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The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-01
.ExpEn,Ti0N
 HEARD FROM
Colorado River Party Bat les Wintry Gen.
 ditions

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Dec. 1. + Thirteen members Of the Colorado River Expedition, rn- heard from since leaving Green River, Utah, on November 10, is reported safe, in a radio message
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MARTHA sOCIETY

The Martha Society will hold an apron and fancy work sale on Dec. 6, at the Alaska Electric Light 6 Power Co.'s display room. Coffee, tea and cake will be served during the sale. adv.
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and window hangings make d most attractive appearances. A d. dio receiving set in the club rooms is recent addition to the furnishings.
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cANNERyMAN DEPARTS

E. B. Dudden. local cannery- man, left on the Northwestern for Seattle where he will spend the winter with his family. While in Seattle MT. Dudden conducts his business from offices in the Pio- fieer building.
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DOUGLAS NEVIS
LOCAL BUSINESS MEN z CALLED AS WITNESSES
 JUNEAU GRAND JURY

The following men were called before the Grand Jury yesterday and today as witnesses to assist in some of their Investigations: L. w. Kilburn, John Mills, Y. Shitanda, Frank Bryan, Sr., and Matt Loughlin.
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enable a gang of robbers to hide, but also serves as military de- lenses" for standing off with fire arms a posse of superior num- bers. Walls Of many of the caves are blackened by smoke, telling the story of "bad men" who con cealed themselves there and lived primitively until officers quit searching for them.
 Nature has provided food for the outlaws, for fish and game abound in the Osage Hills and numerous springs pour forth pure water.
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 The economists survey shows installment plan merchandising. a trivial factor in commerce 20 years ago, to have grown to such proportions that there iss more than s2,00O,000000 worth of in. stallment credit paper-approxi mately one-tenth of the national debt-outstanding.
 More than half of these prom missory notes represent credit to automobile purchasers, Professor Seligman reports. He finds the installment plan a major factor in the motor indhstry's growth reporting that six out of every ten automobiles sold today are
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-01

On his way to Washington, D.. C., on an official business trip, M. D. Williams, accompanied hy Mrs. Williams, left on the Prin- cess Mary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-01

Leon permanent oil wave. Safe, sure and satisfactory. Fern Beau ty Parlor, 213 Seward St. adv.
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turning home. Tomorrow he will address the Chamber of Commerce at it's weekly meeting.
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Bandits Find Refuge
 In Oklahoma Forest

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Aid to Thrift Seen
 In Installment Plan

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"MR. PM PASSES B."
 Elks' Hall, Dec. ? and } adv.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
THREE ELEvENS VIE
FOR COAST LAURELS
BY the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, November 1S.-
With the 1927 foot ball season of the
Pacific Coast Conference rapidly draw
ing to a close, three important con-
tests are scheduled for tomorrow, the
result of which may eliminate more
than one championship contender
from the field.
Stanford University, the University
of Southern California and University
of Idaho, undefeated thus far in con.
ference competition, all meet worthy
opponents.
Overshadowing the other contests
both in traditional rivalry and impor-
tance Is the thirty-fourth annual big
game" between Stanford and the Uni
versity of California. The two teams
are entering the fray more evenly
matched than any other time since
1924.
The University of Southern Cali.
fornia Trojans, minus the services of
Capt. Morely Drury. backfield star,
who is out with slight injury, will
meet Washington State College in Los
Angeles. while Idaho, last of the un'
defeated trio is scheduled to clash
with Oregon State College in its last
conference game Of the year.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
TECH TO RESUME DRILLS
FOR SWAVELY ENCOUNTER

