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Evening star., 1947-03-15
Letters to The Star From Its Reader
Problems of District Drver-A Note Driving Waldorf
Pity the Weather Man-Righs and Obligations

that unassimilated mass should not be
augmented in any particular.
thoroughly agree with the thought,
though, that considerable emphasis
should be put on the obligations" Of
citizenship as. In recent years. undue
emphasis has been made upon rights" I"
I would like to see check made as to
the use Of the word obligations" against
the word rights" and am sure that the
latter would appear 20 times more than
the former, which is one of the things
that has given so many of our people
misdirection in their functioning as
citizens. 1t. sir, is high time that obli-
cations and duties are emphasized, in
deed. GEORGE T. WILLIAMS.
More on Modern Girls
To the Editor Of The Star:
Just few words from young lady
to the remarks made by Mr.. Glenn
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
DEATH TOLL
IS HIGH ON
THREE DAYS
Violent Accidents Are Re.
sponsibIe for Hundreds
Of Lives Being Taken

At least 448 persons died in vio-
lent accidents over the three-day
Labor Day weekend.
Traffic mishaps accounted for by
far the majority of the tragedies,
with 900 persons dead in crashes on
the nations highways. In addition,
81 persons drowned and II were
killed in other accidents, including
81 deaths in plane crashes.
The traffic toll was higher than
the early estimate of $50 made by
the National Safety Council, but it
was still we'll below the all-time
Labor Day weekend traffic fatality
figure of 423 in 1941 In that year
another 70 drowned and 125 died
in miscellaneous violent mishaps,
bringing the 1941 holidays deaths
to 62l.
California compiled the largest
traffic death toll-23. Texas was
close behind with %, and New York
and Illinois tied with Is each.
The accident death totals by
States cratic, drownings and mis-
coI1onoo,,c1
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
PROVOKED
JAP ASSAULT
SAYS HOOVER
This Country Should Have
Stood Aside, Then Die
lated Peace, His View

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-tR-The
American Magazine today quoted
former President Herbert Hoover
as saying that this country should
have stayed out of World War II
and I'VE never would have been at
tackled by the Japanese if We had
not given them provocation."
In an article for the September
issue, writer Sidney Shalett said
the 73-year-old Republican states
man told him Premier Stain Of
Russia will make international
agreements with the full know
ledge that they aren't with damn
if they do not work out to his
Shalett wrote that Hoover de-
clared in an interview /, would
have been in the best interests OF
world peace if this country had
held aloof from the recent fight
ing with the explanation:
My theory is that, if we had
kept out of the immediate con-
flict, we could have put our sword
down on the table with our econ
omic resources intact and made
a decent peace when the time
for peacemaking came.
Il never believed the British
were in danger of defeat.
When Germany attacked Rus
STA, 1t made British victory pos
sible"
( sshalett said the former Presi-
dent does not feel that either
Communist world domination or
another world war is inevitable,
and holds that economic weapons
of the United States will prevail
in the end despite whole series
of Communist revolutions now un-
der way"
Hoover made a postwar world
as a special representative
of President Truman. Recently he
was appointed by the Republican
House to serve on IL
man commission which will consid-
er ways of streamlinging the
of the Federal govern
ment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
ARE DEAD
IN(ANADIAN
TRAIN CRASH
Holiday SpeeiaI CoIlides
with Express Search
Charred Wretkage

DUGALD, Man, Sept. 2.-R-
At least 35 persons were killed last
night in a collision of vacation
ers' special train and standing
passenger express at the Dugald.
station, 20 miles east of Winni-
peg.
Rescue crews clawed through the
burned, twisted wreckage of the
two trains in an effort to extricate
the dead and injured. The west
bound vacation train smashed
head-on into the express as the
latter was discharging passengers.
Rescue workers telling at the
scene said this morning they had
recovered II bodies from the char
red wreckage of the special train.
two cars of which burst into flame
Immediately after the collision.
Gage Lewis, "a, of Transcona,
Man, engineer of the Canadian
National Railways special which
was bringing Labor Day holidayers
home from the Lake of the Woods
resort, and Mrs. Albert Simpson,
of Winnipeg died enroute to the
hospitals.
How many more bodies might
be buried in the charrsd wreckage
of the coaches no one knew, but
some of the estimates ran high.
All the victims thus far were
said to have been aboard the spec
ial
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
PAA FLIES FLOWERS FROM
HAWAII FOR JUNEAU GUESTS

