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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-27

LOUVAIN, Belgium, June 21.- Out of the ashes of old Louvaln, sacked by the Germans i'll 1914, a new city has arisen.
 Stately buildings and broad thor oughfares have obliterated the scars of war, though the memor- ies of that fateful August are scared deeply on the minds of many of Louvain5 inhabitants.
 l. was 20 years ago this August 19 that -4ns Invaders swept into the city .ai it was on the seventh day oe thair occupation that whole streets .asa set aflame, civilians killed a....s --ss.nding buildings were sack,d
 Terrcs ra.gnai for a week. Ma chine gens ccmm an led whole streets: f., and the sword de- stroyed the c,ty's treasures; house. holders covered in their rooms.
 When at last, on September 2, the firing ceased, 1,120 houses sit uated in the center of the city had been burned; more than 100 per sons of all ages and both sexes had been killed, and many of the glories of Louvaih were gone.
 Louvain Library Burned
 St. Peters cathedral. : the Communal theatre the High Institute for Commercial and Con sular Sciences . the Academy of Fine Arts the Courtroom pletely destroyed or seriously dam rged.
 The famous library of Louvain university had been burned to the round and with it it's priceless treasures, manuscripts, first edi- tions, incunabula, and unique collection of religious and scientific works. f.iA A
 Now, 20 years later, the scars have been healed.
 Chief pride of modern Louvaln is the new library, designed by Whitney Warren and built largely with American funs, which occu- pies the east side of the Place du Peuple.
 The stacks of the library now hold more than 750.000 books, com pared with the 350,0O0 burned, and a steady flow of modern and ancient books continues to arrive.
 Some come from Germany, as provided by the Versailles treaty Through the intervention of an in ternational committee. another an- nual supply is insured.
 The 1,500 incunabula, the series of successive editions of the Bible, the unique collection of Jesuitica, $50 manuscripts and other ancient documents have been replaced only in part, but to date the library
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-27
BACK FROM SPRINGS

Mike Reisner returned yester- cay by plane from Tenakee Springs where he has been vacationing for the past month. He reports hav- ing been benefited greatly by the baths there. He expects to return to the Springs after the Fourth for another visit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-27

Tn California there are 1862 ele- mentary school districts in which only one teacher is employed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12
Anchorage, Alaska. November 3. 1884.

Notice is hereby given that Harry Carroll, entryman together with his witnesses Dave Housel and Joseph Lazar George, all of Juneau Alaska, has made final proof on his homestead, Anchorage 07799, for a tract of land embraced in U. &. Survey No. 2132, situated on the easterly shore of Gastineau Chan nel on the Glacier Highway about three miles NV of Juneau, Alaska containing 2693 acres, latitude 58' 19' 46" N. Longitude 134' 28' w. and it is now in the files of the U s. Land Office, Anchorage, Al aska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate is sued.
 GEO. J. LOVE,
 Register. First publication, Nov 21, 1884. Last publication, Jan. Is, 1885.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12

construction should be ssubnitteh by, either one or the other Federal Government, ,--.-
 basis forAnegotiation. .couldebe arrived at by assuming that the highway would be four ffths beneficialsto Alaska and the Unit ed States It would then be reasonable for them to pay four-fifth of the interest on any bond issue sufficient to cover the cost of construction. Further, that the Canad- ian bond issue for $14,000,000 be subscribed by the United States Federal Government. With financing set-ip such as that, Can adas carrying charges for interest on the bond issue would be $14O,000 per year.
 It is estimated that 100000 tourist cars per year would pass through Canada to Alaska.
 Tn order that the bond issue could be discharged, necessarily, provision would have to be made and the following method could be employedj Charge a toll fee, of 5000 per car for through tourist traffic-all local and freight traffic free--the annual revenue from this source would be $l,000000. Add to this, the estimated reyenHe of $175O00 from gasoline tax, the total revenue would be $1l75,OOo or $1,035 900 in excess of. the car rying charges for interest which Canada would have to provide,2 Ample funds for a sinking fund to-. retire the bond issue and for maintenance would come from the same source.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12
POLITICS NOT INVOLVED.

From an Administration standpoint, there prob ably will be little gain for the Administration if the decision of the Supreme Court of New Mexico that election certificate United States Senator be issued to Dennis Chavez, Democrat, be upheld Senator Cutting, the Progressive has been staunch supporter of the New Deal from start to finish and lot of the old-ine, standpat Republicans cast their ballots for Chavez, the Democratic inee in the last New Mexico election not because they were followers of him, but to punish the bolting Republican Cutting
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12

Of course the ranks of the unemployed are growing. The great army of football players will soon be joining them-( Cincinnati Enquirer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12

ATTENTION B. P. o. ELKSk Meeting tonight 8 o'clock. $, Init iation and lunch. M s. M H. SIDES, -adv. Secretary
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12
CANADIAN INTEREST IN HIGHWAY.

