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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-04-23
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-04-23
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exchange.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-04-23
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-04-23
Schools, Churches, Hospitals Cett;
So Cut In Electric Costs Under
/. New City Rates; Street Lights 20S

EDITORS NOTES This is the third in a series Of
articles the reduced electric rates Of the City Elec
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BY JOHN n. vosBuRGH. City Editor. Key West Citizen
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-04-23

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per kilowsft hour for schools,
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trio bills:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-04-23

key Vests schools, churches
hospitals, and street lighting
system will find the new reduced
rates of the City Electric System
almost like present from Santa
Claus. The average non-profit in
Stitution has its rates slashed un-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
TRUMAN E
 VISITOR TO
 U. }. SENATE

WASHINGTON, July 23.-R- Breaking precedent, President Tru- man took his old seat in the Sen ate today and made brief speech saying he had spent the best ten years of his life there.
 Grinning happily, the President, a former Senator from Missouri, walked onto the Senate floor un- announced after lunching at the Capitol.
 He took a rear row seat on the Democratic side as Senators and gallery occupants rose and ap- plauded.
 The Senate at the moment was busy with routine, minor bills.
 But when Mir Truman appeared Senator Vandenberg (R-MichD, the presiding officer, promptly recog- nized the President and welcomed him warmly.
 Vandenberg then said that he recognized the Senator from Mis- souri for five minutes"
 Senators applauded as President Truman arose and began brief talk. He said the Senate had been very kind and that he never had had a more cordial welcome any where"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
CARPENTERS GET HIGH WAGES
 ON INTERIOR JOB

Experienced carpenters can get over the union scale of wages on construction jobs in the Interior of Alaska according to a promise made today by George Hite, Nome contractor. Hite is building a new school at Teller and has several other contracts, both Army and private, in that area. He said that he is desperately i'll need of exper- fenced carpenters and is willing to pay up to $250 per hour plus transportation costs for good men.
 Hite is in Juneau this week con- ferring with Dr. James c. Ryan, Territorial Commissioner of Educa- tion, on the plans for the school building at Teller. Funds for the building were appropriated by the l945 Territorial Legislature but the building has never been completed because of the shortage of both labor and building materials. Hite will make a quick visit to Seattle, later this week, before returning to Nome.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
 RUSSIAN
 DELEGATE

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, July 23. -tR-Soviet Deputy Foreign Min ister Andrei A. Gromyko's top de- putty in the United Nations was lambasted today in one of the strongest personal attacks ever made in the LIN.
 After Alexei N. Krasilnikov had delivered 30-mlnute speech cas- tigating the western powers for their opposition to the admission of Soviet-supported Albania to the LIN, Britain's Valentine c. Law fcrd said in measured words:
 Tt is deporable that we should be subjected day after day, week after week, month after month to this junk about provocations, lies, noises and repetitions. We are pre- stunned to be intelligent officials and not a gathering of illiterates.
 We draw our conclusions from facts and not from slogans. I term the Soviet speech a regrettably of- fensive production.
 Col w. R. Hodgson of Australia took the floor immediately to de- clare:
 How glad I am that these meet ings are now open to the press. Previously We have had to put up with calculated abuse and distor- tons of this particular represen- tative of the Soviet Union for a long time"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
SLAYER OFF NOW HUNTED AT FAIRBANKS
Warrant Issued for Leon Jones, Charged with
 Double Crime

