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BRINGING UP FATHER LORD MALIBCU 1S GONNA GIT MARRI) AN' MAGGIE CRDE! ME TO WRITE A | LETTER OF con- GRATOLATION To HiM BUT BEFORE | ED START WRITIN' | RED SOME THIN - MOST ASK MAGGIE THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 19 By GEORGE McMAN MAGGIE- HOW DO YOU SPELL CONGRATOLATIO ] DONT & 30. NOW NS? R Tt P e i kst Bestuin right refercid BE P My FORE ORTS footbail ~coaches, a are quite ready to let the idea die a natural, heless speedy death. On the other hand, some warm advo- cates of the theory and practice re- main, among them Dan McGugin of Vanderbilt. Colonel Dan has suggested to all of Vandy's 1930 opponents that thet: es be played under a non ting rule, but it is quention- as to how many will accept the tation. A few years ago, non-scouting gained impetus, partially as a re- action to accusations of over-em- sis on the gridiron sport. Yale, under T. A. D. Jones, as head C , campaigned for it. Prince- ton fell in line. So did Harvard with a reluctance that. has since grown to dissatisfac- tibnand abandonment -of the pol- igy entirely. West Point likewise failed to share Yale's enthusiasm and has cast its vote unequivocally for organized scouting. able a legitjmate part of the ' game,” Major Ralph Irvine Army's new head coach, told me in a discussion on the outing 1 Sasse, ahead. Taylor's hit scored Woody English from second. Root pitch- ed almost perfect baseball until the ninth when Brooklyn tied the score. Philadelphia 7, 2; Pittsburgh 5, 3. Comorosky’s le in the tenta inning of the second game woa for Pittsburgh. Brickell got two singles ‘and one triple and scored three runs in the first game New York. Cincinnati 0. Bill Terry, leading league batsman figured in four of the five Giants runs with three hits at five times at bat. Rubbell allowed Cincin- nati four hits. Boston 4; St. Louis 8. his 22nd home run. American League St. Louis and Boston—Rain. Fhiladelphia at Chicago—Rain. IDP!K‘OI\I at New York—Rain. Hafey hit STANSING G: CLUBS Pacific Coast League Lost Pet Los Angeles San Francisco Mission Sacramento Portland Oakland Seattle National League Won Lost 68 45 67 43 47 53 56 Chicago Erooklyn ... New York St. Louis . Pittsburgh Hoston Cincinnati Fhiladelphia . American League Won Lost 80 39 . 70 45 69 37 519 Philadelphia ‘Washington New York Pet.| OF POLICY THAT GUIDES INQUIRY {Howell and Thomas - Are Reticent Concerning Investigation (Continuea irom Page One) |ple. But he, also, was Railroad. i “Anycne who might attempt to prophesy the development that n.ight occur here would be takinz chances on standing as a seer. The history of western develon- ment indicates a similar movement |in Alask: My judgment is thet your resources have been barely | touched, and no living man can| 1 be expected to predict their even- 9 tual development,” he declared. | Without direct reference to the purpose of the Committee’s visit, he | ncluded: “We come in sympathy with the idea of western develop- | ment and in the western spirit.” | Impressed with Country The famed “inside passajf fhrough which. the, Senatorial par- tr sailed from Seattle to Juneaua compares to the greatest work of ran as the Panama Canal does to a common irrigration ditch, |asserted Senator Kendrick, who |was deeply ‘mpressed with Alaskan \scenery, pleased with the climate ond struck with wonderment that | |tcurists of the world have not long {ago crowded its transportation | lines. mital on the subject of the Alaska (i management,” urged Give him real author has to fire an employee it be necessary for him wee of four telegrams to the 1wy of Interior \im, there should be no going head for reinstatement. {“Make your manager a manager in ———————= |fact as well as in name,” he pleaded. came to learn what he could about| ¢ its resources, its development and !nes possibilities for future develop- 10“ ments. “Since I have been here I!if could be developed to wipe the annual deficit of the ros 1 management could go. out have not only been astonished and after it, Mr. Roden asserted. “Amer-| steamships this season are g north with half capacity senger lists while the Canadian have lists almost up to pleased, I have been amazed at|ican what I have seen. The scenery is|sal unequalled and we have sailed over | pa and alongside unlimited resources,”|stcamers he declared. “I know of no section | cap: The reason—they can and where there are so many evidences |do advertise for the business in na- of resour to be found.” | tional magazines and