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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-08
REPORTS ON EMPLOYMENT
 BEING MADE
War Nanpower Will Assist Local Establishments in
 Preparing Statements

To lend assistance to employees of Juneau business houses in preparing reports on the number of persons working for them as of August l, representatives of the War Man. power Commission will call upon local establishments within the next few days, Arthur Hedges, War Man power Commissioner, said today.
 The action is being taken by order of the Office of War Mobilization for the purpose of rationing all labor in Alaska for all types of industry.
 The employment information gathered from these reports will be turned over to a Manpower Prior ities Committee. which committee will decide on the ceilings. This committee will be set up shortly, Hedges stated, and will consist of representatives of the Army, Navy or Coast Guard, the War Production Board, Selective Service and the War Manpower Commission. The WING has been holding conferences with Norman Stines, of the War Production Board, who has desig- mated Harold Floss to represent him during his absence. The commission is now awaiting appointment in structions from the Commanding General of the Alaskan Department and the Commanding Officer of the 17th Naval District, concerning their representatives in Juneau and other localities in which there will be Manpower Priorities Committees.
 Once the ceiling has been estab- lished, Hedges said, any further change in personnel will have to be cleared through the Manpower Pri- critics Committee. Any new busi- ness, established after August l, will have to seek permission from the priorities committee in order to obtain employees.
 In the past, employers who were unable to secure help in their own areas or in Alaska, have been able to seek necessary assistance in the continental United States. However, under the orders issued by War Mobilization Director James Byrnes, such employers will first have to secure permission from the priorities committees before seeking aid out side of the local area and of Alaska
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-08
FOUR FLIGHTS TODAY
 FOR ALASkA COASTAL

A flight to Sitka was made to- day by an Alaska Coastal plane, carrying Sgt Minard, Russ Clithero, N. A. McEachran, Fred Davenport, Joseph Mills, and Thomas Cook to that city, and returning Mrs. M. K Sandstrom, Robert Petterly, Elia- nor Terry, and s. B. Reun from Sitka, and Nelson Page from Ten akee.
 A flight this afternoon took Sam Penovich to Hawk Inlet, s. P. Holt to Funter Bay, and Rose Dellama to Hoonah
 Don Davis was a passenger or a trip to Ketchikan, and s. Shel- don, Jr., to Haines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-08
All Baking Club
 Has Weekly Meei

A meeting of the All Baking Club was held at the home of Bo- nita Clark last evening. Elizabeth Daigler and Doris Ann Bartlett demonstrated toll house cookies to the twelve members present.
 The next meeting will be on August IA at the home of Jimmy Nordale, 504 Fifth Street. Jimmy and Milton Furness will demon strate the baking of popovers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-08
INFORMATION WAIVED
 ABOUT JOE R. PURCELL

President John Newmarket, of the Juneau Chapter of the American Red Cross, has received a letter from Mrs. w. D. Purcell, 29l Lucas Street, Paris, Kentucky, asking for informa- ton as to the whereabouts of her son, Joe Raymond Purcell.
 Mrs. Purcell says her son left home on October g, 1942, and was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-08
Garden Club Will
 Meet on-Thursday

Plans for the flower tea, an event of the latter part of this month, will be discussed at Thursdays meeting of the Juneau Garden Club.
 Members will gather at the Harold Smith residence at o'clock. Mrs. William O. Carlson will be CO., hostess for the afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-08

a worker at Sitka a. the Naval Air Base and has not written home since April IA, 1943. His father was also a worker there but he came home last March, 1943, and returned north in June, was in Fairbanks for one year, returning home on June 29.
 Mrs. Purcell says she has been told her son was working for the Deepsea Fishermen's Union.
 Clothing outfits for American aviators cost about S26O a man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-08
SITKANS IN TOWN

MT. and Mrs. Fred Davenport, of Sitka, are in town and have reg istered at the Baranof.
Evening star., 1944-10-24
Witness Says Burko
Knew Gas Coupons He
Bought Were Stolen

