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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
DIVORCE DEGREES

Six divorce actions were disposed of yesterday as the U. S. District Court re-convened after two weeks recess.
 Decrees were granted to plain tiffs in the following proceedings:
 Lillian Kelly vs. Phillip Kelly; Maude Williams vs. Seth Williams; Laura Pedersen vs. Christ Pedersen; Helen Roaming vs. Henry Ronning; and Mabel Hopkins vs. Russell Hopkins. Mrs. Hopkins was granted custody of the couples minor child, with S20 monthly to be paid by MT. Hopkins for support of same.
 The case brought by Gertrude R. Snow against Joseph M. Snow was dismissed without prejudice on plaintiffs motion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
COASTAL AIRLINE5 ON MANY FLIGHTS
 MONDAY, TODAY

Alaska Coastal Airlines brought the following into Juneau from Sitka yesterday: Charles Steele, Lee Swift, Carl Andselm, Norma Nelson, Rob- ert White and Mrs. R. c. Butts.
 From Hoonah: Rudy Isturis, Lynn Flesher, Mrs. John Cushing, c. L. Beckel, Levi Mckinley, Carl Wadin- en, Sophie Houston, Jimmie Hous- ton, R. s. Hitinson and Charles Fawcett.
 From Taku Polaris; F o. Orr and D. Pearson.
 From Tenakee: A. E. Ralston, Sam Asp, Dorothy O'Toole, Mrs. s. Asp A. Warwick, Svend Asp, R. Living ston and Toratura Murata.
 Early morning trips today incud- ed the following:
 To Ketchikan c. D. A. Jones, Ed Voget, O. A. Sandquist, and It. Com Fischer.
 To Sitka Mike Tent, Mrs. Car yer, Bud Phelps and Mrs. John Gushing.
 To Hoonah: R. H. Peterson, Wm Logan, A. O. Peterson, A. B. Hicks Elizabeth Peters and Marguerite Shepherd.
 To Petersburg: Norma Lauds.
 Afternoon trips were as follows To Sitka. Mrs. c. Rhodes, Capt. l. w. Smith, Mrs. Easly, Leon Alexan- der, Ernie Whitehead and Fred By ram.
 To Excursion Inlet: V. o. Mount and Mrs. Thomas.
 To Pelican: Mrs. Mosher. Perry Cohern, Isabel Johnson, Walter Beatty, Charles Radicannon, MT Blinkinsop and Henry Roden.
 To Hoonah. R. A. Nealy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
BURNER OUT OF CONTROL

A converted oil heater, getting out of bounds. resulted in a scored wall at the Seaview Apartments fast evening and gave the. city's Volunteer Bremen brief workout The situation was well in hand within Is minutes after the alarm was first sounded at 9:15 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
TWO MEETINGS TONIGHT

The Douglas Volunteer Fire De- partment is holding a special meet ing this evening in the Fire Hall to take care of several important matters. Meeting is called for 6 o'clock and all members are re- quested to be present.
 Also meeting tonight is the Doug las Womens' Society of Christian Service, which will be held at the home of Mrs. Donald Neal, at
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
COMMITTED

John Earl Booth was declared insane at a hearing held here yes terday afternoon before U. s. Com missioner Felix Gray, and was com mitted to Morningside Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
SUZY WYNN LEAVES TO
 ATTEND REED COLLEGE

Miss Suzy Vim, daughter of Mrs. Bess Vim, is southbound passenger on the Steamer Princess Louise, enroute to Portland, Ore, where she will re-enter Reed Col lege for her junior year. During the past year she has been on the staff of the Office of Price Ad- ministration, in the Public Rela- tions Department.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
TO JOIN SOLDIER HUSBAND

Mrs. E. w. Amos, Douglas Grade School teacher, left this morning by steamer for Tacoma, Wash, where she will meet her husband, Sgt. E. w. Amos, who is returning from the war in Europe.
 Her position at the school is not yet filled, according to school of- ficials.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
THE TRIANGLE CLEANERs

Will pick up and deliver in Douglas and along Douglas High way every Wednesday between 10 a. m. and noon. Call 507, Triangle Cleaners, Juneau. 10,074-t t6)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
. NOTICE.