Increased interest in the proposed International Highway which would join Alaska, via Yukon Terri tory and British Columbia. with the highways of the Pacific Coast which reach from the Canadian border into Mexico is observed throughout the country The highway will be one of the major development projects to be considered by the next Congress ano attempt will be made to assure the construction of, at least, the Alaska portion of the highway An apparent lack of interest on the part o Canadians in the proposed highway has had a dis couraging effect upon all except the more enthus7 astic supporters of the project
 Though the assumption in the following edi- torial from the Stewart, B. G. Argonaut that Alaska would receive 80 per cent of the benefit of the highway is questionable the editorial indicates z serious interest the part of British Columbian: in the highway that is encouraging:
 The British Coumba-Alaska Highway will be built and it is important that con- struction should commence at an early date.
 Government officials of both Canada and the United States are agreed that the road from Hazelton to Fairbanks, Alaska is necessary link for transportation and would be of untold benefit to both nations.
 During the past five years enough en- gineering data has been obtained to show that this highway construction does not present any more difficulties than that which has been encountered elsewhere in Canada and the United States.
 EaginesringS estimates ;places the cost of this road at $14,000000
 Volumes have been written about the importance of the undertaking and it is generally conceded that the road will be built, also, that the chief obstacle in the way is the one of finance
 Different methods of providing construc- ton funds have been suggested but to date no definite action appears to have been taken by the governments of either Canada the United States.
 In view of the fact that the United States and Alaska will benefit most by the highway, then would it not be fair for them to bear the greater share of the cost of building?
 Some definite plan for financing the road
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12
20 YEARS AGO
DECEMBER 12. 1914
From The E,cpire

The hope of all the world. for the Christmas truce urged by Pope Benedict went glimmering when it was announced by the Vatican that the truce movement had failed owing to the opposition of cer- tain power There was much spec ulation as to which nation had re- fused to enter into the truce saareez ment
 James E. Hurley, secretary to George T. Jackson, mine jsuperin- tendent of the Alaska Gastineau. left for the south for the holidays
 --6E X Rgg
 The net profit in the operation of the Ready Bullion mine at TreadwenJ for the. month of octo- ber was given. as $l5,46 Over 40,000 tons of ore were crushed and the average yield of gold was SPAS per ton. Operating expenses were $62,000.
 O. H. Wilbur, Jr, Alaska man ager of the Pacific Coast Coal Company, left for the south to visit relatives in Seattle. Miss Jessie L. Cleveland whose engagement had been announced to Norris L. Bruger of Tacoma was southbound passenger on her way to Tacoma where the marriage was to take place. Miss Cleveland had been visiting in Juneau. Capt Glenn Edgerton, of the Alaska Road Commission, became a benedict a few days previously when he married Miss Caroline Hessin in Charleston, s. C., The couple expected to arrive, in.4 Vaa. dez in the spring to make their home.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert B. Bell. who had come to Juneau from Glacier recently, left for Seattle to spend the winter season.
 Weather: Maximum, 20; mini mum, 8; clear
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No Excuses.
(New York World Telegraph

The appearance in New York of Paul Wttgen- stein, the pianist who lost his right in the wal and still continues his concert career. adds another to the list of iron-wiled heroes of the stripe o the deaf Beethoven or Helen Keller
 MT. Wttgenstein's music at Carnegie Hall, ac- cording to the critics made his hearers think he had two hands and extraordinary facility with both
 With the best excuse in the world for not con- tinung his ambition, still he followed through H. didn't want He wanted to be a pianist An example of this sort requires no moralizing We can only salute the achievement
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12
UNITED STATES t.'' DEPARTMENT OF IHEINTERIoR GENERAL LAND OFFICE
 District Land Office

Anchorage, Alaska. 2
 October IT, 1884 giefi1 Notice is hereby given that Karl Otto Johnson, entryman, togethe' with his witnesses Arthur A. Stafis- field and Perle B. Allen, all of Haines, Alaska, has made final proof on his homestead entry. An chorage 07451 for the WhNEA.a lot l, SEANEA sec. 22, lot l, sec I23, T. 30 s. R. 59 E. c. R. M. cons taining 166.03 acres and it is now in the files of the U. s. Land Off, flee, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office within the period of pub lication or thirty days thereafter, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued
 GEO. J. LOVE,
 Register. First publication, Nov. ', 1884.
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Honesty Pays Finland.
(KansaS City Star.)

