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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-12
ALASKA BUREAU
OF MINES HEAD
BACK IN JUNEAU

r. S. Sanford, in charge of the
u S. Bureau of Mines operations
for strategic minerals in Alaska, re-
turned to his Juneau headquarters
by steamer today after an official
business trip to the States, to the
Bureaus regional headquarters in
Raleigh, Mo-, and to New York. T
The trip was made in connection
with further planning for this
years operation of the Bureaus
war mineral exploration program
in Alaska, and Sanford reports
many projects will be opened up as
soon as the weather permits.
Several engineers already are in
Alaska, and others are on their
way. Norman Ebbley, Jr., in charge
of one OF the projects near Fair
banks last year, is on his way back
to resume work in the Interior.
Harold Heide, who supervised work
on the Seward Peninsula tin pro-
ject last year will return as soon
as possible to resume work there.
Two other engineers, one enroute,
are coming later to start projects,
one in the Interior, the other in.
Western Alaska.
On the train trip to New York
through the Eastern United States,
Sanford noted that autos appeared
to be extinct. He said you could run
along an important highway for
20 miles without seeing an auto.
and then it would be only one-the
results of gasoline rationing.
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always a hard worker in the Demo-
cratic party's national organization,
Uncle Dan" knew all the ropes.
Although interested primarily in
politics and the law, Roper's acti-
vities spread to affairs Of church,
education, national defense and con-
servation. He was a member of the
general conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, in
1880 and the sixth ecumenical con-
ference in 1881 He served on the
District of Columbia Board of Edu-
cation 1892, on the Federal Board
of Vocational Education, on the
United States Council of National
Defense and on the Migratory Bird
Conservation Commission
From the outset of the new
deal" administration, Roper was
leader of the move for partner
ship" between government and bus
mess, was one of the most pro-
life of the cabinet speakers and,
by long odds, the most reassuring
as to the fundamental conservatism
of the Roosevelt policies.
Roper Plan Outlives NRA
Secretary Roper began that mis-
sionary work under trying circum-
stances. NRA, the National Recov-
cry Administration, was Matched
and housed in his own Commerce
Department Building, a vast new
structure inherited from the Hoover
Administration. General Hugh
johnson, of blistering tongue and
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paign.
From March to September. 1917
he was vice chairman of the tar
iff commission. Then he was made
commissioner of internal revenue
and in that post collected the huge
World War taxes, organizing also
the machinery for enforcing ma
tional prohibition in 1919. He re-
signed March 81, 1920, and through
the succeeding Republican admin
istrations practiced law in Wash
ington, chiefly on income tax
cases.
Roper was married December 25,
1889, to Miss Lou Mckenzie of
Scotland County, North Carolina.
They were the parents of two
daughters and five sons.
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dynamic personality, became chief
news center as MIRA administrator
in Ropers building.
More than that, another part OF
Roper's mission was reduction OF
his department in some respects
from the scope it had obtained
when Herbert Hoover made the
g. rlnc,ce p~ltfelio stepping stone
70 the White House.
Neither circumstance daunted
II -. - began at once organiz-
az advisory contacts with bust
ness and industrial leaders to watch
the evolution of MIRA. From that
source came repeated suggestions
for self government" of business
III cooperation with government as
an alternative to MIRA "regimenta-
ton"
And with the constitutional fail
of MIRA on May 81, 1885, it was to
voluntary maintenance of some
MIRA standards by employers that
the nation turned. Johnson and
NRA were gone, but Roper and
his partnership" ideal carried on.
Roper was born in Marlboro
County, South Carolina, April /,
1867, the son of John Wesley and
Henrietta V. Roper. After two years
at Wofford College, Spartanburg,
S. c., he transferred to Trinity
College, now Duke University, and
was graduated with an ALB. degree
in 1888. He taught school four
years and then at the age of 25,
won election to the state legis-
lature.
Cotton Counting System
Two years later, in 1894, he went
to Washington as clerk of the SEN
ate Committee on Interstate Com
merce. He had his first experience
with the Department of Commerce
from 1900 to 1910, serving most of
the time with the census bureau
as an expert agent. One of his
accomplishments was devising the
plan for frequent counting of cot
ton bales turned out by ginneries
during harvest seasons. This stifled
misleading foreign guesses on the
size OF the American crop which
had Handicapped Ameri-
can growers and mills. Meanwhile
he attended the law school of Ma
tlonal University, winning an LIB.
degree in 1901.
His first outstanding office was
First Assistant Postmaster General.
the appointment coming from Pres
ident Wilson in 1918. He became a
figure in Democratic national coun-
ellis in August, 1916, when made
of the organization bu-
reau for the second Wilson cam
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TANkFICKT
in TUN|SIA
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sian mountain wall to the coastal
plain, already penetrated Saturday
through Fondouk Pass, just south
east of Kairouan.
The British Eighth Armys adj
vance of 125 miles from the Wadi
ell Akarit line in six days was
slightly impeded by demolitions
planted by Rommel. and by diff
cult terrain, but Montgomery van
guards stirred up little resistance
in the Sousse area because the
enemy already had pulled back
toward the ridge running inland
from Endivaville, 81 miles north
of SousSe.
Big Fight Coming
So far, the Desert Fox" has
avoided any major conflict with the
Allied forces, but his field for re-
treat has now narrowed down to
the small triangle between Tunis,
Bizerte and the mountain strong
hold to the south of Tunis, where
he evidently plans to make a
stand.
A supplemental dispatch from
North Africa said that photographs
of Saturdays 100-plane raid on
Lamaddaelena, Sardinia, disclosed
that the Flying Fortresses had sunk
one 10,OOO-ton Italian cruiser, the
Trieste, and badly damaged the
10000 ton Gorilla, another Italian
Warship.
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DANIEL. n0pE".,
PASSES AWAY
IN HIS HOME
RooseveIt's First Secretary
of Commerce Dies
in Washington

