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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-27
EVERYBODY PAYS A SALES TAX
By William L. Paul, Sr., candidate for the Republican nomination

for the Republican nomination
 to the Legislature. In 1927, the Fairbanks delegation tried to impose a sales tax on gaso- line but the Senator could not get aorund the argument that boat owners would get no returns from their payments while automobile owners would get roads.
 It remained for Democrat Fred Hanford, of Wrangell, to find a way to make the fishermen pay a gaso- line tax and like it' He provided that the tax on gasoline should be paid to the general treasury, and "so the bill passed The tax is now Sc per gallon which on percentage basis is FIFTEEN PERCENT. !. How do you like that?
 And yet the Democrats have just told us AGAIN (see their recent plat form controlled by Gruening Demo- crats) that they are against sales taxi
 The Republicans had it right ln 1945 when they said:
 We advocate a complete revision of our territorial system of taxation on these principles;
 a. Taxation according to the
 ability to pay and according
 to the privileges received;
 b. To build up the resident pop
 ulation of Alaska; and
 c. Enforcement of all tax sta
 tutes with audit of the tax
 collectors receipts.
 A tax on sales is tax mainly on the poor.
 (Paid Ady.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-27
HOONAH BOATS EXPECTED
 AT NORTHERN COMMERCIAL

The Emma. Messenger and Naha, belonging to Joe Winther, Ray Westfall and Earl Forsythe, are completed and back in the water at Northern Commercial ways. The Naha is now skippered by Capt. Sully. The Norma is also eff the ways and in the water to undergo deck repairs.
 Two boats are expected in from Hoonah for repairs the first of next week.
 The Sweet Lorraine, according to Ray Packard is having her ribs worked on while shaping up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-27
20 YEARS AGO TIT fME EMPIRE
MARCH 27, 1923

MARCH
 the Husky Cee Club members be given the Elks Hall by Alaska Washingonians.
 roll call the Court Among TIeisel Mrs R J J. Krschof fer Henry Prosper H. Ganty.
 the gasboat Yakob left ska wher join kitchen at the Pioneers Coliseum crowded the previous night splendid given by University Washington Glee Club. of Wangel registered the Gastneau nominations offices light being shown.
 Weater. low
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-27
MODERN ETIQUETTE fhso fhsoRERrA LEE

O. necessary please" thank her servants?
 A. exactly necessary still this of thank towards promoting efficiency among employees and associates.
 all right for introduce her husband MT Smih"P
 preferable say my 
 letter that engagement? with expressions of interest and best wishes
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-27

tive for several years and was a little slow in getting this one started. But all the world has heen a little slow recently. And I predict that with the Italian and American people working to- gether, pulling together after App Til IS, at least one part of the world will be moving a lot fast er-toward peace and friendhip.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-27
JOHNSON GISSING

Reuben Johnson, 50, has been missing since last Monday and in- formation is sought by the Juneau Police Department. He has been employed by Victor Johnson on Fritz Cove and not by the John son Children's Home as previously stated
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-27
LOOK and LEARN Hs,' C. GORDON

many there in the Dominion of Canada? S considered the oldest science? What is banner" or "streamer" a newspaper? a "sampal'? B. Who was the composer "The Nutcracker Suite?
 ANSWERS 1 provinces. 2. Astronomy. headline which all the the i A Chinese -bottomed boat. B. Tschaikowsky
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-27
CALLING ALL GARDENERS

Be sure to tune in on KINY Sat, at 6:15 D. m. for MT Oldroyd's address on Gardening" 846 2t
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The Washington 
By DREW PEARSON

fContipued from Page One)
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Quoted from:
 EDITOR and PUBLISHER
 The Fourth Estate
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-27

Coliseum crowded the previous night splend given by University of Washington Glee Club
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-27

Eddie Leach former cook on the gasboat Yakob, left where was to join kitchen at the Pioneers
Evening star., 1948-09-12

no BEN Chime Alarm has a consid-
crate two-voice alarm. His tick is
quiet. In ivory finish, S5.75. BIG
BEN Loud Alarm has tick you can
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luminous dials, each is a dollar more.
Evening star., 1948-09-12

