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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
Identify of
 Headless Body Remains Mystery

Believing there might possibly be some connection between head less body found near Conclusion Island last Friday and the disap- pearance of two men in Keku Strait a year ago, the US. Commissioner at Petersburg launched an investi- gation.
 He contacted the Coast Guard re- questing the names and addresses of the men aboard the fishing vessel Burnett from which Otis Jackson and Henry Mycoski left to go hunt ing Oct. 23, 1850. Their beached outboard skiff was located with the motor controls in running position and it was thought that the two men had fallen overheard during a squall.
 A search was made at the time but no bodies were located.
 The headless body found by Rake hunters Friday was in advanced stages of decomposition. It was picked up by the US. Coast Guard cutter Citrus, and taken to Wran- gell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
Red Losses
 Are Heavy, Five Weeks

U. S. EIGHTH ARMY HEAD QUARTERS, Korea, Sept. 24-tR- Gen. James A. Van Fleet today said his Eighth Army has killed oi wounded 58,000 Communist soldiers in Korea in five weeks from Aug. Is through Sept. 9.
 The report covered the entire 150- mile front.
 About 80 percent of the Red losses were in the bloody Battle of the Hills" in eastern Korea.
 The figure represents almost six Red divisions.
 Van Fleet said 2,800 Reds were taken prisoner in the same period. The casualty tolls of killed or wounded have been 'evaluated. That is the Army's term for the final estimate after all field accounts and reports have been discounted for possible duplication or exaggeration.
 ludtCTici OdptuTCU
 Since the Allies pushed off on limited offensives in eastern Korea they have captured enough materiel to equip nearly 2 full Red division, the Eighth Army said.
 Most of the Red losses were in cured after the Reds broke off the Kaesong truce talks Aug. g.
 During this period United Nations losses have been comparatively light. LIN. troops have smashed forward up to IS miles and captured scores of important hills on the eastern front.
 Allies Hold Ground
 The Allies have not lost yard of ground in either North or South Korea, Van Fleets statement said Allied troops for the second time were pushed off the highest peak of "Heartbreak Ridge" in eastern Ko- req Monday, two days after the period covered in the report, but apparently the Army never had con- sidered the peak secured.
 The US. Fifth Air Force said more than 800 Communist trucks were destroyed or damaged on ss.e .asst central front in pre- dawn attacks Monday.
 Pilots said they spotted about 2.000 vehicles. They reported 375 blown up or burned and 426 dam aged
 Allied Setback
 The Allied picture was not SC bright in Mondays ground action North Korean Reds launched 9 fierce counterattack and drove American Infantrymen off the highest peak on "Heartbreak Ridge in eastern Korea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
Officers Will Attend
 Canada Meet

To attend a meeting of the In- ternational Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, Albert M. Day. direc- tor of the Fish and Wildlife Ser vice, and Clarence Rhode. regional director, will leave tomorrow in service plane for Horsefly, British Columbia. Horsefly is located near Quesnel, which is south of Prince George.
 At the three day meeting. regu- iations for the control of fisheries on the Frazier River will be decid- ed upon by American and Canadian members of the Commission. Day has completed survey of Alaska fisheries from the Pribilof Islands o southeast Alaska and will leave Tor Washington, D. C., after the international meeting. Rhode plans to return to Juneau next weekend
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
School Expansion Discussed af
 Lion Club Meeiinq

