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fourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle. Wash.
Tuesday, May 15, 1951
MORALITY AND CONGRESS
Representative Walter E. Brehm <R., Ohio) has
been found guilty of accepting $1,000 in political con
tributions from a woman employed in his office. And,
ironically enough, the jury's finding hit the headlines
on the same day as the report of the Senate Crime
Investigating Committee.
Congress’ prestige has been built up tremendously
by the forthright probing of the Senate group into
various areas of public morality. But it gets a severe
counter-blow in the story of Representative Brehm.
Once more the country is reminded that Congress,
always quick to trumpet misconduct in executive de
partments of government, finds little time to check
on the conduct of its own members.
Brehm's attorney says the case will be appealed
to higher courts. But as matters stand, this five
term Congressman joins J. Parnell Thomas and
Andrew Jackson May as lawmakers found guilty of
accepting unlawful payments of money. .
It is worth noting certainly that public attention
was first attracted to the Thomas and Brehm cases
by Drew Pearson. And it is significant, too. that
Pearson’s charges in both cases were generally scoffed
at by the colleagues of the accused in Congress. The
men and women on Capitol Hill sit through the
blasts from him and other critics with amazing in
difference. The typical reaction — and it was true
in the cases of both Thomas and Brehm — is to rally
to the defense of the accused.
The consistency of this refusal by Congress to
discipline its own members is the theme ol a new
book, "Congress: Corruption and Compromise," by
Professor H. H. Wilson of Princeton University. The
author cites numerous cases—including those of May
and Thomas — to show that Congress has been ir
responsible in the matter of preserving its reputation
The Brehm case supplies him with additional docu
mentation.
The damage is not only in what Brehm did or in
what Thomas and May did before him. It is also in
the seeming insensitiveness of Congress to political
immorality among its membership.
Federal Aid Again?
i Kodiak Mirror
A recent Associated Press dispatch from Wash
ington, D. C., stated that the Senate Armed Services
sub-committee was considering legislation that would
exempt Alaska from contributing to Civil Defense
in the same degree that States must contribute.
Part of the idea is fine. We are glad to know
th^t Washington is concerned about the welfare and
defenses in Alaska. But, unless we go ahead and do
the work on our defenses and finance it ourselves
we will be absolutely defenseless for the next two or
three years.
We base this conclusion on past experiences
where the City of Kodiak waited for the Federal
government to finance some project.
To name several that have been on the waiting
list we point to the years the local residents have
waited for a small boat harbor, the repair of the
water and sewer system, and the building of a new
school.
It’s true that applications for Federal aid have
been made. It is also true that many governmental
departments have sent representatives here to survey j
the jobs. These employees left here with local resi
dents glowing with the hope, and sometimes promises,
that “something will be done.”
How much actual cash have we received and
how much actual work has really been done? We
understand that Congress has approved and appro
priated $600,000 for the ailing water and sewer system.
But every time it seems to be within grasp the
project hits another snag.
If we consider the “speed” with which this
project has come to fruition and apply it to the pro
posed plan of letting the Federal government take
care of our civil defense program we will probably
still be waiting for funds when the first bomb hts us.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
group, frankly admitted that it
would be impossible to prevent
enemy airplanes from hitting Am
erican cities.
"Our air defense system, even
when completed,” he said, "will be
far from perfect." If an enemy at
tack is launched against this coun
try, many bombers will be shot
dow-n, but a great many will get
through.”
General Vandenberg, comparing
Russian and American air strength,
gave an off-the-cuff estimate that
the United States is 100-to-20 bet
ter at strategic bombing.
"The Russians are building up a
fleet of long-range bombers," he
reported. "The TU-4, which is the
mainstay of their strategic air
power, is at present in quite con
siderable quantities.
Russian Pilots are Good
“They are working on their in
strument flying. They are work
ing on their night flying. They are
working on their bombing,” he con
tinued. "Today, I would say as far
as relative efficiency between their
strategical knowledge and effort
and competency with oujs, it is
about a ratio of 20 to 100. How
ever, I think that is no cause for
us to be complacent, because they
certainly are working, and they
certainly have available to them
most of the data on which ours is
based.
Commenting on Russian pilots,
Vandenberg added: 'Individually,
they are fine fliers. Temperament
ally, they are good airmen. Tech
nically, the Russian air force of
today has the benefit of a great
many of the German scientists who
were captured by the Russians and
who are now working for them. . .
However, the training of our air
men in their gunnery and their
night flying and their blind flying
and their ability to bomb through
overcasts, as far as we know—and
we are reasonably sure—is tech
nically much more competent than
the Russians.”
Both Vandenberg and McCone
warned that the air force must
build up to 95 groups, that this
goal will not be reached until July
1952, and that it will take still an
other year to bring the equipment
up to date.
