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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
NEW AUTO FIRM ANNOUNCES PLAN
 ON WAGE SCALE
Unpreted denied Bonus Contract Follows T.
 Hour Conference

DETROIT. Jan. 8.--The CIO United Automobile Workers today held a unique and unprecedented bonus wage contracC with Kaiser Frazer Corp, newcomers to the auto industry, which they will offer as a model for settling disputes with the industrys long established firms,
 Union leaders hailed the contract. announced by both sides late last night, as "unquestionab!y the best ever reached with an automotive company"
 In a whirlwind finish to highly secret, seven-hour negotiating ses- sion, Henry J. Kaiser, chairman, and Joseph w. Frazer, President, an- nounced at a press conference that the new firm would
 1. Base wage scales on prevailing rates at the Ford Motor Co.. Rouge Plant, said to be the highest in the industry.
 2. Meet any increases granted by General Motors as a resul. of the current GM strike.
 3. Set up a pool by laying aside $5 for each Kaiser, the company's low priced car, and Frazer, it's medium priced car, produced during the year at the big Willow Run bomber plant, leased from the gov- ernment for auto production. The pool would be divided among Kaiser Frazer production workers at the end of each year
 The company has estimated its production rate will reach 100000 cars annually, so the pool will be about $1,500,000
 To prevent wildcat strikes 1t was stipulated that any worker par ticipating in work stoppage not authorized by the UAW-CIO Inter- national Executive Board would lose bonus benefits for the period of par ticipation.
 The contract also provides for a Union shop, checkoff of dues and, in the opinion of both company and Union, the most favorable vet erans' clause ever drawn up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
G0ERING PLAYED
 BY PROSECUTOR IN
 WAR CRIMES CASE

NUREMBERG, Germany, Jan. B. An American prosecutor told the International Military Tribunal to- day that Hermann Goering was more, dangerous in some respects than his master, Adolf Hitler
 The former Reichmarshal sat de- fiantly in the prisoners box as Ralph H. Albrecht, international lawyer from New York, started building up the case to show his in- dividual responsibility for the Nazi war crimes. Goering is the lead ing defendant abong the p on trial.
 Albrecht opened new phase of the trial with Nazi documents, many of them written by Goering himself, showing the part the former air force chief played in German ag- gression.
 Goering, orally chastised by his American chief jailer, Col. Burton c. Andrus, for cursing prosecution witness yesterday, nearly upset the court room at the opening of the morning session by writing note which convulsed Rudolf Hess, while a British assistant prosecutor was reading from Hitler's Mein Kampf.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
DEMOBILIzATI0N SLOWD0WN GETS
 OFFICIAL NOTICE
Demonstrations in Pacific, Europe Taken Right
 10 Washington

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 - Global G.I. crews of "SNAFU" over de- mobilization got capitol hill worked up today.
 As doughfoots demonstrated in the Pacific, Europe and right out side the capital at Andrews Field, the showdown in the Army's de- mobilization program brought these congressional repercussions:
 Demands for congressional investigation of the entire program as requested by 12,000 American soldiers in a resolution adopted yesterday at Manila.
 2-The possibility of a rush Of signatures, when Congress- recon venes next week, to a House peti- tion that would force immediate action on demobilization legislation
 There was strong possibility that the House Military Committee would order an investigation, or at least an informal inquiry, although Chairman May D-Ky) was said by colleagues to feel that the Army is doing the best it can. May is in Florida.
 Letters, telegrams and petitions demanding action have started pill ing up in the committees quarters. And one member commented pri- vately that because this is a con- gressional election year, they are likely to receive some attention"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
ORGANIC ACT BILL
 WILL BE HELD up
 BY DEL. BARTLETT
No Action 10 Be Taken Until After Expression
 on Statehood

