The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 11, 1939, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. IS GIVING THE F BOYS A PARTY SEEING YOu COL. RUPPELT ISREPORTED T0 BE DYING | | | 1 \ | MuIIimiIIiofi;fie Brewer, Owner of Champion Yanks, on DeafthBed NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—Col. Jacoh; Ruppert, multimillionaire and owner of the World Baseball Champion New York Yankees, is so ' near death that the last sacrament | of the Catholic Church has been | administered. | The 71-year-old bachelor is one of | the Nation’s wealthiest men. His | New York holdings are second only to those of the Astor family. SINGLE MATCH IN BRUNSWICK LEAGUE GAMES Half of the scheduled doub‘ehead» er at the Brunswick last night was rolled in Commercial League play. | In the lone game, Broadway Cab- bies spilled enough wood to register three straight wins over the touted | Brunswick aggregation. The Cab-| bies climbed over the 1500 maxk\ for the total game score, .despite | the fact they failed to chalk a 200 | individual score. Rayela and Mar-; gan tied at 546 for best three-game | performances. Tonight's games: 7:30 oclock, In-| dependants vs. A.J. Mine and at 8:30 o'clock, Irving Market vs. George Brothers. Scores last night follow: Broadway Cab 179 193 173 159 189 164 561 516 Brunswick 165 162 165 164 207 124 537 450 | | | [ | 174— 546 | 167— ml 193— 546 | Rayela Lozzie ... Morgan Totals 5341591 | 130— 457 202— 531 175— 506 507-—1494 Mangalao Rhodes R. Galao Padden Will Join Giant Ball Squad MANCHESTER, N. H, Jan. 11— Tom Padden of Manchester, veter- an major and minor leagues’ catch- er, said he has been ordered by Man- ager Bill Terry of the New York Giants to report at Hot Springs, Ark., not later than March 5, for spring training. Padden, who caught six years for the Pittsburgh Pirates, was with Jersey City this year but was pur- chased by the Giants at the end of the season. — e John Amundsen left last night on the Baranof with his family for an indefinite stay in Seattle. Am- undsen has been piloting in Juneau for the Alaska Air Transport and Marine Airways. o Welterweight Champlon- in other sports. AIN'T LIKE GRANDMA'S DAY, WHEN GALS WUz INTERESTED IN SPnNNwNLwHEELS RAT BE Unworslty of Soulhorn California Nose brewer |* b outhern € Here is Grenvi the last mlll\l'.l’ of play, Rose Bowl. Scoring a touchdown before 90,000 fans who packed Pasadena’: down by Eaves (24) of Duke after a three-yard gain in the first quarte » *» Perdue (56), GIANTS TO SMRT WORK ON FEB. n NEW YOPK Lm 11.—The NL\\ York Giants announce their first | | squad of fifteen players would re-| ARMSTRONG WINS BOUT |21 for preliminary training moving on to the main spring camp | {at Baton Rouge, La. on March 4. PR i YR B ship Title at Stake in DI MAGGIO NEVER Go with Arizmendi LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 11.— Henry Armstrong, 134%: pound NEW YORK, Jan. won a gruelling ten-round decision | r..oi; centerfielder, after last night over Baby Arizmendi, who | | with the Yankees for three tipped the scales a1 136 pounds; | has yet to play in an opening game. The, bout 18- recogrizedl in Ca“'nmm ses kept him out in ’36 and '37 fouila, b g S_tafg._m'wem{ COmm- | and last season he was a holdout and mission, as a world’s welterweight | | reported late. . \C. D. A. SEWING (LUB 11.—Joe Di- playing Arizmendi all but matched Arm- strong’s aggressive attack. BARRY 10 (OACH | FINNISH ROWERS HELSINGFORS, Jan. 11.—Fin-| land has engaged the English scull- er, H. A. Barry, world champion in| ATTENTION REBEKAHS 1928, to coach Finnish CBndidflt&i Regular meeting, Wednesday at for the Olympic Games in 1940. 8 p.m. and initiation and social, Well-known foreign coaches are also has been cancelled. being engaged to coach the Finns| RUTH BLAKE, Jady. Secretary There will be no session of the CDA Sewing Club this week, ac- (mrlm; to an announcement made day. This is the result of the pres- ent quarantine. _Gloria Carpenter, Barbara Whitehead and Nae of panis are the ski mwumm)!._*_,.r IN MAJOR OPENER MEETING POSTPONED SEZ YOU, MAW. WHY, THA'S ALL TH' DAG NAB YOUNG GENERATION 1S INTERESTED IN - tory out of rn California quasterb: ¢ Yorke (44), guard; Il : Lansdell Other Duke end. |ELKS TO HAVE "BABY NIGHT" | Sandwiches fo Mark Regular Meeting “Baby” Elks will take over the lodge rooms of 420 tonight for the ' regular meeting of the Elks, promi |ing musical entertainment, motion pictures by Alex Dunham and Floyd Fagerson, and