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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02

f PARIS, Aug. 2--Gen. Bernard Serigny testified at the treason trial of Marshal Petain today that Hitler 194l demanded that Generalissimo Franco allow Germany to send troops through Spain to attack Gibraltar.
 The General, who described him. self as an intimate friend of the Marshal, said Franco had disclosed the demand to Petain along with the information that he had refused.
 Petain, himself, was uneasy about Spain, the witness testified, but he quoted the Marshal as saying:
 Franco can count on me in re- sisting the Germans demand for permission to cross Spain"
 As the trial started its tenth day, defense council read cable sign ed by John Alexander Schaeffer, Director of the National Republi- can Vigilance Committee, New York, which said:
 American veterans who had the honor of serving in France under Gen Pershing and who have admir- ed you through the years as sol- dier and patriot salute you in this grave hour. With abiding affection and confidence, we condemn your trial as unrepresentative of the great French people and pray that the conscience of France will compel termination of the proceedings"
 There still was no announcement when Pierre Laval, Chief of Govern ment in Petain's Vichy government, would be called from Fresnes prison to testify.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
TRUMAN TO
 COME WEST

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2.-The Star says in special dispatch from Washington, that President Harry s. Truman will return to his sum- mer White House at Independence late this month for rest and visit with his family.
 Planning of reconversion pro- gram for industry and re-organiza- tion of the State Department are ex- pected to occupy the Presidents time on his arrival from Europe, but he will head Westward, once his desk is cleared of these matters, the Star says.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
THE CLIMAX" E ON LAST TIMES
 AS CAPITOL BILL

Universals light opera, with a heavy, "The Climax" is on tonight for the last times at the Capitol Theatre. The story, part of it told in music, is fascinating, thrilling.
 While action and comedy are sub ordinated to suspense, music and spectacle, the production is high in popular entertainment values.
 Boris Karloff, Susanne Foster, Turban Bey, Jane Farrar and others are in this most highly entertaining features.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02

shu island and Toyama, west coast aluminium city. High explosives were loosed on four Kawasaki oil plants in Tokyo Bay with good effect"
 Tokyo reported 69 Mustang fight CTS from Two Jima struck Honshu again today, raiding the Osaka-Kobe area for two hours while Okinawa- based planes struck other points.
 About 500 miles north of Tokyo, the Japanese said three submarines shelled Erimo Cape on Hokkaido island, often reported submarine target in recent weeks.
 Admiral Nimitz admitted some American ships were slightly damag- cd by shore battries in the bonn bardment of Wake. 1885 miles south- east of Tokyo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
Long Trip k Made
 InHome-made kyak

GRAND COLLIE. Aug. 2.-Clif- ford Rooster, Bureau of Reclamation electrician, has completed a 328- mile trip in home made kyak from Revelstoke, B. O., to Grand Coluee.
 Rooster, who had been padding eight days and supplementing his food rations with trout caught along the way, was greeted by his wife. who asked, "Is that you under all those Whiskers?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
STRANGE STORY
 BEING REVEALED
 AT 10TH CENTURY

Playing for the last times tonight at the goth Century is the Warmer Bros. drama, Between Two Worlds" an absorbing story of strange ship adrift on a fog-bound sea. Starred in the cast are James Garfield, Paul Henried, Eleanor Parker, Syd- ney Greenstreet and George Tobias.
 An interesting short subject, "Cavalcade of the Dance" with Ve- log and Yolanda, world famous dance team, is added.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
MRS. FORREST SOUTH

Mrs. Wallen Forrest left yester- day for Seattle, where she will be with her husband, Wallen Forrest, during his furlough period. Wallen has served many months in Vest ward Alaska, having recently been transferred to the Seattle area. The couple will stay with Mrs. Forests grandmother in Seattle and will be fortunate to also visit Phil Forrest, who is also on fur tough after three years service overseas. Phil Forrest spent two weeks with his parents and friends here on the Channel. Leonard For rest, the elder brother. is also in Seattle and will be able to enjoy the visit. Mrs. Forrest is the former Helen Pusich. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Mike Pusich of Douglas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
12 O.. Premature Baby Reported in Good Condition

BOSTON, Aug. 2.-The general condition" of perfectly formed baby born five and one-half months prematurely and weighing but 12 ounces was reported very good" to- day by attendants at the Children s Hospital.
 The child was born to Mrs. Fran ces Perry at Chelsa Memorial Hos pital last Monday night and was rushed to the Children's Hospital and placed in an incubator.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
WARREN GRANT HOME

