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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09

IA new international
security organization Ia set
up, patterned roughly after
the old League Of Nations,
to be known as 'The United
N alton s." All countries,
whether they fought in tho
war or not will be eligible to
become members Of the United
Nations.
"A military star COM
mittee" Is created, empowered
to carry out measures Of force
as directed by the security
council Of the United Nations.
3-There will be IL seats on
the nations governing council,
six to be occupied by tho
smaller nations Of the universe.
France will eventually be added
to mako the Big Four the Big
Five.
4-The document provided
for the continuance of regional
arrangements" which have been
used to maintain peace In geo
graphic areas OF the world
such as the Pan-merican peace
machinery. This was viewed as
a concession to the Russian pro-
posals which called for spheres
Of influence" In the postwar
peace plan.
Today's announcement revealed
that the delegates to the con-
ference are in disagreement on
tn question of whether one of
tn big powers shall have the
right to veto any action which
might be taken against II. On
this point. the document said:
THE question Of voting pro-
cedure In the security council
Is still under consideration"
This indicated that the dele
gates were in wide disagreement
on this very important angle OF
the security organization-one OF
the many probable points that
will have to be settled by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Prime Minister
Churchill. Premier Stain and
Continued on Page 2, Col y
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09
Browns on Spot,
Must Win Today

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 9 dNS)-To-
day is "X'' day for the st. Louis
Browns. pennant holders of the
American League, who will battle
the National League champions,
the ST Louis Cardinals. in the
sixth game of the World Series
this afternoon.
a victory for the Browns today
Will keep them in the fight, but
defeat will end the series. The
Cards took a three TO two lead
yesterday when they beat the
Browns. 2 TO 0.
Nelson Potter was selected by
Manager Luke Sewell TO hurl TO-
days game for the Browns. The
Cards choice lay between Max
Lanier and Blk Donnelly. Fair
and continued cool weather was
t. prevail at game time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09
j. ). Guns
Blast Marcus
PEARL HARBoR, Oct. 9 CUP)

PEARL HARBOR, Oct. 9 (UP)
- American warships. ranging
boldly within ,135 miles of Tokyo,
struck Gripping blow at Japan's
Marcus Island base Sunday with
an all-day bombardment that
spread fire and ruin through the
island stronghold and knocked out
most of the enemy's shore de-
lenses, a communique announced
today.
1t was the first surface attack
of the war on the pinpoint island
bastion guarding the eastern APP
proaches to the japanese home
land. Preliminary reports flashed
back to Adm. Nimitz's Pacific feet
headquarters indicated the sur
prised enemy offered only feeble
resistance.
The communique revealed that
Adm. Halsey detached units of his
powerful third battle feet. which
was last reported maneuvering of
the Palau islands almost 1900
miles to the southwest, for the
strike at Marcus.
The number and type of the at
lacking warships were not i'm
mediately disclosed, but ii was in
dicated the raid was carried out
in considerable strength. in view
of the ever-present possibility of
interference by units of the jap
anese grand fleet-based little
more than a days sail from
Marcus.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09

The average Detroiter who
lines up for his daily dole of one
pack of cigarets was just a piker
IN the eyes of police who are
searching for 16,500,0o0 hijacked
smokes.
Meriden Drake. 81 of the Fort
Grand Hotel, reported the theft
Of his truck and a cargo Of popu-
lar brand cigarets valued at
S42,0 900.
Drake told police he parked his
tractor trailer late Saturday
night on Fort between 23d and
oath while he went into a tavern,
where he remained until a. m.
yesterday.
When he returned TO park the
truck for the night, he told police,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09
Battle i'm Aachen Streets
World Army
Plans Barred

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 QNS) The United
States, Great Britain, Russia and China disclosed
master plan today to keep the world at peace by
methods ranging from the gentle pressure Of dipo.
macy to the full military might of the Big Four.
The governments of the Big Four powers lifted the veil
of secrecy from the Dumbarton Oaks conference and
revealed agreement II chapter document designed
prevent all war in the future.
Prime features of agreement are:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09
ON THE WAR FRONTS

FRANCE-Americans closing trap Aachen Pattons men
open new drive near Nancy. page ID IA. N
PACFC-Uns of Pacific feet in dayong attack Marcus
Island. page ~
CHINA-Jap drive outhank Kweiln halted temporarily by
Chinese page b.
ITALYYanks gain two miles road to Bologna. page p
RUSSIA-Soviet 900 thuana drive
East Prussia Reds bearing down Budapest. page D.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09
Berlin
N1iIepOSf

