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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-06-08

were in eruption in 1854 and 1902, re
spectively.
That Vulcan is still active within
these mountains is attested by the per-
sistent clouds Of steam rising from
their SUBMITS and by occasional light
showers of volcanic dust.
The natives say that Hanna is the
name OF a great demon-fish which
lives in Lake Hanna and is ever on
the watch to destroy the unwary, so
that the native who risks himself on
Its waters in his frail craft is &C.
counted venturesome.
The lake is, however, the largest
fresh water body In Alaska, and is fire.
quently swept by terrific gales. It is
80 miles long by to 20 miles wide
somewhat larger, perhaps, than Long
Island sound. It's bottom is far below
sea level.
North Of the tributary to Hanna
lake is Clark lake, more than so miles
long, but narrow. This lake is 220 feet
above the ocean tides, but in places
is more than 600 feet leep.
The region containing these inter-
esting volcanoes and lakes was the
scene of very early missionary endeav-
ors and trade exploitation by the Rus
slams. Nevertheless little exact knowl-
edge of the region has been acquired,
and that has been largely inaccessible
to the public, so that the recent in
vestigations by the United States geo.
logical survey, a report on which has
just been published, should be well
come.
This report describes the geographic
and geologic features and the mineral
resources of an area covering more
than 5000 square miles lying west of
Cook inlet. The geology is treated at
considerable length, and so also the
prospective mineral resources, which
are copper, gold, silver and petroleum.
None of these minerals have yet
been shipped from this district, but
the region may nevertheless some day
become important commercially.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-06-08
1.-THE Niagara of the South"

OF Jefferson Davis, which was inscrfb.
ed on the bridge, was chiseled out but
a few years ago it was replaced, an
episode that attracted wide interest at
the time. From here the road cuts
across beautiful billy country to the
Great Falls on the Maryland side,
where there is hotel of advanced
age.
The falls are always changing, &C.
cording to the height of the water.
Above them is dam which holds
back the water for the Washington
supply. A rise of one inch at the
dam makes a rise of eight inches in
the water as it passes over the falls
and down the gorges. The spectacle
Is one OF great majesty. The river
splits and runs around a craggy ISL
and, and the two parts rush together
again and pour thunderously between
great rocks which split the flood into
three separate waterfalls, as it tum-
bles over the precipice into the cal
dron. Here the water, rushing in
from three angles, forms great whirl-
pool and thence RACES through a mar
row gorge with perpendicular walls
OF granite for about a mile, where it
spreads out into a placid expanse.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-06-08
FATHER IN A GLASS CASE
Son Earns NimbIe sixpenee by Ex
hibiting "oId Man" az
Curiosity. -

Paris.-Viverlos, in Auverne, boasts
Of man who for twenty-five years
has preserved his fathers body in a.
glass case in his drawing room.
Jean Granet, who has just retired at
the age of 70 from his post as secre-
tary to the local mayor, keeps mu-
scum at his house, in which are found
mummies, animal and human, and
grim curios connected with the under
taking business. The most grewsome
exhibit, however, is the perfectly pre-
served body of his father, Robert
Granet @",+
To all who pay franc the son will
disclose his fathers body, explaining
the minutest changes that have &C.
Cured
In order to surmount legal diff
Guilty Granet, whose house abuts on
the local cemetery, had small mauso-
leum constructed on the consecrated
ground and connected by a passage
with his museum.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-06-08
.0LD D|CK|E HOUSE.
Has Had Every President as Its
Guest Except Taft.
Ancient Building In Virginia Has Lona
Been Famous for Its Fish and,
Chicken Dinners-onIy Dwell.
Ing Left of City.

