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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09
HERE FROM SEATTLE

George F. Spencer and Mr. and
Mrs. c. S. Cain arrived in Juneau
yesterday from Seattle. They are
stopping at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09
IN POLICE COURT

Willie John James, pleading
guilty to being drunk. was fined
S25 in City Police Court here this
morning.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09
FROM YAKUTAT

John H. Lee, Yakutat, is regis
tered at the Gastineau Hotel.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Mrs. Brink
Denies
Cruelty

A mother accused Of locking her
two unclothed children on an un-
heated sleeping porch was ar
ralgned today on a charge of
cruelty before Recorders Judge
Gerald w. Great.
Poiicewomen said the mother.
Mrs Dorothy Brink 30. of 1000
West Forest, left the children,
Michael 3, and Joan, 3. with only
q rug 10 protect them against the
bitter cold which was freezing
water on the porch.
The children were found by the
apartment caretaker
Mrs. Brink. arrested in a neigh
horhoOd restaurant, said she had
been absent only an hour and a
half had fed the children stew.
Policcwomen said the children
said they had fed themselves -eof-
fee dried bread and condensed
milk.
MrS Brink said she had been
on the welfare rolls al 50 a week
ever since her husband, Michael
Sr.. left her three years ago
She pleaded not guilty and
examination was set for Dec 81
Bond Of s. 500 was set.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Fails in Effort
To XIII Premier

BATAVIA Java Dec ~6 tAPj
Shots were fired at Premier
Sultan Sjahrlr Of the unreCogniled
Indoncsian republic and hc was
dubbed with d pistol butt today
in what Aneta SAID apparently was
an attempt by several Netherlands
Indies soldiers TO steal his car.
British military police arrested
six soldiers. who said they were
EUrasiaus and Surname
An official announcement said
more than 20 Indenes4aH and fodr
British Indian soldiers wore killed
Yesterday in a surprise British at-
tack on an IndonCSian position at
the Bandoeng HiS ,ion school
prime Minister WIilem
SchermerhoTn of The Neither
lands arrived at Croydon AIR
field in London today for discuss
sions with British officials on
the IndOneSian situation
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
RuHirns Asked by FBH
0Fa EeeFp Killers Status

L S. Atty Gen. Thomas Clark
has been asked 10y the FBT 10 de-
eide whether Robert Frcdrle
Smith, y, army deserter and con-
lessed murderer Of Roy Gordon
Beh. Crosse Pointe Farms sales
representative, shall be released
to Michigan authorities or tried
on federal kidnapping charges.
Smith and a companion, Walter
CzajkowSki, Is, both Chlcagoans.
pleaded guilty Saturday in Chi
cago 10 kidnapping Jerome d.
Brennan of Gary, forcing him
from his car in Chicago and TAX
ing S95 and wrist watch.
George McSwain, in charge Of
the Chicago FBI office, said the
attorney general would be asked
10 make the decision in view of
the fact that two federal court
d4 efScts ave involved
Sheriff William NJ. Boeve Of
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
$4,000
Blaze i'm
BerkIey

Fire destroyed the two-story
building housing the Nester Dog
Food Co. and the Coco Tool and
Gage Co. $500 w. Eleven Mile
road, early today, causing DAM
age estimated at $4,000.
1t, Dan Weston ofsthe Berkeley
fire department said the building
was a mass of flames when fire
equipment arrived and that all
available Berkley equipment and
an auxiliary engine from Royal
Oak were necessary to bring the
flames under control.
Weston said an exact estimate
OF the damage could not be made
until an inventory of machinery
in the tool and gauge plant could
be made. He pointed out that
much of the machinery damaged
or destroyed belonged to the gov
eminent. having been left there
after wartime production work.
Hundreds of persons stood In
cold winds and braved the ice to
watch the fire, Weston said. Fire.
men, coated with ice, fought the
blaze four hours.
The building was deserted when
a passerby discovered the fire,
Weston said. No one was in
jured.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Gas Truck Blast
Kills ; on Coast

