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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
MEN RETURN TO
 WORK, C.R.&N.W. AFTER STRIKE.
Trains Are Running Agair Pending Settlement
 Through Board

Strikers on the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad have gone back to work pending settlement of the difficulties through the Federal Mediation Board, according to a message to Gov. John w. Troy to- day from Senator M. E. S. Brunelle at Corcova. --Ile 1.rsC tram was scheduled to start today or at the latest, Sunday. the Governor was informed.
 The railroad shut down more than a week ago as the result of contro- versy between working factions. The majority of the men refused to work with two crafts which had withdrawn from the Union, it was reported.
 The Nabesna mine had closed down as a result of the strike but is expected to start operating again immediately.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
STRIKE GRIPS
 MOVIE. LAND;
 4 UNIONS QUI7
10000 Have Walked Of Jobs and May Tie Up
 Entire Industry

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, May l. - A strike which threatened to para lyze the huge motion picture in- dustry. sending 10000 studio work CTS from their jobs, gained momen- tum slowly today with the weekend slack period in the industry. Scat .tering pickets stopped workers not enconpassed in the strike call which effects four unions scenic artists, painters, draftsmen, and hairdress- CTS.
 Actors and actresses, most of them members of the Screen Guild, re- ported for work The Guild in a formal statement, pending a decis- ion Monday on whether to join the walkout. said it would be up to the individual players whether they pass through the picket lines. Among the early arrivals today was Clark Gable.
 Are you going to be strike breaker?" he was asked.
 No, just came to see the fun. '' the actor replied.
 The situation seemed so quiet that he added, well, I guess I'll just have to go to work
 Among others also going to work were William Powell, Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Jeanette Macdonald.
 First report of the pinch of the strike for actors was the fact that they could not eat breakfast in the commissary as the chefs had walked out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
BASEBALL TODAY

The following are scores of base- ball games played in the major leagues this afternoon:
 National League New York 2; Boston 3. Philadelphia 4; Brooklyn 2. Pittsburgh 3; Cincinnati 1. St. Louis 4; Chicago II.
 American League Washington |; Philadelphia 2. Boston 9; New York 3. Chicago 4; Detroit II. Cleveland 2; St. Louis 3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
MAY DAY DANCE
 TO BE TONIGHT

With Clarence Rands' Orchestra playing for the occasion. many are expected to be present this evening for the May Day dance in Elks' Ballroom.
 The affair is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. The hope chest will also be awarded to- night,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
HUNTER HERE ON
 TWO MORE HOPS
 FROM KETCHIKAN

Adding two more flights to the series of round trips he is making between Ketchikan and Juneau. Pilot Herb Munter. accompanied by Pilot Ray Rensnaw, brought his red Bellanca Pacemaker seaplane into Juneau yesterday afternoon at o'clock, and shortly past noon to- day.
 On neither flight did Pilot Mun- ter carry any passengers, and or both hops, he returned to Ketchi- kan after stopping here at the Marine Airways float only long enough to refuel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
Latest from Ringside on Nenana River

Those who think they know sonae- thing about ice please note:
 The mercury sank to four degrees above zero at Fairbanks last niehtz the coldest May temperature 6n record. The previous cold mark for May was nine above. The Weatherman says persons ara still walking across the river aS Nenana and not worrying about breaking through. Uh-huh, that's what we thouaht too.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
|KIDNAP SUSPECT
 FREED, TACOM A

WASHINGTON, May 1.-J. Ed gar Hoover said several suspects in the long Madison Kidnapping and staying search have been taken to Tacoma to be viewed by the chil- dren in an attempt to identify the criminal. The latest was Jesse Ickes, who was arrested in Dead wood. South Dakota, and was re- leased in Tacoma. He was given carfare back to his home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
JUDGE DIES,
 STAB WOUND

NEW YORK, May Municipal Court Justice John O'Neil, who was stabbed in the back last Tuesday by an unidentified assailant while waiting for bus, died here this morning. No arrests have been made.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
REV, BLACKWELL
 DIES IN SOUTH
Former Minister of Juneau Passes Away at
 Salem, Ore.

