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Evening star., 1936-03-01

y IRBY remembered lot of things.
IL Watching Shadow Merne feint,
cut, break on the polished floor and
"a - throw shots in off his ear. from his
hip, Kirby could remember lot of things. 1t
was as though seeing this kid throw fancy
shots in from all over the basketball court
opened whole chain of doors back through
the years and Kirby could see through the
doors all the way back to his boyhood in the
hill country of eastern Kentucky. He had let
lot of things 60. And he wasn't doctor yet.
He was thirty three he told himself again.
and that was too old to 60 on with medicine.
When he had been graduated, he had been
offered a job as trainer and basketball coach
at a small college. And he had taken it, fgur-
ing to save enough money in year or two to
put him through medical school.
But at the end of two years, larger school
had offered him seven thousand dollars to be
trainer and basketball coach He would stay
there couple of years and then have 60 at
medicine. he had thought. But he was still at
the school. Not for long, though; not after
tonight.
But it was too late to go ahead with medi
cine. He didn't even do much "healing" any
more He was big time basketball coach and
now that his team was having bad season, he
would pay the penalty of being big-time
coach at high pressure school. Either they
beat State tonight or he was going out. The
new athletic director had said 50. And they
wouldn't beat State. Shadow Merne would see
to that.
Kirby sought for the combination of incl
dent and thought that had opened the doors
back through the years but could not be sure
he had found it. 1t wasn't simply that he was
on the spot and it wasn't simply that his clash
with young Merne few years ago had driven
the boy away from the University down to
Evening star., 1936-03-01

close to Merne the little man could never
pause to shoot. So Merne didn't pause. Just
before he ran out of bounds at the corner, he
tipped the ball sideways with his right hand.
1t swished through the hoop and the great
hall exploded again with sound.
Kirby remembered the last thing then in
the chain. He remembered Meme as fresh
man at the University four years ago. doing
just what he was doing tonight, cutting,
breaking, feinting, passing beautifully, like
great player, and then, about every second
shot he made, throwing the ball at the basket
off his ear. over his shoulder, anyway. The
fact that the ball went in surprisingly often
had made no difference to him then, Kirby
remembered.
He had stopped practice - the first fresh
man scrimmage against the varsity - and
thought to make an example of Merne. That
is not the way we play basketball here" he
had said in loud. deliberate voice. I'VE shoot
with two hands. We do not shoot when off
balance We"
my shots 60 in," the boy had said.
He had flushed then, Kirby remembered,
and the varsity men had looked at him, won
dering what was going to happen.
II don't care if they do" he had said to
Merne. You'll play my kind of basketball
here. We don't want any individualists, no
fancy players. This is team game"
There's nothing wrong with my team
play" Merne had said. And I'll score -"
He had lost his head then, Kirby remem-
bered. "Get out of here!" he had half shouted.
Get off this court and don't come back until
you want to play the kind of ball we play
here"
Merne had never come back He must have
been convinced of his greatness Kirby
thought. He had left the University and gone
to State and now he had returned, the heart
Evening star., 1936-03-01

of great State team, to harry the worst team
he, Kirby. had ever coached. The papers
wrote that Merne had once gone to the Uni
versity. A tabloid had even dug up that it
was he, Kirby, who was responsible for
Merne's leaving; and in the story there had
been the usual tabloid embellishments. These
things had not helped his own standing at the
University, Kirby remembered
As Kirby watched the play, Merne broke
again to shoot and McHale. reaching des-
perately to block the shot, fouled the little
man. Merne stepped to the foul line and sank
two shots. turning his back before the last
one dropped. An old anger moved in Kirby.
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State. He had known these things for some
time, the former for weeks, the latter since
Merne had gone. Seeing Merne for the first
time since the boy had gone to State, Kirby
recalled many things, apparently unrelated.
He had always tried to be logical man.
Now he went ever the things in their Sc
quence, trying to find out why watching this
boy now made him think of the things.
There had been the hills in Kentucky and
in the spring the pink peach blossoms against
the brown side of the hills. And there had
been the hut of Elijah Murfree the healer.
And there had been himself as boy watching
Lige Mmfree heal the hill people who came to
him. His own hands were long and sensitive
and Lige had told him he could be healer,
too. He had been excited then; breathless and
wide-eyed. With the other hill people he
thought there was something mystical to the
healing, something more to it than simple ad-
justments of muscle and bone and tendon
made by few men with hypersensitive hands,
"Bonesetter" Reese in Ohio had been the best
known of them.
Kirby remembered he had been able to help
Lige Murfree some, but he had never made
reputation for himself among the hill people.
He had gone away to a college in the North
and become good athlete. He had worked as
an assistant in the training room to help put
himself through college and at sometime -
when, he wasn't sure - they had begun to
call him Doc.
The trainer had let him do some bandaging,
some adjusting, what the hill people called
healing" People, his classmates, had been
grateful, and sometime in his sophomore or
junior year, Kirby remembered. he had de-
cided to become a doctor.
He watched Merne take a bounce pass from
one of his guards and flash down the sideline.
McHale guarding him, directly behind him, 50
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14
WEATHER REPORTS TO BE
 RECEIVED FROM ST. ELIAS

