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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-12
SHIP IN CHAN MEL
 IS EXPLAINED
Elm pire Reporter Visits Vessel in PAA Crash
 Boat To oday

The mystery of that two-masted vessel which has been at anchor since Tuesday south of the harbor in Gastineau Channel, has been solved.
 The solution developed after an Empire reporter was taken to the anchored vessel this afternoon in the Pacific Alaska Airways crash" boat piloted by A. B. (Cot) Hayes, resident manager for the PAA-
 The vessel is the Tondeleyo, reg istered at Stockton, Cal. She is the former Lighthouse Service vessel No. 70 and was built in 1898 in Portland, Ore.
 Her owner, Robert B. Piercy Of San Francisco, is aboard her. His wife and a resident of Kodiak, Harold (Blackie) Silverad, complete the crew. Robert Rutledge. an em- ployee of the Grant Packing Com pany at Ouzinki this summer, also helped work the vessel across the Gulf of Alaska to Gastineau Chan mel, but came in to Juneau this afternoon on the PAA boat with his luggage. He plans to leave for Se- attle on the Princess Louise Satur- day.
 Uses Diesel Power
 Owner Piercy said that he ob- tained the vessel about two years ago, converted her from steam pow Ter and installed a 180-horsepower diesel engine. For Auxiliary power, more for the purpose of "steadying' her while at sea, schooner-rigged sails are used
 The Tondeleyo was brought to Alaska about two years ago for the purpose of engaging in trading and fishing activities in the vicinity of Kodiak. Piercy said that he brought the vessel here to tie her up for the winter" in Juneau's harbor. In the meantime. while his plans are not definite, he said he hoped to get business enterprise under way soon.
 He anchored the vessel halfway between Thane and Dupont, near the Douglas Island side of the channel. early Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of sizing up' the physical layout of the farbor He plans to bring the Tondeleyo into the ilarbor in a day or two.
 Five Days on Gulf
 Piercy said that the trip from Kodiak to the Channel was "un-
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Church Leases Farm

IDOLOU. Tex.-Members of the First Baptist church have leased a arm as business venture to pay If sl0000 debt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-12
FIRST DAY

With a first days attendance es- |timated by Secretary w. 8. Pullen to be approximately 750. the Four teenth Annual Southeast Alaska Fair held an suspicious opening yesterday
 Officially opened at o'clock, the exhibits and concessions attracted immediate attention of Juneauites, large numbers of whom were on hand when the doors opened. It was last night, however, that the big attendance was registered.
 Today, with baby show sched- uled for the afternoon, and a large and entertaining program on hand for the evening, including The Elm pire's news broadcast and KINY Jamboree. an even larger attend ance is anticipated.
 Yesterday afternoon the exhibits
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-12
ETHIOPIANs WITHDRAW

ADDS ABABA, Sept. l2.Ethto- plan forces holding advanced pos- tions on the Eritrean frontier. withdrew late yesterday for g dis tance of IS miles to avoid border incidents with Italian troops re- ported nearing the same area.
 The withdrawal of the Ethiopian troops was ordered to avoid giving Premier Mussolini any excuse for beginning hostilities through more frontier trouble.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-12
AID ETHIoPIANs

ADDS ABABA. Sept. l2.-Four- teen Belgian Reserve Officers have arrived here to serve as infantry instructors. Twenty Swiss technical experts are expected Sunday to train the artillery and anti-aircraft units.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-12
NETHERL ANDS, BELGIUM LEAD
 AGAINST ITALY
Tell Geneva Confer ence They Stand Firmly in
 Support of Sanctions
REPORTS GLOOMY AS
 EFFORTS CONTINUE
British Order Three More Battalions to Malta
 Italians to Africa

