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Evening star., 1950-03-02
lin Fairfax Face
Prosecution for
Brush Fires
EngIeside ImperiIed
As BIozes Sweep
Hundreds of Acres

AT least four people will be
prosecuted as a result of brush
fires which yesterday swept over
several hundred acres in Fairfax
County and at one time threat
ened to destroy the community of
Engleside.
Marcel Pfalzgraf, county fire
warden, said four of yesterdays
brush fires were started by per-
sons burning fields and trash
Illegally. A county law prohibits
trash burning except between the
hours of 4 pm. and midnight,
from March l to May Is. More
volunteers are available for fire.
fighting and winds subside during
the evening hours, Mr.. Pfalzgraf
explained.
Eve hope people won't even
start fires during the permitted
hours on windy days" said Mr..
Pfalzgraf.
Winds Add to Hazards.
Yesterdays high winds made it
hard for f1remen to bring the
county's blazes under control.
The fire that threatened Engle-
side started near the Coast Guard
Station on Telegraph road. 1t
swept northward over a 1O0-acre
area, coming close to Route / op-
posite Mount Vernon High School.
When the fire came near Engle-
side, Mr.. Palzgraf said a bulldozer
was used to clear a fire lane to
prevent flames from spreading
Two farms were protected by COM
bined efforts of the bulldozer and
several hundred volunteer f1remen
One fireman, Raymond Miller,
Of Pen Daw. was overcome by
smoke when winds shifted the
course of flames and smoke. He
was treated at Alexandria Hos
pital.
During its northward course, the
fire spread to land owned by Fort
Belvolr. Soldiers using Army bull
dozers helped bring it under con-
troll there.
The fire was put out by 9 pm,
after burning about seven hours.
Mr.. Pfal2graf said he had not
estimated damage, but said none
of the timber burned was valu-
able.
Subject to Fines, Expenses.
The other major brush fires in
Fairfax County yesterday were at
Burke Station, Sideburn, Clifton
and CenJerville.
Nearly all the fires were started
by people burning brush or trash,
Mr.. Pfalzgraf said. He added that
he intends to prosecute only in
four cases which he thinks he can
prove. The law provides fines of
from $40 to $500. plus financial
liability for expenses of fighting
the blaze.
Brush fires also were reported
in Alexandria, Falls Church and
Arlington. None caused damage
to any buildings, or large areas.
About 20 brush fires were re-
ported in Prince Georges County.
I Carl Lesser, captain of the
Branchville Volunteer Fire De-
partment, was burned about the
face while fighting a blaze at
Beltsville. just off the Baltimore
boulevard.
A brush fire that started near
the BerWyn Elementary School
spread to garage, damaging the
roof and destroying some con-
struction materials inside.
Another fire burned over more
than Is acres at the Agriculture
Department experimental station
at Beltsville. 1t took 30 frefight-
ers including Prince Georges VOL
unteers. Maryland forestrymen
and employees of the agriculture
station about an hour to bring it
under control. Damage was not
believed extensive, however,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09

begin in the very near future The State Department
has already completed various drafts for such treaty
the Defense Department is swinging into line and the
National Security Council is expected to make the
final decisions
Even then another year may elapse before the
treaty is concluded and ratified because delicate
tiaons are necessary not only between the victors
and the vanquished but also among the victors them
selves These negotiations involve all the vital issues
confronting not only Japan but also Asia and the
world on which even the Western victors do not
always see eye to eye.
Nevertheless beginning at such negotiations
will be better than the present staemate which casts
its shadow Asia and plays into Soviet hands.
Japan conqueror inflicted terrible suffering on
many Asiatic peoples. But it is conquered
Asiatic country under alien primarily American, rule,
and in the eyes of Asia all alien rule is suspect
However benevolent rule may be, it is still a
conquerors rule which limits the freedom of the
quered and its indefinite prolongatton can only in
crease suspicion and provide grist for Soviet pro-
paganda mills Moreover, the first aim of all policies
is peace and there is better way of proving the
sincerity of our own peace campaign than to make
peace wherever possible Nor is there better way OF
refutng the Soviet lies attributing to us the same
imperialstic designs of conquest pursued by the So
vets themselves
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
20 YEARS AGO f fsiM EMPIRE
SEPTEMBER 9, 1880

