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VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,600_ _ JUNEAU. ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1950_MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS_PRICE TEN CENTS
RED ATTACKS HELD FIRM BY UN FOBCES
* _
Chapman Vigorously Denies Communist Ties
REPLIES TO
CHARGES OF
SCHOEPPEL
_
Inferior Secretary Hits Back
at Senator - Another
Case of Smearing
WASHINGTON, Sept, 7 — (01 —
Secretary of the Interior Chapman,
with the blessings of President
Truman, vigorously denied today
that he has ever had any Com
munist ties.
“I have none whatever; I never
have,” Chapman told the Senate
Interior Committee investigating ■
charges brought against him by
Senator Schoeppel (R-Kan.). He
said he had never had any con
nections with any subversive group,
‘‘open or closed.”
Chapman dared Schoeppel to his
face to repeat the charges outside
the Senate, where senators may say j
anything without danger of prose-1
cutlon for damages.
While he was testifying, Mr. Tru- ;
man confidently told his White;
House news conference that Chap
man will explode attacks against
him into little bits—us other at
tacks, he said, have been exploded
before. *
Charges Made
Schoeppel had said in a Senate j
speech Tuesday that there was “a
strong and close personal alliance
between the Russian Soviet cause
and the present Secretary of the
Interior.”
Schoeppel’s attack, Chapman told
the Senate committee, “far sur
passes in viciousness, in venality
and in utter falsity” any made
against him in 17 years with the
Interior Department.
He said he believed Schoeppel
made the accusations in the hope
of blocking passage of a bill pro
posing statehood for Alaska.
Smear Technique
Chapman called the senator’s
statements "another instance of the
use of the smear technique which
has become the stock-in-trade of
little men in high places.”
“Propagandists for Soviet Russia 1
are not the only ones who are
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Ihe Washington
Merry - Go - Round
(CopyrlKht. 1850. by Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
By DREW PEARSON
J'J'ASHINGTON — It's supposed
to be a White House secret, but
the President’s personal physician,
Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham, has
been giving the Chief Executive a
course in psychotherapy.
The treatment takes the form of
regular talks between the President
and General Graham, in which Mr.
Truman unburdens himself about
the aggravations that go with the
job of being President.
In these sessions, Truman pours
out his innermost secrets to his
doctor—such things as the worry
he had over dropping the A-bomb,
his worry over his dealings with
Stalin, over his decision to send
American boys to fight in Korea.
Graham analyzes the President’s
concern, and helps to relieve the
tremendous strain under which
every President labors.
Incidentally, General Graham
keeps a verbatim record of these
conversations which some day
should be among the most import
ant reading in history.
Malik Will Stay
At the dinner he gave U. N.
colleagues after retiring as Pres
ident of the Security Council, Rus
sia's Jacob Malik was Jokingly re
minded of his walkout from the
council last January.
"Was it just a coincidence that
you came back when the council
was preparing to seat the Chinese
Nationalists?” inquired one of his
guests.
Malik insisted that this wasn’t
the case, but that the "Rules of
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Unwilling Passengers
IK.... .
Two North Korean prisoners captured during the fighting for Yong
san sit stiffly on a jeep hood under guard of U. S. Second Division
infantrymen as they arc taken to rear in Naktong River sector of
Korea. </P) Wirephoto by Staff Photographer James Pringle.
BARTLETT
GIVES HIS
TESTIMONY
Delegate Tells of Employ
ing Feltus, Also About
Payment Warrants
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 — —
Congressional Delegate Bartlett
Look the witness chair today in the
new and heated controversy over
Interior Secretary Chapman and
Alaska statehood.
He told the Senate Interior com
mittee that the executive group of
Alaska's statehood committee ap
proved an arrangement under
which warrants would be sent
directly to him for the salary and
expenses of controversial Randolph
Feltus as a lobbyist for statehood.
They were in $5,000 monthly in
stallments.
