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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
MARINE ACT
 DRAWS FIRE
 FROM HOUSE
Memorial Is Advanced to Make Canada Alaska
 Commerce Possible

The first Rouse Joint Memorial reached the floor today when Rep- resentative H. H. McCutcheon of Anchorage introduced a memorial praying Congress to include Alaska in the clauses of Merchant Marine Act of 1929.
 As the act, known as the Jones Act, now stands, transshipment from Canadian ports is possible to the United States and to possessions, with the Territory excluded.
 McCutcheon's memorial reads: Alaska was excluded as .proviso , in favor of points within continental United States-this has operated as discriminatory against the best in- terests of Alaska by delaying deliv- cry of goods and increasing costs of transportation.
 Amendement is proposed to the clause wherein Alaska is excluded, giving Alaska equal rights and mak- ing the objectionable section 'inap- plicable to merchandise transported between points within cc/,inental United States over through routes recognized by the ICC for which routes rate tariffs have been or shall be filed with said commission when such routes are in part over Can adian rail lines and then their own or other connection with water fac ilities"
 Bitterest pain of the present ar rangement was felt during recent shipping strikes, McCutcheon said, saying: When we're dependent on shipping as we are, it is not in any sense right that we must depend almost solely on one line. If we could, transship, say from Prince Rupert, we could not only gain lower freight costs but we would have a lane of commerce open during times when United States ports are closed by labor trouble. Only Alaska is exclud- ed from this privilege. Only Alaska is in so much need of such arrange ment."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
Man Calls of
 Proposed Wake

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia. Jan. IA George Wright, O-year-old bach elor attorney, has called off plans he made for his wake because he is still very much alive and the friends he invited ten years ago are either dead or living in other parts of the country.
 Wright took out wake" insurance maturing Oct. 31, 1888. J. c. Hansen the trustee, died recently.
 Instead of my old friends mak- ing merry at my wake" said Wright T have attended the funerals of all but few of them
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
DOC l 1 BARKER 1 I K
 DIES; BULLET
 FOUND MARK
Leader of Notorious Gang Fatally Shot in Attempt
 ed Prison Break

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. IA Like his mother before him, Doc Barker Is dead from Federal bullets, a victim of futile break from AL catraz Island prison. He died last night. He was 40 years old.
 Barker was the leader of the Bar ker-Karpis gang which was once rated as Public Enemy No. l.
 Barker's mother was killed two years ago when trapped by Federals.
 Another one of the five convicts who attempted the prison break early Friday morning, is also in a critical condition.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
NERLAND HERE FROM INTERIOR
 ON WAY SOUTH
Form CT Legislator Says Fairbank Enjoyed
 Good Business Year

Andrew Nerland, of Fairbanks, former legislator from the Fourth Judicial District and owner of a leading Fairbanks business, arrived in Juneau yesterday via the PAA Electra
 MT. Nerland who represented his district at seven different sessions of Territorial Legislature during per- iod from 1916 to 1887. is the father of Leslie Nerland, Mayor of Fair banks. While here MT. Nerland has contacted many old friends and he comments on the representative character of the personnel of the Fourteenth Legislative body now in session.
 Fairbanks enjoyed an unusual business year, said Mir Nerland Mining developments, through the use of new methods mad machinery have brought real prosperity to the interior city. Building in the Cinema River metropolis indicates the activity there. In the last three years approximately 40 new houses a year have been built. A new four story apartment house has been completed and a two story office building. In the spring Capt. A. L. Lathrop, of Fairbanks, will erect an- other apartment theatre building. The City Council has in- stigated a $500,000 municipal i'm provement program which goes into effect within a few months.
 New streets, sewers, and school additions are included in the new work. U. S. Army Engineer John C. H. Lee, has just finished arrange ments for a $500000 flood control project on the Tanana River. Is miles from Fairbanks. Work on this is scheduled to start within few months. At the present time MT, Nerland estimates that there are 4,O00 people in Fairbanks.
 Although there is great deal of activity on the boards, MT. Nerland advises people seeking employment in the interior to have sufficient financial means before venturing in- land.
 MT. Nerland is an oldtimer in AL aska, having gone to Dawson in '98 and being established in Fairbanks since 1904.
 He will leave for a two months business trip outside on the Princess Norah tomorrow arriving in Seattle next week to join Mrs. Nerland who preceded him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
T Q D 4 Y
 in the H 0 U s K