Wash1ngton.-On the Virginia side
OF the Great Falls of the Potomac.
commonly known as "the Niagara of
the South fourteen miles from Wash
1ngton, is an ancient building, the old
Dlckle house, connected with which is
the pleasing tradition that every presi-
dent OF the United States has taken
dinner beneath its roof tree, President
Taft alone excepted. The old habita-
ton, long famous for it's fish and
chicken dinners, is the only dwelling
left of the departed City of Matildas-
Vile, that was called into being by
the construction of the Potomac CON-
pany Canal, of which George Wash
1ngton, after relinquishing his CON-
mand at the close of the revolution,
was promoter and president
Generations ago the canal was aban-
doned and Matildasville vanished from
the map. The old Dickie house alone
remains. George Washington often
ate beneath it's roof When the Brit
ish captured Washington in 1914 Pres
1dent Madison and his cabinet, it is
said, tarried for a meal before cross
ing the river. All the presidents but
one are said by the descendants Of
the original owner of the house to
have sat at the table in the little din
ing-room when visiting the falls and
to have partaken of fish and chicken
cooked in style that has made the
Dickie family famous for it's culinary
accomplishments. Some are skeptical
enough to question this claim, but it is
put forth with such stress that most
visitors depart strong in the faith
that they have eaten a meal in a room
that has been honored by the presence
of all the presidents but one AS yet
President Taft has not sat in judy
ment upon a meal at Dickie's, and the
absorbing ambition of the proprietor
OF the house is to make the list COM
plete.
Since the completion of the trolley
line to the Great Falls of the Potomac
this beautiful work of nature has at
tracted a great interest among excur-
sionists. The trip to the falls is one
OF the most popular in the vicinity Of
the national capital. Last year, 17O,-
600 excursionists visited the falls. In
addition, thousands of other sightseers
made the trip by automobile or car
riage on the Maryland side. This
route is far more beautiful than the
one on the Virginia side, for the road
winds along the river and the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal to the famous
Cabin John bridge, which was built
when Jefferson Davis was secretary
of war. During the civil war the name
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-06-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Chinese Women Perform az
Heavy Labor as the Men.
They Haul Huge Loads, Harnessed Tn
Like Horses, Also Assist in Build.
ing New Roads-city Is Very
Cosmopolitan.

Hong Kong, China-A popularity or
the, Hong Kong colony is the anomaly
Of the mems and women's occupations
according to our English ideas. The
women work just like the men; they
drag huge loads harnessed like horses.
carry heavy weights strung over their
shoulders as yokels carry milk cans
in the country y
They stagger up the Peak for about
100 yards, when they lay down their
burden, go back, pick a new lot up,
carry this up to the first dumping
place, then talks the first load on a
few yards further and so on, all under
a blazing sun. All the bricklaying,
road mending, coaling, etc., is done
equally by both sexes, but perhaps the
most curious sight, writes a Hongkong
correspondent, is to see a woman
straining at an oar or at the steerage
of a sampan.
If the boat be & very heavy one two
of the women will work an oar to-
gether, one pulling one way and the
other pushing, while little baby is
perched on the back of each in a sort
of cradle or papoose arrangement.
On the other hand up on the Peak,
which is the European settlement, one
often sees Chinese boy walking
along sedately pushing a perambula-
tor, while the English nursemaid
walks empty handed by his side and
superintends operations. OF course all
the house work is done by t'boys.'
The next point is the very cosmopol-
1tan nature of the place. This was
most forcibly borne in upon me the
other day when was walking with an
American on one side and an Austral-
ian on the other. Just in front of us
were couple Of Germans, Parsee
stood at the door of his shop, a Japa-
nese girl followed by two Portuguese
boys passed us, and moment later q
rickshaw went by in which sat Span
ish maiden.
There were Of course Chinese scat
tered all over the place as usual, so
that here within a hundred yards Of
one another at least nine nationalities
were represented. 1t would be hard to
name a country which could not pro-
duce its type here.
A contingent of the Baluchistan In
fantry is here; we have Sikh police.
men; Indians of all kinds are repre-
sented officially in the civil and police
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-06-08
NEVER HEARD OF heaven
John and Joseph Shake Their Heads
When Questioned by Judge In
New York Court.