Carnation leis. flown to Juneau
from Honolulu by and for Pan AM
erican Always, were worn by Mrs.
Clifford Davis and Mrs. Peter Cham
bliss when they left Juneau Monday
with the Outdoors Writers group.
For Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Chambliss,
and Mrs. Frank Dufresne, only wom-
en- on the Alaskan tour of the
OWAA, Mrs. Ernest Gruening and
others who had assisted with OWAA
plans while the group was in Ju-
neau, Joseph Fessio. Pan American
Always executive from San Fran
cisco, arranged to have leis and Or
chids flown from Hawaii.
The baby orchids were made into
corsages for PAA by the Juneau
Florists.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
LIONS ARE GUESTS
OF R0TARIANS TODAY

Members of the Lions Club were
guests at the Rotary luncheon held
this noon in the Gold Room OF
the Baranof Hotel. Highlight OF
the meeting were reports given by
Mayor Waino Hendrickson ana
Frank Maier, winner of Juneau's
Soap Box Derby, on their recent
trip to Akron, Ohio. DR.. John
Geyer, President OF the Lions
Club was spokesman for his or
ganization and he spoke briefly on
the betterment of relationships be-
tween the two organizations.
Guests at the meeting included
Hans Floe of Hawk Inlet. Harry
Kristofferson, Kodiak, Joe Cheairs,
San Bernardino, Calf, Leonard
Hopkins, Anchorage, and T. A.
Fletcher of Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
New Records,
One Fatality
Dol Air Meet
-Four Planes Crash During
Widest Race in Sport
Flying History

CLEVELAND, Sept. AFFAIR
racings newly crowned champions,
preparing to go home with more
than 100000 in prize money,
paused today to study the record
of the widest race in sport fly
ing history.
Four planes. dug into the west
dirt near Municipal Airport dur
ing the running of the Thompson
trophy classic at the National Air
Races yesterday. The toll was one
pilot dead, two injured and one
able to walk away from a mass OF
burning wreckage.
The day, rich in flying marks.
SAX Cook Cleland of Cleveland
boost the worlds closed course
record to 1861 miles an hour, a
Jump of IL miles, and set new
Thompson mark for one lap by
turning up 4044 miles an hour.
Cleland's performance in the
20-lap 300-mile race for $4,000
first prize topped brilliant three
day exhibition. A second Cleland
entry flown by Richard Becker OF
suburban Willoughby, finished in
second place.
The third Cleland plane figured
in the days tragedy. Tony jan
nazo. popular young filler, crash
ed with it in the seventh lap and
died in the wreckage. All three
planes were Corsair Navy fighters
powered with the largest and most
powerful reeiprocating engines ever
flown.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
SENATE LANDS
SUBCOMMITTEE
IS IMPRESSED
Butler Anxious 10 Hear
What AIdskans Have
on Their Minds

A brief visitor in Juneau last
evening following arrival of the
Fish and Wildlife Service flagship
Brant on which his committee
travelled north from Ketchikan.
Senator Hugh Butler (R-Nebraska)
chairman of the Senate Public
Lands Committee, stated that he Is
delighted to have made the trip
and believes the people OF Alaska
will profit from it.
Every member of the commit
tee" Senator Butler continued,
has been tremendously impressed
W,sh the possibilities of Develop
ment of Alaska development that
will Benefit not only the people OF
Alaska but also the people OF the
48 States"
Senator Butler indicated that
the present trip has reasurred him
and his colleagues Of the wisdom
of the legislation passed by this
Congress opening up the forests
of Southeast Alaska to establish
ment of pulp and newsprint in
dustry. The stamp of approval
placed by Senator Buffers COM
mittee upon that legislation was
vital in securing its passage by the
Senate.
In a brief interview here last
evening, Senator Butler stated that
he is lust as interested in the
industrial development of Alaska
as in the development of his own
State, Nebraska. He hopes that te-
fore his present term in the Sem
ate has expired, his commi tee
will have many other things, just
as important, to show for the de-
velopment of Alaska, besides pulp
industry
His committee, Senator Butler
added, is also greatly interested
in matters of health and educa-
ton and in development of the
military defense. His group is
also studying the problems of state
hood. Other members of the sub
committee headed here by Senator
Butler are: Senator Zales N. Ecton
(R- Montana) Senator Arthur v.
Watkins tR-U tah) Senator Ernest
w. Mcfarland CD-Arizona)
Regarding development OF the
defense of Alaska, Senator Butler
declared he does not think there
will Re a third war, but he hopes
he is not so foolish not to be
prepared for any eventuality."
Round Table Talks
The Butler group held a public
hearing upon its arrival at Ketchi-
kan and participated in round
table discussions with residents at
Wrangell and Petersburg. He sad
his committee is most interested
in hearing from every Alaskan who
has something to say and are con-
cerned that their meetings In the
n
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OF JUNEAU Open