Warren Grant arrived by plane yesterday to spend a short. visit with his mother and sisters here. Warren has been stationed in the U. s. Air Corps as a gunner in a Miami, Fla, training camp. He will now be stationed at Lincoln, Neb, for further training, after g four-day visit with his relatives. Mother Grant and sisters, Bar bara and Louise, are taking him sightseeing today to Mendenhall Glacier and surrounding country. His father, Leigh s. Grant, is not able to be at home, being en- ployed on war work out of town
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
sTRoM IN FROM HOoNAH

T. E. Strom, who has been em- ployed on construction job in Hoonah for several months as a cement finisher, returned to Doug las Sunday and is now working for the same construction company, which has the contract for recon struction of the Goldstein Building in Juneau. While employed in Hoonah, Strom kept his wife and two children here in Douglas in the Kilburn house. MT. and Mrs. Strom are from Minnesota, where he was engaged in the cement and building contracting trades.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
SHIPPERS ATTENTION

Alaska Transportation receiving freight at the Alaska Dock and Storage Go. for the following places: Hoonah, Pelican. Craig and Klawock. until Aug. 4th.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
DEFY GIVEN HITLER BY
 GEN. FRANCO
Early War Demand Turned Down Is Revealed in
 Trial of Petdin
By LOUIS NEVIN

Associated Press War CorrespondenD
 PARIS, Aug. 2.-Pierrc Laval, whose name has filtered fre- quently through ten days of testimony will he called as q witness tomorrow in the treason trial of Marshal Petain, the court announced today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
FROM SITKA

Richard Mccormick returned to his home here this week from Sitka. where he completed his con- tract on the naval base. Mccormick has been stationed at the Sitka base for nearly year and half with only two short visits with his family during that time. He will spend several weeks just mak- ing up for lost time before accept ing another position. He will also do a little fishing with the boys, Jimmy, Bobby and Tony.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
NOTICE! To tIse Business Me1s
 of .JeV1aeUeI:

THE TOURISTS AND SPORTSMEN'S GUIDE TO ALASKA is not to be confused with any other Alaska book, or with any advertising proposition featuring the tourists angles that that may be offered to the merchants of Juneau book, or with any advertising proposition fea- turing the tourists angles that may be. offered to the merchants of Juneau
 THE TOURISTS AND SPORTSMEN'S GUIDE TO ALASKA is being published by a Juneau company, headed by Louis Jacobn*, who gave you the 1914 Annual Edition of Alaska Life and more recently the Juneau-Douglas issue of that magazine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
Anchorage Couple
 To Wed in Seattle

SEATTLE, Aug. 2.-A marriage ap- plication has been made by Richard c. Baughner and Jean s. Rathbun, both of Anchorage, Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02

It is believed that the card game of bridge originated in Greece.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
Alaska Tourist Guide Co.
 Headquarters: JUNEAU-"T Capital City"

MT Jacobn present gathering material in the Interior but will return his office in Juneau in few weeks
 at which he will offer for consideration what he promises be his finest work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-02
 RAID MADE
 ON TARGETS
Widening Campaign 10 Cut Japan Off from Asia
 tiC Mainland

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Empire Want-ads bring resultsi
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Chandler immediately Available as BasebaRs New Gar
Byrd Of Maryland Bosebo|I's
E Emissury in Obtaining Car

at the Capitol. He did not specify
when he plans to resign.
Chandler said he had mo idea"
he would be selected as commits
sioner until the long distance call
came in from Cleveland.
Il had not sought the job, but I
guess everybody knew I wanted it,"
he chuckled, adding:
THE only indications I had were
a chat with Larry MacPhail New
York Yankees head when he took
me to dinner last week, and tele-
phone call from President Harry
Byrd Of Maryland University, who
said some of the baseball men want
ed to know if I'd accept the posi-
ton, II offered"
Interceded for Baseball.
Chandler's hotel room was flood
ed with congratulatory messages
last night. His friends predicted
he would open up a new era Of
goodwill relations between base
ball and the general public"
Some associates recalled that
Chandler asked the White House
early in 1912 not to "let any one
move in on baseball and stop it dur
ing wartime"
The new commissioner, 5 feet 10
inches tall and weighing 100 pounds,
never takes drink and loves choco-
late Ice cream right along with base
| hall. He and Mrs. Chandler have
two daughters and two sons.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Weight Is No Secret
with Girl RassIers

