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Wednesday, October 3, 1951
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SHOULD WE EXPEL SOVIET
“JOURNALISTS?”
A movement is Underway to expel the correspond
ents oi Tass, a Soviet news agency, from the press
RHlln its of Congress in retaliation -for the imprison
ment oi the American correspondent, William N. Qatis,
in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
The allegation is made that Tass is not a bona
fide news service, but “a propaganda agency which
masquerades as a news-gathering organization." Wc
doubt if there is any reason to question this con
clusion because, under the Communist conception of
the press, the gathering and publishing of news is
regarded as a propaganda agency of the government.
We doubt if anything is to be gained by the
expulsion of the Tass representatives, regardless of
whether they represent a propaganda or intelligence
agency or a news-gathering bureau. Such a move
would make it more difficult for the few Amei lean
journalists in Russia and the satellite countiies. It
would tend to strength rather than to breach the
Iron Curtain.
We have long inclined to the opinion that nothing
is to be gained by name-calling, even when the argu
ment involves Communists and Communism. Nothing
is gained except the emotional reaction of both sides,
which inevitably makes more difficult an under
standing and possible solution of any vexatious
question.
NEA TELLS THE NATION ABOUT
ALASKA
Accounts of the Alaska trip of National Editorial
Association members last June are still reaching the
Empire.
Orrin R. Taylor's series of articles in the Arch
bold, Ohio, Buckeye have brought that prize-winning
weekly newspaper to the Empire for several weeks and
in that time its Alaska stories have reached thousands
of readers, all potential Alaska visitors.
The several articles written by B. Arp Lowrance
for the Lowrance newspapers—Mecklenburg iN. C.)
Times, the Belmont Banner and the Mount Holly News
—have been printed in booklet form by Mr. Lowrance
! arid his interesting booklet is being widely distributed.
Here is more publicity for Alaska—good publicity
that is far reaching. We have mentioned, previously,
other articles from other newspapers and the booklet
published by Lester G. Benz, Press-News, Osage, Iowa.
Wc hope the National Editorial Association comes
to Alaska again before many years. These news
paper men are welcome guests. They not only talk
about Alaska after their trips are over, but they
write about it and their hundreds of articles reach
hundreds of thousands of readers.
Not every plan for making money makes money.
Those who depend on the law depend on the
lawyers.
There is always the danger of remembering too
much.
Going to college is not the same thing as being i
; educated.
Beware of salesmen who threaten to give you
something;' -- --——1-— -—
Patience is the art of solving problems by letting
them alone.
If the sun moved closer to the earth we could
| save a lot of coal.
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Most of the quips attributed to public characters
are imaginary.
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To an experienced politician the election of 1952
I is underway.
No matter what you may think, Congress is a
great institution.
We observe that the post-office delivers tax-due
notices on time.
Franco needs cash and consequently Franco is
talking about reform in Spain.
Mental phobias can become mass hysterias with
! resulting injury to innocent persons.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
Attorney O’Gara that he investi
gate.
From that time—Aug. 5, 1950 until
April 3, 1951—O’Gara tried to get
a grand jury hearing of suspected
Internal Revenue irregularities. All
his efforts were blocked from above
POLITICS AND TAXES
Meanwhile certain things going
on inside the San Francisco Inter
nal Revenue office obviously mer
ited investigation, merely on the
face of them. Here are some in
stances :
1. —An Internal Revenue Employ
ees’ fund was collected from brew
ers, liquor dealers, bookies, prosti
tutes and delinquent taxpayers. One
of the men involved in collecting
this fund was John A. Malone
brother of William Malone, chair
man of the Democratic Central
Committee for San Francisco and
most potent Democrat wheel-horse
in northern California.
2. —Jqhn Malone, brother of the
Democratic bigwig, operated an ac
counting and income tax office oi
his own, though he was also assis
tant chief of the income tax divi
sion. Malone has now been suspend
ed.
3—Paul V. Doyle, chiet otnce de
puty of the San Francisco Internal
Revenue office, also operated an
accounting firm and gave income
tax advice on the side. He too has
now been suspended.
