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Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-08-10
UNION MEETING ON
CHURCH LAWN
Christian Endeav0rs To Have
ODGn Air ServiCe---Other
Religious Notes
Handed In

An innovation in Christian Endeayor
work will take place Sunday evening
when the union Of Martinsburg socie-
lies viii have an open-air service on
the lawn at Christ Reformed Church,
commencing at $50 p. IN. The topic
will be Gods Great Outdoors" quite
appropriate, and the leader will be Mr.
Jacob H. Wilmington, president Of the
city union. Each society will also be
represented by a Speaker in short
talk ON the same subject
Brother to Preach.
At First NJ. f. Church the Sunday
services will not vary except that at
IL O'Clock Rev W. j. Meeks, brother,
Of Rev b. w Meeks, will preach.
fhe former is pastor Of Gorsuch NJ. e.
Church, Washington, and is regarded
as one OF the conferences best preach
ers. The other services Will be as
usual the one at 7.45 being Il contin-
uation Of the talks ON Pilgrims Prog
ress. The theme for this discourse
GiH he atheist VS.. ignorance. The
official board will meet al the church
Iond4y night
Trinity Episcopal Church.
Services on Sunday, August H. will
be, Holy Communion 80, Sunday
school, go, morning service Hoo,
and evening service at 700. The sub
jet of morning sermon. THE Phari-
see OF the 10th Century" Midweek
service on Wednesday evening at
l45 On Thursday evening at 745
the Parish House there will be
meeting for the purpose or organizing
Young Peoples League. Rev. lar
old Jenkin rector; Mr.. Edward Rut-
ledge sunday School superintendent
Open Air Service.
There will be an open air service to
morrow afternoon at o'clock at the
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-08-10
VAL hRCANUM.

| Arcanum viii meet In the
Hiding every first and
y in the month. Every
requested to be there
s 0 clock.
Of the Regent. 94tf
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-08-10
Odd Fellows Service.

A feature of the Ridgeway camp
meeting is to be a service Sunday
morning for Odd Fellows. 1t is very
likely that a number of Odd Fellows,
as well as other visitors from Mar
tinsburg, will attend the meeting.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-08-10

morning. but Sunday school will occur
as usual at $50, and class meeting at
3 O'Clock. Rev. B. V Switzer and
family are visiting his parents down in
Virginia.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-08-10
Christian Church.

Two special sermons by the pastor
will be features OF the services at the
.stian Church Sunday. At ,-e
morning service the pastor is to com
ply with a request to preach from
these words, Whatsoever Things Are
Lovely"
In the evening ,..4 ,.leme is Il con
tinuation Of a series begun before va
cation. The subject is The Plea {
the Christian Church; or Disciples
Needed for These Tines"
First U. 3. Church Notes.
The meetings tomorrow viii begin
with the observance OF the quiet hour
by the Y. p. S. c. e. at $50 a. m.
The Sunday school will be at $50.
Good attendance and deep interest
marks each session of the school.
Preaching at IL a. m. by the pastor
Subject, Causing tne Enemies of the
Lord to Blaspheme" Glass meeting
at 2 p. m. and Y P S. c, f. and
preaching from to p m. The last
service for the congregation in the
old church will be held Sunday, Aug
25, at which time every member of
the church and Sunday school is ex-
pected to be present. The Sunday
school with all who desire to 90 with
them will picnic at Mt Alto Park on
Wednesday, August II, special
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-08-10

IIENSHAW. Chairman.
ATEMAN. Secretary.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-08-10

train will bring US back, leaving the
park at $50 p. IN.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30
THE WORK OF GYMNAsIuMs,