Problems of expanding schools and an educational movie o, physically handicapped persons made up the program at a regulai luncheon meeting of the Juneas Lions club Monday noon.
 Supt.. of Schools Sterling Scar; outlined the growth of Juneau school population from .3l2 in 1921 to 799 in 1941 and its subsequen increase from 1946 to the presen time to over 1000
 He said that the Fifth Stree grade school auditorium had beel divided up into classrooms, includ ing the stage, to accommodate classes.
 Sears introduced Dr. J. O. Rude who has served on the school board for the past ten years and is run ming for another term at a regular election Oct. 2.
 Dr. Rude pointed out that in- creased school facilities involved increased taxes. He told of tho boards planning through the years of Juneau's uncertain future sever or eight years ago.
 Tt is now apparent" Doctor Rude said, that there is no question a. to the future of Juneau. The new grade school will be ready for school next fall"
 He pointed out that the nev grade school would have a base ment playroom and rifle range, bu no gymnasium and that 1t wa hoped that when gym was built it could be near the center of town.
 Mrs. Dan Livie. clerk of tho board was introduced. She spoke briefly on the need for rehabilita- tion and urged that when Lion visited the new school she hoped they would also look over all the school facilities.
 A. L. Kicker told of Employ-the Physically Handicapped program and stressed the advantages Of properly located handicapped per sons. in that their absenteeism wa lower and efficiency greater.
 He introduced Ed Casey. formerly of Anchorage. now of Juneau, who i physically handicapped but is ar able bookkeeper looking for a job
 The movie No Help Wanted was then shown.
 Guests were Kicker. Carl Hein. miller of Haines, and Larry John- son of Anchorage.
 Tn the absence of President Car Rusher, vice presidents Al Ransome and Wes Overby presided.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
Siamese Twins Born; Are Joined Top of Skulls

ROCK ISLAND, Iii. Sept. 24-Rj It may be impossible to separate Rock Island's Siamese twins, porn Sept. Is joined at the tops of their skulls.
 Doctors studied x-ray pictures of the tiny boys and said that an operation to sever the fibrous mat ter which connects the youngsters may be fatal to one or both of them.
 The parents of the children, MT. and Mrs. Royt lBrodie, said today that if separation would re- suit in death for either of the babies, they would prefer not to permit the operation.
 The Brodies have three normal children.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
AFL Is Planning Political Fight
 On 19 Senators

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 24-IR- The American Federation of Labor has named nineteen US. Senators it considers chief Congressional targets in the 1852 elections.
 Joseph D. Keenan, retiring direc- tor of labor's league for political education, in speech to convention delegates, described the Senators as "short-sighted and anti-labor."
 Describing the Senators as "the men who gave you the Taft-Hartley bill,' Keenan urged the defeat among others, of
 Senators Brewster (R-Maine) ; Flanders (R-VD, Martin, (R- Penn, Smith (R-NO, Williams (R- Deb, O'Conor, 'CD-MdD, and Harry Byrd (D-va), whom he described as Dean of all Dixiecrats" and Cain (R-WashD.
 Keenan declared there was "an excellent chance" of defeating "sev- eral of them" A net gain of nine seats "is all we need for friendly Senate majority" he said.
 "The Taft-Hartley law is time bomb," the AFL speaker told the convention. "When they want to explode it, they can destroy the labor movement"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
Northwestto Hunt for New Power Sites
Brownouf May Be
 Ordered Within Two Weeks; Situation Serious

PORTLAND, Sept 24-R-The big search for new sources of el- ectric power is underway in the drought-stricken Pacific Northwest
 The search was touched off last week when the Defense Adminis- tration (DEPA) ordered cuts which resulted in a 10 percent reduction of power to the areas booming aluminium industry.
 Then Saturday the apparent seriousness of the situation was emphasized when Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson told the aluminium pro- ducers to prepare plans for the pos sible removal of some of the Pacific northwest plants to areas of as- sured power supply.
 What caused the power short age?
 Most public and private power officials blame the drought. This has been one of the driest sum- mers in the history of the area And not enough rain has fallen to swell the Columbia River-which with its huge hydro electric gener- ators is the source of much of the Pacific northwest's power supply
 Rep. Hugh Mitchell R-Wash) said a delay in building additiona generating facilities also was res ponsible.
 What can be done to ease the situation?
 Among suggested solutions is 8 "brownout" of the Pacific north west, calling for outdoor lighting and advertising signs to be shut off, the power saved then to go te the aluminium industry. Joseph H Gumz, region DEPA director, saie brownout may be ordered within two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
May Charter Plane For Conservation
 Bishop 0'FIanaean

Juneau people are planning to charter a PIMA plane to attend the ceremonies of the conservation ot the Most Rev. Dermot O'Flanagan Bishop-elect of Juneau. The con- secration will be in Anchorage at 10:30 am. on Wednesday, October 2
 Special reduced rates are avail. able for this charter flight Inter ested persons may inquire at the Catholic Rectory for details. It is planned that the plane go to An- chorage on October 2 and return to Juneau on October 4. Special housing arrangements will be made in Anchorage for those taking the trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
Gianfs Win
 From Boston Braves,4-3