GENEVA, Sept. 12-A group of ,malIer nations led by The Nether- lands and Belgium came to the support of Great Britain today in her opposition to military conquest of Ethiopia by Italy.
 Representatives of these countries told the League of Nations as ;embly here they decried armed invasion and announced they stood firmly for maintenance of the Leagues principle of non-aggres- sion. Their speeches were consid- cred affirmations of the British stand expressed by Foreign Min ister Hoare.
 War Picture Dark
 Favorable reports on the progress of negotiations by which the threat of war could be averted were no- ticeably iacking, although new sug- gestiops said to concern a concrete form of collective, assistance for Ethiopia shave been made by the subcommittee of the League. The committee is com posed of Britain, France, Spain. Poland and Turkey and have been instructed by the League Council to attempt to find a solution to the dispute.
 England Prepares
 Britain has ordered three more battalions of soldiers to Malta and Italy has sent 5000 more troops from Naples to East Africa, it is reported here. Ethiopia is telling her people to pray for peace but to prepare for war and has con- centrated troops at Adua, the his- toric battlefield where the Italian expeditionary force was declmated in 1896.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-12
GOVERNMENT
 INSTRUCTORS F ]. 3..I BOUND NORTH
Teachers. in isolated Alas. ka Communities Are
 Aboard Dellwood

SEATTLE. Sept, 12.- Several Government school teachers, bound for isolated Alaskan posts are aboard the Dellwood, sailing from Seattle today.
 MT and Mrs. Neville McMillan, Clevelanl, Missouri, enroute to At ka Island will leave the Dellwood at Unalaska and board the cutter Sullivan. s. Coan, of Scrip, Arizona, is enroute to King Island. Howard Burkher and his wife are returning to Igloo, and James Henderson and his wife gre bound for Noatak
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-12

DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: Industrials 133-33 rails, 36.75; utilities, 2648.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-12
HOOVER ys. BoRAH?

Considering the two sections of the party separately for the moment
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-12

Dip ends of rag rugs in starch, when dry press well and the rugs will lay straight on the floor.
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 STOCK QUOTATIONS , es

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 16Ss, American Can 1431z. American Power and Light .7A, Anaconda 20A, Bethlehem Steel 39, General Motors 45%, Interna- tional Harvester 59ha, Kennecott 24h. United States Steel 45%, Pound $493A, Schenley Distilleries 39.
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Evening star., 1935-02-04
OCHSENREITER TOP
AT BASKET SCORING
Totals SO Points in Montgomery
School Loop-County Elves
Have Heavy Card.

- UGENE OCHSENREITER, fashy
L. ace OF the Rockville High five,
spurted to get 26-point lead
in the race for individual scoring hon.
ors in the Montgomery County high
school basket ball series last week.
Ochsenreiter tailed Is points in
the intra-county game with Damascus
to run his seasons total for seven
games to 80 points, increase his aver
age to 1910 points per game, shatter
the county schoolboy scoring record
and virtually clinch the scoring cham
pionship for the year.
Francis Cubitt, Poolesville High
School star, is second Reed, Gathers
burg eager, enjoys the highest average
per game, 1888.
Nine games are listed for county
teams this week. The program opened
today with Bethesda Chevy Chase
playing Washington-Lee High at Ball
ston, Va. Tomorrow Takoma-Silver
Spring meets Catholic University
freshmen at the C. U. gym and
Rockville entertains Gaithersburg.
Washington-Lee returns Bethesda
Chevy Chase's visit Wednesday while
Landon goes to Takoma-Silver Spring.
Hyattsville High visits Rockville
Thursday and Gaithersburg Friday.
Rockville plays at Takoma-Silver
Spring Friday.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
BOSTON TERRIER
|SLEAD|NG BREED
1O,460 Listed in Year by
American Kennel Club.
Wire Hairs Second.
YEW YORK, N. Y, February

