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Evening star., 1948-10-14
Lower Specifications Will Save
AirForce Two Thirds on Buttons

Of that type would run around
$3.50, 900.
An Air Force spokesman said the
original bids on the gold-plated type
by IS manufacturers were COM
pletely out of line" The new buttons
will carry the U. s. A. r. lettering
and seal. At present, airmen use the
old type Army buttons which carry
the seal of the United States.
The Air Force emphasized that the
new buttons would be used for
routine replacement" and that
there would be no immediate change
over.
Meanwhile, the Air Force plans to
again ask Congress to authorize the
purchase of new light blue uniforms
which it estimates would cost So a
man initially above present uniform
costs. Oficials state this is only an
initial changeover added cost, Con-
gress failed to approve the request
at the last session. d.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
By J. A. O'Leov
Stor Sioff Correspondent

ABOARD THE DEWEY SPE-
CIAL, Oct. 14.-Gov. Dewey in
vaded President Truman's home
State of MISSOURI today for the
second time in two weeks with a
promise to talk about "the es-
sentials of good government" in
Kansas City tonight.
In that citadel of the Pendergast
Democratic machine, and not far
from Mr.. ITruman's home town of
Independence, the Republican NOM
inee is expected to deal new blows
at the administration.
This morning at Joplin, Mo-, in
the first of four rear-platform stops
in the State, Gov. Dewey said there
is a rising tide of sentiment" In
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Patterson Will Foes
Battle for Time 10
Gain More Evidence
Counsel for Countess
Opposes Executors
Attempts at Speed

Counsel for Countess Felicia
Gizycka today fought efforts Of
attorneys for the executors of
Mrs. Eleanor Patterson's estate
to speed up the contested will
case by saying that those at
tacking the will have yet to
discover and find out evidence"
in the case.
Countess Gizycka, Mrs. Patter-
sons only daughter, is contesting
the disposition of the late Times
Herald publishers sl6,500,0O0 es-
tate, including the bequest of the
Times Herald to seven Of its execu-
tives.
In opposing "unseemly haste IN
bringing the case to trial, Harold
A. Kertz, counsel for the countess
said the executors have their evil
dence, but his client has yet to
discover ana find out evidence" .
Questioned later BY reporters who
asked II he meant the countess has
no evidence on which to base her
charges Of undue influence and CO.
ercion, Mr.. Kertz said what he
meant was that time was needed to
get additional evidence"
Trial Date Only Tentative.
Judge James w. Norris set a ten
tative trial date for November 4,
but commented he knew the time
would have to be extended. 1t was
explained certain requirement OF
law requiring advertising have to be
met.
Louis G.. Caldwell, one Of the at
torneys for the executors, estimated
the earliest possible trial date would
be November Is.
In urging speed In getting the
case to trial, Mr.. Caldwell said that
most of Mrs. Patterson's II secret
beneficiaries are in need and threa
or four of them ARE in desperate
circumstances. He referred to
those who had been receiving
weekly or monthly payments from
Mrs. Patterson and were provided
for in her will only as certain
friends Of mine" for whom she
wanted the regular payments con-
tinued.
Mr.. Caldwell added that this
case was unusual in that great
going and successful newspaper
has to be carried on under the
limited authority of a collector un.
til the case is settled.
Property Sales Blocked.
He also pointed out that some Of
the property Mrs. Patterson owned
in other parts of the country may
be sold and nothing can be done
1See PATTERSON. Page A-3l
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Chest Workers Report
Pledges Of S676,411,
IS Per Cent Of Goal.
Lindu DorneII Boosts
Compoien in Broadcast
At Walter Reed Hospital
BULLETIN

