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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-31
By ROBBIN COONS

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, May 31. - The young man was in quandary. He represented an organization holding its national convention in Los Angeles. Somebody had sent out invitations, and then appointed the young man as the entertainment committee"
 The invitations had invited con- ventioneers specifically CD to meet and play with movie stars and @ to dance with Ginger Rogers. All the young man had to do was CD to assemble movie stars for the con- ventioneers to meet and play with and (2) to get Ginger Rogers.
 Now movie stars are notoriously not fond of meeting and playing with strangers, and Miss Rogers after dancing all day with Fred Astaire, might be justified in turn ing down an invitation to dance with several hundred bowling, rip snorting convention visitors.
 The last I saw Of the young man he was still in a quandary.
 Conventions a Problem
 Hollywood (meaning the movie studios) is not so fond of conven- tions as it might be. It deals with them as tactfully and considerate- ly as expediency permits, but it more freuuentlv turns thumbs down cold. Convention delegates themselves, with a little reflection would understand why this is so Making pictures is an industry and two or three hundred visitors al a time-each goggle-eyed and, oh
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-31

bill was made public on May and it was learned that the Senate con- ferees had acceded to the demands of the House conferees, Delegate Dimond said he was greatly dis appointed at the outcome. However, he commented that the action of Congress in rejecting this was strik- ingly similar to it's rejection of the estimate in last years appropria- ton bill when it was sought to pro- vide for the JuneauF Fairbanks air delivery of mail, but which has been approved by both houses of Con- gress this year. He said he expected to do what he could to make cer- tain that history repeats itself" will prove out in this instance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-31

SEE TRIMMER FIRST For all kinds of feed, also fertilizer Phone IA adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-31

For service under fire" Mrs. Bra zleton was the recipient of yard long scroll, designed by the gong banger, which verbosely avoWed hei to be entitled to one, free of charge trip from Juneau to Mendenhal Glacier aboard the Farthest North Gray Lines bus. Most of the tour ist passengers aboard the ship made the Mendenhall trip while the Nc Kinley was in port here Saturday morning.
 The dramatic reading which took first prize for Mrs. Brazleton was admitted by competent observers tc be comparable to the work Of Ruth Raeber.
 Minute Pooi'
 Winner of the minute pooI' tc name the time of the ships north bound arrival at Ketchikan on the McKinley's current voyage was John Mulkey.
 Other roundtrip passen err aboard the Mount Mckinley are: MT. and Mrs. L. w Bowles, Lena M Carlson, MT. and Mrs. D. w. Camp bell Nj. L. Clark, K. Cornwell, Mrs Ellen Cornwell, Miss Burtice Cross Miss Lois Fentress, D. H. Tickling Miss Edith Grigg, MT. and Mrs. Paul Hall, Mrs. R. R. Hagelbarger.
 Miss Mary E. Kelly, Mrs. G. Knoll MT. and Mrs c. F. Lewis, Miss Sar- ah Mae Isaac, MT. and Mrs. E. J Mcdonald, Miss Laura Mensel, Miss Dorothy Muesel, Miss Menonah Niles, Miss Anna Peukert, MT. anc
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-31
Rolling Kitchens Sought
 to Replace "Slum Gums

WASHINGTON, May 24. -. The army wants Congress to give it mod ern rolling kitchens in place of the "slum gums" of World War days.
 Stew was about the only dish the slum could produce, officers explain
 Furthermore, the officers them selves nave complaint. The slum gum burned wood, and sent up a smoke that had a fatal attraction for enemy guns. The modern field kitchens burn gasoline.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-31

I Why the submarine? We'll,
 it's not possible to occupy one of our bases in any other way. No surface boat has ever gotten within 50 miles of it. And be- sides it's 90 degrees warmer un- der the water than in the open air."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-31

Mrs. J. T. Ryan, pr, and Mrs Charles Salisbury, Miss Elizabeth Stewart, Miss Rosa Strause.
 Miss Zelda Timm, William c. Uh- liz. Mr. and Mrs. George F. White MT. ard Mrs. Robert Yeager, Miss zemula Zobelein, and E. V. Zed- dies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-31

I Austra.ia's Sir Hubert Will
 kins. planning another sub- marine dash to the Arctic, fore sees spiritual gain" in getting data for long-range weather forecasts. We haven't begun to touch the economic possibilities of the polar regions" he says.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-31
Widest Main Street

