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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07

ULLDOzER ATOR- FARMHAND-Single, age p. Raised on farm, operate all farm machines, care of livestock. One year steady employment as bulldozer operator on RD-6. in road construction Call for ES 118.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
FLY|NG.DENT5T ARRIVES HERE
 FROM KETCHIkAN
Dr. Bart La Rue on Way 10 Yukon and Ruby
 in New Cub ~

Dr. Bart La Rue, Alaska's' fly ing dentist from the Yukon, ar rived in Juneau at o'clock this afternoon in new Cub seaplane which he flew up from Ketchikan.
 The flying dentist is returning to his home in Ruby after five months trip to the States on Rusi- ness. While Outside La Rue at tended dental school for several months. 4.sI
 The new Cub was purchased in Seattle and shipped to Ketchikan which La Rue left yesterday. This afternoon the dentist-pilot is flying to Carcross and then down the Yukon to his home. La Rue has the Alaska Dental Service in Ruby and flies to patients through out the north of Alaska as far as Point Barrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS The scarfs beautiful" preferred plural is
 Pronounce no-shea, in OR as in SHE syllable plural of QUAFT) (mneraD SYNONYMS King monarch, sovereign
 WORD STUDY: Let u mastering word each Todys word DISSEMINATE; spread follows the ND "A nearly body the earth.'-Woodward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07

Weather: Highest AT; lowest, 42; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
MODERN ETIQUETTE by poprRrA LEE

O. If a young girl a the suitable gown she mus should she do?
 anyway carry It would be rude to home
 bridegroom privileged of clothes he the ceremony?
 clothes correspond with the formaity of his
 o Is address elderly housekeeper Mrs or et~ A
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07

The Nazs certainly have astute espionage service being able to know just on the spur of the moment when the Allies planned to invade neutral countries
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
JUNIOR LEGION
 HOLDS DRAWING

A drawing for the awarding of naval print plates was held by the Junior Legion Auxiliary and the lucky winners are requested to call for their prize.
 Winning numbers may be found in the window of the H. R. Shep- ard Insurance Agency in the Bar anof Hotel, George Brothers Store, or the Juneau Drug Coz. 's
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07

Over in Europe, apparently the surest way to have the land in back yard is to be neutral
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-07
THREE FLOWN ACR055
 MENDENHALL GLACIER

Three passengers were flown over Mendenhall Glacier this after noon by pilot Johnny Amundsen. They were H. J. Neff, Jean Jacobs and William s. Brown.
 Alex Holden carried c. J. Mich olson and air express to Tulsequah in later flight.
 A charter flight to Hawk Inlet mine is scheduled for later in the day.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Mayo.Tapp Title Tilt
Tops 10-Bout Card
Al Gonzaga Hall
Scrop Tomorrow Night
Will Complete Golden
Gloves ButtIine

Ten bouts, featuring some Of this
sectors more talented amateur nog-
gin knockers, will comprise the box
ing card tomorrow night at Con.
zaga Hall, Al I street NV, with
Gilbert Mayo and Willie Tapp
swinging for the District Golden
Gloves featherweight title In the
main event.
Mayo, last years 126-pound cham
pion, will be defending his crown
against the 1899 bantamweight win
ner The boys failed to meet in
the regular Golden Gloves tour
ney, a death In Mayo's family
canceling that collision, and de-
cided to settle their differences In
the enlarged Gonzaga ring.
Danny Petro, flyweight titleholder,
will clash with Jim Bowen, Virginia
champion, while Danny's brother,
Charley, will square of with Pete
Kearn Of Merrick Boys Club in
other attractive scraps.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Hockey P|ayoff Spot
Now Seems Certain
For Americans
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 1.-The New
York Americans now can begin to
ready themselves for the coveted
Stanley Cup playof1s, for-except
for a wild mathematical possibility
the Montreal Canadiens are out Of
the titular picture.
Absorbing their sixth consecutive
defeat, the Montreal club practi-
cally is beyond hope.
II the Canadiens win all their
remaining games-and the New
York Americans lose three Of theirs
Montreal could slip into the play
offs. But that's a titanic eff"
The sixth straight setback was
handed the hapless habitants by
the Boston Bruins by a 4-2 count
in Montreal last night. That pulled
the Bruins into a tie for first place
with the New York Rangers. whose
fine play was stopped cold by Goalie
Paul Goodman Of the Chicago
Blackhawks. Goodman's sterling play
enabled the Hawks to win, 81, in
a New York contest witnessed by
only 5000.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Shaffer Rollers Aim
To Garner Another
Big Pin Match