4. —John Boland, chief field de
puty, maintained a deputy collector,
Jack Crowley, as his chauffeur,
was a close pal of chief Collector
Smythe, Doyle and Malone. Last
weke he was suspended.
5. —Ignatius Beresford, chief as
sistant in the wage and excise di
vision, also operated an income
tax service in off hours. He has
now been suspended.
6. —Collector of Internal Rev
enue James Smythe, now suspend
ed for "incompetence,” had admit
ted under cross-examination before
the Kefauver committee that he
had been a delinquent taxpayer pri
or to his appointment to the job of
collecting other peoples'. taxes in
1945. However, Smythe'-had been
the campaign manager for Demo
cratic Sen. Sheridan Downey and
deserved reward. Futhermore, Mrs.
Smythe was one of Downey's secre
taries.
RUNAWAY GRAND JURY
The above facts were well known
to U. S. Treasury officials in Wash
ington, yet U. S. Assistant Attorney
O'Gara was not able, for approxi
mately one year, to proceed with
any investigation.
Finally, a forthright grand jury
headed by Richard Seward, first of
all Indicted James M. Mac Innes, an
attorney in the narcotics case pre
sided over by Judge Waring; and
4#1fcf^fiistania S,. attompx*, PVlt
him under subpoena ana asked
him, among other things, why the
facts unearthed by the Kefauver
committee regarding internal rev
I enue had not been followed up.
Charles Davis, head of internal
revenue’s local intelligence unit, was
also examined. Neither could give
a satisfactory answer.
Consequently, the Seward run
away grand jury directed O’Gara to
continue this probe before another
federal grand jury headed by John
Taylor. On May 16, O’Gara attempt
ed to do so.
But suddenly U. S. Judge Lewis F.
Goodman called the grand jury
before him, instructed it that it
had no power to proceed.
Local political observers believe
it may or may not be significant
that Judge Goodman was appointed
on the recommendation of Senator
Downey, close friend of Collector
James Smythe, whose office was
being probed.
Following this, chief Assistant U.
3. Attorney McMillan took over a
new grand jury rnobe of internal
revenue matters, despite the fact
that he had previously been called
on the carpet by a runaway grand
jury and quizzed regarding the gov
ernment’s failure to clean house.
Persecuting the Prosecutor
Meanwhile young Mr. O'Gara, the
idealistic assistant who had insist
ed on going into these tax matters
suddenly found himself under in
vestigation. He was accused of in
timidating a government witness.
He was so informed on June 4
by his boss, U. S. Attorney Chaun
cey Tramutolo. The FBI then called
on O'Gara, informed him that on
May 28 they had been ordered by
j top officials in the Justice Depart
ment in Washington to investigate
him on a complaint by Louise Hal
1 ler, a notary public, who testified
in the Mac limes narcotics case.
A committee from the Seward
grand jury which had indicted Mac
Innes immediately came to O'Gara’s
defense, said there was no question
in their minds between O'Gara and
Miss Haller as to who was telling \
the truth.
Nevertheless, the cas'e against
O'Gara was presented to the grand
jury, and on Jtily 3, U. S. Judge !
Edward P. Murphy instructed the
grand jury to conclude its delib-1
erations within the next 48 hours, j
On July 5, as the 48 hours were
about to expire, the jury asked U.
S. Attorney Tramutolo whether he
wanted O'Gara indicted. His reply,
in effect, was “it’s up to you."
O'Gara was not indicted. The
grand jury was all too familiar
with his attempts to clean up the
| San Francisco Internal Revenue of
fice-attempts now belatedly but
fully justified.
Note—Most important thing to re
member about the San Francisco
clean-up and other tax irregularities
around the country is that federal
tax collectors and judges owe their
appointment to individual Senators
or local bosses. Thus, some of them
23 tfr Juneau
Yesterday on 5NA;
IS 5o io Average
Pacific Northern flights brought
■ 23 persons to Juneau Tuesday from
Anchorage, Cordova .and Yakutat
with 13 passengers departing for
Anchorage.
Arriving from Anchorage: Mr.
Meddlin, Mr. Plunkett, Mr. Hamm,
Mr. Chipperfield, Mr. Wado, Mr.
Kasko.
