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The NEW POLAR CONCEPT hos stirred onn notions TO cir land and seq muneuversT The Soviet
picture fright ene) i. from d 1887 Arctic expedition The rest are American photographs

from nutritional requirements to nee
essary tools for practical polar engi-
neering.
Plane exploratory flights will oe
continued from Little America every
day that weather conditions permit
until the last hotilla of stout Arctic
ships leaves to smash through the
thickening Ross Sea ice pack.
An emergency camp has been set
up on the ice shelf. 1t will be manned
by a 30-member rescue team only if
some plane is downed in an accident.
They will stay through the Antarctic
winter, since departure of the last
contingent cannot be delayed.
Meanwhile, the U. S. Army has
been conducting its own polar tests
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Treaties
.Miahtier Than the Sword

In the plush chamber
of the French foreign office in Paris,
delegates from the five German satel-
lite countries gathered reluctantly to
write their names. They were fateful
signatures committing their countries
to give away much territory, a large
part of their defense forces and ST.
$50, 600, 900 in reparations to 20 vic
tor nations.
The five were Italy, Romania, Bull
garia, Hungary and Finland. The VIC
tors were the Big Four-the United
States, Britain, Russia and France
and is other Allied nations.
Agents of some of the vanquished
states were dissatisfied - but they
signed.
Riots broke out in Italy and a Brit
ish general was killed in Rome.
Marquis Antonio Nell Lupi di So
ragna, the Italian delegate, penned
his long signature although Premier
Alcide de Gasperi had given notice
he would seek revision through the
United Nations. The treaty strips
Sawdust Caesar M~ussolini's modern
Roman empire of it's African colonies,
Venezia Giulia, part of her border
with France, the Dodecanese Islands,
bills for $780, 600, 900 in ~reparations
and limits her to a 81, 500-man army
and a 67,500-ton navy.
Georges Tatarescu, Romanian for
eign minister, signed in a spirit of
international cooperation" despite
what he called excessive and unjust"
sections which kept Romania from
making claims on Germany.
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In Short -.

Estimated: By the U. S. Dept. of
Agriculture, that this years domestic
food supply will be as large, but
slightly more costly than last years,
with more beef, sugar, cereals, fish
and canned fruits available, less lamb,
dried fruits and milk in all forms.
Granted: By the N. Y. State Su-
preme Court, permission for Wayne
William Lonergan, 4, heir to the
multi-mfnion dollar fortune of his
slain mother, to drop the name OF
Lonergan and be known as William
Anthony Burton.
Presented: To the Library of Con-
gress, original manuscript of Abraham
Llncoln's humble autobiography"
written in 1859.
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wear on all moving machinery parts.
The bazooka and kickless rife may
supplant conventional firearms for po-
lar use. An artillery piece, designed
to recoil IA inches, jolted back only
an inch when its. pneumatic recoil
mechanism Vas frozen. Several rounds
fired under such conditions would
disable the gun.
The recoilless gun, developed at the
end of World War II, has a system of
escape ports at the breech to allow
some of the explosion to filter out,
dampening the kick to a point where
some lighter artillery pieces have
been fired experimentally from the
shoulder. Its few moving parts make
it a better weapon for Arctic use.
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ARCTIC: New Polar CONCEPT Stirs World

THE top and bottom of the
i world have taken on a stra-
tegic Importance in the atomic
age of tomorrow that no nation
can afford to overlook. Both areas
are weather breeders and mastery
of them means possession of scientific,
economic and military factors of vital
significance.
Antarctica, for instance, is a CONT
nent of 5,250,00 square miles, more
than one and one-third times the size
of the continental United States. It
may or may not abound in mineral
wealth.
The United States has military and
scientific expeditions in the Antarctic.
1t is not the only country. The British,
for instance, have been there for sew
eral years.
Argentina and Chile have launched
expeditions of their own and Aus
tralia is said to be planning a mission
to further her claim to some $780,
900 square miles of territory. Other
nations with interests in the Antarctic
are Russia, France, Belgium, Norway,
Japan and Germany.
Arctic Is Strategic
The Arctic is an especially strategic
area. Across it lie the most direct
aerial routes between continents in
the northern hemisphere. If there is
another war, military tacticians say
it likely will be fought in the Arctic.
The nations of the world are test
ing their land, sea and air equipment
in these vast polar ice boxes. Man.
power stamina limits in the polar re-
gions are almost an unknown factor.
R. Adm. Richard H. Cruzen, opera
tional commander of the Byrd Ant
arctic expedition, some of whose ships
now are beating their way back
through the Ross Sea ice pack, said
it might take several years to ap-
praise all the scientific data the 1000
man expedition had gained.
eff we have learned one thing" he
said, I'VE have learned how very little
we know.
I'VE are still in the dark on the
great majority of weather problems
and polar navigation. Our maps Of
both poles are inaccurate and out
dated"
Learning Polar Lessons
The admiral was certain, however,
that applied science of the mechani-
cal age can be employed as effectively
at the poles as anywhere else in the
world. Steel ships, despite many pres
ent shortcomings in ice conditions,
demonstrated their ability to operate
in polar seas. New steel hulls prob
ably will be designed.
In the two months since the expe-
dition left Virginia, the admiral said,
the men had sailed more than 5000
miles, penetrated the worst ice pack
in Antarctic history, built base facili-
ties on the ice ledge capable of hous-
ing nearly 500 men and operated a
feet of planes.
Tests also were conducted along
many supplementary lines, ranging
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AERIAL: New Sky Weapons

