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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
Proposal 10 Reimburse
 Gold Mine Owners for
 Shutdown losses Heard

WASHINGTON, Dec. l9-A pro- posal to reimburse gold mine own CTS for losses caused by the Govern ment's shutdown of their properties during the war is before a con- gressional committee.
 Dr. Wilbur Nelson, former chief of the mining division of the War Production Board, told a house subcommittee he didn't favor the shutdown order He said he didn't feel it was justified.
 But higher ups in WIPE, he said, insisted on the action. He did net identify them.
 Nelson said Gen. Brehon Somer- vell commander of the Army Ser vice forces, and then Undersecre- tary of War Patterson, also favored the order on the theory that closing of the cold rpinee would -'''''' 10. tween 5000 and 10000 miners into copper proouctlon.
 Instead, said Dr. Nelson, only about 300 miners and muckers went from gold into copper mines and they did not stay very long !"
 The committee has under consid- eration bill by Rep. Engle (D- CaliD to reimburse gold miners for their losses as a result of the shut down.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
Thousands of Vets To Be Stranded On Coast for Christmas

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19. = Eighty-two thousand homebound Pacific soldiers may be stranded in west coast ports on Christmas unless a jam of rail facilities is cleared, the Army predicts.
 Many Navy men due for dis charge or leave likewise may have to spend a forlorn holiday away from home, the Navy said. No figures were available, however.
 While the number of soldiers and sailors awaiting transportation mounted to 100000, the Office of Defense Transportation stepped in and ordered all western railroads to move troop trains or empty cars for troop shipments just as fast as their regular passenger trains from now until March l.
 With Christmas only six days away, the situation will become more critical since the Army an- nounced that it expected 110,700 mere troops to reach port by Mon- day
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
ATOMIC pR0BLEM,I CONTROL OF JAPAN, TAKEN up, MOSCOW
Important Discussions al Conference of Three
 Foreign Ministers
By EDDIE GILMORE

MOSCOW, Dec. 19 = While au- thoritative quarters said the atomic problem still was of uppermost im- portance as the Big Three" foreign ministers went into their fourth day of their exploratory" talks today, the question of con- trol of Japan appeared to be loom ing bigger in the picture.
 Although the talks were cloaked in the strictest secrecy, observers attached significance to the fact that one of the advisors of Soviet Foreign Commissar V, M. Molotov at yesterdays conference was Y. A.. Malik, last Russian Ambassador to Japan.
 They also pointed ou. that U. $. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes conferred yesterday morning with John Carter Vincent, head of the Far Eastern section of the State Department, as well as Dr. James B. Conant, atomic expert of the American delegation. Vincent later accompanied Byrnes to the meeting of the foreign ministers.
 Another question reported to be high on the agenda was the Irani- an problem. Both Byrnes and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin conferred with their Tranian experts shortly after publication of a new statement by Iranian Prime Minister Ibrahim Hakimi yesterday appealing to the United States, Great Britain and Russia to withdraw their troops from Iran.
 T.-ere was no announcement after yesterdays meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
MORE POLICE 'SHAkE-Up IS
 HANGING FIRE
CounliImen in Private Ses. sion Tonight for Re-
 hearing on Action

Further re-alignments in Ju- ,neau's City Police force were hanging fire today with Mayor Er- ,nest Parsons refusing to comment beyond stating that the City Council to is meet again this evening at a committee of the whole to con- :, sider protests from force members involved in the current shake-up.
 One of the two men whose resig- nations had been asked for yester- day has taken exception to the City Administration action. It was :. revealed yesterday that resigna- tions were expected from Patrol Aman Solon Dore and Asst. Chief of Police Hubert Gilligan.
 The Mayor stated that the Coun- cil committee meeting tonight is to be a private affair; meither the citizens of the City nor represen- tatives of the press being desired to have inkling of the conduct of this portion of the City's affairs)
 Meanwhile, today Patrolman Leon- ard Williamson is performing the duties of Acting Chief of Police, : though the Mayor stated that no resignation has been received from Police Chief John Monagle.
 Mayor Parsons indicated a com plete airing of the matter will be given after tonights session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
TRUCK, TRAILER
 ExpL0DES; 1000
 LEFT HOMELESS
Ammunition Blows Up- Flames Destroy Fed
 eral Housing Project

