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Evening star., 1948-02-12
Lincoln Rewarded Missionary
For Sovinq Man From G Connib0Is

Moto, whose son had been shang-
haied by Spanish sailors, insisted:
"They are all one kind-the white
men. I shall roast this white man"
Armed with Bible.
Needless of personal peril, Kekela
dressed up in his Sunday best.
Carrying only a Bible, he and
Kaukau went to the cannibal's S
outdoor kitchen. They arrived just
in time. Under the angry gaze Of
the natives, Kekela boldly strobe up
to the terrified sailor, knelt, and
prayed over him.
Chief Mato was oyerawed by
Kekela's sabbath finery. But he re-
fused to call off the barbecue until
the missionary offered to give him
his own boat and another friend
promised him gun.
Thus was spared Jonathan
Whalon, the man who came for ro-
nance and almost stayed for dinner.
When his ship returned to America,
the story of his novel rescue
reached President Lincoln.
Lincoln promptly sent $500 to the
United States minister in Honolulu
to buy gold watches for both Kekela
and Kaukau.
Real Watch on Pulpit.
In a simple and eloquent letter OF
gratitude, Kekela wrote:
"Ah! I greatly honor your inter-
est in this countryman of yours. It
is, indeed, in keeping with all I
have known of your acts as Pres
ident of the United States"
Robert Louis Stevenson, who
loved the natives and thought the
civilization a curse to
theant once saw Kekeia's letter and
said:
81 do not envy the man who can
read 1t without emotion"
In time the gold watch became
battered as the proud Kekela beat
it against his pulpit, exhorting his
people to give Up eating the sspuaka
SnaaaA forevers ssra ssssspsssS ssssssa
sIfys watch how e1pngy To the
HaNaiian Mission Childrer's Soci-
ety III Honolulu. inside the case lis
this inscription in Hawaiian ::s'4p
From the President of the
United States to Rev. j. Kekela for
his noble conduct in rescuing an
citizen from death on the
island of Hiva-oa, January IA,
1854"
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traders marking time pending to-
days parliamentary debate on the
governments anti-infiationary policy.
Both bears and bulls were re-
luctant to extend their lines, pre-
ferring to wait for Chancellor of the
Exchequer Sir Stafford Grips state
ment on Britain's economic position.
There was some switching into
South African gold shares as hedge
against indications the government
may take drastic steps to limit profits
and dividends. Most of the mining
companies are registered at Cape
town and not subject to British
profits tax.
In other sections government
bonds were steady to firm. Most in
dustrials were unchanged to weak.
Evening star., 1948-02-12
Toronto Trading Light,
AWAITING Lead From u. S.

TORONTO, Feb. IL (P.-There
was little activity at the opening on
the Toronto Stock Exchange today
and only half a dozen industrials
moved on fractional downward
trend, while mining stocks were
about unchanged. With United
States markets closed for Lincoln's
birthday observance, traders here
were unwilling to commit them
selves without lead from the
sharply f1uctuating markets in the
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Continued From First Page.)

man of the merchant associations S
wholesale food section, said he had
talked with number OF producers
who said they were in no rush to
market their livestock.
"They think prices are going back
up," Mr. Briggs declared. He added
that this was not the time of year
for large runs Of livestock to mar
ket.
The Agriculture Department has
warned that meat will be scarce
this spring and summer, and de-
partment spokesman said today
there had been no change in this
forecast in the light of recent mar
ket breaks.
A spokesman for Giant Food
Stores recalled today that his chain
announced price cuts Monday for
flour, bacon and lard, in advance of
several other large chain stores. Top
grade sliced bacon has been cut from
n to SO cents, while a lower grade
has dropped from SO to 55 cents a
pound, he said.
/. The store has cut 10-pound sacks
of flour from last weeks SO cents to
SO cents today. Lard is now selling
for % cents a pound, 2 cents lower
than Monday.
Wholesale Ham Drop.
Meanwhile, the American Meat
Institute at Chicago said wholesale
hams were down as much as 141a
cents a pound from the January
peak in many cities.
Bacon, it said, has dropped from
81 to 80 cents a pound wholesale;
loins for roasts and chops as much
as 61a cents, while sides of dressed
beef were off 31a to cents pound.
Cotton at New Orleans, where the
market was closed on account of
the Mardi Gras on Tuesday, fell
$950 to $1310 a bale yesterday. But
market observers considered at least
part of the drop due to an adjust
ment with quotations at New York,
where cotton ended $1.65 a bale
lower to so cents higher.
Statistics showed that market
values dropped s3,OOO 100000 on the
New York Stock Exchange since the
close on February 3.
Stock prices on the average were
the lowest since May 27. Grains
ended the week well below Febru-
ary prices.
May wheat closed yesterday at
237 a bushel-49ls cents below the
closing price on the last day before
the break and 691a cents under the
3.o6is peak reached January Is.
May corn ended yesterday at
2.05A -42as cents less than the price
at the wind up of trading February
3 and 65ls cents below the January
is high.
May oats were 981a cents bushel
at yesterdays close-20h cents less
than the final price the afternoon
before the price break started and
31A cents below the crop high of
1.29A on January 23.
London Stocks Quiet
n.kx
Evening star., 1948-02-12
Virginia Senate Gets
Test Tube Boby Bill
By the Assoeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Feb. IA bill put
ting the stamp of legitimacy on
test tube babies was introduced In
the Virginia Senate today.
The substitute stork statute was
offered by Senator George Warren
of Bristol. The legitimacy of any
baby born by artificial dissemination
would not, on that gr' .und, be open
to question in any later court ac-
ton, either civil or criminal, If the
operation was performed with the
consent OF the mothers husband.
Evening star., 1948-02-12
1o Killed in java Crash
Of Dutch Military Plane
by theaAssocioted Press