That l will not be responsible for any bills unless contracted by my self.
 10,074-t3) INGVALD ANDERSON.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
ATTENTION ELKs

Regular m ee ting Wednesday night at g. Initiation and refresh ments. Visiting Brothers welcome
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
ELLINGERS HERE

Casper and Earl Ellinger, of Fairbanks, have arrived here and are guests at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
POLARIs TAKU MEN HERE

F. O. Orr and David Pearson, Polaris Taku Mine engineers, are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25

o'clock All ladies are welcome to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
BOYS NOT IN i.IY SCOUT
 TROOP TO MEET TONIGHT

All boys l2 years of age and older who are not now members of a Scout Troop are having meeting this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the recreation hall of Memorial Church.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-25
GRAY, Jr.. IN JUNTfr

James E. Gray. Jr., of Honolulu T. H., has arrived in Juneau and is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07

ed, showered with hand grenades,
drenched with gasoline and burned.
Witnesses described the mass
murder in Manila-the butchery of
1 900 civilians at the German club
on Feb. 10; the mass assault on
Is young girls at the Bayview Ho-
tel, after they had been dragged
from their homes in the exclusive
Errnita residential district; the
night-long orgy of assault and muir
der when japanese troops found
some 5000 terrified civilians seek
ing refuge in a cathedral during
the battle for Manila, and the slay-
ing of some 800 civilians at St.
Paurs College.
They told how $50 American pris-
oners of war were herded into air
raid shelters at Palawan airfield,
and how 141 of r,em perished when
Japanese drenched the shelters
with gasoline and set them afire.
Yamashita, testifying in his own
defense, made no attempt to deny
that these things had happened. He
did insist, however, that II alb
solutely did not order the killing
of non-combatant civilians or pris-
oners of war. I did not order them
and never heard of them. I will
swear to heaven and earth to the
truth Of these points"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
Unsuccessful Attempt
Made To Kill Premier

CAIRO, Dec. g. B -Mustafa
Nahas Pasha, five times premier
of Egypt and leader of the pow.
erful opposition Wafdist party, mar.
rowly escaped injury tonight when
an explosive was hurled at his au-
tomobile.
Four women passersby, identified
as civilian employees of British
headquarters nearby, were report
ed injured.
Nahas Pasha had just arrived al
party headquarters, to make a
speech on the occasion of the
Arabic New Year, when the ex.
plosive was thrown. It made q
small hole in the rear of his auto.
mobile.
He proceeded with his speech.
It was the second attempt on his
life, the first having been in 1887.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
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and precious metals would be sent
to the San Francisco mint to be
held pending decision on its dis
posal.
Equipment used solely for max
ing arms and ammunition will be
destroyed" Pauley stated flatly.
Previously Pauley had indicated
that while Japan's industrial equip
ment would not be desirable in the
United States it would be welcome
in China and the Philippines.
His formal recommendations to-
day were made, he noted, on the
fourth anniversary of Japan's at
tack on Pearl Harbor.
Demilitarization of Japan by re-
moval of her surplus production
potential, Pauley explained, will
not mean complete deindustrializa.
ton"
On the contrary, he asserted, its
removal. especially to other Asiatit
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07

ca,rasement 1t would give the
Russian and British governments
would be far outweighed by the
positive indications it would give
to the German government, that
they need not fear an eventual on
sIaueht of ground forces"
Another document from :Mr:
Roosevelt's secret files contained
pre-Pearl Harbor estimate that
the island of Oahu "is believed to
be the strongest fortress in the
world"
But across the top of it, in what
Gesel said was the handwriting
of Mr.. Roosevelt's aide the late
Mai. Gen. E. M. Watson, was a
scrawled notation: Modern planes
have completely changed situation
as to the defensibility."
The document was entitled AIDE
Memoire-Defense of Hawaii" Its
origin was not shown, but it bore
"a notation "came to file 5-3-4l
MAY 3, 194D."
The document said that with
ADEQUATE air defense, enemy car
riers, naval escorts and transports
will begin to come under air at
tack at a distance of approximate
ly $50 miles" It added:
"This attack will increase In
intensity until when within zoe
miles Of the objective the enemy
forces will be subject to attack by
all types Of bombardment closely
supported by our most modern
pursuit"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
SURVIVORS STATE
MCVAY CAVE0RDER
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(COntlnucQ FROM rage One)
ship, resulting in the loss of many
lives.
One of the twelve survivors Of
the ship who testified today said
he heard Capt. McVay shout orders
from the bridge to abandon ship
about 10 minutes after the ex'
plosion. ~ss..e-t
Coxswain Edward H. Keyes,
Amigo Wis, on duty on Ii. Cap
tain's bridge as BoatsWain' Mate
OF the watch, testified his first act
after the explosion was to check
the. ships loudspeaker system. He
found it out of order, which he
reported to the officer of the deck
He was then ordered below. tt
pass the word to all hands to gc
topside. He said ne carried ou
that order in the aft section of the
ship, but was unable to get for
ward. Few men were remaining be
low. He said.
He reported back to the bridg,
in about five minutes, he said
And five minutes after he return
ed, Capt. McVay shouted orders tt
men lined up on deck to abandon
ship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
UNIONISTS REJECT
new WAGE OFFER
CONTINUED From Page One)

