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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-21
BY DILLON GRAHAM
Sports Editor, AP Feature Service

NEW YORK, Sept. 81, - Does. a
team have to have 20-game pitcher
to win a pennant? The American
League says yes No, says the Ma
tional League.
Baseball history shows that every
American loop flag winner in the
past II years has boasted one or
more tossers who COPIED 20 games
Over on the senior circuit IL of the
II victors listed one of these select
circle Fingers.
But while a big game-winner I'M
doubtedly helps, he doesn't insure
pennant For instance, there was the
case of Cincinnati in 1923. The Reds
had Luque with q victories, Dono-
hue with q and Rixey with 90 Yet
Cincinnati finished four and one
half games behind the Giants. The
Giants didn't have a single pitcher
over the 16-game figure.
Most baseball experts feel that
a team must have a pair of pitch
ers who between them can win
around 40 games. That was the
case with the Cubs last year. Bill
Lee, with % triumphs. was Chi
cagos only pitcher over the 20
mark, but Clay Bryant was just shy
CT that figure with 10.
Cincinnati this year has the re-
quisite number of extremely sue
cessful pitchers. Bucky Walters has
already hit the 20-game circle and
Paul Derringer is close behind. The
Cardinals probably will not be able
to add up 40 or even IS victories
from any two Of their fingers. And
the same goes for any of the other
senior circuit clubs.
In the American League R e d
Ruffing seems a sure bet to win 90
for the fourth straight year. Young
Alley Donald may also slip through
to cop 20. The Boston Red Sox, hot
on the Yankees trail, apparently will
not have 20-game winner. Tommy
Bridges and Bob Teller are probable
20-gamers but Detroit and Cleveland
appear too far back to figure in the
championship.
Here are the last II pennant-win-
ners and their 20-or-over pitchers
American League
Year Team Pitching Record
1888 Yankees; Ruffing, 81
1897 Yankees; Ruffing 20, Gomez q
1886 Yankees; Ruffing 20
1895 Tigers; Bridges 81
1884 Tigers; Rowe "a, Bridges %
1888 Senators: Crowder "a, White.
hill %
1882 Yankees; Gomez "a
1881 Athletics; Grove. 81, Earnshav
81, Walberg 20
1880 Athletics; Grove %, Earnshay
%
1929 Athletics; Earnshaw "a Groy
20
1928 Yankees; Pipgras "a, Hoyt 2
1927 Yankees; Hoyt %
1926 Yankees; Pennock %
1925 Senators; johnson 20, Cove
leSki 20
1924 Senators; Johnson %
1928 Yankees; Jones 81
1922 Yankees; Bush 26, Shawkey
National League
Year Team Pitching Record
1888 Cubs; Lee %
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-21

Yellowstone National Park herd,
largest on the North American con-
tinent, and join that elk lodge.
In the end when death comes the
government will know how long
he lived and how he whether
by hunters bullet, disease or old
age.
FOOD SALE
Eastern Star Food sale, Saturday
at Hollmann's Drug Store. adv
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16

Sarasota, Fla, May 16- (UP) = Six months ago a "juke joint" waitress-today heiress to a $5,000,- 900 estate.
 Legal authorities said that Puma Louise Abatiello Palmer, as the legal widow of Potter d'Orsay Palmer, the play boy scion of the wealthy Chi cago pioneer family, would receive a large portion of his estate.
 Palmer, 34, died yesterday evening of injuries suffered in a brawl at barbecue last Thursday. At his bedside was his pretty young wife. his fourth, and his parents, the Honore Palmers, who have e magni- ficient estate nearby and who last December refused to receive their sons new wife.
 The main bulk. of the Palmer fortune is in the hand Of the elder Palmer and he was SO yexed by his sons fourth marriage that, accord ing to the son, he deleted hts name from his will. But the son had . one-third interest in the ei6. 1000 900 estate Of his grandmother. Mrs. Pot- ter Palmer. and it was this money
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
KING, QUEEN ARE
 NEAR VOYACEEND
Royal Liner Will Anchor Off Quebec Probably
 at Midnight
BY WEBB MILLER