n YEW YORK, N. Y, February
nj 4-The Boston terrier leads
all breeds In registration for
the sixth straight year, ac-
cording to figures issued here by the
American Kennel Club, but only two
breeds, the cocker spaniel, and the
Pomeranian, improved their standing
among the first 10.
With the smashing totals of SOB for
December and 6.229 for the year.
the cocker climbed into third place at
the expense of the Scottish terrier,
which had 523 for the same month
and 5,879 for the year.
The Pomeranian moved into ninth
place. supplanting the bulldog. While
the bulldogs final month brought lat
registrations. against only Ill for the
Pom, the toy breed led the year by
/ 1,502 to 1,453.
for 1894, as compared with l933 fol-
low:
Boston terriers, 10,460 against
1928: wire foxterriers, 6,703 against
$500; cocker spaniels, 6.229 against
1896; Scottish terriers, 5,879 against
4,540; chow chowS. 1876 against
34s4; Pekingese, 3,738 against 1885,
beagles, 3,4O2 against 1896; English
springer spaniels. 1882 against 1.73l; :;
Pomeranians. 1902 against 1872, and
bulldogs, l.483 against 1882.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
ANOTHER CLOSE ONE
is LOST BY HEURICH
Phil Shimeck's Shooting Gives
Boston Trojans 1929 Win.
Two Rallies Decisive.

v ZURICH BREWERS just can't
- seem to pack that winning
basket ball punch up there
in the Heurich gym. Several
times lately they've come within the
proverbial whisker of victory. but have
succumbed in the dying moments.
The Boston Trojans of the American
League conquered the Brewers yester-
day. 1929, largely through the efforts
of Phil Shimeck, hawk-eyed veteran
who banged the cords for 18 points
including foul goal in the last minute
that brought his team victory. In
the waning seconds. Everett Russell
making his debut with the D. C. pros
missed shot from the foul line that
would have tied things, and Joe Croson
muffed one from under the basket
that would have meant a Heurich
victory.
The home team set the early pace
leading I'll after five minutes and
20-10 at the half. Starting the second
half, the Trojans rallied briskly and
finally achieved 21-21 tie with 10
minutes to play. But the Brewers
came back to get in front, 1921. only
to see the invaders rally once more,
this time to win.
The Brewers scoring was we'll dis
tributed with Ralph Bennie and Bozie
Berger being the only players to get
as many as six points.
In a preliminary Sholls quint, led
by Jones and Hook, downed the
Heurich Flashes. paced by Latona and
Sullivan, in a 44-28 game
Evening star., 1935-02-04
BritiShers Dominant.
"A MARRIOTT in 1906 became tn
VI first human to travel two mile

HARRlO1I IN 1906 became the
INl first human to travel two miles
a minute. His speed for the
mile was l27659. De Palma made his
first appearance here in 1909. then
came back 10 years later to drive a
Packard at 149875 over the mile
route.
Meanwhile Oldfield had his fling
driving a Benz 13l.724 in 1910 and
141.7S2 in 1911.
Nineteen-twenty was Milton's year
-156046 over the mile in Dusen-
berg.
The English invasion started in 1927,
when Segrave thundered down the
measured mile at 203.792 to become
the first man to exceed 200 miles an
hour.
Since then America has been able
to break the British strangle-hold
but once. Campbell came over in 1928
and exceeded Segrave's mark by 3l64
miles an hour. But Keech. after re-
peated efforts in Triplex built by J.
M. White of Philadelphia and pow
cred with three Liberty airplare en-
gines, finally won a scant edge over
Campbell at 207.552.
Segraye came back with bang the
next year and ran 23l.362 over the
mile in a Napier.
Since then Campbell has reigncd
supreme. He flashed 245.733 over the
mile in 1881 and 253.968 in 1882. His
last visit netted the present mark.
No trials were held last year.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
RevOlta Wins Playoh.

A TIE for tenth resulted between
~ John Revolta. Milwaukee, and
Charles Guest, Los Angeles. at
285. In the playoff for the ninth
position in the pro Nassau champion
ship, Revolta won on the fourth hole.
Cooper. Picard and Hines are paired
in the second threesome of the FIRST
round, with Torpey, Horton Smith
and Revolta clashing in the third
section. This afternoons play brings
Mac Smith. Cooper and Torpey to-
gether. while Laffoon, Picard and
Revolta are grouped in the second
division, and Mangrum, Hines and
Horton Smith in the third.
Besides the additional prize money
Of $500 available to the winner of the
Nassau competition, the low scorer of
each of the four rounds today and to-
morrow picks up an additional $780,
Under this system, should Macdonald
Smith win each round and the Mas
sau, he could collect 5000 in addition
to his 5000 for the medal leadership.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
Yearlings TO Travel.