Feltus, a New York public rela
tions counsel whom Senator Schoe
ppel had accused of being “an
agent of the Kremlin,” followed
Bartlett to the stand with a vig
lh-ous denial under oath.
Bartlett started out by saying:
"I am not a Communist, I am a
Democrat. I have never been affil
iated with any left wing organiz
ations.”
Bartlett said his records show
that Feltus first offered his serv
ices in connection with the pro
motion of Alaska statehood in 1936.
Recommended Feltus
“At that time I find that I
recommend against the hiring of
anyone,” he said. Later, he said,
after the statehood bill passed the
House this year, he did recommend
the employment of Feltus because
the Territorial Legislature had
voted $80,000 for the Alaska state
hood committee and $25,000 was
released by the Territorial Board
of Administration.
Feltus, Bartlett said, did not
inform him of his earlier employ
ment by the government of the
Netherlands or as public relations
counsel for the Polish ambassador
prior to his five-month employment
by the Alaska Statehood Committee .
beginning in March, 1950.
Reputation of Feltus |
“I want to state most emphatic- *
ally," Bartlett said, “that no one'
has ever brought any proof to me'
that Mr. Feltus is anything but a i
good American. I have talked with '
several people who knew him well1
in Louisiana, where his ancestors
settled in the early part of the 19th
century, and all spoke of him
highly and none has failed to men
tion that he thinks it is non
sensical to imply that Randolph
Feltus is tainted with even the
slightest bit of red.”
Statehood Expense Checks
Bartle*t said it was “not neces
sary" for Schoeppel to distribute
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ACTION ON
STATEHOOD
UNCERTAIN
Question of Senate Vote
Up to Democratic Pol
icy Committee
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 — \M —
The fate of Alaska and Hawaii
statehood bills at this session of
Congress rested today with the
Senate Democratic policy commit
tee.
The bills already have passed the
House and have the strong support
— expressed anew yesterday — of
President Truman.
In the Senate, however, Demo
cratic leader Lucas of Illinois has
maintained they were too controver
sial to squeeze into the Senate’s
crowded schedule.
Much of the opposition has come
from southern senators. This was
pointed up again in advance of the
policy committee meeting (9 a.m.
PST) by Senator Russell (D-Ga.i.
Agenda Demanded
He blocked an agreement yestef
day on fixing a time to vote on
the anti-subversive bill now before
the Senate, saying he wanted the
policy committee first to lay down
a specific agenda for the remainder
of the session, expected to end
next week.
If a vote on the anti-subversive
bill is put off until Monday or
later, any chance for passage of
the statehood bills would fade.
Senators are anxious to avoid a
drawn-out debate that would delay
their return home.
Senate Democratic leaders have
been hinting that the statehood
measures might be called up
promptly if the anti-subversives bill
were acted on either today or to
morrow, as had been expected
earlier.
Truman's Influence
The Alaskan and Hawaiian dele
gates to Congress reported after a
call on President Truman yesterday
that he told them he would “use
every influence” to get a Senate
vote on statehood before adjourn
ment.
Chairman O'Mahoney (D-Wyo.)
of the Senate Interior and Insular
Affairs Committee which has ap
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STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Baranof from Seattle scheduled
to arrive at 4 a.m. tomorrow.
Aleutian scheduled to sail from
Seattle Saturday.
Freighter Ring Splice scheduled to
sail from Seattle Sept. 15.
Princess Louise scheduled to ar
rive at 8 a.m. Friday and sails south
at 9 a.m.
Alaska from west scheduled south
bound early Saturday morning.
PRESIDENT
APOLOGIZES
TO MARINES
*
—
Receives Ovation When
Attends League's Conven
tion - Incident Closed
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7— (*» —
President Truman made an unher
alded visit to the Marine Corps
League’s meeting today and express
ed hope there will never be "another
misunderstanding” between him and
the Marines.
It was a personal and emphatic
follow up to his apology of yesterday
for his earlier "unfortunate” words
about the fighting corps.
The League gave him a standing
ovation and applauded furiously
when he said, with a grin:
"You succeeded in enticing me
over here.”
