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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES SEEKING
 WORK AGREEMENTS

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 16.-lR'-Ma- lob baseball league executives are heatiny path to the Hollywood Stars door, to talk about working agreements.
 Today Branch Hickey, J., assistant general manager of the Brooklyn Dodoers, resumes conferences with directors of the Pacific Coast League club.
 Last week Hank Greenberg of the Cleveland Indian ns huddled wltn them.
 There have been no announce ments about results The stars new manager, Fred Ealey, mas saio his first order of business Will oe a mutually-teneficial working agree ment with a major league outll1 He indicated he'd probably dickel with two or three more clubs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16

after a hot one at th.rd.
 The former New York Yankee third Lase star, more recently head af the Tiger farm system, quickly set up a policy.
 We're going to have hustling hall club or know the reason why, v he said.
 Rolfe, who has never managed a pro ball team, was the surprise choice or the Tiger front office as successor to the dismissed Steve . Neill.
 Owner Walter o. Briggs, Sr., to- gether With son Walter O., Jr., and General Manager Billy Evans, nam ed Rolfe yesterday as the "unani- nous choice"
 Rolfe said he was going to put the accent on youth The Tigers, he said, have started to run down.
 But it's net bad ball club he said. If We can strengthen two or three spots, we'll be up there in the pennant fight"
 He referred in particular 10 sec end base, pitching and catching.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
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CALIFORNIA MAkES BID,
 ROSE BOWL

BERKELEY, Calif., Nov l6.-lR- The University of California rests it's hopes of playing in the Rose Bowl on it's final l948 grid game and a Pacific Coast Conference vote to name the New Years Day team.
 Oregon's challenge to play for the Rose Bowl bid-if both teams wind LID their conference schedules unde- feated-was rejected yesterday by California authorities flor academic reasons
 Our academic pace is pretty fast and we just have to have time out from football" said Atheltic Di- rector Brutus Hamilton.
 The two Rose Bowl prospects are heavily favored to finish the season undefeated in conference play Sat- urday when California meets Stan ford and oregon plays Oregon State. The only loss by either was Oregon's non- conference 14-0 d efeat by mighty Michigan.
 Oregon athletic director Leo A Harris said yesterday he had not given up hope for playotf, The Northern California and Southern California football writers assccia tions yesterday backed him Iup by urging a playoff. Under conference rules, the vote oy the Ten Conference members is scheduled to begin immediately after 1 the season ends. In case of 5-s tie, tie nod goes to the team witt the longest lapse since its last ap.
 earanoe in the Pasadena classic
 California played in l93S; Oregon il 1920.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
SIX EETTERMEN
 MISSING FROM
 KAYNE RB TEAM

Graduation, that bugaboo in tlie lie of every High School Basket ball coach. has taken it's toll of the Ketchikan ball team. Coach Ed Hollister reported that six let termen from last years champion ship team have graduated or not returned to school this year.
 Kayhi's basketball team, the Polar Bears, have started practice this week. Many of the ball hand lers turned out for the football season this year also
 The first defense of their title will be on January ' and 8 at Petersburg, winding up late in February with a bout with the Wrangell quintet in Ketchikan What happens after that depends cn how the team advances in the Alaska title elimination.
 Stars missing in this years line up are: Harold Markuson, Martin slatta, Dick Anderson, Lloyd John- son. Joe Lewis and Dick Ander- son. The players averaged over
 feet in height.
 Wiangells tough team has all
 layers but one back this season md he was not regular on last
 ears classy aggregation.
 Cuach Les Wingard is back at elsnug with a veteran quin- ct.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
:SLEYANS TURK DOWN BOWL BID

