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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
TWO TEAMS HIT
 1415 PINS FOR
 SCORE AT ELk5

Feathered League contestants in the Elks bowling last night result ed in the Owls pushing the Frig- ates for three straight wins. All game scores were under 500, high game honors went to Holm of the Owls who toppled the pins for 190 count
 Duckworth of the Vultures rolled solo in the second game as the rest of his club and the opposition Buzzard trio stayed home and let their averages work. His l95 first game score was good for single game honors. One out of three games was captured by him for the Vultures. ss
 Last game on the evenings list turned out a deadlock in pin tally when both teams hit for l415 eacn. The Egrets however punched their : spares and strikes to score a two out of three decision over the Teal. Following are the scores of last nights games:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14

taxes of the States vary from ? to ' cents gallon, in addition to the one cent per gallon on federal tax.
 Tax Self Collecting
 Engineer Hesse says in his report:
 Tt is the fairest tax that has ever been devised in that the tax paid is precisely in proportion to the ex- tent to which the roads are used. It has the further advantage of be- ing a self-collecting tax as well as a painless tax.
 There is no legitimate reason why motor vehicles for which the high ways have been built at cost of millions of dollars should not con- tribute something to them in the way of taxes.
 Receipts from this sort of a tax should be credited exclusively to the road funds
 No Enforcement
 Irafflc regulations TOT Ierrltorlal highways are virtually essential, the report declares. The Thirteenth Legislature refused to- enact high way code. as regulations had already been drawn up by the Secretary of the Interior. These, however, have no force since no penalty is provided for attractions and all road building agencies are helpless to enforce them, the report states.
 Heavy mining machinery is be- ing transported across highway bridges which were not constructed to carry such loads, Hesse said, and without legislation the road agencies
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
GROSS COUNTRY
 SKIING CONTEST
 IS CALLED OFF
Week of Rain Leaves Area in Too Poor Condition
 Without New Snow

Poor snow conditions prevailing throughout the lower reaches of the Douglas Ski Area, where it had been planned to hold Juneau's first cross country ski race. tomorrow, this morning caused the postponement of all ski competition for this week. end.
 After receiving reports on snow conditions and forecasts on the weather, which read more rain,' the racing committee of the Ju- neau Ski Club agreed that new fall of snow will be necessary before further Henning Cup or other com petitive events can successfully be held
 With the race called off, it is most likely, that the ski trail will be generally desterted tomorrow and until snow conditions improve; with only a few of the harder mountain sliders working their ways up to the higher elevations in search of terrain that has not been too gut ted by the past week of incessant rainfall
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14

looks something like duck Tapping its wings to take off from the sur face of the water. The kick also enters into this stroke and the swimmer literally rides" the top of the water with the arms, head and shoulders out of the water much of the time.
 That's Patty's speciality. She swims a quarter of a mile daily using the "winpy"
 Dick Papenguth, Patty's coach, is convinced she is a definite contender for a place on the 1940 Olympic team and he goes even further:
 "I'll predict she breaks every breast stroke record in the book this year"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
CASES SCHEDULED BY COURT TODAY;
 ONE MURDER TRIAL

With calling of the court calen- dar today, it was interesting to note wide variety of cases on the docket for the next few weeks. running the gamut from picking pockets to murder and $90.000 civil suit.
 Jack Diaz will be tried, begin- ming Monday, for alleged petty larceny and alleged picking pockets.
 Following that trial, Phillip John- son of Petersburg. will be tried on a murder indictment in the death of William Mills. May 8, who died, the indictment said, at the hands of Johnson by striking and beating.
 Jack Diaz will then again face
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
Keeper Yearns 10 Get Batk 10 Lonely Cape Spencer Light

