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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-19
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

hD s9ft DIDAJ Sealed bids will be received at the City Clerks Office, Juneau, Alaska, until pm, July "A, 10f0, for the completion of the Ever green Bowl Swimming Tank. A set of plans and specifications may be obtained at the City Engineers Office upon the deposit of $500. The City of Juneau reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities.
 Each bid shall be accompanied by certified check, cashiers check, or bid bond made payable to the City of Juneau in amount not less than 595 of the amount of the bid.
 (SigneO H. J. TURNER.
 City Clerk. Publication dates, July 18-19-2O, l940. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-19
 First Place,
 Indians Lose
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss)

The Yankees built 10-hit attack yesterday around three homers to hand the Cleveland Indians their fifth straight loss and help drop them from the American League lead.
 The Tigers moved into top spot
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Immortal Thoughts

Memories, images and precious
thoughts that shall not die, and
cannot be Observation-Disclosures
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Drudgery Necessary

Drudgery is as necessary to call
out the treasures of the mind
as narrowing and planting those
Of the earth. Fuller.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-05-16

ooSA w ySoAS W.
long around the top where the mat
ter Of team spirit is concerned?
Here are just a few that I can rec
ommend from rather close contact:
1~905-McGraw's Giants with Mat
ty, McGinnity. Bresnahan. Devlin.
Dahlen, Donlin.
1906-The Chicago White Sox with
Fielder Jones. Donohue. Isbell,
Walsh, Altrock.
1907-Frank Chances Cubs with
Chance. Evers, Tinker, Sheckard,
Steinfeldt, King.
1914-The Boston Braves Of
George Stallings with Evers, Mar
awhile, Rudolph, Tyler, James,
Gowdy.
1934-St. Louis Cardinals with
Frisch, Pepper Martin, Medwick,
Dean, Delaney. Collins. Durocher
the old Gas House Gang.
1936-1939-The N. Y. Yankees, Of
whom Joe Mccarthy demands team
spirit, eve when he has to get rid Of
y SISdt PllCklcI dIlO q StdI OullSlQSk.
The Two Leaders
My selections from IS years Of
baseball would place two teams on
top in this respectable White Sox Of
1906 and the Boston Braves Of 1914.
Neither was anything like a great
ball club. The Sox then were known
as the Hitless Wonders. Their team
batting average was around .223.
They foundered most Of the year.
and then under the crabby leader
ship of Fielder Jones and the almost
raving upheaval Of Jiggs Donohue at
first they came along to win IS
straight bag the pennant from
much better teams, and then whip
Frank Chances Cubs who had won
ZIG games that season and were sup
posed to be invincible.
That record of 116 victories still
stands. But even such fighters as
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-05-16
Apron Dress for
The Large Woman

A SIMPLE wraparound style,
1 a with belt fastened in the back,
this apron dress is the practical,
easy-to-get-into kind that you need
for morning every day of your
life. No. 1878 has a comfortable,
easy waistline and, as you see
from the diagram, it consists Of
just a few pieces to sew together,
with long, straight seams, so that
you can finish it in a few hours.
And to make matters even easier,
the pattern includes a step-by-step
sew chart.
The braid edging, which bright
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line by running down the front
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-05-16
Strange Facts
Early acoustics
Long on Pay Roll
Much Flour Gold Q

q An age-old, open-air Greek the
alter, still standing in Epidaurus,
proves that the ancient Greeks
possessed an unusual mastery of
acoustics. A whisper spoken on
its open and uncovered stage is
easily heard in every one of its
$4,000 seats.
q Since ITO, St. Anthony has
been on the pay roll of the Brazil
ian army in recognition of his in
~tercession in a successful battle
with the French. First he was
created a captain and, later, pro-
noted to the rank of lieutenant
colonel, his pay being given to the
church monthly during these 230
years.
q Although the gravel in the
Snake river in Idaho is estimated
to contain about $4,000, 600, 900
worth of gold, much of the metal
is in such minute particles, known
as flour" that few of the hum
dreds of machines made to re-
cover it have been satisfactory.
Some of these particles are so
small that it would take millions
of them to equal one cent in value.
Golfers.
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Cardinals are going
to hear no gonfalon-
ic tapping in the
next furry Of au-
turnn winds. For
team spirit happens
to be a vital part Of
any ball club, no
matter how strong
their individual
play.
This brings up the
point as to what
teams in baseball
history, looking
m
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-05-16

