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ELK PLAYERS LEAD LEAGUE
 IN AVERAGES
Barragar Hits .462, An drews Fields .o60-
 Orme Errorless

Averages compiled from data taken during every City League
 aseball game played in Juneal turing the 1928 season. first and second halves, show both batting and fielding columns are headed by members of the Elks' squad.
 Barragar, shortstop, who has played in IT games, ended the sea- son with batting average of .462. while Andrews, first baseman for the Bills, kept his fielding average at .960 in the same number of contests.
 Jim Orme, Alaska Juneau out fielder, was one of the few men in the City League who failed to make an error the entire season His fielding average is 1000 for the season, but as he has played in only gaines, he cannot be awarded top honors.O
 Among the other heavy hitters are Eldred, who averaged 1894 in 9 games; Andrews, .351 in IT games; Bill Schmitz, .344 in IT games, and Bob Keaton, .340 in IA games. The cream of the field CTS is set off in small group at the top of the 300 column. Be- sides Andrews and Orme are Teckler, .957, 6 games; Thomas, .952, 14 games, and Bob Keaton, .950 in IA games. The latter three are members of the Ameri- can Legion nine.
 The Moose team finished the season well in the lead in batting, with an agerage of PAS. The Le- zion had .231; Alaska Juneau .229 and the Elks .227.
 In fielding the Elks and Legion led the other two teams by wide margin. The Bills had 1875, the Legion .S72, Moose .S54, and the Alaska Juneau .S42.
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By JAY R. VESSELS GA. p. Sports Writer)

NEW YORK, Sept "A couple of new arrivals in New York's bulging ranks of box fighters has helped to stimulate interest in the fistic game hereabouts.
 They are Roberto Roberti, six foot, four-inch heavyweight hope, and Tommy Grogan, the flashing young Omaha lightweight with a heavyweight wallop.
 Roberti won on foul from Johnny Risko, the banging baker from Cleveland. That victory meant no more to boxing men than any other victory from a foul blow, but Roberti's improve ment as fighter did mean some. thing to them, and they have been praising him ever since.
 The Italian clouter did nothing during the fight that bothered Risko then, but he showed enough promise to indicate he might prove hard for Risko or any other fight. CT to beat few months hence.
 Metropolitan fans remembered Roberti as just another prelimi. nary fighter of year ago. Now they are talking of him as cham pionship material.
 Grogan's debut here was de- cidedly more impressive when it comes to rating on the basis of what he did instead of what he might do. Flashing a deadly left hook, Tommy stopped Fernando Fiorello, tough local boy, before the sound of the opening gong had died away.
 That victory placed alongside a technical knockout of the rugged Billy Petrolle gives Tommy quite a record. So the moguls ar hoping for an opening to metei him with Jimmy McLarnin
 But Grogan's handlers are back ing up on that for the same req son that Robertis manager is jug gling offers of a match with Jack Sharkey. They don't want to pit their young proteges against men experience.
 of such overwhelmingly greate.'
 Matching Roberti with George Godfrey and Grogan with Ray Mill Ter, Chicago slugger, has been suggested as the best step in tle building up process.
 At any rate everything is con-
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eupine Greek. Alaska. in Seetial 2S. T. 2s S. k. 54 |. GRIM. approximately 9 miles northwes of the Town of Haines. Alaska and more particlarly deseribcf as follows:
 Beginning at corner No. 1 identical with location corner and with corner num- bers 3-3 and Skagway. Jim Nall and Nilsson Fraction claims. unsurveyed. whence l.. g. NJ NJ. No. 154l bears s. s5 deg. A min. 90 sec. E.. 13S25 feet; thence s. 40 deg. 56 min. w 414.6 feet to corner No. 2; thence ". 967.0 feet to corner No. 2; thence N. 2633.60 feet 10 corner No. I; thence E. D. 77352 feet to corner No. ,, thence s. II deg 05 min. W. S54.0o feet to corner No. (. thence s. 57 deg. 20 min. W. 276i.34 feet to corner No. 1, the place of beginning. con taining an area of f59 99 acres. conflicting with the following claims:
 "IIackley Claim, Survey No. b7f-1.44 acres.
 K. Fraction Claim. less it's conflict with Haekley Claim Sur. 571-0.33 acres.
 Jim Nall Claim 0.1s acres.
 "Skagway Claim - 10.10 acres.
 John Dalton Claim
 Survey No. 299-40.S36 :. acres.
 Survey No, 22s-95s acres.
 Conflict of Skagway with Sur. 229-1.103 acres. All the areas of conflict be- ing claimed by the applicant as none of said conflicting claims are now in good standing except those owned by the applicant.
 Total area claimed by ap- plicant 159.99 acres.
 "u. s. l.. NJ. No. 1541 to which this survey Is tied. i- in Latitude 59 deg 25 min. 05 sec. N, and Longitude 136 deg. 13 min. w." Any and all persons claimin: adversely any of the above de icribed placer mining claim O premises. ARE HEREBY MOTT FEED That ulless they file thei diverse claims with the Registe )f the United States Land Offic' 1t Anchorage. Alaska, within tn period of publication, or eigh thereafter, they will | barred by virtue of the provision )f the Statutes.
 J. LINDLEY GREEN,
 Register. First publication July 26. 192s .ast publication Sept. 2e 1ass
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THE EMPIRE HAS THE a4ARG- EST, MOST UP-TO-DATE AND BEST EQUIPPED JOB PRINTING PLANT IN ALASKA.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR EATEN" Serial No.
In the United 5
 for the Junea at Anchorage,

