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The Washington times., 1938-04-29

But so much depended on this
contest! Alongside him sat Mark
Jordan, who had come so close to
him in the past two years-only a
few words behind the first time.
and then only a fraction of a word
behind him last year-perhaps
this year he would take from him
the title of Worlds Professional
Typewriting Champion.
If Oliver won the championship
this year, he would retain the cup
permanently. But, far more i'm.
portant than that, he would still
be champion. still on the Regal
Typewriter Company pay roll
demonstrating their typewriters,
still earning a good salary.
And still able to marry Marion
Tarreon, who sat, with the rest
Of the audience, on the other side
Of the footlights.
And if he lost, he would be an
ex-champion, and in the typewrit-
ing world, as in others, the eX-
champion is pretty much Of has
been.
Uncle Jim, the timer and pro-
moter of the contest, came on to
the stage and began his short talk
to the audience.
NEW BOY FRIEND
Suddenly Mark leaned across
and whispered, Say. Oliver, I see
your girl friend has picked up a
new boy friend"
Oliver jerked at the whisper,
and turned to where Marion was
sitting. He could see a good looking
fellow sitting next to her, whisper
ing in her ear, while she smiled
and nodded.
Mark whispered again, IT sup
pose he's a cousin of hers?"
Before Oliver could make a re-
ply, or even gather his thoughts,
Uncle Jim warned them to get
ready, and seconds later, blew his
whistle for the start.
There was a clatter Of typewrit-
ers as the novices, the amateurs,
and the professionals began typ
ing from the new copy which had
been handed them few minutes
before.
There was the sound Of a bell,
and a carriage return. Oliver
knew that Mark had made the
first line quicker than he, and he
anStinctively began pressing him.
self to try to make it up.
He typed faster than he should
have, and broke up the rhythm of
his tipping, and the result was
what he would have expected if he
had been less troubled in his mind.
He made a mistake, a mistake in
the first few seconds of the con-
test! A mistake that would take
10. words from his total, and that
threw him off his stride still more.
It took a few minutes for him
to regain his compoSure, but when
he did, he felt that he had thrown
himself out of the race. He had
made too many mistakes, and had
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
LEGAL NOTICES

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
the Purchase Section, National Bureau
of Standards. Washington. D. c., until 2
p. m. May 10, 1898, and then publicly
opened, for the construction of IA foot
return circuit wind tunnel. including neces-
sary changes in the wind tunnel labora-
tory. Drawings and specifications can be
obtained from Purchase Section. National
Bureau of Standards
The Washington times., 1938-04-29

fallen behind the pace Of Mark
Jordan-and an hour was too
short to make it up.
ONLY PROS LEFT
But he pushed himself as much
as he could without upsetting his
rhythmic movement, and concen-
trated on the copy he was follow,
ing. He hardly heard the whistle
of Uncle Jim at the end Of Is
minutes.
Soon it was the half-hour mark,
and Uncle Jim's whistle took the
amateurs off the stage. There
were left only the half-dozen pro-
fessionals battling to the hour
mark Of the contest.
The last half-hour of the con-
test went quickly. Oliver had re-
gained his command of himself,
and his fingers raced over the
keyboard of his typewriter. He
did not think that he could catch
up with Mark, but he would give
him race if he could.
Suddenly the whistle Of Uncle
Jim blasted sharply in his ear.
With the others he gathered his
sheets of paper and went into the
checking room.
After Uncle Jim had announced
the winners among the noviceS
and the amateurs, he called the
professionals on to the platform.
Oliver did not even then know who
the winner would be. Usually the
results were known in the check
ing room, but this time the results
had been so close that no one
knew for sure.
There is a new world champion
tonight" said Uncle Jim. And
then Oliver was sure he had lost,
was positive, where before he had
hoped against hope. 1.-THE old
champion" continued Uncle jim,
"Oliver Carsten, won third place
tonight. Mark Jordan, who had
won second place for the past two
years, again won second place to-
night.
THE NEW CHAMP
'The new champion IS Chester
Young, writing on a Regal type
writer! His speed was 1898 words
per minute; Mark Jordan's was
1884 words per minute, and Oliver
Carsten'S was 1929 words per
minute"
Oliver hurried to congratulate
Chester. That's swell, Chet," he
said, I'm glad you got it. You've
kept it in the company-and the
Regal is still the world champions
typewriter"
The sales manager of the COM
pany came up then to congratu-
late Chester. by the way, Oliver, I"
he said, II want to see you. Stick
around, will you?"
Sure" said Oliver. He walked
down into the hall to find Marion.
He found Marion in the seat
she had occupied during the con-
test. I'm so SOrry." she said
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
COMMISSIONERS NOTICES