Delegates department Anchorage made
Legion their when they boarded
j. Petrch Nordlng, Mr. and Mrs
Harry Stonhouse, Mr. and Mrs c. H. Hgeen Edward Hermann
William Edith Sheelor, Hendckson and
r. Shneman Ska Other local Leg
Policy T. j. Mccartney
delegates aboard the
Johnson
Wrangen .tet,
W. Albert back Douglas from Moose
big Other Douglas hunters
prize sa fellow Turner
Krkham Sam MCGEE Art Beggren
taken Robbins
offered the Thomas Hard
the The
registered at the Gasinau John
registered the Alaskan Hotel Mr. and
William Hamilton of Five Fingers
Schump William Ketchikan
the registered Ganeau
R. Derry U. Navy,
A White Vancouver Martin George
William Strong Tusequah
H Carbray,
High
business Mrs Engsom again to be faculty advisor
DeBo advisor the Associated Student
Body.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
An Editorial Experience
prince Rupert News

We had unique editorial experience one day this
week We wrote editorial very contentious sub
ject and conpmented our fairness by persons
both sides of current discussion.
I'VE, do not claim to be experts in compromise or
diplomacy but it. was satisfactory to hear that our
presentations of case had been considered fair.
M Of course, this sort of thing could go to extremes
Any one who tries to please everybody is not going
to do anything very constructive. Progress is. not
attained by being merely agreeable. Those who really
do things cannot always have their to the ground
In the editorial sphere there are two general
classes of writers-those who carefully try to guard
against w and those who reckless Of what they
say and who it hits. The former may tend to lack
ustre and interest The latter provoke interest if not
goodwill.
There must be constructive criticism if there is
going to be progress and achievement.
There is a question of which is the more useful
editor-the who draws bouquets or the one who
gets the brickbats The latter in the end, probably
commands more attention and gets more done.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
COMMUNITY Events
T o ID A Y

TOT AY
At 1:30pm.-Shrine Ceremonial at
Scottish Rite Temple.
At 8 pm-Reception for Shriners
and ladies at Baranof.
September IL
At noon-Lions Club, Baranof.
At noon-BPW luncheon, Baranof,
At 8 p.m.-American Legion meets
at Dugout.
At 7 p.m.-P.-T.A. executive board
meeting in office of School Sup
erintendent Sterling Sears.
At 7:45 p.m.-Civil Defense Council
meets at AELP penthouse.
September IL
Al noon-Rotary Club, Baranof.
At 7:3o p.m.-Chapeladies will hold
first fall meeting at home OF Mrs.
E. r. Reddekopp.
At $3.50 p.m.-Community Center
night for adults at Teen Age
Club.
AT $50 pm.-Homecoming dinner
for Eastern Star, Scottish Rite
Temple. N-p@
At 8 pm.-Republican rally at 10th
Century Theatre.
September IL
At noon-Kiwanis Club, Baranof.
At 1870 pm.-Afternoon Circle of
WSCS at home of Mrs. A. j. Alter
At 8 p.m.-Elks Lodge meets.
At 8 pm-P.-T.A. reception honor
ing Juneau teachers, High School
Gymnasium.
At 8 p.m.-Wrestling match be-
tween Clara Mortensen and Indy
Lawrence at Goth Century Thea
ire, sponsored by Juneau Volun-
teer Fire Department.
At 8 p.m.-First fall meeting of
Trinity Women's Guild.
September Ia
At noon-Chamber of Commerce,
Baranof.
At 8 pm-Lutheran Ladies Aid
meets in church parlors.
September Is '
At 100 p.m.-Martha Society meets
in Northern Light Presbyterian
church parlors.
At 7.30 p.m.-Northern Light Pres
byterian church session in manse.
September 16
From 200 to $50 p.m.-Golden
Jubilee Silver Tea celebrating 50th
anniversary of Martha Society in
NLPC parlors.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09

