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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-02-02
union LEADERS
SAY WORKERS
VOTING, RETURN
Claim Decision Will Be
Overwhelmingly in Fav-
of Going Back
) ORIENTAL LINERS
RESUME SAILINGS
Capacity Bookings Report
ed Scores of Idle YES
sells Being Made Ready

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. a.
Passenger and freight bookings for
long idle vessels kept shipping Of
fices busy as leaders of the strik-
ing maritime workers on the Pa
cific Coast reiterated predictions of
peace this week.
Spokesman of the seven unions
involved in the strike said the
membership vote, scheduled for
completion to m rrow, apparently
was going overwhelmingly in favor
of return to work
Strikes of shipyard machinists
and tugbcat workers here and at
Los Angeles continued.
The Post Office authorities ave
been notified mail service will be
resumed to the Orient with the
expected sailings of the President
Hoover from here, the President
Grant from Seattle on next Satur-
day, the President Wilson from
San Pedro Sunday and the Presi-
dent Mckinley from Seattle on
February 10.
Officials expect capacity bookings
from all ports, 700 already having
made reservations on the President
Hoover.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-02-02
for
Seattle Street
Cars Proposed
One Needed for Demonstra-
tion-Vic Meyers Asked
to Ma k e Selection

SEATTLE, Feb. 2.-The Municipal
Board of Public Works has asked
Vic Meyers, who once proposed host
esses for Seattle street cars to drum
up trade, to name one for the track
less trolley coach to be. tried out
here the last of this month. The
demonstration is for proposed
twelve million dollar street trans
portation system to be voted upon
on March g.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-02-02
HALTS
TRAFFIC ON
ALASKA R. R,
Two Miles of Track Cover
ed to Depth Of Four Feet
when Glacier Breaks

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. r.
The Alaska Railroad train service.
Anchorage to Seward, has been
halted by a flood covering two miles
OF track to a depth of four feet, is
miles north of Seward
The snow glacier broke, washing
out pilings from a bridge.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-02-02
"EMERGENCY
PROCLAIMED

WASHINGTOE, Feb. O. - Presi-
dent Roosevelt today proclaimed IAN
emergency" to permit of importa-
ton, duty free, of foreign donations
of food, clothing, medical or other
supplies for flood sufferers.
Officials stated that several for
eign countries, including Canada,
are sending aid to the flood suf-
ferers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-02-02
No Tax Here

FORT GAINS, Ga.--Clay County
Commissioners counted money in
the county till. found they had
enough to meet operating expenses
and pay off state assessments, and
decided on mo tax" policy for the
fiscal year.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-02-02
UNION PICkETS
GATHER AROUND
GIN. PRESIDENT
Shout and Scream at Alfred
Sloan, Jr., as He Leaves
Broadway Offices

NEW YORK, Feb. 2. = Alfred
Sloan, Jr., President Of the General
Motors Corporation, was surround
ed by a shouting and screaming
group OF union pickets as he left the
Broadway offices OF the company
today. An automobile bore him
away. Police were on duty and no
attack was attempted.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-02-02
THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS LOSS
FROM STORM
Windows Broken, Roofs
Torn Off, Other Damage,
Severe Taku Hurricane
GUST VELOCITY AT
60 MILES AND BETTER
Downtown Portion Of City
Sea Of Smashed Glass
This Morning