SALEM. Oregon, May 1.-The Rev. R. c. Blackwell, 72, member of the Oregon Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church for AZ years, and stationed in Juneau, Alaska, from 1910 to 1916 as Super intendent of Mission and Churches in Alaska, died Friday. Funeral services will be held on Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
REDMAN GOES SOUTH

On business trip for the Alaska Realty Company, of Juneau, Hert Redman, Juneau architect, sailed for Seattle aboard the steamer Bar anof. MT. Redman expects to re- turn to Juneau from Seattle ir about two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
INT. PIONEER
 PASSES AWAY

FAIRBANKS, Alaska. May 1.-- George A. McQuarrie. 75, pioneer of Dawson, Nome. Rampant and Fair banks, and one of the first discov- erers of gold on Ester Creek, is dead He was Past President of the Pioneers of Alaska. The funeral is being held today.
 McQuarrie and George Haskins were the first to find pay dirt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01

Each year approximately 12,00O transients are found dead in the United States Many are buried unidentified.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01

Argentine's public works program for 1887 calls for an outlay of $50,- 770,0O0.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
TROUBLE sIA ITS

SEATTLE. May oadine Of the steamer Yukon xds abxuptly halted last night when the Alaska Cannery Workers E5nfon placed Hpickets in a line ar6Snd the er1- trance to Pier 2. sT s Longshoremen were already at work and they continued to load freight on the pier aboard the. steamer but teamsters bringing car- go to the pier parked their trucks across the streets and refused to go through the lines q pickets.
 Why the Pickets
 The Union spokesman said the Al- aska Cannery Workers Union had nothing against the steamship cor.- pany but were trying to prevent loading of cannery equipment bound north.
 The rival Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union signed sea-
 - g'-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
REMOVE OWN BAGGAGE

SEATTLE, May 1s t teamer
 Northwestern arrived from Alaska
 ports at 10:45 o'clock thls forenoon.
 Passengers had to r(l1ove their own hand baggage andpickets re-
 fused taxicabs to enteF their lines. J. L. Hand baggage Sent of the Alaska Steamship Cd. .pany. said he admonished sempio5oss not to handle the baggage fearing 1t w6uld stir up trouble. Only a6ut a doz|I of the Yukon's passerisers had to move their own baggaG Hand said. as most of it had en ch6eked aboard yesterday. ss;
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
POLICE ON SCENE

SEATTLE, May 1. All police cars and squads of police were rushed to the waterfront early this morning when the Alaska Steam ship Company officials complained that teamsters would not deliver baggage for the hundreds of pas- sengers who were to board the stea- mer Yukon for Alaska.
 The teamsters refused to pass through the picket lines established at the pier. The teansters have pledged support to the Alaska Cam nery Workers Union.
 The longshoremen continued to load freight already delivered.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-01
ALASKA BOUND CRAFT HELD UP SEATTLE WHARF
One Union Establishes Line at Entrance of Pier
 Early Last Night
POLICE RUSHED TO
 SCENE EARLY TODAY
Teamsters Refuse to Move Trucks - Passengers
 Handle Baggage

BULLETIN, Seattle, May 1. The Alaska Steamship Com pany has cancelled next weeks sailing of two ships after the picketing controversy last night and this forenoon. The canceI- lations are those of the NOrth- western posted to sail Tuesday and the Baranof posted to sail Wednesday.
 BULLETIN, Seattle, May l. Steamer Yukon sailed 25 min- utes late after passengers acted as their own baggage smashers. There was no disorder but the police remained on the water front however to watch for the arrival of the steamer North- western. The Yukon has 224 first class and 211 steerage pas- sengers aboard.
 The Yukon left about 800 tons c perishable cargo behind because tn teamsters had not made deliver to the pier. This freight include fresh meat. milk and greenstuffs. Sergt. c. L. Kemper said the ar rival of the police stopped battle of men armed with sticks.
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Evening star., 1937-01-24
BIG SOCCER SCRAP
ON At MARLBORO
Brewers Out to Mar Clean
Home Slate of Maryland
BooterS Today.