MIDDLETOWN, Conn.,, Nov. 16.
 As-W .ieyans athletic depart ment has tulped down a bid to play in the New Years night Tangerine Bowl football game at Orlando. Florida.
 Athletic Director J. Frederick Martin said: We can't accept. Our policy is not to play any post aeason games, and it would be very sic to break it now All of us feel we've had an excellent sea- T and we want to end it on that lote."
 Wesleyan, winner of g games in :. row, closes against Rochester at Rochester, N. Y., on Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
Greatest Offensive Year in
 Football Is indicated Before
 Curtain Rung Down on Season

NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-tR-May- be it's the imitation, maybe not but college football is aaded for it's greatest offensive year in his tory.
 When the curtain rings down ii the next few weeks, the campaign will have produced the highest scores, most touchdowns, most passes and most total yards of any season since the sport was introduced in the middle of the last century.
 At the rate they're going, the ma lor college teams are going to rack up POGO points more than last year, vi, icb was the best scoring season on record.
 The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which keeps track Of such things, says the 12l colleges listed in tae major class have scored IT, 1s2 points in 954 game % far.
 Last years total-which is a dead gosling-was 18,653. Teams are av- e1ee3ng l22g points : game con- pared with last years l6T
 Tg,ere are 1o1 games to 90
 4 new record is bound ee Eet ln touch town production. In 1947 'tiera were 2,775. Already there have been 2567. So you can count on ct least 800 more rps than ever before.
 Field eoals already have topped last years all-time high of 3o. There have been A1 Of the three pointers.
 The greater number Of touch clowns naturally has brought an eauiValent greater number of extra joints. But point-kieiing proficien- eg also has improved. Whereas, the average convers on last year was CSC per cent, the upright-splitters are moving along at TOT clip this time
 The trend is toward mere and letter passes. It looks like at least 1000 more passes will te thrown with 600 more completions for 12,C00 more yards and 130 more touch- downs than in 1947.
 Last year 17,025 passes were thrown, total of 7130 completed for lc2,348 yards and 821 touch downs. Already aerial artists have lung 15,128 this season with 6,523 completions for 95,278 yards and 797 touchdowns.
 The Pacific Coast is the pass happiest of all sections, averaging 179 throws a game.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
MICHIGAN LEADS FOR
 GRID HONOR

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-iR With cnly one more game to play, Mich igan has taken a commanding lead in the race for the years football team honors.
 The Wolverines moved more than zoo points ahead of runner up Notre Dame by grabbing l30 first place votes in the weekly Associated Press poll of football writers and broad casters.
 They had total of 1852 points compared with l,721 for the Irish, who led at the end of the regular season vote last year.
 Army is in third place with 1,426 and California completed the big four with 1,288. North Carolina, with 1,O34, climbed from sixth to fifth on the strength of its smashing victory over, Maryland.
 Completing the first ten, in order, are Penn State, Northwestern, Ok lahoma, emson and Southern Methodist.
 The mighty m en of Michigan grew in prestige by swamping Indi- ana, $40, Saturday while their main challengers, Notre Dame and Army, were shouldering through in the hardest way.
 The Irish had to rally late to beat out Northwestern, 12-7, while the Cadets won in the last 30 seconds over Pennsylvania, 26-20.
 Oregon ranked 18th nationally with 187 votes and Oregon Statt tied for 33rd with a single vote.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
DESERT SUPPER 10
 BE SERVED, MARTHA EVENT ON FRIDAY

Dessert supper will be feature of the bazaer ard gcodis sale sponsored by the Martha Society of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church the evenmg of rriday, November 19 in the church parIors. Mesdames Maurice Whittier. Mad sen Streed, Birdie Elomgren, Jose phine Boyd, Katherine Hooker and Helen Drebelbis will preside at the tea and coffee urns.
 Aprons, both ornamental and practical, household linens, knitting bags. children's stuffed toys and many other novelties will be found Cn the needlework tables. The lishpond and candy tables will also be attractions of the sale which begins at 7:30 in the evening.
 Mrs. Judson Husted is general chairman of the Bazaar assisted by committee chairmen Mesdames Tom Morgan, Harvey Starling, E. J. Cowling, Don Burrus, Willis Booth and Roland Burrows.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
KN0(k0UTS