HOwling down out of the
northeast, one of the worst
Wind storms in Juneau history
struck the city and surround
ng community yesterday and
asst night, leaving thousands
# dollars of damage in its
wake as it abated somewhat
this morning, although gusts
of gale proportion continued
during today.
Whipping up and down
Gastineau Channel through
yesterday, the Taku hurri.
cane rose to lashing savage
ness shortly after dark and
reached its peak at $3.50 this
morning when gusts of SO
miles a minute velocity and
winds Of five-minute duration
struck at 46 miles an hour,
crashing windows, tearing off
roofs, swapping telephone and
light lines into a tangled mass
and hurting debris in all di-
rections.
One of Worst
The u. S. Weather Bureau re-
orted 1t was the third strongest
WIND storm in the history OF the
3urcau, but reports indicated that
damage probably was larger than
ny heretofore from similar storms.
Conservative estimates placed the
total loss well over SIS 5000 and when
nal check-up is made 1t may run
twice that amount.
The previous all-time record was
ct on February Is, 1923, when the
lind reached velocity of SO miles
II llUui lOi 4lfC-uiulutG QuIhtlOll.
On December 10, 1929, it was AZ
niles, the second highest. Gusts.
Ike last night, reached go miles
md better in all these instances
nd Bureau officials said that doubt
ess some of the gusts last night
cached far over so miles but were
only for brief duration.
Cold, Too
With the wind was falling tenn
perature, the lowest recording in
he city being 10 above zero at AIS
this morning, near the peak Of the
gale 1t was IA above at noon with
4 strong wind, of gale proportions
At times, still blowing. The forecast
S for continued fair, cold weather
with fresh to strong winds, but wea-
her officials report they believe the
worst of the terrific wind is over.
Many other buildings suffered
around town. The Methodist church
est some windows and pieces of the
new roof were torn away. The scat
folding being used in repairing the
church was torn loose. The Metho-
list Manse, next door, also felt the
sting of the storm, windows being
broken.
At the Bishop Apartments a por-
ton of the roof was carried away
and several windows were broken.
There we're reports of scores of bro
ken windows in various dwellings
and apartment houses.
Waterfront Is Brunt
Storm damage reached its crest
along the waterfront. where the
Marine Always floating hangar
next to the old Ferry float, bore the
brunt of blast that ripped the
frame and sheet metal off entirely
clear Of the rest of the structure
and deposited it in a twisted mass
on the street surface behind, where
Ferry Way joins with South Seward
street.
The little yellow Aeronca sea-
plane, temporarily stored by its Gas
tineau Flying Club owners in the
Marine hangar, was first turned
over on its back inside
the hangar by the gust, then once
again picked up by following blast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-14
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Evening star., 1937-08-26

leaves his feet, he simply leaves his
feet, In standard, eight-for-a-
shilling, everybody s-doing-it swoon.
That's how the average artist
might feel. But not Mr.. Tommy
Webster, and not your correspond
ent-both close students of the art
Of swooning.
Phil Scott, for instance, was .
slumper and clutcher. He
usually went to his knees and no
further. From that strategic point,
he would clutch his shin and howl
with pain, claiming a foul in Eng
land, French, German and Croat-
Ian. The swan of Soho was
gifted linguist.
Joe Beckett had a florid style
and a world of versatility. Mr..
Webster pictures him curled on
his back with his legs pointed up
ward, accusingly, at the roof. This
Is very fair specimen of early
Beckett. In his later years Mr..
Beckett perfected the gaffed-marlin
technique, which consisted of roll
ing from one side Of the ring to the
other and gasping like q fiah.
Bombardier Wells was the most
classical swooner of all time He
fell in . straight, pure, Grecian
line, like = redwood tree. Once
toppled, he lay nat on the floor
and his friends used to boast that
you should see no daylight between
the canvas and the bombardier's
back.
# anthing. Mr.. Webster has done
the bombardier . slight injustice
Ia his pictures. I think hs stresses
Evening star., 1937-08-26

the Corinthian more than the
Doric. The Wells swoon was
straight Doric, without chaser.
But who am I, after all, to split
hairs with the master student OF
British cauliflower, the hogarth OF
the horizontal? Mr.. Webster Is
first and last q craftsman. Much
Of his best work has been done
from what the late w. o. Nc
Geehan referred to as his sketch
ing couch"-a cot, or Ostermoor.
upon which Mr.. Webster lies as
horizontal as the fighters he Is
drawing, in order to save effort
and stress reality.
The horizontal tradition Of
British prize fighting is the tradi-
ton that Thomas Farr Of Tony
pandy, Wales, is bound by honor to
uphold in his fight with Joe Louis.
Mr.. Webster has come all the way
from England to watch him. But,
frankly, Mr.. Webster has his
doubts. He believes Farr to be a
fellow of treasonous tendencies,
who may remain vertical for some
time.
In that case" says Mr.. Webster,
Il will have to change my tech
nique and operate from q vertical
position myself, in order to get the
proper angle. These habits are
hard to break, but II Farr stays up,
am duty-bound to stay up with
him. Art is . stern mistress"
Here again I disagree somewhat
with the Rembrandt Of the resin.
think that Farr likely u TO 20
down quite early. And that, In doing
Evening star., 1937-08-26
Fears Farr May Betray Tradition and Stay Uprigh