New York-Rabbi Harris Platkin,
who has one synagogue in Grand
street, Brooklyn, and two in Manhat-
ton. appeared in the children's court
to press charges Of malicious mischief
against two young brothers, one aged
thirteen years and the other ten. The
elder of the two, John Waitukartis,
was found guilty. Little Joseph was
allowed to go home. John will be pa
rolled. -
The rabbi alleged that the two boys
threw bricks at him and struck him in
the head with one of them, and called
him names. s... .'t
Judge Ryan, when examining the
boys, asked them If they had ever
heard Of God or heaven. John and
Joseph. in spite Of their biblical
names, shook their heads.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-06-08
Love by Wireless Anqers Uncle Sam

Love by Wireless Anglers Uncle Sam
Newport, R.. 1.-The latest thing to
retard official wireless communication
Of the naval torpedo station and ships
Of the Atlantic fleet is the large num-
Der Of messages from girls smitten by
the manly jack tars of the big ships.
These maidens, living in Boston and
other large cities along the coast, send
the most trivial messages to their sea-
faring friends. One Of the most ardent
messages Intercepted here was from
Sweetheart Maggie" to Darling
Jack" in which Jack was implored to
come to Boston as soon as he could
because Maggie's heart was "just
melting away for him and he hadn't
kissed her for SO long her clips were
dry"
Captain Williams, commanding the
torpedo station, has Incorporated many
Of the messages In = report.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-06-08
NATIVES AWED BY VOLCANO
Region West of Cook Inlet in Alaska
Mapped by Geological
.-. Survey.

Nome, Alaska-The volcanoes OF
Alaska are not all dead, and those
that smoke are held in dreadful awe
by the natives.
When the Indians living on the
west shore of Cook inlet first beheld
a smoke-belching steamer nearing
their village they fled precipitately,
first closing their houses so that the
demon of the volcano" which they
believed was approaching, might be
induced to pass by.
AS late as 1883 Mount Augustine, a
volcanic cone which. rises 1000 feet
out OF the waters of the inlet, was in
violent eruption, and Mount Hanna
and Mount Redoubt, about 10000 feet
high, towering above the coast range,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-06-08
Wants Clear Conscience.

New York.-That he might plead
guilty to theft in 1908 and die with
a clear conscience, Daniel Loewy was
carried on stretcher into general
session the other day before Judge
Grain. Abraham Levy, his counsel,
told the story Of the robbery by Loewy
of ten sable skins from his employer,
the skins being valued at $1,750.
Judge Grain then suspended sentence.
Loewy is declared by physicians to
be slowly dying.
He went to San Francisco in Febru-
airy, 1910, and while in the new West
ern hotel there was held up, shot and
robbed by three unidentified men,
who escaped. They took all the dja-
monds LoeWy had.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-06-08

Famine Survivors Eat Each Other.
Shanghai, China.-One-third of the
population of Chinese districts in the
vicinity of Shanghai are dead as the
result of the famine caused by floods
last summer. Survivors are now said
to be eating each other.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-06-08
C6e Lost Treasures s
Of Europe . .E -
by bqJiDgtt0!:;D!} Phillips
Al

My five years ago last Christ
mas two peasants in the dis
trict Of Padonolaf, Russia, re-
covered a treasure of seven
million dollars after fifteen
minutes search. 1t being
holiday and they being free
from labor, they sat before the
fire after their dinner and fell
to talking of staple topics, one
being the old tale in that re-
gton that In a stony cave was
a vast hoard of gold, jewels,
plate and SO forth, hidden by
Gonna harha ric lord in tho wild
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-06-08

courts; next to the "Chinks" I think
the Germans predominant; there is a
large sprinkling Of Malays and Las
ars. heaps Of Frenchmen and Swedes;
Italians, Turks, Portuguese and Span
iards all have their place in the COL
ony; the Scotsman and Irishman are
here in large numbers, and then some
where at the end of the list come q
few struggling Englishmen. ~
Evening journal., 1912-08-07
ARBITRATORS DIVIDE
ON IVFIELD FLY PLAY

