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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-23
EIGHT DIE FROM
 SUFF0CATI0N IN
 APARTMENT FIRE

McGREGOR, Iowa, Jan. 23.-Sor- rowing relatives plan funeral serv- ices tomorrow for four adults and four children who died as a result of suffocation in an apartment house fire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-23
Hen Lays Football Egg

SAYBROOK, H., Jan. g. = The football season affected one of Will liam Hildreth's hens.
 She laid an egg shaped like a football that bears ridges re- sembling the stitching and lacing of pigskin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-23
e2 KILLED, COAL
 MINE EXPLOSION

TOKYO. Jan. g. - Ninety-two miners were killed in an explosion in the Ounra Coal Mine at Fukuoka last night. Fifty bodies have been recovered
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-23
TEN SAVED IN DRAMATIC RESCUE AT SEA
JAPANESE MADE SHAVING BRUSHES COME UNDER BAN
 IN U.5.;; DEATH REPORTED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Dr. Thomas Parran, Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, has re- quested, in effect, an embargo on all Japanese made shaving brushes.
 This request is the result of the death in North Dakota of one man.
 Death is due to an anthrax infec- ton as the result of using one of the Japanese made shaving brushes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-23
France Is Warned by
 MussoIini
Italian Premier Gets Sdr. castle in Mentioning
 Opponents, Fdeism

ROME, Jan. 23.-Premier Benito Mussolini reiterated yesterday that enemies of Fascism are too stupid to be dangerous" and warned France not to stand too firmly in Italy's way
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-23
BROWNS ARRIVE

MT. and Mrs. Art Brown are visi- tors in Juneau this afternoon, ar- irving here by PAA plane. MT. Brown operates a jewelrg store in Fairbanks. They are southbound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-23
DOW. J0NEs AERAGEs

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 141.32 rails 29.13, utilities 22.7O.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-23
BAREBACK IN CITY

J. Barrack, Fairbanks Hardware merchant, arrived in Juneau aboard the PAA Electra this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-23

Venice contains TIT canals and 400 bridges.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-23

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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-06-30
Notice Of Delinquent Taxes on Real and Personal
Property In Town of WrangelI, Alaska
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;

am 9shs bana aouds ~ Town M viii represented t.
nq hearing eha before or land % sal tn avpHe % OF la as shown g
delinquent puheam otnH pnap,u interest thereon ddnuen endb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Purdue Out 10 Even
Score With Coast
In Cougar Tilt
BoiIermukers Defeated
By Trojons;; Princeton
Loses to Wildcats
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-Purdue's
basket ball squad, jolted last night
by Southern California, will make
a second bid for victory over West
Coast opposition tonight when 1t
faces Washington State.
While the two square off at Lafay-
cite, Ind, Michigan will continue its
drive for further honors in the East,
meeting Tulane at White Plains,
N. Y. The Wolverines made it three
in row for the season Monday by
defeating Connecticut State.
Purdue bowed before the Trojans
last night, SO to "a, after having tied
the game at 32-all with five minutes
to go. The setback was the second
in four starts for the Boilermakers
and the sixth that Big Ten Confer
ence teams have suffered in 81
games with non-league foes.
Meantime, Northwestern, which
earlier this season had trounced
Washington State, Al to 20, ran its
string of consecutive victories to four
by overwhelming Princeton, AZ to 26.
Eighteen Wildcat players had
their fling in the rout, which was
paced by Dick Brooks, a reserve
senior forward, who had played in
only one previous engagement this
year. He counted IL points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Mrs. Davy Will Make
Swing Of Winter
Golf Journeys
TitIehoIders' Affair
At Augusta First on
List of D. G.. Star

Mrs. Myron Davy, Congressional
Country Club champion. and one
of the top feminine golfers of this
sector, will make the big winter
swing around the women's tourna-
ment circuit, a golf tour through
Florida and nearby States exceeded
only by that of the money-seeking
professionals.
First tourney for Mrs. Davy will
be the "titleholders affair at Au-
gusta around the middle part of
January. Then will follow tourna-
ments at Punta Gorda on Florida S
west coast; at the pretty little town
of Orlando and three east coast af-
fairs. These are the championship
Of Palm Beach, February S to g.:
the South Atlantic championship at
Ormond Beach, February q to
March 2, and the Florida East Coast
championship at St. Augustine,
March to 9.
Helen DettWeiler, Western wom-
ems open champion. who won the
Congressional title in 1898, after
winning the District and mid ATTAIN
tic crowns in previous years, will be
around Miami during the winter,
although she will not play in most
of the tournaments. Helen now is
a golf pro and can play only in the
open Journeys
Mrs. Davy, who through hard
work on her game has become in
three years one of the outstanding
tournament stars around Washing
ton, never before has made the big
trip around the Southern circuit.
She played in the spring Journeys
at Augusta and Aiken this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Smoking Ban at Hockey Tits
Effective Tomorrow NIGHT

