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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-03
LANDS dettc ', SERIOUS
 IN MOVE
Baseball Commissionel Wants Illegal Practices
 Stopped in Baseball
By TOM SILER AP Feature Service

CHICAGO, Feb. :. The big ashots of baseball should know by this time that Kenesaw Mountain Landis, IT. year-old commissioner of baseball, isn't fooling.
 First, he knocked the props from under Detroit,s octopus-like farm system, freed 91 players and ordered close to $50,000 paid to IA other players formerly owned by the American League Club.
 Then he told the club owners and officials the worst was yet to come if they insisted on continuing vio- la ton of the rules. He threatened heavy fines and suspension from baseball for Illegal manipulation of players, "covering-up" of play CTS, and filing of fake agreements in the future.
 Baseball law, like most other codes, is to complex for general con sumption and digestion, but here briefly is what the farm chains have been doing outside of legal bounds
 Covering up players: A coverup deal is one in which club that ostensibly holds a players contract is merely holding it for someone else. There are many variations of this evil, but the cases generally fall into two classes. One, a gen tleman's agreement" in which mo- thing official is reduced to writing Two, drawing up and filing Of false papers.
 Just An Agreement
 In the "gentleman's agreement case, one club sends player to lower club, allegedly outright, but with a secret understanding that the player does not belong to the lower club, but that the lower cluE is merely holding him for the high CT club. In some instances no trans i fer papers are filed at all, viola | ton of the rules in itself.
 Officials pretend to comply witt the rules in the second preamble Transfer agreements are filled, Du these agreements ar fictitious. I'm assignee sends through officia channels a check for the considera ton specified in the transfer agree ments. but in the end this check i
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-03
Arena Drive
 Is 10 Begin On Monday
BIueprints Available Now ~ for Study al Three ,5~ Places

Three sets of blueprints for the Juneau Sports Arena project were distributed about town today by committeeman in charge of the membership drive which is slated to begin rolling Monday.
 Plans may be examined at the High School, in the window of Brownies barber shop and at the office of Frank Metcalf, engineer and president of the Board of Con- trol, in the Seward Building.
 Metcalf issued a statement in preparation for Mondays beginning of the drive, declaring. We want everyone in and around town to be members of the club. Just a cou- pie of dollars is sufficient to get a memorandum card and just as soon as one pays the annual dues of sl2 in full, within four months, Secre- tary Ray Stevens will issue a per manent membership card.
 "We have no stockholders to whom dividends must be paid and we are not anxious to make money-just pay operating expenses and con- struction indebtedness I think at the end of year or l8 months we should show a small profit, however, and if such is the case, then an- nual membership dues will be re- duced accordingly. At present we ara pointing to a goal of 1000 mem- bers. That means we'll need every onc's help in the community
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-03

Totals .......... 50l AT 4o6-l43o Average score. Did not bowl Chanting is attributed to Am- prose about the year 386.
 ~ Empire classi1ieds bring results
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-03
FLOOD CONTROL ENGINEER WITH
 ARMY RETURNING

Lieut.. A. c. Welling of the U. $. Engineers is a passenger aboard the steamer Mount Mckinley for Ju- neau.
 Lieut.. Yelling is in charge of flood control project work on the Cinema Slough and Tanana Rivers and has been conferring with his superlors for the past two weeks in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-03
Sl.lnAPER

poned until a committee of the Fire Department makes definite recom- mendatiop to the City Councils Fire Committee next Iuesuay.
 Last night the Council rescinded action it had taken at previous meeting in accepting the bid of the Connors Motor Company for new Ahrens-Fox truck. Other makes be- ing considered are the Seagraves and LaFrance.
 Gene Dawson, manager of the Ju- neau Sports Arena. explained plans for development of recreational center in the Southeast Alaska Fail Building. The project received the endorsement of the City Council
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-03
CHOICE OF NEW FIRE TRUCK TO
 BE POSTPONED
Fire Committee of Council 10 Receive New ReCom-
 mendation Tuesday

