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The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22
EXPOSED ALL NIGHT.

Waskey says his most vivid recol- lection of this time is of meeting the first big roller The dory seemed to stand upright on her stern, but she climbed up and over the wave. The course was now laid about east by south, but they were unable to holi it or account of the heavy seas. This course was laid by the light of the sky in the east. All this day the castaways hoped to strike land before nightfall. but in this they were dis appointed They were forced to put in all that night in the dory exposed to severe cold and wet to the skin
 Early next morning they were cheer ed by the thought that they had sight ed land Captain Madsen risged a sounding line with some pieces of ropeyarn and an orelock for a lead, with which he made several soundings when the roughness of the water would permit That afternoon they found that they were in three fathoms of water. and shortly after they sight ed land. Later they ran into the breakers and pulled their boat out of the water
 By this time the cold and exposure had so numbed the men that they
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22

Trunk Pacific Railway at Fort George This will be very important section, and it has this great recommendation that as soon as it is completed and opened there is every prospect of ar immediate traffic. which will justify it's existence from the start. The line great deal of which will be availabla for agriculture. and it is also tim Der country with great possibilities Enough is known to say positively that the proposed railway would be easy to biuld. There are no bad gra- dients anywhere right through into the Yukon and beyond into Alaska
 ''The completion of the Panama can al makes it more than ever necessary that there should be a direct line com ing up from the south, crossing the roads east and west and forming a reliable and quick means of transport from Mexico and the Gulf right up to Canada. From New Westminster there is no difficulty in making con nection with the existing railway system of the United States, so that already. on the completion of the Pacific Great Eastern 1t will be pos sible to travel from Fort George into the heart of Mexico Matters are yet in the preliminary stages. but l have been in communication with Washington on the subject. and with out saying anything definite the out look on the financial side is quite hopeful. It is recognized that the pro- posed railway would not only greatly facilitate the development of Alaska. but also of the Western United States. At the same time the railway wou!. form another important link between Canadians and Americans. and stili further improve the cordial relations ples.
 "In sense the proposed railway will be a continuation northwards of that ideal Pan-American route which is slowly and painfully being con- structed in sporadic kind of way. the ultimate completion of which will mean unbroken metals between Pata- gonia and the Arctic. In North Ameri- ca the existence of the Mcbride line will afford facilities for the exchange of produce between the different lati- tudes of the continent. The tropical fruits of the South would be easily placed in the Northern markets. while the grain and timber of the North will be taken South more cheaply and directly than now.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22
BY RAIL ID ALASKA FROM
 THE STATES

LONDON. Aug 3o-Sir Richard Me Bride, the premier of British Colum- important financial negotiation in con nection with scheme for the con struction of a Pacific Great Eastern railway This will be one of the big gest propositions that has been dis cussed in America for some time In conversation with a press man Sir Richard Mcbride said:
 The United States congress is con siderine the proposal to spend 34O.000.- 900 for the purpose of improving the shipping and railway communication between certain points in Alaska and the south. There is of course a long comes to this-that the Americans have now practically made up their minds that there is no doubt about the emmense resources in Alaska. The country Is rich in minerals to an ex- tent which has only recently been quite realized. and it is of first class importance to Americans that the | transport facilities shall be something like adequate Now what it really wanted is sure and moderately quick means of getting to Alaska from the other States. The shipping service could. of course. be much improved, but, in my opinion, the only satisfac- tory way of establishing communi- cation with Alaska is by railway. There is already a very considerable amount of business waiting for such tie railways in Alaska from the coast inland which are usful as far as they go. but there is no means by which the country can be really opened up, | and there cannot be until there Is a railway built connecting up with the south
 Several other schemes have been from time to time proposed. but the only straight and thorough plan Is to build standard railway. approximate ly over the route which propose
 the Pacific Great Eastern will be part of the new system. and the construc-
 tion of this will be pushed forward
 so that junction can be made as
 early as possible with the Grand
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22

In this compilation only managers who have taken part in at least two in the series of 1910, 1911 and 1912, the tall tutor didn't have to make a single pitching substitution for cause. The only pitcher relieved was Jack Coombs in the third game at the Polo grounds in 1911, and the Colby man was taken out solely because of an in jury. Up to the time he strained his side. Coombs was pitching wonderful ball
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22
Latest Outside Sporting Dope