Predictions of greatly in
creased school enrolment went by
the board today, as the Grade
School registration dropped from
last years 905 to $50 students
trooping into their classes this
morning.
Principal Henry Harmon reported
1879 pupils enrolled in the High
School, including 10 freshmen,
largest first year class in some
time Harmon expects the enroll
ment to reach slightly over 500
when late students have register
ed, or about the same as last
year.
All the High School teaching
staff is on the job today excepting
Alfred Bentur, band instructor,
whose appointment was completed
on Sunday.
Bentur is graduate of Mil
waukee State Teachers College,
Wisconsin, and laugh last year at
Malta, Montana, Harmon expects
he will probably arrive in Juneau
late this week.
No formal classes were held to-
day in either the Elementary or
High School, Teachers were busy
assigning students, and handing
out Textbooks. Some first day
work assignments were made in the
Grade School, but regular class
work will not start until tomorrow
morning.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
TRUMAN PLEDGES HEMISPHERE DEFENSE
OPPORTUNITY

Channel Area residents this
evening will have an unusually
fine opportunity to lay their
convictions regarding the prob
lens of Alaska before men who
are in position really to do
something about them.
Members of the visiting Sem
ate Small Business subcOmmit-
tee on newsprint, headed by
Senator Homer E. Capehart,
will be guests at a host din
ner at the Salmon Creek Coun-
try Club, at $3.50 o'clock. This
dinner is being arranged by
municipal officials and civic
groups, with Mayor Waino Z.
Hendrickson probably acting as
POSTMASTER.
The real residents Of this
community will be able to sit
down alongside the Senators
that is what they are anxious
for. They want to listen to the
actual citizens Of Alaska, and
the dinner is open to all who
want to attend. Reservations
may be made in advance with
the Country Club or will be ac-
cepted at the door.
The Senators in the group
were much impressed by spon-
famous comments Of the people
of Petersburg at a breakfast
there attended by more than
100 of the residents of that city.
and they are hopeful that to-
nights affair here will be even
more productive.
This is the townspe0ple's
chance for a big inning-Fed-
eral officials will not be in
charge.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
BATTLE MOOD
MARKS LABOR
DAY 0RAToRY
Organized Labor Headmen
Pledge About Fight on
Taft-HarfIey Law
(By The Associated Press

4 Fighting words marked Labor's
observance of its own holiday this
year as leaders pledged an all
out battle to strike the Taft-Hart-
4 ley Act from the statute books.
CIO President Philip Murray de-
clared American workers are in a
fighting mood" And AFL Pres
ident William Green asserted that
labor is rallying its forces to
; fight against oppression and de-
preston"
, Murray, speaking by radio from
Kansas City, hammered at the
economic consequences he foresees.
I want to say most en-
4 phatically," he declared, that the
nation is heading toward another
depression-a depression that could
easily make the last one appear
to be only minor economic set
back.
= Il am not saying that another
depression is just around the
corner" the CIO Chief continued.
1 am saying that the present trend
of higher profits and smaller and
smaller purchasing power must be
> halted and reversed if we are to
avoid economic chaos in the flu
ture."
AS for the fight he said is ahead,
Murray pictured American working
men and women as determined
that their unions will not be
weakened"
They are determined to change
the anti-labor complexion of Con-
gress," he went on. They are de-
termined to wipe the infamous
Taft-Hartley law from the statute
looks"
Green, addressing Labor Day
rally at Chicago's Soldier Field,
: pledged that the AFLs fight will
be waged mot with ill-considered
strikes, but with ballots, in the
peaceful, democratic, and Ameri-
can way"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
IS YEAR RESIDENT
FRED MARIINS0n dies
AT St. AIMS TODAY

