The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 13, 1938, Page 5

1 SEE THEM COMING BACK. GREENBERG IS NEARING BABE RUTH'S RECORD Hank Swats 6ut His Fif- tieth Homer—Close Race in National (By Ascociated Press) | 1t is the only race that is left i the ay but | the American League, since Yankees are only seven games a from clinching the pennant, the test is by Hank Greenberg, ol 1938, against Babe Ruth, and this is just as close tional League pennant chase. Greenberg hit his 50th homer yes- to help Detroit whip the Chicago White Sox in the only ma- | jor league game played Greenberg has 11 more games to go to beat Ruth’s all time record of 60 homers.in one season. Starting the final East-West cries, the National League rac continues hot news. The Pirates have a chance within the next few | to dispose finally of what at the Giants still can make The Bucs play three games against the fourth place Giants who ar now five and one half games behind the Cubs and Reds, the closest rivals. GAMES MONDAY American League Chicago 13; Detroit 4. National League No games scheduled. Pacific Coast League Teams traveling yesterday to open this afternoon on the sched- ule for the last week of the 1938 season, STANDING OF CLUBS Pacific Coast League Won Los Pet Los Angeles 100 71 585 Seattle 96 71 575 Sacramento 93 K 547 San Diego 88 81 521 San Francisco 88 83 515 Portland g 89 464 Hollywood 4 97 433 Oakland e BE: 208 .368 National League Won Lost Pey, Pittsburgh ki 54 588 Chicago 7% 59 .560 Cincinnati 4 60 552 New York 3 61 545 Boston 67 66 504 St. Louis 63 2 467 Brooklyn 61 2 459 Philadelphia 43 89 326 American League Won Lost Pct. Tiew York 92 42 Boston 76 56 576 Cleveland 6 57 57 Detroit 69 65 515 Washington 66 69 489 Chicago 55 72 433 £t. Louis 47 82 364 Philadelphia 48 86 .358 Just tfifiéh_rate ELDORADO, Ill, Sept. 13.—Alec D. Hancock, a Baptist preacher, celebrated his 75th birthday by run-| ning the 100-yard dash down the main street. A stop watch timed him at 182 seconds. Traffic was stopped for the event. - e Incompatihility NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—The lead- ing pass-catcher and the leading passed of the National Football league can't get together. They have not been on the same team four of the past six years. In 1937 Sammy Baugh of the Redskins led the passers while Gaynell Tinsley of the Cards caught the most aerials. Football Farm NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—The New York Giants became the first Na- tional Football league team to buy a farm team outright. They will operate the Jersey City “Little Giants” in the American associa- tion this fall - e, ATTENTION REBEKAHS of 1927, | as the Na- | t f | | makes but yo Dodgers fan, i IT'S UNPRINTARBLE_the sound a healthy Bronx cheer can take the word of Leo Livingston, a Brooklyn s the best way to relieve that “burned-up” feeling. | . Livingston got off above fine example of a Bronx cheer at a J - Dodgers-Giants game. - THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1938. TT for the job limited to $15.00, fol- [She graduated from theé Douglas BY CIFF STERRE ‘Iuwm;; various proposals made for | High School in 1932 and from e A R L minimizing the costs. business college in Seattle. ) @Y I STOPPED DOWN S The Council also voted to have| Mr. Hodges is the son of Mr. MAKIN' ANGEL ., 7 the reservoir drained and cleaned and Mrs. A. Hodges, of Glendale, ACT LIKE SHE . fout next Friday, due notice to be Arizona. He is a contractor inf the REALLY WUZ Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Come pany’s mine and has lived in Ju~ neau for the, past four years. -ee given water consumers. Request for additional water service to the na- tive villagers and* the problem of securing payment thorefor was left to the Fire and Water Committee to solve. "HOOL DEDICATION PLANS | A meeting of the School Board Sewer lines for the upper part|,nq Council's committee on dedica- of St. Ann's Avenue entailed some | tion of the new school building Is discussion, also the matter of dis- |, be held this evening to com= position of funds received from the ! yate plans for the dedication cere- sale of school books to students.'monies to be held next Monday It was left to City Clerk Charles eyening, September 19, the Council | Tuckett to investigate the latter |was informed last evening. and report: his findings to the| A;pangements to dedicate the City Council. The Territorial law Te- | Hall must await completion of the quiring the bonding of the school pyjiding it was stated. treasurer was ordered enforced in i il - Douglas, and payment of outstand- VISITORS IN DOUGLAS i 3| voted for the purchase at once of |Jensen of Feusi and Jensen for ing bills, amounting to around $1,- 0. "/ 4 Mrs Alex Anderson ar- & 500 feet of 2':-inch hose to sup- a correct building line bordering 000, was authorized rived here today by plane from || plement the 1200 feet the depart- the former Murray lot on Third P Chichagaf whiare ¢ bas been em- il | 'ment already has, selection being |Street where he proposes to move MISS AFRICH TO BE ployed for several months. They { left to the Mayor and the Fire and | their building from Front Street, BRIDE IN OCTOBER wil| visit with Mr, and Mrs. Dale ‘ N E ws I Water Committee. An offer from the Council made City Marshal| AT Fleck, | | |the firemen to go 50-50 With the Charles Schramm building inspect-| Mys Mary Africh has announced R -~ PR A @ o|Council in paying for the hose was|or to see that the city’s building the engagment of her daughter| Dr. J. W. Edmunds, Optometrist }('Ol NCIL IS TO ORDER |made by Pusich. The latter also ordinance is conformed with. | Stephanie to Mr. Verne Hodges of |of Alaska and Seattle, is now here, | ADDITIONAL FIRE