i battle and was around at the hotel afterwards
 i T liked the way you worked this afternoon" he said. and am going to raise your salary next season to sgo l per month. the same AS you received i last year at Taunton" l From the day of those two field goals he liked me. and so when both the New York and Philadelphia clubs asked him if he had any pitcher avail { able for big league service he gave | me the chance. He asked me where I would prefer te go. and. after looking over the list of twirlers with each team. I concluded that I would have a better chance to work regularly with the Giants. as they were exceedingly shy of pitchers I selected New York. At that time do not consider l
 was of big league caiiber, as de- curve. known in the profession ss a
 "roundhouse." and some little speed George Davis was the manager of tn. Giants. and he gave me my first chance to show in morning practice. Lets see what you've got" he said.
 opened up with the big. old round house"
 That's no good" he said Can that What else have you eot'" I showed him little drop that I hal developed. hut had not used much. because had not extra good control over 1t
 That's better" encouraged Davis. although those oldtime big leaguers were not much as encourascrs. Now. work on that drop. Have you got anything elseo'
 turned loose this curve what Will Hams had shown me. Davis got en- thusiastic
 That's new one" he declared That's a falaway or fadeaway. Do you use that much7"
 T never do. because I don't think can control It." answered
 Well, you work on that one. It will make a reputation for you
 This Is where Williams kept me in the big league. I do not think that Davis would have been particularly interested In me if had not picked up this fadeaway, because there are thoH- sands of pitchers who can throw the outcurve and AS much drop as l car ried. Therefore. I figure that it was the two field goals I kicked in the football game against Pennsylvania and the mummy curve I learned from Williams that landed me in the big league and kept me there. I worked on that fadeaway for the remainder of the season and did not pitch in regu- lar game until along toward the end against Brooklyn. But I opened for the Giants next season. and have been working for the New York club ever since.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22
FIND BRACKISH WATER.


 they could see iEloos and people mos- ing about
 FIND BRACKISH WATER.
 The men now took the oars in Is minute shifts and just before da.e they grounded their boat All hands disemharked and started for the shore. After long walk they got out of the muddy bottom and again into tnr water. They saw they could not n4ake the land so they returned to the ,iorg for another night. The captain stuck an oar into the mud and tied to it. Three hourse before daylight the dory floated. It was dark and the ocel- pants of the boat had no matches with which to make light SD they decided to hang on. However. their oar pulled out and they were obliged to make a start for some place They had no compass but took general course which they guessed and in half an hour again thought they sighted land and houses. This belief was strength. ened when they though they made out light. Sometime later their boat again grounded. They then waiteI for the flood tide and went in with it
 The first thing they did on gfaeh- ing land was to search for water They managed to find some brackish water in small lake about half a mile back from the beach Also two native isloos. They crossed what aY- peared to be fresh trail and follow cd It. Half a mile down the coast they sighted some natives with a boat In their exhausted condition with frog en feet and half famished for want of food and water the castawayS hal q hard time in making their way L. where the natives were They manaE- ed to let the natives know their con dition and were given salmon anI seal oil, which were food and drink both to the famished men These na- ttyes Were gathering logs and wer" bound for summer village The white men arranged to leave their dory here and go on with the natives.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22

certainly belong Ia Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics.
 All the data has been taken from the season of 1901 inclusive. which marked Comics first year as pilot of the Athletics. to the present time Since 1901 six American league man agers have won p.nnants Mack Is the leader with fiS" conqucsts an1 Jennings is second with three. Jim my Collins landed two winners with Boston. while Jake StahI of the Rel Sox. Fielder Jones of the White Sox and Clarke Griffith of the White Sox eae'f cantureh single strip of muslin.
 In tn" same period three National league dir. citing bosses finished at the top John McGraw leads with five victories. tne same as Mack's. while Frank Leroy Chance copped four times with the Cubs and Fred Clarke also won four crowns with the Pi- rates.
 In worlds series conquests Mack is easily the leader He has won the highest honor in baseball three times out of four starts. He was beaten in 1905, but won in 1910. 1911 and 1912. Chance is second on the list. breaking even on four starts.
 Chance lost in 1906 to 1910 and won in 1907 and 1908 Fred Clarke won in 1909. but lost In 1903 Mo Graw won in 1905 but lost in i9li, 1912 and 1913 Jennings has the poorest record of the lot He failed to win a big title once in three chances Here is the record of the worlds series fighters:
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22

were only able to stamp about wl.t great pain and difficulty To their disappointment they found they Were only on sand pit that would be cos- cred at high tide
 Getting into the dory again with great difficulty they circled this spit or island. and then made off on thu. same course they had been stecrine before. Just before nishtfall they again sighted what they though was land ani felt sure they could makr ii before dark Here they thought they could see iGloos and people nov ing abnut
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22
HIS TEETH.

Well. did he pay you?" asked the wife of a dentist who had been to col lect a bill for a full set of false teeth that he had made for a man almost a year before.
 Pay me-" erowled the dentist. Not only did he refuse to pay me, but he actually had the effrontery to gnash at me-with my teeth"
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22
made Bethel.
A DEFINITION.