COMMISSIONERS, D. c., Washington,
be received at Room 32O, District Build
ing, until 2 O'Clock p. M, May 20. 1898,
for furnishing Library Books for the
Public Schools. D. c. Specifications and
information at Room ago, District
Building
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
Fire Returns
E. st. AWning Plant
Again Damaged

Hundreds of theater.goers
watched a stubborn downtown fire
last night, as traffic along E
Street was halted for blocks at
$50 o'clock.
The fire, in the basement of the
Burton Awning Company. oil E
st. N. w., was the second in the
building within recent months. It
was placed under control within
half an hour, with damage esti-
mated at $1,500.
The blaze was discovered by Po-
liceman j. r. Harris, who turned
in the alarm and then turned on
the sprinkler system of the Darby
Printing Company, next door.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
By FLOYD ANDERSON

OLIVER CARSTEN settled down in the chair before his
" typewriter and nervousy rubbed his fingers The Inter-
national Typewrng Contest about to begin and his
much edge-he too tensed when he
shnnld he at ease
The Washington times., 1938-04-29

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1910 St N. w. MAI. 1908
MONEY TO LOAN
ON diamonds, watches, jewelry. silverware,
etc.: no adv. arrangement necea lowest
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The Washington times., 1938-04-29
FOUND
AUCTION SALES

ON TUESDAY, May 8, 1888, at 2 80 p. m
Daugherty's Auction Sales, 81 Eye St.
n. w. will sell to highest bidder for the
State Loan Co. 1884 Ford coupe, engine
No. 1S572755, owned by Charles r. Walsh
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
ACCORDIONS
BABY CHICKS

QGDShoppe, Opposite Hecht's
$3.50 Perm. for ss.SS Complete
637 = NV. Services for LOO RE. 952S
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

up that second spare and then be- gan to blow em down. One, two, three, four, five straight strikes and the Moline kegler paused to call culate. He could spare out and get 700.
 But he didn't. He continued to pour in the strikes And with each 10-pin crash the crowd back of him swelled and bowlers all around him stopped to watch.
 In the ninth frame, he crossed over for a Brooklyn hit, but it was honey and the pins all went down. The tenth frame hit was true and so were the next two eX- tra balls and as the tenth straight strike went up, even the pin boys leaped about.
 Anderson spent 90 days of anx- ious waiting for the windup of the tournament, listening to scores nightly on the radio, clutching fe- verishly at the morning papers but his TAG held up and on April l9 he was crowned champion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21
Player Holds
 Five Aces in
 Bridge Game

SEATTLE, May 21-Time was when five aces meant the coroner took the pot in any Seattle card game-but the Old West has gone softly.
 Mrs Peggy Peterson, partnered with Miss Harriette Bailey, not only held five aces but won 300 added points and national acclaim as the first to hold the perfect hand in the new green-suit or "screWball' bridge.
 Ely Culbertson, bridge expert, wrote recently that holding five aces in the five-suit game is as theoretically improbable" as thir- teen of a suit in normal bridge. The five-ace hand held by Mrs. Peterson is the first reported since five-suit bridge was imported from Vienna.
 Mrs. Peterson was playing with her husband and Miss Bailey at the home of Mrs. H. E. Barney, All 14th N. Incidentally, she was set on six no-trump bid.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21
WOMEN RIFLERS
 ENJOY FIRING
 ON CLUB RANGE
Feminine Rifle Artists to Meet Again Next
 Friday Night

