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& & L VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,984 Nine Ships From TOPROTEST TORIOTING IN BERLIN Western Powers Plan Con- certed Action According fo British Reports LONDON, Sept, 7—®—A British diplomatic source said today the Western Powers are planning a joint protest to Russia over the continu- ing Communist-led riots in Berlin. The protest may go either to Mar- shal Vassily D. Sokolovsky, Russia’s Military Governor in Germany, or to the Soviet Government in Mos- cow, the source said. The British Foreign Office is- sued a formal statement, says the protest to Russia over the Berlin rioting is without foundation. A foreign office spokesman made this unsolicited statement: “I need not emphasize the serious- ness with which the deterioration in the Berlin position, resulting from the demonstrations of a minority party, is regarded here in London.” FIRST ALL-ALASKA MEETING, JUNIOR C OF C, FAIRBANKS {John Quilico and Warren Houtson-of Juneau El- ected fo _Terr. Offices FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 7.— (P—The first Territory-wide Junior Chamber of Commerce conven- - ltion was held here over the Labor lDay weekend with Anchorage, Ju- neau and Nenana and Fairbanks COMMIES INBERLIN INRIOTS Wreck Ahqm—;)ifi of Antis 0 Meet Peacefully-Ten- sion Repotred High (By The Associated Press) Russian-backed German police today (Tuesday) held 19 Gérman [groups all taking part. police after demonstrations yes-! Robert W. Graham of Seattle, terday (Monday) in which Com- |vice-president of the U. 8. Junior munist mobs wrecked attempts by|Chamber of Commerce, granted the Berlin's anti-Communist city gov-|group its state charter. Earl Cook, ernment to meet peacefully, Ten-|Fairbanks realtor, was elected first sion was nearing the breaking|president of the territorial organ- point in the divided city. ization. A British diplomatic source snidf The Junior Chamber's Highest in London the Western Powers are | Achievement award was presented planning a point protest to Russia, |[to William B. Robinson, 28, cloth- possibly on a governmental level,|ing store clerk who dived into the over continuing Communist-led riots in Berlin. The Soviet- supported police seized the Western zone plain-| Other officers include Ralph clothesmen in the office of the Westover, Anchorage, and John U. S. Military Government's Jiaison | Quilico, vice . presidents; officer. Twenty-seven Western | month ago to rescue a three-year- old boy clinging to a boat. icy waters of the Chena River al { Warren “ALL THE NEWS JUNEAU, ALAS THREAT, SAYS: x Talks Out at Bar As- sociation Meet SEATTLE, Sept. 7.—(M— James {F. Byrnes told the lawyers of America last night the “greatest danger in the world today is the danger of continued aggression on the part of the Soviet Union.” The former Secretary of State, addressing the American Bar Asso- ciation convention, accused Russia of “violating nearly all” the agree- ments concerning Eastern Europe. But, he told the delegates, *as long as men confer ,‘::nthett problems, even if their ge is profane, there is always hope of agreement.” He said America was | united in its opposition to aggres- ision, but: [ | “It does not help us to move tewards a more peaceful wurldl to speak or act in terms that _TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1948 Alaska Tied Up Ir RUSSIA BIG jGovernor Roasts Legislators, [STRIKERS JLE B_YRNE§_“ Former Secrefary of State|: ALL THE TIME” | E‘speciatly’ Divisioners of 4th FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 7.— ) (M—Alaska Gov. Ernest H. Gruen- }ing scored the last Legislature in a Labor Day address here for fail- ure to pass tax laws. " He particularly blamed members from the Fourth Judicial Division, which includes Fairbanks, for “hav- ing to pass the hat to keep the idoors of the University of Alaska {from closing.” He said Alaska is the only poli- tical entity under the American flag where the preponderant ma- [Jority of all businessesq pay no taxes, except Federal incdme tax. The Governor also reiterated his plea for Alaska statehood. .He said the argwment that Alaska must be more fully developed befare ALEDONIA IS AGROUND; CREW SAFE Craft on R;c—ky Alaskan Beach - 2 Coast Guards- men Swamped in Rescue SEATTLE, Sept. 7—#—If wind il waves abate, the Coast Guard ing you must learn to swim be- will make a