FAIRBANKS, Alaska. July a. R-A federal posse. including 25 armed soldiers from Ladd Field. secured the rugged wilderness country along the Alaska High way from both ground and air to- day in search of an armed man wanted for the crazed ax staying of two men after an Indian camp drinking party.
 The victims. whose hacked bod ies were found beside cabins of the Indian encampment, were identi- fled as Donald R. Harris, B. construction employee at the Army's Big Delta project 100 miles south of Fairbanks, and Carl Ahnstrom, 68, longtime trapper and prospector in the Little Gerstle River area where the kill ings occurred.
 After excited Indians described the staying in an on-the-scene in quest, U. s. Marshal Stanley J. Nichols issued warrants for the arrest of Leon Jones, 43, a fellow employee of Harris on the army project.
 U. S. Commissioner Everett E. Smith, who conducted the inquest, said tEe key Indian witnesses, Mir and Mrs. Frank Felix, told this story.
 Harris. the suspected killer and third man drove to the camp and tried to get Indian women to join a heavy drinking party. A fight broke out and the third man drove away. Then, they said. the suspected killer picked up an ax and struck Harris several times. Seeing Ahnstrom in front of his cabin about 100 feet away. he went over and struck him down.
 The Indians said the killer col lected supplies from various cabins. picked up a 22 caliber rifle, shot four sled dogs at their stakes and disappeared into the brush.
 The bodies of Harris and Ahnstrom were brought to Fair banks today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
100 HOMELESS
 AS RESULT OF HEAVY RAINS
Pennsylvania Town Dam- aqed 10 Extent of Mil-
 lion Dollars, Report

ERIE, Pa, July 23.-lR-House- holders, merchants and industries today were offered use of the city's resources in cleaning up after record-breaking rains which Jeff more than 100 homeless and caused damage estimated at well over $1,000,OO0.
 City employees dispensed diSin- fectants and lime to all seeking aid in restoring flooded basements Bremen were kept busy hosine out flood debris in homes, stores and factories.
 Scores of families evacuated yes terday during the height of the unprecedented nine-inch rains were asked by city officials to stay with relatives or remain in the hastily arranged City Hall annex quart CTS until all danger of disease i: eliminated.
 City officials said the worst dam age was to stock in stores, air con ditioning and heating plants, and equipment and supplies in factor ies. One of the worst hit plants the big Erie works of the General Electric, was still totaling up dam ages. Officials said the total might run over a half million dollars.
 Among those evacuated yesterday were several score Negro families living in the Franklin Terrace housing project.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
TRUCK FIRST LOAD
 OF FREIGHT OVER
 HAYNES CUTOFF

Advices received by the Empire from A. M Machin, secretary of the Haines Chamber Of Commerce, state that on July g the Dezadeach Trading Post received the first shipment of freight trucked over the Haines Cutoff Highway.
 The Dezadeach Trading Post is located at Lake Dezadeach. l25 miles up the road from Haines. The freight was taken to Haines and landed at the Port Chilkoot dock there by the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company.
 Transportation to the Interior by truck has begun" states Machin for the Haines Chamber of Com merce The Cutoff is in good con- dition, he adds, and the port of Haines is conveniently located so that supplies can be trucked either to Fairbanks or Whitehorse.
 The Northland Transportation Company's Alaska makes regular call at Haines every two weeks, and Canadian Pacific vessels stop there frequently.
 Tt is believed" says Machin, that the Port of Haines will be very busy from now on.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
ARMED MAN WITH PISTOL ARRESTED,
 CAPITOL BUILDING

WASHINGTON, July 23.-LR- Police today arrested a man armed with a pistol in the Capitol just five minutes after President Tru- man made a surprise visit to the Senate.
 Edward F. McGinnis Senate Ser geant-at-Arms, sad the man iden- tified himself as Clifton R. H. Spires, 39, of Augusta, Ga.
 He told reporters simultaneous presence of MT. Truman and Spires in the Capitol was purely coinci- dental"
 Spires was arrested by two Capi- tol policemen in the mems wash room on the first floor of the Capi- tol's Senate wing. The Senate floor, where MT. Truman addressed the Senate, is up one flight.
 McGinnis said Spires had served IT months in the Army and had been a patient at a veterans hos pital in Augusta.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
.5AWMILL HOMES
 60 TO DOUGLAS INSTEAD HIWAY
Costs and Facilities Make Change of Plans Neles-
 sdry for Employees

