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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-13
By JIM HUTCHINSON
Press Correspondent)


 GEN MacARTHUR' H E A D. QUARTERS IN THE PHILIP PINES, Jan. 13-Sixth Army yanks captured five highway junctions at San Carlos Friday as they punched forward in force at points 12 miles from their beachheads along the main roads leading to Manila and nearing apparent de- fense centers.
 General Douglas MacArthurs communique said today, "Our drive southward from the Lingayen Gulf has continued unchecked" But it mentioned more stiff fighting on the left flank and declared, "In- creasing enemy contacts indicate that forward units are entering the zone of enemy concentrations"
 North American war planes, in low strafing assaults on motor columns, destroyed more than 200 vehicles, five tanks, many loco- motives and 40 freight cars.
 They wiped out 46 small Japa- nese freighters and one large transport attempting to unl ca d at San Fernando. The port, 45 miles north of the Tank beach, head, was erased by naval units and torpedo bombers. The tor pedo planes attacked at dawn Thursday, but were driven off by intense anti-aircraft fire. Five U. s. Destroyers then steamed in and made short work of the audacious enemy reinforcement try, sinking or badly damaging the entire enemy fleet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-13
FIVE pASSENGERS IN
 ON ALASkA AIRLINES

An Alaska Airlines plane arriving at the Juneau Airport late yesterday brought the following passengers from Anchorage; E. E.. Jensen, L. E. Hammersley s. Downs, William Keller, Cecelia Currie.
 Leaving this morning for An chorage were MT. and Mrs. Robert Totten and child.
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LED0 ROAD INTO
 CHINA IS READY
 FOR TRUCKS NOW

MYITKYINA, Burma, Jan. 13.- The first Allied motor convoy des- tined for China in two and half years and the first ever to cross Burma from India is now ready to leave Ledo, India with vital war sup plies for American and Chinese troops.
 The trucks will travel 1000 miles along the Ledo Road, construction of which was begun a year and a half ago
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Tanks Punch
 12 Miles from
 LingayenG Gulf
Sirafing Planes Wreck Jap Motor Convoy and
 Landing Attempt

Mac ARTHUR HEADQUAR- TIERS, Jan. 13-One American column gained three miles in "A hours up to Thursday midnight, reaching San Carlos and Mala- siqui, about 12 miles from the coast. Not a single Jap was heard in the Malasiqui area and only scattered sniper fire in the San Carlos section.
 On the extreme right flank Tanks found deserted trenches and pillboxes.
 Japs in the foothills pumped shells into the American posi- tiOns for 60 to 70 minutes be- fore dawn last Wednesday until warships silenced them.
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BACK FROM STATES

Christian A. Roust returned to Juneau by plane yesterday after noon after short visit in the States. He is a former member of the Territorial Legislature from the Second Division. He and his family will remain in Juneau for the next two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-13
THREE OUT ON PA

The following passengers left Ju- neau today for Seattle aboard PAA plane: Ut. Charles Swavely, Jack Loushae, Leonard Sesters.
 Arriving from Fairbanks were the following: Clyde Joyce, Maurice Johnson.
 From Whitehorse-Harry Morin.
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HOSPITAL NOTES

Martha Hawkins was admitted to the Government Hospital today for medical attention.
 Angeline Gromoff from St. Paul Island was admitted to the Gov ernment Hospital yesterday for medical attention
 Nancy Blake, a medical patient, was discharged yesterday from the Government Hospital
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-13
The Washington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON ct. Col Robert S. Allen now on active service with the Army.)

MERRY GO-MOORE U...F .-..--.-
 WASHINGTON-Not many out side the White House realize 1t, but there is little love lost between the President of the United States and his Assistant President, ex- Justice Jimmy Byrnes. In fact, most of the recent recommendations which Byrnes made to Congress for tightening up the war were made without consulting FD.R. Byrnes not only made these recommendation on his own, but announced the fact in a press con- ference.
 Furthermore, Byrnes flouted one of the standing rules laid down by the White House in this and other Administrations, not to issue policy recommendations affecting other departments without consulting the departments involved.
 In his recommendations to Con- gress, the popular South Carolina jurist abruptly threw all this to the winds. He talked about taxes with ou even a whisper of consultation with Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, tht man who has to handle taxes.
 He let loose on labor strikes without a word to Chairman of the War Labor Board, Will Davis, the man who has to handle strikes. He even made a crack, indirectly, against Davis about handling the Petrillos in the same way as the Averys, despite the fact that Byrnes himself had advised Davis not to crack down on Petrillo when the musicians union chief got out of bounds.
 The result is Morgenthau is lrked, Will Davis is irked, and most of all the President is irked.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-13
PETERSONS BACK