A total of $676,411, or nearly
IS per cent Of the $4,566, 100
Community Chest goal was
reported collected to date at
the second general report
meeting of Chest workers held
today in the Hotel Washington.
The figure represents a gain
of $291,731 or about 6 per cent
over the last report Monday.
FATHER OF TWO Motherless Boys
Found Barney House Safest Place
for His Sons. Story on B-1
Volunteer workers in the Com
munity Chest Federation cam
paign were to report their latest
progress toward the drives
s4,566,790 goal at a luncheon
meeting today at the HoteI
Washington.
All nine collecting units were ex-
pected to give an accounting of theil
success so far in the week-old cam.
paign. At their first report meeting
Monday, chairmen of four unit.
turned in $384, ,679, representing more
than 8 per cent of the goal.
A gracious boost to the campaign
was given yesterday by Hollywood
Star Linda Darnell, who is in towr
for Veterans Camp Shows.
Speaking over the hospital broad.
casting system at Walter Reed, Miss
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Macarthur Confers
) Days With Chiefs
OF Pacific Defense
Precautions to Prevent
Another Pearl Horbor
Discussed in Tokyo
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO. Oct. 14.-American
commanders in the Pacific and
Alaska discussed measures to
prevent another Pearl Harbor in
a series of top secret confer
ences with Gen. Macarthur end
ing today.
The problem of Pacific defenses
brought together key officers of the
Army, Navy and Air Force guarding
the Northwestern and Far Eastern
frontiers Of the United States.
1t. Gen. Nathan r. Twining of
the Air Force, commanding the
Alaska defenses, and Vice Admiral
John L. McCrea. deputy commander
of the Pacific Fleet, met with Gen.
Macarthur for three days.
They met within view of Japan's
Imperial Palace grounds-just across
the moat from the big white build
ing housing Allied Headquarters-
where the December, z, ls4l, attack
on the United States received Anal
sanction.
Two Points Stressed.
Informed sources confined in
formation on the talks to two
points:
l. The American commanders dis
ctlssed with Gen. Macarthur prac-
tical precautions against the possi-
bility Of another surprise attack.
Q. The high-ranking officers at
tanned fine spirit Of cooperation
and coordination" among the
Army, Navy and Air Force. This
was described as an outstanding
achievement.
Agreement to work together in
the Pacific followed the general pat
tern Of unified defense set forth by
Secretary of Defense Forrestal. The
Tokyo talks got down to the prac-
tical application which must take
place in the field In the event OF
war.
Sources reviewing the conferences
made no reference to the first mid
winter amphibious landing attack
exercise in the Far North. It will
be held next February in "the
Alaska area" Pacific Fleet head
quarters announced yesterday.
Macarthur Heads Big Area.
The three commanders repre-
sented q vast defense area broad
ened by the war. Gen. Macarthur
commands all land, sea and air
units operating from Northern
Japan southwark In a wide-swing-
ing arc with an outer line running
through Korea, China, the Philip
pines and back eastward to Ameri-
can Samoa south Of the Equator.
To the northeast, beyond Gen.
MacArthur's theater lies the Alaska
defenses and the joint American
Canadian defense line. Beyond the
left flank are the joint Pacific de-
fenses Of two American Allies in
World War 1.-THE Netherlands
and British Commonwealth.
Behind the outer line of defense
1see CONFERENCE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Yoshida Again Selected
As Premier Of Japan
BY the Assoeiossd Press

TOKYO, Oct. 14.-Shigeru Yoshida
was chosen Premier Of Japan to-
night for the second time since the
occupation.
The ultra conservative leader of
the Democratic-Liberal Party was
elected by the House of Representa-
tives, 185 to l. the single dissenting
vote being for the Social-Democrat
former Premier Tetsu Katayama.
The upper House of Councillors
already had designated Yoshida, but
the House of Representatives had
the final word.
Yoshida will succeed Hotishi
Ashida, whose cabinet resigned last
week after arrest of one of its mem
bers in q government loan investi-
cation.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Dewey |nvodes Missouri Again
For Good Government ak
Speaks Tonight in Kansas City, Citadel
OF Penderqust, Near Trumuns Home

this country against division and
for an administration that recog-
nizes the need for unity" He
pledged that his administration will
build foreign policy so strong that
your boys and mine" will not have
to fight another war.
At Carthage, he repeated his
promise OF a government that will
try to unite the American people
to solve the serious problems he said
this country faces at home and
abroad.
Paul E Lockwood, Gov. Dewey's
secretary. said that in Kansas City
the Governor will promise to bring
to Washington a government that
belives wholeheartedly in the Amer
lean system of freedom; that knows
where 1t is going; that practices
teamwork; that has integrity; that
(See DEWEY, Page A-40
Evening star., 1948-10-14
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