sonic speeds of $50 to $50 miles an
hour, will make its first speed trials
this spring.
The power of n Of the Army's
biggest bombers, the tailless Flying
Wing, designed to carry five tons of
bombs 10000 miles, is being nearly
tripled with jet engines.
Meanwhile, scientists at the White
Sands, N. NJ, rocket proving grounds
have turned down volunteers for a
fight in a German w rocket 100
miles into space.
Rocket experts theorized the pilot
would feel only slight pressure at first
but so seconds after the takeoff he
would be subjected to five times the
normal gravitational pull.
On the descending trip, he would
release his pressurized cabin and para
chute to the ground. Total elapsed
time of the trip would be about 10
minutes-most of it spent parachuting.
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with Task Force Williwaw in the
Aleutians.
1t has learned that even when the
temperature is only So degrees above
zero, if there is a wind of 70 miles an
hour, the chilling effect to the body is
as severe as if the temperature were
43 degrees below zero without a wind.
And wind in the Aleutians, the Army
found, reaches a velocity of 100 miles
an hour.
New Arctic Weapons
New weapons and machines may
have to be devised. Engines in sub
zero cold have to be warmed up for
hours with blow torches. Solidifed
oil and grease have immobilized
tanks. Sluggish lubricants aggravate
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Manned appearing Ille edSe' 1esdlo1eSs
IF Picard's ruling.
1ndustry's fears that the opinion
,,ioht not be iron-clad prompted calls
tnr ouick revision of the wage-hour
nv The U. S. Chamber of Commerce
and the National Association of Man.
~'lfacturers said employers still face
threat of bankruptcy over unjust
Claims arising under the wage-hour
sctn and called for correction of its
.mbieuities and uncertainties.
Sen. Robert A. Taft (R-Ohio), chair
man of the Republican policy group,
.aid portal pay was one of two issues
given top priority after a conference
gi+h Rep. Joseph Martin (R-Mass),
sneaker of the House. A Senate Ju-
dietary subcommittee already has
completed hearings on bills to ban or
limit portal claims. A House Judiciary
subcommittee has nearly completed
its hearings.
Split Over Tax Cuts
Meanwhile, Republicans evidenced
widening split over taxes. Sen. Taft
tossed a monkey wrench into plans of
House Republicans for a quick cut
hack in income taxes by announcing
he would fight any reduction effective
before July ]
This would permit only half of the
S,5OO, OOO, 900 reduction which had
been sought by making a 20 percent
cut effective over the full calendar
wear. Rep. Harold Knutson (R-Minn),
chairman of the House Ways and
Means Committee, is sticking to his
promise of a tax bill making reduc-
tons retroactive to January l.
Another factor working against
speedy tax slashes is the unsettled in
ternational situation and almost uni
versal acceptance of the belief that
the United States must remain mil
itarilv strong until adequate safe
guards are set up.
Preparedness Costs
Rep. Walter G. Andrews (R-NY),
chairman of the House Armed Ser
vices Committee, came out fatty
against a contemplated slash of ST.
600. OO0, 900 in the Presidents SILL
200, OOO, 900 Army-Navy budget allot-
ment until Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover, Army chief of staff, has an OPP
portunity to state his views.
Still another factor is the declara-
ton of Secretary of State George c.
Marshall, in his first press conference
a week ago that this country must
back up its foreign policy with real
military power until there is peace
with a dependable basis of collective
security
Sec. Marshall stated bluntly he did
not agree with the Russian view that
atomic energy control can be dealt
with as part of general disarmament.
In any case, ne said, there can be no
disarmament until there is interna-
tional security.
Universal military trainin g on a
basis that provides actual protection
for this country is a prime necessity
at once, he declared.
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China &c


