davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Inaccuracies in Maps
OF Antarctic Found
By Rome Expedition.
BY Comdr. Finn Rome, U. S. N. R.

by Som0T. RIM kOnne, ~. }. N. n.
North American Newspaper AlIionce
Rome Antarctic research expedi-
tion, main base, Stonington Island,
Marguerite Bay, Dec. "a (By Wire
less) Delayed. We have now
completed two new trimetrogon
mapping flights in the, Antarctic.
The December 81 flight covered
$4,000 square miles of territory to
the north Of this base along the
western side of the Palmer Penin-
sula. A total of ESQ aerial pictures
were taken from an altitude Of
IL 900 feet.
On December %, an area of 1000
square miles along the east coast
Of the peninsula was covered in
l,700 trimetrogon. aerial pictures.
Five new glaciers and new bay
were discovered.
Area Free of Ice.
Passed over Adelaide Island on the
December 81 flight, plane crew
found that Mount Gaudry, the
southern mountain peak on the
island which had been formerly
estimated at 1900 feet, was not less
than 10,5O0 feet high by the plane's
| altimeter. The crew was further
surprised to find two new peaks to
the northeast of Mount Gaudry. All
were of the same height. They were
for the most part snow covered.
1t was also found on this flight
that the whole area other than the
immediate vicinity of our small
island base is completely free from
ice. Pilot James Lassiter saw no
reason why ship could not easily
sail straight into Marguerite Bay
from the South Pacific Ocean. This
is quite contrast to the seasonal
ice conditions found on a previous
expedition in this same area in
l94l. In that year, the ice in Mar
guerite Bay did not open at all and
We were forced to evacuate the
base by two hazardous plane flights.
The Palmer Peninsula has now
been completely mapped from both
its east and west coasts from lati-
tude IS south to latitude 80 degrees
south for the first time. The very
northern tip of the peninsula is
alone left unmapped.
Find Discrepancies in Maps.
Providing the weather remains
good tomorrow. a long flight is
planned southwest from the base to
the southern end of King George
VI Sound and west to the Robert
English Coast
On our exploratory and tri-
metrogon flights to date, we have
found many discrepancies in the
existing Antarctic maps-particu-
lally in the area along the east
coast of Palmer Peninsula as far
south as Mount Tricorn. Several
islands" on the maps were found
to be capes connected to the main
land: Capes Charbonneau and Bar
lington, formerly indicated as
islands, are examples.
1t has been found that Cape
Joerg protrudes into the Weddell
Sea TWICE the distance previously
indicated on maps. We have found
that from Cape Knowles. southwark
to Mount Tricorn, the whole coast
line is located 80 miles farther to
the west. Pullen Island" on the
map is a cape with a l,000-foot-
high peninsula connecting with the
mainland Mount Tricorn itself is
located SO miles farther to the north
than previously mapped.
Inlet Accurately Located.
1t must be remembered that Tri-
corn was the most southern point
reached in the flight survey by the
United Etates Antarctic service ex-
Evening star., 1947-12-28
D. c. Food Condemned

More than $500 pounds of food
stuffs were condemned by the
Bureau OF Food Inspection of the
Health Department last week, &C
cording to report issued by DR..
Reid r. Ashworth, director. The
largest condemnation was radiSheS.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Curve Of 5'ar|ight
Found Greafer Than
Einstein Predicted
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-A prominent
astronomer today reported finding
an apparently greater curving OF
starlight than had been predicted
by Albert Einstein as test OF
Einstein's theory of relatively.
DR.. George van Biesbroeck, pro-
fessor emeritus of astronomy at the
University of Chicago, reported the
measurements, taken last May in
Brazil during the eclipse of the
sun, to the American Association
for the Advancement of Science.
Einsteip was not available for
comment at his Princeton. N. j.,
home. His secretary said that
the physicist had not seen the
Van Biesbroeck report and she
doubted he would have any COM
ment until he could study it,
Einstein shift Recalled.
Einstein had proposed the Elm
stein shift" as one test of the va
lidity of relativity. This was that
light from a star would be bent
or curved slightly when 1t passed
near a massive body. The curving
would make star seem to shift
its position slightly. Only the sun
is massive enough to produce a
measurable effect for human OBJ
Servation.
A Photographic record Of stars
at the time of a total eclipse COM
pared with a similar one taken some
months before or afterward when
the same stars are visible at night
in their true position.
q EinStein had predicted a shift Of
Il. seconds OF arc IAN astronomical
measurement at the suns rim. DR..
Van Biesbroeck said the measure
ments showed an apparent shift OF
two seconds, but with some uncer-
tainty that might account for the
difference. Unfortunately, he said,
none of the stars was really close to
the sun at that eclipse. Several
previous measurements since 1915
also have indicated the slightly
larger degree in shift.
1855 Eclipse Awaited.
There won't be another, and
better, opportunity to settle the
problem until 1855, when an eclipse
will be visible in the Philippines
against a rich background of stars,
he said.
Einstein's relativity theory offers
II ,r
that everything has fourth dimen-
sion, which is time, and that mass
and energy are equivalent.
Dr.. Van l3iesbroeck today was
awarded a $1,000 Franklin L. Burr
prize by trustees of the National
Geographic Society, which with the
Army Air Forces sponsored the
eclipse expedition last spring.
Evening star., 1947-12-28