other publi- He said in closing that the voyage | cat . Let the railroad's manage- so far “has given me the thrill ‘ment do the same thing." of a lifetime.” Cites Swiss Experience Admiral Cooniz Speaks He cited the tourist industry of ral Coontz, who spent many |Switzerland as an example of how ung naval officer, recalled many (in interior Alaska. “In Mt Mc- incidents of his service here. He |Kinley National Park, we have the pointed to the striking development |Breatest attraction in the world. in traffic conditions now and then, [There we could offer to tourisis For hree years ago, when he €VErY winter sport that can be had was assigned to duty at Sitka, it|\? Switzerland,, and in addition required 54 days for him to travel |8iV¢ them some, such as hunting from Washington to that post. Last|°Dd_fishing, that cannot be had Sunday morning Senator Howeir{:? that country. left Omaha and was in Juneau at{ “There could easily be atiracted midnight Friday. ;10,000 more tourists annually than He pointed out how Alaska had|UOW Visit Alaska. These drawn to been given g serlous setback by the [the Alaska Railroad would give war which drained the Territory of |t enough revenue to wipe out the its youth and middleaged, and cur-|(cficit cvery year. And in addi- tailed development {tion, everyone passing through gt ; mf.“v.u:heasl Alaska would spend some always gives me pieasure tOimoney that would benefit business come back here. Forty years aga 3 s e penid q ’lz\ that section.” was married in Alaska, and onef Rerase: Desaichment of my s was born here,” he sald. Last year he had planned a tr The . time has come, Mr. woden through the interior with Go.x,‘,“:’"l" when the development of the Wilds. P. Richardson, and & sthAL‘”‘l“d"“" industry should turn to- time afterward, the latter died. |w&'d the Alaska Railroad. At this Needs Broad View |time, the market could absoro Gov. Parks, welcoming the party {fom 50.000 to 100,000 deer each but transport between the in the name of the Teritory, urged: oy that a broad viewpoint be taken £7OWing areas and the market 1s by the committee in its investiga- |}mited to a few steamer sailings tions. He pointed to material dn»;“a(‘h summer out of Nome. It is velopments, to the prospective - NOW Proposed fo drive deer from the ¥l tolr After he has| upped there to take care he animals in the drives. This wi |bring additional revenue to road, Mr. Roden pointed out Industrial Manager The road really needs an indu |trial manager, or agent, to |this and milar enterprises, said. He would be able to advi 74 e 5 7 Care Will Save Your Car “CHECK” YOUR CAR’S MECHANICAL ‘M The motorist who does not have his car’s mechanical system inspected regularly is taking a chance on loss f time, loss of money, annoyance of roadside dela SYST. and serious t Drive in today. Let our staff of skilled automotive mechanics give your car a thorough inspection. Let them tighten all connections, replace worn out parts, check the ignition system, fill the battery, and check vour brakes. Care Will Save Your Car Have your car CHECKED toc Our experts are ready. They’'ll do the job right—quickly, and at a reasonable cost. JUNEAU MOTORS DAY FONE 30 NITE FONE 421 “SERVICE LUCAS” Manager . Y {the farmers on improved market- |in the agricultural areas scientifically collected and on the markets of Alaska. to viction that the road in a few year would be operating on a profital basis, giving the nation both rect and indirect returns. .o PROFITEER IN E | CHINE i ni SHANGHAI — Shanghai's posed rice shortage has been to warehouse hoardings and municipality has balked the profit eers by establishing the price ¢ day. In closing he reiterated his con th. ficient additional tourist busi- |ing methods, enabling crops grown TRAVEL BY AIR FLIGHTS TO ANY POINT DESIREU FOR RESERVATIONS—Hangar Phone, 429; Gas- tineau, Phone 10. A. B. HAYES, Agent. with2 diamonds, $75 A brilliant idea... Instead of trying to decide whether to buy diamond jewelry or a watch—why not “compromise” by pur- ehasing both. How? In one of these exquisite Gruen diamond-set wristlets. Each one a Paris creation fitted with a fine movement of characteristic Guild accuracy. And just think, some of them are priced as low as §60! THE NUGGET SHOP Jundau, Alaska | PAYING BY CHECK is the Safest Way The Safest way to pay bills is by check. Household and Personal checking accounts are welcome at this Bank. Special courtesies to women depositors. P First National Bank e ;;00‘ |velopment of the paper manufact- ;nox-thern ranges to