Through cooperation of W. c. Di- brell, Superintendent of the Light house Service in Alaska, and How ard J. Thompson, of the Weather Bureau, weather reports will be re- ceived from the Cape St. Elias Lighthouse every morning at O. clock This service is for the bene- fit of the planes of the Alaska Air ways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14
HUNTERS TAKE TO WOODS FOR
 ELUSIVE DEER

The end of the deer hunting sea- son is calling many of Juneau's resi- dents to the hills this weekend in spusuit of the elusive moWich
 One large group set out toward Gambler Bay last night aboard Tom Smiths diesel boat Yakobi. In- cluded in the party with Capt. Smith are M E. Monagle, Frank Metcalf Keith Wildes. Charles Sabin, R. L Bernard. and several others.
 Another party of about a dozen members is setting out this even- ing, with Capt. Al Weathers aboard the Deutz. Included in the group are e. B. Rice, George Kohlhepp and John Mclaughlin.
 Among a group leaving tomorrow with Ed Jahnke on his boat fol Admiralty Island are Holly Trip lette and Tom Selby.
 Skipper Bert Caro, is taking out his Umpquah with Rod Darnell Wally Peterson and several others aboard, while many other smaller groups load down all available means of transportation, as they go out for one last crack at buck
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14
JUNIOR c. OF 6.
 WILL BE HOSTS
Governing board Will Be Guests of School Or
 ganization Friday

A. B. Phillips, Superintendent oi Schools; T. Floyd Dryden, Prin- cipal of the grade school, and Cur tis Shattuck, Secretary of the Ju- neau Chamber of Commerce, mem- bers. of the governing board of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, will be guests of the Junior Chamber of Commerce at their next weekly meeting, it was decided Friday at their regular luncheon.
 Jim Glasse. Jack Newmarket and Fred Sorri were appointed com mittee members to make special ar arrangements for the luncheon at which the governing board will be guests.
 On the program committee for the next meeting will be Simpson MacKinnon, Dean Allen and Jim Wilcox Lee Lucas, Jack McDan- els and George Walmsley are mem bers of the subsidiary committee.
 At the meeting Friday, Dean AL len told another of his famous stor- ies,s several reports on Japan, the country under discussion for the dsey were given, and it was decided reports on Russia should be made at the next meeting
 Harry Sperling conducted a quiz at the luncheon, and twelve out of twenty members present received perfect scores.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14

Arne Lee, 37, who came north from Seattle several weeks ago. and who has been employed by Garland Boggan until a week ago, died in St. Ann's Hospital this morning. He was taken to the hospital during the night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14
INDIAN
 BOYS, GIRLS IN
 BEER PARLORS
City Council Asked by A. N. s. to Take Action
 Against Violations