PARIS, Oct. 14.-Britain and
China demanded in the Security
Council today that Israel report
quickly on what progress has
been made in her investigation
of the assassination of Count
Folke Bernadotte.
The two powers asked in a draft
resolution that Israel also indicate
"the measures taken with regard to
negligence on the part of officials
or other factors affecting the crime
John J. Macdonald. American
Consul and chairman Of the three
power Consular Truce Commission
in Jerusalem, reported to the Coun-
Gil that Bernard Joseph. Jewish
military governor, led "a deliberate
Jewish campaign to discredit the
truce commission and. the acting
mediator" DR.. Ralph Bunche of
the United States. He said this
campaign is developing along lines
of the attack launched against
Count Bernadotte, the mediator
before he was shot to death in Jeru-
salem last month.
DR.. Bunche himself charged be-
fore the Council that Jewish au-
Evening star., 1948-10-14

at 3O5 Mansion drive, ALEXANDRA,
was driving along Lee boulevard
with his wife. They came upon the
overturned car, pulled past it and
stopped. Mr.. Sigler was then on
his feet, but soon collapsed.
Dr. Stubbs went to attend him.
Mr.. Sigler's external jugular vein
was cut and he had lost considerable
blood before DR.. Stubbs reached
him.
The doctor explained that he had
to apply pressure SUFFICIENT to stop
the bleeding without stopping
breathing at the same time. He OBJ
tanned two handkerchiefs and
stuffed them into the wound, then
pulled the cut tissue over the hand
kerchiefs and wrapped Mr.. Siglers
coat sleeve around his neck to form
a tight bandage.
DR.. Stubbs placed his thumb over
q vein as though he were plugging
q hole in q dyke, and rushed to the
hospital with the accident victim.
He explained he held the bandage
1see ACCIDENTS, Page A-30
Evening star., 1948-10-14
U. 5. Stops Purchase
OF D. {. Equipment
On Inquiry Into Bids
Specifications by Friede
Limited Offers to One
Company. Is Complaint

The Justice Department has
halted District purchase of a
quantity of communications
equipment on the grounds that
the specifications, drawn by
Supt. of Communications Her
bert A. Friede, restricted bidding
to only one company.
This was disclosed today by the
Commissioners after a conference
with Gordon Grant, an agent of
the Justice Departments Antitrust
Division. Mr.. Grant laid before the
Commissioners a complaint the
Antitrust Division had received for
NAL notification of the Govern
ment's attitude from Assistant At
torney General Herbert A. Bergson
on October 6.
The Commissioners Immediately
rejected the three bids received on
the equipment, although only one,
an $1,000 bid submitted by Graybar
Electric, suppliers for the Webster
Electrical Co., met the specifica-
tionS.
Catalogue Called Source.
Mr.. Friede told Engineer Commis-
sioner Gordon r. Young, when ques-
toned later, that he had taken
portions of the language in the
specifications from the Graybar
catalogue. He told Gen. Young sit
is a possibility" that Graybar dupli-
Gated the language in their cata-
logue from descriptions of equip
ment in the Webster catalogue.
Mr.. Friede was removed from
control of the Districts fire alarm
system more than a year ago after
Federal grand jury in Boston in
dicted the Gamewell Co. on charges
of monopolistic practices. Letters
discovered by the Justice Depart
ment. indicated close cooperation
between Mr.. Friede and the Came
well Co. in purchase, of fire alarm
equipment for Washington that
only Gamewell could successfully
bid on.
The Commissioners told news
papermen first that the specifica-
tions for the communications equip
ment-for use in the Offices of
Traffic Director George E. Keneipp
were drawn by District Purchas-
ing Officer Roland M. Brennan. At
the request Of reporters Geoffrey
M. Thornett, secretary to the Board
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Political Broudcusts

Political campaign speeches
broadcast tonight over District
radio stations are as follows:
Henry Wallace from Mil
waukee, on ABC network, $50
to 8:45 pm, WMAL.
Harold Ickes from Washing
ton, on ABC network, 8 to $50
pm, WMAL.
Gov. Dewey from Kansas
City, Mo-, on CHS network, $50
to 10 pm, WTOP.
Hubert H. Humphrey, Mayor
Of Minneapolis, on ABC net
work, 10 to 1915, WMAL.
Senator Barley, from Enid,
Okla, on CHS network, 1880
to II pm, WTOP.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
YueosIov Catholics
In Bottle With Reds
BY the Assoeioted Press

ROME, Oct. 14.-Trieste dispatches
said four persons were injured and
several houses wrecked in clashes
between Yugoslav Catholics and
Communists Sunday night at the
Istrian village of Pedena.
The Parish priest, Don Giovanni
Gagba, disappeared in the melee
the dispatches added, and has not
been traced.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Jews Reported Holding
Americon Arms Ship
BY. The Assoeiutsd Press

