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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01
Mexico to Build
 Fine New Airport

MEXICO CITY. June 1.-The department of communications has approved plans to spend about 1,OOO, ,OOO pesos (s600,00O) to con struct one of the finest airp0rts in the world pear the Mexican capitol.
 The Valbuena army flying field. a few miles from the city. where Lmdbergh landed-apd which was pronounced by him as one of the best fields he has seen anywhere will be enlarged and more hangars constructed there. A new field, for exclusive use of com mercial planes, will be developed near valbuena. which is now used by all planes, military, air mail and commercial.
 The length of time required to realize the approved plans will de- pend upon when the federal treas ury win have funds available for the work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01
AL WILSON,, A JUNEAU PIONEER, DIES SUDDENLY '
Wellknown Oidtimer Pass ed Away This Morn
 ing at Seattle

Al Wilson, aged 72, pioneer of Juneau, died suddenly at Seattle at 1 o'clock this morning, accord. ing to a telegram received today by Emery Valentine from Gilbert Tuben, formerly of this city. He will probably be buried in Seattle, where he went about a month ago for a-visit.
 Al Wilson was one of the best known of the pioneers of this section. He came to Juneau with Emery Valentine, landing here in May, 1886, and they remained close friends until the end. In 1888 he went down the Yukon River to Fortymiie where lie pros, pected and mined for few years. He was at Fortymile at the time the river steamer broke down at St. Michael and failed to come up the Yukon River with supplies.
 Facing starvation, the Fortymile population held a miners meet. ing, chose the well known Yukon sourdough, Tom O'Brien, fer lead CT. Under his direction all left Fortymile for the lower river. Whenever they found place where there was enough food to supply one or more men until the following spring, Tom O'Brien would leave the number that could be supplied. and the re mainder continued down stream. Shortly before the freeze-up more than 200 miners and prospectors reached St. Michael, where there was a general store. The whole party was broke, but supplies were commandeered from the store. They were afterwards paid for by the government. The whole party returned to Fortymile the next spring.
 In 1891, Al Wilson returned to Juneau and thereafter made his residence on Gastineau Channel. He came back from the Interior as many other good men did, broke. He worked for years as a blacksmith for the Treadwell mine. For good many years he has been employed at the court house as jail guard.
 He was born at Manchester, N. H., and came west when young man. For a few years he ranch ed in Colorado, and from there he came to Juneau. He had many friends in this city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01
MAY WAS WET; MIzE SAYS so
 IN HIS REPORT
In Fact Month Was Wet test Since 1ol0-Third
 Wettest on Record

May was cold and unusually wet but without measureable snowfall. This was the wettest May since 1910, and the third wettest on record, says R. c. Mize, of the Juneau Weather Bureau. in his monthly report made today.
 The mean temperature for the month was 45.7 degrees, or 2.1 degrees below the normal The warmest May on record was that of 1915 with a mean of 54 de- grees and the co1dest was that of 1899 with a mean of A de- grees. The highest temperature was 65 degrees on the 27th and the lowest 32 degrees on the 11th. Previous extremes were 80 degrees and 24 degrees, re- spectively. M Precipitation was S.25 inches, cr 304 inches above the normal. The driest May was that of 1905 with a total of 15S inches and the wettest was that <scf 1884 with 1911 inches. The heaviest. precipitation for any 2A-honr. period was 2O2 inches on. the 1Sth-19th. There were 25 days with measureable precipitation and three other days with traces. A trace of snow fell on the 9th and sleet fell on the 7th, Sth, 18th and 18th.
 The mean relative humidity was 90 per cent at a. m., 6S per cent at noon, and 69 per cent at 4 p. m.
 The prevailing direction of the wind was from the southeast and theaverage velocity 6.4 miles per hour. The maximum wind was 21 miles per hour from the south east on the 18th, which corres- ponds to 24 miles per hour on the old scale.
 There were three clear days, five partly cloudy days and 23 cloudy days. There were 102.1 hours of sunshine. or 20 per cent of the possible amount, and eight days on which sunshine was not recorded.
 An aurora was observed on the 10th; light frost formed On the 10th, 11th and 22d; and dense fog on the 22d.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01
Woman WhO Names CoI0rs
 Says Ensembles to Stay