SANTA BARBARA. Cal. Dec.
20 tAP) - Three persons were
killed, a fourth is missing and five
others were injured. none seri-
ously. when explosion of a
butane gas truck destroyed a
neutrality-suspicious. bull d in &
here today.
The dead were tentatively iden-
titled as Mr., and Mrs. John john
son and Caroline Sue Stovall, 10.
all residents of the apartments on
the upper floor of the two-story
building. Another resident was
unaccounted for but friends said
they believed she was out of the
city.
All available fire equipment
fought the blaze, and had ii under
control within a half hour. Police
regulars and reserves were called
out 10 patrol adjacent blocks,
where the force of the explosion
had shattered virtually every win
dow. Patrolmen reported some
residents of the 20 apartments
had escaped to the street.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Vet .BaERn


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 26
HNS)-The Pacific Coasts Jam
Of returning servicemen showed
signs Of lessening today.
In San Francisco, where nearly
$4,000 home-bound veterans were
stranded Christmas. four ships
with 5,98s veterans were 10 dock
today.
Officials said the taperine of
OF ship arrivals would virtually
clear the backlog of troops by the
first Of the year. Only $1,000 addi-
tional veterans of the Pacific are
due az San Francisco IN the week
between Christmas and New
Years Day.
In the same period. more than
$4,000 men are 10 be moved out
OF the area on rail and bus lines.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Detroit TrdiGnQ
In Kenny Drive
to.hr Picture, rsrs -

II DCroitcrS Gll $3.50 900 quota
tet for WAYNE County IN the
Sister Kenny Drive, half OF the
money VIII be used here, admins
traitor Billy Baxter, SAID today.
I'VE are concerned at the
moment over the way Detroit
T. trailing the rest Of the nation
in the drive Baxter declared.
"On the other hand. we feel
confident that the traditional
big -heartedneSs of Detroiters
will not let this worthy cause
fail.
As a spur 10 tho driNe, which
will continue II more days. BaX-
ter and his committee are com
pleting plans for Kenny Tag Day
Jan. 5.
Volunteers may call the Sister
Kenny Foundation al CA. 67S5,
or apply by letter or IN person at
the Cannon Memorial, Washing
ton Blvd. at Michigan
Individual contributions NAV be
maihd 10 the Sister Kenny Foun-
dation by using the blank which
appears on page SIX today
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
0dQS, = ate warns
wake KILLERS
TO bE HANG D
DETR0FFzAaasn=T fMES RED
DdotHMc .nuwhyDN Gents
Breton Pact
Approved by
French Group

PARIS, Dec. 26 (AP)--
The foreign affairs commits
sion Of the constituent as
sembly voted unanimously
today to advise ratification of
the Breton Woods monetary
agreement.
The government by decree
cut the value of the franc
yesterday more than one
half, fixing its rate at 49,
1869 to the dollar and 480
to the pound. The franc had
been pegged at so to the dol
lar and 200 to the pound.
French financial experts said
the two-cent valuation of the
franc was artificial and prevented
the French from selling anything
in the United Ttates or England.
Although decided upon at a
four-hour cabinet session Sunday,
the devldation does become effec-
tive until publication of the decree
in the official government journal
after today's Breton Woods de-
bate.
Devaluation of the franc will
have the result of boosting the
salaries of American troops in
France a matter of lao per cent
in buying power.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27