Fred Martinson, Alaskan resi-
dent since shortly after the close
of the First World War, passed
away today at 1905 a. m. in st.
AIMS Hospital.
Martinson was Sc years old,
and was born in Sweden. He
served overseas in the First World
War, and since has had varied
career working in Alaska as fish
erman, construction laborer and
miner.
He was the owner of a 32-foot
numbered troller, which is being
fished at present by another man.
Only known relative is an unnam-
ed brother, living in Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
N0RAH FROM SOUTH

Canadian Pacific steamer Princess
Norah arrived in port today at p.
m. from Vancouver.
Discriminating in Juneau were YER
non Brandenburg, Thomas g..
Crooks, Thomas L. Crooks, Alta Cor
man, Ida M. J. Jensen, Clyde M
Jensen, Sandra l.. Jensen, Helen
Kelly, Dorothy A. Miller. Suzanne
l.. Miller, Olene r. Volkman, Mr.
and Mrs. Roland B. Wurster and
daughter Emily. a
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
kET(HIkAN YOUTH
SHOT AND KILLED
IN GUN ACCIDENT

Thor Leding, 10, was shot and
killed yesterday at Ketchikan by
Bernard johnson, 20, according to
telegram received today by U. S.
Marshal William t. Mahoney, from
his Ketchikan deputy. The tele'-
gram stated that Leding's death
appeared to have been an acct
dent.
Johnson was arrested and ap-
peared today before U. S. Com
missioner P. j. Gilmore for ar
raignment on a charge of careless
use of firearms He posted ST 900
bond and was released pending a
hearing.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
DEER HUNTING IS
JUST THAT, HUNTING

Very little luck was had by To-
cal hunters, on the opening day
of the deer season. Most reported
only a good soaking from rain
and wet brush, while a few saw
game but were unable to approach
closely enough to bag it.
One buck, two-pointer. was
brought down from the the top OF
Nevada Mountain by 15-year-old
Clifford Cole. Some hunters bag
ged grouse.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.@R-Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is SIS, American Can
88, Anaconda 35A, Curtiss- Wright
5A, International Harvester 86al,
Kennecott 45h, New York Central
15A, Northern Pacific 201R, U. S.
Steel TN, Pound $4.03.
Averages today are as follows: In
dustrials, 1882; rails, 1888; utili-
ties, $3.50.
Stocks were firm today in quiet
trading. Bonds were irregularly
higher and U. S. Government bonds
were easy Curb stocks were higher.
Cotton was lower.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
BABY GIRL FOR PAGES

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Page are
the proud parents of baby girl
born on Sunday afternoon at st.
AIMS Hospital The baby, who tip
ped tn escales at six pounds, two
ounces. is the first child Of the
Pages. Mr.. Page is Assistant Archi-
tect with the Construction Office of
the Alaska Native Service.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
INFANTRY SQUAD IS
ALASKA BOUND FOR
YUKON EXERCISES

SEATTLE, Sept 2.-lR-Sixty-
four officers and men, comprising
the second contingent of the Sec
ond infantry divisions, will leave
today from McChord Field, for
Big Delta, Alaska, for Exercises
Yukon"
The group includes clothing ex-
perts, photographers, transporta-
ton personnel and Signal Corps
specialists who will prepare facil-
tiles for the main body of troops,
which will arrive in November.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
Sen. (apehart
m m ittee
ArrivesHere
Pulp Mill and
Power Sites Visited
Enroute 10 Juneau

Convinced that Alaska's potential
pulpwood supply can be developed
to aid in meeting newsprint short
ages in the United States and to
provide this rich area with year.
around industry, the members of the
Senate small business subcommittee
on newsprint arrived here yesterday
afternoon following five days aboard
the Coarst Guard cutter Wachusett
during which they cruised to the
various sites selected for newsprint
mills and power stations.
Before showing off today on the
Wachusett to visit the proposed mill
and power sites in Port Snettisam
near here, Senator Homer E. Cape
hart, CR.-IndJ, chairman of the sub
committee, said
THE Tongass National Forest in
scenic and rich Southeast Alaska
should easily produce more than one
million tons of newsprint each year
which would more than meet the
1947 shortage of newsprint and the
estimated shortages of the future.
Development of this industry
which would employ many persons
throught the year would be of ire
mendous value to the future of
Alaska without harming the Terri
torys fishing industry or its great
attraction to tourists. The committee
is confident that the project is a
worthwhile one in every detail"
With Senator Capehart on the
tour of the projected mill and power
sites are Senators Harry p Cain,
(R.- WASH, and Allen P. Ellender,
CD.-La)
Rain and Fog
Drawing driving rain and fog for
two days as the Wachusett circled
Revillagigedo Island out of Ketchi-
kan at the start of the cruise the
committee viewed several sites for
power developments and the project
ed newsprint mill at Ward Cove,
only few miles from Ketchikan.
The third day out the Wachusett
carried the committee into Bradfield
Canal for inspection of additional
mill and power sites and then into
Wrangell where a public hearing
was held in conjunction with the
Senate Public Lands Committee
which was met there as it pro-
ceeded through Alaska studying the
problem of Alaskan statehood.
More than 100 townspeople at
tended the hearing and the discus
sion of Alaska's varied problems
produced valuable material for both
Senate committees.
Clearing weather
Senator Capeharts committee
then proceeded through the con-
tinuing rain and fog on the fourth
day to additional power sites and
halted at Petersburg on Sunday
night for another public hearing
where the three Senators again OBJ
tanned additional information on
newsprint, logging, fishing, trans
portation and statehood problems.
Yesterday the committee steamed
into clearing weather for Juneau.
The Capehart party left this
morning for Port Snettisham, the OLD
Speel River location for pulp mill,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
BIRTHDAY PARTY