Y TIRGINIAS first year baSketeers
v and boxers both have trips,
The quint has a game against
Episcopal High School in Alexandria
on Wednesday and the boxers face the
unusually strong Staunton Military
Academy ringsters in Staunton next
Friday
AS they prepare to box the Navy.
the Virginia leather pushers will be
without the careful coaching of their
veteran ring tutor. Johnny La Rowe,
who is sick and confined to his home
In his stead AL York, assistant coach
and former varsity captain, is carry
ing on.
The Virginians win be risking a
remarkable record when they face
Nays ring veterans. The Cavaliers
have not lost one of their last %
dual meets. and have not been de-
feated in any sort OF competition
since 1881.
Virginia will take to Annapolis only
three men who had a hand in de-
feating the midshipmen last Winter.
This trio of veterans includes the CO.
captains. Archie Hahn. bantam
weight, and Gordon Rainey, feather
weight. and Maynard Womer. welter-
weight All Of them are Southern
Conference champions.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
College Sports
Basket Ball.

Basket Ball.
Niagara u, SO: st. Bonaventure. 81.
Battle Creek, 80; Concordia. %.
Penn College. 80: Dubuque u, 35.
Duluth Teachers, 48; Mankato
Teachers, %.
Centre. 48; Louisville, 19.
Berea, 80; Eastern Kentucky Teach
ers, 81.
Arizona State Teachers (F1agstaff)
40; New Mexico, 36.
Stanford, 80; Santa Clara. %.
Idaho, 80; Washington State, 20.
Baker u, 90; College of Emporia. 81.
Mayville Teachers, 40; Dickinson
Teachers, 81.
Swimming.
Chicago, 65; Purdue, 10.
Polo.
Chicago. 8; Detroit, 4l2.
Wrestling.
Illinois, %; Chicago, 3.
Fencing.
Chicago IA; Northwestern, 3.
Water Polo.
Chicago. 16; Purdue, l.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
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the other eye was almost equally use
less. Sam happened to be fighting a
palooka named Frank Trembly in
California. He was all right as long
as Trembly stayed on his feet. But
Trembly went down, and Sam be-
trayed the fact that he didn't know it,
and the people at the ringside knew
he was blind.
Only a short while before the
Trembly fight, when he was 81 years
old, Sam won his first titles.
II got to be champeen of
Mexico" he said, land then
got to be champeen of Spain.
You know, that didn't mean
much. was pretty old man
then"
Now Sam is not quite 40. He has
no work and no money He couldn t
save anything from his ring career,
because he didn't make anything. He
wears two vests and no jacket and
over the vests he wears a battered
Chesterfield. He sits around all day
In q Harlem beanery, talking He's a
nice fellow, Sam, but he's not a very
good advertisement for the pugilistic
industry.
(Copyrieht. 1875. by North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1ncD
Evening star., 1935-02-04
TIED DUCKPIN FIVES
ROLL IN FRAT LOOP
A. I. K. and Kappa Phi Clash at
Rendezvous Tonight-League
Statistics Given.

NNE of those tense battles that
" bring together the deadlocked
leaders Of a league will be
fought tonight at the Rendezvous by
the A. I. K. team of Alpha Chapter
and Kappa Phi in the fraternity
bowling circuit.
Each has won 80 games and lost
18. In their last encounter, A. I. K.
swept the set but Kappa Phi is in a
sweet spot to get back those three
games. An A. I. K. ace, Tom SERVE
ner. broke a rib in a recent basket
ball game and won't be in the lineup
and the Kappa Phi team has been
going great guns" lately.
Following are the leagues standing
and records:
Evening star., 1935-02-04
Scoring Is Explained.
THE scoring will be on the basis
OF 2 points on each nine and