Protest that Indian boys and girls under Is years of age were being allowed to frequent certain beer parlors in the city and stay ing to get intoxicated was made to the City Council at it's meeting last night by the Alaska Native Sisterhood The protest, signed by Mrs. William Wanamaker, Mrs. Dave Willard and Mrs. Sam Hop kins, was accompanied by list of minors, who, the complaintants said, had been frequenting the places and all of whom, they de- clared, were under age Two of the minors had been arrested and lodged in the city jail recently, the women stated. Similar complaint, they said, was being presented to the Territorial Liquor Board.
 Mayor l. Goldstein declared that he would inform the police de- partment and action would be talk en to stop the violations. He ex- plained the difficulty of enforce ment in such cases, because the youngsters usually claimed they were of age.
 w. L. Torell again appeared be- fore the Council and asked that something be done to protect his property on Gastineau Avenue from possible damage from slides. His house was one of those damaged in the recent slide. He said a stream of water was coming down over his property that was likely to cause damage if something was not done immediately He asked that the city build some sort of Hume to carry the water away. The matter was deferred until the return of the City Engineer the first of the week
 Protest of Gus Messerschmidt against moving his garage between 10th and 11th on D Street was unavailing and the Council voted to order MT. Messerschmidt to move it from the alley way where it is located The Mayor explained that when the garage was built on the site it was with the understanding that it would be moved if the City needed the alley. Now another property owner is planning to build in the same vicinity and wants the use of the alley.
 Report of the activity of the Juneau Welfare Board was made by the Rev. Erling K. Olafson, and the Council voted to approve a de- ficit of $110 to clean up the work to date, the Rev. MT, Olafson to bring in a complete report at the next meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14
JUNEAU woMENs CLUB

Will meet at 1:15 pm, Tuesday, Nov. IT, at the Juneau Coffee Shoppe. A No-Host Luncheon.
 CLARA MCKINLEY, -adv. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14

in small roles; salary, which is the least of it; photographs, hundreds of them, at an average price of $1O; publicity, and, if the prospect is feminine, gowns and shoes and hats and accessories.
 But it isn't the cost of the win ners that hikes the figure. It's the money put out for those who do not make the grade of stardom. It is like this: A studio, with 50 can didates, spends a million attempting to put them over. Only one of the 50, according to Hollywood's ex- perience table, will click.
 Errol Was Unknoun
 Little, comparatively, was spent by Warmers on Errol Flynn during that first year when they were try ing to find something for him to do. However, the studio gambled a mil lion dollars that the public would accept him when he was cast as Captain Blood. Actually the invest ment in Flynn was small, but the oretically it was large until his first picture proved his company's faith in him. M.-G.-Ms outlay on Rob-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14
|CLASSIC.L LIGHT 'OP ERA TO OPEN
 HERE TOMORROW
The Bandit Who Defied a Nation, Will Show at
 Coliseum

The gifted quartette who piloted Naughty Marietta" to success Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy Director w. s. Van Dyke and Producer Sam Stromberg-have again turned their talents to a giant enterprise, their. production for -Goldwyn Mayer of the classic light opera, Rose Marie opening Sunday at the Capito Theatre.
 One of the most successful the atrical properties extant, Rose Marie" is known the world over It was first produced in New York in 1924, running two years.
 Such world-famed songs as "The Indian Love Call,s Rose Marie, l Love You" Song of the Noun ties, Pardon Me, Madame" and others are sung by the romantic stellar team against the majesty of glimmering lakes, tall pines and odpViO HlOulltdlll NlStdS.
 Thundering out of the most vivid pages of Americas history, Robin Hood of Fl Dorado" comes to the IS ere n of the Coliseum Theatre starting tomorrow heralding the re- birth of the outdoor feature. Star ring Warner Baxter, it is one of Metro -Goldwyn-M Mayors more pre- tentious new-season photoplays
 The featured cast includes M G-M's new discovery" Ann LOT ing; Bruce Cabot; the Spanish dancing beauty, Margo; J. Carol Naish; Eric Linden of "Ah Wilder ness fame; Edgar Kennedy, liar vey Stephens, Charles Trowbridge and two score others, in addition to thousands of extra players.
 Robin Hood of Fl Dorado is the romantic story of the life of Joaquin Murrieta, bandia- patriot who roared through the Wild West at the head of 400 men in the lawless days of the California Gold Rush of '49.
 Closing their runs at local the atres tonight are: Too Many Par ents,' at the Capitol, and the double bill of Man of Iron,v and William Boyd in the stirring drama of the oil fields, Burning Gold, at the Coliseum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14

Today's News Today-Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14
BIG DEMAND FOR RUBBER

Rubber consumption this year has run substantially ahead of last year In the United States, this year is set to establish a new all-time high, due to the increasing activity of tire and mechanical rub Der industries. To meet the in- creasing demand, the International Rubber Regulation Committee has lifted the rubber export quota from 65 per cent to TO per cent of quota for the first half of 1887.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14
FORUM CLUB TO
 BE ADDRESSED
 BY ROBT. BENDER