hot beef sandwiches and coffee after the meeting, A big turnout is expected, with all | Elks initiates in recent months com- ing out for their “big might,” and older Elks given especial invitation to be g for the evening of the younger bloods. It is hoped the meeting tonight will begin a series of meetings-with- entertainment and other social functions that will include wives and sweethearts of Elks as well. HosriTaL NoTES J. G. Johnson was admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital today for medical care, Mus. Jack Wilson is a surgical ad- mission today at St. Ann’s Hospi- | tal. E. H. Johnson entered St. Ann's Hospital yesterday afternoon for medical attention. Grace Ortelano entered the Gov- ernment Hospital this morning for medical attention. Peter Cassell was a surgical dis- s OQut Duko in Ium’ Bou‘l | THIS EVENING { port at Hot Springs, Ark., February | before | Entertainma Hot Beef 1939 By CLIFF STER e FOUR FAST- SPINNIN' WHEELS AN' A COUPLA GSOOD SPARES' £ BABE RUTH HAS ATTACK Swat King Rushed fo Hos- pital in New York City for Obseravtion NEW YORK, Jan, 11. - Ruth, mightiest slugger of base- | ball history, suffered an attack of the heart late yester nd was ‘rushod to a hospital va- | tion. Ph Babe for obser cians are somewhat coneern- {ed over Ruth's conditions but Ruth jonly said: “Hell, T am all right. It is just a check up.” | “Ruth is 45 years of |month. age next - oo Mrs. John McCormick s Luncheon Hostess M this afternocn | Street residence, for wives of the | lators. An attractive centerpicce of holly iformed decorations for the table, jand the afternoon was spent infor- | mally. Guests for the affair included Mrs, Mrs. H. H. Ml(,\luhmm John McCormf hostes: at her West Twelfth with a luncheon Territorial Legis- ; was cver Duke University as he was breught Darnell (36), eand; and Reserve Oificers Elect Heads at Meet last Night, Juneau Chapter Reserve Officers!| ciation opened their 1939 se; last evening with meeting a- £0 a 'held in room 309, Goldstein Build- the present Arm Election of officers held with Capt. William /alther, - CA-Res. being el (l(ll President of the Chap ing Lt, Richard H. Wil Res. Lt. Edward F. Volle: M“(I- Res. was elected Vice-President, Lt Milton Lagergren, Engr-Res, Sec- retary-Treasurer; g Med-Res., Surgeon, Lt Selliken, Chaplain and Lt and 8. Brooks, Historian . 1S were - discussed the ing National Defense Wees, February 12 to 22, with Lt. Bd- ward F. Vollert, Lt. Milton Lager- and Lt. Richard H. Williams being chosen to present radio speeches during that week. in, Finance of- fice 5 for 5, Dept- ne, for ska now has its own Depart- | ment of the Reserve Officers As- ation, having chapters in Fair- benks and Anchorage as well as Juneau, Col. Otto F. Ohlson, Ancherage, being the first Depart- President and Lt. Richard Williams of Juneau Department :-President, Capt. Hu- of College, Ala: Sectretary- Treasurer. This marks the first time that Alaska has been repre- sented at Washington headquarters of the Reserve Officers Association. The program for the coming year s for weekly meetings each day for group school work under the direction of Lt. Brooks, Unit Instructor for the .Juneau ster, and monthly meetings of Association for business pur- , and planning of social pro- the missal today from the Government | Hospital. Rachel Mooney was dismissed from surgical care at the Govern- ment Hospital today. ‘Coomera fo Insiruct Skiiers in Westward } Ted Coomera, who for the past | few months has been giving ski ins- | tructions on the Douglas Trail, left | last evening on the steamer Mount McKinley for the Westward. Ceomera will teach natives at Ek- lutna the art of making skis and ski ]equfpment, and will also give ski \instrucfiom in Anchorage. He will | attend the Fur Rendezvous, an event \M next month in Anchorage, and | cormial at Pasasks. {later plans to compete in the Icel Juneau Chapter also went on regord as favoring the estab- lishment of C.M.T.C. Camps in Al- recommending Federal sup- port of a senior RO.T.C. unit at the University of Alaska, and an expanded program of active duty for reserve officers of Afaska to Chilkoot BBnuL JUNEAU BAND NOT TO MEET Owing to the present quarantine observance, the weekly rehearsal of the Juneau City Band has been postponed for tonight. This accord- ing to Director Art M. Uggen. aska, 193! '1l of | Sullivan, Mrs A |J. V. Davis, Mrs, Coffey {and two other out-of-town guests | Mrs. Wentworth, of Ketchikan, and