The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 4, 1937, Page 8

SQUARED CIRCLE PERFORMERS ARE COMING TO FORE Sammy Nclioxl and Soldier Abbott Trade Punch- es at Rainier Devotees of Russian soccer will the oldtimers are calling shioned smoker,” when | Athletic Club stages its uared circle entertain- > Coliseum Theatre Nov- | see what “good old Juneau ember The contest ticket selected as yet, but every night sees a bevy of mitt slingers going through the paces in the Rainier Club back room gym. | Sammy Nelson, wellknown local glove artist, and Johnny Abbott, former Chilkoot Barracks sensa- tion, put on several minutes of shappy work last night. Both boys are Dempsey type—kill or die— and if the rest of the boxing crew that is turning out, can put on the same knd of a show, the coming smoker will be known as a “wow.” Eddie Murphy, whose brother Miles was perhaps the best boxer the Channel has ever seen, will have a high mark to shoot at if he goes into the ring, and it does look very much as though Eddie is going to be among the sluggers at the top of the list when the billing is post- ed. He has some of the cagey footwork Miles had, he packs a good punch in either hand, and it looks much as though he has some of that weaving-from-the-hip strategy by which his famous brother made his record In listing those who might be, place Slugger Weaver up there too, for Weaver is a boy that the crowds like—he is all the name implies— “Slugger.” From the front seats to the peanut galleries the crowd agks for blood and Slugger's kind dishes it out. in the rest of the roster there are Loys that have figured at one time cr another with comers class, but have not had time to get whipped into shape. You'll hear more from some of these: Less Davis, Jimmy Themds, Archie Gubser, Jack Ever- hardt, Phil Hall, Zarin Gohgan- rfiso, Fred Lorz, Ben Wright, Ches- ter Ganghorn and Sven Saren There is new talent here and ome of it may be class. Chief Trainer Gordon Selymhr is trying to dig it out with the assistance of Don Gallagher and John Abbott, assistant trainer. Let the Orient and its war—Juneau'’s going smoker! e NORTH STAR NOW AT SAVOONGA, DUE HERE IN ABOUT 4 WEEKS The Bureau of Indian Affairs ves- sel North Star iS now at Savoonga cn St. Lawrence Island, where she is ‘being delayed by weather, and 15 expected to arrive in Juneau in about a month., From Savoonga she goes to Nunivak Island and thence touth, stopping at way points. Contract with the Evans-Jones Company for coal was cancelled last Leiore the explosicn there, Assist- ant Educational Director Charles W. Hawkesworth said, and the North r will bring coal horth from Se- attle at the completion of her pres- ent trip for the Indian Bureau schools and quarters in Southeast has not been Spain have to have a The Boxer, Mr. Hawkesworth said, will go directly south from Atka Is- land in the Aleutians for which point she is now headed | DRIVERS PLAY PEEK-A-BOO, getting their first glimpse of winter i snow-covered windshields as the first storm of autumn hit the mile high city. This p) ing the windshield wiper a hand after it separated cities the first blanket of white appear MAY SUCCEED SARAJEVO, Yugoslavia, Nov. 4.— For a century, it has been the cus- tom in Bosnia for women to ki their husbands hand in the morn- ing, and the hand of a senior male visitor, in recognition of the su- periority of men. But organizations of modern young womn are working to abolish that custom—and to stop women from swearing and drinking iard liquor. il i gt Depression Cannery Leads tuilfmsperity Noy. 4—When n began to elby Prid- and out of ARMORE, Okla., the winds of depre: ddy ac the land, ty was virtually broke a job He rit upcn the idea of putting up a smali cannery near his home, offered to can his neighbor’s ables, claiming a smalt percents cf t cgetabl nned as his toll Shortly he found a market for his products and today he supplies canned goods for several grocer here and at nearby Healdton, and does right well. He said he sold 00 cans last year, and production and sales this year were even ter D Toot and Be Darned GRAZ, Austria—Special yellow plates bearing the word “Tau- bstumm,” meaning deaf and dumb, have been put on bicycles of deaf mutes by police here. The plates show motorists it is useless to sound their horps. The regulation be- came necessary because it is a Graz custom to employ deaf persons to distribute newspapers D Overparked Autos Will Be Impounded PATADENA, Cal, Nov. 4.