Purchase of new fire truck for the City of Juneau will be post
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-03

ened up on honors with two points each.
 Scores were as follows:
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hands of Melio Bettina.
 Apostoli was beaten so badly that he was taken to a hospital with a possible intercranial concussion.
 Last night Apostoli's manager said he would ask his man to quit the ring game.
 Apostoli weighed 173 pounds ana Bettina weighed 173h pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-03
5IGNALMEN ARE
 DEFEATED WITH
 KEGLING C0SM0S

< Signal Corps keglers all hit 5oo last night against the Cosmopoli- tans. but won only one of foul points as Hildinger and Rayela out pointed them heavily.
 In the nightcap for the Commer- cial Loop. Druggists and Takus ev-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-03

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-The fiStlc story of Fred Apostoli, San Fran cisco bellhop, who skyrocketed to championship heights and was ranked by many as the best fighter, pound by pound. in the world, ended last night when he received a mer- ciless beating in 12 rounds at the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-03
LAvENIk DOES
 BEST KEGL!NG
 ON ELkS' PINS

Marti.: .4aveniK 1eG the pack at the mixed tourney bowling at the Elks last night, his 539 the best score of the night and leading the Sharks to a two to three victory over the Dolphins, losing the single game by one pin.
 Cooks won two of three from the Snipes and Medicos won two from the Humpies.
 Scores last night were as follows:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-03
BASkETBALL SCORES

California's basketball team hand ed UCLA it's 31st consecutive con- ference defeat last night, 39 to 33. Other hoop scores included:
 Santa Clara 42; Stanford AZ.
 San Francisco 42; St. Mary s39.
 Washington State 50; Gonzaga AZ
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-03
DIORCEs GRANTED

Divorces have been granted in District Court to Mabel Jim from George Jim and to Nancy Ann Sul- livan from William Earl Sullivan. Mrs. Sullivan's maiden name, Nancy Ann Kann, was restored.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-12
Primaries Forecast
Hot Contest In Fall

Indications point to a hot contest
in several of the county offices up
for reelection in November, follow
ing the Tuesday primaries. Two of
the incumbents on the county board,
E. B. Greenwald in the Fourth dis
trict and Oscar Eklund in the Fifth,
came out second high. The unofficial
vote in the Fourth was as follows:
Laid 500, Greenwald $50 and Zim-
norman 451. In the Fifth it was
Gebhardt 278, Eklund 1872, Nelson
116 and Matson rs. Ausmus was an
easy winner in the Second district,
defeating Birkeland and McAdam.
For Representative from the seth
district the present office holder, c.
G. Mann, defeated his nearest oppon-
ent, Erwin L. Nelson 2494 to 1918.
Mrs. A. E. Borchardt received 800
votes. The judge of probate race
showed r. L. Wilcox, incumbent, lead
ing with 1881 votes. His opponents,
DR.. James Slaven and Erick Ander-
son had 1871 and 1894 votes respec-
lively. VIM. Mista had 2267 votes
for clerk of court, Roy NJ Sandwich
1906 and L. H. Lund 956
The above figures do not include
the votes from the townships of Cros-
by, Dosey and Keene, which have
not been heard from. The vote tabu-
lation by precincts appears elsewhere
in this issue.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-12
Local Folks To See
Selves In Movies

Pine county folks will be in the
movies this week and next with the
release of newsreels taken in Askov,
Bruno, Finlayson and Willow River.
All the films will be shown locally in
connection with full program of
feature talkies.
The potential movie stars of Askov
had their chance before the camera
Monday when Arthur Higgins, repre-
sentative of the Victor Newsreel Pro-
auctions was in town making a movie
of Askov and vicinity. Various points
of interest in the village, the bust
ness establishments, the school, etc.,
were snapped. Movies have also been
taken of neighboring villages and will
be shown there. Mr.. Higgins states
that a touch of comedy will be added
to the scenes of the home town, with
reverse action and slow motion to
enliven the shots.
The dates for the showings are as
follows: Willow River, village hall,
Friday, September Is; Askov, D. B..
S. hall, Tuesday, September IL; Bru-
no, high school, Wednesday, Septem-
Der ID; Finlayson, Thursday, Septem-
Der 10.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-12
AskOv Retains The
D-BallLeague Title