The Young Peoples Forum of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church will have Robert Bender. of The Empire, as its guest speaker to- morrow evening. The Back of the Front Page" is MT. Bender's sub ject.
 The Forum begins at CHS o'clock and all unmarried young people out of school are cordially invited to these weekly gatherings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14
MOVIE STARS
 RETURNS BIG
 TO INVESTORS
Every Dollar Comes Back Five Fold That Is
 When They Click
HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Nov. IA. :

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Nov. A. - Every dollar invested in a motion picture star is returned five-fold.
 Here's the basis of that computa- tion. The average star lasts five years. Each year, his company profits a million dollars on him. It costs million to make him star.
 Expenses involved in developing likely-looking star material go for such things as preliminary train ing. in studio dramatic schools and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14

ert Taylor's training and prepara- tion was nto approximately one-fiftieth of the estimated mil lion.
 While most big successes are of the skyrocket type. producers can- not sit back and wait for them to happen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14
WOMAN RELEASED, MOTION
 OF ISTRICT ATTORNEY

On motion of District Attorney w. A. Holzheimer the case of the United States vs. Nan Douglas, has been dismissed by Judge Felix Gray in the United States Commission- CTS Court.
 Nan Douglas has been under charge since September 9 of the alleged receiving and concealing of stolen property. Mrs. Mildred Her. mann was her attorney.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14
MERCHANTS OF SAN FRANCISCO
 APPEAL, PUBLIC
Demand Settlement of Mari time Strike-Two Sides
 Are Sitting Tight
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ing hall proposal for the considera. tion of the employers.
EASTERN SITUATION

NEW YORK, Nov. IA. - Leaders of the striking seamen said 274 ships are tied up and 19,000 men are out on the east coast.
 R. J. Baker, President of the Ship Owners Association, refuted the statement and said much smaller number of ships were idle and the number of men out is also smaller than the unions contend.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14.-Latc this afternoon a strike bulletin was issued by the subcommittee of the San Francisco Industrial Associa- tion to the business men and warned. Your turn may be next. 7 It is claimed here that nearly sixty business plants are closed and surrounded by pickets as the off, shot of the maritime strike.
 shoot of the maritime strike.
 Merchants claim this is threaten ing San Francisco's industry.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-14

eft IaylOrS s training and pfepara- ton was nto approximately onefiftieth of the estimated mil lion.
 While most big successes are of the skyrocket type, producers can- not sit back and wait for them to happen.
 Ready To GambIe Producers stand ready to gamble large amounts on the chances of a player becoming star" says Dar- ryl Zanuck, of 20th Century Fox. By that mean they plunge on a production designed to launch their starring prospect in the most aus picious manner.
 "Freqently Hollywood has spent tremendous amounts on individuals in an effort to make them stars. Sometimes their efforts succeed and sometimes they fail Sometimes a producer finds himself with an un- expected star because a role gave a comparatively unknown player a chance to win the fancy of the public.
 Tn the case of Simone Simon, we felt sure we had starring tim Der and spared no effort or ex- pense in insuring her success by casting her in such an important first role as that in Girls Dormi- tory" when the player has defin- ite personality, it is well worth the risk"
 Hit Top, Then Go Ahead
 Stars, whether they happen over- night, like Eleanor Powell, Fred MacMurray or Flynn, or whether they are "slow-builders," such as Joan Blondell, James Stewart or Ginger Rogers, are costly. But once they hit the top, they quickly straighten out any dents that have been put in the studio treasury.
 Frequent complaint of scenario writers is that their stuff often reaches the screen unlike the way they wrote it and intended it.
 This week, Paramount notified Grover Jones that he will be per- mitted to act as co-producer of a picture he wrote With Henry Hathaway, who will direct, Jones will supervise his own story - Souls at Sea-" starring Gary Coo per.
 1 The success of this initial writer producer venture will be watched by other writers.
 The Warmers have two Cagney succesSors-Dick Purcell, who went to work this week playing the lead in Men in Exile" and James Rob- bins. Both, it is said, are types who can play Cagney roles.
 Purcell has been doing nice heav- ies," and Robbins is discovery of James Timothy's Hollytown theatre. Mae Vests manager used Robbins in several of his plays. Robbins real name in Archie Roberts. It was no name for tough guy.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
CLUB FEDERATION
.H|TS0NE-MANCARS
Women Protest Proposal to
Put 40 More of Type
in Service.

