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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
Dept. Stores ! In New York
 In Price War


 NEW YORK, May 31 -R- New York's big department stores faced rushes of bargain hunters today as their price war on some merchant disc flourished.
 The rain on Tuesday, when price cuts first went into effect, and yes- terday's holiday slowed the custo- mer reaction somewhat.
 But sales Tuesday were reported up in a number of stores.
 Some stores hired additional sales help.
 Macy's started the competitive price cutting Monday when it am nounced that at the opening of business Tuesday it would offer 5,97S items at per cent below the prices which had been fixed under New York states fair trade law. Such fair trade laws permit the fixing of minimum retail prices by agree ments between manufacturers and retailers. Many states have them
 Some of Macy's competitors fol- lowed suit. Then Macy's made more cuts, and the competitors did the same.
 For example - an electric mixer fair-traded at $46.50 opened at $43.50 at one store on Tuesday. Suc- cessive cuts brought the price down to $33.96 at the close.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
OFFICER OF NAVY
 E FIRED
Writes Letfer Critieisinq Foreign Policy Espee-
 idIIy in Far East

WASHINGTON, May 31 = R = A Navy officer fired for writing letter that called the Roosevelt Truman-Acheson Foreign Policy Communist-inspired said today his views are shared by "an overwhelm- ing majority" of American fighting men in the Far East.
 Former It. Jg) William H. Evans, Jr., 27, of Edgewater, Md, said there is widespread belief among officers and men of all services engaged in the Korean war that the State De- partment is the enemy behind the enemy"
 That contention already has been disputed by Admiral Forrest P. Sher- man. chief of naval operations, who disclosed Evans dismissal in ques- tioning at the Senate's MacArthur investigation yesterday. Sherman declared he did not think that was so and said a thorough investigation showed Evans shipmates did not share Evans views.
 At a news conference today the curly-haired ex-officer produced a copy of the letter that led to his dismissal and said he felt it was his duty to write it.
 In the letter Evans referred to Secretary of State Acheson as Red Dean Acheson" and spoke of ''his pro-Red gang" He wrote also of that Soviet, one world admin istration of ours and our senile, ig- iIurant Congfess.
 The letter declared that "Ameri- cans are dying by the thousands, thanks to the pro-Red administra- tion."
 Evans wrote the letter to Alfred Kohlberg, New York importer and administration critic, while serving as assistant operations officer of the Destroyer Rogers off the coast of Korea last April, and gave Kohl berg permission to publish it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
ALASKA UNION SEC. ORDERED.
 REINSTATED

SEATTLE. May 31 --tR Superior Judge James w. Hodson ordered the Alaska Fishermen's Union (Ind) Tuesday to reinstate Ralph E. Ol- sen, busted as secretary 10 months ago on charge of fostering dual unionism
 Judge Hobson ruled that Olsen was deprived of his office by men who decided the case before they heard it He held that Daniel E. Dyggert, member of a rank -and- file committee, wrote and circulated accusations against Olsen and then sat on the trial board.
 The judge ordered Olsen rein stated and given back pay at $4o0 a month and pay as assistant secre- tary until the case is tried on its merits sometime next fall.
 The decision left the union with two assistant secretaries Olsen and Hans Hansen, who was elected after Olsen's term had expired.
 The judge refused to rule on the legality of Hansen's election. chal- lenged by John Geisness and Sam Bassett, attorneys for Olsen. They argued that if ballots of Bristol Bay union members were counted, Olsen would have been elected. The ballots were thrown out on the grounds they were not voted at a regular meeting of the Bristol Bay branch.
 Judge Hodson said he had insuf- ficient facts to rule on the question.
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LOW DEATH
 TOLL OVER
 H OLD Y
By Associated Press

The nations celebration of Me morial Day appears to have been one of the safest since the end of World War II.
 The death toll in violent accidents -128-was one of the lowest for a single Memorial Day holiday in sev- eral years.
 A new record low was set in the traffic death toll The 80 killed on the highways was far below the Na- tional Safety Councils estimate of no.
 The Safety Council, noting that the toll was running below the esti- mate yesterday, termed the record "a marvellous achievement" Mil lions were on the highways for the seasons first holiday outing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
GEN. BRADLEY TRIP, WEST EUROPE