NEW YORK. Sept 24-tR Eddie Stanky's run-scoring single with two out in the last of the ninth gave the New York Giants a 4-3 win over the Boston Braves today, keep ing alive their faint hopes of win ming the National League pennant.
 As result of the Giants win, Brooklyn still needs a combination of four wins or New York defeats to clinch the championship. The Dodgers. idle today. have seven to play, the Giants only four.
 Don Mueller's single and Rigney's sacrifice set up the winning run. Dave Williams, running for Mueller, scored from second when Stanky singled off third baseman Sibby Sisti's glove.
 The win moved New York to with in 21s games of Brooklyn.
 This was the only major league game scheduled today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
Japanese Prisoners Of War Trained in Alaska, (ommies Say

HONG KONG. Sept. 24-lF-The Chinese Communists are accusing the United States of training 85, ,000 Japanese prisoners of war in Alaska and the Aleutians for incorporation in the US Army.
 The charge was made yesterday in an official New China News Agency dispatch from Peiping published here in the pro-Red Takungpao. It also said the US. lis planning to send million Japanese into Alaska under the disguise of immigrants"
 The Reds said the US. planned to use the Japanese for future lag gression.' It added that the Jap anese troops were shipped to Alaska and the Aleutians in 1946 to build airfields. highways and "other mili- tary installations"
 It appeared the Communist charge was designed to: counteract the eff feet in Asia of Russia's refusal tc repatriate Japanese prisoners; and implement Peipings campaign against the Japanese peace treaty signed in San Francisco this month
 The Peiping dispatch said that the outbreak of the Korean war the Jap anese troops were incorporated into the US. paratroopers and Marines and assigned to bases near the North Pole. The Japanese, it added, were at all times under strict military guard.
 "A number of prisoners attempted to escape and failed" 1t said. They were court martialed and no more was heard of them"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
King George Undergoes Operation

LONDON, Sept. .24- R King George VI was reported in good spirits today and confident of re- ,overy from major lung opera ton.
 A palace spokesman said Queen Elizabeth spent the morning with Ter husband, but that no other members of the royal family have cen permitted to see him.
 The spokesman was much more :heery than an earlier medical bulletin which merely reported hat the kings condition was "as satisfactory as can be expected"
 He told reporter:
 The king is in good spirits, as far as one can be after an opera ton like this. He seems confident of recovery.
 "The Queen has been with him Shis morning."
 A morning medical bulletin said the king "has had restful night.
 It game after a Buckingham Palace source had reported that the king made it safely" through the first crucial night after his operation yesterday morning.
 Anxious Britons, who had prayed for the safety of their beloved monarch, got no indication of the kings exact condition in his battle against the after-effects of the surgery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
Stock Quotations

NEW YORK, Sept. 24-tR-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%. American Can 1l7A, American Tel. and Tel. 1884 Anaconda 47%. Douglas Aircraft 59A, General Electric 60h, General Motors 51h. Goodyear Al. Kenne- colt 84A. Libby McNeill and Libby 8M, Northern Pacific 58, Standard Oil of California 51%. Twentieth Century Fox 21%. US. Steel 42%. Pound s279 15/l6, Canadian Ex- change BATS.
 Sales today were 1.630,000 shares.
 Averages today were as follows: industrials 270.77, rails s5.72. utilities 45.l9.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
Two Tickets Are Filed for EIetiion On October !