The republic of Finland, which is the only Euro pean nation that continues to meet it's war debt Obligations to the United States seems to be finding that virtue need not be its sole reward. The New York banks that have agreed to market some per cent notes to be used in retiring Finnish bonds, now drawing 514 and per cent interest
 undoubtedly influenced in part at least by the good standing of Finlands credit as result of its record as an honest debtor X
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12
ATTENTION AMERICAN
 LEGION

.s The funeral services for fire. late Mrs. Lee Rox will be held from Carter's Mortutary under the aus pices of the American Legion Aux Hilary at twelve o'clock tomorrow (Thursday) noon. All members are urged to attend. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12

It is worthy of note that the mass, of comment on the reorganization of political parties in the United States comes from fsdefeated Republicans The Democrats, far, seem to be pretty well satisfied with the organization and the leaders of their party.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12
HAPPY--.-..:-.--:,::,.:::,;------,-.,-::-------. :.
 BIR' ' 'E4DAY

The Empire ertends congratula- lions and. best l0ishes today, their birthday anniuersary, to tue tolloaD- ing:
 DECEMBER 12
 Mrs. John Ahlers
 Mitchell Dabo
 James B. Decker
 Mrs. Dorothy Day .NyBeauty-Hin,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12

MT. and Mrs. Robert B. Bell
 who had come to Juneau from
 Glacier recently, left for Seattle to spend the winter season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12

Weather: Maximum, 20; mini mum, g. clear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12

0. H. Wilbur, Jr., Alaska man ager of the Pacific Coast Coal Company, left for the south to visit relatives in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12

The upper lip determines the shape of the mouth, the lower it's width. Exaggerate the bow of the upper lip slightly if your mouth has too straight line. Use less color on the lower lip. to make a wide mouth appear smaller.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-12

bill has been introduced in the House of Commons to prohibit sweepstakes, lotteries, foot ball pools. And it's not the principle of the thing it's the money--(St Louis Post-Dispatch)
The Washington times., 1934-06-18
SER0DY BRINGS
GOOD RECORD
To THE RING

Harry Serody, young west
Philadelphia high school graduate,
and Harry Alexanian, lightweight
champion of New England from
Worcester, Mass, meet tonight in
a 1O-round final at the Riding and
Hunt Clubs third show.
Eddie Marks, Of Brooklyn, and
Charlie Conner, of Baltimore, also
lightweights, will clash in the
eight-round semifinal.
First Appearance
This will be Serody's first ap-
pearance in this vicinity. Fitting
the claim Of the experts is the
Jewish lads record. In 38 pro-
fessional fights Harry has tucked
into sunderland just % fighters
with more than ordinary reputa-
tionS. Among his victims are the
tough and rugged Buster Brown,
of Baltimore, and Joe Click.
Serody has never lost a pro battle.
Besides his K. O's, he has won 13
by decisions and drew twice.
Alex, a Rumanian, should make
an ideal opponent. He can take
it, having proved that when he
acted as sparring partner for
Barney Ross. Alex has whipped
the Coco Kid, a pine-knot hombre
Of much ring stamina and flaying
power.
BaShara Meets Conner
Promising as much action, is
the scrap between Toots Bashara,
Of Norfolk, and Charlie Conner,
of Baltimore, lightweights. Ba-
shara is a veteran with a kick.
He has never won any crowns
but he is a club fighter who can
give and take. Conner, a French
man, living at Baltimore, is an
ether Of that type.
A soldier affair takes place in
the six-round special between
Johnny Mays and Petey Bevans.
Both are clouterS Of the free
swinging hay-making type.
Three four-rounders will get the
show into motion, one in who will
appear Deacon" Owens, the
Ninth Street boulevardier and
lightweight boxing duke. against
Buck Thornton, and Joe Dody
clashes with Joe Sibley, 140
pounds, while Sammy Sweet and
Chuck Foble open the show
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doubt it. Baer owes Max
Schmeling a fight, because
Schmeling was Baer's stepping
stone to contendership.
In the first flush Of excite.
ment over the crowning Of a
new, and this time an Amer
ican, champion, I think too
little emphasis was placed on
the gameness which Primo Car
nera displayed in arising II
times from the savage salvoS
which Baer rendered to his
stomach and head.
It is doubtful if anywhere in
the ring archives a more last
ing picture of utter indiffer-
ence to punishment combined
with blind determination not
to stay down, has been re-
corded.
That Sprained Ankle
This phase becomes more i'm
portant with the realization that
Camera was dragging around a
Sprained ankle throughout all
but a few minutes Of the battle.
There were those at the
ringside and in the audience
and on the Subways leading
away from the arena who main
tanned that a heavyweight
championship should not have
so summarily passed with
both men still on their feet.
There were others who thought
Referee Donovan did the hui
manitarian and dignified thing
by stopping the show when he
did.
With these latter agree. The
Continued on Page 8, Col. 8,
Second Section)
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D, D,C.JUN|ORNET
TITLE WON BY
GIL HUNT
By DAN GILL