BELFAST Electric Wall Clock self
starting. Handsome new member of
the Westclox family, with smooth,
flowing lines to grace your home.
In white, red, green or ivory finish,
to match your color scheme-S4.95.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Corrico's Refrain Star Hunter
At HyottsviIIe Lions Show

points. He took the knock down.
and-out and placed in the warmup
and the touch-and-out. Tied for
reserve honors were w. c. Wars
Temptation and w. H. Odell's Roxy
with points each. The honor went
to Roxy in the jumpoff.
Mercer's Copper King, A. w. Nc.
Demands stallion, nosed out Mr..
and Mrs. Warner Humphreys Noble
Gala by / point for the gated
championship. Copper King won
the model and fine harness events
while Noble Gala accounted for the
five-gaited class, placed in the model
and was third in the fine harness.
Little Katharine Kelly aboard
Maryland Miss was double-winner
in the junior events, scoring IN the
Junior road hacks and the junior
hunter classes. r. r. Diehlman, jr.'s
Steel Rock won the junior jumper
event.
Other notable performances in
cluded Fire Traps win In the road
hack class with Owner Mrs. w. H.
Kees' riding, a win by Marlene
Bayless' Temptation with Garth
Vier up in the warmup event and
Eileen Smiths win Of the touch
and-out with George Fitzpatricks
Kay Woodie,
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Champ Always Bockedby Old Terp Boxing Star
Public Soon Fosets Ring Loser Says Apesen Pulling for Louis

ley, but Benny turned out to be
one of the best.
Benny one year fought at three
different weights in as many
weeks, ranging from feather
weight to welterweight. In 1887,
he won the National intercol-
legiate lightweight title and the
next year he dropped down to
129 pounds and won both the
Southern Conference and Ma
tionals. In 1889, he again was
Conference lightweight king.
He never will forget a bout
with Maynard Harlow, Virginia's
bruising 145-pounder.
I'VE were in corner and was
weaving and dodg4ng. listening
to the leather whistle over my
head, when Harlow suddenly
grabbed hold of me and said,
'C'mon Ben, let's 60 out to the
middle of the ring where I can
get to you We did and he hit
me in the midsection with a
right that hung my stomach on
my backbone"
In the 1887 Conference tour
nament finale Jack Kneipp of
Duke smote Benny on the bridge
of his nose SO hard he thought
it was broken. but Leo Carleo
of South Carolina gave him the
hardest clout he ever received
right on the button. Those were
about the only three solid blows
Benny took during his three
years in the college ring.
Benny may Try his hand at
refereeing college bouts next
winter. After all, it's pretty hard
to sit and watch a couple Of
young bantams going after one
another when you're used to be-
ing on the inside of the ropes.
Meanwhile, he's pulling for the
champion in Wednesdays fight,
although he's wrong about the
public forgetting so quickly. No.
body who saw Alperstein and the
great Maryland ring teams Of
the late sos in action can forget
them.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
State Amateur Should OutIive
Bogort's Tourney-KiIIing link

twice, and when Gardner took 9
three-up lead at the end of the
first nine it appeared the big fel-
low might repeat his Indian Spring
Invitation triumph over Bogart.
But Ralph won the three holes
back in hurry on the second nine
and with a three -under-par IS, took
1-up< lead into the lunchtime
intermission.
Baltimoreans, who had ignored
the State Amateur final in the
morning round, turned out in sur
prising numbers for the afternoon
session and they were treated to
sub-par golf by both. Bogart built
a three-up lead and saw 1t reduced
to one by some great clutch play
by Gardner, but Ralph didn't let
the last hole of that lead get away
and won, ! up.
Bogart was three under par for
the day and at one point had -four
brides in a six-hole stretch and
gained only one hole on Gardner.
Although only five Washington golf
ers qualified for the title flight
Bogart beat three Of them, Ray
Swearingen, Volney Burnett and
Gardner, en- route to the title.
Bogart outhit Gardner, who Is
known for his prodigious driving,
by almost 10 yards q hole in the
final, which was quite change
from Bogart's semiflnal with Bill
Collins, the Baltimore muny player
Bogart admitted that Collins. who
is building quite reputation for his
clouting out hit him (Bogart) by
about 40 yards q hole.
Bogart succeeded Bobby Brownell,
his business partner, as champion.
Brownell did not defend.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
By MerreII WhittIesey

