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3 i ; models, fur trimming. tailored, sport many VALUES T Special COAT SALE At Less Than Half Regular Price Smart looking, well- made Summer Coats in and dressy with rich Sizes 16 to 42 0 $32.50 Special $16.00 B. M. Behrends Co., Inc. “Juneauw’s Leading Department Store” Andrews and Kearne | against admitting any further spit- | ball twirlers into the big show have | kept at least one star in AA com- y Make { AB R H Pct.| Gains in Butting Contest | Player— Nine players in the City League | Koski, AL 2% 8 .500 | were batting .300 or better up to|Boyd, E 40 13 19 475 | June 23, including the game played | Manning, E 37 12 16 ,410‘ on that date, according to statis- | Andrews, E 38 11 15 .395 | tics released today by Official | Fesrney, AL 24 7 9 375 | Beorer Edward Mize. Koski, Le- C. M'Spdn, M ... 32 5 11 -350 | glon pitcher, was the nominal lead- |Roller, E . 44 15 15 -341 | er with an even .500. Worth, AL 42 9 14 .333‘ * |P. Schmitz, M..20 3 17 318 Koski’s average, however, was on | yunge. | © 112 .zssl 12 times at bat. Qy_\'d cond on | pp M'Spdn, M 35 10 10 286 | the list, chargg-d with 40 times at Heinke, AL PUNEE 281 bat and playing in every game | m geaton, AL .. 25 6 T 280 his team—the Elks—ha\le had, turn- | Ramsay, M 33 4 9 213 ed an average of 475 M"‘"“““*’:Hames, AL . 4 7 259 also of the Elks was third with | g Schmitz, M 32 6 8 250" g | Rodland, E 17 4 4 Andrews and Roller, Elks, were | Ells, AL Wi & W included in the list. Andy pmncd‘s“b"‘v AL B o4 W 110 during the week. Roller drop- | LOWe, AL 8.3 8§ AT from third place to seventh, | Blake, AL -3 4 6 A4 ng about 100 points. The Am- |Bonner, E 8 98 rican Leglon had three batters B, Keaton, AL .25 1 5 = 200 in the charmed circle and ‘e |HolUmann, AL .16 3 3 300, Moose two. B. Schmitz, M 21 6 4 100 | Niemi, E 43 5 8 .186 Kearney went on a batting ram- | Henning, M 2 2 4 182 page during the week to gain 100 | J. Schmitz, M 32 5 5 156 points and rose to fifth The | Brodie, AL 24 2 3 125 av; ges, which show all 1 w‘Nello. M 25 2 3 120 taking part in five or more games, | Erskine, M 14 0 1 07 IClark, E 8 3 » 055 | { | N GOULD The belief has been widespread |talk of her doing so and playing for some time that Helen Wills |Suzanne Lenglen not only is long Mocdy, actuated by motives similar | past her best tennis--playing days SSOCIATED PRE. '~ ASSOCIA SS to those of Bobby Jones in having no more worlds to conquer, will for- sake amateur tenns this It is no secret st Mrs. has discussed proposals for ent ing the motion pictures. For a short series of “talkies,” of the type turned out with Jones as the star, Queen Helen undoubtedly could col- lect upwards of $100,000. Helen Versus Suzanne? ‘What she might do by playing professionz2!ly is another matter, even if she were interested. The but likely can recall the financial disappointment accompanying her | venture as a pro with the Pyle troupe several years ago. Mrs. Moody has won the cham- pionships of America, Great Brit- ain and France with such ridiculous | ease in the past few years that the incentive must be considerably les- | sened, although there is still her |art to take her abroad. Moreover | there are no serious threats to her pany—Frank Shellenback of the Hollywood Club, champions of the Pacific Coast league. At the pace he has been pitching, Shellenback and his moist' ball would be useful in any league. The veteran spitballer wound up the 1930 season with a string of 14 straight victories and he. won five more in a row by the end of April this season, to extend his streak. Several years ago, the majors decided to end the race of molst ball flingers by allowing no more to come up with this style of de- livery. The existing spitballers were exempted, of course, and four of them still survive at advanced ages—Clarence Mitchell of the Gi- -235 | ants ,Burleigh Grimes of the Car-| dinals, Red Faber of the White Sox and John Quinn of the Robins, The slippery elm clan will be extinct when these veterans pass from the big show. g The Pacific Coast league licenses the spitballers and Shellenback 1§ one of the few operating with this delivery. He won 19 and lost 7 last season. 