VAN ALSTYNE. Tex, This town boasts the widest Main Street of any municipality of l,500 in the country. The street, more than 250 feet across, contains double rail- road track, a railroad station, two large grain elevators, and an oil storage tank.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-31
New Slap for Jews

MUNICH Woe to the maxi party member who sticks to his Jewish attorney on the grounds that he is familiar with the entire case! Suspension from the party is such members fate, according to The Party Judge official organ of the nazis' supreme party court.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-31
MANS HEART SKIPS
 BEATS-DUE TO GAS

w. L. Adams was bloated so with gas that his heart often missed beats after eating. Adlerika rid him of all gas, and now he eats any thing and feels fine. Butler-Mauro Drug Co.,, in Douglas by Guys Drug Store. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-31
NOTICE

Second annual meetings of the stockholders and board of directors of Jack Wade Dredging Company will be held Tuesday, June 9th, in Dawson Yukon Territory, Canada. (signed) CHARLES A. WHITNEY,
 adv Secretary
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
Plymouth 9 Wins
From Scotland
NECK Blue SOX
By w. III, PARAMORE

Plymouth, July 25.-Mixing
strategy with good playing the
Plymouth All-Stars edged out a
to victory over the Scotland
Neck Blue SoX here Sunday after
noon before the largest crowd to
attend game here this season
despite the fact that Plymouth
has won nine and lost but four.
Tom Norman hurled a bang-up
game for Plymouth allowing but
four hits one each to Steitz, New
som, Price, with Morris hitting
opportunely a three-bagger to
score three mates. Daniels, of the
visitors, was bumped for 10 hits.
Norman Mayo led the hitting
for Plymouth smashing out a
home run, a triple and a two
Dagger out of four trips at the
plate with Charlie Mizzell count
ing three and Skipper Davenport
checking up two. Newsom made
the only error Of the game
The schedule according to
Manager Buggs Beasley follows:
Aug. l, Hunters bridge here. Aug.
8, Edenton here, Aug. Is at Eden
ton, Aug. % in Scotland Neck,
Aug. 20 in CresWell.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
.Hlanns HarDor Wins
Against Stumpy
Point, I to 6
Game Goes Into Extra
Inning and Harboritcs
Rally TO Tie the Score
BY l. p. DAVIS, JR.

MannS HarbOr, July 26.-CroSS-
ing the plate four times in the
last two innings of the regulation
game, and once more in the first
extra inning, the Mann5 Harbol
baseball team took a close, hare
fought win over Stumpy Point
here Saturday 7 to 6.
Stumpy Point started fast
scoring in the first inning. The To-
Gals soon tied the score at one all
however, but it wasn't long before
Stumpy Point was off to another
one run lead that was also even
ed up b ythe locals. Stumpy Point
crossed the plate four times in the
seventh inning. looking as If ii
had the game in the bag.
Even though, the MannS Har-
Dor boys we're not daunted, they
went to work, the first three men
up loading the bases in the eighth
inning, two crossing the home
plate on a timely double to left
field and then scoring two more
in the ninth on Hudson'S line
single. to tie the game up and
send it into extra innings.
Stumpy Point failed to score in
its half of the tenth, but this was
not so with the lcals, they were
still hot. The first two men up got
on base safely and with one man
out the winning run was pushed
across.
Hudson led both teams at bat,
getting three Safeties for four
times up. Perry, local shortstop
made several outstanding plays in
the field.
Hooper and Hamilton pitched
for Stumpy Point; Wise caught
Hudson was on the mound for the
locals, with Davis behind the
plate.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
BRITISH BOMBERS
INCREASE RANGE
T 0 1850 NJ IL E S

London, WR) - The British Air
Ministry has just given away one
of the most closely guarded secrets
of the Royal Air Force expansion
the performance details of the
highest night raider, the Harrow
bomber, which is being mass-pro-
duced to do 200 m.p.h. with war
load and to cruise at 1853 m.p.h.
The bomber could fly to Brussels
in one hour and 10 minutes, Paris
in one hour and Is minutes, Am
sterdam in one hour and 80 min
utes, Berlin in three hours and 40
minutes, Copenhagen in three
hours and so minutes, Prague in
four hours, Vienna in four hours
and As minutes, and Madrid in
five hours.
Range of the Harrow with nor
NAL bomb load is 1850 miles,
which can be increased to 1850
miles. 1t could make nonstop re-
turn flights to 13 countries.
The range of most British
bombers now in service is 500 to
800 miles. They could not go past
the Rhine without refueling on
their way home.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
Jays Sign One New
Fielder; Play South
Norfolk Tomorrow
BY PETE HASTE