served in Australia, New Guinea
and the Philippines. He advanced
to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Dr. Brown is married and lives
at 1911 Thirtieth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Society Of Cincinnati
Registration Today

Approximately 100 members Of the
Society Of Cincinnati, descendants
Of Revolutionary War officers, are
gathering In Washington today for
their triennial general meeting. The
three-day session will open at 3
pm, with registration Of delegates
from the IS original States and
France at Anderson House, 2118
Massachusetts, avenue NV, the So
ciety's headquarters.
An informal buffet supper at Z
pm. follows registration today. At
10 am tomorrow, continuing
through the day. the society will
hold its main business session. A
dinner for delegates will be held at
1880 pm. Saturday.
The organizations 20-man stand
ing committee met yesterday at
Anderson House to make plans for
the general session. The meeting
was followed by q dinner for COM
mittee members.
Secretary Of State Marshall, who
was scheduled as a principal speak
er at the dinner Saturday, has In
formed the group Of his regret that
he will not be able to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
VA Set 10 Pay Benefits
To els for 8 Years

The Veterans Administration ex-
poets to be paying direct benefits to
World War II veterans for another
SO years.
The SO years is the time the
agency figures the healthiest former
serviceman Of the last war will live
1t announced after study to guide
future operations. It was predicted
also the hardest veteran Of World
War I will live for another 48 years
officials added, however, they
aren't banking too heavily on the
statistical findings.
Years ago we predicted the last
Civil War veterans would be of
our books In 1916. As it turned out
there are still more than hun
dred," one spokesman declared. Az
erage age of those veterans is 100
Officials pointed out young vet
Grams will continue to be discharged
until President Truman officially
declares the war is over. BY 1850,
the agency expects to have 20,000, 900
veterans as potential claimants for
one benefit or another.
On the basis Of present life ex-
pectations, the agency said the last
veterans Of World War I probably
will die by 1895, and the last World
War II veteran by 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
FL Labor Relations Experts
| Sought in Soft Coal Panel
~ fhs A,,eeiufsd Prs,,

