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Evening star., 1948-11-30
SPECIAL NOTICES,

LINOLEUM SINK TOPS, permanently re-
patterns THE L1NoLEUM SHOP Ma.
MIR. ANDRE wishes to announce that Miss
Ruth Staeram, formerly with Marguerite
Sheetze and Helene Rubinstein Of ConneS.
ticut ave, is now connected with LLoYDs
No, 9i31. open evenings till $50. 2'
GAS WATER HEATERS, 20, 30, 40 gal,
automatic; no cash needed; small monthly
SON L. STANSBURY CO. INC. Ii. 3029
DIAMONDS, JEWELRY WANTED-High;
est cash prices Free appraisal. ARTHUR
ACCOUNTANT. expert-Books started. kept
part time: tax returns prepared; state
ments. audits: reasonable OR 2074
Evening star., 1948-11-30
ASSISTANT BUYERS

We have several Job openings for asst.
buyers with excellent possibilities for ad,,
vancement if you have initiative and
ing experience desired but We are more
Interested in high-calibre individuals than
any particular BACKGROUND; liberal em-
ploye benefits Apply employment office.
4th floor. LANSBURGH a. BRO, 7th, sth
and SITS. NV. -3O
Evening star., 1948-11-30

SITUATIONS MEN AND WOMEN.
COUPLE, personable, experienced in bet
ter club and restaurant msnagement; pur-
chasing and accounting; references. BOZ
1S6-K, Star. =
Evening star., 1948-11-30

ROUTE SALESMAN, live wire for estab-
lished laundry dry cleaning route; good
commission, guaranteed salary to start.
Mr.. Cowan, HUB LAUNDERERS, Eastern
ave. at 37th St, Mt. Rainier, Nd. =
SALESMAN. mems wear; can earn $50 wk.
or more; permanent position. THE MILLS
SALESMAN = Exper automotive repair
parts man for counter. Box 41s-J. Star.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

CASHIER
Familiar with charge, lay-away and cash
sales: $50 weekly. with exceptional op-
portunity for advancement, plus company
benefits and discounts on purchases.
Those with knowledge only need apply.
KOPY KAT SHOPS
80 II c. nv -2O
Evening star., 1948-11-30
HELP MEN (conf.).

FOUNTAIN MAN. exper. with local rel
perm position, good salary. Apply DAY
DRUGSTORE. 14th and P SITS, MI. 4441
Evening star., 1948-11-30
SALESWOMEN
ACCURATE YOUNG LAD

For once work In advertising, prlnI.aE
Arm; must be good typist, write tslal hSat
phorle. write bills. post purchase invoices.
some knowledge Of bookkeeping dssiraoiedi od
hours s:46 to $50 6-day week sTI}9 s.n}1
IN own handwriting stating ege. expert
encs and salary expected. Box 34q-''
Star.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

SALESMAN, experienced clothing man for
mems dept in retail credit store: top
salary plus commission; steady employ
ment. Apply SLOANS, 735 7th st. NV.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

HOTEL FRONT OFFICE CLERK. expert
enced, dav shift, excellent working con-
ditions Personal interview only. Apply
HOTEL HOUSTON, 80 E st. NV. i
housekeeper, CARLTON HOTEL, 9th and
Evening star., 1948-11-30

STENOGRAPHER, general, 4U-houf VIZ,
prefer beginner with moderate speed
Sl75 per mo. BOX 341-J, Star. 3
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01
By EVERETT E. EDWARDS

1850s the annual average was
1890; in the SOS, 12,245; in the
'7Os, $4,000; and in the sos, $1,000.
The average from 1891 to 1910
was $4,000 a year. During the sec
ond decade of the present century
the annual average was II 900. The
high peak was the $4,000 who left
Sweden in 1885,
These immigrants and their de-
scendants have played an i'm
portant part in the development of
the United States, especially in the
agricultural communities of the
Middle West and the Pacific
Northwest. In 1880, the rural
farm population of the United
States included 9S,5S9 persons of
Swedish birth and 215,221 one of
both of whose parents were Swed-
ish, making a total of 313,810 or
II per cent of the total so-called
foreign white stock and rank
ing next to the Norwegians and
Germans in this respect. The cor
responding figures for the rural
nonfarm population are SS,629 and
$50, 139, a total of 23S,7 or AS
per cent. There were, therefore, a
total of 552,57S Swedish immi-
grants and their children living in
the rural communities of the Unit
ed States in 1880. This number, it
should be noted, does not include
the many thousands of Americans
of Swedish descent whose parents
were born in the United States.
The States having the largest
Swedish rural-farm population as
indicated by the census of 1880
We're: Minnesota (SS,04D, Nebras-
ka (23,099, Wisconsin (22, 1867,
Iowa (21,196), Illinois (1S,31D
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01
Norway Minister Dies