Plans have been changed for the location of housing facilities for employees of the Juneau Spruce Corporation. E. s. Hawkins, Resi- dent Manager of the Company, an- nounced today that the Spruce Corporation has abandoned it's idea of locating homes for employees on the Douglas Highway and has, in- stead, completed negotiations with the City of Douglas for the pur- chase of sites within the city limits of that town
 Hawkins said that the company has purchased approximately four square city blocks from the City of Douglas for the sum of $l and other considerations" The sale was approved by the Douglas City Council and work has already been started by contractor Bill Manthey for clearing and leveling the ground on the new home sites. The prop clly lS iOSdtcu Oii rhtii OCiCCI oiiN Queen Ann's Avenue in the south portion of the City.
 The site can accommodate up to 90 homes but Hawkins said that he does not contemplate constructing more than a total of 40 homes. Ten houses will be erected immediately with work scheduled to begin next week.
 Rent Is Installment
 The homes will cost approximate ly S2,5OO each and will be rented to company employees for about $ssa1r $40 per month. Hawkins ex- piained that the money received from rents will be applied on the total cost and that the employee will be given full title to his home when sufficient rent has been col lected to cover the cost of the house.
 The original plans were discarded because of the advantage of water and sewage facilities in Douglas which were not available on the highway site. Another factor was the enormous cost of improving and filling the land on the highway To- cation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
Alaska Shipping Case Is 5tated at Hearing; New
 Proposal Is Submitted

WASHINGTON, July 23.-lR- Rep. John J. Allen, jr, (R-Cali) chairman of a House subcommit- tee investigating the Alaskan ship ping situation, expressed the opin- ion today the group will present plan for permanent relief oi the Territory from excessive freight rates.
 Some program of legislative as- sistance to insure adequate ser vice at reasonable rates is neces- sary if the Territory is to con- tinue to develop and to grow, Allen said in a statement. Expressing confidence that the group will work out an overall program, Allen said:
 If we are successful in doing so and I feel sure we will be, foresee continued and growing de- velopment of Alaska. Should we fail, I fear that the Territory growth vii! be strangled through the cutting of it's life line to the continental United States"
 His subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine Committee start ed hearings yesterday to obtain data on which to base legislation It will have another session to- morrow.
 At the hearings it was suggest ed that the Alaska shipping con- panies might operate from Oregon and California, as far south as San Diego and Los Angeles.
 Allen said the committee want ed to hear testimony from all in- terests in those states as well as from shipping interests in Wash lington state and the people o1 Alaska.
 : He received with favor a sugges- ton by Delegate Bartlett Of AL aska that the committee hold hearings on the Pacific Coast in the three states, and in Alaska
 Allen reviewed the shipping problems of the Territory, includ- ing recent freight rate increases under the interim plan of opera tion to remain in force until next July l which, he said, the people of the Territory have said they cannot bear.
  Allen, Reps. Bradley R-CaliD and Jackson (D-Wash) and Bart lett urged that the committee have it's recommendations ready when the next session of Congress con- venes in January.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Square Sinnett, from Seattle, due 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Alaska, from Seattle, due Satur- day.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle July 26.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver July 26.
 Lucidor scheduled to sail from Seattle July 29
 Princess Norah scheduled to ar rive from Skagway Friday morning at 8 o'clock and sails south one hour later.
 Baranof, from west, is scheduled south sometime Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
FEDERAL POSSE HUNTS CRAZED KILLER
American Legion Report
 Scores Security Council;
 Wants Overhaul UN Charter

WASHINGTON, July 23,--tR-- Calling the Security Council a "perpetually hung jury the Ameri- can Legion today proposed an overhaul of the United Nations charter to bobtail the Big Five veto and set up a "tyranny-p proof world police force.
 Climaxing year of study, the Legion's recommendations were forwarded in a letter to each member of Congress with this ac- acknowledgement.
 Tt may not be possible or ex- pedient to attempt to bring about changes now, but we believe they suggest a goal which must be at tained in order that the United Nations becomes fully effective
 The veterans organization con- tended that it's recommendations would lay solid foundation for the elimination of the atomic threat" It said further they "are indispensable to bring about an adequate substitute for the grim rules of power politics"
 Specifically, the Legion proposed these charter amendment de- signed to.
 Give more effective represen- tation of the nations" on the &c., curity Council and abolish the veto in cases of aggression "or preparation for aggression"
 Give the Security Council "ade- quate powers" to prevent aggressive war by creating iron clad interna- tional controls over atomic weap- ons and all other means of mass destruction.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
VETS ADM. LOSES ! 10 (AA , 10 4 IN
 5OFTBAIL LEAGUE