man declared, 1--WE don't say we
can't pay 80 per cent; we won't
discuss it,
Thomas interjected that he ask
ed directly if GIN could afford to
pay the 30 per cent, but that GIN
spokesmen refused to answer.
Reuther reinterated the union
stand that it does not want to
make a wage increase if it means
increased prices" He said go per
cent of today's conference was
spent in trying to get the company
to discuss economics"
The union officials disclosed that
there was no discussion at today's
session on the company's charges
that the UAW had engaged in ell
legal picketing'
1--WE will Try tomorrow to get
these people to accept some very
sound practices in collective bar
gaining involving arithmetic. We
are going to keep trying and try
ing" Reuther concluded
Today's meeting marked the first
time GIN and UAW officials had
conferred since the, walkout hit 213,
900 GM workers in 20 states.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
COMMONS REJECTS
CENSURE MOTION
Continued From Page One)

conversion then had reached 90 per
cent, Churchill claimed that in.
dustry and enterprise were "fet.
tered and hobbled at every step by
an ever-spreading network of con-
trolls. and regulations"
president Truman told a press
conference Nov. % that the job
Of reconverting plants was virtually
completed with SO per cent of all
plants being cleared for peace work
in go days or less after request.)
Churchill said the Labor govern.
ment had kept men and women in
the armed forces doing nothing,
or toiling at artificially-invented
work." and asserted:
ut is certainly an astounding
fact that at the end of this year we
will be employing $4,000 more
workers, making obsolete weapons
to add to enormous dumps, than in
1885,"
Churchill described the motion
for censure as "spur" which
should be applied to a government
which latter having held out
enormous expectation, have pro
duced SO meagre and disappointing
results-results which lead day te
day nearer disaster"
Attlee, in answer, said a certain
amount of munitions making hac
to go on, and that his government
was pursuing the rehabilitation
plans advocated by Churchill him
self. He added that no less thar
30 new factories were being built
for peacetime production.
He said 100000 men a week were
being released and that 1900, ,00(
will have been discharged BY
Jan. /.
Striking at the opposition's de-
nunciation of the Naturalization
program, Attlee declared that lab
orltes have "stood for nationali
zation program for 40 years OF
more, and even members opposite
might have realized by now tha
when we got majority we woule
naturally bring naturalization. w.
put it clearly in the Kings speeche.
that we intended to nationalize
certain industries.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
EUGENE EDWARDS
new SCOUT HEAD
Continued From Page One)

the direction of R. J. Divine, scout
master. The efforts of the troop
was well received by the gathered
Scouters and guests and the boys
were given gratitious applause.
The meeting was brought to a
close with the singing of "God
Bless America and benediction by
the Rev. J. B. McQuere.
Among Scouters and guests pre-
sent were:
D. B. Upchurch, P. J. Base
horn, both of the newly form
ed St. Mary's Troop; and mem
bers of Cape Fear Area Coun,
Gil; M. L. CashWen and H. H. Sim
mons, Cub Pack 10; L. c. Hodges,
commissioner Troop 13 and 10,
Mrs. Robert B. Howard, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. c. Howard; Mary Alice
Blackhan, office secretary Boy
Scouts office; Mrs. S. G.. Marks
Mrs. L. E. Woodbury.; Mr.. and
Mrs. James M. Thomas and Mr..
and Mrs. D. N. Page, Troop 21;
Mrs. Charles F. Jones; Mrs. James
B. McQuere; Mrs. Richard S. Rog-
ers; Mrs. Mortimer Glover; Mrs.
H. W. Wrinkle; Mrs. C. W. Baker;
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Humphrey,
Troop 13; Mrs. Elliott O'Neal; Mrs.
w. J. Riley; Mrs. W. Eugene Ed
wards and Miss Nancy Gallop,
pianist for the evening.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
MARSHALL WARNED
FDR ON MANP0WER
.tCou4lnued From Page One)

