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The Washington times., 1911-04-08
Notes of the Nationals
In Training at Atlanta
By SENATOR" ."

Chief Swain. the Vancouver mas
todon. rs an expert telephone lineman.
! NDoc Gesslcr is nearly cured of his
dreams as to the value of oil wells
nearly bat not quite.
Zeb Milan would rather get a single
off Walter Johnson than a homer of
any other pitcher
Dolly Gray seems to think that the
Nationals have chance to Land higher
than they did last season.
Bill Otey and BABY Bunting are two
| of the Nationals always there with the
quick reply.
Fred Corbin says Coalton. Ohio, his
home town, is a great place, but has
| only lilo people since lie left. It's
right on the car line" explains the man
fiend, "and just can't help being progress
sive.''
Charlie Conway, the Hackenschmidt
Ourfielder from Youngstown. is phleg
matte chap and ought to get on. Last
year he led his team at bat in every
thing but two-baggers. and his mighty
wing has impressed Jimmy MeAleer.
Fred Corbin will surely be given 8
trial with the Nationals next fall, and
then the fans will be allowed to see
some of the sweetest clouting ever done
by n recruit.
The value of experience is constantly
shown in the work of Germany SchaefeT,
Wild Conroy and Kid EIberfeld, as
h,..-
Miller, and Charlie Conway.
Gabby Street says that he'll never quit
playing ball until his team has copped
the gonfalon, and that he doesn't eX-
pect to play with the Nationals forever.
either. The lightning is just bound &c
hit us some day." says Street.
Keep your ears to the ground for some
news of Mike Kahoe. The prize scout
ing kid should turn Up another college
star to hold his lwn with the record he
set for himself last season.
Walter Johnson has seen the longest
continuous service with the Nationals.
Representatives and Senators will
surely not miss Johnson in the opener
Wednesday
Long Tom" Hughes. the veteran, is
bound to receive a welcome from his
many friends when he walks on to the
field.
Little Zeb Milan. smiling and debonafr.
Is playing the game of his life this sea-
son. both at bat and in the field
John Henrys marvellous foot work
around that first cushion matches up
with the best in the business.
-
The Nationals may not land in the
first division this year, but they are
bound TO fight for every battle.
Kid Elberfeld is the same little pep
per-box he was last season keeping
every man on his toes.
Doc Gessler always starts slowly, not
hitting his stride until the real warm
weather, but already he shows signs of
coming.
Jack Lelivelt will have TO keep hust-
ling every minute this year to keep
Hack" Conway from taking his job
in the garden.
"Dorf'' Ainsmith. the clouting kid
backstop of the Nationals. says that
John Henry will give him a cigar every
time he makes hit'this year.
If Bill Cunningham can live up to his
work at the close of last season, Jimmy
McAleer will worry no more about that
second sack.
Manager Jimmy McAleer is well
pleased with the general run of weather
in Atlanta, but will not say where the
team will go next spring.
Capt. George Mcbride. John Henry.
Gabby Street, and Zeb Milan are the
The Washington times., 1911-04-08
Team Wants Games.

The Southeast baseball team wants
games with teams averaging fourteen
to sixteen years. at its diamond, Six
teenth and E streets southeast. The
lineup is as follows: J. Hopkins, CEN
ter field; Johnson, left field; T.. Wallacf.
right field; Thomas, third base; Beck,
second base; P. Wailach. first base; e.
Hopkins. pitcher: r. and p. Saunders,
catchers. Address Elmer Hopkins, 1920
Potomac avenue southeast
The Washington times., 1911-04-08
Jem Driscoll to Retire
If He Can Get Other Job

NEW YORK, April s.-Announce-
ment was made today tht Jem Dris-
coll is about to retire, unless he finds
the ring is his only means of liveli-
hood.
Jem still holds the featherweight
title of England and many author
tiles claim he is without peer as a
boxer
The Washington times., 1911-04-08
Heavyweight Wrestling.