United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Quebec, May 16.-(UP)-The liner Empress of Australia moved into the mouth of the St. Lawrence river early today bringing their Britannia majesties for 30-day tour. A re- vised program, necessitated by a two-day delay at sea, will enable Daniel c. Roper, new United States minister to Canada, to present his credentials personally to the king Friday.
 Ordinarily, Roper would be re- ceived by Lord Tweedsmuir, gover- nor-general, but his majesty will be presiding at the royal assent cere- monies in parliament at Ottawa that day, and will receive him.
 Roper'S appointment was made after the original program for the royal tour, months of preparation, had been completed. The royal assent ceremonies, at which the king repeats the phrase "le roi le veut" (the King wills iD as each bill passed by parliament is read, also will have an American flavor. The most important bill is one ratifying the new Canadian-A American trade treaty, and it will be given royal assent. The new treaty was conSid- erably changed from the former one, to conform with the new Anglo American trade treaty.
 Up St. Lawrence
 Steaming up the St. Lawrence at
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
New Relief Plan For Needy Families Started In Rochester By Federal Govt.

voluntary. affects it in this way:
 The head of the family may cash his relief check, go to the old post office building where Latham White, local relief administrator and staff of 30 are on duty, and buy from $l to $l.50 worth of or ange stamps for each member ot his family. He will have to prove that he is a reliei client to make a. purchase. For every $l worth Of orange stamps he buys, he will get 30 cents worth of blue stamps free.
 He will be treated courteously in the office: there will be no herding crowding or showing, according to James s. Allen, national director of the program, who was here for the try-out.
 The grocer will be glad to take the stelnpS. He will have cards on which Co stick them and can cash them at his bank. The Epsnrnnenl win pay the bunk for them on de- mRnd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
Governor Baldwin Admits Taxes Must Be Increased
Budget Cannot Be Balanced at Present - 100000 Behind Is Admission-City Manager
 Comes Up May g.
(Acme Telephoto)

Hartford, Conn, May l6-(UP)- Hopes for balanced budget with out additional taxation for the 1939- Al biennium virtually were aban- doned today by the state adminis- tration. f-7r''N<
 In half-hour radio talk "to the people,, Gov. Baldwin held out the possibility of new taxation, ear marked not for running expenses of the state, but for debt reduction.
 $1,6OO,0OO To Be Raised
 The necessity of raising at least $1,600,000 ill new taxes confronted the legislature today as the appro- priations committee completed its draft of the states 1939-41 biennial budget
 Committee Chairman Sen. Charles E. Wheeler, R., Stratford, said he told the governor the bud- get was $1,6O0,000 out of balance and we are all cleaned up.'
 AS quickly as it can be typed, the budget will be submitted to the legislature, probably Wednesday or Thursday.
 AS it now stands, it includes proposal to finance 75 per cent of state police expenses from the high way fund, and refuses to cut motor vehicle department costs by 10 per cent and state insurance premiums by a similar amount, through solidi- fication.
 Grand Total Big
 The grand total was not avail able until the departmental esti- mates were tallied, but it was be- lieved it would run between $49,- 100000 and $50,OO0,O00.
 The budget draft made no pro- vision for special appropriations, such as the financing of juvenile court. a jail farm or the Connecti- cut Development commission.
 It was reported that these bills would be reported favorably by the appropriations committee and ther referred to the finance committee which. confronted with the impos- Sible task of raising the money, would pigeon-hole them for the rest of the session.
 Three Tax Methods
 These methods of raising new revenue were being considered:
 l. Increase n the liquor tax of from 60 cents to q gallon.
 2. A one-cent increase in the gasoline tax.
 3. An amusement tax based on admissions rather than on seating capacity.
 The legislative finance committee was expected to begin considera- ton of new revenue-raising as soon as the appropriation committee completes its work.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
GOVERNOR PRAYS,
 THEN SIGNS BILL