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8--Delegate Bartlett of Alaska will withhold his proposed bill to revise the Terri tory's Organic Act until after the people vote next fall upon whether they want statehood
 He made this announcement to- day in a letter to the Alaska Miners Association which had criticized his proposed bill.
 If the people of Alaska want statehood and so decide at the referendum next fall then we ought to press vigorously in Wash ington for statehood" Bartlett said. If the people vote otherwise, then it is probable the issue of state hood will be dead for some years at least
 Bartlett said if the statehood referendum fails he intends to in- troduce a bill for new organic act.
 Bartlett told the association he did not believe it had authority to speak for the people of the in- terior of Alaska and added he did not believe your views are truly representative of any substantial number of miners
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
RUSSIANS HAVE NEW ATOM BOMB
 IS REPORT NOW

LONDON, Jan. 8.--SourceS close to the British government today ex- pressed skepticism of reports that Russia had developed a new atom bomb which makes the western pow CTS weapon obsolete"
 The report was made last night by Dr. Raphael E. C. Armattoe, the director of Lomeshie Research Gen. ter for Anthropology and Human Biology at Londonderry, Northern Ireland Armattoe declined to dis close the source of his information aside from saying that members of the Center's staff were affiliated with Russian scientific societies.
 Usually well informed British sources said they had not seen pr. Armattoe's statement, but they doubted it very much.
 If the Russians have developed an atom bomb, they said, they thought "only small circle of people in- side Russia would know about it.
 They were unable to understand how pr. Armattoe would have enough knowledge of the western powers atom bomb to know whether the purported Russian weapon renders it obsolete
 Dr. Armattoe said "The Russian atom bomb already had been test ed and was found to have a hori- zontal pulverization range of 53 miles and vertical lift of 6.2 miles. The temperature generated was in the neighborhood of several mil lion degrees centigrade," pr. Armat- toe asserted, adding that the pur- ported bomb could be manufactured on a mass production scale.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
Cleveland Takes 0verAs First National President
 Today; Mt(Iain Retiring

Re-alignment in local banking circles was announced today, fea- turing a move by G. E. Cleveland, Vice-President of the B. M Beh- rends Bank, to become President of the First National Bank
 That MT Cleveland had taken over the helm of the First Na- tional, succeeding Elwood McClain, Vice-President and retiring Exc cutive Director, was announced by John Beck, President of the Board of Directors of the First National Bank, immediately following the boards annual meeting, held this morning at o'clock.
 Lucas Succeeds Cleveland
 Harry I. Lucas, former Mayor of Juneau, succeeds MT. Cleveland in the vice-president's post at the Behrends Bank
 MT McClain, though retiring from active banking duties, is to continue on as Vice-P President of the First National and is still a prominent stock holder in that institution. Mir. Beck expressed deep regret at the retirement of MT. McClain, which is forced by failing eyesight. MT. McClain plans to leave Juneau about Feb. 1 to go to Seattle where he owns a home now being occupied by his daughter in law His son, at present still in the armed forces overseas, is expected to join them in Seattle in April MT. McClain contemplates no further business activities and will go under a physicians care immediately after settling in Seattle.
 Here 2l Fears
 MT. McClain has resided in the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
Russia Moi
 prose(utinq
 Japan (ayes

TOKYO. Jan. 8.--Indications that Russia will not participate in war crimes trials grew at Supreme AL lied headquarters today as the dead line neared for appointment of an international tribunal to try men tlamed for plunging Nippon into the Pacific war:
 The trials will not get under way until about March 1. The headline for selection of the tribunal is Jan uary IS.
 General MacArthur's headquarters indicated that Russia has failed to respond to an invitation to suggest names for the court and prosecution to him. This would mean that en- tire conduct of the trials would be left to the United States, China, Aus tralia, New Zealand and the Philip pines
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
ACTION IN MANILA

