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Fourth Avenue Bldg . Seattle. Wash. _
Tuesday, November 6, 1951
MUST JUSTICE STAY BLIND?
Justice seems to be blind, if the charges of Rep
Overton Brooks of Louisiana, are correctly quoted. A
press dispatch says that he recently told Congress ol
the case of a soldier who was fined $1,000 for beating
his wife, the mother of two small children.
Mr. Brooks said that the defendant admitted
fatally beating his wife. While indicted for second
degree murder, he was permitted to plead guilty to
manslaughter. The judge thereupon "punished" him
with a $1,000 fine, which, Mr. Brooks says, the de
fendant paid by selling property owned jointly by
himself and his deceased wife.
Somewhat naturally, the Congressman wants
other Congressmen to know “the judicial value placed
upon human life" by the judge who tried the case
and sentenced the defendant.
. Political Strong Point
tCincinnati Enquirer)
Strange as it may sound, a part of a city—West
Berlin—will soon become incorporated as a political
entity of Federal Republic of West Germany, if it
has not already done so. After several years of look
ing askance at each other, the Bonn and West
Berlin groups have decided that union and cooperation
would be to their advantage.
Ever since the division of Germany into two
parts, with the western section of Berlin as an Allied
island deep in the Russian zone, there has existed
the danger that the West Berliners would listen to
the admonishments of the eastern zone inhabitants
to vote for a unified Germany. This is the way the
Russians would like to have it. Indeed, their block
ade in 1948 of the former German capital almost
succeeded in intimidating West Berliners. It was the
Allied Airlift that helped boost the then faltering
prestige of the Western powers.
The interesting twist to the present situation
is that both Bonn and West Berlin now feel con
fident enough of themselves, to urge a free all-German
election, which is what the Russians do not want,
for such an election would almost certainly result
in defeat for unification. The newly created har
mony between Bonn and West Berlin makes a political
strong point of an erstwhile uncertain quantity whose
isolation henceforth will be geographical only.
Necessity for Subsidy
(Seattle Times)
Palmer Hoyt, publisher of The Denver Prfst and
former publisher of The Portland Oregonian, has
taken up the cause of American merchant marine
Speaking at a conference arranged by the Propellei
Club of the United States, Hoyt decried the nation's
neglect in maintaining an adequate nercliant : leet.
Only 37 per cent of the country's foreign cargo is
carried in American vessels; Hoyt declared 50 pet
cent should be the absolute minimum.
The United States has. indeed, allowed its mer
chant marine to sink to a dangerous low. Hoyt said
the necessity of subsidy to keep Anierican-flag ships
on the seas must be faced. This nation, as a mattei
of fact, has no sound or long-range merchant marine
policy. More influential advocates of such a policy
like Hoyt, are needed to mould public opinion in this
behalf.
Should Shine
(W. O. vV. Magazine)
* Women should shine as statisticians. They arc
"naturals" at shaping up figures.
Could Anything..
Roosevelt (Utah) Standard)
We armed the Russians to whip the Germans,
and maybe we'll arm the Germans to beat the Rus
sians. And, we ask you, could anything be fafrer?
The trouble with too many systems and schemes
is that they omit "an important ingredient, hard
work.
By the time a man acquires thd thankful spiri;
he is overwhelmed by the demands of the Christmas
‘ season.
—
Just because there is no great polio epidemic i:
! no reason to forget the need for funds to fight thi:
dread disease.
Having practically guaranteed the security of
I most of the world the U. S. will just have to have
some fighting power.
It is one thing to support universal military
training and another matter to prevent the devel
opment of a militaristic spirit in a democracy.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
ator-to-be Paul Douglas in Chicago,
Carl Rice of Kansas and Mayor
O'Dwyer in New York had made
their views all too clear.
So Mr. Truman, determined not
to be a political "accident” and de
termined to vindicate himself at the
polls, stewed mentally over means
of taking Eisenhower out of the
race.
George Allen was optimistic. He
agreed to leave the next day for
New York, promised to come back
with a letter from the general guar
anteeing that he would not run.
Allen did not think there would be
much trouble about it.
Others were not so optimistic.
Finally it was agreed to telephone
Milton Eisenhower, then president
of Kansas State University, now
president of Penn State, and form
erly and adviser in the Truman
administration.