With his mind obviously on the
furor over his description of the
Marines as a "police force” with a
"propaganda machine that is almost
equal to Stalin’s,” Mr. Truman
said:
“There are incidents that some
time appear almost as if it was the
end of th£ word at the time,” but i
that eventually turn out to be for
the good of the country.
Then he added, that when he
makes a "mistake, I try to correct
it.”
Attacks Resented
Mr. Truman W'ent on to express
his resentment over “unfounded at
tacks against certain men in the
public service.” He attributed those
attacks to politics in connection
with the approaching November el
ection.
He did not name those he said
were victims of these "unfounded
and unjust" attacks, but he said the
attacks were not aimed actually at
these men but were "direct attacks
on the President of the United Stat
es.”
There has been criticism of Se
cretary of State Acheson and Sec
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NAVY FIGHTERS
KNOCKED DOWN
SOVIHBOMBER
Official Word Is Given Re
garding Incident-Fire
Is Exchanged
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7—W—The
Navy acknowledged today that two
of its fighter planes shot down the
Russian bomber off Korea on Mon
day.
This was the first official word
that American planes knocked off
the twin-engined Soviet craft when,
the U. S. charges, it attempted to
attack United Nations naval forces.
At the time the incident was first
reported the State Department said
the bomber "opened fire upon a UN
fighter patrol, which returned its
fire and shot it down.”
A Navy spokesman at a briefing
session for newsmen in the Penta
gon identified the fighter planes as
two Navy Corsairs attached to task
Force 77, composed of carriers and
supporting units.
He said the Navy had no informa
tion that would support the Moscow
claim that two other Russian plane
were in the vicinity or that 11 Am
erican fighters took part in the brief
fight. Moscow also contended the
destroyed bomber was on a training
flight and was unarmed.
The Navy spokesman said the ac
tion took place about 30 miles from
the center of the task force. The
State Department announcement of
the incident had said the bomber
passed over a screening ship and
continued toward the center of the
formation “in hostile manner.”
The Navy’s report cleared up prev -
ious indications that British force
| might have been involved.
Beauty Line-Up
Fifty-four competing beauties, Miss Atlantic City, their hostess, and Jacque Mercer (center), “Miss Am
erica of 1949”, line up on the edge of the Brighton P20I in Atlantic City, N. J„ to signal the opening of
the annual Miss America Beauty Pageant. Competition for the title of ”Miss America of 1950” will con
tinue throughout the week (Sept. 4-9). Iff) Wirephoto.
BIG PLANE
EXPLODES;
11 KILLED
Three INS War Correspond
ents Among Vidims
Sixteen Now Listed
TOKYO, Sept. 7—(if)—Three In
ternational News Service war cor
respondents, four other passengers
and four crewmen were killed today
when a Korea-bound C-54 transport
plane exploded over southern Japan.
The INS office here said the three
correspondents were:
Frank Emery, 23, Beverly Hills,!
Calif., formerly INS Bureau chief;
in Manila; Charles Rosecrans, Jr.,
30, Honolulu, and Ken Inouye, 23,1
New York and Tokyo.
The Far East Air forces said the
plane exploded about eight minutes
after leaving a southern Japan air
base. The cause of the explosion!
was not determined.
Emery was wounded recently while
accompanying a U. S. patrol in Red
Korean territory .
Sixteen war correspondents now
are listed as dead or missing in ac
tion.
STOCK QUOTATIONS j
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 — Closing
quotation of American Can today
is 94%, Anaconda 34%, Curtiss
Wright 9%, International Harvester
30Vi, Kennecott 65%, New York
Central 14%, Northern Pacific 22,
U. S. Steel 37 S, Pound $2.80'*.
Sales today were 1,340,000 shares.
Averages today are as follows; in
dustrials 218.33, rails 63.79, utilities i
38.83.
FROM CALIFORNIA
Stan Ames of Belmont, Calif., is
registered at the Baranof Hotel.