HOSE; requested the city dads to have the | To Schramm and A. J. Balog, Juneau, the wedding to take place for several days, at the Hotel Ju- SCHRAMM IS INSPECTOR salt water pump reconditioned and | Chairman of the Fire and Water on the eleventh of October. The | neau, examining Eyes for Glasses. A to have an extension of 25 feet | Committee, was delegated the job|Rev. Buddi will perform the cere-| See his “ad” on page three. adv. Al $e tiuant retiust T8 added to the suction pipe line|of inspecting chimneys | mony. PRERIS A D ‘,“0,1"‘150;," e prez,,nleécqbv' S :_L‘x‘_;;“m_ e, :C;::Stfil ::o:nr;xd | The proposition of having the| One of Douglas’s most popular Plants at Durham, N. C. ate said | s . grader rigged up with lights for | YOung ladies, Miss Africh was born|to produce one-fourth of the cig- | Chief Mike Pusich, the Douglas City Council at last night’s meeting | at Treadwell and has lived prac- arettes manufactured in the United tically her whole life on the island. States. __4 Following a request from Mark winter was okeyed with expenditure You Have Not Yet Voted Previous Registration Is Not Necessary. OLYMPICSTO " BE MOVED LP T0 JULY, 1940 Finland Acts So United States Collegians ‘ May Compete HELSINGFORS, Finland, Sept. 13.—Finland is doing everything possible to assure a record entiy from the United States in the 1940 Olympi The first thing Finland intends to do is change the date for the Games so that college athletes can compete and still get back to Am- erica for the opening of the uni- versitic Japan, due mamly to the de- mands of her climate, had moved the daie to September, so it mighi have been impossible for Ameri- can students to attend. Finland has decided to move the i Games up to July. No definite da has been set for the stari, | will likely be some time between the 10th and the end of the month. Eliminate Propaganda than that, the Finnish committee has started a out of More | Olympic | move to keep propaganda the Games. Consul Ernst Kro- |gius, Finland’s representative on | the International Olympic com- mittee, has consulted the presi- dent of the 1.O.C., Count Baillet |Latour of Belgium, about the Games and has been advised to return as nearly as possible to the old Olympic ideal and program This means Finland is likely to eliminate sports such as basket- ball, which have beeen added fo the program in the past few years. It is probable that little more than the obligatory program will be scheduled. Praise For Japanese Finnish authorities have been generous in their praise of the Japanese Olympic authorities for their cooperation sinceé the site of the Games was changed. The Japanese committee turned over all its records and the results of its research into the problems cf running the Games, to have been of great value, and li doubt is felt here about the ability of the Finnish committee to make adequate preparations be- fore July, 1940. - e — DOROTHY STEARNS-ROFF SCHOOL OF DANCING Regular meeting Wednesday eve- ning at 8. Report of representatives to be given. Visitors welcome. RUTH -BLAKE, Secretary — .o Try an Empire ad. adv. Classes for fall recital now en- rolling. Social dancing for beginners Phone Blue 275. 526 5th St. adv .- — Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Qffice. but it | This is said| u"e i“ 3"5 The Only Qualifications Are: CHICAGO, Sept. 13. — Chicago Cub scouts travel more than 30,000 miles to watch 7,500 minor-league ball players every summer. Of this numbe about 20 minor- leaguers with marked major-league | ability are spotted. S el TR Assistant Attorney General Fighting Trusts One Year’s Residence in the Territory. POLLS ARE OPEN TILL 7:00 Thirty Days in Precinct. (Continued from Page One) consistent policy of anti-trust law enforcement; (3) to serve as a ng to those engaged in simi- lar illegal practices; and (4) to call the attention of the Congress to the interpretation and applica- tion of anti-trust laws by the at- | torney general, as they may have a bearing upon contemplated legis- lation. IN JUNEAU: FIRST PRECINCT votes at Fire Hall. SECOND PRECINCT votes at | | LOOKING AHEAD | This type of guide is the most truly serviceable. No hard and fast [rules can be laid down as to what |an industry may or may not do P M 128 Front Street. because of the wide variations in | conditions surrounding each case. . » THIRD PRECINCT votes at 731 To date we have made some progress. Statements have been E' Street' ‘g:v('n out with regard to: i 1. Alleged violations of the anti- | trust laws by automobile finance | companies. | 2. Opposition of the District of Columbia Medical Society to the, | Group Health Association. | 3. Exhgibitor-producer combina- | tions in the motion picture indus- cAsT YOUR voTE FoR | try. : 4. Alleged milk ° Progress, Prosperity, Democracy price fixing in | northern Iilinois. | Intelligent men of all politicall | parties agrep rthat unless coercion | |and inflexible price structures by | large organizations are ended, ali greater degree of government con-{ trol of busin than anyone now | dreams of is inevitable. Therefore, | everyone who desires free indus-k |try must favor an anti-trust or-| | ganizalion and enforcement policy | | adequate to meet the problem. | HUSBANDS TO VOTE THE DEMOCRATIC BE PICKETED TICKET STRAIGHT! CALCUTTA, Sept. 13.—A number | of women of Sadhaura, in the Pun- jab, have decided that one wife is enough for their husbands. | They have formed themselves into +a “monogamy brigade” to force their husbands not to take second wives. Should moral persuasion fail,| | peaceful picketing of the “pandal” | —the tent where the second mar- ‘:hge takes place—will be resorted | to. | Finally, the weapon of social lboycou. will be used, RE-ELECT DELEGATE DIMOND