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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-17
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Lesne'v'iith
 And WaItoii
 Will Meet

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-1R-The tournament of champions has sign ed Jersey Joe Walcott and Gus Lesnevich to meet Sept. 21-a bold move that might give the fledsling promotional group control of the next heavyweight champion.
 Jersey Joe and the ex-light heavyweight king will tangle on the same card with the Tony zale- Marcel Cerdan title tilt in Jer- sey Citys Roosevelt Stadium.
 To get Walcott and Lesnevich to take part in the big fistic double header, the T. of c. guaranteed each $50,000 At first sight it looks like costly maneuver since Zale, the middleweight champ, has been guaranteed $12O,OOO, and Cerdan, $5O,O0o
 But with the extra hundred grand, promoter Andy Neiderreiter, who runs the T. of O., got an lex elusive agreement yesterday from both that the winner will make his next start for the T. of 0.
 Thus Neiderreiter's group gained control of at least two of the four top contenders for the crown Joe Louis plans to doff. Briton's Fred die Mills, off his victory over Les nevich, and Cincinnati's Ezzard Charles, also figure.
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PLANS BEING MADE FOR BALL SERIES
 WITH 5ITkA CLUB
LiffIe World Series" Moi to Be Played Here
 This Year

Managers and captains of the four teams in the Gastineau baseball league last night voted to abandon plans this year for the Little World Series" playoff which usually fol- lows the seasons end. It was voted to make plans for sending a Juneau All-Star club to Sitka for a three- game series over Labor Day, and to use the $25000 now available from the 4th of July Committee fund for expenses on the trip.
 Those present voted that league president Mullaney appoint mana ger to select and accompany the All-Star squad Bob Coughlin, man. ager of the Douglas Firemen, was selected for that post.
 Coughlin said that in conformance with letter received from Cecil c. McClain, Secretary Treasurer of the Sitka Baseball Commission, plans would be made to play one nine inning game in Sitka on Sept. 5, and two seven inning contests on Mon- day, Sept. 6. Coughlin wired Sitka last night for further details con- corning the trip.
 Manager Coughlin announced that he will hold a practice game at the ball park beginning at 230 o'clock, Sunday, Aug. g. All players from all Juneau clubs are asked to turn out. Players, who are able to make the trip, will be selected at the practice games. Coughlin said that he and other team managers plan to select a squad of 15 players for the trip.
 It was thought best to eliminate the Little Series Playoff this year due to the lateness of the season and the opening of deer hunting in the area. Waino Hendrickson, representing the 4th of July Com mittee, said that $250.00 was being held in the baseball fund, but that it could be used at the discretion of the league teams. The possibility of a baseball banquet was discussed, but nothing definite was decided at last nights meeting.
 Those attending the meeting last night were Paul Urick, Waino Hen- drickson, Bob Coughlin, Ed Nielen, Bud Cantillon, Stan Grummett, M. P. Mullaney, Joe Werner and Joe Sadlier.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-17
 WEEK FOR
 p(L TEAMS
(By The Associated Press)

tby The ASSOClateu FreSSt
 This is make-or- break week in the Pacific Coast League, especially for ther third-place Los Angeles Angels.
 Bill Kelley's crew has been nip ping at the heels of league-leading San Francisco much of the season but now the Angels are five games behind and coming smack up against Casey Stengers second place Oakland Oaks.
 In previous encounters this year the Angels and Oaks are all square, with nine wins each. They're each boasting a local "title,' too, Los Angeles having won the cross-city season series from Hollywood and Oakland having nipped the Seals for the Bay area bunting.
 Oakland is only three percen- tage points behind San Francisco and this will have the incentive to catch the leaders. The Angels, on the other hand, must do business at the expense of Stengels if they are ever going to get to the top to retain their PCL pennant.
 San Francisco plays only second division clubs for the remaining five weeks of the season.
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DODGERS
 DEFE.AT
 B RAvE5
By RALPH RIDDEN