Joseph r. Burko knew that the
gasoline ration coupons he purchased
came from a post ONCE, it was testi-
fed today in District Court at his
trial on charge of conspiracy to
illegally acquire and transfer the
coupons. His accuser was Clifton K.
Gossman, 10, who has pleaded
guilty to part in the conspiracy.
Gossman is under sentence in New
York on a charge of impersonating
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
agent.
Burko, one time Police Court clerk
here and owner Of the Lamplighters
Club, Fourteenth and G streets
NV, is on trial before Justice
James M. Proctor and a jury of 10
men and two women Gossman was
the only witness during the morn
ing session.
Gossman described several visits
to the club and told of selling cou-
pons worth 500 gallons to Burko
with John Grever, described as a
club employe, witnessing the deal.
He described another occasion at
the club when he told Burko that
the stamps came from a post ofTice.
He related how Burko told him he
would not reveal Gossman's identity
If Burko was caught with the cou-
pons.
1t is alleged by the Government
that Gossman and Raymond Cru
ger, 2l-year-old former employe at
the Falls Church CVaD post ofice.
rif1ed the mail containing the cou-
pons which later were sold to the
defendant. Cruger also will testify
against Burko. Assistant United
States Attorney Charles B. Murray
said.
Mr.. Murray, in his opening state
ment to the jury, said that Burko
purchased the stamps at cents a
gallon and on at least one occasion
sold them to gasoline dealer at A
profit of III cents a gallon.
The gasoline dealer. Joseph Mudd
whose business Is in the 100 block
OF Florida avenue NE, is also on
call as Government witness.
Evening star., 1944-10-24
Pearl Hurbor
Continued From First Page J

how much, if any, must be kept
secret. the War Department said.
That task, in the Nays case. was
assigned to Admiral Ernest j. King
commander in chief of the fleet.
Will Review Findings.
The Army's judge advocate gen.
eral, Maj. Gen. M. c. Cramer, will
review the file The Nays Judge
advocate general had drawn the task
Of looking over that agency's find-
ings to determine its legal accepta-
bility.
Secretary Stimson also will review
the Army's findings. Secretary
Forrestal, in the announcement Of
the Nays procedure, said he would
review that record and on it de-
termine future action.
1t. Gen. George Grunert hesds
the three-man Army board. Other
members are Maj. Gen. Henry D
Russell and Maj. Gen. Walter H
Frank. Admiral O. G. Murfin, re-
tired, is chief OF the Navy's court OF
inquiry.
Whether court martial action
against any individuals, or other
action, is to be taken will be deter
mined on the basis of facts brought
out. Rear Admiral Husband E
Kimmel and Maj. Gen. Walter c
Short, the top Navy and Army com
manders at Pearl Harbor when thu
Japs attacked, were relieved OF theil
commands immediately afterward
Evening star., 1944-10-24
Mrs. Roosevelt
Continued From First Page.)

OF the seat and seemed to stand at
attention when The Star Spangled
Banner was played twice along the
route. He is getting to be a we'll
educated dog" Mrs. Roosevelt quoted
her husband as saying The Presi-
dent was so delighted with Fala S
pose that he talked about 1t all aft
ernoon, his wife added.
Mrs. Roosevelt took time out to
deny two rumors-that she ever ad-
vocated birth control as a remedy
for overpo2ulation in Puerto Rico
or that she ever met with Sidney
Hillman in .s42 to plan the capture
Of the Democratic party and the
fourth term" The meeting had been
described in a New Orleans maga-
zine in an attempt Ito link my hus-
band and me with the Communists, "
Mrs. Roosevelt said.
She also joined with Mrs. Wendell
L. Willkie in criticizing attempts to
guess which candidate Mr.. Willkie
would have supported in the elec-
ton and described as courageous
the stand taken by Senator Ball
Republican, of Minnesota, in sup
port of the President. She also told
the conference she thought Mrs
Norman T. Mack, a friend who OBJ
jected to caricature of the Presi-
dents wife by a Buffalo women's
club, got little excited" As ar
old friend, Mrs. Mack became more
disturbed over the incident thar
Mrs. Roosevelt said she would have
IF one can be easily caricatured,
Mrs. Roosevelt laughed. "it is some.
thing you just must realize is So"
Evening star., 1944-10-24
Two u. ). Subs Lost,
Raising Total 10 81