A no-smoking ban during the
progress of future ice hockey games
at Riverside Stadium will go into
effect tomorrow night when the
Washington Eagles play host to the
Jersey Skeeters of River Vale, N. j.,
Owner S. G. Loeffler announced to-
day.
The edict is in compliance with
the requests of players and specta-
tors alike.
Loef1ler states that he intends to
install a ventilation system shortly
which will eliminate the smoke, but
until such time smoking will be per-
mitted only between periods. Bill
Davies, the Eagles defense man, in
behalf of the team said that there
was no question but that the thick
cloud of smoke causes strangulation
among the players during the action.
Due to quit his sick bed at George
town Hospital this morning, Man
ager-Coach Redvers Mackenzie will
be back on the Job when the Eagles
meet the skeeters. When he missed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Opposing Third Time,
Hader and Wagner
To Shoot Works

Two rough wrestlers who don't
have to take back step from any
grappler will resume a hot feud to-
night at Turner's Arena. The prin.
cipals, Jack Hader, adopted Wash.
ingtonian, and Bob Wagner, Pacific
Coast husky, who will headline q
benefit show. Wrestling starts at
pm.
Promoter Joe Turner already
has turned over $82 to the Christ
mas shoe fund.
Already having had two draws,
Wagner and Hader will shoot the
works" tonight Those who saw
them wrestle during the police field
day at the stadium last September
(and there were 1900 PRESENT., saw
them stage a slugging bee.
Promoter Turner is making sure
there won't be third draw by
ordering tonight's match to finish.
In the semi-windup Rudy Dusek
meets Able Coleman. In other
matches Bibber Mccoy opposes
Tommy Rae, Alan Eustace meets
Les Ryan and Eddie Cook takes on
Chief White Feather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Must Check Carefully
Scores BowIed in
Final Next Week
EbersoIe, EIoted Over
Events Success, Busy
On Christmas Fund
BY ROD THOMAS.

Bowling alley managers, the first
phase Of the biggest promotion Job
they ever tackled out of the way,
today sat back wondering how much
they would profit by the 18th annual
Evening Star Yuletide tournament
The rolloff of this event, for which
nearly all the organized pin shooters
In the city attempted to qualify, will
fill up lot of drives next week
that otherwise might be empty, what
with only few leagses scheduled.
The alleymen, however, are con-
tributing large share of the prize
money.
With thousands competing under
system never before attempted,
many mistakes in handling the pre-
limlnary were expected. but the
alleymen came through in far bet
ter style than hoped. Theirs was a
mountainous clerical job, complicated
here and there by limited co-opera-
ton of league scorers in supplying
figures for handicaps.
Ebersole Praises Tourney.
Arville Ebersole, for many years
secretary and handspring of the
Washington City Duckpin Associa-
ton, whose experience has covered
every phase of bowling completely,
said today of the tournament: This
is the best thing we've ever had"
and indicated he was speaking for
bowler and businessman of the game
alike.
But another big task lies ahead
and one in which all involved in the
management of the tournament
must be meticulous. Most of the
purse of nearly $1,000 will be shared
by participants in the roll-off and
careful check must be kept to see
that the coin goes to the proper folk.
No prize will be awarded until
clean bill is shown by the candidate.
To begin with, it must be shown
that his or her qualification score
was okay. In the preliminary the
first league set counted in the tour
nament. One bowler, member of
two leagues, thought she had won
a prize with her second perform
ance and it was an unhappy task
to disillusion her. Instead of COL
Letting, she hadn't even qualified
where she rolled her first set.
Handicaps, too, will be reviewed.
BOwlers Asked to Be Watchful.
Before the week is out the names
of all qualifiers at the 10 maple
plants staging the tournament will
have been published. Bowlers who
missed the lists in The Star who
feel they may have qualified should
communicate with their alley man
ayers. This applies, too, to quaIfiers
who are unable to roll on dates
specified in alley schedules.
In the meantime, Ebersole. treas
urer of the tournament, is busying
himself with the bowlers' end of
The Stars Christmas Heart Fund.
Most of the alley proprietors have
pledged to contribute nickel
apiece for each person rolling at
their respective plants in the final.
This is not mandatory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Braddock Rings Third Man
In D. {. Golden Gloves

