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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
Russian Sub Sighted

d There is no question but that
Russia is directing the Korean war.
However, no Russians have actual
ly been killed captured. There have
been dozen reports, chiefly from
South Koreans, of Russian officers
seen at the front, and the Navy
officially reported sighting one
Russian submarine, which carefully
stayed out of the range of Amer
lean guns.
S. Nothing is being said about
it publicly, but the grim Korean
setbacks have raised doubts in the
Pentagon Building as to whether
General Macarthur has the force
and vigor necessary for the Korean
campaign. Now II years old, Mac
Arthur has been absorbed with
political problems. While no one
blames Macarthur for the difficulty
of getting supplies to Korea, there
is some resentment at his glowing
promise to President Truman the
night before the Korean decision
was made, that he would "guaran-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
The Other Wisconsin Senator

Cut off by an angry snort from
President Truman, Wisconsin's
windy, likable Senator Wiley sput-
tered and shut up the other day
at private White House confer
ence on the point four program.
Wiley started out his usual jovial
self, apparently not understanding
too much about the point four
program, which is to aid under
developed areas. Anxious to con-
tribute his two cents worth, how
ever, he blandly doomed:
Il hope you are not going to
have this program administered by
Just another government bureau.
[ hope you are going to call in
;ome people from the outside, some
practical people who know some
thing"
Il understand that you don't
think anybody in the government
knows anything" the President
broke in coldly.
Why, no, that is. 1 didn't mean
:" sputtered the senator from
Wisconsin.
That in the only inference I can
take from your remark" snapped
Truman.
Wiley said no more.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
War Flashes

Secretary of Agriculture Brannan
IS considering plan to store up
surplus American grain in England
now, as a protection against Sov-
let snorkel submarines in case the
war spreads to Europe Despite
the intensity of the Korean battle.
Russia has a 230-man mission at
tached directly to General Mac
Arthur's headquarters in Tokyo :.
The British shipped steel, machine
tools, and electrical equipment to
North Korea right up to invasion
day; and are still sending them
to Communist China. In other
words, British steel is now being
used against American GI's i.
Intelligence reports pouring into
the State Department show con-
crete evidence of Russian activity
near Turkey, Trieste, Iran and
Iraq, as well as a secret agreement
between Albania and Bulgaria to
start new trouble in Greece. Hot
test spot of all is Yugoslavia.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18

augmented impaired by of its status as a
territory or state.
Rear Admiral Ralph Wood USN retired, in his
sta tement before the committee said Were Alaska to
become a state tomorrow, it would not alter, am
sure the general overall consideration of defense
problems
The charged with the grave responsibility of
formulating and carrying out plans for the defense
of the United States and its territories and posses
sions not concerned with regional governmental
structures but rather with the mechanics of strategy
and logstics
These latter considerations dependent upon
number of factors among which are geographical
location the physical characteristics of the to be
defended available facilities for communications and
the transportation of men and materials to the af
fected zone.
In any emergency such actual or imminent
invasion by hostile elements, there is the probability
that martial law would supplant any local authority
without reference to its political nomenclature.
Approximately one hundred and thirty thousand
Aaskans will be affected by the ultimate disposition
If HR 331 Ninety-six men, many of whom have never
set foot in Alaska, will shortly be called upon tc
determine if this territory shall be admitted to state
hood.
We earnestly hope that the deliberations of these
Senators will not be influenced by the alarmist
oaganda now circulating freely in Washington.
We hope that will prevail and that the
ssues will be resolved their respective merits, free
If any bias resulting from the present pressure OF
threatened
Like Senator Butler, we believe that statehood
aow would be ruinous
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
STATEHOOD AND KOREA