Shortstop Pee Wee Reese is the fairhaired boy of the Brooklyn rooters today.
 The popular shortstop played a leading role in the Dodgers 6-2 triumph over the Braves in Bos- ton last night, starting a four run rally with triple and hand ling eight chances afield flawless- ly.
 The triumph cut the Braves lead to two games over the runner-up Brooks and also enabled the Dodg- CTS to take the vital five game series, three games to two.
 With the Dodgers leading, 2-1, Reese, who is batting a cool 300 opened the eighth inning with triple off relief pitcher Bob Hogue Before the frame ended the Dodgers had scored four runs to do it up. Doubles by Mary Backley and Roy Campanella, plus singles by Gil Hodges and Duke Snider and, fly ball by Billy Cox, figured in the scoring.
 The third place St. Louis Card inals also gained ground on the Braves, moving to within two and half games as result of their SIT conquest of the Cubs at Chi Town.
 Stan Musial paced the Cards 14-hit assault against five Chicago pitchers with his 29th homer, a double and two singles. Del Rice and Fry Udask also belted round- trippers for the Red Birds.
 In the only other game played in either circuit the Cincinnati Reds downed the Pirates, 5-2, at Pittsburgh last night Lefty Johnny Wander Nicer went the route for the Reds, yielding five hits, including homers by los ing pitcher Hal Gregg and Wally Westlake
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ages over the country.
 Ruth lapsed into unconsciousness shortly before death came.
 The Babe died a beautiful death,' 7 said the Rev. Thomas H. Kaufman, of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Catherine of Siena.
 He said his prayers" the priest stated, and lapsed into a sleep and he oied in his sleep
 After Ruth said his prayers, the Priest administered the last rites.
 Dr. Hayes Martin revealed that death was caused by cancer. Throughout the Babes long illness the exact nature of his ailment had not been disclosed.
 At the hospital when the end came were Ruth's wife, Claire, and his two adopted daughters.
 Ruth, who had been hospitalized much of the time since undergoing a neck operation on Jan. 6, 1947, was placed on the critical list last Wednesday when pulmonary com plications set in.
 George Herman (Babe) Ruth, product of Catholic Training School for Boys at Baltimore, re- tired from playing in Big League baseball in 1885, after setting 76 records-62 of which still stand.
 He hit a total of 708 home runs in regular games. After starting his baseball career as a pitcher, he was transferred to the outfield because his batting power was wanted in every game.
 TOKYO. Aug. 17-lR-Babe Ruth, who rated only slightly under General Macarthur in the esteem of the Japanese, was mourned throughout this baseball-loving na- tion today.
 Every Japanese old enough to pull on a baseball mitt loved "Babu Russu.' Every baseball game in the country was halted for one minute out of respect to the home run king who died in New York yesterday.
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BABE RUTH HITS LAST
 HOME RUN
.TsHEzsa.2xxEgvs ssg's1rssszETzrTsT Famed Baseball King Dies from Throat Cancer
 Last Night

(Continued from Page One)
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LEADER5 IN B. B.

(By The Associated PresS) American League unchanged, no games being played.
 National League Batting-Musial, St. Louis, 1885; Dark, Boston, .330.
 Runs batted in-Musial, St. Louis, 94; Mize, New York, 89. Home runs Kiner, Pittsburgh, 30; Musial, St. Louis, 29 Pitching-Brecheen, St. Louis, l4-4, TIT; Chesnes, Pittsburgh g. 8, .727.
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Club Steak, full course dinner. $2.5O Country Club. 966 Ak
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FROM PHOENIX

s. c. McAfee of Phoenix, Ariz., is guest at the Baranof Hotel.
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Pacific toast League
FIGHT DOPE
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 Oakland, Calf -Lauro Salas, 12o, Mexico City, decisioned Buddy Jacklich, 130, San Francisco, GO). New York-Bert Lytell, l64, Fres- no, Calif., decisioned Cyclone Roy Williams, 143, St. Petersburg, Fla, in ten rounds.
 Ocean Park, Calf. Bobby Dare, Buffalo, N. r., decisioned Tommy Garland, Ocean Park, 10 rounds.
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Whitehead Children
 Back from Wrange||