Still unable to use his right hand, the injury of which caused a mercy run by the cutter Haida early this month, Keeper James c. Scriver nevertheless is itching to get back to Cape Spencer light.
 An operation at St. Ann's Hospital arrested the blood poisoning which had threatened loss of the hand, and while the member is still sore and stiff. it will not have to be en- putated, for which Scriver says he is duly thankful
 Scriver will return to the light house as soon as transportation is available, but probably won't be able to work for several weeks. Meanwhile the light is being kept burning by his two assistants.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14

a jury on a more serious charg( of assault with dangerous veal pon.
 The case of the United Statei vs. Harry McRobie on adulter( charges will follow that case:
 Next on the calendar Is the suiI of Mrs. John 0. Nelson vs. tn City of Juneau in connection with sidewalk fall near the Elks Hal on April l. 1887.
 Connors Motors vs. Al Lundstror> is next on the docket and the1 Clara A. Raymond vs. Iver Arnef son on an ejectment suit.
 February 20 is set for the opeu' ing of trial again in the Electrif cal Research vs. w. D. Gross. wtt( $90,000 asked in connection .wttJl equipment disagreement. The tria) is retrial of the two-year cid cas, in which Gross received a judgs ment. 9
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
B00S ACCOMPANY DECISION GIVEN
 BURMAN ON FARR
Welshman Drops Another Fiqht After Gallant
 Closing Rally

NEW YORK, Jan. l4.-Despite a gallant showing in the late rounds of his ten-round battle with Clarence Red" Burman last night in Madison Square Garden, Tommy Farr dropped a decision to the accompaniment of lusty boos from the crowd
 The Welsh heavyweight. trying desperately to win his first fight in America, had tough going in the first six rounds, but in the final heats turned on the leather attack that showed him the more experienced man.
 In the first round. Farr and Burman came out of their cor ners, mauling and generally taking each others measure, but in the fading seconds of the round, stood toe to toe and slugged. Burman Starts Etrong
 Burman in the first round began body attack that told heavily or Farr's heart and rib section, while Farr shot steadily for a vulnerable jaw spot
 Tn the third eriod, Burmar popped the Welshman too low and lost the round as the referee warned him, and in the fourth Tommy Farr broke beginning mauling contest again with vici- GUS drive that made Burman give his first ground of the mix. The Dempsey protege was apparently damaged by the face shots coming from the Welsh camp.
 In the fifth, Burman altered tactics and began firing for a chin spot also, and in the sixth round definitely had the period his own way, showing snappier punch es, swifter footwork and general freshness compared with Farr's weakening punch and slowing time.
 Farr Counters Opening the seventh round, Farr took pushing around as he had never taken from Nova, Baer or Louis, forced to give ground every where he backed, but with the gong about to ring, counter-attacked furiously with a barrage of head and body shots that were continued in the eighth round
 AS the ninth got under way, it was easily seen that Burman was very tired and Farr was the bet ter man at that stage, pushing his lighter opponent from one corner to the next, dealing telling Welsh rights at every step.
 No Comment
 Farr listened to the decision as a stunned man, but made no com ment or grimace. He stepped from the ring, perhaps for the last time on American soil, raised his right glove to the crowd and received Ia tremendous cheer
 Burman was elated and is look ing forward to the possibility of a matching with the worlds heavy weight champ, which may not be the Brown Bomber Louis, but may be. John Henry Louis, the two colored lads scheduled to settle the crown January "A in the Garden.
 Commentators at the ringside, said Burman fought the best fight of his career last night and looks more like a conner than any time in the past.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14

are powerless to stop the practice
 "A driver can stop his car in the middle of the road on a curve, wan der off into the woods and pick blue berries and if the oncoming traffic crashes into his car there is noth- ing that can be done in so far as traffic regulations are concerned, it is remarked in the report.
 Road building agencies would be happy to assist in preparing mea sure for the legislature to regulate traffic. Hesse says.
 Money For Roads
 The practice in the past of taking up the financial slack in the Terri tory at the expense of the roads is criticized in the report, which states. you cannot eternally take the funds away from the roads and still have roads,
 Only 7.49 percent of Territorial expenditures are for roads, the re- port says, while the federal govern ment in Alaska spends l0.79 per- cent of its total funds for the pur- pose and expenditures in the North west States are: Nevada 33.80 per- cent; Montana 32l0 percent; Idaho 273l percent; Washington 21.78 per- cent.
 The report holds that division of road funds equally between the four Divisions is impractical In the years from 1881 through 1888 road fund disbursements were as follows: First Division, $225,017.43; Second Divi- sicn, $208.0l2.15; Third Division $200, 0,837.58: Fourth Division, $200.- 429,
 2,385 Miles nf KOad
 In the First Division 35 miles oi road have been built and maintained by the, Territory. GAS built and maintained by the Alaska Road Commission, 5 miles built and main tained by the Alaska Road Com mission, 1863 miles Quilt and main tained by the Bureau of Public Reads, and 256 miles built ano maintained by the U. s. Forest Ser vice, giving the Division total oi 220.5 miles of road.
 The Territory has total of D. 385.l miles of road at present, the report states. In addition there are
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14