•
WEATHER REPORT •
Temperatures for 24-Hour Period •
ending 6:20 o’clock this morning •
In Juneau—Maximum, 53; • ,
minimum, 45. •
At Airport—Maximum, 54; •
minimum, 45. •
•
FORECAST •
(Juneau and Vicinity) •
Fair tonight with lowest •
temperature near 48 degrees. •
Mostly cloudy Friday with •
highest temperature near 55 •
degrees. •
•
PRECIPITATION •
(Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m todas • |
City of Juneau—.13 inches; •
since Sept. 1—4.04 inches; • I
since July 1—15.10 inches. •
At Airport—.01 inches; •
since Sept. 1—2.32 inches; • J
since July 1—14.32 inches. • 1
Spies in (I. S.
Facing Arrest
By FBI Forces
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 — IjW —
FBI director J. Edgar Hoover was
reported to have told senators to
day his agents are ready to arrest
12.000 dangerous Communists if
war should break out with Russia.
A member of the Senate appro
priations committee, asking not to
be named, quoted Hoover as telling
the group in a closed session that
he needs more funds for additional
agents to keep a close check on
these persons.
He said Hoover wants Ills agents
to be able “to put these people to
bed at night and get them up in
the morning” in watching their
activities.
ST. ANN SISTERS
CELEBRATE 100TH
ANNIVERSARY FRI.
To commemorate the one-hund
reth anniversary of the founding
of the Sisters of St. Ann, a Solemn
High Mass of Thanksgiving will be
celebrated at the Catholic Church
of the Nativity at 9 a.m., Friday,
September 8, which also is the
Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, the patronal feast of
Juneau’s Catholic Church.
The celebrant will be the Rev
James U. Conwell, S. J., and he will
preach the sermon. The deacon will
be the Rev. Robert L. Whelan, S. J.,
and the sub-deacon will be the Rev.
Leo Sweeney, S. J.
The children’s choir of St. Ann’s
School will sing the mass.
The public is invited to a silver
tea and a linen shower sponsored by
some of the ladies of the parish
for the benefit of St. Ann’s Hos
pital being held Friday evening,
September 8, at St. Ann’s Hospital
from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
The sisters are anxious to form
a guild for the hospital and dur
ing the tea hours a book will be av
ailable for all interested to sign,
then a meeting will be called at a
later date.
Many of the Sisters have put in
many years here, Sister Mary Mo
deste who has been here for 27 years
and Sister Mary Magdalene who has
spent 23 years here. The latter two
are still here and very active on the
St. Ann’s staff.
SEATTLE VISITOR
Kermit Bengton, of Seattle is a
guest at the Hotel Juneau.
FROM OREGON
Dr. R. H. Leer of Beaverton, Ore.,
is registered at the Hotel Juneau.
FROM PETERSBURG
Mrs. Melvin Brady of Petersburg
Is stopping at the Gastlneau Hotel.
TRUMAN TO
GO ON AIR
SATURDAY
Will Discuss Home Front
Economic Controls-Talks
at Press Conference
By D. HAROLD OLIVER
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 — (A>) —
President Truman said today he
will go on the radio Saturday night
to tell the nation what he has in
mind in the way of homefront
economic controls during the emer
gency.
, He said the plans will be put into
civilian hands and added empha
tically there will be no military
dictator in charge.
In making these statements at a
news conference, the President re
| ported the anti-inflation bill passed
by Congress Is now being analyzed
by many Federal agencies. He said
he will answer a lot of questions
about it in his radio address over
four networks Saturday at an hour
still to be set. He expects to sign
the measure in a few days.
No Special Agency
Mr. Truman, in reply to ques
tions, said he is not now consider
ing setting up an independent
agency to handle price and wage
contrils when and if needed.
Mention of reports that W. Stu
art Symington, chairman of the
National Security Resources Board
would be the overall boss of home
front mobilization drew from Mr
Truman the retort that it was the
first he had'heard of that.