WASHINGTON, May 31 = tR = Gen. Omar Bradley, the Joint Chief of Staff chairman, will personally poll opinions and intentions among the top military leaders in Western Europe on the trip he starts tomor- row. His poll will cover Americans and Allies alike.
 Thorny problems have developed in recent months. Although some of them are essentially diplomatic, they also have such strong military complications as to be of direct con- cern to the planning of the uni formed chiefs like Bradley.
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SOLO PLANE TRIP
 OVER POLE
Pan American Pilot Flies Norway 10 Fairbanks on
 Vacation in 1OHours

NEW YORK, May 21--R-Charles Blair, Jr., the first man to fly alone over the North Pole in single engine plane, says the record trip was "awfully easy" but he doesn't want to do it again.
 The -year-old airlines pilot flew across the top of the world Tues day in his converted F-5l Mustang fighter plane, the Flying Gas Tank" His 3,300-mile nonstop flight from Bardu, Norway, to Fairbanks. Alaska, took 10 hours and 27 min utes.
 About eight hours later, Blair took off from Fairbanks and flew another 3,450 miles nonstop to New York, where he arrived at $40 pm. EST yesterday.
 Once is Enough
 Blair. on vacation from his pilots post with Pan American World Air ways, said:
 Tt is awfully easy to fly across the top <. but I wouldn't want to do it again. Once is enough
 Blair said he is ready to dispose of his plane which he used to set a nonstop transatlantic record last January when he flew 1t solo from New York to London in ' hours and AS minutes.
 Only Beef Sandwich
 During the 9-hour and 1-minute trip from Alaska to Idlewild Air port, Blair ate only a beef sand Wich.
 T didn't eat when I was going over the pole" he said, because didn't know how to do it through ar oxygen mask. "But I learned on the way here The trick is to take deep breath take off the mask. take bite anc then put the mask back on." Blair mentioned no specific pur. pose of the, Polar flight, but ad' mitted the U. s. Air Force is inter ested in any navigational or opera tional dope he picked up. Met By Wife
 Blair, who resides at Port Wash ington on Long Island, was met al
  Idlewild Field by his wife. Janice and their 14-months-old son, Chris. topher.
 He told newsmen he flew around 25 900 feet over the Polas area ane encountered temperatures as low al 9 dgrees below zero. He said his trim, scarlet craf performed beautifully" all the way laden as it was with extra gas tanks
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
LLOYD N. RITTER DIES WEDNESDAY,
 AT FAMILY HOME

Memorial Day marked the pass ing of another of Juneau's pioneer residents, when Lloyd M. Ritter passed away at the family home after an illness of several months.
 Born in North Webster, Indiana, in 1879, Ritter came to Juneau in 1898. and had resided here con- tinuously since that time. He was married to Miss Lydia Kemmer- ling in 1909.
 For many years he was associated with the late D. B. Femmer in the transfer business, under the com- pany name of Femmer & Ritter. Later, he was employed by the Army Engineers in Anchorage, until re- gently when i'll health caused his retirement.
 Surviving are his widow, four sons, Sam, residing in Chicago; Lloyd, of Santa Clara. Calif.; John. of Los Angeles. and Grant, in Jun eau; two daughters, Mrs. Maoel He- kosh of San Francisco, and Mrs. Helen Haydon of San Jose, Calf. and seven grandchildren. A brother. Glenn of Fredericksburg. Va. also survives.
 Mrs. Rekosh and her two daugh- ters, Elizabeth and Mary, are at the family home. having come here about a month ago to spend the summer.
 Funeral arrangements will be an- nounced later. pending word from members of the family in the states.
 The remains are at the Carter mortuary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
U.S.( Chamber
 Says 10 Drop
 Price Control

WASHINGTON. May 31 - R = The U. s. Chamber of Commerce urged Congress today to wipe out the governments authority to con- trol wages and prices and adopt in their stead an indirect program to combat imitation.
 Herman w. Steinkraus of Bridge port, Conn, president of the cham ber's executive committee said in a statement prepared for the House Banking Committee that price con- trols can only aggravate the in- flation problem by stifling produc- ton and that the present wage board is encouraging wage boosts rather than controlling them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31

 ADVANCES
 STOPPED
Movement Against Two StronghoIds Hailed on
 One Korean Front
By Associated Press

