The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-14

morrow, the Immigration and Nat uralization Service reported today.
 WASHINGTON = President Tru- man asked Congress today to cut the Navys spending authority by nearly Sl7,O00, 100000 He also rec commended that Congress consider "a complete review of existing leg islation authorizing the construction of naval vessels"
 VANCOUVER, B. C. - The five story building, in the heart of this city's industrial center, occupied by the Pioneer Envelope Company plant, was destroyed by fire today. One fireman is dead, three others are missing. Origin is undetermined
 WASHINGTON-Paul V. McNutt has been confirmed as U. s. High Commissioner to the Philippines, a pest he held before the war.
 NEW YORK-The Duke of Wind sor. who sails today for France aboard the steamship Argentina, told a press conference today that he intended to visit England. T will visit England and I look for ward to seeing my mother" the Duke said "It has been nearly nine years since I have seen my mother"
 MIAMI, Fla.-Winds estimated at 15O miles per hour were reported to have struck Turks Island in the British West Indies today as great hurricane whirled toward the Flor ida coast.
 WASHINGTON - The War Re- fugee Board has been officially dis solved by President Truman, who credits the agency with saving the lives of many thousand victims of Nazi persecution.
 
 st3KYO-@One of the last links in the international system of weather reporting, which in the peacetime era will assist round-the-w world commer- cial aviation, was forged today as the Americans took over Japanese weather installations and personnel.
 NEW K-Metropolitan Opera tenor Lauritz Melchior, left La Guardia Airport today for Denmark. King Christian has invited him to sing at the Kings 18th birthday celebration on September 26 in Cop enhagen.
 LOS ANGELES The northern semi-finals in the Pacific Coast Baseball League playoffs will begin in Portland instead of Seattle, as previolsly announced. League Presi- dent Clarence Rowland says the Portland games are scheduled for September 25, 26 and 27. Remain ing games of the northern semi finals will be played in Seattle.
 WASHINGTON Army plans to release at least 30,000 doctors, 10000 dentists and 10000 nurses by next July 1. This is announced by the War Department. As a result, about seventy percent of the peak strength of the Medical Corps will return to civilian life.
 PARIS General Eisenhower had something to say about Christmas shopping today-he advised Amer ican families not to send Christmas packages to their service men in Europe if it appears that the men will be home for the holidays.
 SEATTLE-Alaska Airlines con- templates using Boeihg Stratocruis- CTS from Seattle to Anchorage if the Civil Aeronautics Board grants the Alaskan carrier an extension of It's route into Seattle, Ted Law, Presl- dent of Alaska Airlines, told Boeing Aircraft Company officials today.
 LOS ANGELES-Dr. Anthony J.. Sale, Assistant Professor of Bac- teriology at the University of Cali fornia at Los Angeles, says he has discovered that bacillus extract known as subtilin will kill tuber- culosis bacilli.
 LONDON-The United States En- bassy in London says that Secretary of the Interior Ickes was due to arrive in London today, but owing to weather conditions. his plane has been delayed over the North At lantic. Ickes and his staff of experts will talk with the British concerning oil
 WILLITS, Calif.--A raging forest fire that has destroyed the l0-build- ing Riverdale resort, lumber mill, five homes, five automobiles and burned over 10000 acres was out of control early this morning along 10-mile front 50 miles north of Will