In the United 5 Office
 for the Junea District,
 at Anchorage,
 Tn the Matter oi 1plication
 of AUGUST Fki oCHE, of
 Haines, Alaska, for Patent to
 the Standard Placer Group of
 placer mining claims embraced
 in U. s. Mineral Survey No.
 1541, situated in the Skagway
 Mining and Recording District
 and Precinct, First Judicial
 Division, Alaska.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That AUGUST FRITSCHE, a citi- zen of the United States, whose post office address is Haines, AL aska, has filed his application in the United States Land office at Anchorage, Alaska, for patent to the Standard Placer Group As sociation Placer Mining Claim, included within mineral survey No. 1541, situated in the Skag- way Mining and Recording Dis trict and Precinct, Territory of Alaska, and at the mouth of Por-
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Amerlcan League
TERHUNES ON LOUISE

II. W. Terhune, Executive off cer of the Alaska Game Commis sion, with Mrs. Terhune and theh daughter Elizabeth. left Nancou yer last night on the Princess Louise for Juneau Mrs. Terhunt and her daughter have spent tho summer visiting with relatives il Washington, and were Joined | short time ago by Mr. Terhune who went south on hte |. s. Blu. reau of Fisheries vessel Brant with the party of William NJ. Jar dine, Secretary of Agriculture.
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RECORDS

Closing out all Iv inch Columbia and Okeh Records at Foe each. Open evenings. Radio Electric O.. Martin Lynch. adv.
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old papers for sale at .he Empire.
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NOTICE PUBLIC AUCTION

The assets of A c. Fisher aa- ing business as Juneau a House. Junea A'nak4 HaakWpL. will be oifcr.a la al pnbI auction at the place oI D,. of said Juneau Music House. so Front Street, Juneau, Alaska. on Friday, September II. 1928 at ten o'clock a. m. Said assets consist of stock in trade, fixtures, and other property cf said con- cern. Said sale will be to the highest and best bidders for cash, the right being reserved. to re- ject any and all bids.
 Dated this 1st day of Septem- Der, 1928.
 GROVER c. WYNN, adv. Referee in Bankruptcy.
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ng their way as the big fall and winter program gets under way and the newcomers appear likely to capitalize handsomely cn the lucrative indoor season.
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GAMES THURSDAY Pacific Coast Ieapne

Hollywood ': San Francisco Mission 10; Los Angeles 9. Portland 10. Seattle ,. Sacramento 2; Oakland ,.
 National League Pittsburgh 2. St. Louis 1. )oston- Philadelphia, rain.
 American League Chicago /. Cleveland 1. Philadelphia-Boston. rain. Washington-New York, rain.
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GQunY SALE

The Holy Trinity Guild will hold a Goody Sale at the Gas tineau Grocery, Saturday, Sep tember Sth. adv.
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Following are lists of hating avei ages of men hitting 200 or over, and fielding averages of those on or over the 800 mark:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14

ItUI FAIhMUNI SIi Nav.
merts; 24-hour elevator and switch
board service.
Apply on Premises for Furthe
IS n Street NV. or Ia
Tt'erhone Lincoln
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-24
YEGI3S ROB
GROCERY
STORE