House Bill No. 6. Introduced by Representative H. H. McCutcheon, an amendment to laws of Territory to legalize sale and dispensing of liquors in club rooms maintained by certain fraternal organizations.
 House Joint Memorial No. l. Ad vanced by Representative H. H. Mo- Cutcheon, praying Congress of Uni ted States to amend Merchant Mar inc Act of 1929 to include Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
Hollywood Sighb And Sounds
By Robbin cooas

HOLLYWOOD Cal Jan 14-TIary Langdon is the lukiest Hollywood the most grateful.
 His topight comedian has been dead and done years Suddenly the his bring back life It's like working bor 
 Langdon famed the silent roundaced wisul comic today middle-aged little jowls paunch happier he his reckless stardom.
 T have thousands, spent thousands he T counted much money thought much of it-unti flat
 From vaudeville headlner comedian lucrative for Langdon in the silent Three Mack Sennes profitable that he formed his to make features-and that his downfall
 T had to turn feature 10 weeks where Chaplin and Harold Lloyd spending to two each of heirs he recalls couldn't public quickly tired of the character, was, I'm the who could make good his producer The responsibility got finally said, Oh the always till to the top and then didn't it."
 collapse" 1929 Langdon back to short
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
PRINCESS TURNS ACTRESS

LONDON = Princess Indira of Kapurthala has broken away from Indian tradition to become an act ress on the London stage. She is playing the part of a Turkish slave girl in new play.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14

Airways plane; M. L. Gray of North- ern Airways, and Martin Feist, Mar inc Airways mechanic remain stran- ded on the scene in the vicinity of the Sloko-N -Nakina river functions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
SAW MOWERS KILLS BIRDS

LONDON = Farm moving ma chimes kill many birds, particularly the corncrake. ornithologists meet ing here decided. The corncrake, plentiful 20 years ago. has become rare in many English districts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
Cripple Son Saves
 His Crippled Father

DECATUR, Ga, Jan. 11.-Helpless with a broken leg, eighty-three- year-old J. H. Morgan was rescued by his son, Hugh. when fire de- stroyed their home early today.
 Not unusual? No, except the younger man also had a broken leg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
' Q D 4 Y
 in the SEN EN4 TIE

s. B. No 1. By Rivers, making un- known heirs of deceased persons defendants in actions relating to real property, passed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
Fighi Is Made on
 Reckless Driving

DALLAS, Tex. Jan, 14-Dallas high school students are taking a hand in the traffic situation
 They have organized the "25-50 club 25 miles in the city, 50 miles per hour in the country.
 The emblem is club with 26 spikes, one for each of the traffic fatalities for the year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14

May IS has been designated as Peace Day for the 1889 California Worlds Fair.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14

QUICKER JUNEAU BOUND
 J. w. Gucker, broker with sever al lines, is aboard the Baranof for his Juneau headquarters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14

Empire Ads Pay.
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Empire want adds pay.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Van Hon With Astounding and Riggs With Ease Reach Net Final
Probable Pitchers
In Majors Today
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Prob-
able pitchers in the major
leagues tomorrow (won-lost rec
ords in parentheses):
American League.
Detroit at Washington-Bridges
$3.50 VS.. Chase 00-l8).
st. Louis at New York o.
Kramer (S-14 and Mills GID
VS.. Ruffing (2l-6) and Gomez
(12-0.
Chicago at Boston (2)-Lee
1910 and Knott (9-6) VS.. Gale
house (8-9) and Heving Q1-3.
Cleveland at Philadelphia CD
-Feller (21-8) and Milnar 01-
I'D VS.. McCrabb 90 and Ross
(6-13).
National League.
Boston at Cincinnati o.
Fette (10-1O and Erickson
(4-8) VS.. Thompson d0-4 and
Grissom (7-6) or Wander Nicer
(5-8).
New York at st. Louis o.
Hubbell (8-9) and Lohrman
Q1-lD VS.. Cooper (9-5O and
MCGEE (9-5).
Brooklyn at Chicago o.
Hamlin Q7-12) and Casey 02-0
VS.. Whitehill (4-0 and Passeau
(14-1D.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh CD
johnson CD and Pearson O.
10) VS.. Klinger 13-16) and Blan-
ton (2-3).
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Reds Whip Giants 81
To Retain Margin
OF 3 Games
Walters 18th Victory
Comes on Anniversary
OfCIub's Flag Win
BY the Associated Press.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 16.-Bucky
Walters scattered five hits today and
earned his 25th victory of the season
as the Cincinnati Reds crushed the
New York Giants to in celebra-
ton of the goth anniversary of the
date they clinched their only Ma
tional League pennant.
But st. Louis stubborn Cardinals
hung onto the chase 3l2 games be-
hind by beating the Boston Bees
to S.
Reds Attack Effective Early.
The Reds got 8 of their 10
hits and all their runs in the first
three innings before Jimmy Lynn re-
lieved Harry Gumbert and hand
cuffed the leaders with fine relief
pitching.
They started modeStly with run
in the first on doubles by Eddie
Joost and Ival Goodman. Then
in the third Cincinnati collected
three runs on four hits, Joost driv-
ing in two with single In the
third combination of a walk. a
sacrifice and two singles accounted
for two more.
Win Four Out of Five.
Today's victory gave the Reds four
out of five games with the Giants
in crowded three-day series dur
ing which they piled up total of
so hits.
Walters got three of Cincinnati's
hits today and put up his custom
airy tight pitching performance. He
lost shutout in the seventh when
New York grouped single, an in
field out and a single.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Baseball Cheers Stone Toduy
Mats, Tigers Bond to Aid III Former
Pal; Funs Join in Tribute