President Truman has asked II
labor relations experts to serve on
= special panel which the Labor
Department said will have q limited
job In labor matters Of the soft
coal industry until june 30.
A Labor Department spokesman
said that from the II Secretary
Schwellenbach will choose q board
Of about three men. He said their
job would be to- pass on any con-
tracts negotiated between the
United Mine Workers and the Gov
eminent for supervisory employees
Authority Of the Government to
run the coal mines, which were
seized after last springs strike, ex-
pires June 80. Secretary Schwell-
enbach said the board would have
nothing to do with any contract
that may be worked out between
John L. Lewis miners and private
operators.
Appointed to the panel late
yesterday were Lloyd K. Garrison
Edwin e. WHITE, Dr.. Frank p. Ora
ham, w. Willard Wirtz, Phillips L
Garrnan and Nathan p. Feinsinger,
all public members Of the former
War Labor Board and Wage Stabili-
zation Board; Edward r. McGrady
Chief Justice Walter p. Stacy OF
North Carolina, Or. Harry Shul-
man Of Yale University, DR.. Sumner
H. Slichter Of Harvard University
and DR.. William M. Leiserson, for
mer chairman Of the National
Mediation Board and former men,
her OF the National Labor Rela-
lions Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Lane Wins Court Stay
On Sales Tax Testimony.
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, May 8.-Gov. Lane
and two other State officials have
been granted an order staying them
from being required to give advance
testimony Saturday on q suit to
test validity of the Maryland sales
tax. The order was handed down
by Superior Court Judge E. Paul
Mason. .. .. s
Attorney lyman Pressrnan OF
Baltimore, who filed a suit chal-
longing constitutionality Of the
per cent tax to be levied after July
/, sought the pretrial testimony. He
named Gov. Lane, his assistant,
Louis j. O'Donnell and Secretary Of
State John B. Funk.
Judge Mason's stay order yester-
day applied only to Saturdays
scheduled meeting In Annapolis. He
called a hearing for Monday In
preparation for specific ruling on
whether the officials ever can be
required to testify in advance Of
trial.
Mr.. Pressman's suit challenging
constitutionality of the sales tax
was based on alleged violation of
the separation of powers of the exec
utive and legislative branches. He
contended members of the General
Assembly were coerced by Gov.
Lane into passing the tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
; Canadian Schools
GET Atomic Funds
BY the Assoeioisd Prsss

TORONTO, Ontario, May s.-Gen.
A. g. L. McNaughton, chairman Of
Canada's Atomic Energy Control
Board, said today that $500
would be granted three Canadian
universities for atomic research stu
dies in medicine, chemistry and
other peacetime uses.
He made the announcement In an
address to the Engineering Institute
of Canada.
Subject to ratification by Parlia-
ment. he said, $87, 500 will be granted
to McGill University, Montreal,
which already has erected q new
laboratory in which q 100000, 900
electron-volt cyclotron Is being con-
structed.
The University OF British Colum.
bia In Vancouver will receive SO, 500
to assist in providing a Van do
Graaf generator and $4,000 will 60
to the University of Saskatchewan
In Saskatoon toward purchase Of o
0,000, 900 eleetron-volt betatron.
Such equipment is not available
at Canada's atomic energy pilot
plant at Chalk River, Ontario. \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
U. 5. 10 Delay Assignment
I0fWeather Experts foSoviei

Francis w. Reichelderfer. chief OF
the United States Weather Bureau,
said today five American weather
experts will go to Russia some time
in the future to study Weather
conditions.
The men cannot be spared now,
Mr.. Reichelderfer said, adding that
he had asked the Soviet government
for a "raincheck" on their invitation
for five meteorologists to visit Rus
STA at this time.
The State Department announced
yesterday that five Russian meteor
ologists were coming to the United
States. The Soviet has not yet an
swered a request for a reciprocal
arrangement, a statement said
Mr.. Reichelderfer said today, how
ever, that 1t was very definitely
a reciprocal and mutual agreement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
KunkeI
Continued From First Page.

up together for the party. Speaker
Martin of the House was expected
to attend and Mrs. Edward Martin
wife of Senator Martin, Republican
of Pennsylvania, was to be hostess. 4.
The Harrisburg women were to
listen to the debate in the House
later In the afternoon. Two large
sections in the gallery have been
set aside for them. They also will
have their picture taken with Mr.
Kunkel on the Capitol steps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Ohio Senate Votes 10 Fire
Public Workers Who Strike
BY the Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 8.-Public
employees, including school teachers
who struck would lose their Job
automatically under q bill passed by
the Ohio Senate and sent to the
House today.
They could be rehired but would
be on probation for five years and
could not receive wage increases for
three years.
Endorsed by Gov. Thomas ]. Her
bert, the measure would apply to
all State, county, municipal, school
and other public workers.
Sponsors said the measure was
needed because of recent walkouts
by State Highway Department work
ers and a growing belief" that pub
lie employees had the right to strike
against the government.
Representatives Of organized labor
told Senate Judiciary Committee
which recommended passage Of the
measure, that any strike by public
employees would be against arbitrary
superiors" rather than government
Two Republicans Joined the Sen
ate's four Democrats in voting
against the bill, which passed, n
to 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Swelling Rice Cargo
PeriIs Swedish Ship
BY The Assoeioisd Prsss