James w. Braddock, the Gin
derella Kid of boxing, will be guest
referee at the opening of the seventh
annual District of Columbia Golden
Gloves boxing tournament January
10 at Turner's Arena.
The man who struggled up from
the Jersey docks to the world heavy
weight championship has informed
committee officials that he would be
present opening night, along with
Eddie La Fond and Charley Rey-
nolds. local referees.
A special referees permit was
granted Braddock yesterday by Po-
lice Maj. Ernest w. Brown. chair
man of the District of Columbia Box
ing Commission.
At the same time it was announced
that 10 per cent of the first nights
receipts will be turned over to the
Presidents Birthday Fund for the
fight against infantile paralysis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Rangers, After Mark
For Hockey Wins,
Fear Americans
Record Run ; Years AGO
Checked by New York
Foes, Soon to Be Met
BY the Associated Press.

oS lHe ASSOCldleQ eTeSS.
The New York Rangers are shoot
ing for a new National Hockey
League victory mark, and oddly
enough it may take the New York
Americans, who did it last time, to
break the streak
The Rangers now have gone
through 10 straight without a de-
feat and would like to surpass their
mark of Is games without a loss,
racked up three years age.
They lost No. IA to the Ameri-
cans then, and if the Rangers win
their next three games that'll bring
them up to the Americans again.
The Rangers during their streak
have been tied five times while
winning five. They have yet to lose
game away from home, but on
the Garden ice they have lost to
the Maple Leafs, the BlackhaWks
and the Canadiens.
The Rangers, before they come
up to that American game, have
tussles with the Blackhawks, To-
rontc and Boston. That's a pretty
tough row to hoe, what with the
Maple Leafs and the Bruins atop
the league.
There is other important league
business in the offing tonight that
doesn't concern the Rangers.
Both the league leaders are in
action. The Bruins move up to
Montreal for a battle with the
Canadiens. and Toronto has an en-
gagement with the Chicago Black
hawks at Chicago.
The Americans meet the Detroit
Red Wings in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Dec. d. Charles
Leonard Gehringer has travelled a
long, glorious baseball road since
those days when he bounced from
the county fairgrounds diamond at
Fowlerville. Mich, right into full
time second-basing job with the De-
troit Tigers, so it's good news to hear
he'll be hitting the major league
highroad again next spring.
Before the 1910 campaign is well
under way, Silent Charley" will be
81 years old-and the subject of
much speculation as to whether he'll
be able to stick it out through his
fifteenth full season with the Ben
gals. It's a certainty the quiet, re-
served infielder won't have much to
say about it himself-but his record
will do a lot of talking in his favor.
Hurt Leg Last June.
He suffered a badly pulled leg
muscle last June in the all-star
game at Cooperstown, N. Y, and
some of the boys said he was on the
way out But young Benny Mccoy,
who was expected to take Charley's
place, apparently is headed for Phil
adelphia, giving rise to the thought
that Tiger officials believe one Of the
greatest pair Of legs in base ball will
carry Gehringer through another
season.
New York's great youngster, Joe
Gordon, took the play from Gehrin-
ger last summer, but Charley didn't
do badly. He appeared in lib games,
hit 1925 and his 1872 hits included 16
homers, 6 triples and % doubles.
Possessor of one Of the keenest pair
of eyes in the sport, he drew 68
walks and famed only is times. He
also was the best fielding second
baseman in the circuit.
Previous to the 1889 campaign he
had compiled a record which I'M
doubleday will qualify him someday
as candidate for baseball's hall of
fame. During 10 full seasons his
major league average was 1927.
Through that period, at various
times, he led the American League
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Niche in Baseball Hall of Fame
Looms for Gehringer, Looking
To 18th Season With Tigers