the rail belt and | 87| Jocularly, he declared so far as|Uring industry on a substantial PhiD deer meat and products over | 394 he was concerned this Investigation ) PaSis, the great reindeer herds thay,the, Toad. This freight traffic B ‘301 lof the Alaska Railroad is a me:nWould some day be a factor ia,itself, he declared, wquld furnish 350|formality. “I know the reasons|the meat packing industry of th»|enough revenue to wipe out the chibject. “Why should we waste a Jet of time in coaching when it can he saved and spent to better ad- vantage by useful reports from | Cleveland |Detroit St. Louis Chicago Boston 59 57 46 45 41 qur scouts? Information on oppos- ing teams is bound to drift in any- way_and it might better be on an organized basis than otherwise.” Throughout the middle west the visiting scout is a guest of honor. Special space is reserved for him in a_good section of the stands us- ually in proximity to the press hox. He is dined and entertained, 10age to feel welcome and in some cases furnished with charts to fa- cilitate his observations. There should be a limit, how- ever, to this sort of hospitality. An enemly scout is still an enemy s ¢ Ardiscus-tosser or hammer-throw- er gets greater momentum, conse- quently greater distance into his heayes, in proportion to the num- ber of spins he makes before let- ting.the missilé go. Acting on this theory, Prof. Rockne will introduce a “double spinner” gridirons this fall, with the ball- carrier whirling twice %o gain mo- thentum before he hits the opening. 1Al T have had is a hotel-room demonstration of this depart,xre, put on the basis of this pre-view, ] it looks good. Ralph Sasse, Army’s, head coach, has offered to send Rockne a set of castanets to dis- guige the ball-carrier as a Span- ish tango artist. | Mérietta College, Ohio, ambitious to.take its place in intercollegiate rowihg competition next year, has jnvited Washington to race there ¢n the way East to Poughkeepsie. Ellis McDonald, former ‘Washington captain and stroke, has coached inter-class crews in developing the gport- at Marietta. He thinks Ohio State university may take up row- ing to add mid-western rivalry and interest in a college sport confined Jargely for years to a handfull of geanoard colleges. 1 —— GAMES FRIDAY Pacific Coast League #ortland 4; San Francisco 10. Day ! game. Los Angeles 2; Sacramento 4..Nis ) game. Mission 13; Oakland 3. Night gamo. Seattle 7; Hollywood 8. Night game. National League Brooklyn 3; Chicago 4. ght Taylor s ! second double in the tenth in-| * ning hoisted the Cubs to victory . and gave the | victories in the four game serles, 4 moving them two full gam:s play to thel WHO'S WHO AND WHERE I | R. P. Smith, marble worker from the Zynda Hotel. 'Mr. and Mrs. Carlos de Corveda, of Loose, N. M., are at the Gasti- neau. Mrs. de Corveda is widely known on-the stage and scfeen as Nell Shipman. Dr. Forest A. Kerr, of the Cana- quarters at Vancouver, B. C., was a Juneau visitor yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bixler of 1Skagway and Mrs. F. B. Van Zandt of Madison, Wis., are among the |guests at the Zynda. Ercell K. Greenlee, school teacher who has been spending a vacation iat Sitka, is visiting in Juneau, being registered at the Zynda. R. A. Wilson, L. C. Wilson, 8. H. Pytel and Matthew Pytel of Fun- jter; James Donahue and James Savas of Nugget Cove; A. Matson of Chatham; Joseph James, Wil- liam James, Daniel White, Gilbert {cursion Inlet, are registered at the | Alaskan Hotel. John Anderson entered St. Ann’s |Hospital yesterday for treatment |for injuries to his back and one of his arms. He was hurt working in a cannery at Tenakee. Mrs. M. Avoian and her new baby daughter, left St. Ann’s Hos- pital last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bynon, Port- land, Ore, are among the passen- gers on the steamship Prince Ru- pert making the Southeast Alaska- ! British Columbia tour. ~Mr. Bynon !for several years was United States' \district attorney at Portland. | Hector McLean, in charge of the ‘employment bureau of the Alaska jJuneau Gold Mining Company and ,agent here of the Manufacturers ;ure Insurance Company of Canada thas left for Victoria, B. C, to |attend the annual meeting there of agents of the insurance company.! | who has been | E. C. Anderson, 'timberman at the Alaska Juneau | league champs three mine, will leave in a few days to‘el engage in herring fishing in South. .cast Alaska waters. Honolulu, who will be employed on | the Capitol Building, is staying at | dian Geological