Gilbert Hunt can now face the
1885 M. I. T. tennis team which
he captains, with a clear con-
science.
It would have been somewhat
embarrassing to go back to school
and admit he couldn't win a
junior title in his own home town.
but he had to do it this year, and
there were quite a few who ex-
pected him to have to say the
same thing when he returns to
school in the fall, despite his i'm
pressive record this season.
Hunt, potentially one Of the
greatest players in the District,
has finally made good in his own
back yard, taking Yelverton Gar
1T, last years champ into camp,
60, 60, 60. He received
added satisfaction in that he won
from the boy who eliminated him
in the semi finals last year.
HI 1T Talked About
They've been saying lot about
Gil Hunt. Some declare he would
be one of the greatest players in
this section if he had only Tony
Lstona'S fight. Others have said
he doesn't take his tennis seri-
ously enough while his youth is
blamed by still others who say he
lets his temper get the best of
! I'M.
Playing away at school has
Hunt. He's working harder on
his game and exhibited such a
fine game at M. I. T., he was
elected captain of next seasons
net team even though he's but
sophomore, a rare distinction
for a second-year man.
Lost Six Games
In the District Junior, Hunt
lost but 6 games out of go
which is pretty good, conserva.
lively speaking. Furthermore he
won the respect and admiration
of local net fans by his ability
to fight this year and down his
tall opponent who proved too
good last year, and a worthy
finalist again.
The Washington times., 1934-06-18

It was about Bob Burke, slim
southpaw pitcher, who turned II
such an impressive effort against
the Cleveland Indians last Satur
day in the second game of the
double header that day.
Said Cronin:
"YOu can say for me I really
believe Bob has arrived at last.
He's had a tough time getting
going properly all these years,
but now I think he's finally
set. He certainly looked it
Saturday, particularly in The
late innings when he was tested
to the limit to win"
That victory Saturday was
Burke's third of the season
What made his success impres.
Sive was the fact that Manager
Cronin had to insert him into
action because he had no other
hurler available.
Cronin again:
"But, it's been occurrences
like these that's made Bob's
work such q value to the
club. You know, he's been
used plenty Of times as q re-
lief pitcher, and this most al
ways takes away q certain ef-
fectivenesS from a pitcher if
used in both capacities. With
Bob, however, it's seemed to
be Of little or no bother, as
he's plugged away in every as
Signment given him this year
with success as his reward"
A brief record of Burke's work
since wearing a Griff uniform
is thoroughly well known by fans
who've followed the destinies of
the home club for the past seven
or eight years.
But just to review it again
Bob came to the Griffs in 1927
from the Southern League. He
showed excellent action" had a
fair fast ball and great assort-
ment Of curves.
He was never able to win him.
self a regulars job, however, be.
cause every time he happened
to experience an off day. on the
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mound, he was subjected to the
sidelines never to pitch again for
weeks.
Bob Delivers
Last year, Manager Cronin was
hard pressed for pitchers while the
team was on one of its Western
trips-due to a big schedule Of
doubleheaders. He gave Burke
several chances to hurl and the
young southpaw showed such
great form that Cronin began
figuring he had a diamond in the
rough.
This season, Bob has fulfilled
every ounce Of faith Manager
Cronin developed in him during
1888. In three games as a starter
he's pitched remarkably while in
one particular relief effort
against the St. Louis Browns.
when he hurled eight innings OF
a Thinning marathon, he turned
in as impressive an effort as any
Of the most Skeptic would want
to witness,
The Washington times., 1934-06-18
MAY HALT
NET TOURNEY