SAN DIEGO, Dec. l9 - Seven persons were hospitalized, one of them with serious injuries, and approximately 1000 others left homeless when a flaming Navy ammunition truck and trailer ex- ploded with a terrific blast on a highway IS miles north of here yesterday afternoon.
 All of the homeless were resi- dents of the Torrey Pines Federal Housing Project close by.
 John Arvin, Federal Housing Administrator, estimated 85 per cent of the 2l4-unit project was seriously damaged. All windows were broken, glass blown through the buildings, room partitions knocked down and the ends of houses blown out. Throughout the nearby La Jolla area windows were broken. Dormitories and trail CTS are being sought for the home less.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
GAR STAINS
 ARE PROVED.
 NOT BLOOD

Chiefly negative developments have come to light here during the rast 24 hours as questioning of new and re-interrogation of old figures connected with the mystery shroud- ing the murder of Clarence J. Campbell continues.
 Another possible lead fizzled out yesterday when laboratory analysis returned a verdict of mot blood on stains discovered inside a car found abandoned last week in Doug las The laboratory here yesterday afternoon excluded the car as a murder link when it. reported the samples of the supposed spatters of human blood were something else possibly berry juice.
 The samples were taken from the car last Friday by Deputy U. s. Marshal Walter G. Hellan. for analysis. The car at that time had been reported standing abandoned fer 48 hours.
 Officials stated that, though their continued questioning of those tkey believe to have knowledge of the brutal crime has so far brought to light no definitely startling new disclosure, it has revealed addition al information that ties in with their main murder theory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
WAINWRIGHT TO BE WITNESS AT
 TRIAL OF HOMMA

MANILA, Dec. Been Jona- than Wainwright, by deposition, will be one of the principal witt nesses at the war crimes trial of It. Gen. Masa Haru Homma, to whom he was forced to surrender, but to when he never bowed even as a captive.
 Wainwright's deposition will be one of the principal documents submitted to the military commis- sion which on Jan. will try Homma on charges including re- sponsibility for the cruel Bataan death march, Lt Col Frank E. Meek, the chief prosecutor, said today
 A fidgety Homma was returned in disgrace today to the palatial residence from which in 1942 he had watched Corregidor captiyes forced to march in humiliation. There, where he once lived as conqueror. he pleaded innocent at his arraignment on charges of re- sponsibility for the death march and for 67,000 deaths among Am erican and Filinpino prisoners of war, internees and civilians.
 Maj Gen. Leo B. Donoyon, president of the military trial commission, ordered Homma to re- port for trial Jan. 3 despite his counsel's protests that 1t needed at least month to prepare his de- fense.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
VIOLENCE, TERROR
 REIGNS LAID BARE
 NAzI TRIAL COURT
ThirtY-five Synagogues Burned in Two-Day 0ut-
 break = New Evidence

NUREMBERG, Dec. 19.-One bri- gade of Hitler's brown-shirted Storm troopers alone blew up or burned 35 synagogues in two-day out break of anti-Jewish terrorism, American prosecutors told the in- ternational military tribunal today.
 Evidence of violence and terror from the Storm troopers own rec ords was presented to the tribunal in the prosecutions effort to place war crimes convictions against thousands of lesser Nazis, as well as the score of Hitlers top hench- men sitting in the courtroom pris- onerS box.
 Col Robert G. Storey, assistant U. s. prosecutor, said the brown shirted storm troopers, also known as the SA, were organized before Hitlers rise to power ito beat up and terrorize all political oppon- ents"
 The SA is the third Nazi organ izaticn to have its secrets laid be- fore the court. The prosecution, led by Justice Robert H. Jackson of the U. & Supreme Court, con- tends that six organizations should be convicted as criminal groups and that their members should auto- matically be held guilty of war crimes in varying degrees.
 Evidence already has been pre- sented against the Nazi leadership corps and the Reich cabinet. Still remaining to have their day in court are the Elite Guard (SSJ, the Ger man high command and the Ges- tapo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
Drafting of Fathers Is Hailed