Red troops fighting with renewed fury halted American advances to- day 13 miles from the Communist Korean strongholds of Chorwon and xumhwa.
 Other LIN forces regained control of the 275-foot high Hwachon dam with comparative ease.
 Across the 125 mile Korean front. Allied forces slogged through the mud for slow gains or fought off sharp attacks.
 Twelve Red jets tried an attack of their own on US. B-29 Super forts. Eight F-86 Sabre jets cut in with the usual result = two Russian type jets downed and one damaged. The B-29s. unharmed. vent ahead with their bomb runs on a north west Korea rail bridge.
 Stiff Fighting
 The stiffest fighting swirled against American spearheads on the Western and West-Central fronts pointed at Chorwon, and around Inje on the East Central sector.
 Chinese units pitched a fantastic counterattack at dusk Wednesday against Americans in the hills around Yonchon, 13 miles south west of Chorwon. Tn a night-long battle the Reds pushed the Dough- boys off the ridges and showed them back LOGO yards
 Leap !, Attack
 At dawn Thursday the Americans leaped to the attack. By noon they had regained their positions on the road to Chorwon.
 Frontline officers estimated at least two Chinese divisions stood be- tween the Americans and that Red stronghold. 60 miles north of Seoul.
 Yonchon itself, said AP Corre- spondent John Randolph. is a mo- nfan's-land Americans patrol it by day, Chinese by night.
 The Chinese started their first spring offensive prematurely April 22 to keep the Allies away from Chorwon
 One of the announced objectives of the current Allied counter-offen- sive is to force the Reds into an- other premature attack.
 During such offensives the Chi nese have been cut down in the greatest numbers. N.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
PETERSBURG WOMAN
 DIES HERE TODAY

Mrs. Hugo J. Stoll died at St. Ann's Hospital this morning. She was a resident of Petersburg and the remains will be taken there for interment. She was born August 13, 1887 at St. Michaels.
 Mrs. Stoll is survived by her hus- band; two sons, Fred and Andrew Stoll of San Diego, Calf; two daughters, Mrs. Atlee Weinmann Of St. Marys,, Idaho, and Mrs. Hawkin Thomassen of Petersburg; two sis- ters, Mrs. L. G. Petrie and Dora James, both of Seattle; and three uncles and aunts in Norway.
 Her husband and daughter Mrs. Thomassen were with her at the hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
The W ashington Merry-G Round
By DREW PEARSON

tcopyright, 1881. py Bell Syndicate. Inc. VASHINGTON.-President Tru- man, talking to friend from San Francisco the other day, hinted that he would soon be making a whistle-stop campaign through Cal ifornia. The friend had warned that MT. Truman had better come out to California soon.
 That's in the cards" the Presi- dent promptly replied. That's in the cards"
 Then, as an afterthought, he asked why he was needed in Calif- ornia
 You're in trouble out there, MT. President" the friend replied, "As a result of MacArthur's visit" "Oh, that1l be all right" was Truman's humorous comeback. "California's composed of crackpots from Kansas, Iowa and Missouri like me. Once I get out there and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
k0REAFRCNT
 WA5CL00kY
 IN DECEMBER
Admiral Testifies Mac Arthur Thought Armistile
 Was Best Solution

