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VOL. LXXVI NO. 11,787 ~ > JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1951 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTO
MacA rthur Is Given Dramatic Home Coming
Hawaiian Welcome for MacArthurs
General and Mrs. Douglas MaeArthur, the later smiling, arc welcomed to Hawaii by Admiral Arthur
Radford. Navy commander-in-chief in the Pacific (econd from right), on their arival in Honolulu after
a non-stop flight from Tokyo. Directly behind Mrs. MaeArthur is Arthur MaeArthur, 13-year-old-son.
Officer at extreme right unidentified. I/P) Wirephoto via radio from Honolulu.
MORE TALKS
SCHEDULED,
MacARTHUR
WASHINGTON. April 18 — UPI—
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's visit to
morrow to the National Capital—
to be topped by an address to Con
gress — was broadened today to in
clude brief appearances before the
DAR and the American Society of
Newspaper Editors.
Rep. Martin (Mass). House Re
publican leader, said he was told
the general would make a short talk
at 3 p.m. EST to the Daughters of
the American Revolution, now hold
ing their annual congress here.
He said MacArthur also would
look in on the meeting of newspaper
editors, but planned no speech to
them.
There was considerable jockeying
about, with on-again-off-again
changes of plans, over welcoming
ceremonies when the general and
his party arrive a! 1:30 a.in. EST.
The Army, whlct once announced
it w-ould have a ceremonial guard,
a saluting battery and band on
hand for MacA’ihur’s arrival, an
nounced first it had decided the
hour was inappropriate for so much
ceremony.
But it said all these honors would
be accorded the general tomorrow
afternoon when a civic reception
and demonstration is planned for
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The Washington
Merry -Go - Round
By DREW PEAP.SON
(OoDvrlght, 1951. D, Bell eradicate. Inc..
f^ASHINGTON. — Capitol Hill
cloakrooms have been buzzing as
never before over the MacArthur
incident. This is true of Repub
licans perhaps more than Demo
crats. The Democrats are glum,
the Republicans elated — though
not* all of- them.
Here are highlights from some
of the most significant of these
backstage conversations:
Bob Taft expressed concern to
Senator Wherry of Nebraska that
the GOP may get stuck with Mac
Arthur as its Presidential candi
date. Of course, this would elim
inate him, though Taft didn’t men
tion this to Wherry. Taft has been
noticeably irritable, has snapped at
Senate functionaries and fellow
senators. He got in a private wran
gle with Bob Kerr of Oklahoma
over Kerr's statement criticizing
MacArthur.
GOP Senator Millikin of Color
ado also expressed worry that Ei
senhower would oppose MacArthur,
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Competition
Fixed Rates,
CAB Defense
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 18 —
(#)—Competition, not conspiracy, led
to uniform taxicab rates in Anchor
age, Attorney William Renfrew told
a Federal Court jury yesterday in
closing defense arguments in the
anti-trust trial of Anchorage cab
operators.
Nine individual taxicab owners,
two cab companies and two cab as
sociations, defendants in the action,
are accused by the Government of
illegally fixing prices to eliminate
competition.
Renfrew denied this in final argu- j
ments to the jury. He said uniform
prices did not necessarily indicate
there was any breach of the law.
Dollar Going Rate
The dollar rate was the going rate
set by supply and demand in the
same way the going rate for news
papers, theaters and haircuts was
established, the attorney declared.
Although there was nothing in
city council minutes or records to
indicate taxi operators submitted
rales to the council, Renfrew said,
’ operat6rs did submit rates and the
council approved them. He said un
der Territorial law the city had the
right to set taxi rates.
“In at least three different ordin
ances they changed the way of do
ing it," Renfrew asserted.
Council approval of the rates has
been the basis of the defense
throughout the prolonged trial.
Just Competition
7t was “plain, good old fashioned
competition” that led city cab oper
ators to attempt to get a contract
to run cabs at nearby military bases,
Renfrew told the jury, adding that
since Carl Sturdavant’s Inter-Post
Cab company had decided to give
city operators competition in town
they figured on doing the same
thing at the base.
The attorney added evidence
showed Sturdavant’s inability to
operate at & 50 cent minimum rate,
and that he had gone broke as a
result.