Douglas citizens are considering the adyisability Of starting and main taining a gymnasium for the boys and girls of that town. The Civic Improve ment Club has the matter in charge and 1t will come up for discussion pro and con on next Tuesday eve ming.
 The matter is important and is wo, thy of veri9rs attention. A sound mind and a sound body are alike es- sential to success in the struggle for life. and the one is just as neces- sary as the other. The boy or girl who starts out in life handicapped by a weak body faces an unequal contest in life's activities.
 wel-conducted gymnasiums, with the physical exercises which they en- courage and assist have frequently made the weak strong, and have de- yeloped athletes that have won in ternational renown.
 The American race. and especially the female portion of it. is said to be attaining larger stature. is becoming more robust, and not least the death rate is decreasing and physical exer- else. observance of the laws of health and sanitation are largely instrument tal in bringing about this happy con- dition.
 The records of American athletes made at the Olympic games at Stock holm. Sweden, last summer had their beginning in the American gymnas- iums. for 1t was in these places that the young men who there won inter national fame began the development Of their bodies. and which subse- quently placed them in the highest niche of the honor roll of world ath- letes.
 So. let Douglas and every other Alaska town help the boys and girls to attain that which will serve them best throughout life-a strong body, and a wholesome, clean mind
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

terial for their self-imposed tasks
 Everybody knows that Colonel Bry- an was a tower of strength to the New Jersey executive during the try ing days of the Baltimore convention. It was Mir. Bryan's matchless work in the convention that made Mir Will sons nomination assured though the fact must not be overlooked that VII son's following was rock.ribbed and steadfast as the sun. Had 1t not been 90, the nomination might have gone to another before Mir Bryan had com pleted the details Of his purpose.
 But Mir. Bryan showed masterly grasp of the situation, and developed qualities of leadership in crisis that were even surprise to his closest friends. His support of Gov ernor Wilson stamped him as broad euaged, patriotic American, lead CT among leaders and at all times and under every trying condition or cir, constance a man among men.
 The Empire looks upon Mir Bry. an as the foremost American citizen of today and this statement is made be- cause of his unblemished record since he first sprang into national promi' hence, and from a personal kpowl' edge of the man,
 Mir. Bryan may take any place with in the gift of President Wilson-if he wants it. He may add his name to the roster of distinguished men who have filled the office of secretary of state. Rest assured he can have 1t, and he would maintain it's prestige in g way never excened by any of the great men who have graced that DO sition. Or he may have the disting' uished position, if he will. of Ambas' sador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain which is modestly suggested by Sc, attle Republican newspaper. Any of fee that he may aspire to, will be his. Mir. Bryan has sphinx-like qualities when the occasion demands and what he intends to do is only revealed when it is accomplished. He may decline to accept any position from President Wilson prererring to remain the Great Commoner. sure of his place in the hearts of millions of his fellow coun' trymen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

they applaud and laugh. and gather round his. chair, and ask him for his autographs, or ringlets of his hair. It is noble instrument, this thing of keys and wires; when handled by an expert gent 1t beats ten thousand tyres. But when it's played by some galoot who lacks the artists lmack, it's fercer than the iron boot the thumbscrews or tue rack. Ten mil lion blacksmlths daily pound the key, board, might and main, and every day the horrld sound drives nervous folks insane. Such players are the weirdest bunch beneath the sun or moon; regardless of your grief they punch the stufing from tune. You may be lying sick in bed, and longing for repose, with plaster casts upon your head and splints upon your nose; 1t matter not-piano cranks will slam away next door until you tie floor. Your house may be house oi yourself in hanks and roll upon the gloom, the undertaken there to take your uncle to the tomb; and while you tear your hair, pianos in the houses near increase your woe by mudering poor Golden Deer" White Wings" or Uncle Joe" Of sorrows we shall ne'er be stripped, they'll cling like cocMeburs, till all pianos are equipped with Maxim silencers
 WALT MASON,
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30
FOURTH CLASS PosroFFIcEs.