WASHINGTON, May 31 = IR = Adm. Forrest P. Sherman today test flied Gen. Douglas Macarthur ap. parently believed last December tha, LIN forces in Korea might have to arrange an armistice lon the bes. terms avilable"
 Sherman, chief of naval opera tions, told senators inquiring int MacArthur's custer that the mill tary situation was regarded then as gloomy by both Washington anc Tokyo.
 He said the Joint Chiefs of Staff after messages from Macarthur, sent Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Army chief of staff, to Tokyo. They also mes saged Macarthur that they were forced to conclude that evacuation is possibility
 Armistice Solution
 On December 4. Sherman wen on, Collins messaged from Tokyo that General Macarthur feels best solution would be to arrange an armistice on best terms available as soon as possible"
 This was at the low point of JUN strength, after LIN troops had been thrown back by the surprise inter vention of the Chinese Communists
 In the Washington gloom, there were reports that the LIN forces might have to be pulled out by sea in a Dunquerque-like evacuation.
 The situation changed thereaf ser and, in the light of reseiits oiN counterattacks and the crushing of a spring offensive of the Reds. Sher- man told the committee he believes the Korean conflict is buying time for improvement of the anti-Com- munists military position all over the world
 He said in response to questions he believes time is on our side ln the armanents race.
 OuLlOOk NiUOHiy
 Senator H. Alexander (R-NJ) told Sherman he doesn't believe MacAr- thur alone represented an apostle of gloom" in the Korean situation in December
 Sherman conceded the joint chiefs felt the same way, but contendeo their feeling was influenced by mes sages from Macarthur.
 Sherman was in the witness char for the second day before the senate Armed Services and Foreign Rela- tions committees. In other hleh spots. Sherman testified:
 1. He does not know of any mem Der of the United Nations. other than Great Britain, which is op- posing naval blockade of Rec China. This was in response to ques- tions from Senator Smith who said he believes the British want to pro tect their trade between Hong Kong, a British crown colony. and China. sherman urged LIN blockade in testimony yesterday.
 Free to see President
 2. President Truman has made it quite clear that the chiefs of the services are free to come to see him at any time." Senator Saltonstali (R-Mass) had asked whether he felt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May 3l - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2h, American Can no, American Tel. and Tel. 154A, Ana conda 42al General Electric 535s General Motors 495s, Goodyear 78ss Kennecott 741a. Libby, McNeill and Libby, 87s, Northern Pacific Al. Standard Oil of California 45A Twentieth Century Fox 1873. U. s. Steel AIS, Pound $2.80B, Canadian Exchange 93.68%.
 Sales today were 100000 shares.
 Averages today were as follows: Industrials 24965. rails 1884, utilities 4221.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
STEAMER k0vEMENTS

Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday
 Princess Louise scheduled to ar rive tomorrow tF'riday) at am. and sails southbound at 9 am.
 Denali scheduled to arrive Sunday southbound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
ling George Is Beiier;; presides
 Al Privy Council

LONDON, May 31 -tR- King GeorBc VI, who is recovering from [ influenza, presided at meeting of his privy council today.
 is was the first engagement the kngs has been able to keep since the illness was disclosed last Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
O. BERGSETH

o. Berpseth. general superintend- ent for the New England Fish Co. from Seattle, came in from Cordova yesterday and is checking South east Alaska canneries. He is stop ping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
GOODMAN IN

Mike Goodman of the Whiz Fish Go. at Pelican was in Juneau over Memorial Day. He stayed at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
MRS ROMIG HERE

Mrs. Howard c. Romig of An- chorage is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
HAYNES VISITORS

J. B. Hauser and daughter or Haines, are staying at the Gastin- eau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
FROM SAN FRANCISCO

O. w. Dahl of San Francisco is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
SEATTLE VISITOR

E. B. Davis of Seattle is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31
FROM PORTLAND

Walter E. Hutchinson of Port land. Ore. is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-31

The Naval Academy at Annapolis was established in 1845.
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WEATHER REPORT

Temperature for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning
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F R E CIPIT A T 0 N (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 am. todal
Evening star., 1951-06-05

ing that the government to which
the recipient of this telegram is
accredited concur but we wish to
Inform the government of the sit
uation and of the reasons why
such action might be necessary
and we are asking the government
Ito indicate its reaction.
Senator Saltonstall-But as the
result of that they objected.
Secretary Acheson-That is cor
rect. T..
Senator StenniS-. want to
ask you a few questions with ref
erence to the possibility of a naval
blockade as set out by, Admiral
Sherman. Is there any active
movement now in the United Ma
tons for planning of a naval
blockade?
Secretary Acheson-No. sir. and
I think that Admiral Sherman
made it clear that he had not
recommended a naval blockade,
nor had it been overruled, and it
is his judgment that the best way
to proceed at the present time is
the way we are proceeding, by
trying to make as complete as
possible the economic restrictions
and. therefore, that is what we
are concentrating on.
Senator Stennis.-. Is there
any activity or any agitation by
the United States in the United
Nations for that plan?
Economic Restrictions Favored.
Secretary Acheson-No, sir. AS
I said. a naval blockade at this
time has not been recommended
by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. We
are not pushing it in the United
Nations because we believe we are
much more likely to get our re-
suits by increasing the economic
restrictions rather than asking
nations to go further in a mill
tary way than they are prepared
to go in the economic way. Z. il.
Cat this point Mr.. Acheson re-
viewed the United States resolu-
ton for an economic blockade of
Red China which has been intro
diIfpa in tho TT NJ
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the side Of the enemy without
firing shot, or sufficient of them
do so that those who want to fight
can't fight.
At the end Of '46 the govern
ment had 2.6 million men under
arms and the Communists had
about IL million of regulars.
However. in firepower, in rife
lflrepower, the government still en-
lioyed superiority of three or
-four to one over the Communists
In '46. when this fighting
started, Gen. Marshall was act
ing as mediator. He called on both
sides to stop the fighting. Both
profeSsed to want to do it. but
did not do it.
Therefore, Gen. Marshall asked
for and obtained from this Gov
Iernment an embargo on the ship
ment of combat materiel into
China. That embargo lasted from
the time it was imposed in '46
the exact date I do not have WITH
me until May 1947. During
that time the Nationalists were
winning the battles. they wor
the fights they had, they occupied
the cities. but they immobilizeo
! themselves
Evening star., 1951-06-05
Part Of Yesterdays Transcript