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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-05-16
By KATHLEEN NORRIS

MI had an especial sig
nificance this year.
Because the hearts of moth
ers everywhere are torn with
fears and misery, the dignity
of that relationship has some
how been emphasized and
made important, and when
we read of English boys
cheering as their ship sinks
in the icy waters of the chan
mel, and Russian boys piled
in windows under the deep
Finnish snows-innocents all,
slaughtered like sheep at the
orders of older men, then the
first thing we say is "God
help their mothers!"
A current newspaper carries the
philosophical statement that only
800 aviators have been lost to Brit.
ain since the beginning Of the war.
Not even a thousand yet! Avia-
tors are young men, above the aver
age in intelligence. resource. cour.
age, aptitude. They are no Foreign
Legion. composed Of ex-convicts.
l~oafers, failures. adventures. No,
they come from fine homes, they
are students. they are entrusted to
carry out the most delicate and
dangerous business of war. And 800
OF them have already come down
to violent death in smoking fuselage
and tangled wreckage, and even if
not every one of them had not a
mother or wife to mourn him. hum
dreds Of them had. Hundreds of
mothers have lain awake restless
and dry-eyed through the endless
nights ever since. and will not know
sleep or rest for many and many
a night to come. thinking of the
young fine body. the loving, eager
heart, the gayety and sweetness of
him. now lying so still. with all her
hopes for him buried with him under
the deep earth.
Mothers Day in Reverse.
And that thought has put a special
value upon our own magnificent
boys. has made us feel this year
that the situation is reversed. 1t
isn't for mothers to expect tribute
from their sons, this year; there
doesn't seem to be any n in sit
ting back in pretty old-lady com.
placency and waiting for flowers
and candy and kilograms to arrive.
No, there's something we can do for
them: something they can't or won't
do for themselves.
That something is to stir up con.
tinual agitation over the question Of
our men being sent to fight over
seas. Our young men, that is. for
the old men who send them never
60. We want to keep Washington
continually reminded that several
millions Of American mothers. for
the first time in all history armed
with the vote that sent these legis-
lators and representatives to Wash.
ington. are uniting for the single
purpose Of electing the men who will
promise that we shall be kept out
Of Europe's p~urposeless orgy Of
bloodshed.
One Of the sights they show in
Mexico is the old altar Of the Magyar
civilization that once prevailed
there; a magnificent amphttheater
whose stones were once running riv.
ers of young blood. Thousands OF
young men were selected as religious
offerings; INDUCED. petted. fattened
for n year, and then led to the
sacriftcial stone to have their hv'
ing hearts cut out. The story Is
that or one single occasion thirty
thousand boys were thus destroyed.
Horrible isn't ~ American tour.
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seam, is repeated on the sleeve
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dresses like this, in bingham,
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INDIGESTION
may affect the Heart

Gas trapped in the stomach or gullet may act like a
hair-triggero on the heart. At the first sign Of distress
smart men and women depend on Bell ans Tablets to
set gas free. No laxative but made of the fastest
acting medicines known for acid indigestion. If the
FIRST DOSE doesn't provo Bell ans better return
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- ~E;
l6oi13!iaQ

THERE were vague rumors under
L the sunny skies Of st. Petersburg
back In March that something wal
just a little shy In the camp Of the
Cardinals SO far rs any flaming
team spirit was concerned. These
rumors have carried along into the
starting season.
Maybe they are true-maybe they
are not. But If they are true the
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-05-16