Conquerors Of Gait Davis crack
Rosslyn team, Shaffer Flower Shop
bowlers aspire to hand the Cuff and
santini outfit a trimming tomorrow
night at the Queen Pin. Team, dou-
bles and singles will be rolled start
ing at $50 pm.
Dutch Shaffer, backer Of the
Southeast match-game champions
will have his same winning lineup
of Ernie Hauser. Bob Guethler,
Frank Mischou. Red Megaw, Ollie
Pacini and Red King on the firing
line. Tony Santini, captain of the
invaders. besides himself will use
Hokie Smith, Ed Blakeney, Julie
Singer and Norman Schroth.
Interest promises to center around
the doubles in which Smith and
Blakeney will oppose Megaw and
Pacini, former Atlantic Coast
doubles champions. Mischou Is
slated to engage Santini in singles.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Kick in Time Saves
Wrestling Match
For Joe Cox
Twice Slammed to Mat,
He Gets Up to Upset
Touch Lou PIummer

A kick in time saved a wrestling
match for Joe Cox last night at
Turner's Arena, where he got the
nod over Lou Plummer in the
feature bout of the weekly mat
program.
Mr.. Plummer had slammed Cox's
protesting carcass to the carpet
twice and visions Of scooping up
the winners end Of the purse were
floating giddily through his head
as he prepared to end the match
Observation-Disclosures hit him on
the button. 1t was Cox's foot. and
before the stunned Plummer could
recover he was counted out. All
that happened in exactly 16 min
utes.
In the semifinal. Tommy O"Toole
pinned Tommy Rae in 20 minutes,
using a back drop and body press.
In the preliminaries Cliff Olson
tossed Joe Maynard. Gino Carl
baldi pinned Jim Parker and Abe
Coleman fought a draw with Jim
Cofheld.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Stormy Weather, Good News
! % Renew Feud in Sea Race

bumpy gulf stream. The newer
yacht had lost out by IA minutes
and 7 seconds on corrected time.
Johnson, it will be recalled, had
skippered Stormy Weather to VIC
tory in the Nassau race the previous
three years.
With the Havana event, a 285-nile
slide down the Gulf Of Mexico and
around the Florida Keys to Cuba
only eight days of, Skipper Labrot
is taking every precaution to see
that his boat stays out ahead. His
strategy includes the signing Of Bill
Makaroff, whose ketch Vamarie
reached Havana In the lead in both
the 1885 and 1896 races, as navi-
gator.
Back at Annapolis Yacht Club
reused from its winter lethargy by
Stormy Weather's performance
they're betting all on the Labrot
Yacht,
Evening star., 1940-03-01
By MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE. Jr.
Announcement by William Labrot,
Annapolis Yacht Club member, that
he would enter his famed yawl
Stormy Weather in the forthcoming
ocean race from st. Petersburg to
Havana resumes an unheralded
struggle begun last month over the
Miami Nassau course between two
of Americas finest ocean thorough
breds.
It's story begun . year ago, when
Labrot bought the trim yawl from
Robert johnson, prominent New
York yachtsman, whose new yawl,
Good News, is the second principal
character in the silent drama.
At the time of Stormy Weather's
launching in 1884 the yacht rep
resented the ultimate in design and
speed. Since then her wins have
been legion. Meanwhile. Johnson,
keeping in mind the qualities Of his
first boat, ordered designers to draw
I'D plans for a super-Stormy Wealth
er. The 64-foot Good News was the
answer.
Designed by the same architects
who turned out Mike Vanderbilt, S
great class J sloop Ranger and his
12-meter sloop Vim, Good News falls
into the category of the yacht of
tomorrow" Last month was john
sons first match against the older
sister ship.
It was q bitter draught that
johnson had to drink on February
Is when . race committee Of British
colonials emerged from their figures
to declare Stormy Weather winner
of the i06.mile classic across the
Evening star., 1940-03-01