From Cordova: Mr. and Mrs. Kog
lan, Norma, Richard and Nadine
Indrebo, Tom Oswald, J. E. Robin
son, Win. Forrest, Ralph Slagler,
L. Bowen, Harold Dolph, Fred and
Elaine Skagland.
From Yakutat: Conrad Browne,
Mr. Langdon, Robert Martin, Fell
Ordonia.
Juneau to Anchorage: C. H. Saun
ders, Rudolph Lange, Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Haas and Don, S. S. Hyams,
Mildred Hermann, Nadia Aga, Helen
Sheaean, Charles Kioto, W. A. Ed
wards, M. Felinder, John Nicholas,
A. L. Smith, Tom McCalister.
ATTENTION
Watch for good bargains in our
fur sale. Martin Victor Furs. 28-6t
Juncau-Douglas Concert Associa
tion needs your support. Buy a
ticket. tf
— EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY —
the American people, but what is
good for the men W'ho appoint
them.
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• OCTOBER 3 •
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• Mrs. Rex K. Early •
• Mrs. Sven Thorpe •
• Dennis Gallagher o
• Mrs. J. Paul Johnson ®
e Harry Brensdal •
e Jim Vuille •
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and tempera
tures at various Alaska points also
on the Pacific Coast, at 4 30 p.m.,
120th Meridian Time, and released
by the Weather Bureau are as
follows:
Anchorage .... 46—Cloudy
Annette Island 48—Cloudy
Barrow . . 23—dear
Bethel 35—Clear
Cordova . 33—Rain
Dawson . 31—Cloudy
Edmonton 38—Cloudy
Fairbanks . 31—Cloudy
Haines 45—Cloudy
Havre . 47—Cloudy
Juneau Airport . 42—Cloudy
Kodiak 41—Claar
Kotzebue. 33—Clear
McGrath . 31—Clear
Nome ..31—Cloudy
Northway . 23—Clear
Petersburg . 43—Cloudy
Portland . 57—Rain
Prince George . 45—Rain
Seattle . 55—Rain
Sitka . 45—Rain
Whitehorse. 28—Partly Cloudy
Yakutat.40—Cloudy
Community Events
TODAY
At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
At 8 p.m. — Annual meeting of
AWVS at Governor’s House. Elec
tion of officers,
At 8 p.m.—WSCS meets in Metho
dist church parlors.
At 8 p.m.—Alaska Potters meet in
new club room for work night.
At 8 p.m.—Reception for Mrs. Oscar
A. Ahlgren, GFV/C officer, IOOF
Hall.
October 4
At noon—Chamber of Commerce
meets, Baranof Hotel.
At 8 p.m.—City Council meets.
At 8 p.m.—VFW post meets in CIQ
| hall. ‘
At 8 p.m.—Alaska Crippled Child
ren’s Association board meets in
Elks Hall.
At 8 p.m.—Wdmen of the Moose
meet.'
At 8:45 p.m.—Juneau Singers re
hearse at Methodist church.
October 5
At 1:30 p.m.—Martha Society meets
N. L. P. church.
At 8 p.m.—Mary Circle meets at
N. L. P. church.
At 8 p.m.—Juneau Shrine club meets
in Scottish Rite Temple.
October G
At 2 p.m.—Rainbow Girls meet in
Scottish Rite Temple.
At 8:30 p.m.—Circle Eighters Square
Dance club meets Grade School
gym.
October 8
At noon—Lions club meets in Bara
nof Hotel.
At 8 p.m.—American Legion Post
meets in Dugout.
At 8 p.m.—Juneau-Douglas Concert
Association meets in Elks Audi
torium.
October 9
At noon—Rotary Club meets in
Baranof Hotel.
At 8:30 p.m.—Community Center
night for adults at Teen-Age club
with square dancing.
October 10
At noon—Kiwanis club meets at
Baranof Hotel.
HERE FROM TENAKEE
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rice, from
Tenakee, arrived in Juneau yester
day. They are staying at the Bara
nof.
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STRICTLY BUSINESS Wmcf..*.™
MR POTTLEBY
III I TT
«.,. and if we can coax Mr. Pottleby to say a few words...”