SAN FRANCISCO, May "a
cargo Of 5000 tons OF rice. swelling
steadily in her water-soaked holds,
threatened today to burst the seams
Of the fire-scarred Swedish freighter
Frej.
Tugs pulled the 1,976-ton ship
from the San Francisco Bay shoals,
onto which she drifted Tuesday
night with an engine room IRE
spreading to her cabins and super
structure. She was towed to q
dock.
The Frej, formerly the American
freighter Stanley A. Grifiiths, was
of pier Al awaiting repair Of a
rudder before departing for Gothen-
burg when "flashback" fire broke
out while the boiler was being fred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Slayer, 18, Practices
Second Walk to Chair

NEW IBERIA, La, May 8 R.-
With only one night remaining be-
fore he goes a second time to Louisi-
ana's electric chair. an 18-year-old
Negro boy quietly studied his Bible
in a jail cell here today and prac-
ticed walking "the last mile"
Willie Francis. with whom death
failed to keep a date when he sat in
the electric chait May 3, 1916, prac-
ticed making that last short walk
with Father Charles Hannigan
Catholic priest who has visited him
daily since the chair failed to do its
work more than a year ago.
willie is a good pupil" Father
Hannigan said. HE wants to die
like a man and we've been practic.
ing walking the way he wants tt
walk the last mile Willie says he's
going to walk it steady. He says
he'll be darned If he is going to act
like q cry-baby. I believe him"
Francis is scheduled to die tomor.
row between noon and pm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Riots by Hungry Chinese
Flare in Parts Of shanghai
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

SHANGHAI, May g. Isolated
rioting by hungry Chinese fared
in Shanghai's western districts to-
day, and Mayor X. c. WI promised
worried rice dealers that their shops
would be protected.
Mayor WI told more than 200 rice
dealers who appealed to him today
that police had been alerted for
emergency calls. He reiterated that
rioters would be given severe pun
ishment.
Most food shops kept their doors
closed. Chinese carried away IL
bags of rice from one shop and broke
into another, but police managed
to control other outbreaks.
The price of rice reached 10000
Chinese dollars $500 picul t1331s
pounds, 10000 Chinese dollars
above the price Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Fire Departmental Held
Prevention Agencies
In Conference Here

Fire departments should be re-
garded as fire-prevention agencies
as well as fire-fighting groups and
substantial" portions Of their ex-
penditures should be on prevention.
This was one of q long list Of rec
concentrations In an action pro-
gram" presented today to the 1000
delegates attending the Presidents
Conference on Fire Prevention.
w. e. Rynolds, commissioner OF
public buildings and chairman Of
the conferences Co-ordinating COM
mittee, presented the program, based
on six committee reports which the
group had accepted, as the three-day
session In the Departmental Audi
forum neared an end.
The recommendations covered law
and law enforcement, education for
fire prevention, the fire fighting
services, research, building con-
struction and operation, and win
ming Of public support for an in
tensive fire prevention program.
"Too many people place their
trust In a fire engine, in good
fire department. The real basic an
swer Is prevention" Gov. Clarence
w. Meadows OF West Virginia de-
clared in the conferences final adj
dress.
John n. Craig Of Illinois. presi-
dent Of the fire marshal's section
Of the National Fire Prevention As
sociation, told delegates that poll
tics in the fire service can only
promote more and bigger fires"
''It Is q disastrous setback to any
fire protection program" he said.
when any fire chief or chief Of an
inspection bureau Is discharged be-
cause a new Mayor Of an opposite
political faith has been elected"
The conference was opened Tues
day by President Truman.
Speakers today included Herman
c. Wilson, president Of the National
Institute of Municipal Law Officers;
George w. Welsh, president of the
United States Conference of Mayors,
and George Neuner, attorney gen.
eral Of the State of Oregon.
o. j. Arnold, president of North
western National Life Insurance Co.,
Minneapolis, yesterday told the dele
gates that carelessness-the cause Of
most fires-"will yield only to per-
sistent persuasive education"
w. E. Mallalieu, general manager
Of the National Board of Fire I'm
derwriters, said the Nation was "in
the midst of an era of growing fire
hazards brought about by the de-
velopment and wider use OF fiamma-
Bile and explosive chemicals"
He urged speedup of research
to cope with the fire threat from
newly developed chemicals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
IN. & w. Train Overturns
In Yards; None Injured
BY the Associated Press