This was done. Milton assured the
president's emissary that his brother
was not going to run. Immediately'
thereafter George Allen confirmed
this by getting a definite public
statement from the general.
MILTON IN REVERSE
Today, however, Milton Eisenhow
er has not given the Democrats
a similar assurance. On the con
trary he has privately told Senator
Jim Duff of Pennsylvania, chief
Eisenhower booster, that his brother
will run—and on the Republican
ticket.
President Truman has known this
for some time. One way he knew
it was an indication *Irom his friend
and Ike's friend George Allen. For
early last summer, the President
invited George aboard the President
ial yacht Williamsburg and had a
friendly talk about the world picture
and Eisenhower.
Among other things, Truman told
Allen that he considered the North
Atlantic Pact one of the most im
portant cornerstones for world peace,
and that Eisenhower's leadership
was essential to it. In fact, he
praised Eisenhower as one of the
mast constructive forces in Europe.
But he added that he was worried
by Republican statements that they
had assurances Ike was available
for the GOP nomination; and he
felt that both the United States
and our allies should know whether
Ike was running the North Atlantic
Pact or running for President.
Truman suggested that the two
were not compatible and that every
move the general made in Paris
would become a political issue back
home if people felt he was a candi
date.
IKE AS A DEMOCRAT
However, if Eisenhower really
wanted to be President, Truman told
George Alftm that he worfld be rrtueh
more at home in the Democratic
Party than with the Republicans.
In that event, the President indi
cated that he would not have to
run openly, but could be “summon
ed" to the Presidency. In fact, Tru
man even hinted that he might like
to make the nominating speech
himself.
The President then suggested that
George Allen fly to Paris and have
a heart-to-heart talk with Eisen
hower. Allen in turn suggested that
Mr. Truman write a friendly note
in his own handwriting, summar
izing his views.
George Allen delivered the note
in Paris, and when he returned,
reported at the White House that
Eisenhower would not quit the
North Atlantic Pact in the near fu
ture to run for President; but that
since the NATO job would be com
pleted by next spring, he would have
plenty of time to decide whether he
was interested in politics.
In any event, Eisenhower defin
itely promised to talk to Truman
before he did anything.
WHISTLING AT THE DUKE
As Congressman Harley Staggers
of West Virginia was being intro
duced to Princess Elizabeth, he imp
ishly remarked:
"Your Highness, I am curious
about one thing. I understand that
some of our American girls have
been whistling at your handsome
husband. What do you think about
that?"
Philip, standing at his wife’s side,
pricked up his ears.
"What was that you said?” he in
quired.
Congressman Staggers repented
the question, Elizabeth and Philip
looked at each other, then Burst out
laughing.
"Oh, that happens all the time,
wherever we go," the Princess re
plied, with an admiring glance at
the Duke.
The Duke then asked Staggers
where he was from and what his
job was. Informed that he was a
Congressman, Philip declared: “Oh,
you're one of these statesmen?”
“Not exactly,” grinned the West
Virginian, who is 44 years old. “I’m
not old enough to be a statesman.
I’m just a public servant for my
constituents.”
Note—After his first meeting with
Elizabeth, President Truman told
a friend: "The thing that impresses
and delights me most about her is
that she doesn’t act like royalty is
supposed to act. She's one of the
most wholesome and winsome little
girls I’ve ever met.”
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Since the Vatican appointment,
many political observers are now
swinging round to the view that
Truman does not want to run for a
third term. . .This observer has al
ways said that Truman did not
want to run—unless Taft was the
GOP candidate, in which case he
would ‘be surety tempted. Truman's
first choice to be Democratic nom
inee long has been Chief Justice
Vinson, a man with a wealth oi
executive experience. . .While Tru
man and friends were convinced
Ike would not run in 1948, a group
of Democratic leaders, led by Jack
Arvey of Chicago, were equally con
vinced he would. Arvey kept assur
ing Jimmy Roosevelt, Senator Tyd
ings and others that he had “the
word,” but no one ever knew where
he got the word. The word, how
ever, came from Morton Downey,
who parlayed “When Irish Eyes
are Shining” into a close friendship
with Democratic leaders and a di
rectorship in General Aniline and
Film. Morton, who golfed frequently
with Eisenhower, at the Westchester
Country Club, gave “the word” to
Arvey at the Blackstone Hotel in
Chicago where Morton was singing.