Continued from Page One
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NEEDED
FOR RECREATIONAL
CENTER NEAR HERE

Day room furniture of all sorts,
as well as games, lamps. ETC.. is
badly needed for the recreation
center at Excursion Inlet. Trans
portation is at present available
and anyone having items to donate
should call the Empire early to-
morrow if possible.
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RE(LASSIFY
RECI5TRANT5
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farming, except those personally
essential to essential activities and
those whose induction would mean
extreme hardship and privation"
to dependents.
The ga classification which has
been open to childless, married
men has been reserved exclusively
for fathers.
For hardship cases a new CLASH
fication, 3D., has been set up for
deferment of anyone whose induc-
ton would result in extreme hard
ship and privation to wife, child
or parent and who maintains a
bona fide family relationship with
their home
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-12
CHICHAGOF MAN HAS
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION

Theodore O. Anderson, brought
from Chichagof by Alaska Coastal
plane Saturday afternoon, entered
st. AIMS Hospital at once for an
emergency appendectomy and is
now making an excellent recovery,
operating surgeon DR.. j. o. Rude
reports.
Evening star., 1943-07-05

There are more than 20 conven-
lent branch Offices for Star want
Ads" located throughout the CITY,
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Col. Gruyer Receives
Order Of British Empire

Col. Earl S. Gruver, 1901 Argonne
place NV. was one Of three United
States Army officers to receive the
Order Of the British Empire yester-
day, the Associated Press reported.
Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson,
British commander in chief in the
Middle East. made the presentations
to Col. Gruver, who commands the
Delta Service Command, and to
Col William E. Chickering of De-
troit, acting chief of staff Of the
Army Service Forces in the Middle
East. and Col. Crawford F. Sans.
chief surgeon Of United States forces
in the Middle East.
Col. Gruver enlisted in the Army
during the World War, was promot-
ed to sergeant, and In 1919 entered
the Military Academy. graduating in
1923. He became a major in 1910,
lieutenant colonel in 194l, and
has since become q full colonel.
Mrs. Gruver and their two chill
dren make their home in Washing
ton
Evening star., 1943-07-05
District E EmpIoye Is Released
Under New Bill to Go to Sea