Johnny Stone, star Washington
outfielder whose brilliant base
ball career was ended a year ago
last June by illness, will be hon.
ored today by Washington fans
and by the two ball clubs with
which he spent his entire Ameri-
can League tenure-the Mats and
the Tigers.
Stone, who has been living in
sanitoriums since he was stricken,
will be called to home plate be-
fore the game and presented with
checks totaling $3,400 by the
Washington and Detroit teams.
This is being done by the clubs
in appreciation of Stones serv-
ices. It pays OF the mortgage on
Johnny's Tennessee farm.
Many additional gifts are to be
presented. Ballplayers from
Evening star., 1939-09-17

every club in the American
League have made contributions.
The proceeds of the souvenir
program sale are going to Stone,
100 per cent, and special section
has been reserved for those who
will pay double price, the extra
money going to Stone. A trophy
filled with greenbacks will be
donated by a group, with DR..
William Ogus as its leader.
Before the Washington-D Detroit
contest, a game Of the title series
of the national amateur tourna-
ment will be played between the
Detroit and Birmingham teams,
making Stone day a double
header. This game will start at
1890 o'clock, with the major
leaguers slated to begin at 3.
Ken Chase will pitch for Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Detroit Nine Routs
Birmingham for
Amateur Lead
Winner by 100 Retains
National Title if 1t
Scores Again Today

With a neat blend of highly effec-
tive pitching and a vicious attack,
Altes Lager diamonders of Detroit
walloped Jordon Park of Birming-
ham, 100, yesterday at Griffith Sta
dium to snatch the first game of the
National Amateur Baseball Fedora
tion's play-of series.
Little Elwood Lee, who hurled
2-hit game earlier in the week,
threw 4-hitter at the Birmingham
batters. Meanwhile his mates were
pounding out 13 hits off a brace of
pitchers to make a rout of what
appeared would be a pitchers battle.
Detroit will seek to grasp Its sec
ond successive national sandlor
crown today when it faces Birming-
ham at noon at Griffith Stadium as
part of the Johnny Stone day pro-
gram. Washington and Detroit
major league clubs will meet in the
nightcap at o'clock.
Detroit Clinches in Sixth.
Should Birmingham upset Detroit
| to make third game necessary, the
teams will shift to the Ellipse and
settle their dispute later IN the day.
For five innings the game had ali
the appearances of brilliant mound
duel, with Detroit collecting CIV
one run and four hits off Charley
Rogers and Birmingham being neld
scoreleSs and to three Safeties by
Lee.
In the sixth, however, Detroit
slammed Rogers for three hits, and
with a brace of Birmingham errors
they were good for three runs. From
that point it was no contest, with
Detroit adding two runs in the sew
enth, another in the eighth and
three more in the ninth.
Meanwhile Lee increased his effec-
tiveness, allowing only one hit in
the last five innings, that oming
in the ninth inning when Bir1ring
ham loaded the bases on John
Brokers itfield single and a pair
of walks.
Big Leaguers Umpire.
Detroit's s big guns were Sum
Hogg, who whacked triple, double
and single; Frank Worzniak, ''lc
slammed a triple and two singles
and Harry Kalapinski, who smashed
three singles.
American League Umpires kolls
Rom~-ol and Hubbard officiatad and
for the first time since the tourney
was launched there was minimum
of pickering
Evening star., 1939-09-17
youngster Sans Rep
As Sticker Brings
Cards Victory
BY the Associated Press.