~ My the worst of weather
4 would prevent the soccer
\ game at Marlboro today,
which is destined to be an
important factor in deciding the
second-half championship of the Re-
creation League.
Heurich Brewers, leading the second
half, must face the third-place Marl-
boro team. which hasn't been beaten
on its home field this season, while
Sun Radio. first-half winner, meets
Georges Radio on Monument Field
No. 2 The game at Marlboro starts
at 2:30 o'clock, the battle between the
two Radio elevens at 3.
DESPITE Marlboro's perfect home
record. the Brewers are confident
of winning today's game, which is,
incidentally. the last on their regular
schedule. Because they have played
weekly since December 10. in contrast
to Marlboro, which has been inactive
since January 3, the Brewers may be
slightly better conditioned.
Two other regularly scheduled games
find the German Sport Club and the
Italian Americans meeting on Monu-
ment Field No. / at 8 O'Clock, and
Silver Spring playing the Democrats
at Shady Oak, starting at 2:30.
Evening star., 1937-01-24

the Capital these days, and they can
play other shots. too.
But they won't do their stuff
before the eyes of the galleries.
Caddies don't play in golf tour
naments except among them
selves.
Put those boys out on the tee
against lot of your long hitters of
today and they'd make 'em look silly"
says Fred.
Adams is the longer of the two.
Bobby admits it, Grinning from ear
to ear until he looked like a cash in
watermelon. King allowed as how
Billy can really whack golf ball.
Really Smacks EN-.
rs 1T true that he knocked one
into the tool shed at the four
teenth hole here at Columbian" I
asked Bobby
We'll, not exactly" he said. He
did knock it into the road right in
front of the she'd but he caught
couple more that were just as long
the same day."
The fourteenth hole stretches out to
a distance of 40 yards, and that tee
shot was green high, but of to, the
Evening star., 1937-01-24
DUD[EY|NCREASES
OPENGOLF MARGIN
Goes Four Strokes Up With
Second Subpar Round in
Sacramento Tourney.
By the Associated Press.
~ACRAMENTO

By the Associated Press.
~ ACRAMENIO, Calf, January
- 23.-Posting his second success
sive subpar round. Ed Dudley
~ of Philadelphia pulled away
from the field today with a total OF
1876 at the halfway stage of the 70.
hole $4,000 Sacramento open golf
tournament.
Dudley added a 20. two under par.
today to his sparkling course record
breaking IS in yesterdays opening
round.
Gains on McSpaden.
A S A 0ESULT. Dudley picked up two
= strokes on his nearest rival, Harold
McSpaden Of Winchester. Mass, who
finished the day with 70 and a total
Of l39.
Jimmy Hines, Garden City. N. Y,
moved into third position with a II
and 36-hole showing of lao.
The 60 low scores and ties among
professionals. and 10 low scores and
ties for amateurs for the first two
rounds qualified for tomorrow's &C.
hole finals.
Bracketed at 142 were Henry Picard,
Hershey. Pa, and Horton Smith,
Chicago.
Runyan Has 143.
PAUL RUNYAN, White Plains, N. Y,
held the Hesitation alone. while
Harry Cooper, Chicago. and Sam
Snead. White Sulphur Springs, w. Va,
winners of the recent Los Angeles and
Oakland opens. respectively. were tied
at IA, with John Dawson. Chicago
amateur. and Byron Nelson, Ridge
wood. N. j.
Ralph Guldahl Of Chicago. pre-
tournament favorite. was grouped with
eight others in the l48 class. Denny
Shute of Miami, p G. A. champion,
shot an 80, 10 strokes above yes-er-
days round. to stop at $50, while Sam
Parks. jr.. of Pittsburgh, national open
title holder In 1885. just qualified for
the finals with 156.
The go low scoring professionals and
10 low amateurs. including ties, quail
fed for the last two rounds.
The winner will get $3.50.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
Given Raise, Jake Powell Yelps for More
Hitting Hero of Last World Series