l,5eo.7 miles of sled roads and 7,8s4.3 miles of trails.
 Shelter cabin expenditures by the Territorial Engineer in the biennium amounted to $4,367.40 and money used for telephone land lines total led $l.l31.80
 There are IF aviation fields and eight sea plane ramps, platforms and floats in Alaska. according to the report.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
BA5kETBALL

The following are scores of Pa cific Coast Conference basketball games played last night:
 Stanford 42; Southern California 39.
 California 54: UCLA 39.
 Oregon 31; Oregon State 26.
 Washington 34; Montana 28.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
Would Stop
 immigration For 10 Years

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Senator Reynolds, Democrat, North Carolina, said today he was drafting a bill to suspend al immigration for period of ten years, 'or until every unem- ployed American is back at work. ,
 Reynolds added he also was pre- pairing measures to deport every alien criminal in America and to require compulsory registration and fingerprinting of aliens.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
TAYLOR COMING NORTH

Ike Taylor. Chief Engineer of the Alaska Road Commission, ac- companied by Mrs. Taylor, is a passenger for his Juneau Head quarters aboard the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
PARKS ON BARANoF

George A. Parks. who has been south during the holiday season, is a passenger aboard the Baranof for Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
MEHERINs RETURNING

J. J. Meherin, one of the leading brokers in Alaska, and also Presi- dent of the Baranof Hotel, Inc, is passenger for Juneau on the Baranof Mrs. Meherin is also com- ing north.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
McwILLIAMs NORTmOUND

| I. K. McWilliams, Aeronautica
 Inspector in Alaska. is a passeul ger aboard the Baranof for .Ju| neau. .yss.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
FAIRBANKS MAN COMING

Max F. Love. prominent Fairj banks man, is a passenger aboarl the Baranof for Juneau. He will go by plane to the Interior.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-14
GAS TAX URGED FOR TERRITORY
 ROAD PURPOSES
High way Engineer Also Wants Regulations
 for Traffic

tContinueu rum rage One)
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19

Until this moment I had always
considered her as a mere kid and
in my desire to be nice, came close
to asking about the dolls with which
I have grown accustomed to asso-
ciate her.
Instead, I asked what she was
doing going to town by herself.
Then came the big surprise for me.
For she told me in all seriousness
and just as matter of course that
she was going to town to do some
shopping. I learned that while
still in school she had secured two
places in which to work and today
she was on her way to town to buy
a dress and other things she needed
and had been saving to get.
Completely taken aback by her
self p osse ssion and matter-of-
course air, I had just sense enough
not to ask about those dolls but by
a few well-placed questions learned
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19
Not Fair to Themselves . .

conservative estimate indicates that of the $500 Negroes
eligible Minneapolis
registered that they might exercise their franchise
The city clerks office
apotan all naonaes do bother register that they
might For others this might be all right for coored
and and of them property
careless with of their priced citizenship perogaves
plorable.
Negroes country virtually
Negroes the enlightened northern and border states
with themselves their brethren the
sections when they do not register and vote.
Minneapolis citizens who have registered have moved
election have until register able
Civic organizations fraena churches
all in the community should their members the
necessary their the poll Spokesman
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19
May II, 1899.