WASHINGTON, Dec l9-Selective service tonight halted the drafting of fathers.
 It also instructed local draft boards not to accept .on volunteer basis any father with three or more children.
 Men with one or two children who volunteer will be accepted by Selective Service.
 For practical purposes, the stop order on drafting fathers applies only to men under 26. Older men have not been drafted since the end of the war.
 Drafting of men with three or more children was halted on Nov 5.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
ARE GETTING NEXT

LONDON, Dec. 19 = Secretary of State James F. Byrnes has mas tered the Russian expression for T agree and is using it frequently at the foreign ministers confer ence in Moscow, much to the de- light of his colleagues.
 Eddie Gilmore, Associated Press staff writer, reported this phase of the conference in a broadcast from Moscow today for NEG. He said Byrnes also had learned to use the Russian expression met" which means mo-
 Foreign Commissar V. M. Molo- tov has mastered the American expression "okay,' Gilmore said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Alaska in port from the south and scheduled to sail for the westward at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon
 Margaret Shafer due tomorrow or Friday from Seattle. < Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Cricket scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver December 28
 Yukon in port last night from the south and sailed for the westward at 9 o'clock this morning.
 Now listen-it looks like the next southbound regular mail boat would be either the Alaska or Yukon and that would be the day after Christ mas, December 26. The Princess Norah was the Christmas steamer for the south. Of course there might be a steamer to the west ward that did not call at Juneau, but will be going south.
 Only 20 per cent of the 300 islands in the Bahamas are inhabited.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 19. ~ Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau nine stock today is 87s, American Can 100as, Anaconda A, Curtiss- Wright 8, International Harvester 9512 Kennecott 48M, New York Central 33h, Northern Pacific 36as, U. s. Steel 81, Pound $4031a.
 Sales today were 970,000 shares.
 Dow, Jones averages today were as follows. Industrials, 190.62; rails. 6324; utilities, 3750.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
TRUMAN ASKS ARMY AND NAVY MERCER
Girl Delivers Ice In Bathing Suit; Heat Wave Hiis

SYDNEY, Dec 19.-While most of the United States was shivering, barelegged Australian women today were wearing sleeveless "midriff' dresses and men discarded coats to gain relief from the fierce heat wave which beset the continent.
 Ten of thousands streamed daily to beaches along Australia's east coast. Children squealed under the fountains in public gardens.
 Che Sydney girl sought relief by delivering ice - while clad in a bathing suit.
 Temperatures rose to 120 degrees in the shade at some inland points.
 Eleven deaths have been attri- buted to the heat wave.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
ALASkA0vER TOP, VICTORY
 LOAN EFFORT
Over Subscription of F Bonds Puts Territory
 in Black Ink Class

Alaska is again over the top in support of the Treasury's savings bond campaign-this time, Alaska has more than met the Victory Lean Drive quota of S2,500 GOO assigned to it, surpassing the goal during the week ending last Sat- urday, just one week after the of ficial drive ending.
 Over-subscription of Series "E'' bonds by the rank and file of Alas kans brought about the salutory re- suit, as corporation purchases and individual purchases other than "E bonds both fell bit short
 Here's the way Alaska's Victory Loan returns stack up, as of Sat- urday, December Is, with some communities still not completely re- ported to the War Finance Con- mittee headquarters here:
 Overall subscription-$2, ,517, ,156.25; quota $2,500,000.
 Individual purchases other than "E"-$487, ,098; quota $500000.
 Corporation purchases-$862 OIL 50; quota S1,000,000.
 Series "E" purchases-S1, 168, ,046.- 75; quota $l000,000
 Two more cities have been added to the list of those subscribing 100 per cent or better of their "E'' quotas: Seward quota $35,000; sales $46,618.75; Skagway quota $7,500, sales $9,31875.
 The Juneau-DouglaS area, with the third highest "E" quota in the Territory, $130,Oo0, at the close of last Saturday was still just a shade short of the hundred grand" mark, with sales standing at $99,375.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
WALLACE, Idaho-A crew (

