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The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-03
ALASKA FREIGHT EXPRESS ELECTRIC HOSTS DEVISERS

Capt Robert E. Battlefield, chief of cargo operations for Alaska Freight Express and well known in Alaska maritime circles, to- gether with T. A. Thronson, Alas ka Freight Express traffic mana ger, devised the new moveable electric hoists now used for cargo handling on the barge-line and first cargo machinery ever design ed specifically for problems of Alaska go-handling.
 The hoists, one pair to each freighter-barge, are used to stow or remove pellet loads of freight and to give weather protection to unloading and loading by elim- mating need of matches when working cargoes. Capt. Blakefield drew on a long cargo experience for the hoist design.
 Like the rest of Alaska Freight Express personnel, Bob Blakefield is no newcomer to Alaska sea- lanes or Alaskan cargo problems. Born in Seattle, he was spending summer vacations at sea before he was graduated from high school After his graduation from West Seattle high school in 1928 he went to sea all the time on Alaska-bound vessels and by 1929 had his third mates license.
 By the time he received a skip per's license for vessels of "any gross tonnage" in 1888, Battlefield had covered Pacific Ocean ports of call from East Cape, Nome and the Aleutians to Russia. Siberia the Orient and the Philippines.
 In Nov. 1941, he became master of the Taku for the Army Trans portation Service, taking refrig- erated cargoes to Alaskan ports for the Army. While skipper of the Taku, Blakefield performed the daring tow of burning am- munition ship. a feat which won him the Merchant Marine Dis tinguished Service Medal
 Late the night of Jan. 13, 1912, the army ship Clevedon. carrying bombs and ammunition for the Aleutians. caught fire at a Yaku. tat dock. With the roaring flames out of control of the Clevedon's and his own crew, Blakefield brought the smaller Taku along side the burning ship. Flames swept the Taku's deck, but her skipper lowed the blazing Cleve- dan out of Yakutat Bay and then beacheG the Clevedon a safe dis tance away. The Clevedon explod- ed soon after bleaching and frag- mentS of her hull went two and three thousand feet in the air in the terrific blast. Due to Blake fields heroic tow and the skill full orders to his crew. Yakutat's port and the nearby airbase per sonnel were safe
 From June. 1914, until June, 1947. Blakefield was supercargo and later marine superintendent at the Seattle Port of Ernbarka- ton. directing cargo stowage and movement of ships out of Seattle to Alaska. the South Pacific and the Orient. Then. last summer, he joined the new Alaska Freight Express Corporation. It is men like Blakefield who are account ing for the spectacular success of the barge line, freighting cargoes north at reduced rates.
 Blakefield resides with his wife an accomplished violinist, and their eight-year-old daughter Jo- anne. at 5269 California Avenue, Seattle
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-03

Stop at Estes Bros. for your grub There's no sign out, says Bob Yeh. They have only been here 35 years.
 Yesterday I saw-sitting in a
 chair
 A little man who wasn't there He wasn't there again today. Oh. how I wish that little man
 would go away.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-03


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The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-03

The biggest mystery to mar ried noan is what bachelor does with his money.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-03

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The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-03

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The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-03

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The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-03

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The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-03

GROUND TO AIR EMERGENCY CODE FOR USE AS DISTRESS SIGNALS
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-03

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Evening star., 1948-07-19
Watchdogs Of European Recovery
Joint Committee on Foreign Economic Cooperation
Will Keep Congress Supplied With the Facts
By Chalmers NJ. Roberts


There Mr.. Dewey has staff Of Is includ-
ing Robert N. Golding, general counsel; two
assistant counsels, Louis c. Wyrnan and Hal
Lackey; q financial expert. Rowe s. Steel, and
an industry expert, Rudolph A. McGovern.
At the ECA headquarters he has a liaison
officer, H. Maurice Joyce, to keep open the
line of communications.
just to make doubly certain that all goes
well between ECA and the Hill, Mr.. Hoffman
has his own congressional liaison oficer. For
this job he made the strategically wise choice
of James ]. Wadsworth, son of the influential
Republican Representative from New York.
In the midst OF one of the Nations more
bitter political campaigns, it is a remarkable
tribute to the bipartisanship of the Marshall
Plan program that it has been kept free thus
far from political pitfalls. No doubt there
will be political charges made against it this
fall but If the Joint Congressional Committee
on Foreign Economic Cooperation, headed by
Mr.. Dewey, is on the job 1t will be able to
make clear to Congress and the public just
how much OF the criticism is just or fair.
Mr.. Dewey has job to do to insure that
ECAs congressional friends know what's going
on down there" and that its congressional
enemies are not permitted to smear the agency
to the point of destroying its position on the
Hill after next January 20, If the other Mr..
Dewey should move from Albany to 1900
pennsylvania avenue Washington rs, D. c.
Evening star., 1948-07-19

ing prices, wages and dividend returns on
invested capital.
In this drastic defationary policy the
government appears to be succeeding.
Domestic economic stability is being at
least momentarily attained But the price
paid is one Of "austerity" for capital as
well as for the individual in his daily
existence. With few or no rewards visible,
investors either sit on their holdings or
attain liquid position until the situation
becomes less bleak and uncertain So the
London market will presumably continue
to Stagnate, with scant regard to what
happens marketWiSe across the Atlantic.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Still Looking for q Way Out