Sturdavant Out
“On April 11, 1943, Sturdavant
left a note saying he was pulling
out and anyone who could pay the
company’s debts could have it . . .
that was long before a contract was
signed May 20,” Renfrew said.
He referred to a contract signed
by city cabmen to operate at Fort
Richardson and Elmendorf Air
Force Base.
Charles Whittinghill, Department
of Justice attorney, in his closing
arguments dismissed as meaningless
the defense contention that the
city council had been responsible
for setting rates.
“If there was any council ap
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FAINT SIGNALS
ARE HEARD FROM
BRIT. SUBMARINE
Craft with 75 Officers, Men
Aboard, Down in Isle
of Wight Water
PORTSMOUTH. Eng., April 18—
0?)—Faint underwater signals spur
red a blind search today for the
British submarine Affray, stuck on
the bottom of the English channel.1
Time was swiftly running out for
any of the 75 officers and men j
aboard who might still be alive.
The submarine, trapped in the
initial dive of a training cruise, had
been under 198 feet of water for
40 hours when the Royal Navy an
nounced at mid-afternoon that it
had been unable to make any physi
calcontact with the craft. Its nor
mal oxygen supply would last the
men on board 40 hours.
Atmosphere of Mystery
A Naval expert said reserve sup
plies might let the 75 aboard live
another eight hours, but “that
means by 21 hours (noon PST) the
situation inside the vessel would
be extremely dangerous.”
The last faint signals from the
submarine were heard at 8:30 a.m.
Then came hours of ominous si
lence. There was an atmosphere of
mystery about it.
Why, the rescue crews asked,
could not the trapped men begin
coming to the surface through es
cape hatches, using emergency
breathy gear? Why had the sub
marine failed to release its emerg
ency marker buoy to guide rescue
craft? Why, if there had been dis
aster, had the rescue fleet failed to
find any debris or even an oil slick?
Signals Are Weak
The Admiralty said the signals,
from a supersonic telegraph set,
were so weak that rescue ships were
unable to fix the exact position of
the luckless undersea craft.
The only previous signal frcm the
sub had led the rescue fleet of 25
ships to the area 30 miles south
west of the Isle of Wight.
The rescue fleet which had scour
ed a 2,000 square mile area since
yesterday morning located the Af
fray in almost exactly the area
where the sub had submerged on
Monday night, at the start of what
was to be an underwater training
cruise.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Freighter Coastal Rambler sched
uled to arrive from Seattle some
time tomorrow.
Earanof scheduled to sail from
Seattle Friday.
Denali scheduled to arrive from
westward Sunday enroute south.
Princess Louise scheduled to ar
rive from Skagway at 7 a.m. Friday,
sailing south half hour later at 7:30.
ALLIED FORCES -
REPORT MAKING
GAINS IN KOREA
British Military Officer
Says MacArthur Right,
Bomb Red China
By Associated Tress
While the United States celebrated
MacArthur's homecoming. Allied
troops made further gains in Korea.
Advancing behind heavy air and
artillery attacks, UN forces pushed
back the Communists from one to
two miles south and southeast of
Chorwon on the West front.
Bomb China
In Tokyo an informant said the
top British military officer in Japan
has voiced support for MacArthur’s
proposal to bomb Red'Chinese base)
in Manchuria. The informant said
Lt. Gen. Sir H. C. H. Robertson,
administrative commander of Brit
ish Commonwealth forces in Korea,
recently told a confidential news
conference of British newsmen that
MacArthur’s plan offered the best
hope of forcing the Red Chinese out
of the war and preventing a costly
stalemate.
Allies Grind On
Allied forces continued to grind
slowly into North Korea. The Com
munists grudgingly retreated on the
Western front under heavy Allied
air and ground attacks.
UN commanders said the Allied
offensive presumably has thrown
the Chinese and Koreans complete
ly off balance. Chinese war prison
ers said the Reds’ spring offensive
had been set for April 11. The Com
munists continued to commit their
force piecemeal.
Teace Overture
Reports of a new peace overture
from Communist China circulated
in the United Nations. Delegates
were studying the official text of a
North Korean cable which called
for peace in accordance with resolu
tions drawn up by the Communist
led World Peace Council at Berlin
in February. Some delegate said it
was a genuine peace bid. Others
said it was more stale propaganda.
