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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
FULL SCHEDULE FOR SECRETARY 5NYDER'5 PARTY DURING VISIT

A well-filled schedule awaited Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder and his party when they arrived at Juneau airport yester- day afternoon. They will leave to- morrow morning by air for Adak and Tokyo.
 With Secretary Snyder was Rear Admiral Merlin ONeir, Assistant Commandant of the Coast Guard who has been appointed to succeed Admiral Joseph F. Farley as Coast Guard Commandant January 1.
 A dinner was given in their honor at the Governors home last night. This morning they attended a stag breakfast at which officials of the Treasury Department were present.
 Secretary Snyder and his party were guests of honor at the Lions Club meeting this noon.
 From until pm. today they will attend reception at the Coast Guard headquarters at which Capt. N. s. Haugen, officer com manding the 17th Coast Guard District and commissioned and warrant officers attached to the District Staff and the cutter Storis will be hosts.
 This evening they will attend a Community Building Corporation dinner in the Baranof Hotel. Cor poration stockholders, commissioned and warrant officers of the Coast Guard, and members of Juneau service clubs will also attend.
 Members of the party, in addi- ton to Secretary Snyder and Rear Admiral O'Neill are: Capt. s. c. Linholm, Capt. R. L. Raney, It. Comdr. A. M. Davison, It. Comdr. J. N. Schrader, It. G.g) A. J. Guillemette, all of Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC; s. H. Puhlich, N. Brady and Sal vador Fente of the Coast Guard air department; V. w. Sutton and K. Macklin of Coast Guard Head quarters; and w. w. Diehl, Trea- sury Department official enroute to Tokyo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
STUDENT CHARGED
 WITH SHAVING OF
 FELLOW FRAT MAN

COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 14-lR-A first degree murder charge was filed today against James D. Heer, an Ohio State University fresh man, who killed a fraternity brother after homecoming party.
 The 20-year-old student and ex- marine pleaded innocent and was held for the grand jury without bond.
 Detective Sgt. Lowell V. Sheets who filed the charge, said the shooting followed an argument with girl friend and a reprimand from fraternity brothers.
 : The girl friend, Joyce Grafton, 9, of Cleveland, was arraigned as material witness and her bond was continued at $500.
 The officer, after questioning the 2O-year-old Ohio State University freshman, reported Heer said he was going to get a gun and start out on a criminal orgy"
 James T. McKeown, 21, senior and managing editor of the uni- versity's student daily, was shot to death early Saturday when he tried to take a AS caliber automatic pistol from Heer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
GOVERNOR CRUENING
 TO MAKE FLIGHT WITH
 TREASURY SECRETARY

Gov. Ernest Gruening will &C., company Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder and his party on their flight to Japan, the Philippine Is- lands and Hawaii, it was announced today.
 The party expects to arrive in Honolulu November 24, after stops at Adak, Tokyo, Manila, Guam, and Wake Island.
 In Honolulu the governor will meet with the House of Represen- tatives subcommittee on territories.
 The subcommittee includes Re- presentatives John E. Miles of New Mexico, chairman; Edward H. Jen- ison of Illinois; Jay LeFevre of New York; John Phillips of California, and Dr. A. L. Miller of Nebraska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
ECONOMIC FUTURE HOPEFUL HERE AND
 ABROAD - SNYDER

Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder spoke hopefully of the fi- nancial picture in the United States and abroad when he made a brief talk at the Lions Club meeting in the Baranof Hotel today.
 To crowd of more than 100 rep resentirfg all Juneau service clubs he said that future soundness ot the United States economy rests on the impulse which created this great nation--and find out what people want, what they will pay for it, and produce it.
 In spite of the pessimistic views of the future held at the end of the war, the United States economy is still sound, he pointed out, and the United States at present has a great potential purchasing power plus the greatest industrial plant in the world.
 Of the situation atroad, he said that Communism is definitely checked. Governments are taking hold and functioning again.
 He pointed out that the people of Europe are no longer begging; because they now have something to sell.
 Secretary Snyder said that al- though the United States exports outweigh imports by more than $6 bill.on that situation could be made more even.
 There could be larger foreign trade, he declared. The United States could sell abroad those pro- ducts it produces most efficiently and buy from abroad what is pro- duced more efficiently in foreign countries.
 He did not mention the tariff situation.
 Secretary Snyder spoke well of the four-point program put for ward by President Truman which would aid in the development ot backward nations.
 He said the President wants to help those nations which want to help themselves.
 Speaking of Alaska, he said that the Territory has a great number of friends in the Capital.
 The Secretary was introduced by Gov. Ernest Gruening, who told ot the great regard Alaskans have for the Treasury Departments Coast Guard. y
 Jack Taltot, mayor of Ketchikan, who was guest at the meeting, congratulated Juneau on the con- struction of the Community Build ing.
 Also at the meeting was Rear Admiral Merlin O'Neill, Assistant Commandant of the US. Coast Guard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
BRIDGES
 ON TRIAL PERJURY
Head of CI0 Left-Wing Longshoremen and Two
 Others Go Before Jury