THE scoring will be on the basis
/ Of 2 points on each nine and
two on the 18-hole total for
each of the four rounds. This would
mean a possible total Of II for each
OF today's two rounds and a total
Of 48 attainable for a perfect score.
His flrst-round opponents will be
KY Laffoon, Chicago, and Ray Man
grum. Los Angeles, who were tied for
second at the end OF the medal COM
petition with 278 strokes, two under
par. With them was an amateur,
Jack Gaines, local high school
basket ball coach, who staged a phe-
nomenal finish.
Fourth place went to Harry Cooper,
Chicago, with 28l, followed in sixth
by Henry Picard, Hershey, Pa, North
South champion, and Jimmy Hines.
New York. who had 283s Bunny
Tropey, the dark horse star. from
Kansas City. and Horton Smith, Oak
Park, Ill, tied for eighth with a 2S4
total.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
200-Mark Long Coming.

MOT satisfied, he is back to try
~ again with VOW either to hit
the 300-mile mark or burn the
wheels off his rejuvenated Blue
Bird"
Bathers first were driven from the
beach by racing automobiles in 1908
A group of manufacturers here for the
Winter, including Ransom Ed Olds
and Alexander Winton, had tourna-
ment. Winton piloted a clumsy vehicle
at 68l98 miles an hour.
William K. Vanderbilt, jr., estab-
lished the beachs first world record
for mile in 1904 He coaxed 90 BOT
miles an hour out of a Mercedes that
resembled cut-doWn f1ivver.
The magic time of 100 miles an
hour first was made here in 1905
H. L. Bowden OF Boston hit the daz-
cling pace of 109756 in a Mercedes.
Twenty-Five years of effort elapsed
before the 200-mark was reached.
Henry Ford. then penniless in
ventor who pitched a tent on the
beach for living quarters, wanted to
race one Of his early models.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
GRID RECEIPTS SLIP
california's Revenue for 1884 Is
$4,000 Behind 1888.

BERKELEY, Calf, February 4 up.
A decrease of nearly $4,000 in gross
foot bafl revenues at the University of
California in 1884, as compared with
1888, today was reported by w. w.
Monohan, graduate manager.
The 1884 revenues after visiting
team guarantees had been paid totaled
s274,799. The 1888 figure was $296, 730.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
BEGAN PRODUCING
RECORDS IN 1908
Five Miles a Minute for First
Time Now Quest of
Britisher.
BY JOHN w. WILDS.
Associated Press staff Writer.

~ AYTONA BEACH, Fla, Feb
ruary 4.-The world famous
y. racing beach here may trem-
bic soon under the wheels of
an automobile making five miles a
minute for the first time in history,
but speed records are no novelty for
the smooth, white strand
Many times since 1908. when the
first automobile tournament was held
here, sportsmen and manufacturers
have pitted the latest achievements
of motor building and body design
against existing records.
Men immortal in racing annals
have thundered over the measured
mile" in quest of the title. fastest
human on wheels" Barney Oldfield,
Ralph de Palma, Tommy Lockhart,
Ray Keech. Kaye Don, Tommy Mil
ton. Fred H. Marriott, Maj. H. o. D.
Segrave-each has made his bid
All have yielded, however, to the
daring and skill of Malcolm Camp
bell, whose exploits here brought him
knighthood. His mile record of 272. 2.1O8
miles an hour, made in 1888. stands
as the supreme effort of speed on the
ground.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
20 Years Ago
IN THE STAR.
THE Dumbarton Club plans to
l. build five more tennis courts

THE Dumbarton Club plans to
i build five more tennis courts
on its property at Wisconsin
avenue and r street. The club al
ready has two courts. A. w. How
ard, former D. C. tennis champion;
Albert J. Gore and John Graves
are among net stars who belong to
the club.
Lucas Specials won all three
games from the Model Lunch team
In the Southeast Duckpin League.
Bowling for the Specials were Frye,
Scott, Cook, Barnes and Shanks.
Making up the Model Lunch out
fit were Carrigan, Sandersor, Mil
Ter, Whalley, Hoffman and Scheibel.
Georgetown was victorious over
George Washington at basket ball.
Torney, for the winners, played
brilliantly. Almon, ace shot OF 9.
w., was of color, and the Hatchet-
ties also were hurt by the loss
through fouls Of Groesbeck.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
NAVY RING BOUTS
TOP VIRGINIA LIST
Court, Tank TussIes Yield
in Interest to Clashes
at Annapolis.