NEW YORK, June 1-Even the zoo contributes ideas for naming fashions colors, says Mrs. Mar. gaiet Hayden. Rorke who con. ceiyes the names for the musks. the dawns, the rose-beiges and the canaries of the world of style,
 She also has resorted to air. plane rides for inspiration for ap- prcpriate names for the old-fash, toned tans, browns, reds, yellows and greens.
 As managing director of the Textile Color Card association and yice-president of the Ameri- can Trade Association Executives, Mrs. Rorke serves industries us. ing 'colors in any forms regard ing the popular shades for the coming seasons.
 The dress manufacturers rep resentatives, members of Mrs. Rorke's association, confer and decide what new notes in color  shall be on their list; the hat, the shoe, the handbag, and the jewel " makers do the same thing. The results are disseminated by color cards to all manufacturers of these garments.
 Consequently Mrs. John Smith wears harmoniously toned en- semble. Her frock is rose-beige. trimmed in deeper rose, her hat is rose-beige straw with a deep. CT rose quill, her shoes are rose beige with dull gold trim
 The ensemble note, perfect har- mony from top to bottom of an outfit, is an American innova.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01
KEEPING TAB
 2 ON U. S..F00D

WASHINGTON, D. C., June l. A unique type of specialist with the whole United States as her field, is Miss Miriam Birdseye of the cooperative extension service in the United States department of agriculture.
 Acting as clearing house agent for the work of nutrition specialist, she gathers and dis seminates all the knowledge on that subject. She is the only wo- man inter-bureau subject matter specialist.
 Since foods and nutrition con stitute a basic project in the ex- tension program, most of the state agricultural colleges have on their staffs one or more nutrition specialists, who work with the county home demonstration and agricultural agents. in planning and carrying out the nutrition programs. Research in foods and nutrition is also being carried on in experiment. stations and in the bureau of home economies of the department. Miss Birdseye CO., ordinates the work of these yari- ous state specialists and acquaints them with ideas developed in diff ferent sections of the country which relate to their work.
 She divides her time between Washington and the field, giving a number of demonstrations each year.
 Miss Birdseye is a graduate of Smith college with an advanced degree from Columbia University Teachers college.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01

tion, said Mrs. Rorke, and the product of the twentieth century efficiency in industry.
 "The color ensemble idea is here to stay Mrs. Rorke says. "It is the most beautiful, and it allows for just as much free play of Individuality as the old-tinle riot of colors used to. The Amer ican woman brought it, and she is going to see that it is kept" "
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01
Self-Made Girl La,Uyer, Colwlsel
 For Great Mine

LEAD, s. D.-Upon the shoul- ders of a woman rests many of the legal burdens incident to the operation of one of the largest gold mines in the world.
 Miss Blanche Coleman of Dead wood, s. D., is assistant chief counsel for the Homestake Mining Company. operators of the noted gold mine in the Black Hills. She rose through the ranks of the corporation's legal staff.
 She is known as an able attor
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01
GLASSES RECEIVED GRADES
 FOR YEARS WORK TODAY

All classes of the Juneau Pub lie Schools assembled in their class rooms this forenoon at 11:30 o'clock to receive their report cards ana promotions, at the last meeting of the year. There has been practically no school during the present week
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01
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OLD WITCH TOTEM
 POLE ERECTED HERE

The Old Witch Totem, erected about 100 years ago at Sukwan Village, Southeastern Alaska, in honor of the great Chief Kitchat, was raised today in the street in front of the Nugget Shop.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01

= ney, but she never attended law school. She ssarted as stenog. rapher in the offices of Chambers Kellar, chief counsel for the min, ing company, and Is self-educatea. The only woman to take the state bar examination at the time of her admittanee, Miss Coleman made the highest grade of the class.
 Miss Coleman had family pre-. cedent to guide her ambitions She is a daughter of ene of the early justices of the peace of Deadwood, who served during the gold rush when that town was a roaring bonanza camp.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01

PARIS--Dotted net is a fa- vorite fabric for summer evening dresses. Champcommunal designs a ruffled net dress of powder blue which dips in back. To obtain a diagonal effect, dotted net is em- broidered onto plain, the shoulder line of the silk slip underneath being cut diagonally to corres- pond
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01
xss. rELnou RETURNING

