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CARNEGIE I HIGH AGAIN: ROLLS UP 563 Juneau Florist Hunting Trip Is Expensive AUSTIN, Tex., Nov. 16—A Te.\a<} woman has discovered a bird in the hand is worth guite a bit of catfood. Here's why: She was shooting birds to provide | Claude Carnegie, kegler who has a habit of rolling high marks, tallied 563 last night for honors again at the Brunswick, his team defeating Irving's Market- eers three of four a game warden. Bhe was fined $36 for violating three laws—shooting from an auto- mobile; shoeoting from a public road and killing birds protected by state law. And $36 buys a lot of catfood - Tonight, Percy’s rolls a double- hehder against Rainier Beer and California Grocers. Tomorrow, Cos- mopolitans roll Barbers. . Last. nigh ores are as follows Junean Smithberg Entertain wit Hal 167.— 529 Carnegie 197— 563 waw ow s N Baranof GoldRoom Trving's Market N per 161 148 191— 500 Mrs. A. B. Hayes and M . ner 121 154 144— 419 ryde Naylor entertained la Williams 162 151 185-— 498 in the | Room of the Bar Ta e (b et el 1 tables of brid Totals 444 453 520—1417. Hor Handicap 50 50 50— 150 the party hc Mrs — — — —— ertson, first; Mrs. R. L \ard Totals 494 503 570—1567 gecond and Miss Nell McCloskey, TS | cut prize. AENTPR AT Tevac hae many Czech - and German settlements. ) “Empire classifieds bring results. | » EVERY TIME WITH Schilling s POWDER When the tempting fragrance of baking cookies fills the kitchen, you can be assured of perfect results if Schilling Baking Powder was used. It's double-acting—made with pure cream of tartar—never leaves that “baking powder taste!” For over half a ceatury, Schilling has helped make baking successfulandeconomical. | (U S unces S MONEYBACK To show our unbounded faith_in_this CREAM OF TARTAR Baking Powder, your grocer will return your money st our expense, and will also pay for the eggs. butter, flour, etc., you have used, if you find say fault whatever with it. Neo. 1 It's Easy to Stay Young Electrically The GENERAL ELECTRIC RANGE h B-r'sdge i - Gridde O A ELECTRICITY | Double PITTSBURGH, Nov. 16. — T happened before, but it's still funny Tommy Murphy, weighing 170, of Greenfield, Pa., tried out for football at Duquesne University but didn’t food for her cat when along came |make the grade. He transferred to the University of Pittsburgh, a couple miles away, made the freshman team last year, and now is holding his own as re- serve quarterback. But the classic example the ky City versa. Aldo d off ti was teo small » and this fon of his first in 8n in ecad coach. ELSAH, Tll, Nov. 16.—Odrian De- windt and Dan Oakes, Principia Col- lege seniors, could be after a record for tenure on the gridiron. Both linemen, they have played for eight years on the same football team, They started their careers on the Principia Academy C team in 1632, played on the B team the fol- lowing year and the varsity two sea- s0DS. After graduation from the acad- emy in 1936, the boys entered the college and are now competing their fourth season there. Each has won seven letters. e — THOMAS HALL, JR. SOUTH FOR HEALTH Thomas Hall Jr., left for the south on the steamer North Sea enroute to California for his health. He is expected to be away until early next spring | —————————— | The Boox ALASKA, Revised and Enlarged, Now On Sale: $1.06. [ N Your Tireless Servant A General Electric Range Seattle Prices Are Our Prices is making ELECTRIC COOKERY more popular than ever. It's simple, fast and economical—See the many values today at the . . . {Conn and Gus L By DILLON GRAHAM (Sports Editer, AP Feature Service) NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—Itll be a battle of the curylylocks when Billy nevich tangle for 1t crown in Garden November hea; the light Madiscn Squar 17th. Conn, the champion, is a tall. al- most frail-lcoking chap, with black curly hair and the innocent face of a choir boy Lesnevich, the challenger, is short- er, more stockily built, with blond curly locks and the rather square solid face that one might expect in a pugilist. Conn has come with a rush during the last year to win the title from Melio Bettina and as- tound the critics with his boxing skill, particularly his magnetic left hand. He whipped the best of the mid- dleweights in the East, Fred Apos- toli and Solly Kr nd twice outpointed Bettina. s join the heavyweight brigade He R “put up by the Wilken Family that's‘been '~ At your favorite Restaurant | champion, E DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 1939 Conn, Lesnevich Fight for Reverse LightHeavyweight Honors ~ InNew York on Tomorrow | as he repulses Lesnevich's bid for | the crown Most critics, entranced by Conn’s spectacular triumphs, look for hn (to win, But Lesnevich dissents: | “I can box as well as Conn. | Pve got a more effective left jab and T hit harder with either | hand” he says. “If Conn tries to bang it out with me’' as he did in his title defensc against Bettina, I may knock him ‘out. He'll be harder to take if he |dances and runs and just flicks !Lhnt left.” | Impressive victories on an Aus- tralian tour last year built Lesne- vich's prestige. His startling one- |reund knockout of Dave: Clark, a “tcuuh hard-punching negro stable | mate of Joe Louis, last June, boost- ed him into the contender’s role. WGus, who is 24 and weighs 175, is a Golden Glove graduate. After two years of amateur suc- opsses in New Jersey and New York, he turned pro in 1934. He's had 60 pro fights, won 52, and lost four. He fought four draw decisions and scored 19 kayos. He's never been knooked cut. Among those he has beaten are Bob Olin, Alabama Kid, Larry Lane, Buddy Ryan and Stan Hasrato. He thinks