ST. LOUIS, Sept. 16.-Those die
hard st. Louis Cardinals came from
behind again today to break the
enemy defense in the lucky seventh
and score their fifth straight victory,
6 to 5, for clean sweep of the three
game series with Boston.
Lynn King, a brilliant fielding
youngster with no reputation as a
slugger, went as a pinch hitter and
delivered the single that sent the
tying and winning runs across the
plate.
Up to that point all the glory be-
longed to George Barnicle, skinny
young right-hander the Bees picked
up from Hartford, Conn. He went
to the hill with two out in the sixth
and knocked at the cover of the
record book by striking out five
tough batters-Brown, Gutteridge,
Slaughter, Medwick and Mize-in a
row.
Then Don Padgett broke the string
OF strikeouts with a double, and as
Barnicle tried to put too much on
the ball he walked Terry, Moore and
Stu Martin to fill the bases. That's
where King came in.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Cubs Helped 10 81
Win by Phi||ies'
Six Miscues
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Sept 16-Six Phila-
delphia errors made Big Bill Lees
18th triumph an easy one today, the
Chicago Cubs scoring seven un-
earned runs off Ray Harrell to win
to 2.
The Phils had men on bases fire.
quently in the early innings but
could not score off Lee until the
eighth. The Phils got nine hits, one
less than the Cubs, who made the
most of three errors by Shortstop
George Scharein and single mis-
cues by Infelders Merrill May and
Jim Shilling and Catcher Ben War
rem.
The victory gave the Cubs four
out OF five in the series and ended
the seasons battling between the
two teams with Chicago having won
II games and Philadelphia 10.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
California Sensation
Defeats Bror1wich
In 5-Set Thriller
Bobby Conquers Hunt;
Marble and Jacobs
Clash for Title
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept. 10
Welby Van Horn, the ball-bustlng
kid from Los Angeles and Bobby
Riggs. Wimbledon champion and
Davis Cup star, won their semiflnal
matches at Forest Hills today and
will clash tomorrow for the national
tennis championship.
Van Horn, 19-year-old, unseeded
astonisher of the tournament, pro-
duced another of his last-ditch rail-
lies to defeat Jack Bromwich, the
double e-handed Australian cham
pion,, 2-6, As, 60, 6-4, 8-6. AS
the score indicates, it was thriller,
full of fire and birthstone.
The cool, canny Riggs had no
trouble squelching Joe Hunt, the
Annapolis midshipman, 6-1, 60,
4-6, 6-1. The ease of his victory
established him favorite over the
youngster he faces tomorrow, no
matter how hard the crowd might
be roofing for the wonder boy.
Marble and Jacobs in Final.
Two long time California rivals,
Alice Marble and Helen Jacobs,
reached the womens final. Alice
the defending champion, scracely
got warm-up in turning back Vir-
ginia Wolfenden of San Francisco
60. 6-1, and Helen disposed of
Kay Stammers of England, IS
GO
The first set between Miss Jacobs
and Miss Stammers possibly was the
worst tennis seen in a national semi.
final since the girls quit playing in
bustles. There were nine consecu-
tive breaks in service, among other
things. On her form. Miss Marble
should dust Helen off very handily ir
the final.
Van Horn was the days big noise
as he was yesterday In beating
Wayne Sabin. There is little doub
in anybodys mind that he will bt
the champion next year, no matte
what Riggs does to him tomorrow.
Enough For Bromwich.
In the clubhouse, Bromwich saiC
he had seen enough of Van Horn t.
last him a lifetime. Two years from
now" he said YEARLY, Il wouldn
even want to be in the same part O
town with him"
He said it was Welby's service tina
got him. Toward the last. he said
he knew he'd never break through
that cannon ball delivery again.
Van Horn in the first set made Q
errors to Bromwich's five, and II
the second he was even wilder. I
was difficult to believe he was th'
same boy when he began bouncing
Bromwich around in the third chap
ter AS on the previous day, hi
hair-line game suddenly started tt
function, and in a matter of minute
the pressure was squarely on Brom
wich
After Welby had raced through
the third set, it appeared to be al
over when BromWich grabbed a.
lead in the fourth. But Webb,
merely was taking himself
breather. Again he opened fire ant
bagged five straight games to TAX
the set and square the battle.
The pay-off set was more or les
epic. Though both boys were weary
nearly to the point of collapse, they
produced heroic tennis.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Carr SoftbaIIers Face
Washington AI|-Stars