Release Of q District employe for
service at sea Is the first direct
result OF President Roosevelt's re-
cent approval Of a bill granting re-
employment rights to ofIshore per-
sonnel who leave their jobs to re-
turn to the merchant marine, the
War Shipping Administration an
nounced today.
Since Pearl Harbor Carl Max
Lindheimer, senior electrical in
spector OF the Department of Build
ing Inspection and a veteran sea-
man, has been trying to get into
the service. Because he was so years
old recruiting officers told him he
was too old. Then he tried to 60
back to sea, bu. was unable to
secure a release from his job.
On June % District authorities
granted Mr.. Lindheimer his release.
contingent upon approval OF the
bill. The following day the Presi-
dent signed the measure and he now
has received an assignment as chief
mate on a Liberty ship.
Mr.. Lndheimer, who was born in
Germany, came to this country at
the age Of 6. Though the has not
been at sea since 1886, he has kept
current his chief mates license. He
Will go to sea in few days.
II the new bill releases more men
OF the quality of Carl Lindheimer,
the merchant marine will not lack
capable men and officers for its
ships" a War Shipping Administra-
ton offlcial said today.
Men who have had the kind of
experience that Lindheimer has
had are seriously needed today,
Evening star., 1943-07-05

Coal Co.. 200 men, marked "yes'
on their ballots.
"All that know Of will be work
ing tomorrow" said James J. Kelly
international representative for Dis
trict 8. II have not heard Of 4
single local voting not to work to-
day. And I don't look for any un-
usual absenteeism because Of the
holiday; the men are anxious to get
that extra pay!"
Just as pronounced was the shaft
ward trend Of Eastern Rennsyl-
vania's $1,000 hard-coal miners
Virtually all Of them were at work
today and the few mines not work.
ing were expected to be operating
tomorrow.
Practically all of Tennessee's 10,-
900 miners were back In the pits.
In Alabama. where $4,000 were idle
Saturday, UNIV officials said meet
ings today were expected to ac-
celerate sharply the rate Of return.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
orzemsyl against the Ukrainians in

Przemsyl against the Ukrainians in
1919.
He was the commander of the
5th and the Sd Polish Army Corps
IN the war against the Bolsheviks
In 1921 Gen. Sikorski was named
chief Of the general stan and year
later became Prime Minister for a
year. He was named minister of
military affairs from 1923 to 1925
and served as commander Of the
Lwow army region from 1925 to
1928.
After Poland fell to the German
lightning war, he made his home
in England.
As prime minister and comman-
der-in-chief his travels took him
from London to Iran, where q large
body Of Polish troops was stationed,
to Moscow and to Washington.
His relations with Soviet Russia
at times were strained, but in his
latest statement, made to newsmen
at Cairo Friday, he declared that
Poland wanted to live at peace with
Russia and promised that Poles
soon would be fighting the Germans
in a decisive battle to regain their
homeland.
Shortly after conferring with
Prime Minister Churchill and ar
ranging for Polish forces to take
over Scottish defenses in 1910, he
went to Canada to recruit Polish
legion, and then went on to Wash
ington in May of l94l, where he
conferred with President Roose-
welt. ..-
Almost a year later, in March,
1912, he returned to the United
States and discussed Polands post
war boundaries-since then a hotly
contested point with Soviet Russia
with President Roosevelt. At
that time he pleaded for full aid to
Russia.
Last December he made a third
trip to the United States to confer
with Mr.. Roosevelt and also visited
President Avila Camacho of Mexico.
The latter part OF June Mr..
Roosevelt sent him q secret letter
by the hand of United States AM
bassador Anthony Drexel Biddle, jr,
The contents have not yet been dis
closed. There was some specula-
ton it may have dealt with the
Polish Russian boundary question.
Target of Moscow Papers.
AS recently as last April %, Gen.
Sikorski was the target for a bitter
editorial in Moscow's Pravda, the
Communist party newspaper.
Basis of the Russian outbursts
againset the Polish government-in-
exile was the Polish request that
an investigation be made by the
International Red Cross of the Ger
man propaganda charge that the
Russians were responsible for the
death of 10000 Polish soldiers whose
graves the Germans declared had
Evening star., 1943-07-05
1890 Are Dismissed
As 8-Year-0Id NYA
Ends Activities
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The National Youth Administra-
ton as an operating agency Is dead
eight years and three days after
1t came into being.
Aubrey Williams, only director the
organization has had, signed the
death certificate in kilograms order
Ing cessation OF work in some 500
communities, after Congress COM
pleted legislative action on cutting
.NYA down to a $4,000, 900 liquidation
fund.
Mr.. Williams said the order went
out Saturday night and affected
some 5000 persons in training for
war work. All project supervisor
personnel numbering about 4,300
were dismissed, and the headquar-
ters staff OF about 900 was cut to
what Mr.. Williams called "a bare
modicum OF administrative person.
mel to wind up NYA affairs"
The director said his own plans
were indefinite-"I really hadn't
thought Of any yet. If I had any
at the moment it would be to 60 into
the Army"
Mr.. Williams called Congress
action in terminating NYA a very
unfortunate happening"
1T means the stoppage OF training
for about 1000 people a day whom
we have been turning out for war
industries" he said.
ut means the loss Of from $50 to
700 day out Of that number who go
directly into war industry.
"It means the dismantling of
plants located in 500 communities
where they have been serving war
production industries"
Mr.. Williams said NYA had
turned out "close to 100000 persons"
since Pearl Harbor with some form
of war plant skill in machine opera
ton, assembling, welding. forge
operation, ship carpentry and other
trades.
Conversion to strictly wartime
training program. he said, began
the day President Roosevelt an
nounced the trade OF so over-age
destroyers to Britain for naval bases,
and was so per cent complete by the
time of the Japanese sneak attack
on Pearl Harbor. There has been no
other activity, he said, since June,
l942.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
| Sikorski Sent
Message to u. S.
Just Before Death