Mrs. Olive Bsldon Is returning to Junaau toniGit on the sseamer Princess Allcs. She has been ab- sent from her homs here for over a year visiting principally in her old homs In nngland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01
NOTICE

Fifteen hundred dozen large fresh ranch eggs arrived today.
 While they last we will deliver at $10.00 per case or dozen for $100. D. 5. Femmer, Phone Il14 adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01
CITY COUNCIL MEETS

Routine business will ba taken np at the regular meeting of the City Council tonight in the Coun. cil chambers at the City Hall at s o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01
MAYER BROTHERS HERE

Alexander and Marcus Mayer, Seattle jewlers, came to Juneau cn the steamer Queen this morn- ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01

as the last examinations were finished on Tuesday afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01

Big Dance in Fair Building, Wednesday, June 6. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-06-01

Ramona Dy Gunsky. Anderson Music Shoppe. --adv.
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-11

TALKING BIRD-Marga- ret Dreifus, of Alexandria, Va, with her $500 East Indian speaker" which can even repeat sentences.
 tCopyright. Harris ( Ewing)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-25
Purdue Courtn1en Strengthen Hold on Big Ten
Lead by Downing Indiana Meters

brief moment of rest, decided on a
plan of action and Harry Kemmer
commenced Purdue's fireworks with
long field goal from the center
line. Free throws by Schnaiter
and Kemmer pulled the Old Gold
near the I. U. total but Wells
stepped out again to sink a field
goal and a free throw. Young
Glenn Harmeson, the elongated
Charley Murphy, Capt. Babe
Wheeler and the capable Kemmer,
each took turns at dropping the
sphere through the hoop and the
Engineers went into the lead.
The Crimson called halt in the
activities, went into a huddle and
ACE" McCracken banged away
with a goal just before the half
ended with the local artists ahead,
IL to II.
Wilbur CumminS, he Of Big Ten
high point fame last season, opened
the second half with a freak one
handed shot from the side and
added free throw. McCracken
boosted the visitors total by two
with pair from the foul stripe.
Kemmer ambled up to the middle
Of the floor to sink another
bucket for Old Purdue, and War
rem Schnaiter romped under the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-25
BY DICK MILLER

The Indianapolis State sectional
high school basketball tournament
March 2-3, probably will be staged at
Indiana National Guard Armory, on
N. Pennsylvania ST., instead of in
the new Butler University field
house at Fairview(, it was learned
today.
Word that the contractors erecting
the huge Butler structure would
be unable to suspend work on the
building during the two days of
sectional play and still complete the
erection in time for the staging of
the State finals tourney, March Is
and II, was given out today.
Indianapolis high school principals
met and decided to adopt new
system of running sectional tourna-
ments and to allow one school to
act as host each year. K. v. Am
norman, Broad Ripple principal,
agreed to take the responsibility of
playing host to the fifteen remain
ing sectional teams this year. AM
norman stated that the Armory was
the most logical place fo- the meet.
Previous local sectional meets and
State final Journeys have ,'een held
at the Exposition building, State
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-25
Osner and Myers In Next Tuesdays
Main Go; Packo Outpoints UhIan
Toledo Light Heavy Has Coast MddeWeght on Floor in
Second Round; Ring Stops Clark.
spug Myers, PocateIlo, Idaho, and

Spug Myers, Pocatello, Idaho, and
frankie Osner, Miami. Fla, will do
battle in next Tuesdays main-go,
under the auspices of the American
Legion at the Armory. They are
lightweights, Myers now fighting
out of Chicago and Osner out Of
indianapolis.
OSner is well-known here while
Myers will be making his first ap-
pearance before local ring-siders.
Joe Packo, Toledo, light heavy
weight, put his nine and one-half
pound weight advantage to good use
last night and decisively outpointed
Red Uhlan, coast Iniddleweight, in
the Legion ten-round feature. Joe
scored a clean knockdown in the
second round and that punch took
much Of the zip out of Uhlan.
Joe in Good Shape
The Toledo mauler appeared to
be well-trained and he boxed and
slugged with his opponent freely.
He out-wrestled Red in the clinches.
Joe boxed left-handed, the same as
Uhlan, and this move seemed to
rattle the coast pug. The scrap was
a crowd pleaser with the boys fight
ing hard right up to the bell.
In the semi-wind-up eight
rounder, Jack Pinney, Toledo, had
the better of Jack Bentley on points.
1t was tame go, the boys showing
only enough action and class to en-
title them to opening prelim rating.
CLARK is STOPPED
other scraps Tuesday resulted as
follows:
Dudley Ring, Cincinnati, knocked out
Ehrman CLARK, Indianapolis, In the Sec
ond round.
Al be Rosa. Newark. N. j., had the bet
ter Of Jimmy Brown in six rounds
Ray Van Hook, Terre Hauts, outpointed
Otto Atterson. Terre Haute, in four
Clark sent Ring to the floor in the
first round, but forgot to block
during a swingfest in the second
session and Rings right hand
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-25
Former Batting Hero and
Cleveland Pilot Dropped
From Club Roster.
BALKS ON SALARY GUT
Gray Eagle Becomes Free
Agent Feb. |.
By United Press

