, would
levy a 1 per cent tax on Alaska
property.
Luther C. Hess, a Fairbanks tax
payer, successfully challenged the
suit in which he was Joined by the
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co.
Their attorney, H. L. Faulkner of
Juneau, told the court today:
“The greater portion of the Terri
tory is permitted to escape taxation
under the Act."
He explained that the method of
assessment and collection, exemp
tions and certain rebates in munici
palities, school districts and public
utility districts was different than
that in the rest of the Territory.
Circuit Judge William Healy re
marked from the bench that “those
differences seem administrative
matters.”
judge wuimm a. urr asucu ni,
torney General J. (Jerald Williams I
of Alaska If It was not possible that
“the tax itself Is constitutional but
is being unconstitutionally admin
istered.”
Williams agreed.
He contended the tax was uni
form throughout the Territory. He
said the Legislature had a right, by
classification, to arrange for differ
ent methods of taxation for differ
ent segments of the Territory.
Surprise Parly
Fetes Riendeaus
40th Anniversary
Mrs. Francis Riendeau was host
ess Saturday night for a surprise
party honoring Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Riendeau at their home on the
occasion of their fortieth wedding
anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Rein
deau were married April 5, 1911, at
the Juneau Catholic church and
have made their home in Juneau
since.
A large wedding cake was one of
the features of the evening and
formed the centerpiece of the table
with delicious refreshments served.
Guests Invited for the pleasure of
the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Rod
Darnell, Mr. and Mrs. W. Manger,
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Olson, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Hurley, Mr. and Mrs.
John Hagmler, Miss Mamie Reck,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stutte, John
Davidson, Mrs. Green of Fairbanks,
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Lee, stepfather
and mother of the “bride,” and host
ess and the honored guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Riendeau have three
children, all raised in Juneau.
Daughters are Mrs. Lu Liston and
Mrs. Eske Eskesen of Anchorage,
and a son, Francis, of Juneau, who
was delayed in Sitka and could not
attend the party for his parents.
BACK FROM SKAGWAY
Capt. Melvin A. Johnson, in
charge of the local Alaska Com
munications System office, return
ed from Skagway over the weekend
where he had gone on a semi-an
nual inspection trip of the Skag
way office.
STEAMIER MOVEMENTS
Baranof from Seattle scheduled
to arrive at 7 oclock tomorrow
morning.
Denali scheduled to sail from
Seattle Friday.
Princess Norah scheduled to ar
rive from Skagway at 8 o’clock to
morrow morning and sails south one
hour later at 9.
Russia Could Split East-West
Broken arrows mark possible thrust by which Russia could split the
East and West as the Germans were unable to do In World War tl.
The mountain-studded countries of Iran and Turkey are uneasy
roadblocks to vast oil riches and the British lifeline (broken line).
(JP) Wirephoto Map.
Fight Starts
On Reprimand
For MacArfhur
Truman Caught in Squeeze.
Play-There's Going to
Be Some Trouble
WASHINGTON, April 9 —(jP)—
President Truman was caught toda.\
in a squeeze between home front
supporters of Gen, Douglas Mac
Arthur, mostly Republicans, an^i U
S. Allies who want him to discipline
the outspoken general for his lates
policy statement.
Capitol Hill friends though that
after a weekend of studying th(
situation, Mr. Truman might act
quickly to make known his views on
recent MacArthur statements which
have run counter to military anc
State Department policies.
It was certain that any move te
shear MacArthur of any authoritj
as supreme commander- in Korea
would touch off a storm in Con
gress.
Most lawmakers carefully avoidec
predicting the course of Mr. Tru
man’s action, although some specu
lated privately that a presidentia
reprimand to the five-star genera;
would be forthcoming.
Senator Knowland (R-CaliD, t
persistent critic of administration
foreign policy in the Pacific, fore
saw even more drastic action.
“It now appears that the hatchet
men of the administration have
been turned loose to undermine the
position of General MacArthur anc
to force a reprimand or recall,” he
said.
Knowland said it would be wiser
to keep MacArthur and get rid ol
Secretary of State Acheson. Sen
ator Ferguson iR-Mich) advocatec
the dispatch of a 12-man congres
sional committee — six Democrat;
and six Republicans — to consult
MacArthur and learn his views or
the Korean war and Far Eastern
policy generally.
No Disciplinary Action
WASHINGTON, April 9 — UR—
President Truman, though disturb
ed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s
latest public statements, was re
ported today to have decided against
any disciplinary action which would
upset the general’s status as su
preme commander in the Far East.
An informed congressional offic
ial, who asked that his name not
be used, gave that word to a re
porter. He said that did not mean
there would be no reprimand to Mac
Arthur — that the President appar
ently has not yet made up his mind
about the question.
White House Silent
The White House itself was silent
about what, If any, action might
be taken.
Democratic congressional leaders
acknowledged there had been some
discussion of MacArthur at a fore
noon conference with the President.
But they said the general was men
j tioned only incidentally,
j It was learned, however, that con
gresslonal leaders have been told
that any action to relieve the gen
eral of his command might upset
the existing situation in occupied
Japan.
MacArthur is the supreme repre
sentative there of the Allied Gov
ernments. When he was given this
post, the Russians signed an agree
ment saying that the supreme com
mander in Japan should be desig
nated by the United States.
Two Nations Line
Up Against "Mat'
On Korean Warfare
PARIS, April 9 —Wl—France lined
up with Great Britain today in op
posing Gen. MacArthurs proposal
for use of Chlang Kai-Shek's troops
by the United Nations in an effort
to win the war in Korea.