Coach Hap Hardells Tech foot ball
team, which has been idling since
winning the public high school title
series game with Business, it's final
championship tilt, will, through the
courtesy Of Alvin Miller, Central High
principal. practice Monday and Tues
day in Central Stadium in prepare.
ton for its concluding game with
Swavely at Manassas Thanksgiving
morning.
Techs squad is in good shape. ex-
cepting Tacks Ensor. halfback, who
again hurt his leg in the Business
game. and Ward Oehmann, guard,
who has a bad ankle.
Western and Business, neither of
which has won a public high title
grid game. clash this afternoon
noon in Central Stadium at 3:15
O'Clock. Each team will be battling
to keep out of last place. Western
has lost two games and besides to-
days contest faces postponed en-
gagement with Central that will be
PLAYED probably week after next. 1t
will be the last series contest for
Business.
Charlie May, crack Business quar-
terback. was to be in the Business
lineup and his work in his last series
game was to be watched with especial
interest.
May was to be honored at a special
assembly at Business early this after
noon, when the alumni was to present
his picture to the school.
Everett Cross. clever backfeld per.
former, and George Mehler, sturdy
guard, have been lost to Central s
eleven for the remainder Of the sea
son. Cross suffered an injury to his
arm in the Tech game and Mehler
sustained an injury to his head in the
Eastern encounter.
William Foley, veteran track coach
at Central High, was honored at a
special assembly yesterday conducted
by the Alumni ''C' Club. A picture
of the silver-haired coach was present
ed to the school, the presentation ad
dress being made by former Principal
Robert A. Maurer. Other speakers
included Principal Alvin Miller; Mai
Richard Dear, the greatest sprintel
ever to represent a District high
school, and who was developed by
Foley, and Sylvan King, president OF
the &c" Club. donor of the picture.
Other we'll known alumni attending
included Sidney Kent, Ed Kemper, A
Stern, Al Minnix, Dutch Acorn, George
Norris, William Fleming. Bill Gates
Parkins Birthright, Joseph Marr, Al
vim Chaplin, Norman Oyster, Bob New
| by and Gene Casey.
Aside from the Business.westerr
game two more tilts involving loca
| schoolboy teams were carded today
| st. Adams was to entertain Donald
son School of Baltimore, on the locals
| sridiron and Emerson was to NEE
| Charlotte Hall Military Academy OF
| the Marylanders' field.
Three scholastic combinations Of thu
District group are listed for action to
morrow, all on foreign fields. Dewitt
| is to engage Mount st. Joseph's High
| in Baltimore. Eastern is to play st
Johns College "B" squad in morn
ing game at Annapolis and Gonzaga II
down for a go with Mount st. Maryt
| Preps at Emmittsburg. Md.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
16 GET CIRCLE ITS"
AT TECH ASSEMBLY

Sixteen boys were awarded the large
circle "T's" at a foot ball assembly
this morning at Tech High School.
Manager Edward Duvall also was
awarded a big letter. Sixteen got
minor ITS"
Those who were presented the circle
",Tn nv Principal Frank Davis, who
made the awards through Bozo Der
ger, president of the Tech General
Organization. are:
Wilson Hissey. William Shipman.
Thomas Oyster, Leo Winston. Ward
Oehmann, Thomas Rooney, Bradley
Edelblut, Willis Benner, Paul Guy,
Chester Mills, Homer Drissell, How
ard Florence, Arthur Kriemelmeyer'
Jake Edwards, John Ritter and Rod
ert Bailey.
Minor ITS" went to George Cole,
John Forney, Marcus Rosenthal, DICK
Mayo. Holmes Fountain, Marcus Gel
ger, Alfred Schneider, Aubrey Spen-
Ger, Murray Kleiner, Hubbard Hoy,
Charles Mothershead, William Stutz,
Richard Cunning, Frank Nebel, First
Assistant Manager Arthur Story and
Second Assistant Manager Paul Bob
bitt
Evening star., 1927-11-18