so, he may create an entirely new
pattern of British swoon. None of
those other fellows, after all, was
hit by, Louis. The Bomber Is
bottomless we'll of inspiration for
swooners. He supplies the pres
sure. and the boys improvise as
they 60 along
Matte Brown, for example, came
up with something brand new in
Kansas City, when the Bomber
bumped him in the chops. Matte
sank softly, grabbed the pantaloons
OF the referee, and tried to climb
that honest oficial like q hagpole.
The referee joined him on the can
vas, forming q design that Schia-
parelli would have been proud to
create.
Jack Sharkey, when hit by Louis,
did a hornpipe he learned in the
Navy and spiraled to the ground.
Primo Carnera executed q perfect
three-point landing, to the envy
and chagrin of Howard Hughes and
Col. Roscoe Turner. Charley Retz-
laff sailed through the air like
vampire bat. Max Baer sat on his
launches and made motions like q
gambler with 4 pair of dice.
To be honest about it, I am glad
Mr.. Tommy Webster came over here
for this tight between Louis and
Farr. II Mr.. Webster had re-
manned in London while Thomas
Farr conceived q new variety of
British swoon, art and posterity
would have been the losers.
tCopyrisht. 1887, By the North American
Nsvspepse Antaoso, 1Ds.D
Evening star., 1937-08-26
Max Is Pushed Around

Max Is Pushed Around.
MAX has been pushed around plenty.
True. he might take the title
back to Germany If he won 1t. but
since when have world championships
included only the United States? He
has agreed to post $25.000 from his
guarantee as assurance he will de-
fend his title in this country, but
they didn't put that stipulation in
Farr's contract.
That Schmeling is confused
Is putting it mildly, but any
one in the same spot would be
bordering on insan nifty.
He was promised by the New York
State Athletic Commission that if he
beat Louis he would be the first to
fight Jimmy Braddock for the title.
Yet Louis obtained the crack at the
championship and capitalized on 1t.
Before Louis went into that argu-
ment, if we remember correctly, Joe
promised Max the first shot at his
crown if he won. So he Immediately
is signed to fight Farr, guy who
gains a championship match by trim
ming four Of our washed-up heavy
weight species.
Evening star., 1937-08-26
BY JOHN LARDNER,