western hemisphere security was
threatened. Marshall set out VIVA
he called immediate require
nents." Along the margin on this
and the next page were notes ~
what Gesell said was the hano'
writing of President Roosevelt
AS an example, a notation besloe
q paragraph dealing with Philip
nine, requirements said "12,ooo ao'
ditional."
The Chief Of Staff presented a
long series of arguments against
.anv reduction in the size of the
American forces, observing at one
point: COLLAPSE of Russia, Eng
land. offensive tactics by Japan
and belligerent attitude in Latin
America are possibilities. We must
prepare to meet these eventuall-
ties"
He told the President that to
defeat Germany 1--WE must come
to grips with and annihilate the
German military machine"
He argued that additional ma
:terials for the British and Rus
slams could be obtained only by
cutting back American require
:ments, adding that any such re-
:duction might result In fatal de-
lay" .o,.;., n
our interests" he declared. I'm
ekher words to shift our national
detectives by the reduction of our
army at the present time might be
disastrous.
Certainly the momentary en-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
SCORES OF SHIPS
LOOK FOR PLANES
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derdale Naval Air Station, where
the ill-starred flight began, said the
airmen were apparently blown far
off their course by strong winds.
The U. S. Weather Bureau in
Miami said freak winds, attended
by gusts of 40 m. p. h. or higher,
as well as showers and thunder
storms, prevailed over the area
off the Banana River Station at
the time when the last signal was
received.
The sixth plane, a huge Martin
Mariner bomber with 13 aboard,
set out to the rescue last night
and was also believed down at sea.
A possible clue to the disappear
ance of one plane, probably the
big Martin, was flashed to the Navy
by a Merchant ship, the S. S.
Gaines Mills, which reported see
ing an explosion in the air and
what appeared to be an airplane
spin downward into the sea. The
time was 7:50 pm. yesterday, and
the location at sea off New Smyrna
Beach, the passing ship reported.
Dozens of planes and surface craft
combed the area today but found
no wreckage.
A Merchant ship, the S. S. Gaines
Mills, reported seeing flames shoot
up 100 feet into the air off Ponce
De Leon inlet, near Daytona Beach,
last night, but no wreckage was
found in the area today.
A belief that the five Avengers,
caught by the sudden tropical dusk,
might have all gone down in a
mass collision while flying wing
towing dead man" formation was
expressed by veteran at Miami
Naval Air Station, at OPA Locka.
Failure of any one of the planes
to send out a message after the
last signal at 5:25 pm. lent cred
ence to the theory.
How all five planes could van
ish in one swoop, with. none able
to send out a last-second SOS
even in the event of a fiye-way
crash, was an enigma still to be
solved,
Officially, the last message came
at SIS, pm. Unofficially, it was
reported that one of the torpedo
bombers was heard vainly trying
to contact another at 7:04 p. M,
but the signal was So faint that
aside from the call letters "F'T
FIT = nothing could be dis
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
Halsey Declares Mercer
'Muddle, Mirage, Miroc1o,
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erai,l; erai Yamashita that perts,.
cremation ora of American le'. air -.
and ground forces crE,t OH. naval
Japs. NtuSned h,
1t is pure bunk" tbs A.,
continued, to claim greatss tnsnl:al
cheney from the merser sfra'gr 1 Ell
ne ness referred Ter re- to it variouslv vNs'sat ,s
"muddle," mirage" and 1Tis n.;.s as 4
Japan and Germany a,lnm'SS ltaSle "
Army to dominate the Svo Nsv, he
now" 'hey Ns
Previous testimony by A,r,,.
Forces witnesses that ba,,l.s..A' b.s All
and aircraft carriers are ITsal3i o't
"a date also came in for conm..l Dr' q
The Admiral said his tighting httirignsat .sa
won bases so the Army Air FSr.9' sr,3'
could come along later and on. u.ss'
The Admiral said he tesrsa ps!a,e !.
merger advocates wanted IN ~ a. ~'
the Army "two-to-one" vots sN s
troll OF the Navy. wv 'OS'
He likened the uniticstior v.
to asking a Protestant, . r.MI p,aa
lie, and a Jew to save our n.aac rsal''
al souls by recommending ",,' W,
tlonal church and creed l." Id
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
Pauley Urges Stripping
Japan OfForeign Assets