The weakness of the Southern revolt
has been the absence of any effective
means to make 1t count. The revolu-
tionists have had no place to go. Senator
Russell of Georgia offered them tenn
porary rallying point at Philadelphia.
But he was one of the first, after the
convention was over, to repudiate any
assumption that he would lead the revolt
as nominee OF a rump convention.
The meeting in Birmingham was de-
signed to meet this difficulty, to supply
the way out of the dilemma of voting
against Mr.. Truman without voting for
Mr.. Dewey. But while the Birmingham
meeting chose a respected Southerner in
Governor Thurmond of South Carolina
to carry the standard of the anti-civil
Fighters, the choice and the announced
plans amount to little more than a trial
balloon. Nobody can say with any as
surance whether it will stay In the air
or fall fiat on the ground.
The decision will rest in large measure
with the professional leaders of Southern
democracy. These were conspicuous by
their absence from the mass meeting in
Birmingham. The storm over civil rights
legislation Is one thing. But party regu-
larity is another. Few of the professional
politicians to whom the mass of Southern
voters look for guidance were present In
Birmingham. Even Governor Ben T..
Laney of Arkansas, who at Philadelphia
seemed likely to be the nominating choice
of the Southerners, remained in his Bir-
mingham hotel room during the meeting,
warning that whatever is done must be
done through the official Democratic Or
ganizations of each State and shaking his
head over the propriety of what was
going on.
Between now and October /, when
another meeting of the Birmingham group
will be held to ratify actions taken over
the week end, the situation will be clearer.
Experienced leadership, absent in Bir-
mingham, will assert itself. The test Of
civil rights legislation in the coming special
session, If any is to be made, may put
the hated party platform plank in truer
perspective. Southern Democratic Sen
ators, with support Of those who on other
grounds oppose various parts OF the civil
rights legislation, may show that the plank
contains more words than substance and
that unity within the party itself is a
better safeguard for the South than no
party at ALL
1t would be a mistake to minimize the
depth of feeling which brought about the
Birmingham meeting. There is no lack OF
sympathy in the South for the sentiments
expressed there. But the Birmingham
meeting did not solve the question of how
to make those sentiments count. Cooler
heads will be working on that problem
between now and November.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
ForeweII, General Pershinq

The far, trump phant march at last Is enGed;;
No strategy today, no crisp commands.
No wondering tolsat the enemy intended =.
Just dreamless sleep, and quiet folded
hands.
Through grounded streets, pith martial
music playing.
A long procession bears you proudly by...
Our ueterdns marching, tDfth their banners
s1onying-
Our Stars and Stripes, our planes against
the sky.
Your lite, DeH spent for country. right
and God
Your leadership In crusddes that iDe fought,
Could neper be inferred In tomb or sod;
The piston OF u,adytnD truth you caught
Is bl1soned on the clouds OF edrths dark
night.
Fareuell, Commander We shall guard the
light
MATTE RICHARDS TYLER. j.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
London's Stuqnunt Stock Market

The London Stock Exchange is very
much in the doldrums these days. What
appears to be chronic apathy is drying up
the stream of business to trickle, share
turnover in some recent sessions approach
ing almost record lows. As for new offer
ings, they are just not being taken.
Under subscriptions have stuck under
writer's with large blocks of stock, necessi-
tating the selling of other securities
in order to finance these liabilities until
the investing public is in more recep-
tive mood. However, investors appear
disinclined to scan the future through
rose tinted glasses. Bearish factors are.
emphasized by market specialists, many
forecasts predicting that the share index
will 60 still lower for some time to come.
The prevailing peSSimiSm, marketwise, has
been reflected in the failure of the stock
exchange to register any favorable re-
sponse to the British governments signing
of the Marshall aid pact. This seemingly
Illogical attitude can be explained, not
only by the markets discounting of the
acceptance in advance, but also by the
investing public's acute awareness that
even Marshall Plan aid cannot solve
Britain's pressing financial and economic
problems such as the slenderness of dollar
reserves, the still yawning gap in foreign
trade, and the sacrifices which may still
have to be made to close that gap and give
full effect to the governments deflationary
policy.
This last factor is the key both to the
London stock markets chronic stagnation
and the sharp difference in tone between
it and Wall Street. It should never be
forgotten that, whereas our economic life
is being subjected to strong inflationary
influences virtually uncontrolled by legal
or official checks, Britain's economy Is
rigidly controlled and is subject to
governmental policy of systematic defia-
ton. Every effort is being made to curtail
luxury production except for export and
evolve stable economic structuresinclud-
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Stars, Men and Atoms
Stars. Men and Atoms
Chemical From Buckwheot
Observation-Disclosures
Pansies, Forsythias Also Provide Rutin,
Which Strengthens Blood Vessel,
By Thomas r. Henry