In one of the most exciting and best played softball games of the season, the CAA last night defeat- ed the Veterans Administration 5 to A.
 At the end of seven innings the score was tied, 4 to 4. The Vets went out one, two, three in the top of the eighth. LaRue of the CAA then drove one through third base, and scored on an er- TOT.
 The CAA, Veterans Administra- tion and Wachusett are now tied for first place in the league, with three wins and one loss each.
 In the second game last night, the Support defeated the Teen-Age Club, T to 4. Marvin, Support third baseman, got three hits in four trips to the plate.
 The standings:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
WRE(kAGE OF L0ST PLANE I5 REPORTED

SEATTLE, July 23.-tR-A pick ed mountain climbing party fac- ed a dangerous climb to the pre- cipitous, crevasse-p picked 10000 foot level of Mt. Rainier today to check on what may be the wreck age of the Marine Corps transport plane which vanished with 32 men aboard on San Diego-Seattle flight last December 10.
 Thirteenth Naval District Head quarters reported the tentative Identification of the wreckage by Assistant Chief Ranger Bill But Ter, on Tahoma Glacier on the mountains southwest face. But Ter reported that he sighted drought field glasses from high ridge late Monday a planes bucket seat, a piece of a planes metal skin" and what appeared to be another piece of wreckage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
FLAGS IN ALASKA TO HALF-HAFF I
 HONOR OF BISHOP

In Alaska, all flags will be low cred to half staff tomorrow in re- spect to the late Bishop Walter J. Fitzgerald whose funeral will be held tomorrow in Spokane, Wash. The request came today from Act ing Governor Lew M. Williams in the form of proclamation.
 Bishop Fitzgerald was the head of the Catholic Church in Alaska and will be honored by requiem masses throughout the Territory. He died at Providence Hospital, in Seattle, Saturday following long illness. He came to Alaska in 1939.
 Williams proclamation urged that all flags throughout the Ter ritory of Alaska be lowered to half staff between sunrise and sunset, Thursday, July 24. 1947 as a token of respect to Bishop Fitzgerald.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
Baranof Here
 Bound West

Alaska Steamship Company's Baranof, under Capt. J. Ramsauer, with Dave Doran, purser, arrived in Juneau yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock from Seattle and Ketchikan. She sailed for the Westward at o'clock last night. Disembarking in Juneau were the following passengers from &c., attle: Mrs. R. F. Angel, Greta l.. Beckman, Ellen Brewer, Mrs. G. M Davis. Calvin and Gary Davis, Mrs. Pearl Dore, Claire J. Dore, Genevieve Eseman, Jane Higgins. Vivian Jack, Flora and Nancy Kammann, Arthur Lawnicke, B. c. McNallen, Mrs Dave Ramsay, Steve and Dave Ramsay, jr., Mrs, Mabel .Rundail and two children, Kenneth Shudshift, Greta Vinson, V. c. Arnspiger, w. c. Alter, Paul O'Burt, William Donahue, Donald Emmans, Silas Malther, Charles Metjay, L. s. Tanner and George Staber
 From Ketchikan, Ray Cavanaugh, Maude Hamlin, MT. and Mrs. w. P. McCreight and Mrs. E. M OKelley.
 Boarding the ship for Valdez were MT. and Mrs. Al McGowan and Thomas J. Fremaker; for Cordova, MT. and Mrs. Frank Co., ings, William Treffers and Clifford Baxley; for Seward, Irving Huff man, MT. and Mrs. George Will jams, MT and Mrs. s. c. John stone, c. Loughmone, D. R. Taylor, IC. w. Rector and Earl Hunnicutt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
EVACUATION CLAIMS TO
 BE SETTLED
Japanese Americans on West Coast, Alaska, Hd-
 waii Affected by Bill!