The Navy's submarine losses in
this war now stand at 80. The Her
ring and the Golet were, reported
late yesterday as missing and pre-
sumably sunk by Japanese counter
action in the Pacific.
Carrying crews of 65 men each,
the Herring and the =Golet were
comparatively new craft which had
contributed their share to japanese
shipping losses.
The Herring was commanded by
1t. Comdr. David Zabrinski, jr, of
Los Angeles, Calf, and the Golet
by 1t Comdr. James S. Clark OF
Palo Alto, Calf
Both commanders won the Silver
Star for intrepid raids on japanese
shipping since their ships were COM
rr1issioned, the 1,525-ton Herring at
Portsmouth, N. H.. on May 4, 1912
and the Golet on November 80, 1943,
at Manitowoc, Wis. The Golet is a
new type which is considered a
naval secret and the tonnage is not
given.
The last previous submarine lost
was the Filler, on September 10. a
month in which three failed to re-
turn from far-reaching patrols. The
worst month was March of this year,
when four were lost
Evening star., 1944-10-24
TIE STUSS1ey TOH
Personal Popularity Swoys
Most of Roosevelt Supporters

the similar fgure was only 7 per,
cent Of the Dewey voters. Whether
this country is isolationist or inter-
nationally minded could hardly bs
determined by these figures alone,
but 1t may be significant that only
6 per cent of Dewey voters give as
their reason ito keep away from
foreign problems" while II per cent
Of Roosevelt voters give as their
reason for international cooper
alton later"
Relative ages of the candidates
did not appear to be a ma jor issue
in September. Three per cent of
the Roosevelt voters said Dewey
too young" and per cent of the
Dewey voters said Roosevelt too
old"
Contrasting with "a per cent of
the Roosevelt voters giving as their
reasons TO win the war" and 10 per
cent for the peace treaties" were
20 per cent Of the Dewey voters Civ
ing as their reasons against fourth
term" and is per cent Roosevelt
wants too much power
Dewey voters mandate to their
nominee is shown by reduce spend
ing and taxation" given by ls per
cent, better appointments and bet
ter management given by Is per
cent, break up political rackets"
Is per cent.
The following table shows how
Roosevelt voters vary by types: :
Percentage Of Roosevelt Voters:
Evening star., 1944-10-24
On the Roll of Honor

His wife, Mrs. Mary Toney, lives
in North Braddock, Pa.
Pvt. Charles w. Mullican, infantry,
son of Mrs. E. NJ Bannow, 219 Far
ragut street NV, has been missing
in action in France since September
25, the War Department informed
his family.
The 30-year-old soldier attended
the Washington Business High
School and worked with his brothl. IS
in market before he entered the
Army in April, l943. He trained
at Camp Robinson. Ark, and Camp
Fannin, Tex. and went overseas
in August. His two brothers, Staff
Sergt. Robert B. Mullican and Pvt.
Thomas E. Mu1lican, are also In
the Army.
1t. Comdr. Lewis e. Dixon is miss
ing in action, his wife, Mrs Mar
garet Bennett Dixon, ITO Exeter
road, Bethesda, Md, has been no
titled by the Navy
Comdr. Dixon, AZ, was commits
stoned lieutenant soon after Pearl
Harbor He began active duty in
May, 1912, with the Bureau of Ships
here. The following January he
went to Tucson, Ariz, for an indoc-
trination course at the University
of Arizona and went on sea duty
in March, l943 He was promoted
to lieutenant commander in March,
1914.
Before entering the Navy. he was
employed by the Standard Oil Co as
chief engineer of its Capitol Service
Center for 10 years. Previously he
was an engineer in the merchant
marine for 10 years Comdr. Dixon
has been active in the Battery Park
Citizens Association, and at one
time was chairman of it's Govern
mental Affairs Committee. He was
born in Dover, N. C.
Evening star., 1944-10-24
Japs Agree 10 Pick u
Supplies in Russia
For Allied Prisoners