The nearest distances to Berlin
from advanced Allied lines today:
WESTERN FRONT-296 miles
(from point near Nijmegen. Gain
of one mile in week.
RUSSIA-315 miles (from War
saw. Gain of five miles in week.
ITALY-540 miles (from point
south of Bologna. Gain of 10 miles
in week }
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09
l6 Million CigaretS
Lost i'm Stolen Truck

the keys were jammed in the
ignition. After trying to free them
he left them in the ignition and
went home TO bed.
When he returned at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the truck was
gone. he said.
Drake then called Joseph
Cramer of 1896 Gilchrist. owner
of the truck, who accompanied
him to Tfumbull station. where
Drake was questioned by Detce-
tive Albert Chylla.
Toledo police reported finding
the truck, its contents missing.
late Sunday night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09
Barefoots is ShoeIess

SHEPPARD FIELD, Tex. Oct
9 UNS)-The army. today began
10 live up TO Pvt. Robert r. Bare
foot's name. The soldier was TO
have been transferred from Camp
Atterbury, Ind. He was delayed.
however, because Camp Atterbury
was short of shoes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09
SEIZE HILL POSITION

These same units punche
through TO occupy a commanding
hill position half mile east of the
suburban town of Haaren.
Battling against stubborn Nazl
resistance in the same area, other
American combat teams drove a
mile and a half northeast of cap
tured Alsdorf to seize Oidtweiler.
reports from London said
that the Raj bombing of the
Kembs Dam on the Rhine in
Upper Alsace last Saturday was
credited today with wrecking
the Kembs power station COM
pletely and rendering the entire
length of the upper Rhine I'M
navigable.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09

wendell Wiikis's Lite
Story, Page 2. National and
State Leader Tribute. Page 2.
Other Wiiikis Articles and Pic
lures on Page } Of Part 2.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09
Wilkes Body
Tim II. Y.Church
tsee Other. pictures IN Pictorial RsviesI

NEW YORK Oct. 9 (INS)-The entire nation we'll as
public figures throughout world mourned today funeral
arrangements were Wendell L. Wlie. the dynamic
presidential held international headlines despite
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09


ing today. The men will report
on their next regularly scheduled
| shifts.
Twenty thousand workers were
idle and war production at the
Packard Motor Co. plant was cut
in half today when JAW mainten-
ance men refused TO return 10
their jobs after a five-day strike.
A spokesman for the company
said about 800 Of the 500 depart
ments in the plant were unable 10
operate and that half of total
of 10000 employees had been sent
home.
Officials of the union, however,
declared 100 maintenance workers
were the only ones idle at the
plant.
EXPECT SHUTDOWN
The company said a complete
shutdown could be expected as
soon as the other departments ran
out of available supplies.
Meanwhile Me union mainte-
nance men wer e holding a meet
ing at Slovak Hall. Strong and
Frontenac. to decide whether they
will resume work.
This group was the only one
which refused 10 go back to work
when a maintenance kers
council voted to end a general
strike last Wednesday.
NOT REPRESENTED
With only four dissenting votes,
Local 100 UAW-CIO voted yeSter-
day to return 10 the Packard
plant. The maintenance men are
members of this local. They are
reported to have charged that
they were refused proper repre-
sentation in this vote.
Walter p. Reuther. international
vice president of the UAW-CIO.
told the membership at a mass
meeting in Cass Technical High
School Yesterday the WLB had
promised TO consolidate all main
tenance, construction and power
house workers cases before spe-
cial panel of the WLB which is
to hear their wage grievances.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09

In response TO public request,
WILKES body will lie in state
at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church from ? p. m. today and
the public will be admitted until
midnight.
SERVICES TOMORROW
Funeral services will be held at
3 D. m. tomorrow. with the Rev.
John Sutherland Bonnell. a fam
lily friend. officiating. Burial will
be in a family plot at Rushville,
Ind, wilkes home town, but
the date has not been set.
Efforts are being made to
reach WILKES son. 1t (jg) Philip
willkie. USNR. who is on con-
voy duty in the Atlantic, and
bring him home for the burial.
The Hoosier lawyer who re-
ceived more than 100000 votes
in a dramatic bid TO beat Presi-
dent Roosevelt in the 1910 cleo
tions, died at 2:32 a. m. yester-
day of coronary thrombosis. He
had been i'll for about a month
and developed streptococcic
throat infection last Wednesday
JoKED WITH NURSE
Saturday night he was stricken
with heart complications and
placed on the critical list He was
placed in an oxygen tent and re-
covered sufficiently TO breathe
normally and joke with his nurse.
Death came after another re-
lapse.
Willkie, who withdrew from
this years presidential race after
defeat in the Wisconsin primaries
had been expected to play some
part in the final election cam
paign. He was the second White
House aspirant to die within -four
days, his death following the
funeral Of former Gov. Alfred f.
Smith only by hours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09