President Roosevelt today received
an Independence Day message from
the late Gen. Sikorski. Polish Prime
Minister-apparently the last for
NAL message sent by the general be-
fore he was killed in an airplane
accident. The message, sent from
Gibraltar, said:
u wish today. the Fourth Of July,
to pay my sincere homage to the
great American Nation, especially
as I am spending it as a guest Of
the Governor at Gibraltar, where
have met some Of your officers.
Il am convinced that under you.
Mr. President, the inspired leader Of
the American Nation, and in close
collaboration with Great Britain.
the victory will soon come to the
United Nations. This victory will
not only crush the enemy, but also
bring into being your principles of
freedom and justice"
The message was sent for Gen.
Sikorski by the Governor of Gil
braltar.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Three Woshinetonions
In AEF Get Commissions

Three Washington men have been
commissioned as second lieutenants
from an officers candidate school
somewhere in Australia" accord
Ing to an Associated Press report.
Among . group Of nearly 400
American men coming up from the
ranks, many Of whom saw action in
New Guinea, to receive commissions
were Raymond r. Werner, 1904 @
street NV, Of the engineers; James
L. Hicks, 1917 @ street NV, Quar-
termaster Corps, and Ebert r.
Bishop, Transportation Corps.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Miners Troop Back
To Pits on HOLIDAY,
Smashing Tradition
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, July 5.-Smash-
ing tradition by trooping back
into the mines on what had al
ways been a holiday, the miners
Of the Nation celebrated Inde-
pendence Day by effectively
breaking the back Of the Nations s
stubbornest strike since Pearl
Harbor.
The coal picture was brighter
than at any time since June l as
through both the bituminous and
anthracite fields the back -to-work
current, a mare trickle last week,
sWelled to roaring flood.
From every corner came indica-
tions that the great wartime coal
strike would be ended.
Incomplete reports disclosed rough
ly so per cent reduction in the
100000 miners who last week still
def1ed the United Mine Workers
back-to-work orders in Pennsyl-
vania, Alabama, Virginia and Ten
nessee.
Many Others Pledge Return.
Thousands trooped into the pits
today close on the heels Of small
preparatory shifts which readied the
diggings last night. Many other
thousands pledged themselves to re-
turn tomorrow.
Besides the pleas Of their nominal
boss, Secretary Ickes, and their
leader, John L. Lewis, their own
self-interest persuaded many Of the
men to return: they receive time
and half for holiday work.
Pennsylvania's great bituninous
field, which last week was crippled
by the absence OF nearly $4,000 Of its
ll7,OOO workers, today held promises
from UNIV ofiicials. backed by votes
OF locals, that the number will be
cut at least to 1000 by tomorrow.
In Central Pennsylvania District
2, where nearly $4,000 were idle and
only 10000 working at the weeks
end. votes from locals reversed the
figures. The districts biggest union,
Manly Clio. with 1000 employees of
the Heisley. Imperial Cardiff and
Springfield Coal Cos, however, con-
tinued holdout. The men met but
took no vote. Another meeting is
set for tonight.
One Local Still Holds Out.
John Kramrich, field representa-
tive for the UMW's Uniontown Dis
trict 4, said all locals in his area ex-
cept one voted to return. The ex-
ception was the Weirton Coal Co.'S
captive" mine at Isabella. where
meeting is scheduled for tomorrow.
1t employs 1850 of the districts
81 500 men,
Il expect all the miners back in
the pits today and tomorrow unless
pickets again block them" Mr..
Kramrich said "PicketS last week
kept men out Of the mines who had
voted week before to return to
their jobs"
Five more big locals voted to re-
turn in Pittsburgh districts. Presi-
dent John P. Busarello reported He
estimated only 1000 holding out as
compared with 6,400 last week. The
district has $4,000 members.
Greensburg District 2, numbering
10000 workers, was reported 100 per
cent at work as members of the last
local, Yukon mine of Westmoreland
Evening star., 1943-07-05
President Opposes
Legislation Revising
Aviation Agencies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt has expressed
opposition to legislation which
would revise the present setup OF
aviation agencies, 1t was learned to-
day.
The Chief Executives objections
were expressed in a letter addressed
TO Chairman Lea Of the House In
terstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee.
The bill Is pending In both Sen
ate and House. Among other things
it would remove the Civil Aeronau-
tics Board and the Civil Aeronau-
tics Administration from the Com
merce Department, make the board
supervisor over the administration
and establish an independent direc-
tor Of accident investigations.
The CAB now issues certificates
for airline operations. fixes mail pay
rates, investigates accidents and
generally supervises commercial
aviation. The CAB supervises safety
measures and has control over the
airports and airways.
Noting that the present organ
ization appears to be working salts
factorily," Mr.. Roosevelt was re-
ported to have said that he felt re-
organization would be unwise "at
least at the present time" when the
services Of the two agencies are so
greatly needed by the armed forces.
He expressed concern that the
changes contemplated would so dis
tract the attention OF officials and
employees of these agencies, and so
impair their working efficiency, as to
seriously interfere with the contri-
button which they could otherwise
make in the interest OF securing
successful civil aviation in the con-
duct OF the war"
The President was understood to
have avoided reference to other pro-
visions Of the legislation, which in
clude Federal regulation Of flying,
zoning airports and studies looking
to postwar problems and the pos
sible carrying Of all first-class mail
by plane.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Petri||o Union Fight
Against Recordings
Certified 10 WLb