A chemical extracted from pansies, forsythia,
and buckwheat promises to be an important
medicine Of the atomic age
Primarily 1t strengthens blood vessels, ac-
cording to q comprehensive exhibit before the
American Medical Association arranged by DR..
James r. Couch Of the Department of Agri-
culture and DR.. ]. L. Grifith. jr., of Philadel-
phia. DR.. Couch, agricultural chemist at the
Eastern Experiment Station Of the Agriculture
Department, isolated this substance, rutin
from buckwheat about three years ago and
since then it has been tested experimentslly
in laboratories all over the country.
In one experiment rats were subjected to
very heavy doses Of x-rays so that Is out of
Is died in few days. Another group of ami
mails was given rutin, and after the same
amount of radiation only three of Is died.
There was little development Of the fatal
anemia which supposedly is due to fragility of
the red blood cells. 1t was one of the major
causes of death among Japanese victims of
the atomic bomb explosions. Rutin has been
considered for some time as one Of the pos
sible medicines for those exposed to an atom
bomb blast.
In another experiment the feet of rabbits
were frozen by keeping them in liquid air at
IS degrees below zero for three minutes. In
every case gangrene developed and the feet
were lost But when rutin was given immed-
lately after the freezing there were only one
or two gangrene cases. Less severe frostbite
injuries constituted a major medical problem
! of the war, especially among the Air Forces
where freezing was frequent.
A fairly common malady is purpuria. A fire.
quent symptom is bleeding of the gums.
Hitherto there was little medicine could do
for it. Fragile blood vessel walls were the
generally attributed cause. In several cases,
after manifesting itself for lifetime, 1t has
been stopped in "a hours by rutin injections,
the exhibit showed.
The fragility of the blood capilaries is us
ually increased in diabetes. 1t can be brought
back to normal with the new drug. In several
cases 1t has greatly alleviated asthma. When
experimental mice are placed in a near vacuum
the drug protects them against lung hem
orrhage, which otherwise would be inevitable.
The material now has been found in small
amounts in 80 American plants, 1t was re-
ported. Buckwheat remains the chief COM
mercial source.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Italian Colonies Deadlock

While not unexpected, the continued in
ability of the four great powers to agree
on settlements for the former Italian
colonies foreshadows a complete deadlock
on yet another important international
issue.
When the Big Four" Council of Foreign
Ministers deadlocked on the matter last
spring they appointed a commission to
Investigate conditions and opinions in the
various parts of the italian Colonial EN-
pire. The theory was that the commits
sion's report would give factual basis for
the councils further deliberations.
Unfortunately, the commission has split
as badly as its superiors. The members
could not agree even on what they saw
and heard; so their report is full Of dis
senting opinions and conflicting observa-
tions with the Soviet members usually in
opposition to those of the three Western
Powers. Obviously, this split report will
serve chiefly to furnish ammunition for
the antagonistic theses in the Council OF
Foreign Ministers, whose deputies are
supposed to complete their deliberations
by August /. Since there is only remote
likelihood that this meeting will get any
where, the chances are that, under the
terms of an annex to the Italian peace
treaty, the matter will be referred to the
General Assembly of the United Nations
by mid-September. What will happen
then is anybodys guess.
Meanwhile, the tenor of the commits
sions report indicates that the burning
issue is Libya, the big block of African
territory fronting on the Central Mediter-
ranean and stretching far southwark into
the very heart of the Sahara Desert.
Libya's strategic Importance in the air age
Is obvious Britain is in de facto posses
sion by right of conquest and would like
to obtain U. N. trusteeship presumably
with the assent of the United States and
France. But to this disposition Soviet
Russia is unalterably opposed. And sug-
gested compromise giving the trusteeship
to Italy runs into the bitter opposition of
the native inhabitants, who suffered
greatly under Italian rule The natives
rely on wartime pledge by the British
not to turn them back to Italy, and they
also have the strong backing of the Arab
League, which demands that Libya be given
either independence or an Arab trustee
ship. All of which indicates very
scrambled diplomatic situation.
Disposal Of fItaly's former East African
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Bob Feller in the War