WALLACE, Idaho-A crew of 50 trained men have been fighting a stubborn 24-hour-old fire in the Sunshine Mine in the Occur d Alenes of Idaho today with control not yet in. sight. The fire is at the 3,100-foot level in the famed silver mine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
UNIFI(AT!0N OF DEFENSES
 PLEA MADE
President Takes Step in Biiier Sfruggle-FuIl
 Plan Announced

WASHINGTON. Dec. l9 - Presi- dent Truman called today for merger of the Army and Navy into a single department of national defense with the Air Forces fully equal to the land and sea arms.
 Stepping squarely into the middle of the long and bitter struggle between the Army and Navy top commands, MT. Truman followed in virtually every detail the official War Department plan for unifica- tion.
 And he dashed one prime Navy hope by declaring in a special mes sage to Congress:
 Further studies of the general problem would serve no useful pur- pose"
 Navy witnesses appearing at Sen ate Military Committee hearings on the merger proposal have pleaded against nasty action and urged additional studies of all phases of 
 Under Civilians
 Declaring that T urge this as the best means of keeping tho peace" MT. Truman proposed that the new defense department be headed by single cabinet member operating with one undersecretary and several assistant secretaries, all civilians. There would be de- partsnental chief of staff, with commander for each of the three component ranches-Army, Navy and Air.
 Either the President or the Sec retary of Defense could take up di- rectly with the separate com matters of basic military strategy and policy and the division of the departments budget.
 Officers To Serve
 Key staff positions in depart ment, MT. Truman said, should be filled with officers drawn from all the services "so that the thinking of the department would not be dominated by any one or two of the services"
 "As an additional precaution.' he added, it would be wise If the post of chief of staff were rotated among the several services, when ever practicable and advisable.
 Taking note of strong opposition from Secretary Forrestal and other ranking Navy officials the President said
 Policy Of Nation
 However strong the opposition that has been expressed by some of our outstanding senior officers and civilians, can assure the Congress that once unification has been determined upon as the policy of this nation, there is no officer or civilian in any service who will not contribute his utmost to make the unification a success" : In his 5,500-word message, MT. Truman called again for Congress sional approval of universal mili- tary training, asserting it has met with the overwhelming approval of the people of the United States"
 Referring repeatedly to the pos sibility of future inroads upon world peace, the Chief Executive declared that "a grave responsi- bility will rest upon the Congress if it continues to delay this urgent and most important measure"
 He termed unification legislation another essential step-along with universal training-in the develop ment of a comprehensive and con- tinuous program for our future safety and for the peace and se- curity of the world.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19

-Nationalization of the 250-year-old Bank of England won final approval in Commons tonight 306 to 126 and the measure was sent to the House of Lords.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
B JULIE ' IN 5