The State Department. after
months of negotiations, today an
nounced the completion OF arrange
ments for sending approximately
$500 tons Of relief supplies now
stored in Russia to American and
other United Nations nationals who
are prisoners OF war in Japan.
Japan has agreed to send a ship,
the Hakusan Maru, to the Soviet
port of Nakhodka, where the sup
plies are stored. The vessel will
leave Japan October %.
Final arrangements were made
after consultation with the Soviet
government, which agreed to the
japanese ships entry into one of its
ports. Safe conduct arrangements,
Acting Secretary of State Stettinius
said, have been made for the HAIKU
san Maru.
The supplies, including medicines,
food and clothing. originated in the
United States and Canada and are
to be distributed among American,
British, Canadian, Dutch and other
Allied prisoners of war and civilian
internees in Japan.
The ir1ternees are reported badly
in need of these supplies, which have
been held up for many months while
the United States carried on nego-
tiations with Japan through the
Swiss government.
They were stored originally in
Vladivostok, but for some reason
possibly military secrecy-the Soviet
government did not want Japa-
Inese vessel to enter this port and
consequently they were transferred
to Nakhodka
Evening star., 1944-10-24
Alb Shires, Ex-1ennessee
Football Player, Wounded
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HINTON. w. Va. Oct. "a. 1t.
Marshall (Ab) Shires, star tackle on
the Tennessee University football
teams of 1889 and 1910, has been
wounded in action, his parents, Mr.
and Mrs C. E. Shires of Hinton,
have been advised.
PA graduate of Tennessee in 194l
1t. Shires had participated in the
Rose, Sugar and Orange Bowl
games and had won all-America
honors. He was signed to play pro-
fessional football for the Cleveland
Rams when inducted
He also was Golden Gloves
heavyweight boxer.
1t. Shires, who has been overseas
since 1912, was in the North African
and Sicilian campaigns, later trans
ferring to England, where he saw
action in the French invasion.
Evening star., 1944-10-24
Miss Taggart Installed
As President Of
Society Of Natives

Miss Eta L. Taggart, local at
torney, civic leader and advocate Of
national representation, last night
was installed as the first woman
president of the Society of Natives.
Miss Taggart long has been active
In civic affairs, having founded the
Progressive Citizens Association Of
Georgetown and the Washingtonians
Association. She is active president
OF the Washingtonians and holds
the lifetime position of honorary
president of both organizations.
The tlrst woman member of the
District Bar Association, she has
long advocated District and national
woman suffrage. She was admitted
to practice before the Supreme
Court in 1927 and served as the first
and only woman on the Citizens
Advisory Council
She is now delegate to the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associations and
Is the former chairman of the Ma
tional Representation Committee of
that group. Miss Iaggart also holds
the presidency of the Twenty-Five
Club, a charitable organization.
Others Installed.
Charles H. Bates, the retiring
president, installed the incoming
officers. They include Herbert P.
Leeman, first vice president; Mrs.
Alice Newhard, second vice presi-
dent; Monte Sanger, third vice pres
tdent; June Shipley, recording Sec
retary: Mrs. Vera A. Ryan, corre-
spending secretary; Frederick c.
Umhau, treasurer, and James F.
Duhamel, historian.
Leeman unanimously were elected
as delegates to the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
Mr.. Leeman presented a resolution
favoring the garnishment bill for
Federal employees now before Con-
gress, but opposing the Senate
amendment exempting those earn
ing less than $4,000 annually. The
motion was passed.
Speedy confirmation of the re-
appointment of Commissioner Guy
Mason by Congress was urged by the
group in motion presented by Mrs,
Ada E. Hodge.
SIS Donated to War Fund.
A motion donating $25 to the
Community War Fund was presented
by Mrs. Josephine Miller and passed
by the society. Linn Drake spoke
briefly on behalf of the fund and a
short motion picture, According to
Plan" was shown.
James F. Duhamel, historian for
the society, spoke briefly on Early
Families of Washington, D. c."
Miss Carolyn Schultz sang two
selections and Marx E. Kahn recited
for the entertainment of the group.
The meeting, first of the season,
was held in the north room at the
Mayflower Hotel.
Evening star., 1944-10-24