—After yoting down a proposal for park- ing meters the board of city direc- tors decided to solve Pasadena’s overtime parking problem another way. Police were ordered to tow in and impound offending cars. It will cost the owner $2 plus the us- ual fine to get his car back. D Spanish cooking is often season- ed with olive oil. IMPORTANT MEETING OF LABOR UNION 20904 Union Hall 17:30P. M. FRIDAY, November 5 ALL MEMBERS BE PRESENT! Hookey Revolt Fniledfi hy Shoe CHICAGO, Nov. 4 Their feet led them away fram school to play hoc but their shoes wouldn’t follo So Robert, ten, and Rich- { ard Virbick, eight, were impounded for return to the hated classroom | los | home for two nights: The lads concluded a “paralysis vacation” at the home of their grarfdparents and were started‘ home with 25 cents for reopening | of the schools next morning. | Since school would obviously in- | terfere with other careers, they slept in second-hand cars in a used car | the street from their | across They escaped the parental arm ¢ until their mother, Marie, saw them n Denver through retty miss is giv- stalled under the load of big, wet flakes. In other widely ed. What was in seme states a record snow for the season later turned into heavy rains. J. 0. “Honey Boy” Moses, Negro bad man, killed two St. Petersburg, Fla., policemen, and in turn was wounded by police, who captured him. A lynch mob stormed the jail. Authorities put the wounded Negro into an undertaker’s basket, moved him to an undertaking establishment. As- sured the man was dead, the mob, shown in part, above, as the basket was carried in, dispersed. Moses, still alive in the basket, died some hours later of cop-inflicted gunshot wounds. THREE CCC CREWS START ACTIVITY ip Fofles- nizht 1 Gets Alimon to J 1 taking suppl the CCC camp at Sitka. A crew of 60 men lunder Dan Moller is now at work |in that area rehabilitating the old Russian cemetery and building - | rec on area the end of the |Silka-Halibut Point road | A CCC crew of 40 under Red Gray working at Hoonah and a 25- n crew started at Angoon - John Maurstad, according to G. Burdick, CCC chief in |the Territo ned .- Empire classifieds pay First Stet) on “Last Mile” Elwin Pope (above), husband of a Los Angeles schooi teacher, was awarded $35 a month pending out- come of wife’s divorce suit. Pope, pictured in kitchen, claims that be- fore marriage they made an agree- ment he should quit job and tend house while she provided, but that she left him. Grandpa Now _ Stepfather of His Own ‘Grandchild SOUTH END, Ind, Nov. When M Rosie May Billings Ors- sorn, 34, married Oscar H. Orsborn, , the second husband of her moth- er who died last year, she married not only her stepfather, but her father-in-law as well because she previously and married Osborne’s son, who died this spring. She was the mother of a child by the son, thus making her present husband the stepfather of his own grand- child. e .- AUXILIARY PLANS SALE Baskets have been received by the American Legion Auxiliary from the American Lake Hospital where they were made by war veterans and will be oifered for sale shortly, it is an- | nounced by Auxiliary heads. — s Empire classifieds pay. Spared fr pals, Al Bra of the notorious Dalhover faces return to [ndhl poi om death by the blazing guns 0’ rady and Clarence Lee Shafl “New Dillinger Gang,’ na ice officer. peeking around a shed. She gave | chase. At this point, Richard’s shoe traitorously came off and he had to surrender. Robert did likewise | and the rebellion was over. - Mosquitos Help Students Pass Exams ‘ | AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. 