> May H.. 1889.
Editor: The Associated Negro
Credit Union takes this opportunity
to thank you for the liberal space
you gave US in the Minneapolis
Spokesman and the st. Paul Re-
corder, advertising our credit union
forum program.
That type of advertising was a
trail blazer" for our credit union,
and it assisted our membership
chairman to put over a very sue
cessful program.
The attendance was much larger
than we anticipated, but, of course,
was the result of the very fine pub
licity you gave us.
We greatly appreciate your in
terest and thanking you again for
the service you so willingly rem
dered, we are,
Associated Negro Credit Union,
Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart,
President.
Talmage B. Carey,
Secretary-Treasurer.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19
The Peoples
Opinion
DON'T LET UP ON THE
CHTSELERS

May A, 1889.
Editor: AS you know from your
records subscribed for your paper
the first week it appeared, paid my
two dollars down in advance before
l knew whether you would be able
to keep the paper afioat for a
month. All the years 1 have re-
sided in st. Paul I am proud to say
l have paid out my money to
worthy enterprises and have con-
tinually supported Negroes who
ventured into business. There have
been many failures and some few
successes but l have never re-
GREETED doing my part for even
those who failed.
For years the APPEAL was a
weekly visitor to my home. I sub
scribed to the energetic Walter
Chestnut's Northwestern Bulletin
Appeal which was backed by Owen
Howell, one of our most public
spirited citizens. He was then pub
lie spirited and he is still. 1 was
a subscriber for the Minnesota
Messenger and the Minnesota Star,
The st. Paul Echo and few others
l fail to recall. All through the
years l have never been "chisel-
er" when it comes to my own news
papers. For years l have seen
countless neighbors come in and
out of my house to read my Negro
newspapers. Three months ago
when read the note in the paper
about, "thoseGwho read but do not
pay-and complain" I told my wife
to put our copy of my paper away
so that the neighbors and their
children would not read it.
Maybe that is being selfish but
l wonder whether it is or not? II
know five families whose members
have read the paper I pay you 81
per year for. When I jokingly
asked one of the "free riders" as
you aptly describe them why he
didn't take the paper by the year,
or buy it, he said, there wasn't
enough news in it for his So! Yet
this chap with a good job sends
over, or did until I stopped the
practice, for the paper every Sun
day morning! He perhaps has not
realized that he and his four
friends are cheating me, the paper,
themselves and the community
when they fail to support the We
hicle which they willingly use but |
to which they never contribute a
nickel. The $40 a year which
these neighbors of mine should be
spending with the paper would per-
haps help you give US a better
paper and help make a better COM
munity. Looking through the So
cial columns of the paper weekly
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19
INQUISITIVE SAL

By the way, who's OSCAR NEW.
MAN so interested in these days
do tell.) :. Have you met the
baseball Romeos? They're in the
person of STAFFORD LOTT and
NORMAN Light. The two tell
me when they hit a home run
(Which is quite often) the girls on
the park sidelines fall so deeply in
love with them. My, my, boys, if
that's the case just how do you
manage making dates with SO
many gals? MRS. HELEN
MORRIS certainly has darling
new black Chevrolet, hasn't she Z?
:. Saw CLIFF RUCKER, who has
just returned from the East. Cliff
says the N. Y. Worlds Fair is just
too, too fine. i. PATTY GILBERT
tells me that she's one of these
"pal" girls. Says she's getting
tired of being a sister to all the
sheiks about town and from now
on she's going to be sophisticated,
no more sister stuff. more pow
er to you, kidd
One of our candidates, running
for the June election, was heard to
say to his wife when leaving one of
the meetings the other night:
"Dear, if I'm elected what will l
be?" you'll be an Honorable"
she said. "But if I'm not elected
what will be?" To which she
replied: ooh! You'll be the same
old d fool you've always beer"
And such is life!!
Quite "a number of our popular
boys and gals about town who have
been attending school elsewhere
will be returning to the Twin Cities
in a few weeks. l heard one St.
Paul girl tell her friends that she
was going to start breaking off
right now with her current winter
B. F. cause. the real light of her
life will be returning soon. lis
the party familiar? l thought it
would be.)
One of our ministers told this
story the other night: A mission
airy after relating the story of
Ananias and Sapphire asked the
Sunday School children why God
doesn't strike everyone dead who
tells a lie, when one little boy on
the back row quickly answered, 81
know, teacher, . because there
wouldn't be anybody left" (Ha!)
So that's all, folks, for this week
and as you go dashing along don't
forget to give a thought to
Your old pal,
SAL.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19
No Excuse!