SuduCe, 11Ilhe1
Evers and others
had nothing to
match the whirl-
wind assault Of
the keyed-up Sox.
I recall asking
Hughey Fullerton
n of the best of
h e b a S e b a ! |
sages, about Is
bell at second.
Here's a funny
angle" Hughey
said. ''Isben can't
hit a lick, he
can't run, he has
q bad arm, and
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he is only a fair infielder. But he is
one of the greatest ball players I
ever saw"
Isbell had brains and spirit to a
high degree. The Sox were that
brand or breed of team players.
In 1908 Ed Walsh worked in 66
ball games. won 40 and saved II
others. 1t takes spirit, plus an arm,
to carry this load.
about the Braves of 1914
George Stallings' Braves we're
much along the order of the 1906
White Sox.
They were no great ball club. They
were around last place in early July.
They were supposed to be the league
flop. And then the vital spark ar
rived. They began overhauIing one
team after another with Rudolph, Ty-
Ter and James working in order.
Rudolph, Tyler and James-Rn-
dolph Tyler and James-day after
day, week after week, month after
month.
In addition, there was Hank Cow
dy back of the bat. and there were
Johnny Evers and Rabbit Maran-
vile working at second and short
two "disembodied spirits"-two
diminutive chunks of nerve, brains
and courage.
They won the pennant. They had
to face Connie Mack's brilliant team
that had won three pennants-a
team that had Bender and Plank in
the box. and McInnis, Collins, Barry
and Baker for an infield,-one Of
the great teams Of all time.
But the Braves beat them four
straight.
The 1910 Pennant Chasers
Neither may bag a pennant this
season but you won't stumble over
any keener spirit than Brooklyn and
Pittsburgh will show this summer.
Leo Durocher and Frank Frisch will
handle that part Of the job. Both
demand hustlers, still carrying
along the flame of the Gas House
delegation.
The Brooklyn Dodgers demon
strated their hustle and spark by
winning the first nine games of the
season. Included in this march were
four shuteuts and a no-hit game.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
Tell All Promise
Made in Bribery

Full testimony" Monday in
Circuit Court TO answer bribery
charges in the awarding of con-
tracts for the Herman Gardens
housing project is promised today
by counsel for the accused.
The promise was made to Judge
Harry B. Keidan by Lester p.
Dodd. counsel for Abe Smith. as
the hearing adjourned for the
weekend In previous testimony
Smith. official of the Smith Con-
struction Company of Chicago,
which was awarded the contract
along with the Lipman Construc-
ton Company, was quoted as
saying
II have four councilmen lined
up and fifth on the fence who
Is asking $4,000 for his vote"
Suit TO break the housing con-
tract was brought by the Maurice
l.. Bein Company. which contends
il shout have the contract be-
cause IL was the low bidder.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
Merit Pact
Agreed On
For Police

The civil service commission and
Police Commissioner Frank d.
Eaman today were agreed on final
terms of proposed charter
amendment abolishing the present
police merit board and putting
civilian police employees under
civil service.
The amendment. which still has
10 obtain Common Council ap-
proval and be voted upon at the
Spring election, arose from the
complaint of Commissioner Eaman
that the merit board placed too
drastic restrictions on promotions.
transfers and retirements.
The amendment retains some
of the merit board restrictions for
the ranks. up to and including
lieutenants, and gives the COM
missioner a free reign in placing
higher ranked police officials.
The appeal board which is to
take the place of the merit board
will consist of the first deputy
police commissioner. the president
Of the civil service commission and
the corporation counsel.
Patrolmen would receive two
weeks vacation instead of the
present 20-day furlough under the
amendment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
Van Wagner, Ldrned
Open Paralysis Drive

Governor-elect Murray d. Van
Wagner and Abner +. Larned,
state WPA director. will open the
annual campaign to raise funds
for infanthe paralysis victims in
radio speeches at 5 p. m. today
over station WJR. The Presidents
Birthday Ball, proceeds of which
60 to the fund, will be held Febru-
airy l. The committee hopes to
double or triple the $4,000 raised
last wear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
Film Operators
Strike Prevents
Opening