second attempt today | fore you go into the waten” todrescue eight men from a beached| The Governor’s talk was one fishing vessel and two would-be ot the highlights of the most elab- ers who swamped trying to take| orate Labor Day celebration in off a rocky Alaskan beach. tl’alrhanks‘ history. Events in- e Coast Guard identitied onelcjuded the first wild west rodeo of ®he original party as Karen De-|ever staged this close to the Arc- vi 19, nephew of Seattle Mayor|tjc Circle. fllliam F. Devin. e and seven companions reached ¥ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS T0 HANDLE U. . CARGO \ {Bridges, in Seattle, Makes . Statement on Moving Army _Supplies SEATTLE, Sept. T7-—(®—Harry Bridges, President of the; CIO In- ternational Longshoremen & Ware- housemen’s Union said here today striking West Coast longshoremen will handle any essential Army car- go. He did not specity just what the union might deem non-essential. Bridges added that if the cargo ' the employers. He sald that military cargo could | ke handled either Lhrough»privntel stevedoring companies or by the| Army itself hiring the dock workers 'ls it has done at times in the past.; { The maritime leader addressed Seattle members of his union. “The only thing we insist on is that the prevailing wage for the area' is paid,” Bridges said. “We recently THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS Seattle CANNED SALMON ABOARD No Accumulation of North- | bound Freight-Army May Load with Soldiers SEATTLE, Sept. 7—(®—-Nine ships from "Alaska are reported tied up here today as a result of the mari- time strike. 5§ Nearly all of them are reported to have canned salmon cargoes. A check of shipping sources today indicated there is not much Alas- ka-bound freight stranded on the |'statehood s granted “is like say-(isn’t moved, the blame will rest with|ateriront, An Alaska Stéamship Company official sald his line had cleared up pretty well the cargoes at hand. He sald the long advance warning on the strike made it possible to move it but. 7 Waterfront sources said freight was not accumulating on the doeks for Alaska at present, They cited two main reasons: The picket lines in front of the docks and the embar- Houston,. Juneau, national Director, | and James McMullen, Fairbanks, The spokesman said he could not| perlin police, part of the group might give out the false imptes-|shgre safetly after their 132-ton |signed agreements here with inde-|go against shipments coming into LABOR DAY FLIGHTS comment officlally on what actionipiought in yesterday (Monday) to|secretary-treasurer. 1 was contemplated by the Western Powers. The three military commandants | of the Western Powers were holdingi a special meeting in Berlin to con-; sider yesterday’s riots in which Rus- | help protect the city assembly from from Russian-supported Germans in the city hall. ordered three Western Powers' lia-, | Communist thugs, were still hidden | Accompanying Graham were Don’ Eldridge, president of the Washing- | ton State Jaycees, Warren Averaill, ison officers to leavethe building. ( ber. sion that we are only concerned with an oll-out power struggle with Soviet Russia.” Byrnes said he did not agree; A Russian major | state vice-president, and Joe Wag-;with people who contend “we can-' ner of the Seattie Junior Cham-!not build one world but must havejCutter ‘two worlds. I do not abandon iFge-type vessel, the Caledonia, junded 23 miles north of Cape Spencer, about. 80 miles due west of | Juneau, ! Two Coast Guardsmen from the| Citrus were stranded also{ TAKE 36 TO SEATTLE Seattle-bound passengers from Ju- pendent employers providing a llS-X the strike-bound port areas from Pan American flights carried 36, (cent hourly wage increase.” other sections. { Bridges explained that the new; Aq the CIO Maritime strike went !wage rate should be put into "'Ih\to its sixth day, the Army said fect on Army work, but if a mgh"ithere was a possibility it might use or lower scale is established In set-igigiers to load supplies aboard when their rubber boat in which they neau on Labor Day, along with 42!t1ing the coast-wide strike, adjust-|tyixebound commercial ships for ! hope e attempting a rescue Was|connecting passengers from west- |Ments would be made. \its Alaskan and far eastern bases. sian-Zone German police arrested ' Western German Zonal polieemen‘ in the City Hall after German Com- | ;. ;ic¢vation, meeting