BATAVIA, Java, Feb. 12.-The
Netherlands East Indies government
said today 10 persons were killed
Tuesday in the crash of a Dutch
military transport plane.
The DC-3 transport crashed while
flying from Bandoeng to Batavia
the announeeneH5s said. The vic
tiias%wsre tie sddhE crew members,
ii military passengers and four
civilians, including two women.
Names of the victims were with
held pending notification Of rela-
tives.
Evening star., 1948-02-12
Stock Decline Continues
At SINGAPORE Opening

SINGAPORE. Feb. II P.-Shares
were marked down drastically in
early trading today on the Singa-
pore exchange.
There was little buying interest,
but light selling pressure prevented
too much deterioration.
Evening star., 1948-02-12

feel that this
economy : mind
ed Congress will
agree to Gov
e r n m e n t pay
raises only If
the wage boosts
can be absorbed
by addi tional
firing Of per-
sonnel. A SIM
liar personnel
ceiling amend
ment was adopt
ed by Congress
when it granted
the last Federal
wage boost in
Evening star., 1948-02-12

workers were found to be no longer
employed by their agencies.
OF the remaining II cases, 13
employees were completely cleared
by the FBI. In the other four
cases. there were indications of pos
sible disloyalty, and the FBI's find
ings have been turned over to the
agencies in which these workers
are employees. Even in these four
cases. the employees win have three
different opportunities, If necessary,
to prove their innocence before the
various appeals boards set up In
the program.
x& X 4
GOOD OPPORTUNITY - For
Government employees who can
afford it, there is a generally over
looked provision in the civil service
retirement act which allows workers
greater retirement benefits.
Everybody is aware that Govern
ment employees contribute 6 per
cent of their salaries-or soon will
when the new retirement bill be-
comes law-into the retirement
fund. But the law allows Govern
ment workers to contribute UP to
10 per cent additional of their SAL
aries. This means an employe can
contribute up to is per cent of his
salary into the retirement fund.
OF course, in these days of high
living costs, very few persons can
afford to put 16 per cent of their
salaries into the retirement fund.
But the law permits whatever per-
centage between the required and
the maximum is per cent that an
employe wishes to put into the fund.
1t would mean greater annuities
on retirement and greater survivor
ship benefits for the dependents of
workers who might die before reach
ing the retirement age. Civil service
actuaries say the benefits received
are much more liberal than those
offered by private insurance COM
panies. incidentally, members of
Congress are also eligible to in
crease their retirement contribu-
tions.
So, If you can possibly manage
it, take advantage of the plan. And,
if you can't afford it right now, you
can always increase your salary con-
at a later date to become
eligible for larger retirement bene-
fits.
II 4 u
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - Repre-
sentative Patman, Democrat, of
Texas has turned author. He has
written "Our American Govern
ment-The Answers to 1901 Cues
tions on How It Works." and it will
be published by ziff-Davis next
Evening star., 1948-02-12
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy with highest temperature
near 40 this afternoon. Cloudy with
more rain or snow during the night
and tomorrow. Lowest tonight
about 81.
virginia-Cloudy with some rain
extreme south portion this after
noon. Rain south portion and
cloudy followed by rain or snow
north portion tonight or tomorrow.
Turning colder tomorrow afternoon
or night.
Maryland-Cloudy this afternoon.
Cloudy followed by rain or snow late
tonight and tomorrow. Colder to-
morrow afternoon and night.
Wind velocity, 5 miles per hour;
direction, south-southeast.
Road Report.
(From American Automobile Association }
In area extending north of Fredericks-
burg and Warrenton to New YORK Guy
and east of Frederick, Md, main roads
are generally clear, but slippery in spots
Thaw is expected this afternoon in the
District of Columbia and vicinity. Light
rain is expected in West Virginia today,
Chains are advised for all travel in the
coastal States. and speeds should not ex-
ceed rs m.p.h
River Report.
tFrom U. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1948-02-12
BY Hal Boyle


NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Did you
ever hear how Abraham Lincoln
gave a gold watch to a native mis-
sionary for saving an American sea-
man from being eaten by South Sea
cannibals?
He took time out from his Civil
War duties "a years ago this month
to do this small act of kindness.
This nttle-known story Is better
remembered in Honolulu than in
Washington. Wilmon Menard tells
it in the current issue Of Natural
History, magazine of the American
Museum of Natural History.
The scene was the island of Hiva-
GA in the Marquesas group below the
Pacific Equator. A Peruvian crew
shelled this green paradise. landed,
ravished the women and seized
many native men for labor in the
mines of Peru
The cannibal tribes swore to get
revenge by putting on their bill of
fare the next white sailors to land.
tcgctdTldNS SWitCu.
Later an American whaler hove
to offshore, hearing of the remark
able beauty of the Polynesian girls,
First Mate Jonanthan Whalon
rowed in.
The merry cannibals locked their
arms in his, told him the prize beau
ties lived further up the valley
away from the islands mission sta
ton.
Whalon-neither the first nor the
last American wolf TO fall for this
bait-wentsa alonga acheerfulyv As
soon as they were out of sight, the
cannibals trussed him up and threw
him before a stone altar.
AS the fagots were piled, word was
spread around that the menu for
the day would be good old ""puaka
enata," which can only be trans
lated as "long pig"
!. Some vsgetaei shE u ~ths island.
ran To tfles natiye mission
ary, James Kekela, and snitched:
"A white man is about to- be
Evening star., 1948-02-12

tions for biologists. The Jobs pay
from 1854 to s3,397 year 1.
James 3. Burns, president Of ths
AFL American Federation Of Gov
|ernment Employees, win participate
in q discussion on Loyalty Tests
and American Communists" In q
broadcast over WTOP on Saturday.
The time is $3.50 pm, and Mr.. Burns
will emphasize his strong convic-
tion that loyalty Investigations are
necessary The Bureau of En-
craving and Printing women's EN-.
ployes' union, Federal Employees Lo-
cal No. los, has gone on record in
opposition to daylight saving time.
The union, an affiliate of the Ma.
tional Federation Of Federal EN-.
ployes, elected Nicie B. Perrell
president for the coming year:
Mayme M. Davis, Elsie Hoover, OIL
yer Greer, Hazel M. Gallenne, vice
presidents; Gertrude McNally. cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Leo wal.
liams, recording secretary, and Ger.
trude Schellhorn, financial secre-
tary.
Evening star., 1948-02-12
Robbi KirshbIum to Speak

Rabbi Max Kirshblum, executive
vice president of the Mizrachi Or
ganization of America, will address
the Beth Sholom congregation,
Eighth and Shepherd streets NV,
at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-02-12

placing of a wreath at the Lincoln
statue in Lincoln Park. Two girl
cadets of Washington Vocational
High School acted as a guard of
honor as Samuel Smith, Bowen
pupil. placed the wreath.
Evening star., 1948-02-12
The Federal Spotlight
Slash in Personnel Ceilings
Considered to Absorb Pay Raise
By joseph Youno

Federal personnel ceiling amendment Government pay
raise legislation which would absorb pay raise bill
being considered seriously by the Senate Civil Service
mtee.
In other words Government pay would firing
of thousands of additional Federal s-------
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additional neps OF Gopern.
nent affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Young's broads
cast Uersion OF the Federal Spot
light at 3:l5 pm, every Sunday
on WMAL, The Star stdtion.J !
Evening star., 1948-02-12

The Rev. Alexander Kaukau, Ha-
waiian associate of Kekela, mean
while had got in touch with Mato,
the cannibal chieftain, but failed to
dissuade him from his program for
solving the tourist problem.
Evening star., 1948-02-12

High and Low Yesterday.
High, 80. at $50 pm.
Low. IS,sat 1:20 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, go. on January 9.
Lowest, 8, on January %.
Tide Tables.
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Precipitation.