The board of arbitration Of the
Semi Professional League last night
thew out n protest fled by New Cas-
tie against the New Castle-Penns-
grove game of Saturday. July 20, des
pite the fact that there was merit in
the protest While the stage was set
for an infield fly Umpire Shields de-
clared out one runner who under his
decision had been forced at second
The New Castle people insisted that
both the batsman and the runner off
first we're ont. Two members Of the
board of arbitration. as well aa Um-
pire Shields, took the view that an
infeld fly is such within the judg-
ment Of the umpire. while the third
member of the board argued that the
Judgment Of the umpire did not en-
ter into the play, the rules defining
an infield fly and compelling the UNI
pire 10 call the ball as soon as II Is
hit
Under the decision OF the board the
game stands as played The umpire's
decision on, the play allowed Penns-
grove to tie up the score and finally
beat New Castle. Hence the New
Castle protest
Evening journal., 1912-08-07

Who is the greatest baseball play
er? The answer depends largely on
the place of residence of the man 70
whom the query is propounded. Loyal
Detroit fans will unhesitatingly de-
clare Cobb TO be the greatest all
around player of this or any other
age He leads his league as a bats
man and as a base runner. He is a
hard worker. and he is always on his
toes That he is a great player all
will admit, but there are many who
Twill declare that Hans Wagner excels
him few points. The admirers of
the Flying Dutchmanr declare he is
a little quicker thinker than the
Georgia Peach" and that he is more
even tempered, and this is an asset
Wagner plays many positions with
ability, and he is perhaps more YER
satile that way than Cobb. Boston
also has a candidate when the great
est baseball player is being chosen.
He is Iris Speaker, the clever out
fielder for the Red Sox. He is sec
ond only to Cobb as a batter he has
stolen almost as many bases, and,
though he has made fewer hits, he
has a total of more bases. as he
knocks the ball farther and does not
reach first so often on close decisions.
Perhaps it is unfair to make compar-
isons, but so long as baseball is talk
ed such arguments will be heard.
Fans will agree that these three ath-
letes are all great, and all are orna-
ments to the great American game.
Evening journal., 1912-08-07
C. A.C. BOYS
AFTER FAST BOXING

The Christiana Athletic Club has
arranged an all-star show for Friday
evening, August .. in their open-air
arena. That the bouts are becoming
more and more popular can readily
be seen by the patronage the club
receives. The club has a membership
of one hundred. among who are many
good boys with the gloves and all
around athletes. The club holds the
featherweight and welterweight cham
pions of the state in Harry Boyle and
Young Harry Baker. Both boys have
many admirers who are eager 10 see
them make good.
Young Cottingham viii meet young
Sauerwine in the curtain raiser Friday
evening. Cottingham has met few
boys and made good with all.
Patsy Brannigan, the clever boxer
Of the east side, will meet Young
Johnny Coulon. bantam weight cham
pion Of the state Both boys are in
the pink Of condition and a good bout
is looked forward to. Brannigan has
not been seen I'm action since his bout
with Coulon at the Armory recently.
A good many like TO see Brannigsn
work. for they say he resembles Abe"
Attell IN many ways.
The third preliminary will be he
tween Bull" Fallers and Willie Nc
Cartney. Both boys are sluggers from
start TO finish, and will keep the
audience interested every minute.
Jimmie Hefferman will meet
Danny Mooney in the last preliminary.
Hefferman, by his clever work in the
Christiana arena. has gained many
admirers.
The semi-windup will he between
Young Harry Boyle. featherweight
champion Of the state. and Eddie
Dewey. Dewey has been working
good recently and Boyle will he seen
at his best. so a good bout is promised
IN this one
Young Harry Baker Of the Chris.
tiana A c., and Young Ralph Of
Philadelphia. will figure in the wind
up. Baker trains daily at the Chris
tiana club. and when he enters the
ring on Friday evening he will be at
his best.
A match between Eddie Carey of
Philadelphia. and Baker, is being ar
ranged by the managers.
Evening journal., 1912-08-07
NEWARK GETS
EVEN BREAK
StriCkerSVille Boys Too Much
for College Town in
One Game
TEAMS PUT UP
FAST ARTICLE OF BALL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del, Aug. Newark
Field Club of the Penn Msrr League
won the first game and lost the last
of a double header with the Strickers-
Vile Club of the same league on
Saturday. Bugs" Hemphill, the one
hit pitcher allowed but three hits and
also starred at the bat getting a three
bagger and a two-base hit.
Null started the second game for
the Newark Field Club but the
Strickersville Club landed on his de-
livery for six safe hits
The fifth inning decided the game
for Strickersville when a two bagger
and single and a couple of wild
throws by the Newark Field Club the
Chester Countains put the game on
ice. Hemphill who had pitched the
first game started the sixth innings
and stopped the scoring.
The Newark Field Club will play
at Elkton next Saturday. The scores:
Efrct Game
Evening journal., 1912-08-07
TOI RASERALL RY RnAr-