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14-R- Harry Bridges went on trial in Federal Court today, charged with perjury and conspiracy in denying he was Communist.
 With Bridges, head of the CIO left-wing Longshoremen's and Warehousemens Union, were two fellow-officers in the union, J. R.. Robertson and Henry Schmidt.
 The government holds that Bridges lied in denying he was a Communist, at his 1945 naturaliza- tion hearing, and charges that the others were guilty of conspiracy in supporting his plea for US. citizenship. Bridges was born in Australia.
 A panel of 72 prospective jurors filled most of the seats in the small courtroom of Federal District Judge George B. Harris. AS the names were called, nine men and three women were seated tenta- lively.
 After they had been sworn by the court, and before challenges began, Judge Harris told them that lon the threshold of this case we might recognize our joint re- sponsibility. The court and the jurors work together as team. You have the grave responsibility of passing on the facts, and the court, the grave responsibility of administering the law"
 Bridges watched the proceedings from his chair at the counsel table.
 As to the probable length of the trial, Judge Harris commented to the jury panel, Let us say the. estimate will be eight weeks"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
MISSING PILOT E
 BELIEVED ALIVE;
 SEARCH RESUMED

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 14--tR Weak, undecipherable radio mes- sages intensified the search today for It. Alexander N. Murphy, 10th Rescue Squadron pilot from Kan sas City, who has been missing since Nov. 3.
 The radio signals were heard at Ladd Air Force Base here. at Ophir and Nome, west of here, and as far away as McChord Air Force Base near Tacoma, Wash.
 Ladd authorities said they were reluctant to believe the sender is Murphy until further contact is made.
 A Fairbanks radio operator picked up the signals and said he asked the sender to signal three long dashes if he were Murphy. Three long dashes followed. But atmos- pheric conditions shut down further contact.
 Planes from 10th Rescue are using radio directional finders to locate the source of the signals, which are believed to come from the Galena and Ruby area, some 250 miles west of here.
 Previous searches for Murphy and his Cessna plane have concentrated in a l5O-mile circle from Fairbanks.
 Murphy, 29, is listed from 20l2 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, Mo. al- though he and his wife, Berna- dine, and three-year-old daughter. Sheryl Ann, reside here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
FIVE STEEL FIRMS
 STARTING TODAY,
 FULL PRODUCTION
One Costly Strike Praeti- edIIy al End-CodI Dis-
 pute Is Up in Air
(By the Associated Press)


 Most of the country's steel firms rushed preparations today for re- sumption of full production after long and costly strike but all was not peaceful in the coal dispute.
 John L. Lewis miners were dig ging coal but he has threatened to have them quit work Dec. if the operators and his United Mine Workers fail to agree on con- tract.
 There was no scheduled meeting between Lewis and the soft coal operators. Cyrus s. Ching, the gov ernment's chief mediator, had ar ranged a meeting last week after Lewis suspended the 52-day old strike for three weeks But Lewis did not show up. A Lewis aide said the UNIV chief would be in Wash ington Monday awaiting the con- venience of the coal operators.
 But the operators, in deadlock with Lewis since last June, ap- peared lukewarm to the union chiefs suggestion to talk business. Ching was to report to President Truman on the coal dispute and most observers thought he favored appointment of a Presidential fact finding board with power to re- commend settlement.
 With at least five steel com- panies signing strike-ending con- tracts over the weekend, less than 100000 CIO Stockholders remained on strike.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
SETUP IN JUNEAU