20 YEARS AGO $3e empire |
OCTOBER 3, 1931
Leroy Sullivan, former Juneau resident and lately assistant United
States attorney for the Third Division at Cordova, had been named
United States attorney for the Second Division with headquarters at
Nome. Mr. Sullivan succeeded J. H. Hart.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jensen had moved from their former residence
at Sixth and Franklin, and taken a suite in the Bishop (Conn) Apart
ments.
Mrs. Margaret Strickland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Cashel
of Douglas, who had been south for her health during the past month,
returned here. She expected to leave soon for her home in Anchorage.
To attend a meeting of the International Highway Commission at
Victoria, B. C., the Hon. George Black, Speaker of tlie House of Com
mons of the Dominion Parliament at Ottawa and member from Yukon
Territory, was a southbound passenger on the Princess Louise. Speaker
Black was supporting the Pacific-Yukon Highway.
A total of 232 unemployed persons had registered with the muni
cipal employment agency and S. J. Thompson, manager, reported that
jobs had been found for 44 men. Of the number of unemployed, 30
per cent had come to Juneau within the past few weeks.
Weather; High, 47; low, 45; rain.
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Daily Lessons in English w. L. Gordon j
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, "I shall now fix break
fast.” Say, "I shall now PREPARE breakfast.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Ignoramus. Pronounce ig-no-ra-mus,
A as in RAY ~(riot as ih RAM), accent third syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Omission; one M. Commission; two M's.
SYNONYMS: Adjacent, adjoining, abutting, near, next, neighboring,
beside, close, contiguous.
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:
LATENT; not visible or apparent; hidden. (Pronounce the A as in
LATE). “They did not grasp the latent meaning of his words.”
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Q. When cutting meat on the dinner plate, should the end of the
knife handle be visible?
A. No; it should be concealed in the palm. If the knife is held
correctly, this is easy. Never be guilty of pressing the forefinger down
! pp the back of the knife’s blade. The hand and all the fingers belong
: only on the handle cf the knife.
Q. Is it proper for the bride-to-be to take part in her wedding
rehearsal?
| A. This is not a' question of propriety. It just isn’t done, because
; traditionally it’s supposed to be "bad luck."
H Q. Is it correct for a man to use green ink for his correspondence.
| A. Never; his ink should be either black or navy blue.
J LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON 11
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1. Is the Tropic of Cancer in the northern or southern hemisphere?
’ 2. How does the blood reach the veins from the arteries?
4 3. What country was formerly called New Holland?
f 4. Who invented the phonograph?
| 5. What is the ground color of the British flag?
ANSWERS:
1. Northern.
2. Through the capillaries.
3. Australia.
4. Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931).
5. Blue.
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21 Arrive, 4 Leave
On Princess Louise
Arriving on the Princess Louise
nortbound Tuesday were 21 pass
engers with four embarking for
Skagway. The ship is scheduled
southbound Friday at 7 a.m. sailing
for Vancouver at 9 a.m.
Disembarking from Vancouver:
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Buechly and
three children; Mr. and Mrs. R
Conners, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Fleek,
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hunter, Mrs. M.
M. Kirkham and child; Mrs. N.
Knipple. W. A. Rudd, Mr. and Mrs,
H. Wendling, G. T. Davidson, D,
Scooch, E. Woolley, G. W. Wilson.
Embarking for Skagway: Lou
NOTICE — NOTICE — NOTICE
The annual car check will be held
until and through the 10th of Octo
ber. This will give the owners over
one week to get their cars in con
dition to pass the test. After the
check is completed those that still
have the yellow sticker and those
that have not had their cars through
the check will be cited into court.
B. HULK, Chief of Police
FROM HAINES
Jenny Tagg and Loretta Howser,
of Haines, are visitors to Juneau at
the Gastineau Hotel.
Jacobin, Miss Carol Vaughn, Pat
Patterson, Ward Carroll.