4—After all| ther methods had failed to ward | p while cramming for final| exams, University of Texas stu-| dents tried mosquitoes. A pre - medical student- turned! ¢ six of the insects in his room | says he was kept awake half | the night by their buzzing. The rest of the night he spent in scratch- ing. “Then there's the possibility you might become ill with malaria and earn a postponed examination.” said another hopeful experimenter.) D | | | Rats Destroy Biils In Secret Drawer PAOLI, Ind, Nov. 4. — Keith Smelsor hid $25 in currency in a secret drawer at his wayside store. He was rather upset the other day when he fcund only three $1 bills left. The next time too, were gone. Smelsor was sore. He tore out the whole drawer and lockad again A busy little meuse had taken all the money, torn each bill into tiny shreds and used the pieces to line its comfortable nest. Smelsor bought a mousetrap and is spending his evenings trying to piece the bills together in the hope they will be replaced by the Treas- ury Department. - - PLANES WEATHERBOUND airplane flig were made out of the local harbor today with weather prevailing through- out Southeast Alaska. Alex Holden, returning from Sitka yesterday evening found the harbor too rough to land here, so landed at Auk Bay and brought the Fairchild into Juneau this after- noon. he locked these, No Reay - ARRAIGNED ON THEFT COUNT Bert K. James, Robert Paul and John Brown were arraigned in Fed- eral District Court this morning be- fore Judge George F. Alexander on (charges of theft of halibut gear from a boat. Saturday morning wa: |fiXed as the time for entering their' plea. | | | | I | i i | Dogs Are Taught For Use in Fogs 4 | DEMAQUID, Me., Nov. 4—Sever- .+ |al fishermen have taught their dogs at New Harbor and Round Pond to sit on high points of mainland in foggy weather and bark in re- sponse to a whistle blown from their approaching boats. | These warnings to the lobstermen |coming into the home port are al- |most as effective as the govern- /ment fog signals. { f AR UL E R, ‘\vomen, Children First on Land, Too | OMAHA, Neb,, Nov. 4—President W "iam M. Jeffers is proud of the Union . Pacific's nurse-stewardness service. He boasted recently 54 chil- dren under two years traveled on oné U. P. train at the same time. “We don’t have hostesses,” he comm.ented. “We assume tired busi- |ness men can find their own relax- ation.” “ Maybe Tea’s for Two, But Not Money Orders | | WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 — Post- master General Farley is overlook- ing no bets when it comes to pinch- {ing pennies from Postoffice Depart- ment customers. He's just clamped down on the !practice of sending money to two persons witih bne money order. “Two persons, two money orders” |5ays Farley's department in its or- ders to postmasters. Rcbert Myrick, 12 year old Yakima, Wash,, schoolboy, who was re- cently credited with being the youngest hunter in the United States to bag a full-sized bear in the 1937 hunting season. Robert shot the bear in the Cold Creek district, in Washington. Photo shows the proud young huntsman with his prize, from which most boys his age would have taken to his heels. Penn’s “Miss 1941" EVERY DAY THROUGH FALL AND WINTER in effect now to May 14, with the same economy as in summer for all classes of fares—Standard or Pullman Tourist sleep- ing cars or Coaches—on the luxurious, smooth-riding Empire Builder to Twin Cities, Chicago and the East. You enjoy comfort, safety and fine service. Excellent meals at low prices. . . . . Let us tell you about these bargain trips and the one-way fares that will also save you money. TRAVEL ON THE AIR-CONDITIONED | | EMPIRE BUILDER {| Write or wireless: Harry Clark, 683 Granville St., Vancouver, B. C.; 4 H. F. “Nick” Carter, Alaska Representative, or R. C. Michkils, G.AP.D., 1400 4th Ave., Seattle, who will gladly meet you at Seattle or Vancouver. Jo Elizabeth Condrin Honors come early to charming Jo Elizabeth Condrin, who, though only 17, was chosen “Miss Penn 1941" and reigns as beauty queen of the freshman class. " MEXICAN PEPPER | : | \ | e BIG UNION DANCE AT UNION HALL SATURDAY NOV. 6 DANCING STARTS AT 9:30 P. M. Admission $1.00 Ladies Free Music by Harry Krane’s 6-Piece Orchestra DO NOT MISS THIS DANCE—It is going to be a good time for everybody. flIIlIIImlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I BETTEDINNEEENEETRANANENEENRNSENEENNNELN i FOR HOME OR BUSINESS REFRIGERATION Lupe Velez, Hollywood’s little pepper, signed reputed $12,000- a-week contract to star in Mexi- can pictures; gave ex-President Pertes Gil table tennis lessons. f the G-men who wiped out his haffer, James Dalhover, lone survivor » js shown in his cell at Bangor, Me. d execution for the murder of a an SERVICE and REPAIRS Phone 34 Our Refrigeration Expert, JOHN HOUK, is equipped to give you Quick, Efficient Service at veasonable cost. Rice & Ahlers Company ] for Beltlemr Biscuils Schilling Baking Powder a NEW ALASKAN BACHELOR HOTEL Watch For Opening Announcement