Two tickets of candidates have been filed with the Juneau city clerk for the municipal election which will be held Oct. 2 for the purpose of electing six councilmer mayor and a city magistrate.
 Current Mayor Waino Hendrick- son heads the Peoples Progressive ticket Edward s. Nielsen leads the Civic Interest group as candidate for the position.
 Hendrickson has served foui terms as mayor, is married and lives at 924 c Street. Under his administration many civic improve ments have taken place. A year ago he was elected to the Territorial House of Representatives.
 Running with Hendrickson are Mrs. Pauline Washington, Bert Mo Dowell, Art Walther. Solon Dewey) Dore. Robert Stutte and J. P. (Pste) Christensen.
 Mrs. Washington has served on the council this year since the re- signation of Al Zenger. She is ex- ecutive secretary of the Teachers Retirement Board. secretary of the Juneau Health Center Council, is an active member of the Business and Professional Women's Club She lives at 319 Sixth St.
 Mcdowell is owner of Bert's Cash Grocery and has served on the council for the past year. He is married, the father of two children and his residence is TOT Main St
 Walther was a member of the city council in 1949 and 1850, is a driver for the Home Grocery, mar ried and has three children. He lives at 414-Ninth and A Streets
 Dore has been a resident of Ju- neau for the past ten years and was on the Juneau police force for Az years and was assistant chief when he resigned. At present he is desk clerk at the Gastineau Hotel He is married, has two child ren and resides at Sixth and Har- ris.
 Robert Stutte, a building con- tractor, is associated with his father in business here. He is a past con- naander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is on the board of the Vet eraiis Service CouncIi TOT tiie ter ritory, is member of the Juneau Volunteer Fire Department and lives in the Channel Apartments He is married and has three child ren.
 Christensen served on the coun- cil for 21k years. He is the local Nash car dealer, on the board of directors for the Teen Age club and has operated the Juneau school husses for 16 years. He is married and lives at 909 West 12th St.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
JUN Command Won't Talk Al kaesonq

TOKYO, Sept. 24-tR-The Uni ted Nations command told the Communists today that Kaesong is unsuitable as site for any fur ther Korean armistice negotiations Allied liaison officers gave these reasons in a note handed Red lia- ison officers at Kaesong:
 1.-Kaesong is too close to the main Red supply line, under at- tack by allied warplanes.
 2.-Red and allied ground forces are in constant maneuver around the five-mile Kaesong neutral zone.
 Uncontrolled partisan groups, responsible to neither command, are active in the area and could take action at any time which would again cause breakup of talks.
 The Reds called off the talks Aug. 23, charging an allied plane tried to murder" the Red cease fire delegation with a bomb the day before.
 Tt is regrettable," the allies said, that the Reds didn't accept the or iginal suggestion of Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, supreme allied com mander. that the negotiations be held aboard the Danish hospital ship Jutlandia.
 Ridgway proposed some other, more incident-proof site for the conference in a note to the Con- munists Sept. 6. He since has made clear that he wants better working conditions established for nego- tiators before he agrees to resump- ton of the conference.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
Civic Interest Ticket

The Civic Interest ticket is headed by Nielsen who has served for tho past year on the council and hao previously been a councilman. Ht is running for mayor. Other candidates on the ticket fol council members are:
 Louise Kann, owner of Kann. Variety Store. He has been a Ju. neau resident since 1928, belong' to two local lodges and has ont daughter.
 J. A. Thibodeau, who has served a total of 31s years on the city council, is owner of Thibodeau'' Grocery, has been a Juneau resi- dent for the past 37 years, Worlc War I veteran and a Past Com mander of the American Legior here He is married and has six children.
 George Messerschmidt, associated with the Purity Bakery here. He was born in Juneau, is married and has three children. He owns his home and made residence in Juneau since birth. He is. "a member of the Elks and Masons.
 E. O. (Curley) Davis, co-owner o1 the North Transfer Go. He has been a resident of Juneau since 1928 and has been in business here for the past 20 years.
 E. M. Spence, owner of the Jul neau Transit System, has filed or this ticket.
 It is understood that Bert Carc will also file on this ticket.
 Two other independent filings are P. M. Schneider. local trucker for mayor, and A. s. Glover Of the Spruce Lockers for councilman.
 F. O. Eastaugh has declared his intentions to file for the two-year term of city magistrate.
 Dr. J. O. Rude is the only candi- date filing for the Juneau Inde- pendent school board. The election will take place at the same time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
SfaIin Described As Greatest meddIe| In World History
 BIistering Atfdek Made
 On Russia by Yugoslav
 Premier Tito

