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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
OLSON SAYS pA(kNEAlRS
 4 MILLION
Largest Output in Years Bring Territory 10 6k
 Million Gases

The salmon pack for Southeast Alaska will probably reach about 100000 cases, one of the largest packs of fish this section of the Territory has ever wrapped tin around, it was predicted this morn ing by Clarence Olson, Fisheries Management Supervisor, who has just returned from trip to ob- serve the salmon run in southern sections of the district.
 Ketchikan plants will pack over million cases. Olson prophesied. The unusually heavy late run Of pinks will swell the total Alaska fish pack to approximately 6,500,O00 cases, he believes.
 Meantime, fishing in the lower section of Clarence Straits is due to close at 6 pm. today. The cen tral portion of Clarence Straits is que officially closed at 6 pm. to- morrow, but because of the week end closing law, fishing will actu- ally stop there, too, at 6 pm. to- day The northern section of Clar- ence Straits is due to close at 6 pm. Wednesday, Because the sal mon are not running in large vo. l. ume in any of these districts, no extensions of the season will De granted, Olson declared today.
 The pink run around the lower end of Prince of Wales Island is very good" on the other hand, Olson reported. This district is due to close at pm. on Friday, Aug ust 29, and possible extensions of the fishing season there will de- pend on the volume of the run at that time, he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
Leslie Here To(omn,and
 Cutter Haida
New Skipper of Coast Guard Vessel Arrives
 with His Family

Planning to join his ship in Un- alaska. Commander N. H. Leslie, new commander of the Coast Guard cut ter Haida, arrived here last night on the northbound Mount Mckinley with his wife and daugher, Jane.
 Leslie will leave Juneau Monday on the Coast Guard cutter Hermes and board the Haida at the tip of the Aleutian Islands. He expects the vessel to return to Juneau fin about a month,
 Formerly a lieutenant on the Un- alga from 1922 to 1926, Commander Leslie arrived here from Jackson vile. Florida. where he was in charge of organization of the Coast Guard Reserve. Since he was last in Juneau, Leslie has been on the Seneca at New York, the destroyer Tanning on the East Coast. on tour of the Coast Guard depot at Baltimore, Md, on the Cahokia at Eureka, Cal, and at two posts in Florida, spending two years on the Coast Guard Re serve work at Jacksonville.
 Mrs. Leslie and her daughter will make their home in Juneau while the Commander is out on his first trip commanding the Haida.
 Leslie is replacing It. Commander R. c. Jewell who was transferred from the Haida to the East Coast. It. Commander H. w. Stinchcomb has been in command of the vessel since Jewell's transfer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
KETCHIkAN STILL
 THIRSTY AS HALF
 INCH RAIN FhlLS
Rainy City Nears Droufh with No ShoWers-Tenth
 of an Inch Today

Relief for drouth conditions in Ketchikan seems slow, according to reports from the Weather Bureau here.
 Just 11f1OO of an inch of rain fell on the First City during the 24-hour period preceding 4.30 am today, it was reported. This makes a total of 46i100 of an inch of precipitation there during the past three days.
 It was not raining in Ketchikan today, the reports showed, and pre- dictions were that Revillagigedo Is- land residents need not expect any more showers for the present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
DOUGLAS
 NEWS ! i! 7 ]
,CANNERY OFFICIALS
 TO LEAVE NEXT WEEK;
 FINAL SHIPMENT READY

Busy all this week Lreparing the cannery machinery for it's long ln- active season until June or. July and getting ready to make final ship Bn,ent of salmon awaiting freight from here, the Doug Jas Fisheries CO, has just about completed the years work at this end. 1 D 5l5
 The work. of moving the canned salmon stored in the natatorium continued until a late Incur last night and, approximately five thous- and cases are nov piled up in the freight shed awaiting the North Coast. to come and get tn sm next Tuesday. After the fish go out of ficials here will be about ready to follow, enroute to Ssattle where they will spend the wlnter months saisposing of the pack and getting ready for next season a5
 Summary of the ,1941 pack ac- cording to figures given out by Joe Ellson, head of the scorlpans.s office mere, the, pack of slightly under q ,0OO cases was. composed of about 80 per cent pirk salmon: total Of sockeyes was less than 5 Fer cent, about l2 per cent were ychums and there were a few silytrs: (
 ] Revenue to the town received dir ect, from the company from the seasons operations ilas been estim- ated to be around $4,O0o. Which sum may have to go back into, tt.e wharf in repairs. The need of lareer stor- age space for the cannery proved this summer to be- an urgent re- iquireraent and officials of The com Irany have been looking over fac- iiiities for location of 2 large ware house. s,ts sg4s. fes
 | Douglas Fisheries Go. proved this year to be the best fish indus try Douglas has ever had. Companies of various kinds have operated here for close to forty years with vary ing success but none os rerlunera-
 tive for all concerned at the present enc. Weekly payroll benefited about sixty people in town who received E something. like $28,000 for the sea- son. There were around 130 persons outside of the town in service of the company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
JURY BLASTS SEATTLE ON
 SpEAkEASlES
Coroner's Group Accuses Police, Liquor Board
 and Prosecutor