defeat.
Thousands OF cables and tele-
grams of sympathy poured in on
Mrs. Willkie. herself Ill, at her
Fifth Avenue apartment as soon
as the death of the 52-year-old
Republican liberal became known.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09
Strikers Vote
To Go Back
At Packard

The maintenance unit of Pack
ard Local 100, UAW-CIO, voted 10
return to work at a special meet
ing today. The men will report
on their next regularly scheduled
shifts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09
Ask Ransom
FOrEOSf Baby

Police today investigating mysterious telephone call
received last night by Mrs. Clarence King 143 Mnden whose
4-month-old baby kidnapped Sept. 80.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09

a man speaking IN low voice
and mumbling TO such an extent
that his words were almost in
distinguishable called Mrs. King
at 1870 p. m. and asked whether
she would like to have her baby
back.
Bursting into tears she replied:
Eyes, yes, sure / would"
ASKS RANSOM
Then" mumbled the man,
bring $250." He gave an ad-
dress, which police are checking.
He continued to humble, Mrs.
King said, and she was unable TO
get further directions given her
"Will you please repeat that
to my husband ?" she asked. and
called TO King. who was sitting
in the living room.
When King arrived at the phone
the man had gone.
Neither police nor the Kings
would say whether contact was
made with the caller.
Police likewise refused 10 COM
ment on whether they thought the
call was an attempt of an I'M
scrupuious person TO eXtort money
from King or that the caller was
really one of the kidnapers.
INVESTIGATE CALL
"An you can quote us on"
said a member of the special
investigation department., els
that we are Investigating"
The Kings baby. Robert, dis
along with a maid. Helen
BOSNIAN. Is, between s p. m. Sat-.
Irday. Sept. 30, and 100 a. m.
Sunday. Oct. l. while Mr.. and
Mrs. King were spending the eve
ming out.
When Mrs. King employed the
maid she told her that she might
be expected to work one or two
evenings a week and the girl said
il would be all right if il were
not more than two evenings.
About Tuesday or Wednesday. the
BOSNIAN girl asked Mrs. King if
she would be going out on Satur-
day night and was told that she
would.
DESCRIPTION OF GIRL
The Rosman girl is Is (but'
looks older, is 5 feet 6 inches tall,
has an exceedingly dark complex
ion. large thick lips, kinky hair
and wears rimless glasses.
The baby is 2 feet tall, weighs
IL pounds, and has blue eyes and
dark hair.
The Detroit Times is offering a
reward of $1,000 in cash for ex-
elusive information leading to the
restoration of the missing Robert
King to his family.
If you feel that you have in
formation that will be of help,
telephone the CITY EDITOR at
the Times, Cherry $500, at any
hour Of the day or night. All
will be kept in con-
fidence and used in full co-opera-
ton with the agencies of the law
In addition TO the $1,000 offered
by the Times, the Board of County
Auditors intends to offer $500 as
soon as they are so requested by
Prosecutor Bowling. Aud tor
James Friel said the board will
approve any request.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09

nae LAKE LINES TO CLEVELAND
every night a. 1870. Foot OF Third n
CA se0o.-Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09
ATTACK BEFORE DAWN

The attack was made before
dawn. with assault craft stream
ing out from the occupied town of
Terneusen westward along the
Scheld in the direction of Hoofd-
plaat, five miles up the river.
Two small bridgeheads were
established in the area. opening
the way for new assaults against
the Scheldt estuary islands of
Walcheren and Noord-Beveland.
British broadcasts meanwhile
reported the street fighting in
Aachen.
Assault elements of 1t. Gen.
Hodges veteran troops driving
from the north in an effort to
close one jaw of the Yank trap
advanced a mile southwest and
southeast of Osben, Allied head
quarters announced, while other
units threw Nazi defenders back
5000 yards TO reach Verlanten-
heide, only three miles northeast
of Aachen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-09
eWCdnddd
Force Lands
In Holland