There is no reason to believe that
the Maryland Amateur Golf cham
pionship will not be held next year
no reason except that Ralph Bogart
will be the defending champion, and
Bogart is tournament killer. After
he wins them, they stop holding 'em
The 28-year-old Chevy Chase Club
shotmaker scored his most import
ant triumph with some of the best
golf of his career yesterday when he
defeated Jim Gardner of Washing
ton G&CC, l up, in the 36-hole
final at Woodholme in Pikesville.
But he's hoping he won't put the
Bogart hoodoo on the Old Line State
title.
1t all started in the Congressional
Invitation in the late sos. Bogart
won the tournament and 1t hasn't
been held since. A year or so later
when the Grosner Match Play Pro-
Amateur became one of the most at
tractive events on the local calendar
Bogart and Lew Worsham won 1t
and now its dead duck.
Bogart reached his peak in the
Chevy Chase Invitation. The elite
event had been held for 81 consecu-
tive years but Bogart won it in l941
and racked it up. It's now just a
memory on the District schedule.
In 1916, Bogart and Bobby Brown
ell won the Bannockburn Invita-
ton, That too, was missing from the
schedule last year. The same sea-
son he beat the pros for the first
time by winning the Eastern Shore
Open at Chestertown. You guessed
it. it's off the schedule now. Last
year Bogart won the Kenwood In
vitation and few months later
Kenwood lost half its golf course
and thus didn't have a tournament
this year.
Bogart's record is not 100 per
cent. He has won a few titles that
defied the Bogart jinx and were
held again, such as the District
Amateur, which he won three times,
and the Pine Valley Invitation, plus
the District junior and schoolboy
championships of his teen-age days.
For a while yesterday the State
Amateur title threatened to get
away from him. Bogart had played
in it number of times, been to the
semifinals twice and won the medal
Evening star., 1948-06-21
By Angelina J. CorobelIi

Members Of the Hyattsville. MD
Lions Club are congratulating Al
bert Heider for his direction cf their
successful fourth annual horse
show. held yesterday at chillum,
Md, for the benefit Of the organ
ization's program OF sight con-
servation and aid to the blind.
With an unusually large entry
of hunters, jumpers and gated
horses, veteran Snowman Charles
H. Carrico from Potomac, Md, sent
his notwithstanding hunter Re-
frain to the hunter tricolor with II
points. Blanche Johnsons Valbo
who had been scoring in jumper
events, took reserve spot with 6.
Refrain with her owner in the
saddle won the hunter hacks enc
the open hunters, and with JUNE
Martyr up took the ladies' event
Valbo was winner OF the working
hunter, and with Mrs. Gardner
Hallman riding was third in the
ladies' hunters.
Helen Eichellberger's Sedgeflrt
from Baltimore with Jimmy Wilson
riding out-jumped a big field to wir
the jumper championship with II
Evening star., 1948-06-21
West Foirfox Loop Busy

Two big innings helped Lorton
win its seventh straight in the
West Fairfax Senior League yes
terday, 6-2 triumph over Lin
colnia. But Poland and Dale Lowe
contributed some heavy stickwork
as Chantilly twice defeated Burke,
1872 and go, while Forestville edged
Germantown, 4-3. Centerville and
Vienna Cancelled.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
McQuinn Leads
Vernon in Poll
For Star Role
By ths Asseeiatsd Press