ner, had q record breaking evening
at Mount Rainier. With q season
record game Of ITO In the East
Washington Church League, he
paced an all-time high team mark
Of 674 turned in by East Washington
Heights Baptist.
Three mems District League
matches are carded tonight. with
Rosslyn invading Georgetown at 8,
Brookland at Chevy Chase at the
same hour and Columbia and Ar
cadia staging at home-and-home
double-header, starting at 8.
Among woman bowlers in the Lu-
cile Young Near-Star event at Chevy
Chase tomorrow will be Peggy Sui
livan. Doris Goodall, Anna Daut,
Helen and Winnie Hiser, Rose
Tobey, Mildred Peacock, Boots Pet
tit, Merceda Isemann and Bronson
Quaites. The six-game event will
start at 2:30.
Clarke Again on Rampage.
Astor Clarke, who promises to
establish q new record for most 400
sets in a season, shot 40, his eighth,
In the Rosslyn Independent League
and tilted his top average to 130-45,
as the runner-up Clarendon Deco
rators swept Arlington Trust.
With 164-412, Bernie Bradshaw
was tops as Mount Rainier swept the
third-place Smiths Tavern In q
Mount Rainier League upset. The
winners counted high game Of 631
and an 1920 set. Kidwell Auto Paint
came through with the second up
set in 2-1 win over Russell Motors.
Mount Rainier alleys will stage
the Pop Crawley Sweepstakes March
%.
Russell Motors will face Herby,
Inc, of Alexandria at Mount Rainier
Sunday afternoon at 2.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Schriver vs., Street Catching
Ball From Monument Case
Needs Holmes to Decide

today won a bet of $500 made with
John Biddle Of this city by perform.
ing the unprecedented, though Oft
attempted, feat of catching . regu-
lation baseball dropped from the top
Of the Washington Monument.
"The ball was dropped from one
Of the small windows near the top Of
the Monument, at height of $50
feet above the pavement, where
Street caught 1t on the 18th attempt,
the failures being due to a rather
brisk wind, which detected the ball
in its course. Paul Hines, Charley
Snyder and Buck Ewing are q few
Of the old-timers who have tried
this feat without success"
Lists Schriver Feat in 1894.
The Sporting News, baseball's
bible, says, according to informa-
ton it has, Schriver was the first
but that the feat occurred two years
later, or in 1894. A local paper con-
firms that with a detailed story Of
how 1t happened, but still there's
doubt. It's possible the reporter
arrived on the scene, thought an
Affirmative story would be more in
teresting than negative yarn, and
wrote it that way. The story having
appeared and having been good
publicity for the Chicago team, 1t is
possible those present maintained
discreet silence.
What makes us think that? Be.
cause the same paper, covering the
Street effort, failed to mention
whether 1t was the first time such q
feat had been performed, indicat-
ing the paper itself was skeptical
concerning the story on Schriver.
Street First, Griff Declares.
Further, Clark Griffith, who threw
the ball supposedly caught by
Schriver, denies Schriver caught the
ball, and says unqualifiedly that
Street was the first man to catch q
ball tipped from the Monument.
Says Griffith, then a teaemmate Of
Schriver's on Pop Anson's Colts:
Il dropped three balls. Only one
of the three was reached by Schriver,
who dropped it. The first man ever
to catch a ball from the Monument
was Gabby Street, who did it in 1908,
while he was a member Of the Wash.
| ington club.
II don't recall the bet," continues
Griff. There probably was one. II
so, Mr.. Burney, who was present and
who undoubtedly would have wa
gered Schriver would not make the
catch, was the winner Of the bet with
Anson"
All the men mentioned in the Ball.
dom statement we're on hand, &C.
cording to Griffith who recalls Mr..
Burney worked at the Arlington and
later at the Carlton. Inquiries have
failed to locate Mr.. Burney or any
one who might shed additional light.
Frankly, We don't know who was
the first man to catch ball thrown
from the Washington Monument.
Do you?
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Women's S Stor Cup Golf
At CupituI Nav 23