A dispute between the Stage
Employees Union Local SO and the
management over its refusal TO
hire a stagehand to-day was
blamed for the strike which .ost.
poned the opening of the new
Royal Theater. Seven-Mile and
Meyers roads.
A capacity first night audience
of $500 persons were turned away
at 6 p. m. last night when Edward
L. King. business agent OF the
union, refused TO allow two motion
picture operators to go to work
until the management consented
to hire a member of the union as
a stagehand.
-theater is operated by the
United Detroit and w. w. Theaters
jointly.
A statement issued by the man.
agement read in part:
This theater will have no
stage shows so there Is abso-
Iutely no work of any kind for
|, a stagehand to do. Two moving
picture operators to whom we
are willing to pay the union
scale Of sos per week per man
refuse to work unless we employ
a stagehand.
Because of these facts and
for no other reason whatsoever
this theater will not open. We
will pay for all work done, but
refuse to pay q man $7S per
week when there Is absolutely
no work of any kind for him
to do"
King said that he recognized the
/ fact that there was no necessity
for employing a man for the usual
duties of a stagehand. but he said
he wanted to place a member OF
/ the union in the theater as q
maintenance man.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
HOrSeS.EaOrSeS
Colts, OUerrunning Rouge,
Costly TO City

Ellis Parker Buffers Pigs Is
Pigs trouble happens TO horses,
too, Clarence l.. Brewer. commits
Sioner OF parks and recreation.
complained bitterly today.
His complaint is that Rouge
Park is now populated with seven
colts which the department doesn't
need but has to maintain in the
style of feed. shoes and veterinary
service to which they are accuS-
toned.
In addition. he said, his depart
ment is forced to foot the bills
for penSioned police horses. in
GLIDING one otherwise healthy
animal which was retired only
because Of a blcmiSh which make,
70 unfit for paradeS. lie suggests
that the city sell the colts and
'on0body else Fay for The k..p
OF the retired police mounts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
Helps
To Save Boy

Eight-year-old Merton Stoizen-
field. who crashed through the thin
ice on Fox Creek was saved from
drowning late yesterday by two
other youngsters and an adult. who
pulled him to safety with ropes
Playing with Tommy Alfes {, of
SOB harrington avenue. Crosse
Pointe Park, Merton left his Christ
mas bicycle on the bank OF the
creek and ran across the ice. Mid
way the ice broke and Merton
fell into the water
Tommy ran for aid and brought
Mrs. Nellie Gaffney Of SIS Ash
land avenue: her nephew, Fred
Rozelle. 9, and George Power, H.,
of $40 Ashland avenue They threw
ropes and pulled Merton to the
bank. Young Stolzenfeld, who
lives at So harrington avenue,
Crosse Pointe Park. was given
first aid at Receiving Hospital.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
| Killed, I Hurt
In Oil Blaze

Clement r. Hill. 10, of 1921
Bentler avenue, was dead and two
other employees today were recov-
ering from minor burns received
in an explosion in the c. F. Bat
tenfield Oil Company warehouse.
1910 Oakman boulevard.
Those injured were William
Forsman of Birmingham and
William Cummings of SO West
Forest avenue. With Hill, they
were cleaning oil drums with gas
oline at the time of the explosion.
Forsman and Cummings told De-
tective Edward Eggers Of the
arson squad that an electric light
bulb fell from a socket and broke
Immediately before the explosion.
Hill was trapped in the center
of the flames.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
Bess To Give Blood
Officer Who Shot Pedestrian Fired From Force in 30
Seconds; Wants to Aid Wounded Man

He testified that he had had two
drinks of wine in a restaurant
kitchen and after that could not
remember what happened.
The shooting occurred near
Woodward avenue and Vernon
highway
Lieut.. Walter Fricke. who WIS.,
tied Urquhart in his cell imme-
diately after his dismissal, said
that the former patrolman was
more concerned over Rudy's con-
dition than his dismissal from the
force.
HE told me that he wanted
10 hire a personal nurse to take
care of Rudy IL 1t is permissible
at Receiving Hospital" Fricke
said HE also wanted to give
blood TRANSMISSION. but ex-
planned to him that / didn't
think IL would be allowed"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
Sanity Test SET
For DR.. Lewis