Lou Ellis, the heavyweight grappler,
who has been claiming that all Wash
ington grapplers have been steering
clear Of him, will have a chance to show
Just what he is worth at the Gayety
Theater tonight when he meets AL Maui
paus. of Canada, in finish match, best
two out Of three falls.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

Left on bases-Regulars, Z: Colts, 8.
First base on balls-Off Walker. 8; off
Groom. L. Struck out-By Walker. 9:
by Groom, 6. Three-base hits-Keefe,
Miller Two-base hit-Corbin- Sacrifice
fly-Bunting. Sacrifice hit-Levilet.
Stolen bases-Milan, Cunningham. Mil
ler, Ainsmith. Double plays-Cunning-
ham, Mcbride. and Henry; Schaefer.
Keefe. and Somerlott (2. Hit by pitcher
by Groom, CElberfeld. Milan). Um-
pire-Mr. Conroy. Time Of game-1
hour and 35 minutes.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

Manager Jimmy McAleer is sweet on
Wells, young backstop with Otto Jor-
dams Crackers. and may send Mike
kahoe down later on to see him.
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Dixie Walker is strong enough now to
go eighteen innings, and some American
troubles against the speedy slants of
the Alabama kid.
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Bob Groom's CtIrve ball Is breaking
well for him this year, and he promises
to show plenty Of execution with it
when the bell rings.
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George Mcbride. the swell backstop
and captain of the Nationals, is keep
ing an eye on the work of the St. Louis
Browns, receiving papers from St.
Louis every day.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

The spirit of the Nationals may be
judged from their conversation. in
which they seldom speak of beating ST.
Louis, but rather OF picking up on
Chicago, which outdistanced them last
year by seven points.
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Long Tom Hughes, the veteran
twirlcT, may not do much work for the
Nationals until the warm weather thaws
out his muscles.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

Bobby Groom. the upright perpendicu-
lar person on the hill, starts the season
In the best shape for hard work and ex-
poets q fair measure of success.
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watch stolen from the pocket of his
coat. He notified the police to keep an
eye for its appearance in some local
pawn shop.
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Despite the absence of real warm
weather the Nationals are ready for
the opening of the American League
season. and Atlanta has proved to be
a good training place.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

Long Tom" Hughes says that in
cold weather he has a toothaChe In his
pitching arm and he often feels like
going to a doctor and having the con-
founded muscle extracted.
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for Opening Game Of Season With Boston Red Sox.

real stIcksmithe of the traiatas sea-
son.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

Walter Johnson IS a swell righthanded
twirler on the mound. but when he
takes up a cue for a little game of
pool or billiards he uses his off wing in
making the shots around the green
cloth.
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| Warren Miller believes that jokes
| don't pay in this world, and has formed
| a conspiracy with Fred Sherry against
| all such forms of amusement.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

Jimmy McAleer. the shrewd but silent
general of the Nationals. is pulling for
Bobby Wallace to make good this sea-
son with the Browns, though he ad-
mits that the Nationals will win the
series between the two clubs.
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Mike Kahoe, the Nationals prize
scout, thinks the New York State
League the speediest Glass B organiza-
tion in the land.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

Harvey Bussey, the Virginia Lacquer,
says he owns one of the chairs tn the
hotel lobby, he has sat in ii so long.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

Capt. George Mcbride, John Henry,
Gabby Street, and Zeb Milan are the
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

Kid Elberfeld always likes to visit
jails and penitentiaries wherever he may
go. He has seen them in almost every
State in the Union.
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John Henry's movements around the
first corner are those of a seasoned
veteran, and 1t will be surprising if he
fails to make good.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

Manager Jimmy McAIeer is well
pleased with the general run of weather
in Atlanta, but will not say where the
team will go next spring.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

Wild Conroy and Kid Elberfeld have
merry battle of wits almost every day
with honors about even.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

Chief" Swain. the Vancouver mas
todon. rs an expert telephone lineman.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

The end of the season is a long way
off. but McAleer is planning another
All-Star series already.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

John Somerlot, not the least down.
heartened at being ouSted from his Job,
works hard every day, and hopes to be
called upon before long.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

Zeb Milan would rather get a single
off Walter Johnson than a homer OF
any other pitcher.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

"Cantillon was as enthusiastic as the
Tigers. Quoth he: L have been In
baseball nearly thirty years. and began
drawing salary from in 1852. and in all
that period 1 never saw such promis-
ing voung pitcher. Just remember the
conditions He did rot ccme here after
working his way up by slow degrees In
small leagues, winding up with a finish
ing course in Glass A" leagues where
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

George Mcbride says he likes to look
at football game. but prefers to play
in baseball contest.
The Washington times., 1911-04-08

If Bill Cunningham can live up to his
work at the close of last season, Jimmy
McAleer will worry no more about that
second sack.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-06-24
Chitina, Alaska, Saturday, June "a.
SHOULD WORK TOGETHER.