Many local fans are expected to
journey across the Potomac to see the
game between Episcopal and Wood
berry Forest, always a high spot of
the schoolboy grid season in nearby
Virginia.
A number of changes will be noted
in the Dewitt team that takes the field
against Mount st. Joseph's High to-
morrow in Baltimore. The George
town schoolboys, who meet Massanut-
ten Military Academy at Woodstock,
Va. on Thanksgiving day. may en-
gage in a post-season game with
New Hampshire school following the
annual tilt with Gonzaga at Clark
Griffith Stadium.
Devitt's basket ball team will use
the City Club gym. as its home floor
this season.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
SLOPPY FOOTING LIKELY
FOR YALE-HARVARD TILL
Weather Prospects for Day of Cridiron Classic
Cambridge Almost as Depressing as Check-ups
of Injured Men at Rival Camps.

an eve to each other in a rsinstori
Yesterday. despite engagements wit
Ursinus and Loyola, respectively q
Saturday. Lafayette tapered off fd
the ancient quarrel with Lehigl
while the. weather failed to halt tn
drive of Cornell for Pennsylvania
Tha nksgiving day.
At the student mass meeting las
night Huntington r. C'Tacks'D Hart
wick, who played on the Harvar
teams of 1912, 1913 and 1914 and wa
an all-America end. assailed the spiri
of Harvard undergraduates towau
the team this season. describing tha
spirit as rotten" He said it ha
been reflected in the mental attitud
of the players. He also criticize
the Crimson, undergraduate daily, OF
the ground that it had devoted il
adequate space to the team.
Captain Pratt said that the under
graduate spirit had not been as goo
as might have been expected.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
MARYLAND HARRIERS
IN DIXIE TITLE RACE

Led by Prof r. v. Truitt, coach,
University of Maryland's cross-coun-
trv team left this morning for Chapel,
n. c., to compete tomorrow in the
southern Conference championship
run.
The Old Line squad consisted of
Gadd. Myers, Schneider. Plumley, Nor
ris. Linzey and Froehlich.
Remsberg, one of the teams best
men, will be unable to compete be-
cause Of a fallen arch in one of his
feet.
With Remsberg in condition, Coach
Truitt felt sure he could have won
the meet. AS it is, he thinks the Old
Liners have Just a fair chance.
Nine teams are due to compete over
n smile course.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
MARTNE.ARMY STRUGGLE
SURE TO ATTRACT CROWD
Catholic University Stadium Expected to Be Well
Filled for Game-American u. and Callaudet
Should Provide Keen Battle

Zieske and Dyer are expected TO
bear the brunt for Gallaudet, and
others TO see action for the kendail
Greeners, who have been shaken up
hv Coach Teddy Hughes, will include
Reins. LangdaIe, Ridings, Grinnell,
Cummings. Cain and +. Johnson.
Except that Platz will start at right
half instead of Field, American u. is
ant 10 take the field with the same
nne-up that started against Bridge
water last week. Others performing
for the Mcthodists will be Bittenger
and Lowe, ends; La Favre and Levin,
tackles; WallowitZ and Sulllvan'
guards: Crist, quarterback; Blrthright,
halfback. and Olmstead, fullback.
Georgetown is not expected to have
appreciable difficulty in subdulng
Fordham to be engaged at the Poio
grounds. McCabe likely Will start
at quarterback for the Blue and Gray
as will Tomaini at end. Both nave
been suffering with injuries.
Those making the trip lnclude
Tomaini. Provincial, schwartz, HOBO
way ends; Mooney. Saur and Brogan
tackles. Carroll, Cordovano, Liston
Murphy. Muir. Walsh and Mosko,
Guards: Cant. Grigsby and Wyncoop
confer. McCabe, Schmidt and Hanni'
gan, duarterbacks: Nork. Mclean
O'NeiI. Dwyer. Gehringer and Duplin,
halfbacks, and Hudak, fullback.
Excepting Young, right end. the
MARYLAND squad that left here last
night for Nashville to engage Wander
hilr was in top shape. AL Heagy will
hold down Young's place. There are
% in the Old Line party. which was to
arrive in Nashville in time for dinner
this evening.
Coach Byrd's starting lineup
against the Commodores is expected
to include Dodson and Heagy, ends
Zulick and Adams. tackles; Wondrack
and Crothers, guards; Capt. Bafford
center; Kessler, quarterback; Thomas
and Roberts, halfbacks, and Linkous
fullback.
George Washington's stalwart eleven
is not expected to encounter a grea1
deal of opposition in Concord State
College to be played at Athens. w
Va. Only II colonial players avail
able. Coach Crum probably will not
try to run up such big score against
the West Virginians, as he is deslr
Gus of keeping his limited number OF
dependables in good shape for the big
annual Thanksgiving day game with
Catholic University in the Brooklano
stadium.
Desmond Murphy has been named
manager Of the 1928 Catholic Univer
sity tennis team. Bob Linehan has
been chosen assistant manager oi
basket ball. and John Budd, assistant
manager of base ball.
Sophomore and freshmen foot bal
teams of Catholic University will clash
in their annual game Sunday at 10:S(
o'clock
Evening star., 1927-11-18