President Tafts executive order whereby he placed some fifty odd thousand fourth class postmasters un- der the protecting wing of the civil service is meeting with staunch oppo- sition. It was to be expected. Prob ably ninety-nine per cent of these postmasters are Republicans or Pro gressives. and the Democrats do not relish the idea of such a standing army being maintained in office now, when within a few month that official corps could be replaced with Dem ocrats who would like to fill even the office of fourth-class postmasters.
 To replace an army of fifty thous- and strong, made up of political enc. mics largely, by another army made up of political partisans of the next administration, would be a good stroke politically perhaps, because such an aggregation would, in time of political stress. be a tower of strength to the party throughout the country That is one way of looking the situa. ton in the eye-the purely partisan way.
 We do not know Mir. Tafts motives for taking fourth class postoffices out of politics. If we assume that it was done solely to promote the efficiency of this branch of the postofice ser vice, and not with any partisan ob- ject in view, it should receive com mendation.
 The spells system in politics has led to many fragrant abuses in the past. and the value of our civil ser vice system in retaining men who are competent in office has tended to greatly improve the public service.
 No political party in this or any other country has been immune from the charges of political favoritism, of nepotism. and rewarding followers with the "spoils of office" But our system of merit, as established by the civil service has been built up and at times torn down alike by both Repub. lican and Democrats.
 There are many offices that are, and should be, without the reach of the party spoils-men. for the continual changes which the spells system brings promotes ineficiency where there should be efficiency and corrup. ton where a high type of honesty and faithfulness to duty are prime essen tials.
 The American spells system is charged up to Andrew Jackson. but 1t existed before Jackson's time. It is alleged to have been given its great est impulse by William L. Marcy, sec. retary of war under Polk. At any rate, it has been abused by all par ties of whatsoever political name.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30
MINING CONGRESS- ACTION,

The American Mining Congress at it's session in Spokane, just closed. las gone on record as favoring the passage of a law having for its ob- feet the taking away from the Inter- for Department the determination Of the validity of the Alaska coal claims, and the transfer of the cases to the district courts Of Alaska; and fur ther that these coal land claimants be permitted to bring actions against the government in the Alaska courts to test the validity of their claims to these lands.
 The mining congress also endorsed the coal land laws in operation under which these claims were located, and incidentally denounced the action of President Roosevelt in withdrawing these lands from public entry, sole, Iy by executive order in 1906.
 The American Mining Congress Is composed of mining men from all the mining states and Alaska. and num- Der Of it's members have made per sonal investigations of the Alaska coal land situation. Alaskans will welcome a solution Of this yexatious question from whatever source 1t shall come. They are extremely weary Of delay. and they can appre- ciate the folly Of buying an inferior article of foreign coal. when fine quality including anthracite is to be found within our borders. Apart from this is the industrial and commercial side of the question, and the develop, ment of a promising section of the territory.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30
-A.osPIrAL NOTES.

Harry Jordan Is improving every day but is not yet well enough to re ceiye visitors.
 A minor operation was performed on Mrs. B. Day at St. Ann's yester. day by Dr. Malone.
 Al Carlson, who underwent an op' eration at St. Ann's a few days ago is up walking about.
 Stevens the noted bear hunter was taken to St. Ann's today by Dr. Egg ginton, Mir. Stevenson is suffering from rheumatism.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30
WHAT OF MIR. BRYANT

President-elect Woodrow Wilson has written William Jennings Bryan that he desires a conference with him. when the president-elect shall have returned from Bermuda, and this expression from Governor Wilson win no doubt give the cabinet smiths and office dispensers more ma.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30
Alaska News Notes

J. E. Beattie of Koyukuk, says that that camp is looking better now than it has done at any previous period in it's history. Not only is everybody prosperous and contented, but there is every reason to believe that the out put for the 1912 season will be con siderably greater than 1t has been for many years. Several of the miners have made comfortable stakes with in the past few months. and the num- Der of plants is increasing in a most gratifying manner. Provisions are plentiful, and, considering the com. parative inaccessibility of the district, prices are reasonable.
 