in hitting, runs scored, hits and
stolen bases. In the world series he
hit .377.
All-Star Record Is Great.
It probably will be long time be-
fore his all-star game record is
matched. Playing through every
contest of the first six all-star duels
Gehringer had a batting average of
500, handled Is chances without err
ror. He was named to the 1899 all
star squad, but declined because of
his leg injury.
It's been said Gehringer lacks
color. If this is true it's only because
he made the hardest plays look easy.
Never has he been a laxative
"grandstander." He hasn't had to
be simply for the reason his record
fairly shouts a convincing, eloquent
tale of his diamond wizardry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21

last Tuesday nights clash with the
Rovers it was the first time in his
1O-year association with the Eastern
Hockey League that he had been
absent when one of his teams was
playing.
Tomorrow nights match will have
no bearing on the current Hershey
Cup series, as it was advanced from
an original date in February. Mac
kenzie said that Leslie Colvin,
youthful goalie, would start for the
Eagles in place of the regular goalie,
Gordon Lee. He has been promising
Colvin chance for some time, Mac
kenzie said, assured that he is a
great prospect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Hostok to Fight Zo|e
In Non-Title Bout

CHICAGO, Dec. 81 P).-Promoter
Bill Rand has announced that he
has concluded negotiations for a
non-title bout here January 10 be-
tween Middleweight Champion Al
Hostak of Seattle and Tony Zale of
Gary, Ind.
The overweight match at 10
rounds will be held at the Chicago
Stadium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Giant Preliminary Out Of Way Alley Men Ponder Profits Stars 7oune
Will Follow Vols
If Thumb Lasts
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Dec. 81
Walter Naples. jr., 14-year-old
Knoxville High School boy, hitch
hiked into town, declared he
hadn't missed a University of
Tennessee football game in three
years and didn't intend to start
January l when the Vols play in
the Rose Bowl.
MY folks worry about me a
little" he said, but they told
me if I was big enough fool to
do it, why go ahead and here I
am"
A laugh greeted the suggestion
that tickets were bit scarce out
there at Pasadena for the Ten
nessee-Southern California matt
nee.
I'll 60 in with the players
I've done it before" he said as he
tilted a thumb westward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
FelIer's Arm Is Only
Concern of indians

CLEVELAND, Dec. 81 R.-Cleve-
land doesn't care If Bob Teller
wants to tote six-shooter in the
movies-as long as he doesn't i'm
peril the arm that won "a games
during the 1899 season.
Feller said at his Iowa home that
he was considering an offer for q
series of cowboy pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
COMDEN, N. J.-Gus Dcrazio,
1851. Philadelphia. outpointed
Charley Massera, 1879, New York
49,.
PROVIDENCE, r. Larry
Bolvin, 1919, Providence, stopped
Tony Dupre, 1913, Manchester, N.
II. (2),
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Novak Ace as Chicaq(
Remains Unbedten
In Basket Loop
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Chicago's
Bruins still were the only unde-
feated team in the National Pro-
fessional Basket Ball League today
thanks largely to big Mike Novak,
former Loyola of Chicago center.
Novak scored a field goal and a
free throw last night after the Akron
Firestones had led most of the
game to tie the score q all and
then followed Terminate George
Hogan's basket with another of his
own for the clinching points in a
31-to-29 triumph. 1t was Chicago's
third consecutive victory.
Akron's other league entry, the
Goodyears, was more fortunate last
night, defeating indianapolis at the
Hoosier city, 81 to II.
Western Division.
w. L. W. L.
Chicago 1900 3 0 Hammond 49, / 3
sheboygan Oshkosh - 5
Eastern Division.
w. L. W. L.
Detroit - 6 3 Akron G'dyear 3 3
Indianapolis - 2 l Akron Fi'stone 3 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Mat Matches
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON - Steve (Crusher)
Casey, 230, Ireland, and Bob
by Managoff, 22O, Chicago, drew,
one fall each, 80 minutes.
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Bobby
Bruins, 217, Kansas City. threw
Brunek Zagurski, 2l0, Poland,
28:10.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind.-Billy
Thorn, ITO, Indiana, threw Billy
Weidner. 1870, San Francisco, %
minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
CUNTS Would Be Hosts

Games with 80 and 120 pound
court teams, to be played on their
home floor, are sought by the Alex
andria Boys Club. Call Billy Yer
million at Alexandria 1866.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Professional Basket Ball

Troy. 40: philadelphia. 3S (two over
time periods.
= 20.
Akron Goodyesrs, 81: Indianapolis. II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Congress Heights Ahead