NEW YORK, N. Y.-On Wednes-
day, June 23rd, death claimed Nor
wegian Minister of Social Affairs
Sven Oftedal. Only 43 years of
age at the time of his death, the
late Minister had suffered greatly
during the war years, most of
which were spent in various Nazi
prisons. Following Norway's lib
Grafton he was the logical choice
for Minister of Social Affairs and
he joined the first Gerhardsen
Government in that capacity soon
after that country's liberation. Re-
tanning his post following the cleo
ton in 1916, DIR. Oftedal immed-
lately set to work on a revision and
expansion of the Norwegian social
welfare program which was COM
pleted shortly before his death and
with which his name will always
be associated. DR.. Oftedal was
born in Stavanger, Norway in 1905
and was practicing physician at
the time of the German attack in
1910. He was one of the first to
be arrested by the Nazis, and the
following years in concentration
camps told heavily on his health.
Disregarding his own personal well
being, he entered his new position
-devoting his all in the interest of
others. Just as countless one-time
prisoners can thank DR.. Oftedal
for their being alive today, so may
thousands of other Norwegians
thank the late Social Minister for
the benefits of the new welfare
legislation which he has sponsored.
He is survived by his wife and
family. A brother Christian S. Of
tedal is a member of the Nor
wegian Parliament.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01
Forty Years a King
(From an editorial in The New
York Herald Tribune, June II,
1948.)

1881
1T has been we'll said that to
judge king properly he must first
be appraised as a man. BY this
human reckoning in a day when
little of divinity hedges a consti-
tutional monarch, King Gustaf of
Sweden, who celebrated yesterday
his ninetieth birthday, wins high
rating. Since 1947 he has ruled
Sweden with bravery, simplicity
and wisdom which have brought
his country through two world
wars and many a national crisis.
Through the twilight of SO
many royal houses, Gustaf has
lived on to know a democratic tide
which he greeted as the first mon
arch in Europe to accept a labor
government. Through every change
Of shifting Europe and shaken
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01
"Welcome Lutherans'
(FrOm an editorial in the Daven-
port Times of June :, 1948).

(FrOm an editorial IN the DaNeh-
port Times of June :, 1948).
SWeden's official (church)
delegation, led by Archbishop Err
ling Eden, has been honored else
where in its progress to Rock
Island Yet is is particularly
significant tn a t the outstanding
event of a religious nature in the
Swedish Pioneer Centennial should
be conferred in Rock Island. From
the synods early days, Augustana
College and Seminary have been a
lighthouse from which the gospel
has been spread with such success
that Augustana Synod is one of
the greatest organizations within
the Lutheran world.
Honor is always due those who
Law the foundations for religion
and culture and especially is that
true under the circumstances by
which the Augustana Synod came
into being. Iowa and Illinois, one
hundred years ago, consisted CT
widely scatt cred settlements.
Merely getting to them involved
hardships.
yet from Sweden there came
immigrants and their pastors with
the love of their church deeply in
grained in their hearts and Swed-
ish Lutheranism gained that firm
establishment which today is rep
resented by fine churches, a we'll
educated and devoted clergy, and
hundreds of thousands CT commun-
icants :"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01
Swedish Troupe

The Swedish troupe going to the
Olympic Games in London I hi S
summer will comprise about twen-
ty-five officials, IT'S athletes, and
more than half a dozen trainers.
The first teams leave by boat from
Gothenburg July 10, and the last
contingent will go by air August
10. For Sweden's participation in
the games the Swedish Govern
ment has made a grant of 800, 900
kronor. -.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01