The dispute between James G. Pc.
tr:iio's American Federation Of Mu-
sicisns, A. F. Of L., and the Elec-
trical Transcription Manufacturers
which has resulted in the stoppage
oil electrical transcriptions made by
musicians for radio broadcasting
was turned over to the War Labor
Board today by Secretary Of Labor
Perkins.
Secretary Perkins certified the
case to the board following the
failure of the Cancellation Service
to settle the controversy, which in
wolves about 10000 workers.
A license arrangement between
the union and the manufacturers
was In existence from 1887 until
August /, 1912. On August /, 1912
the union refused to negotiate OF
continue the license in effect.
James Fitzpatrick of the Concilia
ton Service was assigned to the case
In June. On July /, joint meeting
was held with representatives OF
both parties, but the dispute re.
manned unsettled, the Cancellation
Service reported to Secretary Per.
kins. due to the fact that the unior
stated 1t was no longer interested ir
negotiating a settlement and sale
it intended to stop the transcription
industry completely.
In it's report to Secretary Perkins
the Cancellation Service pointed out
that the diScontinuance Of electrical
transcriptions has an indirect ef-
feet on the enlisted personnel Of
the armed forces"
The report stated that the manu-
facturers had made a complete
statement Of their side Of the case
and that additional evidence of the
national importance OF the dispute
in question was indicated by letters
and other data from members OF
Congress, Government officials and
other public citizens.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Steinbeck's Former Wife
WED to Army Officer
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMP ROBERTS, Calf, July S.
Carol Henning Steinbeck, former
wife OF Writer John Steinbeck, and
1st 1t. Loren Alanson Howard Of
Spokane, Wash, were married yes
terday.
1t. Howard is field artillery Of
f7cer. Before enlisting March 3, 1941,
he was a wholesale and retail
jeWeler.
Evening star., 1943-07-05

been discovered in Katyn Forest
near SmolenSk.
The Polish government later with
drew its request. but the bitter
feeling between the Kremlin and
the London exile regime did not
entirely vanish.
Gen. Sikorski had conferred sew
eral times with Stain in the last
few years and mutual pledges of
aid and predictions of Allied success
were exchanged.