SUPREME fIQ.. AEF, Oct. 9
INS)-A Canadian Army amphi-
bious landing close to German
strongholdS in the Scheldt estu-
airy of Holland was disclosed in
battlefront dispatches today, as
street fighting was reported rag
ing in Aachen. Germany, deep in
side the Siegfrisd line.
While forward units of the
American First Army closing a
steel trap around Aachen, and
narrowing the German escape COR
ridor to less than four miles, a
Reuter- correspondent with the
Canadian Army revealed the new
Scheldt river expedition.
This thrust was delivered TO re-
lieve Allied forces at the Leopold
canal, whose position is admit
tedly serious.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-14
P-TA Program for
 Monday Announced

A meeting of the Juneau Parent Teachers Executive Board was held last evening at the home of Mrs. L. A. Sturm, resident, with seven officers and chairmen att tending.
 The program for the next meet ing, to be held November 20, was outlined and diScusse Main speaker of the evening will be Don Foster, of the U. s. Indian Office, who will give a Thanks giving address. Mrs. Harold Smith will give a short talk on the aims and objectives of the Association, and a musical number will be pro- vided by Mrs. Pharobee Oliver. Richard Peters, humorist, will also participate in the entertainment, which will be followed by refresh- ments.
 All parents, teachers, and others interested are cordially invited to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-14

 AGAIN IN
 SESSI0 \
lame- -duekers ConsoIed- Rayburn Gives Out Leg
 islative Program

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA - Con- soling losers in the recent election and congratulating the winners, Congress reassembled for a six weeks furry of activity but de- cided to wait few days before buckling down to work.
 Neither the Senate nor the House had anything to do, but Senator Vandenberg supplied material for some future chores by offering that the Social Security payroll taxes of one per cent continue for another year for employer and em- ployee.
 Speaker Rayburn told newsmen the Presidents extraordinary war powers would expire December 3l, but would be unanimously ex- tended, and also the Federal Crop Insurance program, killed at the last session, will be revived. Ray burn also said legislation will be enacted providing for Federal ex- penditures, with the states cooper ating in building programs throughout the nation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-14
MINING ENGINEERS RETURN TO JUNEAU
 FROM NOME AREA

Harold E. Heide, Engineer for the Bureau of Mines, arrived here yesterday by plane from Nome. He has been employed on the Seward Peninsula for the past three years, where he has been in charge Of tin exploration projects.
 During the past summer he also supervised an asbestos project north of the Kobuk River, near the village of Shungnak. One mining company has already started production on this site and over 20 tons of high-grade termolite asbestos have been shipped to purchasers in the States.
 Assisting MT. Heide with the tin explorations was Robert L. Thorne Bureau of Mines Engineer and Juneau resident, who arrived here recently after completing a mica project on the Seward Peninsula Preliminary investigation of the asbestos and mica properties were conducted by Eskil Anderson, As sociate Engineer with the Terri torial Department of Mines, whc is now in this city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-14
'GIRL CRAZY HAS LAST SHOWING ON
 CAPITOL SCREEN

Mickey Rooney and Judy Gar land, who have staged a minstrel show, won a radio band contest, and put on a vaudeville show in previous musicals together, now are going in for something new. In M-G-M's Girl Crazy, which ;hows last times tonight at the Capitol Theatre, the two stars are at the head of a real, whoop-'em- up Western rodeo.
 In their eighth picture together special number created by Busby Berkeley and featuring Gershwin's immortal T Got Rhythm" high tights the film. There are many other musical numbers, but T Got tops 'em all. Also in the cast are Rags" Ragland, Frances Rafferty, Guy Kibbe and Tommy Dorsey and his band.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-14
FOURTH FORT IS CAPTURED
 BY 3RD ARMY
Inner Ring of Defenses Are Under Attaek-freez-
 ing Temperatures
(Continued from Page One)

mans might withdraw came from German broadcast which asserted the city, in holding the Americans while Notifications were deepened' had fulfilled it's task
 Freezing Temperatures
 The Third Army is battling freez- ing temperatures and snowstormS and is within Is miles of the Ger man-Saar border at point Is miles southeast of Metz where six arm ored divisions and tanks entered two villages and drove to within four miles of the Nazi base at Fall quemont.
 South of this front, in an area east of Luneville, the United States Seventh Army gained two miles in a snowstorTn against stiff opposition and broke up counterattacks south west of Baccarat.
 On the United States First Army front, inside Germany, artillery fire broke up a German attempt to counterattack in the Schmidt area Southeast of Aachen in Holland, the Allies engaged the Nazis in artillery duelS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-14
TOY CENTER WILL
 OPEN ON FRIDAY