Paw, inquired the humorist' < small son. looking up from his picturt book, what is torreador?"
 The humorist rubbed his momussary gland for a minute.
 "Well. my son. he replied. with de liberation, "a toreador is bully boy of Spain"
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22
Alaska Wreck Results
 in Terrible Suffering

A story of bravery and endurance, in the face of suffering Is told by Frank Waskey of Nome. first delegate to congress from Alaska, who was q passenger on the gas schooner Wasp. a small vessel which piled between Nome and the kuskokwim. when 1t wGs lost August 25.
 The Wasp left Bethel August g on the 24th off Good News bay she en- countered northerly winds The cap tain decided to head west but they encountered heavy gales and ran for shelter behind Nunivak.
 At 6:30 D. m. on the 18th the Wasp -pranc bad leak. The captain ana crew tried to find this leak but with out avail ani finally. by means of hoggoins lines attempted to get a sail over the bow and under the vessels in order to stop the flow of water into her hold. The inner skin of the ship was torn off in an attempt to locate the leak. but to no purpose
 Baling was continued until o'clock and the boat headed off on the port tack This increased the flow of wa ter and she was put about on the starhoard tack which eased her up
 At o'clock in the evening the wa
 
 stopped In a few minutes more the boat filled and sank until her decks right in the water.
 Seeing the seriousness of the situa- tion the captain ordered food put into the dory and preparations were made for abandoning the ship. It was though that there was reasonable chance of the boat remaining upright and the question of leaving her was 'iscussed. The general opinion was that the chances of getting away in the dory were slim as there was a heavy sea running at the time and the boat was overerowded NIT. Waskey had made up his mind to remain on the ship and take his chances there. The dory stood by and at midnight the Wasp slowly turned over on her side
 As the vessel heaved over to star board the captain cut the flashing that held the dory and the captain and crew got into her MT. Evans had hold of the bow of the dory as the Wasp went over the captain pull ed him into the small boat, at the same time ordering the crew to throw overheard some of the stuff in the boat in order to Tighten her Tn doing this the compass In the dory was ac- cidentally put over the side and lost.
 Waskey, as the ship turned over on her beam ends, managed to climb to the guard rail. where he maintained himself, as the boat did not turn tur- tie As soon as he could get the wa ter out of his eyes he saw the small boat in the distance and ~Haived goodbye to her crew.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22

In individual number of games won and lost. the Mackmcn have a big ad- vantage They top the list in spite of
 their poor showing in 1905. when. with A team far different from the
 present combination they won only one out of five games. Here is T
 list of games won and lost hy the combatants in worlds series:
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22
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Later the dory came back and lay in key, thinking that his comrades had returned for him. told them he would and said that he did not think the Wasp would sink and asked MT Was key If he could take a line. The boats painter was made fast to the Wasp and the captain climbed aboard the hulk He and Waskey remained aboard until 3 a m, the dory trailing on the lea side tended off by her crew. small amount of relief from the roughness of the waves was had on account of oil which leaked out on- to the water.
 Captain Madsen at o'clock got back into the dory. Mir Waskey remained aboard the wreck until 6 o'clock in the morning He knew the ship was that the sea would calm so they could leave the wreck before dark. At 6 O clock Mir Waskey got into the dory The storm continued hard all day and all that night.
 The provisions in the dory consisted of only one and one-half pounds of bacon and three small strips of dried salmon There was no water what ever What bread had been put into the dory had been washed overheard The following morning the storm con tinued and it was decided that they would have to quit the vincinity of the wreck and make for land. After daylight they left the shelter of the wreck with Chief Engineer HenninS-
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22

"As hosts. when they give their din- ners. have the Comeups and savoir faire?"
 You bet they've got anything that's in the market
The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-22

They had no sooner got under way than they encountered head winds and were unable to make more than four or five miles that day They landed and camped in some empty isloos They spent the night here and. haeine no tea, made beverage of burned flour.
 The pain in their frozen and swollen feet now became terrible and the men suffered intense torture
 The next morning the wind calmerl down and they managed to make the summer camp.
 MT. Waskcy was emphatic in laying great stress on the splendid conduct of the natives. who did everything that human beings could do for the stran1- cd men. By this time Mir. Waskoy's feet were in such bad shape that ho could not walk and the heroic Cap tain Madsen carried him into the camp.
 They remained at this camp for three days and then arranged with the natives to take them to Bethel For four days they fought with head winds and finally made the camp of "Klon- dike" Johnson at Eeh Island. "Klon- dike" was about out of food but gave them all he had and his cheerful or- timism cheered them up immensely Tim Timminson then came in in q sail boat which they took and were able to beat up to the Kuskokwim river. Three days later the party made Bethel
 Tn a few days they were able .o travel a@ain anl Mir. and Mrs Hin of the Moravian mission took them a hundred miles up the Kuskokwim to portage. From here three and a half days in open boats brought them to Russian mission. The next day they caught the steamer for St. Michael
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-27
A Pretty Wedding.