Ottawa County. Mich. said today
ne would insist upon having
Smith returned to Holland for
prosecution on the murder count.
Il will appeal to the L. :. at
torney in Chicago" Sheriff
Boeve said. "to permit Smith
10 return here for action before
federal charges against him are
pressed"
The FBI pointed out that, while
law prohibits capital
punishment, Smith could be SEN
fenced 10 hang under the Lind
bergh kidnapping law, a federal
statute.
Neither Smith nor Czaikewski
is accused of KIDNAPPING Beh and
only Smith is involved in the muir
der Of the Crosse Pointe Farms
man, the FBI said.
Beh was slain after Smith
hsched a ride from Chicago with
him last week, the FBI said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Ice Help SfOrk Win
Race With Police ar

of the icy streets, Esper said in
describing a hair-raislng drive in
which the car skidded around
corners and narr owly missed
crashing into parked cars.
"We would have made IL II II
hadn't been for the ice" the
officer said. I'VE were almost
at the hospital when Mrs. Me
Cumber told us there wasn't
any necessity for mrrying any
more" ...
A physician attended Mrs. Nc
Cumber in the police car when it
arrived in the hospital driveway
and mother and baby were car
ried in, Both were doiUc well,
hospital attaches told the police.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27

Dearborn police lost an exciting
and slippery race with the stork
early today as Mrs. Theresa Nc
|Cumbcr. Il. of 1901 Normile,
Dearborn gave birth 10 a three
pound 13 ounce boy in a scout
car lust two blocks from Woman's
Hospital.
Patrolman Gregory ESper and
George Born responded TO a
frantic call from Mrs McCumber.
who told them she had been try
inc 10 get a taxicab for more than
an hour and was afraid some
thing is going 10 happen
Sgeed Was impossible because
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Cruiser Damaged

LONDON. Dec. 26 CAP)-An
army spokesman said today that
the cruiser Augusta. one Of the
United States warShiPS- being used
as troop transport. was -consid-
erably damaged three days ago in
heavy seas and had put into Ports
mouth for repairs All troops
aboard were sent back TO their
staging area.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Find Il Japs
Executed SO
Yanks on Isle
MARKETS, PAGE I8

Two high-ranling japanese naval officers and
nine codefendants were sentenced to death by hang
ing by a u. S. naval court today for executing 96
American civilians on Wake Island in 1943.
Five other Japanese sentenced to prison terms
of five years to life.
Rear Adm Shigematsu Sakaibara former Japanese
commander Wake and his executive officer 1t Comdr
Soch Tachbana stood at attention interpreters read
the sentences.
Before the verdict announced Sakabara defantly
demanded that Americans who conceived and carried the
atom bomb attack on Japan be tried.
AS we are about to receive a decision by Ameri-
can court he said through interpreters, II would like
request that the people who planned carried the
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Ask MoIofoV, Beyin
To u. s for Mieetinq

.WASHTNGTON. Dec. &c UP)
Secretary of State J ByrncS
has invited Soviet Foreign Com
misSar Molotov and British For
eign Secretary Bevin 10 come here
for the next foreign ministers
conference, it was disclosed today
If Molotov and Bcvin accept.
and if the schedule agreed upon
az Yalta is maintained the next
big three foreign ministers meet
ing would take place IN Washing
ton around March l5.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27

DROP TO 22 TONIGHT
The weather bureaus forecast
said highest temperatures for the
Detroit area would be around 81,
dropping to p tonight. The lowest
last night was 2S after a Christ
mas high of 80.
The Automobile Club of Michi-
gan warned motorists that traffic
IS hazardous throughout the state
brIvCTS who must travel should
be sure 10 equip their cars with
tire chains, club officials said.
Slippery streets. result of quick
freezing of last nights rain.
Snarled downtown traffic this
morning. Motorists were skidding
10 a halt at traffic signals and
stop streets and finding il diff
cult to get started again. Pedes-
trians were sliding and falling on
croSswalks.
Eighty trucks of the depart
ment of public works spread salt
throughout the night and this
morning, but recurring rain undid
the work almost as fast as il was
done.
There was 1.2s inches Of rain
fall approaching the 1.99 inch
mark Of Dec. SO, 1906.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Theft Charged
To Ex-Bdnk Aide

James Francis Mara Jr., 4o
former comptroller Of the Central
National Bank in Battle Creek,
was arrested by Detroit FBI
agents in Marshall today on a
charge of embezzling Sf,S56 in
bank funds.
Robert A. GuCrin. F'BI chief
here, said an audit revealed that
Mara had charged the bank for
fictitious supplies and maIntc-
nance.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
ESQ ACCIDENTS