velop a tank that could meet the
Russians. In brief, the Pentagon
planners were woefully asleep.
a.. Air Macarthur had the
largest chunk of U. S. air power
to be found anyplace in the world
when the Korean war started. But
for many agonizing days at the
start, 10 per cent of his planes were
kept on the ground. This was
not due to bad weather alone, but
to the fact that Macarthur feared
Russian air strike at Japan. Many
military men disagreed with him
on this, pointing out that planes
over Korea required only an hour
to get back to defend Japan. and
that, time in the Korean war was
priceless. 2 a 4 1
s., Slow Troop Movements-In
the first weeks of Korean fighting,
troops moved from Japan to Korea
with tragic slowness. From Japan
to Korea is only 100 miles-the dis
tance to Philadelphia from Wash
ington-but, at that crucial time
when we had more bases in Korea,
troops moved in driblets. Mac
IArthur's excuse was that he feared
'aaRGssian attack ION Japan, though
many in Washington argued that
Moscow would never risk our atom
bomb and a world war by attacking
Japan.
6. Top officers-The U. S. Air
Force commander in Japan is Gen.
| George Stratemeyer, who occupied
a relatively noncombat berth during
the war in the China-India Thea
| tire. He is not skilled tactical
commander but, despite this, the
Air Force has kept him on in
Korea-some explain because he
i has the knack of getting along with
Macarthur
Gen. Walton Walker MacArthur's
ground force commander, though
seeing important European service
under Patton, is not considered one
of the Army's top men. In Japan
he. was noted for having the best
ilouse.in the Tokyo area,
having Communicated it from the
head of Standard Oil and refused
70 relinquish it, Americans who
lunched with him were awed by
the generals luxurious surround
ings, including the fact that eight
geisha girls stood bowling at the
door as the guests entered, not
lifting their heads until the guests
had passed.
The old jungle commanders who
brought MacArthur's troops up
from the southwest Pacific and who
are skilled in the current type of
Korean fighting are not with hun
anymore; and at least one of them,
Gen. Robert Eichelberger, hero of
Buna, has made it quite clear that
he would not care to serve under
Macarthur again.
Inquiring senators feel that the
lives of hundreds of heroic G. rs
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
Saturday, September 9, 1850
FAINT HOPE

3 If there is silver lining anywhere in Trygye
as annual report to the United Nations, it is hard
find. The only. sign of one, visible to the naked
y, at least, falls under the head OLA generality
.siged by conclusion: Need for negotiations win
greater than eyer," Mr.. Lie says when United
t aons action has succeeded in restoring peace to
orea. ="
Yes. but why waltz The Security Council, which
VS. in session recently under the chairmanship Of
10 Job Maiik chief delegate of the Soviet Union to
Tel United Nations Showed mo inclination at all to
n 'gotiate on anything-not that there anything
lat could have been properly negotiated while the
delegates involved in the technical problems of
ocedure and in voting mo" to Mr.. Malk's nom
agotiabe proposals.
The Secretary General of the United Nations,
is comforting to observe, implies that he still has
J0es that a general may be averted when he
aa-s that neither member governments nor himself
should abandon efforts for peace by negotiation con-
citation and mediation. This means he feels that
wie people are still talking. there is still chance
that it will take IAN enlightened act Of states
u 1nship'- something, we may add, that the world
not seen for long, long time AZ sg "a sas
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
Daily Lessons in English y !. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: DEVELOP to unfold
EXPOSE lay influence action Testimony
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Rathskeller
All, accent first syllable; the H is silent.
MISSPELLED:
SYNONYMS Nondescript, undesirable, indescribable.
WORD STUDY: use word three times
COVETOUS,
heap riches not to enjoy themI but just have Them
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
MODERN ETIQUETTE g ~

If the wedding seated table
fast proper E
A bride bridegroom
tight opposite
best BRIDE Of
bridegroom The clergyman his wife bride
mother the brides
clergyman with brdegrooms
O. proper address Protestant minister Reverend
Brown? aas t -rfff
A he should be
Then
=
the umbrella?
A. carry
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
Military Mistakes