r UNIVERSITY, Va, February 4.
-Virginias boxing match
with Navy in Annapolis next
Saturday is the one athletic
event that dominates all Cavalier
sport activities for the coming week.
Twice in succession the Virginia
boxers have defeated the Navy ring
men. The Cavaliers won, S to 3, in
Annapolis in 1888 and repeated their
victory over the Middies here last
Winter by the same score. They hope
to make it three in row next Satur-
day.
Most Of Virginia's athletic contests
for the coming week are to be played
away from home. The varsity basket
ball team starts off by game of its
own against the Navy in Annapolis
Wednesday, then returns to the nome
court to meet Roanoke College next
Friday.
Virginia's varsity swimmers travel
up to Bethlehem, Pa, to oppose Le-
high on Friday, then meet Johns
Hopkins in Baltimore on Saturday.
The freshman swimmers have q
home meet against Augusta Military
Academy next Wednesday.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
FEDERAL.
Season Records.

High team games-Government Printing
Office. 666; H. o. L. c.. $50
High team sets-Government Printing
ONCE, 1854; Investisation. 1.s44
High individual games-Jollifie Vet
vestie atom. 40.
High individual setS-walker 20. P. o..
40; Jolliffe veterans Administration.
43O.
High averages-Clarke (Investiea a ationl.
124-11: Freschi IN. r. A.. 120-45; Weld
E. W.. ia0-6; Joiiiff. wet. Adm !. ! ia-s;
Miller Investigation) 1883: Watson
tG. p o.. 117-35: Brown 90. P o..
Il1-a; Covden &c. p. o.. 117-6; Walker
e. p. o.. 116-2s.
High strikes-Clsrke Investisation). a.:
s'TGn HIsh 8 spares az s. W CLARK. unv.stisation).
1875: Freschi IN. r. Al. 17a.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
Stagger Plan for Golf Meets
Adopted by Washington Club

| ington Golf and Country Club is going
on bi-yearly tournament basis. The
series will start next year
staggered system, with only three in
vitation events each Spring season,
every club concerned would be more
satisfied, there would be no congestion,
no competition for dates and much
money would be saved.
But heretofore there has been a
reckless scrambling for dates, a top
heavy tournament schedule and
, congestion that has tired golfers of
Journeys before the month of May
has passed, with more still to come
in June.
This year twill not be so bad, but
there will be plenty Of events to give
every club SWinger shot at a piece
of silver just the same. The staggered
system of holding tournaments would
be the ideal way and the local clubs
may come to it.
! CNOW-BOUND out in South Bend.
= Ind, Maury Nee. young Columbia
golfer, is playing basket ball and
getting ready for Spring foot ball prac-
tice at Notre Dame. Maury was a
member of the freshman foot ball
! squad last Fall and reports that they
! go after their foot ball in a big way
at South Bend
Spring practice, with snow on the
ground, starts February Is and all
the eligible freshmen have to turn
out for it. Meanwhile, there isn't
any golf for the Nee boy, one OF the
best scholastic ends ever turned out
by a foot ball coach around Wash
ington.
Set Collins, caddie master and as
sistant pro at Columbia, is on his
way South today, to make an at
tempt to whsle some of the nags
home which he has been watching
in the newspapers since the bang
tails left Bowie. Collins plans to
take in the New Orleans meeting and
will wind up at Hialeah, returning to
Washington early in March. He will
not play any golf on his trip.
)ONVERSATION along the fem
mime golf front has the name of
Mrs. Roy c. Miller of Kenwood
mentioned for the important post of
Tournament Committee chairman Of
the Women's District Golf Associa-
tion. The appointment may come at
the Executive Committee meeting
this afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
c. K. Wing. Mrs. Howard j. Simons
held the berth last year.