in the Brit- ipresident of Alaska’s newest Jun- | munists took over the building. | ‘The British diplomatic source said | that future British action, in con-; cert with the French and United( States ‘Governments, will be defer-| red until the rt of the military} comrhandafits 15 received: | | DOROTHY LAKETOBE| INVESTIGATED AS| WATER POWER SITE Officiais of the Alaska Investi- gation Office of the U. 8. Bureau of Reclamation announced today' that field work on a potential water power site at Dorothy Lake will begin this week. A crew will leave at the end of the week for the site, which is locgted on the! west side of Taku River, opposite Point Bishop. J. Alaska Investigation Office, is due back from a conference in Denver, Colo., at the end of the week. The Alaskan office of the Rureau of Reclamation was established hcre: in July. | e —— | ENROUTE TO OREGON Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pratt of Eugene, Ore., are stopping at the Gastineau Hotel enroute to their i i ing trip. - - eee — HERE FROM WEST COAST West Coast visitors staying at the Baranof are Mr. and Mrs. C. King, San Francisco, and Paul W. Blankermann, Seattle. The Washington| Merry-gg - Round BY ROBERT S. ALLEN (Copyright, 1948, bl:: 'l;'ht Bell Syndicate, ¢ c. (Editor’s Note — ‘While: Drew Pearson is on a brief vacation The ington Mefry-Ga- o B Seag writhen M/ old. partner; Robery S. AllenJ). Eldridge presented a charter to Deputy Marshal George Sullivan, They refused. ‘The = anti-Communist city ad- ish sector, has set new munlclv-l‘ elections for Nov. 14. Balloting has been opposed by the Commun- ists, who fear 'a further decline in' popularity among thy in vot- sty B i ior C. of C. at Nenana. , EARL CONKLE | 1 i Meanwhiie, soiie 20,000 American soldiers deployed through rough mountainous terrain of the U. 8.1 o may Conkle suffered serious zone of Germany in the biggest |}, oyt f the scalp and trn-c-' maneuvers since the end of th°)|tured ;;l’l'n: bone, W * Jee war. U. S. Generals said there was no political significance to the meck Tighting. e HAWLEY STERLING DIES IN SEATTLE ON Suuo" Mon"m {bankment, and then turned over. Hawley 'w. gerllng, w-yur-old' Highway Patrolman John E., Mon- former Assistant Chief Engineer (agle arrested Conkle this afternoon lwhlch she was riding overturned; morning. Mr. Conkle, who was driv- I 'was taken immediately to St. Ann’s' !Hospital for medical treatment. |from Douglas and the car went off o {the Highway where the West Ju- neau Road and the Douglas Road' . M. Morgan, Chief of thelof the Alaska Road Commission, on the charge of Teckless driving.!npw PLASTERS Couad died Sunday morning at the Vir-;The case was considered in thej ginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, itiU» S. Commissioner's Court and was learned by friends in Juneau|Conkle paid a fine of $60. today. Sterling, a . longtime Ju- — R ; | 14 "t dismbitiy. He nad neen |PRINCE GEORGE IN - - serjously ill for some time. o ON FINAL TRIP OF * SUMMER SEASON! Sterling camie to Alaska in mo! with the Boundary Survey and! was later employed by the Alaska- Yukon Boundary and Engineering 1931 he was employed as an en- gineer in South America. He re- senger list of tourists. turned to Alaska in 1932 and was| g, passengers boarded the ship{m appointed Assistant Chief Engineer nere: 1, C. Stulz, bound for Seattle, of the ARC. | bil U Gl | seen governments change policies. i “We can be certaln the people 'of Russia, like the people of the| | United States, do not want war.” | The American Bar Association{ Convention has been asked to back * | before this we have| ped by the heavy seas. e report said the men are safe have food and fire. The Citrus said she will make another attempt today if the weath- er calms. If not the men will be | Juneau from Seattle via Pan Ameri- can. Passenger list as follows: From Seattle: L. A. Danners, Qeorge Reid Russell Cayter, James ward. Twelve passengers arrived in; “The Army could hire the workers |directly but members of the Water- ! front Employers’ Assoclation wouldn't | llike that," Bridges said. “That would ! Col. William H. Donaldson, com- mander of the Seattle Port of Em- Larkation, said the Army hoped to avoid such action but “we have a cut out their pound of flesh and the . jon to il B gy remployers always like to get Tt 0o et e il AL 66 * Stat Alaska. mam'mmmm 5 "have submitted a resolution which! {would put the ‘Association on uwr% as favoring passage by Congress.ol an enabling act, permitting Alaska ! when a car in|ynion (Dear the Douglas Bridge early this'acteq upon tomorrow, was submit- ted by Dorothy D. Tyner and Ed- ing was not injured. Mrs. Conkle’w‘m );, D.fls'y o H |Alaska have expressed their desire i Mr. and Mrs. Conkle were driving'¢; taxe a place among the family Join at the entrance of the bridge.