Precedent in the War and Navy
sartments has been against pry-
! into military mistakes. After
evious wars, the files dealing with
4, tary plumbers have been locked
II. Asdaseris or 50 Shigh-ranking
Il S. generals were busted" in
&c European Theatre during World
III NJ II, but only fragmentary facts
e{Acerning the boners ever leaked
Il !. And in the Pacific, Mac
4lthur exercised even tighter gen
4 ship regarding certain errors,
;lc!uding his own still unexplained
4 or in letting all his planes get
q stroyed at Clark Field shortly
! er Pearl Harbor. Nd
N the Korean crisis, however,
{ .lgressional sentiment is growing
.oc a fortnight examination of our
Ia lltary errors and woeful lack of
I eparedness Sen. Lyndon john
sDn of Texas, himself a Naval
.nmander in the Pacific, has been
j ltatively picked as the committee
o.airman to do the probing, and
l.-.e are some of the things he
\ Il be asked to examine:
/. Lack of Troop Training-Mac-
Z Shur had the biggest segment of
lerican troops under him in ia
4. They were on a war footing.
d 4 plenty of time for maneuvers.
L all reports from the battle
ut indicate that his troops were
.er, greener, less prepared than
ops trained in the U. S. A.
:. Bazookas-It was known at
end sof War sIITgthat Russian
Ks were powerfully armed 1t
IS also known that our 4-inch
ookas were inadequate. Yet we
- men into battle with these
.le almost useless bazookas. This
! sheer murder. The military
! five years to prepare new
of bazooka, but none were on
= * in Japan when the Korean
!. !. broke. 1t is reported that
4yy orders placed for the smaller
zooka and not countermanded
ard the end of the war is part
. me answer These factories just
-, i on making useless bazookas.
.. Tanks-During most of War
4. q. S. tanks were inferior to
- man tanks, while the Russians
!, ncly chided us regarding the
! lease tanks we sent her. After
a.. war we junked thousands of
q own tanks, apparently without
Ing any serious attempt to de-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
NATIONAL GUARD
TO START DRILLS

M-Sgt, W. H. Crawford leaves
Monday on five weeks leave and
will spend it hunting and fishing
in the Territory. Mrs. Lance Hen
Erickson of the Adjutant Generals
office left on the Princess Louise
for months vacation in the states.
Miss Peggy Lee returns today to
the Adjutant Generals office after
a trip in Oregon. 1;
The Ketchikan, Anchorage and
Fairbanks National Guard units
will start their drills soon with the
end of summer construction and
fishing season. Maj d. N. Cam
eron, 208th Battalion (sep) will
visit them to assist them in train
ing and administration
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
West Overlooked Again
Seattle Times)

4, - Telling us nothing so very new, Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology that rocket firing sub
marines $50 miles off the Atlantic Coast could wreak
dire havoc on Boston, Providence New York. Baltimore,
Washington, D. G, or Norfolk ss -
Al 1t again becomes the part of the West Coast to
remind all concerned that the Pacific has It's vulner-
able targets too-Seattle Bremerton, Portland, Ban
Francisco Los Angeles The purpose of the M. T. T
enaphasize the need sfor ex-
pandng anti submarine defensesp To that the West
Coast though overlooked in the warning, will most
heartily subscribe.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
BpW MEETS MONDAY;
SESSION IMPORTANT

The Business and Professional
Womens' Club will hold their reg
ular business meeting, Monday noon
on the terrace at the Baranof Hotel.
Several important matters are to
be discussed and decided for the
coming year and it is urged that
the. members make special effort
to be present. This meeting is
for members only
Mrs. Kate Smith, President, will
preside.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
PEACE TREATY FOR JAPAN

Associated Press dispatches state the various de-
ounaaslr16uuuuukyssnls besslnasto
"a out their differences regarding peace treaty
lr Japan and taking UP this subject the New York
says prospects that negotiations for it will
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
CHENEY TRANSFERRED HERE

George Cheney of the USCG
from Sentinel Island has been
transferred to the cutter StoriS
here, it was announced today by
Coast Guard headquarters. He is
accompanied by Mrs. Cheney and
they are stopping at the Juneau
Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
REGULAR DANCING CLASSES

Saturdays-Tap, baton twirling,
acrobatic, toe ballet, character dan
cling, social dancing for beginners,
boys acrobatic class. Phone Dor
othy Stearns Rolf, Blue 1853. 60O-10t
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09

and combat officers could have
been saved by more planning, more
preparedness, and more fortnight
ness at the top.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09

ON areas less friendly, such as
! Arab states and the Orient,
: far worse.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09
Weather al
Alaska Points

Weather conditions and temper
atures at various Alaska points
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
am, 120th Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau
are DC fO1louyc.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09

The COUNTRY CLUB is now open
"a hours a day days week.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09

Weather: High, IS; low, 46; clear.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-09

MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. l47
SECOND and FOURTH
Monday Of each month /A
In Scottish Rite Temple IN
beginning at 7:30 p. m. WY
Carson A. Lawrence, ~
Worshipful Master;
JAMES w. LEVERS, Secrstary.
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e Washington
erry-Go-Round :!