Baseball fans of both this city and
Chester, who are anxious % see their
home team play when in a neighbor-
ing city. have been taking advantage
of the excellent schedule of the VIII
son line in order 10 make the trip.
The schedule is so arranged that il
is possible 20 make the trip at a con-
venient time for a small fare and
then return by boat early in the even
Ing. During the past few days a
number Of enthusiasts have taken ad-
vantage Of the opportunity TO make
the GRIP, and Il Is expected that a
large number OF Chester people win
DO the same thing when their team
plays in Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1912-08-07
1913 BRADFORD SOON

The 1918 Bradford car will be on
the market shortly and on exhibition
at the Bradford show rooms at Della
ware avenue and Orange streets. The
machine is equipped with an electric
starter and electric lights. top wind
shield and tire irons. Il is listed at
$3.50.
The Havers Motor Car Company,
OF Porthrum, Mich, manufacturers of
the Bradford cars. has purchased the
E. NJ F. factory at Porthrum and it
will be put into immediate use TO pro-
duce Bradford cars. The new 1913
car will be exhibited at the State Fair
in September
Evening journal., 1912-08-07
Today's Games.
Standing OF the clubs.
JOHNNY COULON WANTS FIGHT.

Young Johnny COulon bantam
weight champion Of Delaware, SAYS
he will defend his title against all
comers. Johnny accepted Young
Britt's def at the last smoker given
by the Christiana A. c.. but as yet he
has not had a satisfactory reply. Cou-
Ion is willing to post a forfeit with the
sporting editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL TO make 105 pounds. Britts
.so-called fighting weight. and to fight
him at any place. at any time, for any
number of rounds and for any amount
Of money. Any fighter IN the bantum
line may talk business by addressing
Curt Diamond.
Evening journal., 1912-08-07
STAFFORD WON TENNIS MATCH.

SEAFORD. Del, Aug Some Of
the best tennis ever witnessed on the
Delaware and Maryland Peninsula
was played yesterday between mem
bers Of the Criterion Tennis Club of
Crisfield, and the Seaford Racquet
Club. Seaford won the doubles. and
Crisfeld took the singles. Seaford
was represented by George E. Duton,
Frank L. Johns and Toby Thompson.
Crisheld. G. H. Doutohett. N. and G.
Riggin In the singles Doutchett de-
feated Duton. 60. 60 and 81. G.
Riggin defeated Thompson. 6-2 and
Sc. In the doubles. Duton and Johns
defeated n. Riggin and Doutchett,
60. So. 6-3. Johns and Duton also
defeated G. Riggin and Doutchett. Sc.
e., 6-3 and o.
Evening journal., 1912-08-07
EVENT 4

