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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
.WLB POLICIES
 BE S0FTENED FOR ALkSkANS
Exfenuafing Circumstances Will Be Considered Is
 Assurance Given

SEATTLE. July 12. - Assurance that War Labor Board enforcement work in Alaska will be conducted with due regard Tor any extenuating circumstances which are admissible under the wage stabilization policies of the VILE was received here by John w. Clark of Neill Clark and Company, public accountants, Fair banks, Alaska.
 Clark, representing business firms in Fairbanks, received this assurance in an informal conference with Dr. George Bernard Noble, Chairman of the 18th Regional Board, Harold A. Scoring Vice. Chairman, and other board officials.
 Pointing out to members of the board the difficulties and problems faced by many Alaska firms in bringing their programs into line with the WLB wage stabilization policies, Clark declared that many. of the firms find themselves in~un- intentional violation of VILE policies because Of lack of knowledge in the Territory of the proper procedures and forms to be followed.
 Dr. Noble assured Clark that all such factors would be taken into consideration and advised that all Alaskans firms which have not al- ready done so file voluntary forms for wage adjustments immediately.
 This voluntary filing in itself will be evidence of the firms good faith and will be taken into account in any resulting action,' Dr. Noble said
 If the initial ruling or enforce ment action in any wage adjustment case is felt to be unfair, the firm may appeal the decision, Dr. Noble pointed out. :
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
APPROVAL GIVEN LEGISLATION TO
 EASE CORP. TAX

WASHINGTON, July 12.-The Senate Finance Committee today ap- proved legislation to ease the ex- cess profits tax and speed up re- funds to corporations.
 The measure, already passed by the House, is designed to improve the cash position of corporations by about $5,5ooO0O,00O to speed recon version.
 The measure, passed by the House last week, would:
 l. Increase the excess profits ex- emption from $10,000 to $25,000 ef- fective with the 1946 tax year.
 ?. Allow corporations to take cur rently the postwar credit of 10 per cent of the excess profits tax.
 3. Advance to Jan. 2, 1946, the maturity date of outstanding post war refund bonds
 4. Provide for speedup of refunds due as a result of previous operat- ing losses or unused excess profits credits
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
UNION OFFICIALS,
 MEMBERS INDICTED
 ON THREE CHARGES

PATTERSON, N. July PA Passaic county grand jury has hand ed up to Common Pleas Judge Alex ander M. Macleod, 209 indictments charging a total of 34 members and former officers of Local 669, United Automobile Workers (QiOo, with embezzlement and aiding and abet- ting in false pretenses.
 George Tremper, former financial secretary of the Local, whose 30,000 member are employed at the Wright Aeronautical Corporations plants in this area, and Albert Capone, for mer local president, were charged in a joint indictment with en- bezzlement of $32,659 up to Septem- Der 20, 1944.
 All 34 were busted from the JAW by the Unions International Board after a Union investigation of the Locals financial affairs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
B. and p. Women's
 Club to Be Visited
 By Natl. Chairman

The Business and Professional Wo- mems Club Committee Chairman for the coming year were announced last night by the president, Miss Cath erine O'Connor, at a meeting of the Executive Board at her home.
 The following appointments were made: Education Committee Chair man, Frances Paul; Finance Mary Hustsd; Health, Margaret Welsh; In ternational Relations, Crystal Jenne; Legislative, Lillian Uggen; Member ship, Rogene Moore; Public Rela- tions, Betty Mccormick; Program Coordination, Eleanor Warren.
 Announcement was made of the expected arrival of Miss Wilma zim- merman, National Membership Chairman, the latter part of this month or the first part of August, and tentative plans were made for her entertainment while on her visit here. Miss Zimmerman plans to go from Juneau to the westward, as far as Anchorage on her visits to the various B. and P w. Clubs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
MYSTERY SHQOUDS YAMA5HITA EXIT
 FROM LUz0N ISLE

MANILA, July 12.-Belief that the Japanese Commander in the Phil ippines, Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, left the islands by plane several months ago was expressed today by Secretary of Labor Marcelo Adduru, who defied the invading Nippon csc.
 Adduru said meager evidence available indicated the clustering conqueror of Singapore fled with ether high ranking Japanese of ficials.
 The most prevalent belief among both Filipinos and American mili- tary men, however, is that Yamashita held on until the end and then was spirited out in Japanese plane that landed at night after the American 37th Division had started it's drive through the Cagayan Valley.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
FEDERAL PAY CUT ORDER GETS STAY
 PENDING HEARING