Three knockouts took place III f,stic events staged last night. Here is tne total score of the night:
 Philadelphia-Ray Sugar" Rob ineon, 154, New York, outpointed Bobby Lee, 148, Baltimore d0-round non-title).
 Cincinnati-Ezzard Charles, l7o, Cincinnati, knocked out Walter Haf- CT, 200, Maysville, Ky. CD.
 Macon, Ga-Billy Conn, l9o' Pittsburgh, stopped Mike ODoWd' POI, New York (9).
 Holyoke, Mass-Tami Mauriello' POI, New York, knocked out Leo Stoll. 205, Baltimore (4
 Brooklyn-Dick Wagner, l72, ol Portland, Ore, knocked out Davey Field, 178, Brooklyn, @.
 New York-Al Hersh, l40, stopped Ross Anzalone, 145, both New YorK (5).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
HOSpLlAL N07ES

Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday for medical attention were Mrs. William L. Stoddard, Thomas Brown, and Lee smith Tom Marshall was admitted as Q surgical patient
 Discharged from St. Ann's Hos Iital was John Fleming.
 Louise Dennis of Juneau was admitted to the Government Hos pital yesterday and Phillip Bor- onedkin was transferred from the Government Hospital to Mt. Edge cumbe Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
BILLYC0NN WINNER BY
 KNOCKOUT

MACON, Ga, Nov 16.-R- Billy Conn, who lost two chances at Joe Louis heavyweight crown, started a comeback jaunt last night when he scored a technical knockout over gangling Mike ODowd, of New York, in the ninth round of sched- uled ten-rounder here.
 The handsome Pi.tshurgher floor cd O'Dcwd three times in the eighth round and hardly worked up 6 sweat in doing it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
COASTAL CARRIES
 45 MGNDhY TR7pS;;
 f7 FROM SiTKA

Alaska Coastal Airiines carried 45 passengers Monday with IT per- sons arriving here from Sitka. Pas sengers included:
 From Sitka: R. c. Randall, M. Dunrard. Jane Bassford, MT and Mrs. F. T. Meyer, Keith Herman, Robert Suite, Bobby Suite, Rose
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
BELL RINGS
 FOR WEIGH

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.-R
 A heart ailment was fatal yesterd , to Joseph P. Haggerty, who fought ii htwcight boxer at the turn he century under tAe nams Spider" Joe Welch. He was 66.
 Has oertg piled Up string O. knockouts in 1900 and 1901. His ca lear was set rack by a 1904 defeat by Battling Nelson, once lghtweigh.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
Tah Wright Is Sold 10
 Athletics

CHICAGO, Nov. l6-tRA- Tait yriqht, S5-year-old outfielder who has been with the Chicago White SoX since 1940. has been sold to the Philadelphia Athletics for an un- is1losed sum.
 Frank Lane, new Sox general man. ger, said the deal was fore unner of ether transactions the OK have pending with the As. A 'itcher is expected as part payment or Wright
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
pAA TRAFFIC MAN
 G0E5 TO PORTLAND

Frank Kay, Pan American traf- fic representative here for the past three years, has been transferred to the airport traffic division at Portland. Kay, accompanied by his wife, left yesterday for Port land.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
RED R0LFE
 GETS BUSY,
 N EW JOB

DETROIT, Nov. l6.-tR - Red Rolfe whipped into his new job of manager of the Detroit Tigers to- Jay as eagerly as if he was going
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
sKEIE OPENS BUSINESS

L;ndtner Skeie has opened a watch repair and engraving shop at 237 Front Street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
TOURNAMENT PLAY
 AT ELKs FoN6NF

The new tournament play line- I'D on the Elks Alleys starts to- night. four teams grabbing the balls at ' o'clock and four other teams going on the alleys at ; o'clock. The same lineup will pc in play on the alleys next Friday niqht ct the same time.
 The teams and personnel were announced by Red McGlll ln tile Empire on Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16
VETS MAN HERE