Despite Is points by Ehringer,
Mechanicsville's basket ball team
dropped 26-37 decision to the
Congress Heights five last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
It's q Far Cry From Rods
To Luxury Of Clipper

At this point, a Word-palnter ike
me always is tempted to say some
thing like this: Little did the
hobo Jack Dempsey suspect, as he
rode the rods and scratched the
matted bristles on his chin back In
1918, that one day he would be soar
ing high above the Pacific Ocean
in the luxurious comfort OF the
China Clipper, bound for a distant
port beyond the blue horizon.
Writers always are tempted to
say something like that, but come
to think of it, why should Dempsey
suspect he was going to ride on
the China Clipper some day? No
body else suspected it. I will give
a prize of $3.50 to anybody who
suspected in 1918, while he rode
the rods or otherwise was employed,
that he some day would fly on
the China Clipper.
Having taken care of that detail
I will 60 on with what l started
out to say, namely, that old John
Dempsey has come long way and
stayed up there a long time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Magic in His Name Grips
Folk Who Never Sow Him

There still is magic in his name.
It grips the minds of the people who
never saw him fight. In the far
white islands of the Philippines, on
the coral strands of Greenland, up
the icy slopes of the Tai MahaI
well, anyway. they all know
Dempsey. He's the fighter of fancy
and legend, the peoples fighter, a
rainbow of color, the man who
fought as you like to think of fight
ers fighting The funny thing is,
he still looks and behaves the part.
in spite of his puffy jowls and
corpulent body Dempsey still is
exciting, and not only to the Fill
pinos who are seeing him for the
first time.
They had a small man in the
Philippines once who fought more
nearly like Dempsey than any other
fighter of modern times That was
Pancho Villa, born Francisco Gull
ledo At 10 pounds, this tiny brown
tiger was Dempsey in miniature,
bobbing, weaving, hooking, blood
4lullSiy dllu lllclC
When he knocked his man down,
the likeness became more striking,
for neutral corners never were
meant for Villa, though the big
referees could push him pretty
much where they pleased. Like
Dempsey, Villas instinct was to
stay with his victim and keep slash
ing and Furnishing till they carried
the man away.
Gorcio Interesting But Locks
Kick Of Dempsey or Villa
They have another fighter from
the Philippines now who is some
thing to watch, though no such
fevered killer as Villa or Demp-
sey. When the crowds gather
around the prize ring in Manila
Saturday, they will be paying to
see the local hero of the hour as
well as Dempsey, and the chances
are that Ceferino Garcia will draw
more fans through the wicket than
Dempsey will, though old Johns
presence certainly will do the gate
no harm.
Garcia is the first important
fighter the Philippines have pro-
duced since Villa. Furthermore,
while only middleweight, and not
a heavy middleweight, he is very
big Filipino, almost a giant to his
fellow citizens and figure of a
man whom they are proud to see
representing their brown island
race in the Western world.
Garcia lacks the fighting instinct.
the quick incisiveness of Villa, but
there's no question that he can
punch like murder. He hits fast,
from unorthodox angles, and un-
doubtedly he will hit Mr.. Lee, who
has been hit by experts and shows
1t, at a reasonably early point in
the fight.
This will be the best possible end
Ing for a fight in Manila, for it will
show the brown sugar-cutter raz-
ing his enemy to the floor, and it
will give Mr.. Dempsey a chance to
count Gn the American language,
but with gestures which everybody
understands over the fallen man.
All in all, it should be a good
party, and the only difficulty will
be to restrain Mr.. Dempsey from
flying to Hong Kong after the fight
to inquire what the heck the shoot
Ing is about over there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
From the
Press Box
Dempsey Keeps Glamour
Even in Philippines
By JOHN LARDNER,
Snecial Cnrresnnndent of The Star

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 (N.AN.A)-
The fact that 1000 Filipinos turned
out at the airport to meet old John
Dempsey, the former fighter, this
week, when he rolled into Manila
aboard the China Clipper, speaks
q volume for old Johns fame, pres
tige and winning personality.
Thousands of ardent Filipinos
will pay 100000 on December %
to watch this distinguished old
freight train commuter referee a
middleweight fight between Ceferino
Garcia, the local idol, and Glen
Lee, the popular Nebraska target
Mr.. Dempsey's fee for telling the
boys to break it up and behave them
selves will be $4,000, the largest
on record for this sort of work.
OF course, that includes Mr.. Demp-
sey's fare back and forth, which
roughly is $500.