n IW YORK. August 90
N Tommy Farr has a living,
" breathing tradition to up
a hold tonight, and Tommy
Webster. the sports cartoonist from
London, England, is the boy who
can tell you about that.
Mr.. Webster draws his stuff for
the London Daily Mail, known to
its fans as the Oily Mile. He is
pretty good Inner, as limners 60,
would speak more highly Of his
stuff, except that, when you praise
a cartoonist in lavish terms, he be-
comes suspicious and surly, and
takes the first opportunity to
sprinkle ground glass on your
breakfast food. Cartoonists are
sensitive fellows.
Anyway, Mr.. Webster has been
chewing his pen in Fleet street for
many a year. In the course of that
time, he would be the first to admit
he has drawn Billy, the Bombardier
Wells (fiat on the canvass and 4
host Of other British yeomen (flat on
the canvas. No man living is more
expert on the styles and trends of
the British swoon than Mr.. Tommy
Webster.
have studied some of his stun
and I find that I agree with Mr..
Webster on the types of swoon af-
fected by Wells, Beckett and Scott,
the three acknowledged masters Of
the aeld. Your average artist might
miss these finer details. He might
reason that. when British fighter
Evening star., 1937-08-26
Leading Details
On Heavy Scrap
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 26.-Facts
and figures OF the Louis -Farr
heavyweight championship bout
tonight:
Principals-Joe Louis of Detroit,
world heavyweight champion, and
Tommy Farr of Wales, British En-
pire champion.
Place-Yankee Stadium, New
York.
Length OF bout-Fifteen rounds,
to q decision.
Weather forecast-Cloudy, possi-
bly, light rains.
Time-First bout. pm. tE. S.
ID: main bout, . pm. (E. S. IT,.
II weather threatening, main bout
may be advanced to not earlier
than Sis pm.
Probable attendance-3O,000
Probabl receipt-$250, 900.
Ticket prices-Reserved. $3.50
to $23 dncluding taxes). General
admission, $3.50.
Probable weights-Louis, 1913
pounds; Farr, 204 pounds.
Broadcast-N. B. G. network.
Preliminaries-Buddy Baer, Liv-
ermore, Calf, VS.. Abe Simon, New
York, heavyweights; Tiger Jack
Fox, Indianapolis. Ind, VS.. Steve
Dudas. Edgewater. N. j.. heavy
weights: Harry Balsamo, New York,
VS.. Chris Derosa, Boston. middle
weights Dave Clark, Detroit, VS..
Charley Massera. Pittsburgh, light
heavyweights; six rounds each. Joe
Wagner, Newark, N. j., VS.. Phil
Sommese, New York, heavyweights: !:
Johnny Pavlovich. New York, VS..
Make Long. Dallas. Tex, light
heavyweights; four rounds each.
Evening star., 1937-08-26
Rraddock SUSPENDED, but

Braddock Suspended, but
MAX originally was scheduled to
T meet Braddock for the title and
they made him post $1,000 to assure
his appearance in New York on that
occasion. Jim was suspended in New
York for failure to fulfill the con-
tract, but currently is planning to
face Max Baer in October-in New
York.
Under the New York boxing code,
Louis should have been suspended for
fighting Braddock. but that has been
disregarded. Mike Jacobs would have
shifted the Louis-Farr scrap to Chi
cago, so the rules are ignored.
All Of which makes Mr.. Jacobs
nothing less than Mr.. Boxing,
at least in New York.
There is another stipulation in New
York rules which dictates foreign
fighters must appear in a small club
or in a preliminary fight before he
can be showed into q headline tiff
but Fairs first appearance is in the
role Of challenger for the world heavy
weight championship.
Curiosity May Aid Jacobs.
THE public knows little about Far,
and it is this curiosity which
may bring Jacobs out of the red. Mos,
OF those who have seen him rate hin,
just this side of a farce. Tommy
Loughran. who fought him, is a BIZ
more outspoken. Farr, from Lough.
rams viewpoint, is a farce.
Farr outmaneuvered Max Baer fol-
II rounds, but that hardly could be
classified as q ring epic This was
two years after Louis had pumped
him floorward in four rounds.
He gained the British heavy
weight title by whipping Ben
Foord, little more than 4 flivver
In f1stic circles.
Walter Neusel, Tommy Loughrar
and Bob Olin were the other victims
Olin was reduced to fighting Buck
Everett on an indoor show in Wash.
ington last Winter and that is some
indication Of how much the guy has
slipped
Yet Farr gathered considerable pres.
tige over there through the victory
despite the fact that light-hittine
Olin thrice dropped him for long
counts.
Farr has a chance. Any fighter
weighing 2os pounds and possess
ing some ring knowledge in addition
to courage should have a chance. But
Louis can drop fighters like Farr
every day and twice on Sunday and
there's still room to doubt his status
as champ.
Schmeling is the cause Of the
doubt.
Evening star., 1937-08-26
Ton.y-Pandy Poor, but Farr's
Home T0,vn Bets Its Meager
Wad TommyIs Victor Tonight