Askov won the Twilight D-Ball
League championship for the second
consecutive year last Thursday eve
ming, under the lights at Friesland,
by defeating hard-fghting Sand
stone team in the second game of a
double header. The Quarry City
boys took the opener to 4 to tie up
the play-off series at one game each,
but Askov came back to win the
second contest in a slugging, ragged
game by the score of II to II.
A large crowd was on hand to wit
ness the games which wind up the
official D-Ball League race for this
season. No plans have been made
for I941 butIt is likely that most
of the same teams will participate
again.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-12
Wallace To Speak At
Pine City, Sandstone

Pine City has been added to the
itinerary of the Honorable Henry A.
Wallace who will pass through Pine
county on a speaking tour Friday of
this week. The revised schedule of
the vice presidential nominee in this
vicinity is as follows:
In Milaca, about 1890 a. M; in
Mora 11:15, Pine City 1900 noon;
Sandstone, 1910; Moose Lake, 1:15;
and in Duluth from $50 o'clock until
10. In all about 35 cities and viii
lagos will be visited by the Secretary
of Agriculture on his Minnesota trip.
arrangements are being made to
hast G6el6e bands at Zine City and
Sandstone on hand to welcome Secre-
tary Wallace to their respective COM
munities.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-12
New Store To Open
About November l

The Cooperative Mercantile Associ-
cooperative grocery store in Askov
at a meeting held in the D. B. S. hall
Monday night. The store, which is
to be located on Main street, will
open for business about November
l, according to present plans.
At the Monday evening meeting
the articles of incorporation and the
bylaws were discussed and adopted.
The matter of selecting a temporary
board of seven directors, to serve
until the first annual meeting, set for
the last Monday in February, was
left until later date, due to the late
ness of the hour. 1t was then de-
cided to have special meeting in
the town hall Friday evening (to-
morrow at p. m. for the purpose
of electing the temporary board.
The organization will be capital
lied at $500 with shares being $40
each. No member may purchase
more than 20 sh ares. Up to
Monday night 1873 signers had
pledged the sum of $3.50 but dur
ing the discussion it was suggested
that $4,000 be raised so that the store
would have more capital with which
to work. While the contact COM
mittee has made an attempt to see
everyone in the community several
may have been overlooked and these,
as well as others who may desire to
purchase additional shares, are urged
to sign for them now.
Frank Eustis of the Central Co.
operative Wholesale of Superior, was
present at the Monday evening meet
ing to assist with the organizing work
and to explain details.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-12
STASSEN, PETERSEN, St1IPSTEAD WIN WITH EASE
Memorial Will Be
Dedicated Sunday

The dedication of the Mrs. Rig
NOR Petersen memorial a mile west
of Askov and the program in con-
nection Herewith, will be held Sum-
day afternoon, September Is at 2
o'clock. Included in the program will
be an address by F. Clarey Nielsen
of Centuria, Wis, former superin-
tendent of the Askov schools, songs
by the audience, and the unwilling
of the plaque.
The memorial, erected under the
sponsorship of the Askov Garden club,
with the assistance of the State High
way department, was recently planted
into evergreens and now makes a
neat appearing corner.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the ceremonies.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-12
Choir To
Give Song Service

The Nordland choir will hold its
monthly song service in the church
Sunday evening, September Is at
o'clock. The following anthems will
be sung: "The Lord is My Light"
Berge, with soprano solo by Mrs. Hill
ma Christensen; Come 1 Will Give
You Rest, Holton; "While Day De-
clineth'', Thomas, alto solo by Mrs.
Alvina Peterson; SOFTLY the Silent
Night, Adams.
The Ladies' Chorus will sing "At
Close of Day., Fox. Orville Fran
sen will sing 81 Heard the Voice of
Jesus Say, Rathbun.
Rev. John o. Johanson, pastor of
the church will preach a short Is
mon. Mrs. Harry Lindor is director
and accompanist. The public is in
vited.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-12
International
News Review
By GEORG sTRANDvOLD