SEATTLE, Aug 23.-A blue ribbon coroner's jury today criticized the State Liquor Board, the County Prosecutors Office and the Seattle Police Department in a verdict re- turned on the h holdup shooting deaths of three persons in a Seattle speakeasy August g.
 The jury said the Liquor Board encouraged the growth of speak easies with it's reluctance to amend regulations permitting large sales to known operators, accused Prosecutor Warner of not prosecuting the cases with vigor, the police with not per- forming their duty and said some of them lied before the jury.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
RICHARD SCHUMAN TAKES
 BRIDE IN BERKELEY, CAL.

q . F f Y
 Details of the marriage of Richard Herbert Schuman, who was born and reared in Douglas until he left with his parents MT. and Mrs. Her ,ert Schuman when about ten years old, was received here yesterday,
 The bride was Miss Carol l.. H. vornholdt of Berkeley, Cal, and the medding took place at St. Augus- tines church there cary in July.
 A nephew of Ed Hur. butts of Pacific Grove, Gel, wio were also channel residents for many years, the young man graduat. d from local schools there and also as an at torney from St. Marys college in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23

ment ferry at Big Delta, the fight against the freight tolls came to 9 head recently with authorization by the Department of Justice to sta- tion two deputies at toll gate at Shaw Creek, 12 miles north of the ferry. The deputies had orders not to allow any truck bearing freight to pass without exhibiting re- ceipt for tolls paid at the Big Delta ferry.
 However, on their arrival at Shaw Creek, where the toll gate had been built, the deputies found someone had hitched truck to the gate, pulled it from it's fasten- ings and destroyed it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
pAA PLANES WAITING FOR BETTER AIR
 : Ss
Lodesfar Here and Prince George Grounded
 on Flights

Two PAA Lodestars were sitting on the ground waiting while weather slowly improved at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon, scheduled to leave Juneau bound for Seattle and slated to leave Prince George bound for Juneau and Fairbanks.
 Weather conditions were improved over those this morning, but still not favorable enough to allow the dispatching of the ships shortly after noon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
SETTLEMENT 0FHIGHWAY
 TOLLS NEAR
FoIta Says Decision to Go to Supreme Court
 for Finals

Peaceable settlement of the Rich ardson Highway toll dispute be- tween truckers and the Department of the Interior is in prospect now, with a court case pending which will start in Fairbanks and even tually reach the U. s. Supreme Court. it was announced here today by George Folta, counsel-at-large for the Department of the Interior
 Folta has just returned from a two weeks trip to Fairbanks where he proposed to the attorney representing the truckers that an agreed statement of facts be sub- mitted to the court there, with the understanding that either side will appeal the decision to the Supreme Court in Washington, D. c.
 Tolls in Escrow
 Under a stipulation agreed to by all truckers, the tolls are now being paid on all freight hauled oiI the Richardson Highway, and the toll money is being held in escrow pending the outcome of the case Folta said. The stipulation alsc provides that if the regulation o1 Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes imposing tolls on the freight, is upheld, a judgment will be ren- dered against the truckers for ap- proximately 25 percent of the tolls avoided during the past year ol open warfare between the hauler; and toll collectors.
 The stipulation is now being con- sidered by the Department of th' Interior and the U. s. Attorne General in Washington, D. c. Folta said, with the view of determining whether filing of the case is tt be given federal authorization. H. explained that it must be author ized by the Attorney Generals of flee before the case can be fileC in the Fail ,anks court.
 Deputies Stationed
 After truckers had put into oper- ation their own ferry across tht Panama River this spring, to avoic collection of tolls at the govern
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
Two Guardsmen
 Gel Discharge

Two discharges from the Alaska National Guard were reported here today.
 Private Donald R. Holm, of Fair banks, is being discharged because he has left tt.e Territory Private first Class Rodger L. Elliott, of ketchikan, will be released to join the naval aviation air corps
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
TEXAS TOPS