Lansing, Mich. May 16.-(UP)-A new civil service law, signed by &C., year-old Gov. Luren D. Dickinson after he had prayed for divine guidance" put half of the states 17,000 jobs back into the patronage class today.
 The bil, passed by Republican legislature and signed by the Re- publican governor less than five months after the custer of a Demo- cratic administration, exempts thou sands of state jobs from the classi- fled service.
 The former civil service measure, enacted during the administration of Gov. Frank Murphy, covered ap- proximately 98 per cent of the states employees.
 Dickinson, the nations oldest gov- ernor, signed the new act after hearing both sides of the controv- ersy and then praying.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
Waitress Becomes Heiress By Tragic Death Of Playboy

which, legal authorities believed, will now go in large measure to the poor girl who won the heart of millionaire.
 Authorities continued an investi- gation into brawl which interrupt ed a country barbecue near Braden- ton last Thursday in which Palmer apparently received fatal injuries, but 1t was indicated that no arrests would be made.
 Kenneth Noteworthy. a butchers boy, told authorities that he had struck Palmer once with his fist after Palmer had attacked him with a beer bottle. Persons who witness cd the altercation said that Palmer had been the aggressor and had practically forced Noteworthy to fight. The witness said that after he was struck. Palmer fell over a bench but immediately got to his feet and gave no appearance of being seriously injured, Palmer was taken to the hospital on Friday after . cerebral hemorrhage. Pneumonia. accompanied by Q high fever de- velopcd. Flo became unconscious and died iii q coma.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16

Rochester, N. Y., May 16.-(UP)- A new plan to enable needy fam- flies to eat farm surpluses was in- augurated today when the federal surplus commodities corporation be- gan issuing food stamps to relief clients.
 It was payday for the i4,0O0 fam- lilies who live on relief here, and at the old postoffice building, begin- ming at 9 a. m. they could Identify themselves, buy orange stamps good for food in any grocery. and receive free. blue stamps to half the amount of their orange stamps.
 The orange stamps are good for anything In the grocery except liquor and tobecco. The blue stamps will buy foods that the government has designated lin surplus" At present there arc eight Of them-- butter. white flour. fresh oranges eggs. graham flour, dried prunes corn meal and grapefruit
 The plan K getting Q three
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16

months test here and if successful, will become vital part of the New Deal social welfare program, strik- ing at the roet of the dual problem of hunger in a land that grows too much food. It would replace the previous system of dispensing food from FSCC depots throughout the country; remove the objection of grocers to the governments giving away foods that they were trying to sell; end the various blowing un- der" and foreign dumping schemes and eliminate the suggestion of a dole" which the food depots inc piled.
 Rochester was chosen for the ex- pertinent because one-fifth ths 330,- GOO population Is on relief and trade conditions here are ideal for pr0- viding a quick checv on results.
 The average family on relief here gets seml-monthly checks of e23, The new plan. which is entirely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16

 MOTHER IS FACT
Medical Officials in Lima, Peru, Call on Americans
 to Visit Them

Lima, Peru, May 16. (UP)-Medi- cal officials at the Lima maternity hospital today urged American doc tors to come to Peru to investigate the case of Lima Medina, an Indian girl credited with giving birth to a son at the age of 5.
 "The case is absolutely authentic and we would be delighted if any skeptical medical experts in the United States came here to in- vestigate it." Dr. Hopilito Larra- bure, director of the hospital, said. All we can do to eliminate doubts is to suggest that the skeptics come here and see for themselves"
 The morning newspaper Universal took up the skeptical comment of Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, remarking: Tn legiti- mate reciprocity for his mistrust, we must inform him that from today we place in doubt everything he (Fishbein) says"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
PROF. POTTER IS
 BACK IN HARBOR

Swampscott, Mass, May 16-(UP) -Adrift all night in choppy seas off the north shore, Professor David Potter, Clark University botanist and Arctic explorer. was washed ashore here at daybreak in his disabled 32-foot motor cruiser.
 Chilled and fatigued, the 43-year- old scientist appeared to have suf- fered no other i'll effects from his 12-hour adventure on the maiden voyage of his newly-purchased boat. He was alone.
 T drifted throughout the night, he told SwampScott police. T burn ed rags and papers in bucket and sounded my foghorn, trying to at tract attention, but non one answer ed"
 Potter left Gloucester for nearby Marblehead yesterday at p. m. His motor gailed mead Halfway Rock, within sight of his goal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16