A safe robbery, pronounced
by headquarters detectives to
be the work Of experts, nettsd
j gang of burglars approx
mately $500 when they in
vaded the Sanitary Grocery
Store in the TOO block Of
Eleventh st. N. w, last night.
The robbers carried the heavy
safe to rear room. sawed off it,
hinges and then blew it open. They
gained entry to. the store BY forcing
the rear door to the cellar.
Police declared that two or three
men must have participated in the
robbery
Raymond May. manager OF the
store, discovered the wrecked safe
when he came to open the store
early today. The burglary was
reported to police HEADQUARTERS and
Detective Oscar w. Mansfield in
vestigated.
May said the robbery must hsve
occurred since 3 p. m. yesterday.
as he was in the store checking
receipts until That time.
Sergeant Erred Sandburg. Of the
police Identification bureau, viii
search for fingerprints in the store
today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-24
Police Get Somebody's
Goat But They Don't
Know Whose

APoliceof the Thirteenth precinct
got somebody's goat last night ]
but: they don't know whose II L..
The whiskered billy was
found "nosing around" on Ritten-
house Street Northwest, and his
presence there was regarded as
a menace to the shrubbery and
lawns of residents. An arrest fol-
lowed, but not without consider.
able resistance, his captors adj
mitted.
After "William" was conducted
to the station by two policemen,
at no little personal peril, he was
tried UP in the rear yard.
No claimants had appeared at
a late hour today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-24
SHOCK KILLS
L|NEMAN

The efforts of fellow workman
yesterday failed to save the life of
Raymond Hood. 25-year-old cleo
trician, when his hand came in con-
tact with a high-tension wire while
working on light pole st Tenth
Street and Rhode Island Avenue
Northeast.
AS Hoods hand came in contact
with wire, he reeied and would
have fallen 35 feet to the ground
had not Walter w. Bird. ~ the 100
block Zimmer ST. S. E., seized HIN:
in time.
The shock caused Hoods death
Efforts of the Fire Department Res.
cue Squad to revive him were in
vain. His body was badly burned.
Bird and two other men working
on the pole at the time of re acct
dent we're uninjured. The ethers
were Rixie Craig, 800 block K st.
N. W.. and George II. Markham
Cherrydale. Va. Hood, who was
married. lived at Odenton, Md.
An inquest Is being held at the
District Morgue today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-24
DRIVER WRECKS
PORCH. z CARS

A wrecked front porch and two
damaged automobile resulted last
night when at an automobile driver
lost control of his machine in the
1900 block of Lawrence st. N. f.
Damage estimated at 5000 was
done to the home of Policeman s. B..
Myers.
Fred e. Goroun, %, of the 400
block of Massachusetts Ave. N. W.,
the driver, was said to have driven
away from the scene after the
crash. He was arrested by an off
Ger OF the Twelfth precinct and
was charged with reckless driving
and leaving the scene of an acct
dent.
The automobile driven by Goroun
which was owned by another man.
first collided with a parked car
owned by John L. Bishop. who
lives in the block. Later it ran
over the curb and into the porch
of Myers home, police say.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-24
5000 SEE ELKS
HOME FETE

More than 5000 witnessed the
laying OF the cornerstone OF the
new home of w. Bruce Evans Lodge,
No. $50, Elks. at Fairmont Heights.
Sunday afternoon from 2:30 10 s
O'Clock.
J. Finley Wilson. grand exalted
ruler, officiated. assisted bv officers
and members of local lodges with
their marching clubs and bands in
uniform.
Members OF the family of the
patron Of the lodge were present.
and short addresses were made by
Mrs. Evans and Joseph Evans,
widow and son, and Mrs. Anna
| Evans Murray, sister of the late
| DIR. Evans, who was associated with
Wilson in the establishment 20
years ago of a weekly newspaper
here.
This is the third home maIntaine
by the order in this neighnorhood
one being on Third ST. and RHODE
Island Ave. n. W.. the second At
Fifteenth and S. There are 70r
such club.hotels in the United
states and foreign countries.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-24
Another Church Joins
Detention House War

Complaint against location of the
House of Detention in the 900 block
OF B ST. s. w, has been made by
another church.
More than $500 persons are rep
resented by the latest religious
organization to raise it's voice in
the controNersy-the Fifth Baptist
church, Sixth-and-a.half- and E
Streets. 1t adopted resolutions yes
terday asking the Commissioners to
take a hand.
Unless something is done. the
situation would be intolerable, the
Rev. John E. Briggs. pastor. de-
cIared. He considered the project
as strictly against our interests. "
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-24