Arriving on the SS Alaska last evening were Virginia, Page and Stuart Whitehead, children of pr. and Mrs w. M. Whitehead, who have been visiting with their grand parents, MT. and Mrs. M O. John son in Wrangell for the past three weeks.
 Travelling with the Whitehead children, was their cousin, Barbara Sharnbroich, who will visit the Whiteheads for two weeks before returning to her home in Wrangell
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T0DAY'5 BB GAMES

In the National League today, St. Louis lost to Chicago by a 2-4 score. This is the only day. time game scheduled, all the others scheduled to be played under the lights tonight.
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WESTERN LEAGUE

CBy The Associated Press) Spokane 4: Yakima l.
 Other games all exhibitions: San Diego 6; Tacoma 5. Portland 4 Salem 6.
 Sacramento 4; Wenatchee 8. Fried chicken to take out, s2.50 Club. 966 Ak
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INcORPoRATIoNS

Dodd and Company, Inc, of An- chorage, has filed corporation pap- CTS with the Territorial Auditors office. Capitalization of $100,00O and those signing the corporation papers were Louise Schell, Gerald A. Bowlin, and Nora Bowlin.
The Valley settler., 1948-08-27
PROPOsAlS SOLICITED FOR
 POST OFFICE SPACE

Proposals for Post Off ic Spaco in Palmer arc bo ing sol icitod by tho Post Office
 Inspector, R.B. Clifton of Anchorage. Tho noco sary floor space has boon determined at 14oo square foot. Bids arc to be scnt in to tho Post offico T. spoctor by Sept. Is, l94e. For further details you may road tho notices posted in consp icuous
 places and bulletin boards about toUns
The Valley settler., 1948-08-27
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMS

Announcement of tvo examinat ions, for fill ing Agricultural Research Scientist and Cotton Technologist positions, vas made recently by. the Us. Civil Service cora- miS sions C
 Inc majority of tho positions to be filled arc in tho Department of Agriculture ,De- partmont of tho Interior end tho S1ithsoD- Ian Inst ituto. Most of the vacancies oro in Washington D.C., and Bo1tsvil1e ,Mory- land, but posit ions throughout tho United States will also be filled. Sa1ar ios range from $3. .727 to 30, 5oe yoor. To quol fly, applicants must have completed years of oppropri fate college study and must have research experience in tho appropriate agricultural fold. Details about tho so positions arc given in o1an- inat ion announcement Nc. 1o9.
 Tho Cotton Tcchno1ogist pos itdons to be filled oro in tho Dop artment of Agricu1- turo principal in Washington A.C.. South carol6no, Miss issippi, and Texas. Sol les rango from 33, 727 to ,$6, ,235 yeor. Announcement Nc. .4-69-3 (49) contains complete informant ions
 Announcements and opp1icot ion forms may bo secured from tho Local Secretary ,GenoT T1evo Moff ttt, at tho Pa1mer Post offtco.
The Valley settler., 1948-08-27
PARCEL POST LOVING

It Is expected that tho 1ong-anaitod zoning of fla ska for parcel post purposes till be iu to n ion ao giVon Dolosato olo by Pos st Office Department officials. Tho zoning, which has been vigorously urged by Dc1og gate Bartlett and other Alaska of- ficia1s, will enable tho Post offtc c De- partnont to apply the new airmai1 parcel rates to tho Territory and will eliminate tho existing systmo which pr ovidos that 9th Zone ratos arc required for parcel post shipments throughout tho ontiro Tcrri- tory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
ROAD COMMISSION
 JUNEAU MEETING
 COMES TO CLOSE