MANILA, Jan. o-Milling thouS- ands of CHS flooded commercial communications offices today, re- laying to Congress their pleas for a quick homecoming while they awaited the arrival of Secretary of War Patterson and congressional committeeman to whom they hope to protest in person.
 It was not known how many of the protestants were eligible for discharge. Harbor authorities said only 5000 are eligible to sail this month but that 10 transports with a capacity of 10000 to 50,000 are due.
 A. U. s. Senate subcommittee Investigating postwar bases and surpluses is expected here Satur- day, and Gen. MacArthurs press headquarters il Tokyo said that Secretary Patterson plans to visit Manila the middle of next week. v
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
The W ashinqion Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace isn't taking any chances on being left holding the political bag if the Truman administration begins to lose out with the public
 He continues on excellent terms with Truman, but has also en- parked on a speech-making cam paign which, while supporting most of Trumans enunciated program, makes it plain that the ex-Vice President still has very forth right political mind of his own.
 It didn't get much attention, but Wallace made significant speech at a Negro fraternity meeting in Washington the other night which drew wide acclaim in the Negro press-a segment of the public that Bob Hannegan has been worried about ever since Mrs. Truman tossed aside the question of the OAR and Hazel Scott, wife of the Negro Congressman, who was barred from singing in Constitu- tion Hall
 Wallaces next talk will be at a 10-state farm meeting in St. Paul on Jan. II. This will be Wallace's first farm speech in almost two years and has more significance than meets the naked eye. After January, Wallace will make three or four speeches month all over the country, renewing his contacts with the hundreds of delegates who voted for him at the last Democratic Convention, at the same time checking his political fences around the nation.
 Wallace doesn't plan to resign from the Cabinet before June, and when he does he will go out with Truman's blessing in order to cam paign for liberal congressman who will support the Truman program. This is the type of campaigning where Truman is weakest and Wal lace strongest, so there will be no break with the Truman admins tration-unleSs.
 The unless" hinges on plans to get Wallace to testify before Con- gress regarding Truman's recom- mended labor legislation and the much debated cooling-off period. Wallace is opposed to this, and if called before Congress will be
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
KIDNAPPED CHILD MURDERED BY MANIAC
NEW YORK CITY I5 CUT OFF BY
 SUDDEN STRIKE
(By The Associated Press)

Business transactions all over the world were impeded today when 1000 Western Union employees went on strike in New York City at 4.10 a. m. PST virtually isolating that city from outside communication.
 Telegraph communication in the international business capital was broken off and union members in eight international and radio mes sage firms refused to accept traffic emanating from Western Union.
 The walkout came four hours ahead of schedule, a spokesman for the striking CIO American Com munications Association said, be- cause the company was shipping in four carloads of strike breakers"
 A company spokesman, however, said, there was nothing to" reports that Western Union was bringing in strike breakers.
 The headquarters office was sur rounded by 1900 pickets, it's power tubes, carriers of messages, were shut off. and number of branch offices, including some in New Jer- sey, were closed
 Others May Join
 Ernest Weaver, President of the Association of communications Equipment Workers, said he expect ed to know by p. m. (EST) wheth- CT 5000 Western Electric installa- tion workers would quit work to- morrow in support of the six-day-old Western Electric strike. Such a walkout would affect the nations telephone system.
 President Truman said at his press conference some increase in the price of steel would be granted but added he would not say whether it would head off strike of 5000 CIO steel workers scheduled for Jan. II.
 Since discussions still are under way. the President said, he was not in a position to talk about the possible boost in steel prices.
 AP Keeps Going
 The Associated Press, using leased wires, suffered a brief interruption of service on several regional cir cults after Western Union said some one pulled plug in it's power room. The four major radio networks said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan Alaska Juneau Mine stock today closed at SIS, American Can 99&, American Power and Light 1878. Anaconda 45as, Curtiss-W Wright 8, Interna- tional Harvester 937s, Kennecott 50$s, New York Central 33sa, Nor thern Pacific 35, U. s. Steel 841z, Pound $40315.
 Sales today were 2,160,000 shares.
 Dow, Jones averages today were as follows: Industrials, 191.64; rails, GAG; utilities, 3893
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
Six Hundred Families Are Homeless; Floods Rage, S.W. Kentucky