And that was the thread on which
the great Eisenhower boom of 1948
hung.
BOB SLATER IS HIRE
Robert W. Slater, Fairbanks con
tractor, is stopping at the Baranof
Hotel.
AT THE GASTINEAU
Lt. S. Waitzfelder, coast guards
man of Cedarhurst, N. Y., is at the
Gastineau Hotel.
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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 . 35—Cloudy
Barrow . 30—Cloudy
Bethel .. 26—Cloudy
Cordova . 41—Rain
Dawson . 29—Clear
Edmonton . 24—Clear
Fairbanks .<. 16—Clear
Haines . 38—Rain
Havre . 25—Clear
Juneau Airport . 45—Rain
Annette Island . 45—Cloudy
Kodiak . 44—Cloudy
Kotzebue . 19—Clear
McGrath . 28—Cloudy
Nome . 23—Clear
North way . 17—Fog
Petersburg . 44—Rain
Portland .. 49—Cloudy
Prince George . 31—Cloudy
Seattle .48—Partly Cloudy
Whitehorse . 31—Snow
Yakutat . 42—Rain
Community Events
TODAY
I
At 7:30 o.m. — Delta Chapter of
Beta Sigma Phi meets in Gold
Room of Baranof.
At 8 p.m.—Odd Fellows meet in |
IOOF Hall.
At 8 p.m.—American Legion Aux- |
iliary meets in Dugout.
At 8 p.m.—Folkateers meet in grade
school gym. I
At 8 p.m.—AWVS Mothers to meet
at home of Mrs. Joe Me Leal) in
Scatter Tract.
At 8 p.m.—Coast Guard wives meet
to sew on doll clothing at home of
Mrs. Paul Trimble, 202 Sixth St.
At 8:30 p.m.—Community, ®atc;
Night, for. Adults at -«vMp
Club with square dancing.
November 7
At 1:30 p.m.—JWC business mee^im
in AELP penthouse. *
At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
At 8 p.m.—Alaska Potters meet in
headquarters with firing at 3:3(
p.m.
November 8 4 ,
At noon—Chamber of Com»ftefrcc
meets at Baranof Hotel.
At 8 p.m.—VFW post meets in Jee;
club.
At 8 p.m.—Sons of Norway pinochle
party in Moose Hall.
At 8:45 p.m.—Juneau Singers- re
hearsal at Methodist church.
November 9
At 7 p.m. •— Annual publis Turkey
Shdot of Elks starts in Lodge
rooms.
November 10
At 8:30 p.m. — Sourdocey Squan
Dance in Parish Hall.
November 11
At 2 p.m.—Dedication ceremony o
Memorial Library.
November 12
At 7 p.m.—Headquarters and Head
quarters Service Co., weekly dril
in Armory.
At 7 p.m.—Juneau Badminton clut
will play in high school gym.
At 8 p.m. — American Legion pos;
meets in dugout.
November 13
At noon—Rotary Club meets it
Baranof Hotel.
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20 YEARS AGO the empire j
NOVEMBER 6. 1931
Dr. Edwin Kemmerer of Princeton University said the position of
the United States, with the gold standard and dollar, was virtually
impregnable, and had the opportunity of replacing London as the world s
financial center.
Mrs. Sally Shafer entertained members of the Forest Service at the
Zynda Hotel, with five tables of bridge in play. Lunch at the Hooker
Coffee Shop followed the evening of cards.
James W. Leivers and Walter B. Heisel were among five Alaskans
chosen as Knight Commanders of the Court of Honor, by the Supreme
Council of the Scottish Rite at its biennial session in Washington City.
Hilja Reinikka, William Cashcn and Wilma Feero of Douglas were
winners of the Quill and Scrooll contests held in the high school. The
winning papers were to be sent to headquarters of Quill and Scroll
Society in Evanston, 111. Supt. Bowman and Mrs. Engstrom selectee,
the winning papers/
Belva Williams of Juneau was a guest at the Zynda Hotel.
District Ranger Charles Burdick left on the Ranger VII, for a cruise
of Icy Strait and Chatham Strait, on a two-week trip which would include
visits at Hoonah and other communities in the district.