MT. and Mrs. Maynard Peterson and children have returned to Ju- neau by steamer after spending a two-months' vacation in the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-13
BACK IN TOWN

David A. Hoffman, Juneau repre- sentative of the Lomen Commercial Company, returned to Juneau on the Princess Norah after spending the holidays with his family in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-13
CLYDE SHERMAN IN

Major Clyde G. Sherman, former credit agent for the Office of Indian Affairs at Nome. is on terminal leave here pending discharge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-13
ANCHORAGE VISITOR

z. J. Loussac, Anchorage busi- nessman, and formerly in business in Juneau is registered at the Bar anof Hotel.
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ROOSEvELT'S HANDS TIED

However, there isn't much the President can do about it. He persuaded Byrnes to remain on the job as war mobilizer after the Ma tional Democratic Convention in Chicago when Jimmy's feelings were hurt over the Vice-Presiden- tial turn-down. He also went over Byrnes' head to pick Stettinius as Secretary of State when Jimmy thought he was going to get the No. l Cabinet post.
 So Jimmy, being one of the shrewdest men in Washington, knows F.D.R. can't fire him, and it looks as though he was going to throw his weight around.
 Almost every observer who watches Washington work feels it is an excellent thing to have a No. 2 man around the White House to handle domestic problems-pro- vided he is pulling together with the President The President, con- centrating on the war and foreign relations, now as never before needs such an administrator.
 Byrnes is able, astute, influential. The trouble is, however, Cabinet members are not quite sure at the moment whether Byrnes, when he makes certain moves, is really representing the President. Also,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-13
CLAYTON HERE

c. w. Clayton, registering from Juneau, is guest of the Hotel Juneau.
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FROM PELICAN

Mrs. Vera Ticknor of Pelican City is guest of the Gastineau Hotel.
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FROM WASHINGTON

Ernest Talbot is registered at the Baranof Hotel from Auburn, Wash.
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SELLERS HERE

R. w. Sellers of. Anchorage is a guest of the Baranof Hotel.
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CURTIN IS HERE

R. Curtin of Wrangell is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
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ANCHORAGE VISITORS

F. B. Davison of Anchorage is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-13
FROM SEATTLE

John Likness is a guest of the Baranof Hotel. He is registered from Seattle.
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VITAL SMASHES MADE AGAINST NIPS
ROOSEVELT MAY VISIT
 GAY pAREE

PARIS, Jan. 13 - Presidential Secretary Stephen Early is due here next month.
 It is expected Early may make arrangements for a Roosevelt visit to French Supreme Headquarters.
 It was announced last night that Early will visit Europe to consult with public relations officials at French headquarters.
 The White House made no com- ment today on the above Paris dispatch.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-13
STEWART HERE

Robert Stewart is registered at the Baranof Hotel from Seattle.
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FIRST, THIRD
 ARMIES PRESS
 ON H0UFFALIzE
Nazi Retreat Docs No Seem 10 Have Been
 Concluded, Report

BULLETIN-PARI Jan. l3- First Army infantry and tanks opened a general assault today against the northern side of the shrinking German bulge and scored substantial initial gains on a 30-mile front.
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Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14
MEsDAMEs
Leave for West

Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Gar
rels left on Friday for Cali
fornia to be gone a month.
En- route they will stop in Chi
cago for a short visit with
their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Garrels.
Miss Virginia Osborn. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Paul V.
Osborn. is spending this week
end in Syracuse, N. Y, where
she went TO attend an engage
nent party given by a former
classmate at Sweetbriar College.
Her brother. Paul. returns next
week from his sophomore year
at NJ. /. T.
Miss Madeleine White. daugh-
ter OF the Kenneth Whites, has
returned from New York where
she has made her home for the
last year.
The Rev. Roiiin ]. Fairbanks.
formerly rector OF st. James
Church but now chaplain at the
. Massachusetts, General Hospital
bin Boston. will arrive on Oct.
20 10 spend a week with friends
on the island.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14
Col. taub Home