a District college group were
NV away for engagements TO-
~ morrow teams were pollsh-
ing for two contests to be
steged here. otod
a crowd Of about 10000 is expected
TO be on hand for the annual Ffesioeil'
Guns game between the Quahtico No
rines and the all-Army team dl Cae"o
lie University Stadium, ana a suoS,dii
.tial number are expected 10 go ou' ~
Kendall Green TO watch American
ITn;re,,sitv and Gallaudet mix 1t up.
, The service game, that VIII pe
staged amid a fanfare of color ana III
the nresence of a distinguished as,
semhlage. will start at : O'Clock anu
tTsa tussle at Kendall Green at 2:5o;
ARMY. with a seasoned, well dfllieu
combination, will be hot after Nic,
tory. as it has not won the ailIludl
classic since 1924, when it scored over
the NAVY Scouting Fleet team.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge Will pres@sn. en-
the cup to the winning team . besloeo :
Mrs Coolidge there will be present ,s ~
distinguished gathering OF nlsh ON
cials in diplomatic ana mlhtaIS
cIes. The whole Marine cohtihsehl
Srotr ouantico and many soldiers
from posts of this city anu Hee'i"'
sections viii, be on hand. eo
Roth SQUADS are reported IN Hhe
<st+le The Marines need no lntfoouC-
tion to local fans, as they are laiilli'
lar with the record of the Leatnei
necks. who have gone through tne
season without a defeat. Among tile
Marine conuuests was that over the
clever Catholic University eleven
which was registered in decisive style.
Though the Marines are generally
favored to take the measure OF theli
khaki-clad comrades in arms, II Is ap'
Darent that the Army team, coacheo
bv Mai. A. J. Van Fleet, is going 10
prove by no means pushoVer. 1t 10
a combination that has shown lmpres-
sively ell season and for the most
part has run up big scores against
its opponents. Mike Yeomans, regular
quarterback at West Point several
seasons ago, probably will direct the
Army team tomorrow, and other de-
pendables of the eleven include Archie
Daly. Capt. Costello and Frank, line
men, and Umberger, Rippel and Ryan
in the backfield. The line averages
200 pounds from tackle to tackle and
191 from end to end. The backfield
averages ISL pounds.
Marines, with Allan Shapley, Jin
Levey, backfeld luminaries, "rarin"
to go, and Capt. Wigmore, Gotko,
Brunette and other stalwarts all set,
are confident. of topping the Army,
though Coach Tom Ready has been
repeatedly warning his team against
overconf1dence.
American University's stock for its
game with Gallaudet has taken rise
with announcement that Capt. Louis
Byouk, stellar triple-threater OF the
Kendall Green outfit, will not play.
A shoulder injured earlier in the sea-
son has failed TO improve sufficiently.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
G. U. AND WEST VIRGINIA
LIST 1928 GRID BATTLE