CHICAGO, June 21.-Frst
Sacker George McQuinn OF the
New York Yankees and Third
Sacker Bob Elliott Of the Boston
Braves were new leaders in to-
days Nationwide balloting for
the An-Star game personnel.
McQuinn wrested the Ameri-
can League first-base lead from
Washington's Mickey Vernon,
14,748 first team votes to Ver-
mons 1924.
In the National Leagues third
base voting Elliott moved ahead
of Frankie Gustine of the Pitts
,burgh Pirates by 264 votes, a.
227 to 1888.
Manager-Shortstop Lou Bou-
deau of the Cleveland Indians
continued as the most popular
vote-getter In the poll of 452
newspapers, radio stations and
magazines for the All-Star game
at st. Louis July 13.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
By Lewis T. Atchison

I'm pulling for Joe Louis to
win Wednesday night" said the
smiling young businessman, plac-
ing a record on the turntable.
I'm always sorry to see cham
pion lose, because he's forgotten
so quickly"
Anybody with one eye could
see the gent behind the counter
was an authority on such mat
ters, for a decade ago Benny
Alperstein, Maryland's crack
lightweight. ruled both the
Southern Conference and Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic Asso-
citation 135-pounders with a pair
of mahogany mittens. But
younger generation asks, "Alper-
stein? Who's he?"
A Wisconsin professor recently
suggested that the Badgers drop
boxing, and We thought a lad
who had been through the Mill
could best defend the sport.
Coach Eddie La Fond at Cath
olic U. or Maryland's Heinie
Miller could offer some sound
arguments for the game, but
being coaches they would be &C
cused of prejudice.
"a good coach, who has an
interest in his boys welfare and
good equipment, make boxing
good college sport" Benny said.
"If 1t hadn't been for boxing
and the insistence of my older
brother Marty I'd neve" have
gone to college. so you can un-
derstand why I'm in favor of it."
He was right on that score.
for Alperstein was tough little
kid growing up in Baltimore. He
counted the day lost that went
by without one knuckle duel. al
though, oddly enough. he'd had
the gloves on officially only once
or twice before enrolling at
MdfyldIlQ.
Benny had the right coach as
a freshman at Maryland, a leu
tenant by the name of Jack Har-
mony, who now wears a colonels
silver eagles on his shoulders.
Alperstein flbbed a DIT about lis
record to impress the coach, tell
ing him he'd had II amateur
bouts and won II.
"All right, let's see you shadow
box" replied Harmony. When
Benny gave him a puzzled look
the officer simply grinned and
turned him over to Lyman Nc
Aboy, his assistant
MAS was a great COACH" Al
perstein recalled. II learned
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Scott, Palmer Share LoureIs
In Potomac River REGATTA

class champ, and John Francis OF
Hickory, N. G. Van Blerck dropped
out of the first heat with a b1 oxen
piston, but it looked as though
Palmer had him anyway.
When he was all finished, Palmer
obliged photographers with a trial
run past the Coast Guard vessel
that served as committee boat. He
then blew out his propeller shaft,
and it took a fine prop with 1t 10
the bottom of the Potomac.
Family Outboards Score.
Dean Worcester of Silver Spring,
Md, lost a prop, too. He won the
Glass C. outboard hydroplane first
heat in Bottoms Up against such
talent as Scott. In the second heat,
Worcester, minus the essential prop,
dropped out and Scott went on to
win. Ike Hale, Washington's ST.
year-old outboard ace. placed second
in the finals in his The Senator.
Hudson Moses, general chairman
of the regatta, proved that Cd he's
a capable regatta manager and (2)
an equally able driver in the Glass
C outboard racing runabouts. He
won this event in his Miss Daphne.
The show wound up with three
events not sanctioned by the AM
erican Power Boat Association. but
dedicated to the little man. They
were for family outboard runabouts
and service inboards, with the
Washington Marine Trade Associa-
ton putting up the prizes.
The winners were Harold Wood,
Falls Church, family outboards
under 10 horsepower; Charles E.
Wingo, Baltimore, family outboards
under 25 horsepower, and Roy
Bagley, Washington, Class E service
inboards under 225 horsepower
Wood was one of two drivers not
disqualified The rest of the pack
some 10 strong-Went around the
wrong buoy
Jim Beattie, president Of the
Junior Board, awarded prizes at
Capital Y. c., which served as host
at a reception. Miss Barbara Hobel-
man local swimming star assisted
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Quontico Edges Lejeune
For Seventh Straight