HARLAN, Ky, Jan. 8-Raging mountain streams, fed by hours of heavy rainfall. left at least 600 fam lilies homeless last night in South eastern Kentucky's worst flood since 1929, claimed at least one life, and completely isolated several towns, including Manchester and Pineyille.
 Streams throughout the southeast ern part of the state continued to rise at the rate for more than foot an hour at some places. and prep arations were being made to activate Kentucky militiamen for service, according to reports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
SkNERS MISSIkG;;
 SEARCH E MADE

RED BLUFF, Calf, Jan. 8 - Rescue parties struggled through blinding snowstorm and sub-zero temperatures today, searching for three young skiers-one a 12-year- old boy-missing in the winter bound mountains of Lassen Vol canic National Park No trace of the lost skiers has been found thus far.
 The three set off on a skiing expedition at a. m. Sunday They failed to meet their older brother at prearranged rendezvous Sum day night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
STEAMER M0VEMENTS

Steamer North Sea, from Seattle Sitka bound, scheduled to arrive at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning, wealth CT permitting.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver tonight
 Steamer Alaska, scheduled to sail from Seattle Jan. 10; due here on January 13 or IA; then goes to Sitka, not to Westward
 Raranof, scheduled to sail from Seattle January II.
 Yukon, scheduled southboupd from the west, next Monday or Tuesday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
Campaign Started 10 Secure TB Sanatoriun2
 For Southeast Alaska

n lOOCA VI tO PCA cNAAot EAN-7NAANA Q 48 governmental. civic, church and fraternal organizations on Gastineau Channel, voted last night at an open forum meeting in the City Hall to write letters to Federal Government officials recommending a perman- ent sanatorium in Southeast Alaska for tke cure of tuberculosis.
 The meeting, called by the Gas tineau Channel Health Council, was presided over by Dr C. Earl AL brecht, Territorial Commissioner of Health, who explained in detail the Office of Indian Affairs proposed plan for combating the present high rate of tuberculosis in Alaska.
 Stating that every community in Southeast Alaska should immediately set itself to the task of writing hun dieds of letters to government off cials urging support and endorse ment of the proposed sanatorium, pr. Albrecht asked that no campaign be iloNC iOl u oESSiiiS lOSdtiOll llllI tklC plan has been approved.
 Endorse Institute First
 "Once the proposed institute is en- dorsed then we can decide what com munity would be most advantageous for its location" said Albrecht. "A permanent and centralized sanator- ium in Southeast Alaska, whether it be in Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, or some other city, is a vital first step in an overall program of T. B. disqualification in the Territory" he declared.
 The plan calls for the establish ment of two more permanent sana- toriums when funds are available one in Anchorage and one for the Arctic area, perhaps at Fairbanks.
 Dr. Albrecht suggests that letters be addressed to. OLA Commission CT William Brophy, Delegate Bart lett, Secretary Ickes, Gov. Gruen- ing, in care of the Department of Interior, Washington, D. C., and Ed win G. Arnold, Director of Terri tories and Island Possessions.
 Direct Benefits
 During the meeting it was stress ed that figures show only six per cent of the people can afford the $2,000-a-year cost of hospitalizing a tuberculosis case With the estab- lishment of a sanatorium having from 200 to 300 beds in Southeast Alaska, another of similar size in the Arctic and 500-bed hospital ac- commodations in the Anchorage area, Alaskans, whether white or native would be assured of specialized treat ment, the Commissioner pointed out.
 The proposed sanatorium in South east Alaska, which would be of per manent construction, whereas the present sanatorium at Skagway is only temporary, will be available, under contractual agreement, for the care of medically indigent and other white patients suffering from tuberculosis.
 Adequate Hospital
 Under an adequate disqualification program, for which the sanatorium could be the spearhead, active tuber- culosis cases could be isolated and treated, with follow-ups in rehabi- litation and sanitation in homes of arrested cases. Among the present approximately 4,000 cases of tuber- culosis in Alaska, there are many in which patients might be able to throw off and resist advancement of the disease by themselves if
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
ANS WANT GLACIER BAY MONUMENT OPEN
 FOR FUR TRAPPING

Tn cooperation with the Indian Office, the ANB is seeking to have Glacier Bay National Monument opened to fur trapping by the Hoonah people as a recognition of part of their aboriginal claims.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
HERE FROM NOME