They already had burned in efhgy a
London sports writer who kept insist
ing Tommy is little more than a set
They consider it an insult If you offer
odds on Louis.
just where the money is coming
from is not clear More than half the
valleys population is on the dole and
most of the employed are making the
mines. Carnivals were planned for to-
night just the same.
Few people have radios, so a set
strong enough to tune in America was
installed in Judges Hall, where Tom
my learned to box. In order to have
the hall open after 10 pm. the fans
had to get special license.
Must Wait TIL ; AM. ~
STARTING at that hour the towns
people will file in and anybody
in the community who can sing. dance
or entertain will get up and keep the
crowd amused until 3 am, when the
fight is due to start.
Richard Farr, Tommy's brother, is
planning a radio party Of his own. The
rest of the fighters family Sisters
Phyllis and Sally and Brother John,
will be listening at Slough, just outside
London.
Ton-y-pandy's pubs will close at 10
pm, but hotel managers posted signs:
Visitors booking rooms for the night
are entitled under English law to par
take Of liquid refreshment any time
OF the day or night"
For those who cannot get into Judge 5
Hall loud-speakers were erected in the
streets. Even miners who have to
work all night in the pits will be ad-
vised on how the battle progresses
Bulletins will be chalked on the sides
OF the mine cars at the end of every
round.
The townspeople scraped up enough
coppers to send Farr a cal bic greeting
I'VE trust you, Tommy. Win or lose,
our faith in you remains unshaken.
Cymru am byth Wales forever)'
And that "or lose" was about the
only "if' you could find today in
Ton-y-pandy.
Evening star., 1937-08-26
DANGER SIGNAL UP
FOR NET CHAMPS
Bulge and Mako, Struggling
to Keep Title, Battle
Riggs, Cogh|an.
BY the Associated Press.


~ ROOKL1NE. Mass. August 26.
~ The third stage In the ten
mis- road Don Bulge and Gene
~ Mako are travelling in defense
OF their national doubles titles at
Longwood looked hazardous today with
Los Angeles young giant-killers, Bob
by Riggs and Bernie Coghlsn, lurking
in their path.
Riggs and Coghlan enacted David S
role to perfection yesterday when they
eliminated the highly regarded British
entry of G. Patrick Hughes and
Charles E. Hare, 4-6, Ga, l1-9,
l0-8, while the champions were be-
ing carried to five sets by unseeded but
inspired Bardner Mulloy, Miami, and
Alfred Jarvis, Tenafly, N. j.
Champs Are Struggling.
THE titlists were trailing two sets
to one when they cut loose with
stirring sprint that gave them II OF
the last IA games and the match by
scores of 6-1, 3-6. 3-6, 81, 81
1t was the second time in three starts
that Bulge and Mako were forced to
go that distance for victory They
dropped the first two sets to Hughes
and Hare last Saturday while retain
ing their Newport Casino double,
honors.
The only other mems quarter-fnals
match on todays schedule pittet
Bryan Grant of Atlanta and Wayne
Sabin of Los Angeles, the third-seeded
domestic team, against the second
ranking pair on the foreign list, Kirc
Yamagishi Of Japan and Gregory
Mangin of New York.
Others Mark Time.
THE other four sets of survivors
Baron Gottfried Won Cramm and
Henner Henkel of Germany; Martin
Buxby, Miami, and Ewood Cooke
Portland. Greg: Jacques Brugnon and
Yvon Petra OF France, and John Van
Ryn, Austin. Tex. and Joe Hunt, Los
| Angeles, will mark time until tomor-
row.
Both mems semi-finals are sched-
uled for Saturday and the champion
ship round on Sunday
The women's quarter finals matches
also have been split and the four teams
remaining in the upper half of the
draw will play this afternoon. The
second-seeded Mrs Sarah Palfrey
Fabyan and Alice Marble.
Evening star., 1937-08-26
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Forrest (Spec)
Towns, Georgia's Olympic Cham
pion, clocked In 1877 seconds for
110-mete. hurdles at Oslo.
Three years ago-Crowd of over
100000 saw Max Schmeling stop
Walter Neusel In eight rounds at
Hamburg.
Five years ago-Home- bred pro-
fessionals defeated foreign-born
colleagues. 1913, in golf match
Evening star., 1937-08-26
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.
A THOUGH he gave up only fl,