The Governors office has re- ceived information the group will arrive in Juneau. as stated above. next Sunday, and the following IS the tentative schedule, as suggested to Gov. Gruening:
 Monday. November 2l Group will discuss with your immediate staff (Dr. Albrecht, pr. Ryan, etc., our policies and procedures in the administration of the Act, and out line the details of the 1850 pro- gram.
 Tuesday, November 22-Same pro- cedures with the interested Federal department representatives fRec- lamation, REA. CAA. Housing. Geological Survey, Military Estab- lishment. etc).
 After these discussions the itin- erary of the next two or three weeks can be arranged in accord- ance with the program tentatively outlined, for it may be advisable  to visit the towns to be included in the 1850 program. Tn any event Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Ketchi- kan should be enumerated as cen- ters to which interested applicants could come and hear about the Act and the manner in which it will be administered and to receive assistance in filing applications.
 It is hoped that not over three weeks will be consumed so that some time may be spent in Juneau at the end of the trip before MT Morrell and MT. Marx return to Washington. MT. Argetsinger. Dis trict Engineer. will of course stay with other memters of the task force until they are replaced with permanent employees. It is hoped that while this trip is in progress the Juneau office will be getting organized and will be able to carry on from that point.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
GOLD STOCKS
 DROP, RESULT OF NO CHANGE
Idaho Congressman Says S56 Right Price : Hits
 Western States, Alaska
By William E. Lowell

WASHINGTON, Nov. l4.-LR- President Truman's announcement that there will be no change in the value of gold during his administration doubtless was un- happy news in Alaska and the vest ern United States.
 Practically all the gold mined in the United States is produced in the II western states and in AL aska.
 There are many small gold mines, a few large ones, including the fa- nous Homestake of Lead, s. Dak., and numerous placers, or dredges.
 While the immediate effect of the Presidents announcement was 8 sharp drop in gold shares on the stock exchanges. the long range prospect is further curtailment of risk capital available for new mining ventures.
 Mere Ghost Towns
 It also will mean that many lit tie communities built up around western gold mines will retreat fur ther into the wilderness.
 Many were hard hit during the war when the government listed gold mines as non-essential, cutting off their supplies of materials and manpower.
 It was hoped the workers would turn to some other types of min ing but Senator McCarran D-Nev) said they did not do so. He was arguing for a bill to permit own CTS of the closed mines to get a court decision as to whether they were entitled to damages from the federal government.
 The price of gold was raised from S20.67 fine ounce to S35 in 1884. Since that time. the South Dakota legislature found, wages have more than doubled and the cost of materials necessary to the industry has increased TO percent.
 Should Be $56
 Rep. Sanborn tR-Idaho) told Congress recently that the price should be $56 a fine ounce, to equalize the values of foreign cur- rencies.
 MT. Truman made his statement on gold at a news conference.
 The President was not asked specifically and he offered no comment to indicate whether he would approve a free market for gold.
 There have been reports of gold sales abroad at S70 an ounce. One argument against accepting that as a true value is that the U. s. producer would undoubtedly have trouble getting the purchase money back home.
 The government now has the right to purchase all newly mined gold from domestic sources. -l Several bills were introduced in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
GOLD COINS NOT COMING
 BACK IN U. 5.
Present Currency Gener ally Accepted World
 Over, Says MeCabe

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-lR-The currency of the United States is the most generally acceptable" in the world and Chairman Thomas B. McCabe of the Federal Reserve Board doesn't want to tinker with it.
 He said so last night in report ing to a subcommittee of the joint Senate House Committee on the economic report. McCabe offered strong opposition to:
 1. Circulation of gold coins-for- bidden in this country since Presi- dent Roosevelt in 1884 raised the paper-money price of gold from S2C67 an ounce to $35.
 2. Any further change-up or down-in the $35 an ounce price A price raise would hurt many friendly nations, he said.
 President Truman said last week there will be no change in the gold price so long as he is president.
 McCabe said that circulation of gold coin would in the long run weaken, rather than strengthen, confidence in the dollar. He went on
 'The currency of the United Stat es is the most generally acceptable currency in the world today. Con- fidence in it is assured by the productive power of the U. s. ec- cnomy."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
}. J. MtCUT(HE0N NAMED pRE5|DENT,
 ALASKA AIRLINE5

j SEATTLE, Nov, 14.-IR-Stanley J. McCutcheon. Anchorage Attor- ney, was named President of Alaska Airlines today. .
 Raymond w. Marshall, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said Mo- Cutcheon succeeds James A. Woot- en, who resigned several weeks ago to take position with an airline in the Near East.
 McCutcheon's headquarters will be in Anchorage. He is member of the Alaska Legislature.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
GSA TO OPEN
 OFFICE IN
 THIS CITY
Public Works Program to Be Started-First Group
 Comes Sunday

