MUCH JAPANESE PROPERTY STILL AWAITS OWNERS

One of the biggest headaches of the United States marshal's office is the unclaimed contraband of former Japanese residents in this area who did not return. Don Miller, chief deputy United States marshal, said today.

Miller indicated 84 notices sent to Japanese whose homes were in cities and towns outside Seattle and which have been returned "address unknown." He has not yet tried to reach owners of unclaimed contraband who lived in Seattle.

All contraband, housed in the basement of the United States Courthouse, has been claimed by owners with the exception of a great collection of Japanese-owned radios, firearms, swords, binoculars and the like. This all belongs to those who have not returned to this section. Those who returned have claimed their contraband.

Miller said he sent notices to the addresses on the tags attached to the articles hoping he would catch some of the owners in that way, but the notices have been returned.

"If anyone knows the whereabouts of Japanese who did not return, I would like to hear about it," Miller said.