“I think the United States air
force today is well trained and
carries a helluva wallop," declared
Vandenberg. "At the same time,
until we get 95 groups or more. I
wouldn t want to say that the air
fore. \nywhere near the wallop
that t in oeople of the United
States ou„. to demand.”
Flowers for Economy
If any member of the House Ap
propriations committee can squeeze
a nickel tighter than GOP Con
gressman John Taber of New York,
it is his opposite number, Demo
cratic chairman Clarence Cannon
of Missouri.
Cannon has a fierce aversion to
extravagance in any form, whether
peisonal or with the taxpayers'
money. Committee colleagues were
even dubious about sending him
flowers while he was in the hospital
recently.
However, the Missourian was
properly thankful when he re
turned to work.
"If you're determined to waste
money, you might as well waste it
on me,” Cannon told his commit
tee. “Besides, I made good use of
those flowers by passing them
around. It put me in solid with the
nurses."
Loans to Steel Companies
At the same time that the De
fense Production Administration is
under Congressional fire for giving
away too much money to the big
corporations, a defense production
spokesman has secretly asked Con
gress for another billion dollars to
give away in the next two months.
He also hinted that he may be
back to ask for still another $400
million before the end of the fiscal
year, June 30.
The spokesman, Brig. General
Thomas F. Farrell, appeared be
hind closed doors of the Senate
Appropriations committee. The size
of his request can be judged by the
fact that DPA has been living on
a total of $600 million since it was
formed last September.
The extra billion is wanted for
loans to steel companies which
have already been granted millions
in tax reductions. These loans, ad
ded to the tax reductions, will pay
for building new steel plants. Thus,
the taxpayers will shoulder not
only most of the tax burden but
take most of the risk, for steel
companies which will collect a lot
of gravy on huge defense orders.
Satellite Troops to Korea
The American Embassy in Mos
cow has cabled the State Depar'
ment the rather ominous news that
Russia is mobilizing about a dozen
[ international battalions of volun
teers to fight In Korea. These bat
talions are being enlisted from the
| Satellite countries—Hungary, Pol
and. Bulgaria, Rumania — and
Russian strategy apparently is not
so much to reinforce the Chinese
but to train Satellite troops in
modern warfare.
The Russian general staff appears
; to be worried that while fifteen
■ United Nations are getting valu
able battle experience in Korea,
the Satellite armies are getting soft.
. So token battalions from the Satel
1 Utes will be sent to Korea to get
; toughened up.
Washington Pipeline
President Truman has privately
asked General Bradley to serve
another two-year term as chairman
' of the joint chiefs of staff. His
term expires August 16 . . . Italy
; has asked permission to send a
I contingent of soldiers to Korea to
light alongside the United Nations
—even though not a member of the
U. N .... While certain Senators
clamor to divert American arms
from Korea to Chiang Kai-Shek's
armies on Formosa. General Ridg
way still hasn’t enough arms to
spare for the South Korean Home
Guard. The South Korean Home
! Guard has converted most of their
! tillages into medieval forts, but
they have nothing but bare fists to
l defend themselves from guerrilla
i attacks.
I
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Aga Khan
Coming to
Meet Rita
NEW YORK, May 15 — ifll —
The New York Post said today the
Aga Khan is coming to this country
and probably will discuss the fi
nancial settlement of Rita Hay
worth’s proposed divorce from hi
son, Aly Khan, with Rita and her
lawyer.
The lawyer, Bartley Crum, has
announced Rita intends to ask Aly
for a $3,0000,000 trust fund to rear
their daughter, Yasmin, as a Mos
lem.
The Post said reports are that
Aly is broke and his fabulously
wealthy father supplies him with
funds. The Aga is expected to come
to the United States in a week or
10 days.
Crum said Aly has indicated he
will not stand in the way of the
glamorous redhead’s divorce plans.
As for the trust fund for 16
month-old Yasmin, Crum said he
expects little opposition to this re
quest.
Miss Hayworth—a Brooklyn girl
who became Aly’s Princess via Hol
lywood — is now establishing resi
dence at Glenbrook, Nev., on Lake
Tahoe.
May 15
Robert J. Johnson
Mrs Jack Westfall
Haldis Bartness
Marie Nielsen
Edward L. Keithahn
James Sofoulis, Jr.
Virginia Gleaton
Henry H. Larson
Claire Olson
Nicky Card
COMMUNITY EVENTS
TODAY
At 7:45 p.m. — Beta Sigma Phi
meeting at Baranof.
At 8:30 p.m. — Community Center
Night for adults at Teen Age club
with square dancing.
At 8 p.m. — High Scout Tennis club
meets Apartment 1, Triangle,
election of officers.
At f p.m. — Civil Defense Council
meets in Elks auditorium.
At 7:30 p.m. — Members of 16-C of
ILWU meets in ILWU hall, elec
tion.