The Toy Center, an annual civic project. sponsored by the Juneau Woman's Club in conjunction with the local Welfare department, will be opened Friday morning at 3l7 Franklin Street, directly opposite the MacKinnon Apartments.
 Toys donated by townspeople are repaired and repainted at the center and distributed at Christi mas time to the needy youngsters of Gastineau Channel, who are recommended by the Welfare Off, flee. Last year, 200 children and adults received gifts through the center and it is hoped that even more may be remembered this season.
 All Juneau citizens are urged to participate in the project by do- mating toys, labor, or materials. The building used this year has been provided by Willard Mills; lighting by the Alaska Light & Power Co.,; wood by the Juneau Lumber Mills, and hauling by the Rev. Ralph E. Baker.
 The Juneau High School man. ual training class, under the di- rection of Henry Harmon, will do most of the repair work necessary on the toys, none of which will be for sale.
 A box will be placed at the Sears Roebuck & Co. order office for the convenience of donors, or con- tributions may be taken directly to the center Toys needing repair work should be delivered as early as possible.
 The committee this year con- sists of Betty Mccormick, chair man; Mrs. D. w. Hared, Mrs. Frank Marshall, Mrs. Jack Shurre, and Mrs. William Byington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-14
Some Folks Only THINK They Are Hard of Hearing

If you are temporarily deafened, bothered by ringing, buzzing head noises due to hardened or coagulated wax (cerumen), try the Ourine Home Method test that so many say has enabled them to hear well again. You must hear better after making this simple test or you get your money back at once. Ask about Ourine Ear Drops today at
 Butler, MaurO Drug Go.
 Your Rexall Store
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-14
FURTHER PLANS FORMULATED FOR
 JUNEAU SCOUTING

Final plans for reorganizing the Boy Scout troops in Juneau must wait until the charters are received from Portland, oregon, headquar- ters, it was announced last night by Dr. J. o. Rude.
 However, the sponsoring commit tee decided there will be no let down in keeping the meetings going until the charters arrive. It was tentatively decided last night to have two troops at present, the American Legion and the Northern Light.
 At last nights Cub meeting, 36 Cub Scouts were present, and Henry Harmon announced that 60 boys either want to continue with scouting or join a Scout troop for the first time.
 The Scouts assembled at last nights meeting were taught close order drill by Lou Levie of the local Coast Guard contingent.
 The committee announced there was still a need for scoutmasters and urged anyone interested in scout work to turn his name in to any of the committee members.
 Each sponsoring organization will choose their own scoutmaster it was decided, and those present last night were Don Skuse, Wainc Hendrickson, Leo Jewett, Henry Harmon, Dr. J. o. Rude and Bil Ricketts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-14
Martha Bazaar to
 Be Held on Friday

The annual bazaar, sponsored by the Martha Society, will be held Friday evening, from 715 to 10 o'clock in the Parlors of the Nor thern Light Presbyterian Church.
 A crocheted bedspread, pillow cases, aprons, dish towels, and mo- tions in addition to candy and cookies, will be featured in the sale. A dessert lunch of home made cake, pie, tea, coffee and punch, will also be sold throughout the evening.
 Mrs. George Rice is Chairman of the committee in charge of the affair.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-14
HITLER DEAD,
 RUM0R NOW

OCKHOLM, Nov. l4.-The newspaper Tidningen today pub lished a private report" saying a 'rumor is circulating III Berlin that Hitler is dead and this has been itensified by the report all visits to the Fuehrer are cancelled, includ- ing the visit tomorrow of President Tiso of Slovakia"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-14
WALTER HELLAN BACK
 FROM HUNTING TRIP

On duty again after a several weeks hunting trip, is Deputy Mar shal Walter Hellan. Hellan return ed here from Tenakee over the weekend with the legal limit of two deer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-14
S. o. TRANSFERS

J. D. Smith, with the Standard Oil Company at Wrangell, has been transferred to Craig as agent there. He succeeds Lloyd Giffin, trans ferred to the company's station at Anchorage.