Georgetown will meet West Virginii
in foot ball again next Fall. The gam
will be played here November II.
Games with Washington and Les
for October 20, either at Charleston
or Huntington, and with Lafayette a.
Easton October 81 also havo been an
ranged by the Mountaineers.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
yEw YORK, November IS CP.-

n yEW YORK, November Is Up
Rain threatened today to turn
VI the final Saturday OF major
4 foot ball into the first genu-
inely soggy combat day of the
Eastern season.
Almost as depressing as the weather
reports were check-ups of injured as
the rival camps of Harvard and Yale
preparing for their fortysiXth meet
ing tomorrow.
Joe Crosby, shining light of what
offensive Harvard has shown in win
ming four out of seven games. seems
definitely relegated to the sidelines
through an infected nose. developed
Monday. Captain Webster, bulwark
Of Yale's steel-ribbed line; Johnny
Hoben. who tossed the passes that
beat Princeton, and John Garvey, re-
placement back for Bruce Caldwell,
all are suffering injuries Of more or
less grevious nature.
Both Army and Navy practised with
Evening star., 1927-11-18
REISELT GAINS ON HOPPE

CHICAGO. November 1S P)-Otti
Reiselt of Philadelphia, three-cushior
billiard champion. gained 21 points IN
two 5O-point blocks with Willie Hoppe
of New York, and was but A points
behind. The total score stands: Hoppe
400: Reiselt, 356.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
"T" CLUB TO GIVE DANCE.

Under auspices Of the Circle '"T'
Club of Tech High dance is to be
given tonight at the Arlington Hotel,
starting a 9 o'clock. Bob Havel Is
chairman Of the committee.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
MISSOURI HOPEFUL
OF GRID TITLE NOW
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, November ID
Chances of the unbeaten Missouri
Tigers to clinch the third MISSOURI
Valley Conference title in four years
in the thirty.sixth annual meeting
with Kansas at Lawrence tomorrow
were Increased today with the addl-
ton of two Jayhawker backs to the
casualty list.
A crippled Kansas Aggie lineup also
was announced for the game WIN
Nebraska. at Manhattan. While OKLA
homa. listed as the third conference
contender, had strong mach.ne 70
send against the Oklahoma Aggies
at Norman.
Should Missouri, Nebraska and
Oklahoma win tomorrow the percent
age column would show:
Evening star., 1927-11-18

AS the Aggie game completes the
Nebraska conference slate, Oklahoma
would have a chance to tie the Corn
huskers for second place by beating
Missouri Thanksgiving day. The
Tigers, however. still would nave a
percentage of S33.
In the fourth conference game Grin
nell was conceded only an outside
chance to break it's record of four
straight losses in the fray with Iowa
State at Grinnell
Drake, rated eighth in conference
standings, waited the invasion of Des
Moines by Notre Dame.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED
TO SEE SOCCER CONTEST

One of the largest crowds to ever
witness soccer game in the District
is expected Sunday on the Monument
Grounds when Clan MacLennan and
Walford elevens meet in the National
Cup tie tournament.
All leagues have postponed their
games in order that all players may
see the leading contenders in action.
Walfords defeated Clan MacLennan
hooters two weeks ago, 8 to 1.
Evening star., 1927-11-18

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, November 1S.-Larry
Bankart, former Dartmouth foot bail
star, told the Associated Press today
that some one impersonating him evil
IDENTIFY had given out the statement
issued last night in his name to the
effect that Dartmouth had agreed to
meet Georgetown in a post-season
game in the Harvard Stadium on No
vember 16 for the benefit of Vermont
and New Hampshire flood sufferers.
He denied emphatically that he had
said anything about the proposition.
"I am not even a member OF the
athletic council as mentioned in the
story" he said. II never even knew
until this morning that such a game
had been proposed"
Evening star., 1927-11-18
~ un Contests Here Tomorrow, With Three d. e. EeUens Playing Away
DARTMOUTH CANNOT
LIST GAME WITH G. u
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HANOVER, n. H, November 49,
President Ernest Martin Hopkins oi
Dartmouth College today definitely set
at rest reports that Dartmouth and
Georgetown would play a post-seasor
foot ball game in the Harvard Sta
dunn or anywhere else for the bene
fit of New England flood sufferers.
In a statement he said that even II
the Dartmouth athletic authorities
had approved of such a contest ap
proval would not have been given by
the Dartmouth administration.
"The Dartmouth foot ball season Is
over. the team has disbanded and nc
further games will be played ht
said.
Evening star., 1927-11-18