At 6 p.m. — Couple Club meets at
NLPC to start on annual picnic.
At 8 p.m. — American Legion Aux
iliary meets in Dugout.
At 8 V> tn. Odd Fellows meet in IOOF
hall.
At 8 p.m. — Piano students of Jane
MacMullin give recital in Metho
dist church. Free.
At 8 p.m. — Folkateers dance in
Grade school gym.
May 16
At noon — Kiwanis club, Baranof.
At 1:30 p.m. — WSCS Sewing meet
ing in parsonage.
At 8 p.m. — Elks lodge.
At 8 p.m. — JWC installation at
home of Mrs. J. Gerald Williams,
414 Gold street.
May 17
At noon —Chamber of commerce
meets at Baranof.
At 8 p.m. — Women of Moose meet
for nomination of officers.
May 18
From 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. — Commun
ity Silver Tea at St. Ann’s hos
pital.
At 1:30 p.m. — Martha Society
meets at manse.
From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. — Fish din
ner by BPWC in Scottish Rite
Temple.
’At. 8 p.m. — Rebekah Past Noble
Grands meet at home of Mrs.
John Geyer, 320 West 8th street.
May 19
At 10:30 p.m. — Douglas VFD 53rd
Annual Spring dance.
At 10 a.m. — Juneau Garden Club
plant sale at Legion Dugout.
May 21
At noon — Lions club, Baranof.
At noon — BPW meets in Baranof.
At 8 p.m. — Rebekah drill team in
IOOF hall.
At 8 p.m. — Amerfcan Legion post
meets in Dugout.
May 22
At noon — Rotary club. Baranof.
At 8 p.m. — CDA installation, final
meeting until September.
LICENSE TO WED
Two applications for marriage li
censes were made yesterday in the
office of the U. S. Commissioner:
Norris Brown and Nellie Millikin,
both of Sabinal, Texas, and Loyal
Wally, USCG and Margaret Atkin
son, both of Juneau.
FINED FOR ASSAULT
Frank Mercer pleaded guilty in
Commissioner’s Court yesterday to
a charge of assault and battery. He
was sentenced to 100 days in jail.
The Japanese proclaimed the
puppet state of Manchukuo in 1932
ACROSS
1. Meaningless
repetition
5. Small bed
8. Old
32. Nobleman
33. Rubber tree
34. Shallow
receptacle
15. Dull color
3 6. Extended
3 7. English river
18. Not far
20. Acquire by
labor
22. Owns
24. Measures of
paper
26. Patriotic or
ganization:
abbr.
29. Poultry
product
80. South Ameri
can moun
tains
31. Meadow
22. Planet
34. Study
35. Corium or trus
skin
36. Good-looking
3S. Separation of
a compound
word by an
other word
40. Ocean
41. Choose
42. Feeding on
insects
49. Den
DU. Black bird of
the cuckoo
family
61. To an inner
point
62. Charged with
electricity
63. Congealed
water
64. Shift
t .-asm iMMBTWli m.
Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle
E5. Vehicle on
runner*
tij. Boy
E7. Existence
DOWN
1. Rosy
2. Raddle
8. Faulty
AP Nmwti^oluf
4. German river
6. Money in
circulation
6. Palm leaf:
variant
7. Cheap dwelling
8. Oil of rose
petals:
variant
9. What grind*
- atones were
once called
10. Organ of hear
ing
11. Coloring agent
19. Southern con
stellation
21. Donkey
22. Fiber plant
23. Edible sea
weed
25. Fuss
27. Air: comb,
form
28. Male sheep
33. Piloted
35. Take some
thing away
37. Kind of rent:
Old Eng.
law
39. Sound of
cattle
42. Misfortune
43. Metal fastener
44. Purt of a
comet
45. Peruvian
Indian
46. Contended
47. American
Indiana
48. Sensitive
20 YEARS AGO the empire j
MAY 15, 1931
‘ passengers to Sitka on the Alaska-Washington Airways seaplane
Petersburg were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sampston, John Jones, manager of
i Juneau-Young Hardware Co., and N. Lester Troast.
Freshman girls of Douglas High School served a luncheon at noon
for the seniors. An appetizing menu was enjoyed. Astrid Loken made
the macaroni and cheese; Helen Pusich. biscuits: Jennie Savviko. cocoa;
Wilma Fcero, salad; Elsa Lundell, tapioca pudding and the entire
domestic science class, cookies.
Seven cents a pound, first grade, and five cents, second grade,
moved 16.000 pounds of halibut at auction on the Juneau fish exchange,
j The catch was off the Sitka, Captain William Doucett. E. E. Engstrom
j was buyer.
Sam Gazaloff returned to Juneau for a short business visit. His
home is now in Aberdeen, Wash. Gazaloff was married in Seattle in
January to Mrs. Sharick, widow of the late Mr. Sharick of Wrangell.