More than $50 traffic accidents,
none fatal, were reported here
Christmas Day. bringing to nearly
$50 the number since Monday.
Four died in crashes Monday.
Throughout the nation, total
of 460 violent deaths was re-
corded from Monday morning un-
I'll last midnight. of which 245
resulted from traffic accidents.
Texas and California. with AZ
CONTINUED on Page 2. Col. ~
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Pleads for Homma

MANILA. Dec 20 GNS)-Mat
John Skeen, defense attorney for
1t. Gen. Homma, said today that
he viii ask for dismissal OF war
crimes charges against the Off
Ger, who is held responsible for
the Bataan "death march"
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
% Robbery
just for the Record

Mile road heme to Sgt. Joseph
Ghdea %N-.
Dutifully recording the sordid
details. the sergeant asked when
the crime occurred.
'Tn 1922" said the citizen. 'T
was just passing through De-
trOit and I figured IL was my
duty TO report It,"
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Spied for Japs
Filipino 10 Die

MANILA. Dec. Is CUPl-Claro
Castillo. "A Filipino. was sem
fenced 10 death today after con-
viction of charges that he worked
as a spy for the japanese.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27

LONDON, Dec. Is -tUP)--
Russia was warned by the Ankara
radio today that the Turks would
fight to the last Turk" rather
than cede parts of their land to
Russia.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Winter Sports Of

Changing weather conditions
brought a cessation of winter
sports at all city parks today, the
Detroit department OF parks and
recreation announced.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
British Admiral Dies

LONDON, Dec. 26 CUP)-Adm.
Lord Roger Keyes. 73. founder of
the British Commands, died in
his sleep today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Actor. Divorced

Los ANGELES. Dec. 26 CINS)
a hnal divorce from film actor
Johr Wayne was recorded today
for soc.alitc Josephine S. Nor
II~OU
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27

Detroit police today were pay
ing absolutely no attention 10 a
crime reported 10 them on Christ
mas Day by a conScience-stricken
and slow-moving citizen.
Elz JFi1eu nov resident Of
Niles. O. walked in and reported
the theft of So from his Eight
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
State Warns
Motorists to
StayOffRoads

Colder temperatures today expected to increase the
peril of travel Detroit and Michigan icecovered streets
and highways.
The cys traffic reduced crawl and traffic authorities
advise motorists stay off the states highways
tight snowfall is expected accompany the drop in
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27

dropping OF the atomic bomb on
Japan should be regarded in the
same light as wei'
AIRWAY EMPLOYEES
The 16 japanese were convicted
of machine-gunning the Ameri-
cans on a lonely beach of Wake
Island the night of Oct. 7, 1943.
The victims. employees of Pan
American Airways, had be e n
forced to work for the japanese
for p months after invasion OF
the island
T japanese claimed tn c
Americans had become a menace
because they had outside radio
with u 5. forces.
Navy 1t. William p. Mahoney,
in summing up for the prosecu-
ton, branded the executions as
every bit as loathsome as those
that took place on Bataan.
STORY OF EXECUTION
Describing the executions, as
pieced together from testimony OF
japanese witnesses Mahoney
said.
Just after sunset. by the
Tight Of young moon, the help
less Americans were led from
their barracks, solely on the
order OF one man--Sakaibara.
"Then they began a march to-
ward the beach they never were
TO leave alive. When they
reached the beach, their hands
and feet were tied, they were
blindfolded and finally ordered
to face the ocean.
Japanese soldiers, three pla-
toons strong, stood six PAGES in
the rear with machine guns and
rifles. Then, the command was
given that ended their lives"
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27

dropping OF the atomic bomb on
Japan should be regarded in the
same light as we|
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
DROP TO 22 TONIGHT

perature.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-27
Ankara Warns Russia

CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. y
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
How Other Cities Act
Inn e. Housing Crises

Deflo7 todoy is stU fpO,bog its rctnna hon@lag st-
tAttO0.
But dnpofrios t,oa otbCr pfogycSgjye cit,os Of the
c1.1fr, sbo,red this b0ppco,oq;
NEW YORK In less than weeks postwar aecomnoda-
house 10000 and their families viii be ready
occupancy These emergency dwellings made by
version Of military installations in The
CHICAGO Five hundred demnuntable homes have already
been provided for and emergency units
he ready
NEW YORK Housing authorities have obtained promise
OF 81 90 600 city banks possible the
building Of 10000 dwelling units present sum The
huge VIII be purchase sum lands upon which
80 600 homes viii be built by city aids and another 100000 by
private enterprise. state and federal agencies
In general realm progress this dispatch
noted and pu, here Just for contrast
PITTSBURGH Work is TO begin a S2o0OoOoO air
IN the world.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
House Hunt PerpleXeS Vets Comc
Conviction of )
HoodIumsAsked
BY JAMES MELTON

Pontiac, Dec. 4 Conviction
Of five hoodlums -1rtal-ksr
armed robbery TO keep Oakland
County free from gang rule and
gang activity was asked today bv
Asst. Prosecutor Lewis Bebout
before Circuit Judge George b
Hartwick and a jury Of four men
and nine women
Taking up Individually the rcc-
ordS Of each Of the defendants.
charged with holdup Of the Ari>-
tocrat Club, Dec. ,. 1874, Bcbout
said
They have never learned the
first rule Of law. hut have lived
nv their wits and nv stealing.
They have never learned 10 live
by the sweat of their hrnw hut
have lived off the Weaknesses
Of other people
Bebout CaStlgated Harry Floi.
sher. former Purple ganester and
Mike SclIk, who with Pete Ma.
honey. had taken the stand in
their own defense
The two other defendants are
Sammy Ch!vaS and William
AtCandyl Davidson.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
Turkey Farmer
Admits Mistake
Unable 10 Find
BeIIm Name in Book
By RAY GtRtRDIN

The states star witness against
Edward A. Bellm IN the Young
murder case, Mrs Minnie Pink
ham admitted under croSs-cXami-
nation today that She had not
noted Bcllm'S visits 10 her turkey
farm i'm a l0O-yoar-old book. aS
she testified IN Fridays hearing
a. Pontiac
Questioned by Louis ! Co
lombo Jr BelIm'S attorney. she
said she had checked the book
over the weekend and found no
notation there 10 support her teS-
tlmony that the former Detroit
police iicuIcnani WAS There tho
night Mrs Albert Rose Young was
slam
The prosecution relied upon
Mrs. Plnkham'S testimony 10 shat
ter Bcllm'N albi
Oakland county deputies were
attempting today 20 determine
the identity of the writer of "A
new anonNmou. letter received by
Sheriff Edward IS. Thomas The
writer claimed 90 ftrer IutorTUa-
ton that Bellm painted The trunk
OF his automobile on Nov. 3.
Miss jennie Pa>quiuIo. q girl
friend Of Bcllm. had testified the
trunk was cleaned and painted
before oct 30 and after freshly
kfifctt ri7ICkCnS rad been trans
ported m lt The ddtc assumed
importance when hiood>lans were
detected beneath The fresh pant.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
UAW-C|0 Drafts
Ford Proposal

A compromise counterproposal
to the Ford Motor Co.'S demand
for assurance against wildcat
strikes is being prepared by the
UAW-CIO. Richard T. Leonard,
national Ford director for the
union, said today.
"The proposal" said Leonard.
"is fair and workable and L be-
lieve IL will be acceptable to the
company"
Leonard said the unions com.
promise would be presented when
the company and the union begin
wage talks Monday. He refused
TO discuss the proposal until
the company has had opportunity
TO study IT.
John S. Bugas, industrial rela-
tionS counsel for Ford, asked the
union to pay S5 day per man for
each day wildcat strike is in
progress. I'VE have to have some
assurance against tagging produc-
tion and one strike after another"
Bugas said.
Negotiations on other points will
he resumed tomorrow.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
War Documents
On V-Lodn Train