STOCKHOLM, July 7.-(By air.
mail The one hundredth ami
versary of the birth of August
Strindberg, Sweden's greatest dra-
matist, will be observed on jan
uary %, 1949, with special pro-
grams in many parts of the coun-
try.
Particular emphasis will, of
course, be placed on Strindberg's
dramatic works. The Royal ORA
matte Theatre in Stockholm, Swe-
denis national stage, has made a
entative choice of three of his best
known plays and the Blanche
Theatre, also in the capital, will
give Strindberg performances. too.
The various municipal theatres in
such cities as Gothenburg, Malm0.
Halsilngborg, cts, will ct aside
certain weeks devoted entirely to
Strindberg. In addition, several
of his shorter pieces will be given
over the radio by the Swedish
broadcasting Company
In the field of memoirs and
monographs, several interesting
new items have been promised.
Thus DR.. forster Eklund will pub
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01
Sweden To Honor Memory
Of August Strindberg

lish two new volumes of Strind-
berg letters in addition to a psy-
Geological study of the dramatist.
Professor Walter A. Berendson is
the author of a volume devoted to
the last four years of Strindberg's
life, for which Arne Lindebaum,
librarian of the Royal Library, is
now selecting the illustrations.
The Strindberg Society in Stock
holm plans to hold a memorial
meeting in the so-called Gothic
Rooms" in the Berns restaurant,
which Strindberg popularized in
his writings.
A special Strindberg stamp will
be issued by the Post Office De-
partment. The City of Stockholm,
finally, will arrange a dinner at
the City Hall to which will be in
vited members Of the Strindberg
Society, the Swedish Authors Lea
que, the Swedish Theatre Associa-
ton, and directors in Sweden as
well as in neighboring countries
Of theatres sponsoring Strindberg
programs in connection with the
centennial. Wreaths will also be
placed on his grave at the New
Cemetery In Stockholm.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01

world. he has kept his six feet
three inches of royal dignity with
out losing a nations affection. AS
a king he has been loved an d
judged by Sweden as man. AS
both king and man he has kept a
free peoples respect and undimin-
ished loyalty-in palace or on a
tennis court ="
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01

This article is based larEsIs on dlfa
that the author assent lrd fnf fhe use
OF DIR. Eric Englund ia prenariaz ne
essay entitled The SWrdes and AHrrH
ican Agriculture" IN ~SRfdrs tn AnrH#
lea" edited by Adolph ~ HHusuu enc
Naboth Hedin. New Raven. Naif n.=
versity Press. 1880.
Continued on Page a.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01

Washington (l4.64sb. Michigan
(11,S63), California l1O.s52l NeR
York (4,610l, and Massachusftt
t2,013). When the figures for ths
rural-non-farm population are
added the ranking Is as follows
Minnesota tR4.9Osl. Illinois 80.
244, Nebraska C34.176l. wiscou-
sin (33, 233). Iowa C32 .26el. Wash
ington 81, 495l, California "a
32D Michigan l23.4s4). New YORK.
G7,412). and Massachusetts
574.
Movement to Middlewest
The movement OF Swedes - the
American Middle West dates bscz
to lS41 when small group led By
Gustaf Unonius settled al Pine
Lake, Wisconsin. Two years later
Thure Ludwig Kumlien. noted from
tier botanist and oruitholoE. ~.
started a similar colony az kash-
konong Lake in the same state
The settlement of the Jansonites
at Bishop Hill, Illinois. followed lu
1916. The pioneering efforts ~
these intellectuals and ideahsfs
helped clear the way for the huge
tide whose centenary W. are eur-
rently commemorative
1t was during the 1865 that the
steamship. railroad. and land e1m-
panies and governmental agencies
interested in settlers first rcaI I'd
that Sweden was an import Ans
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01
Their Road Led West

HoU Swedish Pioneers Become American Farmers
BY EVERETT E. EDWARDS
Agricultural Historian, u. S. Department of Agricuture
Sweden, country with population of less than
million today, contributed million immigrants the
United States during the past century At first the number
arriving yearly moderate but within generation Is
sumed the proportions of movement During the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-22
CSC OFFICIAL HERE

James B. Cooley, Regional Di- rector for the Civil Service Com- mission. is in Juneau consulting with Federal officials. Cooley, who is in charge of the Civil Service fer Alaska, Montana, Idaho, ore gon and Washington, will leave today to return to the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-22
BREAKDOWN ON
 U. POPULATION