Not infrequently the information
bureau will receive a letter from q
wife or mother of a man listed as
missing in action, informing the
War Department for the first time
that the man has written he is safe
in some POW camp. After a further
check, his name is then added to
the strip files.
The Germans have stepped up
their notifications so that it now
requires from 80 to IS days after a
man is listed as missing in action
for Washington to receive word of
his internment. Earlier in the war
the time lag was from so to 80 days,
officers said
The Japs, as you might expect,
have nowhere as good a record as
the Germans.
Strip files are photographed each
month and copies sent to the ONCE
of Censorship in New York, where
censors check all names mentioned
in any POW letters. If a, name
that is not shown on the list is
mentioned or If letter comes
through signed by a prisoner not
shown in the strip files, then CEN
sorship forwards the information to
the bureau here.
The bureau also operates tele-
type connected with the Federal
Communications Commission, which
monitors all foreign propaganda
broadcasts from New York. FIRE.
quently Tokyo Rose or "Philadel-
phia Midge" from Berlin will go on
the air with messages allegedly from
some American prisoner to folks
at home. After its arrival in WASH
ington via teletype the message is
sent to the family with the admoni-
ton: "The information contained
herein is not considered official by
the War Department, but 1t is fur
nished for whatever value it might
have"
About so such messages come in
every day, officers said. The bureau
also keeps file folder on each
American POW and civilian in
ternee, complete from the time the
next of kin receives the first notifi-
cation of his POW status to the
time that he is repatriated or lib
Grated.
Sometimes the work of the infor-
nation bureau becomes so jammed
personnel from other departments
must be called In to bring Affairs
UP to date.
Evening star., 1944-10-24
Army Theory Clears
Censors Of Opening
Soldier Vote Letters
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The War Department expressed
belief yesterday that some of the
reports of soldier vote ballot en-
velopes being opened by censors are
the result of soldiers opening acct
dentally sealed envelopes.
In instructions to overseas COM
manders, the Army requested that
soldier voters be told to make a
notation on the ballot envelope If
they have to force open the con-
tainer.
Complaints have been made that
censors have opened ballot envelopes
contrary to instructions of the War
Department. The department wrote
secretaries of state that it has re-
ceived reports from overseas of a
number of instances" where the
gummed flaps of the ballots had
stuck together during shipment
overseas. The Army said State Of
ficials have reported receipt of bal
lot envelopes which have been forced
open and then resealed by various
means.
1T is believed that these letters
were forcibly opened by the indi-
vidual soldiers wishing to vote and
not by censors," the Army of.cials
said. "Censors do not steam or
force the envelope flaps, but sli,
open, usually at one end, envelopes
to be censored and reseal them with
special tape indicating opening and
examination by censor"
Secretary of War Stimson said on
October II that 268 cases had been
reported where q censor stamp had
been put on a ballot envelope and
two cases where censors had opened
the outer envelope.
The War Ballot Commission ves-
terday dispatched to State secre-
taries the formula Of a secret test to
determine whether soldier votes on
the Federal short form are on genu-
Inc blanks. The commission said the
ballot Is printed on special paper
which reacts to the test.
Evening star., 1944-10-24
BIZ Strikes Fire Station;
5 Airmen, 7 Firemen Killed
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Oct. 24.-Col.
Wallace S. Dawson, station COM
mandant of the Sioux City Army Air
Base, has announced the names of
five airmen killed Sunday when
their Bit, attempting an emer-
gency landing, crashed into a fire
station. Two civilian firemen in the
station also were killed and the
frame building burned to the ground.
Members of the plane crew killed
were Flight Off1cer Gordon L. Shep-
herd, Oshkosh, Nebr.; Sergt. Will
mer r. Flowers, Cunningham, KY;
Corpl. Robert H. James, Cincinnati:
Corpl. Curgus J. Garrison, jr., Nor
foik, Va. and Corpl. Russell w.
Hill, Wellston, Ohio.
Second 1t. Edwin c. Pyle of Okla
homa City suffered serious head in
juries.
Evening star., 1944-10-24
Tanks Intact After Fire
In Cleveland 10 Be Drained
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 24.-Draining
Of two liquefled gas storage tanks
which remained intact after explo-
sions and fire at the East Ohio Gas
Co. plant devastated a 50-block area
was ordered today as a precautien-
ary measure.
In addition to the area already
evacuated residents of 81 properties
adjoining the plant we're directed
to leave while drainage operations
are in progress.
Meanwhile the number of known
dead in last Fridays disaster mount
ed to ia on the county morgue S
records. Only 81 of these had been
identified. The missing list was re-
duced to 80, of whom Al were gas
company employees. Sixty-five VIC
Tins remained in hospitals.
Coroner S. R. Gerber said there
was evidence that at least % more
bodies remained in the ruins of the
plant and surrounding homes.