The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 22, 1935, Page 12

PIRE, SUNDAY, DEC. 22, 1935. |men. They had remembered to. take | aleng a tree decorated with the make ‘ sT‘ Nch ULA S hift ornaments they had on hand » from previous years. But somehow, SNUWBUUND IN tl made a great hit with all the | strangers who T COUNTRY TOWN .- QUEER CUSTOM In Herefordshire, England, a queer custom was form observed. On Christmas E the farmer's servants procu ed a large cake, stuck a hole through it and then fastened hearily in the The passengers dova into thei gage and br t up books, boxes | andy, candy bars, ties, fanc | Ats, highly perfume it on the horn of an ox The snow began nearly a week be- | s and even love ating at the same time a fore Christmas and when the great | ; apparel certain formula to the effect that their master might have @00 cee000sesceesso00s e * day anived, 1 were trying to T ¥ soul in t! - a good crop of corn. » member the time when it didn't t cne ¢f the men and boys then col: snow in Morton City. Barnés, the [P u g Ths passengert | around .the ox:" when 'if ‘Nt only merchant, had put off getting an old-fashion=d roaste: | hap)\cnk‘d‘ to throw the®cake his shopping supply so there were 1 il trimmings of a gener behind it, it belonged to the 16 gifts in town to be bought for love | U t. What one hath not, th men; of before 1t, to the boys. or mcney. But when news got about | semed’the mOSE terse ex : : that the train down on the anation of the haprg ndition!— PR D S S TS siding was snowbound in Morton City o, Agons, e arp H e old and goun; t of forgot about e " SLedames s 1 Tbe p CHRISTMAS CAROLS of the road with his party had a s hen all other g jal car on the rear of the snow- there are always the old stan * beund pascenger, and wasn't that a handkerchiefs. There are ¢ indeed? 8 of liberation from th |many ways of making th nt got over the novelty of their and attractive as the o s in time for the organization | Percy Dearmar, writing in “The Ox | to receive them. They are very p: of a huge choir of carol singers that rd Bock .of Carcls,” says: The | with drawn threads and a touch of went down to the train and paraded | arol, by kinz the timeless con- | embroidery in the corner, or p! though the length of the coaches,| emplative maledies ¢f the church, [There are also squares of colored even to sing for the chef and the | 2gan th¢ era of modern music, |linen, with a net fcoting of black| porters and, of course, all the train which has b or white. | 2n based on the dance.” For Dad, Husband, or Sweetheart! FURNITURE IS THE ANSWER! And especially so when it means a comfortable Chair ensemlbe like this! v . Just the Outfit for Comfort Restful Lounge Chair with Ottoman to match roomy, comfortable and sturdy (in a choice of covers). This outfit would make a charming gift for » many, many years. ’ Priced as low as $24.75 Other styles from OCCASIONAL TABLES A In many styles and finishes . . both charming, restful to the eye and very useful. i COCKTAIL TABLES With the new stainless tops . . Tops and finishes in a variety of color- ings and patterns. From $7.75 Cedar Chests A Chest of Cedar will make an adorable gift for Mother, Wife, Sister or Sweetheart . . . We are showing a beautiful assort- ment at most reasonable prices. Sofa Pillows Lend Cheer and Brightness to the living room . . . Their warm colorings are very attractive this year and all are being of- fered at unusual prices. JUNEAU-YOUNG ; HARBWARE €G, > New Boss | Launched Cochrane Reign that Wins Championship Walter Owen Briggs (shewn above), Detrcit millionaire-indus- —who beccmes sole owner of ene of the most valuable prop- ertics in basebali—the world champion Detroit Tigers—was the criginal backer of Mickcy Cockrane as Manager. At Briggs' insist- ence, Cochrane was obtained for a fabulous price from Philadel- phia—and his club wen twe American League pennants and one world champicnship in two seasons, jreater manager than he was a By EARL HILLIGAN ayer The deal finally went through— DETROIT, D 21. — Walter O izes, for years a Detroit industrial- -millionaire and now, at the age of 58, the new sole owner and diractor of the world champion Detroit Tig- lers of the American league, should {m for the man | {who brought two pennants and one | world title to Detroit. | Both Briggs and Manager Mickey | Cochrane are known as “hard los- ers” because they have the will to win J | cut of widely separated fields. Briggs himself picked Cochrane to lead the I out of the doldrums after the season. The new owner joins the select of baseball magnates after of hard work, foresight and | tenacity ve made him indepen- | dently wealthy. For years a fan, {he became direcetly connected with | th= game in 1920, when he and the late John Kelsey purchased quarter | interests in the Detroit Baseball com- | pany out of the estate of Yawkey. Briggs later boug ey’s holdings. nk J. Navin, who died of a | heart attack recently, urged Bri | to buy into the club then, and down | through the years there existed a fine bond of friendship between | Briggs and Navin. Their friendship {led to an agreement that when one | died, the other would have an option on the other’s baseball holdings, and Briggs announces he is excercjsing Navin's half Briggs quietly underwriting the deal for $100,000 after Navin, hard hit through the depression, was unable to swing it alone, The Briggs-Cochrane combine is likely to be hard to beat. > | | {that option by buyi | share from the heirs rse from a factory work- to his present position of power. In late years he has worked just as hard as he did early in his career, but has found time for play. He likes to win, whether its business or games, and those close to him be- lieve he and Cochrane should make a combination which opposing clubs will find hard to beat. Born in Ypsilanti, Mich., February 27, 1877, Briggs is a descendant of | picneer stock, his great-great grand- | father having been a soldier in the | Revoltionary war. His father, Rod- ney Davis Briggs, was for 50 years an engineer for the Michigan Central railroad. | At 15, young Walter went to work | in the car shops of a raflroad at $15 a week. In 1917, he entered the em- ploy of the Everett Manufacturing | Co. as a body trimmer, He rose to chipping clerk, then general handy- |man in the office. Promotions came | fast, and in a few years he was one| of the dctive heads of the company. | & In 1914, Briggs bought the company |& and the, Briggs Manufacturing Com- pany was born. Today it supplies | most of the bodies for the Ford Motor | § Co., employs thousands and has| plants here and abroad. Briggs plays contract bridge and ¥ dominoes frequently. He loves horses, | has a fine yacht, and is a devotee | & of the theatre. He has a home in|g Detroit, one at Bloomfield Hills and ancther in Miami Beach, Fla. Thir- | ty-one years ago he married Jane Elizabeth Cameron. The family con- sists of Mrs. Briggs, four daughters and one son, Walter Owen, jr., who is known to intimates as ‘‘Spike” |} iand who probably will be associated | with his father in some capacity | with the club. The elder Briggs is a member of the New York Yacht Club, the Lambs, the Players and the Larch. mont Yacht Club, of New York, i addition to numerous Detroit clubs| and organizations. | He always has admired Cochrane. | ‘When reports said Cochrane was for &% sale by Connie Mack, the Philadel- phia Athleties’ head man, Briggs told his partner, Frank J. Navin, to ar-| range the purchase of the peppery I catcher.” Mack refused. Briggs pe sisted that Cochrane should be bought, contending he would make a |3 CHRISTMAS !lamp. Here are four separate | in succession. The person outside is called back | Somebody has been chosen to be he | manipulator of the bells. He must | use a nice judgment in using them, ing softly when the act ap USE SLEIGH BELLS, JOLLY | | er moves away. Try it. Use subtle | graduations of sound to guide your Without a word being Here is a new and exciting game | ayneriment [to play at Christmas parties. FIrst|spokan he will at least be guided to | borrow a set of sleigh bells, They|qo what has been secretly agreed {are not as easy to find as in the old | ypon, Loud ringing when he is f: days. Find a string with a tuneful| ;rom his goal or going from it, soft, varying notes if you wish the game | soft barely audible when he is near to Jingle to the full measure of hol- | the doing of what iday fun | (Martha Banning Thomas.) It is pos- | - The idea is simply this sible to suggest, then control the ac- CHILDREN LIKE TO BUY tion of a person who does not know s what is in your mind, but must find Here is the way to do it Send one of the guests from the For instance—go to a cer- [ a severe test to find ideas enouzh I must do. | lim- tain table, pick up a book, take it to'to go around in the necessa another table and place it near the ited price range. To Our Friends from OY/! Success and Prosperity to All During the Coming Year! -~ BAILEY’S CA CHRIS BAILEY, Proprietor \ & | | ME | proaches what is in the minds of all; ringing loudly as the perplexed play- | is required. — | out through the sound of the bells.| Children take pride in being A\!)h“ | to buy their own gifts for membors | which were really ploneers of of the family and for friends. Often imodcm mechanical toy, as they room. The remainder decide what he | mothers find their ingenuity put to|go through the regulation drill of ‘ghe SIS BINIIIN CCRCCCONONONT f Hearty Seasonal - Greetings . . . b | IN OLD TIMES ¢ | b |First Toy Soldiers Date Back to Middle Ages, - w It Is Said s The toy soldiers which will figute in a number of Christmas stockifigs | can boast of a long and distinguishegd pedigree. The children of ancieft Rome played with miniature war- riors, and some of the toy soldidks of the Middle ages are real work.s_q! art, oE A number of them are still preserye | ed in British museums, and are el |orate models of knights in ¥ | of real artistic value. But they Wi ‘onulnnlly made as children’s toysy | Later, in the Seventeenth l%; tury, miniature soldiers were mg | time. Patronize Christmas Advertisers.) in Alaska New Washington Hotel & Seattle, Washington RAY W. CLARKE , Manager