That the statehood bill has small chance as a
result of the Korean situation, suggested in a
news story from Washington in last nights Empire.
Yet the Korean has been used by proponents
of statehood in an attempt to hasten action the
bill.
Suddenly the threat Of has become a COM
polling for the immediate passage of the revised
HR 331 before the United States Senate
This is a regrettable attempt to inject a note of
hysteria into the deliberations the question of
statehood for Alaska and tends to create confusion by
indentifying two wholly unrelated issues-statehood
and the The state of affairs in Korea is a
serious subject the question of statehood for the
territory Decisions affecting either will be far reach
ing in their influence the lives great many
people.
The theory has been advanced by statehood pro-
ponents of them believe, irresponsible politi
Cal opporuniss that statehood is vital to the defense
of Alaska and, of course to the nation
The theory is interesting and discussed
at length by expert and amateur srategists during
the recent hearings before the Senate Committee on
Interior and Insular Affairs.
The testimony presented at that time failed signal
ly to show in what manner Aaska's defense would be
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
CASUALTY LISTS

Americas first casualty list from the Korean front
contained IL names, and inevitably it was depressing
thing Even though these died for the right, for
Justice, freedom, it saddening to think they
lad to die at all.
And yet amazingly simple carelessness on Am
srcas highways killed as many men as this in ~
hours the Fourth of July weekend Roughly every
3 minutes another person died in an automobile
accident during the four day period.
Pessimistically the National Safety Council had
predicted 1886 persons would die in such accidents
unless more than-u usual caution exerted. The
pessimism wasn't dark enough -Four hundred ano
ninety lone were needlessly killed.
We, a nation, deplore the casualty list from
Korea and try desperately to avoid any more such
lists. We as nation ignore the casualty list from
holiday and go by careleSsness to insure that
there will be bigger lists in the future. Some
how the two attitudes don't seem to fit together.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
MODERN ETIQUETTE S g LEE

a considered eat with
knife?
popular after the 18th century During
the period
for cutting
O. Is really husband and
S meant?
husband" the
about 1900
would kind of affair for introducing
n daughter-in-law?
A. m reception a card party.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
The Washington
MerrY-Go"Round
CONTINUED from Page One)
Why We're Losing

Meanwhile, here are some of the
blunt, cold facts about the Korean
fighting:
l. The nucleus of the Korean
army is Korean veterans trained
by the Japanese. After fighting as
part of the japanese Army for four
years, they were taken over by the
Russians following vi Day Since
then, they have been baptized by
fire in Chinese fighting, and are
now armed to the teeth with Rus
sian equipment.
2. American troops not only are
outnumbered but relatively green.
While many of the officers and
noncoms have seen combat service,
most of the men in the ranks are
young and, because of quick per-
sonnet turnovers, not always we'll
trained. Japan has been considered
one of the easy Army berths,
where living was cheap, servants
numerous, and duties not arduouS.
For instance, the commander of
the First Cavalry Division, Maj.
Gen. Hobart Gay, a fine officer,
suffered a heart attack some time
ago, and, not wanting to retire at
the age of Sc, Japan was picked
for him as a soft berth. The First
Cavalry Division, now armored is
supposed to be one of the crack
combat outfits o. the Regular Army.
Yet its conn .Ander cannot SIS E
physical.
g. For reasons that the Army
cannot adequately explain our
tanks are no match for the Cotton
Russian monsters with 12-inch ar
NOR. Our tanks were inferior to
German tanks in the recent war
and they are still inferior to enemy
tanks. Not only were Russian tanks
better than ours during the war
but the Russians began improving
their tanks after the war, while
our biggest tank, the Patton, is
only just arriving in Korea now.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
I HESE D A Y S
GEORGE +. SOKCLSKY
CROPPING FOR FRIENDSHIP

CROPPING FOR FRIENDSHIP
The United States las never been
an aggressor. If anything, this
country's weakness has been what
the Freudians call an inferiority
complex. We always have looked
elsewhere for greater wisdom
greater knowledge, greater perfec-
lions. Some years ago, it was
fashionable, in certain circles, tc
accept the Swedish notifications
of capitalism as so wonderful as to
be worthy of our imitation. Yet,
one had to ask: What has Sweden
got that we do not have?
So, after the last war, our in
tellectuals became active to re-
stimulate the culture of the dying
nations of Europe. 1t was Amer
lean enthusiasm and financing that
produced UNESCO as a world wide
revival of the varying cultures of
man that had suffered devasta-
ton of war. A UNESCO descrip-
ton of culture appears in an In
teresting study of the entire sub
ject issued by the Carnegie En-
doWment for International Peace:
Into the making of a culture
go many factors-climate, natural
resources, language, tradition, edu-
cation, commerce, government, ETC.
Geographical barriers may help one
people to develop in peace through
long periods of time; an exposed
geographic position may tend tc
make people warlike, either n
their own defense or in conquest
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
Daily lessons in English " L. GORDON