Dealing with other questions, the
President said:
1. He considers (he Marine Corps
Incident closed. This was a refer
ence to his crack for which he
later apologized, that the Marine
Corps is simply a Navy police force
with a "propaganda machine al
most equal to Stalin’s.”
Won't Sign Bill
2. He wouldn’t sign the McCar
ran Communist control bill now be
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Raids on Commies
Hade, French Police;
Hundreds Arrested
(By Associated Press)
French police have launched a
sweeping drive against foreign
Communists in an attempt to rid
the country of spies and saboteurs. ;
The first raid came at dawn to
day and 200 persons were arrested.
The raids are continuing to clean
up a list of 300 suspects. And it’s
understood that deportation orders
have been prepared against all of
| them.
ASSAULTS,
WIDE RIM,
REPULSED
Massing for Deep Wedge
Reported Threatening
at Northern Wall
(By Associated Press)
United Nations forces held firm
against new Red attacks today all
along the 120-mile ‘ rim of their
beachhead in South Korea, but a re
newed Communist general offensive ,
seemed in the making.
The Allies threw back assaults
north of Taegu and 20 miles to the
east along their imperilled north
ern wall and the threat there was
,'ased, at least for the time being.
But the Reds were reported mass
ing at the rear of the deep wedge
they have driven into the right flank
jf the Allied northern wall. And at
the other end of the battle peri
meter, on the southwest front, Red
forces kicked off at dawn behind
an intense artillery preparation
against the U. S. 25th Infantry Di
vision west of Masan, port city 27
miles west of Pusan, main Allied
supply base and ultimate Communist
goal.
Americans Hold Fast
The drive in the south .made m
slight penetration of American lines
and then the Americans held fast.
The twin drive in the north—
apparently part of the developing
Communist master plan—also was
contained. Elements of the U. S.
24th Division, troops which have
been fighting ever since the invasion
began, drove three and a half miles
southwest of charred Pohang, the
Communist-captured east coast port
which had served the Allies well.
Red Forces Halted
Red forces had reached the out
,kirts of Kyongju, a road hub on
the direct road southward to Pusan,
yesterday before being halted. Die
Allies now battled to reestablish a
strong northern line anchored in the
;ast on the Sea of Japan.
The western anchor of the Allied
northern wall was also being held
firmly with U. S. First Cavalry Di
vision troops pinning down the ene
my northwest of Taegu.
British In Fight
At the side of the U. S. Cavalry
Division were British infantrymen,
who were fighting, off probing at
tacks in their second day in combat.
Just to the south, along the Nak*
tong River front. U. s. Marines and
infantry advanced against the Red
bridgehead west of Yongsan, 32
miles south of Taegu. ,
The Red assault in two days on the
northern front has cost the enemy
85 tanks, put out of action by Al
lied air power.
This was of a total of 84 Rus
sian-made tanks the enemy had
committed to the northern offen
iive in two brigades against the Tae
gu and Yongchon sectors. Allied
aircraft was credited with knock
ing 41 tanks out of action yester
day alone.
Red Losses
In a week of fighting. Red lasses
were estimated at 20,000 killed and
wounded of a total of 150,000 troops
rigging the perimeter. The U. S. De
fense Department put American cas
ualties for the week ending Sept. 1
at 1,977, and for the war since its
beginning through Sept. 1 at 8,803,
of whom 682 died and 2,898 were
missing.
All-out Smash
A U. 8. intelligence officer said a
captured Communist officer told
American questioners the Red mast
er plan entails an all-out smash
on the southwest front, shortest
route to Pusan, accompanied by
heavy and steady pressure in the
vicinity of Taegu. The Reds had
shifted east of Taegu to attack
Yongchon in their northern offen
sive when they learned the town
was lightly defended. Principal thorn
in the Red side is the steady Allied
air action against Communist sup
ply lines, reducing the Reds to mov
ing ammunition by human carriers,
village to village.
Allied aircraft, flying a record
day of 625 sorties, concentrated the
bulk of their attacks on close sup
port of front line troops.