Circumstances being what they are,
and Adolph Hitler what he is, it would
be futile to expect an official German
statement to the effect that the "Blitz-
krieg" against the British Empire is
now about to start. Such things,
simply, are not announced in advance.
But there are a good many
people who believe that the long
feared lightning war" actually
is in progress fOr-cOuld any
thing be much worse than those
almost incessant bOmbings to
which London has been subjected
for several days and nights? Or,
is it possible that Hitler has still
another ace up his sleeve? Could
he be thinking, as final resort,
of that dreaded poison gas of
which so much has been heard?
No one can tell, except those who
won't.
Early this week it was officially
announced in London that about six
hundred persons had been killed and
about two thousand wounded during
the terrible German air raids over
the weekend.
There are reasons to believe that
the British have found it expedi-
ent to publish as low a figure as
possible, and that the actual num-
Der, later on, may prove to be
considerably higher.
The bombings, however, had not
been one-sided, for the British Royal
Air Force has been inflicting heavy
casualties, also lots of destruction, on
Berlin, Hamburg, Kiel, Essen, and
other German cities. Only, of course,
the British filters cannot from their
high attitudes see definitely the re-
suits of their bombings, and cannot
gauge them. The Germans could
give the information. But they don't
And that is one of the reasons why
the rest of the world is being led to
believe that only the German bomb
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-12
U.S.. Senatorship Race Draws The
Spotlight With Henrik Shipstead
Running Under Republican Label
Comparatively Light Vote
Is Cast For State Candi-
dates In Primaries.

Hjalmar Petersen, FL. candidate
for governor, Governor Harold E.
Stassen, Republican candidate for re-
election, and Senator Henrik Ship
stead, formerly Farmer-Laborite, but
now candidate for reelection I'M
der the Republican banner, were easy
victors in Tuesdays primary cleo
ton, one of the quietest held in Min
nesota for several years.
Shipstead, in running as Republi-
can after 18 years as Farmer-La-
borite, demonstrated his vote getting
powers, with large plurality over
his nearest opponent, Martin A. Mel
son. Ray P. Chase is running third
in the race.
Petersen Leads 4 to 1.
In the Farmer-Labor contest for
governor, Hjalmar Petersen is lead
ing his nearest opponent, Chas. D.
Egley about four to one. Elmer A.
Benson, his victorious opponent in the
spirited FL. gubernatorial race two
years ago, has two to one edge over
his right-wing opponent, George H.
Lommen, and will represent the F.
L. party in the senatorship race in
the general election in November.
He will be opposed by Shipstead and
the Democratic nominee, John E. Re-
gan.
Governor StasSen overwhelmed all
opposition, and besides Petersen, will
be opposed by either Ed Murphy or
Theodore Slen of the Democrats in the
fall election. 1t appears that the ma
jority of the primary votes were cast
in the Republican column, indicat-
ing a swing of many Farmer-Labor
votes to the C. o. P. list for Ship
stead. -...
Other apparent winners are as fol-
lows:
Lieutenant Governor.
Republican-C. Elmer Anderson.
er-Labor-Howard Y. Will
Jams.
Democrat-Frank P. Ryan.
Secretary of State.
Republican-Mike Holm, no OPP
position.
Farmer-Labor-J I. Heller.
Democrat-Austin T. Haley.
State Treasurer.
Republican-Julius Schmahl.
Farmer-Labor-C. A. Halverson, no
opposition.
Democrat-R. M. Fitzgerald.
Attorney General.
Republican,. A. A. Burnquist, no
opposition.
Farmer-Labor-Davi j. Erickson.
Democrat-John D. Sullivan, no
opposition.
Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner.
Republican-N. j. Holmberg.
er-Labor-Charles Mum.
Democratic. N. Cosgrove.
Congress Nominees.
The fall contest for Congress posts
will line up as follows:
FIRST DISTRICT.
Republican-August H. Andersen.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-12
New Willow Dam
Dedication Held
Saturday
Open House at Camp Curry
and Nursery Project Held
in Afternoon.