This was reported by the semi
official French news agency and
later confirmed by a foreign min
istry spokesman.
The French stand was made at a
regular foreign ministry news con
ference. Only French reporters are
permitted to attend.
The news agency said the gov
ernment confirmed that throughout
the conversations carried on by dip
lomatic channels at 'Washington
ind Lake Success to fix the common
position of the powers with troops
in Korea, France as well as Great
Britain has constantly opposed any
extension of the conflict, whether
by bombing Manchuri^ or the use
of Nationalist Chinese troops, and
in general any activity of the com
mander in chief not expressly ap
proved by the UN.
Mtich of the Western European
press thundered against MacArthur
calling for a crackdown and a clear
directive of United Nations aims in
Korea.
Policy Disapproved
The London Daily Mirror's New
Vork correspondent wrote that Mac
Arthur ‘‘is defying his own coun
try’s government and also other UN
governments by making policy state
ments of his own.”
The newspaper also declared:
“The campaign in Korea is at
present being waged without any
clear direction."
A British foreign office spokes
man denied in London that there is
any split between the two big pow
ers over Korean policy. He declared
that British and American objec
tives “remain the same.” The fact
remains, however, that Britain does
have some differences with United
States General MacArthur, if not
with the United States itself.
MacArthur's Hands Tied
In the bitter international debate
centering around MacArthur, the
supreme commander of UN forces
was not without loyal backers.
In New York, Erie Cocke, Jr.
National Commander of the Ameri
can Legion charged that MacArthur
is having to fight in Korea “with
both hands tied behind his back.’
In Karachi, Pakistan, Lt. Gen
Zehai Okan, deputy commander-in
chief of the Turkish army, at a
news conference, praised MacArthur
as a "successful commander.”
The Amazon Hlver. from it!
mouth to the source of its farthesi
tributaries, is 2,900 miles long.
FLOOD GATES
OF RESERVOIR
ARE OPENED
Thousands of Tons of Waf
er Rush Down on Al
lied-Held Ground
By Associated Press
Red Chinese opened the flood
gates of the huge Hwachon Reser
voir dam in Central Korea today
but early reports said the man
made flood did not endanger UN
forces.
The Reds opened 10 of the res
ervoir's 18 gates and sent thousands
of tons of water rushing down on
Allied-held ground. Observers said
the Chinese intended to cut the
Chunchon-Hwachon highway, a
main Allied supply artery and pave
the way for a counter-offensive
down the Chunchon-Wonju high
way.
IVra S SMlUl nwina
Previous to the flooding the Chi
nese had made a stout stand against
Allied forces storming the south
ern rim of the reservoir, five to
eight miles inside Red Korea.
Despite the flood, the Pukhan
River rose no more than four and
one-half feet and by night the
water was receding.
On the West-Central front.
American artillery pounded into
Chorwon, 17 miles Inside Red Korea.
Counter-Offensive
AP Correspondent John Randolph
reported the Chinese appeared to
have pulled back all along the
Western front north of Seoul. It
was the third straight day that con
tact was broken with the Reds.
There were indications the enemy
was building .up in this area for
a counter-offensive.
Practically all the day’s fighting
was inside North Korea. The ex
ceptions were two small sectors
south and southeast of the Kwa
chon Reservoir. The biggest battle
raged south and southeast of Kwa
chon city, which is on the western
tip of the inverted “T” shaped res
ervoir.
Lt. Qen. Matthew B. Ridgway
said the Communists in any new
offensive might make a consider
able penetration in Allied lines be
cause of their superior numbers and
"complete disregard for the value
of human life.” He added he felt
"no serious concern . . .
i KASKO~FUNEML
SERVICE TONIGHT
! Funeral services lor George Kasko
i who died at the Government hos
| pital last Friday, will be held to
! night at 8 in the Carter chapel with
! Lt. Norman Steinlg conducting,
j Kasko was born at Haines in 1884.
| He is survived by his wife, Jessie,
and the following nieces and nep
| hews: Louise Williams, Elizabeth
j David, Minnie Albecker, Susie Eric,
Charlie Hayes and Joe Hayes, all
of Haines; George Daltqn and Jim
my Martin of Hoonah, and Annie
James of Juneau.
The remains will be taken to
House No. 1 in the Native Village
! here Tuesday morning and Capt.
i Jimmy Martin of the Ocean Queen,
j will take the body to Haines on
Wednesday for interment.
Pallbearers will be William Jack,
Henry Anderson. Johnny Wise, H.
Phillips, C. Johnson and W. Peters.
Health Conference
The Child Health conference will
! be held Wednesday alternoon be
i tween the hours of 2 to 4 o'clock
I at the Douglas Methodist Church
| with the Public Health Nurse in
I charge.
STOCKOUC i AT10N5
NEW YORK. April 9 — Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2%, American Can
111, American Tel. and Tel. 153' ■,
Anaconda 39%. Douglas Aircraft
101%, General Electric 55 %, Kenne
cott 74%, Libby, McNeill and Libby
9%, Northern Pacific 37%, Standard
Oil of California 45%, Twentieth
Century-Fox 20%, U. S. Steel 42%.
Pound $2.80%, Canadian Exchange
94.75.
Sales today were 1,100.000 shares.
* Averages today were as follows:
i Industrials 250.57. rails 82.84, UtiU
| ties 42 55.