1t. Col. Kenneth d. Lauh
returned this week from Ger
many where he has been doing
liaison work.
Cmdr. John c. Wright joined
Mrs. Wright this week at their
residence. Halcyon Place. He
has been stationed at Glenview.
Ill, since his return from New
Caledonia and has now received
his discharge,
1t Col. John McNabb is sail
ing this week for home from
Europe after having spent
wear in the reconnaissance divi-
sion Of the Army Air Forces.
He is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Duncan j. McNabb.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14
Faculty Wives
Meet Thursday

THE FACULTY WIVES
CLUB Of Wayne University
will begin It's 2lSt year Thurs
day At 100 p. m. with a meet
ing in the downtown YWCA.
Austin Grant will be guest
speaker.
Mrs. Marshall A. Wheatley is
the new president and Mrs.
Donald c. MacLachlan is pro-
gram chairman.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14
tuesday Meeting
To Open Season

THE HTERS OF
AMERICAN COLONISTS will
hold their first meeting Of the
| fall season on Tuesday in the
home Of Mrs. Alfred w. Crabb
Of Devonshire road. Tea will
he served. Mrs. Ralph Emer-
son Wisner. national chaplain,
will be honored.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14

Lions Unit TO Meet
THE NORTHEAST LIONS
LADIES AUXILIARY will meet
at the home of Mrs. John
Bonen of Drexel avenue, on
Monday evening at $50 p. m.
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Crosse lie
Party Held
CROSSE lie, Oct. 13.

hostesses at luncheon
Friday at the Crosse lie Golf
and Country Club were Mrs.
Whitney Sawyer and Mrs.
Wayne Jewell. II was given
before the first meeting OF the
Friday musicale at which Emily
adams Mutter was violin SOLO
ist. accompanied by Margaret
Mannebach at the piano. In
Xited were:
Evening star., 1945-10-21
ndler Kept Promise Himself and Proved the Prophets Wrong

attended the Water Gate series last
summer.
It has presented 312 different solo,
lists and played IN Ill different cities
besides Washington.
1t has performed S91 different Or
chestral works and played 56 world
premieres.
But There Were Troubles
That ought to hold the prophets OF
doom, but Mr.. Kinder frankly admits
it hasn't all been smooth sailing.
II was just too dumb Dutch to give
up. OF course, you think about quitting
in your low moments and then you
start to fight again. That nasty nature
of mine always fights"
Back in 1881, when he started to form
his orchestra, the musicians had to be
paid separately for each rehearsal and
each concert. There wasn't the money
to pay them on a regular basis. The
musicians had been hit hard by the
depression. They played wherever they
could get an engagement and If they
couldn't get an engagement they did
whatever they could.
'It was bad enough when found my
musicians were playing between the
knives and forks" DR.. Kinder recalled,
but ! remember how Mortified I was
Evening star., 1945-10-21

standards of the orchestra and to give
more opportunities to young composers.
DR.. Kinder remembers the first
Water Gate concert as If it were yester-
day.
That was in 1885. There was no
canvass covering the front of the barge
and it was frightfully hot during the
rehearsal. stripped to my undershirt
and the sun beat down. BY the time the
rehearsal was over was suffering from
an acute sunburn.
by pm. it had started to rain. I
was sure there would be no concert so
I went home and fell asleep. At 4:30
there came a message that the chief of
police wanted me on the telephone. I
thought, This is all that's lacking now
Tremblingly answered the phone. He
wanted to know if there would be
concert. 7 told him didn't think so
because it was raining. He advised me
to 60 ahead with it. He said he was
sure the rain would stop. At pm.
the sun came out.
"An hour before the concert, hailed
cab. always go to concerts an hour
before time because get very nervous
The cab driver told me there was mob
at the Water Gate. thought he meant
500 people. We didn't expect more than
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Prevention of Blindness
Group Battles Glaucoma
Bv Ruth Dean.