8 ———— P . | NEWS FLASHES | . . LOS ANGELES, Cal—Mrs. Wil- liam H. Crane, widow of the fa- mous actor, is dead. CLEVELAND, ~Young Stribling, if he wins the Schmeling fight, may book a tour of Europe. | supremacy in sight this year. Those Spitballers The major league regulations s eAAAMALAALAAALAAAAAALAMAAAAAGALA THE ALASKA DAILY EMPI CHAMBER FUNDS INGOOD SHAPE, WALMSLEY SAYS {Healthy Balance Reported by Secretary at End of First Half-Year {Continued from Page One) is to reach his port quickly, but m {safety, with all hands and a full ¢|cargo- aboard. Sometimes this means that he will tack and veer; |scmetimes that he will ride on a isea anchor ;sometimes that he will ifrun before the wind: and some- times that he will go head-on into |the hurricane. t sea, it's a mat- iter of navigation, ber of Commerce, it's a matter of| | horse sense.” Financial Statement RECEIPTS { Balauce on hand December 18, 1931 $ 683.00 |Dividend on Fair Bond 15.30 | Redecmed Fair Stock 15.55 (Rent of Information Booth 28.00 | Receipts from Banquet 298.00 | Receiver from ‘memberships 2,775.00 Total Receipts $3.814.85 DISBURSEMENTS | tion on Radio for | $ | | Contribu | st Anns | Alaska Annuals Box Rent |U. 8. Chamber Dues |Firemen's Dance |All Alaska Chamber Pictures for Treasury | partmeni Dues De- , The fight was fairly even for the | Secretary’s Salary 300.09 allowed to make good and if he first five rounds until the n ] s ershin i » " o e egro | Yacht Club Membership in doesn't—It's back to Nome for him. cpened up in the sixth and scored | ‘Power Association 2000, There will be no charge for the heavily with smashing rights to |Extra Stenographic services 9.00{ game. the head. ! Telegrams 4108, Following the struggle, the chick- | Wit wors: nock kA | |Float Telephcne and Ex- ’ en dinner will be served at tho' AT EAPS S Ry | tension 28.00 Arcade Cafe to the winners. The i‘smmps and Express 5432 Josers pay for it and may eat also. GUS SONNERBERG i Legislative Banquet 479.50| After the feed, the bunch will take | Framing Charter 350 | Advertisement High School | In the Cham-,” RE, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1931 1 CHALLENGES - JACK REDMAN - TOPLAYBALL WINS MATCH Winners of GB and SGMM| BY KNOCKOUT ame Tonight Face RENO, Nevada, June 25.—Jack Further Struggles :Redman. South Bend, Indiana, ne- 'gro, heavyweight and protege of Jack Dempsey, knocked out Jack Vannoy in the second round last night. Redman floored Vannoy once in ,the first round and put him out Isoon after the second round open- | Another challenge is out today jto the winngr of the George Broth- lers and Sanitary grocery and meat market nines who scrap it out on| the baseball diamond at 6:30 o'clock tonight The electricians of the Alaska lectric Light and Power Company | % say they will take on the winners. | They make no bones that the sky BAND PLAYS AT will only be the limit of the wager| BASEBALL GAME and the game can be played in| the rain or sunshine, any old rim:[ but Sundays preferred. | Twelve members of the Juneau This is the second challenge the City Band donated their services winners of tonight's game face for last night and turned out and play- the Piggly Wiggly crowd announced ed stirring march music between several days ago they were not the halves at the baseball game be- afraid of any grocer nine outfit in |tween the Elks and Moose. Two the city. The PW boys warmed old members are back in the organ- up last night after the Elks-Moosz ization and two others are coming game, home to Juneau and will again play Tonight's game between the G. B.|in the band. and SGM. & M. bunch starts at| The organization is now practic- 6:30 o'clock. Chief of Police Get- | ing twice a week for special music chell and his night force, augment- | for the Fourth of July. ed by the day force, will be on| CLOSE DECISION IN hand to preserve order and handle| doctors and every taxi in the c:tyl, JONES.CMDER BOUT will be at the game, the taxis to be | casualties. if any result. | Jones, lanky Oakland negro feath- Incidentally, no one but.the Play- erweight, scored a close decision on the diamond during playing of |an eight-round main event here he game. There is one exception, last night. the large crowd indicated. Nurses,| changed into ambulances for the SEATTLE, June 25. — Johnny ers and his umps will be allowed | over Joe Calder, Seattle Filipino in Bob Toussaint, the bat boy, will bz DEFEATS T. THYE in a movie show, also at the ex-| pense of the losers, if they have U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRIOULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU The W eather ; (By the U. 8. Weather Burean) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m., June 25: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; warmer tonight; genilc north- erly winds. LOCAL DATA Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather 4 pm. yest'y 20.91 54 66 s 3 Pt Cldy 4 am. today ... 