 Mutchler Bros. have leased the Idlt- arod.Flat city tramway. from the Idlt- arOd Tramway Co., The tramway is eight miles long,
 Writing to Deputy Marshal J, R. Kelday, Danny Bryce, of Bear creeks, Tuluksak, says that he and his part ner, Pete, have got rich pay on the benches, and SO located that it Is an ideal mining proposition. They have plenty of water on the ground, says the Iditarod Pioneer.
 Bryces partner has been pros pecting on the benches since June 8, last, and got pans high as S1.O7 At the time the letter was written they were building Hume, and expected to do lot of sluIcing before the freeze.up.
 Alexander Kerr, of Fairbanks, says that the police of that town are graft ing the denizens of the redlight dis trict.
 Commissioner w. A. vinal, of Inno- ko precinct, who is also interested in mining, was so successful in the seasons operations that he paid his workmen $6.5O day instead of the $500 per diem that he had promised.
 Bennett James and c. J. Hurley, of the American Bank of Alaska, Fair banks, have purchased an interest In two miles of ground on Moore creek, Innoko district, and they will install dredge to work the ground.
 L. T. Erwin, of Fairbanks, and Dan Callahan, both want to be United States marshal under the Democratic administration.
 The KennecOtt Mines Co.,, which owns the Bonanza Copper Mine, re- recently declared dividend of $2,- OOO.OOO on it's s2.5OO.OOO capital stock. A dividend of s1,OOO,OOO was declared last February.
 What is called the seven year ep- idemic," is sweeping of thousands of rabbits in the Panama country.
 Noatak Eskimos are reported to have found pay on that river which runs as high as 75 cents to the pan. The Noatak empties into Kotzbue sound.
 Max G. Jones, clerk in the postof- flee at St. Michael was fined $1OOI in the district court at Nome for de. laying mail. Jones sidetracked some election campaign matter not believ- ing 1t to be important and later threw it into the bag. The mail was
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

Let brotherly love continue" is suggested for the consideration of the Democratic brethren who are anX' ious to serve their country. To para phrase President Benjamin Harrison, there are not offices enough to go around"
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

Age cannot wither nor custom stale the infinite variety of Dr. Frederick A. Cook. Nor can anything in the heavens above or the waters under the earth confound his nerve.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

Come to think of 1t. he of Oyster Bay has not been quoted in the news papers for at least a week or more. It cannot be that Bwana Tumbo sulks in bis tent.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30
THE PIANO.

When Paddy Roosky takes his seat and thumps the shining keys, his hearers cry: "They can't be beat such harmonies as these% Delighted,
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

That Turkish word Tchaltaja which appears so frequently these days in the war dispatches suggests a typo graphical error,
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30
NOTICE.

h order to lnsure the publication Of advertisements In The Daily Elm plre, copy should reach the office rot later than a. m.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

General Jankovich telegraphed his government that the servians had oc- cupled Durazzo for perpetuity, Dur ago is on the road to Damfnovich.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

Those English su6ragettes seem to be applying the "acid test to John Bulls letter mail.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

An L. c. SMITH visible Typewriter, of the latest model, for sale; in good condition, apply H. M Brown, box ID" Juneau, SS
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

Newest styles in IVORY JEwELRY just in at w. H. CASE. tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

Cripple City. on Cripple creek, the new town in the new camp in the In- noko district, continues to grow. Many Iditaroders and a number from Ruby are making their headquarters at Cripple and will prospect the sur. rounding country this winter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

Have you seen them? Beautiful IVORY CARVING SETS at w. H. CASE. If,
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

JUNEAU ALASKA. NOV, 30. 1912.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

Mutchler Bros. have leased the Idlt' arod.Flat city tramway. from the Idlt, arod Tramway Co. The tramway is eight miles long.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-30

found and complaint wae made and Jones is now a wiser and poorer man,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-28