She was a woman in her Cos. She
that she seemed to be losing her sight
and that there was much eye pain.
Her case was referred to a doctor who
diagnosed it as glaucoma. An immedi-
ate operation was necessary. She told
the doctor she couldn't have it. She had
a cancer removed and was afraid she
would die if she had another operation.
Her husband had made her promise that
she would not stay at the hospital
But after the doctor and case worker
assured her that an operation was all
that could save her sight, she had it
done. Today, thanks to the District of
Columbia Society for the Prevention of
Blindness, she is we'll and can see with
the help of glasses.
1t is many cases like this that the
society, a member of the Council of
Social Agencies and the Community
Chest, has helped to remedy through its
own board of directors and medical
case worker stationed at the Glaucoma
Clinic, Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital
Conserving Vision
Founded in 1896 by the late DR..
William H. Wilmer of Johns Hopkins
University. and Mrs. Allen L. Worries, the
society has dedicated itself to the pro-
motion of activities which will prevent
blindness and conserve vision in the
fields of health, education, industrial
safety and welfare. Mrs. Margaret R.
Osterman, its executive director, says
one of the society's more serious prob
lens is glaucoma, because SO many
people may have it and not know they
have It,"
Glaucoma is serious eye condition
which is not durable but only controlla-
BILE. 1t causes approximately II per
cent of the blindness in adults. It is
characterized by increased pressure
within the eyeball which gradually
brings about damage to the optic nerve
resulting in partial or total blindness,
the degree of blindness depending upon
how soon the condition is discovered
and given medical attention.
In general there are two types Of
glaucoma: The acute type, which early
manifests itself in obvious physical
symptoms such as severe pain. and red
ness of the eyes, and the chronic or
more common type, which is SO insidious
in nature. that it often progresses SO
slowly that the vision in one eye may be
completely lost before the condition is
discovered and remedied.
Though person suffering from this
type of glaucoma may feel no pain, he
may be warned Of his condition through
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when I discovered some of them were
actually peddling on the street"
Money was always a headache but
there have been others. The orchestra
has had to rehearse in Riverside Sta
dium, in a brewery and in school au-
ditoriums.
"The worst has been the schools" !"
DR.. Kinder decided. Right in the
softest part of the music, the school bells
start ringing and the children stream
in and OUT
And Some Went Away
And then there were the raids on the
orchestra. The best men would get Of
fers to go to other orchestras for more
pay, and DR.. Kinder didn't feel he
should try to stop them When the war
came, every orchestra started losing men
to the service and then the other
orchestras showed no pity in taking
my men away" That's when DIR.
Kinder started his tricks around the
country for talent, taking musicians out
of the Conservatives and even out of
high schools to work with them tire
lessly until they fitted"
Each year, he wanted to try some
thing new, something to bring the
music to more people, to raise the
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ity to make the grade account for
most failures. But there are many
heartening stories of servicemen win
ming through despite the hurdles.
One such was Pfc. Charles N. Girard,
%, of River Rouge, Mich. He came
to school after surviving 27 shrapnel
wounds at Guadalcanal and with his
left arm amputated below the shoulder
and his right leg half inch shorter
than his left one.
Pvt. Girard completed high school
in the Army hospital. He entered with
the second class at American Univer-
sity. A month after school started he
was going downstairs at the YMCA
when his bad leg crumpled and he
fell the rest of the way. He was laid
up week, and graduation with his
class appeared impossible But Pvt.
Girard not only made it, he was chosen
president of his class.
Another to come back to complete the
course was Sergt. Garland S. Ladd, %,
of Hopkinsville, KY. A veteran who
left his right leg below the knee in
Tu1isia, he was forced to leave the
first class five weeks after school started
because the scar on his leg opened. On
the day his original classmates were
graduated, Sergt. Ladd began his sec
ond go at the course. This time he
finished, being graduated with distinc-
ton on May 20, 1945
A Miracle Saved Him
A miracle case at the school was Pvt.
David Pogoloff, "a, of Brooklyn He was
wounded in both legs on December Is,
1e43, at Venafro, Italy was given NOR
phine on the battlefield and awoke next
morning to find his company caught be-
tween German and American gunfre.
He lay there between the fighting for
two days and three nights only the cold
night air stopping the flow of blood.
The third day both sides stopped
fighting long enough to bring their
wounded in. Pvt. Pogolof was taken to
hospital in Naples, where on Christ
mas eve, 1s43, his right leg was ampu-
tated.
The doctor gave orders to the nurse
to stay with Pvt. Pogolof until he died.
A Catholic chaplain gave the Jewish