When community frequently raises for jobs is iron
that the young recently made driver of milk does
the required number of make his
absolutely
sentiment experiences should
decision of whether should driver
He sells standard type of dairy product The reliable
above all the jobs pays decent wage
foolish pirate about the concentration Negroes domestic
and personal and then nothing when opportunity
field The old donotng spirit always
this kind Usually who complain about
find the point imaginary plan
for beterment
There number of people who already enrolled
applause
themselves They should their
affirmative important Finally
people who do intend who foolish enough tell
others why cooperation should given They should least
the elementary decency to keep quiet.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19

Howdy, Folks:
Well, this is the time of the year
when all who can get around to it
are planning some trip for their
summer vacation. Some are going
West, some South but a great
many are headed East towards the
New York Worlds Fair. . Speak
ing of trips-did you know: The
DAVE FRANCIS are motoring
down to Kansas City in their new
Graham? 3. MRS. MONJOY
JONES is planning to leave for a
vacation with her hubby in Phila-
delphia. :. The JIMMY DIVERS
have just returned from Chicago.
IT'S said the divers had too, too
fine time in the Windy City.
Faces About Town: The DON
AID BRADYS and their son,
CHUBBY, up at the Club Cafe
chatting gaily together. =. The
BILL SMALLS, at Bells Cafe,
looking just as "lovey dove" as
ever. HILDA MOSES and
WALTER COINS in one of Min
neapolis' popular mite spots, hold
ing Glands Across the Table" {.
ARCHIE JAMES in one of Mime
apolis' cafes all excited over the
grand time the Sportsman's Club
had had that day trapping different
kinds of animals. Mr.. James tells
me that there are about ninety
prominent boys and men in the
Club and that the Twin Cities can
be expecting something big from
their club. -.
Newly WEEDS: DONALD SEES
SION and BETTY MARSHALL,
who eloped to Iowa last weekend.
The couple are busy these days
buying furniture for their future
love nest. My girl, Tuesday,
tells me that RUDY and COR
DELLA MARTIN are looking so
so happy. (You know the Martins
were married recently.) :. LAW
RENEE BROWN is dashing about
town in a sharp black roadster.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19

w. ]. "Bud" Meagher who has the
reputation of being the friend of
everybody (if that is possible).
His long record in the council
which the writer has scrutinized
very carefully puts him among
those who we would consider
friendly, fair and just to the peo-
pie of the Negro group. His OPP
ponent, John w. Simcoe, prominent
in the labor movement for many
years, is not very well known
among our voters.
In the fourth ward Romeo J.
Riley, incumbent, won handily in
the primaries but he may expert
ence some trouble in the finals. In
this ward large colored voting
strength is found in the 9th, 7th,
9Th and 9th precincts. Unless a
miracle occurs Riley will not get
much of that vote June IL. Despite
the heavy colored vote in these pre-
cincts, none of the poll officials are
colored citizens. In none of the
city jobs where he is able to look
out after his ward has Riley placed
any of his Negro constituents. In
fact, residents of this area joking
ly say they haven't seen Riley since
the last election four years ago.
Out in the fifth ward Frank D.
Bessesen will battle it out with
Jens Christianson, perennial candi-
date for the aldermanic post. It
may be a very close contest. At
ent Bessesen is favored
among our voters largely because
he has active workers in his behalf
among the colored people in the
ward as he has among various
other groups.
Continued Next Week.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19
Aldermanic Races
May Be Decided
By Negro Vote

Negro voters will have much to
say as to who is elected alderman
in at least four wards in the COM
ing Minneapolis city elections.
Large numbers of our people re-
side and vote in the third, fourth,
fifth and seventh wards of Min
neapolis. In three other wards we
have some votes. They are sixth
and eleventh and tenth wards.
The third ward, the tenth,
eleventh, twelfth and thirteen pre-
cincts have enough of our voters to
make them balance of power.
In the third ward the incumbent is
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19

that she knew just what she want
ed, that she proposed to take her
time, shop all over town, find just
the things she wanted at prices she
could afford to pay. That she re-
GREETED the trouble she would have
to cause the work people, but she
knew just what she wanted and she
was going to take whatever time it
required to find it at the right price
if it took all the afternoon and the
service of every working woman in
town. Imagine! All of this said