CHINA, torn between warning
~ Nationalist and Chinese Com
munist factions, faces the very
real danger of complete economic
collapse. Since the announcement
three weeks ago of withdrawal Of
American forces and mediators, Chi
nese currency has been in a dizzy
%toboggan.
looming imitation, with economic
chaos just around the corner, appar-
emily plays directly into the hands Of
the Communists, who count heavily
on the bankruptcy of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek's Marking govern.
ment in their struggle for power.
At the time of General George c.
Marshall's Withdrawal as special en-
voy to China, the Marking govern
ment had pegged the yuan officially
at $3.50 to ST American. The yuan is
the unit generally referred to as the
Chinese dollar. The yuan then was
selling on the Shanghai black market
at 1900 to ST American.
Export Bonus
A fortnight ago Premier T. v.
Soong declared a so percent surcharge
on luxury imports to pay for a 100
percent subsidy OF all exports. This
step was designed to stabilize the cur
rency and also to gather in foreign
exchange for the Marking govern
ment.
Within two days the black market
had. beaten the yuan down to $1,000
to l.
Then the American consul advised
Chinese exporters that for every cent
paid as a subsidy by the government
on Chinese exports an equal amount
would be collected by the United
States as tax, in addition to normal
duties.
The notice was based on provision
of the U. S. Tariff Act of 1880 and on
customs regulations.
$1,000 Overnight
The skidding Chinese currency
dropped another $1,000 Chinese in
value overnight, becoming II, 1000 to /.
Later it sagged to 14,50O to l, with no
takers.
Chinese merchants and the wealthy
families rushed to convert their cur
rency into articles of permanent
value. Jewelry, gold and silver ex.
changes were thronged with CUSTOM
ers buying watches, gems and precious
metals.
At one time during the first World
War, the yuan actually was worth
more than the American dollar be-
cause of it's silver content. Between
1888 and 1886 it was worth about Is
cents.
An increasingly large segment Of
foreign and Chinese businessmen see
a sweeping purge as the only effective
remedy for debilitated China. To be
really effective, they maintain, the
purge would have to include some Of
the key figures in both the Marking
and Yenan regimes.
Other Chinese commercial interests
are hoping for a coalition government
formed through compromise of the
Nationalist and Communist view
points. Without foreign loans, they
say, the Chinese economic situation
is hopeless and the prospect for loans
is nil so long as the country is torn
by civil strife.
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lion workers were
idle; many went
back on the dole
for the first time
since the prewar
depression. D e e p
snow and one of the
winters
cold a sifted
into thousands of
homes, cut off part
of each day from
coal and electricity.
The Labor gov
ernment, which con-
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Britain
An Industrial Dunkeroue

Britons, famed for their ability to
take it" faced up to one of the grav-
est crises in their history. The fuel
shortage did what Hitler's death
dealing blitz had been unable to
%paralyze Britain.
Over half the industry of England
and Wales was shut down. Four mil
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Dates
TUESDAY,. February Is

1uCSudy, TCDIudIy 10
Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras
in Ala, Fla, and Lao.
Anniversary (69th), phono-
graph patented by Thomas Edi-
son.
Wednesday, February 10
Ash Wednesday (Lent begins).
Thursday, February 20
National Business Show opens
in San Francisco.
Anniversary (155th), Post Of
flee system.
Friday, February Fl
World Federation conference
opens in Asheville, N. C.
Anniversary (76th), District of
Columbia granted territorial form
of government.
Saturday, February ~
Washington's Birthday.
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Congress TO Discuss
Portal Suits, Taxes

THE portalto-portal pay dispute, involving some 4,8Ooo oo oo,
may wind up IN Congress and the Supreme Court for final settle
went, That course will suit Federal District Judge Frank A. Picard
who last week dismissed the Mount Clemens Pottery CO. case which
vast the basis for hundreds of other portal pay suits on file from
coast to coast. Both government and labor Union attorneys had
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Quotes

Warren r. Austin, American
delegate to the United Nations
Security Council: eve are nearer
Ito real security and disarma-
ment) than we ever have been
before"
Gil Doads, the flying parson"
champion miller of the track
world: God runs with me every
step of the way"
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Z-z-zoom!