Quantico scored its seventh
straight victory and second over
Camp Lejeune when Adam Gurca
homered in the 1lth to give Guam
tico a 4-3 triumph. The visiting
Camp Lejeune team tied the score
with a four-run rally in the ninth
when Jack Messenagimer hit a
home run with the bases full.
Fred Volk famed Is for Quantico
and Bill Burns recorded Is strike
outs for the losers as both went
the route.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Silver Spring Retoins
Lead in County Loop

A forfeit enabled Silver Spring
to hold it's lead in the Montgomery
County Park League yesterday, but
Cissel Saxon moved game closer
to the league leaders by defeating
Glen Echo twice, 81 and 5-3.
Myron Cowell split with the Elks,
winning the nightcap, Al, after
losing, 1913, while in single game
Kensington Fire Department rallied
to defeat VFW. 1913.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
By MoIcoIm Lomborne, Jr.

0y "0ISVlII 60HuDVlVSf Sts
The National Capital Power Boat
Regatta, which is the washington
Junior Board Of Commences first
plunge into big time racing, is here
to stay.
Drivers from many sections of
the country who competed in yes
terday's speed show on the muddy
Potomac agreed the Jaycees had
staged a top-notch event. Park
police estimated $4,000 viewed the
races from East Potomac Park, the
Virginia shore and from anchored
pleasure craft.
Washington's own Joe Palmer, 38-
year-old seafood merchant stole
the day-long show. In his blue
hulled Tommy Boy, Palmer swept
the 135-cubic-inch hydroplane class
with 800 points. Then he came
out against the supposedly much
faster 225-cubic-inch hydroplanes
and took them to the cleaners, too.
This gave Palmer a 1,600-point
total for the day. 1t was not until
Race Committee Chairman Jack
Anadale compiled the totals at Cap
ital Yacht Club later that Joe
learned he was not taking home the
mammoth Jayces prize for high
scoring driver of the regatta.
Scott Piles Up 1852 Points.
1t went to the renowned Vic
Scott of Forest Hills, Long Island,
ace outboard driver, whose picture
has appeared in all sorts of period
icals by virtue of smoking a certain
brand of cigarette.
Scott, winner of last years Al
bany-New York outbcard marathon,
rolled up his points by winning
class c hydroplanes, placing second
in class F hydroplanes and .ourth
in class B. This gave him 1896
points and the prize.
Palmer, who gunned his boat at
an average heat speed of 5l.154
miles per hour, was up against such
225 talent as Joe Van Blerck of
Freeport N. Y. last wears national
Evening star., 1948-06-21
|Locke's Winning Edge
|0f is Shots Is One
Short Of Record
By the Assoeiassd Press

CHICAGO. June 21.-The boys
busted OF the record books today
after Bobby Locke captured the
Chicago Victory championship with
q 72-hole total Of 266-lS strokes
under par and q margin over Els
worth Vines Of 16.
The chipping and putting wizard
from South Africa fired q final
round 66 over Midlothian's par 35-
36-71 layout. He posted q pair OF
e5's to break the course record in his
first two trips Of the tournament
and added q third round 10.
His 16-stroke winning edge was
the best since 1945 when Ben Hogan
blasted 261 to beat Byron Nelson by
II strokes in the Portland, Oreg.
Open. Locke's 266 was the second
best total of the season. Skip Alex
ander of Lexington, N. c., won the
1948 Tucson, Ariz., Open with 264.
Locke's first two rounds tied with
the lowest halfway mark ever posted
in PGA-sponsored major tourna-
ment. Alexander fired 130 over the
first SO holes at Tucson.
The 266 tally Of the 30-year-old
Locke was the best ever carded In
the Chicago Victory meet. Hogan's
270 last year was the previous record
Vines 282 gave him second place
swag of $1,400. He had a flnal
round of 66. Alexander was third
with TO for 2s3. Johnny Bulla oi
Phoenix was fourth with II for 2S4
Grouped at 2s5 were George Fazio OF
Conshocken, Pa, Jimmy Walkup Of
Chicago, Dick Metz Of Arkansas
City, Kans., and Jim Ferrier OF San
Francisco.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Ga|ento, Freeman Top|ine
Turner Mat Bill Tonight