Mrs. Museth, former resident of Juneau and Douglas, was here visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Kirk.
Mrs. Catherine Pimperton was guest of honor at a meeting of the
Catholic ladies of Douglas held yesterday. High awards were held by:
Mrs. Anton Africh. high; Mrs. Doogan, low; cut prize went to Mrs.
August Olson.
Weather: High, 56; low, 45; rain.
I
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WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, "We visited there some five
years ago." Say, "ABOUT five years ago."
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Perfidy. Pronounce pur-fi-di, U as in
FUR. both I's as in IT, accent first syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Presentiment (a premonition); observe the I.
Presentment < a presentation i; no I.
SYNONYMS: Puzzle (verb); perplex, mystify, bewilder.
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:
DILIGENCE; persevering application. "Most rewards in life depend
upon diligence.” /
| MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE |
J. Is it preferable to write a business leter in short sentences and
short paragraphs?
A. Yes. Brevity is preferred in a business letter, though it takes
real ability to “tell the story” in few words. It is often more difficult
to write a good short letter than a lengthy one.
Q. Is it considered good manners to supply a word which seems to
elude another person who is speaking?
A. It is perhaps a friendly service if the speaker is a foreigner—
but It most certainly should never be done with a countryman.
Q. When a woman has been introduced to you as "Alice Young,”
] how do you know whether to address her as Mrs. Young or Miss Young?
A. The only thing to do is to ask her, unless there is someone else
nearby Whom you can ask.
if LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON |
j 1. In what .part of the jaws is the strongest pressure exerted?
2. What color is arterial blood?
3. In what city did Lady Godiva take her famous ride?
4. By what name is a stamp collector called?
5. What is considered the greatest example of musical collaboration
in all light opera?
ANSWERS: '
1. In the molars, which come together with a force of from 100
to 160 pounds, with a maximum of 270 pounds.
2. Bright red.
3. Coventry, England.
4. Philatelist.
5. Gilbert and Sullivan.
EYES EXAMINED LENSES PRESCRIBED
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and temper
atures at various Alaska points
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
a.m., I20*h Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau
are as follows:
Anchorage . 43—Partly Cloudy
Annette Island . 49—Rain
Barrow ... 5—Snow
Bethel . 44—Rain Sliowers
Cordova .. 39—Rain
Dawson . 38—Cloudy
Edmonton . 40—Partly Cloudy
Fairbanks . .. 40—Rain
Haines. 41—Partly Cloudy
Havre . 42—Partly Cloudy
Juneau . 43—Rain Showers
Kodiak. 39—Fog-and Drizzle
Kotzebue ..... 23—Clear
McGrath . 39—Cloudy
Nome . 35—Partly Cloudy
Northway . 37—Cloudy
Petersburg . 46—Rain
Portland .. 64—Partly Cloudy
Prince George .... 51—Partly Cloudy
Seattle . 44—Cloudy
Sitka . 43—Cloudy
Whitehorse . 36—Partly Cloudy
Yakutat . 37—Fog
SITKA TRMEDTORCES
DAY CELEBRATION WAS
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
_i
The people of Sitka conducted a
well-managed, well-attended Armed
Forces Day ceremony Sunday. Or
ganizations participating in the
parade and ceremony were the lo
cal National Guard Company, the ]
Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe High
School Bands, the Mt. Edgecumbe
Baton Twlrlers, the American Le
gion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts.
Following a street parade, the
organizations formed on the ball
park where a brief military cere
mony and review were held in con
junction with short band concerts
and an address by Mayor, Dan
Doyle.
Mayor Doyle addressed the large
group of spectators on the subject
of the reasons why we are fighting
in Korea.
Russ Clithero acted as master of
ceremonies, introducing partici
pants and explaining movements
in the parade.
Taking part from out of town
were Lt-Col Dwight W. Dean,
National Guard Battalion Com
mander, Maj. D. N. Cameron and
Capt. H. D. Germann, Army in
structors, all of whom flew to Sit
ka from Juneau to take part in
the ceremonies.
Particularly spectacular were the
bands, the Sitka Band in bright
blue and white uniforms and the
Mt. Edgecumbe band in bright red.
The Mt. Edgecumbe baton twirlers
surprised everyone with their skill.
' Capt. Charles Kidd, Sitka Na
tional Guard Company Commander
and City Councilman, organized
the Armed Forces Day celebration.
BRYANTS LEAVE
FOR SALT LAKE
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bryant,
owners of the Top Hat Bar, left
Sunday via Pan American for Salt
Lake City where they will visit Mrs.
Bryant’s mother who is ill.
The family dog, Taku, left on the
Baranof and will be picked up in
Seattle by the couple to join them
on the trip.
Gene Lockridge will be in charge
of the bar while the Bryants are
absent.
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