BIG BLAZE,
PETERSBURG
PETERSBURG, Alaska, April 18—
Ut)—A fire in this Southeast Alaska
town’s business district caused ex
tensive damage to a bar and a cafe
and drove residents from an apart
ment building early today.
The 5:30 a.m. fire gutted the in
terior of Ted Reynold’s Harbor Bar
and Winnie Gray’s Cafe. There
was smoke damage to Helen’s Gift
and Jewelry Shop. The City office
in the same building escaped dam
age but all records and furnishings
were moved out. Residents of the
Coliseum Apartments moved out •
during the fire.
The cafe damage was estimated at
$7,000, with no insurance.
_—- A
“TENTATIVE AGREEMENT”
REACHED, SAYS MEDIATOR
Louis Ziman, commissioner for j
the Federal Mediation and Concil
iation Board, from Spokane flew
to Seattle today, after meeting with
cold storage union workers and
employers here since last Thursday, i
A tentative agreement had been |
reached, he said, and the situation
looked “hopeful.” He declined to
give any further details at this
time.
—
* *
• WEATHER REPORT •
• Temperature for 24-Hour Period •
• ending 6:20 o'clock this morning •
• In Juneau — Maximum, •
• 53; minimum, 34. •
• At Airport — Maximum, •
• 53; minimum, 31. •
• •
• FORECAST •
• Continued fair tonight and •
• Thursday. Lowest tempera- •
• ture tonight near 35 degrees. •
• Highest Thursday near 50. •
• PRECIPITATION •
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today •
• City of Juneau — None; •
• Since April 1 — 7.27 inches; *
• Since July 1 — 85.20 inches. •
• At Airport — None; •
• Since April 1 — 2.54 inches. •
• Since July 1 — 38.39 inches. •
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MacArthurs Say Goodby
r-(
General and Mrs. Douglas MacArthur wave farewell at Haneda Air- I
port before entering their plane for the flight to the United States.
Standing at the foot of the ramp is Lt. Col. Tony Story, the general’s
personal pilot. UP) Wirephoto via radio from Tokyo.
Gen. MacArthur Has No
Political Aspirations,
He Slates in Brief Talk
- i
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18 -4m—
General Douglas MacArthur told
the nation and the world today he
does not intend to enter politics.
“The only politics I have," he told
a roaring, cheering crowd “is con
tained in a simple phrase known
well by all of you—'God Bless Amer
ica’."
He declared, just as he prepared
to fly to Washington for a joint
meeting of Congress, “I have no po
litical aspirations whatsoever.
“I do not intend to run for any
political office and I hope that my
name will never be used in a po
litical way.”
San Francisco gave MacArthur,
his wife and young son probably the
greatest ovation ever extended any
one.
The general, who arrived by plane
last night after having been stripped
of all his Far East commands by
President Truman, spoke dramat
ically at the simple ceremony in
his honor.
* Home Sweet Home
“I cannot tell you what it means
to be home,” he said.
He spoke of California’s 40th Di
vision, recently arrived in Japan,
and declared:
"It is my fervent hope that events
. . . permit their return without
commitment to the actual hazards
of war.”
After his brief talk, and a few
words by Mrs. MacArthur, the gen
eral and his party entered their
automobiles for the 15-mile drive
to San Francisco’s International
Airport.
His car, heavily escorted by police,
started the run to the airport at
12:15 p.m. PST.
The general’s pilot, Lt. Col. An
thony Story, said the non-stop flight
to Washington would take 8 hours
10 minutes. The plane was warmed
up and on the ready line before the
general's caravan left San Francisco
City Hall.
Crowds Halt Parade
Crowds jammed the downtown
streets so solidly that the parade in
whieh the famous general rode with
his family was forced to a virtual
crawl.
Today’s outpouring was the great
est thing the city had ever seen.
The general saluted happily as
crowds pressed upon him, dozens
deep along the streets, marching
and shouting and keeping abreast
his car as the caravan moved from
the downtown area toward the
Civic Center where another tre
mend crowd was waiting for the re
ception ceremonies.