To the Editor of The Star:
should like to go on record for Bob Feller
in The Star; not that he needs my support,
but do admire him and have long had great
respect for him. We were shipmates on the
U.S.S. Alabama, where We worked together on
the athletics, as the fgurehead and he rs the
real spark
His reputation and his influence were marked
among the men. He did a great deal for the
ship. Mr.. Feller was one of the few athletes
of outstanding Importance who actually we're
under fire. He did his work faithfully and he
never stopped exercising and keeping himself
in condition. All this means lot to men on
monotonous duty.
In view of his war service he has had to cut
down on everything except essential work.
C. LESLIE GLENN,
Rector, st. Johns Church.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
The Police Recruit Drive

With police jobs going abegging in
Washington, the Civil Service Commission
has good reason to resort to extraordinary
steps in quest of recruits. Its campaign to
round up applicants in nearby States
should not be viewed too optimistically,
however, because many cities and towns
in those areas are having as much trouble
as Washington in filling police and fire
department vacancies. In fact, at least
one Maryland town recently advertised in
local newspapers for police recruits
Actually, there is no shortage of appn-
cants for these jobs-just shortage Of
men qualified educationally and physically
to meet the tests established by the Police
Department and the Civil Service Com
mission. Last February, for example, some
2,700 applications were filed for local police
appointments, but only ia survived the
examinations. There are still 173 police
vacancies. This has raised a question as
to whether the standards have been set
too high. Police officials do not think so.
They are reluctant to lower standards be-
low the level deemed essential to proper
law enforcement by the National Associa
ton of Chiefs of Police, the National Police
Academy and other authorities.
The basic cause of the shortage is not
that police requirements are too rigid but
that police salaries are too low in relation
to wages in private industry for positions
requiring similar education and training.
The basic salary for police and fire privates
is $2,721 a year. Like most civil service
salaries, police compensation here and
elsewhere has not kept pace with the ris-
ing trend of pay in industry generally.
City governments cannot hope to outbid
private employers for the services of young
men from high school and college.
Their chief hope lies In convincing young
men that law enforcement is a career
offering not only interesting and often ex-
citing opportunities for public service but
job security in hard times as we'll as good
That will be the keynote of the recruiting
campaign to be undertaken in Maryland
and Virginia by the Civil Service Commits
sion and the Police Department. The
future effectiveness of law enforcement in
Washington will depend in good measure
on the success of this unprecedented drive.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
President Adams in the Potomac

President Adams in the Potomac
To the Editor Of The star
My interest in early political history was
quickened a few days ago by President Tru-
mans speech at the exercises celebrating the
Tooth anniversary of the laying of the corner
stone of the Washington Monument.
When President Truman regaled his hearers
with the story of the woman ofdce-seeker who
sat on President John Quincy Adams trousers
until he promised to award her an office, he
relieved Old Man Eloquent of any scandalous
inferences by explaining that the pants were
not on Adams while the lady sat, but on the
river bank reposing among the willows while
Adams swan the Potomac
While the radio carried the speech to our
apartment was impeiled to tell Mrs Mathews
in the words of the Old Timer on Fibber
Magee's program, THAT amt the way
heard it,
MY authority was "Perleys "reminiscences"
written by Ben Perley Poore, for many years
identified with the press gallery and editor
Of the Congressional Directory. The authors
reference to the incident Is brief. 1t states
merely that while President Adams was bath
ing in the Potomac clad only In September
Morn" q miscreant walked away with the
Presidents clothes and he was compelled to
exercise In the shelter Of the willows until an
attendant brought another suit.
But Judge Bennett Champ Clark Of the
District Court OF Appeals. who has authored
one of the most interesting volumes on Old
Man Eloquent enters the historical con-
troyersy and raises . question ~ to what
actually became Of the Presidents pantaloons
This inquiry may lead to the Identification
Of the unknown who, according TO topical
song. cast the overaIls IN Mrs. Murphy's
chowder.a JERRY A. MATHEWS.
Evening star., 1948-07-19

Co operation -
the watchdog
com m / t tie e.
will r e lily be
getting down to
its job.
F or SO m e
weeks now the
committee h a S
been in opera
ton here in
Washington and
two staff mem-
bers already are
in Europe. This
week, however,
III e y will be
tNned by the
head watchdog,
C h a r | e S S.
H&-,A- -,l z.11-
Evening star., 1948-07-19

colonies, Eritres and italian Somaliland,
Is less difficult matter. Britain desires to
get trusteeship for them and nobody else
is strongly interested except Ethiopia
which wants to get access to the sea
through those territories But Ethiopia s
desires count for little internationally and
the inhabitants themselves are backward
and hardly vocal. 1t therefore looks as
though these bits of East Africa may 20 to
Britain, perhaps on trading basis
Evening star., 1948-07-19

When a 65-year-o one-time Illinois Re-
publican Congressman steps up the gangplank
to the Mauretania at New York on Wednes-
day, the Joint Committee on Foreign Economic
Evening star., 1948-07-19

hobo who proved hero in Southern
freight-house fire is thanked by being
offered job. That's gratitude for you.