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.--pean
Briggs, OF Harvard univei city, acted
as chairman OF the yearly meeting 81
the National Collegiate Athletic as
ISOLATION in the Hotel Aston today.
The applications for active mem
bership from Johns Hopkins. Wash
ington and Lee and Drake college, OF
Iowa, were favorably acted upon,
while three associate members were
elected In Lawrencevtlle, New York
Military academy and the Hartford
High school. The membership OF the
association is now well over the one
hundred mark, and most of the uni
versities and colleges will be repre-
scented today by delegates.
Professor Frank w. Nicolson, o.
Wesleyan university. the secretary and
treasurer, and, In fact, the president
as well since the retirement of Ma
jor Palmer Il. Pierce. who is with his
regiment in China. and the death OF
Professor II. w. Johnson, OF Indi-
ana, the vice president explained that
the replies to this years QUESTIONABLE
cover such wide field and so many
colleges replied that il Was tmpvssi-
bic TO report upon tnAu In detail.
The facts secured are SO valuable,
however. constituting, as they do, per-
haps the most complete collection or
statistics on many details of college
athletics that have ever been gath
cred, that a full report will bs Srt-
lished, including the names of colleges
answering the several questions. ar
ranged by districts, a. a supplement
To the proceedings this year
Summing ny the replies to certain
questions, 1t was found that approx
mately so per cent OF the colleges en-
force the one-year rule, only 20 per
cent the freshman rule; 60 per cent
bar graduate students, SO per cent bar
professional students, and so per cent
bar special students.
The question on training was par
ticularly interesting, and the report
read as follows:
/. do you have a training table
for football. baseball, track, rowing
or other sports7" or 100 colleges re-
porting, sixty-two ha~. training ia
bles In football. fifteen In baseball,
twenty-nine in track and Ave in row.
ing. A few training tables are re-
ported in basketball. lacrosse. cross
country running, hockey. wrestling
and lawn tennis-but very few.
Q. what price is paid for train
ing table board and what proportion
do the athletes pay?" The prices
reported In the several districts are
as follows: First district, 81 to si2
week; second. SO to $40; third.
$3.50 to s.: fourth, 1926 To $3.50;
fifth. about So average: sixth, s27S
TO $3.50: seventh. $3.50 to $3.50;
eighth. - to IS. The proportion paid
by athletes varies from one-haif to
the fun amount. In many CAGES the
amount paid Is the difference between
the regular price they pay for board
and the training table price.
8. IT you have abolished the train
ing table, state results Three coll
leges only that have abolished the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-28
MOTORING AND GENERAL SPORTING NEWS 4
WASHINGTON AND LEE
JOINS THE ~ c. A. A.

training table express any regret over
their action. The report from North
western university is that there is a
general feeling among athletes or
coaches that with training tables we
should have stronger teams" There
are two reports from the University
OF Kansas; IN one of them the direc-
tor of athletics gives It az his opin-
ion that athletes are not now getting
enough food Of the right kind in the
other a professor reports that there
have been bad results from the aboll-
tion Of the training table except sn
the minds of the students. There are
conflicting reports also from Ohio
Wesleyan. one official writes: II carr
not say; very difficult to determine;
another: There seems some need OF
re-establishing the training table"
On the other hand, twenty-five coli
leges report that they have given up
the training table. with good results
Typical replies are: Better and more
normal condition of sport and physi-
cal condition and morale" No ma {.
terial falling off In efficiency. and
much less professional spirit in the
air In my opinion. the training
table Is a nuisance and of no value
whatever" (This from a physical
director.)
4. How strictly are you able to en-
force training rules?" Fifteen col
leges report that they enforce the
rules absolutely" thirty-one strict
W seventeen fairly four not very
we'll" two as much as possible one
mot az strictly as we wish" one do
not know Two colleges report that
they cannot enforce them. twelve that
they enforce the rule against drink
ing. but are doubtful as to the rule
against smoking. One college reports
that the hardest rule to enforce is
that requiring athletes to go to bad
early. =.
In some institutions there seems to
be q difference OF opinion on this
point. A college president says that
training rules are very strictly en-
forced" in his institution, whereas one
of his professors makes the dubious
reply. fairly well only"
In many institutions, especially In
the South. the enforcement of train
ing rules Is based on the honor system
which seems TO work satisfactorily
in that connection. On the other
hand. at Gettysburg college athletes
must take an oath that they will OBJ
serve training: at West Point they
must sign pledge. At Yale the cap
tain decides as to training rules and
has the power to enforce them.
1t developed that the ratio between
gate receipts and athletic expenses
varied all the way from a deficit OF
$500 to a considerable profit.
AT the first session this morning
papers will be read by DR.. William
l.. Dudley, of Vanderbilt university.
on The Proper Control Of Athletics"
and by DIR. George l.. Meglay. of Co
lumbia, on Athletic Training" A
comprehe nsiye report also will be
devoted to general business and re-
ports of committees.