Every man should recognize him
self as factor in his home town and
become a solder of the common
good Why not?. We are mutually
dependent, every one of us, from the
sunrise to the sunset of life, for no
man lives to or for himself alone.
The utterly selfish man. is a misft
in the scheme of human existence,
is a libel upon a beneficent provi-
dence."
These golden words of truth are
quoted from a booklet booming a
town in the states that believes in it
self and is going forward with rapid
strides because its people work to-
gether for the common good. It's
cent during the past ten years. while
another town similarly situated, on
1y twenty-five miles away, has in
creased only about one per cent in
thirty years. Why the difference?
The other town is cut up into cliques
and factions, which is, unfortunately,
true of some Alaskan towns. Some
sets won't trade or, neighbor- with
other sets. The result is that thous-
ands of dollars every month are sent
out of that town for mail order .pur-
chases, whereas in the town first
mentioned, where, the people stick to-
gether, it has been estimated that
the home merchants get about ninety
eight per cent of the home trade.
I'VE are mutually dependent. ev-
cry one of u.s." remember that, aud
become soldier of the common
good" Patronize home industries.
Trade at home. Don't be selfish and
a libel.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-06-24

agricultural possibilities here, ana
believe, with the proper cultivation,
the land would produce more than
the ordinary mine. yet the lure of
gold is still too strong for the aver
age Alaskan to think of anything so
slow as a farm. A number of most
promising locations along the Cop
per River & Northwestern Railway
from Chitina to the Kennecott, have,
however been gone over by a few
thinking people, with view to home
stealing. and no doubt this fall will
see a number of homestead entries
recorded.
There will ever be market along
this line of railway and throughout
this mineral belt for anything the
farmer can produce, and if the soil is
broken up for two or three consecu-
tive seasons the farm CHI produce
more than the average mine.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-06-24
JOBBING TRADE WITH ALASKA.


One of the remarkable sights of
early summer in Seattle is the as
sembling of the Alaskan feet. Each
year. there is a repetition, in degree,
of the scenes marking the departure
of the ships Immediately after the
arrival of the Portland with the car
go. of gold in 1897 ,,> r. t.y z.
This season is no exception to the
rule. Jobbing houses are working
night and day hustling supplies for
the energetic cities of Alaska. There
is DO abatement in the volume of
business, in fact, the figures are said
10 be larger than ever before. ri eas.t
This, kind of commerce is holding
up, no matter what part of the ter
ritory is considered whether it be
Nome, the Kuskokwim, Fairbanks.
Seward, Cordova Or the Iditarod.
Such being the case, the inquiry is
pertinent, how much larger would be
that trade provided the government
of the United States had not hinder,
ed development and practically throt,
tied Alaska by over-conservation? S
Each Alaska is making the money,
and spending it freely; and yet Alas
ka scarcely advances, for the reason
stated. Given an equal opportunity
with other possessions of the United
States it would quickly outstrip
them all.---Seattle Times. &
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-06-24
MORE MONEY IN FARMS.