youth last rites. Next morning the sol-
dier opened his eyes, looked at the nurse
and whispered, Merry Christmas"
The nurse ran for the doctor and
chaplain. During the day the chaplain,
white faced, kept coming back, each
time patting Pvt Pogolof on the shoul-
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1000 at most. When got there, found
many thousands
That was one of the rewards for his
stubborn persistence. There have been
many others. He remembers one time
when Helen Traubel was recalled for
one curtain call after another Each
time, she insisted he accompany her to
face the cheering audience. Finally, he
insisted that she go out alone. She did
so but after she had bowed to the audi
ence, she turned and blew kiss to his
music stand.
And he remembers when the orchestra
accompanied Rachmaninof for two con-
certs-one in Baltimore on a Friday
night and in Washington the next night.
After the Baltimore performance, Rach-
maninoff said nothing. After the Wash
ington concert, the great pianist turned
to Dr. Kinder and said, with smile,
Last night in Baltimore, it was very
good. Tonight, it was perfect. played
better"
The greatest recognition, of course,
has been the increased audiences and
the greater financial backing-as we'll
as the fact that the orchestra can now
take its pick of the out-of-t en-
gagements.
Among the Best
Said E. r. Finkenstaedt, president of
The National Symphony Association:
"Dr. Kinder started this organization
from nothing and has built an orchestra
which ranks among the best. Sometimes
I think the people of our community
do not. appreciate enough what DR..
Kinder has done for music and for our
city in this great achievement.
"He has done things with this great
organization in reaching people which,
as we look back, seem insurmountable.
Hundreds of thousands of men, women,
boys and girls, here and elsewhere, have
benefited from our school concerts, our
1890 concerts, our forums, our Wednes-
day night subscription and our Sunday
afternoon concerts.
This year, the National Symphony
Orchestra will advertise our National
Capital as no other local enterprise ever
has done. The orchestra is playing in
"a cities in 10 States. Some day we
anticipate that it will play in all 48
States"
DR.. Kinder, too, is looking ahead. He
dreams of bigger orchestra, longer
concert seasons, hall of its own for
the orchestra, nationally sponsored
conservatory to produce the finest mu-
sicians.
When you reach little height he
explained, you are not only judged
more critically but your own horizons
broaden
Then he smiled, and added with the
remnants of his Dutch accent:
Foreigners don't talk any more
about a country without symphony
orchestra in its Capital Now they're
always requesting US to let artists from
their countries perform as soloists with
the National Symphony Orchestra"
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his visual reaction to natural phenom-
ena around him. If he sees colored
halos around artificial lights, or his
vision is foggy in the morning, or he
finds he needs much stronger light with
which to read by. he should waste no
time in seeing an ophthamologist.
This is where an important work Of
the society comes into play, for it is
able to recommend to those who come
to them fearing they have the symp-
toms of glaucoma, the names of three
qualified ophthamologist to whom they
can turn for treatment. The important
part of treatment. Mrs. Osterman
stresses, is constant medication. Glau-
coma patients, once their condition Is
discovered, must remain under constant
medical supervision the rest Of their
lives. Only when the pressure on the
optic nerve becomes too acute, is an
operation necessary. Often combina-
tion of both forms of treatment achieves
better results, depending upon the indi-
vidual's eye condition,
State of Mind Important
Important too is the patients psy-
Geological well-being, adds Mrs. Oster-
man. This is why the placement of
medical social case worker in a local
hospital has helped so much in the So
cietys work. 1t is the case worker who
makes it point to know and UNDER
stand the patient as an individual, to
review with him his understanding Of
his condition and cooperation in carry
ing out the doctors orders. 1t has been
demonstrated in several cases, accord
ing to Mrs. Osterman, that an upset or
highly excited state of mind may often
be directly responsible for a sudden at
tack of glaucoma.
There are those, however, who come
to the society in more advanced stages
of glaucoma, which necessitates their
changing their occupation or looking
for some means of support of dependents
whom they can no longer care for. In
its role as member of the Council Of
Social Agencies, the society Is able to
take care of their problems by referring
them to the right community agency.
Those who have lost only part of their
sight are referred to the D. c. Voca-
tional Rehabilitation Service, while
those who have completely lost their
sight may be sent to the Goodwill Indus
tries. Glaucoma patients with any
family problems find the Family Service
Association can aid them.
The society hopes though that the
number of these unfortunate cases win
become less as an informed public be-
comes increasingly aware of glaucoma
as an insidious public enemy, potentially
dangerous to its welfare.