The Annie Oakleys" (to be- of the Juneau Rifle and Pistol Club turned out well last night for their gathering at the indoor range of the club in the Southeastern Alaska Fair Building.
 Eight women turned out and the uninitiated in the group were given practice in the rudiments of cor rect firing by Assistant Chief of Police Roy Hoffman.
 Enthusiasm was so pronounced, it was said, that another meeting of women shooters has been called for next Friday evening on the indoor range shortly after eight o'clock.
 Although eight women did turn out, there were several who were un- able to be present.
 Women who fired last night were Mrs. Esther Ralston, Mrs. Ralph Merrill, Peggy Mcleod, Alia Mae Scott, Mrs. Roy Hoffman, Mrs. Rex Early, Mrs. c. c. Carter.
 Leo Jewett, Secretary of the club, announced today there will be no scheduled shoot tomorrow on the Mendenhall Range, but the range will be open for practice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

alley proprietor more than passing local fame.
 Anderson never gave up trying It wasn't the nature of the man to quit. Born AT years ago in Norway, Andy was brought to the United States at the age of 2, and his life story from then on is one of con- stant plugging to keep ahead.
 FavOrs 2-Fingered Ball
 The Moline man stuck to his old favorite ball-a two-fingered job and to the style which got him countless pins in league and tour nament bowling He took his first shot at the AB.C. in 1924, and he has made all but one or two of suc- ceeding annual meets.
 In the 1885 tournament at Pe- oria, Andy came closest to reach ing the top, but it was the bowling Of his partner which turned the trick and not his own efforts. Their 1265 total stood high among scores.
 Anderson did nothing. startling in the team event this year, with a score of 533 His doubles count of 569 failed to foretell what was to come later.
 Andersons final game in the doubles was a 213, his first good count of the tournament, and he told his partner that T feel like going to town, now" And he did.
 Strike. strike, spare. Then more strikes and the Moline bowler had PA on the big board. Andy lost a couple of good hits in his second game and wound up with 225. He was aiming at TOO and needed 231 in his final game to get over the hump.
 Shoots the Works
 A spare and seven pins on the first ball of the second game didn't look encouraging, but he mopped
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

MOLINE, H., May 21.-Knute E. Anderson. 1888 American Bowling Congress singles champion, has been shooting 700 series almost as long as he has been bowling-near- ly 30 years-but he never could get one in the right place. That is, he couldn't until March 19, 1888, when he moved down the naples to the tune of TAG in the A.B.C. tourna- ment in Chicago.
 Tn 1892 Andy bowled a perfect 900 game, but it and 736 series failed to land him in the money in a doubles event
 Andy rolled TAP in travelling league in 1884, got TAT in the same league the following year and had an authentic BIO on his own alleys the same season. But all of that failed to bring the Moline bowling
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21
TERRYMEN ARE SHUTOUT AGAIN,
 TWO STRAIGHT
Reds Climb Into Five Hun dred Class as Result
 of Victory
(By A SO ciated Press)

T he Terrible Terrymen were dumped fore their second straight shutout yesterday This was be- caue of the classy elbowing of Johnny Vandermeet who let down he Champs with only five hits. The Reds climbed into the 500 class by virtue of the win.
 Smashing out 9 hits, Chicago trounced the Phillies.
 The Dodgers overcame an early Pirate lead after Van Mungo had been knocked out earlier in the game.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21
ERSKINE HOMES, SNOW RETIRES, DOUGLAS LOSES
Snow and Converse Belt Out Win for Paps Before
 Shaw Benches Snow