The District Federation of Women's
Clubs today was on record opposing
the petition of the Capital Transit Co.
for permission to place 40 additional
one-man cars in service.
Unable to act prior to the public
hearings on the issue, which ended
Monday, the club voiced its views in
letter to Peoples Counsel William
A. Roberts from Mrs. Lloyd A. Nor
rison, chairman of the clubs Trans
portation Committee.
Mrs. Morrison listed as reasons for
opposition to additional one-man
cars: "Slowness of operation, caused
by the operator having to give per-
sonal attention to every passenger;
crowding of the front platforms and
the front portion of the cars; frequent
delays at intersections while traffic
lights change from red to green and
back to red while coin changes are
being made and transfers issued"
"I frequently have been passed by
southbound Wisconsin avenue cars
failing to stop for passengers while
the front of the cars were crowded and
standing room in the rear of the cars
were practically empty" she said.
II have seen the automatic doors
on the rear close on the hands and
arms of passengers before they could
get clear of the closing door. Fur
thermore, the rear step seldom opens
to full horizontal position but de-
pends on the weight of the passenger
to drop it the final inch or so. This
is particularly disconcerting to elderly
ladies. a good many Of whom will not
use the rear doors"
Evening star., 1936-07-25
WOHELDFOR Jury
.|NPAT|ENT'SDEAT
Attendants Say CoIored Man
Was Violent-Wife
Testifies.

Robert c. Drummer, 81, and John
Ferguson, %, attendants at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, were being held for
action of the grand jury today by
order of the coroner's jury in the in
quest in the death of Howard Haw-
kins, 80, colored patient in the hos
pital.
Hawkins died Tuesday, less than
"a hours after charges Of assault
against the two attendants, sworn out
by the patient. were nolle pressed in
Police Court. They had been under
suspension by hospital authorities
since Hawkins was taken i'll May %,
after he had been ''subdued" by the
attendants, who were returning him
to his room in their ward.
The wife of the dead patient, Mrs.
Mabel Hawkins, on the stand, stated
her husband became somewhat ex-
cited when he was refused permission
to accompany her to the door when
she left after a visit to the hospital
May %. She testified he had not
threatened her and made no attempt
to attack her, and that when she left
he was talking to Drummer and Fer
guson near the door of his room.
Ward Nurse Suspended.
Anthony Sputus, head nurse in the
ward, told the jury that he intervened
to prevent Hawkins from striking his
wife, and after escorting her to the
door Of the ward, had returned to
aid Brunner and Ferguson "subdue"
Hawkins and return him to his room.
He admitted he was also under sus-
pension at the hospital.
The testimony of Brunner and Fer
guson agreed on most points, that
Hawkins was violent" and tried to
kick and bite them, and that they
had not used "any more force than
necessary" in 'Subduing" him. So
violent was the patient, they testified,
that Hawkins caused them, Sputus
and himself to fall over the foot of
the bed. just inside the door of Haw-
kinS' room.
Ferguson stated that Hawkins, whose
right arm he was holding, lifted him
of the floor several times during the
scuffle. Ferguson weighs 200 pounds,
he testified. Hawkins weighed 155.
DR.. John E. Lynn, psychiatriSt, de-
clared on the stand that Hawkins had
not been known as q violent" patient
nor as 'disturber," since his admis-
sion to the hospital February IA for
alcoholism.
Surgeon Called Later.
Although the incident occurred at
about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. DR..
Ralph j. Hawes, chief surgeon, was
not called to examine Hawkins until
8 pm, he testified. He operated on
the patient the same night and twice
subsequently, and gave several blood
transfusions in an attempt to halt
the peritonitis whcih resulted from a
puncture of the small intestine.
Sputus explained that he had asked
Hawkins if he was all right after all
four fell over the bed, and Hawkins
said he was. The first indication he
had Hawkins might be seriously Ill,
he claimed, was when the patient be-
came nauseated just before DR.. Hawes
was called.
Charles A. Berry, detective from the
eleventh precinct, testified that Haw-
kins identified Ferguson as the man
who kicked him, and Brunner as the
one who choked him, and that he
filed the charges of assault agains:
them as a result. After two contin-
uances in Police Court, the charges
we're nolle pressed pending the out
come of Hawkins illness.