Survey, with head-! Mills and -Arthur Charles of Ex-! |\for the building of the road. I Liave read all about it would do. And I got the infor mation first hand from Judge Wickersham,” he said smilingly, 12- calling that the latter as De tc Congress has painted glow! inictures of success and prospesicy (for the project. Come With Sympathy More seriously, he continued: “T lean say for myself, and I think |for the committee, we come in a |spirit of anxiety and sympathy tc |the Terrjtory. The path of duty 115 not always clear and easy to tread. The committee must report to Congress in line with its find- \ings. This is not a thing to ind$- jcate what they will be. But I say |for myself, and I think for the |commitee, we will consider the problem not alone in the light of |Fresent conditions, but also «with an eye to the future and develop- ments to come. “We shall view with the real |Vision of the west. For years T| have been unable to believe the | development of the minerals have | jeven begun to touch these re-| sources. In a vast Territory such | 4s this, there are termendous pos-| sibilities for development and no | one can have any idea of how far| it will reach. “We are going to undertake our | task with these things in mind.| And we are going to try to viewj the problem as we would like for | iyou to view our porblems if the |situation were revesed. The visit, {of this committee should indicate {tv you th:t we of the United |States consiler you a loyal part of the 122,000,000 Americans who | cempose this country.” “Know Alaska First” | “If I were going to suggest |something for Alaska to do, I should paraphrase an old slogan land say: ‘First Know Your Alasksn, |Then Tell the World About It,” declared Frank McManamy, Chair- man of the Interstate Commerce Commission, who is on his first |Alaska voyage. “That's what you |1eed and that’s what the States ‘need‘," he added. There have been too many stor- fes about Seward’s Ice Box and| Alaska’s cold and inhospitable cli-| mate ,Mrt McManamy said. Only| ctual facts told by those who| know them will counteract their fect. He admitted his total ignorance ey labout tne" Tarritgry, and-sald he ration, to the tremendous growth it and whxt O the seal herds of the Pribilofs, | and to other resources. | He welcomed Commitiee's visii nere as an opportunity for s] to learn at, first hand of these mat ters and see for themselves | possibilities of development of other resources now latent. Roden Defends Railroad “If vthe Government will continue its operations of the railroad for ,another ten years, it will have paying property, possibly befor that,” declared Henry Roden, who presented the Chamber's defensc (of the project, and voiced its re- ‘quest that there be no abandon- | ment of it. He pleaded for a res jdent management with its har { untied, with absolute authority ov the road without being hampered | by political or other consideration: Mr. Roden, while never opposing the building of the road, fran admitted that he had not, when project was under consideration agreed with the view supported by Judge Wickersham and others th it would immediately become paying proposition. “I doubted at that time if | ever would pay, and said so, and it cost me dearly,” he decl “Within the last few years I ha changed my opinion on this m ter, and I am confident that can be made a paying propositior he added. Suggests Some Remedies Mr. Roden suggested some me ods of bringing more revenue the road. Greater tourist develo n:ient, a resident management full control, fostering of the rci deer industry, improvement methods of marketing agricul projects, etc. He declared the of the Alaska Railroad to the tion did not begin to comp with that of the Union Pacific Northern Pacific railroads, bot which were aided by the Gove ment. Both cost the nation million actual money out of the trea and more millions in land gra Yet the Northern Pacific went the hands of a recefver beforc construction was completed, the Union Pacific after comp tion. The Government nee 1o discouragement over the s! a |ing of the Alaska Railroad w! today is earning over $1,000 ij: gross revenues. “Strengthen the hands of 'annual deficit. There is not enough natural feed (en the railroad to support lar deer herds, and this means that hay will either have to be grown there REAL BARGAINS IN the | i | | A Small Known Expense or A Possibly Ruinous Levy Insurance costs something to be sure. We can tel jut how much fo need. 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