0y CHUeU FTC0S
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.--
iris Speaker, veteran outfield-
er, has been given his urcondi-
tional release from the Wash
ington American baseball club,
effective Feb. l, President Clark
Griffith wired here from Tampa
today. Before coming to Washing
ton in 1927, Speaker managed the
Cleveland team several years. He
was one of the games greatest bat
tiers and flelders when at the top Of
his form over a stretch of years,
Though he had fairly good sea-
son with the Washington club last
year, he had been asked by Griffith
to accept radical voluntary reduc-
ton in salary. When he baked, his
release followed.
Nothing definite has come from
various rumors that Speaker had
been negotiating for minor league
managership.
Such negotiations may have been
held up by the fact that Speaker
considered himself bound to the
Washington club until Feb. /. He
then will be free to negotiate such
a job, or go after another playing
berth in the big leagues, according
to Griffith's action today.
Thousands of fans would regret to
see the Gray Eagle" pass out OF
the major class.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-25
Yale Stuin1 Team
Sets Seven NetU
Worlds Records
Bu United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 25.-
The Yale swimming team broke
seven worlds records and three in
tercollegiate records in a meet
sanctioned by the intercollegiate
Athletic Association and the
Amateur Athletic Union, Tuesday.
The team shattered records at
every distance attempted except the
200-yard breast stroke and the 49,
yard backstroke and eleven more
world and intercollegiate marks
could be claimed if they were
recognized as established distances.
New world marks were set in the
1,000-yard, 900-yard, S00-yard, 750-
yard, 600-yard. mile backstroke re-
lay and mile breast stroke.
New intercollegiate marks were
established in the 900, 750 and 600
yard distances.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-25
Semi-Pros and Amateurs

Wayne Emmelmann, secretary of
the Indiana Amateur Independent
Basketball Association, announced
today that entries for the tenth an
nual State independent tourney are
pouring into the association head
quarters. The sectional tourney for
Indianapolis teams will be played
in Tomlinson Hall the nights OF
Feb. IS, IA, IS, 16 and II.
Fifteen teams already have entered the
local meet. The four newest entries are
those of the st. Philips A. c., Indianapolis
Ramblers. East Park M. E. and Diamond
Chain. Notices we're sent out today to the
teams over the State to rush in their en-
tries. Entry blanks were mailed to all the
teams in the State on the association
mailing list and teams who have failed
TO receive entry blanks are asked to write
Immediately to Wayne Emmelmann, 200 w
Washington St.. Indianapolis.
indianapolis Big Four squad defeated the
fast Springfield Big Four A. A. OUTFIT So
to %. The passing and shooting OF Wehrel,
Nelson and Howard featured for the locals.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-25
BY NORMAN E. ISAACS,


LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 25.-Old
Purdue and old Indiana, traditional
State rivals, battling for the West
ern Conference cage crown, put on
little fiesta all their own in Me-
mortal Gymnasium here last night
and the result was one Of those
basketball-football games which,
when all was said and done, had the
Boilermakers on the tat end of a
% to Is count.
The victory gave the Old Gold its
thirty-sixth victory over the Grim
son in forty-four games since 1901.
The triumph last night strength
ened the Lambertmen's hold on the
Big Ten lead and the locals are lead
ing the conference procession with
three wins in as many starts.
After one had eliminated minor
ailments such as inaccurate
goal sniping and faulty guarding it
really was a great old game.
Indiana started off this no mean
scramble when Capt. Bob Correll
dumped in two buckets and the
Crimson total went up another
notch when Dale Wells. the La
Porte sensation, aided with another
two-pointer.
The Boilermakers called for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-25
Sharkey Signs
to Meet RiSk0
in Garden Ring