The Star Cup tourney, on May
23. will open the women's competi-
tive season at Capital Golf and
Country Club, 1t was announced
today.
At a meeting Wednesday night,
when the constitution and bylaws
were adopted, the following COM
mittee chairmen for the year were
named: Golf, Mrs. Edna Fox; house,
Mrs. w. E. Welch; publicity, Mrs.
H. o. Kephart; finance, Mrs. r. p
Hayden; greens, Mrs. j. p. Jones.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Urqes Fenske 10 Attack
Mile Mark al Hanover
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HANOVER, N. H., March In
vitations have been extended by
Track Coach Harry Hillman to
Chuck Fenske, John Borican, Jimmy
Herbert and John woodruff to COM
pete March IA in the third annual
Dartmouth invitational meet.
Hillman said he wants Fenske to
attempt to shatter the 4:04.4 mile
mark of Glenn Cunningham.
Herbert, he said, would try to
break the existing 440-yard mark,
while Borican and Woodruff would
run together in the 800 meters and
the $50 yards.
Borican set marks of :49.2 for the
metric distance and 1:49.8 in the
half-mile when he ran here last
year.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Picurds Have Third
Young Golfer

BY the Associated Press.
LEBANON, Pa, Feb. 29.-The
leap year stork dropped in on
the Henry Picard family today
and thereby cleared up the
mystery of why the Nations
leading money golfer last year
passed up the $4,000 international
four-ball tournament at Coral
Gables, Fla, starting Sunday.
Il thought I'd stay up here
and meet my new arrival" Picard
chuckled. The new arrival made
the third son for the Picards
and Henry confidently predicted
"there1l be three golfers In the
family"
The other boys are 8 and 3
years old.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Purse in St. PETE 0pen
Boosts Demaret's
Coin 10 $6,077
Plays Golf for Fun, He
Declares; Invites Fans
To Sink Telling Putt
BY the Associated Press.

6y tne ASSOCldted fresS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
IA game which smiling Jimmy
Demaret says he plays for fun has
netted him $6,o77 since January l.
That's the amount the Houston,
Tex, golf professional has won on
the winter circuit, and includes $700
top prize money for coping the
54-hole st. Petersburg Open yester-
day with a score of 211.
when I start worrying over my
shots and getting mad at myself,
I'm going to give up tournament golf
and go back to work." Demaret de-
clared.
Invites Spectators to Make Putt.
And the young pro demonstrated,
in the final round, that he meant
what he said about not taking the
game too seriously.
Galleryites stood with mouths
agape as Jimmy invited any one
to step up and sink the 4-foot putt
IlldU luCd11U Ill oU Al1OAlCys AAAo tAAA4 u
consecutive links conquest and his
fifth In nine tournaments this year.
AS Demaret and Byron Nelson
National Open champion, teed of on
the last hole, only one stroke sepa-
rated them.
Nelson put his iron approach
within eight feet Of the cup, and
Demaret placed his four feet from
the hole.
After carefully lining up the putt
Nelson sent it squarely into the hole
for a birdie 3, giving him a SO, 2
under par, and a 54-hole total Of 212
Nelson Receives $3.50.
Would somebody like to sink this
one for me?" asked Demaret, the
brim of his hat at jaunty angle
There was no response and the
Texan lined it up, took his stance
and stroked the ball into the cup fol
II, even par, and 211.
Nelson received $3.50 for second
place and Stanley Horne of Mon
treal, Canada, third with 213, won
$3.50.
Tied for fourth at 214, Jim Tur-
mesa of Providence, r. l.; Ben Hogan
of White Plains, N. Y; E. ]. Harrison
of Little Rock, Ark, and Sam Snead
of Shawnee, Pa, got $210 each.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Catholic U. Frosh Bow
To Fort Hunt Quint