Z-z-zoom!
The Navy has unveiled its D-558
Skystreak, a turbo-jet propelled Ely
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-01
Ap SPORTS
 ROUNDUP
By HUGH FULLERTON, JR.

EAST LANSING, Mich, July l,- R-One of Biggie Munn's first acts after coming to Michigan State as football coach was to get the squad together to elect captain . It had been l5 years since the Spar tans had chosen a captain, but Mum, very serious gent about some things explains it this way. I'm great believer in captains. A team without one is like ship without rudder: the boys need one and it's the greatest honor a player can get Also good captain can do a coach a lot of good"
 Biggie isn't boasting about his 1947 prospects, since he hasn't much material coming along. but he's very proud of Michigan States custom of never cutting a player from squad.
 We still had l25 at the end of spring practice" he boasts. T think that anybody who comes to practice regularly should be kept In later years he'll be able to say he was on the Michigan State football squad, even if he wasn't good enough to win a letter"
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SHEA E BECOMING HURLER
 NO. 1 AMER. LEAG.
By JOE REICHLER

Associated Press Sports Writer
 Rookie righthander Frank Shea of the New York Yankees, who not long ago was unofficially tabbed as the best freshman hurler Of the major leagues, today challenged Bob Teller of Cleveland and Hal New nouser of Detroit as well as his own teammate Spud Chandler for the designation as the Number One pitcher of the American League.
 Shea last night gained his 10th victory against only two defeats when he defeated the American League champion Red Sox in Bos- ton 3-1.
 Jce Dobson, biggest winner on the Red Sox, was Shea's opposing moundsman yesterday but a two- run triple by Joe DiMaggio in the first inning got Jughandle Jce off on the wrong foot The victory en- abled the league leading Yankees to open up a five and half game bulge over the second place Sox.
 The Brooklyn Dodgers, led by their new home run slugger Pee Wee Reese, their new outfielder Arky Waugh and their new clean up clouter Carl Furillo, downed the Phillies in Philadelphia "A to move within two percentage points of the National League leading Boston Braves.
 Ewell (The Whip Blackwell, Cin- cinnati's no-hit pitcher, recovered from poor start to register his llth straight and 18th victory of the season as his mates came from behind to defeat the Chicago Cubs in Cincinnati 6-4. Eddie Lukon hit his sixth home run for the Reds of Johnny Schmitz who went down to his 11th defeat.
 The Chicago White Sox spotted Detroit a 50 lead in the second inning and then came on to defeat
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ALASkA COASTAL CARRIES SEVENTY
 ONE, ii FLIGHTS

Eleven flights were flown by AL aska Coastal yesterday carrying Fl rassengers tc their destinations. Three of the flights were to Tulse- quah
 On the first trip to Tulsequah, .ncne were taken over and G. Daal. L. Befube and D. Schuster came in. The second flight flew Ben Meadows and N. Krook there, re- turning with E. Miller and R. Val laimount. w Giguen and MT. and Mrs. Hans Froeze flew to the camp, the plane returning empty.
 From Juneau to Hoonah were Paul Harris. Frank See, Henry Murphy. R. Hanson and A. Craig. Returning to Juneau were Mrs. Harry Douglss. A. Blake, Joe White and Kelly St Clair.
 On the second trip to Hoonah were A. EinstosS, Wayne Winner Mrs. Winner. B. Kangas and Sid Martin. M Ringstad flew to Peters burg on the same flight On the trip to Juneau was Norval Mathi- son from Ketchikan
 Howard Stabler was flown to Skagway and N A. McEachran was flown to Haines On the northward flight. Returning from Haines were Mrs. Sadmg, Henry Hogue, Mrs. Shellan and M Goding,
 Henry Gocdland was taken to Ex- curslon Inlet and Ruth Roma and Susie Young came in from Hawk Inlet, completing the seventh flight
 Returning from Lake Florence were Sid Voiles. H. Swanson, c. Bassford, J McDaniel and F. Rein deau
 Coming in from Elfin Cove were Mrs. D A. Galley, L. Galley, Raino Aleg. Leo Lind, O. A. Galley and Mrs. R. w. Ceho.
 Two flight were flown to Sitka with Muriel Cook, N Bonchard, B. Allmeyer, D. Burch, Bud Haus and R. Avrit. Returning were R. R. Orme, Charles E. Rice, Ernest Ny gard, Mrs Nygard and two child ren, Rose Ticknor, Dorothy Bilbo, w. Chipperiield, H. Sperling, Charles Burdick, Bobby Noff, Mrs. Noff, Mrs T. C. Whitehead, T. c. Whitehead. c. Forward, w. Wana- maker and w. c Olson.
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Empire Want ads for results!
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0AkLAND'5 CASEY
 HAS HIS BIG SAY
By BILL BECKER lAssCciated Press Sports Writer