Under the auspices of the village
council of Willow River the dedi-
cation of the new dam in the north
part of that village was held Satur-
day evening. Previous to the for
malities "open house" was held dur
ing the afternoon at Camp Curry 212
miles north of the dam, and the
General Andrews nursery, adjacent
to the camp site. A dinner was served
at $50 p. m. to several hundred
guests and the cooks spared no efforts
to make the meal bountiful one.
Every table was well-ladened and the
service was excellent.
At 8 o'clock the dedication pro-
gram at the dam was opened with
a selection by the combined Willow
River high school band and the Du-
luth Civic band. Mayor E. B. Lins-
ley of Willow River, master of cere-
monies then babe the audience well
come and told of some of the history
of the dam and the work of getting
the project for Willow River. He
then introduced the guests, following
which the audience sang the chorus
of God Bless America, accompanied
by the bands.
Tells of Work of WPA.
S. A. Stolte, state WPA admin
strator, in making the dedicatory adj
dress, told of the work of the WPA in
all parts of the state and the good
it has accomplished, especially along
the lines of conservation of natural
resources. He was followed on the
speakers platform by Walter S. Oh
son, director of the Division of Drain
age and Waters, who made the ac-
ceptance address. Both speakers
complimented the people of Willow
River on their fine project and the
efforts they had made to get the
dam there. Other state officials in
Willow River Saturday evening in
cluded Mike Holm, secretary of state,
and Julius A. Schmahl, state treas
urer.
The dam on the Willow river will
create yet unnamed lake of over
100 acres. The shores of this lake,
the site of the old lumber mill, will
be cleaned and beautifed, with a park
being made there. This park will be
a fine introduction to the General
Andrews nursery of 325 acres to the
north, and will be distinct improve
ment over the eyesore formerly there.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-08-22
Young Republicans To
Hear William Gunter

That the Young Republicans attend
ing the dinner meeting of the organi-
zaion next Monday evening would hear
William A. Gunter, Cumberland attor-
ney, speak on the coming campaign,
was announced yesterday by Lewis
Jones, chairman of the club.
Mr.. Jones announced the club was
planning for 100 to be present at the
meeting Monday night which is now
scheduled for Table Rock Inn, at $50
o'clock.
Because of facilities for accommo-
dating only fifty at McComac Beach,
the place of the meeting was changed
to Table Rock.
Mr.. Gunter is we'll known to the
people of Western Maryland and is
expected to arouse the Young Republi-
cans of this county to action.
The regular business meeting of the
club will also be held at this time and
there will be entertainment following
the dinner, Mr.. Jones said. Tickets will
be SO cents each and may be procured
from Mr.. Jones or other officers. Res
ervations' should be made by Satur-
day if at all possible, Mr.. Jones
pointed out.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-08-22
B. [. Gender Heads
County Welfare Board
Is Elected Chairman of Group
at Organization Meeting Monday

At an organization meeting of the
Garrett County Welfare Board on
Monday evening, Bernard l. Gender
ST., was elected chairman for the en-
suing year.
1t was the first meeting of the board
since two new members had been APP.
pointed to replace Joseph Fahey, of
Grantsville, and Mrs. W. w. Grant
Oakland, whose terms expired in July.
Alva G. Gortner, Oakland, and Ivan j.
Miller, Grantsville, were the two new
appointees. The County Commission
res again appointed Blaine Giessman
to represent them.
The entire Board membership be-
sides those mentioned also includes
Ray Mccullough, Friendsville; Walter
Haenftling, Accident; Jasper Myers
Kitzmiller.
During the business meeting twelve
new cases were approved for Old Age
assistance and four cases rejected, ac-
cording to Mrs. Dorothy Ogburn,
executive secretary. Five new cases
were approved for Aid to Dependent
Children and three cases rejected. One
new application for aid to needy blind
was accepted.
The Welfare Board expended $13,-
958.34 during July, divided as follows:
General public assistance, $2,296.3O;
old age assistance, $6,180.71; aid to de-
pendent children, 3,242.52; public as
sistance to the needy blind, $161.46
board of children, $286.91; administra-
ton, $1,649.81; child welfare service,
$140.63.
Miss Ogburn announced the follow
ing number were receiving assistance:
old age assistance, 374; aid to children,
300; aid to blind, 8; general public as
sistance, 1876; board of children, 80;
total 1868.
Mrs. Ogburn explained the selection
of the Board was made by both State
and County. The State Board of Pub
lie Welfare submits to the Board of
County Commissioners the names of
two individuals for'each vacancy, from
which the Board may choose one. The
State Board prepares it's list of names
through consultation in the county
with a number of citizens.