figure the contract contained, he
made plain he had scribbled mo
60" on 1t and mailed it back.
Powell's ASS batting average III
the struggle with the Giants last
Fall topped all others.
They gave me raise, but not as
much as wanted" he said.
When a fellow outslugs such
sluggers as Gehrig and Terry and
bumps the curves Of pitcher like
Hubbell, he's worth good dough.
I'm no Spring chicken any
more. I'm 20. and figure I've got
to collect while the sun shines"
Powell was traded to the YAM
ksas hg Washtngton ~ Ains
Evening star., 1937-01-24

for Ben Chapman. Although
Chapman was given an immediate
salary hike by the Senators, the
Yankees paid Powell only what his
Washington contract had called
for.
II proved to them last season I
could keep up with their fast pace.
And I figure they're offering me
less money than any of the other
outfielders." he said today, adding:
THE club had a good year and
made money and I think it's able
to pay more"
Powell has spent the off-season
loafing and playing golf around
WaslaiaG4oa.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
HOWARD BASKETERS
BEATEN IN STRETCH
Drop Decision to Virginia State,
80 to "a, After Leading by
5 Points at Half,

HELD to points in the second
half after they had emerged
from the first 20 minutes of play with
a 5-point lead. Howard Universitys
basket ball team dropped a 1924 de-
cision to Virginia State of Petersburg
last night in a conference game in the
Howard gym.
While the visitors were going on a
scoring rampage to count % points,
Howard was held scoreless for the
first 19 minutes of play in the final
period. Not until there was only
minute to play did Howard score. on
a foul toss. Howard's one field goal
of the last half came with Is seconds
to play.
Henry Briscoe, former Armstrong
High player, starred for the visitors
with 10 points, being outcounted only
by his teammate Griffin by /. In
a preliminary game, Cardoza Night
School nosed out Armstrong, IS.
Howard (24) Va State (3Q)
Evening star., 1937-01-24
Mats Minus Outstanding Rookie 3D. c. Cnging Lot
BYRD L SHOTSUP
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Beats Par in Third Round
of Ball Players Event.
AItrock Gets a II.

- ARASOTA, Fla, January % Up.
- Sammy Byrd, former New
York Yankee player. all but put
- the national base ball players
golf championship "in the bag today
with a -under-par 10 that left him
IL strokes ahead Of the field at the
end of the 81 holes.
Byrd now with Rochester, played
brilliantly today to end up with 54-
hole score Of PA in the fight for the
Powell Crosley Trophy.
Last year Wesley Ferrell. Boston
Red Sox hurler, won the event with
a 72-hole score Of 3l2. The final l8-
hole round will be played Sunday.
Dizzy Misses the Missus.
DAUL DERRINGER, lanky Cincin-
natl pitcher: Lloyd Brown, Cleve-
land southpaw. and Garland Braxton,
Milwaukee hurler, were tied for run
ner-up honors with 225 each.
Paul Waner, Pittsburgh outfielder
and National League batting cham
pion, held fifth position with 226, while
Ferrell, the defending champion, was
sixth with 228. Jack Russell. Boston
Red Sox pitcher was seventh with 22s.
Faltering badly today, Dizzy Dean,
st. Louis hurting ace. came up with
an 81, and slipped back into eighth
position. His total score was 234.
Dizzy's failure was charged by some
to the fact that Mrs. Dean failed to
trail him about the course today. A
drizzling rain that fell during a part
Of the play probably kept her in the
club house.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
Vines Is Victor
AS Perry Faults

baltimore, January % (P).-
Ellsworth Vines, youthful
American tennis star, defeated
Fred Perry, 81, IS, in their
exhibition match here tonight.
Perry was badly of form in the
first set, losing the six games
after winning only the first.
Perry, most recent of the re-
cruits to the list of tennis profess
sionals, was afflicted by double
faults. He lost the last game of
the second set in this manner.
Bruce Barnes defeated George
Lott in a subsidiary match, 81,
2-6, 6-2.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
SUCCESS |
ST|RS D. c. FANS.
New Pros Tilt With Vines
Tomorrow to Get Record
Tennis Gate Here.