A prominent agriculturist and stat
istician has just made a statement
to the press that at least $1O,0OO,-
900 in milk. butter, eggs and light
farm products are shipped east annu-
ally from the Inland Empire and that
these products could just as well be
raised in the North, and West with a
consequent great saving. He calls
the attention to the need of more
farmers in all agricultural districts
of the West and North, and that
there is more gold in the farm lands
than can be dug from the hills This
will soon be realized by many in
Alaska. People here are yet blind
ed by the close proximity of gold and
mineral, overlooking the many thous-
ands of acres of fine agricultural
lands. which, if taken up now and
properly cultivated, within five years
will yield more to the average farm
er than all the prospects and ordi-
nary mines can possibly produce.
There are little valleys and south
side hill slopes all along the Copper
River way from Wood Canyon to the
Kennecott, which, according to old
prospectors Though they would no
more think of developing ranch
than leaving Alaska) will grow most
anything used by man. Everyone
who has seen the soil and the warm
sun shining brightly for twenty hours
day on these lands realize the great
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-06-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the District Court for the Dis
trict of Alaska, Third Division, Chit
ina Precinct, before NJ. r. Healy.
Commissioner.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Char
les w. Babbage, deceased.
All persons having claims against
the estate of Charles w. Babbage. de-
ceased, are hereby required to present
them for settlement to the undersign-
ed. the administrator of the said es-
tate, at his office in Chitina, at the
Chitina Pharmacy, not later than six
months from date.
All persons owing money to the
said estate are required to pay the
same to the said administrator at his
office without delay.
Done at Chitina. Alaska, this 9th
day of June, A. d. 1911.
A. G. MOREY,
6-12-4 W Administrator.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-06-24
POOR OLD NOME.

We have not heard how the old
timers in Nome take the declara-
ton of Attorney William Gilmore,
recently elected mayor of the Sew
ard Peninsula metropolis. as to the
Sunday closing law, which he says
will be enforced. Poor old Nome.
Practically closed from navigation
and the outside world for about eight
months in twelve and not any too
good for the past few seasons any
way, with the closing of the lid,
we can see the finish After a term
of office with the Sunday lid on,
about the next starvation thing we
hear of will be the attempt of the
few remaining citizens to enforce To-
cal option in that district. Chances
are it will go through, too, as the
Old-timers will have mushed on to
more progressive towns and dis
tricts, leaving the prohis and dry
advocates to die natural death.
Little sympathy would be extend
ed from the majority of Alaskans,
should this prove to be true, for we
are not ready for Sunday closing or
local option. Only misguided peo-
pie in dead towns and commune
, ties advocate such policies. Alas
kans are already realizing how
James Wickersham has double
crossed their best interests since his
election, and now the Nome people
have another bitter pill to swallow
since William Gilmore, political
manager for Jim Wickersham in the
last delegate election on the Seward
Peninsula, has been eelcted mayor
and threatens to put the lid on their
town. Poor old Nome. Next time
a Wickersham follower hobs up for
office we opine the people will know
what to do with him and remember
the following stanza before marking
their ballots:
Well, if he's follower of tricky
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-06-24
ALASKA'S OPPORTUNITY.

Enterprising Americans are boo, t.
ing the movement already started at
Baltimore to induce Americans to see
their own country before going
abroad, and big convention will be
leld in Baltimore next winter to
'urther this idea. A short publicity
campaign was started last month and
he governors of different Eastern
states have asked for a commission
of citizens from different states
throughout the West to see that they
are properly represented. Baltimore
has the most advantageous building
anywhere in the United States, and
if over one hundred great pictures,
fully portraying the scenic, indus
trial, agricultural and livestock re-
sources of the Northwest could be
shown at that convention, they would
make wonderful impression and be
of lasting benefit.
Alaskans should get busy now and
be represented at this convention.
Many tourists and men of means who
have hitherto held a wrong impress
sion of this territory, could they see
some of Alaskas wonderful scenery,
would be induced to CANCEL their
European tour and spend the sum-
mer months in this great North. Let
us keep this convention in mind and
have Alaska's scenery and resources
portrayed along with the different
Eastern states. If we, can secure only
one-half of one per cent of the peo-
pie of the congested cities of the
East who make an annual tour some
where we can double our population
and many will remain good Alas
kans after once seeing our territory.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-06-24


Old-time prospectors who have
held down likely looking copper and
other mineral prospects throughout
this mineral belt, are hailing with
Joy the arrival of the engineers sent
out by the United States, Smelling,
Refining and Mining Company. Suf-
ficient development work has been
done on a large number OF these
properties to prove them paying pro-
ducers, and when examined by ex-
perts, number of sales will no doubt
be recorded, which will add greatly
to the future prosperity of Chitina
and this mineral section.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-06-24