The Jaybirds signed new out
fielder last night when Erwin Muir
den of Pleasant Ridge, Virginia,
sent a signed contract to Manager
Pratt Fearing. The new outfield-
er is a cousin of the Jays ace
pitcher Lloyd Murden, and in a
letter from the tWirler he stated
that he could play the outfield as
well as any player in the league
in his opinion.
The Jaybirds take on the
South Norfolk Aces Wednesday
afternoon in a non-league game.
Manager Fearing will have both
Dubby Meads and Wallace Brum-
sey ready to take the mound but
he may put a local boy on the hill
ock. This will be ladies day again
and the game will start promptly
at Ais.
One of the youngsters on the
Jaybirds seems to have gotten
peeved at an act of the manager
in the game Sunday and at prac-
tice yesterday he would have lit
tie to do with the team and did
not indulge in the practice until
the last few minutes. Here's hop
ing the Jays do not have team
disagreement as one of the other
nearby clubs are now having.
The officials of the club will
journey 30 Norfolk Thursday for
special meeting called by the
president of the league. The
meeting will be to discuss the
shortening of the schedule and
other important matters.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
Don Buge And Gene Mako Win Doubles In Dnus Cup Play
Duke Hettrick to Fight Frank Yaris,
Army Lightweight, In Final Bout
Local Lightweight to
Face Soldier at Texa.
co Beach Wednesday

After searching all over North
Carolina for an opponent in the
amateur lightweight class to meet
Howard Duke Hettrick' Elizabeth
City's classy little lightweight, and
after having five of the leading
lightweights in the state to turn
down offers to meet Hettrick at
Texaco Beach Wednesday night in
the final go, the Albemarle Ath-
letic Associa ion announces thru
their promoter, Howard Hettrick.
Sr., that they had secured Frank
Yaris, of the Army to meet Duke
He trick in the final bout of their
win bill card. scheduled to 60 on
at TeXaco Beach ball park on
Wednesday night at $50.
Frank Yaris is a classy little
lightweight who is enlisted in
Uncle Sans service and has been
fighting for quite a while. He has
not been defeated recently and in
his last bout at Ocean View he
won over his opponent by wide
margin. The promoter feels he
has a worthy opponent for Het-
trick in Frank Yaris, as Yarjs is
rated in amateur circles as a bet
ter fighter than Elwood Harris.
who Duke won a decision over in
their fight two weeks ago.
Carol Neece, popular Ocean
View welterweight' will face Chico
Sollas in the other final bout in
the doubleheaded attraction.
Bill Spence, Elizabeth City boy
who suffered a knockout in the
second round in the first fight
card will attempt to make come
back when he climbs thru the
ropes to face Roy Fox Of Fort
Monroe, in the special event OF
the evening.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
fManteo Beats Yard
Craft by 1913
Margin
Hitters In Rare Form
As They Pound Visit
ors for 13 Safe Hits
ByI, P. DAVIS, JR.