Major Hesse reported a total OF
1O2, 1888 arrests for felonies and mis-
demeanors during the fiscal period
ended June 80 last. This represents
an increase of II, $50 arrests over
1927.
In the section on liquor law en-
forcement, the report showed a
steady increase in arrests through
the years from 1924. This included
not only possession, sale and trans
portation of liquor. but also intoxi'
cation, manufacture and destruc-
ton Of evidence.
More Liquor Seized
The same upward trend prevails
In amount OF liquor seized by the
police and in the number of vehicles
confiscated.
In connection with enforcement
of the liquor laws, Major Hesse re-
peated his recommendation of form
err years that the national prohibi-
ton act be amended so that mem
bers Of the police force will have
the same authority as Federal en-
forcement agents.
I'm the Volstead act" Major
Hesse stated, I'VE are confronted
with the only statute of this char
acter enforced today In which it is
found necessary to swear IN mem
bers of the force as special agents
of another branch of the Govern
ment in order to enable them TO
take proper action in case OF Vio-
lation of the said act"
35 Murdered Here
Thirty-five murders were com.
mltted during the period and in
eight no arrests have been made.
Mai. Hess reported. An increase Of
200 over 1927 was noted in vagrancy
cases, and gambling and vice arrests
increased.
Mai. Hesse recommended an
immediate increase in the force to
a minimum of / 500 policemen The
| uniformed personnel az of June 30
last numbered ] .348 members. in.
Guiding 63 special street railway
crossing officers.
Major HesSe renewed his recon-,
mendations that the detective hi.
reau be given at least 100 men
! He asked also for more motorcycle
| policemen.
! An appropria ton Of $4,000 for
procuring evidence and for paying
agents in the enforcement of the
vice, liquor and gambling laws, was
another recommendation.
Many Needs Cited
Major HesSe cited the need OF
| high-powered automobiles for the
| detective bureau and for emergency
work in the precincts; installa ION
of modern teletype system ioy
| tntercommunicaliOn between head.
| quarters and precinct stations: leGis.
lation giving the police authorities
| control of clubs q law to regulate
| the business of executing bonds;
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-24

legislation permitting pawn brokers
to operate in the District; laws 10
permit police supervision OF dances
and dance halls; an effective
vagrancy law. and stronger legisla'
ton regulating the sale, carrying
and possession Of d a I
weapons.
Maior Hesse reiterated recon-
mendations for making drug addlc'
ton a felony in the District ana
urged that the medical practice act
be amended to regulate chiroprac-
tors, Osteopaths and other healers.
He stressed the need for legislation
providing salaries for street railway
crossing policemen from public funds:
The only reference to trial board
proceedings was contained IN
single paragraph and short tapu,
lation, showing that the board heard
$50 cases during the last rscal
year OF this total, 20 policemen
were removed from the force, 100
were fined. s. were warned ana
charges were dismissed against SO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-24
7 TRACTION
HEADS ARR:
AGREED