BIZ United Press
BOSTON, Jan. 25.-Jack Sharkey,
Boston heavyweight, will meet
Johnny Risko, Cleveland, Ohio, in
New York March IL in Tex Rick
ards elimination tournament.
Announcement that the Lithu-
anian had signed for fifteen-rouno
bout with Risko came only a few
hours after Sharkey had declared
he would fight no one except Tun-
ney or Dempsey.
In revealing that he had accept
ed the offer Of Jess Mcmahon, Rick
ards matchmaker, John Buckley,
Sharkey's manager, explained:
Delaney refused to meet Risko
in fifteen rounds. I signed to show
them Jack isn't afraid to meet Risko
or any one else in fifteen rounds"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-25
Looking I'm OUer-
WITH EDDIE ASH

What the Cardinals need next is
a place to send the broken down
athletes after they end their days
at st. Louisa home for the tired
and fired.
ShortStop Tavener of Detroit an.
nounces his finger, injured last sum-
mer, is healed. He stabbed the digit
with an ice pick while chipping ice
for a lemonade, he says. We believe
everything but the lemonade part
of the story.
People who reside in Detroit
don't find it necessary to drink
lemonade.
A N important event occurred in
L a. the little city of Waldo, Ark,
Tuesday. Travis Jackson, famous
sholtstop of the New York Giants,
married This home town girl" who
lived across the street from the
Jackson home. Travis gave the 60
by TO the big town Shebas.
Spring "came and went in Kings
ley, northern Michigan, a few days
ago. School was dismissed and ev-
erybody turned out for baseball
game between the high schoolers
and business men. Just like spring
ira la. And the next day it showed.
The Cleveland Indians have
signed Jonah Goldman, college
shOrtstop. Seems as though that
club is jinxed enough without
having Jonah on it.
But maybe this Jonah is a whale
of an inf1elder.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-25

Speaker busted into print the
other day after period of off-sea-
son obscurity that would have en-
barrassed rookie left-hander.
Speaker was with Washington last
season, Clark Griffith today an
nounced Speaker had been released
outright, the release becoming et-
fective Feb. l.
= #
Speaker got $4,000 for signing
with Washington last winter and a
one-year contract calling for $4,000.
Cobb went him $4,000 better at
Philadelphia. He got $4,000 for
signing and 100000 for playing, also
a one-year contract.
Neither of them, as individual
contributors to team success, was
worth this much. The club owners
figured they would get the money
back at the gate. They reasoned
that Cobb and Speaker, appearing
in new uniforms, would put an eX-
ira kick in the business. Oddly, they
didn't.
One of the things Gus III. Fan
never has been able to under
stand was why Detroit let Cobb
90 and Cleveland passed up
Speaker.
0LD GUS doesn't understand
~ baseball politics and there are
times when he just has to be shown.
The transfer of Cobb and Speaker
appears to have been one of those
times.
At any rate as box Office values
Cobb and Speaker proved negligible,
if not downright nil and at the end
Of the season both Philadelphia and
Washington realized that from a
monetary standpoint they had
made an improbable investment.
Speaker will be back in baseball
next season. I wouldn't be sur
prised to see him in the National
League. Possibly with the Giants.
G. A. Stoneham, the president, and
Charley Stoneham, the manager,
may go into a huddle and decide
they need a name to make up for
the absence of that vulgar Hornsby
person who bets on races and goes
around trying to get poor old John
j. McGraw's job all the time. Speak
er would make a fairly acceptable
name.
y
Besides he can still play a right
smart game of ball. Where he has
it on Cobb is that his legs are
good. He can get around. Cobb
can't.
There's little chance of Speaker
getting more than $4,000 wherever
he plays. He could have got $4,000
if he had accepted the management
of the Boston Braves when Judge
Emil Fuchs offered it to him earlier
in the winter. But iris asked for
more money and a three-year con-
tract.