The entries are:
EVENT /.
A. H. Worrilow .... b. g.,Happy Dan
J. G. Cole ...ch. g., Fritz Axworthy
J. P. Ratledge ....b. g., Goodenough
w N. Lank ....... blk. m, Mable T.
b. F. Stevens ..........b. h., Denwis
T. w. Swede -.....b. m, Sweetheart
G. A. Saville ......b. e., Rube Athol
EVENT Q.
NJ. F. Hayden ...-. blk. e., Joe March
J. II. Marvel ....g. e., SNOWFALL Jack
j. p. Winchester .....b. m, Torpedo
]. G. Hartmann ....b. g.. Wesley, Jr
p. Gravatt ..... blk. m, Stella A..
Sidney Kenney ch. m, Bell Michael
Concordville Stock Farm,
b. g., John Saltar, Jr.
J. F. ONeal ........b. b., Monte, Jr.
EVENT 3.
H. T. Wallace b. m, Dossie Villiers
J. G. Hartmann .... b. g., Paul Pry
Sidney Keney blk. e.. Judge Dare
]. G. Cole .............m. E., j. c. c.
EVENT 4
Thomas F. Lynch. CHI e., Bill William
To beat seasons record pacing 217.
EVENT s.
Riverview Farm. ch. m, Cora Bellini
H. T. Wallace ......b. e., Free Mason
Sidney Kenney blk g., Bonnie Dell
j.. P. Winchester n g. Beau Ashton
EVENT. 6.
Riverside Farm b. M, Minnie Cader
W. M. Ennis ......b. G.. Elsmere, Jr
James Wilson b. b. m. Martha Chimes
G. r. Petitdemange. b. m, Margaret B.
EVENT Z.
T. ]. Early ..........b. h., 7. ]. E
A. II. Worrelow ........b. e., Jim K
T. F. Lynch :. 81. d. blk IN, Alice L.
Breslin Farm b. m. Sweet Adeline
Concordville Stock Farm,
b. e., Horace d
Evening journal., 1912-08-07

Kerr singled 10 left, scoring Groh and
Weeks; Taylor was out at first, Con-
molly to Fallansbees Marhefka sim
gled TO left and Kerr came home on
the throw: McKenna went to first on
an error Of Edwards and Marhofka
scored: McKenns scored on Fritzs
sacrifice fly out 20 Barker; Bradley
was safe at first on Barker's error but
was caught trying 20 steal second.
Edwards 30 McClelland. Seven runs.
Poland went out at first, Meyers.
unassisted: Fink singled 10 left;
Crawford went 10 first on MuKenna's
error: Conn slSied 10 McKenna; Fol-
lansbee flied out 10 Bradley. No runs.
The ecOre.
Evening journal., 1912-08-07
SHOE MEN CAME BACK.

Since the Mullins base ball team
has claimed the baseball champion
ship OF the Market street mershants by
defeating the Market street shoe men
the latter came back with a challenge
to a three game series to decide the
honor, all games to be played at 29th
and Market streets. Address challen-
ges to the Newark Shoe Store. No. 702
Market stheet
Evening journal., 1912-08-07
CUBS COME LATE.

Wilmington Cubs. 13 to IA year old
team has organized and elected Lefty
Goldy as assistant manager. who will
greatly strengthen the club. They
would like TO hear from any fast team
in the city. Send challenges to John
Hump, No. III Stroud street. Hump
is manager and mascot. The lineup
is; Hook, c; Goldy, D; Jacket, ss;
Onesty. 1b. Camel, Oh; Kelly, 3b;
Floyd, II; Dollar, CT; Bill Mckee. IF.
Evening journal., 1912-08-07
OUTING FOR THESE.

The following members of the
Christiana A. c. will combine a husi-
ness and pleasure trip to Atlantic
City for ten days beginning Satur-
day: Walter Taylor. Jr.. William
Lewis. John Call. Leo Smith, John
Fallers. Clarence Lemons, Joseph
Plastick and John Smith.