Sparked by Center Newman, who
scored 16 points, the Fort Hunt G. G.
G. Shamrocks registered their 18th
triumph Of the season last night at
Alexandria Armory, defeating Cath
olic University Frosh, 40-37.
Stynes and Mulvihill were out
standing for the Cardinal yearlings,
with IS and IL points, respectively.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Futher-und-Son Diners
To See Redskin Sturs

A baseball autographed by Wal
ter johnson, to be presented by the
Big Train himself, and the pres
ence of three members of the Wash
ington Redskins-Capt. Turk Ed
wards, Charley Malone and Micky
Parks-will be features of the sixth
annual father-and-son banquet of
Atonement Lutheran Church to-
night.
Representative Hamilton Fish Of
New York will make the principal
address, and the Boys Club Har-
monica Band will provide enter
tainment.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Roosevelt and Eastern Favortes Dbbers Enter Payos
Burger Tunes to Defend Title
In Sherbohn Event With Two
400 Sets Rolled for Cobnen

With two 400 sets. Johnny Burger,
who will defend his Dutch Sherbahn
Sweepstakes title tomorrow at Ia
koma Park, had rousing workout
last night at Lucky Strike as he
headlined the runnerup Diamond
Cabs double -header victory over
the leading Shaffer Flower Shop
team in the National Capital
League.
He cut loose in the first set with
433 to feature a sweeping 1903 team
count as the Cabmen cut the pace
settlers down with games Of sos,
663 and $40. 1t was hectic battle,
as Ed Ballard, with a 1877 that
missed the seasons league high
string only by one stick, kept the
Florists in the running with 426
set.
Despite Shaffer's even 1900 set,
the Cabmen grabbed the last two
games In the final skirmish. as
Burger shot 401 and Eddie Keith,
who had banged out 396 in the
first match, featured with At. With
games of 602, CAT and 608, the Cab
bies counted 1887.
Ernie Hauser, Shaffer's youthful
leadoh star, hit q new season high
league set of 454 with strings OF
149, 1854 and al.
The five-out- of-six games win
moved Diamond Cab within three
games Of the leaders.
In other National Capital matches
Benmacks swept Portners Grill and
Chaconas Market trimmed Red Cir
cles two games.
jenkins Wins Stakes Entry.
In a Southeast League prelim-
mary. Lee Jenkins won an entry In
the Sherbahn event with 374 as he
aided Bill Costigan, who shot 400, to
lead the pacesetting Brinkley's Sc
win over Bantam Press.
Tov,, DOu,oll Rrcf Chorhohx, S1,iv, .
Evening star., 1940-03-01
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Help! Help!
Ever since we've been old enough
to tie our shoelaces, follow the an
tics Of Little Orphan Annie and en-
Joy life in general, we've struggled
along under the impression Gabby
Street was the first man to catch q
ball thrown from the Washington
Monument. Now we're not SO GER
tain and neither, it seems, is any
body else.
This may require the services of
Ellery Queen or Dick Tracy. Try
to solve the question and you wind
up like dishrag that's been sloshed
around a plate, limp and back where
you started. Anyway, the answer
to "Who was the first man to catch
a baseball thrown from the Wash
ington Monument" remains a mys-
terry.
It all started in one of those
fascinating columns of Frederic ]
Haskin, who answers everything
from when George Washington first
gobbled q tenderloin with his store
teeth to how often taxi pilots honk
horns merely for exercise. Mr.. Has
kin's column is the acme of accur-
acy, but there still is some doubt de.
spite his answer there one day tt