|joelopment of Alaska-and pre-{There was one embarrassing inci- [The car went over the 20 foot em-lyenting it from making “its maxi-|dent, however. That occurred when Herb Mead, R. M. Mattson and Dick ‘tnd welfare of the United States. ! Carriers Union of Seattle sent two| imen to Juneau yesterday to re- trainside crowd: “Do you want to !plnce three men who walked off|go forward with a Democratic ad- lthe job at the Gross Apartments un;mumtraflon or back to the horse | Saturday. iquit Saturday, only two were mem-,cans?” ibers of the Plasterer. and Hod/ Carriers Union, home after returning from a hunt.{Commission. He joined the Alaska | o yo¢ jast trip o: the season, the; The dispute arose over the al- Road Commission as a locating en- |p.in.e George docked here at 7 o'-|leged non-fulfiliment of contract sBEE" Ay 19205 Botween 1088 Rndt clock this morning and left for the|terms by Elmer F. Anderson, Se- south at 9 o'clock with 'a full pas-iattle contraclor, who 1s'in chargu‘ ‘lof work on the new Gross Apml-‘ and F. H, Streng, who will leave the |Juneau, it is understood that the Sterling was born In LeRoY,|ship at Prince Rupert. No passen-|union will take no action in the, _ I matter. Bt. weighed eight pounds one ounce at/| tald to travel several miles overland { . Shobe, Betty. Knutson and fhfant, Jurtes” Kiutson, Chatles anid ‘Ines i Tedlock, Millard Gilge, Ray/ “Giige, iW, O. Harnett, W. A. Curtis, Robert Means. To Seattle: Helen Gambel Taug, Emil and Emily Taug, Alice Torre, Nellie Young, E. Morris, C. L. Kno- tek, W. B. Wooten, Ray Schwenzer, fJ, Borsheim, Joseph Maroe, Mrs. ;Fred Baxter and children, Florence PRESIDENT MAKES SIX SPEECHES 10 “MICHIGAN CROWDS | (By The Associated Press) ! H. D. McBride, Joseph Messing, i President Truman's six Michi-|Betty Stringer and infant, Bobbie !gan speeches covered several sub-'Riley, John and Arthur Lowell, {jects likely to be major campaign |Robert Carter, Laura Johnson, Ed But for the most part his|Lans, Don Davis, Al Rammler, Bob to labor.!Pedersen, James Rhenke, C. M. Con- nor, C. H. Geigerich, Olaf Johnson, Lecome one of the states of the! } The resolution, which;, may be It points out that the voters of states. ] The resolution declares that lack | issues. self government is hindering the; words were addressed fon to the economy the President’s train stopped at To- Gilda. fledo. and Mr. Truman came out;] (to make a platform address. jCabuco, Freddie Cabinilla Carlos | 'Mr. Truman said that he in-(Blanco, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hage- tended to “visit every whistle-jman and Vivian Sorenson. !stop in the United States” carrying| To Annette: Lawence The A. F. L. Plasterers and Hod |a message to the people. Waldemar Deitrich. Then he asked the cheering 2 o 112 LEAVE HERE ON ' SOUTHBOUND ALAS! Of the three men who;and buggy days with the Republi-: The Alaska sailed southbound yes- | 3 by R terday morning at 10 o'clock with rgeb_all of /labor's votes. 12 passengers boarding here. The The President 'apparently mis- gy, gocked here at 7:30 o'clock junderstood, what with all the noise ., the Triangle route. Igoing on.” He probably thought the | " gajjing for Petersburg were: Mrs. speaker sald that he wasn't golDE oetor Arness, Arlene and Ann Ar- ito get labor's votes. So the Presl-| g Mys. Lars Eide, Dorothy Mid- dent shot back: “What do you|gjeton, Mrs. B, Peterson. know about it? Labor knows its =, Ketchikqn: George Kobernick friends. Labor knows which side|.n4 paul Getman. its bread is buttered on.” To Wrangell: Mrs. O. K. Rude, i s AW Gladys Rude and Orve! Rude. { To Seattle: Mrs. Sucan Barrows, | and U. S. Marshal with prisoners. 