COLLEGE STATION, Tex, Aug. 23.-Coach Homer H. Norton, whose Texas A&M football team beat F'ordham in the January Cotton Bowl game at Dallas. picks Texas to be the Southwest Conferences top team this fall. Southern Meth odist, Rice and maybe Baylor should be step behind," he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

Juneau, August 24-Sunrise 538 am, sunset 8:21
 vaid of Alaska this ported southern coastal had fallen during the Alaska and points along Al Peninsula the Be The amount O. precipitation 46 hundredths of highest temperature yesterday afternoon degrees the lowest degrees Broken with ceilings and good vbies prevailed the Junea arway thi morning
 Saturday weathe chart indicated center of low located 5 degrees north and 140 slowly northeaswad and slow during second of 29 70 inches was located near Atka during the hg pressure center of 3020 inches was located degrees 34 degrees west second high pressure center north and degrees west. e
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
MRS. ROBERTSON IS
 TO LEAVE NEXT WEEK

Mrs. William Robert on who has been guest here at the hon'c of her sister Mrs. John Mi'ls !f.ans to leave on the Ncrthlanc next week for return to her hom. in Ketchi- kan.
 During the past week Mrs Robert son has been guest of number of parties and luncheons given here and in Juneau by her friends. Tonight Mrs. Felix Gray is en- tertaining with three tables of bridge at her home in honor of the visitor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23

about 9 o'clock, she insisted on bringing the blocks along with her Carol was very drowsy and was falling asleep when she remember ed she hadn't said her prayers.
 She turned, pushed her blocks away with a vague gesture, and said sleepily:
 "Oh, Lord, I'm too sleepy to pray. There are the blocks, spell it out Yourself"
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
AVERAGE ANGLING

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 23. + The Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources, on the basis of special surveys, decided that the Ohio fisherman averages 29 tries summer at the sport, gets about 53 fish.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
CHINELLA DELEGATE

Frank Chine.,a has been elected AFL delegate to the convention to be held in Seattle on October 6, ' and 8. c. c. Rulaford was elected alternate at a meeting of tie Cen tral Labor Cour cil.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23

San Francisco. He is now attending the University of California in pre- oaring to teach mathematics in high school, his chosen life work. During his former school days MT. Schuman won many tenris titles and trophies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
SALARIES RAISEI

Members of the Fairbanks Fire Department have had a salary raise 10 per cent, making the new scale $19250 a month and the chiefs s22O, plus $25 tor acting as wiring and building Inspector.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
LUNCHEON TODAY
 HONORS VISITORS

Mrs. Gertrude Naylor is enter taining Is guests at a luncheon to- day in the Baranof Hotel, The oc- casion is to honor two out of town visitors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
CASE IS MOVED

The petition of Virgil J. Lee, form erly of Sitka, for change of name was ordered sent up to the Third Division District Court for hearing today. Lee, an army man, has been transferred from Sitka to Anchor age, it was stated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
THE WEATHER
(By the U. s. Weather Bureau) U. S. DEPARTMENT COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU

Forecast vicinity beginning Aug 23 Partly likelihood light local showers tonight slightly Sunday lowest temperature tonight about 5 degrees highest Sunday 65 degrees light to gentle
 
 Forecast for Southeast Aaska Partly cloudy tonight and Sun with possibly light in Sunday; gentle to moderate southery winds
 Forecast of winds along the of Entrance to Cape Spencer southedy southeast winds local showers tonight Hincnbrook moderate s,uthesey eastey winds partly cloudy with Kodiak moderate nohery northeastery winds oudy sT 4
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
TRIP TO MARMIoN

H. L. Cochrane, Dick Mccormick and Walter Andrews plan a surprise visit this evening after work with their families who are camping out for week at the end of tn. Island.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
LON HOLDS EDGE

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23.-Lon Warn eke, St. Louis Cardinal star, is the only National League pitcher to hold an edge over all opposition in his lifetime record.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
BIG CLEANUP

The Spuce Creek Placers, Ltd, Atlin district, lately had another juicy cleanup, estimates given as nearly the $30 900 mark.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
MRS. FEST HERE

E Mrs. Martin Feist, nee Louise Tanner, is in Juneau for visit with
 per parents MT. and Mrs. Eli Tan uer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
ENDS LIFE

Sergeant William Long 25, of Fort Richardson, who took poison self lf-administered, died in the hos pital at Anchorage. His remains were shipped south to Abilene, Texas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
DIVORCE GRANTED