While league-leading Los Angeles and close-second San Francisco prepare to whack each other around this week. the refreshing Casey Stengel, manager of the third d-place Oaklanders, forthrightly says his Acorns are going to win the coast pennant.
 The Seals? They don't like that left-handed stuff. The Angels? They can't play all their games in that match box" was Casey's curt dismissal of his foremost rivals.
 But give me Oakland. I ain't afraid of the jinx,9 was the color ful shippers final crack of the im- promptu interview.
 Other series this week, besides Oakland at Hollywood, find San Diego and Sacramento and Portland
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the Tigers 6-5 in Chicago on Luke Applings eighth inning home run off Hal White.
 Washington emerged the victor in a see-saw battle With the Philadel- phia Athletics. winning S-7 with a three-run cluster in the last Of the ninth.
 All games were played at night. The scheduled night game between Cleveland and the Browns at St Louis was postponed by rain New York, Boston, St. Louis and Pitts burgh in the National League were not scheduled.
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TWIN GAME
 NEXT SUNDAY
0l CTS, Under Fred Henning, Will Meet
 Youngsters

There will be a doubleheader of baseball next Sunday, part of the Fourth of July festivities. The first game will be between the oldtimers and the Teen-agers at o'clock. Fred Hennine will manage the old timers, who cannot have a league player in their lineup except for a catcher and pitcher Any old men that would like to play and disclose their ages are asked to contact Fred Henning. The game will be only five innings.
 The regular game will be played at 3 o'clock between the Legion and Elks. This is a regular sched- uled Gastineau Channel League game.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That on June 9th, 1947, in the U s. Commissioner Court for Juneau Precinct, at Juneau, Alaska, Howard D. Stabler was appointed admins trator for the administration of the ancillary estate of IRA E. TUCKER, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them, with verified vouchers as required by law, to said admins trator at his office in the Shattuck Building. Juneau, Alaska, within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice.
 HOWARD D. STABLER,
 Administrator First publication, June 10, 1947. Last publication, July l, 1947.
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at Seattle. there1l be eight games all around because of extra double headers on Fourth of July.
 Incidentally, Casey had TIL for Portland's Jim Turner. He thinks the Beavers have flashed the most effective pitching we've seen," and likes Portland or Hollywood for fourth place in his predictions.
 With Los Angeles third.
 San Francisco second.
 Oakland, of course, first.
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GO TO FAIRBANKS

The Misses Harriet and Dorothy Gore, daughters of Mrs. Lucille Si- lnenstad Of Aux Bay left Monday oy plane enrcute to Fairbanks.
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When you pay for QUALITY why lot get the FINEST-Buy FLOR 5HEIM SHOES at Graves. --adv.
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American League
Gastineau Channel League
WHIPPING CREAM
Pacific Coast League

For the Fourth at your local gro- cers or plant office Juneau Dairies, Inc. adv 620-t2
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CARPENTERS Overalls at Cas- ers. adv. 618-t4
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-01-25

The speaker CT the day, Gladys
r. Holmes, rendered a scholarly
and inspiring address, Building
The Brave New Postwar
World" which was followed by
a spirited and informative
question period. The grand evc-
ming closed with a luscious Cos
fee Hour.
Master Joseph A. Thompson,
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
A. Thompson, ST., Of 6 Edgewood
Park, RoXbury, celebrated his
third birthday on Sunday, Jan,
10, with a party at the home Of
his parents. The little chap re-
eeived many wonderful and use
full gifts and all his young
friends enjoyed the occasion
hugely. Among those present
were: Laura Ann Lewis, Lorraine
Davis, Leona, Debora and Billy
Wooten, Thomas GumeS, Johnny
DeRosa, Joseph Rayford, and
Phyllis Thompson. Also Joseph
Godmother, Mrs. Emily Borran
and daughter, Miss Phyllis Bor-
ran, Mr., and Mrs. Louis Gumas
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lewis, Miss