A birthday party was given III
honor of Dean Royal johnson. son
of Mrs. Bernice johnson. who was
IL years old yesterday. The party,
which was attended by IS boys and
girls, was held at his mothers home
in the Erwin Apartments. Games
we're played during the afternoon
after which ice cream, cake and
punch was served.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02

WASHINGTON - Contrary to
plans, yesterday was not 75-year-
old william Green's last Labor Day
as President of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
He will be reelected for an
others CHS 24th) term at the AFL
convention in San Francisco in
October.
Weary and ailing, Green had in
tended to close his active career
this year After his reelection
at the 1916 convention, he stated
privately it would be his last
term. But two major develop
ments have changed the situation.
One was the inability of the
inner clique of the AFL rulers of
AFL to get together on a sue
cessor to Green. While he is pres
ident, Green is actually little
more than a figurehead Real
ALL control is welded by a small
coterie consisting of John L. Lewis,
William ("Big Bill') Hutchinson,
carpenter boss; Dan Tobin, team
ster car, and George Meany,
burly AFL secretary-treasurer.
All these moguls, plus sundry
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
SIMMONS HERE

Richard Simmons, who is a bio
chemist with the research DEPART
ment of the Pacific American Fish
cries, is staying at the, Baranof
Hotel. He has been at Petersburg
for the past three weeks and will
leave for his home in Bellingham
on Wednesday. His wife is the
former Jean SimpkinS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
BETA SIGMA PHI MEETS

A regular meeting OF the Beta
Sigma Phi will be held tomorrow
evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Gold
Room of the Baranof Hotel. All
members are asked to attend this
important meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
AL WHITE GUEST OF
SENATOR CAPEHART ON
PORT SNETTISHAM TRIP

AL White, as the guest of Senator
Capehart, made the trip today
aboard the Coast Guard cutter
Wachusetts to Port Snettisham.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
WEATHER REPORT

Temperature for 24-Hour
, Period Ending 7;30 O'Clock
This Morning
In Juneau-Maximum, 81;
minimum, SO.
At Airport-Maximum, S.;
minimum, SO.
WEATHER FORECAST
Juneau and vicinity)
Occasional light rains and
} not much change in tempera-
ture tonight and Wednesday.
, PRECIPITATION
, past "a hours ending 7;30 a m. today
} In Juneau - 0.6 inches;
, since Sept. /, l.55 inches;
} since July l, l4.77 inches
At Airport - OF inches:
} since Sept. 1, IS inches;
} since July l, 11.27 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess North, from Vancouver,
arrived in port at 2 o'clock this pm.
Baranof. from Seattle, going west,
scheduled to arrive at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon.
Alaska scheduled to sail from Sc
attic this afternoon.
Grommet Refer scheduled to sail
from Seattle Thursday.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver 8 pm Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
NINA COUGHLIN RETURNS

Mrs. Minna Coughlin returned
Saturday via PAA from Portland
after several weeks in the south for
medical treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
FROM HAWK INLET

Hans Floe, of Hawk Inlet, is at
the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-02
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
BY ROBERT S. ALLEN

Editors Note While Drew
Pearson is on a brief vacation,
the Washington Merry-Go-
Round is being written by his
old partner, Robert s. Allen.)
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