=
Degree DAYS.
Degree days of yesterday q
Evening star., 1948-02-12
London Stocks Quiet
Pending Parliament Debate

LONDON, Feb. u (R.-London
stock markets were quiet today with
Evening star., 1948-02-12

The Sun and Noon,
Evening star., 1948-01-02

partment, reported in an analysis
Of 1947 developments:
The second round" OF wage In
creases, plus other pay adjustments
in 1o47. added $500, 100000 to
1900, ,o00, 900 to the wage earners'
income during the year.
Yet in terms Of buying power. real
weekly earnings OF factory workers
rose per cent during the first II
months, and were ~ per cent below
June, 1916, when most controls were
abandoned.
At the years end, Mr.. Clague
noted, many unions were formulate
ing wage demands to ''recoup
losses" He said industries involved
included wooden textiles, leather,
telegraph, shipping and local trans
portation.
Mr.. Clague also pointed out that
some Of the major wage agreements
such as those In steel, auton1o-
biles and electrical manufacturing
will expire or can be reopened In
the late winter and spring. ther
agreements, as in coal mining and
Evening star., 1948-01-02

railroads, may be reopened upon 30
days notice.
Mr.. Clagues report revealed 1947
work stoppages totaled less than
1000. compared with 5000 In 1915,
and cost 100000 man-days Of
labor-less than . third Of the
strike time the previous year.
Senator Ball, who is chairman Of
q special Senate House committee
studying the Taft Hartley Act, told
q reporter:
eve are enjoying one Of the best
periods Of labor management rela-
tions for the past 10 years. I see no
need for any amendments to the
Taft-Hartley law during the next
session."
His remarks followed . statement
by William Green, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, that
there would be . "blow-off" between
labor and management because Of
the Taft Hartley Act and that the
"AFL's chief task In 1913 will be to
Ioust the present stand-pat Congress u
Evening star., 1948-01-02
|34 Billion in Raises
During Al Had Little
Effect on Real Wages
Dy ihs Associated Press


Wage increases granted workers
last year increased their incomes
g, SOC, 100000 to $4,000. .000, 600, q
Labor Department official reported
today, but despite the increase there
was little gain in real wages or
living standards" during the year.
At the same time, Senator Ball,
Republican, Of Minnesota declared
labor management relations were
the best in 10 years and forecast no
major changes In Federal labor laws
during the session Of Congress be-
ginning Tuesday.
On the wage-price issue this is
what Evan Clague, commissioner Of
labor statistics for the Labor De-
Evening star., 1948-01-02
l01 PiqIets in NIGHT

IUI hglets n Night
N. J. Rstief, leading pig farmer
Of Harrismith. South Africa, was
surprised when al nine of his ex-
pectant sows farrowed the same
might, presenting him with 10l
[ni1let6.
Evening star., 1948-01-02
cruckdown on Merchants

Mezico City cracked down "a
"voracious merchants" inning .
Spaniard, Pablo 0utierrez, l.000
for overchargcs On milk delivered,
and arresting many others.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-09-11
Judges Set Fees for Alaska Lawyers

Alaska's district judges, meeting at Mckinley Park recently, adopt ed a schedule of attorneys fees that will go into effect October l under the Rules of the Court. Discussion revealed a great dis crepancy in fees charged in the different districts and by lawyers in the same district, which led to the standardization.
 Fees adopted range from 30 per cent of contested lien cases involv- ing property less than $l,O00 in value to five per cent of cases ex- ceeding 5000 in value.
 In non-contested cases the at- torney may charge 20 per cent in cases of less than $1000 in value, ranging down to g per cent in cases exceeding S25.O00.
 In non-lien cases the range is from 25 per cent for contested cases up to $1,0O0, to 5 per cent for con- tested cases exceeding $25,0O0: and IS per cent for non-contested cases up to $1,000. down to .25 per cent for those exceeding S25 1000.
 Quiet title, replevin and eject ment suit charges are the same as on liens, based on the value of property involved.
 Divorce charges are $25O for con- tested cases and S15O for non-con- tested.
 The judges also agreed upon recommending to the administrative office an increase in commission CTS fees that would be big help 10 commissioners in smaller places. In cities where commissioners are paid on salary basis, the extra money would go into the treasury
 The United States Courts are not a part of the Department of Jus tice as most persons think. and have not been since 1889 While the district attorneys and the mar shal's office are in the Justice De- partment, the Courts have an ad- ministrative office of their own.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-09-11
Around Hollywood
AROUND TOWN LAST WEEK