The two traction companies
agreed today at the fare hear
inc before the Public Utilities
Commission to grant free
inter-company transfers and
free transfers between street
cars and busses if the applica.
ton for a 10-cent fare is al
lowed.
The free transfers would only
be given to those passengers paying
the 1O.cent cash fare. Patrons pay
ing the token fare would have 70
continue to pay the existing charge
for transfers.
This concession was agreed to by
John III. Hanna, president OF the
Capital Traction Company, and
william F.. Ham. president of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company.
They were recalled to the stand
by Commissioner Harrison Brand,
jr., for the purpose of answering
questions he had prepared in CON-
nection with the transfer charges.
The opening of the hearing was
delayed for about an hour due to
the absence of j. D, Murray, chief
accountant of the commission, who
was scheduled to be chief with SIS
for peoples counsel, Ralph 3.
Fleharty, who Is contesting the In.
crease.
FIeharty announced that Murray
is sick and suggested postponemen.
of the hearing for a week.
Counsel for the companies opposed
the delay and suggested that Muir
rays exhibits be presented by some
one else.
After several conferences, 1t was
presented by Earl v. Fisher, secre'
tary to the commission. with the
understanding that If it was neces.
sary the commission would later 60
to Murray's home to take a deposi.
ton.
Show Present Conditions
The exhibits were designed tc
show the present financial condi
ton of the Washington Railway and
Electric company.
Fleharty brought out from the
Liz uECS plCGGALGu tAAC D~S"-
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany, with it's prosperous subsid
iary. the Potomac Electric Power
Company, paid a dividend on III
common stock of only per cent
last year, while the Capital Trac
ton Company is keeping an increase
Of fare for the single purpose Of
continuing to pay per cent.
Other exhibits presented by Fisher
showed that the depreciation reserve
of The Washington Railway anc
Electric Company at the end Of
1927 amounted to $4,219,965, and that
the dividends of the company nave
increased from nothing in 1872 TO
per cent in 1927. in addition to which
a 25 per cent dividend was declared
in 1925.
During his crosse examination by
Brand. Ham estimated the receipts
of his company from transfer
charges at $4,000 a year. Ef
readily agreed that 10 cents shouit
be a maximum fare for single
trip. and that transfer charge
should not be added to that fare
Hanna agreed to the theory that
q 1O.cent fare should be the maxi
mum. hut pointed out that tlle
granting of free transfers wouio
decrease the estimated increase in
revenue from higher fares TO
point lower than the Capital Trac
ton Company considers necesSaF?
to maintain good financial posi-
ton.
Mrs. Mary r. Norton, Demo
cratic member of Congress from
New Jersey, telegraphed her opposi
ton to the proposed increase II
street car fares today to Mercer q
Johnston, director of the Peoples
Legislative Service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-24
S8,000,000
! BOOST IN
VALUE
SEEN

Al valuation calculated to
send local gas rates sky high
was demanded of the Public
Utilities Commission today
BY the Washington Gas Light
Company, together with its
subsidiary, the Georgetown
Gas Light Company.
Exhibits estimating the value OF
the physical property of the Wash
ington company, together with It's
subsidiary. at $24,6O2,56O, as com.
pared with the present valuation on
the commissions books of about
sic, 900 900, were filed with the Com
mission today at the opening Of
the hearing to fix the new yalu-
alton.
To the above totals will later be
added, it was learned from an Of
fetal source, an estimate of several
millions of dollars for the going
concern or good will'' value of
the company.
Based on $4,000, 900
Existing gas rates are based on
the present valuation OF $4,000. 900.
Amy increase above that value, al
lowed by the Commission. will re-
suit in higher rates for Washing
ton consumers.
n The company is seeking a rate
base of nearly $4,000 900 in place
or the present rate OF $4,000, 900.
the figures presented today re-
veaIed.. The estimate for going
concern value IL expected to send
the company's total demand nearly
up to the first-named mark.
Following presentation OF the
company's exhibits, the hearing
was adjourned for two weeks to al.
low peoples counsel Ralph B
Fieharty to examine the company's
claims and decide which OF them
he will contest.
FIeharty to Act
When the hearing is resumed
October 8. Fleharty will be in i
Company's figures and thus clear
away those estimates on which
there is an agreement. leaving only
the disagreements 10 be settled IN
the public hearing.
The valuation claims submitted
by the company today were baGed
cpon full reproduction cost basis
The value of the Washington Gas
Company properties, exclusive o.
teal estate, is $19.752,76O, the com.
pany contended. The value of the
Washington company's real estate
was estimated at $2,S95. O30.
The reproduction value of the
PHYSICAL property CT the George
town subsidiary, minus real estate.
was set at $1,73S,2SO. Company Of
ncials estimated the value of the
Georgetown company's real estate
at $216, 49O.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-24
Hoover Office Offered
One Vote for Carfare

Susanna Blackwell, president OF
the Hoover-Curtis Club of Colored
Women, had an interesting expert
ence while sitting in her office in
the Lewis Building, Eleventh and y
Streets Northwest, yesterday. A
young man came in and offered to
sell his vote by contract in re-
turn for railroad transportation.
He was anxious to return to Bos-
ton, he said. but lacked the fare.
When he was told that the club
did not buy votes, but would ex'
plain to him how to vote by mail,
he was disappointed. and said he
would try the colored Democrats.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-24
Ditched Pennsy Train
DELAYS Arrivals Here

Derailment of Pennsylvania rail
road freight train at Magnolia
about 90 miles from Baltimore, Nd,
last night delayed train service into
Washington from the north for sew
eral hours. 1t caused some uneasi'
ness to Washingtonians who ex-
pected friends and relatives to arrive
on the delayed trains.
Washington Terminal officials re-
fused to give out any information re-
garding the derailment,