Hopes for reprieve from the ex- .ecutive order pending, which would wipe out wage differentials for resi- dent Alaskans hired into graded positions in the Federal service, came today with wire received here from Jack Fahy, Assistant Director of the Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the h. ,terior.
 MT. Fahy's wire stated: We are
 assured by an administrative assist
 ant to the President that no action
 will be taken on the proposed ex- secutive order regarding differential spay without complete discussion and detailed representation of territorial
 views by this and other executive
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
 INDUSTRY WILL
 BE GIVEN BOOST

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Fred M VinSon shortly will create a new committee to give the nearly dorm ant construction industry a boost toward reconversion.
 The Inter Government Agency Group, under a chairman to be in-, stalled in Vinson's Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, will guide a concerted effort to help the industry in matters of materials, prices and relaxation of Federal controls.
 Vinson holds that building activ- ity, now stripped down to a wartime low of about $4,0O0,0O0,000 a year, should reach a $15,000,000, ,O0O level in order to fill postwar role in stabilizing the economy and provid- ing jobs. This would be about 15 per cent higher than any previous volume of construction.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
LA5TB0MBER IN BRITAIN
 H0MEB0UND

LONDON, July 12.-The last U. s Eighth Air Force bomber took off from England yesterday-not for Germany which collected most of it's daylight poundings from the Eighth, but for home.
 The take-off of the B-24 Libera- tor piloted by It. Gene Williams of San Bruno, Calf, completed 51 days of departures by 2,1l8 bombers at the rate of one every 20 minutes, redeploying a total of 4l,500 Am erican Air Force personnel to the United States.
 They were part of more than 60000 troops flown home since the third week of May, with 10000 more scheduled to fly this month. But the Eighth's part in the Euro pean job is done.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
S24,000 VALUE PUT
 ON FAIR BUILDING

A valuation of $24,000 has been put on the Southeast Alaska Fair Association properties here by the three Commissioners designated by the District Court to evaluate the ground and fair building which were taken over for U. s. Army wartime use.
 The report of the Commission was made to the Court yesterday following two days of hearings here. The amount established re- presents an intermediate figure be- tween the $50,000 asked by the Fair Association and the S15,000 top price offered by the Govern ment.
 The Commission was composed of Charles Naghel, J. J. Fargher and A. M. Mill The Commission $ report is to be sent to Washington, D c. for final Government appro- val, or rejection.
 R. E. Robertson, attorney for the Fair Association, stated that it has not yet been decided whether an appeal will be taken by his group
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
ALASkA HELPED BY
 ORGANIZATIONS IN
 SEVENTH WAR LOAN

The War Finance Committee here today expressed its apprecia- tion of corporations and organiza- tions located in the States who furthered the successful conclusion of the Seventh War Loan in Alas ka by allocating credit to the Ter ritory for securities purchased dur ing the drive.
 The organizations and the am- cunts allocated to Alaska are:
 Pacific American Fisheries, $242,- 500; Alaska Packers Association, Sl00.000; Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma sons of the State of Washington, $20,000; Union Oil Company, S5O,- 000; Standard Oil Company of Cal ifcrnia, $100,000; Continental Can Company, $50,000.
 American Can Co.,, S10,000; As- tcria and Puget Sound Canning
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
LAST RITES HELD FOR
 FRANK BOTELH0 TODAY

gFuneral services were held this morning for Frank Botelho, vet efan of World War I, member of the American Legion, and resident of Juneau for many years. who passed away at his home early Monday morning after long ill., ness.
 He is survived by one brother, Emmett Botelho, Highway Patrol man.
 Requiem Mass was said at the Church of the Nativity. followed by interment in the Catholic Plot, Evergreen Cemetery.
 Pallbearers were Steve Vukovich, Frank Hungerford, Joe Thibodeau, Albert Forrest, John Monagle and R. Gilligan. Funeral arrangements were by Charles w. Carter Nor tuary
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
CASUALTY REPORT
 MADE, ARMY, NAVY

WASHINGTON, July 12.-A heavy increase in casualties reported by the Navy today raised losses of the armed forces since the beginning of the war to 1,949,l04. This was 12,l67 more than reported week ago.
 The Navy, listing total casualties of 133 1886, accounted for 7,846 of the weeks increase. The Army total on the basis of names received here through July 2, was 915,7l8-a rise of 4,321.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
ARREST MADE ON ASSAULT CHARGE