E. L. Arpin. Veterans Adminis- tration representative from Seattle. is at the Baranof Hotel.
 H. w. Davis of Seattle is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-16

MT. and Mrs. E. T. Meyer ana Keith Thurmon of Sitka are a' the Baranof Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Tickets Ready for Final
Neighborhood Concerts

Invitations for the last two
,neighborhood concerts by the
National Symphony Orchestra
under the sponsorship of The
Evening Star now are being
distributed.
The ninth concert will be
held in Armstrong High School
at 8 pm, March 8. Invitations
may be obtained from the Rec
reation Department at Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV, and from Armstrong,
Dunbar and Cardozo High
Schools, Terrell Junior High
School and at the business
counter in the lobby Of The
Star Building.
The tenth and final concert
will be held in Mckinley High
School on March %. The tick
cts for this concert may be OBJ
tanned from the Recreation
Department, Mckinley High
School, Stuart and Hine Junior
High Schools, Buchanan, Eek
ington, Hilton-Peabody, Lud-
low, Edmonds, Blair, Langdon,
Woodbridge, Wheatley, Emery
and Bryan Elementary Schools
and at The Stars business
counter.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
| Defendant Wears
Stolen Suit for
| Theft Sentence

Nick Carlos new gray pin stripe
suit showed up In Municipal Court
yesterday-on the back of q de-
fendant.
Mr.. Carlo testified that, on Feb
ruary 2, he invited Harry Lee Galley,
20, of the HOO block of Fourth street
S.W., into his apartment to spend
the evening. He said that at one
point during the visit, he and his
wife left the apartment for short
time. When they returned Galley,
the new suit and a wrist watch were
gone /
The defendant was wearing the
suit when he appeared before Judge
George D. Nelson charged with two
counts of larceny, the second in+
volving a $50 theft from another
tenant in the building.
Galley, who pleaded guilty, drew
Jail terms totaling one year and s40o
in fines. He must serve another
year If the fines are not paid.
Mr.. Carlo awaits return Of his pin
stripes as soon as Galley gets his
Goyernment-designed model.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Young Scientists Questions
Keep Nucleur Expert on Toes

carried out that gives promise OF
greater accomplishments with the
stimulus of further study. These
exhibits, ranging from mineral and
stone collections to. worms employed
in cancer research, will go on dis
play at the Statler.
DR.. Rabi, whose topic was nu-
clear physics, profited by the ex-
perience of the mornings first
speaker, DR.. Cornelius p. Rhoads
director Of Memorial Hospital In
New York and one Of the country's
leading cancer authorities.
Dir. Rhoads had begun his sum-
mary of cancer research simply
enough by comparing the growth OF
cancerous cells in the human body
to that of weeds in garden.
BY the time the future scientists
had finished firing questions at him
however, he was dealing with the
complexities OF steroid hormones
and radioactive isotopes.
DR.. Rhoads seemed to enjoy 1t
1--WE are depending on young people
like Uu," he told his audience, "tt
solve the problems of cancer growth
that have bafaed US for genera
tions."
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Housebreakers' PIunder
includes 56 Silver Dollars

Fifty-six silver dollars, "a tires
and SITS worth of military uniforms
and mems clothing were included in
loot from housebreakings reported
to police today.
M. r. Armstrong, 1924 Dakota
avenue NV, reported that the col
lection of silver dollars and $500
in bills were taken by thieves who
broke into his upholstery and furni-
ture repair shop at 1885 Tenth
street NV.
L. w. Burgess, manager for the
Sterrett Operating Service, Inc,
reported the theft Of "a tires, val
ued at $700, from a tire rack at
the station, 201 @ street NV.
James J. Muscatelto. operator OF
tailor shop at 2136 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, reported the theft OF
SITS worth of clothing and uniforms
by thieves who broke in.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Training School Bill
Opposed al Hearing