Eight top employees of the Alaska Road Commission conclud- ed week long conference Fri day with Ike P. Taylor, Chlef Engineer of the Federal road building agency The men, from all corners of the Territory, be- gan leaving over the weekend to return to their headquarters or to take vacations Outside before going back to their work.
 Four Superintendents and three Assistant Superintendents were present at the meeting as well as Harry o. White, ARC Master Mechanic, who maintains his head quarters at Anchorage They dis cussed plans for the coming year, in their respective districts, with Taylor and other top ARC offi- cials in Juneau.
 The Superlntendents were; Frank Nash. Fairbanks; M. c. Edmonds, Anchorage; B. B. Stewart, Jr.' Valdez; and J. D. Hubert, Nome.
 Assistant Superintendents were J. G. Shepard, Fairbanks; A. F. Ghiglione, Anchorage; and Will jam Cameron, Valdez.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
DOUGLAS BOY GETS
 TRAVEL COMPANION
 THROUGH EMPIRE AD

A two-year-old Douglas boy left here yesterday for his new home in the company of Juneau man as the result of a classified adver- tisement in the Empire. The young ster, Patrick Crawford, son of MT. and Mrs. William Crawford, ot Doug las, left here via PA yesterday in the company of Norman Hap" O'Brien, CAA Inspector, whe will escort him as far as Chicago.
 O'Brien, who is enroute to Wash ington, D. C., on business. will deliv- CT the boy to the young mans grand parents who will take care of him at their home in Makanda, Illinois.
 His parents had advertised in the Empire for a travelling companion to look after the youngster on the long trip. They will join him in Illinois this fall. He is being sent Outside for his health.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
56 PASSENGERS ARE. FLOWN AT WEEKEND
 BY ALASKA COASTAL

Alaska Coastal made flights over the weekend and carried 56 pas sengers as follows ' Juneau to Sitka: Minna Brook man, Art Flanklin, Ruth Thomas, William Darlin, Mir Haynes, Gil Rich.
 Sitka to Juneau: Stanley T. zuern, F. Phelps, w. H. Hills, John Likness, Mrs. N. Kasakan, Mrs. Walter Moy, Jack Molyneaux.
 Juneau to Tenakee: Peter Gran rock.
 Angcon to Juneau: Charles Gable, Frank Wright.
 Juneau to Tulsequah. John Carlson. A. McLain, F. Grandson, MT. Macdonald. L. Watkin, T.. Murray, T. c. Holmes, R. Parimen- ter, P J. Capowski.
 Tulseauah to Juneau: A. Socvi, A. Nelson, R. Mcleod, J. Pevtiran, w. Sutherland, c. Worker.
 Juneau to Petersburg: B. Proc tor, Jacob Hanseth.
 Juneau to Wrangell; Lucille Campu..
 Juneau to Ketchikan Betty Me Comick, J. M Mclaughlin.
 Ketchikan to Juneau; Larry Erickson, Mrs. Larry Erickson Chris Christiansen, Mrs. Chris Christiansen, E. N. Thomas, Mrs. E. N. Thomas, MT, Ward, Mrs. Ward
 Juneau to Skagway: Dean Stor- ey, J. Heidelberger, Mary Heidel- berger.
 skagway to Juneau: w. T. Stuart.
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PRINCESS NORAH
 SOUTH ON SUNDAY

The Princess Norah arrived in Ju- neau yesterday morning at 10 o'clock and sailed southhound at 1:30 pm. with the following passengers:
 To Prince Rupert: Miss Mary Shields, Herbedt Wright, J. Loner- yan, F. Beintema.
 To Vancouver: J. Dahlstrom, Mrs. J. Dahlstrom, MT. Hastings.
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Juneau to Haines: William Sparks.
 Haines to Juneau Raymond B., Bolton.
 Haines to Skagway Lois Schute, Pete Comstock.
 Juneau to Hoonah: Katherine James, Mrs. Linn, A. s. Thomp- son, A. F. Thompson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
MONDAY EVENING