WASHINGTON, July 23.-lR- The House passed today bill au- thoring the Attorney Gen. eral to settle claims of Japanese Americans for losses arising out of their forced evacuation from the West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii during World War II.
 The measure now goes to the Senate.
 The evacuation, affecting 10000 persons of Japanese ancestry, was ordered shortly after Japan at tackled Pearl Harbor. Most of the persons were removed to war re- location centers.
 The House Judiciary Committee estimated the cost of the claims to the government would amount to approximately $10,000, ,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
GEESLIN MANAGING MOUNT EDGE(UMBE
 SCHOOL AT SITkA

Fred R Geeslin, Assistant Sup erintendent of the Alaska Native Service. has been detailed to Sitka for the purpose of assuming com plete charge of the Mt Edgecumbe School and Hospital. Don c. Foster, ANS General Superintendent, said today that Geeslin will direct the institutions affairs for at least 30 days and possibly for 90 days.
 Geeslin is expected to overhaul the entire Sitka operation with the view of increasing it's efficiency There has been no active head of the project since the resignation of Virgil S. Carrier.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
DUTCH ARMY DRIVING ON,
 JAvABATTLE
Seorehed Earth Taetils Be. gun by Indonesian Re-
 publican Forces
By STANLEY swINTON

BATAVIA, Java, July 23.-IR- scorched earth tactics were be- gun today by Indonesian Republi- can forces ahead of a determined Dutch army drive to slice Java in two, a broadcast Indonesian army communique announced.
 At the same time official Dutch dispatches from Sumatra said ir- regular Indonesian soldiers of "the Peoples Army" on the big neigh boring island of Sumatra also were applying the tactics. These dis patches said the irregulars burned more than 100 homes before eva cuating the town of Arnhemia, a few miles south of Dutch-held Me dan. Arnhemia, now is in Dutch hands, the dispatches said.
 An Indonesian communique ack- nowledged that Dutch troops in East Central Java were only 12 miles from the key Indonesian stronghold of Malang, and were
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
l1O(x 0UOIATI0Ny

NEW YORK, July 23.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5, American Can 9214, Anaconda 371a. Curtiss- Wright A, International Harvester 901s Kennecott 47ss, New York Central 16as, Northern Pacific 21h. U. s. Steel 747s. Pound $4.02A.
 Sales today were l.080.000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows. industrials l84.s8, rails 50.84, utili- ties 35.64.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
ec MEETS TOMORROW

Attorney Herbert L. Faulkner will take up the Lempke Bill, Con- gressional prescription for settling War Veterans in Alaska, at the re- gular meeing of the Juneau Cham Der of Commerce tomorrow noon in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
MRS. DORE RETURNS

Mrs. Solon Dore and her daugh- ter Claire returned to Juneau on the Baranof yesterday. They have been visiting Mrs. Dore's sister, Mrs Charles Kounkel in Seattle for two months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
BRIGHTER IN PORT

Alaska Transportation Company's freighter Northern Voyager re- mained in port over last night, un- loading her $50 tons of general cargo for Juneau. She is due to sail at 2 o'cIf>k this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
DROPS DEAD

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-IR-- P. o. Peterson, general chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, dropped dead today af- ter talking with the Presidential Railway Strike Board at the Pal ace Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
GERMAN COAL SABOTAGE

When Marshall sarted to com- ment on the importance of a hearty diet for work in the mines, Sadowski cut him off again:
 "The German miner is getting 4,O0O calories a day, MT. Secretary. The Polish miner IS working on an average diet of $500 calories-and he is producing 50 percent more coal. I don't think there. is any doubt that the showdown in Ger man coal production is the result of deliberate sabotage, designed to prevent the industrial recovery of non- German countries before Ger many has herself recovered"
 Sadowski added that German coal production IS largely under the direction of a Dr. Lahr, now Minister President of the North Rhine Province. pr. Lahr served the Nazis as key official in coal and steel production. Only recently, reminded Sadowski, Lahr said pub licly that since German steel pro- duction has been limited, there is
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-23
SEATTLE PEOPLE HERE

Seattle people registering at the Baranof Hotel yesterday were Mrs. Marjory s. Kafer, Ray Cavanaugh and Howard L. Lewis.