THE sank down
superfluous.
hills"
NIISPRONOUNCED Occult Pronounce o-kIlt,
syllable
seaD. Cygnet
Strange, quaint odd peculiar 81
WORD STUDY yours
each Today
r. He was given depending
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
Will Moscow Move?

Most worrisome development in
the whole Korean defeat is the
effect it is boundsto have son other
prospective Red moves-in Ger
many, Yugoslavia, Iran, Indo-
China and FormoSa.
There are Communist troop con-
centrations in all these areas. If
the Korean war had ended in a
reasonably quick Americn victory,
the effect on other Russian moves
would have been extremely damp
ening. Now the opposite is bound
to happen.
With American troops begged
down in Korea, Moscow is sure to
be tempted to move in other areas
That is why backstage criticism of
the MISUNDERSTANDING Secretary
Johnson, General Macarthur, our
lack of tank planning, ct ais
getting SO vigorous.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18

of their neighbors. Possession Of
metal and sources of power may
lead one people to industry, while
fertile soil leads another to agricul-
ture, and good harbors on the sea
may lead third to commerce y
Then they say something that
is more in the nature of the total
itarianS:
g. Good government and great
leaders may provide one people
with a heritage of order and just
ice, while tyrants and different
tradition in government lead an
other to internal antagonisms and
political instability. Men of genius
find varying forms of expression,
and fulfill their genius variously
in different periods and among diff
ferent cultural contexts."
We do not, in this country, worry
too much about men of genius.
They come and go. In fact, very
few who function in government
fail to believe that each is at least
a great leader and probably a
genius. Few men who have sat
in the White House have ever
assumed that truly it is the whole
people and not the individual IN
office that accomplishes all the
wonders that we behold. The
great man" theory of life which
gave us such bad dictators A.
Hitler and Mussolini, has also given
us Stain, who is worshipped in his
own country and its satellites as
the greatest genius that ever lived.
The other day, I visited Associa-
ton Island in Lake ontario to at
tend a camp of General Electric
executives and what impressed me
most was the total absence OF the
great man" theory. Charles E.
Wilson, the president of General
Electric, was there, but so were
about 300 others. And there was
no rank of any kind 1 could not
help recalling how 1 have seen,
in other countries, men rise when
the top man entered a dining hall;
how they practically stood at at
tention; how .ney bowed deferen-
TALLY as they approached the gen
ius. Americans take IN that in
their stride. The top man is just
another specialized worker.
contrasted that with an ex-
perience I once had in Communist
circles. I was debating Earl Brow
der and we were in the ante-room
waiting to go on the stage to do
our stuff. Browder stood alone,
aloof from the ordinary people who
milled about in the ante-room
When one of his own people APP
preached him, it was with a defer
ence due to superiority. He, as one
of the Communist heads of the
WOTlO, WdS uUG W NC oPOhSii w o.
though he were just one OF the
plain people.
Of course, few years later, they
kicked him out of the Communist
party and each little flea had to
take a bite out of him to prove
that they hated him even more
than they loved Stain. Those
were orders.
A free people never worries
about its great men; it concerns
itself with the standard of life
the spiritual and intellectual level
the accessibility to opportunity Of
the whole people. AS long as these
are high, the nation possesses re-
sources of strength beyond any
thing that a few great men can
produce.
Lower that level and the nation
. degenerates into mass, mean
ingless, faceless, characterless moi
whose productivity is the product
not of initiative but of fear. This
we need to remember most in oul
L L
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
COMMUNITY event!