the effect William Pop) Schrivel
preceded Street in snatching a bal
tossed from the Monument.
Came as Result of Wager.
One of the gentlemen in the Office
refused to believe Mr.. Haskin ano
launched an exhaustive inquiry
Haskin's information is CLEANED
from Balloon, THE Britannica ot
Baseball" published by Baseball
Magazine, and is:
"On August %, 1892, William
(Pop) Schriver, star catcher of thu
Chicago Baseball club, caught 8
ball thrown from the top of the
Washington Monument, thus per.
forming a feat which never before
had been accomplished.
1T came after an argument be.
tween Anson of the club and H. P
Burney, chief clerk Of the old Ar.
Ington Hotel. Schriver, accompanied
by Anson, Clark Griffith (now presi.
denU of the Washington baseball
club, Parrott, Becker, Stratton anc
Hutchinson, all of the Chicago club
and Frank Bennett, manager of the
Arlington; Burney and Col. DeBaun
left for the Monument.
Griffith and Hutchinson went tt
the top of the shaft and after al.
lowing one ball to bound on the
ground Schriver caught a second
one thrown. Schriver made a fail
catch and the players and others
who were there as witnesses were
satisfied and Mr.. Burney paid the
bet"
Leaves Room for Doubt.
That apparently would have Mr.
Schriver catching the ball Oh the
Monument some IA years before
Street performed the feat, but there
is ample room to remain dubious.
For, In the first place, q check Of
The Star files reveals Philadelphis
played at Chicago on August 20
1892. The ball must have beer
thrown some TOO miles to Chicago 1.
Schriver caught it.
Second, The Star Of August 81
1908 says, Charles Street, catcher
Of the Washington baseball team
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
YOUNGSTOWN, -Ohio.-Tony Zale.
162. Gary. Ind. knocked out Enzio
CLEVELAND.-<Buddy Knox. 1872.
Dayton, Ohio. outpointed Jorge Brescia.
1861. Argentina 1O).
BALTIMORE.-Joe Catalfamo. 12e.
Baltimore. stopped Chang Collura, 127.
Newark ,3o.
WATERBURY. Conn.-1rish Eddie
Dolan. 142 Waterbury. outpointed jim
my Bell 1881, New Haven ts).
LANCASTER. Pa.-Harvey Massey.
1855, New York, outpointed Wicky Har.
kins. 1855, Philadelphia nOl.
PHILADELPHIA de Stephano.
1877, Philadelphia. outpointed Billy Col
Inns 1914. Chester. Pa. (S).
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Trio Sets Record
As Cub Bakers
By the Associated Press.

AVALON, Calf, March L.
holdouts by three Chicago Cubs
Dizzy Dean, Augie Galan and
Hank Leiber - have observers
digging back into the records.
The last time q Cub baked
past reporting time was in 1885,
when Frank Demaree. now with
the New York Giants, dodged
the opening of camp and pre-
vious to that club attaches can
think only of Vic Aldridge's
prolonged holdout about 20 years
ago.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
9. P. O.. Wins Rifle Tilt
With Handicap Aid

Aided by handicap Of So points,
the Government Printing Once
Rifle Club won its third straight
match yesterday, defeating National
Capital marksmen, 1,106 to 1000.
Yocum Of the losers was high gun
with 283. while Kurland and Panne-
ton led G.. P. o. with 276 and 274,
respectively.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Miner Teachers Ahead

With Bradford Tatum ringing up
20 points to lead the scoring, Miner
Teachers College swamped Winston
Salem Teachers, 1886. It was the
District teams seventh victory.
Evening star., 1940-03-01

Today a year ago-Wayne
Sabin defeated Jack Tidball,
e3, e1, 8-6, to reach final
round of national indoor tennis
championships at New York.