Charles Heac, negro operator of a rooming house here, has been ar rested by City Police and arraigned before U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. He is alleged to have thrown an iron rod-a part of a bedstead-at soldier, Kenneth Croft. He is being held in the Fed eral Jail here in default of $500 bond. No time for hearing has yet been set.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
WACS CHIEF HAS RESIGNED

WASHINGTON, July 12-Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby resigned today as director of the Women's Army Corps (WACS).
 The announcement was made at news conference by UnderS Secretary of War Patterson. Col. Hobby is go- ing on leave immediately and will go on an inactive status September 3. Col. Westray Battle Boyce, 43, of Rocky Mount, N. O., succeeds Col Hobby as director.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
JOHN YOUNGS nANE
 GUESTS FROM SOUTH

Misses Edna and Clara Carlson. sisters of Mrs John Young, and Miss Marie Scott, recently arrived in Juneau from Los Angeles and are the house guests of MT. and Mrs, Young.
 Miss Scott, who is gaining a re- 0utation as an artist, is much in- crested in Juneau and its sur- rounding scenery, and hopes during her three-week stay here to paint some of its beauties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
Paratroopers 10
 Engage in Fight
 On Forest BIazes

SEATTLE, July 12.-Army Para troopers are now held in readiness Q fight forest fires in Washington md Oregon and have already been 1sed as ground forces, transported to ire areas by truck, Col. Victor G. Schmidt, commanding officer of
 he Northern District, Ninth Service Command, announced today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
MCCORMICK RITES
 TO BE ON SATURDAY

Funeral services for Walter Mo- Cormick of Douglas who died Tues day in Petersburg will be held in. the Catholic Church in Douglas Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.
 Burial will be in the family plot in Douglas. Cemetery.
 The remains are at the Charles w. Caretr Mortuary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12

Co.,, S10,000; Hills Bros. Coffee, S5,- 000; Libby McNeill and Libby, $15o,000; General Petroleum Cor poration, $7,500; P E. Harris Gn- dividual purchase), S150,000
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
MRS. HINES HERE

Mrs. Wilma J. Hines, of San Francisco, has arrived in Juneau and is guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
PERKINS ARRIVES

Mathew Perkins, of Palmer, has arrived in Juneau and is a guest at .he Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
MISS SHERMAN HERE

Sundi Sherman arrived in Ju- neau yesterday on vacation trip from Los Angeles, California, where she is employed as a dress designer. This is Miss Sherman's first trip to Alaska and she is enjoying her self immensely in spite of the wea- ther.
 She plans to remain in Juneau for one or two weeks, then visit Skagway, Anchorage and Fairbanks. She is guest at the Gastineau Hotel during her stay here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12

FORECAST: Canal noherly winds Is MPH souery to souhery this Winds open souherly Friday 15 Eoudiness today becoming showery Friday morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
WANT ADS
FOR SALE

TUX NALL FOR SALE - Home on Glacier Highway 3i5 miles out. It is only question as to whether you want place out of town. If you do we are sure you will come in to learn of the many favorable features this place has. $6,000 Very easy terms. s h a t tuck k Agency.
 FOR SALE-B Flat Lavella Clar- met, Ebonite $60 Ph. Green 734. MANGLE-FOLDER wanted. Apply at the Alaska Laundry. FOR SALE = 1930 Cadillac, runs good $50. 198 Gastineau. FOR SALE-Doubledays Encyclop- edia practically good as new $2O. Phone 269
 FOR SALE-Mangle $50. Phone 037 ? rings between 7:30 and pm. FOR SALE-Six-room partly fur nished house in Douglas; con- crete foundation and furnace in basement, $3000. Call Douglas 2403.
 FOR SALE-Delco Hiboy radio. h. quire 142 Gastineau Ave. FOR SALE-26' troller, beam fit, depth 3. Chevrolet truck engine. Write No. 58O5, Empire. Baker Piano, good condition, Phone Green 705, after 5 pm. Modern five-room house, central location; oil burner. Phone 800, Apt. GOT.
 TWO BEDROOM beach home on Point Louisa; 110-volt Delco lights, water, basement, furnace; fully furnished. Write P. O. Box 303l.
 FOR SALE - Lightweight, 4-cyl- der Buda Diesel, 63 H. F., 1940 model. Swanson Grocery. FOR tSALE-Several good Toggen- burg and Saanen gra de milk goats; also some pure blooded stock; also young bucks. P. O. Box 2321, Juneau, Alaska.
 LOST AND FOUND FOUND-Key for Yale lock. Owner may have same by paying for this adv.
 LOST-Parker51, black with silver cap, name Ada Burns faintly on pen; reward. Return to Empire.
 FOX RENT 3 ROOM furnished apt. oil range, bath 513 Willoughby Ave. FOR RENT - Modern, furnished house miles out on Glacier Highway. Call at property up to Sunday.
 SEAVIEW APT, one block from Federal Bldg.
 LOST-Lady's Bulova wrist watch. Finder please, return to cashier, Baranof Coffee Shop. Reward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12