TITOVO UZICE, Yugoslavia, Sept. 24-tR-Yugsoslavia's Pre- mier Marshal Tito described Stalin today as "the greatest meddler in world history" and said the Soviet leader is 'bent on an imperialistic campaign of conquest in the Balk- and unrivalled even by old Czarist Russia"
 The Russians already are mak- ing warlike preparations in east ern Europe, typified by the re- painting of Russian warplanes in Hungary to substitute the Hungar- ian for the Soviet insignia, Tito said in a speech before 25,000 per- sons.
 Titos blistering attack on his one-time ally was his first major broadcast address in more than a year, and the first since his opera tion early this year for a kidney ailment.
 Tito. clad in the uniform of a field marshaly looked confident and healthy as he spoke from a flag-bedecked rostrum in this town of 15,000 in the heart of Serbia which has partisans freed from the German occupiers in 1941 in the first partisan uprising of the war in Yugoslavia.
 Tito, now referred to by Moscow as Soviet Russia's enemy, said mili- tary experts in Communist Yugo- slavia know all about war prepar- ations of the Cominform which busted the Yugoslav party. He said we are ready, to defend the na- tion's independence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
.AA Barge Cook
 lttidenily Meeis Death This A. N. !.

The body of John A. Walker, cook sboard the CAA barge Civair IT, vas discovered early this morning In the water just astern of the barge, by Gordon Meyers. skipper of the barge.
 Walker had fallen into the chan nel after he had fallen through 'everal rungs of the ladder used for gangplank. according to an eyewitness account. He was alive st the time his body entered the water. according to the U. s. Con- missioner.
 It is thought the accident hap pened between midnight and am. this morning. S
 The barge was fnoored at the support at the time of the accident.
 Walker was born March 20. 1904. at Roanoke. Va. and had lived at Sitka before coming to Juneau.
 No inquest is contemplated as there is no evidence of foul play. according to the U.S.A Com sioner's office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
ATA TAKES l2 SOUTH

A dozen persons flew to Seattle with Air Transport Associates, Inc. on Sunday.
 They were: MT. and Mrs. w. O Weaver, K w. Yates, MT. and Mrs Mathey Kookesh and Pauline. Dor Milens, MT. and Mrs. Kafroll HOep- ner, Rosemary Harman, Mr. anc Mrs. James Lee. $53
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
Million Dollar Law Suit Names
 Anchorage Man

ANCHORAGE, Sept. 24-fR-A $S1, ,510000 suit was filed in Third District Court Saturday against R. W. Marshall, chairman of the board of Alaska Airlines.
 The amount, a record breaker in court annals here, was sought by Arthur w. Stephenson. He charged damaging statements were made about him by Marshall while Step- henson was an officer and execu- tive of the Alaska Airlines.
 Since then he has been dis charged, according to an earlier complaint filed against Marshall by H. w. Bowman, who described him. self as a minority stockholder in the corporation.
 Stephenson's complaint listed three causes of action. He asked S25O,0OO actual damages and S250,- 900 punitive damages for each.
 In the other action pending against Marshall and Alaska Air lines, Bowman accuses Marshall of nonfeasance, malfeasance and fraud in discharging certain duties as chairman of the board.
 In the Stephenson suit. the first cause of action says the allegedly damaging statements were made Aug 30 of this year at the airlines city ticket office within hearing of a group of pilots. Similar state ments were charged to the defend- ant on Sept. 18 and third between Aug. and Sept. IS.
 Stephenson contended the de- fendant knew the statements were false and were made with malice with intent to injure and harass the plaintiff, and damage his position, credit and standing in the air carrier industry in community where he lives"
 The suit, filed by attorney John Hughes through the firms of Davis and Renfrew, Anchorage, and Theo- dore R. Coomber of Los Angeles, also asks $10,000 in attorney fees.
 In the Bowman suit Marshall is accused of entering into a con- spiracy to bilk and cheat the corporation by selling to it through the Aero Exchange Inc, and Utilities Equipment Co.,, property at excess value for the benefit of Marshall" Cited as evidence was a Civil Aeronautics Board deci- sion to this effect.
 The suit alleged Marshall was a majority stockholder in the two companies named.
 Marshall also was accused of im- properly discharging Stephenson; of failing to pay him $500 allegedly owed; and of keeping the airlines records in Everett, Wash, rather than in the territory as required by law.
 Marshall is scheduled to appear in district court here Nov. 21 to show cause why he should not be restrained from discharging his duties as chairman of the board pending outcome of the case which seeks his removal from office by court order.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-24
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FIRE

The B. 0. Canoles residence at 234 Gold street was slightly dam aged by fire at 2:30 pm. Sunday, firemen reported. Canoles had been using blow torch in scraping paint from the outside of the house and firemen thought that this caused the fire.