HAIFA, Palestine, Oct. a.
United Nations observers said Israeli
authorities detained the American
Export steamer Excalibur today
after a consignment of arms for
Beirut was found aboard.
Twenty-one barrels Of glycerin,
.422 cases of ammunition and two
barrels of shotguns were reported
discovered on the, vessel when she
anchored at Haifa.
Beirut Is the capital of Lebanon,
one Of the Arab states ut war with
Israel.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Memorial Bridge Lones
Closed for Repair

Two of the four lanes on Memorial
Bridge have been closed to trafic
while the center span is being re-
surfaced and are expected to remain
closed through tomorrow, park police
have announced.
One lane each way has been
blocked OF, police said. The re.
surfacing job began yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-10-14

from bleedlng TO
death by q ply
sician who hap
pened to be
passing by.
The injured
man is Law
renee Sigler, 36,
of SGT Roxboro
place N.W.,s a
re al est a t e
broker. Three
others were ln-
jured in the ac-
cident, W hi c h
occurred when
their automobile
axra~&,snsaAl an a
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Fritz Wiedemunn Faces
TriuI as Nuzi Oct. 28
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

PASSAU, Germany, Oct. IA
Fritz Wiedemann, once German
consul general at San Francisco and
Los Angeles, must face German
denazification court here October 20.
He is charged with being an
active Nazi. Fifty witnesses have
been called.
Wiedemann, as a captain, made
Adolf Hitler a corporal in World
War T.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Italy Is Threatened
With General Strike
By Red Labor Chief
1000, 900 Employees Of
Government Walk Out
In Pay Boost Demand
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Oct. 14.-Giuseppe di
Vittorio, Communist labor boss
threatened today to call a ma
tion-wide general strike If the
italian government fails to sat-
isfy demands of government
employees.
About 100000 government work
ers struck for most of the working
day to back wage increase and
other demands.
Vittorio addressed a mass meet
ing of government workers.
IF the government does not ac-
cept state employees requests. all
1000, 900 General Confederation
workers will strike to support their
demands" he declared.
The General Confederation Of
1abor (CGT is Communist led
General strike action by the CGT
would cover every labor category
and could paralyze the nation.
Transport Strike Due Monday.
Italy faced the prospect of q COM
plete strike Monday on all municipal
and inter-city public transport IA
cilities except railroads.
The National Federation of Bus,
Shortline Railway and Street Car
Workers issued a call for such 4
strike unless pay demands are met
by Monday, or are under satisfac-
tory discussion.
Vittorio talked to about 10000 gov
ernment workers, some Of whom
walked out before he ended his
speech. He said the government re.
Gently printed $4,000, 900 in new pa.
per money and thus could not sag
the demands of the state workers
would promote imitation. The gov.
eminent has said the money was
printed to meet business demands
and was not infiationary.
Strike IL Show of Strength.
The government strike was de.
signed as 4 show of strength, hu
the strikers were careful not Il
anger the public. Railway workers
halted only two hours-between II
am. and noon-and customs work.
ers also stayed out only for a two.
hour period. Both groups left Skele.
ton stats.
Telegraph service was not inter-
rupted, but international cable serv-
ice was crippled during the night
by the theft of a section of cable
south Of Bologna.
Major American news services
into and out of italy thus were de-
prived of leased wire facilities, but
not other service, The Postoffice
Department said the damage had
been repaired, but that the wire
facilities would not be restored un-
til the strike ends.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Red Strike Drive Appears
To Be Ebbinq in France

PARIS, Oct. IA CP.-The French
Communist strike offensive appeared
to be ebbing today, but the costly
coal mine tieup continued.
Rail traffic was reported almost
normal. Throughout the nation
rail workers were going back to
their jobs after q week of sporadic
walkouts.
In Paris, taxis reappeared after
a week-long drivers strike.
In Eastern France 10000 iron
miners and metal workers returned
after a three-week stoppage.
The Nationwide coal strike re-
mained the biggest problem. The
11-day walkout of 335, 900 miners has
lCna Ir. Al Il u naoo a . i
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Indonesion Red Chief
Is Reported Killed
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BATAVIA, Java, Oct. 14.-Uncon-
firmed reports said today that Com
munist Leader Setiadjit has been
killed in the revolt against the Indo-
nesian Republic. j
Setiadjit formerly was Vice
Premier in the cabinet Of Amir
Sjarifoeddin.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Ruling May Stimulate Effort
10 End CHICAGO WoIkout