AROUND TOWN LAST WEEK While their parents were away, two youngsters played around the yard. a stranger walked up and suggested that they play hide-and- seek with a S10 bill. |. the young sters thought it would be fun so the stranger went into the house 10 hide the b'll and that was the last they saw of him. when the parents returned. they found the $l0 bill under the jewel box. but the $l7,50O worth of iewelry that had been in the box was gone. A landlady and her husband were continuously arguing. because he brought very little money home. :. when he invited a friend over to stay, she started arguing with her husband. then grabbed gun and killed him. she explained that she didn't mind her husband not paying rent but having another ronpaying guest around. was just too much. A woman'S voice came over the police phone screaming for help. "a few min utes later, seven policemen dashed
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-09-11

up 10 her house. Come in the back Way-quick." the same voice called to them. the police en- tered and found the woman stand ing on chair. ."1n there," she gasped,. "a mousse. the police looked at each other solemnly and walked out
 A restaurant offered a complete dinner, including soup with choice of roast. steak. chops or fish. two vegetables, pie, tea coffee, milk or beer-for Is cents. Also ham and eggs for Is cents; bacon and eggs, 12 cents: and coffee with three butter, cakes for a nickel. But, alas the restaurant wasn't open to the public. It was on the Chicken Every Sunday" set and only to Dan Daley. Celeste Holm and oth- CT actors in the picture.
 * *. <
 dark Vine Street maShers will have to be careful. :. two policewomen now patrol that beat. marriages have taken a drop. and this is leap year, too.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-09-11

from oold-Stoeago eggS d1a .eeld- sto1ago d1unstiek1, alo the ship'e e1ecutivo ollicer, Lk Xj. g.l Robert L. Doane, of Essex, Conn.,; and the engineer, Thomas AvaAt, warrant officer, of Miami, Fla.
 "Sure they arc all going to Hve, and it's . cinch this is one flock that will never fly the coop," as- serted Doane, brushing aside pessi- mistic comments of crew members who pointed out the hazards of typhoon, tropical disease, and en- emy bombardment. "Only thing we have to worry about is chicken pox-and we are going to vaccinate them."
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-09-11
By Stephen E. McCallun, RA/3s . GU. s. Coast Gusrdl s.-

r ABOARD A COAST GUARD MANNED FREIGHT SUPPLY
 SHIP (SpeciaD. = Strickly fresh eggs and killed-to-order chicken at fsea that is the vision of two Coast Guard officers aboard this vessel plying South Sea waters. FAnd it is . dream that soon may become . reality, for they have bought . dozen 3-day-old chicks from . Japanese-American farmer and plan to raise them in . coop built under the wings of the bridge. l Tho two officers, long suffering
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-09-11

About three-fourths of the culti- vated land in humid regions of the United States needs lime.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-09-11

Owners of a cactus garden at Edinburg, Tex, scrub the cactus with toothbrushes and toilet soap when the plants become dirty.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-09-11

William Wilkie Collins, an Eng fish author born in 1924, is known as the Father of the detective story" @
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-09-11

The first American newspaper was the Boston Newsletter estab- lished by John Campbell in April, 17O4.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-05-26
NISEI REACHES
MISS FINALS

HONOLULU, T. H, May ga
Nisei girl from Kauai placed among
the finalists in the Miss Hawaii"
contest featured at the "49th State
Fair" which closed a six-day run
last May IL in Honolulu.
Kimie Kashiwai of Pakala, Kauai,
entered the contest as Miss Kauai"
having won first place on her is
land before entering the territorial
finals.
She competed with five others fol
the title Miss Hawaii which car
ries with it a trip to Atlantic City
N. j., to enter the annual Miss
America" contest.
Although she did not win the
title, Miss Kashiwai served as
crown bearer at the coronation
ceremonies of Miss Hawaii %
year-old Irmgard Waiwaiole, a tele-
phone operator of Hawaiian, Nor
wegian, Chinese and Irish ancestry.
Besides Miss Kashiwai, other fl
nalists of diverse ancestry were
Yum Tau Zane, Carnation Biven
and Eddi Kop.