The fire was discovered by John Tammany, en employe of Albert's Furniture Co.,, who was about to get his automobile parked in the yard in the rear of the building. Tammany saw a wooden loading platform blazing, ran back into the store, and informed other employees. Donald Chadwick, one of the work CTS, ran out to the street and called Patrolman Joseph Sullivan who rang in the first alarm from Box at 6:17 o'clock. Meanwhile Aaron Albert telephoend to headquarters. At 6:20 o'clock another alarm was sent in from Box 413, the three calls being answered Engines 10, Truck 1, and the Booster from headquarters, Engine 2, from East Main street, Engine 3 from Brook lyn, Engine 4, from Baldwin street, and Engine II from Highland ave- nue.
 Fire Spread Rapidly
 The fire travelled from the wood- en loading platform upward quick ly igniting the wooden stairway and verandas of the tenement house, penetrating through wooden doors of the apartments at each landing, shooting skyward from the roof, and expanding along the rear floors of Alberts to the top of the building, and southerly to the door of the old Auditorium, formerly the sports center of the citV
 Swiftly grasping the situation, Fire Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh rang in a second alarm from Box 4 at 6:25 o'clock, calling Engines 1 from Burton street, 6 from Willow street, 8 from Bunker hill, a nd Truck to the scene. Truck 2 from Burton street responded to last telephone alarm at 6:35 o'clock. Twelve pieces of apparatus re- Sponded in all, with every available ff-Shift man soon on the job.
 Occupants at Home
 All of the occupants of the ten- ement building above the Milano
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
RUSSIA FORCES
 GREAT BRITAIN
Wants Complete Agree ment Right Off-PoIand
 Very Jubilant Today
By The United Press

The British government was put under increasing pressure today to get to~$,her with Soviet Russia and complete Europe's anti-aggression front.
 . So far the cabinet of Prime Min ister Neville Chamberlain has been eager to bring Russia into the united front but in a limited way. Cham berlain hoped to assure Soviet back ing for Poland and Rumania if Britain and France went to the aid of those two nations and if Moscow's help were asked. Russia wanted more solid, broader collective Secur- ity pact.
 Moscow Impatient
 Today Moscow indicated impa- tience with the British refusal of a more binding agreement and. in ef- feet, warned London to make up it's mind. This was done diplomatical- ly by suddenly disclosing that Via dimir Potemkin, Soviet vice com missar of foreign affairs. would not go to Geneva for the May 9 League of a Nations Council meeting where he had been scheduled to work out details of the anti-aggression front plan with British and French for eign ministers.
 Instead, Ivan Maisky, Soviet am bassador to London. will represent Russia at Geneva. While the change in no way prevents conclusion of an agreement it was regarded as an attempt by Moscow to cut short the long negotiations which have been close to a stalemate but which enither side desired to drop.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
PARISHIONERS IN
 NOVEL DILEMMA
Maine Free Baptist Church in Angry Division Over
 Their Pastor

South Berwick. Me, May 16 - CU.P) Thirty-five perishioners marched on the Free Baptist church last night to vote on whether to oust their pastor, 27-year-old Rev. Andrew McAllister, but found the doors locked, an eight-foot cross nailed oyer the entrance and this legend printed in blue and red cray on:
 "Hypocrites-you have done every thing to your pastor. Now why don't you cruelty him?"
 Four spikes were on the steps be- low the cross.
 How They Voted
 Nonplused and indignant, the parishioners moved to vacant hall and there by the flickering light of a kerosene lantern voted to:
 1. Dust nev. MT. McAllister as a publicity seeker"
 2. Evict him from the parsonage 3. Arrest him for trespassing if he enters the church.
 4. Draft a bill of equity to re- strain him from using the church. Armed with a record of their ac- ton, the parishioners turned their steps toward the parsonage. They stopped outside. however, for inside side the youthful pastor was enter taining some 30 loyal members of his flock at an ice cream social. The man turning the crank of the ice cream freezer was Woodbury Lord, a brother of Walter F. Lord, clerk ot the church. who presided at the opposition meeting"
 The opposition" parishioners thereupon called 1t night and re- turned home.
 Stormy Two Years
 Today this town of 2,600 was spec-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
ROSENBLOOM IS MADE 'DODO BOY