WANTED-Experienced young lady for full time Kodak finishing work. Pleasant surroundings. Ad- dress 5842 Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
WANTED

WANTED TO RENT-Typewriter
 Ph. 72 Alaska Construction Co.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12

WANTED - Stenographer-full or part time. Must clear the U. S. employment service. Ph. 72 Alas ka Construction Go.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12

THE PATRICIA will leave on a weekend trip to Tracy Arm, where Glaciers are Glaciers, leav- ing Juneau Sat IA at midnight returning Sun. evening to Juneau, $15 Including tax). min passeng- CT 10, max. IA. Booking deadline Sat. noon. Tickets available on Patricia at Ferry Float.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12

MRS. CARBON IN TOWN
 Mrs. O. O. Carbon, of Bremerton, is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12

U. S. DEPARTMENT COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU
 JUNEAU, ALASKA
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12

WANTED TO BUY-Suit case or
 cedar chest. Phone Green 479.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN Reports from Marine Stations at 10:30 A. M. Today IJa0b toFx xx
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
WEATHER BULLETIN

24 HOURS ENDED AT 43o A. ETH MERIDIAN
 Maxi
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12

YOUNG WOMAN wants office, counter, clerical or switchboard work after in the evening. Call Ext. 93 Federal Bldg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-12
LOST AND FOUND

FOUND-Key for Yale lock. Owner may have same by paying for this adv.
 LOST-Parker51, black with silver cap, name Ada Burns faintly on pen; reward. Return to Empire.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
1axicab Union Grievances
Discussed al Meetinq

Spokesman for the Union of Taxi.
Gao Operators. Drivers and Garage.
men, Local 935, AFL. met with the
Commissioners and Public Utilities
Commission Chairman James H.
Flanagan today to renew their de-
mands for speedy action on griev-
ances they submitted to the city
heads two weeks ago.
Principal item on their agenda
was their proposed legislation to
limit the number of taxicabs in
the District according to the popu-
lation
A bill introduced at the Capitol
on the same subject has been re-
ferred to the Commissioners for
comment by Representative RAN
dolph, Democrat, of West Virginia.
Counsel for the taxi union, which
claims 1,500 members, are to con-
fer with Corporation Counsel Yer
non E. West this afternoon on the
proposal.
Other demands of the cab drivers
include upward revision of rates
for group riding, on which they are
currently negotiating with the PUG,
investigation of the practices of the
Board OF Revocation and Restora-
ton OF Operators Permits and the
requirement that all District motor
lists carry liability insurance.
Today's delegation was headed bv
Leon T. Glatfelter, president of the
local.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Youths Get ) Years =.
For Beating Principal

Two youths from Poolesville, Md.
James E. Trussell, 20, carpenter
and Harry Betson, 10. farm hand
were sentenced yesterday in Rock
Vile Police Court to three years
each in the Maryland House of Cor
rection for the beating last Thurs
day OF Robert Skaife, 80, principal
OF Poolesville High School.
Appeal was made Immediately by
Defense Counsel Kenneth Lyddane
and Judge Donald A. De Lashmutt
placed both youths under $500 bono
pending action of the Circuit Court
Charges of disorderly conduct
against the defendants were put
aside until the Circuit Court acts
States Attorney Joseph B. Simp-
son, jr., prosecuted the case.
The assault was provoked. accord.
ing to testimony when Mr.. Skaife, q
6-foot, 200-pounder. ordered a grour
OF youths to leave the school,
grounds because they were causing
trouble. The principle was hit ovel
the head with a bottle, knocked te
his knees and pummeled by severa
of the group. He is under a doctors
care.
The case of third youth, also
charged with assault and disorderly
conduct, was referred to the Juvenile
Court because he is only II.
Two others were charged with
disorderly conduct only. One, who
was II, was held for Juvenile
Court and the case of the other
Harry Ward, 20, was dismissed.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
'US0 Head Pays Tribute
To Volunteers at Rally