A divorce was granted Joseph T Whiting in Federal Court here today from Ruth Florence Whiting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
COUNCIL MEETING

Regular meeting, of the Douglas
 City Council is scheduled for next
 Monday evening at tn, usial hour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
WARNING

Portland Island is Fox RancE and being operated. Shooting at ol on this island by hunters is strict ly forbidden.
 adv. FORREST R. BATES.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
A Laughing Mailer Lou Costello's
 Favorite Story

My younger daughter, Carol, spent the other evening playing with her new alphabet blocks. When she finally was persuaded to go to bed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23
Denuties Stationed

After truckers had put into oper- ation their own ferry across the Panama River this spring, to avoid collection of tolls at the govern
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-23

GAP Feature Service)
Evening star., 1941-01-22
Head|ey Made Coach
Of Terps' Varsity
Track Squad
EppIey Finds Other Jobs
Too Pressing; Pfeiffer
And Kehoe Are Aides

Coleman Headley, one of Mary
lands top all-around athletes. will
coach the Terp varsity trackmen.
While he will not be vested with
the full authority of head coach
Headley, nevertheless, will do vir-
tually all of the coaching and
shoulder most of the responsibility
He will succeed Geary (Swede)
Epplev, director of athletics and
dean of men. who has found it in
creaSingly difficult to devote the
proper amount of time to track and
handle other university affairs
Eppley also is subject to call by the
United States Army. holding the
rank of major of cavalry in the
Reserves.
Now farming at Laurel, Md.
Headley is assisted by two other
young Maryland alumni Jim Kehoe
and Pete Pfeiffer, both of whom
are teaching at nearby Mount
Rainier High School. Kehoe will
help with the runners and Pfeiffer
will devote his efforts to field and
weight men.
Headley is former Southern Con-
ference half-mile champion and still
holds the university record of l :53 3
for the distance. Kehoe. however,
holds the record for Byrd Stadium
of 1:538.
Assistant coach of freshmen foot
ball last season, Headley played half
back for three years on the varsity
eleven and also put in two seasons
on the Terp basket ball quint.
Evening star., 1941-01-22
Bowl and Help Make a Cripple
Whole Is Silver Spring Cry
That Tits Paralysis Fund

"Bowl-and help make a cripple
whole!"
This was the battle cry against in
fantile paralysis as intoned over the
loudspeaker at the Silver Spring
bowling plant by Proprietor Hugh
Arbaugh
Appointed chairman of the duck
pin realm in the Montgomery Coun-
ty paralysis fund drive, Arbaugh
promptly gathered more than $50
among Silver Spring bowlers, in
Guiding his own contribution, and
today thought the sum would soar
to nearly double that.
Volunteering to match the highset
amount turned in by any league in
his establishment, Arbaugh stands
at present to kick in with Sl925. the
sum contributed by the big Georgia
Avenue League.
Il don't believe that will stand
up" he said.
The American League tossed in
S14 and was topped one buck by
the Women's Country Club League.
The Ladies Suburban League gave
$40 and the Catholic Mems Club,
SO 10.
Bowling establishments helping in
the paralysis fund campaign are re-
quested to communicate with The
Stars bowling editor, National 5000,
branch 35l.
Evening star., 1941-01-22
Brewer, Jewel Pros
0pen Second-Hd|f
Loop Play Tonight

A pair of also rams in the first half
the Washington Brewers and New
York Jewels start all over again in
pursuit of the American Basket Ball
League championship tonight when
they inaugurate second-half play at
Riverside Stadium.
Originally scheduled as the last
game of the first half, the contest
was ordered played as the first game
of the last half of the schedule when
the Jewels defeat by the Baltimore
Clippers clinched the championship
for the Philadelphia Sphas. If the
Jewels had won that one they could
have tied the Sphas for the first
half title by beating the Brewers to-
night
Although disappointed at finishing
third behind the Sphas and Jewels,
Coach Mack Posnack firmly believes
that his players have hit their stride.
Scheduled to start at $50 o'clock.
the main clash will be preceded by
Heurich League game between Pet
worth A. c. and the Arlington Mac
cabeeS, listed for 8:l5.
Evening star., 1941-01-22
Injuries Take Boxer
And baskefer From
Maryland Teams