A THOUGH he gave up only five
hits, Walter johnson dropped
Al decision to the White Sox
Ray Bischoff twirled the Maroons
to victory in the first title game
for the District sandlot champion
ship, defeating the General Office,
8-3. Doleman and Eiseman each
got two hits.
Mrs. w. E. Shannon won the
third weekly competition for the
S. A. Reeves Woman's Putting
Trophy by defeating Mrs. H. c.
Sheridan, 2 and /, in the final
round at the Columbia Country
Club.
Evening star., 1937-08-26
DATES ARE SETTLED
FOR BALL PLAY-0FF
Scrap Among League Champions
for City Title to Start
September s or 13.

COMPETITION in the annual
play-on series for the city's anna
teur base ball championship will begin
on September 8. provided all league
titles are decided before that time.
If they're not. the series will not
start until September 13.
Providing the play-offs begin on the
earlier date, the following schedule
will be followed:
September s-National Capital cham
pions VS.. Banker champions.
September 9-Departmental champions
vs.. Sports Center champions:
September 10-Herald Governmental
champions VS.. U. s. Governmental cham
pions.
September 1l-Federal champions vs..
Industrial champions.
All games to be on the South Ellipse.
Evening star., 1937-08-26
new HARDIN AT NAVY
Special Dispatch to The s.ar.

UpSC!3I OISpdtCH 10 7 ne S-AT.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, August 2s.-An-
other younger brother" has appeared
In Navy foot ball in the person Of
Jack Hardin, brother of James (Tex)
Hardin, center Of the Navy varsity 4
few years ago.
. The younger Hardin. who is from
Texas, y IN outstanding backfieh can
didate On the plebe squad.
Evening star., 1937-08-26
OVERLOOKS PITT STAR
News Director Forgets to Put
Goldberg on List.

0U1UUcIB OH 1IBL.
PITTSBURGH, August 26 (P.-
MArshall Goldberg, remember him?
Frank Carver, athletic news director
at Pittsburgh, didn't.
Carver sent roster Of the 1887
Panther squad to sports editors and
omitted the name of last years sopho-
more star.
The sports editors began firing
queries to ind what had happened to
Goldberg and Carver's face was red
Is he admitted:
TITS all my fault. I overlooked him.
But don't worry, nobody will overlook
him this Fall"
Evening star., 1937-08-26
1zANSlN' oM y
@rH'ROPE&44&{sA2; II; 3
BY BURTON HAWKINS.


heavyweight which
a OF
on this occasion In fact, Emily might
fashion which Joe expected
The rude reception accorded
reached the proportions Of carbunce Rngvoms
Joe will quickly possible
Max scmng will have his chance just much rapidly Or will it,
Evening star., 1937-08-26
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Base Ball.
Washington 1T Chicago, Sis.
Wrestling.
Joe Cox vs.. Rudy Dusek and
Jack Patterson vs.. Henri Piers, CO.
features, Turner's Arena, $50.
Tennis.
Federal employees tourney, Po-
tomac Park, 4.
Women's League tourney, Six
teenth Street Reservoir, 5.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball.
Washington At Chicago, 3:15.
Tennis.
Federal employees tourney, Po-
tomac Park. I.
Women's League tourney, Six
teenth Street Reservoir, 5.
SATURDAY.
Base Ball.
Washington 1T Chicago, ).
Swimming.
President's Cup Smile swim, Oh
Washtngton oanoe Club. !.
Evening star., 1937-08-26

ocllHeIIHR, you remember, Is the
only fighter OF fairly select group
to slaughter Louis, yet his reward
hardly has been an advertisement
for the so-called high plane of Amer
ican sportsmanship.
Bleats from Schmeling have been
forthcoming monotonously and the
Teuton probably is on speaking terms
with the crews Of nearly every liner
in the German-owned Atlantic fleet
as result Of his futile trips here to