A sanity commission was named
today to examine Doctor" Paul
Lewis, 60, of 1868 Antietam ave-
nue.. who was found guilty of un-
lawful practice of medicine and
sentenced to six months in the
House of Correction by Recorders
Judge George Murphy.
Board of Health representatives
said Lewis conducted an extensive
medical practice although his only
medical training was obtained as
a hospital orderly in an Alabama
prison where he was serving q
term for numbering his wife.
Lewis has been arrested 80
times since 1918 and has numerous
convictions for practicing medicine
without license. it was claimed.
Lewis, on January 10, will be tried
on another charge of illegal prac.
tice in Recorders Court.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
Veteran Of 4 Wars,
Can't Stick This One

A veteran of four campaigns
with the British army. Pipe Mai.
Jock Copeland. who went overseas
with the Essex Scottish regiment
of Windsor. soon will he discharged
and returned homo. il was learned
today. Copeland is near 10 years
of arc and was given special per-
mission TO enlist in the regiment.
Recently his health has been fail
ing. Copeland has three sons in
the Canadian army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
Gas Masks
E ur h a to Make 10000
for Civilian Use

IT, W. Burritt. president of the
Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Company.
today announced that his COM
pany will shortly start production
of 262000 gas masks for soldiers
as we'll as 10000 for civilian use.
The order for gas masks was
included in a recent S750,000 ma
tional defense contract awarded
to the Eureka company. Burritt
said The company also has or
ders for aluminium castings for
airplanes.
Burritt said that the company.
which ordinarily employs about
400 persons. will soon add from
100 to 1000 workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
New Controller
Fer HamtramCk

The resignation OF Peter Z.
Szymczak as city controller of
Hamtramck and Miss Cassie a.
Marcinkowski as private secretary
to the mayor was announced today
by Mayor Walter Kanar.
Szymczak, controller for five
years, has been appointed joint
secretary of the state loan board
and the public debt commission by
Theodore l. Fry, state treasurer
elect. He will be succeeded as city
controller by City Assessor Leon
ard A. DySarZ.
Miss Marcinkowski will become
resident secretary to Congressman
Rudolph j. Tenerowicz and will
have charge of his office in Ham,
& cGlCk after January l.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28

Girl, g. Running Back and Forth BetrOeen Parents
Dies of Broken Neck After Fall Against Radiator

nard, a. and her mother. leah. ..
Schihl told police that Gloria
had Just kissed him and vas run
ming across the room 10 kiss h
mother when she slipped and b.
against the stern radiator 81.
child died almost instantly Deputy
Coroner Foster Knobloch said
Schihl is employed as a deco
rator in the apartment in which
he lives. Gloria was an only child
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
Lido Club Refused
Liquor License Back

Declaring that il is not a pri-
waite club Liquor Commissioner
Alya w CumminS today indefi-
nitely suspended the liquor license
of the Club Lido Venice in St.
Clair Shores. The club TUNED in
It's license 10 the commission last
May when it closed for alterations.
CumminS refused the clubs petit
ton 10 have il returned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
Torr.o Chercas Dismissed

NEW YOG<. Dcc. 2S.AuNSl-
Ten Oh i7Iie' mentN against
Juarr. @E7r o- former Chicago
"t- - NH' and gambling now
- go and a half years as an
Harra 'aN dodcer, were dismissed
today ny Federal Judge William
Bondy II was also revealed at the
office of United States Attorney
John T. Cahill that Torrio's apph-
cation for parole has been denied
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
Youth Seriously III;
State Seeks Parents

John and Ethel Cox parents of
15-year-old Dennis Cox. a patient
at the Lapeer State Hospital. were
sought today by Detroit police at
The request of hospital authorities.
The boy is seriously Ill and the
parents have moved from their
last known address at 1871 Trim
ity avenue and cannot be found.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-28
Ideal Giving Party
For Crippled Children

The annual thcater party for
and convaleScent children
from Detroit hospitals and clinics
is being given today by David NJ.
Idzal managing director of the
Fox Theater. The children are
transported TO and from the the
alter in special cars and buses.