One factory in Chicago has a ca
pacity for turning out 5000 high
grade base ball bats in a day
Evening star., 1927-11-18

Wv YHILE three clevens of the
u a District college group were
AN away for engagements TO-
~ v morrow teams were polish
Evening star., 1927-11-18

American University's stock for its
game with Gallaudet has taken rise
with announcement that Capt. Louis
Byouk, stellar .triple-threater OF the
Kendall Green outfit, will not play.
A shoulder injured earlier in the sea-
son has failed to improve sufficiently.
Evening star., 1927-09-20

4 jumping on A dead level, he could
get over more ground at one straddle
than any animal OF his breed you
ever see. Jumping on a dead level
was his strong suit, YOU understand;
and when it come to that. Smiley
would ante up money on him as Ions
as he had a red. Smiley was mon
he might be, for fellers that had
travelled and been everywheres. all
said he laid over any frog that ever
they see.
Well. Smiley KEEP the beast in a
little box. and he used to fetch him
downtown sometimes and lay for a
bet. One day a feller-a stranger IN
the camp, he was-come acrost him
with his box. and says: What might
be that you've got in that box?"
And Smiley says, sorter Indifferent
like: 1t might be a parrot. or it
might be a canary, but it aint-it's
only just frog"
"Well what's he good for?'
well" Smiley says. easy and care
less. hes good enough to outjump
any frog i'll Calaveras country. I'm
risk $40 on him."
The feller studied hit. and then
says, kinder sad like: We'll, I'm only
a stranger here, and l amt got no
frog; but if I had a frog. I'd bet you"
And then Smiley says: That's all
right-if you'll hold my box minute.
I'll go and get you a frog" And so
the feller took the box, and put up
his $40 along with Smiley's, and set
down to wait.
So he sat there good while think
ing and thinking to himself. and then
he got the frog out and pried his
mouth open and took a teaspoon and
filed him full of quail shot-filled him
pretty near up to his chin-and set
him on the floor. Smiley he went to
the swamp and slooped around i'm the
mud for a long time, and finally he
ketched frog, and fetched him in.
and give him to this feller. and says.
Now if you're ready, set him along.
even with Dan''s, and I'll give the
word" Then he says: "One-two-
three-git"
Him and the other feller touched up
the frogs from behind, and the new
frog hoped off lively, but DanI give
heave and hysted up his shoulders.
but it warn't no use-he couldn't
bulge. He was planted as solid az
church and he couldn't no more stir
than if he was anchored out. Smiley
was good deal surprised. and he was
disguised, too, but he didn't have no
idea what the matter was, of course.
The feller took the money and went
away. Smiley he stood scratching his
head and looking down at Danl
long time. and at last says: II do
wonder what in the nation that frog
throwed off for-I wonder if there
amt something the matter with him
he pears to look mighty baggy. some
how" And he ketched Danl up by
the nape of the neck. and he hefted
him, and says: why, blame my cats
IL he don't weigh five pounds" And
he turned him upside down and he
belched out a double handful of shot.
And then he see how it was. and he
was the maddest mamie set the frog
down and took out after that feller.
but he never ketched him. And
Well. thish-yer Smiley had a yaller,
one-eyed cow that didn't have no tail,
only jest short stump like bannan-
ner, and
But the listener, having come for
information about the Rev. Leonidas
w. Smiley, lacked both the time and
the inclination to hear more about
Smiley the Better. and so did not wait
to hear about the afflicted cow
(Cnpyright 1877