- OMETHING local tennis fans
never expected to see-Ellsworth
Vines starting his match at
- University Of Maryland's Ritchie
Coliseum on the short end Of his
series with Fred Perry-will provide
the background against which the
first ball will be served at College
Park tomorrow night.
Perry had a So lead in the series.
which began at Madison Square Gar.
den on January s. when they went into
their ninth match in Baltimore last
night.
Nevertheless, the largest crowd ever
to see tennis match, amateur or
professional, in the vicinity of WASH
ington, will pay top prices Of sl.65
to see the top pros of the day con-
tinue the battle for supremacy in
netdom's greatest exposition of the
game That local fans know a bar
gain when they see one contrast
the $3.50 askedAand received-in New
York; is illustrated by the eagerness
with which they have gobbled up the
ma ajority of the 1000 seats since they
went on sale.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
rm (36. st. Adams GA
v. M. I. FLOORS NAVY.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, January % (P).
The Virginia Military Institute
wrestlers, runners-up in the Southern
Conference last season and out
standing challengers for top honors
this year, whipped the Naval Academy
grapplers today. bouts to 2. The
score was v. M. /. 20; Navy, 8.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
GENERALS WIN ON MAT.

LEXINGTON, Va, January % R-
Washington and Lees wrestlers,
Southern Conference champs, took
both ends of double -header from
North Carolina here today, the fresh
men winning. 26 to 10, and the varsity,
II to Is.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
Former Grif Rer
Nv the Associated Press.

YAKE POWELL howled loudly
from his Silver Spring home
today and joined the ranks
- of the holdouts when he re-
ceived his 1887 contract from the
New York Yankees in this morn
ing's mail.
The fleet outfielder intimated
that the Yanks' business office
must have forgotten that he was
the leading slugger Of the last
world series.
Don't those guys read the pa
pers?" he inquired with an az.
grieved air.
Though b dso,insd 70 nAcns 10
Evening star., 1937-01-24
First Money Is $500.

-FOUR of the citys finest stake
shooters we're unable to enter the
Campbell tournment, Paul and Joe
Harrison and Tony Santini. former
Campbell winner, sthrough illness and
Ed Blakeney because of a bowling
engagement at Miami, Fla.
First prize will be 5000 and dia-
mond-studded medal, second prize,
500 and third, $50. High game and
high set of each block will be worth
$25 each. with winners of ma jor prizes
not included in this competition.
Last nights scores:
Evening star., 1937-01-24
Maryland Ringer
Hurlers Organize

WITH w. N. Mahaffey, Mayor OF
w Brentwood, at the helm, the
brand-new Maryland State Horse
shoe Pitchers Association already
Is laying plans for a banner 1897
season.
In an organization meeting at
Brentwood, Mahafiey was elected
president; C. E. Nordeen, vice
president; James T. Whalin. secre-
tary, and Lee Fleshman, treasurer.
The association will meet every
third Thursday in the Town Hall
at Brentwood.
Virginia also is forming . State
association, and next Thursday
night the Washington pitchers will
meet at The Star sports department
n s1ess q arsantssHen
Evening star., 1937-01-24
GUARDS BEAT MARINES
Boudinot and Parsons Star in
1,4O2-1, ,3o1 Rifle Win.