WASHINGTON-The House Ter ritories Committee has approved a bill by Delegate Bartlett of Alaska
 to authorize municipalities and pub- lie utility districts of the Territory to issue revenue bonds upon major ity vote of the qualified voters. The present law requires permission of Congress before such bonds can be issued.
 WASHINGTON - The White House disclosed today that Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister, is coming to the United States early next year for vaca- tion.
 WASHINGTON-The Army an- nounced today another cutback in requirements for release from serv- ice, effective December 31. It will make an additional 100000 men and women eligible for separation. The changes include reduction in the point score for enlisted men to 50 and for officers to TO. For the first time, length of service will be com puted in the case of WAC person. nel. Enlisted WACs will be eligible if they have had two years and six months of honorable service, WAC officers will be eligible if they have had three years and three months.
 HEIDELBERG, Germany - The i condition of Gen. George s. Pat ton, Jr., recovering from a broken neck, was described as excellent by Army medical officers today.
 NIANILA-General Marshall, vis- iting Manila en route to China, paid courtesy call on President Sergio OSmena today at MacLacanan Pal ace but returned early to his own quarters He will leave for Shanghai aboard a C-54 transport plane to- morrow morning He made no state- ment to the press.
 WASHfNGTON-North Caorlinas Representative Robert Doughton sees no justification for further ex- tensive tax cuts until the national budge tis balanced and no predic- tionS are made when the budget may be balanced.
 WASHINGTON - Thes Federal Works Agency is planning the fol- lowing loans, repayable without in- terest when construction starts: An chorage, Alaska, two 10-classroom grade schools, estimated cost $275,- 900; Federal loan $o0,000.
 NORFOLK, Va.-Entrance to the United States is denied by im- migration officials to 16 Estonians who landed here Saturday after sail ing their 37-foot sailboat for 129 days across the seas from Stock holm Sweden, in the hope that they could begin anew lives that had been upset by European wars and op- pressionS.
 LONDON-Great Britain urged
 the United Nations Preparatory Commission today to consider small town fin the east of the Unit ed States" as the permanent home of the United Nations Organization.
 MOUNT VERNON, Wash. = An elderly man was burned to death and a volunteer fireman was in- jured seriously when fire destroyed a half block of business buildings early today. James Barton, 72, bachelor, died in the flames when he broke away from firemen and ran back into his escond floor room in one of the burning buildings in an attempt to recover his clothing.
 Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov entertained Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and Brit ish Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin at lunch today before their formal conversations, in which the atomic bomb was reported to be of upper most importance.
 There are 156,000 miles of num- bered U. s. highways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
The W ashington
 Merry -Go- Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON-FeW people req lize it but President Truman spends a lot of time these days trying to persuade people to take important federal appointments.
 An illustration was the tussle he had with astute 40-year-old Wilson Wyatt, Mayor of Louisville, Ky, just appointed Federal Housing Car
 Wyatt was first offered just about every job in the book. Post master General Hannegan tried to get him to serve on the important Civil Aeronautics Board, also to accept the Job Jim McGranery wants to resign as Assistant At torney General, one of the key spots in the Justice Department.
 The Civil Aeronautics Board job really tempted Wyatt, and he asked for a few days to think it over. Next day he got phone call
 TRUMAN PLEADS
 This is the President calling" ," said a voice at the other end of the phone.
 MT. President, I've been think ing Wyatt said, "and I'm afraid I'm going to have to turn down that Civil Aeronautics job'
 That's swell" replied the Presi- dent. q. have a more important job for you Please come back here right away
 Next day, Wyatt appeared at the White House where Truman told him about the tough job of coordi- mating housing.
 T consider this housing situation the most important problem con- fronting the country today" ex- plained the President. If we don't
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19
LIGHTS APPEARING

Christmas lights are appearing in windows Two lights, the first. are to be seen on Star Hill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19

There are 156,O0O miles of num- bered U. S. highways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19

Only 20 per cent of the 300 islands in the Bahamas are inhabited.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19

WASHINGTON-The House Ter ritories Committee has approved a bill by Delegate Bartlett of Alaska to authorize municipalities and pub- lie utility districts of the Territory to issue revenue bonds upon major ity vote of the qualified voters. The present law requires permission of Congress before such bonds can be issued.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19

WASHINGTON - The White House disclosed today that Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister, is coming to the United States early next year for a vaca- tion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19

LONDON-Great Britain urged the United Nations Preparatory Commission today to consider small town fin the east of the Unit ed States" as the permanent home of the United Nations Organization
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-19

WASHINGTON = Thes Federal Works Agency is planning the fol- lowing loans, repayable without in- terest when construction starts. An chorage, Alaska, two 10-classroom grade schools, estimated cost $275,- 900; Federal loan $90,0O0
Smyrna times., 1945-05-03
BRIEF SMYRNA
LANDING NEWS
Budget of News and Person
ais Cleaned About Smyr-
ma River Wharves
CITIZENS MAKE VISITS

Smyrna Landing, May 2-Mr. ]
Mitchell Laird of Vinton, Md.
spent the weekend with Miss Min
ME Grimes.
Mrs. Pearl Connell and daughter
Carolyn, her friend, Mr.. Louis
Archie of Clayton, were Sunday
visitors of Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Mr.. Benz. Jacobs and wife of
Salem, N. j., were Saturday visit
ors of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Jacobs, Sr.
Mrs. Frank Harvath of Hartly,
was a recent visitor of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cole.
Mrs. John Jacobs, Sr., spent a
visit with her son, Mr.. and Mrs.
William l.. Jacobs at Mt. Pleasant
on Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Wilmer Ford of
Dover, were weekend visitors of
her mother, Mrs. Thomas Wrench.