MONDAY EVENING 5:00-Magic Carpet. 5:15-G. I. live. 5:30-Totem Talk-Forecasts. 5:45-Bing Sings. 5:55-Club Calendar. 6:00-PAA News. 6:15-At Ease. 6:30-Sports on Spot. 6:45-Melody Roundup. 7:00-Heres to Veterans. Ills Standard News-Forecasts 7:3o-ARTHUR GODFREY-CBS. 8:00-Myrtery House. 8:30-Amos and Andy. 9:00-Family Theatre. 9:30-Supper Club. 9:45-Alaska Line News. :00-Words with Music. 0:15-Forecasts. First newscast of the day at 7:30 \. M.
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Brownies Liquor SioYe Phone I03 139 So. Franklin
 P. 0. Box 2596
DEMOCRATS

DEMOCRATS
 Henry Wallace and Southern re- volt makes Truman's election inn possible. Wallace has the fringe vote. To prevent election of Wallace vote Republican. Drew Pearson and most all political writers agree that Truman cannot be elected. James Roosevelt told Truman, Wallace would get 50o,000 votes in Cali fornia. Vote Republican in Alaska. Join us--save what is left.
 REPUBLICAN CENTRAL,
 COMMITTEE.
 f. (Paid advertisement)
 First publication, Feb. 23, 1946.
 Last publication, Feb. 25, 1948.
 FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY, Public Roads Administration, Feb ruary 23, 194S Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Public Roads Administration, 419 Federal and Territorial Building, Juneau, Alaska, until goo AM. on March 8, l948, and then publicly opened for furnishing the materials and per- forming the work for constructing Project Alaska 2-H2, Bridge, Glacier Highway, Tongass, National Forest, First Judicial Division, Territory of Alaska. The length of the project is 0046 mile and the principal items of work are approximately as fol- lows: Extra & Misc. Force Account Work, All Reqd., Unclassified Ex- cavation for Structures 600 GU. yds., Concrete 425 GU. yds,, Reinforcing Steel 33,O00 lbs, Structural Steel, Erected, 275,731 lbs, Timber Filing 2.08O lin. it., Removal of Existing Structure, All Reqd. The minimum wage paid labor employed on this project shall be in accordance with the classified labor rates set forth in the Special Provisions. Plans and Specifications may be examined by prospective bidders at Public Roads Administration. 4l9 Federal and Territorial Building, Juneau, Alas ka: Public Roads Administration, POS Broadway-Oak Building, Port land. Oregon, and Associated Gen. eral Contractors of America, Ben iamin Franklin Hotel, Seattle, Washington. Where copies of plans and specifications are required, a deposit of 5000 will be required to insure their return. If these are not returned within IS days after open ing of bids, the deposit will be for feited to the Government. Checks should be made payable to the Treasurer of the United States. Plans and Specifications may be ob- tained at the office of Public Roads Administration, 419 Federal and Territorial Building, Juneau, Alaska, and Public Roads Administration, POS Broadway Building. Port land. Oregon c. F. Wyller. Highway Engineer.
 First publication, Feb. 23s 1946. Last publication, Feb. 25, l948.
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YOU, TOO, CAN HUNT LIONS