The Importance of USO volun-
teers continuing in their work was
stressed by DR.. Lindsey F. KIM
ball, president of USO, at a volun-
teer rally last night before 5000
District residents in the United
States Chamber of Commerce
Building,
In paying tribute to volunteers
for their past work in behalf of the
organization. DR.. Kimball pointed
out that some $4,000 District resi-
dents have given about 5000 900
hours of time to USO since its in
ception nearly five years ago.
IF people like you had not VOL
unteered, it would have been i'm
possible to do the job he said.
80 'USO work is still an obliga-
ton put upon us by the millions of
men in the armed forces"
DR.. Kimball quoted from a broad
cast by War Secretary Patterson in
which the secretary said of USO:
I'VE still need you. You help us
tremendously"
sidney r. Tallaferro. chairman of
UsO Council in Washington, pre-
sided at the rally. Miss Mabel Cook,
executive director of the YWCA.
also spoke. Miss Helen Mccartney,
soprano OF New York and Portland. .
Greg, who just completed a six
week speaking and singing tour for
the National War Fund in behalf of
USO camp shows, sang several
songs.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Auctioneer Says Potocki Sale
Makes 1925 Figures Look Tame

Ralph A. Weschler Of the auction
firm of Adams A. Weschler g. Son
looked over the figures on yester-
days sale Of the effects OF Count
jerry Potcski, former Polish AM
bassador to the United States, and
announced that prices for articles
sold at auction are higher now than
they have ever been.
This makes 1929 look tame" Mr..
Weschler said, nodding at potential
buyers flocking into the auction
room an hour before the sale was
resumed at 10 80 q m. today. There
seems to be no ceiling to the prices
these things will bring. It's not just
this collection-it's everything. I've
been ir1 the business 80 years and
my father for 81. We're not COM
planning, Of course"
He had his eye today on some
pieces Of Partisan silver fashioned
by Odiot between 1720 and l75O,
and on . complete set Of fine Vene-
tian glassware. He said these are
probably the finest PIECES in Count
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Committee Will 0per
Federal Courthouse
Hearing Next Week

Public hearings will begin a week
from tomorrow before the House
Public Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee on the bill to authorize con-
struction of a s10,3OO 900 Federal
courthouse here, Chairman Lanham
announced today.
The bill proposes that the new
courthouse be erected on the Dis
trict-owned site bounded by Con-
stitution avenue. John Marshall
place. c and Third streets NV,
just below the Municipal Center.
Chairman Lanham has given as
surance the proposed financing ar
rangement. under which the costs
would be split equally between the
Federal and District governments
would be considered at the hearings.
Because the District has bought
and paid for the site selected for
the project, 1t is to be given credit
for half of the present $2,420, 900
appraised value of the land. This
would put the cash outlay by the
District for the building at $3,9l5 600
and the Federal cost at s6,360,OO0.
A companion bill has been placed
before the Senate by Chairman An
drews of the Senate Public Build
ings and Grounds Committee. With
the thought that duplicate hear
ings on the Senate side might be
found unnecessary, members of the
Senate group are expected to sit
in at next weeks hearings before
the Lanham committee.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Dr.. Griffith New Manager
OF Mount Alto HospitaI

Maj. Gen. Paul r. Hawley, acting
surgeon general of the Veterans Ad-
ministration, announced today that
DR.. Charles M. Grifith, director Of
medical services for the Veterans
A Administration, had been appointed
manager Of Mount Alto Hospital
succeeding DR.. Louis G. Beardsley
who has been made executive sur
geon general.
DR.. Griffith joined the Veterans
Administration in 1924, after service
with the United States Public
Health Service.
DR.. Beardsley has been with the
Veterans Administration since 1882
Both physicians served in the armed
forces during the war.
Mount Alto Hosital, Gen. Hawley
explained, is not only q general med
ical and surgical hospital, but is a
'diagnostic center which avails itself
of consultative services by special
lists from Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, Baltimore; George Washing
ton University, Georgetown Univer-
sity and the University of Mary
land.