German Admiral
Asks For Death
BERLIN, Oct. 9. </P)—1The Al
lied control council studied clem
ency appeals today from certain
of the 19 German leaders con
victed in Nuernberg last week of
war crimes, but made no an
nouncement. At least one, Grand
Adm. Erich Raeder, was reported
from Neurnberg to have asked the
f council, last resort for the con
victed men, to change his life sen
tence to death by shooting. The
request was beyond the power of
the occupation generals to grant,
ibecaues the council may not in
crease sentences imposed by the
international military tribunal.
CORRECTION
In our last issue we stated that j
John Bahnke accidentally hit Roy
Sommers on Front Street last
Sunday. A confusion caused by
the multiple accidents over the
week-end caused an error in the
report. John Bahnke did not hit!
Roy Sommers but Charles Men- j
dalook, who was taken to the hos-1
pital with a badly sprained leg
which is now in a cast.
Roy Sommers was run over by
a railroad push car while playing
with other children on the rail
road and suffered a fractured leg
and back injuries.
Warrant Officer
Tells Of Jap Crimes j
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 9 (/P)—War
rant officer Robert Manchester of
Winnipeg, Canada, testified at a
war crimes trial today that two
fellow Canadians, wearing only j
cotton shorts, undershirts and sox, I
CHAMBER HOLDS
REGULAR LUNCHEON
The Chamber of Commerce held
its regular noon luncheon yester
day at the Nevada. Among the in
vited guests were R. L. Hurlbut,
representative for the R.F.C.,
which has established a branch in
Anchorage. He explained fully
how business men ,or veterans or
anyone interested could apply for
these loans.
Father Tom Cunningham, re
cently returned from service in
the far east highly praised the
work of General Douglas MacAr
thur in the rebuilding of Japan.
Larry Galvin who returned
Monday night from the States,
told about the work involved in
clearing the SS Cordova for its
trip to Nome. He denied the un
ion’s recent press release that she
was loaded with “lead pipe and
beer” and stated that he knew
there was not only badly needed
flour and milk but also other
necessary foods which were not
able to get on the Victoria.
Other guest speakers were
Zena Page, teacher from White
Mountain and Jack Werner, busi
ness man from Seward.
were tied to constantly swinging
gates in wet, cold weather and
that one died as a result. (Man
chester said the victims were
James Mortimer, Durward, On- j
tario, who died, and Harold A. i
Smith, St. Catherines, Ontariah
Hyoichi Okuda, dubbed Short
stop, Peewee, Little Caesar and
Slaphappy by the prisoners, and
three o^her officers and guards at
Niigata prison camp No. 5 are
charged with the atrocities.
A fishing rod, according to some
wives, is a pole with a worm on
each end.
Italian Police
Battle Laliorers
ROME, Oct. 9. P)—Police and
troops using tanks and armored
cars, fought for three hours be
fore the Viminale palace, seat of
government, today with demon
strotors led by workmen protest
ing their dismissal from a public
project. A government communi
que said one person died of in
juries and 79 others were wound
ed.
Police announced earlier that
three had been killed and leaders
of the 20,000 to 30,000 demonstra
tors asserted that at least eight
were slain.
Scores of bullet marks pocked
the palace.
Government officials and the
head of the Italian Communist
party, Palmiro Togliatti, retreat
ed from a palace balcony, where
they were attempting to quiet the
angry mob, when pistol shots were
fired in the air.
INQUEST HELD
AT PITKA POINT
An inquest was held yesterday
at Pitka Point over the body
found in the trading post fire last
Sunday. The verdict rendered was
that the body was that of Pete
Palsson, owner of the trading post,
and that he came to his death by
fire of unknown origin. No crime
is suspected in conneetUxn with
the fire.
Pete Palsson, an Icelander, is
a veteran seaman in these waters,
having been captain for Ira Rank’s
trading boat for many years and
purchased the schooner "Trader”
from the Rank estate last year.
Only known relative is a sister
residing in Wenatchee, Wash.
Heavenly Display
Due Tonight
NEW YORK, Oct. 9. </P>—As
; tronomers forecast the most spec
! tacular celestial display in the
memory of modern man would ap
pear at the same time tonight
throughout the United States and
Canada and in approximately the
\ same quarter of the heavens.
Astronomers differed, however,
on the approximate universal mo
ment of appearance of the fiery
tail of meteors from the comet
Giacobinizinner which sped past
the earth 24,000,000 miles distant
nine days ago.
Unless prevented by poor wea
ther, the planetarium said, watch
| MOLINE, III., Oct. 9. (A^— Po
lice Judge Ralph Stephenson fined
William Osberg $100, but sus
pended payment, after he denied
a charge of assault and battery
preferred by his former wife, Jes
sie Barrows.
But a few seconds later Judge
Stephenson ruled the fine would
have to be paid. He told Osberg
that the manner in which he had
looked at his former wife was “the
most vicious stare I have ever wit
nessed in the court room.”
ers should turn to the northwest
and trace a line to the zenith over
head. Approximately one-third of
the way up from the horizon will
be the radian point of the flaming
display which will break across
the sky.
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