TODA
At pm.-Soap Box Derby try
outs, unless showery.
At 8 p.m-BPWC meeting in Bara-
nof for showing of Alaska slides.
At 8 p.m.-Odd Fellows meet in
IOOF Hall.
July 10
At noon-Kiwanis Club. Baranof
July 20
At noon-Chamber of Commerce
Baranof.
At $50 p.m.--Juneau Rifle ane
Pistol club at Mendenhall Range
At 8 p.m-Women of Moose meet
ing, Moose Hall.
At 8 pm.-Regular meeting of City
Council.
July %
At 2 p.m.-Soap Box Derby on
Twelfth Street hill.
July "a
At noon-LionS Club, Baranof.
At 8 p.m.-American Legion, Dug
out.
July rs
At noon-Rotary Club, Baranof.
Sewing mac.la1es for rent at the
White Sewing Machine Center
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
20 YEARS AGO fHr EMPIRE
JULY 10, 1880

g.
and ghtest of fish in
commercial fishing for salmon
for the of year.
Adch had arrived
M outhbond trip Watson Hospital
Sheriff. throughout Territory piano tuner
e here Sheriff and their daughter Janet
and SON James family the Gastineau
elected auditing committee at the
Mrs Moe Honors
the party meeting Mrs Hendrckson Mrs
Kasaa Berry hour Mrs
Olson Mrs Pastl Nelson.
Among passengers Admiral Watson for Seattle and
ports Petersburg Mr. and
H. Ketchkan, and j. M Hardy
Sam Shuckin for Seattle
information recovery
her which had been lost or stolen
High 50 cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
Weather al
Alaska Points

Weather conditions and temper
atures at various Alaska points
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:3c
am.. 10th Meridian Time, End
released by the Weather Bureau
are aS follows.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18

tee" success whether Russia came
in or not.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18
LOOK and LEARN & sy G. GORDON

because of its soil fertility its almost
house o world?
quotation 1.-THE world will
path to the of
personality recently voted the most outstanding
Of
4 title of baronets wife?
S. is ne meaning "ersatz"?
ANSWERS:
Mexico
q a mousetrap than his neighbor"
g. Benny.
A. Lady
S.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18

Former Territorial Senator Frank A. Adrich who had ar
the souhbound trip entered ST. AIMS H
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18

Sewing machines for rent at tn
White Sewing Machine Center.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-18

Faced with the shortest salmon pack and ghtes run OF
it's history Bay closed all commercial fishing for
for the of the year.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-23
Woman BIeeds
to Death in
Freak Mishap

A 3l-year-old married woman
fatally bled to death Monday
morning in a freak accident
which saw her falling on bottle
in her home at 127 Woodland.
Police reported that the victim
was Mrs. Alice Howard who adj
mitted that she fell on a bottle
which caused a deep laceration
IN the right arm pit in the bed
room of her home about 1890
am. She died about ten minutes
after arrival at Receiving Hos
pital.
Her husband, Howard, told po-
nce that he was downstairs with
TWO persons when he heard his
mate scream and ran upstairs to
lind her lying ON her right side
ana stomach in a pool Of blood.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-23

arresting his son for investigation
OF an unarmed robbery. The elder
Gordy is standing trial for the
killing. while his son is out on
bond as a material witness. Po-
lice dropped charges against the
younger Gordy in the robbery
case.
Blood Covers Head
Police reported that Mary Fee
nice. 30. of the Oakland address.
called them about 2:30 am. last
Friday and stated that she heard
the victim moaning. Upon open
inc her door, Mrs. Feenizee saw
a man going out of the basement
apartment door and then went
into the Miller apartment ana
found her lying on the bed with
her head covered with blood.
Police said they followed tracks
in fresh snow from the back door
of the apartment to 38l HolorooK
waere window was found brok-
en- and bundle of clothes near
by. Going to the back OF the ad-
dres. police picked-up the tracks
again and ended up at 4So hoi-
brook.
Put Up Fight -.
AS one patrolman went to the
front and the other stayed near
rear entrance. Gordy reappeareo
through the back door and was
arrested after a tussle with
bundle of clothing under his arm
Police said that the miscel'an-
eous laundry was identified ny
IRIS. Pauline Bohanncn' ool
Hague. as being her Laundry
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-23
Mother, 7 Kids
Suffer Possible
Food Poisoning