ANOTHER ROUSING TIME
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18 —i/P)—
San Franciscans turned out by the
hundreds of thousands today to wel
come General MacArthur back to
the United States with thunderous
cheers.
Enthusiastic well-wishers blocked
the streets so solidly that his tri
umphal parade through the city’s
streets took twice as long as sched
uled.
An estimated 200,000 people mass
ed in Civic Center to hear him for
mally welcomed back from 14 years
in the Western Pacific.
The crowd went wild when Mc
Arthur arrived. Its greatest- cneers
came when he smilingly assisted his
wife out .of the jam-packed street
up into the reviewing stand.
They quieted when Attorney John
Francis Neylan began the cere
monies. But they broke out again
as soon as he said:
Thunderous Ovatio"
“Douglas MacArthu.', soldier and
statsman is home.”
Another thunderous ovation broke
out as the attorney concluded an
impassioned speech with "God Bless
Douglas MacArthur.”
, The cheers were booming echoes
' of shouts that had reverbrated thru
San Francisco streets for the two
hour-long ride from the St. Francis
hotel to Civic Center a- 9:45 a m.
The ceremony got under way at
11:45 a.m. — an even hour behind
schedule.
THROUGH TO SEWARD
R. A. Swartz with the U. S. For
est Service at Seward stayed over
night at tne Hotel Juneau and
planned lo leave today for Seward.
MacARTHUR
WILL TALK,
CONGRESS
•
General Flying East To
night After Great Wel
come at San Francisco
By Associated Press
Gen. Douglas MncArthur leaves
for Washington today after receiv
ing a boisterous and spontaneous
welcome home in San Francisco,
where he first set foot on conti
nental U. S. A. after 14 years that
made him a national hero.
MacArthur’s big plane Bataan wil
carry him to Washington some tlm<
after midnight tonight. He will ad
dress both Houses of Congress Thurs
day when he is expected to defend
the Asian policies that led to hi
dismissal as supreme commander
President Truman who fired him
said MacArthur’s policies would
lead this country into a third Worlc.
War.
Dispute Divides Nation
The dispute between the Presi
dent and MacArthur has sharplj
divided the country. Republican'
and Democrats are hurling at cacl
other the bitter taunt of “war par
ty.’’ MacArthur is saving his am
munition for his Congressionu
speech. Pressed for comment las.
night, he replied:
“I’m not saying anything until
I get to Washington. What E have
to say is for their ears."
Airport Greeting
The Pacific war hero was greeted
at the airport by California's Oov
Earl Warren, San Francisco’s nlayor
Elmer Robinson and high-ranking
officers of the Army, Navy, Air
Force and Marines. A 17-gun salute
boomed out a military welcome.
Great crowds surged around hi:
plane and upset the official wel
coming. He drove to his hotel, a
drive that normally would take
30 minutes but required 100 min
utes.
"MacArthur for President” signs
bobbed over the heads of the crowds
at the airport. MacArthi^f spoke be
fore a battery of microphones with
deep emotion:
Good To Be Home
"I can’t tell you how good It is
to be home . . . During these long,
long, dreary years Mrs. MaeArthur
and I have talked and thought
about it. . . . This is marvelous
hospitality and a reception that we
will not forget ..."
A spokesman told newsmen there
is little likelihood of a meeting be
tween President Truman and Mac
Arthur in Washington tomorrow
unless a direct invitation comes
from the White House. The Presi
dent gave up an important public
appearance and his usual press con
ference so as not to interfere with
"MacArthur Day” in Washington.
McLEAK TO TELL OF
JUNE GOOD WILL TOUR
ON ALASKA HIGHWAY
Joe McLean will give a report on
the coming good will tour set for
June at a regular luncheon meet
ing of the Juneau Chamber of
I Commerce at the Baranof Hotel
tomorrow.