FOLLOWING is that portion OF
Secretary AcheSon's statement
ON China and his subsequent
testimony tOhich did not appear
in the home edition of yester-
days Star:
I have pointed out to you the
very great Importance of the
presence of the japanese in China
the 1,235,000 troops, 100000
civilians. 1t was decided very
early in the game. between the
Chinese government, the Nation
allst government and ourselves
that one of our major efforts must
be to get these people out of China
and back into Japan.
That wouldn't have been toe
hard a job to do if they were all
just marching on to ships. The
great difficulty about it was tina,
these armed soldiers controlled
most of the important cities ir
central China, in southeast China
and east China, and also the main
lines OF communication.
II they had been told to dror
their guns on the ground anc
march to the coast at once. those
areas would have been occupied
by the Communists, and the Ma
tionalist government forces would
never have gotten in there with
out fighting.
Marines Guarded Seaports.
Therefore the task was to have
the Japanese evacuate the areas
which they held at the time when
the Government forces could be
moved and were moved by us into
those areas. That was the task tc
perform.
In order to do that we landed
$4,000 Marines in China. The
function of these Marines was tc
occupy the principal seaports, tc
guard the principal rail lines close
to those seaports, and later to take
over the areas along the eastern
coast where coal was produced ano
guard the lines along which the
|coal came to the principal con-
lsuming centers. That was to al.
low the industrial life of China tt
continue, and those coal areas anc
the coal railroads were being con.
'lstantly raided by the Commu-
'jnuists.
| At the same time our armed
forces airlifted Chinese armies
whole armies, from South China
Unto the areas to be evacuated
land which were being evacuated
.'by the y anese. Now that was 6
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strongly, that the United States
Government had to be extremely
careful that it did not commit
itself to a policy involving the
absorption of its resources to an
unpredictable extent by assuming
"a direct responsibility for the civil
war in China, and for the Chinese
economy.
He also pointed out that we
must be prepared to face the
possibility that the Chinese gov
ernment might not be able to
maintain itself against the Chi
nese Communist forces.
Now the program of aid which
Gen. Marshall presented was a
program of $57o million in eco
ncmic assistance over a 15-month
period. He pointed out that the
experience gained in the program
would throw light on the possibili-
ties of future programs.
The program was sufficient in
size, it was thought, to free the
major portion of the Chinese gov
ernment's own foreign exchange
assets for the purchase of such
military supplies. from foreign
sources, as it might need.
1t was not recommended that
we should have military advisers
| in combat areas.
It was not recommended that
We should take measures Of mill
tary aid which would lead i. to
United States military interven-
ton in China, or direct involv-
ment in the civil war.
| Now, this question was very
carefully considered in the Execu-
tive Branch, at a meeting in
June, 1948, attended by Secretary
Marshall, Secretary of the Army
Royal, Gen. Bradley and Gen.
Wedemeyer, and the decision
which I have just spoken of was
taken.
Military Advisers on Hand.
There was already a United
States military advisory group in
China that had been established
in 1916. and in 1947 the COM
manding officer of this group had
been authorized to give advice on
a confidential basis to the gener-
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