Carr Bros. g. Boswell softballers
will face the Washington All-Stars,
possessing the best players in the
District, today in a double-bill at
Magruder Park, Hyattsville, start
ing at $50 Both games are eX-
pected to be pitchers battles, as
all four hurlers have no-hit-no-run
games to their credit this year.
Big Bill Edwards, Golub's Market
hurler, and Bob Plaisted, Interna-
tional Business Machine slab star,
will face Doug McLaren and Temp
farrell of Carr q Boswell.
The All-Stars recently downed
the Mates e. Leon team of Balti-
more, Maryland State champs, but
today they will be without the serv-
ices of two Carr g. Boswell stars,
Don Matthias and FARRELL.
A running, fungo- hitting
and throw-for distance contest will
be held between games.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Di Mag, Out 10 Be First
In Nine Years 10 Hit
400, Falls 10 800
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-An early
frost blighted the major league hit
ting leaders this week as it might
so many summer flowers.
Joe Di Maggie of the New York
Yankees, ambitious to be the first
400 hitter in nine years, collapsed
from .405 to 800 and in the Ma
tional League Johnny Mize Of the
st. Louis Cardinals made virtually
the same drop from 1863 to 349
There was one important differ
ence in their tail-spins, however. Dl
Maggie is in no danger of losing the
American League batting cham
pionship, but Mize is threatened in
the senior circuit.
His teammate, Joe MedWick, who
edged him out two years ago, has
been climbing swiftly and this week
took over second place with a 1888
average.
The loo 6prS II, eorb 1eoCy,o.
Evening star., 1939-09-17

Totals 81 IL "a II Totals "a 27 Is
.Batted for Barnicle in eighth.
fBatted for Cooney in ninth.
fBatted for Andrews in fourth.
SRan for Padgett in seventh
fBated for Shoun in seventh.
Boston Observation-Disclosures O01 400 O00-6
ST. Louis ---------- O1O 300 20x-6
Runs-Majeski. West. Ross Mast. Mac
Fayden, Medwick Mize t2). Padgett. Myers,
Moore. Errors-Hassett, Mast. Moran,
Wietelmann. Runs batted in-S. Martin.
Cooney go. Mast t2), j. Martin. Brown.
s.. Martin t2). Cooney, West, Mast. Med
Shoun. Double plays-PadRett to Brown,
Brown to s. Martin to Mize. Left on bases
Boston. Z; St. Louis H.: Bases on balls
ON MacFayden. /: Oh Weir. /; on
Moran, l: of Barnicle, l; on Callahan, L;
OF WeilarS, /: of Shoun. l. Struck out
By MacI ayden. /; by Weiland. 2: by Weir.
!; by shoun. l: by Barnicle, 5. Hits-On
out in fourth) OF Weir, ] in inning;
on Moran, 2 in ] Il innings: on Barnicle,
In 2 innings; Of Callahan. Q In ] inninG;
of Weiland Z in 3 innings (two on. none
out in fourth; Of Andrews. l in l inning;
OIL Shoun ! in 3 innings: on Davis, in
innings. Winning pitcher-Shoun. Losing
pitcher-Barnicle Umpires-Messrs. Mo-
ran, Sears and Barr. Time-2:39. Paid
attendance-2,S74.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Dodgers Nip Pirates
In Mound Duel for
Third Straight
By the Associated Press.
pTTTCRITPGH

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16.-The
Brooklyn Dodgers downed the
Pirates, 3 to 2, to manufacture
three-game winning streak.
The contest was red-hot hurting
battle between Freddy Fitzsimmons,
38-year-old knuckleball specialist,
and Curve -Baller Joe Bowman for
seven scoreless innings.
In the eighth the Dodgers JAM
med across three runs on four hits,
including Ernie Koy's double of
the left field fence.
Paul Waner, who had five hits
in five chances. tripled in the
eighth and scored on Arky
Vaughan's single and in the ninth
a pinch double by Lloyd Waner
and pinch single by Chuck Klein
knocked out Fitz, But Vito Tamulis
sten1n1ed the tide
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Boys Clubs Mines Tilt
For Stones Benefit

Washington Boys Club and Ball
ston Boys Club mines will tangle
Tuesday night at 8:15 o'clock at
Ballston Stadium, with proceeds of
the game to be turned over to
Johnny Stone, the former Detroit
and Washington outfielder, who will
be honored today at Griffith Sta
dium.