Claude Erskine hit mighty blow and leisurely trotted around the bases. Joe Snow vociferously main- tained that the blow was no home run; that outfielder Tom Martin had tipped the ball over the fence in deep left; that therefore the ball had not gone over the fence on the fly; and that therefore Erskine was entitled to only two bases. and that thereby the Moose were entitled to a shutout over the Islanders.
 Umpire Red Shaw upheld the blow as bona fide homer So firmly did he maintain its status homer that Snow shortly found himself upon the bench, while the Moose finished out the sixth and seventh innings of the game with Big Mac MacSpadden playing first base for them. Erskine received credit for a complete home run; thereby win ming for himself the pint of whis- key offered by George Bros. Liquor Store for the first four base blow of the season; and also thereby chaulking up one run for his side and reducing the Moose victory in last evenings ball game to a to win rather than a Whitewashing of the Islanders.
 The above-described ruckus came about in the sixth inning of last evenings battle at Firemen's Park between the Moose and the Island- CTS. It came about with two men out in the last of the inning, with Bob Kimball and the Moose leading Erskine and the Islanders by count of and 0.
 The score at the time was 3 and 0 by reason of a double by Snow in the fourth and subsequent double by Converse that put Snow across with the first run of the game. Snow spiked the rubber for the second Moose run also. This happened in the first half of the sixth inning when Snow singled, stole second and third and counted as Douglas shortpatcher Eddie Roller threw the ball far and wide after gathering in Converse grounder, which should have made the third out.
 The last action of the game oc- cured in the first half of the sev- enth inning. It happened when Err skine walked Jimmy Orme, first Moose at bat, and Douglas catcher Pinkley became afflicted with dropsy or the like, allowing Orme to con- plete the circuit of the paths on three passed balls, to score the final Moose marker.
 As a result of the happenings of last nights game, Moose hurler Kimball evened his score with Doug las hurler Erskine, who defeated him 1 to 0 in the season opening The win also gave the Moose some thing besides ciphers in the win and lost percentage column and accord ed to the Elks undisputed first place in the League; the Islanders drop ping to second spot.
 Now even in their pitching duel, last evening Erskine and Kimball pitched almost exactly even ball. Kimball allowed five hits, two of them to Erskine Erskine allowed four hits; two each to Snow and Converse. Kimball famed eight bat ters. Erskine famed eight batters Kimball issued no passes; Erskine issued the one fateful pass to Orme
 The Moose played without Fritz Schmitz on second, but punched their hits. The Islanders played at full strength, but failed to group their hits.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

A public hearing will be held by the Police Committee of the City of Juneau, in the City Council Chambers, on Tuesday, May "A at 8 pm, on the proposed ordinance regulating the operation of liquor stores and beer dispensaries; also the proposed ordinance regulating the sale and discharge of fire crackers.
 HENRY MESSERSCHMIDT, adv. Chairman, Police Committee
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21
SEATTLE WINS
 ANOTHER GAME
 FROM SERAPHS
Pitcher Gregory Holds Los Angeles to Five Hits
 Yesterday
tBy A 90 3iated Pressl

The Seattle batters came 10 lie yesterday and Jumped the Los An gcles batterymen for l2 hits while Gregory held tke Sc~aphs to five hits. It was the Ra'n'eIs th'rd win ;. fonr starts this week.
 San Diego evcned .he series " Oakland, winning behind he smart pitching of Dick Ward. He proved sLingy in the clutches.
 Sacramento nosed ou. IIclywoo i despite a four-run start at ral. in the fifth inning.
 Portland retained first place des- pite close loss to San Francisco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21
CLEVELAND IS
 STILL LEADING P IN AMER.LEAC.
Boston Maintains Runner up Position - Rowe
 Knocked from Box
(By Associated Press)

Cleveland maintains first place lead in the American League by trimming the slipping Washington Senators yesterday.
 Boston remains runner-up, de- feating the Browns for Lefty Groves seventh straight win. Grove starred at the bat also, driving home four runs.
 The Athletics knocked out School boy Rowe in the seventh frame to take a win.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

Erskine 3 runs 4 hits in seven in nings. Earned runs: off Kimball |; off Erskine l. Winning pitcher: Kimball. Losing pitcher Erskine. Passed balls: off Blake l; off Pink ley 3. Left on bases: Moose 4; Doug las A. Time of game: l hour 29 min- utes. Umpires: Shaw at plate, Coughlin at first base, Welch at third base. Scorer: Clark
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21
GAMES FRIDAY Pacific Coast League

San Francisco 4, Portland 3. San Diego 4, Oakland 2. Sacramento 6; Hollywood 5. Los Angeles 3; Seattle '.
 National League Cincinnati 4 New York O. Pittsburgh 5; Brooklyn '. Chicago 16; Philadelphia ?.
 American League Washington 3; Cleveland 6. Boston Is; St. Louis 2. Philadelphia 5; Detroit 2.
 Gastineau Channel League Moose 3; Douglas l.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