2072 42 90 & NE 2 Clear Noon today ... 29.64 62 41 S 3 Clear CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS | Highest 4pm. | Lowest4a.m. 4am. Precip. 4am. Station— temp. temp. | emp. temp. velocity 24 hrs, Weather e e ah A P byl e Barrow 34 | 32 32 8 Trace Snow Nome 46 34 38 4 0 Clear Bethel 64 | 44 44 12 0 Clear Fort Yukon 60 40 40 % 0 Clear Tanana 68 50 50 — .70 Pt. Cldy Fairbanks ... 66 | 12 52 4 .02 Cidy Eagle e 6 | 4 a3 . 0 Pt.Cldy St. Paul ... 4 36 36 14 0 Cldy Dutch Harbor 48 | 0 42 16 Trace Pt.Cldy Kodiak ... 54 4 — 0 .02 Pt. Cldy Cordova 48 4 46 4 20 Cldy Juneau 54 | a 2 2 02 Clear Sitka . - 41 56 J 0 Cldy Ketchikan 60 | 48 50 4 30 Cldy Prince Rupert 64 | 48 52 4 a2 Cldy Edmonton 66 38 42 2 0 Clear Seattle 64 | 52 52 4 16 Rain Portland . . 72 | 56 56 O 02 Rain San Francisco ... 8 2 60 62 : 0 Clear *—Less than 10 miles. The low pressure center in th> northeastern Paeific has moved slightly astward and southward accompanied by clearing in this vi- cinity. The pressure continues low over most of the remainder of the Territory and showers fell last night in the central Interior and eastern portion of the Gulf of Alaska and a trace of snow at Bar- row. The barometer is moderately high from the Aleutian Islands southward, and clear weather is general over most of Western Al- | aska. Temperature changes have been slight during the past 24 hours. [ i TAXI SERVICE 7 DAY AND NIGHT Stand Opposite Chamber of Commerce Booth SAVING PORTLAND, Ore., Junc 25—Gus 500 any ; : - Acfi';f:fi“; PRy B0y, money; fett, Sonnenberg, who formerly ¢'almed | 2 e i i s S the heavyweight wrestling cham- R ok 1.00000) . NEW YORK.—United States Sen- pionship, defeated. Tod Th i Prizes, First Aid Contest 6.9 . iy i 1P, cate ke | . ¢ o | ator Henrik Shipstead, Farmer-La- portland, in two su | Sy gy ,E“m‘mf’ 6.9 borite from Minnesota, has sailed here last night. | ‘F'Smlln; (’U‘]S“t'.mi(’"‘ und for Europe to arrange for an in- RN LA D P | KT R AR |ternational conference on silver. | 7 | dence for Public and Pa- s ot | WALL BEING BUILT { rochial Schools 18.25 ! crete wail for the new boil- | | Miscellaneous Printing 2170! RENO, Nevada—Jack Demp:ey er ho of the Juncau Lumber | “REDUOCINY without starva- tion the new harmless way “UREDUCE” Any part of the body you wish no drugs or strenuous exercise See Dr. Doelker | Hellenthal Bldg. {15 to referes the 20-round fight be- Mills is being built. im;‘;;lbs Sohinlicn S 75,00 tWeen Paolino Uzcudun and Max ——.— | Lol ot bkt o e City | Baer on July 4. Old papers =t the Empire office | | Bana L ——— -~ — = | Miscellaneous Yacht Club | Expe; 5 150 | Entertainment and Taxis 1150 f |Salary of Booth Attendant 5 00 I $7 50 | Insurance on Booth 12.45 (Rent to June 30 on Booth 36.00 Painting and Decorating Booth 43.00 { [Miscellaneous = Booth Ex- \ | | pense % E 4 17.06 | |Light on Float to December | 31st, 11931 5.00 % | Printing, Advertising, Sta- |, tionery, ete. 54.70 1Guests Luncheons 110.55 | Total Disbursements . $2.79Lfl? ; ON SALE TO CLOSE ()UT Balance in hands of Treas- urer June 25 $1,023.55 Signed members, 197; paid up members, 155; outstanding, 42; ‘membership - attendance, 875; re- q quests for information, 617; visi- tors, 172; due from folders, $25.0¢. SCHOMBEL'S ELECTRIC SHOP . | adv. TELEPHONE 4502 et . COLEMAN’S HOLLY WOOD STYLE SHOP “One of Alaska’s Distinctive Shops” KIDDIES! HEADQUARTERS for 4TH OF JULY NOISEMAKERS The Cash 2 | | EVE HAVING WHAT you HAVE in the future depends upon what you save in the present. There’s no escaping that rule. Fortunately, it is both easy and pleasant to save, once you start. It becomes a game. Watching a Bank Account grow is like watching a garden grow, only much more thrilling. HAVE A GOAL IN MIND Make Retirement in 15 Years your goal, or Travel, or a College Education for your children. Then you’ll enjoy saving. First National Bank GENERAL ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANERS FREE TRIAL FIRST Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. DOUGLAS Phone 18 JUNEAU Phone 6 . PRINTING AND STATIONERY Desk Supplies—Ink—Desk Sets— Blotters—Office Supplies’ Geo. M. Simpkins Co. P ) ) { j 4 QUICK-STEP. Three Deliveries Daily The best floor paint thut money can buy @ Juneau Paint Store FryeBruhn Company Frye's Delicious Hams and Bacon Phone 33 |