CREWE, Va, May 8.-The loco
motive of Norfolk 81 Western ex-
press train No. 20, bound from Nor
folk to Cincinnati, left the tracks
and overturned in the N. g. w. yards
here last night. Details of the acct
dent were not available Immediately
pending an investigation, railway
officials said.
The train carried no passengers
and the crew. members were not
hurt, an N. g. w. spokesman said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Journey Sees Senate
Taking Up Uniiicaiioa

Chairman Quincy OF the Sonata
Armed Services COMMITTEES ex.
pressed confidence today the SEN
ate VIII take up the bin to unity
the armed forces at this session II
his committee reports It out.
He made the statement after
Republican Senators had discussed
the unincation plan along with
other pending problems IN q party,
conference. Although the unifica.
ton bill Is not on the tentative
program Of Senate leaders for fioor
debate, they have emphasized that
Is because the bill Is not vet out
OF committee.
Admiral William r. Halsey yes-
terday questioned the wisdom Of
setting up the Air Forces on Coz
equal basis with the Army and
Navy which the armed forces tinifi.
cation bill would do.
ITS none Of my business" the
admiral. now on inactive duty, told
Senator Gurney's committee, but
beyond strategic bombing, I see no
excuse for an autonomous air force
Admiral Halsey showed q lack Of
enthusiasm for the bill. His opin-
ions clashed with Recommendation
OF Secretary Of the Navy Forrestal
and Admiral Nimitz. present top
Navy oficer who testified earlier In
favor Of the legislation. It would
establish q single cabinet secretary
Of defense for the armed branches.
Admiral Halsey said these three
points in the proposed legislation
impress me-
!. That Army and Navy Depart.
ment leaders place different inter.
pretations" on the compromise uni.
fication plan they drew up under
pressure from President Truman.
2. That naval aviation Is not
clearly defined"
3. That the Marine Corps might
'be totally abolished" by putting
marines into Army uniforms"
On the House side, Gen. Eisen-
hover, Army Chief Of STAFF, said
he would agree to writing into the
bill any protection for Marine Corps
integrity that Congress cared to put
into 1t,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08

1t was impossible for them to have
known what they were doing"
Scene Called Inhuman.
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1t was impossible for them to have
known what they were doing"
Scene Called Inhuman.
The petition added that:
1.-THE scene was a disgraceful anc
inhuman exhibition, that as soon al
the switch controlling the current
was taken off, the drunkard execu-
TONER cursed Francis and told hin
he would be back to finish electro
cutting him, and If the electricity die
not kill him he would kill him with
o rock"
Mr.. Wright asked the Supreme
Court to issue writ of habae!
corpus on behalf Of Francis ar1c
suggested that the high tribunal or
der that the facts surrounding the
first execution attempt be deter
mined by a commission appointed
by the court or by a district judge
In Louisiana.
Bertrand De Blanc, Louisiana at
torney, filed a second petition today
asking that 1t review the refusal OF
the Louisiana Supreme Court yes
terday to grant Francis a writ OF
habeas corpus.
Sadistic Impulse Charged.
Mr.. Wrights petition said that
Francis "also alleges upon informa-
ton and belief that the executioner
was actuated by sadistic impulses
and either willfully, deliberately or
Intentionally applies less than a
minimal lethal current, for the pur-
pose Of torturing the petitioner. As
q consequence, the petitioner was
cruelty, inhumanly and excruciat-
angly tortured"
The Supreme Court last January
by q S to 4 decision ruled that
Louisiana could not put Francis in
the electric chair a second time.
In February the court refused to
reconsider its decision. In its Janu-
airy opinion the court said it was
assumed that State officials carried
out their duties under the death
warrant in careful and humane
manner"
Wright today offered the allega-
tons of intoxication as inforna-
ton not available at the time the
court first considered the case.
Mr.. De Blanc's petition cited
among other things, that since
Francis was first sentenced to be
executed, the State Legislature had
enacted new requirements for the
carrying out of executions.
The Supreme Court is expected to
decide in closed conference some
time today whether 1t will grant
either or both of the petitions.