In a closely contested shoulder-to-
shoulder match on the Marine Corps
Guards rife team ouutshot the United
States Marine Corps rifiemen, l,4o2-
1891 yesterday.
Lieut.. Henry Boudinot Of the
Guards led the shoot with a score Of
285. closely followed by his teammate,
Sergt Frank Parsons. one point be-
hind. Sergt. McMahill's 2Sl was best
for the Marines
Evening star., 1937-01-24
ST. ALBANS IS BEATEN
Drops 1924 Decision to Church
Farm-Mayers Sparkles.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. January o.
st. Adams of Washington could not
check the goal-getting of Jim Mayors
of Church Farm and as result lost
a basket ball game at Church Farm,
Pa, by SO to "a.
Mayors chucked six field goals and
two foul tosses to register IA of his
mates 36 points. The Farm tossers
led at half time, IS to Z. Jennings
scored three Of st. Adams nine field
goals.
Church Farm (3S) ST Alnans (o4)
Evening star., 1937-01-24
GALLAUDET IS BOOKED
Returns to Foot Ball Schedule
of Washington College.

CHESTERTOWN, Md, January %
R).-Three new foes are on the 1887
Washington College foot ball sched-
ule. including one team-Juniata-
which will be opposing the Shoremen
on the gridiron for the first time.
The other newcomers are St.
Joseph's Of Philadelphia and GAL
laudet of Washington. Each has ap-
peared on previous Washington
schedules.
October 3-Juniata at HUNTINGTON, Pa:
q. Ursala at East Orange. N. j.; 16. Johns
Hopkins: %. Susquehanna at 6elings-
grove Pa: 80, Gsilaudet.
November Mount st. Marys; ID. st.
Josepfl's: 20. Delaware at Newark.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
Diplomats to Attend.

THE British Embassy will be out in
full support Of its fellow country
man tomorrow night, a sizeable block
of tickets having been allotted to the
English representatives here. In ad-
dition, all embassies and legations
which have Davis Cup teams have
reserved seats.
Seats will continue on sale at Spald-
ing's. The Hecht Co., the A. A. A., and
keystone Automobile Club tomorrow,
as we'll as at the University of Mary
land Late purchasers are assured Of
an unobscured view of proceedings
inasmuch as there are no pillars or
posts in the coliseum.
Outstanding local tennis players
including Barney Welsh, Dooly Mitch
ell. Hugh Lynch. Ralph McElvenny
Stan McCaskey. Larry Phillips. Johnny
Neale, Allie Ritzenberg, Felix Silva
and Bill Shreve will serve as linesmen.
Tom Mangan, former District cham
pion, will umpire the Vines-Perry
feature while Otto Glockler, local pro,
will call EN- in the doubles.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
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left, and, of course. the fairways were
hard. But it's still quite a smack IN
any language.
"Yeh, Billy sure can hit EN-"
grinned the b-own-skinned Bobby.
why I've seen him hole high on the
fifth hole here with a drive and an
iron shot on hard ground, and ne
makes the rest of us caddies look like
pea-shooters.
when / catch hold Of one
feel pretty good about 1t, but
shrivel up when Billy mauls
'em. He is the guy who really
can drive that seventeenth
green"
Fred Mcleod is a good Judge Of
long hitting. Who's the longest hitter
around here today?" We asked Fred.
That's a cinch," he said. Billy
Adams is the best. If they put him in
a tournament he'd make the rest Of
the sluggers look silly. Sure I've seen
Dixie Davis, and Jimmy Thomson and
Monro Hunter, but this boy really can
smack 'em. I'd like to see him up
there on the first tee hitting 'em
against some of our siege guns"
New Grass on Courses.
COLF courses around Washington
~ today don't remind one of mid
Winter They are more like mid
April, after a lot of rain has fallen.
Green and lush grass springs through
the fairways, the putting greens have
been cut tbut no rolled several times
at some of the layouts. and even the
rough shows signs of new grass sprout-
ing.
Unless some snow and ice
comes along to kill the new
grass we are going TO have the
earliest Spring in a good many
years from the standpoint of
golf-course condition.
Secretary William c. Barr and Ex-
ecutive Committeeman Bruce L. Tay-
lor of the District Golf Association
plan to join the Florida golfing brigade
early next month. Right after the as
sociation meeting on February l they
are to hop into Bill Barr's buzz buggy
and beat 1t down to Miami for a few
weeks.