A year-old mother and her
seven chillren, ranging IN ages
from four months to IL years.
were victims of possible FOOD
poisoning Monday afternoon In
their home at $40 McDougall.
The victims were Mrs. Corrne
Linnear. Stella, four months; Eva,
2: Mary, 4: Robert, 5; William,
8: Eular. 9: Arthur. II All re-
ceived first aid and were re-
leased from the hospital.
The mother told police that
she served some canned corn
Sunday and canned apple sauce,
eggs and toast on the following
day.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-23

The victim. Vera Miller. 8629
Oakland. died some four hours
later as victim of q skull frac-
ture after being brought uncon-
scious TO the Highland Park
General Hospital
The accused is son of the broth
er of William M. Gordy ST., &C
cused of fatally shooting one pa
trolman and wounding another
last Nov. 10Th in protest of them
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-23

The denial of motion by the
defense saw The four day trial
reaching a climax as the prose-
cution began to present its case
for the State before a jury of
eight women and six men.
Jones. so. 1925 St. Antoine. was
dead on arrival at Receiving Hos
pital with five gunshot wounds in
the back and one in the right
side. Sandefeur. 38, received first
aid for hand wound. supposing-
ly received when Jones struck
him with switch bar during an
argument on the streetcar.
Leg Caught in Door
According TO witnesses. Jones
and his wife, Clara. 43, boarded
the car at Brewster and Hastings.
An argument began Immediately
when Jones reported to the mot
orman. Sandfeur, that his wife S
leg had had been caught in the
door.
Sandfeur. repeatedly explained
that he didn't see Mrs. Jones be-
cause her husband blocked the
view of the door The argument.
spiked with profanity, repeatedly
continued until the cad reached
Hastings and Forest where Jones
started to get off.
Jones walked to the front OF
the car allegedly with knife IN
his hand at which time the mot
orman picked up the switch bar
and struck him on the head.
Jones wrested it from him and
struck at Sandfeur two or three
times but failed to hit him. ac-
cording to police reports.
Shot Five Times in Back
AS Sandfeur drew .25 auto
matte caliber pistol from his shirt
Jones repeatedly dropped the bar,
stepped to the street and started
walking toward the rear OF the
car. Sandfeur stepped of the car
and fred five or six shots when
struck Jones in the back. police
said.
Started Re-Loading Gun
Police state that Sandfeur re-
loaded his pistol as he walked
almost half block from the scene
of the shooting. There was one
she'll in the pistol when turned
over to police. The DSR motor
man reported to policemen that
he had carried the gun for the
past six months.
Purchased from nephew he
declared that he had carried the
gun because he had had trouble
with passengers on the Oakland
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-23

Atty Edward Turner was re-
elected president of the Detroit
NAACP as well as remaining OIL
ficers and board members as sup
ported by the Nominating Com
mittee at an annual meeting held
Sunday evening at Lucy Thur
man branch YWCA.
Other officers were; Joseph
A craiqen. LIST vice-pres.; John
s. Talley. 2nd vice-pres.; sam
uel J. Liebermsn. Ord vice-pres-'
CAROLYN Dean. secrefsrY' Ma
fconfinued GA Page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-23
Gordy Kin Arranged For
Beating to Death Of Woman

which she had hung in the laun-
dry room of the Oakland address,
The apartment building has en-
frances on both Oakland and
Hague and uses two addresses.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-23

Another member of the Gordy family charged
with killing according Dect. A. Edwards of the Hom
eide Department. .
He was Stafford Gordy, %. 228 Josephine, who was
aragned before Recorders Judge o. L. lde for the beat
ing to death of 35-year-old woman in her basement
in burglary attempt last Friday morning
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-23
D.S.R. kvl0RmAN
TRIAL EARS END
Mans|aughter Motion
Ruled Out by Judge

Recorders Judge Gerald w. Groat denied motion
Tuesday to change rsdegree murder charge against
DSR Roy Sandefur mansaughter in the fatal
ing George H. Jones' who shot six times in the
back March 18th after alightng from crowded Oak
L. 4coaton