CHICAGO, Oct. IA GA Fed.
eral judges ruling today that the
International Typographical Union
is in contempt Of court may lead
to renewed efforts to end the nearly
11-month-old Chicago newspaper
strike.
Neither the Chicago Typograph-
ical Union nor the Chicago News
(See ITU, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1948-10-14
I Missino on SuiIbout

MANILA, Oct. IA P.-Twenty-
one persons were missing today
aboard q sailboat of North Luzon
Customs Commissioner Alfredo de
Leon said. -.. ...
Evening star., 1948-10-14

STOCKHOLM, Oct. IA [P.-King
Gustaf v. 80, who has been i'll
with influenza for three days, passed
quiet night, his physician said to-
day.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Sleeping Sickness Kills ! ,08s

TOKYO, Oct. IA P.-The We'll
fare Ministry said today 1883 jap
anese died of sleeping sickness dur
ting the epidemic last summer.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Doctor at Crash Scene Saves
Victim of Severed JuquIur Vein

A man whose jugular vein was cut
in an automobile accident last night
was in satisfactory condition in
Emergency Hospital today, saved
Evening star., 1948-10-14

temporary wooden bridge over the
Boundary Channel on the Lee
boulevard just beyond the Arlington
Memorial Bridge.
Dr.. Donald stubhs, whose home Is
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Gustuf Has Quiet Night

(See CHEST, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1948-10-14

1See FRIEDE, Page AsS.)
Evening star., 1948-10-14

(See TRUMAN, Page A
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(See ITALY, Page A-3.D
Evening star., 1948-10-14

See CONFERENCE, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1948-10-14

(See PALESTINE, Page A-3)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-16
SUE KENNEDY RETURNS
 FROM CREDIT MEETING


 Miss Sue Kennedy manager of the Alaska Credit Bureas of Juneau and Fairbanks, recently returned from Banff, Alberta, where she attended the International Convention of the Associated Credit Bureaus of Amer ica and the National Retail Credit Association.
 Delegates to this convention, num- bering HOO, were from all of the principal cities and towns in the United States and Canada. Miss Ken nedy was the only Alaskan delegate.
 Collection services and credit bur reau reporting. affairs and problems were discussed ip.. every detail, and much valuable. information and new ideas were exchanged by the va rious members.
 The consensus Was that credit should not be granted as hberally in the future as it has Teen in the past. but in every instance. the applicants record should be thoroughly checked The trend in credits for the tomor- row is a tightening-up as unemploy- ment becomes more prevalent and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-16

the US. Geological Survey, said the plane will be used to trans port geologists and instruments to the top of mountains in this area each day for topographic mapping. The plane will take the geologists back to their base camp at Peli- can each night. He explained that this will save the government con- siderable time by avoiding the necessity of spending several hours each day in climbing mountains instead of mapping Many times, he pointed out, crew will start out on a clear day only to find adverse weather when it reaches 3 mountain top
 Th97 survey will cover most of the aFea .sbuth pf Iey Straits in- cluding the northern half of Chi chagof Island, part of Admiralty Island and the adjacent areas. It will take all summer. Brady and Beebe will remain with the plane. They are scheduled to leave for Pelican today where they will es- tablish their headqdarters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-16
w W-A-N-T ADS
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-16
2S FROM SEATTLE
 BY PAN AMERICAN

TWenty-eight persons arrived from Seattle and 22 left here for Seattle via Pan American flights yesterday as follows;
 From. Seattle Katherine Alexan- der, Wilma Bennington Bernice jLindgren, Cliff Richmond, Albert Anderson, Lois Schafer. Uinta Hun ter, Earle Hunter, Jn 4
 Arthur Finnegan, Geneva Wilson, Elmer Villagers, John Clements, Mary Ann Swain, Gary Kneisly, Mrs. R2- nald Wakefield, Albert Secher, Wan da Martin, Frank Pretko.
 B. c. Freeman, Glen Parker, Haven Atherton, Daniel Anderson, Bob Camp,
 Harriet wrightman, Chauncy Wrightman, Chauncy Wrightman, Jr., Patricia Wrightman, Prank Scott.
 To Seattle: Jewel Burrows and infant, Mrs. Leslie Maxwell, Ronald Maxwell Elton Engstrom, Donald Turner, MT. and Mrs. William Schmitz, Martha Preecs and in- fant, John Clafson, Gerald and Franklin Luyckshssel, Bert Meyers ,Mria Mrs. lrnest Barry, Hazel Perg, Dick Johnson. Bill spillhoeffer Henry Heinmiler, Thorne Eggan Fred Thorne. cg-