Two important cogs were stripped
from the gears of Maryland's court
and ring squad today when it was
revealed that Irving Gordy and Fred
Bach will be lost for time with a
fractured wrist and broken thumb,
respectively.
Gordy. 6-foot, pinch center was
eosidered the outstanding graduate
of the 40 yearling squad and had
played prominent role on the court
thus far this season. That he will
be sorely missed goes without saying.
Bach, a green but talented 155-
FOUNDER, injured his thumb in train
ing and completed the damage in
losing to Mark Mccarthy in the
match with the Coast Guard Acad-
emy last Saturday at New London,
Conn.
Both boys will be lost to their
squads at least two weeks.
Evening star., 1941-01-22
o,<h;d, from, a Holly Grower

Brownell, English holly grower of
Milwaukee, Ore., who wrote to his
dealer:
g.. When | drove that Al SUPER
out of Flint and started circle
trip home -. | jotted down each gas
purchase and mileage to sort of figure
my expenses -.
"Itwasn't long before got suspicious
of something wrong The gas gauge
needle just didn't 80 down fast enough
... | finally con6ded my fears to a
Service Station attendant and he
agreed that there we're no 20 miles
per gallon in that bus and that my
figures must be screwy.
"But, Roy, all the way home it was
the same story. The Buick wormed
through miles of city traffic :. made
numberless stops to inquire directions,
Evening star., 1941-01-22

Fresh from banging out season
records of Ill and 440 in the Heu-
rich Brewers League at King Pin,
Ed Blakeney, about the city's hottest
bowler, tonight will attempt to sup
plant Hokie Smith of the Lucky
Strike as top shooter of the Mems
District League.
With an average of 1895, Smith
hold lead of only three pins over
the dynamic anchor roller of Con-
vention Hall.
While Blakeney is firing at Con-
vention Hall against the strong King
Pin quint in one of the six District
matches carded, all at 7:30 pm,
Smith will see action at the Lucky
Strike against the champion Ross
lyn team.
With Convention Hall leading
Lucky Strike by one game in a
| hectic championship battle, the two
matches are top-hole attractions.
Third place will be the stake
when Arcadia invades Clarendon
Bowling Center. The Arcadians,
two games behind the runnerup
Lucky Strikes, are only a game
ahead of Clarendon.
In other matches the fifth-place
Lafayettes will invade Georgetown
Recreation, Hyattsville will be host
to Brookland and Chevy Chase Ice
Palace to Penn.
Shamr0cks Down Leaders.
In a gallant bid for leadership
of the Washington Ladies League
the champion Shamrocks trimmed
the pace-setting Ell Gees. 81, de-
spite the heroic efforts of Lorraine
GULL. who fired 1893. second high
for the season, and Jessie Sacrey's
372. which capped top scores of 607
and 1882 Mrs. Sacrey's count won
her an entry in the Forthcoming
GULL Stake, Pauline Ford led the
Shamrocks to victory with BAT.
Cutting the El Gees lead to a
| single game, the Shamrocks gained
| a tie for second place with the De
Rios when the latter were beaten
81, by Jacobsen's Flowers. Ruth
Gossard posted 1874 and Nell HUFF
331 for the florists, while Dorothy
Workman, Del Rio captain, rolled
136-36l.
Rolling 342 to increase her seconc
high average of l12, Julia Young
watched Garvins Lucky Five lost
ground by dropping the rubber
game to Shaffer Flower Shop
Edmonds Optical won the odd on,
from the Cardinals as Anna Dau
led with 124-338, while Alice Nc
Quinns 1888 was high for tn
losers. Lillian Carleton's 115-32'
gave Prencipe Beauty Shop a 2
edge over Perrusos Cafe, whil'
Cecilia Kartzinel and Marie Spon
helm tied with 326's to give Titan.
Shop the odd game over the We
Bees. Dolores Blankenship was bes
for the losers with 317.
Despite the superb 126-348 o
Kitty Mulroe, Holy Trinity, will
high score of 142l, jolted 81
Aloysius, 2-1. to move into secon'
place in the Catholic Ladies Leagu
when the erstwhile runner-up Hol
Comforter c team dropped the od
Evening star., 1941-01-22
c. U. Five Host Tonight;
Hoyos Visit Middies

Catholic University's hapless h
Cardinals will try zone defense
against Mount St. Marys tonight at
Brookland in desperate attempt to
chalk up their first victory of the
season. 1t will be a Mason Dixon
Conference game and is scheduled
to get underway at $50
Meanwhile, Georgetowns forces
are at Annapolis this afternoon in
search of their 10th consecutive vic
tory at Navys expense
The Hoyas had their task cut out
for them. however. as the Tars
showed unexpected strength in
holding Penn State to 1920 score
last Saturday.