3 JegA TRUMAN' 4 H | By JACK BELL DETROIT, Sept. 7—(®—Harold E. Stassen agserted today that Presi- dent Truman has made an 180-de- gree turn in his attitude toward lator since Mr. Truman ‘asked ‘authority in 1946 to draft strikers um contribut! ——— TO JOB, GROSS APTS. . Onley, At that point, semeone in the it is said. crowd yelled “You are going to ents.on Franklin Street. From information received in — e — BABY FOR FISHERS Mr: and Mrs. William Fisher Tenakee are the parents of son born Monday afternoon in! Ann's Hospital. ‘The baby S PROMOTIONS Effective September 1, five en- listed men of the Alaska Com- munications System received pro- motions. Sgt. Ernest W. Talbert was promoted to Sergeant First 'Class and the following men hold- ing the rank of corporal were rth. gl ® 06 0 00 0 ) 0 WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) Jack Schroeder, Walt Johnson, Flo| :pound of flesh on everything." |, Bridges said the union m\n P an ipeal directly to President ‘the Army. tried to, move the cargo: with military work battalions. “We think the President has cone, a pretty good job of strike-break- ! /ing ‘in the past,” |“but this would give him a chance | {to demonstrate jf he is the friend! |of labor that he claims to be now | tthat he is seeking votes.” > ( i 'Weigner on Trial | On Murder Charge, Hiflhwfl Shooting [ POUCE COUP, B. C., Sept. T— |m—Gustav A. Wiegner, 24, Dayton, |Ohio, salesman, appeared In court itodly to learn if he must stand trial | l i ; i ) | ! | | on a murder charge in the slaying of { {John A. McComas, 50, of Dayton. | McComas was shot through the{ Ineda with a rifle bullet. The body| ‘was found near the Alaska Highway Itwo weeks ago, a few days after | Wiegner told Police - at Kimball, :Nebr.. he had accidentally shot the man while squirrel hunting and hid- [den the body. . With Wiegner when he gave him- |self up to the police at Kimball was the slain man’s 12-year-old daugh- ter, Louise. Wiegner said he had be- come frightened after the shooting and nhad fled to the United States, taking the girl with him. She is to appear at the preliminary hearing. Wiegner walved extradition pro- ceedings to return here 300 airline miles northwest of Edmonton, to face the charge of murder. McComas, Wiegner and the girl ihad been making the' trip to Alaska |wherc the girl was to go to schopl, INO EXTENSION OF FISHING SEASON STRIKE The unlons have agreed to work n- coming and passengér baggage. Donaldson said the shipments might be made from Eastern and Gulf ports. $ R ANOTHER BIG LOOMS; DATE, SEPT. 17 CHICAGO, Sept. 7.—(M— The CIO Association of Communica- tion Equipment Workers today set Sept. 17 for a strike which it safl would cripple telephone service over the nation. : Announcement of the strike date was made by Dan Harris, Portland, Ore., vice president of the union. He' said negotiations between the unfon and the Western Electric Manufacturing Company are dead- locked. 3 Hainis sald the strike would pull out 25,000 members of the union working in 2,200 Bell Telephone Company locations in 43 of the 48 states. Harris saild the dispute is over wages and working conditions. The union is demanding a 15 cents an hour increase across the board. The company, he said, has stood pat on its’ offer of eight cents. Wages of union members now range from 88 cents to $1.54 an hour. Negotiations have been going on intermittently since May 11, Hap- ris reported. Union members ap- proved a strike to enforce their demands on July 1, he said. 792 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED, JUNEAU he commented, | TWO FIRE! Temperatures for 24-Hour Perlod advanced to sergegnts: Erpest V. ¢ I There will be no extension of the S(“m, F'RSI DAY s L. vis John L. Lewls |into the Army. Inman, Thomas L. Jacobs, Robertisalmon fishing season in Southeast intimates are whispenng . a start- ling report abcut him. ° They say he 13 scriously con- sidering retiring the president of the United Mine Workers at the; union’s October 2 convention in Cincinnati. Poor health is given as Lewis’ reason. g The 68-year-old mine czar has had a number of sick spell the last few years. He is suffering from a circulatory ailment that affects the heart. The past two months Lew- is was in seclusion at a Montava health resort, on the advice of his doctors. If Lewis does quit, his successor will be UMW vice-president, Tom Kennedy. Short, quiet-tempered Illinois, on June 12, 1889. He i8|gers disembarked. son, Josephi, two brothers-and two|prince George winds up a summer sisters. season of eight trips which began Effective Monday, September 13,|a Prince. Rupert on the Vagcouver= . Holding Primaries s, v on ‘a Bermuda run out of New York »in +three westefn states— Wallis George, Canadian National Arizona, Nevada and Utah —wentjagent. f didates for five House seats and var- — Two of the congressional posts| The Juneau Fire Department was|e® e at stake in Arizona. called out twice on Sunday after-ie EMBLEM CLUB TO MEET Sully’s Bakery, where the motor|® first fall meeting on Thursday|blaze was put out immediately. {e® evening at 8 o'clock in the Elks; The second fire, in the home of|® attend this meeting. Franklin, was put out immediately | ® scene, . - .t . Princess Louise scheduled toi —_— . arrive at 4:30 o'clock this nnemoonl American Red Cross representa- . tonight. Seattle is a Gastihedu Hotel guest.