Property owners in the vicinity of
the National Training School for
Girls, SOL Loughborough road NV,
registered objections before a House
District subcommittee today on a
bill allqying more colored girls to use
the institution.
After hearing a number Of wit
nesses, Chairman Miller said the
committee would decide later what
action to take. - .....
Raymond r. Clapp, acting director
of the Board of Public Welfare,
told the committee the bill was
needed to take care Of about so
girls already in custody of the board,
but whose offenses were not serious
enough for sentencing by the Juve-
nile Court.
A petition from opponents was
presented by Mrs. Mary w. Keene,
5274 Loughborough road.
Other witnesses objecting to the
proposal were Mrs. Linwood S,
Jones, who said she lives at Lough-
borough road and Macarthur boule-
ward, and Comdr. Lewis A. Rupp of
5266 Loughborough road.
Mr.. Clapp said the board long
had felt that the school should be
moved to more suitable site. Land
already has been bought in the
neighborhood of Laurel, Md, he said
where eventually a training center
for children will be built. This
development, however, is awaiting
appropriations by Congress.
Evening star., 1948-02-28

Prescription for Leap Year: It's
fine for the girl to propose, but it's
better to make the boy think he's
doing 1t.
So says Miss Audrey r. De Puy,
", of Gaithersburg, who tomorrow
will become Mrs. William H. Phillips,
jr. as the result OF her own Leap
Year ingenuity.
Miss De Puy met her 22-year -old
prospective bridegroom, pharma-
cist's mate &c at the Naval Medical
Center in Bethesda, at dance two
months ago.
It took just six weeks of steady
dating to convince her he was the
right man, so at another dance
three weeks ago Miss De Puy popped
the question-but subtly.
II didn't ask Bill whether he would
marry me-" Miss De Puy explained.
II just started talking about how
wonderful marriage is while we were
dancing-and afterwards at my
Evening star., 1948-02-28
200 to Attend Bouquet
Of Legal Fraternity

More than 200 members are ex-
pected to attend a banquet marking
the 47th anniversary of the found
ing of Gamma Eta Gamma legal
fraternity at 7:30 o'clock tonight in
the Hotel Statler.
Active chapters at Georgetown
George Washington. Catholic and
Maryland Universities will join in
the observance with the Washing
ton and Baltimore alumni chapters
The dinner will follow a joint ini-
tiation ceremony.
Justice Edward M. Curran of Dis
| trict Court will be master of cere-
monies, and the only surviving
founder of the fraternity, Harold D
J Greeley, will speak.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Solution Of HaeberIe
Murder Held Remote;
Suspects Released

Solution of the Harvey Haeberle
murder appeared remote today as
New York police reported no fresh
clues in the Henry Hudson Hotel
Staying of the Navy training film
supervisor.
Police have questioned and re-
leased several persons answering
the general description Of a man
seen entering Mr.. Haeberles room
about II pm. Tuesday.
The body Of the Anacostia Naval
Air Station employe, who lived on
Leesburg pike near Falls Church
was found at 2:30 pm. Wednesday
He had been tied in an odd fashion
resembling a Chinese torture knot
and suffocated.
Wife Attending Funeral
His wife Matte was en- route to
New Ulm, Mimi, today to attend
funeral services Monday. She was
accompanied by her brother, Sum-
ner Macomber of Des Moines,
Iowa. The Haeberles had been
married six and a half years and
had two boys, the elder years.
Police still proceeded on the as
sumption that Mr.. Haeberle knew
the man who was admitted to his
room. But a detective sent here
to 60 through his papers and ques-
ton friends returned to New York
reporting he found nothing enlight-
ening.
Though there appeared to be nc
direct link with two other crimes
in New York hotels this month, po-
lice believed the strange murder
might have been suggested by the
other cases.
Seaman Was Strangled.
On February S, Kenneth Gray o1
Port Arthur, Tex, a merchant sea.
man, was tied up and strangled tc
death by thieves in the Flanders
Hotel, Broadway and Forty-seventh
street.
Last Monday, Henry Cintron o1
New York was lured into the Ala.
mac Hotel and burned with matches
and cigarettes by three men seeking
to extort 5000. Two of the three
men are under arrest.
Yesterday Police Commissioner
Arthur w. Wallender told precinct
commanders to tighten their forces
around the Times Square district.
Evening star., 1948-02-28