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14-tR-- The General Services Administra- tion will open offices in Juneau, Alaska, next week in move to get the. Territory's $70000,0O0 public works program under way early next spring.
 The last session of Congress authorized general public works and community facility program in Alaska. It appropriated $i,0O0. 900 with a contract authorization of s4,0c0.000 to get the program started.
 Col. A. D, Morrell, Deputy Con- missioner of Community Facilities, will head group which will leave Seattle next Sunday, arriving at Juneau that afternoon. He will be accompanied by District Engineer John Argetsinger, who will estab- fish offices in the Territory, and Lester Marx. an assistant, also by Miss Miseczkowski.
 Morrell told reporter he plans to set up an office in Juneau which will employ 25 or 30 persons and to accept applications for the en- tire five-year program.
 The program is based on the Ter ritory, cities and local groups re- paying the government 50 percent of the total cost while the United States will contribute the other half of $35,000, 900.
 Morrell said applications for the various projects must have the con- currence of Alaskan Governor Err nest Gruening and of the Interior Department.
 We hope to get the applications for the entire program listed and work started in the current fiscal year. Morrell said With the $l,O00. 900 cash and s4.000,0O0 con- tract authority Congress gave us we expect to get actual work under way in late April or in May of I9g0.
 We plan to have follow us as quickly as possible staff of fi- nancial and legal experts to process the applications. We also will re- cruit the force for our permanent office which will be set up'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON iCopyrignt. 1949. by Bell Syndicate. Inc.

iCopyrignt, 1949. by Bell Syndicate. Inc. '
 LOS ANGELES-There is one lesson eastern Republicans learn ed from last weeks big Democratic victories which still hasn't percol- ated to hardheaded California Re- publicans-name the fact that the Grand Old Party is not going to ronp back into power with old fashioned. pre-New Deal candidates.
 Even in rock ribbed Republican Philadelphia which hasn't let a Democrat get a toe hold in it's government for half century, Progressive Democrats staged sig nificant victory. And in New York City the Republican Party did not poll even 25 percent of the vote.
 Here in California, However, the old-line Gopers arestill day-dream- ing about unseating progressive Re- publican Governor Earl Warren and running a conservative instead. Republican big business considers Warren too liberal, to friendly to labor, too sympathetic to the old people of California.
 What they don't realize is that Warren was elected chiefly because he has swung Democratic and bor- derline voters. And today, with Jimmy Roosevelt's winning smile
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
Hantotk Quifs pAA;
 Effective Jan. One

SEATTLE, Nov. IA - R = Fan American World Airways amour ced the resignation today Of liar vey Hancock, traffic manager Tor the Pacific-Alaska division, effec- tive January l.
 The firm said Hancock would open a public relations and manage ment consultant office in San Fran cisco. His successor has not been named.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
FISHERIES HEARING
 E UNDER WAY HERE

A public hearing was being held this afternoon by the five-man territorial fisheries board, presided over by c. L. Anderson, fisheries director.
 The meeting, held in the Senate chambers. was hearing interested parties make suggestions on various programs to be carried out next year. Regulation changes will be presented to the Fish and Wildlife Service for consideration when that group makes up it's 1850 rules.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
PLEASURE YACHT GIVEN
 AID BY COAST GUARD

