The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-19
NEWS ITEMS
 FROM SITkA
Special Correspondence)

Special Correspondence
 SITkA, Aug. 16.-Have you seen the Prowler? He's as elusive as the flying disc but creating more of a disturbance locally.
 First reports of a prowler start ed some weeks ago and resulted in the picking up of suspicious husband, who was peering in the neighbors windows, in search of i his wife.
 For the past two weeks the po- lice have been bedeviled with calls, reporting nighttime visits from The ProWler' But when they'd answer the call there's be no one. descriptions of The Prowler" dis agree Some described a silhouette entering dark room; others, only 8 leg coming over a window sill; most described only a noise,
 One night, a group of yigilantes patrolling the neighborhood got the man cornered He couldn t get away Yet. when they clos ed in, he wasn't there, Meanwhile, some of the stay-athome wives were sitting on their beds clutch ing carving kniie-just in case. i Another night the police ans wered a late call, only ts find a poor husband trying to get his wife to open the back door
 One woman reported that she'd locked the doors and windows on leaving for the evening-and on returning, found a window open, the leftover chicken eaten and her dresser drawers searched-but nothing missing
 The police are beginning to suspect a prankster or practical joker If they are right and this is all joke, the joker had best think up another game. The number of loaded guns that are awaiting his next call may result in tragedy in all probability, to some innocent husband trying to enter his own house after dark
 The City's financial crisis dwarf cd all other business at the regu- lar Council meeting last Tuesday evening. The closing of the gov ernment native school and the aJJitio,, of cl,i1Jron of kNC nor sonnel from Japonski has put SC great a strain on the local schoo system and the towns finance. that immediate action is impera- tive to keep the City solvent.
 As a solution, Mayor Hagen pro- posed a general retail sales ano service tax of one or two percent to te earmarked for education anc public health A thorough discus sion by the councilmen brough general agreement as to the ex' pedience of the Mayors proposal the only alternative being rais ing of taxes A sales and service tax is believed to be the faires and most equitable means of raiS ing the necessary funds. H. A Gilbert was appointed to draw III an ordinance covering the propos CT tax, to be considered at tn. next council meeting
 A wholesale malt beverage licenst for the Juneau Cold Storage Com pany, with Keith Srowden, man ager-owner of the Service Trans fer as local agent, was approved
 Mayor Hagen, City Clerk Franl Calvin and Councilman Dr. w. c Chartelis were authorized to nego tiate for the purchase of the prop erty adjacent to the High School formerly occupied by the Pente costal Orphanage, and for the pas year leased for school use.
 The City Clerk brought to thu attention of the Council that sev eral lots sold by the city severa years ago under quit claim deed had questionable ownership titlcs Council requested that a resolu tion for the issuing of correcting warranty deeds be drawn up fol consideration at the next meeting
 The police report for the monts of July was heard bills totalins $l,24696 were approved; Ccunci adjourned
 Al Mosher, local manager CT the Vita Foods Fish Company, dieo of heart attack early Friday morning at his home on Front Street.
 MT. Mosher was born in Rain