The original German and Japa.
nese surrender documents will be-
displayed tomorrow on the Victory
Loan Train Al Woodward and Mil
waukee 10 aid Michigan in meet
ing its S16l 100000 bond quota.
Yesterday, the first day of sales
to corporations brought IN $50
S32 $3.50 or 80 per cent OF their
Sl68, ,OO0, 900 quota Individual
bond sales in Michigan jumped 10
-Sf22 072 $50. Wayne County has
sold S64 096,Q25 against its quota
of SS5 $4,000
The documents Will be dis
played from S a m until 9 p m.
Mayor Jeffries, city councilmen
and other civic leaders will attend
the ceremonies at 10 m.
Due 20 an error by the Victory
Loan publicity committee it had
been wrongly stated that the doc
Hments would be on display to-
day.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
Mackenzie Vets
On Memorial BODY

The newly formed Mackenzie
High Veterans Organization to-
day was represented on the all
Mackenzie memorial committee
by three members. The commit
tee IS working toward establish
Ing-A- memorial 20 former Mac
kcnlle boys who lost their lives
IN World War II
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
z Steal Purse SIS

Two young men who >natched
a purse containing So from Mrs
Ella Gilman, -. of l9S03 Wood
Ingham last night as She walked
on Monica near Seven Mile road
We're sought today hy police
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05

doctors can learn more by
intelligent observation of their
patients than they can by off
ciallN injecting animals and
then studying their behaviour"
Dr Allen told POO members Of
the antI-vlvlsccton society and
their friends AZ the meeting in
he auditorium of McGregor
Public Library IN Highland
Park
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
WIFE SERIOUSLY ILL

Pc Clpw Richard. % home
from 'h. Philippines on an emer-
gene4 tot-to'tEfi fia'te necessary
rv hi, WIlcS serious illness and
expecting q dependency discharge
SO hc may care for her and their
tWo small chlldrcn. IS having ttff
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
FIRST HOME BROKEN

Home with lO6 points on ter
mlnal leave his first leave since
he entered service he would like
10 spend Christmas tn an honest
to-goodnesS home He has had
four ChriStmaSeS in army camps.
and the home he left is broken
0y divorce.
Ills father lives in rooming
house, hIs mother in a two-room
apartment Neither has room for
a married son and his 23-ycar-old
bride.
So the young couple married
IN Worcester Nov. 10, have been
living AT the Tuller for three
weeks, expecting TO be ouSted any
day Scrambling 10 be first IN line
las the Times classified sections
roll from the presses. and rlSking
speeding tickets 10 be first 70
inspect furnished apartment ad-
ycrtlSed for rent.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05

eases as arthritis, corosAry
thOmbosis, sinusitis, cancer and
the common cold.
The viVisectors are not
learning much about the treat
ment of diseases. NivisectiOn II
used mostly by professors to
illustrate to their students
points discovered years ago."
BOY AND HIS DOG
DR. Allen was introduced by
Judge ID. J. Healy of the juvenile
division of the probate court.
WY experience has been that
a boy with dog il the right
kind of a boy" Judge Healy
said.
Herman Jay Zahn, president OF
the society, reported that it was
started last June with about 30
members and now has 300. BY
next May. he added, the member
ship Will total 1000.
B. II. Bayliss, first president OF
the society; Miss Myrtle Babcock,
long identified with Detroit Or
CARNATIONS for preventing cruelty
TO animals; the Rev. DR.. Leo
Charles Donnelly of Westminster
Community Church, and Mrs.
II. II. Locher Of Jackson. secre-
tary Of the Michigan Anti-Vivi-
section Society, were introduced
at the meeting.