Five singles and three doubles
matches are scheduled to be
played today in the Women's
District Tennis League TournS-
ment at Henry Park, If the rain
holds off.
Thirteen matches were played
yesterday in the preliminary and
first round.
Preliminary ROund-EleanOP Craven
defeated Dorothy KingSbury, 7-5, 3-6,
IS; MargOt Lee defeated Betty Whit.
field, 6-S, 0-1; Betty Kr0nman de.
feated Sally Miller. 4-6, 81, 81;
Katherine Wassman defe0ted Mary
Maurine, 81, 6-2; Florence Black de.
feated Kay johnson, Ga, 6-l; Betty
Cochran defeated Louise Stambaugh,
Go, 60.
First ROund-Ruth Martinez defeated
Elizabeth Chichester, 60, 6-1: Mary
Deck defeated Annette Matthew. 6-1,
6-l; Florence Meier defeated Martha Os-
borne by default; BObsy TuFney defeated
Mary Gass by default: Sara Moore de-
feated Matte Pinette, SO, 60:
COrlnne Frazier defeated Esther Wy.
Ga, 0-1; Elizabeth Tew defeated Mrs.
Arthur Taylor, 6-2, 6-s; Mary Ryan
defeated Hester Brooks, @1. 60;
Margaret Graham defeated Edith Nc
KeIvey, 81, Go. 6-2.
The Washington times., 1934-06-18

Max Baer, at Is, and his hay
maker that only a Camera
could breast more than once,
is destined to put boxing back
on its feet, both in a sportive
as well as a financial way.
A $1,000,000 Gate
With his youth and color and
vitality and appeal Max Baer
may we'll inspire one of those
million-dollar gates that only
the late Tex Rickard created
when he had a similar killer,
Dempsey, with which to fire the
imagination of the public.
For eight years now the
clamor has been for another
Dempsey. Well, he has arrived.
The multitude has called for
q man who will lay 'em low and
prone on the canvas. If there
is a heavyweight on the horizon
who can take one tenth Of the
punishment from Max Baer
that Camera did and stay on
his feet, the identity of such
an individual doesn't come to
mind.
Carnera A Gamer
Certainly Steve Hamas is too
young and under-developed yet
awhile to make anything like
an even match for Baer. Ray
Impellittiere may have the phys.
ical characteristics suggestive OF
a session with Max, but in class
he is still far away. The others,
King Levinsky, Art Laskey ana
Walter NeuSal hardly rate as
sparring partners for Baer.
Tommy L,ouehran may be the
one who can cut Max to ribbons
by out boxing him, although 1
The Washington times., 1934-06-18
"Mash Letters
Haunt New
Champ Baer

NEW YORK, June 18.
"AdOniS" - perfect m q NJ
''frieze of the ParthenOn."
These were a few of the
honeyed words culled today
from the avalanche Of mash
notes which have descended
upon Max Baer since the hand
some California boxer toppled
the heavyweight championship
crown from the brow of Car
nera.
No less than 10000 girls have
written to Make since Thurs
day night, according to Ancil
Hoffman, his manager. Some
$4,000 have telephoned and more
than 5000 tried to jam their
way into his hotel quarters.
"I dare you to meet me-"
Wrote a girl described as a
young, reckless and beautiful
debutante.
Another said that after seeing
Baer she had given her fiance
the gate for all time.
The Washington times., 1934-06-18
'Tonight's Boxing
i. Program

Place-Riding and Hunt Club,
Twenty-second and P Streets
Northwest. First bout, $3.50 p. m.
Tickets, $1.10, $2.2O.
Main Event-1O Rounds
Harry Serody (135) Philadel-
phia, versus Harry Alexanian
Q35), Worcester, Mass.
Semifinal-Eight Rounds
Toots Bashara Q35) Norfolk,
versus Charlie Conner 135), Bal
timore.
Special Event-Six Rounds
Johnny Mays Q45), Fort Myer,
versus Petey Bevans Q45), Wal
ter Reed.
PrelimS, FOur.rOund Bouts
Joe Dody VS.. Joe Sibley, Deacon
Owens VS.. Buck Thornton and
Sonny Sweet VS.. Chuck Foble.
The Washington times., 1934-06-18
US|LTON STARS
IN NDFST.LOOP

Pitching featured District 1nde.
pendent Baseball League games
yesterday.
Spencer Usilton held DeMolay
to four hits as Ross jewelers.
pounded out a 15-to-3 win. Austin
Pohl famed nine and was combed
for but two hits as Capitol
Heights blanked Pelicans. In
other games, Mt. Rainier Grays
shut out D. G. s. Warehouse nine,
9 to o; Grace A. C. triumphed
over Tariff Commission, 6 to o,
and Kenilworth stopped Postal,
Z to 5.