SUMMARY
 Errors: Douglas-Roller, Man. ming, Bonner.
 Stolen bases: Snow 2, Converse. Sacrifice hit: Martin. Two-base hits: Snow, Converse. Home run: Erskine Runs batted in: Converse l, Erskine l. First on balls: off Kim ball o. off Erskine 1 (Orme). Struck out: by Kimball tErksine, Jensen. Niemi 2, Bonner 2, Balog. Turner) i; by Erksine 8 tMartin 2, MacSpad- den, Snow, J. Schmitz, Grummett ?, KimbalD. Pitching records: Kim ball l run hits in seven innings;
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

Spread them with preserved fruit or jam. Surround several with banau- as, berries or oranges If you have a supply of shredded coconut on hand toast some of that and sprm- : kle little over the top of each des- s sert.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21
DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT

With American Legion Auxiliary, Elks Hall, Wesley Barrett's Orches-
 tra. Door prize. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

Clean the piano keys by rubbin. them with alcohol applied on C soft cloth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

To remove wine stains from table linens cover the stained area with cold water and sslt. When it has dried, rinse it in cold water and launder the linen in the usual way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

Apples and rhubarb are tasty mixed together. Combine equal portions and cook as for regulat sauce. Add little lemon juice to improve the flavor
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

Save date, May 2S. D.F.D. dance. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

Try home made mustard for your ham sandwiches. Mix two table spoons of powdered mustard with two teaspoons of sugar. Add one tablespoon of vinegar and two tea spoons of boiling water. Mix well.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

Wait until your refrigerator des- serts are half frozen before ycu add fruits. Otherwise the fruit is likely to freeze into hard, ice-lil-e pieces.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

Top baked sliced ham with a mixture of one cup of brown sugar, one teaspoon of powdered cloves, two teaspoons of dry mustard and half cup of vinegar Spread the mixture on top of the ham just be- fore you put it into the oven.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

Hurry-up dessert suggestion: Toast sponge or angel food cake slices.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21
HINTS TO
 HOUSEWIVES

Do cui-worms wreak havoc in your garden? Try this: Moisten a quart of bran with a cup of cold water. Add teaspoon each of molasses and Paris green. Sprinkle some of the mixture around the plants just before dark. When you store the surplus, be sure to mark Poison" on the container and keep 1t out of reach of the children.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

Save date, May 2s, D.F.D. dance. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

Mix equal parts of linseed oil and turpentine to make an effec- tive and economical furniture poll ish. Apply the mixture with soft cloth. Wipe the furniture dry and polish with a clean wool cloth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21
THE BOX SCORE

*Went into right field, replacing
 Snow, in sixth inning. Replaced Carton in seventh inning
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21

Shoots the Works
 A spare and seven pins on the first ball of the second game didn't look encouraging, but he mopped
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-21
SUMMARY

Hit for Niemi in seventh inning.
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PUBLIC MAY VIEW
COURT BUILDING
New $1,500,OO0 Structure
to Be Open This Afternoon
for First Time.

The first public showing of the new
S1,500,000 Police Court Building
scheduled today from to pm, will
find two of the District Commissioners
and the four Police Court judges pres
ent to receive the many persons ex-
pected.
Both Commissioners Sultan and AL
len will be on hand, but Commissioner
Hazen is out of the city Judge John P
Mcmahon said he and his associates
would be there and would probably re-
ceive in their chambers, which are the
last word in convenience and beauty
The other judges are Edward M. Cur
ran, Walter J. Casey and Hobart New
man.
At this time, it is expected the
bailiffs will appear in their new uni
forms. These have been held up, but
efforts were being made to have them
delivered in time for the reception
Others to assist them in showing vis-
itors throughout the building are
members of the District Architects
Office and 20 uniformed policemen
who have been ordered on duty there
by Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of police.
Removal of old records, the library
and other articles which can be spared
from the old court. has been going on
during the week. There will be little
in the waypf furnishings moved in the
new building, but all remaining rec
ords together with certain apparatus
which will be used there will be moved
over the week end in time for OPEN
ing of the court Monday morning.