his best victory was a 12- round decision over the Australian Ambrose Palmer. Pal- mer, he say# is a better boxer and harder puncher than Corm, Critics say Lesnevich boxes some- what along the lines of Jack Dillon, the old-time great. Gus finished Clark with a left hook but thinks that his best punch is a short righi under the heart. Gus says his abil- ity as a body puncher will help him ‘against Conn. Both of Lesnevich’s parents came¢ from Russia. He was born in Clif- N. J., lives there now. “By kygiving Day he predicted. | L York critics will be | ng about TLesnevieh, and not | Contr Maybe he side got something - Elks Dance The Dance committee of the Elks, through Chairman Arthur Adams, announces that the usual dance will be given Saturday Ballroom. The public is invited to this affair. Dancing will begin at 10 o'clock, music to be furnished by Stan Cox's orchestra. et ALMOST READY HUTCHINSON, Kansas, Nov. 16. —James Davis carefully oiled his shotgun, purchased plenty of am- munition and then drove, Saturday night, to his hunting lease where he planned an early morning duck hunt as the season opened. He On Safurday - night in the Elks | Henn Special Purchase Sale New Fall Suits Styled by sale, which brings you suit in this group carr guaraniee.. Fine tai 1940 styling. Regula ® Tweeds ¢ Shetlands ® Cheyiols ® Herringhone Sizes 36-44 Double or single breasted, the new 3-butfon English drape. 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IOI‘Q Wa'er A pumber of highway { called The Empire this mo vhen tell of MacLean's accident an { Auk|“That's proof we need & over | the Miracil ly ¢ pin s light tr ief Lake la night railing in two o - 1 Man wore his | -+ FAMED NURSE . DIES AS NEW Fred | install a number of heat conduit WAR GoES o | grills, applied his brakes 100 yards | north of - the Fritz Cove :urnou: ; en al ncol ng Ci | . . | o the ke e ewand mim. - | Minefte de Lozier Sought skidded sideways toward him, turn- ing blinding headlights into Mac- 11 Years 'or C{oix de Guerre Lean’s truck. A rear wheel of MacLean's truck | crept over the bank, where high- ! PITTSBURGH, P4. Nov. 16— Minette de , Worl &.nm, decorat way residents have long urged al 2 out- faith in and shatter-proof ¢ bound for the ing house at Point Louisa to} Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. PHONE 616 Aladdin, S o, 3 5 IIIlllIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII||IIIIIUlllIllllIIIllllIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIllIJIIIIIIIIIII|IIII|||||||IIIIIIIII_IIIIIIIlIIlIIlIIIIl oS R e e | TR Hownss couldn’t recall until 4:30 a.m. Sun- and Package Store ol day—the moment he was ready to lendec Whiskey 86.8 Proof. 75% Grain Neu- 1smrt hunting—what it was he had ral Spirits. Copyright 19:3v, The Wiiken Family, | forgotten. He had neglected to buy truck turned over backwards, then once sideways and came to a stop. MacLean rolled down a smashed, but unshattered window and crawled POLLY AND HER PALS NO, IT ISN'T I HERE EITHER, WAL, THEN MR. PERKINS. WHEN YER THROUGH POKIN' AROUND THOSE PESKY PAPERS, FRISK ALL “TH' OTHER FILES. HERE WE WAIT AROUND FER WEEKS THEN FINALLY WE GITS A ORDER--- ONE WOT REQUIRES A ANSWER. By CLIFF STERRETT AN' NOW WE CAN'T FIND THAT ONE POSTAGE STAMP WE HAD / out with but a slight bruise on a safety rail. As the sliding wheel and French' standing sérvics, died hers. 3 caught an obstruction, MacLean said his headlights described a rising vertical sweep of scenery and the Thé faméus nurse hid Herself so well, that after returning from the war a heroine, France hunted for 17 years to give her the Croix de Guerre. She also held the Victory Medal, the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Medal of Honor and five citations. el | oo | HosPITAL NOTES ! W. P. Gowman of Polaris-Taku, | was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital | FOUR QUINTETS PLAYING HOOP GAMES FRIDAY Doubleheader Will Give High School Lads Preseason Test Tomorrow night, Juneau High wol's Crimson Bear basketball juad which has begun to look like u powerhouse, will get ainst a squad of City @ with reserve squads to tie it out in a preliminary of the evening'’s doubleheader, The first game, between the Reds and the Whites, who tied each other up a dozen times in a real thriller last game, will be called at 7:18 o'clock. At 8:15 o'clock the Bears meet the Wildcats, as the City League squad is known, in what should be a really good match. Those who will see service for the High School are Powers, Me- Daniels, Reischl, Hussey, Jones, Mil- ler, Hickey,. Rice,, Nichols and Paul. For the City Leaguers, lineup will be - Kinky - Bayers, Leo Chapados, Art Hautala, Elmer Lindstrom, Sgm- my' Nélsoti and Joe Smith. Looking For Oil BUENOS AIKES, Nov. 16.—Gov- ernment officials are seeking greater supplies of native oil to offset & possible shortage of imported coml due to the war. A report of the fed- eral petroleum monopoly says Ar- | gentine wells produced 1185414 metric tons In the first nine months of 1939, a 1397 per cent increase over the same period of 1938. yesterday afternoon and is recelv- ing medical care. After recelving surgical care, Mrs. Opal Sledge was dismissed today | from the St. Ann's Hospital. the Government Hospital today from Douglas for medical attention. The Book ALASKA, Revised and Fnlarged, Now On Sale; $1.00 \ James Stevens was admitted to TWO FLY T0 CHICHAGOF Shell Simmons fiew two men to Chichiagof today and was to bring in & number from the islands this evening. George Bolyan and Clyde Bolyan were the only outbound passengers | today. | Yesterday evening, Simmobs in Qeorge Bolyan from A | breught | Chichagof and Harold Poss and ‘H:\rrh from Sitka.