There was very pretty home we'd
ding at Atkins on Sunday, the 9th,
when relatives and friends assembled to
witness the marriage of Miss Nora
Greene to Mr.. Julius G. Jones. The Ger
emony was impressively performed by
Rev. O. Hartsell of Haynesville, cousin
of the bride.
The parlor was profusely decorated
with Southern smilax and quantities OF
carnations.
The bride was lovely in gown OF rich
satin with over draperies of chiffon, and
her personal loneliness was never more
pronounced than on this occasion. She
is of a happy, sunny disposition and
possesses the rare qualities that pertain
to noble womanhood.
The groom is one of Boosters promis.
ing young men. His kindness and large
ness of heart are his principal charac'
teristics.
In the cake cutting the favors fell t
Miss Ruth Harris, who received tn
thimble; Miss Carrie Cornell, the dime
and the ring to Mr.. Guy Rich.
May the happy young couple max
"Of ife-death-eternal years
One glad, sweet song
is the wish of A FRIEND.
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opportunity to secure one at small cost.
1t should be taken advantage of.
Capt. WI. Hughes of Shreveport was
visitor in Benton the latter part of
last week.
Miss Clyde Herndon of Plain Dealing
was guest last Saturday of Miss Pau
line Dawson.
Let every community, in our parish
adopt for its slogan for the present:
"Away with the mud tax!''
Miss Verna Pretz left Monday morn
ing for her home in Shreveport after a
short but pleasant visit in Benton as a
guest of Miss Pauline Dawson.
One day last week an artesian flow OF
salt water was drilled into at the oil well
site near this place. 1t has since been
cased off and drilling is again under way.
Mr.. J. G.. Albums, for some years a
subscriber, has ordered his paper for
warded to Bolinger instead of Coushatta
He was for several years resident Of
Alden Bridge.
We have been requested to mail Mr.
S. w. Harris paper to Pickering. He
resided ON route two out of this place
until his home was destroyed by fire
some weeks ago.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-27

occurred in New Orleans and resulted
from an electric shock from live wire.
The change in the temperature will
stop the creek fish from biting.
The farmers of this community are
busy clearing land and building fences.
How many farmers are holding their
cotton for ID cents? Hope you'll get it.
Mr.. F. J. Burks has been very i'll for
the past week, but is now up and about.
Miss Essie Burks was visitor among
friends and lelatives last week. She re-
turned to her home in Rocky Mount the
latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Burks, jr., and
Misses BERTHE and Vashtie Burks were
visitors yesterday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. H. P. Johnston.
The people of this community were
greatly excited over the thunder-like
noise which occurred Saturday morning
about $50 O'Clock. What was it, Mr.
Editor? Perhaps blasting over in Cad
do Parish-a chain of heavy charges
Editor. B.M.E.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-27

here, have gone to reside with them at
Bolinger also.
Mesdames J. S. Rodgers, J. P. Keetb,
F.. E. Collins and Miss Rosa Napier went
to Texarkana, Ark, last Saturday, re-
turning home yesterday.
Mr.. Ed Slack, who was severely injur-
ed in team accident last fall is slowly
recovering. He was on the streets a
while Monday, but has to use rolling
chair.
A bunch of lovers of the chase have
been here this week with horses ano
hounds. They were after foxes and were
out two nights. A splendid chase was
had Monday night some six or eight miles
north of this place. JACK.
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BURGESS.

Monday, Feb. 24.-Mr. Arthur Wise
was visitor to Red Land yesterday.
Several cases of whooping cough are
reported in this neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Reed of Bolinger
were guests Of Mrs. J. S. Neil yesterday.
Mrs. Impson of Garfield, Ark, visited
her mother, Mrs. r. E. Hamiter, ST., last
week.
Messrs. Lester Gordon and Ernest
Reed were visitors in our community
yesterday.
Miss Cynthia Cason and Mr.. Bur
Blunt were united in marriage yesterday
afternoon. Their friends wish them {
long and happy life.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Wise, accompanied
by their two daughters and Mrs. Davis
attended the entertainment given at Rec
Land Saturday evening.
Mrs. S. J. Neil and Mrs. U. B. Sumra
visited their mother, Mrs. Hester Nc
Guffey, of Plain Dealing, last Tuesda!
and Wednesday. B1LLIKINs.