A girls weight is her own business,
except when she's a wrestler, and
the four gals who arrived in town
this morning to participate in the
graphing show at Turner's Arena to-
night were glad to announce their
poundage.
They might as well be glad be-
cause requirements are that then
weights be posted for purposes of
matchmaking. Rose Evans of Holly
wood isn't bashful about admitting
that she is the heaviest of the quar-
tet. She weighs 148. and will take on
Ann Miller of Chicago, who scales
but 142.
Big shock is that Violet (Violent)
Valentine, prettiest of the lot. will go
in at lao, but most of the 40
pounds is in the right places. Her
opponent, Nell Stewart. tips the
beam at lac, and not all of it is
muscle.
On the mems side of the program,
as if any one cares, George Maori
costas meets Ed (Strangler) White;
Duke Keomuka is coupled with Lou
Farino, and Gino Garibaldi takes on
Milo Steinborn.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Hines, Busondo Quint Capture
Leads in Bowling Tourney

night at Colonial Village leading by
a one-game margin over the dead
locked second-place Flying Ducks
and Streaks. In the event the Spare
Us team dropped game to the
fourth place Redtape Worms, the
Flying Ducks, by sweeping the fifth
place Ceiling Zeros, could win the
last series on total pins. A three
game win from the Flying Yanks
would give the Streaks a chance to
land on top.
Sporting the championship Of the
Arcadia Ladies Independent League
is the Thomas & Syle Florists team
captained by Eula Absher, mother
of the well-known Madge Lewis
Other members of the quint are
Cora Pittman, Allie Brown, 10 Bach
man and Lucy Owen, who was at the
helm of the John Blick aggregation
that won the Ladies District League
! title in 1881. Edith Peterson, an
other of the bowling Absher family
aided the pennant chances of the
florist team before retiring in mid.
winter.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Rain Threatens 10 SnarI
School Ball Schedule

Unless the weatherman starts CO.
operating, the interhigh baseball
series will be badly snarled in the
limited time available for play, and
school officials today faced the pos
sibility of setting as many as eight
series dates week to straighten out
the schedule.
Rained out again yesterday
schoolboy players were greeted to-
day with another forecast of "occa-
sional showers" for a held-over
Wilson, Tech clash in the Tiger
bowl. Other rainout, Roosevelt
Anacostia, has been shifted to Fri
day at 4 O'Clock on the Indians
field.
The new Friday tilt gives the day
a triple card, with Western at Cool
idge and Central at Eastern in the
other games.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
touchdown Membership
To See Skating Show

Touchdown Club members, most
of whom haven't been on roller
skates since childhood, will turn
out en- masse to watch the expert
Skating Vanities of 1945 roll through
what shapes up as one of the most
colorful shows to play at UIne
Arena this season, beginning Tues
day night.
Rear Admiral Lewis B. Combs,
of the Navy's Civil Engineering
Corps, and John DaGrosa, new head
coach of football at Holy Cross, who
addressed the club at its regular
weekly luncheon yesterday, were
among those purchasing tickets.
Proceeds from the opening night
will be used for the clubs welfare
work which includes services for
hospitalized war veterans.
Comdr. Jerry A. Steward, also of
the Nays Engineering Corps, at
yesterdays affair, told about his
experiences as a Jap prisoner of
war. A 260-pounder when captured,
Comdr. Steward lost 100 pounds in
three months before American
Rangers, in their daring assault on
Cabanatuan prison camp, rescued
Allied internees during the early
stages of the Philippine campaign
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Lewis al Miami After
369 Obi Missions
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. April 25-
Capt. John K. Buddy Lewis, third
baseman for the Washington Sen
ators for six years, was back today
from the China Burma India thea
ter, where he few 369 missions as
combat pilot.
Lewis, who began his Army career
in 1941, wears the Distinguished Fly
ing Gross and the Air Medal.
Awaiting reassignment at the AAF'
redistribution station here with
Lewis was 1st 1t. Donald w. Traut-
ner, former St. Louis Cardinals
owned hurler. who reported he made
the best pitch OF his career in "the
Pacific Ocean league"
"It was a 5o0-pound bomb, for a
perfect strike on a Jap carrier" eX-
planned Trautner, who flew 80 mis-
sions at the controls of B-24 in
the Pacific area.
Before entering the service, Traut-
ner played for Duluth in the North
ern League, Albany, Ga, in the
Georgia Florida League, and Sacra-
mento in the Pacific Coast League.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Cannon Starred in Ring
Show for Servicemen

Joe Cannon. undefeated young
middleweight, will headline a box
ing card scheduled tomorrow night
at $3.50 at the USO-NCCS Club OF
Alexandria for the entertainment OF
service personnel.
Arranged by Billy Blake and
James .Lally, the lineup will in
clude such well-known District bat
tiers as Frankie Wills, Young Tony
Galento, George Chapelle, Buddy
Thomas and Danny Petro.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