Wrestling makes an unaccustomed
Monday night instead Of Wednesday
stand tonight at Turner's Arena
when "Two-ton" Tony Galento, for
mer top boxing contender, locks with
veteran Herbie Freeman in the main
singles bout. ...
Co-featured with Galento-Free-
man will be team bout starring
Benito Gardini and Marvin Mercer
against Babe Sharkey, former
champion, and big George Bolas.
Other bouts find Jesse James
meeting Tony Coscenza and Joe
Kamaroff tangling with Francois
Miquette. The open goes on at 8:45.
Evening star., 1948-06-21

quickly under him, because every
time I made a mistake he bopped
me-
Heinie Miller succeeded liar
mony the following year, and
wanted to know who was the
skinny kid working out by him.
self in the corner.
Hes going to be one Of your
regulars" McAboy told him.
Sure enough. Benny got the
only vacancy on a veteran team,
replacing Spike" Webb in the
135-pound class.
Alperstein lost only two bouts
in dual competition and one was
plain robbery. Some observers
thought he was stepping out OF
his class when Miller named him
on team that included such
stars as Ivan Nedomatsky, Mike
Lombardo, Ed Shegogue, Tom
Birmingham and Johnny Corn
Evening star., 1948-06-21

and Bill DifTee with 1S3-29-154.
BELLE HAvEN-(Belle Haven BOWL
In quarterfnal matches in the Belle Haven
Phillips, up in 10 holes: Paul LippS
defeated Gerar6 (Eddie) Edwards. and
3; Charles Holden defeated W; j. Sanders
up, and Wally Sezna defeated Mike
Duffy. ! up in 10 holes.
BETHESDA-tTwo-ma team champion
ship quarterfnals. Serge Folk and Hank
Harmon defeated Fran Donaldson and
Lester Dodge | up in 10 holes; Willis
Nolan and J. Ballantyne defeated H Lur- L,,
ton and r. Goodridge, and 3: j. E. VIII
liams and E. Welch defeated Col, R
oxreider and R. Baker, , and l.: Tom
Manning and r Patterson defeated Gene
Arnold and Al Fielder, 4 and >.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
D. G. Weight Lifters Score

Thomas Toliver in the 132-pound
class and James Bradford, heavy
weight, were Washington weight
lifters who won a chance to COM
pete in the Olympic tryout finals
July 9 in New York in Eastern
trials in Baltimore yesterday. Both
finished second in their class.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Peuke HurIs One-Hitter

Bill Peake's one-hit shutout
pitching for Lees Tavern featured
the Prince Georges Suburban
League play as Lees defeated Tri-
angle, 80, in the second game Of a
twin bill. Triangle won the first
8-5. Bladensburg defeated Snug
/ Harbor, 4-3.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Aitken Wins Shoot Title
In Connecticut Matches
ey the Associofed Press

STRATFORD, Conn, June al
Russ Aitken, author and big game
hunter, succeeds Dick Shaughnessy
as individual champion OF the
Great Eastern skeet matches. He
won yesterday by breaking q
straight in shoot OF after he and
r. P. Leuddeke of Scotch Plains
N. j., and Capt. r. B. Parker OF
Tyndall Field, Ala, shot $50 in the
regular competition.
Joseph M. George of Sudersville
Nd, won the senior title with 147.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Shutouts in Rec League

Shutouts marked D. c. Recreation
Western Division softball play as
Georgetown Grill blanked Teehan's
Restaurant, 80, and Jacks Cafe
defeated Pete's Tavern, 20, as Fred
Kramer struck out 10,
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Laurel Rucewuy

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