DWANA MKUBA - the Big Master had
ID not shaved for three days, and the native
boys were troubled. This was not the way of
white men on safari. Finally, one of the bear
ers took matters in his own hands. He heated
water over the campfire and brought it to
B,oano Mknbo with appropriate gestures
The master sighed, got out his shaving kit,
and hacked off the beard.
You'd think" he grumbled to Bwana
Kadogo - the Little Master - that a Teller
could 60 hunting without having to shave
all the time"
But Bwana Mkuba admitted afterward
that he'd never had more fun. Back home in
Louisville, KY, he's still talking about his
safari
They don't call him B,cana Mkuba in
Louisville. They call him Dutschke, that be-
ing his name - William S. Dutschke. A man
of medium stature. with modest mustache
and glasses, he looks like typical middle
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shooting squirrels, rabbits, ducks and quail
ever since
In the summer of 1916, he took few weeks
out to warm up for bigger game, going to
Idaho to shoot mountain goats. He stopped
off in Denver to have his trophies mounted,
and mentioned to taxidermist his yen for
an African safari. The taxidermist gave him
the name of firm in Nairobi, Kenya. which
arranges and guides such expeditions, and
that was all Dutschke needed to know.
Dutschke's companion was his 2O-year-old
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aged American businessman. That's what he
is. He had decided, however, that there is
no reason why an ordinary American should
not go on safari as we'll as anyone else. Before
he finished the trip he had shot the big
gest elephant of the year in British East
Africa, plus assorted specimens of other
game. ranging from dix -diks to a lion.
Admittedly, Dutschke is more than ordi-
narlly enthusiastic hunter. He started when
he was six-year-old farm boy, shooting
squirrels with % rifle, and he has been
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nephew, Raymond G. McGruder, known in
Africa as BWana Kadoga.
The folks at home kind of LAUGHED 3"
Dutschke admits. Some of them Thought
was crazy to let him CO. adds Mrs. Dutschke
competent brunette but he had his heart
set on it.
Dutschke admits that you have to be hit
more careful in Africa than you do in the Ken.
lucky squirrel country. He had plenty Of
hair-raising experiences in Africa, of Course
but these he plays down with the casual mod.
esty of the true big-game hunter. There was
the time, for instance, that he shot his rh;.
noceros. AT 70 yards, the huge beast - weigh.
ing something over ton and a half
charged. Dutschke pulled the trigger, but
his gun misfired. Resorting to the second
barrel, he drove home bullet, but the rhino
though halted, did not drop. Dutscbke
quickly reloaded to finish the lob. but tb;s
time both barrels misfired So did the next
two. BY now, the rhino was trying to charge
again, and Dutschkes guide pumped lead
into him to bring him to earth.
But it wasn't anything to get het IN
about" says Dutschke with shrug Il knew
that all I'd have to do would be to sidesten
if he kept coming
The Snakes Grow Biq
HEN there were the scorpions, which looked
to Dutschke, he says, like "a cross between
centipede, spider and a crawfish." Thew
were likely to crawl into empty boots at night,
ne found, and he learned to give his boots a
good banging before putting them on.
AS for snakes the only thing to do was to
avoid them or shoot them, he discovered
What happens if you get bitten by snake?"
he asked his guides. You die" they said
After that, Dutschke shot a good manv
snakes. He got one cobra that lacked an
inch of being nine feet long.
As rifleman, in fact, the squirrel hunter
from Kentucky proved something of sur
prise to the veteran professionals of the big
game country. Accustomed to crawling up
close to the game, they were skeptical of
Dutschkes protested willingness to shoot at
ranges over GOO yards with a telescopic
sight
He convinced them when he got his water
buffalo at $50 yards. He took one shot, the
buck started to run. Then, having run 200
yards the buffalo collapsed. Dutschkes shot
had severed the jugular vein
Eight Shots: One Elephant
DUTscIIKE got his elephant near the border
OF Italian Somaliland, in an area where he
had gone for antelope. He had seen num-
Der OF elephants by that time. but having a
license to shoot only one, he'd been waiting
for big one. Natives spotted big bull for
him with several others at water hole. and
when Dutschke got in position he let 60 with
both barrels of his elephant gum Both shots
were good, one through the heart and the
other through the lungs.
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This businessman had dreamed of going on safar;
since he was six. Here's how he finally did it j..
by Arthur Bartlett