Continued from Page One)
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LOOK and LEARN z sy G, GORDON

l. What the largest State the Mississippi
@ What part of the body protects
What to the
Who recently the public
What the two longest and most famous cion
ANSWERS: 90
l. Texas.
2.
3. Continents
4. Mrs. Alben Barley, Vice-President
5. Those of 1.-THE Sleeping Beauty rip vanW
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-02
GEORGIA RAIL RATE CASE GOOD
EXAMPLE OF MONOPOLY POWER

handle a clear-cut case of law i
the issues are clearly seen. But
when heavy research is required
they'd rather not be plagued by it
according to these observers. Sc
there wasn't any point in asking
the court to review Garrison's 1000
page treatise on the case, Georgia'S
attorney concluded.
And even had Georgia sought 3
review and obtained relief from
the court, the Reed-Bullwinkle Act
would have made the ruling worth
less, the attorney concluded fur
ther. Under the Bullwinkle Act
which was lobbied through Con
gress rather shamelessly by the
railroad monopoly led by the giant
Pennsylvania which controls most
routes south, the Interstate Com
merce Commission is empowered
to approve the freight rates estab-
lished by any of the railroads sew
eral regional rate bureaus. More
over, the ICC commonly does ex-
actly what the road tells it to do,
its dictators contend. All the court
could have done, Georgia's attor-
ney felt, was issue an order re-
lieving Georgia of discrimination
but expecting the rates set by lCC
approved bureaus from the ruling.
Thus, any ruling would be worth
less.
Even so, Georgia might have
pressed the case, other critics point
out, if the state still had an admin
istration reflecting Ellis ArnalPs
attitudes. But "Hummon" Tai
madge, the youthful rabble-rous-
ing, racist son of a rabble-rousing,
racist father, is no Arnall, they
say. "Hummon" took no interest in
the case when he became governor.
And it's no secret that young Tai
madge, like his father before him,
leans heavily on the "big interests"
for his backing. The big interests
include the railroads along with the
public utilities and Coca Cola.
The end result of six years of
litigation is that the south still
pays high Commodity rates., the
point-to-point rates by which most
goods are moved. The industrial
ization of the south, and all that
might come from that industrial
ization, is still hamstrung while the
south waits for the ICC to equalize
freight rates by painful process
of evolution. Meanwhile, the west
was the loser, too. For federal
court in Nebraska must inevitably
the Garrison Recommended
tion in ruling on a Department of
Justice suit against the banking
railroad-steel combine accused of
the vests economic de-
velopment.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-11-02
No justification
For Wage Boosts
Says Steel Head

Pittsburgh (LPA)-"I know o.
no justification of economic char
acter for any increases in wages.
So declared Eugene Grace, chair
man of the board of Bethlehem
Steel Corp. while announcing a 5;
dividend, largest since 1887.
The cost of living now is actual
ly lower than it was when the stee
workers got their last wage boost
in mid-l948, insisted Grace.
T suppose the steel industry
can't ignore what's taking place il
practically all other industries"
Grace continued. "If there's anoth-
er cycle Of initiation because of in
creases in wages and prices, no one
can say this time that the steel in.
dustry led the show"
AS to how much of an increase
will be given the steel workers, the
industry can't be expected to give
the 18 cents reported in some quar-
ters as the unions demand, be-
cause "that would be nearly double
the pattern that has been set in
other industries"
Grace was more tender towards
the stockholders. "We thought il
appropriate and right to give
stockholders some more revenues
at this time, he said. "We wanted
the stockholders to get the benefit
of it taxwise, if there is any such
benefit, before a possible tax in
crease next year."
Bethlehem's profits for the third
quarter were $33, 3,563,84 compared
with $23,019,799 in the third quar-
ter of 1949. But the profits for the
first nine months Of 1850 were a
record 0,804 Ala, compared with
$50, ,898, ,402 in the first nine months
of 1949.
Nevertheless, Grace said that any
wage increase would have to come
out of increased prices.
Meanwhile, second negotiating
meeting between the Steelworkers
and giant US Steel on Oct. 27 was
recessed after a two-hour session,
with no progress reported.
Iron Age, the industry's publica-
ton, predicted a Sc to $40 increase
in the price of steel if the union
wins its wage demands. Iron Age
has predicted the union will get a
hike of Is cents.
Meanwhile, at Chicago, c. +.
Wilson, head of General Motors,
assailed the steel industry's ex-
pansion policy as inadequate.
"Steel executives should get the
dust out of their eyes and go ahead
with the rest of u.s., he said, in adj
the American Society for
Metals. "The steel industry did not
have enough confidence in the
country to expand adequately,
Wilson charged.