Hollywood. May 16-(UP)-Maxie Rosenbloom, heavyweight prizefight- CT who has become a movie come dian, was made the official "Dodo Boy" today of a sorority at the Uni versity of Southern California.
 Slapsie-Maxie was elected by the Alpha Delta girls, they said, on the basis that he "is the only actor in the film industry with whom we positively would not wish to be stranded on a desert island"
 Rosenbloom thus takes his place beside Hedy Lamar and Madeline Carroll. who have been elected by college boys as the women with whom i've would wish to be strand ed on a desert island"
 The "Dodo Boy" title will be con- ferred upon Maxie at an elaborate sorority ceremony.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
POISON MURDER
 CASE JEALOUSY
Philadelphia Police Honi= eide Squad Withdraws
 Because G=Men Are In
BY ALLEN MARTIN

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Philadelphia, May Is = (U.PJ = A dispute between the police homi- eide squad and the district attor- ney's office today threatened to hamper the investigation into vast murder for insurance syndicate that has taken more than 100 lives.
 The g members of the homicide squad withdrew their cooperation with the office of District Attorney Charles F. Kelley. Ten county de- tectives were appointed to carry on separate investigation into the mass murders.
 Philadelphia is both a city and a county and frequent clashes have occurred in the past because of overlapping authority of city and county authorities.
 A request for aid from the Federal Bureau of Investigation was the principal and immediate cause of the rift. In announcing that J. Ed gar Hoover, FBI director, has been asked to give assistance, Kelley had complimented the work of local de- tectives in the case, but added:
 Too Big For Jealousies
 '"This is too big for personal jeal- ousies to enter into. It is the biggest ever known. We welcome the aid of the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion."
 Shortly afterward. Police Super intendent Edward Hubbs called a conference of homicide squad de- tectives and announced
 From now on the police investi- gation will be conducted from the homicide squad offices in the detec- tive bureau"
 The bodies of seven more persons will be exhumed today or tomorrow to determine whether they were syndicate victims.
 Homicide squad members who have cracked" many important an- gles of the fantastic ring that prey ed on gullible women tired of their husbands and willing to poison
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
OLDTOWN CLERK
 DIES SUDDENLY

Wilmington. Conn.,, May 16. - (UP) = George P. Bugnee, "A. town clerk for g years and former Republi- can legislator, died suddenly last night.
 He was judge of the Holland pro- bate district from 1920 to 1884 and served here as agent for the Central Vermont Railroad from 1906 until he retired two years ago.
 His widow, four sons and daugh- ter survive. Funeral services will be held Thursday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
More National Guardsmen Will Be
 Dispatched Into Kentucky Counties
Seventeen Mines Open Up in Harlan County
 Under Guard
GOVERNOR CALLED
 "MADMAN" BY LEWIS
BY WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE United Press Staff Correspondent)

BY WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Harlan, Ky, May 16.-(UP)-Brig Gen. Ellerhe Carter today arranged to dispatch national guardsmen into second Kentucky county as addi- tional coal mines resumed opera tionS on a non-union basis.
 Guard units will be sent into Bell county, which adjoins Harlan county, to protect operations at the Kentucky Cardinal Coal Corp. and Southern Mining Co.,, mines at Insull. Both firms said they wished to resume operations. Their mines lie in both Harlan and Bell coun- ties.
 Sheriff Martin Green of Bell county protested Carter's action but the national guard commander said an order extending his authority to the adjoining county would be signed by Gov. A., B. (Happy Chandler at Frankfort.
 17 Mines Are Open
 Harlan county operators said that IT of their AZ mines were open for operation today. That figure in- cluded six pits which opened up yesterday. No estimate was avail able of how many miners had re- turned to work.
 With the exception of the two mines that lie partly in Bell county, the IT were the only ones that so far definitely had announced their desire to resume operations under present conditions.
 National Guard officers reported no violence in the county despite activity of United Mine Workers Union picketS who are attempting to force the Harlan operators to sign a union shop contract similar to that which was agreed to by the Appalachian bituminous producers The union said it hoped for early