Members of the Chamber are to
make a trip to Watson Lake and
Tok Junction on the Alaska High
way to put Juneau signs and dis
tribute literature, inviting tourists
to visit Juneau via the Haines cut
off and Chilkoot ferry:
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, Aphil 13 — Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock, today is 27*, American Can
110'i, American Tel. and Tel. 154,
Anaconda 42%, Douglas Aircraft
104, General Electric 56's. General
Motors 53%, Goodyear 78, Kenne
cott 75%, Libby, McNeill and Libby
10%, Northern Pacific 39%, Stand
ard Oil of California 46%, Twen
tieth Century Fox 20%, U. S. Steel
44%, Pound $2.80%, Canadian Ex
change 94.25.
Sales today were 1,780,000 shares.
Averages today were as follows:
Industrials 256.01, rails 83.92, utili
ties 42.35.
k _____________________________
Henry E. Green, Alaska Steam
ship Co. agent, returned to Juneau
on the Denali after a short business
trip to Seattle
THRONG
GREETS
GENERAL
Wild Emotional Jag Takes
Place at San Francisco,
Night and Day
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18 —(if*—
General Douglas MacArthur’s dra
matic home coming was growing
today into the wildest emotional Jag
this city has seen since the tumult
of V-J Day.
Tens of thousands of Bay Area
citizens poured out of their homes
to give the ousted general a second
day welcome expected to over
shadow the riotous greeting he re
ceived last night on his first return
to the mainland In 14 years.
MacArthur captured San Francis
co as surely as his troops conquered
Manila and Leyte and Iwo Jima in
World War II. '
And his parade through cheering
thousands this morning (starting
at 9:45 a.m., PST) will be the climax
to the 'hysterical home coming
party.
Admiration Shown
The hundreds of thousands who
greeted MacArthur last night left
no doubt of their deep admiration of
the hero-soldier regardless of how
they felt about his Asia policies.
People began gathering at the
City Airport three hours before
MacArthurs big shiny Constella
tion transport was due from Hawaii.
As dusk settled over the field
there were abode 10/M0 spectator*
Jammed into a wire-fence enclosure.
Other thousands were unable to get
in.
The ship touched the runway at
B:29 p.m.
. Cheers Go To Roar
The plane rolled to a halt. A wo
man gave a high, hysterical scream
that signalled the temper of the
crowd.
The cheers swelled into a roar.
Mrs. Jean MacArthur stepped from
the plane onto the ramp. Then came
the general wearing his familiar
gold-braided cap and a trenchcoat
buttoned high around his neck. Be
hind him was their 13-year-old son,
Arthur — wide-eyed and grinning.
The official greeting party includ
ed Gov. Earl Warren, Mayor Elmer
Robinson and high-ranking officers
of the Army. Navy, Air Force and
Marines. They moved forward to
shake hands with the MacArthurt.
Plans Knocked Out
MacArthur had requested a brief
ceremony shorn of any pomp except
the customary multary ceremasiiaa
given a five-star general. But a
wave of excitement swept the crowd
and swamped the well-laid plans^
MacArthur walked swiftly before
the guard on an Inspection that
was almost a mob scene.
Trapped in inrong
Mrs. MacArthur and young Ar
thur were trapped in the swirling
throng. They stood helplessly, un
able to move. Friends gathered
around them to form a tight circle
of protection.
Mrs. MacArthur clung to a ‘hfge
bouquet of American Beauty Xdjes
which had been handed to haf^iy
a tiny South Korean girl. The
youngster —7-year-olfi daughter of
a South Korean government official
—had shyly tendered the roses while
clasping a little South Korean flag.
Wide-Eyed Wonder
Young Arthur watched the tu
mult in wide-eyed wonder. Lt. Col.
Anthony Story, MacArthur's per
sonal pilot, threw his arms around
Arthur protectively to shield him
from the jostling throng.
"How does it feel to be home?”
someone asked the boy who was
seeing the mainland for the first
time.
"It feels fine,” he smiled.
Mrs. MacArthur was smiling. Her
eyes were wet with tears.
"It’s simply wonderful,” she said.
“It's simply wonderful. We have
looked forward to this.”
DEHART GETS TROPHY
SIZE MOUNTAIN GOAT
James DeHart, proprietor of De
Hart's store at Auk Bay has on
display in his window a 300-pound
mountain goat head which he ob
tained while hunting last fall. It
is of trophy size.
The head was mounted by Stan
ley Jekill, an Auk Bay neighbor,