|® from Vancouver 9 p.m. wmorm! SITKA GUEST . Baranof, from west, scheduled| John Thompson of Sitka is ale survived by his widow, Edna, one| Captained by E. B. Caldwell, the with the:first sailing June 22. of Ihm s'a'es Afe the Prince George will replace the entative plans are to put the ship §.3 m‘!‘ The: Apsociated Press) |for the winter season, according to Vote %o the polls today to pick their can- ious local offices. e - noon. ‘The first .call ‘was from|e The Emblem Club will hold its|in the elevator caught on fire. Theie Hall. All members are urged w’MrsA Florence Olson on Third and|® A after the firemen arrived on the|® — | ARC REPRESENTATIVE HERE |e . and sail for Skagway at 11 o'clock |tive William R. Read, Jr., from Princess Norah scheduled to safl} i . southbound at 8 o'clock tonight. guest at the Baranof Hotel. o In Juneau— Maximum, 57; minimum, 47. At Airport— Maximum, 55; minimum, 47. FORECAST u and Vielnity) Mostly cloudy with ocea- sional light rain with south- easterly winds occasional- ly reaching 20 to 25 mph. Not much change in temper- ature tonight and Wednes- | | | ®ececcec®ocsse®roce day. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 Hours ending 7:30 a.m. today @ In Juneau — .80 inches; o since Sept. 1, 3.30 inches; | since July 1, 15.62 inches, At Airport 39 inches; since Sept. 1, 196 inches; since July 1, 1031 inches. oo o o v 0 0 00 Stassen, here to answer the Presi- dent's six-speech campaign in Mich- tgan yesterday, told a news confer- ence he heard the President’s appeal for labor support in Detroit yes- terday, “That speech brought back for me memories of another speech he made to Congress on May 25, 1946, when the President asked for the most totalitarian power over labor ever proposed in time of peace,” Stas- sen declared. —— oo MARRIED IN HOONAH Miss Winnifred Brown and Will- iam Lo were married on August! ;31 in Hoonah. U. S. Commis- sioner Hilda Schoonover perform- ed the ceremony and witnesses were Charlotte Greenewald and Frank See, | C. McKenzie and Troy L. Mansker, { . .o | LEAVES FOR MED SCHOOL H — willlam E. Hanson, son of Mr. {and Mrs. Fred Nelson, will leave ion the Baranof to enter his first year in the medical college at willamette University, Salem, Ore. Hanson is 17 and a graduate of Hill Military Academy in Port- land, Oregon. >oo— CONRAD' RITES TOMORROW ,ed away last Friday in 8t. Ann's Hospital, will be buried tomorrow | afternoon, rites being held at the 1 Charles W, Carter Mortuary at 2 ‘u'clnck. Alaska and the end is at 6 o'clock tonight according to (information given out this aftérnoon by Clar- ence Rhpde, Regional Director of Fish and, wildlife. STOCK OUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—(P—-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3%, American Can 85'%, Anaconda 377, Curtiss- Wright 10%, International Harvest- er 28%, Kennccott 59, New York Tom Conrad, oldtimer who puu-'Cemul 18's, Northern Pacific 24,' {U. 8. Steel 82's, Pound $4.03'. Sales today were 910,000 shares. Averages today are as [ollows: industrials 185.36, rails 63.14, util- ities 35.36. ‘The Juneau Public Schools open- ed today with a total of 792 students enrolled. { The Juneau High School had a |total of 196 students as compared to 1189 last vear on the first day. One of the largest kindergarten classes in the history of Juneau |schools was recorded when 99 puplls entered. Last year there were only 60 kindergarten pupils. Other grade enroliments are as {follows: first grade, 70: second, 71: third, 64; fourth, 63; fifth, 49; sixth, {67; seventh, 54 and eighth. 59. —— AIR FORCE CAPT. HERE 1 IS Capt. H. O. Bordelane, Army Air Porces, Fort Richardsen, is staying at the Baranof Hotel,

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