Mrs. H. West, of Anchorage. | |CASLER, WERNER TO EXCHANGE DETAILS Brannon Cassler, from the Forest Service office at Seward, arrived | here on the Mount McKinley from | ithv States, where he has been visit- ing. He will be detailed to the office | | here. ! Joe Werner, of the Forest Service, | left on the McKinley for detail of | | six wee | ks to two months at Seward. - Mrs. Thomas Honored - At0.ES. Meehng | | | | Following the regular meeting of 1 Le- | the Order of Eastern Star last ev-|gible for for Jo- | ening at the Scottish Rite Temple,| property—fifty-three acres on the|there. | with Miss Gladys Forr ‘tlec(ed Worthy Matron, refreshments were | banquet room. newly served in the During the social part of the ev-| ening a formal presentation of al gift was made to Mrs. J. C. Thomas, |who with her husband will soon leave ror a mp to England. t an exhibit held in Detroit last presiding, | eagtic baseball Sluly Browns for 37, spindel gue pitching wonder, whs was S indel batted 210 shown in Scattle, Fal Spindel, 23, ace catcher for the S (abeve), was drafted by the St caught Freddie Hutchinson, Coast Le sold by Seattle to the Detreit Tige in 122 games during the 1938 scason, \Inlld 1 s JAPAN CLAIMS CHINA FORCES ARE REPULSE Attacks fo Recaptu Changchow Beaten Off- U. S. Is Turned Down (Continued from Page One) Bnplm conventions in the United States. The United States protested the occupation of the property and Japan promised its eagly restoras tion,) Population Destitute Professor Bates estimated that 44 percent of the Nanking popula- tion was destitute. “armers and peasants, he said, were struggling valiantly for exist- ence and making practically nor- mal plantings. Harvesting, how- ver, was said to be seriously below e nermal as a result of the war and floods. 7, after ccupled December 13, The Senior choir of Trinity Cathe- | has been thoroughly plundered, with | yunior choir will not meet this week. a distressingly low level,” Baies said Trinity Cathedral groups this week. in the surrounding coun Neutral observers considered the OFFI(E AT (ou.m view of general Japanese economic fice at College, is in Juneau to be- Hold University | Burns, son of William Burns, for- |man that the American-owned the North Coast tomorrow. He ar< [vos promises to the United ‘States,| His place at College will be filled adjoin- | Ass; ‘lng area was being converted into |fice, who is here after havingz been x weeks' campaign. dral will hold a rehearsal tomorrow “During the past year the area evening at 7:30 o'clock - but the the proc continuing; pr tionis| QOwing to the present guarantine, :ommon, th life maintained on there will be no card party given by in a report of findings during a sur- B S vey of crop and economic 5 ASSAYER HER: FROM The investigation was mndn‘ for | the international relief committee. | findings typical of conditions in William T. Burns, Assayer in other Japanese-occupied regions in' Charge of the Territorial Mines of- wpollcles and reports from other come acquainted with the routine communities. of the Mines office here. Another development is the state- | mer Legislator, is going to the | ment of a Japanese naval spokes- | States for a vacatton, leaving on | Bhanghai University would not be | rived Saturday by plane from Fair- \rplumed to its owners, despite Tok- ' banks. while hostilities continued in China. ;!or several weeks by A. B. Shallit, The spokesman said the sayer in Charge of the Nome of- 2 military zone, making it impos- staticned at Ketchikan turing the The |'vacation of Nils Johansson, Assayer gners to enter. e NATlVF FOODS ONLY ISTANBUL—Turkish people have |commenced a “savings week” dur- ing which only Turkish products will be consumed. Foremost is the |is more than two miilion dollars./campaign against “foreign tea and The university is supported by the|coffee,” of which they are very Northem Baptist .md Southern 'fond. ” | Whangpoo River five miles below | Shanghai—was occupied by Japa-| nese ‘soldiers during the 1937 cam- | paign. (The estimated value of the prop- erty, including fifty-one buildings, weck, a decade of progress in the automotive industry was vividly pom-a,/ cars, f,:.\tmxl:;bule m:' and parts made in 1928 and 1938. n the photo, at 't is a typical 1939 engine, while.in the center little ten-year-old M: Kli Lt an engize built i in 1928, which scems almost a toy counterpart of the modern mb’t’a She Is';:::&'l’:l: a }: ‘;:;:ml‘ul’;: rankshaft. Louis wa&.wr«umwummmmumxmm»..m....»..me.