This breakdown on the nations working population is now going the rounds of the newspapers and is hereby reprinted;
 Population of the U. $. l35,744,32o Persons 65 years or older 36,94l ,220 Balance left to do work 9S,So3'loS Persons 21 yrs. or younger o4, ,49l ,55' Balance left to do work 44,5ll,Tl Working for Gov'm't 20,0ll ,922 RaIs nee left tc do work 24,299,849 Tn Colleges Armed Forces lO,l58,202 Balance left to dc work 14,l5l,647 Tn State City offices 13,800, ,366 Balance left to do work 351 ,2S1 In hospitals and asylums 275,545 Balance left to do work 75,736 Buns -others, won't work 60,244 Balance left to do work 15,492 Persons in jail ................... 15,49O Balance left to do work
 Final Tabulation: ? - You and I and you'd better get a wiggle on! I'm tired of doing all the work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-22
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NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL ACCOUNT AND REPORT AND PETITION FOR FINAL AWARD
 AND DISTRIBUTION

Tn the United States Commission er's (Ex-Officio Probate) Court for Juneau Commissioners Pre- cinct, Territory of Alaska.
 Tn the Matter of the Estate of MIKE VAGGE, Deceased. NOTICE IS H E R E B Y GIVEN that on the 7th day of July, l948, JOHN B. MEDICA, administrator of the estate of MIKE VAGGE, De- ceased, made and filed in the above entitled Court at Juneau, Alaska, his Final Account and Report and
 Petition for Final Award and Dis
 tribution, and that on said day this Court entered it's Order directing that a hearing be had upon said
 Final Account and Report and Pe-
 tition and for final adjudication
 and decree as to who are the heirs
 and distributes of the deceased, be-
 fore it on the 7th day of Septem-
 OCT, 1948, at 10:00 o'clock AM. Of said day at the office of the said
 United States Commissioner and
 Probate Judge, in the Federal Ter
 ritorial Building, in Juneau, Terri
 tory of Alaska, and requiring all
 persons to then and there appear
 and make their objections, if any, thereto and to the settlement
 thereof; and, to the final award
 and distribution of the residue of
 this estate to Luigi Vagge, Marie Luigia Vagge, Caterina Vagge,
 Luigia Vagge, Giuseppe Vagge,
 Carlo Garaventa, Lugui Garayenta,
 Giuseppe Garaventa and Giovanni Garaventa.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 7th day of July, l948
 (SEAL) FELIX GRAY, United States Commissioner and Ex-Officio Probate Judge for Ju- neau Precinct, Alaska.
 First publication, July 8, 1948. Last publication, July 29, l948. The City of Juneau will entertain bids on a $5O,00000 Revenue Bond ssue to be used by the City to fi- nance it's share of the cost of con- structing a Municipal Airport Build ing. Additional information is available at the City Clerks office. J. POPEJOY, City Clerk.
 First publication, July 2l, 1948. Last publication, July g, 1948. The City of Juneau will entertain
 bids on lease of the restaurant and allied concessions to be operated in the Municipal Airport Building. Floor plans of the concession area
 md information on equipment needs are available at the office of the
 City Engineer. Bids will be opened 1n August 5th at 10 AM in the office of the City Clerk. The City of Juneau reserves the right to re- fuse any and all bids and to waive all informalities.
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Evening star., 1948-10-07

1Our QOurS ana uehrs meLemote'
our own ample feet were beginning
to ache.
Then, following a guide, there
came into the same room we were
in, two Chinese women with feet
you wouldn't believe any one could
walk on. Their shoes we're shaped
like a wedge Of pie, but were no.
where near as large. The tip OF
their shoes were as sharp as pen
point. Later, to study the con-
struction of such footwear, we
bought a pair of the shoes and found
out that the pointed part is stuffed
with cotton, meaning that If the
shoe Is three inches long the foot
could only be two and a half inches
long.
Now Forbidden BY Law.
The binding of feet is now for
hidden by law, and so elderly women
are the only ones you see mincing
around in a fashion that is painful
to watch. Our guide told us that
Pekingese women have fairly large
feet, and that there is only one
province in China where the wom-
en- are noted for the smallness OF
their feet and a pair of shoes could
be easily placed in a tea cup.
Peiping people are noted for their
cheerfulness, and they are never
more cheerful than when attending
a funeral. I was rickshawing along
Shih Pa Wan Chieh (The Street OF
IS Turnings) when I encountered
my first Chinese funeral. It was
Evening star., 1948-10-07
prices. A speech by Senator Meyers