BUFFALO, N. Y.-Holman Will
liams, 160, Chicago. outpointed Oscar
Boyd, 100, Buffalo, 10; Ralph Walton,
I4Ok, Montreal, outpointed Joe Mil
JERSEY CITY.-Freddie Dawson.
141, Chicago. knocked out Sammy
Daniels. l3S, Baltimore. 6; Sal Richie,
149. Brooklyn. TKo Tommy Gargano'
.BRooKLYN-Artie Levine, 1874.
Brooklyn, outpointed Joe Bennett
son, 1851, New York. outpointed Lew
Perez. 1854, Puerto Rico, 8.
Larover. 1874. Philadeiphia. out
pointed Joe Genovess. 1876, Toronto,
knocked out Mike Decosmo, 13s, Phila-
delBhaiNs: BhNaok, 81 Me.-Norm.n See. 1s1.
Quebec, TKo Al wooster 1876. Frank
fort, s; Leo Muccucci, 1913. Portland,
Me, knocked out Young Charley Woos-
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.-vince La
Saliva, 146. Mount Vernon, N. y out
s: johnny Rinaldi. 143h, New YORK.
knocked out Jimmy Coenan, 1854,
NeSa5si soRTLxkRbj;, a Il; Z Sores.-Johnny su.rez,
141, Portland, outpointed Johnny Tay-
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.,-Tony Mar,
137, Hermosillo, Mexico, outpointed
Gene Spencer. 136, Chicago, 10.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
BY BOB MCLEAN

Frank Sweeney's convincing win
over Nick Manfredo in the Turner
Arena feature last night puts the
Southeast youngster in an unusual
predicament. AS result of the
eight-round victory, Frank is cata-
pulled into a fight with Joe Cannon
in the years first ball park show
Monday night. The twist is that
Cannon happens to be Sweeney's
best friend.
The boys, both 18, started their
boxing careers together. They were
on the same District team that went
to Boston last year to compete in
the National AAU championships,
where Frank won the middleweight
and Joe the welterweight title. Both
lads, needless to say, are Irish, dark,
cleancut and as yet unmarked by
their fistic careers.
Buildup for the bout is that both
have been clamoring for this show
down. Actually, the reverse is true.
Through their workouts together, no
one knows better than Cannon how
easily Sweeney can be handled by a
clever boxer And nobody knows
better than Frank how susceptible
Joe might be to one lucky dynamite
punch.
Sweeney Must Lose Weight.
Cannon at present weighs 1872.
Sweeney tipped the beam at l63 for
his bout with Manfredo, and prob
ably will have to make weight be-
fore weigh-in time Monday after
noon.
Talk at ringside last night is that
Sweeney probably will go in as the
favorite on the basis of the wallop-
ing he handed Manfredo to mark
up his 18th straight in an undefeat-
ed career as a pro. In addition, it
is evident that some one has been
Evening star., 1945-04-25
By BEN McALWEE,