Conditions in the Territory were normal and comparatively better
than anywhere else in the country, according to J. J. Meherin, veteran
merchandise broker who had just returned from western and interior
districts.
Weather: High, 47; low, 40; rain.
Daily Lessons in English w. l. Gordon ]
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, ‘‘Tire first thing after
eating, he smokes a cigar.” Say, “IMMEDIATELY after eating.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Episodic (pertaining to events of par
ticular moment). Pronounce third sylable SOD, O as in ON, accent
third syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Confident (adjective); having belief. Con
bidant and confidante (masculine and feminine nouns); one to whom
secrets are confided.
SYNONYMS: Entrust, trust, consign, confide, assign, relegate.
WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let u:
increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word:
AMENABLE; readily brought to yield or submit. (Pronounce the E a:
in ME). ’ She obeyed immediately, for she was always amenable to hei
father's commands.”
| MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE j
Q. Hew does a man go about selecting an engagement ring for hi
fiancee?
A. He should consult the girl’s taste. The most practical thing 1:
for "im to go and have the jeweler put aside a selection of rings at
the price he wishes to pay, and then bring his fiancee into the store
and let her choose from them the one she likes.
Q. Are women supposed to wear gloves to a formal dinner?
A. Yes, iand they take them off at the table — entirely off. It is
improper to leave them on the arm, merely turning back the hands.
Q. When an usher has shown a man and woman to their proper
row of seats in a theatre, who goes into the row first?
A. The woman.
| LOOK and LEARN a! C. GORDON !
t..j
1. What, in order of size, are the four largest oceans of the world.
2. What is the most prevalent disease of mankind?
3. What is the smallest liquid measure?
4. What is the largest city oh the European continent?
5. Which is the oldest of Greek letter fraternities in America!
ANSWERS: '
1. Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic.
2. Tooth decay. /
3. The minim, about a drop.
4. Berlin.
5. Phi Beta Kappa (1776).
GHIGLIONE LEAVES
FOR INTERIOR TRIP
I
Angelo F. Ghiglione, head of the !
Alaska F.oad Commission, left yes
terday for Anchorage, Fairbanks
and Kodiak for conferences on var
ious Alaskan road problems includ
ing winter work and future plans.
He is expected back in Juneau this
weekend.
11 FLY TO SEATTLE
WITH ATA TODAY
Air Transport Associates took 11
passengers to Seattle today. They
were: O. W. Jones, Raymond Zarse,
W. Althuser, Kathryn Althuser, Dan
Neeley, James Gleaton, Virginia
Gleaton and child, John Gleaton,
Tom Hall, Mrs. Kibbee and James
Bennett.
ACROSS
1. Roguish
5. Jewel
9. Moccasin
12. Circle of light
13. Leaf of a book
14. Palmyra
palm leaf
15. The pineapple
17. Stiff felt hats
19. Soft drink:
colloq.
21. Formerly
22. Thriftless
27. Fish eggs
28. Growing out
29. The Greek M
31. Trees of the
genus Alnus
34. Scamp
3G. Compass
point
37. Tardier
39. Recline
40. South Ameri
can natives
4”. Entrance
4". Twist out of
shape
40. Extensive
5<». Opened wide
53. Female
sandpiper
54. Clod of love
TO. Far: prefix
57. Total
55. Fruit of the
gourd family
60. Land of which
*■• Tara was \
the capital
DOWN
1. Exclamation
2. Went swiftly
3. Seized and
held firmly
In the hand
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Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle
4. High respect
5. Musical com
position:
abbr.
6. Tablet
7. Period of time
8. Gaelic sea god
9. Funny part of
a joke
10. Fish sauce
llv Container
16. Bustle
18. End man in a
minstrel
show
20. Zoroastrian
scriptures
22. Cleopatra’s
maid
23. Burrowing
animal
24. Inside
25. American
lawyer
26. Greek letter
29. Principal
30. Rubber trees
32. Puff up
33. Rodent
35. Tongue of a
bell
38. For example;
abbr.
40. Languished
41. Horse
42. Angry
43. City in India
44. Act
47. Corded fabric
48. Exist
49. Cut off
51. Biblical
character
52. Lair
55. Thus
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Meeting Every Wednesday at 8
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
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
1- -
Taku Post No. 5559
V. F. W.
Meeting every Thursday in
the Jeep Club at 8:00 p.m.
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