countries, will help to raise their
living standards without depress-
inc the standards of Japan-since
onlv excess capacities are in ques-
ton. I want to be emphatic on that
point.
lowered standards in Japan
are primarily a question of .poiti-
cal and administrative disorgani-
cation naturally resulting from q
thoroughly, deserved military de-
feat. It is up to the Japanese te
elect themselves government
which will clean up that part of the
mess"
AS an initial step in his plan te
remove all war production po
tentialities, Pauley said he wa:
recommending to Truman an in
terim program of removals to be
started as soon as the "Where
when and how of shipments car
be determined by Allied super
Il visors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
NATIONAL WINNER

RALEIGH, Dec. 6.-P)-Walter
Bryan Coates of Smithfield has
been declared a national winner
Of the field crops contest at, the
National All club congress now in
session in Chicago, and will re
ceive a 5000 scholarship, L. R..
Harrill, state club leader of the
N. S. State college extension SER
vice, announced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
MONTH-LONG TRIAL
PROVES HORROR EPIC

An epic of wholesale horror-the
blood-chilling, monstrous story OF
Japanese lust and cruelty in the
Philippines-was written into the
records during the month-long war
crimes trial of 1t. Gen. Tomoyukl
Yamashita.
It was story fantastic in the
volume and variety of mass muir
der, criminal assault and fiendish
cruelty depicted. Yet not one OF
the long procession of prosecution
witnesses pictured the defendant
personally so much as twisting the
arm of Filipino or speaking
harshly to a prisoner of war.
It was precedent-breakins
trial; for the prosecution at the
outset announced it would not try
to prove Yamashita himself hac
committed any atrocity, but thai
he had failed to prevent the bruta
excesses of his troops.
It was blazing a new path in in
ternational law, for in previous
wars top military leaders have
not been held responsible for the
crimes of individuals under theil
command.
The prosecution did call two wit
nesses who testified they had heard
or heard someone else who hae
heard -Yamashita confirming issu
ance of an order to 'kill all Fill
pinos."
| The defense attacked the credi
bility of both these witnesses or
the ground that they themselves
were awaiting trial and hoped te
get immunity by accusing Yama
shita.
Chief Prosecutor Maj. Robert M
Kerr based his demand for a guilty
verdict on the contention that va
mashita failed to prevent atrocities
because he "did not care" wha1
his subordinates did.
Defense counsel, led by Col
Harry E. Clarke, maintained thai
the five-general American Military
Commission had no legal right te
try Ya1nashit; that he should be
tried, if at all, by Philippines civil
ian courts.
Clarke and his colleagues repeat
edly protested that no connection
was being shown between Yama
shita and the atrocities depicted by
witnesses. The Commission, how
ever, rejected every challenge O.
its jurisdiction and regularly over
ruled defense objections.
Yamashita' petition to the Phil
ippines Supreme Court for a wri
of habeas corpus taking him ou
4 of the jurisdiction of the Militar.
Commission was rejected by tn
Commonwealth high tribunal Nov
%. His attorneys then petitione'
the United States Supreme Cour
to halt the trial here and trans
fer Yamashita to Washington TO
hearing. Indications in Washing
ton were that this move also woult
fail.
In his final plea to the Commis
sion for verdict of acquitta
Clarke urged the five Generals t.
uphold the concepts and standard
of American justice, the keyston
of American democracy, by return
ing a finding of not guilty"
The picture drawn by prosecu
ton witnesses of japanese afro
cities in the Philippines left tn
crowded courtroom. stunned. Muc
was told by survivors still bear
ing the marks of brutal treatmen
on their bodies. Some of them VIII
had lost fathers, mothers, wives
husbands or children in a mas
butchery of civilians wept as the
testified. Several became hyster!
cal and frantically cursed Yams
shita.
They related how japanese troop
killed $4,000 men, women and chill
dren in a seven-months reign Q
terror in Batangas province, wher
civilians were herded into ravine
and then machinegunned, bayonet
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-07
nal SERVICE HERE
T0START DEC. Is
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cial north-south air service in or
out of Wilmington. Bluethenthal
Army Air Field will be used in
Wilmington.
National inaugurated service into
Norfolk, Va, December 1st, and
has just received its first DC-4
which is now being used for pilot
training and familiarization.
(Signed
MACDONALD BRYAN.