Manteo, July 25.-Manteo add
ed to it's string of victories today
with a smashing ten to three win
over the Yard Craft team from
the Norfolk Navy Yard. They
started fast, bringing markers a.
cross the home plate in the open
ing stanza. Two runners crossed
in this inning, with three each in
both the fifth and sixth innings,
and one each in the third and
seventh. The opponents obtained
all their runs in one inning, the
eighth.
The result of probably the
hardest hitting Of the year IN
Bills Park, the local team rolled
up a ten to nothing lead before
the opposition could put a single
run across the plate. Sammy Lee,
Manteo ace righthander, allowed
nine hits, but kept them so well
scattered that in only one inning
besides the eighth, the first, did
the Yard Craft aggregation
threaten to cause any trouble. In
the first inning a good throw by
White from right field cut off a
Yard Craft runner at the home
plate and deadened the only at
tempt that the opposing team had
to even get close to the scoring
mark until the eighth. Kee, be-
sides we'll scattering the opposing
batters safeties, sat ten of them
down swinging, and issued not a
walk.
The air seemed filled with nom
stop trips around the bases. Man
teo batters cracked four over the
fence and one Yard Craft bat
sWinger connected for the cir
cult.
Evidently finding the Yard
hurlers throwing them where he
liked them, Curtis Basnight, led
both teams at bat, with two round
trippers and a double for five
times up. Tillett, Manteo's second
sacker, who played a nice game
in the field, also got three safeties
as did Holcomb, sailor Shortstop.
Perry and Hudson added the
other two homers for the locals.
Holcomb rode one over for the
Yard Crafter's, driving in two Of
their three runs.
Perry's four bagge today
brought to his total four, while
Basnight's two added to one other
earlier this season gave him a
total of three.
The schedule for the local team
for the remainder of the season
is one of the hardest to be faced
by a Manteo team. Saturday it is
scheduled to play Perrytown, at
PerrytoWn. In the two games al
ready played by these teams this
season they now stand at one win
each, Perrytown winning the first,
atPerrytoWn seven to two, and
Manteo winning the second at
Manteo five to one.
Previous rivalry points to hard
fought game Saturday as it does
in the game Sunday. Playing the
Naval Air Station, the locals will
be seeking revenge, as the Air Sta
ton team carried home a hard
won twelve inning win in their
only previous trip here this sea-
son. This is the only team that
holds an unavenged win over the
locals this season. The strong
Lucky Strike team from Durham,
will be here the following week
end.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
Judge Lands To Investigate
Reports OfPlayersCambli
''Would Dig to the Very
Bottom of Affair." Says
High Commissioner
By SID G.. KEENER
Sports Editor Of the ST. louis
Star-TimcS

Written Tor the Unltcu IfcSS
st. Louis, July 26.-W.R)-- An
investiga ion of be ting on race
horses by major league ban play
ers was opened today in Chicago
by KenesaW M. Lands, high base
ball commissioner.
Aroused by the gambling rev2-
lations in connection with the re-
ease of Rogers HcTnSby as mana
ger of the Browns last week, Lam
dis Said in a telephone converse
ton from his offices in Chicago
this afternoon that he would dig
to the very bottom of the entire
affair"
CHornsby admitted after his re-
lease that betting on race horses
was the cause. He denied that bet
ting intcrfered with management
of The Browns and surrendered his
con ract, calling for $4,000 for
1887 and 1888 for approximately
$1,000 in cash.
Milton "Alabama" DClmaS.
clubhouse boy for the Browns, may
become the kCy-man in Lands
Investigation.
Il understand DClmaS has some
information that may be OF i'm
portance to my office" Lands
stated. If he has been running
be.s on race horses for some ball
players in the American league, as
he has been quoted, then that
means I'll have to roll up my
sleeves and go to work on his
case
DelmaS had been questioned by
President Donald l.. Barnes, and
Vice President William o. Dewitt.
of the Browns.
DcImaS denied he had placed a
single wager on the horses for
Hornsby. He said, however, that
he had left SportSmanS Park on
numerous occasions and visited
handbookS in the vicinity OF
Grand Boulevard and Dodier
street.
Delmas stated to the writer last
week that he had made SatS on
horses for several American league
players.
Il did not think I was doing
anything wrong at the time" Del
mas said. Il received a commission
from the book makers for the bets
1 carried, and this small income
helped me meet my living eX-
penses.
Lands intimated he would
like to get the names of the play
ers mentioned by Delmas.'
where's DelmaS now?" asked
Lands.
The commissioner was informed
that Delmas is reported to have
departed early today for his home
at OpelouSas La.
After the announcement of the
release of HornSby last wednesday
morning, Barnes stated that Del
mas also had been dismissed as
the Browns clubhouse boy.
Delmas, however, was reinStated
to the job today, according to an
announcement by Dewitt.
Jim Bottomley, acting manager
of our club, and several members
of the team interceded in behalf of
Delmas," said Dewitt. They felt
that he had been a victim of cir
cumStances' and he promised us
that he would never leave the
park during his regular working
hours
Dewitt added that DelmaS was
expected back in ST. Louis on Au-
gust II, when the Browns return
to SpOrtSman'S Park.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
One on Frederick the Great