MT. and Mrs. c. A. Roust and baby arrived here from Nome yes terday and are stopping at the Baranof. He is former Territorial Representative.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
NEW SLASHINC HERE RE0pENS MURDER CASE.
HowIend KeIso Treated for Throat Wounds : Camp
 bell Suspect Questioned

George Meeks, alleged suspect in the bloody staying three weeks ago of Clarence Campbell, was taken into custody this afternoon by officers in connection with the throat-slashing of Rowland. Kelso, who was found on Juneau streets this morning in dazed condition with a gashed throat.
 Kelso also had been questioned in connection with the Campbell case, which has baffled local law enforcement officers for almost a month Kelso reportedly named Meeks as his assailant.
 Meeks is being held in the City Jail.
 A throat slashing renewal, bear ing many earmarks of the Camp bell murder, cropped up in Juneau today with the finding of a man, identified as Rowland Kelso, wan dering the streets with serious cuts about the throat. Kelso was being treated this afternoon at the Juneau Medical Clinic
 The finding of Kelso was fol- lowed shortly by investigation of his room at the Gastineau Hotel
 City police and FBI agents, fol- lowing the new lead, early this afternoon tracked suspect to a rooming house on Second Street between Franklin and Gold Streets, where they closed in and made the arrest.
 The handcuffed suspect, who was questioned in connec- tion with the Clarence Campbell staying several weeks ago, was taken to City Jail for questioning by law enforcement officers, who had no statement to release this afternoon.
 Several persons are reported to have seen Kelso walking down Franklin Street this morning with a towel wrapped around his throat
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
HOoNAH VISITORS

Mrs. George Hazel and John M. Olson, Hoonah residents, are in town, guests at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
HERE FROM SEATTLE

Frank Malloy has arrived here from Seattle. He is registered at the Gastinear
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08

CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-A maniac kidnap-slayer, who stole six-year- old Suzanne Degnan from her bed in tEe early morning hours Monday for $20000 ransom and then hacked her tiny body to pieces and dumped them into sewers, was hunted today by an infuriated force of police offi- eerS.
 The gruesome discoveries last night of the ehild's head chopped crudely rum her tiny body and dismember- cd parts of the blond. blue-eyed girl came after one of tho biggest man. hunts in the city's police history got underway
 The head, torso and legs were found in four different catch basins in the vicinity of the Degnan home at 5943 Kenmore Avenue. in the Edgewater Beach district on the North Side.
 TiDo Arms Missing
 Only the two arms of the little slctlm were missing as nearly l0U policemen and crews from the city sewer department continued their all-night search.
 Meanwhile. scores of the Depart ment's top ranking detectives ran down every possible clue in efforts to apprehend the kidnap-killer.
 Several men were taken into GUS tody for questioning. There was no disclosure immediately by police if any were regarded as suspects of the brutal murder.
 pnrents Told Tragic Neius
 The tragic news of Suzanne's death was told to her grief-stricken par ents. James E. and Helen Degnan, by their parish priest last night shortly after the finding of the severed head of the little girl in a catch basin near an apartment building about half block from the Degnan home.
 About five hours later the left leg. severed at the thigh with a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-08
TINY BODY
 I5 HACKED
 10 PIECES
Dismembered Paris Found in Sewers : Hunt for,
 Slayer Underway

BULLETIN-CHICAGO. Jan. S-Coroncr A. L. Brodie says the hdnap-slayer of six-year- old Suzanne Degnan apparently was someone with butchers skill. The coroner declares that examination Of the dismem- bered body indicates that the crime was the work of an ex- pert carver. Brodic adds that the slayer evidently used some instrument such as a hunting knife and hacked the body into pieces at the joints without damaging the bones.
 A total of $1I 900 in rewards has been offered for evidence bringing about the arrest and conviction of the kidnap slayer. The latest offer. for S5,000, came from Mayor Edward Kelly. who said that if neces- sary he would personally guar antee it.