"The magnetic moment of the
proton is not what the fundamental
theory would expect it to be-" said
the speaker.
A bespectacled boy of 16 in the
front row nodded his head gravely.
It sounded logical.
DR.. I. I. Rabi, professor Of physics
at Columbia University, was feeling
his way cautiously this morning as
he addressed his audience at the
Statler Hotel.
After all, there might be another
Albert Einstein among them.
The group consisted of 40 high
school seniors, finalists in a Nation
wide scientific talent search con-
Quoted by Westinghouse Electric
Corp. None is from the District.
Chosen from more than 5000 en-
trants, the boys and girls are COM
peting for scholarships which viii
be announced Tuesday, after five
days of sightseeing. entertainment
and lectures by some of the coun-
| ltry,s foremost scientific authorities
They began their program yester-
day.
With each contestant came somt
exhibit Of research work already
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Approve Daylight Time
For Nearby Virginia
BY q stor staff Correspondent

RICHMOND, Feb. 28.-The Dis
trict of Columbia figured prominently
in debate on a daylight saving time
bill for Virginia areas near Wash
ington which today is awaiting the
Governors signature.
The bill Of Senator Andrew w
Clarke of Alexandria would permit
his city and Arlington and Fairfax
Counties to follow Washington
summer clock schedule if the Gov
ernor approves.
The bill was strongly defended
before passage yesterday by dele
gates from each Of the three af-
fected areas. Armistead L. Boothe
of Alexandria explained that when
washington changes its clocks III
throws.out our entire economy" anc
creates much confusion In tn
Metropolitan Area.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Case Of Town Justice
Going 10 Grand Jury
SpeeioI Dispatch 10 The Star

LURAY, Va, Feb. 28.-Evidence
intended to support charge of "ac-
cepting a gratuity'' against Charles
K. Hackley, suspended Town Justice
of Stanley, was to be presented to-
day to the Page County grand jury
Commonwealth Attorney I. r
Dovel said he would ask an indict-
ment on this charge and on one of
embezzlement.
The grand jury. which had COM
pleted action on its docket but had
not been discharged, was recalled by
Circuit Court Judge William v. Ford
at Mr.. Dovel's request. Judge Ford
said he assumed that cases other
than that. of Hackley would be
offered.
Hackley was arrested February 81
on a warrant accusing him of &C
cepting a gift designed to influence
his judgment in a drunken driving
case. He was suspended the follow
ing day by the Stanley Town
Council.
The part-time jurist-a barber
and substitute minister-has been
free on $1,000 bond.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Woman Fined $500
In Rent Ceiling Case

Mrs. Mildred o. Watkins, prop
erty owner who became the first
landlord convicted here Of failing to
apply for a rent ceiling, yesterday
was fined $500, with six months in
Jail as an alternative.
Sentence was imposed by Munich
pal Court Judge Almond w. Scott
who presided over the jury trial a
week ago. The judge declined to
accept the recommendation of As
sistant Corporation Counsel CLARK
King to impose the maximum fine
of $1,000.
Mrs. Watkins was charged with
accepting rent overcharges totaline
81 400 over an 11-month perioo
from tenants occupying four apart.
ments in a house at 914 Hamilton
street NV. She had not applied
for rent ceilings with the District
Rent Administrator, according tt
testimony.
Sentence was imposed after Judge
Scott overruled a new trial motor
argued by Lawyer Ben Lindas, whs
contended the jury's verdict wa!
contrary to the evidence.