Jim,
We can't expect much good from
him;
It's a cinch he'll doublecross our
town, M
So scratch his name and turn him
down.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-06-24

Work is progressing on the bridge
across the Columbia at Cello. Car
loads of steel are arriving daily in
Portland. The bridge will cost ST.
100000, and it is expected it will be
finished by next September.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-06-24

Washington, June 23.-The ap
preparations of the last congress
amounted to $1,026, 600, 900.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-06-24

Keep your eye on Chitina and
watch grow.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-06-24

Let us do your job work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-26

" ASHINGTON.-T a member of
w congress spends his days in work
ing for or against such momentous
projects as tariff reduction, Canadian
reciprocity, appropriations for this or
that and other kindred subjects, is, to
the popular mind, precisely what he is
sent there to do. But that he also
consumes goodly portion of his work
ing day in receiving or avoiding wom-
en-, will be, perhaps, a more or less
surprising statement to the average
voter.
And yet-don't censure the con-
gresham for doing so. Nine 'out of
ten times he's more eager to dodge his
feminine callers than to see them
This business of basking in feminine
smiles and being sought after by
Milady Fair may be all right in story
books, but it doesn't go in congress-
If he could do so the average men,
Der would turn over the job of re-
ceiving Phyllis and Cousin Mary from
the country and Mrs. Home Slater to
any one who wants tin a jiffy!
They can be found either in the re-
ception room of the house of repre-
sentatives or in the marble room of
the senate, chiefly, however, on the
house side. From the opening day of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-26

were, but having changed their habi-
tat it is difficult for a man with a
thirst to spy them out. Some years
ago congress prohibited by law the
sale of liquor in the capitol building.
Up to that time both the senate and
house restaurants sold liquor, which
by some was considered a convent
ence, and by others curse. The great
trouble.wa the young clerks got into
the habit of drinking at these places
and it was not uncommon to seq
drunken men In the corridors of the
capitol. When it was cut out entirely
everybody agreed that 1t was a good
move.
Certain senators and members main.
tanned bottles in their committee
rooms for use in emergency, either to
themselves or their friends, and it be-
came noticeable that these emergen.
cies arose with startling regularity.
Every bottle soon attracted line OF
regular patrons who could be depend.
ed upon to drop In at about the same
hour daily. One senator, not long ago,
found it necessary to have beautiful
oaken chest built, equipped with q
Yale lock, and made proof against his
thirst visitors. And one Of these Wis
itors, man now out of congress, was
popularity supposed to be teetotaler
and model of all the manly virtues.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-26
Can't Fathom Fight on Mormons

Young, the prophet, was their leader.
so that in addition to having the
names of all of them carved upon the
stone statue of Young stands, life
size, at the top of the monument.
There Is no religious significance to
the statue or to the proposition to
engrave the likeness upon the silver
service, Senator Smoot explained tc
Secretary Meyer, although it happens
that the pioneers were Mormons.
The senator also stated that the
committee having in charge the selec-
ton of the silver for the battleship
and the designation of the design, is
composed of Mormons and non-Mor-
mons and they are unanimously in
favor of engraving picture of the
monument upon the service. The re-
suit of the senator's talk was that
Secretary Meyer will stand pat and
not interfere. To all who protest he
says that the silver service is a vol
nntary gift from the people of Utah
and the department has no right to
stipulate as to the design. The same
attitude was assumed by the depart
ment when the people of Mississippi
presented to the battleship of that
pame silver service with the like
ness of Jefferson Davis, president of
the Confederacy. engraved upon it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-26

of the day remarked: at is a good token
when patriots are honored and patriotism ex
allied. Monuments which express the nations
gratitude for great deeds inspire great deeds"
The figure of General Logan as represented
in this statue 141s feet in height, is character
lied by vigor and animation. The general is
represented as riding along the line of battle.
his sword drawn and carried low in his right
hand. He faces toward the south and the
horse is represented in the attitude of NOV
ing at a slow trot. The pedestal of the statue
is 20 feet in height and is adorned with two
impressive bronze groups in the form of pan
els. One group shows General Logan sur
rounded by officers of the Army of the Ten