ACROSS
1, Scottish
architect
6. Destiny
9. Allow
12. Verbal
13. Kind of stone
14. Old card game
15. Nickname
17. Ornamental
fabric:
archaic
19. Neckpiece
20. Of the mornlnf
21. Broad smile
23. Press for
payment
24. Follows closely
27. Iron corrosion
28. Sea eagles
30. Soak up
31. Exist
32. More regretful
35. You and I
36. Negative
38. Husband of
Ruth
3D. Arabian gulf
41. Ceremonially
unclean
43. Give: Scotch
44. Portable
shelter
45. Style of type
47. Sport
48. Fish of the
cod family
60. Amount paid
for use of
property
63. Unrefined
metal
64. Prohibit
56. Defy
67. Humor
68. Biblical
country
Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle
69. Egyptian
singing girl'
DOWN
1. Biblical
character
2. Unit of work
3. Insect which
preys upon
other insects
4. Lamentations
5. Enemy
6. Article
7. Rule with Just
severity
8. Passage out
9. South Amer
ican plains
10. Eternity
11. Bushy clump
16. New England
state: abbr.
18. Invite
20. Cattle disease
21. Former
president
22. Unverified
report
23. Detracted
26. Daisy: Scotch
26. Exhausted
29. Compass point
33. Siberian river
34. Round room
37. Ring for
attaching
a leash
40. Of the mind
42. Watch pocket
46. Stir
47. Symbol for iron
48. Form of
greeting
49. Canton in
Switzerland
60. Gypsy
51. Upper limb
52. Shelter — . .
66. Toward
MEMORIALS
MARBLE and GRANITE
Monuments and Markers
JUNEAU MARBLE WORKS
Phone 426—302 Franklin St.
© B.P. O.ELKS
Meeting Every Wednesday at 8
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
4 LeROY WEST, Exalted Ruler.
W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
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Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor—
LOREN CARD
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
V. F. W.
Taka PosI No. S55S
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.l.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
7Zm~ZT'7m T~ M ^ mTT — ^
NASH
SALES apd SERVICE
CHRISTENSEN BROS.
909 12th Phone Green 279
....'
Brownie's Liquor Store
Phone 103 139 So. Franklin
P. O. Box 2596
NICHOLSON’S WELDING
SHOP
Tanks and General Welding
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
P. O. Box 1529-Feero Bldg.
STEVENS’
.
LADIES’—MISSES’
READY-TO-WEAR
Seward Street Near Third
The Charles W. Carter
Mortuary
Fourth and Franklin Sta.
! PHONE 138
Caslers Men's Wear
McGregor Sportswear
Stetson and Mallory Bill
Arrow Shirts and Underwear
Allen Edmonds Shoe*
Skyway Luggage
BOTANY
"500"
CLOTHES
NUNN-BUSH SHOES
STETSON HATS
Quality Work Clothing ,
FRED HENNING
Complete Outfitter for Men
SHAFFER’S
SANITARY NEAT
FOR BETTER MEATS
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Free Delivery
J. A. Durgin Company, Inc.
Accounting Auditing Tax Work
Room 3, Valentine Building
JUNEAU, ALASKA
P. O. Box 64J Telephone 910
• EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY *
"The Rexall Store"
Your Reliable Pharmacists
BUTLER-MAURO
DRUG CO.
Alaska Music Supply
Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
Pianos—Musical Instrument*
and Supplies
Phone 206 Second and Seward
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale' 805 10th Bt.
PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT
(or MIXERS *r SODA POP
The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Room*
at Reasonable Rate*
PHONE SINGLE O
THOMAS HARDWARE
and FURNITURE CO.
PHONE 555
PAINTS -OILS
Builders’ and Shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewrite™
BOLD and SERVICED by
J. B. Burford Co.
“Onr Doorstep Is Worn by
Satisfied Customers’*
FORD AGENCY
(Authorized Dealer*)
GREASES — GAS — OR
Juneau Motor Co.
Foot of Main Street
MAKE
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
a dally habit—ask for it by name
Juneau Dairies Inc.
HOME GROCERY
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—TeL 6M
American Meat — Phone U
To Banish “Blue Monday”
To give you more freedom
from work — TRY
Alaska Laundry
H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing Man
LEVI’S OVERALLS
for Boys
BLACKWELL’S
CABINET SHOP
117 Main St. Phone 773
High Quality Cabinet Work
(or Home, Office or Store
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as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA
EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING
Present this coupon to the box office of the
CAPITOL THEATHE
and receive TWO TICKETS to see:
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