Two new leaders appeared in the
Washington City Duckpin Associa-
tion tournament last night at Chevy
Chase Ice Palace when Frank Hines
of the Prince Georges County
League took over first place in the
Glass B singles with gross 800 and
the Bureau of Supplies and Ac-
counts (Busanda) quint of the Navy
Department loop gained first place
in B with 80, 300.
Ed Warner chalked up the tourna-
ment's third high set of 42l with
games of 145, 100 and 146 and Bob
Finch aided with $50 and 1872 as the
Supplies and Accounts combination,
which included Bill Wynham, Rus
sell Whitbank and Frank Wrenn,
scared to the top with Ito count
from scratch. Eddie's Tavern Of the
Rosslyn Major loop was the former
B team pacesetter with 1,772.
Rating only a two-pin handicap,
Hines sparkled with games of l3s,
14l and 1T to replace Wally Powell,
president of the Masonic League, as
the B singles leader.
Hoveland in Ninth Notch.
Stanley Hoveland Of the Trans
portation GAO loop shot to ninth
place in A singles with 36-388. Al
fred Heck and Beryl Thomas Of the
Fort Davis Navy Yard tailed %
I'll to gain 18th place in B doubles.
Mike Avon shone with 154 and
408 as the Service Paint and Paper
Co. team of the Prince Georges
County League moved to 11th place
in A with Sd ,798. Daniel McCul-
Tough Of the Veterans Administra-
ton loop tied for eighth place in
C singles with 1887.
Government Printing Office bowl
ers this afternoon were to take their
third fling in the tournament. = with
six teams of the day loop down for
action. Several teams of the Belts
vile Research League will share the
drives tonight at 7:50 after host
of singles fires at 7.
The championship of the Ladies
District League may be decided to-
night when pacesetting Brookland
and second-place King Pin meet at
Brookland Recreation at 7:30.
Brookland, one game in front. can
clinch the pennant with a sweep
which would give the front-runners
four game lead. King Pin must
win two games to stand chance to
nab the flag. The season ends next
Wednesday.
The two-time champion and third
place Hi-Skor quint, still with a
mathematical chance to carry off
the bunting. engages the fourth
place Rosslyn outfit at Hi-Skor while
Silver Spring bowls at Chevy Chase
Ice Palace. Lafayette at Colonial
Village, Bethesda at Spillway and
Red Circle at Takoma.
With a lock on the mems District
League title, Northeast Temple will
be host to Hi-Skor tonight while
other matches in the city's fastest
bowling circuit will see Hyattsville
at Clarendon, Colonial Village at
Lafayette, Spillway at Bethesda
Bowling Center, Brookland at King
Pin and Greenway at Lucky Strike.
O. S. w. Windup Exciting.
An exciting seasons ending is
promised tonight at Colonial Village
in the o. S. w. Army mixed loop
according to Capt. Bill Dismer,
scorer for the 12-team league COM
posed of pinspillers from the Pen
tagon Building personnel.
Spare Us quint, winner of the first
and second series, enters the final
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Second Bosox Till Off,
Mats Twin-biII LIST
Gets Top-Heavy

Double trouble Is piling up for the
Mats. For the second day in sue
cession a tussle with Boston's Red
Sox at Grifith Stadium has been
rained out. Now the Washington
club with its slim staff of expert
enced pitchers has seven twilight
night double headers ahead, three
more than originally listed.
This afternoons engagement was
called off at II o'clock today when
there was no prospect of rain end
ing before game time. 1t will be
played as part of double bill on
August 3, the Washington clubs
front Office announced.
Yesterdays postponement has
been made part of the program for
June Is and tussle with New Yorks
Yankees, that was to have opened
the season on April 16, will be staged
August 81. Both of these games will
be included in twilight-night dou-
ble-headers.
When the Mats take the field to-
morrow against the Red Sox, Skipper
Os Bluege will send Jake Powell in
stead of Walter Chipple to the out
field. Powell will play in left, with
George Case shifting to center field.
Al Evans, his foot sound again,
probably will be behind the plate
to take care of Johnny Niggeling's
pitching
No deal for Outfielder jeff Heath
of the Indians was made while
Clark Griffith, Nat president, was
in Cleveland helping to elect the
new commissioner of baseball. Crit
fifth said upon his return today that
the Tribes Office is in no mood to
discuss a trade until Heath signs a
contract for this year.
Shortly after tomorrow's game the
Mats will entrain for New York,
where a four-game series with the
Yanks will be played, then move on
to Boston for three tilts with the
Red Sox.
After that, Bluege and his charges
will return to Griffith Stadium for
series with Philadelphia's AS be-
fore making their first Western
swing of the season.. B. K.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Catcher Cooper, Army
Bound, Quits Cards
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, April 25.-Catcher
Walker Cooper has caught his last
game for the St. Louis Cardinals
before his scheduled induction into
military service next Monday at
jefferson Barracks.
Cooper said today he will not
make the trip with the team to Gin
cinnati for the series there Friday
Saturday and Sunday.
Ken ODea will take over the
catching assignment. Cooper caught
four Of the Redbirds' five games this
season.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Ringmon S Pants
Share His Beutinq

What to do when the seat of
ones pants rips open can be. a
delicate social problem. Especial
ly when it happens in a boxing
ring in plain view of a thousand
fans.
Billy Morris second solved the
problem neatly last night while
Morris was losing a unanimous
decision to Billy Banks. Solution:
A spare pair slipped on over the
torn trunks between rounds.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
BY BUS HAM,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


A lifelong love for baseball won
Senator Albert Benjamin Happy"
Chandler the games highest position
its commissioner.
Major league owners, meeting in
Cleveland, yesterday elected the
Kentuckian to a seven-year term as
successor to the late Judge Kenesaw
Mountain Lands at a $50,000-a-year
salary.
Shortly after the 16 owners agreed
unanimously on Chandler, they
telephoned him and each congratu-
lated the jovial 46-year-old law
maker.
During the conversations, some Of
the owners told Chandler that what