prices. A speech by Senator Meyers
Of Pennsylvania is typical.
ITO blame the price support pro-
gram for current levels of food
prices at RETAIL" said Senator Myers
lis like blaming the Accent mini
mum wage for the cost of a new
automobile or house. The price
support program is minimum floor
level for agriculture. Why some
people consider it just and proper
to guarantee that postwar in
dustry should be insured against
losses, but that it is not proper to
guarantee some assurance against
disaster to the farmers, I do not
know"
In his home State, Mr.. Stassen
can be expected to explain away
his Albany remarks, at least to his
own satisfaction. He is not likely,
however, to switch the subject, as he
has in the past, to alleged grain
market speculation biased on inside
Government information. A House
committee, headed by Representa-
tive Anderson, Republican, Mime
sofa, has just completed an investi-
CATION and filed report completely
debunking this Stassen story.
Evening star., 1948-10-07

rode what I assumed were the rel<
atives and friends Of the deceased.
Either they knew he was headed
for a far happier land, or didn't
like him and were glad to see him
depart this earth, because they were
as gay as ii headed for a wedding re-
ception. Every one was dressed in
white, there were no solemn faces.
and there was much talk and
laughter.
All in all, it seemed a fine funeral.
Certainly an improvement on the
ones of the Western world.
Tomorrow, If you'll risk reading
this column again, I'll tell you about
some of the things we saw in the
Forbidden City in addition to those
startling bound feet. I'd tell you
about it right now except for the
fact that haven't completely mas
tered the Chinese language, and T
intend to do it this evening. No
use staying in a country two or
three weeks without learning to
read, write and speak the language.
Wait minute! Did some one in
the back of the hall say, What
about the Kings English when you
were in England?"
distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Ine)
Evening star., 1948-10-07

assignment will be to undo, if he
can, the damage done at Albany.
Democrats in explaining their
confidence concerning the outcome
Of the Senatorial battles in such
States as Iowa, Minnesota, Colorado,
Illinois and Oklahoma, give Mr..
Stassen as one Of the reasons. His
effort to cut the corner with a fast
one at the expense of Agriculture
Secretary Brannan, they say, put
his party in q deep hole in these
farming States.
Brannan Seized Issue.
On September 2, Mr.. Stassen
emerged from a long conference
with Gov. Dewey and held . press
conference. In the course of 1t he
charged the Truman administration
with . deliberate attempt to stop
the downward trend Of food prices" "
Secretary Brannan, he said, had is
sued statements intended to raise
food prices when they should be
shaking down"
Mr.. Brannan seized the issue
quickly. declaring the Republicans
were attacking the price support
Evening star., 1948-10-07

which carries great weight with in
dependents, was a bad blow to Prof.
Douglas.
The best that Democrats hope for
from President Truman's rally here
next week is that he can put some
of his own fighting spirit into what
has been until a week ago 4 sadly
tagging local campaign. If he can
do that, they will be optimistic
about Mr.. Stevenson and their Cook
County ticket, which Is 80 vital to
the party organization.
They were greatly encouraged by
a really formidable turnout for the
President recently in Southern nli-
nois. They add that the revival
spirit thus engendered even shows
up now In cash contributions.
Kennedy Takes Stand.
Mayor Kennedy, whose nonpar-
tisan administration Of the city en-
dears him to the citizenry If not
the organization, has also taken his
stand with the Democrats at long
last. He has attacked Gov. Green
and, answering the attacks upon Mr.
Douglas as q radical, praised him
as q great American. And he has
gone all the way for the States
attorney nominee, John Boyle, who
is actually more important to the
doorbell ringers than is the Pres
ident Of the United States.
Independently wealthy, Mayor
Kennedy is making large personal
contributions to these candidates..
The Better Government Associa-
tion has also obliged the Democrats
with the assertion that with one
conspicuous exception-Malachy J.