Frederick the Great once issued
a decree and backed it up with the
army to compel Germans to plant
potatoes, but he did not know that
the tubers contained vitamins A,
B, c and G. He probably did know
that when the potato crops Of Nor.
way and Ireland failed there were
serious epidemics of scurvy.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
American League
Yesterdays Results
NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York 5, Chicago 0.
Boston ST. Pittsburgh 2-5.
Brooklyn Ct, st. Louis ST. (2nd
game called, 18th. inningD
Cincinnati 1873, Phila. 81.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
rOday's Games
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
Boston at Cincinnati.
New York at st. Louis.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York 1875, Chicago III.
Wash. 1915, st. Louis 1913.
Detroit u, Philadelphia y.
Boston 4. Cleveland l.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chicago at Washington.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
st. Louis at Boston.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
600-Year-Old Trees

Mt. Rainier's forests carry vast
stands of Alaska cedars, hemlocks
and giant Douglas frs, many of
which are 600 years old.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
Elizabeth City Boys Eagerly Await
Forthcoming Bicycle Race
Local Firms Supply
Many Fine Prizes for
Wednesdays Events

The bike races, sponsored by
the Boys cub, and which Will be
staged on Wednesday afternoon
down Elizabeth Street, between
Water and North Road streets,
are arou5ing much interest and
enthusiasm among the youth OF
the city, according to Chester E.
James. executive director, Of the
local club.
Mr.. James. asks that all bicycllSt
in the city, between 10 and l6
years of age, who anticipate en-
tering the races Wednesday, July
%. to call at his office as early
as possible and obtain decorations
for their bikes. There will be three
awards given for the best decorat-
ed bike in the parade, which Will
take place before the races begin.
The parade, which will travel
down Main street. will get under
way at 2:15. Chief Madrin, of the
Police Department. will supply
one Of two motorcycle patrolmen
to clear traffic for the races IN
the parade. Mr.. James stated that
every BOY in the city, who owns or
who can borrow bicycle, should
make an effort to enter these
races, and try to win one or more
of the very fine and attractive
prizes offered. These splendid
prizes, valued at about $1,000,
were donated by GriffinS Bike
Shop, Western Auto Association
Shop, Culpepper Hardware Com
pany, and P. w. Mellick Company,
and should appeal to every young
ster who owns a bicycle. Any lad
who lives within three miles from
the city, will be eligible to enter
the races, and those who enter,
will be given a large identification
number to wear on their back.
The races are scheduled to start
promptly at 2::30 p. m.
LIST OF PRISES FOR
BIKE RACES
PREPS:
1St Race
lst prize-Rear reflector.
End prize-Bike horn.
3rd prize-Soft ball.
end Race
1st prize Baseball glove.
End priZe-Baseball bat.
3rd prize-Water tube.
1st Race
1st prizc-Everready flash lite.
2nd prize-Bike rear reflector.
3rd prize-Bicycle key lock.
end Race
1st prize-Rear view mirror.
End prize-Bike rear reflector.
Sd prize-Pen lite.
INTERMEDIATES:
1St Race
lst Combination bike lock
End prize-Pocket knife.
3rd prize-Rear reflector.
end Race
1st prize-Bike head lite.
2nd prize-Basebal.
3rd prize-JeWel bike carrier.
BEST Decorated Bike
1st prize-Years membership IN
Boys Club.
End prize-Six months men,
bership in Boys Club.
3rd prize-Three months men,
bership in Boys Club.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27

Naming Greed Lane, London
Greed lane, London, takes its
name from its nearness to st. Pauls
cathedral.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
Like Bird Houses

Birds that will nest in bird houses
include no less than forty-eight spe-
cies in this country.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27

r. """'dral Not Completed
P . Dame cathedral in
- the Twelfth century,
completed.
The daily independent., 1937-07-27
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-18
DR.. Van ACkeren
Transferred East
Washington, D. c., Post
Ordered for Indian At
fairs Medical Director

DR.. j. r. VanAckeren, medical
director in Alaska for the Bureau
of Indian Affairs, has received no
tice of transfer to washington. ID.
C.. where he will continue service
in official capacity in connection
with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
DR. VanAckeren will be succeed
ed in his Alaska post by DR.. James
Worley of San Francisco, senior
surgeon, in charge of District No.
III, Bureau of Indian Affairs. The
new doctor will arrive here by the
middle of August, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, and will work
in Juneau with DR.. VanAckeren
for two weeks before the latter's
departure for the east.
DR. VanAckeren, who will leave
for Washington in September, ac-
mompanied by his wife ana daugh-
ter, has received his advancement
in recognition for outstanding work
in the Alaska field