The Coast Guard Cutter White Holly, based at Ketchikan. went to the assistance of the 45-foot plea sure yacht Seaforth in Behm Canal near Bell Island yesterday.
 The Seaforth called for assistance after she began taking in water through a leak in the stern.
 The White Holly lowed the Sea forth to Ketchikan,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3M. American can 98, Anaconda 27A, Curtiss- Wright 7%, International Harvester 275s kennecott 49h, New York Central 10, Northern Pacific 1872, U. s. Steel 24h. Pound $28OA.
 Sales today were 1,250,O00 shares.
 Averages today are as follows industrials 189.27, rails 4768, util- ities 38.97.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof from Seattle due tOmOr- row afternoon or evening.
 Princess Norah from Vancouver due tomorrow afternoon or evening.
 Freighter Square Knot scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday for Ketchikan. Wrangell, Juneau, Hain- es and Skagway.
 Denali scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
SITkA MAN BIDS HIGH;
 GETS BEAChED SC0TER

The Fish and Wildlife Service vessel Scoter, on the beach near Cape Fanshaw, was sold "as is, where is" to Frank P. Martin of Sitka, FWS officials announced today.
 Martin, highest bidder, offered to pay $5,o50 for the disabled ves- sel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
P.-T.A. EXECUTIVE BOARD

The Parent Teacher Association executive board will meet tonight at o'clock in the office of the Superintendent of Schools.
 They will make plans for the next regular P.-TA. meeting to be held a week from tonight,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
800 VISITORS SEE NEW COAST GUARD
 |.H HEADQU AR TERJ
Officers and Men Explain Operations dt Open
 House on Sunday


 More than 800 persons yesterday afternoon filed through the offices from which administration of the entire 17th Coast Guard District originates.
 Occasion was the first public open house at the headquarters of the l7th District in the new Com munity Building here. It is one of the finest Coast Guard estab- l.shments on the Pacific Coast.
 They visited the offices on the second and third floors of the huilding between and pm, while Coast Guard officers and men stood by in uniform to explain the opera ton of each division to the visi- tors.
 Chief Yeoman I. c. Cahail pointed out the top spot in the Coast Guards Alaskan chain of com nand, the office to be occupied by Rear Admiral Joseph Greenspntl on his arrival to take over con- nland of the 17ths District. s
 He Fsaid that Capt. N. & Haugen, chief of staff for the district. is Acting Commander whenever the commander is out of the district.
 Administration of the district, which stretches from the Canadian border to the Russian border, flows from the headquarters, he said
 COMMUNICATIONS NERVE CENTER
 Out of the offices oi the District Commander and Chief of Staff and down the well lighted hall to the right, and visitors went to the office Of It. H. L Allen, communications officer for the 17th district. With Chief Radioman D. T. James, he explained the operation of tele- type machines in the communica- tions center.
 These machines-one direct to the Alaska Communications Sys- tenn, one to the Coast Guard radio station at Point Higgins near Ket- chikan, and one dummy machine are operated by the one man on watch in the center. This is ac- complished by the aid of tapes, punched in a code, which will duplicate messages received on the live machines. when teing run through the dummy" The punched tape also sends perfectly any mes sage received by the other ma- chimes, Allen explained.
 The operational set-up for the l7th district, of which the Opera tions room is nerye-center. was explained by It. Comdr. L. I. Reilly. Aids to Navigation and Operations Officer. He is aided by It. J.gD $. E. Putzke and It. S E. Taylor.
 RESCUE OPERATIONS
 Reilly said that direction of search and rescue operations in Alaska is divided between Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force. West of Al degrees west longitude, a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
RIDDEN DEPARTS

Aliaska's Treasurer Henry Roden left Juneau over the weekend for Seattle where he will attend to Territorial business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
FROM SEATTLE

David A. Hoffman of Seattle is a guest at the Haranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
VALDEZ GUEST

Louis Rainery of Valdez is re- gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
. . . . . . c WEATHER REPORT

(This data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 7:30 am. PSTD In Juneau-Maximum A; minimum 34.
 At Airport-Maximum 42; minimum B.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
F 0 R F C A s T (Juneau and vieinity)

, Mostly cloudy with an oc-
 , casional shower of mixed , rain and snow tonight. Low . est temperature near 34 de- , grees. Occasional light rain } showers Tuesday with high , est temperature near 40 de- } rees.
 . PRE CIPIT A ITO N
 . (Psst 24 hours ending 7:3o a m. todd, } City of Juneau-.76 inches,
 , since Nov. 1-7.82 inches;
 , since July l-43.9l inches. , At Airport-.49 inches; , since No. 1-6.3l inches; . since July 1-30l9 inches. . . .
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